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WINNSBORo, S. 0, LWodtiosday Morning. Apr i 10, 1807. TEJRMS--rl FOR EALD, THfiEr IIOL r.AT*41r enr- TWO DOLIARt for 91% 111:111%;VI ~lOhjAII for threos Imogmtli Iay II rrnh Cks." Singlo coptig re C li t'lee IIIV' ntlk iteu On thi e ex I ).,,Ili r h is ( it, r tich p:ay 'leit has tMoaa fit I - :I rlIo'her4 rIi) iml at cro.sa tIa:irk on the wrnpper oi p oi li. r p %pvr, ,,1 I iierst i that tilu timoe Aill% tLAII$[C;II. RATES:.~~, Dolfr per x'qo il'ar the fir. 11,1( $r l i vei~ Colls . I .- fii 1 li ~it'. c- ..rII VerIon iWIing as thfivo I i . j o ss copy t 1o hrti shrlon it okg tll [to .ii. the Mer o f I Jt eph BIhlopar wh7. o .c; re aitil.. the5 plntiailifr's th of M r cls . ui i n t mi r ill d ls fit I Io l ilt)a t d ei nber kill "1 Ilth t l t I t.i as nt aftr t brkf --, . h o (h a b eenjot work UFO T:ESTIMONY IN THlE OAS); ps the Sptic vg Diek ll (colord) r3or tio Murder of bJocpl fliah~op (whito). L, D. Sbnrng, swr.- tn as prc.est whea B;sed1 wah killed. It hoCCt.i11N at the plan ttiou of prs. Fur )toIll, ise a *aihfid ishrict, On Moidaoy, foeumer anIdliw 186e . r t. wa after break faA, Ili.9iop had i)CCli atll hour, ')Il:lS Iui.,, Oil tho preiiv. 1'i t z~swas nunr aluevctscd wheti heo wits 'Sltot. J~iiliop hald Come Onl pretniffcs to SCa -tq.)0' lieo had1( shut tho day i)o fore, tttil wa1s wittrintg (ie door of htis (t'ic boy's) ouse when ho wans shot. bid boy was lying in a cabin about one htidred yarIds fronm tho dwolling of Mrs. Fiuritan . Witnhess was inl charge1i of the plantation at the time of th11i.; ovcurrence. The boy (Jack) had Icn wotold by Bi:..hop the day beolro (Moitnday). Was wounded wJ1it a i till shot ; don't know that he 1*a "ss I MX IN, toonlctl. .1 lowasi confined to I h hmm for soi day.,. Witness was ent in iig to di oor of theo hol:;C of JaCk, i- w.otnled by. iishop was rinite n-1)aar v inems when ie, Bihop,, was Tho1,--o arty fonching wi tess. Bit.op madtoe a few reti irk-sai lIe wvas- ihot. inssasked him if lie hiad hmt hiamir:. Bi1hop anwered ''1o."1 I1ishsop lookedi wild and glar inl- , thirew his arims arotnml wihivm fo. vnlltprt. Wif to' lold Bihop to io dow I, which it dhii do juist outsido of thte dloor. Witnetss saw no 0110 wi a ['mt; had no knoled. malid Ito stispi c ;i who lu i firel. Iii.shop was ear- I roed to tho dwelling h':s wihere ie 4.111.. An h;11ieteired just, abovo the hip, bLetwion the0 htip antkd the b.ckbonio ; it didi as a..; throgh decease.ld. W nt.ss reuidA with Llt deeased until he died. After 1ishop w'as wotinded ho talked a little ; 1ishop se med tohave ha.1d Io kniowl .edre of vl) shot hiim. thre IMt) . 1bishop vlas inl the neighborhood a por'tiont of that timte, r1oving akbout.I~t tiness saw htim often, hit didni't kntow where hte cameis friom. WV't ites kntow the prisonter. P'risotner wats tnot hiving on tho plantation of IMrs. l'urnumti, but hatd a wife theto hiM wife lhe i a c tainii near where Bishop wats shot-about forty or fift~y feet frotm Jac hi''Iou~se. No house in* tervened~t. () he 'ipersois aitne aifter thett suho~ot in:. of IBis~hp. tho boy3 Jack Futrmlant, the0 day Lefore he was sht imllfI, neaitr thle cab in and ont theo samito 1 plntationt. Rishopi wats oni the promtiiiss Sundaty, the day beforeo. isaw Rishop before ho was so 3,tw himi isbout oneo mile and a hul wais going to sea Jack and apolotgizt for shooting himi ; that lhe had iipolo gi.edl til hiidy beforoO, but hie wva d ennk, anid hii was goinig to apologiza again antd thien give hhntself up ti Squire Nickk itl. .1 ishop was gi ho satid, to apologizo~ .to Mrs. lur mautn for his conduct on hor promiise -the day before. Wititess was pai< ten dallars for his services; gave spoe cial atteottion to thtoe aso necording t iBishkop's requtest. Witnessq was asko< by Bishop to extraot te ball itf poss1 