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TERMS. One copy for one year.S 2.50 " " " six months. 1.25 Ton copies for one year.20.00 Twenty copies for one year.37.50 The clubs of ten and twenty will he sent to any address. Subscriptions will not be received for a less period tban six mouths. ADVERTISING RATES. Advertisements will be inserted at the rate of One Dollar yier square of one Inch space for the first insertion, and Fi ly Cents per square for each subsequent insertion. 1-abcrnl contracts made with those wlshiug to advertise tor three, six or twelve months. Ooltuary notices exceeding five lines will be charged for at advertising rates. Announcement of candidates, Fivo Dollars in each case, inrariably in advance. Job Work cash on delivery, in every instance. ANDERSON C. H., S. C. THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. 21, 1871. #5?* We are under many obligations to Wm. Riley, Esq., for a large basket of late and lus? cious peaches. The advertisement of S. Bleckley was received too late for insertion this week. He is now receiving a mammoth stock of goods? and is prepared to supply everybody and all their kin with the newest, cheapest and most desirable articles. The "Red Sign" store opens the fall campaign with a handsome invitation to all c asses, and we feel assured that the gentleman? ly proprietor will use his utmost exertions to give satisfaction in quality and prices. We in? vite attention to the advertisement in another column, and advise an early examination of the varied stock just received from New York. S?F Our liberal friend and customer, Mr. C. A. Reed, has just returned from New York, and has already secured an enviable niche in our .affections by forwarding a box of fine Cigars to the sanctum. His full and complete assort? ment of-goods will be ready for inspection in a few days, And further particulars may be ex? pected by advertisement next week. Jg&* Reports from the yellow fever in Charles? ton are quite encouraging. Only nine deaths took-place during the weekending last Satur? day, which shows a considerable decrease from preceding weeks this month'and a decided abatement of the disease. For the forty-eight hours ending at noon on last Monday, two deaths are reported. We believe that the worst is over, and that our friends in Charleston will soon rejoice in tho total disappearance of the dreadful scourge. Circuit Court. The September term will begin at this place on Monday next. The business of the Court will probably occupy the greater portion of the two weeks allowed by law. Town Officials. The new Town Council was inducted into office the day after the election. We learn that Dr. W. H. Nardin has been re-elected Clerk and Treasurer, and Mr. Newton Scott again se? lected as Chief Marshal. The annual state? ment of receipts and expenditures appears in this issue. Deaths. We regret to chronicle the death of Gen. John W. Guyton, which occurred at his resi? dence in this county on Saturday last, after a brief illness. Gen. Guyton was a popular and influential citizen, and served the people of Anderson most efficiently as Sheriff for one term. He was Brigadier General of Cavalry some years prior to the war, and always mani? fested great interest in the volunteer organiza? tions of this character. His death will be lamented by a large circle of relatives, friends and acquaintances. Also, the sad intelligence has reached us that Mr. Preston L. Dean, of Fair Play, is no more. He has been in failing health for some months, and it was feared that he would never recover from the prostrating illness. Mr. Dean Was a native of Laurens District, and had been a res? ident of this section about fifteen years. He was a warm-hearted, generous friend and an oxemplary citizen. He was about 35 years of age._j The Approaching Fair. The fourth annual Fair of the Anderson Farmers' Association will be held on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd days of November next. We sur? render much of our space this week to the pub? lication of the Premium List, to which we would invite the attention of all interested. The list has been considerably enlarged, and now numbers nearly two hundred articles for which premiums will be awarded. We want to sec a lively interest in this Fair by all classes of our people. Other counties arc pointing to Anderson with pride, as f he possessor of an ac? tive, progressive organization ; and as the suc? cess of our Association depends in a great measure upon the exertions of its friends at this particular juncture, every citizen should press forward its claims and seek to place it npon a more lasting basis. Another successful exhibition, excelling all previous