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GETTING TO THE POINT. (First attempt.) "Miss Lcllo, I'to bought tlio nicest little cottage? The snuggest Book, just hig enough for two ; Hut ere I tit it up I'd like to nsk you If you?if you? I moan if you would paper, pink or blue; (Second attempt.) "I really think I'm getting rather ancient? Was twenty-eight upon the first of May? Se I've resolved, that is, if you will help me ; To find?to find? Something to keep my hair from turning gray. (Third attempt.) "What would you say if I?if I should tell you That there is no one half so doar to me In all the wide, wide world, e'en in Heaven As is?as is In these hot days, as is first-class iced lea. (Last attempt.) "About this oak and vine affair, I'm thinking I'd really like the vine?no, oak to act, iVnviilod Home sweet eirl. or f/ou for iustance, Would act?would act? 8ho?"The vine?" lie?"That't it!" SSlic?"I'd try." He?"In fact." She?"In fact." Tun Next United States Senate.? Republicans, 39 ; Democrats 33, and independent Republicans 1. On the meeting of the Senate in October there will bo three vacancies?one from South Carolina, caused by the retirement of Senator Robertson, and two from Louisiana, one being the vacancy caused by the retirement of Senator West and the other being known as the Pinch back vacancy, which has existed for four or five years past. The applicants for the South Carolina vacancy arc David T. Corbin, Republican, and M. C. Uutler, Democrat. The applicants for the two Louisiana vacancies arc William Pitt Kellogg, Republican and J. 1L Eustis and James Lewis, Democrats. In view of the overthrow of the Republican government, in a party sense, in those States, it is safe to predict that all these vacancies will be filled by Democrats This would give the Democrats thirty-six members in the Senate. Should the seal of the Republican Sonator from Indiana be come vacant, his place would be filled by ;i Democrat, probably by Yoorhces or lieu dricks, when the Scuatc would stand, count ing David Davis with the Republicans?Re publicans, 39 j Democrats, 37. A few cas ualtics occurring among the Rcpublicar Senators from Alabama, Arkausas, Florida Mississippi, South Carolina and severa other States, would result in giving the Sen ate to the Democrats by a fair majority.? That they will have such a majority in the Senate after March 3, 1879, is almost cer tain. There is at least one ai'vantago in i pretty even divisiou of cither House of Con gross, and that is in the more punctual at tendance of members and their closer atten ticn to public business.? Wash. S/ar. A Family Reunion.?On Tuesday, tlu 21 st instant, Mrs. Rachel MeMaster ecle vma'4?4 wtu \v! ? k?l o y a. uaiou of her descendants was held iu honoi * 1 tbo event. There were present seventy persons in different degress of kindred thirteen living descendants being absent.? They represented the well knowu and lion crod names of MeMaster, Elliott, Thotup son, Ruff, Rosborough and Cummiugs.? Mrs McMaatcr's original family consistct of ten children, five of whom arc living? Dr. J. R. MeMaster, Colouel F. W. McMas tsr, Mr. G. II. MeMaster, Mr. R. N McMaster aud Mrs. O. It. Thompson. Sh< has forty-four grand-children, twelve grca grand-children, seven childrcn-iu-law, thrc< grand-childrcn-in-law and twelve step granc -children?a total of eighty-eight. Mrs McMaster still preserves great vitality, ant we trust her life will be spared for years ti come, in this community of which she ha.< 60 long IJScilT DflDVCtf and valuable uraui ber.? Winsboro' Hetcs and Herald. The European correspondent of the Nev York Times, writes from the front that then never was anything more silly than this cle vation of Russian over Turkish courage.? Man for man the Turk is a better soldiei and a more moral citizen than the Russian Every traveler knows it. The educatei Russians arc fine fellows, manly, polite, wor thy of the highest respect and consideration but two-thirds of Russia is still in a state o barbarism, and the rank and file of Turkej are superior iu education, in thought ant feeling, to the rank and file of Russia. Th< question of religion is very different to whai is usually thought among the general publi< of America. Russian Christianity is necth( ~ Christianity of the United States; it is i Christianitn of hpnerstition, ef