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"Be Just and f ?ar not-Let ail tfc? Ends thea Aime's at, thy Country's, thy God's and Trntn's *?JB TRUE SSSTSKOX, fe*5a*>l?B??ed Jon?, 1%%% SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1887. New Sienes-Toi. TIL 5o. ?|t ?fc|mau at? jioirij?rmL Published every Ved&esd&y, BY N. Gr. OSTEEN, SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : Two Dollars per annum-in advance. ADVERTISEMENTS. ,One Square, 6rst insertion.$1 00 ?very sabseques t insertion.. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer will Re made at reduced rates. Al! communications which subserve private interests wilibecharged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. THE BISHOPVME HIGH SCHOOL, AT 9 BISHOPVILLE, S. C. * A SCHOOL FOR IMig ladies and Gentlemen. TIS COURSE OF STUDY is thorough, practical and exhaustive. Complete io ?ll departments: Primary, Grammar and Sigh School, embracing ten grades. It pre? pares student! for College or for business, so? ciety asd life, r *?n point of climate, health and morality, BishopviHe has few equals and no superior in South Carolina. With the pore air and free? dom of the country it combines many of the convenienees of the town. - Board Can be secured ic the best families of the town at eight dollars per month. . The Trastees have secured the services of Profs. Stokes and Nash and no pains will be ?pared to make .the school in every way worthy of pabHc patronage. Prof. Stokes, in connection with his regular ; collegiate course, took the Normal Course in ' one of the best Normal Colleges of the land, j Since his graduation be has been engaged four years in graded school work. Prof. Nash is a graduate cf Davidson Col? legs, and bas been engaged for several years in teaching. The Fall Session of this School begins Sep? tember 5, 1887, and continues until December 23. The Spring Session begins January 2, 1888, and continues to June 1. : -tuition reasonable. For circulars and in? formation regarding board, tuition, &c, ad? dress, inclosing stamp, G..EDWR? STOKES, Principal, BishopviHe, S. C. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. J. L. PARROTT, PRES., W. J. BARRETT, SEC., A. C. DURANT, W. D. SCARBOROUGH, W. R. DIXON, - JNO- F.-KELLY. . Aug. 17_v_ THE SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS, Affording superior advantages fin ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, and the CLASSICS, will reopen MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1887. W. DICK, ) V Principals. A. c. MCINTOSH, j TUITION-From $2 to $5 per month. BOARD-with the principals, Si2 per mo. For further information apply to PRINCIPALS SUMTER HH3H SCHOOL, Lock Box No. 49. Jnn 8 ' Sumter, S C. W0FF0RD COLLEGE. Sparenburg, S. a " JAS. H. CARLISLE, LL. D.? President. Seven Professors, with corresponding chairs of instruction. Fail Session begins Oct. 1st. 1887. For catalogoe address J. A. GAMEWELL, Sec. of Faculty; IrTOFFOBZ) f?TT?N? SCHOOL. Four large brick buildings. Boys are pre? pared for College Separate business course. Board in institution $10 a month. For fur? ther ftrfor?5*tion apply to A. G. REMBERT, Aug. 24. Head Master. SOOTH CAROLINA COLLEGE. Sixteen Instructors : 5 Scientific, 3 Literary ?egree Courses, 5 Shorter Courses, Post G rada ate and Law Courses. Tuition $40 Matriculation $10, Rooms Free, Talle Board $11 and $12.50 per month. Ex penses about $100. Tuition free by Law to applicants Sling with College treasurer a certificate of inabili? ty to pay, signed by himself and guardian or parent with opinion of County Commis? sioners, or Judge of Probate, or Clerk of Che Court, that the statement is true. For further particulars apply to President J. M. McBRYDE, Columbia, S. C. Notice of Dissolution. ri^BE UNDERSIGNED heretofore doing I business under the S rm name of TIM J?ONS * SMITH, nave this day dissolved co partnersbip, C. A. SMITH withdrawing. C. E. TD??OKS will collect all accounts and settle all outstanding debts of the old firm. C. E. TIM MONS, C. A. SMITH. IFEG TO ANNOUNCE to all my old friends that I shall continue business at the old stand, where I shall strive to merit a continuation of their patronage so kindly be? stowed in the past. C. E. TIMMONS. Magnolia, S. C., Aug. 26. 1887._ NOTICE. rpOS UNDERSIGNED BEG TO INFORM 1 the citizens of Sumter that they have taken a Stall in the Market and will carry on the Butchering business. Will bare fresh beef every day, the best quality of meat to be obtained, and will sell as low asean be afford? ed. A share of patronge is solicited and ?every effort will be made to give satisfaction. DAWSEY & GRAHAM. Aug. 31-4t._ C. E. STUBBS, Cash Cotton Buyer, SUMTER, S. C The highest prices paid in cash. See bim before you close. Sep 7 MASTER S S?LE. State of South Carolina. COUNTY OF SUMTER, Is THE COURT OF COMSTON PLEAS. Paul S. Felder. Plaintiff, vs. Katy Coleman and Faid Coleman, De? fendants. BY VIRTUE of a decretal order, made in tile above entitled caose and filed March Otb, 1887, I will sell at public auction in front of the Court House in the Town of Sum? ter, in said State, on Monday, October 3rd, 1887, (being saleaday) between the hours Cf ll o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afters ooo, the following premises : "Al! that piece, parcel or tract of land sit mated in tba County of Sumter, State afore? said, on the bead waters of Cane Savannah, ?ontaming twenty acres, bounded North by lands ef M. S. Moore ; East by lands of Matt Gedding ; Sooth by land of D. B. McLaurin, sod West bj laud of Ned Evans. The same Msg tko tract of land conveyed to Richard fgofteton by 2>. B. McLanrio by deed dated lbs MIS coy Sf December 1882, which deed is jssordrf for Ae Register's office for Sumter Coco ty rs Book W. W., at page 174." TSrae o/ Sale-Cash. Parch-cr topsy for titles. JOHN S. RICHARDSON, Sept, 5.1*87? Master for Sumter Co. i MASTER S SAL?7 The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Robert C. McFaddin, Executor and Trustee, Plaintiff, against. Sarah A. Mellett and others, Defendants. BY VIRTUE of a Decretal Order made in the above entitled cause, and dated May 31st, IS??, I will resell at public auction, io front of the Court House, in the Town of