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tfMi? KKOWKI? COWttHH. H? Ki:iTai, ?SLtir? i? "& i~:?. ' THUNDA Y, AUGUST 21, 1870. r r. JJ6^** 2<br subscription, $1.60 ;>er ?union, strictly in ddvancf; for six months, 16 coifs.. i? te?*. Adjusrtispmcnts into (td at ono dollar im r'sqltare of one inch or Uss tor the fit it insertion, **and ff ty cents for each subs?quent insertion, ?kiy Obituary Notlees exctcdiny five lines, 'JVibube* of Respect, Communications of a per gonai character, when admissable, and Announce - menls of CandUfates will be charged for as adver tisanenti, B?f" Job Printing neatly and cheaply executed. Mpf Necessity -copwels HS to adfitre- sf rielly to thc requirements of Cash Payments* Tho Weather and the Crops. During til o past three wooka tl) oro has fallon enough rains properly distributed to havo mado o orop. They bato boen wottiug rains, as in but fen* instances have tho streams overrun their, baokq and in uo caso s?foras lion rd from has any eotious damage been done by Hooding tho lowlands. 'Ibo ruing havo boen nil ono could dosiro for reviving tho corn ' -crop and it hus improve! beyond expectation. Karly upland corn, huwovor, cannot under,any circumstances yield above a third of a crop, bot ^ato oorn1 promises, as Ano yield ns over before known. Somo go so far as to oxprces " tba Opinion that the general ?rop of corn for tho land planted will,full little if any short of an average. Cotton lias takeu a second growth and is making a largo weed. Muuy forms und young bolls havo fallen ol? duriug tho wet spoil, and without a very luto full tho ;yiold will ho cut oif considerably1, oup-thlrd, wo think, on an average. With a Into fall it ?may turn out better. At all events tho pros? peet ?8now far better for a crop than ?as nin tioipatod it could be somo weeks back. Gonoral Connor In his management of tho Greenville and Columbia Railroad bas so fur given general satisfaction. II o seems to strive not only to promoto ibo highest interests of tho rend, both in tho matter of freight.i, speed nnd improve ments of tho road bcd, but also to mako friends of tho people through whoso neighbor hoods tho road passes. Wo understand bc proposes to have tho track between "Walhalla and Anderson cleared oft', und reset with now tics, u thing much needed. This branch of tho road hus boen greatly neglected for a long time, and badly needs repairs. Wo, therefore, mo glad to hear theso aro about to bc mude and in time for tho fall irado and travel, ?odor proper management tho ince mo of tho road cnn bc Inrgoly increased and much of tho trado now lost to Charleston bo turned in that direction. Wo all desire to seo this accomplished, for Charleston should receive us much of our trado as it cnn legitimately claim. Besides wo would liko to seo Charleston restored to .ber former prosperity nnd trade, ns tho com mercial metropolis of our Stute. This can bo dono and nothing will contribute moro to this end than good railroad connections with quick transit and low freight?. A Xl ATTKIt. Of groat and immediate importance to our pcoplo is tho building of a depot al .Seneca City for tho convqniouoo of freights und travel. This bus been resolved cn und the work, wc ure reliably informo 1, will bo begun in limo for completion for thc full trude. This hus been long needed und should I.ave boon attended to belora this in tho truo inter - est of tho traveling und trading public. This ono act will mako Gen. Conner many friends among our pcoplo und, wc think, add lo (he business of his road. For Governor. While many of our contemporaries ure suggesting names for our next Governor, it would Illy become us to overlook tho chinns of General Samuel McGowan, ot' Abbeville, ?inco tho war with Mexico, in which ho cn? acted thc part of u soldier and patriot, Gen. McGowan has onjoyed a prominent hold on tho public mind find hus exercised a wide in? Auonce over Uppor Carolina. His broad und liberal view? in statesmanship, his purity of character, his ready nnd eloquent powers ns a public speaker, taken with his record as a soldier and patriot, combine with his winning manners to rondor him both a popular and nuilublo candidato for our next Govornor. In tho jato war ho served his country with zeal ond fidelity, rising lo tho rank of n Brigadier General, and was beloved