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t __ . SOPAS WL?JTTmX.?. Wo noticed in a trip to Koowce last week that nearly everybody in jhot sealion bad torn down their fenceB and built pastures. They aro adapting themselves to the fence law and we tbluk all on trial will bo pleased with it. . : Captain L.#B. Leo as also Messrs. lt. JV. and John W. Shelor have recently bought buggy plows. They contain ? four feel each, having a plow boc on .each.' They appear to bo great labor .lavers, ono mon and two horses doing the work of four mon and horses, us each trip ron? four furrows, plowing oiit a..row of corn or ootton ul n timo. .They aro well adopted to all bid lovel land, which contains no roots or slumps. We bear ll)er* ?aro e'everal others in Use in tho county. J PHOTOGRAPH OAtttjav.--i will romain but Iwo weeks longer. Those wishing pictures will call Immediately. Photographs $2.00 per dozen. ?Call und see ppecimens. G. ]J. LBWIS. In to day's issue we publish a largo org?u advertisement from tho Hon. Daniel F. beatty, tho well known organ maker of Washington, N. J. Ho now o flo m 'during tho spring season a Beautiful 17 Stop, 6 Set Golden tonguu Heed Parlor Organ for $86. Those Who'liait his factory at Washington, N. J., and seleot instru ment in pereon he offers to deduct $6 lo pay tho traveling expenses. Riad the advertisement. ?We tako pleasure ia calling attention to the . advertisement of tho MoSmilh M Us IO House, of Greenville, 8. C., to bo found in our columns this week. This is one of tho most reliable bouses in the country, and tho public may pur? chase with the assurance that their rights and interests will be protected. This house is noted for its low prices and the unexceptionable man ner of its dealings with tho publia. "We have as yet received no decision from Judge Kerfdiow'upon tho fonco or 6took law and as ho is now holding court at Greenville it may bo sumo time bofore his decision ii rendered. .Ile stated he would givo tho mnt j ter full consideration, ns it WOB ono of inn / por?ancc.orid nffects the highest interests o tho county? P A violent wind storm, accompanied willi i good deal of rain, thunder and lightning [?1 panned over Walhalla Tuesday evening. Tin body of the cloud passed South of tho towi I and from the roaring of tho wind and peal of thunder, wo expect tho storm was sever towards Westminister. It caine up sudden); i and unexpectedly, ond at tho beginning o the rnin, about 2 o'clock, rooms were to dark to t>co td road. Wo hear that Ibo Clyde Line, which now own I thc Greenville and Columbia Railroad and con trois several 'other Southern roads, 1ms loase tho Air Lino Road for thirty years. This de Blroys all competition in ibo oarrying trad from thc up country and may prove detriment) to our interests. If thc company however loo to their own interests they will keep tho freights and fare at rcoBonablo rates, and y arc inclined to Hie opinion they will do this. Wc have re?olved from W J. Duffie, publish, and bookseller, of. Columbia, 8. C., a sump . oopy of tho "Little Question li?ok," edited ar L prepared by Hov. Hugh Strong, Tiofossor W Adger College. It contains thirty-ono pngps { questions with short answers, adapted to lilt , children, embracing the first elements of Chris ian knowledge. It selves to supply a need, want tor (ho little foils, os nearly all tl answers are given in one or two words. ' < A dime reading for tho benefit of tho Thi' phrcnian Society of tlie Walhalla Female Collei will bo held on Friday evening, 1st instant, the college chapel, nt tho usual hour. The pu lio aro invited to attend. Quilo a number of our exchanges have pul 1 tidied tho compilation of the road laws, prepar by J., S. Veiner, F.i-q., of this county. Tl Abbcvillo