The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, June 20, 1872, Image 2

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ANDERSON C. H?i S. C. THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE" 20; 1872. Our Agents in Charleston.. The Advertising Agency of Messrs. Walker, Evans & Cogswell, represented by Roswell T. Logan, Esq., is the only authorized agency for this paper in the city of Charleston. We are requested to state that Rev. LY R. Miles will preach iu-the. Episcopal. Church of this place.oar.Tu?sday evening, 2?th inst.. J?* The Sumter papers announced: last week that Rev. D. E. Frierson, of Anderson, woulddeoture before.the Lyceum,.in. that towu on Tuesday evening, 18th inst. SS&~ Wie are indebted to the. young ladies of Reidville Female College.for a.complimentary ticket of iadmission to .the Concert on the 21st inst;, in >uid<o? the Flo ride Calhoun Literary Society.. t&* We are requested; to .state that the Pic Nie, anticipated-ou the4th of July at Capt. J. P^ Tucker's Mill, has been postponed. Due notice will be given when the time is definitely agreed upon. We are pained to record the death of Mr. F. M. Morgan, which occurred at his resi? dence in this County on Tuesday morning last. He was an honest man, a faithful Mason and upright citizen. His remains were buried with Masonic honors at Eel ton yesterday af? ternoon. B&?~ The appearance of hydrophobia among the canine special in. this community excites considerable akuvn. One of our citizens has been compelled: to-kill a fine dog, in conse? quence of a- violent attack of this dangerous disease. Symptoms of madness have been-, ob? served in other dogs, and all persons should be or, their guard. B&* Judge Orr made- a- speech in Columbia last Thursday, night,, on his return home from the Philadelphia* Convention, in which he-eu? logized Grant; to-aconsiderable-extent, and de? fended the President; for appointing relatives, to office and accepting gifts. He thinks the nomination of Greeley. at Baltimore will insure Grant's ie-election> as lie believes that many Democrats would prefer to vote for the latter; Our limited space prevents any. further synop? sis of his remarks. University of Soath Carolin?. The sixty-sixth anniversary celebration, of the Euphradian Society takes- place-on Thurs? day next, June 27th. Mr. John P. Arthur, ef Columbia, is the valedictory orator. The final celebration of the Glariosopliic Society occurs on Wednesday evcniiigy June 26th. ? Mr. Wm. F. Wright, of Anderson,, is the valedictory orator. We are indebted to the respective commit? tees for invitations. Important Political Movement. A number of influential Republicans, inclu? ding Carl Schurz, Jacob D. Cox and David A. Wells, have inaugurated a- new political move? ment by asking a conference of gentlemen who are opposed to the present administration and its continuance in power, which- conference will take place at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, this afternoon;. Invitations have been sent to two hundred* prominent gentle? men, belonging to the different braaehes of the opposition, and who favored the- original Cia etnnati movement. The circular states that the signers "deem it necessary that aN' the ele? ments of the opposition should be united for a common effort at the coming Presidential elec? tion," and that the purpose of this consulta? tion is "to take such action as the situation of things may require." The fact is undis? guised that the nomination at Cincinnati does not meet with the approval of many leading Republicans who are opposed to Grant, and in this light the proposed conference is significant. The notion of these gentlemen is likely to have an important bearing upon the decision of the Baltimore Convention, which cannot afford to lend its name to Mr. Greeley, unless he is sup? ported by the Liberal Republicans to a greater extent than is now apparent. South Carolina Democracy. We give a brief synopsis of the proceedings of the State Democratic Convention, which was held in Columbia last week. It will be observ? ed that only nineteen counties were represen? ted. The Convention seems to have been char? acterized by greater moderation and less dis? play of oratorical talent than has been the custom among such assemblages since the war. Next to refraining altogether from a participa? tion in the Presidential canvass, which we conceive is the true policy for the white people of South Carolina at this time, the Convention acted very sensible in pledging its support to the Cincinnati platform and nominees at Balti? more, in^ preference to urging a Democratic nomination for President and Vice President. We regret to note tho action of the Conven? tion in one particular, however. A resolution was adopted, as a sort of compromise, which authorizes the President Co select a State Exec? utive Committee. This is the initial point to an organization of the Democratic party in this-State, and to this organization there are many and serious objections. The disintegra? tion of the Radioal party in South Carolina is now progressing. Every day there are eviden? ces that this will be accomplished; unless