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1^ .-a.. ? ?.? - - ? 1 - - . Judge Cooke on Bevenue Murderers. lu charging tlio (Irnml Jury, at Greenville, on Monday last, Judge I'ooko said ; Gentlemen of ilio Jury: It is proper that your attention should be directed to the manner in which it is said the internal revenue laws of the geueral government are being enforced by her subordinate officers to the great oppression "nnd outrage of many of the citizens of this State. I know not whether this charge, so generally made by almost the entire press of the Stale, bo true or not ; of this it is your duty to inquire, and presentment mqke. The peace of society demands no less^of your bxly Those officers' of the government, bclioving that when proceeded against for violations of the State laws, they can move their cases into the Unito,l SlnlM I'nurt. ?? ! ??? imtvhSnnn.l ""IT" " justice, have no doubt grown reckless as to how thej discharge their duties, as well as emboldened to oppress ntul outrage the citizen. If upon investigation you should find this charge sustained, you will present all persons who may have engago'l in oppressing your people, and I undertake to say two very important things will be accomplished. First, this class of United Slates officers will soon learn they cannot longer violatc the Stale laws will impunity, Sccoudly, that they will be tried in the State Courts re gardlcss of the act of Congress, which authorizes them to transfer their cases to the United States Courts. In saying this, 1 am not unmindful of my oath of ofiice, to wit: That 1 recognize the supremacy of the Constitution and laws of the United states over the Constitution and laws of any Slate.? The practical effect of the act of Congress referred to is to pevent the trial of these olliocrs, let the grade of their crime bo never so infamous, and to encourage the commission of crime. In the case of the State vs. Mattison, indicted for tlie murder of Davis, in the county of Anderson, Judge Dond held that Mattison was a revenue oflicer in the discharge of his duty, and that the killing of Davis was a necessity, incident to the discharge of liis duties, and turned him loose without atrial by jury, iu violation of paragraph 15, section 2, article 3 of tho Constitution of the United States, which reads as follows : "The trial of nil crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall he by jury," etc. .The act of Congress confers no jurisdiction upon the Uuitcd States Court to try and determine a prosecution begun in tlie State courts for misdemeanors or crimes, by virtue or indictable at common law. The jurisdiction of the Slate courts in all matters of crime at common law and statute law, not in violation of the Constitution of the United States, lins been ennemlml l>v ilm , -J ft-"-. " Is"' eminent for nearly 100 yearn, I may say without question or debate, and, in fact, from the laying of the foundation si one of the re public, until ov?n lung after tl>? Keuublican pnrty gained the ascendancy in the Union ; and I am utterly at a loss to know how, when or where the State lost her jurisdiction in such cases. 1 shall, therefore, disregard the said act of Congress, and direct Mr. Solicitor to proceed with till prosecutions against revenue officers charged with violatiug the laws of this State. And in this behalf, 1 take pleasure in saying that the judgment of the Court meets wit i the hearty support and concurrence of your very able, zealous and courteous Solicitor. Lorisi vnallr.TCRXixt] Board Aunr.sTr.n.--New Orleans, July ">.?Attorney (Scncral Ogden and the District Attorney filed an informationagainit J. Madison Wells, T. C. Anderson, Louis M. Kenncr and 0. Casanave, charging them under section 8.1:5 of the revised statutes with altering and publishing as true certain altered, false, forged and counterfeited records. Immediately after tiling the inforniation.c</y>i<ij<\< were issued for the arrest of the parties named. Wells and Kenncr surrendered themselves to the Sheriff. The information is very lengthy, and charges lalsely tind feloniously altered and published as true the altered, forged ami counterfeited election returns for Presidential electors front the parish of Vernon at the election of November laat by adding 108 Voles to each of the Hayes electors and deducting 100 from each of the'filtleu electors. Bail has been fixed at $ ">,OOO.? Cash h as been furnished by Wells and Kenncr. Audcrson and Casanave will surrender themselves and furnish