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Suspension of Williams. Birnie 4 Co., of New York. . There was some excitement in the city on Mondey evening, caused by tlie announcement that the firm of Williams, llirnie & Co., of New 1 York, had suspended ou the Cotton Exchange. The usual rumors were soOn in circulation, and the liabilities of the suspended firm were said to bj enormous. Yesterday morning it was current ljrt*epor ted that Williams, llirnie & Co. wih o^ihort' viug a loss of several hundred thousnnd dollars. Woooo anxiety was felt, as Mr. O. W Williams, of ~ m Charleston, was lenown lo he connected, more or less, with the New York firm of Williams, llirnie & Co., nnd it was feared I h.-W I he firm of 0. W. Williams & Co., of Charleston, and the Carolina Savings Hank, might be involved.? This is not the case. The firm of Williams, llirnie & Co., of New York, had no connection whatever with the firin of G. W. Williams & Co., of Charleston, but Mr. Willams, the senior partner in the Charleston House, was a limited partner in the New York firm. Neither the firm of G. W. Williams & Co. nor the Carolina Savings Hank loses a ilullar by the Nrto York failure. Mr. Williams was in New York when the trouble carnc on, and with characteristic coolness and courage insisted that the New York firm call a halt, and "make iheir loss." This was done. The firm was dissolved. And every draft made upon Williams, llirnie & Co. has been promptly paid. The firm of G. W. Williams & Co. has almost unlimited credit, and yesterday morning the managing partners here were approached by wealthy fricnus and otl'ercd any assistance they might need. No help was required, but the kindness . that prompted the offers was appreciated and will not be forgotten. At the Cnrolina Savings Hank tlie experience was the same. A few thousand dollars were drawn out early in tlie day, but against this is set the opening of new account, by gentlemen who seize! the occasion to give practical evidence of their confidence ill the ltank and Mr. Williams. The story of what was done in New York, and how the Charleston firm stands, is best told perhaps in the following telegrams : to u. w. wi i.li a.ms a co. Nkw Yoiik, May 21. (!. Jl". W illi'imx ,y Co., Chiirl'-itOH : llruw on l>rcxcl, Morgan & t'<>., and on J'ark Hank as heretofore. Firm of Williams, Hirnic & Co. dissolved. (1. W. Williams. to i'll lsi l>lnt a. simon08. Nkw Yoiik, May 'Jl. Andrew SiinoH'i*, l'tCtitkiit Hunk: G. W. Williams & Co. are not implicated in <hc ntTairs of Hirnic & Co. They (15. W. Williams & Co.) have one and a half millions of unencumbered ussets. lircxcl, Morgan & Co. will cash their drafts for any amount they wish to I draw. (J. W. Williams. | to t'ksioknt a. simomls. Nkw Yoiik, May 21. The drafts of Messrs. !J. W. Williams & Co. mi us. to the extent of !? 100,(hH), will be hon orcd. Diikxki., Moiujan & Co. TO Till. xkws a n l> COlltlKlt. Nkw Vukk, May 21. To the Kili/or of the Xeirx and Courier : ISirnie .x Co. did riot suspend on (lie Cotton Exchange for want of money. Their fricuds uH'ercd them ?o00,000, if uccdC'll. I was unwilling to put another dollar to aid the cotton gamblers in their demoralizing speculations. The firm iliil not have a hale of Cotton on their own account. They pay every draft drawn on them. Parties are scudiug margins freely, rut her thanlosc their contracts which otherwise would he forfeited. The friends all approve of my prompt action. (1. W. Wii.i.ivms. This last dispatch discloses the whole situation. The Southern customers of Williams, I'driiie & Co. got on the wrong side of cotton, and were unable to keep up with the rapid advance in price. Mr. Williams insisted on slopping at once. This was done, every obligation is met as it matures, and margins are now coming in freely from customers, which will, by so much, reduce the losses of the New Vork firm. The house of (.1. W. Williams & Co. of Charleston and ibe Carolina Savings bank are as Steady US 11 roCK. nil! nunc, in .iv?? loir u?.