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gggi x?l li. . j.i?l ?i .i u ir-a [ Continued from 1 st Puye.~\ trust, as wore armies and navies and military districts. We say, if you bring us back as States, treat us as States. We ask you to remove the disability which forbids a citizcu to serve on a jury when it does not forbid him to servo on the bench. We ask you to leave tho ballot box free, as it has been through nearly tho wholo of our political existence. You may rofusc. You have a right to refuse if you hold our demands to be unwise or unconstitutional. Hut surely in the face of tho recent decision#of tho Suprome*Court in regard to the juror's dath, in face of tho legislation of nearly a century in rcfercuce to military interference at tho polls, you caunot charge us with. REVOLUTION OU TREASON in niakinir remierfH I Don these IS sues wo arc willing to stand. If the people arc with us wo shall prevail and this war legislation will be repealed. If the people are with you, then this legislation will staud and we can learu to adapt ourselves to these changes in our old constitutional thoughts and habits as we havo learned to adapt ourselves to others. Iu the great contest in which we failed wo lost much. Wo lost power and wealth and precious lives. Hut when tho people of tlio United States declare that tho right of self-govcrnmcut is extinguished iu the States ; that the prerogative of a free vote, which is the distinguishing glory of American citizenship, can ho exercised only uudcr the supervision of a Federal marshal or the protection of a rederal soldier; tuat tue duties ol governors and legislatures to maintain the dignity and to preserve the peace of sovereign States has been transferred to the President; and when it has becoino revolution and treason to 8ak the people to consider these things, then will the memory of our poor bo Ibrgotteu iu the overwhelming calamities which would follow the loss of American freedom. A thousand years scarce serve to form a State; An hour may l*iy it in tho dust, and when Can man its shattered splendors renovate, ^ llccall its virtues back, and vanquish time and fate. Mr. President, patriotic men of all par tics, mortn ami aoutn, can join ncari ana hand in the effort to perpetuate on this continent constitutional liberty as established by our fathers, lu this noble work we of the South will not prove laggards. We wish to promote the best interests of the whole couutry; we wish to restore HARMONY AND UOOD WILL; we hope to see permanent peace and widespread prosperity amoug all classes of our people; we desire to see the painful memories of the late unhappy war buried in our hearts, not rising to the lips in bitter words which can only provoke sectional animosity, and we propose, in spite of misapprehension, misrepresentation aud denunciation, to staud firmly by the Constitution in its iategrity, to maintain the Union in perpetuity, trusting, hoping, prayiug that to our children, if not to us, it mav be <riven to sec the States of this mighty ltepublic, bound together not alone by the ties of material interest, but oy the eords of true fratcnity, ruled by a great, a haj py, a free people erowucd with all the blessings and with allt he glories which (Jod in His infinite mercy can bestow. [Applause in the galleries.] Si.i:us on Women.?Of all evils prevalent among young men, we know of nouc j uiore blighting in its moral effects than to speak lightly of the virtues of women. Nor is there anything in which young men are so thoroughly mistaken as the low estimate they form of the integrity of women. Not of their own mothers and sisters, but of others, who they forget, are somebody else's mothers and sisters. As a rule, no person who surrenders to this debasing habit is to be trutcd with an enterprise requiring integrity ot character, l'lain words should be spoken on this point, for the evil is a general one, aud deep rooted. If young uicn are sometimes thrown into the society ul* thoughtless or depraved women, they have no more right to measure all other