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./-v- ':> V ? .v *$,,+ 5 . .>./"***/ * *r' .* 1 * .' \ * . ., '} ~sat Miiaisa ss>&af&i. w ^ * -I BY F. M. TRIMMIER Devoted to Education, Agricultural, ManufacGriug and Mechanical Arte. ?2.00 IN ADVANCE V ' V -.' " ' 1 t '"' . . ' ii ii VOL XXIII. SPARTANBURG, -S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1866. NOW aSBteas^== ? - H THE i8^a?assf^ ?b&w8ms t IB PUBLISH ED EVERT THURSDAY MORNING, j?' 0:1 AT ha Two Dollars (Specie) in Advance. ? ?.? an RATES OF ADVERTISING. ob Ott 8qusre, First Insertion, $1; Subsequent ^ Insertions, 75 cents, in Specie. so ^ ^ ^011 " lis Commissioner's Sales. *>u VT! IN EQUITY?SPARTANBURG DISTRICT. 01 Moses Foster, Ext'r. ts, 0,1 an Thursy Steading for herself and otho:s. tl( Bill for sale of Land to pay Debts, Relief, &c. IN pursuance of an Order of the Court of Equity, the following real estate about 3 *-'< miles from SDuruinburir Court House, belong t tog to GEORGE F. STEADING,deceased, wHl J* be sold at Public Sale, at Spartanburg Court " , House, ou SAI.E3DAY in OCTOBER next. _ LOT NO. 2, containing 78 Acres more or less, bounded by lands of W. Allen, S. Bobo and I others, lying on Ueaverdatn Creek. J LOT NO. 8, containing 81 ACRES inoro or 8 less, known as the liunt i'ract, lying on Fair y Forest Creek. . AL>0 "The FEE of LOT NO. 1, subject to "V the Widow's Dower," whioh contains Ob Acres more or less, lying on Beaverdam Creek, eiu- !' bracing the Houiustead. bounded by lauds of Ishatn Hurt, S. Bobo and others . TERMS OP SALECosts of these proceed- " ings to be paid cash on day of Sale, the rcsi- 0 due of the purchase money on a credit of 12 months with interest from day of Sale ; pnr . " chasers required to give bond with at least two approved sureties aud mortgage of preini- 0 ' see to sooure the purchase money. T. STOBO FARROW, C. E. S. D. 811 Com'vs. Office, 1 nn Sept. 8, I860. / lu Sept 18 33 tde . Equity Sale. ,R f Elizabeth Bcardcn, I vs. . P David D. Moore, Nimrod Moore, Extr., and 12* | others. Ja Bill for Partition, &c. TS pursuance of an order of the Court of 1 Equity, the following personal property belonging to the estate of SARAH MOORE, 1 deceased, will be sold at PUBLIC SALE on J. WEDNESDAY, the 3d day of October next, at ,w ^ the residence of SIM EON MOORE. ,in 8aid property is described in the pleadings ot in this case as consisting of fl* HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE, Porming Tools, wi Horses, Cuttle, Ilogs, &c. TERMS OF SALE: Costs of these proceedings to be paid in oath?the remainder of the purchases to be paid on the first of January, 18(57, with interest from day of sale. Purchasers will be required to g ve bond with approved sureties to secure the purchase money. T O'PAnA r i Dn/uif n n r. t\ x* oxv^*#vj i aunv ?t, V. Cj rv u. 8ept. 18, 1886. 33-Cw IN EQUITY?SPARTANBUDISTRICT. [ Ex Parte, K. P. Smith, Jr., __ on ? ?? Tt A J ' The Solicitors of the Western Circuit." do Petition in Cause. * hi UNDER "A Rill to Perpetuate Testitnany" for this district, by the Solicitor, as (0J authorised by a recent Act of the General Assembly, the Petitioner, K. P. Smith, Jr., having mode application to produce evidence to peipetuatc testimony of certain Sr<ilr<l Xotes n signed by R. 11. Smith, deceased, payable to the Petioner, wh.ch notes are represented to rt have been lost or destroyed. I On motion of Sullivan & Winstnith, Solic'rs. "u for Petitioner, it is order,d that all persons having like or opposite interests to the l'etitioner, in the matter in question, do appear he- ln' fore the Commissioner within tiiukk months *' from this date, and claim the right to cross ex- Kn amine the evidence and produce evidence in reply, as the Commissioner will proceed, after the expiration of said tiiukk months to take the evidence of the Petitioner in accordance with the provisions of said Act of the General Assembly. -wT, STORO FARROW, I Com'mrs. Office, 1 o. n. s. d. , rb Aug. 