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BY KEITH, SMITH & CO. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1877. VOLUME XII.-NO. 48. jb^rofesBiQneLl O sur d.s. WM. 0. KEITH. JOHN S. VERNE?. KEITH & VERNER, ATT OR NEYS AT LAW AND Solicitors 'in Equity, Will orntttico in tho State Courts on the Eighth Judicial Circuit anUin'fho United titnton Court Office on Public Square, Wdlft?llu,'S 'O Jan 6, H87o 8 tf S. Ff DENDY, ATTORNEY and COUNSELOR at LA W and Sotxeitor in Equity, !WH! practico in tho CourtB nf Law and Equity, in tho Eighth Judicial Circuit. 'Omeo in tho Court Houao, Walhalla, S C Nov 1, 1870 3 ly *s. MCGOWAN, R.A. THOMPSON Ahhovillo.SC Walhalla, SC MCGOWAN & THOMPSON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Will give prompt attention to all business 'confided to them in the Stato, County, and United States Courts. Office on Court House Square, Walholla, S C Tho junior partner, MR. THOMPSON, will also practico in tho Courtsof Piokcns, Green ville and Anderson. January, 1870 tf JOSEPH J. NORTON, JL T T O R N E YATLA IP, WALHALLA, S. ?. Xiii 'business for Piokcns County left with JAMES E. IIAGOOD, ESQ., PICK ENS, C. II., WILL EE PROMPTLY A TTE ND ED TO October 20. 1808 4 tf rnp n r7's u<i' ens''y camed in these Ul I / I / I / limes, but it can be made in % ? ff ff three months hy any one of m I ff I either sex., in any part of thc Bil ff ff ff country who ?8 willing to work "Tr * steadily al tho employment that we furnish. $00 per week in your own town. Von need not bo ?way from home over night. You cnn give your wliolo time to tho work, or only your spare moments. We have agents who ?re making over $'20 per Jay. All who engage at once cnn make money fast. At thc present t\me money cannot bo made so easily and rapidly nt any other business. It costs nothing lo (ry <ho business. Terms and $5 Outfit, free. Ad dress at. once II. HAI.LKT & Co., Portland, Maine. Aug 9, 1877 38-ly ,v SINGER SEWING MAC??N?S. I HAVE PURCHASED Twenty aVTsLoliinos WITH the good will of tho company for Oconce County. I hope former customers will recommend me and (ho Si NOBB to those wishing to buy. Prices Reduced to $35 to $50, According lo terms and styles. Orders left at Mrs. James George's, Walhalla, will reach mc. Needles and oil can bc bought there also. WM. li. TODD. Aug 9, 1877 88-Sm WM. BTTBNOER. ll. P. EOMOND. ETTENGER & EDMOND, Riohmond Va. MANUFACTURERS CF PORTABLE nnd STATIONARY ENGINES. BOILERS of all kinds. CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, GRIST MILLS, MILL GEARING, SHAFTING, PULLEYS, fcc. American Turbin? WATER WHEEL. Cameron's SPECIAL STEAM PUMPS. 16?" Send for Catalogue. -i?a November 2, 187G 51 ly FEMALE COLLEGE. 'IMUS Institution will be opened for the recep A ?ion of pupils AI. (he residence of tho Prcsi . -dent, on THURSDAY, September 13th, 1877. It will-bo strictly a Female College. 'Competent 'instructors secured. TE? ms, As regulated by (ho Board of Trustees: PRKPAIIATOUY I>KPAUTMKNT. Juvenile Class, $2.50 per (erm of five months, Sn advance. Primary Class, $4 per term of (ive months, in advance Academic (Mass, $5 per term of five months, in advance Incidental expenses in the Preparatory De partment, 60'ccnls for five mouths. 'COLI, KO I AVK T> KP A KT M KNT. Junior Class, $15 per term of Avo mouths, in advance. Intermediate Class, $16 per term of five months, in advance. Senior Class, $17.50 per term of (Ivo months, in advance. Incidental expenses in the Collegiate Depart ment, per term of Ave months, $1. These charges aro exclusive, of State funds. Board, washing, room, light and fuol, $15 pol mont h. For further particulars address REV. DR. J. P. SMELTS GR, President. August 30, 1877 <ll~lra Thc Slate ol* South Carolina. COONEE COUNTY. Dy Richard Itcwi?, Esq., Judye of Probate, WiiBiiKAS, W. T. Craig has made suit to mn { to grant her hellers of Administration of tho Estate and Effects of W. N. Craig, de ceased These aro, therefore, to cito And admonish nil and singular tho kindred and creditors of the said W. N. Craig, deceased, that they ba and appear, before mc, In tho Court of Probate, lo be held at Walhalla, S C., on Saturday, 20th of October next, after publication hereof, V nt ll o'olock in tho forenoon, to show