bond. The Car I'KT-nAUfiKR.?Kx-Clovcruor Chamberlain, of South Carolina?no, not of South Carolina, but of Massachusetts?was the proper person to play second fiddle to Blaine on the 4th of July. A carpet-bagger confessed?for he left South Carolina as soon us he was dispossessed of his office?he is the verj man to stand up before decent people and prate about principle ! His attacks upon Mr. Hayes cannot damage the President in the least degree. The bone and sinew of the land?the men who reside at home and have homes at which to reside?will treat with contempt the utterances of a mere adventurer or carpet-bagger as such Chamberlain's own course has proved him to be. Think of a real Governor of South Carolina leaving the State as soon as he left the gubernatorial niansioa. Imagine Governor Kemper deserting Virginia and taking up his abode iu New York in two months after quitting his high office. Bah! Such cattle as Chamberlain deserve only contempt. ? Tiik Steam Siiovf.i,.?The steam shovel is doing wonderful work 011 the Wilmington. Columbia and Augusta Railroad. Wcdgcfield hill, an old eye-sore on the road, has been almost entirely demolished, and the Watcree trestle, another ugly-looking gap upon the road, has been nearly tilled up. The shovel is worked night and day. By this wonderful machine, nearly all the places along the road which used to make the women folks nervous and the men people feel like they wanted a stimulant have been tilled in, and the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta will shortly be one ol the safest-looking as well as safest operating roads in the country. -m New York, .July 7.?The Tim-t' New Orleans special says, the indictment of the lat ; returning board bos been set on foot by the anti-Nicholls party, and proceeds on the assumption that imciious is 111 some way ooiuui to protect wells, Anderson & Co. The idea is, therefore, to push the prosecution vigorously nnd make the licensed as odious as possible, and then, in case of an executive pardon, to impeach the (lorernor. A Tribune Washington despatch says the indictment of the members of the returning hoard is looked upon here as an affair of a great deal of political importance. The friends of the administration arc highly indignant. White IIali., X. Y., July 7.?The first National Hank of Keysville was robbed last night by burglars who took the entire contents of the safe. Later.?The bank was robbed by seven or eight masked hurglurs. The watchmen were bound and gngged. The vault aud a Marvin's spherical safe was blown open and the contents carried away. The bank loses $100,000. Par. tics who left packageajn the bonk for safe keeping have lost to the amount of from #50,000 to $60,000. A terrific storm of wind, rain and hail, with severe lightning and thunder, passed through a portion of Laurens County, on Wednesday evening, 27lh nil. Cotton and corn in the fields were laid Hat ; shingles and boards were lorn off the buildings and carried two and three linn dred yards; the fruit trees were much injured and the fruit almost totally destroyed. ?ht fcwg R. H. STOKES, Editor. 1? UNION, FRIDAY JULY Li 1H7T. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. P1 1 ?'i>pv, one year, ix aovanck, $.1.00 h{ 2 Cojilos "lie vrar," " .">.">0 J .1 " 11.00 I 10 " " " " " 20.00 L ADVERTISING. I' One square or one Inch, first Insertion, - - - $1.00 ] Kuril nulwoijiuiit insert ion, ------- 7.1 || l.iln-ru^^-i <^unt matli' tu merchants and othersnilryr- |ft """'K IJHP>iillui>r I lie OliitTiiWy .Nut ices ft I' Coil linos or loss, inserted free. " " ovor toil lines, charged as Advertise , inoiils. Uij' 20 percent additional for ailvorlisoniriitsordered t not In appear in consecutive issuos. We liopc there will be a good turn-out of (lie solid men of Union at (lie railroad meet- i ing next Wednesday. < t?t- Mr. K. Worthy informs the Committee ( that lie will pass over his Ferry all who wish to attend the Chester and Union railroad meeting at t'arincl Hill, next Wednesday, at half frier. tHHF" ' he Columbia Register says that Gen. M. 1 W, Gary is about to be married. If that is so, , one of two persons will get a bargain, and the j General is too keen in a trade to be the loser. ^ gfciy" Ex-Judge 11. 