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at . .a J! . -1. - * ' ' A Vigorous Protest Against Fraud. tVerc vyo called upon to scleet from the many crimes of ltudicalism tliat uuo wUiolt has done most Ifarin to o'ur State, wc would Hot hesitate to point the election frauds. So common has the practice at' cheating nt elections become, tinder Hndicul teaching, that wc look for it as we tlo for icc in December, or gross in June. Deside the injury done to the morals of tiio country hy familiarity with tlie fact of the existence in our^fcty. or this trice, there is no otbet trnud svlflcn^presents half tho temptation to our people to act on tho "tit for tut" principle as this docs. There nro no circumstances, like those attending popular elections, so apt to delude men into the idea that it is right to "tight the devil with lire and just hero lies the cause of the peculiarly pernicious character of theso frauds. The provocation to meet fraud with fraud undgr the excitement of a political contest 's almost irresistible to our "weaker brethren." How often have wo heard men of respectability in out- community, w ithin I lie last two years, declare that it is not wrong to cheat tlie Radicals, at election*, because Radicals cheat us, and one is a set-off against the other, tlrcat (Jod, what is to bo the character of our young men, if this is the moral school in which tliey are to be brought up ? No harm to cheat, because wc have been cheated ? Not wrong to defraud Smith because lie lias defrauded me? Rccause my neighbor is a thief, a liar, a perjured villain, uin I justified in becoming one also? Is this to be our moral standard ? This the criterion of moral rectitude? A man is not to be condemned because lie only cheated those alio have cheated him.? . )Ve arc just entering upon a political contest, which promises, so fur nt least as our county is concerned, to be hot and close. The Democrats, naturally enough, believe their cause a good one, and declare with much truth that there is a necessity for tlicm to win. No one, wc venture the assertion, is inoro awake to the importance lliSu /irtiiloot 4 lints %*. !? nra nn?? tua <*Svn VM lllltl VVIIIVOV IIIMII ? v Nl ?| "VI 'IV M ? ^,1 * V j place to any one in the strength of our determination to triumph over this parly ol' thieves in the coming election. We helieve in exhausting all honorable means of defeating these had men and driving them into perpetual obscurity, lint we do not hesitate to say that we would rather see Sumter County under Radical rule for ten years more, robbed and plundered even , more mercilessly than ever in the past, than see her triumph by any disreputable methods. If it is necessary to cheat, defraud and lie, in order to carry the election, ten thousand times better is it that we he defeated. If we are to sacrifice, in the effort to be victorious, nil that makes victory desirable or valuable, where is the good to come from victory? A Cad mean victory would it lie indeed ! in which the victors will suffer more than their defented enemies.? thai makes a triumph over the Republicans flP^^^'desirablc is to displace vice, and to establish virtue in its room. That which recommends the Democratic parly to-day so strongly is its record for honesty ami puriiy. Without these it would he weak indeed ; aud arc we to be so silly as to cut oil" its Samsouian locks ? Let us cast about for the very best and all possible agencies of ou honorable character to carry the next election ; hut let not fraud in any Mmpo or form be considered for a moment. ?Siimlcr 1 V'lelhnuiii. m 1 >KTrmcTtvi:Sihrm in Xkwubrry.?Newberry April HO.? I'M it or A'/.?/< / : Our county was visited day before yestorday with a very heavy and destructive rain, accompanied by hail and storiu, leveling trees to the ground, demolishing ' gin houses, barns, Ac., and in sonic quarters, causing entire dost ruction of the garden products and injury to the grain crops, which had so far given tine promise of an abundant liarvaal Tim iIauI ? !? nl 5 ai? ?- ? 'r -* ?