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Senator Butler'* Reply. The New York Sun line a correspondent at Charleston who of late hits boon writing to that paper the most unfounded statements of what has occured, what is occurring and what will t. occur, in this State, in political a Hairs, llissto ries are often so outrageous by false that wehavt never published but ouc of his letters, and re grot publishing that. Ileseems to take especial delight in placing such men as (Jot. Hampton Senator Butler, . Members of the Investigatiii( Comuiitteeand other h snored and houorable met in this State, in the most suspicious light befon the readers of the Sun. We have not the leasi confidence in anything he says, for wc hclievt lie tries to evade the truth as much as possibh when speaking of Democratic men and measures ju South Carolina. The fo"owing reply to on< of his letters, in which he < "it gcd Senator Hut ler with try ig to in Veer i'*e Inves.Igatinj Ceramittc-e to dis.on 'he prosecutions against (lie tladic..! nt ca's, unit also that Ik (Senator Cut let) lutd puu.ia>e<: u "S.ato War rant" iliiring il.u i.-.-.u' r t n. e frauds, dis closes the ox- ftitije .1 hmuig 'arc ami brand: his stale h i 1 \vi nianjc an . falsehood : I" ep cinhcr hi, 1S17. L'op'.uin Ji .. .?, ( ,.ia Depot S. C. My Dkas 1. t: - "of le..cr of iho 10th inst. was received last night on mv return Iron , AiU?? oMu*i* ?? ( * Von enclose a let..-.* of September 2, fron Charleston to 'he cw Vo ' . written, 1 pre sttiiie, by the correspondent of at paper fron Charleston, in which ii in n:.id? ' > appear that advised the c'iscotr.:n;.atice of .he prosecution: against the Radical ex-o ais, i.itli sundry dc tail. You say '.hat the teaditg of this letlei "produced a let:tug o" ho r:? ti: dread through out the State an ' many o" vnir: (my, most dc vote 1 politic.! an i per 011.1' friends are dvcplj exercised ove. U." and lug me o "Ir-and it it the most pub c and decide.' mu tier." 1 proccel i Iran. it liy aying that wliocvei nays, or i;iti : ...es, n- '-its .-a i 'mvo advisei the discontinu. re of the ,%aiu piosecutiona is t liar, and whoever hd'eres it in a simpleton.? Now, 1 lliii '<, the bia-iding part lias been done aud for the public! y, 1 will have to depcad upoi you. This Utter to tlic Sun is written, as 1 am in formed, by a Radical ex-oflicial of South t'nro 1 iitiv, now living in Charleston, who got his posi tian hy treachery, sustained himself while then by duplicity, and having lieea ousted on accoun of his imbecility and venality, now necks ti ?. * make a living \?j nn,l ilun^Lw. Tb? lotni which you enclusc is a specimen of his capacity iu that line, and one copied in tho Journal o fJontmrrrr, of the 12ih instant, wherein lie refer: to my having purchased a ".State warrant," i: another. I never before heard of such a papei as a "State warrant," such as he describes, am llie statement is, therefore, a lie mode of wholt cloth. It is bad enough to he villifiad and traduced by Radical political traduaers, but when otic wlie bus tried to do the best lie could for the Stat< and the restoration of good goveriuent, and whe feels that while lie docs not pretend to have been entirely unselfish, yet lie made some personal sacrifices for the public good, lias to be subjected to the suspicion of his friends, who ought is know that such statements are falsa, is somewhat discouraging. 1 do not deny that I have exerted myself car iicauv iu >ccure inv ?<vai in uie uiiiivi Senate. I have felt that it was my duty to do so, but 1 have made no bargains to secure mv eleoI4UII) 1IM von .*.|1 ? * i\ C II1MIC *IU get my se:it. My 1'cing may not help the State in the estimation of some, but the scutiii" of tny competitor wotiM no doubt he regarded by all as a public calamity. If I am to succeed, 1 must he allowed to do so in tin own way, and not turned a-ode hy every lioing scribbler, who sees f.: to slander me: if not, I had better abandon the field, ai l either let 'orbiti t ike the seat or some oilier lliclrnond enter the field. I do not mean bv this that I am beyond or above criticism, bat I do mean to say that sus piciotis and h-ea-is'' based upon such Muff as that contained in the enclosed letter to the >' /;/, which is false in every essential panic 'ar so far as it relates to me, is divgus.ing and absurd. 