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Friday Morning, April 30, 1875. Something Lacking. Col. Aiken continues kin discussion on | farm economy in the Rural Carolinian,: telling the farmers wholesome truths, which, perhaps, by-antl-by, they, witf ] absorb and reproduce in a more profita? ble use of their resources. He finds the -cause of (stagnation in this class to be due to want of concert, and that, again, to want of odncution. The average Southern farm, '.he says, can bo made self-siuitaining., ..That is, it can be made to grow grain and meat and wool enough to supply.the wants of the farmer, at the same time it produces cotton enough to defray other current expenses, and have a surplus on hand at the end of the year. Bat the difficulty of accomplishing this j result increases just in proportion as the co-operation of the farming community ?decreases. ?'Whether a reciprocity sys? tem, as well as a co-operative system, will ever he adopted by the Southern farmer, time alone can tell. Oppor? tunities are offered every day, and yet not Ualf the farmers avail themselves of \ the advantage.. Something is laoking. I believe it to be education, and that pecu? liar education which would not only en? large the comprehension, but elevate the tastes of the people How this can be best accomplished, I am not prepared to suggest, except through co-operative association. The contact of mind brightens mind." Strong Words for the Press. The counsel for the defendant in the Charleston libel case, struck some noble ?blows in vindication of the just freedom >of the press, extolling its dignity, power and usefulness in language, which it is a pleasure to read. Here arc some pass? ages which forceably express the ap? preciation ih which this great institution is held, as well as the sense of responsi? bility whioh enlightened minds place npon it: "fBhe tiefendent" said Mr. Porter, "is | proprietor and editor of a newspaper. As such, he is more largely than a pri? vate individual, charged with the care of great public interests. A newspaper, although private property, is charged with responsibilities and duties to the public, in the same way that lines of railroad, although private property, are charged with like duties, and responsi? bilities. In one sense, they are both ?reat public agencies, or instruments, hink for a moment how helpless you would now be if there were no news? papers to unmask frauds, and drag the perpetrators to light and justice. You may judge of its immense and indis? pensable value by trying to realize what would be your present condition with? out it * ? ? ? ? Talk of abuse; talk of licentiousness. I tell you, gentlemen, when gigantic evils I are to be fought, you must strike gigantic blows. Soft words and rose-water renie- | dies would only aggravate the evils and enormities under whioh you suffer; they would be fuel to the flame. I We all know, said Mr. Conner, that in the divi? sion of labor- whioh accompanies civili? zation, we have all devolved upon the press the criticism of public acts. The Credit Mobilier, the jayne-Sanborn con? tracts, whioh prostrated the whole mer? cantile community of How York to the foot of one man, all owe their destruc? tion to a reform press. When it is silent, j it betrays its trust; but when, for privato advantage, it shrinks from its doty and dares not publish that which it should I publish, lest it draw down upon its own ] head the wrath of the wrong-doer, it for? feits all right to public confidence, und deserves to perish for lack of support.. It holds its tenure by its bo}dnu*s, its independence,Tbs truth.1' f M_a????' The Good of Crass. , In the May number of the Rural Caro? linian, Dr. Daniel Lee, the veteran writer on agriculture, comes to the snpport of the views of Mr. Howard, in favor of such modification of our system of agri? culture as will make it hereafter embrace stock raising, wool luid buttor making and grass culture more largely. He copies from the Patent Office report of 1849, a statement of the immense yield of Bermuda grass to Mr. Thomas Abbott, an educated Scotchman, who planted in Mitsissippi, and this testimony of his to the peculiar value of that grass: * 'I am not aware, he says, to what ex? tent experiments have been tried with other grasses. I have imported from Europe seeds of over forty kinds; from Texas and the far West, over ten or a dozen; and have, also, tried any number of native (?) grasses