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FAIRFIELD HERALD - MINNSBORO. -10. ANS DAV1S, Editor, 1r endilstly Morninlg, Auigust 1t, 1874. (Gon. Pickett is dead. Ile was too we'l known in tho army of Northern \ irginia to need any introduction to o'r readers. His division at Gttys barg did most heroic lighting and covered thenselveAS with glory. Gen - P 1kett's death will be generally knourned. We publish an intercting letter trom Weer. .Lawton A, to oj. T.W. WVoodward. ,1t was a nire priva~to co~lmmunicationl, but it cont tipns isuch interesting facts concern ing the "direct trado'' movenient, that we lay it before our renders. Mr. Lawton was sent over to Eug land as special agent. Sono crnzy fellow announcest that lo has invented an ariual machine which will talo hin from New York to Liverpool in a dlay or two. It, proposes to mntake his first trip next month. It is to lo hoped he has not forgotten to give Presi dent Grant a dead head excursion tickot. At a competitiee exansination held in Charleston to recivo the appoint ment from() Congressitatu Mackey to WVest Point, M. .1. Jenkahins, son of Gen. Je1nkinsr, recveived t75 marks and1( gainedl the appointment. W. Ml. Aiken (son of Col. J. 1). Aiken,) re coivedl 770, E. S. IIlutchinson 1561, W. J. Mlagrath 511, l. 11. Allen, 411. C rininal proccodings have been int ittutl tagainst Parker for grand larceny, the btealing ofi a thirty dollar coupon. 'h is in dietmeut, is draiwn in this way in order to avoid certain difliultisC of proof &c., it is said. At this rato Parker can fa tnish naturial for five 'thousand prescect.iut2. Thu At torney-Goner al will .e kept l.u::y ttentding to them aill. [Sinec writing the above we hoar Par h~or hus absconded. The Inion..hlerald hopes that the W itsboro Nimus will "possu:s its li t tht le otu int ptiencte."' .TaJearosa nle ! 'The idea of a fve-coluntt sheet en t iintig one ; tad tlroe Atar ter a lutuus of t dr ad head iirectot' aal one 4 a iut of 1'ilr aioad i haedula -, mtakao :allaaes for thet Untio'n lier' ('oliig front the Not tihl, utannot i-tand our warlan atnu at as lit wiit'tiout oxeae aional hometoptajth ielL pilla cotrliutedl by) onina'e hold ts; ont thla perniodioatl pre'Srt'jaions~ of' ~t Go .'l C hubrlaa itand 'aeTe atun-r a(ulez. It wiill get ia lit lt l provi #itutm<.t imeas. I'er haps at lack tof ptayt ando iahe hia cats'd it. pres.enat .attac of*Ii t ratoit w ane.. .latoh tint, lamr jt//.tot ," Thelay gui baa d ith iColumia pape this rota. It wats a ntorious faot ltast year during the timet ofl thao ratdoica otmi. natitng convtiontjaa th!at W. J. W haip. per had failedl tot tur'n over ten thau and dollars bolotnging to the Sink itng fuand. At theo timao it, was saidl that Attorney-Genearal Meltona thretnt ened to haul Whlipper over the cotals if ho did not moake a speedly settlemtenat. Since thon, niothinag has baeen hteard of thais matter, anti in the maean timec, Whipper lasa twice run for Jutdge, anad is notw a member- of the Lo~gisla t uro from ]ICiafornt. Will soan a otto infoarmued co the saubject, lht so hindl nt to let uts know whet hetr t his atmall deabt. bast ever beena imtid ? Not that any Otno imtaag ineS for ntt itntat tat Whlipper does ntiu int'.nd -t, patho mlone'y ;buat the ate !a is ne ted inga th demtnitio ot b btad'y~a an ever(:('y little thlps. Lit. G ov. G leaves has atain a, in te tabsence of duov. C ham iberltain, assuma ed gubea tt orialI powe a. Twoav neCgroos, Sta ith anal (Gibbeas, we convicted in (Cbnhalstoan of tiurdier nnd secneced t( .e hat angedi. Smtitha maea conafe.'sioni that G ihbes was niot present whien the nmurder wvas (Glezaves cozatt o td thc setenee of~ Gibbes to twant y eiut ye'ars int the .penitentiary. The Liettnant~ God vernor- seemt~s to havte' a hpench ant for' reprievinag and - commu att ting the sen. tences of mntrderer's. 11o reprieved Rlunch and 1 [ardee. The Couart, by re-senitenceing thoe mean virtually ale cided that thte Lieutenatnt Glovernior had no right to -act as Governor. What will be the result of this last not remains to be son. Gov. Cham. borlain had bettor come home and exorOisO his own discretion in the pardoning matter. This power has boon so abused, that any exorcise of it is viewed with suspicion. And when the Lieutenant Gover nor stretches a point to reprieve murder ers, still greater dissatisfaction is caused than if the governor himself had issued the order. Escape of Parker. Parker is gone-gone from our gaze like a beautifd star ! lie has shaken off the dust of Columbia