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T H E FAIRF ILD H W RI.LD Publisbhi Every Wleincstii at, WVAVASBORO, As. C., say C 'l. ''7'JIS-iSv AD I'.4 NC)|. t.i One Crpy ono yenr, . . : C') () Fie". A:::' - . . .csn i 110 |, os Reil1;1rIka 110c Wno1wstor' 0 l Jiccord. t Th1o torim Caei on is as uddeily 's the preat hurritrio of .aiiiiry. The Isky grew pale, then dark Ilened to fiu oiinou,, ellowish gity. The rain grew colder, ho turneld to iet, il then to sno'w, wh.ici feil !ight (iii noon. Thwe ho witndi$ itlingemd ,.,I i hifte0l. Of13 j d,,'b k it C W blowing hUlf a pile frim the North ' est ; haltA f o iuir Inter it. wa s a hur ricane, bluowing frein the in tlh. li Als the viiild -grow'st ronger, f he Wir becamno bl01k with -,;Iow, t say 'blak"' advi-edly, for it) other wo (I will adequiately express-te inipres :-ion left by that storm. T'lm:e were sitill a doie archl upon the r'- 1 clining hlizn, iIl but the canopy was I no longer of stcely 11no and ilver. It was ia rky ,, toaea lanuaed, iP hen oro caight a ;linipse o' it, !y a g, livid ring. In (lie midst was a tiun. n itural .mit:car of nebulous, wlit t lIjght. ThatI wat hlie sun. TI'l -olow i longeor fell in flikes. TI , _- liLlie niedles, which iat fit,4 iaiid b en drievn tinging against tile faco ain I linlklinag aIgai.n;t, the ghm11', had givei I placo to large b!otely fIke4, wv h1ich u wore not too heavy to be (rin t ri iusly before the wind. liMt the. in turi, lal, yielded to sech gig,,ntic liplashics of Snow a mnay ill i t.e ral1m of robdignag. ''hey wer ir regular wienthecs, patches ida:gr1'1 gam it)a1 of snow, IihiIC Could IC fn i I Iy likened to unthin so ]inch as al at moispthri f:il of white iis mitu e't loml wool. The ptrevailine impn;14 t on" was that ofa I s 1 f i"us tW ,w iIamh froi the e.'juds up-o (he e(1i t 't, :n eie flocks, bult iii ..etk of which real)ly lackred the air ca COvered1 te j:rourl knlec-doep v'~ th-.: pjeed of thoughij, :is ;i, in L of' TV! Mre, 0he (Grea t ,. a t or h! 1 1 .id , 1 1Let there he show," 1111d, lor the tl chaibers of the great deep, hll:1 * b)oken ny th t'eaures o the snowt)V tL 'ni the t I I. o.; of the blrn II I a reseryvd a:nimnt the time o? ht.0 , 0c ' igniht. the Tay of hittle amit . ti i Th;esle 1:,.yeat winding dsheetSr of s iv vte. iizaen by d h Wimd wh h-h w asi blowing at tte loe olimate sevenl ty miL's 11--.. , someitimels attainlinle 't. Veloeiy oif* a1 1 im d Ilile~s. somfu fillies anl u d :. ing trAlnor uiuld h run throughi the falling a4valanche and c elio shctsi of inow wuitild sna.p in1 t, vbrito n the wind liWt Is or eur tains. At other ti theit [gIale would, in iL fieracr fury, itil ho gralt slaiit. ing d rif into f r lgmen ts, aid whirl. p ing thesre al . thi. I ire ground or through t. the lower nir, resolve them) into 1) r. 4 tiel('et whicith eo f mi al ris inl a Lit i ble when011 noitheKr elmrrent of air (I' a solid abnlrn m it" 1,111 eneootuntertd L taking the forml ai'C1 nh for as -a, lh''n wit li ti hit k-.lie in raI'. h nigt:kI to tihe genii t Of h l i.-:tiit. I tg ii ani no-eirl ig r pird, asr ifthe furiinIe of airn t'l ocean titue tonhl blow itself' off iinta votiae~o of r.ke throngh its tn iittp. At mnitliy it, watsasn dark i,. i2~j.I. Thle few petple whoir wLer'e emi ight out of doors grope ci and in tsedI fir dif length of I.,is arm. Imildinig e t. inOvisiblei till onei rant I sict i -m ii andi lookh ing ny usaw a grn -cr sI .w 1.1 theL gray~ sI rml. Tlhe -,m wV p' ,n e re5 to di -;er.-' or hlihteni i... Iim iner * il g Ilom, lait at ti im, s hc thi. a iy ImI' ght iin thr Ile stormi, whiba had( IL nnarmr wI'in tif'et. JBroad iI 1banlds ol'f~ pal ter lor imitedi ftrtm thie t rembjiling~ itntress whieb w de erun, traeri' egi' tit dark storm-s-n-i .,eI ' like th'e inii tile, vntails someit panint ers trie , iin an ('e .i';; .icee. \\ irt i sh~nadowsn of t he snowil flatke' cochI at t-I ary I be r seen en th uhonliit grounid, 'a"in he a iiit~ide ofI fram~ntitsC <-f tiltr1 1taper~ or a whotle. in-'s ttni.d lie t of withii ed a n i st i tj i IirIng upwardhs frtim the dth I f ith ta lictrkbllre l:Sat-tp Of at *\rg.~ .u co tt, Ma:y 1 2.