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VOLUME IX.-NUMilER 2092. CHARLESTON, SATURDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 28, 1872. EIGHT DOLLARS A TEAR. RELIGIOUS TOPICS. THE VB OH AL SERVICE IK TBE EPIS? COPAL CHURCH. I? lt J natl dec! by Rubrical Authority In thc American Liturgy ? -Ttle Views Of | ??a Oonienatlve and Old-Fashloned Churciiman." TO THE EDITOR OP THE NEWS. My article apon the rubrics ot the Book of I Common Prayer and the authorized mode of [ rendering its services, might have been more appropriately published In a religious than a secular Journal. My reason for Bending lt to appear in the lattens, that the Monthly Becord, the only church paper In the diocese, would not be able to publish so long a communication with out such division as would continue lt through several numbers, and consequently through as many months. Should you see flt to let the same occupy a place in the columns of your wide-spread Journal, the matter discussed will, I tbink, not be devoid of interest for every one who, like j myself, ls a conservative and old-fasbloned CHURCHMAN. Tbe Choral Service. During the episcopate of the late Thomas | ?. Davis, Bishop of South Carolina, there was entire uniformity throughout the diocese in the mode of rendering the services of the Episcopal Cbnrcb. Every clergyman and layman knew that the bishop not only did not sympathize with the movement in the church which sought to In* traduce a more elaborate and imposing ritual, but within his own diocese discour? aged any rendering of services alter a manner not in accordance with traditionary usage. It was well known to many that there was I more than one of the clergy, who, having j visited Northern cities and attended churches where choral services were used, returned home with a strong desire to Introduce into J bis own place of worship what be considered | a warmer and more devotional renderingof the liturgy. Every suoh clergyman, doubtless from respect to the late bishop's vlewB, and in deference to his office, did not seek to carry ont plans which he cherished for changing the mode of conducting public services in his church. At length the time came, alter the demise of Bishop Davis, when one of the city clergy In? troduced Into his choir a number o? chorister boys, and appointed Borne parts of the service which had hitherto been "said" to be rendered chorally. The fact that the mode of conducting and rendering the services had now, in our oburcb, departed I rom that known in the diocese Irom the earliest times, produced a profound Im? pression. On the first Sunday after Easter, the new bishop, the BL Bev. W. BTW. Howe, attended and tock part in the services at the church just referred to, and addressed the congrega? tion. His remarks were listened to by avery large number of people with breathless attention, and that not merely because the bishop 1B the most.thoughtful and Impressive preacher In the do?ease, but because ne spoke plainly, and j expressed himself unreservedly as to the ren? dering of the service that morning. The bishop said : "In regard to Divine service I would remark that I obuerve in some particulars a departure from the ordinary usage which has hitherto pre vailed m thu diocese, and l noUce lt now. not to j disapprove lt, but merely to offer a few observa? tions which 1 am sore will be received in the ?erne spirit In walo h. they are made. Personalty, and when I consult my own taaies, I delight In a choral service where it ls competently and devo? tionally rendered. I see, also, m such a service an emphatic protest against the lifeless way in walch, m too many of our churches, the congre? gation fulfil their part or the noble liturgy. ?,? * c i am /ree to say, that in some tldnga, If not ta many, the public worship or our church in this diocese could be changed for the better, and whereby more animation and rever? ence would be exhibited. B it departure irom a traditionary usage, from public worship. Buch aa we have been familiar with, to a choral rendering of our service, ought, I thins, before lt becomes a fixed feature of this diocese, to a,aud .upon grounds which are recognized by the ecclesiasti? cal authority aa firm and legitimate. "I am not, ot present, satisfied on this poin\ I am not certain that we or the American church have a right by our rubrics to the choral service. It does not follow, m my judgment, tnat because the Church of England may use lt that, therefore, we may also. Observe, 1 do not decide against lt. "I mean to cramp the lawful liberty of no cler? gyman, nor of uy congregation, bat only desire mat dopa; ture from previous usage may be seen to be just] ned by a fair and careful interpretation of the liturgical rules. When the? rules oome to be carefTihy studied, the choral service may be found to be Implied m them, and, ir so, thou none can find fault with any of our congregations ii lt chooses to use lt? dbe: ty. "On the other band, ir, after a careful examina? tion, the ecclesiastical authority should determine that a service principally choral ls not contem? plated by the american Prayer-book, then the true way Ho do la to lay lt aside for the preseut, and deny ourselves until such service ls distinctly sanctioned by the general convention. "It seems to me that each diocese, m the ab? sence of me declared opinion on tbe part of the | general convention, must judge for Itself; and hence lt la my purpose, before I express any opinion on thia matter, and in order to come to a sound conclusion, to call to my aid my oanoutcal advisers-the Blandina, committee of me diocese and If the result be that the choral service ls a legitimate ase, then surely all offence ouzht to be considered removed therefrom, and lt should be received without any questioning or any sus? picion." From these remarks of the bishop, his hear? ers, and, In a short time, all within the dio? cese, were put in possession or his views, and enabled clearly to understand his position with regard to the introduction a mo nu at us of I a more musical rendering ot our liturgy. He said at once very frankly that he ob? served in the service of the morning "a de? parture irom the ordinary usage which has hitherto prevailed in this diocese." Then, speaking without reserve, he remark? ed that, personally, and when consulting his own taste, be delighted in a choral service. But he thought departure from traditionary usage In public worship, departure from the worship with which we have been familiar, "to a choral rendering, ought, before becom? ing a Axed feature ol this diocese, to stand upon grounds which are recognized by the ecclesiastical authority as firm and legitimate." The bishop then stated that he was not satis? fied on this point He was not certain that the American Church, by our rubrics, had a right to the choral service; and it did not fol? low that because the English Church used lt that therefore we might