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Thursday Horning, January 28th, 1869. We take occasion to return our grateful thanks to the numerous friends who have called at this office during the present week, and either renewed their subscriptions or had their names entered upon the .books. This evidence of the growing popularity of the Intelligencer is truly gratifying, and we shall seek to merit the good opinion thus manifested by.exerting every effort to render tac paper worthy ot ,;eneml patronage., -.????-:?,? GOBEY FOR FEBRUARY. With customary promptness, the February issao of the ladies' favorite has ma'lo its appearance on our table. Through a long series of years, Gopev has been uu:trailed in the choiceness and variety of his monthly, and the advance of yearsdoes not diminish its usefulness or interest. Published nt Philadelphia, by L. A. Godet, at S3.00 per annum. -- ; --- SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO. The reader will find a supplement to this issue, giving a great deal of information concerning this celebrated fertilizer. The letter of Cuas. A. Pea bout, a well known agriculturist, will also be found in our columns, furnishing the result of ex? periments mads with the Soluble Pacific. Messrs. Sharps & Fant, of this place, are (he authorized agents, and we take pleasure in directing attention to their column for further information. APPOINTMENT OF CADET. We are gratified to learn that Mr. Timothy D. KtxNLnv, of this place, has received the appoint? ment of Cadet to West Point from the Third Con? gressional District of South Carolina, and upon receiving netice to this effect from the Secretary of War, has signified his acceptance. 'He is requir? ed to report on or by the- 10th of June next, and *? ?11 doubtless be prepared to pass the rigid exam. inatioL' necessary to garn admission into that insti? tution. - PERSONAL. Rev. Thomas Hall; formerly of this place, but more recently a citizen of Louisiana, bttfl changed hie residence to Bloomfield, Ky., a thriving village about thirty miles below Louisville! He takes charge of a flourishing seminary at that place, au^ also will become the pastor of the Baptist Church. We were pleased to greet in our office, one day last week, Mr. John B. Levitt, of Texas, who has just arrived from that distant State; He is well kno*a*in this community, and is warmly greeted by the friends who knew him in boyhood days. fQr* We observe that the Charleston New has an interesting and spirited correspondent in the up-country, writing over the signature of '-Bird's Eyo," who furnishes much valuable information respecting neighboring towns and (heir prospects, &c. Now. without wishing to deduct ? from the importance or value of other places, we beg leave to suggest that the correspondent has so far nog leered the most important town in tins section, and on behalf of thc cltizchs we take the liberty ol extending him a cordial invitation to'-vishv Ander? son, and judge for himself. ' THE RELIGIOUS HERALD. In the last number of this valuable denomina? tional paper, we observe that Itet. Richard Ft;n mam, pastor of the Baptist Church at Newbcrry, tsk-es charge of the South Carolina department ?f the Herald, n9 associate editor. This announce? ment is truly gratifying, and we are confident that the arrangements of the proprietors will secure to patrons in this State every facility Cor obtaining denominational news. Mr. Fi rman is a practical and forcible writer, with an ease and grace in his productions seldom equalled. Any items of interest communicated to him at New berry C. H. will be thankfully received. COMPLIMENTARY. VTe are glad to observe that our friend, Maj. Jons B. Moor.c. is earning laurels by his course in the Legislature. lie has recently made a speech on an important bill, which was effective enough to carry the measure to the '-tomb of the Capulets." The bill authorized the fees now ellowcd by law to Clerks and Probate Judges, ou sales of property under decree of courts, to be paid over to tlie Sheriffs, and we learn that several Republican members requested Maj. MooitE to venlilafc the bill, and give them informa ion on the subject. Whereupon, according to the correspondent of the Charleston Courier, he "made an eloquent and for? cible speech, which struck to the heart of the bill, and by its power it fell to rise no more.*' The hilj w?s indefinitely postponed by a vote of 53 yeas to 3* nays. -?? SOURT WEEK. Tuo Court of General Sessions and Common ] Pleas began its session at this p ace on Monday last. The time of the Court, up to last evening, had been altogether occupied with Sessions busi? ness, and the principal characters in the indict menls are mostly of that clns9 of newly made cit? izens d.