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TH?BSII1I M0B5EIG, MAY 26, 1870.. AG Elf TS FOR TSE INTELLIGENCER. Walkes, F?ks & Coqswixl, Charleston, 8. C. Jobs .TS&loas, Jr., Columbia, S. C w. H. B. Todd, General Agent. -o 3j&* - South. Carolina bonds were quoted in New York on Monday last?old 93; new 82|. -?? Jfifi We have received an invitation to at? tend the annual celebration of the "Ugly Club" at the .University of South Caroling on Thurs? day,- 80th of June ???-(it It has been suggested that s meeting of the citizens of Anderson should be held on Saleday in June,, to appoint delegates to the State Convention, in Columbia on the 15th proxSnot The- call for such a meeting will probably appear in our next issue. JOS?" Beware of A. J. Hitchcock & Cof, 148 Fulton street, New York, who propose to .furnish their "confidential" friends with any amount of counterfeit money. It is only a variation of the villainies heretofore exposed in these columns. Mat Teem.?The Sessions business occu? pied two day of the Circuit Court, now sitting at this pkee, resulting in two convictions and two acquittals, for minor offences, we believe. ?The civil business was taken up yesterday morning, and we hear it surmised , that the Court will, probably adjourn on Saturday next It will not be forgotten that Old John Robinson'u Circus and Menagerie will exhibit at this place on Monday next. The fun-loving are intent on hearing the clown, while a large number of our acquaintances are ready with an excuse to take the children to see the ani? mals. At any rate, we calculate on seeing an immense crowd here on that occasion. The Weathzb and CRors.?The dry sea? son has at last ended, and we arc gratified to report excellent rains in this section. On Monday night last, this vicinity was favored with good showers, and as we write (Wednes? day morning) a steady rain is falling. The effect will be highly beneficial upon the crops, and farmeni can now rejoice at their prospects. The drought lasted five weeks, but no serious damage accrued, except to the oat crop. ? 1ST The remains of Mr. John L. Hum? phreys did not reach this place until Saturday evening last A large crowd of friends and acquaintances were assembled at the depot, and | the body was carried to Masonic Hall, where it remained until next morning. The funeral services took place at Roberts' Church on ? on day, Bev. W. E. Walters officiating. The untimely death ofKh.H. is truly lamented by our people, among whom he was reared and by whom he was warmly esteemed.. A contest has been progressing between Radical members of Congress as to who will immortalize himself by getting in the first ne? gro at West Point It has been tried from Massachusetts, Tennessee and Mississippi, and even Solomon L. H?ge has entered the lists from South Carolina, but so far the negro cadet business has failed. We suggest that every ef? fort in this direction be suspended, until Whit SBMGBEis returned to Congress-! What he does not know and cannot accomplish in the cadet line, is not worth seeking - Ease Chance fob Investment.?The Edgefield Advertiser contains an announcement from its worthy proprietor, D. B. D?bisoe, Esq., that he will sell an interest in that office. The paper is doing a thriving business, and a rare opportunity is here presented for a profita? ble investment The office is unencumbered, and either a half or two-thirds interest can be secured. The proprietor has immediate use far a certain amount of money, and this is the only reason for placing a share upon the mar? ket We know of no better investment for a reasonable amount of capital. ? Temperance Celebration.?It will be seen, on reference to the notice which has been published in our columns for the last several weeks, that the Sons of Temperance propose to celebrate the anniversary of their re-organiza? tion on Saturday next, 28th inst. Revs. S. A. Webeb and W. A. Hodges are the speakers announced for the occasion, and we are satisfied that a numerous auditory will greet these gen? tlemen. The Baptist Church has been secured, and the friends of the Temperance cause are cordially invited to fill the spacious building, and lend their countenance to the young men engaged in this good work. -* Important Decision. At the recent term of the Court of General Sessions of this County, a decision'orsome im? portance was rendered by his Honor, Judge Ore. A warrant foe bastardy, some time ago, had been referred for trial to Wabren D. Wilkes, Esq., Magistrate. The defendant, by ;ois attorney, J. P. Reed, Esq., filed a plea to i&e jurisdiction of the Court. The Magistrate was disposed to sustain the plea to thejurijsdic tiou, but over-ruled it, in order that the case might be sent up on appeal to the Circuit Court. On Monday last, the whole case was fully ar l^ied by Mr. Reed for the defendant, and So? licitor Pebry on behalf of the State. After | consideration, Judge Orr decided no sustain tae plea to the j arisdictiou, and held, that un? der the present state of the law, neither Mag fiitrates nor Trial Justices have the right to try cues of bastardy. His Honor distinctly stated that the law imposing a penalty for bastardy ivas not repealed, and reserved to himself the right to decide, upon a case presented, whether the Court of Sessions did have the right to try much offence. We drew the inference that the Cjurt of