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How the Troop*. were Withdrawn. Coi.i muia, Tuvsilay, April lO.?The rcniova of the troops from the Stalc-llouse to-day was accomplished ?o quietly ami quickly as to dcprivt the occasion of much of its purely dramatio in teres!. In alt save tho ouo essential particulai that they were going out never to return, (lit evacuation d. tiered very littic from the usual su perccssiou of the guard which might have heot witnessed any lime during these lour mouths Governor llatup.oil's published request, in fur > tlurancc of lii i prouiiseto Hayes, that no Demo ** crat should go near the State-House uulcss uu ihorized l>y him to do so, was carried out to tin letter. Not one was present ut the ceremony uud 1 saw nolle at tboi'apitol giouuds, either he fore or after the performance. Twenty minute before U o'clock, your correspondent, with twt other members et the press, presented them helves at the front door, and entered uiichallcn gcd, although a score of the colored special con stables were hanging about tlie entrance watch ing our movements with sullen, unfriendly glances. Within doors was a confused crowd o perhaps one hundred and fifty persons, mostly negroes, who were moving about aimlessly, 01 piuuuiug in groups 01 threes anil fours engager in low uti?l dispirited conversation. Here niu there were to he seen one or two smaller group! of.white Republicans ot the hotter sort, similar 2y occupied mid nil looking badly demoralized or, to use a hotueiy phrase, "decidedly down in tue tnouth." The guard on duty to-day was a detach men of twenty meu. Company U , Second Regiment under command of Lieut. Unynes. All nccessa ry preparations for the evacuation had beet completed before our arrival on the scene, ant the men fully accoutred were rcstiug in tw< ranks and with guns stacked before tlio door o rdvmwMfJTsolitary sentry paced up nml down on his oh beat before the Kxccutivc ottice. Col. Hlack am Adjt. I'otter stood under an arch, a few paccc distant, frequently referring to their watches tictt. Huger's aide had arrived with the ordc during the morning,and Col. Black was nervous!; intent upon complying with its precise iustruc tiotts as to the hour of departure, to wit, precise',, twelve. His nervousness affected hissubordiiini otljcers, from these it spread to the crowd, am no second was permitted to puss altogether un observed in its flight. At tcu minutes before 1 Lieut. Hurriss suddenly sounded the ordet Attention 2" which was generally observed b; the crowd throughout the building, us well as In llie handful of men to wlnmi it was more partic ularly addressed. Then came in rapid succession 'fake arms," "unfix bayonets," "carry arms,' count fours," "twos right," "march !" Th last order brought, the squad sharply down oi the crowd, which gave way to allow a free pas bagc to ihu door. Hut the time was not yet up uim o biiuucu iuii was uiiiuc as ttic lcadiu tile touched i he south cutrnnco. The sentry ei duly before the Executive office, now rclicvci tor the last lime, resinned Ids place in the rank and tlie command, "Order arms," being given the men stood at case in their places. Ttic fo\ remaining minutes of the ten seemed to loito as they passed. Presently the sergeant, tvli had timed his watch with the City Hall bell which in turn was set with the clock in the tei egvapli ollice, which in turn was regulated frot Washington by telegraph, whispers tj the lieu ten;'.tit, "One minute more, sir," and is dim ted to take Ids stand at the south dour, next t the City Hall, and to give notice of the first ta of the clock hell by a wave of his hand. Col is'iack, seeing the manoeuvre, recalled the set geaut and sent Lieu;. Driggs, of the same com pany, to take the post of warning. The second are minutes now, and everybody is listenng fo the sound or watching for the signal. Thcr it goes! Lieut. Pnggs waves his hand to indi cate the first tap, winch was not heard in th recesses of the hall, nn l advances rapidly t Col. lilack to report the fact. The Colont says. "Don't run, sir." The lieutenant join the squad. Then is heard, "Attention guard !' "Carry arms!" "Light shoulder arms !" "Two right, march!" The sound of heavy asul hui ricd footfalls resounds along the corridors and before the hell has reached the fifth stroke o A number of the negro consTatjIes" ' cvkJci'iIt acting under peremptory and urgent orders, in stanlly sprang to the heavy doors and slammc them to with a bang, iu tho face of the crowt u-iii.;.. o?.i ?i? ; - , ...... .ii .uc iuiiiicuiuic rear oi uie las tile of soldiers without, who arc hardly out i< the way of the closing panels. A heavy b.i dropped into its brackets, and the military occu pation of the State House is ended, much to lh relief of the citizens and the military as well. All was done so suddenly that the clock couh be heard striking after the doors were closed.The bell strikes slowly at best, and it require little suggestion to evolve the comparison of funeral knell. Twelve strokes sounded, and th twelve long, weary wretched years of carpet-bn misrule were tolled otF one by one, and consignee to the tomb of the past forever, never to kuow resurrection. The crowd quickly dispersed, al most in silence, and in a few minutes the wire were flashing the tidings to every town and vil Inge of the whole land. The detachment of sol iliers were marched direct to their quarters am dismissed, and so ended the first lesson of th eventful day. Mr. Chamberlain's