-Ye'n iit1day even-. lng a ne'grot inlit, whiie standiing eni t he triack oft thlt E-lmai, Ho- a hiearLd the daown IgaseIei trin oni tihe Wes'.teiirn andl imAtitie .1 til-h road comirhg. hen trcks <t dite t wo road lru pairrall for sevralt miles.1 Thentgrt) thiniking it was a trin oin thie Sellm. i'orio and Dahltoni lb .i r.aid, (iro-se'd tIIeri to the~ titek of.. the track 0on ani t'ritb:ria inn <a teni or twelve feet. Then' cOW a'; cher' of the~ locomnotivoi strack thd' ittB' ieroad th10 air, and ho landed on the sideO of hb thec enbainkment where he laiy see time apparently deal. Tlhe trainii wais staipp'ed aind t wo scientific genmtlement'I fromi vLan' c'ity i w~onit to his assistanrce. They succeed. od in) 50oan restoring him to consc'iious. ness, and to-day lio is going tabout as itsual. 11 is escape see ma reinarkabho, ci butiti som asn..Cr I as the1 reatsoni that: th le only inaj try bie ruocived wan.o 'tIho t le ld .--Specianl dc'petch to lhe A 1!anI~a C/onstI'uton,. A Tholodlo blart'or ha's lhad his~ hiead i bro'konibe ta' o bile nog c od t o ptrt ta y'oing in injr ir' bhlin-l. SuiehIi rebuke. Dr. Rtfus Braton. 'horils a clild of some four or t, years Ad in Yorkville, says the z1rltto Sut.nth, r-4 [Iomo, who is lhod P. P - i ffn Bratton. Two dies were in conversation within o hi0nisg of 'somo'Yai'1?eo 0.iceri. Ie if the l]- Idic said, "4l)r. Itifus :ittonl is i1 own."' Tho gatllia't li -ers prielsed ip their ears and'li. lied. T u.&Ound lady sid in a %V voice. II, i. to b at 1.y htouse gh.." TIC w:riors telbgriaphed hA I, i oi i."ioip, to ku ow %w.hq to do th D~r. lieniton, thle gloat Ku-kdlux oler. The answer 'onne1'to arrest ml Ond h14-11 him1 fast. Thamt night ( h11s: ( f I ie I ceo ii 1:d1y was il -ur 1111ded by 1braye soldiers, who are it fighlt * g 1 docs. Tho 6hl1d wt(9 A delivered 01p, bilt he wVs. liot it i roll i n1s, 1..r --ent to prisoni. h-!m Mrs. E,. T. Aveiy wa.<prrestecd writ was Fervud upon hoe bab). A very i'pertiat case, rays the olun.bia ll.eoix, came upl before his on ar'Ju1dge3 Carietkter, onl F1 idiy. to th:it ii,':lvted a t y nie (plts on. I was thc cteQ of Niles 0. .ar-hier' vs. It. J. Donaldton-a stit oil r1o;0i.sory titste. wniire defenila:t Lad iven n note of' huind for a Coun.ptiol cC r w31arlaut. TJho Judgo hold ut *'e walrAts were not negti j. le, iad C loslqu ily, 110 crm idera. :)n w'' gi iven for iIth note. Verd ict >r d'ftdaIlit. According to this >striiet1ion lio one cin get money ponl Stte warrants but the party in hIe c tan id wIa rrat its ai re d rav' wn. Wodnesday Morning, May 21, 1873. "It 311 JA N.4 DA'VI, Editor.. ),Wf- t 'olrespoiicot0 Holicited fi oin every (tionI of 1110 colilry. Or 1col ilntl ar'(e 1, . l to tll ror a tree 41n3nsioi of aniy pinci4 , 1d .ei r-r iea, if we arle in nlownlyrepnibefr1evew o linions or correspo11Inis .'io Nor i Polo. Public sentimlient at the Nortih 1:1s een much agitated lately by tihe re. irn of i portion of tlho crew of then ohiis, w i ich set siii. in *iei1rch 'of to N rii Po!o in 18' I. Thoso o Lrt thaot thoy were separiled from e 'ol.. ri't sevcral itont in ce, aid ere drifted out to sea 'Upon ai ice Ie, whIiere they remhittil seveial iltlis bel'oro being rescue 1. Their hI ftory fu very imlpl-oba 10, id :erions doubts areo entortain .1 by authorities on such matters, as > whether they inny not have muti iod and detstroyed tfo rest of th'ir frw. The govcrinment is malincg reparation.s for seidting an oxpedi. in in search of tho 'olaris. 'Tlus an Ie' r ex ptil it ion, eql ui pped with great ire awl ;t i t - .v isc, has had a.in (ne( -. Il1 te,. ii:,. , and in thle cath ot Captain lall, another name '1 beetn added to the long list of tyri to thoea~so of ciB0o. ATRhese spe'diti-ns have boonl senlt out solely the cause of science. Th'le diecov' ry' oaft ihe North P'olo and the solut ion If the problemn of the open Polar' Se0, .1ll(not make11 broaid any cheanper, or 1n10rs amny less c'orrupt. hut enthu Wia wi st ill preseveire, andi thecir 'fi3ts m1 4y'at last be crowned with i3cce05s. Already ne0W m)ethods are e ing sugges~~t ed. TJhie New York 1erbII pIropo~S~ to lay si-ege to the 03o th l'o'e is G ranit dill to l~iiihonid, 13d to reachl it bly gradual approach. I l'li,:vIe's tha) ,t'VI eve3 natture wilhl sue. ambil in1 the cud to Yatnkeo persever-. nee0. 