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GREENVILLE, 8. C.
WISVtlOlT, JULY M. WW.
Dr. Hicks' Loctur*-?The Bible.
Tlx people oi Greenrllle ?m iodebt <1
to the Literary Club for the reeeot.
rieit* of Dr. 'iwt, of Obmleetoa, to
our town, the opportunity of keeri^
him preeeh on Sunday leet, end of lie*oninn
tefrie ndmlrebU leetmre w leal Wed nee
lay eveotng. The fetter w? hie fincet eff<?rt
before r Greeeetlle eadleoee. Hie subject,"
\ TTee for the Bible," elweye enlleia
the eympethiet of oor people. The more
we know of the Bible, " the. book of time
and of eternity," the more profoundly ere
we imprtseed with Ite wonderful wisdom
end (he overpowering internal eridenee
of Ite-dWIne origin. With so inter
rating and grand a sut-j-ct. and wllli a
knowledge of the pi end id style, rich imagery
and striking elocution of the gifted
divine, are expected an Intellectual treav
and thla was realised. We wish ^[e had
titnc and apdee to present a worthy eynopa;a
of the address^ with oopiooe extracts'
using the orator's own laagoage more freely
lhaa we shall do in litis sketch, which must
necessarily he short aad imperfect.
Dr. Hicks, la the outset, referred to lite
' life" aad remarkable preeervation of the
Bible, which scents to present itself to us
less as a book, than a life?-an entity, com.
ing down to us through the ages of the
past, contending everywhere with error
and demanding universal submission, and
still the victor of every conflict. Its pow
er.' wisdom and influence, and its adapts*
tion to all hearts, were eloquently and
beautifully presented. " It Is," said he,
" the first of books, and has giveu color,
tons, substance and worth to all others.?
When the great Creator uttered the creative
words, '.Let there be light,' he eet the
perpetual springe of action in atoms, and
continents, aad worlds, and systems So
w-hen he gave forth the Bible?when he
uttered lto awful eenteneee, painted its
beautiful, piled up its grand, aod breathed
its sublime, he but established the organic
law of mind and gave souroe to all ;utelleotaal
and moral life. From an aeslhotie
point of view, the Bible is ' the tmtnacu
late eoul ?i (esthetics,' tbe seat aod law and
perfection of taste, paling by iU sublimity |
and beauty the highest triumphs of human
genius. In this 'Book of the Ag?-p* the,
artist finds the noblest subject for the exercise
of gcuius; and the greatest works of
modern art are taken from Btble scenes,
but not front the greatest and most sublime
which it offers; for no age has produced
the mind and hand which would justify the
attempt to present on canvass or in marble
ths grandest scenes of Bible history. And
this book will ever be the first aud deepest
iuapirer of truest art. Id poetry the loftiest
concept ionc pale and wither before the
grand measures of Bible poetry, end from
it the greatest poets have caught inspiration.
To thia source the poet oomes for
winga with which to soar. The suhliinest
thoughts of Milton and StiAaerxAna are
taken from its pages. The greatest of mod
ern epic poems are taken from Bibls subjects,
such as Paradise Lost, the Divina
Commedta, etc.
To the same source also comes the oratoV,
when he would melt with pathos, move
with appeal or overwhelm with argument.
Here he finds the surest means to win ap
plauae and fame, and learns how to move*
convince end compel men.
' In phllooopliy, the Bible, though not
claiming to be book of philosophy, is the
only snfe teacher aad sure guide. Without
claiming to untold science, it marks with
unerring finger the path of scientific devel.
opment, and with the majesty of a divine
oracle awaits the verdict which shall vindieate
its utterances to be the truth of God.
Science, with all its vast reeourcee. has not
been able successfully to contradict or controvert
its laws or records. Geology,
which some feated and others hopen would
shake the ancient temple of truth, lias fail
ed. to prove anyihing, as every scholar will
testify. At present all ia conjecture and
reasoning upon supposed premises Mere
probability cannot be accepted against the
clear and abundant testimony which all
ages give to the genuineness and authenticity
of the Scriptures. The direct evidence
which the Bible is suppoitcd can be re
butted by nothing short of the cogency of
mathematical demonstration.
' But," continued the orator, " far above
everything else, the Bible ia the revelation
of God to man, and we shall fail to know
it, unless we hail it in this light, as revealing
God's will to us who have wandered
far from liim; declaiing the divine plan of
salvation, and pointing ont to the wanderer
the peth which will return his weary feel
safe home."
On the philosophy of the Bible, Dr.
