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it _ <t*\ 8 . . J . J '1 I J. . A Vigorous Protest Against Fraud. ( Were %y? called upon to select from the many ^ crimes of lladicalisiu that one wtoioh has done; most liarm to o'ur State, wo wow Id not hesitate to point the, election frauds. So common lins the practice of cheating at elections become, under Kadicul teaching, that we look for it as we do for ice in December, or grass in June. Deside the injury done to the morals of the country by familiarity with the fact of the existence in OUriBitfnf of this 'Vice, there Is no other fraud ? wKtcn presents half,tho temptation to our people to act on the "tit for tnt" principlo 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 tire and just hero lies the cause of " the peculiarly pernicious character of these frauds. The provocation to meet fraud with ( fraud undgr the excitement of a political contest is almost irresistible to our "wcakor bretli- ' rcn. MOW oucn UiiTc no iieuru men ui rtspectability in ouY community, within the Inst two years', declare that it is not wrong to cheat 0 the Radicals, at election*, because Radicals i cheat us, and oue is a HCl-off against the other. ( Ureat God, what is to bo the character of our young men, if this is the moral school in which 1 they are to be brought up ? No harm to cheat, ] because we have been cheated ? Not wrong to defraud Smith because lie has defrauded me? Recnuse my neighbor is a thief, a liar, a perjured villain, am 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 he only cheated those wLa have cheated him.? I . We arc just entering upon a political contest, ] which promises, so far at 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 nc- ( ccssity for them to win. No one, we venture ; the assertion, is more awake to the importance of this contest than we nre, nor do we give 1 place to any one in the strfngth of our determination to triumph over this party of thieves { in the coming election. We believe in exhaust- ^ ing all honorable means of defeating these bad men and driving then) into perpetual obscurity. ' Hut wc 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 ' hor triumph by any disreputable methods.. If 1 it is necessary to cheat, defraud and lie, in or- ) tier to carry the election, ten thousand times better is it that wc be defeated. If we are to sacrifice, in the effort to bo victorious, all that , makes victory desirable or valuable, where is the good to come from victory ? A Cadmean ( victory would it be indeed ! in which the victors will suffer more than their defented enemies.? ' that makts a triumph oxer the Republicans ' HPS^f^lesirnble is to displace vice, and to establish virtue in its room. That which recommends the Democratic parly te-day so strongly i is its record for honesty and purity. Without these it would be weak indeed ; aud nre we to ] be so silly as to cut off its Samsonian locks? . Let us cast about for the very best and all possible agencies of an honorable character to ' carry the next election : hut let not fraud t iii any shapo or form be considered for a mo- | raent.?Sumter Waelhman. v DkstructiykStorm is Newberry.?Newberry ] April 20.? Kilitor : Our counly was visited day before yesterday witli a very heavy nnd destructive ruin, accompanied by bail and storm, leveling trees to the rround, demolishing ( gia houses, burns, &c., and in iodic quarters, ] causing entire destruction of the garden pro- . ducts and injury to the grain erops, which had so far given fine promise of an abundant har- 1 v*at TUft ~ t was not general, however, in the county, but was mostly confined to Township No. 2, so far as we have ascertained. A highly rospectcd citizen of that township informed us yesterday that 1 fully one-third of his wheat and oat crop had t been deal roved hv the bail, wliieli tie romnrLo.l "without exaggeration, wns fully as largo as guinea eggs." 1 Jai.apa, April 21,?Screre hail and rain fell ( at half-past o and lasted until G o'clock on yes- t ierday evening, (Wednesday, 24th.) doing ? much damage to wheat, oats, corn and cotton, and making a total destruction of gardens in 3 places. The lands were badly washed, having ^ been fresh plowed, as most farmers seemed to have just finished planting cotton. Mr. J. B. Campbell reports sixty-nine of his Chickens killed by hail, others losing thirteen to eighteen. 