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TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE BY KEITH, SMITH & CO. WALHALLA, SOUTH CA KOLI NA, VII URS DAY, MAY 13, 1880. Kirat you Uko and wann your toapot, Let tko water boiling bc, That's a most important soorot, Dut soo you don't sparo tho toa. Put it on tho hob to draw it For nomo minutes-two or throe Then fill up and shuko and pour it And bloBS tho mau who fouud out tea. Jjovoly woman is thc sugnr, Spoous tho poor mon sootn to bo, Matrimony is hot wutcr, Lovo is like a cup of tea. Aiftams IV&irubilig. 'f boro novor was so strango a year; Tho Bensons secin all out of gear; Thc summer took so much of fall, Wo lind no autumn days at all; Tho fall, in order to got square, Took nil of winter it did dare; And winter evens up ibo thing By lingering in tho lap of spriug. [For tho Kcowco Courier. Stray Loavos. ?V MINNIE. lt is sad to loavc tho homo of our child hood and tho friends wc loved whilo thorc It is sad to leave tho old haunts whore wt used to play, to wander for thc last timt beneath thc old oak trees, whore tho lon* groy moss sweeps thc ground, and listet to tho songs of tho birds among thci branches, und know that it is for thc las time; to look upon the flowers und vine thut duster around tho old porch, wher wo used to sit and dream thc happy hour away, and know that our places there wi! bo lilied by us uo uioro. Yes, Tho homo of my childhood, 'twill ever b dear, With its moss covered porch nud vine clinging there, Of all tho bright spots to my memory giver The homo of my childhood is thc pluc .nearest houven. How oft have I wished to ro-visit thc plac Where I first saw thc light, my slops t retruco, I'd twino tho bright flowers; I'd sit 'neat the trees, And lazily list lo tho hum of tho bees. I'd silently sit by my grandmother's ride, Tho place whoro I wont all my trout les I hide, As on that dear fnoo I would lovingly gaz A child I would bo os in childhood's brigl days. But ah! I must stop, for that home once f dear, No moro is my home, for thc stranger liv? lhere, . Those loved ones that lovingly welcome my stop, Long'noath tho grey covered nio;:s stor hath slept. But there arc other scenes in life equal assad, lt is sad for tho school-girl tob, farewell to her beloved school-mates, wil whom for years she hos gono arm in arm school, studied from the same books, rcciu thc samo lessons. It is sad to say farowc to thc kind teachers, who havo patient und lovingly assisted them to ascend tl hill of science, and cheered them fro limo to time with loving words and ldc counsel. It is hard to break away from e these loved associations nnd friendship nnd know that thc last hours of our scho doys arc rapidly passing away when wo wi no longer bo culled school girls; when thc (College hulls and doors will bo forever dos? *jpon us oud our places will bo filled I .?trangers, and our voices will no more I beard in tho morning song and thc eveuii ?recitation, that our numes uro soon to I left off thc roll call. Thcso oro sad thoughts and oro ev calculated and sadden us, even amid tl brightest and happiest d?ys of our livt nnd wo arc ofteu lcd to wish that wc cou don our white uptons und bibs again, ai with spelling book and primer under o arms commence over and rc-spond tho delightful days of childhood. But alus! oven whilo wo aro ponnii these lines, limo, with its ever rovolvii wheel, is hurrying us on, and ouly a ft moro days and wo will havo token o plaocs in tho grout arena of lifo, and t happy faces of girlhood will bo ohungi into thoso of women, and traces of care ni anxiety will loavo their indelible slam upon our brows. Yet amidst ul! thcso ohonges of life w memory carry mc back to thcso dear o halls, where I have spent so many hop hourn, and then each dearly remember fuco will como up beforo mo ns in du gono by, like somo beautiful dream of t past, and often will I wish to know t .road that caoh of thcso dear ones ha taken, und oftou long to overtake them by | tho woy und ii?k if it is woll with them. Ye?, j How oft io our dreams as from bright Beu lah lands, Those loved faces will rise to our view, Like beautiful beacons to beckon us on, To be curucat and loving and true How oft will I long to sit in thcso halls, As tn days that uro