also. While not meaning to cramp the liberty of any clergy? man or congregation he only desired "that departure from previous usage might be seen to be Justified by a fair and careful interpreta? tion of the liturgical rules." "When these rules," added the bishop, "come to be care? fully studied the choral service may be round to be implied in them, and, if BO, then none can find fault with any one of our congrega? tions if lt chooses to use its liberty. On the other hand, if after careful examination the ecclesiastical authority should determine that a aarvloe- principally choral is not contempla? ted by the American Prayer Book, then the true way to do is to lay lt aside for the pres? ent", Ac. i Bishop Howe, holding that each diocese, In the absence of the declared opinion ot the ? general convention, must Judge for itself, called to his aid bis canonical advisers-the standing committee-to decide whether the American Trayer-book, through its liturgical . rales or rubrics, does contemplate "a service principally choral." The decision of the bishop and standing committee of the diocese, as to the mode of J rendering the services of the book of common prayer of the American Church, based upon a careful und strict Interpretation of the rubrics, has been looked forward to lor some lime, by both clergy and laity, with great interest. This decision has Just been made known In the bishop's pastoral letter to the clergy and congregations of the Diocese of South Caro :We make . the following extract from the| pastoral: at "Dear Brethren-Some time ago, on a public occasion, l said, m reference to the choral ser? vice, that I desired, before lt became a settled osage many of our congregations, that lt might receive from me, as your bishop, some examina? tion, so as to determine whether, and how far, lt might be a lawful ase, * . * ?The conclusions which I reached after a somewhat ' careful, and I truar, Impar'lal consideration iubraiucii, as I intended they should be, t standing committee. * . . . ? standing committee, however, after foll In gatton and the freest discussion, In which vidnat views were presented In the most adi bleeplrlt, arrived as a body at the same elusions aa myself, and I now beg to lay uni-ed and accordant judgment before yon. "lt ls decided that tne rubrical ezprei .read* embraces both a musical and a non-i cal rendering ol that portion of the servi which lt ls pr. fixed. Thus the psalter, wh: appointed to be read, can be aang or pronou without musical note. "Where the rubrical direction Is 'say' th musical renaericg ls excluded, as for instan the Lord's prayer and the apostes' creed, elsewhere, where the alternative .mg' li n the rnbrlc. . Moreover, In addition to above results, at accordance with them, 1 deolde that rub directions other than 'say,' do not foi bid i lng. Tnu3 the amens, the litany, the responst the decalogue may be su ag aa well as said." Bach being tbe result reached, and the < sion made by the bishop and standing c mlttee, no churchman surely will be foun speak evil of any pastor and congregation sees nt and expedient to render our ser after a choral manner. But though this be so, a member of a cbi In widen there ls the greatest liberty thought, may, while submitting to the ru ot constituted authority, entertain the opli that lt was the result ot misapprehension consequent misconstruction ofthat upon wi such ruling was based. He may practic acquiesce in an authoritative decision and cree, that is, so far as conduct ls concert and yet entertain the conviction that the si ls erroneous or unreasonable. This, we are constrained to say, is our sit ?on in relation lo the decision ol the bis and Btandtog committee, viz: that the che service is a lawful use, and ls contemplatec the American prayer-book. It ls with unfeigned diffidence we vent to entertain an opinion contrary to the thorltatlve decree of an ecclesiastical bo but we are not able, when reading attentiv the liturgical rules, to avoid the conclue that a choral service ts not contemplated, i thal the standiug committee have put a c struotlon upon rnbrlcal language, whlob, careful consideration and comparison, shall find lt will not bear. "It is decided," are told in the pastoral letter, that the brlcal expression "Read" embraces both a t slea! and non-musical rendering of t portion ol' the service to which lt ls pr?fixe Let ns, by collection ol rubrics from d J fl ent services ot the prayer-book, see if t comprehensive signification ol the wc "Bead" will stand. We shall not at once refer to "the ord how the psalter" and the rest ot the he Scripture ia appointed to be read; althoug as we are prepared to show, in the course this Inquiry, there is here no liberty given 1 a musical rendering. We propose turning at once to the order 1 the administration ot the Lord's Supper. Jt before the offertory we have this ruhr "Then shall follow the sermon, after whlc the minister, when there Is a communie shall return to the Lord's table and begin t offertory, saying, one or more of these se teaceafollowing as he thlnkeih most couve lent." Observe that the word "saying" is used this rubric to Indicate the manner in whit these sentences are to be rendered. Now, the principle ot critical interpretation la down by the standing committee be correi bad "reading" been the word inserted abo' and not saying, then these sentences mig have been either Bung or pronounced wltbo mualeal note. But. how strangely are we perplexed whe endeavoring to bold on to this principle th "read" embraces bolb a musical and no musical rendering of lhal portion of the se vice ta which lt ls prefixed, we find a ruhr alter the offertory differing from and seemly ly conflicting with the rubric going before. Bubrlc-"While these sentences are lu 'reai ing,'"&c, says the latter rubric Then, ai cording to the different interpretations give by authority of the diocese to "say" an "read," we observe that the sentences mlgt have benn either sung or said, whereas, ID rubric before them restricted them to bein said. We will next, while examining tbe rubric of the communion service, call particular a attention to the rubric immediately iollowln the words said by ihe people, "Glory be to th Lord." Rubric-"Then shall be read the Apostle; or Nicene Creed, unless one ot them bas bee read Immediately before in the morning sei vice." Now ihe bishop and standing commli tee tell us that the Lord's Prayer and th Apostles'and Nicene Creeds cannot be reo dered musically, because the word "say" I used in the rubrical direction given with re gard to them in morning and eveuloj prayer. But here we find ibis rubrical lan guage *.n ihe communion service: "Then sha] be 'read' ihe ApoBllea' or Nicene Creed, nu lees one of them has been 'read' Imm?diate! before lu the morning service;" bearing li mind that "It ls deolded that the rubrical ex pression 'read' embraces both a musical am a non-musical rendering of that portion o