Sumter, in said State, on Monday, Oct. 3rd, 1887, (being salesday) between the hoare of ll o'clock in the forenoon, and 5 o'clock Cn the afternoon, the following prem? ises, to wit : The life Estate of Sarah A. Mellett in and to the following tracts of land, to wit : The life Estate of the said Sarah A. Mellett "of, in or to that certain piece, parcel tract or plantation of land, situate, lying and being in the County and State aforesaid, containing two hundred and thirty acres, more or less, bounded on tbe North by lands of Estate of Dinkins, on the East by lauds of Wash Allen and lands of Elisabeth Thompson and of Thomas Richardson, on the South by lands of Murray and of Estate of Barrell Moody, and on the West by lands of the Estate of Burrell Moody and of the Estate of Moore ; also the life Estate of the said Sarah A. Mel? lett, of, in and to all that other tract, or par? cel of land, situate ia said County and State, containing eighty-four acres, more or less, and bounded on the North by lands of the Estates of Moore and of Moody, on the East by Iand3 of the Estates of Moore and of Moody, on the South by lands of the Estate of Jame3 A. Moody, and on the West by lands of the Estate of Dr. W. W. Anderson-the said two tracts being the same devised under the will of William Wheeler." Also the interest in remainder belonging to the Defendant, Martha M. Moore of in and to the two said described tracts of land. Also the interest in remainder, belonging to the Defendant, E. Bland Mellett of, in and to the two said described tracts of land Terms of sale-Cash. Purchasers to paj for necessary papers. JOHN S. RICHARDSON, v Sep. 6. Master for Sumter Co. MASTERS SALE, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OF SUMTER. IN THK COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Koah G. Osteen, Mary C. Rembert, Francis J. Osteen, o Cottiers, Plaintiffs against Esther Ann Dinkins, Defendant. BY VIRTUE of a decretal order made in the above entitled cause and dated February 24th, 1S87, I will sell at public auction in front of the Court House in the Town of Sum? ter, in Sumter Co., in said State, on Monday, October 3rd, 1887, (being salesday ? between the hours of ll o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the following prem? ises, situated in said County and State, to wit : l? That tract oFland in Concord Township on which Jonathan Weston, deceased, resided at the time of his death, bouuded on the West by land formerly of J. G. Fort ; on the North by land'formerly of Elijah Pringle, and and on the Eastland South by land of W. J. Durant and by land formerly of Han? cock ; except twenty-two acres thereof which has been assigned to Mrs. Sarah E. McGrew ; which is represented as Lot No. 1, on a plat accompanying the Return to the writ of Par? tition ic this case : The parcel of said tract to be sold being represented on said plat as Lot No. 2, containing one hundred and six acre?, with the exception therefrom of the fauuily burying ground containg one-eighth of an acre, with a right of way thereto for vehicles : 2. That parcel of laod in Privateer Town? ship containing one hundred and fifty acres, which was devised by Jacob Osteen, deceased, to his son Charles in trust, adjoining land which the said Jacob Osteen had previously given to his son William, running from Mr. E. Pugh's land (to wit, land formerly of Ezra J. Pugh) to Mac Kolb's land : ibis parcel to be sold subject to the right of way of the Manchester & Augusta Rail Road Company over the same already granted by the adult parties to this action. - On the following terms of Sale-One-third of the purchase money to be paid in cash, the balance on a credit of one and two years to be secured by bond of the purchaser and mortgage of the premises sold, with the privi? lege to the purchaser to pay the whole in cash. Purchasers to pay for necessary paper's and for recording mortgages. JOHN S. RICHARDSON, Sept. 6, 1887. Master for Sumter Co. MASTER?SALR State of South Caroma, SUMTER COUNTY, Is THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. William F. B. Haynsvcorth and Thom? as B. Fraser as Executors of the last Will and Testament of William L. Brunson, deceased. Plaintiffs, against Mary Ann Bostick, David Bostick, Thos. Jefferson Bostick, Dorcas Mills, Matilda Hayne and Isabella Mackey, Defendants. BY VIRTUE of a Decretal Order made io the above entitled cause, and dated Feb? ruary 24th, 1887, I will sell at public auction in front of the Court House, ia the Town of Sumter, in said State, on Monday, October 3rd, 1887, (being salesday) between the hours of ll o'clock ia the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the following prem? ises : "That lot or parcel of land containing six acres, lying partly within and partly without the corporate limits of the town of Sumter, in said County and State, bounded on the-East or Northeast by the Public Road leading from said town to Bisbopvi??e; on the South or Southeast by land now of Maria Pringle; on the West or Southwest by land now or form? erly of Mrs. Sarah A. Karvin and on the North or Northwest by lot of Isabella Mackey." Terms of Sale-Cash. Purchaser to pay for titles. - JOHN S. RICHARDSON, Sept. 6, 1887. Master for Sumter Co. Master's Sale. State of South Carolina, SUMTER COUNTY. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Julia V. Reynolds, as Executrix of the Estate of Mark Reynolds, deceased, Plantiff, against Jacob James, Francis C. Rees, William J. Rees, et al, Defendants. BY VIRTUE of a decretal order, made in the above entitled cause and dated May 5th 1887, I will sell at public aucion in front of the Court House in the Town of Sum? ter, in said County and State, on Monday, Oct. 3rd, 1887, (being salesday) between the hours of ll o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the followiog prem? ises, to wit: "All that tract of land containing forty acres, more or less, and situated in the County of Sumter, State aforesaid, bounded on the North by lands of tbe Estate of W. W. Rees ; on the East by lands contracted to be sold to Marcus Howard and lauds of Estate of W. W. Rees; on the South by lands of the Estate of W. W. Rees, and on the West by lands contracted to be sold toLazaru3 Rees and W. W. Ramsey, and having such shape and dimensions as are represented on a plat of the same, made by Jas. D. Mcllwain. on the fifteenth day of January in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-three." Terms of Sale-Cash Purchaser to pay for titles. JOHN S. RICHARDSON, Sep. 6. Master. ??t ?