8 Our aged citizen. Dr. K. 1*. Clark, cannot recnll * a more severe hail, rain and wind, than fell yesterday?hail as large as hen eggs. It seems this place was the cciftrc of destruction, as the width did not exceed one mile, and only went a mile beyond this place. We now have a calm cool morning?some grieving over the destruction ; others being thankful that they escaped with their lives. s A Hint to Revenue Officials and Detectives.?The Commissioner of Internal Revenue to-day issued the following circular letter to all cvuwuiwia vi luainai icwuuc . "iiiu iiuiuuur t of cnsos for violation of the internal revenue ? laws that are placed upon the dockets of the courts throughout the country, is so great, and ' 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 in bringing g eases '.o trial is so great, that it becomes a matter of great importance that the officers of the j tiovernment should observe the utmost dcgrgik of care in bringing cases into conrt." In view of the facts above staUid.as well as c the rights of the citizcpaJumtsei'T you arc there- i fjre instritcfcd,'before reporting a case to the 1 JliBtTl Clf-Attorncy for prosecution, to examine j _ ? into the same with the utmost degree of care, with a view of giving the District-Attorney such definite information in regard to the case, as will enable him to determine the question of the c propriety of instituting proceedings. It is not ^ the wish of this office, that trivial cases or cases of a mere technical character involving no loss s to the government, and where no fraud has been a committed, or intended, should be dignified by o l>eing brought into court for prosecution. On the other hand, where persons have knowingly ? and wilfully violated the law with evident intention It.o ? ?? ~r ?. ...? ui no reve- H nues, vigorous measures should bo taken to briug ), tho parties to trial and punishment. ( Capttir'k ok a Mt'RbEitKit.?Night before Inst tho Chief of l'olice of Greenville passed through b the city, having under arrest a negro named ^ Moses llart, who about two years ago murdered a colored man in Laurens County, South Carolina. He was captured at Ore Knob, Ashe Co m- 4l ly. Several fugitives from justice have been It captured at this place recently. The Ore Knob c Mining Conipnnny employs a large number of Stands, and tho place being cut off from railroad D and telegraph communication, criminals seek it M as a place of refuge.?CJtarlolte Observer. a Honors to tiib Drad.?Macon, Ga., April ^ 120.?Confederate day brought seven or eight 1 thousand people to the city, the occasion being the laying of Hie oorner-stone of the monument 0 to bo creeled to the memory of the Confederate ^ dead. The monument is making in Italy. It ^ io to be of the finest Cat-are marble, and will be ^ surmounted by a soldier, eleven feet iu height. Governor ColtjnlM delivered a stirring address, and A leflfii1 frdrt Cx-rresiddnl Davis also read. ft C P. i.'. 1 l?l l .. . Ihc ftOlcchlii HEImon ?imc5.| R. M. STOKESTEditor. UNION, FRIDAY, APRUT20. 1878. TKBM6 0F SUBSCRIPTION. 1 Copy, one year, in advaxck, $2.00 2 Copies one year. " " 3.75 5 ' " ' 8.S? 10 " " " " " 15.00 ADVERTISING. One square or one Incli, first insertion, - - - $1.00 Kach subsequent insertion, ------- 7.5 Liberal discount made to merchants and others advertising for six months or by the year. Obituary Notices of ten lines or less, inserted free. " " over ten lines, charged as Advertlsetents. Jkuy Mr. S. M. Banks a most excellent genleman, known io ninny in this region, died at lichniond, Vn., last week. > Hon. Thomns Y. Simmons, well known tud highly respected nil over tlio, Stnte, for his nnny superior qualities of head and heart, died it his residence in Charleston on Tuesday nflertoon Inst. Wo Services. We nre requested to state tlint there will be no services in the Presbyterian Church next ?unday. ro "Citison." Don't grumble nt us because your favor is tzain postponed. It shall appotr next week.? [t will lose nothing by the short delay. . Sunday Sohool Pio-NioThe Teachers, Pupils and friends of the Sunlay Schools of this town will hold a May PicSic in the grove on Mr. C. Onge's lot, to-day. Storm in Ashovillo. A terrible storm of wind, hail and rain, visi,ed Aslicville, N. C., on the 24th of April, and jlew off the iron roof of the large four story Hotel opposite the Eagle Hotel. Jonesville Pemooratio Club. Joucsville has the honor of forming the first Democratic Club for the campaign of 1878, in Union County, and we hope it will have the farther distinction of giving the largest Dcniosratic majority next Fall. Attention! Goshen Hill ClubA meeting of Goshen Iiill Club will bo held :o-morrov/ (Saturday) evening, at 2 o'clock.? x r..