the service to which It ls prefixed," we havi here a plain liturgical direction to this effect "Then shall be 'said,' or 'sung,' the Apostles and Nicene Creed, unless one of them halt been 'said,' or 'sung,' immediately before li the morning service." Can lt be that we bad the liberty of chan ti DJ the creed in the morning service, noiwlth standing the direction there given lo "say" lt. and now only discover the liberty when wt reach the communion service? Are we nol becoming more and more involved in the laby? rinth oi difficulty as we proceed in our "rubri? cal" interpretation, based upon an erroneous decision with regard to the use of the word "read," throughout the liturgy * We must not tali to note the rubrics found over the exhortations in the communion ser? vice : First Rubric-When the minister giveth warn? ing for the celebration of the holy communion," 4c. "he shall 'read' the exhortadlo . following." Second Rubric-"At the time of the celebration of the communion, the priest shall 'say'this ex? hortation." Most assuredly both these exhortations Bhould, Irom their character, be Bald. The Hr st exhortation ia BB solemn and per? sonal au admonition and appeal as could be addressed to the congregation, and ought to be said in a tone and manner similar to if not identical with that used in prenouncing the last; indeed, there is no disguising the fact, that the two exhortations are to be rehearsed alter the same manner. Are we at last forced to the conclusion that the rubrics are often contradictory, and that the compilers ot the prayer book used language in a most im methodical and careless manner ? If we hold that the rubrical expres? sion "read" embraces both a musical and non musical rendering, then are we forced to this conclusion; but it we part with Ihls erroneous Idea of "read," either Implying or admitting a pronouncing with musical note, then shan we be persuaded of the clearness of the ru? brics, unmistakably perceive their meaning, and readily follow their direction. We think that any one carelully regarding the rubrics to which we have made reference ought to see that the words "read" and "say" are used synonymously throughout the services, having only each shade of difference in their signifi? cation aa we notice when the minister ls directed to "read" the lessons and "say" the prayerB. And even where the words may be so used as to give one the prelerence as being for the time the more appropriate and accurate, even there the rubrics do not rigidly continue the distinction, but allow them lo glide Into each other, For Instance, collects aod all prayers are generally directed to be said, but the par? ticular collect tor Ash Wednesday ls directed tc be read throughout Lent. We observe again that while in ihe communion service we have, "Then shall be 'said' the collect for the day. And Immediately after the minister s ti all 'reati' the epistle. * * Then shall be 'read* the Gospel." We have In tbe communion office, which, with the litany and suffrages, follows tbe consecration of bishops, this ru? bric: "Then shall be rc Ad the collect, epistle and gospel as they are appointed." We IhlDk it may be Interesting and Impor? tant to turn to the form of prayer for the visi? tation of prisoners, and then to note the ap? plication of the word "read" aa used in the rubrics, "When morning or evening prayer shall be 'read' In any prison instead of the psalm, '0 Come Let us Sing,' shan be 'read' the 130th psalm; and the minister shall Insert after the collect for the -day the collect in the following service: '0 God who sparest not,' ?bc, and at such times as the litany is not 'read' he shall add the prayer, '0 God, merci? ful Father, who desplseth not.' ? Here we have the word "read" used three times and applied to the rendering of morn lag and evening prayer, o? the 130th Psalm, and of the litany, and in each Instance thu word "said" might have been sub?tliuted. Whatever be the significance of the word "read" In any "one"' of the three positions In which lt ls placed in the above rubric, the same attaches to lt in the other two. Morning and evening prayer are appointed to be "said," with the same correctness as to be "read."' The 130th psalm here appointed to be "read," is, In the visitation of tne sick, Introduced with the rubrical injunction, "Then shall the minister "say" this psalm, Psalm ozxr, and the lliany, which here ls di? rected to be "read," is, as we shall presently see, In three other services ordered to be "said." We will now pass on to the following rubric occuring in thia service for the visita? tion of prisoners: Rubric-"Here i be minister, aa he shall Beel convenient, may read tho prayer for all men. the collect for Ash Wednesday and the collect begin? ning Almighty God, tbe fountain of all wisdom, ?c.. or any other prayer of the liturgy which he shall Jodge proper." It appears to us from this inquiry Into and comparison of the rubrics, that a musical ren? dering of the parta of the service to which the word "reaa" ls prefixed, is not only not Im? plied, but is positively excluded. We think that were there needed any lurther weight of | testimony from the language of liturgical rules to fully establish us In our position, lt | is furnished by the last quoted rubric. We call attention, without comment, to the two following rubrics; the first follows the collect for Ash Wednesday; the second the collect for St. Stephen's Day : 1. "This collect ls to be read every dav In Lont, after the collect appointed for the day." 2. "Then shall follow the collect for the nativity, which shall be said continually until New Tear's Eve." None can fall to oote the rubric placed Im? mediately before the order for dally morning and evening prayer, respectively: . Tho minister shall begin tue morning prayer by reading one or more of the following senten? ces of scripture. "rn--minister shall begin the evening prayer by reading one or more of the following senten? ces of scripture." Does any one suppose that the minister may render these sentences with musical note, and that because the word "read" ls used In the rubric? ? Then we beg bim lo turn to the two rubrics used in the communion service, one before and the other alter the sentences of the offertory, to which attention has already been directed. We wilt next inquire whether our prayer J book bas directed the psalter to be pro- ? nounced always without musical notes or has given the liberty of singing it. We have already established the use of "read," but we will not take a re prospect ol what has been elicited irom other paris of the prayerbook, but consider what is (rubrically said lo direst reference to the portions now under consideration. On the first page of the book of common prayer, after the prelaoe, we have "The order I how the psalter ls appointed to be read;" and Immediately following the direction lor read? ing the psalter wo have "The.order how the rest ot the Holy