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THE NEW8 AND HERAID. WINNSDORO. s. C. S.ATURDAY, 'ter 4, : s i 187, . W ANS D AVIS, EzvITO. $a. 5. R EYNoL DS. ASWoAT TR E itro. EX-LIEU'rENANT Governor ilansier, Of unsavory memory, is a,. ardenit ad .obat of Afayor.Sale. . -, RES (GohstoN DENNE'rr's Arctic Exploring Expedition in the Jeannette hs been heard n'om. On' the 26th of August It Was 1topping iI i{}Iehrings Straita, propuratory to pushing onl. tre Its vqy prospect of an open WAite, Furty dogs had been taken 9 board fqr drawing. sledges. The -iveather at that time was mild, the thermometer not being below 85 de grees even at night. TrE EECTION In Ohio takes placo on the 14th Instant. Political prophets say that Foster will beat Ewing, but. that the Demodruts will carry the Legisla(urc, and flect a United Slates Senlator to succeed Thurin. The Democrats make the mistake of claim - ing that they will carry ltepublican States, and thelr failure to (o so is accepted as a Domocratie defeat, whtent in reality It Is not. Ohio hais always gone Rlepublican in every heated con test, and the Dmnocrats will be no worse,.opf tf it goes Republican this year, as It did in 18;6. Should Ewing, however, by iuny chance win, it -,vill be it great Democratic victory. New 'Yok-k 1. I a boautiful muddle. Rellv is working like a beaver to elect the Radical candidate, Cornell, While Hapoer's -Weekty Is advising anti "?huchine Iepu1bllcants to scratch Cor nell's 1nam1e. It Is hard to see how .loblispil can piUll. through with Tam. lany. ngin thin. The Northern Ibeioerats'are a beautiful set, alld it a mqtter ofr regret that political necessities compel the South to be led y Uh1. TnE UNION Tines In adrocating the eon'truothmioif a nia-roW gauge rail roat assing througih . Upiotn, Irinns.. -ljiQnirendon, Stunter and Kiig .tree to Georgetown gives very oi Mle rehooM *hy this fe the best. route th't 'cabe dIviscd. All these towns are either without railroad facilities or a1g the victims of "geographical posi - ton." . Competition wvoulil give them t1%at advanlitage, and "mteatsuring ' tieks " wold be nunbered aiong the things that were. The proposed road roul Join or initersect the Spar tanlburg and Union, Charlotte, Colun bla wnd Augusta, South Caiolinn, Wilniingten, Columbi and Augusta and North Eastern Railroads, aniid would give water facilities fron Georgetown. Moreover, -when the Spartanburg and Asheville road shall have made its western conineciionts, this narrow gauge road would do a fine business. Another branch might conneet with the Chester nar'row gauge system, and .open new con nections. With convict labor the road * cotuld be built very chcaly, whlile the operating expenses of a narrow gauge road are very light, Chtester has-been butilt upl by her cotnpcting h" ies. Why~ should not we make an eftort? The road would p)ass through * someof the best portions of' the coun ty and enhance the v'atlue of all p~rop) erty along its rotute. The people of d~cerson, Abbeville and Edge~eld are building a broad gauge road wvith - out any help. Why cannot Fair'lleid and her sister' counties build a narrow gauge? Secure a competing line, and 1heights wvill be but a song--much less than even the Charlotte lload is al loived to charge by its charter. Sel~ving the. Charleston Riddle. Bloston ':ejoices inthe possession of .a philosopher bearing the eup~honious * name of J. Story Thompson Frohock. Mr. J. Story &e. has, by the light of 111s own intellect, evolved a boo0k called "Substantialism, or Philosophy * of Knowledge," in which he dleigns to vouchsafe to a bewildered public theo * OhloW$ig star'tijig pice ot' infora-a tion: The earth and Its altmosp~here con sist of the atmospheric departmnents of its Auccessively developed stratlal worlds or stratifications, which are *prior to past, p~ast andl present, reck oning fronm our altiftude contreward * bitt present, first future and secoti * tture as regards our atmosphtei or metaI hysical pro r.ess, we prtceivedl .only the latent anid acted thtought s of * theiprsenit commensals, but it also Incluides those of all our predecessors to t.oseohigher and brightter' worlds toward which we are prtogressing in thftue of their continuous descent, as the, suiperbases of the less mature thoi ght germs indigenous to our low or p an.o of sense-pe.rceptiont withtin a 198 mature world of sensible forms. SThis explains whmy Charleston poll 'j* tics have gotten so badly mixed. The Sup~lkiases ofteless mature thought terms indigenous to our lower plane *f P9npe rperception within a less ma teegil-fsnil forms are erop Muu $$ F The stratial worlds yest paa -o th prior past and -~ liD ed reckonintg from our altitude *"EJ1VIe41 n~d the present commen no yr'i:i I 'sp WIIthe life oftthemt tell* how y fk s ~4teoensbotht Sale and Courte of~ cd uayAh. otngsto beimayor of the city. nign the ha Mag6f Seaiiator Thurman, . r .)Aiq A tik~i ot it., nolA .a*a'bauty of wu oi it e of flowers. q2g more to the pr - 9 *$ 'to na or Woman, -. a ge~0 ~ ~ k of those liW~ m p uls roseate hne if tweed in tm'e, or sale by Dr , Ai ken..g --Don't borrow your neighbor's pa Der~*A, hiat suktibse' - The Trials and I'Orooentions Which Ho Su