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Scraps # if acts. The expense of maintaining the army and navy of France, for the current year, is estimated at $207,400,000. There is not a single Douglas paper in Texas. Out of ninety papers in the State, all but eight or nine support Breckenridge and Lane. The Boston Bee (Rep.,) of Saturday says : It is understood that Mr. Seward will retire from the Senate at the close of the present term, on the 4th of March next. Tho steamer Wm. Burton, which arrived this morning from Fort Adams, brought down^90 bales of cotton, of which 288 were of the new crop.?AT. O. Picaa o yune, Aug., v. Moses S. Beach, who has just retired from the New York Sun, is engaged in perfecting a steam press, which it is hoped will succeed in printing one hundred thousand sheets an hour. A man starving for bread, in New York city, robbed another of five cents to buy a loaf of bread, and Justice Quickenbush has sent him to jail in default of $2000 bail for trial for the heinous offence. The heat of the sun was so great in Philadelphia on Tuesday, that the yellow pine steps to a house in the upper part of the city were set on fire by the sun's rays and nearly destroyed before the fire was discovered. The original cost of the Great Eastern was $4,500,000. She stands charged to the present owners at $2,150,000. Of this amount $500,000 is preferred stock.? The best mode of taking stock in her would be to convert her into a cattle-ship. Dr. F. Newbury Clark, on Saturday last, extracted a tooth from Robinson & Co.'s celebrated performing lion, at Buck"hannon, Ya. The operation was witnessed' by some thirty or forty persons, and proved highly satisfactory to his lion highness, as well as to the spectators. The returns of the census indicate that the inhabitants within the corporate bounds of the city of Richmond number nearly 40,000, and that its suburbs contain from 10,000 to 12,000 inhabitants, making the whole population, city and suburban, more than 50,000 souls. Stephen A. Douglas is now stumping the New England States. He telegraphs ahead, and has platforms raised at every depot, and while the train stops twenty minutes for him to speak, he expresses his pleasure at the surprise of beiDg called upon to address his fellow-citizens.? Mobile Mercury. > We learn from the Charleston Courier that a dangerous counterfeit of a twenty dollar bill on the Planters & Mechanics Bank, of Savannah, Georgia, is in circulation. It is made payable at Savannah, Georgia, to B. II. Condit, and the forged signatures are Augustus Barey, Cashier, and L. S. Roberts,. President. The London Star is informed that Dr. W. H. Brown (formerly one of the lecturers at the Panopticon and Polytechnic) has devised a method of transmitting parcels under water across the channel, with great celerity, so that deliveries of goods ancTletters can be effected on "both "sides, V V ?W seveal times in twenty-four hours, and that a company is being formed to carry it into effect. ; Three of the choir of young girls who dressed in white, greeted Washington as he entered Trenton in 17S9, on his wav to assume the Presidency, and strewed his pathway with flowers, still survive. One yet lives in Trenton ; one is the mother of Senator Chesnut, of South Carolina; and one Mrs. Sarah Hand, resides in Cape May county, N. J. ? Whoever may be elected President, it seems to be pretty certain that we are to have a Southern lady for Presidentess.? Lincoln, it is said, married a lady of Lexington, Ky., where Breckinridge was born and married. Mrs. Bell is also a native of Kentucky. The first Mrs. Douglas was a North Carolinian: the second is a native of Maryland. The Washington States of Thursday, refers to rumors prevailing in that city, to the effect that Breckinridge is about to withdraw from the canvass. The Washington correspondent of the New York Her aid, telegraphs the same news to that paper. The wish in both cases is, no doubt, father to the thought. The Statcsis a Douglas organ, and the Herald has come out - squaTe for Bell and Everett. * The Selma (Ala.) Sentinel says it has received letters from different sections of the State, suggesting the necessity of the Governor calling together the Legislature of the State to devise some plan by which the people can secure something to live on. One of the letters from Bibb county represents that not euough corn will be made to bread the people, and unless something is done, many will be bound to starve. On Thursday, in front of the CourtHouse, eleven hundred and ninety-three free negroes will be offered for sale, for a ^sufficient time to enable them, by their allowance per diem, to pay their taxes. Some of these negroes are indebted as much as 825 to the city, and as they generally sell for ten cents a day, their value will no doubt be made out of them.?Petersburg (Fa.) Express. It is stated that the Niagara Falls are receeding at the rate of about ooe foot a year. Geology is able to predict that when a recision of a mile has taken place? some five or six thousand years hence?the height of the fall will be reduced by a score of feet. Ten thousand years more, when the fall shall have worn its way four miles further back, all that constitutes Niagara will have disappeared, and the whole descent will be accomplished by a serieR of rapids, like those near the whirlpool. The famous Blondin has a rival at Niagara, in the person of Signor Farina, who opened his mad performances on the 16th (Thursday last). He has selected a place near the outlet of the Hydraulic Canal, a short distance below the Niagara House, where the river is about 2000 feet wide?the widest place between the Falls and Lewiston?and where the banks are also very high. Ilis bills for the 15th state! that he will walk from the American side at 4 p. m., and on returning he will draw a rope up from the steamer Maid of the Mist, fasten it to his cable, and descend it head foremost to the deck of the steamer (a little distance of perhaps 150 feet.) He will return to his cable by the same route. I This is a performance never before undertaken by Blondin, or any one else. Cjit fmiiiHIe irapiim edited bt SAM'L W. MELTON WM. W. EAST. contbibutinq editob: JAS. WOOD DAVIDSON....Columbia. S. C. YORK VILLE, S. C. THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1860. Special Notice.?All communications, on matters connected -with the paper, should be addressed to "The Yobkville Enquibeh;" and not to the Editors or Proprietor, personally. Per sons desiring prompt attention to their favors, must bear this in mind. Capt. D. D. Moobe, Maj. Mtles Smith, Samuel G. Bbown, and J. L. Thompson, of York; John R. Allen, Post Master at Chester, S. C.; - Ci r\ 3 YI7-. JOSEPH WALKER, L,nariesiUD, O. v. i uuu im. D. Cook, of Bennettsville, are authorized agents of the Enquirer. TO ADVERTISERS. Our advertising friends will place us under es- ] pecial obligation by sending in their favors as j early as Monday or Tuesday of each week. I J6?- Both the editors are absent. STATE AGRICULTURAL. SOCIETY. I We have received the Premium List for the i Fifth Fair of this Society, which will be held in j Columbia, on the 13th to the 16th November , next. ORATION. We are indebted to Col. T. Y. Simons, Pre9i ' dent of the Society, for a copy of the oration ( delivered before the 76 Association of Charles- 1 ton, on the 4th of July la9t. DAVIDSON COLLEGE. t The Trustees of Davidson College, met in i Q*K 'notftnt ortrl mnrln fKo tfrvl _ i \^unriuiit: uu 111c atu iuomiuv, <?uv? muuv %u^ *v?