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Announcements of marriages and deaths, and notices of a religious character, are respectfully solicited, and will be inserted gratis VEGETIN2 Purifies the Blood, Benovales and Invigorates the Whole System, ITS MEDICINAL PROPERTIES ARE alterative, Tonic, Solvent and Diuretic. Vegetine is made exclusively from the Juices of carefully selected barks, roots aud herbs, and so strongly concentrated, that it will eileetunlly eradicate from the system every taint of Scrofula, Scrofulous Humor, To? more. Cancer, Cancerous II am or, Kry-ipelan, Suit Bhenn, Syphilitic Diseases, Caulcer, Fniutness at the Stomach, and all diseases that arise from im? pure blood. Sciatica, Inflammatory and IMirouic Rheumatism. _ Neuralgin, (?out ;?ml Spiaal Complaiuts, can only he effectually cured through the blood. For Ulcers and Eraptive Disease?of the *Uin, Pustule*, Pimples, Blotches, Iloil., Truer, Scald-head and Rias? worm. Veoetixh Las never failed to effect a permanent cure. For Pnins in the Bach, Kidney Com? plaiuts. Drop*?, Female Weakuen, l.encorrhoen, arising from internal ulcera tlnu, and utorine diseases and General De? bility, Vegetine a<'ts directly upon the causes of these coni|>l?inta. It invigorates and strengthens the whole system, acts upon tho se? cretive organs, allays inilmnmation, cures ulcer ation and regulates' the bowels. For Catarrh, Dyspepsia, Ilnbituni Costivenrss, Palpitation of the Henri, Heartache. Pilea, Nervousness and ?Jenerat Prostration of (be Nerrona System, no medicine lias given such per? fect satisfaction as the Vegetine. It purities tho blood, cleanses all of the organs, and pos? sesses a controlling power over the nervous sys? tem. The romarkablo cures effected by Vegetine have induced many physicians and apothecaries whom wo know to prescribe aud use it iu their own families. in fact. Veoetine is tho best remedy yot discovered for the above diseases, and is the only reliable ULOOD PCBIFIEB yet placed before the public. prepared bt H. R. STEVIENS, Boston, Mass. What is Vegetine? It is a compound extracted from barks, roots and herbs. It is Nature's Itemed''. It is per? fectly harmless from any bad effec pon the sys? tem, it is nourishing and strengt' -ning. it acts directly upon the blood. It quiets the nervous system. It gives you good, sweet sleep at night, i t is a great panacea for our aged fathers and mothers, for it gives them strength, quiets their nerves and gives them Nature's sweet sleep, as lias been proved by many an aged person. It is the great Blood Purifier. It is a soothing remedy for our children. It has relieved and cured thousands. It is very pleasant to take; every ?**? WeDd lDces it. It relieves aud cures all diseases originating from impure blood. Try the Vege TisB. Give it a fair trial for your complaints: tEet you will say to your friend, neighbor aud acquaintance," Try it; it has cared me." Vegetine for the complaints for which it is recommended, is having a larger sale throughout the United States than any other one medicine. Why? Vegetine Trill Care these'Com* plaints. Cannot be Excelled, CBABLESTOwy, Mass., March 19,1869. Mr. H. R. Stevens : Dear Sir?This is to cer? tify that I have used your " Blood Preparation " iu my family for several years, and think that, for Scrofula or Caukerous Humors, or Rheum? atic Affections, it cannot be excelled; and, as a blood purifier and spring medicine, it is the best thing I have ever used; and 1 have used almost everything. I can cheerfully recommend it to any one in need of such a medicine-. Yours respectfully, MRS. A. A. DINSMORE, 19 Kussel 1 Street. Gives Health, Strength and Appetite, My daughter has received great benefit from the use of the Veoeti.ne. Her declining health was a source of great anxiety to all of her friends. A few bottles of the Vegetine res? tored her health, strength and appetite. N. H. tilden, Insurance and Real Estate Agent, No. 49 Sears Building, Boston, Mass. Prepared by II. R. STEVENS, Boston, Mass. VEGETINE IS SOUl_BVALL_DH?6GISTSL_ UP WITH THE TIMES! THE undersigned hereby notifies the citi? zens of Anderson ana vicinity that lie lias moved his BOOT and SHOE SHOP from his old stand in the Benson House to new quarters on Main Street, near the Market. I am prepared to manufacture fine and sub? stantial Boots and Shoes for ladies and gen? tlemen, at shortest notice, and guarantee the prompt delivery of work at the time appoin? ted. I will call at residences to get measures for ladies' orders when desirable. The friends of Mr. R. F. McKlXXEY will find him at work in my shop, where he will be glad to see theni, and continue to do their work. I have on hand a lot of substantial Kip Boots, of my own manufacture, suitable lor winter wear, whic h I will sell Cheap for cash. Give me a call, and examine my stock and prices. K. Y. H. XANTE. Oct 25,1877_15_ _3iijl_ STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. By W. IP. Humphreys, Judge of Probate. WHEREAS, W. F. Davis hps applied to me to grant him letters of admin? istration on the Personal Estate and effects of P. M. Davis, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all kindred and creditors of the said F. M. Davis, deceased, to be and ap Eear before mo iu Court of Probate, to c held at Anderson Court House, on Tuesday, 8th day January, 1S7S, niter pub? lication hereoi, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 15th day of December, 1S77. W. W. HUMPHREYS, J. P. Dec Lf), 1S77 23 2? QTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, IO Anderson Countv. Rij If. Jr. Humphreys, Esq., Probat* Judge. WHEREAS, W. W. Ford has made suit tome to grant him letters of Adminis? tration, on the Personal Estate and effects of Thomas E. Bogus, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all kindred and creditors of the said Thomas E. Boggs, deceased, to he and appear before me in Court <>f Probate, to he held at Anderson Court House, on Satur? day, January Sfh, 1878, alter publication hereof, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not he granted. Given under my hand, this lllh day of December, A. D. 11877. W. W. HUMPHREYS. Judge <>l" Probate. Dec 20. 1877 23 2? wiLBTTE & Williams; Anderson, S. C. BUIGTS' NEW CROP TURNIP SEED, MASONS' Fit PIT JA ItS, DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, &c. TAINTS, OILS. VARNISHES, DYE STI FFS, PERFUMERY, LAMPS. WINDOW GLASS, And DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, Cheap for CukIi. July 1!?, 1877 1 AUGUSTA HOTEL, Corner Broad and Washington Streets, ' A KU STA, CIA. HAS been thoroughly Renovated, Re . modeled, and Newly Furnished. j It is located in the centre of business. Telegraph Office in the Hotel Building. Express Offne in the same block. Post Office* only one block off. All other public i conveniences close at hand. ?.