ftred as AMA nti-Mason-A Publie Man Who Nevor Ifeld Oflee. A Gr.ffic reporter narrates the fol lowing interview with Thurlo w Weed the octogenarian, s well knowi for half a century as Journalist and aboli tionist. Ie says: Calling at his house and being ushered ink I itanounced Im y purpose and wats iivited to take a seat. I congratulated him on being able to walk about alone at eighty-two years, andl he smiled aud said' he should have to give it ulp some timec, lie supposed, but 10 want(d to keep on his feet as long as possible. "if it Wasn'1 for my ey"e," lie coitinled; "a cataract some years ago so impaired my sight that 11ow I see little. I can3 Just see a large, dark body ii the chair where you sit, but have no idea of your features. After alluding to his diet and gencral health, the con Versat ion drilfted to wards hiis life-long profession ofjourn alism. " You and Mr. Greeley pulled togeth or for a good imany yers," I suggest ed. '"Yes," he Said earnestly. "We werc the best of frcii(s for fourteen or fifteen years. How well I remember wheni I first, let him, I Should thiik it was In 18439, perhaps. Ieo had been printing Ilie .Ncw orker for a year or two, and I had read It with ureat in terest. It was bright, aggressive and able, anld a strong tarill' paper. We in Albany Wanted ia campaign paper, and I camne down to see if I couldn't get this Neyw Yorker man to run it. I foid the office and weit in and ii (lired for the editor, of a tall, vordant looking 1ellow, who wits setting type itt a case. 'I am the editor,' he said. I was i little surprised, but I introduc el inyself and told him I wanted to spa ith him about Stateo Politces. I I wore no coat, aid his shirt sleeves were rolled up, 11(and I well remember how he leIle( on1e elbow on tlie case, half tuirniied arolmid 11n1d said, 'All right -go ahead.' 1 toId him I would like to see him 1101; whenl lie laid down his coinposing stick and we went aroun1d 11(nd sit on some1 boxes whiile I revealed my 111an. The lpshot of it was that we hired him to go to Albany two days Iin very week to edit the newe Jeffersoianm a' at campaign paper, wifle lie contine:1 to run his NXew Yorker. lie was one of the most faithiful, honest, industrious mon I ever mt in mv life. We becaln vervI uiuch attached to eatch other. He il ways staved at iy hiouse when lie Nine to Albany, every week through all t h1tyear o more. I respected atnd esteemed him so highl y that my regard vrrow intn a real affection for him. We conlitiued warm and coikldeItial friends for many years." The old gentlenian paused here, then chtiniged fite subject to tell me about "Omle forty-year-old polltical carica tures (hat hung on the wall, but afler iawhile I brought him back, how so strong a friendship enie to terminafe. Well," lie resumed, "Greeley, like tl l fus, was a composite of various ritiuailies, and hie had his weaknesses. Ile possessed political ambition, uad it rinied him. INone of 1h1s n-iends sus pected him of it at the tiine. ]ie con cealed it wvonderhlly, or else It hlad niot then dleveloped.' I was dIrawn so strongrly to htim because I thought he was like myself, only 31 great deal bet ter. I iiever had any' ambitIon to hold ofile, 1 1had( amb)lition1 to be0 in)fluen1 tlil, and to help the Statte to improve the quality of' Its public servants, but not to hold othice myvself. "(nitEil.1;Y wAS A'POWEuIFUL MAN. One of the most talented meon this count ry ever~ p)roducl(ed ; he wvas also one0 of thle pur'est . II is extriaor'dinartiy ability. purity and1( indust crmade him hu)viuicible agaiinst every foe but atmbi tioni. We hiav'e oJfteni talked of' oflce holdintg anid waurnled en-:hi other agatinst it. unt. just before th~e State Convyen I ion of 185i3 1he camne to Alanly and3( saidl to mle: 'WeeLd, I'd like to bd Gov ernorl~i.' I told himii I wats sovP, for I doubted if he cold be nioiinited. lie said, 'You dont't thinik the Whig p)arty canl aff'ord'to ignore the tempor03 anice qutestion3 this year, (10 youi?' I said( no, [ thought we would hatve to nlonuna1te some) temperance man13. "' 'Then, why not me?' lie asked. 'Because you will be0 thought too nmir',' 1 IVswere. 'You have beaten the bush and1( Myroni Clark-will catch the hare.' lie looked disapn)3oinmted, butt lie thought lhe could( be notijinated. "'1)a few days, whenit wa prS )ettv cet a11n thait Clark would get the plaed, 1he came) againi and1 said: 'Weed, I'd like to be Lieultenlant Governior'.' I t old hiimi that I dlidn1't believe lie cotuld fet that, either. It would be overload 'gtetct-too muitch temperance. Besides, I told him . that Rlaymond would get the pla(ce. That was the last fether that broke the carmel's. It wats a ter'rible blow to 11133. To be beaitetn by3 Iaymnoind, whom he 1had( nlourishe'd and wvarmed1 Iuto life and taught the buisiness of newsplaper mnak mig-he couldn1't staind that. ie was greattly grieved. And lhe laid it to mue -wongillv. ie hai'dly eveir spoke to me aneor thait. We were strangers for' yeairs. Then wvhen I was sick in 'b9, Gr'eeley camei to see me, and we resumbed somewhat otdr forjner r'eha tions. In his last sickness I called to see him, but I was some time in finding hIm, and1( when at last