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The Political Cases. Motion to Quash the (I ran,I on J J'clit Jury I'antls ?Jio/ye Curtis, of Xew York, on the IS inch us a Spectator? The District Attorney J'rojtoscs the Test Oath. The United States Circuit Court was convened at Charleston at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning, 8th inst., Judges Bond and Bryan presiding, aud during tile day s session Judge Curtis, of New York, occupied, hy iuvitation, a scat upon the hcuch. The court room was crowded with a large aud mixed audience, the greater portion being juryiucu, witnesses and parties accused. As soon as the last notes of the crier's voice died away the Clerk of the Court proceeded to call over the names of the jurors summoned to attend. General James Conner, one of the leading counsel for the defense in several election cases, then rose and said : "If this is the proper time iu the practice of the court wo take exception to the entire panel of the graud and petit jurors. We have made the objection in a single case only, viz: that of the United States vs. Jolm J. Dargttn, but it will he found to he equally applicable to all the cases which will come before the court at the present term. Wo therefore beg leave to submit our objeclious in writing as follows:" Mr. Julian Mitchell, of counsel for the dcfenso, here read the paper, which after a preamble, sets forth the following objections : "And hereupon the said John J. Dargan challenges the array of tho said panels, both grand ftUU f'Cklfc JUlUia, VtVMUtfv U, ?Uk.L aU?^0.? g.wn.l and petit jurors to serve at the present term of the United States Circuit Court were not drawn in accordance with law in this : "1. That the said grand and petit jurors were not selected and drawn in accordance with the order of Circuit Court, dated 2dd December, 1878. In this tlint all of the commissioners designated by the court did not attend to perform the duty devolved upon them hy tlie court, but that A. Illy l lie, one of the commissioners designated, did not atteud or participate in tlie selection, and that tho duty devolved upon him was performed by A. M. boozer and J. E. Ilugood. "2. That the said grand and petit jurors wcrtf not selected and drawn in accordance with the rillnu ,.r I I,,. I'i.? llil I'.,,. Il.iu lliulrinl In this that tlto order of Che court should have provided for the scleeliou of GOO names, and thai the box cannot under the rules be filled up from time to time by partial selections, but must be exhausted and then re-tilled. "3. That tiie said grand and petit jurors have not been legally served. That several of the jurors, grand and petit, who are returned by the marshal as personally served or served by copy left, were in fact served through the post 1 office. "1. That one of thecorumi-doners designated by the said order of the '23d December, 1H7H, to wit : Absalom lilythe, was not a person residing A in the Kasteru District of South Carolina. "o. That the citizens selected by the said commissioners were not selected from the several counties comprising the district of the 8tatc in which the trial is proposed to be had, and in which tlie said .lohu J. Dargan resides, and in which the alleged offenses were said to have been commiued, viz. : the Kastern District of South Carolina, but a portion of the citizens so selected were from counties within the Western District of suid .Stale. "And this he, the said John J. Dargan, is ready to verify; wherefore ho prays judgment that the said panels may be quashed." A. (1. M UIHATII, J.vs. CosxKtt, MirctiF.Lt. & Smith. .Sworn to by J. J. Dargan in the usual form, before K. A. Marshall, Notary l'ublio. White, at the suirirestion of the court, certain amendments wero being prepared' to thin paper, District Attorney Northrop said : In the iuteriui, may it pleasothe court, it may be proper that I should move the court in a matter in which I deem it my olticial duty to act, namely, the swearing of the grand and petit jurors. Section 8-1 of the revised statutes of the United States reads : "At every term of any court of the United States, the District Attorney, or other person acting on behalf of the United States in said court, may move, and the court, in their discretion, may require the clerk to tender to every person summoned to serve as a grand or petit juror or