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TAX NOTICE. Oi'kick uk County I nKAStiUKit, ?'rangeburg 'omity, S. 0. Orangeburg, H.. S. 0.,.; April 1st 1SB1. Notice is hereby given tln?t the rates of Taxation "upon every dollar of the value of nil Taxable Property" for the fiscal vetir commencing November 1st 1H.S0, are as follows: For state purposes, five in.Us (?l. For County purposes, tliiae mills (.1). Kttrpast Indebtedness, three-fourths of one miil (j). For Fast Indebtedness of tlie fiscal year 1*78 und 1871', one half of one mill (j). For the Kiippui t of Public schools, two milli (-')? T tal hiiml er of mi'*a,l 1 K Notice is also given ili.it I will hi* at th ? following named places on the days r>peci* lied for ihe purpose of collecting T.?xe-< for the aliovo liieotioii'.'d vear. NO KXFrON Tto.NOK I'IMK vtfl.l.t, itK ASKK? Kok Ofltce Iiouih from 1? A. M. 0? :' 1*. .'<1 Zeigh-rs' store, Monday May lind. Knoll*' Mill, Tuesday :?rd. I'ort Mottt, WultteH >ay Udi i.ert'bvillc. Th?rs lav "nil. >V; F. Phillips. Friday ti.h. 1?, H. Uleatmis, M?n^.Vv y- t. i oundioro, Tuesday LOtit. A? ilke.sawy ei>, Wednesday I Ith. ( nl. 1J Livi'iig-tons, Mill, ihiir-diy 121h. JohtiT. Ujiijaiusoiis. Friday l.'Jtli. J'.iauelivi le. Mon-lay llidi. ,\ndrvw ,1/yer-. Tuc-dai i7th. .1 P. Stm-ak* .1/ill. Weducsdty IStli. ? minor.- smre. Thursday l'J.ii. Ayre.-sho ?,, ! iiday -Oth. li"\ve.jvi 1 e .Monday -'.>nl. J. H. l eider,.-? foes la.- J.ih. .V. I'. Veil-, W.d .eshiy ??th. A ringers. rhufi-diy 1 Ith. \\ ?)..Shi tiers, i*'r;d:t -7th. I r. Thus. K. Kc.Ier. X.l .r.lay ^th. I apt. Tl.os. .Vinw.-.ous. .i/.):i,l.n tt-'tii. J..ist?, rhu.? .Will- Tuesd r. .lift. .My tiilice will beopiii at i he Omit tv sea. u rim: ihe rt m.mi-h-i- ol tlie time aiUi.v-?! I y 11.claw lor die above p'lp'?-e UvllirttT ( 'ol'KS, Tr?a-u r? r 1 ?. (' iipr'1 U "t Mower and Reaper. ~fl AM uttering to sell the. h.-sl Minvrr an .? llv.p r invented. Have used iVihi di fie re in maihiiies in tin- hoil iw lyi \? iis. and aiiij -i is..ed Uiil the N.KW i t HaM1M?'\ Vau-hine oir the South wi I j pay for itself in less th in one ay in tjoml j? a vi lie*. ? will keep oii b lid a I p.trisiil liie miiehille thai :ir>-snlijeel t'.i ware and brake, MiiiHlhuu'that i> not dime liy any tine ehe sei l tilg machines nearer than 1'i.diiiniii'i' or i.iehu.I i wil also -et op tuid suri l".w'ir/>, and gi\ ? .-ill ncie-.-aiv )iistriiriiiiits in regard tu ?heut Srinl fur < it ciliar ami pro---. J. A. 1'i.TKKKiN. H. Mi. ip. apr'l "J-> 'hit JLa iiA;I\R0ii: Jr. Th * Finest Bred Stallion ev -r hefor- J tin l'ublie in Or.infruburj? ('miniy. i-:tit now be found at W. M. KAkVS KTAIILKS. Me'ow linn iVdigree of Jim Mourn-*, Jr.. tlo- Tri-uing MaUii.n. -lim Monroe wns id red I iy . i in Monroe, he. by AL xamh r'? A Isla Idi. and ??'?! Ah-!:ih-li ??y Ilamtlloiiiaii o.-.m -iiii lit' I ? i Mi'Sed Fiek'e .liui ? ii - t"i: Jr. i- ei. lit yCaf? o'd, bred by John It. S illtt r. iif (ieciuelowil, Ky . and can li nt l b inili'iii - ?!", und aUn half lirnth? r lo the faloi Siadiou iiiiw ob the Tun ?'Ali n i i-e < hief." record ~. IS. Watohmaker and Jeweller, KKOS" ST< >HK Kaviiig 21 years ?-x per teile?- in iiiy busi ti?--s, 1 re-pf? tl'?i 1 ly inform myoid ciisioni er-and ihe pu'ilie geuerallv ??f this a-iil Itiljaeenls ? oimiie*. that 1 am prepared t?> do all work in my line on the iuo-t r?-a-oti fihle lerins. and at hhbrl lonii-i. Haviiig jnsi ret rm-<l Ir mi Kunipc with a ?lock iif tine .K-we i v and Watches. I can olfer belter goods in thi? doe than e.-ui b. had elsewhere. My prii; are renson?bl**; ami nil work and goods warr-iuled to giv ju-rfeet Kitisfa'-tiou. ?^peciMi-o-m from -*>ceids op. LKWlS'iSSrJJiv) AND i hotcgrai.hic Gallery Is now open and ready for bn.-i/.pss in all branchy* ol the art. In onlcr to aceonimodale a!! niy frietnl 1 shall lie pleiised ldhaV?