Sessions would take cognizance of j bisstardy. ? The Lauren jville Herald says that Carol us A, Simpson, son of Dr. J. W. Simpson of Lau reas, has returned to his home after an absence ?f upwards of four years in Europe, where he has been completing his education. Mr. Simp? son left the South Carolina College to enter the Confederate servh;e when quite a boy. In Jan? uary, 186$ he* entered the University of Edin- j burg, pursuing for a short time the department of Arts, but subsequently entered the Royal College of Surgeons, from which he has but a few weeks since graduated with distinction. For the Anderson Intelligencer. In the absence of your "knight of the quill," I propose to reportthe. proceedings, of our re? cent village excitement ancl rallying festival, in the way of a regular old-fashioned May Party, given by the pupils of Mrs. Murray's School on Thursday evening, 19th inst^at her residence. Whilst all classes, trades and professions are busy with their conventions and celebrations for mutual aid and pleasure, and as there has been such a dearth even of amusements here, it was very reasonable that this Floral Festival for bloom and beauty, mirth and joy, should summon our people together once more, (con? fined mostly to patrons and friends of the school, of course,) as in the gala days ante bel? lum when our female institution?Johnson University?was in its prime, and so oft enli? vened the village by similar scenes. Alas! alas! that the vandal raiders should have des? ecrated our Alma Mater, and the stern misfor? tunes of war should have'scattered far and wide her teachers, pupils and finances. A remnant of these pupils gathered there, this bright May evening, to compare it with those well-remem? bered scenes; and as the vine-wreathed plat? form in the garden, with its glittering lights, and the thronging multitude appeared, when the curtains unrolled and displayed the bril? liant coronation scene, with the gay young flower-decked maidens, (of whom the rosy dawn, Aurora, and the resplendent Night, with the tall, regal form and Eastern features of the chosen Queen of the hour, Miss Makia Led bettek?daughter of the brave Major of Orr's Regiment, who fell in the path of glory and honor?were most conspicuous,)?all seen only in quiet tableaux this time?then indeed were the slumbering years and memories of glad May days agone awakened in our breasts for a brief, bright spell, and we thought with Longfellow? "Maiden, that rcad'st this simple rhyme, Enjoy thy youth?it will not stay ; Enjoy tho fragrance of thy prime? For, oh ! it Is not always May !" Thanks to the Anderson Brass Band for ad? ding so much to the charms of the occasion, as their enlivening strains bursting upon the night air between the scenes were truly inspiriting, especially to those secluded from the noisy world, of varied pleasures! Soon these bright visions ended and the crowd of old and young, grave and gay, pressed on through the hospita? ble mansion to seek new pleasures?music and refreshments, and social re-union with friends. By the way, I wonder why it is that our citi? zens are so seldom assembled these days in such places of social intercourse, when they were once so frequent here, and rendered our town eminently agreeable. Besides numerous school fetes, pic nics and private parties, there used to be many charitable attractions to summon us together, such as Floral Feasts, Fairs, Hot Suppers, Concerts, Charades and Tableaux? all of which tend to relax and genialize the care-taxed, dull-spirited, plodding mortals who need such refreshments oftimes in this work-a day, sin-hardened world! All other nations seem to possess more of this taste for innocent pastimes and pleasures, as" interludes to life's busier scenes, than the ever-active Americans. Perhaps, if our people would return to sonie of these pleasures?the old forgetting awhile their troubles incident upon our many national and individual misfortunes, and the young for the purpose of learning more refinement of man? ner and elevation of tastes which these things are calculated to effect?there might be a change for the better, in the tone of our some? what rude and unsophisticated society as at present visible. Let those who have the means return to their wonted liberality, when a Fire Engine is called for to protect their property, or funds are needed to repair our neglected churches and graveyards, and all similar desi? rable purposes?being assured that "bread cast upon the waters shall return to us after many days." And be it remembered, my sisters, th.?t the appointed.Southern anniversary to deck the graves of our soldier dead has this year passed unnoted by us, and if now too late to pay our floral tributes to the memories of our heroes asleep in the village churchyards, let us improve and beautify their resting places, besides those of other kindred and friends, and henceforth keep sacred this solemn Memorial Day! And thus, in fulfilling all of the social duties of life, we may be better prepared for re-union beyond this world?in the Eden of bliss, reserved for the "finally faithful." Editor's Table. ' Demorest's Monthly Magazine.?The June nnrnber is as fresh and beautiful as a boquct of newly plucked roses. The profuse display of artistic engravings, elegant* summer fashions, and other entertaining features, is per? fectly bewildering. We do not wonder