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Wednesday Morning, July 24tL ? j@r Alrpapers discontinued at the expiration "of-the titne for which they have Been p:-idl ? -'-^fSST N? name ertfered upon the "books unless t he ^"money accompanies the; order;- ?--"*. A cres^mark indicates thai tho subscrip? tion is ahouutc expire. ?' . Specimen copies always sent; upon appli? cation. THE BATIST- 51?TB C0H7ENSI03F. This body wilt conv-eae in the Bapiist Ghurcb-of ii>thispjace on. Friday next, 26th inst.. Religious - serVicea^wiK beheld on,, the livening previous, at f early candle-light. ?"??f?-? . "WHEAT. Persons indentcd^o this office; vho cannot aet V ?e their accounts by cash, have an1 opportunity of . paying-Hheir indebtedness- with wheat, at the Jipnatkc'. price;- R wii. also be taken for new sub ' -Qcriptiotis. So*, bring on your "wheats settle your. old debt s, and hegin anew. ?-;?: DEATH OP. JOHN E. EOBSEY. - '??:.V-W%..e?rn froltt tieCharleston-Mercury that JoHN.j ~ ?,'SL. ^Hors'sy; Esq.; for many years clerk, of the city ? .council die?fi?i tfiifc ? city- pa the 17th. mat; "He /.waa taken suddenly."ill 'in the forenoon and died ? abodt.ll oclock that.night. Mr.. Horsey was for : rmerly.aresident-of tide-place,. anoVwas well known* ] to tho-ddor citizens. -??-_ ", ? . The most favorable account!* reach-us from near? ly every , quarter of the District; respecting the j roonciition- of the crops. Abundant and. refreeb ^SofPSfus,' at' sufficient intervals, have gladdened the hearts of "our farmers, and-the present aspect-1 of the crops indicate a larger yield than" for many ? years. ."Especially is this true in regard to", the' corn.crop, which, beyond a doubt, is the finest of - the last decade", unless some disaster ensues. ..DEATH OF.WIT. H. WHITE,ESQ. Welearn from the Athens (Geo.) Watchmani that ?5:.W>r;N.", White, Esq . of that' place, died on. fhe f-iifiv instant, in the 48th year of his age. Mr. WjaiXE. was well known throughout the South as ;/: tn5^roprictor of tho Souihern Caltibalor. He was. 'V?^to^iyet-'of..--New.?"York, but had been a citizen of ." Athens for some twenty years, and. was highly es >teemed by ~a large circle of friends and acquain? tance. -:-? ? *$5ggf-. . -- -PSB5S0HAI. ? . E. A. Thompson, of tlie Keoicee Courier, I our sanctum on Satiirdfiy. last. He is in good health, and represents" the condition of affairs in Picsens District as- enconraging .?ad hopeful. Edw. F. Stokes. ' Esq., in another column, an - nouacea his readiness to. practice-in the Courts of gM&tnd-Equity.: We commend thisfalented young gcut.iVman-jo the cousfderatioa of those heeding. ' the services, of a lawyer. " ? - ??-*-? THE IHPHOVED BUjBSLAB-GTO.y Oar readers will remember that,- several months -ago, we noiiced-tho invention by. our townsman, JOBST Wiv on, Esq.. of" anV improved Burglar Gun. ,;Since that time, Mr. W. has visited the North, and ?^tt?rcentio?'has been received by scientific men .7 .; fiaxterihg encoiniama. We now have the ~;?i%jficat/on of .stating lhat the Patent Office has -*i?8Sie3.a patent for the Gun, bearing dare' Jury; 9tb, . and the inventor is likely to reap a rich re- | ?yr'ard fron his labors. ? . ASSESSOR; OP DiTEBHAL BEVEHTIE. JiSSrO. Hereick, Esq., has received the appoint? err-.:, and been confirmed by the Senate, as Xs ctssor of Internal Revenue for the Third District of j South Carolina, to fill the vacancy occasioned by thVdcath of W?. Van Wtcs, Esq. The appoint? ment of Mr. H. to this important position will give general satisfactiju to the citizens of this portion OiXhe State.. H?iuteliigent and satisfactory dis? charge of the du ies of Assistant Assessor, during the past ten ;m mths,-hao woiv for.-him hosts- of ri?nds in tlia JJisinet, while this honorable en? dorsement of ins_official course is a guaranty of fi? delity'to the.Government.and its interests: --?-. V ? >-?^7? PEEIODICAIS. Go ley's Lady's Book.?The" August nnmhcr -i8 1 replete with choice literature,- elegant fa'sbitms. and HBHBpfc.domestic melange. Always the favorite of he.ladies;- there is no diminution either in popu .arity^or merit.. Published-by. L. A. Gouey, Phila '?} - delpbia, at $3.00'per-annum. Subscribers to our - iper, on application at this- office, can obtain a reduction of-50 cents. Jfrarsk Leslies Magazine.?The current number is ?. cqnaj -to any of it-* predecessors, and we have often recommendedHWs" magazine forlta intrinsic excel Ic-a'ce and" variety. Published by Fbask Leslie; 537 Pearl Street, New Vork. HEWASD AL&BMIHG DISEASE. We learn from our city.:?5chd,ngcs that, eince thei .. promnlgation of General Orders No. 32, anew and ? alarming disease has become eufiiciehtly common :\to -bei' pronounced epidemic. The most eminent ' physicians are pleased ito'denoininate this serious rmalady by. the enpliomious name of Pipsyripity. "In the language of an crudirc and lamented phi ^loiopher, these derivations are from the Greek, and !7" eignify the disease among fowls known as pip, '. while tho cfiects compel the patient !o exclaim, "let'em rip." This learned deduction, "explains j the natore of the-disease, although an exchange, -"belicTingit peculiar, to h'w. section, describes the -Bjmptoms as-t'oUo:w3 : -'A-sudder depression of -?