The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, July 13, 1871, Image 2

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rm Mutdlwum. a i, TTEKMS. f i ?' ? ? ? ?' ~ . ?" | One copy for gna j*car._.......?.2.S0f " " " BiEinibnths;.??? l-^ Ten copies foronc yiar.r.-.?. 20.00 Twentptopifls for ?no year*:......r....37.50. | Thf?lubs of ten and twenty -rilfoAaent to any address. Subscriptions ?fli not be received for a less period than ?iz months. tr" ApY^TlSI Jta B AT?Si. Adrortiaerupais will be'lnserted-at the rate of One Dollar., per square of otie inch spac* for the first insertion, and Fitly Cents per s quare for each subsequent insertion." ..?-^-^beraJ contracts made with those wishing to advertise for tarce^st-t or twelve months.-?I Obituary notices exceeding five Jlnt-jrwill be charged for .^advertising rates. Announcement of candidates, F^e Dollars in .each care, Invariably in art nmce. JohtTort uasTi on delivcrv. In cverv instance. ??'?'? -- - ' . ? . I ANDERSON C. H., S. C. tJHTJRSDAl' MORNING, JULY 13, 1871. ^?^^Veure under many obligations t? Mr. j Eliar^D. Pruiett for tbe acceptable present of j "v* box of fine peaches'on Tuesday last. ^SSr We a :e requested to state that the Sun : day School celebration at Ebenezer Ch?rch ? will take place on Friday before the first Sab ? bath- in. August next. S^^.We c.trect: attention to the notice of | .ihe quaaerly dividend of two aud a half per .cent., which lias becn,declaredby the Pendleton ? Manufacturing Company. AteojT that one per ? cent. additional, has been plaCetfto contingent "account. Stockholders will receive their divi ?dentis on and after the l?th-inst. ??a? " " ~ ^ " iST" Messrs. Simpson, Hill & Co. have re? ceived a variety of choice brands of Cigars, and . as we know how to puff the weed, a sample' of | the various brands were duly submitted. It is our deliberate opinion that, their Cigars are very good, indeed, but it will take another trial to decide which-is the favorite article. ? The Weather and. Crops. For the last ten days,, we have had a season of waring dry weather. ' Partial rains have " fallen, buti?ne" of very wide scope.. The coin -and cotton crops are not suffering. Both are looking fine; but the cottonis^nearly /ill weed; as the growth has been very rapid and unusual. Masonic Dedication. We learntbat the Masonicbrcthren at Honea Path have* determined to dedicate, their new and spacious Kaf? "according to the usage of this" ancient, fraternity, on Thursday", 3rd of J August.. Every arrangeirreofris making to 4idd interest to'the occasion,- aud" we;' understand, that J. C. C. Featherston, Esq., and perhaps other gentlemen, will deliver addresses. To be Hanged. It win be remembered that Shadrach Web? ster, colored, who was cpnvicted at the recent Tenn-of the^murder of. Adeline Agoew, col? ored, was sentenced to be hanged on Friday, 21st of July. A? there has been no cflort yet ' -to obtain a pardon or mitigation of the sen? tence, we presume that Friday of next week will witness"the execution of Webster. The Militia. ;. . Our reader* will obsorfce that the bad eon ?duct of the militia in Camden, on the 4th inst., Came very near resulting in a serious distur? bance between-the races. Gov. Scott is surely convieed by tbis time that ad armed militia, composed exclusively of the colored people, is Tiot productive of peace and good order. Why does he wait until disturbances arise before ho carries out his j^romiiies made, .la?t winter to :disarm the-various- companies? ? WatidiiaFIBank. We are JnjfejWied that effor^sarc mnking,lo organize a National Bank-at. this. piacet with a '"-capital stock of ?60/000- ' The gentlemen at the head"of-this movement control ample means, ?and have already met withencouraging success. The lack-of ba?leiog.far?ities lias beeu serious? ly felt in this comnronity, and- we have no ^.doubti.tbat a large and remunerative business jawaitd this .organization of capital and infl'u -chce. Further particulars' will be made known -?s-Sre movement progresses. The Southern Gardener. We are m reew'pt of the "Southern Garden? er," or short and simple directions for the cul? ture of vegetables and fruits at thcSonthi from the-prolific pen of Dr. Henry W. Ravenel, of Aiken. This little work is not intended as a substitute for the larger works on gardening, but tbe short and easy directions given are the result of observation and experience by the au ~thor, and not a compilation from other sources. They are intended to be easily understood and easily put in praetico, and will supply a want often felt by persona who are inexperienced. The book is neatly published by Walker, Evans & Cogswell, of Charle.-!,on; Price, Fifty Cents. Sent by mail postpaid on receipt of tbe. 'price. University of South Carolina. A correspondent of the Columbia Phoenix, in commenting upon the recent exercises of the fetate University, makes the annexed handsome reference id" Mr. Oliver J. Harris, a young Atidersoniau who has acquitted himself most creditably in that institution. His address was delivered at the fiual celebration of the Oh-.rio sophic Society, of which he was the chosen orator: "The-annual oration was delivered by Mr. Oliver J. Harris, of Anderson, who proved a worthy representative of this society on this occasion. His discourse on "Genius and In? dustry, the Essential Elements of a Nation's True Greatness," was marked by pure rhetoric and sound logic, and gave evidence of superior intellectual ubilities, as well as thorough men? tal- culture aud correct thought. Though an extensive subject, it was handled with skillful ability. This correspondent likewise alludes to the prospects of the University, in the following hopeful terms The number of students in attendance this session is much larger than last year, aud we I may hope to see, at'.oo.distant day, the Univer? sity of* South Carolina restored to at least a] measure of its former power and prosperity, j Its venerable faculty are surpassed by none ia-j thc-S?uth, and every facility is here afforded1' for the thorough education of our youth. Let { the people of this State rally to support their | .