-t only demonstrated mure clearly die .liability ami impregnability of llicir financial position.? XtU't and Courier. Wot 1.1> UK SKNVToll t'liltUIN AllttKSTKU. Charleston, May 2d.?I'.x-L'nited States Wistriet Attorney Corbiu, who is here as counsel in the railroad cases before Chief Justice Waitc, was held to hail to-day, at the instance of the Attorney (icneral of the Stale, in a civil suit pending agaiusl him for recovery of $'2I,0?K>. The origin of the suit is as follows : In iSTothe State [ retained Corhin to prosecute a claim against n phosphate mining company for phosphate royalty clue the State. A judgment for $2$,UIK) was recorded and Corbie, paid into the State Treasury $20<>t retaining the balance, which lie claimed as counsel fees. The State purposes to allow him only $d,<H>U and expenses, which was the award of a referee, as his lee, and the present suit against him was instituted for $27,000. Corbiu gave satisfactory bond to answer the suit and abide the process of the court. The A 'net and Courier says : The arrest of Mr. Corbiu was only a constructive arrest, and ! was under the law only a constructive arrest, i and was under the law permitting the arrest of | a debtor who is about to leave the State. The attorney-general saw Mr. Corhin in the Court- ! house, and, stating the case to him, requested his presence at the ollicc of the solicitor of the first circuit to give the necessary bonds. A short time afterwards Mr. Corhin appeared at I lie solicitor's otlice and pivc bond in tbc sum of !?">0,0(K), conditioned to appear and answer any process of tbo Court of Common I'leas arising out of llie suit. The following gentlemen signed the bond : Alva tinge, J. II. Fisher, C. II. Baldwin, tl. I. Cunningham and K. M. Wallace. The Iteporter for The Xetrg mid Courier next Fought out Mr. Corbin and found him in the C. S. Courthouse. In response to inquiries as to the. prolable length of his stay in Charleston, Mr. Corbin replied that lie would be here seve- | ml weeks, lie added that he had come here on ' business, and that it was his purpose to make arrangements to resume his business here, and live here the balance of his life, lie added that : te expected that his nomination for the position of Chief Justice of Ctah Territory would be rejected by the United Slates Senate, in which event he would come back to Charleston To live. His partner. Mr. Stone, lie stated was now living in New York, but he did not say whether it was his intention to return also. Mkmohiai. 1? a y i v rut. Con run it \ i i; C *n i v i.. j ? Ilichtnond, May 111. ? Memorial day was oh. served with the usual decoration of the graves ; of Confederate soldiers in Hollywood Cemetery. 1 The immense monumental granite cone on the I grounds.was covered from apex with tlowers I aim evergreens, w hile a thousand graves'receive I like attention. The Stale olliccs at the capital and many of the principal business houses were closed during the afternoon. The military dis- | plav, however, was not as great as in former years. Two companies visited the cemetery.? James l.yons, Jr., delivered the memorial address ibis afternoon, in the presence of a large 1 concourse of pr pic. It is estimated that from l.'iJitH) to '.'UjrfiO per-oiis vi-itcd the cemetery , during the day. ? - - . . 4 A - -- glic gJtcfliln "Simon ?imfs. ~ R.M. STORKS, Kdltoi\ UNION, FRIDAY, MAY 80. 1870. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. 1 Copy, oik* year, is aovaxck, 'I Copies one year, " '* 3.H 5 ' * " #.30 10 ' " " 13.00 ADVERTISINGOn? square or one inch, first insertion, - - $1.00 KacUsulMyi|iteii|in*ecLit>u, -------- 73 Liberal discount made to merchants and other* advertising for six months or by the year. Obituary Notices of ten lines or less, Inserted free. " over ten lines, charged as Advertisements. B?ay~ lion. Thomas Jones, member of lite House of Representatives frotu Edgefield County, died on Sunday night last. .?. . Dr. John T. Durby, a former eminent physician of Columbia, is lying hopelessly ill in I lie City of New York. . .? ? When Court Cothmences. The next term of Court for this County will ItP