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f- -~i?wim??r- I - .n?,.ii?..mmWii?ww.M.li riiii: KI?OWEB coti ttl lilt. ?Y H CIT lt, SMlTlf* "c?. ^xr<v??^ivixirv; s?, o; THURSDAY, AU?UST 18, 1831. .X'l??JXl.lVXfSi: B?S"* /'br subscription, $1.00 ;>#r atiiiKui, strictly in advance; for six month?, 75 C?M/?. jQ!??y* Advertisements inserted at one dollar per lou?t* of one inch or less for the first insertion and fifty cents for each subsequent insertion. tftsf Obituary Notices exceeding five lines Tribubes of Respect, Communications cf a per tonal character, tehen admissable, and Announce ments of Candidates toill be charyedfor as adver tisements. ?ij?r* Job Printing neatly and cheaply executed Neeessity compels us to adhere strictly to thc requirements of Cash Payments. Shoo Manufacturing in tho Poni tontiary. A'eorrospondontof tho News and Courier slates tbat Mr. Dibort, of Trenton, N. J., bus oponed his shoo manufactory in tho PcnU tontinry at Columbia. By tho contract en tered into with tho Hoard of Directora last May ho leased from tho Stato for fivo years 100 convicts at 60 conts per day for grown men and 37 cents for women and boya. Ho at onco sot to work to got his machinory and to bogin work ns soon aa possiblo with ns roany bunds ns ho could get, and though al) hie machinory bas not oomo yet, ho lugan work with about sixty hands on ?he first of thia month. Ho expects when properly Un dor tho way to turu cut "COO pairs of boots and shoes per day, of at least fifty vari?lica nnd styles, ranging from tho fine enif skin boots to tho best brogans." Tho capital invested is $50,000, and thc con?umr lion of leather will bc about 120 hides a day. At present bc is supplied from Philadelphia, New York and Boston, bul hopes to bo able to sccuro supplies at home and is corresponding with tannera in titi; nnd adjoining States with this view. Thc nnnio of tho establishment will bo "Tho Pub motto Shoo Manufactory." and thc contractor will through salesmen diposc of na much of hil stock as ho cnn in thc Von tb. Ho proposes ti give up his business in Now Jersey and renioyi with his family to Columbia. This i? a step in tho right direction and vp trust is but tho beginning of thc industria enterprises to bc opened and run by convie labor. This shoo manufactory will stimulnti individual enterprises in tho business o tanning in the nppor counties of this Slate Hero wo have good water powers on sinai streams sufficient to run nil tho muchinerj needed in tanning, whilo around them fol milos mo found oaks from which thc best o barks cnn be obtained. With n cash marke nt home tho capacity of our tanneries ehouh bo doubled and other tanneries opened. Ai impetus given to ono branch of industry cir culates money and gives activity to every in dustry. We hope to seo a large manufactory o wagons, buggies and all kinds of woodei utensils and farm implements opened in tin Penitentiary by 6omo enterprising person Our Southern timber is less porous and mon tough and durable than that of thc Nortl and as tho supply is almost inexhaustible am accessible largely by rail, wo think such un cntcrpriso would bo both profitnblo to tb contractor and to thc Stato. If then to till bo added all kinds of blacksmithing, w would oxLect fo eeo tho penitentiary becom not only n profit to tho Stnto, but fulfilling it purpose aa n penni and reformatory instltu ttoh in tho fullest BCIISO. Whilo) doing thi it would bring and retain herc thousands c dollars now sent abroad for shoddy article put op at thc North, and in this way woul stimulnto largely our agricultural industrie and private enterprises of all kinds? On thc convict tho effect would bc trill, reformatory. Being placed und ir strict sur voillunce and required to work regularly, li would acquire regular habits of labor nh being put at some trade bc would become prc ficicnt in it nnd wbon discharged would fin 'employment and good wages readily, if h .conduct warranted coufidenoo. Wo liai taken this position for years, but in Rad ?Ci dnys thc nogro Legislature opposed all sue moasurcs ns putting convict labor in compc tition with freo labor, injuring tho meebun and other laborers. This is all bosh, esp< pially whoo every c>ty and country s ore filled moro or less with articles manufacture by convict labor ol other States. Such posiiion is as simple ns to advocate a law prevent bringing for salo into this Stato ni boots, slio?s, plows, buckets, wagons, hor shoes or other articles, because tho salo Buch competes with thc homo mechanic V buy such things abroad by tho hundreds thousands of dollars worth and tho moro \ can manufacture boro tho moro money v can koop at homo. Lot our Logislaturo ni tho Hoard of Directors of tho Pcnitcntia invito nnd cnoourngo tho opening