^wn State University, and it will again-become ; the pride and ornamcut of our State and peo- j The Pic Sic at Breazeale's Mill. One of the most pleasant gatherings it has ever been oiir good fortune to ciingle with as? sembled on Saturday last at Bfeazeale's Milb which?8 situated on Broadaway creek, six miles east of this place. It is the custom ofthat neighborhood to meet together every year at this central point, and pass the day in social chat, ^lbeit, the pic nie dinners and the youug folks' dancing are always marked fea tur2S ;qf these.neighborhood vc-unions. But th~s season it'was determined to'outvie all pre? vious efforts, arid Mr. B. B. Breazcale gencrous ly~profferetf to furnish au abundance *?f fish from the mill-pond, so that a "fish-fry'? might > be added to the programme. And then others, conceived the idea that a little speaking-might do no harm, and accordingly invited several j ''gentlemen to addressHhe crowd .on that occa - *?'::?> ft :.:.*. ? sion. - jHcnce, the.day was more than commonly 'attractive, and^mearly three hundred people re? sponded to the invitations. We left Anderson J)y.the early train, in company with fifteen or [ twenty able-bodied youths, and under the care i of Capt. Thos. P. Benson, the gentlemanly Conductor of the Anderson Branch, who kind? ly, allowed us to disembark at Erskine's. Cross? ing, about one milo from the MiH aforesaid. Although the sun had-not risen far above the eastern hills, the'party realized that it was a hot morning, and Villagers are not accustomed to any lengthy experience under old Sol's warmest rays. Nevertheless, the walk was far from being unpleasant, as good-humored con? versation made even- one forget the sweltering >heat, and jn.due time the party reached the Mill. Andauch a sight as greeted ual In or? der to catch, the fish necessary for the "fry," arid wjtli' tihe least, possible trouble, Mr. B. had drawn off the-mill-pond; and just as wc &r -rived the seiners had completed their labors, which resulted in a haul of five or six bushels. One of thcra afterwards told us that they did not get one fish out of twenty from the pond, and that the fish were actually too thick for seining purposes ! But. they had enough;-arid upon inspection of the rare andbcautiful'sight, we acquiesced in that judgment. The story of our friend about the quantity left in the stream ?is rather "fishy," it is true, yet be* is a man of! veracity, arid wc "are bound to believe him. Froni every direction, crowds of people be? gan to assemble at an early hour. By ten o'clock upwards of two hundred had arrived, aud the cry was "still they come." The young folks began to think it. time to enter upon the festivities, and soon the mill-house was throng? ed with young ladi&3 and gentlemen, who we're intent upou dancing, notwithstanding the ex? treme heat. Many others remained upon the opposite bank of the stream,, where the speak? ing was to take place and the dinner was to bo spread. The Anderson Bras3 Band, the mem? bers of which had kindly volunteered their services, furnished beautiful and inspiring music, and all those not engaged in.the dance, soon congregated in the vicinity of the Band. Meanwhile, the preparations for the feast were progressingsatisfactorily. Mr. Breazeale made every necessary arrangement in that regard, even to bringing a cooking-stove upon the ;ground, so that the fish might be served in the best style. - About twelve o'clock, the dancers were sum? moned from their revelry, and the scattered groups were invited to draw near an improvised stand, in order that the speakers might engage their attention for a short time. At the re? quest, of several citizens, Mr. W. J. Ligon acted asmastcr of ceremonies, and introduced tho speakers. The editor of the Intelligencer made the first effort, but we are not competent jtq judge as' to the merits of his speech, aud the reader will be left to conjecture on that point. He spoke about tweuty-frve minutes, and urged the importance arid economy of the people -making the-proposed subscription to" the Air Line Railroad ; alluded to the benefits to "flow in upon this region by the cornpletion of that great thoroughfare; and advised earnest, ener? getic measures to insure future progress and prosperity, through the means of internal im? provements, manufactories, diversified indns .try, aud greater development in general: of the bouudJes* resowces:of this favored section. " Capt/W.:?; Evins was the next speaker, arid* made a brief, impromptu speech. He was not ,apprised until a few hours before that it would be expected of him, and yet we think it was one of his happiest efforts. His remarks were pointed and pertinent, and the audience evi? dently relished the spicy^entertainment of fif? teen minutes-that ourfriend vouchsafed to 'them. ""= ?;???