past and gone by, And how oft will wc stop to list to tho soug, Or to catch tho bright glimpse of their oyo; For memory's ohaiu that doth often cn twiun Hound our hoarts tn a loving embrace, Nor tho sorrows of life nor thc footprints of time, Those bright memories oro cati craso. So when our footsteps grow woury and slow, Ami eui- way seems dark, rugged mid drear, May the friends of our girlhood remain ever true, Our life's pathway to brightou bud ohocr. Tho Democracy of Pennsylvania. Tho Dcmocralio State Convention, recently in session at Harrisburg, unani mously adopted tho follow in g resolutions. Thcso resolutions have tho ring of thc true metal und will be read by our readers with prolit and pleasure: Tho committee on resolutions reported us follows: liesolved, Fisrt. That wc, thc Domooratie party of Pennsylvania, in Convention assembled, renew our vows ol' fidelity to tho fundamental principles proclaimed and practiced by tho illustrious men who settled our free institution und founded tho Dcmo cralio purty to protect and preservo them. Secoid. That tho just powers of tho Federal Uuiou, tho'rights of tho Stutcs and the liberties of thc people uro vital parto of one harmonious system und to save each part in its whole Constitutional vigor is to save the life of the nation. Third. That the D?mocratie party maiu talus, as it ever has maintained, that tho military aro nnd ought to be in nil things subordinate to the civil authorities, lt denies, as it. ever has denied, thc right of tba Federal Administration to heep on foot at the general expense a stunding army to invade, the States for political purposes without regard to Constitutional restrictions to control the people nt tho polls, to ptoteet und onoouruge a fraudulent count ot votes, or inaugurate candidates rejected by thc majority. Fourth. That tho right to a free ballot is the right preservutive of all rights, and is the ooly menus of peacefully redressing grievances nnd reforming abuses. The presence ut thc polls of a regular military force and of a host of hireling officials, claim ing power to arrest and imprison citizens without warrant or hearing, destroys all frcodom of elections and upturns tho very foundation of self-government. Wo cull upon all good citizens to aid us in preser ving our institutions from destruction by thcso imperial methods, by supervising the right of suffrage and coercing tho popular will, and tn keeping the way to (he ballot box open nod free n.s it wus to our fat lit rs, in removing the anny to a safo distance when ibo people assemble to express their sovereign pleasure al tho polls, ?>nd in se eming obedience to their will when legally expressed by their votes, Filth That Rutherford D, Hayes, having been placed in puwnr against ibo we.li known and legally expressed will of I he people, is the representative of a conspiracy only, and his claim of right to surround tho ballot boxes with troops und deputy mar shals to intimidate mid obstruct electors, and his unprecedented use of thc volo to maintain this claim, io an insult und me nace to the country. Sixth. That tho Democratic party, as of old, lavers constitutional currency of gold and silver and ol' paper convertible into / I coin. Seventh. That we aro opposed to thc system of subsidies by tho General Covern ment und to thc appropriation of public moneys or credits to any object but tho public service Fight h. That tho D?mocratie party renews its expression of sympathy with labor and its promise of protection to its rights. Ninth. That wo look with alarm upon the pretentious of the great transportation companies, and, until they accept thc Constitution of 1878 in good faith, they should remain tho objeots of thc utmost vigilonco and jealousy by both thc Legisla ture and tho people Tho tenth resolution ielates to local affairs. Eleventh. That tho great fraud of 1870-77 by which, upon a falso couiu of tho electo ral votes of three States, tho candidate de feated nt tho polls was seuted in thc Presi dential chair was the most deadly blow over aimed nt our roproscotivo government. Tho necessity of rebuking that grout wrong imposes a more sacred duty upon thc people ol the Union tlinn ever addressed tho eon sciences of a nation of freemon. In tho Australian Methodist General 3 Conferonco there uro 428 ministers, 67,074 : members, and 881,802 adherents. > Thero aro 138 organized Protestant ) ' churches iu Italy, Tho. Doflcioncy Bill. WASHINGTON, May 4.