- y lowing provision for the vacancies in that insti- j tution: , The President elect, Dr. J. A. Waddell, hav- ^ ing sent up a conditional declinature, the Board agreed that no further action be taken in reference to the Presidency, until the issue of such circumstances, now pending, as will allow either his acceptance or positive refusal. Professor W. H. Waddell, nephew of the President elect, and now in service in the Uni- j versity of Georgia, at Athens, was elected to j, the chair of Greek, vacated by Professor Fishburnl. j The Professorship of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy, was filled by the election of George M. Edgar, now Professor in the North Carolina Military Institute, at Charlotte. The Professors chosen are both young men, but for their age, have a reputation as scholars, which will add to the attractions and efficiency j of Davidson College. n Professor V. C. Barringer will enter upon f his duties in the chair of Belles Lettres, next n February, he being allowed, in the meantime, t to serve in the Senate of North Carolina, to a which he has heen recently eiectea a memoer. ^ Thus the Professorships of Davidson College n ?numbering six besides the President?all filled u ?and a capital, real and prospective, of more c than three hundred thousand dollars, plnce her j in the front rank of denominational Colleges, u and will doubtless secure for her a patronage 8 worthy of her name, character and facilities, for j a sound, substantial and thorough education. e MERE-MENTION. r Mr. J. Forrkst Gowan, is announced in the n lusl issue, as Contributing editor of the Rock n UM Gt?roniztr.? The Memptrts AvataftCTie T says that Hon. Wm. L. Yancey has agreed to c place himself, after this month, at the disposal c of the National Democratic Committee, which c will appoint for him to speak in all the large cities of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and, also 6 in New York and Boston. A firm in Cincinnati report the sale of 500 head of Kentucky a hogs at $0.50, on commission, deliverable during " the first fifteen days of November. The 11 library of Harvard College, Mass., contains 91,500 volumes, which occupy more than three ^ miles of shelf room. The manufacture of Lager beer in St. Louis the present year will a reach 122,400 barrels ; of common beer 85,500 ^ h barrels; of ale 4,400 barrels. The valuo of the manufactured article was SI,523,400. The London Watchman reports the death of a J grandson of Charles Wesley. It looks strange 11 and striking in its brevity: "On the 8th ult., ^ aged 00, Mr. John Wesley, grandson of Rev. 6 Charles Wesley, and grandnephew of Rev. John 1 Wesley. The latest returns of the North ? Carolina election, being complete, reduces the . majority of Ellis to 0,580 votes. The Char- 11 leston Mercury of the 15th instant, says: The first bale of new Cotton which, as we unnounced yesterday, was received by Mr. A. Gardolle, at accommodation wharf, was sold yesterday at 13 cents per lb. The Mercury says that the City Council of Charleston is about to apply for ' a charter to incorporate a new Gas Company in that City. The ground of this movement is general dissatisfaction at the high rate now charged by the existing Company. A preliminary meeting has been held in Charleston, to organize 1 a corps of Zouaves. Twenty young men enrolled themselves as members. Gov. Stevens, Cbairmnu of tho Breckinridge and Lane Nation ^ al Executive Committee, has received a letter * from Mr. Breckinridge of such a character as ^ warrants bim in giving him an emphatic contra- 1 diction to all rumors of his desire to be relieved 8 from his position as a candidate for the Presidency. Four deaths from yellow fever oc 11 curred in New Orleans last week. The disease r is not considered as an epidemic at present by c the physicians of that city. Gen. Harney, ' in compliance with an order issued more than r two months ago, reported himself in person to ^ the Secretary of War on the 16th. He was re 2 lieved from the command of the Department of c Oregon at the instance of Lieutenant General 1 Scott, for reasons already familiar to the public C in connection with the San Juan question. It is probable he will be court-martialed. Hon. C Howell Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury, states * that the people of Georgia will not submit to the inauguration of Lincoln as President. They will * secede first. 1 CONTRIBUTORIAL. 1 The New Stnte House. The last attractive feature added to our new ? capitol is of fine art. Brown's medallions of 1 McDuffie and of Ilayne have recently been fixed * in their places?one on each side of the central ' front entrance, at the second story. The figures arc of white Italian marble in lasso rilicvo. ^ Below the medallions are eagles with back- ? grounds of stars?below "the immortal names t that were not born to die and the significance 1 is striking. 1 Above these great heads are strung festoons of 1 the cotton plant in boll?above the eagles in the t stars, and above the hero-statesmen; and the c significance is striking also. Is it not ? ? Personal. The Rev. Dr. Thornwell of Columbia is at this ( time in Paris, having recently visited Southamp- < ton, England. He directs his steps next ' wards Geneva. 1 Summer Travel. The present has been an unusual year in the < I numbers travelling. The crowd at the White ? I Sulphur in Virginia, for example, is larger than t ever known before?numbering a week ago as i high as two thousand visitors. Comfort in such ' a jam is out of the question. You might as i well go to a nail-factory for silence, as to such I a mass of folks for decent comfort. The other Virginia springs are also said to be ! in the same condition of excessive patronage. i This patronage of Southern watering places is i the result of political tendencies no doubt. i Columbia, S. C. J. W. D. 1 For the Yorkville Enquirer. . . LETTER FROUtt "RUBY." The Weather?hot, hotter, hottest! The Weather ( ?temperate. Ruby almost exanimated. Author of Rutledge discovered! The man who tried to keep cool. The crops and so on. \ Thank heaven! it's cool once more; but it took l four or five days hard raining to reduce the tem- < perature to even a moderate degree of warmth. And now we Saints are in a very amphibious 1 state, being in the water and out of the water, < and in and out, continuously. It has been great i weather for tad poles and young ducks; as for i f-jj ti: t ?-n ? rr.ii/.V. in ifa favor. I LUUUer-ptllllUg X UUU C oaj ov uaiavu AM ?w Nevertheless, it has caused a most agreeable i reduction of temperature, worth some hundred loads of fodder, that is, if all who participate in I its benefits would contribute to the payment of < the fodder. That last heated term was amazing, j Poor Ruby, almost burning up, sought the sea- < shore; no coolness there. Went to the moun- I tains; hot, hot. Came baok to the swamps; hot- 1 test. There is but little left of him. Mourning i friends may obtain a look of his hair and that's ill. A poor, pale, thin object, wandering about 1 restlessly and silently like a troubled ghost, a ' worn out coat and a broad brimmed hat; and 1 this and these are all that remain of the "rubi- ( jund Ruby." "How are the mighty fallen," as the boy said when the cheese fell off the table. ( rhat wicked boy. I doubt not, spelled it mite:y. ( As for news ; "news ! Lord bless you, there is 1 lone, sir, except that Ruby has found out at t ast who is the author of Rutledge. That Great e Unknown is not Miss Minturn; nor by any means s s it Miss Lyons of Columbia, though she could I vrite as well if she would; nor is it Miss Rug jles, who would write as well if she could; 1 Nor is't a belle s Who doth swell s Along 5th Avenue, ? Where Truth and Worth And noble birth t Yield to the parvlnuc. Jo, it is neither one of these fair ladies whom I i lave mentioned. Noris it Miss Evans of Mobile c ?she wrote Beulah and quit. Nor is it Madame i ieVert?she has not finished reminiscenting yet. t Nor is it she, f By the Great Pedee, f Where the cat fish gaily play; 1 Where the sun pearch seen, t In the light to gleam, i Like gems of the purest ray. i Jo it is not either one of these, by any manner of e leans?quite the contrary; nevertheless, Ruby