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> Ttao Legislature. While a large number of very important measures are beforo this body, we are not able to report much work completed. On the First day of its reassembling, Mr. 11. W. Shaiid appeared and was sworn in as a Member of the llous.o.of llepjresc'jdotivea, froui Uniot CoOiity? > y Among the bills qow under consideration in? which tho people of (his section feel interested are the following: Report (favorable) of committee on County Oflicors anil Offices 011 bill to provide for the election of County Treasurers and Auditors, was made the special order for Wednesday next, ut 1 P. M. Hill to protect crops in the hands of factors ngainst being levied on. Messrs. Red fear n, Allen and others?Petitions from their constituents asking the Legislature not to impose an additional liquor tax. Mr. J. J. Hemphill?Hill to amend an act entitled "An net. to reduce and fix the per diem and mileage of members of the General Assembly," so as to fix the pay of each member at three dollars per day. lly Mr. Shnud?bill to authorize the appointment of one additional Trial Justico for the county of Union. The Judiciary Committee reported favorably on bill to prohibit one person from holding two or more State offices. i_ Hill to create a marriairc^Lunmsc^ law in this H-- nnj.ipi Bill to regulate the costs anil fees of plain tiffs, defendants, clerks of courts snd other officers herein mentioned, with a substitute proposed by the Judiciary Committee. Bill to alter and amend the school law of South Carolina. The consideration of the Moffctt whiskey Punch bill wtts postponed to 1st February. Bill to incorporate tho Union, Gaffney City and Butherfordton Railroad Company, and bill to authorize the forination'of and to incorporate the Greenville and Laurens Railroad Company. Report of committee of conference on bill to amend an act to alter and amend and net entitled "An act to revise, simplify and abridge the rules, practice, pleadings* and forms of courts in this State," approved March loth, lS7-? and relating to executions, was adopted. \Yc should think this is an important bill, but as wc know nothing of what its provisious are, nor the nature of tho report of tlie committee of conference, wc are not able to enlighten our ' reaiYerft upon it. Several memorials and pcli? ttons against an increase or tnc ii<|??* u. opposed to the Moffet Whiskey Punch law have been introduced. SENATE. Saturday, January 10. 1878. ti.? ii.,. v.. ,i.? a.11 . ? ov..? .V .II? . IMV miuniug. Hill to extend the provisions of an act to authorize the County Commissioners to submit to the quaitied electors of their couuties a proposition to alter the fence laws," and to provide for olfcctuatinjr the same to the plantations of certain persons named therein ; bill to repeal sections 8, 9, and 10 of an net to provide for the protection of persons, property and the public peace, aproved March 1, 1871 ; The Committee on Koads, Bridges and Ferries reported on a bill to authorize all able-bodied male prisonccs to be employed in labor on roads and streets. Mr. deter gave notice of a bill to charter the ferry at l.ockhardt's Shoals, in (Jnicn County. Air. Fraser introduced a bill to provide for a rim'iwUr rtf tl?rt ol'tttufl of lUo onvaval tua rvt" this State. i iic coiisiueruiiun 01 me mil 10 organize ana maintain one University or College for the while ami one for the coloreil youths of the State was postponed to Thursday, ihc il-ltli. The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the special order for 1 1*. M.?report (favorable) of Committee on Judiciary on concurrent resolution of inquiry as to the constitutionality of the election for Circuiut Judges on the 10th day of December, A. 1). 187">. Mr. Campbell said Ihc question was now before the Supreme Court, and he thought it would not be respectful for the Legislature to pass upon it at this time. Mr. (Jury differed with Mr. Campbell. 