I assertained wvhere lie was they refused me admis sion. I was sorriy. I wanted to see him once more v'ery much, ie wvas one of the purest, most generous anld kindest men) I had ever met." "WVhat part of your1 life (10 you1 book back to w'th mlost satisfihetlon ?" I asked. "TO MYP nSsTE NTRElPFUSAL OFOFFICE," be ansBwered1 quickly, "and to that" anid lhe poinited to anl old browvn do~u ment, f-amned, hanging -on the wall, whlch, on examination, proved to be a Government warrant for 160 acres of land( for his services as a soldier in the wvar of 1812. Observing that 1h0 had not located bis wvarriant, and that It was still a sight draft for 160 acres of wild land, I askecj him why lie didnt use it. ''Oh, I don't want to bother with It," ho said, "I'll put It In my wilt." "But you said you had held ,oslco?" I reminided h1bn3. "Oh, ves;. Ilet the boys send me to the Legslture when I was a journey ~an pr nuter, fliy-five yeurs ago. But Inever ad thirst for office. A great many outeces have beena githin my reach. Perhaps I am1 the Only man who ever declined thlree flest-olass for eign mlissions5 ofrered by three Presi dets-Traylor, Flhnoro and Lincoln." "They say ou htave boon Governor a good deal?' I suggested. .-'he old eentlemain lnahe hartil. "Yes, that's what they say; but I wqs never electe--l to that ofice anyhow, and never drew a cent of: salarv; Yes," he added, after a pause, "of several Governors I have beqn the coil fdeitial friend, and perhaps I may say adviser." "You may, Indeed," I assented-. "No other American has ever held such indiueitial relations with high ofliils."1 "And the oddest of it Is," said ho eagerly, rising and walking the room, as t to walk off superfluous energy "that I have beeii a contidential frieid of at least two Democratic Governors when I was a leading Whig. The first was Silas Wright." "And they took your advice?" I asked. "Yes, very often. When Marcy was Governomr he took me1 intimately into his confidence and his counsels, and wheni he was Buchanan's Secreta ry of tstate I occupied the same rela tionl to him." "May I ask," said I, "what is the greatest isfortunie that ever happen L'd tA) you?" "The greatest distress I ever suffer d?" he inquired. "Oh, you must know what that was. Cruel, cruel I Ihe vilest slaider that ever was fra-m ud-that I wias a monster of brutality md had mutilated a corpse for the purpose of helping the fortunes- of a party,." "I don't exactly remember what you m1eanl," I said. ', hy, lAiorgan ! Alorgan 1" he ex lained, and hi face assumed a pain 3d expression. "I suffered untold rlistress, and was more or less. under an for twenty-fivo years. Old ac uaintances avoided me; even my lamimily was made to feel the disgrace, is if t were a feloni. It was cruel I" "Ilow was it?" I said. "Or, per laps you prefer not to talk about it?" "I have 10 objectioni. It's all old story 11w, and 1)0longs to the past I wvas living at Rochester at the tilic Miorgai, who had exposed Masonry wYa4 Imising. It was Ielieved that fie had bleen drowned by memnbers of the >rder in Lake Ontario. A bodv was m.l which anwered the descrlptlon >f his. It was exhibited i publie, 'Iid was recognized as being him by is family and friends. It was burielI )y them. Afterward it was claimed )y the friends of another man, disi erred, and another inquest held. ['here was great excitement over the nurder of Morgan, and I was promi ient as amn ant i-Mason. When this ast inquest was pending the lawyer mignged by the Mlasoms said to me, one day: 'Whiat ire you going to do her a Aforgai now?' 'This main Is a good enough Morgan?, I retorted 'till bou produce the mfani that was kiled.' lie went off'and reported that I said he deceased was a good enough Mor San till after' election.' This lie was rst published by Henry O'Reilly, .ditor of the Rochester Daily Advir 'iser, aid it iade such an excitement liat lie stuck to it, and elaborated it. leinally, the lie took this form-that I lad pulled out the board, cut the hair mtid otherwise defaced or nitilated hte fe-atures of the Ojitario corpse so is to make them resemble Morgan I i'his was in the winter of 1826-27." "Did people believe such a thing?"? "Yes, a good many did. It was a -ling I could not Aisprove to their ait18tniction- 1 was abhorred by tons >f thousands. 01(1 acquainltance'J cuu 'no. I wais polited ait Oil the street. Btrangers would look askance at mne. [ saw themii. Fienlds gave mec the cold 'houlIder. I received th reatenin g umonymious letters. I was mnade to ecl everywvhere and every hour that. I was a marked man11. And my poor alunily, sir," said he, lif ting his hanid with a p~athletic gesture, "werCle made o f'eel tihe cruel thrusts iln ways 1 cami 11ot mentIon." "H-ow long did( this ostracism last?" "Fl tteeni or twenty years actively, imd In some directions a much longer time." "It seems strange that injustice should thrive so," said1 1. "Well, It (lid thrive. O'Reilly be nme rich, and that lit was the foun-' lationi of his fortuneo. I drifted to Albany, and at last lived the shocking ea nmy dlown. Final ly O'RieilIly, whIo mnlghlt have been worth millions If lie had stnck to the telegraphs, which lhe manipulated at first, speculated in