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WOtk of ihs Storm King. Further Particulars of ike Wind and Ilail Tornado?Swift .Des.ruction and Extensive Area af the Destroyer. The August* Chronicle and Constitutionalist brings additional particulars of tho destruction from Sunday's cyclone in that vicinity. At Mr. Henry Merry's place, in Berzcli*, the clouds, deep and angry, catno from the southcast and precipitated a storm of about two minutos duration, accompanied by a deadening roar. So complete was the rapid work that tields of corn, which but a few minutes before gave every promise of a heavy yield, were cut through and strippod of their blades ; cotton plants were denuded, and many fields requireclose examination to show that anything at all had been planted. Fruit trees laden with green fruit were blown uown or broken off and the fruit scattered.? Fences completely deniolishod. The destruction to the shade and forest trees is immense. Mr. Merry's crop is totally destroyed, aud many others are in the same condition ; and taking the Bcason in cousideration, the loss must be greater than from the cycloue of March, 1875?for farmers hate not time now to start over and replant, and many have not the means to do so if they could. The storm played great liavoo in Washington County. The crops, which the day before were unpreccdcntly good, were in many cases entirely destroyed. We learn that fields which were in tho tasscling and silking state aro now as bare as they wore in mid-wintor. Orchards liuvo been stripped of fruit and foliage. In some instances tho storm destroyed portions of crops on cortain^jarma, xjhile ^o^tlons wcro only ptri-trally injured. Hailstones, varying in size from that of a buckshot up to agooso egg, were picked up after the storm was over. SomS marvelous tales of iniurv to nersons who were caught out in the storm have reached us. It is also stated that horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, poultry, etc., suffered terribly. Mr. Enoch Smith measured one hail stone which was nine iifclics'Tn circumference. He assisted in measuring another which was one-half inch larger. ITo also states that Mr. W. 0. Dryant, of ltiddlcville, informed him that ho measured some liail stones after the storm passed which measured sixteen and seventeen inches, and were as large as a child's head. Mr. J. T. Cook, near Tennille, estimates his loss in his corn crop nlono at 1,000 bushels.? About 2 P: M., of the same day, another cloud formed, near tlio same point where the storm began in the morning, and moved northeast across the upper end of the county, unroofing houses, and in some instances blowing down small houses and outbuildings. Fences were blown down nnd trees wcro uproetcd and piled ao?OMak, yther in such quantities as to aeri * thV crops and prevcht further plowing. This cloud also poured out hail in tremendous qualities. A correspondent of the Sandersville Courier, writing from Sun Hill, says : , "The hail storm which passed through this section yesterday morning, at 7.30 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 bent down to the ground, and much of il cut down. Hail stones fell from the size of a bird's egg to thesize of a coCoanul, and lay on the ground one hour and a half. A correspondent of the Savannah A'etcs, writing from Tcnnillo, 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 came from the west, and 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 nr. xno son around was ^^^^^^^Tforloralcd with thousand tne fence corners were piled half leg high with these missies from the clouds. At this writing no estimation can bo formed of the damage or its extent. It seems to have been only about a mile wide and went in n 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 places is entirely denuded of every leaf, and only the stem of the plant left. The peach crop suffered severely by being bruised and threshed off by hail and wind. The woods now are nearly covered with gieen leaves knocked off." Another correspondent, writing from Davisboro, says : At Kiddlcvillc, six miles southwest of here, we arc^ormcd by reliable parties that many stone^^oll as large as a man's two Hsts, and some parties, who nro 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 stonos five minutes they fell, and they weighed