WINNSBORO, S. 0. aturday, may 11. 1878. B. MRAXN DAVIS, EDiot. JNO 5. RYNOLDS, AssOoIATE EDITOR. Russia AND ENGLAND are making such grand preparations that they are both getting alarmed. THE WASHINGTON I'ot ays the reason Tilden did not come to Washington to take the oath of ofice and fight for the Presidency was because Grant had made preparations to arrest him and throw into Fortress Monroe, on the charge of sedition. Where were Watterson's hundred thousand armed men ? SENATOR GORDON has made a powerful speech against fixing the date of specie resumption by law. He holds that this matter should be left to regulate itself. When poo." ple are able to pay gold or silver for what they want they will do it. The passage of a law will not put money in their pockets to do it with. Gold is nearly at par now, because nobody wants it. Make it a necessary, and see how quickly its price will go up. The State Superintendent and the Schools, Judging from expressions of opinion on all sides, the sentiment of the State generally is in favor of renon)inating the entire State ticket. That opposition to this exists is well known, but it seems at present unlikely that it will amount to much in the State Con vention. It will be difficult to pick a flaw in the official conduct of any of the present officers ; and much can be said in their favor. While we would cordially acquiesce in a renomination of the State ticket as an entirety, there are some of the incumbents whom we think ospecial ly adapted to their duties. Notably is this true in the case of the 4uperintendent of education. Cap vain Thompson has been poculi irly successful as a practical instructor of youth. He was a professor in his alma mater, the St'tto Military Academy, in its palniost days,; and since the war he has conducted with the most flattering success the Male Academy in Columbia. Called by the State Convention to becomo a candidaLto for the superintcendency of education,.he threw himself into the breach and made some telling speeches during the camnpaig~n. When the Hampton government came into power all was confusion and disorder. The public school system especially, resembled cha~os struck by lightning. It had been the target of Radical knavery all long , its fundn had been squan lered, its teachers unpaid, its claims piled mountatin high. Every body that come along gave it a kick and a promise of still further -icks. Determined op)positLion to ny further expenditure of moneys i this line was evined by many irominent Democrats. Such was the condition of affairs wvheni Superintendent Thompson assumed .tharge. His vigorous hand soon nade itself felt. Whether in urging neasures of importance upon the iegislature, or in reforming abuses In the schools, he was indefatigable, while his ability impressed itself upon all who came in contact with him. The result is most gratifying Dept any obstacles, hechief of which is the poverty of the people, the public school system has been S revivified, or, it might be said, created; for that wvhichi formerly bore the name was a mere abortion. Through Superintendcent 'Thomp son's exertions, assisted by Profes sor Petty, of the House educational committee, and other gentlemen, the whole law has been remodeled and improved, and the system is ,alpready working incalculable beno. A~ft to the youth of the State. STo the uninitiated, it seems an Seas matter to conduct schools; ~lIe in reality this is onie of the most dt it t,he- whole .range of de,. The su or ntendency for a long period. Every year adds fresh experience, and the power of doing good increases day by day. The duties of the other State offices are in the ordinary line of business and can be performed readily, but the science and art of education is something to itself, and requires a peculiar training. It is for this reason that we doom it of special importance that the present superintendent be retained in his office. We are pleased to believe that Superintendent Thompeon's fitness is so generally admitted, that no op position to his renomination will be found to exist. He is eminently fitted for the place. TilE 1T ETOtT CO UIRTEO US. Mr. Kearney, leader of the San Francisco workingmen's agitation, headed a deputation a fortnight ago to the Roman Catholic Archbishop, when, according to the San Fran cisco .News Letter, that prelate thus replied with placid urbanity to an excited harangue : "Mr. Kearney, I understand th.it you wish ie to mind my own business. Very good; perhaps you know what my business is better than I do. But, Mr. Kearnoy, thorn is only one gentle man who is at present authorized to show inc how to mind my business, and that is the Pope of Rome. Perhaps, Mr. Kearney, if you will write to him, he will transfer that power to you. And now let me tell you a little story, Mr. Kearney. I have lived here a groat many years, and I know the temper of the poo p1e of T"iiforni' pretty well ; and a long timo ago, before you had come to America, I went to bel one night leaving every thing going on :n the city as as usual. Well, Mr. Kearney, after IL comfortablo night's rest, I rose and looked out of the window, and there in the street was a poor fellow hanging by his neck, quite dead, suspended fromn a lainp-p)iost He was a poor fellow who did not know how to mind his own business, Mr. Kearney, and that was all. You mind your business well, Mr. Kear-. ney, and I will mino. Good morn ing." Exit deputation. DR:1I'ATICoMRO \'S TI1L. A remarkable troupe is now traveling through Scotland. The Kilnai nocb Standard gives this description of its members and the perfortmances given : Miss Chris tine Millie, the "Two-headed Night ingale," who is not inaptly termed the "eighth wonder of the world," gave two receptinns yesterday in the Corn Exchango Hall. She has two heads, four arms and four legs, which converge in one body, pre senting a most extraordinary ap ponar.co. H-owever. there is noth.. ing at all rep)ulsive) in the spectacle; indeeOd, the on looker is very favora,. impressed by the intelligence, vivacity and gracec of her p)erfor mnances. She walks on either two or four feot at will ; dances with ease ; and sings duets in a very beautiful and effoctive style, one voice taking the treble