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- ? '-g-?L .-A Th? War in The East. A SKKIRS or 8KRIOU8 RUMtAM BHVKRSER Sut'mla, August 15.?The Russiansyesterday completed a second bridge over the ltauubc at l'yegos, and troops are how pas-sing over. It is said that a Turkish reconnoiteriug party found Kustcndjc evacuated by the Russians.? The Turks rcconnoiiered in several directions from Kustendjc without meeting the enemy. St. Petersburg, August 15.?The ministry of war officially declares the reported mobilization of tuc whole Russian ariny- untrue. CoKSTANTuioi'LK, August 15.?The Turktoh army iu the province of Ragdad, nuuiheriug o5,lX)0 men, lins been summoned to Constantinople, and will come ley the Valley of the Euphrates. It will be replaced in the llagdad District l>y militia. Ruciiarkst, August 15.?The Russian batteries at Slobozin bombarded Kustcliuk last night, ' causing a conflagration which lasted until mid- 1 might. The Turks have been bombarding Giurgevo sines five o'clock this morning. The Rusbiuu batteries are not replying. Liinimi,n, August 15?10 1'. M.?Sunday night , Suleiman l'nsha encamped with u force of infantry and cavalry nenv Mnren llognz, Willi tho in- 1 tcntioti of attacking the Russians the next day. On the following morning one brigade of infan try ft ml two squadrons ot' Cavalry, one battery of artillery ami a detachment composed of Rarhi Vazeuks and Circassians, alvanced to attack the Village of Knlafcr. The left of the attack iti<; force marched through Knlafcr. The brigade of infantry moved in three columns towards the Russian position, which was protected by earthworks. The Turks debouched upon the front village, ^ori^ht advancing through Hijnk in the face of tiou, the Russian infantry being well intrctichcd. The Turks took advantage of every cover the ground afforded, and advanced in shiriuisliing order. They gained ground steadily, the left and centre pushing forward in the face of the Russian artillery lire, and Suleiman himself operating on (fie extreme right. Suddenly, at a signal, the Turks rushed into Knlafcr, and after u desperate hand to hand struggle, succeeded in driving out the Russians, pushing thctn in the direction of Rosalia l'ass. Here another stand was made, btrt after a sharp light, the Russians were driven through the Pass, which was immediately occupied by Sulcitunn l'asha. The engagement lasted two hours. Simultaneously with the capture of the l'ass of Rosalia by Suleiman, the Ilaren llogaz l'ass was carried by | Shaker l'asha. During the retreat at Kalafer, | the heavy fire of the Turks exploded n powder magazine, killiug many Russians. The total Russian loss was five hundred killed and one ( 11 i 1111 ssi ii < 1 w.liintloil . . _ I Stockholders Meeting. ] Tiiennnuni meeting of the stockholders of j the Spartanburg and Asheville llnilroad Company was held at llendersoaville, North Carolina, August 8 1877. 1 On motion, 8. V. 1'ickcns, Esq., was called to the chair, ami IV. K. lilake, elected Secretary. J. It. Cleveland, Esq., chairman of committee 2 reported that of 11,'.>110 shares of capital stock, 10,133 were represented. The chairman ol the convention announced ' that a majority of the stock being represented ' the meeting was legally organized and prepared J for business. The minutes of the last annual meeting were read and approved. The reports of the President and Sectrotary and Treasurer were called for, read and adopted. '' These reports embraced a full statement, ia " detail, of tiic condition of the road, its finances, t eVvo amount of work completed and to he com- .. plcted its resources, and the means required for the future prosecution ot u,? c In the report of the President it was simea ^ that $85,000 were uocnanry to couij.lnte ihe ? work to llcHdersonvillc, and in an earnest aad affective speech the President urged tho policy of raising this amount by tho stockholders in- ^ vesting in the tirst mortgage bouds at the company. lty this utesns tk? stockholders would hold the only liou upon lhapraparty of the company and would thereby, ia any event, lio the j owner* af the read. This policy was ably wdvo- f oated by ft- Y. MeAdaa, Esq., ki. J. Fagg and Hon. K. 11. Veneo. As opportunity was then exumdwd ta tho stoukbaldors to iavasl in (hose t bonds, and responses were promptly made to j the amount of $2'.t,000 at 80ccnts on the dollar. Muck good feeling prevailed and it is confidently believed that the whole amount will lie speedliy raised by the stockholders along the line of _ the road. J The stiK-khulilurs ?