Medium, closing Ils comment:, on I matter, anya: "It is well done and required sk nnd research to make it so perfect. Mr. Vern WO? a dietinguislud melcher of the 'Walla HuiiHo,' ilie most intelligent, patriotic and hone legislativo body of men ever assembled in Iii Staig," This statement would not bo earn pie unie.H (lip fuel appear that. Oen, Hen.phill, il author of tills paragraph, wus also a niotnbc. tho "Wullaco House." On Wednesday morning, tho 30th i ne.nu there wan thick ice in Walhalla und tl ground in mar.y places had spewed np ice tho length of two inches. At Wannet millpond ?ciclen wero funned two feet bm During thc day the wind blowed a burrieui from tho mountains which were white wi snow, and carried flukes to our t<>wn alain as if a snow storm was prevailing. Tl day was a January day and ti edd uno i that. Thc weather hus no parallel iu tb country. Wo learn t.int a fatal gambling row oi curred amongst tho colored people at Pei dicton on Saturday night last. Paul Kid unison was killed and several others serious] wounded. Wo leurn that fifteen uf thui gambling gentry were arrested. Wo bad thc pleasure of meeting Mr. S. 1 . Cherry, of Senecu City, in town on Toenda last? Mr. Cherry is tho inventor and paler t tee of ono of the cheapest and simplest friii dryers we have soon. Any lady can opera: it on bor cooking stove without oxpons It will also dry vegetables and moa r- ns good or hotter than tho canned a; tides. Mr. Cherry bas boon awarded moe als for tho cxcollonoo ni his invention I uov'crftl Stato agricultural sooioties and ll Board of 'Prado of Columbia. Evory fanti! ought to bavo ono of thone dryers. Tho prit is low. Wo are in receipt of tho first number of ll Spit*. 6f the Times, a spicy a d well gutten i weekly, published al Sumter, S. C. It is edin by W J. Heard, a graduate of Adger Colleg abd onnounces ?te p'rinoipleS as Democratic, r< serving thc righi to opprovo or disapprove i actions of Ibo Fedoral Government, accordii os they otu right and commcndablo. This is tl thio theory and should bo followed by all new pupen,, whether Detnocralio or Rep?blica Wo welcome our young friend into the Journa ?Btio field and hope he will find it both plcasa and profitable We cannot however agreo wi Ibo following, ns we helluva tho Northern D 'moci'ooy lo bo our friends and co-workdrs in good cause: "Wo shall continually adv?calo completo and radical separation from tho par of our name at tho North. Let this bo don Lot tho South begin lo make Federal polities matter of solMntcrcst, somewhat after tho ina nor of her groat abler-marshal her foroos ai hold them In readiness lo support any measu that will servo her purpose; then wo shall fit but whether (ho Soittii has any power." There was a heavy frost with toe last Sunday morning, the 27th instant. ?We are glad to learn that the President baa deoidrd not to oall an ox tm session of Con? grass. Tho National Dank ot Uoroo, Ga., has failod. ' Tho subscription to the Laurens Railroad, in Greenville County, has been carried by a (.mall majority. Fourteen moro immigrants arrived in Colum bia on tho 28th instant aad others are exptoted during the week'. Vv? Subscriptions to the Columbia Faotory had on Maroh 28tli readied tho sum ot (1.11,800, with good prospects of their being largely Increased. A Paris dispatch' says: Gecar, do La Fayette, Senator nf Franco and grandson of Gen. Lo Fayette, is dead. Tho freshet last work wee very desliuo tive in this State and Georgia, espeoially co tho waters of Savannah river. Geo. Maheno, of Virginia, hos mode a four hours speech in tho United States Senate in reply to tho, various assaults toado on him by Senators from other States. Two horrible murders are reported in Texas, ene in vi hieb a brother killed hi? brother, tho