attempts, will crown the efforts of the Association with endu? ring honor, and secure the permanent estab? lishment of this institution in our midst. The Committee of Arrangements, appointed U> devise an entertainment in connection with the Fair, likewise publish a card in this issue, which sets forth in general terms the plan agreed upon. These gentlemen make a strong appeal to the ladies for assistance in this mat? ter, and we are confident that they will not ask in vain. The object is to raise funds for the purchase of fair grounds and the erection of buildings thereon, and the experience of the pa*t assures us that a generous public will be? stow patronage most liberally toward this ob? ject, as every dollar contributed will be set apart for this special purpose. tfff A. J. Hausier, the colored Lieutcnant Governor of South Carolina, and Chairman of the Republican State Executive Committee, publishes a letter in the Charleston New*, strongly opposing the proposed declaration of martial law. He thinks the civil power amply sufficient to repress existing disorders, and that martial law as a remedy would be worse than the disease. ? The initiatory steps have been taken to ?tttabli>h a National Baulk at Yorkville. For the Anderson Intelligencer. Home Views. NO. IV. As we barely intimated in our last number the great foreshadowing designs of Nature in furnishing the opportunities for the develop? ment of the resources of all localities, and sup? plying the wants of man and demands of com? merce in each succeeding age; permit us to recur, and remind your readers, that the great lines of railway, now in operation or wherever projected, in the South especially, but follow the Indian and pack-horse trails, from the sea ports to the base of the mountains, and wherever attempts are made to pass these seeming natural barriers, the same paths and trails but follow the indentations made by Na? ture herself. The ancieut Indian trail from Charleston to the mountains passed along at many points the same as the Greenville & Co? lumbia Railroad, viz., Ninety Six, Green wood, Honea Path, to old Fort George, on the Keowee, thence by Oconee, over the mountains, to Clay? ton and the head springs of the little Tennes? see. At or near Clayton they diverged down the Tennessee, and across to the Hiwasscc, whilst cross trails went southward to Augusta and Savannah. We left Clayton with all its quiet comforts, on the Hiwassee trail and com? menced the gentle ascent of the west branch of the Sticoa creek. For four miles we had a succession of pleasant valleys and farm houses, until we commenced the rise of the hills be? tween Sticoa and her neighbor on the west side. We found the same rich mountain sites, cool water and delightful atmosphere ; but soon we commenced the descent to other streams and farms, and found ourselves on Timson's creek, and going down at a more rapid rate. Here again, the monstrous timber trees surprised us. Vast numbers of the largest specimens of all the kiuds useful in agriculture and the arts, and no one to put them into form and shape. But stop, at a sudden turn of the road, we came across a man, young and athletic, riving shingles or boards from a tree?and such a tree. He had sawn off three or four cuts, 24 inches long, and was riving away. Now we venture, if he has finished these blocks, and intends to rive up the whole tree, he is there yet, and will perhaps be there until the end of the year. For that tree would make boards enough to?to ?cover the accounts of the city of New York, or the defalcations of our Radical officials. The stream grows in volume and the farms en? large, until we arrive at the Tallulah river.? On the bank, just at the crossing, we find a ?merchant with his solitary store house. We look in?see Northern sheetings and home? spuns, hardware, spades and shovels, with han? dles from southern ash, and a few spinning wheels, certainly made at home. The Tallulah river here is a gentle, qnict, murmuring stream, strangely in contrast with its terrific, boisterous, foaming leaps and dashes a few miles below. We cross at a beautiful shallow ford, turn up its green banks, and im? mediately find Dick's Creek, of which we had heard before and rather dreaded. In a few miles, on each side of the road, the great heaps of quartz, rock, sand and gravel indicate a search for gold, and farther on, the muddy stream, and splashing noise of rockers and flumes, with the stream carried in successive terraces, until it is high up, on the sides of the hill, introduce the visitor to the busy scenes of the celebrated gold mine, now being worked on lease by Col. Hanson. We hear the usual marvellous reports of nuggets and rich yields, but have no time to experiment or verify, for Dick's Creek has to be run out to its very spring before we can turn down into the lovely valley of Hiwassee. But we did notice, at this very point, with all the appliances of gold dig? gers around us, that here was a large and ex? tensive area of rich alluvial soil, more than one hundred acres, which perhaps, if skilfully used in agricultural purposes, would yield more I than the gold fields, so pertinaciously worked l by the enterprising lessee. But that is his business, not ours, for we are mere passor?