>-tltofeolBpsis.diodis?a.craving of th\ spiaatity of v;th8.back.honibu8. and a feeling of slimness in tljc : immediare- vicinity of the diaphragm.'7 We have aent for a medical student; who has attended the irst course of lectures; to translate the above*es? .riiot, and in the meantime will offer a consolation . ito the community by e?ating-that an invaltiable remedy has\bec.a^ discovered and patented, and there, is no occasioa for aiarms provided the ingre dientsafo forth coming. A'gentlc-man'f-rom'Charles? ton, suffering from this disease, Visited1' Walbalhi last week for the^ purpose of conenlting a- drsfii> . :gu'shed practioncr. He has returned with rubi? cund countenance and healthful glow, and under* . takes to endorse the prescription, although de okriag his utter inability to find the prime ingre? dient; in suitable quantities, in Anderson. Never? theless, we wiU'upperid the prescription, and ad Viaea prompt resort to its exbilerating.effects, :>Bfe"never practicable: Spirit is vini Otardi, r. i. Bngarum whitum, q. s.; icibus coolus,. q. r^ iihlkiste violeatcr; addt? spriggus mintLs duutr, cad.aackitei cam t^traiWum. . 2TEW AD"?ERTISEalEI?IS". - We direct attention to tho following advertise .^rienta-ic ibis *8BUe '? Spabpe.& Fajw ?ant to purchaser & large.quan ilty of Wheat,' for which tbey will pay' the -highest market price. "ISawabd F.' Stoses, Esq., of Greenville, Attor? ney at Law, offers his j>rol'c8sional Bervices. ' iGitation Xrom tbo Ordinary. INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT LETTER. We are indebted to His Excellency the Governor for the annexed" communication- of Commissioner ' '.Ror.l??'s, in regard to the l&rge .number of stills I that wore1 seized by-.one Cipt. Arnim, in Pickens District. Ii will bo eeeji that the. instructions of the Commissionerthe Revenue Collector are not j to be misunderstood, and.those citizens not guilty j of Infringing the".law," who hadi heir property forci- j bly taken from them, may recover the same at once. I This valorous Capt, Aesim, who- created such ter- j "wir in ouf sister District by his vigorous rai?son ; defunct stillhouses, has been very properly remov? ed from the scrvrce, and we understand, has found a lodgment in 61?. common jail of Greenville Dis? trict. If-we-are rightly informed., the Captain (?) has been-imprisoned under, a warrant from .the civil authorities, and was placed in the same cell with another officer, whom he had arrested tor mis? conduct, after the predatory' excursions -in the Wolf Creek neighborhood. The ex-official made some objections, but these scruples were overcome. He has now an.excellent opportunity, of ruminat? ing upon-the instability of earthly power, and can refleet **how are.the mighty fallen!"? Treasury TJuSpabtjien-t, Oftice of 1st. Revenue. ' . Washington, July 10, 1867. Sir: In reply to ycurs of the 6th tnst,,? I here? with transmit & copy of a letter which I have to. day addressed to Col. Wallace; in relation to the articles of property mentioned.by you. Yety respectfully, E- A. ROLLINS, Commissioner^ Hon. James; L. OBiyColumbia, S. C [copy^ TbEASUBT department, OFFICE OF int: revenue, Washington, July 10, 1867. JSir: Sundry stills and other articles of property seized by the Lite Revenue Inspector Arnim, fr?in - differect individual' in South Carolina, are now, I understand, in possession of the post commander, at Anderson. You are directed, as soon as practicable to in? quire into the facts in these several cases, and where yon find that an offence has been committed, such as involved a forfeiture of the property in the possession above mentioned,, you will seize the same,- and t-.ke the. course' provided by law to as? certain its forfeiture. Where no such offence is f>und, you will inform the post commander at Anderson, that there is no reason known to this office for the further deten? tion of such property from the possession of its owners. Very respectfully, [Signed] E. A. ROLLINS, _ . Commissioner. A. S. WailacEt Esq, Collector 2d District, -Torkville, 8. C. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. Washington, July 19. In the Senate, the House amendment allowing negroes ..to serve as jurors was adopted. A joint resolution-from the House", nullifying the decrees of rho Court of- Claims, was severely denounced by Trumba 11. Sumner introduced a bill to strike out the word white from the naturalization laws, "which was referred to the Judiciary Committee. The veto was read, and the bill passed notwith? standing?36 yeas to 6 nays?Bayard, Buckalev, Davis, Hendricks, Johnson, Patterson, of Tennes? see, and the Chair announced that the bill was a law. The reconstruction appropriation bill was passed over the veto. The Senate passed a reso? lution to adjourn to-morrow, at 8 o'clock, to the first Monday in December?22 tc 15?the latter figure representing the impeachment clement in the Senate. Adjourned. - In the