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weather, Crops Sss, I, :

An official letter from Cape de Verde, says that
the crops, though not abundant, are sufficient to
keep the people from actual want. More than
twenty thousand of the iphabitants inthe Islands
of Archipelago have fallen sictims tothe cholera.
'Our informant says that while he was at the
house of Re &c. Jeter, in Union pistrict near
Goshen Hill, j Thursday last sbopt O'clock, p.
M, a very heavy hail storm came on and preysil-
ed for near half hour, ..more Of less" complete
ly riddling and running the cotton crops in its
course. 1t seemed to range nearly parallel with
Broad river, as he thought; from which; fortunate
circumstances, it is not apprehended that any
person in this District suffered from its fayages.
Not so however, in another case, which happened
on the same day. and about the same time, to Wit:
In the upper part of this District, a tremendous
storm passed on line neayly parallel Nth the line
between this and York District, beginning about
Lewis Turn Out, md crossing the catawhs river
at Lannier's Ferry. The most serious sufferers
from this storm we have heard Of are Messrs.
DR.. Wade Douglass, Vim. CoHsar, Josiah Jordan
and James McFadden, each Of whom has lost
nearly, if not5quite, hiswhole cotton and wheat
crops. The range Of this storm was at right
angle to that in Union, and about two miles
from, and parallel to that which we gave an &C.
count of some two weeks. ago. Who can give .
reason for this ?-Chester Standard.
The wheat crop is very 6ne, eyen from much
of the worn out land large yields Of wheat will
repay the husbandman for his toll, If no disaster
befals the crop. In many places the wheatis al-
ready turning, andyill so1n be ready for the sis.
he. 70 this District good orop:of wheat Will
bs God send, for from 81 quarters ~ hear the
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For the Yorkyille Enquirer.
BETHEL ACADEMY.


Messrs. Ediiors:-Thc Trustees Of the Bethel
Academy wish to express through the medium of
your paper, the satisfaction which they have felt
at the Examination to-day, of that Institution
The third Session, under the direction of the pre-
sent instructor, has now closed. The method of
imparting instruction, as exemplifed in the exam
ination commends itself to every intelligent mind.
1t is thorough and if carried out will not fail to
meet the wants Of our age and send out youth
trained, mentally and morally, for oil the conflicts
of life-capable Of doing and daring oil that duty
requires. There is no royal road to knowledge
Its steps are difficult and they must be surmount-
ed by personal and persevering efforts. But there
are facilities at the Bethel Academy which are as
rare as they are precious. Those we would not
monopolze. The Academy is OF distance from
the gatherings of multitudes-it is retired. In
view ofthe mouutains-its pure water and refresh
ing breezes insure health. In the midst of plain,
hospitable and pious community, good morals are
secured. With an experienced Teacher, who un-
derstands fully his s-gentlemanly and pious,
who exercises paternal government over his pu-
pils-from such advantages parents may justly
expect their children to make progress in intellec-
tual culture, moral excellence and bodily vigor.
Such advantages are not confined to the rich,
for one hundred dollars per annum, cover all
necessary expenses. Secure good education
for your children and we make an investment from
which large dividends may be expected blessing
them and blessing others.
By Order of the Board Of Trustees.
JOS. ADAMS, President.
8. L. WATSON, Secretary.
June 10Th. 1887.
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THREE EVENTS.

The Charleston Mercury thus adverts to three
important events-events likely to have control
ling influence on the future of our country, and
fearfully ominous to the future of the South:
"In one short month, three events have occurred
which apparently have attracted little or no notice
in the South, and in certain Presses, none Mt all.
The slavery question has broken up the Young
Mems Christian Association in New York-it has
separated the New School Presbyterian Church,
and has entered into the American Tract Society,
for future discussion in its circulations.
Men can become used to almost any endurance.
Some of the ancient Asiatics wore horse-hair
shirts, filled with vermin, with but little annoy
ance. Although periodically overwhelmed by its
eruption, the population about Mount Vesuvius
continue to build within the reach of its terrible
lava. But few years ago. the first breach be-
tween the North and the South, in the Methodist
Church, produced profound sensation of indg.
nation in every home in the South. But where
are we now? Church after Church separates
religious associations are broken up-and even
the streams of religious literature looking to the
salvation of mems souls, as its high and holy
aims, are to be polluted with Abolition incendia-
rism, and we hear it with scarcely an emotion
Some Southern Presses pass over these events
without notice, and others advert to them as
they might do to the breaking up of county
meeting, or paltry street riot. As great politi-
cal events threatening the peace of one half Of the
Confederacy in their sure developments they are
treated as UNIV orthy of regard Allured by the
Government, or paralyzed by an abject spirit of
submission, they turn their insensate indignation
on those of their brethren in the South who will
not and cannot remain passive under the mighty
meanings these events show forth. They call
them ultra disturbers of the peace of the South,
and enemies to its prosperity and thus safety; and
thus it has been, from the first beginning Of the
Abolition agitation in Congress in 1884. Under
the passive inactivity of the South, how vast has
sr eg ees S II suns snE8 pss and
ing action"
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For the Yorkville Enquirer.
NOT LONG.