*r- The Office of the Hotel will he open during the night, and guests will he receiv? ed, or called at any hour. Rates of Board, $2.00 per Day. W. M. MOORE, Proprietor. Nov 1, 1*77_16 .tin Every Week! WE tire receiving additions to our large Stock of General Merchandise, which we will sell low for cash. Give us a call before j von buv. A. B. TOWERS k CO. Drcrt. 1S77 21 THE CLOSING YEAR. (iKOROE I). PBBSTICE. 'Tis midnight's holy hour?and silence now Is brooding, like a jentle spirit, o'er The Still and pulseless world. Hark ! on the winde The bell's deepest tone? arc swelling. 'Tis the knell Of the departed year. Xo funeral train Is sweeping past; yet on the stream and wood, With melancholy light, the moonbeams rest, Like a pule, spotless shroud; the air is stirred As by a mourner's sigh: and on yon cloud, That floats so still ana placidly through heaven, The spirits of the seasons seem to stand? Young Spring, bright Summer, Autumn's solemn form, And Winter with his aged locks?and breathe In mournful cadences, that come abroad Like the far wind-harp's wild and touching wail, A melancholy dirgo o'er the dead Year, Gone from the earth forever. 'Tis a time For memory und for tears. Within the deep, Still chambers of the heart a spectre dim, Whose tones are like the wizard voice of Time Heard from the tomb of ages, points its cold And solemn linger to the beautiful And holy visions that have passed away, And left no shadow of their loveliness On the dead waste of life. That spectre lifts The cof?n-lid of hope and joy and love, And, bending mournfully above the pale, Sweet forms that slumber there, scatters dead flowers O'er what has passed to nothingness. The Year Has gone, and, with it, many a glorious throng Of happy dreams. Its mark is on each brow, Its shadow in each heart. In its swift course It waved its sceptre o'er the beautiful, And they are not. It laid its pallid hand Upon the strong man, and the haughty form Is fallen and the flushing eye is dim. It trod the hall of revelry," whore thronged The bright and joyous, and the tearful wail Of stricken ones is heard where erst the song And reckless shout resounded. It passed o'er The battle-plain, where sword and spear and shield Flashed in the light of mid-day?and the strength Of serried hosts is shivered, and the grass, Green from the soil of carnage, waves above The crushed and mouldering skeleton. It came Aud faded like a wreath of mist at eve; Yet, ere it melted in the viewless air, It heralded its millions to their home In the dim land of dreams. Remorseless Time! Fierce spirit of the gluss and scythe! what power Can stay him in his silent course, or melt His iron heart to pity ? On, still on He presses, and forever. The proud bird, The condor of the Andes, that can soar Through heaven's unfathomable depths, or brave The fury of the northern hurricane, And bathe his plumage in the thunder's home, Furls his broad wings atnightfull, and sinks down To rest upon his mountain-crag. But Time Knows not the weight of sleep or weari? ness, And night's deep darkness has no chain to bind His rushing pinion. Revolutions sweep O'er earth, like troubled visions o'er the breast Of dreaming sorrow; cities rise and sink Like bubbles on the water; fiery isles Spring blazing from the ocean, and go back To their mysterious caverns; mountains rear To heaven their bald and blackened cliffs, j and bow I Their tall heads to the plaiu ; new empires rise, i Gathering the strength of hoary centuries, And rush down like che Alpine avalanche, Startling the nations; and the very sturs. Yon bright and burning bluronry of God, Glitter awhile in their eternal depths, And, like the Pleiad, loveliest of their train, Shoot from their glorious spheres and pass away, To darkle in the trackless-void : yet Time, Time, the tomb-builder, holds his fierce career, Dark, stern, all-pitiless, and pauses not Amid the mighty wrecks that strew his path, To sit &;id muse, like other conquerors, Ujwn the fearful ruin he Ijas wrought. Mary Grey's Mother-in-Law. A Christmas Story. j "So your mother-in-law is coming to I live with you," remarked Miss Susan j Skinner, contemptuously, giving her I head a toss which set all the little pink j bows on her cap a dancing. Pretty, plump, little Mrs. Grey opened ' her brown eyes in mild surprise at her J visitor's tone. "Why, yes, Miss Susan, mother Grey's j last child has married aud moved away from her, aud now she is left quite alone. I Henry always was her favorite, and I, i knowing it would please him, suggested ! that she should rent or sell the farm, and I make her home with us, and she has con I sented to do so." I "Humph ! all the more fool you 1 You have got yourself into a pretty fix now, I Mary Grey. She will never leave you as j long as she lives; you can make up your ? mind to that, and bid good-bye to peace for the rest of your days." "Why, Miss' Susan," said Mrs. Grey, regarding her old neighbor with surprise, "1 don't understand you. I am sure I never want mother to leave us, aud as for peace, what (inference can her com? ing make?" "Oh, you'll sec," replied Miss Susan, nodding her head wisely, while her knit? ting needles kept time to her shrill *? ..es with a sharp click-click. "You'll sec! You will repent of your bargain before a month is over, mind what I tell you. Of all the mean, conniving, meddlesome women in the world, it is a mother-in law." Mr.