-by. After leaving these extensive gold fields, we approach a point where the water is taken for all these washers and flumes, and we enthusi? astically believe that we arc near the summit of Dick's Creek. But not so?we ascend a great hill, and then we find the road beautifully graded along the side of a considerable moun? tain, with these huge timber trees in full view, hickory, poplar, locust, birch, walnut, the creek (Dick's) tumbling and dashing and foaming hundreds of feet below, and then we come out into a valley and sec the mountain still ibovc us. We ascend, come to a magnificent orchard of peach and apple trees, all laden with fruit ?stop?and regret that wc had not with us a pocket barometer, to show the elevation?but here it is, fruit in the greatest abundance. A short drive, and wc arc on the summit, dividing the waters of the Atlantic from the Gulf of Mexico. After leaving Clayton this morning, the number and beauty of the branches we were crossing, induced Master Frank, who was with us, to keep count; and at this point, 17 miles from Clayton, he reported (15 streams, and only numbering one crossing of Dick's Creek, al? though that stream was crossed 17 times in 7 miles. To this day Frank cannot exactly make up his mind, whether it was the road or the creek which was so crooked. But wc have left that stream behind us, and now are descending the Hitowcr, (perhaps Etowa,) a branch of the Hiwassee. Wc strike it at its head, and meet with the scenes of val? leys and hills, the valleys gradually opening and widening, and the settlements more fre? quent. In passing over one of the spurs or hills jutting into the valley, wc hear a crash, n small scream, and down conies the carriage.? One wheel broken, crushed, nothing but lire and huh left. No shop, no mechanic or smith for 7 miles. Wc improvise a drag and get on. The views arc lovely, but we don't enjoy them much. Night conies on, and tired and weary we drag along until near nine o'clock, before we arrive at Maj. C.'s, where we were kindly and hospitably entertained. Near this excel? lent farm, the Hitowcr empties into the Hi w.ussce, the main prong or branch, however, of Hiwassee reaching for several miles in Ihc direction of the beautiful Nacoochcc, with fine and extensive farms on both sides. Next morning, two miles down the liver, brought us to the snug little village of Hiwassee, in Townes county, Gco., with ils four stores, Court House, jail, neat dwellings, Ac. The river is close by, and mountains all around. The trade here seemed brisk, as many sub? stantial farmers were in, and all making pur cha-ses. Of course the trade is mostly harter, bacon being a leading article. The complete failure of the apple crop is sorely felt. Per? sons here look to the fruit and apple brandy for ready money to buy groceries with, just as we do to our bag of cotton. There was considera? ble talk and excitement about the railroad from Clayton to Ducktown, and every one seemed willing to aid and help. We can feelingly say one thing, that they need a Railroad, if any people ever did. Their trade goes mainly to Athens, because of a better road through Na cooche ; but now that Gainesville, only 44 miles, is connected by rail with Atlanta, of course everything will go there, until the same facili? ties are offered by way of Clayton. This val? ley is quite extensive, and lands in cultivation are rating at good prices. Copper ore abounds, and is only awaiting cheap transportation to become the leading article of commerce. One mine, very near the village, has been opened and many tons of copper ore, of as good quali? ty as that of Lake Superior, is lying there, ut? terly valueless. Gold aud silver also are found, it is believed, in sufficient quantities to warrant further enterprise and explorations. The time spent here waiting for that wheel tobe repaired, passed very pleasantly. We were under great obligations to Mr. McC, a merchant of the place, who entertained us at his house. The views from his door were charming, and one could hardly tire lookiug out, with the ever changing hues of mountain, river and valley. C. For the Anderson