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Progress of th? Hague. i Mkmviiis, July 2<<.?Thirteen new eases were ( reported to the lloard of Health this morning; Ono death has occurred. The fever seems to be gradually spreading in the northern portion of * the city and Chelsea, which up to yesterday had bcon exempt. yellow FltVKJ^ IN KKNTL'cky. Lol'Isvii.lr, Ky., July 28.?The health officers discovered two cases of yellow fever in this city yesterday afternoon, both of which were brought from Memphis, both cases nro of a mild typo and there is no excitement over their discovery. There arc no causes of local origin iu the city. 1 Memphis, July July 24.?Fourteen new cases were reported to tho Hoard of Health this morn- l. ing: Two car loads of tents furnished by the gov- j eminent have arrived, nitd tho city authorities will establish a camp at a point seven tuilcs * north of the city. 2 Tho Howard Association yesterday placed a few nurses on duty. This morning the street iu frent of their rooms was crowded by colored people, all anxious to' be assigned to duly. *They were informed that no more nurses were i required, whereupon they dispersed. ^ A Mou>: Hoi'kful Fkelinu?New York. July 24.?Memphis special to-day says : "There is a little less despoudent feeling here. The popula- t tion is much thinned and the prospects of get- ; ing the poorer classes into camp eight miles ] from horC are so good that the doctors believe the fever will soon be exhausted for want of 1 material. t The Frver Breaking Out at a Uktrkat of ^ tick Ukfcukks.?Cincinnati, July 24.?Special dispatches from the South report tlireo coses of yellow fever at llou Aqua Springs, Tennessee, 8 to which point many Memphis people tied. Nu- n Microtis rough-looking plantation hands continuo jj to arrive in the city in search of freo rations, and advices from plantations twenty miles away report that the negroes arc openly saying they will go to Memphis to plunder and enrich them- x selves. From the present outlook it is doubtful if there will be able-bodied men enough in the jj city iu two weeks to protect property against pillagers. The total number of fever eases re- 8 ported is ouly ninety, but many tuild cases were ? not brought to the notice of the authorities.? ^ The indications arc that the fever will be of a . less violent type than that of the-previous year. Iu several families where all have been sick none 0 have died. . ? Memphis, July 24.?Four deaths from fever have occurred since Inst night. Five More Deaths.?Memphis, July 25.? r One new case was reported to the Board of tl Health to day. Fivo deaths have occurred since y last uiglit. . Tub Fever in New York.?New York, July 25.?Hartley McKay, coal heaver on the steamer City of Mcrida. of the Havana line, was admit- it ted to the quarantine hospital to-day with the r( yellow fever. This is the, fourth oase from the City of Mcrida, two of which have proved fatal. A Johanna Breunan, a refugee from Memphis, died this morning of genuino yellow fever, at :M"> liast Nineteenth street. All her effects, togeth- 'c er with the bod clothes and hedding, were burned P( this morning. ' m Cases in Nr.w York.?New York, July 2fi.? sc The names of the Memphis refugees taken to , the quarautiucal hospital lastuight arc Michael, Bridgett, Mary and .John Corvett. A brother ^ of Mrs. Brenaan who died, who was nlso of the tli party, cannot be found, and it is supposed that a| he left his family to escape being sent to the hospital. ai Kobert Rhind, second mate of the British c< steamer Alnwick Cnitle from Havana, was taken to the hospital to-day, down with the fever. In addition to the above thcro are now six fever patients in the hospital. "i Memphis July 27?11 1*. M.?Fourteen new in eases were reported to the board of health today. Nine deaths from fever have occurred since last night. , ? iy CroDs in tho Stato. 