Scripture ls appointed to be 'read.'" As at the time of the compilation of our prayer book there were no cathedrals, bot only parish ohurobes, In this conntry, there [ waa no contemplated use of our liturgy In such a choral manner aa to induce the com? pilers of the American Prayer Book to antic?? pale that either the lesson? would be Intoned or the psalter chanted. Now, some may say that the direction "read" does not prevent the introduction ol either use. Surely neither the l word "read" nor many another word can pre- I vent the gradual development of appropriate [ use. But we are not discussing use In the church, nor baslcgour lawful rendering ot the service upon it. We are addressing ourselves to rubrloal interpretation; and, looklog back to the period when these rubrics were placed in our book of public worship, we wish to as-1 certain their true purport by considering what direction the compilera of the book found lt expedient or necessary to give as to the ren? dering of the different portions of the liturgy. We shall find some light thrown upon this matter as to whether the word "read" was re? garded by the council of the American Church, which legislated upon and fixed the rubrics, aa Implying a musical rendering, and was, therefore, uaed to afford such liberty, by tura lng- to commentators upon the Engl ish Book of Common Prayer. Wheatly says: "Pope Celestine, as we read In his life, applied the psalms to be sung alter? nately at the celebration of the Eucharist." This practice, so .primitive and devon1:, our church (though there ls no particular rubric to enjoin lt) still continues In her service, either by Binging, as in our cathedral worship, or by "savins:," as In the parochial. For in the lormer, when one side of the choir Bing to the other, they both provoke and relieve eaoh olher'a devotion; "tney pro? voke lt (as Tertullian remarks) by a holy con? tention, and relieve lt by a natural supply and change; for wbloh reason, In the parochial service, the reading of the psalms ls also divi? ded between the minister and people." We observe, then, a difference in oalhedral and parochial rendering of the psalter, which the fathers of the American church well know? ing, used the word "read" as they have used used lt throughout the prayer book, in place of "say," never for a moment Imagining that | in a single parochial worship lt would be so in? terpreted by any as to give the right to a cho- 1 ral rendering contemplated only fur a cathe-1 dral. We would direct attention to the use of j the word "read," in the passage quoted above : "In the parochial service, the 'reading' of the psalms Is also divided between the min? ister and people." And here it may 'ie very well as strength? ening us the more In the opinion that "rrad" does not imply or admit the Idea of einging to make another extract from the same author. When speaking of the Gloria in Excelsls he re? marks "in the Greek Church, it makes a con st ant part of the morning devotions ns well | upon ordinary days as upon Sundays and holy days, only with this difference, that upon ordl nary days lt ls only 'read,' whereas upon more solemn times lt ls appointed to be 'sung.' " It ls too worthy of note to be overlooked, that while at the beginning of the psalter, and also of the selections of psalms to be used in? stead of the psalms for the day, thero ls no further direction for the mode of rendering the same, (that at the beginning of the prayer? book directing them to be 'read' being deemed sufficient.) We find over tbe psalms to be used instead of the recite, which ls Itself appointed to be 'said' or 'sung,' this rubric: "Portions of pmlms to be 'sun?' or 'said' a morning prayer on certain roasts anil feists, in stead of the -Tenlte Exultemus,' when any of the foregoing selections are to follow Instead or the psalm', as in the table." Again In testimony that the psalter ls In? tended to be pronounced without musical note, we have in the evening prayer these two rubrics, the one directly following the other: "Then shall be read the first lesson, according to the table or calendar. "After which shall be 'said' or 'snug ' the fol? lowing psalm, except when it ls reid in the ordl-1 nary course of the psalms on the nineteenth day of the month." We would submit to any candid mind, that the word "read" of the first rubric applied to the lesson, and of the second to the psalter. Indicates the same mode of rendering, and that the explicit direction "said or sung" with respect to the xcvlll psalm clearly discrimi? nates between the liberty given for musical or non-musical rendering of the psalm as a chant, and the "reading" of the sime in the ordinary course ol the psalter. We have not been more suprlsed at the de? cision of the ecclesiastical authorities ofihe diocese with respect to the word "read" than .\t ihe decision that "the litany" und "re? sponses to the decalogue may be aung as well as said." These are tne words ot the pastoral letter: "Moreover, in addition to above re? sults and In accordance with them, I decide that rubrical directions other than 'say' do not forbid singing. Thus the amens, the litany, the responses to the decalogue, may be song as well as said. In other words our services of the Amerl- ! can prayer book so highly choral, so constantly ! contemplate a musical rendering that we have the liberty to sing whenever that liberty | is not expressly taken away, and it is not taken away unless we read "say" in the rubric. Now, we believe that it can be most conclu? sively shown that this broad statement and claim with regard to, and in behalf of, a choral rendering ol our liturgy, ls not ! borne out by the liturgical mles. More than this, we are unable to disguise from ourselves what is most evident, viz: That the American prayer book does not contemplate a highly choral service In the order ot the public wor-1 Bhlp, and wo have not the liberty to sing, ex Contlnucd on Thud Page. THE STATE CANVASS. THE FIGHT GROWING LIVELY BE? TWEEN THE RADICAL FACTIONS. Free Speech In C hrster-The Adventares of Major Samuel Dickerson among the T p-country Niggers-"The Party" Wants noses and "No Foolishness." Trie canvass Just now ls particularly lively all over the State, but nowhere more so than in Chester County, where there ore meetings lu the Interest either of the Regulars or of the Bolters almost every day. The Chester Re? porter, in the course of a running account of the most recent of these gatherings, gives us the following amusing sketch: On Saturday Yocom and Major Sam Dicker? son, densely colored, of Charleston, repaired to Rossville, the band (employed at the rate ot twenty dollars per day) .having preceded them the evening before. Here about thirty voterB assembled. The dusky major was put forward first lo illuminate the benighted minds of the Rossville negroes on the merita of the Bolters' ticket. No sooner had be devel? oped bia position as being antagonistic to