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BY E. B. MUEEAY & CO. ANDERSON, S. C, THUESDAY MOENYNG, JULY 22, 1886. VOLUME XXII.?NO. 2. " ?tJIl COMBINATION FisNCE," : V. ; t . " ' MANUFACTURED BY \ Chicken Tight, Mule High, fiiill Strong! ??rable, Handsome, Portable, CHEAP! T)UT up for-convenient handling in bundles of. .50 feet; or more*. Nothing but JT " sound Pickets and beat grade Bessemer galvanized Steel Wire, used in the manufacture ?f our Fencing. THISIS CERTAINLY THE FENCE OF THE DAY I And is FAB SUPERIOR in many respects to any other kind of Fence ever in? vented.; ; The above cat exbibrt&jts appearance, and the Fence need only be seen to be appreciated. . . ."Grdera ^ in regard to same will have oar immediate attention. THE SULLIVAN & BRO. FENCE CO., ;.;*St^r^AIj"& BRO., Anderson, S. C. I*ropirietors. SajVlETHING NEW FOR ANDERSON. JOIN E. PEOPLES & GO 'S \\ / Eihavs just received the Largest and most Complete Stock of CROCKERY Yy and HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS ever brought to this market, and We are Beijing them at extremely-LOW PRICES. ; ' , Hand Painted China Tea and Dinner Sets at about one-half the usual cost. Decorated Tea Sets, of 44 and 56 Pieces, from $6.00 to $15.00.. Decorated Dinner Sets, of 110 and 120 Pieces, from $15.00 to $25.00. Opaque Porcelain GoodB, Gran? ite and O. C. Waro at bottom prices. We have an elegant assortment of Bohemian Glassware, and a select stock of Rcdgers & Bros. Silverware, suitable for Bridal and Birthday Presents. Also, a 'large stock of beautiful Vases, Dolls, Toys, Ladies' Work Baskets, Bird Cages, Feather Dusters, ?c. ?c, ?~ ' ? We continu?to keep on hand a large stock of Stoves and Tinware, which we -will sell als cheap as anybody. - Rooffing, Gattering and Repairing done on short notice. We invite you to call and see our stock. > JOHN E, PEOPLES & CO. ?Qd& :i885' 13 ly JOHN E. PEOPLES, Agent for the Celebrated VAK WINKLE Ell, FEEDER" MD COHDENSI Manufactured at Atlanta, Georgia, and to which Pre? miums were awarded at the Atlanta Cotton Ua Exposition, Charleston Industrial Expo? sition Feb. 2,1882, and at; the South Carolina and Georgia State Fairs 1881. mHE VAN WINKLE FEEDER AND CONDENSER can be attached to any X other Gin, so parties having other make of Gins and wishing Feeders or Condensers can be supplied by sending in their order in time,-aud I will guarantee "satisfaction: All kinds of PULLEYS and SHAFTING and most IMPROVED CANE ELLS and EVAPORATORS furnished to order. Yan Winkle King Cotton Press Has long been before the public", and is too well known to need Any further description. Its chief points of merit are : It takes very little room, is easily handled, and takes so little pow? er ; can be used on^aJL-kinds of powers?horse, water or steam. Ginning and packing can all go on at the.same time, without interfering, with the Gin. A two-inch belt will pack a 500 lb. bale of cotton, It saves its cost the first season in labor. Read the following testimonial: ? Andekson, S. C?Mr. John E. Peoples?Sir The Steam Power Van,. Winkle Cotton. Press bought from you last Fall bas given entire satis? faction. I packed bales of cotton weighing 660 to 725 lbs. in five minutes with all ease, using a 4-inch belt and 25 lbs. steam. There did not seem any more strain on the Press than with a k400 lb. bale. For durability, strength-, lightness of power, small quanf-ty of steam required, economy of space, I- deem it the King of all Cotton Presses?especially;so as the low price at wbich.it can be bought for puts it 'within reach of every man running a steam Gin. In fact I would not be without it for twice its cost., I would advise all my friends to buy one of Van Winkle's Steam Power Cotton Presses, as you will save its coBt in labor in one year:' M. A. COBB. BOSS PRESS. I am Agent also for the "Boss Hand and Power Presses," which are strong, dasily handled and easily erected. - * STAR PRESS. I-am Agent also for the Sf?rrHand Press, which gjves general satisfaction.' ^Itable for traveling THE HAIL SELF-FEEDING COTTON GIN, Manufactured at Sing Sing, N. Y., has given satisfaction wherever used. The saws are made of the best imported steel. The oaw shaft is the largest made. An ex? amination of other.Gina will convince you it is the m03t substantially built Gin in use/ It sever breaks the rolli.and therefore does away, with the expense of the revolving head, as the secret of making the Gin to prevent its breaking the- roll is in the proper shape of the roll box. Every one should examine the improvements in tho Ilafl Gin made this year, especially the improvement in the Feeder. Second-hand Machinery. I have a lot of second-hand GINS and PRESSES,.'which are almost as good as new,, that.I will soil for about one-half the price of n~new ono. S@-Gome in and see me and get prices before buying. v 4^;^ June 24,1666 50 ..' .... JOHN B. PEOPLES, 3m TeJ??heJ^'?oi^umn, j. G. CLINKSCALES, Editor. Garvin Trustees request ua to state that their schools will open August 1, and run one mouth. Miss Lei a Brown, teaching in Savan? nah Township, writes regretting her ina? bility to attend the Institute. Miss Lela was here last summer, and realizes to some extent what she has missed. Mr. Morrison suggests that we get up a history of Anderson County. It can be done. Mr. E. W. Todd gave the In? stitute some very interesting facts about the town. Why may we not in this way collect material enough to make a re? spectable history of the County? We have .written to persons.at Honea Path, Beiton, Williamston, Polzer, Townville, Andersonville, Calboun, Equality and Pendleton asking them to collect such facts about their towns as will contribute to the interest of the County history. A newspaper articlejfrom every one of th^se places containing anything of interest connected with its history might make a chapter in a history that would be of incalculable interest to the boys and girls of. Anderson County in years to come. TEACHERS' ENCAMPMENT. We propose a Teachers' Encampment next year at Sandy Springs. We can doubtless get the use of the houses there ..and jspend two.weeks, very profitably at very little cost. We suggested the plan to the Institute, and many of the teach? ers and visitors were highly pleased with the idea; Let us think about it, and talk about it, and have il. Whether we be the School Commissioner or not, oar heart and hands are for it. Sandy Springs Camp-ground is easily accessible, pleasantly located, and, in our judgment', is 3very way suited for the pleasure and comfort and success of such an assem? blage as we propose. ? THE' TEACHEBS' INSTITUTE. . .The Anderson County Teachers' Insti? tuts has closed. The teachers have gone to their homes and schools, full of en thisiasm, and, we trust, with a profess? ional pride they have never