one pound eaffiT? From the best information VAICUMCU U? vi UU UIJOP VI OO Ivl ! UI1ICB, MUU 1U many sections did considerable damage to the corn and cotton crops. Sunday's hail tornado seems to liave crossed (he Savannah llivcr about upon the line of the Sand Hills and to havo struck Edgefield County in the same southerly direction. The devastation along its path, which was about two miles wido, waa tit complete as reported in our colums yesterday upon the Georgia side. At Currytown, the work of the stotm rapid and terrific. Itev. J. I*. Mealing, who lives near by, states that his houso was struck about o'clock .Sunday afternoon, the hail driving completely through the shingles of the roof, driving off the weather-boarding, shivering window glasses and blowing tho 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. Hail stones _\vere as large as goose eggs, killing poultry of "all kinds and rendering insensible those who were struck upon the head. Mr. Meeting's crop, about 125 acres of which ho had under cultivation, was completely ruined, and which he supposed would make at maturity 150 bushels of corn and 30 bales of cotton, is practically worthless. .Mr. Paul II. Ifayue, who lives nt Copso Ilill, sixteen miles from Augusta, writes as follows concerning the storm of Inst Sunday: "I wish I could describe the scenes through which we passed ywterdny, but no langungo can properly depict it. At hnlf-past 8 o'clock n tornado with hail stones as big as a man's fist suddenly came up, and for five minutes everything seemed lost. 1 thought that our roof was destroyed, because the inner ceiling cracked in every direction, and all our rooms but one were literally flooded with water. It was awful. The sound of (he hail beating upon doors and roofs resembled a furious discharge of round and grape shot. My garden has been annihilated ; all my fruit trees have been destroyed ; a portion of the library}? injured, and there has been the d?1 to poygttidrally. But I am devoutly thankful that it is no worse. We expected to be buried." A correspondent of the Newt and Courier writes : The most terrific hail storm ever known in this country occurred at Anderson on Sunday nfternoon. The ilamncrn ran Rnarcelv tin nlimi. tod which it did to the growing crop. Wheat that hnd not been harvested is every stalk beaten flat to the ground, and at 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 off". This will not injure the ' yield of young corn materially, "but where if ' was waist h'gh, as much of it was, it will be cut l off a groat deal. Oats will fare almoot as bad as wheat, bat the great damage-is dona to ootton. I fear it js ruined beyond reoorary, the leaves being beaten off and the stalks bruised and broken. Tke hail was terrific, covering the whole grouad and remaining some timd. Your correspondent lins always taken accounts of hail as large os,'"guinea eggs" with several grains of allowance, but it is not exaggeration to say that many of these were as large as hen eggs and some as large as turkey eggs. The gardens seem utterly ruiued ; tomato plants, squajifces, beans, okra) in fact nearly everything almost beaten into the earth. ? The Camden JournStsays that place was visited by a terrific storm on Sunday afternoon.? Thc'rain poured in torrents, the wind howled, and the hail, varying in size from a small marble to a hen's egg, fell thick and fast for aquartor of an hour or more. The whole face of the oarth was flooded with water; fences, trees and in some places houses were blown down, and every glass that was exposed to the fury of the storm was broken by the hail. ?he Mltthlii '(Union ?imrs. 11 -mm nm/vvrvici vi'itx iv. Jn. ?iunt,n, r.uuor. UNION, FRIDAY, JUNK 21, 1878. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. 1 Copy, one year, is advanck, 12.00 2 Copies onu year," " 3.73 5 " *?'