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TEEMS. , One copy for one year............4 2.50 H u J* s\x months..?. 1.25 Ten copied;for one year.-.20.00 Twenty copies for one year..37.50 The clubs of ten and twenty will be sont to any address. 8nbacriptions will not be received, for a lew-period than sis ncntha. ADVERTISING BATES*. Advertisements will be inserted <?t-the rate of One Dollar per square of cne- irafi space for the first insertion, and Fifty Cents per square for each subsequent insertion. Liberai contracts made with those wishing to advertise fax three, six or twelve months. Obituary notices exceeding* fire lines will be charged for at advertising ratvs. - Aacouncemont of candidates, Five Dollars in each ease, invariably in advance. . ? Job Work cash on delivery, in every instance. ANDERSON C. H? S. C. _,_?_ THTIRSDAY MORNING,. JUNE 15, 1871. The various SfehooT Districts will meet on next Saturday, .to determine the question of . levyihg-srtax for sehe?! purposes. S&F~ The third quarterly conference of the Methodist Church'at this'{dace will include tho 5tH and' 6th days of August next. The Greenville District Conference, Methodist Church South, holds its annual meeting at Walhajhv. this year. It will em? brace the fifth Sunday in July, beginning on the Wednesday evening before. J?* The list of persons delinquent for Town taxes has been crowded out of this issue. Such as desire to avoid the publication of their * names in this list ought to call upon the Clerk without delay, and pay their taxes. -t&* The Chief of Police remarked the other day, that the good order observed by the people during Court was unprecedented. He made no arrests during the week, and there was not a single disturbance of tho peace. Jffr* The permanent improvement made by the Town Council, by placing a neat and sub? stantial rock drain or. the east side of Main street, south of the public square, deserves the. commendation of tax-payers, for it is a judi? cious expenditure of? thu people's money. Cotton Stalks.. .On Thursday last, Mr. Andrew. Norris sent to this office a cotton stalk measuring two feet, and having eleven forms'* upon it, as an aver-1 age specimen of the field from which it was taken. And on Saturday, Mr. Z. L. Burriss brought a couple of stalks, each measuring two feet and s half, with' numerous "forms," and every evidence of vigorous growth. These specimens from different neighboods indicate an. advanced stage of growth and cultivation for this section of country. Tha Masonic Celebration next Saturday. I The- preparations for this event betoken a Bifeaauit andgraftfyiog observance of Sti John's Day. A large- crowd is expected to be present; and idl will be fully repaid by the address of the accomplished orator of the occasion, Bro. IL S. Bruns. The programino is published elsewhere. Wo learn that die merchants of this town, ^ith their accustomed liberality, have agreed to close their'sfores from 10 o'clock a. m. until . 2 o'clock p. m., hi order that the day may be Mly enjoyed by their employees. -?-. ? ?. ...??? Standing Committee. A meeting of tho citizens of this town was held on Tuesday evening last, at which Mr. W. J. Logon presided .Messrs. A. T. Broyles, J.-JL Hoyt, B. P. Whither, John B. Moore and W. W. Humphreys were appointed a Standing Committee on the Air Line Railroad, for the purpose of conducting such correspondence and transacting- such matters of business as may be necessary on the part of the town, in relation to the location of tho Railroad. The committee will be continued until otherwise ordered by the citizens. Death of an Old Citizen. " ? . -It & with sincere regret that we record the death of Halbert Acker, Esq., which occurred at his residence near Oalhoun on last Friday, in the 73rd year of his age. Mr. Acker was at work m a field some distance from his resi? dence, and not responding to. the signal for dinner, the family became alarmed, add went in quest for him, when he was found lying dead in. the field.. lit is supposed that he died sud? denly from.heart disease. Mr. Acker was a worthy citizen, and most highly respected. Ho was one of the most prominent citizens in his section of the county, and as a kind, obliging neighbor was beloved by ail. Due West Female College. The catalogue of this institution for the cur? rent- year Has- been received. The attendance of. students is gratifying', and the prospects of the institution quite flattering. We learn' that the annual examination will commence on Friday, 7th of July, and close art Tuesday fol lOwing. Annual sermon on 9th of July by . Bev. J. R. WiilsoU) of Columbia. The Alum 089 Essay will be read this year by Miss M. Lois Grier, of Due West. The Commencement Exercises take place on Thursday, 13th of July, when the anniversary address boforo the Amelian Literary Society will be delivered; hy Prof. J. H. Carlisle, of Spartanburg. . Btue B3dge: Railroad. i We "had the.pleasure of meeting with Gen. J. W. Harrison yesterday, and we rejoice to knew that he is in good spirits- in respect to the early completion of the Blue Ridge Railroad. Notwithstanding the groat anxiety of the peo? ple of this section to be informed of the exact condition, and prospecte of this great enter prise* yet we are satisfied that it would not be prudent prematurely to disclose^.ihe present programme- for; its successful construction.? Suffice it toeay, that new friends and capitalists have come to the aid. of the Company, among Whom it is more than gratifying to learn that Charleston is ably and most energetically rep? resented.. The patient and untiring devotion of the President seems at last about to be re? warded, and the consummation of present ex? pectations vrll be the best guarantee of faith? ful services in behalf of tbe interests committed to his charge. Sudden Death of Mr.