-noraiuatcd freedmen, who are as zealous to have a showing in this arena as all others, albeit they stand arraigned at the bar of their country. The presiding Judge, Hon. Jamss L Oin, seems perfectly at ease in his new position, and receives the highest encomiums from every quarter for patience, impartiality and ability. Too new Solicitor. Wm. II. Pkuev, Esq.. although a young man, without any great experience ut the bar, is performing his duties satisfactorily, and will soon make an excellent officer. We will give further particulars next week, as the Court will probably remain in session for a week or ten days longer. BEATE OF JAMES A. BLACK, ESQ. The Abbeville papers record the death of James Augustus Black, ? widely known citizen of thai District, which sad event occurred in Columbia on Tuesday, IOth instant. He was a member elect to the Legislature, to fill out an uuexpired term, but bad not entered upon the duties of his office in consequence of being disqualified under the four? teenth amendment, at the time of his election. His disabilities were removed, however, and he had j-uet repaired to (he sortie of future labors, when he was seized with the fatal illness. It was thought that his conservatism and experience would greatly benefit tue Str.to, and great regret is felt that these anticipations are not to be realized. For many jtears Mr. Bl',ck had served the State in various ofrciat capacities, and lor a period of ten years had discharged the importanl duties of Comptroller General. He had a most extensive acquaintance |n this and adjoining Slates,-aud was remarkable fer bin kindness, assiduity and patient research in the discharge of official duties. Mr. Black wa3 never tnarrjetfi but leaves numerous relatives und friends to mourn over bis untimely end. ?r- Seventeen Mississippi towns are preparing to build cotto a factories. A FLY/ THOUGHTS ABOUT THE 1" ABATER'S AS SOCIATION. We take it for granted that the farmers compo? sing this society intend to carry out the original' intentions of the Association. and make ita power and influence in the land. The sparse attendance at the meetings heretofore- has wot augured favorably for t he life of the Association, while the roll of members docs not include one white man out of fifteen- engaged in cultivating the soil in this District. These are foots, stubborn facts, and we desire to urge a more general attendance at the quarterly meeting to be held on Monday nest. The society was. organized for tho benefit of farmers, and yet there arc hundreds of that class' whose names are not yet enrolled. Why this neg? lect? Are the people already informed sufficient? ly, and is there nothing to be gained by systematic efforts to advance the interests of the farming community? Arcthire no subjects of practical moment io be discussed? The production of cot? ton is attracting the attention of the world, and while our groat staple is apparently on the top? most wore, will the producers stand still, and seek to make no advancement in their mode of culture? Experiments in its cultivation are annually made in our midst, we are well aware, but who ever hears of them, except through an occasional par? agraph in the newspapers ? There, are likewise the suggestions made by a correspondent last week, in regard to commercial manures, well worthy of consideration by the farmers generally. . Many are preparing to pur? chase costly manures, and invest their surplus capital, but who is ready to say they are receiving the best possible manure for the ieast money ? At best, in this region of oountry, and under the present system of culture, the ordinary manures in market do not yield large returns, and it is all important that they should be purely as repre? sented. The arrangement suggested by eur cor? respondent may not be the most feasible, bu.: the matter deserves to be discussed fully, and ought to receive nttention from every intelligent and practical agriculturist iiv the District. Another move should be made by the farmers, and we would like to see them take bold without delay. Tho erection of a cotton factory, on some eligible site, by a joint stock company of fanners and capitalists at home, would certainly pay hand? some dividends. We publish in this issue a sug? gestive article on this subject, showing the lirgc increase from such investments. None can doubt similar results in our midst, it properly inaugurated and judiciously managed. This enterprise was talked of a year or twe ago, but the people were not then in a condition to engage to any great ax [ tent in such enterprises,. Now, when there is plenty of money in the country, and investments of upnofitable nature ere not easily met with, it appears to us that the tioccssary capital might be obtaiued within a very short time,* and the enter? prise inaugurated at once. It is estimated that a half'million of dollars will be paid out during this season to the farmers of iIiis District for coljon alone, to say nothing of other produce; while it is generally admitted that there is an abundance of provisions to teed the people another year. There can be uo reason, then, why ut least one fifth of this amount should uot be invested speedi? ly in (he erection or a splendid cotton factory, owned, exclusively by citizens of this District. By making the suggestion io connection with tue Farmer's Association, wo do not mean to assert that ibis society should engage iu such an under? taking, or do more to its establishment than sim? ply draw the attention of members to the subject. And yet, whatever pertains to the development, of the resources of the country, is the legitimate off? spring of this Association, and