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Ia the Bishops. OF the Methodist Epis
cOp0l Church: ~ ---- LII :.

III the BISHOPS OF the Methodist Epis-
cOpai ChUrch: '# l
REV. AND DEAR BRETHREN: 1t has AZ
fOrded us pleasure to receive in per-
son your respected colleagues. Bishops
James and Simpson, deputed by You 10
confer with us and we cannot forbear
TO express our regret that one Of the
delegation appointed by you to us Che
venerable Bishop Norris was not able
to be present. We desired to see him
again face to face. and enjoy his society,
and.to renew to him the assurances OF
our affection and regard. Our own
senior superintendent, Bishop Andrew,
though in the city, was hindered by the
fcebleness and infirmities incident to
age from being present at the reception
OF your colleagues and enjoying with
us the interview. r..,,.s ,....
Your communication. together with
that laid before us by your commission,
has been considered. and We entirely
agree in your estimate Of the response
bility, in the premises, resting on the
chief pastors of the separated bodies OF
Methodism. tT
We would approach. dear brethren,
the matter of your communication with
the utmost candpr and love: and so
meet the advanced steps on your part
that nothing shall be wanting on ours
to bring about better state Of things,
becoming and beneficial TO lis both. We
d2plorc the unfortunate controversies
and tempers that have prevailed. aud
that still prevail and our earnest de-
sire and prayer to God is, that they
may give place, and that speedily, to
peace. In evidence of this we are rea-
dy, not only TO respond to, but TO go
farther than your communication, and
from our point Of view to suggest what
may help to remove the difficulties and
obstacles that are in the way.
Permit us, then, to say, in regard to
"re-union," that in our opinion there is
another subject to be considered before
that can be entertained, and necessarily
i'll order TO it we mean the establish
ment of fraternal feelings and relations
between the two churches. They must
be one in spirit before they can be ono
in organization. Concord must be
achieved before any real union. Heart
divisions must be cured before corpo-
rate divisions can be healed. ...
You will not consider it rs unfriend-
ly to the freest flow of Christian sympa-
thy evoked by your overture, if we re-
mind you that we initiated the measure
to effect fratcrnal relations some wears
ago and, as we declared then, and as
we do now declare in good faith and
with most Christian purposes. Our
General Conference sent one Of its most
honored Elders to your General Con-
ference to convey their Christian salu-
tations. and through him to softer to
you tho establishment of fraterna re-
lations and intercourse" 1t pains us
to refer TO the fact, but it is n matter of
history. that he was not received.
The closing words of DR.. Pierce to
your General Conference, upon being
notified of the failure of his mission,
are In your possession
e "You will therefore regard this COM
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-21
Important Intelligence Expected.

NEW IoKK, May l7.-Tmportant in
tclli"encc is expected from Cuba dur
ing the coming ten days. Government
detectives report from various ports
along the coast movements of small sus-
picious-lOoking crafts. and there IL no
doubt that expeditions are still being
fitted out. and that arms and munitions
of war are still being transmitted from
the United States to the Cubans and
Spaniards too. 81. ..t.' i...
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Militia Officers Mustered Out.

-, The following named militia officers
have been mustered out of service by
order of Governor Scntcr: ,.....,...,
Brigadier General Jos. a. Cooper.
Lieut.. Col. LIB. Gamble, list Regim' I =.
Liet. Col. w. l.. IIathway.2d Regimt.
Major j. X. Ciinyan, LIST Regiment.
Robert kittrell, Captain and a. ID. &.
Jno. Cooper, First Lieut.. and \. D.. &.
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The Radical Convention.

The Radical Convention to nominate
n candidate for Governor met at Nash
willie on the 20th-Thursday. We have
no information of the action of the body
up to the hour of going to press. The
probabilities, however, are all in favor
of Col Stokes
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-21

\ Richmond dispatch Of the 18th in
slant says:
Considerable interest was excited to-
day by the statement that the United
States Grand Jury found indictments
against several holders for PERU
~, in taking the iron-clad oath after
having aided i'm the rebellion. - ,-",'
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-21

By" Bismarck lately said, in reply to
some English critics on his policy. "If
| were an AbyssinMn or q IIindoo. or
even an American, might perhaps care
what England thinks. But being II f.u--
rOpcan. do not .. ..|f. ....
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RelyH', The reports from the cotton crop
are of very uniavorablc claractcr.-
The late cold weather appears to lmve
affected the young plant very injuri-
ously. '..t... r.... ..,... .... . ',...... a.,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-21

gess-' Lieut.. ID. r.. Kittrcll, announces
himself in the Pilot as a candidate to-
represent Roanc county in the popular
branch of the next General Assembly.
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n.7~ COL. Jos. A. Mabry. of Knox
vile. is II candidate for the State Senate
forthe district composed OF the eoun-
ties of Knox and Roune.
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Revenue Department.

