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Senator Gordou's Resignation. Tiic iiiS official cuiiituiiiiiomion IVoiu ' General John It. Gordon caiue to the Executive ollice like n holt out of the blue. Its coiuiog hail not be? n heralded even l?y rumors, and all to whom the news first found its way were incredulous, and only became believers iu its gen- ? uiucness when there was no longer room lor doubt. Wo give iu full General Gordon's resignation : United States Senate Chamber. 1 Washington, 1). C., May 15, 18S0 To I/is Excellency (Jovernor A. If. Colquitt, At- m lanta (la. Sir : 1 hereby lender to you my resignation as Uuitcd States Senator from Georgia. In taking this step I am simply carrying out a long cherished desire to retire from public lifo. I have hitherto subordinated that desire to a fi sense of duty and to my reluctance to leave tbo service of a noble and generous people who have honored mo with the inost exalted station and *>l supported me in tho discharge of its duties with w unswerving confidence. fi< Since April, 1801?for nearly twenty years ?tny life lias been one of Incessant anxiety and B of great labor. For more than one-half of that lolllf neriml. oillior in wnrnrin militin iitlinn tnv energies have been devoted to what 1 conceived to be tho welfare of the Southern people and the u best interests of the whole country. And now tl that the restoration of Louisiatin and South Oar- _ olina to the rights of solf-gover?nvenk secures to the entire Sottih her full and rightful representation in fho legislative department of the " Federal government, my most cherished object y in politics has been attained. I atn left free j, therefore to consult my inclinations and the imperative interests of my family, without the least detriment to the public service. I1 1 give way to sotnesucccssor who will, I trust, ,1 serve the country with greater ability than my- j self: but who, I ntn sure, will not do so with ] greater devotion or purer motives. I am, most " respectfully, your obedient servant, o J. B. Gordon. Immediately upon the receipt of tho foregoing ? letter, Governor Colquitt sent the following dispatch, hoping to procuro its withdrawal: 2 Mtv 18, 1880.?General John B. Gordon, (] Washington, D. C.: In behalf of the people of Georgia, I beg that you recall j'our resignation. If you cannot do so unconditionally, withhold it r' at least until tho meeting of the General Assem- p bly. Alfred II. Colquitt. j, . r general cordon 8 reply. Washington, B.C.-, May 19,1880.?Governor v A. II. Colquitt: Iu response to your ilattcting jj request that I withdraw my resignation, 1 beg to say that, though anxious to oblige, I feel con siraincu 10 ucciino. joiin u. uoruon. " SENATOR GORDON'S SUC ESSOR. f< Nashville Tknn., May, 10, 1S80.?Kx-Gov- 0 ernor Joseph E. Drown. of (Jeorgia, who is here, E received a dispatch to-night announcing his ap- jj pointiucnt to tlie United Stales Senate from ^ Georgia, vice Senator Gordon, resigned. Mr. . Drown accepts. _ , ... tl ueouutAXS oitosku **.?? ? " . al'poistmkst. 11 ovhtiiniigTliis afternoon * resolutions were passed regretting the resignation of Sena'.or Gordon, and stating that the ac n tion of Gov. Colquitt in appointing J. E. llrown s as Senator of Georgia is deserving of censure a] so strong th: t words cannot express it; that llrown is not a representative of Georgia ncr of 111 the Democratic parly, and the shameful anddis- c< graceful manner in which he has been foisted j, upon the people is condemned. Drown, the resolutions say, is a nuin who betrayed the State in her hour of need, and committed acts and instigated measures which, had they prevailed, would hi have incarcerated mnny of her best citizens, it plnccd them under the gallows and brought in power a party inimical to the best interests of Vi the State and to good and respectable people. Press Exctrnstox to Cincinnati.?At a meet ing of the Executive Committee of the Stato L Press Association, held at Greenville in March n' Cincinnati, on the occasion of the National Item- 8| emtio Convention in that city was decided on, . and a committee appointed to confer with the 1 ditferent Railroad authorities with that view.? 01 The following letter from Mnj. W. J. Houston, si General Passenger and Ticket' Agent, Atlanta 0| and Charlotte Air-Line Railway, will explain , itself: ?l Atlanta & Ciiaulottk Aiu-Lixk Railway, "j Passenger Department, > 6 Atlanta, Ga., May 14, 1680. J b: T. Ii. Crews, President Press Association, Law h reus, S. C. Dkar Sir:?It gives me pleasure to state that 'he following telegram has just come to hand, which fully explains itself : fi] Cincinnati, O., May 14. st J. K. Brown, President IK. & -4. R. R.; O. J. m Fvreacrt, Gen'I JUan. A. <J" G. A. L. Railway: di Ves sir, we will with plcasuro carry free the p: Tress Association of South Carolina to Cincin- 1 nati and return. W. H. CLEMENT, Pres't. I add with pleasure that our Oeneral Manager lias issued instructions to carry out fully the 89 desires of your Association in this nintter, and tli yob will confer upon him a favor by muking ti< known your wishes immediately, that we may arrange the