venireman or talesman in said court, the following oath or affirmation, namely: 'You do solemnly swear (or utlirin) that you will support the constitution ef the United Stales of America; that you have not, without duress and constraint, taken up arms or joined any insurrection or rebellion against the United States ; that you have not adhered to any insurrection or rebellion, giving it aid and comfort; that you have not, directly or indirectly, given any assistance in money or any other thing, to any person or persons whom you know or had good ground to believe, to have joined, or to be about to join, said insurrection or rebellion, or to have resisted, or to be about to resist, with force of arms, the execution of the laws of the United States ; and that you have not counselled or advised any person to join any insurrection or rebellion against, or to resist with force of arms, the laws of the United States. Any person declining to lake said oath shall be discharged by the court from serving on the grand or petit jury or venire to which he may have been summoned.' " This section, as the court sees, makes the administering of the oath discretionary with the court. Section 8-2, which is maudatory iu its provisions, reads as follows : "No person shall be a grand or petit juror in any court of the United States, upon any inquiry. hearing or trial of any suit, proceeding or prosecution based upon or arising under the provisions of title "Civil Rights," and of title "Crimes," for enforcing the provisions of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution, who is, in the judgment of tho court, in complicity with any combination or conspiracy in said titles set forth ; and every grand and petit juror shall, before entering upon any such inquiry, hearing or trial, take and subscribe an oath, in open court, that lie lias never, directly or indiroctly, counselled, advised or voluntarily aided any such combination or conspiracy." Judge Rond?Well, Mr. District Attorney, let us get through one thing at a time. Have you any reply to make to tlie objections filed by the other side ? District Attorney Northrop said : "Nearly every point made hero wu decided by the Chief Justice in the Kllcnton cases. I have not had a oopy of this pnpor or been advised in any way of the movement I bad the natural anticipations of such a difficulty as a District Attorney might well have had under the circumstances, but as the tight is made rijrlil here, 1 would ask 1 your Honors to allow me time to file an answer and prepare myself on the points raised specili- | vaiijr. Judge Bond?"Is this paper sworn to ?" (Jen. Conner?''No, sir ; but it can be sworn ! to in a few seconds if necessary. Wc considered 1 that I he points raised were legal questions, dc- ' pending upon the orders of the court nnd the construction of those orders by the court ." Judge llond?"The fuel as to where Mr. Blythe lives is not a legal question." tieneral Conner?"The order of the court establishes that fact. The order of the court reads: 'That James K. Ilagood, Commissiuner . nl Charleston, A. M. Iloozer, Coimnissioner at Columbia, and A. JJlylhc, Commissioner at , (irecnville, shall select two hundred uddiiionul \ names, Ac.' " .Mr. Juliau Mitchell ?"The return made by I ??- ? . - '-?f .. .. X. Commissioners Uagood and Boozer also cstub- ?J lisli tlio tacts stated in the objections tiled, The $ return rendu: .Ntimes of persons selected us jurors by Commissioner Ilagood under an order of tho United States Circuit Court, for the District of South Caroline, dated 23d December, 11>78.' Then follows a list of -ono liuudrod nnuics." The return then goes on : "Names of persons selected as jurors by Commissioners Boozer and ilngood from the counties assigned to Commissioner Blythe under an order of the United Stales Circuit Court dated December 23, 1878." Then follows a list of fifty names. ti The return then goes on : "Names of jurors selected by Commissioner Boozer under an order of the United States Circuit Court dated Decern- her 23, 1878, examined and approved by tho Commissioners appointed under an t rdcr of the p said court, and delivered to the Clerk of the said court at Charleston on tho 28th day of Fcbrua- 11 ry, 187'J." Then follows auolhcr list of fifty names. The return is certified to as follows : "Ciiahi.kston, February 28, 1870. 