felt before. ;As for us, ? we'bave neveri spent.ten days more profitably. If our readers v? i\i take time to read the resolutions adopted by the teachers at the lust day's session of the Institute, they can get some idea of their appreciation of the wort dona. The Faculty worked patiently and labo? riously in their efforts to present to the teachers the best methods for common school work, and, we are confident, the good results of their labors may be seen in clays to come/ When they left, they took with them the best wishes of our entire body 6? teachers and of the, Citi? zen? whose pleasure it was to form their acquaintance while here. Prof. Morri? son has been for several weeks engaged in this work. He goes from here to Co? lumbia to take, charge of the Eichland County Institute for ten days. He is full of enthusiasm for the work in which he is engaged, and has the happy tact of stimulating and inspiring the teachers with whom he comes in contact: Wo have, already spoken of the lec-. tures delivered by Drs. Carlisle and Man? ly, and hope our teachers will long re? member the g sat truths they uttered, and resolve henceforth to' devote them? selves'more unreservedly to the grand work of developing .the minds and hearts . of the children of our. County. vVe werjs.. too unwell to j b^ar Dr.. Manly^ lecture in the" Court House! His short addifesa to the Institute Saturday morning was instructive and impressive, and high? ly appreciated by those who heard it. The address of the Rev. Mr. Frierson, of Alabama, was particularly interesting, and edifying. We wish .every man, woman and child in the County could have heard it. He has bean for years Professor in the Alabama State Normal School, and drew his conclusions from his own experience in the school room. Let our teachers not forget his wholesome . advice, and earnestly endeavor to profit 'thereby. We would especially urge the teachers to consider the point ho so beau? tifully expressed, viz., that teachers mu^l win the hearts of their pupils and the pupils must have the hearts of their teachers. There is more truth than poetry in the assertion. It-is rooted in the soundest philosophy. Surely we are all convinced that teaching consists not in simply hearing lessons. That is but a part, and a very small part, of the work of the real teacher. Let there go out from our common schools that electric shock, of which the distinguished speak? er spoke, that will set the whole country on.foot, and shape the destinies of our entire Commonwealth. If we may judge from the earnestness of Mr. Frierson and the responsible position he holds in his adopted State, Alabama- has no nobler son arid her-children to truer friend. We regret that Drf Greer could not be with us. He is well, known to our peo? ple, and his presence would have added much to the interest of the Institute. It is worthy of mentiou, we think, that one of the teachers, Mr. Sterling, walked thirteen miles one morning in order to be present at the Institute. Mr. W. S. Lee walked seven miles and back every day during tbe session. Mr. D. H. Rus? sell walked'five miles several times when he found it necessary to Use his horse in the crop. These gentlemen were-cer? tainly in earnest. . Trustees Hall, Watson, Richardson, Gently, McGill and Rainey gave the In? stitute the benefit of their presence as often during the sessipn as tbey found it practicable. We wish all the Trustees could have' attended at : least one day ?during the session. 'Many of the citizens of Anderson-and some from the sur? rounding country honored tho Institute with -.heir presence at times, and many expressed themselves as highly pleased .with libe exercises. Now.that tho Institute is over, let the teachers, as they return to their school?, not forget to make the Teachers' Column take the place of the "question box." Let us keep up tbe interest by using it freely. OUR EUROPEAN LETTER. Birmingham and our Trip to London.. Special Correspondence Anderson Intelligencer. Birmingham is a beautiful city of over four hundred thousand inhabitants and one of the greatest manufacturing places in England, its chief productions being hardware and fire arms. Of the latter it is said that an average of a gun per minute is made during the entire year. We wheel out to Dariaston ninn miles distant and spend the Sabbath with friends. After visiting Wolverhampton five miles beyond, we return to Birming? ham Tuesday,. June 15, to enjoy a Whit? suntide holiday. We visit the art gallery and museum. The structure without is magnificent and within the walls are [beautifully decorated with paintings , mostly by English artists. A great num? ber of curiosities interested us, among j them the first locomotive steam engine ! built by Wm. Murdock in 1781 and was I first tried on a road in 17S4. It was a : small affair about 18 inches in length "and hadn't the slightest resemblance of anything intended for a locomotive of to-day. We naturally compared it with one of our great American railroad engines and remembered that "great oaks from little acorns grow." Later in the day we visit Ashton Hall and Parks. ThO'hall is an old strtieture. dating ' back several centurieB.v.:In 1643 OtiveriBrom well stormed the premisesjaod traces of several cannon shots are distinctly seen about the buildings. The hall is filled with old paintings and relics, some of great antiquity. Dr. Johnson was a frequent guest at this house during his day and in the room where he usually sat may be seen the first edition of his dictionary. A painting of St. Sebastian by Guido did not escape our notice. At 9:30 occurred the great event of our lives, the great open air picture, "The erup? tion ' of Vesuvius, or the last days of Pompeii," a gigantic painting several hundred feet in length by Hart, of Lon? don. It is constructed in sections show? ing Mount Vesuvius in the distance with Herculaneum nestling closely at the foot. Pompeii is at the left and in the fore? ground at the center is a flight of broad steps leading to the temple of Isis, at the right the market place. The whole picture is a scene of bustling activity. Representatives of all the professions, trades and denominations then known under the Roman Empire are arrayed .in groups requiring several hundred per? formers. Thus begins the first tableau. A scene is shifted and the am pi theatre or arena is in view crowded with an excited populace witnessing the different sports common to that people. Soon rumblings like thunder is heard, the earth quakes, buildings (.otter and fall. Vesuvius smokes, and soon the whole heavens are' filled with fire and ashes. The people are frantic with, terror. A few are con? veyed out into the bay, in boats and are saved. The scene closes and where Pom? peii stood is now a heap of ashes and for nearly 2,000 