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. ; a .? EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Nickeeso.n's Hotel,
j -.. Columbia, S. C., Aug. 8th, 18CS.
Tire event, of the past few days have been so
tnarti-?d.?ad interesting that a writer for the press
^aii-Bcarcely go amiss for material wherewith to
^certain hisv readers, and if thc Contents of this
{epistle' should not embrace every point of decided
?attraction, let the excuse be found in the fact that
? there ' is .too much for a single repast, and the
writer feels incompetent to administer exact justice
ib'-ilio Tsceries hereabouts. The immediate occa?
sion for a brief absence of the editor from the la?
bors'; of the sanctum was an appointment by his
fell ow-citizens to represent, in part, tho District of
Anderson in thc Democratic State- Convention.
Tj??tnjissi?n has been fulfilled, and the> result of
thal "body's deliberations are before the country.
With admirable discretion, forbearance and mod?
eration,.the Vunterrified" Democracy ot this State
havo declared their principles and inaugurated the
P.?e_?dentiai canvass, looking not to their oppo?
nents for a.guide, but boldly and resolutely en?
tering, ibo field, are determined to achieve success,
and even in down-trodden South Carolina, secure
. iv. victory for constitutional liberty. Surely in sach
- a^ork, the minds and energies of every man
. worthy, of tho . name will be enlisted. We cannot
"?fforti to be defeated, unless Ve are prepared lo
' surrender the dearest prerogatives of freedom.
.:"As~will-be* soen by the proceedings, the Con
Y?nti?tK organized on Thursday ev?uing by the
? election of Hon. Abmis-sad Burt as President.
This choice was admirable, and reflected honor
?pen the delegates assembled. The great abilities
of 3Ir. Bust are heartily enlisted in the good
work; and his voioe is constantly heard in behalf
;. orthose principles "dear to every lover of freedom
T opd every devotee of justice. His opening speech
was characterized by the utmost appropriateness
anil goo'd taste, and was received in like manner.
TH.c business of thc Convention was entered upon
? without delay, and upon motion, a Committee wa3
appointed to whom was referred alt resolutions
without debate, and another Committee was raised
to select suitable persons as Electors. Tho ques?
tion carno np, naturally enough, as to the bounda?
ries pf the Congressional Districts, and incidentally
tho point was made as to a recognition of the pre?
sent rabble, styling themselves the State govern
sient. : This-produced considerable discussion,
which was participated in by many leading gentle?
men of tl c Convention, and the discussion assumed
a-'wide range. The declarations of thc various
speakers, however, were temperate, although firm
and decided, but it was deemed prudent at this
juncture feb exclude spectators, and hold a secret
session, in order that opinions and observations
might bi! fr.cely interchanged. This session was
protracted until "ayont thc twal," and as there
was no injunction of secrecy imposed upon thc
members, I take the liberty of saying that
thero. were no horribleivu Klux propositions nor
thrcatVof dire vengeance upon the motley crew.of
-BcaUawags, carpet-baggers and negroes now claim?
ing the authority of this aucient commonwealth.
. Indeed, there were no speeches made or remarks
put forth calculated to excite tho least suspicion of
."disloyalty," even as understood by the gentry
aforesaid. My individual opinion as to the neces?
sity for this caucus was entirely changed at its
conclusion, and lam free now to declare that the
whole debate might as well have been conducted
with open doors. Thus ended the first night of the
Democratic Stato Convention?an assemblage of
Carolinians well worthy of the respect and confi?
dence of their constituencies* '
The Convention met on Friday morning at ll
o'clock and proceeded to business. Through their
chairman, Col. J. P. Thomas, tho Committee on
Resolutions reported a series of resolutions as the
platform pt thc party in this State. An interest?
ing discussion ensued, in which tho ablest delegates
present took part. Many were in favor of simply
endorsing the platform and nominees of the Na?
tional Convention,, accompanied by a resolution of
thanks, to the delegates from this State for the sat?
isfactory manner in which they had discharged
their duties. Others believed that thero were local
issncs.calcnlated to strengthen the party, and hence
advocated a decided expression of opinion upon
these issues. This discussion lasted for about-}wo
hours, when the report of the Committee was
adopted, with only a few slight amendments. At
this point, an incident occurred of decided inter?
est. Gen. Hamptos, who bas been tho leading
spirit of this Convention, and whose influence is
felt and recognized throughout the Slate, offered a
resolution, inviting to a scat upon the floor of the
Convention Lieut. Meoarv, an ofEcer of tho army
aud now stationed at this place, who was one of
the Vice Presidents of tho Soldier's and Sailor's
Convention held in New York. The resolution
was prefaced by a few happy and earnest remarks,
appreciative of the kindness exhibited by Federal
officers and soldiers in that Convention towards
himself and other Confederate leaders. It is al?
most needless to say that the resolution was unani?
mously.adopted. Lieut. Medabt, as I ara inform?
ed, ia the son of an Ex-Governor of Ohio, and a
thorough and uncompromising Democrat.