1 "We, the undersigned Board of Jury Coiuniis- j sioncrs, having examined and carefully prepared the foregoing selection of names of persons for jurors, the sum} is hereby approved. ( "Alukkt M. Boozeu, "J. E. llAuoon, "Commissioners." ' Judge Bond, turning to the District Attorney, 1 asked if lie desired any lime to prepare an an- ( stver to ?objections tiled, and if so, how much time ho desired. District Attorney Northrop replied that ho i would like to have until the next morning. The court granted the time asked for, and the juries were discharged until 10 o'clock next morning. MKt.TINO OK ENUItKE I'llKAIIYTKitT. TIlO I1CW Presbytery of Enorec, which was established by the Synod of South Carolina, during its session here last October, met in its first regular session at Laurens, C. 11., on Thursday eveuing last.? The meeting was well attended, every minister on the roll, but one, being present, and nearly I all the churches being icpresuutcd. The Itev. A. A. James, of Fair Forest, was chosen Mode- , rator, and ltev. 1>. U. Gilford, of Uuiouvillc, Assistant Clerk. Business was dispatched expe- 1 ditiotisly and satisfactorily; and the whole dock et was cleared aud the Presbytery adjourned .Saturday atieriio.u, being in sessiou just two days, flic greatest harmony and good feeling 1 prevailed throughout, and many pronounced this s the most delightful meeting of Presbytery they | ha I ever attended. The good people of Laurens ^ rtilv *rvro (iftbaiintio'i in ?i??ir seemed greatly to enjoy the meeting in their I midst. s Some of the matters of interest done hy the j body wete the following. First of all the l'reshytcry adopted a Manual, containing a Historical sketch of the organization of the Presbytery, c a Directory of the Ministers, Churches, Llders and Deacons, the otlic?rs of the Presbytery Ac., and a set of standing rules for the guidance of i the body. According to a provision of this ' Manual, the Presbytery appointed a Board of j Trustees, to consist of three Deacons, who were j to secure a charter and constitute the body corporatc of the Presbytery, and have the supervision and control ot all invested funds, (icu. J. ' C. Anderson, of Na/aretb, Capt. F. M. Farr, of t Cnionville, and Mr. li. C. McLaughlin, of Spur- ^ lanburg, were elected to compose this hoard. The new Book of Church Order, sent down by the Uoucral Assembly, was adopted hy a vote 1 of eighteen to thirteen. Kov. A. A. James and Col. T. J. Moore were elected principal Commissioners to the (joneral Assembly, which meets in L< uisvillo, Ivy., the L*>tli of May; and Itov. It. II. lteid and Flder \V. A. Nicholson, Alter- i nates. Candidate T. B. Craig, of Laurens, was ( licensed to preach the trosncl. Itev. .). ti. Fair was received as a member of the Presbytery, nu<l accepted a call to become the l'astor of the L lurensvillc tJhurch. ilis installation was appointed for the 1st Sabbath in May. Kev. II. 11. Hchl and Hon. J. II. Kvius were elect oil t rustees of Pnvidsuti College. The next meeting of Presbytery is to he hchl at Pair Forest t'hureh, on Thursday before the third Sabbath in October at 11 A. M. L. , Tut: Mi:cuasic\m I.ikx.?The case again i the Piedmont Manufacturing Company, which occu1 ied the Court for several days, was brought to a close yesterday. I. M. llryau, Psq., argued oti the side of the petitioners yesterday morning 1 in a masterly speech of three and a half hours 1 length. I The Judge's charge to the jury clearly pointed | out its duty in the matter by requiring them to follow the statute to the letter. The statute requires that all just credits must he given on the 1 petitioner's claim, which had not been done in | this ease. 'The jury found for the defendant. j This is a law which has been in existence in ( this State since 1 S'i'J, though, it seems, was for a long time overlooked be those interested. As ' it stands on the statute hook the laborer's claim i for wages in erecting a building holds good as ] a lien upon the property, whether or not the owner has settled with i he contractor. In less the centractoi^iays his laborers, the latter can liy complying with the requirements of the statute, recover the amount due him from the owner. Wc agree with Judgo l'rascr, that the ' law is a hard one and the petitioner should be 1 held to the strict letter of the law. I '!' titwrtt?tt l \ 'i'.. . ... . .. f