by bis men for his great caro of thom at all times. Alter tho CIOBO of tho war, with broken fortunes, bo roturncd to his profession, and no me.n in thc Slato has sacrificed moro in thc effort to redeem thc State and restore to it the bless ings of good government than (len, McGowan. Once ho wc elected to Oongr?ss, but was deprived of bia sent by a partisan majority. Again when nn effort wns mado to got repre sentation in Congrosn, ho was put forward as tho standard bearer of tho pnrty by reason of bis great personal popularity nnd his c-lo? quenco on tho ?tump. On this occasion ho sacrificed Iiis personal feelings and bis pro? fossionnl duties for tho good of tho State, and was defoatod moro by the despondency of our peoplo than from any other causo. Ile wns rogardod tho lender of a forlorn hope, but ns ho sought not tho issue, ho then and hover luis failed to meet the call of his State. The good seed eown by him in this Campaign lins i greatly aided to restore good government, in South Carol ina. In tho memorable campaign of 1870, whoso voieo was heard oftener on Ibo stump and who dealt moro telling blows to corruption than flouerai McGowan? At tho oloso of tho campaign it was found ho bad polled Ibo highest voto of any of the Demo? oratio doctors' for Presidont, (hus showing bis great Strength hmong tho poople. Whor ovor tho battle has been thickest and the fight heaviest for tho redemption of tho State, thore tho old boro of Hie Third District has boen lound. Ono who bus saoriliccd so much and contributed so much in behalf of thc redemption of tho Stnto merits tho recognition of being mudo Chiof Magistrate of South Carolina. Whon wo add to all this tho foot that ho ia eminently qualified for the position, who will Bay nay to tho nomination of Gone val MuGownn for our next Governor? t?ubioribo for tho Ki:o\vm; Coniii.il. ****** *m'tm+m-? %m? mu W-JM * ^-.-.M J|??fi ? win ii>y??l^MI>iil,?i*ifll m-%**mm Tho Oioai, Contraction* in t!io valuo of property of ovory dosorip lion Is n fuot observoblo by ovory poison. It is not confined to tito country nor to towns, but rendios cities in ovory part of tho govern ment. It ls riot limited to uny species of personal] or real properly, but nflfcots nil, Thc necessaries of lifo command monoy.'but ,no other spcolcs of property can except nt? sacrifico, j q j ! 'Wo clipped, Romctimo baok, from tho Neivn and Courier ibo following statement of pales of real property in Charleston: "Tho th reo story store, 133 Meeting street, recently ?old for $2,000; throo story store, 4 II ny no street, for $900; four story storo, 13 Hayno street, for $1.000; two story store, 33 lluyno stteot, for $000, and tho handsome four story store, recently ocouplod by Crnno, Buylston & Co., fronting on lluyno, Meeting and Market stroots, erected at a cost'of over $10,0001 "for $8,000. All those structures aro of brick and in good ordor. Tho lust mentioned building is about two hundred foot deep, and tho others aro noarly ono hundred foot, in dopth." Knowing this statemontto bo truo,. wo who know tho property can hardly realizo,tho fuot, for tho land occupied by Jho' Juttpr building, wo voulut?, pnoo?oool?nandetl'-nearly doublo the sum -fil? Wlnohi it-sold. Wo.,boarl\>f a similar ?hrlllkiigu in values in.Columbia, und in'ovory town m tho?lState, though to a loss ilcgreo. In cor own lowfr ' pVoporty willoh cost forty-fivo hundred dollars has boen sold for lesa than ono thousand, aud nil'bouses and hits' arc worth less than 1 alf their cost. Bread and meat and numbur ono farina hold their own belter than any class of properly. Tho fihrinkago iii South Carolina is greater perhaps than in other Slates, and for this deverill causea may bo assigned, among them tho greater scarcity of money hcr.