11 o said the case was brought before the Supreme Court by the friends ot the Radical Judges ou the bench, hy making up a case in regard to Judge Shaw. Mr. Gary was of opinion that it would be well to relieve (lie Supreme Court of the question. If the slraigliout Democracy intended to go back on their pledges to relieve us of carpct-lmg government, be was not willing to go back with them. We have got rid of Northrop and Carpenter, and ho was for getting rid of the whole hatch of Radicals, lie had been told by members of his profession that (hero were circumstances zoiutr t tsltow that Judge Wil lard had been bribed as well as (lie colored man who sat willi him, ami he did not like a court where a golden argument would prevail over nil others. Air. Campbell. In reply to Mr. Clary, said his own voice was perhaps the first one t hat was raised as to I lie constitutionality of the clectionof VVhippernnd Moses; but lie insisted Ilia, this wasa judici il and not a legislative question. It is better for us to carry on the government by constitutional and not by revolutionary measures. The Chief Justice was elected by constitutional means.? lie would not say that he would have favored his election ; but he is now the Chief Justice of the State, under the constitution. Mr Wylic said he thought the case before the Supreme Court was instituted by direction of the Legislature; that the Legislature had directed the Attorney General to institue it, if his recollection was correct, ami lie thought it would he discourteous at least for the Legislature to act upon it. Mr. Todd moved to lay the matter on the iifcifie. Mr. Clary called the yeas ami nays, which resulted as follows Yeas?Rird, Rowcn, Ruclc,Campbell, Cannon, Carier, Coker, Collins, Counts, Crittenden, Duncan, Frascr, Jctei, Kinslcr, Livingston, Manning, Mvcrs, Todd, Williams, Witherspoon, Wylio? 21. Nays?Ilutler, Clary, Howard, Lipscomb?4. IIOl'SK OF IIKI'RKSBNT ATI VK8. Mr. Sliand?Rill to fix the hours for opening and closing the polls at certain elections ; bill to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Chester and Union railroad bill to amend section 1110 of tho code of procedure. Mr \Mntla. of the Cmiiiiiittee on Aorieiiltnrn submitted a faverablo report on a bill to protect t lie growing crops from being levied 011, and bill to amend Ilie existing fence laws. A joint resolution to amend tlio constitution as to tbe meetings of the General Assembly was next brought up for consideration. 'Ibis resolution provides for a biennial session of tlio Legislature. It was not well received by the members, and elicited a spirited dsscussion. Tlio resolution was killed by a vote of 25 yeas to 71 nays. The calendar being cleared of tlio general orders, llie special order was taken up. This was a joint resolution proposing certain amendments to the criminal law, making the crimes of arson, rape and burglary capital offenses. A long and enrnest discussion sprang up, in which a great many members engaged. Messrs. Wells, Gnil4 .v ? . v 4$ v lard, Durgan, H. 11. Hemphill and several uihmr were opposed to the measure, and made arguments against its passage. Some of theso argu incuts were novel and l'orciblo. A strong array of spoakers raised their voices in beliaif of the resolution, including Messrs. Dibble, Bradley, Simpson, Haskell and others. Tlie debate was noting warm, when the ^Speoker anuou cei|^^^^t4?F%Wfr*of adjourj^ , lucnt had nrriTildtJBB^y jJC* W niinr_Trmilq t ike a lecesji M4^j^ppbday^l^ygloek. ( 3Thc WIccMi] ftlnion Stimcn. K. M. ST()Ki:S, Editor. UNION, Fill DAY, JANUAItY o. 1878. TEEMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. 1 fopjr, one year, is aiivanck, $2.00 2 Copies one year," " 5.50 6 ' " ' u.oo 10 " " ' ' " 20.00 ADVERTISING. One square or one inch, tirat insertion, - - - Sl.oo Each Mibscqueut insertion, ------- 75 Liberal discount made to iiicichants and others adverlisiti;; lor six nioutlis or by tlie year. Obituary Notices of ten linos or loss, inserted free. " " over ten lines, charged as Advertisements. faiT" Parr & Co., have moved into their large and handsome store. . o . g?2r* Our frieud Moses is selling liis winter clothing and Cliristuias Goods awful cheap. Go and see. t roads there has been a larger supply of cotto_ on the market ' he past week than usual. Wo tpioto 125 bales I sold, and prices ranging from 7.}@l0 j. - o - , .Tos. Strauss is selling out the old stock ( ' dog cheap" and those who want bargains "as is bargains," should call soon, for lie expects a heavy stoek of Groceries, Flour, Dacon, &c., and than "the old and new" will be so mixed up that he won't know which to sell the cheapest. The late rain3 have made tho roads almost impassible. The weather is now clear and ] bracing; but "old Probabilities" tells us to look l >ok for the severest weather wo have had this winter; we therefore invite all who have prom ised to bring us wood to do so at once. Wo , shan't want much wood during tho summer. 