cause, if any they havo. why tho said administration should not bo granted. Glvon under my hand, this the 10th day of Ootobor, Anno Domini 1877. RICHARD LEWIS, Judge of Trobato of Oconce County. Oct ll, 1877 d7-2t 'flic Stale ol* South <.':ii*oliiin, O CON JW COUNTY. By Richard JJciois, Rsq.t Judge of Probate. Angeline Stubblefield, Timmins Jv Davis, ot ni,. Plaintiffs, against James C. Davis, ns Administrator nod Hoir, Marv Todd, ot al,, Dofondunt8-PETITION AND SUMMONS IN PARTITION AND roa REMEP. To Jamos C. Davis, ns Administrator and Hoir, Mary Todd, Nancy Stubblefield, Jnno Adams, Kilon Dnvnll, Isabella Pitts, Margaret J. Wnlors, Henry Morris. Et ?XA . both -, formerly Morris. Catharine 'Holt, Edward Morris, James Morris, tho .widow and two infant children of Dcvo Morris, deceased, lato of Chattanooga, Tcnnespco, whoso names arc unknown; tho child of Km i ly-, formerly Morris, deceased, lalo of Pine Log. Barlow County, Georgia, whoso nome is unknown; 'A. E. .Ward, Thomas W. Jenkins. Benjamin P. ?Jonkins, Lucy J. Blackwell, Marilin E. Blackwell and Harriet A. Davis, legal heirs and representatives of Thomas Davis, who died intestate-Greeting; YOU aro hereby required to appear nt tho Court of Probate, to bo holden at Wal halla Court House, for Ooonco County, on tho 3d Monday in December, A. D. T877. to show cause, if any you can, why tho Real Estate of Thomas Davis, deceased, situate in enid County and State, on Ohauga Creek, ad joining lands of James Powers, C. P. Pool, und others, containing 4?? acres, should not bo divided or sold, allotting to tho said Ange line Stubblefield nnd Catharine Stubblefield, Plnintifls, nnd Mary Todd, Nancy Stubble field, Juno Ad HUH. Ellen Duvall, Isabella Pitts and James C. Davis, Defendants, each onctwclflh thereof; nod thc remaining four twelfths ns follows, to wit: To Thomas E. Davis. Galloway R. Davis, James ll. Davis and Margaret j. Wntcrf, each onoisixtconth thereof; to Henry Morris, El isabot Ii - , formerly Morris, Catharine Holt, Edward Morris, James Morris, tho widow and two infant children of Dcvo Morris, deceased, collectively, if living, tho child of Emily -'?-, formerly Morris, deceased, each onc t wen ty eighth thereof; to /. E. Ward, Thomas W. Jenkins, Benjamin E. Jenkins. Lucy J. Blackwell, Martha E. Blackwell and Harriet A. Davis, each one twelfth thereof, and why such other relief as is demanded in tho Petition and Complaint, should not bc granted by this Court. Given under my hand and seal, titi? [L. S I the fourth day of October, A. D. 1877. RICHARD LEWIS. Judge of Probate, Ocouco C-junty, S. C. To thc absent -Defendants : Nancy Stubblefield, Ellon Duvall, Henry Morris, Elizabeth .-, formerly Morris, Catharine Holt.'Edward Morris, James Mor ris, widow and two infant children of Deve Morris, deceased, child of Emily -, formerly Morris*, deceased, Z. E. Ward, Thomas W. Jenkins, Benjamin F. Jonkins and IlarrieVA, Davis: Toko notice that thc petition nn(l summons herein, has been filed in tho ofiico of tho Probate Judgo, nt thc Court House, in Walhalla, South Carolina, for thc purposes set forth in tho abovo sum mons and tor relief. J. J. NORTON, Plaintiff's Attorney, Walhalla, Oconec County, S. C. Oct. ll, 1877 _^47-0t Ayer's Mair Vigor, For restoring Gray Hair lo its natural Vitality and Color. wUh the f/los?f and frcshn ^ess '^'of ^ ^^you ^th. Thin hair is thickened, falling hair checked, nnd baldness often, though not always, cured by its uso. Noth ing can restore tho hair whero tho follicles aro destroyed, or tho glands atrophied and decayed. But such ns remain can bc saved for usefulness by this application. Instead of foul ing tho hair with a pasty sediment, it will keep it clean and vigorous. 'Its occasional uso will prevent thc hair from turning gray or falling off, and consequently prevent baldness. Freo from those deleterious substances which make soino preparations dan gerous, and injurious to tho hair, tho Vigor can only benefit but not harm it. If wanted merely for a HAIR DRESSING, nothing olso can bo found so desir able. Containing neither oil nor dye, it doos not soil white cambric, and yet lasts long on thc hair, giving it a rich, glossy lustre and n grateful perfume. Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Practical nnd Analytical Choinlata, IA)WFL.Ii, MASS? For sale by DR. R. E. NORMAN. July 5,1877 83-Iy NOTICE. ALL perseas holding Dills, Accounts or D mauds of any kind against tho County Oconeo, S. C., which have not boen beforo pr scntcd lo thc Hoard of County Commissione at special meetings during tho year, aro bercl notified that thoy aro required to deposit t samo in my oftico, In tho Court House in Wn halla, 8. C., on or beforo tho first day of N vembor noxt. J. W. STRIPLING, Clerk Board County Commissioners. Oct. I, J877. 10-6 niAYUIlS I I>ON'T LlUli. I don't Uko to hoar lim pray, Who loans at twenty-livo per cent, For then I think tho borrower may He pressed to pay for food and rent) And in that Hook wc all should heed, Which says thc lender shull bo blessed, As sure as I hove eyes to reud, It doos not say, "Take usury." I do not liko to hear him pray, On bended knees about an hour, FOT crace to spend aright thc doy Who knows his neighbor hos uo flour. I'd rather seo him go to mill, And buy his luckless brother bread, And seo his children cut their fill And laugh beneath their humble shod. I do not liko to hear him pray, "Let blessings on tho widow bc," Who uevor socks her homo to say, "If want o'crtoke you, como to mc." I bato tho prayer so long und loud, That's offered for thc orphan's weal, Hy him who sccs bini crushed by wrong, And ouly with his lips doth feel. I do not like to hear her pray, With jewelled curs and silken dress, Whos*- washerwoman toils all day, Ano then is asked to "work for less." Such pious shavers I despise! With folded hands and fuco demuro They lift to heaven their "angel eyes," Then stcul thc earnings of . thc poor. I do not liko such soulless prayers; If wrong, I hope to bo forgiven: No angel's wings them upward beats, They're lost a million miles from heaven! - i ? - [Gen. II. Ileth, in tho Philadelphia Times ] Thc l*c ii ii ny I va II I a Invasion. GEN? LEE'S PURFOPK IN CROSSING TUE rOTO.MAO-T1IL? MISSINU CAVA Mtv. Ouly a short time before General Grant crossed thc Hopi Jun, in tho spring of 1SGI, Gen. Leo said to mc: "If .1 could do so unfortunately I cannot - I would again cross tho Potomac and iuvudo Pennsylvania, I believe it to be our true policy, notwith standing tho fuilure of lost year. An inva sion of tho enemy's country brocks up all of his preconceived plans, relieves our oountry of his presence, and we subsist while thcro on his resources. The question of fjod for this unny gives mc moro trouble und uneasiness than everything else com bined; the absence of thc army from Vir ginia givos our pooplo an opportunity to oollect supplies ahead. Tho legitimate fruits of a victory, if gained in Pennsylvania, could bc urorc readily reaped than ou our own soil. Wo would have been in a few days' march of Philadelphia, and the occu pation of that city would have given us peuce." lt is very dillicult for any ono not connected with the Army of Northern Vir ginia to realize how straitened we wero for supplies of all kinds, especially food. Thc ration of a general o hi ocr was double that of u private, and so meagre was that double supply that frequently to appease my hunger I robbed my horse of a handful of corn, which, parched in tho Uro, served to allay tim cravings of nuturc. What must have been tho condition of thc private? in epenking of thc fight of Cd of J uly nt Gettysburg, Gen. Leo said: "I shall ever believe if Gen Ponder had remained on his horse half an hour longer wo would have carried thc enemy's position. After Pender fell thc command of his division devolved on an ofliccr Unknown to tho division; hence thc fuilurcof Pickett's receiving thc support of this division. Our loss was heavy at Get tysburg; but in my opinion no greater than it would have been from tho scries of buttles I would havo been compelled to fight had I romaincd in Virginia." "GOD. LOO," says Maj. Seddon, "then rose from his seat, nod with on cmphatio gesture taid, "and, sir, wc did whip them at Gettysburg, ond it will be Been for tho next six months thal anni/ will be os quiet ns a sucking dove.'" Tho army of the Potomac made uo aggrcssivo move ment, saving I ho fiasco known as Mino Run, from thc il J of July, 1803, until Gen. Grant crossed tho Ila pidan in Muy, 1801, precisely ton months aftcrwurd. Tho failure to crush thc Federal ormy in Pennsylvania in 1SG3, io tho opinion of almost all tho olliccrs of the Army of North ern Virginio, can bo expressed in five words -//tc absence of our cavalry. IMI'OUTANT TO TUE POSTAI. COMMITTEE. Tho Conwayboro'rcportor of tho Georgetown Comet and News says: "Tho wockly mail from this placo to Morion Courthouse, S. C., is now carried by Robert Griffin, colored, on foo?