% ? B IBM and Whltfccy Hab. ffl B III M st? cured at n^mf ?"?b ? ?rill iSl ouinaiiu Book of par ? ? I I U III ticuiars sent FREE. IIMUM?? B- M .WOOLLEY. MID. Auhaus Ofice 6% WiivebaU Sw POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder rjever varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wholesomeness. More economical than the ordinary kinds, and can? not be sold in competition with the multitude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans. ROYAL B?K? TNG POWDER CO., 106 Wall-st., N. Y. iRADFIELD'S SATOR A SPECIFIC FOR WOMAN'S DISEASES gainful ro?ase -SUCK AS Suppressed canty and rregnJar MENSTRUATION or ONTHLY SICKNESa If taken during the CHANGE OP LIFE, great mfferiDg and danger will be avoided. ?^~Se_a for &ook"_EssA&B TO "WOMBX," mailed free. BRAMTEXD RBGUIATOK Co., Atlanta, Ga. EiiYjs CATARRH Cream Balml ._ Cleanses the i^SftMBW& Head. Allay? INFLAMATION. Heals the Sores. Restores the SENSES OF TASTE Smell, H?aring A quick Itel?cf. A positive 6Vc.|j/?f- FEVE R A particle is applied into each nostril and is agreeable. Price 50 cents at Druggists ; by mai!, registered, 60 cents. ELY BROS., New York Office235 Greenwich Street. HAY FEVER is an in?amed condition of the lining mem? brane of the nostrils, tear ducts and throat, affecting the lungs. An acrid mucus is secret? ed, the discharge is accompanied with a burn ing sensation. There are severe spasms of sneezing, frequent attacks of headache, watery and inflamed eyes. Ely's Cream Balm is a remedy that can be depended upon to relieve at once and cure. WILLIAMSTON , FEMALE COLLEGE, WILLIAMSTON, S C. THE -FALL SESSION OF THIS POPTJ lar Institution will open on Monday, Sept. 12, 1887, under better auspices than ever. Its thorough scholarship, quiet loca? tion, pure Piedmont air. fine chalybeate water, excellent board, first class advantages at very low rates, are all well known. The President will come up from Wright's Hotel in Columbia, Saturday, September 10, to escort pupi:s to the College. For full information, address REV. S. LANDER, A. M. D. D., Aug. 24, lSS7-4t. Pre&ideDt. ~~ABAD NASAL ORGAN. For over four years I have been a great sufferer from a terrible form of Nasal Catarrh. I was greatly annoyed with a constant roar? ing in my head and my hearing became very much impaired. The discharge from my nose was profuse and very offensive, and my general health impaired. I tried most all prominent physi? cians, but they did not cure me, and I used various advertised preparations without benefit. One day I chanced to read a remarkable article written by a prominent citizen of Athens, Ga., stating that he had been per? manently cured by the use of B. B. B. Botanic Blood Balm. Reing skeptical on the subject, I wrote to him on the subject and received a most encouraging answer to the effect that he had been cured long enough ! to be thoroughly satisfied that no return of , the diseuse would ensue. I then sent to the drug store of T. E. Smith k Bro., and purchased B. B. B., and to mo? ulter astonishment and satisfaction, the use of ten bottles has restored my gen-.-ral health, stopped the roaring sensation, entirely healed and cured the nasal catarrh and I am proud | to recommend a blood remedy with such ? powerful curaiive properties. 1 shall continue its uso a little longer and ; feel confidant thai I will be entirely cured of I one of the most obstinate cases of nasal j catarrh in the country. The business men of our town know of my case. N. C. EDWARDS. Lampassas Spring?, Texas, May 1, 1836. BLOOD OF A TEXAN. For six years I have been afflicted with blood poison, which continued to increase, while physicians were a:templing to cure rae. One bottle of B. B. B. has made me feel like a new man, and I am now rapidly recov? ering. W. H. DAVIS. San Marcos. Texas, May 3, 18*6. BAD BLOOD AT BRTTCTS'WTCZ, Ga. I have tried B. B. B. .tod found it a great thing for the blood. I also had Rheumatic Pains and the use of one bottle of B. B. B has done the work, but I will finish up on the second bott?e as a clincher. May God spread I it to everv one is my prayer. W. R. ELLIS. Brunswick, Ga., April 28, l?86. All who desire full information about the cause and cure of Blood Poisons, Scrofula and Scrofulous Swellings, Ulcers, Sore?, Rheumatism, Kidney complaints, Catarrh, etc., can secure by mail free, a copy of our 32-?'a?e Ili;i.-:raied Book of Wonders, filled with the most wonderful and startling proof ever before known. Address BLOOD BALM CO., A: lan ta, Ga., COTTON BATTING MATTRESSES. WHERE WE SPEND ALMOST HALF of our life should be made as comfort? able as possible, and for the purpose of aiding this good work, and making some money, we now offer the best COTTON BAT? TING MATTRESS ever put upon this market. Three grades now made-$5.00, $6.00, $7.00. j Sample and full information at Store of, Treasurer, A. Moses. Satisfaction guaranteed in every case, or ? money ref anded. SUMTER COTTON MILLS- ? THE SLEEPING CHILD. My baby slept-how calm his rest As o'er hts handsome face a smile Like that of angel flitted while He lay so still upon my breast. My baby slept-his baby head Lay all unkissed 'aeath pall and shroud I did not weep or cry aloud I only wished I, too, were dead I My baby sleeps-a tiny mound, All covered by the little flowers, Wooes me in all my waking hours Down in the quiet burying-ground. And when I sleep ? seem to be With baby in another land I take his little baby hand He smiles and sings sweet songs to me. Sleep on, 0, baby while I keep My vigils till this Day be past : Theu shall t, too, lie down at kat And with my baby darling sleep. -Eugene Field. Letter from Guv. GEEGG'S X ROADS, Sept. 6, 1887. Mr. Editor: Our little hamlet has fairly gotten on its autumn boom. In addition to J. S. Corbett's store, which is flourishing as usual, Messrs. Jenkins k McCoy have opened up a flue stock of goods at Reid's Mills, and both places are well patronized. Our sur? rounding