should receive careful atlcntion from its members. These and kindred topics ought to engage the earnest thought of the practical, intelligent aud progressive fanners of Anderson District. Unless they urge forward tho interests of their own class, by combined effort and influence, they must not hope for any great measure cf succcs. ORGANIZATION OF FORK TOWNSHIP. Under the act ef (he Legislature "to define the jurisdiction aud duties of County Commissioners," we are iufornicd that the Commissioners of Andcr sou Count} have ordered a meeting to be held in Tjwnship No 1, known and designated as the Fork iowus!ii,p, on Saturday, the 13th day of February next, for the purposes designated by the provis? ions of the twelfth section of the act aforesaid. The County Commissioners have named Messrs. P. E. Hakuison, H. it. Va.ndiveu and Benj. Hol ea.vu as the Selectmen to organize the township "whose duty it shall be to preside at such meeting, appoint u clerk, open and keep the polls, and ex? ercise the same powers as Justices of the Peace, while presidiug at such meeting." Theact organ? izing townships provides for the election of a Town Clerk, three Selectmen, one or moro Surveyors of highways, and one Constable, and we presume that these officers are to be chosen at the meeting above referred to. Every male citizen of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, residcut within the township, is allowed to vole. The boundaries of the Fork township arc the Seneca and Tugalo Riv? er?. The organization of townships, under this act of (ho Legislature, will naturally cause some con? tusion aud much trouble, and we think the Coun? ty Commissioners have very properly began the work by ordering a single organization at this time. Ia this way our people will gradually be? come familial with the practical workings of the Uw, and will more readily understand its provis nus. In our judgment, (he whole scheme is un i eccssary und ill adapted to the wants of this sec? tion, but nevertheless the law must be obeyed, aud without murmuring or dissculing from its behests, we must put the new system into opera? tion, trustiug for beneficial results in the end. MATTERS IN ABBEVILLE. Attorney General Cuamukulin visited* Abbeville tluritig lust week for the purpose of lookiug after the trial of persons charged as principals und ac? cessories in the Martin and Randolph murders. No bills of indictment have been given out against tile parties so charged, aud the trial is postponed to the May term. The Columbia correspondent of the Charleston AVuv says: The reception of the Attorney-General, D. II. Chamber! in. Esq., by the citizens of Abbeville, up? on his recent mil to that place, has elicited from that gentleman the war lie. t expressions of surprise and i Hanks. He was not only H eated with I he greatest civility, but was received with that kindness and pospuatiiy which have always characterised South Carolinians. He reports thai there is <i very gen? eral- desire to see the laws enforced that peace and j oruer may tie preserved; also that there is great I harmony in the relations which exist between ihn ' white people and thefreedmeii. Mr. Chamberlain is satisfied that the community is one of the most peaceable ami law abiding iu the Slate, und that the bad reputation which has attached to Nie dis- j trioi is only due to the viciousueS3 of some eight or ten recognized outlaws. - + ? The Nevvbcrry Herald says that the question of a telegraphic wire to (hat place is again beitig nitituted. Why not have it extended to Anderson? j THE PEABODY EDUCATIONAL FUND. The annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Peabody Southern Educational Fund was held in Baltimore last week. There was a full atten? dance of members, and the meeting was presided over by Hon. Rookrt C. Wi.ntiihop, of Massachu? setts, the Prewdent of the Board. Samuel Wat? son, of Tennessee, was unanimously elected (o fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Hon. W. C. Rites, of Virginia. The rcpovt of tho general agent, Ror. Dr. Sears, as given to the press, is confined particularly to operations in Western Virginia, Arkansas, and Tcnneerce. It says: "Since the making ofmy last report I have been able to complete the general survey oi the eleven Slates which fall within our proviucc. Special attention luring this interval has beeu given to West Virginia, Arkansas, nnd Western Tennessee I had hoped also to complete some unfiuioh?d work in the eastern part of South Carolina, bt.: several causes prevented." He rnnarked "that in some of the Stales the political excitement of the last six months had not been favorable to that co-operation of nil parlies wnichis necessary for the establishment and sup? port of pub'iic schools, and that far this reason the execution of some of his plans had been postpon? ed " "Bnt;" he added, "considerations of l char? acter contrary re those mentioned abore strength? ened mv purpose to visit the more Western States at this time, where a syetem of public instruction was already existing, and was at that very time going into operation," A particular account was given ?f the conditions on which appropriations were made. In general, it would appear