eeling anxious on the subject, fearing lest it 1 light be attributed to him (he must confess I hat he had a notion of writing it) and not being g ble to endure the consequent infliction of alums and requests for autographs, went to work i lost assiduously, and at last, has the great pleas- t ire of announcing to the world that he has dis- c overed Who is the Author of Rutledge!? t laving selected a suitable subject and put him i nder the influence of gin cocktnila?when the [ ubject appeared to be in a somnambulistic con- t ition and completely under the influence, Ruby nquired "Who wrote Rutledge ?" The subject i eplied, "The man with the white hat." There v ow. let the question be forever settled?the a tan with the white hat wrote Rutledge. If any unmJ bnj been forth? Uiscorcry, please oliect it and lay it out in ice and lemons and ( igars, and forward to Ruby at your earliest onvenience. By the way, during the hot weather, when very body seemed to have given up in despair 11 idea of ever being cool again, and to have bandoned themselves to unmitigated per9piraion, Rubysaw one man who seemed determined j make one final effort at keeping cool. The inividual was sitting in the French Coffee House in 'harleston, with a lump of ice (maybe a brick) in is hat, and holding in his hand a claret punch nd was humming 'From Greenland's mountain*.' 'erhaps he succeeded in keeping cool. Ruby opes so, but from appearances, thinks not.? lut these experiences of Charleston, must be lostponed for another season. During the heat ; was too hot to write : now that it is cool and leasant once more, a fellow must keep still and njoy it for about a week, a week and a half, or wo weeks. And now, after remarking that crops ur way are doing well, as are mosquitoes and lligators and Ruby, this latter distinguished adividual has the honor of bidding yon adieu, ntil the next time. Satisfactorily yours, RUBY. P. S. Since writing the above letter, I undertand that "Me man with the white hat" has been ngaged to write for the Field and Fireside and he New York Ledger, alternately, at the enor- sous salary of nothing per month, and find j imself. His next story will be called Wheel- a racks. For the Yorkville Enquirer. ? C THE GENERAL CONVENTION OP THE t IND. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. a The General Convention met on Thursday, the th instant, at Olney Church, Gaston County, * 1. C., and was opened with a sermon by Rev. e ?. W. Carothers, from Job xix: 25: "I know f hat my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall f tand, at the latter day, upon the earth." There was a tolerably full attendance of the aembers?the Minister's all being present, and n epresentatives from each of the churches, ex- 1 ept Olivet and Hopewell. Rev. W. W. Ratchord, who was ordained in Yorkville on the 2nd t if Jure last, was enrolled as a member ex officio. ["he sessions of the convention were character-!- ' ed by harmony and unanimity of sentiment and t iction. There was much less business transac- ? ed than usual, aside from the regular routine if business annually occurring. The reports from the churches were generally if a more cheering character than they have been or several years past, furnishiug evidence that he great Head of the church has been pleased o own and bless his word and ordinances anongst us, during the year. There have been idditions to all the churches from which reports vere received, and in some of them the acceslions have been considerable. The Convention closed its sessions in a shorter time than usual, and adjourned at 11 o'clock, i. m., on Saturday, to meet at Hephzibah jhurch, Gaston County, N. C., on the 2nd Thurslay in August 1861. The small amount of business before the Contention afforded the members an opportunity of spending more time than usual in attendance lpon the devotional exercises of the meeting, vhich were of a very interesting, and it is hoped, rrofitable character. The meeting was attended )y very large congregations from day to day, nanifesting a lively interest, both in the projeedings of the Convention, and in the religious services of the occasion. During the present season, the Olney congreration have erected a large and handsome :hurch edifice, and, according to a previous anrouncement, their house of worship was dedica:ed to God, on Saturday the Ilth instant. Alhough the morning was a very gloomy and rainy >ne, the large building was entirely filled with in earnest and attentive audience. The dedicaion services were very appropriate and truly solemn. These services were performed by the Rev. R. Y. Rassel. Mr. R. commenced the services by reading the 8th chapter of 1 Kings, from 27th verse to the end. The 499th Hymn J was sung, and after a few appropriate remarks, ? he proceeded to dedicate the house to the worship and service of him who is King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, in one of the most sublime and solemn prayers, it has ever been my privi- f, lege to hear. The 502^d Hymn was then sung, c which closed the dedication ervices proper; but ? immediately succeeding them, and in connection jj with them, Mr. R. preached a sermon, from 1. Cor. lii: 9: "Ye are God's building." h It would be impossible to do justice to this ser- ^ mon, in a brief notice. No one who did not hear , the sermon could properly estimate it?it was r one of its author's able and eloquent-efforts.? He introduced his subject by shewing that oost- ^ ly buildings have, in all ages, been erected and a dedicated to the services of religion; but these * are not the true sanctuary?that the materials ? :omposing "God's building," are his elect, cho- ^ sen ones?not those who are nominally, but such d as are really christians. Mr. R., then, in a most eloquent and impresfive manner, portrayed the spiritual temple, h dwelling at some length in the exhibition of the foundation?Christ Jesus, and him crucified? ^ Christ, in his human nature, and divine. He n caught that none compose a part of the temple v ivho are not on this foundation. That the Sooi- a lian is not; for he denies the divinity of Christ ?that Roman Catholics, whilst they professedly g receive Christ, and acknowledge him as the Sa- h fior, practically reject him, by depending on the Virgin, the Apostles and saints, as their media- p :ors and intercessors. fi The ,christian was reminded that as Christ is he foundation of the entire building?the ^ ]hurch?so he is the foundation of the individual jeliever, and, therefore, that it cannot be over- n brown nor the believer perish?that the floods of J lorrow, and the fires of persecution have not de- ^ itroyed, nor will they ever be able to destroy :his building. c Each christian in the crowded assembly must g lave felt himself edified and comforted, as the h ipeaker, in strains of sacred fervor, exhibited if lomeof the characteristics of the building, which P ;ive to it beauty, as well as permanency. j, Of these, love is prominent. We were told o hat love is diffused through tho entire building ?and that true christian love excludes party- ^ sm?that different divisions should not produce n liscord or alienation, as all cannot harmonize ii n all things. Love, in its exercise, embraces ? wo points?truth and holiness?and whilst dif fl( erent persons may understand some truths dif- ti erently, this should not prevent their love.? T i.fter remarking that the building is beautified * vith holiness, Mr. R. closed his sermon by shew- fl ng that there are two ways in which the build- k ng may be polluted?by the introduction of ^ rror, and by sinful conduct. f, This sermon will, no doubt, be remembered b ong by many that heard it, and we trust that the P loly Spirit may render it productive of much * [OOd. gi The exercises on Sabbath were truly interest- l< ng and solemn. There were seated together at j? he Lord's table not only brethren