action to-day was a com plctc surprise to everybody outside the sinal circle of his immediate friends and associates and could not have been anticipated by any om not in his confidence. I: was certainly known upon evidence contained in liisowu handwriting that so lately as .Saturday night he was fully <le tor mined upon the policy of resistance, as so forth in the Xetvs and Courier and sustained in advices to Northern persons here from corrcs pondents at Washington. To this policy hi: supporters here considered him firmly commit ted, and they were prepared to sustain him it it. He had not in a single instance given lh< slightest intimation of even lac possibility of t change in the course he had marked out am! declared, and such a possibility has not been cm tertaincd for a moment in the plansof Governot llainptoa and his friends, who have been busily engaged for several days devising the line ol attack to be pursued in view of his assured purpose of resistance to the last legal extremity.? The truth is simply that Mr. Chamberlain changed his tnind within the past twenty-four . hours, and the change, to whatever inflitcncf due, was kept so secret that it was not even sus pecteu 1111 t lie troops hail actually departed from hj? office dour, and he had made formal and official announcement of liis abandonment of the contest. 1 have heard no reason suggested for his sudden revolution of put pose, and have no means of ascertaining. He will probably make it known at his own discretion. It may he re, marked just here that whatever the reason for his course, the fact of his yielding at this juncture has gone very far already towards modifying the feelings of enmity entertained towards him by the majority of his political opponents. The city is very nuiet after the exciting events of the day, and there is but little to be said as yet concerning the new situation. The other incumbents of the State House offices are not included in Mr. Chamberlain's terms of surrender, and they all, so far ns known, propose to hold their ground until the decision of the Supreme Court in the quo warranto cases is promulgated.?Special to Xtwt and Courier. A sad story is related of a lady at a party in I.onden whose dress and form were faultless.? dust beforj dinner an admirer offered her n flower from his buttonhole, which ?h? to her dress with a pin. As they went <town to dinner, (lie gentleman thought he heard a noise as though wind were escaping from a bellows ? The lady had soon lost Iter fair proportions, and tho tightly-fitting dress wns most baggy. It appears that the latest fashion for thin ladios' dresses is an air-tight lining blown out to the proper sizo. The pin put to keep tho tlowcr in iiad penotratod the air tight lining and caused a grand collapse. . The rapid extension of the cultivation of peanuts is due to tho use now made of them for the oil they contain, bast season's product reached 2,(MK),tMlO bushels, valued ^t $/t,000,00<). The oil is in large demand ns a substitute for olive and almond oils, and keeps it much longer time without becoming rancid. i iThc oil whig 'Simon ?imts.| ~~ ~ K.V. 8TOKKS. Kditor. * N l MUX. FIUD/Vl' Al'ltll. 20 lSflT v TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. j c 1 Copy, out' year, in aiivaXck, f3.no - o'l'i' v oik- your," " A.G0 I ft 11.00 C i I") ? J0.00 ADVERTISING. 1 One .-..puiic or one inch, tirst insertion, - - - $1.00 s Knell MlKvrjncnt insertion, ------ 71 I.lbcrnl div n uil made to merchants and oliu i s adver- j lising lor six months or hy the year. Oliilnary Not lets of ten lines or less, inserted free. ' " " over ten lines, charged as Advurttso i ' inents. ~ *t>- 20 jH>r cent additional for advertisements onlere.l 1 a not to appear in cousccutlvo Issues. txi>" Me arc compelled ngain to request all j ] - indebted to u? lo make payments immediately. t -- i t o. The Street Railway in Greenville is an neeomy plislied fact. The ('sirs made their first trip from Main | 1 f street lo tin- Air l.ino Ivpot yestcrduv. * r * *: I r fitir 'i- lie dam of Mr. Samuel JellVica' .Mill, I in the upper part of this County was washed 1 away by the storm last Friday. , ov. Hampton has issued a l'roclatna- I . tion calling upon the members of both Houses 1 of the I.ogislature to convene in the State Capi( tal on next Tuesday, the 24th. ' E?~X? We learn that the iloors to the State ofli j ces have been fastened anil sealed, so that 110 one 1 will occupy them until the Supreme Court ilc? chics who are entitled to take possession.f - j E?T vOur friends, Graham & Graham have " jum TeeCivca a narrci 01 rmj-c, im mu ?.v J pickled While Fish, which we think is ono of s the greatest dolccacies in the fish line. Vi'e have i. tried them and know thev are fine. r y J" I' you want the delicacies, suhstantiuls i- and luxuries of life, go to 15. F. Itawls & Co's. >' Store, No 1 Fast Union, where you can get from "j a si le of Iiucon to a stick of Candy. The T)r. knows what good living is, and always keeps on \> hand a stock to suit all classes, conditions and ' tastes. ?ee his advertising corner. y . *. ? . ( r Itev. W. II. Fleming, I). I)., one of the purest men in the Methodist Conference of this ' State, died at Chailestoii on Tuesday last, of t. Fnenmonia. On the morning of that day wc n met his son, W. Magill Fleming, at the cars, on his way down to Charleston, having been tclegraphed for. An Kditor down in .Marion keeps a store , ' and last week some thief, not having the fear of nn editorial caslig.