from his feet, and the place that know him shall know hint no more. The man who As a seedy adventurer, arm ed with a carpet bag ind a turned paper collar, squatted like a toad upon Carolina soil, and by his trick cry became State treasurer, only that ho might defraud every one else and amass a princely fortune for himself, has at last turned hi.i back upon the people at the very time more than all others, when they desire him to iry with them a bit longer. On Wednesday night, it is slid, just about-midnight, he broke through the door leading to the scuttle of his room, and climbing down the light ning rod, landed upon terra f, ma and struck out for parts unknown. It was an opportune timo. The governor was still junketing in the North, receiving laudat ions from his friends for the admiratfle reform he has effected here. The Attorney General had - left Columbia the day before for the .salubrious climate and bracing waters of Glenn Springs. The solicitor of the fifth circuit had gone off on a trip to recruit hit strength, exhausted by arduous labors in the court house. The Sheriff was asleep. 'Phi: whole town in fact oxen pt a few loafers, were slumber ing, Tho policemen, too, were proba bly napping. The telegraph opera. tors had unharnessed their lightning steeds until morning. And Parker knew it. So, seeing no reason why lie slhould mako a longer stay, h, quietly got up and left, w i' hoiut even a bow or a parting w .il, or even a token of love for his energetic and learned counsel. Ile has gone where the wood-bine twinoth. W hether he loft on foot or horseback, in a car riage or by train, by a balloon or by a new aerial ship propelled by the Keeley motor is not known, and may over remain a mystery. The onl) certainty in the whole affair is that lie is gone, and with him the residue .If state taxes and school funds for four years. This is the end of the trial, the denuenaene of the .piiot laid te conlf the whole ring The publ ic vil I nover knew whether P'arker stokc that coupon for which he was about to be indicted. Nor will the3 tirobably over know what beca me ci the $300,000 of couponis that h< elaimus was divided a mong his con foderate.. It is vei2ry cruel and inaconsaiderat. in I 'arkeor thl~us to keep. the ple~ 'I in -ospense. llo mnighat. at least have lef t. a letteor telling hi frienads where Lu write to hima. Then wo woull not have mnournoid for him as ont forevecr lost. But that he has crept oilf like a thief in the night is something for which we shall never forgive him. l~'.e Parker'! an the words of the poet, his loss is -out eternal gain. E1a'lical Reform. Thme Union-Ilerald boasted thai the l'arker trial was a purely radioa] transaction, and claimed for the radi, cal1 party all the eredit to be deorived therefrom. Since tho denouement of Stoe trial we are perfectly wvilling to call it a purely radical affair. It has all the features of radical reform. Thelm trademark by which genuine radical reform may -be recognized consists in a great noise andI flourish of trumnpcts andit blatant profesionms of earnestnose, fol lowe'd by no siibstan ial results. Like an inflared bladder iL burists andl leaves onlly an unsightly rem~nant behimnd. For six years urimninalIs when con-victed wer~epa. doned ; now that we have a govern or with too much rogard for pulic 0).inio to issue indisgariinmate par. inons, criminals when conviotedl arc suffered to escape. No one is hurt. The prosecutors reap a little glory from their earnest efforts in procuring a ecnvic~on, and while there is a show of re'formn, no pr'act-ical benefit ensues and no thief omes- to grief. This whole smatter is of a piece with the dloings of the radical party. So true is this, that parties, weeks ago, prophesied the very event that hap pened on Wecdnesday night. Weo give uheir theory, and 1.ave It. is this, as given to us in conversation: by a gentleman several days since.. "South Carolina has become such a stenoh that some show of reform is -necessary. Some thief must be pun ished. But all the leaeera being in plicated in. the.jrauds of the past, it is diflicult to convict olie without implicating all the rest. Finally Parker was ohoken as the victim and was accordingly arrested and tried. In the moan time Governor Chamber. lain left the State in order to avoid testifying in the case. On the trial, facts damaging to other parties woro elicited. Parker seemed defiant. In this emergency Ie was to be permit ted to escape, freedom being the price of his siietnce. 