The remainder of the morning session was oc?
cupied in thc reception of resolutions, which were
referred without debate to the Committee on Res?
olutions. Just before adjournment, however, the
Committee on Nominations reported tho Electoral
Ticket, which was unanimously confirmed when
the Convention re-assembled in the evening. The
gentlemen selected are able and earnest citizens,
and will devote themselves heartily to the work
before them. The ebotor for the Third Congres?
sional District, Col. A. C. Haskell, is a citizen of
Abbeville, but has resided in tins city for thc past
year as Law Professor in the University. When
th? nominations had been confirmed, Gen. Hamp?
ton made a statement relativo to Col. Haskell, lo
the effect that he would resign his position in the
University and devote his entire timo and ener?
gies to the canvass. Thia announcement was re?
ceived with unbounded applause. The Committee
un Resolutions reported back sundry papers, and
awong them a sories of resolutions looking to the
formation of a State Contra! Club, to Be composed
of one or more members from each District Cen?
tral Club, which was adopted. Other resolutions
were submitted, intended to perfect the organiza?
tion and-extend the powers of the State Executive
Committee, and were also adopted. The business
of the Convention was now reaching a.conclusion.
Mr. Bukt, who had presided over its deliberations
with auch courlesyand ability, was requested to
vacate*Ms chair for a few moments, and on Vice
President Aldricii assuming the chair, Mr. Gil?
bert, of Sumter, offered a resolution of thanks to
the President and Secretaries for the able and
agreeable manner in which their duties had been
discharged, which resolution was unanimously
adopted. On resuming his seat, and after the
aciion- of the Convention was communicated to
him by Judge Aldeicu in felicitous language, Mr.
Bear addressed the Convention with great ear?
nestness and deep feeling, urging upon all the
members to carry back to their homes tho high
enthusiasm by which they had been surrounded
during the progress of its deliberations, and de?
claring that the contest before us was fraught
with the dearest issues of life. His remarks were
extended, aud met with frequent endorsement,
and when he declared that this is a white man's
government, and that the descendants of the
Huguenot and the cavalier would never consent to
bo ruled by Puritans and Africans, the hall rever?
berated with prolonged applause. The Conven?
tion then adjourned sine die,
I have met with many frienda and acquain?
tances from several sections of tho State, and
among them quite a number of that respectable
and influential class known as newspaper men,
Selbt, of the Phoenix, deserves to head the list,
for his kindness and courtesy ; Dawson, of the
Charleston News, and Sparnick, of the Courier ;
Gilbest, -of the Sumter Watchman, Ball, of tho
Laurensville Herald, SmsiES, of the Pickens Cou?
rier, and McKbnall, of the Marion Star?all good
fellows, and lively representatives of South Caro?
lina Democracy. One of the number met with a
misfortune on the way, by losing his "carpet?
bag." Just *o think of it, in these times, an edi?
tor with one of those popular accompaniments.
It might be prudent, not to designato him, but for
fear t.bat tho others would not be satisfied, I will
only intimate that he lives nearer tho mountains
than Anderson.
I will close this letter, already extended, by
promising to furnish a brief sketch of tho so
called Legislature in my next, as I had the inex?
pressible pleasure of listening to an acrimonious
and lengthy debate in the Sena to to-day.
II.
MELANCHOLY DEATH.
It becomes our painful duty to- chronicle tho
melancholy suicide of Mr. Robert H. Hcbrard,
near Greenville C. H., on last Friday. Tho cir?
cumstances as related to us are Bubr'anlially as
follows i
He left this place on last Thursday morning,
partially delirious, saying that he was compelled
to go to Donaldsvillo on important business, prom?
ising to return on Thursday night. While at
Donaldsvillo be grew worse, and gave his watch
and memorandum book to a friend there to take
care of for him. He took the up-train in the af?
ternoon, but instead of returning to Anderson, ho
went to Greenville. "When ho reached Greenville
he went into tho store of an acquaintance, and re?
mained there tho entire night. Every argument
was used to induce him to leave tho store, but all
to no purpose. He seemed to fear that some ono
was seeking to kill him, and was unwilling that
those who knew him should leave him on this ac?
count. On Friday morning he appeared better,
and met with many who could not dotect from his
conversation that ho was delirious. He tried to
purchase a pistol at a numbor of places before he
succeeded?his acquaintances all knowing his con?
dition, and feared he would destroy himself or
his friends in his delirious condition. At length,
however, he succeeded in purchasing a pistol from
a store, and was apparently so rational in the
whole transaction that the merchant, not knowing
his ^condition, never suspected anything wrong.