other in which a husband billed his wifo's brother. Crime seems to abound ovory whore. On Sunday morning, tho 10th instant, negro by tho name of Ned Foster, at anogro dance near Jonesville, was killed. Tho jury of inquest mund that ho carno to his death from gunshot wounds inflicted by Walker Long, whito. The Italian Opera, House at Nico, Italv, WUK burned on the 24th instant. During ibo fire the gas pipes exploded, producing abso lute darkness. Of or 150 dead bodien havo been taken from the ruins. The loss of lifo wus frightful. Tho rotddenoo of Samuel L. Feaster, three miles from Greenville, known ns the MoClati aban place, wns destroyed by firo on tho 2bth instant. Tho firo is thought to havo boen accidental, resulting from sparks blown into tho pocond story wiudovr from Bro aot leaves by children which ignited tho eur tains. Nothing but tho furn,turo in the lower story was saved. L'JSS $3,000 and no insurunco. TUB ATLANTA PAIE-The application for sp.UKI from exhibitors nt tho Allanta Colton Exposition is very largo already, and three machine men have already taken over 1,000 tent caoh, tho charge being one dollar a foot. Mr. Blackwell, of Durham, has offered $10,UUO for tho privilege of milking exclusively an exliibi tion ol' tobacco alongside of Ibo cottou cxposi Thqro aro sixteen government distilleries now in operation in this state, and twelve under sus pension. Three will bo established next week at. i.ima, Greenville County, Bath, Aiken County,, and Daeusville, in Pickens County? KC "Y 2VIE31ST JES -A. L Married, at Ibo residence- of tho bride's fallieron Sunday, the '271 li institut, by I-'iso Wickliffe. Keq., Mr. John M. Crain lu Alisa Sarah K Hammonds, all of Oconee county. Businoes Notices. If yon wont something I hat ls poad in tho way of pure liquors go to Dicniann's Dar aud drink F. W. Wagoner A Co.'s "Old Crow" rye whiskey. Price our Sewing Machines before buying elsewhere, at U. Biemann, Son & To.'?, agents lor Wheeler & Wilson, American and Davis Sewing Machines. If you want thc worth of your money call at J. M. Carter's. Orand closing out sale still continues nt J M. Carter's. Tho limo will soon bo out. Call before, it is loo late. lints, hats, hats, cheap. Don't be deceived, bot go lo J. M. Caner's and buy a bargain. Near sighted persons cnn have I heir sight restored nt Norman's drug store for a small casi. All grades of gobi, silver and steele frame spectacles, eye glasses, also double gittus spec tacles for near sights and weak eyes, will be sold ut a small profit \ new lot of lamps and lamp poo.In. just arrived al low prices at Norman's drug More. Use Norman's cholera cure, price 25 Otitis. V*o Miiteland's Qerimiu healing salvo for ulcers, o?d sores, &c. price 2ft cents Cse Kami a u a Indian Worm Pellets, price IO und 26 cetiis. ONE Wno KNOWS SUV": Kan kin'* Com pound Fluid K xi rn ct of Dueho and Juniper is the must pleasant and cfluolive remedy for all discuses of the Ubidder or Kidneys that bus been offered io the public Mild and pleasant in its action, it stimulates and in vigorate? tho secretions, and gives hciihb and tone to the prostrate or diseased or gao*. Pain in Ibe Bladder. Gravel. Pro? trat ton, Non rot?p.duii of tho Urin?. Biick Dust Deposit - in tact, all diseases of tho Bladder or Kidneys aro cured bv it. Prepared only by Hurt. Rankin & Lamar, Druggists, Atlanta. Ga , .nod for salo hy V. L. Norman ANTIOCH. TROUP COV GA.. July 4, 1879. I am ono of tho unfortunate Fullerors from Gravel or di?oa?o of the Kidneys, and find more and epeedier relief from Rankin's Bu ohu and Juniper than anything ? huvp ever tried. I esteem it so highly weie iliero but ono buttlo in tho world I would willingly givo ono hundred dollars or any amount for it. I recommend it above all other similar pr ?pa rations. JO. T. WINN. Messrs Hutchison <fc Bro.