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Tub Gamblkbs is Count.?WMU charging ? the grand jury m to the nature of cortain bills which hail boon handed to them yesterday, Judge Hudsoq||took occasion to call their attention likewise to the law with respect to gaming *" and gambling' He eaid: "I think it not im- proper, gcutlcmcn of the grand jury, that I should call your attention to tho law of this State on the subject of gaming and gambling, which practices, I understand, are carried on in tins city to a dangerous extent. The statute on this subject is much moro broad and comprehensive than is generally supposed : I therefore beg to read it to you." Tho Judge hero read the first section of chapter 70, pages 405 and 400 oT the lievised Statutes, which des- 1 cribes the offence of gambling, and provides that upon convictiou thereof, the party so convicted shall be liable to imprisonment for a term ' not exceeding twelve mouths and a fine not c.\- ' needing $2,000. I The Judge then went on to explain to the grand jury that the offence of gambling is complete, whether the parties playing the games forbiildcu in the act actually bet or not. ''If betting was absolutely necessary to make out t lie offence of gambling," the Judge said, "it would be extremely difficult to convict and bring to punishment parties so batting, and for this rcai 7T.7 of tho bo betting or not. So that if this offence is prei ui 1 i 1117 wit bin tho limits of vour citv to such an extent as to need suppression, then, gentlctnon, it is jour duly to lako this Statute for your guidance, and act as in your judgment you think proper."?Xews and Courier. Distilt.kriks.?There are now in this county several licensed government distilleries, in successful operation. Dr. B. 8. James, we believe, first broke the ice, and as people begau to see a lawful business may be run at reasonable expense, others are making tho venture. We believe this is the most effectual way to break down tho blockade business, as when people can get lawful whiskey and better whiskey at nbout the same price as the blockade, they will buy it, and thus drive out the moonshiners. In fact, any man had rather pay more for an article made by a known citizen, under favorable circumstances, than to buy from one unknown, and often bad whiskey. Whilo we arc not in favor of liquor making or liquor dealing, yet if wc must have it, wo prefer to havo lawful distilleries. The effect of theso distilleries will bo to raise tho price of corn to tho Western standard. We feel sure that corn in this county will advance before summer to the price at which it cqm be shipped from other markets, and that it will be necessary for our county to gel corn from abroad in less than three months. Not only in this county, but in Dickens, Greenville, 8partnuburg and perhaps other counties government distilleries aro now in successful operation. All these counties have been infested with moonshiners, and the probable effect of these lawful stills will be to curb and finally uproot uulaw ful stilling by all but a few outcasts.?Aeoteee Courier. Turee Thousand Four Hundred Pounds or Human Flesh in one Family.?Scattered about in the upper portion of Lancaster county, there lives a negro family, composed of father, mother, nine sons and six daughters, whose aggregate weight is a little over three thousand four hundred pounds, or an average of two hundred pounds for each member. The father of this fat family has never weighed over 14S pounds, while tl\e_ mother's rrr:nhf bnnalHrtTnb^HbllVteff Is'k woman, who weighs 250 pounds, while the lightest is the youngest, a boy of 19 years, whose weight is 185 pounds. There has never been but one death in the family, that of a man, who died about two years ago, who had nttained about h<s OOtli year. His weight was about 200 pounds. ?Rock Hill Herald. (Iotton Mills in tub South.?The Philadelphia North American speaks thus encouragingly of the coitfn manufacturing future of the South : "There is little doubt that the cotton manufacturing in the North will become a thing of the pnst within a generation after prosperity is restored In the South. It will no longer pay to carry the raw matorial hundreds of miles and transport coal and supplies to the colder climate of the North when both can be saved by the crcclion of mills on the spot. New England will lose her cotton mills just as sho lost her glass factories, when the manufacture was begun at Pitsburg, and the freight on coal and sand saved. The future of the South is in her own hands, and she alone holds control