*youc:ill and get EIGHT FERROTYPES FOR $1. '/ forgHt the place I A. H. b F.WIN*. Next to I>r. Helves' l)rug Store, liov'it' oil I) l^MJ I) OfKUATlVE AM? ?'KCdA.MtAb Bv Pr. b. S. WOld K. Office over ]>. Louis' Sto.e. Satisfaetii u guaranteed in all operations, Jpay'-'lVeiIi extracted without | ain l?y Ihe use ol' Nitron. Oxid (bis. Atlm ininti*a toih Nol ice All persons indebted lo the Kslate of William W. M. Dant/.ler, deeeased, w ill make paymeul at once; and all person < lioldit g cliiinis against the said Ks talc will present the same duly attested to the under signed. .1. F. HOIUNSON. Qualified Administrator, may ?, 18^1 3l THE FENCE LAW QUESTION", Jks.s.v.mink Vai.t.kv, April "JOlli 1881. hdilor Or ritgebury 'Times, l Regarding as 1 d?i the public* press as ilu? shield of pii?die Ii burly, and j the sivcuger of public wrong, I heg leave through your widely circulat ing paper to ??der a few suggestion's on the fence law. and a few words in vindication of the character of ??ur people who are tlie owners of real estate in our ('ounty. 1 see a wri'.or over the mm tl? fttuihr. of '?Walch*' has held up to p'.iblli scrutiny the lau i-hnl iers of this County as unreliable tricksters who are capable "of deceiving even tlie Radical neiro. I feel. M;:. 10 li or, that I ho a<-cu-i.i lioti is a foul fdiiu ier. and appLe. blc to no one. u iless it lie a .-p.?cklo.t fiieed hyp.iiTiie. I have ha . in my employment since Ihe war a linen ier of laborers bo" h white and colored to nil oi whom 1 a j i pea I Iii know if I have ?yer forfeited one iota of iny contract with iheiii, eit her Voi'hal or written. vWateh'" udliioiuMics the fret* .neu. 1 suppose he in-, aus t he fret! . men, hui imrell theii rigdi s by vot ing ivitli i he respectable html holet of the I'o'ihty. This is a he? o'paiTure for a rampant Democrat; j ?cs he intend 10 marsh ti the Ua ,i al ho-is ttgiiin ;t us in the next ampiiignV if ho;, why such b-gic: :lc ieli.^ our li-ip;e.M'Si.alives that .il v wi re no' ii moivsi by lull t hobi ?I s a.one. and would see in to convey iu- i.iipressi y,i thai the iitiiss of Katti en I frei' men aiue i in their p. oino . .on. .Sow. Mr K tifor, facts are sliib ibrti things, an t in ib s connection ' prwpose io n-iuitib '*\\'att-h'' aim ?veriio'ly ;i*ike til" lim f.u-i that the i.ick-hoiie an t sinew of the D. im.-j ratio party a e lauti-hnhteis. liiuli I .hue and eoloivit. .M my white. vit iioitl n al es; ate voted tat; I ienio | 'hiiie ticke:. Vers th-a.ly ml in tin ouni v vvitre tin true ,;s steel, ami I no proud ;<? acknowledge t lint ;h ri .re m.:iiy CS ep ions among tin ? iloiiM. ";.n I witiia i ni.Hfi ; ii ? mines-. _o:i?re.i- m. li w-hcliieij' -Democrat o. '-.^jiiblicaii, himt-hohl-;r or beggai ; ii witti unfeigned fccliug> j iL-miship. Hut the in:.*.- id :h j liorud r.iee in South Carolina, ?h j re they.' L.be.raled years ago will; olyai; aie? piiy.*?ie:i|i\ su;.e;u?v i. no. W...U- ma.;, iutl cd to ha:- sliij iy wholesome .-onilu.o, with mu .des in iViiii, linoai,r?of 11 :i s aioi a a nantiuo lungs, tin- wards oi' tin .li-.iie-l iKi-ioiioti ea. th, \\h:tl ilo v, .??it! Niehl to-day? Viigibohds oi he f. c - of tue eartii. While tin loneM poor \vhi;es nf.er the war ?ere struggling to m iki* a living on tread ami sail, the Hail it a I negro lacked b. the hclt-iintin-'.s of fankei'doiu, weie roboing by night ? mi by da; . Was ibis ;iidu ? by guoratiet'.' 1 thi..k not. \\ hue tinny oi' their rate have risen by utility esl'ort in atilueiiec, tin* ma o.i y are iiletrii.vabiy lost; Then why "ipsuli a bring iiie:;p:ibb* of a sen il le \t rea .oi id'ni-. i ? I not . 1411t thai, ne should kuo-?\ miir frieinis .tail wau-fi our euciiii s- Who thin re they that would sehller sealb. iiid destda'iiun, mil.lew and hligti-, utvoc sind death, in this our ti.iC'" inppy t 'aiolinal* Vi ho, let me ask, ,jui forth their liltiiy lingers, t? iiiliki'ttpl the most gallant State in Jie Union? 