House, tho Assassination Committee was allowed to take evidence by subpoena and adminis? ter oaths. The Special Committee of Five, ap? pointed to investigate the Paymaster's Department, in their-preamble to the resolution, alleges fraud. The veto" message was received. Itcovers three columns, and argues elaborately the inconsisten? cies, unconstitutionally and tyranny of the Act. Immediately alter the-reading ot the message, the .impoachers'mode a strong effort?BoutwelL Butler .and others characterizing the message as defiant. Stevens said they were urging that mat? ter in vain'; there "are unseen agencies at -work? there are invisible powers':at work in this country. Which, will prevent impeachment. I repeat, any" at ?topfe to impeach tlie President will be vain and i **u !e. Mr' Wilrfan, .Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, denounced Stevens, with insinuations assening that no amount of political pressure should turn him aside from the discharge of his duty according to.law and fact. .(Applause from the Democratic side.) Stevens, without repiying, demanded a vote, and the.bill passed?109 to 24. The veto of the reconstruction bill was read, j and the bill passed?100 to 22. A resolution was passed forbidding the Presi? dent to remove district commanders, without the consent of t ha Senate, unless t ho General command? ing the armies recommended it. .Adjourned. Washington, July. 20. The .excitement in the House is very great, and the impeaohers, taking advantage of this in the House, carried their point of ordering the evidence reported and printed; bat Mr. Wilson, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, who has "strongly op? posed the movement, triflet' over the mutter, until the Speakers hammer fell for adjournment, thus again defeating them. In the Senate, there was an irregular discussion regarding adjournment, in which the President was. denounced as contumacious, and Mr. Chandler said there was a sort of hybrid concern in the Sen? ate called conservative republicanism. Mr. Foster took the the further remarks of Mr. Chandler as personal, and said he had but one thing to say, and that was that what the Senator from Michigan Bays is not true. The Senate adopted the report of the Committee of Conference, and adjourned to the 21st of November. -?-: An American Basths.?It would appear that the laut Confederate prisoner of war has not yet been released. Lieutenant John C. Braine. late C. S. N., whose gallant exploits in the service of his country certainly cannot have been so soon forgot? ten, in languishing in the Ring's county peniten? tiary, New York, where ho has been a prisoner since September, 1866. He was arrested in Sa? vannah on the charge of piracy and murder, in connection- with, .theTcapture of tho Chesapeakf, in violation of the amnesty granted by the President, in May, 1865, and has never, to this moment, been offered a trial. His case-is one of peculiar hard? ship, and one that deserves the fullest sympathy and aid of the'Southern people, in whose behalf he labored and fought so valiantly. ????r?-*-??? . ' ? A young man named Webster was foully mur? dered at Rogersvillo, East Tennessee, in broad day? light by one of Brownlow's minions named Size more. It is needless to say that Webster was a quiet, respectable man, and that Sizemore is a des? perado of the woret Radical type. It is stated that this is his eighteenth victim.' He was arrested, but put "in "the bands of his own brother and some other Radicals, and permitted to escape the first night. Editorial Pennings and Clippings. Tho South, and. Northern Parties. The Southern people are in strange relations Kith'their old, friends, the Democrats of the North. Thciir old friends, while unable to help us, or even modify the military rule over us, nevertheless at? tack the dominum party..in. the-most approved style-of Hie old party confeRts, and seem to expect us to do the came'-thing. They apparently forget that there appears no prospect that, even by our efforts united with theirs, any change for our good can he accomplished. We are also in equally anomalous relations with the Conservative Republicans of the North: They, even in connection with the Ultra Republicans, are using the power of their Congres? sional supremacy, and the enginery of the Recon? struction law. and'the Registration Instruction, to carry Southern States in the coming elections, so that they may perpetuate the ascendancy of their party. And they eail iipon the Southern' people to join the Republican party, while we are not free men, and while we are not allowed, even- if we did join them, to vote for men of our choice, even if they also-had joined the Republican party. What can we do then ? Why, obey thelawsand the orders, be peaceable and industrious citizens, avoid the censure and abuse of either party North; let things take'their course and hope for the.best. We cannot do anything affirmative is- either direc tion, for the simple reason that we are not allowed to do anything We know what our duty is as men under military rale : when