1 The report has goue.o,^ tUititu. thejutq^ ' election for a member to the Legislature in this County, Mr. Shand, the regularly nominated candidate, was elected l>y only tieo majority.? Notwithstanding we published the official return from each box, which gave Mr. Shand six hundred and seventy-nine majority, (ho Chester Importer alone has corrected this statement. Gen" tlomen, you can bet on Union being all right upon the democratic question. If "the boys" do run two candidates, they only do it to make the race interesting, ami even then they are first sure that no long eared ltadical is in the field. . i More Cheap Goods. S. \V. I'orter informs us that lie will receive next Monday, his first supply of Spring 1'iints for Dress Goods. Ladies go and examine tlicin. He has also on the road a new slock of Groceries, fina llitivw Hdiutn L'Uiv*.. ?*? - A?U! IIA.. pjuyinpia gentlemen to call and examine them. * We Can't Do it. A subscriber writes : "I'lcase stop the Times, ns my subscription is out." We can't do it now friend. We have agreed to publish the Times j for the whole of 1878, and could not think of stopping it this early in the year. We have a , number of oilier subscribers left, and they tell ! us to "hold on" and not ?/?/< u day. Annual Compliment. The ever courteous nn.'l efficient Supcrinten- ! dent and Secretary and Treasurer of tlic S. U. and ('. It. It. have renewed their compliments to us in -the shape of a yearly l'nss over that road. >Vc also acknowledge a similar favor from Col. Tlics. Dodaincad, Supenitendent of the (5. k 11, R. It is but seldom that we have time or viton* to enjoy the privilege of even a free ride, but the cmiplimcnts arc none the less appreciated by us. . . Six Judges Ousted. On Tuesday last the Supreme Cjurt decided agunst the legality of the election of .lodge Shaw, who was electel vir.t vote. This decision j involves Hie validity of Hie election of all the ' Circuit Judges now on the bench, except Judges Kershaw nnd Wallace. When the decision was announced Judge Townsend, who was holding t'ourt in Columbia, adjourned the Court isine ilie in the midst of a case. The Legislature h as appointed Tuesday, (he i ">th of February, to elect Judges of the 1st, 'Jd, 'id, 4th, (ith and 8th circuits. There is also an effort now on foot to impeach Chief Justico Willurd. We are not ready to endorse the extreme action which some democrats are striving to force the I.egi slat u rod o. We hope and believe discrttion and moderation will govern the action of that body in this very important matter. ? The Savannah News. Among our exchanges we find no journal we consider superior to the .Savannah Weekly News. In fact, we doubt if there is any paper published North or South that contains ns inueh truly valuable and interesting reading matter. Its proprietor, Mr. Est el I, spare# neither money nor labor in giving the renders of the News the largest amount of the choicest news and refined literature. He is somewhat extravagant in his expenditure for originnl stories, but tken lie gets the very best of that kind of reading, and his readers begin to rightly appreciate his efforts. One of the most thrilling talcs we have ever read has just been finished in the .Veins, and in Hie next issue a now story of unusual merit will be commenced. If vou want a first class fumi ly newspaper of home production, send two dollars for the Savannah Weekly Newt and you will i surely got just the article you wish. I There was a large demonstration of unemployed working men on Huston ('ornmon on Sat- ] urday afternoon. Four. thousand of them sub- i sorpiently marched to the .Mayor's oflico with a t series of resolutions. The .Mayor promised I that the city council would do what it could for 1 them. i m w , 6alo of tha ^ In orilcr lo c&rrcct ft-impb^elicns'iDn nmong the people nil?the cirtiflMnees which nmke the sale of IhewrOro^^^Aplj a necessity, we wilt Bt^tithat ij^HHH^.TTuckcr holds a mortgage. tip6^j|fr ^Tojp*1^r^J^|ldernble stun, If''Vtate^tf^nicrest, and it iS mortgage that the safe will be n,a,lei < tZ\' 'V?V* A lnccti ?