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t ? - OL-1 ia - Tim Gamhlcbs in COUlt*.?While charging the grand jury as to the nature of cortiiin bills which hii'l boon handed to them yesterday, Judge Hudson.took occasion to cull their attention likewise to the l:tw with respect to ginning and gambling. He said: "I think it not improper, gentlemen of the grand jury, that 1 should call your attention to the law of this j Mtato on the subject of gaining and gambling, which practices, I understand, are carried on in this city to a dangerous extent. The statute on this subject is inucli more broad an i comprehensive than is generally supposed : I there fore beg to read it to you." The Julge here read the first sect ion of chapter 7th pages -Pi > ] and IOC, of the lie. Ned Statutes, which describes the otfencc of gambling, and provides that upon conviction thereof, the party so e nt- , victc l shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months and a fine not exceeding ?-,tHHI. The Judge then went on to explain to the grand jury that the otVenee of gambling is e>>iu- j jdete, whether the parties playing the games forbidden in the net actually bet or not. "If betting was absolute!v necessary to make out the otfencc of gambling." the Judge said, "it would he extremely ditlieult to convict ami bring to punishment parties so betting, and for this reai "v* *- -1 - -1 ?- ? ~f ? ?" of the lie betting or not. So thiit if this otfencc is pret ailing within the limits of your city t > such an extent as to need suppression, then," gentlemen, it is your duty to take this Statute for your guidance, and act as in your judgment von think tironer." ? _V ?-. <?n f '~onri,r. Disrti.t.Kims.?There arc now in this county several license! government distilleries, in successful operation. l?r IV S. James, we believe, tirst broke the ice. an?l as people began to see a lawful business may be run at reasonable expense, others are making the venture. W e believe this is the most effectual way to break down the blockade I usincss, as when people can ret lawful whiskey and better whiskey at about the same price as the blockade, they will buy it. and thus drive cut the moonshiners. I i fact, any man had rather pay more f >r an article undo by a known citizen, under fav.tn ciiinstauccs. thai to buy from itie unknown, and often ba I whiskey. W hile we arc n,t . . favor of lnpior making or li-p: r dealing, yet if we mud have if. w-e prefer to have lawful dtstilleries. The effect of these distilleries will be to raise the price of corn to the Western standard. We feel sure that corn in this e nnty will advance before summer to the] rieeat ?M,!i it can be shipped from other markets, and that it will le necessary f.-r our county to c?.: corn from abroad in !?..-> than three months. V : i n1 y in this county, but iu l'ickcns, Greenville. Spartanburg and ; crhaj s other c unties govern nicnt distilleries are now i:i successful < peri ". r.. All those counties have been infested wiih moonihincrs. aid the \ robttble effect cf these '.iwiui vtills will be to curb ami fin.V.lv uj r-j^i uuk.wful stilling by all but a few outcast*.?A'oiert Courier. Tnuk Tiioi>am> Fot'it lli Ni-r.t.n 1\>i n*. - ?i lit man Flush in osk Family.?Scattered ab.-u' in the upper portion of Lancaster county. there lives a negro family, compose 1 ol lather, l ther, nine sons nn>l six (laughters, whose ;?--Tv gate weight is a little over three thousand bur hundred pounds, or an average cf two hundtcl pounds for each member. The father of this fat family has never weighed over 1 IT. p winds while Il?v in tin r - I r*r:riK? bnnrtlmTTil*~T1bWlV^y'jF'y n .man. w!. weighs L'OO pounds, while the lighti-t is the youngest, ahoy of l'.? year-', w 1. -e weight is 1N*? poutnis. There has never been 1 it one loath in the family, that of a man. who die ! about two years ago, who ha i attained abou* t.'s both vear. His weight was about ?. 