1 have had nothing to do with the prosecutions of 'lie ilt'ical c < !" -ials. it is not mv business, and 1 have purposely avoided all connection with litem. 1 have expressed in;' opinion to members of the commit.'"e and to <ieneral Coll ier, the At' ncy-'oncvnl, as to t'ac manner of con hiding linse prosecutions, nn-l shall exercise tin. priv.l.-ge again wtfenvver my judgment lea.is me to do so and those gentlemen are vrilliug to hear me. 1 think the committee of investigation ami the Attorney-tleneral have done well, and are entitled to the highest common lations for their service, but I certainly have a right to an opinion. My being a Senator elect, surely does not deprive me of this. If it does, the Senator elect may go, and I will maintain tny right, and it scurvy scribblers misrepresent tny opinions nu l actions, and friends suspect or doubt them, why I can only despise the one and pity the other. You need not have apologi/.ed for having written lac as you have, I should have felt hurt had you rot done so, with the information in your possession. 1 beg that you will give this letter w mtever publicity you think the nccasi- n requires. Thanking you for your kindness, I am, very truly, your friend, M. V. Bl'TLKK. A Now Southern Novel One of the most faithful pictsrcs ef southern life that has been drawn of late years is "Thirty-four years," by John Marcliutnnt, recently published in Philadelphia. The scene is laid in South ( arolinii. near Snarl untnu-ir nml it... writer though employing the form of fiction, is evidently narrating the actual events of his own experience. Southern s?ciet y in its various phases before, during, ami after the war, is depicted bv 110 unpractised hand and by one who is desirous of telling the truth without malice or undue sectional feeling. Altcmpti g tie die guise of his warm affection for his native State utid his deep sympathy for her manifold injuries and sufferings, the author seems fully alive to the better qualities of the Northern character inlrwduced into his novel, and loses no opportunity of doing jus ice to them. ''Thirty-four yoara" will ho read with interest by every lover of truthful, unaffected narration, come from what quarter he many of this great country. The Christmas scenes will awaken many tender recollections of a by-gone tima of mirth and ahundanee, 4tieh as we are sot like to see for years to come, and no citizen of Richmond or of Virginia wiH read the heartfelt and eloquent tribute to Virginia hospitality and kindness to the ?ick and wouuded Confederates without the liveliest emotions. No tribute so glowing, yet ho condensed, has appeared within rny know), edge.? !>., in the Richmond Stale I'f.kt rusTM ftv I reus. The total number of prisoners in the penitentiary is .MIT, whereof 1'Jit arc working at Mr. John c Sccgors plantation at < recti It ill and lot) tit (Srccnwood, H. i , building I lie (Sreenvillc and Railroad, leaving a balance of ->o> ,?< she institution. ltryith < t <Ehc Stflcehlg irtnion <TThnc<<. 11. .M. STOKES, Editor. } UNION, FRIDAY, SKl'TKMBER 28. 1877. 1 TEEMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. 1 Cv|>y, nne year, IN advikck, $3.00 2 Copies one year," " 5.50 I 5 ' 11.00 10 " " " ' " 20.00 ADVERTISING. | Ouu square or one inch, ticst iusrrtion, - - $1.00 , Hitch subsequent insertion, ------- 7V, i l.ilxral discount made to merchants and others udror, . (i i u ; for vi months or l?y the year. ' Obituary Notices of ten lines or less, inserted free. I " " over teu lines, eliargisl as Advertise?i-uts. i Most ?f the Merchants have returned , from the North nnd are receiving their New , Goods. i Bf-TJu Judge T. J. Mnekejr will address the > citizens of Union upou the subject cf a Narrow Gauge Kail road, on Monday. ! We omitted the name of Mr. Itcubcn T. > Gee, of the firm of Gce& Humphries, iu our no' tice last week of the merchants who had gone to New York for their new stocks. - o - We notice that the down