with varied success, of which the relation might be of some interest; but will only remark here, after careful and repeated trials, I have found no grass to compare, for hay or pasture, with the one commended above?Ber? muda grass, the Dono?the sacred grass of the Hindoos. Of its value for summer grazing, I must state further that it far exceeds that of any other grass within my knowledge' in abundant yield, in sweetness ana in uutritivo qualities." This is matter worth pondering by our agricultural friends. As to the possibilities of the production of our soil and climate in this .particular direction, they are, evidently, but poorly appreciated, JJr-.Lea is certainly hAgh authority,' saving had ample experi? ence, North' and 'South, and haying devoted a long life to careful experi? ment, study and observation. . Wo know of no man who has higher claim to speak upon this subject. He says: "Science told me, thirty years ago, that an acre of South Carolina sunshine, solar heat and rainfall, will produce twice as much cow feed in twelve consecutive months, for making either butter or cheese, as can b 3 grown in the mm? time on the dairy reared." He says again: "In the neighborhood whore the writer practiced medicine firty years ago, the milk of 8,500 cows is made into butter and cheese in one factory. Should the time eves come when the land-holders of the planting States think seriously of butter-making, to supply in part the growing "markets of tne "world, let me say to them, that in 1,000,000 pounds of pure butter there is not an ounce of assi? milated nitrogen, phosphates or potanh exported in the staple scut abroad. Ber? muda and blue-grass pastures will grow from one decade to another for centurie as well in the damp atmosphere, ho fa? vorable to sea island cotton, as in Eng? land. Nowhere on this planet can air and water be transformed into grass, and grass into wool, cheaper than in South Carolina." ? Wo believe there is much in these les? sons, these unappreciated facts testifying to resources in our midst, but little known, and even doubted and denied, which will come to be considered in no great while. We must diversify our pur? suits, and while we hold to cotton, must add to our profits from the other indus? tries which our soil, climate and sit na? tion continually invite us to engage in. The Drama and Its Relation to Mo? rality.?An address was lately delivered by Father Young, of New York, at the funeral of Dan Bryant, which, coming so soon after the philippic of the Rev. Mr. Talmage, of Brooklyn, against the drama, naturally attracts the attention of those connected with tho stage and of the public. Father Young said: "The Catholic Church docs not find in the dramatic profession aught to con? demn. It is an honorable profession. The actor, the lawyer, the. merchant, the banker, have all their duties to perform, always subservient to the claims of reli? gion.. 'First strive to save your souls, and then become a good actor, lawyer or whatever you wish.' The dramatic ele? ment pervades everything. Life is a drama, and death is the most moving of all dramas in this world." While there may be some who may take exception to these views, there arc more who will agree to their truth and wisdom. These utterances bring forci? bly to mind a memorable passage by a great reader of nncient authors, written centuries ago, in which he tells us "he hath observed in the histories of all ages that the great events which determined the fate of great affairs do ^happen less frequently, according to design, than by accident and occasion. Our enterprises here below are derived from above, and we are but engines and actors of pieces that are composed in heaven. JTotno his trio, Deris vero poeta est: God is the sove? reign poet, and we cannot refuse the part which He appoints us to benr in the scene. All our business is to act it well, cheerfully complying with His orders concerning us, and submitting ourselves to the direction of His providence." Not long ago, Rev. Dr. Dix, rector of Trinity Church, New York, lectured upon the drama, and held that it "ranks among the fine arts as much as painting or sculpture, and religion need nave no quarrel with the lino arts." In fact, Eainting, sculpture and the drama have een practiced in some form by almost every nation. The principle of imitation which is found in each is inherent in human nature. It baa.horn discovered in the war dances of