Le. Witness saw Bishop a shor tiitt after heo was shot. ITo was liv examninedl the wountd. The Fall etitor jut "ablouit here'' [at thl i point. thi witnan, p~hlcd Is intgcr uplonl his ow body pointing out theo correspondini s'bot on thte body of deoied at whici the b~dl entered. That spot wa about halt'wtay between the back bone and thte top of the hip, ott at lim a little abovo to hii'J. Witneoss ox tractedl the ball fromi the Ieft side somoewhat it frout of the top of the left hip. Witness knew only of om ball havinag entered deonsed ; tool that to be a MIinnio ball ; supposed I to be the conical part of the~ ball as h, kinew that (thenegroos had cut a por tiofolsomei of~theo balls of that kiin Theoball, oatuo iyear passing throng -the body of Bishop. WVitnoss had ai tophbL th)at moundcenased the death c ' aibp; supposed an artery was cut, a detceased bled very freely... Witnes haad aon0e converftatlon with' Blishop asked himl for theI bnio of hiq post of fio aud of som0 rolitive that le migh writo for him, but .deooased only r plied "wait awhile.". Witness ha( known Bishop about a year. Deceas ed gave his name as Joseph Bishon and said he was from Toninesseo; Ira supposed to be a refugee f-om Ton, flessee. Witness had heard him sa3 hie had no permission to return tc Tennessee. Bishop livod about hall an hour after witnesssaw him. CtoS-examflinCd.---3-ishop told wit. ness he could not go back to Tonnos. see. Bishop had served in the Con. federato army during the war. .A. SD. Youlass, 31agistrate, sworn. Witness had committed tle prisoner. [Hore some remaiks arose in regard to the manner of tle arrest of the pris ouer when (he Shoriff was sworn]. E. TV. Ollever, Sheri; sworn.-Wit= ness had the prisoner in charge when ho appeared before the Magistrate. Tle prisoner delivered himself up. Th pri;loner made no statement ex cept that he had killed Bishop. Cross.examcied.--The prisoner do livered himself up on Tuesday, Do Comber tho 25th. No inforiattion had been lodged with the witness (Sheriff.) The prisoner was commit ted onl his own statement. Witness brought prisoner before the Magis trato to mako his own statement. (Question. by th' Solicitor) "You walted a cominitient" ? A.-Yes, Sir." .Tanes (Celston, sworn.-Witness was It M vs. Fnrman's the day Bishop was killed ; had seen deceased that day but had not talked with him. Bishop was living when witness went to Mrs. Fnrmani's. Witness went in the prsence of deceased when latter said '1 al, Jim a dead man.'' Bishop lived about an hour and a half; lie Lalced very little. Witness was on lie jury of inquest. The inquest was hl0( on the day of the shooting, . C. he 24th day of December, 1866. Witness mado discoveries of place I 'hcre deceased was shot from ; saw i racks whero some one stood ;--not s noro than ten steps from where Bishi )p was shot; it was in negro quarters, o Ach cabin had pailings-pailing were b niled apart-each cabinl had its own t ailing--tho paling were two feet . hl in front of prisolner wero upright-thoso 0behind the place ho stood to shoot were pulled apart; tracks could be soon ill the entry be tweeni tle two rows of pailing ; a per son couid hardly be seen uuless coming right, behind 11111 ; one could stand erect ':whien pailings were parted cold be seen if standing erect. The garden feric ith pailingt loaning did not belong to tihe prl~i1ners wife. T1hie lots were erowded ; the planitat-ion was large. The cabinis have no regu. lar rot at ion ; they are not side by sidc ini a row. There may be some in u row, b~ut there are not so consecutive. ly. T.1his point, between the two rowi of' pailinigs, where the prisoner stood, was about thirty yards from thle spol lishiop was shot at. Wit ness couhi find nothing else to iindicate the spo from which tihe gun was fired.. Wit ness saw tracks at the point i qulest