of her destiny." iia\vi.e8nne8s is i'knxsvlvania. ? Hnrrisburg, February 13.?The Governor received a telegram last night from the sheriff of Washington County saying that n state of riot existed there, and asking for military aid to mnke arrests as tho rioters had the encouragement and sympathy of three or four hundred miners. Another telegram this morning says that the Arrests are being mudo quietly, and will include sixty menUp to this time no military force lias been sent, but Gen. Beaver, commanding tho forces in that district, has been directed to hold himself in readiness. Tiie Progress of the Plague.?St. Petersburg, February 13.?The (lotos publishes a telegram from Tznritzin, dated the 12th inst., stating that since the thaw set in the number of plague stricken has increased. Prof. Jacobi, of Chakoff, the head of the medical commission sent into the infected district, has been attacked with the disease and was worse at last accounts. Salonica, February 13.?There no sickness hero or at Kavala. The number of deaths from typhus at Xanthc reached 200. The mortality there is decreasing. Little English, the most popular bootblack in Detroit, having observed the annual statements of the police superintendent, insurance companies, and so on, determined to give the public some statistics relating to his own affairs.? Whereupon he has compiled the following :? Paid up capital, thirty-four cents ; surplus, six cents ; number of "blacks" during 1878, 1,401; cash lost on street, $1.20; number of fights, twenty-eight; number of victories, twenty-seven ; present liabilities, two conts ; dividend to stockholders, 000. Governor Vance, before retiring from the executive chahr, pardoned-the only Hebrew in the North Carolina penitentiary. ITo was under a ten years' sentence for manslaughter. Tho Gov(riif.r oniUrwit nnnn itm n?n?i- "T Ink* ure in saying that I sign the pardon in part recognition of the good and law-abiding character of our Jewish citizens, this being the first serious case ever brought to my notice on the part of any of that people." IIeavy Business in Guano.?The Cheraw & Chester Kailroad carried out from Chester on Monday Inst fifty tons of guano and moTehandisoy mostly guano. This really looks as if the farmers of eastern Chester are going it ttrong, not regarding the anti-Phosphate war.?Cheater Jteporltr. Congressmen Aiken and Kvins voted against thejmotion to suspend the rules and pass Bur< Imrd s hill authorizing the issue of $ 10,000/100 of bonds to provide for payment of claims under tho Arrears of Pension bill. The motion was lost. % mm I J? _ L-Ji LUX- ?1?IJL-L-L-$ht IScchli) Union SHmts. " ~ "jr. m. stokes, Editor. ~ * UNION, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 2^.' lftTO. n ' TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. c 1 Copy, ono year, is advaxck, $2.00 2 Copies one year," " _ 3.73 E 6 " H-'O b 10 " " " " " 13.00 ADVERTISING. t One square or one inch, tlrst insertion,'- - - $1.00 Kadi subsequent insertion, ------- 73 t Liberal discount made to incrcliants and others adver- ^ isinu for six months or by llio year. Obituary Notices of ten Hues or less, Inserted free. I " " over teu lines, charged as AdvertUencnts, f CO"" lite Lawyers are ns busy as bees, pic- ' paring for Court. A very large number of ca- j scs arc docketed and some of them very important. We tear, however, the Court will do no more than get through the criminal docket, if that. If possible, we shall give full reports of all the cases tried, which will occupy considerable space in the Times for some weeks. Appointmont of a Trial Justice. The Governor has appointed Mr. J. II. Wil? t-i.i in?i!?? n^iKio Pnnniv in liononsHeavy Loss iu Horso Flesh. On last Thursday a firo occurred at Taller, sail s stables, in New Ttork, in which seventy horses were burned, valued at So5,000. To Prevent Serious Accidents. Go to Irwin & Go's., and buy their safety valve for your kerosene lamps. It is a sure protection ngainst explosion, and is dirt cheap? only 25 ccuts. ? Don't Forget Us. We ask all who arc in any way indebted to us not to tliiuk we can get along%ithout the small amount they each owe us. Don't think that everybody has paid the printer except yourself, for we assure you that such is far from being the case. Almost everybody think as you do, consequently but few pay us. Extro Court for Newberry. In consequence of the crowded state of the docket "requiring more time for the disposal of the cases thcrcou than the present term permits," Judge Aldrich has o:dcrcd an extra term of Court for Newberry