1i eh 3oa thaIle expl41orers can nsht farithe 1 and falt'1rther Nort h, est ab snaing no0w 1has'e ofI031 oprtion. Tihe uly obstacle isi t he ioof that hypef orI'an reogion3, dndI this~ could bo Irav reed with sle'dges 33nd1 degs. Others nggest an expedition viai Bh.iring's *trait a. Tlhe gieat. Ja Lpant cu~rrenit of he i~ cii, thea a nalog uu of the G ul f e'lun411, l'ai.es thr'4uL'h thesc Straiits, IlrryI(iJ 31n iImmrCl;se volume of wein 'a10jte nt the arCtic regioa..- I is rgued~t very plausibly3 that if there be n open l'olaiir Seat, it mu ist cohnnect H13he enri'ent and can be r'eaecd v meansl31 oft it. S'veral hontfIis a1go, aN roet.ch1maln IL Sani FranIc~isco to tiy this~ route, ut his 1.13ccess iot kno~wn . If thie h 'ole I'e dlhtin1iately dhi: overed ' il be not until many years have Med'2s. M1eanwhile, wet in the South ire too nu'uch engroasoed in out owli Ifiran to best ow more than a passing togton these matters. 'While the asof the Nothti and Europe arc nlily eugaged in discussing the roble11m of the North Pole, we are sen'e'log theo problem) of bread, apd id thait it requtiries ll our attention. Insilrance. We insert thtis tlnoraing a cominni itioni from one of our muerchants on to subject of fire insuraince. 1t eon ilnS some useful suggestions, and de 11ve atteinion,. 'Tho whole miatter of insurance is coiitg seriohus. Thei companies )w existinag, are inot conitent with odetnte gains ; they widh to unake e miost of ovcry hnrgmin. The 'ormner rates were sulfliently profita. n be, but they have now been doubled e md in sWho cases trebled. One or tw.o ij )f our merchants have bhen charged 1, ieven per cent. n thinW'siores and p 5ver six fnd a half per ee'6t.' on their S tock of roods. This charge is posi- a Aively prohibitory, and some remedy 1 must be devised, or businass'frtusb 0 ease. It him also en' stated that a Ah rdtes ire higher in the South than d in the North, although property is sit- a uated inotioar so clsely together and o Ahe risk is roully lesi. Another imposi. c Aiou is the ri.i. rary increate of the t premium on prueLry already insured t for a FeieAfld tite, When tle risk ik e ab. (lutely deurea.i.g. Wen tic' ' eistein -lre I tuilt, til 1 ma 'engin' is c pu chtied , auc sIcat e'~ r f..cilities n l& t,- 1viordd for e-xirguiliig 'indu i thaiin Lave f'n'viodily (hXistid,'la '11d 'yet iremiulni Lave'Litipt up :6'm I per I cont. to-Tper to..t. Every wrong ls its i m iy, ad tie tiue rieely in I this Case is the organization of a I 11)1-m Mutua1l ILsurli: eu- Comp.ny I awoug our.selves. This may soum a t s're ainge roe *ition, but we 1 ill rug. g a fw r.. CAts in its f.vor. Sicee the cl., e .f Ithe war, problbry' at least twenty five or thiry thousand I dollars hrt:e br e paid on iiurance, 'and the'diy dcfruct've 'fire we 'bote -had is that of the Tlieospia'n 'iall, which brought back three thousand. dollars, This leave a balantce of twenity-two or tWenty- iLven thoUU.1and ta favor of Winnsboro. IL.td a muiu- 4' al imrnranco company been orgimncdr here in 18C6. it would hnve a Cum]u lated considerable capi il already, and the 'iiterest alorie wou'd 'itao, been alno-t sd&diet to 1iky tlif 1&3 of the The pian Ilall. If that was the case, heretofore, when there Wa no water, and n1o apl'ahiiianmces at hand, how much greater immunity will we enjoy against die devouring element 'in futi're. Xhot'her effot of the Nlu. tual Corrspuy will be the increased not'iv ity of our- eitizon 'inq pre venting and arrest init confl:igrations. Whan cah 4i'divuilual feels that lie ivill beoa sharer in any loss that may pecrue, his efforts will be 'redoubled. Another good cOTeet wil'I he the reten tion of money at hnome', which can be ivefl iivested in real estate, or in good secul ities, tius lesceniuing to some extent the present Stringency in the toney Iarliet. itfher a comp any coull be id) rio rated, or lsc nit i of I insa cou'ld P'edge their individual 'cred it, to re. 