11 was the Ku-iical negro, .vbo now, like a iiun-ry cur lurking irouud l he sbrrplbhi, only await. the Icniiership of a Moseji 01 ti/haniiuM'htiiii to lea.) him again into tlie paradise of good steal age. Tiiid'elore, .Mr. Kditor, I lor one am of (ip:tiioii liiat the Representatives should in the hiatie:* id*.he leiiee law, consider lirstw'hai is the intcicM 01 the owners of the .-oil. Wr gave th Uadieal negro t he benefit of t lie home stead oiueiuiuicnt against the a hob: power of his party who had iguo.eo Iii in in t.'ditiicil, mill now let us gi\? him the In iii-lit of the leiiee law. which is viiKlly of more importance not only to hi in, but to all classes of our people. 'I'm* lime and money spent in splitting rails would In* <le rotetl 10 other pii.auils. Our low lands would be embanked and con verted itito rit e lit Ids, which would add both to the weuhh and health oi the Slate. The value of our lauds would be enhanced. It would put money into the pockets of all classes of oui' people, but await the sunt lion of the negro, and the measure i.-* lost. I have been astonished at the eiltui made to keep the negro here as a laborer. If bis services are realhji needed, by all means advise him to go to Africa, and be will at bin e pull back like a Billy goat led by the horns. If our people really feel an interest in his eternal well fare, which I feel uh.surod they do, by all means advise him to go to Hell, and, my word for it, he will make every effort to reu I'll the golden streets of the Now Jerusalem. I concur fully with "Ft. Motte," we would not only know where to lind our stock, hut any entrance by un authorized parlies would hoa misde meanor under Ihe law. As the thing now stands the squirrel hunter roams ever your lands, which "Watch" eon iontls he has a right to do, and when he tires at a squirrel he invariably hi: s sotnebov's ooW or hog. In Kiig bind "WntehV argument would not be entertaine 1 a moment, but the law is rigidly enforced against the tres passer. Let us then legislate in the ? iiterest of. our pe-jpio both white and i-idored, w ho are really identified ?villi I-.. Those who are still led by the io.se by Ha lieal rogues let thein eon inue to measuredistance, froiii the frozen regions of ihe Nnrthwc-l, to he sunny hills of Africa. I have in iiy possession a letter from a colored nuii in Liberi?; (which I will send end vi.u soon for puhlicnt ian ) in hieb he begs most ptteously his .?mi sin IL K. Daniels, a prominent old rod in.*in in Bun well (.'ounty, and he owner of two plantations, to seht! dm money to pay his way back to ?onth ( 'arolimi. Uneducated mind. -Mr. Kditbr. is truly ediieated \'c vi; h the heirro ii sc ins to be pecu iarly so . but was the misgo vern men' nit r {juery during Rcpiihlh an rule at: e .s-ate, icaliy ? he result of igiior lSice, or Was ii tin' innate principle f the animal? The kafely of all overnmciils depends upon the itien ity, intelligence, moral prinviple. ni l* ot ism and property of the equh y. Thedesigning scalawag, will, .ttrihg i be existent e of the liejirrp .s a voti-r. be id all time:- On hand, lo Manipulate Iiis Vote. The Denio ratie pnriy in my humble opinion s mild ? ? sdl dly fo w rd tinti t: lie ?"i; i:teipi.\- of Demoi'i* .cy are periiiali nt ly eslablishe ! in mir Slate, an;, ben with the lehre law a State ucusurc, an I the flood-gates of imtni rrai ioji opened to ?dir peopL-, all w ill If Wt II. A. .1. K. "?X THE FKXC? LAW. tyhtor Ofiwjehtirg Tint ft: "III Nie UisciiS9itf?i reeen'lv pnblis'.t ed i:i your paper neither pa ty mvih.s a"w?i: e of l lie pieiiin di- totbeii ig nal lY?hct? law in South ('a i liaii. The net will b.' found in I be 1!. Vol. ;-iia;ut . chapt. si, lii'.l-i, .n ?vlii-li the pin jIris were called "evil-mindo ." ? c us.- th.-y eiiticctl ratih-u"d stock ? i-oin - up.m their lau. s to eat their cor ., ? :i - and Oilier pro v.