1 j ...:. is. ?Hoc.': J! HI Herald. - Cotton Mills in Titr. Sot'Tti.?The l'i.il i klpl.ia Xvrth American speaks thus ciiCourugin jly of tiic cotton manufacturing fu'ure cf the South : ''There is little doubt that t!;e c <tt >n 1 manufacturing in the North will become a thin? of the past within a generation after j ru-[ ri;y , < is restored in the .South. It will no longer j ay i to carry the raw material hundreds of miles and , transport coal and supplies to the c-dder climate of the North when both can be saved by the ^ erection of mills on the spot. New Kiigland 1 will lr,?c her cotton mills just as she lost Iter glass factories, when the manufacture was he- I gun at l'itshtirg, and the freight on coal and sat. 1 saved. The future of the South is in her | own hands, and she alone holds control of her ( destiny." Lawi.rssNiiss in l'i:\xsvt.vania. ? llarrishurg, February 11.?The (iovernor received a telegram ( last night from the sheriff of Washington t.'ounty saying that a state of riot existed there, and c asking for military ai 1 to make arrests a- the i rioters had tlie encouragement and sym; .thy nf t three or four hundred miners. Another telegram this morning says (hat the arrests arc being tiiudu quietly, and will include sixty men- 1 l"p to tlii- time no military force lias been sent, -j but tied. Heaver, commanding the forces in I lull district, ha- bom directed to hold him-elf in readiness. t Fitt: l'ltounr-s or tiik 1'i.aui k.?St. l'etersburg. February LI.?The '?<?/' * publishes a tele- 1 gram from Tzaritziu, dated the l-lli inst., siat- ' ing tliat since the tliaw set in the number ?.f t plague stricken lias increased, l'rof. .lacobi, | , of t'lmkoff. the head of the medical commis-doii ! sent into the infected district, has been attacked j ' with the disease an I was worse ai last accounts. ] Salutiica, February Id.?There is no sickness hero or at Kavala. The number of deaths from typhus at Xanthe reached k'oO. The mortality there is dccrea-ing. - - I Mine Miglisli. t lie m >>st popular boot hi a ok in i Detroit, having observed the annuiil statements j < !' tlie police superintendent, insurance cotnpa- ' nits, an 1 so on. determine I to give I lie public : - me statistics relating to his own nthtirs.? ' Whereupon he has compile! the following:? j l'aid tip capital, thirty-four cuts ; surplus. m\ | cents : number of blacks ' during 1^7-, 1. |. 1: cash h st on street. 1 'J" ; number of fights, twenty-eight ; nutuher of victories, twentv-seveu : present liabilities, two cents : <Hvi<len<l to stockholders, turn. i flovernor Vance, before retiring from the ex- j ccutivc chair, pardoned the only Hebrew in the | North Carolina penitentiary, lie was under a ten year#' sentence for manslaughter. The <iov- , enter endorsed upon the paper: "1 take picas- ' lire in saying that I sign the pardon in part rue- i ognition of the good and law-ahi ling character of our Jewish riti/ens, tkU being the first seri- ' mis case ever brought to my notice on the part of otiv of that i> .>plo.-' i j 111 IVY lifsl\r?s IN (it AMI.?TllP CllOr.'lW \ Chester Hail road carried out from Chester on > Monday last fifty ton? of guano and meridian- i Ihc, mostly pm?". Tltis rc;iily look* :i- if the , ! farmers <>l* eastern < hosier :irc ^"'in/ it r'r . < not 1 cfr.ir-li 11 j? the ami l'lio-jhate war. ?C'/i' -r \ H.rr,.r. Cfii^rcssincn Aiken nn<l hvins \a.ti I n?.iinst tliejinotion to snspet.il the rnV- r?tt I j :i"? llnr< ii:.r<l " l>ill ftnthori/iiig tin* is*uc of * ! > turn mm? >! hotel* to jirovole for jiiiy tnenl of < iaitut uin'tr 1 l.o At tears si l't'bsicn bill. The inoti :i v ! | .i JTIic %'(ilcchlt> tttnion (Timfii. 1 Jl. M. STORKS, Ktliuin~ J J "rMOX, IKlbAY. FEBRUARY 2t7 1&9. , TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. t t Cupv, oiiu )car, i \ ai?v.\nck, W 00 J CiiliU-s iiiic yciir, " " .'5 7'. r ' , 10 I.VOO ADVERTISING. I Oiio s.jiiar - or ??ti" it?i li. li ?t insiTti.in, - - - fl.tW I .it li Miloojiit iii iiiM-rlion, ' < I I i'> r.il .I'm .unit in.ill.- t.. in.'ii li.iiito iiii.I niliiTs mil. r- , 1 i-iti|; |.?r m\ iiii inli? ur t-j ill.- \ * ir. i il.ili..n_\ Nil ten lli.c i>i i. ??, lui.'rtiil free j i " " ?>\.r I. li Inn'.'