'pair losses (or a moderate compensa. tion. Similar organizations could be formed ii thlner portions of the Con. ty, or inl other Comuitles, and these could unite, thus dj.tributing losses and gains eVry. Weresinch a e'om p)any formed, an'ny pe'rlons 'would int stre who tiow ate prn vented by exor bitant rate.; aind ini a few years, with out some extramordinaiy calamnity, the compa~ny would be establilhed in a firm basis. We iropose that a meet ig of citizeini he held som ncttie( du ring thme pre sent mionuth to di-cuss this quest ion tho.oughlyl, and to take r~omo action in thne prenmises' Louisin 'n- Grant. | We hiave glanced over tho acts, of thme Kellogg Legislature in the ~ Shreveport South-western Telegram,, anid find that that body hahisurj assed even tho reckless prodigality of our olyn Legislature. The number of of tiours, clerks and attaches in every depart ment is eiiormous. The Srtate A uditor alone employs twelve assis tan mts with aviaries amounting to $'25, 670. Th'e(Governuor is p'aid. $8,U000 per annum,.thme Lieutenant Governor $3,000. Thme Auditor, TIrearurer, Attorney Genueral, and Superinten (lent of Sch'oolf, each $5i,,000, and oth er oilicials in erjapont hin.- Thflmi thcro are thre.c Guhumwns of itennized ap) aind is 0 eivabhle puibse, inioludingw i'tLUy:. tI 0 pa~y of the uehrping nmdmbers. F'roam tiji it wouald seemt that Kol. log'g and hnis bowl khowing that thiey (ire tipihold by IFederal bay-onets ihofie; aind may, at any timie, be repudiItod bny Congress or the Courts, are deter minred to make a big sten, while they ca. Meanwhile the honesat people of] the state, confident that right i6 on their side, are oteo-ing eierj pasible resistance to Kellogg. In several in stances there have been open ruptures, a sind now'tt Is cenoeded by all that Kellogg is a mnere puppet, supported i and managed byithe Radical admi~nis tratien. The blanTN foi this whole tiattet a i-osts upon Grant. Hao is stainod by I every drop of blood which has been b shod in that unhappy State. And he I board all this with .stoid% indiiker- p ence. Hie was Invited cordially to n visit the South, and especially Ylouis- I iana, to judge for himself of the true v nonditioni of affairs, but delinod on e t he nlea of nreSing duies . a .no., 0* A& AMA- I - many fine water-melona until Capt. Vrot,makes bis fall visit. Wipiing Y9u a indant sueoess in everythlg &dairable, bel ieivo We yours s -HOLLY IHILL. Ut [00D MUNICATED.) i iMr. Editor: W The subject of Fire Insuranoo has ci long been of importance to the poo- a ple, and more especially tnow, since D largo monopolies are combining to. * C( gether and fixing rates that are not 0 oWly ruinous, b'ut aiost prohibitory. a Wobelivev that the rates of insur; v ace ail ilo .g have been greater in 6'e South tilin it the Noi thunid they ale now still further incroasied, whein there i.i actually less riek tian ever. it If this be tue, wshy subiit? %Vliy not uuihe and ru it these unjust de. a muandsl Why send our money to the Nor th, fr the benefit, tf thsj tioi Strous corporation. Shull no still continue to take poh ius givn f.r it spec.fied time, and ,at certail rates, whou ne ar liable aitnriy hline to be compelled tu iirease our premium dr lose our policy, nt the will of the UJinipanly, witiout any inicease of danger'to theprdper'y ? Can W r6l sat'e with t!- dh uncertatin 'Troutection ? One of our inerchants has been com pelled to raiso his premiiumn twice within thepapst ten muonth. 0 'I1ur'dd'uf dollars have beun c.ir riod North ias 'premu., for every 1 dollar returned for loses. Let u., t devise so.jac iieted 'of kedpitrg o'ur iloney ait hone. M, we laek wisdom 'to deVi C, Atreditti to supijort'orcm.iergy to carry out succes~ful ly a helf-protectinmg or gan iZation ? We ' y niot. Then let ts call a i~ietiitg to take initia'tor r steps. We enti Jl foiII a Cointy Nut ua! lnsuranee Coinpany, aind *in order to( *bo more sewire, could' coibino with e ni jil64r conpanies in adjoining 'coun if ties. By this Imcan1l: we cin ketpj in our 'Zilidst the thllusanfls of dollars an.. nually sent out of our State fur in- r sucance. \Vo ir'ight hero refer to the "thousand and one'" -ights re served," "agreement and 'proviso." conttinied in the policy, rifohf cause 'litVtation, and force compromises be. cause toe party in:ured cannot stand an expcnsivo law suit. Our palladial guardians are hiome organizations, comented by mutual interests. Let i its 'have timn', .