indis? cretion and impatient conduct on our part de? stroy the prospect. The incongruous elements are at work, and without being disturbed, there is every indication that sixty days hence the mrpture will be open and irreparable. Then oomes"the opportunity for the Democratic ol3 mcnt to-act as a balance of power, and choose between the factions, taking sides with That* wing which promises most in the way of local reform, regardless of national issues. Iu con? sideration of these points, we are opposed to any Democratic organisation, a* tending to heal the divisions among our political oppo nent?. AiMr. PortertMur^hoi'lzed'to name the Ex ecutIvVt>~^ittee at hXleisnre, we would re P?p0?cd , ?until aft?.i tl?f State Democratic Convention. FIRST DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. The State Democratic Convention met in the city of Columbia on Tuesday evening, June tilth, and was called to order by Capt./W. B. Stanley, a member of the State Executive Committee, who proposed Col; Simeon Fair, of Newberry, as the temporary ohairmau, and Mr. John F. Britton, of. Charleston, as the temporary.secretary. Mr. Britton declined the nomination for secretary, and suggested Mr. E. R. White, of Charleston, who was unanimously elected to that position. Col. Fair, on being escoUed to the platform, returned his thanks for the compliment con? ferred upon him, and said that the occasion was somewhat peculiar, but full of promise for the State, and there was reason to congratulate the Convention upon the auspicious circum? stances under which it had assembled, in this day of general amnesty, and under the restored protection of the great writ of habeas corpus. He then announced that the Convention was ready for business. When the roll of counties was called, dele? gates from nineteen eounties responded, as fol? lows: From Abbeville, Charleston, Chester, Chesterfield, Darlington, Fairfield, Greenville, Horry, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington, New berry, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Sumter, [ Union, \V?)liamsburg and York. Gen. M. C. Butler then moved that a com [ :aittee of nine be appointed to nominate per? manent officers of the Convention, but the motion met with considerable opposition, chief? ly from the Charleston delegation, whose mem? bers alleged that the motion of Gen. Butler indicated that the whole affair was "cut and dried," and they were not going to submit [ quietly to any such arrangement. After con? siderable debate, the whole subject was laid i upon the table, upon motion of M. P. O'Con? nor, Esq., of Charleston, who thereupon nom? inated Hon. W. D. Porter as the permanent : chairman of the Convention, which was carried by acclamation and unanimously. This turned the tables, and Gen. Butler intimated that things looked very much as if they had been "cut and dried" by the delegates from Charles? ton, which, he begged leave to add, had been often done before. Messrs. O'Connor, Butler and Kershaw were appointed to conduct Mx. Porter to the plat? form^ where,, upon taking the chair, he was greeted with applause.. Mr. Porter returned his cordial, thanks to the Convention, andmade an appropriate, temperate and dignified speech, strongly in favor of endorsing the Cincinnati platform and nominees, and urging that dele? gates be sent to Baltimore for the purpose of preventing a straight-out nomination. He commended these subjects to- the- serious,, thoughtful consideration of the delegates, and he had no doubt that their action would re? dound to the credit, and promote the highest interests of the people they represented If they could combine together the Democrats and Liberal Republicans in one solid phalanx, and march forward with locked shields, they could carry aloft those two standard-bearers who might be fitly termed their political apos? tles of deliverance, Horace Greeley and B. Gratz Brown. With them there was an assu? rance of victory, bringing its blessed fruit of lasting peace, public order and general pros? perity. The Convention was then declared open for business,, and Mr. E. R. White was ehosen per? manent secretary. Resolutions were then submitted by M. P. O'Connor, Esq., Gen. E. M. Law, Mr. John F. Britton and Edward F. Stokes, Esq., all of which were referred without debate to commit? tee on the platform, consisting of one delegate from each county represented The resolutions of Mr. Stokes, as our readers might conjecture, favored a si moo-pure Democratic platform and nominees by the Baltimore- Convention, and ignored the Liberal Republican movement. The chairman then announced the commit? tee on resolutions,, and the Convention ad? journed SECOND DAY.'S PROCEEDINGS. The Convention was called to order at nine o'clock on Wednesday morning Col. J- P. Thomas stated that he had been instructed by the State Executive Committee to announce that these gentlemen considered that their trust had been discharged, and that he desired thus formally to indicate that its functions had terminated. The Committee on Resolutions submitted their report as follows: Resolved, That this convention recognizes the movement which was organized