Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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J ' V > * i ) . ? " i jrfUka-^ Tmk Tin* or Immiokatio*.?Col??tbi". April 2'.I.?Col, E. M. Uuykin, having assumed charge of I ho work of immigration, in rapidly maturing Ilia plans for its successful progress, fie has mud* arrangements with Mr. II. J. Jackson, bccrtqpry of the board of commissioners or emigration at Cagtle JjsrJen, New York City, to furnish iP'tuigMlitrealter upou application. Mr. Jacksot^ M^Stitrol of the management of immigrationfcrnew York, and from his position can s(itn?f?ctoiily arrange for their shtptueul Col. lioykin. while in New York, made arrange incuts with Mr. (Juintard, of the New York uiul Charleston steamers, to transport immigrants on his line to Charleston --? - |m?IIIV9 VI IVI1 UW ClgUl dollars for adults, with good food and sleeping uccoiuwoJutious, children to btt passed free.? This is an iinproveiuent on the rates aunounced t>v the South Carolina Railroad, as far as they relate to the steamers. The inuuigrants will be sent direct to the steamers from Castle Uardcti without detention at New York, and upon their arrival in Charleston will remaiu an board otThe Hcamcr until the departure of the tirst train for Columbia. From this date immigrants will be ordered from New Nork as Jhey arc required by our farmers, and upon their arri>ul in Charleston go direct to their destination, thus doing away with their accumulation iii that city or iu Columbia. This method will be pursued during the cummer, ns this season's demand cau thus be cosily supplied. In the full Col. Doykiu expects a rush for labor, and he will usk the farmers to begin their preparation of quarters and their arrangement of terms nnd applications now, so that as soon us the immigrants arc needed they can be at once established in homes. You will probably see some of the immigrants iu Charleston very soon. An initial order for tlictn I.. . ?.- * j mi runic nits already l>ccn made, consisting of four families for the Saluda Factory in Lexingtou County. Others will follow very soon. The first shipment of immigrants to Lancaster County has becu made. They are for Mr. It. C. Crockett. The value of the department of agriculture to every industrial interest of the Slate is forcibly shown by the daily mail it receives from nil parts of the United States. Here arc samples : Mr. John F. DraJy, of New Turk, writes (through Senator Hampton) that he had been for twenty-five years in the fruit-canning business in New York and New Jersey, hut that the ffadtt is gradually extending to the West, ilcing c*f "Soutlrcrn proclivities'" aad intending to move his factory, he desires to know whether South Carolina raises vegetables and fruit sufficient for his purposes and the average prices.? Mere is an opportunity to the Charleston truck farmers to secure fair prices for their produce during a glut of the market nnd assist in the introduction of a new industry by giving information which would be of use in regard to this matter Mr. Edward Warwick, a lawyer at Lebanon, Ohio, writes that, on account of the severe winter in tint region, tunny people are looking about for more Southern homes, nnd tlint South Carolina can secure any quantity of laborers nnd mechanics in bis section, ile adds some pleasant predictions that the South will monopolize the cotton mill business of New England. These are straws which show with what interest our progress and advantages are being watched from afar.?Cor. A'twt ami Courier. ? * ?? AnANUoxt.su South eh.s Chops.?A lawyer who gave his money liberally to elect the Republican nominees in tlie late Presidential election lias just said to Gath ; "1 have not much faith in building up Republican ascendancy in tlio South by dividing the leaves nnd fishes. 1 think that the Republicans in the North ought by this time to understand that there cannot be productiveness and development in the Southern States as long as the blacks are stirred up by white demagogues just at crop-gathering time. 1 have had a juvenile experience in the Southern States since the War, and have planted cotton there.? 1S0 spontaneous is (lie suit under the sun that weeds grow faster than the cotton, unless your labor at that particular period will tight the weeds out and let the cotton live. And these political demagogues, without the least interest in the prosperity of the people, would conic along with a band of music just as you were lighting your weeds with all your hands, nnd would give a political howl, and would slop the work, make everybody druuk and prolmbly spoil your investment. To plant cotton you put, perhaps, $50,<KM) into your plantations, and then borrow $50OtX) in stufftocut from your merchant. Jtrst about tbc time you begin to see your money in sight, they spring politics on the negro. Tliut is the cause of the indignation in the Southern States, nnd the Northern people cannot be made to see it. "The brain of the white man has made the South. The negro labor has been necessary, but so lias tbc labor of the mule. That directing mind and energy residing in the white mail has made cotton one of the great staples of the earth. The negro is to be protected ; and sinco the experiment of the ballot has been carried out, lie should vote, but there must bo