* uroasml (front s*l ion with what had bcca done the past year and with , I ho encouraging prospect of (lie early completion of the road. The trains aro now running to lVynn. twenty-seven utiles from Spar- ' tanburg. j The following gentlrtnen were elected Dirsc- ? tors for the ensuing year : L>. R. Duncan, R. It. Vance, T. B. Jeter, G. Cannon, V. Ripley, John II. Kvius, G. W. Flvtcher, J. S. Fairly, Geo. W. Williams, J. 8. Wiley, W. II. Iitinan and J antes P. Sawyer. At a meeting of the Directors, the following gentlemen were re-elected officers of the company : D. R. Duncan, President ; T. Coleman, Chief Engineer; Win. K. lllako, Secretary and Treasurer. ? Railroad Movements. 1. The Newberry Herald declares that Newberry throws away "money enough every two or three years on high freight to build a railroad," and it thiuks that competition and low rates can be secured by building a line to connect with the Spartanburg and (Jnion Railroad just this side of Broad River. This would give Newberry a connection with the West by the Spartanburg and Ashcville Railroad, with the South and Southwest by the Charlotte and Augusta Kailroad, nnd with the North by the Atlanta Air Line Railroad. The Herald says: "The benefits that Newberry would derive fuoin such connections are incalculable. Every mart in the county who sells cotton or buys provisions and dry goods would feel the benefits in the higher price of the former and the lower price of the latter. Newberry is centpelled to have tlie road, or lose her importance as a commercial centre. It mutt and will be built. 2. The Anderson papers say that it is probable that active steps will be commenced, in a short time, for tlie constructioo of the railroad front Anderson to Augusta, via. Lowndcsville. 8. The Greenwood and Augusta Railroad, of which mention hns already been made, is said 1 to lift ill f lift 11 rv i rl nf (Jilirr<>iit m?#i i nrl nut rinnc men. "All (hat is now wanting is a sufficiency | of funds to warrant their ultimate success." 4. A committee from Georgetown, consisting of Messrs. It. Itezicr, A Morgan And 1>. Kisley I will visit Chester, on the 27lh, in the iuteiestof u railroad to connect Georgetown and Chester. It should be noted that the object sought to < be obtained by building new railroads is to secure free competition and a consequent reduction of nates. The lowering of wages of railroad employees throughout the country is due (excepting always on such lines as the Baltimore and Ohio) to thedullnesaof businesHiind the small income. Further competition and a reduction of rates will reduce the income of the roods, and ' snake it impossible for them to increase wages. r' The aim of the Granger movement in the West ( wns to obtain low rates af freight. Now, the Working Man's I'arty call for "fair return* for rayitnl invttltil," (i. r. higher rales,) so that ' "fair wages" shall be paid to the employees. 1 She Wlrrhln Pinion ?imcs. K M. STOKES, Editor. d UNION, Kill DAY AUGUST li t 1877. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. o 1 Copy, one year, is advaKCK, 83.00 1 2 Copies one year," " ">-r>0 r> ' ' " " 11.00 C 10 " u " " " 30.00 ADVERTISING. 11 One square or one Inch, firsl insertion, - - 81.00 C Kuch subsequent insertion, \ - 75 r ; I.ilx-rul discount made to merchants and ofliers adrei*-' J lising for six months or by tlie year. J Oldtuury Notices of ten lines or less, Inserted free. " " over teu lilies, charged us Advertise t incuts. . IfoV" We had a refreshino inin lout Waxlnna. 1 ilny night, whieh wo sincerely liopc was general i tlirougliout tlie County, as it was much needed, < - . i jSSf Our faithful Treasurer informs us that ( the tot i! amount of Taxes collected up to the ( closing of his books, was $l.'t,oOO?including . the 10 per cent, called for by Gov. Hampton. t fittiT A reunion of the survivors of the Mc- A Kissick Hangers will be held at Smith & Kelly's Mill, 'J miles above Union, on Wednesday, the 12lh of September. A more extended notice will be published next week. - ' ?