Intelligencer. At a recent meeting of the Farmers' Asso? ciation, the undersigned were appointed a com? mittee to arrange an entertainment to be car? ried on in connection with the next annual exhibition of the said Association, commencing on the 1st of November next, with the view of raising a fund to purchase grounds, erect buildings, &c, for the Anderson Farmers' As? sociation. In furtherance of this object, the committee, appreciating the difficulties in their way, un? aided by the active efforts of the ladies, have taken the liberty of appointing a Sub-Commit? tee of ladies to solicit donations, and aid in any way they may deem proper, the Committee of the Association, in making the projected entertainment a success. The names of this committee will be announced in the next issue of the Anderson Intelligencer, and blanks ex? plaining the object of the subscription will be furnished to the various members of the Sub Committee, and to others who feel willing to aid us. The object of this entertainment is two-fold?that of establishing the agricultural association upon a firm and permanent basis, and to make the occasion of the approaching Fair a gala season, of pleasant, social enjoy? ment. To meet the expectations of tho Asso? ciation, and to get up an entertainment worthy of patronage, we feel authorized in asking aid and assistance from a liberal and generous public, who have ever manifested a lively zeal in all enterprises having for thoir object the advancement of tho material interests of our County. If encouraged and assisted, as we believe that we will be, the programme of the committee will be to give an entertainment each evening of the Fair?furnishing refreshment'', solid and u'ght, relieving the monotony of these oc? casions with inspiring mu.cic and entertaining charades, theatricals and other amusements. W. W. HUMPHREYS, N. A. McCULLY, P. A. KEYS, N. K. SULLIVAN, W. J. LIGOX, S. M. PEGG, B. FRANK CRAYTON, JOHN BREAZEALE, Committee of Arrangement?. ITEMS OF STATE NEWS. ? Col. Levi Legett, a promlient citizen of Marion county, died on the 7th inat., aged 75 years. ? John Marshall, Jr., a prominent yonng merchant of Charleston, died on the 13th inst. at his residence in that city, aged 30 vears. ? Maj. Thomas W. Woodward, of Fairficld, will deliver the annual address before the Barn well Agricultural Society at the fair in Octo? ber next. ? Milton Atkins, an aged cUizcn of Lati rens, died very suddenly on the 11th inst. On attempting to rise from his bed, he fell to the floor and expired in a few minutes. ? James M. Eichelberger, convicted of riot at the last term of the court at Ncwberry, and sentenced to the penitentiary for five months, has been pardoned by the Governor. ? John G. Crane, an old aud well-known merchant of Charleston, died at Washington, Ga., on the 7th inst. He was the senior part? ner in the house of Crane, Boylston & Co. ? Nearly all the cases under the Ku Klus law, tried before the United States Court at Greenville, resulted in acquittal. The evidence against the parties arraigned was not satisfac? tory to the juries. ? S. A. Hodges, Esq., a highly esteemed and well-known citizen of Abbeville county, died at his residence near Cokesbury on the 11th inst. He filled the offices of Sheriff and Tax Collector of that District in former times, and was a very popular and efficient officer. ? The Marion Star says: It is estimated that if the weather is favorable, the cotton crop in this section will be gathered by the 15th of October at the latest. That will be at least two months sooner than our farmers usually gather their cotton, and is a striking evidence of the shortness of the crop. ? W. J. Magrath, Esq., the President of the South Carolina Railroad Company, who went lo London in July last to negotiate an ex? change of the sterling bonds of his Company, for ihcmew first mortgage bonds, returned to Charleston last week, al'ler completing success? fully the business entrusted lo his charge. ? The State Committee of the Republican parly will meet shortly to consider matters con? nected with the proposed convention of colored men of the Southern Slates, and also to con? sider matters in connection with the question of martial law in portions of the State, and to fix a time for the assembly of the Republican State Nominating Convention for 1S72. ? Dr. O. A. Strecker, of Richmond, Va., an old and well-known citizen, near 70 years of age, has been indicted by the grand jury on a charge of procuring ^ abortion, which, by the statutes of Virginia, is made felony. ? Eleven thousand persons attended the In? dustrial Exposition in Cincinnati last week. New England and the South contributed the largest portion of