County, to commence on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in M"ay and to coutinue for three weeks. Governor Simpson Passed through here on his way to Columbia last Tuesday. Some one had imprudently reported to him that his aged and beloved Futhcn Dr. J. W. Simpson, was lying quite low at his residence, Glenn Springs, and the Governor had hastened to sec him, but was pleased to find the report untrue, and liis father enjoying the best of health. Ihmo Heading. We arc informed that the first of a series of iJhnej-coijLm^'UJW MLlfcjH.gffi^S.00 u?uf benefit of the Methodist Church of this town.? Tliese readings arc very interesting and generally afford fine literary nnd social entertainments. They should be well attended, particularly by the young people. The Carolina Farmer. This is a most excellent Agricultural work, and peculiarly adapted to the wants of the farmers of this section. Its editorials are well written and sound. Its selections arc gathered evidently by a man of practical experience, who knows exactly what information the farmers of the South stand most in need of. Published by W. II, Bernard, nt Wilmington, N. C., at the low price of ?1.50 a year. Homestead in Personal Property. At the late term of Court in Newberry County a case came up on appeal from Trial Justice's Court, by anon land owner claiming the benefit of the Homestead Law in personal properly.? Judge Aldrich sustained the appeal, holding that the personal properly of o debtor, of every description to the amount of $.">00, is exempt. It is expected that the judgment creditor will appeal to the supreme Court, which has one or two similar enser now before it. ? The Baptist Hot Supper. The Ladies of the llapjist Church of this town and vicinity are already making preparations for the Hot Supper they intend to give on the night of the first Tuesday of next month? the first Tuesday of Court. They tell us that their last Supper was nothing in comparision with whnt they intend the next shall be, and they expect numbers of their friends from all parts of the county to be there to enjoy it. As wo stated before, the proceeds of the Supper will be devoted exclusively to painting the ?>.!- ? . ?i ? ? ?>1 U?UIV? uv lino |iluoii , ?I1I1 >T?J, 113 well OH CVCr/* body else who have seen that building, can bear witness to the necessity of the work, not only to protect it but for the credit nnd respectability of the town. * ? The Weather. This prolfic source of newspaper paragraphs would have provided an item for every issue of a daily paper the past week, in this region. On Sunday morning, about 8 o'clock, snow commenced falling in fine particles, but increased in sixe until about noon when the flakes came down in real Northern style. This could not laBt long in this mild atmosphere, but sufficient fell to nearly cover the ground and make everything outside put on a most wintry appearance. Pain and snow finished up the day, and at night it froxe as it fell, so that the next morning the trees, shrubs, &c., wore encased in ice and bending down with its frozen weight. It was a grand sight, but quite uncomfortable to the feeling. During Monday it was cold and showery, but did not thaw, except on the roofs of dwelling houses, and the constant rattling of the ice ns it rolled over the shingles kept nervous people somewhat agitated. During thot night it rained hard and the next morning the trees "shed their coats of ice," nnd made it dangerous for stove-pipe hats to pass under them. Since then we have had frost, wind, and | sunshine in alternate layers. *' . vjr- T Among. alTtlf* witncmy, who flourished so >nspiOjioufllT^ad all the Mis of intimidation w y which i .made PApi^Jent, we have a ot seen that theTotter Committee has ever il ullcd upon Orant to testify upon that most gi- n antic net of nil the nets of intimidation, both S icforc und after the election was held, the sta- i ioning of the army at Washington to intimidate t he people of the United States from protesting c tgainst the inauguration of a President they had t lot elected. We havo always believed that that f icnrcat Washington woi gotten up by the bondholders of I ho Country, for they openly stated t it the time that thoy feared a change in the po- ' litical complexion of the government would ma- < lerially affect the goveramcnt securities. And wo also believe that many leading democrats? i from Hewitt down?were so deeply interested in government bonds that they preferred the defeat of the will of a majority of the people to even jeopardizing their individual interests, anu