n 1 i ii p. i ii it mi i. ii i/ \ i i it a i >>; i ii this ii1 i urx* Tit v.?We nre authorized to soy tliol llie fir ecu- { villc and Columbia ami South Carolina Kailroads have made arrangements to run through trains from Charleston to the up-country, leaving Charleston at live o'clock, or half past live, in the morning, and Columbia at half past 1 ten. There will he no change of cars at Coluui- i bia. This is a decided improvement upon the j former through day schedule. The present intention is that the new schedule i shall go into effect on June 1st, but both compa- ' nics say that they can if necessary, designate ? an earlier day. It is not doubted I bat they will | find it to their interest to do so, inasmuch as ? the restoration of the through day schedule will give equal satisfaction in the low-country and i up-country, and be valuable for business purposes as well as for travelling for pleasure.? The break at Columbia lias been a serious disnd- 3 vantage to Charleston, and it is hoped that it a will be practicable, as was done before, to con- n tinue the through day trains all the year round. Xews and Courier. FlitK AT ClIKUOKKK FoKHlltON WotlKS.? We b regret to learn that ilic ftno old mansion at t Lherokee Ford Iron Works, occupied l>y (apt. ( F. (!. I.utliain, Agent, was accidentally destroyed l?y lire at - A. M., Friday, llit* llili inst Tlio u Humes spread so rapidly that ('apt. I.utliain only h succeeded in saving some of his clothing and ;i u few articles of furniture. The fire is supposed v to have originated from a Coal dropping from the cook .stove. Loss of building and furniture, \c., estimated at about $2,'100, but the loss of t the hooks and papers of ('apt. Latham and of i, the company, which were all destroyed, were a r still greater loss.?Sj> irt in'/ur/ Herald. ... h Manufacturing F.ntcrprisc at the North has a *' hopeful look. The Lowell C'ourirr says the great h cotton nulls there exj ret a busy slimmer though a the rise of raw cotton rather disarranges culeulatiolis as i</ prices. The Lewi^tmi i Mr. | /.inribd reports revived business -i i, ,ty m i!. ,t impor , taut manufacturing j luce. | .1 Jlic lOIwItlii Union ?imrs. It. Z STOKES, Editor* UNION, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1879. IERR8 OF SUBSCRIPTION. 1 Copy, one yt fcr, l* advakck, S2.00 2 Coine* ?ne ) < *." " 3.75 ? < tjjcv.. .*M ? H.-,O 10 " M " " 16.00 ABVERTISING. Ono square or one inch, tirsl insertion, - - - $1.00 Kaeli slilMcquenl insertion, ------- 75 Liberal discount made to merchants and others adversity; for six months or l>y tlio year. Obituary Notices of ton lines or less, Inserted free. " " over ten lines, charged as Advertiselents. fitaY" Mr. and Mrs. L. It. McAboy have opened he Piedmont House at Spartanburg. They will iiakc that house a favorite for travellers. ??. . iaornmental Mooting. A Sacramental meeting will be lield at Mt 'abor Church on the 1st Sunday in May. The ircparaiory services wm commence tuc uay uebrc. )ur Cotton Market. Cotton lias now got to a paying price, and hose who have any on hand will be well paid 'or holding it. Lust week 00 bales were sold at .he advanced prices of from 8(0,101 cents. 8Saty~ Our fcic^ds must excuse us for not noticing some favftrs this week. Our paper was full before they come to hand. That beautiful bouquet of Flowers and Evergreens will receive its proper notice next week. It was elegant. Instruction in Music. Mrs. F. E. (Joss has moved her fine l'iuno to the Music room of the Female Academy, where she will give instructions in Music to tho pupils ol the Academy ami any other young Ladies who may desire to take music lessons. Mrs. Goss is acknowledged to bo one of the most thorough and competent music teachers in the State. Woathcr?Fruit, &c. We have had some good rains since Monday; n fact a little more tliun was wanted, as it has (topped all Farm and Garden work, except nitting out Cabbage and Tomato Plants. All regulation is growing finely now, after a icrfect stand still of three weeks. We are now atisficd that about one-fourth of a crop ol teaches may be expected. In some places there vill be none. ? luick Travelling. On the 1st of May a fast mail train will be iui on llio Air-l.ine Uutlroud (hat will almost 'annihilate time and space." This train wil! >ut passengers from New York to New Oilcan; lirough in jifly-oiic