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l_l> _ . . . _ i . .? l _ l_jlj r-rr- u The State Sunday School Convention. This body uict iu tho llaptisi Church of this placo Tuesday evening the I'Jth instant. The l'residenl, L>r. Jutnc* II. Carlisle, called the convention to order, lieV. J. I,. Vass and Simpson Hobo/Esq., made addresses of Welcome, which were responded to by C. 1*. (Juatilelunfit Esq., d" Horry, A. M. Kennedy Esq.,- of Kershaur, r*miin"'bt urevrtvufe. "rrot.-wl Hr-nfuifi/'Htt Colnmbin bud charge of 1)10 music. He had been training the Sunday School scholars for several days, and they showed the efficiency of his instruction by their excellent singing. Several interesting reports were made l?y delegates. A committee was appointed to nomiuate officers tvnd report next morning. Wednesday the convention was called to order by the Chairman of the Kxecntivc Committee, devotional exercises by Rev. T. H. Law. Thccomtnittcc to nominate officers reported ns follows : llcv. J. L. Vass, President ; Vice-Presidents?Rev. A. Coke Smith, V. C. Dibble, C. P. Quattlebnum, Itev. W. P.Jacobs, J. T. Hay Esq .Secretary, A. P. AKnll. Au.iul.mf S>P1.?!.?.? Itnv J r I 'ifi'tiuln Treasurer?S. 1L Kr.ell; Statistical Reporter, Charles Putty. The Convention accepted and confirmed this report. Rev. J. L. Yass then took the chair and after calling for a list of delegates he asked for reports from the counties. Those were, in the main, encouraging The two counties which are considered the poorest in the State, Horry and Lexington, reported their schools in most flourishing condition. This was certainly very credit iblc, particularly in the case of Horry, which is far distant from railroads and colleges. Tim, the itipal remote county . front the place of the Convention, wasjfully represented by active, energetic, earnest delegates. The first subject?the object and aims of Sunday Nchod Work?was discussed by Rev. A. W. Lamar, who was followed by several others in pointed and pertinent remarks. Relations of the Sunday School to the Church and Family?was opened by Rev. T. H. Law, who clearly defined this relation, which exists between the Church and School. In the evening session the attendance was small on account of rain, but lite subjects were taken up in order, and the President found difficulty in restraining those desiring to talk. Speech would follow speech in rapid succession, and many valuable suggestions were made. Thursday morning a better audience was in attendance. New Delegates were on hand. .Many good talks were made. One feature of the addresses was that they were short, noonccxccoding fifteen minutes. The attention of the visiitors to the Convention for three hours was a marked compliment to those who were talking. It was evident that the delegates had conic to t..j,.,i tuyv.to do llteir work better when they returned home. An ttte ucicgates wnc uuov Sunday School nton. 'The fane;/ worker who is never heard front only on public occasions did not put in appearance. Such arc not wanted at Conventions. An amateur teacher is about as worthless as nil nmatucr merchant or farmer. During the afternoon session the subject,? Sfihbatli Schools for the Colored, Our Duty?re* ceive I considerable attention. 1$. L. Really, of llorry slated that in their County they invited the colored teachers to take part in their Conventions. Several colored delegates were present at the Inst convention, and one of them took a part in tlie discussion. This county is eertaiuly in advance of some others in that respect. The general sentiment of the Convention was that aid and instruction should he extended to the colored schools when possible. The coiruention closed Thursday evening. While there were no eloquent, studied speeches, there were many earnest practical talks be ring directly on I lie questions for discussion. Seventeen Couiitiua were renrcseoted by 48 delegates, counting only five of this number front Spartanburg.? tjuite a number admitted by motion to scats in i lie Convention. The convention closed at lO.j P. M. Thursday. The result, will be good. Delegates who were present