?? <i S.J10 10 " " " " " 13.00 ADVERTISING. One sqnaro or one incli, first insertion, - - - $1.00 Each Kubacquent insertion, ------- 75 1 liberal discount made to merchants and others advertising for six months or hsAbc year. / Obituary Notices of tctiuncs or leas, Inserted free. " " OTcr ten lines, charged as Adrertlseuicnts. "Citixcn's" answer to our remarks of last week is unavoidably postponed. It will appear next week. Our friend, R. T. Owens painted four large cucumbers upon our desk so accurately that we took tliern home and eat them. Deputy U. S. Marshal W. L. Springs was, on Monday last, committed to jail at GreenTills, for stealing a watch. JWT We thank our faithful and courteous Senator, M. C. Bailor for a coppy of F. B. Gough's report on Forestry, published under the direction of ilia Commissioner oi Agriculture. It is an interesting and valuable work. ? SlSf On Monday last, in Boston, 1,200 newly slaughtered hogs, 1,300 life hogs, 1,000 tierces, 1,000 cases and 800 barrels of lard, a large amount of bacon and 1,500 barrels of glue were destroyed by fire. Total loss, with buildings, ?800,000; ?150,000 insurance. .? Whore are they gone tol The Spartanburg and Greenville Daily Papers of Tuendav hml not arrived here at the time our paper went to press. Whose fault was it 1 The First Paaohea. Our friend, Tkos. McNally lias the thanks of wc us and family, for some very luscious peaches which were grown on his Paeolet farm. They were the first wo had seen. . - Charleston Harbor. We extend our congratulations to the good people^ our "City by the Sea," upon tkebright prospect of having their beautiful harbor improved, and made accessible in all weather to $'200,000 to that object. .?. Fine New Car. A beautiful and coinforlnble new Passenger Car was put on the S. U. & C. Railroad last . Monday. We have not had time to go to the dopot and examine it, but we arc told it is equal to any Car on any Southern road, iu point of beauty and comfort. The County Map. We have upon our table an excellent yap of of Union County, drawn by Miss Fannie V. Littlejohn, a student of Asbury Seminary, in the unncr tiarl'of this County. The man ia not nnlv well gotttou up but is quite accurate, aud cer- j tainly does much credit to the Seminary as well as the pupil. We learn that Asbury Seminary is in a very flourishing condition and gaining in reputation and the favor of thtf people. I'AaSxoursion to Tryon. We see by the Spartanburg papers that Mr. J. L. Cannon will run an excursion train over the Spartanburg Union and Columbia Railroad, - from Tryon City to Union, en Saturday, the 6th of July. Only 50 cents will be charged for the round trip. We cannpt help thinking llint the gottcrs up of the excursion, if they really desired to be courteous to the people of Union, who have as great a financial interest in the new road as any other people, would have requested the announcement to be made rhrough their County paper. Railroad Meeting. The corporators of the Union, Gaflnoy City and ltutherfordton Railroad Company will meet citizens of Rutherford County, North Carolina, at GafTney City, on Friday June 28lh at 3 P. M. The corporators are : B. D. Culp, William Munro, A.. 11. Foster, J. W. McLure, F. M. Farr, J. P. McKissick, II. T. Gallmnn, T. L. IIamc3, J. J. Brown, William Jcffcrics, Charles Petty, M. 8. Lynn, 8. 8. Ross, P. 0. Lemmons, R. M. GafTney, A. N. Wood, W. W. Gaffuey, and F. G. 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 !n for that purpose. It will depend upon this meeting, in part, whether they come this way, or go to Spartanburg. An Error.?In the account given in yesterday's paper of the fete 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 errer. The queen 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 P. Aughtry, "is a native of the good old county of Union." Bhe is the daughter of Mr. Den. Aughtry, who removed from this county, iu?t acroti (he line?not far enough to change her nativity?to Maybinton, only a few years ago.? Union is so noted for her .pretty, modest and intelligent young ladies, that any one might have known that so pretty a Queen as Miss Aughtry came from "here or heareabouts. We are just as proud of the honor conferred on her as if she now lived right among us. 1. The Ceurt. 5 ^ The June Term of Courl convened Inst Monday, Judge J. H. Hudson presiding. As the June?term it by law confined to cases upon the Sesalbn* docket and such other onuses as can be dispose* of without juries, and there being but few criminal cases upon the docket, we have but little Xlpurt business to report. . it jjMJudge Hudson's first visit to this Couutyf anoT^has nlado a most favorable impression upon the bar and the community; He is a man of sterling integrity, pure moral character and a profound lawyer, whilo bis intercourse with all connected with tbo 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 onjoined, was very timely, appropriate and impressive. Solicitor'^Ball, although quite unwell, was promply at his post, and with his accustomed energy end'ability did his full duty to the State and County. The Juries wore discharged on Wednesday.? The following is the list and disposition of the cases presented to the Grand Jury, and disposed of: .