The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-06-29

only three regular graduates out of l4I pupils
In the literary department. The standard of
graduation is high and rigidly adhered to. One
OF these, Miss Wi,herspoon, is from Stunt ,r
County, and, rs was mentioned last week, was
nlsV graduated in music. The Rev. Dr. Latimer,
OF Davidson College, delivered the annual ad--
dress. Ills subject was t lie "IIigher Education
OF Women, and in an able and charact eristic.
ally scholarly address he showed how the true
civilization of people, its moral and social
elevation, depended upon the position il assign
ed to woman. The gra'lutcs also read their
graduating essays, which sh: wed high culture
OF thought and language.
An interesting part of the exercises was .,.e
recitation of Miss Bennett, of Georgia who
was graduated in the special course in elocution
under the accomplished Miss Mattoon. In the |
Fall ofthe Pemberon MILL" and "IIcnry the |
fif'h's "ooing," she had opportunities of dis
playing her marked histrionic talents which she |
came TO cultivate; in the former piece her now. |
er of Pnthos made itself conspicuously felt by |
the audience in the latter she sustained three |
characters with wonderful versatility, and ex-
pressed their humor and naivctte to the delight |
of all who heard her.
During Monday and Tuesday. and at night
after the Commencements and Concerts i'm the
chapel the studio was thrown open for the ex-
hiblt of the paintings, pencil and crayon draw
lngs, anu decorative work Of the pupils during
the session. Some idea of how extensive the
exhibit was, and OF how high order were the
the visitors, many Of whom had come from the
art exhibit Of the schools in Baltimore and New
York, and could hardly be made to believe that
the work was wholly that of the pupils of the
Institute.
Many will probably remember the cxhioit
made by the Charlotte Institute at the State Fair
in Columbia last fall. The present exhibit was
superior, being in many instances The work of
pupils who had received one year more of in
struetion and Practice. Tie beautiful man,cl
with its decorated panels, cons spicuous at last
year Fair, was replaced in this exhibit by one
of more magnificent dimension, and Of richer
decorations by Mrs W. w. Fleming who, though
in her first year in the studio, devoted herself
TO art with so much zeal and industry that some
OF the handsomest paintings, drawings and dc
coratitns were her work. Miss Marjorie
McQu cea, of Cheraw, had very extensive
sivc exhibit Of oil paintings, water colors, cray
ons ana decorative work. Her work was much
admired for it's exquisite taste and careful finish
Miss Carrie Mcllwaine, of Lancaster, exhibited
the finest phvto.crayon portrait ever seen in a
Ike exhibit of amateur artists n slate 3, BILE top
several slate panels of beautiful design and work
ana several large oil paintings made her name
dcservedly conspicuous in the art catalogue of
the year. There were some pretty little land
scares In pencil and crayon by Miss. Lidie
Fountain, of Darlington, which were also ad-
mired as giving promise of decided talent in the
study Of the fine arts which she had Just begun
Miss Anna G, osland, of Bennettsville had five
beautiful landscapes in crayon, and n crayon
sketch called "a Tempting Morsel," all of which
showe'i the good taste and careful training char
Ccteristic of the pupils in art ofthis Institute.
On tuesday night DR.. Bidcz gave his annual
concert Though this programme contained us a
rule pieces Of n lighter character than his com.
mencement conccrtos, yet all were by acknowl.
edged masters. l saw n catalogue of the insti.
tutc in which the programmes of both the musi-
cal commencement and annual concert were
printed, giving musical connosseurs an oppor-
tunity ofJudging of the standard of taste and
culture aimed at, rs the success of the concerts
showed the audience how successful the accom-
plished professor was in bringing his pupils up
TO his standard, The Tuesday night concert
closed the most interesting Commencement
season the City OF Charlotte has ever enjoyed -
Y. IN Ners and Courier.
DTsssrEK.:==ST- Loiiis, June FISH
Lake levee, which prot ects about fifteen square
miles of rich farming land in the American bot
tom. ON the Illinois side of the river, below Eas.
Cerondoet broke at | l o'clock lnot night and
about ten thousand acres of fine farms are now
under water. The damage in crops and other
property is estimated at 100000. What i,
known as Isabella Bridge, on the Missouri Pacif-
iic Halfway, over Shanning Creek about ten
miles this side Of Jefferson City, wa. carried
away to day.
ST. Louis, june 22.-The Madison DYKE.
between here and Alton, on the Illinois side of
the river, broke about o clock this morning in
'eh Pi'ces' Ohe Dfokc near Mitchell about
twelve miles from East st Louis and another
further north, near the head OF the dyke, not far
from Alton. The crcvasSCs are not very wide
yet, but are growing rapidly, and the water is
rushing through them at q fearful rate 1t is
expected that the entire bottom North of East
81 Louis embracing fifty TO sixty square miles
w!ll be Hooded. Farmers are leaving their
homes MS rapidly as possible, many of them
going to Alton and others 10 different points
OF the bluffs, five or six miles back of the
river. The destruction Of the crops and the
damage TO farm property will be very great
a I'ost- Dispatch Alton, H., spe ,ial suys The
panic among the people when the levee, broke
was very great and universal. They fed tow
ards the bluffs, carrying with them whatever
live stock and household goods hey could save
Many head Of live stock were drowned There
is fast rise coming down the liver, and this
w'il n" donbt augment the flood until the water
reaches the bluffs, seven miles from the river
All the country between Mitchell and Venice is
or soon will be oyerfowed, and the destruction
to crops will cause loss of hundreds of thou.
sands Of dollars. Not only are the crops ruincI
but the force of the overflow has torn the soil TO
pieces, and in many places sand piles will take
The place Of fertile ground. The Kansns ex-
press on Chicago and Alton Railroad did not
reach here to-day, the track being overfowed
South Of Mitchell.
SHEEP SLAUGHTERED EY Docs One of the
most striking illustrations of the want Of a dog
law in this State is brought forward by Mr..
lhiiip Schh, Of this city, who recently embark
ca IN the sheep raising industry. lie stocked
his farm near the city with fine flock IF sheep
ana was calculating on making n fine thing of
The venture, but he rcckoned without his host
The dogs came in the night time and played