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Work of tha Storm King. Further I'articulars of ike Wind and Hail Tornado?Swift .Des.ruction and JSxtensive Area of the Destroyer. Tho Augusts Chronicle and Constitutionalist brings additional particular* of tlia destruction from Sunday's cyclone in that vicinity. At Sir. llcnry Merry's place, in lierxclia, the clouds, deep and angry, came from tho southeast and precipitated .a storm of about t wo minutes duration, accompanied by a deadening roar. So complete was tho rapid work that fields of corn, which but a few minutes beforo gave every promise of a heavy yield, were cut through aud strippod of their blades ; cotton plants were denuded, and many fields requircclose examination to show that nnythiug at all had becu planted. Fruit trees laden with green fruit were blown down or broken off and the fruit scattered.? Fences completely demolished. The destruction to the shade aud forest trees is immense. Mr. Merry's crop is totally destroyed, aud many others are in the same condition ; aud taking the season in consideration, the loss must be greater than from the cyclone of March. ISTo?for ? .. ...... ...... ... i ... luriucrs nair m>i unit uw>? v.v. .? ? .? plant. and many have not the means to do so if they could. The storm played great havoc in Washington County. The oteps. which the day before were unprecedentljr good, were in many cases entirely destroyed. We learn that liclds which were in the targeting and silking state are now as bare as they were in mid-winter. Orchards have been stripped of fruit and foliage. In some instances tho storni destroyed portions of crops on certniq farms, \\hile gpor^ous were only partially injured. Mail stones, varying in size front that of a buckshot up to a goose egg, were picked up after the stortn was over. Sotue marvelous tales of injury to persons who wofc caught out in the storm have reached us. It is also stated that horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, poultry, etc., suffered terribly. Mr. Knoch Smith measured one hail stone which was nine itt'ehes* Tn circurnfcrenco. 11c assisted in measuring another which was one-half inch larger. lTo also states that Mr. W. 0. Bryant, of ltidillcville, informed him that ho measured some hail stones after the storm passed which measured sixteen and seventeen inches, and were as large as a child's head. Sir. .1. T. Cook, near Tcnnillc, estimates his loss in his corn crop alone at 1,000 bushels.? About li 1*. M., of the same day, another cloud formed, near tho same point where (lie storm began in the morning, und moved northeast across the upper end of the county, unroofing houses, and in sonic instances blowing down small houses and outbuildings. Fences were blown down and trees were uproetcd ami piled "A"'v? aunU nuanltltoa an to ?p_ri Hie crops and prcvcht further plowing. This cloud also poured out hail in tremendous qualities. A correspondent of the Sandersvillc Courier, writing from Sun Hill, says : "The hail storm which passed through this section yesterday morning, at 7.i>0 o'clock, was about six miles wide ; the damaging portion being from one-half to a mile. In many places the cotton is beat to stubble, and corn stripped of every blade, and beat down to the ground, and much of it cut down. Hail stones fell from the size of a bird's egg to the size of a coConuut, and lay on the ground one hour and a half. A correspondent of the Savannah AVrrs, writing from Tcnnille, says: "About 7 o'clock yesterday morning (Sunday) this section was visited by the most severe and destructive hail and wind storm that the oldest inhabitants ever saw. The storm canto from the west, und the gates of heaven were opened, as it were, deluging the earth with Hoods of rain, hail and wind. The hail stones were as large as hen eggs and of ooncoWntit* pViatic, TCtio sort ground was ^^^^^k~^pcrioraTcd with Ihem^aud the fence corners were piled half log high with these missies from the clouds. At this writing no estimation can be formed of the damage or its extent. It seems to have been only about n mile wide and went in a due easterly direction- Corn is broken down by the winds, and the hail has frazzled the blades until they resembled the old battle Hags of the army of Northern Virginia. Cotton in many plncos is entirely denuded of every leaf, anil ouly the stem of the plaut left. The peach crop suffered severely by being bruised and threshed off by hail and wind. The woods now arc nearly covered with giecn leaves knocked off."' Another correspondent, writing from Davisburo, says : At lliddlcvillc, six miles