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C, SMITH & CO. WAIiKAtLA, 8. C.: THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1878. 03*? For subscription, $1.50 ?ior annum, strictly in advancej br six months, 75 cents. (?P Advertisements inserted nt onouollar per square of one inch' or less for the first insertion, and My cents for each subsequent in sertion. (Q? Obituary Notices excoed Sngfive lines, Tributes of Respect, Communications of a personal character, when adinissabte, and announcements of Candidates will be charged for as advortiso . monts. ?Cf Job Printing neatly and cheaply executed. <* O?r Necessity compols us to adhere strictly to tho require ments of cash payments. Tito Revenue Force Has boon ia oui* town aud county for soycrnl / ?Says during tho past week. On Monday hu,l they brought down and lodged ia Jail five prl eonova, four from the upper part of Plokcns ?county aud ono from our county, to wit: Josiah ?Chapman, Wm. Chapman, Mao Stewart, LcRoy ?isbor and Wm. Uoldon. Wo undoietaud that two of theso parties (Stewart and Fisher) had previously given thostselves up undor tho notico issued by Judge Mackey ia Maroh last, aad had entered into bond to observo tho laws of tho State in tho future. Wo do not know that this is Into, nor what offence ls charged against'any of the parties, but supposo it is a violation of, ike revenue laws against making whiskey. Wo . have as yet heard no complaint against tho vovenuo o ince rs lu this movomont, and while they observo tho law and do not transcend tho rights vostcd In thom by proper process thoy --Should have tho support of nil good citizens in . enforcing tho law against tho illicit making and ? selling of liquor. Whilo tho rovenuo force kcop 'Within tho.bounds of tho law they will and ' .'' should have tho assistance of tho pooplo. Tho law against distilling is known and should bo obeyed. To tolerate, muoh inovo to encourago Its violation, cannot fail to produco confusion and disorder. If it bo a bad law, lot it be Obeyed until repealed, for whonovor a law oan 1)0 violated, because somo or a majority of tho people considor it a bad law. thea tho door is - opea for each Individual or oommunity to con demn and disregard any law. Tho whiskey law ia not, how over, a bad law. It strikes at the ."' source of moro sin and crime than any othor known statute, and proposes to derive rovenuo v from aa evil and immoral manufaoturo. Tho propor and stringent onforoomonl of tho law is universally desired. Tho Bench recommends lt. Tho preiss advocates it. Tho Grand Jury, At tho last term of our court called on all good oltlzens to aid tho State and United Stales officers in securing tho rigid ea foi cement of all ! laws restrictivo of tho making and peddling of I liquor. Tho pulpit' and tho Christian spirit of ?ho pooplo everywhere unite with those agonoles [ in recommending tho oxiutonco aud enforcement of laws against liquor making aud selling. This being truo, it Is to bo regretted .that tho officers charged with thiJ high duty havo at timos made tho m Bel ve s a'id their calling odious to the people. Wc aro not ablo to say that tho Imo and cry against thom is woll founded, but wo do hopo in tho future that tho law will bo en forced kindly \ ' rigorously, and that tho busi ness of a vcvonuo offioor will not merit such odium as it has received ia tho past. Wo would Uko to seo a now donl ia this whiskey business. Wo want to soo it etoppod and our pcoplo assured that thoy can poaeoably return to their farming avocations. If a gonearl am nesty woro oxtondod lo all our pcoplo who In the past havo violatod tho liquor law, wo bo lte vo it would work u healthy inline nco for peace ead order. If a maa now quits tho busfuess and becomes a good citlzoV, ho i3 Hablo for yonrs, on information, to bo takon np, broken up and imprisoned. Fow oan cx . pool that tho statuto will run out boforo sors ose, situated by envy or malice, will havo thom arrested. Onoo engaged in the business, they aro thus led to continuo it. Wipo out all tho past and let ovory man fcol that ho is free, and tory fow will again embark in illicit distilling. Against thoso few, if any, tho public sentiment if?