The pistol was second-haud, and part of the bar?
rels -were loaded. He loaded the empty barrels
and immediately started out of town, on foot. He
had gone but a short distance when he met a man
with a one-horse wagon; he immediately halted
this man, and presenting his pistol, demanded his
horse. His manner was^such that this man un
joosed his horse from his wagon, and surrendered
it to him. Mr. Hubbaro rodo the horse, without
a saddle, perhaps a mile, when he turned the horse
loose and turned into tho woods. From tho cir?
cumstances it was evident that he had run to and
fro through the woods and swamps, for some dis?
tance, doubtless under tho impression which had
aunoyed him, during his delirium, that somo ono
sought his life. At length he stopped near a branch,
and was there found shot in the head, the ball
ontcring on the right side and lodging in the brain;
and it is believed that he shot himself. His pistol
could not be found ; and he had also about $100
in money, with other things in his pockets, which
were rifled, and everything taken out.
Mr. Hubbaed was about forty years of age, and
has many warm friends in this village, who, with
with his family, mourn his death, especially under
circumstances so sad. Since the war he has been
doing business in the Hat House of F. Horset,
Charleston, in which place he has also made many
friends. He leaves a wife and fivo children, in
.circumstances of necessity and dependence. His
remains wero interred in tho Presbyterian grave?
yard at this place on last Sunday ovening.
_-o>-.
gggT" We arc requested to state that thero will
be Religious Services in the Presbyterian Church,
both morning and evening, of Friday and Satnr
day. The Rev. John R. Rxlet, of Lauron3 C. II.,
wiltpreach.
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MEETING AT BELTON.
We have been requested to announce that thoro
will be a Democratic meeting held at Belton on
Saturday 15th inst. Hon. J. P. Reed, Major
Taos. Russel, and Rev. A. Stepp have promised
to bo present and address the meeting. Tho pub?
lic generally are invited to attend.
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j?lSf The following letter from the Acting Com?
missioner will prove interesting to fruit distillers:
Treasury Depabtmbnt,
OrriCE of Istebisal Revenue,
"Washington, August 4, 1868.
Sir: In reply to your letter of July 28, you are
informed that distillers of fruit are required to
pay a special tax of $400, under the new law, as
well as the tax of fifty cents per gallon upon the
spirits produced.
You will be furnished with the regulations con?
taining the exemptions allowed distillers of bran?
dy from apples, peaches or grapes, exclusively,
now in course of preparation, as soon as they arc
published. Very Respectfully,
THOMAS HARLAND,
Acting Commissioner.
A. S. Wallace, Esq., Col. 8d S. C. District, Co?
lumbia.
? A "Virginia Village and Farm Company"
has been form-d in Xcw Voik.
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP,
It ia now very evident, says the correspondent
of tho Baltimore Gazette, that tho programme of
the truly **loil" party in tho South has been again
changed, and the idea of allowing the Legislatures
of the States to elect Presidential electors has been
abandoned. Mr. Dewccs, of North Carolina, who
wanted the reconstructed governments to be prop?
ped up with Federal bayonets, declared most em?
phatically that the people of his State would never
assent, to such a political fraud. This and similar
declarations from Ccorgia members, together with
the late action of the Georgia Legislature in elect?
ing a Democratic Senator, have given a quietus to
tho project, and with a determination to try the
ballot-bos comes a call upon tho President for
troops.
It has already been stated that the President is
thoroughly posted as to tho alleged outrages in
Louisiana, Texas and Tennessee, and while he re?
fers such applications as have been made for troops
to Secretary Schofield, the Secrelary is at the samo
timo kept informed of the true situation of affairs
aud he ruled accordingly. The popular impression
seems to be that General Schofield sympathises
with the radical party, but there is good reason
for believing the opposite. IIo will not allow him?
self or his department to bo used to advance the
political fortunes of tho radical party.
It may very well bo inferred what the status of
the Secretary of the Treasury now is from the at?
tacks upon him which have recently appeared in
radical prints, but I havo a fact which demonstrates
it still more clearly. I learned that he expressed
himself without reservo this morning to several
gentlemen, as entirely sanguine of Seymour and
Blair's triumphant election. The prospect of suc?
cess now so bright, has become the panacea for all
diseases arising out of anxiety and perplexity of
I mind produced hitherto by incertitudo in respect
' to the all-important question of how the cat will,
jump.
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ANDERSON DEMOCRATIC CLUE.
The following resolutions wero submitted at a
meeting of this Club on Saturday night, August
1st, and enthusiastically adopted. They were or?
dered to be published i
Resolved, That we cordially approve and hearti?
ly endorse tho declaration of principles recently
enunciated by the National Democratic party, in
convontion assembled in the city of New York.