of all kin of industries within tho walls of tho Poi tontiary. Whothor it paye n9 well now hiring out convicts on farms or not, in I ond it will pay better and becomes a porn neut source of revenue. In this way ci viols arc properly punished, nro given n gi trade, arc taught habits of industry and wi released can muko an honest living. Tl aro likoly to do this in most casos, while put on railroads and driven about like bon with ball and chain, they nro hardened crime arid rarely como to any good. The public mooting held nt Walhalla I Saturday August 13th, una not largely attended neils importance demand but tiloso present manifested a deep intci in its objoct. In this view it wits n suet and will work good. Wo trust its action . meet with gen ci al npprovnl and that peoplo will eu?/scribo liberally town carrying out its purposes, nnd furthern tnko an native personal interest in gotlinp whatover producta aro likoly to put county in a favorablo light. Oor. Ilngood lins offored a roward of $ for tho arrest, with proof to conviot, of J MoDow, diargod with tho mordor of Dor Oolleolor Brayton. Tho Unitod Stolos ( orntnent hos nlroady offered a rowan! of $! which with tho personal reward of $ offorfld by Culloctor Brayton, nggrognt total of ono thousand dollars roward for ?HHHBH Public Mooting. In pursuance of a cal), published in tho K KOW KB COUUIKR, tho oltizous of Oooneo met Sn tho Court House on Saturday, iho 13th instant, lo mako arrangements lo havo Oconoo county properly represented ut tho Atlanta Ex position. On inotiou of Mr. G. Wanner, Mr. ll. W. Shelor was requested to aol ns ohairmun and Mr. Wm. V. Calhoun as secretary of tho meet ing After thc meeting was organized, Mr. C. Joues was called on to elute tho objects of tho meet ing, which ho did briefly as follows! I regret thc gcueral apathy and lack of inte rest manifested by our people In tho Atlanta Exposition, for to mo U seems ono of thoso grand and rare opportunities whereby wo of the South may and can reap incalculable and un dream pt of bcucfits. Therefore I would and do urgo upon tho citizens of Oconoc county tho necessity and advanlugos of using their best efforts lo have a full and influential exhibit of all tho products of ourcouuty at Hie Exposition, and my impression is it will provo moro con venient ami economical to act through thc agency of the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company in sending lo tho Expositiou tho exhibit of our products, clo. Al (ho close of thc Imposition I would suggest (hal our counly exhibit bo (urned over to Col. A. P. lintier, our Commissioner of Agriculture, to bc placed by him in tho Stale Agricultural Department, for thc future inspection, &0., of all parlies visiting thc capitol of our .Stale. I would also urge on all of our citizens, who possibly can, lo visit in person thc Exposition and (o remain at least one week, seeing, iu spcoting, icc, thc whole exhibit. Tho useful information and knowledgo (hus acquired will no doubt amply and fully repay (he expenses incurred in making thc visit. In conclusion permit mc to urge on each and every citizen of our county thc paramount Im portance of sending lo tho Exposition n full, creditable and influential exhibit of all the pro ducts (loth above and below thc surface) of our county. This course will no doubt induco and influence a desired an J desirable class of immi grants to settle among us, ns well ns induce and influence (ho needed and necessary capital lo develop our many and great natural sources and resources of wealth and prosperity. Our futuro is in our own hands and it dependa wholly and solely on ourselves. Upon request of thc chairman, Capt. Cl. J. Greene then read a letter from Capt. Sage, Superintendent of thc Atlanta and Charlotte Air Linc Railroad, staling that they would lake charge of the products, &c , o? Oconco counly ami transport them free for exhibition in their buildings al thc Allanta Exposition. Capt. Greene followed in a short address upon the character and value of thc timber of this county, its climate, water powers and oilier ad vantages, and expressed ihc opiuion lhal before the end of another generation Hiere would be moro spindles in tho South than in New Eng land. Thc Exposition, he thought, off red a fine opportunity for our section to exhibit our mineral and agricultural produc?s lo thc world and thus invite, by our advantages, thc flow of capilal and enterprise lo our State mid i Ij . After some further discussion as to thc proper course of action hy cur people, Hie following resolutions were adopted: Resolved, Thal it is Hie sense of lins noding that our citizens should accept thc libcial offer of the Richmond and Piedmont Air Linc Rail way Company lo take charge of, ship and ex