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~? ~ ^ A. REFLEX OF POPULAR EVENTS .!.'- '. Mo ? JOHN HULMi. teaie'^t:;L;:.:..- :.. - -oitltlrti.i*'mm CAROLINA, august .,. ~ ...., gSTST a* F. Kl>lTOR. . .. i.*" '?? ?*? " tawsuviav?J^' X one dollar of twin MMtea u?<? . fthls si?d tgS>) o?l?Mfot th# first lusertion, ' fifty oontH eaeb for the second and third insertions, and tjeutjr.fire cents for subsequent , iunrtlMi. Tm>7 contractu ?W ba made, AU advertisements bum) haw tbo number f insertions marked on them, or tbejr will bo | Inserted till ordered oat, and charged for. Unlets ordered otherwise. Advertisements Will invariably he " displayed " 1 Obituary ooUoes, and all matters Inuring to , to the benefit of any oat, are regarded a* . Advertieemeets. > . ' j 1 *?mmmm??a?em? j Correspondence of Enterprise. 1 Spktooport, Mies., July 27. i Jftfiwi Editor*? I have just i returned from m moat interesting visit to ft section of the State, fire..... .1.. ' / l_ i_ Is uuviiiit umiipimcu bb ? v>nrviin? i Colohy.rt This place is Benatobia, 1 a beautiful and thriving IiLile village in De Soto County on the Mississippi and Terihessfco Hail- ' road. By far tbo larger halt of the population In the village and stif- ' rounding country, is composed of South Carolinians. Ilcro I met Capfc. Joff. Arnold, now an old anil wealthy settler ; bis son, Capt. Jas. H. Arnold, whoJliko myself, moved out last .Fall. They are largo merchants?doing a most profitable business. Dr. French, a physician and merchant, Pink McGeo, Banford McGee, Barney llut ledge, Col. R. P. Goodlett and eon Joel Goodlett, Prof. Yonitgblood, Dr. . 8band and his talented and promising son, besides numerous others, all of whom seem to be doing well in tbeir several pursuits and professions, and recovering from the disasters of the war and its results very rapidly. The face of the conntry is most beautiful, gently undulated with heavy, massive timber: oak, MckoFy, Ac., with scarcely any undergrowth, arid interspersed with broad bottoms or valleys along tho little branches and creeks, ns fertile as the very richest bottoms of tho Saluda Iliver for corn or small grain, arid far moro so for cotton, making ^I A. t_ _! * 1 nuoui. one oaie per acre, 1 roae over the plantation of Dr. Shand, formerly of Cross Anchor, Spartonbafg District. He has over tliree hundred acres In cotton; that . or the bottoms, is about as high as k my chest and shoulders, and in many places, looking in the middle of the rows. He has over two btandred acres in corn?about half bottom?which will yiold an average of fifty bushels per acre; the otner half?ridge land?will cer- i taiuly yield from twenty*five to thirty bushels evpry aftfre of ifo? Etc has been morO than ordinatrly fortunate in obtainii g a good set of freed men as laborers, who have cultivated his lands well.. II is rule is to give them a small crop, and then require it well worked. This is not only true policy for lain, bat it is the only true one for us all.? Anything like such crops, in qrpa | of acres as formerly, ana the grass and weed* would run away with ?? ?z Me pianuitonij m the country. Ool. OooJlott ia planting 90 a small scale tbia year; but bus a most bean triui and promising crop. He net with a sad accident and misfortune last winter by a fall from a ladder, breaking bis ami, spraining tbe joint and oiberwme bruising him badly. -Tbe more l sec of this excellent family, tbe more f became attached to them. Joel U elefkfrig for % Mr. Black* bourn. Who, I presume, pays h?a fine wages, Tor surely his services are worth th6fiAT"^Wrge (hit youngest'son) is *thifehoo] siuee hsp??53?miles, sou consequently, I failed to mayhem, as X coqW eponobnt part of the day with the Colonel. The <t?de mtiujablo fcur&f sustain vtheiuselves under ttrs lu^ef^wtana,!