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Notes by the Wayside-- Williamson,
Her Colleges, and Mineral Springs
--EntcrprIsing GrcCnvilic - Cood
HotcI--Dissust at Wizards Elec-
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He Colleges, and Mineral Springs
--EntcrprIsing GrcCnvilic - Cood
HotcI--Dissust at Wizards Flee
tioT--Casar's Head.
Editor Press dnd Banner:
Having witnessed the downfall Of the
Chamberlain dynasty in the old Palmetto
State and buoyed with the hope that q
new era of peace and prosperity had
dawned once more upon an i~mpOvcriSll-
ell people, we have decided to cast our
sails to the breeze and enjoy the peaceful
fruits of victory. Thinking that a sketch
of the incidents Of our travels might not
be devoid Of interest to some of your
readers, We beg torbcarancc i'll q brief re-
! view.
Aflcr leaving Abbcville, the home OF
our birth, and justly termed the banner
county, whose skies are as blue, and ali
as pure, whose maidcns arc as fair, and
nlatrons as - ftlssy, as any section over
which our observation has extended, we
stopped Il few days to enjoy the hospitali-
ties of the village Of Williamson. Its
educational and moral advantages, and
especially its healthy location merits
that reputation which she richly enjoys,
and justly cntitlc her to the patronage OF
both the man of pleasure and tho vast
ing invalid. The celebrated mineral
spring which is Il panacia for many DIS
eases, is Il popular resort during the sum-
mcr season. or its healing properties for
dySpcMic and crusty old bachelors, VIC
can speak from experience, and can
recommend it highly to the favorable coll
Sidcration OF all similarly afflicted. The
Female College Over which the Rev. ).
! Lander prcsidcs is in q most tlOurlshing
condition, and notwithstanding the pccu-
mary embarrassment of the times, num-
! bcrS at present over II hundred STU
dents. It's course of study is thorough.
and the popular reputation Of the insti-
tutci is sufficient evidence, that Mr.. Lam
der is the right man in the right place,
and is worthy Of the cause in which he is
engaged.
Williamson also enjoys the advantages
Of q first class institute. under the man
arcment of Prof. w. l.. Miller, who re-
fleets credit upon his".llma Mater" Frs
kline College. We predict for him Il
bright future in the field of letters.
The moral and religious advantages of
the village are none the less notable.
Three churches are represented within its
limits, while weekly prarcr-lncetings are
held, regardless Of sectarian principles.
bidding aIieu to this pleasant village,
with all its happy associations, we next
directed our tour TO the
MOUNTAIN CITY.
The first to welcome our arrival was
Col. Speigh:S, Of journalistic rcnown,
and late editor of the GcccnriUc NcwS.
TO his s%traight-out policy and fearless
fight during the late campaign against
carpct-bam rule VIC attribute in Il great de-
gree the redemption Of our State. While
the Colonel gained for himself lasting
laurels in the political arena. his success
as hotel proprietor is none the less cOm-
mendabie, and We do not hesitate to pro-
nouncc the Grccnvillc Hotel n of the
best kept houses, with the most s,lmptu-
Gus tables, We have seen III the South.
May his shadow grow less.
We were particularly impressed with
the great spirit of improvement which
seems TO be Il mania in the city. Fifty
houses are 10Y being erected. Green
vile has also found out that the great
need of the South is factories, and that
the secret of success lies III utilizing the
powers of nature.
The Grccnville and Columbia Railroad
drpot is now linked with the Air Line by
a street railway. Efforts are also being
made to locate Air Line workshops in
this city, which will import a large num-
Der Of machinis:s and much capital.
With the present enterprise of its citizens,
Grccnville is destined to become the
Lowell of the South. While advancing
her material interests, she is not unmind-
full that her own prosperity is more or less
linked with the destiny of the State, and
hence her influence and aid are us Strik-
ingly displayed in railroad enterprises
and public improvements, as they were
in the late campaign. Politically speak
inc, having imbibcd the sentiments Of
friend SpcightS, whose policy was the Sc
same to success, we find greater aversion
in this County to the election of Will
lard to Chief Justice. than in any other
County, though willing to acInicscc in
any move the party may deem best.
They have learned to Scorn all compro-
misses and affiliations with the Satanic
crew, and distrlst those whose garments
have been tainted with the vile touch Of
Radicalism.
Leaving Grccnvillc we next directed
II course to Caesar Head" Along he
route nothing presented itself for consid-
Grafton except the sublimity of mountain
scenery, of which We shall speak in Il
next.
The cable dispatches give the usual
weekly summary of the military sltua-
ton in Europe and Asia, by which it ap~
pears that The Russians are advancing
steadily OH Erzcroum, and that the cross
ing Of the Danube can not, for sanitary
reasons, if for no other, be delayed much
longer. The Russians must either leave
the Roumanian lowlands for the Bulga-
rian elevations or go back over the Pruth.
If they remain where they are i'll July
and August the soil Of Roumania will be
the burying ground of the greater por-
ton of the army. \ deadly miasma
supreme along the lower Danube
the summer.
CAScER.-Tllc attention Of the medical
world abroad has been aroused by the
new treatment Of cancer, introduced in
London by a Hungarian physician
named Grob. He contends that cancer
is not 4 local but a general disease; that
it arises from the presence Of Il poison in
the system !; and that the knife will never
cure q disease. but only postpone its fatal
effect. His remedy consists in setting up
another Observation-Disclosures the int,u-
cncc of which, the blo0d-poison, which
the cancer, is thrown of. 1t is
said that he has made some marvellous
cures.
Beautiful wheat! Tho golden heads
almost ready for tho scytlIe, are now
waving over IN unusual number of fields
in Darlington county. And how oppor-
tune! When the corn crib begins to
sink, and the price of flour has so much
advanced by reason Of the Turco-Russian
war. 1t does seem that every farmer
should grow his own wheat. 1t ONE in
lust when the scarce season begins, is
growing when no other brcad-crup can
grow, and is ripe when corn is fairly
showing itself in the field, giving to this
section really, the advantage of two crops
of bread, the one following the other at
intcrvals.-Pcc Dee Watch
nan
After much reflection, Mr.. Tweed has
consented 10 amend his so-callcd confess
sion, by supplcmcntlng it with such
specifications and details as will enable
the encouragement to proceed with Ger
taiuty against the various parties who
shared with the Boss his public plumber.
Tlis supplement is now in course of
preparation, under the supervision OF his
counsel, and the result HOW will be
Tweed's release in the course OF Il few
days.