from the ? lifferent congregations of our own church, but a ;hose of different branches of the church, and * we felt constrained to 6ay "How good and how * deasant is it for such as are brethren, to dwell d ogetherin unity." tl May the Lord bless his people abundantly, and |j f we meet no more in "Convention" here, may ve be permitted to join "the general assembly p ind church of the first-born," on high. * A MEMBER. J . ? - p For the Yorkville Enquirer. OH YES! YOU CAN ALL MEET ME THESE.'" x. b n Oh yes! you can all meet me there, ^ In that Home of the Happy and Blest, q Where the sorrowing cease from care d And the weary and worn are at rest. Thus whispered a dying young girl, As she gazed on the weeping household, y" And besought them to seek the rich pearl Of great price?far more precious than gold. n ii. J Oh yes ! you may all meet me there, c: if you lean on the same Heavenly Guide, P And feel neither trembling nor fear ^ As you trustingly walk by His side 01 Through the Vale of the Shadow of Death, a His statf will support and sustain, He will scatter the clouds with His breath w And the> storm and the tempest enchain. c nr. ti Oh yes ! vou shall all meet me there, tc If you bear my last message in mind, ft I must go now a place to prepare ^ For the loved ones 1 am leaving behind. tt We will quaff from the same Living Well tl The Waters of Life there in store, o And in Glory and Bliss we will dwell w In the IlouBe of the Lord, evermore. w CLAUDE. "This was tha reply of an interesting young lady, on her eath-bed, to the wishes of loving friends that "they might 11 meet her again in Heaven." w - gi Later from Texas. h The Excitement in Texas.?By our Texas ex- Ja hanges we receive further particulars in regard 19 o the excitement growing out of the suspected bolition conspiracy. Vl The Nacogdoches Chronicle, of the 7th instant, ias the following items on this subject: tl Ellis County.?A young man who has been ei tnployed in a store at Waxahatcbie, was hung a H?: ew days sin:e, for giving strychnine to slaves to g ?ut in wells. | ti Smith County.?The man who was 9hot in the 1 .ttempt to set fire to Tyler, has been found dead. 6 Cherokee Nation.?The Paris Press speaks of ti , rumor that a bloody fight had taken place in u he Nation, between Abolitionists and pro-slave- u y men, in which 150 of the former were killed, " ind 7 of the latter. This story is most proba- tl >ly a fabrication. - ?<?r? h Cherokee County.?The citizens of Cherokee ti lave organized for their protection. v More Incendiarism.?Another attempt has been ri nade to fire buildings at Tyler, also in Brenham, it tnd at Georgetown. h Another Great Fire.?The Houston Telegraph n )f the 11th, says : h We learn from a gentleman who passed e hrough Henderson, in Rusk county, on last C Monday morning, that the town of Henderson d vas set on fire last Sunday night, the 5th in9t., n md was almost entirely consumed. Every house tl n the square, except one, including all the busi- ^ less houses :n the place, was destroyed. a The people of Henderson, our informant says, u Dili no iaun in iub repuneu conspiracy, ana ncglected to appoint a patrol or keep watch. The e ire was discovered on Sunday night about nine s Fclock. No clue had been discovered to the a perpetrators of the deed. e Preacher Hung at Veal's Station.?The Fort C Worth Chief, of the 1st inst., has the following tl brief notice of the execution of an. Abolitionist c inspirator: s We learn that a preacher by the name of Buley o ivas huagnt Veal's Station last week, for being a in active abolitionist. A majority of three hun- tl ired men condemned him. tl A Discovery in Drenham.?The Brenham Ran- s jer, of the 10th inst., says: d A few days since, several negroes were arres- o ted on Mill Creek, in this county, who acknowl- g jdged to their having poison given them by white tl nen, for the purpose of poisoning their owners h ind families, and that the day of election was r the time fixed for a general insurrection. They ii ilso implicated some negroes about town as be- n og concerned in the murderous plot. n G Lincoln's Cabinet.?We hear it rumored in po- a itical circles here, as coming from reliable Re- o inblican sources, that the following is to be the a imposition of Mr. Lincoln's Cabinet, in case of d lis election : Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of n State; Henry Winter Davis, Attorney General; h Fohn Sherman, Secretary of the Treasury; Cas- e lius M. Clay, Secretary of the Interior; Benj. s F. Wade, Secretary of the Navy ; John Hick- S nan, Secretary of War; Schuyler Colfax, Post- g naster General.? JFashington Star. fi For the Yorkville Enquirer. FOR SHERIFF. Messrs. Editors:?You 'will please notniJTate Ir. J. Habvey Fadlkneb, as a candidate for Iheriff of York District, and oblige MANY FRIENDS. L Survey of Crops throughout the Country. A correspondent of the New York Commercial urnishes the subjoined general survey of the rops of this season, throughout the United itates. The Commercial says it has been preared with great care, and will, doubtless, be erased with interest: Neio Jersey.?Thus far in New Jersey heavy ay and grain crops have been gathered. Corn 3 not above the average of other years. Of poatoes, there will be only a fair crop. Apples rill be very plentiful and good, but peaches ather under than over what was anticipated. Ohio.?In Ohio, the wheat crop is equal in uantity and quality to any ever known, and has een harvested in good order. The hay orop is , heavy one. Oats fair, and corn promising roll. The grain crop of 1859 was about 136,00,000 bushels, and will be more this year.? )f wheat alone the yield will be fully 50,000,000 ushels?5,000,000 more than was ever preuced before. Indiana.?In Indiana, the wheat crop is rich n nnanftf.ff and nnalitv and thfl viflld will lip. - 1??V 1-?-V, J lore than an average one. Corn is better than as been known for a long time. Wisconsin.?In Wisconsin, the wheat product ast season, in round numbers, was about 15,00,000 bushels. This year it promises to be luch larger, as there is far more land sown, rith a prospect of an extraordinary yield to the ere. Nebraska.?In Nebraska Territory the crops rere never more promising. A large yield of rain has been secured, and corn is unusually eavy. California.?From California the most reliable dvices pronounce the wheat harvest as very romising, and likely to afford a large surplus )r shipment. Minnesota.?Minnesota will export more grain his year than the total yield of the Territory )r four years past. Michigan.?From Michigan there is cheering ews of the crops. The clip of wool for this ear will exceed that of last year by about a uarter of a million of pounds. Last year's clip ras estimated at 3,000,000 pounds. The South.?While the West is full of rejoiing at the magnificence of the harvest, a dark loud of despondency seems to hang over the outhern States. The lone nrotractcd drought as proved most destructive to the crops, and it ) estimated that in cotton, corn and haj, the lanters will experience a loss of several milons of dollars. There were fine rains, however, 3 Georgia, on the 28th and 29th ultimo. Much f the corn was too far advanced to be materialf benefitted by the visitation. Not for years has so long and so severe a rought been experienced. In some sections o rain has fallen since the first of April. This 9 especially true of Texas, Louisiana and Georia. I learn from a gentleman direct from the forthern part of Texas and Southwestern Misouri that vegetation in these sections was enrely dried up, and that in many counties in 'exas, slaves, and in some cases their masters, rere offering their services for their food alone, lany are leaving for districts less heavily af icted. In Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Aransas, Louisiana and Kansas the crops have een not only oppressed by the