Hoses-whom, by the way, many of the ne? groes believe to be the original Moses that led tbe children of Joel out or bondage-than they Incontinently "went for" the said Samuel, and dragged bim from the platform, Accus? tomed as the major is to the smooth flagstones of the city lt might reasonably be supposed that he would not be an expert in making lime over the rough roads ol ihe up-country. His performance ou last Saturday showed that all auch conjectures would, be wide of tbe mark. Fear either lent him wings or strength? ened his legs. With the speed of the swift - tooted Achilles he bounded from the crowd, and, burling his anathemas at the head of the "d-rt country niggers," he punned his flight lill he placed fourteen miles between himself and his tormentors. This forcible illustration of "the party's" Idea ot free speech served rather to chill the enthusiasm of the oiber orators of the occasion. Yocom proposed to speak next, but was told by the audience that "they wanted no loollsbness;" that If be was going to speak against Moses they didn't in? tend to hear him. Under this restriction he made a few feeble remarks. This meeting had no effect on the campaign, other ihau io de? velop the fact that the negroes are determined to Bland squarely by the regular State ticket. Kershaw In Motion. The Conservative volera of the Camden precinct met at Camden, on the 20th instant, and organized a Conservative club. By re? quest, General J. B. Kershaw explained the object of the meeting to be to organize a club lo act in concert with other clubs to be tormed at the different precincts In ihe cou a ty, and under the direction of tbe executive com? mittee, to be appointed on the 28th instant, by a convention of delegates from the various clubs. The general, in a few remarks, im? pressed upon the audience the importance of organizing, and was seoonded In the Hame by Colonel W. M. Shannon and Captain W. L. De Pase, who made short addresses. The following officers were elected : Presi? dent, Colonel E. M. Boykio; vice-presidents, General James Cbesnui, Hon. W. Z. Lelmer, General J. D. Kennedy, Captain W. L. De Pass, Captain J. M. Davis; secretary, William Clyburn; treasurer, John Kershaw. On motion of Captain W. DePaes, Colonel W. M. Shannon was appointed a delegate to the county convention. The following resolu? tions were unanimously adopted : Resolved, That In our opinion the Conserva? tive party should,adopt a uniform plan of action throughout the State, in reference td the present canvass. Resolved, That lt ls the sense ol this meeting thai the oounty executive committee should be authorized to take measures to concen? trate the Conservative vote of this county to the support of such ticket for Stale and coun? ty officers as in their Judgment may be for the best Interest of the people. The Greenville Senatorahlp. T. Q. Donaldson, Esq., bas been nominated by the Greenville County Convention for the State Senate, in place of ex-Governor B. P. Perry, lately nominated for Congress" from the Fourth Congressional District. The Holters In Onion. The Bolters' Convention for Union County was held at Union Courthouse last Wednesday, when the following Uokei was put In ihe field: Repr?sentatives, Simon Farrow, A. Smith and Henry Cannon; sheriff, Charles McGurchln; clerk of cour', Charles Bolt;Judge of probate, A. A. Hammett; Behool commissioner, D. D. Goings ; county commissioners, Abram Farr, T. J. Coleman and Abel Farr; coroner, James Carlisle. Marlboro.' The Republican County Convention of Marl? boro1 has nominated ihe following tlcaet: House of Representatives, Jacob Allman, Dud? ley P. Mc Latirlo; sheriff, James H. Jones; clerk, T. W. Allen; Judge of probate, J. Wesley Smith; school commissioner, Frank Easell; counly commissioners, Calvin T. Stubbs, Rd w. Miles, Joel L. Easterllng; coroner, John Bris? tow. Barnwell. The following are the nominations for coun? ty officers, made by the Republican party, at their convention, held in Blackville on Friday last: For senator. James M. bmlth; Legisla? ture. Fred. Nix, B. H. Norland, Julius Mayer. B. W. Middleton; sheriff, N. G. W. Walker; clerk court, Wm. A. Ne ri and; Judge probate, W. J. Milson; county commlsBlouers, G. B. Cloy, Cse mr Cave, Tuck Robinson; school commissioner, Bev. Abram Middleton; coro? ner, James Patterson. Oconee. Tbe following ls the ticket recommended for support by the regular Republicans of Ooonee County: Senate, Deidrlch Blemao; representa? tives, C. A. Tale, David Singleton; sheriff, F. Wlebus; clerk court, Jesse Strlbllug; probate Judge, Samuel P. Dendy; school commission? er, Charles C. Perry; county commissioners, James Hunnlcutt, Tenas Maxwell, Johnson Wright; coroner, walter Wooden. Orangebarg. The Regular Republican County Convention lu Orangeourg has made the lollowlng nomi? nations:'Senator, James L. Jamison; Sheriff, E. J. Cain; Probate Judge, Augustus B. Knowlton; Clerk ot Court, George Bollver; School Commissioner, Frank R. McKinlay; Members House of Representatives, Samuel L. Duncan, John Dix, J. Felder Meyers, Henry Riley, Abram Dannerly; County Commission? ers, E. T. B. Smoake, John Robinson, Alex? ander Brown; Coroner, T. H. Cooke. Darlington. The Republicans ol Darlington County have made ihe following nominations: For the Legislature, s. J. Keith, John Boston, Richard Humbert, J. A. Emlth; Sheriff, Thomas C. Cox; Clerk of Courr, Jonathan Wright; Probate Judge, M. Welch; School Commissioner, J. A. Wilson: Coroner, Henry Brown; County Com mlsMcners, Clayton Cannon, F. D. Smith, G. Hoffaieyer. A Loss to the Bench. The Yorkville Enquirer says: A trentleman who was at Chester a few days ago, Informa us that Judge Tbomas J. Mackey expressed to him a purpose to resign thejudge ship ot this circuit, to which he was elected at the last session of the Legislature. The reason which Induces Judge Mackey to this course is lhac be prefers legislative to Judicial honors, and will therefore be a candidate for the Legislature from Chester County. Wheth? er the Judge proposes to resign bel ore or after his election to tbe Legislature we are not In? formed. A Healthy Bolt In Fairfield. The Republicans of Fairfield County, who are opposed to most of the nominations made on the 18th instant, bad a mass meeting at Wlnnsboro' on Tuesday, which was presided over by Mr. S. M. Smart. The Wlnnsboro' News gives the lollowlng account of the pro? ceedings: G. W. Barber and Sanders Ford were nomi? nated for the Senate, and upon being submit? ted to the meeting, the vote stood one hun dred and twenty-two for Harber, aDd one hun? dred and alxty for Ford. Barber then moved to make the nomination unanimous, which waa carried. The following were then nomi? nated for repr?sentative: B. H. Smart, G W. Barber and Alfred Moore. Captain 8. B. Clowney was unanimous] j endorsed for clerk Of court. Dr. J. D. Cu re ton was unanimously nominated for sheriff, w. M. Nelson, Esq., was unanimously endorsed tor