years the city of the dead is forgotten. It was the first presentation of this great picture and was exhibited at a cost of $15,000.. The entertainment closed with some brilliant fireworks in chrding^-a -DortraitrorHbe Queen."We" are satisfied, and retire. Wednesday morning we wheel to Coventry; distant eighteen miles; the place Where centuries ago lived the far famed Lady Godiva, wife of the Saxon Loofric, who to obtain the freedom of Coventry from taxation rode through the city on horseback naked, the. inhabitants having all except one, retired from observation, and he, wicked wight,was - punished for his prying curiosity by the loss of sight. An effigy called "Peeping Tom," is stilhex- ? hibited at the corner of Hertford street. We have letters of introduction to Prof. Wyles of Allesly College, two and one half -miles tfronrihe city,anrhin the'afterv ! part iofi the day we spirr out> tjcj his ^omej; , a delightfurl^plft^e in ? taei cohntryV >We 1 find him absent but are cordially wel? comed by his daughter who prepares tea for us and kindly guides us about the premises. After a short but pleasant visit we wheel to Kenilwortb, seven miles.away, and arrive there at sun set. We are anxious, to catch a glimse of the old castle before dark and draw near just-, in time to.catch the few sunrays that lin? ger around the old ivy mantled towers. The birds^are swarming into their', differ? ent plages of abode; and as we - watch them we are reminded that this was once the abiding place of Geoffroi de Clinton, Robert Dudley, Cromwell's commission? er, De Montfort's son, Edward the Second (a prisoner), Mortimer, John of Gaunt, time honored Lancaster,-Harry, the Eighth, Charles' the First and bis brother, associating with these names their histories and the tales of Sir Walter Scott. ,tTo rub our eyes and quietly whisper, Do I wake or am I dreaming." Thursday morning we make sketches and wheel to Warwick, eight miles.. We stop on the way at Guy's Cliffs and watch for. a moment the quient River Avon and catch a glimpse ot the last home of the great Guy Earl of Warwick, who it is claimed was nine feet in height. We ride on a mile farther, buy our tickets and enter the gateway leading to the castle of Warwick which was begun by Ethelrcd, Earl of Mercia, in 'the year 915. Passing through the embottled gate? way, called the Porter's Lodge, we enter a fine road deeply cut through solid rock, the ample branches of foliage form? ing a canopy above, while beneath the moss and ivy creep in fertile wildness form a picture at once romantic and pleasing. Proceeding about 150 yards the stupendous line of fortifications with the "cloud cap'u towers" breaks suddenly on the right in all its bold magnificence, seeming firmly joined as it is to its rocky foundation, to bid defiance to the all-sub? duing power of time. On the right is the fine polygon tower, dedicated to Earl Guy, having walls ten feet thick and a base of thirty feet in diameter and reaching to a height of 128 feet. On the left is the venerable Caesar's Tower, said to be coeval wifli the' Norman Congress, and although- it has braved the ravages of time, and the depredations of man for nearly 800 years, still it continues as firm as the rock on which it is founded. But we have not time to further describe it. We pass through another great archway into an inner court, thence into the inte? rior of the Castle, which is still in a fine state of preservation. ? Everything'- is magnificent. The walls are crowded with paintings, many by the old masters, and relics of antiquity thousands of years old. In the Greenhouse we saw the celebrated Antique Vase. It is of white marble designed and executed in . the purest Grecian taste and is one of the finest specimens of ancient sculpture at present known. It was found at the ! bottom of a lake at Adrian's Villa near .Trivoli by Sir William Hamilton, then Ambassador at the court of Naples, by which it was presented to the father of, the late Earl of Warwick, conveyed to England and placed in its present posi? tion. Its shape is circular and it is ten feet across and the top capable of hold? ing 136 gallons. It is a wonderful piece of carving,and: is supposed to be more than 2000 years old. But we must hasten so we leave the Castle and Warwick, and wheel to Stratford-on-Avdn, eight miles distant. We arrive early in tho evening ing and visit the birth-place of Shaks peare. Tho house has been preserved, and does not seem to look the worse for age. Friday morning we visited the church where he ami. a number of the Shakspearo family arc buried. At nine o'clock wo bid farewell to this beautiful little city,;nud wheel to Oxford for din? ner, forty miles. We spend the after ?noon at sight-Becing, for there .is much here to' please*-an' American. Every school boy can tell something about Oxford, for more than a thousand years it has been a city of colleges, and for centuries B. C. it was a seat of learning. Some of the buildings are crumbling with age, and the walls are green with ivy, but time has not woru away their grandeur. Saturday morning we oil our wheels, strap on our baggage and wheel towards London, and soon the spires of Oxford are behind the hills. We pass through a beautiful stretch of country and several charming villages, and reach the metropolis at five p. m., a delightful trip of fifty-eight miles. We roll slowly up the crowded streets to the First Ave. Hotel and engage lodging. Van De Venter. The Edgefield Democracy. _ 1 Trenton, July 12.-The Edgefield County Democratic Convention assem? bled in the Courthouse to-day, every club in the county, with one exception, being fully represented. Capt. B. B. Tillman was called to the chair, and a committee on credentials was appointed. After the report of this committee the Convention proceeded to elect permanent officers. The Hon. W. S. Allen, in a style most fitting and complimentary, presented tbe name of Capt. B. R, Till? man, (which was received with tremen? dous cheering,) as the right man in tbe right place, as chairman of the Edgefield County Democratic Convention. Col. J. H. Brooks in an eloquent speech put in nomination Capt. M. A. Markert. Thereupon Capt. Tillman in bis honest, earnest way declined the chairmanship and insisted on the election of Capt. Markert, but the latter gentle? man likewise declined the nomination, whereupon the Convention with one ac? cord enthusiastically elected Farmer Tillman County Chairman amid tumul? tuous applause. After a brief address of thanks and other pertinent remarks, Chairman Till? man announced that the Convention would proceed to complete its organiza? tion. 0. Sheppard was elected First Vice President, J. H. Bouknight Second Vice President, J. T. Bacon and James Bean Secretaries, and M. A. Markert Treasurer. Major Ernest Gary