Baaed us they arc upon tho Constitution itself,
they accord fully with tho practice of the Gov?
ernment in the earlier and better days of the Re?
public, and, constituting in tho present posture of
political affairs the only means of preserving the
country from centralized despotism, they com
maud, and should receive, the support of patriots
throughout the length and breadth of the Union.
Resolved, That in the lion. Horatio Seymour
and Gen. F. P. Blair the Democratic party has
presented to the American people statesmen of the
most distinguished merit and patriotic worth for the
high and exalted positions to which they have
been respectively nominated. The selection of
such men for the offices of President and Vice
President of the United States increases its claims
upon our confidence and support, and affords ad?
ditional evidence that the party is resolved, in
case of success, to administer the Government
inside and not outside of the Constitution and tho
laws made in pursuance thereof.
Resolved, That the movement thus inaugurated,
constituting as it docs the first national effort that
has been made since the close of the war to rally
the people of our common country to the standard
of the Constitution ; the auspicious circumstances
attending it, and the unbounded and unprecedent?
ed enthusiasm with which it has been hailed in
all sections of the country, inspire the hope that
the time is not distant when we shall rejoice again
in the blssings of a Union fully restored in all of
its original strength nnd glory, and the oblitera?
tion of all uuhappy traces of that bitter struggle,
which, but for the evil genius of passion aud sec?
tionalism, would never have been waged.
Resolved, That the bold aud patriotic position
assumed by our political friends iu the North,
East and West, on tha subject of Reconstruction,
entitles thorn to she homage aud gratitude of the
Soulhern people, who arc most deeply interested
in this question above all others, oppressed as we
now arc by the galling yoke of despotism, with
no power to Ciiat off its b?rden?. But we feel
assured that our countrymen arc alive to the dan?
gers which beset the Government and our political
institutions, and being fully aroused, are deter?
mined through (he agency of tlie Democratic par?
ty to hurl from power all those who arc not seek?
ing the nation's welfare; and by placing tho
Government once more under the guardianship of
wise, honest and patriotic statesmen, restore the
Union, nnd every tStato comprising it, to their
rights tinder the Constitution.
Resolved, Thai in a contest of such vital impor?
tance, there can be no compromise of principles ;
that tho success of the party and final triumph of
our principles demand unqualified opposition to
Radicalism, and we cannot recognize an;/ man as
faithful to our cause tcho lends his name or influtnee lo
the opposition.
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Democratic Prcstbctb.?Hon. C. L. Yallandig
ham, of Ohio, who was a member of the Democrat?
ic National Convention, has since the adjournment
of that body, visited several of tho Northern
States, and in a recent letter gives his opinion as
to tho probability of the success of the Democrat?
ic nominees. He says:
?'I have now myself been in New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware,
aud can say with truth that among the Democratic,
masses no nominations have been made for years
which aro received with so much satisfaction, and
that I have never known a time when among these
masses there was such universal confidence in
success. Nothing now is needed but combined
wisdom and boldness in planning and conducting
the campaign."
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Old Congressmen Ashamed or the Carpet
baggers.?The Washington correspondent of tho
Boston Advertiser (Radical) says :
The new impeachment scheme brought forward
in tho House on Saturday resulted in a lesson
which some of the so-called carpet-baggers may
take to heart with great benefit to tho country and
themsolvcs. Mr. Hamilton, of Florida, was ambi?
tious to shine in the matter. The Speaker had
told him privately, over and over again, that the
subject could only be introduced when no other
business was before the House ; but Mr. Hamilton
persisted in rising to antagonize it with more im?
portant subjects, and when he got thefioor, instead
of presenting his impeachment matter, he began to
lecture the Speaker, charging him with slighting
both him (Hamilton) and Iiis proposition. The
Speaker thereupon administered to the half fledged
representative a rebuke that will not soon bo for
gotton by any one in tho chamber, Old members
say that it was one of the most severe ever deliver?
ed from the chair, and as well merited as it was
severe. The impeachment was quietly buried under
the table of tho Judiciary Committee, on motion of
Governor Boutwell.
--o-?.
What to Stamp.?AH notes and evidences of
debt, fivo cents on each one hundred dollars ; if
under one hundred dollars, fivo cents; if over one
hundred dollars, five cents on each additional one
hundred dollars or part thereof. All receipts for
any amount without limit, over twenty dollars, two j
cents; if twenty dollars or undor, nothing. AU I
deeds and deeds of trust, fifty conts on each five
hundred dollars in tho value of the property con?
veyed and the amount secured ; when a deed of
trust is fully stampeu, tho note secured must not
be; but they should bo endorsed to ahow tho rea?
son why. Mortgago bonds need not be stamped" if
stamps arc affixed to the mortgngo. All appraise?
ment, estates or estrayB, fivo cents on each sheet
or piece of paper. Affidavits of every description
aro exempt from stamp duties. Acknowledgments
to deeds, etc., ere also exempt. Contracts and
agreements, fivo cents, except for rents ; vf hen for
rent, fifty cents for each seven hundred dollars of
rent or leas, if not over three hundred dollars ;
fifty cents for two hundred dollars or over threo
hundred dollars. Any person interested can affix
j and cancel stamps.