winked at the fraud if they did not aid and encourage tho outrage. Call Grant and obtain his "ts'jinmv, Uj case. In the Columbia IiegUter oflast Sunday morning, Mr. Jos. A. Hoyt, one of the founders of that paper and its principal Editor, gracefully announces his withdrawal from that journal.? We sincerely hope Mr. Hoyt has not withdrawn entirely from the field of journalism iu this State. Thcro arc but few men who can show as clean a record for purity of character, consis tency in their political course and true patriotism as Mr. lioyt, and the press of tho State cannot well afford to lose him. In his hands the llcgitler lias been conducted with marked ability, and we are pleased to hear that lie does not expect to leave the profes^m altogether.? Wherovcr he may cast his lot wo hope lie will meet with that success which his ability, enterprise and integrity of character truly entitle him to. Valentines. Mr. Duffie, of Columbia, has sold between four and five thousand Valentines this year. It must have kept cupid's wings in constant motion. But little of that kind of cupid-ity was engaged iu here. Our boys, when they have anything sentimental or comic to say to the girls, go right to them and sny it, and the girls would do the same to the boys?if the boys would give them a chance (?) The Globe Comedy Company. This fine troup of performers will give one of their nleasintr and chaste entertainments at Nicholson's Hall next Monday niglit. The people of Spaitanburg have been so delighted with their pcrfomanccs that one nor two entertainments did not satisfy them, so they made them remain three days, the audience almost doubling up each successivo night. They must have a good house here. Brand Jtirorl cfraicn to serve "during the year 157U. 1. Win. P. Betsill. 10. Allen Gist, col. 2. Win. M. By era, 11. James McKown, 3. David Orr, 12. J. 11. Williams, 4. Arthur I.ipscy, 13. Thos. F. Gault, 5. J. It. Webster, 14. Joseph Hancy, G. G. W. Scott, 16. J. C. Spears, 7. C'harncr S. Greer, 1G. T. J. 11. Harris, 8. O. S. Kendrick, 17. 11. P. Estes, 0. Samuel llarnctt, 118. E. G. Coyle. CHARLES HOLT, Clerk of Couit. Petit Jurors drawn to serve March Term, 1879. 1. Jesse Fincher, |?19. IVm. It. Hughes, 2. Wash. Campbell, 20. Wm. Eison, col., 3. Joseph Lowry, 21. Snmuel Mabry, 4. W. A. Jamison, 22. Wm. A. Holt, 6. H. T. Scott, . 23. A. S. Howell, G. J. HlakcSteedman, 24. J. C. Farrar, 7. J. E. Auglitry, 25. A. C. Lindsey, 8. John S. Kirk, 2G. W. E. Alman, 9. Willinui Levis, 27. Jason M. Greer, Jr 10. John W. Scott, 28. D. P. Duncan, 11 /< n .in i n . J ? wsmilVt v. VUIV1 , 14CWI3 iUVTII^, 12. Daniel Griffin, 30. A. 0. McCullough, 13. llily bawkins, col. 31. R. C. Furr, 14. Sanford Wilbourn. 82. 11. 8. A. Pearson, 1">. .1. L. Detail], 33. W. D. MolMiersun, 10. Juines L. Thomas, 84. Win. 11. Hailey, 17. Gillian Huckaby, !35. Cnto Foster, col., 18. llain. A. Goudelock 30. Thos. J. Fowler, CHARLES 150LT, Clerk of Court. ?? For the Times. Honey Throngh the Mall. Mu. Euitoii :?On the 3d of this month I obtained two Post office Orders, one I sent to New York and one to D.illimore. At the same time I carefully sealed up a five dollar bill and directed it to If. Muller of Columbia. The money was collected from a church to aid the Theological Seminary. It being such a short distance and having every confidence in the integrity of those who handle the letters, I did not obtain a P. O Order for that amount. Now I wish it to be understood, that no imputation is intended on my part. I state the fact?the money was carefully sealed up and left at the post office in this place, but Mr. Muller informs me he never received it. Now, as my own fingers have been burnt, I wish others to know it, so that they also may not bait the thief; he will certainly bite when he believes there is no danger. He will swallow all?hook, bait, and line. He is hungry. * Jockeying on the Charleston Course.? Charleston, 8. C., February 17.?Hen. Pope, alius Rabbit, colored, who rode Mary Walton in the mite dash on the last tiny of the races here, confessed. J hat he pulled the mnrc all the way around the track and allowed lien Hill to win, having been paid $25 cash and pool ticket on liill by the latter's owner, 8. Atcliinson, to do ao. Atchison and the jockey have both been ruled ofT the track by the South Carolina Jockey Club and arrested to-Jay, charged with conspiracy to defraud, the prosecutors being persons who purchased pools on Mary Walton.? They waived an examination and were hound over in the sum of $50 each to appear for trial at the June term of the Sessions Court. A warrant was issued against Crca, the owner of the maro, hut he has left the State. Pools and bets have all been paid, and much indignation exists in sporting circles against the parties. Tttr. Bottom Rati. Aoaijt.?Senator Bruce, of Mississippi, was called to the chair in the U. 8. Senate chamber on the !4th, and presided over the Senat) a portion of the afternoon, being the first time In the history of tbe government that a colored uian has occupied that chair. - m a LJL _ . - ?