- fl d At 'II Old TINNAa. Our quoudimn Senatur from Barn- t .well, C. P.. Lelie, !he of L yd Con- p inimkson n1.to.ricty-, a fter ):a Iid ly nce ft mulating *a f'o tune in hi i e haIS V betaken hi msolf to his oriIinal hiaunts in New York to enjoy it.. , ; .ut litut a qw to its, mire, Lieslie it t0 seems, thouigh now reputed to be the ( owncr of untold wealth, must neceds b dabble aga in in lobbyisam. W9eclip the following frimi n.report of a meet-F img of, cei tniu..pr aperty holders in the ( eity of New Yor k: "C. P. Leslie said this resolution was not strongi omiongh. ie hand late. d ly purchased threeC lots. oni 8mh avenue I because thley fr onted n3 thme spiare, S and lhe gave for themu $60,030o, pay i~ng I. a fancy prmo for timat reason. lle I wars now, by an act of spcial legisrla- C tion, robbed ol a larg'o portion of tha~t amount. They li.d n~ot gone to wvork F in time right way. The Seventh .1 Rtegimeont had sootgred thp pasmiageof C the. bill by the use .of mnoney; E~nd r they should have endoavored to pire vent it, in tihe same way. Th'ie follow-t i~ng were then named as a committee ' .to go to .Alba.ny on the subject :0 I'uige Culver, Dr.~ Ilumphreys, Sin- I H. Corbott, David llank.m, E. l~Iorri. t C. V. .fenton, (I. I.' Leslie, anid Misors. Ilerachell, ,Ititch, Ferris, 1 ChamrlUrlamn, and Ilaisll-- C'aro- a . Striigc Pets Siisan Rebihart, the tihfortiiniato woman who was hiunged at Prest on, on i-iday, while in prison waiting th'i ] execution of her awful sentence. s whliled away theb solitary hburs by j making friends of the rats that had I mmccess to lhbr cell. A gentleman called a t.. see her a f~w days hefore hei. exe. cution, and -after some conmversattixn k with lher, told her that he had under- r stood that she had sonme pet rats. She v ansawerbd aflirinatialy, aniel tie a then totld her lie wanted to see i. thmem. She tapped on the flooi', I when out of their holes caime 1 thmo rdts, trntil no leAs thuan fourteen n of themi had answered thme cnll. 'I'moy climbedem upon lier lap, and up to lien d shioulders and crawled aibout over her p hiead; suffering irer to caress andl han. die them as she plensed, and not one ti of them manifested tlio iialosi, sy mp. o tom of lar.t-. The Chiceago Tribuie; in specaking ti of Gen. Garfield's cold reception by tL his indignant Oonstituenits, says:--- o "After storming the height of Credit Mobilier, and breasting thd deadly " contents of Gakes Amnes' memoraft dum book; to be killed by thme $2500 d salary-grab is worse than being kicked arj to death by a jackass." hi Observed duties maintain our cred. at (t.; but secetC duties maintain our lU life. ,.. ot two ionths later, he has made an ztensive tour through th West, and I et present reveling in New Eng Ind, the ,eradle of the truly loyal arty. While citirens of the United &tes Nero oveli'ting iu'their bIooa mid tie horrors of interntoine war a Louisiana, he was sealing a barren rag in Colorado, (which reooived the uphonious appellation of "iPresi. omts Peagkn"n honor ofA ixploit,) lid walking over a pavement of brick f pure-silver, In Contral City. He area n'thing how UlAny innocent vio lml'are slain in awar of his instiga. tofi, so loll as to iR iiffe'rel to pouk t li'a i th ousa d 'a nigo, end-bom Ag throngh tie qtry , ating, drinking arid smoking at'otiler copl1k 'Exi-once. 'Under his ian ghinont the Ujitod States govern ient is fast Lecomit g a terror at omime, and a laughing at..ek abroad ; rhilo lie hiimself Lus degenerate rom a great militatiy chieftii, into drunktin and tyrannical 6fith.-rate iresident, earcely lit to pre--ide over ho affairs of lla3 ti. The Supreme Court. he Evening -lierld in ad vocatig be claims of Chief Justice luscs of ,Iia State, to'llll the position of'Chief Fudtice of the Jnitod 8tato's, makes be follow lig assertion : "The decisions of our piue'onic Jourt have been universally approved >y the Sul rewe Court of the United itatep, and have alwap; stood by the Aghts dtd'fbrtihei of tho people." Wo call the at~ition-of thel lerald :o tle recent decision of tho Unitod itates'8bpremo Cburt diu the liqme.. itcad. 