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How the Troops were Withdrawn. C'oM'muia, Tuesday, April 10.?The removal of the troops from the State-House to-day was accomplished so quietly and quickly as to deprive the occasion of tnucli of its purely dramutie interest. In all save the ono essential particular that they were going out never to return, the evacuation differed very littic from the usual supet-cession of the guard which might hare boon witnessed any time during these lour mouths. Uevoruor Hampton s published request, in furv thiMiicc of his promise to Hayes, that no Demo oral should go near tho State-1louso uuless authorized by him to do so, was carried out to tlx letter. Not one was present ut the ceremony, und 1 saw none ut tho Capitol gtounds, either be fore or after the performance. Twenty minute! before 12 o'clock, your correspondent, with two other members of the press, presented theui selves at the front door, and entered ttnchallen gcd, although a score of the colored special con stables were hanging ubotit the entrance watch ing our movements witli sullen, unfriendly glances. Within doors was a confused crowd ol perhaps one hundred and fifty persons, mostly negroes, who were moving about aimlessly, ot standing iu groups of threes ami fours engaged in low ami dispirited conversation. Here and there were to lie seen one or two smaller groups of.white Kcpuhlicuus ot the better sort, similarly occupied, mid all looking badly demoralized, or, to use a liomeiy pliruse, "decidedly down in the mouth." The guard on duly to-day was a detachment of twenty uieti,Company If , .Second I'.egiment, under command of Lieut. Haynes. All neccssii I jr |'l V|'<II?I|IJU9 IUI' IIIU VVIIVUUUUII IIUU HCVII completed before our arrival on the scene, anil I he lucii l'ully accoutred were rcstiug in two ranks and with guns stneked before tho door ot Military sentry paced up and down on his old beat before the Executive other, Col. black and Adjt. Potter stood under nu arch, a few pieces distant, frequently referring to their watches, lien. linger's aide had arrived with the order during the morning,and Col. black was nervously intent upon complying with its precise instructions as to the hour ofdeparture, to wit, precisely twelve. His nervousness affected his subordinate uHjcers, from these it spread to the crowd, and no second was permitted to puss altogether unobserved iu its ilight. At ten minutes before I'J Lieut, liarriss suddenly sounded the order, "Attention]" which was generally observed by the crowd throughout the building, as w>di as by the handful of men to whom it was more particularly addressed. Then came in rapid succession, "Take arms," "unfix bayonets," "carry arms,' "count fours," "twos light," "inarch !" Tht last order brought the squad sharply down on the crowd, which gave way to a'low a free pas' Liige to the door, but the time was not yet up, utid a sudden 'mil was made as the leading tile touched the south entrance. 'J'iie sentry on duty before the Executive otlice, now relieved for the lust time, resumed his place in the ranks and tho command, "Order arms," being given ibe men stood at case in tlieir places. Tiie few remaining minutes of the ten seemed to loitoi n.x tlicy passed. Presently the seigeunt, win had limed his watch with the I'lty ilall hell which in turn was set with the clock in the tel cgrnph office, which in turn was regulated froti Washington by telegraph, whispers to the lieu icnj'.nt, "One minute more, sir," and is directed to lake his stand at the south dour, next n tho City Ilall, and to give nut ice of the first taj of the clock bell by a wave of his hand. Col itiuck, seeing the iminunirrc, recalled the sergeant r.nd sent Lieut. Priggs, of the same com puny, to tuke the post of warning. The sccomh am nilnuics now, nuu everybody is listenng toi llic souinl <>r watching for the signal. "'Lore it goes ! Lieut. Ihnggs waves his bar. I to imii cato the first tap, which was not hcnr<l in tin recesses of the hall, nn I advances rapidly < Col. lJlack to report the fact. The t'ulone says. "1 ton*i run, sir." The lieutenant join, the squad. Then is heard, "Attention guard ! "Carry aims!" "Light shoulder arms !" "Two! right, inarch!" '1 lie sound of heavy ami liur rieil footfalls resounds a'.oug the corridors anil before the hell has reached the fifth stroke o A number of the negro const aA to*,''evulenl'lj acting under peremptory and urgent orders, in stoutly sprang to the heavy doors and slaniinei Uieiu to with a Lang, in ilio face of the crowi within, and in the immediate rear of the las tile of soldiers without, who arc hardly out . the way of the closing panels. A heavy b.u dropped into its brackets,and the military oceu i alien of the State House is ended, much to tin relief of tiic citizens and the military as well. All was done so suddenly that the clock couh be heard striking after the doors wore close J. The bell strikes slowly at best, and it require little suggestion to evolve the comparison of i tuueral knell. Twelve strokes sounded, and tin twelve long, weary wretched years of carpct-biq misrule were tolled off one by one. and cousignei to the toinb of the past forever, never to know : resurrection. The trow 1 quickly dispersed, al most iti silence, and in a few uiiiintes the wire: were Hashing the tidings to every town and vil lago of the whole land. Tito detachment of sol diers were marched direct to their quarters am dismissed, and so ended the first lesson of tin eventful day. Mr. Chamberlain's action to-day wi a com plctc surprise to cverybi dy oiitsi le the snial circle of his immediate friends and associates and could not have been anticipated by an v oiu inn in his confidence. I: was eeriaiuty known upon evidence contained in his own h.amhv riling ihat so lately as Saturday night ho was fully tie terinined unon the noliev <>t' i-.