train on the ' S. U. and Hail road lias changed its timo of arrival and departure. It aow arrives soou after N o'clock and leaves for Alston at one minute after Dinner at Alston. \ ?a?" The rains of last week did some damage to theJJotton in this region, but they werj^ very timaTy for all vJfrtlcr growing' crops, ror tho past week tho weather has been delightful, aud Turnips, Clover and Lucerne arc growing finely. O B<IX. If nothing serious interfered, our esteemed fellow townsman, Mr. John Itodgcr, and his good wife, sailed froin tilasgow for home last Saturday. May they have a quick, safe aud pleasant trip. They will be in Union about two weeks front now. ?aSf" Wc are info rated by most reliable men that in many portions of this county the August drought cut o " the co.;<? t crop over one-half, while it injuicd the la'c p'an led corn fully as much. I'rt 'otic 10th of August the prospect for ho.it c ops was never better. * IJMA. iic e is n .our-ycar old girl in Kentucky that weighs i'' lbs, measure!) tS incites across tho c'.icst ar i is fo fec? eight and one-half inches nigh. Ilcsh cs al' .his there is a thick gr??w. It of I V" covering her whole body, jvilh whiskers and a moustache. I'resident Hayes and party arrived at Atlanta, Geo., last Saturday. Mayor Angier gave tItem a formal welcome for the city and Governor Colquitt for the State, l'rom 8,000 to 10.000 iicrsons were assembled. We hone tlu?v I won't conic to Union without giving uj u week's i warning. Mrs. Kesa linger, formerly Miss ltossi ! Wright, is on a visit to her relatives at this place. I Mrs U. has keen for four years on the !*! ius in ' Dakota Territory, where her husband, Dr. liuger, is now stationed. We are glad to llnd that the Idea'.; atmosphere of the Northern frontier has proved so beneficial to her health and spir1 its. t^y*" As no one has answered the cumiirv..n? our frioml about thcoiiTti vatiwn of Orchard Grass, wm are led to suppose that no one in Union ' County knows anything about it ; or, if they do km.w, they either cannot or will not tell. We j would publish an ntvele upon the subject, but one-half of oar I'ar.rcrs wouldn't bi'ievc it ? Cioy would call it '-book fanning." .? fpif" Mr. C. It. Hampton has presented us with a handsome 1 ataloge of the Van Lindlcy Nursery. Mr. II. is now canvassing this '\uihty and will call at every residence before he j leaves to a; crimen 1 the packing of the orders | he receives. Vie have never heard any cotnp'aints made that all orders given l,:ih were not tilled exactly as requested. We auvisc those wishing fruit trees, to order through him. A gentleman brought into our office last Tuesday, two very tine Vain Potatoes which he said were raised this year on the farm of Messrs Itice \ Cole loan, on llutt Mountain. Wehaveno right to say they did not grow away up there, hut if I/try (In! the sweet I'otatoe conies to niatu rily curlier ami growslarger on the snow-capped hills of North Carolina than they do anywhere eUo. No douht it is una of the results of rapid t runsportal ion. 8**X_ Rev. 1'. .1. Shan 1, 1>. 1)., the venerable and beloved Rector of Trinity Church, Columbia, is on a visit to his son, U. W. Shand, Esq.? This faithful servant of the .Most High, although in his 7*1 h year, is looking hale and hearty, and we sincerely hope his life and health will be long spared to minister to the tlock he has so faithfully and acceptably served for over forty years, lie held ltivine services in the Church of the Nativity last .Sunday and preached an impressive sermon from the text: "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my word shall not pass away." * Mr. \\. A. Moorchead, one of the most successful and enterprising Merchants of this County is now in Charleston, purchasing his Fall and Winter Stock of Hoods. Mr. Moorhead ' is located at Ml. Tabor and always keeps a full stock of all kinds of goo Is to suit his customers. On leaving us at the ears lie assured uh he intended to bring prices down to a living proui, and was determined that hisprictx should not drive good customers to Spartanburg.? When his stock arrives he will tnforia the readers of tho "Times. ' Such Merchants as Mosrheftd are a blessing to a couaty. The unwelcome news reached hera last Monday, by telegraph, that Rev. Jas. A. Duucan, I). D., President of Randolph and Macen College, at Ashland, Va., died at his residence in thai town that morning. 