'T'hus the pro. ujotion is mado that he will soon take his departu-o. This prediction has been fullilled, and throws an air of probability over the theory. At first we refused to credit the existence of such a plot. We believed the administration to be in earnest, and we still indulge this hope. But Parker's escape has thrown such a mystery over the whole matter, that we are not prepared at present to pass judgment on it. It certainly places the authoritieslin a bad light, and they must do sone thing to relieve thomselves from sus picion. They must arrest Sheriff Dent, of ltichalniud, -and investigate whether the escape was purely acci dental. They must exert every effort to re-arrest the ecenped criminal. And they must push actively other prosecution<. If they do not, the people will have a word to say to them in 1876. .~ /The Qoverno1s Du'y. Cov. Chamberlain has been ab sont from the State since June, and the gubernatorial offico has been taking earn of itself with oceaz-ionial laid from Lt. Gov. Uleaves. In -thi, dry warm weather, there is a general stagnation of business, and the chief eniploywenat of every one seems to be an effort to keep cool and pass the timoe. It is but natural that Gov. (hanm berlain should desire a little recrea lion. ie is but a mortal, and gov anouirs are bedeviled with heat and mosquitoos anu general erauni the same as private citizens. GJov. Chamberlain is not to be b'amed therefore for taking a short pleasure trip North. But abseneoc for to.. long a time is unwise. It is it possible to predict what tow is4 te; may spring up daily. needing the attention of the chief nmngistrate of t .e State. A goveinor, like a gen eral or a ship captain, should be al ways at his post and alwa)y on the alert. More ospcially is this re quired of Gov. Cbaimberlaina, for he htas assumed .nd hiecn gratntedl 1b5 the public tho io/c of dcie refot mera in a State that, is rot ten wih cur. arupt ion. Sinace the absenace of Gov. Cham-tn barlatin, two sta rtl ieg e vents have (occurred. One is the failuiec of Hardy S olomnon's batik, andh a ls to the State of $200,000. A nother is the trial and conviction of P'arker ror' frauds conmmaitled when State. Tlreasur'er. Th'le former has cautsed' a defatult in patyment of the July in terest, which the State pledged itself to pay punctually. Tlhais htas inijured the State edit. In this crisis the governor should be at home endeavorinag to devise mevans for paying just claims, and for restoring confidence to the bond holders. In the latter, Gov. Chamberlain is needed to throw the whole w~eight of thme executive not only against Parker hbut against his' colleague's and the other public thieves. Thu Attorney-General should not be left unaided to beatr thre brunat of the prosecut-ions. Gov. Chamiber laitn should ,ulso lho at home to remove suspicions that have beett cast upon himselfC by his i- bsence from the State at this critical june tuto. lie sthuld remembe l~ r that he was involved by reason of his ollicial .posit ion ini many of thle public feudis anid the fact that lhe is absenat while these frauds are unadergoing judhicial inavestigatiotn ;has given an opport u laity to'a certain class of the people to accuse him of dodging the issue. In the Parker trial, Capt. Ladd testified that Parker acknaowvldged the theft of $450O,000 in coupons. 'I hat Parker said lie andl Kimpton had each received $150,000, Nea glo and Scott each $50,000, and that $50,000 had been set aside for A t. torney-General Chamberlain. The jury conviete iParker of the thofh of only $150,000, leaving, by this verdict, the other accused parties implicatedl in this little finiancial operation. Now, Governor Chamiberlain has always vehemently denied hav..: had aniy share in the frauds that have made the ring notorious. Head he been in Columbia at the time of the trial ho could have had an op portunity of vindicating himself. As it is, no authoritative denial of his oonnetion with the coupon fraud has ever boen made, and the people are left in unpleasant suspense. 