-I am happy ta say that your "Neuralgin?" uotod a* a /"po cilio in my cuso, relieving mo in an InoreoM? bly short timo. I would udviho all suffering from nouralgia to try it. Yours, otc, L. V. SIMS, M. D. "BROKEN ARROW." RUJSBM. COUNTV, Ar.A., August 1, 1870 DR C. J. MorrETT-Dear ?>/V:~I. for yours, umd your Tectbina (Toothing Pow? ders) with my own children and on my plan tation, when I owned negroo*- They roliov cd and prevente I hinch nulTerlng and sick ness ann>ng the children, and besides having nm fi y lim?, saved nio nundi an xi nt?, and many hundred dallara in doctor's liiiln I can, with contblonco, recommend thom as thc surest and host med lol ne 1 ovor used for teething children und rho bowel disorders of oiir Southern onumry. Your* truly, eta.. ROBERT FLO?KNOY. \g?'iitN Wu ii MM! for tho best and faslest selling Pictorial Books and Bibles, Prices reduced 38 per cent. National Publishing Co , Atlaftta, Ga. [mar 3,16.3m New Advertisements, CLOTHING. -I hare on baud a full lot of ?Samples of m mmmmmwm? m v aiiiib All grades, from which I will sctl by the yard or suit. AH goods warranted as represented and suits warranted to fit. 1'utroDuge of tho town and country loliolted. Profits short aud prioes low. Call and see. W. A. ItIIL.129, ITIcf-cliuiit Ti lu I*. March 17. 1881 18-tf fo is Lab ol hml -ON TUE FI HST OF A PHIL lVCrs. .A.. JT. Brown, Of Florida, Ivll lu Tu 11ST ES PL Y -AND DRESS-MAKING ESTABLISHMENT, In rooms nt Mr. Bauknighl's, where will bo fourni all tito lalo styles of Hats, Bonnets, &o., as woll ns fancy artiolcs of many kinds. Dress-Making done in tho latest styles, at ronsonablo prices, for cash. Thc pntrouago of thc citizens nf Walhalla and Oconoe county is respectfully solioited and every effort will bo made lo please her patroas. Mnroh 17. 1881 18-tf 50 BARRELS FLOUR, 20 BARRELS SYRUP AND 1000 Pou: ds Country Cured Hams, 10 BBLS. EARLY ROSE AND GOODRICH POTATOES. D. BMANN, SON & GO. BUY THE D. BIEIANN, SON & CO, COL LE BE HO TIGE! ALL persons in arrears to Adger College for interest on Bonds, Tuition or Incidental Fees, for (he present or past years, aro hereby notified to moko prompt payment of Ibo sumo, as no further indulgence can bo given. S. P. DENDY, Treasurer Adger Collcgo. Walhalla, S. C., March 24, 1881. 19-lt Final Settlement. NOTICK is hereby given th At a final settlement of the esinle of Elijah Denton, deceased will he made in tho Probato Judge's office, at Walhalla, 8. C., on Saturday, the 24d dny of April, l?81, and thereupon letters of diSmfssion .viii bo granted to tho administrators. W. D. DE I TON. JACKSON BEATON. Administrator!. March 24. 1881 I04t J^inal Settlement. VIOTICE ls hereby given thal a final settlement li of tho estate of Middleton Maret, minor, ?ill bo :nado in tho Probate Judge's ollice. at Walhalla. S 0 , on Saturday, the 23d day of \nril, 1881, and thereupon Ichors of dismission .viii bo granted to the said guardian. A. J. MARET, Guardian. .Vateh 24| 1881 . 10-41 Notice to Debtors Creditors. ALL persons iude-bted to tho estate- of Martin Harrison, deceased, will make payment to Ibo nnJcrslgnod, anJ bil tboso having chums against said estate will present them to mo duly atteslod within the limo required by law. JOHN W. Sil BLOB, Admiulstrator. March 10, 1881 17 4t MACON, OA.. March 31, 1870. From having boen iutimato a number of years with tho proprietors of "Swifi'b Syphi litic ?occiUc" I havo known much of its manulacturu and uso. There aro mon in this community-woll known citizens-who wero victims in em ly lifo to Syphilis, tho most terrible curso that over aSliotcd tho hu man family, and who have taken tho S. S. S. medicino, and aro now, to all appoarunocs, and in their own