-.i-uati.-.- <* forth in tlic Xnrs utid 1'nuricr and sta5lie-1 ii advices to Northern person* here from corres pondents at Washington. To this policy hi supporters here considered him tirin!y commit ted, and they were prepared to sustain him ii it. lie had not in n single instance #ivou th slightest intimation of even the possibility of change in the course he had marked out am declared, and such n possibility has not been en iertaincd for a moment in the plans of CSoverno llauiploa and his friends, who have been busil, engaged for several days devising the line o attack to be pursued in view of his assured pur pose of resistance to the lust legal extremity.-The truth is simply that .Mr. Chainhcrlaii changed bis mind within the past twenty foui hours, and the change, to whatever intluene hte, was kept so secret (lint it was not even sits j cied till the troops had actually departed fron i.j-- otliec doer, and he had made formal and of tieial announcement of his abandonment of tin contest. 1 have heard no reason suggested foi Ills sudden revolution of put pose, and have tit means of ascertaining, lie will probably maki it known at his own discretion. It may be re marked just here that whatever the reason foi his course, the fact of his yielding at this junc Hire lias gone very far already towards modify ing llie feelings ?>f oiiinii v entertained toward liiiu by the majority of his political opponents The city is very pniet after theexcitiiig event of tiie ilny, ami there is but little to be sui'l a yet concerning the now situation. Tho otlie laciiinbonts of the State House oilices arc no included in Mr. Chamherhiiu's terms of surren der. ami they all. so far as known, propose n hold their ground until the decision of the Su pretnc t.'onrt in the i/iio warranto cases is pro mitigated.?Special to .Vcws am! Courirr. A sad story is related of a lady nt a party it London whose dress and form were faultless.? .Inst before dinner an admirer uttered her t flower from his buttonhole, which she fnstenci to her dress with a pin. As they went down t< dinner, the gentleman thought I e heard a iiuisi as though wind were escaping from a bellows ? The lady had soon lost her fair proportions, ami tho tightly-titling dress was most baggy. It a]>penrs that the latest fashion for thin ladies' dresses is an air-tight lining blown out to tlu proper size. The pin put to keep tho flower ii iiad penetrated the air tight lining and caused: grand collapse. , o . . The rapid extension of the cultivation of pea nuts is duo to thp n-'c now made of them for tlx oil il.iy contain, laist season'" product reachei y,0l?0,0i?0 bushel*, valued ? Stt.lMHi tMH> '!"? I oil i in large demand a a elistiinie o)iv< ami almond oils, mid keeps a mm a longer timi witheat becotuing rancid. T _ , - | 4ptc iwlftlily (Union ffiwts, | RnrkTOKKS. Kill tor. * | <1 IMilN. FKllMA A I'll 11. 20 lt>77. < TERM8 OF SUBSCRIPTION. ? ' 1 Copy, oik' rear, in apvaSu:, '1 Copies out year," " 5JS0 | '? " , I I?) " " " o < 5)00 ] ADVERTISING. 1 Ou? i.iuiiiv or vav luck, tinl luwrtluii, - - $1.00 I Koch *Hmin)uoiiI Insertion, ------- 7-1 Liberal iliv .rint luudl toUlCKllOUtS andUthot| ' thdnu for six months or l>y the year. I Obituary Notices of ton lines or Iowa, inserted free. I " orcr ten lines, charged as Advertise ' incuts. Kit 2" per cent additional for advertisements ordered | I not to iiMs-ar in consecutive issue*. , =z=r.: - 1 M e arc compelled again to request all , indebted In ti? In mnk( payments immediately. CO. Tin Street Railway in (irccnvlllo is on accoiu- ! ' pllshed fi t. Tlicfcrs neulo tledr first trip from Main ! (' street to tie Air l.iiiu 1 >. pot yesterday. u IJUI Ill llliTir ftlll Ll.SS. b We were taken in and Untie*!, I?v our ! friend lo*ppl? Si rouse, Inst Tuesday, and now present ijuiie n genteel appearance. Our lint L> was taken front among 11;c lar.ee stock of fine lints jus! received at M. 1$. rriedberger's store, and it is a neat, serviceable ami tine one. There are lots more of the same 4 loft, at the sumo I place, am! wo a '.,ise nil ? want new Hats, I try Hoods, Keady made ? loiliing, or auythiug - else, to call at ITiedbc.gi r'ai at once and get " wait they want, at the cheapest prices. * * .? II Vie -up;. ?cd tluit the arte I of Mr. A. ' N. Wood, of which imi spoke last week, would ,. amount to about w hat our correspondent, "Citiy zen," says. The arrest of u citizen by a Deputy ' 1*. S. Marshal, for violation of the Kuventie law ? in selling Tobacco, at any rate is generally, u no disgrace to any one, except the ollicin!. The r duties of the office have been performed in such e a disi? pitiable manner, in nine cases out of ten. ^ of late, that it is ion. idcred ipiitu a disgraet to hold the position. Not matiy months ago a tittiii; hi r of our most rcsj cetablc merchants weri ar'* rested upon the most trivia! pretexts, and made ' to pay large suuis of money besides being put to . great inc. i:\Tiiieuce. Not one of litem had atr tempted to evade the law. or had refuse 1 t?. j it any tax prescribed; but one inttti didn't have his license in view; another had one or two i icecs S of tobacco ?