women by what they sec of these than they have to estimate the character of honest and respectable citizens by the developments of crime in our police courts. Let our young men remember that their chief happiness iu life depends upon the utter faith iu women. No woidly wisdom, no misanthropic philosophy, 110 generalization, can cover or weaken truth. It stands like the record ot itself?tor it is nothing less than j this?and should put an everlasting seal upon the lips that urc wont to speak lightly of women.?Moore'& lturul Xew Yorker. Bound to Comk.?Only a little while, vain man, only a little while and when you come home from the office at even or uoou, the wife of your bosom will meet you at the .1?. .... :? l.?i. 1 1 - IIWI nim >111 tiu Aiuus lUiJh. Ill ni'r IJC <111(1 <1 fly brush or au apron in her hand. She will hold the door open just thrco inches for you to crowd yourself through, and as you make hopeless efforts to slide in through that space, above your head and under your fvetaud around your legs that fly brush will whirl juid nettle like a reckless meteor, and when you Anally crowd in and two flies Adlow you, the goddess of your home will bang the door end weep and say that she can go in and out of that door fifty times a day, and never pass a fly inside, while you can't come into the house without bringing millions of them in with you. It is hard, poor man, we know ; it isn't fair on you, and it isn't just, hut it's got to cornc, and you might just as well make up your mind to stand it.?Jiurlinyton Jlnirktj/r. Dkow.nko.?Charlotte, N- JuncO.?a man giving his name as Itcnton was drowned while buthing in a mill poml n mile from this place to-day. He is said to be iwi Englishman, but very little ia known of him. Few more subscribers wanted. t AVBT TABITHA. UT OLIVER WKMIELL HOLME*. Whatever I do, and whatever I say, Aunt Tabilha tells me that isn't the way ; When she was a girl (forty summers ago) Aunt Tabitha tells me they never did jto. Dear aunt! If I only would take her advice 1 lint I like my own way, and I find It to nice ! And besides. 1 forget half the things 1 am told ; liut they all will conie back to me?when I am old. If a youth passes by, it may happen, no doubt, lie may chance to look in as 1 chance to look out ; a/i< would never endure an impertinent stare,? It is horrid, she says, anil I musu't sit there. A walk in the moonlight has pleasures, I own, Hut it isn't quite safe to be walking alone ; So 1 take a lad's arui, just for safety, you know,? But Aunt Tabitba tells tnc (hey never did so. IIow wicked wc arc, and how good they were then ! They kept at arm's length those detestable meu; What an era of virtue she lived in !?but stay? Were the men all such roguos iu Aunt Tabitha's day ? If the men iccre so wicked, I'll ask my papa IIow ho dared to propose to my darling mamma ; Was he like,the rest of them? Goodness ! Who knows ? And what shall I say if a wretch should propose ? I am thinking if Aunt knew so little of sitl. What a wonder Aunt Tabitha s aunt must have been ! And her grand-aunt?it scares me?how shockingly sad That we girls of to-day arc so frightfully bad 1 A martyr will save us, and nothing else can ; Let me perish?to rescue some wretched young man ! Though when to the altar a victim I go, Aunt Tabitha'11 tell me she. never did so ! A YOUTHFUL MURDERESS. DETAILS O? TUB MOST IlEMARKAULE CRIME ON RECORD. The trial of M iss Lillie Puer oa an in dictuieut for fatally shooting her ouce iutimate friend and associate, 31 iss Ella lloarn, is Gxed for to morrow at Snow Hill, Worcester County, Maryland. The case excites extraordinary comment, which is not alone confined to that section of the State. The wide spread publicity given to the startling tragedy, at the time of its occurrence, through the press, combined with the remarkable features of the distressing affair, wiil loud to the trial a remarkable interest that will extend throughout the entire couutry\ The sad tragedy of last November, in which Miss Ella ilearn, a beautiful young girl, just blooming iuto womanhood, lost