Hicks evinced ability, learning and sound
judgment, introducing many impreeaivc and
msssstifs Ihanehls Ha r?m>rli?it that lh?
dream of all human philosophy ia to discover
fhe Immortal. The unalterable long
ing of the human aoul ia for a future stale
and every philosopher who has given hi*
laws and his preeepls to mankind, has infused
litis insatiable desire ioto every uttorance.
But how meagre and nnsatisfac
tory are all their speculations in compari
eon with the Bible I In all their philosophy,
how far shot I of that contained In the
brief words of that Christian scholar and
philosopher, Sr. Paul, " To die is gain f"
. In conclusion, the question was asked,
' What is to be the future of this book t"
To this, the answer of the eloquent speaker
wae, "Supremacy." 8npren?a?y in liter
ature and art, in public polity and national
life. In all lands and amongst all people it
will become llie lawgiver. I?. will overturn
nnd overturn until ita throne is planted on
the ruins of all that it untrue in collective
Oij^
Y PS- 5' S I
end i..dividual 1 if*. Th? great ibaitl^*/ '
?h- B*W. he ?M. 1# to ba Might *lth
fcitUr* (JiiMii, het-#?*n lit* mbtr on th? '
on* htad. and Dudhiaro, PramicWm and
Mahocnedaiilton on llii othor. Its final tri
umph oTer ihm fiU ijAhm ?n iU?sira'ed
moat vividly and with exceeding
beauty by a wnt In fhe Indian Oeano,
.witnessed by tha speaker and applied by a
pious lady at the time. A vessel carrying
not inlnltui * Ia ik. *..< ? ... ->? >k. 1
versa lion to the conflict of the Bible with
these three powerful superstitions. The
hnmi -were darkened, portending all the
terrors of e troptcal storm. Three heavy
cloud*, from which the illoelralloo wee
draws, were piled updone above the other,
before the eun. The lowest, being the
moel dense and angry, was made to ropreeent
Bodhiem ; the aeeond, not a-? dark and
heavy, Bramintem; and the topmost,
which waa ligliter elUI, Mahomedaniem.?
Bat pres? ntly ? ray of sunshine penetrated
the low st eloajd and, in a few moments,
the -powerful light Of the ran eeattered and
dieaotved.them all, leaving e sky clear and
beautiful. 80 ahall the gloriooe light of
Bible truth triumph over and forever J1s>
pel these three great system* of Eastern re
ligtow.
Dr. IIicks Was much applauded at the
conclusion of his brillient address. As
soon as he look his seat, a Romish priest,
whose name we have not learned and who
happened to be present, rose and after expressing
himself gratified with the general
treatment of the subject by Dr. Hicss, took
exception to his statement relative to the
hoetiiily of the Church of Rome to the gen
eral diffusion of the Bible, which lie de*
nled, asserting that hie ehuroh was not
hostile to the free circulation of the*Bib!e.
Although this was courteously spoken, the
surprised audience leoked upon it as an
unwarranted intrusion, but still listened attentively.
Dr. ITtcxs rejoined very happily,
maintaining his position of the opposition
of Romanism to the circulation of the
Bible amongst the people in former days;
at d immediately on taking his seat the
audience qnletly arose, thus putting an end
to what seemed to be the l-eglnning of a
discussion, which was regarded as ill-timed
and which no one cared to hear on thie 00
easion. We think it a piece of hardihood,
even in a Jesuit, to maintain before an intelligent
audience thecotitiary of Dr. Hicks'
asserticus. Every Intelligent man knows
that the right of " private judgment " is ut,
telly forhiddeu by this church, and by this
means and tlie exclusion of the Bible and
consequent ignornnce and superstition, Ihe
monstrous fabrlo of Popery has been perpetuated.
If it he tiue that the Church o'
Rome now allows the Bihle |n the hands of
the people, it is a wonderful advance towards
liberality ; but it will require the
casuistry and ingenuity of Jesni'Um t?
ahow how an infallible church which has
declared Da hostility to the free circulation
ot the Bible amongst the laity, in times
pest, by the decree* of popes and councils,
(where according to this Church infnllihility
reeidea,) can now f.tvor what was formerly
condemned. Surely if it was ever right to
keep the Bible out of the hands of the people?and
the infallible Church once thought
so?the seme is still right and should be
and we beiieve is, the practice of that
Church. The Bihle gives light to the
massed, and light in that quaiter is not
what the Church of Rome desires. We
doubt if there is sny city in the civilised
world in which there is so much ignorance
and such destitution of the Bible as iu
Rome, the seat of the Papal power.
Court Week at Walhalla.
The business of the sessions was disposed of
on Tuesday, week before last, noon, and the
juries dismissed. There was ah agreement to
dispense with the trial of tho civil law docket.