will return with renewed energies.? Ollio'r ?ill l.? I Convention, Tho Sunday School t.'uuao lias received an impulse !h this State, that will carry tlie work forward until the poor shall have the Gospel taught unto them.?Sjtartim. Kearney on tiir San Francisco Tragedy.? i San Francisco, August 2">.? Kalloch is resting ! easy at present, and everything is very quiet.? [ There is no danger of riot or troiib'e. The j werkingnscn art gathering strength hour by i hour. Our county nnd State ticket willb* elected by large majorities. San Francisco will send "White, the Workingmcu's candidate, into the Senate with 10,000 majority sure. 1 have now ehristcned the Honorable Hilks party "the Murderers' party." Their only arguments are the pistol and the dagger. It is the Democratic party under a new name, organized for the pur?r " - I'vou ui uvivaiiii^ iiic m ui iMii^mrii ?? jjiirij ill II1U interest of the Republican party with Grant for President. Its supporters areilie land grabbers the Chinese six companies, I he Chinese employers the slave drivers, slave traders, and slaveholders ?the oppressors of labar and destroyers of free Institutions, the fresh water thieves and political bummers, lunch tiends and unhung murderers, and their organ is the Chronicle. Their candidate for Governor has grabbed 1 do,000 acres of land, nnd is the heaviest Chinese employer in the .State, while the railroad highwaytneit, the bank smashers, and other thieving monopolies are supporting the liepuhlican parly. In othci words, the thieves are now fighting, and honest men are hound to get their rights. f predicted that the Chronicle Would jump the track. Dknis Kkarnkv. ? I>katii ok J. f1. G. 11 ton Alt I'Sok, Ksq.?The death of James S. G. Richardson, Esq., which occurred at the Rockbridge Alum Springs, Virginia. on Monday night last, will be received with deep and universal regret, by the bench. I lie bar and all (lie people of Sou t li Carolina. Mr. Richardson had filled (he highly important position of Stale lleportcr. with tho intermission of four years, when the office was tilled by Jaiues M. Sirobhart, Esq., for thirty four years. Publishing his first reports in 18-15, he was succeeded in 18-lb by Mr. Strobhart, hut again resumed its duties on re-election in 1850, and has continued ever since, through every vicissitude of war, revolution and recalcitrating misrule, the Reporter of South Cnrolinn decisions of l.aw and Equity, lie has reported thirteen volumes of cases in Equity in the "Old Equity" series, and fourteen volumes of the Old l.aw Reports." Nine volumes of his "New Series" have been published, and the tenth is now in the hands ot the printers. Com pa n ati v k Cotton St a kbm kxt.?New York, August 20.?The comparative cotton statement for the week ending August 25', 1870: Net receipts at nil United Stales ports during the week 1,000 ; snino week last year 15,70d. Total rc ccipis io iiiib daie i.-MU.vyf ; name dale Inst year t,'2W>,X4%. Exports fur this week 13,408 ; name week 'last y'cnr 3,150.1. Total exports to this date 3f4t>3,<MH) ; nme date last year 3.318,000. Stuck at all United States purls G0,'24o; Fttme date last your 42,718 j at all interior towns .5,030; Memphis not received ; same date last, year 4,030; Stock nt Liverpool 417,000; same dote Inst year fifi8,000; American ntfoat for <!ront llritnin 50,(XK>; aaine date last year 13,fKK). , . 9 An Intuit Lamiloa* Spot - London. August Mr. ThuOias Tandy, a lnr<ec landed propi-isMof of Athboy, t'ounty <.f M<?uh( vvaj-Bltoi dead jts he was enteritig his n*rn door. ?hc tSBUchte Pinion .SHmcs. 1 ~ U.M. STOK KS, Eifoor. 1 UNION, FRIDAY, NKl'TKM HF.lt o. U*7?. , TERMS OF SUKSCHI^^N. M , 1 Coiur, otiu yiar, is advasck, . '2 00 , 2 Ciuiii'iauu vcar." " 3.75 10 " " ? " "iBj?? ADVERTISING. < One square or one Inch, ttrst insorlion, - - - $1.00 i Kadi.Mibsofjueni insertion, ------- 75 Liberal di.vounl iimlr to merchants and others aitvcr- 1 tisiiiK tor six months or by tliu year. Obituary Notices of ton lilies or lens, Inserted free. " " over leu lines, charged as Advertise- I incuts. 