\\ ?. i .1 r ?i.- -??*? '? - iv lull uicuumiu' ui an vtiiu UCSll'C iiiu SUCCCSS uf the Deraocrnttc cause at TTicUHXT Vllinon is earnestly requested. 1 Handy Mechanic If you want good Carpenter work done ; your oof covered with tho patent Firc-prot f l'apcrng, a good Oil-Cloth for the passage of your louse, dining-room or any other place that will inve a carpet, call on Mr. P. T. Lemastkr, and ic will accommodate you promptly and cheap. Sec his advertisement. Memorial Day. What arc our ladies doing towards paying heir annual tribute of love to the honored dead )f the "lost cause," who were buried here.? Soxt Friday, the 10th of May, is the day appointed as "Memorial Day" in this State, and ive suppose this reminder will be all-sullicient Xk artnit^ ailiw U .1*.*? ^ Poster & Wilkins Speak. The Advertisement of these gentlemen appears this week. Everybody in Union knows bis old establishment, and it is only necessary hi us to say that they have just received a full hock ot Aciv Styles of Dry Goods, and nil ither goods needed in <lie family, on the l'lanf.ialiori, or in the workshop, and they never allow my store to undersell them. Go and see for reurselves. i Dastardly Act. On Sunday Inst some one, wit'i more of the irute than humanity in his heart, deliberately hot two of Mr. J. T. I [ill's best mules in the tomnch, from whieh it seems impossible for hem <o recover. Whether the act was done in ID it C to Mr. Ilill or in nntrer inwards tbo m?l?? t matters not.it was a cowardly anil inhuman ict, and the perpetrator is not worthy the name >f a good citizen. Sice & McLure's New Good*. The attractions, in quantity, quality and variety of New Goods just received by this firm, ire only excelled by the extremely low prices hey arc selling at. The firm itself is a gunrintcc of honesty and fair dealing, while it is a cal pleasure to trade^wiih Caj-t. McLurc and lis gentlemanly cleric, Mr. W. O. Conner. They tier every advantage that is found in any other tore in^Uo'up-country. LJrtal Railroad Accident. On Thursday of last week as the down Train m the S. U. & C. Railroad was passing, at the tew fast schedule rate, about 18 miles below iere, it ran over a colored lnd, named James iims, aged about 18 years, almost cutting his tody in two, and killing him instantly. A coronor's inquest was held, and it was very learly established that no blame could be alached to the Kngineer. '?he boy was seen and poken to about 15 minutes before the accident, nd was then lying down with his arms resting i the railings, and it is supposed, he fjl) asleep. (rs. Grant's New Goods. Mm. firnnt. lifla iuaL rolnrnoil ffAm nd brought with her the most complete and nndsoiuest stock of Millinery ever seen in this ounty. Her new styles Bonnets and Hats are ruly superb. A lady with one of her prettiest onncts on, would look sweet enough to i?nder moke a fellow feel good all ever for a reek. Then she has lots of other pretty things o make the girls, and married woman, too, >ok irresistible. And then she has some artiles of which our extreme modesty forbids us to nme; but we stole a blushing glance at them rhen Mrs. G.'s face was turned, and, whew ! in't they pretty. By reading her advertisement ou will find out what we mean. leavy Failures in New York. The following heavy failures arc reported for ne day in the city of New York alone: "Benj. food, for $250,000; Daniel J. Kennedy for 500,000; Theodore Reed $82,000 ; Michael orton $50,000." A few months ago Ben Wood owned on#* ?ird inl*rtsl in the f'hsrltfolfin AVwi Crntf Cdw <tr. 9 4 w Frauds In Folitloa. We hare seldom cotao across an editorial that so fully and vigorously expressed our opinion upoabtiktion frauds as the one wc publish in anolnrwlumn under the caption, "A Vigorous ProtaHMainst Fraud," which we tako from the SiAdhttya/cAmof*. We could not add one word to tC^flicle that would present our opinion in a stfs^JfVlight, nor would wo take from it a sentence Jhat would weaken its denunciation of any find aH parties who would commit election frauds or countenance the commission of such frauds by others. We endorse tho sentiments of our respected cotemporary: "Great God, what'is to bo the character of our young men, if tiiii is tho moral school in which they are to be brought up? No harm to cheat, because wc have poen cheated ? Not wrong to defraud Smith'bpcause lie has defrauded mc ? llccauso my ndghbor is a thief, a liar, a perjured villain. jm 1 justified in becoming one also? Is this tt bo our standard?" An.1 oooin l.? ..IPS. S sary to cheat, defraud ard lie, in order to carry thfclection, ten thousand times better is it that wfbe defeated. If we arc to sacrifice, in the effort to be victorious, all that makes victory dcsira|blc or valuabte, where is the good to come from victory ?'