/>" When Capt. Evin^ncl?decf, the gentlemen were requested to prepare a table and the ladies invited to superintend further preparations for the-diriner. The cooking-stove was already in operation, and by the time the baskets were emptied and their ample supplies distributed along the table, the fish had been prepared in such abundance as to satisfy the longing glances of the hungriest individuals present. Here, Mr. Ligon-made the solemn aud important an? nouncement that dinner was ready, and that all were invited to participate without further ceremony, and the multitude were fed. It is auneccssary to dwell upon this part of the pro? gramme, although some of our friends thouglrt it necessary to linger at the time. Every one agreed that it was the best pic nie dinner of the season, and that the (fish fry" could not be surpassed. lho remainder of the afternoon was spent in seeking cool, sequestered spots, awl not a few thirsted for colder water and more of it. But we must except (he votaries of Terpsichore, for the mill-hounc was again crowded by the eager gallants and fascinating belles, who were won-t to engage in the mazy dance. But it was really too warm.for such ainu-cment, and the dancing was soon over. Shortly afterwards, our party bid the gay scene adieu, and h it with many bright memories of a day most thoroughly cu joyed. . _ ^ New Pout Office. A new Post Office has been established' at the "Pendlcton Factory," under that name.? Capt. E. G. Roberts has received the appoint? ment of Postmaster. . Oa?" We are under obligations to Capt. G. W. Belcher for extra fine Pears left in the sanctum during our absence last Saturday.? lie will please accept many thanks for the kindness. ?S?" Hawley announces his intention of leaving this place .shortly, aud those iu want of lightning rods for their dwellings or other buildings eau be supplitid at the most reasona? ble rates. ???? MMgn ? 6 ? The New Departure "The stone wjiich - the builders rejected is be tome the head of the corner." It is but a year ago tlfat a Convention as-1 (-semblt'd. in Columbia at the invitation of the Press Conference, to take a "New Departure" | in the politics of the State, upon the basis of, the resolutions of that Conference. The Con? vention adopted the principles embraced "in ? those resolutions, tn the following language of its own: "First. ^'Tbc Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States "having been, by the proper authorities,'proclaimed ratified; by the requisite number'of Statcs,rJtnd having been received ancWcuiiiesced in as lawTin all. the States of tJ|c.uH&n^pught_to l>e J:y rly? ad:. miaishjred and faithmlly .dbcyed as. fundamck-; tal.law... . ^ ' "Second. The vast changes!n our system' of* government, wrought by tlt?'internatiouaL war war-between, the two;sections- of thq-StaJtce aud following ia its'train, are. sp- far incorporated into the constitutions nud.iaws of the S.tates, and of the United States, as to require that thoy be regarded as accomplishedfacts,'having the force and obligation of law." This step, taken by a Convention of thc'pcb pie of old Sotttb-Carolina" Was justified in the addrbss of their^ Ese'ctttivo ;C?_rnmittce by the following argument:1 The infamous character of tbe goveiTiment of South Carolina was at? tributable to the.unhappy antagonism of the races, produced by "by circumstances and the machinations of selfish and corrupt political adventurers," whereby was arrayed practically, ""the whole of the one race in political hostility to the whole of the other race." One race owning all the lands, the other furnishing all the labor, and controlling, absolutely, the power of the government: a subjection of capital to labor, necessarily producing ruin and disaster, and tending tp bloody conflict. It was shown that there was no*hope of abolishing universal suffrage, and that the attempt, under the most favorable circumstance*, would light the fires of n civil war, "fierce/ bitter, bloody and disas? trous." The oply alternative was the adoption of a policy which would abate the sharp antag? onism of races, and "enable'the good people of j both to combine for the purpose of good gov? ernment." 'The question resolved itself'thus: Should they continue, to endure the, infamous government imposed upon.them, enjoying the poor privilege of protesting against its legality or strive for a better government to be obtained, as they supposed, by-yielding that privilege? : .Of course, unless.reason were dethroned, it ['was impossible that.men of intelligence who really desired the good of the State could hesi? tate to give their adhesion to a.party which promised the hope of relief at trie 'expense only of that which'liad become a mere abstract sen? timent. It is true some Pharisaical and dicta? torial Democrats Exhausted their fierce rhetoric^ in denouncing- tKe~'movement and its leaders, I but these were sustained by the suffrages'of the patriotic, practical and honest people of tlie. State, with a unanimity..never commanded by any other movement, that of secession not ex? torted. This platform is now commending itself to the great Democratic party of the country, and promises to be the foundation stoiie of their platform . in the next canvass?the. vantage ground fr'oin 'which to fight the battle of free? dom.. If any thiug were needed to demon? strate the wisdom and patriotism of the people of South Caroliua who inaugurated .ajid sus? tained this movement last year, it is this action, of the Democrats