her life, by the baud of Miss Lillic Duer, is again the paramount interest in this quaiut little Eastern Shore towu. Miss Pucr, who gave bail for her appearance at court, will ou Tuesday be summoned before the grand jury of the country, and over twenty young ladies of the town and neigh borhuod have been subpoenaed in the ease, which promises to be oue of the most remarkable iu the aunals of criminal trials, the circumstances surrounding it being stranger in many respects than a French romance. Miss K 11a 1 learn, the victim, rests peacefully in the old Episcopal Churchyard, her grave, as yet, unmarked save by the green sod and a bunch of roses and sweet violets placed there this bright spring morning by the loving hand of an ok ; schoolmate and friend. Miss 11 earn was originally from Laurel, Delaware, when she spent most of her youthful days, anc where her pretty face and sweet ways nr< remembered by a large number of friend: and acquaintances. That she was the fair est and most lovely girl in all the countr about is the testimony of all who knew her and her photographs, which are now pre served as interesting mementoes, with al the defects a country artist couhl make warrants one in believing that she was real lv beautiful. Somewhat below the uicdiuu height, she possessed a slight, graceful bu well developed figure, and there is a swee smile lingering about the mouth in tlx pictures, which is said to have been habit ual to her. At the time of her death slu was scarcely 17. She was a girl of high spir its and was gay, cheerful and dashing ii: her disposition. She was highly cstccuict among her friends and those who knew hoi as a young girl of sweet and pure disposi lion. Although her cduontiou whs limited I to the acquirements possible at the higli school a Newtown, she was fairly accom plished, without any brilliuut attainment: or pretensions. For some years during the last of hei school days she had permitted rather than encouraged a growing intimacy with Miss Idllic Ducr, whose affection and passion at last resulted in her death. .Miss Lillio Duel is about 20 or 21 years of age, and has lived all her life in Newtown. She is by no means pretty, and is somewhat awkward in hci movements, as though her female habili meuts trammeled hur and she would bt better able to get about in male attire.? ller eyes are large and unflinching. She meets your gaze with a steady, firm, some what distant stare. The face is rather thin and clearly cut, and her forehead is strikingly high and broad. Her thin lips close tightly, which causes the firmness of her expression to strike the observe at once. With short and very dark hair, parted at the side, she wears a roll at the top or her head. Altogether, the face is one which would not fail to ex?ite interest any where. She talks quite intelligently and with ease, appears to have entire confidence in herself, and nets as though she would much prefer to be a man rather than a woman. Her intimacy with Miss 1 learn began some years ago, and during last spring and summer the two girls were constantly together, much like sisters Miss Ducr appears to have obtained a mastery over her more womanly but weaker minded companion, and it was an atfcctiou more mixed with foar than love that controlled Miss llearn's actions. It seems strange that alio could love such an unsexed being as Miss Duer appears'from what is told ot her, to be, She would smoke with the sang froid of a Frenchman, and was even fond of tobacco in its other forms, ller dresses were always worn short, and u little jacketwith inside pocket like a boy's, filled with tobacco or licorice, with a boy's hat, which she always tipped when acknowledging a salute, composed the most striking articles of her usual costume. The young girls with whom she associated tell numerous stories of her curious idiosyncracics. She never cared for the society of the sterner sex, and would make hot love like a Romeo to her female friends. Sometimes they would laugh these strange fuucics away, at other times she would frighten them