-a distance of thirty-six milos. Tho regulations require tho mail to loavo herc on Monday morning and return on Tuesday, thus making seventy-two milos for Rob to walk in two days. Tho Littlo River mail is also ofton brought to this placo in tho sanio Wny, but tlmtd?8tunco is only tWonty-cight milos.'' A musician is commended, not that bo played so long, but that ho played so Well. And thus it ls not tho days of our life, but tho goodness of our life; not tho length of our proycr8, but tho fervency of our prayer?; not tho measure of our profession, but tho sincerity of our profession, that is acceptable unto God. Governor Hampton will deliver, by invita tion, tho annual address lo tho North Caroli* na Agricultural Society, at Raleigh, on tho 1 St li instant. Til? Coito? ?III. Thc cotton gio waa invented in 1793. Tlicjoulturo of cotton was begun in tho Southern colonies in 1770. It was on ex periment for which tho older nutions of tho world wcro not prepared, and waa suited only to a bold and adventurous people. In 1784, the year uftor tho closo of tho revo lutionary war, a vessel from this country, that ind carried to Liverpool eight bales of cotton, was seized in that port upon thc suspicious charge of illicit trude, grounded on tho presumption that so large n quantity of cotton could not possibly have been tho production of the United States. Eleven years later than this, in 1795, when tho commercial treaty which bears tho name of Mr. Joy was negotiated between thc United Stutes and Great Britain, one article of tho treaty, as it originally stood, pro hibited exportation from this country, in American vessels, of such articles as (jrent Britain had previously .imported from tho West Indies Mr. Jay was surprised to learn subsequently that cotton was included in this prohibition, and still more surprised to bo made acquainted with tho fact, of which ho wus still then wholly unaware, that colton wai becoming an article of ex port from the United Stales. Tho culture was continued, amid difficulties and em barrassments which constantly threatened its abandonment, till it. 1791 thc whole amount of cotton exported from thc United States was but 189,310 pounds. Tho next year, that preceding thc invention of thc cotton gin, tho nmount exported was , diminished f)0,000 pounds. There was, in fact, from thc incipiency of tho culture to thc period of this invention, no indication of any tendency to an increase of tho pro duction. Thc chief difficulty in thc prose cution of thc enterprise had been found to be tho extremely slow and laborious process of cleaning thc green seed colton, or sepa rating it from thc seed; and sc serious had this embarrassment como to bo regarded, that tho cultivators wcro generally inclined to yield to it ns an insupcrnbie objection to what had been tho grand design of thc undertaking, namely, thc raising of cotton for thc European market. , The green cotton seed is that which is commonly known ns tho upland or bowed Georgia cotton, by which nanto it is distin guished from, that produced in thc islands and low districts near thc shore, called sea island, or b'nek seed cotton. Thc latter is tho finest kind, nod derives ita natue from tho circumstance of its having been tho first cultivated in this country in thc low sandy inlands ou tho const of South Carolina. It will not flourish at a distnnco from tho sea, and its quality gradually deteriorates as it is removed from "tho salutary action of thc ocean's spray." It has a longer fiber than other cottons, and is of u peculiarly even and silky texture, which qualities givo it its superior market value. Tho expression .'bowed," which is applied to the upland cotton, is descriptive ot the means that were employed for cleaning it, or loosening the filament