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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 .