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* ,7 Jtoapis and .farts. j ft " *?" k ^ | ? (T "Have you ever broken a horse?" inquired t a horse-jockey., ."iNo, not exactly,'.' replied Simon, ( "ipt I've-broken three cr four wagons." . B The Mobile Tribune consoles Han. Sickles c for the loss of the Spanish Mission.'' It advises i him to marry the ex-Queen of Spain, as her past r record proclaims her a woman after Dan's taste. 1 A Western former advertises a fugacious i wife, who, he says, "has left him just as his sum- r mer work is beginning, notwithstanding he has had the expense of wintering her." - t ?? AifIowa man telegraphed to a sheriff in H- ( linois, directing the arrest of a man who was eloping with his wife. He added: "He owes me one huiadred dollars. If he pays, let him go." The latest thing in the pipe line is imitation meerschaum made of bread. The pipes harden r and oolor beautifully, and closely resemble colored meerschaum. ?;? An apocryphal hatchet, said to be the one with which George Washington hacked his father's ^ cherry tree, has been presented to the Alexandria Museum. 1 -?The report comes from Georgia that a row r of castor beans planted around a ootton field will j protect cotton from worms and other destructive . insects., ... ? ?? An exchange asks: "What are all the young 7- 9 TWo oro nnno nnr men in uur cuiuiujr uuiuk ? jlu^v ?>? ..v where, learning trades. They are all playing i ba3I, or learning to ride velocipedes. ? ?? A curious case i? reported of a dog, which I bad just died, having fresh blood passed into the ] carotid artery. The dead animal was revived, stood on his feet, wagged his tail, and lived over twelve hours, when he died again. ' We should read hooks, not to quote them, 4 but to strengthen our intellects and suggest thoughts t of our own. We fatten a sheep with grass, not to t obtain a crop of hay from his back, but that he c may feed us with mutton, and clothe us with wool. For fashionable churches the latest idea is a retiring room, like that of an opera house, where ladies can leave their cloaks, parasols, &c., and ( thus disencumbered, attend the service in all the { glory of gorgeous raiment ' , ?-A curious race occurred near Boston, on i Tuesday. The contestants were a fast liorse and a 1 velocipede, the wager being that the latter could 1 not run five miles while the former ran ten. The a velocipede beat the horse oa his ninth mile. e The State Department has information that a the Haytiens are highly indignant at the appointment of a negro to represent this. country there. They think it was intended as an insnlt, and say 1 that a negro was appointed because no white man c would accept the place. r -?The Wilmington (N. C.) Journal learns t that the farmers of Aqsod county, in that State, a have found it necessary to plow up their fields, one t of the most disastrous hail storms ever experienced j having destroyed the wheat of that section on , Wednesday night, 6th inst, ?? Henry HunteT Craig (negro) has been appointed mail agent on the Montgomery and West 8 Point Railroad, and L. J. Williams (negro) mail \ ?nnn* nn Mrtni-cmmfirv and Mobile Railroad, i I* S. Beny, another negro, has been appointed mail agent on the Mobile and Ohio railroad. A curious card appears in a Texas paper. A man advertises that nis brother is candidate for Sheriff of the counlv because he himself isdisfran- , ehised, but that he is to be the real officer. ; "You are voting for me, and that is for my benefit, and I am to reoeive all the pay ifl atu elected." ^ Forney writes to his paper: "Let me men- j] tion the Confederate soldiers as among the best g friends of the Southern people. I have had a a hundred conversations witn these soldiers, officers i and men, and in no instance have I failed to find 0 courtesy, sound sense, oordial submission to results, and good feelings for their Northern brethren." j *?It has just been deoided in the Supreme t Court of New York that travelers must withdraw h their baggage from the keeping of railroad companies upon arrival; that the companies are unaer n no obligations to store the baggage, and are not t' liable for its loss if "not removed within a reason- o able time." (< Chief Justice Chase has ruled that the gov- I eminent cannot collect income tax from foreigners t who hold our bonds, and that what has been collected must be refunded. The Internal Revenue v Bureau is preparing to carry out this decision, and t several hundred thousand dollars will come out of the treasury in consequence of it. * a A misguided Missouri editor demolishes ex- 9 Secretary Stanton in the following ferocious manner: '-'Stanton, the frog-souled, hyena-hearted, j? fiendish executioner of Mrs. Surratt and murderer ^ of Wirz, was lately baptized and taken into a 'loyal' church at Pittsburg. If ten thousand baptismal washings ; yea, if being anchored, with a millstone F tied to nis neck, in mid-ocean, for a century, will 0 save Stanton, the devil, and all his culinary, sinner-cooking apparatus, needn't despair." 1 Jamee M. Askew, of Union county, accused f of murdering a colored lad, earned Alfred Gist, on ? the 28th of January last, and for whose apprehen sion a reward of $500 was offered, was captured a ? few days since. He was trading horses, and was recognized by a colored man, who summoned to his assistance three others, and arrested him in the c presence of several white persons, who made no y attempt at interference or obstruction. The cap- J tors marched their prisoner off to jail at Unionvilfe. L Some idea of the magnitude of the Pacific g Railroad, independent of itsiength, may be formed f from the fact that portions of it cost $300,000 per mile. The blasting powder alone, for 140 miles this side of Sacramento cost $900,000, while the average cost per mile of the mountain section was s $100,000. The point of greatest elevation is Brid- f ger's Pass, (Rocky Mountains,) 7,534 feet above ii tide water. The two companies (Central Pacific n and Union Pacific) have, combiued, 340 first-class g looomotives, and over 4,000 freight care, all ready for business. ?-The steamship China, of the Cunard line, v running between Liverpool aud Boston via Queens- s town, Ireland, has recently made the quickest passage on record between Liverpool and Boston. The China sailed from Liverpool on April 27, and took her departure from Queenstown at 5 p. m. on g April 28, and entered Boston harbor on tne after- I noon of May 6, after an unprecedented run of only a seven days and twenty-two and a half-hours. Her t greatest speed on any one day was three hundred . and seventy-five miles, and she averaged fourteen 11 knots an hour all the way over. ^ The Dartv consisting of ex-Governor Ward. of New Jersey, Colonel Forney, General VanWick, s of New York, and others, who started on a South- u era trip two weeks ago, have returned to Washing- v ton. They went as for as Florida, stopping at the principal cities and towns on the way. They all ? concur in the report that the industrial prospects r; have improved. They sav the negroes are work- e ing better this year than last, and the whites gen- ji erally seem to be more industrious, and the crops y look well. The people are anxious for Northern q immigration, and millions of acres of good land are offered to capitalists. The party were everywhere well received, and railroad companies provided t special cars on the trains for their accommodation, t free of charge. In expectation of the consummation of their o connection, the Central and Union Pacific Railroads g had made due arrangements to accommodate the c trade and travel across the continent. The first thing upon which they had to agree was, of course, the rate of passage. The respective officers of the a companies, after consultation, have come to a tern- ( porary understanding that the fare from New York I to San Francisco for emigrant and second-class pas- t sengers should be $75, and for first-class passen gers $175. Concerning freight nothing definite T has yet been arranged. It is expected that the * trip from shore to shore can be made in from six a to seven days. For the present, the time of run- b ning will be rather slower, as the track is new and s needs ballasting. The Union Company, as also c the Central, have each, it is stated, over 2,000 ? freight cars, ana wniie tne nrst nas over iou loco- " motives, the latter counts 190. 