-;'( cf tho whole oounlry would bo turned and thoy Would be speedily brought to punishment. This course, too, would wipo out all tho foellngs of ] bitterness and animosity whioh has sprung up between tho people and tho rovenuo offioials, and a new ordor of . things would exist. Our mountain population- is an honest, hospitable pooplo, and many of thom havo fallon Into dis tilling, sonto from ignorance othors from ovor porsunslon, and if onco Bet at full liborty by a gonorol amnesty, would nove? again engage in tko business. OFhe Penitentiary. Il ls slated that ox-Govornor Brown has made A contract with tho Stale of Georgia to loase all tho convlota in tho penitentiary, on terms that will give tho Stato a profit of $25,000 ayoar. Tho Stato of Tojinossco has made ovoa hotter terms. Why cannot South Carolina moko somo Ruch arrangement as this?-Exchange. At IBU Hmo the above is a prognant qnoation. 3?ho convicts in South Carolina havo boon a source of heavy exppnBO to the Stato for lon years and aro fl? still. We havo notlood heavy complaints recently against tho Legislature for fjtillng to make sufficiently liberal appropriations to feed and caro for our potted criminals. How Jong sholl this continue? Aro tho tax-payers to support a government whioh Inflicts punishments fot crimes, the suffering of whioh punishments rebounds on tho honda of tho lax-payers to Ihoir OXponso and Injury? Wc mako no complaint against tho authorities as thoy now ndininiufor the law** but monllon Ibis inattor ns a subj oct Worthy of thorough discussion, In tho hope that Sn tho futuro our oonviols may bo mado a Bourco ? of profit .rather than of oxponso to tho Stato. Wo visited tho penitentiary at Nashville Ton : ncstice, boforo tho War, and then it was ania duslrlal as woll as ponai .Institution. It was farmed out to tho highest responsible bidder, ?hd almost ovory brandi of 'manufacturing In duslry wa?pro?ecutod in Iis walls. Tho convicts ; were kept at Irados and a rigid disciplino oxer ov*r tkv?v e" Matitfl ??ona? okara?ler was of a high'.Order, v?lUiio it was mado ? jvouroo of profit.to lliti filiito. Couviola, too, for five au? ten yc<ra vfc.-e lem-nod; irados awl babils of in dustry, so that whou' volonsod by oxplratlou of t,hob>' term, tboy usturAlly iuolincd to honest industry aud often bcoomo good.olti/cne, Wo wau to seo our ponllout'.ary mauagod on tho samo yian. It ha? been a placo of idleness*, high living and ?ducation for several year's, BO that its trulls ocaaodto bave a terror to offenders and rAtkor invited thoa restrained orhuo. Under the administration of Governor Orr .industrial avocations were established, but tho Badioals gavo to crlruo a position of honor and mudo tho penitentiary a sham. Lot our next Legislature look to ft thorough consideration of this matter, ond let us make our penitentiary not only a I plaoo of punishment, but ft souroo of inoorao to tho S tato as well 04 ? school of instiucllou to convicts ia useful occupai i on-;. * *??e Bnntuupt JLnw, Below wll bo found tho bill wbiob propoops to roponl tho bankrupt law which has boon in forco in tho United ?States since 1807. Tho bill has already passed tho Senate, and wo learn from good authority that it will proba bly pass tho lower ho uso in a few days: Ho ii enacted by tho SonatO nnd Ilouao of Representativos of tho United States of America ia Oongross assembled, That tho bankrupt law approved Marou 2, 18?7, and all nets in aroondmeat or supplementary thoroto or in explanation thereof, bo, and tho sarao is hereby repealed; Provided, howovcr, That euch repeal snail iu no manner invalu dato or affect any caso ia baukrnplcy insti tuted and pending in any court prior to tho day wheo this act shall tako effect; but as to all such ponding cases nnd all futuro pro ceedings thorcin, tho acts horoby ropoalod shall cotinue in full force and effect until tho samo shall bo fully disposed of, in tho samo in an nor as if said acts hod not boen repealed. This particular sec lion of tho oountry has littlo personal interest in tito fate of tho bank rupt law, but as a law which affects credit I nnd honesty afc largo its roponl will moot tho approval of our pooplo. Tho inducements it gave to credit and tho caso with which tho unfortunate speculator oould bo roliovod from his bad judgmont or recklessness, encouraged oxtravogauco and foolhardy risks, which moro .or loss injured tho wholo oountry. "Wo havo always opposed bankrupt laws and will rogard tho repeal of tho present law as con? ducivc to genoral good. Wo want to BOO tho trade and orodifc of tho country ronow ila nntcnwar caution and coufidonoo when pros perity was tho work of energy and coonomy and when failures woro roro nod honest. Money panics which afloat tho wholo country aro duo to reckless speculation