hibit in (heir building,at thc Atlanta Expositiou, thc mineral and agricultural and other produc?s of (his county; Provided, Thal aflcr thc con clusion of tho Exposition all woods, minerals, farm ami other products so exhibited, or such as arc desired, shall be (urned over lo Hie Com missioner of Agriculture at Columbia, S. C., lo be kept in that ofllco for permanent exhibition, exeepl such products or articles as tho person furnishing them shall desire returned to such perso:?, which excepted articles shall bc returned without expense lo thc parly at thc depot of original shipment; Provided further, That (bc said railroad company shall cause lo bo kept separate and labelled all articles ?hipped from this counly for exhibition. Jicxoleed, Thal (he foregoing resolution should not discourage our people from forwarding lo the Commissioner of Agriculture at Columbia any and all products they may regard likely to attract interest towards our counly, for exhibi tion in IhoSlnto Depart moni at Albinia; and we recommend that all who can shall duplicate their articles fer thc exposition, sending one to the railroad building and the other to the Agricul tural bureau at Columbia. After discussion tho following resolutions were adopted; Resolved, That. Mr. G. Wanner bo appointed ii special commissioner lo receive and preparo for shipment all ni ticte? sent him for tho Expo sition al Atlanta, with power lo appoint agents at Seneca City, Westminster, Fort Madison or other poinls. Resolved, That a special committee of one from ench township of ihn county, with Mr. Wanner as ohairman, bc appointed by (he chair man of Ibis meeting, whoso duly it shall bc to preparo and publish in ibo Kimwr.v. CoURltiR and Seneca Journal a list of 3Uoh articles, vege table, agricultural, mineral and all other kinds as (hey may deem Important, and that they be authorized, if they deem it advisable, (o oller a premium for duplicate specimens of any ariielo difficult to obtain and of sufficient importance in t li cir judgment. Resolved, That ttbin laceHng hereby pledges itself lo pay expenses incurred by Mr. Wanner nnd this committee (o tho extent of one hundred dollars and moro, provided a larger sum cnn bo obtained by subscription. In accordance willi tho above resolution tho chairman mado thc following appointments: Seneca-John C. Cary. Center-B. !.'. Keeso. Tugaloo--Capt, G. J. Greene. Wagoner-Col. lt. A. Thompson. Kcowcc-J. M. Cannon. Whitewater-M. NlehoUcli, Chat uga-W, A. King. Tulaski-W. .1. Deal on. On motion, a committee of Ihrco from each of tho following places wcro appointed by tho chair to solicit subscriptions lo defray tho ex penses of collecting thu produc?s of tho county: Walhalla-Fred. W. Picpor, J. VI, Slribling and 8. P. Dendy. West Union-j'. P< Mlckler, H. A. II. Gibson and W. A. Slr?tlier. Westminster-lt. A. Matheson, W. J. Stribliug and A. Zimmerman. Seneca-M. W. Coleman, R. F. Pulled uild W. M. Warltok. Fort Madison-J. A. Doyle, O. ?. Walker and II. A. Gilmor. On motion, tho mocllng adjourned. ll. W. SHELOR, Chairman. m '> MIM 'l ll il li ti I ? ' .? ARTICLKS f?lSKDUD. At nu informal meeting of (ho comtnlttco lo prepare a list of tho ai t iel es needed for tlio ex position l li o following partial list has boeu pro* pared: 1. Cor?, wheat, oats, rye, barley, rice, pens und nil other grains-not less than one bushel each. NY h ero tho plants ur stalks cnn bo sc oured forward thom also. 2. Millet, clover, herds, timothy, orchard nilli rye grasses, lu tho stalk, iucluding roots nud heads. 5. Garden vegetables, grapes, fruits of all kinds, tobacoo, &o. 1. Minerals, such as Iron, gold, sllvor, mica, asbestos, and granito, lime, soapstone, &o. Tho granite, lime, soapstone, &o., may be dressed. 6. Medical roots of till kiuds-a fair specimen of each by tho pound. A full meeting of thc committee will bo held at Walhalla ou Saturday next at ll o'clock A. M. Members will bo punctual in their attend ance. G. WANNER, Chairman. Sonoca City-Its Church-Its Bar Rooms-Its Hotels-Tho Pro tracted Mooting-A Good Man -Tho Suuday School Coloura tion at Friondship Church, &c. [Rev. II. P, Chreitzbcrg in Southern Christian Adv?calo.] Seneca City is a delightful little villogo at Hit j uno*ion of tho Air Lino and Blue Ridge Kail roads, and about twenly miles West of tho Hluc Ridge Mountains. A oommodoius union church owned by (ho four denominations in tho ordci named: Methodist, lbtplist, Presbyterian am Episcopal-occupies a beautiful site. Tho fra ternal feelings between th?scdc?onilnationshnvt boen harmonious. Two bar-rooms-and just (wo loo many-tb a line business in thc ruin huth of soul am body of their unforlunato visitants; but (In feelings of Ibo citizens in (hit: particular an assuming such unanimous and biller