that for every one thousand dol? lars given from the Peabody fund, about three thousand dollars were raised by the people, be bidea what they paid forscheol houses. So.no fur? ther conditions were generally made, such as in? creasing the number of teachers, and prolonging the schools to a period of ten months instead of. four, fire, or Eix months. On motien of Mr. Evans, it was voted that the next meeting be held on the third Thursday of January, 1870, and that thereafter that day shall be the time of the annual meeting until otherwise ordered. , ? On motion of Gen. Grant, it was Resolval, Thnt in token ef our grateful remem? brance of the founder of this trust, a cepy of the. proceeJings of this meeting, signed by the chair? man und secretary, be transmitted to him, with the respeds of this board. Resolutions were adopted recognizing the wis? dom, fidelity, and diligence which have marked (he eourse of the general agent in his appropria? tion of tho means committed to his care and direc? tion. The Board then adjourned. -* THE VIRGINIA CONSTITUTION. We have already noticed the change of tactics among the conservative politicians of Virginia, nnd that an influential and able committee were in Washington, endeavoring to effect some changes and modifications in the proposed Constitution. In the National rnttlliyenctr, we find a lengthy and able exposition of their views and purposes, con? tained in a letter addressed to the Senate Judiciary Committee, and submitting amendments to the flou.ee bill, now under consideration of the Senate comui ttee, providing for an election in Virginia, 'this litter is written on behalf ef the delegation, and it accordance with tlie request of the Senate committee. They propose to modify the constitu? tion to such an extent as ihey believe would hi accep ed by the people of Virginia. In connection with Thich, they say that the real feeling of the -peoph of the State is expressed when they declare rhe belief that the frecdmcn of the South, in iheir preseil uneducated condition, are net prepared for nn intelligent use of (he elective franchise, &c.,yct, in view of the public opinion expressed in the re? cent election, they bclicvo that the majority of the people are willing to incorporate universal suffrage in their fundamental law as offering an altar of peace and hoping for a restoration of the Union with harmony on the basis of universal suffrage and universal amnesty, and considering that the I policy of the government requires from Virginia a constitutional recognition of the civil and political j equality or nil men before the law. They have in the amendment; proposed inserted al! the provis? ions looking to thai result heretofore deemed proper by Congress, und have left untouched any pro? visions of the constitution relative to the suhject. OUIt DANGES. The cotton crop of 1SU8 has been a Godtisna to the South. Wo have money in abundance, our credit is rapidly improving, the chains arc broken which bound.us, our future is bright with hope. And yet all this will be an evil, rather than a good, if we do not persevere in that wise agricultural policy- whjse first fruits we now enjoy. Our danger is that the planters may be tempted by high prices?the result of a moderate crop, growing trade and rcckloss speculation to pitch huge crops of cotton. Each map who sold upland cotton at 25 or 27 or 20 ceuts wished that lie had twenty bales instead of ten, or a hundred in place of fifty. This feeling, however natural, we must conquer or be undone. We bavj made money by tho cotton crop of 18G8, because cotton was not our first and principal care. There had been two seasons ofnuxicty, disappoint? ment and loss, which forcod the planter to acknowl? edge that his only safety lay in securing, at any cost, what bread and meat ha required. Tho dul? lest nnd most wrong-headed could see this necessi? ty, nnd as a consequence the So.ah produced all the breadstuffs she needed, the corn crop of South Carolina alone being 2.000,000 bushels more than it was in 18G7. Cotton was a secondary consider? ation with the planter; but the two-and-a-half million of ba'es which form the crop of the year have si ill brought us moro money than four mil? lion bales would have done at the prices of before the war. Had the whole strcngth,cf the South been directed to the culture of coilou the crop would have beeu three million bales or more, and then our fortunes would have been staked upon one cast of tho die, prices would have fallen and the purchase of Western grain would have swallowed up the greater part of the net proceeds of our cot? ton. As it is, we have beeu independent of out? side htdp. We have not eaten into the morrow, we have not been obliged to throw our cotton upon the market, and we approach another season with distended purses and the fairest prospects of suc? cess. Bur the lessons of this yerrr and of the years which hafc preceded it will be worse than thrown away, if high prices induce our planters to make cotton their king and not their slave. The first labor, the first thought, the first pains, should bo given to JiC wheat, corn ami provisions ; and then, and not before, might the reign of cotton begin, j We should have