% of the Stockholders is called for Saturday the 2vl day of February, with the hope thnt some measure may be adopted to relievo the property of its debt, and place its ownership entirely in Uic control of tho stockholders. A large nutnlx# of subscribers have not paid a dollar of their 'Subscription, while mauy have only paid a portion. If all would coeic forward and redeem tl:cira'|^cdgcs in full the debt could be so grcntly reduced ns to induce n few men to carry the balance nt the legal rate of interest. Surely the pcoplo'of Union are not going to allow so valuable a piece of property to be sacrificed, when a stn?l sum from each one who feels any iutcrcst in the agricultural development ef I tie e.m.ili, ... ..1.1 nleee > 1. e u.. eeeo.. ef the Agricultural Association beyond the power of any one to interfere with. The property is worth every dollar of the money paid for it and prnc^ie^iim^ff^o'nhe annuel cxhrtdtians^mrulT upon it arc becoming more appreciated nnd apparent every yenr. It will not do to let the properly pass out of the hands of the Stockholders, and thereby break up the Agricultural Association of the county, particularly after such a short but successful existence. Farmers of Union County, one nnd all, we entreat you to come forward and save your]Asso cinlton uud its properly. Merchants of the town of Union, you are greatly interested in the Association,"and we ask you to stuud side by side with tlie Farmers to perpetuate and make even more successful an Association that has infused life nnd enterprise into all branchs of our industry. I.adics of Union, we have uovcr appealed to you iu vain, for any cause in which the interests of your county were involved. We have inorc ""iilrli'iw in you, iu n ausc of emergency, tliaH in the men, nnffVc ask you to help save our f'ounly Fair and the properly upon which your skill and taste have been annually exhibited and admired by thousands who have seen tlicin. If you will put your heads together you can do much towards relieving the Association of its difcullies. Make the young men help you. You uionc can arouse mem ironi ilie luuittcrencc they have evinced in this matter. Having stated tlie condition of the Association, we leave the matter in the hands of the Farmers, .Merchants and Indies of the county, with the firm belief that they will apply a sufficient remedy. Agricultural Exchanges. The Southern Cultivator for January is promj tly before us and contains valuable information for the Southern Farmers. The Carolina Farmer for Jnnuary is a capital mmiiiiT"wniHWftith a wiioTtrytarrstn$5CTTftrrir to nay one who cultivates tlie soil for profit. Vick'a Magazine. Although this is not strictly an Agricultural work, it is so near to it (hut it should be in the library of every family iu the State. It is the hundsomcst Magazine of the kind we ever saw. Vick has expended a large amount of money, talent and labor, in getting out a work that will impart the most practical information upon the cultivation of Fruits, Yegcgtablcsand Flowers. In these departments we do not know nnv work ilint will ?iva il..? anionnt of truly valuable instruction that we find in Yick's liaiidsome Monthly, h'ce advertisements. I*'nr tlu> Times. News from Goudeyaviller?lho Incendiary at Gotiokysvili.a, Jan, 18tli, 1878. Ma. Khitou :?The usual quietude and peacefulnesoui^uJiF community was stirred, on Wednesday Inst, between 12 and 1 o'clock, by the report that the Gin-house oC Mr. Win. Dyers was on fire. Upon arriving we found that the llumes had gained such headway that there would be no chance of stopping them. It was evidently the net of an incendiary, committed too, in day light, and was certianly one of the most daring outrages ever perpetrated on n luiiiiiiiiiuij' ; an.1 wen 11 was tor uic guilty parly (lint lie succeeded in losing liis tracks in the woods, for in alt probability "Judge Lynch" would have been called in had lie been caught. There had been no one in the house for two or three days, and (lie gin had not been tunning since the 2d. of Dec. These facts, together with the running tracks from the house and the same truck found coming to it, go to prove conclusively that it was no accident. The loss is very heavy on Mr. llycrs, amounting to about $1100, with no insurance. Fortunately there was only one hale of Cotton in the house, but the gin and a tlirnsbcr and 1200 bushels of cotton seed were burned. I hardly think our people are ready for another tax at present, nan good many of the lower classes will hardly be able to get breud and tueat. Kvcry one I have heard express an opinion, arc pleased that the lien law has heen repealed. A very lurge amount oLwheal has been sowed and we arc looking forward to a better time. L? I ?. Science lias accomplished no more wonderful or gratifying result thnri the perfection of nn antidote to the chilling signs of approaching age, something to obliterate the tell tale tracks of time, and preserve tho natural