hours, and from Spartanburj. o New York in tweut-four hours. The Spar auhurg Ilcrahl says : "This will he quite :: riumpli for (he Air-Line and will make it tlu great through route for passengers as well as foi lie mails, being several hours shorter than it is possible for any oilier line to run from New i'ork to New Orleans." Iho Treasure's Account Closed. I?r. J. 1*. Thouias, our County Treasurer, has made a full and satisfactory settlement with the I'omptroller General for the collection aud dis bursciuent of last year's Taxes. The Dr might be a little slower than some Treasurers but we doubt much if any will conic out bcttci or more correct in the end. Tho Dr. informs us that lie is now ready and will lie at his oiiicc in the Court House ncxi Monday, to pay out nil the money in his hands due tho county. A Fugitive Arrested. Chief Deputy U. S. Marshal, C. M. Harris, o Western Arkansas District, arrested, on the 1'tl inst., at llendersonvtlle, N. C., a innn by tin name of U. M. Cooper, upon a bench wnrran issued by Judge Dick, for the murder of a mar by the name of Donnelly, at Cuddo, in the In lian Territory, nbout 4 years ago. Cooper is it Photographer, ami was in the act of taking n picture when arrested. No doubt many of out people will remember him. He was here about two years ago, and opened a gallery in the skylight building opposite Messrs. Kicc & McLurc't Store, lie was then excited upon a new plow lit bnl invented, lie had a half-breed Indian wo inan for a wife, and two children. ? Eastor Sunday In the Church of tho Nativity I'ntisually large congregations assembled it tlie Episcopal Church of this town last Sun day at the morning and evening services. In the absence of the Pastor, liev. J. D. McCu! lough, the impressive services prescribed for (Ik day were conducted by the Lay reader, Mr. 15. W. Shu nd. We cannot too highly praise the taste and 'kill displayed by the Ladies whoso elaborately decorated the church. The pure white (lowers, lltei woven w ith evertrroons Ml-, mo,I ?.? n? ..oo.i iarly appropriate to the alter, wli'le tlie chantel, reading desk and l)oily of the church prcijnlcd one harmonious ami delightful tloral ipcotacle. We have never before seen so much astedisplayed in the decorations of the church, mil the whole did the ladies great credit. . . ? K Two-Year Old of the Period. "It's a poor rule that won't work both ways," 0 thought a little two-year old boy of this town 1 short tune ago ! His mother had warned him tot to chase the ducks, but this fun was so con,euial to him that he either could not or would lot keep from it until the mother, as in duty louud, drew hint gently towards her and tried he virtue of peach-twig oil upon hi in. After hat performance was over she told him to come ml kiss her and say he was sorry for what lie ad done. That was the plan our good mother dopte<i, ami she got in any a kiss frotn us in that ray. Well, Ucnny stood a few seconds, no oubt thinking it was adding insult to injury ) be compelled "to kiss throne that smote him," ill all at once his countenance brightened, he aiscd his face and his little lips pressed is mother's as lie said, 'Ma !'s sorry." Again licru was a moment's pause when the little f 1>w turned a commanding look upon his mother ml said, "Now, Ma, you come and kiss me ml say you'so sorry you whipped me. ' If leunv Johnson liv?'-; and d'>n I gel higher th in mlge of Probate be will disapi "int us sa ilv. Seeds From Washington. We are glad to see that ati amendment to the legislative bill hoe been agreed to iu the House, "directing the Commissioner of Agiiculture to supply a reasonable quantity of seeds and shrubs to the Congressmen for distribution among their agricultural constituents." For years large amounts of money have been expended in introducing seeds, shrubs, &c. from other countries, intended for distribution amoug the people of this country, but the system adopted by the department heretofore has been to send the seeds to one individual iu a County, and in most cases that individual has appropriated all the seeds to his own use and the peoplo have never had n chance of testing them. It lias been so iu this County, aud wo arc told it ( is the same in other counties in this Stale. While we object to au indiscriminate distribution of those seeds, \vc contend thut there urc moro than one person in each