110 Horry.?We regret to report tlint news from it nil parts of the county, received during the week, bv forces us to the conclusion that the corn in Horry will not bo moro than half the averago of 1 former years. The excessive heat and drought T1 just in earing time has cut the prospect short boyond redemption, to this amount at least. The rains which fell last week were confined within a narrow belt, nmd were by no means gcucral or *vi sutficint anywhere.? Telephone. fu Lancaster.?Tho drought still oontinues in ty souio sections northwest and east of the village. t(i The old corn is bcyoud recovefy, and cotton is badly damaged.?Ledger. Anderson.?In many sections of this cronty C2t corn is completely killed by the extraordinary ta drought, and the grass in the pastures has died T1 out.?Journal. a? - The State Sunday Sohool Convention. m This ttody will meet in Spartanburg, Wedncs- th day and Thursday. Alienist 20 and 21 A nm. ... ,, ?0 ? -- t? in linnnary meeting will be held on the evening of the I'Jth. The programme will be published at a* an early day. Meantime we would suggest to jj, county organizations to inako ariangemcnts to elect their delegates us Boon a9 possible. A full representation of active, earnest Sunday school 8r workers is desired. If there be a county with- W out an organization, theloading Superintendents f,, of schools will hold an informal meeting nnd nppoint delegates. Let 119 have some one from every county. 80 CIIAIILRS PETTY, fu Chairman Executive Committee. t0 The Usckrtaintv of the Law.?Trenton, N. J* J., July 20.?The Court of Errors and Appeals 1,1 this morning reversed the decision of Justice Hi Krapp, of tho Supremo Court, in the Smith- J. ltennctt case. Chief Justice Rcascly read an rc elaborate opinion leviewing the whole case, and eaiue to the conclusion that tho charge of judge on trial was a misdirection of testimony, se Four of the judges voted for reversal, on tho ground Hint tho charge in refercnco to the letter was erroneous. This reversal makes the trial aud its vesults of no effect, and if tho Slate cr desires to movo any farther in tho caso thorc to must ho a now trial. Death or Silas McDowell.?It is seldom di that a community is called on to sustain such a tr loss as has been in the death of the above named ar citizen. Mr. Silas McDowell has for more than fifty years gone in and out among our people.? . Pure and spotless in character, richly endowed ,n in tho realities of mind nnd heart, he has left sc a legacy of good deeds, kind words and noble n) sentiments that our people will not soon forget. Of his contributions to literature and science, we will not now attempt to speak, as we hope te have a carefully prepared memoir of his life, hi ?Franklin (S. C.) Reporter. < Lynching in Illinois.?Chicago, July 24.?A r< special dispatch to the Tribune from Quincy, II- ai linois, says that a hand of determined men en- w tered the jail where Frank Hubbies, colored, was confined on the chargo of criminally assaultiug V( and nearly killing Mrs. Ferguson at Redding, c' Pike County, and shot him dead, dragged his 01 body riddled with bullets through the streets. ft IHs victim had identified him. ? i r< P.so or tub I.ono Dnornnt.?Fredericksburg, tl Va., July 2o.?Tho. rains ip North Virginia to- h lay have put an end to the unprecedented ^ drought which has prevailed for nearly two > months and threatened a total failure of corn in n large districts. h ?he ?lfchlw Pinion ?imcs. R. M. STOKEmT Editor. UNION, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1870. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.* 1 Copy, one year, is advasck, 12.00 2 Copies one year," " 3.75 5 .. u .. .. g50 10 ' " ' " " 15.00 ADVERTISING. One square or one inch, first insertion, - - $1.00 Kach subsequent insertion, ------- 75 i.iberal discount made to merchants and others advorising lor six monlhs or by tlio year. Obituary Notices of ten lines or loss, inserted free. " " over ten Hues, charged as Advertise* uents. _ __ C. G. Bcchtler was arrested at Spartaninrg ou Wednesday for counterfeiting United States coin. iervioes in the Methodist Church. Rev. It. D. Smart, who is now in Abbeville to ireach the anniversary Scrtnon before the Bible iociety of that County, is expeetcd to fill his mlpit, as usual, on next Sabbath. 1 Sad Acoident. A friend informs us that on Tuesday lost, litlo Robert, son of James 0. Sorter, living near tantuc, fell out of the door and broke his arm. Dr. J. i\ Thomas carefully set the limb and the ittle sufferer is doing as well as could ho expcc? cd. - :he United States Court. The Spartanburg papers inform us that in conequence of tho change in the jury law, tho nccting of tlie U. S. Court at Greenville has iccn postponed to the 2oth of August. All porous having any business at the Court will noice the change. 