offered the follow? ing resolutions, which after'being ably and equally endorsed by Messrs. W. H. Timmerman, W. J. Talbert, H. T. Wright, N. W. Brooker and others, wore unani? mously adopted: Whereas, this Convention has heard with pride and gratification that our esteemed fellow-citizen, the Hon. John C. Sheppard, has entered upon the dis? charge of biB duties aB Governor of the State of South Carolina, therefore be it. Resolved, That we, in convention assembled, do extend our hearty congrat? ulations to our worthy fellow countryman who for the past decade has alike reflect? ed honor upon himself and credit upon his State as well as his native county.. Resolved,,That.we with sincere pleasure recognizing as we do his. innate talent, executive ability, integrity of character and real worth, heartily endose this dis? tinguished gentleman as peculiarly fitted ana eminently capable of discharging the duties of^Governor,.,and.that.for the.en? suing term, with all due deference to the claims of others, respectfully'recommend to the people 01' South Carolina that he be nominated as such by the State Dem? ocratic Convention. Resolved, further, That we extend our good wishes to our honored and beloved Ex-Governor, Hugh S. Thompson, upon his entry into tbe national -field of use? fulness, and feel that in accepting a high Eositioff in tbe National Government he as added new lustre to the Palmetto State, and that the office as well as the State has been honored by this wiso se? lection on the part of President Cleve? land. . ., .?UV, 1 ?The ?foljowing.*.reB?lu^ns i were; $lsp 'adopted; withpuc afdissentiag}yoipe',;and carried with a regular Edgefield cheer: Whereas, we, tbe Democracy of Edge field County, in convention assembled, recognize the faithful public services of our fellowicountryraan, Hon. G. D. Till? man, in the Congress of tbe United States and elsewhere, in which he has ever shown himself efficient and capable, therefore," ! Resolved, That we appreciate the val? uable services of our fellow-citizen and admire the ability, zeal and efficiency with' which he has discharged the duties of his office, and we hereby present bis name to the voters of the Second Con? gressional District for re-election. The following resolution was also un? animously adopted rj Resolved, That the Edgefield Democra? cy, in Convention assembled, do hereby heartily endorse what is known as the farmers' movement in South Carolina and the main objects had in view by said movement'. The Convention was most harmonious throughout and passed off pleasantly and apparently satisfactory to all.?Corres? pondence Neiosand Courier. The Grapes Rotting. It is seldom that an infant industry enjoys more uninterrupted good fortune and continued favorable influences than have attended the grape business since its introduction here some years ago. The disasters of crops in general during the present season, however, have not escaped the vineyards, and there Is gen? eral complaint from the vine growers of rotting among the grapes. Tbe decay of tbe fruit on the vines is attributed to tbe continued rains, producing fungus and mildew. A peculiarity of the visitation is that the rotting is confined to no certain varieties in some cases, while in others it is only in certain varieties that any loss is being experienced. The grapes which are decaying in some vine? yards, too, are unhurt in others, and vice versa. A. Carpiu, who is the largest grape grower here, estimates that his loss from the rot will amount to at least one-third tbe entine crop. He expects to reap a vintage of between six and eight thousand gallons, from the grapes that are left on the vines. In H. C. Markley's vineyard, on Paris mountain, a third of the crop has been destroyed, and on the place of J. B. Marshall, tbe proprietor reports his damage at one-half. Mr. Marshall has been of the heaviest producers heretofore. Mrs. E..Garraux reports less than a third of her crop removed by the prevalent decay. She notes also that the rotting lasted only a week or two and has entire? ly ceased. Among the smaller vineyards in the city and immediately around, conflicting reports come, some spots being altogether exempt from decay and others being literally devestated by it. J. W. Wood reports his vines in live condition, and A. M. Ho well estimates his damage at not more than a tenth. George Putnam, thiuk? that his vineyard at Batesville has lost half its fruit at leaat. The outlook for the wine production is rather dark; but that the industry will be seriously crippled is by no means like? ly. It is only one bad yoar out of a long list of highly successful seasons, and the men who own the vineyards are not dis? mayed at the partial loss of a single crop. Thore are many who believe the loss will be much less than is now estimated, and it is possible that such may be tbe case. ?Greenville News. :? ? Why is a newspaper like a pretty woman ? To be perfect it must be tbe embodiment of many types. Its form is mado up. It is always chased though inclined to be giddy. \t enjoys a good press; tbe more rapid the betten It has a weakness for gosBip. Talks a good deal. Can stand some praise and is awful proud of a new dress, BILL ART'S LETTER. Tho Genial Philosopher in a Gloomy Mood. Atlanta Constitution. It is impossible to be calm and serene IbiB kind of weather. For thirty days it has rained every day except three. In all that time we have plowed but a day and a half. The farmers are in grass and trouble. The wheat has sprouted in the shock. Late oats fell down and could not be cut. Tom Moore says he will have no more biscuit and corn bread scratches in bis throat. I've been watching and waiting for a month to sow cow peas on my stub? ble land, but just as I get ready it rains again. Three times I ve plowed about half a land and had to quit. If it don't rain in the morning it gets up a shower in the afternoon and sometimes comes down in the night. The ground is so full that most every rain makes a flood. Our branch that crosses the road gets on a j boom every few days. We had hauled lumber to the meadow to build a fence, and the other day the water got on a tare and overflowed, and the plank and posts were floating around loose and drifting to the current, and so Carl had to put on | some old clothes and swim across and drag the plank to higher ground. Oar foot logs and water gates have gone down the branch to the creek and down the creek to the river and down the river to tho Gulf of Mexico. John Rowland says he reckons the rain, will stop now that the elections are over, for the heav? ens were weeping for the lies that were told. John is the coroner, and was sent for yesterday to come to town quick and hold an inquest. When he got there the boys told him it was the Bacon party that was dead and they