and unbridled orodit, and nothing so much encourages tins state of things as bankrupt laws and tho easy honor they create. Bankrupt laws, lion laws, unrestricted interest and homestead exemp tions aro all demoralizing and conduce to tho Tory evils they aro designed to prevent or euro. Wo hope tho House of Itcprosontativcs will adopt tho law and savo tho pcoplo from tho demoralization tho law encourages ns woll as tho wasto of tho property of bankrupts whioh properly belongs to their creditors, in costs and exponaos. Tho StatO in solvent laws aro liberal enough towards dobtors, less oxponsivo and lees liablo . to encourage dis honesty and fraud. Tho I utoruatioftmt tStnliiday School Conven ? ion* A GM AND GATHERING OF CHRISTIAN] WORKERS. . Tho Sunday Schools throughout our country aro beginning to uso tho International Lossons; but compar?tivoly few of tho toaohers, and, wo might say of tho suporintondonta, know sanol about tho boautjr and broadness of tho plan upon whioh they aro golton up, and of tho astonishing results which have boon accom plished within a few yor.ra. j Tho uniform lesson system was inaugurated by tho Chicago Sunday School Teacher in 1?CC. Tt met with roiiiai'kablo success. B. P, Jacobs, Esq., of Chicago, suggested that aH tho ?unday Schools of thc country might bo induced to uso tho samo pas~ago of Scripture ovory Sabbath. Tho suggestion was adopted, and tho first Inter national Sunday School Convention was at In dianapolis, April, 1872; and thoro tho following couimiuoo was appointed to solcot lessons for a period of seven years (tho lessons of scvon years were to inoludo tho wholo Bible): J. II. Vincent, Chairman; Warran Randolph, Secre tary; Joan Hall, Itiohard Nowtou, A. L. Chap?n, J. B. Tylor, ll. 1\ Bavo-. The Tolloiviog gen tlemen from Canada vero .?rtorword admitted: J. Munro Gibson, A. Mnoallum. Tho plan was .still fur thor cxdondod, so as to i a cl ado all foreign Sunday School Societies which saw fit to unite in tho movemont. The success of the enterpiso boa boon won derful, surpasblng anything ever known in thc hlototy of Christianity: and now tho lessons solcoted by this committee aro usod by moro than 0,000,000 pupils in tho United States, Canada, England, Sootland, Ausira^o, tho Sandwich Islands, Norway, Swodon, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Tnrkoy, India and Chinai Thoro aro nearly 8;00O,OOO pupils in tho Sunday Schools of tho United States and Canada, but not all of thom uso tho uniform lessons. Ono might say that Atlanta, Goovgla, was highly honored in having tho second Interna tional Sunday Sohool Convention with hor, April 17-19, 1878, aud wo oould readily soe, upon entering tho city, that Atlanta considered herself honored, and was ready to entertain most hospitably any dologato, whether ho oamo from tho North, South, East Or West, or from Canada or Italy. Mero than this, thoy wcro not I willing to lot tho delegates off at tho ond of tho third day, but insisted that thoy should romain over on Saturday and onjoy 'Ear. Bio JUT.M.KK, with tho additional inducement (hat tho ladies of Atlanta, would givo a. tig diimer to oil tho delegates. A groat many impressions wcro made on tho mind of one as ho walked up the mid.Ho aislo of .tko First BaptislOhnroh on tho morning of j tho 17th. Tho good taste of tho ladies in decorating was.very .manifest. Tho system iu seating tho dologatos from tho various Slates j waa not less observable, and it was intcrostiug to notico that South Carolloa aud Virginia wcro in tho ocnlrb of the front rank of tho United States. I It was roroarkablo that tho Mayor of Atlant?, ! Mr. Angler, and Govovnor of Georgia, Mr. Cobrnltt, woro scleolcd to deliver spooohos of j welcome, and that they considered it a high prlvilogo and pleasant duty to welcome "tho friends of Christian faith" and tho giants of tho Sunday Sohool oauso from all quarters of tho United States and Canada; but it was still moro romarkablo whqu tho Govornor of Goorglo Was clcoted PrCflldont of tho International Sun day School Convenlioa. Wo oould wish for moro BUOU Governor.* It waa v/ondei?ul to Hco EU much brotnorly lovo fihow?, whoa vro consider two foots: 1. Thnt so many States wofo represented, viz: Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indian Torritory, .Indiana, ' Iowa, Kansas, louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota. Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Massachusetts, Now Hainp&blro, Now Jersey, North Carolina, Now York, Ohio, Pennsyl vania, Ithodo Island, South Carolina, Tonnos seo, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wost Virginia, District of Columbia, Wisconsin, also Canada and Italy. 2, That GO many denominations were repre sented, viz: Baptists, Congregationalists, Cumberland Presbyterians, Episcopalians, Evangelists, Di soi plo s, Methodists North, Methodists South, Lutheran?. Reformed Dato'.., Rofoimod Gormen,' Trosbyiov'nns North,'Presbyterians South and the United Urethren. Tho North and South forgot tho bloody battle fields as they stood side by side in tho causo of ono common Ma 3 tor. Tho various denominations shook bauds ovor tho walls which soparato thom; and yet it is woll to beor ia mind that tho denominational difieroncos were not mado little of. Tho foot is thoy wero not mentioned. Tho study of tho Bi bio in tho Sunday schools was tho grand themb. Tho various subjects wero ably dis cussed by groat and good mon, as will bo seen by examining tho following programme* Of tho Convention: THEME*-*OUR WORK. 1* BSrORTRO. W:dn %day Morning, 10 o'clock. Temporary Organization. Address of wei co mo, by His Exe ell en ey non. A. H. Golquitt, Govornor of Gooigia, Responses by ROT. John Potts, D. D., Toronto, Canada, aud Gonorui Clinton B. Fisk, Now York. Report of Excouiivo Committso; by John E. Searles, Jr., Chairman, xjjew Havon, Connecticut. Ronort of Statistical Soorotary, by E; Pay son Tortor, Chicago, Illinois. Wednesday Afternoon, 2:30 o'clock. Pcrmnnont Organisation. Reporta IV o m States and Prov?noos, hy selected representatives. Wednesday Beening, 7:$0 o'clock. Responsive Service-"Praise Ye tJic Lord." Report of International Lesson Committee, bv Rev. Warren Randolph, D. D., Soorotary o? Committeo, Indianapolis, Indiana. Addresses by Rov. John Hall, D. D., Now York, B.' F. Jaoobs, Esa., Chicago, Illinois, and Rov. J. H. Vincent, D. D., Chairman. 2. DEFINED. t Thursday Morning, 9 o'clock. Promise service. Tho true basis of Sunday sohool work. Addresses by Rov! J. A, Wordon, Prince ton, N. J., Superintendent Sunday school Dopartmcnt Presbyterian Church, How related to othor agonoios. Address by Rov. L. T. Chamberlain, Nor wich, Conn. Possibilities ia tho future. Address by Rov. It, R. Movodith, 1). D., Beeton, Muss. 3. FURN?S11ED. Thursday Afternoon, 2:30 o'clock. I. With lessons. a. Bible reading, by Dov. H. Mi Parsons, Bu.Talo, N.Y. . b. Tho uniform lesson ? Address by Rov. J. Munro Gibson, D. D., Chicago, III. * c. Supplemental losson. Address by Rev. J. II. Viucont, D. D., Now York. Thursday Evening, 7:30 o'clock. Responsivo sorvicc^-"Our Offering," II. With workers qualiilod. a. By knoWlod?;o of tho Word. Addresses by Bishin G. F. Piorco, Sparta Goargia, and Rov. Sylvauus Lundi uni, D.D. Memphis, Tonn. 6. By Knowledge of Mothods. Address by Rov. H. Clay Trumbull, Pinta? dolphia, Pon., Editor of Sunday School Times 4. PROMOTED. Friday Morning, 0 o'clock, I. By Stato and Provincial Organizations.^ Addresses by Stephen Paxeon, of Missouri and Rov. Wm. Millard, Toronto, Ont. II. State Conventions and Institutes. Addrosaos by Prof. W. F. Sherwin, Nowark N? J,, and Wm. Roynolda, Peoria, 111. Friday Jfiernoon, 2;30 o'clolk. III. Ry normal instruction. a. In Assembles, otc Addross by Rov. A. J. Baird, D. D., Nash' villo, Tenn. b. In Normal Clausen. ' Addrossos by D. II. MaoVioar, LL. D. Montreal, Canada, and Rov J. P.. Landis, o Germantown, Oliio. Friday Evening, 7:30 o'clock. IV. By Ohristinu lovo and sympathy. Responsivo Sorvioc-"Christian Fellow ship." Addrosscs by Rov. J. T. Loftorviol Atlanta, Goorgia, and othors. Tho ultimate aim of tikis Convention is t havo all Protestants to Wako up on tho subjoc of Sunday schools, to havo cvory Protestan Sunday school throughout tho wholo carl studying tho samo lesson ovory Sunday; an to study thom in such a way as to bring tit pages of tho Biblo boforo ovory pupil's ey that ho may study tho Biblo in all its frosh ness and beauly, and to,lay asido tho old fashioned quos.lon books, whioh fail to brin us into suoh oloso contact with God's word. To porfoot tho pinn tho Convention rccom mended ouch State, which has no organiza timi, (and most of tho Southern Statos hav nono,) to organize and havo a Stato Sur da Sohool Convontiou. Tho Convention hopo that in a fow years thoro will no tho loft a sing! Stato unorganized; nay, not a singlo count iu any Stato, nor a singlo township in an county whioh will not bo roady to appear 3 Toronto, Canada, (whore tho noxt I. S. S. ( will occur thrco yonrs bonoo,)-with a brigl star, whioh indicates organization on tl largo map used hy tho Convention* Does any ono profer to stand off and prodii a failure (?) to say tho work can't bo don Let him do se. This Sunday sohool wot will go on without him. ? 