15. Carpenter lias sent in his resignation to Gov. Hampton. That is pretty ( cool, after Judge Kershaw has presided at two Courts in the ex-Judge's circuit. ^ The largest and finest I'each wo have a seen for many years was presented to us by our 1 friend Thomas. McNally last Wednesday. It 1 weighed ten ounces and measured I'll inches.? t It was a "stump the World." ? i &<y*' Tlit: Daily papers report that Sumter lias already paid its regular tax into the State Treasury. Do our cotcmpories mean tosuy that j Sumter has paid, in full, the tax for 1870aud '77V * We pause for nn answer. IteaJf The peach crop is abundant, "they tell us." We paid ten cents for adozen, not one of theni larger than an Knglisli walnut. Abundant, but not cheap. Hggsarc down to about the same price as peaches?ergo, hens arc prolific. j - Thrush's Consumptive Cure and Lung Ileal nrcr. is working wonders in the cure of cousuiup- ' tion and nil diseases of the throat and lungs.? Trial bde, large 1 bO. Sold by all Druggists,' '* and by A. 1IIWIX & Co., Union. ' - t J!?JX.. Union County sends about 17,000 bales " of Cotton to Market every year. The saving of t one dollar in freight on each bale is a saving of $17,000 to the farmers ; a saving of $ I .oO freight j on a baie, is a saving of $2">,">00. The Union l and Chester rood will do this. , - | IsdS"* The Camden Journal and the Kershaw Gazette have been consolidated, and the two I'Mitors, Messrs Trnnthnm & Heard make the * Journal and Gazelle one ?.f the best papers in the State. Success attend them?they are tab 1 Clllotl mill Hllfn rr?.nll..n.An - - 1 111 consequence of ill health Mrs. K. ?i Bichards intends closing her Millinery cstub- c lishiucnt for n few months and is, therefore, sell- t advise those wishing Millinery goods to call at j once, for they will not he likely to have another t such u chance to hny elica|>. , The unwelcome report comes to its, from * two or three sources, that "army worms" havo ' made their appearance in force on this side ' Broad river at Worthy's Ferry, and had come ^ as far as Mr. .1. C. Fat rat 's plantation. The re- ' port says they arc destroying everything green c before them. If they will confine their opera- 1 tions to the grass nobody will complain. ? ?. . .?. c We hope the Farmers, Mechanics and Ladies of this County arc making preparations > for the County Fair. The energetic Secretary f of the Society is getting out a handsome l'retni- : nm List, and doing all in his power to make the i Fair superior to last year. Now is the time to i begin getting your stock in order, t? select wheat and have it ground for exhibition, to slnrt your . Buggies, Wagons, Wheelbarrows, &c. And Ladies you must now begin your fancy needlework, Paintings, Preserves, &c. The boys of this town have started an ' enterprise dam, or a dam enterprise, we don't ' know which. They have attempted to dam the ' waters of Tosher's branch, to make a bathing ' pond, hut it don't hold water worth a dam. Its 1 banks have broken two or three times and each ' tunc me hiiic ioiiows go 10 work iloinining 1 it again, like old soldiers. For 2-3 cents ' you can become a bathing member of this dam < enterprise. .Notwithstanding the bank has i broken twice they tenter the stock and try it I again. BM),? A friend has sent us a bag of Graham Flour, and says "1 don't want you to monti^n j that Flour, for if 1 wanted to be puffed I would i send you the money and let you advertise me at i once, like any other stray. "He says ho sent it because he had discovered lately that we i "needed something of the sort?some phosphorescent food?as we had forgotten all the mills i in the county but the old Thompson Mills."? i Well, friend, yon guessed exactly right. Flour i was what we needed most when your donation i arrived. The moving cause of your favor will not admit of discussion, but its intrinsic value I and opportune arrival is appreciated. RFJfc,. t'rossby, of Shclton, knows and appreciates the value of printer's ink, and shows his sagacity in using it. Ho tried it last year and found it paid, oven for a Country Store. He don't sit down and growl at everybody because i they trade at other places, but goes to work like a good business innn and entices business to eomsrtohim. He keeps a good stock, sells at i fair prices, advertises in dull as well ss brisk times, deals honestly and, consequently, docs a good business. He don't grumble at paying for his advertising, either. If we bad about u dozen such business men in this County most of the fnsli trade that goes to other counties would bo done liero, and all I businesses would be benefited. r New and Cheap Railrord IronEverything that savors of economy atnl cheapess in building railroads must be of interest to i ur readers at this time, therefore we give room | >r the following letter handed to us by l)r. ( iawls, Chairman of the ltailroad meeting. < We are credibly informed that the Chester and i enoir Nnrrow-Gnuge Railroad was built, nnd 10 rolling stock placed upon it, for ?7,000 per l ''^s ^v?