ther things and lost mnomv. Hie keplt losing, Hie lost everytllnmg lie had at last." "Wecre you glad?". "I was grateful that the Lord didn't illow such villianmy to thrIve forever," he old gentleman confessed; "and then1 1 felt sorry for him." "Where Is lhe now-dead?" "Oh, no," said lie ; "O'Reilly is alive mlough. Frour years a go lhe wrote me i letter, sayinig that lie was penniilOss, 11d( asking me to send him one hun ired dollars. "Well, what did von do?" "I sent it to him?' "You did?" "Certainly I did. And a few weeks ater lhe wrote me a very grateful .let er, which wound up by saying thma-t lie was completely out of money and( yut of business, anid he didn't know what in thle world he should do to eep alive if lhe didn't get hin a place n thei New York Custom House." "Is it possible?" . "What did 'you do?" "I wenit and reflected en how much pai lie had caused me through a quar er of a century ; on the grief and dis-| Iress my f~.ily had suutered on his' iccount' on the mortification and humiliation lhe hlad heaped up)on my pat n yfriends, and then-then k went downY1and1 got hhn a p~lace in bhie Custom Ilouse." "You (d1(?" "I (11(." "Where Is he now?" "In the Custom Ihouse, unless he has left since I heard f-om there.I bliehlve lie is there vet." "Well, Mr. Wee'd, that beats all the revenges I ever heard of?" "Mr. Weed, you have put thou.. iands of mn in ofile; have you met with grateful returns of your f'iendly mervices?" "Olh, yes, generally. Gonerout gratitd has been the rule." "I have heard," I said, "that to (10 i service for a man Is the way to makt him11 ani enemy." "That's not my observation," lhe an. sweyed. "henii~u obeev in huunan naturr. ud f'Iendshidps after all these years q' shw arfture and personua "0 heauvensI yea I". eclaimned ti old gentleman, "my life has beeni Au of deliglhtM Mrenmdships. The po~ who said friemk np; wausbut at nami didn't deserve to hae a friend.-. No ' withstanding all the-setbacks, I hav found the world full of aunishine, gep~ orosity, .od deeds, gratitude, sehi. deil rthe benefi oei. hleavenes! ves1 -1 (to belIeen n mm nature and the general excellence of Here Mr. Weed called his eervfnL .anld had, his now cold Cup ofitoa chiged for a hot one, while I vith-' drew, leaving hin to finish his repast. A88OCIATE R FOR MRD sNrO. Proceedings of the 80VentY-Soth An nu at Session--A Full Attenduaice, and a Pleasant Meeting. From the (Jhester Reporter. The sventy-sevenith annual session of the Associate Reforied Synod of the South began at Unioin CIur,,h, in this Count), Oil Thulrslday, 250h uilt. and was opened with a sermfol by the retiring moderator, Rev. V. S. Moliht t, of Ohio; after which the synod was constituted with prayer. T'le roll of delegates was called, and the followliig answerod to their names: First Presbytery, Ministers:-Revs. J. 0. Chalnors, J. lunter, It. A. Ross, 1). . J, G. McLaughlin, E. E. Boyce, J. E. ilressly, D. D.IV. 11. P>ressi y R. Lathan. C. 1. Betts, E. E. Pressly, J. M. Todd, R. G. Miller, W. .M. Hunter G. It. White, J. M. McLain, J. P. Marion, D. G. Caldwell, W. W. Orr, J. A. White. Elders--A. Grier, L. Hlunter, R. Mt. Patrick, WV. D) Cochran, J. B. Lowry, G. 1). Smith, J. M. White, S. D. Barron, Jonathan McFadden, It. T. Robinson, James A. Brice, Calvin Brice, M. Bradley, A. II. Griffith, A. B. Falls, Joseph Wylie. Licentiates-Itevs. W. It. Millen IV. 0. Cochran, IIorace iRabb. Students -M. Stevensol, "Harion Pressly, John Charnuers. Second Presbytery, Ministers: lRevs. J. N. Young, J. I. Bonner, D. D., James Boyce, I. D., W. M. Grir D. D., D. G. lhillips D. D., II. T Sloan 1) ., D1). 1i. Haddon, W. L. Pressly, J. C. Boyd, E. P. McClintock, J. E. liartin, Rf. F. Bradlev, J. C. Galloway, E. L. Patton D. 13., W. Y. Love, 11. M. Henry. blders-Dr. A. T. Wideman, Dr.. L. Miller, E. P. Chalmers, . N. Crosson, Robert G. Boyd. Licenltite- H. MeCaule-. Alabianu Presbytery-lRer. U. II. Waller, EIder,'i'. Chisholhn. Tennessee Presbvterv--ievs. J. II. Peoples, C. S. Young. Memphis Presbytory-Iey. Thomas Pr essly, Kentucky Preshy terv-Revs. D. B. Pressly, F. Y. Press'l, J. Spencer MHills. Virgiia Presbytery-Rev. J. i. Simpson. Ohio Presvtery--tcovs. W. S. Maf fatt, J. A. Myers. Texas Presbytery-No Representa tive., Total number of ministers in attend ance, forty-six ; elders, twenty-t.wo. (It ainy be proper to state here that the First 'resbytery comprises aill of South Carolina cast of Broad "iver, with several counties of 1estern Caro lina. Tlhe Second Presbyvtery includes, South Carolina west of Broad iltiver, together with the State ot'Georgil.) Itev. .J. 11. Peoples, of TCnnecssee, was elecied moderator, and iRev. D. B. Pressly tissistant clerk. The afternoon session was devoted to the hearing and i-eferring of papers -reports of comiittees. )etitionis, etc. Ii the Session of Fri tay muornling there WIas a discussion on 'the subject of cxtelli n of the boundaries of flhe church in tile far West. The older vOiltrreza~tioiq arn s l4A'lCV II.1g. colegtios er'e arelyexhorted t d eak chuLrches in the'erection of At eleven o'clock Dr. Bovee de I1ered a sermifon, by special appoint flent, on "'The Di~selpline oft tihe Church as a Divine Orditnance."' On Saturday 1mo0 ning I )r. lonner, fromi the committee on foreign mis sions, read letters from the mis:ionary in Egypt--Afrs. Griffith. Th'le report subnulittedI by heri represents the wvork thiere progressinig favorablv . T1'here are, however, serious dliflirulties to conitend~ with in that far off field of bhor; among them are the unhealthi fuilness of' tile clinate, oi% rather the perils of becomaing aceclimated1, anud certain p)oliticaul conditions1 wich ope rate as barriers to thle free ci rculhat ion of the gospeol. The great hope in this country is in the (aily schools. The reports from tihe mlissionlary iln Mexico were as encouraging as couutid be ex p ted. 