-. - ' was not general, however, in the county, but was mostly confined to Township No. 2, so far as wo have ascertained. A highly rospected citizen of that township informed us yesterday that I fully one-third of his wheat ami oat crop had t been destroyed by the hail, which, he remarked, j "without exaggeration, was fully as largo as guinea eggs." 1 Jai.vim. April 2-">,?Severe hail ami rain fell 1 at half-past "> and lasted until 0 o'clock on yes- t terday evening, (Wednesday, 24th,) doing . much damage to wheat, oats, corn and cotton. Hint making a total destruction of gardens in J places. The lands were badly washed, having / been fresh plowed, as most farmers seemed to have just finished planting cotton. Mr. J. 11. , t'ainphell reports sixty-nine of his Chickens killed by hail, others losing thirteen to eighteen. s Our aged citizen. Dr. It. 1*. Chirk, cannot recall s n more severe hail, rain and wind, than fell yes- t torduy?hail as large as hen oggs. It seems this place was the centre of destruction, as the f width did not exceed one mile, and only went a ' mile beyond this place. We now have a enlni a cool morning?some grieving over the destmc- c tion ; others being thankful that they escaped with their lives. j - - -4 A 111 NT to Kl'.vkxub OFIUTAI.s AMI Dktrctivks.?The Commissioner of Internal Itevenue r to-day issued the following circular letter to all "* collectors ol iuternal revenue : "The number t t' cases for violation of the internal revenue laws that are placed upon the dockets of the courts throughout the country, is so great, and r the expenditures for the trial of these cases is ' so large, an I in many courts, in consequence of o the great number of cases, the delay iu bringing s eases ,o trial is so great, that it becomes a matter of great importance that the officers of the * tiovernment should observe the utmost degree of care in bringing cases into court." In view of the facts uhovo state-',, as well as c the rights of thecitizcustftCW.Sed, you are there fire instructed,' before reporting a ease to the 1 Ui*t tTcf-Attorney for prosecution, to examine v into the suite with the utmost degree of care, with a view of giving tlie District-.V/torncy such definite information in regard to the case, ns will enable him to determine the question of the c propriety of instituting proceedings. It is not j the wish cf this otliec, that trivial, cases or cases of a mere technical character involving no loss * to the government, nnd where no fraud has been a committed, or intended, should be dignified by o ln-ing brought into court for prosecution. On the other hand, where persons have knowingly and wilfully violated the law with evident intention of defrauding the government of its rcve- a jiuos, vigorous measures should be taken to tiring j, the parties to trial and punishment. t'AiitT.r. or a Mt it neurit. -Night before last 11 the Chief of I'olice of tlreenvillc muse 1 il roinrh t. the city, having under arrest a negro named ^ Moses Hart, who about two years ago murdered n colored man in l.aurcns County, South Carolina. lie was captured at Ore Knob, Ashe Co in- ' ly. Several fugitives front justice have been It raptured at this place recently. The Ore Knob t. Mining Oonipanay employs a large number of hands, ami (lie place being cut off from railroad .and telegraph communication, criminals seek it M as a jilacc of refuge. ? C/turlottt (HuTi'tr. a * ~ v Honors to tin: I>i:an.? Macon, On., April " Confederate day brought seven or eight K thousand people to the city, the occasion being the laying < f the corner stone of the monument 0 to be erected to the memory of the Confederate .. dead, 'fhe monument is making ill Italy. It , t lo to bo of (ItO fit est f.'arara marble, and will he I * surmounted by a soldier, eleven fect in height. 1 * (loverfinr Colquitt delivered ft stirring ftddres*. I nnd it lelH-r fr^rn ext'residC'.t Davit tvftS alto | ' read. I m t ... . - i1. . garawcggggg .?. lj > e srs. Ihc ftdlcchli) fflnion 3timts. B. X. STOKES* Editor. UNION, FRIDAY. APRIL 20 1878. , TEKM6 OF SUBSCRIPTION. i fop*, one year, is adva.nck, $2.00 j i Conies uuu year," " 3.H 5 ? ? K Mi I 10 " " " " " 15.00 ADVERTISING. 