drought, but 'ithin the last month they have had to struggle )r existence in the face of a sun of almost torrid rilliance and power, dewless nights, and the revalence (in some parts) of high scorching dnds, which shriveled up vegetation as if a siocco had passed over it. The consequence of uch weather is obvious. In Kentucky matters )ok somewhat more cheering, but the crop will e much below the average. Tennessee yields nely of tobacco and corn, and the fruit crop rill be abundant, Maryland furnishes an averge crop of wheat, but both here and in Delaware the peach crop is poor. In fact, peaches rill be uotnear so plentiful this year, and high rices will be the rule. It is said that the rought in Texas is so general and so extreme bat the large emigration flowing into the State a9 been checked, and many families from Alaama and other Southern States are returning o their former homes. In Galveston, it is reorted, there has been no rain since April, and rater is now selling at three dollars per barrel, rought down to Trinity. A San Antonia letter ays that water brought from the Mississippi liver is selling in Indianola and Lavacca for wenty five cents a gallon. Pennsylvania.?Heavy crops of all kinds have een gathered in Pennsylvania. In Chestor ouoty the wheat and oat crops have been unuually large. The same is the case in Lehigh ounty, where potatoes also have grown abunantly. Corn looks well, late rain9 having enaled it to overcome the effects of the previous ry season. On the whole, the harvest in Penn ylvania will be the most abundant one for many ears. New England.?The general richness of agiculture, both in quantity and quality, contines in the New England States. All the crops nve done well, except in Maine, where the hay rop has not been so good. Fruits are very romising, and will be quite up to the usual yield. New York.?Favorable reports are received om all parts of New York State, and wheat, fits and hay have been gathered quite up to the verage of former seasons. Conclusion.?Thus, with the exception of the outh, the country has been bountifully blessed ith liberal harvests. Notwithstanding a long ontinued drought, lasting in some sections over ivo months, the general result has been a larger >tal of produce than has been gathered in any >rmer year. Let us hope this may be truthfulr ascribed to a more intelligent application by ur farmers of the facts elicited by experimenil science. At all events, let us be thankful to le Giver of all Good for the bounteous provion which enables us not only to supply our wo needs, but also to meet the demands which ill be certainly made upon us from the old orld. Syria?The Massacre at Damascus. Bf.irttt, July 15.?On the 11th instant, I forarded you, via Smyrna, a telegraphic despatch, iving an outline of the fearful tragedy which as just been witnessed, and which, when the ist accounts left the place, was by no means finhed, at Damascus. Since then, further dedls of this outrage have reached Beirut from iriouB authentic sources. Damascus is the real capital of Syria, and is ie largest city of Asiatic Turkey. It is considred by all Moslems a holy town, as from it dearts and to it arrives every year the haj, or pilrim caravan, to and from Mecca. The populaon of Damascus exceeds 150,000, of which 30,000 are Moslems, 15,000 Christians, and ,000 Jews. Ever since the murder of the Chrisans by the Druses in Lebanon commenced, and lore particularly since it became every day iorc and more evident to all men that the Turk ih Government showed partially to the Druses, le more disreputable Moselems of Damascus egun to be exceedingly insolent to the Cbrisans. These low Moslems are a numerous, a ery troublesome, and an exceedingly bigoted ice in all large Oriental towns, and are ten-fold lore in Damascus than any place I know in Asia, [earing how the Government had everywhere ot only sided against their co-religionists, but ow it had everywhere in Lebanon actually helpd to betray, if not really to murder them, the hristians of Damascus were from the out-set own hearted, and frightened, as well they light be, when threatened from day to day. that be Moslems would rise and exterminate them, latters got worse, the one party becoming daily lore frightened, the other hourly more insolent, ntil at last, on Sunday, the 8th instant, when be Christians came out of their various cliurchs, a mob of Moslem lads were busy in the treets making crosses in chalk on the ground, nd then stamping and spitting on the sacred mblem. But so utterly down-hearted were the Ihristians, that they did not even complain to he authorities of this wanton insult. On the ontrary, all they did was to confine themselves till more strictly within their homes for the rest f the day. What must, then, have been their stonishment, on the Monday morning, to see hese same lads who had made and spat upon be crosses on the previous day, sweeping thej treets of the Christian quarter in chains, by orer of the Turkish head of police. They at nee supposed that this order must have been iven for the very purpose of exciting a riot, and hey were not mistaken. At 2 p. m., some three undred of the lowest Moslems of Damascus ushed armed into the Christians quarters, cryig out, "Slay the dogs of Christians!" and imlediately the work of plunder, burning aud turder commenced. Achmet Pacha, Governor leneral and Commander in-chief of the place? field marshal in the Sultan's army?was at noe informed of what had taken place. But, lthough he had at his disposal some eight hunred regular troops and seven field pieces, not a tan nor a gun did he move. He never showed limself in the street, nor took any steps whatver to stop the massacre, declaring?the old tory of Hasbeyia, Rasheyia, Dir-el-Kamar and >idon?that he had not troops enough to do any pod. The Russian Consulate was 'almost the rat house attacked, and all those Christians who did not take refuge with the famous Algeriae chief, Abd-el-Kader, (who has behaved most nobly throughout the business,) were murdered at once. But, although the affair migh have been stopped with the greatest ease before dark on the Monday, after that hour the mob increased in numbers every minute. Late in the evening, about 300 soldiers were sent to put a stop to the outrage, but very shortly joined in the plundering; such as did not do so actually used their arms to massacre the Christians. The whole Christian quarter?which includes some of the finest palaces to be found in the empire ?was soon one mass of flames ; and?for this there is the positive authority of a European eye-witness, who was hiding in the neighborhood all that fearful night?ns the Chritians tried to escape from the flames, they wero thrust back on the burning pile by the bayonets of the Turk| ish regular troops. However, when we recollect that one of the military chiefs who commanded in Damascus was Osman Beg, the miscreant who, but three weeks previously, had delivered up at Hasbeyia upwards of fifteen hundred Christians to be massacred by the Druses, all wonder at the conduct of the military ceases at once. When our last advices from Damascus left that place, the whole Christian quarter had been utterly destroyed. Four thousand Christians had taken refuge in the house of Abdel-Kader, who defended them against all comers. Three thousand had taken refuge in the oastle under the Pacha, and several hundred in the English consulate, which as yet?being situated in the Moslem quarter of the town?had been respected. Upwards of two thousand Christians, it was cal culated, had been murdered, all in cold blood, and the estimate loss of property, money, valuables, &c.f was $1,200,000 sterling. Frem Aliepo the news is bad. They had nol heard of the Damascus massacre, but fully expected, almost every hour, the Moslems of the town to rise on the Christians. Captain Paynter, of her Majesty's ship Exmouth, senior