from thc seed, previous to thc invention of tho cotton gin. Thc process was similar to (bat employed by hatters for beating up wool to tho proper consistency for felting. Strings, attached lo u bow, were brought in contact with a heap of unolcancd cotton and struck so as to cause violent vibrations, and thus to open the locks of cotton and pcrn^it the easy separa tion pf tho seed from tho fiber. Tho clean ing was likewise done wholly by hand, tho work of tho bow-strings being scarcely moro efficient than that accomplished by thc fingers of the slaves. In either case the process was discouragingly tedious and slow. Whitney's Cotton gio ovcronino all tliis difficulty and furnished tho means of separating thc seed and cleaning tho cotton with stich economy of labor and timo ns at once to givo a spring to tho agricultural industry of tho South, and an impetus to what in a few years, comparatively, became ono of thc most important brindles ot' thc commerce and manufactures of tho world. Rall Oats. Somo will doubtless bo discouraged by the past winter's experience with this crop, but they ought not to bc. Two circum stances combined against tho last crop, which combination is not likely .to occur often, to wit: very dry weather which pre vented the seed from coming up till quite late, and execssivo cold carly in tho winter soon after plants wcro up. When it is remembered how small is tho outlay for putting in this crop, (especially in cotton.) and that failure if it occurs, is known in time to allow thc same laud to bo sown in thc spring or planted in any oilier crop, ono is fully warranted in taking tho risk. On good land, from tho 1st of September to tho middle of October, is tho time to sow oata. Thc poorer thc Innd tho curlier they should bo sown. It is hotter to sow early, because rains to bring them up cannot bo counted on just when wanted; Wo aro partial to sowing in cotton fields, broad oastihg tho seed and covering, with harrow run once in each middle. If tho ground is soft, or if a rain has just fallen, tho work will bo dono quito satisfactorily. If tho cottou rows aro narrow, a shovel furrow might bo run in each middlo and tho oats drilled in it. Wo tried this plan with some sown in mid-winter, but they wcro out short by tho dry weather of May. It is belter adapted, howovor, to fall sowings, because they tiller so much and fill up bettor the spaces between tho drills. Crops of carly planted corn may bo harvested in timo to bo followed by oats; or pea fallows may b/ sown in them. Even sedgo Bolds if g broken, and especially if holpod wi' dressing of cotton seed, will moko good oats, ltuo a "drag" or "smoother" over tito ooro and sedgo fields-it will out down tho lumps nnd Arm the ground Uko a roller. Another precaution-seed heavily, not less than 11 bushels per acre of tho large seeded varieties, like tito rust proof. Unless un abundance of seed is sown, tho Stand is very opt to bo imperfect-thc hot dry weather of carly autumn aud tho freezes of winter will always kill out somo of thc plants. Sow oise on rich land-tho oats will stand tho cold much better. [Southern Cultivator. How lo Advertise. THE VIEWS OP SUCCESSFUL D08INESS MEN. "The tawdry lithographs so freely used bj manufacturers neither express good sonso nor good tust?1; they suffer even by thc comparison with tho comic valentine, for although the latter is essentially vulgar, and frequently a hurtful mission in the hands of a foolish or malicious person, it has about it some touch of humor-ic tells for what it was designed - but tho stove manufacturer's valentine-I moan his red nnd yellow lithograph has no redeeming qualities about it. At best it but announces thc thoughtlessness or wunt of dignity of its author; and if it docs not hint with a certain degree of positiveness nt tho proba ble inferiority of his ware, it is less in jurious than I have been inclined to regard it. "Fence advertising cannot bo too em phatically condemned-to characterize it ns vile is scarcely to do it adequate justice. It is primarily objectionable because it brings thc manufactures wc wish to advertiso into doubtful company on tho publio highways; und every prudent business man must know, if ho has givcu to his advertising thc care ful