oppositioi thal wc may safely, predict a speedy removal o (hese blots to civilization and morality, tites recruiting offices of I1KLL. There arc (wo holds in (he place-one laid; built. Thc 0U0 al which I was localed, thc "Cote man House," owned and kept by Mr. ty. M Coleman, is f.it.iatcd just nci'oss thc pub)! square, opposite tho depot, and has lite fines location in thc place. It is tho first bltiitiinj erected in (ho town and hus bren kept from th first by (ho present propriolor. Mr. C. is member of (lie Baptist Church, while his wif is n devoted Methodist and a most cstimabl lady. The (able is supplied abundantly will the very best the market alfords. Lol mc s:iy I all who may read Ihesc lines if you ever hav occasion (o stop al Seneca go lo tho "Colema llouso." Thc occasion of my visit was (o assisi in union protracted meeting. Thc pastor of th Presbyterian Church, President Riley, of th Walhalla College, lind Oro. Hodges, of thc Mc thodist Chmch, united in (his meeting. Th pastor of lite Baptist Church had to meet ollie engagements, which, lo our regret, prevente his atlendaueo. Tho congregations were larg and increasing numbers presented thomsclvt for prayer. There were several accessions an some conversions. We enjoyed delightful sou sons together, mingling our tears, prayer! efforts, und enjoying (he comfortable influence of thc Holy Ghost. While wo cannot meostti the effects of thc meeting by large accessions an conversions, yd wc arc satisfied (hat it. wa.* grand success in Btlhi?lallng Christian effort nu aspirations for a "closer walk with God." Til attendance on ami interest in the services wei marked. .Some, (o be present, would travel froi len to twenty miles a day, which, in these hitit days, is indeed relreshing lo contemplate, Uro. Hodges is doing a grand work (hen He has the esteem and confidence, and, I mn say, thc hearts of tho people his great Un is Inti heart and brotherly lo.-c for all God's chilli ren has not only endeared him lo tho Methodist but also lo many of other denominations. Mn Ood givoIlilli tenfold success, a faithful lninisli and at last-'-thc crown." I wish 1 had space lo say something of tl Sunday school anniversary meeting at o' Friendship Church, live milt?? distant fro Seneca; at which a church, crowded with Indi and children, willi large numbers pressing c (ho oulsido for entrance, was addressed hy Baptist, Presbyterian and a Methodist prend? and two laymen of the Presbyterian Churoh Col. J. ty. Livingston, of Sent-on, and Maj. S Dendy, of Walhalla, Ihelallcr being also a re resent al Ivo of the Legislature. Maj. Den; discussed in his address the subject of prohib lion. How I wish South Carolina could ha heard thc thrilling ami convincing statistics at Illustrations of thc fearful scourge, tutempe ance, as presented hy the speaker. How r freshing, in these finies, tobooen iwsn earnest contending for tho right from principle and ti from fear or favor! Ol thal our Lcgislalu were full of such men. South Carolina won soon he freed f.tom thc demon Alcohol, ff lind not been kn own that he was a lawyer a politician, ho would have passed fora Method preacher. 1 have much lo say about tho dear people Seneca, bul space forbids. 1 shall never forj their kindness; they baye a warm place in i heart. May God grant Hit. richest blcssiii upon (hem and (heit I Critical Condition of tho Pros dent. Tho condition of President Garfield liai ht growing moro and moro critical for seve days. His temperature is high and his pu bas ranged front 108 lo 180 heals per mint an l at one lime, on tito loth, it reached ] bells per minute. His normal pulse is said bo flcvcniy, In addition to these alarming syn toms his stomach has become very irritable r he has been subject lo frequent vomitings, food is now administered mostly by injecti< and he is growing weaker. On thc night of loth a largo crowd filled thc street fronting Willie Homo, awaiting inlclligonco and t peeling to hoar of bis death. A despatch tho 1 Gili at 12 05 A. M., says Dr. Agnew informed Mrs. Garfield to preparo for tho wo Of course there is yet. hope, but considering t ho has been lingering for six weeks, grow weaker all tho time an 1 thal, his pulso tempi turo and stomach show moro alarming syi toms litan at any period since ho Was woum all (omi (o Ihc opinion thal ho will die. physicians aro also less hopeful, ami ho 1 few days past has shown that his spirits v giving way and his hopes of recovery v growing lens The latest despatch by (ho Atlanta Const (ion, dated Washington, August 10, says. 7 p m-Tho President1 symptoms aro grave, yet ho seems (o have lost no ground ring tho day abd his C edition on Ihc who rather helter than yesterday. Ho lies' vom but oiico during Hid afternoon. Tho encf nro retained. At tho prcsont his pulso is' temporal uro 08 0, rosplrnlian 10. Midnight. - L'vorpihing is qttiot about Lxccnlive Mansion, omi (hero aro no Inti (ions of any unfavorable chango in tho Pr dent's condition. Dr. Hamilton was tlr directly to tho rcsidenoo of Atloritoy-Gci MnoVenglt and vail not visit (ho Hxoct ???