- tion ill his mind, broke ifltO_ ,v that store and stole a quantity of goods. Wc r would like to seethe man that could make ntty" thing by breaking into our store-room. It puz|1 zlcsour "better-half" to gel anything out of it, ii and she (uselessly) cnrrics the key. '* Co., The news fiuui Louisiana, although nut po .tlivi, gives >m-li strong a sur.uiceof the settlement of thetiif" ticiiliies in that ,Sialc, tli.it we feel safe ill saying that n F compromise has tK-en ma le hy which tlowrimr Nit-hulls ' is to 1-e d.vluri d (tovernor, with a Iroiioeratie majority in the Legislature. Tin-details of the cnnipruiui.se have not heen ini'd." pnl lie, ha! it is coiiccd-d that the Xlch8 oils government only can secure peace and tranquility in 1 I.uiii-iana. Tiie troops had not b-.-i n r< uiovt-d at tl.e la I c aee-.ant.-. ? ? .?. _ e ' Mr. 11. Hampton, Agent Ibr llic celebrated I.inu0 ley Nurse lies, lis-at.sl ni-artireeiisiioro, X.<\, is now lu-re 1 on Ids Animal tour lhruo-.li il,is . i-iion s.dii-Itm-g orders s J f-T Fruit 'fri es, Vitus and Plant . will lie ill this : ii. r .nui < >uri,nnu iionuiM wmiiiiik irci s , v Ac., cull leave ilicir idlers with Nlr. Allen, *?f lie 1'iiion ll?'!c|. If Mr. II. Is nut |iiv<'-nt. Tree* wairantcil to live ' i twelve mouths. I'rliucl I n.it ructions for i'luiiling and < f eiillivution accompany the Tr v?. Tre-i delivered at | . rnl.e.i Oi jiot on the loth of Nov nil or ii> st. y ? . o - ~ " ty ? C'ai.l-i. J. \\*. McLuro and A. II. l'oilcr linve just 'J return. (I from the New York mark t, v : tie ;, have x been for ionic weeks jum husiu .; their Spring and Sunt- 1 ' mor Stocks. Their new Goods are arriving daily, and we i 1 think they arc the prettiest wo i..,\cever seen in tl.:s 1 market. . These gentlemen tell its that Itry Goods arc cheaper now than tlo v have been since the war. Call at tlx ir 1 Stor..-ami talk loth i.t ah.at it. lton't p u it otf until t tin prettiest n'o'slnar ; sold. Their Advert! in-lit-c.iiie "j loo late for this Week. I tt At a calleil meeting of tlio Hvnngelical 1 ] c Lutheran Synod of South Carolina, held at New- . ^ berry, on the 3d inst., tnaiiily to canvass the i u ;l bids of different towns for (he permanent loca- i 1- tion of tbe Lutheran College, the town of Mew- t 8 berry presenting the most liberal oiler, was 1 unanimously selected as the place, of loj cation. We sincere'y congratulate our neigh- ] e bors in their success. t We were taken in and Hatted, by our ' 1 friend Joseph Slrousc, last Tuesday, and notv 1 > present quite a genteel appearance. Our hat B was taken from among the large stock of fine e Hats just received at M. It. Fricdberger's store, and it is a neat, serviceable and fine one. There g are lots more of the same sori left, at the sumo r 1 place, and wo advise nil who want new Hats, c , Dry Goods, Heady-made Clothing, or anything f' cisv, iu cmi ai rrteuuerger a at oucc an J get 11 ' what they want, at the cheapest prices. o E 1 tt'b'" suppled tliat the nrrc: t of Mr. A. ^ N. Wood, of which wo spoke last week, would t( . Miiiuuiii iu auoui wnai our correspondent, "Citi- j, r zen," says, Tlie arrest of a citizen by a Deputy w ' U. S. Marshul, lor violation of the Uovenuc law ^ ? iu soiling Tobacco, at any rate?is generally, a , no disgrace to any one, except theoflicinl. The 0 duties of the office have been performed in such 0 1 a disreputable manner, in nine cases out of ten. ^ of late, that it is considered quito a disgrace to |( hold the position. Not many months ago a nuni- 8I bir of our most respectable merchants were arrested upon the most trivial pretexts, and made (j to pay large sums of money besides being put to y great inconvenience. Not one of them had at* el tempted to evade the law, or had refused to pay gj any tax prescribed; but one man didn't have his license in view; another had one or two pieces r of tobacco vjinn and not in the box, and many more such immaterial neglects were sutlicicut 1 excuse for a hungry Marshnl torn ;ke arrests and J seeure his fees. d B?Q?. Mr. Judd's Photograph Gallery contin- n ' ties to be the centre of attraction. We think he K . lias taker Photographs of four-fifths of the men, e women and children of this town, besides an in- v numerable number of persons in tlie country, ll and we have yet to hear that lie has failed to Y t ( . give satisfaction in any one instance. Ilis lifesize picture of Gen. W. II. Wallace is superb, and u number of tlie General's friends have en- g gaged copies. s Mr. Judd is not only a very superior artist, I' but also a pure gentleman, and wo are pleased J"1 to find that be is appreciated. ? No one should neglect tbo opportunity now n nllbrded of having a finely executed likeness of *s himself, family or friends. Such an opportu- " nitj may not be ofTered again for years, if ever, t] here. li Mr. Judd informs us that he has decided to s remain until the I ">(! of May, in order to no- ^ commodate many in tl.o Country who have be<^ n unable to como to town. | 8 The Spartanburg Band Concert. |fc>. In company with u bevy of Union's bri|Aw i laughters, and a few of the uiosculiuc getter 4 re started on the 10th inst., to attend the *>ncrt of the Spartanburg Cornet Band. | I'laciiig ourselves behind the an;inc, wc got over the 28 miles ef UailroaAn he true SrKNCKB ian system?up grade iBht md down grade heavy. At the depot of ftat 50 ahead city-lhat-is-to-be, wc were grccteiflby he usual welcome of "omnibus for the llnniplpii House," "Piedmont House," PalmottqHotel, Jut