/ ii ami not hi the box. and many s u'uie suelt immaterial neglects were Millicicnl 8 oxcuse Ibr a huitgvy Marshal to tit .ke arrests and 1 seeurc his fees, t - ^'r- Judd's l'liotograpli Oullory contin0 ues to be the centre c>f attraction. ?V o think he . has taker I'holographs of four tilths of the men, women nml children of this town, besides an innumerable number of tcrsons in the country, t 1 . and we have yet to hear thai he has failed to 1 give satisfaction in any one instance. Ilis life* ' size picture of Hen. W. 11. Wallace is superb, ' and a number of the Henerafs friends have engaged copies. 1 Mr. .fttdd is not only a very superior artist, but also a pure penlleinan. and we are nlea-r ! ! to fill.) tlint lie ii :?; |>rcciat?iil. , No one "liuiiM in- :'eet the oj-ju.;u11i:y now i ' alior lc I of having :i finely execute! likem -s of I . I In illicit-, family or fiit-mls. Such :ni o p j>< >1-1 u . I nit\ may tint ho nlFercd again for years, if ever, ' hero. ' Mr. .In! ! iiil'iitiis in that lie has ill ci<li ! to i remain until tin I111 of May, hi oialii In nc . ; c uiii.io Into many in i' o fmintry vile: h ive hocn , j un i! !c to ennio to town. I ! fit!?- Tho 'lain of Mr. .Samuel JcllYics' Mill, in the upper part of this County was washed I away by the storm last Friday. i fitat" (Sov. liuiaploa has issued a l'roclamati??n calling upon the members of both Houses of the Legislature to oonveno in the State Capital on next Tuesday, the 24th. M'e learn that the doors to the State ofli ccs have been fastened and sealed, so that 110 one will occupy them until the Supreme Court dccidco who are entitled to take possession. ?*jjy~,Our friends. Graham & Graham have jtt'T foeetve i a narret 01 imgc, mi uu? >.v..v...... pickled White Fish, which wo think is one c.f the greatest <le1ccacies in the fish line. We have tried them and know they nro fine. J&- li' \oil want the delicacies, substantial and luxuries of life, go to 15. F. 1 la wis & t'o's. Store, No 1 Fast Union, where you can get from a ?i lo of ISacon to a stick of Candy. The I?r. knows what good living is, and always keeps on hand a stock to suit all classes, conditions and lusted. See his advertising corner. . *. I'-'v. W. II. Fleming, lb lb, one of the pur, : t men in the Methodist Conference of this ' State, died at t'hailc-doii on Tuesday lust, of Pneumonia. On the morning of that day we 1 met his son, \V. Magi 11 Fleming, at the cars, on his way down to Charlc.-sloii, having been tele' graphed for. ! o 1 Be\\? An Kditor down in Marion keeps a store 1 and last week some thief, not having the fear of 1 . .... an editorial castigi iioti in hi* mind, broke into that stoic 11 nd stole a <piatitiiy of goods. \Yc would like to seethe man that could make any thing 1?v breaking into our store room. It |utz' zics out "bettor-half " to got anything out of it, i ami she (uselessly) carries the key. O (it, Tli iii ws front I.nuiMatia, iiltlioii?li not |.o itivi, jjlvi s sttrli >ti-..nzi' 'train oof the ? ti. uiont of the tllf' lieu hies in lli.it .-'tale, tli.it we toi l safe ill saytn>r that u ' en;iinrnini*e Ita- been mat.' by v. hi'lt (tuv. r 11 > N i !mtli. to t o it. eiar 1 i >vorii'>r, v. iili a I' iiiim ratio i.iaj'n i y in tin* l.o?>i*laliire. The details of the entit|irnuiise have lint lio.-ti m: I jail-lie, tuit it i? enni <1 1 it at the Nlee.1 nils i.nivot titiioni ni?ty ran >i oiiro |?o;iro ami Iraii'i'iitiiy In I-mii-iana. '1 ho it m>j,- lia.l not !> u r* .iinv? <1 ; : tt. la ! 1 a ant . - J Mr. li. 11 .tin |.t. .it. A tit I"'>r I tic > l"l>raloil I.ilui) lov A ii- ill . I. iI>h| in ariiro. ifli irn, N.t'.. ii nmv In ro | ! I.i- Ai, ila I I.Mir t li his t' :> - t- i; i ioj unti-r-. i Iti iiiil'l: \ itn h ami I lain . 1 will in this ri _;i"'i nut it !: rliin < "Mit ant > i <nit. v i-hio . l"n * Ac., all |. ; ?> tlielr nfil rs wtlii Mr. All- n, nf the 1'uimi lln|i I. it' Mr. II. i? lint |U'i -ioni. Tit s \\arrantiit In Itvo two|\t umiitto*, l'riiili-tl 111-: r'i tiuiis for t i itiliir, ami f I'tiltivatimi aooi>iii|'any tin* Tr Tree* delivered at 1*iii<iti l>, n.it nit ill totli of Xia hi'., r in \ . [ - * .*. J t*-.. t'.i|.t<. .1. \\\ Mol.tir" mi l A. tl. I'o-i. r liavn jus: i li.rn ! front t!i N -'v V i!: ia.tr1 I, v !. : :t ! av. 1 li. oii for .nine moi-Us |uiii li/-in : tli. :i 'Trill / :::. ! ? i ..i1 mer Storks. Their nc? (io.?t* are arriving daily, ami we ! 1 lliink llioy arc the ( ivtlh-st w.? i..?vee>T s.oii in thh i '' market. These p'ntl.men i.-tl u> that iiry i > : * ai o!ioaj,er I now ill.m tin y 11. 1? ii sin . tin- M ir < :.!! at tin ir I Stun - ami talk In i li i t :tI . t it. I imi't , ntf until ! tin-I'll tin Is. i -nl,I fli.irAli.it' In lit - r.ltic I j I" 1st.- I"..r tlii-% w ok. t f t.:"' At a oalle.l meeting nl" the I'vnngelical ! I .tither.in Svno. 1 of South (.'arolina, held at New- ! j berry, on the ii.l iust., mainly to canvass the j i trills of iliticrcut towns for the permanent lnca- i - tion of the l.ttllicraa t'ollig'. the town of New- ; * berry presenting the most liberal oflcr. was unanimously selccte-1 ?? tlic place, of loI cation. V.'c sinccre'y congratulate ottr ticigltt .i * I ?TI The Spartanburg Band Concert. Iucouipouy with u b?vy of Lniou's bri}Ae?t Laughters, and a few of the niasculiuc gw?