preliminaries necessary for a successful and plcasaut excursion to Cincinnati. Pc Yours truly, W. J. HOUSTON. ar Gen'l Pass, and Ticket Ag't. tb This is certainly doing the courteous and tli clever in handsome style, as the Air-Line gentle- on men always do whatever they take hold of.? While the Committee appointed to arrange for ' the contemplated Excursion to Cincinnati fully >< appreciate the courtesy of the other authorities 0f in tendering the use of their Roads, thoy feel w< especially indebted to those of the Air-line for kind and timely assistanoe in perfecting the ar- 00 rnngeincnts.?Laurensville Herald. sa ?? - 811 MkKTIKO or TIIR BTATK I'llKSs A SSOCI ATION.? The sixth Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Ei Press Association will bo held in the City of (Ireenville on the 17th June proximo, at 10 A. I]8 '-A punctual attendance of the membership is ov earnestly desired. of All members of the Press not members of the of Association are cordially Invited to meet with t|( us and join the same. An Address will be delivered, or an Essay ?' read on Iho occasion, and a pleasant reunion is ft in store for all. The citizens of the Mountain cr City will doubtless give the Association a kind ^ and hospitable welcome. An excursion to the City of Cincinnati on the n> occasion of tho National Democratic Convention 81 has been arranged, and all lite necessary details ni will be completed for a pleasant and successful w jaunt to the Queen City of the West. Applicants for membership will please address llio Itecordinif Senrplarv Mni A S Tmlrl An. ic demon, or llio undersigned, T. H. CKKWS, tl President Stato Press Association. fe Pl'Miixo Up Whii-kky.?Twenty yens ago, the steamer Arabian sank in the Missouri Kiver w with COO I/arrels of whisky on board. The our- at rentsof the river went on changing, and now the place where the steamer sank is dry land, and the forgotten wreck ia buried forty feet 00 deep in the sand. The other day the man who owns the place put d? wn a pump, and the first a liquid he found was whisky in one of the ftOt) w buried barrels. For awhile after lie had tasted fi tho vein his pipe had struck, land in the vicin- ! ity was held at d76,000 an acre ; but bye-and- rt bye some one remembered abont the old wreck, oj and the price fell. A trustworthy and constant jn vein of twenty-years-old whisky on any Mis- . souri farm has a tendency to increase the de- ,f mand for it rapidly. b* * * - ),? Mr. Robert I,amh has opened up at Garrett's Spring, lie and Mr. Garrett have boats on the nond, and will furnish ice-cream ami lemonade. w' Wo regret, however, to hear?and we hope the fo rumor ia false?that they are keeping open on w| Hunday, and that lager beer can be obtained ^ thereon that day. That is wrong, and we trust that I hey will keep closed up out of respect to the day.?Spartan. lit the SOIcchlu alnion 1U M. STO k lis, Editor. * UNION, FRIDAY. MAY 28. 1S8Q. 8PB8CBIPTION~tt 00 PBB ANH1HK. ADVERTISING. On# square or one Inch first Insertion, - - - $1.00 Kach subsequent Insertion, ------- 78 l.lhcrnl illseount mule to merchants ami other* adverilnc for six mohths or by the year. Obituary Notices of tsu'lliiei or IeN, inserted free. " * over ten linc^cliargud as AdvcrllseOR ANNOfxS A CANDIDATE,"(5? To be paid in advance, without distinction. Ortrs to publish will not be noticed unless the cash companies the order. This is a rule without an crption with tis. ItMJU We Bee that W. F. Nance, or New.berry. aa been nominated Tor Adjutant General, and e don't know a man in the State better qunlisd for the position. ev. W. Martin. We arc requested to state (lint that pure and ?ncrablo christian, Rev. Wm. Martin, of Coimbia, will preach in the Methodist Church of its town next Sunday. ># .el. TT-e.-4-Vl. aujr fogumuiosMr. John Rodger treated us, last week, to te first ripe Tomatoes and Cucumbers of this car's growth, and they were very fine. We, owever must not give him all the credit, for icy were grown by our old friend W. 8. Du'rc, who is now cultivating a large market garen uear Gainesville, Fla., and doing well. No ouhttli*- old acquaintances of Sunsbcrry, in his his native County, will bo pleased to hear f his prosperity. loshen Hill Club. The Gos lien Hill democrats turned out to day, 2d., and after electing delegates to represent iem in tho County Convention proceeded to the eorganiration of the Club, that they may be cady and equipped for the work of tho camaign when itopens. Said reorganization rcsultlg in the election of Dr. J. II. Hamilton as resident, Joseph E. Cofield and J. M. Mobloy ice presidents, and J. H. Sims Secretary. e< avidson College. We thank our young friends, Emslio Nicholin, L. G. Young, C. C. Whiteside and F. G. Shell, >r an invitation to attend tho annual exercises f tho Eumcnean and Philanthropic Societies of tavidson College, on tho Ifitli of next month. ? to doubt it will be a very interesting occasion, ut we can't see, now, any prospect of our bong able to enjoy it. If we arc not with you hen vimn<? eo.ntlemcn. wo shajl look nn*i?u??i uo i/nange~Uame. Aa we expected, when we spoke of the hot nd dry weather last week, on Saturday and