the "boys" of Spartanburg were t\oro too, itid without the aid of omnibus we twk up the lino of iuarch forthc Piedmont, when wo found icconunodntions for all?including a pullet for jur chaperon's "littlo boy." A food cup of coffee and wc were off to the Coiccrt in the Court House, ttierc we found tl e "lout seats" had been reserved for the visitors foin Union. Wc arrived too late to hear the pcrhrinancc of the first piece, but, judging from th|rcst of the performance, pronounce it good. Uion our ar rival, the members of the Hand vcre taking their positions ou the stage for the scond piece, and \vc were struck with the truly manly and handsome appealauce they made, /t is seldom we have seen a handsomer or more intelligent looking set of men on nny occasioa, and wo dou't wonder at tho Union girlslikinj the Spartanburg boys, l'rof. Ncave seemed t? be in the best of humor, and wo settled ourself down for a delightful evening's cut9rtainmcnt, au<l were1, not <li?nppninted. s . > >> We have not space to give all the pieces per formed l?y ilie Hand. It is only necessary for lis to say that the young gentlemen acquitted themselves handsomely, although they had sc letted some of the most difficult pieces from the "lSuhcmiun Girl" and "Luciade L.v.unicraieor." Since we last had the pleasure of lieariug the Hand tlicy have improved greatly in their performance, and we pronounce it one of the best B.inds in the State, reflecting great credit, not only upon themselves, but upon l'rof. Ncave, their able Teacher, and tho towu of Spartanburg The l'rofessor, during the evening, delighted the audience by playing two solos on the Slide Trombone, considered by musicians to be one of the most difficult performances in thcirprofossion. We doubt much if nny man in the country can excel l'rof. Ncave upon this instrument. He always makes the Trombone "speak the sweetest notes." bliss Jones added much to ilie enjoyment of the entertainment, by her singing, in superior style, two fine solos, ller voice lias been highly cultivated, anil having a thorough knowledge of music, she sang with great etlcct. Mr. Alfred T. l'ccte, who has a very rich baratone voice and is a fine musician, sung two solos?"Serenade" and "Excelsior"?in cxccllont style We cannot forget the exquisite music of the Cedar Springs Orchestra, conducted by l'rof. Sortli. of the Deaf ami Dinuli im.l I'.liml luiii. tut ion, a?<l accompanied by Mrs. North, on the Piano. Each member <d* the Orchestra was ijlind, which naturally excited the sympathies )f the audience; but their performance was so ivell received that they were heartily encored. The Quartette by Frof. Neave, on the Cornet, It. F. White, tenor horn, F. ilendet > on, ha: it one, ivilli Mr. Fccte at the Fiano, was admirably renlered, and we could not tell which were entitled lo the most'crcdit, the Professor or ltis pupils. ,,A Quartette, with Miss C. E. Irwirt and Miss Mary McfTilIough ?t iV. rm the (lute and I). II. McCullough or ?!* ivas tv delightful performance, an*! ^bRuipht town the house*' in applause. W* * The Misses Irwin and McCullough young ladies of fine musical talent and acquitted themjolvcs, throughout (lie whole entertainment iu ilniirnblc style and with much grace. As the 15and stood upon the stage performing the last piece in tlie Programme, we heard a lady remark that they were tlie finest and most rented looking set of young men she had evmt teen together?and we thought she was abow ight, The entertainment passed off to the e? ire satisfaction of tlie crowded audience, und tigltly creditable to each one engaged in it. After the Concert tho members of I lie Union Hand present ai. 1 onrse'.f were ; olitciy invited o die Hampton House to partake of a supper 5;veil by tlie Spartanburg Hand, which, although [uitc bey 1 nd our usual hour for "refreshments," ve accepted, ami had no reason to regret it, ither at die supper or afterwards. Our friend Calcutt knows how to get up a ;ood supper, either on ordinary or extraordi y occasions, niul in this case he just heat t'a!utt himself, for it was one of fhe uiost bounti111 ami best gotten up affairs we ever attended 11 the up Country. An.l further, the members f the Spartanburg and Union Hands and the Iditors of the Spartanburg and Union Papers ave tlie strongest evidence that they know how > appreciate ouc of Calculi's suppers, if we may i lgc from what we saw on the tables when we 'cut into the room and what we Jul not see on leni when wo came out. Toasts were offered i ml responses called for, after supper, but every no was actually "too full for utt ranee," and, f course every attempt to speak was a failure, .'though mirth ami good feeling pervaded, a lore sober mid orderly company never left a tppcr table. On the part of all from Union who attended ic Concert we return our sincere thanks to the oung men of Spartanburg for their clcg&nt utertaiumeut nnd the many gentlemanly courtcics extended to us. The fact is, wo had a jolly crowd and wc had jolly time from the starting to the return. ? tJgJ),- A white man by the name of .William ohnsoii, from this County, was killed, on Tiftsay of last week, in Gaston County, N. C. by a egro named Minor (or Dick) McGill. The nero tied to this State. He is described nsdeciddlyjblack,about 40 years old, nearly six feet high I'eighing lOOlbs, and as boinor in ilm alking loudly and rnpidly. Johnston, the man rho was killod, had just moved into Oivston !ounty. ? Recently, one of Hayes's most intimate peronnl ami political