\ tho heavy luxation in SOtpp of our cities by reason of a large iuoal dobt, und Ibo etlcots o tho corrupt government under which wo li.ed for len years und consequent exhaustion. To thoso may bc edded thc miserable failure of our Staid to keep progress with ether' Slates in thc matter of freights ami rnilro ids, An almost irreparable injury bas been dono to Charleston by the failure of tho com, ?ellon of tho Bluo ltldge Railroad, while tho Vir Ll.uo Hoad crossing the upper part of Ibo i atc and the Charlotte, Columbia & Augura Road orossiiig thc middle of thc State, ha o been built, diverting irado and travol Northward across thc State t) tho exclusion of C inrlcs* ton. Whuteyor bo tho cauco tho i.ct is patent that thc value ol' property hore has contracted on tho nv crag; moro tba:, fifty por rent, in tho lust six creight ycnr.i. In fact, wo can ntiViOst pay" property put on the market ut forced salo hus no c.i'h value. While nil this is true, wo ure told that thoi'0 is oin abundance of money hi tho Noni and oven in tho Southern citit'3, " hi", wo t iihk, result? from an undoo accumulation th reto tho exebi' ion nf tho country and daos not ? . ove that thc medium of circulation has not been loo largely contracted. Wo believe an In crease of tho volume of currency would help tho people everywhere hi raising tho prie ol produc?a and properly generally aud enabling them to pay their debts without sacrificing their homes. Thc moneyed intorosta will opposo liiis, ns it ta';cs away their opportu nity; but thc good of the many should always bo first considered, Ilosides, thc Govern? nient has contracted the circulation t< o rapidly, amt thus Induced this state of thinj ; and it should repair tho evil, lt now taken two thousand.dollars in property to pay ti debt which six years ugo uno thousand would liti've paid. Wc pretend to no iii..mehi! ubilty. but wo ECO a sad state ol' thc country ?nd know ih.it ?ni inorcaso ol' tho ourruncy would mollify, if not relievo, tho difficulty. Ono effect of tho d?pr?ciation in property in South Cur./tina will boa reduced valuation of tho property ol tho State, aa n basis of tux a'io'i und n consequent levy of a higher rate per cont, to raise tho revenue of the Stato. At r believe this reduction will vary between twenty and fifty por cent, over tho Stato, the greatest falling off being in cur cities. Our people must learn that there is no royal road to wealth. Wc arc poor and should realize and net upon it, nut by seeking to accumulate wealth on capital borrowed ul high rates of interest. for this has been a fcililo cnuso of our impoyorislnnont, but by activo industry and judicious economy, lu this way, in a few years, money will abound among us, property will risc in value, manu factures and every kind of productive cnter priso will spring up to further enrich us. Haw easy to make money with money, but how hard to start from tho ground and rise to wealth, Tho latter cnn bo done, und wc will bo compelled to illustrate thc fact. Tt may rcrpiiro several generations, but Ibo accumulations of cooli generation will render tho road easier and plainer to its successor, until success is attained. Then thc sailing will bc smooth, for wc will bo independent Hov/ to Miiko a Town. The Columbia Jlef/ister bus a long and well written editorial under tho nbovo capt hui from which wo make tho following extract.-1. After stating that natural resources and sur rounding have much lp do with tho inception and growth of towns, and pointing lo in stances of groat cities at times spvinging up in out of tho way placen nnd growing from tho capital und appointments of civilization into contres of trade, controlling largely the commerce of tho world, tho writer Says; "Tho HOC!al complexion nf e. pl .co, tho charaotcr of tho pooplo who ? ? bush ess and dwell Ihoroin-rtho merchants, tho pW/foselon? ?ls, tho mon and women of society-all these things have a vast positive meaning in tho economy of a city, ?ind uro ns ou pablo ol attracting basilio's and visitors ns thc sub stance of high individual character, tho gills of genius and tho smiles nf bounty havo a ?liurm for thc average child of our race. Thon wo muy accept it us a truth that there is much in every town that is made--that is borrowed from tho onergy, tho character, Ibo culture, tho Inste*, thc refinement, and, nbovc all, Ibo go-ahead business qualities of a placo ?. -tho, phick to upend mon.