.. > li.ii|;i'vl iii A<lv? itiM'f ' 111.'II I m. j t CO'" I II.' Lawyers uro its lui>v us lues, j>h'- , ' paring foi' t'ourt. A very large number of ohm's arc docketed and some of llicm very important. We tear, however, the t'ourt will do no more than got through the eriniitutl docket, if that. If possible, we shall giie full reports i f all the eases tried, which will occupy consider- ( able space in the Tunis for some weeks. Appointment of a Trial Justice. | The liovetnor has appointed Mr. J. 11. Wil; i; ? T.i.l t.. ^a,;,i'..?uiv in litems- ^ Heavy Loss iu Horse Flcsli. On last Thursday a fire .,vmri>.l nt Tailor | sail's stables, in New York. in which seventy horses were l>nrne<i, valued at 0-VviWV To Trcvent Serious Accidents ( t?i) to Irwin e'o's., and buy their safety v?Ive for your kerosene lamps. It is a sure protection against explosion, and is dirt cheap? only bV? cents. Don't Forget Us. >teaskall who are in any way it. li'. tod to us not to think wi can cot ale:..^ illicit! the i sma'.. aiiuut.t they oa.h i we t.s I>. r. t think that et era hod) has pa: 1 tt.e ] : inter i \c? j t y > urself. f, r we a.-s.tre n it that s.tolt is faj ttvni t o it.g the case. A tnost everybody thiuk as you do, CoUsequent \ hut tew jay us. Exire Court for Newberry. In Citise 4utucc ot the crowded state cf the d cket re pairing to. .re ttutc for the >s ?1 >f ' the cases thereon titan the pre-ent term j or- : n..ts. dudgt Aidrioh has . .icred an extra term ' of v . ur; f. r Newberry v", . t.ty. c u. to. ct.cc oti ' the t.rst lues lay after the f.rst M.t. iay in May and to continue lor three weeks. , J - Governor Simpson I'asst.i t:.:v..g:. hori on 1 is w ,y to iV.untVia last Tit(s iay b. tni one ha i imprudently re- ' f^rte i t- hita that L.? aged and bt eve . } crI r. J W. ?.n. was :y .t.g 1. w r.t his | residence. t..enr. tot rings, and the G.vera : had hastened to sec him but was pleased to find the 1 Of'health. !l - Dtnte Heading. i \N e are inlortt.o 1 tl. a the f.rst o f a series of j Iltue readtai:? will be held at the residence . !' i u i ?. t- neai 'liifWfWf n'g'?t . i"i TT?r I etief.t 1 the Methodist ("lunch - f this town.? Ti.v-e rc.i l:r*? arc vi rv :11-r -1:i jT and goner- : ally nrTrl rv.c literary and s tial ei.oriainnicnts. They >;. j 'xvll a::ct; ic i. ; .ir:| 1 uly 1 y : :.c ; :.rg j e j "c. The Carolina Farmer. 'iij-.sisam st excellent Agricultural work, ani peculiarly adaptc I to the wants i>t" the far- i ' uitrs ot tills section. ltd editorials tire well ) written :m 1 -mml. Its selection: arc gatlierel ; . vidcntlv by a man of practical experience, who / inows exactly what information the fanners of he South stand most i:i need of. l'ublishod by 1 iV. If. Bernard, nt Wilmington, X, at the o\v price of .rl."?U a year. lomestead in Personal Propotty. At the late term of Court in Newberry Conn- ^ y a case came up on appeal from Trial Justice's [ 'ourt, by anon land owner claiming the benefit 1' f the iluinestead Law in personal property.? J ' udgc Aldrieli sustained the appeal, holding j" hat tlie personal property of a debtor, of i j.j very description to tlie amount of :? ">()( , 1s exempt. It is expected tlint the judg- J' nent creditor will appeal to the supreme Court, 1 j^ vliieh litis one or two similar cascr now before t. Tic Baptist Hot Supper. The Ladies of the Baalist Chureh of tliis own an l vicinity are already making preparai'?ns for tlie Hot Supper they intend to give on i lie night of the first Tuesday of next month? j he first Tuesday of Court. They tell us that heir last Supper was nothing in eomparisioii j 11 ivith what they intend the next shall be, and 1 "...i . - " i.ivj *.%! ?;* i ii 11111 u vim 01 i iicir menus no in all parts of lite county to I?e there to enjoy i;. | a' As we stuu-il before, the proceeds of the Sup- , '' per will l>o devoted exclusively to painting tlie ' liurch at this place; and we, as well as every- | " iody else who have seen that building, can hear ' 111 viincss to the necessity of the work, not only '' 0 protect it hut fir I lie credit tuul respectuhil- '' tv of the town. I C( - hi the Weather. ' ftj This prollic source of newspaper paragraphs , |, vouhl have provi<Se<l an item lor every issues of vv 1 daily |aper the past week, in this region. On 'l 'un lay morning, about 8 o'clock, snow eoniuence'l falling in fine particles, hut increased ' n si/e until nhout noon wiien the Hakes cauu: ''' lowti in real Northern style. This conhl not i*t h,i.<? tl.U ...11-1 ...... ....i 1...I ...ii-.-t ? s. . , . . . ..... .-"inuun cil to nearly cover ilie ground and m:ikr every- 1 1?iii^; outsi lc j-tit on u most wintry appearanee. 