southwest of here, we are ^ttformcd by reliable parties that many stone^^cll as large as a man's two fists, and aomo parties, who arc regarded as truthful, assert positively that they saw stones fall as large as a peck measure. An acquaintance of ours, and a reliable man, states he weighed two of the stones five minutes after they fell, and they weighed ouc pound ea?l).? Front the best information we fan ftft, the storm extended over an are* of several miles, and in many sections did considerable damage to the corn and cotton crops. Sunday's hail tornado seems to have crossed the Savannah llivcr about upon the line of the Sand Hills and to have struck Kdgefield County in the same southerly direction. The devastation along its path, which was about two miles tvi Jo, w'<m nm complete as reported in our colums yesterday upon the ticorgia side. At Currylown, the work of the stotm was rapid ami terrific Kev. .1. P. Mealing, who lives near by, states that his house was struck about HA o'clcck Sunday afternoon, the hail driving completely through the shingles of the roof, drivingotT the weather-hoarding, shivering window glasses anil blowing the sashes from their casements. The indentations upon door posts and even fence rails made by the hail stones were marked, and trees in the forests, such as were left standing, were completely denuded of leaves, liail stones ? , weye as Jarge as goose eggs, killing poultry of Ihfkindsand rendering insensible those wlio were struck upon the head. Mr. Mcaling's crop, about l'J"> acres of which he had under cultivation, was completely ruined, and which lie supposed would make at maturity lot) bushels of corn and 150 hales of cotton, is practically worthless. Mr. Paul II. Haytie, who lives at Copse Ilill, , sixteen miles from Augusta, writes as follows concerning the storm of last Sunday: "I wish I omit,I .Insni-'il.n ll.n w,-n?n? ll.i nii.rl. ? t.tol. .. .. passed y?Uerdny, but 110 language can properly depict it. At half-past fl o'clock a tornu>lr> with hail stones us big as a man's list suddenly came up, and for live minutes everything seemed lost. 1 thought that our roof was destroyed, because t lie inner coiling cracked in every direction, and all our rooms but one were literally Hooded with water, it was awful. The sound of the hail heating upon doors and roofs resembled a furious discharge of round and grape shot. My garden lias been annihilated ; all my I fruit trees have been destroyed ; a portion of the library is injured, and there has been the d?I to pii/'jJVnertlly. J?Ht I am devoutly thankful that it is no worse. We expected to be buried." A correspondent of the A Vies an J Courier writes: The most terrific hail storm ever known in this country occurred at Anderson on Sunday afternoon, 'i'hc damage can scarcely be estimated which it did to the growing crop. Wheat that had not been harvested is every stalk beaten flat to the ground, and tit least half of it will be lost in gathering and threshing it. Corn is completely riddled and torn up, every blade of it being stripped oft'. Tliis will not injure the yield of young corn materially, but where it was waist high, natch of it was, it w ill be cut of a great deal. Oati will fare almost as bad as whenfr, but tlia great damage is dona to cotton. I fear it js ruined beyond recovery, the leaves being beaten otf and the stalks bruised and broken. The hail was tcrritic, covering the whole ground and remaining souie time. Your correspondent lias always taken accounts of hail as large as.'"guinea eggs" with several grains of allowance, but it is not exaggeration to say that many of these were as largo as lieu eggs and sonic as large as turkey eggs. The gardens seem utterly ruined ; tomato plants, squashes, beans, okra] in fact nearly everything almost beaten into the earth. The Camden Jotirnftt says that place was visited by a terrific storm on Sunday afternoon.? The rain poured in torrents, tho wind howled, and the hail, varying in sue from a small marble to a hen's egg, fell thick and fast for a quarter of an hour or more. The whole face of the earth was Hooded with water; fences, trees and in some places houses were blown down, and every glass tliat was exposed to the fury of the storm was broken by the liail. a ho $8 rrhlj alnioit Saints. K. M. STOKES, Editor. UNION*, FRIDAY, JUNK *21, 15751 TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. 