1 One square or ono Incli, first insertion, - - - $1.00 I Kuril subsequent insertion, ------- 75 Liberal discount made to incicliaiit* and othersadverlinnj for ->ix month* or by the year. ) Obituary Notices of ten lines or lew, inserted free. " " over ten lines, charged as Advertise- I iiirnts. jsar Mr. S. M. Hanks a most excellent gentleman, known to ninny in this region, <lic*l at j Itichmond, Vn., last week. I . <?. gkafc" Hon. Thomas V. .Simmons, well known ' ami highly respected nil over the, Stale, for his ' many atipcrior qualities of head and heart, died ' Nl lii j I'lKiiilnnpit in t 'lin l-l nut r\n t\ t? Tunsiliiii tiflni.. ^ noon Inst. ' No Services We nrc requested to state tlint tlicro will be no services in the Presbyterian Church next Sunday. To "Citizou." > Pon't gruinblo at us because your favor is , azain postponed. It shall appear next week.? It will lose nothing by the short delay. * Sunday School Fio-NicThe Teachers, Pupils and friends of the Sunday Schools of this town will hold a May Pic- | Nic in the grovo on Mr. C. (Inge's lot, to-day. ? Storm in AshovilloA tcrriblo storm of wind, hail and rain, visited Ashcvillc, N. on the 2-ltli of April, and blew otr the iron roof of the large four story Hotel opposite the Kaglc Hotel. ? ?. . Jonesville Democratic Club. Joiicsville has the honor of forming the first Democratic Club for the campaign of 1878, in 1 Union County, and wo hope it will have the further distinction of giving the largest Pento- 1 ciatic majority next Fall. Attention! Goshen Hill Club. A meeting of (ioshen Hill Club will bo held to-morrow (Saturday) evening, at 2 o'clock.? A full attendance of all who desire tlio success of the Democratic cause at the nBxt electron is earnestly requested. A Handy MechanicIf you want good Carpenter werk done : your roof covered with the patent Firc-protf Papering, a good Oil-Cloth for the passage of your house, dining-room or any other place that will save a carpet, call on Mr. P. T. Lemastkr, and lie will accommodate you promptly and cheap. ( ;>cc ins auverusoracni. ( Memorial Day. < WUat iuc our ladies doing towards paying , their annual tribute of love to the honored dead of the "lost cause," who were buried here.? t Next Friday, the 10th of May, is the day ap- , pointed as "Memorial Day" in this State, and | ive supposo this reminder will be all-sullicient | Foster & Wilkins Speak. The Advertisement of theso gentlemen ap- < pears this week. Everybody in Union knows i his old establishment, and it is only necessary i \>i us to say that they have just received a full I itock of New Styles of Dry Goods, and all ithcr goods needed in the family, on the IManta- < alioti, or in the workshop, and they never allow i my store to undersell them. Go and see for iourselves. t , 1 Dastardly Act. Oil Sunday last suine one, wit'i more of the c irute than liumanity in his heart, deliberately ' hot two of Mr. .). T. Hill's best mules in the ' lomnch, from which it seems impossible for I lietn <o recover. Whether the act was done in 1 pile to Mr. 11 ill or in anger towards the mules ' t matters not.it was a cowardly and inhuman ^ ict, and the perpetrator is not worthy the name ' f a good citizen. . tico & McLtiro'a New Goods. The attractions, in quantity, quality and va- ( icty of New Goods just received by ibis firm, .? re only excelled by the extremely low prices f hey arc selling at. Tito firm itself is a guar- t ntcc of honesty and fair dealing, while it is a 1 eal pleasure to trade v.ilh ('apt. Mclatrc and 1 lis gentlemanly cle; k, Mr. W. <). Connor. They c ll'er every advantage that is found in any other c lore in ?'..e up-country. 