8<1)U. Mrs. Clifford's School opens next Mou- , day. We shall notice it in full next week. i > ??? Wo regret to state that Mrs. Lucinda, 1 wife of Mr. John D. Long, of Jonesville, died ' en Wednesday morning last, after lingering 1 since about the ?oth of Juno frotn an attack of ' paralysis. ' ? ?? i fitiV- A correspondent of the Laurensville ffertihl tells of a little girl living in the lower part of Greenville County, named Miss Suda ( Davenport, now lo yearsold, who has not grown an incl| in height nor a pound in weight since she was o years old. She is 8 feet f> inches in height and weighs 4'Jlhs., and enjoys perfect health. > - now uoods coming In. Our merchants arc beginning to receive their new goods, and they have determined that no market in the upper part of the Stale shall undersell them. Returned from Market. Mr. 1' M. Cohen has returned from market nnd informs us that lie has purchased n very large and choice stock of goods at the lowest prices and intends selling bo cheap that it won't pay to go to otVcr markets for them. ? - Personal. Mr. Jos. Strauss, formerly a merchant of this town, has gone to Klterton, Georgia, where lie has opened a largeinercnntile establishment. Joseph is a clever young man and wo hope the Elbertonians will give him a good showing. Those Crayon Portraits ??r imnmoB unit Oni. Ondtjrrrj, of which we spoke two weeks ngo, can now he seen at Ilicc & MeLurc's store. We pronounce them very fine, and in looking at thcin we almost expect to hear them speak. Perhaps tindberry is'represcnlcd somewhat too young, 1 ut the face and expression cannot be mistaken. Salcsday. There was not much of a crowd here on Salesday and, from what we can learn, as well as from personal experience, there would he about as good a chance to find a needle in a hay stack us a dollar in the pockets of those t\ho were | here. If there Is any money In (he country j those who have it hold on to it like grim death | ?? ? .1 ..- t e. ft .i- i ? ' ,, .tvii'i ii11winii amcuumcni. itic Slici'itv'l made no sales. ? _ A Sad. Accident,. . a i Ono iloy l:\j-t week, .Mr. Scovc Cit<M mot with ! i a very severe nceitlcnl while blasting rock in ! i a well on Mr. F. H.OmM's farm near Mt. Tabor. I i While j acking a blast a spark from the rammer, | 1 while striking it, caught the fuse ami the blast | i exploded, dreadfully injuring Mr. f'udd. One t of hia eyes is entirely gone and tlin physician ( fears the oilier cannot be saved. The explosion 1 blew a sledge hammer fifteen feet to the top of j J the well. Mr. Ctidd is living but suffers great pain. ? - ? A. Irwin's Drug Store. ' We invito attention to the advertisement of 1 A. Irwin. Mr. Irwin is a young man of fine 1 character and worthy the patronage of our - ili- 1 zens. 11 is stock is large and of the purest and 1 best kinds. As a compounder of prescriptions 1 no man can be more careful, while his knowl- ' edge of drugs and long experience as a Druggist give guaranty thai lie can be relied upon. Besides that, Arthur is one of the best young men in Union and should be encouraged. wnen You Can Kill GameIn order that no one may lie ignorant of llic important provisions of tlie game la?v of this State, we give the following extract from it : "Fiom nmJ after the passage of this Act it shall not he lawful for any person whomsoever to shoot, catch, kill, or otherwise injure uny wild Turkey, Partridge, Snipe or Woodcock, between tho loth day of April and the loth day of October." The penalty for violating the law is a tine and imprisonment. See loth Statute, pp. 160?111. ? | Another Boautiful Floral Gift. Again we acknowledge the receipt of tho most tastefully arranged bouquet of beautiful flowers our eyes ever restod on. They came froin tho garden of that venerable devotee to floriculture, Mrs. M. Ii Clarke, than whom no one in this Slate has a finer taste for and knows belter how j to cultivate flowers In lien .loelieim^ i? .......j?.. .a IV can well bo said "she lives among tlie roses." ( Her line collection of Hoses came from the great Roso Harden of Messrs Dingee & Conard, of West Grove, Chcste.1 County. Pennsylvania.? These gentlemen have for years made a specialty of cultivating Hoses, and their collection compricses only the most superior specimens.? Those sent us by Mrs. ('lnrk were certainly beautiful niul their frngrance filled the whole house. If you want the very finest Hoses, send to Dingcc & Connrd. Mrs. Potts at Spartanburg. A friend nt Spartanburg writes to us under , date of the 1th inst., as follows : Mrs. Mnltio l'ulls ivlin is ??