* \l?ia is ^topng language, but It is the trutl;. What I-fctademn as a scoundrel the man who commits a;fraud against us, and then, when an opportune offers, do the very same act of scoundreAa ourselves ? It is a base inconsistency tbnlicnnnot be successfully defended upon any conceivable grounds of excuse?moral, legal or jAlitical. But tliarc is another kind of fraud which, though n^ entailing so much social demoralization, has proved to be a political curse to the Slate: M'e 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 bolievc that our sufferings under a Radical government were greatly prolonged in consequence of the deceit and duplicity which the democratic leaders practiced upon the people, in coalescing with men who tlicy all knew were ooundrets,-And ti?ninilaa?iliuiu we alf had ITU bitterest hatred. It wns a fraud unon the nco pic, and its effects arc risible now nnil will be 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 euetnias of the State, to obtain a share of the officinl positions, and we find to-day men who were then considered good democrats practicing the lessons then taught them, by coalescing with Radicals, upon independent tickets, to obtain 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 of policy, under tho circumstances at that time, for many good men honestly believed it was the only way to secure a counteracting iutluence m .m ?i t -wn? ttiVic wero, also, many?and they among the leaders of the policy?who wore actuated more by self interest than from a desire to benefit the State; and on their part it was a fraud and wrong, from which the whole state suffered for years. . Wc have ever believed that in politics, as in every other transaction, honesty is the best policy. But the effect of a fraud in an election?particularly if successful?is very apt to have a pernicious inilucnco upon the Legislative branch of our government, and prevent the passage of lfiw< tllfl# tvnnlll Jneitwn on lionoet wala ?* ballot box. If we ore not greatly deceived tlie passage,of the Registration bill was postponed through that very influence. No party can long retfiin power obtained by fraud. If wc wink at stewing votes we shall soon wiuk at stealing the votcflf rfcbfle^. ' Congressman Evins. We have carefully scrutinized the course of Col Evins, our Representative in Congress, and 0 fr.r froinVfinding anything to complain of, feel great pleasure in endorsing his conduct throughout. lie has made no great speech, nor has he practiced the role of too many ncwlylledgcd politicians, by parading himself and his opinions before congress upon any and every occasion, merely for effect upon his constituents ; k..l V ! * .1 1 ? - - 1 uui uj ? uiguuj ui ucpuriincni uiiu a quid C.\ercisc of his tine abilities and pure manly qualities, he is establishing for himself a name and influence ia the national councils which, in a few years, will be made powerful for the honor and advantage of his State and immediate constituents. But an experience of one term is not a fair trial of a man's ability and usefulness in Congress. In that time he hardly "learns the ropes," and we unhesitatingly announce a decided preference for him as our candidate for reelection. We are pleased to find that iu the general scramble for office but very slight effort is made to supplant Col. Evins. It speaks well for the peoplo and certainly is an endorsement of the Col's, course. The European News. There has been but little if any change in Eu ropran auairs since our last; out it (loos look as if all Europe was expecting, if not preparing for war. Both England and Russia are still moving and organizing troops, and in every other way getting ready for a conflict. The longer the discussion continues now, the greater is the danger thtH^Ihe difficulty cannot he peaceably settled ; \*hile every day is disclosed decided feelings4>r one side or the other, by governments that hitherto luM^?CMMVMhbMatral positions. An indiscreet act or word on the part of either may plunge the whole of Eurgpo in a long and terrible war. Tur (Train Movement.