wanted to know what killed it, John is a Bacon man and had like to have fit. After every rain my wife has the piazza floor washed up so that the dogs will have a clean* place to walk on. If it wasont for the children and dogs I dont know what she would do for a living. The flies have come by the thousand, and I sometimes hint that flies will haunt a dirty house. The grand-daddies are meandering around and keep her and the girls in a lively condition. The little bats peartin 'em up at night as they skim around the room. Wish I had a tame one that would come in when I didn't want company. I told Carl that bat's eggs were-worth ten dollars apiece, and he was hunting all round for a nest, until his mother told him they didn't lay eggs. One of our peafowls lost her young in a storm and the other has quit her nest because it was water soaked. The little guineas were drowned out.. The watermelon vines won't fruit and are sickly. Snap beans don't taste good and the beets and squashes are wat? ery. Our little chaps thought the shep? herd dog's tail was. too long and - they squared the end with a pocket knife. They found the old cat in. the orchard and sot all the dogs on him and said they thought it was a rabbit. They have worn their heels out making knuck holes and their big toes out making rings for mar? bles. They lose their pocket knives and Mrs. Arp scolds and declares they shall never have another) never! And sure enough she. buys them another before I Saturday night. I wonder where she gets all her money. She" always has money. I go to bed first every night and am asleep in two minutes, but she don't come in until away in the night. She is reading a love story in the parlor and my money slips away just as easy. She always did have an idea that it was my business to keep her in money, and I reckon it is. She gave me a pair of shoes the other day. She is mighty good "to me. We all play whist some nights and I let her side beat just to keep things calm and serene. I've seen some men beat theii wives at cards and brag Over it, but they didn't have much sense. It is thunder? ing right now, and sounds like war can? non away off. Most every evening we will sit in the piazza and watch the clouds bank up in the West about sundown, and the children shape them in their fancy to the image of lions and horses and boats and giants and all sorts of. things just like folks always did, I reckon. And so the clouds shift and change like a huge panorama until the curtain of night falls before them. We have rainbows now single and double, and I never see one without thinking of that bsg of money that lies bidden at the end. The katydids have come. They came last night, and some folks say it will be just three months to frost?three months to a day. These little musicians in green uniform don't play but one tune, a very monotonous tune, but they play it loud and piny it long. They make a kettle drum of their bodies, and rub their overlapped wings together so fast you can hear the scraping for half a mile on a still, quiet night. In a month tho females lay their eggs in the split of a tender limb, and then they die. One glorious month of noisy life and that is ail. But who does not give joyous welcome to the katydid. It is like the annual visit of the junebug, or the swallow, or the whip poorwill, that love the habitations of man, and are not found in the wilderness. The junebug8 are late this year. The children have found but two to tie threads on their legs and let them float in the air and zoon. But they will come now, since the corn is beginning to tassel. I never saw such corn. On the bottom land it has outgrown the grass, and is all in a strut. It has not had but one plowing, and will never have any more. It is too late now to be fooled with, and will make a crop rain or no rain. So we will have corn and potatoes anyhow, and that is more than some folks have. Sweet pota? toes are splendid, and can't be cut off now. The Irish potatoes are good, too, but are hard to find, for the weeds have covered them. The peaches have rotted and the apples are specked. The grapes are still sound, but can't'stand much more water. We have a sheep or two to spare, and a fat sboat, and-are going to have a family barbecue when the children come. So it is all right, rain or no rain, and we are going to be as happy as we can. There is no politics in these family barbecues?no fuss, no fight, no repent? ance, no axes to grind. I wish that all our people could read tho letter of Benj. J. Williams, a well known Massachusetts man, that was recently published with favorable com? ments in the Lowell, Mass., Sun, wherein he says: "The demonstrations in the South in honor of Mr. Jefferson Davis are of a remarkable character and furnish matter for profound consideration. Twenty-one years after the fall of the confederacy he suddenly emerges from his long retire? ment and everywhere receives the most overwhelming manifeatationH of heart? felt affection, devotion and reverence. Sucb manifestations as no existing ruler in the world can obtain from his people and such as were never before given to a public man, old, out of office with no favors to dispense, and disfranchised. ? '-Sucb homage is significant?startling. It is useless to attempt to deny, disguise or evade the conclusion that there must bo something great and noble and true in him and in the cause to evoke this homage." * * * * * But I will only add tho conclusion of this letter?the most admirable and grat? ifying that has come from any source since tho war. I know that your two hundred, and fifty thousand readers will thank you for publishing it all?every word?for there is not a waste word in it, and so I send it to you, with my ear? nest request thai, you givo it to them in full. It has cheered me up and restored my Southern manhood. He says in con? clusion : "The confederacy fell, but she fell not until she had achieved immortal fame. But few nations have erer won such a series of brilliant victories as that which illuminates forever the annals of her armies, while tbe fortitude and pa? tience of her people, and particularly of her noble women, under incredible trials and sufferings, bave never been surpass? ed." When such sentiments come from a Northern man, who like the great and noble Webster is surrounded by not only passion and' prejudice, but fanaticism, and when a Lowell paper dares to publish them with favorable comment what may we not hope for ? Will not justice be done even in our day? Will not our maimed soldiers bave a reasonable pros pect of living to be placed upon the pen? sion rolls of honor and draw the back pay that is justly their due? Bill Ahp. ? Terrible Conyulslou of Nature. San Francisco, July 12.?Further details of the earthquake in New Zealand state that the most