naval officer here, has despatched her Majesty's ship Mohawk to Latakia and Alexandretta, so as to pick up and save fugitives from Moslem fanaticism. In Beirut the panic among the native Christi'ans has been something fearful yesterday and to-day. They are embarking by hundreds it the different merchant steamers to Alexandretta, Alexandria, Corfu, Malta and even for England, Nearly all the French and English merchant* are sending away their families to Europe. A1 trade is stopped for the present. Syria has had a blow from which she will not recover for sixtj years. In Alexandria all the refugees that have fled there have been very handsomely treated bj Said Pacha, who gives food to the poorest, mon ey to many, houses to all. In Beirut the En glish and Americans have formed a fund tore lieve the poor who have fled to this place ir thousands; the French have done the same ; the Sisters of Charity have relieved hundreds everj day with food; the French, English, Russian, Austrian and Prussian Consuls (to say nothing of the American missionaries who daily feec three hundred people) give bread, cooked meat, rice, clothes &c., to several hundreds of these poor, starved, burnt out peasants. All the med ical men have attended to their wounds and sickness gratis ; and even the crews of her Majesty'* ships Exmouth and Mohawk, as well as the French Imperial frigate Zenoble, have contribu-v.: /r.??rP?./ leu lueir \jvi i co^/u/mc/n-c. ,vv//.i.w. , v?. Foreign News. It is stated that the Military Convention be tween General Garibaldi and the Commander-inChief of the Neapolitan troops provides for the evacuation of Sicily, from motives of humanity, Late dispatches state that Garibaldi had alreadj invaded the Peninsular Territory of the Neapolitan King?a body of his men having landed in Calabria. Two bodies of reinforcements for the revolutionists had left Genoa for Sicily?one numbering one thousand and the other five thousand. A telegram from Genoa states thai two regiments of Neapolitan troops had mutinied, with the cry of "Viva Garibaldi!" British Parliamentary proceedings have been of an interesting character. An attempt to defeat Lord Palmerston's resolutions on the defence question was put down by a vote of 268 to 39.? The paper duty resolution had been passed by a majority of 33 in the Commons. The affairs ol Syria had formed the subject of discussion in both Houses. In the Upper House, Lord Brougham had moved that immediate steps be taker to compel Spain to carry out her engagements for the suppression of the Slave-trade. An important circular dispatch from Lord John Russell, in which a way to suppress the Slave trade is pointed out, together with divers interesting documents on the Coolie-trade have been laid before Parliament. This circular is tc be addressed to the British Ambassadors at the different European Courts and at Washington, making fresh representations of the increased activity of the Slave-trade, and suggesting measures for its suppression. It proposes that Cuba be watched by a combined American, English and Spanish fleet, that laws of protection and registration be passed in Cuba, so that all slaves imported contrary to law may be detected; and, finally, that a legalized plan of emigration from China be regulated by European agents, in conjunction with Chinese authorities. Lord Brougham's plan would be much more effectual, which is to compel Spain to execute het treaties, by demanding the re-payment of the two million paid by England to Spain for the suppression of the Slave-trade, and in the sec ond place, to suspend diplomatic intercourse with that Power until she carries out the treaty, Guardian. Order News. We continue to receive cheering news from various parts of the jurisdiction. The temper ance ball is still in motion, and temperance met are up and at work. We publish in anothei column an encouraging letter from Clinton Di vision in Laurens District. Florence Division, we learn, is in a prosperous condition, adding tc its number of members and lady visitors, ai every meeting. Both the Divisions at Timmonsville seem t< be ou the advance, and taking heart of hope foi increased usefulness and efficacy. They are doing a good work in Chester, and temperance principles are taking hold of the public mind it all that section. Chester and Sandy River Di visions are gaining in numbers and exerting & powerful influence for good. The late demon stration mere was a most complete ana orunani success. We hear occasionally from York, the banner district. They are still at work there, and the good cause in gaining ground. A communication in this issue from Brothei Clowney shows that Temperance matters aboui Feasterville are moving in the right direction.? Lone Star, De Graffenreid, Beaver Creek, and Marion Divisions are fully alive to the import' ance of the work, aud are wielding an influence for good which is being felt and acknowledged throughout all that section of country. At the last meeting of Bennettsville Division, we initiated five, and as we foretold last week, a good influence is following our late anniversary demonstration. The last news from Taylor Division was highly encouraging, and initiations were taking place at every meeting. Brother Norris writes Iron Edgefield, that Norris Division is doing a gooa work, and the minds of the people are being en lightened ou the subject of temperauce. At a recent public meeting there, twenty-five members were added to the list of membership, a goodly number of whom were ladies.?Son oj Temperance. Blondlu ou Fire?Narrow Escape. Mons. Blondin, the celebrated tight-rjpe performer. met with a serious accident a few nights ago, during his exhibition at Chilicothe, Ohio. The Cincinnati Gazette says : After dusk he gave a performance of trundling a wheelbarrow across a rope, and to make the feat more terrific, he encircled himself in a blaze of fire-works, which were ignited simultaneously with his starting. Before he had accomplished half of his task, one of the pieces prematurely exploded and set fire to his clothing. The peril of his situation could not be seen by the thousands of spectators below, in consequence of the continued emissions of sparks, and the adventurous Blondin had nothing to do but walk the rope and suffer the torture of being slowly roasted. Having accomplished the distance, he, by his own efforts, succeeded in extinguishing the flames, but not before his back was very badly burned. The rope was stretched aoross the street, at a distance of 75 feet from the ground, and none save Blondin could have withstood the pain he must have suffered. Weare inclined to the opinion that Mons. will not attempt any more tightrope performances with pyrotechnic concomitants. It is very well to hazard the surging waters of Niagara, in band-baskets, coffee-sacks, i&c., but shrouded in n sheet of flame, with a chance of burning to death, added to that ol falliug, smacks a little too much of the dangerous to be much relished even by the intrepid Blondin. Newberry Conservatisl.?We regret to see, from an announcement in the Conservatist, that its able editor, W. F. Nanoe, Esq., has with drawn from his position. Mr. Nance was a firm, consistent and able advocate of State Rights, and the journalism of the State loses much by his withdrawal. James D. Nance & Co. are now | the proprietors. . Temperance Plc-ntc. We had the pleasure, on Saturday last, of at- ? tending a pic-nic given by the Ridgeway Divis- hi ion of the Sons of Temperance. The meeting q1 was largely attended and was one full of interest c< to the 8ons as well as the largo number who as- m sembled as their guests ; a number of ladies was a< also in attendance. Addresses were delivered in tc Aimwell Church, by H. A. Meetie, of Lexington, w Mr. H. Judge Moore, editor of the Son of Tern- di perance, and Prof. J. H. Carlisle, of Spartanburg, si They were all