- J WO 'nospnAT? SrpcK as am tsvESTMKMT.?Ono ^ idred shsrcs of the stodk of the Atlantic I ispbato Company and thirty Shares of the .. 1 :k of the titono Phosphate Company will be i at public auotiou to-morrow in lots to suit h^pldd-up cujfltal of >le site was chosen, and the company suoijed in competing sucoessfblly with Northern tors, while annually reducing the selling ceTJf its manufactures. The Atlantic l'liosatc Company has in tho past six years avcrsd over 20 per cent, dividends to the stock* Idcrs, and accumulated a commercial capital tich shows on the books of tho company that uh share is worth over 60 per cent, more than par value. This arises from tho ability with lich it has been managed, and the securing at ce of an ample cash capital. The Stono Phosphate Company was incorpnted about the same time as the Atlantie, but e capital stock of $170,000 was not paid up promptly ; the speculative idea of placing the ctory on Central wharf lost the company about 27/IKK). After the sito on which t ie works >w stand was purchased, delays occurred which msed the company heavy losses, not only of oncy. but most valunblc time. It has takcii >em several years to recover from these early isfortunes, but we are informed that tho works f the Stono Company aro in good order, tlio tu^ini v? t??v --.a tk?a K n|? iwiog the profits to accumulate they now have ' ' commercial capital over and above the capital aid in of about SW.OOO. This ought to bo cry encouraging to stockholders who havt, so atientlv tvnilo,! ,i?: ,, . V I I 1 '? he Fence Lew- * Wc are pleased to learn tliot those who at first hui ere violently opposed to the new Fence Law ^ nd expressed a determination hot to abide by >0j( s provisions, are beginning to think the lore reasonably ahd discreetly in themnHer.?* 1 lany of its opposers now toll us they are willng to give it a fair trial, and thou, if it is not cec leneficial to tho County they will unite in? fllc all upon the Legislature to repeal it. This is pri lie right spirit and we belitjvo it will become jcneral. ho As we have suid before, no doubt the law will wL work a hardship to souie. This was expected, eui is it would bo impossible to frame auy law to tuit all conditions of tho people. We havo no on censure for those who oppose it now. All we ask of them is to give it a trial; they may find ra it a blessing in disguise. ng Thoso who have pastures, cither natural or cultivated, should bo liberal and accommodating jj; to thoso who liavo not these advantages, until n< the latter are able to prepare their own pas- ^ turcs. tli This new law, in our opinion, will bring ni ah^"t.fi?nwjmjLpjtPrcJPr0^ln^0 ?ys,cni 2l to diversify their farm products. Under its J operation the cereals, grasses nud stock, will p receive more attention. These products will v make the farmers more independent and pros- P porous, and expedite that desirable result which ^ even the all-cotton farmers acknowledge would be tho greatest blessing that could befall tho cot- j ton growing section, viz.: mako tho farms produce all the necessary food for man and boast, ^ leaving the cotton crop to bring the p^fit in cash. The difficulty is in getting fnrmers to test a new system. While a large majority acknowl- ^ cJgc that tho change would bo beneficial, but v few are willing to blaze the way. They don't j know how to commence, and aro loth to adopt any plan that will not, like cotton, close up tho year's transactions by the 1st of December, and allow thein to "loaf around" from that g time till nbout the middle of March, leaving the 0 stock to take carc of themselves and hunt their 1 own food from any one's land they can get up- 1 on. The result of the present system is, our % farmers keep at tho rate of five head of hnlf c starved cattle where.they should only keep one good one. In other words, by tho present 1 system most of our farmers keep fivo times J1 as many cattle as would bo necessary and <; profitable if the stock was improved and prop- i erly cared for. S All the preparation necessary to meet the re quiremcnts of