violent disturbance were felt in the neighborhood of Rotona. The Be verity of the shocks led many peo? ple to believe that the island would sink into the sea. The sensation experienced is said to have been fearful beyond de? scription. Immediately after the first t shock the inhabitants rushed frantically in- all directions. When the second ! shock came the entire country for miles around was lit up by a blare from a vol? cano which bad suddenly burst into ac? tivity. The scene was as grand as it was awful; Huge volumes of smoke, illuminated with flames, simultaneously burst forth from a range of mountains over sixty miles in length, and above the smoke could be seen huge masses of Are resem? bling meteors rushing through the sky. The natives who had escaped death gath? ered in groups and, filled with abject terror, held religious services. But when another shock would'cause tbe earth to tremble they would fall with their faces to the ground quivering with fear.. As soon as the news of the fearful oc? currence was "received: at Auckland a Government agent made immediate pre? parations to go to. the relief of the suffer? ing people. Wagons were chartered and filled with provisions and clothes.. John? son, the Government agent, on his arrival at Rotona sent back the following ac? count: . "Tbe scene among the mountains as viewed from the Wairora road is terribly grand.. Flashes of lighning, peals of thunder and schocks of earthquake are incessant, while dust is falling in heavy' showers. Jn. addition to these inconve* niences the roads throughout the entire country are covered with blue clay mud, ejected from tbe volcano. All vegetation is destroyed'and the aspect of the country is entirely changed. Blue Lake and Lake Rotakakahi have been transformed into mud baths. I - The outlef of the latter lake is blocked up and the bridges which cross the lower end are covered with mud. Nearly all the buildings that I have no? ticed are crushed in .by falling mud; - At this place Snow's Temperance Hall and the two principal hotels, and-nearly all the other buildings in town, are com? pletely wrecked. ? A- house occupied 'by Mrs. Hazard and her family was borne down by the weight oFthe debris. Mrs: Hazard was dug out alive, but four of her children were found dead/ Hazard is missing. Detailed reports of foreign residents at other points who were killed iaave not been received." The Captain of the steamship Southern Cross, which arrived at Auckland on June 1, reports having felt at sea the ef? fect of the disturbance.' On the morning of June 10, the day following the earth? quakes, be experienced a down fall of dust; ]?rom;5 to 10 A. M. there was complete darkness, and balls of fire were continu? ally playing about the mast-beads. A ierrible gale suddenly sprang up' and carried' all his canvass away before, it could be taken in. The men were unable to stand the blinding showers of dust, and the vessel was pot about and stood away to the North; but it was dot until 11 o'clock of the day following that the dust was. left behind. Reports show that earthquakes generally prevailed at all points in New-.Zealand during the same period. A City of Bich Cattle Dealers. "Probably tbe richest city for its size i.o the world is Cheyenne City, Wyoming^ the home of the cattle kings," said Charles Jennings, a huge-sized Western man from" that Territory, ?t the Union Depot. "Tho population of the city is enly about 5,000, and it has about 250 business houses, counting the cattle com? panies' offices, which number sixty-six." "How much'money is there invested in cattle in Cheyenne City?" asked the reporter. "To my knowledge there is $32,500,000 in that branch of business alone." "All American, I suppose?" "No. a great deal of that amount is English investments. I know of at least $15,000,000,. and there may be a great d sal more I know nothing of. The Swan land and Cattle Company's paid in cap? ital is ?750,000, and then there is the Powder. River Cattle Company, with a capital stock of $1,500,000, the Duke of Manchester being the Chairman of the company, thus showing tbe large amount of stock held and controlled by English capitalists." . "How about other kiuds of business ?"> "Do you know it seems to me that there is not a poor person in the whole town. If there is, they are very few. There is about as much invested in other kinds of business as there is in cattle raising, thus making a town of 5,000 in? habitants worth ?65,000,000, and where can you find another city of that size in the world so wealthy? The town has all the modern improvements, such as elec? tric light, theatres, etc., tbe same as large cities. Good-bye, stranger. If you want to become rich go there," was his parting words, as be left to get aboard an Eastern train.?Pittsburg Commercial Concerning Tea. It requires about four pounds of fresh leaves to make one pound of dried tea, and the yield is three to four himdred pounds per acre. Bobea is the coarsest of tbe Chinese teas. The best quality of black tea is pekoe, which consisted of the very youngest leaves while they are still clothed with down. The finest teas, both green and black, are rarely seen in this country, because, if packed in large lots and conveyed, in the hold of a'ship, fer? mentation takes place, which destroys their quality. It is mostly consumed by the wealthy Chinese or finds its way overland to Russia. It may be added here for the benefit of the many who know not how to. make good tea that the quality of tbe infusion is greatly influenced by the character of the water with which it is made, hard water never producing tbe best effect in tea making. The wealthy Chinese make their tea in the cup from which it is to bti drunk. The proper quantity of leaves is put in the cup, boiling water poured ever them* and the cup covered with tbe saucer for awhile. A perforated bit of nil vor made, for tho purpose infilled ovor the leaves in tho bottom of the cup to prevent them from rising to tbo surface. Ten should never be boiled.? Toledo Blade, ? A little girl very much excited, ruslied into tho parlor, which was full of company, and -exclaimed ; "Mamma, hist think of it!". "Think x>( what, dar? ling?" "Our cat lias a whole lot of twins, and I didn't ovon know she was married ?" TIIE ??ITE1? CONSPIRACY. Sccrots I Tint Dlo with Kx-DIslrlct Attorney ' CorkhlU. From the New York Herald. Long Branch, July 7.?It is not ne? cessary to gossip about the living when the solemn event of death suggests a fit? ting theme. The papers of this morning announce the decease of Col. George B. Corkhill, the ex-district, attorney of Washington, who convicted Guiteau. This intelli? gence is doubly sad to the writer, not only because Corkhill was a sociable fellow, a genial companion, but also because one of the greatest