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gKB K?OW?E COURIER, BY KEITH, SMITH & CO. WALHALLA, S. C.: THURSDAY^JUNE 27, 1878. TH Kif IS : (LT* F<>r subscription, $1.50 por annum, strictly in advancej for six months, 75 couts. jfcj" Advertisements inserted at ono dollar por square of ono inch or loss for tho first insertion, and fifty cents for oach subsequent in sertion. (?J* Obituary Notices exceed ing five lines, Tributes of Jiospect, Communications of a personal character, when admissable, and announcements of Candidates will be charged for as advertise ments. Job Printing neatly and cheaply executed. 09? Necessity compels us to adhore strictly to the require ments of cash paymonts. OUR COLLEGES. Tho examinations in tho malo and fe mal o colleges at Walhalla wore ooncludod last wook with credit to students and professors. Tho plan of written examinations was followed in tho collegiate dopartmont of both institutions, nnd tho oharaotor of tho questions propounded indicated a thorough course of instruction. Wo wero prosont for a short while at tho Foranlo College and heard tho examination of tho little girls in tho lower departments and tho promptness of thoir answers to thc many questions asked, showed thorough training. This young institution, founded by Dr. Smeltzer, deserves tho patronago and en couragement of our ontiro population. Women aro tho formers and fashioners of sooioty, stamping tho character of each generation for tho first twolvo yoara of lifo, and nt all timos exercising a powerful influ ence ovor men and nations. It onnnot bo disputed that childron owo their genius and disposition moro to thoir mothers than to all others, and tho higher oducntion of our daughters boncfits thom and thoir offspring. An educated mother instills into her children corrcot speaking and useful information from infancy, nnd at the samo timo develops tho noblo.impulsos and efactions of tho heart. Collegiate education of womon is nn experi ment of thc prosont century, and with us of tho present year, but it is n matter now at tracting general attention. Wo oan conceive of no greator moral or intellectual force lo purify social life and clovnto tho masses than the higher education of woman. Dr. Smeltzer has hazarded his private moans in this ontor pri.se and possesses tho cnorgy, intelligence and Christinn character to make it tv success, if. our pcoplo will only npprcoiato tho odvan- : tagos thus offered thom, and stand by his ell'orts with tho interest tho cause morita. No ono can shut his oyos to tho intellectual and moral elevation of tho peoplo of our town and county during tho pnst ten yoars, nor can thoro bo any difibronoo of opinion ns to tho nooroo from which this desirable chango took its risc. Tho presenco of a collogo boro for ton years, though weak in money and patron age, has exposed ignorance and created a desire for education. It was this which opened tho pockets and hoarts of our peoplo to subscribo twenty thousand dollars for tho ondowmentof a collogo here, when Newberry College was removed, and it is this, too, which has originated tho desire for and establish ment of a foin ale collogo in , Walhalla. If any ono had predicted twolvo yoars ago that to day th oro would bo two flourishing literary colleges in Walhalla ho would havo boon re? garded a fit subject for Bedlam. Still it is true and no man can estimate tho future benefits of theso institutions on tho churuo tor of our people, tho valuo of our property und tho development of tho native resources of our county, not to mention thoir influence on tho morals and govornmont of tho country nt largo. Wo havo natural advantages on? joyod by fow sections and with a Wostorn connection by railroad, whioh will bo surely mado in time, tho little seed of loaming planted boro may booomo a groat tree, under whose brunches tho children of remoto SOO? tiona will sit and gathor tho rich fruits of knowledge. Lot our pooplo determine in their hearts to cherish theso infant institutions us the true source of roal woalth and pros? peri ty, for all tho patronago and help ox tonded to them will bo repaid with compound interest. SUNDAY KXERCISES. ' On Sunday at ll o'olook A. M. tho Bacca laureate sermon of Adgor College was preached by Dr. J. B. Adgor, from the last clause of tho 21st verso of tho 1st chapter of Romans; "But becamo vain in thoir imagina tiona, and thoir foolish heart was darkened." In his introductory remarks tho dootor spoko briefly of tho auspicious opening of tho college, tho reasonable expectation of its futuro oarcor of honor and usefulness and tho great credit duo to those who had founded and put it in operation. In a dolionto mnnnor