friends, who had made more pceches for him during the Presidential c*muigti than perhaps any other iudividual, asked jr a foreign appointment. Hayes, who d^ired 0 gratify him, suggested that he should watfle Wt other place, and gave as a reason, thnf'Me were het<! hark until after t/if settlement of 'outh Carolina awl Louisiana ease*. at it mir/ht be tret tar;/ to use torn of them in tulviny the prob m." The Fraudulent President understands lie carpel-baggers with whom he is dealing, and c knows that while some of them may inake a how of resistance, they can all ho bought like heop at shambles. Itut it was very candid of iin to admit that the public honors and patronage were to be employed to carry out his so called outhern policy. v/ 2 sar . . ^^Etarrible Storm- Gov. ir Ouo of. i liO most severe storms ever oxperlen-' ?bd,iu this region commence J about two' oclock last Friday morning and continuod with unabated fury until near midnight. The wind was [jon j terrific nearly the whole time. From what we yn; esu learn the ruin was partial. At this point it to you did not full in such torrcuts as during the storm the week before; but in other portion* of the 'G>Unty we understand it was quite as heavy.? Attori frit's lite day the roof on U. \Y. Shattd's I cognia building in Law ltange was rolled up completely oppo" and thrown into tlio street. Trial Justice, Da- ^ar-a, kid Johuson, Jr's office, in the second story, was ment, llclu^cd with wnter which also went through chargi into Mr. ^hand's office, compelling both of those P?rs * gentlemen to remove their furniture aud books ? at on.;e into the Court House. Some of Mr. ne Johttsvb's books were much damaged. event The tin roof on Mr. MoNally's store was part- he set ly blown off, hut was quickly fastened down by nailing boards along tho edge. not Cl From all parts of the County we loarn that His the storm did much damage to fences, and in thorn some placos blew oft the roofs of small houses. ^rnt'iv While many forest troes wore blown down, the creates! ilnmace was dono :o fruit trees. The streams were greatly swollen, but we hare not A < licnrd that any bridges wero washed away. the H IS CHARLESTON l',e ^ the storm must have been torrific. The papers ^cnc of that city the next day had three columns of _ e" . closi-.l v uriutcd matter givingthe account of it. No lives were lost, and while ninny eases 01 t>lj' ' HE damage are recorded, there arc nono of a very ' ' serious natuic, or involving theloss of niiy great ia,c 1 amount of property. Most of the damage was '10WC along the Whirvc3. n?l 8 Damages by Friday's Stoim. ... warn 1 li e Storm at Qkkknville.? lesterday, Greenville was visited by a regular northeaster. 1 0,11 The rain poured in torrents, and tho wind blew ded n a perfect hurricane. Trees were blown down, nbsui and fences shared the same fate. The tin roof wjtj| of the Female College was rolled up in a pile.? . The ornamental work on tho front of W.C. Ow- in a ' ings' store on Main street was blown off, and Coi located on the side walk. Chimneys in various Hon. parts of tho city were blown down, and house- their wives lost their I sniper in wiping up tho water on the tloors of their dwellings. The slamming nr^' of shutters and breaking of glass will not soon recog be forgotten. The injury was very great in our city, and when the storm subsides, calm reflection will suggest many important improvements. The "oldest inhabitant" fails to remember such n spell of wca.'hcr. It rained, snowed and Mi sleeted, and dliVgood wvrk in each line. It was ^non tumble weather, and the rain fall was tremendous! and no doubt great damage 1ms been duuc no,,c to tho bridges in tho county,?Xetrs 11 th. ceren III Columbia the s'ortn of Fridny-night in- 8tonc jured property in various parts of the city and the C county snore or less A small col Inge near the Th cemetery was blown down, nud numerous fences and outhouses in various parts of the city shared _ the same'fate. No information of any loss of welB life has iwachcd us yet. The arrival of the bo lo" made, whfeli have been delayed upon several of but i tlie roads leading into the eity, however, may .. tell a diffeftpnt story. The s!fe?ovcr ilultiwanger's mill, in I.exing- wu'1 Ion CounDrahvas blown dthvri during the gale on may Friday. tB? damage wa-^overe, the pulleys tors being broke* and the shafting bout; the fencing r;s(s) in llie Dutch fiork vicinity is generally damaged, much of it be)kg blown down. coun ?-3, class The War Prospect. If it The following is the latest telegraphic news for i concerning the impending war bot,w?cen.Tni key wror and Uussiif. Should a war actually occur and peril be prolonged six months,?of which there seems anal tic.U.urobalJiit v?wjcbelicvo it would involve trou nearly if not quite air-f^c^vpiyHHf T" Ihirope in it. In thai case, as wo stnt?y?dTno sgo time ago, bread-stuffs would go Qp to the.high. to m I c,t* war i i ices and cuff on i^o\d!