-. Grev began to feel a little an? noyed. "What do you know about it?" she could not refrain from saying. "Humph! you needn't twit me with being an old maid, Mary Grey! I thank my stars that I'm not tied to any man, n?r what's worse, to any man'8 mother. What do I know about mothers-in-law? More than I waut to, goodness knows 1 Why, there wan my cousin Lucinda, who was obliged to leave her husband, and go home to her father, just on account of her mother-in-law; and Alice Lawson, poor, little, weak creature, who used to live in this very house, was so imposed upon and ill used by her husband's moth? er, that they do say it killed her; any? way, she died just three months after her mother-in-law came to live with her. Why, I know of lots of such cases, and, if a woman isn't awfully strong minded, her mother-in-law just runs right over her and rules the house, and if she is strong minded, they are continually jang? ling and quarreling, fo you sec that, al? together, a woman's best way is to keep entirely away from her mother-in-law." "Hut, Miss Susan, these arc only ex? ceptional eases," said Mrs. Grey; "I am sure there are good and true women in the world belonging to this class." "Well, I'd just like to see one of them, that's all! I see it's no use arguing with you, Mary ; you're too set on having your own way; mark ray words, my dear, you will rue the day you ever let that woman come into your house," said Miss Susan in a tone of settled conviction. "When do you expect Mrs. Grey?" she asked, rising, and foldiug up her knitting work. "To-morrow evening." "So soon? Well, I'm sure, I hope you will be able to get along with her," an? swered Miss Susan, with a little sympa? thetic sigh. Often during the remainder of that day and the next, Mrs. Grey found herself wondering what her husband's mother was like. He had always 6eemed so proud and fond of her, that she was pre? disposed to love her; to regard her with that reverence and affection which she had cherished for her own dead mother. She thought how nice it would be to have some one to whom she could go with all her little troubles and anxieties, some one who would sympathize with and counsel her; and how pleasant it would be for Hcury to haye his mother always near him, where he could watch over and care for her. They would make such a happy family; Heury aud herself, grandma, and baby Harry. Then, in opposition to all these pleas? ant thoughts, would come up. in spite of her, the gloomy warnings and forebodings which Susan Skinner had uttered. Could Henry's mother be "mean, conniving, meddlesome," or disngrecablo in any way? No, a thousand times no. And yet the sharply spoken words had left their sting, and she could not drive the memory of them from her mind. When train time arrived, mamma and baby took their station at the wiudc v, to watch for "grandma." Soon the sound of wheels was heard, and Henry drove up to the door, aud handed out a lady. "Mother, this ia your daughter, Ma? ry." Mary looked up and met a pair of gen? tle blue eyes looking out wistfully from a kindly old face. "Mary, will you let me be your mother as well as Henry's?" asked the lady, hold? ing out her hands; and Mary answered, embracing her warmly : "Indeed, I will! Welcome home, mother." Miss Skinner, peeping from between her blinds across the street, saw the act and understood it. "Oh, that's all very fine," she muttered, contemptuously. "A new broom sweeps clean. Wait a few weeks, aud then we shall see." It was two weeks before Christmas, and Mary was busy preparing for the holidays. One evening, after putting baby to bed, she ran down to the parlor to get her sewing, which she had left on the table before tea. The door did not open readi? ly, and she tried it again, but found it was locked. She was sure she had heard Henrv's and his mother's voices within, and thinking the door had become fas? tened accidentally, called out to Heury to open it. "Oh, is that you Mary ?" he answered. "Run up stairs and get my cigar case, will you?" Mary did so, and when she came down again, found the door open, aud Henry sitting by the table reading. "Where is mother?" she asked. "Wasn't she up stairs with you ?" re Elied Henry, keeping his eyes fixed on is book. "Why, no ; I thought she was here." "Well, you see you are mistaken," he answered. Mary did not reply, but took up her work and sewed away busily, her thoughts keeping time with her fingers. She was positively certain she had heard Mrs. Grey's voice in low toned conversation with Henry, and yet he had the same as denied her presence there. It was the first time he had ever equivocated to his wife, and she could not overlook it lightly without knowing the reason. Why had he done so? Was there anything secret betweeu him and his mother from which she was excluded, and if so, what could be the nature of it? Well, never mind; it might have been about Mrs. Grey's affairs, and had noth? ing to do with her; but then, why need Henry have equivocated about the mat? ter? The little affair troubled her consider? ably, and her uneasiness was very much augmented a few days afterward. She was in the kitcben one morning, putting the finishing touches to the pre? parations for breakfast, when she heard Mrs. Grey and Henry enter the dining room. "Are you sure Mary knows nothing about this matter?" Henry was saying. "Yes, I am quite certain of it; and I think we have been so fortunate to keep it from her." "Yes, it would never do for her to find it out now," Henry answered. Mary wanted to hear no more, hut ran out into the back hall and up stairs, whence she appeared in the dining-room as the breakfast bell rung, looking a little flushed and excited, but not enough so to cause comment. After breakfast Mrs. Grey went out to make some little purchases, and Mary sat down in her husband's big arm chair in the sitting-room, and tried to reasou her? self out of her absurd fears and suspi? cions. What was it that her husband and his mother were trying to keep from her? Why did they treat her like a child, in her own house? she thought indig? nantly ; it was shameful! Her meditations were interrupted by the entrauco of Miss Susan Skinner, who "had run over to have a chat with her," as she said : "Why, my dear I" she exclaimed at first sight of Mary, "how poorly you are looking! What is the matter'!" "Nothing serious. I was very busy yesterday, and am a little tired." "Ah, one more iu the family makes more work, I know. It won't do to wear yourself out this way; vou must let your "mother-in-law do her share of the work." "Ah, indeed she docs," exclaimed Mary, quickly, "even more than I wish her to, sometimes." "Well, it seems to me she goe- out more than you do." "And so she ought. I have Harry to claim my attention." "And'she receives callers, too." "1 think you must be mistaken, Miss Susan. She has made no acquaintances since coming here." "Hut I certainly saw a gentleman come here, two days ago, when you were down town." "A gentleman !" "Yes, and she met him at the door herself. Mr. Grey came home in about half an hour and took him away with him." "Oh, it was probably some friend of j Henry's." "I'erhaps so," replied Miss Susan, dotibtingly. She soon took her depart? ure, leaving Mrs. Grey's mind in a very troubled state. In vain did she try to reason