Indians and Afri? cans, among the South Sea Islanders, and from remote ages has existed in China. That form of the drama which is divided into tragedy and comedy was the creation of tho Greeks about 7(H) B. C. It may be that we do not have this art in its highest form, and that it rather aims to entertain, and to refresh than to instruct and elevate. But, after all, even these wns have their value, and espe? cially so among a working and utilita? rian people like our own, who devote so much time and energy to business and so little to recreation. It ought to bo a source of satisfaction to such critics as Mr. Talmage t hat the moral tone of the drama has been so much improved and elevated over former times. To judge the stage of tho present day by that of former times would be about as just as to judge English literature of the present time by the grossnoss and indecency of the licentious wits of the restoration, and before the era when the pure and liberal views of Addison had made peri? odical literature i? triumph of good sense and decency, and an agent of innocent enjoyment, us well as of opinion and means of culture. Or wo might as well got our ideas of the great drama from the lewd and bacchanalian characteris? tics which prevailed before iEschylilH supplied their places with pure tragedy, noble and dignifiod in its object. That some censurable performances still dis | grace the .stage is as much the fault of j the public as of stage managers; though i it may be doubted whether even the i most debased of theatrical exhibitions j has been as demoralizing as the judicial I drama now being enacted in Mr. Tal mage's own town, taking his own picture of the influence of that trial as tho standard. Yet no one would be more prompt than Mr. Talmage to point out the injustice of accepting that exhibition as illustrating tho morals of the Brook? lyn clergy. Nor will just-mined men accept the can-can and similar abomina? tions as a fair exhibition of the stage in its present condition. Even if its object is only to entertain agreeably, that is a areditable and beneficent thing. No people need innocent diversion more than the Americans. The human mind is so eonstitnted that it most have re? freshment and amusement, and such it the perversity of human nature that if it cannot enjoy itself innocently it often resorts to questionable indulgences. Even where there is self-restraint enough j to avoid yioious amusements, the love ol I excitement sometimes takes a roligion? ] form. The dramatis profession in gene? ral deserves the tribute paid to it at the funeral of Mr. I Bryant It numbers in itn names, some pf-our best citizens, men aftd women'of the highest character, i who have acted well their parts, not j only on the stage but off it, by living irreproachable lives. In their prof es I sional capacity, they have ministered to I the enjoyment and the good of mankind. I They should be encouraged in then j efforts to elevate the tone of society b> exhibiting noble examples of virtue and patriotism, and by refreshing the people ! \mUm hselihfcl Miriatirmsftw their days i of anxiety and labor. Dr. Dix was right , when he declared that Much actors "hare been benefactors of their time, and will be held in honor and grateful remem branae long after the names of some of] onr notorious agitators shall hare been [ forgotten." ; Another American tins distinguished himself abroad. His name is Holtum, and he has lately been attracting atten? tion at the Folios Bergercs in Paris by having a cannon ball tired at him and catching the ball in his hands. This prodigious feat was witnessed nightly, and although the actors present avowed that there was no trick, Pierre Veron, of | the Monde Illustre, would not believe it. He said that tho cannon ball must be thrown to Holtum from the stage. The latter made a bet of rive thousand francs that he would perform the feat under I conditions which left no room to doubt, and when the bet was taken, Veron designated Mabille as tho place for trial. All the journalists of Paris were invited, and they found Holtum there before his cannon. It was ex? amined with minute cure, and the heavy ball was passed from hand to hand. "I am no longer in my own houao," said Holtum; **you are master here, and you must watch over all tho arrangements." Having carefully aimed and lashed his cannon, it was charged, and Holtum took his place ngainst a plunk target some ten yards sway. This