The equity caacs were heardV and the docket
"gone through with" by Friday morning,
when the Court adjourned. Judge Orr, it i*
needless to say, presided with bis usual ability
and satisfaction to all parties.
Bikman's Hotel was very much crowded
with pnests from tbe low country and various
parts of the State, and tbe assiduous and accommodating
landlord was put to his wits to
find room for all wlv> called upon bim, but ho
suocecded iu muking every one as comfortable
as tbe hot weather would allow. Tbe Judge
and visiting lawyers all staid at Bir man's,
Col. A. Bi'rt, oi Abbeville, and J. P. Rxxd,
Esq., of Anderson, wero there, as well as tbe
members of tbo Greenville bar, alluded to last
week.
BKl.TOtr.
We retnrncd by Anderson and Belton, and
stepped at tbe latter place from breakfast time
till four, P. M., waiting forthe Greenville train.
Belton is a good place to breakfast at, as must
all know who have tried it, and we found tbe
dinner tablo first rate. Long may Mr. McGek
flourish and receive tbe patronage which nis
house deserves from the travelling publie. Mr.
McGer takes his own excellent paper, tbe Anderson
Intel/it/rneer, and now subscribes also
for the Entfpr'ue, and (bus he set a good example
in this as well as other things.
National Bank, Columbia.
Our readers havs doubtless read the notice
of L. D. Cnti.ns, President, and W. B. Gulick,
Cashier, of the National Bank, Columbia,
Tbe Board of Directors bsve resolved to increase
tbe capital stock to two hundred thousand
dollars, and subscriptions will be received
for stock at any time. Eight per cent, is
a handsome profit for six months, this is at tbe
r?te of sixteen par cent, per annum. Thia in*
litutlon dcaervea tba attention af paraona baring
funda to invest.
Notion,
Wo bare recently transcribed car subscription
bowks ; if any name should barn been unintentionally
omitted, the party will giro the
information promptly at tbe office.
<aar
Aooonnta.
We bare n little eoflnetor employeJ, who
baa rieited several of onr City patrons with
Accounte ; should bo exhibit any diligence it
must be atttributcd lolcly to our noed.
'|if .!ji -"iuai.
IB THER R
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BotlE QlMroUu RiRtlit StoteOonTtntlOE,
&* **> ~>*'?*rk*HI*,on Tburs*^
ltd inet, The numberwf delegates *m d?%Ro j
largo as-usual, jot tdi attendance waa respee- c
teble. Rer. Dr. J t. RbtrqLds tas elected j
Proaident, and Rer. 1pr. J. 0. B. Dau*n Vlee (
President, Dr. . W. Boer*eact waa appointed
Secretary. The York Association applied and '
waa ad (kitted a member of tbo CoBRreatio*? 1
There were a nfba?ber of 4be distinguished *
ministers of tbo denomination present. Among 1
tbem Dr. J. C. Form aw. Dr. B. Manlt, Dr. '
Winklkb, Dr. Wm. Curtis and other able 1
men, beeide the Preatdeat and Vine PreaMebti 1
iiv?u/ uicuvtvnvu* more wmm prennv ^
Rev. Dr. J. B. Jmi of Richmond, editor of i
the Heliyiout IUrmld, Mid Mr. J. H. Mills, \
editor of tba JBi'Ki'wl /ttvrder, at Raleigh, ,
W. C. ' ,
The Convention and (be good sltitens of |
TorkrUte seemed te form a mwtaal good opinion
of each other. There was a canorous kind- (
nor a and hospitality exhibited by the people
and by other denominations of Christians, and
a favorable impression made by the preachers
of the Convention who bad the opportunity of
being heard. On Friday evening, addresses 1
were delivered In relation to Far man, Uulver- :
sity and the general oaose of education, by '
Dr. Jarnn, Dr. Vninstt and Dr. Hbtholds, <
Dr. J. C. Ftjbnan having frst given some 1
statements and explanations as to condition i
and prospects of the Institution. I
The addresses were very able, ee might 4
be expected Irom the character of their eu 1
thors, and that of Dr. WinxLrjt especially
was one of surpassing ability for learning, <
argument and eloquence combined. Ills ]
address was the moat elaborate, and longer
then the others. A cltlxeo of Yoikrllle,
one of the legal profession, said to some ol
the delegates, that he had heard Cur and 1
Wkbstkr and other great and f.?rned speakers
of the United Slates, but that Dr. Wtxx '
i.kr, in his opinion, surpassed them in ora
tory.