with her? self that all this was no concern of hers, it should not trouble her; still she could not help connecting the visit of thr> gen? tleman with the mysterious private con? versations. Why was she not thought worthy their confidence? Why all tins 1 secret plotting and scheming? In spite of herself, all Miss Skinner's warnings of a few weeks before came back to her mind with redoubled force, until she could have wished herself deaf before ever listening to that hateful woman. Suspect her husband's mother, that sweet, gentle-faced woman, of any trea? son toward her! No, indeed, she would not! Still almost daily Mary found herself interrupting stolen conversations, and stumbling upon evidences of the secret, and add to this Miss Skinner's almost daily "chats" with her, which always left her feeling uncomfortably with the world in general and her mother-in-law in par? ticular, no wonder that she grew thin anoj pale, and lost her appetite. Mr. Grey and his mother wondered at it and tried in vain- to raise her spirits. Her husband took her out driving daily. The day before Christinas came, Mary pleaded that she was too busy when the time for her drive came; but Henry would not listen to it, and she put on her wraps and went. The air was clear and keen, and Mary felt much refreshed and invigorated when a last they drew up before the door. "Run up stairs and take your wraps off, Mary, and then come right down; I waut to "show you something," said Hen? ry, as he helped her out of the sleigh. When she came down stairs, he was waiting in the hall; and, drawing her hand through his arm, conducted her to the parlor. "What is it you wish me to see, Henry?" she asked, as they entered the room. "Find out for yourself," ho answered, playfully. She raised her eyes, and theu gave a shrill scream of delight, and, with a bound, was across the room, standing be? side a superb pianoforte. "Oh, Henry, where did this come from ? What a perfect beauty! Is it really for inc? Oh, liow can I ever thank you?" "One question at a time, my dear; but I will answer your last one first. You have no right to thank me for this Christ? mas present. Here is the giver," replied Henry, going up to his mother, who had stood a quiet spectator of Mary's pleas? ure, aud putting his arm around her. "Mother! is it possible ! Oh, you darl? ing! how can I ever thank you?" cried Mary, throwing her arms, too, around Mrs. Grey, and giving her a raptuous hug. "I am well surrounded, I see," said she, smiling ou them proudly. "I am glad you are pleased with your piano, Mary, and you shall repay me by getting all the enjoyment from it that you cau." "It is something I have wanted ever since we were married," said Mary, "but Henry could not quite afford it." "And now you have your heart's de? sire," said Henry, "but at the expense of a little sinning, I am afraid. Do you re? member one evening, about two weeks ago, when you found the parlor door locked ? Mother and I were holding a consultation when you came, and I sent you after the cigar case to give her time to run away. I came very near telling a fib that night." "Yes," said his mother, "such planning aud plotting as we have had. The other day, when the man came to make the final arrangements about bringing the piano, you were down town, and I was so afraid you would return unexpectedly; aud this afternoon they came and put it up while you were out driving; but I knew Henry would not bring you home too soon." Mary felt herself turning sick and faint. This, then, was the secret which had tor? mented her so ; these innocent plots and plans prompted by loving hearts! What a monster she was to have suspected this noble woman of any wrong! She felt like humbling herself in the dust before her. "How white you are, child 1 Tho ex? citement has been too much for you," said Mrs. Grey. But Mary knew belter. Still, she kept her secret locked in her own breast; not by a word would she let this gentle" wo? man know how she had been tempted to doubt her. Mary has gradually dropped Miss Susau Skinner's acquaintance, and that worthy spinster often complains how "dreadfully uppish some folks have grown ;" but Mary is only too glad to be able to keep out of reach of her tongue; and finds her greatest comfort and delight in the society of her mother-in-law, than whom she thinks there is no better wo? man ou earth. Mr. Schmidt's Mistake. I gecps me von leedle schtore town Proadway, und does a pooty 500t peesnis, bud I ton't got mooch capital to vork mit, so I finds id hard vork to get me all der gredits vot I vould like. Last vcek I hear aboud some goots dot a barty vas going to sell pooty shcap, und so I writes dot man if he vould gief me der refusal of dose goots for a gouplc of days. He gafc mo der refusal?dot is, he sait I gouldu't haf dem?but he sait he vould gall on me uud see my schtore, und den if mine schtanding in peesnis vas goot, berhaps ve might do somcdings togedder. Veil, I vas behint mine gounter yester? day, ven a shentlcman gomes in und dates me py der hant und say: "Mr. Schmidt, 1 pelicve." I says "Yaw," und den I dinks to mincsclf, dis vus der man vot has dose goots to sell, und I musd dry to make some goot imbressions mit him, so ve gould du some peesnis. "Dis vas goot schtore," he says, looking roundt, "bud you don't got a pooty pig sthock already." I vas avraid to let him know dot 1 only hat 'bout a tousaod tol lars vort of goots in der blace, so I says : "You ton't vould dink I hat more as dree tousand tollars in dis leedle* schtore, aint id?" Me says: "You ton't tole me ! Vos dot bossiblc !" I says: "Yaw." I meant dot id vat bossiblc, dough id vasn't so, vor I vas like Shorge Vashinglons ven he cut town dor "olt elm" on Poston Commons mit his leedle hadchet, und gouldn't dell some lies about id. "Veil," says der shentlcman, "I dinks you ought to know pctter asanypody else vot you haf got in der schtore." Und den he dakes a pig book vrom unter his arm und say: "Veil, I pootw you town vor dree tousand tollars." I ask him vot he means py "pools me town," und den he says he vos von oil'der dax-men, or assessors off bropcrty, und he tank me so kintly as never vos, pecause he say I vos sooch an honest Deutscher, und ti?Vt dry und shcat der gofcrmiuits. I dells you vot it vos, I tidn't veel any more pet ter as 11 hundord ber ccut. ven dot man valks oudt of mine schtore, und der nexd dime I makes free mit sdruiigers 1 vinds first dcir peesnis oudt.? Chas. K Adams. ? John Welsh, new minister of the United States to