stories that ever fell from the lips of a criminal lawyer probably dies with him. He was only waiting for the recovery of a sick man who was more or less interested. This he told me him? self, just.one week ago, at his apartments in the Portland, in Washington. He did not want to bring pain even to the heart of a dying enemy. It is unfortunate that be waited, for the completeness of history demandi,'sometimes, the sacrifice of peo? ple's personal feelings. Col. Corkhill was a criminal lawyer of more than ordinary shrewdness. Those who knew that tact marvelled at many peculiar things he did during the trial of Guiteau. On one occasion in particular be was I openly charged with having mutilated a j letter which he offered in evidence. He admitted the charge, but declined, to give bis reasons. Several witnesses possessed of information regarded as essential to his case were not called. These, and a score of-minor incidents, called down upon his head much severe criticism. Not only was.his ability .as a prosecutor assailed, but even bis good faith was questioned. He was like other men.- He smarted under these attacks, but .be held bis tongue. When the end of his term was reached be was net re appointed by President Arthur. That probably wound? ed his feelings likewise. He often said he did not desire another term; but men are only, human. Just one week ago this afternoon I met him in the House corridor of the Capitol at Washington. He was suffering from unusual agitation, it was. evident At first he declined to explain, but ultimate? ly he exclaimed ' "I can't endure the reproaches that have been cast upon my "conduct Jof the Guiteau case any longer. My profess? ional pride revolts at the injustice that has'been heaped upon ine. Only yester? day I was accused to my face of having hanged an insane man.' But to-day, thank-God I I have been put in possession of facts that render it possible for me to speak about'the assassination of Garfield in 6. way that will drive at least two public men into social ostracism'.' It came to me by accident and most curoiusly." . "How?",. ? "I was sitting at my home in the Port-' land this forenoon; thinking of my com? ing vacation trip to the West, when the servant announced a.lady. ? I am not in the habit of .having callers of that sex. I sent word that, if a client, she could find hie at my office about 2 o'clock. ? a mysteeiou8 visitoe. u "The woman would not take such an answer and the maid returned-to say that the visitor was awaiting me in.the draw? ing-room. Well, , when I .entered the room a tall woman rose and said: " 'You do not know me,'sir,' thotighjou have caused me a great- deal of misery," "Hooked closely at the speaker and replied that I certainly never, had, seen her before. When she bad taken a seat;,' at my suggestion, she continued: ??' '"Very true; yet you hung one hus? band of mine, and now. as an act. that will partially: offset that mischance, I want you to help me secure a pension for another. Will you-do it?' ' ;" 'But; madam, who are you?-' . ? " 'I was once the wife of Charles GuU teau.'. " 'Indeed, are you the wife we heard so much about, but never could find ?' '"I am she. Here is my marriage certificate,' and she produced a much crumbled document 'Here is his photo-, graph,' and she showed a picture of the assassin wholly unlike any I had ever seen; but unmistakably the face of Gui? teau. ? Contrary to general belief Guiteau had been a remarkably finelooking man in bis day. More than that,, my friend, she produced a bundle of letters?letters, sir, that made my breath-fail me. She promised them to me if I would aid her to her rights. I bad the precious bits of manuscript in my fingers, one at a time, for she' corralled, them as though they were 'diamonds. I consented' to under? take her ca?e. Those letters are to be my fee. .Th ey are. more than life to me, my boy. They are revenge." We had descended the marble stairway and reached the restaurant by this time: The weather was warm and we each drank a cool cobbler in silence. The first reference again made to the mat jr took this form ; "Wait till I see a member of the House committee oh pensions to verify what this woman told me." Col. Corkhill was gone ten minutes. Standing in the corridor, near the tele? graph office, I waited his return. Con? gressman Sowden', of Allentown, was there. He dwells in the Portland.. He and Corkhill were neighbors and friends. When the. lawyer returned he took, the writer by the arm and said: "She told' the truth. Her bill for relief has passed the Senate. It will be brought up here Friday night, if possible. Now come to the Portland." A Hansome took us down the bill and up Fourteenth street.' The distressed and thoroughly vengeful lawyer poured hie story into my ears. At the time, and until he should give the signal, it was regarded as a sacred confidence. That signal can never be made. Ckrl. Corkhill is dead. But, says the disappointed reader, can? not you give me a.hint ? Yea, indeed. Here it is: Col. Corkhill claimed- to be able to show by legal evidence appointments, long talks regarding the. "removal" of Garfield held over luncheons at Ru? dolph's, and in a certain basement restau? rant not for from that hospitable bar. He believed in the existence of a calmly developed conspiracy, whose i plot cover? ed even the flight of the assissin to Eu? rope. Corkhill said he knew the vessel,, the name under which a stateroom was taken for Guiteau, and the identity of the persons who were to assist him in his flight. Dates, names of men and steamers were at bis fingers' end. It was the most horrible, crushing array of allegations, correct or incorrect, that my ears ever heard. The dramatic incident of that solemn hour at the Portland was the pro? duction of the mutilated Guiteau letter, (about which Corkhill bad been so de? famed,) and the fitting into the yawning space of the missing piece of paper. It matched exactly. Upon it were two names, though it contained exactly two and a half lines of script. ? We looked at each other. Corkhill's eyes wete a flame as he pointed to one of the names and I muttered, with the so? lemnity of an executioner about.to brake a culprit on the wheel: "And it was for him I damaged my professional career beyond recall; for him that.! gave the oddsntjdefeat 1" It was a moment and a picture that will never pabs from my memory. But the man who spoke'is dead. He was to have been here next week. ? He-will hevi er come- * ? The tallest tree Jn California is known as the "Father bf the Forest". It is 450 feet. high. The largest tree in circumference is known as the "Empire State," and is ninety-four feet around' the trunk. > 1 Grant as a Drinker. From an interview with Fred Grant, "Yoor father cared little for show ?" .;. "My father cared nothing