1his 'cannot but injure Mr. Charm borlain in spite of the ine record he has made as governor. Mr. Chamberlain owes it to him self and the people of. South Careli na to return immediately and vindi cate l'is character from this grave ac.Jusation, and furthermnore to in stigato proceedings against every mnmber of the late ring, and every dishonest oilioial, thus proving by his acts that he has no fear of having his post career exposod to public gaze. ILaving done this, he will strengthen himelf greatly with the honest people, and by choking out every suspicion roting upon him will be more powerful than over in effecting reform. Let Mr. Chamberlain immediately return home and prosecute vigorously his reformatory mensures. Parker Captured. An extra of the Korabaw Gazette states that Niles 0. Parker has been taptured near Camden. On Siwn 1, y afternoon at 5 o'clock, Laz. Shiver pasIed at wagon near Wateree Bridge and saw in it a moan hid under a quilt or blaniket. Ile informed the police of this faet ; and Capt. W itherspoon, tho chief, sent Ran corm Pringle anid Henry Williams, who knew Patker to go in search of him. They had not gone far when they met a white and a black man, who tried to jump the fenco. Pringlo ar rested thcmn, Parker asked for his authority, but was told he would dis cover the authority on reaching jail. Parker an1d the negro (named Andy Johnson) were both brought to town and lodged in jail. Parker says ho escaped through the scuttle and expectel to escape on horseback, but was foiled. -1o did not leave Columbia till Saturday night. lie traveled on foot, and claims that he had given up the hope of eseape when lie alproached Cam. den. lie is secure in jail, awaiting for the arrival of Shea iff Dent. 'T'his ends chaptor second of the Parker trial. L _coMM\UN'iU'.1TED. Mr Edllor : You are at perfect liberty to dis close to Mr. D. Wyatt Aike (private iy) who the author is of the article signed "1."'' ~.t will afford him an opportunity of enahaasting a little inore polite liTera lure. I'lease informa him n also that the author of (lie said article acknowledges being a "sorehead," havinig been r.adoe so by losses su:a lainied in, conE.eulenou of lisa letter of aidvice publIished du Lriang the p-an ic of '73. TIhe 5Centimniit expressed in said letter was shiarpaly ci iticised by the Newt & Courier, at the time of its pubbchat ion. Th'e advice referred to is still frirhI in the nainds of the tactorsi f Charleston. A luo, thar to the rqnalities peculiar I the sea iptu ral animal (to which'he so eloqjuently refers) the said auth~ r can only la y a partial claimu-that of tenacity of purpose; the other attribu tes, amonag not the least of which are backing (out of th egs, being posacasd in a high degree by *air. Aiken. "Many mn of amany minds."' AlIso that he will bie disappointed if lie expets to soar out of his ima proprieties by the free indukgenee of culyar b)omblase. T'io inorobuanats of the inatel ior, and the factors of the seaboardi are not going to allow him td scamper rough sho I over their (as he supposes) Balaain -necks, lie will tinud some of theso neks clothled with thunder i RL. No 8, Uxuos S~tarT, ivi~nrooz., July 16, l875a, Dcar Major: If I were disposed to be fastid ions, I would noat take upl nmy steel to salute one of you of the 8'ate agricultural andl maeohainiceal society, for I have never hua. a line or report from one of my old associates (and I hope yet friends) since I have been in .England -nearly twelve months-reprcesentinig the Direct TPrado Union of the Pa. trons of Iluebhandry. My Georgia friends write me regularly, and give account of the erops and the progress they have made in diversifyingi their pursuits. Only recently I sent< estimates for machinery to wvork a I >otton maill at Atlanta, to work 20,. 1 >00O spuindh-s, $300,000 subscription ;) mnd I receive lhtter from friend. in . - Ai LA A4 AR A louislaba and Mississippi, as to the lanting and jirospeets in those Stater. But little do I know of my own State iod people. I have sold, so far, about ,500 bales of cotton for the farmers, shippod through our company, and the Griffin "Star Cultivator" bad an editorial recently, and stated that my sales as examined by the editor, gave a clear profit of $8 to $12 por bale to the shippers above the prices that could have been realized in tbat maiket, and the plantors. had the use of the advance, I on the value, from timo of shipment. I burrow as much money as I want at 4. per cent per annum, on t ho vorurity of cotton, us consigned to m y agency ; and my banker allows 21 per cont on daily balances, but my practice is to remit balances in short sight banker's checks on London, as 8oo as invoices are closed, which sell at a high rate in America, for they are bettor remittanoes than gold. I have made many friends here, and I flatter myself have secured a very creditable influence cn change, and I never fail to present the South an the finest portion of God's earth, and yet destined ta lead in the affair. of civilization