County who are not _ . only capable of testing the adaptability of crops to the soil ami climate but would be willing to comply with tlie terms of tho department and report the results; and our Congressmen can and do know, as well, if not better than any one else, who will be most likely to do tho most good with the seeds. + .? A Firo. 1 Early on Tuesday morning fire was discov' crcd issuing from tho l'arsouage of the colored 1 Baptist Church of this town, adjoining Mr. A. D. Spears' premises, and before help could arrive the whole fabric was in ashes, i The house was occupied by l'inkney Font, i an industrious ami worthy colored man, whose r wife, some weeks before, hud removed to her father's, in consequence of severe sickness. All their household goods were in the house, and i were more valuable than is generally found in the houses of tho colored people, together with a sum of money which they had saved from their hard earnings to buy a home for themselves, and if these things were not stoleu ilicy were burnt with the house. That it was the act of incendiaries there is no doubt, as the foot tracks of a man and woman wore very distinctly seen the next morning, evidently going towards ami coining from tho house. The loss is very great to the church, but greater to l'inkney and his wife, as it was their all. They are industrious and deserving people, nnd we suggest that something be done to reimburse them. ? ? , The Election Trials. I We can only give this week the result of two , trials before the United 8iates Court, now in . session at Charleston. Tho tirst dav's iiineon.l itigs, which wc publish in another column, will t serve as an index lo the iniquitous course after, wards pursued by Judge lJoud and District At. lorney Northrop. We will try and post our readers fully next week. Itis evident the juries , have been organized solely for the purpose of convicting all who arc tried lbr pretended election frauds, and is a disgrace to the country. o ? For the Times. The Fcaco Law Defied. Mr. 1'huroR .? 1 propose, for the benefit of farmers, to give you tho result of an experiment 1 made last season with t.'rab liruss. 1 pre( pared one-half acre?to sow Millet. That is. 1 broke well with bull-tongue plough, applied 2 two-horse wagon loads compost, composed of stable manure and woods mould, broad cast, 1 cross-plowed, and sowed the seed. It proved L a failure; no Millet came up?seed bad 1 sup, pose. 1 recollected seeing in an agricultural paper that crab grass hay making would pay, if the land was properly prepared. Here was a fine opportunity to test it. 1 harrowed the land and ? kept all stock oil' it from the 20lh of April.? On the 10th of September I mowed the grass, 1 and after the hay was properly cured, there was ; hauled from the lot ft, 100 pounds of line sweet t hay. Now, sir, this lot was, four years ago, old field red land. It had been sown in Oats, 1 turned under; sowed in Ilye, pastured and turned under ; planted in cotton, with some mai nnre an 1 10'J lbs. of Acid, then followed the k above crop. Sir, as we now have the stock law the above is in reach ot the very poorest man that runs a farm, I.eavc oil' planting just one-half acre of that cotton hum, treat it just as you do the rc.-t ( of the field -prepare it and manure it just as , tho rest of the field?and if, instead of the bedding for cotton, you will give it a good harrowing and keep everything oil of it, 1 assure you it will make enough good sweet hay to keep your horses and cows for the next scasoa, and pay you better than any other half acre in the i field, according to the labor bestowed. Crab (irass is the natural, snontnneous rrrnuriti (if our soil nml mowing it otf dues not injure (lie land, provided the land is not forced to make two crops in one year. It is the practice of ' sonic farmers to cut the grass from lands after a heavy wheat or oat crop, laic in the season; this is, in my opinion, wrong; it is simply robbing the land, for tho mowing must he so late in ' season that nature cannot again clothe the land with vegetation. The lot I speak of was mowed the 10th of September, just as the seed of grass was in a dough state. It is simple?try it farmers? is much cheaper than coin fodder, and my stock devour it eagerly. \V. J. - . ? 111.w (iti:in riir. Wasiikiiwom an.