ho alluded to ils nomo and oxprossod his thanks for tho samo, though ho oUlrosd no personal honor in this, but ascribed it to tho religious creed to which it had boon tendered. The fundamental idoa of his discourse was tho refutation of tho maxim .that it matters not what a man boliovos so ho is sinooro in that beliof, or that sincority and not truth is tho test of responsibility. Tho question was asked, is man rosponsiblo for his belief, and with much learning the spoakcr showed that no grouter misfortune could bofall moral itv and religion than to mako sincority tho tost of responsibility. Boliof is tho conclu sion of our judgmont in a matter after hoard ing ovidonco and argument upon it, and if tho ovidonoo bo olear and wholly credible, tho result must bo truth In a fair and unbiased mind. In tho arrival at belief in religious ' matters mon site as judgo and God occupios tho witness stand, testifying in tho nature of mun and in his word spoken by the mouths of the prophet? nnd apostle?: Correct boliof becomes tboroforo posible to those who soek .:A\VV''v .'< ?: ' ' ' ? '. ' ..-.?n-rii | ???1 it faithfully ond dollgonMy. To hold that man is not rospouslblo for his belief, but only for ain'oority io it, would bo ns absurd as to hold that men woro not responsible) for sin whou led to it bf their appetites aud passions. Tho result of suoh a eourso of responsibility would bo that tho stronger tho sinful habit or appoti to tho more oxousablo would be tho act. Truth ond prinoiplo aro fixed and otornal, aud tho moons of arriving at thom hoing within human renob, wo aro responsible for our beliofs. Tho church was so orowdod that wo woro unablo to get even a foothold in it, and hoard indistinctly through a window. Wo cannot, thoroforo, roport moro fully this nblo discourse On Sunday night Rov. A. O. Darby, Pro siding Kider of this District, preached a sermon to young men from tho 55th verso of tho 22d Chapter of Lu ko: "And whon they had kindled a Aro iu tho midst of tho hall and woro sitting down together, Peter sat down among thom." ~"Tho controlling idea of bis disoourso was, tho bad influence of evil communications upon religious character, or the danger to young mon from evil associates, under tho guiso of friendship. Peter, tho boldest of thc apostolic college, lost his cour age and manhood when his master was arrested. Forgotting tho great lovo ho folt for JOSHS, in his fears of man, ho fled, aban doning his Lord in tho momont of his greatest trial and danger. It is bad to desert a friend at any auy tinto, but especially 60 whon ho is in distress and needs belp and encourage ment. It is bad.to abandon a good causo at any timo, but particularly so when that oauso is io dangor and noods tho aid of cvory good man. In tho fear of man, which is always a snare to tho Christian, Peter forgot his friend, his Master, his usual boldness, and flod. Tho placo of duty was pointed out as tho place of safety. Petor not willing to abandon entirely his Master, and unwilling to share his fortunes, ondoavored to compromise tho matter with himself and followed afar off. This kind of compromise with duty was hold out as dan gerous and should bo ovoidod. Duty, right principio admit of uo compromiso, but should bo strictly fulfilled. Tho rosult of this fear and compromiso was his presonco with evil associates, tho soldiers and servants of tho high priest, and hero he sit, listening to their blasphemy and their denunciations of Christ, without opening his lips. All the boldness Mid manliness with which ho was wont to ionounco Bin and blasphemy was gone. Thoso who keep company with tho wicked will find themselves unablo io denounce or oppose tho wickedness )f their associates. On tho contrary, they, too, ofton gradually became partakers in sin. 'Vico is a monster of such hideous mien, flint to bo hated needs but to bo seen; seen too oft familiar to our face; IV o first pity, thon endure, then embrace" Tho world was hold to bo ovorflowiag with Cmptations to ovil, and ho warned thc young igiliust those, and tho influonco of pretended Vionds, who could load thom into paths ol .uin and disgrace. Thoso who had gone istray, whothor old or young, ho pointed tc Christ, who would forgive thom as freely nm) '?illly ns ho did Potor, when ho prayed to hm loncstly and truly from his heart. Ho wai o-day ready to pardon sinners wdio abko? n ight and to strengthen them in momonts o temptation. Mr. Darby is a gifted preacher. Ho ba1 ,he faculty of expressing himself o'early om forcibly and his delivery is impressive. On Monday morning tho examination o ho primary department of Adger Colleg ook placo in tho college chapel. A larg' irowd of tho