At the conclusion of tire addresses, several
bonds were pledged for the benefit ol
Furrnan University, on the plan heretofore ,
announce!; the condition bring the pay |
meal of thirty dollars normally for three
years?the girer of the bond in the meanlime
having the right of sending a student
without paying anything for tuition.
The next meeting of the Convention is to
he at Greenville. It will be the filtieih
year ol its existence, and on this account
1)r R?v*mr?? ivl,? i, ?' -1?1 ...
?, ?rt " ?'" " i""v? 1
the Introductory Sermon, ie instructed to .1
present in iris discounter ii* *< mi-ccntenniai r
history. The Convention adjourn? I ?n v
Sunday night afier preaching. There was i
00 business transacted after Saturday u
evening. On Monday nearly all were f
homeward bound. i
Tbe Morning Star.
We do not propose to speak of either the
bright luminary of the ear ly morning or of ?
our excellent Wilmington exchange, hut ol t
a different kind of ' morning starnl '
though it sltinea hi ighlly and can l>e seen '
early in the morning, and has rending on J
it, yet it ia neither of lite above. The '
morning star which we are to talk nhotrl
is tire Cooking Stove known hy tint name ;
and what we pay will be nbout No. 8. It
bake* corn bread, hiscu't, fiies meat, boils
hominy, rice or Irirh potatoes, ami any other
kind of cooking desired ; sll of thin it .
does admirably, and to the entire and full
satisfaction of the cook and those for whnnr
she labors. It is plain and simple, and
there is no trouble with it in any way
more than ordinary enre Tire Morning
Star is a superior Stove, and those who are
shout to purchase, should inquire about it*
merits. We krow of what we speak, having
used it ^nd mention this, only that its
claims .nay he more generally known. It
lfl not inferior to Ilin.lf'u w ?- ? ? ? ? I- ?
? - ? ?-- -"j *?,,w
pattern. Mr. Julius C. Smith is the Agent
in Greenville, and will tnke pleasure in ex
plaining everything in reference to this
Stove, as well as show it to all who desire
nn inspection, as well as gives the names of
those who have used it.
Publio Favors.
We have received from Senator F. A Sawyer
the Congressional Globe for the second
session Fortieth Congress, parts 1-6, inclusive,
together with a supplement containing the proceedings
of the Senate sitting for the trial of
Akdrkw Johnson, President of the linited
States. These are voluminous documents, and
we return our thanks to Mr. Sawyir for his
thonghtfulness in sending them to us.
lion. Thomas A. Jenckeb, of Rhode Island,
has sent us a copy of a speech which he delivered
in the ilouse of Representatives on
the'Civil Scrvioe.
Money Order Office.
Wo spoke sometime since of the probability
of the Greenville Post Offlce being make a
" money order" one. Since then the proper
arrangements have l,ecn completed, and our
citixens will now have all of the conveniences
accruing from this safe and easy mode of making
remittances.
Farm and Garden.
We have received the Farm and Garden,
B. Uivmnij, pUKIlSlied ?l uiin
ton, Laurens County, S. C.. at the very l-w
price ol one dollar per annum. We ol>
?erva an article in the July number which
speaks highly of the ' Early Roee rotetoe,"
a specimen of which Mr. Jclios C. Suits
exhibited to ne, mentioned laat week.
Presbyterian Church?Ordination of Billing
Elders.
Jamju BianiB, E*q.. and Mr. A. A Foe?
t?h were recently elected Elders in the
Presbyterian Church in this place, and (Z>*
V.) will be ordained on next Sabbath
morning by a Parochial Presbytery.
Matters about Torkrllle.
Owing to the want ol room, we omit
the mention of aolwo interesting parties lars
as to me* and thing* suggested hy a raeest
visit to Torkvtlle.
Bale of Household Furniture.
See the advertiement of the Estate of Mrs
Maithi Lovxlaxp, Tbos. C. Ouwbr, Ad^
ministrutor. |
r^mr"
ior./.n^TluW*,
M il^fd, nearly opposite OoXrit, Coxlfc
(?u1ItV Mr. Rom showed a* his etoek *
4 Cooking i>Wive? .which eaitfeces vs. loos 1
interns, smonf whfoli msy b? fonnd nil
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CUM to bo an excellent. vrrkty. it ( 1
Rmplc and easily understood and cannot <
all to please. fi^-7 ot litis kind cost# $3fi,
which include*, to city purchaser*, putting '
ip Beside* M* Stove*. Mr. Rosa else balled
tar attention to hie general shock W Tinware.
He keepe owSTe# pat#. byd cape,
buckets, pans. eondU uticks, muffin ring*,
to., Ac.?every thing on this order needod
about the house. Mr. Rose* establishment
is not an old one, eod tlmse who have not
pet called on him, should da so and become
acquainted. Read advertisement.