that tho ladies arc so partial to this model magazine. Extraordinary induce? ments are promised in the way of premiun s, among which is a c; rover ? Baker Sowing Machine for only twenty sub? scribers. Address W. JEnnings Demorest, S38Broadway, New York. Throe dollars per annum. Demoeest's Youno America.?Tho current number furnishes a grand entertainment for the juveniles. Beau? tiful engravings, stories, puzzles, games, together with h ohromo picture with each number, are among the numer? ous attractions of this interesting monthly. The Morning Star.?This valuable exchange has re? cently appeared in a shining new dress. It is ably and carefully edited, and furnishes an unusual amount of reading matter for the low price of its daily issue. Pub? lished by Wm. II. Bernard, Wilmington, N. C, at $7.00 per annum. The Georgetown Times.?The last number of this paper announces that Mr. John W. Taruo:: has disposed of one-half interest in the office to Mr. Josiah Doab, and that the Times will hereafter be published by the linn of TaBBOX 4 Doar. "We wish them an age of prosperity and remunerative business. The American Grocer, a weekly trade journal, pub? lished at 1G1 William street, New York, by John Darbt 4 Co., for S3 per annum in advance, comes to us this week with a new and beautiful head, indicating in its design the widespread interests it so ably represents. The contents are so directly important to the trade that vc do not see how any grocer or country merchant would consent to be without its weekly visits. It would be Impossible to find so much valuable information on the subjects on which it treats elsewhere in the same space ; while its market re? ports from all parts of the world, Its price current and its advertisements make It indispensable to the merchant who desires to keep'a record ofrventsin which be Is interested. A Valuable Wob k.?We are pleased to find* on our tablo the "Southern Cultivator Receipt Book," a compilation of about four hundred recipes, which have been published within the last few years in that sterling agricultural monthly, tho Southern Cultivator. They are now re-pub? lished In pamphlet form, and we advise every one of our readers to secure 9 copy at once. One cannot make a bet? ter Investment with the same amount of money, and tho price being so low (only fifty cents) places it within tho reach of all. Address, C. D. Camp, Book-keeper of tho "Southern Cultivator^' Athens, Ga. ? Hon. John Foster, an cx-Mayor of Au? gusta, died last week, ? One hundred women are studying law at this time ill the United States. ? Rev. E. G. Gage, a Methodist minister, died at Graniteville last Saturday. . ? The Democratic ticket for Judges of the Supreme Court of New York was elected by 75,000 majority. Correspondence of the Intelligencer. Belton, S. C, May 21, 1870. Dear Hoyt : The traveller by rail from Co? lumbia to Greenville -or Walhalla, passes the town of Belton, pauses a moment and rushes on, giving it but a momentary thought. Let us, however, talk a little about a place that is quite as large as Anderson, if it had the houses, and whose local history far ante-dates it. Along the waters'of Broaduiouth Creek, which heads near Belton, and flows south-east into the Saluda, settlers from Pennsylvania, Vir* ginia and North Carolina located at an early period; and among the. Cox!s, Mattison's, Brown's, TelfonTs, Acker's, Breazeale's, and others, we recognize the honored descendants of honored sires, who first "felled the forest and tilled the soil." At the "Sally Reid old place," an adventurous band of emigrants from Ninety-Six built a cabin and attempted a set? tlement. Soon afterwards, a band of hostile Cherokee Indians surrounded the house, and burned it and the settlers together. None es? caped but a negro, who fled to the post at Ninety-Six and told of the massacre; where? upon Capt. Robert Maxwell raised a company of Rangers, and repaired to this region to avenge the outrage. But what of Belton ? At that day, the place was called Sugar Hill, and was settled and owned by Peter Hall and Nathan McClanahan. Peter, who was a brother-in-law of the Rev. Robert King, lived in a cabin near the Acade? my spring. He sold out his possessions at an early day, and removed we ? know not where. McClanahan, who lived on the east side of the railroad, one winter's night, took a drop too much at a still-house and froze to death. His place was purchased by Ephraim Mayfield, who finally cut his throat in an adjacent swamp. Many changes took place until a railroad was built, a depot established, and a town laid out, and Sugar Hill gave place to Belton?so called in honor of the great and good John Belton O'Neall. For a period since the war, the town made no progress in population or. wealth. Within the present year, a marked improvement is manifest, and we confidently predict for Belton a bright future. Town lots have recently been sold at a fair price to gentlemen of means, who intend to improve and settle upon them. We have a flourishing Academy, under the care of Lattimer; two Churches, Baptist and Presby? terian; a good hotel, owned and supervised by G. W. McGee; four stores, owned respec? tively by Austin & Davis, Cox & Mitchell, A. J. Stringer and Dean & Willingham, the latter of whom will soon have ready a mam? moth two-story building, to be used as a busi? ness house, and also on the