> ? Philadelphia to New Orleans and rclurn in fire months, spent Inst night nt ttie Palmetto House. 8ho offers to tvngcr $5,000 thnt she will aecom? plish the feat, although she is one day beliinil tin.e, from sickness. .She believes thnt $200,000 nrn et stnko upon it, nnd thinks the winncrsshonld < divide with iter. From now she must mnke 17 miles a day instead of ill, nsnt first. She goes to Iltnckstock's from he?o, She is badly sunbtiru|, but henlthly. And weights tlrtlhs. 8ho is cer* 1Ainiy n "good stepper" Mid talks'freely. f " V4T - ? > I m ?(?* |? ?i^ I . 11Il_. - _ 1 ?SU ? H -! ltd to Reporter. The death of J\ 8. G/rTlichardson, Esq., ho iad so admirably Hl^ed the high nnd important position of Statu Reporter for thirty-four years, ^ iviili t he simile ifctcnnisaion of four years, makes v VnqnM^^B^^ejgbyappvlhtotOnt ?r the Gertrn^^H^^HRHtlvhaf ao ordinary ability l>, andwMe^^,^w>5^Yu -number of 1 men in this Statq Nrho could perform "trie >?-, _ sponsiblo duties pf the office well, we know of no man who possesses all the requirements for the office more conspicuously than our fellowtownsman It W 811 and, Esq. We hare not spoken of the matter to Mr. Shanil, therefore cannot say I lint ho would accept ilie position ; but ns wo arc always desirous of seeing the otliccs of tho .State occupied by men whoso intellectual and niornl chnrctcr would insure the faithful pcrformnco of duty mid reflect honor nud dignity upon the Stole, os well ns its public ofticcs, we hove voluntarily ttsod his name for the positions, fully confident that oil who know him will agree with us that n more competent or ncccptnblo man could not be selected. A Fatal Kerosene Accident. A small colored girl, daughter of Rachel Turner, was so dreadfully burned on Thursday Inst that slio died it*great agony on the following Sunday- Coryyy tauter,held An inquest on the body, which elicited the following facts : The child's mother was away from home, some miles, and had left the little girl and a baby in charge of an nged colored woman. The latter was in the garden, some distance from tho house when she licnrd the child's scrcnms. On going toward the house she found the girl lying by a fenco, enveloped in flames and in great agony. It seems that the child attempted to make a fire and finding some live coals in the fire place poured keroscno oil upon them from the oil can. Of course the oil blared up and caught that in the can and an explosion took tiliion taoflinor firn In Iipp plnlltSntv A ntii !?*** c.wl i . ? r> ? 6* warning against (lie use of Keroscno in tuaking fires. ?'t~ <*7t~ ' ?? Pbomitst.ss.?Promptness in business saves n.uch troutile. It is a pleasure to deal with a man that presents bills exactly when they nrc due, and paysisuch ns you present three minutes nrtcr siglft. 'i'liis-ts impracticable with the mnjorily ot' people, owing to their triiining.? They get a slip-shod way of doing business, and fail to collect money due, just as long ns creditors will wait on them. Punctuality, both in collecting and paying, should be aimed at by every business man of the country.?Carolina Spartan, There's considerable truth but, in these awful limes, not much poetry iu the above. It is very evident that our esteemed christian friend of the Spartan has not. had long enough experience iu country newspaper business to feel how it is when the last uollar he had when he went into it is gono, and his only rclinnce l'or money to pay his debts at five minutes notice is upon the receipts of his otticc, particularly during the summer mouths. If the above moans tnything it means that "it is a pleasure to deal villi a man" who always has money on hand o "pay as lie griff?' hut it is not inueli pleasure ' o deal with tl|oso