at Cincin? nati on the 4th of May last, as the only one, in this crises, calculated to secure civil liberty, and restore local self-government. Resolved, That this convention accepts the Cincinnati platform as broad, liberal and just to all portions and classes aird citizens of the republic. Resolved, That it is the sense of this conven? tion that the interest of the whole country re? quires that no separate and distinct Democratic nomination should be made by the Baltimore Convention ; and the delegates appointed by Chis body are hereby instructed to oppose such nomination. Resolved, That this convention do appoint a delegationy consisting, of four from each con? gressional district in the State here represen? ted, and eight from the State at large, to rep? resent this body in the Democratic National Convention to assemble at Baltimore on the yi,h day of July ensuing. The delegation from the congressional districts to be selected by the several delegations respectively, and those from the State at large by the ballots of the conven? tion. Mr. E. F. Stokes, of Greenville, submitted a minority report, signed by himaetf and Mr. Lainbson, of Williamsburg, embodying the resolutions submitted by him the day before, looking to a separate nomination by the Dem? ocratic party.. Mr. Stokes made a long speech in support of these resolutions, but signally failed to convince the convention of their prac? ticability, and they were laid on the table with only two dissenting votes. The majority re? port was then put to vote aud carried by accla? mation and applause, the only negative vote coming from Mr. Stokes. "Tfe*^Convention then proceeiied to elect del? egates to the Baltimore Convention?the nom? inations being made by the delegates from the respective CoBgnessional Districts The elec? tion resulted in the unanimous choice of the following gentlemen : State at Larqe?James F. Mar, Simeon Fair, W. H. Wallace, E, M. Law, W. D. Por? ter, Win. Aiken, Jas. Chesnut, F. B. Eraser. First'Conaresxional District?John B. Moore, F. b\ Wurlcy, Henry Melvcr, Win. M. Connor. Second Congressional District?M. P. O'Con? nor, T..Y. Simons, S. S. Solomons, Wm. Wha? le};. Third Congressional District?Jz\s. S. Coth ran, Jas. P. Adams, H. A. Meetze, A. D. Fred? erick. Tovrth Congressional District?E. C. McLure, T. W. Woodward, R. M. Sims, W. E. Hol combe. The chairman called the attention of the Convention to the resignation of the State Ex? ecutive Committee, and asked what action would be taken in the premises. Gen. Che3nut moved that no action be taken for the present. This was opposed by Mr. Stokes, on the ground that if it should be ne? cessary to call the Convention'together again, there would be no one to do it, and he hoped that either the old committee would hold over or a new one be elected. Gen. Butler offered the following resolution as an amendment, which xtas unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the President of this Conven? tion appoint, at his leisure, an Executive Com? mittee of fifteen to carry out the views of this body. Upon motion, the Convention went into committee of the whole, with Gen. Chesnut in the chair, when the following resolution was offered: Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention be tendered to Hon. W. D. Porter for the im? partial manner in which he has presided over its deliberations. This was unanimously adopted, and upon re? suming the chair, Mr. Porter made an appro? priate response, when the Convention adjourned sine die. Commencement at Due West. The general examination in the two Colleges will begin on the 4th of July and close on the 9th. The annual sermon will be preached on Sunday, 7th of July, by Rev. W. S. Bowman, of Charleston. Anniversary oration, by Hon. John Y. Kilpatrick, of Alabama, together with Baccalaureate addresss and Diploma presenta? tion by the President of Erskine College, on Wednesday afternoon, July 10th. Alumna; Essay by Miss Flora J. Todd, of Laurens, and Alumni Address by Dr. J. C. Maxwell, of Greenwood, on Wednesday evening. The com? mencement exercises in Due West Female College take place on Thursday, July 11th, in? cluding Essays by the Graduating Class, Bac calaureatc address and Diploma presentation. Rev. W. T. Capers, of Abbeville, will deliver the anniversary address before the Amelian Society at 91 a. m. The report of the Exam? ining Committee and the Presentation of Medals to the successful competitors in Erskine Col? lege will close the exercises on Thursday even? ing. We learn that unusual preparations are making to accommodate the public, and we have no doubt that the crowd in attendance this year will equal, if not surpass, preceding occasions.. The Commencement at Due West has become famously attractive in this section, and the excellent reputation of the Colleges is growing steadily with each succeeding anni? versary. -?*%*?