in the Southern Slates the recognition of some present necessity of safeguards to capital as well as labor. \Miitc men who- inflame the negroes to abandon the crops are mere incendiaries, whether they come in the name of politics or religion. Malione thinks he can start a white element in the South which will moderate both whilcsniid the blncks. It looks to me, however, as if the white people there had become solidified by his movements." A Xkw ani> T tint iiilk Diskahk.?The pnpers every once in a while conlnin reports of mysterious diseases. \V? do not rcmcnihcr, however, to have seen a more startling report of this character than that contained in a special telegram from Ottawa, Ontario, of the date of April llilh. The telegram is as follows : Advices have heen received to-day from British Columbia, stating that a strange and terrible disease hns broken out among the Chinamen employed on the Canadian l'acitic Railway works, in that province. The case of a Chinese cook at a place known as Rig Tunnel will serve to illustrate t ho phases of the strange malady. lie sat down, apparently perfectly well, to eat his dinuer. His feet begnn to swell, and the swelling extended itself up his legs and body, reaching the vitul parts in about ten minut s, causing his abdomen and chest to expand to most unnatural proportions, and he tumbled down dead, all in loss than fifteen irinutes from the time the disease attacked hie feet, la tUae way tkeea yeyU are dying in dozens, and already more than one hundred have thus been carried off. This condition of things is causing alarm among the whites. In some instances the foremen nre reported to have fled from the scene of lUa ravages of the mysterious disease, and it would not be ?<rnnffi jf the t'hiuesc should become panicstricken. The provincial press is asking (he government for uu investigation of the disease, which is spreading terror among the workmen." - - ? A Riot Nkar Savannah.?Xavannab, May J, -?A row occurred this afternoon among a crowd of negroes, fifteen or more, on (he hank of the canal a mile from the city. The parlies were engaged in gambling and a dispute arose over (he cnrds. Pistols wero drawn and a general fusilade followed. Patrick Reagan, a very worthy citizen, who was passing on his way to his pasture to get his cows, was struck in (he heart and killed instantly. Hie body was brought to his home in this city, (ireat excitement and indignation have been aroused.? Nearly fifteen hundred persona soon collected at the scene. Two negroee were arrested. The others escaped,? Cor. Xeiet and Courier. Tiif. Pm>ousix Tim Wmt.--Washing!m, April 29.?Telegrams from the West report the rivers still rising and much damage to property Thousands are being driven from their houses by the floods. At Armoursdnle near Kansas City five colored persons were drowned. Tanya to momia thc p??? ?m?mi? ai? April *28.?The Xeiei having reproduced, although villi declaiming comments, on attack in New York journal on Postmaster D. M. Wyckerxhnin, writs were issued to-tin/ for the arrest of the el it or and publish**,. and of UCrampton, the alleged instigator. ? ? ?? . ?? ?ht yotuklii alnion imcH. ?. M. s i o!v lis. Editor. UNION, FRIDAY,~MAY 0, 1881. SUBSCRIPTION?S2 00 PER ANNUmT_ ADVERTISING. One square or one inch. first insertion, - - - $1.00 Each *ubsv<iucut insertion, ------- 73 Liberal discount nuilv to merchant* and others advertising for six months or by the year. Obituary Notices of ten lines or less, inserted free. ' " over teu lines, charged as Advertisements. TAKE MOTICE. Citations, Notioes to Creditors and Notices of Final Discharge must be paid for before they will appear In our columns. On last Friday South Carolina Railroad slock was worth SO cents in Augusta. ? CflX. Mr. John K. Del'nss, a tuost exemplary young man from Camden, died at Spartanburg on the 27ili ult. . . BQX- A special meeting of the Knights of the Golden Rule will be held next Thursday night in their Hall. .?. The stores in this town will be closed at G c'clock every evening oxccpl Saturday, until, the 1st of September next. ? ? 8*3^. Our young friends, H. F. Arthur and Itartow Culp hare gone to the l'oughkeepsio College, in the Slate of New York. Bfcfif" Gov. llngood lias offered a reward cf 5200 for the arrest and conviction of each one | of the men wli > were engaged in the late lynching of a negro woman iu Laurens. - - 5Pt)U Between Mr. Grant, the Mason, and Mr. Mitchell, the Carpenter, Mr. Philip Dunn's building is in a fair way of getting finished.? It will have a very haudsoiuc appearance when it is completed. . CaT A thief entered the dwelling of Hobcrt Quarlcs, n colored uian, 011 the 21st ult., at Camden, while Quarlcs was attending a funeral, and stole $400 in gold and silver which had been laid up for a raiu day. We would like to sec any one rob us of tat amount. ? .?. ? . ? BQk- We arc truly sorry to state that James, oldest son of Mr. I. S. Gregory, died last Monday morning, from pneumonia, aged 21 years. Mr. Gregory is truly unfortunate, having now lost three very industrious and worthy sons, between the ages of l'J and 21, within the pnst ten years. 