# indeed praise ' worthy and dasenriag imitation.? Not ft word of complaint at tbe Ion of luxury and elegance onoe ?n joyed, but 0 calm, qnlet, dignifiod endurance of tbe hardebtpe tbeir groat change of tortune has r wrought. With sjperaeveringindustry and Ch|irfftn resignation to < .all; and ^BOoodlcU and bis ; family to-S^IPRniand my respect, at least, in a ten fold degree to what lliey did wbin occupautfc aC the largq ahtP elegant brick di Hotel on Alain street in the City y< jf Greenville, eurrypuded and in blessed with every luxury two' ? rmaifnrt nionav could buy.' . Ol t>T4 French"doee a fine practice, al and is held in very high esteem. Pink McGee (formerly of Ander- fa son) was rich ml breaking out of m war, and made money since as fast p M he desired, until l?#7y his very w heavy advances, as a merchant, to q, the cotton planter*, well nigh ruin- n ed him. 9 lie has married a lovely ^ little We#t Tennessecan, and has tl one child. Ills' energetic charao- 0| ter and fine business habits and n qualities, will soon bring him ftbowt fj all right. Sanford McGee, farm? < tiv? mjleH op.s In the country very c< luecessftilly, and trill soon be restored to an abundant and inde- d pendant fortune. So with Barney \* Kutledgo and all. ano every Caro- H liniau 1 saw or. hoard of, who is U frngal and industrious.. e Why will not our .industrious, t( tmt poor young men, come here ? tl There are thousands and teu times it ten thoosanda of the richest of ii lands open anduncultivated, notU-, 1 ing to do bet to put in the plough a and the seed, ouhivate well tor h fdjir Wfoitths, and make tnoro pro- ii duce than they can house and get t< ready fbr market thcfTcmftinder of e the year. Any industrious man n can npake more clear money here, t< in one year, than on the worn out o fields in Carolina in three, and in 8; some localities, in five or ten years d ?-indeed in a whole life time. As 1 for health, I iiave never seen peo- m pie enjoy better, and I know my jj own family have not had as good o in eleven years. They need not e fear want of employment, if they tl will but go to tilling the earth.? fi Every land owner and settler can u give employment to double the h number he can obtain ; but it they a expect to pass through Ii4b without u labor, I advise them not to come v here, for all in this country are v working, business men?not idlers, c looking for suit places. b Politics is beginning to stir up*? 1 _ _ J. i ? ' enr peopio soinewunc since the u president's Proclamation rosulv li mftting the Constitution on oOtii t'i November next for adoption or re- t< jectioti. It will be adopted, all Yi save ,tlio objectionable articles sub- si mitted to a sepcrate vote; and tlie u opinion is, tbat 4ho true Conscrva- t? tive wen of tho State, will carry it u by a largo majority. Judge Dent, a tlie President's brother-in-law, will, v I think, beyond doubt, receive the c nomination (which is equivalent to d election) for Governor. By the tl bye, I wish yon, or some friend, would mail mo a pamphlet copy h of tho Now Constitution of South n Carolina adopted by the Ropnbli- g ban party. I had several lost year, D but selling off books, &c., they g| went in with the mass of other ? pftsrtt#?" b We are now suffering a ievoro u dfongfit, which, I fear, wiH cut off ? onr early corn very much?indeed it is rather too Bcve/o on cotton \y even, winch, yon know, requires q dry weather and hot sun, but, un- B| fortunately, the nights have be-: B] come quite cool and the dsya t| windy, which, if it continues long, a must cause it to throw ofT its fnut u Very much. But enough for tbo G present. Moro anon. " M Your friend, J. * A. tl Extracts of a Letter from California. We have been permitted by ij Pfuf. r. C. Power, of the Fern ale si College, to make thy annexed ex- a tracts from a Iotter received by d bun from his father, who has re- S ftently removed thither from Wil- C liatusburg Couqty, in this State, tl As several of bur prominent men &] of. tlie State-?the Profs. LeCanto w and others?have wit hip Die past ft year or k> taken up their residence rf m that golden land, the eyes of a< many have bten turned in that di- h rection, thorefore a lino from such n; intelligent men as kite writer cau- IS not but prove of interest.*?