^VaHsndingham. ^ The telegraph brings the sad news of the death of Hon?Clement L. VallandiDgham, of Ohio, whoso life has. ended in tho most tragical manner. It armeare that he was engaged at Lebanon, Ohio, in the defence of a man who was on trial for the murder of another. He was in a room with Gov. McBurney, his asso? ciate counsel, and while illustrating tho man? ner in which the deceased might have shot himself, the pistol used for example was dis? charged, and the ball entered, the right side of the abdomen, below the ribs. Two pistols had been lying on the table, one of them unloaded, and it was this weapon Mr. Vallandingham supposed he had grasped, until the fatal mo? ment, when it was discovered that he had taken the wrong pistol. The occurrence took place on Friday last, and Mr. -V. only sur? vived until Saturday afternoon. It is stated ,'that his wife was in Maryland, attending the fnnerai ?f her hro'tber, "when she heard of her husband's death. Mr. Vallandingham has long occupied a large' share of public attention. He was a member of Congress for many years, and al? ways was foremost among tbe Democratic lead era. He was fearless and eloquent in debate, and advocated his views with an earnestness fthat demonstrated his honesty of purpose, if it 'did not carry conviction. He was a staunch and intrepid friond of the Sonth, .and was ex? pelled from Congress- and banished from the Union lines during the war for his expressed sympathy with. our'cause. In the last few weeks, Mr. Vallandingham has been brought prominently before tho countiy as the champi? on of the "new departure" of the Democracy, and just as the measure Of his ambition is about to be filled as a recognised! leader of the national party to which he was attached, this inscrutable Providence has bereft the country of, his valuable services. We once enjoyed a brief acquaintance with this noble gentleman, and can testify to his genial manners and ex? cellent disposition in private life.. Circuit Court. The Court of General Sessions lasted nntil Thursday noon*when the prisoners were sen? tenced. Judge Orr gave each one an appro? priate lecture before pronouncing'foio sentence of the Court. In the case of the murderer. Shadrach Webster, the admonitions of his Honor were received with surprising indiffer? ence awl stolidity. The following are the sen? tences :. Shadrach Webster, convicted of murder, and sentenced to be executed on Friday, 21st of 'July-next. SumuelJNorris, housebreaking and petit lar? ceny. Imprisonment for four months, and to work on the 6treets.under direction of tho Town {Marshal. Henry Baskins, found guilty of rape upon an idiotic colored girl, and sentenced to imprison? ment in the Penitentiary at hard labor for twenty years. Benjamin Hamilton, convicted of burglary. Imprisonment in the Penitentiary at hard labor for eighteen months. Allen S. Barksdale, assault and battery, with intent to murder. Sentenced to four mouths' imprisonment in jail, and to pay a fine of '$100 and costs of prosecution. 4 The juries were, dismissed nn tnursc]ay, and the remainder of the term-was taken up with such civil business as involved no litigation, with the exception of a few Equity cases sub? mitted to tho decision of his Honor. On Sat urclay-afternoon, the Court was adjourned. ? m ? pi ? Grand Gift Enterprise. Our readers have observed tSie.'jiidvertisement of the South Carolina Land and Immigration' Association, proposing a series of Gift Con? certs at the Academy of Music, in the city of (?arlest?n, conunencing October 1st, 1871, and tor Which. 150,000 season tickets of admission I will, be issued. These tickets will be : sold at &> each, and will entitle the holder to'admit? tance to the concerts, and likewise to a chance in the distribution of prizes amounting to $500,000. The principal prize is nhe Academy of Music itself, a magnificent building, with a yearly rental of $20,000, and costing the pro? prietor about $240,000 in the firnt instance.? The next most valuable gift is $100,000 in cash, and the whole number of gifts to be distributed 12-1:2,404. The object, of this scheme is to further the end of the Association by raising means to in? duce immigration'to South-Carolina, and its originators are Gens. M. C; Butler;and M. W. Gary, and Mr. John Chadwick. The plan is endorsed by a number of prominent gentlemen throughout the State, and we have every confi? dence that the enterprise will be carried out with fairness and honesty.' Haj\ B. F. Whitner' has been appointed the. agent for Anderson county, and from him tiokots can bo procured at any time. Circulars and