we become freemen, we shall then know our duty under that regime, also. Senator Wilson- on Confiscation. Senator Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts, in a dotter to Mr Wm- T. Early, of Charlottesville. Va., in reply to-what is necessary on the part of the people of the South to avert confiscation from them? selves says: "Nothing will be done for revenge, but everything for the enduring peace of the coun? try. Nothing can bring confiscation upon the peo? ple of the rebel States hut the persistent folly and madness of masses of their people, and1 I cannot believe that the body of their people will, by their future action, bring confiscation upon themselves. I will suggest, my dear sir, a sure way for your people to avert from themselves confiscation, re? move disabilities, restore law, order, peace and in? dividual and national prosperity and happiness. Let them abandon at once and forever the ideas, principles and policies of their dost cause ;' strive to conquer the prejudices, hates and passions en? gendered by their rebellion and the conflict they inaugurated. Let them accept the results of the nation's victory;?the.unify of the. States; the perpetuity of the republic; the emancipation, en? franchisement and citizenship of their bondmen, their equality of rights and privileges. Let them do this in spirit, as well as in form. Let them es? tablish schools for the education of both races. Let them encouiage the fr.'cdmen to be thrifty and temperate, to get homesteads and lo engage in in? dustries in varied forms " A Judge Divorces Himself. Mr. Van. Wormer is Judge of the 18th district of Missouri. Mr. Van Wormer, though Judge, suc? cumbed to the overpowering delusion of the tender malady, and about a decade of months since took, a blooming damsel to wife. It seems, either the Judge judged falsely as to the merits of his partner, or she was too much courted, to be completely won. She became disagreeable, the Judge irascible. A case was made out, setting forth that the wife of Judge. Van Wormer, besides several minor offences, was guilty of having- occasionally had the "mad dumps." This last accusation was sworn to by the plaintiff, and a divorce was asked. Th? defendant, appeared in court and consented that plaintiff try the case At>cr hearing all. the evidence in tlie case, Judge Van Worurer, of the Eighteenth Judicial District of Missouri, decides that the defendant was guilty of all the charges save one, but especially of "mad dumps," and re? stores himself, Judge Van Wormer, and the'defen? dant,' Mrs. Van Wormer, to single b essedness, with all the rights and privileges of single per? sons. Was ever a greater furce perpetrated in the name of law on the august, inviolable sanctity of marriage? Was greater evidence ever furnished of the unholy,, alliance, called .legal marriage?. What is to become of society, when the very bond which holds it together is thus ruthlessly brokeu ? When ?wiU the world be convinced, that :in taking from the nuptial.contract its sacred, sacramental character, we:^destroy its practical validity, and open the flood-gates, of vice to deluge the land 7 Uniform Currency. The monetary conference in session in Paris, with the object of bringing about a unificative cur? rency among the nations of the world, has adopted iho five franc piece as the unit of gold coins. It is understood that the United States Govern? ment, under this arrangement, will reduce the value of the gold dollar to that of the five frans piece, and that the French Government will coin pieces of twenty-five francs, which will then be of the same value as the United States five dollar gold piece, while Eng and, by a slight reduction in .the value of the sovereign, will briug it down to the same standard. The English members of the conference were very loth to agree to this arrangement, which will virtually make the American dollar the unit for gold, and tried to effect a compromise upon the ten franc piece. This, however, failed; and now that the three principal commercial nations of the world aro agreed upon a standard, it is probable that it wiil not bo long before most of the others will unite with them. Female Suffrage. Female suffrage, in spite of John Stuart Mill, or the Kansas statesman, has received a hard blow, and, most wonderful of all, at the hands of Horace Greeley. The Committee of the New York State Constitutional Convention, to whom was referred the question, report bluntly that, they do not re? commend the extension of the elective franchise to women. "However defensible in theory," say th? Committee, "we are satisfied that public sentiment dries not demand, and wouldnot sustain an inno? vation so revolutionary und sweeping?so openly at war with a distribution of duties and functions between the sexes, as venerable and pervading as government iieelf. ana involviug transformations so radical in social and domestic life!" This settles the question, for sometime at least, in the Empire State. Thaddens Stevens' Grave. Several years ago, when the Lancaster cemetery was