1 The Washington correspondendent of the e New York Herald says that "changes in the Cabi- 8 net continue to be discussed with great freedom among the politicians. Senator Sumner, it is said, s is casting his eyes toward the State Department, and Edwin M. Stanton is spoken of for the Trea- * sury Department bv prominent Radicals, who, 4 while they are satisfied with Boutwell's politics, c think he lacks force. Sumner, in conversation with a a gentleman a few days ago, said that if the coun- c try demanded his services in the State Department ] he could not refuse, although, if his own wishes were consulted, of course he did not want theplace. J Notwithstanding this modest disclaimer, it is said J by those who know Sumner best, that he would c readily take the State Department if it were offered c him. Stanton has a great idea of his ability to t manage the finances, and had he been offered the a place at the outset, there is good reason to believe he would have accepted it. It is said that the hue and cry gotten up by the Radical press about the 1 Cabinet has, for its ultimate object, the displace- s r t ?- _ ~ s uent of some of the present Cabinet officers to nake way for more pronounced Radicals, like Sumner and Stanton. I learn from the best sourles that no member of the Cabinet intends to retire nst at present, certainly not before the meeting of Congress next winter. They say the positions ought them and not they the positions; tnat some if tnera accepted at the earnest request of the Prosdent, and that whenever he indicates that their esignations are necessary, they will be forthcoming, ["hey do not propose, however, to be frightened nto resigning by what they .term newspaper.clanor.'' * 'rco?\.T -. ? v r Ike farkvilh taqpiftr. YORKVILL.E, S. C.: ffiURSDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1869. Gash.?It must be distinctly understood that >ur terms for subscription, advertising and job, vork, are cash, in advance. X.?The paper will be discontinued on the expiation of the time for which payment has been nade. A Subscriber finding a (X) cross-mark on he wrapper or margin of his paper, will undertand that the time paid for has expired. AbKll/Klii blLOJU HIAUAOuiui In oar advertising columns will be found a card vith referenoe to the "South Carolina Stale Agri'.ultural and Mechanical Magazine, which is to >e published in Charleston, by Messrs. Walker, fivans & Cogswell. The proprietors are energetc, go-ahead men, and we are satisfied that they vill publish a magazine fully worth the subscripion price. We will take pleasure in forwarding he names of persons who desire specimen copies, md will receive subscriptions whenever the puliation of the magazine is commenced. THE CHARLESTON CITY COUNCIL. The deliberations of the City Council of Charleson hare degenerated into a complete show. On he night of the 14th a meeting was held, with Mayor Pillsbury in the chair, a full account of which a published in the Charleston papers. It caps inything in the debating line that we ever read, md beautifully illustrates the old proverb with ref:rence to a monkey's exhibition of his tail by the ict of climbing. There is a split in the honorable board of aldernen, ten of them being opposed to their respected ihieftain, Pillsbury, who has the BUpport of a milority, only, of his oounciL As a matter of course, he bone of contention is the division of the spoils, ind the distinguished belligerents hardly pretend o conceal it One "gentleman," alderman Colins, seemed to take great pride in the title of 'Pillsbury's fugleman," whioh was oonferred on lim by some of his colleagues. He gloried iu it, -J ka armilrl AAntinilP tft !v> lUU ttUUVUUIA^U bUOV UV nuuiu wu?mmw *? ?? ..w vorthy ruler's fugleman, so long as be held a seat n the Council. The same alderman ran a tilt with the Hockeys, in account of which we extract from the Courier, is perhaps the choioest display of the evening: "Alderman E. W. M. Mackey moved that the >oard proceed to an election of a temporary City Attorney. Alderman Collins did not wish the Mayor to be tampered with a legal adviser appointed by a faraly clique, (lookiugat the Mackeys,] aclinue, he aid, that could make it legal to be an Alaerman nd hold two or threecity offices at the same time. Laughter.] He wanted the Mayor to choose his wn legal adviser. Alderman T. J. Mackey moved that Hon. C. C. Jowen be appointed City Attorney, until an elecion could be held for the office in conformity to iw. Alderman Collins trusted that the Mayor would ot aocept the nomination. He did not see how he Alderman could make it. when he was so lately pposed to him. He (Mackey) had villified him Collins) in the papers and before the Union .league. [Cries of order.] And had even said hat he (Collins) was not a Republican. Alderman T. J. Mackey?I did not say that he ras not a Republican. I said Jie was a public hief. Alderman Collins (excitedly)?And I say you re a highway thief, and you have proved yourself o. Here ensued one of the most confused and hameful scenes that ever disgraced the halls of he City Council of Charleston. Alderman T. J. lackey, amid the greatest confusion, arose from lis seat, and approached Alderman Collins, who ilaced his hand on his vest and shouted: "Come n; I am ready for you !" Mr. Mackey was, however, prevailed upon to ake his seat, and did so, remarking that "this was he tail of the Yankee carpet-bag kite that has een flying so high down South." Whereupon Collins remarked that "this was the beginning and nd of the South Carolina traitor." The crowd egan to become excited, and amid cries of rogue, hief, order, &c., &c., the Mayor endeavored to all the Board to order. His efforts for a while rere perfectly futile, and the Mayor of Charleston ras utterly unable to preserve order in the Council Jhamber of the city. (0 tempora, 0 mares.) The belligerent Aldermen, however, did not ght, and at length Alderman Barrow obtained the ioor, and made a speech in behalf of peace." The News proposes to make the City Council ntertainmcnts profitable as well as amusing. It ays: "Thelatest scheme for replenishing the city reasury is a proposition to hold tri- weekly meetags of the City Council at Hibernian