ceremony, o: ? yrpcmtieii; and the Christianity of acrvni and Bulgaria is the darkness of error and doubt, compared even with the vague, un certain light ef the mystic Russian Church A Monstek Sna kk.?Intollii'nnon ivm ..QVMVW TTUX received here yesterday, from a reliable source, to the effect that a monster snake was killed near a place called Beasly Hole, a short distance from Burgaw, l'ender County, on Thursday last. His snake-ship is supposed to be a species ?f the anueonder, being about thirty feet in length and larger arouud the middle than a man's body. When discovored and killed ho was in the act of swullowiug a yearling deer, about onehalf of which had disappeared iu his capacious mouth. This, wo acknowledge, is a prodigious saakc story for these parts, but stranger things have happened, and Mr. I. II. Brown, Register-of .Deeds, in lender, who brings the news, though ho did not see the snake, seems to have no doubt of its correctness.? Wilmington Star. ? "What are you doing?kicking the old clock all to pieces ?" exclaimed a Chicago wife. "Blamed if I'm going to have anything around me that strikes !" yelled the man, as he gave it a final lift iuto the street. I I ': A GHEAT DEED OF ARMS ( pickett's charge at gettyshc^g and THE CAUSES OT ITS FRUITLESSNE88. The assaulting column roally consisted ol Pickett's Division?two bridges in front and one in the second lino as a Bupport'-r with Wilcox in the rear of its right to pro tcct that flank; while llcth's Divisiot moved forward ou Pickett's left in echelon or with the alignment so imperfect anc droopiug on the left us to appear iu echelon with Laue's and Scales' Brigades in its right, and its left without reserve or sup port, and entirely exposed. Thus the col umu moved forward. It is nocdlcss to sa; a word here of the heroic conduct of Pick ett's Division ; that charge has nlread; passed into history as "one of tho world' great deeds of arms." While, doubtless many brave men of other commands reaches the crest of the heights, this was the onl organized body that entered the works c the enemy. Much can be said in cxcue for the failure of the other commands t fulfill the task assigned them. As a gem ral rule, the peculiarly rough and woodo character of the country in which our arm was accustomed to operate, and which i some respects was unfavorable for the ui; nocuvres of large armies, was of decide advantage to us ; for, in moving upon th enemy through bodies of woods, or in broken, rolling country, not only .waath enemy at a loss how to estibiate TJl strength, but our own men were not in pressed with that sense of insecurity ijrhic must have resulted from a thorough know edge of their own weakness. It was different here. The charge wi made down a gentle slope, and then up I 1 the enemy's lines, a distance of over ha i a mile, denuded of forests, and in full sigl of the enemy, and in perfect range of .the artillery. These combined causes pr ! duccd their natural effect upon Pottigrow Division and the brigades supporting i ! causing them to falter, and finally rctiro.1 Then Pickett's Division, continuing (I ' charge without supports, and in the sigl of the enemy, was not so formidable or t ' fcctive as it would have been had trees ' hills prevented the enemy from so corret ly estimating the strength of the attackii 1 column, and our own troops from expo cueing that sonic of weakness which tl * known absence of support necessarily pr " duccd. In spite of all this, it steadily at * gallantly advanced to its allotted task. 1 1 the three brigades under Garnet, Armistc: > and lvcuipcr approach the enemy's lines, 1 most terrific fire of artillery and small ari is concentrated upon thcui; but they swer not?there is uo faltering : steadily niovii forward, ihcy rapidly reduce the'intcrve ing space, and close with their adversuric leaping the breastworks, they drive back t enemy, and plant their standards 011 the ca tured guns, amid shouts of victory?dear won and short-lived victory. No more could be . vactcd or expected thoso men of brave hearts and net res 5 steel; but where arc the supports to re ' the benefit of their heroic efforts, and gat <11 tAttj fruit* nt a. Tletui^ an finlily wdi r Was that but a forlorn hope, 011 whose si >' cess, not only in penetrating the cuejir 1 liucs, but in maintaining its hold ag^ii: " their