England, was received with much demonstration by the munici? pal authorities on his arrival at Li vet ? pool. There was a banquet with spetv cs, and the President of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce took occasion to urge free-trade upon America. Mr. Welsh replied that England did what it considered beneficial for the English na? tion. In like manner America looked to the interests of the American people. Both had a good common object, but dif? fered in tho mode of procedure. CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS. The Closing Proceedings of the Methodist Conference. sixth day's session. The Conference met at the appointed time. The opening religious services were conducted by Rev. R. P. Franks. Bishop Doggett took the Chair. The Secretary read the minutes of the last session, which were confirmed. Dr. Whiteford Smith briefly addressed the Conference, recurring in a touching manner to the change* which have oc? curred since his connection with the Conference. He asked leave of absence for the remainder of the session, which was granted. Rev. J. B. Mickle, who has been an elder of the Methodist Protestant Church, was received as a minister of the Metho? dist Episcopal Church, South, and his orders as elder recognized. The character of A. Nettles was passed, and his relation as a superannuate con? tinued. Simpson Jones wns placed on the su? pernumerary list. The name of L. A. Johnson was taken from the supernume? rary list and he was made effective. L. F. Beaty, at his own request, was granted j a location. J. Finger was placed on the I superannuated list. A memorial to the General Conference, asking that hereafter the power of grant? ing license to local preachers and their recommendation for ordination be vested in the District Conference, was submitted by Rev. W. C. Power. Referred to the Special Committee on Memorials. The Committee on Education sub? mitted their report through their chair? man, S. A. Weber. It shows that Wof ford College at Sparenburg if in a pros? perous condition. It has seven profes? sors and a good number of students, and is in every respect a college of the very first order. Columbia Female College is shown to be taking advanced ground in grade of scholarships, to have introduced the latest and most approved modes of in? struction, and appeals confidently to the public for enlarged patronage. Cokesbury Conference School, under the rectorship of J. P. Pritchard, A. M., will enter upon its eighty-third scholastic session early in January, and 5s fully up to its well established character. The following resolution was, on mo? tion of S. A. Weber, adopted by a large I majority : Resolved, That it is the sense of this Conference that our delegates to the next General Conference be instructed to use such means as they may deem proper to secure the removal of the Soulhern Chris? tian Advocate to some point within the : bounds of our Conference. I The Joint Board of Finance, through Rev. Thomas Mitchell, presented their report, which was adopted, and the ' amounts appropriated to the various Con I ference claimants distributed, amounting to 70 per cent, on claims. ! The exhibit ot the Missionary Board was presented, showing that there has been raised during the year, for foreign missions $2,321.60, and fur domestic mis? sions $4,519.45. Rev. J. M. Carlisle read the report of the Sunday School Board, which was adopted. Dr. J. T. Wightman, Rev. R. C. Oliver, W. C. Dibble and Charles Petty were re? quested to represent this Conference in the International Sunday School Conven? tion, to meet in Atlanta next May. A resolution was offerred by Rev. 0. A. Darby in regard to a fuller publica? tion of statistics, which was adopted. The report of the Committee on Min? utes was presented and adopted. The report on temperance was read and adopted. Various notices were announced, and the Conference took a recess until 7.30 p. m. eveking session. The Conference met at 7 o'clock p. m., Bishop Doggett in the chair. The Committee on Memorials to the General Conference submitted their re? port through their chairman, H. A. C. Walker, which was amended and adopted. The following resolutions were then adopted: Resolved, That the thauks of this Con? ference are due, and are hereby tendered, to the families of Columbia for the ele? gant hospitality with which we have been eutertaiued during our stay. Resolved, That we acknowledge the courtesy of the other churches whose pulpits we have occupied during our session, and that we return them our thanks. Resolved, That we return our thanks to the various railroad companies that have passed us over their roads at re? duced rates. The statistical secretary reported show? ing the whole number of white members of the church to be 43,196; number of churches 557; number of parsonages 82. Suitable services were held in memory of Wm. H. Flemmiug, R. R. Pegues and T. S. Daniels, who have died during the j yeftr A tribute was also paid to the memory of Bishop E. M. Marvin, Dr. James A. Duncau aud Dr. A. S. Bledsoe. The Bishop then announced the fol? lowing appointments: Charleston Disjt?T E Wnnamaker, Charleston, P E Trinity?R N Wells Bethel?Wm C Power Spring Street?G W Whitman Berkley et?S D Vaughn Cainhoy ct?A G Gautt j Cypress et?G H Pooser { St Paul's miss?To be supplied St George et?P F Kistler Bamberg et?W P Mouzon Colleton et?C C Fishburne Walterboro ct?J L Sirley Alleudale ct?W H Law ton Black Swamp ct?L C Loyal j Yemaseeo ct?A R Duncan { Hardeeville ct?B G Jones Summerville?S H Browne Orangeburg Dist?William Martiu, P E Orangeburg sta?S A Weber Orangeburg ct?R W Barber Braitchville ct?T Raysor Providence ct?J B Platt St Matthew's ct?J 11 Zimmerman Upper St Matthew's ct?M L Banks j Orange ct?D Z Dnntzlcr j Edisto ct?N K Melton ( Edisto miss?M M Ferguson Graham ct?A J Caiithen Williston ct--M A McKibben Kllentou ct?D Tiller I Aikeu miss?It Herbert Jones Granitevillc and Langley sta?John A Hood Greenville Dimt?O A Darby, P E i Greenville sta?A Coke Smith Greenville ct?A W Jackson Reidville ct?C D Mann ; J A Wood, I sup Fork Sboals et?II B Brown f Williamston sta?S Lander \ Bclton miss?To be supplied Brushy Creek ct?J J Workman Anderson sta?H F Chreitzberg Anderson ct?A Ervin Shallow Ford ct-T P Phillips Pcndleton ct?S B Jones Sandy Springs ct?Johu Attaway Bickens et?A W Walker Bickens Miss?To be supplied Walhalla and Seneca City et?J J Neville Oconee miss?Supplied by F Smith Westminster et?E M Morritt Columbia Dist?E J Meynardie, P E Columbia?Washington