unday we had quite a change, and the gat dens re looking prosperous. The rains fell quite loderatcly hereabout, but in some parts of the junty the wind aud rain was severe, blowing own wheat and oats, overflowing creek bottoms nd preventing plowing. All our farmers agree that the crops are very ickwnrd. Sonic have not finished planting and ic late rain has delayed the work still more. .? anderbilt University. We have received an invitation to attend the Commencement Moot Court Exercises of the aw Department of the Vanderbilt University," ear Nashville, Tenn , on the 27th. The case to atcmcnt of the case sent us we should think gave a fine field for a student to exercise his ratorioal powers and display the result of his ludics. Among the speakers we see the name f our esteemed young frieod, G. W. Gage, son f thai noble and true son of South Carolina, ol. R. J. Gage. George was always a bright, ood boy, and we have no doubt ho will be a right and shining light in the noble profession e has chosen. ur County Chairman. Notwithstanding the Convention forgot to lecially acknowledge the faithful and eflicicnt irvices of the Chairman of the Executive Comittcc of the domncrfttin rnrtv nf ilii? - - x* J ""U"V iriog the past two years, (lie high compliment till him by a unanimous reelection to that arlous and responsible position, was a more forcle expression of their appreciation of his gncious nml untiring labors for the success of ic party than any laudatory words in arcsolu>n could convey. Mr. Munro has filled the laborious and trying isition of County Chairman with great ability id disinterested devotion. To him more an to any other man in the County, we believe ie people are indebted for the harmony and ithusinsm which pervaded the ranks of the ;mocrntic parly and secured us the gloriouB otory in 1878. In his reelection the members the Convention displayod great Bagacity, for ) doubt much if there is another man in the unty who oould All the position with as much tisfaction to tlio people and ensure greater ccess to the demooratio party. ???? arly Nominations. It seems to us that those who favor the nomlition of the democratic State ticket in June orlook (lie fact that it may not be in the power the deraooratic party to delay the active work the campaign to suit its convenience. Should o Republican party, composed almost entirely ' the colored labor of tho State, see fit to put ticket in the field immediately after thedciooatic namiaalions are mado in June and open ic campaign, by holding their meetings?day id night?public barbecues, &c., can wo keep lent and inaclivo? and will not their action deoralize the labor upon our farms just at a tiiuc hen that labor is most needed in the field ? Nothing would please the leaders of the Hadal party better than to have the campaign to leiusolves during the Summer months, without or of being interrupted by the democrats. It just what they want, for we all know tlisy ill not meet our democratic speakers openly; id it is the practice, as it is tho interest of that mp? y, not to allow its members to attend demoiratic meetings. We may agree not to open the campaign until oortain time, but if we show our opponents hat we are going to do and the men we intend rhtiinr them with. Iliree months before we are ady to fight, 'l0W 61111 wo prevent them from >ening the campaign and compelling ms to go to it before that time, in self defence 1 If we id the entire control of the matter there would 1 no objection to an early nomination, but we ive not, and to us it seems like playing into e hands of the rodioal party to give them the hole Hummer in which to secretly drill their rces and fully organise their ranks, so that hen we open our campaign wo shall find them mly consolidated against us, pledged hy what ey believe to be solemn oaths, to support any sket but that of the straighlout democracy. w The County Convention. Tlio delegates elect oil to represent tlio demo crat party of Union County assomblod in tlio Court House last Tucsduy and was called to or- t'i dor by W. Munro, Esq., Chairman of .the Exeo- a utlve Committee. ? Dv The Convention was organized by electing Rev. F. C. Jeter, Chairman and A. A. Sewitl, Secretary. aE Upon calling the roll of delegates eaoh tc%nsbip was represented in full, as follows : 14 Go,htn Hill?J. C. ilunter, 1). P. Duncanj^L m It. A uglit ry. ^ ~ ^ rinckney?Dr. R. Little, Thus. Comer. Sunt**? Dr. J. P. Thomas. J. C. Sartor. 8. 11 Ofceby. of L Draytonville?W. Jones, W. Jefferies, J. R. ^ Littlejohn. ai r Jiogantville?II. C. Lawson, Asa Smith, R. M. ? Robinson. 