1 - - c total Kailroad Accident. , On Thursday of last week as tho down Train m the S. I". & Kail road was passing, at the iew fast schedule rate, about IS miles l o'ow leic, it ran over a colored lad, named James 9 bins, aged about 1ft years, almost cutting bis lody in two, and killing him instantly. A coroner's inquest was held, and it was very Jearly established that 110 blame could be at- * ached to the Engineer. The boy was soon nnd poken to about 15 minutes before the accident, c nd was then lying down with his arms resting i the railings, and it is supposed he fill asleep. ' - - - t Irs. Grant's New Goods. I Mrs. tirant has just returned from Market ( ti l brought with her the most complete and uudsoiiicst stock of Millinery overseen in this i unity. Her new styles Honnets and iluts are nily superb. A lady with one of her prettiest r outlets on, would look sweet enough to i i nder make a fellow feel good all over for a f reek. Then she has lots of other pretty things n i) make the girls, and married woman, too, o 10k irresistible. And then she lias some nrti- h i?s of which our extreme modesty forbids us to ii anie; but we stole a blushing glance at tliem a rheu Mrs. (J.'s face was turned, and, whew ! d in't tlicy pretty, Hyrcading her advertisement e oil will find out what we mean. p ? Icavy Failures in New York. The following heavy failures are reported for 1 uc day in the city of New York alone: "Ilonj. *iod, f:.r ?'J.j0,0('i0 ; Imnicl I. Kennedy for ifkl.UfH); Thcoiiorc llcetl ?ft2.00t>; Michael orlon $')0,0I)0," A few months ago Hen Wood owned nr.e- n ... c lird intfrt't in 'he ' liar!e'sfori .Y r<w p rcr. fl Frauds in Politics. We liate seldom come ucross an editorial that so fully and vigorously expressed our opinion upeafolattion frauds as the one we publish in anotlpr^dumn under the caption,"A Vigorous lV>tnV-n>ninst Fraud," which we take from the *vixmipScotchman. We could not add one word lo tip apicle that would present our opinion in a sit?l$?Vli ght, nor would wo take from it a sentence that would weaken its denunciation of my &nd all parties who would commit election frauds or countenance the commission of such frauds by others. We endorse the sentiments af our respected cotemporary: "Great God, what is to bo the character of our young men, if Ihis is the moral school in which they arc to bcbroight up? No harm to cheat, because we have jcen cheated ? Not wrong .to defraud Smith'because lie has defrauded me ? Uccauso my ndghbor is a thief, a liar, a perjured villain, Im 1 justified in becoming one also? Is this It be our standard ?" Ami again, where lie says: "If it is notes wry to client, defraud ard lie, in order to curry I by elect ion, ten thousand limes better is it that we be defeated. If we arc to sacrifice, in the effort to be victorious, all that makes victory desirable or valuable, where is the good to coinc from victory ? ' This stvpng language, but it is the truth. Vflint! condemn as a scoundrel the man who commits a fraud against us, and then, when an opportunfr offers, do the very same act of scotindrclwm ourselves ? It is a bnse inconsistency thaUcannot be successfully defended upon any conceivable grounds of excuse?moral, legal or political. But tli^rc is another kind of fraud which, though ngt entailing so much social demoralization, has proved to be a political curse to the State : We have always been satisfied that the honesty and intelligence of this State, if properly and vigorously applied, could and would control our elections, without resort to fraud, and we verily buliuvc that our sufferings under a ltadical government were greatly prolonged in consequence of the deceit and duplicity which the democratic leaders practiced upon the people, in coalescing with men who they all knew were DOoundrets, -and ti-viirri> wtTtTTn we alt had th# bitterest hatred. It was a fraud upon the people, and its effects arc visible now and will he seriously felt in organizing for, if not during, the coming campaign. It taught the people to believo there was nothing wrong in coalescing with the enemies of the State, to obtain a share ?f the official positions, and wc find to-day men who were then considered good democrats practicing the lessons then taught them, by coalescing with Radicals, upon independent tickets, to jbtain office. It is the great danger wc have to contend with now. That, perhaps, might not be considered so much a fraud as an error of judgment, or an Error ot policy, under tiio circumstances at tliat Lime, for iiumy good men honestly believed il was Lhc only way to secure n counteracting influence i i O i , * ; uui itiVrc were, also, many?and they among the leaders if the policy?who were actuated more by self interest than from a