-1.? ..?.?ll n.f,m,tl"n_...."_i_ ,... ?MWMMHMiHnanMaoonMniiaiam A MIDNIGHT _Rt)NDEZVOUS. NCDOW'S TRYST AT TUB] BI LU 12 CHINS: TU MN Cfc. ON TUB THAIN. WALHALLA TO COMM HI A August ll. "To Whom il may Concern; Lotlor rc cciveil. lio tlioro no proposed .nul (lio np pointincut will bo kept. Full Jtlsticb will bo dohb nil ooiicorncd, but for obvloua reasons no further publications (lian (bis can bo mudo until ufior Wcdnosday." Tho ubovo myslorious lino-? in tho editorial columns of tho Arct!>* and Courier oh Mon day lust excited many illuminations nnd afforded a convenient thomo for tho making of ninny prophecies, Duel? were to bc fought, arrests mudo und many impending midnight deed* were teeming in tho busy bini ri M ol' tho curious. Doubtless ihn??-omds have clutohod tho paper with more thnn ordinary ougernoss "niter Wednesday." It ls my fortuno tc snlisfy tho yearnings of tbexo many towlb dcred minds. Tho mysterious announce n.cnl was called ?nit by (ho following loiter: Oc>NEK CoUNTV, August 6, tool. To thc ?Cditora oj' thc News and Courier, GENTLEMEN-1 seo ir. your paper ul August dib n i ieee headed "McDnw thc Murderer,' in which it is stated thai I have gone Wes in a buggy willi n friend. Your correspon dent is mistaken for once, for 1 nm in Ojonci County, whero I can't bo found, nnd I don* want (he people of South Carolina to thin) that I have run away liko u hhccp-killinj dog. As soon ne tho "Brayton murder" i looked into it will bo seen that I had gom Cause to kill Brayton, for ho was n scoundrc and not worth tho powder nnd lead I wnstci on him. lam glad I killed him and if But Wi- had not run away so fast 1 would havo go him too. Let all such damned llevonoo od! cor? bewnre, for I will kill snmo moro o them yet, if they fool with mc. I am in good hiding placo now, whero 1 can't b found; so they needn't hunt for mc, for yo remember it look I hem n powerful long tim to catch Redmond, and I knew him wei enough to find out where all his dens nu oaves were. As soon ns I think I can get justice in court of law 1 will give myself up freely an I think 1 can clear myself. To ehow yo how much confidence I have got in you an Mint I am tl?t ulruid of yon. I will meet ar.y body you mny send oil Wednesday nigh August 10 at midnight Itt tho mouth of th tunnel, seven miles from Wu?inllii, tim' think I cnn tell him something that wi surpi i-e bim. I will bring one fi io ml wit mo, and bc cnn do ibo same, but il be Hies t culch mc I will kill him as sure as shot, J he docs not como then ho will nevot\ hat number chance to nen me, and ho will rou having a heap of news. If you want to ns mc tiny questions, or desire to know tinythln more about nie, ask them through your dall paper nnd I will ?ce them and answer then 1 want you to have this printed so that th peoplo can know something about mc, an can sec that 1 am not what sonic people wat io make cut 1 can write ii little, but ai getting one of my li ii lids to w rite ibis for m us ho can do better. Let mu know in you paper, tu soon .r.s you can, if you will sen anybody to meet me, (or I want to kno beforohandi Don't forgot to publish this, f< you have been cussing mu out and 1 thin you ought lo gile a fellow a chance. Don forget that 1 will bo nt tho mom h (d' tl Tunnel Wednesday night, at midnight, Augu 10th, ISSI, ruin or abino, and I want you mun lo meet mo there, for I want to tell hi something important which I can't writ Yours, respect fully, " McDOW, (per P. 1). Q.) Your man cnn bring hin pistols with him ho wants to, but 1 .-wear no harm shall cou to him. McDOW. I was instructed to proceed to Walhalla < Tuesday und keep thc appointment on bellt of tho News and Courier, all' riling no el by which his pursuers could ihtorrupt MoDi in hi? recital und usc his confidence ns means ot capture. There were grato iloul ns to tho genuineness of tho appointmci but it was thought best to take tho chun of its being kept. I accordingly left C Kunnin on Tuesday morning without uttrac ing attention, mid reached Walhalla ut l\ M. A TRUE AND TRUSTED. Ono of thc QrSt persons encountered w Mr. Carlos J. Stolbrand, ex-Congrossioi contester, nnd ex-scvcrul things else, m ono of the (ruo mid trusted eight appoint by the revenue ofb?O to police (ho district consequence of thc murder of Brayton. ,\ istolbrand found a congenial nook on t piuKZit of Bicmn n n's: Hotel, whoo he was < claiming to un interested audience In a pecu! nasal shriek about tho