* State vs. Eliia Foster and A. L. Bishop?malicious trespass. True Bill as to Eliza Foster. Slate vs. Franklin Whitmire?Murder. True - '*# CASKS PISrOSKD OF. State vs. Wade Hampton?Poisoning Horses.? . Continued by State, vs C. L. Cosy?Assault and false imprisonment. Nol Pros. " -vs. Eliza Foster. Not Guilty. " vs. J. W. Littlojohn?Assault and battery. v.l n xvei x rus. ' vs. Robt. Jefferics?Unlawfully contracting matrimony with a girl under 16 years of age. Not Guilty. " vs. Jo?. M. Turner?Receiving stolen good, knowing them to be stolen. Guilty. Verdict set aside and a motion for new trial granted. " vs Harrison Jeter?Grand Larceny.? Nol l'ros. " vs. C. W. Jetor. Sci. P. upon Recognisance. Order to estreat Recognisance. The CdUrt adjourned at 11 o'clock yesterday, Thursday morning. i ? Presentment ef the Grand Jury, AT TflF. JUNK TKRM OF COURT, 1878. Under the direction of your Honor, as embraced in the Charge to the Grand Jury, we ^tg to submit: .. ..... That we have considered the -farious<matters brought to our attention and find as follows: rUDLIC DUILDIHOS. There are some small repairs needed about the Court House and Jail, and we would recommend that theso be made at as oarly a day as can be conveniently done by the County Commissioners. The public Well also is in need ol repairs. t:k poor house. The inmates of this institution seem to be doing well and nre well provided for. The build, ings are in good condition. The farm, &c., appear^tobe wel! maneied^ , ^ r rUDLIC officers, As far as we have been able to make an examination, we find them well kept, and (lie records iu good condition. TniAL JUSTICES. We have cxaminod all the books presented to us hj 'he various Trial Justices of the County atari ft nil I hum ?? .1 !i I - ? juuu tuuumuu. ROADS. The Roads in the County are in bad condition. We would recommend that special attention bo given to this matter by the County Commissioncrs and that the Road law be rigidly enforced. URIIHiE*. There jar* some Bridges needed in the County, and wi would recommend that the CommUnioners build them as soon as they nro in funds to do so. There are some repairs needed upon some of the Bridges and we would rocomuicnd that these repairs bo mode at once. OAMBLIKO. The Grand Jury have had brought to their notice 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, be instructed to rigidly enforce the laws in relation to gaming. BILLS or TUB BANK OP TUB STATK. Wo have b<?en informed by the Treasurer that a large proportion of the County Taxes have been tendered in Bills of the Bank of the 8tatc of South Cauii>n*i and regwt to know the fuct, as it was expected that the debt of the County could be paMMkut of the tax levy fsr the present fiscal year, so that after this year tho people might hope to be relieved of tho heavy taxa lion tfMch hu oppressed them lor ao long a time. COUNTY AUDITOR. Wo would recommend (he nbolition of (lit Office of County Auditor, and that the duties of this office be discharged by tho Treasurer of the County. Respectfully submitted, J. E. MENU, Foreman. ?? Oar Firemen. The members of Wade Hampton Fire Co., No. 1, of this town are making rapid progress in working their machine. They parade for practice ctery Saturday afternoon, and with their bright red shirts make a good display. Their little enirine ia a fine machine and threw* water equal to some larger machines that we hare seen. The Town Council haro very prudently purchased an iron tank and placed it upon the running works ef a stout wagon. The tank is kept fall of water, ready for aotion at any time, so thai if a fire should oceor beyond the reach of the cisterns, it will go with the engine and supply it with water. Its capacity is 400 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} minutes, steady pumping. Next week we shall give the names of nil who hare been elected officers of the Fire department and Company. * _ ' " f?T->r.