other information can also be obtained at this office. University of South Carolina. Wo are indebted to our young friond, Who. F. Wright, for an invitation to attend the an? nual exercises of the South Carolina Universi? ty, as follows: On the 27th of June* the Ugly Club, of which T. Hasell Gibbes, of Columbia, is the annual orator; on the 28th, Clariosophic Society?Oliver J. Harris, of Anderson, .vale? dictory orator; on the 29th, Euphradian Society ?Charley ;P. Pelham, jr., of Columbia, valedic? tory orator. Tho anuual address before the literary socie? ties will be delivered on the 80th inst, by Hon.. H. W: Billiard, of Augusta, Ga. Mr. Halliard has a wido reputation as an accom? plished orator and profound scholar, and will doubtless make tho occasion an intellectual feast. Newberry College. We have received the anuual catalogue of officers and students* of the Newberry College, located at Walhalla, S. C. From tho calendar attached, we learn that on the 27th inst. tho address before the Literary Societies will be delivered by Rev. J. Hawkins, and the address before tho Alumni by Mr. J. E. Houscal. On Wednesday, 28th of June, tho ceremonies of laying the corner-stone of tho College by the Masonic fraternity will take place, - and an ad? dress will be delivered by Rev. W. S. Bowman, of Charleston, The railroads will pass visitors for one fare, goiug and returning. A dinner will be provided on the 28th by the ladies of Walhalla, for the benefit of the College. - m * >m -? BSf Hon R. B. Elliott, member of Congress from the 8rd District of South Carolina, will ^accept our thaiiks for a huge pile of .public documents. ' ITEMS OF STATE HEWS. ? The ladies of Sumter are having ice eream sociables. ?: Bennettsvillo is advocating a railroad to that place.. . ... - ? John 6. Ryan, Esq., of Charleston, died on the iGth instant. ?"The subject of a narrow gauge railroad is being agitated in Edgefield. ? Watermelons ate becoming plentiful in Charleston at 75 cents apiece. ? Rev. 6. A. Weber is the Masonic orator for the celebration of St. John's Day at Bishop ville, Sumter county. ? Jacob Cohen, Esq., a prominent factor and commission merchant of Charleston, died on the 13th inst. ? An eagle was captured in Lexington, in this State, a few days ago, measuring seven fect from tip to tip across tho wings. ? A National Rank has been organized at Spartanburg, with a capital of $60,000. Hah. Gabriel Cannon is the President. ? A toruado in.Marion, on the 15th instant blew down several houses, uprooted trees and caused other damage. ? Mr. Dillingham, the telegraph operator at Rock Hill, was struck by lightning while sit? ting near his machine, on Thursday last. ? MrC. F. Hoist, a citizen of Chester, died on the 8th inst., aged 69 years. He was a native of Copenhagen, Denmark, and settled at Ches? ter in 18**.. ? ? The Columbia Union says that the tele? graph line alone the Greenville Railroad is nearly completed, and will soon be ready for active operations. ? The State Penitentiary was reinforced by fourteen arrivals from Newberry last week. Some of these were the County Commissioners convicted of official misconduct. ' - ? E. W. Seibels, Esq., who was Secretary of | the Executive Committee of the Reform party last year, has been summoned before the Com? mittee on Southern Outrages at Washington., ? Maj. L. E. 'Johnson, United States Mar? shal,' has' thoroughly disproved the malicious charges brought against him by political oppo? nents and aspirants for his office, and has been fully re-instated. ? The'Newberry Herald learns that Mr. Elijah" Triable, while preparing to leave his lot to do a piece of ploughing, was thrown from a mule, ana becoming entangled in the traces, was kicked to death. . - ? Claudius J. Pigues, who was shot at Cam l den two or three weeks since, by Trial Justice Schr?ck, died on the 11th inst. His leg had been amputated the week before. Mr. Pigues was 28 years old. a ? Bishop Wightman is expected to. preach the commencement sermon at the approaching anniversary exercises of Wofford College, Spar? tanburg. Gen. John- S. Preiston will deliver the annual address before the literary societies. ? The Chester Reporter learns from an in? fluential colored Radical that A. S. Wallace has been sounding him on the subject of support? ing him for Governor at the general election in 1872. Poor' South Carolina! Has she not suffered enough already ? Is this in reserve as her crowning indignity ? ? The Ku Klux Committee in Washington, on Wednesday last, examined Hons. D. H Chamberlain and Reuben Tomlinson, of this State, both prominent Republicans. Tho tes? timony of these gentlemen was unfavorable to the success of the Ku Klux investigation, inas? much as it gave a very satisfactory account of . the condition of social affairs in this State. ? Ex-Congressman Bowen has been sen? tenced to two years1 imprisonment in the peni? tentiary, for the crime of bigamy. His last wife, Mrs. Susan Petigru King, in vain request; ed the Judge to punish her also. Bowen made a brief speech before ho was sentenced, in which ho alleged that it was political enemity against him.that induced his Radical brethren to prosecute the case so vigorously and persist [?antly. For