*2?" Two little children, aged 7 and 10 re- t spectively, were burned to death n' Flushing, 1 N. V., on the loth inst., by tho explosion of a I kerosene oil can; while their father km liglu. |ing a tire from it. Chester has elected the Fence Law in every township. Four Townships in York County elected the new Fence Law. Five Townships in Fairfield have elected the new Law. ? He are informed that some mischievous thief or thieves have been guilty of frequently stealing the public lamp niul removing the lantern, in front of the Presbyterian Church.? f We arc uaihorizcd to <tav tlio Town ('nn.nii give a handsome reward to any otio who will inform Ihciu who the guilty parties are. ? . ? ? Captain C. S. Dwight. of the Engineer t L'orps of the Chester and Union Railroad, was in I town lust Tuesday. At that time the Survey ind reached to nbout$ mjlo* from this town and- n it is expected that the whole experimental line ^ will be complc.cd to-day, and a report made to die meeting at Lockhart Shoals to.morrow. v - m ? s We had the pleasure of meeting, last Monday, lion. Judge Jas. Dawkins, of Gaines- o fillc Fla. lie is here on a visit to his only sis- a er, Mrs. llodgers, widow of the lato Gen. Jas. u lodgers, who is ijuite old and iuftrm. The s Iudgc looks hale and hearty and good for many e cars of useful service to his adopted Stale. tl ? i Jfeiy*- S. II. Hampton, Agent for J. Van I.ind- ^ cy, proprietor of l'omona Ilill Nursery, located j ear Grecnsborof N. C., willbc at Union C. 11. on v he 20th of this month, soliciting orders for Fruit ^ rees, Vines and Plants, and will canvass the ounty of Union. Delivery to bent Union depot !' ?- X'Otk. X.u iwTnol i..n ttiinr-uitri'il. and ll'PCS a] cranio.) <- ll?n I waI... . u... til i.?. _ i, ?ar Mr. J as Grant has laid the foundation or the two buildings of IV. 11. Davis and W. ^ ifcNcace's Stores. o Messrs Maxwell .t Moore of Spartanburg are ligging the foundation of two stores adjoining, or Mr. 1>. J. Fivnt, Mr. I). T. lllaek is laying the foundation of wo stores adjoining, for Mcssfs Spears & Colton. t will make a handsome brick block. n BgX? We had a little talk the other day with a nir old friend, Mr. Harrison Sartor, who li?s tl list returned from a year's residence in Texaslie comes back to South Carolina to stay the re- P uaiiider of his life, fully satisfied that no conn- 11 ry where they have to strnin the water, to get 0 lie '-wiggle tails'' out of it, before it is fit (?)to 1 i? uji . ?.. ? 'i><\ uurc water md atmosphere of his native County. 1 ^ We sec our Newberry friends are talk- I ng about building a Narrow Gauge road from li lint town to soiuc point on the S. U. & C. Itailmad below lirond River. Their object is to go ^ o Cheater. We nre truly pleased to sec such a ipirit of opposition to Itailroad extortion f ivinced ; but wc ask our Newberry neighbors to o ;onsidcr whether it would not be cheaper, with he same result attained, to "conic up higher" J tad connect with the Chester roal at this point. r 865"' We have in our otlico a specimen of the nick made by Messrs. Brown & Bishop, with heir Biick Machine. It is undoubtedly as , fine brick as was ever made in this section? imooth, square, solid nnd well burned.? , A'e are glad to slate that those gentlemen nre , ecciving great encourngomeut. They have a' eady orders for brick that will keep them jusy fhr many weeKs ; nnrt We aitvslsc nil parties ' ixpecting to want brick this year to send in heir orders at once. fjx&~ Wo arc requested by Secretory Liuueau ( 0 state that an important enor occurs in the Premium List of our County Fair, which was lot discovered until after eur outside was worked ( iff. In the pamphlet, under the head of "Stoek Department"?W. A. Beaty, Superintendent?is placed Horses, Mules and Ji cks. These should have appeared as a separate department, with l Inmes II. Kodger, Superintendent. At the Fair 1 lie departments will he s? arranged. t mi.'.. A fine Snbre Club has been formed at 1 rSoslien Mill, wilh the following officers: I J. T. DOUGLAS, Captain. .J. O. IIcntkr, 1st Lieutenant, ^ 1>. 1*. Duncan, 2d " J. E. 8ms. 3d " Thirty-seven names of good anil efficient men ire on the roll of membership. We know of no fownship that eould provide a finer company < llinn Goshen Hill, and from our knowledge of < Ihe officers elected we ate confident there will i lie no want of energy to make it equal to the ' l>est. i # Another Narrow Gauge Kailrbad to Chester. The following communication to the Intondnnnnt of Chester village and Mr. Joseph Wylic, prominent citizen of that town, looks ns if Ihester will soon become the converging point f all the Narrow Gauge roads in this State.? 