-Km. v Enteepeisk. u Thin country is such ft singular V one, and so different in its general . aspect, and, in faut, in every thing connected with it, from all that we w have hitherto been accustomed to, r< that I am reluctant to advise any n om to remove bore permanently tc without first making a tour of in- o spection, if possible to do so. To d young men, healthy and strong, il trilling to'work and to 44 rough it," ai and unincumbered with families, ai this country holds out soino in; ri Jceinnnts. At this season of, the wu?the harvest season?labor'ia f demand on the Ranches at good age*4.Atqi it may be, that work raotae surt, eau be obtained at 1 teMOM. "v v.. I'.., .School tertcliinc, I understand, i pretty profitable employ men J? ihiry ranging irotn $70 to $100 or month. In the rainy seasonail inning perhaps four montlis? o schools are in operation, at least ot in the villages and townships -they may be kept, perhaps, in ie cities and largo towns. Teachps, I believe, are in. demand, but< arte;arh allowed to teach without m being examined u/'tiiu Editutional Iloard, and obtaining a ertifieatc of proficiency. * Itio Vista 8eeu)8 -to-bo located irectly in the"' course of the csterly trade winds, which, I be* eve, prevail from April or May iTOctoberpand there being neithr trees por any other obstrnction > the poseagb of the wind from in nnnan ftm rnanlf !dJ Ar* oT?Vt#vnt ,?v v vv i ^ wii v A vouil tO ^kll Ql 11J \ U Li icessaut current of wind, amounttg, in force, almost' tu a ghl6.? bese higlvi wiuda.. they tell me, re essential to the Ranches on the ills and in the plains, which, bong destitute of trees, and exposed o the direct rays of the sun, the nrth becomes hot, and when it is noderately calm, the heat is in , sjise. There have been but two r tlrree days moderately oalm ince I have been here, and those ays were very hot and oppressive, best) calm days, so-called, tho rind is from the north, and c?nn? lg over an immense expanse of pen country, and a dry and heatd suriace, the sensation is almost tat produced by steam from a irnace. Hcncc, it is, as the pcolo 6av, that Rio Vista and this elt of country, is tho most desirbio portion of California?boitig tider the influence of the trade rinds. From the continued dry rest her and high winds, you would oncludo tho dust was annoying, ut not so in this locality. Tho arth here is called dole land, and \ now as hard as granite?very ttle dust nth at. litis exemption oin dust now is more than counii'Kntn r\An/t K*. 11J - -- - A # i/ui(?ir\.XV4 vfj llIU 7/tUU in winicrj >r'I am told that, as Boon as rains jtih, this "dobe" becomes a <pin|ij lire, and to step ont of dooi-e, is ) be up to the knees, if not to the ftist in mud. In Suisan Vallev, nd other portions of the State, rhere tho Soil is different and beonies pulverised, as it were, I unoratand, tho dust is teriiblo in lie dr>' season. Itio Vista?as you may, perhaps, avo already been informed?is a ew town ol' some threo years rowth, on the bank of the Sacrulento River, a deep >ind wido trettm, dn which a uaily line of mil and passenger oteamera ply etw*cn 6?n Francisco and Sacrolento City,' touching at tho interledintc towns. These stcamere ro handsome boats, nnd seem to e well patronised by traveler*.? liero are, also, several smaller teamcrs and sundry schooners and Loype conveying lumber, &c., up oe river liiidf <ju&utitics of grain ad bav down to the city. You i#y ask, iu surprise, perhaps, why arry Jujubcr "up the river You .'ill remember that the country trough which this river runs, is ruber lose for a great distance, nd pll the lumber used in build* ig the towns oh its banks, aud applying the Ranches for miles way, is orought from San Fran* ifebb.1 Wet), how does it get to an Francisco I Ik >s brought from h egou (and other localities) dowu ie Fucilic coast by sea, and thence tripped up the rivers |o points here needed. Tho dktaut points mn which lumber is necessarily Ffained, of course puts the.artide t a very high figure, and benoe, uflding bonses is a costly affair, nd honco, too, the hi uses