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For the Anderson Intelligencer.
A TEIP TO THE KOKTE.
Mr. Editor: I wish to say a little more about
this beautiful monumental city. I know of no
city of equal numerical strength that has so many
churches. The different denominations are well
represented here, and all (hat I saw displayed
good taste and fine workmanship. The Roman
Catholics are numerous here, and their churches
are unlike the other church edifices, they display
upon their walls a large collection of paintings
drawn by skilful artists?Christ and bis Apostles,
j the Virgin Mary, and many other departed saints
and relics. This renders tho place of worship
more attractive to the peculiar class of many of
their hearers. At all hours of the day you may
see some persons on their knees looking towards
these pictures. They understand collecting money
and building fine houses ; and one secret of their
success is, they take hold of all orphan children
they can, and give them a training, and when once
brought uuder their influence they seldom loose
it. I heard the opinion expressed that they ar?5
desirous to get hold on the children of the freed
peoplo of the country, and that they may use them
for future political strength. Personally, I know
but little of their plans of operation. Their nu?
merical strength as yet is mostly confined to cities
It is said they showed great kindnoss to Confeder?
ate soldiers during the war.
Some Presbyterian Churches in the city are in
connection with the Northern Assembly, and others
with the Southern Assembly. As far as I could
learn "Judah did not vex Ephraim or Ephraim
vex Judah." Tho churches in connection with
tho Northern Assembly, by their own roquest,
were supplied on Sabbath by the ministers of the
Southern Assembly. All the houses among them
were generally large and well constructed, and an
ornament to the city. It is equally truo of the
Episcopalian and Methodist Churches. I was di?
rected to preach on Sabbath morning at a Metho?
dist Church near the Bay. They had a large,
beautiful building, a largo Sabbath School, and a
respectable congregation. I met with a kind re?
ception, and tho hearty thanks of the minister for
the sermon. At 4 o'clock in tho evening, I was
directed to preach to a colored Presbyterian
Church. I was told, jocosely, that I was honored
by preaching to tho most fashionable church in
Baltimore. They had a large, splendid organ,
and their organist and cboir, I thought, was equal
to nny in the city, if not superior. At the close of
tho sermon they gathered around me and gave me
a very cordial shake of the hand in token of ap?
proval. They told me that the white families gave
them large assistance in building their church.
Tho choir sent to the pulpit to get the hymns, and
all had their hymn books. -It was animating to
hoar them all singing with loud, distinct, clear
voices. The leaders of their music had been thor?
oughly trained for the purpose.
There are some beautiful public buildings in the
city ; among them was one given by Mr. Pcabody,
the man so distinguished in this country for his
large-hearted benevolence. It is intended for a
literary institution for the youth of the city. It is
all of beautiful marble, several stories high, well
arrangod for the purposes for which it was intend?
ed. A large room*, with a platform on which tho
lecturer may stand, and the seats all rising, ono
above another, so all may see the speaker. An
othor portion of the building is appropriated to the
large and extensive library. It was a princely do?
nation, and is likely to remain for ages as a mem?
orial of his benevolence. This attracted my atten?
tion mostly. The Washington monument, near by,
is by far the tallest I saw in any of the cities. I
suppose the builders did not intend to carry it so
high as the monumeut at Babel, in the plains of
Sliinar, though far abovo all the surrounding
country, and it is creditable to those who caused
it to be erected to tho memory of the Father of his
country.
Thero has been a great improvement in Balti?
more in their plan for extinguishing tho fires in
the city. Formerly, it required quite a company
of men to remove their apparatus to the scene of
the burning building. Now they have a few fine,
well kept horses, harnessed day and night, ready
to move at the first alarm of lire, and combust able
material to raise a steam in a few minutes; and by
this impiovcmcnt the water may be thrown so
.strong as to knock off the shingles of ^housc lop,
and must mako short work in extinguishing the
flames, and preventing tho spreading to adjoining
buildings.
I was more pleased with a ride through their
large and beautiful Park than any other scenery
that attractod my attention. It contains somo six
or scvon hundred acres of land, and is laid out in
very handsome style, winding and turning to all
points of the compass, and kept in fine order.
Somo artificial lakes, and wild gcose and swans
sporting in them ; deer feeding leisurely by the
way, undisturbed by tho crowd passing. There
are several springs vory tastefully adorned, and
when thirsty you may assuago your thirst from'
the cool fountain. They have occasional dinner
parties, and a band of music. It is a very pleasant
change, after spending a large portion of tho day
in attending tho needful avocations of tbo city, to
take a ride or drive through this Park, where
there is hill and dale, lakes and springs, with all
its rural beauty. The contrast is very striking to
leave for a time the bustle and dust of the oity, for
recreation and pleasant air, and commingling with
pleasant associations.