who are not so fortunate in heir financial condition. We think if friend 'city had had our experience of the pnst tlircc uonths his cases of pleasant business transactions would have been deplorably few and very 'ur between, l'erlinps that's what's the matter, lowcver, and he only means it as a gentlemanly ) isincss hint. rhe Cotton Crop. Wo took much pains on Monday Inst to enquire of the Farmers who were in town, as to ha true conditioa af the cotton crop, and almost every one told us that they could not peslibly make more than half a crop, while many said they would not make that. The weed has grown rapidly since the rains, but has not put on fruit. Many inform us tliat a very large numbcuof good sixed stalks did not liavo more than four bulls on them, with a few blooms and no scjuave?. The weed looks well, and a person passing along the roud would say the crop was fine ; but if they were to go into tlie field and exainino it, they would find that appearances were very deceptive. We know this to be ilie case in a patch within the corporate limits of this town. Not only are the bolls scarce but most of tlicm arc very small. Our information as to the general crop comes from the most reliable parties in tho County, and we now honestly believe (hat the cotton crop of Union will not be more than half an average. ? Fine House Painting. It is always a pleasure to us to be able to uum 111 i'iiii iiic worn 01 a goon mechanic or arliBan, anil we never neglect nn opportunity wlienevcr we fee! justified in doing so. In nothing can there he more deception practiced and inferior work covered up tlint. in House l'ninting, is such work bn many of tlic houses in Union gives unmistakable proof. Cheap material and bad work in painting a house is the worst kind )f economy and soon shows. Wo are led to Ihose remarks hy the superior painting upon Mr. A. K. Stokes' house, on Main Street, by Mr. J. W. Miller, which we think is one of the rery best jobs in town. The colors on the out title show great taste and are honestly put on, while the waluut and oak graining on the woodwork of the inside proves Mr. Miller to bo a fist class workman. Wo doubt much if better work can be found in the largest cities, and we believe it will staud the test of time. - - - A Fink Library.?Col. llion has recently added to his already fine collection of law books a large number of rare and valuable works, which were a part of the law library of tho late Chief Justice Moses. Those books are a great acquisition, ad;llag innyh to the value of Col. Bio|i'# cfcTTitfro . Ild has now nearly four thousand volumes?probably tho best private law library in the State.? Winnsboro Newt and Herald. ? w-?. 1Ianui.no in Texas.?Onlveston, August 30.? The Newt publishes the following from Montsguo, Texas. August 20: Charles Harris was executed today In ihe presoncO'of A,000 persons' for the murder of his brother John in 'January, 1 *77. -IIo was coirvtoted on Irisowii confession, fie was firm to the last, and tho-drop fell ashile the assemblage tang "8*eot flye-and'Hye." 1'or tlio 'l'lmos. Letter From Brown's Store. d At'ursT&M, 1879. vi Mb. Ki>itor Friend 'Dick" must be In a '1 bad fix, for nothing to have been (lone to htm. f It is said that a certain king once caught a fly t< which for some time lind been orawling on his 1' tace while lie, (the king) wished to more on in R Hie "even tenor of his way" in a nop. The kins held the fly out of his teigdow," thought now he'wM'ttrms to aisscct ?- t t i*iki^ at, 1 j| him pitifully said : "I could devour you, but r there's room enough in the tcorld for t/ou and . me," and turning him loose said, "go." "Dick" ? Cau innke the application. o Immediately following Mr. Lilllejohn's Exhi- r bition, of which already you have had an ac- . couct, Kcv. J. E. Counts the pastor, assisted by | Hev. J. 11. Wilson, held nu interesting meeting I at Asbury Chapel for four days, which was animating to the members of the Church. ( l'rof. Humphries of Spartanburg County, litis ( recently organized n singing class in this community, which wo trust will greatly improve ? the congregational singing