ionl. T1ho jury in looking arolund foiund the place alluded to. The' found no tracks leading to the spot but found one or two leading from it Thio tracks looked freshl. Tilepailing in front was broken off; there wer< th~ree of those pailings brokeni of ai the tolp ; two of thema seemed to liav been broken somel thnoe before, and on; sanomed to have been fresl1y broken ofl W Vitness' sOW 11 ni arks of pow der abon the fenice ; to show that thast was the spot whe1im o the gn was fired. Tha pint was in view of Jack's house, ti door of which Bishop was euterin whlen lie was shot. It was aboult 8 a 10 steps froml the door of Jack's oab Iij No object intervened. Witnes had conversation with prisoner las Saturday week, while the prisoner wi in jail. Witness while in Wiinnsbor . was told by a boy that 1Dick Bell, thm plris'oner, wanted to see himi. Prisor er' asked witness then, whatho10though they would do with him (prisoner) Witness replied lie did not knor. 1Seine other negroes and a white ma who were then in the cell, hoard in~ conversation between witness and thm prisoner. Witness said to prisoner wvas a pity the thing (killing, bad o enrred. W itness asked prisoner lie ho como to kill Bishop. Prisone said Bishop had threatened to kil him. Prisoner Bald hie had shot Bili 'op but didn't know then whether h had killed 1dm or not. Witness asi; ad prisoner if'ho had shot Bishop wit his own consent, or Ivhother he, ha been put up to it by some white mat Prisoner rep1hed that if lhe had to di 'to-.night he would -say tha6. i whit man hand nothing to do wilth hint in tin imatter.- Witness told prisonert i Shad made himself perfectly sootird t got a good shot at Bishop. Witnom asked prisoneor if he took downi th C ,..~J., pailing to get a good sqkht at:Biho t Prisoner said "no," tit t pailiri - was broken down when Ie got thor I Witness had known Bishop a yoat - Bishop had boon traveling baok.ward and fnrwards ; he had no statd.home that witness know of. Bishop hal frequently been at house of witnem and staid all night. Bishop said h, was from East Tennessee ; that It could not return, principally becaus he had been one of ton mon appoint ed to go out while there and stop th< depredations of the yankeqs ; that hi party got hold of a nophow of Birown. low's and killed him ; that he could not go back to Tonnessoe as BrownIlow might arrest him and hang him. Cross examind.---The Inquest .was held Ionday. Witness know no man's opinion but his own about the bravery of Bishop. Witnes- never saw Bishop without a pistol. Bishop had never been shot at, to the knowl. elge of the witness. Witness heard Bishop speak of being shot at ; didn't know how long before this occurrence. Bishop suppoaod souebody shot at him not far from John B. Stanton's. I [fere the evidence for the State closed.] WITNESS FOR Ti' DEFINcE. The Prisoner, Dick Bell, sworn. [Counsel for defence asked witness to state what had happened the day beforo Bishop was shot. - The Solicitor ob jected to any testimony from the wit ness in regard to any previous trans action. After a few remarks bet wcon the Socitor, Counsel for the defence anld the Judge, the last instructed Counsel for defonce to proceed.] Witness said he had the first nies sage of Lhe threat made by Bishop to tako his life, froim Mr. Simmns. Sinn told prisoner, Bishop said he would kill him (prisoner) at first sight. Jack told witness (prisoner) thatI lishop told him (Jack) the day he ,hot him (Jack) that ho (Bishop) voul kill him (prisonor) the vory irst ight h saw him. IsabeIla Fur. nan told prisoner (Dick Boll) that lie heard Bilislop say that day he shot lack, that ho only wanltod to lay his yes on prisoner, he didn't care where, e would kill him. Rhoda Furmanti AId prisoner (witneas) that Bishop kid he would kill Dick Biell the first me lie saw h'' Alltt Swikel tolId witncan inat .isi. . 