'Ibero aro too man shoulders at tho whoel, and God is too willir to roward faithful laborers to allow this Sm day sohool soborno for studying his word I fail. Tho delegates from tho Southorn States mat a resolution to go homo and reorganizo imtn diately, not only in States but in counties als Tho night sessions of tho Convention wo; oponod with a reading sorvioc, in whioh son solootod porson road alternately with tl congregation. The reading was vory impro elvo and profitable, and this, as wo? ns tl speoohos throughout all tho sossion, wi intorsporscd with tho ?wontost of muido, lcd I Wm. G. Fischer, of Now York, who n?a< ovory body else, sing, bat eaug yory litt [fhicaso?f? From morning till ovonlrlgiduriug; tho days of tho Convention, tho bnx?v was crowdod with pooplo; for tho First Baptist Church was full to overflowing, and at night other oburohoa woro opened and sorvioos held in thom for tho accommodation of tho pcoplo. On tho last night all tho aisles woro filled, for all wished to witness tho last scone. A? tho hour drew near to closo tho mooting tho delegates and nil tho congregation soomod to bo bettor, tho music grow swootor as such hymns os "Swoet by and by" and VShnll wo gather at tho river'' wcro sung; tho Governor's brotherly love and teodor fooling woro moro manifosfc as kobado us all farewell, lingering, as it woro, on tho threshold, and following us to tho gato, ns if ko oould hardly glv? uo up? Finally, Br. Plumo;*, of Columbia, 6. G., lod In prayer, nnd thus closed an un tommin mooting of God's pooplo. i. w. w. TU o County Convent ion. Tko Domooratio County Convention mot iu tho Cou iL House, on Saturday, April 20th, and was oallod to ordor at ll o'clock A. M. by tho Chairman. About t won ty of tho looal olubs wor? ropr resented. Tk? Chairman Opon'od tho meeting by stating* that its object was to reorganizo tho party preparatory to tho approaching cam paign} and, in a few pointed romnrks, ro? minded tho mcoting of tho groat causo for oncouragomont whioh it had as econ in tho success already achieved. Tko organization of tko party had, in a short timo, sprung from nothing into n County Convention, consisting of twouty-cigktilooal clubs. All that was loft to do was for theso looal olubs to revivify and iuorouso thoir olub lists. And this thoy should do, for thoir wholo strength would bo needed iu tho coming olootions. On motion, by Mr. Gaston, of tho "Westmin ster club, Col. W. C, Keith was ro-clcctod Chairman of tho Convontion for tho term of two years? Tho' organization was complotod by tho following elections: 1st Vico President, Cnpt. J. L. Shanklin; 2d Vico Prosidont, Capt. C. E, Watson; Score tury and Troasuror, W. J; S tribling. A rosolution was adopted that tho Chairman appoint an executive committee consisting of ono member from each, township in tho County. Tko Chairman was further instructed to oall a special meeting of this Convention for tho purposo of oleoting dolcgatos to tho State Convontion, whenever, in his discretion, it bocomos necessary. Tho following resolutions wcro thon offerod by Hon. John S. Vernor and unanimously adopted OB tho sense of this meeting. Resolved, 1st, That tko broad, liberal and conservativo manner in which his Excellency, Gov. Wade Hampton, has administered tho government of South Carolina sinoo his inau? gurstion os Govocnor, in 1870, meets tho most hearty approval of this convention. Resolved, 2d, That tho peace, good otdcr and quiet whioh now prevails in every sec tion of tho Stato, and among all classes of its citizens, oro tlib fruits of that liboral conserva tism which has so characterised his adminis tration. Resolved, Zd, That it is tho sonso of this Convention that Governor Hampton should bo renominated for tho offico of Governor, for the uost two yoars, by tho Democracy of tho Stato, in ordor that tho groat influonco for good whioh ho has so happily exerted may bo continued and bo moro fully impressed upon our pooplo. Tho Convention then adjourned to moot at tho call of tho Chairman. W. C. KEITH, Trcsidont. W. J. S?niBMNd, Secretary. Union Sunday ScUool Meeting. WAMIAIXA, S. C., April 22,1878. Tho committco appointed by tko different Sunday Schools of this placo for tho purposo