'L'his decisidh by no incars li'pihlyed that coniidiciee iu tihe legal abil'ity of our Sppreihe C tibt which le tUn ioh a'nd TI'aflo d sqco tbo nter tain. It is true the decision in's up in a Writ of Error from the durt of ur~gia,; but the decisioms of that Jjurt aid oui Ow 'o inaterially be eawe. Justice Swnyne adwi'nistcr'd i so vere rebuke to c.ujiuidi.-arf;, whin 'e Jeclared that, tc..o involved no juestion that hiad not been more than meo fully considered in tIhe 'Jf'itcdl tates Stiprein'e Cou'rt. P're.sident Grant could not appoint. 'Judge Mos 31 to preside 'oer a beoih who have lust reveraed oue of his most impuor ant decijsi's. Try sowebodcy else, aIr. I~em ald. IC DMMUNICATEDI 1P u. Nticu /Wme, .. I was Lorn and rai.-ed in a neigih. )orhood that was settled boy Ge'rumis, mud everytody, inale and .'feiale, I'ad heir ''time of the moon," for plant. A 'aind sewing all kinis of seed. Soine,of the 2d aid 3dj generation; were Ibettr educated, yet 'mcy still adhered to the notion that the mooni was to be watched anid seed planited in tihe preoe tinme or there woitld be a failure, sutre. I asked a i old gen tienman "what time of the umoon do you sow turnips?"' "Wby mazn, thamt is a sitmplo question for a sensible mian to amsk. I neyer 80W turnips nor plant in the moon. I sow aecd to make turnips a'nd plant ini the ground, but any wife believes strong in tihe mocon." I was a little put out, yet never hiave fully given up consulting the almanae as to the phase of 'the moon. In 1808 melons wore n'y 'hobby," and I planted at the new, list quarter, full auid last juarter, and louund those plainted at the last quarter larger, but no better flavored-did iot ed it th.e nmdon for !R. I knmow you to be cine of the Afast (if .not thme very best) amelon growers in Iairfield, ms your fine luscious ottos last year rully proved. What I wish is, do you go by "dme moon," 'or thio sig~is of time odiae, I L'lieve it is called i I imsake undo stood it was Lime latter aind that 'the scales" was your time. I tLok hast for nm5 tihe this season and ldantbd, ao.'ording to Ayer's Ameri tn Almtanac, on the 14th and 15th A tpril---forty hills. Never had a worse stand. Again, 12th Mlay plant. md eight hills, and u!ghit Sn the l dth, dhol: time sign wum "! coi pio." liut mlben i epnaulted Jhuist'ml Almaniac, I ad be differs with the "Cherry Pee. oral amnd pill-oure-bverythinmg man. " oew who is borreotl W'ho~ do you *ake for autlhority ? It is to me ii mortant, for I plant somne of your best utd somem of thme be st from otht r .per. otis who have the best. I1'znay niake splendid f~il~e if 1 e governied by it bor ot thenso u.Imanact mayrs. June will be time enoughm to' have ood late ones antd I lavey reserved omet seed of all exept Phinney's kitra ~arly, from Patent i le.I opo you will reply through the *AIRFtird.D II UA.D in time oer Jine latnting and that you give the public ot only the time of planting, but thme imad of Imund, tmnn're and( manner of orking. We have lost all the fruit zoept blackberries by theo late frost, ndl wish to spare no pain to hav ANE Jmg N Foreigii News. t A N1Av YonR, Nidy In,-A Herald t ocial from Madid.says the battle I ught on the 5th atnoonbe do Eru), I lar Stella in Navarre, by Carlist < roes and the troops of the Spanish t epubli6, was the most important i biob has y.et. ocourre.d between the intending parties. It resulted ini complete victory for U)rrogay; on Carlos, couniander. The Guv nmbrt troop. broke nnd fled in a >rnplete rout in cvery direction ini -der to escape to the puisuit of cCav ry. MlonvI.-:-, who is now iu Na i etinmmis einforements W si n~ixN. S., Ma y 15.-A i p. m., flt ecs s:il e.. pe ii fia , I ke Alulft. Tin:-ra illl beo moirn hea-ivy ijourntilel till to-lay. l.,Thui far -it is sUl: ita-.1 Llat 52 have been killed, d 3 d..ae:ously vwon ed.. l'Aii, Alay 17 - lT rei"'llation: r S ilard, M linistj : of the lI criier, ld .Jailes 3i on, .\iiniter 'of I'ula io. ast:'peiia .have f .C. tieceptel Itb. 'rel -t hie. It is reporte d Mt the '.16i1try of Puhlic Wmk. i, , he ive-, s'abl*isIi. 41. N -w meibers 1 ilhe C.binaet will le ither Imode-, 'iu 1publian , or memiibers of VicNN.1, May 17.--Thc invent-iga .on ianto the Chi.iarges against Ot - enca. d A i eaioan Coi, xmi.di'in rfr -arded to Washinton, i. v.o llnous. 