-ionlo deHtn.y i his cat tie. Kyidilht'ly id thai rtte thv inen tvbii tilled lite ground w i\i mit rcspuctuhh?Lb iy wer.? evil m ailed sei:?If stich is the east-still nil the- planters still try to entice ?liier i?eop|i-*s slo. k on t heir la mis. | [>t rbaps the la w ?vonId still beol fiin. I edect, but if the bti it he now on .he o* her leg. and the s o k owners iiermis their stock to eat up the plan;i 's {-ops. ? erli.tj) for !he:same ?*ca so ii, a law sli< .uli i le paVsod lo I com pel t he sto.k-ownei s to make j fences. By an examiualioii of the | eosl of felines in this Slate it will be seen that it lakes about ten dollars wnfi It of fencing 1 b keep one dollar.-1 wort b of e:ii I !e. This looks alarming. Uli , if trio-, ii eds a prou.pt reined;. The bur.ten of supporting tilt' Stale falls upon the planters and it will not be wise to make them support all the at lie also. Fa ic mf.k. Thk LAfur.Ns lA'NCiiixit.? It Is Ktip]) ised there were ab.nit I bit ty per -I ns engaged in the lynching of the idd jicgio woman in Laurens county some it nie since, and (ioveruor lla g o having received the paiitculars of the transact ton through the repot t of the jury of inquest, lias otVored a re war. I of tw*o hundred dollars each for their arre-t. The price of Ihe ?Irrest of all will aggregate $0.000. ?vliicli is quite suUieient to stimulate a good dejgree of etl'ort in that dii'ct turn. The veritabl? tu um and life that al!e<l I be sob tiers to arms at (he bal le of C'owpens will be used at reveille at Sparlaiiburg on tin: llth inst. ritese valued relic's are in possession of a gnu lemnn in t'lcorgia, some* <r?t whose ancestors were in Ihe light. The ii tu sic for the unveiling cere monies will be furnished by the United States Pnsl Hand from At lanta, and another splendid band front Washington City. The /oui'tli Brigade of Charleston will be I here in force, and three com panies from ('olutnbia. A ii obi i ouple were walking down street (lie other day reading signs, when they ran across one, which the old mau read thus: "Johnston's Shirt Store." "Well, I declare," ex claimed tb<* old lady, "1 wonder how hi* tore it?V ? Knfomio 'Ynhnnr. I If we vvefc a girl, we would select a lovei from among tailors?for they ! all know how to press a suit. OUR TOWN TAXES. Editor Orangebxtrg 'Iimfi>: Your correspondent, in the follow ing, makes no complaint against our Town Council. To the contrary, he is too willing to assert that the duties devolving on the Council tune been discharged with a zeal which ?.oin inene.s the Roanl to the gratitude and support of she community; yet, in spite of a faithful Executive Depart ment, whieh then; has been, there are improvements to he made for which they are in no wise responsible. I refer to the '"tax hill*' for raising sup plies for town government. The bill is I under:,tau i working within tin charter; this is right, so far us tin original charter is concerned. Our town. however, has outgrown the limits of the bill, und >**?? Meed a nun? general provision for assessments. The V i I l?ge of twenty years ago ban .-im pic requirements suitable to ii.? primitive day. '1 he growing town ,(city if "it ouplease) iieeiis the govern moot and pib rctibn of jblite, lir? department, lamps, city courts ?Are. tihd all property within Us limits should bear its part in suppbrtin. ?jhe government. Does all property Assist in paving tuxes? 1 rejdy no. el ft hen one or m< re t-peeies of proper ly ! reaps the benefit of the police, fin ?departmeat iV.-.-., a Iii I bears no part i. sustaining, then such property sap> She life-blood of i he properly whic I. boars all the tax. There is lo-tlay ii :pe;eli:iir.i-e Stocka Arc. $20(^606 in ?fiir town. Il has all the hi nciilnl' pb lice, tire department iVc:, and do- s not pay a dime of faxes. Due can i'tmlib sec that, it is a gross injustice to ii Heve;so large a class id* propeit; from tax. when the outlay (even s< Jcori<u.tiically expanded) is as mm-, for its owners' beuelii, :;.s it is IV.! tho.