vicinage is numerously inhabited) especially by the colored brethren and during this particular season the "demnition cash" is plentiful among them and is freely spent. We wish we could pick cotton and realise a little clear profit from the darned crop. We were somewhat encouraged at bearing that the price was advancing until we found that the pounds were receding faster, and now we don't think we can get rich until-next year. We'd like to wipe up a bank or so about now, but there's none within reach worth wiping. We may have our eyes to wipe though before this settlement season is. over. Not because any ooe has gone off with our "pile," no one would be able to do that, we are not able to go off with it ourself. However, we don't want to go off.. We want to stay right here and furnish the land for the new county seat. We'll give our whole farm and throw in the mortgages and judgments. We'll also furn? ish the nucleus for the poor house. The gay and festive gin is now beard in the land. We are acquainted with nearly a gross of gins that are well prepared to perform sur? gical operations with great dispatch on the proper application-we mean application of the limb to be amputated. They may not be very scientifically performed but are quick and cheap and it only remains for the patient to stitch up the stcmp. The press, also, is now a mighty power in the land. We mean the cotton press, though this reminds us to impress upon brother Bowman of the Bishop vil?e Enterprise, the tremendous power also of the printing press. A very small para? graph in his last issue stating that Rev. W. A. Gregg would return aod preach in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday, kc, drew us and Mrs. Guv and the baby 10 miles to Bish opville only to And that the same paragraph had drawn others also to a vacant pulpit. Appreciate more highly, Brother, the mighty power jou wield for good or ill. Our blood? ed mu-mare assisted somewhat in drawing U3. Please forward the within note as directed. G cv. To "J F. M." Corbett's Mill itemizer, Dear Sir: We judge from the explicitness and con? fidence of your assertion in regard to the cider of ?rowntown and its effects, that you've "been lhere." Now we do love good cider, though we are a "strong tea" totaler, and don't mix our tea with mill pond water, therefore cider don't make ns cross-eyed. Be? sides, though Browntown urny be a "good place to make cider," de'il a bit can we find out where any is made there, after diligent inquiry of a candidate and an ex-County Commissioner, and if they couldn't find it there aint any to find. You are the sole dis? coverer or there's some mistake. We suspect the mistake and instead of cider and our cross eje you got "just a leetle" crossed with ''red eye." Pond water is very powerful for some purposes but very thin as a drink. Dam your mill pond water and try and accustom yourself to something more vigorous. Before getting out of the entanglement of those roads we did feel like knocking down "An ox or an ass or a man servant or a m"-most any? thing except Katherine, and we are still try? ing to hit one of the above. Yours truly, Gov. How the Maracalbnns Live. Going ashore early before .sunrise, our first visit was made to the market place to seo what Maracaibans bve upon. A better and a cheaper market would be hard to find. Ex? cellent beef, goat, pork and fowls averaged ten cents a pound, and all varieties of tropical fruits abounded at corresponding prices. Tied together in bunches were great green lizards two or three feet long, with brown warts all over them and vicious black beads of eyes. They snapped at us like dogs aa we poised, and when teased with a stick ching to it like bull terriers. These were iguana?, whoso de? licious white flesh is eagerly eaten by all classes. It tastes like chicken, but is more delicate. Of course considerable hunger would be needed to make them appetizing to a stranger who should recognize them in a a stew. Farther on an animal with bead and tail like a rat, feet like an alligator and a coat of mail like au ironclad man o?jr?r was tied to a pcstr"^???rt receiving a poke it rolled itself promptly into a bal!, head and all being quite covered by its plates, and .thus defied further attack. This was an armadillo, also! a tidbit when properly stewed or roasted. Monkeys were scarce in the market; and the old school book fable of travelers making use of them to get cocoanuts from lofty trees, by shying stones up afc them and dodging nuts that came down in return, came to mind ns I watched the antics of a few of these poor brutes waiting their turn to be sold. The fact is, monkeys are very shy of their humau cousins, and retreat from civilization with all speed. Cocoanut trees do not grow wild, but require careful cultivation and constant care, being planted for profit or for orna mont near houses; so that a monkey is almost as likely to be found upon an apple tree as on a cocoa palm. And owners of plantations would probably welcome any stranger, whether two or four handed, who attempted 1 to steal their fruit, very much in the same manner as they would with us. I fear that ] tho story of monkey usefulness is exaggera? ted, not to say mythical.-Dr. W. F. Hutch- ? inspn in American Magazine. A Couple of Stirring Scone?. ( In tho earlier days of Colorado mining ^ camps there were some very .stirring scenes and adventures, rind tbe tender feet wero ' broken in without much ceremony sometimes. I I remember visiting a certain camp when it | was quite new, Qiid saving a man's lifo the j wry first night. Hr? was in tho l>od next to , mine in the tent, and about midnight an order c.ime for him to get up, ns ho was wanted. I Ho was nsked to lose no time, as he was to bi summarily tried for having shot a man. 1 jumped up and declared that tho man was innocent, but I was? shown the inuzzlo of a 1 forty-two ca!il>or and told to lie down. How- s ever, as there was no help for it, I said I j would accompany the accused, who wa* j nearly frightened out of his wits. Wo went flown to one who was styled "the justice," * and the complaint was lodged that the t prisoner had shot a man. As lie could pay t nothing in bis.own !