->. m 77-isFor tho Tiuics. ' Rambling Thoughts. Mb. Editor:?Wheu, a few weeks since, the Stste Executive Committee issued a circular re- 0 commending primary elections, nearly every w person took to (he idea at once, and many of eur people who had become disgusted with nom- Cl inating conventions hailed the primary plan as 0 a wonderful improvement on the old and c obnoxious one, which had sent so many incompetent men before the people. They ^ thought they saw in the new scheme a snfe, 0 certain and sure way of preventing the leg-roll- ^ ing and wire working which had become both * a curse and a disgrace to the County; and while ' our present County officers and legislators were s too wise to advocate it with the earnestness of 1 the convert, it is understood that they, too, gave 1 in their adhesion to tlio new doctrino which was * to work out our political salvation. 1 They did not, however, manifest the zeal in n its favor, nor the anxiety to have it adopted by 1 the clubs, which the dear peoplo had a right to * expoct from the "best set of Officers in the ' State." Thev had the good of the Country too T much at heart to commit themseh os to any now- Jj fangled notions about running the political ma- j chine, however so much rccontmcnded, and wisely waited until their sober second thought* canfe tt fhoir aid to help them out of the dilcrnmn. As the County Executive Committee has kindly severed the gordion knot and thereby released them from the uncomfortable position which they have so long occupied, it is to be j hoped they will conic down from tho fence, and j bracing their feet firmly onoo moro on terra fir- 1 ma, make a formal declaration of their princi- 1 pica, purposes ana aims, during (lie coming campaign. * We all know (licy are candidates foV rc-clcc- i lion, but we desire (o know how they hare fixed 1 up the State?whether ihoy intend to hold on to their present offices, or how 7 It is understood here in the back-woods there are to be several changes, but it is hardly probable they would do anything to disturb the sweet harmony which at present exists amongst tlio party, though it is said that Col. Duncan aspires to a "higher place" believing he can induce the legislature to make some law to enforce the road overseers to work tlio roads. There was some talk of the Cross Key member retiring to private life, hut it is believed he has reconsidered the matter and means to try it another terra; which lie is earnestly advised to do, insomuch as the kindness ef his colleagues has relieved him from the burdensome duties which usually devolve on a Commissioner. If he docs hold on, there will bo but one "competent mas" to supply, as the other desires n re-cl.'ctlon and, of course, will be nominated. It is suggested here that , "Scattorbrain" might bo conxcd into accepting the vacancy which he lias made in the board of County Commissioners, and instead of sending the Col. to the house let him give our friend a good shove and land him iu the Senate. The members to the house anticipate a lengthy i session ocii winter anu ueuiro i%ypt > morfv's before I be rads get Ihcro again and steal all the funds ; and the plan mentioned is much the easiest and cheapest. It is merely thrown out ns a suggestion to tho interested ones. Of course the County will acquiesce in anything which the "ring" may recommend.? A few "soreheads" and office seekers may grumble sad endeavor to create dissensions in the party but they are so few in numbcrnnd of such little influence that no ono will heed their muttering*. MOItE ANON. i l-'or the Times. Wilkinsville In Line. Wikin.svii.kc, Juno 13tli 1878. Mil. Editor:?Tho Citizens of this vicinity met to-day in response to a call of tho officers of the oltl club and.reopganized by electing It. MILTON PATRICK, Proident. A. Frank Bmith, Vice ' C. W. Witianant, Secretary. i I*. 