and the other the contralto. Great atten tion has been bestowed upon her education, and she speaks with fluency several languages--a fact' which the audience have an oppor - tunity of verifying, as she moves freely among the auditors and enters into conversation with any one who may wish to test her intel ligence and acquiremnents Chris tine Millie is accomnpanie(d by three marvelously diminutive people styledl the Duchess of Liliput, Baron Littlefinger and Count Rose bud-who contribute greatly to tihe interest of the entertainment. The Baron and the Count are brothers. and native of Bologna in Italy, their real names being Margri. T'he former is thirty one years of age and thirty-five inches high,and the latter is twenty- nine years of age and thirty-live inches high. The "Duch ess," who was born in England, is somewhat less in stature than eithor. The tiny lady sings well, and iR a graceful dancer, while the brothers Margris' acting and danc ing in a little pantomime are very clever and amusing, and their fono ing in a nmockc duel, arising from an affair of honor, is a really capital display of expert swordsmnanship. The performances of the two headed Nightingale and three Lili p)utians give entire satisfaction to the visitors to the hall, as is manifested by the frequent ap May hysicians are proeribing Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup because they know it is a good remedy for children and is warranted not to contain either Opium, Morphia, Paregorie or Landainum, the base of the usual soothing remedies.* In the next edition of Webster, Ohronto is to be spelled1 with a 'K. The K to.be pronounced hard;c but the anan who buys the ohtomno an tkeithoe is tW anen The Shah wears false diamonds. Edison is going West with his phonograph. Caleb Cushing is seventy-nine, yet he works sixteen hours a day. The Brooklyn Eagle says Mtr. Tilden has purchased the lVerld. B. P. Shillaber (Mrs. Partington) and wife have gone to sojourn at San Francisco. Bizrnaclk and Gortschakoff think the attitude of England is enough to sicken anybody. Although Earl Russell is, short, not financially, but physically, he hates to be called "Little Johnnie." As it turns out that Doorkeeper Field was a Grant tn ti in '75, his Republican walignei s wish they' hadn't said so much. It is said Bayard Taylor got so sick at se.b that he threw up his hand, while playing eucher.-KCco ku/ Constitution. The Chicago 7Times wants E lison to invent a new lie for Mrs. Tilton. Bctter try his hand on a new one for the Chicago T1aneC. Mrs. E. D. E. N. A. B C. X.Y. Z. SoutLworth, the aut.horess of s'even ty novels, hi's ia wide, full bruw, and clear blue e3 :s. She talks well. Had Richelieu lived in these "panicky" times he would not have been so sure in regard to there being no such word as fail.-N. Y Mail. Mrs. General Gaines, being asked how she retained her youthful feel ings to the age of over eighty years replied: "..oap and water and i clear conscience." General H?.wlev has gone to P .ris and will no duibt boi e the long suffering French by .a;mai ks begin ning : "Now at my Ctnteunial Exhibition a couple of years agO I had this thus," etc. The time may come when we shill see a phonograph att.iched to every barber's chair, wound up ar ready to start when a victim sets down. TaaiI th 3 tire .1 j Ly of the shaver will gea a rest. New York, which inclu les Brook lyn, proposes Gu1 hive a i wv in kin;r blackmailing a punish:ble of. nse. The Vorld Say3 t'iero are 1,000 nases a year of blackmailing in eNew York city. Colored. witness on the stn 1 A ttorney-'Now, Jack, did not. Mr. F. shoot this clog in self -defence?' 'No, sah ! He shot .this dog in do back and on do inside ob do fence I" The inventory of the real and and personal property of the Erie Rail way, compiled after two years' labor, fills twenty volumes and cost over $100,000, the binding alone costing twelve dollars a volume. Am ong the colored men whom Mr. Hlenry C. Jarrett hias en.aged to appear in "Unc1e Tomn's Cabin" in Englan d, is James Freeman, at one time Speaker of the Assembly of South Carolina.--New York Tribune. This are newsi Wasn't it Sammy Tildien's money that "quickened the consciences" of McLin and Dennis on the "FIoida1 frarl d," Mr. Post?-HRoRton TI atvel% ler'. Perhaps. It takes mioney to quicken Republican consciences, usually.-Bostron Post. Mr. Moody used to spe'ik a gre-at deal at meetings, and Dr'. Kirk once, at the request of several' briethren, expostulated with him and informed Mr. Moody that his gifts did not lie in that direction. Dr. Kirk's w.rst fo irs hava been fully realized. Senator Howe, of Wisconsin, hais an article in the May- Juno number of the North A merican Review on "The Death Str'uggle of the 1e-.. publican Party." This is a question he ought to have some p)ersonail knowvledge of, and his recent speech in the Senate shows that he lias a partial realization of the fact. CHEAPER THAN BEFORiE THE WAn. The Philadelphia Pr,'esq lately pub lished an elaborate table or corn. par'ative statement of prices, cover ing a period of nineteen years. It is a valuable paper, ehowing that we. have at last struck hard pan. On all leading articles of consumption there has been a decline from the* pieof1860 at this time of from 25 to 45 per cent.-> Thlere was aI common impression that it was only necessary to get back to sthe :'solid ground of 1860 in ardei' 'to touch trade bottom, andt.thenmce to' 'begin an improvement in buisiness. Yet while 'ouir.. heav'iest products are much lower in pric.e thain in- -1860, they cannot find. a .;readyotnarket,. and' they are still under a downward tendency - ,0LER1S-SALE The State of South Carolina, O0UNTY OF FAIRF?Lu.D. Win. 0. Boo & Co. vs. James D. Hogan and Others. IN pursuanco of an order of the Court of Counwen Pleas mando in tho above stated case, 1 will off -r for sale before tho court.houso door in Winnsboro, on the first Monday in June n. xt, within the legal hours of stlo, at public outcry, to the highest bidder, the following de scribed property, to wit: All that cerailn, pice parcel or tract of land, containinig ONI HALF ACuE:, more or less, lying and situate at Doko. in the County of Fairfiell, and bounded on the east by the tra'l'