adornments of youth to ripe old age. Hall's Hair Kenewcr does all this, and its praise resounds in cottage nnd palace. The dwellers nmong the snows of Norway nnd the pcnsnnls of sunny France nnd Hpnin^ find nse for it, and find means to get it, and it dCOTh'ot disappoint them. The whitening locks again resume their youthful color, tho thin, dry, nnd faded hair becomes bright and glossy. The whole apearance is changed ns if by magic, nnd the man or woman, who, before was called nged, now nppcars ns one in the prime of life. Fuch wondrous changes cannot pass unnoticed, nnd they have produced the unprecedented demand that now exists for (ho first nnd only article over compounded that can produce them in a pleasing ami satisfactory manner,?A'fir Km, Woo<ktork, III. For tbo Tlilics. HABD TIMES. These two little very significant words, so long the caption^ to newspaper lucubrations South, seeraMo have found n habitation in a higher latitude, where millionairot were, not long ago, as plenty as blackberries. Down here, irt the "Prostrate State," wo have been so leqf accustomed to the phrnso that it has lost its significance. Is there no remedy for our Hard Times? We can't charge ours to the "shrinkago of values, breaking of Savings Banks and Insurance Companies," so much dwelt on by the Northern papers. I am not so sure that very much of it isn't our own fuult. The cost of subsistence is not liiglior than it used to be ; bu'. don't wc lay .?i ,1 ?_,i i than we used to do? llavn't wo got used to high prices? Haven't we got used to going in debt, nnd grown more indifferent, not only to going in but gelling out, than we used to? t know some of ryy neighbors who before the war bartered homespun for calico and thought themselves well dressed, who now won't go to church without a bale of cotton on thcui?$10 cloaks, $10 hats, $10 dresses, and so on, to say nothing of the Jewelry. I kHow some of my neighbors who before the war would have done witlicy"at^T*percent.^^nd^To^Mhi^rt^^B^r^O per cent, a small matter. I know men who before the war grew all their supplies and owed nobody and now gnw nothing but cotton and owe everybody. Well what of ii ? It won't do lo goon at this rate, that's certain. Head the advertisements in the Ti.mi.s?Shcritf'a, Delinquent tax payers' list, foreclosures of mortgages. &c. Don't this all mean '-Hard Times?" But the remedy, l'ay as you go. Dou't buy any thing you can do without. Acknowledge you arc a poor fellow and live up to it. Don't pretend to be rich and live a sham. Cut down expenses. iSlop nil the outgoings and save the incomings. Don't believe cotton is the thing to save you, but grow something that will keep your money at home. lie shy of fertilizer debts; they arc the hardest sort of debts to pay. Uhv only cood need. good implements nud good judgment. Take a newspaper ; keep up with the times; avail yourself of nil improvements, and report your failures as wed as successes to the Ti.mks. Mr. Stoki.s is anxious to give his subscribers a good Agricultural paper. Delias had alargo and varied experience as a journalist and can give you n good Agricultural paper, adapted to your soil and climate, if you will help him. Now is the tiino to reform. Now is the time to begin building up our indust lies. ? For the Times. An Hymonial Occasion. One of tlio prettiest and most interesting marriages, celebrated in South Carolina during the present century, was that which took place i i Tiuitnonsville, on tlie \V. C. & A. 11. 11., on T uirsday, the 10th January 1878. The contract i ig parlies were L>r. C. Milton Littlcjohn, a t r?j.uw...? imiiiii umiuij.ui u .illlil Miss I.ula Newberry, only daughter of liev. Isaac J. Newberry, of the South Carolina Conference. The rites tvero solemnised at the Methodist Church, at eleven o'clock A. M., precisely, the Dev. G. II. Wells, of Trinity, Ilasel St., M. 15. Church, Charleston, olficiating. The brido and groom were escorted by six bridesmaids, and groomsmen, in the following order : I. il. Fisher, Ksq., of N. C., and Miss ltolliu; Geo. S. Burr, Ksq., of Kings!reo, and Miss Blla Bristow; Mr. Hewitt and Miss 15. Fcrrill; Dr. I K. M. I.ittlcjohn, of Union, and Miss 1). Fcrrill ; Hufus Littlcjohn, Ksq., and Miss I'arsons; Albert Young, Ksq., and Miss Wells. The beautiful nud accomplished bride was in full bridal costume and wore the usual bridal veil, secured by a wreath of orange blossoms. Tlio bridesmaids were ulso most elegantly as well as appropriately attired, altogether presenting