combined and ui itcd efforts to d " lodge it, at: entire army was to wup * quiet observation ? Was it designed" throw these few brigades?originally, ' the most, but two divisions?upon the f< * titied stronghold of the enemy, while, fi * half a mile away, seven-eights of the art * iu breathless suspense, in ardent admiratii 5 and fearful anxiety, watched but mov 1 not? 1 maintain that such was not tho d : sign of the commanding general, llad t ' veteran divisions of Ilood and McI<t * been moved forward, as was planned, 1 support of thoso of Pickett and Pettigre } uot only would the latter division, in 1 ' probability, have gained the enemy's worI * as did mac or ncrrtt, nm uiuse two have been enabled, with the aid of IIo r and McLaws, to resist all efforts of the ec , my to dislodge them. The enemy closing [ 011 Pickett's brigades, concentrating up that small band of heroes the fire of eve gun that could be brought to bear upon the soon disintegrated and overpowered the; j Such as were uot killed, disabled and uia captive, fell back to our lines. It anriears that ftcn?nil T.r?r>rr??r. f deeuicd it necessary to defend his right flai f and rear with the divisions of McLaws a I Hood. These divisions, as before stat< s constituted all of the Confederate line he I by Longst root's troops, and it is not app: , eut how they were necessary to defeud 1 ^ flank and rear. The nearest infantry for t of the enemy to our right occupied the hi p ?Hound Top and Little Hound Top?ai l <In, that" ooukl be onid*t<> ha [ threatened our flank and rear consisted^! . few brigades of cavalry, so posted as to pi tect the enemy's left. It is not my purpo hero to undertake to establish the wisdc i of an attack on the enemy's position on tl i third day, whioh General Longstrcct co , tends was opposed by his judgment, and which he says lie would have stayed tlio e ecutiou, had he felt that he had the prii i lege to do so ; nor do 1 propose to discu the necessities of his position, which he re resents to have been such as to forbid tl employment of McIaws' and Hood's Dil sions in the attack; neither do 1 seek at other than a just explanation of the cau: of our failure at the time; hut well rcca iug uiy surprise and disappointment when was ascertained that only Hiekett's Divisic and the troops from Hill's corps hud take pajtLili the movement, and with positiv distinct impressions as to the dcduti'?nc&* JlX related, I deem it proper to record themf< confirmation or refutation, as the undisputc JL -A- al ' * - i;m;isoi me cn.su ana tlio testimony of oth'ei may determine. After the assault on the enemy's worl on the 3d of July, there was uo serious figh ing at Gettysburg. The 4th passed in cou parativc quiet. Neither army cviuced an 1 ??1?*?5 disposition to assail the other. Notwith1 standing tho brilliant achievements of Kwell and IIill on tho first day, and tho decided p advantage gained by Longstreet on the s$ct ond, tho failure of tho operations of the third . day, involviug, as they did, but two divi. sions of the army, deprived u* of tho presi tige ot our previous successes, and gave a ) shadow of right to our adversary's claim ol J haviDg gained a victory. Thoir oxultation howdrcr, should be temporcd with modera tioo, when ;WA?ponsider .that, after one daj . of absolute quiet, thoXjohfederates withdrew . from their front without serious molestation y and with bridges swept away, and an impas > sable river iu rear, stood in an attitude o y defiance until their line of retreat could b< s rondered practicable, nftcr which they safe ?, lytccrosscd into Virginia. Then, again, si d seqous was the loss visited upon tho Fede y ratf in the engagements of the first aud see ,f ondVdays, and so near success was tho effor ie to sftprm their positiou on the third day 0 that they wero themselves undecided as l( 3 whether they should stand or retreat. Ii d discussing several councils or conference y held by General Meade with his corps com n manders, General Sickles testified, befor th? cominittco on the conduct of the wai d that tho reason the Confederates were no ie followed up was on accouut of differences o a opiniou whether or not the Federals shoul iey themselves retreat, as "it was by no mean fr '.clear,In the judgment of the corps coir i- manders, or of the General in command ih whether they had won or