1 Oepr, one Tear. I? advaNCK, f'2.00 S i one ?e*r, " " 3.7.5 5 " 8.r.0 10 " " " " " 15.00 ADVERTISING. One vquarn or one Inch, first insertion, - - - $1.00 K?i-h Mitvtrquent insertion, ------- 70 t.ihcral discount made to merchants and others advertising for six months or taJhc year. Obituary Notices of tcn fincs or less, inserted free. " " over ten lines, cliargcd as Advertisements. war "Citizen's'* answer to our remarks of last week is unavoidably postponed. It will appear next week. WaT" Our friend, It. T. Owens painted four large cucumbers upon our desk so accurately that we took them home and eat them. Deputy U. S. .Marshal W. L. Springs was, on Monday last, committed to jail at Greenville, for stcnling a watch. war We thank our faithful and courteous Senator, M. C. ltutlcr for a coppy of F. It. Gough's report on Forestry, published undei the direction of the Commissioner of Agriculture It is an interesting and valuable work. On Monday Inst, in Itoston, 1,200 ncwlj slaughtered hogs, 1,800 live hogs, 1,000 tierces, 1,000 cases and 800 barrels of lard, a largt amount of bacon and 1,500 barrels of glue wen destroyed by fire. Total loss, with buildings $800,000; $150,000 insurance. Whore aro they gone tol The Spartanburg and Greenville Daily I'nperi of Tuesday had not arrived here at the tirao out paper went to press. Whose fault was it! ^ The First Peaches. Our friend, Thos. McKolly lias the thanks oi wens and family, for some very luscious peaches which were grown on his l'acolet farm. Thcj were the first we hail seen. Charleston Harbor. We extend our congratulations to the good peoplcj^" our "City by theSea," upon thcbrighl prospect of having their beautiful harbor improved, and made accessible in all weather to U.&V31 <vwvlo. Ovn^i caa iuiua $200,000 to that object. Fine Now Car. A beautiful and comfortable new Tasscngei Car was put on the S. U. & C. llailroad lasl Monday. We have not had time to go to the de pot and examine it, but we arc told it is cqua to any Cur on any Southern road, in point o beauty and comfort. The County MapWe have upon our table an excellent Map ol of Union County, drawn by Miss Fannie V. Lit tlejohn, a student of Asbury Seminary, in the upper part of this County. The map is not onlj well gottton up but is quite accurate, and certainly does much credit to the Seminary as well as the pupil. We learu that Asbury Seminary is iu a very flourishing condition and gaining in reputation and the favor of the people. An Excursion to Tryon. We see by the Spartanburg papers that Mr. J. L. Cannon will run an excursion train ovet the Spartanburg Union and Columbia llailroad, from Tryon City to Union, on Saturday, the Gtli of July. Only 50 cents will be charged for tlie round trip. \\ i* AUtihnl linlu (li'inl/inrr flint f 11 .t rrt\ f 1/iro ??ri I " v ...w ? ?ror the excursion, if they really desired to l?e courteous to the people of Union, who have as great a financial interest in the ncic road as any other people, would have requested the announcement to he made rhrough their County paper. Railroad Meeting. The corporators of the Union, (lalTnoy City and ltuthcrfordton Railroad Company will meet citizens of Rutherford County, North Carolina, at ft a lit icy City, on Friday June liSth at " 1*. M. The corporators are: 15. 1). Culp, William Munro, A. H. Foster, J. W. McLurc, F. M. Farr. J. 1'. McKissick, II. T. (lallman, T. L. Ilames, J. J. llrown, William Jefl'cries, Charles l'otty, M. S. Rvnn, S. S. Ross, 1*. O. l.eminons, R. M. Gaflncy, A. N. Wood, W. W. (laffney, and F. Ci. Latham. It is said that the people of Rutherford are determined to have a railroad down this way, and have a large sum already subscribed and paid In for that purpose. It will depend upon this meeting, in part, whether they conic this way, or go to Spartanburg. An lit!nun. ? In tlie account given in yesterday's paper of the./Wr the lady who won and so modestly wore the honors conferred upon her by her numerous friends and admirers was announced as being a native of Union. This was an error. The tjueen is a native of the good old County of Newberry, which ought to be, and | doubtless is, proud of its lovely daughter. And that's another error, .Mr. Register. Miss Carrie 1*. A Ugh try, "is a native of the good old county of Union." She is the daughter of Mr. Ren. Auglitry, who removed from this county, y.?o. .... i./it?uvi mi cuuu?M luumn^iici nativity?to Maybinton, only a few years ago.? Union is so noted for ber pretty, modest and intelligent young ladies, tlirit any one might have known that so pretty a Queen as Miss Aughtry eame from "here or lieareaboitis. We arc just as proud of the honor conferred on Iter as if she now lived tight among us. Tha Ceart. Th? June Term of Court co'nvened last Monde/, Judge J. II. Hudson presiding. As tho June4?rm is by