'he enterprising and self-sacrificing spirit of the itizoni of that town and county has made it the iiosl m-ominent business point in lho upper ountie^o^ho State. Suffering under the unust Jw<3W?ination in llailrtiad frelgUW, the i derchalfls, Farmers, Mechanics, Professional uon, Property owucrs, and all others interested n tho general prosperity of the whole county, ost no time in parleying with the soulless nail oad monopolies, but went to work like men and letcruiitied to Extricate themselves from the i n ightcous oppression and place themselves for sver beyond tlid danger of having such injusice put upon them. They are encouraging, by (very means in their power?even to a large intense of taxation?Narrow Gauge connections villi counties above, below and 011 cither side of hem. Thercsult, is tlieproperty ofChestcr conn- 1 y lias been onhanocd in vnlue25 per cent, and I lie insincss of the county seat has increased fifty- 1 bid. Chester has set a noble example to Union j mJ the people of other counties suffering from lie injustice of Railroad charges, which we 1 toj^ will stimulate tlicni to make the same efbrjs v?f. j Gkorgrtown, Aug. 10 1877. Mmsrs Wylie .j- Agura Chester S. C., Dir. Sins :?I am authorized to say that a committee of three gentlemen, Messrs 11. Dozicr, \. Mwgan and D. Kislcy, expect to be in your own *n Monday 27th of the present month in lie interest of a Railroad connecting your secion with that of ours. They will on that occa- ' lion be pleased to meet as many of the intlucn- i ial citizens of your county as can be conve- , liently assembled, so that views may be exchanged on the subject. Your early attention ' md further interest in the matter will be appro- 1 dated by your friends of the low country. I im, on behalf of the committee, Very Respect 'ully, vour obedient servant, SOLOMON EMANUEL, Corresponding Scc'y. 1 ?? ? The Columbia llegister of Tuesday has i lie following to say about the present wheroaloutsand doings of the ex-Auditor of this County. 1 June Moblcy, B. F. l'ortcr, Duke Maxwell ,nd others arc making speeches here to induce miigration to Liberia and influence subscrip- " ions to a scheme for that purpose. Such men as Moblcy, Thomas, rt id omnegenus, ' rill advise others to go to Liberia in the first i hip, but themselves will wait for the last. June knows what he's abeut. 11c is Treasurer f the "Exodous Association" of this County, nd every member has to pay $10inlo the Trensry. Out of the $300,000 called for, to buy ves- els and transport emigrants to Liberia, Mobley's xpcnscs and services will have to conic. And linn en ?1.A tUO/Uk AA/r iiac v>\jv,\njv is couccieu, mm only ( tie load of emigrants is sent; Moblcy's abilities >r financiering, so profitably practiced in the .egislaturc, will be valuable in the work of di- | iding the "balance on hand." Moblcy has , jund another bonanza. BQu Last week we published the proceedings f a-UaUroyl iviting delegations from Augusta, Ninety-Six, reenwood, Helton, Greenville, Spartanburg, ^ nion and Newberry, to meet at Laurens C. IL, u the first Monday in September next and con;r with the people of Laurens upon the subject f building a Railroad from that point to connect rith some important road or roads beyond its lounty line. Since then we have received a cir* . i ular from the President and Secretary of that * i looting, containing the lcsolutions then passed, ud requesting that a delegation be sent from ^ liis County. We hope some action will bo taken by our eoplc apd an able delegation sent to the ineetng next Salcsdny. Cross Keys and the whole f that acighborliood should be well represented 11 that Relegation. , ) - ' 8S1- \t % ./ ?i.. ei..i.i?11 ? nf <tlIhester nud Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, ut 1 ncointoii, N..C., on the 7th, the following resoutious were adopted : Resolved by the stockholders, in meeting, 'hat the line of road from Lincolnton to Newton, ;nowu us the "Valley Line," be, and the same s hereby, adopted, subject to any slight modiicatious to lesseu or not increase the cost there>f. Resolved, That the President of this corlorution be paid the sum of $1,200 salary for he current year, and so much of the resolution lassed at the annual meeting at Chester, in May nst, as fixes it at $900, be repealed. The last resolution evidences two very impor ant results in the management of the road : irsl, that Dr. Davego has proved himself anacicptable and efficient officer; second, that the sorrow Gouge road is a prosperous and profita?le enterprise. Elootton on the Fence Law. LTnlont Township, "So.".. 