Street?J T Wightmau ; Marion Street?WS Wight man. j Columbia et?L M Little I Rideway et?J A Watson Winnsboro sta?W A Rogers Fnirfield ct?John A l'orter Chester sta?John E Carlisle Chester et?M H Pooser East Chester et?T J Clvdc j Rock Hill ct?J M Boyd I Fort Mill ct?J L Stokes Yorkville sta?T E Gilbert Fork ct?L A Johnson Black station ct?B M Boozer Lexington ct?0 D Rowell Edgefield ct?S Lcard Batesburg ct?J W Kelly Professor Columbia Female College? J W Dicksou. SuMTF.it Dist?C H Tritchard, P E Sumtcr sta?A J Stokes Sumter ct?J S Beaseley Spring Hill ct-D D Dantzlcr Bishopville sta?A J Stafford Manning ct?D J McMillan Santee ct?J L Shuford, J W Ariail Richland Fork ct?W H Ariail Camdcn sta?John 0 Willison Kershaw ct?A C Legette Hanging Rock ct? W H Kirtcn Laucaster sta?W W Williams Lancaster ct?P. L Duffie Chesterfield ct?J W Murray Loar ct?Supplied by C A Plyler Fi.obence Dist?J C Stoll, P E Florence sta?A H Lester Darlington sta-G W Walker Society Hill ct?W L Pegues Chero w sta?W Thomas Darlington ct?T WMnnnerlyn Lower Darlington ct?J B Masscbeau Timmonsvillc ct?G H Wells Lynchburg sta?J W Walling Lyncbburg ct?W S Martin North Wiiliamsburg ct?J W McRoy Kingstree sta?F Hart in Gourdin and Sampit ct?J C Russell, A B Lee Georgetown sta?W T Capers Black River ct?H J Morgan Johnsonville ct?G W Gatlin West Marion ct?J C Counts Mars Bluffsta?W D Kirkland Marion- Dist?H A C Walker, P E Marion sta?R L Harper Marion ct?J T Kilgo Mullins' ct-S J Hill, J T Pate Little Rocket?FAuld; JRLittle,sup Bennettsville ct?Thos Mitchell, J W Tarbeaux South Marlboro ct?G T Harmon North Marlboro ct?J C Davis Waccamaw ct and miss?W Carson Little River ct?D W Scale Bucksville sta?A C Walker Conwayboro sta?L Wood Conwayboro ct?W W Jones Hebron ct?Lewis Scarboro Cokesbuuy Dist?M Brown, P E Cokesbury sta?E T Hodges Cokesbury ct?W A Clarke, J S Porter Abbeville sta?D J Simmons Abbeville ct?J 0 Bissell South Abbeville ct-S P H Elwell; 0 N Rountree, sup Lowndesville sta?R P Franks Tumbling Shoals ct?S B Traywick Greenwood ct?R D Smart, J S May nardie Newberry sta?A M Chreitzberg Newberry ct?T G Herbert, W P Meadows North Newberry ct?L M Hamer Saluda ct?Jesse A Clifton Spabtaxburg Dist?H MMood, P E Spartanburg sta?J M Carlisle; R C Oliver, sup Providence miss?To be supplied Union sta?J B Campbell Cherokee ct?I J Newberry Cane Creek ct?A P Avant Jonesville ct?G M Boyd Goshen Hill ct?RRDognall Laurens ct?S K McCain North Laurens ct?J W Humbert Limestone Spring ct?J B Wilson Limestone Spring miss?E G Price Clinton ct?J F England Belmont ct?W W Mood Gowansville ct?J T Smith Rich Hill ct?Wr Hutto I Vanderbilt Un?A M Shipp Wofford College?W Smith Wofford College?W W Duncan Ed S C Advocate?F M Kennedy Agt S Schools-R C Oliver Going ix Dkbt.?Half the young men in the country, with many old enough to know better, would "go into business," that is, debt, to-morrow, if they could. Most poor meu are so ignoraut as to envy the merchant and manufacturer, whose life is an incessant struggle with pecu? niary difficulties, who is driven to con? stant "shining," and who, from month to mouth, barely evades that insolvency which sooner or later overtakes most men in business; so that it has been computed that but one iu twenty of them achieves a pecuniary success. For my own part ?and I speak from sad experience?I would rather be a convict iu a State pris? on, a slave in a rice swamp, than to pass through life under a harrow of debt. Let no man misjudge himself unfortunate or truly poor so long as he has the full use of his limbs and faculties, and is sub? stantially free from debt. Hunger, cold, rags, hard work, contempt, suspicion, un? just reproach, are disagreeable; but debt is infinitely worse than them all. I re? peat, my young friends, avoid pecuniary obligations as you would pestilence and famine. If you have but fifty cents, and can get no more for a week, buy a peck of corn, parch it and live on it, rather than owe a man a dollar! Of course, I know that some men must often give notes and other obligations, and I do not consider him really in debt who can lay his hand directly on the means of paying, at some little sacrifice, all he owes. I speak of real debt, that which involves risk of sacrifice, on the one side, obliga? tion and dependence on the other; and I say, from all such let every youth hum? bly pray God to preserve him ever more, A Loxg-Wixded Sick Max.?At Toledo, Ohio, Judge West and Gen. George A. Sheridan were appointed to speak together. It w;is one of Judge West's had night*. He was not feeling strong, and as Sheri? dan was a rattling speaker, it was the de? termination to give the night to him. The chairman of the meeting therefore, according to understanding, opened by stating that Judge West was "feeble," and could occupy but a few minutes. The Judge opened at five minutes be? fore 8, and became so absorbed with the subject he had in view, that he knew nothing of the flight of time, and closed with a dazzling peroration at uine min utcs after 11 o'clock?occupying only three hours and sixteen minutes. Sheridan came forward and said that | he was "somewhat feeble" himself, but he. did not think they required to hear from more than one sickly man in one evening. The audience roared them? selves out of the hall. ? "Jane it is eleven o'clock ; tell that young man to shut the door from the outside." Jfatiiplon and Patterson. Sjtfeinl Ditpitlch t<> the New Yvrk Times. Columbia, S. G, Dec. 14. Some utterances of Gov. Hampton to? day will be of interest to Senator Patter? son. Gen. Butler has been hard at work since his return from Washington to have all criminal proceedings against Mr. Patterson dropped, and some of the baser class of Democrats have shown a dispo? sition to help him. Previous to Gen. Butler's arrival, a resolution passed the State House of Representatives, without opposition, directing a certified copy of the report of the investigating committee touching Mr. Patterson's bribery of the Legislature ot 1872 to be sent to Gen. Butler, with instructions to present it to the United States Senate. Before it could come up for concurrence in the Senate, General Butler had arrived here, and, when informed of the state of affairs, went himself to the Senate chamber and prompted Senator Crittenden to oppose action on the resolution. The result of two days' manipulation by Gen. Butler was that a new committee was raised in the Senate, under the appropriate title I of Committee on Federal Relations. It was made up entirely of Democrats, and