with her VCIIUIIIUIIVC uiiu tuuj truui' i 1411 amij nuui her. She was always a mystery, and a young lady who knew her well says that it was a favorite theroy of hcr's that two women jjouM be quite as happy and get along quite as well married as a woman and a man. In all out-door sports she excelled all her lady friends, and could jump, shout and play base ball as well as any young man in the town. She always carri.d a pistol, and was au expert shot. I have the following story from a lady who was a party to affair, and which illustrates the peculiarity of Miss jl'uC" It character : M iss Ilearu began to be seriously alarmed when in company with her friend, and on one occasiou, it is related, when she, with strange vehemence, asked Miss Ilearu it she did not love her, and wcu* so far as to actually propose that they should get married, she fled from the parlor, where they had been talking, aud locked herself in her room. These littlo difficulties were gotten over fiually, however, and the intimacy was renewed, but not so warmly as before. Miss Ducr was constantly couiplaiuing that "her passionate love was not returned" and sighing over her "lost hopes of bliss with her dearest friend when they would be always together." Thorc was a young man of the town who about this time began to pay marked attention to Miss llcarn, about which Missl)uer remonstrated with her in the most passionate manlier, telling her that she would shoot the muu that took her friend from her. A Miss Foster was also a fricud whom Miss Ilcarn was very fond of, and the two began to be very close friends. In the morning of the 4th of November, Miss Foster and Miss ifearu had taken a walk together aud upon her return home she found a note from Mis Duer requesting her to call at her house, as she wished to see her urgently. Late in the afternoon she went with her little sister, and when the twi met, Miss J)uer asked Miss IIearn to take a walk with her next day in the woods.? With the fear of a possible repetition of the former shooting in her mind, she very decid cdly reluscd. This appeared to arouse al the (ire of jealousy of Miss Ducr's nature, and she passionately and upon her knees begged that her request might be complies, with, but in vain The next day, at an early hour, Mis: Duer called at Miss ileum's house and was 1 shown into the sitting room where the lat tor was sitting with her mother. The con vcrsation that occurred in the room was o 1 a general nature, and nothing was suit ; there of the walk. When Miss Duo I was about to go Mrs. Ilcarn requested lie * daughter to accompany her to the door, am ; the two girls passed out in the passage. 1 After a few moments had elapsed a sho i was heard and Mis Ilcarn rushed back ii s the room with the blood streaming from ; - pistol shot in the mouth. She was imuic J , 1I.r 1..- 1: 1 1..?1 ' r uuiiuiji jnui/UU UUUl/1 IllUUlUtll I I Ui11 III (' II! i wheu it was discovered that the ball ha< - entered the mouth and lodged about an incl I deep near the upper jaw. Miss Duer hai , fallowed her in with a smoking pistol ii - her hand, but did not rcupin long. 1 > young man named Clark was near the hous t and beard the shot, and when he appearct t Miss Ilcarn was lying upon the sofa in th J sitting room, while Miss Duer, in a f'ranti manner, was rushing about, crying wildly J U1 have shot her; oh my Hod,she will die.1 M iss Ilcarn lingered for a long time be i twecn life and death, being at timesdcliriou I and raving. 