>eha!f, ? spoke for him, ( and stated that at the time the shooting was j , said to have occurred tne accused was soundly j sleeping. Just then a stranger appeared and j * announced that ho did tho shooting, and j 3 proved that it was in self defense, and the : t? matter was all settled; g Next day wo were treated to a little "fun." A tin can was tied to an unwelcome visitor's fi coat tail and ho was told to "git." He lost $ no time in striking a two-forty gait, and as I he flow down tho road tho can dangling be- j hind him was a marie for all tbe rest of the boys to ;'take a crack at." More than one of them bit the can, too, and I am not sure but j a that I made it quiver myself. We thought it ; S was very funny, and so did the poor victim- ^ perhaps.-George Trumbull iu-G lobe-Demo- j erat. P Forty Years Ago. Letter Prom Glenn Springs by Eiehard Yeadon. The following letter, the copy of which, clipped from the cid Cfiarteston Courier', was handed to the representa? tive of the Watchman and Southron while oo a recent visit to Glenns, by the elder Mr. Simpson, and will we think be read with as n uch interest now as wheo it was first punished : CorresponiSenee of the Courier. GREENVILLE, Sept. 3, 18-47. I have suffered time to steal a march oo me, and got my correspondence con? siderably in arrear of my travels. In? deed I have enjoyed so many new a?d attractive scenes, and mingled in so much pleasant and distinguished society, here and elsewhere ; that I have taken 'no note of time, save by its loss.' My discursive, and, I fear, rather too minute pen, was last engaged, while dotting 'my travel's history,' io merely announcing my arrival on the 20th alto, at the Hy ge i aa fountain, and amidst the select and distinguished guests of Glenn Springs. The watering place, known by the name of Glenn Springs, is situate io Sparenburg District, near the line of Union District, 16 miles from Union ville and 12 miles South East of the village of Spartanburgh. They take their name from Dr. Glenn, a former proprietor. Their present proprietor is Mr. John C. Zimmerman, a native and former resident of Orangeburg District, and a most attentive and obliging host. The accommodations consist of a spacious wooden hotel of 3 J stories, and a set of cabins, within an enclosed campus of extensive area and of some beauty, hut much needing improvement, in the way of shade trees and ornamental walks. Outside of the enclosure are cabins, owned by individuals in the vicinity, who for the benefit of the waters, occupy them, with their fami? lies as summer residences. The Springs have long enjoyed a high rep utation for their medicinal virtues ; and have recently got into greater vogue than ever, Mrs. Calhoun, the amiable lady of our great statesman, Col. Preston, Chancellor Harper and Dr. Maurice Moore [who intermarried with a daughter of the late Judge Nott, and has taken up hts 'local habitation' bard by, to enjoy the constant use of thc waters] being among the multitudinous host, who give personal testimony of their healing and salubrious influences. But not only do invalids flock to them to quaff the hygetan cup-they have become also a fashionable resort, and the crowd is often beyond the power of accommodation. During my stay there, thc company was full to overflowing, and yet of the most select and agree? able character, literally sparkling with beauty, fashion and intelligence. The music of a band (provided by the pro? prietor) invited the young and gay to the ionocent and healthful exercise and graceful movements of the 'jocund dance' while strains of higher science and richer melody from the piano, violin and guitar, intermingled with the social converse of the drawing room. The Billiard Room and the Bowling Alley provoked the skillful cannon, and the athletic struggle ; and numerous shady walks and picturesque drives and rides aided io giving wings to time and roses to pallid cheeks. There united in beautiful harmony, and yet in all the contrasted light and shade of the social and moral landscape, were the wisdom of the Senate, the dignity of the Bench and the sanctity of the Church ; the courtesies of the gentleman and the charms of the fair ; the elegancies and literature and the profoundities of science ; the gravity of the old and the gaiety of the young. And, while pleasure winged the halcyon hours, thc Giver of ali good was not forgotten, and, it was remembered to keep holy the Sabbath day, the eloquent preacher discoursing of 'the way, the truth and the life ;' and the incense of prayer and j praise, rising from grateful tongues, out of the abundance of grateful hearts. On Sunday, the 22d ul to., we bad three religious services, in thc course of the day, the drawing room being used for the purpose. The morning dis? course was preached by the Rev. Jas. H. Thornwell, a graduate of the South Carolina College, with its highest dis? tinction, and now Professor of Sacred Literature in that institution. It was the first time I had ever had thc pleasure, and also the profit of hearing bim. His text was from Galatians Ch. iv. v. 22 23. 'For it is written that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bond maid, the other by a free woman. But he who was of the bond woman was born after the flesh ; but he of thc free woman was by promise.' His theme was the bondage of sin, as exhi- 1 bited in our natural aversion to truth, 1 our slavery to evil habits, and our sub- 1 jection to the tyranny of supersition superstitous fears, observances and pe? nances. He treated the subject with a ' beautiful commingling of argument and 1 eloquence, that told with powerful 1 effect on tho attentive auditory, and '' fully sustained his high reputation For logical reasoning and pulpit ora- 1 Lory. In illustrating the nature and 1 :he power of truth, be reminded us (if ? 5 De did not actually quote it) of the fol- ? lowing exquisite passage of the illus- 1 :rious Bacon, in his essay on Truth : : 'Thc first creature of God, in the works of the days, was the light of loose : the last was thc light of reason ; * ind his Sabbath work ever since is the * lluminaiion of his spirit. First, he wreathed light upon the face of nature, >r chaos ; then he breathed light into * he face of man : and still he breath et h ? 