the fabrics on exhibition. Georgia, South Carolina ami Tennessee were represented, especially in brown sheetings. The notorious Holden, who has been hanging around Washington for several months i under the pretence that he was afraid to return to his home in North Carolina, has obtained an interest in the Washington fhtilg Chronicle, ind will take editorial charge of (hat rampant FOURTH ANNUAL FAIR OF THE Anderson Farmers' Association, 1st, 2nd and 3rd November, 1871. PREMIUM LIST, FIELD CROPS. Best bushel of White Wheat: Rural Carolinian. Best bushel of Red Wheat: Southern Cultivator. Best sample (12 ears) of Corn : Rural Carolinian. Best bushel of Barley : Southern Cultivator. Best bushel of Peas: Rural Carolinian. Best bushel of Sweet Potatoes: Southern Cultivator. Best bushel of Irish Potatoes: Rural Carolinian. Best bushel of Turnips: Southern Cultivator. Best bushel of Ruta Bagas: Rural Caroliuian. Best sample of Cotton?five stalks: Southern Cultivator. Best sample of Cotton?five pounds: Rural Carolinian. Best Sheaf of Rice : Southern Cultivator. Best specimen of Pumpkin: Rural Carolinian. Best specimen of Winter Squash: Southern Cultivator. Best specimen of Beets?five: Rural Carolinian. Best sack of Flour: Southern Cultivator. DOMESTIC ANIMALS. Best Bull, 3 years old or upwards : Cup. Second best Bull, 3 years old or upwards: Premium. Best Bull, 2 or 3 years old : Cup. Second best Bull, 2 or 3 years old : .Premium. Best Bull, between 1 and 2 years: Cup. Second best Bull, between 1 and 2 years: Premium. Best Bull Calf, under 1 year: Cup Second best Bull Calf, under 1 year: Premium. Best Cow: Cup. Second best Cow: Premium. Best Heifer, between 2 and 3 years: Cup. Second Best Heifer, between 2 and 3 years: Premium. Best Heifer, between 1 and 2 years: Cup. Second best Heifer, between 1 aud 2 vears : Premium. Best Heifer, under 1 year old : Cup. Second best Heifer, under 1 year old: Premium. Best pair of Oxen : Cup. Second best pair of Oxen : Premium. Best Beef on foot: Cup. HORSES. Best Stallion: Cup. Second best Stallion: Premium. Best Stallion, 3 years old: Cup. Second be3t Stallion, 3 years old : Premium. Best Stallion, 2 years old: Cup. Second best Stallion, 2 years old : Premium. Best Stallion Colt under 1 year old : Cup. Second best Stallion Colt, under 1 year old: Premium. Best Brood Marc: Cup. Second best Brood Mare : Premium. Best Filly, 3 years old: Cup. Second best Filly, 3 years old : Premium. Best Filly, 2 years old: ? Cup. Second best Filly, 2 years old: Premium. Be>t Filly Colt, linder 1 year old: Cup. Second best Filly Colt, under 1 year old : Premium. Best pair of Horses, broke to harness: Cup. Second best pair of Horses, broke to harness: Premium. Best pair of Marcs, broke to harness : Cup. Second best pair of Mares, broke to harness: Premium. Best Horse, broke to single harness : Cup. Second best Horse, broke to single harness : Premium. Best single harness Mare: Cup. Second best single harness Marc : Premium. Best Saddle Horse or Marc: Cup. Second best saddle Horse or Maro: Premium. Best Pony: Cup. Second best Pony; Premium. Bc<t Jack: Cup. Second best Jack: Premium. Best Mule: Cup. Second best Mule. Premium. Best Mule over 2 years old*: Cup. Second best Mulo over 2 years old Premium. Best Mule over 1 year old: Cup. I Second best Mule over 1 year old: Premium. Best Mule under 1 year old : Cup. Second best Mule under 1 year old : Premium. Best draft Horse or 3Iule?draft to be the test: Cup. HOGS. Best Boar, of any age: Cup. Second best Boar, ot any age: Premium. Best Boar, between 6 and 12 mos. old: Cup. Second best Boar, between 6 and 12 mos. old : Premium. Best Sow, of any age: Cup. Second best Sow, of any age : Premium. Best Sow, under 12 mos. old: Cup. Second best Sow, under 12 mos. old : Premium. Best pair Pigs, under 6 mos. old: Cup. Second best pair Pigs, under 6 mos. old : Premium. Best Pork Hog: Sausage Grinder. POULTRY. Best pair of Fowls: Premium. " Muscovy Ducks: " Turkeys: " " Geese \ " Coop of Fowls (not less than ten) : Premium. HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT. Best sample Lard, not less than 5 lbs.: Premium. Best sample Domestic Soap: " " gallon Domestic Vinegar: " " sample Jellv: " " Preserves: " " Pickles: " " Jam : " " Catsup : . " I Recipe for preparation of above to accom? pany the articles exhibited.! Best half bushel Dried apples: Premium. " " " Peaches: " specimen Canned reaches: " " " Dried Figs: " " Loaf of Bread: " Butter Crackers: " " Plain Cake: " " Sponge Cake: " " sample Butter, not less than 2 lbs.: Premium. " " Honey: " " Chinese Syrup: " " " Bacon Ham, with recipe for keeping: Premium. Best specimen corned Beef, with rccipo: Premium. " display of