01 Union?Dr. H. 8. Bcaty, D. Johnson, Jr., J. 1,1 P. Mullinax. ~* (' Fish linen?Rev. F. C. Jeter, J. C. KicRlftla, w J. J. Welch. b< Cross Keys?W. S. Gregory, D. N. Wilburn, ol W.T. Bctsill. Jonesvillc?W. T. Littlejohn, F. C. Ilalle, W. tl Smith. - w Goudeysville?J. U. JcfTeries, A. A. Sarratt, 1,1 J. II. Gallmon. ' The Chnir announced the Convention ready NV to proceed to business and the first ma'tor in order was tlie election of delegates to the State 1 Convention, and called for nominations. , On motion, the four candidates receiving xnb highost number of votes shall bo declared the . , a' delegates, and the four receiving the next highest ^ as alternates. The following gentlemen were u elected : ? Delegates to the State Convention? W. Munro, D. P. Duncan, W. Joffcrics, II. L. Goss. jj Alternates?Dr. II. S. Beaty, W. T. Littlejohn, T. B. Jeter, Dr. J. P. Thomas. On motion of D. Johnson, Jr., the Alternates to the Stato Convention were declared the dele- c ntes to the Congressional Convention. ,v y The following wcro elected delegates to the c Judicial Convention: j 11. W. Shand, J. C. Hunter, Jos. M. Hunch v and M. M. Humphries. ^ W. S. Gregory offered the following resolu- t tion, which, after being fully discussed, was Q adopted: . Resolved, That the delegates to the State Con- s vention from Uuion County be inalracicd to favor and vote for Gen. Johnson btgiod for |; ? T. B. Jeior, fur l.ieut. Gov- , crnor, whenever the State Executive Commit- ^ tee shall decide to nominaia a Slate Ticket. j 'I ho following llesolutiona were introduced by I). Johnson, Jr., and unanimously adopted y without discussion: . , , Resolved, That the Democrats of. Union Coun- j ty observe with prido and gratification the distinguished position which their Rcprcsenta- ~ tivo, lion. John H. Evitis, holds among his fellows in the Congress of the United Slates ; ^ that they recognize in him a Representative en- ^ ergetic, able and faithful ; and they offer to him Q the renewed assurance of their confidence and ^ esteem nnd of their unwavering support. Resolved, That the Secretary of this Convcn- Q tion transmit to Col. Evins a copy of the lore- v going resolution, and the same be published in j the Union aud Spartanburg newspapers. ? mTWa r.intonljrtn Iluan .iinaniuuiualw tC-olcrJiid Win. Munro, Esq., Chairman orThe democratfc ^ party of Union County. On motion, the delegates from each township were requested to name one democrat to com- 8 pose the Executive Committee, and the follow- ( ing were elected : j Executive Committee?J. C. Hunter, ThoS. r Comer, Dr. J. 1' Thomas, John D. Jeflcrics, g Jasper Gibbs, J. P. Mutlinax, J. J. Welch, C. B. ^ Bubo, W. J. T. Glenn, J. 11. Jeflcrics. ^ On motion the Convention went into an elec- , tion, by ballot, upon the question of nominating t County officers, which resulted in 20 votes for j a primary election and 9 votes for a Convention On motion of D. Johnson, the details of tho primary election be left to the Executive Committ cc. g There being no further business the Convcn' tion adjourned trie .die. F. C. JETER, Chairman. A. A. Sarratt, Seo'y. 4 ? For tho Tiuu*. From Brown's Store. Mr. Editor :?Since my last communication wo bavo been blessed with genial showers of rain, which was much needed, and has started the cropB of corn and cotton to growing off nicely. There are generally good stands of ctttton, with perhaps, an increased acreage ever last year's crop. Oats aro improving rapidly since the recent rains. Wheat is now in the oar generally and proinisiug, with the exception of rust in places. Cotton chopping is booming since the recent rains. There is nothing doing politically, the farmers are still too busy to bestow muoh thought on politics, except a few budding candidates the warm weather is bringing out and we ti^nk, un less a severe political frost comes, they will be in full bloom in a few days, 1 will then Jet you know who the Brown's Store roses are, and we hope to bo able to have one or two of them on North I'aoolct us a help and ornament to our commuuity. The health of our community is very good now, and the Drs. are sitting around under tho shade, wearing very long faces and prognosticating on the probability of the warm weather bringing plenty of work for them to do; but we hope they will be greatly mistaken this year. Our young friend, Trof. F. O. Stacy, principal of Ml. Moriak Seminary, has his school in a flourishing condition ; and with sueh a good roan at the head of affairs no parent need be afraid to send his son there. Board and tuition both aro cheap, the school is in a healthy locality, and. with such inducements in these limes it will certainly be sustained. The principal has not yet raroroU me with Ihe programme of his ex liibition, but f am confident that "Cousin'' Fred is up to his business, ami will trot let his flourishing school close without a rousing time that will make the good pcoplo at and around Mt. Moriah feel happy, and show them that their teacher has done his full duty, and thai Mt. Moriah cannot spare hint for many years yai. Very truly, REPORTS!!. Onk Mii.i,ion hifad rna South Carolina.? Columbia, May *22.?-Col. A. P. Butler rocelfed a telogrmn this morning from tho commissioner of fish ami fisheries of the United States, Informing him that one million young shad had been shipped to South Carolina. Tho flslt will ? bo release.I in the wateis of the Croat am! I,idle I'ee-Dee, North and South Kdisto, Waterce, Calawba, Tugalooand Great Salkehatc-hie Hirers. 