of the North under the lead of their best and bravest champion, the lament? ed Vnllandingham. The Keforei party failed of success by reason of the stupidity, ignorance and prejudice of | the great mass of the voters, which rendered them ready victims to lying and malignant demagogues. The Democracy have the advan? tage of addressing their arguments to the con? sideration of the great American people, toq intelligent and too honest to be seduccdjto their own ruin by the cunning arts of political tricksters.?Cumden'. Journal. The Telegraph Line. . The telegraph office at Cokesbury was opened on Thursday last, and the following congratu? latory .messages were sent over the wires: Columbia, &} CV, July 6/1871. @cn. G. W. Bodge*, a Grand Patriarch of\ C?keshury, S. C. ' My De* r SritS Our telegraph line Is com flctcd and in working order, to yotir village, ermit n'.i' t' crmgratul?te, you upon living to see this dav, and'mr'having "the first despatch over the line to Cok&burv. . I am; vonrs re spectfullv, . " F. BUSH, President G.:&0. P. E. Cokesbury,fe.- C, July 6,1S71. F. Bush, President, Columbia, i? C: I have received yourrfcry kind telegram and' note its contents. I congratulate you fin the completion Of the enterprise to this place, and j hope that you may live to be as old-as Hethh-H sclah, die nappy, and.have i safe delivery over. Jordan. Your "humble servant, ? G. W. FODGES. Judge Carpenter before the Kc Klux Committee.?The following dispatch is fr?ni Washington, dated Ia*it Saturday: Judge H. I>. Carpenter, of Charleston, was five hours before the Ku Kl?x Committee.? There awL been Ku KIux outrages in various parts of the State^-not, however, originating from hostility to the Federal Government, but the natural outbreak, of men who had no re? dress throughout the forms and administration of the.law.. The Government of the State is defective in capacity iu all its'departments and venal; it had increased the debt. $11^000,000, without constructing a mile of raijroad, A foot of canal, or a school-house. When a candidate for Governor last year, he visited every county in the State, hut uever heard a man utter a word against the Federal Government. The opposition was to the corrupt and -mal-admin istratipri of tire State Government. Members of the Loyal League committed outrages, stich j as murders and burning gin-houses,, before there were Ku Klux organizations. The peo? ple submitted quietly for two years, until they found they h:ul no redress through elections or forms of Jaw. The Ku Klux was composed of men of high respectability, organized lor re? dress and protection. Judge Carpenter, how.-1 ever, did not endorse the organization. He testified that the collection of HOOO.OOO,. levied tlii-s year, will bankrupt one-third of tncStatrj. The general condition of affairs is bad. The Pardon* of Bowex.?The President of | the United States, Ulysses S. Graut, has gran? ted a full aud unconditional pardon to the big? amist Boweti, ami has assigned some very curi oom reasons therefor. Bowen has been released, and now rejoices in the libertv to remarry the last Mrs. Bowen or some other woman. Wc make the following extract from the proclama? tion of President Grant: Whereas, on the 13th day of Juuc,.1871, in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, holding a criminal term, one C. C. Bowen wstfi convicted of bigamy, and sentenced to he im? prisoned for two years, and to pay $250 fine"; and whereas, it is represented that he was in? nocent of any.violation of the law; that ho ac? ted in good faith, believing his former wife to be dead, and it appears that lie rendered good service to the cause of the Union during the re? bellion and since its termination, and has en? deavored to lead an honest and upright life; j and for these reasons, eleven of the jurors who J found the verdict against him, and many othcT j "citizens of (he highest consideration and j weight, urge his pardon; and United States , Attorney Fisher would be gratified by the ex- j ' ercise of Executive clemency. Now, therefore, I ' be it known, .that I- U. S. Grant, President; of , the Uuite'd'Sfates.of Jinicrica, in consideration | of the premises, djycrs othergood'and sufficient. ! reasons me thereunto moving, do hereby grant ; to the said C. C Bowcn a fill and qucondition I ul pardon. ' ?* I items" ?f state"Wffi! ?.Gen. John A. Wagner has been nominated by. the.Conservatives for Mayor of Charleston. ~ Gen. Wade HarnptOn is on a visit to this State, and was in Columbia on last Thursday. ? Mr..M. M. Farrow has been elected Prin? cipal of the Mt. Zion Institute, in Fairfield county. . ? The sub-committee on Ku, Klux matters remained in Columbia only a lew clays, and left for Spartauburg on Wednesday last. ? ?The nextannuaj meeting of the EdPca ? tiorral Institute of South Carolina will be held a"t Greenville on the 23d of August., ? M. M. Montgomery, a useful and highly respected citizen of Spartanburg, died at Lime? stone Spr in gs"pn Monday, 26th: tilt.' ? C?f)t?rn"TEllis"Grifiith, master of'tile Brit? on brig Sir-Robert McOlurc, died-suddenly at the Pavilion.Hotel, Charleston, Thursday night. ? Mr. Joseph Whitmire, a worthy citizen of Grcsriville/died on th'e;28th ul8.;at Cliarlotte, N. C, where he bad 'gone to be treated for a cancer. ? ? . . . ?