r<> ti v t'.ird nn flip third Mnndnv in iipyI mniitli ?June?Judge Pressly to preside. Death of Miss McKnight. With much sorrow we sec it announced in the i Columbia Ilejittcr that Miss Nannie, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. A. McKnight, died in that city hist Tuesday. We sincerely sympathize with tlie bereaved parents in the loss of so sweet a child. ? The Greenville Female College. We acknowledge an invitation from A. S. Tonnes, President of the Greenville Female College, to attend tho Annual Commencement of . that Institution, which will commence on Thursday, June 12th. The Annual Address wiil he delivered by ltov. IV, K. Ilutchcr, D. D., of Richmond, Va. . Hail Storm in Barnwell. A disastrous storm of hail, rain and wind, passed over the village of Kllcnton and surrouning country last Friday. The storm lasted tlireo hours and hailstones (as largo as pigeon eggs fill. Whole fields of Cotton were left without a leaf on a stalk. Corn on bottom lauds was covered with water. Lands were washed badly, and gardens ruined. Tho Weathor?Crops. \v? i..?vo I.,.,i ?ivo ..00.1 ?i.i.: ... ...... ...... .... vicinity the past week ; hut in some sections of the County no rain lias fallen for six weeks.? Generally the corn and cotton crops arc doing very well. Wheat and oats continue promising, so far as we have heard. Had stands of cot| ton arc complained of in many neighborhoods, hut what is up looks well. Tho Soap Man Among Us. Mr. Gullic, Agent for .McGimpscy's newly patented sonp is in town. We gave his soap a severe (est and it proved to he all that the maker claimed for it. It can he made in live minutes at a cost of a little over a cent a pound. This sjap, it is claimed, saves ouc-lialf the rubbing and does away with the clothes-destroying custom of "battling*" We think it is a "good thing to have about the house." . . ? The Prize Story, Now being published in the Weekly Xi>r?and Courier, grows more intcristing with every issue. It is decidedly a fine literary production and places its author among the most attractive I.ady writcrs in the country. We understand that back numbers of the Xrirs ami Courier, containing the first chapters of Ashnrst, can he obtained by application to the proprietors of that jour lint. . . . ? A Painful Accident. On Sunday last, as Mrs. Nancy Gregory wag returning from services at Mt. Vernon church, in a buggy, the mule she was driving took fright at something and ran away, throwing Mr*. Gregory from the buggy with great force and so seriously injuring her that she has been confined to her bed in a painful and helpless condition ever since. Fortunately no bones were broken, but she tvas painfully bruised on her hip, side, shoulder and face. Another Editor with Two Hats. We rejoice with you, friend Grcnckcr. We feel glad all over, at learning that you've got a new hat, and also that you've got one wholesouled liberal Merchant at Newberry who appreciates your labors in behalf of the town enough to present it to you. We know it is a handsome one and you looh handsome under it. Every man in Newberry County should trade with the large-hearted merchant, ('apt. A. C. Jones. If for no other reason we shall attend the l'ress Association to compare, perhaps swap, hats with you. Change of Schedule. On Monday next the cars on the S. U. and t'. and S. A. roads will be run on a new and fast Schedule. The down train will leave lien dcrsonville, N. at > A. M., arrive at Union at 10."?U, an>l roach at Alston in time to connect with the up train on tlie (!. ami ('. II. 11. The up train will leave Alston at 1*2.10 1*. M. arrive at Union at '2.0.1?stopping '2 minutes? ami reach llendersonville at f>.