* Sigma Alpha Epsilon. The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity will hold its annual convention in Atlanta, Ga., on the 23rd of July. Besides the regular delega? tion, which is expected to bo unusually large, there will be a grand reunion of all the broth? ers throughout the country. This year part of the literary exercises of the Convention will be made public Tor the Anderson Intelligencer. Nomination. The friends of Maj. R F. Whitner would respectfully nominate him as a suitable person to fill the office of Solicitor of the Eighth Ju? dicial Circuit, and would ask that he accept the nomiuatiou hereby tsndered. ANDERSON. ITSMS-E3DIT0EIAL AND OTHERWISE. ? President Grant and family are domiciled at Long Branch for the summer. ? Ford's Grand Opera House has been se? cured for the Baltimore Convention. ? The Laurens Railroad is advertised to be sold at public outcry in Columbia to-day. ? Henry Sparnick, editor of the Aikcn Tri ftimr, i3 lying quite ill at the hotel in Aikcn. ? Senators Ihurman, Stockton and Bayard, all influential Democrats, refuse to support Greeley. ? Gen. George B. McClellan warmly oppo? ses the endorsement of the Cincinnati ticket at Baltimore. ? Twenty persons were bitten by a mad dog in Louisville, Ky.,?on Sunday night last, ana great anxiety is felt as to the result. ? A gold mine has been discovered on the Elantation of Mr. James Huckabec, near owndesville, in Abbeville County, on Rocky River. ? The Boston Post, which has until recently favored a Democratic nomination for President, has taken strong and unequivocal grounds for Grceley. ? Bluford D. Smith, Esq., one of the earli? est citizens of Atlanta, Ga., died last week. He resided in Anderson for a short time during the war. ? Among tlie recent political rumors is one that a movement is on foot to nominate Chase at Baltimore, which will result in the with? drawal of Grceley. ? Countess de Woldegrave, of London, is traveling through the South on a pleasure tour, and was registered at the Pulaski House, Sa? vannah,, the other day. ? Strikes among the working classes in New York, Philadelphia, Washington, and other Northern cities, are prevailing ju.st now to an unpreceudented extent. ? Kershaw Lodge, No. 29, A. F. M., pro tosos to celebrate St. John's Dhy, 24th inst. I. S. Bruns, Esq., Grand Master of South Car? olina, will deliver the oration. ? Capt. Edward Mclntosh, a prominent farmer and influential citiz.cn of Darlington, died on the 6th inst. at the residence of his brother in Maryland, whither he haj gone in search of health. ? Marmaduke K. Palmer, Esq., a prominent young lawyer of Cleveland, White County, Ga., was assassinated recently on his return homeward from an adjoining town. No clue i to his murderers. ? Wm. McLaughlin, colored, has been- ar? rested in Marion for opening money letters and converting the contents to his own use. He was a mail carrier, and had access to the Tost office at all times. ? A negro named John Watkins was hung near Crawfordville, Ga., on the 1st inst. His father and brother were hung some years since, and another brother was sentenced to be hung in Jefferson, Ga., on the 7th inst. ? Hon. James W. Wall, formerly United States Senator from New Jersey, died at his j residence in Elizabeth City on the 10th inst., ' aged 02 years, lie was a leading spirit among ; the Democracy, and was an inmate of Fort Lafayette in 1801 for hin stout adherence to I the Southern cause. I ? Hon. J. II. Parrott, Judge of the Superior | Court of Georgia, died at Montvaie Springs, j Tenn., last week. He was President of the Georgia Reconstruction Convention, and resi? ded at Cartersville. ? The New York Tribune supports Mr. Buckalew, the Democratic candidat for Gover? nor of Pennsylvania, and urges the Liberal Republicans to rally in his behalf, in opposi? tion to the regular Grant caudidate. ? The political disabilities of Ex-Gov. Z. B. Vance, of North Carolina, and Hon. George S. Houston, of Alabama?these gentlemen be? longing to the excepted classes under the Am? nesty Act?were removed by Congress just be? fore adjournment. ? An Iowa Democratic journal expresses its unadulterated views in the following ticket at the head of its editorial columns: For Presi? dent?A Democrat, on a Democratic platform ; for Vice President?A Democrat, occupying the same position. ? Mis3 Rebecca Sanders, aged 17 year3, liv? ing in the vicinity of Barnwell, was terribly burned several nights since, by the explosion of a kerosene lamp. The accident occurred while filling the lamp.from a three gallon can, which contained about a gallon of oil. She is expected to recover. ? Mr. William E. Haskell, for many years the cashier of the Planters' and Mechanics' Bank of Charleston died on Saturday afternoon, after an illness of less than twenty-four hours. Apparently in robust health, he was attacked on Friday night by congestion of the lungs, and breathed his last on the following after? noon, in the sixty-seventh year of his age. ? Luck, who killed his wife near Asheboro', N. C, a few weeks ago, was convicted at the recent term of Randolph Superior Court, and sentenced to be hanged on the 11th of next month. Should the sentence of the court be carried out, this will be the first judicial excu tion that has ever taken place in the county, although it is one of the oldest in the State. ? Mr. Peter Rowe, of Orangeburg County, I the oldest Mason in the State, died at his home last