ihrcutoncd incursion "Der Bopo Cf Kimmo" into America, "I Breacher and Drummer ?ontost und oil interesting matters, lt was funny lo h his going Oil lind to think that ono would NI have a tcte-a*Mc w ith the man who eau Mr. ?lolbratid'? appointment ai I upon wh head a prieo was set. ru M riN?. Next morning by jupicious bu*, desult pumping, 1 learned Me Dow'.s personal pearance und also thu location of the tun dictated us Ibo piuco ol meeting. Tho t ucl was not on tho road to Walhalla, n had supposed, but beyoi il it, being on partly gn ded ostensi?n of tho Bluo Ki Bailroad, whero it struck a low rang mountains dubbed ' Stump llotifo." I about n milo long und is finished to I thirds of its extent. Tho ignOrunoo of nearly everybody I ac in regard to thc woy to it was annoying dialicartoning when evory question m tend to altiact suspicion. It wa".' ullcrtin said to bo beyond renell of vehicle, b.os man, ns it pleased tho memories ot tho api ere. Besotting Iii.ally to attempt to rene on horseback, 1 obtained nu animal i Bicmunn'a stable and sot out at 5 1'. M. terday. 1 could't tell him (hat I would return un(il morning without disclosing identity and thus attracting suspicion r my aim?, ns I should not hnvd benn tm on dh' all night oaring in my in?ognito s As I sallied uiit willum i disclosing my d nation, trusting timi it would ho bein that I hud misled my way and bcon bob and (hat I should pol bo (racked for Steed, my caution in asking questions bel hand was of little avail on tho journo the hrunehinir vonda woio ho numerous 1 sinuous that I hud to inquiro uf every passer by thu way lo I TUB TUNNEL. And Ibo diatanco! (Jun n low-countryman ovor renell a comprehension of thc "truo in wardness" of un up country mile? Qncor pooplo, theso mountaineer!)! Thoy will in* variably givo you tho dist anec to a gi von point by nn air lino measurement, while tho l-ond thcro is full cf kinks, and tho narrow cnuswdy dodges mound tho hills in fox-linc fashion. My opinion is that when you lop tho kinks out of an (Jennee mountain road you thereby abolish tho road. Tho sun was hot, but it was a delightful rldo, tho road for s?ido distonco traversing tho top of tho ridge of mountains, beneath ono of which lay thc lonely tunnel. It took nearly I breo boure however to reach tho landmark ? had boor directed to-a plateau of lovel field with it giant granito mass towering out of it am] dingy combination of .farm house, atablo une enttio shed under tho same roof. A yorj unmistakable Irishman stood in his sl)iri sleeves with tho air of proprietor, and to bini I addressed myself. Ho informed ino thal tunnel was HALF A MILE BELOW, , nt tho foot of ibo mountains mid that it \rn< innccoRaiblo on horseback. This quito upset mu. It was dusk, mid ho pronounce 1 thc descent dangerous and tho path hard to find 1 o-ked him if ho could "for a consideration' take caro of tho horso for tho night mid HIIOV nie tho Way down, as 1 intended remaining a tho tunnel until morning. Never could ] describo tho way in willoh Mr. Patrick Dugui looked at me, ns ho drow a long breath o astonishment! Then he smiled a grim s.mih and asked if tho hofao Wits mino. I eu lightened him ns to that, mid, findind hin resolved on my being a fugitive from justice 1 divulged to him in secrecy my profession explaining that Reporters had to do man strange 'hings. I told him no moro thai this. Mr. Dugan then yielded A CIV ASSENT tu my requests, and I gave him a note to Mr Biemnnn in caso ho should pursuo mo, slut lng my profession und that I would return it the morning with the horso. Mr. Dugan then prepared to usher mo t my lonely quarters. Ho first armed tiiiusol with a stout thilhileh, mid then accoutred strapping negro with a still bigger one, thu showing how very little confidence tho wil Irishman had in me. Wo descended in th gloaming through tho dry channel of a stee gully ned down its tortuous twists and fulls. A QR EAT TIT A CK tfOI.K loomed up mi ono sido of our path. M conductor threw pebbles into it and tho rc pealed r?verb?rations which rose as tho struck tho sides in their descent showed th dopth of tho pit. " Tlnii's a shaft nf th' tun hoi, a hoondrod an' fifty fate deep," remarks my guido. Presently we roached tho etl^o i a sleep eli ll* with n precipitous fall of rugge path 'o tho base. Tho pair said that th tunnel was inimedhilcly below us and that was needless loi ib?m !