a most lovely scene, and one to lie remembered. The ceremony over, the happy couple with their invited guests repaired to the residence of A. IL Bristow, Ksq.nnuncleof the bride, wherensumptuous banquet was spread with nil the comforts uad nil the luxuries that could satisfy the "inner man" and served in superb style, Several hours were enjoyed in the exchange of congrat ulalory messages, social conversation, and conviviality generally. The bridal presents were also examined. Many of them were costly, as well as beautiful, which the fortunate recipients must for ever prize. The newly wedded and their attendants left the dwelling in an atmosphere vocal with wishes for a happy tour, They left on the Columbia bound train at 4.15 I'. M., from whence they expect to visit several points of interest in the Northern part of this State, after which they will repair to the magnificent country residence of I)r. I.ittlejohn, near Union U. It., where they expect to reside. We congratulate our Union friends upon so valuable an acquisition as the bride is likely to bccotno to their society, and most cordially wish both bride and bridegroom, along and happy life. Wc intended to give tlie names of some of the most distinguished guests present at the occasion, hut must defer on account of length. Wc return many thanks to the good people of TimmonsI r ile, for courtesies extended, for honors con ferred, and for (heir hospitality generally, and assure them our short stay amongst llietn can never be forgotten by us but will ever form a bright spot in our memory. BETA. Dkatii ok J. Comimm's Mima.?Tt is with sincere sorrow and pain, that we chronicle the death of J. Columbus .Hills, which sad event occurred at his residence near Spartanburg, S. C. on last Thursday morning, ("apt. Mills was a lawyer by profession and Hvpd for some yenrs in this city, where he had many warm admirers [ and true friends, lie was a young n.nn of strong attachment, deep feeling and intellectual powers that had been highly cultivated. Hightoned, honorable, bravo, cliivalric, and generous to a fault; lie possessed as many excellent trails of character as any man that wo liavo ever known. The writer of this was endeared to him by years of along intimate and uninterrupted friendship, and the memory of Columbus Mills, his sparkling wit, his kind acts, and his i nohlo nature, will remain with him ns long as life itself shall last.?Southern Home. - * * a?' 1 a - *r?a For I ho T*ni"s. LETTER FROM CHARLESTON Charlksto.n, Jan. 14th, 1878. Onco fnore order reigns in Warsaw. The crowd of noisy, dusky politicians, who for "so long" bavo held their courtabout the corners of Droad and Meeting streets, lias collapsed. The glory of Radicalism has departed. Peace reigns supreme throughout the City. Quiet people can J0I now wnlk down Ilroad and Meoting streets without the fear of pistol shots. Ladies and children can walk the pavements without fear of being shoved off or insulted by coarse abuse.? Under the new regime we hope for retrenchment and reform in every department connected with it.A ?4* <! > Al-I ? vaiv j.iuopvinjr Ul ill* UIU V/IIJT. The merchants complain Ljisvt money is scnrco ami business dull. ConifMition is grent ami goods can be bought at low figures. Credit is pretty well plnyed out and everything is being conducted on cash principles. The best Gnan* ciers *ny they have never seen the financial condition of the country in a more critical condition. How to make safe iiuvcsluients is a prob; lent not easily solved by the wisest heads. The shrinkage of values in all species of property at the North, and tlie wholesale bankruptcy of Life Insurance companies and Saving llnnks, ?' Mill a>b<VSlA la War m m, m. vs. capital aro telling fearfully upon fin,* ilCA', and we cannot expect to cscapo harmless. The South, however, is better off than the North.? Wo have come down to hard-pan, andean stand the shock better thar. those worthies who have been clothed in purple and Cue linen and speclating for years paSl upstfVfitf ruin of others. The great problem at the South to bo solved, iiour Agricultural Prosperity; for turn and twist the matter as you may, if the Agriculture of a country is nut in a prosperous condition, every thing else must go to the dogs.? Spasmodic efforts, by legislation or otherwise, may keep things going for awhile, but ruin will come at last. At the bottom of our troubles undoubtedly rests that gl im monster credit, which will always devour the fruits of the