| vc .Marled on tlie 10th inst., to attend thoLn? :crt of the Spartanburg Cornet Band. l'luciiig ourselves behind the an;inc, wc got orer the '28 niilcs ef ltail roadie .he true SrK.vcen ian system?up gnulo lflil md down grade heavy. At the depot of la ?0 ahead city-that is-to-be, wc were grcete<ibj the iimi-iI welcome of ''omnibus for tho ilamploi House," "l'iedmont House," "I'ttlmett^Hutal,' but the "boys" of Spartanburg were tlcre too and without th* nid of nmnihu* wo Ink UD thi line of march forthc Piedmont. when we fount accommodations for all?including a pullet fo our chaperon's "little boy." A f>od cup o coffee and we were off to tlie Coicert in tb Court House, #hcr<- we found tl c "lout seats had been reserved for the visitors fom Union We arrived too late to hear the perhrtnance c the first piece, but, judging from th|rest of th performance, pronounce it good. Uton our ai rival, the members of the Hand vere takin their positions on the stage for thescond piec< and we were struck with the truly manly an handsome appearauce they made. It is schloi wc have seen a handsomer or more intclligcr looking set of uicn on any occasion, and \> dou't weudcr at tho Union girls liking the Spa tanburg hoys. Prof. Ncave seemed t? be in tl: best of humor, and wo settled oursclf down ft a delightful evening's entertainment, au?l wei not disappointed. *" __ 3? We have not space to give all the pieces pe formed l?y the llund. It is only necessary f us to say that the young gentlemen acquitt( themselves handsomely, although they had s levied some of the most difficult pieces from tl "lhdieialan Girl" and "Luciade Lanimcrrneor Since we last had the pleasure of henriugtl Hand they have improved greatly in their pe foi'inaucc, and we pronounce it otic of the be Bands in the State, reflecting great credit, 11 only upon themselves, but upon Prof. Neav their able Teacher, and tho town of Spnrtnnbui The Professor, during tho evening, delight* the audience by playing two solos on the Slit Trombone, considered by musicians to be one tiic most difficult performances in theirprofessio Wc doubt niucli if any man in the country ct excel Prof. Ncuve upon this instrument. 1 always makes the Trombone "speak the swec est notes."* .Miss June.; milled much t<> tin? enjoyment the entertainment, by her singing, in supcri style, two fine solos, ller voice has been high cultivated, and having a thorough knowledge music, she sang with great etl'cct. Mr. Alfred T. I'eete, who has a very ricii bn atone voice and is a line musician, sung two s lo ?"Serenade'' and "Kxcelsior"?in exccllo style We cannot forget tlie exquisite music of tl t'edar tarings tire best ra, conducted bv Pn North, of the l>eaf and Dumb and I'.liuu Ins' tution, and accompanied by Mrs. North, on tl Piano. Pach i len.ber id' the Orchestra w blind, which naturally cxciic 1 the sympatlii of the audience; hut their performance was well received that they were heartily cncned The Ouurtcttc by Prof. Noave, on the Corm 11. P. White, tenor hurts, P. llcndcts bo: itoi: with Mr. Peete at the Piano, was admirably re dered, and we could not toll which were cutitl to the mosl'crctlit, the Professor or his pupils. A Ouartettc, with Miss C. 11. Irwin an<l Mi Olary Mct'lllIoilfjU at ll.? Kimn, PirB WPTvcS the llute and 1). II. Met'alio;:;:': r was a delightful pcrformauee, au*l down the house" in applause. M? ?* '1 he Misses lrniu and Met itllottgh %fe you ladies of fine musical talent and acquitted the selves, throughout the whole entertainment a Imirahlo style and with much grace. \ d l!.P 1 X * > V t 1 ?.t. .i.l ! ' I r i r ! I lli?? Wf rtf'A DApruVni! - "1 the lust piece in the Programme, we hear*I laily remark t hut (hey were ilie I'm est ati<l tin genteel looking set oi' young men she had cv seen together?and we thought she was ubo right. The entertainment gassed o!i" to the c tire satisfaction of the crowded an lience, a; highly creditable to each one engageJ in it. After the Concert the members of the Uni Hand present at. I ottrse'.f were ; < Vuoiy invit to the Hampton House to partake of a supp given by the.'- puratiburg Hand, which.allium; Hiiite beyi nd our usual hour for "refreshments we accepted, and had no reason to regret either at (lie supper or afterwards. Our friend Calcutt knows how to get up good supper, either on ordinary or extraort ry occasions, and in this ca-e he just bent out himself, for it was one of file most boun ful and best gotten up affairs we ever attend in ihe up Country. And further, tl.c nieutbc of the Spartanburg and Union Hands and t Editors of the Spartanburg and Union Pape gave the strongest evidence that they knew he to appreciate one of t ileuu's suppers, if we nn ju Ige fiom what we saw on the tables when i went into the room and what we Jul nr>l see i them when we came out. Toasts wore offer and r.-j'onses called f<r, after supper, but evo one was actually "to.i full for utt ranee," an of Covu-e every at: < ; t t ; speak wa< a f.iilu: A!.i>oi. ii niirl h an . good toi ling pervaded, more sober and orderly company never left supper table. <?n the part of all from Union who attend) tli)* Concert we return our sincere thanks to tl young men of Spartanburg for their cloga entertainment and the many gentlemanly court sits extended to us. The fact is. w e hail a jolly crowd and we lit a jolly time from : lie . tarling to tho return. o A white man by the name of Wiiiia Johnson, from this County, was killed, 011 Tuc day of l ist week, ia Hasten County, N. C. by negro named Minor (or I>ick) Mctiiil. The 11 gro i'.ed to this State, lie is described asdcci cdly|black.about Ttiyears old, nearly six feet hi<j weighing I'll 11 s, and as being in the habit. talking loudly uti ! rapidly. Johnston. I he nil who was killod, lm>l just moved into (Jnsti County. <* I'.i ccni'y, one i.C Hayes's moid intimate pe filial :ii. I political friends, who iin<l made nio speeches for liiin during the Presidential cat pai.ji than perhaps any < I her individual, nsU< for a foreign appointment. Hayes, who <iqpin to ; ;oiify him, ?n;/gi'-tcd t!i:it he should ruit' -one other place, and g ive a* a reason, fliafr"/. '?