very successful efforts. That by Prof. Carlisle was one of the most impressive, searching and effective of the kind that we ever cr< listened to. His ideas were clearly conceived, b; concisely expressed, and earnestly urged. The gi speakers were all very much encouraged by the s< highly respectable concourse which their cause p had brought together. The pic-nic and barbe- m cue was bountifully supplied. The whole affair hi was an exceedingly pleasant and creditable one. bi ?Carolinian. ti F Smoking Wager.?A man in England has won ci a wager of ?20 by smoking eleven pounds of strong cigars within twelve hours. The feat was accomplished on a steamboat between London and Chelsea. The task was begun at ten a. m., and ended at seven p. m. In the course of nine hours and twenty minutes twenty-two cigars were fairly smnkeil nut. the crreatest number con- -n sumed being in the second hour, when the smoker disposed of no less than sixteen. The smoker declared that he felt not the slightest 0j difficulty or unpleasantness throughout his nine hours and twenty minutes work, and calculates ^ that if the match had gone on to the end he should have won by half an hour. The only re- ^ freshment taken during the progress of the match was a chop at two o'clock, the eating of which occupied twenty minutes, and a gill and a half i of brandy in cold water at intervals during the smoking. The betting when the matoh was first I made was six and seven to four against the i smoker; but after a public trial at the White ? Bear, Piccadilly, when the smoker consumed an e] enormous eight penny cigar in three minutes, . offers were made to bet six to four against time. ^ ***** g 1 Gov. Letcher's Position. u 1 A correspondent of the New York Herald, wri' ting from the White Sulphur Springs of Virginia, communicates the following as occurring in a | conversation with Gov. Letcher: Speaking of the probable contingency of Lin' coin's election and a secession in some of the Southern States?both of which events he feel ^ ingly deplored, as they might lead to a conflict between the Federal and some of the State au thorities?he said with emphasis, "but while I tj live, no Federal troops shall march across Virginia against a Southern State in arms for the t] 1 defence of its sovereign rights and its equality ^ ! in the Union." ' A Virginian who heard the remark, and who 1 had been very moderate in the views he had ex> pressed, afterward said to me, "Letcher may not ' be so strong as some of our leaders, but he dif- i 1 fer3 from Governor Wise in this, that you may ! always count upon his noting up to what he ' says." g 1 Store Plots In Texas. T ! The New Orleans Delta, of Saturday evening f< last, has received the subjoined important com- V munication, brought by the steamer Texas, from T Galveston: c Houston, August 7, 1860. , Eds. Delta.?There is a very great insurrec- A tion excitement in Montgomery county. ! On Saturday, the 4th inst., a plot to murder tho slave-owners and burn their homesteads was ! discovered. . * , In a portion of Montgomery connty a large , number of slaves and a white man had been ar- tl , rested. The latter, on account of his complici- q ty in the plot, will probably be severely handled. \ A white mau, who had been tampering with the negroes at Navasota, was arrested and sent l out of the State. He goes over to New Orleans C . to-day on the steamship. <IBt( H Extraordinary Challenge.?We fiud the following extraordinary challenge in the Petersburg I Intelligencer: , Prince George, July 22, I860.?The subscri. ber, feeling himself to be the Champion of Pro i Slavery men South, will say that he can whip i the Champion of Anti-Slavery men North, either on land or water. I will enter a room with him' [ ?the President of the United States shall lock . the door behind us, and inspect us for every half i hour until the contest is ended. Or I will en , ter a boat on the Mount Vernon side of the Po , tomac, and meet him near the middle. Both , shall simultaneously leap from the end of his boat and swim until we meet, when we will en t i gage; nefther boat to approach fintil we both j . agree as to the victory. My address is Temple , ton, Prince Oeorge, Va. 11 i L. LEE. " [ w i New Postage Act.?Notice to the Public and ^ Instructions to Postmasters.?The following is a i recent enactment of Congress: l'Beit enacted c by the Senate and House of Representatives of the c United States of America in Congress assembled, 0 . That when any person shall endorse on any let ter his or her name, and plaoe of residence, as 1 I writer thereof, the same, after remaining uncall- ii ? ed for at at the office to which it is directed thir- 5 ty days, or the time the writer may direct, shall i be returned, by mail, to said writer; and no such letters shell he advertised, nor shall the same a be treated a3 dead letters, until so returned to the post office of the writer, and there remain uncalled for one quarter." o A Secret for One Hundred Years.?The treasu, rer of Amherst College has'lately received from . Mr. Daniel Sears, of Boston, a heretofore liberal . benefactor of the college, a small and carefully sealed box, with the instruction that it is not to ' J opened for one hundred years, on pain of a fort feiture of the gift which it contains. Speculation is at fault as to the contents and the reason ? , for the accompanying condition. The shrewd. est guess is that the box holds deeds of real . estate in Boston, now under lease for one hun- j; , dred years, but then to be transferred to the g! ( college. But let us be patient till 1960, and then g . we shall all know, says the Springfield Republi- g v Can" ^ ? t Governor Gist.?The Fairfied Herald, in speak ! ing of Gov. Gist's remarks at the close of the ' review in that District, says : "In concluding his remarks, the Governor t dwelt at some length upon the political aspect of p the country. He regarded the election of Lin- b I coin more than probable, in which event he * counselled separate State action at any and eve ^ ! ry hazard, as the last alternative for our salva 1 tion, and felt satisfied that the brigade which he > had the pleasure to review would nobly respond \ to their country's call, should her institutions I be so assailed. He closed amid great applause." ^ Gas and Shade Trees.?Several of the North " Carolina papers complain of damage to the shade a s irees in their cities from the escape of gas from t the gas pipes. This has been the case in Greensl boro,' and in Raleigh, so celebrated as the "City D of Oaks." The Greensboro' Times suggests, in ir i addition to the obvious policy of employing com- j petent workmen to lay the pipes and thus pre L vent lue saiuratiuu ui iuu curiu immcuiaicijr iu f the vicinity of a tree with gas, that holes be dug n around the trees and be kept filled with water, tl It is said that this has never failed in any in- ^ stance to restore tne tree, if applied before it was fully dead. U 1 Railroads.?The following paragraph, from an English Review, in March, 1825, sounds rather queerlynow: 1 "We are not advocates for visionary proje.cts [ that interfere with useful establishments. We ^ , scout the idea of railroad as impracticable ! * * What can be more palpably absurd and ridicu- > I lous than the prospect held out of locomotives traveling twice as fast as stagecoaches? We tf ' should as soon expect the people of Woolwich B , to suffer themselves to bo fired off upon one of f< | Congreve's rockts, as to put themselves at the o t mercy of such a machine, going at such a rate." a i Every Man Carrying his own Fire Engine.?At the meeting of the Mayor and Aldermen of Cambridge, on Wednesday evening, an order was reported from the Committee on the Fire Depart- j ; ment, in favor of purchasing two hundred port- w able fire engines, and at an exp'enseof$l,200. The p object is to do away with the running of all the v engines to a small fire ; and if the order is pass- q ed, these engines will be distributed by the police in different sections Of the city. It is to be tried as an experiment, the patentee agreeing to take V them back if the city is not satisfied with them B at the end of the year.?Boston Herald. j Horrors of the Syrian Massacres.?I have seen ^ one of the women of Deir el-Kamar who ha? a deep gash in her thigh; the wound was caused a by the said thigh being used as a block on which v ; to chop off the head of her infant boy of three years old ! Another poor woman, who is also here, tried to cover her child with her body, saying that it was a girl. The Druses found out p it was a T>oy, and stabbed it through*the moth- c er's body.?Beirut Correspondent of the Levant a Herald. ..... o A &L Tobacco in Abundance.?i ne reiersuurg y yn.) 