4? Mr. t. Y. Sage has been appointed the successorof Col.G. J. Foreacre as Superintendent of the Airline Railroad. If wo aro not mistaken Mr. Sago was the first Superintendent of that road and was very popular with tho people. We sincerely regret losing Col. I'oreacro.? Through his ablo management the toad and the country along its whole length have become prosperous. filthy Tlio Greenville Xeics informs us that a Northern company of capitalists have decided to established a large Furniture Factory in that city. A site for the building has been purchased and a large amount of Maple, Reach, Hickory, Poplar and other valuable lumber bo abundant in that region, has been ordered. We rejoice in the prosperity of our neighbors, hoping that our own people will profit by their example of eutcrnrise and abandon the stand-still notion that keeps Uuiou so far in the back ground. .?. Meets Next MondayWe arc requested to notify all persons having business with the County Commissioners that the monthly meeting for May will bo held next Monday instead of Tuesday. Death of Peterson Oee. A letter from Tcxns to n gentleman in this '"ouu'y states that Mr. Peterson Gee, who en.migrated to that Stato from Ilognnsvitlo town diiijjy iu iins uuuuijr, ?uuui ien jrcura uivu ui Big Sandy, Texas, about (lie 20th of last month. The Cold Snap. Our devil asks us if we are not going to say nnylhing about the cold snnp we are having.? 1 Well, wc supposed there was not much use in us telling our readers what they could not help knowing already ; but to satisfy his satauic majesty we will state that wo are afraid the present cold snap is doing much mischief to the cotton plant just coining up. ' The Laws Must Be Enforced. Wc are truly plcused to find that the juries in Trial Justices' courts, in cases under the Fence Law, the Adulcry Law, the Liquor Law, the Laws against enticing away laborers and carrying Conceal Weapons, have lately shown strong disposition to rigidly enforco those laws. They arc all enactments for the good of society and if it is established that juries will convict those who are found guilty of violating them, lawsuits ( will bo less frcqucnt^Jhe morals of our people i will be improved and good order will prevail. - ? Forward Oats, Col. Robert Beaty brought to town last Monday a specimen of oats now growing upon his farm which are not only remarkably forward but unusually fine. Those exhibited were about 4.) feet tali, heads heavy and in the "milk."? They are eertainly the niost forward we have seon or heard of this year. The Col. says he has two Altrci of llmrn whtAh will tin ronilu In cut from the 15th to (he 20(li of t It is month, and (lie specimen exhibited is not over an average of the crop. They are certainly a very valuable acquisition (o our forage crop, ?. ? Memorial PamphletWe have received a very handsomely printed pamphlet containing the proceedings of the Union County Agricultural Society, the resolutions adopted by the Ladies of this town and other matter that has appeared in the Timet relating to the death of Dr. A. W. Thomson. The pamphlet was gotton up by a Jew of the friends of the deceased who wish to preserre in permanent form the record of the high esteem' ia which he was held-by the people of hi* native County. Another matter should be attended to at once. The body of Dr. Thomson lies in an almost open' and much neglected graveyard?-a thoroughfare for man and'beast. While we profess so much regard for the man when living, let ne show sufficient respect for liis sacred body to protect the spot where it lays (Vom iting desecrated by r*n-' ualism. V % V * * ' f* * That Ureat Midland Route. Ujr the following, which we take from a report of a conference held at Augusta on tho Sdth'uU., belwecu Hon. S. J. Harbour, l'residcnfcof the 'Al V.rginia and North Cniolioa Midland llcaroade, Mnj. J. T. Moorchcad, vice-president oAtie ?u C. Midland, Mr. J. K. Cowan, AtlorncjSof the ul Baltimore and Ohio Railroads, and thl l're^v c0 i dent of tho Augusta and Knoxville railro*d^H[ *' i are compelled to believo that Union I thought of as being on the line of the great P1 Railroad route from Baltimore to the South: ^ 1 Mr Burbour said the object of his visit was c' principally to obtain information in regard to A the feasibility of obtaining a permanentconneo- tc tion with Augustahy the way of the Augustnatid ^ Knoxville Railroad, and the disposition of the people of Augusta towards such a connection.? n There had been a number of suggestions made si as to the route to be pursued, but he inclined to that by way of Statcsville, N. C., Spartanburg jt and Greenwood. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad desired to rcaeh Augusta and have a through " line under one mnnngemcnt from Baltimore to J a< this city. It would be nenrly on air-lino nnd a. the nearest all-rail to the Kast. _ # # * * * # * n A surveying party had arcady been sent out f( to survey the route from Stntcsvill to Spartnnhui g. If the road was built from Greenwood to Spartanburg, sixty-six miles, it would find the k Baltimore and Ohio, through the North Carolina u Midland, awaiting it at Spartanbury. At night n a meeting ot citizens was held, at which l'resi-j dent Barbour nnd others spoke. He assured b Augusta that if the road was built from Augusta to Spartanburg the Virginia Midland woi^JLd meet it at that point. A resolution was Rtlo'lr y ted. declaring that it was the sense of the meeting that the Augusta nnd Knoxvilie Bailroad u