'J lain an I sirnv tinishe I tip the day, and at light it froze as it fell, so that the next tnorti- ,. ng the trees, shrnhs, 4\e., were encased in ice s| ntd bending down with its frozen weight. It ^ ,vns a grand sight, hnt quite nneoitiforlahlc to he feeling. 1'iiring Monday it was eld an I diowcry, but did not thaw, exee| t on the roofs r; f dwelling houses, and the constant rattling of J1 Iho ice as it rolle I over the shingle* kei i nervmis people somewhat agitated. lUiring that night it rained hard and the next meruit.g the trees "shed their eonts of ice," and made it ^ dangerous for stove-pipe h ii- to ] i- ^ Ihcill. >lle th'-ll we have I ! f: wi:. I 1 I" hi.-ti .11' in 't.ur;. lie t y . -. tm investigate Grant. Among all the witnesses who flourished so I conspicuously, nn<l all the acts of intimidation >y which lii^U^ta made President, wo have , lot seen that thcPottcr Committee has ever lulled upon Grunt to testify upon that most e.i ;antic act of all the acts of intimidation, t?-*?I* H'furv titul after the election was held, the sin inning of the army at Washington to intimidate lie pe pie of the I'uiteJ States from ; ? ? / igainsi lhe inauguration of a President thev had tot ilicti'il. We have always believed that that scare at Washington win gotten up by the bond holdeis of the Country, t r they openly stated nt tlie time that they toured a change in the pe litioal complexion of tlir government would ma tonally a licet the govcrniueiit seem.tie* And w e also believe that many leading demeerats from Hewitt down -were so deeply intoiested in government bonds that they prefera e?l the defeat of the will of a majority of the | eople to oven jeopardizing tlioir individual inteiests, and winked at tlie fraud if they did not aid and en > - i o.i l..< courage tl.c outrage, t an luaui ,m?t v? v*vajw?4uv 14 A}10 0:>,i0 In i ho Columbia A' ,-... <- ot last Sumlay morning. Mr. .'as A. lloyi. one of the fouinlcrs of that pnprr ami its principal 11.liter. gracefully j announces his xxith.lraxx.il from that journal ^ e Mnoere'y hot . Mr Uoyt lis* not xxiih.ltaxxn entirely front tin" lieM . journalism in tins State. There are hut fox* men xx !to can shoo as clean a rxv.-rl f. r purity of character, consis tonoy in their p.i.ti. ul corn so ami tine patriot- ^ ism as Mr lle\:. an.! the ptess of the Mate j cannot well aS. r.l to l.-se him. In his hamls ( the Ntyit rr has heen ceiiilitftril \\ i:!? marked a! :*itv. ami x>e ate {loused to hear that lie does : not expect t. leave the pr. fes-^-n altogether.? : M hercx or he r. ix ,.-?> t !.;> let xx e hope he xxil* meet xx.::i :! : si.o.-oss xxh.ch his ability. enterprise an i integ-tty e: character truly entitle hi in to. Cilrntines. Mr Pnft'.e. f C, .r.t'-ia. hi* i hctxvecn f. ;.r an t tix-e ...-.an . \ Tontine* year. It twust have kept cupill's wings in emo:..n 1-t.: i.ttic .1 that k-.u.i . f ec.ji.t-iiy xx a> mi gaged in here. Our hoys. x.they have my thing sentimental or Civnth :. say to the girls. : : thetn an i say ;.n the girls x\.>u'. i i. t..c s..:r.e t. the hcy? ? i: ...el y< xv, -,.l.i _;i\o ?fhc Globe Comedy Company. ?i.;> t.ne ir?'.:p o i j'vr! :: or? ?i.i iivo one their j "casing av. 1 chaste entertainments at I vl... 's ti j Hull next Man Jay night. The poo* i Spr.itanVurg have been so Ivlightc 1 with ..ilr l . rfv. :i:anets that enc 11 r t? o:.:c::a;n: .1.1 n.-t M.tisty them. s. thiy ma u- :!hiu \ main three Jays, the amlieiuo aimed ueubiog up each successive uiglii. They must have k lt" _ 1 Ikviifc . ere. , "* T. T?? '? ? . i Jurors drawn to f uur,;i f the vr.r . is:-... ; j 1. Vi ui. p. ncttfill. 10. Allen (list. col. ?. Wm. M. Livers, 11. .lame? McKown, 15. HavM (,'rr. 1'J. .?. I!. Williams, I. Arthur i.ii -ev, ] !. Thus. F. tiault, i. J. 1!. Webster, 11. .1 oseph llatuy, j. W. Sc tt, 1*>. J. t . Spears, ;. ( har:.? r S. (ireer, 1 ?. T. .1. II. Harris, v ??. S. Kemlrick. 17. it. P. Hstes, I'. Samuel Harnett, ,1s1. H. t.L t'ovle. t II Altl.HS Mul.T, ('lurk ol' t.'oui t. J | . 'Hit Jurors drawn to scree March Term, 1ST'1. 