week, aged 102 years. His remarkable ac? tivity permitted him only a few months since to have his teeth examined and treated by a 'dentist, and hundreds of his friends and kin? dred joined him in. celebrating his last birthday, where his usual hospitality and vigor were not abated. ? Hon. August Belmont, Chairman of the National Democratic Executive Committee, while declaring that Horace Greeley is the most objectionable person whom the Liberals could have nominated, so far as Mr. Belmont personally is concerned, holds that the best policy at Baltimore will be to endorse the Cin? cinnati platform and ticket. He thinks the New York delegation almost certain for Gree? ley. ? The notorious H. W. Hendricks was re? leased from custody in Atlanta last week, and on his return to Charleston, he signalized his advent into that city by a brutal and cowardly assault upon Mr. John A. Moroso, local editor of the Charleston Courier, for publishing the circumstances of his a?^est in Georgia. Hen? dricks was arrested on a charge of assault and battery with a deadly weapon, and gave bond for his appearance. ? James Lyons, of Richmond, Va., who was the personal friend of Jefferson Davis, and who, with Horace Greeley, was on the bail bond of Davis, has written.a long letter to Col. Mosby, the guerilla chief, in which he agrees with the latter in his opposition to Greeley, and uses the strongest argument agaiust the support of Greeley as a Presiden? tial candidate by the South. He will vote for Grant in preference to Greeley, upon the very liberal assumption that the worst of Grant's administration has passed. ? The Sp.irtanburg Spartan records the nar? row escape of Col. T. J. Moore and family from instant death, while returning from chnrch the Sunday previous. A violent storm of wind and rain overtook them, and while Cor. Moore turned to one side to fix theenrtain of his car? riage so as to keep the rain from heating in, a dead tree by the roadside fell across the pole of his carriage, killing both horses, but leaving the inmates unharmed. The horses were trot? ting rapidly at the time, and the providential escape of Col. Moore and his family is most wonderful. For the Anderson Intelligencer. Minerals of Upper South Carolina. Gold and its associated roch?Talcosc, Clay and Mica-slate. Probably I have already too frequently writ? ten upon this subject, that is, for some of our readers, but in order to create inqniry in this direction, ii is the only means which can prop? erly be brought to bear upon the subject, and which might, in the course of time, prove ben? eficial. Our gold veins are indeed of a striking character; some we find comparatively ex? hausted at a slight depth, others confined to a peculiar rock, and which generally disappear when the miner passes beyond them; others again acquire depth, and if economically man? aged they can be worked to advantage. That this metal formerly cauld not advantageously be worked was owing entirely to the processes in use. The processes now in vogue are capa? ble of saving the most minute particle of metal. In order to prove that onr goid: veins, depos? its, etc., are indeed equal to any which have been discovered under the same circumstances, I would refer to those many learned mea who1 have spent years in investigating the laws and peculiar features of veins, (Vein Geognosy,) and in whom we can safely put our confidence. From my observations in the upper portion of the State, I have noticed (as is the case ra other rich countries, Australia and South Amer? ica,) that the gold is found chiefly iu and around and under the roots of old trees, see Professor Gaetzschmarm in his Auf und Unter? suchung von Lagcrstattlen?this valuable vol? ume contains the following: "Large quantities of native silver were formerly found under the roots of trees, and even among the roots of grasses in the soil." In the Pampa de Noras (Guyalgayoe) and Mimipampa, filaments of sil? ver, also lumps, were found adhering to the roots of grasses wherever the soil was removed over an area of half a square mile, (georg'r) de Humboldt Pa lit, {-zust,) vol. iv. Also at Huct tenherg, in Bohemia, silver was found between the roots of trees where the explorations com? menced- The some thing was experienced at the Glasshucttc, in the Saxon Erzgtbe.rgv? lirauechmann Magnolia, vol. i. In Australia, gold was found in the stumps of old trees, Mining Journal, vol. xxi. Also, on page 281, the same author tells us, (although this is searcely an instance to which we can now re? fer,) that the tin mines in the island of Banca were discovered in the year 1710 by burning I ofl* the stumps to prepare the ground for a rice J field. There is no doubt but what a time did exist when some of our mines were profitably work? ed. The Reed mine, of North Carolina, which, I believe, was discovered about the year 1799, and which has been rendered famous, both in Europe and America, on account of its having i been the first gold mine ever worked in the j United States, and as well on account of the nugget, 28 lbs-in weight, which was found here, and another lump of the astonishing weight of 80 lbs. avoirdupois, and which was not gen? erally known. There is no doubt to the truth of the account. I give the statement as fol? lows: At the time when the mine was first discovered, great excitement prevailed, and old John Rcid, Esq., a Hessian, (once in the ser? vice of 0i% British,) was in the habit of placing I a guard at the mine at uight to prevent theft. But on one occasion, when four were employed, they agreed amongst themselves to dig and di? vide the proceeds. Before many minutes work they came upon the enormous nugget, and at once divided it (with an axe) to prevent suspi? cion. A merchant living in a neighboring vil? lage (Concord) bought three of the pieces, and which still iitted together, (and weighing 60 lbs?