*20. Ity this Schedule passcngcis will be put through from llendersonville to Charleston in one day?the quickest ami plcasantest trip from the seaboard to the Mountains, Improving tho Streets. Our town Council is doing a grand work in cutting down thc"Dogan Hill," filling up the deep gully besi lc it ami generally putting that ; I art ol* Alain street in good condition. It is | the first time since we have lived here that any , werk has been done in that part of the town, and the Pogan Hill had become almost impassable, particularly at those seasons of the year i when it was most traveled. Mr. Punbar, the overseer of the work, appears to understand ' how to make permanently good roads and ho is doing faithful work. The people of the Cross Keys section will be glad when they find what a i great improvement has been made to the road leading into tlieir County seal Now let the County Coimnisgieiicrs go to work ami continue I the ioipr vemrnt ""r P" w-sl part of tho road ' Iho Old Board of Commissioner*. As many unkind remarks and suspicions hare been freely made about the transactions of the old Board of Couuty Commissioners, tlie Clerk has boo* very careful to make out a full, honest end explicit report of all its transactions. If any wrong lias been done the County or its individual creditors we cannot discover it. In a pecuniary view it was the most trying two years tbfct ft frailTHufifco unty Commissioners ever went through, and if at any time the line prescribed by the law was either not plumbed or slightly over-stepped, it was for the good of the County, and mainly to relieve it from the heavy debt that pressed upon it. Of our own knowledge we can say that it was the great nmbition of the Board, and particularly of its cxcelleut chairman, Col. 1). 1*. Duncan, to get the County out of debt, so as to relieve the people of the "I'ast Iudebteilnes tax." To do this iu the quickest possible time required bold business qualities at the head, and Col. Duncan, at the risk of being grcntly censured by many, bent his whole talents and energies to the accomplishment of that lnudible object. Although lie was not permitted to rcmaiu in the Board until that part of its work was complctod, the Board have the proud satisfaction of knowing they left its debt in such condition that, by economy and tact, no tax for past indebtedness will be necessary hereafter. We could tell of many things done by the dliajitoati and sanctioned by the other nicmof the Board, wherein many dollars were saved to the County. One instance,?when the Board had no money, and its credit was so low that it had to pay tlie highest lien prices for every article needed for the Poor House, &c.; when Ba con was selling at 20 to 22 cents per pound, the Chairman borrowed money upon his individual credit to purchase bacon for the l'oor House, and saved the County from 0 to 10 ccn's a pound. And this is but one of many instances not generally known to the people of Uuion, by wliieli the old Hoard risked much for the benefit of the County. It was an honest lloard, and if a few derelictions could be noted, the good it did should outweigh all errors and full credit given. Tho present Hoard is composed of as true nnd honest men ns can be found, and we claim foi them the full confidence of the people, bclicv ing that all the County affairs will be managed with fidelity and strict economy. ? - ? A Merited Compliment. The Kaleigh X. C., Observer pays the following merited compliment to n young man well knowt and much respected in this community and, ir fact, all along the line of our Hailroad. Mr. Hasil Manly, Master Machinist of the Atlantic and North Carolina Hailroad, a young gentleman who had the pluck at the close of the late war to learn a trade, though his father had been Supreme Court Judge and his uncle (lovernor, was registered nt the National yesterday. For some years Mr. Manly was an engineer on the S. U. and C. 11. It., nnd while in that position was elected Master Machinist of the A. and N. t . railroad. Hut Mr. Manly i? not the only "yoang gentleman" whose lather had hcen a Judge who, "had the pluck at the close of the war to learn a trade." Mr. William Spencer, a most excellent gentleman and one of the most capable engineers in the country, now an Engineer 011 tin S. U. an l t'. It. It., is the son of Judge Thomas Spencer of (ieorgia. llo'.li of these gentlemen maintain the dignity and respectability of theii honored sires in the positions