(thii.i /( . I iiflll ! Il l; Until (//,' ; the .il l 11,uncut S nl/i ( \iroliml <l.i t it. i < . itr :i //// i Hi " ! / hi til' > III< ';/ til- I ill yuil llii/ tin /'TO I lie fraudulent President tinderst tin tii'.'cii: , "-hag'/ifs with when ! < i ! ing, nil lie knows tii.it wiule some of them may make n '.-.I i no, they * in ill! !>o bought lil ?l.co|i :it -1 I*.iiI it was \.|-y can lei i hii.i i i i 11:i;' ' ' .lie puhlie Irmors and patrol w el c t'l be Ciupliij < d'n eal rv 11 til ?.<ailc Southern policy. A Terrible Storm fgaOnftof themes t severe storm* ?vcr MjieriM' w>l iu this region oommt'nccJ about two' ?clock > last Friday morning and continued with unabated fury until near midnight. The wind was terrific nearly the whole time. From what we I can learn the rain was partial. At this point it I. d'.d not fall in such torrents tie during t ho storm t the week before; but in other portions of the r County we understand it was quite as heavy.? Hytrin- the day the roof on K. W. iMiand building in Law l'ange was rolled tip completely , and thrown into the street. Trial Justice, Dae trid Johnson, Jr's oflice, in the second story, was 1 deluged with water which also went through r into .Mr. Shand'sofiico, compelling both of those f gentlemen to remove their furniture aud books e at on-c into the Court House, Some of Mr. Johnson's hooks were much damaged. i. I Thotin roof on Mr. McNally's store was pariif I ly blown ofT, but was quickly fastened down by c nailing boar 's a'ong the edge. From all parts of the t'ouuty we learn that g the storm did much damage to fences, and in 5, some places blew oft the roofs of small houses, d While many forest troes were blown down, tlit u greatest damage was douo :o fruit trees. Tin it streams were greatly swollen, but we hare no c heard that any bridges were washed away. r" is charleston ' the storm must hare been terrific. The paper; of that city the next day had throe columns o *0 , ', cjosidv minted matter giving the account of it No lives were lost, and wtnTc many cases o damage are recorded, there arc none of a ver or j serioua uatuic, or involving the loss ot any grea Ll amount of property. Most of the damage wa c along tlie Wlnrvcs. lie ,, Damages by Friday's Stoim. I The fcixou m at Queen ville.?Yesterday 1 Greenville was visited by a regular northeaster r" The rain poured in torrents, and the wind blci st a perfect hurricane, frees were blown clown 0( and fences shared Ihe same fate. The tin roo of the Female 1'ollege was rolled up in a pile.? e' The ornamental work on the front of \V.(\ <>w rf5 ings' store on Main street was blown oil", am jd located on the side walk. Chimneys in Tanou jc parts of the city were blown down, and house . wives 1 >st their t napi r in wiping up the wale on the tloors of ihtir dweliiugs. Thcslaminin n. of shutters and breaking of glass will not sooi in be forgotten. The injury was very great in on le c''y? and when the storui subsides, calm retlcc tion will suggest many important improvement* ' ' The "oldest inhabitant" fails to rcuicmbc such a spell of weather. It rained, snowed an of [ slce'.oel. and did'good w irk in each line. It wa 01. terrible went her. ami the rain fall was t rem or . clous! ami no doubt great damage has been iloii ? to tho bridges in the county.?Xctcs 1 Ith. In Columbia the sarin of Friday night in jured property in various parts of the city an r" county snore or less A small cottage near th o- cemcieiy was blown down, ami numerous fence I)t and outbotises in various parts of the city share the same'fate. No information of any loss ( life has neached us yet. The arrival of tli ':e mails, which have been delayed upon several i if. the roads leading iuto the city, however, ma (j. tell a ditiekeni story. I The sh*?ovcr llaltiwanger's mill, in I.cxinj 10 : ton ('ouivQrKwas Mown dtfwn during tho gale c :l-v ; Friday. Tile da: ...ge winkyevrre, the pullc; es being broke* and the shafting lout; tho fcncii so in tho Dutch Bork vicinity is generally damage much of it bel^y; blown clown. The War Prospect. The following is the latest telegraphic ntv concerning the impending w.gr bct.Wi.on Tin k< . and ltvissuf. Should a war actually occur ai be prolonged six months,?of which there seen gyeat probability?we believe it would invol ncafiy if not rpilte T TT~|T jm;* t F.iiimj e in In ilia; ease, as wo stateasor 1 j time ago, bread-stuffs would go op to the hig i ed war juices and cot-top ypail '..go down to tl lowest price ever known. I.etoyr Farmers tnl warning in time: . 1U St. 1'KTTKitsnt'itn. April 17.? IgnnticfF w accompany the Czar to KisclutaetF. .It is expe ng toil war will he declare.I at KischenetF April '2 a I.iixixin*, Aptil 17.?The Hussion army w probably advance in the following order: T1 '% right wing*, which is tlie weakest portion, cross vf Dneuster at ( haicym, and goes along thcstroi J frontiers to Pashany ; I he centre goes by rail * Pashany ; tho left wing,the strongest, will cro the Danube between I'cun and Isnial. ,l 1 A 11 cuter telegram from St. Petersburg say! t "The Czar leaves for the army almost imme l on ntely, lie will confine himself to inspoetit t'.ic troops, and will not take part in the cat paign. the order of tlio day announcing a d duration of war has been isvued in ollicial qua C tors. !i i repotted tiiat the prc-oni siiualit ," compels ilussia, in a certain degree, to act si it gle-hnnded. ? . . in Tun Farmers.? hook ont for high j ric for corn and plant abundant provision crops.li In anticipation of war in lluropc, FKHt.OOObus' els of c v.. were purchased in ilaltimorc in ot day la.