of organizing a Sunday School Union, mot at tito post offico to"dny at 5 P. M. Messrs. C. E. Watson and J. R. W. Johnston repre senting tho Baptir.1 school; Messrs. W. G. Novillo and C. W. liooro, tho Presbyterian; Mesara. J, H. Sligh, J. W. Ban'.ei and J. S. Bird, tho Motkodiat; Mossrs. V. L. Normau and J. B. Cappolmann, tko Lutheran, and Mossrs. II. A. H. Gibson and J. L. MoLoos, tho West Union. Mr. Gibson vms oloctod Chairman of tho committco and C. W. Mooro, Score tary. Tito following resolutions woro then offered and adopted: Resolved, Tkat arrangements bo mado for a union meeting of nil tho Sunday Schools in Walhalla and West Union nt tho Baptist Church on Sabbath afternoon May 5th, nt 3.30 P. M., and that tho exercises consist of addroBBOS, music and such other religious oxoroises na may be doomed necessary. Resolved, That this committee invito fivo persons from each Behool, viz; Miss Julia Johnson, Miss Mary Riloy, Mr. A. S. Pcdon, Mr. J. Ii. MoLeoB, Mr, R. S. Slribling, from tko Presbyterian Sckool; Miss Amelia Wigkt raan, Miss Lilla Bnuknight, Miss Lizzie Pitchford, Mr. J. L. Nunamakor, Mr. Walter Daniol from tho Motkodist School; Miss Ada Clabaugk, Mra. J. W. Stribling, Mrs. R. C. Johnston, Miss Rosa Gibson, Mr. W. J. Beard, from tho Baptist S?hool/ M?BS Knto Ansel, Miss Tiona Bronncoko, Miss Julia Piopor, Mr. J. B. Cappolmann, Mr.* V. JJ, Norman, from tho Luthoran Sohool, and Miss Flora Gibson, Miss Bctlio Schroder, Mrs. J. C. Mioklor, Mr. Vf. F. Wright, and Mr. Snmuol Riloy, from tho West Union Sohool, togothor with tho Superintendents of each Behool, to form themselves into a union choir, electing thoir own organist and teador and tako ch argo of tho music and load tho schools in singing, and that thoy bo requested to moot as often as possible for rehearsal and practico, Resolved, That tho? oholr bo roquoatod to moot nt tho Baptist ChUrok on noxt Saturday nt 4 P. M.' Resolved, That a commit tr o pf ono bo ap pointed from oaok sohool as sub committco to oloot sp?akors. Oh this committco the following appointments wore* mado; frrom Bop list Sohool-Mr, C. E. Watson; from Motkod??. Sohool-Mr. J. IL Bligh; from Prosbyterian Sohool-J. L. MoLo??; from Luthoran-Mr, J, B. Oappolninnn) from1 j Weet Vuion-Mr. W.'a. Neville, to .the 'Sunday School Union bo limited to sovon minutes. Ecso?ved, That J. K. W. Johnston ho appointed to conduct tho mooting oa Sabbath 1 May 6. Resolved, That the chairman of committee i appoint four ushork for the purposo of seating children io tho union mooting. Resolved, That tho secretary roquoe't each momborof tho choir through tho Suporlnton? douta of tho respective schools to meet on next -Saturday aftornoon at tho Baptist Chu ich. Resolved, That tho proceedirigs of this meeting bo published in tho KEOWEK COURIER and tho public bo cordially invited te attond tho Union Sunday Sohool mooting. On motion, com mit too adjourned to moot at mimo placo ou next Friday at 5 P.M. II. A. II. GIBSON", Chaitman. O. W. Moons, Sooretary._' SENECA CITY LOCALS. DEAR COURIER: Timo, with its many changos, lias brought us another sonson noaror to tho groat "I Am." Siuco I last wroto you tho green fol iago of tho eu m mer of 1877 has withered and succumbed tc- tho blasts of autumn aud snows of wintor, and novr tho .spring of 1878 is on us, clothed ia bil its beauties and charms. So passing from ono bright spring morning to another, almost a yoar apart, I find San coa still tho somo, with hor now citizens and ovidenebs of progress. Aftor onjoying, for a season, a remunerative businoss, thobnsincss mon-may consider tho harvest over and await tho opening of tho fall and winter trado iu oaso and loisuro. Our schools and churches Continuo to im prove and flourish. But to lay asido tho opinions of a local and turn to tho oasual visitor,, truly decs ho say /Seneca is tho land of music, poetry and flowers, (mixed with a little lovo and courtship,) and last but by no means loast "zustio stands." lloro tho stranger with violin and bow* finds a hearty welcome and gathers around him groups of attontivo admirers, nero tho rori, enrapt ured by tho soft whispers or gent?o smilo of somo lair ono, or inspired by tho moro men tion of ber name, wings his flight aloft among tho angols, and returns only to mourn that ho is still an occupant of this grcon earth and that tho first of bis flight is only an acrosticf Hero thc flowers bloom and blossom in fra grance and lovo under tho londot* caro of tho softer BOX! and hero, too, tho