1 tLhat ho would kill witness the lirst time he put his (Bi:hop's) eyes uponi himiti Lotty Furmnau told witness that, 11i1. op said he would kill lim, (witnmes) the first time lhe put eyes on him. Witness (prisoier) shot B]ishiop with 1 single hal ; didn't know whether the gun was a yanjkee giu or not. it wna a brass-band gun-nC) army gun. Th< hall wvas about an in long. W':~ \itnes5 heard nothing of Bishop'ni being sorr' about shooting Jack the day becfore WVitnosaq thought Bishop was coining t shoot him. WVife of witnesn lived on Mrs. Pur the place by permission of Mrs. Pur man. Witness had had no qjuarre with Bishiop ; hand done Bishop no ii jury'). W.~itness dlidn't know why Bish op made threats. [When asked to state what ha happened a day or two before the kill ing of B3ishop, wituess testified i substance as follons :] On Saturday night before the kill ing of Bishop, there was a dance the "qcuarters") on Mrs. Furmnan plantation. While this was going c sonmc person or porsons outside wer .shooting pistols. WVitness went out I b toll themx not to shoot. A black mas 'by the name of Tom Hill asked wvi t ness what heohad to do with it. WI ness told Tomn 1il1 he had no right take it up if he did not shoot the pi r' tol. Tonm Hill took it up and witne - took off his coat and struck Toini .111 s After the fight between witness ar t Tonm Hill, witness went up to Hil i 8 make friends5 but H ill said lie wonl o not make friends, 'but would go ft e Bishop. Witniesn did not know Ils -op well ; had heard a heap of Bishop t had heard that Bishop would kill pe ? plo if he fell out with themx. WV itne r, had heard a good deoal about B3ishop a killing people.- Wishess had had e personal difficulty with Bishop. e Cross-exaine~d.--Witness had n< t heard that Bishop had come that di -(Monday) to kill him. W itness heai y nothing of Tonm Hii's losing ton de r lars, until Sunday morning. Witnec LI got-the gun from Isano Jamres ; wan -ed to kill sq'tirtels, &e. Witness he, e the gun at his -wifo's house all di -Saturday. Wlinoss loaded the gi Ii Sunday ; expooted to shoot Blish< di the first time ho saw him. 'Witne heard Bishop was going to shoot hi e, the Airattimxe saw himne Wltne e took the. gun to'Mr. J~rnes ztfter ho si e Diahoji. 1Mitness a(aid.dunday ni 1 y at his ~wfo's, and 'was on Mrs, a hxad the gun at his wifeo. house e o no whoe else from the time he loa< unt he shlot ishop. Wituos i PZiIop had coma0 to hunt hil a, killhim. Witness was going ou otlhgato to the yard of his wife' a IPusO when he saw Bishop coining Fitness stepped back whon hte sav I/ishop, and went and stood, betweci ' hi wife's house and Arthur Furnimai' e ho e. Witiess had thogun when Il D 8 Bishop. Witness was just goinl t ofthe gate when lie sa w Bishop - omo-into the "quarters." Witnaesq hen stepped to the place where h< shot 13ishop. It was about a min. ite or so after witness saw .Blslo that he shot him. If Bishop had look. ed in that direction ho could'havo see witness. Witness got tho message oi Stnday, from Bishop that he was going to kill him. Witness had gone but coipe bank to Mrs. Furman's about 12 o'clock on NSnnday. Oi Sunday afternoon (the same Sunday) witnes: got all thoso inerages about Bishop's killing himl. Wittness had never had any words with Bishop oxcept "how dy" and "good bye." Witness did not know Bishop had any spite against him ; did not see Bishop very often; never saw hin drunk ; saw him three or four times; didn't know whether lie was drunk or sober on Monday. Bishop didn't not difTorently that day from what he had soen ilm act. Witness didn't, know whether ho was drunk when he had the fuss Sunday. Bishop was about as far as the bannister yonder (witness pointod to the railing in fr6nt of the Court louse door, on the pinana floor.] Witne.s3 left the spot when lie shot Bisnop ; wenlit to Mrs. Fulman's house and theice to Mr. Tsaao Jaie; didn't know why no body saw hini going a way ; saw lack peoplo about, !