for show of , any kind, and even public recepti?Gs;? were distasteful to him.. He alway. Xf ' to avoidibem, and was happiest in home circle. Not that he did not apj ciate the public indorsement of wl had done?this always gave him pic ure, and it was only for the sake of f that he was willing to be made ar? ej bition of so often. Besides, he n liable to become embarrassed. Pcoplf used to think that he had a florid com* plexion, but his complexion really was' pale and his akin as delicate as that t" a young girl. I never saw a man wit skin so delicate. It was almost what yo? might call kissable, and continued,' ' until the day of his death; but as sc as he appeared in public or was ua" into tbe society of strangers bis era rassment roused his face to flush. "This is why a good many thought," continued the colonel,.ihn "that my father's habits were, intempe ate. But there could cot havo been: greater mistake. My father could ' drink more than one or two glass? wine without feeling the effect .in j head. During the war be drsik-a alcoholic drinks whatever, but wheat? became President he.used to take a _ of champagne occasionally at. in* His reason for doing so was as follov Soon after entering the White House began to be greatly" troubled by at of sick headache, which increa number and . in violence. Having.c suited his physician, Dr. Norris, the ter said that the cause of the difficj was partly because he smoked and ps because of the irregularity with'wblji he took bis meals. Our family ha always been small eaters, and very my father would let tbe meal hour i without eating anything, or wonldtal very little food and supplement it ward. Dr. Norris advised him regularly and to avoid drinking large quantities of which my father I been in the habit of consuming. Tj champagne instead of water,' said A doctor.. Mv father adopted his adyi and every day at luncheon used to iysi a glass or so of champagne and order battle/to be laid aside on ice fohr dinner, there being a patent fixtc tho cork which prevented tbe escaj tho gas. In a few weeks be was en ti cured of his sick headaches, and ne had a return of them. It became, thi fore, '? his. Habit to take wine with;'; meals, and he continued to do so " unable to swallow any longer, .owing -: the progress of his disease, i "That was an amuBing dispatch V by Mr. Lincoln expressing his wiih t somebody would furnish the other f erals with a keg of the same liquor Grantdrank." "I will tell you how the report tha my father drank during the war original,;, ted.' While he was at Cairo, a few days-^s before the attack on Fori Donelson, he. > occupied two rooms over a bank. There -3 was a.Captain Koontz, chief of transpor t tation, who, by his inefficiency, had in -/a curred my father's displeasure, bat wh?; was-a great friend of General Halleck'.] My father was .writing on tall the details^ of his proposed march to Fort Donelson)*! as was Iiis custom, and had left-orders, not to be disturbed. Koontz made;" appearance and insisted upon seeing! General Kawlins, who was in an room, explained the situation, Koontz violently and with an- oath reit-* erated his determination to have an in? terview. Losing all patience, Eawlii ran at him, and, with language not le warm, Bhoved him out into the st? Kocntz immediately went to Gene Halleck and told a terrible tale of state of things at headquarters. :<j$L thing there,'ne said,".'is goin to the dc Eawlins was drunk and he kaocked down, and Grant was'dead drc back room and couldn't be seen, leek took pains to spread the report, and there really was a general impression* that my father was under the influence': of liquor the most of the time." "But, as a matter of fact, he did i drink at all during the war7" "Not a drop. Not until he was in the White House, and was acting under " physician's orders, did he even t; wine, and then, as I told you, only cure his sick headache." "It used to be said that at public i ners during the last years of his life I General was1 in the habit of turuiDg I glasses'down and of drinking nothir. but.water?^ ? ."That ;was..true; and his reason i doing so was his fear of becoming ?ffe? edby what he drank. It was so natur for him to be drinking in response I toasts that without strict measures.:' wopld have shown the consequent Two or three glasses might turn his he He could not stand what'all around ' stood. Accordingly he resolved to escar. danger by turning his glasses down ' not drinking any wine at all. Yet, have said, he always drank wine at ner at home as long as he was able.; drink anything. His favorite wine champagne." VDid General Grant learn to smoke^l the army?'.' "No; as far back as I can rememt he was in the habit of smoking a w deal,. Long before the war, 'whenlij store, and partly occupied withi labor, he smoked tobacco, arjd-n and as freely ar. circumstances permlHSE! He couldn't afford to smoke cigars then, and was compiled to confine himself to', a pipe; nor did his occupation admit of j his smoking all the time, but whenever ' it was possible he had his pipe in bis I mouth. He tried to learn to smoke;: when at West Point, and became a pro*'; ficient in the-practice during the Mexip; can war." "How many cigars did he smoke a dajgj ?as many as ten or tweive ?" "Fully that," replied the colonel, in * tone that indicated several more. "Hel always preferred i^ong cigars ofcfur flavor. Sometimes at che White Houj he used a whole box_of matches in smc ing one cigar, so many were the interrujj tions and he was obliged to talk much." Bight-Handed and Left-Legged. "Do you see that blind man walkii there with a stick ?" asked a policec yesterday. A blind man was cross City Hall Park." "Every once in a w! his Btick bumps against the curb on .ft side, which of coursp; is his side. He steps a few feet away, you i tries to walk straight ahead, bat keej gaining all the time toward the ccr Now, why don't he sometimes go to other side? I'll tell you why?the^n is right-banded, consequently left-legge He unconsciously takes, a more vigora step with his left leg than with bis rig# It's so with all men who are right-hr*"9 ed, and vice-versa. I proved it < when I was on the Central Park~p? force. Eight of us patrolmen, when of! duty, went to a broad grass plot at upper end of the park, where cur f prfnta would be easily seen. One by or we blindfolded each other, and each' started out to walk straight across plot We were all right-handed but dc One man wont around in a circle n more than fifty feet in diameter. If yc don't believe you are left-legged,.;try; it some day.";?2v?0 York San . --? "What does boycott mean f'luqti ed she teacher of a frisky ycungarf Tho little- .ellow remembering' an unJ tunate excursion to the pautry, replh "A-bad licking." ? The people who give tone to bocu seldom give anything else.