incorporated, Mr. Stevens purchased two lots, for which a deed was duly executed. Somo years later,, in .looking over his papers, he noticed, for the first time, the clause prohibiting the interment of colored people in the cemetery. He ut once re conveyed the lots to tho company, with his reasonf and asked that thoy be put upon the reoord. A short time ago he purchased a couple of lots in Woodward Hill cemetery, and when the deeds were handed to'him he noticed a similar clause ex? cluding t he burial of people of color. The brave old man declared that h? could not consent to have his bones laid in a oemetery where any of God's 1 children were excluded for no fault of their own, and he promptly returned the deeds. A few days ago, he selected a lot in "Shreiner's cemetery," where no such distinction is made among the dead. [Lancaster Expreas. THE PRESIDENT'S VETO * - V Washington, July 19. ~The "following is a synopsis^ of the President's veto of the supplementary reconstruction Act: Alluding to the declaration that the Slate Gov? ernments are illegal, he says "a singular contra? diction is apparent here. Congress declares these local State Governments to be illegal Governments, and then provides that these illegal Governments shall be carried on by Federal officers, who are to perform the very dunes imposed on its own'offi? cers by this illegal State authority. It certainly would be a novel spectacle if Congress should at? tempt to carry on a legal State Government by the ageney of its own officers. It is yet more strange that Congress attempts to sustain and carry on an illegal State Government by the same novel agen cy." With regard to title by conquest, he says "it is a new title, acquired by war. It applies only to territory: for goods or movable items regularly captured in war are called booty ; or, if taken by individual soldiers, plunder. There is not a foot of ground of one of these ten States which the United States holds by conquest, save only such land as did not belong to either of these States, or to any individual owner. I mean such lands as did belong to the pretended Government called the Confederate States. These lands we may claim to hold by conquest. As to all other lands or terri? tory, whether belonging to the States or to indi? viduals, the Federal Government has now no more title or right to it than it had before the rebellion." The message concludes as follows: "Within a period less than a year the legislation of Congress has attempted to strip the executive department of the government of some of its essential powers The Constitution, and t}m.path provided in it, de? volve upon the President the power and the duty to see that the. laws are faithfully executed. The Constitution, in order to carry out this power, gives him the choice of the agents, and makes them subject to his control and supervision: but in the execution of these laws, the constitutional obliga? tion upon the President remains ; but the power to exercisi that constitutional duty is effectually taken away. The military commander .is, as to the power of appointment, made to take the place of the President, and the general of the army the place of the Senate: andany attempt: on the part of the President to assert his own constitutional power may. under pretence of law, be met by offi? cial insubordination: It is to bo feared that these ^military officers, looking to the authority given by these laws rather than to the letter of the Consti? tution, will recognize no authority but the com? mander of the district and the general of the ar? my. If there was uo other object ion than this to this proposed legislation, it would be sufficient. Whilst I hold the chief executive authority of the United States; whilst the obligation rests upon me to see that all the laws are faithfully executed, 1 can never willfully surrender thnt trust to the powers given lor its execution.. I can never give my assent to be made responsible for the faithful execution of the laws, and at the same time sur render that trust and the powers which accompany it to any other executive officer, high or low, or to any number of executive officers. If this execu? tive trust, vested by the Constitution in the Presi? dent, is'to be taken: from him and vested in a sub? ordinate oificer, the responsibility witl be with Congress,, in clothing the subordinate with uncon? stitutional power, and with the officer who nssumes its exercise. This interference with-the constitu? tional authority of the executive department is an evil that will inevitably sap thvr foundations of our Federal system, but it is not the worst evil of this legislation. It is a great public wrong to take from the President powers coufcrred upon hnn alone by the Constitution, but the wrung is more flagrant and more dangerous wiieu the powers so taken froni'the President are conferred upon sub? ordinate executive officers, and especially upon military officers. .Over nearly one-third of the States of the Union military power, regulated by no fixed law, rules supreme. Each one of these five districtxqniraan