1 I. Jesse F'incher, JWin. It. Hughes, | 1 Wash. Campbell, II". Wm. liisou, col., ' : !. Joseph l.iiivry, Jl. Samuel Mahry, , I I. W. A. Jamison, J'J. Win. A. JJolt, ; , i. II. T. Scott, j'JJ. A. S. Howell, I . i. J. IllaUeSlecJman, 'Jl. J. Farrar, ". J. I'!. Aughtry, i'J~?. A. I.imlsey, | 1 !. John S. Kirk, j'J'i. W. II. Alman, | i i. W illiam llevis, i'JT. Jason M. (ireer, Jr >. John W. Scott, i'JS. |i. p. Huneau, . (iillmer ('. (ireer, J'.'. Lewis Meiig, .'. Haniel liiiHin, J". A. <1. M?-l 'ullotigh, j 1. Ki!y Hawkins, eol. Jl. It. ('. Farr, I. Sanl'oril W ilhourn. o'J. II. S. A. Pearson, I >. J. L. Itetsill, ::t. W. I?. M. l'herseii, >. .lumi's L. Thomas, .I. Win. P>. iluiley, ". (iillian lluckahy, Jo. t'ato Foster, eol., N. lima. A. Liotuleloek Tlios. .1. Fowler, t'liAi:I.MS P.OI.T, t 'lerk of ('on :t. I I 'or t In- 'J lines. Money Through tho Mail. Mr.. I.i 11 mi :-- (in ihe J?| of this i i -111h I oh- ' ine-l two Post oilier dr ier-', one 1 .-eat i i New oi'k iiiel one to 11 iliiinoi'e. At the same time cai'ctully scale 1 up a live ilollar hill ami Jirec- J J it to II. Mnller of t'oliiinhiii. The money :,s I r. > ... i i >111 ,i > iiuii.il 10 ;tin ino t neoiog- 1 :il Seminary. It 1 >? ?npr such a short distance c id having every confidence in i!io integrity of , 11 esc wlm li.iii-He the letters, I 1 i<I not uhlain a . (t Order fur that amount. Now 1 wish it to f B tiiulersltio'l, that noini|>ut.-ition is intended on iy (.tit. 1 state the fuel - the money was care- | s illy scaled up and left at the po.-t ulliee in this ' laee, lull Mr. Mailer informs me he never re- J ivfil it. Now, :is my own lingers have horn i , unit, I wish others t > know it, so that they i so may not hait the thief: he will eertainly j 1 lie when he believes there is n , .l inger. lie ' ill swallow all -hook, hait, ami line, lie is ' ' angry. ' | .lorKf.vtNiS ?>n i nr. ' it iltt.r- roN < oi ! . harlest'iti, S. t'., I ehriniry 17. -hen. l'"|>e, | 'nix llahhit, colore.I, who ro.le Mary Vt.ilton in i le mile ilash on the !a-t .lay of the rnees here, ; itifesse*l that he pulled the lo ne a'.l llii- way | round the true' ami alh>we<l le.-n 11:11 to win. ; living heeti paid S-' > cash iimi j >1 ticket S .* r it lit!) hy the latter s owner, S. Atrhin-un, to i 0 so. Aleliison ami the jockey have hoth heeti j \ ale.I oil the track l.y the S..nth ('aroltna .h-ek i y t liih nml arreste.l to- lav, chirred with eon- i m I'iracy to ilel'iaml. the i i ~.11 r-< heing | < r- ' ms who purchased | m l-, on Mary Walton t hey waived an examination in I were I. sin 1 1 vcr in the sum of S itt eaeli to appear fir tri il * t the June term of the Se-xions '..urt. A war- t nit was issued against I'rea. the owner of the | 1 ire, hut lie lias left the Stale l'i >!- *n. 1 hots t ave ail hern |-ai I. an 1 mm h iieligiiution exists t sporting circles against the putties. I Tin I'.OTIOM l! mi Anus > i-it -r I'-riiro. <>f I i i I | i, w:ij r illi'l l<> i lie > !: i: r in tin- I'. S. n ii<' i'li iml>or mi I In- I i?It. .111'I | itm II nvi r ? In- Simihi : t |-ii linii I 'in' ?I ni 'ii. 1 int (lit* r^i tiin? in tin* liiniory of it."- (iivcrniui 1 * ii. 1 1 I' l l It.? v ' I .in.' iV Tlii? Kcnco I.nw Wo hit |>lon*oi to Join :i tlmt lln<?i> wlio it tWM WO IT Vloloiltll opp.of.l |?? tllO HOW IViH'C I uw mill ox|>ro??cil n <lot?w intuition n *i I.? 11I1M0 l?jo its proviMonn, me I'ogimitng; l<i llilnk nuil ????l inoro ivimmiuMi iin.l <(1?oitoI1i in tlio nutnoiv Miiiiv of Hi oppo?or? lion toll w? ttioi ni?' will tlii( to gin* it i (in uiiil, rto.i ilu'ii, li it Is not lionotii'iiil 10 llu* tVtiwii llioi u ill unllo ill 11 on JI upon tlio I >l v m o (o ivi'.vil it I'lil* is i io i i'.lii 1 i?11 no.) ?? o i^io ii i* iii i-oooniO >;onoi al ' 1 ' > llio Ion will \ \ wo s i i !'% ?? ? %*. "? work ? hardship to some Hut was expected. a? it would ho iinpossitdo to Inimo any l|,tt 'o ?iut :ill conditions ol' llio people. Mo have no censure for those i>lu? oppose it now. AH wo ask of them is to give ii 11 liinl ; they may tlud ii a blessing in disguise. Those who luiio pastures. cither nalurnl or cultivated, should III! liberal and accommodating in those who Inivo not those advantages, until I ho hitler lire nblc to prepare their own pastores. This new law, in our opinion, will bring iIijih),)! iWvw i\||i| fVpro profitable system ?