second floor for the meeting of Belton Lodge, No. 130, A. F. M. ; three Blacksmith Shops; one Lawyer and Trial Justice; three Physicians, Drs. R M. and W. C. Brown, and G. R. Dean; two Wood-work Shops, by Wm. Holmes and Tay? lor, Brown & Dean. Thus you see that we have a variety of pursuits, callings and busi? ness, and we know that each department is in the hands of sagacious and energetic men, who know not the word fail. Handsome pri | vate residences are being built, and others will be erected. Friend McGee has determined upon rearing a large brick hotel, and Messrs. Taylor, Brown & Dean have recently erected, and now have in successful operation, a wagon and coach factory, with the latest and most approved machinery, propelled by steam, for doing the varied work required in the coach, and wagon manufacture. This establishment is under the management of G. W. Taylor and G. W. Hyde, than whom no more.skilled me? chanics, in their line, can be found. We learn that Taylor, Brown & Dean also intend to gin : and pack cotton in this establishment. Suc? cess to them and the other enterprising men of Belton. What Sugar Hill will aspire to in the future, who can tell ? Our farmers have also caught tiie spirit of improvement, and are found employing better implements and a larger quantity of fertilizers. A drought of six weeks, however, causes a feeling of depression among our agriculturists. Much of the wheat crop will not be tall enough to harvest, and the heads of that which can be cut do not promise a large yield. So far, but sorry stands of cotton have been se? cured.; and as for corn, too little has been planted. Long ago, we promised to write out for your paper some reminiscences of the war; this promise we will endeavor to redeem at an early day. WARREN. -o ? A Washington letter, in speaking of the Whittemore canvass in this State, says: "An effort has been made to show that Whittemore was unconscious of doing wrong in selling his cadctship; and that if he did in this instance lapse from that high state of morality,. for which Congressmen of the present day are so noted, it was his only sin, and has been fully expatiated. But there are some other facts in Mr. Whittemore's brief and inglorious Con? gressional career, even less creditable to him than the selling of a cadetship. Mr. Whitte? more's residence is at Darlington. The most usually travelled route to Washington?in fact, the only direct route?is as follows: From Darlington to Florence, 12 miles ; from Flor? ence to Richmond, via Wilmington, Weldon, and Petersburg, and from Richmond to Wash? ington via Aquia Creek, 492 miles. Mr. Whittemore was elected State senator the same time he was elected a member of Congress. He left home as a State senator for the State Capitol, and, after'the ratification of the Four? teenth amendment and the election of United States senators, in which he participated, he started to Washington via Charleston. In his mileage account, as an M. C, he charged from Darlington to Columbia and round that way to Washington, six hundred and thirty-two miles (instead of four hundred ninety-two miles;) and also drew mileage from the State from his home to Columbia and back. This was done on four several occasions. Mr. Whittemore al? so held both positions, drawing pay as a State senator of South Carolina and as a member of Congress, until it was suggested to him that he had netter resign the former position, which he did. And such is the man who is coming to Washington to claim the seat from which he was so recently expelled." -O-! ? In a speech in Richmond, a night or two ago, ex-Governor Henry A. Wise asserted that the war being over and he having made an honorable capitulation, he would, rather than permit his forefinger and thumb to touch the en to sign the test oath, have had his right and cut from the wrist joint and nailed to a post to point the way to a gibbet. ? A Mississippi paper declares that the Capi? tol at Jackson is in a dangerous condition, and calls upon the Legislature to move out of it at once. If the building is going to fall the Leg? islature should stay right whore it is. When the calamity comes let every man be found sternly mashed to his post. Interesting Debate in the United States Senate. On Tuesd*,, ?/th instant, an interesting and significate debate sprung up in' the United States Senate on the bill to enforce the Fif? teenth Amendment. Mr. Ferry, of Connec? ticut opened the debate with one of the most powerful speeches of the session, in which he re? buked the relentless, proscriptive policy of tho extreme Radicals. He was ably supported by Mr. Sawyer, of this State, who boldly avows his opposition to proscription and disfranchise-, ment, and tersely states our deplorable condi? tion in being obliged to take, as Federal office . holders, either incompetent or rascally invidu-. als?. .His .speech brought out. the colored Sen? ator from-Mississippi, and in behalf of his race, he declared in favor of amnesty and against entailing disabilities upon the Southern people. The debate is considered in Washington as ten? ding to a disruption of the Radical party in the Senate. We append a report of the proceed? ings: j Mr. Ferry (Rep., Conn.) proposed a modifi? cation of his amendment, the purpose of which he stated to be to prevent the creating of any further political disabilities than now existed. He