1 ?r. Duncan was the brother of Rev. Wallace Duncan, Professor in Woflord College, D P. Duncan, President of the Spartanburg and 1 Aslieville Railroad, and l'.Orsey it. Duncan, the , efficient Chairman of die Poard of County Coinuds i? tiers of Cnioti Coutity. His Pat her is also a Professor in WotlV r<l College. Dr. Duncan Iwa - otic of the ripest scholars and purest Chris :ianj in the> nth. On receipt of the sad news j tit br tlicis .lomediale'y started foi Ashland. a That "Speech of the Oooaaion." At first it wus not our intention to notice the ill-titncil and, to say the least, ungenerous speech of Mr. E. II. Hobo, at the Laurens Hailroad meeting, supposing that that portion of it in which he spoke so suceringly of Union was not endorsed by the other members of the Spartanerg delegation, as boiuo of them voluuteorcd, rp^rtime, excuses to members of the delega^K'ora Union for it; but when it was endorsed and called "the speech of the occasion" by a Spartanburg paper, we thought it was time to notice it. If the "occasion" at Laurens was intended to give the Spartanburg delegation an opportunity to hplittl* u ?Ka 1???1 ?..K scribed more money to build the Spartauburg and (Union and the Spartanburg and Asheville ltailjoads than Spartanburg itself had, then Mr. Kobe's "was the speech of the occasion." If the "occasion" was inteuded for interested parties to make wild usscrtious, without being governed by facts, in regard to the cost and financial condition of certaiu roads running through Spartanburg, then Mr. Bobo's was undoubtedly "the speech of the occasion." But the speech was characteristic of the treatment Onion has heretofore received from Spartanburg, particularly since wc saved to Spartanburg title Spartanburg and Asheville road by a sub^ (nyw<* to Spartanburg's $ lU0,0(K). Tt is not tne first time wc have felt it to be our duty to uotice ungonorous slurs from Spartanburg upon Union. While we have no disposition to open old sores, wo cannot forget that although Union subscribed more money thnn Spartanburg to the building of the S. and U. llailroad, anil afterwards had the magnanimity to aud $150,000 te her County debt to secure the building of the Spartanburg and Asheville road, because we complained of the outrageous freight discrimination made in favor of Spartanburg against Union, upon the former road, the Kditor of the Spartanburg Herald snecringly tolil the people of Union to build a competing road of their own if they expected to get relief. Union has done mere to build up Spartanburg than the people of that County has. If Union had refused to subscribeSlot),000 to the Spartanburg and Ashcvillc road, the people of that County well know that the road could not have been built. Cor all this, Mr. llobo told the meeting at Laurens that he believed he had heard of a little place called Union, somewhere in the State. Ves, Mr. Hobo has a personal recollection of Union, and he will not forget her as soon as Union will forget him. Now mark the contrast : While Mr. Hobo's speech was, nl the lime, received with "repeated rounds of applause," Mr. Shund's well considered and instructive remarks quietly and indelibly impressed the assembly with the conviction that he was imparting sound practical information, without in the least disparaging the claims of cither route. He did not speak for "rounds of applause," but for the practical good of the people upon any route that might he adopted? whether via Union, to (Ireeuvillc or to Spartanburg. \lr jSliand could not ir<> Car the mfetifioH of the "occasion as to drag in ungenerous reiuatks toward any people or locality. 