<go down to the peri 1ovTqs{ price ever knowta. I.et ogr Farmers take ks ni warning in time: year St. 1'hTTKitsnruo. AffcS Y?.?Ignaticff will toil accompany the Czar to KiscluMrtf. .It is expcc- gtnTi ted war will he declared at Kischcnetf April 21. I.oxi>on, April 17.?The Kussian army will or c probably advance in the following order: The tern right wing, which is the weakest portion, crosses give Dneustcr at Clinteyni, and goes along the strong (hat frontiers to l'ashnny ; the centre goes by rail to ca^'1 Pashnny ; the left wing, tho strongest, will cross the Danube between Kcun and Ismal. ever A llcuter telegram from St. Petersburg says : sell "The Czar leaves for the army almost inimedi- marj ntely, lie will confine himself to inspecting .j t tlie troops, nnd will not take part in the cam- ' paign. Tho order of tho day announcing a de- c?n3 duration of war lias been issued in oflicinl quar- cove tors. It is reported that the present situation than compels llussia, in a certaiu degree, to act sin , . gle-handed. hear To tuf. Farm Kits.?Look out for high prices dout for corn and plant abundant provision crops.? be, i In anticipation of war in Europe, 900,000 bush- Coin els of corn were purchased in Baltimore in one (j)C j tlay last week, for the European market. A first class war in Europe in 1877, will C!l!,y double the price of corn and depress the price n fci of cotton. If we judge from the sudden drop (he in Government stocks and the rush for provi- cjea, sions, war is i in mi is out. The 'cotton planters will be wiso to provide far the issue, by dimin- Post isliing the cotton acreage and planting coin, and peas, potatoes?and everything else that inukes tien< food for man nnd beast.?Greenville AVirx. ^ That's the plain truth, frien^ Speights. It is now pretty sure that there is? gigantic war on ieoi in r.urope. n wilt conuneuce between Turkey and Russia, but before It la ontlctl England, . France and Germany will get inte it, mire. In ^gri that orcnt wo would rathe* lifh* fifty acres in Qj. jf corn, wheat, oats, peas or potatoes than one hun- cvcr dred acres in cotton. Those articles will bo farnj wortli more in cash, and would find ready sale, jt while cotton would not bring f> cents a pound polJI1 and no one would care to buy at that price. totte WciT A correspomlont of tiie Sjiurtan, writing ",e ' from Pacolet Depot, gives I lie following as a ^ specimen of the condition of affairs in that sec- In'er . _ . all q tion: 1 "And rogues, well, we must have a heap of 8'^ei them, or a low keep mighty busy. Mrs. Miner- rdioi va Smith's smoke house was entered (by picking the lock) and eleven pieces of bacon?about 800 pounds?carried away. The ground boing wet, they followed the tracks to one Perry F.ison s,? Mi living in this neighborhood. He was arrested 13th and brought before Trial Justice Hates, who, I s tpposc, had proof sufficient to commit him, es ' and had him confined by a chain in Rate's office Hon and guarded, hut somehow or other he succeed- throi ed in making his escape. The woods to-day, as \fr> ' bad as it is, arc being scoured by both whiloand wo Tj black to try to overhaul him. I<ast night Miss Allen's (my nearest neighbor) corn orib was *he , broken into, and a turn or two of corn taken store away. Mr. Spartan Coggin's dwelling-house, a fectlj few weeks ago, was in daylight broken open and ^ aj"j a considerable amount of clothing taken. These i>guc? i?ru cenainiy noi miormea miinonnrop | *" " is Judge and Ilnll Solicitor of the Seventh Cir latloi cuiL ' our Once more the reporters ere writing about the ravage* of the fire-fiend. Almost sinmlta- l",# 1 neoiiely with the burning of the Southern Hotel in St. Louis wc hear of a great fire in the tireek Cu quarter at Constantinople, of another in Ohio, to*.town of I'otuemy, which destroyed twenty-five dred buildings, nnd yet another out in l'aterson which and ( consumed n woollen mill and came very near recei taking in the Danforlh Locomotive Works. quern I ampton Requests the Repnblioan Offlo(pla to tlM# their Oflioei. State or South Carolina, "I ^.1'lXRCUTlVK CHAMUr.Il, V Coli'muia, April 14, 1S77. } u( 'I. B. Elliott, Columbia, S. C: : ? 1 am directed by ihc Governor to any jj thai while he Joes not desire to prejudge aim that you may be asscrtiug in the w i, his opinion of the futility of your asser- C .0 have been legally electyl to the office of 01 ley-General has been indicated by his re- u ling and oouiimssioniug Mr. Conner, your eut, when the necessities of tho govern- w required him to decide. It would disetn- it is the operations of the Executive Depart- r< of which he is now in the undisputed t| s, for you to turn over the records and paif the office of Attorney-General to Mr. Con- 1* ubject, if you desire it, to the decision of P jurta, hereafter io be made. fl bega leave, however, to inform you, in the of your declining to take this course, that :s nothingiuyour preseut position entitling 0 ) the use of the rojtns nud custody of the a .U of tlio otlico referred to, and that hecau- ii >nscot to it. ? i responsibility for the proper discharge of Iministrntiou will require him to prevent 0 mi obstruction to the conduct of the gov- s cut, c early roply will oblige, yours respectfully, ^ Wa.uk 11. Manning, Private Se'y. . :opy of the above was served^upon each of ;epublicans who now occupy the offices in tate House 11. 1). Elliott, as Attornoyral, John 11. Tolbcrt, as Stato Superintcnof Education, nnd James Kennedy, as Adt and Inspector-General, made a joint reithiln r mstatu'freubpycr.and , llayiic, as Secretary of State, made sepa[ eplies over their own signatures. They, vcr, all declined to accede to the Govcrrcquest, basing their action upon the fact they wero Defendant's in a case of quo into, now pending before the Supreme t of the State, mid until that cane was dcciiguiusl them they say "it would be a legal dity for us to voluntarily shift positions . our contestants, and would result, logically, jompletc abandonment of our rights." rdoza alone, addresses the Governor as Wado Hampton, while the others addross reply to Wade 11. Manning, Private Sccrebut in the body of their communications ;ni/.e Governor Hampton. , Kor thj Times. 