-?New York, April 2C. ?The receipts of flour to-day, reached the extraordinary amount of 134,846 barrels, being above 100,000 more than the average daily receipts. Tba receipts of barley were 69,160 bushels, being abbtit 60,(IH)fnore than Ihe titer* / Cheap Advertising: It docs seem to us that advertising lias got to the vory lowest ebb. Either the publishers of newspapers have encouraged a trenieudous reduction by accepting offers at ruinous rates or advertisers do not appreciate the value of the services rendered by newspapers. Here we have an offer to publish an ndverlisment of ? little over a square, for one month, with a. local notice about the same length, for which wo are promised (ico dollars, \linost every day we have offers to publish for a year, for which we 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 dol'ars in due bills : but it would require from $500 to $1,000 cash from us, to make those due bills available, and then get paid in Pianos, Sewing Machines, Quack Medicines, &c., &c. We arc not | dealing in any such articles, just now ; nor are we disposed to injure our business by working for chips and whetstones. m. All Abftard for Chicago. At nn impromptu meeting, gotton up lost wcok at Spartanburg, on the occasion of the visit of the Washington Committee of the VineGrowers Association, n number of sp'ccchcs were made, nnd in closing a good report of the meeting, a correspondent of the Columbia Register says : I.ast, but not least. Col. 11. Y. McAden, of Charlotte, was called, and made about the best speech of all. lie went right into the middle of politics and tinilcd his banner to the Hampton mast, and said that South Corolina's Governor by his sound conservative policy, had done more to conciliate the North nnd South than any other man, nnd that to-duy ho stood head and shoulders nbevo them nil. He then spoke of the Spartanburg nnd Asheville Railroad, and nnnounced that arrangements had been made that day by which the cars would go into Henderson early in July, and made the thrilling prediction that in two years from to-i^fty the people of Spartanburg would hear on the street, "all aboard for Chicago." So mote it be. For the Times. Joncsvillo Democracy. ?... Jo*navti.m,.April 530, 1878. ^^TCcY)emocrntic Club of Jonesville was reorganized on last Snturdny, nnd the following oflicers elected ; W. T. LITTLEJOIIN, President. II. F. Mf.axs, Vice-President. W. II. S. Harris, Recording Secretary. J. E. Lixiwky, Corresponding Secretary. G. W. Boxnku, Treasurer. About 25 names were enrolled and others arc added daily. J. E. Lindsey was elected Delegate to the uouniy convention. - . Jonesvillc will do her whole duty in tlio copiing campaigu. 11. Pomona Hill Nurssry, J. Van Lindley, proprietor, located near Greensboro, N. C. S. 11. Hampton Agent for Ik* .!?? jfc the Ctmnty of Union, soliciting orders for Fruit . Trees, Vines and Plants. Ho will he at Union Court House on salcsday next. These wishing to order trees, &.C., would do well to give their orders early. o The Voice or the People.?The annexed sensible and lorcible views concerning the primary system, now so much discussed in the State, we extract from the Greenville Daily A'etct: Tlie plan of nominating candidates by primary cleetions seems to meet with the general approval of the press of the Stnlo. While objections havo been ruiscd by some of the newspapers to the details by which this plan is proposed to l>e carried out, a majority of them accept it, as the best means of eliciting an expression of the popular will. To our mind, there is no room for doubt on this proposition. Hut it has been urged that the people will not attend these primary elections in sufficient numbers to give the result the sanction of tlieir expressed will. It would be strauge, indeed, that after the long suffering of the people under Radical misrule, they should not feci interest enough in the approaching election to induce them to devote one <lny to tho choice of candidates, under whose lead they propose to make tlieir redemption complete. If such apathy ns this exists in the minds of the people of South Carolina, then we'may well despair of the future of the State. That a people who, during long years, had tho iron heel of despotic power upon their necks ; who were humiliated as no people ever before had been ; who were spit upon by thieves and plunderers; who had no security for life or properly ; whose wives and children wcro exposed to insult and violence ; who had witnessed the wild revelry of licentiousness and crime, which converted the State into n pandemonium of devils incarnate, should, now that a brighter day has dawned, when "the winter ef our discontet" is about to be "made srlorious summer hv the son of Vn? 1# ?