$15,S40,) but showing the absence of the fourth part. The other of the four on guard I that night afterwards sold a quantity of gold burs, which he no doubt had melted down for fear of discovery. This nugget was next in weight to the Australian one, which weighed 134 lbs. 7 oz. Troy?$36,383.70. Another lump, weighing 17 lbs., was found at the Keid mine, and was used for several years to prevent the house door from closing, and was after? wards sold (in 1802) for the sum of $3.50, which should properly have brought about S4,4S8.? In those days nuggets were frequently found weighing from 1 to 12 lbs. One hand would obtain before breakfast 14 lbs. of gold, and be? fore dark would succeed in getting 5 lbs. more, thus making a day's work, per hand, 19 lbs., or more, about $5,016. Bather profitable work, mining on a small scale with only six hands. From reports upon this remarkable plan, it is doubtful whether any one mine in California or Australia ever gave such fabulous results. From the topography in the upper portion of our State, and from the fact of the occur? rence of gold in this vicinity, and occurring as it does similar to other rich localities, and which were explored under the same circum? stances, we have reason to believe that there is still a day to come when we may expect to be compensated for our labor. This will be our redemption; and while we enrich our country with fleecy cotton, we will give employment to many an idle hand and bread to the poor. Again, there are sections of our State some? what similar to the formation in South Ameri? ca. D'Eschwerge traced the Brazilian rock (Itacolumite, from Professor von Cotta, Frei? berg,) for 500 miles, and mentions it as being of rare occurrence. Jacquemont, though not convinced that he had discovered .the real iiacolumite, (and which occurs in South Carolina,) nevertheless de? scribes the entire formation as one. Voyage dans F'Inde par Victor Jacquemont, 1828?1832. From the presence of these rocks, and the occurrence of such valuable metals, is alone sufficient proof of suggesting to us the propri? ety of extending our researches. Why is it not investigated? Would you prefer to sit idle and hold your hands, and have your rich and valuable property sold at such moderate prices, (as is now the case,) than to exhibit some en? ergy and have your premises examined, with the probability of discoveries being made, which, in a comparatively short time, would make you an independent man? "NoI I an? swer for you, you cannot. Then make an ef? fort ; throw out your arms to their full extent, be no longer suspicious, bend your knee with a will and deterniination ; satisfy at least your? self as to the mineral capacity of your laud, and to the chemical capacity of your soils.? The farmer is not aware of the immense im? portance of the latter examination, it is indeed of material interest to him. He has not the slightest idea, when using the phosphate, of its chemical capacity, neither does he imagine that, in order to apply it profitably, he must necessarily have a knowledge of the composi? tion of the 6oil. It is not well to overlook this. Some farmers, I have seen, before pur? chasing the phosphates, in order to give the material what they imagined to be the best test, would actually eat the powder. Snch practices should not be encouraged. But with a thorough knowledge of the composition of | your soil, and the phosphates practically ap? plied to the different soils to which they may be adapted, you would experience an entire change (or revolution as it were) in your whole crop, and which would yield results that would confirm in your mind the correctness of these few facts. A. C. L. Greenville & Columbia Railroad. Passenger Train Schedule. DATLY, Sundays excepted, connecting wiHi Nrglit Trains on Sonth Carolina Road, up and down, also wirb Trains going North and South on Charlotte, Columbia A Augusta Railroad, and Wilmiugton, Columbia A Augusta , Railroad: UP TRAIN. LchtcColumbia. 7.4.') a.m. " Alston._ lt.:? a. ui. " Newhcrry.... ...11.15 a. m. " Cokosbury.2.45 p. in. " Belton_.4.30 p. m. Arrive at Greenville.....6.10 p. ui. DOWN TRAIN. Leave Greenville.6.3? a. m. " Ifelton.8.30 a. " Cobeshury.10.15 a. m. " Newberry._.1.30 p.m. " Al-ton._ 3.20 p. m.. ArriveColumbla.?.... 5.10 p. m. Anderson Branch and Blue Ridge Division. DOWN TRAIN. Leave Walhalla. 4.45 a. m, | " I'errvville.5.25 a. ra. " Punaloton.CIO a. m. w Anderson.7.10 a. in. Arrive at Belton. 