186 ' "Yes." 163 Majority against change 273 ioshen Ilill Township, "No. ' 189 " " " "Ves." 123 Majority against change 16 >088 Keys, "No." 181 " "Yes." f?6 Majority against change 125 No returns have been received from Goudeysrilie Township. ? Hut little interest was taken in the election by hose favoring the proposed change. A number of gcutlemeu informed us that they were in avor of the change but voted against it, under he information that if the law went into operalion in u purt of the Townships the County Commissioners could fence those townships in aid l?*y %-fer. upon the Townships that did not tdopt the law to pay for such fencing. If you are suiFering with consuption, Bronchitis, coughs, colds, croup, asthma, loss of voice, and any lung affection, call at the Drug store wd try one bottle of Thrash's consumptive cure. I'rial bottle 50c., large size 1 50. For sulo by ijl druggists and by A. Irwin & Co., Union. The New Road from Laurens. If Laurens would build nn cxpensivo road icross 81 reams mid ridges to Union, she would hen only have indirect communication with the iVir Line railroad. A writer in the Greenvillo Xews closes an or;ic!c advocating tho building of a Narrow Gauge road from Laurens to Greenville, with the above. We tske issue with the writer upon two points, i. e., the building of nn expsnaivc rond and the assertion that "she would then only have indi<-ecl conAnunication with the Air Line railroad." In tho first place our proposition is to build n :hcap and efficient Narrow Gauge road to Laurens from here, and having frequently t" -n over both lines?from Laurens to Greenville and from Laurens to Union?wc know something nbout the distances and probable diilercnco in the cost of building a road to thoso points. From Laurens to Union is 32 miles, and from Laurens to Greenville 3G miles. The estimated cost of building a narrow gauge road from here to Laurens is $5,000 a mile, or $160,000 for the whole line; and we are informed by a gentleman whoso experience in building such roads entitles his assertion to much weight, that the road to Greenville cannot ho built for less per mile, or $180, 000 for the whole line ; so that it would cost $20,1)00 more to build a road to Greenville than it would to Union?an item not to be sneezed at, in these times that try men's rockets. While wc acknowledge the liberality of the Air Line railroad in its freight charges, ns compared with those of our own roads, we soe in it only otic outlet to otic important market for the people of the upper part of this State. Charleston is acknowledged to be one of the best as well as most extensive cotton markets within our reach, and we advocate the building ef competing lines of Railronds in this section of our State, not to take or drive business from that to other puints but to cnnblc us to reach tlint ocean outlet ns cheap and as quick ns to any other port. Experience has taught us that we can expect no favors from the old roads leading to Charles ion, unicss we lorcc mem to it, ami we cm only force tlicm to it by building ronds tlint will give us as quick nn?l cheaper facilities of transportation to oilier markets?in n word, competing lines. We do not oppose Charleston, but the Railroads lending to and from her, by their unjust discrimination, compel us lo defend ourselves against the unscrupulous corporations Hint arc robbing us of our means and enterprise daily. <4 Suppose Laurens was to build a road to Grebnvillc, it would open no new Market to lier ; and the same oppressive froight charges would still be made against her people by the roads below to Charleston. Such a road would not be a competing line in any sense, so fnr as Laurens was concerned, and would secure to her people only an iidireet communication with any important market. Now, the Narrow Gauge rond wo proposo to build will be emphatically a competing lino, and will go, we have no doubt, direct to the Air bine road. It will leave the head of the Laurens road, with its freightnt fair prices, come to Union and cross (lie S. U. k C. It. K., and on to bia and Augusta road, and tticrc have the choice of going to Wilmington, Augusta, or even Charleston markets. From Union the road will run up some distance toward Galfiiey City on the Air Line road, and the people of that section and Rutherford, N. C., propose to meet us there. If the great object is to reach the Air Line road, tlie Laurens people can do so by this route almost as quick ns they could by going to Greenville, and if they wished to send or receive freight to or frem Charleston, Wilmington, Anguita, Atlanta, or any Northern market, this route gives tlicm a quick and cheaper route to either point. What makes the general prosperity of Grccnrillc, Spartanburg and the towns nlong the Air Line road? Why, the fact that that road crosses the heads of the roads running through this Mate, and is a competing line. Another road ?