"7aey will not last long," says some good man,
when speaking of the Sons of Temperance. We
enquire in reply; How long? May not their works
last so long as eternity endures: Suppose your
unconsidered hout have the effect Of influencing
some one individual so far as to continue his social
glass-his sober hilarity, until the habit grows
and ends in confirmed drunkenness and q drunk
ards grave, think you, my good man-you, my
spiritual guide and exemplar, that this, this
'splunge in the eternal fire. will not last longs-
When we reflect how good or an evil example
may roll on, swelling and booming in its mighty
influence from generation to generation, until
.Night comes, last night; the long dark, dark,
dark night,
That has no morn beyond it, and no STAR
think you. this is long enough to rear up for our
words and our actions blissful reward, or fear
full responsibility
Is the Holy Land, the birth place Of the Incar-
nate God, and Of christianity, still blessed with
christianity? Yet is not christianity still onward
in its mighty march? What is now the state Of
the land Of the puritan fathers Are not the east.
ern States of this Union filed with Unitariaus,
Universalists, Millerites, Latter Day Saints, &c.
&c!-yet Notwithstanding all this, the progress Of
the Church of Christ is forward with steady
step. How long does Bible Society-or Tract
Society last? Yet, are they not right and prop
er? Why do they not last?-not because they
are not blessed of God, but the cause is found in
man-poor frail humanity. =
"They will not last long," say you. The Phari-
sees and the Sanhedrim, no doubt, said the same
of the Rechabites, yet they had maintained their,
total abstinence principle for three hundred years.
when they were publicly blessed Of. God, and as
sured that some Of them would continue and be
blessed for ever.
If each Division prove the humble instrument in
reclaimng one and only one soul from drunkard's
DEATH and this moral virtue be afterwards ripened
through the Church into christian grace, will
the Sons, no matter how short their existence,
have lived In vain-and will not such fruits Of
their labors cover multitude Of sins? More Di-
visions than one in York have already contributed
a member to the Church.
PETER PONDER.
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SPRINGFIELD, June 9Th, 1867.

SPRINGFIELD, June 9Th, 1867.
To the Friends Of Temperance:
The meeting of the State Temperance Society
will be held at Chesterville on Tuesday the 2lst
day of July. It.is expected the meeting will com
mence as soon after the arrival Of the cars MS pos
sible; say ut or before p. m. The. meeting it
will be observed, begins the day before the Grand
Division meets, Mt York. it is expected to adjourn
time enough to reach Yorkville before the meeting
there the evening of the 22l. 1t is hoped every
organization of Temperance wlbefully represent
ed.
Temperance Societies, Divisions of the Sons OF
Temperance, Rechabites, and Cadets are expect
ed to send up deegates-thc more the better y
Our friends Mt Chesterville are making prepara-
tons to give Temperance rousing welcome. DR.:
Walker, we'll known as an ardent and devoted
friend of Temperance the successor of Chester's
leader in this great cause the late JAS. B. McCut-
| ly, ESQ.,, writes to me 'we intend holding two
public meetings, one Tuesday night the other
Wednesday morning about ii. We give the Dele
gates dinner at 8 p. m"
Brethren and friends, let delegates be speedily
appointed The work is great one-eyery one
who can give US good word, a smile, or even On
encouraging nod will be welcomed.
Let us all to the work.
JOHN BELToN ONEALL,
President State Temp. Society.
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South Carolina College.

At meeting of the Board of Trustees, held on
Thursday, the following resolution, after discus
sion, was adopted:
That this Board having heard at largethe state
ment of the President Of the College, and Of every
member of the Faculty, are of opinion that there
is no issue of veracity made by the proceedings
which haze called together this Boerd that they
exonerate the President from any imputation upon
his character, and hereby express their confidence
in his purity and integrity.
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THE CROPS.

From our limited observation, and the general
report from different sections Of the country, the
crops are growing finely, barring those destroyed
BY hail. Cotton of course, cannot recover sufi-
cienty to make large yield, but wheat is of more
importance just now, and we have never seen
better prospect for an abundant harvest. Corn is
late but doing well. Oats ere 6ns
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of July under the direction of their indefatigabe
leader and Patron, J. ALMA PELoT. NATHANIEL
TYLEE of our Division has gone as o delegate to
the meeting ofthe National Division at Providence,
Rhode Island The home delegation is under the
command of the old war horse, EBENEzER THAY-
ER, who is known to every temperance man in the
State, or ought tobe. MAGNOLIA.
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CORRECTION.