'i he result is, Mr. Hobo s "speech of the occasion," like a wild blast, has passed out of hearing and almost out of mind, while Mr. hand's speech was so peculiarly appropriate and applicable o "the occasion" that it lias almost rovo'iiiionized the ideas of the people in the upper counties upon railroad ma'.crs, ami the great truths he therein uttered are being ac ceplcd by all. We now hear nothing about Mr. Hobo's speech, but bore is what is thought anil said by the l/iureus people about Mr. Sliand's effort : The recent railroa<l excitement here suffers uo abalcmeut. I find that in the recent railroad convention ihe speech of it. W. Sband, Ksip, of L'niou. in behalf of a narrow gauge railroad has mad* a very d.'ctdtd impression, and won for him wi enviable reputation amongst die solid men of <ur county. It has made several 1 know of put on their studying caps. To our tni'ldle-aged Bachelor friend Faki.kv, of the Sjtortaii* we would say that while we ncknowlpdge that years are creeping on its fast, we are not flu '"Id yet that we cannot appreciate the respect due to older men. In our life we have seen young and middle-aged men so full of self importance that they thought themselves such prodigies in intellect and social standing that they had no respect for any one else. - <* ft*#" The Mount Vernon Hangers is the name of a Cavalry Company just formed in this County, with tin following officers : Captain, W. A. BKATY. 1st Lieut., Levi W. Smith, 2d i" S. C. Harnett, 3d ~ Tiiomas Chockbr, Fit'iy-two names arc now on the roll, and new nicirtfrcrj nr?added to it at each meeting. In the last election Campaign the Mount Vernon ( lub was ike strongest and most energetic club in die County, and the Hangers were members of that club. We ihink the company lias done well iu tbc selection of its officers. Captain i'caty was a constant anJ faithful worker in the club, and gave to it 11 ost of die spirit it evinced, and we are satisfied ha will be ns acceptable and efficient in his new position. We eipect to see it the "crack ' company of the County. BThe Cotton buyers and merchants of the town of Spartanburg arc not content with the Railroad advantages they enjoy over us, but in their manner of purchasing cotton they open the way for dishonest men who have given liens to Union Merchants for supplies to defraud those Merchants out of their pay.? Insteau"" of buying like buyers in other markets aftd recording the names of the sell- I ers and marking the bales as others do, they buy by numbers and give no marks by which a Union Merchant can afterwards claim rotton that really belongs to hiru under a lien It may be called "sharp practice," but it does not evince a spirit of honorable intention. T!?^(ion. McClellan was unanimously nominated bv a convention oi 'Mm delegates as the hemocratic t andidntc fur tJovernor of New J lei toy 1 The No-Fknck Law Needed.?The Columbia correspondent of the Charleston Xewt and Courier gives the following practical and forcible illustration of the imperative need of a no-fence law. In connection with this cose we ask a perusal of the article on our first page, headed "Fence or No Fence," which will give the laud owucrs seme wholesome instruction in regard to their duty in the matter. Similar cases to the following occur frequently in every county: The necessity for the adoption of the new fence law was made plainly apparent by the results of a trial, which took place iu Columbia on Friday. A planter, a few miles below Columbia, having been subjected for some time to the depredations of a number of worthless hogs belonging to a family of negroes living near him, gave warning that he would kill them if found again in his fields. The warning was unheeded, aud the animals being ngain found in a corn field a few days afterward, he ordered theni shot, and one of the hands in his employ accordingly shot and killed four half grown porkers, not, however, until tliPV Inn) nnl t linn li '? v Insult- I els of his finest new-ground corn. His fence was in good condition and it was evident that the herd had been deliberately turned into the field for the sake of the pasturage it afforded.? The owner of the hogs at ouce swore out a warrant against the employee who had done the shooting, and the next day a trial justice in Columbia fined him $10 for the offouce, the costs in the case amounting to nenrly as much more, all of which the