1 JS- I . ? - X Kor the Times. The King's Mountain Centennial*, The buttle of King's Mountain wis fought on e7lhilajr of October, 1780. The battle-ground, high stouey ridge, is a spur of the Blue Ridge ouutaiue, and is situated in York County, mth Carolina, about seven miles distant from e Tillage of King's Mountain, on the Atlanta ul Charlotte Air Line Rail Road. After the year 1779, all the important millry operations of the Revolutionary war were ode in the South, and the cause of the patriots mI become almost dosperato. Georgia was nlady in the possession of the Uiitish. On the 2th day of May, 1780, Charleston, after a siego ' several weeks, was taken by tho enemy, and eneral Lincoln was compelled to surrender his my of about Eve thousand men. At Sander's reek, near Camden, the Amerioans under Gen al Gates were defeated with heavy loss, on le ICth da} of August, 1780. General Sumter amiliarly known as tho "Game Cook,") as sumrised and his command routed bv tho >1(1 Tarlcton, at FiahiDg Crock, on the 18th day r August, 1780. South Carolina was now in n desolate condion. The Country was over-run by the British, ho plundered the houses and destroyed the roperty of its inhabitants. After such reverses ad disasters sustained by tho Americans, many ho had been good Whigs now went over to the Iritish. Yet, this night of gloom and despon6ncy that had fallen on tho glorious causo of mcricaHJndcpondenco was soon to be dispelled, rid JAo would ere long, by their rvrflciWo spirit of patriotism and bravery, ohieve a great viotory over even the flowor ol iritish Boldiery. October 7th, 1780, was the memorable day and King's Mountain the inr lortal spot. The destiny of American liberty was in lh< ands of a few undisciplined militia." Col. Fer uson, with his British regulars and Tory re ruits, was postod on the stony ridge. The patri ts commanded by their leaders, Campbell and helby, Sevier and. MoDowcl, Cleveland aud Williams, marched up the eminence and the ouQict began. After liotly contesting overj uch of grounl for several hours, the Britisl irere defeated and lost eleven hundred men it illed, wounded and prisoners?the patriots los wenty men. Colonel Ferguson fell at tho heat f his regulars, pierced by seven bullots, dying t is said, by tho hauds of Colonol Williams, o 5. C., who was also slain. It is generally conceded that this battle dii nucli to hasten the overthrow of British powei n tho South and iha fiual surrender of Lori 'ornwallis ut Yorktowu, Virginia, on tho llttl lay of October, 1781. The King's Mountaiu Centennial Associatior vos organized iu 1879, for tho purpose of hold ng a Centennial Colebratiou of the battle o ting's Mountain. The Association is ntakin) ;ood progress in tho noblo and patriotic work 'he State of South Carolina has made au appro iriationof one thousand dollars in aid of tho cole iration ; North Carolina has appropriated fifteet mndrcd dollars to aid in the erection of a suit ble monument on the battle ground ; the peo>le of York County, 8outh Carolina, have shown heir deep feeling and patriotism by subscribin; ne thousand dollars. It is said that Green ille's contribution will be five hundred dollars from such assurances given by the 8tatcs ol forth aud South Carolina, nnd from the encour States of Tennessee and Virginia as wollas fron >ther sources, the Association at its last inoct ng appointed a committee to pxpend tivc thousand dollars for a suitable monument to bo ercc od on the battle ground. On the 22d day o utic the Centennial Association holds its nex ueetiug, at Charlotte, N. CM when the Couimis iouers appointed by the Governors of Nortl 'aroliua, South Carolina and Tennessee will b< resent, for the purpose of making arrangenont8 necessary for the celebration of tho bat lo of King's Mountain. On the 23d day ol 'une the Corner Stone of tho monument is to te laid. Union is expected to oontribute at least twe uindred dollars in aid of the celobration, and urely a County that can boast of such true anc ried Revolutionary soldiers as Brandon, Hughes Tolly, McJunkin, Farr, Giles, Long; Young TefTries and others, will not fail to respond iberally to the call of the Association. Major John W. Daniel, the eloquent and ohiv tlrio Virginian, will deliver the Centennia ration on the 7th October, 1880. On that da; .he great concourse of people there gathered to ;etlier, will feel that they staud on hallowec {round, and as they gaze on the monument tliei luveiled, their thoughts will turn backward into the eventful day of October, 1780?wher .hero was no North and no South?when ou Tore-fathers, side by side and shoulder to shoul lcr, "fought like freciucn long and well" in de "enco of this our common Country?for fruedori ?n.i f..~ i. ~ ?l?u 1U1 U vlllvi What a grand opportunity for the thousand] here assembled, having these great truths s< forcibly brought to remembrance, to join hand with hearts, and pledge their "saored honor' o sink in the sea of oblivion the late sections itrife, and to bury in its deepest depihi ts (lead issues. Then, how appropriate th< place and how proper the occasion, for thi rast throng there collected, front the North Bast, West and South of this broad land, t< proclaim in a voice that shall be heard to it remotest bounds : We are one people, haviw me country and one deetiny, and here, we, a loint heirs of the glorious heritage descendci to us from our fore-futhers, hero, on this monu ment of liberty, we, the people, solemnly dc jlare (hat this govornmont is still a Union c Sovereign Statu. That the power not conferre !