-Tlio President to duy signed tbo army appropriation bill and returned tho deiicicucy bill to tho house with ibo following veto message: To the House of Representatives: After maturo consideration of thc bill entitled, "Au act making appropriations to supply certain deficiencies in the appropriations tor tho service of the government tor tho fiscal your ending Juno ?10, 1880, and for other purposes," I. return it to thc Iiousoof Rcp-> resentatives, iu which it originated, with my objections to its passugo. Tho bill ap propriates about, $8,000,000, of whiclt over $000,000 is tor tho payment of fees of United Stales marshals and of general and special deputy marshals camed during tho current fiscal year and their incidental ex penses. The appropriations mada iu tho bill arc needed to carry on tho operations ol tho government Otid to fulfill its obliga tions for the payment of motley long since due to its officers for services and expenses essential to the execution of their duties uuder tho laws of tho United Suites. Tho necessity for theso appropriations is so urgent nnd they have boen already solong delayed that if tho bill beforo tue continued no permanent or general legislation uncon nected willi those appropriations, it would receive my prompt tippiov.il. lt contains, however, provisions which materially ohaugc, aud by implication repeal important parts of thc laws for tho regulation ol' United Slates elections. Thcso laws have, for BCVcrul years pnst, been subject of ve hement political controversy, aud have been denounced us unnecessary oppressive and unconstitutional. On tho other hand it has been maintained willi equal zen! und earnestness that election lawn ure indispen sable to fair and lawful elections, and aro deafly warranted by the constitution. Under these circunislunces, to attempt in appropriation bills modification or repeal on theso laws is to annex a condition to thc passage of needed aud proper appropria tions, which tends to deprive tho executive of that equal nnd independent exercise of bis discretion mid judgment which the constitution contemplates. Tho objection to ibo bill, therefore, to which 1 respect fully n;>k your attention, is that it gives marked and deliberate sanotiou, attended by no oirouniotnocos of pushing necessity to tho questionable und, us 1 am clearly of opinion, dangerous practice of tacking upon appropriation bills general and perma nent legislation, lt invites attucks upon independence and thc constitutional power of tho executive by providing au easy and effective way of constraining executive dis cretion. Although ol' late this practice has been resorted to by all political parties when clothed with power, it did not pre vail until forty years niter the adoption of the constitution, und it is confidently be lieved that it is condemned by thc enlight ened judgment ot'tho country. Tho States wl.'ch have adopted new constitutions du ring the last quarter o? century have generally provided remedies for this evil. Many of them havo enacted that no law shall contain moro than ono subject, which shall be plainly expressed in its tillo. Tho constitutions of moro than half of thc staten cou tu i ti substantially this provision or some other of hi.'o intent ami meaning, .?The pubiio wo! fa re will bo promoted in many ways by u return to tjt oearly practice of tin: govern men t and lo tho true rule of legislation which is that every moosiiro should stund upon its own merits I am (irmly convinced that appropriation bills ought net lo contain any legislation not relevant to tho application of expenditure of money thereby appropriated, and that j by a strict adherence to this principle im portant and muoh needed reform will bc accomplished, Placing my objection to the bill on this feature of ils frame, 1 forbear my comment upon thc important gouoia) and permanent legislation which it contains as mutter for specific and inde pendent consideration. (Signed) RUTH ORFORD J>. HAYES. Executive Mansion. South Carolina Republicans. CllAULKSTON, S. 0., May 1,-Convcr ! sations with immy Republicans