> when tho price of labor, rnil^ j W^a'on, provisions and inost of the other nc cssarVs for such & work, was from 10 to HO per :ent hi\her than they can be obtained for now ; md takLg that ns our guide, wo may safely itatc tint with the lesser weight of the "Angle" ( rail, ConVet labor, &c., tho rond from here to i 'hester c?i be completed at a cost of So,000 : per niile-*i?,000, at the most?or from SIoO.- j 00 to SlSi(XM> the whole length. IIostosWisthuoi* & Point Siiiiii.ky H. 11. , \ lloston. July 5, 1877, , l>c\n Sin :V()ur rond is now completed to IViutlirop and\hc ears are running. We have ' instructed it wjth the "Angle" rail of 2011)8 '' per yard, instead of a T rail of -lOlbg per | I'ard. i It is a perfect success in every respect, nnd i a the beginning of an entire revolution in tho lonst ruction of railroads. For a standard gauge road of heavy traffic, , kiltSu psr j-ant, Angl^.rails, with a wooden RVngcr 5x0 inches, are equal tooGllis peryartl P mils. They are made of both iron nnd steel, it saves a large amount of money in building a oad, and will certainly last twice as long as .he T. mils, on account of the elasticity of the vooden stringers. They stop all broken rails mdihe throwing of trains from the track. It ail rod <1 officials from all parts of the United States are visiting onr road, and are deciding to idopt tht rail for both standard and Narrow. Jnugc roads, as they make a better track than lie T rail. Yours truly. ALBKllT L. KICK, Vice President. - J0Sr?y~ We had the pleasure of a visit from *)r. 1. I.. Lay ton, of Cross Keys, yesterday. The dr. is winning a fine reputation as an able phylician ami pure gentleman among the good peo>lo of the "Keys." lie brought the first petition to the t'ominislioinrs, asking that an election be ordered in 'ross Keys Township, under the provisions of lie "Fence Law." The petition was signed by iT of the best men in the township, and upon lie list we find a number of colored men. We lenrn that other townships arc ready to idopt the law, and as the County Couimisioucrs iold an extra meeting on Saturday, 21st inst., ve suggest that each Township get up a petition for that purpose and present it to the Board on hat day, so that an election may tie ordered in lacli Township on the same day. It requires (0 days notice, by advertisement, before nil ilection can be held in any Township, and if lie Townships call for elections upon different 1 ales, it will cost the County quite a sum for idvertisin;;. while uu election ordcrod throiigltuit the County under one advertisement would :ost but little. ?'? - .I?;i| no.m ll>? luihoad lot every Monday, Wednesday and Frilay evening, and the improvement in their drill s very marked. The otlieers are prompt, cfliik'nl a.id justly proud of their command, while ?)< men appear equally anxious to become prokieiit in the evolutions. The''parade" ground a becomiiiing the (veiling resort of the citizens, vbo, wo trust will give the meinbors every enipuragement to make it one of the best Companies the Mate. (.'apt. Farr, is a capital officer, tliile his Lieutenants and the other subordinate ipioers arc zealous in their duties. ! We arc somewhat surprised that its mcmberitip is not larger. Every young inan within tie miles of the town should become a member itionce. When the Militia laws are fully in force liisc who do not belong to llie Company will regret it, * . . . ad? \*o regret to state that Mr. Joseph Hob- I nson, a Tn\ieli respected aged citizen living on Pair ForcstVdied very suddenly in bis field on Friday the ?0lli lilt., from ilrntwv fif fli<> lipart lie had bein threshing wheat and the hands tiad gone to sonic other work, while lie remained .0 watch the wheat which was spread out to sun. lie had been quite unwell for niauy months and was seldom left alone for any length of time, in consequence of the fcarthnt the disease might suddenly attack him. Not long after the hands left him a Lady living in the house went to him ind found hitn lying on the ground, beside the diair he had been Bitting in. Assistance was immediately called, and lie was taken to the liouse, but lie expired directly he arrived there, lie leaves a daughter and two sons, all married. Kvcry man in Union County should feel sufficient interest in the