friends and patrons of th lollogo was prosent, and wo havo hoard n mo who witnessed tho thorough drilling c ho boys but was pleased and gratified nt th irogrcss and proficiency they manifested i heir various studios. In the afternoon about thirty of tho littl joys spoke, to the great amusement of til argo crowd assembled in tho chapel. . lumber of comic piocos woro woll dclivcrc md drew forth rounds of laughter and np ?lause Poetry and solcot speeches wero nh lolivorod with very much of tho action nn urination of young orators. This department, the most difficult of n to givo satisfaction, has cortainly been wc managed hy Professor Hicks, and tho bo; tiave made good progress in their Studie Tho number in this department, (abo jovontywfivo.) is too many for one profess to tench, nnd noxt year there should ho ( assistant. With this change tho mnnngenic )f tho md lego could not ho improved. By common consent Tuesday morning wi sot apart for tho commencement exercises tho Fcmalo College At 10 o'olock thc yout adios and little girls of the lower depart mei tssemblod at tho college buildings and pr ?coded in doublo filo to tho Lutheran Chur unrolling to tho music of tho Dixie Corr Band. It was n beautiful nnd encourage light to seo tho long procession, all olnd ?hilo, fit emblem of their purity, arrnng n rogular ordor according to classes, bogi ling wit'- tho juvonilon and ending with t uniors, with thoir teachers marching by tho ind tho ?.oalou8 and indefatigable 1 3melt'/,or closing tho lino. It represented t futuro hopes and aspirations of our poop ind all folt that thoso futuro wives n inothorsof tho land woro fitting thomsch for tho high duties of lifo in their efforts intellectual improvomont. On arriving nt tho church, tho procossi lividod, mitering by singlo filo thc two do ind oooupying tho seats reserved for th immediately in front of tho stand. A lai jrowd of parents and visitors woro prose ailing tho large church to its utmost onpnei The exorcises woro opened with prayer Dr. Adger, aftor which essays by tho you adios wore read ns follows: Essay by Miss Ada Clabaugh, subjoo "lntolloot Knows no Sox." Tho essay > :oad by Professor Sloun and did credit to ?vritorin its puro English and sound thoug lissipating tho popular and long oxisti irror that woman is a oreaturo of feel ratbor than reason and that intellectually is inferior to man. Essay by Miss Mary Riley, subjoot-" nale Defects." This essay was read Hov. S. L. Morris. Tho writer in a gract md delicate way condemned tho mle so pi dent thone days of complimenting ladies di occasions, without much regard as whether tho compliments carno from tho heart or woro worthily bestowod. Sh? thon dis cussed tho vanity and folly of woman in mattors of dross rind oxtornnl appearance, and their disposition to gossip, to tho noglcot ot tho highor and nobler qualities of tho mind. Essay by Miss Lilla Bauknight, subjoot " Col logia to Education. " This essay was road by Dr. Smeltzor and was replete with good sonso and chaste language The importanco of oollogiato education us u training und pro* porndon of tho mind of man or woman for tho various avocations in life was oloarly enforced as tho truo path to sudboss iu lifo as woll as a, high duty. All tho essays woro full of, sound truths expressed in chaste language not one of them smacking of tho empty declamation or vacant ologanco so common these days. Tho exercises wore closed with a speech by W. 0. keith, Esq., on tho vnluo of montai culturo ns illustrated in its fruits, and tho capacity and need of woman for a highor education as essential.to her social intlucnco and cnlargod sphere Tho oxoroisos woro interspersed with muslo and Singing with tho piano ns an accompani ment. All seemed to enjoy tho occasion and separated with n common feeling that our Fomalo Coltogo must and shall and will bo a permanent success. Tho Junior Exhibition of Adger College was held at 8 o'clock in tho ovoning. Tho exercises woro opened with prayor hy Hov. Mr. Darby. After music by tho band, tho young mon af tho Junior Class spoko in thc following order: J. Walter Daniel; subject-"Literature thc nood of tho South." Thomas F. Boozor; subject-"Pursuit." W. W. Daniel; subject-"Labor essential to oxecllonco." Tho material of tho addresses was very ;ood, though a I i ttl o moro labor in committing hem to memory would not have bocu out of place. A largo audience was prosont. So ar tho exercises of both institutions have icon highly satisfuotory and reflect crodit on itudonts nud professors. Our pcoplo nod dsitors to our town are greatly pleased with :ho promising future of these young literary astitutions. Tho oration before tho Literary Societies