tho new law can be completed by } next Fall; in the mean time those who favor i tho law and have pastures should be lenient and 8 accommodating to thoso who have not pas- | tures and could not prepare them in proper ( time. We must not condemn and abuse those * who oppose the law, but rather lead thcin to i rCSDCCL it hv aavusliiicr Llmm in nreuai'inv <""* , its requirements. I J'.very man has a right to entertain and ex- ' press his opinion upon the good or bad effects ' of tho law. It is an untried departure from the teachings and customs of fariiiiuctin which cverv ' farmer in Union lias been c.located, ami it is ' but natural that many believe it will be oppressive and an innovation upon certain rights and 1 privileges which they have so long enjoyed.? Experience alone will convince them that the ^ benefits to be derived from the law will greatly outweigh its restrictions and disadvantages.? Let us not abuse those who oppose it, but encourage them to join in and give the experiment a fair trial. If it is a good thing they will be won over to its ndoption, if it prov ? to be more injurious than good, we will go with litem for ' its repeal. The law is as much in force as any other law upon the Statute books, and all luwabiding citizens should, and we have no doubt will, respect it. Awful. Last week we put the blue cross mark upon a number of pnpers sent to subscribers in arrears, hoping to receive satisfactory replies from them, but to our horror aud utter mystification, one of (hem has punished us for our temerity in the following terrible epistle. If he means ' pistols for two and coffee for one," we will state at once that our fighting editor is engaged | in a law-suit, and can't attend to liitn. To our readers we say and we are not responsible for what we don't understand in any communication we may publish. Talk about crosses ! we would like to know if the following is not enough to make an Editor fancy lie sees blue crosses nl every turn in the street? Awful ! Just read it, and tell us what it means : ' Dkar STOKF.8 : Crosses, Ttmput fugit," "O tempora, 0 mores /" "Quid Nunc," Scribitur morluut sum, Sed tpen Low/am bitam Dii do mat t bf* Crosses ' are my luck; may they never bo thine. j Letter things nttend thy footsteps. Suppose it is a hard thing to be an Kditor, so mnny people to please, and there are soine whom old Niok ' could not please. I think I will write a few some ] of (lies* days ; may-be 1 could get up something interesting; but I live in a dark corner, where 1 can see and know nothing but crosses. Jeewhillikins! what a world, llere is hoping?send' on the pnper, I'll take it at time price. Do you know what is meant by that term, "limepriceV Ah! try it, nnd you will find out it means deal\ ! price, that is all. With all and every kind consideration. * Dog Latin, by jingo. Titr. Tkm.eu Committee.?Washington, Febru- ! ary 13.?Senator Duller to-day asked a Democratic member of the Teller committee what they would do next, and he replied, "We will inquire into the assessment of Federal office-holders to , nid the Republicans in carrying elections."? , When this is over the attention of the commit- , tee will be called to frauds, intimidation and { bull-dosing in staid Massachusetts, moral Penn- j sylvania, nnd that "rotten borough" known as , Colorado. Dy the way, your South Carolina ] party all look better since they got through with | this committee.?Cor. News and Courier. A $60,000 Faii.dre?Richmond, Va., February 17.?frrank D. Hill ti Co., real estate t agents, here failed. Liabilities stated at over t $00,000. They have made an assignment cor- i ering $29,000, 1 Know fell here for three hours this morning, ; followed by roin nnd nnd hail the remainder of I the day. I j .v. pivnu vu mcir uun?y, anu. is hoped hereafter that regular dividends will o paid by the company^? Nexce and Courier. Stock advanced 50 per cent! 20 per ccnG ividends ! Loses $27,000 by a "speculative lea," and other heavy loses of time and money, ut now havo "about $00,000 over and above a apital of $170,000! IVell, that certainly doaa ot look a9 if there was any necessity for inrcasing the price of fertilizers. Tho ?U1 sayug?"the more money you make the more you rant" is forcibly illustrated in the effort of tho 'hosphatc Companies to increase the price of ertilizers. : . " * Destructive Fire in Newberry. Nr.wup.nuT, S. C., February 18.?A most detractive conflagration* of the business portion f our town occurred about 0 o'clock, 1*. M., ast night, the origin of which is unkuown to is all. It is supposed by many