the Anderson Intelligencer, Oarnesville, Ga., June 6,1871. According to previous notice, a large portion of the citizens of Franklin County met in the Court House to-day, and organized by calling Capt. J. M. Bagwell to the chair, andCol.T.T. Dorough as Secretary. Col. J. B. Estes explained the object of the I meeting, and after reading the proceedings of meeting .of committees from Franklin,- Hart and Bonks counties on the 16th nit., and reso? lutions of Directors of. A. & R. Air Line E. R ! at Charlotte, N. C, on May 23rd, 1871,. offered the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That we still adhere to the resolu? tion of our people on the. first Tuesday in May, so far as appointing a Commissioner to go to At? lanta to investigate the transfer of tho Road to a New York company. Col. Thos. Morris moved that Col. J. B. Eslcs be appointed said Commissioner, which was j carried. On motion of Col. Morris, tho following ! Preamble and Resolutions were unanimously adopted, viz: Wheeeas, in the year 1856, the Legislature of Georgia chartered a Railroad, vesting the power in certain persons as corporators to or? ganize a Company to construct said Railroad from Atlanta, Ga., in the direction of Ander? son O. H., S. O, to Charlotte, N, C. And whereas, said ^corporators, in pursuanco of said charter, proceeded to organize said Com? pany, and to let the stock of said Company to the'Citizens of the various counties through which the Road would pass. And whereas, the citizens of Franklin county took stock in said Road to tho amount of Seventy-Four Thousand Dollars; a President and Board of Directors were elected, who proceeded to locate said Road by way of Gainesville, Hall county, Homer, Banks county, Canjesville, Franklin county, and Hartwell, Hart county, and made an assessment of six per cent, on the; stock, most of whichWas paid promptly by the stock? holders of this county, and let out a few con? tracts on said location, on which was done a small amount of work, when evqrything was suspended by the commencement of the war. And whereas, there seems to be a new com? pany organized in the city of New York, with? out consultation with the old stockholders, and as wo believe in derogation of their rights, which company we aro informed are proeeouing to locate said Road some 20 miles above the originul line as located, giving the original stockholders and Directors no voico iu said lo? cation. Be it therefore Resolved, That the people of Franklin, Banks and Hart counties, having been the original projectors of said Road, and having paid six per omit, on their stock to defray the expenses of location, thoy think they have vested rights which should not be disregarded. Resolved, That tho report of tho engineers that the hew line is 22 miles shorter than the original one, and that the latter, is impractica? ble, is incorrect and untrue?the original line having been surveyed by throe competent en? gineers, and pronounced practicable, and a good route. Resolved, That it is the *ensc of this meeting that the location of the Road on the original line would be to the interests of tbe Company, as well as simple justice to the projectors of tho Road. Resolved, That we are willing to co-operafo with the people of Anderson county, S. C, Banks and Hart counties, Ga., in defraying the expenses of a new survey, to be made By a competent corps of engineers, one of whom shall b? selected by ourselves. Resolved. That, in the event ef the Road be? ing located on or near the old lino, we, tho cit? izens of Franklin county, will subscribe stock to the amount of our means and ability, either in land or money. J. M. BAGWELL, Ohm'n. ; T. T. Dohouoh, Secretary. ITEMS-EDITORIAL AND OTHERWISE. ? General Banks has announced that he is not a candidate for the Presidency. ? Repudiation will be a main issue in the next legislative election in Mississippi. ? It is now stated that President Grant's visit to the Pacific coast has been arranged. ? Brigham Young celebrated his 70th birth? day by a banquet at Salt Lake City, June 2d. ? After July 1st the pay of private soldiers in the United States army is to be $13~a month. ? Mr. Reverdy Johnson has received the degree of LL.D. from the University of Mary? land. ? A gentleman of Medtord, Mass., is now repairing his house, which was built 237 years ago. ? Another evil threatens the French people. Their crops are a failure and famine stares thcui in the face. ! ? Commodore Josiah Tatnall, late of the Confederate navy, died in Savaunah on the 14th inst., aged 7G. ? It will take sixty years to restore to France the forests ruthlessly wasted in the military op? erations of the late war. ? Saturday, June 10,1871, will be memora? ble on accouut of a snow storm of an hour's duration at Birmingham, England. ? Some Southern turnouts will be seen at Saratoga this year for the first time since tho commencement of the rebellion. ?