>t litrin* to diversify their farm products. I'liiler its operation the cereals, grasses ami stork, will roeeivo more attention. These proiluets will make the tanners more independent and prospel ens, and espedite that desirable result which even the all roll on tanners acknow ledge would he the greatest blessing that eottld befall the cotton growing section, \i/..: make the farms produce ail the neeessary food for man and beast, leaving the cotton crop to bring thu pftilit in cash. The dilliculty is in getting farmers to test a new system. \\ Idle a large majority tick now 1edge that the change would be beneficial, but lew arc willing to b!a/e the way. They don't know h-?w to commence, and are lotli to adopt any p.an that will not, like cotton, close up the year's transactions by the 1st of December, ami adow litem to luat around trout that time till about the middle of March, leaving the stock to take cure of themselves and hunt their own t md from any one's land they van get upon. lite result ol the present system is, our tinners keep at the rate of five head of half starved cattle w hero tliev shout.I uulv- l.-i?a?u uiio good oiuv In oilier words, 1>\* ihe present system most i t' our farmers keep livo times :i> lii.iny entile ns would bo necessary and profitable if ilie .-look was improved and prop- ( et\y care 1 f r. All t'u* preparation neeo-sny to meet tlie re* ] ([uireinei.ts of the new law ran be e ?inp!etcd by next Fall : in ilie mean time tie so who favor ike l ev a:; i have pictures should be lenient and aeo min latin? to those who have not pastures an I eoiild not prepare litem in proper time. We must not condemn an I abuse those who oppose tlie law, but rather lead them lo rest Oct it bv ibot ? ill jij-fi tivina 'bills requirements. Kvery man has a right to entertain and cxpress Ids opinion upon the good or bad effects of the law. It is an untried departure from the teachings and customs of farming in which every I inner in I ttion lias been e located, and it is but natural that many believe it wiil be oppressive ami an innovation upon certain rights and privileges which they have so long enjoynl.? lixperiencc alone will convince them that the benefits to be derived from the law will greatly >utweigh it-' restrictions and disadvantages.? Let us not abuse those who oppose it, but cue.air* igc litem to join in and give the experiment a air trial. It it i- a good thing they will be >v m over to it- adoption, if it piov to be more j njurioits than goou, we will go with them for ts repeal. The law is as much in force as any ilhcr law upon the Statute huuks, and all lawloiding eili/.cns should, and we have no doubt viil, respect it. Vwftil. I.ast week we put the blue cross mark upon i una.1>er of papers sent to subscribers in arears, hoping to receive satisfactory replies from ' hum, hut t > our horror ami tutor tny.-tilication, uiu of them lots |uinishcl us for our tciuuriiy it tiif following terrible epistle. It he mean* pistols f>r two ami coffee for one," wc will late at once that our lighting editor is cngage-l ii a 1 iu--uit, :m >1 run* I sit ten 1 to him. To our ouilers we -ay ami wo are not responsible for i that we ilon'l umlcrslaml in any roiiimunica- ] ion we may publish. Talk ahout crosses wu voiiM like to know if th*1 following is not enough o make an I'Milor fancy he sees hhie crosses ul very turn in the street Awful ! Just reu'l it, ni'l tell us what it means ; I>l Ml SlnKI'S : i pisses, "7*/(i/o/* fii'/il," ' t) t-inpiirii, 'hiinrrx ! ' "','>//?/ .N hiii', Si riKihir iii 'i 'u /.< sun:, <nlx/iril /. Iir/'IIII hllillll I'll it-nil -in I hi" ( 'fosses ire my lurk; may they never he thine. | teller I hi ngs atleml iliy footsieps. Suppose it j s it har-l thing to lie an IMilor, so many people j 0 please, an I there are some whom oM Niek i mil.I iml please. 1 lliiuk 1 will write a few Some ] if these ilays ; mat he 1 eouhl gel up something ) meresting; lull 1 live in a ilark corner, where 1 ran see ami know not hiug hut crosses, .leewhili'.ins! what :i worhl. Here is hoping semi ii the paper, I II take it at tino' price. Do you ?iiow what is meant hy that term, "timr /over Mi! try it. ami you will timl nut it means ihn/'i rice, thai is all. Willi all an I every kiml aui"i'lrralion. l'og l.alin, hy jingo. Till Ti i.i.ia; Com ui i i i i. Washington, I'eliruiry I Senator Puller to- lav aske.l a Demo- ' i ni ir infin!.! * ?!' i?