Hall?admission twenty-five cents. It has also been sugested that the post band be engaged to enliven the nterludes between the 'scenes,' on the principle, re suppose, that 'music hath charms to soothe the avage breast.'" THE RISING WAR CLOUD. The New York Tribune publishes a special teleram from London, to the effeot that England, Yance and Spain are taking steps to form an allince, both offensive and defensive, against the Jnited States. The announcement at first created itense excitement in New York; but the result ras that it was generally disbelieved. There are those, however, who believe there is ome foundation for the statement, although it jay be prematurely made. Such an alliance is ery natural, under the circumstances. France has s much to answer for as England, in the matter of avoring the late Confederacy, although our govrnment does not see fit to hold her accountable list now. Spain has a separate cause for quarrel rith the United States, in the connivance of Irant's administration with fillibustering expcdiions to Cuba. It is to be expected, then, that hese three powers will maie common cause against he United States. The effect will be to consolidate all the causes of ffence now existing into one great and very tanked quarrel. The case is becoming more cotnpliated at every step. It was found difficult to make . satisfactory settlement of the Alabama claims, nd it will not help the difficulty to bring in the ?uba question, which must of course be done, if England and Spain become allies. The position of he U. S. government becomes very embarrassing a such an event; for it demands satisfaction from England for the very thing it is itself doing gainst Spain. It can hardly justify itself on ?oth points; for if it was wrong in England to asist "rebels," it cannot be right in the United itates to help them. However clear it may be to dr. Sumner's mind that it is wrong to rebel against he Union and right to rebel against all other govirnments, the great powers of the world cannot ice the nice distinction between the two cases. The practical question is, what effect would such in alliance have ? Would it tend to cause war, or jreserve peace ? There is no doubt but that its endency would be to produce war, so long as the ?pposing parties stand firm in their demands. As i general rule, the more complicated a quarrel beomes, the more difficult it is to settle peaceably. But there is, after all, a possible bettering |of the >eace prospect, in the very preparation for war. .t is doubtfnl whether the administration really lesires a foreign war, notwithstanding its arrogant lemands. And as for the people, it is probable hat a large majority are opposed to it, having had . very satisfying taste of war. The evident intention of the administration was o bully England a little, with the hope of getting ome kind of remuneration for alleged injuries. In > ^ V i _ J ^ > V' " ' case'that poWerdeclared war alone, there was every prospect of our getting Canada, besides the spoils which were etpected on the ocean. But it is not so oertain that the administration desires to fight three powers at once. If ever there was a government that relied almost entirely upon superior numbers and superior resources, it is that of the United States. This was their main stay in the late war, without which they never would have undertaken the task of suppressing the rebellion. It is not improbable, then, that the government may lower its demands, when it finds the odds against it THE CUBAN STRUGGLE. The war in Cubastill drags its slow length along, and little can be said about it No material change is reported in the situation. The account of a month ago would answer just as well for to-day. Desultory skirmishes, resulting in no decided advantage for either party, are the order of the day. The revolutionary party oonsists of irregular bands of troops, acting independently of each other, and without any concerted plan. The Spanish party ' carry on the war in a most summary style. A proclamation from Count Valmaseda, who is now the General commanding in the held, announces that "All men from the age of fifteen years and upwards, met away from their places of abode without having justifiable cause for beiDg so, will be shot; all farmhouses not occupied by laborers will be burned by the troops; all farm buildings where a white linen fiag is not displayed in the fields, as evidence that the owners desire peace, will be reduced to ashes; all women who are not in their respective abodes or residences, or in houses of their relatives, will concentrate in the villages of Jigerani and Bayamo, where their support will be provided for; those who do not do so will be oonductr ed there by force. Both parties anticipate the interference of foreign powers, and they keep up the present strife, merely as a preliminary to a general struggle. Their only apparent aim is to continue hostilities until other nations are involved, who are able to end the war. ? 4 A DONATION REFUSED. A Louisville, Kentucky, telegram of the 13th instant, states that Gen. Geo. H. Thomas, at present holding a position of command in the West, has refused the present of a magnificent silver service, because he has determined never to receive donations under any circumstances. Gen. Thomas has his faults, and is by no means a favorite in the South, as his official actions, while J holding the power to benefit or injure our people, have not always been palatable. But this declaration will win him the respect of many who have thought themselves justified in esteeming him lightly. It stamps him as a man, and proves that he possessses the noble quality of self-respect. Not that gifts are, in themselves, objectionable. They are often marks of esteem which any man #iwnt wifh honor. Bnt it is alwavs a deli cate thing for a man in power to receive presents from those whom he may benefit In these days, when an official's acceptance of a gift is a tacit agreement to return a suitable equivalent, in the way of office or influence, it is necessarily degrading. Generals Grant and Sherman have not the same delicacy as to receiving presents. Indeed, they have been so willing to take anything in that shape, as to leave the impression on the country that the true avenue to approach them is through a "little present." General Grant has had everything conceivable presented him, from a valuable house to a fine dog.. His cool acceptance of these mementoes, together with the fact that all who give, get some office or appointment, has brought upon office seeking the significant name of the "Gift Enterprise." Is it not refreshing, then, to find a man who is capable of refusing bribes, even when offered in such an innocent form as a token ot respect ? All honor to the man who announces that he will not receive "donations" under any circumstances, while in office. REVLRDY JOHNSON'S RESIGNATION. The Hon. Reverdy Johnson hasresigned his position as Minister from the United States to the Court of Great Britain. As Mr. Motley has been appointed to take his place, this resignation is a matter of course. StiH, in view of the growing complications of this country with England, there are some interesting circumstances connected with the change. Mr. Johnson gives a clear account of his stewardship. He says the