Judge of probate. Frank Kil? lingsworth received the cominatlon for school commissioner. H. L. l?lilott, Esq., Henry Jacobs and J. H. Cook, were nominated for county commissioners. The drat named re? ceived almost a unanimous vote. Mr. Elliott's name, so far as we know, was used without his knowledge, but we trust he will not de? cline. He ls very popular with a large num? ber of our colored citizens, who have ehown their appreciation of him by proposing him for one of the most Important offices In the county. The meeting was well conducted, and remarkably orderly for a mass assem? blage. It was large, and to all appearances representative In character. Over three hun? dred colored men were In the meeting, be? sides some whites. The people are left to choose between the two tickets presented, and wiO, doubtless, "somtch" both consider? ably. THE FIELD Ol? POLITICS. Grant Make? a Little Speech at Phila? delphia. PHILADELPHIA, September 27. Grant gave a reception last night. In the evening the merchants who had held a mass meeting at Concert Hall ferenaded the Presi? dent, and in reply to numerous calls he re? sponded as follows: "Gentlemen and mer? chants of Philadelphia: You have made much better speeches to-night than I could make If I were so Indited. I am very glad to see you, and am pleased to hear that you have been to hear such line speeches as you have been engaged in hearing to night." The Colored Rally for Greeley. LOUISVILLE, September 27. 1 he National Colored Convention adopted a platform endorsing the Cincinnati platform and nominees. Resolutions were also adopt? ed denouncing "the villi ny of the rulers who have foisted themselves upon the Southern States, and by the most unblushing cupidity reduced the people thereof, of both races, to a condition of poverty walch half a century of prosperity cannot redeem, and nominating Greeley and Brown for President and Yice Presldent." The convention adjourned sine die. The Pennsylvania Bourbons. PHILADELPHIA, September 27. The executive committee of the Straight out Democrats have cai ed a State convention at Harrisburg on the TGt h of October, to select an electoral ticket and t ake such action as will be for the best interests of the party. The Kentucky Senatorahlp. ? WASHINGTON, September 27. It Is stated that Willis B. Hachen will suc? ceed Senator Davis Ironi Kentucky. TBE FD TURK OF FRANCE. Gambetta Gets Garrulous over the Shortcoming? ot the Assembly, bat Predict? a Glorlonn Future. NEW YORK, September 27. A Parla corresponden, who has Interviewed Gambetta, reports him as eaylng that the National Assembly hat been so beaten and bullied by Thiers that lt has become simply a register of the President's will. Thiers, be Bays, does not represen*; either the country or the Assembly, and consequently, between them, the country ls nat represented, at all. He predicts that on the reassembling of the Assembly lt will dissolve itself out of Bheer despair. In any contingency, a Republican Government ls now the only possible govern? ment tor France. Thiers, be thinks, upholds the Republican policy, and will accordingly receive the support of the Republicana of the country. He thinks that France meditates no war with Germany, but he says she will, by her Republican greatness, become so In? fluential aa to sweep avay the rotten German Empire from the face U tile earth by peaceful means. Flying from the German Yoke. PARIS, September 27. Immigration from tim ceded provinces of Alsace and Lorraine continues, and ls In? creasing. THE WEATHER THIS DAT. . WASHINGTON, September 27. For the South Atii-.ntlc States, . northerly winds and generally c ear weather. COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT. NE* TOBE, September 27. The following Is the comparative cotton statement for the wee t ending to-day: 1872. 1871. Receipts at all pons for this week. 08,828 33,689 Receipts for the year t< data_?ej.eio 77,368 Exports for the week.16,220 0,82? Exports for the year to date. 80,652 43.666 Stock at all C. S. pnrtl.136,882 09 234 Stock at Interior towns.160,881 16,471 Stock at Liverpool.760,000 428.CO0 American afloat for Gc Britain... 7,ooo 65,ooo JOTTINGS ABOUT THE STATE. -Mr. J. Wesley Sa ith has sold his interest la the Marlboro' Il mt a to bis late partner, Mr. J. T. Darlington. -Governor Scott has appointed John Mc Manua a i rial justice for York County, to be located at York ville, vice Ml lea Johnson re? moved. Mr. Mc M a ru s was formerly a ser? geant in troop "L" or the Seventh Cavalry, stationed at Yorkvllli'. -A census Just ukan of the town of Ches? ter, by authority of the town council, gives the following results of the population of the town: Whites-males 400; females, 438. Colored-males, 30-,; females 364. Total 1500. Assessed valuu of the real estate $457, 600. Votes-white, 162; colored. 147. Road Hands-white, 117; colored 108. -The Lancaster Ledger says : The cotton crop ls fast disappearing from the fields and seeking the markets. Tne opinion expressed by farmers le, that the entire crop will be gathered by the mid ile of November, should the weather continuo as favorable as the past few weeks. We see no reason lo change our Ugures of a three-quarter crop In this county. -Lancaster had quite a sensation on Mon? day last. While a party of workmen, six In number, were encaged in renovating a house belonging to Mr. J. Q. Oousart, recently built by Dr. WT J. White, ibo wooden pillars upon which lt stood gave way, making a complete wreck of the entire building. Remarkable as lt may appear, though the workmen were all Inside, none ot them were seriously hurt. -The Barnwell Suntlnel says: "The cause? way and bridges across the Little Salkehatcbie swamp, at Honey Ford, have been put in complete order. Tils important thoroughfare is the chief connecting link In the public road projected from Bin oater's Bridge to Rush's Mill, through the To wn of Graham's, and short? ens the distance to the railroad at Graham's at least four miles to the citizens on the south side ot the Little Solkehatchle." -A serious accic ent occurred last week to James Brian, Et-q. at bis residence, three miles northeast of rorkvllle. While attempt? ing to bridle one among several horses in his stable lol, he was kicked on the knee by one of the horses, severely injuring his knee, and by the concussion breaking his thigh-bone near the hip-joint. The injuries are of such a serious nature, taken in connection with Mr. Brian's age, that lt ls not likely that he will ever again be able to walk. -Jonn Lilly, recently the Republican coun? ty chairman of Chimter, and at present a can? didate for the Houne ot Representatives, waa arrested on Mooray last on two warrants, charging him with converting to his own use and selling two of the Winchester rifles given out by Scott to tho colored militia. It seems that In March, 1871, he was charged by the adjutant-general with the duty of collecting and returning the