of Ydger Collogo was delivered on Wednesday norning at 10} o'clock by Col. E. M. ltuckcr, >f Anderson. Tho Colonel's address was a fino me, and its elcgai't delivery made a fino im >ression. Tho subject of Ibo spoakor was "Tho ?resent Times." lie drow a sorios of pictures >f tho salient features of our ago. Tho lovo of liscussion in thc school room, in tho college, in bo pulpit and at tho bar and in thc periodicals >f tho day was finely depicted. Thc present itcrature, tho slruoluro of society and its intlu IUCC, and tho quiokening in tho discussion of ho physical sciences wcro all eloquently dis tusscd, displaying groat learning and wit. In bc closing of tho Colonel's address ho gave tonio sound practical advice to the young men ?hieb they would do well to heed. This Imperfect notice is all wo aro oblo lo give, is our paper goes lo press early Wednesday iftcrnoon. Thursday is "Commencement Day," md wc append a programme of tho exorcises on .lie occasion. Thursday, June 27, 1878, 10 o'clock A. M. Prayer. MUSIC. Anniversary Oration, by Col. J. S. Colbran. MUSIC. Salutatory, W. CL Neville. . 1 .MUSIO. Gifted Men, J. W. Slider. M VISIO. Liboral Education, W. O. Novillo. MUSIC. Conferring of Degrees. Valedictory, W. J. Heard. Song, (selected) by Choir. Benediction, - -*>.?- - - Th? [VlU'utfc of City Lifo. Throughout this country thousands ot' young men look with anxious hearts to thc city as thc Paradise of brick aud mortar where their imaginations have depicted to thom glorious visions of wealth aooumulatcd by honest toil. All they desire is a chance to earn au honest living, and their belief ie firm that everything is possible to a deter mined soul. Every year tho stream pours into tho city of young, fresh hearts to find, alus! too soon, that all their bright visions wcro mirages of the city. Tho avenues for spending money aro greater than thoso for making it. Wants arc increased with out thc ability to gratify them. Despond ency tokes tho place of buoyancy, and tho spirit is crushed beneath tho weight of un satisfied ambition. A panic sweeps over tho lend, and all tho deportments of manu factures and commerce give way under tho pressure Muny oro reduced to lower wages or turned loose without resources or employment It is well to learn somo use ful trade or fill up tho ranks of tho pro fessions. Both aro necessary. Yet a com munity oannot survive long when its ranks aro altogether modo up of consumers. In all our great cities there aro thousands of families living from hand to mouth-uyo, inaoy who barely subsist. In Now York city alone there uro enid to bo 150,000 persons leading o wrctohod cxistcnoe, bo eauso they cling to a oity lifo, whore com petition is overwhelming, prices of overy-. thing thc highest, and poverty tho most oxtreoio and hopeless, when work nnd health fail. Yoe thc mirage of city lifo constantly looms up before tho youthful mind, and tho stream continues to flow in. If they could but read tho record, os un folded on thc registers of chaiitablo institu tions, and prisons, and juils, or tho un marked graves in Potter's field, whero bodios hove succumbed to physical want and spirits to moral woo; or, follow tho hungry hollow eyed witnesses to their squalid obodes, they would deem him no friend who points away from tho cottago home and woll tillod aero to tho mirago that rises through tho ?inoko und dust of tho stifling hivo where toil, day after day, year ofter year, through ?ll their lives, und dio paupers nt last. Far botter wore it for tho body politio if wen tho Irish tenantry system could bo idoptcd, and if tito spirit of communism is i crushed out, it must be not by force, but by giviug em ploy mont to tho unemployed thou sando. Clive thom a ohaooo to loavo tho oity with its thousand sowers of oritno and disoaso ond go to tho country where, drink ing in its puro air and untainted water, they can bo of scrvioo to themselves and tho country. There oro millions of neron of unimproved land, lyiug on either sido of tho Picdinount Air Lino Hoad, oapablo of sustaioiug many millions of people. Hero is a Held for practical philanthropy and true benevolence. Where is tho George Poabody or Pctor Cooper that will put tho ball in motion by wbicli tho unemployed thousands of tho land can bc supplied with cheap homes, and made to feel that they nfc not Creation's foulest blot-"-a blank. Hero is o recon struction policy that might well ougngo tho attention of tito statesmen, for fully carried into effect, it will bring in richer roturns than oil our revenue laws. lloro is a plan moro beneficial in its results than any silver bill that could bo framed. Koro is a re formatory sohemo cheaper and moro cfli oicnt than olms houses and prisons. Givo tho unemployed employment oed cheap homes. AU along tho Piedmont Air Lino thou sands of acres lie idlo. They ono bo made to blossom os tho rose. Who will start tho ball in motion;' [Piedmont Air Line Head Light. Prosecuting tho nuttier*. The Revenue Murderers Afraid of a ricketts Jury-Case Transferred io Anderson Effort to have it Removed to thc United States Court. PICKENS 0. IL, Juno 24.