records of the State Department will show that he has precisely executed the instructions of that department, in his negotiations^ London. For these negotiations he received the thanks of the late President and of Mr. Seward, the late Secretary of State. This statement is an abundant justification of the treaty which Mr. Johnson negotiated, and which the Senate chose to disannul by their rejection. It proves conclusively that Mr. Johnson went no farther than his instructions, in his concessions, and no further in his demands. But it was his misfortune, a misfortune inseparable from a republican form of government, that the succeeding administration took a different view of the difficulty to be adjusted. While it was his duty to conform his diplomacy to the instructions of one administration, it was also his part to take the chance of his diplomacy's pleasing the next administration. It is always difficult to please two successive administrations. The one last in power forgets, or ignores, the difficulties in the way of its predecessor, and holds itself in no way responsible for its faults. At the same time it is at liberty to make new demands and introduce new conditions, on the ground that it is not bound by what the former administration did. Mr. Johnson finds himself in the condition of one who has pleased the late executive in every particular; but, inasmuch as the new executive feels disposed to throw cold water on all the acts of his predecessor, Mr. Johnson's labor is lost. There is, therefore, no honorable course left him but to resign. The English papers speak in very complimentary terras of Mr. Johnson, and regret his resignation. They see, however, the cause of it, and express the hope that the next minister, whether he come charged with war or peace, may represent the prevailing sentiment of his country. Mr. Johnson did do this at the time of his appointment; but things have materially changed since then. He was appointed by a party desirous of peace with England. Another party now has charge of the helm of State, and while England respects and honors Mr. Johnson's private sentiments, she wants a minister of the prevailing party. She knows how to talk to such a minister, and if he desires war, she wants him to say so, so as to be able to answer him with a clear understanding of his demands. HERE-MENTION. The manufacture of tobacco has been commenced at Atlanta, Ga. The first box of the weed which was * -1 111..I 1. ,1 I ever mauetnere, was soia msc wet*, m uu^iuu, mi $1.62jc. per pound. The rust is said to have attacked the lower blades of the growing wheat in Somerset county, Md. "The city of New York gets fifty-seven millions yearly from the South for life insurance. Another imperial newspaper is to be started?this one at Memphis?to be called the Southern Imperialist. Washington is to have a hotel for colored people. There have been two hundred patents issued at the Patent Office, Washington, for velocipedes during the past twelve months. "There are said to be amillion Baptists in Great Britain and Ireland. Private houses in good localities in Paris rent at from eight to thirty thousand dollars in gold. The wars from 1853 to 18C6, according to the London Peace Society, cost Christendom 1,743,491 livesand $9,565,000,000. The number of newspapers now printed in the United States in the German language is larger than the whole number of journals in the country in 1805. Perhaps the strongest proof that could be adduced to show -the rapid growth of the Methodist Church in the Uni- < ted States, is the fact that statistics show that , there is one church dedicated every day in the ] year. ""The Commissioner of Revenue decides that liquor dealers who sell over and under five j gallons, must pay a tax both as retailers and i wholesalers Double-breasted white vests, worn with single-breasted, high buttoned coats, are \ stylish and fashionable. Bonnets are at a dia- J count this year, round hats having almost superse- , ded them. It is cheerfti! to note in all our 1 | Western exchanges predictions of large crops of cereals this season. " ""About two immigrants J only, out of every hundred that landed from Europe, settled in the Southern States. General , Joe Lane, who was on the National Democratic ticket with Breckinridge in I860, has joined the Catholio church. Judges Green and Rutland have followed the lead of Judge Carpenter, in deciding that the homestead law of South Carolina does not protect from levy and sale any land, when the judgement is older than the law. "The people of Newberne, N. C., are luxurating in wa- < 4 11 it: icriucuuus \Jl 1*1110 /ViU O gi vruu. . EDITORIAL INKLINGS. Interest on Open Accounts. Chief Justice Moses, of this State, recently delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court that so much of the Act of the Legislature of 1861, oontinued to Deoember, 1866, as allowed interest ; on open accounts, inactions suspended by the stay law, is unconstitutional. . Sale of W. & fit. R. R* The Wilmington and Manchester Railroad is advertised for sale on the 23d of next June. This i stock has been selling at five cents on the dollar for some time, and it is now offered for sale merely to secure the bondholders. These claimants now hold the road under bond for ninety-nine years. Capi- 1 taHsts are not likely to invest in a stock mortgaged for so lotig a period. The parties who virtually own the road, in consequence of their bonds, now 1 really control the Wilmington and Weldon Rail- i road, and the connecting lines to Baltimore and i Philadelphia. The only difference to the public 1 will be that the road to be sold will stand on a firmer basis, when sold. 1 The Blue Ridge Railroad. The Ohio Legislature has authorized the raising of $10,000,000 for the completion of this road and necessary branches. The people of Cin??? d?lr?rn? flrvoaf infovoof in fliifl onfAPTiriftP UlUliail aiC lUMUg gIVHfti. AMbVIWOV ?M vuiu VMV?. and Gov. Scott, of this State, has gone to that city, accompanied by an influential delegation from North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky, to confer with the Chamber of Commerce, Board if Trade and city authorities, in reference to the road. Its oompletion may therefore be considered as secured. Gov. Soott is entitled to the thanks of the citizens of this State for the 1 energy with which he has pushed the interests of this important link in our railroad system. He is a "carpet-bagger," it is true; but we rather like -carpet-baggers of such business habits, though we ; wish it distinctly understood that we are very far from endorsing all his actions and sentiments. Can't Swallow their own Pill. ! The National Convention of colored men recently sent a delegation to President Grant, with a lengthy address, urging upon him the propriety of appointing colored men to office in the North. The address states that the colored men of the North have plenty of good material for office in their ranks, and claims that their appointment would give a death blow to the prejudice against colored office-holders at the South. It also contends that such appointments would secure the passage of the Fifteenth amendment, as it would virtually enforce it in States opposed to it. The gratitude due the colored heroes of the U. S. army was also