'he Union Telegraph Offlco. We are pleased to learn that the Tclegrnpli ino between this placo and Spartanburg will rcuinc opcraiions to-day, tho 1st. Mr. William I. Gilbert, who cotncs to us highly complimented iy the press of Columbia; for his accominodatng and courteous deportment, will take ohargc if the office at this place. rumponea to Postpone. We sincerely regret being compelled to postone publishing tho interesting proceedings of lie Union County Sunday School convention.? r'c shall publish them next week and hope tho elay will not cause any inconvenience. Also, a communication from Mr. G. B. Hoga". i answer to "Poor Unsuccessful Farmer," was iceivcd loo latc,to appear this week. n Earnest Dun. We hare never experienced the want of money > seriously as we do now, and necessity comils us to ask those indebted to us to make pay cnts, in whole or ia part. Our current expen!9 cannot be curtailed. Neither bad weather id crops will allow us to reduco our expenses. itli us it is work, work and pay pay. We, icrcfore, again ask all indebted to us to give us 1 the help they cau in these hard times. We re very reluctant to write this dun, but our nc:ssities demand it. ? # ? . ho Crops in the Connty. In response to our request Inst week, we xvo received the following report of the crops ( the County : ( Simstow.v, July 29. The "old corn" in this section will innkc fula half crop, perhaps more, provided the scans continue, bottom corn is very good, where has been properly worked. Cotton is small, it quite full of fruit. We have hoc seasons at cscnt. A. E. F. le Concert next Monday. From what wc can see and hear, the Concert the Union Musical Society next Monday night >11 bo one of tho most interesting and delight1 entertainments ever given in this commuuiSerae of the best adult performers in this wn have consented to assist, while nil the ildren of Trof. Gonzalez' Musical school will .hibit the astonishing proficiency they have atined in the short time he has taught them.? ic programme has been carefully arranged to it all the musical tastes and talent of the coinunity, embracing the most pleasing ballads and e most artistic operatic music. We hope the tie children will have a full house, to cncour;c them. jbertson, Taylor ft Co. We call attention to the advertisement of Mess. Robertson, Taylor & Co., successors of Geo. . Williams, & Co., of Charleston. Tho new m retains all tho business advantages which adc the house of Geo. W. Williams &Co., > widely popular and reliable, with the rthcr incentive of young men ambitious win an honorable distinction among the rgest aud most highly respected mercanle firms in the country. Wo arc glad to find at our genial an 1 esteemed young friend, K. Gago, has been retained by the new firm, to present its interests through thin part of the ate. He is one of most gentlemanly and pervcring young men of all our acquaintance. . Cure for Pinafore. It may not be generally known, but it is, needleless, a fact that tho musical talent of this wn is now under severo training to render the orld-furocd comic Opera, Pinafore, during the lys of our County ir'air, and almost every clerk avcrses the store with his part in the pcrforraico in his pocket, so that in his spare momenta -and they aro many just now?he may to seen , some secluded part of the store intensely ab>rbed in study. A few days ago a somewhat itorious oharacter from the country called at a ore and found a clerk thus absorbed?his el - I.LI. - ? .1 L!. 1. ...1 At L.i /* ? uii ? i?aiiic mid urn iiciui roiling uciwccn is hands. Going up to the young man, he said, What's the matter, C.?" To which the clerk >pli?4, "Oh! nothing. I've just got Pinafore, id I'm studying it." ' Pinafore," replies our >untry friend, ah, that's bad. I had it oncej sry severe, hut I soon got rid of it." Tho erk, who is somewhat of a wag, and always a thealortfor a joke, immediately pulona painil loek and begged his friend to give him hjs ?medy for tho Pinafore disenno. Well, says io lattor, the way I curod it was, I bathed my cad in cold wator and put mustard plasters to ty feet, then went to bed, and when I got up the ext morning I felt as well ns ever, and I nin t a<l an attack of it since.'1 Ed. Holmes in th? Penitentiary. ' On Friday morning last, the negro who comraittad the terrible outrage on Mr. Humphries' 1 intant daughter, was arrested on Mr. G. W Hill's ' plantation, brought to town and formally com- < mitted to jail. The Sheriff having received information front reliable parties that a raid would 1 probably be made upon the jail at night and the , prisoner taken out and lynched, that officer, in the faithful dischargo of his duty, and fully op- , predating the grave responsibility of