attention it deserves, that thc money Jcvotcd to papering fences is utterly waited. We know u gentleman who expends $150, DOO annually for advertising, but you cannot find his name on thc fences; he is thc best tdverliscr in tho country, but there is nothing comical or grotesque about btslway of doing business. "The glariog poster neither inspires con fidence nor conveys thc information thc public desire; and if wc would mako thc best possible uso of our money in giving publicity to our claims of manufacturers fro should patronize ablo and responsible newspapers, Tho newspaper is immeasu rably the best medium open to our trade; tho most liberal and expert advertisers testify to its value; and in thc employment of its columns wo would find a means of ?scnpc from thc wasteful, undignified and Ineffective methods to which so many now resort in their cager desire to secure atten tion and patronogoi" -? . -. TUE GiNOiKNATf SOUTIIERN RAILROAD. -A correspondent of tho Courier Journal lives an interesting acco?nt'of thc condition if thc Cincinnati Southern Railroad, which ;S now completed Southward to Sumcrsct, )no hundred and fifty seven miles from Cincinnati. It will rcquiro about ono hun Ired abd seventy-seven miles to complete it to Chattanooga. For this latter distance b^ have tho grading and tics pretty much til ready, and the iron nearly all bought. Sixteen millions of dollars have hoon ex pended by tho eily of Cincinnati thus far, ind two millions moro will bc required to jomplete it. Whether this will bo paid by rho city, or tho road put Into thc hands of niter parties Upon condition of completing lt, is not yet determined upon, but indica tions seem tb point to tho latter. Iii reply to n suggestion that pbtting tin unfinished road into the hands of othors to sompleto, it might result in its eventually being thrown into thc hands of a receiver Fol tho amount advanced, as is too often tho aase. II. M. Bishop, one of thc trustees for thc city, replied emphatically that such i thing never could happen, because thc potties completing it could hnvo no power lo mortgage tho road ot nil. It was further mggested what security could they have for their monoy ndvonccd, nnd thc reply was, "the faith of tho city." At present the road is under temporary leaso to a company, of which W. II. Cle ment, Hsq., is President, which company lias put thc rolling stock on tho rood mid ire running it, paying over to tho trustees ill they make over ten per cent., and it is i probable this company will obtain the per manent lease when tho road is completed, is it ncvci was contemplated that the city mould operate thc road, but only own it, regulate thc ralea, nnd let others equip and operate it. ' l" Tho bridge over thc Kentucky Uiver is taid to bo tho most wonderful in respect to ?ts height, in tho country or tho world, being ?75 feet nbovo tho low water tnaik, which is higher by 70 foot than tho Washi ngton's monument in Baltimore, and higher by 25 feet than thc nroh of tho natural bridgo in Virginia. Thero arc three spans, Mob 875 font long, nnd thc ends terminate upon tho solid limestone bluff banks on ?ither side; cost ?402,000. To tho hungry, givo food; to tho naked, slothos; to tho sick, somo comfort; to tho ?ad, a word of consolation; to all yon meet, * Btnilc nnd a cherry greeting. (Jive for giveness to your enemies; give patience to tho fretful; givo lovo lo ,ynji&. '"oW'^Vy?i ...l?o ..t.^inivti dorks aro never too busy i c you and will sparo no pains in show- Good u goods. Cull and eco usl Myci , Uespccllullv, Ti. C. L. REID &? (10. ,M ' .27, 187/ 45 SC 'if lu; Uso of Mulloon!