1 No Prosperity until a Change. i Slrf.i'v iioi.i.ow, S. c. , t. Editob :?Your correspondent, "More i," lias written a very touching obituary o of the Granges, hut before closing the aouicb 1 beg leave to inscribe uu the Tomb- ' !, "llail Road Monopolies," "all lienor to 1 ranges which put on the breaks." o Granges certainly deserve the credit of lg discovered that Hail Hoad corpoiations ^ ot tegaL monopolies. But it should not st'rYgbt of that t^trCA?kf has been scotched io; Tci'.U J.*^4^uXjitoa(l jUft'js n-sjv jiru iho ."ous institution* in thy land, aud the immense means in their power tlioy prove very mischievous. Let our legislascc to it that tho interests of the Agricultu* are protecte.1. The prosperity of the try depends upon the prosperity of that which produces the necessaries of life.? C" jts more to grow an article than yon can get t in tho market, something is radically ig. There cuu le no such thing as pjtOsly there. Tho duty of our legislators U-to yjte this subject and find out where the hie 1%. ^ ,.. ha<f i-1oro.i".-o ~namm days. with a large Gunuo Factor. ITe was anxious tccrtain my views in relation to the prosly of the Agricultural interests. I gave it iy opinion that it was worstWhan it was five s ago. lie tepiicd that lie had been driven ie same conclusion, from a very different (1-point. At firrt he could sell all his Guano tush?lie could not supply the demand. Afiwhile the planter began to beg time; it was 11?then the freight was complained of? was arranged; then they could not pay in , hut wanted to pay in cclton, &c. In fart, y year it evidently became more diihuult to his Guano and to make collections. Tho jin of profit rousUbe very large to admit of iiesc modifications, or the dilution must be idcrablo?-reckon it is the shrinkaye, which rs all losses now-a days. 1 have heard more one planter affirm that lie had always found fertilizer hill the hardest to pay off. 1 have 1 many, very good planters too, express xs whether the country had been or could u the end, benefitted by the use of Guano or merciul FcrtiUzcrs. l'eoplc have got into liahit of using it however, and it will be no >l|>. II ! < liy jO IftKt sucks of it to tlio field, iuiiJ distribute itin rows. It is so hard to rake up litter, to 1 up fence corners, scrape up lots and coincotton seed, and t lien haul it out to the field, distribute it, that few have tlie nerve or pa:c to try it. To talk about rest, rotation and flowing in of green crops, sounds so much nonsense and book farming-that very few ons can be induced to think of it "There whole in tho hog trough, somewhere.'' It plain ns the nose on a man's.face thai the cultural interests is on adecliue. You hear ard times in every branch of business and y where, nnd such must be the case until the crs' occupation ip on a better footing, at the bottom of all industries, nnd if the dation is insecure the whole fabrio roust be ring. Whether it be the all-cotton policy, ong road to markets, with sohnnny toll-gates te way, the long credit and high jirofitsand est, the Fertilizer bills, or freed labor, are uestions which ought now to be thoroughly 1, and such remedies adopted as will afford f. 1101'KFUL. ? For tho Time*. A Correction. it. Storks :?I notice iu your issue of the inst., mention is made by you of the ar?f Mr. A. N. Wood, of this place, for violaof the Revenue law. l'icase allow me, igh your columns, te correct this mistake. Wood was not arrested at all, and there wae 6lati<fa of (he ltevenue law whatever.? i Deputy Collector only found in Mr. Wood'a 1 a box of Tefoaoce with the stamp imper- ' 1 cancelled, which defsct was not noticed 1 I, or ratlicf-Mr. Wood, as many others, was ely ignorant of the proper mode of eancelr 1 i. Injustice to Mr. Weed, (who is ene of ' inost influcnti.il young merchants, and a 1 by citizen end gentleman), please publish ( explanation. ACitizbn. ??? i AMnKRLAIN'S IloMK 11 I'll U A III Nfl roll II A Ml- ] ? Worcester, Man., April 11.?One bun- ( guns wcru^afi'l to-day, on the t'ommon, lags are flj^HNn honor of (ior. Hampton's it hehaviol^^Re South Carolina polilicr.l 1 lion and the present status of (hat State. i l-'or the Tlnictk d LETTER FHOU CHARLESTON. " WlilTKWASMINU. The Anuuul inecling of ll>e Ftoeklu.lJers (f) " the S. C. Hail Bond lias passed off veryquict, with tlie usual vernul whitewashing. Vefy Itlo interest is fell in the cunceru, stive hy those ho hold the bonds and promises to pay of the oinpany, and the gentlemen who occupy easy iairs and draw fal salaries. It may be a inat:r of surprise, however, to ninny how ft road hic't pursues ft "policy diclnted alike by nu itclligcnt perception of its true interest, and a esulutc purpose to be fully abreast of the moBt dvanced lino of conduct, which looks to the rom ;tiou of the prosperity of Charleston?a rosueritv nbsolutelv identical with that nf ikia Uiilrotul." With a "Hoard" that "needs no ar unicnt to convince them of the superior claims f their local business. Thoy are not the especial dvocates of a "Through" business. They seek t not at the expense of, or in opposition to, but in id and support of a "Loc .1" business; and when therwise represented, they are unjustly repreented," shculd be abused by almost every mcrhanl iu the city of Charleston, for its illiberal lisoriminution in favor of other place* to the njury of Charleston. In