they occupy, while their intelligence ami manliness of character is well calculated to elevate and dignify the brancli of Mechanical industry tlicy have selected fron which to obtain an honorable livelihood. Il more of our young me* would follow the noble cxamplcof these two gentlemen it would bebcttei for the country, far more profitable than clerk ing and the crowded professions, and /u//i/ ai respectable. ? A Cold-blooded Murder. News comes to us of a murder committed or Wednesday of last week, near Wilkinsvillc, ii the upper part of this County, by a man naine< John Edward Murf, a Gin-saw sharpener, upoi Mr. John Sanders a resident of that neighbor hood. While wc have no autheutic account 0 dm aIV.i'im fiv.-vm ?l?1i at ti'A <?tn rrnlliAi* fr.uti tl?n r?? 1..U , ....... "1. ..... ....... ..... ... ports received, it appears that the two men ha> ilitliculty llie day before, and on the day of th< shooting Murf saw Sanders In (lie field itm resting liis rifle upon the fence deliberately sho him ? the ball entering the side just above th hip bone, from which he die*! on Sunday even iug. Murph immediately tied and has no been heard of since. Sanders was about 21 years old and all ac counts say ho was a quiet, steady and industri ous young man. A correspondent of the Spat Ian, residing near the place of the inurder, clo ses a detailed account of the bloody deed ai follows : tlrcat indignation prevails at the coward), act. Kdwards has been in the neighborhoo only a short time, and was considered a danger ous man. lie is supposed to bean escaped con vict from Alabama, and that his name is Joh Kdward Murf. lie boasts of having 12 wives Considerable efforts' have been made to arrfcs hi in but lie is still at large, and supposed to.h in Spartanburg County. A reward will be ol fcred for his arrest. ? A Change of Diet. For llie information of our friends flrcncke ami Farrow, we state that through the very lib oral kindness of the large hearted landlord t the Ftiion Hotel \vc have changed our hill t fare from "bacon and greens," to fat mutton English |>ens, young beets, new Irish potatoes and sweet potatoes, and we tind no inconvciiicnc from the new diet. You see, it came about i this way : Thompson killed two or three fine fa sheep last week, for his own table, and in th goutiness of his heart presented us with a whol quarter of the fattest one. Thompson knows jus where and how to tickle an Editor ami a travel ler, and to make them his everlasting friend.' And after we got the mutton our cstccmc friend, Mrs. Koon sent us a basket of Irish an sweet potatoes, the latter just out of the "bnuk,' and as sound as when first dug. Didn't we an ours just heap up thanks to sueli thuughtfu friend , a" we oat of the goo I things bestowed A Wedding in High Life. Married, at the residence of the bride's father, in the town of Union, S. C., on tho 22d day of May, 1879, by Kcr. It. D. Smart, I'aslor of the M. E. Church, Hon John C. Siir.rrARi?, of Edgefield, Speaker of tlie House of Representatives, to Miss Hki.kn, eldest daughter of Judge W. 11. Wallack. For some weeks this important event had bceu the leading topic of conversation in oui community. Miss Wallace was beloved by al! for her amiability, brightness and geniality ol disposition, and in losing tier tlie social circu of Union lias lost its brightest star of attraction Tlio wedding was one of the grandest sccu it Union for many years and was enjoyed by i very large number of the friends and relatives oi the bride aud groom, not only of this County, but of other parts of the State. Feelihg confident that the refined nnd nobli people of Kdgefield will proj erly npprcciuli and fondly cherish the bright jewel which Uniot has consigned to their keeping, it is our carnes wish that a long life of true happiness au< prosperity may be the lot of the happy pair. Important Corrections. In the report of the County Commissioner published last week, two important errors wcr made by us, to which we call particular utter tion, aud for which the Clerk of the Hoard is i no wise to blame. At the