proceeded to reply to a criticism upon his speech on a previous day by the Senator from Indiana (Morton) to the effect that the speech was one that would suit Southern rebels and Northern Democrats remarkably well, but would carry dismay to the hearts of Union men in the South. He denied the right of that Senator to foist his own opinions upon the Sen j ate and assume to make tnem the embodiment of the viewB of the whole Union party South and the Republican party North. He was wil j ling that his own record as a Republican should be contrasted with that of the Senator from In? diana. He (Mr. Ferry) claimed to speak for the Union men of the South in advocating a general removal of political disabilities, and re? ferred to the Republican candidates in that section in support of his assertion. The Sena? tor (Mr. Morton) had referred to Georgia, and was constantly holding up that State as a place of crime and disorder. But if the destinies of Georgia had been in the hands of men of high patriotism, and not of those who had trailed the party banner in the dust, and whose only aim seemed to be their own pecuniary advance? ment, affairs would have been different. He denied the stories and telegrams manufactured by order of a venal press in Washington City, containing representations upon which no leg? islator could rely. He read from a letter of a correspondent (Morris K. Jessup), who, he said, was a well known merchant of New York, to the effect that he had travelled through the greater part of Georgia, and from contact with people and his opportunities of information, he believed that the representations made at Washington respecting a rebellious state of affairs in the State were false; that he had seen and heard nothing but a strong desire to accept the situation and let by-gones beby-gones. Mr. Ferry asserted that the Republican party of the North were in favor of removing political disa? bilities. The entire Republican press of New York, with its mighty influence, and circula? ting from one end of the country to the other, were in favor of pending bills on the subject. Now to continue these disabilities on the statute book would be repugnant to the principles on which tho Republican party restea, and he who, whether in or out of Congress, insisted upon their continuance, was no longer a Republican as tested by the platforms of the party. He had fought for the rights of the black man, not because he was black, but because he was a man; and now we are bound to take care that the rights of man himself were not lost. The disabilities of the Southern people were not designed as punishments, but as measures of great public policy. The fifteenth amendment was a delusion and a snare while these disabili? ties remained on the statute-books, because a black man was not enfranchised so long as he could not vote for his friends and neighbors. Had five hundred years of a system of test oath and punishment in Ireland raised up a loyal generation ? Were the fires of rebellion in Hungary quenched by such means, or was not peace the result of a free constitution and right of representation. ilr, Morton (Rad., Ind.) in reply to Mr. Fer? ry, said the Senator's manifestation of bitter? ness and passion had surprised him. It was well the Senator announced himself a Repub? lican. A stranger might have supposed he was listening to a Democratic speech, and a very bitter one at that His own criticism of the Senator's speech on a previous day had no per? sonal reference; but its verification was at hand in the satisfaction with which the speech had been received by Democrats on the floor. By sweeping away all disabilities the Senator would admit the leaders of the rebellion to the national councils to make laws for the whole country, leaving the Union men of the South, in the present lawless condition of society there, to the mercy of their enemies. This should not be permitted. Mr. Morton replied at length to the argument of Mr. Ferry, whose views he said entitled him to a seat on the Democratic side of the chamber, and whose argument should lead him next to move the repeal of all pensions to Union soldiers, or else to pension rebels. He also defended the Georgia officials from the charge of corruption, and argued that when admitted to participation in the govern? ment the rebels of" the South would turn up and defy those whom they were now cajoling and flattering. Mr. Johnson, (Rad., W. Va.) argued that the natural effect of proscriptive legislation in al? ienating the people of a State from the general government was to foster State pride and local independence of national authority. He re? ferred to the generally entertained though er? roneous opinion in the South prior to the war, that the allegiance of the citizen was due to the State government which protected him, and that the people then looked upon the United States government as merely something neces? sary for carrying on foreign relations and like functions. In England, for instance, this divi? ded allegiance never existed. Hence the crimi? nal intent pertaining to the term "rebel" in that and other countries did not properly ad? here to the Southern people. Mr. Sawyer (Rad.,S. C.) eulogized the speech of Mr. Ferry as sound Republican doctrine, and thought the attempt to read that Senator out of the Republican party would require more than mere