1 tod io spire th light into the face of his j t mosco. Tiie poet [lucretius] that f )eat:tified the seer [the Kpicureans.] that j s vas otherwise infeiior to the rest, saith j s ,-et excellently well : 'lt is a pleasure f o stand upon the shore, and to see 1 ihips tossed upon the sea ; a pleasure to j c itand io 'he widow of a castle and to :ee a battle, and thc adventures thereof i o >elow : but no pleasure is comparable ! s o the staoding upon thc vantage ground i r if truth (a hill not to be commanded, j t ind where the air is always clear and j 1? erene.) and to see the errors and wan Icricgs, and ousts and tempest? in the ; a rale below;' so always that this pros- . i pect be with pity, and ?ot with swellii pride. Certainly it is heaven up earth, to have a man's mind move chanty, rest ?D Providence aod tu upon the ?oleB of truth.' I cannot forbear adding here Bacoi citation from Montaigne .If it be well weighed to say tr. a mao lieth> is as m tick to say that is brave towards God and ? soward t wards men. For a lie faces God ai shrinks from man/ To retara from our somewhat epii decal wandering, the eloquent and pio preacher closed with a forcible and it pressive admonition and appeal, to L hearers, to 'Stand fast therefore in t! liberty wherewith Christ has made free and be not entangled again wt the yoke of bondage/ In the evening. Mr. ThornW? preached another discourse, in whi< there was less of argument and more beautiful imaginary, impressive exhort tion aod impassioned appeal. Thc topi which kindled bis pious fervor was t! second coming of Christ, from this te; (Acts Ch. I. v. 10, ll)--'Ajad whi they looked steadfastly toward heaven ; he went up, behold two men stood I them in white apparel : Which al; said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand 3 gaging up into heaven ? This san Jesus, which is taken up from you io heaven, shall so come in like manner ; ye have seen bim go into heaven.1 Mr. Thornwell, although laborin under indisposition, from a cold, I b? iieve, was full of animation in manne as well as power in expression. His voice was full-toned and mel< dious, although occasionally broker but even then bis accents having th effect of those discords in music whic conduce to the general harmony. Ot casiooally, while kindling with eloquci fervor, the stamp of the foot was calle to the aid of gesture, and once oe lifte the candlestick beside him, and replace it with a force that extinguished th light it bore. The effect of the eve uing discourse, especially in the di scription of the sublimities and terroi of the day of judgment, the horrors c an undone eternity, and the beatitud of everlasting glory in the kingdom c Heaven, was felt, in all the proteocy c eloquent truth, by every mind an heart in the deeply moved and intereste assembly. I was glad to learn that th reverend and distinguished speaker although once afflicted with a hem orrage of the lungs, entirely recovere from th 3 dangerous complaiot, abou seven years ago, aod although slende and seemingly feeble in frame, nci promises a long life of usefulness t the ioterests of religion and literature The afternoon service was performe< by the Rev. Mr. Walker, of the Meth odist Church, who made an interesting statement and warm appeal, in beha! of the State Bible Society ; and took u? a collection to aid in supplying desti tuto families with the inspired volume The water of Glenn. Springs wa analyzed, in Charleston, in Jan. 1840 by Professor C. U. Shepard, occupyin* the Chemical Chair, in the Medical Col lege of the State of South-Carolina but not under circumstances as favora ble as if on,the spot. It is the prevail ing opinion that the water is verj strongly impregnated with sulphate o Magnesia than Professor Shepard sop poses from his analysis of the stale bot tie of it on which he operated, and it i: believed to have the carbonic acid' ga: which, he thinks would add so much t< its value. I subjoin the entire analy? sis of the learned Professor : Analysis of the Water of Glenc Springs, Spartanburg District, S. C. By C. U. Shepard, Professor oi Chemistry in the Medical College ol South Carolina. (From the Carolina Planter, 1840. The Water has the odor of sulphuret? ted hydrogen, and is clear and colorless -taste nauseous. Specific gravity, 1001- The water is immediately dis? colored by a solution of acetate of lead, as well as by nitrate of silver evincing, the presence of hydro-sulphuric acid (sulphuretted hydrogen.) The inten? sity of the discoloration, as well as the smell and taste, denoting a strong im? pregnation with this gas. RediieiL?^ litmus paper, and vj?How_tijr merle paper, djpped i? "the water, suffered no change in their tints-from which the absence of uncombined alkalies and their carbo? nates was rendered apparent. The boiled water was tested with nitrate of silver, for the detection of clorides, of which water was shown to be almost totally free-only a trace of coloride of calcium (muriate of lime) being present. Cloride of barium pro? duced a dense precipitate in the wafer denoting the presence of one or more species of the sulphates. Oxalate of potassa occasioned a dense precipitate also, proving the existence of lime. The fluid cleared of lime was treated with water of ammonia aud phosphate Df soda, whereupou a feeble precipitate of ainmoniaco phosphate of magnesia made its appearance. A half pint of water was reduced one half by evaporation, a white earthy pre ?ipitate in small quantities, was devel? oped. On adding hydrocloric acid to the precipitate, effervescence ensued ind a solution of cloride of calcium was obtaiued. Carbonate of lime id ;hercfore an ingredient (in small quau ity) of this water. The hydrocloric icid, wheo added as above, produced a ?light odor of sulphuretted hydrogen ; i portion of the hydrochloric acid in he water would appear, therefore, to j >e combined with sulphurct of calcium. Terro-cyande (prussiate of potash) of potassium gave no indication of thc ireseuce of iron in the water. CO.N'Cl-USION. It is a strong sulphureous waler vh ot her it contains carbonic acid gan in arge quantities can only be learned at he Spring ; should it prove to be the act, thc value of the water will be con- j idcrably enhanced. lt