}'/ and the judg ment and discretion to place it weil. No two-penny policy in our day can conduct a State, a city, or business on n great scale, or, in fact, on any ecalo ut nil worth talking about. Tho narrow parsimony thal is caught in tho aphorism, "u penny saved is a penny earned," is easy ol' utterance, but it has sunk itu millions in thc ponuriOussuoaa which lukes ""_ ' - mi yinn . u mn^in _-1 commit mid oouutomuiuu iu its wisdom." In another part of tho' article, speaking of penuriousness ns n Southern vico, tho writer says: "Tliis porhaps is, tho most harmful of qualities. It stavros ^tho proachor, oripplos tho Stulo and municipality, unnerves sooioty, lets down tho tono of tho pooplo in killing off public spirit and diddles ono's nolghbor with sanctimonious grttco whilst it roftiBCS that charity which Is tho greatest of all Virtuos? Liberality of spirit is a groat olement in cory good work. It is not so much what wo loso in positivo action that begets poverty ns in ino rt trot?. In other words it is not for sins of commission wo suffer most, but for sins of omission-tho precious timo, tho precious opportunity wo allow to slip by us unimi proved and which is gono from us forovor, like n forgotton dream, never to bo rccovorcd." In Speaking o! tho energy, activity and determination not to yield to miufortuno ns an element of success in ovory undertaking, tho writer soys: "Any oily, town or community, thon, that d?termines not to fail and so acts, at that moment binds up its loins for positivo notion and nggi'essivo effort und goos in to win and not whine, will win in tho end. Curcos and blossings aro nlwnys within a bow shot of onoh other, and ns wo chooso so will it bo our lot in niuo cases out of ton. Ho who bemoans hi? lot and never looks for tho silver lining will -suroly never behold it. But he who looks up front tho dungeon of his sorrows will or.joy tho realization in oomo way of tho glorious doy shining beyond his prison walls. In his dreams ho will hoar again' tho carols af tho birds, seo again tho bright coming of tho young day and tho coy mists of tho com ing morn swiftly Hoeing before it. Tho swift foot and morry laughter of ohildron nt play, tho ringing ohcvm of success and Victory, mingled with thc sweet songs of tho olden limo, will como trickling over tho harp strings' of memory, despite tho bulls and bars of cruel destiny. Accepting, then, th? trOo philosophy of the quaint yet practical aphorism, ''nothing loso nothing gain," lot tho*o who would moko their towns and communities shine in pros? polity and progressive strength bind on their frontlets '.>->'( tfcs/knimluin,'' and each mar. do his part towards a c nt mon end, remem bering that though we may not accomplish impossibilities ibero is so much posstblo to bravo und united effort in pur day that the limits pf impossibilities aro falling before thc breath of civilization as tho shallows of night give plnOO to the gladness of day." -? ? -_ ToachoiV Union of Ocorioo, Messrs, Editors: 1 t|osiro to fay something about the Touchers' Union of Coen co, and I thoreforo bog space in your columns for that purpose. I hardly know where to begin or what to say, since I was so badly disappointed orr the occasion nf Our Inst mooting. Thoro Booms t'i bo se little interest shown by ti majority Of tho teachers of Goonoo, in educa tional mutters, that it is truly discouraging to thor.c who desire lo tr3r to do something for Oconeo and her teachers. Thc Teachers Union was oompicncod for ibo purpose of improving, as far ns possible;, tho teachers o( tho county, both from an edu. eational point und for tho purpose pf intorv ? charging idous on scheid government, disc- ! plino, methods of instruction, i^e;* but since the first meeting in October, l?-'7?, ibero scorns to have been tl desire on u part of tho touchers to pull back, instead of inuiiifesting tm interest; mid thou there tire some who hnvo never enrolled their names ns momborn of tho Union; mid then thero is a third eines, who, though, members, have manifested no interest whatever, and who, ut least most of this chi's, hnvo attended only th.e mooting at which they enrolled their names. Now from thoso and many other CHUSOS which I will not mention hero, thc Union has never been able to get under way. There luis boori no proper trial mude of its merits, as hus been duiio in other counties. I cannot itocounl for tho npparent indifference with which this subject has been treated iii Oconeo, not only by tho teachers, but by every one, J. may Miy. They surely do not think that our present system of instruction is ellicicnt onotigh, and that our educational standard is sufficiently elevated, without any further effort on tho part of tho county to better it. Tho toucher's lifo is ? hard enc, nnd ono