<e;of the taxable properly. Ai dlustra.ion to the point. A widoi withno ituoi. , erl.ap ,' as.HCt ured ?i .bouseover t be ueads ot iier.?e!f a:i?' .l 11?< >U'. o. u.ild ?Ol' i. inrlcn; she keeps up a genteel ex ierior of pajut asm whitewash.'ntu ? Ii.? pnys a tax to the extent of tlie ordinance. .She, in her weak scant iie<s oYmean.'."is a blessing to tLn own.be a use she assists in support ing its governhient. A transient com ei". specula1.', j oi1 wl.be cr? even i p -rmaneut, {hi is twenty to liftA thousand del rs in men. bamli.-e. pays no tax. In other words Uli?, widow's home is a crime for Whirl, she pays a penalty: the stock of m r c!i:i:u'.ise a eompiim. ul which h:i the ??freedom of the city.'' Is thi i fair: Is ii business-like? tint fay? I t'io merchant, ' I pay a license." Si y*?u do; bus you no liob/pny a lax o your property as the.-vidow does, <?. the (?titer owners of ival estate. Th mechanic pays as much ii< eu-.e pn port innately, so does the p?'ofessiona m:in, and th.- huckster. Again, there is reipiired an ex he'? big/""" r"(" assessment on ail I nisi ?less; some iheli will do Ige; sweurih, ?on tax retiirn is a matter requirin? 1 i111? thought }p i; as wrong-wron 10 shift your load to my shoulder. I a return of sales A-c. is not fair (ii this town we ( an very well cstimnti it if fair or not ) it should be made as near fair as possible. Then loo then are itinerants who slip in town will heavy trunks, and out with cmpt.\ ones. Th y should p y. It is hard t( catch them, but they are worth catch ing-. In a word, let ali property boa' 11 share of taxation, and let all foci thereby;ah cipiul interest ami pridi in the development of a growth; ibwii. Anamctnleil tax bill toucliiiij real and personal estate will distri hu-te the load on the carryingenpaci ? V of all. I assert what I knnw.whei. I say that lIn? present bill has dri voi iway building, and money has beer out in bonds which should have been in bricks, mortar and frames. II. The Star Route Steal, of which mention is made in another column. a wave in favor of the Democrats. (?* or ha in, who is kept out of llieolllci by I lie keeping up of the deadlock b\ t he I )oinoerats, is one of t In- principal lofcnders of this fraud, (iorhaih is 11 So the enemy of the 1'residcnt. The result of the mutter is that in h<- division id' tin* Republican party. he Desiderats will align themselves with live ndihinistration party. The ??windle is a most stupendous one and should consign the party to de served infamy. Samuel .1. Tilden, months ago. w hen everything wnsenlinn and ser ene, prophesied that Mr. Git Hi eld would have a stormy administration, and it seems, from present indica tions, that theohl man is right. The Abbeville Mn/iunt rocoiu tnrnds that Taft be appointed Post .Master nl Columbia, and thut Whil der, the Past Master at Columbia, be given the Charleston post office. [Wrillei. for tiio Orangcbut? I'lMlcs, THE BANES?OKO B?CHELOH CLUB. Some ok ith Savinos and Doings*. jNu. 4. A full attendance of the club wos noticeable at the eiotie of its seco td quarter in March, owing lo the hints a ihm l thtit businesa of importance wan to be transacted. An air of ex pectancy was observed on the coun tenance of all, the presiding ollicers excepted, who wore (lie calm aspect habitual to the dignity of their re spective positions. The usual forms were hurried dyer, and when the qtt s.iuu came, '?Has every 11 einher kept his pledge ill violate?"' all :o.>e promptly u> their feet. When they; ? iad resume I their sea Is: an oppivs ?iiye silence reigned. The P: esiuen*. .?lanced suggestively at the V? ateli nan, Billy Speight who in turn limit ed helplessly towards Pauli while be Sect clary gave dob liny Badger, he Teller, a look whk h seemed lb ay, "von I; nowyoiir duty?why tip voti hesiiner" That iii'.ti vbjual lie-; jah a search through numerous poi kcts, for be ba.i cviu.-ntlv forgot ten in which the document was coli-1 t ained th.-.t he de.