Col Nelson, the Revenue Assessor
for the Second Congressional District,
has appointed the following assessors:
B. p. Stacy and S. d. Dow, of Knox;
Jess f. Owens, Of Monroe /: Geo. w.
Ross, of McMinn; Vim. NJ. Alexander
Of Roane. a.t
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Your Attention, Colored Friends.

Propositions were before the last
Congress to grant upwards of $50 mil
lions acres of the public lands to rail-
roads, ETC., but not single 40-acre
tract TO the negroes of the South. SO
much for Loya! League promises TO
"our colored fellow citizens"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-21

Eas" j. +. Fctta, Bootmakcr of
Nashville. committed suicide in thar
city a few days ago by shooting him
self through the forehead.
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The Fifteenth Amendment,

Connecticut has ratified the fifteenth
amendment, making 81 States which
have ratified this measure. Those vet
to ratify are Maine, Massachusetts, New
York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Ala
bama, Tennessee, Florida, Michigan. H.
linois, WISCONSIN,, Minnesota, Iowa, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, Nevada, Arkansas,
Louisiana and Kansas.
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Bks~ The first through train from Sac
ramento arrived ut Omaha OH the 10th,
with five hundred passengers. N
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B-2s" The Democracy OF New York.
have rcpudiatcd Brick Pomeroy, and
his bitter vindictive and abusive jour
uoliSm .. .,r .
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Eay~ Sixteen thousand dollars Ten
nessec Bonds, new issue, sold in New
y DIRK 18th at 65le.i g,a segF
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B.S- The greenback price of ticket
from New York to San, Francisco is
called Sl53.9l. ni. $50 .er..fru tt4 TO.
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1y- Senator Sprague, Of Rhode Is
land, who recently achieved some no
toriety by having the manliness to
stand up in his place and tell his party
few unpalatable truths, is at Memphis
attending the Commercial Convention.
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gSy= Coffee Nashville lSth--COmmOn
to strictly choice Rio, 20a2G; Java, 81;
LaTuVra, 26, irrf.I ~ ubift. aF.
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Bay The crevasse in tho levec below
New Orleans, had not been closed At
asst adviccs. . .f,'-
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gag" Bacon, at Louisville, 18th, 1854
II. Cincinnati, l3alGA. i' H" H
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BSr, Gold closed in New York Ola
the nth ut 1925. .l.l G. "a r9l
Eeise Brother Pearnc. of the Knox
vile WIN. has been c0,,ed.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-07-24

no man Of intelligence or wealth can be
good Republicans; on the contrary, be-
lie7e that wo have good and true men
in the ranks of the Republican party in
this County; men who are an honor to
the party, men of standing and influence;
and to these men / believe we should
give our Offices of honor. Because then
the Democratic party could not say that
the County is represented by persons
who have no interest identical with theirs
as they do say now, with what truth,
will leave the future historian to record.
Now, once more, Mr.. Editor, I wish
to define my position. l am Union
Republican, 1 am Il supporter Of the
present State Government, l do not now
belong to any third party, nor viii!
ever belong to any party which has fol-
its object the overthrow of the Republi.
can party in this State. In conclusion
Mr.. Editor, believe that said repre-.
sentations were made to cover up the
tracts of certain parties who intend
making cats paw of certain organiza.
tion to hoist themselves aud their friends
into position. +. DEMARS.
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iron THE onAYGEBuRo, NEWS. |
ORANaEnuRo, S. C, July %. 1856.

ORANGEBURG, S. G, July % 1869
Mr.. EDITOR You will much oblige
the undersigned by giving this place
in your columns.
+ have just learned with regret, that
certain Interested parties have Wade the
charges against me that am in the in-
terests Of the so-called third party, that
L am member of an organization whose
aims is to support said third purity
Now, Mr.. Editor, | wish it understood
once for all, that / belong to no such
organization, and further, [ do not be-
lieve in any third party movement that
rs far as between Democrats and Repub-
llcans, know no Conservative party,
and have distrust towards any person
who says he is Conservative Republi-
can-I can understand what is meant
by Conservative Democrats; viz, man
who is disposed to accept the situation,
and although he does not like tie gov
ernmont, still he will support it, But a
Conservative Republican here in the
South, sir, is nothing more or less than
wolf in sleeps clothing.
i | know that certain interested parties
have been poisoning the minds of the
colored Republicans against myself and
others; they use the argument that |
was opposed to the election of Cain as
School Commissioner So | was and
have always been opposed to any person
who considered incompetent of holding
any position of such vital Importance tc
the people, and when the time com es
[ will be the first to give way and Let
better men, and men who have more in.
fuencs in .he County, sake positions
| have the interest OF the State ut heart,
and am not one of those who believe that
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COMMUNICATED
COLUMBIA, July 20, 1867