24th, I860. ) s. August 30 81 3m | *kil Commissioner's salc. j *7 f IN EQUITY?SPARTANBURG DISTRICT. ' nc i mi Polly W. Hunter, Adm'rx., and Jnne S. Hun- 1 V ter, vt. Alice C. Hunter and others, minors. | W t Bill for Partition, Belief Ac. ( L TN pursuance of an order of the Court of' J ft ImuU>. the following REAL ESTATE, will ! ft be eold at publio sale, at Sparlaburg Court A House, on SALESDAY in OCTOBER next W LOT NO. 3?Containing EIGHTY SINK w j Aerea more or less, being part of land of P. n 8 Hunter, deceased, situated in Spartanburg nn, District, on waters of l'acdett River, bounded j}? by lands of Capt. Wilkin*, O. Cannon and jl0 others. This tract is said to embrace some of qqj fthe best bottom land in the District. TERMS OP SALE.?So much of the purchase money as may be rcquiieu to pay ^ of ' the costs of these proceedings to ho paid mah J on day of sale, the remainder of tho purchnso to be paid in one and two years with interest from day of Sale. Purchaser will be required T to giro bond with at least two approved sure 1 ties, and mortgage of the premises to scoure EC the purohaee money. rai T. BTOBO FARROW, C. E. S. D. soi rhe State of South CarolinaSPARTANBURG DISTRICT. 7"NOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRE- < SENTS. That wc. P. J. JENKINS AND I l.sE E. JENKINS, late Jauo E. Kirby. be- j Z married or huve lived as man and wife, j vc dow tor causes well knowu (o us both, ve mutually agrcod to separate, and forever 1 reafter not to know each other as man and 1 fe; and now each of us in the sight of God, 1 d in the presence of these witnesses, do reo and forever release each other from all ( ligations as husband and wife, nnd each of , shall have the liberty to marry any person 1 ? please, or enter hi'o any obligations what- t ever, without p\;? dread or fear on either of i r parts wht and en?-h of us Shall ( >ve full pow. r t> c^i. ract debts, sue and be ed, and n?.-itlici "i r slmll be held or in any ty nit iv I. i . o Cj. t contracts or liabilities ' the other. In v. :.i whereof wc have set our hands d seals in the presence ot these witnesses d in the sight ot God. hoping and believing at we Will never regret this deed. l\ J. JENKINS, (u. 8.) 1 JANE E. JENKINS, (L. s.) ;ned and sealed iu die 1 1 presence of J MIS 1*. F0WI.SK, Thomas. Sept 13 33 4t 1 - ( Snrvoying and Engineering. THE undersigned offers his services to Railroad Companies to survey and locate ' ulroad routes; to furnish Maps and Reports, ] ccifications, Estimates and l'lans of Super 'ucturo. He will measure and report iu de- , I contract work and heavy Graduation. He , II execute Topographical Drawings and lay 'the Drainage of luluud Swaiups uud bottom ids for farmers. Particular attention will be given to any | stness entrusted to him by Engineers and icers of Railroad Companies and others iur. sled in Bridge building, and especially to miters who desire to reclaim their swauip uls or to establish their boundary liues of 1 surveys. He will r.lso superintend personally the conruotion and building of Railroad bridges, or y other Bridges that require the services of Engineer to plan und construct Parties 1 viiig business or desiring information will dress the undersigned at Cnmpobella, Sparuburg District, S. 0. J NO. BANKSTON DAVIS, Civil Engineer, Surveyor uud Draftsman. Aug 9 28 tf i EQUlTr?Spartanuuno District. lues II at in.i. ? ' </!., vt. James C. Ilanun, 1 Adinistrator, el at. Bill for Partition, Relief, &c. T appearing to the satisfaction of I his Court, that IsAac S. llaniia and William Hanua, 0 of the defendants in this case, reside from d without the limits of this Slate, on motion Farrow, Complainant's solicitor. It i* order that the said defendants do "ppear. answer, cad or demur to this Bill u! jpiaiut within 1 REE .MONTHS fron is or judgment 11 be taken pro eon/c.s.. i.Comtn'r Office, V T.St j..' iRUOW, July 20, 18GG. J e. c. a. u. July 20?26?8tn STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 8PARTANBUJ10 DISTRICT. I,a\rson T. Mealcrs, Applicant, TH, William Menders and others." T appearing to my satisfaction that Antos L. llearden, Polly Ann Reai'dcu and Jane urdeu. three of the Defendants reside wiiht this State, on motion of Furrow ?V Duncan, iplicants Attorneys, it is ordered that they appear and object to the division or sale of o Real Ksinte ot George Meaders, deceased, or before the lit It day of NOVUM BER ( xt, or their consent to the same will be eu cd of record. J NO. KAKLE BOM All, O. S. 1>. Aug 28 80 8m OBEiSS MAKING. 