* nhnndon the fight, and remain laggards at home, when their flag was to bo unfurled under chosen champions of their cause, is too startling an assumption for our credulity. Such a people would not be worthy of redemption. They would be fit only "To wear the seal Of bondage on their brows, Its badge upon their brensts." 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, and to every trial they have had to endure. In the present exigency, lb?y will show the spirit and manhood of the past, and mako any sacrificethat they deem necessary to restore the State to its former prosperity and renown. - 4 ? m. t ' It is a fact well established by unquestionable testimony that Hall's Hair Konewcr renews, cleanses, brightens, invigorates And restores to its original color and lustre, faded srrav or r!i? colored hair, cheapjy, quickly and surely. The poorest people prefer lo buy it and use it, rather than to proclaim in a manner more forcible than words can dolineate, through blanched locks or grizzly Ijcard, that they are aged and passing to decay. A^vvjf shorl trial - wilL ooavine* the most skepncal that it does eradicate the scalp diseases which robs the hair of its color and life. ?Fort Scott {Kan.) Dnilcy Monitor. ?? ' A not nick Amihtsii and Anothku Mransn.? Washington, April29.-Commissioner Kaum, this afternoon, received the following dispatch from Collector ltrayfon. at rolumhia, 8. C'.r "The revenue force pursued Redmond in the mountains of Pickens County, for three hours, on IasI Friday, but the approach of darkness prevented his capture. After dark, the force was apt* buAhcJl, And llir guide find A hdrM itfrfe ihht. V The Knight* of the Quill. Closing Session of (he State Press Association? An Excursion Around the 11 arbor?The Editors on a Breeze. At 10 o'clock ycilerday morning, about twelvo or fifteen members of the State l'ress Association assembled nt South Atlantio W\? arf, with a number of lady friends, and embarked on the United States Revenue Cutler Moccasin, the use of which had been kindly tendered by the Collector of the Tort, Mr. C. H, Baldwin. Collector Baldwin was on the pier to welcome his '- * guests, and tho officers of the cutter, Cnpt. K. A. Frccmnn, Lieutenants II. T. Blake, Eugene Bionda nnd Ji< F. Wild, rigged out in full uniform, were ready to receive the Editors nnd their lady friends. A few minutes after 10 o'clock tlio lines were enst off, the ladies made comfortable in the wheel house, and the Moccasin steamed up Ashley River in the wnke of the M. S. Allison, which wns on her way to Magnolia Gardens, with a large crowd on board. The Knights of the Quill who were not used to the "salt sea waves of tho briny blue deep," as TootUcs hath it, wcro nt first a trifle squemishi The day was fine however, the sun shono brightly, the bright waves glistened as they rippled by the prow of the steamer, nnd the invigorating atmospheie, together with sundry splicings nf I Iip mum Itrnpo annn rnsstnrml lltpni In linfhlt*? and good lmnior. In something less than an hour tlio wharf of TilK ATLANTIC rilOSPIIATK COSIPANT was reached. The well-trained mariners lowered the boats from the davits, the boatswain's wliiatli piped out all hands on deck* the ?. plank was run out with marine precision, ana the entire parly landed. Colonel Sloan and Mr. Albert M. Illicit, the Superintendent, wcro present, and extended the freedom of tho placo to the party. Major Hemphill, tho handsome young editor of the Abbeville Medium, being agriculturally inclined, bolted for the splendid experimental fields ef wheat, rye, barley, oats and vetch, which waved and nestled in the glorious breeze. He was followed by most of tho rural editors, and in a few moments they were wandering in amazement and wonder in tho A fertile holds. When they returned Colonel ^ Iloyt wore upen his hat a wreath of vetch; Col* Bradley had a bouquet of wheat and onts in his one hand, and the others, after the fashion of Grangers, had hay seed in theirs. The representative of the Journal of Commerce made straightway for the strawberry beds, and as a compliment to n gentleman and lady, who werespooning it on (he railrod track, presented them with a bouquet composed of two berries, with but a single thought, two berries which beat as one. After a pleasant stroll through the works* ? a and the fields adjacent, the parly returned mi board, and hnulfng out In the stream, the Moccasin steamed down the river In the direction ef fort sumtf.r, , ' The trip down the harbor