FRIEND ANDREws.-What in tho
world are you about in Orangeburg ?
This town is all excitement over the or
ganization of a Sawyer Club" in your
County. | was under the impression
that sound Repnblicanism was the order
of the day in your section of the State
trust that the NEWS has not gone over
to the sore-heaos. Let us hear all about
it, and who the G;scontents arc 1t
will never do to let County as Radical
as Orangeburg proved herself to be in
the fight last Fall fall into the hands of
the Conservatives.
All that is necessary for success is per-
feet organization and sharp work. Don't
let failure result from default.
Hoping that this report will prove 4
hoax. | am yours truly,
CARPET-BAGGER."
A hoax. i hoax! Ths Republican
Party of Orangcburg County never was
stronger than it is to-day If there il,
any Sawyer Club" or third party
about here we havn't seen it. But we
believe there are few ''sorchead-, ("
who would like to run things to their
own notion, /. E. put money in their
pockets. AS for the News, going over
to these fellows, not while we have any
control over its columns The aims and
objects Of the 0RANGEBURG NEWS, are
now just what they were on the ID day
of January last. Republican, in every
sense. We said then we intended to
support the Government of the State
and every true and honest move of the
great Republican party of this country-
with the admission Of Il slight hitch here
and there we have seen no sufficient
cause to falter in our work
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a majority of nearly fifty thousand We
are well satisfied with the result. The
leaders Of the Wells party have oil along
acted in a selfish and arbitrary manner
and are personally obnoxious to many
sincere Republicans. Gilbert g. Walker,
the Governor elect, is a Republican.
The platform on which he is elected is
one of universal suffrage and equal rights.
On the same ticket with him colored
men are elected to both branches Of the
General Assembly. President Grant
gave his powerful influence to the Walker
ticket, believing that the adhercnts of
Wells would not be wise or safe rulers
Of Virginia.
The victory is emphatically rcpubli-
can. True, democrats voted for Walker.
But when democrats are brought to
stand on the republican platform, go to
the polls with colored men, and vote for
colored men as Gen. Robert Z. Lee did
on Tuesday last, it is one of the grandest
Republican triumphs of the age. The
whole people of Virginia voted the re-
publican ticket. When South Carolina
democracy lifts itself out of the depths
of stubborn Ignorance and prejudice up
on the conservative republican platform
Of Virginia, it may cling to the name of
democracy, or cah-;tself what it pleascs +;
we shall not mourn at any triumphs it
may win.
In this result we see great promise of
better things. 1t lis the competest ac.
knowledgment of the equal political
rights of all men ever yet given on this
continent. We doubt not that in every
Southern state except, perhaps South
Carolina and Georgia, the democracy
will accept the full republican theory.
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WANTED TIE MAN THROWN IS.-A
Conadian Clergyman. MT lnng since, was
called upon -LySap Isish girl4mhu ipauir-
ed how much he asked for marrying
.:nybody."
He rer'ied IA dollar and half" and
Biddy departed.
A few evenings later on being sum-
moncd to the door, he was accostcd by
the same person, with the remark that
she had come to be married
Every we'll" said the minister; but
porceiving with astonishment, that she
was alone, he continued. where is the
man."
An expression of disappointment pass
ed over Biddy's features as she cjacula-
ted:
And don't you find the man for a
dollar and a-hali?"
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Just as the journey across cur CONT
tinent has been made brief by the COM
plction Of the Pacific Railroad, new
enterprise has been undertaken to short
en- the distance around it, Marshall O..
Roberts of New York, is at the head of
company Incorporated by the Vermont
Legislature and holding grant from
the Mexican Government. for the build
ing of railroad across the lsthmus of
Tchauntepec. The Atlantic terminus of
the prnposcd railroad is Minatitlan, a
river town twenty miles from the Gulf
of Mexico. easily accessible TO sea going
steamers at all tides, from which point it
will run due south to the Pacific, max.
Ing that water ut the port of Nentosa
one hundred and sixty two miles distant
The construction of the road does not
involve many difficulties, the extreme
elevation being only 1913 feet, aud ten
substantial truss bridges required Mr.
Roberts has just signed a forfeiture bond
of 100000 for the consteaction of a
carriage road and telegraph line along
the route within eighteen months. The
railroad itself is to be commenced within
two years and flushed within three years
more. The total amount of capital re.
quircd for the undertaking is sS,9OO,-
600.
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TFrom the Florida Union I