in tlie churches. i 110 union uouniy iciciicrs i;onvcniion was ( held ul 121 Ilctliel Church on the 11)1 h nnd 201 h i inst., nn account of which, the Sccrctnry has given you. , Wo learn (his morning that the bridgo en I Pacolct at Grindle Shoals gave wny last night, 1 whioli is quitj a calamity to this part of tho J County. We hope, however, that it will soon bo ^ fitted up ngain. I Crops uro much improved by the late rains, and we now have hope of pretty fair yields.? Cotton has grown very rapidly and looks well ( ?perhaps promises a better yield than will bo i realized, as there is more stalk than bolls. Work has heen begun on the new schoolhouse at old Mt. Mori ah, near Mr. Win. Jones' and it is an improvement that has been much needed in that community. Apologies usunlly serve ns introduction, but I will close with one. My silence for so long hns been owing to circumstances over which I have had no control, nml which need not hero be mentioned. * OCCASIONAL. . For the Times. Hero's a Puzzle for the Teachers. Dkau Koitou s?Ak the Teachers' Convention is doing a good work in developing the ability of the Teachers and others concerned, I propose that at the next meeting of the convention in this county, each Teacher (or any one else who desires to do so) be requested to furnish a Kuh hv U'ltiftli fill llio ninnhoiw frnni 1 In 1J-1 Ueln. sivc, can l>c placed in a square (12 lines cacl: way) so that each line added perpendicularly or horizontally will mnko the same sum.? Also furnish a copy of the operation. SCRtBO. Tiik Union Casks in U. S. Couut.?In the Greenville Fetes of lost SuturJay we find the following in the report of the proceedings of the U. S. Court : In the eases of the United States against Jasper Gihlis, Asa Smith and Kliplius ! '. Smith, indictments for rcscuo (otherwise known us the Union rescue crimes) (tie defendants plead guilty and submitted themselves to the mercy of the Court. The Judge nfter addressing the prisoners as to the gravity of the olfeuce, and the reasons for exercising clemency in their behalf, passed the following sentences : That the defendants Jasper Gibbs and Asa Smith be imprisoned one dny and pay a fine of 5150,ana costs. And the defendant, Kliplius Smith be imprisoned one day and pay a fine of fifty dollars and coats. Death or Okn. Hood.?New Orleans, August !0.?General J. 11. Hood died at 4 o'clock this morning. It is believed thut his daughter I.ydia will not recover. Edith also is very sick. Gen. llood had hopes of recovery to the last. Perceiving slightly favorable symptoms, lie said to Dr. Itemiss : "We inny yet dislodge tlie enemy." As a measure of precaution, none of tbc militn.-y associations to which General Hood belonged were invited to tlie funeral. His remains were buried this afternoon. Gen. llood hud eleven children, the eldest ten years ami the youngest, twins, throe weeks old. His physical condition Itatl been bad for some time past, caused, it is alleged, by anxiety arising from financial reverses and the terrible blow he received in the death of his wife. The General leaves a manuscript history of the war which he intended to have published this full. Of the late General Hood s family, Edith was alive at . G o'clock, but not expected to live through the night. Ethel, nged, 7, has a milder typo of the fever. ? Steady Infi.ix of Gold.?London, September 1.?The Financier says it is understood that ?170,141 worth of bar gold due from the East will go to meet the American demand. ?100,000 brought by the steamer Paw last week have already been disposed of for America. ?lHO.oho arc due here from the Hunt on the '28th. As these amounts are all that are now in transit from the Last, the whole of whatever demand may arise from the United States wilt fall on the stock held by the Bank of Knglund, unless remittances front Frauce coiuo to our aid. A newspaper and a newspaper editor that people don't talk about and sometimes abuse are rather poor concerns. The man and business that an editor sometimes feels it a duty to defend at & risk of tanking enemies of nnothcr class, nro often the very first to show ingratitude. The editor who expects to receive much charity or gratitude will soon find out his mistake ; but lie should go on and say and do what he conscientiously thinks right, without regnrd to frowns and smiles.?Axehange. ?