In the last issue, we inadvertently confused the
proceedings of the Old and New School Presbyte-
rians. The remarks in reference to the slavery
question should have referred to the latter. We
have since received the Herald, and give else
where the action of the General Assembly in re-
ference to the Independent Presbyterians.
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future day, be fondled in her arms. But Will II
not he under the guidance of Southern Republic
that this oppressed and il-governed land will first
feel the renovatng influence of freedom and tree
trade ?
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COURT OF EQUITY.

This is the week of Equity Court. His Honor
Chancellor DUNK1S prcsides. Business is des-
patched at reasonable rate, but We must post
pone further notice till its close
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THE EXAMINATION !

In the Female College is progressing finely;
but We must defer an extended notice until the
next issue, when We will try and give the particu-
lars
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cREAT EXHIRITION.

ELDRED's Troupe will exhibit in this place on
Tuesday next Every person that can open their
ewes should be here to see the elephant.
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THE TEMPERANCE DEMONSTRATION,


By the Union Division announced in our last is-
sue. came off on Saturday last. Owing to the
pressure of crops and the prevalence Of sickness
in the neighborhood, the concourse of people was
comparatively small. Mr.. s. A. McELwEE acted
as Marshall of the day and under his lead, while
cheered by the music Of the Ebenezer Band, the
"Sons" and Daughters" were formed into pro-
cession and marched to the stand. The meeting
was opened by an appropriate prayer by Col. WIN.
C. BEATTY. Mr.. D. c. PREssLY was then announ--
eed who in speech Of considerablelength, depict
ed in vivid colours the evils of intemperance and
fully sustained his reputation as promising young
orator. He was followed by Mr.. j. Fl. BLACK,
who after brief speech was followed by Col.
WM. C. BEATTY His remarks were specially di-
rected to that class of objectioniss who claim to
be temperate yet cavil about the "secrecy" of the
organization the Bible authority for total absti-
neuce, and n thousand minor points, really insig-
niicant, if they wished in their hearts to promote
the cause of religion and morality. At the close
of COL BIS remarks, Mr.. MILES JOHNSON sung
couple of Temperance songs which appeared to de-
light the hearers very much. The assembly which
was remarkably courteous and attentive, then dis
persed while the Marshall again formed process
sion and marched to the Division Room to initiate
two new converts to the cause.
Among others present on this accession, We noti-
ced Gen. ALLsToN of Rock Hill and Messrs. JOHN
G. ExLoE SAMUEL E. MOORE, and others from
Yorkville. 1t is usual to give the ladies en- pas
SAINT a compliment, but they did not have an op-
portunity to display their taste, as the Committee
of Arrangements dispensed with the picnic, and
as to their beauty and personal attractions-"the
world knows them by heart"-to quote phrase
from Webster.
We learned that the Union Division, and in fact
that all the Divisions in the district were prompt
ly cooperating with the Yorkville Divisions, to
make the Demonstration in July worthy of the no.
BILE cause.
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The following resolutions reslso adopted:

The following resolutions were also adopted.
That this Board perceives no grounds for any
charge affecting the honor or integrity Of any one
of the Professors of this College.
That it is expedient to make essential modifca-
tons in the educational system Of the South Caro-.
lima College, that the curriculum of studies be- so
expanded as to require many more professors or
schools. - -
That the selection Of the schools be optional on
the part of the applicants for College. -.
That committee of five be appointed u.ider the
above resolution, and that they report to the Board
in November next. -. - =
The following gentlemen constitute the commit
tee: VIM. C. Preston, C. G. Memminger, B. W.
Barnwell B. F. Perry, s. McAliley. z
That this Board "deem it necessary to the in
terests Of the College to reorganize the govern
ment and that the President and Professors be
requested forthwith to resign their Offices,
On this resolution the vote was is to 8. - ~.
In accordance with this resolution, the Presi-
dent and Professors al rendered their designations
at the evening meeting, which were accepted. :.
Ballots were then had for several professors
ships, and the following gentlemen were reelected
to those previously held by them: Prof John Lee
conte, Prof. Joseph Leconte, Prof: n, y ); Rivers
Rev. Whitefoord Smith was elected Professor Of
Sacred Literature. Mr.. u McCandless, Of Cam.
den, was elected Professtrof Roman Literature.
The Professorship of Logic and Metaphysics, and
that of History and Political Ecoaomy, were left to
be filled in September next.
1t was also determined that the Faculty be au-
thorized and requested to appoint from their num-
Der Chairman to discharge tho duties of Presi-
dent until the next meeting of the Board.
That the exercises Of this College be suspended
until the first Of October next and that immediate
notice be communicated to the Faculty
A committee Of three was appointed to address
the citizens on the state and reorganization of the
College.
The late Professors will retain their houses un-
til required by their successors.
The Board adjourned to meet on the Wednesday
afteI the second Monday in September, at p. m.
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YMR x0RKV8&8,B RNQU1RBR,

Grand Division to reach Yorkville for IN evening
session.
We make no appeal to the friends of Temper,
ance, hoping and believing there will be grand
turn out Of delegates, in Chester, on 21st July"
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THE COLLEGE.