* ?a Warfare. Thc Pull Mull Gazette says: "It appears from thc report of tho result of a series of experiments to determino tho utility of balloons for reconnoitering purposep recently carried on lu Germany, and extendiug over a considerable length of time, that ofter repeutcd trials a balloon was constructed that could bc packed in a comparatively small space and carried about without being damaged or rendered in ?ny way unlit for immediate usc. A second difliculty aroso in providing a portable apparatus cnpablo of supplying a sufficient quantity of gas for thc inflation of thc balloon whenever and wherever it might be required to uso this latter. liut this impediment was likewise overcome, and an apparatus was designed which could generate in from two to two and a htilf hours enough hydrogen to raiso a balloon carding three persons Unfortu nately, however, Ibero hus been found to bo jot another obstacle in the way of using balloons for reconnoitering purposes for which no remedy can as yet bo devised. Fl'Otn thc height tho balloons must ascend, useful observations can only bo made by thc aid of telescopes. Tho balloon must, however, necessarily bo 'captive,' that is, they must bc confined by a rope and pre vented from drifting away, perhaps only to fall into thc hands of tho enemy; and it is found that when there is tho slightest current of air such a captive balloon begins to rotate about its vertical axis, nod this so rapidly ns to prevent observations being made willi tho necessary nccuracy and detail. Consequently thc conclusion lias been arrived at thal captive balloons cannot ot present bc used for reconnoitering pur poses, nnd (hot, therefore, thc om ploy ment of balloons in war must be limited to carry ing despatches and information.*' Perhaps, however, some Yankee inventor can dis cover a practical method of preventing tho rotation. Ociiiiaa millet. "G. 13. D,," a correspondent of tho YVinnsboro Register, who was formerly n resident of Kentucky, and is familiar with thc cultivation of thc German millet, writes to that paper ns follows: Messrs. Editors; Thc following questions have been asked in your paper concerning German millet: "What soil is required; how is it prepared; how tho planting ia done; what should be thc avcrago yield in hay and seed for on acre; and whether this crop exhausts land more (hun other crops." Having hud some litt Io experience in its production, I will give thc result of my observation as to its growtli and culture. lu tho first place, thc soil should bc cither fresh loam, or it must bc highly manured, lt is needless to expect a good crop of millet on poor land. A good picco of land having been cccurcd, it should bc broken up with a two-horse plough and thoroughly ' pulverized. Tho seed should then bc sown on top of thc ground, at tho rate of about ono bushel to the acre, and covered lightly with ? brush or harrow. Millet may be planted from thc lafrt of April to thc first of August with success, but I would prefer thc earliest Jute for tho surest ctop. An nero of land thoroughly prepared before planting will yield from three thousand to five thousand pounds of good hay and from forty to seventy livo bushels of seed, but that is more than tho average yield for inexperienced fanners, who do things in a great hurry. 1 do not think that millet is moro thon usually exhaustive of thc soil. A crop thus I grows with SUoh luxuriance must necessarily exhaust the soil to some extent, but I think not moro than corn or oats. This, however, is a question I have not thoroughly tested, nnd I must therefore leave it to those whoso cxpcricnco may warrant a more accurato cpinion than I can give. BEAUFORT, October 5.-Robert Smalls, tho former Senator fur this county, anil now claiming to be Congressman from this district. Was arrested tooday nnd taken to Columbia. Tho charges aro 'of n serious character, nnd will probably causo (he mu latto statesman more trouble than he fondly anticipates. Signor Ignazio, of Milan, hus made n "flying man," who, bc says, can navigate tho air without much trouble. Snow has fallen in Shipka Pass and" other places in Bulgaria and Constantinople. Thc bad weather may compel (ho combat - ants to go into winter quarters. A despatch from Port Itoyol statOJ that out of a population of 231, tberonro -IS casos of yellow (over nnd some deaths, A battle hus been fought near Kars in Asia. Roth sides claim ibo victory. Tho loss was heavy, tho Russians losing 5,000, and the Turks ns many or more. - - -. ? ?? A fight with the Nc/ l'erccs is reported on Ibo Indians lost OOO hnrsos, seventeon killed and forty wounded. Our loss was small. Fuit'.i is necessary to viotory. Duty cannot bo plain in two diverging paths. Unreasonable hoste is tho direct road to error. Th oro is nothing more frightful than bustling ignorance. filil?? ,.^*JW'^i?or is. one who usc*