*? T?.i i . < ioiiiiiiiiiffwii.il I licy | \ 11 < 1 i|<> tit*xI, ami lie if| lif>l. "Wf will iiupiii-f j ni > the aisiw-iin'iit of I'oloml oflirf-ImMfr?< In I il l the l!e|-iiI>1 it* ins in r irrving fleeii>>ns." A li? ii litis i-> nver the tit I ?-n t i >n t.l* llu* iiimit - l( ee will he rii'.e l |u linnls, jliliiiijiltlinii ami | llll il '/iin.' ill -l:li>| M:i?s:l?*lm??-ll-t. IllnVnl IVllSIvl\ iiii-t, ami I It'll rotten li.irmizli ' Known in I , 'nliifi'I'i. 1 Iv the w:iy, vonr Smith < imliin | nty iili look lietlft *i:ne they a through with | Ins foiniiiiitff. ('# / . A itinl (' ?., ii . \ *,o i ? > I'.Mi.fisr. 11 if h in nii'l, V.i., l'oh- j nary 17. Frnnk I'. Hill \ '' ? . r?*:tl e?1ntc innis. Iwivo tai'el. I.i.i!>ilitifi >i:itfl nt over 1 - ii iiihi. They have in t it* :m ns?i;.'iiiiii*iit cov- 1 i in" >" ""1 Sinnv i' II luir I r l' |i i' li 11 i th iioiiii -. follmvO'l I \ i ! I ? I 1 i* I? * ' j i.v ' I riii>?riHi'R rrvt'K ** A* .!>>?, .it.,..,?*,,.v , ^ Itinnli r>'l shares III' I It o slot'lt of the Atlantic ' j| Phosphate **>aii|tiin.v ami thirty Share* of the ? k steeU of the iSitnio Phosphate Company will bo n M, Htihi at public mnotioti to-morrow in lots to suit ? tli?> mtrohaeers. *r* TIM SMNiitleHVtnmnrjMwai evtfaallctl early* * * T with n p*hl*iip capital of S-W.OOO. Tn'*adiul- * *' * 1 ruble ntto was chosen, ntul the coiti|iany succec !r>l In competing successfully with Northern factors, while it it n i tnl l_y roliicing the Belling * ?jt piicoM its ninniifucturcH. The Atlantic Phosphate I'oinpany has in the pant nix years aver- *^iM agol iiver '.'it per emit. <li vuicnrls to the stock* hV. hiihli'i*, ami no<*111n111ntcr<I a eoltitiicrcial capital i which shows on the hooks of the company that each share is worth over 60 | er cent, more than | / its par value. This arises from the ability with ' Ivt which it has been manege.|, ami flic securing at once of an ample cash capital. IU The Slono riiosphalo Company was incorpo- . JI* rated about i Ik* same time as the Atlantic, but * t I tlio capital stock of ?I70,0<>0 was not paid up ? I US promptly ; till' Mpcciibitivo idea ?f j.lrtcinj? tlio Ihclur.v on Willrnl wharflos? tlio company about . I. Alter tlio Mite ou which t ic works now' stand was purchased, delay* occurred which f, L uuu.seI the eoiiipuny heavy losses, not only of money, but most valuable time. It has taken j I tlu iii several years to recover from these early misfortunes, l?nt we are informed that the works ^ of the Sloiin t oinpany are in good order, tho I.,11)1111 I ? ?l J ----) ?? ?.jr otlowiog the profits to accumulate they now have * ? a commercial capital over ami above the capital paid in of about ?'d0,000. This ought to be very encouraging to stockholders who have so * patiently waited Ibr profits on their outlay, anil it is hoped hereafter that regular dividends will lie paid by (lie company,? .Yens and Cour cr. Slock advanced o<) per cent ! 2') per cent, dividends ! I .uses S'27,0(kJ by a "speculative idea," and other heavy loses of time and money, but now have "about I?'JO,UOO over and above a capital of SI7t?.tioi) I Well, that certainly doaa not look as if there was any necessity for increasing the price of fertilizers. The old saying ?"the more money yon make the more you want" is forcibly illustrated in the effort of the Phosphate Companies to increase the price of fertilizers. . ? ? Destructive Firo in Newberry. Nkwiikuuv, S. February 18.?A most destructive contlagralion* of the business portion of our town occurred about 'J o'clock, 1'. M. last night, the origin of which is unknown to ' j iis mi. ii is .suppose-! i>.v many to luivc start oil from a store owned l>y Mr. It. 11. Keen. The wind was in the ilirvclion of the depot, which j caused the* fire to make rapid progress in that direction, burning completely to the end of I lie block. The following houses wore burned to the ground : Four belonging to ('. (J. S. Mower; three belonging to the estate of Julius II. Smith; one owned by .Mrs. llartlctl; Mr. J. D. Cash's iron front store, and two smaller frame buildings. Insurance as follows: Mower's loss, I,*>00 : no insurance. Cash's loss, ?10,000; insured. Smith's estate, slo.i'o-l, no insurance; Mrs. llartlett's loss, ? 