Here, too, you see a fine display of beautiful
horses, finely kept, elegant carriages of every de?
scription ; and what is more, fine looking ladies
and gentlemen, who would like to mako a fine ap
poarancc on such occasions. I havo long heard it
said Baltimore was famous for its beautiful ladies,
and after a ploasant evening drive here one might
say, "the half had not been told." After all I was
pretty well jaded with tho drive. From all direc?
tions they, with one accord, gather together in
great numbers, on elevated ground, when you may
gratify the taste with the luxuries of the city or
country. While their jaded steeds are resting, a
pleasant conversation ensues, and then is the time
fur young gentlemen, who are not quite ready to
be taken captive to put their eyes in their pocket,
or they may be endangered. I was very much
charmedjwith the largo number of superbly fine
horses. I had not for many years, if ever before,
seen such a sight. Some young ladies loped over
these meandering ways, back and forth, willi a3
much ease and grace as the commander of a horso
troop in any army, with their long riding dresses,
cxlendiug nearly to the ground below.
The returning soldiers all bore honorable testi?
mony to the great kindness and hospitality of the
people of Baltimore. So tho members of the As?
sembly reiterate the samo story ; and in tho timo
of our destitution in tLc South, a plan was origin?
ated there to send money and provisions on a largo
scale, to relieve the wants ofthe noody. Mr. Pen?
dleton, where wo resided, put that ball in motion,
and was chairman of that great effort. JIo kindly
tendered to us, his guests, his fine beautiful car?
riage, and his pampered horses to go when and
where we chose, and offered to go with us and
drive himself, as it required a skilful hand to maa
figo ihcia when dashing by others, and meeting
others, tc avoid a smash-up.
I suppose some of your readers will conclude
that some of tho ladies have been well cared for
there, when I tell them I saw ono who said she
woighed 533 pounds, and had a short time before
weighed GOO pounds. They were aol all so large,
but I thiuk they were all large-hearted. Adieu to
tho monumental city. D. H.
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ITEMS-EDITORIAL AND OTHEEWISE.
? The recent rains in Virginia aro efltimatcd to
have been worth many millions of dollars to the
State. They saved the corn crop.
? An act of the Legislature of Tennessee now
makes habitual drunkenness a cause for divorce on
the part of either man or wife.
? Street cars in New Orleans are run by an?
gines driven by compressed air.
? P. E. Bishop Quintard, of Tenuessee, collect
lccted $_0,000 in England for tho Southern Epis?
copal University.
? The whole number of immigrants that ar"
rived in this country for the eight years ending
June, 18G7, was 1,487,508.
?? Chief Justice Chase has gono to Parkersburg,
Virginia, to bold a brief session of tho United
Stales Circuit Court.
? The Democratio gain in Kentucky reaches
70,000.
? Tho accession of the Republicans to power
brought ou the war. Their aim in retiring from
power is to bring on more war.
? Ten thousand Germans in one ward in Phil?
adelphia, disgusted with Radicalism, say they will
vote for Seymour and Blair.
? Two serpents in a Paris menagerio attempted
to swallow the same cat. Their jaws met half?
way, when one quietly solved the difficulty by
swallowing both cat and snake.
? A dispatch from Baltimore says that Mrs.
Lincoln has abandoned her intention of visiting
Europe at present, and will spend the summer in
the Pennsylvania mountains.
? Middle Georgia is likely to receive a large
body of immigrants from Lombardy. They will
engnge in the culture of tho olive and silk worm.
? The coffin containing the body of Mrs. Sur
ratf, was recently opened by the members of the
family, and the remains of the murdered lady
were found to be in a perfect state of preservation.
? It is reported that Butler wants to join the
Democracy to steal the silver lining of thc cloud
in the political sky.
? The Loyal League of Mobile, on receiving
notioe from their landlord to quit their room, set
the building on fire aa they took themselves off.
? It is said that Joe Brown is going to Wash?
ington to contest the election of the Georgia sen?
ators, on the ground that they wero voted for by
negroes.
? Mount Vernon, the burial place of Washing?
ton, is in a dilapidated and disgraceful condition ;
but. it is visitod by hundreds constantly, andeTtry
visitor has to pay a fee of fifty cents. The sum
of money thus collected must be great, and it
would be but decent on the part of those who get
it to put at least tho tomb in order.
? A paragraph in the Charleston News states
that that the political disabilities of ex-Governor
Orr have been removed, lie is now on a visit to
Arkansas and Iowa, for thc purpose of looking af?
ter some lands entered by him in 1857.