planter had to pay to keep his agent out of jail. Two other hogs were wounded at the same time, ami the next step in the affair will be the prosecution of the planter on Thursday next for malicious mischief. The trial justice who heard the case is a well known lawyer of Columbia, and presumably decided tlic case in accordance with the strict letter of the law. His character for integrity precludes all other inference, but what nevertheless are the results of his decision? As the matter stands they are nsarly as follows : The planter has suffered actual loss, amounting in the aggre gate to over $100. He has been compelled to pay a fine of $10, and costs to the amount of about $8 more. He has lost much valuable time in the attendance of himself and of his hands at court, lie is now to he subjected to further trial and additional expense, which is likely to be considerable in amount, to defend himself against a serious charge preferred by idle and irresponsible negroes who were the real offenders in a half dozen instances, and whose loss, about six dollars at most, was the result of thsir own carelessness cr possible knavery. If all this is in accordance with "law," such a law, concocted as it was by negro legislators, for the benefit of negro vagabonds, should be wiped from the Statute Hook, and one of vastly different purport be substituted in its stead. Instances like thnt above mentioned arc entirely too common. | VtA\. We regret to state that the Yellow Fever is still raging in the little City of Fcrnandina, Florida. S. T. lliddell, Mayor of the City and Chairman of the Hoard of Healthy hft* Us tie.1' the following appeal for assistance, in money or supplies : Boahd or Health *| ani> Sanity Committer, > Fkunandina, Fi.a., September 18, 1877. J It is with profound gratitude that we acknowledge the receipt of many generous contributions from Savannah, Jacksonville, Starko and oilier places, which donations have thus far enabled us to supply ilie wants of our poor and alleviate the sufferings of the sick ; but in view of the fact that many of our citizens have left our rii'kyn nilv. i?n>l tUni, therefore, the burden of providing for the large number of poor and sick devolves upon the remaining few, and also for the reason that the medical gentlemen now here announce it us their positive belief I lint the dreadful disease in our town will not he stayed until after frost, we reluctantly ask our fellowcitizens who may read this call to moderalely aid us in our trouble. We do not desire more than what is absolutely needed, and in order to obtain that, and nothing more, we would ask thai corporations, associations and private individuals, who desire to oxtend a helping hand, may lot plcuscd to notify Usui iiic amounts ot moneys or supplies by them collected, ami give us authority to draw upon tlietn as our necessities tuny require. S. T. Ill nine til., Mayor and Chairman Hoard of Health. Attest; F. 11. (Jrossmann, Secretary Sauitary Committee. - - - * - flea)'" The following rule adopted by the Board of Directors of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange will no doubt be the rule in ull other markets, and we suggest to our Planters that they take warning before another slice is taken from the proceeds of their cotton crops, after it gets to market : "That from and after October 1, 1877, all bales of cotton delivered in New Orleans?the sides of which are covered with strips of bagl ging, denominated 'side-pieces' ? shall be subject to an allowance to the buyer of three pounds per bale for each and every bale so covered." * tear T he office of Secretary and Treasurer of the S. IJ. & C. It. It. has been removed to Spartanburg. We regret losing so good a citizen as F. 11. Counts, but we could not help it. Mr. J. M. Powell lias been reinstated as Agent of the Railroad at this place, and if you have any business with him he makes you talk through a hole in the wall, lie's the most retired man in town. .?. Have you consumption or any disease of the throat and lungs, if so, call at your I)rug store and get a trial bottle of Thrush's cure., trial size 60c., large $1 60. For sale by all druggists Si by Messrs. A. Irwin & Co. Union. A Pioneer Starts.?