^A colored man named Ben Finklea com? mitted rape upon a white lady in the neighbor? hood of Marion last week. He has not been ?Arrested. . ? The Edgefiejd Adva-iiser: learns from per? sons recently in tue-SoutJiwcst that, the cotton crop of Edgefield is fully equal to any of the Gulf States. tl? During the. prevalence of a severe rain aud thunder storm, Mr-Eli, C. Sutton, a young mau residing about three miles from Yprjcville, was killed by lightning. ? The resignation of Rev. James W. Miles, Professor.of Classical Literature in the College of Charleston, has been accepted. The bad health of Mr. Miles induced the. resignation. ? The store of T. C. Lipscomb, at Ninety Six, was entered by burglars on Tuesday night of last week, and robbea of a small amount of money and a considerable quantity of dry goods. ? The Fourth of July was generally observ? ed by the colored people throughout the State. The whites are not just now enjoying many of the -'blessings" bequeathed by a" patriotic an? cestry, &c. ? The Charleston Republican learns that Hon. D. T. Corbin has prepared a mandamus to compel the State Superintendent of Public Schools to pay the teachers and keep the schools open. ? The New York Herald says that the Fi? nancial Agent of Sonth Carolina' has paid $146,000 in gold on coupons of this State, and $176,000 on the old bonds of the State, .which ^matured July 1st. ? ? The Supreme Court decided last week that the bills of the old Bank of the State arc not receivable in payment of taxes. The question :was raised in Charleston and has been pending 'for some time. ' - ? The Governor has made requisition upon the Governor of Georgia for Owen L. W. Smith, one of.the parties said to have been en paged in the recent shooting of Mr. Red, in Barn well county. ? The clerk of the . .Mansion House, in Greenville, recently attempted suicide, first by drowning and afterwards by poison. Disap? pointment in love, originating at Walhalla, is the Cause assigned. ? CoL J. P. Thomas, of Columbia, was ex? amined in open court on last Saturday by a committee appointed for that purpose, and dn , iy admitted to practice in the Circuit and Pro bate- Courts of this State. ? A very severe rain storm passed over the i northern and western portions of Laureus County on Saturday night, July the 1st, rivalling freshet of 1852.; Several mill-dams and bridges were swept away by the high water. ? The health of Rev. John A. Broadus, D. has been so much restored by his recent Eu? ropean tour that he. is expected in Green? ville before the opening of the Theological Seminary fct its next session in September. ? Aikcn is to have a fruit-canning establish? ment. Thousands of bushels of peaches are fed to hogs or allowed to rot in the orchards, which, if earined. would bring a baudsomc re? turn for the labor aud trouble incident to their prcservatio'n. . -Daniel. Nertl, a negro in the employ of a contractor on the Air Line Railroad, near Har? mony, in York County, was lodged in the jail at Yorkvill'e, on Saturday last, on a charge of rape. The victim of the brute's passion.-is a little white girl, aged about eleven vears. ? A.. County Commissioner of Kershaw ./draw's an order on the County Treasurer for rone dollar to relieve a transient pauper, and charges the County three dollar* for his services I in. the premises. A brother County Commis sioncr objecting to the charge i$ Gullied and denounced M a deserter to the Democrats. '? Thc.crim.inal business occupied the Court at Abbeville/or , two weeks. Last week was devoted to such civil business on the Equity side as did not require the aid of a jury. Court I adjourned on Saturday last, when Judge Orr f returned home.' The School Commissioner, one of-the.County Commissioners, and three Trial Justice's, arc required to answer at the Oct'dbcr 1 term on various charges preferred against them kby the grand jury. ' ? Erom the ?umdcn Journal, we fearn, that the Fourth of July was .celebrated in that'town by a parade of thc^lored militia and speceh making. About half-past three o'clock a diffi? culty occurred between two colored men, and a policeman interfering was compelled to knock down his assailant. The' colored militia be? coming, excited and enraged at one of their "color being thus handled, immediately attemp? ted to lay hands on the policeman for the pur? pose of killing him. The latter retreated mto Mrs. Crosby's store,, and the militia assaulted the house, attempting to rush in,, and then to break down tlie door after it had been closed to if-cn'tbein out. The white citizens, aud the sensibk and, conservative colored nieii, by using all their influence oti ?he side of peace and or? der, .succeeded in allaying the .riot; ?vo shots were fired and no one seriously hurt. ? The Columbia Union has received,a pri? vate letter from Clinton, Laurcns county, which states that the house of Peter Pit to was fired into by a band of disguised men on the night of the 29th ult. It appears from the letter that Pitto had been assaulted and cut with a knife, arid very narrowly escaped with his life, during the previous month, having been attacked by G. W. Fairburn. A warrant was taken out for the latter on the 26th of May, which It is supposed further aggravated Fairburn, as the letter states that he, in com? pany with two other men, wen1; to Pitto's house on the night first above named, disguised, and although they are said to have changed their voices, were recognize' i'itto ran around his house, fearing danger, and was fired at several times but escaped harm. The letter states fur? ther that several shots were iired through the house, in which the family of Pitto were at the