fanner's labors. Unfortunately nearly everybody had to rcaort. to borrowing money nncr the war, and moro unfortunately, nearly everybody kept it up. High 'W prices paid for provisions which ought to haro been produced on the farm: high interest for money to pay for inefficient labor, nnd buying cvcryuiuig on crcuu, lotum I lie farmer at tlio end of llic year unable to pay out. The balance of one year carried to the debt of another, with high rales of interest, and the constant low price of cotton and high taxes, soon ends in the bankruptcy of the farmer. The farms for sale, the Sheriff's advertisements and Auditor's list of delinquent tax payers, all over the State, go to show where the Agricultural interest of the country now stands. It is much easier to say what ought to bo done than to do it; but no one can be so blind to the situation as to argue that times will ever grow better under the old system. We must take a new departure. We must rc nuuim m i? ? every possible way. Stop all tho leaks, and produce every article needed at home that wo possibly can. I know it will bo hard to como down to this. It is so easy to go to the store and buy what wo want and have it charged, and so easy to calculate the number of bales of cotton to he made and the rise in price which is alvvnys in futures. Hut there is no other way out of lho wilderness. 1'Iniit cotton only as a secondary crop, and there will be money in it.? There is not too much cotton made for the world's use, but it costs loo much to make it, and tho necessities of the farmer force it upon the marL'l'l ton KQltn ill |I|0 sonann an lliAl ?11 ll..l.*..8i. 1 "" ? ? *" vvuwuto of a rise go (o the speculator. Let farming once more become successful and ii will become as popular us of old, and the thousands of young men who have left the field for the counter will return to their old homes and labor to enrich and beautify them. MOPE ANON. ? ? Has tub Nxnnow Uaiok Paid??So much has been said by some of the taxpayers of this county about the hardships, the injustice, of what is known as the railroad tax collected in this county?some saying it is "money thrown away"?that we have thought it worth while to publish the following statement bearing upon this subject. The facts and figures given below were obtained from a source thoroughly reliable. For several years the following has been ll... ? .......... 1 1' ~r ?:i ' - ..... uuuuki uauii vi luiiruuu operations here: llacon nnil lard brought to Iliis market, 843,., 300 pounds; cotton shipped from Chester, 16,-. 000 hales . guano 8(H) tons. llefore tlie completion of the Chester & Lenoir ltailruud the freight on the above mention- * ed quantity of bacon and lard was ninety cents per hundred pounds, amounting to $7,589 70 since the completion, fifty-five cents per hundred, $4,038 15?a difference of $'2,080 80.-? t* On cotton, heforo completion, $4 75 per bale, amounting to $70,000 ; since completion, $3 f>0 per bale, amounting to $50,0(H)?a difference of $20,000. On guano, before completion, $0 00 per ton, $4,800; since completion, $4.50 ptr ton?a difference $1,200. The saving on nil other goods shipped to this point may safely bo put down at $5,000 ; making a total gross saving,'annually, in freights, of $20,150 80. Now what do the pcoplo of the county pay for this great reduction? Here it is: Annual tax, $0,000; amount paid annually fur retirement of bonds, 5,(MM)?total $11,000. Deducting t|t^ frotn tho $20,150 80, we have loft, as a net gnhii I iu 113c luriners una consumers of this count/,. | the snug little sum if $18f1,"j() H'l. These nre fuels niul speak for themselves.? Cketler Rtpor-Itr. Tho Chester Reporter, Town Ki.kction.?The nnniml election for Irttemlant ami Wnrdcns of the town or Chester was held last Monday. The following is the result : For Inlcndant?J. I,. Agurs. For Warden* ?T. N. Younghlood, John J. Hemphill, J. It. Sitnril, J. I,. Yonguo. Fatal Affi-ay.?A difficulty occurred ono ^^ ^ dny lust week hctwecn Turner Jncksun George Outen, both white, in which tHo lnttfr was killed, ISoth livid near douches Ferry. Ip tho eastern pnrt of this county. Jackson has been nrreslcd niul committed to jnll at lumens Tnk Cotton flu*!?****.?During lljc jn?t>lh of December lliero wc.r shipped'from this plae# over li e Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta Itnllroad ; 2.2<>3 bales of cotton ; over the Chester & Lenoir Itailroad. 754 boles total for the month, 3017 bales. Shipments since September 1st, 10,028 hnlos. A