Bain.
"Within the pad week, tre have had aeviral
refreshing thowers of rnln??the first cm
Friday eveuing last, vrhlch was not very
long or heavy or general, to we learn, and
the eecorrd tMs morning about half* past
live, "which lasted considerable time, e?>rn
ng copiously; and from the appearanoa of
.lie clond*, we are dirpoaed to think that
tur conniry friend* around have had their
11 most burnt up hopee and crops aalivansd.
The norland cotton have suffered a great
leal, bat with prop.? seasons Jaii eropeean
pet be made, notwitbstaoding.
The Wsndo Fertiliser Again.
This, it is well known, is a South Carolina
fertiliser, the tlevelopoinent of our own soil.
IVo mado a statement some week or so ago of
be satisfaction and proOt it was rendering to
totno of our Greenville farmers. We bear of
Khars still who hava bean trying it and who
ire much pleased. A low country gentleman
esponsil'le in all things, a practical farmer,
give* evidence decidedly in its favor. Call
ind get hi* namo from Mr. J. C. SttiTH, who
* agent for tbo Wando.
Crops and Rains.
Ruins have recently fallen in everv pet
>f the State, but there are soma localities
iliere the corn crop lias hecn ruined hv
Ii?? drought ll I* (hmisfht llmtth.lv will
?? a fair cotton ciop made in Ihia Stat#.?
'liar# will mid)mi|>trd!v hr ureat deficiency '
f e->rn. Small grain crops. wheat. (MM,
y?t and h :rley. must he more cultivated,
riih the graitii. Kzprrienee shows that
lie cor. crop i* very precarious, on account
f summer drought. We would remind
arniers not to forget that the turnip sow#
ng teuton ia now present.
Footer & Hunter.
Those who know tho establishment of the
il.ove pciillexen, give a good word in it* favor,
hey are obliging,accommodating ami cordial;
uid whether you deal with Mr. Fo?tbr or
with 1 >r. IIlL-Hol'RB, it is all tho rainc, for
fou will certainly he pleased. They have dry
goods, groceries, huts, caps, bouts, shoes, fine
-loth*, course cloths, calicoes, the different uriclos
of finer wear for ladios, Ac. It would
ako a long time to tell all they have, therefore
arc ?sk everybody to go there and set and cxi
mi lie ottil talk for themselves. They nave an
silvertisemcnt elsewhere, and It weald he well
to look at it carcfnlly.
Fatal Affray in Barnwall District.
The Augusta Ctnttihitirmnlitt contain* the
particulars of a fight between the opposing
canditates and some of their lii-nd* after
a township elect ion, at lite Sleepy Hollow
precinct, in Barnwell District, which result,
ed in the death of two persons, a Mr. J II.
Holland, Mr. J. S. Guskn ; Mr A. P.
Wooutv (st) was thought to he fatally woun.l
ed. All the parties concerned,.were while,
The negroes present took no pari in the af
fray. The fight grew out of a quarrel after
lie election wi* over. We have not apace
at present for a full aintenient of Ibis shock
inq occurrence.
Lecture before the Literary Club.
0?r citizens will doubtleee appreciate the
opportunity of hearing, next Tuesday evening,
the Lecture of that eminent gentleman,
Den. 3. B. Kkrsuaw. See notice in another
column.
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Bishop Dana of the Episcopal Church
The venerable BUbup L)avi? passed up the
Charlotte Railroad to Winaborougb, on Thursday
last, bit health is delicate, but Ms fine
mental powers are (till apparently the same.
The Bishop, during his visit, ordained as a
Deacon, Mr. 8tcaht, a son of J. A. SxtJAar,
who was once a distinguished Editor of the
Charleston Jl/rrcwry. We learn that Mr.
Stuart is a promising young gentleman, and
that he has talents that may distinguish him as
a minister.
Continue the Good Work.
The call we mads last week through hand
bill and in these columns, have not bean onproductive.
Continue the good Work, friends ^
let every one leel this to be a personal call; let
not the smallnese of the amount excuse one
from settling before the 22d of August, yoi^
will do much lo help us onward, besides saving
to your own purse 1(1 per cent.
Communications.
We have acectsl articles on Ale, n o-eond
letter from "J. * A.." a communication
Irom " Reedy," besides others, which will
be eonaid-red next week. -
sw C'>im*cTio.M ? In a notice of the Blue
Kidge Road la?t week, inadvertently, we
uwd the w<>rJ " Delton " for Clayton, in
rpeakltig of lh# point to he tapped hy
Georgia. The Ldltor wee not prcaaot to
eorreet proof.