liihe, and that Fairburn on the next day demanded of other parties the withdrawal of the warrant, and threatened the life of the said Peter Pitto if the warrant was not withdrawn, which demand, it is understood, has not yet been complied with. The Ku Ki.ux Investigation.?A special to the New York Evening Pos' states that the Republican members of the Congressional Ku j Klux Committee say that the investigation has j revealed two fact*: First, that two or: three , years ago there were Ku Klux organizations extending through all the Southern States, ! composed of men who were in the rebel army; I ! .second, that this organization exists in only two I ' localities at the present time?in western South j i Carolina aud in North Carolina; ami thatsince i i the passage of the Ku Klux liny less disorders i have occurred than formerly.- The evidence al? so shows that men pron iuent in the South as ! Democratic leaders have as a general rule dis? couraged all violeucc, and endeavored to pre 1 vent it. , nt t _ 1 ? A century plant is in bloom at Monticello, I Florida. The Hotter stem is thirty feet high. - ITEMS--EDIT?RIAL AND" OTHERWISE. ? Col. John P. Sanderson, a prominent citi? zen ?f Florida, diecbat New York on the 28th ult. , ?? ' ? The recent elections in I'ranee are looked upon as permanently fixing the Republic of France. ': ? Hon. James B. Shepard, of North Caro-! lina, died at Raleighon'.the 24th ult., in the j 56th year of his age. ? Geo. W. Gray. oCNew Richmond, Ohio, while drunk, insulted some ladies, when the by-standers killed him. y: ? A gang of a dozen counterfeiters has beert arrcsfed in Cleveland, Ohio, and some $8,000 in counterfeit money captured/ -=--*Woman suffrage has been defeated in the lower ho"usc of the Legislature of Washington ?Territory by-a vote of- 12to 8^ ? ? It is stated that the house in which John Calvin lived and died, in Genevans now occu? pied by a Roman Catholic.school.'' ? The' ,Chicago Republican nominates Mr. Horace Greeley for President, arid Mr." Robert Toombs, of Georgia, for Vice President, ? Prof. Watts, of. Carlisle, Penn., w'h?[ has been appointed Commissioner of Agriculture,' will enter upon his duties on the 1st of Au? gust. ? California papers say that the sentiment of the people is averse to the execution of Mrs. Fair. Imprisonment for life is- the popular sentence. ? Senator Morton, of Indiana, has been made an L.L.D. *hy the Northwestern Chris? tian University, and is now preparing for a trip to the Pacific coast. ? Washington is about to lose" one: of its most ancient landmarks, f Willard's Hoteljs to ? be dismantled, and its well-worn furniture sold to the highest bidder. ? Wisconsin now puts forth its claim to the "oldest Mason," in the person of David Styles, of Prescott, aged 105 years, and who was raised to the sublime degree 79 years ago. ? The New York Herald, always specula^ ting upon politic*, suggests that Chase and Hancock would be the most popular Presiden? tial ticket the Democrats can nominate in 1872. ? A man in Hall county, Ga., who left his family thirty-eight years ago and went to Cali? fornia, returned last week. He found his wife still faithful to him, aud his children all mar? ried. ? Judge" Dwindle, of San Francisco, has again refused to grant a new trial in the case of Mrs. Laura Fair. There seems to be very little doubt of her execution at the time fixed by law. :. ? Arkansas is fearfully excited over a large hole. A tract of about a hundred acres of Clinton mountain has sunk, carrying big trees entirely out of.sight, nndthe hole contiuues to enlarge its borders. ? John 51. Dow, formerly a citizen of Au? gusta, Ga., where he is reported to have accu? mulated nearly $1,000,000, committed suicide in New York on Thursday last. He had, lost his fortune by speculating. ? Mr. Horace Greeley hps arranged and published in pamphlet form his letters .con? taining a full recorfLof ,what he knows about ? Texas and the lower Mississippi,, including his speech on his return to New York. ! - ? The Democrats pfi Arkansas,:who had no regular organization since Governor Clayton's ! martial law in 18C7, have appointed a State committee, and propose to work vigorously in order to carry the State next year. ? Galveston,-Texas, is so much encouraged by Mr. Grceley's recent visit to that State, that ?it is proposed to erect a hotel worth -Sl?O.O?O to accommodate all the readers of the N. Y. Tri? bune likely to visit that region. ? Another Ku Klux outrage is reported from Illinois. Martin Mera, charged with mur? dering his son, aged 10 years, was taken from the jail of Watsaka and hung bv a mob of one thousand men, women and children. ? Rev. Thomas K.'Beechcr, in. his letters I from England to the Christain Union, "is sur Erised to find women at work in greater num ers and at a greater variety of avocations here in England than in the United States." J .? A movement is being made in Madison county, Miss., among the colored voters to sup? port none but home folks, white and black, as against the "rascally adventurers" and scalla waga. A paper containing this" declaration is being unanimously signed. ? Mr. Joseph T. North, of Kentucky, has suetl an Odd FellovfalLodge'of which he is a a member, for a sick allowance of S3, a week during'his prolonged confinement in a lunatic .asylum, on the ground that he- was a very odd fellow all the while he was there. ? The bottom of the canal near Wilkesbarre. Penn.. fell out onthc4th of'July, draining the entire