was to show that the ball was solid, and the force of | the powder great enough to send it through the plnnk. Holtum got the aim of his gun, and then placed his head in a certain position against the plsnk, giv? ing the command to fire. The ball just grazed the hair and broke through the plank, rolling some twenty yards further on. The same ball wns picked up by the journalists, who again charged the can non and sent home the ball, and this time | Holtum caught the ball in his hands um neatly as he does nightly upon the stage. He won his bet, nnd no one seemed dis- } posed to accept his offer of :i,000 fmncs to any one who would perform the ?ame I astounding feat. The physical force re? quired may be enormous, but Holtum snowed his strength by tossing up can? non balls as if they were so many orunges. The only precautions taken are very simple; he wears very thick leather gloves, and covers his breast with many thicknesses of thin paper to form a sort of cninxss. This looks like a very dangerous feat, particularly the | first part or it, where Holtum places his I head against the target half an inch be? low where the hall will probably strike. If the powder should chance t? be de? fective, some day there might be an aoei- ] dent, snapping his head very neatly off. A SnopriNO Affair.-On the evening of lost Wednesday, the 21st innt., a Ger? man named John Miller, employed by Mr. B. J. Burnett, as a foreman, upon hie farm near Carter s Crossing, in this County, was shot and seriously wounded by a negro Jnborer on the same place. The circumstances of the affair, as we I have heard them, are as follows: It seems 1 that Miller had detected the negro, Rome time during the day, in stealing poultry j or eggs from him, and had hammered him soundly with his fist for tho tres? pass upon his property, whereupon the colored man went off, provided himself] with a gun and ammunition, loaded tho weapon and returned to the premises where he had left his antagonist several hours before. Soring him advancing with the gun, Miller inquired of him whether or not his purpose was to shoot him. In reply to this question, he said J that ho entertained no such purpose or i desire. Miller then informed him that he would permit no person to enter his yard with a gun. ordered him to leave the vicinity thereof immediately, and turned to go into Ins house, a short dis? tance from the scene of this conversation or altercation. Ho had not walked more thun five steps before the colored man fired upon him, putting seventeen shot into bis body. The wounded mau is thought by his physicians to be serious? ly, if uot dangerously, hurt. The would be assassin has been arrested and com? mitted to jail, for trial at the approaching term of the < \>urt of General sessions for this County. He was committed t<? jail by Trial Justice Dennis, of Bishopville, before whom he was brought up for a preliminary hearing ot his ease. [Sviitltf '/'; !?? Not' .'?. ?>:j. Hkais ani> Necve Action,- M. Heim? holt/ claims t>> have ascertained. b\ most carefully conducted experiments, that sensations mv transmitted to the brain with a rapidity ?>f about ISO feet per second, or at one-fifth the rule of sound, and that this is nearly the same in all in? dividuals; also, that the brain requires >no-tenth of a second to transmit its orders to the nerves which preside over voluntary motion, this amount varying, however, much in different individuals, and in the same individual at different times, according to the disposition or the ondition at the time, and is more regu? lar the more sustained the attention. M. Heimholt? likewise finds that the time required to transmit an order to the muscles by the motor nerves is nearly the same as that required by the nerves of sensation to pass a [sensation; more? over, it passes nearly one-hundredth of a second before the muscles are put in motion. The whole operation requires one-and-a-qnarter to two-tenths of a second. It is no mere figure of rhetoric, therefore, to speak of a mind that is activo and ardent, or one that in slow or cold. Kerosene Calamity.?An old colored woman named Angelo Gadsden, living at the West end of Palmetto street, in Charleston, died Wednesday from burns received the night previous. She was trimming a kerosene lamp, with a bottle of oil in her hand, when her clothes took fire. She ran into the yard screaming, followed by her aged husband, who wus I likewise calling for holp. Two