close of the Past Indebtedness nceoitnl after the item "Credits allowed by Auditor, should be, Halancc in hands of Treasurer ?dl7 52. In the report of the Hailroad Tax fund, tli balance in the hands of the Treasurer should I $.">03 82, instead of ?203 82. There is also a typographical error of a fe cents in the footing up of the credits of the "t)i ditiary County Tax" fund, which is soinsiguif cant that we can't suppose the most cnptioi critic would fight about it. A Beautiful Flower. We saw a few days ago, at Dr. J. M. Gibbe store, the most exquisite spccimcu of the larj ' crimson Cactus our eyes ever rested on. It ha " 18 large, full deep crimson blooms and aboi the same number of buds ready to burst into fu I ilowcr. It certainly was a magnificent sight.The plant was grown by the Dr's. "glide wife, who wc believe has the finest collection of ra and choice Flowers in the State. Her colic ' tion of Gerons'ims alone embraces every know ' variety?over three hundred?while her uumc ' ous other plants arc .all of the rarest and clioi est varieties. Mrs. Gibbes is an enthusiast i the cultivation of choice and rare flowers, an 1 the surroundings of her home beautifully c: nihil her exquisite taste and skill. ? ?. ___ Ttf%- n>i ncas F. Frazce, formerly Shcriir Kichland County, attempted suicide last Suud.i by taking laudanum. Antidotes were appli< and lie is likely to recover. List of Potit Jurors. Drawn for June Term, 1870. 1. Win. Vanderford, 10. A. O. llcnlley, i 2. W. S. Vaughan,' i2t). J. /.. Lancaster, 3. l'ctcr llice, 21. XV. J. Vanderfori 4. John McXcacc, 22. J. 1>. Mct'ullocli, r. \V A l.inil<4nv ':! k' (' WliilM.iro 0. Itcason Crocker, J"24. Jas. II. Rodger, 7. F. 0. Latham, :'2*r?. (}. W. Kstes, 8. Willis Humes, 120. Hubert Lawson, lb Alexander Good win 27. J. K. Coticbl. 10. Joseph S. ^iins, i-8. F. M. Itouudtrce, 11. Joseph II. Koon, |29. O. K. Ilamtnctf, 12. J. S. burgess, 180. Henry R. Fowler 13. F. M. Wliillock, j'll. J>uniol Harnett, II. William Little, 132. John Wilbnnks, 1">. Wm. Hollingswt rthj33. J. Monroe Foot, f Hi. J. (1. Adams, 34. William Lee, ; 17. J.J.George, 83. (S. C. Wilbourn, . 18. 0. W.Gault, >30. Win. A. llenly. Witness: CIIAKLKS 110LT, Clerk of Court. . . For tlio Times, News From Brown's Store. Mil. F.ihtou :?Since my last comniiinicati< , we have been blessed with genial showers rain, which was much needed and has start the crops of corn and cotton to growing niccl ' There arc generally good stands of cotton, wi i perhaps, an increased acreage over last yeai . crop. Oats arc improving rapidly since t! j- rain. Wheat now in tie ear, and promising. The Sunday School at Asbury Chapel was c " tei'laiucd last Sunday morning with an intc 1 esting lecture by Dr. Thouinson, of i'acolct. j was evident that the Dr. had studied his stlhjc I and his heart is in the noble work of Irainii the youngof our country in g< od morals, throiij 1 this important agency. No doubt his visit c our community will be blessed w ith rich retutli May he live long to do good and wc trust he w ( make his visits to our community more freque in the future. On Saturday the 17th there was quite a croi - of young folks ussemblcd at Brou-n ? Store onjoy a I'ic-Nic. And though our cxpeetatio were at a high point, there could have he no one who went away disappointed. It w '* truly a pleasant day to us all. lint (lint folio * Dick Pandas lias pone and told you all about so my account would be uninteresting. y OCCASIONAL. J * A Tt'kkkv fionni.r.it I. aysTiiisi-.k Kuus.