-iMt didn't recollect iny particu!: r e.. Witness took the gun back to JaU;es thought as 11 had not paid forv ii he had better take it back befto giv himiself up. Wi tnoss didn't huo wvhly iio one could tell how the shoot. ig was doiic that (lay. .-Re-ralni'nd.--Mrs. Furian t] witness Dishop said he would kill him (witness). L. . Shum, r . s was it his aunts (Mls. 'torninis') tho da v Bishop came there; hi-s visit was on) A-. -ont of somne fuss between the nogrops. li30)11aionled somiething- abomi TOM thV I pu111 oSo was to aiave the money or kii Dick. Witiess told prisoner of Bish op's threat against hini (Dick Bell) old Dick that Bishop had th reantene to shoot him. Mrs. L0rmnn said sh told Dick that Bishop had threatened t, kill him. Witness cautioned Bisho against going to the house. Bishop tol witness ho had come to apologize, an lhe was going to see Jack. WVitness tol Bishop he had better wait until Dr. Curr came. Bishop said hie was going lip tlh road to give himself up to Mr. Kirkiam Witness cautioned Bishop going up the 'onnarters" because of whait lie ha heard the day b4fore. [Sometlhing was here said about ti -money which abovo alluded to had bc-c 1demanded b~y Bishop from Jack. Wi ness said the amonti at first demannh w ~as ten dolhirs, but iimmediately aft, he deiianded fifteeni.] WVitness had seen Bishop before. I was usually sedate ini manner. Wi ness had seen himi intoxicated once< t wice. Cross-examn ied.-~W lien witness so tBishop the morning lie was killed, <. cutioned Bishop againistgoiing up to t a quarters. Bishop said lie was going 0 see Jack. WVil ness cautioned Bis.h 0 on account of a remark lie had hea n) Mr.Geclston use the day before. Thi tremiark was "that it was a great wvo "dher that, knowing what sort of am o0 "Bishop was, some ono did not she s- "him." Bishop wvas 'on the plantati 5a Sunday boforo, aud demanded the mc e y of Jack. Mrs. Furman paidt d money to prevent any further fuss. TI ~o fuss, so far as Jack was concerned, wv d adjusted by Mrs. Furman's paying I' > -amount. Bishop told witniess Ja i- should not pay. It- was after Jpeck w ;shot that, the money matter was si o. tied. Biyhop did not pay the moi es back to Mrs Furman. 's Quetion by? Counsel for .Defence. o0 "You say, Mr. Simms, that Mrs F"i "mani paid that money after Jack.w t "shot? y A usuwr.,.-"Yes, Sir." -d Jlack A rlcdgc, (colored) sworn.--.St I- Bidiop the day before lie was si sa Hie shot 'me on Suaday, the cbty bef t. lie yas shiot himself. ,IHtd haud no fi d witi Bishop. Bishop come Sunday n y~ saidf Tomn Hill hand been struck. T< m' himig Blihp)"I didn't. take the mon p Bishop anad4 Yao go sand cal{ Dicok BI as (prisoner), Dick didn't answer. Bish sadh~nbooblho weo respopnsit seo othind liad io mone$f. flishopfq t."yda hive to pay it or il shoot y athrugh.' Bishop then boat- imeo : thoe oa with his pietol ind the laih a edot is' iand, .feU ,h he r and thien I ran. .1o tbot thtee..in I. at me w 4lo-running and the third tit RL R A LD . h o hli m16 \Yhenll ighop shot mne h( K1 Id "G--d d-m, Dick, I'll kill hin 1 "the first tino I see him ; I'll g,?t hin "before 12 o'clo.'k Monday." ,i3sho1 told ie to tel! Dick he wolld kill him and I told him iliat ve''y day. Bisho etaid a great deal on the place Tom i)Hl staid on. Cross-examined.-Tom Hill staid a Mr. Greentieldi. Have seon him ther< when I passed. Bishop's home ias everywhere, he had no fixed hane When I told Dick what Bishop -said, Dick didn't say whether he was afraid of Bishop or not. Dick is no coward. Can fight his own way. Bishop shot throo tines at me. Was running and le after Inc. Was trying to keep out of his way. Didn't know whether ho was right that day or not. Acted like lie didn't have much sense. Bishop put me under Dr. Curry. Bash op told me Dick was just as good as in hell then. Re-examainaled.