-"Eight millions of gallons of whiskey per year are used in the United States, and there is about half a year's supply now on hand. ? General McCook, the Democratic candi? date for Governor for Ohio, was the law partner of Edwin M. Stanton from 1841 to 184G. ? Another disastrous storm visited Galves ton, Texas, on-the 12th instant, doing immense damage to shipping and other-property. ? Gen. Sherman announces that he is not a candidate for President, and would not accept the nomination from either party if he received it. ? James W. Marshall, the discoverer of Gold in California, is coming East on a visit, if he can obtain a free passage over the rail? roads. ? North Carolina has a population of over one million people, and there are only about sixty newspapers and periodicals published in the State. ? Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, it is an? nounced, has entered tho arena of journalism. He has bought an interest in the Atlanta Sun, and will hereafter control its political course. ? The late hail storm in Vermont attacked a railway train with such fierceness that the loco? motive, with all the energy of 130 pounds of j steam, required twenty minutes to haul the cars a mile. ? The Post Office Department, after the first of July, intends to raise the price of stamped envelopes ip.rty cents on the 1,000. Three cent envelopes, now sold at ?33.40 per 1,000, will then cost $33.80. ? The cable annouces that communist pris? oners, to the number of twenty thousand, are to be transported to New Caledonia, a desolate island in the South Pacifiic ocean, belonging j to France. ? An English politician declares that the expenses of all: kinds for State and. national elections in the United States cost the people more than it does the British for the Queen and all the royal family. ? The New Orleans Picayune denies that there is a man living who can be claimed as the representative of the sentiments and opin? ions of the people of the twelve Southern States of tho American Union. ? James A. Weston, Democrat, lias been elected Governor by the Legislature of New Hampshire. Ho received 167 votes, and his opponent, James Pike, Republican, received l?Ovotea. '? ?? ? The Augusta Constitutionalist learmi- from good authority that the contract between the Augusta and Hartwell Railroad and a compa? ny of English contractors has been signed, and the building of tho rotfd will commence at once. ? The Post Office Department is congratu-. lating itself on the increased prospect of mak? ing the postal service self-sustaining. It is found that the revenue thereof for the,present fiscal year is $1,000,000 more than it was last year. ? About three thousand public schools have been established under the present common school system in Mississippi duringthepa9tsix months, with upward of eighty thousand pupils under the tuition of nearly four thousand teachers. Among the things which Louis Napoleon saved when he left the soil of France, and has with him at Ohiselhurst the same as when he lived at the Tuilleries, is the rheumatiism. It is an affection equal to Mrs. Micawber's, and will never desert him; ? Obi. J. E. Peyton, of New Jersey, is en; gaged in ihe effort to secure a meeting of the male descendants of the signers of tho Decla I ration of Independence,.to make arrangements to take part in the national celebration of the centennial anniversary of American indepen I denco. ? 1 ? The telegraphic instrument used by Prof, j Morse in sending his congratulatory dispatch, > on the occasion of the unveiling of the Howe j statue in New, York on Saturday last, was one I of the old instruments used on tho first public j ! telegraph wire?that from Washington to Bal- j | timore. I-The Democratic Executive Comimittee of Arkansas held a meeting at Little Rock a few days since, and put forth the declaration that "it would be unwise, impolitic and certain of defeat to resurrect the issues on which we were beaten in '68, and that the party is willing to let tho questions arising out of war rest where they arc." ? The New York World gives credence to a rumor that President Grant's son Fred, just graduated at West Poiut, will be married in 1873 to the Pjrinccss Beatrice, youngest daugh? ter of Queen Victoria. It is stated that the proposal has bcou made by Victoria, upon the condition that Grant is re-elected, when the youg folks will be married and settled to rule over Canada, thereby establishing peace and harmony among all these nations. ? The newest swindling operation that has come to tho knowledge of the New York police is, to notify parties residing at various places in the.1 country, that some (supposed) relative, of the same name has died suddenly,.at an im? aginary hotel, leaving behind valuable effects, which will be gladly forwarded if tho country party will forward a post office order for $1G or $20, as the case may he, to settle up the board bill of the lamented deceased. ? Catholics throughout the Christian world, on Saturday, celebrated an cveut which to them was little less than a miracle, since it never oc cured but ouco before, and its repetition had come to be regarded as next to impossible.? This was the completion of tho twenty-fifth year of tho reign of the Pope?the only ouo of the long line of Roman Pontiffs who, since St. Peter, the founder of the Church, has occupied the Papal chair forthat length of time. ? 