level and flooding the mines over which it i.s built. The mines were deserted in con? sequence of the national holiday; otherwise, the loss of life must have been fearful. ? The following States will hold their regu? lar elections the coming fail: New York, [Pennsylvania, Ohio. Iowa, California,. Ken? tucky," Wisconsin, Minnesofa, Massachusetts. Vermont, New Jersey, Maine and Maryland. These State elections will have an important bearing upon the Presidential" election next year. ? The Russian Prjncc Alexis, at the hear! of a splendid squadron, will leave Cronstadt about the last of September for the ?United States. His suite will be composed of the most .illustrious youths of the Russian nobility?a very interesting item of information to Ameri-. can ladies ambitious of aristocratic alliances and imperial distinctions. ? The New York papers state that Mrs. Lydia Sherman was* arrayed at New Bruns? wick. N. J., on Friday last, by officers from Connecticut, who charge her with .having pois? oned, at different times, three husbands., aud two s,tcp-children, the offspring of the last hus? band' by a previous marriage. She has been taken to New Haven for examination. ? Prince hismark, it. addition to his quality as a statesman, is something'of a philosopher. Having been asked by a- nervous member of the Imperial Parliment what,, in his opinion, would be the condition of Alsace and Lorraine three years hence, he replied that he did not permit that question to trouble his mind, as, perhaps, in three years the world will have ceased to exist ? Paris now exhibit* few traces of the re? cent struggle. The barricades have been level? ed, new trees have been planted, and the dam? aged buildings are b:hig rapidly repaired. Business has not yet revived, the briskest trade at present being in photographs of the city ami relics of the war. The streets are bo coming crowded again with foreigners and re? turning Parisians. ' ? Lieutenant Hugh McKec, fhc gallant young olficer of the navy who was killed in the fight with the Corcans, was a native of Ken? tucky, and the son ofthat, most chivalrous gen? tleman and soldier, Co'rincl W. R. McKeo, who fcTl at the battle of Briena Vista. Young McKce graduated from the Naval Academy in 18(15. His only brother is a captain in "the United States army. ? The cultivation of oranges in California, though comparatively a new branch of agricul? ture, is rapidly assuming important propor tions. A German, by the name of Wolfskin, and a Tennesseean, named Wilson, both old { settlers in Los Angelos, were the pioneers in this business, and the latter's orchard gave him . last year the comfortable sum of $20,000, while the ent ire expense for taking care of the ground, pruning, &c, did not exceed $500. ? Gen. Oliver S. Halstcad, better known as "Pet" Halstcad, was killed in Newwark; N. J:, | on the 2nd inst He was murderedby George! Botts in the rooms of Mrs.-Mary E. Wilson, ! where he had been spending the night. , Botts i broke into the house, grappled with the de- j ceased and during the st ruggle shot him. Hal-; stead survived only a fotf 'minutes. Jealousy j was the cause of the crime, Mrs. Wjlson hav? ing been the mistress of both men; Halstcad leaves n wife and six children. TekiX&leP?^?i?at) Acto'dent.??S awful railway catastrophe occurred ou .the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad on the night of the 3rd of July. The train which left Nashville at 8.20 p. m.," composed of two paasenger'coaches and a sleeping car, met with a most fearful ac? cident at the bridge over Harpeth River, about eighteen mites>fr?m Nashville. The newspa-. pcrs are ?lied with-letigthy accounts of the dis? aster, whidfceeerns to-have been Jthe result of a defective and unsafe bridge, and the entire de? scription of tbe sad occurencc resembles the terrible accideut which occured on the Green? ville Railroad, at the Cedar Creek trestle, eta the 10th of November last. It appears that the train was moving at moderate speed,, and the locomotive and baggage car got over safelyj but the bridge.then gare way ?ndjthe three re? maining carsifcil into, tljc river, which jrf this time is about six feet deep. The sleeping car went aslant, the" ladies' couch turning end up, the lower part striking the bottom end of the sleeping coach. The passengers in the ladies' car fell to the lower end and were crushed by the upper trucks, which came down upon them. The next car, cunU?iflng fourteen people, came down between the ladies' car and the abutment, grinding it to pieces. ' In the ladies* car every seat ..was occupied. Fourteen persons were killed and twenty-three wounded. R. T. Stone,. Talledega, Ala., a .passenger on the sleeping car/w'^s fying';ih the Ipwer berth about midway of the car. .He. suys^ he was about half asleep, and was aroused by a crash and falling motion of the car. The conductor and tbe porter came tumbling down the pas? sage. He realized a serious accident at once. The car was stopped at an angle of about 45 'degrees, the rear end hanging on the railroad track, the front down at the, edge of the water. He said be knew that as soon as the car stopped its motion, that the danger was over. He put on his clothes us soon as possible, and climbed" out at the rear, as also did the conductor''and' ?colored porter of the sleeping car, and another gentleman passenger who .were all that were on the sleeping car. Mr. Stone and the others with him then con-. suited as.to what they could do