colored men, hearing tho alarming cries of the old couple, ran into the premises, and, as soon a* they saw what was tho matter, endeavored to put out the dames which cuvoloped the old woman. Before they could succeed, she was dreadfully burned, and lingered through the night in great pain. An inquest was held over the remains yesterday, when a verdict of j accidental death was rendered. Measles are prevailing as an epidemic f' in Walhalla. They are of a severe type, I being known as French measles. Bobton Women Scandalized. - Do Boa ton. women chew tohsooor Thsts the question. Boy. Mr. Luthrop L?h de? clared it a fact before the Women's Tem? perance Union of that city. He not only makes this charge, but, generalizing a little, clalma thai he can get ten m<-n to leave orT chewing where he can induce one woman to say that she will never more use "fine cut" or "sweet navy." Can such things be? The use of the weed by women in certain sections of the country is an old Btory; but to think that a clergyman, whose opinions are entitled to the utmost consideration, should- feel it his bounden duty to publicly remon? strate with the female world of Boston for its indulgence in the habit that has heretofore been deemed one of the blessed vicious privileges of male hu? manity ??Jtclusively. His statements soeiii to be made in a manner which in? dicates that he has accurate knowledge of ???utain cases. The (Hobe says: "In times past, jealous New Y<uk, fuming Chicago, and ever quiet and demure Philadelphia have hinted that the average Boston young lady affected eye-glasses as a gentle stimulant for her optics, and was a tri Me cool and high-toned as to style; and, not long ago, Boston ladies were accused by sehne anonymous correi - pondent ot" frequently indulging in too much wine; but we have never heard of nny such awful charge oh this before." It is pretty rough, surely. If the thing were told upon any other city than Bos? ton, it would not so much matter. But the idea that, in the very hub of the uni? verse, the dreadful example should be s<*t the world at large, is harrowing to hushundK and lovers. Hereafter, young man, mind your girls eye-teeth for nico? tine discoloration. They do say that Washington belles brighten tli?-ir eyes and prevent their gayety from thigging by champagne tippling, but that is as nothing to this boston scandal. -- ? ?? ?- - Trkasi-hk Thovk.?The finding of the hidden treasure by workmen ? mployed on Stuten Island, the other day, has a romantic interest. The place where the gold was discovered is an old manor house occupied by George Dongnn, Earl of Iiiuirick. in colonial times. The peer dreamed one night that a large amount of gold was hidden beneath the soil of the garden. lie related this dream to his retinue, and his lordship, according to tradition, commanded a detachment of bis sohlier.s, to nog and scorch John Bodinc, the owner of the estate, into the mood of making known th?' hiding place of this treasure. They con? founded bis ignorance with obstinacy, and tortured him almost to the point of death. Several of bis children had dreams similar to tlu>se of the cruel lord, and repeatedly upturned the gar? den earth. Some time ago the property came into the possession of a gentleman who rented it to Mr. H. C. Windsor, pay? ing teller of the Mercantile Bank. Sud? denly he and his family disappeared. Then it became known that be was an apparent defaulter. For years after? wards stnngers' voices sounded in the old house, anil strangers' faces appeared at the windows. While digging about the premises, the workmen came upon a buried treasure in gold coin to the amount of $20,000. In consequence, every a ell-regnlated family in the neigh A Pa it allel ro tuk Tiohborne Case.- - A curious parallel to the story told by the Ticllborno claimant has recently com? to light in England. It is said to be an actual occurrence which took place in the very neighborhood in Australia where the claimant first appeared. A young English nobleman having fallen into dissipation, left England, sailed about the world, and liimlly reached Australia. There he took service as a shepherd, and for several years kept sheep for a farmer. One day, while packing up .something in a piece of an by an advertisement stating that his father had died, the title and property fallen to himself and offering ?'200 for his discovery. The shepherd-lord actually managed to get the money offered for the discovery of himself, drank it up, but has refused to leave Australia. Knowing the family hanker, he seuds pretty regularly for money, but ho has never, like the claimant now in prison, sent t<? a different banker from the one with which he himself had ordered hi.