law confined to cases upon the Sessions docket and such other aauscs as can be ' disposed of without juries, and there being but few criminal cases upon the docket, we have but 1 little Qeurt business to report. Il*?8&iHdge Hudson's first visit to this Coun- 1 I/, anuwhas made a most favorable impression upon the bar and the communitj. Ho is a man of sterling integrity, pure moral character and a profound law/or, while his intercourse with all connected with tho court is dignified and courteous. His charge to the Grand Jury, mainly upon the solemnity of the oath that body had taken and the imperative duties it enjoinod, was very timely, appropriate and impressive. Solicitor Ball, although quite unwell, was promply at his post, and with his accustomed ....... .Auiii. .1:.1 i.:? f..n i- it., i?..i_ vuvigj nuu avutij viiva uio iuii uuijr luniu OIMIU and Countj. The Juries were discharged on Wednesday.? The following is (he list and disposition of the cases presented to the Grand Jury, and disposed of: ' State ts. Eliza Foster and A. L. Itishop?malicious trespass. Trucliill us to Eliza Foster. Stale ts. Franklin Whilmire?Murder. True Bill. . ' ?* 1 S ., cases iusposeo or. State vs. Wade llumptou?Poisoning Horses.? ..Continued by Stale. '* vs C. L. Casy?Assault and false imprisonmnent. Nol Pros. " vs. Eliza Foster. Not Guilty. ' vs. J. W. Littlejohn?Assault and battery. Nel Pros. ' vs. Robt. J' "cries?Unlawfully contracting matrimony with a girl under 1(5years of age. Not Guilty. " vs. Jos. M. Turner?Receiving stolen good, knowing them to be stolen. Guilty. S'crdict set aside and a motion for new i trial granted. " ra Harrison Jeter?Grand Larceny.? Nol Pros. " vs. C. W. Jeter. Sci. F. upon Recognizance. Order to estreat Recognizance. The Court adjourned at 11 o'clock yesterday, ' Thursday morning. i _ - - ? s Prosentmont of tho Grand Jury, ? AT THE JUNK TERM OF COURT, 1878. , Under the direction of your Honor, as cmbraced in the Charge to the Grand Jury, we beg to submit: rr j That wo have considered the Various matters f brought to our attention and find as follows: rilllLIC DL'ILIUNOS. There are some small repairs needed about P the Court House and Jail, and we would recommend that theso be made at as early a day ns can be conveniently done by tho County Commissioners. The public Well also is in need of repairs. t:if. poor uousk. ' The inmates of this institution seem to be doL ing well and are well provided for. The buildings are in (rood condition. The farm. &e . ftr>- I o ? O r pears, (o lie well niannno?l.# # <t | ? 4 I" * * PUBLIC OFFICERS, As far as we have been able to make an examination, we find tliem well kept, anil the records in good condition. I ' TRIAL JUSTICES. We have examined all the books presented to 1 us by the various Trial Justices of the County f and find them in good condition. HO ADS. The Roads in the County arc in bad condition. r We would recommend that special attcution be given to this matter by the County Commis, sioners and that the Road law be rigidly enforced. 1IRIIIGF.S. There are some Rridges needed in the County, and we would recommend that tho Commissioners build them as soon as they arc in funds to ' do so. There are some repairs nccdod upon some of the llridges and we would recommend that these repairs be made at once. GAMBLING. ' The Grand Jury have had brought to their no1 tice the fact that the evil of gambling is very ! prevalent in the County and would recommend that tho Officers of the County, whose duty it is to take cognizance of such matters, bo instructed to rigidly enforce the laws in relation to gaming. BILLS OF Tim BANK OF TIIE STATE. AYc have btfcn informed by the Treasurer thai a large proportion of the County Taxes have been tendered in Rills of the^Rank of the State of South Carina, and riyyyit to know the fact, as it was expected thafthc debt uf )he County could be pakl%ut of the tax levy f;r the present ! fiscal year, so that after this year the people might hope to be relieved of the heavy taxation tffiich has oppressed them tor so long a time. I OOI.WTY AI'IUTOR. We would recommend the abolition of the Oftice of County Auditor, and that the duties of this ollice be discharged by the Treasurer of the County. Respectfully submitted, J. II. MK.NU, Foreman. Our Firomon. The members of Wade Hampton Fire Co., No. 1, of this town are making rapid progress in working their machine. Tliey parade for prnc tice every Saturday afternoon, ami with the r bright red shirts make a good display. Their little engine is a fine machine and throws water equal to somo larger machines that we have seen. The Town Council have very prudently purchased an iron tank and placed it upon the running works of a stout wagon. The tank is kept full of water, ready for action at any time, so that if a fire should occur beyond the reach of the cisterns, it will go with the engine and supply it with water. Its capacity is ItX) gallons Last Saturday the Company tested the power of the engine and the time it would require to empty the tank, and from our calculation it will empty it in 10.1 minutes, steady pumping. Next week wo shall give the names of all who 1 have been elected officers of the Fire department and Company. Tor tho Tiuies. Rambling Thought!. Mb. Eiutor:?