- - - ? ? Suoai.b in Broad Rivkr.?There are said to be only three shoals in the river between Columbia and the Air Lino Railroad, and their removal would open the way for light draft steamers. It is estimated that fifty thousand dollars would be sufficient to open navigation from Columbia to the Air Lino Railroad, and there is no calculating the benefit it would confer upon the lUitliiii'U ?Iah/? <!>? ' ** ?v?<?f/ Miv invn ? V/Ui, ixrgtHcr. Fihst Bai.wi.?Norfolk, August 30.?The first bal eof new cotton nnivcd yesterday, consigned to Hymens k Dnuihe. H was graded ns strict low tniJdling end sold for 18} cents. Charlottk, N. G\, August SO. ?The first halo of the new crop of cotton was sold here to-day. It was classed low middling nud brought 13} cents. . A Mot)*t, Postmastkr.?Fred Nix, who has just been appointed pr stmnster at I luck ville, has posted up the following u ?lieo on the post otlice door -"Pot Oplliee.?A-tiy one that wants l?? mail letters can slcpp theamt uhder tie does other eonronients will hr made to morrow." % I'KABonv SditonRSiiipa.?The following spfcn-i 1 opportunity for tlie educated youth of Ahbeille County or of the State, is from the Vrttt nd Banner : I linvo been empowered by the8tate 8uperlnsndent Af Education, lion. Hugh 8. Thompson* t examine candidates Ibr one, perhaps two, 'eabody Scholarships of tho value of $200 enclt naually. good for two years, nt the State Nor at College, Nashville, Tenn. The Scholarships re attainable on the following Conditions : 1. ThCy?epplicnntfl. male or'female* must be tlelhlt 1?*ycar? of ?W>|^^rjyuronchablo 2. They must pass a satisfactory eionlirtaiiort n spelling, reading, penmanship, grammar and malysis, geoprapby, oivil and physical, elements if chemistry, physiology, geology, U. 8. Hislo-" y8. Tho scholarships are intended for (lie trnirt-* ng of teachers, and applicants must give A >ledge to remain nt tho College two years, and o tench In tho public schools at least I wo years. The examination on the subjects specified will >c in writing nod will bo held before me at Ah-* >evllle on Saturday, 13th of September, at l(J >'clock A. M. Tho annual session opens on the first Wednea* ' lay in October. For further information apply to mo. N. 11.?The examination is not confined let snndldates from this county. Tho Scholarships ire open to the Stnte. W. C. Beskt. A ShamrfvlMovr.?l'ostmnstcr-Oeneral Key teems resolved to strip the Ilnyes A lministralion of nil claim to the estccin nnd respect of anybody in South Carolina. Not satisfied wlili the important l'ostoflicos of Charleston, Coltun3 l>ia and Sumter being controlled by colored 110* '4k publicans, he has removed Miss Mnlicr, the iuIclligent, efficient nnd popular postmaster at lilackvillo, to make rooin for the negro, Fred Nix. Miss Malier was appointed, without solicitation on her part, by a Kepublicnn Administration seven years ngo, nnd it is not too much to say that there was no better l'ostmnstcr iu I lie whole State. If Mr. Key'* Intention was to replace I Ills worthy lady hy the most objectionable colored politician lo be found in Darnwell County, he has Biiccccdcd ndtnirnbly. Nix's whole record is a dirty one. Ho was tho righthand man of the notorious thief Leslie, and ho has managed ill every possible way to make himself odious to decent people. I< is simply a disgrace to civilisation that tho poslottice of a thriving town like Illackvillc should bo placed in the charge of such a fellow. Death in Kaim.y Youth.?The Her. Wnro Meriwether, the young Huptist preacher of whose illness we have spoken once or twice lately, died ten days back, nl the home of hi* widowed mother, over on the West side of tho County. 