'he 0 1ppropi iatiou by be Uni'ed tates Co,es is neulOy exhausted h1arges a' bribt:ry ~are fully sutt.i. PAnIA, Maly '1-r. ...Si-ver.. Jl irn-l ave 1",n i-.4 fur pu1 ii.n0a.e. r of AFelix 11mat to Ti.r. pit i the 1L -wh-n Tiies. A t-, (-r his I e- n suijpi a ed for ii ali., ag .an artici at.eking lhe Naon-l Lad-cmibly. NrWs liItiis. S A 'FitA m a v 1-.1. - It ports eceivedI to-iiglit Irocm the 'lava beds tate that'firinag hs been hea rd to. ay by pikets, in tho direction of 'ol. ;la 's eutaniand. It is suppligs. d thiat an cngagement has1 beena coIm ten ced hetwe<-n Col. .lsas tino's nid the Mlodoei, 1t no particulars ave been obtained'. Gen Davis re 9ri's Ilk-ith his entire fighting forco ucnmbers e0 men. Lieut.'Geo 1!. 1liarvisa, o'f t'he 4 h rtillery, ilho was wouin:tided on the 6hi of A pril inl the d isas-Aroni fight -ith the MJodoes, died Monday. lie as the la survivinig uflicar 'f the a rty. Tao-toal lots s-'fT.red by the army I the lodoo war thus far is 71 killed rad 67 wounded. The remains of Ge.n'. Caiiby left are this evening for the east. The mneral procession as it passed arotugh the streets to the railroad cpot, presented a most impressive 1qjaenranac-e. -rito pro'essIon lett tne au-oh at 4 O'eluck, p'roceed'ing to to depot where the remains were laced on the cars for the east. Tho moral services -at the church were ery solemn. NEW Yoic, May 15.-A great bil arid match championship gja me, on e tousand dollars a side, between yrille Dion and Maurice Day, will a-iilayed Fraidny evening. NiauvuLta, Tns., May 17. uchro won the first race--time 3.40; Maratermnaster won the seond--L.471 .48, L1.1, 1.51. Ler-rijE RO'cc, AnxK., May 17-Ad itional delegates have reported from Jhabamnia, Georgia, Kentucky, Mlissis ppi, Noth Car-ol ioa and South Caro ca.. Th '1e Tlhaeolo;;jcatl Semi nary of 'irgzaa is reportted in a fl'ourishing and ition. Na.:w Xouin, May 17.---The Lecgis ative .Commit tee, in their r'eport pona brie afLi. ,rc-, tcotldemn ais improp r .th expaenditure of money in the ptcnt tr-~asfr of the mnanagemen t mad it8 ioimbursemneyit frocm the eas:;ry of' the comipanmy. Tfhey Bay ias was done. lar-gely in the interest 1' foreign stoekholders and for- their enit, anald tho par-t Ijen ini tha~t Icration by Genrala Sicklos is do. ouncedl ini str-ong termsa, a-s follows: 'lspecttacle of a UJnited Sbatos linsto t a orogncourt leaving elf to the execution of a scheme oif his kind, is not caleu.'ated to heigh Ifn ouri respec-t f'or, or inspiro confi. ce in, the inategr-ity of the public Br vice. Daley won the chamapions-hip bil ard cue-ti mec five hours taverage )aiey 2069 11); Dion 22 9.10. The Leore at the conclusion of the 558th miing stood .134 to 1,461 it) favor of bon, wrhen Daley huddled the balls ndl won. A. despatch froem Little Rock, Ar-i ansas, states that (Governor Baxteri macins in theQ c-apitol night andl daf 'ith a for-ce of men onm (tly, fully rmecd to protect him against the ireatenedl Taid of the iriendcs of, ieu'enait-Govertnor Smith, to oust axtor and plaeo Sin ith in the gubeo atoral chair. 'I'holloss by fire thie in Ottamia, Cana a, on the 17th, by which all the pro arty lying bet wecn Daly and Willaard roots was destr-oyed, is now estimsa da at $l00,000. Insured for $$%0,. 1)0. WVasIIN(dron, May 17.-The Scoi-e ry of State, this evening, rosoived a Ilegram firom Gen. Sickles, stating at the Cuban anthorities have been I dored to send O'Kolly to Spain. .T'io Spanishm anid American Corn ission have considered the elaien of orfeoter D. Rojas, who clhimeod Images as an Anmerican citizen, ;ainst Spain, for the confiscation of I s.property, in the island of Cuba. , ojis filed his applicat ion to becomo t Amorioain citizen 28th September, 70. lie claims that a treaty wvas tifled February, 1817. Trhe t panish advocate colitented against ho advocate for "the United States lat Ilojas did not come within the cms of the treaty ; his citizenship aving only begun, but wasa not con dted. . On this question,tho Ame ri an and Spanish arbitrators divided, nd accordingly the case was refer ed to the um 'ire-Baron Laderer, he Austrain inister --for settle nont.. le has decided that Rojas loes no. c.ijie within the torms of Ije treaty and over-ruled the case. six or eight similar claims are set ItAl',y tOis dvf1sion. A t T'iton a May 17.