'he nissionmaiy there, Rev. 11l E. Pressly, has not yet thorough yearned the Janiguage, and conse 4.1 antly has done but little active mis-I sid inry wvork. This mission is located int~he city of Mexitio. ~'he commnittee onl Erskine College si~ nnitted a report through its chair lt ml, R1ev. WV. B.Presslv. 'The report 5 disculssed, a umlbe~r of iunenid D ntsq proposed, some adopted and e ers rejected. 'fie subject wasL p stponed for consideration at a sub so< uent stage of the session. 1e.D.Scouller, of Ohio, messen ger from the United Presbyterian Church of the North, was5 pr'esenited and( addressed the Synod briefly, ex pressingr his great satisfaction at meet itea fater aind brethren of this body, some of whom were the conuteim poraries, others descendants, of mem besof his own pastoral charge. Fromu tils section of South Carolina emigrat ed a half century ago, or~ m1ore, the Elders, the McCaws, the McDills, the }$cQuistons, the Dunns, and' others, whose liIneamenuts lie could traee in the faces of some of those compulosin~g this assembly to-day. From hiis people in Ohio he bore to their fathiers and brethren in the Carolinas assurance of kindest regard and earnest Christian fraternal love. .The address was responded to briefly and lii feelIng terms by the moderator. As a special order a conferenice was held 0on the subject of foreign mnissionus. Interesting addresses were made(1 by Itevs. E. ft. Bloyee, D. 0. PhillI >s, J. U. Galloway, J. II. People, . A. MyrsV. hI. Pressly' and Dr'. Seoul The Synod then took uip the ques tion of fIxing the p lace of next meeting. Oak 11111, Ala., Back, Creek, N. C., Ebenezer, Ga., and Prosperity, S. C were put in nomination. OakHll was chosen. 11ev. James Boyce, D. D., who has beeni for thirty-two years Stated Clerk of the'Synod, tendered his resignation, of tis office;.It was accepted,. withu a vote of thanks to Da~ Boyce" for his long, faithftl and efficient sortess On mtuiop Dr. 1Boyce was requested to fbrniish a ebVof is sermehi delive ared1 on Frl yfnub)lication~ in thue Assoei o fo'imed Presbytsrian. R1ev. \.$ .oung, from the com-, inittee on . omostle missions, submit-. Led a repert presenting thue olaims of rariomus mniniq.ten for arrearages of sal.. W'y. 'Shese. plaims were all allowed, i mnd the report of ths committee adop. 1 d asa w~olkIn this repoyt Rtevs. ~I. Muidiery and W. II. Mllien, both pf this countyiy, were aggigned to i..n isterial duty, the Connuer as pastor'of Dak 11111ehurchu/Alabaraa; the latter to the pastorateoof chuirches in north rn Texas. On Sunday-the services wvere atten~d Id by ani immusenna cmoneatioii oai i 'Vattm, of 'rslitie college, pricttelie iliAthe church, in the forenioonl, andl( .ev. D. F. Haddon, of Laurens, in tie grove. In fihe afternoon 'Dr. Plumer preached in the chulrich and v. WV . L,. Pressly, of Duo West, in the grove. On Monday action was taken by which the question of comunii1iiioin wias,overtired to tle several .Prshv teries vith instructionis to report lat next session of the Syniod. A Board of Chtlch Extension iwas organized wvith Recy. I. A. Rloss, 1). D., chairm1an, and Josoph Wylie, see retarv. Th' report of the Theological Sem i nary was submitted by Dr. J. E. Press lV. Rev. Drs. .Jamnes Bovce and J. I. Bonner and Ilon. Mr. 'Simonton, of Tennesseo, were appointed delegates to the Piesbyvterian Couneil, to meet in Philadelphia in Svpteiber, 1810. tesolutionis were adopted sustainiig the mission in Charlotte. Oni Tuesday Dr. G rir sbmllitted the report of the comiittee on inaice. The various lat ters colitaiied therein were discussed and the report adopted. Synod declined to accept. the resigr nation of A. G. Brice, treaurer of Synod, offered otn the first day of the soisioni. A1% commlitte of conference with Unit ed Presbyterian Church was appointed to open iegotiations looking to a union of the two lcrches. R1ev. Dr. Ransom, of North Caroli na, was appointed to edit and superin tend the preparation of the series of the international question for the use of Sabbath Schools. Rev. I. Lathan was elected clerk, vice Dr. Boyce, resigned. The session of Synod was pleasallt and hairmonious. Is deliberations vere attended each day by a large lumber of speelators who mnifiiested their great interest inl t(e proceedi ngs by close and repeelfiul attention. Tie members ws'ere highly pleased with their reception and eintertaiinment by the good people around Union clii ch; while the people were no less pleased at. the privilege and pleasire all'orded then in, opeiiig (lie doors of their hiospitility to this body of dignitied, canIiest anld worlking Christ ian minis ters id lavinmen. This is tle fouth session of tlie Synod held in (iester coin v-the other three having been at. I opewell Chuic.h. TI Ie date of tle lirst o theose we have not. beenl able to aseertain; the seconld was in 15 , the third in 1876. Of the nil nislers in attendance at tle recent session the tbllowing were na tives of 'hiester counvtv Iers. W. 8. Mtohitt. 