the very same paper which publishes this opo.t the memorial of the merchants of Union, proving the very facts, is published; but of sourso it would be beneath the dignity of this unguificcul corporation to notice complaints ;omiug from such quarters. Una?riiuiitn nil tlie rhetoric of the report It is manifest that the debts have increased, and that he payments have been only transfers from ono pocket to another. The adroitness with which Xpert* iu figures uow-a-days can transpose and elucidate is marvelous. A man must be gifted with the "second sight" who can see into the mysteries of a Financial Report. The fact, however,(hut this Hail Road has been liard up all the time for money to meet its ordinary demands, and that its stock has gono down to $2.50 on the share, should be enough !o convince any one that it iS uot iu a very prosperous condition, so far as the stockholders and general public aro concerned. It is worth noling that two of the largest stockholders (directors) arc New York Bankers and Rail Road men, and the general feeling is, among business men, that the sounor the whole concern is sold 3ut and put into new hands tho better. ?? THH NKW REGIME. There is great rejoicing here over the new regime?"Ilamnton and Reform " ".V.JUVUJ stem* to think business will rei'vo right ofl\ Mnl everybody get rich and grow happy. The breaking up of the anxiety and suspense whicl\ has hung like a pall over the coontl|r for fiv4 lung weary mouths, will doubtless inspire everjf lover of his country with nsw hope end *4# vigor?but something more will be neoessrfiy' to bring nbout prosperity^ We must remember that for 10 long years pe have been plundered in every possible way. VI* couutVy is denior, alized?it is bankrupt. We havehad no law but Robin Hood's. It will take titnr, patience, the most rigid economy And hard work, to bring about a restoration. Let us have no new fi.ngled schemes for Legislative hobhy lidcrs. Consolidate offices, reduce ja^nies, cut down ail uu- , i necessary expenditures,'and go iuto no cxperiments until we get out of tlie wilderness. Let us i'oi low ilto example of our noble and wiso ' standard bearer,and through a peaceful, resolute poliay, convince the world that wo nve in earn-<fat. " 'KOP8 vrrrr.ONG. * * ? For the Times. Letter from North Facolet Tiiic-.\xrtv, April 1 J, 1 V.'T. Wafted by the get.tlo zephyrs ilt.it In.vc been, playing F iry to our uxcited hopes for so I tig, comes the glad tilling of gwat joy, that South Carolina is once more freed from the hand of * tlie oppressor; that site is once more to assume the insignia and diadem of a fitting member of that bright galaxy of thirteen stare that shone so conspicuous in our National constellation; thai once uinre a native eon, good and true, wields tho destinies of our poor mid distressed parent; that he bears the cordial to heal every wound in her bleeding system; that ere long the bleeding, gaping wounds rent by the fangs of the behemoth, corruption, will be healed; and that wc will behold a beautiful virgin coming forth, fresh and fair, from the scenes ol distress and misery, from which her sous have so nobly fought to redeem her. to cntor again into the arena of sovereign States, with costly experience to guide on to a have, of rest.? This echo rebounds from the Mountains to the Seaboard, and every true South Carolinian feels an inexpressible joy, and feel a satisfaction to yield to our politico 1 eucuiieg the benefits anticipated in the realization o. honest government; that a secret, firm resolve hae'passod the threshold of the inaer Temple of every good d oitizen, making Hampton's pledges to tho National heads, theirs individually; and that they will repay him their debt of gratitudo by perfect obedience to the dictates of the law. ^ofdhe last week North l'aco'.et has had a tries of rains?none heavy until iiuuday morning? when commenced tho heaviest rain of the season. The damage to the farming interesfs received by it, is heavy, but not irreparable. Wet weather has a tendency to give somo people the blues, when they begin to think of all sorts of unpieasnnt things regardless of their immediate surroundings, and wo have soine of them up here, who have boon looking between the legs of the present into the future a little, (when most people aro not half done shouting, good news,) and they say we can't tell what will become of us when Pack Thomas comes around again, for we have counted our money and there is not enough of it to pay moro than half our Annual Tax. And they say do you write to Mr. * Stokes and tell him our condition, aiul may be V lie will advocate our cause with Mr. Hampton, snd if so, lie nmy obtain Tor us the desired relief, for awhile at least. We think our Legislature ought to postpoue the collection of half the tax, at least, until Octobor, if possible, as the people are in too straightened circumstances to meet the tax. We mean to be well-behaved, ind it won't take much to run the machine from now till then. Wheat seems to be doing trory well now, ia the way of growth?don't suppose wet weather, at ^ is present stage, ia injurious to wheat on well drainod land. Home persons complain of i bad stand, caused by sowing bad seed. The prospects for a good fruit crop is flatterng up to the present. Most of our old settlers nave an orchard of a'I the prime fruits and some >f the fancy. There are some locations in North I'acolet where fruit trees, peach and app e, have never Toiled to bear and ripen their fruit. The col<| V