assertion and denunciation for its accom? plishment, as it was aimed at one-half, at least, of the Republican Senators on the floor, and four-fifths of the Republican voters.in the United States. For himself, he would recog? nize no man's right to read hiin out of the party until he could show that the ground on which he stood was not Republican. He went on to argue that actual reconstruction could only be achieved by extending to tho citizen of one State all the rights enjoyed by a citizen " of any other, and that under the political disability scheme two innocent men suffered for every guilty one. Mr. Drake (Rad., Mo.) believed that the only class under disabilities in the South at the present time were those who, after holding office under the United States government ana owing allegiance to it,. engaged in rebellion. The number would not, he thought, exceed forty thousand. Mr. Sawyer (Rad., S. C.) said that not only members of Congress, governors, and judges were included, but the act took in constables, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, notaries public, justices of the peace, and so on ad infinitum. It reach? ed men who had no more to do with raising the flag of secession than had the Senator from Missouri. No more blundering or stupid scheme than that of the test oath could have been conceived. In tho South they were now reduced to the necessity of selecting public officials from among incompetents or rascals. He hoped to hear some expression of opinion from the Representative in the Senate of that race which so largely made up the loyal ele? ment of the South upon the wisdom of keep? ing the intelligence, \?ealth,-and virtue of the South in ?? condition of po%ical slavery for an indefiniteperiod; because any man who was not the equal of another in hispolitical rights was in some sense a slave. He thought the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Revels) would declare in favor of amnesty for the past as the best protection for his race. Mr. Cameron (Rad., Pa.) expressed his con? viction, as the result of personal observation during a recent visit to the South, that the re? bellious spirit of the people was still alive. Mr."Revels (Rad., Miss.) having been called upon, proceeded to define his position and that of the Kepublican party in Mississippi upon the question of general amnesty. He was in favor of removing disabilities in the South just as fast as the people gave evidence of loyalty. Wherever a man gave this evidence by ceasing to denounce and oppose the laws of Congress, by respecting thera and laboring to carry them out, he was in favor of removing his disabili? ties. If this could be truly said of a whole State, he would be in favor of the removal of disabilities of that State. In the State of Mis? sissippi the Republican party had pledged it? self to universal amnesty, and the Legislature had redeemed that pledge by the passage of a resolution asking Congress to .remove the disa? bilities of citizens of the State, and which he had presented. The condition of things in Mississippi was exceptional. The lawlessness and violence prevailing in other reconstructed States did not exist there, but the people were harmonious and prosperous. He was in favor of amnesty in Mississippi, as the party had I given its pledge to that effect and the State was fit for it. Teachers' Convention.?The convention of teachers met at Nickerson's Hotel, at 8 o'clock, Thursday night. On motion. Mr. Thomas Duckett, of Newbsrry, was called to the chair, and Mr. M. M. Farrow, of Winns boro, requested to act as Secretary. On motion of Mr. B. R. Stuart a committee of five was ap? pointed to nominate permanent officers for the convention. The committee retired, and, after consultation, reported the following gentlemen, who were unanimously elected : President?Hugh S. Thompson, of Colombia. 1st Vice President?G. A. Woodward, of Winnsboro. 2d Vice President?J. B. Patrick, of Green? ville. 3d Vice PresideriU?A. P. Pifer, of Newberry. 4th Vice President?D. H. Townsend, of Un? ion. Corresponding Secretary?B. F. Miller, of Greenville. Recording Secretary and Treasurer?M. M. Farrow, of Winnsboro. Committees on a Constitution and on other subjects were appointed, and, after an interes? ting discussion, on various matters connected with education, the convention adjourned, to meet Friday morning, at 9 o'clock. Second Day.?The convention met at 10 o'clock. The minutes of last night's meeting were read and confirmed. The commi ttee appointed to perfect the con? stitution previously submittted made a report, which, after some discussion, was adopted. The points of general interest embodied in the con? stitution were contained in articles 1 and 2, which are as follows : Article 1. This association shall be called the "Educational Institute, of South Carolina." Art. 2. Any person who is, or has been, identified with" the cause of education, may be? come a member of this institution by a vote of four-fifths of the members present at any regu? lar meeting, by the payment of an initiation fee of one dollar, and by signing the constitu? tion. Many subjects of general interest were pro? posed and discussed fully by the members. A committee was appointed to select gentle? men to prepare essays on various topics, which will be discussed af "the next meeting, the time and place of which are to be