Raiji at t,AAf.?After a leng term of eoeh
hot, dry weather a* te aeldmn known in tbie
latitude, we were gladdened on Monday by a
good rain, whleh was (fwtte beary for about a
half boar.' . On
Tucaday another rata of longer duration
came down; on Wednesday evoning wa had
another light abower and, aa wa go to prete
there i* every prorpect of an ahundanee of it.
[DrtHitgfoit South' rn*r, ?3rf.
i /' ><*,
O u Un?U SMft*
idminidrS^M >
y in the Pi^Mn wpwhH N>jjp4
?M?n(?kiut threw ftyi tt< Mro H|kd *
nnl Irdta bcre to QroenTill*, bht rr^wlro*
wo wwlhi for i letter?tome times, Wad M
>th#ro? forover. Ureot and rloriotahy nodfc -
TFiiTr-''
Wl.il.Y, F^litor* roust 1
tomnr.end the energy and wn4on-ddie I
teliug Lord Mayor of your City, hnd Ma
Mderroanle aeeocUtna, I regret the nsaessity <
?f oakling the attention of their worahipa '
to eupdry ndkenne%of a eeflonl -ohfrraster 1
rtid <w long fhamdingt J
1. At the corner of the (tore of the Beeare '
beattie, the oelfar door, whielt extents'KaTT (
way aeroaa the aid# walk, baa a large hole
in lt-?moTe thao a foot wju*f??Into whleh .
any nocturnal pedestrian la at amy time ,
liable to thruet hi* feet, tdths airl?ua an ,
dangermeut of hla lege. I aay M? lege, for
the ledlee of your City, like the Queen et
9p?tn, em preeomed to be without aueh on* <
eetnly appendage#.
S. The planke on both of Ihe bridge# be*
Ing loone end annulled, ere not only voeal
wPlh ulx minable eounda under the fool-.
step# of uvery passenger, but tliu number*
turn holes mede in the bridges by the slipping
and sliding of the plank, greatly en-1
danger the eafety of lower limbs of every
peeeenger. Ibis totileante Is of long-etund*
ing 1 recollect last summer calling tha attention
of one of the then Aldermen to the
InSeetfflty of the bridge* and informed him :
that I had tulrn the ItouMi myself to readjust
the plank* on oo? of the bridge ?
Thle worship observed, somewhat sneeringly,
I thought: ? Toa are quite patriotic/
I fell name what inclined to cane the rascal,
and may have dona m, but for my rever
rncf for authority, and lire fact of bis oring
a etottt young ielloW.
8. rhe ?tre.t on the ride next to the
house at present occupied hy that estimable
lady and model hr>ni dihg-bouer keeper, Mis
8. C. I,avail, haa an ahrnpt termination in a
sheer descent of several feci, and stranger*,
after dark, are liable to he preotpitatad
over it, to the eminent risk of neck and
limbs
In conclusion, Meeere. Editor*, allow me
to hint to our corporate authorities, that
should they neglect to temove the grievonceg
hereby complained of, in ease of lite
serious injury of any eitiaen, white or b'aek,
torntlxnJy may have to respond fn an action
for daOiage#; ami, ahould the iijffved one
happen to be "a geminen <d> culler,'* and the
jury trying the esse be eompoced of the
famarrd race, woe lie to the offender. Let
iheia recoiled, also, the refrain of pelhetie
old negro song :
" To crack de darkee's shin
It am sin," he.
A MAN ABOUT TOWN.
roa tiib sotrriiss* kxtkkpbIsb. ,
Lima, 8. C., July 1?th. 1669.
if'ttra Kdilor*?I see In an editorial no
tire of the Distillery of W. C. Goodwin A
Co., aome inacourartes relative to the namb?-r
of employ ere in the establishment, and
th? quantity of grain daily consumed in
ilie inuiiufacture of spirlta, which you will
pleaae cori eol, for the bnirfit of the huainesa
reputation oi the manager and the ooncern
geiietally. lneteud of the following : "The
eetahlirhtueiit employe twenty hands, con
sutning si-veniy five bushels of grain a day
and turning out one hundred gallons of the
bevel sure oer diem " llis numl.se l.*n/ts
employed in tha Distillery, proper, is six,
And the quantity of grain used in distills
tion for daily consumption, ia from forty-j
two t<> forty-five bushels; the average produel
of the - bevei age* per husliel of gitlft'
not. exceeding two gallons, the light yield
of which, is probably owing to the exess
five heat of the weiilhrr, and the fermenting
period having beeo fixed for too great
a length of tirre.