it, which tho duties aro various, and it requires hurd study and careful preparation for a teacher to properly qualify himself lo effi ciently, nnd in the trtio sonso of tho word, lill tlio position of toucher or instructor of girls und beys. Mo is not only their in structor in the school hooks that nro placed in his hands to study; this par? of his instruc tion, I inny say, in of tho least importance; for what uso is nn education to ri man or Woman without morals, without n high sense of honor and elevated iden', nud without that delicacy of feeling for others that car. only bo acquired in thc early days of childhood, to bo of tiny usc. Wo as teachers hnvo thc res ponsibility of ul! Ihis and a grout deal more resting upon our shoulders, and I will ginir.s anice that lhere ls not a man or toucher in OooiiOO County who will deny ibo necessity of ii thorough training ?n nor part lu fully <|unl iTy> oursolves fur tho responsible positions thr.t wo occupy. Now tho question hil ttl ri. Hy 0011103 up: How is nil this to bo accomplished? The answer ar naturally returns, that wo e;ui only do it by intnrcourVo among omvolvrts; thc exchange of ideas on these various subjects, and get ting ?dons from thoso who liavo had experi ence and arc Capable of instructin? us. W le n tiiv subject nf a Touchers' Union wns first mentioned in thc columns of tho Co'.'RltiR, tho Originator o? tho pinn hud thoso cition* lional ideas boforo him in making tho ?novo. It wns tho mainspring that wns to keep thc machinery in motion. A great many te,ich ors seem lo bo entirely indifferent to the subject or think pei Inps that they nro aireadv SuiHoiontly informed and need no farther in struction. I truly kopo that Ihoy tiro. I would truly Ihtink them if they would come forward to th.e meetings ol Our Uni?n and give llioso of iis that dosiro lo bo instructed [ho benefit of their oxpcricrteo and knowl edge. Then nguiu thero aro soriio no doubt who fool u litiJo timid about coming out, through fear (hut they may make ii blunder of Some kind, li' wo have a blunder in ns tho best way lo get rid of ii. !.* tu ox poso it to view , mid it will not tro?, ide ub long. It ia a mailor ol' nitor impossibility fur our Union to bo of nuioii benefit to tho county, unloBB, not only tho tendiere, but tho patrons of our schools omi tho pooplo in gonernl attend our inooting?. Wo must bo of ono mind in this matter. It would g'tvo mo muoh plonsuro tosco this mnttor givon tho nttontiou that it tdiould liavo; but na I remarked abovo, thora ?8 very little interest manifested. Wo must jodgo mon not by thoir words, but by thoir notions, mid taking this as my criterion, lam forced to tho abovo conclusion, much against my will; but, however, I truly hopo that I nm sadly mistaken, und that each member who was absent from tho mooting of tho Tcnohor8' Union of Oconoo, on August tho 8th, was detained at homo by BOmo una voidable oircumstnnco.% I truly hopo that tho teachers mid pooplo will not lot this attompt to create an interest in education full through. Tho other counties of tho State aro nil pushing ahead and I omi hear encouraging accounts from thom almost ovory day. If wo expect to outer thc raco wo must do so nt tho sturt, or it will soon bo too lato to reach tho goal with tho lending counties. Tho ohaucos aro that unless wo mnko an ovoit start with.tho rest that wc will bo distanced mid ruled out of tho nico entirely. There is no reason why Oconco should bo behind in this matter, for wo liavo too many natural advantages; for whero can v-oti find a moro healthy and pleasant county in tho State? l?esidos, we now liavo two flourishing colleges nt Walhalla, which alford tho menus for tho people to giro their children n high education at their very doom, mid without much ex pense nt that. Tho pooplo throughout tho county should endeavor to have {',oud t'chools in every part of tho county, in order that their children may bo properly prepare 1 lo enter these imHiliiiions. Tho tcaohor.i thom? selves cnn do but lillie without tho aid of thc people and tho hearty co-operation of our Colleges'. Tho latter are willing io aid. Tho people of Oconoo must do as tho people of Abbeville aro dein;:. Look over (lie pi'?doed?. inga of tho last meeting of tho Touchers* instituto o[ thal placo and yen will find snob mon as