-ire! lo Consul I. Wien at length it was found, he wasted time, aiid made an unnecess ary : inbuilt of fuss rattling and fold ing and tit in I ling l ho paper. Finally, ivlieu every I otly's patience was worn bread bai e, with a preliminary 'hctif1 intended to sound impressive, ic'aio-o, but locked at no one in part it iilar while be spoke. "It has bei time inv painful duty to prefi r ehiiiges .-? gn; ust sevcraI of the meiiibers present. 1> foe doing so,' I wi: h to assure thi-m thai it is trout ! no p- rsonal iil-wili I do so, hip in fill li lib. nt of the obligations p; rtaiuing ' to tny ollice to which you ekcUb nie conin.ry to- my wi.-.bcp. . - Fir.-t, Ai-. am Xi.cyor is eh a rued with deception^ He has fraudulently becomea member of thiSi lubin vio lation o 'the requirements set. forth in Article 3 of the Constitution." . j From bis fovoii.e dark corner, the I tall spare figure of The accused was; seen advancing to the front. "Mr. Preshioul and G. ntSemen of the Cliib," saht be. " If 1 have been j guilty of the nifence, 1 mu-d plead gno.'unco; it was unintentional on by part. I know no more what is in Article't. Shan in Article 7?." "llr is ( x> ited," sai I.) itn, tin lihly, ?there's : o: over seventeen Arth l..s ?:i ihe whole concert!;" Trembling in eye/y nerve. Abe for-j ??it himself and took :i seat rig Iii | u I ?! the blaze o t . w .ami k ssi - ?cude I from the ceiiiii^, where the ?rows-feet around his i-yes and the; ?Xposed spot on his head were puiu :*n 1 ly conspicuous. k.*Tho .Secretary will read that V.Miele of the t.'oust it tit ion,'' said I ijoIi very senlent ion dy. Without glaueiug at the book, Paul r 'plied, ??see b tchelors between he ages of eighteen and t/itrfj/-in'?if > /y are eligible for membership." The old eh tp trie I to brave it out, tnd asked quite indignan ly, "Well, vhai of thai? 1 deny the iusinu.i Jou of M r. Bad get." " The Committee made no insinua tions which are not sustained Iiy evi dence in I heir'possession," modesty retort ?d ilia g-.,n'b*,,'*'n. "In the p ? tic o pe-.'bi wel .viiown 'o he .tili, .waj. Skinnr. ..buded lo an ?vent that transpired some thirty .ears ago, and which he called upon Abrain Trevor to ebiiliriii, staling iliut tlie hitter was then a lad in Iiis teens. Hearing of this, I approach ?eil a lady who ma je one of the parly tnd asked her to find out his age positively, hol hin'?' being impossible t.> a (hiiig'ilei of E c whore tirii sity .a once aroused. Two weeks later she gave me the information as she had it from Trevor's own lips that his first birthday dated back lo'Sib" The boys were sorry for him, so hey did not laugh but loud, specially is he jumped up hastily, and replied by a nut her question. "Mr. Teller, favor me with the name of the lady?" "Certainly?Miss Nnhey Miller." Without another word, the injured man seized his hat and starte t for the door?lie did,not wail to be ex pelled. But dim Bolus could not bear lo sec an end of the fun yet, so he caught Abe's arm as lie was passim*, and held a wlii -.pored consultation which the others regarded with won dor. for J im had plotted with Jnliii Badger against the aged miscreant. To their great amazement, Trevor turned back and taking ? cohspicu ous stand, made a litt le speech; Had an earthquake shook the building t hey could scarcely have been more startled out of their composure, for doling the past six months though n regular attendant, Abe bad never taken any part in their discussions. I ICxOiTioio. Price of Southern Land?The Cotton States CongTutuluted on tho Upward Tendency., The South is to be c?agratu'at? d .in the reported general increase in the selling prices of her land, for the improvement means a great do:J more titan figures alone cat: cxprcs:. Lund is not purchased down South ut fancy prices for investment und allowed to lie idle while waiting lor a fit is I tig hmrket; when it: changes hundii tlit? refisoii is that some oi e needs more ground to cultivate, ami when prices inerease the meaning ir* not only that the demand is aetiv.. hut that the quantity in the market is not great. Back of this is th 1 fart that if bind is iu large demand a large number of planters and farmers ni.i.