hermetically scaled Fruit: Premium. WINKS AND CORDIALS. Best sample Grape Wine: Premium. " " Muscadine Wine: " " " Blackberry Wine: " " " Peach Brandy: " OIK '11 AIM) A N1 >' NURSERY. Best and largest variety of Apples: Premium. " Apples for winter keeping: " " specimen Pears (half doz.) " Best ami largest variety of garden vegetables, raised by one person: Premium; Ue -t sample Cabbage : " DOMESTIC FABRICS. Best pair Woolen Blankets: Premium. " " " Coverlets: " " Cotton Coverlets: " 7 yds Woolen Jeans: " " pa"ir Woolen Socks: " " Cotton Socks : PATCH WORK. Best Patchwork Quilt in Cotton : Premium. " do Silk: " do Worsted: " Best Patchwork Quilt by girl under 15 years "Id: Premium. Second best ditto : " NEEDLE AND FANCY WORK. Best specimen Needlework : Premium. Second best specimen Needlework: " Best specimen Needlework by a girl under 14 years of age: . Premium. Second best specimen of Neetflcvvork by a girl under 14 years : Premium. Best sample Sewing by hand : " WORSTED WORK. Best Table Cover: Premium. " Mat: " pair Slippers: " MISCELLANEOUS. Best Willow Work Basket: Premium. " sett Willow Table Mats: " " pair Boots made in the County : Cup. " " Men's Shoes: Premium. '? " Ladies' Shoes : " sett Buggy Harness made in Co.: Cup. " " Wagon Harness " " Premium. " Side Upper leather tanned in Co. Cup. " Side Sole Leather " " " Calf Skin " ? " Family Sewing Machine: Diploma. " collection Tin Ware, made in So. Ca. Premium. " collection Pot Ware, Jugs, &C, made in So. Ca. Premium. Best sample Broom, manufactured in Co. " WORKS OF ART. Best Oil Paintings by gentleman : Premium. " Water Color " Oil Painting by lady: " " Water Color " " " Pencil or Crayon Drawing: " " collection Painting and Photographs: Premium. PLOWS AND PLOUGHING. Best two-horse Turning Plow: Premium. " Subsoil Plow: " riow for general purposes : " " Turning Plow-Hoc : " " sample Sweeps: " Best ploughing wiLh two horses or mules by a white man : Cup. Best ploughing wirb two horses or mules by a colored man: Cup. Best ploughing with one horse: " Best ploughing by boy under 14 years: " SPECIAL PREMIUMS. The largest exhibition of articles grown and exhibited by any one planter, including stock, held crops, &c.: Premium. The largest number of articles exhibited in Household Department by any one lady : Premium. Best Horseback Riding by Lady: Premium. Best Horseback Riding by Gentleman : " ARTICLES NOT ENUMERATED. As many articles of merit in the various de? partments of labor and industrial pursuits? which arc not specially provided for in the Premium List?may be presented lor exhibi? tion, the Committees on Miscellaneous Articles will examine, report upon and award premiums for all articles deemed worthy of this distinc? tion. RULES AND REGULATIONS. The following Rules and Regulations for the Fourth Annual Fair of the Anderson Farmers' Association have been adopted by the Execu? tive Committee : 1. All articles will be exhib?ed free of charge. 2. All persons, not members of the Associa? tion will be charged an entrance fee of Twen? ty-Five Cents to the building each day. 3. Animals or articles having received pre? miums from the Association heretofore will not he awarded premiums at this exhibition in the same class. 4. The Committees will be expected to with? hold premiums when the articles or animal is not worthy, though there be no competition. 5. Every animal or article introduced on the grounds, for exhibition, will be under the con? trol and direction of the ollicers of the Asso? ciation, and exhibitors must not remove arti? cles (before the award of Premiums) without obtaining permission. 6. Exhibitors will not be allowed, by pres? ence or by personal statements, to seek to in? fluence the decision of the Committees in mak? ing awards. 7. Exhibitors will be furnished with dupli? cate cards, one of which must be securely attached to the articles entered for exhibition"; the other will be retained by the exhibitor and surrendered to the proper authority when de? livery is claimed at the close of the exhibition. 