8.00 a. m. UP TRAIN. Leave Belton.4.30 p. m. " Auderso.'.5.30 p. in. " Peudleton.G.30 p. m. " Perryville._ 7.15 p. m. Arrive at Y\ alhulla. 7.50 p. ra. An Accommodation Train will run on the Anderson Branch every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; also, on the tint Monday in every month, and Mondays during the Hcssion of the Circuit Court, as follows : Leave Belton for Anderson.0.15 a. m " Anderson for Belton. 2.30 p. m TIIOS. PODAMEAD, Gen. Sup't. M. T. BAnTtrrr, Geu. Ticket Agent. May 30, 1872 47 A Pitiful Condition, It is a sad thing to pass through life only Half | alivo. Yot there are thousands whoso habitual condition is one of languor and debility. They complain of no specific disease; they suffer no positivo pain ; but they have no relish for any? thing which affords mental or sensual pleasure. In nino cases out of ton this state of lassitude and torpor arises from a morbid stomach. In? digestion- destroys the energy of both mind and body. When the waste of nature is not suppliedby a due and regular assimilation of) the food, every organ is starved, every function interrupted; Now, what does common sense suggest under these circumstances of depression ?? The sys? tem needs rousing and strengthening; not merely for an r or two? to sink afterwards into a more pit>uu(c condition than ever (as it assuredly would do if an ordinary alcoholic stimulant were resorted to,) but radically and permanently. How is this desirable object to be accom? plished ? The answer to this question, found? ed on the unvarying experience of a quarter of a century, is easily given. Infuse new vigor into- the digestive organs by a course of Bos tetter's Stomach Hitters. Do not waste time by administering temporary remedies, but wake the system tip by recuperating the fountain head of physical strength and energy, the great organ upon which all the other organs depend for their nurture and support By the time that a dozen d'osps of the great vegetable tonic and nivi'gorant have been taken, the fcoblo frame of the dyspeptic will begin to fool its benign influence. Appetite will be cre? ated, and with appetite the capacity to digest what it craves. Persevere until the cure is complete?until healthful blood, lit to l>c tho material of llosh and muscle, bone and nerve and brain, Hows through the channels of cir? culation, instead of the watery pabulum with which they have heretofore been imperfectly nourished." The Vtm.aoe ClriJRCH.?It should not look like a barn or a storehouse. It should bo a building,, the very sight of which would cause devout feelings in the breast. A well-carved cross should point to heaven : massive paneled door.- should impress the visitor with the sol emnitv of the place into which ho is entering; stained gktss should throw a mystic light athwart tho aisles; pulpit, altar, ceiling and galleries should ho ornamented with figurative mouldings, and the columns that support tho galleries, and the balusters that rail them in, should be of classic patterns. Any congrega? tion wishing such a church should send their orders for finishing material to Mr. P. P. Toalo, importer of French stained glass, and manu? facturer of and dealer in Doors, Sashes, Blinds, Ac. No. -'i Ilayjic streut, Chfioion. S. C. ANNOUNCEMENTS. For Solicitor. ..JS?" We, the undersigned, citizens of Belton and neighborhood, beg leave to nominate Maj. JOHN B. MOORE, of Anderson, S. C, as a suitable candidate for the office of Solicitor of the Eighth Judicial Circuit at the ensuing elec? tion. STONED BY MANY VOTERS. j2#- The friends of J. S. MURRAY, Esq., of Anderson, S. C, nominate him as a candi? date for the office of Solicitor of the Eighth Judicial Circuit at the next election. ph" We are authorized to armonnce- JAMES BIRNIE, Esq., of Greenville, as a candidate for Solicitor of the Eighth Circuit at the next election. ?Sr We are authorized to announce WM. H. PERRY, Esq., as a candidate for re-election as Solicitor of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, For Probate Judge, ?Sr The friends of WILLIAM S. BROWN, Esq., nominate him as a suitable candidate for Probate Judge of Anderson County at the next election. "THE FORK/" jS5r? We arc authorized to announce A. O. NORRIS, Esq., as a candidate for re-election as Probate Judge of Anderson County at the ensuing election. We are authorized to announce the name of Col. THOS. J. PICKENS as a candid date for the office of Probate Judge for Ander' son County at the next election. jZ3T* We are anthorized to announce Maj, W. W. HUMPHREYS as a candidate for the office of Judge of Probate for Anderson Comi? ty at the next election. ?Sf Wo are authorized to announce GEORGE W. HAMMOND, Esq., as a candi? date for Judge of Probate at the ensuing elec? tion. For Clerk of Court. ?S- We are authorized to announce ELIJAH WEBB, Esq., as a candidate for Clerk of the Court for Anderson County at the next elec? tion. ?Sr We arc authorized to announce Capt. JOHN W. DANIELS as a candidate for re? election as Clerk of the Court for Anderson County. jjgr The friends of THOMAS W. RUSSELL respectfully nominate him as a candidate for Clerk of the Court for Anderson Couuty