Ooh; Samuel MoG iwnn, Col. J. c;. Oolbra;! mid Gen. lt. Ri (ictnpbill taking nh ortivo pallin th:? educational interests of that c..linty. <? i lo Spartahboi'g ?:< ll you will lind M nj. Churlos Potty and others ol' note in ;lio lead. In conclusion, I cull upon every ono in this cornily to lend their aid in this undertaking mid ende;, r to raise Oeoneq ?pt bu l yto tho front ranks, *.it if pos.sihlo to clich a position that thc tot of the State will have to 5 oint to lu r as tho banner educational county of the f?tato. lt cnn bo done, lind till ti;.; is wiint* ingi is ei.et'fty und porsoVornnco. C. Viii! Pi.AV, S.C. Annul I 4 Vii IS 7 9; A Visit to (?porcia. '4 L'tiAf.? Ho ?UK, AcoyaT .15, I.S70. iUi;:j:?it.s. lOun'olts: Hiving concluded to di a bc !) (lying visit ''out Wost" lo vL-ir ;o lativ?ftji during iny btcnthibg spell, ! tel out b) priv?te conveyance t?id tr-...?.?. J forty ?niles through Ibo cou 111 ry to Harmony Grov.o on tho Not i Le istern Railroad. Tho crops along thc road that ? traveled pre 1 med Ibo marks of dry weather, b?tj was 1? V? it ly rovivod by tho copious showers it 1! had fnllou of lalo. Tho h?ortlieuatcrn Railroad is ii connecting lii:'< between Athens and tho Air Linc, having Ali ni:, for ono terminus and Lula, on tho Air Lino, thc oilier terminus, and forms a competing lino for tho Athenians und surrounding country with tho ^lule road, going West or North. J. was informed that this road payed hntidsomoly and lind not changed hundti| ny is tho case generally in building new roads. Wo hero changed our private convoy anco for that of railroad. Ono hour's lido brought us safely to thc groot Air .Line Railroad] whoso ofiloors oro so courteous to thc hoveling public and thc fine equipments of tho road, together with tho bracing air and no dust, tho idea of soon seeing thc Gato City added zest to this part of our travel. In traveling over this road during thc drought in duly, ? found tho crops magnificent between Giiinsville and Atilinto, having had plenty of rain. Of course they arc still ahead of thoso portions of thc country visited with drought. ? uoticcd as wo skimmed along like a swallow uinny orchards of both peaches mid npplps. Nothing took placo on thc way to impede our travel mid wo roached thc bustling Gate City without incident at 1 o'clock 1\ M., having left Harmon;; Grove a few minutes I cfo rc 10 A. M. Tho great influx of oxoUr&ionisls mid refugees from yellow fever, together with thc din of wheels and street oar bolis. give Atlanti quito a lively appearance mid ono can ni moat imagino himself on Broadway. Atlanta has no market like Augusta or Charleston, but numbers of fruit stands uro literally groaning With vegetables rind fruits, both foreign or tropic d and domestic. Peaches and watermelons aro a bu ii da nt in tho Allanta market. Poaches cnn bo bought from wagons for twenty oonl.i per bushel. Many luscious kinds of grapes, ponr&, apples, ii,;;i, ive,, are at every corner. Atianta with her Stnto House, her foun dorles, her who)08ft]O Irado, tho groat center of many railroads and tinny other modern improvements, can nov/ boast of a hygienic insiiiuto of tho purest typo. Dr. Ilobison, originally o? .Sweden, and Dr. Bovino, of Chicago, Illinois, aro both gradu?tes, of Dr. Trail's Hygienic instituto, whero tho sick crin bo heated strictly on hygienic principles. Tho Legislature was in session. Nothing of m nett inipoilanoo was hoing onnotod, WitlloUt lunch prospect of adjournment. 1 S| "iii. (,no night in A tin ti tn mid lc ft next inorbing nt 5 o'clock' A. M. for Adah's ville, distalioo seventy milos. Wo orossed 1 Chattahoochee seven miles abovo Atlanta With but littla ohango of speed. Thc j bl'iilgO is HO Well COtlutlUCtod that tho tl iv clor scarcely perceives that he is crossing ?0 I nge a ?Iroatu. This road (tho W'e.t . j om and Atlantic) make* ?ood timo, but there oro so many curves that it rendors tho travol unpleasant. From Atlanta to somo distan?a ahovo Mariotta is a high ridgo country well adapted to fruit oulturo, and this very important part of husbandry hos not been overlooked, for Ano orchards, nur series and vinoyards greet tho oyo on both sides of tho rood. As wo tuovo ou tho oyo rosts on tho dusky splendor of tho Konnc< Baw Mouutuiu ns it looms up in the distance, and it is uot long ero it stands out