< !u??n 'v to bo deposited. --? -... \ Coi.onr.u I'nEArtiER Kills His Win.. John Andrew, pa .tor of the colored Me? thodist Episcopal Church at Georgetown, Snsso County. Delaware, after conclud? ing bis sermon, went home, ami, 1t is supposed, had a quarrel with his wife. The neighbors hoard loud bilking, but an I it was no new thing, they did not inter j fere. The next morning, they found Mrs. Andrew in the yard of her house dead, her head having been nearly blown otf by a shot-gun. which was found lying at her feet. Her husband bad disappeared, and the Sheriff and e posse of men have since started in pur? suit, and fuel sure of capturing him. Andrew is a mulatto, about thirty years old. five feet six inches high anil coni {mctly built. He is quite intelligent, >ut it is said has a temper beyond hit control, and for some time past has home an unenviable character. Early this year, he assaulted a man in his church for some trivial offence, and came neai killing him with a chair. Accidental Shootino. ?A pistol wa* accidentally discharged Tuesday morn? ing, while in the hands of a gentleman, at Stellings grocery store, on East Bay, Charleston. The ball took effect in the right hand of a white man, named Bar ney Martin, who was standing near, in? flicting a severe flesh wound, passing through the fleshy portion of the hand, between the thumb arid forefinger. There were no bones broken, ar.d th< wound is not considered dangerous. Dunn, Barlow A Co.'s mercantile agency has issued a quarterly circular ol failures throughout tlio United States foi the first three months of 1875. Thesi figures show 1,733 failures, wjth gross liabilities of $38,873,000, b'oing onlj about $73,000 more than one-quarter o , the amount of the previous yeaT, anr , I fcUO nilll'UUI ?'l lit" |'i f ? H'ln JCrtl, ?u\ nearly $20,000,000 less than for a oorres _,i_? i iu?> rn;?..ifZZrS.: interests, the exceeding Severity of tb winter and the lateness of the spring, tin conclusion is said to tie onfhewnole en couraging. Cm Mattem.-? If yon are asked to TenTTyOTFJr1 ffilW?! suggest M? HI be borrower that he had better subscribe. Reading mutter on every page. To-morrow is^May Day. and pte-nics are in order. Sixteen drachms make one ounce, nnd a very few destroy all scruples. A good tailor sponges his cloth, and his customers sometimes sponge him. it is easy enough to start u (.daily pa? per. Keeping it going is what exercises the inventive genius. Two handsome pieces of those elegant longcloths. at 12.1 cents, received this day, at Jones, Davis A Bouknigbt's. Matt. J. O'Brien was in the city yester? day, and called upon us. He is looking tine, and as jovial as ever. You can get all styles of job printing* from a visiting curd to a four-sheet post? er, at the Pmr.Nix office. Prices satisfac? tory. The citizens of the lower part of our city witnessed a magnificent phenome? non, last evening?the shooting of a large meteor. Everybody call and secure at least one piece of that fine yard-wide longcloth, at 12.1 -ents, at the old stand of Shiver A Co". Take life easy, and don't always bo trying to beat the sun up. You may win for a while, but in the long run you are sure to be beaten, and some morning it will rise when you don't. The Indian Girl Cigar Store was the centre of attraction, yesterday- the offi? cial drawing nf the Greensboro Lottery being the magnet. When it was found that forty-two cents was the principal prize obtained, great disappointment was manifested. The prizes were scaled to one-sixth; the winner of the Benbow Hons' went on his way rejoicing, the possessor of $10,000. Persons desiring to estimate the size of the crop now being marketed, are in? formed that a pool will he made up at the Charleston Exchange, which will close Saturday, the result to be decided by the figures of the Commercial and navcial Chronicle, in September next. A letter enclosing $3 will receive the usual attention. Economy or Cheek?