'flic Ciiicago Trib?ne suggests, in view of the conviction of the lion. Mr. Bowcn of biga? my, that it would be well, since the Bowons and Whittemores are developing so plentifully in the Palmetto State, for the electors of that commonwealth to choose one or two alternates at such election, to take tho Heats in the House as fast as they are vacated by tho expulsion of members, or their conviction of felonies.? Bowen wits not, to be sure, sent to prison until after his term expired; but then he was, as one might say, eligible to that institution during his entire term. ? Wo learn from tho Union Times that it is proposed to construct a railroad from Shclbj', m Clevelaud County. N. C, to some point on the Spartanburg ana Union Railroad?at Un? ion probably. The proposition comes from the North Carolina side of the line, and the people of Union County arc, of course, quite pleased to have a good road into one of the richest grain sect ions of the old North State. I AIR LINE RAILROAD. Shall a County Subscription to its Stock J be Made? At a meeting of the County Commissioners of Anderson County, held at the Court House on Tuesday, 20th of Juno, 1871, the following resolutions were adopted and ordered to be published, to wit: Resolved, That in compliance with the re-" quest of a large an djespectable meeting of the citizens of this County, held in the Court House on the 13th inst., the Board of County Commissioners will submit it to the voters of the County at an election to be held on the first Monday in August next, to determine whether a County subscription to the capital stock of the "Atlanta and Richmond Air Line Rail? road" shall be made, as recommended by said meeting. Resolved, That, if a majority of the ballots cast at said election shall be "For Subscrip? tion," the County Commissioners will sub? scribe, as recommended, the sum of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars-to the capital stock of the said Railroad, to be paid in Bonds of the County, having the same time to run, bear? ing the same rate of interest, and to be issued and disposed of in a similar manner as bond* of other counties issued for the same purpose: Upon the condition that the said Railroad shall be located by Anderson Court House, with a depot in tho corporate limits of that town. Resolved-, That all persous whojare eligible to vote in any election,, under the Constitution and laws, shall be entitled to vote in the elec? tion hereby ordered; and each voter will ex? press his will upon the matter.submitted by endorsing upon his ballot "For Subscription" or "Against Subscription." Resolved, That the polls be opened on Mon? day, the 7th day of August next,. and kept open from 8 o'clock a. m. until 5 o'clock p. m. at the following precincts, and by the following persons, who aro appointed managers and re? quested to conduct said election, to wit: Anderson C. H, No. 1.?T. If. White, W. W. Humphreys, J. W. B. Skclton. Anderson C. H, No. 2.?John A. Reeves, W. S. Brown, John Catlett. Anderson C. i?, No. 3.?W. J. Ligon, R. S. Bailey, John E. Breazeale. Brown's Muster Ground.?rG. W. Maret, F. E. Harrison, D. L. Cox. Centreville.?James McLesky, R. W. Reeves, A. B. Eowden. Balfs Mill? John Harper, Ira L. Moselcy, Welborn Duckworth. Williavulon.?Dr. John W. Crymes, Geo. W. Anderson, A. S. Clement. Brushy Creek.?J. W. Roscmon, I. W. Pick ens, W. XL Mullikin. MilfonVs.?O. W, Belcher,- W. B. Watson, Z. Hall. Honea Path.?3. L. McCollough, T. A. Hud gens, Joel Kay. Hollands Store.?J. It. Earbj, A. M. Holland, Sam'l. Cunningham. Beiion.?W. C. Brown, J. T. Rice, W. S. Cox. Dark Corner.?Jas. A. Gray, D. J. Sherard, W. D. Hatton. Bethany.?R. W. Simpson, L. Newton, Wmij Watkins. Willi/ord's Store.?J. J. Gilraer, L. 0. Willi ford, L. M. Tiiley. Oreemoood.?Capt. James Orr, John C. Boggs, N. S. Reeve. Howard's.?G. L. AlcGee, S. A. Dean, Henry Long. Pendleton.?A. J. Sitton, G. D. Barr, M. C. Dickson. Resolved, That, on closing. the polls, the managers do forthwith count the ballots, and declare the result at their respective precincts, and that they certify the result to the managers at Anderson C H. by 12 m. on Wednesday, the ?9th day of Aueust, which said managers will aggregate the ballots, and certify the result in the County to the County Commissioners. Signed by order of the Board of County Commissioners. KENON BREAZEALE, Chm'n. W. W. Humphreys, Clerk. ? The following additional resolutions were adopted by the Board, to wit: Resolved, That the Board of County Com? missioners will unite with the Town Council of Anderson in employing an engineer on the part of the town and county of Anderson, in making surveys and demonstrating to the Com? pany that there is a most eligible and practica? ble, route through' the County for the location and construction of the ''Atlanta and Rich? mond Air Line Railway." Resolved, That this Board is advised that their County is on the chartered line of the "Air Line Railway," and that the said Railway must, if coustructed at all, be located by An? derson Court House; and if, after having done our whole duty in tendering pecuniary aid in the construction of the Road, our County should for any cause be ignored in the location, this Board pledges itself, in behalf of the County, to unite with the people of the town of Anderson, and of tho counties of Hart, Franklin and Banks, in the