named hereafter. Alter resolutions of thanks to Mr. Wright, of the Nickerson House, and to the various railroad companies, for special privileges ex? tended to the association, at 2 o'clock, adjourn? ed sine die. The earnestness evinced by those present affords the best assurance that this association, which is now successfnlly organized will take rank with similar ones in Virginia, Georgia and other States, wherje already much good has been effected. - It will be seen that the association is orga? nized on the most liberal basis. We trust that it will receive from the. teachers of the State the support which a movement of such impor? tance to the cause of education demands.? Phcenix, ? Arthur M. Huger, Esq., a prominent citi? zen of Charleston, is dead. ? Theodore Clav, son of Henry Clay, died recently. He has been an inmate of the Lu? natic Asylum for thirty years. ? The revenue assessments of North and South Carolina show an increase of twenty-two per cent, over last year. ? It is reported that Governor Bard, of Idaho, will resign and return to (Georgia, for the pur? pose of defeating Bullock and his policy. . ? Mr. Jacob Early, the father of Gen. Ju bal A. Early, of Virginia, died recently in Lex? ington, Mo., aged 87 years. ->--Maj. John E. Bacon, of Edgefield, has-ac? cepted the nomination for Congress from this Congressional District. ? Army officers are directed by the War Department to furnish U. S. Marshals with military aid in taking the census, on the writ? ten application of the Marshals. ? Senator Ames, of Mississippi, is stopping in Lowell, at the house' of General Butler. His marriage with Miss Blanche Butler takes place probably in July. ? The Legislature bf Connecticut has pass? ed an act designed to protect farmers from the frauds practiced on them by the manufacturers of conaensed fertilizers. ? The Boston Post says: Brownlow is going to the Sulphur Springs. He has been for years consigning his-enemies to regions where sul? phur springs eternal. ? The Democrats of Maine will hold their State Convention for the nomination of a can? didate for Governor on Tuesday, June 28. The Republican Convention occurs June 15. ? A Pennsylvania paper gives a list of nine? teen gentlemen who arc urged and stand ready to accept the Republican nominatlen for Gov? ernor of that State. ? A prize medal consisting of a five-dollar gold coin, is offered to the exhibitor of the heaviest male baby at the meeting of the Chero? kee Agricultural Fair at Rome, Ga, ? Malcolm J. Browning has retired from the editorial management of the Orangeburg Neios, and Charles H. Hall is announced as editor and proprietor. ? It is not pleasant to add to the sorrows of a despairing people, but duty compels the an? nouncement that Congress will not adjourn un? til the 15th of July. ?The Arkansas Journal gets excited over the fifteenth amendment in thi swise: "Where fettered feet once trod now leaps the untrammel ed votary of freedom." ? W. W. Sampson, the forger, has been re? leased on bail in the sum of $5,000, and has de? parted the State. It is thought he will scarcely appear to answer for his crime. ? J. M. Eason, of Charleston, has obtained a patent for an implement known as the "Stump Extractor," a description of which appeared in our columns some time ago. ? Capt. T. C. Dunn, the Republican candi? date in opposition to Whittemore, is canvassing the First Congressional District. He takes Whittemore and his frauds for a text in all of his speeches. ? Major Thomas W. Sweeney, of Mexican war and Fenian repute, has been retired hon? orably from active service with the rank of brigadier general. Ho is a printer, and lost an arm in the Mexican war. ? The Philadelphia Age say? it is rumored that Radical merchants of that city are dis? charging all the colored men in their employ? ment who will not openly agree to support the nominees" of that party at the coming election. Here is a case for Sumncr, but as it is to bene? fit the Radical party, it is questionable whether he will regard it as wrong. ? The cotton merchants of Columbia have determined that hereafter cottotroffered, in that city for sale should be weighed by either the seller or buyer, as should be agreed on between themselves, and that no charge should be made for weighing. This action was considered nec? essary, owing to the incompetency and inexpe? rience of the public weighers recently elected by the City Council. ? The Bichmond Whig assures na that the time has passed when the laboring mar -was looked down trporrnr Virginia; 'and that all Virginians are to-day looking up to *thafc class as their main reliance." THE MARKETS. ???" , A5DEBS0K, May 25, 1.370. Cottojt.?Small quantities offered during the week, and prices ranged from 19 to 20}^. [ Corn?Sells readily at 81.90 $ bushel. Flocr.?