1R. Lathaln. ijohn If. Simpson, Il. . eI nry, .. Spener Milk, .1. A. White and W. II. 'Millen. (Ot' these four are engaged in minist('rial diuties beyond the litnits of the State: Rev. W. S. 3MolUtt in Ohio; Rev. John 11. Siipson in Virgii.ia; Rev. ~t. M. Ileiiry in Alalu:iinia, and Rev. J. Spen ctr Mills in Kentucky. 2111 S'AT11E11 P'XPTEIARY. Somae Accotint of (heTrat, n of Cosvicts In thit Instituttion-A1iues thitt Demantl [Co rrespoialit'e of te riot to ObserVer. Cottunn.A, S. ( ., October 1st, 1879.--.-_ Caroliianiis no0w point with piardoniable in.itt LIu inula iuiiumiary. (Col. TI. J. Liplsoinb),.of Newb.erry, took charge of lie iit nation on thle first. of Janu ary last, with Dr. Geo. 8. 'Trezvant, of tis city, as surgeon, and Dr. Pope, ofNewberry, as residetpiin am'd to-day irank A as a san ilariumn. In as manyv moniths there have beent but nine deaths from all eziuwes coin binied-t hree of' that imbner being' in (ur/iml/o mnoris when they were ire eeoived-ouit of an av~er'iure of I urce hundred and sevent-tiveiinmaites. I pr'ovidetiatlly (lie death rate should colmine withiout larger increase to (ihe close of thie year, which there is every r'easoni t o 11ope, it will theni just renelt twelve, or' less thani oe-/cnth of' that duriming thme last year of Chiamberlainii's appoinitee, iniinnedialiv precedinhg. Mark thie t renmindous dlitference in thli rate of mortality during a Republican and a D~emocratic administ ration. Con victs are leased ont and( aire at work buiildinug railroads in difherent plarts of the State, and in every instance report havinig beeni kindly fed and caredl for, with ('lie exep'itioni only of thie Green wood and Augusta. The enitiro numn ber leasedl in the last twvo years to this road was 285, of whom up to this date 130, or 65 per ceiit., have died. Of the 18 returned to (lie peniitenitiary a year' ago, oin accot:nt of bad health,' 16 have (lid within ten days after they reach ed thie inistitution. Twenty-six hatve recently been oirderied baick, and~ of these one died1 before starting, one oni the road, and( one0 since he reiecl (lhe hnstit~ution. Fift~y-one are still at wvork on the roadl. TEjie appalling mnortality of the conivicts, both.1 white and1( colored-of eight whites seven having died and~ oneo beiing in a precarious condit ion is mainly aittributbe I to ignorance of the Jaws of hiygient otn thme part of those in authorityv en thie Greenwood anid Augusta. 1Nachi man was allowed but 61 cubic feet of brcathing atmos p~here in (lie filthy sleepinig barracks; some meni lying oti (te grounid, soe on bare boards with a scarcity of cov Crinig anid clothhig, and stalt >Or'k and1( corn1 brcad as thieir1 onily foo0(. J. J. Cahill is time name of (lie sup1erinitendc ent em~ploye~d by the director's of thie Grenwood amd Augusta to oversee (lie convict labor'. H~e fa a native Irishman. Th'le retention at wvork oni (lie road of (lie conhvicts, I unmderstandl. was maido conii~iitial on (lie discharge of Cahill. H~e lias not, yet been dis chiarged1. Th'le convicts sent upl from Charleston ar'e almost always received in a pitiable plIght, and~ have to Be kept in (lie hospi1tal for a month before they are agaIn in a working condition. The poor follows are ''powerful hap> p~y" to got where they may obtaI n miedcal treatnmnt. lenitty of bard wor'k, but also plenty of good subs)tan tial food, Iicluding mIlk, beef anid vegetables, Iflt anid air, Is (lie convict diet at the aouthm Garolina.. Poniten tliry. . gis AO NEC0MO. j are__extatedfrom Vegetable products, combining in them the Mandrake or May pple, which is reognizod by ysioians ns a oubstitute for caloTp1>osssig l.1 tho virtues of that mineral, without its bad afteroffects. AS AN ANTI-BILIOUS MEDICINE they are Incomparable. T1'hey stImulate th TRPI V invigorateh N11ITYOIdilYSTM. and givo tono to the DIGI!S'V~E d55ANS,oreatingpor f6&dIe(f6nTidfii thorough assimilation cfood. hhoyfiexertiiapowerftl'influence o n the NINY8 and LIVMIZR and through thoso organs reUoveealimpuri ties, thus vitalzingthKe tissuosof the body and causig a heafhy oocditon~f ~the Systom. AS AN ANTI-MALARIAL REMEDY . They have no equal; and as aresult act as a preventive and cure fo ii - mittent, Intermittent, Typhoid Fevers, and Fover and Ague. Upon the healthy action of the Stomach,_doponds, almost wholly, the health of the human race. DYSPEPSIA IS THE BANE of the present generation. Xt is for the Cure of this disease and its atteadants Kill -KEADAAgj LVO NE MS POl4DENOY, CONSTIPATO PILES, &O.s that . TUTT'S PILLS have gained such a wide spread reputa tion. No Remedy has ever been discov ered that acts so speedily and gently on the digestivo organs giving them tone and vigor to assimilate food. This being accomplicfhod, of