8. Articles for exhibition must be entered upon the Secretary's books by 3 o'clock p. m. of Wednesday, 1st day of November?except live stock, which will bo received until 11 o'clock a. m. Thursday, 2nd of November. The Secretary's oflicc will be open in the build? ing from U o'clock a. m. until 3 o'clock p. m. of each day. 9. Premiums will be awarded on Friday, 3rd of November, at 2 o'clock p. m. JAMES A. HOYT, Secretary and Treasurer. National Commercial Convention*.? The session of the National Commercial Con? vention will be held at Baltimore, on Monday, September 20, 1871. The Governor has appointed the following gentlemen, as delegates, to represent the State of South Carolina in tiie Convention : Delegates from the State at large?H. G. Worthington, Esq., General M. C. Butler. First Congressional District?General E. B. C. Cash. Second Congressional District?William S. Haslic, Esq. Third Congressional District?Hon. Frank Arnim. Fourth Congressional District?lion. A. S. Wallace. ? A monument of white marble, twenty feet high, with appropriate inscriptions, erected at Cliarlestown, Jefferson county, West Virginia, to the memory of the Confederate dead buried in that county, was unveiled last week, with .Masonic and other ceremonies, ? Prof. Charles G. Forshey, of New Or? leans, pronounces the prediction of the great "tidal wave" as a monstrous and cruel hoax. He denies that Agassi/ had any connection with the prophecy, and says-that no sane man has ever ventured to predict earthquakes, vol? canoes, and the like. ? Florida held a taxpayers' convention at Lake City on the Gth and'7th instants. The! convention proposed ami passed an address to the people, asking the Governor to suspend the taxes until the next Legislature, and if he thought he had not this power, to call an extra i session lo take the matter into consideration, j ? Hon. A. O. P. Nicholson, of. Tennessee, I Hon. Jacob Thompson, of .Mississippi, and other prominent Democrats in the South, ad? vise the Southern Slates not to elect delegates to the next Pemocratie Convention, but to ac? quiesce in the nominations and support (he i platform to bo prepared by Northern Demo? crats, j ITEMS-EDITORIAL AND OTHERWISE. ? Democratic barbecues are in lull blast iri Texas. ? The estimated Republican majority in California is 5.400. ? Chief Justice Chase has entirely recovered1 his health and strength. ? Many parts of the Sftndwich Islands have been devastated by hurricanes. ? Ex-Gov. Joel Parker is the Democratic candidate for Governor of Ncrr Jersey. ? The Empress Eugenie has gone to Spain,' where she will remain about two months. ? Complaints continue of the ravages of the cotton worm in various parishes in Louisiana.' ? Victoria Woodhull has been elected Presi? dent of the National Association' of Spiritual? ists. ? General Noyes, the Radical candidate for Governor of Ohio, is opposed to general am? nesty. ? Miss Amenia Watt, of Cincinnati, has re? cently accepted a Professorship in Monmouth' (111.) College. ? The State Democratic; Convention of Mas? sachusetts has nominated John Quitfcy Adams" for Governor. ? ? Col. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte and a grand-daughter of Daniel Webster were mar-" ried in Boston on the 9th inst.; .;. ? The Mississippi is lower than it ha3*Jeen* for many years before. Cattle now roain whereT a few months ago steamboats navigated. . m ? Miss Carrie, daughter of Mr. J". B..D. De-" Bow, of DeBov^s Review, was fatally burned ic^ Nashville, a few days ago, while dressing for a party. ? Ephraim Jones, a shoemaker, residingnear. Mt. Vernon, N. Y., is charged with murdering* a journeyman in his employ, who disappeared" about tweniy years ago. ? The Court House at Lawrensville, Ga., wasr destroyed by fire on the 12th inst. All the coun-' ty records were destroyed. It was evidently the work of incendiaries. ? The first monument in honor of the con-" federate dead has been erected by the Iddies of Walton county, Fla. It is made of beautiful marble and appropriately inscribed. ? The stone over the grave of Thomas Jef? ferson is completely ruined?persons seeking relics having chipped into it until the very shape of the obelisk has been destroyed. ? It having been suggested that the nomina? tion of General Hancock by the National Dem jcrac f as their candidate for the Presidency would cause lukewarmness on the part cf Southern Democrats, because of Hancock's par? ticipation in the murder of Mrs. Surratt, a Washington letter writer has furnished copies of the ollicial papers connected with that infa? mous trial, which shows that General Hancock had no connection with it whatever. HY3IENEAL. MARRIED, at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. Thomas W. Martin, on the 6th of September, by Rev. D. 10. Frierson, Mr. JAMES M. SMITH and Miss PALMYRA MARTIN, all of Anderson County. On the 7th of September, 1871, at the residence of the bride's mother, by Rev. S. A. Agnew, Mr. R. A. SIMPSON, of Pendleton, S. C, and Miss MAGGIE J. AGNEW, daughter of tho late Dr. E. Agnew, of Union County, Miss. On the 14th of September, by Rev. II. N. Hays, Mr. SAN FORD WHITFIELD, of An? derson County, and Miss ADALINE CAMP? BELL, of Oeoncc County. OBITUARY. DIED, at his residence, Mount Hope, on Santeo river, on the 24th of June, lS71r Mr. JOHN A. K EELS, a well known and highly respected citizen of