contains also { iiJphale of lime, (with traces of sul? fate of magnesia ;) supercarbonate of i mc and chloride of calcium, (a muriate if lime.) An exact analysis of the water can inly be made by an examination on the pot. Iodine and Bromine may be ! ?resent in thc Spring, though I think heir detection would be difficult, per* : i a ps impossible. ? lt is my opinion'that the Spring is i . valuably one, for medicinal purposes, ] J i this bottle is a fair specimen of its 1 ? character. (Signed.) CHAS. UP HAM SHEPARD. Charleston, 8. C., Jan 27, 1810. The Spring lies io a valley, about a third of a mile from the Hotel, and is approached by a shady w&?k, down a pretty steep declivity. Hard by is a wooden shelter, wUh seats, to refresh the weary invalid or pedestrian, an4 of an area sufficient for a city quadrille or rustic ree!. The water issues io not a very bold or copi?os stream, from a stone basin, and wends its way, I be? lieve, to Fair Forest Creek, a tributary of the Tyget Uiver. To my sense, it was not disagreafale, in either odour or taste, but even pleasant as well as re? freshingly cool to the latter. Its imme diate effect is that of a fullness or heav? iness, not amounting to pain, of the head, and a slight action on the bowels. Like the Congress Water of Saratoga, its action is much aided by the blue pill at night, fellowed by.the copious and pellucid draught at early morn. Frequent exercise, adapted io degree to the physical strength of the patient, cheerful company and social converse are efficacious Hygcian auxilliarijes. I have no catalogue of ills, of which these highly medicinal and healthful waters constitute the remedy ; but they are certainly remedial of dyspepsia paralysis, apoplectic tendencies, and general and especially female debility; and several strongly attested instances have been communicated to me, of ex? traordinary and evoo two-fold fruitful? ness following their use, long afte- ?U hopes of maternity h?d been entirely abandoned. There can be no doubt that Glenn Springs are destined to a large increase of both medicinal and fashionable cele? brity-suitable accommodations only are wanting to render them a rival of the White Sulphur Spring, in Virginia, and keep thousands of our dollars at borne, to enrich our own people, and propel us onward in the march of im? provement. The fare at present is de? cidedly good and cheap. The following is the price of board, vi? : For less than a week, ?1.25 per day; for a week 7 ; for more than a week and less than 4 weeks, ?6 per week ? for 4 weeks and more, ?5 per week-chil? dren and servants half price-horses 62 cents per day, or ?3 J per week* The great defects io the present establish? ment are waot of suficient room, of comfortable bedding, of bathing coo viences. These deficiencies supplied, a spacious granite edifice erected, and rows of neat cabins put up, and there would be no telling to what extent the number of visitors might be carried, and the value of the property enhanced. While I was there the number of visi? tors was hardly short of 300. Among them were Mrs. J. C. Calhoun, two sons and neice, Professor Thornwell and family, Rev. W. B. Johnson, Rev. Mr. Walker, Professor Twiss, Hon. F. W. Pickens and family, Hon. W. T. Nuckolls and family, Hoo. Joo. M. Felder, Hon. James Gregg, two daugh? ters and niece, Robt. Adams, Esq. and family, Wm. G. Simms. Esq. and fam? ily, Arthur Simkins, Esq. and lady, Misses Pratt, R. Yeadon, Esq. and family. B. R. Carroll, Esq. and family. Miss Perry, Miss Chapman, W. B. Foster, E>q. and lady, two Misses Trescott, Mrs. H. Marion, Mrs. Maria Marion, Mrs. Rebecca Gaillard, B. P. Ravenel, Esq and family, J. W. Sober, Mrs. Steele and soo, McCloud and two daughters, Miss Rice, Mr. and Mrs. Fernandis, Mr. and Miss Parrott, P. J. Porcher, Esq. and lady, Frederick G; Fraser, Esq. and family, J. Stark Sims, Esq. and daughter, Dr. Means and lady, S. R. Gist, N. Gist, Jr., R. J. Whaley. E. De Treville, Esq , J. W. Porcher, Julius E Du Bose, Mr. Bu? chanan, Mr. Gillieon and son, Gen. Cantey, Mr. and Mrs. Edins, C. D. Farrar, J. Lipscomb and lady, and numerous others, from Charleston and all parts of the State-and the Hon. W. C. Preston aod lady, and Ch. Har? per and family, had just left with in? tention to return. The property of Glenn Springs has undergone a great and gradual transi? tion in value. In the year 1808, Gov. in g of 100? acres, at Sheriff's Sales for ?100, and subsequently sold it for ?500. The present proprietor, Mr. Zimmerman, already a wealthy man, wishes to dispose of it, but is in the ascending node as to its value-having asked last year, for the buildings aod 200 adjacent acres, ?15,000, and now holding them at ?20,000. They would prove a first rate investment for any en? terprising capitalist. There is a Post Office kept at a store, near the Springs, at which the Charles? ton Mail arrives on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and from which it departs on Tuesdays and Fridays. The mail stage accommodation, from Columbia, via. Newberry C. H., May hinton, and Unionsville, is wretched, consisting of a miserable Lack, with hut a front and hind seat, ready to fall to pieces, and is as 'open as day/ or, at least, as a sieve, to melting intiuences, whether of sun? shine or rain. This is very false poli? cy, as I doubt not that improved accommodations would be attended with a targe and profitable increase of stage travelling-whereas, at present, every one that can procure a private convey? ance gives it the preference. And I should not omit mentioning that there is a flouncing Academy, at the Spring?, for both sexes, I believe, under the charge of the Rev. Clough Beard. South Carolina at the Consti? tutional Convention. South Carolina sent Pierce Butler, John Rutledge, aod the two cousins. Charles and Charles Cotesworth Pinck ney. Butler was an Irishman, was de? scended from the Dukes of Ormond, and, when the Revolution opened, was j \ major in the 29th Regiment of Foot. Thc 29th was one of the regiments sta ?or.cd at Boston and furnished the soldiers who did thc shooting in the j famous Boston massacre. Disgusted at tho treatment of the colonists, and con? vinced that justice was oo their side, lie threw up his commissioo when thc ?ar opened, joined the Cootioental, ?rmy, fought through the war, and then settled in South Carolina. Another nan of Scotcb-Irisb ancestry was John ? ut ledge. He foo bad been educated ibruad, bad studied law at the Temple, and bad frees ?est, at tfre agp of tweoty-siz, to the Stamp Act Con? gress of 1765. Nioe yews later he sal io the first Con fra en ta! Congress, as? was pronounced by Patrick Henry, the most eloquent ?peaker hi thit body. Fearless^ resol ote, a man of fine parti , he was unquestionably the foremost man South Carolina "produced till abe produced Calhoun.