-When, a few weeks since, the State Executive Committee issued a circular recommending primary elections, nearly every persou took to the idea at once, and many of ?ur people who had become disgusted with norniuating conventions hailed the primary plan as a wonderful improvement on the old and obnoxious one, which had sent so many incompetent men beforo the people. They thought they saw in the now scheme a safe, certain aud sure way of preventing the log-rolling and wire working which had becomo both a curse and a disgrace to the County; and while our present County officers and legislators were too wise to advocate it with the earnestness of the convert, it is understood that they, too, gave iu their adhesion to the new doctriuc which was to work out our political salvation. Tlicy did not, however, manifest the zeal in its favor, nor the anxiety to have it adopted by the clubs, which the dear pcopto had a right to expoct from the "best set of Officers in the State." Tlicy had the good of the Country too much at heart to commit themselves to any newfangled notions about ruuuiug tiic political machine, however so much rccoiif mended, and wisely waited until their sober second thought* canfe tfc flicir aid to help them out of the dilemma As the County Executive Committee has kind ly severed the gordioti knot and thereby re leased them from the uncomfortable positioi which tlicy have so long occupied, it is to bi hoped they will conic down from the fence, ant bracing their feet firmly onoc nioro on terra fir ma, make a formal declaration of their princi pics, purposes and aims, during the comitr campaign. Wo all know (hey are candidates fob rc-clcc lion, but wc desire to know how tlicy have fixe up the State?whether tlicy Intend to hold on t tlicir present offices, or how ? It is undcrstoo here in the back-woods (here arc to be seven 1...I Zi i 1 1.1 .1 ^uun^o, nut n is ii.iruijr jiruuaun* i nujr wuutu u any tiling to disturb the sweet harmony wliic at present exists amongst the pnrty, tholigli is said that Col. Duncan aspires to a "higln place" believing he can induce the legislatui to make some law to enforce the road overscci to work the roads. There was some talk of tli Cross Key member retiring to private life, bi it is believed lie has reconsidered the mntU and means to try it another term ; which he i earnestly advised to do, insomuch as the kim ness of his colleagues has relieved liim froi the burdensome duties which usually devolve o a Commissioner. If he dors hold ou, there wi be but one ' competent man" to supply, as tl other desires a re-cL'Ction and, of coursi will be nominated. It is suggested here tin "Scattorbrain" might be coaxed into acccptin the vacancy which he has made in the board i County Commissioners, and instead of sendin the Col. to the house let him give our friend good shove mid land him in the Senate. The members to the house anticipate a length Session next wintor anil dewiro '?lit"!"' A more Y's before the rails get there again an steal all the funds ; and the plan mentioned i much the easiest and cheapest. It is nicrcl thrown out as a suggestion to the intereste ones. Of course the County will acquiesee i anything which the "ring" may recommend.A few "soreheads" anil otlicc seekers may grun blc and endeavor to create dissensious in tli parly hut tlicy are *0 few in mtmhcrnnil of sue little influence that no ono will heed their inu (crings. MORE ANON. For the Times. Wilkinsvillo In Lino. 1Vikinsvii.ee, June 13th 1878. M11. Editor :?Tho Citizens of this vicinif met to-day in response to a call of the officer of the old cluh andrcorgauized by electing It. MILTON PATRICK, Prest dent. A. Frank Smitii, Vice c. w. witisnant, Secretary. 