8he would hold up her righ r arm before her face in her moments o mental derangement, calling out nervously I "Lilly, don't shoot me j I will go with yot > and always love you" The arm had beet bandaged on account of a severe burn, sup t posed to have been caused by the Hash o powder when she was shot. Much ha " been said and written about what really oc i currcd a< the time of the shooting. > The following testimony of Mr. Heart before the coroner's inquest throws sonn ' light upon it: He asked his daughter i! I the shooting wus accidental; .she dccliuct to answer ; the next day ho asked her aguiu " She again declined, and turning away be gau to weep bitterly. A few days after s ward she voluntarily said she followed 31 is: Duor to the door, where Miss Dncr accusct s her of lovii g Miss Klla Foster better than she did her. Miss Duor tried to kiss wit i ness' daughter, and in doing so fell, ant ' then jumped to her feet in an excited man ner and fired ; Klla said she did not expeel to recover, and, therefore, wished witness to know the circumstances. The following circumstances comes fron ' a lady well known here, and who attended Miss 1 learn during her illness. The story has never been told before with so mueli | fullness as coining from Miss I learn herself i and will be repeated before the grand jnr\ ' of the country for the first time. During a long lucid interval Miss llearn talked t the la. ly a good deal about the shooting and related how it all came about. As soon as the door of the sitting roon had been closed. Miss Duer. turning about looked at her intensely for a moment and suid, "Ella, why will you not walk out with me '{ Do you not lovo me 1" "Oh, yes I love you," said Miss Ilearn, "but I'm afraid of you." "Do you lovo )Ir. To this question she received 110 reply, when sho became very much excited and spoke again quickly, "Do you lovo Miss Foster bettor than you do mo ?" The answer was, "Yes !" This appeared to terribly excite MissDucr, and she rushed wildly about in a terrible state of excitement. Dou't say that Ella ; don't say that," she kept repeating, while Miss 1 learn stood rooted to the spot by the vehemence of her manner. Presently Miss Ducr came close to her and said, "If you say that again I will shoot you," and took out her pistol aud cocked it. Thcu she appeared to become more calm aud seemed to want to "make up" with her now thoroughly frightened friend. Sho attempted to kiss her, but was repulsed by Miss Ilcaru, wno put out ner arms to waru nor on.? This caused hor to slip and full upon her kuees. "She was then furious, aud gave me such a fearful look that I shall never forget in my dying day," said Miss Ileum in relating the circumstances. "She poiulcd the pistol right at uiy head. I held up my artn to ward it off and I cried out, 'Oh, dou't shoot 1110, please, Lillie ; dou't shoot , me ; I will go with you ; I will love you.' " Hut it was too late, and the next second , the pistol was fired and the ball had done its deadly work. Miss ileum lingered between life and death for a mouth, and at one time seemed in a fair way for recovery, when, ou December G, she became rapidly worse, and died peacefully aud quietly from nervous prostration caused by the shook to iici* system by the shooting. The coroner's jury returned a verdict that "Miss Ilcarn i cauic to her death from nervous depression caused by a shot from a pistol in the hands of Miss Lillie Duer." Miss Duer gave bail in 32,500 for trial. Snow Mill, May 30.?The trial of Miss i Duer, for killiug Miss ileum, was renewed to-day. The testimony related principally to tho nervous conditiou of the deceased after mc suoouui: and until licr death ?Acw York Herald. Mrs. E Richards' 4 MILL NERY DEPOT and ladies' ; FURNISHING STORE. :o: MRS. K. RICHARDS would respectfully inform the Ladies of Union that she is receiving new goods every ten days or two weeks, therefore will be able to keep all the latest styles in HATS and MII.LIMCKY GOODS constantly on hand. She has also added to ! her stock, Laiuks' Kin Gi.uvks, 1'aiiasoi.s, Fans, i'ousktts, Ladiks' IIi.sk, IIaxi>kkuciiikks, 1 Coi.i.Ait kits skt in l.iNKN and L m'k, and any article that a lady may cull lor ; and if not in my store I will have it here in <> days. i MISS JANNIE SCOFIELD, who is assisting me, will be ever ready to show s the goods aud do her best to please one and all. s Ladies give us a call. E. RICHARDS, Next door to Rice & Mcl.ure's. j, May 10 20 tf J. Cheap ! Cheaper!! Cheapest!!! 5 NEW GOODS, i i ? ron tiie? ii i SPRING and SUMMER it J <> F 187!). II k L. ^1/^ invite tlie attention of buyers to j I V our New Stock of c SPRING and SUMMER GOODS > ivhich have been selected with a view to the res quircnicnts of our Customers and which we pro1 pose to sell at prices in SYMPATHY WITH THE TIMES. 