the best seed, so as to improve tho ' Ptaple ; fertilizers should lie used freely, so- as to increase ?he yield per aore : no more land should ' be planted Ihn? can be cultivated regularly and i well. And a cotton crop made in this manner will repeat the lesson of 1808, and realize for us far more money than a larger yield at lower prices with millions of dollars to pay away in buying our daily bread. | There is, we repeat, but one safe plan; plenty of provisions first and next a moderate crop of cotton. If our planters will stick to this policy, they will grow rich ; if they do not, they will assuredly rue the day when the desire to become suddenly wealthy caused them to forsake the plain paths of prndenoe and oommon sen3e.?Charleston News. -1> For the Anderson Intelligencer. A TBIP TO THE SOUTH. Mr. Editor: My last scribble left me at Atlanta. The Churches here were thrown back greatly in their onward movements by the contending forces ! argund them and among them, the ministers ex iled, and many of the members scattered as sheep without a shepherd. Rev, J. S. Wilson, D.D., who j was preaching in one of the churches saw no rca- I sonable prospect of ministerial usefulness, and j packed up his plunder and library and left; but j the car and all perished together by the hands of] Federal soldiers, by the application of the torch. \ He remained in exile till things quieted down and the members began to return. He then returned ?to his desolated field, and has been laboring on successfully. Last summer, after visiting the families, he appointed a meeting and invited Rev. Mr. Burkhead.from Athens.to assist him. The meet? ing assumed so deep an interest that it was con? tinued for many days, and very large accessions were madejo the church. Tho other Presbyterian Church was considerably revived, and other de? nominations held meetings of much interest. So the Lord seems not to iiave forgotten the churches in this place, but remembers them still. We soon reached Marietta, the moon shining brightly. Mr. Root and his brother was nt the depot when the cars came to n halt. After the mutual greeting and a few words had passed, a freed boy of some ten or twelve years was stand? ing near, looking on with much eagerness to hear. They inviied him to come up and 3p"c:>k, and he come and took bold of me with both hands, and shook most heartily, made a short pause, then re? newed it. I did not meet with a more whole? hearted greeting during my whole trip. Ife was a boy Mr. D. Sadjer, of the Dark Corner, permitted to go with his daughter to aid about the house, and he was about as anxious to hear from the wel? fare of tho family as the others. If those who think negroes before freedom were fed on hard labor aud cotton seed had beer ^resent, they would have changed their view*, a little. More about Marietta on my return. We made but a short stay nt this place and passed on. Here Bev. Mr. Pratt, of Roswell, got on the cars?was going to Presbytery, I think, at Kdme. lie gave ft dark picture of the troati.ient their village met with at the hands of the Federal soldiers. It was a beautiful village, formed by a number of persons from Savannah and the lower portions of the State. They were a wealthy, in? telligent population, and formed a beautiful vil? lage and a Presbyterian Church. They cast in their wealth together aud establish 1 factories, morchaut mills, stores, Ac. Before the war Miry had one of the most desirable communities to be found. The cnomy came in upon them like a fiood. Many of them refugced to other parts. The enemy applied the torch, and spread desola? tion over the place. They burned nearly all the houses that were "left empty, and destroyed the capital invented in the joint stock company. Mr. Pratt concluded it could not be much worse than total ruin anyway, and he and his family remain? ed. About six thousand troops encamped in hisj cornfield?made a street through the entire length of the field, and totally destroyed the crop. They erected their tent3 near his house, but. did not mo? lest the family or the affairs in the house. The people are struggling en as best they can, but it will take much labor, money, skill and time to re piaco what was destroyed in a very short, time. I can't help thinking that vengeance will one day overtake those ruthless destroyers of the property and happiness of very many innocent families. They seem to have taken special pleas? ure in the destruction of homes of worship. We passed through the tunnel, and other places ef some interest, without getting out to sec where wo were. At Chattanooga we changed cars, and time was given for supper. Some went to the tavern, seine to a pinoo of refreshment brilliantly lighted up, and alter this trouble was over, we re? sumed our journey. Now a pause. D. II. ? THE WANDO FERTILIZER. We have received from the agents, Wm. C. Di'Kes & Co., a pamphlet containing much infor? mation respecting the discovery and properties of this manure, and wi'l' hereafter make some ex? tracts therefrom for the information of our read? ers. In the meantime, the following paragraphs relating to the mines of the Wando Company will prove interesting, which is copied from a recent number of