belief, us free from taint of dineuso as tho first man, fresh from tho hands of his Makor. Delicacy of course forbids their public recommendations ol this medi cine, but 1 am allowed to rofor tho sceplio privately to tboso who will endorso everything that can bo said in its favor. Boing profes sionally much opposad to ondorsing or re commending nostrums or secret remedios, it is with bositation that 1 attach my name to this article, but I know whereof I speak when I say that our soionoo has not made public a combination equal to "Swift's Syphi litic Specific" for the purposo indicated. Tho greatest boon tho government oould boatovr on hundreds of thousands of its citizens would he to purchase this receipt of its pro prietors and moke it public fur tho benefit of tho prosont and all nomine; generations. Tt L. MASSEN BURO, Pu. O. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, Pro prietors, Atlanta. Ga. For salo hy NORMAN & Duo., and Wright & Sligb, Walhalla, S. C. Cull for a copy of "Young Mob's Friend. March 3, 188L 10-2m JOHN CLARK, JU. & CO'S BEST -FOR MACHINE OR HAND USE. THOMAS RUSSELL & CO., SOLIS AGENTS. - FOR SALIS BY M. W. COLEMAN & CO., SENECA CITY, S. C. January 18, 1881 9-3m VIRGINIA. IIKE tl?c good old Stale from which this Stove J takes its name, lb? VI Kill NIA stands in tho fore rank. It is unique in design, mads heavy and solid, and is especially adapted to meet tho wants ol' thc individual or tho dealer. It was never Known to tail! It bas bein improved this year; the design made to conform (otho prosent style, and particularly odapted to meet the de mand for a first clan* cook stove nt a low price. It has all the improvements of tho Non Kioeinid. Thousands have been sold and thc demand still unnbatcd. Four sizes-No. 71 cash, $22.50; on time, $26. Oilier sizes in samo proportion. For sale by JOHN C. MICKI.RR, Wont Inion. -o:o GENRAL MERCHANDISE -CONSISTING IN PA RT OF Flour, Bacon, lastr?!? Snga/r, JMC olass'es, Ooffee- Tea,. Spice. Shoes- 3rla/ts Shirting Sheetingi Orookery. Tin. and "W* o o d e n Ware. ID ry Goods and. ISTotions <Sz>o. -A.0L.SO Just llecciving a Beaulilul Lino of SPRING GOODS All of whioh will be sold at REASON BLE PRICES. Oeull and See 2v?e. .IO DSN ?. WIlOKLEli, West Union. March 10, 1881 17-1 y LAND FOR BALE? J State of South Carolina. Ocoiiec Cornily. Ia th? Probato Court. J. Yr". Bhclor, Administrator, Plaintiff, ?galant I). Frank Harrison and others, Dofondauls. COMPLAINT TO MARSHAL ASSETS, &C. BY order of the Probate Court in the above elated caso I will soil to the highost bidder bu toro tho court house door in Walhalla, on tho first MONDAY in April next, between tho legal hours of sale, all that piece, parcel or tract of laud in Oconeo county. 3. C., containing twenty acres, moro or less, and being the same laid off to said Martin Harrison as homestead under military orders, and which remained lu the possession of his widow up to tho time of her death, adjoining lauds of E. C. Maret and others. TERMS-Cash; purchaser to pay extra for titles. RICHARD LEWIS, Judgo of Probato Oconeo County. Mardi 10. ISSI 17-4t SEAS0N_ 1881., -TRADE . -MARK. AMMONIATED SOLUBLE PHOSPHATE. A 3VT A Ia T 8 I 8 I Bono Phosphate of Limo ** .? Dissolved, - 18.99 " ?.? Rcduoed, - 4.63 Available - 18 02 Uudocomposcd, 7.11 Total, - . 26 do Ammonia, - - 2.12 Potash, . - . 