-t week, f .r tho Kuropcan market. " A first class war in Kuropc in 1S77, wi cd double the price of corn and depress the prii rs of cotton. If we judge from the sudden dri |1C in Government. stocks and the rush for prov sions, war is in.'nit ont. The c.itlon pbintc 18 will be wise to provide fur the issnc, by dimi: ?w isliing lite cottua acreage ami planting ccr ty peas, potatoes?and everything else that inak< iV? food for i:iaa and beast.?#?/-wri/le .V/u\*. That's the plain truth, fricnj Speights. It r,i new pretty sure that there is a gigantic war t foot in Kurupo. It wiil commence bet ween Tu 4 key and Ilussia, but before it is ended Priglatr . France and (iermany will get into it. sure. I that event wo would rather have fifty acres i ;l orn, wheat, oats, peas or potatoes than one hui drcd acres in cotton. Those articles will 1 i worth more in cash, ftnil wnnhi find rui.lv t.il Il(, while cotton wouM not bring ,"> cents n pouii rl and no one would care to buy at that price. . ? . c- , , A correspondent of the Spartan, writin ^ from l'acolct Depot, gives tlic following ns specimen of the condition of affairs in that sci lioti : "And rogues, well, '.ve inift have a heap i ' them, or a few Uecp mighty busy. .Mrs. Minei va Smith's smoke hoii-e was entered (by pickin a the lock) and eleven pieces of bacon?about tie c. p' tinds carried away. t he ground being we they followed ill" tracks to one I'erry llisoU! living in this neighborhood, lie was arroslo and brought before Trial .lustico Dates, who. of s ipposo, laid proof sitliicierit to commit bin ,n and bad him contlned by a chain in Date's ollic and guarded, but somehow or oilier he micccci ed in making his escape. The woods to-day, 11 bad as it is. are being scoured by both whitvuii black to try to overhaul him. I.ast night Mi' r- Alien s <my nearest neighbor) corn crib wt re broken into, and a turn or two of corn take n- away. Mr. Spartan ('oggin's dwelling-house, d few weeks ago, was in daylight broken open an :d a considerable amount of clothing taken. The! le rogues are certainly not informed that Northro he is Judge and D ill Solicitor of the Seventh t'ii of cuit. />- Oiicp mnro c> ivpnrlors arc writing alioi In I !i?* I :ivajrr ; i>l ?11r? |i 10-ii< || 1. Almost vimi.lt: id 11< ii-!v wiili tin* I'liriiiiig f>t* i lit: Southern llnti n in v|. i, .nis we ln'iir ??|" a grout lire in tin- (iico ;? '|ii :; i :d ?'c.i -? ini?ii??j< !' uiicihcr iii <'! i l>! I(i*vii ni I'd! i iv. .li.ii-li lie i twi'iity-li\ i ! . i ? I in; - *iii 1 y ii-.i In-.- mil in l\it orson wltir ni ! i nv 11tiio-1 n wnollrn mill Mil rnnii* very ncr taking iM l ii* I>s?titui ill I.<>?- >nii>ti\o Works Gov. TTampton Requests the Republioan Offloads J lo Close their Uthoea. State or Soptii Cabolisa, 1 ^.KxmcvTivK Chamueu, V Columbia, April 14, 1877. ) j lion. It. II. Elliott. Columbia, S. C: Sn::? 1 am directed by the Governor to say to you time while he Joes not desire lo prejudge any claim that you may be asserting in the Courts, his opinion of the futility of your assertions to have been legally elect^l to theofiiee of Attorney-General has been indicated by his recognizing and commissioning Mr. Conner, your oppoueut, when the necessities of the government required him to decide. It would disembarrass tlie operations of the Executive Depart- I incut, of which he is now in the undisputed charge, for you to turn over the records and pa.... ? ? <? 1 ... \|M < | pers ei tlie oiucooi iHiuriii-j-ucumunu ner, subject, if you desire it, to tlie decision of the Courts, hereafter to be uiudc. lie begs leave, however, to inform you, in tlie event of your declining to take this course, that he sees nothingiuyour prcseut positiou entitling you to the use of the rojms and custody of the records of tho otlico referred to, and that liecuunot consent to it. His responsibility for the proper discharge of ( the adminMrntiou will require him to prevent such an obstruction to tho conduct of the government, ! An early reply will oblige, yours respect fully, s Waub II. Manxlnu, Private Se'y. t A copy of the above was served upon each of the Republicans who now occupy the offices in the State House 11. li. Elliott, as AttorneyGeneral, John R. Tolbert, as State Superintenj. dent of Education, and James Kennedy, as Adjutant and Inspector-General, made a joint re , i>'j- lvliiln I' t <'?,?..! .jo. ><t;?i,} Treasurer. and II. E. Haync, as Secretary of State, made scpa( rate replies over their own signatures. They, however, all declined to accede to the Governor's request, basing their action upon the fact that tlicy were Defendant's in a case of que warranto, now pending before the Supreme ? ouit of tiie State, and until that case was decf v ded against them they say "it would be a legal , absurdity for us to voluntarily shift positions ' with our contestants, and would result, logically in a complete abandonment of our rights." I Cordozn alone, addresses tl.c Governor as s lion. Wado Hampton, while the others address their reply to Wade II. Manning, Private Score rr tary, but in the body of their communication! ji recognize Governor Hampton. |? ? ?? ^ 1 * ? j. Fur ihj Time*, j. No Prosperity until a Change, v Slbri'V IIoi.i.ow, S. C. d Mn. r.niTon :?Your correspondent, "Mort 3 Anon," has written a very touching obituarj notice of the Granges, but before elosing tin ceremonies i beg leave to inscribe on the Tomb stone, "Rail Road Monopolies," "all lienor t< ,1 the Granges which put on the brents." e I The Granges certainly deserve the credit o 3 i having discovered that Rail ltoad corpoiation: j wci% not legal, monopolies. Rut it should no ie ' be lo'st*:ijrWt of that the snake has been scotches f I * M ft biu no: 'die I. yHknij.Jload Itih^s U'ljy are tin y m si dang* rous institutions in thy