--One of our hotel-! keepers was waited upon by half a score of unsophisticated youths from the rural districts, who wished to rent a room, at $1 per day, for the payment of which they had previously agreed to stand a pro rata assessment of ten cents. They could not be accommodated. Three of the same party subsequently entered an ice-cream saloon and ordered one glass of cream; upon being served, simultane? ously they dove down into their coat-tail pockets, and each produced an iron spoon and set to work. Stockholders' Meetino.?The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad was held yesterday, in Good Templar's Hall. General W. W. Gary was called to tho chair, and Messrs. C. H. Man.son and C. V. Carrington, appointed secretaries. The committee on stock representation reported a majority of the stocks as repre? sented. Tho report of the President and Directors, olso the report of the General Superintendent were read, re? ceived and adopted, and referred to the direction for action. The usual resolu? tion of courtesy, Ac,, were adopted. Th'? old Board of Directors were unani mously re-elected. The TornNAKENTS. The Charleston .Ycir.it .d-i\ Onurirr says that the fire com? panies of that city are talking about visit? ing Columbia to participate in the com? ing tournaments. It says the Eagle Steam Fire Company thinks of coming to the one to take place on the f>th of May, and the Union Star, colored, to that of the 11th. Our firemen will gladly 1 j welcome all that come, and promise them a happy time. The latter company have a handsome new apparatus, and know how to work it. It is not improbable 1 that a number of persons not members ' of tire companies will go, -?:? ? Hotel Arbxvaxs, April 20. Columbia i Hotel?J. S. Fair, Newborrv; J. W. ? Sheaman, Miss Mary J. Nichols, Miss Nichols, Providence; W. J. Gayer, i Charleston; F. M. West, Wilmington; J. ? N. English, city; W. H. Hunt and son, i S. Johnston, Newberry: S. J. Simpson, i Luurens; Mrs. A. S. Gillespie, Tonn.; T. P S. Clarkson, N. C.; J. E. Thomas, 8. C, J. H. Troutz, C. R. Paul, P. B. Warwick, U. S. A.; T. FtGroneker, Newberry; J. i B. Ezell, city. Mansion House?A. C. Hoyt, Conn.; J. ? L. Black, Charleston; D. J. Griffith, , Summit; J. H. Todd.^TJ. ft. A.; J. Boyle, > N. Y.; W. A. Cline, B. H. Cline, New ? berry; T. Watson, Edge field. Wheder House?W. Matthews, Pa.; H. I C. Potter, N. Y.; Hi B. Beecher. Ga.; H. , D. McGinnis, N. Y.; R. A. Watson, N. C.; P. Duffle, T. Frost, Charleston; W. > M. Graham, SumterjS. D. Epstln, oity; Miss Bowman, Mrs. W. W. Culler, 8. C.; 3 W. S. Talbott, Ky.; G. W. Arthur, Lewis f rille; J. S. Keyes and wife, P. Dolan, r Mass. ; M. O. Butler, Edgefield; Mrs. J. i Kennedy and children, Ridge Spring; f Miss Julia Smith, Miss Laura Treutlin, r Cokesbnry; H. Lawrence, C. A. Smith, f N. Y.; H. Solomon, city; R. B. Curpen l tor, Richland; D. W. Aiken, Cokesbnry; r T. Watson, Ridge Spring. i Hendrlx House.?L. M. Pratt, Du? S West; A. A. Williamson, N. 0.;A.C. o Pmtt, Due West; C. M. Hall, Mrs. C. o M. Hall, Anderson; W. H. McConnoll JFairfteld; W. T. Rockwell. Pa.; J. B Clarke, Md.; E. A. WAgeher, Charleston The announcement of the coming of Tonn E. owens, appears in our advertis ing columns this morning, and we give below an extract from a New Orleans joqrnahpf a njcenjt daffe-.^ HV stand* high as a coniedians with a WOrld-wide repu Utio^|md onr citizens-, ore promised u roictre||t: ^ '?'Juke some of the old men that Mr Owens produces with such wonderful artistic power, Solon Shingle, Sprug gins, Caleb Plummer, etc., neither in look, voice or gesture is there the slight eat family relation. There is nothing that could lead the most careful observer to detect an affinity between creations so I totally dissimilar. This is one of the 'strongest evidences of great genius. I How thoughtful, how minutely observ | ant of details, how comprehensive in its grasp must be the genius which, for con? tinuous hours, can sustain this illusion of the stage and never for one moment ihop the mask! The comedy itself is well conceived, and the characters, in the most part, are Jmrely American; not the less so that the enisles in dress, manners and conversa? tion endeavor to forget the land of their birth and worship that far-off paradise of their countrymen?Paris. The efforts made by the fashionable Mrs. Apex and the elegant Mrs. Kadi us to forget their humble origin, are rendered abortive , through the bloutness of that terrible old man Unit, who knew that the mother of one kept a "small, cheap j boarding house," and the grand-father of the other was ' a worthy old wood-sawyer." The sterling qualities of old Unit, however, appear when he cornea to the rescue