ders, though not chosen by the people, or responsi? ble to ahem, have this hour more executive power, military and civil, than the people have ever been willing to confer upon the head of the executive department, though chosen by and responsible to themselves. The remedy must come from the pen pie themselves. They^know what it is and how*u is to be applied. At the present time they tftnnot, according to the Constitution, repeal these laws : they cannot remove or control this military despo? tism. The remedy, nevertheless, is in their bauds; it is to be found iu the ballot, and is a sure one, ii not controlled by fraud, overawed by arbitrary power, or, from apathy on their part, too long de? layed. With abiding confidence in their patriot? ism, wisdom and integrity, I am still hopeful of the future, and that in the end the rod of despo? tism will be broken, the armed rule of power be lifted from the necks of the people, and the prin? ciple of a violated Constitution preserved " Washington, July 20. A Surraft juror was taken violently ill with cho? lera morbus, and the court took a recess. Gen. John A. McClernnnd, of Illinois, has been nominated for the Mexican mission. Johu L. Goddard, Grand Muster of the Pennsyl? vania Masons, is dead. The President nominated Horace Greeley for the Austrian mission, but objection beinjr made, under the rule of the Senate, that nominations cannot be considered the same day, the nomination goes over. John Netherland, of Texas, has been confirmed as Minister to Bolivia. Gen. Howard has issued orders to his subordi nates, regarding employees: preference must be given to such us have been loyal: ull must take the iron-clad oath. The Judiciary Committee was authorized to send for persons and papers, on the questiou whether Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware have Republi? can constitutions. A resolution ordering tho. Judiciary Committee to report evidence taken in the impeachment case, passed by a vote of 57 to 43. This result was ap? plauded by the impcuchers. The Conference Committee reported on adjourn? ment from 4 o'clock to-day to the 21st November; agreed to by yeas 61. nayB 46. ? The commanding officer at Mobile has issued ah order for the trial of Mr. David J. Files, churged with heing loader at the riot" on the night of the ' reception in that city of Congressman Kelley. Mr, ? Files has been removed from Fort- Gaines, and is now confined in the camp of the l?th U. S. lutaniry. ; ? Late advices from Salt Lake stale that rich gold discoveries have been made tn the Utah mines. Forty ounces of gold dust were brought in, which were crushed from the quartz in two days, und which, on being assayed, weighed over thirty-eight i ounces. I VARIOUS AND RANDOM PARAGRAPHS. ? The Declaration of Independence *?.? raid fo the negroes of Memphis on the fourth at a picnic. They became highly incensed and the most of them left,'declaring they didn't go there to hear any such d?wi rebel stuff. ? Two women were having some words to? gether on the pavement, when the daughter of one of them popped her head: out of the door, and.ex? claimed, "Hurry up, not her, and call her a thief before she calls you one." ? The Pine Bluff (Ark.) Dispatch Bays that on the recent trip of Gov.. Morton, of Indiana, from Little Rock to riot Springs, he rode in a United States ambulance and had a military escort. Who said something about conscience making cowards1 ? A lawyer in St. Louis was arrested the other day on the charge of insanity. His conduct had been very singular for some months, though not very unusual in his profession He had attended court regularly for six months, and appeared to think he had a good practice, when really he did not have a single olient. ? Ot* the 24th of August next, an event will oc? cur which has been- only twice recorded in the his? tory of celestial phenomena. Jupiter will appear without sate'.itcs. Three of them will then be passing across the planet's disc, and the other will be immersed in its shadow. The apparent absence of mcons will last more than two hours. 6 ? Ira T. Mann, a leading grain warehouseman in Chicago, was sued the other day by Samantha Proctor for one thousand dollars- for a breaeh of promise. He has been a widower for some years. She is a spinster. She announces her intention to conduct the case herself. The suit will probably furnish as rich a dish of gossip as has been served up in many a year. ? The Houston (Texas) Telegraph is urging, with much ability, the occupation of Mexico by the Federal Government. It wants Congress to add Mexico to the Fifth Military District, and tells General Sheridan that, if he will only undertake to reconstruct that state of "provisional government" over there, he will find many a man ready to go with him, under the United States fiug. whom he now deems "rebellious." ? The B?ston Advertiser says : In seme of the towns in Western Massachusetts a thieving busi? ness is carried on in the sale of "cabbage pktBts." The customers -arc said to call at a very early hour in the morning. The most