building of tb* t'Jiootcr and Union Narrow Gauge road to attend tbo meeting at t'armel Hill next Wednesday. It will reduce the freight on cvory hale of cotton shipped from Union to New York from one dollar to one dollar and fifty cents, which will go. directly into the Planters' pockets. Cotton buyers calculate closely what it costs to land u bale of cotton in New York, and the competition is so spirited among them that if ono buyer will not make the proper allowance for freight in his hid another will. If cotton can bo sent to New York ,| or J of a cent per pound less than now, the buyer will give that much higher price for it. - ? BQjf" It has, accidentally, come to our knowledge that on Wednesday, the 27tli of last month, a very severe storm of wind, hatl and rain visi(nil iKai ooit( iAn nf r??i ? eoiinlu Inlaw in ihonalieli. bortood of Air. Samuel .lotteries, which did considtfblo damage. The wind blew Mr. J.'s. Oin House down, carrying a portion of it into his garden. It destroyed his garden and damaged his earn badly. About a mile beyond the bail literally striplied the cotton plant clear of leaves and cut the corn fodder into ribbons. Fortunately the storm was confined to a narrow streak, but wherever it struck it was very destructive. i J '/ t The Adjourned Railroad Keeling. Upon the cull or the Chairman an adjourned uccting of tlic citizens was held in the Court House, on the 3d., to hear the report of the 'ornniittee appointed to confer witli the citizens )f Chester, upon the subject of building a Narrow Gauge road. lion. T. 11. Jeter reported by reading the folowing comiuuucalions received by the CommilCukstkr, June 24, 1877. it if w a ir v...... It. M. Stake* and ol/tcrt; UKNTI.KMKN.? At a meeting of citizens of Jliestcr, held oil last Saturday, the 22d lost., the undersigned were appointed to confer with you is to a proper time nnd place for a joint meeting of tiie citizens of Union and Chester Counties, for the purpose of promoting the early construction of a Narrow Uaugc Itnilroad from I'hcslcrville to Union Court House. We would respectfully suggest Wednesday, July 18th, 1877, is the time, and the residence of John W. Wilkes Esq., near Carinel Hill, 13 miles frotn Chester, on the Union road, as a convenient place. We suggest this middle ground, fearing that the large number of persons, which it is desirable should attend the meeting, cannot be entertained nnd accommodated at I.ockhart .Shoals. We are, however, witling to place ourselves in accord with you upon this point. Trusting that we may soon be able to utilize with a railway the splendid road-bed which nature has already constructed between tlrls point nnd Union, nnd that our two Counties may be speedily united in the bands of an iron wedlock which will surely be fertile in prosperity for both, we arc, gentlemen, very respectfully, yours, O. I.. AfiUKS, JOHN WILKS, J. II. SMITH, A. 11. DAVEUA, J. S. WILSON, T. T. CASTLES, CHALKS S. 11 KICK, K. WOOD, T. J. MACKKY, WADE OSDOHNE, ClIAItl.OTTK Ooi.tMllIV & A. II. U. 1 President's OIKco, J Colum in a, June 120, 1877. Messrs It. HI Shand, T. II. Jeter, 1U. Munro, anil others of Committee : (jk.nti.kmkn :?I am in receipt of your communication enclosing to nic a copy of the resolutions adopted nt n meeting of your citizens, liehl l"?lh inst., in reference to an experimental survey for a line of roati leading from Union to Chester, and requesting our cooperation in having such a survey made. You may rely upon this road to cooperate with you. 'flic details and extent of such cooperation will be roforcd to the Hoard of Directors when the subject takes a more definite shape. As this matter is one of great importance to you, you will have our best wishes for your success. You may rely upon our cordia Icooperation, when the proper time arrives. Very respect fully JOHN 11. Palmer. On motion, the report of the committee was received and the suggestion of committee of (.'hosier as to time and place of meeting of citzens of both counties, adopted. .Mr. 11. 1>. Uulp made somo very earnest and appropriate remarks in reference to the routes spoken of and the propriety of taking some assurance to Choster that Union would do her whole duty. Unit v n ?-u ^i- ?