ft)"relieve those" in the cars" below. Their scream? were heart? rending. "We went down, said'lie, rind reached the ladies' car, where wVeommenccd takicgV out those we could reach by tearing off the sides of the car. Taking out the dead bodies we laid them on the bank,'and relieved tHose who were stiff living. A few of the neighbors soon reached the-pla.ee, as well as a train from the West, bringing additional assistance. We' got out, says Mr. Stone, ajlthat were in the la? dies' car, except, perhaps;'some who may have been in the crushed bottom of the car. ,. The A?GC?TA Factory.?At the recent semi-annual/meeting of this corporation, held in the city cf Augusta, Ga., the report of tbe President.and Directors was submitted. The following summary of the report will show the profitable character of the investment, and is another strong indueenient:~lbr our people to invest their surplus- capital in manufacturing enterprises: 1 ?."?'.-. . The gross earnings, interest received, &c, of the Company for the fiscal year ending on the 10th tilt., amounted to $196,649.58. Expenses for the same length of time $51,108.69, leaving a? the net earnings-of the Company for the -hs1 cal year, $145,504:84. From this amount four dividends of 5 per cent, were paid to the Stock? holders during the vear, amounting in the ag gregafo, to $120,000.00, leaving $25,540.84 to be added to profit and hxs, making the amount now to the credit of that account, as per report, $258,836.17. . During the meeting it was proposed to erect another factory, and increase the number of spiudles ; when the cost of so doing came un? der consideration.* It? was estimated that the cost per spindle; including every thing, houses, operatives, etc., would be about ?30. Thus, the cost of a factory eontaiuing five thousand spindles would be ?l?0;000. ? One of the features of the recent com? mencement of Washington-Lee University, at Lexington, was the presentation of a n o lei in clay, wrought by Mr. E. V. Valentine, of Rich? mond, of a marble tomb to be erected in the chapel which covers the grave of General Lee,' with the recumbent figure of the dead hero renting on it. The design is a marvel of skill and ellect, the drapery gracefully disposed, and" the cfiigy of the great commander as true as nature to the outlines and expression of the leoniue face and heroic figure. His sword lie* beside him, in the grasp of one gaunileted hand, and the other baud lies easily across his breas'L' OBITUARY. DIED, on the nth of June, at her residehcc4in Anderson District, Mrs. MARY CAMPBELL, widow of the late George Campbell, aged 84 years. She .was bom in Ireland,- and was brought to tliis country in early childhood.? She was for 17years a member of the Presbyte? rian Church; anrr'nrt her"'death-bed professed her willingness tc^epart. and her expectation ofreturning hlt? r?stvdnfl being with Jesus. She;ieft:behintt her many relations ayd friends .to deplore their loss. SPECIAL NOTICES. Time is Money. Tho old-timed axiom is aptly illustrated, in the use of Doouzr's Yeast Powntn. It is well known that-the comnirm process of raising dough is a slow one, and often attended with tinfavbrablo results from the use of poor ba? ker's yeast, and improper heat. With Dooley's Yeast Powdeu the beitbf .rolls, buscuit, corn cakes, etc., can bo made, in tho short space of ten minutes, and uniform success will certainly attend its use. This is owing to its purity, strength, and the eare with which it is manu? factured.- Doolet (JfcBitomEK, 60 New Street, New York-, Proprietors. ' For sale by Grocers. Mr. P.P. Tonic's New Office?^uiSares Rooms. We are happy to inform outf^geadcrs that .their old acquaintance, Mr. P. P. '^oalc, while continuing his manufactory of J&o^ry, Sashes, Blinds, etc., on Horlbcck's Wharf, Charleston, S. C, has opened a handsome office amj exten? sive sales rooms at No. 20 Hayne Street, whorb they will find it more convenient to call on him when they visit the city. The Sales Rooms ex? tend to 33 Pinckney Street, where there is an? other entrance. Send and get a new and extend? ed price list of latest styles, cte. See advertise mcnt . A Few WorUs to the Ladies. Many ladies, particularly mothers nnrsing, complain of a tired, listless feeling, or complete exhaustion, on arising in the morning. On the wife and mother devolves the responsibility of regulating the duties of the household. Her ?cares are numorons, and tho mental as-.well as the physical powers are froquently called into requisition. ?1? often finds her slightest occu? pation, a weary'task apd existence a burden, while at the same time she has no regular dis? ease, llbs'tetter'sFtoniaeh Bitter*, if resorted to at ibis'period, will prove an unfailing reme? dy for. this annoying lassitude. Tho elfccts of this potent agent are soou soon in.tho rosy oheok and elastic step of the head of the family, as with restored health and renewed spirits she takes her accustomed place in the family circle. IT this friend in need lie regularly used; those? dopressmg symptoms wUl'uever be complained; of, and not only would lassitude not be expe riencedj'but many diseases following its advent ?be avoided. As a medical agent it lias no equal, while ite pk-asing flavor and healthful eMeets have made it % general favorite. It is free from all properties calculated to impair ihn system,, audits operations are at once mild, soothing and efficient. All who have n'*od the Bitters* Ottc-'fiis virtue-; and i-jiiimnv! it. to use..