the Charleston News. After introduc? tory remarks, among other things stating that the plantation is nine miles from Charleston, the wri? ter continues: The mines proper are several hundred yards from the house, aud consist of n scries of ditches, from three to six feet deep, across an old rice field of nn area of eight acres, and lying directly upon the banks of the Ashley River. Here nearly one hundred men may be seen busily employed wiih picks digging out from the sides cf the ditches lumps of phosphate rock, varying iu size from a pigeon's egg to a half bushel, the average size be? ing about that of half a brick, or a little larger. In wet weather, and after heavy rains, the ditches till rapidly with water, which is baled out by shov? els or let off by narrow cuts, the work never being interrupted by that means! The rocks are thrown up on the top of the ground and are taken by wheelbarrows to the drying ground near the river, where they are scattered out and left to be cleansed and dried by .the sun aud rain. Several hundred tons may be seen lying there at one time. When ' the rocks have become sufficiently clcap and dry, j they arc gathered into a pile near the wharf, and thence loaded into the vessels of the company, which carry them either to the mills at the foot of Ilascl-street, or to the Northern ports to till orders ?this phosphate rock supplying the material for much of the fancy manures which our farmers, as well as those of the North, buy at very high prices. The field of eight acres, which has not been quite exhausted, has already supplied about six thousand tons of phosphate rock. The company own hundreds of acres contiguous to this field equally as rich in phosphate, and containing enough to supply the demand for years locome. The enterprise is yet in iis infancy, and tl)? daily production is nothing to what it will be when the compnhy have put up (he washing machines and built iho railroad which ihey now have in contem? plation. The percentage of phosphate in the rock varies from forty Io ninety per oejit., the average being nbou'. fiiiy per cent. The rock, is I her fore, not quite as rich as that found in some other diggings, but, owing to its larger size and the shallow depth j nt which it is found, is fully as profitable if not more so. The company owning its own diggings, vessels and mills, and being m.tnaged by thorough practi? cal business and machinists, is sure of success, and will probably, at no distant date, be one of the wealthiest corporations in the Slate. -?> ? ? Negotiations arc said to be pending between our Government and Spain for the transfer of the Island of Cuba to the United Slates, the only ma- I terial difference lo overcome being apparently the price to be paid to the Spanish government. ITEMS-EDITORIAL AND OTHERWISE. ? Wm. Holmes, for many years associate editor of the St. Louis (Mo.) Republican, is dead. ? A correspondent of the New York World says the President will soon pardon Dr. Mudd. ? The New York Tribune is said to hare made $180,000 profit last. year. ? ? Cold water, drank freely When one is taking a cold, will generally arrest the disease at once. ? Mouday last, January 25th, was the 110th birthday of Robert Burns, Scotland's favorite poet. ? Ice has formed an inch thick at St. Augus? tine, Florida, this year, the weather having been colder than for thirty-three years* ? The Supreme Court, of the United States has decided that greenbacks and certificates of indebt? edness are not liable to State taxation. ? The popular vote for President in November last silood as follows: Grant, 2,078,551; Seymour, 2,644,012?majority for Grant, 234,9*9. ? Gen. Mower has been assigned to the com? mand of the Distriot of Louisiana, vice Gen. Roh scau, deceased. ? Mr. II. Thornton Axson, who died in Charles? ton on tbe 20th, dreamed several weeks ago that he was to depnrt this life on that day. ? Commodore TatnaB, who commanded the Confederate "mosquito fleet," has returned to this country and is iu New York. ? Grant has written a letter to the Republican Inauguration Committee, thnt if they consult his wishes, there would be no inauguration bail. ? Theodore B. Randolph, the successful Demo? cratic candidate, has been inaugurated Governor of New Jersey. ? Three of the negro militia were court mar tialcd and shot for rape at Marion, Arkansas, re? cently. ? There are twenty-eight thousand miles of telegraph wries in the United States, ail but four thousand of which are held by the Western Union Telegraph Company. ? J. S. Shock intends to start a new paper in Barnwcll County, S. C, to be sty!ed<he Barnwell J Journal. He expects to issue the first number about the first proximo. ? The Marion papers record the death of Mn ? Ash Godbold, Sr., on the 13th inst. lie was one of the oldest citizens of that County, and served j for many years as Ordinary. I ?Lieutenant Braine, of the Cotifederate navy, who has been imprisoned for nearly four years on charges of piracy, has been released, under the recent amnesty proclamation. ? The Memphis property of Gen. Beauregard has been restored to him, and it is stated that his, I private papers in the War Department will also be j restored. ? Ten tbonsand dollars worth