should bo extended to Spartanburg at the car- ' licst possible moment. h That, wc suppose, settles the matter in favor a of Spartanburg, leaving Union to jog on in her d old one-horse way or get mad enough to build a T few miles of railroad to tap ono of the great v lines running above her?at Gatfney City or Gnstonin on the Airline ; at Cedar Springs or d soine other point on the Augusta nnd Knoxvilie J Railroad. We shall not be surprised, when the c new rond is built, if tlioso who control it should think enough of us and our business to build c a branch to us. 1 It is rumored tliat the Clyde Company is about j to buy the S. U. & C. and the S. & A. railroads, t If so, we would like to see what outlet Charles- ( ton will control. .?. Tho O'Connor?Maokoy Contest- 1 As was to be expected, tho death of Ucprc- i ( dilative O'Connor At Litis time lusgivcn.c^>o la. 1 much speculation as In tlio otfnci i? iuIII l-?" Upon the contest between hitn and Mnekcy tor the seat in Congress to which Mr. O'Connor wns elected last November, and who held the proper certificate of election from the Governor 1 at the time of his death. Mackey had legally < notified him that he would coutcst his right to the seat before the next Congress. What course i will be adopted we cannot surmise now. It is i ocrloinly a very novel case. Tho Washington i Correspondent of the Africa and Courier thus < gives us the view that Mackcy and his friends t tako cf the situa.iou and tho course he will prob < ably pursue : i The complications arising from the death ol I Representative M. P. O'Connor attract considerable attention among South Coroliua people here. The friends of Mnckey say that he is advised not to enter the field in the new eleotjon under tho call of the Governor. Maokey's contest wns with O'Connor, nnd to go iuto the special election will vacate it. He claims thnl ho was eleoted and O'Connor was not, and his ovidence is all in. The theory is that if Mackey holds aloof from the special election, nnd his friends do the same thing, the ballot cast for the Democratic candidate will ncoessarily bo light, which will indicate what O'Conu ,r was really entitled to. Tho fact that nnother candidate is likely to step ia Mackey's shoes if he declines to run again makes this programme appear of doubtful success. In any event the contested case is to be one of the most novel, interesting and complicated ever brought before the House [of Representatives. A Case of Incendiarism. On Monday last a negro by tho name of Hoard Ilcnty alias John itice wns brought to jail charged with setting fire to the dwelling of Morgan I Chick, also colored, on Saturdny night last, on I Mr. Mobley's farm in Goshen Hill Township.? The evidence produced against the prisoner was entirely circumstantial. lleaty was living with Chick, but in conscqticnco of soine family difficulty tliey wero not friendly and lleaty had threatened to do Chick soino injury. Chick and his family had left the house not lonj^ before the fire, carefully locking tho door, but those who first discovered the fire found the i X door open and the floor and sido of the room in a blazo as if kerosene had been thrown over it. The house nnd contents were entirely consumed, leaving Chick witli nothing but the clothes ou his back. The Dry Tioket Wins in Charlotte. The electiou held in the city of Charlotte Hsl Monday for Municipal officers resulted in a triumph fo.* the prohibitionists. The contest was very spirited nnd during the day the prospects of both tickets varied several times. The final count, however, showed that DeWolfe, the prohibition candidate for Mayor, was elected by a majority of '25, while six Aldermen on each side were elected, which gives the casting vote on the license question to the Mayor, thereby insuring the city against barrooms for one year, at least. God speed the good work, we most heartily say. If well followed up, the result of tbe Charlotte election Will hate a Silllilary effect upon the State election in August, to confirm the prohibition law submitted to the people by the Legislature. The Unveiling. A large number of persons from this vicinity intend being at Spartanburg next Wednesday to witness the unveiling of the Morgan Monument. Our friend Speights of the Merchants Hotel announces that he will be prepnred to feed well auy number of hearty eaters, and at the usual prices?$2 a day and 50 cents a meal.? The Colonel is not a man to take advantage of such occasions to mnke extortionate charges. 8anday School Convention. The Executive Committee of the Union Co, 8. 8. Convention will please meet at the residence of Kev. II. D. Smart, on Tuesday, May 10th, at 10 o'clock. A full attendance is requested, as me oraer or exercises rorim next meeting of the Convention must be adopted at that time. 1). G. CLIFFORD, A BEQUEST. As President of the State Sunday School Convention I beg that the Superintendent or Seoieta ry of every Sabbath School of toy denomination within the bound* of this County send to me, at Union. S. C., a postal card containing the nam* and denomination of his school with the nun* btr of Scholars'and teachers. Please let this b* dons without delay, and oblige. Very Respectfully, R. D. 8MART, g-U JL'i-?-_J ?