State of Georgia, in contributing the means necessary to a vindi? cation of the rights of the County in the Courts of the country. For the Anderson Intelligencer. Sketch of an Examination and Com? mencement of a Military Institution in Kentucky. Mr. Editor : To many of your readers an account of tho examination and commence? ment exercises of a Military Academy would be interesting, because few aro acquainted with the workings of an institution conducted un? der a military system?perhaps none, except those who chauccd to visit the Citadel at Charleston, and a few other military academies ante bellum. But when will poor South Caro? lina be able to revive a."Citadel" or a "S. C. College," and her people te visit them as of old. It was the fortune of the writer to attend one of Kentucky's best institutions during the year, viz: tho Kentucky Military Institute, located six miles from Frankfort, tho Capitol, Farmdalo P. O.. Franklin county. This Iusti tuto is under tho control of a Board of Visi? tors appointed by the Legislature, and is su? perintended by Col. R. T. P. Allen, a graduate of West Point, and Colonel of the late C. S. A. It is liappily located in a most healthy vicinity, aud at convenient-distauce from the city. The examination commenced the 23rd May, and continued 'tili the 8th of June. As this was my first attendance at a military examination, I watched its progress with some interest. Upon the opening of the examination, wc found that the regular routine was somewhat changed. Instead of the six regular recita? tion.;, aud the hourly signal by the command? ant, tho cadets aro required to stay in their rooms?no recitations; except those in the ex? amination hall; and instead of a six hour ses? sion, the day is divided into two?morning and afternoon. The guards arc mounted every morning, whose duty it is to patrol the square and around the barracks, and to report every cadet who idles within his room, or who leaves it, except for necessary purposes. The slow and constant pace of the sentinel reminded one of other days and scenes, especially at night, when the barracks were hushed irr "sleep, with an occasional light of some studious cadet shining through his window, and when tho moon poured her gentle rays down upon the soldier school-boy. No doubt ho thought of his mother far away, and associations stirred up by memory were siniilnr to those prompted by the scenes "of nil quiet along the Potomac to-night." But as this wa? a daily occurrence; we pro ceed by saying the examination season is the" most trying to the student. He must go back to the very beginning of his text-book?must review, refit and replenish?must bring bis knowledge of the subject, and thep'rinciplesun derlying, iiito shape and systematic order must rcfortify his mind. He must ascertain where h!.- weak point* are, what part he does not understand, andtheWbe must go to work. To do all this taxes both his energy and power to the utmost. And when the day of his "class" comes?the test. If he is-not thorough to the foundation, he does badly, gets a low mark, or it may be, fails. This is extremely humiliating, especially to a boy whose parents at home are expecting favorable reports, or to a young man who is ambitious to get the . "star of the class." Where so many classes were examined, and continued so long, we cannot specify. The classes embraced every department of learn-' ing?mathematics, language, science and lite? rature. There were in language, modern and ancient, 10 classes; niatheniatics, 13; scientific department, 7; department of literature, in teliectual and moral philosophy, 5. In these several departments were found many who showed a marked proficiency; and there were also a few who showed a sad want of hard study.. We were glad Co notice, on the part of the Professors, .a severe rigidness in ex? amining. In this day of surface-system teach? ing, there is no higher proof of an institution*, of learning than thoroughness. In many of the so-called great schools of the North, a stu? dent may complete his course with ab6ut,h'alf the labor and time once deemed.necessary to? make a scholar. It is even claimed, that two years are sufficient to complete thei. whole, course; and by means of many hew systems of instruction,., the student, is hurried through', touching along on the surface, and dwelling a little in. the "practical features," until, really, the development of the intellect is almost' for-' gotten. But to return. Day after day the examina? tion proceeded, and day after day'the cadets' finished their last class. As each cadet got' through, he was allowed by the "Colonel (0 "take down his bed" and retire before tatoo? was liberated from^tudy. All, however, were required to do" the same military duty, in' guarding and drilling. The perfect discipline of a good military scnool, was illustrated nere during the last week of examination. As the class approached, some of the cadets seemed to think that, as the year was so near an end, they .could*-' tako some privileges,, and dare to negr. lect their duty with impunity-, but they were badly mistaken. The same order and. discip? line was maintained to the last, even after drill on commencement day, and only a few minutes before the corps surrendered its arms, the commandant had a number of reports read out. It looked hard, five minutes before dis? banding, to give a cadet demerit, but still it. was just, and at the same time proper, to. teach him that law arid duty arc everywhere, at all, times, imperative. . Of commencement anon. Yours, etc., "A THEOMENOS." - Ky. Military Institute. Cotton Prospects.?The Department of Agriculture has received returns fron? nearly. 