1HE undersigned proposes t.. execute all styles of MANTUA MAKING at short tice, and lor reasonable prices. Drosses ot c finest texture, as well bj those of coarsest j >ric received. In laetcve y kind of sewing ' ten, with the hope that entire satisfaction II be given. My friends will please call and . re me a trial. Residence at Mrs. Dr. Vernon's 'vjyfl MARY 3. COUNCIL. Aug 10 20 If IVotico to T)obtor?. ^KRSONS indebted to the e-tute ot RICHARD It. SMITH, are hereby requested to et me at the Court House, on tiulesday* in pteiuber and Octoher. lor the pur; one of xnalg settlement. All who fail to make settlent with mo by Salesday in October next, II find their notes in the hands of an At tor- i y for collection. Give attention to this and re cost. 8. F. SMITH, Aug 9-28-ld Administrator. J. IV. ItOlIWOxN, 0 M M IS S 10 N M K It It N T, N O . 02, K A S 'J' 1! A Y , I'll A fil I'STllY SO I'A ? AVISO ample means for advances, n business experience of twenty years, I confining himself strictly to a Commission sincss wiiliout operating on his ow n account, respectfully solicit* consignments of CtjTIN. FLOCK, CORN, AO. Kkfp.bsncx.?ilou. S. Uobo, Messrs. Foster Judd. July 12 21 3m < J. B OMAR&~DO. tESPECTFOLLY ask all who aro owing t them either by NOTE OR BOOK AC- ^ ?UNT, U> call and tittle Our business *rigeuients require an oarly settlement and ' lie money. 1 Please don't forget this. < Biyingsvills, S. C., July 11. 2A-2m Wit and Justice In Mluourl. It is well known that sonic of the judg ?s in Missouri are very reluctant to enforce I the law against Ministers of the Gospel, t for exercising their profession without . having taken the test oath, and avail them- 1 telves of every pietencc to discharge those ' who arc accused. An exchange has the 1 following example : Three ministers, charged with the criuio ] )f preaching the glorious Gospel of the Son of God, were arraigned before a certain Judge. They were regularly indicted, < ind it was understood that the. proof against .hem was very clear. "Are you a preacher?" said the judge i to one of them. "Yes, sir," replied the culprit. "To what denomination do you belong ?" "I am a Christian, sir," (with dignity.) "A Christian 1 What do you moan by that? Are not all preachers Christians ?" "I belong to the s.'ct usually called, but wrongly called Campbellities. (Not so much dignity.) "Ah, then, you believe in baptizingpeo pic, in order that they may be born again, Jo you ?" "1 do, sir." (Defiantly.) "Mr. Sheriff, discharge that man 1 lie is an innocent man ! He is indicted for pteaching the Gospel, and there sn't a word of Gospel in the stuff that h J preach es ! It's only some of Alexander Campbell's nonsense. Discharge the man I Jixit Gampbellite, greatly rejoicing. Are you a preacher?" said the judge addressing the next criminal. "1 am, Sir, said the miscreant. "Of what denomination arc you?" "1 am a Methodist, Sir." (His look showed it.) "Do you believe in falling from grace ?" "I do, Sir." (Without hesitation.) "Do you believe in sprinkling people instead of baptizing them?' "1 believe that the people can be baptized by sprinkling." (Much offended.] "Do you believe in baptizing babies ?" "It is my op'nion, Sir, that intants ought to be baptized." (Indignantly] j "Not a word of Scripture lor anything I of the kind, Sir!" shouted his Honor. 