~.i.??1~liis position, and made very iutciestiug allusions to the many industrial industries tlie road would devclopo in the two counties. un motion or K. M. Stokes, a committee of live was appointed to make arrangements for the meeting at Cartncl Hill, on the I8tli. The chair appointed the following as the committee. It. >1. Stokes, James Munro, II. M. Griinball, U. U. llawls, H. T. Occ. The following resolutions were unanimously adopted : Ilcsolvcd, That the citizens of Uuion County, generally, are invited to attend the railroad meeting at Carnicl llill, on the 18th inst. liesolctd, That a special committee, of citizens frotu cacn Township, l?e appointed to attend said meeting. The following arc the gentlemen appointed .?.? mat resolution : Santlu.?T. U. II. Jeter, Dr. A. E. Fant, Dr. J. 1\ Thomas Dr. T. D. Dates, Tyrrell Jones, John H. Jeter, C. E. Sims. Fisit Dam.?J. C. llichards, W. T. Jeter, W. M. English, J. Blake Stccdmnn, W. Tucker, Jas. Sartor. Gosiiks JJiix.?D. 1*. Duncan, J. T. Douglcss, J. C* Hunter, It. B. Lyons, A. R. Aughtry. L'aoss Kkys.?1>. II. Sheldon, Maj. H. J. Bctsill, J. U. Miutcr, W. 8. Gregory, W. E. Davit, S. J. Ray, W. II. Norman. Bouansvillk.?Dr. J. F. Norman, B. W. Lee, J. llice Rogers, U. D. Drake, .laspcr Gibbs, 8. Wilburn, II. C. Lawson. Jonksvim.f..?T. L. Karnes, F. W. Eison, W. T. I.ittlejohu, It. B. Foster, H. F. Means, Joseph Sims. PixcKNtYviLLE.?J. C. Fnrrar, W. C. Dunn, W. A. Moorhead, J. E. Meng, \V. 11. Bviggs, U. T. Uallman. F. R. Cndd. T. X Kojfr.IUU ell, Dr. R LiUlc. Goi'iikysvillk.?S. 8. Walker, J. M. Greer, Jr., Dr. Wade Fowler, Ervin Wood, A. A. Sarratt, J. R. Jeflcries, Samuel Jeflcries, T. M. Littlejohn. DitAYiONViLLK.?Wm. JclYcrics, T. II. Littlejohn, N. Webster, John Bnrnhill, J. W. Tench, Union.?B. D. Gulp, Hon. W. II. Wallace, 1). Johnson Jr., E. K. Wallace, M. M. Hum phrics, C. C. Sartor, John MeKissick, J. Ik Steedroan, Esq., Dr. B F. Rawls, D. A. Town send, J.'W. McLure, A. R. Stokes, Dr. T. Mun re, J. T. Hill, J. H. Rodger. Jas. Grant. W. R Davis, Dr. J. N. Moore, 11. W. Tinsley, P. M Cohen M. D. Priedberger, A. D. Spears, Thos McICally, W. T .Graham, W. C. Wallace. Mr. 11. L. Goss, introduced the following res olution, which was unanimously adopted. Retolved, That the oommittee of ten appoin' ted at the previous meeting be instructed t< confer with parties in Chester upon the proba ble cost of an experimental survey, and reporl to an atyourned meeting. On motion the committee of tea was made i permanent committee. On motion the meeting adjourned, subject ti the call of the Chairman. D. P. It A WF?S, Chairman, A. R. Stokk*. Sec'y. - ? ? ?? s WiTirouT A Nuwai'AVKit.?A contemporary tlius su-ikcs mo Key 1101c. una readies ino iruiu oi this matter in the following : Nothing presents % . . j <i sadder commentary upon the present condition of socioty than the largo number of families, both in town aud country, but more especially the latter, thut subscribe to no paper of any kind. Hundieds and thousands of families arc thus growing up utterly ignorant of what is transpiring in tho world nrouud them ?ignorant of the mighty events of the day. But who can L(-I11Ik; at injury? Wot-ts bciinr lllfllc- , ...4 tedon'Uie rising'feneration?those who nre to take our place in Qio busy World at no distnnt day?growing up without nny knowledge of the present, or any study of the pnst; this ignorance, too, being iuibucd into theui by the sanction of those whoshould, and doubtless do, know better, did tlicy only think of the injurious effect of their insane course. Let the head of every family think of this, and place in tho hands of * those for wl.om lie is responsible the means of acquiring some knowledge of the moving pauoratua in which we net oar different parts. That is all o'er true ; but there is a streak of meanness connected with the matter which the above docs not reach. You will find it all through the country. Hundreds of heads of families in every County in this State, depend upon reading their neighbors' papers. They will spend half a day every week and travel from five to ten miles to hear the news rend from the paper belonging to n subscriber, and if you ask (hem why they don't subscribe for one, they will toil you they can't ntrord it or (ho l'ost uflicc is so far ott that i (liey have not time to go for it. The time and *1 labor of such men must bo almost worthless, If fifty-two half days in one year is not worth two dollars?not quite 8 cents a day. Tlio selfish meanness of such men is in the fact that for tlio sake of saving 52 a year they spongo upon their neighbors for their own pleasure And deprive their wives and children of the ohoapest as well as one of the most instructive and profitable pleasures they could give them. Mr. Titos. M. l'aysinger threshed three hundrcd and