of his former partner, ruined through the extravagance of his wife and the prodi? gality of their son. It is here that the. old retired merchant stands with the firmness and steadiness of a rock among the wavering elements that surround him?the one man of principle among the weak and vacillating creatures of im? pulse. In this situation, the simple force of honesty and integrity conveys a lesson, and a lasting one, and the min-, gled mirth and pathos of this scene are> worth all the tears that were ever shed over the maudlin sentiment and heart? breaking poetry of the modern French drama It is a play with a healthy* sound moral, and is a simple household story most pleasantly told. John Unit is not the least of Mr. Owen's triumphs, and in its individuality is perhaps his most perfect creation. Supreme Coubt, Thuesdat, Aram 29. The Court met at 10 A, M. Present Chief Justice Moses and Associate Jus? tices Wright and Willsrd. The case of the State, respondent, vx. Dyer McJunkin, appellant, was called. The case was postponed to close of docket in the absence of counsel. The following opinion was filed: Smith land Melton, respondents, cur. J. T. Walker, appellant Appeal dismissed. , Opinion by Willard, A. J. At 12 M., the Court adjourned until Monday. May 3, 10 A. M. List or New Advertisement*. Firemen's Tournament. Opera House?John E. Owens. Riehland Lodge. For Bent?Restaurant, Ac. Invecttom n* the Am. ?At this season, the vegetable world takes a new lease of life; but to the sensitive and delicate members of the human family, it is. a time of danger and often of great anffea-' iug. The moisture which rises from the earth and hangs suspended over it in the form of morning ana evening mists and fogs, holds in solution, so to speak, the ' mephitic elements which produce fever and aguo, remittent fevers, rheumatism, and many painful nervous disturbances, and which aggravate dyspepsia, bilious ness and all minor affections of the stomach and the bowels. This, there? fore, is a critical period of the year?a season when the renovating, refreshing and purifying operation of the mightiest of all vegetable tonics and alteratives, Hostetter s Stomach Bitters, is salvation to the weak, and the best security for the continuance of the health and vigor of the strong. Now is the time not only to protoct the system against the common ailments of the season, but to prevent the disorders, incident to a warmer tempera? ture. Let not the exhausting heats of the summer months find you unprepared to meet them. A course of HostetteT's Bitters, commenced now, will putaU the physical energies in fighting trim, dou? ble the capacity of the internal organs to repel the causes of disease, refresh the brain and clear it of nil hypochondriaoal cobwebs, and place the whole physique in an attitude of defence, with every available point fortified and guarded and as nearly invulnerable to unwholesome influences as it is possible for the human structure to be. A29 How to Restore the Prosperity o* ths State.?Keep you money at home Do not send away for anything which you can Obtain as well here as elsewhere. We do not advbeate paying $5 for that whioh you cap buy abroad for even $4>90; but when yon can buy your Blank Books, of the best grade, at prices as low as New York, then send to Walker, Evans & Cogswell, Charleston. 8. O, and purchase, what yon need. AH their Blank Books are made in Charleston,' and your en? couragement will sustain a worthy nucnu facturing enterprise. Mtlt Fault is found with the President for wearing a shocking bad hat at Concord and Lexingtorr, and complaint is made that Secretary Tfcth wore a flaming bandana* on his throat A President mt?f appoint his evory living relative $o offiVe, and give every old criminal.in the country a ohance, hut when.he appears in a crowd of American citisen's wearing a decayed hat, and in company with n man displaying a red handkerchief, ho is no longer fit for the exalted position to whioh a mysterious Providence has elevated him. The West Virginia Legislature has passed a dog law, by which it Is provided that any person may kill any our found chasing or injuring sheep; that the owner of the dog shall be liable for the damage dd?e", s^JDu){ the ownex^Tan? dog whioh has been found iMiiyiag sheep shall, within forty-eight hours, kill the dog, under a penalty of $1.50 for each day the dog is suffered.to live after notification has bean given of its evil deeds.