on the loaches ore, tor the most part, srjr diminutive and inferior ? tauy mere shantees, and X think ery" oomfortless concerns. ' * i 9 m m i ' U to * A ladt says the first time she as kissed she felt like a tub of ?es swimming in beney, cologno, utmegs, and cranberries. She ilt also as if something was runing through hor nerves on feet of iamonds, escorted by several lite cupids iu chariots drawn by mels, shaded by houevsacklee. id the whole spread with meltca liubows. Proceedings oi the V mi tod SUtos , Sidriet fOeart, for 41m Western Wstriot ?f temtk Carolina? Au1 gait Term, 1889. > >? ? . . . WKPNKBDAT, Aug; tx\ lew. The Court was opened at 10 o'clock, IIoii, Goo.,, p. Bryan presiding. In Bankruptcy* Ex Parle A. J. Dauiel, assignee. In Re. A. M. Binitli. Petition for sale of Bankrupt's estate. John H. Evins, Attorney for Petitioner. Ordered, that Assignee call on Hen creoitoHs to show cause before W. Jf Clawsoii by publication and post, why property should not be sold free from incumbrance. Ex Part# S. W.. Jackson, of Vnplf- Putlti/Iivfnl* flnol <lionlio?.-WV v?;?? ? V?F ?Vf* MH?i UlOVyllUI | ClawBon A Thompson, pro Pot. ') Ex Parte Jas. liattoree, of York. Idem, Referred lo W. J. Clawpon. Register, to have hearing tor final I discharge in September, at York iHe, S. C., and to report, Ac. * Jurors an&wblgn to-their names' as on yesterday. Julius C. Smith was appointed Foreman of Grand Jlir}*, in olpcoof Simeon R. Westmorelamly who was excused, for a few days. Criminal Docket, United States vs. Chas. Bruckey. .Violation Internal Revenue Law. (Carrying on business of distiller without paying special tax, and without giving bond, Ac. No! Pros, on nrst count before submit* ting to jury. Jury No. 2 charged iwith this case, rendered the follow, ing verdict: *4Guilty. J. P. IlillhonsCj Foreman." United States vs. Peter Rogers. Violation Internal Revenue Laws. Retailer in spirits without paying special tax. Defendant plead guilty and was sentenced to pnv a fine of one thousand dollars and uudcrgo six months imprisonment. United States vs. Jeremiah Winn. Distillation withont paying special tax, giving bond, failing to register still, Ac. Nol Pros, on 2d, o.r i t.i- - t\ ? i . ? ou uuunu counts. jcerenuam plead guilty and was eentencod to pay a lino of ono thousand dollars and to imprisonment tor six nux tits. Tl to Grand Jury returned into . Court with No Ihlls in the following case**, viz: United States vs. John F. Ilightower. Unlawful concealment of distilled spirits, section 3G, Act 1S68. United States vs. Win. Long. Retail dealer in liquor without paving special tax. tin 1 tea States vs. Thotnas A. Ucltzclaw. Idem. United States vs. Jno. M. Moore. Carrying on business ot distiller without paying Bpccial tax, Ac. United States vs. Robert Rogers. Failing to register 6till, &c. True Bills in following cases : United States vs. Guilford Pain tcr. Retail dealer in liquor witliont. paying tax. United States vs. Jno. M. Ward, and Wm. U. Qoodlett. Obstructing Revenue Officer. United States vs. Wm. Forrester.! Violation Internal Revenue Law. Distiller without paying tax, &c. E. P. Jones, Esq., for Defendant. Jury No. 1 were charged with this case, (Fielder Gusaett first sworn in place of Jaino* McClanahan, excused.) rendered a verdict of " Not Guilty. E. 8. Ervine, Foreman." On motion of E. P. Jones, Ordered that prisoner be discharged. United states vs. Henry liufif. Violation Internal Revenue Law, mc'? 6, G,7 and 4L Distiller without paying special tax, having still not registered. Other counts. NolPros. Defendant plead guilty and sentenced to pay a fliio of eleven hundred dollars and to be imprisoned seven months. inUMDAY, Aug. 12tl), lbCU. I 21 The Court was opened at 11 o'clock, A. M., Horn 6. 