- ?A few weeks ago a well known resident of litis, city lost a favored child by scarlet lever, and every etfort to find the maniicr in which the litilcgirl contracted the fatal malady proved fruitless until yesterday, when Sanitary Inspector Vansaut, of the health otlice, discovered that the colored woman whom the afflicted gentleman employed to wash the family linen had liic scarlet fever in her family, and tie supposition was that the clothing was infected while at the colored woman's house. The disease was enmmmiioiito,! I to the little girl in that manner. Perhaps numerous similar cases, hitherto unexplained, had their origin in the same way. -/Ja/lint?re llrraid. o A Di m\si> run Fiii\i>k I,aiioi:.---San Fran ; cisco, Anril II.?The following card is furnished i fur publication: "The Chinese Six Companies | arc daily in receipt of applications for laborers to go to Southern States, notably Mississippi and Louisiana, to take the place of negro labor now emigrating. The oflicers of these companitS wish it to he expressly understood that they have no control over their people's lahor, and have never brought, or caused to he brought, I one of their countrymen, and have never con- ; trolled their lahor or collected their wages in , any manner whatsoever, the prc^s of California ' to the contrary notwithstanding. Signed: The) Chinese Six t 'oinpanics." llniinw is N?:w Voiik.?New Vorl;, April j '11. II > > I Friday was nppr' priatcly i*r\cd, I aild l>i|-ilie?s at the Slock, Pro litis* I ' t' n ' F*. changes ,*, t c i? S'l-j tide I. For the Times. North Pacolot Niws. AruiL 15th, 1870. Mil. Editor ;?? have concluded to give u few lues from this section, mainly to say that we ariners over here are getting along finely with mr preparations for the next crop. 1 have lever known so little rain full at this time of he yonr. Since the 1st of January just enough ios fallen to keep our lands from getting too hard .0 plow. Everybody seems determined, if pos- ? liblc, to raise a larger crop this year than formerly, and, as a general rule, the laborers have sntered into the spirit and are working well, both while and colored, 13ut, Mr. Editor, there is a practice over here, among the merchants and ut Uaffuey City, of drumming the planters for their orders to furnish their laborers with what they may need during the year. They are offering for the same from 10 to 15 per cent, discount on such orders. Now, it seems to me, this practice is very unjust to the laborers, as a majority of them have to go in debt for the most of their provisions and clothing, and I have every reason to believe that a number of our best farmers compel their laborers to trade with the mftchunt who allows them (the farmers) the largest discount. This order system places tho person holding the order completely at the mercy of the merchant and stimulates no competition to sell goods cheaper. I was told by a rcli- * able gentleman that he saw atcuunt holding one of these 1U per cent, discount orders pay $2 50 for a pair of shoes that lie was satisfied did not cost the merchant more than ?1 25, as lie had bought for cash the identical same shoe for $1 535/ Now, 1 suppose that everything else is sold ot> the same proportion, excent. it mnv ho s.mio staple article that every one know the price oi'. Den't you suppose this is common all over the United States, ami Jo you wonder to hear of (ho negro exodus along the Mississippi, and of socialism and communism in the North ? My opiuion is that it would be well for us farmers to take a different view of the situation and lot the merchants who tuny otter this liberal discount to us know that we have more interest in the future welfare of our community and laborers than to sell theiu out in that way, but will a" trade with the merchant who will sell the cheapest, thereby creating a uiore contented disposition among the laborers, for I am satisfied that tho one who has the most money nt settling time are the best satisfied ami will work the belter the next year ; and by so doing we will stimulate competition among the merchants to sell cheaper where they knew they would be sure of their money in the fall. 1 know some merchants who borrow money at 1U to 15 per cent, to buy goods and tlieu allow the farmer 1U to 15,pcr cent, for his trade, and they seem to prosper. 