Butler Democrats at that. The Repub? licans being denied representation on it, of course the resolution was referred to this committee for the express purpose of having it killed. It has not been supposed that Gov. Hampton was a party to these intrigues, or would in any way sustain them, but it having been telegraphed to Washing? ton that he had determined upon a policy of general amnesty to Patterson and the like, some uneasiness began to be mani I fested among those who have most faith? fully susLiined his administration. It may be said with absolute certainty that no such uneasines3 will be felt by them hereafter. Governor Hampton has to | day declared himself firmly opposed to any bargain with Mr. Patterson. Whether ! Governor Hampton was favorable or un [ favorable to an investigation of Mr. Pat ! terson's case in the beginuing, he says that since the proof of that person's guilt had been made apparent to the public authorities, to the State, and to the coun? try, it would he a disgrace to South Carolina if criminal proceedings, based upon such overwhelming testimony, were not earnestly and energetically pressed to an issue. The evidence obtained by the same committee which indicted Mr. Patterson, and the convictions already had, justify the existence of this admin? istration in the eyes of even those who bitterly opposed its success, and has crushed out hostile criticism upon some of the methods employed to overcome an enormous majority. Merely to ob? tain the ascendancy of a political party, or win office for himself, no such cam? paign would have been entered upon by him. He sought to rescue the State, not from Republicans, but from plunderers; otherwise he would not have abandoned private life to enter upon the strifes, anxieties and responsibilities of such a campaign as that of 1876. To condone now the offenses of Mr. Patterson in rc j turn for mere political services, no mat? ter how valuable, would be to abandon the high grounds upon which he con? sented to make the effort to redeem the State when the task was well nigh hope? less. Governor Hampton rejoices that Mr. Patterson's vote secured a scat in the United States Senate to General Butler. He has no doubt that it may be used hereafter to the advantage of the Demo? cratic party; but to allow him to go un? punished would justify the charges which have been made by Mr. Patter sou's friends that the prosecutions against him originated in political hostility and have looked solely to political results, and would place the Democratic party of South Carolina in the position of buying a seat for a United States Senator by the condonement of felonies committed against the people of the State. This would be a strain upon the integrity of his administration. More than this, he would regard it as a dangerous argumeut to be placed in the hands of the opponents of the Dem? ocratic party in the next Presidential campaign. He does not regard the in? vestigation of crimes by legislative com? mittees or the inauguration of criminal proceedings in the courts as the fitting machinery for determining the right to seats in the Senate of the United States. If Senator Patterson has rendered a 1 service to General Butler, with or with? out a promise of consideration, Gov. Hampton is quite willing for Gen. Butler to reward Senator Patterson as best he may; but whatever settlement is to be made bctwoen the old Senator and the new, Gov. Hampton does not think that his administration should be made a par? ty to it. It is now certain that the resolution t will not be killed io the Committee on Federal Relations, but will be reported in a day or two with an amendment. General Butler has declared that it would be impossible for him, in view of his obligations to Mr. Patterson, to present the report of the investigating commit? tee to the Senate of the United States, and it is now proposed, in order to re? lieve him from such an embarrassment, to amend the resolution of the House so as to send the report of the investigating committo to the President of the Senate, with a request that he will present it to that body. In such a shape the resolu? tion will undoubtedly pass, notwithstand? ing telegrams from Messrs. Lamar, Ste? phens, Hill and Gordon, advising other? wise. ? President Hayes and his policies have again been beaten in the United States Senate by Republican votes, the New York nominations which he sent in again, last week, having beeu rejected on Wednesday. The supporters of his policy have sullered themselves to be beaten in detail. At the beginning of the session they conceded everything to Mr. Conkling, knuckled to him in caucus and in committee, and helped him to de? feat the Southern policy in the rejection of Judge Spofford. When at length the question came up on the civil service re? form policy, they found they had thor? oughly wet their own powder, disgusted and betrayed those who should have bcou their friends and thrown away every op? portunity of advancement, either for the party or for the country. Their timidity deserved nothing better, but it is a great disappointment and set-hack to the country._ ? Bleischroder, the German banker, is a bosom friend of Bismarck, who after much solicitation obtained for him a patent of nobility. Thereafter the bank? er, who had so persistently striven for rank, affected to regard it as a bore. ''If you only knew," lie said to a friend, "what a nuisance it is to have honors and attentions paid to you incessantly ! You can't even pass a guardhouse but the troops turn out and present arms.'' "Surely you must be mistaken,'' said the friend, "those honors are only reserved for military officers of high rank." "I j beg your pardon," said the hanker, "I know it, because it was done to me to? day. If you dou't believe me ask Count Von Moltke; he was with me at the time and saw it all." LEGAL ADVERTISING.?Vft are compelled to require cash payments for advertising ordered by Executors, Administrators and other fiduciaries, and herewith append the rates for the ordinary notices, which will only be Inserted when the money conies with the order: Citations, two insertions, - - - - 83.00 rotate Notices, three insertions, - - 2.00 Final Settlements, five insertions - - 3.00 TO COIiRESPOh'nESTS.?U\ order to receive attention, communirnttons must he accompanied by the trite name and address of the writer. 