The Virginia election has taken place;
Republicans Governor and legislature
have been chosen and constitution has
been adopted which will bring the state
once more into its full constitutional
relations to the union.
The canvas was very animated aud
the struggle lay between the extreme
wing of the Republican party, which
still advocated prescription and disfran-
chisement, and that portion of the Re-
publican party which believed that the
day of prescription aud the necessity for
disfranchisement had passed. The latter
party drew to its support the whole
strength of the Conservative whites and
elected its ticket by an overwhelming
majority.
The lesson of this election is plain its
verdict is decisive against any further
prescription on account of the past and
fixes the principle, wisely adopted by
the Republican party of Florida at the
outset, of universal amnesty and Impair
tial suffrage.
The South, Carolina Republican speak
iirg oftAis election says:
I!n. the recen. state elsc.icn in Vir-
giuia the conservative Republicans, So
termed, have elected their candidates by
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Assignee's Sale.

IN BANKRUPTCY-ln the matter of James
w. Reed, Bankrupt, Er payte p. V. Dibbls
Assignee.
By virtue of order of sale ID me direct
cd from the Honorable District Court Of the
United States, for the District of South
Carolina. will sell at Public Auction AT
the residence of james w. Reed, on the
Holman Bridge Road, in the Fork Of Edisto,
on Wednesday, the 4th August, 1850, the
perishabie property of the above named
Bankrupt consisting of
Horse, 8 head Cattle, Sheep, Rocka
way, Wagon, new Timber Cart, ! un-
finished Timber Cart, ss Wagon and Buggy
Hubs, 400 Spokes and Fellows, Is Timber
Cart Axlos. X Cut Saw, Corn Shelter,
Gears, Brides, Whitfietrces, Double Barrel
Gun. Pistol, Silver Watch and othe, articles.
Conditions cash, and articles to be removed
on day Of sale.
+. V. DIBBLE, Assignee
july "a 2t
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AFFECTING SUICIDE. - Henderson
Hooker, who resided near Vicuna, in
johnson County, Illinois, committed
suicide on Friday by hanging himself in
an clubhouse near his dwelling. He had
previously informed his wife that he in
tended to hang himself, aud she had
kept watch over his action for some
length of time and when she saw him
go into the building where he hung him
self, at the time he committed the deed,
she followed him, but he had fastened
tic door, and she WIS Obliged to cToc;
an entrance by crawling under the floor.
by that time he had suspended himself
from beam with rope around his
neck. She raised him up, and held him
until her strength became exhausted,
when she was compelled, as affecting as
it may seem, to let him drop aud go af.
ter help, and a knife to cut the rope.
When she returned he was dead.
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RUSSIAN TYEANNY.-A boy, thirteen
years of age, recently received at War
saw fifty lashcs for having shouted on
the public promenade in the Polish Ian
guage: Long live free Poland. Long
live Langiewioz! After being floggcd,
the poor Little fellow was sent to house
of refuge in Moscow, where he will be
enrolled as private in the army as soon
as he is seventeen years old.
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The Executive Committee of the State
Agricultural Society have chosen Gen
John c. breckenridge as the orator for
the annual fair in November next. Now
VIC have no particular personal objections
to Mr.. breckenridge; we are willing to
see him and hear him We. however.
think that lie knows very little about
agriculture and less about the practical
needs of South Carolina farmers or the
proper practical couhsels for them. Nor
do We suppose the fines in an agr;cul-
tural poiut of view was for Il moment
considered; still We doubt not that lie is
an admirable man for such an occasion
us the executive committee intend to
provide fora sort of expanded Dem
ocratic barbccue.-.S. c, Republican,.
"a sort of expanded Democratic barbc-
cue, just exactly our opinion.-ED.
News.
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The money in the New York Sub
Treasury has recently been counted by
sixty-six expert accountants. The work
commenced on the 10Th ult., and con-
tinued eleven days. After the green
backs, to the amount of over $40 ,O0G,-
600, had been twice counted, and the
total had been found to tally exactly
with the figures given by Mr.. Van Dyck,
the bags of gold aud silver were attacked,
the seals broken, the sewing ripped open,
and the contents poured out on the iron
floor. Then fifty small streams of the
metal, though lost to sight to memory
DEAR" few in every direction from fifty
pairs of hands from one pile TO another
and back again, as one set of accountants
took the others place, and the merry
chinking diversified the orderly confus-
ion of the mems voices. Nearly S7O,-
100000 in gold and $4,000 in silver
were thus handled and replaced in bags,
sewed up and sealed. The 5000 900
in shining gold bars were weighed, coun-
ted and packed away, and on Saturday
morning the tired accountants stood on
their feet, stretched their backs, rubbed
their eyes, folded their busters, and like
the Arabs, noiselessly stole away. 1t
was found thut Uncle Samuel had in his
Golfers in New York one hundred and
two millions seven hundred and twenty
seven thousand, six hundred and forty
eight dollars and twenty-nine cents.