his posi- , tion in tho promises, not only ns the highest | peneo officer of the County, but as a guardian j of the sanctity and dignity of tho law, very , prudently decided to remove the prisoner from , the jail and placo him where the vengeance of an excited peoplo, very naturally aroused by | thi enormity of his crime, would not be likely to reach him with summary revenge, without , the process of law. When the 2 o'clock train , arrived from Columbia arrangements were made to quietly place tho prisoner on board, in charge of a trusty officer. Of the route taken afterward wo know nothing, nor is material information to any one ; but the journey of officer and prisoner ended safely on Saturday, nt the State Penitentiary, whero the latter was deposited under th? care of Superintendent Lipscomb, to await his trial at the October terra of Court. >Ve have no words of excuse or mercy for tho villain who could commit a crime of such unparallolcd tcrpitmle, and had the outraged community in which the foul deed was done taken summary vengeance upon him, it would have passed as the awful warning of an indignant pcoplo to all who shall hereafter dare to debase humanity by such brutality; but when the prisoner was lawfully committed to the keeping of the officers of the law, and by relatives of the outraged child, too, then the matter was in other hands for final adjudication, and there it should be allowed to rest until il becomes evident that justice is thwarted by dishonest means or technical evasions ; of which thore is no danger, so long as virtue aud purity control the Courts of our Stale. The course of Sheriff Macbeth was eminently proper, lie did his duty to the State, the County nnd himself, and every law-abiding citizen will' commend hitn for it. When a Sheriff shrinks from performing his duty, in the spirit as well as the letter of the law, winks at unlawful acts, or connives with an excited populace, by availing his duty, to supersede or defy the law, we care not what the popular feeling may be, then will the pooplo lose their confideuco in him and their respect for the high offico he holds. It is this stern, bravo, conscientious performance of duty, under the most trying circumstances, which has made Col. Macbeth the respected and trusted Sheriff of Union County for so many years, and now in his honorable old nge, makes him par excellence a model officer and citizen. AVe aro decidedly opposed to cool and deliberate Lynch law; but we fear the people generally arc beginning to look upon acts committed in conformity to its dictates with loo much indiffer cocc ana complacency tor I lie good order and dignity of society, and all good peoplo should think very seriously of its demoralizing effects befero encouraging it. Let Us Have a Town Clook. We arc pleased to find our citizens aro again talking about having a town clock. We hope it will not cud in talk only this time. We have before emphatically given our voice in favor of it; but the want of money in the "city Treasury" was then considered an insurmountable obstacle in the way. Now it is suggested that tho money be raised by volunteer subscriptions from the citizens. One gentleman, who employs a number of mechanics and laborers, told us that his employees were so anxious to have a town clock, by which they could all he governed in their hours of work, that he believed every man wopld subscribe at least one dollar toward it. Wo don't know what amount would bo necessary, but from what we hear we are inclined to think that at least three hundred dollars could easily be raised in subscriptions of one dollar from each person willing to contribute. This would make a good start, and the Town Council could cosily make up the deficiency, if any, without a resort to extra taxation. As to the location: We hare no doubt an arrangement could be raodo with Messrs, Hill & Culp to put a steeple to their new building for tho purpose. It would be a good place, and add greatly to the appearance of their building, while the nditional cost would be trifling. As we have said before, we hare all kinds of time to work by, to go to church by, and even for r*fre?hmtnlt. Evory man who is the fortunate owner of a watch, keeps his own time, nnd tho result is, no one knows what time it is with any certainty while those of us who can't aflord to sport a stem-winder have to guess when it is timo to go work, take refreshments and go to bed. Let us have a town clrck by all means. Town