at the next election. For Sheriff. ^Eg- Wo aro authorized to announce WM. McGUKIN as a candidate for re-election a* Sheriff" of Anderson County. For School Commissioner. We authorized to announce WM. H, HAYNIE as a candidate for re-election as : School Commissioner of Anderson County Fathers and Mothers. If yon occupy these relations now, or are about to do so,"study well your constitution. If you have acquired or inherited Scrofula or' anv disease which may be transmitted to your offspring, it is your solemn duty to eradicate it. Thousands" of children are now suffering from the ofiects of poisonous diseaso transmit? ted to them from their parents. The thought is terrible. You can save yourselves muck sad? ness and solicitude and your dear little ones much pain and unhappincss by the timelv use of Dr. Putt's Sarsapanlla and Queen's Delight. It will surely eradicate the taint IVomvour sys? tem, or if ft lias already been entailed upon: your child, gi ve it at once, this valuable prepa? ration, and. its system will be renovated and. restored to souudncss. Montgomery Co., N. C, Sept. 11,1809: Dr. Win. If. Tiitt?Sir: Please accept the heartfelt thanks of a mother who was well nigh driven to despair by the sad condition of an only child. My little boy has boon afflicted with Scrofula ever since his birth, and after' trying every remedy that was recommended, and several" physicians had pronounced him past all hope, f aceidontly heard of your Sar? saparilla nnd Queen's Delight. It was so high? ly recommended that i concluded to try it, but f must confess with very little faith." He has taken nine of the bottles you sent me, and I ana lwippy in being able to say that he is almost well; and I believe by the time he takes the' dozen he will be perfectly restored to health He has gained llesh, has a line appetite and now wal ks two miles 1? school. I snail always remember you with gratitude;. Dr. Tutt's Blair Dye is used to Europe & America. The InvaUd?a Pen Picture. Seo her pallid countenance, but a short timo ago the picture of ruddy health, the envy of the school and the pride of the household. Sho was always welcomed by her schoolmates, for her lithe form and pleasing disposition carried choerfulness into their ranks. Diligent, punc? tual and exemplary, obedient and graceful at home, she won the hearts of all. But alas, wo are sorrowed. Those rosy cheeks and ruddy lips are blanched by Consumption. The voice once so enchanting in laugh and song is feeble, hrtsky and supplanted by a> hollow cough. Let us approach- her couch gently and take her hand. Do not shudder because-of the feeble and passionless grasp. The hand once so hearty and plump is emaciated,, aud shows bony outlines, while the cords and tortuous veins are plainly mapped upon the surface. The pulse that bounded with repletion, carry? ing vigor to the whole system and imparting life, beautv, vivacity, health and strength, is delicate to'the touch. The feeble heart cannot propel the thirs scanty blood with force. Must we lose her while yet in her teens? Compan? ions and friends gather around with words of cheer and consolation, and depart with mois? tened eyes and silent steps. Must we lose her ? No! thbro is a relief! We can stay this de? stroyer of our happiness, and not suffer the lossof so bright a gem. Something more is re? quired now than dietary aud hygienic obacsv ance, for nature calls for aid, and she shall havo it. Take this pleasant medicine. It is invigo? rating. How it allays the irritable cough, im? proves the appetite and digestion, and sends a healthy tingle through the frame. The blood is enriched, nervot?s force increased, and tho heart bounds with a new impulse. Sec her face brighten bv decrees; the color is return? ing, her voice is getting clearer, and pleasant words are spoken. The strength falters yet,, but is gaining. Let us take her out in tho warm sunshine. In a short time she will be able to p> without our aid, a cheerful girl. This de? lightful medicine must be God-blessed. It i? restoring health to our loved one. She is cmcr eing from her sickness sweeter and nobler than before, and Dr. PIcrce's Golden Medical Discovery must have-the-credit. It has raised her. Sold by all first-class druggists every? where. The T.atcst Swindle?Certain sanctimoni? ous cftarlitans would fain persuade the world that diffusive stimulants have no medicinal value, and that detestable slops, composed of griping acids and drastic purgatives, are better tonics than the finest vegetable ingredients combined with the purest and mellowest pro? duct of the still. But this sort ol thing won't go down. The stomach of our common senso rejects it, as the physical stomach of every man with an undepraved palate rejects, with loath? ing and abhorrence, the nauseous abomina? tions, "free from alcohol," which Humbugs are trying to thrust down the throats of Tem? perance Invalids under the pretense that tho tilth will do them good ? Tt is not likely that while Plantation Bitters, the Standard Tonic of America, is anywhere accessible, such sickening frauds can make much headway, but it is as weli to put the public on their guard again*! them.