sinoc thc adjournment of tho Convention have caused conviction that in tho selection of many of tho delegates to thc Chicago Convention infamous trickery was resorted to to secure their election. I he unrestrained, uurcbuked indolence of several disreputable persons who ought not to have been in the Conven tion, mid thc unjust and uncalled for re flections cast upon some of the most honora ble and influential men in thc party by persons morally and intellectually inferior, havo aroused widespread indigna tion. After a liberal exchange of views, Corbin, Mellon, Wallace, Curley, Karie, Blythe, Johnson, Cochran, Fillibrown mid other Republicans equally weil known at home mid in Washington, agreed tc retire from tho political arena. They have como to tho conclusion that thc adversity of ibo last four yeal s luis failed to instruct and improve tho Republican party in this ?tate; i (hat if restored to power tlicie is no security that the infamous nols of ihe administra-' tions of Scott mid Moses will not bc repeated; that while they have no love for Democratic State administration, mid desire Its defeat, they would rather eu (for under Democratic thraldom than bo acces sory to tho restoration of ufl'drs that would again disgrace and injure the Nat ional Republican party. It is ti settled fact that unless something improbable occurs, nono of tho gentleman named will aid in the election of tho Stato ticket, but they will put. forth their best efforts to secuto tho biiocess of the national ticket. lt has booti ascertained that tho rumor circulated tho hist day of tho convention o?' au expected attempt to resolud or modify tho instructions for Graut, wns truo, and that such a stroko was notually contem plated by Elliott, Loo, Draytou and tho Troasury clan. Thc resolution doolaring Pluiuo tho second choice, it appears, wos only u feeling to test tho temper of tho convention and to secure tho aid ot Rlnino'a friends, but the storm of disapproval aroused by it and its defeat, scared tho conspirators, and caused them to abandon the scheme. Fears ar^ entertained that, notwithstanding tho binding and unequivocal pledge iu tho instructions, tonio of tho delegates will betray tho trust*confided in thom. It hus been an open secret for weeks thut tout' of thc delegates elected hud promised Sherman un unpledged delegation, for which they weru to bo rewarded with Federal putronogo und it is believed that they will not allow tho instruotious' lo stand io their way. Two others uro considered weak; tho remain, der aro deemed trustworthy.-New York Times [/?<y]. TBie ES as. ron<3 BSoriasoon. AUGUSTA, May 5.-Gen. Alexander, the President of thc Gootgiu Railroad, was intervied to-day. lie said he considered thc ogreementhS between thc Soul horn roads a great thing for all. lt would mako the stockholders rieh. . Tho through business from tho Weat lo tho Atlantic ports, both Charleston and Savannah, next winter, would be im meuse. Ho should work for the benefit of all as Presid? nt of tho Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Thc Georgia and Cent ru 1 Railroad Compa nies had ugt ced to pool the Weat otu busi ness, and divide the profits. Iii? principle was thut tho roads should work in harmony for* their mutual beucfit. Ile should not advise tho stockholders of the Georgia Railroad to lease thnt road to tho Louisville and Nashville or any other railroad for eight or even ten or twelvo per cent, divi dends, us he bulie.ved the stockholders could do bettor. His headquarters will be at Louisville, and he will leave Augusta imm?diat cly after the Georgia Railroad Convention next week. Ho it peu ks in the most encouraging terms of tho futuro of tho Southern roads in tho combination of which the Louisville mid Nashville is the Southern terminus. Tile Georgia Railroad directors will declaro a d r ?dead of ll ? und possibly 4 per cont, for (.ip sir. months endiujj .luly 1st. The road bindo over 8 per cent, lust ycdr clear ol' everything. Tho Convention of Stockholders of the Augusta und Kuoxvillo and Augusta und Greenwood Railroads was held here to-day to ratify the agreement for tho consolida tion of tho two roads under ono manage ment. Sixteen South Carolina stock holders were present, headed by Geo P. II, Brad ley and Senator