course the JERVUS SYSTEM IS BRACED, THE BRAIN IS NOURISHED, AND THE BODY ROBUSTs iloing composed of the juices of plants extracted by powerful chemical agene ces, end prepared in a concentrated forn they are guaranteed free from any thing that can injure the most del icato porton. A notcd chemist who has analysed them, says STfLERF IS MORE VIRTUE IN ONE OF TUTT'S PILLS, THAN (AN BE FOUND IN A PINT OF ANY OTHER." We therefore say to the mefficted Try this Romedy fairly, it will not harm you, you have nothing to lo3, but will surely gain aVigo rous Body, Pure Blood, Strong Norvos and a Cheerful Mind. .PrincIpal omce, 35 Murry St., N. Ye PRICE 20 CENTS. s.i by Dnigl s tirotigint te world. TUTT'S HAIR DYE. GnHAT HAIR Olt WNVxTSnrUS chnnokd to *a, (GLo 113I.tc K by A Flingle appi:tion 41 itIi's DYE3. It1. Parts it Naturni Colo~r, aids lnst-inta,onwaly, and Is as I irmls its spring waitor. Sold by Drnglets, o sont. by express on recoipt. of $1. OffIce 30 Murray St., Now York. TUIE FRENID OF ALL HOL LOWAY'S PILLS!! "I had no appetite, IIolloway's Pills ve me a hearty one." '"Your Pills are miarvelous." "I send for another box, and keep thoem in the house." "Dri. Holloway has cured my headache that wats chronic. '"I gave one of your Pills to my babo for cholera ma~rbus. Tn'ei dear little thing got we'll in a day." "\iy nausea of a morning is now cured." '"Your box of Uolloway's Ointment cured mie of noises in the head. I rubbed rome of your Oiniment behind the ears and the noise has left." "Send me two box~es; I want one for a poor family."' "I enclose a dollar; your price is 25 eerds, butt the mnedicine to me Is worth a dlollar.". "Xen d ime live boxes of y'our Pills." ''Let mec havo three 'boxes of your Pills ,by return mail, for chills and fev'er." I have over 200 such testimonials as these, but want of tpnee compels me to conclude. Fon CUTANEOUS DI80RDEnS, And all eruptions of the skin, this Oint.. ment is moat invaluable. -It does not heal externally alone, but penetrates wighI the most searching effects to the very rcot of evil. .H O L LO WA AY'S OINTM 1tENT. Possessed of this remedy, every man may bo own doctor. It may be rubbed into the system, so as to reach any In.. ternal comla~fint; by these means, cures sores or ulcers in the throat stomach, liver, spine or other paris. It is an in-. fallible remedy for had legs, bad breasts, contracted or stiff joints, gout, rheuma. tism, and all skin diseases. ISiPORITANT CAUTION.--NOne are genuine un less~ the signature of J. 1IA YDOOX, as agent for the United States surrounds each box of Pills ni inCltment. Boxes at25 centi,82 cents, and W- TIhere is conasiderable saving by taking the large: slzes. HIOLLO WAY & CO. feb 15-1ly New Yotik. GREAT EXCITEMENT --AT PA#IYETTO UOUSE. JUST ARRIVED one of the/finest as sortmente of Liquors In the Born. One Barrel of Gibson's Celebrated Old Nectar, 1840; Three Barrels of fine old 1R e Whis key: I st, Old Imperial Cabinet Whiskey, 9 years old; 2nd, also, the Mabel Belle, 9 dlitto; 3rd, Rtoanoke Rye, the oldest, 18 ditto. Corn WVhiskey of the best grades, North Carolina Corn,Sweet and Sour Mash. of the best grades Also, Wilnes' and Bran, dies of the finest brands, I have also a mne lo.t of Cigars and Tobacco which I will dispose of at reasonable prices for cash only3. Give me a vll, andl will treat yon right. Philadelphia Lager Deer al. ways on hand frotithe~ b.'ebkated firm of Bergergand Ehgelli. Yoit eeii fii me at all times at the Bar uin-er the Winnsboro Hlotel, next, door to D. IR Fleuniken's. C.all,,and see me. J. OJ.ENDINING. r aug 26 ~ei~ A el In yor own town, and no bu sinets a trial wit lout e' peia Tie e~01 poi'uni ever ofroe4 fd to wilgti see for yourself ivhat you dein 1dO ~ bDal. ness we offer. No room to ez plIlr. You can devote all your time or Oh 0 pare time to the business, and mae grat fjor every hour that you work, n as mch as men. SendfOr speInThVte terms frIee. on'ca toni har t ae whit $'o have suchacohsae Addressi U. hEA B'~T.00C., Portland, Maine. TI YOU want a good Mint Julep,~Io Lemonade, or any fancy sumnil irlilk, oall on J. D. McCAlULEY, and It will bo served to you in the most Jty ma~nner, - a. - YELLOW FEVER--BLAOK VOMIT It is too soon to forget the ravages of thbi tort lble disease, which will no doubt return lit a more mall inunt and virulent form in the fall months of 18T9. M Eltit K, IIHEPATINIC, a remedy discoy. cred in Southern Nubla and used with suel wonderful results in South America where tih most ugg ravatsd cases of (over are found, causes from one to two ounces of bile to )o filtered or strained from the blood each thime it passes through the liver, as long as an excess of bito exists. By its wonterful act llon on tho Liver and Htomftch the IlI,:t-AriE not. only ))1R vents to a certainty any kind of Fcver and Black Vomit., but also cures Ilendache, Consti pation of the Bowels, Dyspepsia and all Malarial diseases. No one need fear Yellow Foeer who will expel the Malarial Poison and excess of bile from the blood by using MuuataKL/s iIxPATINI which is sold by all Druggists in 25 cent and $l.imi boi tles, or will be sent by ox pres by th Proprietors, A. F. MERELL & CO., Phila., Pa. Dr. Pemberton's