1'. S. Weber, Treasurer. /Executive Committee:?J. T. IV0fiord, Tlioa M. Littlcjolin, Tlios. Patrick. Quite a considerable number of persons wer present and all joined the cluh. Some colore men were on hand and expressed tlicmselvc freely as being fully satisfied with the working of the Hampton Government. After the wor! of the evening was over the cluh adjourned, ti meet on the last Saturday in June, at 3 o'cloc P. M. R. M. PATRICK Prcs't. C. IV. IVjiisnant Sec'y. For the Times. Goshen Hill Club. The Goshen Hill Democratic Club has bee reorganized and the following otlicers elected R. 15. LYONS, President, 1). P. Di scan, Vice-President, J. II ami-ton H amilton, Cor. & Record Sec'} Delegate* to the County Cluh?J. T. Douglas: J. (1. Hunter, J. K. (Joticld. The members of this Cluh arc opposed to th Primarv l-llrclinn tihin fnvnr ? nnm Convention, with incrcasod Township rcprescr lotion to the member of ten Delegate* from cat Township. Goshen is not doing any log things in politic yet, but will come boldly to the front on th hotne-sf retch. J. IIAMITON HAMILTON, Secy. I'or the Times. How to Curo Mad Dogs. Mit. ChiTOH:?We send copy of a receipt fo curing mad dogs; it is as follows: Tut th log up when he hrst shows any signs of goinj mad. Make a solution of I oz. sulpliur, 15 oz turpentine, 1 oz. paregoric, 12 oz. of strichniiie 4 oz. muriatic nci<l, :? oz. nitric acid, 1 pint kei oscnc oil, ? pint alcohol, k Ih gunpowder, hoil ! hours in succession, ltuh the animal on hi nose :> times a day with solution for 21 days and on the Htli day cut his tail olf short, on ill 14th day cut his cars otl rrn/ sh >rt, and on tin 22d night take him out possum hiiiiling, ami i that don t cure him try S. pill. ANONYMOUS, lloMiriiir. in l'.mirnr.i.o.?We learn from tin .V>? .? inul Courier that (Jus Harris, a eolorei Itcvcnuo officer, who a short time ago was it Spartanburg, w.\s killed, inj&elf defence, by Nor ton Hrookor, a white man. Mr. Itrooker fire the fatal ?hot after receiving two shots himself - . T? ?--- ? - ? .-t?r ?: TT For the Times. * The Fault Finders. Mr. EtHTOU t?1 am sorry to see cropping out among tho people a disposition to find fault with the plans suggested for concentrating public opinion. And the Worst feature is that this carping comes front uicn w ho are anxious to get offico. We have too many men who want to be conspicuous) I am afraid. If ever there was a time when cool, clear heads and honesty were ncfeded in the public councils, it is now. I hare heard a great deal of fault fouud with the last Legislature! Have those fault-flndcrs ever thought of lift difficulties that body had to encounter, or the immense amount of work they had to do, of the frauds to unravel, the secret rogueries to ferret out, the bad legislation to undo? And there is another thing t llava they ever thought about it that a largo proportion ot the Legislature was made up of young men and men unexperienced in legislation ? It was the greenest house I eve# , knew convene in 8outli Carolina ; and now, met* , how call themselves sensible, patriotic citizen", want to send a more verdant delegation, by putting themselves in the power of Juno Moblcy.? This is trilling with the host interests of the pcoJ pic?most dangerous t ritliug. Tidings of the Asor ! ' Iler Quick Yoyayc and Safe Arrival at Sierra Leone. [nv cable to 5he news and courier, j Sierra Lf.one, West Coast of ArnicA, May 19, via Madeira, Saturday, June 15.?The Azor airived here to-day. For too many of the liopc^ ful immigrants who sailed from Charleston oil Easter Sunday, the voyage has been disastrous, Indeed, at one time there was reason to fear i- that tlio Azor would be nothing less than a float2 ing charnel-house. ? The first days of the voyage were wholly unc- %| vcntful^ Capt. Holmes orgauized a police force, - and required, every part of the vceaol to be kept J clean. There was no grumbling at this. The. submission anil docility of the cnilgrnnts canno'. be too highly praised. Soon, however, flic need of an experienced physician began to bo d felt. Even before the Azov sailed, measles had 0 made its appearance, and this malady spread rapidly. This was not so bad, however, as the ship fever, caused by tlio closo confinement bo1 twecn decks, the scanty accommodation and, ' :r above all, by the want of water. The sufferings e of the immigrants were intense. They had not ,g been accustomed to praticc self-denial, and soon exhausted the limited daily supply of water.? ie There was great waste despite the efforts of the it officers. The fever spread rapidly, and before ;r we reached this point, which is a colonial settleI ment on the West Const, belonging to Great llritian, twenty-three of our ill-fated emigrants 1* had died. I have never seen a sadder sight m than when their remains were committed to the in deep. The names of the