gnns belonging to the mili? tia to this immediate locality. For this duty lt was, as we suppose, that his name appears among the recipients of the "armed loree" fund lor the amount of sixty dollars. After collecting the gun i lt ls charged that he sold two of them. Th( proof ls said to be ample to establish the ob arge. -The people ol Reading, Pa., are alarm?e by a threatened fi jht between two opposition railroads. One thousand police have been or dered to tbe spot, I PERILS OF THE BAIL SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE WILMLSG ! TON AND WELDON RAILROAD. An Erpregf Trata Thrown from thc Truck-Lilt of the Casualties. WILMINGTON, N. C., September 27. Tbree cara of the down express train on the Wilmington and Weldon Ballroad ran off the track between Everettsville and Dudley last night. The ladles'car and sleeping car were j precipitated down an embankment, and the lormer was turned upside down. A consld ;?. able number of passengers were slightly and two or three were severely injured, bat none were dangerously burl, Mrs. M. A. Walker, iyJ^?S^?S* 4v,a ' waB severely bruised about the body; Mr. Chambers, ol &ew Or? leans, was painfully hurt In the head and back; Mr. W. H. Chew, of Augusta. Georgia, had an ankle badly sprained, and his wife re? ceived a severe contusion on the forehead. Those most severely wounded are here, and I the physicians express the opinion that all will soon recover. The accident ls supposed j to have been caused by a broken rail, and the absence of fatal results ls considered almost miraculous. The sleeping car fell over a trestle work, about twenty feet, into the stream below. Another Miraculous Escape. mu ?pUQHKEEP8TB, N. T., September 2T. The Chicago express train on the Hudson River Ballroad, which left here this morning, ran off the track at Yonkers. Six cars Ailed f with passengers left the track, but none of I them upset nor were any of the passengers Injured. ? A DESTRUCTIVE GALE. A Savannah Baric Wrecked and Thirty Ii Ives Lo at. \ LONOON, September 27. A heavy gale prevailed yesterday on the British coast. Several vessels which left the | Mersey for American ports were driven back. The gale continues to-day. The vessel re? ported wrecked on Tusker Bock on the 2ith ?Oft., was the bark New Castle, Captain Wil? kins, which cleared at Liverpool, September 1, for Savannah. It bas been ascertained that thirty of the crew were lost. JC?o*tes by Fire* CLEVELAND, 0., September 27. Five oltlzens were burned In the Lunatic Asylum fire. The lunatics are all supposed to be alive but several are missing. BOSTON, September 27. Melonie & Co's, wood ware house ls burned. The loss is one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -Rinderpest has appeared in Lincolnshire. . -Figuerola has been elected president of the Spanish Senate. -Tue President and family returned to Washington last evening. -Forrester has left New York for the Illi? nois penitentiary In irons. -Michael Gerri cg, of New York, yesterday killed his wife and then cut his throat. -It ls said that efforts are being made, which have not yet assumed any official form, to require the Lairds to pay a portion of the sum awarded to the United States by the Geneva tribunal. -Two companies of the Third Regiment New York militia bad a fight on the Harlem . Road yesterday. Two men were killed and' twenty-five wounded. The men were on their1 way to drill and drank too muob. -The commlsloner of Internal revenue has decided that certificates of naturalization Is? sued by the United States or State courts are not such certificates as require stamps under ihe Internal revenue laws. -The cases of Tweed, Mayor Hall, Nathaniel Sands and others, charged with defrauding the city, came up before Recorder Hacket In the New York Court of General Sessions yes? terday. The district attorney moved that the cases be transfered to the Court of Oyer and Terminer, and aftet consultation, the argu? ment on his motion waa postponed till next Friday. Special $0111*0. DB. TCT1'3 HAIR DYE HAS been anal) zed by the best chemists m Europe and America, and its harmlessness certified to. s?pase /^JAUNDICE.-THE LIVES IS ONE of the moat Important organs of the body; and when lt becomes deranged, and falls in Its healthy action, the bile is crowded back into the blood, poisoning Its life. If there ls a different secretion from the liver, lt becomes swollen and enlarged and engorged, and Inflammation ls set up. SIM MONS' BE PATIO COMPOUND bas a direct and powerful action upon tbe Li VER, and will, with great certainty, relieve Torpidity and Congestion of this important organ, lt ls already prepared in Large Bottles, and for sale by DOWIE, MOISE * DAVIS, aep27-fmw3 Wholesale Agents for 3. 0. N?TIGE. - GREEN VILLE AND I COLUMBIA BA1LB0D COMPANY. I The state, ex Relatlone the Attorney-General Plaintiff, vs. the Greenville and Columbia Rall-, road Company, Defendant. I JAMES G. GIBBES, JAMES R. PRINGLE and: ethers, Plaintiffs, vs. the Greenville and Colum? bia Ballroad Company and others, D?fendante. The undersigned having, by order of his Honor I Samuel W. Melton, Circuit Judge of the Fifth, j Circuit, dated Jone 18th, 1872, been appointed Ref? eree on the above H tated cases to ascertain and report, among other things, the amount of in? debtedness or the Greenville and Columbia Rail? road Company, with authority by advertisement to require all creditors to establish their respec? tive demands oefore hun Notice ls hereby given to all and singular the creditors of the said Greenville and columbia Railroad Company, whether holding bonda of the first mortgage, bonds or certificates of Indebted? ness guaranteed t?y the State, bonds or certifi? cates of indebtedneaa of the second mortgage,, non-mortgaged bonds or claims of any other character, t J present and establish their respec? tive dalma before the undersigned as Referee, at hts office lu Columbia, South Carolina, on or be? fore the 1st day of october next, at which time his report on each claims will be made up and submitted to the Court In the B&ld cases. JOH M s. GREEN, Referee, Columbia, S. C., June 18,1872. jaaST-UtaU %W OLE AK AND HARMLESS AS WA TER-NATT ANS'S CRYSTAL DISCOVERY FOR THE HAIR.-A perfectly clear preparation m one bottle, aa easily applied as water, for restoring to gray hair its natural color and youthful appear* ance, to eradicate and prevent dandruff, to pro? mote the growth of the hair and stop Its falling out. it is entirely harmless, and perfectly free from any poisonous substance, and will therefore take the place of all the dirty and unpleasant preparations now m use. Numerous testimonia s have been sent us from many ot our most promt; aent citizens, some ef which are subjoined. In everything m which the articles now lit uso are objectionable, ORTST AL DISCOVERY ls perfect. It ls warranted to contain neither Sogar of Lead, Sulphur or Nitrate of Silver, lt doea not soil the clothes or scalp, ls agreeably perfumed, and makes one of the best dressings for the Hair lo noe. It restores the color of the Hair "more per feet and uniformly than any other preparation," and always does so In from three to ten day a virtually feeding the roots or the Hair with all the nourlahlng qualities necessary to ita growth and healthy condition; lt restores the decayed and induces a new growth or the Hair more posi? tively than anything else. The applicationi oj this wonderful discovery also produces a pleasant and cooling effect on the scalp and gives the Hair a pleasing and elegant appearance. Price^?1 a bottlT ARTH ?B NATT ANS, Inventor and Proprietor, W-b^ton^D. 0. novis-stmhU Maxru?. HoBLBECK-FELL.