desire to benefit the State; irid on their part it was a fraud and wrong, from w hich tlie whole state suilcrcd for years. Wc have ever believed thai in polities, as in tvery other transaction, honesty is 'lie best polcy. Hut tlie effect of a fraud ii. an election?paricnlarly if successful?is very apt to have a pcrlicious influence upon the Legislative branch of mr government, and prevent the passage of aws that would insure an honest vote at the inllot box. If wc arc not greatly deceived the nissage of the Registration bill was postponed hrougli that very influence. No party can ong retain power obtained by fraud. If we vink at stealing votes wc shall soon wink at itealing the votctV ilMley*. Congressman EvinsWc have carefully scrutinized the course of Jol Kvins, our Representative in Congress, and 10 far from finding anything to complain of, eel great pleasure in endorsing his conduct hrougliuut. lie has made no great speech, nor ms lie practiced the role of too many newlylodged politicians, by parading himself and his ipinions before congress upon any and every occasion, merely for effect upon his constituents ; mt by a dignity of deportment and a quiet cxerisc of his fine abilities and pure manly qualiies, lie is establishing for himself a name and iitlucuce in (lie national councils which, in a cw years, will be made powerful for the honor md advantage of his .State and immediate con tituents. But an experience of one term is tot a fair trial of a mnn's uliility :tu<I usefulness n Congress. In that time lie hardly "learns the opes," and we unhesitatingly announce a deciIwl preference fur him as our candidate for rcleciion. NVe are pleased to find that in llie general cramhle for ofiieo luit very slight effort is made o supplant Col. I'.vins. It speaks well fur the icople and certainly is an end irserncnt of the 'ol's. course. ? he European News. There has heon luit little if anychangein Kuopenn n Hairs since our last: hut it does look as f all Europe was expecting, if not preparing or war. Ilotli England and liussia are still loving mi l orguni7.tng troops, ana in every ther way gelling ready for n conflict. Tlic jnger the discussion continues w>?\the greater i the danger thnf the difficulty cannot he peacehlv settled ; \^iii 1 c every day is disclosed decied l'cclings^or one side or the other, hy govrnmcuts that -hitherto lue>*-oi'*u|?i?fc?iieiit ral losilions. An indiscreet act or word on the art of either may plunge the whole of Ktirqpc n a long and terrible war. Tur Oijain Movement.?New York, Anvil 20. ?The receipts of tlour to-day. reached the exraordinary amount of tmireb. heing bovc 100,000 more than the average daily reeipt*. The receipts of hurley were f>0,150 nliel", bMng n'tpttf .r>0 f?Tm> more 'Inn the a*er1 Cheap AdvertiaingIt docs seem to us that advertising lias got to the very lowest ebb. Either the publishers of newspapers have encouraged a treuieudous reduction by accepting offers at ruinous rates or advertisers do not appreciate the value of the services rendered by newspapers. Here wc hnvo an offer to publish au ndverlisinent of a little over a square, for one month, with n local notice about the same length, for which wo are promised twn dollars. Almost every day we have offers to publish for a year, for which wc ore requested to send the avcrtisscr from ?25 to ?100, before we can get a dollar for our services. If we were to accept all the offers made for publishing advertisements we would fill at least three-fourths of our paper with them and have in our pocket from one to two thousand dot'urs in due bills ; but it would require from ?500 to ?1,000 cas/i jrom us, to make those Uue hills available, nthl tlien pet paid in Pianos, Sewing Machines, Quack Medicines. kc., kc. We arc not dealing in any such articles, just now ; nor are we disposed to injure our busiucss by working for chips and whetstones. All Aboard for Chicago. At an impromptu meeting, gotton up last week at Spartanburg, on the occasion of the visit of the Washington Committee of the VineGrowers Association, a number of speeches were made, and in closing a good report of the meeting, a correspondent of