- t either hnv- saved money enough to increase their borders or have learn ed how to work a larger quantity of ground with the inen and money Ilm' once were expended On small'"' estates. Perhaps the incrertSC of the class of small farmers has coutribi. - te i to tlie rise. If it has, tho South' is ill luck in more ways than one, for there was a time when the men now manage small farms aud show the South Cotton is hot the only profit able crop to raise could scarcely lind room or toleration. With land in active demand an 1 manufacturing e derprises all succeeding the Soti* li is indeed in luck.?AVic York 'VrtLuti'u The Palmetto Yhnriiiri says.' *'A South Carolina plantation is fd receivv Chinese laborers fVom'Saii Francisco by way of experiment. They will be sent tin r.r under th - watchful supervision of an overseer, who is to see to it that none of them tube advantage of having their penses paid to the Atlantic Stales io slip away and settle down H*inon their country men in'oneolV the bUg- *j or cities. If they .prove? dcsirsble - labofers others will probably follow. . -. . - ' : IfothiiU would suggeftt*^a flan or invent a machine for the extirpation . of nut grass would standabcttir chance for an immortality of fame than he" gho may discover perpetu;>L luolioi , or locate the base of the rain bow. Ir is the most useless arid ir repressible plant tha. grows, ami s the pest of the gardener an 1 farme*. l.'u:. it down iu the evening and hoxi morning it is up and growing, and one spear will soon multiply so as to i ov r a ten acre field. bru'tk L<:<fir's latest contains ? humorous caricature of Garriek' walking a rope will: Stanley .Mat icws and Bohin.-on on his back and a balancing pole iu his hiirid. Senators are standing around in amazement at the feat. Could; ng is making for t he rope with a knife in his hand to cut it from which I c- is nn ested by Bin inc. Under the whole, ate the word.* "Can he doit." Senator Frye has made a ino.-t abusive speech in Congress against the South, principally'on the sco.e of slavery; lie forgets that the peo ple of the North are equally, if not more responsible for the introduction of slavery into this country than the people of the South. They brought the slaves here, and finding them un profitable at the North, they sold them Southland pocketed the money while the South had to give them tip wit Intot compensation. One of the alarming signs of the [times is the presence in New York of an audience <>l over three thousand ! a .4SI m'-'el to hear Boh lugersoi 1 'asti I infidel lecture and i heel ing the little I Spectacled old man with cries of '?Down with Jehovah." The difii ciilty however seems to be in carry ing out the program me. Bodmoiid, the outlaw, who bus. for so long, eluded capture from every source, war* taken in Swain County, N. C. Inst week after a desperate, tight iu which he was severely wound ed. He is now in the Asdivillc jail awaiting his trial in which he says he is confident of triumphant vimii cation. The proprietor of the car-shops at Berwick. "Pa., h: s agreed to pay the three hotels there $2.000 a year each to close their bars. He employs LOCK) skilled mechanics, thinks that i!? he. call keep I hem sober it will be worth $0,000 to him. A decision hi.g just been r in*bred in the United States Supreme Court against a Court of the State of D? ie iva're lor excluding negroes from the. jury. Bad for Northern professions We learn fron? prbato sources that fleh. Gary has left a will in w!ii h his property is bequeathed to bis mother and sisters, his brothers being left out. It is said that (Jen. Mi C. Butler's old wounds are necessitating tlie use 'of his crutches again.