land, an, with the immense means in their power tlioj hi may prove very mischievous, l.ct our lcgisla >'s tors sec to it that the interests of tit? Agricuitu dr rists are protects I. The prosperity of tli country depends upon the prosperity of tha class which produces the necessaries of life.? : If it c- j!s more to grow an article than y< it can gc vs ' for it in the market, something is radicull, v i wrong. There cau Le no sucii thing as pros id j pcriiy there. The duty of our legislators is t us analyze this subject and find out whero th vc trouble is. *" I bail &?n il f It ilat no ago with a large Guano Factor. ITcwasanxiou h. to ascertain my views in relation to the pros tie perxy 01 uic agricultural interests. I gave 1 kc as my opinion tlmt it was worstfthnn it was tiv years r.go. lie icplied that lie had been drivci ill to tho same conclusion, from a very difFcret. c* stand-point. At first lie could sell all his Guam !| for cash? I.e could not supply the Icman.i. At ill l,e ter awhile the planter began to beg time; it wa es given ? then the freight was complained of? ' ? that was arranged; then they conld not pay it 10 i cash, hi t wanted to pay in ccttoii, &c. In :'? t ss , ! every year it evidently Veuat.ie more di.to i .t P i . . i: soil his tluano and to make collections. Tit I'- margin of profit must-be very large to admit o ail these modifications, or the dilution must bi e. considerable?reckon it is the xfirinkui/c, wliiel r- covers nil losses now-u days. 1 have heardmcr )l1 | than one planter allirm that he ha l always fount a his fertilizer bill the hardest to pay off. 1 liavi hoar 1 many, very good planters io>, exprcs es doubts whether lite country had been or eoult ? be, in tlio cn l, benefitted by the use of Guano o "* Commercial Fertilizers, l'eoplc have got inti 1L the habit of using it however, and it will be ni j] easy in ittcr to give i: tip. It is so easv to taki re a few sacks of it to tho field, and distribute it it P the rows. It is so hard to rake up litter, ti clean up fence corners, scrape up lots and com n. post cotton see l, and then haul it out to the field n, and distribute it, that far have the nerve or pa cs tietiec to try it. To talk about rest, rotation ani the plowing in of green crops, sounds so much like nonsense and book fanning tlint very fev ,u per .itis can be induced t<> ;I,ink of it "'(hen 1 * is a whole in the hog trou.h, somewhere." I I " ' is as plain as the no-o on a tuan's.fncc that tlx " Agricultural interests is on a decline. You licni 1 of hai 1 11 - in evciy brunch < i" business ani everywhere, and .such must be theense until tlx ,l farmers' occupation ip jdtieetl on a better footing ' It is at the bottom of all industries, and if tlx 1 foundation is insecure the whole fabric must lu tottering. Whether it be the nil-cotton policy the long road to markets, with sojmany toll-gate? ^ by the way, the long credit mi l high profits and interest, the Fertilizer hills, or freed labor, arc c nil questions which ought now to be thoroughly . siftcil, nml such rctneilies a b j'tc I ns will a Ikon.I relief. llorillTI,. R ... _ It) For the Time*, t, A Correction, s,, Mk.Syokk.s:?1 notice in your issue of the 1 loth inst., mention is made l?y you of the ar' rest of Mr. A. N. Woo<l, of this place, for viola tiou of the Itevenue kiw. l'.e.i e allow ntc, I through your columns, to correct this mistake. ls Mr. Wooil was not arrested at all, and there was ' no violation of the itevenue law whatever.? IS 'the Deputy Collector oiny found in Mr. Mood's n store a box of Tobacco with the stamp imprra fectly car.celle'1, which defect was not notieed ' at all, or rather Mr. Wood, as many others, was j, i entirely ignorant of the proper mode of cancelr [ lntion. Injustice to Mr. Wood, (who is one ol lour i.i -rf intliieiill.il \ m> < mprrh i-il?. I worthy citizen .m l ^hiiIcmi iii), plcec publish j. litis explanation. A I'itizkx. 1 U ClIAMIi: M.AIN S lloMl. Ih ]!t: \ II IMt lot: li w, . To*. \\(.reenter, Ma.-."., April I!. Hiiehiiii? <1 re I ;:tms w ore lire I to-l i . .<n :i, i mum .11, it ll.t/s arc tlu|^wiii in>it > 1- <>I < >v. Hampton it recent bchnvio^iWho Syiiih '.relit- ? political <ion hii<! f iio pi '-cut iln* "f i)int Stale For the Times. LETTEK FKOU CHA&LK310N. wmrkwAsuiNu. The Aiiuuul meeting of the Stockholders (?) of the B.C. Hail Bond lias pnsscd off very quietly, with the usual verual whitewashing. Very litlIv tutereat is fell in the concert?, stive by tLose who hold the bonds and promises to pay of the Company, and the gentlemen who occupy easy chairs and draw lal salaries. It umy be a mat* tcr of surprise, however, to many how a road which pursues a "policy dictated alike by an intelligent perception of its true interest, and a resolute purpose to be fully abreast of the most advanced lino of conduct, which looks to the j prom ,tiou of the prosperity of Charleston?a prosperity absolutely identical with that of this | Railroad." With a Hoard" that "needs no ar giiaiciit to convince them of the superior claims I of their local business. They are not the especial advocates of a "Through" business. They seek I it not at the expense of, or in opposition to, but in nil and support of a "Locd" business; and when otherwise represented, they are unjustly represented," .