Appearances. It cannot be denied that the general appearance of the streets of a town make a deep impression upon strangers passing through it as ?ou visiiurs. ji mo Birecis uro uncican, n indicates a great neglect of the health of the place; if the streets and gutters are lined with weeds, it convcjs the idea that no business is dope?the town is "going down" and "the grass has taken the streets." These impressions hare much to do with the general prosperity of the town. No one will move to it who is thus impressed,'end the idea that the town is in a decaying oondition is wafted all over the Slate. We are led to these thoughts by noticing the bad condition of the boxing around the shade treess and tho long weeds growing in the gutters of our streets. A few nnils, a good hoe and the labor of one man for two days, would remove these objectionable features and give our town a thrifty and attractive appearance. The present Town Council would end their term of office with great oclat by putting this finishing touch to the excellent work they have already dono. Dr. John Fisher, an aged and highly respected citixen oft'oluinbia, and Ex-Senator John C. Hope, of Lexington, died a few days ?g6. K Spread-Eagle Eulogy. lu a i-eceut number of the Church Union, in in nrtiolo on the next Presidential election, it indulges in the following atrain of grotesque sulogy on its mock idol: "Grant is still a prime favorite, nn<l he lives ind moves and has his being, in an aurio'a of glory which the country*! gratitude has built sbout him." The only appropriate nuucla we can conceive of, as fitted to encircle the brow of such a besotted rutn-spongo, is a whiskey ring. When tho religious papers of the country step aside from their legitimate province, to indulge in fulsome adulation of such a pinchback military dullard,?of whom it would bo the grossest flattery to attribute any higher endorsement than would fit him for a dog financier, or a horse jockey?the manifest tendency of such a course is to greatly impair their usefulness, and, nt the same timo serves to lesson in tho popular iniud that becoming respect which is due to the sacred cause which they profess to advocate. Cheerful Crop Prospeots. Since our Inst there hns been nn astonishing improvement in the crops throughout this county. Corn that was supposed to bo too far gone to recover has, in many instances, commenced to silk and give promise of a fair yield, since the rains of last Thursday and Friday. Sinco tlioso rains we have had tho finest kind of growing weather, and on Wednesday another heavy rain fell. In nothing is the change more marked than in the faces of tho Farmers, who aro now quite confident that they will "mako enough to do them next year," which was very doubtful two weeks ago. Cotton, of courre, looks better, but there is no telling what cflfpct the rains will hnvc upon the bloom nnil squares on the stalk. \!1 things ciusidcrcd, the present prospects arc good for fair crops. _____ Town Improvements. The coutrnct for building Mr. E. It. Wallace's due residence has been awarded to Mr. Ksne, for the wood work, and Mr. Grant for the brick work. We leain that Mr. W. A. Nicholson contemplates erecting a handsome residence on tho lot in front of his present dwelling. Mr. Grant is improving the front of his dwelling. Mr. Torlcr's new house begins to show what it will look like when finished. Tiie Dkvii. Risks to Explain.?The editor looks so handsome in the picture Mr. Clark toak, tlist his friends thought he had got hold of the editor of the Union Time*' valise by mistake. at the press convention ; swapped coats or got'cm mixed up somehow. Hut tho devil says the editor's wife didn't write the local, either ; that hr was about when thnt pictur' was taken. ?New berry Xfict. Natural thought for his fricuds ; but we took good care not to let any "seedy-looking" Editor got hold of our valise, onjlhnt occasion ; besides, the Editor of the New* is almost as good looking as wo are. It's our hat?either of the four? that adds henuly to the phis, and we sincerely regretted that we had not taken them nil with us on that mountain trip, to supply the three Newberry Editors with one each after the moun ?w*vo uivu iiicun it11 uuiuiig mo icavrs and trccsca. Clark must be an imaginative photographer to make any one of the South Carolina Editors nslgood looking as we arc; but there's no accounting for the freaks of taste and science. For the Times. The Banner Sunday Sohool. Mr. Editor:?I