the Columbia llcyister says : Last, hut not least. Col. R. V. McAdcn, of Charlotte, was called, and made about the best speech of all. lie went right into the middle of politics and nailed his banner to the Hampton mast, and said that South Carolina's Governor by his sound conservative policy, had done more to conciliate the North and South than any other man, and that to-day ho stood head and shoulders above them all. He then spoke of the Spartanburg mid Ashcville Railroad, and announced that arrangements had been made that day by which the cars would go into Henderson early in duly, and jnadc the thrilling prediction that in two 3'cnrs from to-dty the people of Spartanburg would hear ou the street, "all aboard for Chicago." So mote it be. l-'or the Times. Joncsvillo Democracy. , t.loNKSvn.i.u,.April 20, 1078. ..r i..........:n.. .. .? .... ... uv; i/vitivvi iiuv v/iato/ vi ? vii w * 11 ic vihjj rci'i* gu nixed on last Saturday, nud the following ollicers elected ; W. T. I.lTTI.EJOIfN, President. II. F. Means, Vice-President. W. II. S. Ilinnis, Recording Secretary. J. E. l.iNi'SHY, Corresponding Secretary. G. W. Ronnku, Treasurer. About H"> names were enrolled and others arc added daily. J. E. Lindscy was elected Delegate to the County convention. Jonesville will do her whole duty in the coming campaign. II. ? Pomona Hill Nursery, J. Yau l.indley, proprietor, located near Greensboro, N. C. S. It. Hampton Ageut for t 1, a n l.ovft wamol v oj.y , .lt? _ t d^| the County of Union, soliciting orders for Fruit Trees, Vines and Plants, lie will he at Union Court House on salcsday next. These wishing to order trees, &c., would do well to give their orders early. Tit p. Von'k or tiik Peoplk.?The annexed sensible and forcible views concerning the primary system, now so much discussed in the Stale, we extract from the Greenville Jhti'i/ Xticn : The plan of nominating candidates by primary elections seetns to meet with the general approval of the press of the State. vihilcohjec tions have been raised by some of the newspapers to the details by which this plan is proposed to be carried out, a majority of them ace-pi it, as tlie best means of eliciting an expression of the popular will. To our mind, there is no room fur doubt on litis proposition. Hut it lias been urged that the people will not attend these primary elections in sulliciciit numbers to give the result the sanction <>f their expressed will, it would be strange, indeed, that after the long sutl'cring of the people under Radical misrule, they should not fell interest enough in the approaching election to induce litem to devote one day to the choice of candidates, under whose lead they propose to make their redemption complete. If such apathy as this exists in the minds of the people of t-'owth Carolina, then we may well despair of tlie future of the State. That a pennli? vv Itn (liii'iinf l/ii??r wnai a l?.wl ? I. a* ? /.? 1. ' i " r, t- ...... s-, ...... viiuii hui ui despotic power upon their necks; who were humiliated us no people ever before hud been ; who were spit upon by thieves and plunderers; who hud 110 security for lifeov property ; whose wives and children were exposed to insult and violence ; who had witnessed the wild revelry of licentiousness and crime, which converted the State into a pandemonium of devils incarnate, should, now that n brighter day has dawned, when "the winter of our diseontct" is about to he "made glorious summer hy the son of York," abandon the fight, and remain laggards at home, I when their flag was lobe unfurled under chosen champions of their cause, is too startling an assumption for our credulity. Such a people would not he worthy of redemption. They would be fit only "To wear the seal Of bondage on their brows, its budge upon their breasts." We entertain no such opinion of the people of South Carolina. They have heretofore proved themselves equal to every emergency they have been called to meet, ami to every trial they have had to endure. In the present exigency. IliCy will show the spirit and manhood of the past, and make any sacrifice that they deem necessary to restore the Slate to its former prosperity