*+ ... ....? q_? ' ? For the Tluics. Hotel from Star Farm* As you have had no report from these parts tely I will scrapo up what may bo circulating . interest. It is hard to see any one these days i it of the field. Farmers are all busy putting < gunuo nod planting cotton. The area in ' Iton this year is considerably in excess of | I hat it was last year, and in all probability I e price will be considerably less. I think saches will be only a thing of remembrance lis year, as there are so near none in the orlards that one need not fix his mouth foi them. I pples and cherries may come in if the predic>d frost fails to come to timo. At any rate we i ope by the help of tho United States Senate ad a jjood blackberry crop to get through the Etmmer, if it is not too hot. Mr. Jno. Spencer was stricken with paralysis i his left side on Monday and has not been able > move since. It is hoped that he will recover >on. The cause is supposed to be overwork, 3 wo never saw a harder working man. Do ot let some of our young frionds say they will ot work at all hereafter for fear of tho same ite, for such cases are rare. Two negro boys got into a difficulty Sunday? nife drawn, one boy stabbed, other gone. Two nfcrtunate results from the above, the stabbed egro will not die, the stabbing negro will not e hung. There are petitions to the Legislature on foot iking that body to pass the Prohibition Law. fe hope it may bo so. We extend our congratlations to tho good peoplo of Jonesville for the (and they have taken, and hnve no doubt (lie usincss of the place will be incroased, as tho mount of whiskey consumed there had the tenancy to drive away much of its legitimate trade, 'his section will be overjoyed when there is no rhiskey sold near here. Pitn't VTniAii r*nt r\ a sailan frtflnrtf 9 1 f alio vyuu v \j ii v ii ^<;i> up ? vviiuu j ? * d?iv Iocs not move pretty soon she will l>e left behind, 'hero is certainly plenty of water-power if the npitnl could be raised. 1 would liko to get one of those lizards that :ame out of the trees near llrown's Store.? Nicy must be rare curiosities. I hare been lookng in every stick of wood 1 cut sinco I rend he last account to see if I could not find one, >ut 1 believe none ever crossed Thicket!} . There is almost a stand of cotton up in many daces. If the weather continues warm, farm irork will progress rapidly and our farmers will ie.ro?dy to meet tho grass. Success to the Times. X. Y. Z. For tho Time*. Praotical Suggestions for Farmers. Mr. Editor :?Continuing iny lino of thought, [ still insist that wo are raising more cotton by ine-third than it is to the iutcrcsl of the cotton States to produce. The low price of the staple it present would seem to be conclusive evidcnco jf this theory, but tako into the count tho wear ind tear of all cotton sections, as compared nith corn, grain and grass growing sections, and the irgnment is surely in favor of a limited supply jf cotton. The readers of the Times will remember numbers of planters in tho best cottui belts of the West plowing up their corn when it was ready for the first working and changing it for cotton. This occurred in the Spring of 18U8, and was brought about by the groat rise in the prioe of cotton which took piece at that time. And yet, as predicted, more men failed by confiding in the all-cotton system than made money. Of all olasses of mien, farmers are the lenst able to enter into speculation, and yet the history of the past is an evidence of the feckless manner in which farmers have allowed themselves to operate. Take for instance the date I have given, from 18G8to 187*2, cotton selling at good prices, all the while, and who grew rich in its production ? lint all of us will lung remember the financial panic following this high price for cotton, and which caused ventures that terminated in the ruin of many of the best men of Iho country. I repent, that, a couutry to be prosperous must ever be self sustaining. But while it is, perhaps, too late to change tin purposes of any planter for the present crop, yet it may not be too early to have a little tnlk in reference to practical changes for the future ; and as the world is made up of its many industries, so should tho smallest farms liavo their diversified industries, all in true keoping with the interest of the farm. To begin : Lot us lay off at least J acre to the mule and give it such attention as will prepare it for a crop of turnips, and at the same time make all tho potatoes you can, and plant with out fail one-eighth of an acre in pinders for every hog you hope to fatten, which will ho quite enouga ; and, however, small and apparently insignificant these items may bo, ye'. I assure you that it will be the beginning of a reform that ivill redound to your good, not only in the comparative increase of the larder, but also in the prtduct of the dairy. Holding as I do that whatever one man does can be done by every one having the same advantages, and seeing that some men are making their farms self-sustaining. may we not hope that the examples thus set, may ere long be itnituted by us all. MOKE ANON. #* For the Times. PROGRESS OF PROHIBITION. Mu Editor Please allow me space to report to yoar readers that np to this lime 1 have had tlu pleasure of sending out 5115 Headings of a Petition asking our Legislature to pass a law totally prohibiting the manufacture and sale of ardeut opinio ns m ucTernge