1 "Mr. Sheriff, turn that timn jjf e ! ! ; is no preacher. The Gospel is the truth, and there isn't a word of it in what that man teaches. Turn him loose!?It's ridiculous to indict men on such frivolous pretensions Turn him loose!" Methodist disappears, not at all hurt in his feelings by the judicial abuse he has received. "What are you. Sir?" said the Judge to the third tclou. "Some people call tne a preacher, Sir?' (Meekly.) "What is your denomination? "1 am a Baptist," (Head up.) llis Honor's countenance fell, and he looked sober and sad. After a pause, he said : "Do you believe in salvation by grace?" "1 do." (Firmly.) vrtn tli-if Imm/.rain: - ? iv i baptism ?" 'That is tny doctrine." (Earnestly ) "And yon baptize n mo but those who believe in Jesus Christ?" "That is my faith and practice. (With rmphasis.) ' My friend, I fear it will go liarl with you ; 1 see you are indicted for preaching the gospel, an J it appears to tuc by your own confession you are guilty." Baptist looked pretty t !ue. "May it please your Honor," rail the ' Baptist's counsel, springing to his feet, j "that man never preached the gospel. I have licaid him say a hundred limes that he only tried. 1 have heard him try tuy sell." "Mr. Sheriff, discharge this man! He's not indicted for trying ! There's nothing said uhout the more effort! Let him go, sir! Turn him loose! Send him about his business ! I run astonished that the State's Attorney should annoy the court with frivolous indictments." Exit Baptist determined to "try" again. Court adjourned. "Hod save the State and this honorable court !" exclaimed the Sheriff. "Amen !" said the three preachers. And after all say we, as ridiculous as the story may seem, it has a moral. It the State has a right to prohibit the preaching of the gospel, it has a right to decide what the gospel is ; and when this is done, we . h ive a national church and the adulterous I connection between church nnd State be cornea complete. BUCKF.YK TaCKTICS.? It is x?id th* during General Morgan's rniil in Ohio, a regiment of raw iniiitin being drawn up betoro the newly elected Colonel, the ad vance was ordered in the following Buck ! eye v? macular : "Look wildthar! tote your guns; pre pnrc to thicken and march endways! Go j ntlunkin?git!" and amidst such a yell as ; never before heard in those "ciggins" the j pallant Colonel dashed in search of the "gray backs," followed by his impatient command. Important to Farmers. The following decisions have recently ^ been given by the Commissioner of Interrial Kcvcnue at Washington. They are important to farmers, in so far as they untanglo some of the knotty points of the a law : J 1. Farmers will not be required to make 1 return of produce consumed iu their iuj- 1 mediate families. j 2. The farmer's proGls from sale of live ' stock are to be found by deducting from r tiie gross receipts of animals sold, the v pureua.se money paid tor the same. If c animals have been lost during the year v by death or robbery, the purchase money c paid for such animals may jo deducted 1 iroin tho gross income of the farm 1 3. N i deduction can be made by tho farmer for the value of services rendered J by bis minor children, whether he actually pay.* for such services or not. If his adult children work tor him and receive compensation for their labor, they are to be regarded as other hired laborers in determining his income. 4. Money paid for labor, except such as is used or employed in domestic service, or in the production of articles consumed in the family of the producer, may bo deducted. O. No deduction can be allowed in any case for the cost of unproductive labor. If bouse servants are employed a portion of the time iu productive iabor, such as the making of butter and cheese for sale, a proportionate amount of the wages paid tbeui may be deducted. G. Expenses lor ditching and clearing new land are plainly expenses for permanent improvements, and not dcductablc. 7. The whole amount expended lor fertilizers applied during the year to the farmer's lands may be deducted, but no deduction is allowed for fertilizers pruduccd on the (arm. The cost of seed purchased for sowing and planting may bo deducted. 