and renown. It is a fuel well established hy unquestionable testimony that Mull's Hair llenewer renews, cleanses, brightens, invigorates and restores to its original color and lustre, faded gray or discolored hair, c heaply, quickly and surely. The poorest people prefer to buy it find use i:. rather than to proclaim in n manner m.?rc forcible than words can delineate, through blanched locks or I grizzly l^card, that they are aged and passing to decay. A ve.ry short trial will convince the J most skepiVal that it does eradicate the sc alp | diseases which robs the haired its color and life. ? fori S''o>f (Kon.) /toifrif Monitor. .? Axuliirf! Amiu -ii \si> AvoTimi Mi i:nr.it ? Washington, April"!l.-('oinnihsioiicr boom. this afternoon, receive I the following dispatch from i flollector r>rayion. at Columbia, S. "The rev* I enue foree pursued I'edmctid in the mountains of I'ickens County, for three hourr, on I ft Frit day, but the approach of darkness prevented ! this rapture. After dark, the force was apt- . I bushed, and I lie jfuide in 1 A '''if* tvfrr hot. The Knighti of the Quill. Closing Session of the State I'ress Association? An Excursion Around the Uarbor?The Editors on a Breeze. At 10 o'clock yesterday morning, about twelve or fifteen members of the State Press Association assembled at South Atlantic \V\i arf, with a number of lady friends, and eiubarV cd on tho United States Revenue Cutter Moccasin, theuse ! ~ C ...L* 1. L_1 1 1.5 11 ? A 1 .1 1 !.. n.l UI miivii I1UU ueen muuiy icuucrcu ujr iu? collector of lite l'ort, Mr. C. II, Baldwin, Collcctor Baldwin was on the pier to welcome his ? guests, and tho officers of the cutter, Capt. K. A. Freeman, Lieutenants II. T. Blake, Eugene Bionda and J. F. Wild, rigged out in full uuifortn, were ready to receive t\ic Editors and their lady friends. A few minutes after 10 o'clock the lines were cast off, the ladies made comfortable in the wheel house, and the Moccasin steamed up Ashley Kiver in the wake of tho M. 8. Allison, which was on her way to Magnolia Gardens, with a large cro%vd on hoard. The Knights of the Quill who were not used to tho "salt sea waves of the briny blue deep," as TooiUcs hath it, were at first a trifle squemish. The day was fine however, the sun shone brightly. the bright waves glistened as they rippled by the prow of the stcaincr, and the invigorating atinosphcic, together with sundry splicings of the main brace, soon restored them to health and good humor. In something less than an hour tho wharf of Til K ATLANTIC I'll OS Pit ATK COMPANY was reached. The well-trained mariners lowered tho bonis from the davits, the boatswain's whistlo piped out all bands on deck, 4h? gang _ plank was run out with marine precision, and the entire parly landed. Colonel Sloan and Mr. Albert M. Illicit, theSuperintendcnt, were present, and extended the freedom of the place to the party. Major Hcntphill, the handsome young editor of the Abbeville Medium, being agriculturally inclined, bolted for the splendid experimental fields of wheat, rye, barley, oats and vetch, which waved and nestled in the glorious breeze. lie was followed by most of the rural editors, and in a few moments they were wandering in amazement and wonder in the fertile fields. When they returned Colonel Iloyt wore upon his hat a wreath of vetch; CoL Bradley had a bouquet of wheat and oats in his one hand, and the others, after the fashion of Grangers, had hay seed in theirs. The reprcaont.^livA nf (lm Tniiri??7 ?f /"V??? ?---"* straightway for the strawberry hols, ami ns a compliment to a gentleman nnd latly, who were spooning it on the railroil track, presented them with ? bouquet composed of two berries, with but a single thought, two berries which beat ss one. After a pleasant stroll through the works,, and the ticlds udjncent, the parly returned on board, and hauling out in the stream, the Moccasin steamed down the river in the direction of FORT SUMTER. The trip down the harbor was cs delightful as strawberries and cream nnd thiugc, courteous and nttcntivc hosts and a bracing breeze can make a trip. About 1 o'clock the Moccasin was within 100 yards of Fort