-and a cheap runningonc?crossing those same Laurens, Cross Keys, Union and tfi!es1^r,""Sn,d connecting with outlets to the North, South, East snd West, at almost all thoso points along its line, would carry with it, from one end to the other, the same advantages, the same thrift and prosperity that the Air Line road has to every poiut along its lino. We nsk our neighbors of Laurens to think over the matter maturely bofore they docide upon the location of their proposed road. Union will meet them at least half way, if they will join us. We have received a handsoinly printed copy of a new book, just issued, entitled "Thirtyfour Years." It is "an American Story of thirty-f\.ur years ir. upcr South Carolina," and "Inscribed to the Beloved Physician, the Earnest Scientist, tho Polishod Gentlciuan, the Beautiful Christian, Dr. Lionel Chalmers Konncdy, of Spartanburg. We have not liaJ time to read tho work, nor have wo room in this issue to say more than, from its "Table of Contents," we should think the people of this part of our State will And it uncommonly interesting reading. The story commences with the heroine's birth at Spartanburg, in 1888, and closes with an incident in .l 1. ?_?i,i <1._ !! .uvi/vugiiii 0 v? uii?vii iaiu uj'uu 11110 tiiih^c, in 1771?during the Ku Klux arrests. W'c are confident it is a work tliat will be found intensely thrilling to every one in this section ; particularly those who were here under (Irant's infamous martial law. The book has 830 pages, and its price is only $1 60. For saleat Messrs. Brycc's bookstore, Spartanburg. Wo shall speak of it again. Business Failure*.?Newark, N. J., August 18.?Tho clothing firm of Halsey ft. jluntcr have suspended, and their affairs placedTh the fUndi of n receiver ; liabilities $32,000 nominal asseti $30,000. New York, August 18.?The suspension ol Spell man liros., large dealers iu notions trimming, &c., 809 Broadway, was reported tbii morning. Kinory, Ivy ft I?ee, dry goods merchants, 851 Broadway, failed this morning; liabilities aboui $200,000. 1 < For the Time*. ' The king of France marched up the hill and then marched down again." After all tlio parade which lias been made about getting the Grangers and the frieads of the State Agricultural Society together, tho result, as usual, has been a slim meeting, very little enthusiasm, with the common very instructive and interesting essays and speeches get up for such occasions. Will people never lenrn that of nil professions tlio farmers are t'ie slow-" est to act in concert, and tlie most unsuc- ccssful in making nnythir.g out of a talk but "vox el prealerea nihil ?" Wo liavo been having for years, County Agricultural societies, State Agricultural Societies, and last the Granges, and what permanent good has como of them.? Wo have had Agricultural Journnls?good ones, too, adapted to our wants?crammed with tho experience of tho best planters of the South, and the theories of tho most cultivated and sanguine reformers amongst us. but what has come of it ? They have died for want of renders.?~ The State of South Carolina?an Agricultural population, almost entirely, and too wise to be tnught or too stupid to learn. The truth is, there is a deplorable lack of intelligence amongst our Agricultural population, and they dont care to mend it. If they lake a newspaper, it is some sensational cheap thing, or snina puliticnt nliji.trnp onttoara, anil If li liava an ngriculturn! Column it is never read. H Hut one idea seems to pervade the mind of the farmer now?how to get a lien to get supplied to make more cotton to pay ofT his lions, so at lie' can get nnother to tnnkc more cotton, and so on,' eating up his cotton from year to year, and growing neither happier or better off. When will people learn that times can never' grow permanently better until