brought up. ' *" J; The President listened attentively to the eloquent document, admitted the truth of its arguments and?said he would "consider its suggestions." He has not yet seen fit to appoint any of his Northern brethren to office, unless they furnished themselves with carpet-bags and "squatted" in some reconstructed State. He knowc too well the Northern sentiment on this subject, to try any such game. The black pill is supposed to be a great stimulant to Southern stomachs; but it interferes with Northern digestion, acting as an emetic and stir- ' ring up a great deal of bile. Don't Like the Stock. Don Piatt, the witty correspondent of the | Cincinnati Commercial, has been offered $5,000 as editor and a share in ihe stock of a Southern newspaper. He don't like the prospect exactly, and replies thus : "Gentlemen, from what I can hear of your neighborhood, I think you might safely offer me $5,000 a year. You would be called on to pay only I the first quarter. At tbe end of ninety aays the funeral expenses of the editor would be your only liability. There are three things your true-born , American believes he can do at any time. One is to hold office; the next, to make a speech; the third, to edit a paper, And so he can?in a way." Plowing Up Confederate Dead. The Richmond Dispatch givet the following account of the manner in which the remains of i Confederate dead are treated in some localities of Virginia: "While our ladies are mounding and decorating the graves in Oak wood, and while the massive stone monument to the memory of those who lie in Hollywood is gradually approaching completion, it is distressing to bear of the neglect of the bones of ' those who are buried where they fell?on the hillsides and in the valleys in other parts of the State. The reports that reach us of the sacrilegious couduct of many Virginia fanners arc so shocking 1 that we hesitate to give them credence, although ; our duty as journalists requires us to lay them be- , fore our readers. A few weeks ago we published ' an account of the state of affairs at Fort Harrison, ; which subsequent investigation proved too true. ' Now comes a most harrowing story of Malvern , Hill, where so many of our best and bravest with ' their last drops of blood sealed their devotion to , the Southern cause. On the northwest side of the ; fort a most terrible scene presents itself. Thous- , ands of Confederate soldiers having been buried where they fell, twenty acres or more have just ( been plowed up by the owner of the field, and the ' plowshare turned to the surface all the skeletons. Over the whole tract the bones are strewn in pro- , fusion, and grinning skulls stare the visitors in the ' face on every hand. When the farmer was ques- , tioned he said the land was now the richest piece he had, and, in justification of the sacrilegious act, ' stated that'he didn't put 'em there, no how.' The ; writer learned afterwards that the bones had been ; taken away by the cart load and sold to fertilizing , mills in Richmond. Two humane men, too poor to do anything eke, came one day while we were there, and attempted to burn some of the bones to prevent the wretches from carting them off." A Female Office Seeker. Our readers probably have no idea of the 1 amount of brass required to pusli a personal application for office through to success. To give them i a fair specimen of office-hunting, we extract from the Washington correspondence of the Baltimore , Sun a dialogue, which is probably only one of ten : thousand. The applicant, in this instance, was a < female, the notorious Dr. Mary Walker, who has been rumaging unsuccessfully for an office in every direction, for some weeks. President Grant and ] several Cabinet officers had snubbed her, and she i finally tried Postmaster General Cresswell, with i the following result: Mrs. Walker?I tell you I must have an appointment. I am as deserving of it as any one else, and insist that my claims shall be recognized. The Postmaster General, (very calmly.)?But I have told you there are no vacancies. Mrs. Walker, (snappishly.)?Well, then, make 1 one* 1 The Postmaster General.?I cannot All the 1 positions are filled, and, besides, the ladies in the department would object to your being placed in a room with theiu. Mrs. Walker, (with gestures.)?They do. Well, < then, turn some of the rebels out and put me in. I have always been isyaL f The Postmaster General, (quietly.)?I was not ] aware that there were any rebel women in the department. i I Mrs. Walker.?Well, I know it. - J] The Postmaster General.?Well, give me a list )f them, and I will attend to them at once. Mrs. Walker.?I can't give a list now, nor can [ name them, but if yon will let me in the depart n'ent I'll soon find out who they are. The Postmaster General, (evidently t desirous of terminating the interview), I have given you my uiswer witn referenoe to your appointment, Mrs. Walker.?But that answer is not snfficient forme. I must have the appointment, because I im entitled to it.. If the women object, put me in in office with the men. I am not afraid of them, ind besides I am perfectly competent to do a man's work. 1 y ' * - ~? ' Mr. Cresswellj at this point, condescended to explain to his persistent visitor that he was limited by law to a certain number of appointees; that the number of females to be employed was specified, as also the number of males, and that there were no vacancies. Mrs. Walker insisted, however, that a vacancv should be made for her even if some "male biped' was displaced, and had much to say about her loyalty, her army record, &c., in support of this claim. Her manner was peremptory throughout, and Mr. Cresswell was dignified ana composed, and, although much annoyed, did not for a moment lose his temper. Mrs. Walker declares, however, that she will have an office. For the Yorkvllle Enquirer. WAR. There is some talk about war. The truth is, there is always war somewhere on the earth, and a good deal of talk about it everywhere. Uncle John told me yesterday that England, France and Spain are going to unite for the purpose of making war upon the United States. It scared me. Yes, I own up. I am not altogether a Grant man, but I go in for his famous sentiment: "Let us have peace." And there are many morcofmymhjd about here. We have had plenty of war; enough to last this generation. No, we don't want any more war. A war now would be the ruination of us, for, haven't we strained ourselves to plant cotton, and to replant what the frost killed; and where would we sell it, if the foreign demand fails? In the last war we had to stop raising cotton, because we could not get it out of the country, and Bhould we have war with England and France, the same result would ensue. In any kind of a war cotton suffers more than any other production, and I often think what a fine thing it would be if we only could raise something besides cotton, that would be exempt from these contingencies, and would still make us rich. There have been so many signs and rumors of war, that I am quite nervous. Not long since, I read in the Enquirer something about being "conscripted" into office. I have such a horror of the very word "conscript," that it would require a very fat office to reconcile me to the use of that terrible word. I hope that in future