in bold roliof ond jusi boro (hero is an "oohing void" when wo refloat that it was on this mountain tho gallant Polk pourod out his lifo blood for tho Lost Cause. And still a littlo furthor on wo pass through tho "deep out" ovor thirty feet docp. This portion of thc landscape is quito picturesque nud tu? foresting. Tho next placo of interest is orossiug tho Etown. Tho trestle is, I suppose, between fifty and ouc hundred feet high, and ns tho oyo rests from tho giddy hight ou tho meandering shearn below the train moves very slowly, increasing tho fears of tho nervous. Hero tho: land changes from frc) to limc&tono and with it is suggestive of a chango of thc flecoy slap? plo and fruits to that of grasses, olover and stock raising. From hero to Aduirsvillo is a boauliful valley iu a high stato of cultivation, so much . that wc oro tn ado to exclaim that our siBtcr Stato hos tho preeminent right to be called tho Empiro Stato of tho South, lloro I reach my destination and (ind my relatives well und prosperous. Tho small grain was very good. Messrs. William nud ll. P, 13ibb, formet ly of this county, sowod 100 bushels of wheat and made 1,200 bushels. Wheat brings 81 per bushel. About 80,000 bushels have boen sold nt Adoirsvillo nud thc crop is supposed to bo half sold. With thia last item, dear reader, onda my dotting*, having returned hy tho samo route, without accident or incident witl\j this conclusion, tho Palmetto State with id) of hov faulte,' 1 love her still. K. Walhalla, I Translated from tho I li irleslon Deutsche Zeitung, of A'ugUsI 1 1.1 Shortly another excursion will ho run to thc upcountry, sud WO harr, thal a hugo number of persons will toko advantage ol' thc same; more especially un unusual number of Germans will take this occasion to visit Walhalla to recover their health und strength. How rot Idly this is gained may be seen 1 y these who hnvo given Walhalla a triai. A venerable old tier.ann Pro fessor, for instance, v. ami sickly, lind scarcely been n guest al Bietnnnn's Hotel n fori night before ho began lo tako part lu all thc athletic spoils of tho youngsters. Not satisfied with this, however, but lo show hi coiilldoncc in his Increased strengt h, ho laid hohl of a well grown Pride of India shade tree, six inches in diameter, and with one powerful sargo felled it to tho ground. Wo hnvo no doubt tho Town Council will lay an accusation against tho Pro fessor fur such hesspass. This rapid increase in health and strength is duo to Tania lliomnnn's kind attention to her guests. Mr. Ktmfmnnn's beer, too, is a wonderful stimulait I and adds not e. little to produce .such extraordinary strength. The beer is fresh and pure and Mr. K, says (hat he who will manufacturo beor from anything beside malt mid hops ?H a dangerous fellow. Since Inst year sever-.1 improvements JinYC been undertaken in Walhalla, muong others Mrs, t?. Wa mur is erecting n new juill n milo or two from town. Two !'.: inch turbine wheels have jnsl been received lo he operated under n head of waleroi* thirty feet fall. Theso wheels nro lo propel the grist mill mid cotton ginning ma chinery, in the future it is "Iso proposed lo run n colton factory ni ihis place. Tho new method of spinning thc yarn dircolly from (bc seed cotton will bo introduced. It is said thc thread thus spun is much stronger, tho libres ol the cotton not being lorn und broken, bosidci doing away willi the c..tra work of ginning anil packing. The vineyards of Messrs. Hiohly nud Kauf mann ar? looking well nnd beginning to bear nnd next year wo may expect Walhalla wine. Tho garden nnd vineyard of Mr. Pieper nn still tho finest iii (ho lown, belter even than tin (?arden of Paradise, for (herc ia not a forblddci treo lo be found ni it. Tho guests of the Picpot House have grupos and vegetables lo cat ul pl ensure. Tho praiseworthy Dr. Smelf/er is a ron Cinoimiatus. An able preacher nnd I'residcni of thc Walhalla Pe?nalo College, wo found hin during his sumiiier vacation plowing and arrang ing Ids garden. Ho was nlso busily engaged ir repairing nnd papering tho hall and rooms o Iii.) academy. TliOSO who wish lo rest from (oil and enjoy pure mountain air let. them go to Walhalla? LONDON, August 18.