8. It'ii person sells timber standing, the profits arc to bo nsjci taiucd by estimating the value of the land, alter the removal of the timber, and (Yoni the sum thus obtained dt ducting the estimated value of the land ?.o the lot day of January, 1:0-', cr on the day of purchase, if purchased since that date. U. Where no repairs have been made by the tax payer upon any buil ling owned by him during the preceding five years, nothing can be tlcducted for repairs made during the year for which his income is j estimated. 10. A farmer should make return of all j his produce sold within the year, but a mere executory contract for a sale is not a sale ; delivery, actual or constructive, is essential. The criterion by which to judge 1 whether u sale is complete or uot, is to determine whether thu vendor still retains in that character a right over the property; ! if the property were lost or destroyed, upon which of the parties, in the absence of 1 any other relation between them than that 1 at the vendor ut.d veuJec, would tho loos fall. 1 Aaron Blur's Tomb.?Since the advent u! the lite ot Aaron Burr, by l'urton, the Journals of tho clay have been tilled with auec iotes and circumstances concern ing the rem irkuhle man. One incident, 1 however that wo do not see in print, and ;' knowing not whether it is contained in 1 Burton's Life, we publish it as it came un- f dor our observation. The grave of Burr I 1 had been marked by no tombstone up to |! 18*>3, except a piece of slate ro -k that hud been placed at the head by some one who, j pci haps, admired the talents of this unfer 1 innate man. In that year, late one alter- 1 noon, a gentleman a: t ivcti at the hotel, and | casually (to all appearances) inquired where Burr was burned Some one pointed out the grave, and the gentleman left ' tho cemeteiy shortly alter. Next morning a simple but tasty tombstone was found erected, by whom no one knows, as the : person who had paid this last tribute to she dead had departed. The stone con tains no inscription hut "Aaron Burr," Vice Brcsident ot the United States," then the dates of his birth and death Up to ( this day, so lar as we know, the name ol , tho person who performed tho generous act , lies Ind in mystery. The deed, at tho time, I , excited no little curiosity. Aaron Burr, was buried at the lcet of his lather. I'r.-s Burr as ho desired.? /V /><' Herald. Blushing.?Blushing is mid to be n < sign that something of the angel is left in ! woman, beautiful to the eye and bespeak- f1 ing the inward purity of the heart ! When i1 a woman ceases to blush, she has lost her ' greatest charm. Woman.?Tho morning star of infancy ? tho daystar of manhood?tho evening star of age. Bless our slurs ! The definition of love is?'A prodigal desire on the part of a young man to pay tor some young woman's board.' The rice crop in South Carolina will not rtjual 0,000 tieroes Horrible Harder. l Mother Kills Her Two Chtes&IV and then destroys HER8ELV. Kalamazoo, Aug. 18,1866. During the late hours of Sunday evening ad the early hour3 of Monday morning, s Irs. Rcckard, of the town of Oshtemo, in his county, committed a most horrible urder, and ended the drama by aelf-dsaruction. She got up in the night, telling icr husband sho was nervous and coula tot sleep, and that she would sit up for a rhile in an adjoining room. She prooeed* id to write soujO lettcts, and her husband raking up about an hour afterwards, in? [uircd how soon she waa coining to bed, o which alio replied, "in a short time,* md lie again went to elcep. It seerna soon alter she went to an ad? oining room, where two of her ohildreti 1 rere sleeping?Willie n boy of six, and Stta a girl eight?and with a rasor out heir throats. With aueh a horrid deapaation was the deed done, that only tha >ono prevented tho severing of their heads roui their bodies The struggles and tba iard