-Judge Kershaw is now holding tho Court of Sessions herc, and tho case cf tho revenue raiders, Kano, Dui hum, Moose and Scruggs, charged with tho murder of a young man named Amos Ladd while standing in his own doorway, was brought up before him to-day. The prisoners surrendered themselves pome timo ngo to tho sherill' of Greenville, and have been in jail in that placo over since, and on a prctonoo of being afraid of lynching woro not in court in person tooday, but wore lilly represented by William. K. Karlo, K. W. M. Mackey and Absalom Blythe. Earle and Mackey aro sufficiently well known to your readers without further description than their names. Illy tho is a brothor-in-law of Earle, and very much of tho same stripe. This worthy trio moved for a change of tho venue to Anderson County on tho ground that tho prejudice in Pickons against tho prisoners was such that they could not get u (air trial in this county. Judge Kershaw grunted thc motion, and the case will bo tried at Ander son in September, so that if these fellows aro hung their friends will not bo able to raise a Imo and cry about local prejudice Tho counsel for tho prisoners nlso asked permis sion, which was granted, to argue ut Oreon villo on Tuesday next the right to remove thc case tn tho United States Court, and there is no doubt that a despcrnto effort will bo made to have tho trial como olf bolo re a tribunal whero tho jury cnn bo poohed with negroes and Undiccls in sympathy with these wretches who havo boon indulging tlioir brutal pas sions in nil kinds of outrages upon tho defenceless people of tho mountain districts, It is to bo hoped that tho effort will not suc ceed-News and Courier. WESTMINSTER LO CA LS. At tho hour of two on tho lovely bright afternoon of Saturday, thc22d, a jolly crowd left thc pleasant though quiet little villngo of Westminster; and a very pleasant rido of an hour brought us to tho beautiful shady grove of Iluulcomb's mill pond, where quito a num ber of young people from overy direction hud asecnblod for thc purposo of attending a fishing party. Each oyo teamed with tho hope of a pleasant and ngrcoablo evening, which wao certainly realized; each had a pleasant smilo and lively chango of thought for thc other. A short timo having elapsed in pleasant conversation, (and lovo making,) and eating fruit, tho differout amusements of tho ovening commenced, wh'ch consistod of target shooting, fishing, (but wc suppose there were moro fish caught on dry land than out of WO tor,) promenading, and batcnu riding. How charming thc fair ones looked us they were so gracefully rowed'across tho benutiful water. A lbw hours thus being pleasantly spent tho timo approached for swcct-hearts and friends to part, for tho gay and much enjoyed party to closo. Freeman, a very energetic furmor, boasts of tho first cotton blooom in this vicinity. J. M. Dixon, tho threshing man, pays tho wheat crop is a littlo moro than half what it was last year. Sow in fallow or clovcrcd. lands if you want a good yield of wheat cvory year. TO WE VIL LE IO CA LS. TowNvii.i.K, Juno 25. Tho yield of fall oats is fair. Thc growing corn is an encouraging prospect. Wm. S. Woolbriglil, Esq,, had cotton blooms on Monday, tho 21 th. Tho people aro luxuriating in carly varieties of ripe fruit. Maj. A. H. ItroylcB lins just completed an elognnt now rcsidonoo. Prof. Vornor will begin the second session of his school on next Monday, tho 1st day proximo. There woro several very cool nights last week and a slight injury lo cotton and divers "bad colds" aro tho consequencos. A livo Democratic Club is in working order nt Providence Cburoh, four miles West of this place, with Mr. Frank L. Sit ton ns President. Mr. James L< Campbell, residing in Oconcc, near boro, inado thirty bushols of wheat from throe sowed, without manuring, which is tho hont vinhl Hint has occurred in this section, and tho worst yiold undoubtedly falls to a colored man boro who declares he "didn't got (too bun dles" from a bushel sowcJ. Elias Mnson, of .'Nubbin IUdgo," has dis patohod nino rattlesnakes ut as many diffcront times this yoar. Tho youngest of thom was four and tho oldest fourlecu years old. Mr. JohnC. Harris has four nores and Mr. Poimena Harris olght acres of cotton