^ go nny further. Thc outlined my path and win)lu '^ait until hallooed them my safe arrival. Jt was s dark that nothing but n glimmer on th whitish walls showed tho path, hut I g> down and yelled obediently und thoy an swered and departed. TUB UENDF.ZV.iCS. What sort of a placo was tho rendezvou; Well, it must bc a gloomy place at all timo hut at that hour and in tho darkness it wt very impressively .gloomy. A great nicho i tho side of thc mountain, t'oaso trees endo: ing it on overy side, a wide steep cut leadin up tu (be tunnel, behind you a high embank mciit tree grown, and in front a great blue void, tito botioin nov? rod with waler and th moUtUlC falling (rom tho roof and striking i milking tho '.drip, drip," tn tho drop? nea timi fir sound with a varying cadette like tho thrumming of a harp. PebbloH froi thc roof won hi full every minn tc with Midden resonant crack that would ru m bl away into lite deep throat ol' tho c.ivo. stream of water rippled from thu mouth itu the thirsty shrub* boot over tho outlet an fringed tho black rock willi a gentler shat ing. The tree frogs and oriokots sang nasal ntnl droned .-loo pi ly. drowing all other ai lower sounds. In front of tho tunnel tl ground was wet ami thc trees were moist, at nco ld breath seemed to ouzo from its mont Thc air was unpleasantly SUOOKSTI VE OP SNAKES, which reminded me that my escort bo cheerfully iilludodto the plentiful rattlcsnal harvest and that I had seen a monster of th species in thc road, slain that omiting, pat on a stone, in as open n placo as poss i b ami took a MU ike. Presently an ot dir. n of tobacco, fl.do through lite hollow. It w diabolical and permeating and led me roost on tho sido of tho hill, supper tod I tlin root of ti tree. I may say that thal od remained tironui', tho mouth ol' the lunn all night, ami 1 couldn't account for it exec that it came from a plant known in Virgin as a "cabbage." bearing as a prefix the nan of a little animal whoso mention is obnoxio to ears polite. I had anticipated sevoi contingencies, and provided myself wi uandlCri, biscuits and a pistol, but I had .. thought of bringingonlogriel NINE O'CLOCK.. The moon has been slowly mounting un tho while light tops a hill ami peers do? but very lightly at first, through the lcav I feel a new presence, familiar, but unw conio. A host ol' pigmy mtnglcss, but aotl and venomous mosquitoes throng around n I nm not slandering Oeoneo County-this a solemn fact. Oeoneo may plead that I innsqititoos ure "such Utile ODOM," but cannot avail with ono whoso peppered fit attests their (ramio energy. Not expooti mosquitoes in Oconoe's mountains, it is net loss to sny thal I had not curried ulonga ri mid I suffered. TEN O'CLOCK I Another smoke, for the mosquitoes' sa The crickets keep up their concert, bu sound breaks in during the pauses 1 McDow, sn emly? Attentive listening pro it to bo n distunt sheep boll, Iteliovod. 1 some crackers. A whippoorwill or sonto k died night hird drops down suddenly o Iwig boforo mo, anti twists itself ann clumsily, mid a big whim moth flits aer thc broken moonlight like tho counterfoil n fairy. ?LEVEN O'CLOCK. Tho moonlight hus touched thc mouth tho tunnel and thc leaves of the bend boshes llieker whito against tho dc pitchincss of tho cave, which tho light see to muk o still moro intenso. I dip a dr from the rivulet with my hands, and fine cold (fud pleasant. A larger sized pell (hun usual lulls in thu tunnel with a spl timi a rutile, und tito echo goes booming i tho heart of tho mountain. How wild looks, how" deso?alo and forsaken; well tit ho tho skulking placo of outlaws! This tho ond of a dream of polished brass i stool and gleaming firo threading its d depth!), dragging Westward whito Ontt?m i Kastwaid golden grain. Ono can taney t in tho Jarring so?uds within tic eau hear clanking groud of tho wasted uiilliotis speeio represented now hy tho t'voo cove road bcd and ibo moisture Hooded tunnol. H ALK l'A ST ELEVEN. Timo to think seriously of MoDow n nml another Htnoko ia duo my nerves, have a curiosity to seo if I nm seined blindly test my pulse, io nscertain its nm ration. No alarming Symptoms' uro do oped, nntl I feel relieved. McDuw must I n romantic mind, olso ho would not li.tvo pointed thia lonely cud straugo spot fo mooting and selected midnight ns thc ti w^^a^u^o^^^^ior^Hi^^^^u^ft^ ?-y.? .vu j,vvf."iv-iSh'm lean sky lias by n ohurming ohunoo boon do-? volnpod, ibo low skirting olotids of tho curly oroning huvo rdid away lower and lowor, mit, of night. It is vorily u night (lt for n prince of moonshiners, mid ns pleasant In tempera-* turo as fascinating in appoaranoo. Tho; moon is now full on the mouth of" tho tu no ol, and I roid Mol'ow's loiter by its light, Twelve o'clock sharp, ho says, it lacks five minutes of that yet. 1 got down from roy porch and go to thc grim block opening. I am determined to bo on timo. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Tho minuto und tho moonshiner havo not. met! It is u hoax, ns wo feared. Novortho? loss, I'll wait u little longer boforo stooping!, 1 kick about some grass for snakes, and,' Unding nono, lio down nt tho base of tho Meep cut and light my lust oigar. It lasts well, has a har?