will now give you tho facts aboutthat "banner Suuduy School," as promised in my last: The Elbethcl Sunday School was organised in April 1875?J. It. JcHerics Superintendent?an J has been discontinued only for two months, January and February, in each year. It has averaged about seventy-five enrolled scholars, most of whoin were regular attendants. Thoy have studied tho international Sunday school lessons in nbout sixty copies cf papers distributed weekly, most of which have been paid for by tho school?envh pupil during the fall of the year depositing a nickel monthly to be used tho next year. Tho school is non-sectarian, although at a Baptist church, and owes much of its prosperity to this fact. It is, also, doing a missionary work, by sending ninny copies of their Sunday Sehool'papcrs to the little Indian children of the far West. It does one good to see the "l&le ones" and the hoary head of 80 years, gathering on the Sabbath to learn of Qod ; and it mnkes us feel a - Simeon did when ho blest the infant Jesus. The school has a marked influence on the neighborhood, for good, and will bear perfect fruit in the future. How to get the masses and especially church members, connected with the Sunday School, is and has been a problem over which the minds of those actively engaged in the Sunday School work have been poring from the days of Mr. ltobcrt Itaikes till the present time. We will give ytu Superintendent Joffcries, last plan : He asked as many as felt disposed to do so, to join what he terms an "honorary" class, the individuals comprising it agreeing to read some portion of tho Bible daily and to report once a month the number of chapters read. There are about 40 enrolled memberrof this class,-several of whom report OTer one hundred chapters read per month. The purchase of an-Organ has been a subject of disoussion in the school for two or three years, and after service on IstHabbath in April, the Pastor, Itev. W. L. Brown, introduced the subject to the congregation, and after remarks by the Superintendent, who said "that an Organ was actual neeessity to make tl?e School a success,-' a subscription wis presented to the au* dienoe and abont ene hundred dollars was given fer the object. The Organ was bought at onco and is being used every Sabbath morning in the school. Our country home-made musicians may not give the fanry touches that 'a certain style of people might require, but forgood, old fashioned' snnl-stirring, musio we are wilUng to risk competition with any other ehoir in the County. Having contributed so largely to the pleasure of ik*y and his friends, in a former article, I foil perfectly happy. LITTLE JIM. Fur (lie Times. Good Bains?Present System of Farming. Goijorysvili.k, July 27lh, 1879. Mr. Editor :?On Friday lost wo were blessed with an excellent rain in this community and . think it was a general rain throughout the upper portion of the county. It has been shower ery since, therefore real fine growing weather. But ire fear it has come too late for upland corn, as some Is too far Spent tdfbvlre* however great a quantity of rain may come. There are plent y * of acres in this neighborhood that will not make, we venture to say, a bushel to the acre, conse| qucntly, there will be plenty of corn buyers I next year. It is hard to tell just now what the i cotton crop will do. The weed is small, but very full; but with a continued wet spell, we fear it will throw off nil except grown bolls, and therefore make the crop shoVt. If the farmers of this country do not ndopt n better system of planting and working their crops they may expect to need rain every summer, nnd may also expect altcayt to make short crops. Ours is certainly a scientific nnd noble calling and, I expect, the worst abused profession known to man, especially in this part of the country. And why is itsoT Simply because wo do not try to get out of the old rut that our forefathers trod in a hundred years ago. The country was fresh then and would yield good orops with ordinary cultivation, but now it Is worn out and we will have to adont a new nvati.m ?... - tirely, or go to some other eeaport town where we enn get fresh land; but if we stay in the old rut much longor we will not be able to get there. Let me give you an idea of how wo prepare our land for cotton: First, we takon very large old fashioned twister plow und throw two furrows, with the wing side, together, leaving a ridge underneath about ten iuchcs wide. This we call ridging