and christian virtues ; and whenever the mass of our farmers have knowledge enough to see that cotton is not the only article to eca. rich a country, (but rathe " to render it poor and dependent) they will turn their labor and ind utry to o'.her pur suits. The culture of cotton tends to make others aich, while the glower is receding and being inpuverished. This county of Lancnhiro, by use o our southern c"oton, first, is now the most wealthy area of sqi-are nmiles on the globe. Contrast it with poor Sonth Carolina, one of ti old 13 States, ruled tby crpet-bagg ers and negroes, and paying 1I to 2 per cent. a month for greenbacks. And here the bank of England rate this day it 3 per cent interest per annum foi gold. So much for cotton growing exclusively. I could follow this train of painful thought for pages, but must discus. the subject by ad ling that cotton this day has reveched a lower point that, for years and with a zupply of our American 293,00() bales less than samne date a year ago, and fully ig C. per lb. lower price than was eur ou tn July 1874. Capital, trade, and gamlers, as well as,the northern Press, know the cotton planters are poor and needy, and they will try and keep them serfs. I made ip toy mind to send you a few lines to pat you on the back and say well done for writing that letter for that creature Grant, in relation 'o the Centennial Industrial exhibi tion and the noble position you and J true t. the people of dear old South Carolina take. I an sure I can answer for her fair dautghters and our Loys. They ever are on the right side, wheni hvoo, truth and justice aro invuolved. May God bless all n ho bra.velyjrebuake such insults to her. Stand up buldly, it is the true course. The day will come when good men01 North 1Snth, East awl4 West wili say "well done thou good and faithful s.upporters of right and constitution al freedom.'' You will remom'. or how I stood up for Granit in the Tux Convenation, Api ii a year ago, and rather rebuked my frienad Gary for calling him a conaten.pt ible fellow. Well, I take what I said inild ly fo.r Ulysses back, lhe is provinag iii worse than Gary made hiim put. May he use bad whiskey, as mnuch as lie pleases. It is the hope of our -country for himn to burn outquickly as possiblhe. . Iow is the corni, wheat andl provis ion or'op in Suuth Carolina 2l If the cottbn telop is cut short l,000,000 hales, that loft will nect miore good money. Regards to Aiken, Elbson, MclMaster and other frienids. Yours very trualy aind sincerely, WNM. M. LA WTON. To MAJ. T.X.W. WoonwAnn, W innsboro, Fairfield Dist., South Carolhna) [ coJIMiC'ric:n.] A fter 25 years of absence, wanider ing through the world and passing through the various sieissitudes .of life, sometimes .poor and sometimos poorer-, we -havo landed one againi ini the city of Greenville--yes, Green ville-to .prettient place anid the dhearest spot to me ic thu world-the hand of our birth-the sweetert land on the face of the en 4 . 1 only wish that I had better de scriptive poweis, that I might .pic ture to you the beauty and olegeane of this little inouiatain city. The first impressaioni of the town is strik ing if not imposing, anid the natural leenery is beautiful. Ihow altered in appearance. TIhe same heavens indeed are' above her and the lamoe earth beneath. T'he same little river with its picturesque cascades ad waterfalls, now studded with nachinery, winds het way through the aentre of the town ; its bright and inmpid waters, gurgling, leaping, uttding and hurrying on to *minglo ta waters with those of granid old cai. The sanme maneti ange of nountains, with its dark b'uo appear. fnoe, bounds the western and north W ostern horizon. Seven wiles dise ant, standing out in bold relief, may e seen the rugged brim of old Paris, whilst 3 miles ride will bring to the root of Piny, her lees pretentious ieigbbor. Casting your eye along the range )f the Blue Ridge from inany points runay be reein the fardtamined 1able Mountain, ('-ar's Boad, Bine Knob andi itany other peaks of intcr est. 