>.y the Constitution and its Amendments to th jeneral government it retained by the peoplethe source oj all power. And in the presenc of (his monument, erected to commemorate th great cause and heroio deeds of those who her fought and fell ono hundred years ago, we, th people, at Ibis altar of our oountry, make fresl rows to preserve and ever hold sacred the grei principles of Constitutional liberty, as hands down to us by the founders of the Republic. K. ?e<- ?- > Hrnator OoanoN Rksions, ?Atlanta, May U ?Senator Gordon has sent his resignation to th Governor as United States Senator, to take efle< immediately. The Governor has accepted hi resignation and will appoint his sococsaor to morrow. ITis Reasons.?Senator Gordon in an Intei lew to-night said that his reasons for reslgnin the senatorship were: first, that he desired t leave public life, and second, that it was nscei sary for him to devoto all his limo to privat business, which required his p? rsonal alien tion. K.. * ^ X'J ' ^ * x jbr Die Times. Jonesville It?mi.* * <-> i Editor Unior Times :?The Democratic Club 1 ot Jouesvillo met on Saturday last at>11 A. M j The hall was not so crowded as on previous site* , ilar occasions, owing, probably, to the amount of work which the farming community had to attend to. Aflei balloting for some time, W. T. Littlejohn, Esq., was electod President for the ensuing two years, and on taking the chair he tendered his thanks to the Club, and made quite an impressive speech on tho political situation of the County and the probabilities of the coming campaign, which was du'y appreciated by the attentive audience. On tho first ballot for Delegates to the County Convention, Metsrs. W. T. Littlcjohn, F. C. Haile and W. A. Smith, were elected wittuut opposition. There being no ftirther business before the Club it adjourned. The Methodist Church building, since the green blinds have been put on, makes a neat and imposing appearance and shows to great advantago. The Union Meeting commences on Friday at the Doptist church and on Sunday the dedication takes place. It is presumed that the church will be crowded to its utmost capacity to hear the Iter. J. Q. Lundrum, who is to deliver the 1 dedication sermon. MORE ANON. . , For the Times. Mr. Editor :?I have already disclaimed any intention of a personal attack on Mr. Robinsou, and I would furtlior say that if any thing I have said in regard to the fence has oreatod the impression that he had acted dishonorably in the matter 1 sincerely regret it, for I did not believe that he had, and do not believe it now. In regard to the timo of receiving the fence, * lie has satisfied me that the fenoe was recieved after the day he measured the line. I accept . his explanation and relieve him of all charge about the time of reception and payment of.the fence. ' As to a portion of the fence being brush, I can but siy as 1 have said to all parties, I do t not know when or by whom the bush was put r there, I ucver saw that part of the fence until after the freshet, when the fence whioh was 1 washed down hnd been rebuilt. i TIMOTHY TUO MUGOINS. . - Tiik Count for Ooykrnor.?The additionas 1 reports from the Counties confirm the deduction. , from the reports published a week ago. ticnl f dory is surprisingly weak, and, according to the statements sent to us, lias not carried a single c:unty besides his own. Up to this time re1 ports have been received from tweuty-thrce r Counties, having 101 votes in the State Lonven1 lion. The preferences of the delegates from l Horry, Lexington and Marion Counties arc not known to us. and we class them as unknown. f 1? 1 I I .2 ? a a - ^4 t ^ X S3 a B i a * ? & Abbeville I> 8 3. .... Anilprsnn * Aiken 5 5 i llnrtiwell 0 6 . Beaufort 8 3 Charleston lit 13 4 Clarendon 3 3 1 Chester 3 2 2 5 Chesterfield 3 2 1 . Colleton ti G Darlington 5 6 * Kdgcfield G 6 r Kai r field 4 - Georgetown 8 8 ftatnpFon". ?. ? ...... & ; 1 I lorry 3 8 * Kershaw 4 4 Lancaster 3j 8 . Laurens 4 , 4 - Lexington 3 3 Marlboro' 8 8 ' Marion & 5 - Newberry 4 , Oconee 8 8 Orangeburg G G l'ickens 3 Richland. G * Sumter... & 5 * Spartanburg 6 Union 4 4 Williamsburg 4 4 ...... ...... York ?> 6 [ Total 16&[ 1*0] 11 I The wole number of delegates to the State Convention is 165, and 80 voles nro necessary ' to nominate. Of the 101 delegates already elec' ted, Qcn. Gary can count on only nine, and Glen. 1 llngood can count on 85. The Anti-Gary delegales, 30 in number, will vote for Gen. llagood . if no third candidate be in nomination . Of the 59 (lclnmlMI v?L In h? aIih<ImI rfc?.lA?ln? u,tll have 10, and these delegates will vote squarely V ag.iinst the nomination of Qen. Gary, if they - respect the uishes and opinions of the Demo1 crats of this county. There is not as decided an expression of opinion on the subject of nominating candidates for > State offices in June as we expected. Ten Couui tics, i. e., Marlboro', Abbeville, Greenville, r ilorry, Chester, Lexington, Oconee, Edgefield, Marion and Anderson, are opposed to early nominations, and the Counties of Hnrnwcll, Aiken and Kershaw have instructed their delea gates to vote for iiomirntionB by the June Convention. Ten Counties have expressed no authoritative opinion, and it is fair to assume that the delegates from those Counties are at least as i likely to be in favor of nominating as against it. s There is no certainty, therefore, that nomina' tions of Btato officers will not be made by the Convention which assembles in Columbia next week, and any County which has not acted 9 should bear this in mind in selecting delegates. 