\Vc learn that Kzekiel Muyhow, a colored man with some little education, and formerly a school teacher in ('une Creek Township, left for Liberia on Monday last. As we understand lie is sent out to view the promised land, ami is to return and report his observations by tlie first of next year. Our natural sympathy lor the colored people would lead us to advise lliein to stay hero among th sir friends, and not to emigrate to a country where the natives live principally oh snakes and hugs, lint it seems that evil ideas have crept into their heads through the teachings of disappointed negro ottice seekers, and if uething else but Liberia will serve tbem, then wc wish them a safe journey?the sooner they go the better for the South.? f,anritter Ledger. A son of Isaac AV. Finney, Esq., of Laurens County, met his death from hydrophobia on the 7th instant, after an illness of two days. The cause of the hydrophobia was the bite of a dog inflicted on both of this young man's hands, on the second Saturday in July last nearly sixty j days since and all fear of evil consequences had been forgotten; though at the time it was ! believe I to be a mail dog, anil the precaution was taken to s minion a physician, and Itave the W'mi l* thoroughly ratiferi/ed with nitrate of silvvi. the youth was about 16 years old. ' Last Week'B Storsi' dkstbuction of cllol'S in /i/tbama. Chattanooga, Tan., September 21.?The * abundant crops of cottoo, corn anck fodder in the Valley of the Black Warrior, Alabama, hare been entirely swept away. The rivet suddenly rose sixty-three feet, which is within two feet of iia height in the terrible freshet of June, 1872. .The planters had just commenced picking c<Aton and had not hauled the corn nnd fodder frern the fields. It is estimated that 30,000 I bales or. cotton have been destroyed. Most of I the plnnters are ruined, and it is doubtful if the actual necessaries of life can be secured now.? The Town of Tuscaloosa is about at the head of the devastated section nnd the merchants had advanced heavily on the growing crops. Til K GAI.K AT OAI.VKSTON. Galvkston, September 20.?The following is the estimated damage by the lute cyclone around Galveston : The government works in Boliver channel, including a poition of the licet,. $15,000. The Galveston. ll.mstr.n nnrl I1?,..I..-.a? Rnidrond loss of track and the Bay Bridge, $20,000. The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fee Kailroad loss of a track and bridge, 520,000. Cotton press, $18,500. Uncompleted buildings in | the city, 52,500. Bath houses on the beach, $3,500. Twenty small schooners capsized, loss, $5,000. Private buildings and property, $10,000. Total loss, $04,500. tiik end of the cyclone. Washington, September 20.?The cycloue that since Sunday has been so severe in the Gulf ^ States, has moved to the eastward, nnd is now fl central in Southern Georgia and Northern Florida. It can no longer be considered daugerous. It is attended by Northeasterly winds and rain. No Excuse fob Any One Being out of Employment.?Our attention has been called to some new nnd useful cooking utensils, recently invented which make baking and cooking n pleasure, instead of a dreaded necessity. One ^ of which, the Pateut Centennial Cake and Bread w Pan, made of Russia iron, is so constructed that you can remove your cake when bakod, instantly from the pan, without brenkiag or injuring it, and you cau removo the tubo, and convert it into a plain bottom pan, for baking jelly or plain cakes, bread, etc. Another?the Kitchen Gcui?a ulateil wir* linilnr /?. *"-- 4- l-~ , ...... ?. ikv.usi iv li?ug inside of an ordinary iron pot, for boiling or steuuiing vegetables, etc., which when done, can 1 be removed perfectly dry, without lifting the heavy sooty iron pet off of the stove, avoiding the danger of burning the hands with the steam in pouring off the hot water; and the vegetables cannot possibly burn if the water boils dry, as the steamer does not touch the bottom of the pot. These goods arc sold exclusive by through agents to families, and every housekeeper should by all means have them. A splendid opportunity is offered to some reliable lady or gentlemaj'^*>**^ canvasser of this county to 8ecuv?