8. Wkbkr, Treaturcr. Executive Committee:?J. T. Woflbrd, Thos. M. Littlcjohn, Thos. Patrick. Quite a considerable number of persons were present and all joined the club. Homo colored men were on hand and expressed themselves i freely as being fully satisfied with the workings of the Hampton Government. After the work of tho evening was over the club adjourned, to meet on the last Saturday in June, at 3 o'clock r. M. K. M. PATRICK Pres't. C. W. Whisxaxt Sec'y. ? For the Times. Goshen Hill Club. Tlio Goshen Hill Democratic Club lias been reorganized and the following officers elected : R. B. LYONS, President, D. P. Duncan, Vice-President, J. Hampton Hamilton, Cor. & Record Sec'y. Delegates to the County Club?J. T. Douglass, J. C. Hunter, J. ?. Cofield. The members of this Club arc opposed to the , Primary Election plan. Wo favor a nominating Convention, with increased Township representation to tho member of ten Delegates from each Township. Goshen is not doing any big things in politics yet, but will oome boldly to the front on the home-stretch. J. HAMPTON HAMILTON, Secy. For the Time*. U?? . r w.j ?.? MVW vv VUIO l/0||? Mn. Editor:?Wo send copy of a receipt for curing mad dogs ; it is as follows : Put the dog up when he first shows any signs of going mad. Make a solution of 4 os. sulphur, 6 ox. turpentine, 1 oz. pnregario, 12 ox. of striohnine, 4 ox. muriatic acid, 8 ox. nitric acid, 1 pint ker? osene oil, ^ pint aloohel, } lb gunpowder, boil 8 hours in succession. Rub the animal on his nose 3 times a day with solution for 21 days, and on the 8th day cut his tali off ?hort, on the 14th day cut his ears off v*ry short, and on the 22d night take him out possum hunting, and if that don't curs him try 8. C. pill. ANONYMOUS. Homicide in Kdobnri.*.?We learn from the Ntv>? and Courier that Qua Harris, a colored Revenue officer, who a short time ago was in Rpertanburg, w.xs killed, infaetf defence, by Norton Brooker, a white man. Mr. Breoker fired the fktal nhot after receiving two shots himself. For tho Times. . The Fault Finders. Mn. Editor i?i am sorry to see cropping ut among the people a disposition to find fault rith the plans suggested for concentrating pubic opinion. And tlit Worst feature is that this * arpiog comes ftoiu men who are nnnious to get ffiM W. h... lA. ..... _k. 1 *? onspicuous, I am afraid. .. If aver thera wus a time whed cool, clear cads and honesty were ncfedod in the public ounoils, it is now. I hare heard a grant deal of lult found with the Inst Legislature, llavo hose fault-finders ever thought df 0k difficulties hat body had to encounter, of the immense mount of work they had to do, of the frauds to tnravcl, the secret rogueries to ferret cut* he bad legislation to undof And thore is nother thing i Have they ever thought tkbout it lint a largo proportion ot the Legislature was node up of young men and men unexperienced n legislation ? It was the greenest house 1 eve#' ;ncw convene in South Carolina ; and now, metv tow call themselves sensible, patriotic citizens* vant to send a more verdant delegation, by puling themselves in the power of Juno Moblcy.? This is trilling with the host interests of (lie pea' >lo?most dangerous trifling. . x Tidings of tha Asor 1 _/ _ Utr Quick Voyage and Safe Arrival at Sierrd Leone. [by carle to iiik news axd courier.] . Sierra. Leoke, West Coast or ArRicA, May 19, via Madeira, Saturday, June 15.?The Aiofi zirived here to-day. For too many of the hope? ful immigrants who sailed from Charleston oft faster Sunday, the voyage has been disastrous, indeed, at one time there eras reason to fear [hat the Azor would be nothing ices than a float' ing charnel-house. The first days of the voyage wcrs wholly tineventf^ Capt. Holmes organised a police fot^ce, sad required, every part of the vessel to be kept clean. There' was no grumblingjit this. The submission and docility of the emigrants cannot be too highly praised. Soon, lwwvvcr, need of an experienced physician began to be felt. Even before the Azor sailed, measles had made its apj entrance, and this malady Bpread rapidly. This was not so bad, however, as the ship fever, caused by tho close confinement between decks, the scanty accommodation and. ^ above all, by the want of water. The sufferings of the immigrants were intense. They had not been accustomed to pratice self-denial, and spon exhausted the limited daily supply of water.? There was great waste despite the efforts of the officers. The fever spread fapidly, and before we reached this point, which is n colonial settlement on the West Const, belonging to G'rcnt Hritian. twonty-tbrec of our ill-fated emigrants had died. 1 have never seen a sadder sight than when their remains were committed to the deep. The names of tho dead will go to you by