2.16 Magnesia, ... ].09 MANUFACTURED BY LORENZ & K1TTF.R, ll ultimo re, Hld. A ?i JG IV T, J. It.' WATSON, Seneca City, S.e. This Standard Fertilizer is again offered to tho trado, willi tho assurance that its original formula ls still rigidly adhered to; and, having a very large stook on hand, cnn guarautee tho article lu nice mechanical condition. Holow wo givo you a list of Chemioals and Fertilizing Materials manufactured and imported by us: ACID PHOSPHATE, RAW HONE, (Puro Dissolved,) RAW BONE, (Fine Ground.) RAW BONE, (Ammonialcd.) OIL OF VITRIOL of all Strengths, KA IN IT, 26 to 20 Per Cent. Muriate of Potash, 80 Per Cont. Sulphate of Magnesia, Sulphate of Ammonia. February 17, 1881 14-Cl* ESTATE NOTICE. ALL persons indebted to the estate of II D. Rochester, deceased, will make payment to the undersigned, and all those having claims against said estato will present them to mo duly attested nitida the timo required by law. R. C. ROCHESTER, Administratrix. February 17, 1?81 14 4t T HE W I LL I AM S female Oollego RESPECTFULLY offers ila services to those ll parents who desire to seouro for their daughters tho thorough and symmetrical culti vation of their physical, intellectual and moral powers. It is conducted on what is called (he "ONE.STUDY" PLAN, with a SKMI ANNUAL COURSE of Study; and by a system of Toil ional Premiums, its low Low Rates are mado still lower for ALL who nverago 86 per cent. No Public Exercises. No "Receptions." Gradua tion, which ia always private may occur eight times a year. For full information, wrilo for an Illustrated Catalogue. Address REV. S. LANDER, President, Williamston, S. C. October 28, 18S0 60-ly Administrator's Notice. \LL persons indebted to the estate of Jcsso Oibson, deceased, will make payment to me, and all persons having claims against said estate wilt present them to me legally attested within the tiroo required by law. WM. S. GLENN, Administrator. February 17, 1881 14-4t ON EXHIBITION X Complete Fall Stock --OF Merchandise, -CONSISTING IN PART OF Calicovs, Dress Goods, Calicoes, Dress Goods, liais, Notions, Shoes, Boots, lints, Notions, Shoes, Boots, Crocker)/, Hardware, Yai'ns, Crocker//, Hardware, Yarns, A. Car Load JUST ARRIVED FROM THE WEST Have on Hand a Largo and Choice .Stock of Family Groceries Consisting of Su r/ar, C'bjjcc, Tra, Molasses, Sugar Coffee, Tea, Molasses, Bacon, Lard, Rice, Corn, Bacon, /jard, . Rice, Corn. PL A NT A TI O "VT" CJUPPIJBQ LANTATIOlN DUPPME& And many other things too numerous to mention, all of which will bo sold cheap for cash or barter. AH who want bargains should call and soo ino boforc purchasing elsewhere. ffcjyNoTiOK.-All persons knowing them ed ves it?dobted to mo will pienso call and settle al 0*000. Respectfully, J. P. MICKLER, WEST UNION Jubo 8, 1880 38-ly* . Tho Philadelphia papers an nounce that Cpl. Thomas A* Scott, lato President of tho Penn sylvania Railroad, on Monday last endowed tho chair of mathe-' unities in tho University of Penn sylvania, no\V occupied by. Prof. Kendall, with $50,000. Ai tho same time ho gave $50,000 to tho Jefferson College, $30,000 to tho Orthopedic Hospital arid $20;0(M)i. to the childrens' department of tho Episcopal Hospital ot Phila- .-\ dclphia. Tho money is now at the disposal of the institutions r named, and the three gifts last \'-[ ' j mentioned are unconditional. Tho North American states that it has* also knowlcdgo of another gift of $50,000 to an educational insti tution in tho South j- bf which au thoritative announcements will bo made in a few days. coLiiMBi A, March 24.-Tho books of thc columbia and Lex ington Water-power company were opened at tho office ot the Gas-light Company to-day, at 10 o'clock, and were closed at 3 P. M. During that time seven thou sand dollars in amounts of ono hundred dollars to ono thou sand dollarsjwero suliscribed, mak ing thc aggregate subscriptions to to mato ninety-seven thousand four hundred dollars. Tho hooks will bo open nine days longer, ana there is every reason to expect the full sum previously estimated (ono hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars) will bo subscribed, as most of those citizens remaining who will subscribe