^j|(*'^ncy for a 'plKiuaiU. .ami pg^foje business. For terms, territory, etc., WVa.W L. 12. Brown & Co., Ncs, 214 and 210 Elm StrfcW Cincinnati!, Ohio. ~ . 38-41. - - We publish the announcements in ou?ttl'vcr" tisig columns /orpay, and seldom trouble ouF* .. selves to enquire as to the qualities or merits of ? the wares advertised, further than to assure ourselves that they are legitimate and respectable. But when an article performs miracles in our midst, transforming the old to young, in appearance at least, we cannot pass it by unnrticcd.? We know of people who, years age, were grayheadud and who now wear dark and glossy hair. How is this? It evidently is not colored, for it has a perfectly natural appearance instead of the harsh, dry, staring look of hair stained with | nitrate of silver oi other common hair dyes.? No! it has been restored to its youthful coler, lustre and vitality by the use of that wonder of I wt.mlorx Itotr. ..... o . U1V.II1UU HUM' JieilMWCr. It lias many imitators, but there is nothing like it. The test of years only increases its fame, while its imitators die and me forgotten.?Boston Daily Globe. On Tuesday last, about noon,- a fire broke out in the conservatory above the Model room of the l'atent Office building at Washington, and in half an hour the entire upper portion of the West Wing, fronting on Ninth street was in flames. The finest colliction,Of M'otlels in the world was destroyed ; inuny of them dated back to the earliest days of the Patent Office. Chief Clerk Lock wood, of the Interior Department, states that the fire originated from spontaneous combustion among a lot of uonpatcnied chemical materiul stared ip the attic of the Ninth street wing. The damage to the building is variously estimated from $300,000 to $500,000, while that resulting from the loss of models and othar valuables connected with the Patent Office proper is almost incalculable. Many of the clerks are at work to-night to assort the papers which have been injured by water. Arrangements have already been made to construct u temporary roof to the building, and the debris is now being removed preparatory to its construction. Court at Nkwiikruy.?The Newberry llerald, of the Oth iust., in speaking of the recent court at that place, thus alludes to the presiding Judge and the Solicitor: Though suffering from indisposition, Judge Mnekcy occupied the bench for twelve successive days, Sunday excluded, of course, giving the closest and most earnest attention to the trials in every case, small and great, and deciding disputed points of law with a readiness and fairness that gave satisfaction to all, and won for him the respect and admiration of the bar and citizens generally. The Solicitor, Col. Hall, had his hands full ; the criminal docket was extremely heavy. His labors were severe and constant, but were performed with untiring zeal and energy, and with commendable ability. Although not an orator, his logical reasoning and intimate knowledge of the criminal law make him a very effective speaker, nnd few are the guilty that escape him. It ie the general opinion here that not a single guilty prisoner did escape him. (So run tiikCottontotk. ? Mr. Trusten,silversmith of our town, this spring gathered enough wheat off of throe seres to keep his family in Hour i..... ....? ?i ? > .v. ir.u n11' jrci ?c nave seen men cnmng themselves fanners dr'vo tlicir wagons to the front doors of our stores and enrry off flour in broad daylight, at fourteeu dollars a barrel.? We believe the fanner who don't raise his own grain should be turned out of the grange.?Abhrville 1'rrx* and Hannrr, A Sai> Si i< no; i\ Si m an m m;.? On Monday evening about l<? o'clock .Mr. J. Maud Klt'ord, the only son of our esteemed citizen, .1 M. Ill ford, I s*?|, shot himself through the head with a pistol, causing death in about fifteen minutes. Mr. Klford was a most estimable eiti/en, and the circiiiMsi.iiiees counecicd with bix death have cast a deep gloom over fin coiiniiiin'Mj SjHirhiii