300 Counties, representing the most produc? tive districts of each of the cotton States,, showing tho comparative acreage and the con? dition of the crop in, the first week of June^ A diminution in the area planted in cotton ap? pears in every State, except Florian.. The most: careful analysis of the ipturnSi with due re? gard in making averages of ,tlie extent of cot-, ton production in the respective Counties, gives the following per centage of reduction, in com? parison with last year: Virginia, 10 per cent; North Carolina, 14 ; South Carolina, 13 ^ Georgia, 12; Alabama, 13; Mississippi, 15; Louisiana, 8; Toxaa, 14; Arkansas, 16; Ten? nessee, 12. These State averages are reduced to a general average. The ^assumed acreage of the respective States being in element in the calculation, will place the reduction of the cotton of 1871, as compared with that of 1870, between 14 and 15 per.cent.?equivalent to? ri early a million ana a i third of acres. This would leave between seven and a half and eight millions of acres as the present area in cotton. The average yield has not in former, years exceeded 150 pounds per acre; that for 1870 was more than 200 pounds. The condi? tion of the growing plant is.below an average, in nearly every State. The spring has been un? usually wet and cold, retarding the growth and causing many of the plants to turn:yellow and die, and obstructing cultivation to a large ex? tent. Replanting has refilled tho.vacant.spaces of imperfect stands. The waather has recently been more favorable, and it is not impossible that an average, condition may be attained by the commencement of the picking season. The condition of cotton in June, of 1869, a year favored with an abundant yield, was-only a little better than the showing for .June of the present year. While the -prospect is slightly improving, there is nothing in it of a decisive character. The per centage below an average condition is respectively as follows in the re? spective States: North Carolina, 10 per cent \, South Carolina, 8; Georgia, 18; Alabama, 17-; Mississippi, 16; Louisiana, 10; Texas, 7; Ar? kansas, 17; Tennessee, 10. In Florida the condition is 8 per cent above aft ;average. An official estimate of the ultimate result so early in the season would be an absurdity. The in? fluence of future rains, floods, frosts; and insect enemies cannot be calculated in advance; but iu view of the extremely favorable circum? stances attending the crop of last year, there cannot be expected, the present year, upon a reduced area, a crop exceeding 3,600,000-bales* An early frost, or the prevalence of insects, or a very liupropitions-season, might reduce tho yield to 3,000,000 bales ? and a still further re? duction is possible iu the union or severity of several of these causes of failure. Modern Domestic Cookery.?The New? berry Herald notices this work approvingly in the following paragraph: The above is the title of a very useful and neatly printed'book of-360 pages, relating to the mysteries and art of cooking, by Miss The? resa C. Brown, of Anderson, S. ft, a copy of which the talented authoress has kindly sent us. In this fast age too little attention is paid to the prcperation of the food we eat, and un? palatable, indigestible dishes are served up, which entail not only disappointments and un hnppincss in the family, but unhealthineaa. In some cases this is the result' of carelessness and indiffercuce, in others through ignorance. In either the difficulty maybe avoided by good books on cookery, carefully prepared by prac? tical, experienced persons in all the secretsiOf the kitchen and pantry. The work before us will serve the. pupose designed admirably, as it ia a complete book of reference, and we recom? mend it heartily to our lady readers. Wo do not know the price of the book, and'i therefore advise any one desiring a copy to send .to Miss Brown and make the inquiry. Tax-Payers' Convention.?We are re? quested to announce that the committee ap? pointed by the: Convention to report-on the condition of the Stiitc now and since -tire war, will moot in the town of Camden, Wednesday, the 12tji of July next, at 10 o'clock A. M.? The committee are: Hon. Messrs. Aldrichy of Barnwell; Burt, of Abbeville j Porteiry of Charleston ; Manning, of Clarendtfrt-;;Butler, of Columbia. Any citizen who may desire'?<o communicate information tothoeommittee,and all arc requested to aid, will please direct to the chairman, Camden, S. G, care of Col.-'Wm. M_ Shannon. fgF A bunch of oats, from the garden of Mr. J. W. B. Skeitou, of this town, has been brought to this office. There arc one hundred and twenty stalks in the bunch, with the heads protruding, and we are informed that the entire tnmch mp produced from a single seed. - . -