curious part'of the transaction is that the customers all bring jugs or bottles to get their cabbage plants in. ? The question of reconstruction is calling forth opinions and comments from most of t be old leaders in the South, many of whom held rank in the civil and military service of the Confederacy. The rast effusions are Irom Gen. Barksdale and Gov. Perry; The former, like Longstreet, "Jeff. Thompson and others, favors reconstruction as rapidly as possible; while the latter, like B. H. Hill of Georgia, and others, opposes reconstruction under the law, and votes for "no convention." It is a noticeable fact that old soldiers and old politicians are ranking themselves on opposite sides of the question.?Ex. ? Not far from Susquelianna county, Pennsyl? vania, a clergyman, celebrated for his talent at making blunders, after having pronounced a hap py couple nun n.nd wife, concluded the ceremony by --wishing them a happy and pleasant journey through life, and hoped that they would be blessed in their marriage relations as were Abraham and Sarah in days of old." Before the company dif? fused themselves to their respective places of abode, a youth of scriptural pursuits informed them that "Surah- was one hundred years old bet?re she bore Isaac!" . ?- Ao ingenious*savan informs unscientific pecr ple that if the etrrb were shot at the sun from its present distance and with its present velocity, and a telegram simultaneously sent to the solar inhabi? tants, they would receive the message in?ve min? utes, the earth would be seen coming towards them after the lapse of eight minutes, and ihcy would have nearly two mom Its to prepare for the shock, which would be received over leu years before they heard the explosion. ? The Salt Lake Vedette states that a conspiracy exists in Southern Utah to throw off the yoke of Brigham Young. His antheuiasand favoritism arc some of the causes. The Morman people are tired of,what they deem abuses. Rumor, says the break between Orson Pratt and others and Brigham is financial, and not doctrinal. The church fund in i he Bauk of England has been subject to Pratt's orders, and hitherto.his cheoke had been honored. Brigham shut down.on Pratt, hence the difficulty. Pratt" hastened home to consdit the Saints. The funds belong to the church, and Pratt says Brig? ham is not the church. Some rich developments are likely to follow from this rupture. -??? Sensible Advice.?Geo. W. Kendall writes from Texas to the New Orleans Picayune, and gives us the following sensible views: The lessons-which adversity teaches arc hard, yet they must, be learned. And these lessons are always useful. I know that it comes hard for a yonng man to walk behind a plow who once rode behind a fast trotter; nor ia it agreeable to a young lady to make and put on her dresses all by herself' who formerly had a couple of servants to take these irksome jobs off her hands. Yet I can see no other remedy, at least for those who have simply been ruined by the war. and the list is a long one. That a large mnjority have accepted the situation cheer? fully, I am glad to say is true?I mean the situa? tion to earn their own living; all must do it. And there are many who think, und I am one of them, that in the lorg run it will be all the better for the rising generation of the South?a generation which is to follow one notoriously brought up in igno ranee of work and indolence as to any useful occu? pation. The race of men growing up will be more muscular?the women stronger und heartier?and their children again improve upon the stock. I have never heard that exercise wus hurtful, and I have consulted good physicians on the subject. How often do we hear our people complain that tbey have been out all day hunting for a servant, without success. II:iii"they turned to in the morn? ing they could have done all their work themselves in a couple of hours, and saved money and shoe leather by the operation. Too many people in the I South have been brought up to be waited upon; they must now tie their "own shoes, and I repeat that the sooner they begin, the better it will be. I know that many think they oan escape this state of things by going to Brazil, or some other out-of the-way country; but toil is tho. common lot of the poor man the world over, so far ns I have seen, and in no part of the world is toil as remunerative as in the Southern States of America. Let us work. ? Stonewall Jackson's war-horse "Superior," which was a gift to the General in 1862, from tho citizens of Augusta County, Va., has been sold to a citizen of Macon, by the widow of our lamented hero, whose indigent circumstances necessitated her to part with the animal. It was originally de? signed to have sent it to Baltimore for sale, but a purchaser was found in Macon who was liberal enough to pay a generous price for him. Mrs. Jaokson sent him a;photograph of her lovely little daughter Julia, the only living representative of the 1 illustrious father. I JTEW8 ITEMS. ? Bishop Scott, of Oregon, died at New York on the 14th instant, after a short illness. "His ob? sequies