Stillingia or Queen 's Delight. W'The reports of wondrful eures of Itheuma tism, Scrofula, Salt Ilieum, Syphlls1 Cancer Ulcers and Sores. that come from all parts ol tho ooumtry, are tot only remarkable but iis miraculous as to be doubted was it not for the abundance of proof. Remarkable Cure of Sorofula, &o. CASE OF COL. J. C. BitANSON. KINUsToN, GA., September 15, 1871. GENTS:-For sixteen years I have been a great sufferer from Scrofula in lts most dstressil g forms. I hive been confined to my room and bed for ifteen years with scrofulous ulcera tions. The most approved remedies for suchl eases had bonn used, and the most eminent physiclans cevnsulted, wIitiout any deciled onelit. Thus prontrated, distreseed, despond Ing, I was advised by Dr. Ayer, of Floyd Coun. Ga., tocommence the use of your Compounti trc tlingia. Language is as Insufi cleat to describe the rellef I obtained from the use of the Stillingla as it Is to convey an adequato idea of tihe intensity of my suffering before using your medicine; suficient to say, I abain doned all other remedios and continued the use of .our Extract of Stilligin until I enn say truly "I am eured of all ain," of all diease with nothing to obstruct t1 atctve pursuit Rt my profeasion. MIore than eight months have elapsed since this remarkable cure, without. any return of the disease. For the trutth of the above statement. I refer to any gentlemn In iHartow County, Ga., and to the menbo i of the bar of Cherokee Circuit, who are acquainted with me. I shall ever remain, with the deepest gratitude, Your obedient servant, J. U. BRANSON, Att'y. at Law. A MIRACLE. I WssT PoINT, GA., Sept. 18 180. OGNTs:-My (laughter was taken on tile V5tI day of .une, IP863, with what was su1pposed to be Acute Rtheumatlim, and was treated for the same with no success. In March, following, pieces of bone ltegaD to work out of the right arm, and continued to appear till all the bone fromt the elbow to the satulder joint cameo out. Many pieces of bone came out of rIght foot and leg. The case was theh pronounced one of White Swelling. After having been contined about six years to her bed, and the case con sidered hopeless, I was Induced to try Dr. Pem bertons's Compound Extract of Stillingia. anl was so well sitissiler with its effects that I have continued the use of it until the present. My daughter was contined to her bed about six years before she sat up or even turned over without help. She now sits u all day, and sews most of her time.-has walked ac ross the roon. Hor general health is now good, and I believe she will, as her limbs gain strength. walk well. I attribute her recovery, with the blessing of God, to the use of your invaluable medicine. With gratitude, I am, yours truly, W. B1. BLANTON. WAT POINT Oa., Sept. 16, 1870. GENTS :-The above certificate of Mr. W. B. Blanton we know and certify to as being true. The thing is so: hundreds of the most respect ed citizens will certify to It. As much reference can be given as may be required. Yours truly CRA WFORD& WALKER, Druggists. BON. 11 D. WILLIAMS. w" DR. PEMBIERON'g STILLINGIA is pre pared hy A F. MERiRtELL & CO.. P'hila., Pa. Sold by all Druggssits in $1.00 bottles, or sent by express. Agents wanted to canvass every wvhere. Send for flook-"Curior's Story"-free to all. Melicines sent to poor people payable in Instal Ments. may$1 SPOOL COTTON. ESTAflLI~r1HED 1812. CTRA DE GEORGE A. OLARRj, SOLE AGENT. 400 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. The ilistinctive features of this spool cotton are that it is made fromt the very finest SEA ISLAND COTTON. It is fInished sort as the eotton from which it is made; it has no wvaxing or artifilal finish to deceive the eyes; it is the strongest, smoothest an d most elastic sewing thread in the market; for machino sewing it has no equal; it is wound on -*WHIITE S P OOLS8. The Black is the moat perfect JET BLACK ever produced in spool cotton, being dyed by a system patented by ourselves. The eolors are dyed by the NEW ANILINE PROCESS rendering them so perfect and brilliant that dress-makers everywhere use' them instead of sewing silks. A Gold Medal was awarded this spool eotton at Paris, 1878, for "great strength'' and "general exeellenco" being the high est award given for spool cotton. We invite ecomparison and respeetfully ask thans to give it a fair trial and con vince, Lbemselves o fits superiority over all others," To be had at wholesale and retail of aug 12-tx6m0.3OG FISUf AND) OYSTERS. TO THlE CITIZENS OF WINNS ' BORIO AND FAIRFIELD: I WOULD respectftily annlfounce to the public thet 1 have made ample ar ranlgements with 'the beet H-ouses at Norfolk, Suftfolk and Charleston, to su ly~ me with FRIESHT SALT WA T 18SH and the very best. .DAY OYSTERS for thsseason. I Will keep them .in store FRSH ON ICE every day 'so that my cutstomers can supply them solves at any thine, All my Oysters and Fish are guar anteed to be fresh and of thle VERY BT QtTALITY. Very respectfially, .F. W. HAB.ENIOHT, Washlnton stt'eet, flear of Town sept 80--4i INDIA RU.BBER BELTING. IlVE and sixkinch three ply Bolting .L1Leierno poed Clover Seed, all at low priqee, jiit.j.oelved by 'aag3O - - 43 A8TUas B.RIC .