seventy-three bushels ol' wheat this summer from twenty-one acres. Thcsnuie gentleman last year made three hundred and sixtytwo bushels from eighteen acres. That's a first rate showing for Newberry, and the two yrars good crops speak well for Mr l'aysingcr's system of agriculture, but you uro a few bushels per aero behind Union yet, and our friend Tench snys he will not bo satisfied until he can report a crop of fifty bushels per acre.? ^ l'aysinger and Tench are detperatc characters in a farming contest. Try your skill noxt year, gentlemen. We bet on Union nil the timo. South ins Farmku ani? Stock Jourxai..? We have -cccived the July number of the 1 Southern Former and Stock Journal, and are pleased to see the marked improvement in -the arrangements of its topics, and informatio^^ifan; , matting u one 01 mo most reliable means of -3 knowledge to the Northern farmer of the vast resources of the South ; the Southern farmer will find it tho best periodical on the varied ngriculturnl subjects, published in tho Southern State, Monthly, at the extreme low price of 7f> els per annum. Address II. C. Dillings & Sons, Madison, Ga., KffX,. Wc find it impossible to publish this - .? . . ??w.g- .i.i . - ^-^..-rw-nlv-or Mr. \Y. G. Austin's school, furnished us by a friend. Wo consider Mr. Austin one of the most worthy young men in this County, and nro truly pleased to know of his succe.s in his profession. Tho "empty sleeve" of a brave Confederate soldier, with a pure moral character and fino talents is his proud passport, and should entitle him to the respect and favor of the pcoplo. A 1'iot'sBistkii.?The Barnwell correspondent of the Charleston Journal of Commerce tells the following pious incident : At the Colored Bap]ist Church last Sabbath, the cup of wine was handed first to one of the sisters, who drained it to the bottom, clapped her hands, jumped up nud cracked her heels together twice, and exclaimed: "Give me morel Give mo more for Ijlscs %fl11GfSy nigllt this pious sister tvns chased out of a neighbor's garden, with a load of collurds and cucumbers. War Gossip. Nkw Yokk, July 6.?A cable special from 1,0ndon nays Austria lias proposed io England the joint mediation of Austria and England alter ilie first great Russian victery, and the English Cabinet has assented. Germany opposes any combined action of these pewers, and a close alliance is believed to exist between Germany and Russin. The disnsters sustained by Russian forces in Asia Minor are now acknowledged ou all hands. , < A visit to Woolwich (England) Arsenal shows that England is ready to dispatch an army corps at twenty-four hours notice. All the war material is in perfect readiness for shipment and even baggage wagons and harnesses are laid out for issue. A fiercely contested battle is still being fought at Tiruova. The Russian headquarters is now firmly established at Sistova. It was reported last night that nn English correspondent bad been shot at Widden. MK-Mutikiar Tustia hns advanced his position close to Kara. The Russian line of retreat is menaced by 1'uik l'ssba who has advanced to the northward of llayazid. TII U vtlastt V tlil'tVlT Til l' ? tnnli Ta sj. TIKOPLK. London, July C.?A cable special from Sim? nitza says arrangements are progressing for a general ndvunco into Bulgaria. All is bustle anil preparation in the Russian camp, and in: ny days cannot elapse before an. important movement takes place. General Gororlcba will command a division which has been assigned special servict, and will consist of riflemen of the Bulgarian legion and four cavalty brigades. The bridge across the Danube at Sistova is now complete, and is the scene of unusual ac* i tivily. Troops and vehicles of all kinds are passing continuously from the Roumanian to the Bulgarian side, and the army will be ootnpletely supplied with all the necessaries. The advanco * cannot bo ddayod many days, and a dccisivo battle may soon be looked fcr. A dispatch from Pera soys the Turks bore gained a great victory at Slstova. ? } The Times' Paris correspondent, who is.gsu? * ally well informed, says : Huleroan Pasha ret oeived to-day ordors to march from Podgorlitra toward the Danube with forty-five battalions, about as many arc ordered to Kptrus. .St PtTinsnuin.?It is officially announced that the llnssinn losses in crossing the Danube u at Sistova were 800 killed and 400 wounded. t'oNSTANTiNon.K. ? Pititeeii hundred persons, who were fleeing from Adlt-r to the Turkish lines from fear of the Itussinns perished from hunger. *