Williamsburg county,S.O. He had for some years been in delicate health, but up to within a few months of his death, was able to attend to his customary duties. Of Mr. Keels, it may be said, that while he was un? pretending in manner, he was linn and earnest in Iiis convictions, striving always to maintain right and justice. He served his county in the Legislature, and in many ways bis clear judg? ment and conscientious nature enabled him to serve his fellow citizens acceptably, and, at tho same time, with credit t^himsclf. A promi? nent lawyer, formerly of his county, but now residing in a distant State, on hearing of his death wrote as follows: "In all the relations of life, he fully merited the confidence reposed in him by his friends. I have closely observed his conduct as a Christian, and well might it have been said of him, 'Mark the upright man, and behold the perfect.' He served his Master faithfully, and 1 feel well assured that he has entered into the rest that 'rcmaineth for tho people of God.' " We need add no more to this testimony, for kind words have no power to rcaeh arid soothe tho dull ear of death. He sloejw quietly now, and gradually sank to his grave, watched and comforted, daily and hour? ly, by a wife whose devotion was* more than noble?almost more than human. With a self saeritice and love which forgot everything else, she clung to him, and denied herself rest, or concern for her own fast failing strength. After' his death, she started with her children for her. old home, near Pendleton. The task was too great, and under a brother's roof, and in spito of his faithful and loving treatment, Mrs. Martha P. Keels lay down to die. On the 10th of August, 1871, her weary spirit took its Might to that bright 'Maud beyond the river," where we confidently hope she has rejoined her bus hum!, and together they arc waiting for their loved ones. This is not the place to enter into any extended sketch of her life, beautiful and Christian life as it was, and wo must coi?in? ourselves to leading facts. Mrs. Keels was the fifth daughter of tho late Capt. John Maxwell, ller youth was spent under every advantage, being surrounded by a lovely family, and thrown into constant associ? ation with refined Jsnciety. No wonder, then, that when she left her happy home as a bride, the fondest hopes and kindest wishes of a wide circle of fiends and relatives followed her. Some of these have already "gone on before" her; many others have lived to see her, wid? owed and almost broken-hearted, return to the scene s of her youth, as if only to evidence that she was still beautiful ami' linn in faith, and then to die. Doth she and her husband wore members of the Baptist Church, and as we cease to speak of this scene of sorrow and of death, we do so with the happv and reasonable hope that both have exchanged the troubles and infirmities of this earthly lifo, for the fadeless joys which attend the spiritual life of "Christ's own." Of Mrs. Keels, a stranger has said : "She was a lady of rare attractions; intelligent, cultiva? ted and refined, and of great personal beauty and loveliness." Those who knew her best, also best know tho truth of this remark. Four orphan children arc left, deprived of a father's guidance, and of a mother's care. Kind hands have laid the mother down to her last rest? amongst her kindred, and kind hearts wjih re? member and love her chidren for her sake.. THE MARKETS. Andkuson. September 20, 1871. Corrox.?To-day, middlings command 17i to* us. Cuaui.kstox, Sept. IS. Cotton quiet?middlings 10}. Xkw York, Sept. 18. Cotton dull?middlings 20J. Nkw York, September 17.?The cotton move-" ment shows an increase in receipts over last week, while the exports are largely in the ex? cess of last year. Receipts from ail ports 12,561 bales, against 0,137 last week, 7,570 previous week, 7.S44 three week since. Total receipts since September 1st. 21VSH0, against 33.SS2 for corresponding period of the previous year,, showing a decrease of 12,022 bales. Exports from all ports for the week, 15.815, against3,840 for the same week lost year. Total exports for expired portion of cotton year, 30,430, against I0,?.Mi:i bales for the same time last year. Stock at all ports 85,228, against 55,253 Vor the same time last year. Slock at tlio interior towns, 10, 201, against 12,975 last year. Stock in Liver? pool, -ios.onii, against 4!MI,000 last year. Ameri? can cotton aHoat for Great Britain 51,000, against 17,000 last year. Indian cotton alloat for Europe 714.180. agidlist 143,245 last year. The weather South was rainy in many sections during thef week, iiilerrupting, to some ex tent, the (ticking operations, to say nothing of the damage to< crops.