1 ,*?U0 ; insured. Loss and insurance on stock : Ca-h's hiss, SoO.OOtl; insured for 0'?0. Keen's h-ss, ?4,<HKt; insured for "j.oiio ; goods saved, ?l,oOO. 1 tower's I l-.ss, SI.'Juo; insured for ?l.oi?0. Wheeler & j IV?. loss, ?d,SOO; insured for ? '!,500. Many | smaller losses, from half a d07.cn individuals. Messrs. lb it. Wheeler (.Vs. insurance would have expired to-day. i 1 't'lis court House cauglii st-vt-ml times and was at put out by the noble and long-to-be remembered lireman IJcorge (iillilau-1. We are ail in mourn- ' ing. ? C'or. (,'?/. Htyizfer. ? ? ? Gn.wn CiiAi'Tn: 1!. A. M.?The (Iran i Royal Arch Chapter met in t 'harlesion en Tuesday, ilie llili instant. Mr. W . K. I'-lake, of Spartanburg, was in attendance and was presented with a Jewel for his services in the Order. The following oUlcer* were elected for the ensuing term : t'oinp. Wilmot (J. I>cSaussuro, M. K, G. II. Priest. t'nmp. I'. F. Gary. 11. 1*. |>. G. II. Priest, t'oinp. J. Adger Smyth, K. K. (I. King, Oonip. II. 1'. Walls, I!. K. tl. Scribe, t'oinp. K. Chiche-ter. 11. Lev. G. Chaplain, t'omp. ('. F. Jackson. K. (5. Treasurer, t'oinp. .1. I'.. Iliirke. K. G. Secretary, t'omp. Tiios. |{. llobensoii, G. Captain of Host. t'omp. G. I). F.ryan, (I. Royal Arch Captain, t'omp. 1.. F. Meyer. <!. Sentinel. Tin: Faiiutiuri. Si itkiiim; is lla t/.it..?The AVir J*///.- /Av<f/</puhli?hes a lengthy letter from Hra/.il giving a tT.ghtfui picture of drought, l imine an I pestilence raging in the northern portion of that country for more than a year past. It is said to be the greatest calamity in ll-Mi years. Half a million people have been swept away by starvation and disease. Small pox mid black | lague have carried otf their vie - ||-.i11111iiuiauvis, :m i luousamis ot bodies arc i*mtitijj in upon trenches. At I.agoa Fund 111111111:1 Is of other corpses have l?ceu torn and devoured by wild animals. '1 lie starving peasants ate I licit* own ? il'spring. In some phvees, including the city of I'erca. tlie country lias lieeti ilep-ipul ite 1. There hive boon terrible struggles for life hv children abandoned ami young soiils sol 1 for brea 1. '1 housiuids of living skeletons were to be seen, tiovornmvnt aid lias been tardy. I?i" i i.ki: ui' i nr t'on11.1if i; v ri >.? Washington, I'ebrnary II tleneral I'.ulK r created quite a little sensation in the House to-ilay in the course of a general discussion upon one of the private bill.- umler eons'i bn-ation as a regular order on Friday. by deelaring that the time vvonbl cotno when tlie government woubl pay tlie Culifedcrnte soldiers pensions the same as were now paid to I nioii soldiers for disabilities incurred in the war. lie ill t not inform the liotise bow it was proposed to get rid of the prohibition of such payment under the fourth section of the thirteenth amendment to the constitution of the I niled States-, which also includes any Stale as well as the I uited States.?Xiir )*<>//. Worltl, Pnii-rr.tm; s I'uimkiis. I'roni a gentleman who has recently traveled repeatedly (>ver the I'Jlsfrni 1 * i > If t ?T l iif f 1? w i*m i ii I v* wi> lnnni tlmf. Iliern is n considerable <|tiantiiy of cotton still kg i>11 hand in 111:i: seel ion mid that (lie farmers there are rl:?inly in a belter financial cottdilion limn at nny time sinee tlie w ir : llml ignite a iiiuuber of tbeni who lmvo borrowed money I'.ir several years pa-i, are now in :v condition. ^ lo become lenders '<r /,'c? ? S|\t.l I \l; I'm: .m Itl.not- I ' ?! son I \i i.? ('ilirill<i ih, /.hiiittri/ 1 I ? A dispatch frcin Memphis -ays Marcus l>onhr:.*er. a clerk in 11arplnan's i-i.rar store. w bile ina box of cigars, ran e. lack into bis tin/cr joint. in ikinir wlmi was supposed I" be a trivial wound. About two it ours afterward hi- arm to ihe shoulder became swollen ( > an iutineiise si/.e. I'liysiciati-' were railed, luit remedies Inve proved unavailing. and tbo ) i 11no man dj injr. m l'iNtiiv or r.ninr Hn\ Sni'iisij.?liiclt* inoiid. Va , February I I. In the I'liitc i htilcrf I'itrnil ttil t i .lav Mrxan ler V.iurhan. c??n vieted \i--icrday 1 allot box si tilling in 1'eters! ill' ia .n . iid.i i 1 i- j. w .s -1 iiIi-lu I lo OIIC v ii - i lit i i cv.it in t be jail id 11 it (i'v mid I" | " a '! ' ' m v it Ii . -Is . f i' i r I | * V