not." 1 A Chance for Immigrants.?Col. I 19 Wyatt Aiken writes to the Charleston Zt t0 tuny that he has 500 acres of farm land tha IC he is willing to sell to immigrants for a fai price and on a long credit, say eight year ;r It is situated near Cokesbury, on the Greer 0_ villc and Columbia llailroad, and contain ?s high and low lands, wood land, water, 15 if .acres under cultivation, several houses, bare _ and stables; several white farmers arc livin lc in the neighborhood, and he proposes to d hi vide this land into small farms. He wi ,f. also sow twelve acres with wheat, so the in or migrants can already reap something by tli ?f. 1st of January. Col. Aiken will sell th land for 810 per acre, one-fifth to be pai ?L, on of January, and the balance i |,0 eight annual payments, with seven per cen 0. interest. Immigrants desiring to proem ,j any of this land may apply to Mr. F. Mo Vs chers, editor Zeituny, Charleston, S, C. id 'SOMETH vo> "S UJ\1>ER r. ii-' NEW STORE AT I JAMES H TTAVINO purchased tlic entire interest of j' AjL Store, respectfully announces to the old k?v^ -u irnerftr^ ai ICof the former owner that lie ISt 5 GROCERY at jr- At tlie < ?j and will always keep a ful jii i pian;tatii clie Table and other Cutlery, ws iu Plows and P w? < all < S5. WOQDJE od ALL BRANDS Oi IC1,1 which h on ry y PRI C TO 81 "i, Tm. de I respectfully invite the old 1 jJJ and any number of new ones, t< ?<* n A T T A AT d. v xt jj u ja. rs 1(| You will find two "Live your J to wait on you, and what we ca asking for or having. ft . at tlie Hc ? If you want good bargains, p u of y x. to those HAVING sold out my entire intcres i>. anxious to settle up all outstanding i lie any way indebted to iuo to come forward i ri* My Books and Accounts are still at tht James II. Itodgcr, is ompowered to mak ' March 2 it / 'n f' attention oo im ifo* |aY?u can aay9 TIME, 1 >r By i tbft ? WEST'S GTTAN balentine'rt < Manufactured by OOWER, C'C 1- W. A. NICHOLSO J March 10, Deatu op Brioiiam Young.?Salt 1 Lake, August 29.?Brigbam Youug died 1 this afternoon. A long checkered and remarkable eareer I has closed in tho death of Brigham Young, tho recognised head of the Mormon Church - and tho lcador of that remarkable sect.? i Whether laboring under the inspiration of f fanatioicism, or whether coolly and persis, tently maintaining what he knew to bo a ' gigaotio fraud, he has succeeded in accomr pushing wonderful fonts. He was born in i Whitingham, Vermont, Jane 1st, 18Q4, and , was, in his early life, a zealous Baptist, be ing something of n preacher. He joined f the Mormons in 1832, and soon rose to be i one of the twelve apostles, having been sout in 1835 to spread tho - doctrine, ) then taught by Joseph Smith, among the - Eastern States. So successful was he in - this, and so popular did he become, that t after the tragic death of Smith, in 1844, , he became president. It was under his o leadership that in 1846 the Mormons made a their almost unprecedented pilgrimage to s Salt Lake. Here Young has so managed i- the temporal affairs of both the government c and himself as to rcudor both prosperous ontl flniiriultinir llnutno r?i?nKoK1u immAnrn. ' " ""to" vnM.f.VM^.J.U.MreUKt ly wealthy, and by sheer force of will nud if influence introduced tho fcaturo of polyg(1 auiy into the Mormon Church in 1852. By s the same iron will, tireless vigilance and i- never failing astuteness, he has successfully I, conducted tho affairs of his uuusally constructed community, made converts, kept his people contented, and successfully resis' ted collisions, with no interference from the l* United States. Iu many respects he whs a lt wonderful man, but llcavcu only knows Ir what dark aud cankering secrets will be s- buried in the pulseless heart of the mighticst of the "Latter-Day Saints." is - 0 A new working man's paper, just started is in St. Louis, is showing what his idea of the g value of labor is by paying its type setters i- twenty cents a thousand, while tho other 11 papers, which ure not labor organs, tire pnyi ing forty ceuts. io js A man who can swap horses or catch fish j and not lie about it, is just about as pious n as men ever get in this world. -u . * *' ^ Man wastes his mornings in anticipating 1 his afternoons, and wastes his afternoons in regretting his mornings. ING NEW rni: ?