-luuld be abused by almost every merchant iu the city of Charleston, for its illiberal discrimination in favor of other places to the injury of Charleston. In the very same paper which publishes this report the memorial of the merchants of Union, proving the very facts, is published; but of course it would be beneath the dignity of this inagiiilicent corporation to notice coinjdainSa coming from such quarters. Vuilcrueatli all tlie rhetoric or tire report it is manifest that the debts have increased, and that the payments have been only transfers front ono pocket to another. The adroitness with which experts iu tignres uow-a-duys can truuspose and elucidate is marvelous. A man must l<e gifted with the "second sight" who can see into the mysteries of a Financial Report. The fact, however,that this Hail Road has been hard up all the time for money to meet its or' dinary demands, and that its stock has gone down to ?L'.nO on the share, should be enough 1 to conviuce any one that it is not iu a very prosperous condition, so far us the stockholders and general public arc concerned. It is worth noting that two of the largest stockholders (di* rectors) arc New York Bankers and Rail lload inon, and the general feeling is, among business men, that the sooner the whole concern is sold out arid put into new hands tho better. " TI1K NKW RKfllMK. r , There is great rejoicing hers over the new regime?"Hampton and lteforin." Everybody ^ seems to think business will revive right oil, and everybody get rich and grow happy. The j. breaking tip of the anxiety and suspense which s I has hung like a pall over the county for five ( | long weary months, will doubtless inspire every j | lover of his country with new hope nnt) nMS vigor?but something more will be neoCss^jMo j bring about prosperity. We must remember that for 10 long years >>? have been plundered i iu every possible way. The countVy is demoralized?it is bankrupt. \\ e havGfind no law but e ltobin Hood's. It will take time, patience, tlio ( most rigid economy and hard work, to bring about a restoration, i.e: its have no new (angled j schemes for Legislative holdy liders. Consolidate ollice.v reduce ^fthu us, cut down ail un-- ^ _ necessary expenditures, and go into no cxperi- .'!& men's until wc get out of ihc wildcrtu s. Let o 0 r^7 , e us follow the example o.' our lui.lennd wise standard heater.and lhr< u;;li n cm eft;', resolute policy, convince tlie world that we a>a in carng ~tsr v - -SfVFf? rt-rv.nNhi. " * For tlio Tiiiie.s. t Letter from Not .h Laoolet o T;i:.:.\km v, April 1J, I "?V7. 11 Vi'ai'le 1 I:v iJ11- 7i. il.fi'. >' ' ' ' j r-> * - wvt"V *" *? 11 ' r "u u 1 playing iry to our excite I hopes for so i -itjr. o comes tlu> glad tiding of great joy, ll.nl ''oui ? t '..roliM.i it ouec more free 1 from the hand of . s the oppressor; that she hi once more to assume - | the insignia ami diadem of a lilting inernhcr ol > I that bright galaxy of thirteen stars that shone , so conspicuous in our National constellation; o that once more a native son. good and true, 0 wields the destinies of our poor an i distressed f parent; thai ho hears the cordial to heal every it wound in her bleeding system; thai ere long the 't bleeding, gaping wounds rent by the fangs of e the behemoth, corruption, will be healed; 1 and that we will behold a beautiful virgin e coining forth, fresh and fair, from the scenes ol s distress and misery, from which her sons havo 1 so nobly fought to redeem her. to enter again t* into the arena of sovereign States, with cosily ? experience to guide on to a haven of test.? 9 This echo rebounds l'roin the Mountains to the ? Seaboard, and every true South Carolinian feels 1 an inexpressible joy, and feci a satisfaction to J yield to our political enemies the benefits an* lieipatcd in the realization o. honest govern> incut; that a secret, firm resolve has passed the threshold of the inner 'temple of every goou 1 citi/.en, unking Hampton's pledges to tlie Nni lioiial heads, then* in livi dually; on 1 that they f will repay him their debt of gratitudo by pcr: feci obedience to the dictates of the law. ! For the lust week N< rth IV.culct has had a series of rains?none heavy until iMiuday mornr iug?when commenced the heaviest rain of tho I season. The damage to I lie farming interests > received by it. is heavy, hut not irreparable. Wet weather has a tendency to give soino ! people the bines, when they begin to think of all sorts of unpleasant things regardless of their iiiiiiicbini" surrounding*, ami we have some of ' thctii up here, who have iioen looking between ' the legs of the present into the future a little, ! (when most people arc not half done shouting, good views,) and they say we can't tell what will 1 become of us when I'm k Thomas comes around Atr.-i i n <".!? u*n liavn /?au i.ln.l ^?t?. i?/.nAt> .. ? .1 * l""" is not enough of il to pay more than !i:ilf our A,1:11ml Tux. A:? ! they say do you write to Mr. , Stoke.i and loll him our condition, tin 1 may bo ho will advocate our cause with Mr. Hampton, and if ?o, he may obtain for us the desired relief, for awhile at least. We think our Legislature ought to postpone the collection of half the , tux, tit least, until October, if possible, us the i people arc in too straightened circumstances to I meet tlie tax. Wo mean to he well-behaved, | and it won't take much to run the machine from j now till then. Wheat seems to he doing very well now, in Iho i way of growth?don't suppose wet weather, at j its present stage, is injurious to wheat 0:1 1 well druitK'it lnn-l. is'oine pornons complain of n '?ftd .ill.ml, caused liv mowing I m* I need. "1 lit* prospect* for a <;ood fruit crop i?< llullorinj{ up t i itie prcflpul. V-.-t of our oM sottler* liu o iii- ori liM'l of i'l llio piinu fruit -, ami <ouie o| I llf li lll'J 'flu it- ai'i' some 1 oi .11j?.11?. in N'orlli 1'ucolcl uliprr fruit tree*. peach ini-l ipp e, Inve never i ( i'p-1 In lii>nr and ripen their fruit. Tim coM *