The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-01-12

examination Of tho sheets Of tho statisti.
cal secretary exhibits the following items
OF general interest; Wbito mem6ers in
the South Carolina sOohfSronce, 42,7b2 ;
increase over last tSysSr, 1857: colored
members, as241t- t-sdetfsase, 1881 local
StsssSsrs H. ;whIto iS,0f9e IS!
fanfsbaptised, 3o00 =, Increase, l5O ; cSi.
oreadRfathta eePtized, t5d-increaso, 20 +;
'Thlte adults baPtized, l06l-incredse
oooi colored ed9lts baptized, 809-do.
crease l2S number Of Sabbath Schools,
0l3-sncrease, "a !, officers and tcachots,
S4eo.-incrcnsc, 429; whito pupils, o..
o2?-incrcasc, 3lll colored pupils, 444
-decrease, 438; volumes In library,
44,490-increasG, 8160.. -'.' '',. ',s'.'<
Tho following monies woro collected
for pastors, $5G,6G4 90 l00-increase
$l3,3ll 35; for presiding eldors, st..
4G6 l0--incrcasc, $l,288 10; for Con.
ference collection, $4,440 06-incrcase,
$l,238 l0; for missions, $2,8G8 01-in.
crease, $248 27; for our own SUNDAY
Schools, $4,3G8 23-incrcase, 5000 96 ;
for education, $3.50 04-increasc, $970.
90; for bishop. $4,000. ''r =; i
Tho General Conference Of tho Mctho.
dist Church meets once in four years,
and possesses legislative po" crs. That
of tho NJ. II. Church, South, is composed
Of one lay and one clerical delegate for
every twenty. eight members Of each an.
nual conference. According to this rule,
South Caro!ina is entitled to six Of each
class in the next General Conference.
Tho following delegation nrc elected TO
the General Conference which meets in
Memphis in May next:
Clerical Delcgatcs-R A. NJ. Shipp.
Il. D., D. d.; II. a. G. Walker; w.
Smith, d. d.; W. p. Mouson; W. II.
Fleming and +. N. Kennedy.
Administrations. S. II. Brown, 4. NJ.
Chrcitzberg and j. ". Kelly.
Lay Dclcgatcs.-W. j. MONTGOMERY.
Concord, New hampshire; G. ". vii.
lams, Charleston; a. A.. Gilbert, Sum.
teri J. H. Carlisle, Spartanburg S. 30.
90, Spartanburg, aud II. L Wright, of
Edgclicld. ... I,,
Altcrnatcs-J. S. Moore, Bonncttsville;
is. Stokes, Waltcrboro; T.. Il. Rcmbcrt.
Sumter; L. S. Moorman, Ncwberry y.
x. Barton, Orangeburg, and Il. 4. Simp.
son, Of Laurens.
Ata ball in Pittsburg, few evenings
ago. prizc--a gold ring--was offered TO
the lady and partner who should out
waltz all competitors At IL NJ. the
band struck np "Il Buccio," aud dozen
couples started gayly off; at / a. NJ. on.
~ three remained on The floor at Q ono
OF these three gave up, but the band
played Oh and ON, and the cmulous sur.
vlvors gavotted and whrlcd till even the
spectators grew dizzy. &ay Fic end of
the fourth hour blood R(Sn to trickIc
from The ends Of the viEpiist's fingers
but still the tlancc continued. At three
M minules pnSt four one Of the ladics fuint-
cd. aud immediately afterward her part.
ner followed her example, when the
prize wns presented to tho winners amid
tho tnnnltuous applnesc Of the Spccta.
tors The foolish qnnrteltc, more dead
than alive, had to DO carried to their
homes III carriages. 1t was necessary.
to cut the girls shoes from their feet,
and their limbs swellcd up TO an cnor.
nous size. All the four arc now suid TO
be in prcca' ious condition.
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re ARRANGEMENT or JUDICIAL DIS.
rn'crs. On account of the excess Of .in.
licial labor in some Of tho Circuits, as
now allotted to the Justices Of tho Su.
prcme Court Of the United States. n |
member Of the Senate Judiciary Com.
n'ttec has prepared! a Bill for tho roar.
n"8en'en' "f tI.. Ch."l,~, a., fu,,uws: :---
First Circuit. Massachusetts,. Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Isl. |
md ; Second Circuit, New York. Con.
,ccticut, New Jersey Third Circnit,
'cnnSylvanin, Delaware, Maryland, Vir.
,inia, North Carolina; Fourth Circuit,
4 arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas;
fifth Circuit, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama. Tennessee Sixth Cir.
'uit, Ohio, Michigan, Wost Virginia,
kentucky; Seventh Circuit, Indinna,
illinois, wisconsin,; Eighth Circuit,
Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska. Kansas.
Missouri; Ninth Circuit, California, Orc.
5on, Nevada. ... '....
4 VERY pnouD REcoKD. With this
the Advertiser enters upon it's
thirty.li(,h year. Next to tho Charles.
ton Courier, 1t is by far tho oldest papor
in South Carolina. We hope that in
stating these tacts, We may not Ic nc.
cuscd Of vain boasting; for certainly
lhirty.four years Of uninterrupted honor,
usefulness and consistency, mike up a
record worthy OF Legitimate pride. All
connected with the Advertiser, tccl this
legitimate pride, and feel thut tho past
record Of the paper calls for tho exercise
Of all their zeal, all their cnro, all their
love Of home, people aud country. Tbcy
arc determined, with Gods help, to make
the Advertiser, in futurc-as il has been
for thii ty.lour years trustworthy Of the
beloved people who have so long and so
generously supported Advertiser.
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Virginia and tho general condition Of
affairs South was discussed in both
Houses. In the Senate, Stewart, War.
ner, Sawyer aud Fowler advocated Vir-
giMn's admission while Sumner, vii.
son, Howard and Pomcroy suggested oh.
stacles. Warner wanted to 40 into Ala.
bnma with thc amnesty in one hand and
the halter in tho other; he would pardon
rebels, but hang murdcrcrs. Fowler
would Substitute tho Bible for the halter.
Fowler defended Tennessee against the
alleged ISLANDERS OF her Congressional
delegation and Brownlow. In the House.