-I heard of no fise Dick had with a white man since las was set frco. Th10 only f133 I know of was his f-ims with Tom [Jill. .tsabella Furman, (colo.el) Sworn. Heard Bishop make threats. Thu Sun d.ay before he was killed I heard him say h) would kill Dick on the first sight lie had of him. Others were present ai beard him ; viz: Rhody niad Letty Fur lian, and Albert Blakely. I tol(l Dick Sunday eveninqg about the threats. Cross. examined. -All these threats were made the same Sunday of the fusr, Bishop ainde them before a crowd stand. mug iln the street. JAo. .D Stanton, Outite) Sworn.-I was acqtvlilmniel with Bishop. Hie had been in the neiliborhood a year before lio was shot. Ile loved liquor. When sober, lie Was an ordinory man, but when irtink lie was distracted. Anybody w'itild have been afraid of him then. 1Ithwas a very danlgerous man, espe. vially when drunk, and lae wae very fre (iently drunk. Most people thaought in a dangerous man wheni inl lituor. th of April, 1805. Yesterday, April the 9th, many an old moldier in Fairfield, who was in the Army of Norzhern Virgia ia, niii remember nith vivid impre3.iion, the t events of this ,day two yours ago. That gand old army of.Goteral . ert E. Lee, brawny with the .unburi-I experionce of four years' Wir, g; ot IC.J( d teios imits, tiual . them in the cause for which they wore onco taken up. A brave old Confederato heart will nA stop to dwell upou the regrots of t.e losses of that dty. Its pk(sss.S knew that the issues were left to tl. decision of the sword. That posset sor know that the honor of an old -ol 1dier could not be0 comapromaised by that grand old voteran, itubert Ed e, mnd Lee, wheni lhe aid to La rzat thai he would surrender hi is mvrd tan ad ai~ o armies. Thaose old sun.-burnit voer l nas will knaow Ga'en. G ranat thec longer, day lie lives, and bi amemory a lter' i e dies, that lie hatnded tha t hionorabli ,a sword back to our~ beloved old Goner .al, whena the latter surrentder'ed. d The 9th day of Api'il, 1865, will al -r ways haive its anniversary, as long a the breath of~ a conquered Sonthiorno ecan pronounce the name the name c t.Lee, Southern Cultivator. The April number of this wel knaown agrieultural journal containa 48' pnges-34l of read ing matter, mes oly originaal. It is omabolli,,hed with trasteful design and ground plan of e on venienct dlwelling-the first of a ac rics. David Dickson, the , most su< cesful planter in Georgia, gives tw comm nunications, which, with thirt to the Farm, Garden andc Fireside stuch as Cotton, Culture, Manure u.Grasses, B orghum and other crop Sheecp, Implemen ts-Grapos, Peache; Vegrtablos- letter fromi Gonu SMunro, &o., &e., fully snsta'n i k reputation of' this valuablo .pape a~ wbich has been regularly lsstued f< nearly twenty-flve years. YjTwenty years agog. there wore n neowapapbrs in Cal ifo:-n ia. To-da' -- - thern are twelve dailion, one tri.weol .ly and forty-ono wookulies In Sara Frat ascisco iato. In thib-remailnder of if S ta to, there are twelve dailies, oil Stri-weekly and sovonty-three weel lies. wXK our coortemnpora'rIes In Oahiforni 60 jfd itnas ard to colleet spoo'. '(ti re onlyv circulation thoerM as we do1 - colleet greenbpok here, all the aboa Ipaper'. muet le toenke.. LT'rnrr Emi, M4arch 30th, 1867. D~Aan, Epirosu: : will noQw at Ic- somethug inoro about .ootton onaltur aid growthad 'Iold% My'position 'uv xi, tautby foper onlf'urilind h elp (mn 1~i uuadted pounds seed cottop per:uer rid or no6 thirty acres would give ti Osa yield (avefagQ) ~f.IQ Soro4. .'o I ao i lustrdto. nr~1oy niiik. 