- John BachMcMa* ter ia September Century. ? --?m*-?> % mm i (From our Regul?r Corres?fo?fl?wit.] WASHINGTON LETT??L WASHINGTON, D. C., Sep. 9, I'M. The event of the season is the tireen ing of the International Medical Con gress, which convened on Monday last with impressive ceremonies sod still continues in session. Albaugh's Opera House was the place of meeting, and the Congress was formally o$ewod by President Cleveland in person, whose appearance on the stage was the sign of loud and long continued apb*attse?^-ia fact, such a demonstration was accorded him ss has rarely been witnessed fa Washington. By the President's side sat Secretary Bayard and Speaker Car? lisle, and the excellent address of the former was another pleasing feature of the occasion*. It was really unique when several foreign physicians arose, and in their native ian g ocge,-eloquent? ly responded to these addresses, and to that of the President of th? .Congress. Next, a business meeting,'"followed at night by a bail and banquet it the.Feo^? sion G&ce, which it is estimated wa?f?^ tended by at least six thousand perso&^JfS^ Then, on the next night, the President gave the doctors a grand reception, the pleasure of which was enhanced by delightful music from thc celebrated Marine J>and. The Congress meets daily, and each meeting is edified bj able disquisitions on some disease, or in the learned discussion of abstruse sub? jects of medical science. Qreat and lasting benefits to mankind are expected to result from this interchange of el* perieoce and knowledge on the part of the most skillful and talented physi? cians of the world-a hope that I doubt not will bear full fruition to"thou? sands of sufferers throughout the broad borders of cilisation. This is the ninth meeting of the Medical Oongress-=th? first in the United States-and it may now be regarded as established ott a permanent basis. The tariff conference is still in: pro? gress at Oak View-being partiel pited in by President Cleveland, Speaker Carlisle, and Congressmen Mills cad Scott ; also by Secretary Fairchild, who was summoned by telegraph from his leave of absence in New York, for this special purpose-the latter circumstance confirming beyond any doubt the ttf port of the important consultation itt question. It is said that the tarif: bili to be framed by the Administration wtfi be presented to all D?mocratie Con? gressmen as a party measure, and that its support by them next session wilt bf required as a test of partisan fidelity^ Mr. Randall is also in the city, bot he disclaims any intention to discuss poli? tics or the tariff on this visit, though he says be will probably cali on the Prest* dent while herc. It is believed that the tariff scheme in process of inca* bation will be of such a conservative* character that it will secure the adhesion of protective Democrats. Your correspondent is gratified fio oe' able to state that a few of the rascals are being turned out and replaced bj the brave boys in the service. Edgar L. Vincent, publisher of the Advocate in Tioga County, New York, who is a spe? cial pension Examiner, stationed at the home of Senator Sherman, was bounced for abusing an Administration thai wa? good enough to keep him in offiW two years ; another is a prominent clerk in the Indian Onice, who having been there twenty years or more has outlived bis usefulness, and I hear of several others who have gone and will have to go from the Pension Office. There are more clerks on leave of ab? sence now than ever before, perhaps-* the number from the latter bureau bern-g - eight hundred? Such a great number wjsJie<U?-g6 ffOflUibe Post OfiW partaient, that in order to transact U routine business, leaves of absence lad to bc restricted. It:* considered here that Mrs.Cleve? land's letter, declining the invitation of the Mayor of New York to present flags to the city firemen , was in fine form, and merited rebuke to the authorities of the metropolis for cot including the President in the proposed ceremony. The surprising resignation of Hon* Jas. D. Porter of Tennessee, Assistant Secretary of State causes almost gene? ral regret at the Capital, as he is oae of the most accomplished and popula? statesmen in public life. ? One night last week as a little d angil* ter of Kev. FI. F. Chreitzberg went to* her room up stairs to go to bed, sh* - saw what she supposed to be a piece of dark cloth lying on the fioor. Ap proachintr it she saw that it moved, ant} thought that the motion was caused by the wind blowing upon the supposed cloth. She soon saw, however, ?hat the* object was a black snake Her screams' brought a neighbor to the house, Mr. Chreitzberg being from home, and the snake was soon killed. It was cf the variety known as the chicken snaker and was more than two feet long. It is something strange that a snake should get into the upper story of a house. This^ incident may serve to make people1 watchful.-Chester Reporter. The following sad note from ?ev. J\ S. Beasley will be read with sympa? thetic interest by many friends:" "My" heart is sad. A shadow has fallen upon our home. She was sick when I went away, but I hoped she might soon be better After a week's necessary ab? sence, I relumed to find our dear little Nellie had been laid to rest in the cem? etery. Kind hands gently smoothed her last pillow in roy absence. How' my heart ached when I found her gene-! My own darling little Nellie I I did love her so much. I shall meet her again. She died Fridays i gb t, August 26. aged eight months,"-Christian Advocate Mary Anderson is going to Australia next year and will not return to net native land in two years.