? In a recent speech in Cincinnati, ex-Scnalor
Pugh described thc carpet-baggers who infest the
South as "a class of vermin, meaner than the
meanest thing ever before known on tho faco of
thc earth."
? At Oxford, Miss., a few days since, W. S.
McKee, on returning home from an adjoining
county, stopped to bathe in the Tallahatchie river.
His feet touching something smooth in tho bottom
several times, curiosity at length lcd him to exam?
ine closely, when he found a small iron chest.?
Procuring assistance, he took it to Oxford, broke
it open, and found three thousand dollars in gold,
twelve hundred in Mexican dollars, ami four thou?
sand dollars in Confederate money. There wore
no papers in the chest to show its ownership.
? Tho Edgefield Advertiser relates the following
mysterious robbery : "Thc Sheriff's offico of this
District has been robbed of thirty-one hundred
dellars. During tho past week, between Thurs?
day night and?*Saturday morning, this sum waa
stolen from tho iron safe in which tho Sheriff de?
posits his moneys and valuables. The Sheriff
sleeps in the jail adjacent to thc Court House, and
every night thc koy of tho Sheriff's offico is with
him in his sleeping apartment. And ya thc key
is not known to have been one moment missing;
nor do tho doors or windows of thc offico or the
lock of thc safe bear the slightest traco of having
been tampered with. There is no trace or clue to
the robber ; all is mystory. Maj. Boles, our trust?
worthy Sheriff, is, however, leaving no stone un?
turned to bring to light tho manner and perpetra?
tor of this robbery. Wo havo no doubt he will bo
ultimately successful ; wo earnestly hopo so, for
such a loss would now fall very heavily upon him.
? A man in New York has invented and patent?
ed a device for the propelling of land vehicles and
vessels. Tho device is to mako a carriage move
forward on its own wheels, turning against the
carriage, and not against tho ground that being
touched only by a series of feet which como to
the ground and rise from it with the rotation of
the wheels, which run on a sort of endless rail un?
der thc carriages and attached to it. The contri,
vance is believed to be applicable to farm uses and
heavy freight, as well as to ordinary passenger
carrying, and to bc specially adaptad to swampy
and boggy lands, into which whee'B sink readily,
for tho foet of this carriage, which alone touch thc
ground, can be made ns broad as necessary to
to avoid sinking. Thc device can be used for pro?
pelling vessels through tho water by substituting
paddles instead of feet under thc wheels and a
boat is now in course of building on ibis plan for
towing canal boats.
? Thc Bcnnettsvillc Journal says : "On Friday
night last a very culpable case of sh ooting took
placo about sevou or eight miles from town, by
which two daughters of Mr. Thomas Cook were
shot, and seriously, if not fatally injured. It
seems that thc Sheriffs colored deputy had gone
out, at the timo named, with a party to arrest a
son of Thomas Cook, named Dorus, and had per?
mitted several colored men to go with the party
who did not belong to the posse. Upon arriving
at Mr. Cook's place, the only white man belong?
ing to tho party went in to see if Dorus Cook was
in tho house ; while he was gone Dorus was seen
outside thc house, and seeing one of the colored
mon, hailed him roughly. The man replied in tho
game manner ; Dorus then appeared to be making
an effort to draw a weapon, when tho colored man
seized a gun from one of tho Sheriff's party and
fired at Dorus Cook?who ran off?the shot taking
effect on his two sisters, who wero in tho window
of the house at thc time. Thc deputy vory prop?
erly arrested thc one who fired the gun, and
brought him to town, where he is now iu custody.
One of tho women is thought to be in a dying
state.
? George Wilk.es says tliat "the reason why the
one-term amej.dmcnt to the constitution cannot Be
put through Congress, though every man, wotnan
and" child in the country is in favor of it, ig that
every member of both houses of Congress expects
to be elected to the Presidency, and to enjoy the
place two terms; while the members of the Judi?
ciary Committee, in which all the ono term bills'
are regularly drowned, arc not willing to accept
the office for a shorter period than life.
mmtzh
MARRIED, on August G, 1S68, by Rev. Wm,
Hodges, Mr. Allen Rutledoe, of Tishemingo
County, Mississippi, and Miss Anna Clikkscales,
of Anderson District, S. C
On August 6, 1808, by Rev. D. Humphreys, Mr.
John McMahas and Mrs. Betuia McAlisteb, all
of Anderson District.
Printers' fee received.
A. CARD.
I take this medium to express my sincere thanks
to the people of Greenville who manifested so much
interest in careing for tho body of my unfortunate'
brother, Robert H. Hubbard, who died near Green?
ville last Friday, under circumstances so lamenta?
ble. Mr. Hammett, President G. & C. R. R., who
so kindly sent his remains to Anderson, is espe?
cially entitled to tho thanks of the family and
friends of the deceasod.
A. P. HUBBARD.
August 12, 1868_8_ 1
To all Whom it may Concern!