'rho scenery is truly grand, the water pure and good, whilst the esimate is axhilarating and unsurpassed any where South. We mot with but few if our old friends and .equaitanoces, ur stay being limited; but the popu lation has undergone alhost a om plate change. The city is growing rapidly. Ton new stores are being erected with many other handsome buildings. Her destiny, however, in our upinion, is to be that of a manu, facturingtown. She already boaat sev oral factories whilut several otbuira are in cote-"-.platioa. Her natural advan. tages t.r rutani'ug u.achinery are very tine. The salubrity of her cli mate, eoupled with the intelligence and energy of her citizens, her railroad lacilities, so accessible from every punt, will invite industry and capi'.al and she must soon rank and be clarsed the second city in South Carolina. lMom Greenville we took the Air Line Railroad and were soon speedin rapidly to Easily, the first station going South to Atlanta.' This place was nAmed f.r the late W. K. E & ily, a mnan of note ait a lawyer of prowi hence in the up-coun pry. It is quite a ilourishing little place, and would nave grown to still larger dimen sions ere this, but the title to a part of the land on which it is located i., in dispute, and until that is settled it must remain in statu quo. It has a a goo l back country to support it, and everything -eemed to be thriving. We never saw finer, fatter horses and mules, nicer vehicles of all descrip Liens. Loads of chickens, butter, eggs, watermelons, beef and the like constantly pouring in. Wheat and corn offering at low prices. %Ve must not forget to mention that we nccidentally met with one of our old friends and fellow-citizons, .11h. Jas. Hawthorn. He has an in terost in a a very nice hotel, near y- coumpleted, at this place. lie is the same genial, generous Jim, and we cheerfully accepted his kind invi. tatiun to join him in a glass of good ,ld peach and honey, the first we had t tstt d in many years. Success to his e t.rprise, hoping he may have some ot the same sort when we revisit him. Easily is situated one mile from .ld Pickensville and enjoys an exten sion view of the mountains and one of the finest views af Table Rock on the line of road. From thence we visited Central Station, so called from uieing the half way ground between A tlanta and Charlotte, one hundred and thirty-three miles eachi ray. Hlere the company conitemaplute buildinog tht ir shops which will enhance the value of'town propert-y very much and make it perhaps a considerable p ace. They have already built a lii~e hotel here, kept by that prince of hotel ke' epers and good fellow-W. FM. Hole mbe-thie only main I knoiw oi that's got a soul as big as the gable end of creation, and a body proportionat-ely large to hold the sanse. We are noe suaall potitoes "urself, but " s had t succunib L.e ore tbis inan of the maountaiuns. We fo)rmned several leuant acquain tanics amnrg railroad meu and ofiials that make thIs place bead. quarters. Generally speakag there is' a cordial-i-ty and free heartedneoe amiongstrailroad mecn rarely met with. Arad to our lenion arnd ice friend we return mny thaniks, hoping -that the party proved a success-, truly sorry we could not attend. It was here we heard one of the fiP'o.t banjo performe-rs except ol-da Joe Sw een ey, in the U.. S., a nd hlis goodl powers excelled anything we have ever board, (a conductor en theroad.) We understanld that theore is a considerable desire to settle along this road, and lands h ave .gene up in price, in conseqctenace tisereof. I here is a great deal of origina.1 wvood -in this r-cetion of country which which when brought into cul.. tivation, yields kindly. With fertilit 7.13rs, they miaike as much or flire" cotton t' the acre th .n we do, aind we have anever soon such 'o n grow out of the earth as wo (lid on, manyv farms in 1rc'kens County. Jesid ta being an agr icultural country, we are per suaded to believe that ten years will not elapse before it, will be a manulactusinag one. In the upper portion of this State the material advantages are so great for inachine. ry, that the artist lias little to do, save erect a house anid machine ry, in many places the falls are so great as to admit wheels say 15 or 20 feet upon the overshot construe. tioe .with~ water enough to impel the boavient machinery, rind strange io may, those places all remain Idle and unirmproved ; whilst we are depend. nt for our woodenwate, hardware, oilloware and in fact everything ~rcm a broom up to a aett of furni ~ure or a suit of clothes, upon a >oople Into whose coffers we seem o have made it a study all our as to pour all the treasure we tould possi bly obtain and who finally iave handsomely remuneratedi us 'or our kindness. We have thawed ad enriched the serpent and now ye feel the sting. 