1nprtod the Stito Fair in A8>9, perhaps 180( un avorago of cotton ove'r entire fari of somue twelvo or thirtoon hundro pounds par acre, on oxperiulont plats three to four thousand pound nor acre, upon single experinointo I alks two to three pounds eadh. If singlo acre would support about thro thousand'tallcs in checks four b, three foot, which if made to producl one pound to the stalk,would quadru plo the lost crop. Cannot a fow acros to tlio. lauid b mado as rich and productive us an, virgin soil in the samo climate ? I thinA so, and remember oneo of the lament. ed Col. Pony saying that lie gathere from a field on one of his planttioins known as Brown Swamp, three thoe. and pounds seed cotton tothe acre. I may have produced more for it is well known that he was reserved ' and guarded in speaking of his crops .i any respect. The amount of cotton that I contend can anr -ihould be pro duced on each acro is enot unreasona. ble-if liko as greater things have been aeconiplished in other crops, why not with cotton'? Did not that tasteful pliter W. 11. Robertson, by liberal use of manires and thorough scientifio prepitration harvest near one hundred bushels wheat from two acres which is about seven fold the average crop of the District, and I would ven ture the assertion that it was the Inost remunerative crop lie ever raised ex pcnses included. Also the maimoth crops of corn raised by Dr. Parker, may be remembered ; so much for grain orops. Dr. Cloud, - the model farmer of. A labaina, planted but five acres to the hand, two and a half in cotton, two and a half in corn, yield of cotton aight bales per hand or five thousand pounds seed cotton per aero, propairati'-n for ootton, applied inl win ter five hidred bushels long manure (or rough compost) per aore, in Setrini! abont one hal' gallon stimulatinn ma nure to the h. ill, seeding in elch s four by tu i feet, followed by wise culture. low different from the botehing- system of ten acres in co ton ight, in corn wit hout manure, and al nost without work. But, Nr. Ei itor, hog reat ronson vhy we should adopt. omie of the above sugge.itions, or at east better sy hnros than those now in isO among.st us, Clay be found it the har:ter of the labor that we use. Eniergy an1d per.1:-vCrneo are .. t1 in that class al they would pitch ii to the <lbtivation of threo -aerteit ernestnesp, when they would stand par alized before the broad area of tot acres. In conclusion I give as my opinion that ten dollars Worth of manure ju dlicionisly applied, willproducee a goe< bafle to the ae on the average cottoi lands of this District, that the propc tLimo to pdint is from the 20th A pril t tihe iirst. Ainy, that the dhistanco shouil be at le:,st three by two feet or it "'quivalenit, if not chooked one stall inaplowv, and that the growth real ized shouldl be about thioe t~o fou fe'et in lwnight, this alcomiplished, th prodluct will to saitisfactory amil coni plaints of drought will not'be so gen rol. Yours truly, OI. B. Elections in the States of North and Sout fCarolina, The following imposrtant order in relatic to elections has been issued by G)ener Siekies: Ill>bQas., Sacosn MIITrAnT DISTnrrT, (NonTuf CAnOrLISA ANn) Sorrrn CanIO.IZA), S CuIanr-ston, 8. C., Aprili1, 1807. -General Ordera No. 6. A Whoa an election for district, count' Smunicipal or town officers is reqaired take place, in necordnae With the pros - slons of the local latw, within the~ ilmits . 1miy post in this command, ommuaanding Of oeswl promptly repiort boteso hen y and thie designation of theo offices to 'be 6 edl. g -If the prerient incumbents he Ineligible - hold office, or any object fon exist., arish out of' their misconduact in oflice,.to (he O0 5 tinuanco of their functions,: the -f~ 'w he reporter1 by the P'e Comnr ander, wi huissuggeslions, huving In view the inlt( Seats of the servico and 'the Welfare of t a locality immediately corueorned. o By cmmand of Mai~jar.tleneral D E Sic . J W Cr~ovun, r Capt. 88th U S Inft., A D C and'A A A Offloiil: AI.ExAmnvn Ioon,, - .Aide-de- Camp. !5 ETos.