4 i As usual, our store is filled with every tiling j. demanded l>y (lie wants and tastes of the t'yuns try, from the most ELEGANT FABRICS i > for Ladies' and Gentlemen's wear, to r 1 WiAXTATlOX . Call and sec our goods and hear our prices, s Rice & McLure. 1 April IT. 17 tf 1 Fans ! Fans ! ! A rot' can "raise a breeze" at iny Store that I L will keep you cool all summer, hy buying i a fan from my large stock. I've got them of all qualities and at all prices 8. W. POUTKR. May 0 10 if Gloves, Vl.F. sizes, all colors nml all qualities, at llic . lowest ju ices, at S. IV. I'OKTKK'S ; Cheap Store. May 0 10 If II ATgi. (M UK AT bargains in llats. New styles in I straw ftomls lor men ami hoys. I.adits' 1 Trimmed Hats. KICK & Mcht'KK, , May-' 18 tf James H.Rodger ?DEALER IN? GROCERIES, HARDWARE, HOOTS AM) SHOES. AM X UFA CTUIi Ell OF TIN IT ARK, STOVE PIPE AND SHEET IKON PANS. ROOFING, . GUTTERING AND REPAIRING DONE AT SHOUT NOTICE. :o: I II AVE just rccoivetl a largo lot of Groceries* consisting of Sugars. ColTee, Tore,. Molasses anil Syrups, Bacon, Lard and Salt, Flour, Rice anil Grisls. Cheese anil Canned Goods. ?? ALSO A COMPLETE STOCK OF BOOTS, SHOES AND HATS, IIAltDWARE. In this line 1 have everything you may want, from a Cambric Needle lo a Broad Axe. Cooking and Heating Stoves, NEVER SO CHEAP BEFORE. I invito nn examination of my Stock, know- ? ing that 1 can please in quality, quantity ami price. Do You Want Tin Ware? I manufacture my own^Tin Ware, Stove Pipe ntul Sheet Iron l'ans, which 1 warrant to be of thu very best quality, ROOFING, GUTTERING and REPAIRING DONE PROMPTLY' AND WELL. Castings for Stoves furnished nt the Shortest Notice. 1)0 XT XKGLKCT TO CALL OX J. II. ROVGElt. Nov 'JO 48 tf Ladies' and Gent's Shoes. ALL the leading styles. An unusually good line of Ladies' Philadelphia made fine shoes. Ladies' Kid Slippers and New-ports in large variety. RICE & McLUKK. May 2 18 tf Greenville and Columbia It. R, CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. Passenger Trains run daily, Sundays excepted, connecting with Night Trains on South Cnr olinn Railroad tij? ami down. On anil after MONDAY, May 2'Jtli, (lie following will be the schedule: u I*. I.cave Columbia at 7.45 a m Leave Alston 0.00 n m Leave Newberry 10.50 a ni Leave Cokeabury 2.17 ]> in Leave Helton 4.00 p m Arrive at Greenville 5..15 p ni DOWN. Leave Greenville at 8.05 a in Leave Helton 9.55 a m Leave Cokesbury 11.1HJ a in Leave Newberry 2.-I0 p m Leave Alston 4.20 p rr. Arrive at Columbia 5.55 p in ANDERSON RRANOll AND ULl'K RIDGE DIVISION, nows. up. Leave Walhalla....?>.15 a m Arrive 7.15 p in Leave l*crryville...7.00 a ni Arrive 0.40 p 111 Leave Pendleton...7.50 a ni Arrive 0.00 p m Leave Anderson...8.50 a 111 Arrive 5.00 p m Arrive at Helton...'.). 10 a m Leave 4.00 p m THOMAS DODAMEAI), General Superintendent. .1anr./. Nonms, Jit., General Ticket Agent. Juno9, 1870. 2d tf rionoer Taper Mniiiifacturiiifr Company. Manufacturers of nook, News and wrapping TAPER. John W Nicholson. Agent. Athens. Ga For sample of News, seo this sheet. Nov 'J'J 4>~> tf J. C. WALLACE, ATTO It X EY A T I. A W AND TRIAL JUSTICE, UNION C. II, So. Ca. WILL practice in all Courts of this State.? Prompt attention to business. Trial Justice business transacted without delay. Office opposite Motel, in II. L. (loss' new building. April IS 10 !!tn C. O. CUJ.P, ATTORNEY AT LAW. O FKICK 0 V ER S II A A l> A U I A JC O . Will practice in the Circuit and Supreme Courts of the Stale. Jan funs,* SAMUEL S. STOKES, Tit IAL .T U H T I C K , I'nlAn r' IV k! " mm m-+r mm ^ mm 9) \ All business in the jurisdiction of .1 Trial JiiS" ticc attcinled to with promptness. Oflicc over Stec<lmnn & Howls' law odice. .Inn "> 1 tf DAVID JOHNSON, JR., ATT011NKY AM) I'OUNSEIXEU. +Will practice in tho Supreme nn<l Cironi Courts of the State, irlso in I'niteil States CoOrt for the l>islrict of South Carolina. Dec 1'5 60 fun