J. C. Maxwell. Tho agreement was formerly ratified, nod the election resulted in tho choice of Eugene F Vordory, of Augusta, as President, und P. H. Bradley, of Abbeville, a;> vice-Presi dent, und idxtecn directors, ton from Geor ! gin ?iud six fruin South Carolina, Tho ! latter aro ?ll) follow?: R. II. Middleton, C. M. Hurckhalter, J. C. Maxwell, F. T. j Riley, S. I). Neill und A. M. Aiken, j A resolution was adopted authorizing thc directors to issue 8700,000 ol' bonds, and ; the work of building thc road will bc \ pushad forward rapidly. They expect to j completo tho road to Greenwood within a j yen;*. Gen. M. W, Cary waa present at : tho convention. I A Picture ol' Busies*?Ear. A correspondent of thc London Times I paints the following pieturo of thc present I condition of P/destine: ; Nothing cull well exceed thc desolation of much of it. Treeless it is for twenty or i thirty miles together, forests which did exist j exist thirty years (u g , on Mount Carmel and Mount Tabor) fust disappearing; rich plains of ibo finest garden soil asking to be cultivated, at best but scratched up a few inches deep in patches, with no hedges or boundaries; mountain tcrraec3, naturally or artificially formed, ready to be planted with i vines; as thc Gorrpau colony arc doing at ! tho feot of Mount Carmel; tho villages j nothing hut mud huts, dust, dirt and j squalor; tho inhabitants with scsroo enough ! clothing for decenoy, their houses-ovens; j luryo tracts without a horso or cow, sheep i or dog; no pretence ot roads except from j Jaffa to Jerusalem, and this like a cart road j over a plowed field, thc I cst at best liku I sheepwalks on tho Downs of Sussex, but for fur tho most part like tho dry bed of I tho most rocky river, whore amid blocks of j stone each makes his way nt a footpace os I best ho eau, or on smooth, sloping rocks or j over loose stones thrown down from the old j wallii on either side, which no ono oilers a ? linger lo remove; nothing upon wheels, not j so much as a barrow, to bo met with in n I ride of over linee hundred miles. liver)thin? M taxed; every fruit tree, so ! nono now are planted; every cow or horse, I ku . every vegetable soid out of n private ! garden. F,very eighth egg is not taxed, but taken by thc government. In sonic j places the luxes of tho distriot aro sold to I tho highest hi lder. Tho farmer is unable to sell a mensuro of his corn till all has been culloch d into a heap and (ho tux collector hus set his sum upon it, from which there 1 is no appeal, Double tuxes ure OX pooled j this year, because after three years of source ! ness tho harvest promises to bc abundant. I Nothing like, a small farmhouse is to bo j found furor near. If there wero tho owner is liable to havo soldiers or revenue cfiiucrs qunrtered upon him to bo boarded nnd lodged nt his expenso. Tho towns uro filthy io tho extremo, nono more so than Jerusalem itself, where, however, taxes aro levied from every houso for lighting aud cleaning tho streets, while a sprained ankle or n splash into a holo of bluokest dirt is suro to bo tho result of a momentary curelc8suo6S. Nothing is dono for tho good or improve- - mont of tho people, or tho lund, by tho govoromout. Not only so, but. every offer, and I board of several mado by private individuals or by companies, is al once refused unless u bi ibo is Cist given to tho authorities. This is u picture, I believe, in no way overdrawn, of that laud which was once .'?lowiug with milk and honey." What might it not beootne again with fair usngo and good government? Tho Air Lino Kailroacl. rhero is a great deal of talle just now about tho contemplated road from Cl loen ville to Laurens, and it id reported. OU what is said to bo good uuthority, that tho Air Lim: Railroad has ollcrcd to furnish thc oross-tics und rails if tho citizens will do tho grading. A binnia? arrangement has been made with short 1 i nos which feed tho Air Lino Hoad at ditlcront points. Wc ?rc iufortued that tho Air Lino Hoad bud tu; interest iu auy road or toute East of Charlotte, nod works its- own lino on its merits without attempting to build up or pull down auy particular towu or port. Tho Air Liuo wo ure informed, has control of the Knoxville ?nd Marysville Railroad, and of tho charter cf thc Rluo