Thanking you for any favorable notice ot
this new eoterpriae in our County,
I am, with much respect, your obedient
servant, W. B. DAVIS.
Kufibeer,
? -4-wa>- ? s'
Rev. Dr. Hicks' Lecture before the
Literary Club.
J/iraara Editora?It waa a decid'd success
D waa one of the tineet, loveliest evenings of
the year. It was a success as to the audi,
enee. Greenville was out In her best form
and fa?hion. Scholar*, divines, philosophers,
beaux and bells, grooms and hridea, all in
their beet leathers, were there ; end the picture
wss so beautiful, that a leas orator
than Dr. llieka, must have become most
loqu' nt.
The Doctor's theme was, " A Plea for the
Bible," and he plead ably and eloquently
for it. Onr only complaint was, lie had no
lore notea for it?all was in exeeUio. The
sunshine of eology was so bright, that we
often felt as if a shadow would relieva ns.
We should esll It a Panegyric on the
Bible rather than PUa. He oliewed It to
i>e the mind of Ood moving among men,
transforming, elevating, purifying and ?
nohliug every thing. Taking the genius of
painting. ecu'ptiire, poetrj, eelrnee, philosophy,
tuorhini them, and they arise to giant
propwrliona, ahlnc with heavenly light, and
walk engeles of peace and love on earth.
He chewed, ton. thai trtle Ml'htC all not
the for, but friend of religion, and leaned
upofi the Biblfc aa lit best and truant eopport.
It ?m an able and eloquent address; profuse
in epithet and ornament. But Ha no
bleat feature was its Pirrr. K. T. B.
Correspondence of tba Enterprise.
Sraiaopoar, Powota Co., Mist.,)
July 13th, 1869. J
fftttri. Editore?Tt baa baa* 6 tobg time
ainee my last latter, la conaaquanee of the
n on oppea ranee of the two last writ tan la yonr
columns, 1 bad arrived at tba conclusion that
yaw wave tired of ?besn and eared aot to pablisb
any more, bat the receipt of yoar ( Jun
ior'a) letter on yesterday assuring ma to tho
contrary, and tho foot that the letter ha then
answered was just ttto monihi on tba way to
him, satisioo ma tb?t U is all to bo attH bated
itmetad South I
recollection now whora my d??srlptloni
of the Ooentry and the people loft etf
la. tha Jul I?? ffiaa naalrad ui puWiehe*?o
I (hall begin with the Usual topic?tha
author Wefcrd 4?#,ulU?
bow. Tl hp hatin flry Inlt t'nn i tfl>j apsept
in a few neighborhood*, a^d that fo a vary
limited orient, consequently tbe'erope hart
late red Itvmly and tVc vety backward, n>
peeially e?m..v AJI tha early pJaotddVioti jfc
cat off from one third to oh halfj I f?*r, ado
Mill it la toaoiag-tho droatla >?*oiiiahiag%?
the rich soil teem* \t> rtSlain ft W$rfd?rtmjV
and notwithstanding I fie ScVorify of tb#drouth,
oropo goaorally prmlw Mr arora tbaa an ff
abundant rapport whom the fteadtneu havO
labored and cuHivaVed well, but, On fortunately,
in many instance* they uvo performed laU
than half labor, and Ifca lagitiasataand ligiaal
result of half eropa follows; Wo are destined
to have a try iug time at the approaching a lootlona
with tbaaa miserable, duped, bawbeaatod) .
headstrong, half ravage berbariaoa, Under tha1
lead of the wettHpllhls, rile, eonupi, UaW v"
tod degraded
gers," Grant's administration a as ssnt down
here. You ar? a*are, Messrs. Editor*, that 1
bwro never beep an extreme man in polities f
?n the cotttrarjr, havo been so much averse to
altra measures, that t bars even been suspected
of leaning to radicalism by some of ay
beat friends in my native Carolina, because I
was willing to take things as tlysj were l?t
nubile, and, like dor. terry towards UaHtta
at tho beginning of the war, was disposed to
give Grant a trial before consigning bias and
hit administrations to the?devil, especially at
I had heard the moat gaaaroaa abd magnanimous
sentiments towards tha people of the
6ot)th from bis own lips, and oonld not but
remember hie noble conduct towards the noble
bnt defeated Lee and liis army at their ssir.