the first mail stexmer that touches at this place. This dispatch L forward by way of tho Island of Madeira, from which point it will be^scnt to you by ocean cable. . My own health is good. Cnpt. Holmes has been unremitting in his attention to the immigrants. I cannot praise his vigilanoe, though!fulness and judgment, too warmly. Despite, tho loss of life tho immigrants are in good spirits, and filled with joy at the prospect of soon reaching their destination. A. 11. Williams. .?. Communism.?The rumors of communlatio movemtnU ia the United, iltates, which we have been hearing for some weeks past, are very largely magnified by tho sensationalism of newsmongers. Wherever a body of workmen use rnshland vehement language they are at once telegraphed over the continent as Communists. Indeed, the name begins to play the same pari ia our current controversies that the nanto "Familist" did in the theological controversies of the Puritan period. Whenever you did not 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 stigmatised all their opponents, including the National party, as Communists ; and tho Aation nassed the name on In th? I>Mio/>iiAniii. . .?.i those who sympatixo with capitalists affix it to trades-unions and workingrnen's parties ; and the National party in Indiana affix it to capitalists and banks. The consequence of this tooso talk is not merely to breed confusion in tho minds of those who indulge in it, but to tendta produce a panic, both needless and in the highest degree mischievous, in the miud of the public. Hush panics are the necessary previous condition of those temporary submissions of tho minority to the minority which in Europe are called revolutions. They should be impossible In this country, where every eitisen is accustomed to. insist that all social and political action shall flow in the ample channels provided by our laws. Of course there arc Communists in the United States, manv of lh*m TL?u ous iii those quarters in which great bodies of foroign-born workmen aro suffering under hard times, and aro refreshing, their memories as to the wild theories sown broadcast orer Europeiq 1848. Hut the temporary unrest and dissatisfaction produced by hard tiroes is not in any large measure communistio in its character ; it litis not become enmity to society and its institutions, and it would vanish in a month if wages were belter and work plenty. Nor can there arise any danger to our country from Communism, or even from the more violent types of discontent which are not such. The uprising of the have-nots against a European goverrmc^js like the rush of a mob against the AllegVnies?and it is not the Alleghanies that would be hurt.?Vt>in Monthly. Judos William If. Wallace.?The present visit of Judge Wallace to Barnwell is, we believe, the first he ever paid to this county, but he is no stranger to our people, for tbe splendid services he has rendered to our mother State have made his naore a household word in every truq Carolina homo. In the war between the Slater hie record as a brigade commander was without fear *r reproach* In the sad days of radical misrule, as a member of the General Assembly, he was a watchful guaidian of ths libei ties of our people, and by his patieace, courage fairness became an acknowledged power in the republican legislature; but in the dark (lours just before tM day dawn?during the "deail lock" in the State (louse in Deoember, 1876, ho "illustrated" South Carallna in a manner worthj of her most illustrious sens fj ihp plilen time. "We who with Wallace wfrtobed'' Dever forget the bravery, patience, wisdom and tenderness with which he guided as in those stormv day*. In the prime of a rigorous, physical and intellectual manhood, ho promises to lira long to sere* the peoplo whom ho loess so well, and when his life's work is done tbey may well inscribe as his memorial, "Tho noblest Boinnn of them all."?The People. A Nkmnapov Qukkn.?Miss Carrie Aughtry, of this County, a pupil of.the Columbia Female College, was crowned queen of the fete in Co* lumbia Friday night. The fete was gotton up to raise money for the Confederate Boldiers' Monument. All who wished to rote foraqueen eould do so by paying 10 cents a rote. Tho votes themselves realized $115, and quite a handsome sum wan raised in other ways for the Moqumpptj ?Herald.