editions of "Webster's Unabridged" that word may be omitted and a milder one substituted. The fact is, when, a few days after reading about it, I heard a drum beating, my imagination construed it to bd beating up for oonsoripts for office, until I fowra it was only a toy drum, beaten by a little niggepf and further, that there was no chance for an oflice, (at least a paying one,} because our patriotic Radical friends are willing to hold three or four at once, rather than "conscript" anybody into such a position. x Another sign of war is, that the Adjutant-General (who holds also another fat office,) is calling for applications for exemptions, preparatory to organizing the militia. Of coarse, he will have his hands full. He had better let out the job of considering the applications, or he will never organize the militia. I hear of all sorts of exemptions. Old, defunct fire companies are to be resuscitated and filled to the utmost limit. Old militia commissions of seven years duration command a premium already. The Medical Board will have the sickliest set of creatures before it, the contemplation of which would drive every Life Insurance agent out of the country. But on the score of conscientious scruples! that's where the Adja< tant-General will catch it. If he can ever/^et through that list, and exempt all who entertain such scruples, the number of his militia will be small indeed. "Corsair," the Columbia correspondent of the Charleston Neux, says that the Adjutant-General refused to entertain an application of this kind, on the mere individual statement of the applicant. So much the worse for the Adjutant-General ; for, who can't get half a dozen tc corroborate his statement I could, I know. 1 don't think the militia of South Carolina will muster very strong, unless it be of the African 'scent. No, we don't want any more war; at least not until we get right well of the one in which we were sc badly whipped. Some think it would do good, by taking off the greater part of the idle and vicious, especially of the colored race; but we can bettei afford to build penitentiaries for rogues, than tc make saltpetre and quarrels with other nations tc get rid of them. No, let us rather bear the ills we have, than fly to others we know so much of. I can, to-day, poll a bigger vote for peace, than can any carpet-bagger, among the gullible sons ol Ham. "Let us have peace," and a great, long one, is the motto of Grunty. An Imperial Party.?The Rome (Ga.) Commercial, in speaking of imperialism says: "Wc ? ? j 1?: r 11 j nave receiveu iiuuiucr luur ui lug which paper is published in the city of New York. It is a paper with which we have no sympathy, and we hope to see it play out in a very short time. But will it be sustained? Certainly. There has never been a day since the formation of this government that an Imperial party did not er' * and from time to time it has shown symptoms *. ife, but never until now has a paper been issued in support of such doctrines. Will the paper be sustained? Yes, if by no other means it will be fed by Foreign Powers, and its poisonous fangs will gradually fasten themselves in the body politic, and as surely overturn our Republican institutions, as Abolitionism did slavery. To warn our people against this monster, amounts to very little, for [J =oon as they get one or two members into Congress, and into the different State Legislatures, they will begin their work, and designing men, and men who sell themselves for place and power, will naturally fall in with them, and as naturally will the pedple, when it is too late, open their eyes and see the serpent with its coils surely encircling them, and as surely crushing out what little of vitality is left; of a once free government. Radicalism thirty years since was as insignificant as Imperialism is to-day. Then the people were warned by Calhoun, Troup and others of the certain destruction of slave labor, of ruinous Tariffs, and of a ccntralizion of power in the Federal head. But thirty years since they were not believed?ten years since they were not believed, but history has written itself no plainer than Calhoun spoke it years ago. Now another issue is upon us; the people are warned, but none heed. A man who predicts an imperial government in this country in thirty years, would be set down as a crazy man, and men and parties would regard him as either fit for the Lunitic Asylum, or bidding for the Presidency. Such men as Sumner, Wade, Beecher, Greeley and that ilk will naturally fall in with this party, if they are not secretly aiding and abetting the movement But will the people heed the warnings of the Press and smother this monster, in its infancy ? We think not, and through political secret societies of one kind and another, the aims of Imperialism will be carried out, and the government of the fathers die without a struggle. Its loss will be felt ouly by the 8outh, and but for the love of Constitutional liberty at the South, our institutions would pass away "unwept, unhonored and unsung." Confederate Securities.?The Augusta,Ga., Chronicle reports the following sale in that city on Thursday last: $375,000 in Confederate bonds were sold to C. E. Mustin at $9.25 for the lot $290,000 Confederate States currency were sold to J. E. McDonald at $12 for the lot. $2,200,000 in seven-thirty Confederate States bonds were sold to C. E. Mustin at $21 for the lot. Stilt, they Come.?One ship that reached here Dn Monday last had fourteen hundred immigrants. All the German steamers to sail between this and September will have a full complement, and the lines from Liverpool and Queenstown have stopped booking for one month. Already the number of arrivals this year is greater than for the same period of any proceeding year.? New York Herald. ^ m? fc 3LOCAL ITEMS. SEW ADVEBTI8EMEHT8. | ^ Walker, Bvans <ft OogsweLL Charleston?South Carolina State A'grtcultbrtfl and Mechanical Magazine. .. _ Many Friends?Col. Jno. M. White, Candidate for County Commissioner. . T. M. Dobson A Co.?New Calicoes?Ginghams and Huff Lawn?Cuffs and Collars?Just Recei ved?N otions?Bolls?Awls?Pocket Knives?Sugar and Coffee?Mocha Coffee? Dried Figs?Tin-Ware?Something to Give Away?Corn. T. W. CTawsoff; Depnty MfifeAenge^WBSiiSrnptcy?Applications for Discharge?Iu the Matter of Andrew W. Raley, C. C. H&ile, John Cantey, Wm. D. Milster. T. W.ClawsoDLiVssignee?In Bankruptcy?In the Matter of Wm. D. Alexander. JohnW. Fetzer, Traveling Agent?Insure Your Life in the American Lire Insurance Company of Philadelphia. George T. Schorb?Oil Fainting. Joseph Newman?A Card. M, Jones, Deputy Collector?United States Internal Revenue. , - r. H. F. Adickes?New Arrivals?Glycerine Soap, Sngar, Coffee, Ac. U \f o/'atfmTr^Pnn/^i^otn fnr rVinnf-tf Commissioner. T. S. Jeffcrys, Secretary?Masonic Notice. W. B. Wilson, Secretary?Fireman's Notice. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. , Our friends throughout the county will oonfer a special favor on us and the readers of the Enquired, by informing us of any matters of general interest which may transpire in their respective neighborhoods. Furnish the facta in each case as briefly as possible, and we will put the information in a shape suitable for publication. The names of persons giving us information must accompany their communications; not for publication, but as an evidence of good faith on the part of the writer and for our own private use. WITHDRAWAL. We have been authorized by Dr. R. R. Darwin, to withdraw his name as a candidate for'County Commissioner, at the election to be held on Tuesday, 25th instant THE 80UTH OAROLIHA LOAH AID TRUST COUP AIT; This Company, whose advertisement appears regularly in the columns of the Enquirer, has opened a department for the deposit of Savings, allowing 6 per cent interest under the rules of the ' late Charleston Savings Institution, which have , been adopted by this Company. APPOUTMBHT OF BBVEHUE A88B880&. . ; The United States Commissioner of Internal ' Revenue has appointed John L. Watson, Esq., , of this county, Assessor of Hibernal Revenue fin* ; Division Wo. 11, of tne third Uoueodon District, : vice T. M. Graham, removed. -The territory over which Mr. Watson has control, embraces the whole ofjfork county and about the half of Chester. V OOUKTT ELEOXIOH. , It should be remembered that Tuesday next, 25th instant, is the day appointed for the election of a County Commissioner and a Coroner. There are three candidates in the field for County Commissioner?Col. John M. White, of Fort Mills, Mr. Edward E. McCaffrey, of Yorkville, and B. LeRoy Crook, Esq., of San Tuck. W? have not heard the name of any person mentioned in connection with the office of Coroner, *. . ''THE OHTJBOH OP THE GOOD BHEPHESM/^' At a recent meeting of the Church of/fa Good Shepherd, in Yorkville, the followio/gentlemen were elected officers for the ensuing year: Wardens.? Col. W. B. Wilson, Ool. A. Coward. Vestrymen.?J. S. R. Thomson, Esq., M^j. J. W. Avery, W. B. Metts, Esq. Secretary and TreasurersMaj. Ji W. Afery. 1 Dekgptes to Convention.?$8]'. J. W. Avery, B.T^W heeler. k /h .... . Jk MODEL WEDDIIG. : . * J Last week a lady and gentleman same to town in , a buggy, and having unhitched and fastened their i horse in a wagon yard, visited several stores and i did a little shopping. Their next proceeding was to walk into-Rawiinson's hotel, where they were > met by a minister, who.made the twain one fieeh in a very quick time, so quick indeed that it was , all over before the proprietor of the hotel, who takes a natural interest in such proceedings; got into > the parlor. Theoeremony oyer, the happy couple ! retired to the eedusion of the wagon yard, and dis cussed a sumptuous repast for two, which was produced from the recesses of his buggy by the rejo^ . cing groom. . f . t PHOTOGRAPHIC, ' S'. ' r We stepped into tho photographic gallery of J. R. Schorb & Son the other day, and spent'a half an hour or so in admiring the life-like pictures i which hang around the walls, as trophies of the ? triumphs achieved in their art by this energetic i firm. Old "Sol," the silent partner, was out at the time we visited the gallery, having retired bei hind a canopy of clouds; but there was ample eri4 ? dence of his co-operation in the handiwork of the Messrs. Schorb. He seems to favor these parti ners above most of those he condescends to work with; for the photographs exhibited by them are certainly hard to beat, both for distinctness of out line and delicacy of coloring. Indeed it is not a rash assertion to say that as good a picture can be obtained at this gallery as at any other in the South. Parties desiring likenesses in any style of the art will take due notice and govern themselves accordingly. They may rest assured of being "taken" as pretty as the nature of the case will allow. Mr. George T. Schorb, the junior partner, also showed us a beautiful specimen of engraving transferred to glass and afterwards colored. He is pre' pared to give instructions in this beautifhl art, which is easy to learn and no mean accomplishFent. ' DE8TBU0TIVE 8T0RM. On Wednesday night of last week, this county was visited by a severe storm of wind, rain and hail. Much damage was done, principally along a narrow belt of land, varying from half a mOe to two miles in width, beginning in the Southwestern portion of the county and crossing the Catawba river near Aiken's ferry, which seems to have been the track of the main storm. All three of the elements did their share of the injuiy. In some places, the heavy rains, amounting almost to a flood, washed away both crops and soil, leaving the land ruined for present cultivation. Some bottom lands bad the freshly plowed soil swept off and a heavy deposit of sand ieitin its place, mu-sine fields also suffered from this washing process, and in some instances a good deal of guano was carried away with the soil. The water courses were generally swollen, and bridges and mills suffered in consequence. In other localities, the wind was the principal agent of destruction, together with hail, which, we hear, fell in lumps as large as guinea eggs. We have heard of several houses being blown down or otherwise injured by the gale, and have seen trees which were either torn up by the roots or snapped in two a few feet from the ground. The crops along the main track of the storm were very seriously injured, wheat, in -particular, being almost literally ruined. We mention some of the casualties of which we have heard, though they are by no means all that occurred. The bridge over Stony Fork, above Gordon's Mill, was washed away, also the dam and the steps of the mill-house, though tho house itself was uninjured The dam of Miller's mill, on Allison Creek, was broken. Sahms' mill, at Clay Hill, had many of the glass in the windows broken, as did the house of Mrs. Watson, near by. Thegin house of B. F. Briggs, Esq., was blown down, and some 200 lbs. of lint cotton was scattered for miles. David Turner's house, near town, was blown down, and some others which we cannot now recall. The following farms were among those which stood the severest shock, and the cropis on them will have to be almost entirely replanted: W. B. Steele's, Wm. Choat's, A. D. Choat's, Hugh Tate's, Andrew Stewart's, W. H. Neely's, Mrs. Neely's, James Choat's, Mrs. M, J. Watson's, David Watson's, J. W. Aiken's and J. B. Tate's. ? r % We are informed tlst the storm was also very severe io Jlecklenburg county, N. C., especially in thoSteel Creek neighborhood. Among the casualties reported there, CojL Wni. Grier had all his out-houses blown down, Dr. Pressley's dwelling hOdSTtfis unroofed, ancT the chimneys of 3frs., Watts' house weiV thrown down.-> ' ~ N' * This is a severe casualty to -rite sufferers, and it comes at a time when it is difficult to repair the injuries sustained. Still we are glad tot lepra / onr people have not lost heart, but hive gone vigoitraSfr-tcf tfbtk to geta fresh stftrt' The'Weather since the storm, however, has beenunfavorable for planting, as?