8. Bryan, presiding. ' The Grand, Petit and Pleaa Jurors answered to their names as on yesterday. Criminal Docket. United States vs. Joel ITnglios. Violation Internal Revenue Taw. Order for benoh warrant for witness Jeremiah Satterfield. ; United States vs. C h r istian Bruckey. Failure to give boud and notice as distiller. Defendant plead guilty and sentenced to six months imprisonment and to pay a fine of six hundred dollars. United States vs. John Barr. Violation Internal Revenuo Law. Distillation without giving notic0 and not paving special Tax, &c. 1 Nol Pros, un 2nd and 4Ui counts. Defendant plead guilty and sontenced to pay a fine of *ix hundred i dollars and seven months imprison- \ sasr.t.' " ? United States va. Jacob Lang- I ford. Jas. Stroud, Perry Roper, c Benj. F. Howard, Edw. Balmom, ( Harrison Bruce, Thoe Burns, Man- e sell Stepp. Attempt to rescue t property from Revenue Officer f contrary to Act July, 18CC, sec- I tion 67. < No Billa in following ca?es: t United States vs. Jas. ?. Bar- \ nett. Distillation without paying t e]>ecial tax. ' United States vs. Jas. P. Green, i Idem. i XJniteil States vs. John F. High- i tower. Unlnwlhl concealment of t distilled spirits. 1 United States vs. Green W. t Reese. Idem. 1 United States ve. Jaa. Bevis. i Distillation without paying special i tax. i Ex ParteThad. C. Jowitt. Ap- i plication for copy right for publi- 1 cation ot Charleston Directory and Business Registor. Granted. i Ex Parte A. II. Abrahams, As- i signee of Charles Madsen, Bank- ; rnpt, vs. Julius Madson. Petition of Wbaley, Mitchell & Clancy, i Simons & Siegling and J. N. Na- * tlians, Atty's at Law. Ordered, that A. H. Abrahams, Assignee, i pay counsel fee toal>ove counsel of I fifty per cent ot the amount recov- 1 ered under the decree made in the f above cause, bearing date the 21 th ] July, I860, and the residue of the l fund be distributed in due course i of administration in bankruptcy. i United States vs. Robt. Rodgere. ] Violation Internal Revenue Law. i Retail dealer without paying spe- 1 eial tax. Jury No. 2 was charged I with caso and rendered verdict of i "Not Guilty." , < United States vs. One horse, 3 mules, wagon and harness and i 150 gallons whiskey. Violation i Internal Revenue Laws. Intorma- i tion. D. T. Corbin, District At- i torney. The monition in tliis case, 1 having been heretofore returned < and the usual proclamation made 1 1 1*. ! ii _ iiiiti uL'iuuiL 01 uii persons auiy en- I tercel, the merchandise aforesaid, 1 v^c., wore condemned. 1 Tlio Grand Jury returned into I Court with hills and finding as tol- ' lows, viz: True Bills in following t cases: t United States vs. David Blassin- ' game. Distillation without paying | tax. j United States vs. Newton Gum- < broil. Itlem. 1 United Statos vs. Tlios. Iloltz- 1 claw. Retail dealer without pay- ] ing special tax. t United States vs. John Reeks. < Idem. 1 United States vs. Jus. N. Taylor, i Peddling distilled spirits without < paymcut of special tux. j " t Confidence in one's Self.? ! When a crisis befalls you, and the ! emertrencv rea u ires moral eon rawa and manhood to meet it, be equal ( to the requirements ot the moment c and rise superior- to the obstacles in your path. The universal testimony of men whose experience ex octly coincides with yours furnishes the consoling reflection that difficulties may be ended by opposition. There is no blessing equal to the possession of a stout heart. The inaptitude of the danger needs nothing more than a greater oflort than ever at your hands. If yon prove recreant in the hour oi trial you are the worst of recreants, and deserve no compassion. Be not dismayed nor unmanned when you should be bold and daring, unflinching and resolute. The cloud whose threatening murmurs you hear with dread is pregnaut with blessing, and (be frown whose sternness makes von shudd?r anrl tremble will ere long be succeeded by a smile of bewitching sweetness and benignity. Tben be strong ' and manly, oppose equal forces to open difficulties, keep a stiff npper 1 lip, aud trust in Providence. Greatness can only be achieved by those ' who are tried. The condition of 1 that achievement is confidence in 1 one's self. ] i Dnring the recent frothet in , Connecticut, a "Waterbury editor | telegraphed another at the scene of action: "Send me full particu- i lars