Ridge Rail road iu Nottli Corolioa. Thcro is a report i that tho Air Lino Road will ultimately build the Rino Ridgo Hoad from eil her Seneca City or Mouut Airy to Marysville, in order to bo able to compete successfully with tho Western uud Atlantic Railroad for Atlanta business, und scoure other busi ness for ils main line Lust and West of tho Rlue Ridgo connection. Tho ollieers of tho road say that there would bo no dis crimination against Charleston, and that business that gravitated this way would bo ns free from obstruction as if tho road were owned herc. It is most desirable, of course, that our difl'ereut lines of railroad shall bo owned within thc State, but, us this is not posai ble, at prcscut, tho next best thing is lo havo them in tho hands of corporations which ?re not iuterestod in strangling them and willgivo them a fair chunco to do bu siness profitably. There is no jealousy of Northern capital or Northern influence. Of this thc Air Lino Railroad may rest assured.-News and Courier. -? COLUMliiA, May d.-A meeting of the State Ronni of IO x tun i nor $ was held at thc ollico of tlie Superintendent of Education today. Present: Major Hugh S. Thoiup? son; Mr. Churlos Petty of Spur tan burg, Rev. J. E. Dunlap of Mariou, aud II. P. Archer of Charleston. Tho following county examiners were appointed: Anderson, ll. O. Herrick, vice Rev. J. B. Adgcrj Charleston, L. A, Frampton, vice E. M. Grimke; Chester field, W. A. Malloy, vice Rev. E. H. Buist; Lexington, George D. Haliiwangcr, vice W. D. Shocuburg; Dickens, Julius HS Roggs, vice W. T. Field; Union, David Johnson, Sr., and Hov. J. C. Dailey; Williamsburg, T. M. Gillau and J. o, (I ey ward; York, Hov. T. E. Gilbert, vice Hov. L. II. Wilson. The board then took a recess until '? P. M. , ot which time they proceeded with tho examination of four op? plioanls for teacher's certificates. Ono of tho applicants is white tho remainder color ed fa m ul cs. Thc board decided to establish a normal instituto nt Spartanburg during thc coming summer. Thu buildings of Wofford Col lege havo been tendered for thc usc of tho institute. As tho tuition will bo free, and touchons of both sexes aro ndtniilcd, a large attendance ia hoped for. Tho agent of tho Peabody fund will contribute to the expenses of thc institute, and distinguished teachers from this and other States will constitute tho faculty. Full information relative to board, traveling expensrn and other matters ol' interest will bc published by thc Superintendent uf Education. A resolution was also adopted recom mending county boards in futuro to bold examinations for touchers on tho first Fri day in January of each year, Fancy thc city of New York declaring an annual dividend payable to every tax? payer in thc inclropolis on thc administra tion of tho property of thc city, or, what comes to thc sumo thing, abolishing local taxation because thc revenue of tho oity properly was found equal to defraying thc wholo cost of tho city government! Of course thia sounds Uko un Arabian Night's imagination; sod yet wcro New York to I put itself iuto tho hands of ft competent I receiver for a term of years, ibero really is I no reason tn doubt that tho thing might bo I done. The thing, in fact," hus been done I in a little town in Prussia, in ibo fat valley j of tho Weser, and tho good pcoplo of j Haltern, which lies near Munster, the ? Westphalion capital, havo just been polo j bruting their financial prosperity. Owing i to the Valueacquired by tho town, property, I the London Times informa us, ibu citizens I aro able not only to defray tho whole com munal expenditure out of thc annual ro ' turns from ibo property in question, but to ; distribute a largo surplus each year among j tho citizens. On tho 31st ultimo mid 1st I instsiit this year's surplus, amounting to i 14,1)00 marks, waa thus divided among the ; inhabitants- of this enviablo town.