iu uur oinie. tnroe pentionaare in more or less active circulation iu near 1 y every noek and corner of our Commonwealth . and I nm almost daily receiving encouraging re ports from the various sections of the field. I will be glad to send out as many more head ings as can be used to advantage, and to receive occasional roports of progress from those engaged in the work. Let us give all our people the opportunity of expressing their desire on this great question, so that our U w-makers n?ay know to what extent they oan rely on the support of the publio in enforcing whatever law they may enaot. Humbly invoking the divine blessing, and the active cooperation of all good oilixens, in our earnest effort to rid our people of theourseof rum. I remain, 8. LANDElt. Ayer's Pills contain no oroton oil, calomel or mineral. They are compounded of pure vege? table extracts, which have positive virtues and always cure, where oures are possible.Mobilb Sreks Drrp Watkr.?Mobile, April 28.?The port commissioners of Mobile have 8ranted I lie right of way to the Mobile and South ulf Railroad under restrictions, flfnd in renponse to a petition of the latter to build a road to Cedar Point, thirty roilos front this city, where deep water communication can be had quicker, cheaper and more effectively, V ? ? For tlic Times. To More Au6uMb. Editor: ? If your correspondent, ' Moro Anon," had heard as many good speeches and read as many practical essays upon iho subject [>f farm improvement as your huiublo servant, snd seen as little good ooine from it, be would not feel very much encouraged in the hope of future improvement. There is a great deal of our Agricultural progress done in a circle. A few days ago I picked up one of Iho best Agricultural Magnzines published in the Couutry, and was amused to see how many n etc id ens were being advanced that I had seen ventilateJ and abandoned years ngo. The same old humbugs come up every now nud tl en under some new name, have a run nud die out, to come in in the next generation. The greatest defect in the main in out farming operations is the want of reliable statistics. A man tells you that ho makes lo or *20 bales ol cotton to a mule; but he does not '.ell you whether he makes any thing else?what his la. bor costs him, his supplies, his rent, taxes, interest and the number of laborers. The profits of farming do not depend upot what a man makes, but what his balance slice shows. There are millions of bushels of con coming daily from Chicago for the uso of tlx cotton planters of South Carolina. They will b< apt to pay ono dollar a bushel for it and liau it from the depot with a poor mule when h ought to bo plowing or resting. The Cottoi crop of last year will foot up at least six and i half million bales. The next crop has been al sold in futures two or three times over already yet every body is planting just as much cot tun as ho can cultivate, never thinking for a mo meut that times may grow worse. As long a liens can be obtained and fertilizers bought on crcJit there is very little hope of ft better stat of things. And as long as commercial firtili zers can be bad there will be very little done i the way of making iiotno manure or introduc ing any other system of mntiuring, rest or ro tfttion. And mores the pity 1 * 1'or the Times. Tho Dram Shops. "Xo, Sir !?We can't afford to close tho groj shops. Without tho money thoy pay tho stre< lamps, tho Piro engine and the Town Marsha would have to go; ami the Town Hall and Cloc Tower would prove to be vcritablo Chateaux < Eepagnt?castles iu the air. Thus talked two gentlemen on the street few days since, when their attention wasattra ted by the handsome figure and graceful bea ing of a lady who was rapidly approaching thcr They bad just made out who sho was?one Union's many noble nnd lovely maidens?whe they saw her step from tho pavement nnd tnl the street diagonally, for a considerable distanc and go out on the other side. "Did you see (lint ?" "Sec what?" Miss I did not hesitate pause, llettcr the middle of the street among tho wagons nnd mules and mud than to be ju lied by drunken loafers, white and black, nr stilled with failed odors and vile words wi which the pavement is reeking." Yes, our ladies are pretty well used to it m the streets arc preliy wide and at times loler bly passable. Dut after all, what is the mi of the street or tho loathsome atmosphere of I dam-shop to tho "m6tnl pollution" that they c gender ? Go, ask our noblo W01l>Vlta^Wttther wives, sisters, daughters, what say^^^^^^ Beauty, health, and happiness fur ladies _ itUfiyp ap AAnnili h in wine v*r uwnum. Sold by J. M. GlllBES. & Co. A Son Mitroers tits Father.?AUcndii S. ('. AprU SHI.?A detperaie encnintcr to placeyesterday near Allendale between Willii and Henry Priester, father and son, in whi the former was desperntely if nit fata wounded, having received five balls in his bo from a pistol in the hands of his son, three the balls are in his bowels, and his life is d paired of. 9 I*. M.?Parties just frjm Mr. Wm. Priesle house nt 7 o'clock report hitn in a dying con lion. The exact cause of IhenfTray lias not be know, but the cause currently reported is t inability of the young man to lire nmical with his wife, and yesterday morning upon I request to her futherdn law for funds to relc to dier home, the young husband intcrfen and, getting out his pistol, commeuccd tiring his father, shooting him twico through the i domcn, once through the thigh and lodgiiif ball in his aide. He then fell to beatipg h with the pistol and only desisted when brother, who had been at the store some lit distance from the dwelling, ran in and pari them. The young man disappeared last nig The only witnesses of the shooting were I young man's wife and her little sister. Tiie L)al'oiitkr-i.