-Ttle Genera l Xseaitsly received Dr. Ilaird, repre, entative of the Cumberland Presby erin (Ohii'.th, standing. Dr. Baird i-pd the day; w'0'uld aonaile when thero iould be but one l'relsyterianl lureli. A comn.ttCe to heal dif ireueC. WaI1i3et1'.zegsted by Ir. Blaird, lia n a *mni.itt'o wai appointed ,y the coidetrence A-ri.iNT, My I7.-Tho Atlantic Ln , 1.it- cxitido the 0ourtesy of a ree pae-sage to alit hirizomi delegate's to be ve.nor's evntion, hot w,.e Augiusia and Baltimhole, via Wit mington and Weldon and the Cheisa pe.ke, llay line of ste.imerp, going :Iid etula.iug. LEINGxT-ON ; KYv., May 17.-The si-r:.g nl:tt i ie g clos. d to day. Flor mice Woni the lirst heat-time 11.47 - EIie Thomas won the scoind-timo 1 -19. 1.18" ; and4 blcGrath's L<>uisa Ai thir1-time 5.32. JEFFEItSoN CITY, Lay l7.-Tlhe Funds in the State Treasury are ex. hIu sted. . , N:w Yong, M!ay 17.-It is report ed onl the steels that, a Mobile corres po.denIt. of a New York lirmn, draw. ing bils on JjullodOn, has failed, il1 on1Z1se.0c of over-ad vanicis oil cot. ton. It * said that t,ho. New Yolk h1tte will lose ?50,000 sterling by tins ai. ilure. . Specie shipliientas to-day $429, 030. The cotton exohapg to (.iy adopt. d amend ments'tg tl:eriry-Iaws, mak. ing el gible for mimbe rshiip replre sentalti':es f memaber. as attorne3s u.tu.iIly s'elh from May 17 until titne 3 , 11nd1 raising .the initintiol roe oti and 'after innuary 1, 1874, fom $2,500 to $5,000. HAVANA, May 17.-The vomito is iicreasing. In 'cosequenee of which Lhe JuI.iuta and Yazoo have aiked plerllist-nI to traniiport, their passenm ;ers to New York by steamers leaving to-luorrow. Matrket liPris. Nmv Yonic, iMay 17.-Cotton open d dull and closel. .woak-uplands 1 94.; Orleans 191'; sales 1,360 bales. Xold 181. CHARLEs'ToN, May 17.-Cotton (gui it--middling 18 ; receipts 107 bales ; ales 500 bales. Livauru'ooi., May 17.-i ening-. Ulyu *oiu .- n e and loseod quiet and lasicr- uplands 81; Orleans 91; ales 10,000 bales. State New, The a a Sartan recorias the Iaths of Mrs. Tli-tabeth Loo, aged 100; Thomas Robbs, 'hncook Little. oln and David M. Clark. The Air-Line Railroad '*eursion to Charlotte has been postpo'd~, to tho 29th. 'l'h'e colored..robbers who were car ricd to Columbia some days ago, when arrested in Newherry showed light, andl quito a lively scrimm iagoi 2ccurred between them ad the New berr'y city fathers. Calhoun Kibler, aged 23, (died in NJewborry, of meningtitis, ona Friday last. The 22d has been selected una metA. arial day by the ladies of the New. berry Mlemorial Association, and Col. -. J. Pope has B~sa selected as era tor. Andeorson is to have a 30,000 spind le 3otton factor-y. The aggregate collections of the l'reasuirer* of Abbeville counity foot up~ $127,096 57. A gold1 deposit has been discovered near Pliconix in A bboville county. The fruit crop of Lexington, it is thoughit, is materially damaged, but the wheat crop continues to improve. The low'er part of' Marion county va- visited by a terrible whirlwind >n the 6th, which e~auspd groat dae, igo to farming interests. The Marion Star sends 118 fierids to ilo flies to .dtin subscribers for that The Greenville and Columbia Rail 'odi ssid, is negotiating for new Th~e Ark ansas Legislatuire, in mia ting new Congressionoal Disti-iots, oerrytniandered the Sta te for political Lurposes, withopt rogard or eqjualiza ion of repreajn tativp. constituencies, ic follows :First U istriot-popula ion 92,103 ; Seond-122.640. l'hird-l 34,832 ; Fourth-124,90. Well may the Gazette hope never to ee.ghaother Legislatsi-b In that A rcspeetable young man of Wor ester, has boon inhiumaunly treated by us landlady, and finally ojooted fromi er house, whero he hsad all the refmnA ng influences of a homeo for $3 50 a rebk, mneroly because at the break aet table the other m ornin~g bes ad 'med her, in the prosee of the oth r boarders, to send tyho butter *.to a hairdresser and soll it for a wig. It eems that some people novoi- could ake a joke. When may a ship at sea be0 said not o be on water ? when 8hm' on n..r