breathing of tho poor children, un? iLle to make a loud noise, awakened a bro* tier ot tit toe d who was sleeping upstairs, vho inquired what was the matter, and vns told by his mother "nothing," and was jid to go to Rleep. She seems then to hare jone back and forth between the bed room >! the children uod her Bitting room sever* ll tin.es, and tlica cut her own throat Her struggles again awakened the lad ip stairs, who becoming alarmed, aroueed tiis t'.thcr, who got up and went into the litting room where ho found the keroeene lamp turned down low. Turning it up. tracks and smears of blood were disooverea ill around, and a uspicion of the terrible leed fl ished across his mind. Going to the children's bed room the moat ghastly I <ight met his eyes, hia two children lying lide by sido, weltering in their blood, and tiis wile lying across the foot of the bed with her throat eat from ear to oar. The acd was flooded with blood, and it wae running upon the floor in a stream. It would sccin thai sho did not out her 3wn throat at the children's bedside, but nftcr she hid mnrdered them, walked into a bed room adjoining. After turning down the lump in still another room?for tracks of blood were seen all ot'er the floor?and taking the razor which she had used upon her children, she drew it heavily across her own threat, laid the bloody weapon upon the pillow, and with a coolness, deliberation and fortitude which it is almost impossible to comprehend, while the blood was rushing in torrents from tha wouud, made her way out of this room into that of her children, and laid herself carelessly ilown upon the smne gory bed, as if to sleep, lioth children lay with their faoes to the wall. One ct them had evidently struggled while the knife was in ita vitals, for the blood was sputtered over the olotbea, rind the mother's hand and arm were en* sanguined with the precious life current This sad occuirence took place at the Ohterno side track, about aix miles west of this place, on the M. C. R. R. Ths un- ^ fortunate womau was the wife of Alexan* der licckard, a well to-do-farmer. A coroners inquest was held this after* noon, and the verdict given was iu acoorI'nnco with the above iact9. She was un* doubt 'illy insane, She appeared well and cheerful on Sunday afternoon, aud was out walking witli her husband and two ohil* dren. l>nt there is reason to believe that die hml meditated the act for some time. On the evening before the commission of rhi- terrible deed, she gave away to different members of her family a groat many uncles, trinkets, Ac, though, curious enough, no suspicion was aroused. The letters found on the stand are well written, both ns regards penmanship and language. She directs how her two eldest children shall be brought up, confiding them to the care of a relative. "Etta and Willie/' sho iay8, "I shall take with me." London.?The present population of London may safely be estimated at over three million souls 1 To provide for so enormous an aggrc^ato of men, women and cluldriu, there aro some 30,000 bakers, >10,000 grocers, 24,000 tailors, 42,000 dressmakers and miilincrs, 29,000 boot* makers, 170,000 cooks, besides housemaids, valets, butlers, coachmen and othor domestic servants too numerous to montion. The milk nnd creaiu is supplied by 13,000 cows, a goodly portion of whom belong to the "stump-tail" breed so graphically described in "Frank Leslie's newspaper,** siime years ago; the tiro-gratee are fed by A. i inn i ii in - - c 1 . to con AA/i ?? u,"ww,wuv idiin ui coal j 10,UUU,UUV 0UD10 feet of gas is consumed evory twonty-four hours by nearly 400,000 gas lights, whioh illuminate the metropolis, st so average cost of 4x. (id. per thousand, 44,000,000 gallons of porter, 2,0u0,000 gallons of spirits, and 65,000 pipes of wine are so* unally required to "wash down," 86,000 pigs, 29,000 calves, 250,000 beeves, 2,000r 1)00 sheop, 1,000,000 quarters of "pulverised" tvho.it and other necessaries or luxuries of lifo ln