\-I-aw not the Cause.?, lendale, May 2.? It has corno to light since i last report that the cause of the Priester ntfi did not in any way originate with the wife young Priester. but was an old feud brought between father and son. The son bad attempi his life before his marriage. The testimony the deceased will bo seui you?Cor. Aew a C ourier. ?? ? Death or John 8 Preston.?Columbia, St ,1a.. \ia .. 1 ti.a-a i!m1. ~t t- . uuj, t?i?j b . a iiciv nan nine viimigo 111 l condition of Gen. John 8. Preston during I night, tnvo tlu>t he grew siowly weaker, and twenty minutes past 'J o'clock litis morning breathed his last. Gen. Preston died of cirrhosis of the lit lie was conscious to the last, and passed ae calmly and peacefully.* His wife, twodaughtc , his brother Col. Thoinae Preston, and several his nieces and grandchildren, wero present d ' ing his Insi moments, lie wili be buried Trinity Kpiscopnl Churchyard on Tuesday aft noon at five o'olock. There ia a general c hearty regret throughout the eity. It was mentioned to nto to-night as an instai of Gen. Preston's kindness of heart that fouud Hiram Powers, the sculptor, as a yoi man struggling in Washington, gave, him a p | sage to Kurope and supportod hint in his stud there, and ever since annually assisted him Home of Powors's host works in his posess were scattered by the results of the war.?C i Newt and Courier. A Fsbrt Boat Disastkr-?Chicago, April ?A speoial from Klgin, III., says: As a fei > boat crossing the Fox Kiver this morning v in the middle of the stream it suddenly capsiz 1 The passengers, of whom thirty-three were ' tie girls, were swept down the stream with I current, uttering heartronding cries for assl ance. Several of them "were rescued by boi The body of John Brighton's daughter, a p ' 12 years of age, was recovered and she is s to have been resuscitated. A large number passengers were rescued with ropes by peo on shore who witnessed the catastrophe, ant is though that the lives lost will not exoeed or 18. "WINE OF CABDUI*''*for~LadTesoplr. Sold by J. M. OIUBES. A Co, - A Grain Elevator Burned.?Philadelph April 28.?The Qirard psint grain elevaloi i brick building owned by the Girard Paint St i Age Company, was destroyed by Are early t i morning. The stock of grain on hand yesi day was about 70,000 bushels, all of whieh i i destroyed. The loss is covered by insuran the grain being insured by the owners or c elgneee. ? % ' * ??? ... . . , A Tribute of Respect. Al a meeting held by the studeuts of People*s Academy at Weat Springs, the following preamble ajd resolutions were atlppted as a tribute of respect to three of our number, Vis: Carrik McCravy, Faxxik Jkteu and AooU'ili's M.iyk-^ who recently died : Whereas, it has pleased the All wise and Benef* icent Father to send iuto our midst the dread messenger Death, who has taken from us three of our otudents, the brightest and best of us all( be it Resolved, That we, in this our sorrow, acknowledge the wisdom of "ilim who doelh all things welt," aud bow with roverenoe to His will. j*Resolved, That our sympathies are hereby ex* tended to the bereaved lamilies in their sore af* Mictions. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to cacti of the afflicted families, and that lliov be nublislied in Ilia tlxmx Tnim. C. H. GltEKX, Chairman, r S. P. Chandler, Secretary. A Foraqb Famine.?Timothy liny is now sell* ing in Atlanta at $1.75 n hundred poundsi null * is very scarce at that, and growing stnrCttr.**The stocks of forage in the West are said to bo , exhausted, and there is therefore n prospect of higher prices still. The matter has already be* coino serious, adding ns it docs so largo a cost 1 to all business enterprises requiring horse labor. 0 The crop of oats and wheat will be smaller that! c usual and the straw will not supply the deficien* . cy. We have, therefore, a long season nhend, until the middle of Summer when forage begiue c to be gathered, of a regular forago famine. The a matter demands remcd/lie far as possible. The a farmers should pay especial attention to raising 1 large and rapid forage crops. We especially * recommend the immediate planting of peas oil ' a large scale. In this way a vast quantity of rich quickly grown pcaviue hay can bo raised. The pea that has been found to be the most suited for this purpose is the clay pea, so largely used in North Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, n etc. It has almost driven out the other peas.? o It covers the ground with n huge mass of vino j. that grows rapidly and cures easily, and the stubble turned under makes an admirable fertin lixer, forming a splendid basis for after crops. It can also be planted in the corn, and shades i- the ground, (neutralizing drouth, and the fact that it won't run on the corn gives it a special value. Something should be done, and we urgo soni c such course as the one herein suggested.? Atlanta Constitution. 