of Greenville | and Columbia Railroad bonds, guaranteed by tbe j State, were sold in Charleston last Thursday for fifty cents on the dollar. ? Judge Vernon, holding court at Abbeville, is reported te have given the highest satisfaction to the members of the bar and the people generally. ? Mrs. Cox, of Macon, Geo., has educated sev? enty-five orphan children for the past two years, providing them with books and stationery at her own expense. ? A resolution has been introduced in the Kan? sas Legislature, asking Cougress to submit an amendment to the Constitution giving suffrage without regard to race or color. ? At the reception at the Exccutivo ?daniion in Washington on the l!'ih instant, we obstrve that that the newspapers mention the presence of Hon. T. J. Robertson, of South Carolina! ? The Charleston Xews has learned that a rich diponit of phosphaiie rock has been found in the neighborhood of Bluffton. nnd exclaims, "More millions for South Carolina." ? The electoral votoi of all the States for President and Vice President, except the S ate ol Nevada, have bc:u deposited with the President of the Senate. .? A fine, ripe watermelon has been presented to the Ocala (Fla.) Banner. Tho melon was taken from the vine about the I2th inst. Rather early, we think, for watermelons. ? The Democratic State Convention of New Hampshire nominated lohn Bedell fur Governor. Short resolutions were adopted, declaring adhe? rence to the ConstUtion, and in favor or the taxa? tion Of bonds. ? The Marion Crescnt says Mr. Charles Hasol don of that County, last week killed two of his hogs, which when dressed and hung up, weighed one thousand and twenty-five pounds. One of them weighed six hundred and one pounds. ? Hannibal Hamlin is elected United States Senator from Maine; Charles Suraner from Mas? sachusetts; Reuben Fcnton from New York; Carl Shurz from Mis9uri ; Zach. Chandler from Michigan, and Hon. John Scott from Pennsylvania. ? Gen. Henry A. Wise, Col. Mnrmadukc John? son, nnd oiher influential gent lerntn of Virginia, aro out in letters energetically opposing the move? ment for settlement on the basis of universal am? nesty and universal suffrage. ? The Sumtcr Republican states that bona fide subscriptions'to the amount of ? 1,000,100 have been subscribed to the building of a cotton facto? ry in Amcricus, Georgia. A meeting of the stock? holders will be held iu that city on the 4th proxi? mo lo elect officers. ? John T. Sloan, jr., the correspondent of the Charleston Courier, has been expelled from the House of Representatives by a vote of 03 yeas to 23 nays. It is supposed that this action wastakcu on account of some reference to Whipper in one of his letters, aud which Mr. Sloan charges is strictly true. ? Col. Thomas M. Key, formerly on the sUfl of Gen. McClcllan, and a member of the Ohio Legislature before the war, died at Lebanon, Ohio, recently. He was tho author of Gen. McCIellau's famous military orders, whose conservative eeuti menls were opposed to the radical spirit of tho people who prosecuted the war upon the South. ? An impecunious member of the Legislature from Newbcrry, surnamed Boston, ami black as the ace of spades, lately gave notice of a bill to regulate and p"rprttm!e the mileage and per diem of members. The majority seem to be in favor of this measure by their actions, as the session is already too protracted. ? In the United States Senate, Mr. Stunner presented the p.-tition of certain frccdmcn of Hil? ton Head, praying for the passage of a bill to provide for the sale of certain lands and lots on the Sou Islands, coast of South Carolina. Of course, the prayers; of the "trooly loil" will be granted. ? James A. Bayaid has been elected United States Senator from Delaware, to serve until the ?Ith of March next; this being the fifth time he has been chosen to this exalted position. His father was twice elected United States- Senator from Delaware, and his brother Richard II. Bay? ard was also Scnaior from Delaware at two differ? ent dates. Ami. to cap the climax, Thomas F'. j Bayard, son of the first named, is elected to serve i the full term of six years, to succeed his father ! alter the 4th of March next. The Bayard family j seem to have an unlimited lease upon the ofEcc I [From the Southern Cultivator.'] Chas. A. Peabody on Commer? cial Manures. HIS METHOD OF APPLICATION AND RESULTS. Editort Southern Cultivator : As I am constantly receiving letters from all parts of the cotton-grow? ing States, asking my views of Guano?what kinds 1 prefer?how I use it, and whut quantities??I will make the Cultivator the medium of my answer to all. Some twenty-five years ago, I began to ex periment with Guano. First, I tried Peruvian' This gate good satisfaction, bat was, I then thought, rather expensive. I have since tried all of the other varieties of note. Some were good, others worthless. I had come to the conclusion that the Peruvian, however costly, was the cheap? est in the end, as a bard-working, industrious man could manipulate it, with any other substatce he thought proper. I have feund salt, plaster, flow? er of bones, swamp muck, &c, valuable to ma? nipulate with Peruvian Guano, but the labor of manipulation is great, and in the