-^M |. liass, of Lebanon, lias a turkey gobbler just n little aliead of anything in the turkey line l. history or tradition. Last week the turkey w it a gobbler in all the pride of his gobblcrhoo c now lie is a turkey hen, and as a proof of I ["- change of sex laid three eggs on the d ;y si cceding this monstrous metamorphosis. Tl talc will seem nlinost incredible, but tlio own lias tlie eggs to show for themselves. How c such an unheard of change be accounted for? r What do the scientists say'.' And what's to 1 i- conic of us when turkey gobblers turn agaii ,f their own sex in this way and settle down in j. laying hens? Oh, it is awful.?Abbeville ilium. ' Miss Bass, no doubt, lias three turkey egj ' but before we can eggsuetly break the shell c ! i our doubt as to a gobbler's laying them, j shall first rcrpiirc indubitable proof of their ; ' I ternily, and then it will be necessary for o c ' eyes to see the gobbler deposit an egg in a nc e | or any other place that may suit his gobblcrsh '' 1 That gobbler must belong to the Dr. Mary Wa er species. '* A Wtrr.Minnr.nKR llrsn. Savannah, M d | 'JH, ? A special dispatch to the .l/ora/'/iy Xt says S. Kelly t white) was hanged to-day I I'dacksbcar, tici.rgia, for wife murder. llrci j fosscd, and said the man who caused him '' I kill her was present. There wcic 1,"><>< peo| present. He die I apparently unconcerned. An Ugly Threat. Mrssns. Editors :?You will please publish I lie follow ing communication received by me on the loth insl., and mailed at Greenville C. II., on the 14th, evidently written in'disguise : "Mr. Shell:?You will have to do something by which you can save your own life ; and what lj you will have to do is tojgonnd relieve McNincli ?you have got to get Imu! out of jail, or your , iife will pay the penalty. Y'ou have acted a part in that which calls for justice ; you have ' acted a traitor to honor, to justice, and to hul inanity. Y'ou have decoyed that poor lr?y into , f jail when you know that he would be hanged.? Y'ou came to this place and entered the jail and 5 endeavored to bribe a prisoner to swear false against nn innocent man. Y'ou owe your life to i this Order, for you have led us iulo trouble nud ' k then betrayed us. You must either save McP Nineh or die yourself. You need not think to escape us, foi our name is Legion?for we are ? many. We are all rtund you. We sec you every day. It is cither save McNindi, or die 8 before the twenty-sixth of June. You can get no place that we are not. You will be personally e interviewed, so decide whether you will live or 1 die. You have acted contrary to your word and t pledge in cases of years ago. I (Signed,) U>UK ENEMIES." The reference made to the McNiuch-Kilgore difficulty, and my connection therewith is simply preposterous. With it I have had nothing to 8 do of which 1 am ashameifcor afraid. For poor c Kilgore 1 had a high regard, anil respect his i. memory, whilst humanity required some ^mpatliy for McSinch, inasmuch as lio was in my employ anil a poor, unfortunate, deluded creature. I neither deceived nor decoyed McNinch t, or anybody else, as will be seen by reference to " his certificate appended. The remaining inn cndocs therein contained, are mythical, and like ' the brute who seeks to defile me, buried in iniquity. The source from whence this scare* e crow comes is easily conjectured, and in reply IC would say, whilst I have large responsibilities and much to live for, yet if those who conspire against me can afford to carry their threat iuto vv execution, I can but submit to their cruel decree. Respectfully, a. W. SHELL. . J Laurens C. II , S. C., May 20, 1870. CARD FROM McXIXCK. A letter directed to 0. W. Shell, and signed hy those claiming to be his eticmios, has been 8 read to me. In iliut letter the life of Mr. Shell ?e is threatened, unless lie releases inc l?y the 2utl? ltj day of June next ; and he is charged with having decoyed me into jail and then of having " betrayed ine. ^ ill This is to certify that I surrendered and came W* ? 4o jail of my own free will ; that in no manner ,, ?neither directly or indirectly?did Mr. Shell influence me in the courso I pursued. 