'i .. ue but.. wen or our State are left with capi. tal. We are all wore or less poor. But fuotorie can be built by combina. tion. More anon. JOSH GIBBS. Letter from Mississippi. Snuqua.AL , Mana., Aug. 2d'75. Mr. Editor: By the time this reaches you the Democratio state convention of Mississippi will be a thing of the past. It will meet at Jackson on the 3d day of Auguat. rho utmost en thuslasin prevails throughout our State the people are thoroughly aroused and are displaying an earnestness that is prophetio of sue cess. Radicalism baa about run its raoe in Mississippi, aNo by the un shaken performance ot duty on the part of the tax-pnyern in the coming o smpaign, sucoess is certain. In the first Congre-sional Pistrict the people have assembled in convention and nouinated by acclamation that true patriot and model statesman, Col. L. Q C. Lamar, which speaks in thunder tones, for their intelligence. This is as it should be, and Missis, sippi can congratulate herself that he will have at least one in the National Legislature th.t ,is of u+, with us and for us, and one too, who, when lie raises his voice in behalf of justice and right, will be heard by the body to whioh he belongs, and whose words will be read in every section of thin great republio. It'is hoped that the other congre.. ioual districts will follow the ox.. ample of the first and put forward men good and true, so this grand old state way rid bereelf of trashy frauds who have heretofore palmed themselves off on this ignorant etae", went of the country as stateemen, most of whow can at best draw their pay and are entirely powerless to benefit their constituents. The pros poets for a good crop throughout the State have not been, so favorable for several years. A good corn crop is now a fixed fact, and the cotton prospects are very flattering with no signs of worrm as yet. This setion of M isaissippi has sadly neglected the cultivation of corn since the surren tier, depending ontiroly upon the cot. ton crop for a support. I cannot say there is a greater per cent of land planted in corn this year than fore erly, but its oultivatin has not been neglected. Should no unforeseen disaster befall the cotton crop, and if the planters realize anything like a fair price fur the staple, [ think Mlississippi will be able to survive the hard times and radical robbery. The harderable ardeadal robbery. 'het andit s t behoped that it will making -rapid stvides to bankruptcyY and ruia. Should. -the people o Mlississippi- mako e l get this fall independent of the negroes, I can not for a moment doubt their succesb with the demuocratic press to lead them .inte action. And -efter the battle is fosaght and the viotory won,$ the oppressed and tax ridden people of Missisuippi will join in long and -' fervenat prayers to the good girer of all .things-for hi. mneroitul deliverance from .tre .carrien -crows of carpet-bag gers who are now bleeding t~he Btate4 so freely.. Resptetfu'lly, J.. HI. U. Sale of Rleal Estate, IN purtsuance of a reqnest from the Ces Otuis gui trued, I will offer for sale on the first M~onday ,In September next, at the Court, house door in Wiwnsboro, at public outcry to the highest b-iltdor all that piece, patrcel -or tract of land, 'Eying . and situots ina the County of Fairfield and State of South Caro'mna, near I'onguos. vylle, containing two .hundred .and sifty seven an aleores, uore e a less, and boiude e n the North 'by Iads of-John M'tobley, Andrew Moebley and Recunen ' Mobleiy, on the East by lands of lDavtd Cork and John Mihenoncon the Southa by lands of John Simlonton and Andrew Miob. h-'y. nntd onl the West. by lands of Andre Mobisy.rw Terrsj of sak-One thensand dollars calh, tie tatlan-ce on a credit of ,ane year, with inteorest from day of sale at the rate of twelve per centum per anraum. Pur. chaser -to give .bond for said balance ;se - cured b.) nbortgago of tho premise, and to Pay for all aneceasary papers. W- MOULTIE~ DWIGHT, Wlnnsboro, 8. C., 4th Aug. 1'876t. aug 6 .1aw4w Of~ee County Comissioners, Was soao, 8. 0., Aug. Brd, 1876. N.TOTICE Is hereby gIven that the an. L nual meeting of the Board of Coun yCommIssIoners for Fair~~eld County will be heid at their office on Tuesday the lilh September, 1876. All persons holing bille, accounts or demands of any kind tgainet said county, whice, have not been ' presenteu to the board at specol meetinage oeld during rthe year, are required to do r before the day of aid meeing, o hat they 'nay be examined and ordered o be paid at, the annual meeting. All. aecounts not presented at the annual neting In accordance the requireraents of his notice will not be audited at su&'..)~ neeting. T, it. ROBERITS N, ang 6 law4w Clr,' .