8 ?New$ and Courier. Crops in the State. ' Uconir.?The crops over this Cotfnfy have 9 been put in fin# condition, the dry weather ens aiding the farmers to get their ground clear el / grass and in a thorough state of tillage. Wc hear from all parts of the County that wheat liae been greatly injured by runt. In some cases it 1 will not be worth harvesting, while in others at - much as half a crop is expected. Oats in some i. parts of tho County have taken the rust. Bef ginning so early, if it spreads, the entire crop may be lost. Corn is scarce and is selling on Tugaloo at one dollar per bushol. Western com ? is worth eighty to ninety oenlscash.?Courier. Kkrsiiaw.?All our farmers and gardenen c nro wishing for rein. None has fallen in lliii vioinity in three weoks, and the eaith has be 0 come very drt. The ground Is baked so bard is e many plaoos by tho hot sun that tho young coto ton cannot fbroe its way through tho or nut ovoi u it, hut withers and dies, thus necessitating ill being replanted, Corn is likowise suffering foi rain. Tho gardens are parobing up, and art <1 looking rather badly. ? Camden Journal. ? IIorhb Tiiibvih A Hour.?Tho Columbia Regit* (or informs us that on Friday night last soma ( ors stole from the stable ef Dr. D. 1). Miller, in # that oily, a dark bay horse with the left hind ,i foot whits to the ankle. If suoh a horse comes fl this way, it will ba will to stop him. i* A Dorl Stowkd by Law.?Camden. May 25 ?A duel between Col. Cash, of Cheater ft old, and Capt. DePess, of Camden, was stopped to-daj by prooese of law. Capt. DoPass wm arrested, 8 and the officers arc socking for Col. Cash. Col. 0 Cash waa the oliallonger,?iYWj and Courier. C. C. Puller, whilom editor of the Fvenitti Herald, a Radical dally of Columbia, and after I* wards Receiror of the Hank of the Rials, bat puffed up to Iho Mayoralty of Pitkin, Cdorado > I I 4 > * * f ^ * Tub Pkbsiubmtial Outlook.?A wUingtM > A spegial of Friday, to the Daltimoro Gazette, ^ , W sayf^F'The interest in the Chicago Convention w! g is becoming absorbing. Grant's success in 11- * liuols and Alabama has I een received hare as an assurance of his nomination. aftjllns said this morning that lie had never ii^au^ of his calculations thought of doiug anything^elso with the Illinois delegation but to put them down for Grant, and he' talks cheerily about the situation and thinks that he will be nominated, but the almost universal opinion outside of the adherents of the different candidates is tha.t y i Grant's nomination is now certain. The Sherman delegates in the South will go over lo Grant when he develops strength such as he must do WW, atoneo, and Cameron now claims that Grant will get 470 votes on the first ballot and will be nominated before Pennsylvania is called.? The statement that Edmunds has pronounced for Grhnl is now fully confirmed, and all of liis delegates who ore influenced by him will vote for tho ex-President. It is upon that, assurance from Edmunds that Cameron makes up his latest figures, and the sharp turn ot tho third-term people in putting up Windom cheats Blaine out of the votes of that State. Everything now points conclusively to a Grant viol ory at Chicago, although Secretary Sherman said, this morning that Grant would lack a good many votes of a majority on the first ballot. Sherman claims 273 votes and is, or pretends to be, remarkably sanguine as to tho result." Health and Beauty Combinki>.?Woman's Rights. One who has long studied the subject ? now presents the result of his investigations.? ^ He is happy to say that he has discovered "Wo- ~ man's Best Friend/" It is adapted especially to those cases where the womb is disordered,, ami will euro any irregulirily of the"menses." Bradfield's Female Regulator acts like a charm in "whites,' or a sudden check of the "monthly courses," from cold, trouble of mind or liko causes, by restoring the discharge in every instance. In chronic cases its action Is prompt anl decisive, and eaves the constitution from countless evils find premature decay. ' Prepared by Dr. J. Brad field, Atlanta, On.? For sate at $1 GO per bottle by J. M. GIBBES & CO. MlLLTOWN, CuAMUKR,' Co., ALA , July, 13, 1877. I have used your Female Regulator extensively in my practice for a long time, and with entire success where there waB no complication of disease. If it is not a specific, it is, in ay opinion the best known remedy for the diseases for which it is recommended. J. H. DAVIS, M. D, April 30 17 cow2iu. . Excessive Rain.?Columbus, Ga., May 22.? From Friday, 0 A. M., to Saturday, 