wns as delightful as strawberries and cream and things, courteous and attentive iiosib and a bracing brecie can make a trip. About 1 o'clock the Moccasin wns within 100 yards of Fort Sumter. The boatswain's whistle ngaia pipes all hands on deck ; in three minutes the anchor is overboard, and nlmost before it touches the bottom, the gig and cutter ore lowered from the davits, the stair gangway lowered and the Indies|put aboard the gig. The bachelors and gross widowers take to tlie cutter, and in another three minutes the entire party are on tho parapets of the historic Sumter. When the Indies have wandered amid the mazy turns of tho casemates and rat holas, nnd have explored the two huge 15-incli guns, mounted en barbette, nnd have examined the places of interest in the parade ground, a signal from the Mopmainsummons them to return. All this portion of the party liyvc B^MHQHHipKelrpockets with fragments of shells ?na**letr hats with bricks. Hemphill's hat contained a cargo of bricks,, which lit; will probably unload as soon ns he gels back to his sanctum. Despite the load ef bricks and shell, the boAts reached tho Moccasin, the anchor wns "hove," and stenming past Sullivan's Island BUU tuuunv l icnsiilH, returned IO 1.10 ciiy. A DRAVB FEMALE CANNONEER. On (ho way home several of the ladies expressed a desire to see the sailers work the sixpound carrenado, which constitutes the armament of the Moccasin. To express a wish on board the Moccasin, is to have it gratified.?> The Quartermaster was at onee ordered to turn out his division, the port hole was opened and five stalwart gunners,-' under the command of Lieut. Bionda, stood ready for action. After going through the drill, a couple of cartridges , were brought out, one of the ladies was given the lanyard and actually fired the piece without screaming or even shrinking. This was repeat-* ed, as tho steamer reached Castle Pinkney, an-* other lady acting as gunner. * - ?i ADJOURNMENT?RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS. Before reaching the pier, the Association, which on the previous day had adjourned, subject to the call of the President, held a meeting; in the saloon, Captain F. \V. Dawson in the. chair. Colonel James A. lioyt, of the Columbia Reg-, tiler,'offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted : Resolved, That the especial thanks of the Press Association are hereby tendered to the Honorable C. II. Baldwin, Collector of the Porte, for his great kindness and generosity in plaoing the United dtates Revenue steamer Moocasin, at the Kef the members on this occasion, anil Vecogniae in him a oourteous and gen- ^ t'emanly official, whose presence in our midst, as the reDresentalivs of ih? , BM.?UU1VUI, is gratifying and highly satisfactory. , Captain H. L. Farley offered a resolution?#*- * pressing the gratification ?f th? members at the sight of the thriving fields of cereals that they had been permitted-toorxaiftlndr- fWoptcd. Mr. E. 1). Murray, of the Anderson Journal, offered a resolution of thanks to Captain Treeman and his brother officers of the Cutter, for their unflagging kindness, and the many attentions they had extended to the members of the Association. Adopted. On motion, it was ordered that the Secretary be instructed to transmit to Collector Jialwin, Capt. Freemen and his brother officers, a copy of tho resolutions, under the sedHtf the Associ-' ation. The President then, in a brief and eloquent address,,, congratulated tho Associq; tion upon its ^prosperous condition, ren^grecfc bis thanks for the honor done him in b|s election to the Presidency, and declared tbp meeting Jdiourned. lly this time the steamer hod been moored tq Atlantic pier, and the party went home to dinner, well pleased with one or the roost pleasant excursions of the Easter season. oopd and WfUAtlanta, G*., Dec* ?0,. J8G8. Dr. J. Qradfield?pear Sir:?I take pleasuro in stating that, sometime previous jx) the lato war, I used, with th.e utmost success, on a servant girl, yews jfawaaw UMwiiSUW, |ir?fH(r<U then at liradfteld's Drug Store, West Point, Ga. She bad been suffering severely front suppressed menstruation and this ipcdicute soon restored her to health- She is to-day living in Atlanta ? sound and well. I will stateafarther, that I know of its being used with equal succesa in other cases. 1 do not l?esitato to indorse yeur preparation for the purpose for- which you recommend it. Yours.truly, JNO. C. WIIirNEft. For snlebjr all druggists and by A. IftWIN ft 1 0e.. Union. I Ajfrll 12 115 It