-JXCW York World. Rut whero is ibo towu in America that can do thc same thing? Thc Sea lulu ml*. A recent issue of tho JVetos and Courier ooutained eleven columns ou "tho condi tions and piospoots of tho .Sea Islands." lt was au intorestiug report of tho renturk ablo results that have boou effected on. thoso islaudsby iutetligout fanning, Lands thut al tho close of tho war brought only a nominal value, iiavc by thorough draining aud u lavish use of fertilizers been so wonderfully improvod us to bo worth ut tho prcscut timo 8S0 to 8100 pur ucro. A planter on James Island, who bas a tract of GOO acres, values it nt 800.000. A fow years ago it would not havo brought one tooth of this amount. This is only an illustration ol' thc astonishing appr?ciation in tho value of sea isluuu lauds. They have been brought up to their present high state of cultivation by proper euro cud at tention, and teach u lesson that tho owners of poor linds every where may learn and apply with great profit to themselves and good to the country. Our Oharlostotl contemporary has dono another good servico to tho Stato in showing the present condi tion und capabilities of thu sett islands. POCK KT M mt DH it.-Kv cry town in. South CuroHou has authority to prohibit tho catrrying of concealed weapons. Thc towu of Barnwell bas passed recently an ordi nance forbidding thc practice uuder u heavy penalty. Will not other towns do us m ucl)/ Tho dangers of whiskoy drinking aro multiplied when tho tippler or his com panion bas a pistol in his pocket. Whiskey produces tho excitement ot the bruin which is most favorable lo murderous impulses. When thc pistol is ut hand there is uo time for reflection, Tho hand is raised, death is at the elbow, and thc gallows is ou tho horizon! Give it time und whiskey will conquer any one. It is sure to kill in ibo cud. Hut they whiskey drinker who goes about armed to thc teeth is dangerous to every one he tnceti, us well ns to himself and his wife aud children. And tho soakers nro not thc only ones. Thc occasional drinker is more dangerous than the COD firmed toper. And passionate men who rarely or over driuk onunot bu trusted with deadly weapons upon all occasions. It is thc duty of the authorities of t ho in OOrporated towns to take steps at once to put a stop to the practice of currying concealed weapons. Thc peace, thc security and thc good mime ol tho State require it. Barn well is first on tho roll of honor. What town will bc nextf1 Wo beg our friends to notify us as tho di lieront towns lake action, i'ublic sentiment is red hot ou the subjcot, and a vigorous campaign thia summer will wipe out tho shume und Borrow typified by pistols und whiskey.-Actos and Courier. REVENUE RAIDS.-On thc 22d ol'April it squad ofroyonuo raiders loft Walhalla, and went to what is known as Hooky Mountain region, where they lound and de stroyed an 80 gallon copper still, cap and worm and seven stands of mash and beer, amounting to near!" 1,000 gallons. The still was operated by M. W. Cantwell) who was arrested and t aken before Commissioner Thornley, at Pick* ens Court House, where he gave bond. On the 23d a force left Spar tanburg on a raid, and when they reached a point on North Pacolct Uiver, 2 i miles from Spartanburg Court House, two men who were working an illicit distillery lied. They destroyed the still, cap and worm, 400 gallons of beer, and 150 gallons ol* low wines. On tho 27th a loree left Spar tanburg on a raid to a point on thc Saluda Uiver, near the North Carolina line, where thoy destroyed fifteen stands ot beer, containing about 2,150 gal lons. The still, the property of Thomas Lynch, had been carried off. They next, went to the distillery of Hud Trammel, where they destroyed eight stands ol beer, containing about J?200 gal lons. These reports were received by Collector E. M. Brayton (?ic other day.-Columbia Mercury. -- - A rare sight was seen in San Antonio, Texas, on San Jacinto Day, on thc 21st of April. Of the veterans of Analhtiao, Volasen and Golind who assembled every one had white hair-250 snowy hoads around one table. Tho A Ionio was visited by luindreds, who thought pf Davy Crook Ott ns they read over tho doorway: '.Thor mopylflO lind her messenger ot defeat, tho Aluino hud nono." Humors any that tho cr.binet. position that Mr. Key will soon vacate for n placo enduring und satisfactory, will bo given not . to Mr. Tyncr nor to Mr. James, but to tho South. Tho statement is left in very in definite shape, ?nd will not probably bo ol', an ged in t lint respect until ibo Southern delegations to Chicago aro mndo up. Central Texas has been suffering fror? drought for acuity a year.