render } but if any man who bas ma singlo
park of patrlotle aentimootin hiaSoal,or drop
of blood in bis body, is predisposed to look
Psvorably oh Of ant how, Just Tot blm some t<>
Mississippi end see the miserable, cut tailed
monkies be has scut hero In the shape of men>
as a swarm of public ofllccrs to rule over and
abuse these gallant people, and to decelva,
mislead, tsapoee upon, cheat and swindle the
ignorant, stupM, senseless and credulous US*
gives, and if he W lool etared, then there Is no
Ibeftlclfflnv'ta pfiarnfceepfa of the
day that oan reach his cass. That tbcsf THa.
and base creatures wjll succeed in awaking cats*
paw? of an evetwbeltoing majority of tha pa*
groaa, I have not a solitary doubt, still iVa
will entry Mississippi In, on the whits man's '
platform,
But to rectir to the crops. Cotton, though
.small for the season, is very promising, (saving
where the negroes hare not cultivated it,) abd
if no disaster, inch as rust or worms, befalls it> *
the crop must be a beaty one for tha amounk
planted. I wish some of my old neighbors
could come hero and look at soma crops, I
have recently rode over, they would nevtt "
plant another seed in GreenVilla, When It is to
remembered, s, the ssmetitne. that ih? ?i.<k
lends here can he bought for late than helf the
money the poor ridges commend tbero. Ob,
but it would do tbctn good even to loek over
many of the parched and drought-stricken
oorn field* now, with the thertnoneter ranging
daily at 93? and 100? Fahrenheit, aa it baa til
my plana for the fait four weak*, Where the
tun haa never touched the well in Id- year*
where it hanga. With tbie very Unutnol and
excessive beat, it tontinucs remarkably healthy.
The doctors are actually atarving?nothing
to do. My own health baa improved mere
than la the laat ten yeare, and my family ail
enjoy moat excellent health?have not called
a physician to any thing save tooth ache ainee
we came hem. In the mountains of Qreewvilto,
it was a Doctor every tenth, if not every *
day, a great part of the time, and at tha and
of the year medical Kill* to the tone of two
hundred dollars and upward*. Buch is Ufa.
Our schools and colleges have nil had their
holiday and gain day mason. The 8tate University
nt Oxford held Ita Commencement *t-rciaes,
examinations, graduation speech**,
balls, metes, private parties, Ac., Ac., the last
days of dune. The young men " as usual,"
did " great oredii to themselves and honor to
tho State in thoir valedictories, and donht
less many u future president nt cabinet officer
here made his debut before the public. Yod
may rely upon it, gentlemen, this is'a glorious
country and people. No wonder (hey rebelled
end were uawWIng to live under the rule of
crop-enred New England puritaniam?curs,
whelps, spewn ; and the day Is coming, sooner
or later, when they will not live under itstick
V pt? at thsa prediction. These too* I eg
fertile bin* and vajleyp will yet be free, eh,
and rale their base horn, vile and degraded
rulers, too. More aftoh.
SrrciAL Notice?To parties is want of
Door*, - ashes and Blinds, ws refer to the
advertisement of P. P. Toale. the large man
v. ???" ' pvmv ?n t n?riB?wi
I'rlee list furnished on applisstloo. ft-tf
Religions ftarvieos&skt Sabbath.
Methodist Ohureh?Rre, A. J. Stafford,
:l, A. M., and ? tit. P. M. 4 '
Epiarofal Chaith?Rt*. W. T, Pof.sr,
11, A. M.. and ft, P M.
Baptist Church?Rev. W. 1). Thomas, 11,
A. M. Prayer Marling, Iff. P. M. 171
lVr?byt?ri?B Choceh?Rev. Dr. H. T.
Buist, II, A. M, nod ft $0, P. M.
LJ 1 JL ggB
Arrivals at thv Smtthern Hat*1,
For ihr If Sri E*di*g JmJf till, 188V.
Y 0 Hooper, Chester, 8 C? D Qlynpa,
Cokasbury, 8 C J 8 11 Bowm, >i^ens, SQJ
11 nolcomhe, Oeonse, H C; A 0 MeMahan,
Oeoase, 8 C f Fella Lain, (Junior) Kdgefteid,
8 C ; T J Lifton, Hoots Pe|a, 8 C ; A B MpUigso,
Charleston, ft G;T A Hay dec and Lady and
tes ObMdren, Dae Wsat, 8 C; James A Bank
Abbeville, 8 C; T P Queries, Abbeville, 8 C f
Jessee V Cleveland, Marietta,8 C| H Clfoseley,
Charleston, 8 Cf James llumnhery, iJata,
8 C ) Jehn Horsey, County | J O BatriMrue,
Conntyi A O Williams, Mastaft% 8 0? Vf
& A>Ugg2.
8 C | J C Hunter, Union, 10)1 ItMniUa,
8 Cj J A Townssnd, 8 Cj Hubert Walien,
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