5. jt A Sensation in Springfield.?Chicago, April fer ] 21>.?Something of a sensation has been created / at Springfield, Illinois, by tho refusal of tlie hotel-keepers to receivo tho members of a troupe of Jubilee Singers from the Fisk University (colored) of Tennessee as guests for two days next n week. A great point is made on account of this refusal at the home of Lincoln, the Emancipator . of the colored race. All the betel men with one r* exception base their action on the fact that tho n. Legislature being in session their houses are full. 0f At the Lclnnd House,however, the manager says he runs a hotel to make money and can't nfford to drive away his white guests by accommodating ie colored people. As cohred travellers have al:e, ways heretofore found accommodation in the Springfield hotels, it is not clear whether the present action is one of discrimination, or out. or ;st " BLACK-DRAUGHT,r cures costivc id Sold by J. M. G HIKES. & Co. tb Tiik End or tii?v Uk.vdlolk..?Washington, May 3.?The Republican canons to day, after a five hours' session, finally agreed to adopt the report of the eouMuittee of safely. '1 his eusuces id an executive session to-morrow. Thus endetb lie the great struggle. It is understood that a warm and wordy fight occurred in caucus before the n* end was reached, b?a Mr. UArfield's letter *? knocked the bottom out of the senatorial concern. The nominations on the Viee-l'tesideutrs table will be referred to committees, and' the treaties will be taken up immediately. Robertton will go over under Coiikling'9 objections. "WINE OF CARDUI" four turn* a day makes a happy household. [J Sold by J. M. OIRKKS. & Co xlt ^ Voicaso in Kkxtuckt.?Louisville, Ky., 11 v April 21).?What is regarded ns an incipient jy volcano lias broken out on the Southern porot lion of Ohio County in this State. One day last week Mr. Jarnngiu was attracted to the place by noticing gas escaping from the earth nnd he r? found, upon examination, that I lie ground was seemingly on fire. There was a pile of corn >en shucks over the place nnd the heat cnused it to !|IC ignite. Many persons have visited the spot nnd j it is a source of great wonder to all. |M* irn Thkason in Hastv-h Euus.?St. Petersburg, e(j April 28.?On Enster day revolutionary proclaniatious front the Land and Liberty party were i() found enclosed in Krister eggs distributed in lite streets of Moscow, l'be proclamations urgo j the peasantry to sciie lh? lauds nnd refuse to ?... pay taxes or serve in the army Count NVitluaefV "jjj bng resigned the presidency of tie committee |(Hj of ministers. No successor will be nppomted )|( as the couunittee will be abolished. 1'*e "WINE OF CARDUI " cures irregular, y. painful, or dillicuU menstruation. ,?y Sold by, J. M. GIB B US . & Co. ay *? ffr of A Star Hoiite Slander.?Washington. April up 28.?The l'ostoffloe ring hove put a rumor in led circulation that a letter written by Mr. Garfield of authorising Brady to lary an assessment upon mil the Star route contractors will soon be brought to light. Mr. Garfield's friends flatly deny the existence of nuch a letter, but assert that Brady in- tried to obtain such an authorisation but was ibe plumply refused. The Star route ring now >bo threaten to make it hot for the Administration, at ?? #> lie Advertising Cheats.?It has become so oopv mon to write the beginning of an elogant, iner. tcresting article and then run it into so:ue ad? 'ay vertiseuient, that we avoid all 8V|cl| cheats t}nd irs, simply call attention to the merit of Hop Bitters of in as plain honest terms as possible, to induce ur- people to give them ono trial, as uo one who in I knows their value will ever use snvlhinar else? er- Proiidence. tnd May 6 17 21 nee No head-ache or back-ache for ladie* 1,6 who drink "WINE OF OARDUI." i rig i ???. ns- Sold by J. M. G1BUKS- & Co.. lies ?? .? Fatal Affray i.v.CovimJTox.?Atlanta, April ion 28.?Last night at Covington in this State Dick 'or. Campbell and two men nnined Allen and Yanoy attacked a youug man named Harry Hunter.? 2g Allen and Yancy were out in the back, and Caaap' bell's throat was cut from ear to ear and his vas head almost severed from his body. Hunter sin e | rendered to the sherifT, but was released on a ,.'t; preliminary trial. 'he Ciiicaoo. April 29.?The total loss of property Ist" by the flood of the Missouri River end its tribkJ9 utaries, between Sioux City and Bismarck, is ''.rJ csti mat el at 2,500,000- Below Sioux City, Inlli(' eluding the damages done at Omaha, Council otufts. Kansaa City and the great overflows on Wf P'e both sides of the Missouri, between those cities ' '* and St. Louis, the amount of the loss is compti-' 13 ted at * 1,600.000. - Drath or Rsv. Da. Uomnrr.?The Rev. John Irwin Bonner, 0. I>., the well-known Piesident of the Due West Female College and the accomplished editor of the The Auoeiate Reformed ilk, /TMttyiirian, ,ai?a ?i mi resilience lu uue n?i, r, ft Abbeville County, at half-past 2 o'clock on Fri* or- day afternoon, ufter a long illness, accompanied bin bj t>10 most Intense suffering. ' ? or vas Miss Betiie Oreen, of Forsyth County, Ala., ice, has two silk dresses which she made herself, on- having raised the worms, spun the silk, tuluud and wore it with her own hopda,