6 A. M? J? nine and ninety-two hundredths inches of rain fell, eight and fifty hundredths falling in ten hours. All of the railroads are injured, and no trains have arrived or departed to-day. ' The through freight and accommodation train from Macon to Montgomery last night ran into Schataulga Creek on the Southwestern Road, nine miles East of this plnco. Engineer John T. Wade, fireman Joe Schncfer, wood passers Chat lc? Taylor and Joseph T. Drown were killed. All are whito and from Macon, Ga. The engine and eleven cars were wrecked. The construction train is repairing the breaks from here to the place of the accident. Girard Creek Bridgo is washed away. The lowlands are submerged and washed. All the the crops are likely to be damaged. Mitoli cotton will have to be replanted. The river rose fifteen foct in two hours. The roads nay be aft right by to-morrow. The Hum and Guay in a Common Grave.? A few days since, the colored persons who occupied the farm of Dr. Dorr, which was the situation of the West wing of the Federal army at Murfrecsboro, while digging a cellar where Iho house stood, came across the remains of a number of bodies of soldiers. Capt. Frame, the Superintendent of the cemetery, investigated the matter, and found it to be a trench in which #kn# o,.t?>a ika i 1: n a > . ?viu< ui 111 c ihiuici were tomenersit sol diersand some Federal soldiers. Ocn. Kkin had the bodies removed and all buried in the National Cemetery, and a headstone put upon it, inscribed : "This grave contains the remains of eleven unknown soldiers." This fact showB the closeness of the conflicting parlies at that part of the field, in the memorable battle of hlusfreesboro.?NuehvilU American, May 19. . . . Burnkd to Death.?A horrible accident occurred at Levy's, near the Savannah and Charleston Railroad, on Thursday last, by which three colored children were burned to death. Thechildren were left in the house by their mother,, who went to an adjoiniug field to see her husband. During her absence the houso took fire and three of the cbihlren perished In the Murrgeon ttewion, a rcinuve or tl.e family, discovered the fire in time to save two of the children, but the roof of the dwelling fell in before he could rescue the other three, and their bodies were subsequently found, burned to a crisp. ?Newt and Courier. Tub California Dkmocrats.?San Francisco, May 21.?In the Democratic Convention the delegates to Cincinnati go unpledged. A vote was taken on the Presidential preference, and resulted as follows ; Thurinan 178, Tildeu 70, Seymour 75, Field 2, Hancock 2 and Ilehdrioks 2. The platform deprecates sectionalism, holds Republicans responsible for the agitation of dead issues, regards with alarm the doctrine of centralisation embodied in the recent decision of the United States Supreme Court, favors continued agitation against the Chinese influences, and condemns the President for hip veto of the fifteen-passenger bill. .?.?. Taw P,.WTU..-T *1.?-T?1 week we stated that a worthy and trusted officer of tlie Hr .Si U. lload had gone lo Charlotte to ign and seal a contract in which the meJ was interested. This was done Ia*t Tuesday evening. Mr. Nicholas Duis, Secretary and Treaturer of the S. & U. Hoed, was married to Mies Atnie Vogel of Charlotte. Sold again. Friend Petty, we take your statement as official, respectfully conveyed to n& by way of the Spartan, and believe. Miss Lii.lib Glass Hub*ri> to Ubatii.?Abbe \ ville, May 26.?This morning, at 6 o'olook, Miss * l.illie Glass, of Cokesbury, was fatally burned, lingered some hours in agony and died.. A lanap on a oooKing siove expiouea and sel lire to tier dress. She rushed lo the room of her mother, Mrs. J. K. Glass, and her ropther and elder ais1 ler, Misa Julia, woro seriously burned in trying to extinguish the.flames. The unfortunate *it? tim was about years of ago. Mrs. Glass ia ' well known aa a teacher for many years in tl a Cokesbury Female College.?Newt and Courier. Mayou's Umci, > > Lksiduiio, Va., April 10, 1810.. y i Mexert. JJuiehieon ft /fro.?It affords me pleasure la testify to the ejrtal virlutt of your "Neui rulgino" for the euro of BeuraJgir, audsick headache. It ia the host remedy for these most distressing complaints I have ever used. It t should he in every family in the annul ry. Yours truly, (l^u. H. Heap, 1 Mayor of I<eesburg, Va. Hold lly J. M. GllinS & CO. . May *28 '21 V 4t ? - ? ... . ?? X* ?--V ui A V?i1Klllll.K VITIBBI*. ?AllUriJW , Crawford, Knq., ah eld and respected citizen of I Columbia, died ?l 11 o clock last night. Mr. Crawford wan seventy-six years of ago and wall known to almost erery man, woman and child in the community, lie was for many year* a leading merchant of the city. Throughout his long life he exhibited the qualiiieo which mark ' the useful citizen, the consistent Christian and ' the honorable gentleman.?RtgiUtt, ^ . . As Cotton la Kino in oommeroe, ao tho hirer ia king in the human aystom. Wo cannot !Wo in any ponce with this great orgaa UUenoed.? 1 To keep it in condition to perform its functions. use Dr. flilder's I.iter Pills. They are sold by I a 1 Druggists and country inercltnn'o. . April 10 17 2m