-On the ti th September, 187a, at St. Andrew's Chapel, Mount Pleasant, 8. 0.. by the Rey. Thomas F. Gadsden, FRIDIRIOI H. BOBXSKCK. M. D., and EMILZB T. FAIL, eldest daughter or the late ROT. Jona B. Fell., * Snnttal Sonre?. TENHET.-Died, September 37. in the 78tn year or her aga Mrs. ISABILLA a. TINHST, widow of John Constable Tenbee, a native or Kew Castle npon-Tyne, England. 2?- THE FRIENDS AND ACQUAINT-. ANCE S or Mrs. TEN SET, Mr. J. B. N. Telnet, Mrs. M. Whitehead, Mr. and Mrs. & o. Frith, and the members of the Methodist 3. Churches, are respectfully invited to attend her Funeral Servi* ces at Trinity church, Tam AFTIRNOON, at half past 4 o'clock. ' sepal* THE FBIENDS AND ACQUAINT? ANCES or Messrs. John, Joseph and Matthew Harbeson are requested to attend the Funeral services of JOHN S. HARBESON, at the Unita? rian Church, Archdale street, TOTS MORN? ING, 28th instant, at io o'clock. septf-l* _gfrb?gartj. BI?N.-Died, at Winnaboro'. s. c.. on Tuesday the 24th September, JOHN Wara, infant son of Jnm R H. and Mary 0. Rion, aged 8 yean, s months and 7 days. BRUGG EM" AN.-Died in New Tork dir on Sep? tember 15t n. 1872. ANTON F. BRUGG ENAN, a native of Bremen, Germany,aged 38 years and i month*. NORTH.-Died at her residence in Christ Church. onjhel7th of August, er typhoid fever, Mrs. MARTHA P. NORTH, wife of Dr. Richard L. North. flglifllQgg JSotlttB. LOENTE AL PRESBYTERIAN OBUROH.-Services may oe expected in this Obnroh, by the Pastor, at the usual hour, Te-Voav BOW MORNING._ aepStV* MARINERS' CHURCH WILL be coen for Divine Service every BAaasJM MORN? ING, at half-past io o'clock, corner of Church and Water street?, Rev. W. B. TATES, officiating. , , .BT SPECIAL REQUEST OF PAL METTO DIVISION, No. 4, SONS- OP TEMPBB^ ANOE, the Bev. a S. TEDDER wfll repeat th? Dla conree delivered by him on last Sunday eve? ning at Trinity Church, before Washington Lodge, No. i, I. o. 0. Good Templara, at the Citadel Square Baptist Church, To-MOaaoe (Sunday) EVENING, at half-past 7 o'clock..Their friends and j the pa bl tc are ree poet mu y invited to atraad. . sep28 ! ZION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, GLEBE STREET.-The Pastor, tko Ber. J. L] ! GIR ARDEA U, having returned from a short leave of absence, will res n me nia dattes. He will preach (D.T.) In Zion Presbyterian church, Glebe street. To-Mo BROW MORNING, at h alf-past io o'clock? Str?ngen are at all times cordially invited to at? tend the services or ti H Church. Comfortable and eligible seats win be provided for themJjf ? committee and the Sexton in attendance at the door. a*pn : Special Notices. ?kf CONSIGNEES FEB STEAMSHIP CHAMPION, from New Torc, axe notified that abe will discharge cargo, Tar* DAT, at An ge i'a Sooth Wharf. Goods uncalled for a* I sunset wul remain on the wharf at owners' risk. sep28-l JAMES ADDER * CO., Agent?. . . i HALL'S VEGETABLE SICILIAN HAIR RENEWER removes scarf and au import ties from the scalp._aep28-atnth8aaw : MULTITUDES OF PEOPLE RE? QUIRE an alterative to restore the healthy action of their syst', ms and correct the derangement* that creep toto it. s ar s ap am las were tuted and valued, until several impositions were palmed Ott j upon the public under this name. ATER'S SAR? SAPARILLA ls no imposition. sep2i-stnth8P*w_j_ "pSf BURNHAM AROMATIC DENTI? FRICE, for Cleaning, Be*stlfylng;and Preserving tb? Teeth, and imparting a refreshing taste to thc month. Prepared by ED W. 8. BURS HAM, Gradna ts of Pharmacy, - No. 421 King Btreet, Charleston, 8. C. ' Recommended by the foUowlng Denttsta: - Mr* I J. B. PATRICK, Dr. B. A MUOKBSFUSS. aep28-8mos NOTICE.-THE BRITISH BARK "GRANTON," ,Wm. Rowlands, Master, from Liverpool, will discharge cargo ander General Order THIS DAT, the 27th instant, at Acoommo I dation Wharf. No claims will bs allowed after j goods have been removed from the wharf. sep27-2 HEN RT GARD, Agent. { ??T* TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OF? FICE OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 10, 1872 -Wheruaa, by satisfactory evidence presented to the under [ signed, lt haa been made to appear (nat the Bank I of Charleston National Banking Association, in the City OT Charleston, ia the County of Charlea ton and State of Sooth Carolina, has been daly organised under and according to the require? ments or ihe Act or Congress, entitled "An Act to provide a National curren cy, secured by a pledge of United States Bonds, and to provide for tba circulation and redemption thereof," approved Jone 8,1804, and has complied with all the provi? sions or said Act, required to be compiled wita, before commencing the business of Banking na? der said Act. Now, therefore, L, JOHN & LANG WORTHY-) Acting comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that the Bank of Charleston National BanxV lng Association, In the City or Charla?wm, la tte county of Charleston and State or South Carolina, is authorized to commence the business or Bank? lng under the Act aforesaid. In testimony whereof, witness my hand and Seal or office, this loth day of September, 1873. J. S. LANO WOSTHY, Acting Comptroller of Currency. j SEAL. J INO. 2044.] sepia-2m oa rf BACHELOR'S HAIR DYE.-THIS superb Hair Dye la the best In the world. Per? fectly harmless, reliable and Instantaneous. No disappointment. No ridiculous tinte, or unpleas? ant odor. The genuine W. A Batchelor'? Bair Dye produces immediately a splendid black or natural brown. Does not stain lae akin, bat leaves the hau* clean, soft and beautiful Tte only safe and perfect Dye. sold by ail druggists Factory io Bond street, New Tork. moha-tnthslyr_ ?pRUIT TREES, SMALL FRUITS, ORNAMENTAL TREES AND PLANTS, OHOIOB GARDEN AND FIELD SEEDS, AC .. A aplendld stock of the cholceit vartettes. . Send for descriptive catalogue and price Bat. AU Trees weU packed so sato carty amtely to any part of the United Stale*. SMALL FRUITS AND SMALL PLANTS, of ali kinds, sent by mail, postage paid, to say post?nico in the United States. EDWARD J. BVANS A CO., Nurserymen and Seedsmen, July25-th4mc? ? Tork, Fa. RUSSELL'S SOOTHING COBDIAL1.. Thia Pr?paration ls highly J?coaM|Md?a by many ol the leading Phyriclana of Charleston, nd la alwayB kept for sale, W^*?*-"***?^ by DR. H. BAEB, No. 181 Meatiag ?trott. .