-A Cnloulla dis patch lo the Times soys: "Hain in Cash mero might yet scour0 n rico crop equal h half of tim average crop. Tho sta tonio rp mudo tomo timo ago that this would bi enough to support the people rests upoi consumption, apparently only too wei founded, that, half of tho inhabitants hi vr either perished by tho fumino or Oihlgratod.' ri M Ijij j Who luis once ti;;<ul tim PIM} ..... V-'.;, ? ? ? _ . , . ; 'IV.. te *rT/ff ll . vi fORFEITEl) LAND SALES, otiorvius COUNTY. OFFICE COUNTY AUDITOR, WALHALLA, S. C., August 10, 1870. PURSUANT to tiio provisions of sc?tiou 2 of an Aol in volution lo landa forfeited lo Ibo Slate, for non-payment of luxes, approved DCcombor 2i), 1878, 1 do horoby givo nolioo tb?) ,tho fol lowing picocs, parools or tracts of laud, forfeited to (bo Sluto for non-payment of laxos, and not redcomod or provided for in tho Aot, will bo offered for salo in front of tho Court House, in Walhalla, at publlo auction, on tho FIRST MONDAY, hoing tho first day of Boptember-, 1870, and tho days following, beginning at tho hour of ll A. M.,.ouch day, tho County Trea surer conduct i ug Ibo salo. Tho original owners of Ibo following real estate, or any person or por sons claiming under them, may havo tho said reid estate restored to thom Upon payment of thc amount of taxes, ko., on said lands. Any other person or persons purchasing any of tho following parcel of lauds will have to comply with Section 4 of an Act entitled au Aot in re lation lo forfeited lands, approved March 1) ,1878-. ..? - ioiIrTN. Q0$$?, * ' .County Auditor Ooqnco County. CUNT Kit TOWNSHIP. J ?i 7aolievy,10? oor?s.' T Q Frasior, 90 acres. SENECA TOWNSHIP., i 'V*-" William Brown, I aloro. ? W Henry Holcombe, 85 acres. Goo A Tronhotm, 1,005 acres. TUG ALCO TOWNSHIP. ' I nano Long, 00 a?roS. Alexander Bryce, Jr, 20fj acres. Alexander llrycc, Jr, OOO aorcs. Mrs Jemima bong, 00 acres. Jumes P Woodall, 270 aorcs. WAGENER TOWNSHIP. lt lt Hammond, 135 acre'.'. James W Vissago, I?0 a?r?s. Alexander Dryce, Jr, 197 acres. Alexander Dryco, Jr, 1,!>20 acres. PU DAS KI TOWNSHIP. Mrs Francis Carver, 100 acres. J M Zachery, 260 acres. Mary Hutt, 158 neves. Ja tues W Chambers, 200 acres. Phillip Chumbera, 100 aeren. Homy Dong, 100 acres. .?WWm C Pills, 100 it?r?s, Wm ll Pills, fl ?j acres. David Pitts, 100 acres. Henry Roach, 100 acres. Moses Smith, 1?8 acres. Kodiak Woolbonk, 55 acres. CHATUGA TOWNSHIP: .1 M Zachery, 00 aerea. .1 M Zachery, 50 acres. Dry00 & Taylor, 72 acres. Geo il Walker, 377 acres. WlllTK WATER TOWNSHIP. .1 Andrew Thompson, 150 acres. Ditter Vaughn, SO acres. Coo S Nicholson, 60 acre*. NOTICE Ol1' DISSOLUTION lVOTICb i.- hereby given thal tho Partnership heretofore existing between .J. E, Uuxniux and JOHN M. ll CN mt IX, merchants ?(oing business in the town ol' Walhalla, under Hie linn name of j. E. HENDRIX & SON, was dissolvod by mutual consent on thc Ililli day ot August, 1870. The Notes and Accounts duo lo Ibo timi will bc found in thc hands of J. !.. Hendrix, lo whom payment must bc made, and he will pay nil debts due by thc old firm. Mr. J. E. Hen drix will continuo the business nt tho old stand and bc glad to servo his customer.-) OB hereto fore. J. E. HENDRIX, J. M. HENDRIX. August 21, 1879 40 State ot' South Carolina. Dy Richard Lewis, Ksq., Judye of Probate. \\f iiuiiKAs, G. W. Loathers, has made suit to fi mo lo grant him Lcttors of Administration of Ibo Estalo mid Dilecta of Grcenborry Cox, deceased Those aro, Ihcrefore, to cito and admonish nil ami singular tho kindred and creditors of the said Grcenborry Cox, decotscd, ihat they be, and appear, before me, in tho Court of Probate, to bo held nt Walhalla, S C., on Saturday, Cth of September next, after imbrication hereof, nt 11 o'clock in tho forenoon, to shew cause, if nny they have, why tho said administration should not ho granted. Given underlay hand nndscnl, this tho 20th day of August, Anno Domini 1879. RICHARD LEWIS, Judge of Probate of Goonoo County. August 21, 1870 <10-2t 'MM MACHINE will preterit over uU others, and il Cl 1319 TS selling il lind it just whnt tho VHOVfj? want. It mnkes tho f bullio look stitch, runs easily, docs tho wi lost range of work, and winds Ibo bobbins without running thu works of (ho machine. Write for doBOllplivo circulars and full purlieu PIULA. SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, 1301 1303 Button wood. S-creo-t, l*Hiail,AI!>ttM'|IIAf VA. Anglist 21, 1ST'.) I0-'10l