1 did rc speak to Mr. Shell ns to the course I should c* pursue and lie declined to give ine any advice, ,n saying he would assume no responsibility in r. the matter, I have always regarded Mr. Shell ns one of c my best friends, ami 1 yet so regard him. l?ur? 111 ing my misfortune he has kindly cared for my d poor old mother, for my wife ami for my little ones, and this, 1 doubt not, the public will agree with me, is to act the part of a friend. The letter written to Mr. Shell contains only . false charges, so far as 1 am concerned, nnd the 1 writer of it is 110 friend of mine, 'y his :d ALFItKD * MvNINCH. Mark. In presence of A. McCaiu.ky, 11. C. Watts, John W. Kkihu'son. May lit, IST'.t. ? The Fk.vcf. Law.?Wctakc the following from I an interesting letter to the Columbia lleyinter from "II. K." the travelling coriespondent of that journal. In this County a similar change of opinion is particularly marked among those who most bitterly opposed the new law at first. Only those who arc determined not to put themselves to tho trouble of testing tlie law continue their opposition to it. All who have made any ' provision for their stock arc becoming warm ad vacates of tlie law, ami in a few years i( will be hard to find any one opposed to it : With regard to (tie fence law lately put in operation in Anderson County, iny inquires have been many and very carefully made. In Ilonea l'utli, the information I obtained, was eminently satisfactory and to the point.? Whilst the negroes, pretty much as a rule, fought hard against its passage, there were also many white citizens who left no stone unturned to deon feat it. Many of the negroes now are converts of of the most decided character, and the white ed citizens, who were its bitter enemies, declare y. that, rather than go back to the old system, they ih would spend their "bottom dollnr." Knquiriea 's at Andeison Court House have resulted in tlio he obtaining of testimony as emphatically strong in favor of this law. Where, as in this instance, n- and in many similar instances, the proof is so r- unequivocally strong that the Interests of all? It of the poor certainly not less, and probably ct much more than those of the rich, have been, ng promoted by the practical observance of this jli fence law, is it dangerous doctrine to declare to that the people's representatives, to whom these la. facts are known, cannot, without doing injusill lice to themselves and their constituents, count tinuc to plead the voice of "the people" of their several constituencies in justification of their vd legislative votes in opposition to the enactment to of a law so urgently demanded ? ns ? ? * cn l'liocKEntxiis or tiib Ixtkrnatioxai. Y. M. C; ? A.? Halt i more. Mav 'Jll.?Tlift International w Christian Convention have adopted a report of jt' tlie executive committee recommending that the ' second Sunday in November next be made a day of special prayer for invoking (Sod's blessing ou the association, and also recommending the holding of parlor conferences and the raising of 188 twenty-two thousand dollars for use in the West .a and South among tlie colored young men, rail-* road men, (Sermons, commercial travelers and j,s colleges, and for work at the central otlicc.? ' Subscriptions to the fund called for were made. by the States with very encouraging results. ,;s We arc decidolly in favor of the work among icr tho "commercial travelers" and would suggest un that a considerable portion of the time and mon? cy be spent among lite "commercial clerks" who stay at home. [Kit. Timks. >to McNintii IIktirnkii.?A Nkw Tmai..?Sher'<"* iff I'ike returned with McNinch from Columbia, on last Saturday. As is probably generally ps, known by this lime, he was granted a new trial 0f by the Appeal Court. The new hearing was granted on a technicality, and not on the merits w<* ' of tho case. His counsel will doubtless apply pa- < f0|. n change of venue, and the trial will he had ur J at some other place than (.aureus.?LaurtusvilU. ,j,( i Ifcrahl. jp. It is reported that iho case will be tried at lh? 1^. next (June) lerni of Court for this County. ? Foon-Simi.viso Cnt'KTiiiF.s.?London, Mi.y -3.- At a meeting of the lloyal Agricultural ay Society, the Council weie recommended to in irt slrnel the oiialified commissioners to obtain and at publish no pur ale and reliable reports ns to tlie iii- corn and meat raising capabilities of the United to | Stales, t nniola, iliissia, India and Australia, [.!e with regard to the probable l"(id -u ppl y iiit(tided w I for the English market. . W*