of the ilood. The answer < came, " You will then: iu Genesis." ] !hs Riot in Mobile?The Irrepretsibie Conflict Again. The eerious riot in Mobile, of rhich we published a telegram re* K>rt yesterday, is but one of many imilar nMnrriannM in th? Suntlt, t is the natural fruit of radical re* sonstrwetion. The efforts made by Congress to reconstruct the South* ?ru States in a manner to secure he political power of that section <>r the radical party have failed, )ut have left a terrible legacy of lisorder aud bloodshed. Setting isido the native and intelligent ft'liite people and crushing them to he gronnd, while placing their ate Blaves, a semi-barbarous and gnorant race, in power, could lave no oiner result, it was tho nost monstrous political experinent ever tried. The crazy, leveling dogina9 and frightful course ot he sane ouZotte regime of the first French revolution never exceeded n folly or recklessness the radical 11 the South. Nature, common lense, tho experience of the world, ill protest against the insane attempt to govern the South through ignorance and a semi-barbarous race, and to make the intelligent majority of our own superior race political helots on their native soil. What could come of such a monstrous and desperate policy but conflicts between the races f Hut such scetiee as this one at Mobile might have been avoided oad there been no outside interference in the local affairs of the Southern States and had the white people of that section?the former masters of the negroes?been permitted to exercise a healthy influence over the ignorant blacks. Even with the ballot in the bands of the negroes these riots might have been avoidod ; for the white Southerners could not have failed to see that it must be fi?r their own interest as well as for that of tho blacks to give their former slaves good advice and to harmonize with them. But this was not allowed. A radical Congress and die radicals ot tbe JNortli were determined to doetroy the influenco of the Southern whites in their own States, and henco radical carpetbaggers poured intotlio South and by misrepresentation and bad advice arrayed the negroes against their old masters and best friends. L'hese emissaries of disorder are the cause of the riots and other roubles that afflict the Soutln riiey have inaugurated an irrepressible conflict between the races, md so long as tho intelligent whites are deprived of political power and these wretched carpetbag offscourings of the North are permitted to deceive and influence the passions ot the negroes there will be trouble and bloodshed. 9 But what do these wretches care if they can accomplish their political bhjects? In tho conflict the tie* $roes must go under, and if, nnforunatoly, it should be continued ?'iig, they will be swept ont of exstence. That must be the inevitable result. That is what the 60:alled Northern philanthropists md radical levellers are bringing mnn tllAir Tl... -1 ? waMVIVM y/f v/Myco. J IIU legroes aro the victims of unprin-? lipled carpetbag politicians, and be sooner they discover tbo fact he better for themselves and tl o country.?N. Y. lltt-ald. The South Carolina Railroad Company.?Letters have been received by tbo President of the Sooth Carolina Railroad Company from the Hon. C. M. Furman, etating that the negotiation for tiie exchange of the past due sterling >onda, guaranteed by the State, or new first mortgage bonds of the :ompAny has been successfully completed, and the stockholders need ipprehend no further embarreselient in connection with tbo over due debt.? Cclvmbia Phamix. Words are little things, but hey sometimes strike hard. Wo wield them so easily that wo are ?L?t 10 iorgei. meir hidden power. Htly pooKcn, they fall like sunihine, the dew and the fertilizing rain; but when unfitly, like the frost, the bail, and desolating tempest. ^ A OENTI.F.MAN wlio had a very [leaf servant was advised by a Iricnd to discharge her. " No, nd,w replied the gentleman, with much good feeling ; 4 that poor creature could never uear of another situation."