or flopping. We then go after the "bcstOunnoin the market" and store it away in some good dry place, for it loses its strength, they say, if it gets wet. About that time wo are ready to give some merchant a Lien (that is tlio right nnme, for wo always get tho lean side) on that crop which wc ore making u?h careful preparation to plant. The first tiling wc buy is a straight shovel plow?one that will go at least three inches deep in the ground, for wo believe in deep plowing?then with it we splig out the little ridge on which the old stalk stands. Now we aro ready to put in tho best Quano, which we do with* anything wo get our hands on, and the first thing, generally, is an alder stick, with the pith pushed out, and an old gourd for a funnel. Somo of us like the stick better thau the "West Distributer," as wc can uso it better in windy weather ; in fact wo don't like any of those new fungled machines. Now tho old twister is put back and we go through tho same flopping process, and thus, you see, we are ready to plant, liaviug our lands tcell prepared?in a horn. Now, how will it be at tho end of the year? The answer is simple: We will make about enough to pay the Guano and Lien Dills, lacking about ten dollars, for it ?ili never come out even. Thus we goon, and wind up our affaire finally at .Sheriff's sale. Wo hopo this state of tilings will soon cease and that wo -will strive to make the profession if farming a noble one, in deed and in truth. We have so many ideas of farming on the brain tlint wc came near forgetting to inquire about out little jecma. What has become of biiu T l'lease ask him to give us his ideas on farming. BIG IKE. ? For the Times. Tho Crops?Religious Meetings. Jonkhvillk, July dOth 1879. Mr. Editor :?I thought 1 would withhold ray pon awhile from newspaper correspondence, but you request some 0110 in each Township to give you a statement of the crop prospects, &c., and for one that has not traveled over the Township and seen for himself it is n difficult task, for you may enquire of your neighbors and their statements will all be different; but I will try, from what I can gather, to make an avcrago of the statements and frame a report. In the first place, every one knows this has been an exceedingly dry year, until a few days since, and corn on upland in many places looked as if it could not make anything. The tassels were dead, and very often the top, but since the rains set in it has revived beyond all expectation and it may yet make at least a hair a crop or, perhaps, more. That on the bottom lands is, of course, in much better condition, but in many instances it has sufTered for rain an it would not be safe to count on more than two-thirds of a crop from that; so, all together, corn must be scarce in this neighborhood next year. Cotton is smaller than at the same time last year, bnt tk it is well filled with fruit to the top, and it has taken on a powerful growth since the rains, and if it holds on to what it has got and grows and . Alls as it grows, it may yield a full orop, but all farmers know that it is hard to tell what ootton is going to do until it is matured and opened, Gardens gave ant entirely, but they are re-, covering somewhat, fruit is very scarce and aorry. Times are really hard just now, but next year U must certainly be worse. Some men predict the hardest year we have seen for many, but as we are having an abundance of rain let us hope for the better. The Baptist denomination at this ploeo hcht a aeries of meetings last week and closed with, three additions to the churoh. The Iter. James Mendenhall, from Oreenville,. was with them, and labored faithfully. He delivered two sermons each day, excopb one, from Sunday until Friday. Uov. Wu>. Foster and the pastor, 0,. ^ 8. Anderson, were present only part of the time- fl The Methodists began a meeting on last Hat- ^ urday and it is progressing yet with a feeling of some interest. The Revs. Messrs. lllnnohard,. of Charleston, G, M. Boyd and J. B. Wilson,, have all been laboring with the pastor, in thia meeting/and on to-morrow J. M. Carlisle, th% I'. K., will be present io lend his help. Whe knows hut Jonesvillc may yet be a place *?t?d for its piety. 80 mote it be. II. Cotton is indeed no longer king. The statistics for tho eleven months, ending May 80, show that for the first time in tho history of the country the exportation of breadstuff* has exceeded in value not only that of cotton bitt of cotton and tobacoo combined.