they become moro A independent of outsiders. As long as we rely upon cotton to procure all our supplies we are running the risk of overproduction and low prices and putting ourselvcsat tho mercy 6f others. The repeal of the lien law by the Legislature was w wise stroke of policy, and tho goodoroptof this year, if properly taken care of and economized, will enable the farmer to work through safely. It is gratifying to know that the Charleston) delegation which was seat to the Convention, to enlighten the back country people on tho blessings to flow from tho htm usury In#, did not have ;> _u ik.i. ~? i i .... .V moil una mi jr. I nope UltM. 11118 qUOSUOW will be thoroughly discussed before the people before another ression of the Legislature. The members should return to Columbia fully postod as to the opinions of their eonstituens. There will be a desperate effort made by the moneyed interest to defeat the bill. The Press will be pressed into service, wherever it eaft' be used through the State, and public opinion Operated upon in every possible way. It is a little singular, however, that the confident prophesies of the advocates of the repeal of the old usury law were not fulfilled, and it is a liitlo more singular that the money lender, the capitalist, should wnnt a law passed which would reducu his profits, his power to do mischief. For the life of ine I can't reconcile theso little diversities. Can you, Mr. Editor, enlighten me t a? who NKVKll UAVB A LIES, For the Tiuivs. Delusions and Illusions. Ciiaulkstok, Aug. 1877. Editor Timks :?Your readers may labor under a belief, from certain articles which appear now and then in the Press of this City, that you would be relieved of somo of the burdens of Railroad discrimination by the authorities that bo here. "Lay no such flattering unction to your souls." The moneyed interest of the city caro very little about your complaints. They are making more money by wharfage, dray age and money advances, than they can by freights, Union Ucpots, and all that. Thero is about as much chance to mako an impression on tlio managers of the S. C. R. 11 as a 11 y upon the back of a rhinoceros. They know they havo the gatno in their orwu bauds aud intend to hold it^ Make up ^our minds to cut loose and i^o to < put her money freely in every Railroad project loaking to a connection between the west and I he City by the Sea. Charleston only looks through the Blue Hiilge and has no enthusiasm for any other route. Unite with Chester?then let them tear up tho Union & Spartanburg road, if they want to?you arc safe. NOUS VERRONS. ? ?--? -* Monky Buys thi Wiric.?One of the greatest changes which have taken place in New York Qtf* late years hns been in the matter of marriage.? Thirty years ago the money question entered comparatively little into consideration, but low among tho upper twenty thousand, or those who consider themselves so, ithas very great weight. Mothers keep their girls as tuuoh as possible out 'SW of the way of phnsani but poor young men, and many girls are quite disposed to discourage the attentions of men who could not even afford a house in tho city. The number of spinsters in thg. higher class here, and more especially in Bosron;godson increasing, and early marriage^ become fewer every year. It is the penalty^ paid for a more highly civilised and artificial existence. We don't know that New York is any differfrotn other sectious of our country, In that respect. It is the prevailing siupicion, at least, among poor and deserving young men, almost everywhere, that the standard of a man's warUi among the ladies is based upon the rtpultfl amount of greenbacks bo has in band or in the prospective. > ' Avail's Amkuican almanac is now ready for i delivery by the druggists, aud we Are free to i say that we have read this welcome visitor with . satisfaction and profit. It contains an jfestonishing amount ef information which is tiseful ? to everybody, and shows how to treat nearly all fl | diseasos from whioh people suffer. It invaria- i bly recommends the beet remedies tw he sthjsil i i Irrespective of Ayer's Family Medioines; and furnishes, indeed, the best medical advice by r which a great majority of ailments ean be Ireat| ed successfully. The anecdotes, wlticisins and jokes aro the best compilation that cemes under our notice, and the. lx>ok is a refreshing contrit bution to our enjoyments every vear.-^SV. Clair Obstrver. *