took place at Trinity Chapel on the 16th. _The survey of the Knoxville and Kentucky Railroad has been- completed; by Professor Kirk patrick to the State line from Knoxville. ? Considerable excitement exists in West Vir? ginia and a portion of Ohio, over the discovery of silver, which is said to contain ninety-four per cent, of silver and six of copper. ? Fifry-one cases of alleged whiskey frauds on the revenue are to be tried at the next term of the United States Court in Richmond. Chief Justice Chase presides at the term of the Court in October. ? Geo. Chandler and Wm. Fears, two horse thieves, recently tried by a court martial at Vieka burg, Mississippi were found guilty, aud sentenced to five years' imprisonment at hard labor in the military prison at Dry Tortugas, Florida. ? A farmer named Hornsby, residing in John? son County, Mo? .has brought suit against General Sterling Price and other officers of the rebel army, for damages sustained by him in. the Summer of 1861, by reason of being imprisoned by rebel sol? diers under Price. ? A party of horse thieves were overtaken the other day in Carroll'county, Miss., by some gen? tlemen who had pursued them from Marshall. . They arrested two and recovered the stolen prop? erty. One or iwo thieves are said to" have escaped, and two have been killed. j&pial Notices. HIRAM LODGE, No. 68, A.\ F.\ M.V A REGULAR COMMUNICATION OF HIRAM LODGE will be held in the Lodge Room on MON? DAY NIGHT, August 5, 1867, at half-past seven o'clock. Brethren will take due notice anu govern themselves accordingly. By order of the W..\ M.-. JAMES A. H0YT, Sec. pro tern. July 3,1867 8 3 Burning Bush Chanter, No. 7, R.\A.\M.\ A REGULAR CONVOCATION OF BURNING BUSH CHAPTER will be beld in tho Chapter Room on MONDAY NIGHT, August 12th, 1867, at half-past seven o'clock. Companions will assem? ble without further notice.. By order of the M.-.E.-.H.-.P.. GEORGE MUNRO, Sec. pro tern. July 10, 1867 A ? 3 Religious Notice. The following are the Appointments of Rev. A. B. Stephens, Presiding Elder for the Greenville District of the South Carolina Conference, M..E. Church, ThinTQuarter : Pickennville Circuit.?4tb Sunday, and. Saturday before, in July, at Bethlehem. Kcoicce Circuit.?1st Sunday, and Saturday be? fore, in August, at Mount Bethel. Walhalla Ciratil.?2d Sunday, and Saturday before, in August, at Double Springs. Seneca and Tuyaloo.?Zd Sunday, and Saturday before, in August, at Center. Anderson Station.?ist Sunday, and Satuday. before, in September. Anderson Circuit.?2d Sunday and Saturday be? fore-, in Sept amber, at Providence. Pendleton Circuit.?3d Sunday,' and Saturday before, in September, at Pendleton Village, gg^* A District Meeting will take place at An? derson Court House, commencing on Thursday evening before the 1st Sunday in September. The official membership of the Church are earnestly .so? licited to be present. Rev. Whitefoouo Smith, D. D., and Prof. J. H. Carlisle will take part in " the exercises. July 17, 1867 5 2m Baptist State Convention. At a meeting of the Anderson Baptist Church; held on lost Sabbath, 16th instant, the following Brethren were appointed as "a" Committee; of-Ar? rangements t,o awet and assign homes to Delegates who shall attend the Baptiit State Convention to be held at this place, commencing on Friday. before the 4th Sabbath in July next, viz: J. P. Reed, Chairman; D. Brown, J. W. B_ Skelton. Jos. A. Hoyt, F. C. v. Borstel, L. T. Ar? nold, John Wilson. E. P. Earle, J. B. Clark, J. S. Murray and W. D. Beverly. Delegates expecting to attend the Convention are earnestly requested to forward their names to Rev. W.-D. Bevebly, Pastor of the Church, that every necessary arrangement may be made previ? ous to the assembling of the Convention. The Committee will be in attendance"at the De? pot on Thursday preceding the "commencement of the meeting, upon tho arrival of the train,, and also upon its arrival .on Friday and Saturday fol? lowing. Those coining by private" conveyance; - will please report themselves to the Committee at the Church. S. BLECKLEY, Church Clerk. Juno 19, 1867. 1 New Advertisements. EDWAED F. STOKES, " Attorney at Law and Solicitor in Equity, Greenville, S. C. WILL Practice in the Courts of-Law and Equity of South Carolina. Office in Swandale's New Building, opposite the Mansion House. references. Tkomas Hill, President of Harvard CoUege, Mass. J, B. Minor, Law Professor, University of Vir? ginia. C. P. Spi.uvan, South Carolina. Gov. J. L. Ohr, South Carolina, Ex-Gov. B. F.Tsrrt, South Carolina. July 24, 1867 6 4 OF WHEAT, For which the Highest Market Price will be Faid. SHARPE & FANT. July 24,1867 6 u THE STATE OF SOUTH CABQLJJifA. ANDERSON DISTRICT. WHERBAB, Joseph Cox has applied to me for Letters of Administration on the Estate of John Ashley, deceased: ? These are therefore tonnte and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased to be and appear at my office on-the 6th August, 1867, to show cause, if any they \ can, why said AdminiBtrat ion should not be granted ' _ _ nA ROBERT JUNKIN, o.a:d. ' July 24, 1867 6 2