considerable amounts are yet undecided as to the exact figures of their subscrip tions. On this account tho siw scriptions are expected to bo re corded in even volume from day to day, without a rush at any ono time. --- t If we could only tax tho follies of tho world thu payment of national debts would bo a moro bagatelle. Tho men who easily and quickly forgets a goo J turo is just tho man to avoid doing 000 if he possibly can. The diminutivo chains of habit aro seldom heavy enough to bu felt until they aro too etroog to he broken. A cunning man is often shrewd but seldom wiso. Ho sets so many traps for others that ho generally gets iuto sotno of them himself. t There arc now ??69 cities in tho United Stages supplied with water works, involving 13,000 miles of pipo, 10,000 of wbiob are of oust iron. An Ohio man nod o Virginia man died of heart disease on Wednesday. Tho first dropped whilo waltzing in a ball room at Cincinnati; tho other wos on his knees saying his proyers. The delinquent tax list of San Franoiseo covers ono hundred and seventy pages, and is spoken of by thespitofu! Nevadiaos as a new, completo and invaluable direotory of tho great oity of the PuoiGo ooast. On Tuesday last J. W. Copeland, of Clin ton, S. C., waa taken rid and robbed by bunko workers in Washington. They took him lo a house in the vieiuity of the central polico station, and managed to gelt 8200 and his watch from him. It is not cuse, but effort-not f?'o?lty, but difficulty, that makes nu n. Tri'ero is uo station in life in which difficulties' havo not to be encountered and overcome before any decided measures of Bucoe?s can bo aohioved. If wo could only seo ourselves as we really ore no should probably set about tho work of reformation at once. Tho only reason why wc aro not bettor than wo aro isthat wc honestly thiuk that we oro bettcrr than wo arc. Tho .B-r.uk 0f Asheville has so far this soaso'., p.,?j out 840,000 for tobacco soldat '.bo two warehouses in this place, and about 1 $20,000 ou suies at Marshal, besides buy? tug about tho saino amount of checks for tobaoco Bold at Danville and Lynchburg. Asheville News. Tho agricultural editor of tho New '. Haven Register rises to iomark that-'it isn't tho yellowest pumkin that mokes tho best pie. lt is thc rosy-checked, dimple-, elbowed fanner's girl that docs that. But don't go too fust, young man. Uor ? answers aro sometimes us short asher p?o crusts. An epidemic of suicide provui's among i the higher classes in New Orleans, and the i Democrat lins been investigating the suhject. Tho physicians* unite in the opinion that thcro rs a mysterious mootai sympathy or imitation in communities, i They also say that education and culture among a people tond to inoreaso suicide. Last Tuesday night, ot Summerville, tho' collin containing tho remains of Gen.' Micah Jenkins, who was killed during tho war, was exhumed and toxen to Charleston for interment in Magnolia Cemetary. Tho last obsequies wero there paid to tho carly remains of tho gallant dead, who will bo well remembered by old soldiers of tho Stato. On last Thursday on rfio plantation of Mr. LewU? W?soo, noar Fort Mills, iu York County, tbero was a log-rolling, at wbiob a misunderstanding took pince between Mr. Wilson and his son-in-lqw, Mr. Ki m troll, whereupon Mr. Wilson dealt Mr. Kimbrel? a blow across tho hood with bia handspiko and killed him instantly. By a voto of ?l to 50, tho Illinois Uouso' of Kopresontativcs, Friduy, niter nn nil day debate, rejected tho resolution to submit to a voto of tho people a proposition to amend tho constitution so as to prohibit tho manu?' faoturo and salo of intoxicating liquors.' Thoro wero many absent?os, who, having shirked tho responsibility, may safely bo lountod in (ho opposition.