* t?o oU'eot and, nftor a long while, I dozo olf. A MOST A r I'A I.I.I Nd SOUND , startles mc, nm) I jump up in tinto to hoar thc coho of a screech owl's abominablo wail go dwindling down tho tunnel. 1 must havo had unploasunt slumbers, lor I was relieved to find that it was only n screech owl und. and not the undcQned shrieker of my dream? Two or three Htarts Uko this varied tho mo-? not o (i y nf iv now oold and damp rest. My imagination must havo boon much osoitod by tho vigil, for distinct footstops could bc hoard; mound and about, but no man e.uno to koop thc tryst. AT DAYMOHT this morning-fl vo o'clock or so-1 gathered myself up stiffly and oUmbed tho mountain, roaching my Irish friend's farm in tinto to see a glorious Bunriso. Mr. Hogan's puzzled, countenance was so painful that 1 told bim tito facts of the caso. Ile cvon ?hon thought -as I could soo by his fauo that lie thought -mo very occoutrio. I askod him what ho. had thought mo tho evening boforo. Ho tepliod, "Faith, I'm afraid to toll you what., ? thought you wort?" Ho further informed me that Slr. Bioniunn hud sont a rider after, mo who hud roached his house at devon, o'clock but that ho had delivered tho nojtp nod obtained leavo to retain tho horso.fur,tpe, This was joyous, and I was in Walhalla at half past six, having found a short out. HACK AT WAMinLLA. . It wnsa proud moment when ? rode up to thc hotel and saw everybody gazing ut mo with a curious interest. It was tho ti est timo in my lifo that I had had tho fun of being mistaken for n h orso thief, and I onjoyod tho crestfallen appoariin?b of thc pursuer. Mr. Caries J. Stoibrand Rat in '.ho sun ns I left, un I prcpnrod for his morning talk about the Popo. Happy Mr. Stoibrand! Ho was in bis little bed when I darod tho noreeoh ?wi and thc whippoorwill, and it turned out best for him! But, nevertheless, if it hadn'i boen a hoax ten Mel)nra could have given their views to the world li ador tho ablu '.BovonnoV nose. N.O.G. P, S.-'if tho first person, singular, apv pear too prominent in thc above relation off laois, it must bo remembered, in extenuation', that tho said first person, singular, not having met the third person, singular, man-? colino, had to hear iho brunt of tho thought/ and incident involved. N- (). ?. THE OGONBH fi OP HNS in tho Bell House, In Walhalla, Sep tember 1st. Diplomas given in English an L oilier branches. Tuition per month Juvenile-,. Primary. Academic (Musses $1. Sophomore,. Junior, Senior $3. Music $3. Credit on pubtio funds. I give Pius ii TUITION to daughters of nil CoxptiUKiiATK Sm.m Ens thu died nunixa or si Nm: thc wr,r from any State. MRS. SALLIE SLOAN COBB, Principal. August 18, ISSI 40 4t? NOTIOE TO TRESSPASSEB&. I LL perseus arc hereby forbid Jon to hunt or A tish inside of thc enclosures on our lands ot" travel through thc same. J. li. NEV I IX, WM. F. ERVIN, M. HU LL WINK LB, C. WBN'DELKIN, J. P. VONIIODKI.N, J. W. HObLEMAN, M. C. WENDELKIN. ROUT. A. THOMPSON,. W. C. KEITH. Aligns! 17, 1881. 40-lt TAX NOTICE ! TllKASUItEIVS OKPIOR, August 15, 1881. N accordance willi thc Supply Bill, op proved December 2 Ith, 18S0, notico is hereby given that this ollicc will bo open for thc collection of t?ies Thiiisday, September 15, nnd will romain open until Octobor 31st. The rate per oentuinof taxes is as follows: ?St a to purposes, f) mills. County, ... 3 mills. Dust indebtedness, . 1 \ mills. Schools, - ~ - 2 mills. Fence ? - . 1} mills. Foll Tax, - - - gi 00 For tho OOnVCniouOO of tho taxpayers 1. will attend at the following places: ?Mrs. Birk cr's, Wednesday, 2l.?t Soptom ber. Hairs, Tc ursday, 22d September. Fort Madison, Fr day, 23d Scptombor. Westminster, Saturday, 2 Ith Soptombor, Fair Flay, Tuesday, 27lh September. Silton's Mills, Wcdticsdiiy, 28th Septem bcr. Seneca City, Thursday,29th Scptcmbor. High Falls, Friday, 30th Scptombor. Alexnndcr's Store, Monday, 3d Ootobor.' And fur balanco of time in my of?ioo in' tho Court House. Tax payers will plo:iso attend at tho ap pointments by 8 o'clock P. M. In all casos where tho May Installment/ hus not been paid a I'tillttlty of riv? I*cv Cent. will bo addml to said installment. All tnxosroinuiuing unpaid on tho first da/ of Nuvombor will incur a l?ot?tilty of Fifteen l?cr Coiil.' and will bo oollootod by ditrcss or othor wiso until I6tii of Novombcr; after that dato tho County Trousuror will prooocd lo collect by levy and salo os provided by la vf?, Taxes oro payablo Iii tho following kinds' of funda und no other: "**" Gold and Silvor Coin, United States Curfonoy, National Hank Notes, And fur County Taxes Jury and WU nosf-os Tickets. BI. ??\ /ili?^W?B?, County Treuniror Ojotieo (J ?unty. August 18, 1881 40?'