that for luxuriance and regularity of stand oro doubtless tho finest spooiinous of the orop ia Coonee. ltev. Dr. Adgor, to be assisted by the Hov. Prof. Riley, of Adger College, will oonduot divino worship in tho I'lesbytorlon Churoh hore on next Saturday and Sunday, tho 29th and 80th, on whloh latter day tho saoramont of tho Lord's Suppor will .be observed. Tho State Sunday Helloo? Con vention. Tliia body will moot in tho oitv ojt Greon villi? on Wednesday and Thursday, tho 21st nod 22d of August. Tho County Chuirinon will attend to thc appointing of delegates as soon as practicable. Should there bo any Counties in which the Chairmen do not oct, wo would request tho Sunday School Su perintendents living at tho Court Houses to appoint delegates. It is very desirable that ovory County bo represented. Tho local oommittco of arrangements nod tho terms offerod by railroads to visitors will bo pub. lushed in duo timo. CHARLES PETTY, Chairman Executive Committee. TUB CAMPHOR THEE.-Ono of tho most USO" ful and magnificent productions of tho vegeta ble kingdom that enriches China, and moro particularly tho provincos of Kings! and Canton, is tho camphor troo. This stupon? dous laurel, which often adorns tho' banks of rivers, was in several places found by Lord Amherst's embassy abovo fifty feet high, willi its stem twenty feet in circumference. Tho Chinese themselves affirm that it sometimes attains a height of moro than thrcor hundred toot, and a circumference greater than tho extended arms of twenty could embrace. Camphor is obtained from thc branches by sleeping them, while fresh cut, in water for two or three days, and then boiling them till tho gum, in tho form of white jolly, adheres to a stick which is used in constantly stirring tho branches. Tho fluid is then poured into a glazed vessel, where it eonoontrutos in a few hours. To purify it tho Chinese take a quantity of finely powdered earth, whioh they lay nt thc bottom of a copper basin; over this they placo a layer of camphor, and thon another loyer of earth, and so on until tho vessel is nearly filled, tho last or topmost layer being uf earth. Thoy cover this last lay or with tho leaves of u plant called polio, which seems to bo a spocios of Mentha (mint). They now invert a second basin over (he tirst, and make it air tight by luting. Tho whole is then submitted to tho action of a regulated firo for certain length of timo, and thou left to cool gradually. On separating tho vessel tho camphor is found to lutvo sublimed, lind to have ndherod to tfie copper basin. Repetitions of the same prooois o imploto its refinement. Resides yielding this valuable ingredient, tho camphor tree is ono of tho principal tim ber trcos of China, and is used not only in building but in most articles of furniture. Thc wood is dry and of a light color, and although light und easy to work, is durable and not likely to be injured by insects. TUE FAMINE IN BRAZIL.-Tho New York Journal of Cimnicrca publishes Ibo following abstract of a loiter from Bnr/.il, describing tho ravngosof famine in somo of tho pro? locos of that country: "Pernninbuco advices lo May 13 stnto that tho drought continues willi all its horror in tho centres of tho various provinces of Ibo North as well as that of Pornumbuen. There arc now no hopos of planting cotton for want of rains; in this branch, therefore, it is cer tain that wo shall have, no crop this year For tho sugar canes, however, rains may yot arrive in timo if they come soon, if not, thc sugar crop also will bo very small. That which is finishing would have boon on im portant one if tho blazing rays of tho sun lind not dried up and left so little juice. AH for cereals, if it should not rain the want ol them will bo absolute and thc people continue to pulfer tho consequences of fumino, daily more frightful. Succor is most difficult for want of conveyance on account ol not having water mid food for tho animals. Tho fam ished population Hock in bauds to thc capitale of thc provinces, and il causes horror to sec tliC60 unfortunates, almost naked and thin nf corpses wan, and enfeebled by weariness will: tho long and painful jon moy they have undergono, and suffering from ibo effects o; diseases produced by (ho wild roots nod othoi substances they have eaten. Thc situation ii most melancholy. In thc meantime Ibo pticei of thc lending necessaries of lile have risen.' --? - ? ? mi ' ", ; Tile Candidate. Husband, what makes yon look so sick? Hush, my dear, I've had a kick. A kick, my love, oh, cruel fate! And did it hurt my protty mate? Though it burt little or though it hurt much I still eau walk with tho aid of a crutch. You know tho candidate was my friend; Ile swore by me. and all workingmen, Till they counted tho votes und bc found h was boat, When he said to us all now beat a retreat! "Howdy! howdy! howdy-do? How is your wife and bow aro you? Ah! it suits my foot as nothing can, A '.stem rebuke to thc working-man!" Brothers, who labor from morn till night, Oct a good bludgoon and koop ititi sight, And crnek tho man's head who says uni you: "Howdy! howdy! howdy-do? How is your wifo and how aro you?" CHICAOO, June 23.