11 is illness was long and fearful. A younger brother died before him, ami n still younger one now lies low. lie had but just begun u career of earnest picij and active usefulness. This fall lie was to lmvo gone to the Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville; hut God, in It is providence, has called him up higher, lie hath given ll?s beloved sleep ! ? A'ilyjield Advertiser, 28/A. . ?. MuniiRB in Ouonee.?Alex Bryce, Jr., wrs assassinated near his home 11 miles from Wnlhalla on Monday night hut, while going lo the house of his brother-in-law, Jesse Cox, only several hundred yards distant. While passing through the shades of a branch he was hailotfi liy two men mid deliberately shot down, expiring ill a few minutes. No arrests have beem made although the murderers nro knownu n?idi will probably bo caught, llryce was nn erpostmasler of Wnllialla and was once iu the revenue service.? Greenville AViex. Smnur Mkktixo in litKr.Asm,?L?iidhn% September 1.?Charles Stewart Darnell, the lloiuuHule member of the Houso- of Commons fonMcath, addressed a disorderly, inecliug of fruno H),000 to 20,000 persons iu ftihverick on Saturday, upon the land question. Ho advised llio farmers to combine a ad piwji no rent until they obtained a reduction, and advised landlords lo. accept these terms while they could, as the opportunity would not recur. The crowd applauded the address and shouted in favor of shooting, landlords and agents. The platform was fiiiatly stornicd and much crushing and lighting ensued . The Charleston AVire and Courier of tlwo says : Messrs. Sloan k Seignious, factors, Drown & Co's. wharves, have received the first bale of the new crop of cotton at this place from Nino? ty-Six depot. 8. C., also the first halo from Winnshoro', S. C. Tho new crop is very backward, being fully tiireo weeks behind last year in some sections, but tho arrivals here arc increasing, and yesterday one hundred and seventy-four bales came to hand. A Goon Liver.? Is always known by his apnppeamnco. A man who lives comfortably nt> home, has good dinners, etc., will always showit in his person. Hut I here is another liter moreimportant to man?it is the bad liver?the liver that should regulate the whole system. If that is out of fix. man is good for nothing?can enjoy nothing?to restore it Id health, use Dr.. Gilder's Liver Bills. A few dnaen uiii you. 85-2m. IIomicior in Lkxinuton.?Information litis been received in Columbia of Ibo killing of Mrv Silas Stuvkey by Mr. John A. Geiger, at Sandy Run. on Wodncsday. The account is that Slur* key went to Geiger with a note from Mr. W. S. Montuilli, of Columbia, requesting the pnymetik of certain witness fees in some case, and that an altercation followed, which resulted in blows and finally in the fatal stabbing of Sturkey.?Col. llnjiatrr. ^ Fatal Acciiiknt.?Frank, a little son of Mrs, Mai.imia Cur.ws, residing five miles West^of this place, was thrown from a mule on Wednesday evening last, and died in about four hours thereafter, from concussion of the brain, his skull being badly fractured. The deceased was a bright and interesting little boy, six or sevcji years of age.?Lauremville Herald, . ?? Dbatii rnox a l'to l'r..n.?It is our duly <4 announced that Mr. K??n vv n?>..i- ? ?~ ... vituaujr i una juni buried nnollicr child, which <lic*l from fever, tho physician dcleylng the cnusc lo be the prox* unity of an aromatic pig pen. This ia the seo? ond child which Mr. Danshy tins lost within the pant two weeks, from the sumo cause,--* Abbeville J'revv and Banner. w Tiib Mammoth White W(tit*r.-The Greatest Curiosly Kver Seen. Something never offered to the public before?entirely new for this conntry. 'Tho largest grains in the world. Four limes as large as any ever seen before. Agents wanted. Samples and terms free. Address W. 8. Tiptox A. Co., Cleveland, Tennessee. <'15-2t Di?rt.ojiAiiKE Habtust On 1.00* i* Gnr.AT UniTAlx.v-'London, August U8.?A renewal ef the floods is reported from Tarioit* parts of England and Wales. The icports of the harvest are * daily more deplorable. At several places there has been a thirty hours' steady and continuous rain. soptiir.nn Merchants ix llALTiMonr..?Ilnllintare, August 18.?An unusually large number of Pouthern merchants are in the city purchasing goods. All tin' leading hotels arc well filled. 8nn Pmneliioo, Pepl 1 ... i