1 hear of uuothcr accident l'roin carrying pistols. A son of Mr. T. J. llughos, near Wilkins* villc, while coining from a neighbor's house tho other night, his pistol, which ho was carrying in his boot leg, wcut off and shot him through both feet. I have not heard whether the wound is dangerous or not. Jb'AUMEU. Brown's Stork, April 10, 187'J. The only news 1 can send you from this region is that times are awl'ul dull, but I suppose you have enough of that news from every other part of the County. We arc now rejoicing over the recent change made iu our mail facilities.? Heretofore our mail day lias been Monday, but it is now changed to Friday, and wc receive our always welcome visitor, the I'nioii Times on the day it. is published. Wc, however, think wc ought to have a mail twice a week, but will not grumble much. The thanks of the people of this section are due to Mr. U. W. Bonner, of Jonesvillc, for his efforts in securing the change. Wc would respectfully call the attention of our worthy representatives in the Legislature, Mr- Sltaud and Mr. McKisick, to the fact that the term of ollice of Trial Justice, T. J. Orr, expired some tiiuc ago and Reappointment has been made since. Permit us to suggest thAt Mr. T. i?. luiticjolin be appointed in his pincc ; not that we have anything against Mr. Orr, bnt Mr. Littlejohn lives at a point more convenient to a large majority of the people of this township, ami 1 am confident his appointment would suit everybody. I see you announced the marriage of Mr. It. C. Littlejohn to Miss Lynn ; well, you ought to have been at the parly given the young couplo by L>r. (,'. M. Littlejohn, ou the lllli. It was a grand affair, and has ucrcr been surpassed in the up-country. The old "Nott Gold Mine" is to be opened again by a company of gentlemen in your town. The machinery is 011 the ground and will soon be at work. I will tell you more of the particulars hereafter. 1>U'K DUN DAS. The Election Trials. V CASK UKCIDKD BY T1IE BACK EI) J1T.Y All A I.VST CHARLESTON. Charleston, S. C., April 1<".?A verdict of guilty was rendered this morning in the caso against Kerrigan lor assaulting a United States supevisor. The next case was the charge against Lichenwood for assaulting one A. \V. Green, (a worthless fellow, whom to know was to despise,) whilst acting as Deputy United States Marshal at iIia 1'iitwftUft 1.',11? ? w-_.i ?- ...w - vitw iiimidV) m am ??, viliiriCS* ton. Judge Rond saw tliut there was nothing in. the case, and was absent from the court room during a part of the argument. Judge Rryan cliargcd the jury. A verdict ot not guilty was rendered, hut it took some time to reach it, as the jury seems organized to convict. The next case was that against C. A. Levy, a colored man, for voting more than once. This case is now being heard. ? No case from l'.ichland or Sumter will be tried soon. Charleston, llarnwell and perhaps Colleton will occupy the time of the court for the balance of this week. On Monday next the cases from Williamsburg will be taken up. There is no cause for uneasiness.?Sordid to Columbia it rj inter. List of Letters Remaining in the 1'ost Office at Union, S. C.x for the week ending April 17th, 1X71?. Miss llattie Rarrhutn, Rev. II. 1,. Oslelf, Farrow Foster, JKIvira Rituhards, F. C. Hasted, T? A. Stokes, Miu I *i:? i - .1 - ..1 < ......... .....iv, j.-Misa i.trainee . iicriaiiu, J A M KS II. (IOSS, 1'. M. What Son it Caiioi.ina Mkmiitrs Say.?. Messrs. Ilvins and Akcii assure i;>e this morning thai they have no idea that President llsiyes will veto the ariny bill, and yet I have met no lie* publican who afreet with them. In regard to Corbin they say they have not yet oiieoitntere?l a Democratic senator who wouhl voto for his confirmation. 'I'licy are highly amused at the declaration of Administration people who say it is a peculiar case. Riu'tai. Mumm or two Womi.v.?Cincinnati, April 11.?A dispatch from ."New Albany, lnd., says that David Mauck, on Wednesday night, murdered his wife hy blows with a polo axe while she was ndeep. Sarah Vaughan, wlio was living in the family, hearing the shriek* of Mrs. Mauck, rushed to the room, whereupon Mauck struek her blow thai will prohahly prove fatal. lie then lied. A large parly are pursuing him. ..? . ?D.Ainor vN Ai;ki? I.vky.?Abbeville, April 11.? Mrs. Klleii I,. Darker, nrr Frost. widow of .lie l'iti Tlioimi" Darker, died to I iy at ! o'< : .k D , in th? eighty third year of li.r