to have started rom u store owned by Mr. It. B. Keen. Tho vind was in the direction of tho depot, which :auscd the*fire to make rapid progress in that lircction, burning completely to the end <^f tho dock. The following houses were burned to tlio ;round : Four belonging to C. & O. S. Mower ; hrcc belonging to the cstnteof Julius B. Smith; me owned by Mrs. Bartlett; Mr. J. D. Cash's ron front store, and two smaller frame bulldogs. Insurance as follows: Mower's loss. >4,600; uo insurance. Cash's loss, $10,000; nsurcd. Smith's estate, $10,000, no insurance; dra. llartlett's loss, $1,600 ; insured. Loss and nsurance on stock : Cash's loss, $30,000; inmrcd for $32,000. Keen's loss, $4,000; inured for 2,000 ; goods saved, $1,500. Bower's oss, $1,200 ; insured for $1,000. Wheeler & Vs. loss, $3,800; insured for $3,500. Many imaller losses, from half a dozen individuals. Messrs. D. B. Wheeler & Co's. insurnnco vould have expired to-day. Tiiti vuun noiiso cauglit screral times and was >ut out by the noble and long-to-be remembered ireinun George Gillilnnd. Wo are all in mournng.? Cor. Col. Hey inter. , Guano Chapter K. A. M.?The Grand Boyal Vrch Chapter met in Charleston on Tuesday, tho 11th instant. Mr. W. K. Blake, of Spartanburg, vns in attendance and was presented with a Fowel for his services in the Order. The folowirig officers were elected for the ensuing erm : Comp. Wilmot G. DeSaussurc, M. E. G. II. driest. Comp. F. F. Gary, 1*. E. D. O. IF. Priest, f.'oinp. J. Adgcr Smyth, K. K. G. King, Comp. 11. C. Walts, 11. E. G. Scribe. Coiup. C. E. Chichester, It. licv. G. Chaplain. Comp. C. F. Jackson, K. G. Treasurer. Coinp. J. K. Burke, K. 0. Secretary. Comp. Tlios. 11. ltobcrlson, G. Captain of lost. Comp. G. D. Bryan, G. Boyal Arch Captain. Comp. L. F. Meyer, G. Sentinel. Tiik Frightful Siffkuino is Brazil.?The Ww York Herald publishes a lengthy letter from Jrazil giving a frightful picture of drought, amino and pestilcnco raging in the northern >ortion of that country for more than a year last, It is said to be the greatest calamity in 500 years. Half a million people havo been iwept away by starvation and disease. Small )ox and black plague have carried off their vicims in appalling numbers, and thousands of iodics are rotting in open trenches. At Logon r'umla thousands of other corpses have been torn uiu devoured uy wild animals. The starving peasants ate their own offspring. In sorao plases, including the city of Cerca, the country has jcen depopulated. There havo boon terrible struggles for life by children abandoned and young souls sold for bread. Thousands of living skeletons were to he seen. Government aid has been tnrdy. rfti.Kn ,\sn tup.Confkdkrates.?Washington, February 14.?General Duller created quite a little sensation in the House to-day in the course ^ if a general discussion upon ono of the private bill* uuder oonsideration as a regular order on Friday, by declaring that the time would come when the government would pay the Confeder rate soldiers pensions the same ss were now paid, to Union soldiers for disabilities incurred in the war. He did not inform the House how it was proposed to get rid of tho prohibition of such payment under the fourth section of the thir^ teenth amendment to the constitution of the United Slates, which also includes any State as well as the United States.?New York World, rnospknous Farmkrs.?From a gentleman who has recently traveled repeatedly over tha eastern portion of this county, wc learn that ihers is a considerable quantity of cotton still >n hand in that section and that the farmers here are certainly in a better financial ennrftv ion than at any time since the war ; that quite v number of them who have borrowed money for several years past, are now in n condition. I* become lenders.-^-Chester Reporter. Sisori.An Cask or Bi.ood PorsoNifta.?Ci'nn'ninlif February 14.?A dispatch from Memphift tays Marcus Douheiser, a eleck in Harpman's ;ig?r store, while opening a box of cigars, ran r> nek into his finger joint, ranking what was eup* posed to be a trivial wound. About two hours iflerwnrd his arm to the shoulder became ewoN en to an immense alio. Physicians were called, >ul remedies have proved unavailing, and tha young man is dying. ? ? ? Pkxai.ty or Bai.lot Box STurnwo.?Rich* nond, Vs., February 14.?In the United States Circuit Court to-day Alexander Vaughan, con* rioted yesterday of ballot box stuffing in Peters* !>urg, in November Inst, wns sentenced Jo ope yenr's Imprisonment in the Jqil ef thnt city nnd o pny n fine of with cflfrls of Jhe pr?rgcudon.