process of ma? nipulation, much of the ammonia escapes. From this fact I have been led to inquire, whether there was net an excess of ammonia in Peruvian Guano, and whether it would not be more advantageous to pay for the Phosphates, than to pay so much extra for the volatile ammonia. Whilst full of this idea, I struck the Soluble Pacific Guano, and was so well pleased with it, that last year I manured .one-half of my cotton with it, and the other half with the genuine Peruvian. The same quantity of each was used per aore. The land was of the same quality, the planting and culture was in all respects the same, aud when the crop was gather? ed, it was impossible to tell which was the best' Now the Soluble Pacific Guano cost me $20 less per ton, and as a consequence, I hare, this year used the Soluble Pacific 6uano alone. It cost mo at the Agent's Depot in Columbus, $75 per ton. It may be well here to state the character of my land. I do not live on exactly what would be called pine barren*, but it is next to it. The older portion of my land will not, with ordinary culture, bring three hundred pounds of seed cotten to the" acre. A field of ten acres, which I wished to ex? periment on with the Dickson Cotten, hybridizing it with my Upland Long Staple. I plowed and sub-soiled iu March, leaving the surface perfectly level; the 20th of April, I laid it off in lands about, twenty-fite feet wide, and sowed Soluble Pacific Guano broadcast, at the rate of two hundred pounds to the nere. This I turned under, with a turn shovel, then opened furrows three feet apartf wich a long point scooter, following in the same furrow I put two huudred pounds more of the Gu? ano to the acre. Then I threw the furrows togeth? er into the centre, with n turn shovel, which left but a slignt ridge, and on this ridge planted tho seed. The Dickson varieiy bears much thicker planting than ether kinds. The growth and frait | ing of the crop was snperb?nothing equal to it I had ever been seen in this section of the country, ! and if the worms had not swept all the top and end bolls, it would have made two good bales to the acre. As bad as it has tamed ont, it has mnde a bale to the acre. To a half acre near my dwel? ling, that I had cow-p?nn<d last winter, I appi'ed two hundred pounds of the Soluble Pacific Guano in the drill, aud, notwithstanding excessive wet weather in August, and the won*-, which took all :he late crop, I have picked over two thousand pounds of seed cotton tVo:i! ihr hilf :.cre. Thcio are thoie in my neighborhood, who plant land as good as mine, but without Guano, that will scarce? ly realize a bale from ten acres tnis year. And now a word to the purchaser. If you would get the Soluble Pacific Guana Genuine, purchase it only ot the authorized agents of the Company. I hare tried the Peruvian and Pacific on my garden crops, but with no good results. Peruvian Guano seems to be emphatically the food for the cotton fmil?oiher fertilizers may make more weed; but in the purchase of Peruvian Guauo, we are pay? ing for a volatile ammonia, much et which i? bound to escape, without benefit to crops. Will it not be to the planter's interest to take that Guana which is richer in phosphates, and yet an abun? dance of ammonia for all practical purposes? The Soluble Pacific Guano I have found from sound practical tests, to be equal to the Peruvian and much cheaper. I hold that no man can afford to plant cotton without Gaano. CHAS. A. PEABODY. Lee Co., Ala. near Columbus, Ca., Nov. 1?,' 1868. Equalitt P. 0.. S. C, Oct. 25,1818. . /. jV. Robson, Charleston, S. C.: We used a combination of Soluble Pacific Gu? ano, 200 lbs. per acre. Its use has doubled the crop, and I believe, had we used double the quan? tity per acre, the increase of yield would have been in proporton. TIIOS. II. McCAXN, W. H. FORD. Eqcamtt, S. C, Octe&or, 1808. J. X. Robson, Esq.: Ds.\n Sin?Below find replies (o yoor enquiries' as to the kind of manure used by me, and how much and to what crop applied, Sac. I used a mixture of Soluble Paeific and B Phosphate on a rather sandy soil, on cotton, applying it at the rate of about 20l> lbs. to the acre, aboat the 1st of [ April, putting it is the drill and bedding on it as I we do with barn yard immure. We h'id the early I part of the season tvet, t'nd afterwards a drought of about five weeks, commencing about loth July. Its application has doubled the crop, and I believe that had I applied double the quantity, it would ; have paid in proportion. Yours, fce.,^ p, g_Mr. Ford is a good planter, aud has paid m, -c attention to the results tlum was in my power ? ? THOMAS H. McCANN. SHARPE & FANT, No. 7 Granite Row, Andersoir-C. H., \re the authorized agents for the sale of the Soluble Pacific Guanor Pkcenix Guano, and Baugh's Rawbone Phosphate,. And will also keep-a supply of Genuine Peruvian Guano On hand, whieh wc offer to the farming communi? ty at the following low rates for cash : Peruvian. $107.00; Soluble Pacific, $72; Phoe? nix, SG2.O0, and Baugh's Rawbone Phospate, $07.00 per ton, delivered nt the Depot. The above arc the agent's prices in Charleston,, with freight added. We will be pleased to fill all orders on the terms specified; SHARPE & I^NT.