We publish, from the Carolinidn, succinct
statement of the proceedings of the Board of Trus-
tees at their meeting, last week, resulting from
the recent disturbances in our State College
This action it will be perceived, is in its results
the most radical possible Presidents, Professors
and students have been ''e1onerated" and scat
tered; a Corporals guard have been detailed
(pro tsn,pore we suppose, to counterbalance the
weight of outside pressure y and more and worse
than ALL decided resolutions have been adopted,
without premeditation and in the most alarming
haste substituting in place of the College system
of education totally ut variance with that hereto
fore pursued in South Carolina, and requiring for
its maintenance and efficiency different aims,
different motives and an essentially different social
organization. Add to these considerations the
several individual instances when very worthy
men, without fault, We believe, have been made
to suffer the severest injury, and we have series
of measures, inconsistent, radical, destructive OF
public confidence, and as such meriting positive
and unqnaliffed condemnation. In no particular,
we think, can the action of the Board receive the
sanction of public opinion.
But it is not our design now to enter into a dis
cussion of the several points presented in the
minutes of the Board. Having just returned to
our post, we have not been able to ascertain the
real history Of this unfortunate affair." very i'm
portant portion of which, necessary to n candid
and enlightened criticism, evidently remains to be
made public. Nor do we design to reflect, in any
degree, upon the motives or the good sense of the
distinguished members of the Board. Such an
effort would be worse than ridiculous. We have
spoken of their action under the belief that it is
the result of misplaced confdence-of a too firm
reliance in the integrity of those who we believe,
will be proved to have been faithless to their
charge. ...
An esteemed and intelligent correspondent has
promised to furnish us with careful statement,
in detail, of the entire history of the affair. We
trust we shall receive it in time for publication
next week, when we may be able to write more OF
length and in style better in keeping with the
great Importance of the subject.
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- The Minnesota Republlcan, puollsneo
at St. Anthony, says that men are now held
as slaves, as property, in Minnesota Every
wear men who come from the South bring
their slaves as body servants to the hotels,
and take them away again. And it has posi-
tive information that southerner is now
holding his slaves at Saltwater, and declares
that under the Dred Scott decision he de6es
the authorities to interfere. He intended to
remain in the territory, and thus to render
slavery permanent institution.
MIR. Lieber gives in his report the
following statistics. The cost of the fence
in this State is set down at 81, ,948, 500, and
has to be renewed every ten years. The
value of our stock, according to the census
returns of 1850, was s15,O60,OO5, as fol-
lows: horses s96,171; asses and mules $751;
4S3; milch COWS $3.50, PA; working oxen
s2O,5O7; other cattle s563, 1886; sheep $685.
651; swine 81 ,O65, ,5O3. The increased value
of copper is also astonishing. For the year
1855 it increased in value over $4,000 per
ton, and is always in brisk demand!
Il never yet found pride in noble
nature, nor humility in an unworthy mind.
Of all trees, observe God hath chosen the
vine, low plant that creeps upon the help
full wall 4: of all beasts, the soft and patient
lamb: Of all fowls, the mild and guileless
dove. When God appeared to Moses, itwas
not in the lofty cedar, nor the sturdy oak,
nor the spreading palm, but in bush, a
humble, slender, abject bush-as if He
would BY these selections check the conceit-
ed arrogance of man. Nothing procureth
love like hSmility-nothipg hate, lie pride.
, 1857-10-02

Ex-PREsIDEST VAN BUREN-The now
very aged but yet scarcely venerable ex-
President Van Buren was at Mr.. Marcy's
funeral, with his old, bright, healthy look,
and smiling as ever-not solemn even in the
presence of death, for solemnity seems i'm
possible for his ever happy face. He does
not show over sixty, and his hair is no whi-
ter than it has been for twenty-five years
lie walked in vigor from the Capitol, after
the ceremonies were over, to take the cars
at the river for his home in Kinderhook.-
To-day he looks younger even than EXPIRES
ident Pierce, with whom, side by side, he
entered the Assembly chumbcr.-Ne'0 York
Erpress.