(be ground scarcely gob dry enough to plow, before another rain falls. UHIOH 8TTBDAY SCHOOL PtB- jlC. j On last Saturday, in pursuance of a previous arrangement, the Baptist Sunday School of Yorkville, accompanied by their older friends, met at the railroad depot, armed and equipped in regular pic-nic style. The usual display of babies was paraded, together with other good things, which last, however, were kept carefiiHy covered up in baskets, until the appointed time for their appearance, and?we must add?their rapid disappear a nee. At toe signal or "an aoonm, toe party, old folks and young, babies and aQ, fixed themselves comfortably for a short but peasant ride on the cars. Indue time the train arrived at Guthrie's Steam Mill and'discharged it* happy cargo, who were conducted by Major Jam? G. Lowiy.to a grove in the vicinity of Zion Church. ... ? In the meantime the mm horse hurried down to Chester, and soon returned with a similar load, representing the Baptist Sunday School of Chester. On their arrival at the hhdrcb, the Wo schools united and mingled together, and all eel themselves seriously to the delightful task of spending a pleasant day. This duty was successfully accomplished, old folks renewing their youth for the occasion, and young ones patting on the dignity of mstarer age^ at Igast so far as Jo playT^y and* gentlemap.'j jjj ft * -i About noon a long table was set, spread with a bounteous supply of delicacies, and the participants, nearly three hundred in iramber, assembled around it. It is hardly neoessary to add that the array of good things was attacked with a will. > Pull justice was done to this part uf the. entertainment ;< yet after all had partaken, several baskets full remained. - ... *.h ? Late in die afterndon, the two schools returned to the railroad, and the Chester school took the train foriiome. In a short time the traiir returned,' and brought the York school up to town. Thus ended a day full of pleasure to all concerned, and unmarred; by any untoward accident Pleasant memories of this re-union will doubtless long linger in the minds of the children' and teachers of the two sohoola. > - > >*? v . the Showing crops. ? ' tit r_'_ jl . isttuuuragiug acwuuus rctwu us uvm wauy ocv- > tions with reference to the growing cotton crap. / We append the following extracts from our ex- ' changes: n TheTarboro', North Caroling. Southerner saysf Mournful account* reach, us from the country, in regard'to the great damage done to the cotton crop by the late cold weather. A huge proportion of cotton already up has been kilted, and it i?ae~riously feared tliattne seed indhe ground has been so injured as to be utterly worthless. Though not top late to replant, yet most of our farmers are unprovided with seed. Assiduous efforts are being made to obtain a supply from other sections, but, wp learn, with indifferent success, an most'of the seed has been -used in planting and fbr composting. A number of farmers are already engaged in plow-' " iog up.eotton and planting corn. ^ . The Ocala, Florida, Bamer of the 8th injjtant, alluding to.the appearance of theeaterpillar in that State, says.; . We gave but little credence to-the report at firsts thinking it merely a ruse to raise the prioe of cotton, which had fallen from eighty cents to forty cents per pound." But the statements of reliable gentlemen who had seen the animal himself, ani the injury he is inflicting, place the truth of-the matter beyond a doubt The plagoois really upon us, god ip such power and force as to leave .out little prospect ahead for a good crop of the staple. It seems that we have taken a lease of this insect, and that he is disposed to bide by the terms nominatednn the bond, and will not abate-a jot or tittle ofhispowen' < - . ' The Bainbridge, Georgia, Argus says: The growing crops in this section, thus far, have 4bet with no serious injury from any source, if we except too great haste in putting the cotton seed into the ground, in apprehension of the caterpillar^ which last season destroyed all the late" cotton. \ On accotmtof the cold spells of weather lestlhonth, some complain that their cotton has failed to come up regularly, causing a poor stand. But, all things considered, cotton is doing well, especially m the uplands. _ A letter to the Maoon Journal and Messenger, from Sumter County, Georgia, says: , .The impression that oar people are planting all cotton and but little corn, is a mistake. I have never before seen the crops more equally "divided. Half corn and half cotton is nearly every moo's motto. Should the season be favorable, corn wMl be lower than it has been fbr ten years.. It is generally manured, and the stand never .better. It is yet too early to say much about cotton. Planting will be generally finished next week.' There wul not be any more land in cotton in Southwestern Georgia this year than there was last year. We gather the following items from our Alabama exchanges . The Wilcox Vindieatcrr says; Cotton cannot be- replanted nqw with assurance of a successful crop, for if late, the worm and the cold will cut it short. Many of our planters haye hundreds of acres under water, and by the time the water recedes and their lands" are In conditio!! to replant, it will be too late for cotton. The late spring, this unexpected freshet, the difficulty of labor, all oombino and conspire to make our plan- . tersglooniy. ... . - ,, J The Chester Herald says: It is almost a general complaint among the planters that their cotton is dying out as. fast as it comes up. Several who a few days ago had a good stand of cotton, now say that they have not onefourth of a stand. - . . The Haynesville Examiner says: ~ The crop prospects in Lowndes are as bad as they could be. The rains of last week deluged us for five days, washing the newly plowed ground in. a shocking way wherever the land is at all rolling. Much of the lowlands will not be in a condition lor work for several days yet and even the highest is thoroughly soaked. It has caused a week of idleness at a very critical time. It will give-the grass a start along with the cotton. The Monroe Eagle says: . Some of our formers have abandoned the lowlands and takeo .to the uplands. We fear the scarcity of cotton seed wijl prevent much land from being replanted In cotton. * " . The Monroe, Louisiana, Intelligencer of the 5th, says: From what we hear of planters, the crops of corn and cotton have severely suffered from die oontinued rains, The stands of corn and ootton are but poor, and the rains have caused the grass to spring up very fast, and now many of our plan- <4 ters, being short of hands, are experiencing considerable difficulty in chopping out the grass. A letter from Bolivar County, Miss., to the Memphis Appeal, says: * We are nearly overflowed. Cotton prospects gloomy. The rains have been unparaHelfed. Ant Line Rail Road.?A public meeting of the citizens of Greenville was held in the Court House, on Tuesday last, to consider the question of the Air Line Railroad enterprise. J. H. Goodwin, Esq., was called to the chair, -and W. T. Shumate requested to act as Secretary. The chairman briefly stated that the object of the meeting ? was to consider the importance of building the Air lane Railroad from Atlanta, Ga., to Charlotte, N. C., via Greenville, S. C. Hon. W. P. Price, a member of the Legislature of Georgia, being present, was requested to address the meeting, which he did in a forcible manner, setting forth the great advantages of the road; that the city of Atlanta had subscribed $300,000, and the State of Georgia $12,000 per mile, to complete.the road to the South Carolina line. After the conclusion of Mr. Prioe's remarks, General Easly offered sundry resolutions, looking to the carrying out of the objects of the meeting. After the adoption of the resolutions, the meeting adjourned to sale-day in June. 4 Greenville Enterprise.