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From the numerous re? ports received we could, and have, com? piled a large amount of information that might be iuteresting to the House, but in a practical point of view, from the great diversity of plans and opinions, it would be too voluminous and perhaps unsatis? factory in reference to the cost of their respective penitentiaries, for in this par? ticular they vary very materially. Some make very large annual appropriations, some make small and others pay into their treasuries various amounts of money realized from their convict labor. After an examination of the whole subject, we have come to the conclusion that the condition of our neighboring State, Georgia, is more like that of our own State in climate, population, wants and necessities than any other State, and think she is managing her convict labor with more than ordinary skill and profit, and would respectfully refer the General Assembly to the system of management in that State and recommends its adop? tion. About three and a half years since they entered into a contract with some responsible companies, to take charge of all their convict labor for a term of five years, the company to pay the State for each convict $11 per annum. The com? pany pays all expenses, including guards, &c. They have at this time between 1,100 and 1,200 convicts in the hands of the different companies who keep them employed at various branches of business ?some on farms, on railroads, making brick, working in coal mines, &c. Their Legislature h~as been pleased with this plan of working them, and recently en? tered into a coutract with three different companies to take charge of all their con? vict labor for twenty years, for which they are to pay the State $25,000 annually. The contractors pay all expenses from the time of conviction until released by the authority of the State. This coutract regulates the number of hours they are required to work, including all the de? tails that may be necessary to provide for their comfort, protection and safe keep? ing. The State furnishes ouc general superintendent, one physician and one chaplain, whose duty it is to look after their various wants. There is not a sin? gle convict within the walls of the Geor? gia penitentiary. The contractors take all classes of convicts, including the vi? cious and invalids. Ex-Governor Brown, who is oue of the most successful business men of this country, and one who has had more practical experience in the management of convict labor, on a big scale, than almost any man South, was one of the first contractors for this labor. His first contract expires in April, 1879. He, with two other companies, have con? tracted with the State of Georgia (to take effect after April, 1879) for all their con? victs for twenty years, entering into a suitable bond, to pay the State $500,000 in annual instalments of $25,000. Gov. Brown's argument and experience is, that the convicts of this section of the South, if worked within the walls of the penitentiary, will do their work so badly and "spoil so much material that the re? sult will be in every instance in practice, that they will involve the State in a heavy annual expense." He also takes ground against the policy of educating this bad population in the different me? chanical pursuits, as a hardship against the honest mechanics, both of the white and black race. He also says under this system "they will be as healthy and as cheerful as under the close confinement system?indeed, my observation has been that they are more so." When we remember our financial em? barrassment and the large amounts that have been appropriated from year to year, and the amount note asked for to support this institution, we think it would be good judgment to profit by the expe? rience of our sister State?Georgia?and lease this labor to some responsible per? son or company for at least one year, nor more than five years, under such rules and regulations as may be thought pru? dent and safe. We would also respect? fully suggest that no person or company should ue allowed to contract for this labor who will not take at least twenty five convicts, and at the same time re? quire them to give a suitable bond for their faithful observance of the contract. Our argument for this suggestion is, it would be necessary for the convicts to have strong, comfortable and commodi? ous barracks or stockades fot their com? fort and protection, including a liberal supply of reliable guards, that no person hiring less thaa this number would find it convenient to furnish; besides, it would limit the number of contractors which would make it more convenient and practicable for the State officers to look 'after their various wants and ne? cessities. From recent conferences and commu? nications with persons interested in the phosphate works ou the seaboard of our State, I am convinced we will find no difficulty in making contracts with them that will be satisfactory to the State ; at the same time, we think it would be ad? visable to favor as much as possible, all individuals or companies, working this labor on railroads, cauals or any other public work in which the State has a general interest. In addition to the above, we thiuk this system of labor will do more to accomplish the real objects of the law than to continue our present system of working them. We would further suggest that this report be re? ferred to the Committee on the Peniten? tiary, who, by the assistance of the At? torney General, be instructed to make such a report as they may think prudent under the circumstauccs. The special committee, in closing this report, ask the appointment of a com? mittee of four members of this House to meet a like committee of the Senate, whose duty it shall be to inquire into and report "a scheme for the election by the Legislature of five directors of the penitentiary, in accordance with the re? commendation of his Excellency the Gov? ernor. H. A. Shaw, Chairman Committee. ? The young king of Spain seems to be a fellow of spirit. When he told his ministers that he wished to marry the Princess Mercedes of Montpensicr, they objected, saying that the duke of Mont Eensier was so very unpopular. "What as that to do with it ?" replied the youthful sovereign ; "I mean to marry the duke's daughter, not the duke," and so be carried his point. This obstacle being removed, there yet remains the formality of asking the papal dispensa? tion necessary for marriage with a rela? tive, and shortly it is to be presumed this pretty romance of the Spanish king and his pretty cousin will terminate in truly blissful fashion.