dead will go to you by U the first mail stcimcr that touches at this place. This dispatch 1 forward by way of the Island of ' Madeira, from which point it will be^scnt to you e, by ocean cable. . xt My own health is good. Capt. Holmes has been unremitting in his nttcntion to the immi^ grants. I cannot praise his vigilance, though!fulness and judgment, too warmly. Dcspito g tlie loss of life tlie immigrants nro in good spira its, and filled with joy at the prospect of soon reaching their destination. A. It. Williams. y Communism.?The rumors of communislio w mnTomoii^ in Ibo United SlntCS, which WC llUTO been hearing for some weeks past, are very largely magnified by the sensationalism of newsis mongers. Wherever a body of workmen use y raslwnnd vehement language they are at ooce telegraphed over the continent as Communists. Indeed, the name begins to plnv the same part n ia our current controversies that the nanlc ? "l'amilist" did in the theological controversies i- of the Puritan period. Whenever you did not (C like a man, and did not exactly understand what he would he at, you disposed of him by saying " he was a Familist. So our hard money people t- stigmatized all their opponents, including the National party, as Communists ; and the X at ion passed tho name on to the Protectionists ; anil those who sympatizc with capitalists affix it to trades-uuions and workingmen's parties ; and the National party In Indiana atlix it to capitalisls and banks. The consequence of this loose * talk is not merely to breed confusion in the 8 uiinds of tlio^c who indulge in it, but to tend to produce a panic, both needless and in the highest degree mischievous, in the mind of the public. Such panics arc the necessary previous condition of those temporary submissions of the majority to the minority which in Europe arc called revolutions. They should be impossible l# in this country, where every citizen is accustomed to, insist that all social and political action shall flow in the ample channels provided c l?y our laws. d Of course there arc Communists ill the United h States, many of them. They arc most numerous in those quarters in which great bodies of s foreign-born workmen arc sulTeriug under hard k times, and nro refreshing their memories as to r> the wild theories sown broadcast over Europe ii\ j. ISIS. Hut the temporary unrest and dissatisfaction produced by hard times is not in any large measure communistic in its character ; it lias not become enmity to society and its institutions, and it would vanish in a month if wages wore better and work plenty. Nor ean ihero urisc any danger to our Country from n Communism, or even freui thcinorc violent types : of discontent which arc not such. The uprising of the havo-nols acainst a l'lirnnonn <rr,v, incut is like I lie rush of ;i mob against the Allogenics?and it is not tbe Allcghanics that would be hurl.? /'run Monthly. ? '* JtnuiK Wii.i.iam H. Wai.i.ack.?The present visit of Judge Wallaco to Bam well is, we be0 lievc, the first he ever paid to this county, but g lie is no stranger to our people, for liic splendid services he has rendered to our mother Slate ha\e j made his name a household word in every true t'aro'.ina home. In the war between the Stales his record as a brigade commander was without r fear or reproach* In the sad days of radical e misrule, as a member of the (lencral Assembly, he was a watchful guaidian of the libel tics o( our people, and by his patience, courage otitfc fairness became an acknowledged power in the republican legislature; but in the ilnrk hours just before Urn day dawn?during the "dead look" in the State Mouse in Meceniber, 1K7G, he r 'illustrated'' South Carjlina in a manner worthy e of her most illustrious sons gf the olden time We who with Wallace watched" can never t'orb get the bravery, patience, wisdom and tender nes< with which lie guided us in those stormy ' davs. In llie prime of n vigorous, physical and * intellectual manhood, lie promises to livelong to '' serve the people whom ho loves so well, and 3 when his life's work is done they may well in scriho as his memorial, ''The nohlest ISouinn L" of them all." ? 1'ht I'tnplt. (J # ; f A Nr.p iiKttnv lit KKN.?Mi? Carrie Aughtry, of this County, a pupil of the Columbia Female College, was crowned (pieen of the felt in Coliimbin Friday night. The /We was gotten up to p raise money for the Confederate Soldiers' MonwI ment. All who wished to vote for a queen could i do so by paying lt> cents a vole. The votes themselves realized ^11">, ami quite a handsome I sum was raised in other wa\ * for the Moqiimcnt; Utralil.