-'lTe following dtespiotli ir -received by Brev. Brig.OGen. Greeb, yeste ddy afteraoon, from 1e. . 1E. Sih Swho had beep tegraiphod to with reforers . tlie election of Sheriff of'ti Dhslii o Tisd order will apply to all etootlons in tl State. OrrAiurEsToN, S. C., Aprit 1, 1867. Drevel Brig. Glen. (reen, C'orimanding .;'1 Aeotion [for SherilT] will ndt, be hie o 'When~ wIll thje toriji 6f tie p'resent Inoua bont o:Ipiro?' A sn'sedssor 1V111 be appoi o ed. Blyomumand of Geniole, J W. Cranma, Capt'alid A 4 A Genm. (Phdex,'24 A project has been started Ia Parisi r'aising a cumi of 41IO0, inr 1,000O shar fer sening an expedition to the Noi yPole. , i s proposod to gIve the expedih1 a mercantiloe ebarriatee'ln some respects, at to afford to shareholdimsa clineaof 1 is losing thell'motief, but its obiefobjdseb Sbe scientlee~ An eoi hti sitti nenit uet ptt blished, gi flW popqlat ion of' the nlyh da at i- 41,99 a hats. ituBbo2il:rl li ." 1866,'W Local Items, d Court Week, The business of tho Court consum s ed nearly the whole week. In the caso of the State vs. Jamen a King for petit larceny, notice of s which was given in our last issue, the discovery was nude that the case had 3 been tried in a Court, which under the present Coinstitution and lavq0 therounder, had no jurisdiction there of'. In consequence of that disco-cry, the accused was released upon his, own recognizance to appear at the District Court to bo held in May, first Monday. In the case of the Stato vs Dick ell, charged with the murder of Jvieph Bishop, (the former colored and the latter white,) the jury founid a vordict 2uily," but "recommend. "ed to mery." Aln appeal was mado in tis. caso. The testimony will bo published in our next isstC, if ovir health'u ill pcrmtt our pn-paring it for the presas. or Good Order, Nothing could have exceeded the order and quiet which reigned su preme here d uring the week of Court. Although cases were tried which were calcuLted to bring into collision les. tile feelings and opinions, yet (Ile most complete order prevailed. W1'hito and colored deported theniselves witi beo~ming decorum. This is as it sliold be. Letter from D. Wyatt Aiken, E3q. Attention is called to the letter of Col. D. Wyatt Aiken, which we repub lish fioma the Phwunix. A more prac tical knowledge of agriculture based upon intell igec*, can ba found no where, than that posseqs* by our friend the Colonel. Whatever theo rizers way think upon the subject he discusses, his opinion is well worth con.sidering. Wo are indebted to Mr 1 ,. .\I. van for it late copy of tLho New Yoric ILrl. JPU U1867 .BjN JUSL oPENED,_ LADD BR~OS~, NO. 2, BANE~ EANUE. s S TE h'.o .inst opened a fino, Stock of S~illNG an SUMMElt GOODS, con siut ing in part, of IrM QOODs. Swiss Muslin, Nansook, Bishoo Lawn. Dot. tedl Swiss, teench Lawn, Figured Mlus lini, Engrlish and French Baroge, Corded Muslin, .heonet and . Checck Camnbrio, Bobinet, to 'Tih'e t bratedStar ofG(;igh*ams," all I. ~ colors, withI r- a splendidi assortmeont of Calicoes, Tweeds, n Slay Linen, Linen Duck, Linen Drill, - D1enimn: and Ilickory 5 tripes, !rashi, to JHuckerback antd (;otton To w. c ling, Bleached and Brown Long Cloth, flleach th ed Shirting anid r., ),illow Case ho Cot ton, - Bed Ticking, WVhite Linen H~andkorlIfg Bllaok Lac~o and Love Veils. Ladies' Calf, Kid and Goat 8kla Sho, 4 dijes Glove Kid and Cogrcss Uaiter4 nt. Gonat' Doots -anti Sioes; Alisagg< d'and Boys' Shoes, all kiud,,: All Styles of' rogans, ' ho - Gents'- Brown, Black s d D~rab Pr h~ 'or .laok and Dc)tab Plant 's, Boys' W *and Fur, Brown an uIIxedltraw n iRivole and R orne Felt. :.. .'houblio aire nvited td eo e,,or stdek, whioff we ar leterrt ined ~ atow down pries. I 'ar 26 is 4r OR ALPEIDy SPOUTS*% e :19.