old bachelor con grin ovor bruised hands and mashed fingers whilo constructing o "rusti? box," but all this is rownrded by tho smiles and thanks of tho receiver. Tho Hooding Club moots regularly every Friday ovoning and grows moro interesting aud entertaining ovory mooting. On Friday ovoning last Coleman's llotol Parlor was crowded, and tho club was ontorlniucd for quito a whilo by tho readers selected for tho evening. "/Sometime" was road in that soft and touching Btrnin which' seems, to tho Christian? to associate mon will? angels. Wo woro next carried to Versailles, by Mark Twain, and led along spacious avenues into gorgoous palaces and thcro loft to get back tho best way wo could. "Thc Culprit Fay" was then rendered in a calm, deliberate and impvoEsivo stylo, which hold tho audience in silence Thus was spent a most pleasant ovoning, whioh can only bc equaled by tho "fishing" which is to be at Littlo River on Tliureda-y noxt; of whioh you Bbr?ll hoar more. Long 1ST oso HiOcaJs. Farmers oro behind time in this section on account of tho very dry Bpring, though wo aro having fino rains now, which will cnablo us to gain back our lost timo. /Spring oats aro doing very littlo good. Vi" hoat is looking very woll in places. Wo have a /Sabbath /School just organized at Unity, tho firrt ono in thrco or four years, and tho peoplo scorn to take a groot interest in it-much moro BO than they havo boen accustomed to. Whooping-COUgh ?3 stirring tho children und somo of our old pooplo up. Wo aro vory sorry it has got among uo. In this vicinity far mors aro planting moro cotton tl.au usual. 1 do not know what their ideas aro. spring has como, which renders our moun tain country delightful, and tho wild flowors upon tito bills makes tho scenery vory grand to behold. Miss Emma J. Land's school at Unity has closed. Good reason Av so doing: No pay from public and patrons do not want to pay. Bad idea if you Want your children educated to dopond on public money. I think it would bo host for all to pay their own tuition, until tho public pays up back indebtedness, espe cially for 1874, &o. Thoro would bo two or thrco of us interested in that plan. J. A. J. Martin's Creek locals. Arni'., 21st, 1878. [From our Sunday Sohool record.] Class No. 1, 100 Toalamont versos and d7 Scriptural quest ions. Class No. 2, C99 'A'oalamont vorsos and 1,780 Scriptural quostionrr. Class No. 8, 75 Tcslaraont vorsos and 525 Scriptural questions. Class No. 4, 10 Tcslamont verses and 158 Scriptural questions. Class No. 6, 20 Testament versos and 00 Scriptural .quoslions. , IL will bo soon by tho above that tho school memorized in ono week 904 Toslamout versos and 2,570 Soriplural questions. Tho Shiloh Sunday Sohool will givo a prlzo to its successful rival in tho county. ; Wo doubt if thoro was ovor a timo when tho pooplo followed raoro quietly and poaoofully thoir rcspootlvo avocations than thoy do at prosont. Tho wary and earnest efforts of our pooplo to oxlrioato themselves from th cir gloomy and almost dopendont condition of twclvo months ago, havo roBullod as suoh efforts always do, in securing prospority and happiness to tho country. Ilow natural for seasons of prospority and ad versity to alt?rnate* In days of prosperity all bcoomo remiss, and dopondonoo and want follow as a natural co n se mi enc o. Wo need not look farther for a moro favorablo timo to improvo our political and sooial condition. Tho means by which wo aro to attain to a futuro asoondonoy aro anything olso but self-adjusting. Hut if wo will koop oonatanlly in flow tho maxim that "*}tovnal vigilanoo Is tho price of liborty," tho r?BOUr?08 of our fl?ollon will bo gradually de veloped and tho people bocoiao prosperous and . happy. d. >?: v. Wo linvo Leon favored with a month of fino weather for farming, oud tho farm ors of Tugaloo liavo made good uso of tirol?* timo ty proparing their landa and plnuting.fc Nonrly all are dono planting oom, Thora Ima hoon moro goa?o hought hy tho farmortJ of Tugaloo than over hoforo knOwni Thoy aro&oiug to plant cotton gonorally and '?