$S}4 to Sll.00 ^ barrel. Bacon.?Hog round?19 to 2ic. fl ft. Charleston. May 23. Cotton easier?middling 21% to 22. # New Yore, May 23. Cotton dull?sales 800 bales?uplands 22%. Gold 14. HYMENEAL. * MARRIED, on the morning of the 22nd hut, at the residence of tho bride's father, by Rev. A. Rice, Mr. ROB? ERT HADDEN and Miss EMMA FRANCIS, second daugh? ter of Mr. Roger WlUiams, all of Abborllle county. OBITUARY. DIED, at the residence of her husband in Belton, on the 11th day of May, 1S70, MARY E. STRINGER, wife of A. J. Stringer. She was born January 28,1837, and was married Not em? ber 3,1357. From her youth she was the subject of seri? ous religious impressions, but professed no change of heart until during the summer of 18GS. On the 30th of August, 1868, she united herself to the Belton Baptist Church, and was baptired a few days afterwards with her husband, and many others. From the time she identified herself with the Church'she manifested the most untiring interest irr everything in any way proniotive of the interest of the Redeemers Klpgdom. Her place in the Church was never vacant when she was able to attend, and she was ever ready to encourage othere is the performance of Christian duty. Her intimate friends who were without hope in Christ, found in her a quiet, faithful counsellor, and real? ized tbat she felt a prayerful interest in their salvation. During her last illness,-which was severe and lasted sev? eral weeks, she eminently manifested that patience which, comes from the exercise of a saving faith in the Lord Je? sus Christ. Not a marmnring worn escaped her lips, and) even when she knew that the disease could not be broken, up, unmurmuringly she would take whatever her kind physician and friends thought best for her. Daring her illness ?he talked with her husband In reference to her hopes in Christ, and spoke many words of consolation as to .her future prospects. A few days before her death, when asked by a friend if sh* enjoyed the presence of her Saviour in her afflictions, she replied, "Yea, and in prayer I feel that I can draw nearer to God than ever before." When asked if she felt resigned to the will of God, and could trust entirely in Him, she replied that "she could trust all in the hands of her Saviour, and felt assured that He would never forsake her, and that He would take care of those she loved in this world." When the hut moment came, she quietly feU asleep- in Jesus, the immortal spirit passing from the conflicts of earth to the joys of the better world. She leaves a dtvoted husband and an affectionate boyP with many relatives and friends to mourn her departure Thougli the affliction is severe, yet it is best, and though1 her death has made desolate the household of which sue was the light, her friends should be encouraged with the hope "that they may meet her again in the heavenly land." NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. J. HAYNSWORTH EARLE* Attorney at Law. OFFICE IN THE BENSON HOUSE* May 26, 1870 48 8m Savannah Yalley Railroad. ACONVENTION of the Stockholders of the Savannnh Valley Railroad Company Trill be held at Abbeville C. II. on WEDNESDAY-, 8tb day of JUNE next < It is urgently requested that all the stock bo represented, either in person or by proxy, as business of vital importance) will be considered.. Let the working friends of the Road take es? pecial care to have all the stock in their respec? tive vicinities represented. By order of tho President. Wit. A. GILES, Secretary and Treasurer. May 26, 1870 48 2 ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE. MESSRS. WM. S. REESE and NEWTON A. McCULLY, survivors of Bewley, Keese & (Jo., and late partner's under the firm of Keese &. McCully, having assigned te me certain Real Is-, t?te and the Notes and Accounts due the. said firms for the benefit of their creditors, aR ^he creditors of said firms, who are willing to come in under said assignments, are requested to pre? sent their claims to.me as soon as practicable. All persons indebted to the said' late firms .are requested to make payments to me by the first day of August next. Those failing so to do will cer? tainly find their Notes and Accounts in suit. Twill sell, at private sale, the STORE BUILD? ING and LOT on Granite Row, known as No. 10r and at present occupied by Martin & Harrison. J. S. MURRAY, Assignee. May 26, 1870 48 ? 8 N?TIGE. DEPUTY COLLECTOR'S OFFICE, Geeenvilx.e, S. C, May 18, 1870. IHAVE received the Annual List for the year* 1870, for Greenville, Anderson, Pickens and, Uconee. I will be at Greenville Court Housey Thursday, June 2d; at Anderson Court House,. Monday, June Gth; at Walhalla, Tuesday, Juno 7th ; at Pendlcton, Wednesday, June 8th ; at An? derson Court House, Thursday, June 9th; at Wil liamston, Saturday, Juno 25th.; and at Greenville Court House, Wednesday and' Thursday, June 29th and 80th?for the purpose- of collecting the Internal Revenue Taxes. Parties are requested to com? forward on the days above specified and make payments, thereby avoiding the penalty, which will be. added as re? quired by law. Persons owing Taxes assessed on old Lists, would do well to settle at once, as I will be com? pelled to force payments just as soon as possible. A. L. COBB, Deputy Collector.. - May 26, 1870 48 _8_ XEW FAMILY GROCERY! AND . PRGV1SXGH STG&K IAM JUST REOEIVING THE FOLLOWING GOODS? Sugar, Coffee, Molasses, Syrups, Teas, Tobacco, Cigars, Pickles, Oysters, Sardines, Canned Fruits, Catsups,, Flour, Bacon and Lard, Corn and Corn Meal, Hemlock Leather, &c, &c, Which will be sold at very low figures for the Cash. or Barter. My Flour is warranted free from Onions, andLs. of the best quality. Give it a trial and satisfy yourself. Don't forget the place?Store-room formerly occupied by E. W. By rum, on Depot street. W. S. KEESE, Agent. May 26, 1870 48 lm W. S. KEESE, ' AGENT FOR BATH PAPER MIIXS* ILL pay the highest cash price for RAGS. Depot street. May 26, 1870 48 ? vfa