-Tho nows from til corn regions of tho West aro generally moi favo.able Tho growing weither of tho pa woek has greatly improved tho prospect owing, howovcr to tho protracted rains ntl tho overflows ol' May and tho first half < June, which either rendered corn plantir impossible or drowned much that had bat planted. This year's corn crop will fa greatly bolow a fair overage Tho who; harvest in southern Illinois is about finish! and tho result is very satisfactory. Tl prospect for a good orop of wboot elsi whore throughout tho Wost is favorable OMAHA, Juno 23.-Tho doily Itepublict to-day, publishes tho following: "Tho coi arop from all tho counties on tho lino of tl Union Pnoifio and Omaha railroad is n promising. It is feared that tho long seasi of wot woathor, which prevailed up to a wet ago, had rusted tho wheat, and that tho sovo storms had injurod all tho crops. Sue however, is is not tho ease, and there ii i rust whatever* Cern is somewhat hnckwar but tho stands aro good and (hero is i immonso acreage Tho ryo harvest cor monees ono wcok hence: barley ten da later; wheat about July 25. At a fair ost malo tho wheat yield will bo twenty tn Iwcnl fivo bushels por aero. If thcro is favnrul wontbor for tho maturing crop, tho yiold w ho tho largest ovor known." BERLIN, Juno 22.-Friday night tho plonip lentiarics of England, Russia and Austria agru lo tho following, winch will bo submitted lo t congress to morrow for ratification. Tho fro tior of Northolm Bulgaria to bo fixed al tho B kans; tho Turks to have tho right lo fortify I Balkan passes and garrison tho fortified plao Sofia to bo inoludod in Boumolia ami Varna Bulgaria; tho Turks to retain Burgor; tho Nor em frontier of Montenegro and tho boundar of Servia to bo restricted to those countries reocivo compensation on thc South. LONDON, Juno 22.-A Borlin telegram lo J 'J'imcs says it seems tho ctn sion of Bosnia r Herzegovina to Austria is already dcoidod up Tho Turks have boon warned that if thoy do unreservedly aooopt tho decision of tho Ct gross, thoy will find no auxiliary among Ku rope an powers, but, on tho contrary, th anxious losavo thom will bo al tho hoad of tl: adversaries. VIENNA, Juno 22-Tho New Free Tren stn that Russia and Austria havo agreoJ t Montenegro is to havo Antivarl, but ibo ]i must only bo used for commoroo and un Austrian supervision. BAI.TIMOUE, MD., Juno 23.-Mayor Kuno diod nt 8:42 this A. M. at his rcsidonco. Ho was unconscious since tho preceding morning, his tongue hoing also parallzctfP He was born in 1820, of Irish parcntago. At an curly ago ho started business ns a grain dealer, and was vory successful. In 1840 he was appointed Colleotor of tho Port of Balt?goro by l'rosidout Taylor, holding it through ibo administration of Prosl- * dont Fillmore, and was subsequently appointod Marshal of tho oity, aud it was mainly through bis instrumentality thal thc celebrated riot of April 10, 1801, triton tho mob attacked Ibo Sixth Massachusetts Regiment, at Camdon Station, was put down, und great loss of lifo prevented. That samo year ho was indicted for treason, and was confined lu Forts Warron, Lafayette and Mollonry for a period ot* fourteen" months in all. After hisroleaso he went South, where ho remained until tho oloso of thc war, and returned to this city in 1800. In 1873 bo" was elected Sheriff, and in 1877 Mayor, which' position he hold nt tho timo of his death. THE Ant Sun*.-Professor Richter* air ship made a successful ascension in Hartford on Wednesday, Tho oporntor was n young man weighing iiinoty?six pounds, who?o nervo was equal to bis muscle, for ho wont up from tho enclosure of tho ball grounds to a height a? least twice that of tho Spiro of tho Church of tho Good Shepherd, and then struck off in nn Easterly direction toward tho river, intending, ns he afterward sahl, tn cross tho Connecticut. As it was apparent that a. storm was coming ur?, tho Professor signalled to him to return. Tho oporntor turnod tho oar around in mid-air and roturncd, descend ing at tho Professor's foot. Pie vines to ibis flight tho operator ascended, turnod tho oar about and descended several times, to show* his porfoct control over bis machine. Mr. Christian K, Hess has boon