'zpress says: One to visit our tobacco wareouses now would be astonished at the vast uantities with which they arc stored. The resipts have been extraordinary for the season, nd the fact that there is but little shipping, ids greatly to the inconvenience of the inspects in accommodating; the heavy accessions hich daily come in. The sales continue, howrer, extensive, and good manufacturing and lipping leaf realize very fair prices. , An interesting Relict of the Hero Of. the Hermitje.?We were shown yesterday the hat worn y General Jackson on the occasion of his inauuration as President of the United?8tates for a ?cond term. The hat is in an excellent state of reservation, and though in its style forcibly relinding us of its distinguished wearer, if would ardly pass for fashionable. It is white, very road brimmed, and has a wide crape on it. The p bears the imprint of the maker, "Orlando isk, 187, New Yurk ? manufactured for His Exjllency, Gen. Andrew Jackson." Nashville Banner. Aug. KM. _ " ~ Colombia Market. Columbia, August 20. Cotton.?We have no sales to report. Flour.?Flour scarce. We quote nan aaair nf nntinds. jkvn* xuujuj | ? Com.?A good supply, without any change i prices. We quote $1.15@$1.20 per bushel '56 pounds in bulk. Peas.?Peas scarce, with an advance in prices, e quote $1 10 per bushel. Bacon.?Country hog round, 12J@13; Sides l@14J; Shoulders 12@12}; Hams 15c. Lard.?14J@15c. Wheat Bran.?$1.50 per 100 lbs. Letter from Major Perry.?The Courier, of esterday, contains a long letter from Major B. . Perry, on the politics of the day. He opposes :perate State secession, and is ready to eo oprate with the South in any measure to redress er rights, but does not think the election of iocoln will so endanger the institutions of the outh, as to render this last remedy of disnion necessary.?Carolinian. Growth of New York.?The buildings now in ourse of construction in New York, are estimato cost six millions of dollars. New York rows rapidly in spite of its taxes. If it only ad a decent set of public functionaries, it woold e a respectable city to live in. Fatality in Mobile.?In one <fay last week, iiere were no less than fifteen deaths from suntroke, in Mobile. A lady suffering frem exreme heat, bathed her face in ice water, and inrl in oKrvnf #r?n mlnnfoo ftftflrtirarHfl %ccial jlttfittg. Meeting of the Bible Society. The annual meeting of the York District Bible ociety, will hold its session in this place on hursday,. the sixth of September. A sermon jr the occasion will be delivered by Rev. S. L. Fatsos, and an address by Mr. J. R. Schorb. Tie Auxiliaries and all persons friendly to the ause, are respectfully invited to attend. J. C. MILLER, Secretary. .ug 23. 34 3t JOHN BRATTON ERWIN, YORKYILLE, S. C., Will practice Law and Equity in the Courts of je Northern Circuit. Office at .the rear of Jhe ourt House. " 1 May IT 20 tf 'andidates for the State Legislature. for:the senate; [on.'R. G. McCAW, Col. W. B. WILSON. for the house of representatives. Col. JOEL W. RAWLINSON, DANTEL WILLIAMS, Esq., JNO. L. MILLER, Esq., WM. C. BLACK, Esq., * J. BOLTON SMITH, Esq., A. S. WALLACE, Esq., Dr. JOHN F. LINDSAY, J. THOMAS LOWRY, Esq., JON A: N. McELWEE, Jr., Esq. WM. I. CLAWSON, Esq., Jalyl5> ? & To Preservb and Dress thb Hair.?One of be best dressings for the hair ever invented is Iurnett's Cocoaine. It is well known ;hat here is a principle in Cocoa-Nat Oil, owing to rhich the hair of the natives of the Soath Seas, rho use it, remains gloss; and never falls off.? lurnett has greatly improved this oil by chemial purification, and it now not only thoroughly leans the hair, forming a lather when rubbed n, bat keeps it glossy, slightly damp and in arm as brushed, for a long time. Ladies dressr.._ _t 11 1UCII uau tlrtUUia-lCljr, 4U4 IUC CTCUIU^ Will nd that it will keep it in shape for hoo?S. Its [ualities as preventing the hair front falling off re truly remarkable.?Philadelphia Bulletin. Aug 16 83 ' 4t . DAVIS MELTON, \ f SAM'L W. MELTON, Chester, S.C.. / \ Yorkville, S. C. MELTON dc- MELTON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, yorkville, s. 0. ?ill practice in the Courts of Union, York, Lancaster Chester, and Fairfield Districts. Jt@* Particular attention given to collections. y Office North of the Court-House, and at thereaVof Moore, Rainey &. Co'a Store.-^3 "Yes you May.''?No More Grey Hair! fo More Bald Heads! Wry? Because Heimtreet's Inimitable Restorative is coming into eneral use. There is nothing like it. Price 0 cents and $1.00 per bottle. Sold everywhere. W.^E. HAGAN & CO., Proprietors, 'roy, N. Y. See Advertisement. To the Public.?The undersigned, being well known as a writer, would offer his services 3 all requiring literary aid. He will furnish Addresses, Orations, Essays, 'resentation Speeches, Replies and lines for Alnma Ar?rnatin.a nrpnftTA matter fn* tho nroua r ~r? w ?" *v* <wi ?uv )/*vo0) 'rite Obituaries and Poetry upon any subject. ,ddres9, post paid, FINLEY JOHNSON, j Baltimore, Md. VISTAR'S BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY. Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma, Croup, Vhooping Cough, Quinsy, and the numerous as ell as dangerous diseases of the Throat, Chest nd Lungs, prevail in our changeable climate, at 11 seasons of the year: few are fortunate eough to escape their baneful influence. How nportant then to have at hand a certain antiote to all these complaints. Experience proves iat this exists in fP'istar's Balsam to an extent ot found in any other remedy; however severe ie suffering, the application of this soothing, ealing and wonderful Balsam at once vanquisher ie disease and restores the sufferer to wonted ealth. LETTER FROM A. M. GORMAN, Esq., Editor of the "Spirit of the Age," * ' "j a recommendation of that remarkable Lung iemedy, |R. WISTAR'S BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY. Raleigh. N. C.. Mav 15. 1860. [essrs. Seth W. Fowle & Co., Gentlemen:?For the good of the afflicted I tke this method of recommending Da. Wistar's Ialsam op Wild Cherry?having used it in my imily, and in one instance saved the life of one f its members, who seemed rapidly sinking into decline. Yours respectfully, A. M. GORMAN. From Rev. JESSE 31. WOOD, D. D. Rome, Ga., April 4, 1860. Dear Sirs :?This certifies that four years ago suffered with a distressing Cough. During the 'inter and spring of 1856, I used Dr. Wistar's \alsam of Wild Cherry, with considerable adantage. I consider it a valuable remedy for ough3 and Colds. J, M. WOOD. US?* Caution to purchasers. The only genuine Jistar's Balsam has the written signature of "I utts" and the printed one of the proprietors on le outer wrapper; all other is vile and worth!S3. Prepared by SETH W. FOWLE & Co., Boston, nd for sale by ALLISON & BRATTON, Yorkille, S. C. Aug 9 32 . 4t Jgf* Even those who are in the enjoyment of erfeot health frequently have need to have reourse to tonics as preventives of disease. We re never two well armored against the assaults f "the ills that fiesh are heir to." Sach an int b./