> raiao it aa a surplus. , Mr. McWhortcr, at Fort Madison, has-sola oighty tons of guano. fhe Binoll grain crop is looking woll genoi- . rally. O. M, Abbott and 1). II, Holmes Imo tho host wheaton Tugaloo. Mr. Wm. ltotholl.was tho luoky mau to kill a fino dcor a fow days ago. Ibo mail ridor passoi through last friday, tho first timo on the rou to, but vro haven't tiny office established on Tugaloo yet, but hope to have soon. Wo have proaohing at Liberty Baptist Ohuroh onoo a quarter by Roy. Mr. Rumsey. Tho ship Azor, ougagod in tho Llboriaa exodus of the negro, sailod from Charlcstot '{ several days ago. ' After tho ship weighui on oh or it was found that the number on* board was forty-oight in excess of tho estl mated capacity of tho vessel. This, oausca a delay of a day and tho number ia exoesq was returned to Charleston to await tho scoond trip of tho vessel, thoir baggage; hoing carried ahead ?f them. Thoro aro now ono hundred and seventy-five emigrants with their baggage iu Charleston, who must lio ovor until tho roturn of tho vossol.. Thia,, exodus of tho nogro seems to bo real, and if enough accommodations could be had nt onoo it is thought one-fourth of tho ontiro negro population in tho S out h o rn States would scok now homes in thoir nativo country. Tho Azor ia tho first vcs?ol yot fittod out for tho purposo of African' emigration, andi oppliouuts for passage aro doublo tho capacity of tho vcfcsol. Tho iWios and Courier . sends a correspondent with tho vcS3ol, who will report.fully tho inoidonts of the trip as! woll as the reception of tho emigrants and tho character of their now home. Tho prciout oinigrau ts aro destined for Monrovia, and tho movement inaugurated by tho Azor is likely to continue, until most of tho negroes of tho South aro removed aud their places supplied by intelligent whUo labor. SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, April 20.-Rollablo; information has just reached hero from tho interior of Mexico, that tho border States insurrection against tho Dlnz government, is steadily and surely ripening. It is under stood that tho Lordist party aro urging the Mexican, Indians, to renew thoir raiding - operations in order to bring maltors ou tho Rio Orando to their former slate ns rogards thc United Slates. Tho cominan.ling oflicor of tho subdistrict of tho Pecos telegraphs to department headquarters that tho mexicali Indians uro neting in concert with tho "indians from thc Fort Stanton roscrvatlon, who are now on nn extensivo raid in Texas. THE ROOKS FCfR THU OOLL?CTION OE TAXES for the fiscal yonr 1877 will bo opened! in my office, at Walhalla, on WEDNESDAY??; May 1st, 1878. State Tax, - - . - 4$ mills.' School Tax, - - . - - 2 do County Tax, ... .8 do Special County Tax, - . . ? do Total Tax.10 mills. Ry Act of tho Logislaluro tho Tax can bo paid in two installments. Tho first in May and, tho second in Ootobor, or tho whole Tax oan ba. paid in October, with fivo per oont. intorost on first installment. RICHARD S. PORCHER, Troaauror Oconoo County. April 25, 1878_ 23-26 Xjj*s&sr :rcr<o's?:c?:j?i,' -o:o- j THE undersigned, having rotirod from the Oflieo of Judgo of tho 1st Circuit, has. rosumod Tit ii PRACTICEOF THE LAW in tho Counties of Abbevillo, Auderson," Oconce, Piokous and O roen ville Business is respectfully soliuitod for those. Counties; also for tho City of CharlostoOj ana in tito United States Courts for tho District of South Carolina. All mattors committed to bis chargo will receive prompt and faithful attention. ? Ho may bo nddroascd or consulted nt ms Old Offieo, Anderson 0. H., S. 0. j. v. iiiw.n. April 25,1878. 23-4t WILSON EOt?SlS, I .AJebbsumeb Street SINGLE MEALS OR LODGING, 60 CENTS; Tranalont, por day, $1.60. Spooial rates' for longer timo. J. L. KHITn, Proprietor." . April 25, 1878 , 23 Administratrix's Sale* BY virtuo of an ordor of tho Probato Court I will soil, to tho highoBt biddor, on SATURDAY, tho 4th day o? May next, bofero tho Court Houeo door, at Valhalla, S. C., tho following personal proporty bolonging to the ostato or Jamos M. Sloan, docoascu: Two Galvanio RattorioB. 1 Set Tooth Drawors. 1 Surgical Oporating Cnso.' , , 1 Pookot and Surgical Caso, Surgical Instrumonta and Appliances. 1 Lot of Medical books and othor artiolos. Torms of salo-Cash. MA?X?13 J. SI^OAN, Administratrix*. April 18,1878 22-3 FREE SCHOOLS, I?OR Seneca Township. fSohool DIstrlotNo. 2,) ' wllloloso April loth', 1878. Reports eta- ' braolng any part of tho month after that dato will not bo put on rocord. * M. B.' DENDY, School Coromktidoncv Ooonoo oounty. April 18, 1878 22-81 "EREE SCHOOLS" 'PEACHEttS of Froo Sohools aro requested to! X make out and forward to this ofiloc their, monthly roports. promptly at tho omi of caoh' month. If in thjs you fall and stifler loss, do notblamo mo for that wbloli is thorosult of your owu neglcot. . < M J B. DENDY, School Commlsslenor. .djfrll 18/1879 22*8t