appointed* Master Windon of the Port of Philadelphia,"; at a yearly salary of ?2,500. "I hav'd" spent! all tho ninney I bad and nil tho money J could got bold nf in my search," unid Mr/ HOBS, when asked bow much his efforts tu find lin loft son bad cost bim. Mr. Ross say6 that, including tho $20,000 given by tho citi /.ons' committee, nearly ?80,000 has boen expended in efforts to restore tho lost child to bis parents, and ho docs not proposo to give? up tho search so long as ho can gol tho moana to pur.Mic it. Now that thc Keely motor humbug has collapsed, it ernies out thn% ?150,000 of tho money nf the stockholders lins beon subscribed"* and paid out for useless machinery, and ovar a million mid a half has changed hands in tho rise and full of its stocks. Thorn woro 20,000 shares of a pnr value of $100 each' issued which sold at first for S60 por share, but tho scbomo wns so skilfully manipulated that they frequently changed hands at ?300' per share Now t?ioy aro without valuo, and' could not bo sold for a cent even if offered itt lots to suit customers of small means. Do not put your pillows or feather beds; if so unfortunate ns to hnvo feather bods, into tho sun to nir, but in a thinly piuco witlv a clear dry wind blowing over then?. If ii is. cloudy, but not damp, and tho wind strong." it is all tho hotter. This, if practiced ofton, will koop well cured feathers always sweet. Mildly cured feathers cannot be modo sweat. A hot sun on thc best of feathers' will thru' them rancid. Xr.W YORK, Juno 23.-Tho will of tin; late Wm. Cullon Bryant is in Mr. Bryant's owo handwriting. Only two persons besides his' two daughters get any of his property. AU' his real ostato, books, pooms, pictures, furni ture and inlcrost thc Beening l'ost aro bc-' quontued to bis two daughters, Fannio Bryant Goodwin nod Julia Sands Bryant, with tho oxception of small legacies to the two partie? beforo mentioned. Tho value of the cstntc'rA not given. Il will be seen by tho lotlor of Secretory Schurz, which the President adopts as tho rulo of tho administration, that a few plank?', have boen saved from thc wreck of the civil service platform. Thc office-holders are in formed that they can do what they pleas? with their salarios. If they contributo. w4Ml and good; but if not, tboir standing will not be injured in thc department. "Pass around do sasser, bruddor, and keep your oyo well skinned for buttons!" MONROVIA, Juno 3. >'. Vin SOUTHAMPTON, Juno 22. ). The Liberian bark. Azor, from Charleston on April 21st, arrived boro to day. Nothing of importance occurred after tho burk touched ' nt Siena Leone. Tho emigrants uro in good' spirits, and will be warmly welcomed. Tho Union Timm is not of those who hold that thc members of tho Legislature aro overpaid. For a sixty days' session they geo ?300. It costs a member a month's work, worth ?75, to bo elected, and bis cxponsos in Columbia aro nt least ?1.75 a day. Now ho bas neglected bis own business for three months, winch is worth ?135, Grand total $315, which4s $15 loss than ho receives. There is ono place where this Congross ls popular, und that is Washington. It has not only given tho District of Columbia a now government, of which tho United Slates poV half tho bills; but authorized groat expondi** tures for public buildings. Halfway between Austin and San Antonio; Texas, there are home very flourishing woolton mills that turn out excellent cloths, wovon alf of puro wool, at tho moderato rato of eighty couts par yard. Tho wool is abundantly taken from tho sboop running in tho neighbor ing pastures. LONDON, Juno 24.-Tho Times' Berlin corre spondent says Sofia will bo included in Bulgaria mid not in itoumolia. Thc powors consented to-' this on condition thai, tho frontior pass BO olosc lo tho Sonth of (ho town as not to rnpnaoo Aus? ' trian interests in that quarter. Tho new autonomous province South of tho ' Balkans will bc named Haslem Itouroelia. NEW PHOTOGRAPHIC Over Vernor & Stribling's Store? l WILL REMAIN ONLY TWO WEEKS IN WALHALLA. Persons wishing ploluros will call immodi- ' alely. Old pictures copied and enlarged. J. WREN Juno 27, 1878, 82-2t COLLEGE NOTICE ! ~ rpiIEUK will bo a mooting of tho Stockholders I of Adger College, at Hie collego building, at 10 o'olook Ai M., on SATURDAY^, M,? otu ofl July noxli Tho meeting is an important one, and all Stockholders aro urged to at temi. Tho election for Professors and tho Finances of tho-Collogo will come beforo tho meeting. Tho'SGOOnil installment of interest on thc Endowment Bonds will fall duo on tho first day, of July. Prompt payment, is expected. J. W. NT HI BLI NU, Soorolary and .Treasurer. . WALUAM-A, S. C., Juno 27, 1?78. 82-2t