(0)]V. THE OLD STAND. RODGER his father, Mr. JOHN RODGEK, in his Grocery id UuslomerS will continue the ^ BUSINESS 31dL Stan tl, 1 stock of all kinds of Groceries, ON SUPPLIES, 'low Steel, banned Fruits, Meats, Oysters, &c? IN WARE. i1 TOBACCO, & c&c.,. c will sell at LTIT TIIE TI3IES. riends and customers of the house, D TRY ME. lg men," standing ready at all times nnot show and sell you is not worth ? idgm Old Stand olitc attention, and perfect satisfacJAMES H. RODGER. : INDEBTED. 4 f r t in the Grocery Business, to iny eon, I am indebtedness. I, therefore, call upon those in and uiakc settlements immediatf^l ^ i Storo, and if I am not prcseftt"4!)^ son, Mr. 0 settlements. JOHN RODGER. . 8 tf TTON PLANTERS. I TROUBLE AND MONEY, 1 "FARMERS" FRIEND' 0 DISTRIBUTOR, 30T0N PLANTER, IX A MARKLEY, Greenville, H. C. N, Agent, Union C. H. 10 Cm* | THE DAtlS" VERTICAL IffiM J SHUTTLE v JP9 Sewing Machine " j TTTIIICH, FOR ELEGANCE OF FINISH. VV STRENGTH, DURABILITY^KWrLICl- <M| TV, Ease of operation and Ran^a^r Work, has * JP.Hfl no oqval, is now offered for > aHT at treat)?* REDDCED PRICES?from op,* according to JH stjr'e of Machine.^ ThV3vertiCaiTeccT^ is a peculiar!!j which pertains to the DAVIS nri/f/ ArldrMa 'S W. L. EPPS,' Agent. 4H At Austin A Co.'s Drug Stern. J Spartanburg, S. C. S June 8 22 8m J Preserve Your Fruit. \ WE have just received a stock of tho i latest improved Fruit Jars, for 'put- i ting up fresh Fruit, and would advise all onr 3 friends to use them, as it is a much cheaper and ** better process than the old style of preservings V *j . RICE, McLURE & CO. M July 27 20 tf j Greenville and Columbia R. S. Sfl CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. 3 : 1 Passenger Trains run daily, Sundays except|^^ ed, connecting with Night Trains on Seuth Cj I elina Railroad up ana down. On and illnVJH MONDAY, May 29tli, the following will bo the schedule: jl Leave Columbia at 7.46 a m j Leave Alston 9.80 am v, Leave Newberry 10.60 a m 4js Leave Cokesbury 2.17 p ? Leave Belton 4.00 p m Arrive at Greenville 6.86 p nowN. ^^B Leave Greenville at 8.06 a Leave Belton 9.66 a m Leave Cokesbury 11.88 a m Leave Newberry 2.40 p nat Leave Alston 4.20 p m Arrive at Columbia 6.66 p at ANDERSON BRANCH AND BLUE RIDQEDIVISION. s bowk. Leave Walhalla 6.16 a m Arrive 7.15 p m< Leave Perryvllle...7.00 a m Arrive......6.40 p ma Leave Pendleton...7.50 a m Arrive 6.00 p Leave Anderson...8,50 a m Arrive.v....5.00 p St' "JW-ive at Belt6n...tft40 a m Leave.......4.00 p At THOMAS DODAMEAD, General Superintendent.' Jabkk Nortox, Jr., General Tioket Ageilt. June 9, 1876. 28 tf HAMPTON HOUSE'. MAIN 8TREEIV SPARTANBURG,.'lSIoOa. S. B. Cafeutt, (Formerly of Palmetto* House,) Proprietor. HOUSE WELL VENTILATED, ROOMS NEWLY FURNISHED AND CARPETED?TABLES SUPPLIED WITH THE BEST IN MARKET?ATTENTIVE SERVANTS?OMNIBUS TO ALL TRAINS. ?a oo rEB DAV ,r ? PAINTS AND OILS. :o: Linseed Oil, Rair and lloilcd. Machine Oil, . Turpentine, Kerosene Oil, Colors in Oil, Varnishes, Window Glass, Putty, Sand Paper and Glazier's Paints. For Sule by A. IRWIN k COMarch 2 8 tf s Amu els7st OK tf s f Attorney at Law - < AHD TItlAL JUSTICE, Union . H., S. C., the Circuit and Probate j ,All business in the jurisdiction of a Trial Justice attended to With promptness. Special attention given to collections, Ac. Office for the present, third door to the left in the Court House. March 2 ^8 t tf WM.ETTENOKR. H. P. BDMOMD. Ettenger & Edmond, RICHMOND, VA. Manufacturers of* Portable and Stationary Engines, BOILERS OF ALL KINDS, CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, ORIST MILLS, ^ MILL GEARING, ** SHAFTING, PULLEfS, Ac, AMERICAN TURBINE WATER WHEEL, CAMERON'S SPECIAL STEAM PUMPS. ftend fpr Catalogue. NOT. 10, 1878 46 ly_ ?~ -gmtppeiuoug \ WHITE Imperial Seuppsrnoar Wine at A. IRWIN k C0'8. I If arch 80 12 tf (drape Brandy. PURE Grape Brandy for medicinal purpose at ' A. IRWIN & CO'8. March 30 12 Pure Corn Whiskey. PURE Mountain Corn Whiskey, for medicine purposes, for eale at . A. IRWIN, k CO'8. Feb 0 5 tf Tcrn i Teas I! IjllNE Black and Green Tea for sale at ! A. IRWIN ACO.'s. Feb 9 6 _ tf Eggs Without Eggs. 9 , A GREAT preparation for making Cakes Puddings, Fritters, Batter Oekee, Muffins and any other Pastry without Eggs. U l' lUWWta). , No 1, East Union. April 6 18 tf I>. A.WWNSIDND | Attorney at Law, UNION . H., tt.'c. March 2 8 tf ^ 1