Tho interests of the Church of Christ demand
that we should thus make public the following ac?
tion of the Anderson Baptist Colored Church:
On tho 14th day of June, 1868, the church went
into the trial of Rev. Frank Morris, charged with
immoral and unchristian conduct. He was found
guilty of the charge, and was expelled from the
church. He is not now a member of tho church,
nor is he authorized to exercise any of the func?
tions of the ministry.
NAPOLEON B. OAILLARD,
Church Clerk.
August 12, 1858 8 1
New Advertisements.
NOTICE.
ANDERSON, S. C, Aug. 12, 1868.
We, the undersigned, citizens of Anderson County,
haviug heretofore joined what is known as the
"Union League." and having become dissatisfied
with that party, do now make a final withdrawaL
As we cannot say anything good of the party, we
will not say any harm. Hoping that the good
citizens of this County wiil pardon our error for
the past, i.e., wo romain, respectfully,
EDWARD SHAW,
A. J. SHAW.
Aug. 12, 1868 8 1
ANDERSON
FARMER'S ASSOCIATION,
PREMIU3? S *
BEST ACRE OF BARLEY.?An Agricultural*
Work or Implement of the value of $5.00.
BEST ACRE OF OATS.?The same premium.
BEST ACRE OF WHEAT.?A Turning Plow
or Cultivator of the 7alue of $12UX>..
BEST* FT YE ACRES OF WHSAT'.?An Agriv
cultural Implement of tho vrtluo of S20.00.
Tria committee have under consideration premi?
ums for Clover and Slock, which will be announ?
ced at the next quartcrlv meeting.
B* F. C RATION,
Chairman Executive Committee
Aug. 12, 1SGS 8
Just Received aud on Hand*
A GOOD SUPPLY OF
Family Grroceries,
CONSISTING OF
An extra lot of Country Bacos,
Fine Leaf Lard,
Flour, Meal and Grits,
Rio, Java and Lagura Coffcev
Sugar and Molasses,
Best black and green Tea,
Fresh Soda Crackers,
No. 1 and 2 Mackerel at retail,
An ex :ra lot of Tobacco at low prices,
Cider Yincgar, &c, &c.
All of which wiU be sold low for cash by
? TOWERS & BURRISS,
No. 4 Granite Row,
Anderson C. H.
August 12, 186S 8 8
SHERIFF'S SALE.
BY virtue of writs of Fiera Facias to me directed,
I will expose to sale on Saleday next, at Anderson
C. H., within the usual hours of sale, thefellowing:
property, to wit:
One Tract of Land, containing 450 acres, mere
or less, on waters of Brushy Creek, bounded by
lands of John Long,-Merritt and others, le?
vied on as the property of Wm. Orr, at the sait oaT
John W. B. Orr.
One Tract of Land, containing 676 acres, more
or less, on waters of Beaverdam Creek, bounded
by lands of James M. Keown, Alfred, Campbell
and others, levied on as the properly of B. F.
Hammond, at the suit of Duckwivth and Martin,
Administrators.
Oue Tract of Land, containing 2C0 acres, more
or lesc, on waters of Beaver Creek, bounded by
lands of Wilson Hall, Milford Burriss, Henry Gen?
try and others, levied on as tho property of B. H'.
Whitaker, at the suit of A. 0. Norris, ex-Com?
missioner.
One Tract of Land, containing 120 acres, more
or less, on waters of Six and Twenty creek, boun- '
I ded by lands of Mrs. Bowon, Jasper Ucmbreo, E.
I Earle and others, levied on as tho property of H.
H. Whitaker, at the suit of A. 0. Norris, ex-Corn
mijsioncr.
One Tract of Land, containing 170 acres, moro.
or less, near Pcndleton Village, bounded by lands
of Archy Campbell, M. S. McCay, Mrs. Maxwell
and other:?, levied on as the property of Placidi^
Adams, at the suit of Zachariah Bowers and oth* ?
ers.
In tracts No. 1 and 2 the exemptions allowed by
law will be reserved.
Terms Cash?purchasers to pay for titles aadl
stamps.
WM. McGUKIN, b.a.ik
August 10, 1868 8
TOWN MARSHAL'S SALE.
BY virtue of various writs of Fiera Facias to mo
directed, I will expose to sale on the first Monday
in September next, at 11 o'clock, a. m., before th?
Court House door at Anderson, tho foUowing
property, to wit:
One Lot, situate in Anderson Tillage, contain?
ing one-half acre, more or less, bounded cn the
east by McDurhe street, north by lot of John Mc
Gratli, west by lot of L. T. Arnold, levied on aa
the property of the estate of Z. Chamblee at tho
suit of the Town Council for taxes. Terms caaB?
NEWTON SCOTT, T. M,
August 12, 1608 8