Sumter. The boatswain's whistle agaiu pipes all hands on deck ; in three minutes the anchor is overboard, and almost before it touches the bottom, the gig and | cutter are lowered from the davits, the stair gangway lowered and the lndiosfput aboard the gig. The bachelors nnd grass widowers take to the cutter, and in another three minutes the entire party are on the parapets of (lie historic Sumter. When the ladies have wandered amid the inazy turns of the casemates and rat holes, and have explored the two lingo lo-incli guus, mounted en barbette, nnd have examined the places of interest in the parade ground, a signal from the Moccasin summons them to return. All this HimoAlytjMttghumju2 portion of the party have tnr pockets with fragments of shells nnd their hats with bricks. Hemphill's lint contained a cargo of bricks, which be will probably unload ns soon ns he gets back to bis sanctum. Despite the load of bricks and shell, the boats reached the Moccasin, the anchor was "hove," nnd steaming past Sullivan's lslaml and'Mount Flensnnt, returned to the city. A IIRAVK FEMALE CANNONEER. On the way home several of the ladic3 expressed a desire to see the sailors work the sixpound carronadc, which constitutes the armament of tho Moccasin. To express a wish on board the Moccasin, is ta have it gratified.?. The Quartermaster was at otico ordered to turn out his division, the port bole was opened and five stalwart gunners, under the commnnd of Lieut. Rionda, stood ready for action. After going through the drill, a couple of cartridges were brought out, one of the Indies was given the lanyard and actually fired tho piece without 9crcaruing or even shrinking. This was repeated, as the steamer reached Castle Pinkney, another lady acting ns gunner. ADJOURNMENT?RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS. Refore reaching the pier, tho Association, which on the previous day had adj urned, subject to the call of the President, held a meeting in the saloon, Captain F. \V. Dawson in the chair. Colonel James A. Iloyf, of the Columbia Key-. iVt/er,'offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted : Iteiolved, Thnt the especial thanks of the Press Association arc hereby tendered to the llonoraj hie ('. II. Baldwin, Collector of the Porte, for his ((real kindness aud generosity in placing the United States Revenue steamer Moccasin, at the disposal of the members on this occasion, and that we recognize in him a courteous and gen- ^ t'icnhauly olliciul, whose presence in our inidst. as the representative of the general government, is gratifying and highly satisfactory. Captain 11. L. Farley offered a resolution, expressing the gratification of the members at the sight of thu thriving fields of cereals that | they had been permitted toexaihine! Adopted. Mr. K. 1>. Murray, of tbc Anderson Journal, offered n resolution of thanks to Cnptain Freeman and bis brother officers of the Cutter, for their unflagging kindness, and the many attentions they hud extended to the members of the Association. Adopted. On motion, it was ordered that the Secretary be instructed to transmit to Collector llalwiu, C'apt. Freemen and bis brother officers, a copy of the resolutions, under the sertfof the Associ-' at ion. The President then, in a brief and eloquent address, congratulated the Association upon its * prosperous condition, renewed*, bis thanks for the honor done hitn in his election to the Presidency, and deflat ed l!i(, meeting ddjonrncd. I5y this time the sleamor had been moored to Atlantic pier, and the party \vcnt home to dinner, well pleased with one of the most pleasant, excursions of the Faster season. , ? - Sound and Well Atlanta, (la., I>ee lift, lh-.J. UradtieU- J?car Sir - 1 tako pleasure in stating thnt, sometime previous to the lnt<. war, 1 used, willi I lie nt most suctei.s, mi a servant piil, your Kkmai.k I'r.m i.atoii, prepared llien at lirnilficlil's Drug Store, West l'oiiit, (ia. S|ie liail been Buffeting vcvorely 1'youi .suppressed iiienslntalion ami tlii medicine booii restored lier (n health. She is to-day living in Atlanta sound ami well. 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