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Narrow Gauge Railroads. Thc world moves. Macadamization a few years back was considered '"he perfec tion of road-making. Rail/cads, how ever, proving so immeasurable an im provement over the "old wav." rapidly commended themselves to-intelligent and enterprising minds throughout the globe, till our own day, when "plank roads and McAdam are scarcely ever h^ard of. The ono great obstacle to the universal intro ? duetion of railroads has hitherto been their inordinate cost. But for the croat expense of construction, every neighbor hood would have its .railroad--every vil lage, town and hamlet would ? pend ir? chariot, drawn by tho snorting iron horse, io. every other "neighboring town. But railroads cost'money-in fad,'a great deal of money to build and even after they ;u\ .built they cost a great deal to " run." and keep in repair. There is a remedy at hand. Tho four feet eight-and-a-half gaucto. hitherto deem ed indispensable, is now "shown by com petent engineers, and by actual proof, to, nave involved an enormous waste of ma terial, power and money. Narrow gauges, of DUO foot eleven-and-a-half inches, two feet .six inches, and three feet, aro now being built in various parts of the world, and are found perfectly safe, amole for all business requirements", and incomparably cheaper than the old broad gauge fines; The narrowest gauge of which we have heard-23* inches-is in ase on a short railroad of thirteen miles, between tho slate quarries of Festiniog and Port Mad .ock, in Wales. "When the company first began to carry passengers on this line; the government inspector of railr >a- ls I :. : : ' ' the rate of speed to twelve milos au hom-. He has smce given authority to run the passenger trains at any rate of speed they may think fit ; and in" his las! mrcal r port he affirms that he "travelled iver this little road at thirtv mile n li !,r with even- feeling of safety." EnginWrs in different part-?" of the world have for some years past h id their attention turned to this subject, and deviations, greater or less_ from the old broad gauge have been made, generallv with success ; but this ex periment-in Wales has gone so far beyond all preceding attempts, that it has natu rally attracted great attention : and ac cordingly we find that nearly every g v ornmcnt of Eurcpe'.as sT.t beat enri neers to the slate niarri s >f V.'a1 .. to wit ness fae new railroad wonder. There are several lines als) now being Abstracted in this country, on the new print ?pie, among them the lino, three hundred miles ion?, from Santa Fe to Denver City. Tho saving of the new over the old method is much greater than any one not familiar with" the details of railroad build ing would- imagine. The roadbed of tho present broad gauge is almost uniformly eighteen feet wide in cuttings and four toon 'eet wide on embankments. The . ! - ,'.-action of two feet, in thc gauge would allow of more' than a corresponding re duction in the width of embankments. 1: is also acknowledged by the most emi nent engineers that a narrow gauge admits of steeper grades and sharper curves ; both of which items sensibly diminish the cost of construction. The same 1 ?ssening of cost applies to tunnels, bridges, culverts, sleepers, cross-ties, bal kuling, &c. The smaller reight of the train', too, admits the use of lighter rails. In tact the cost of construction" of a nar row gauge lino may he fairly put down as at lea ?!, $10,000 a milo loss than that of a broad gauge line. But groat as it is, thc first co3t of construction of a broad gauge line is not a great?? drain on the resources of railroad companies than the excessive cost of operating them. This is an eminently practical subject, and will readily commend itself to railroad men, engineers, and te thinking mon gen erally. ' xt can hardly fail to exercise a potent, influence in the development of tho inoro sparsely settled portions of our country. The great reluctance of capital ists hitherto, anil even now, to embark in railroad enterprises, has been thc almost universal conviction that they cannot bo made to pay the construction, i. e., thc stockholder. But this is solely because tho cost of building and stocking thom has been much greater than necessary. We aro now on tho brink of a great revolu tion in railroad building, and wo earnestly hope that South Carolina may oro long enjoy her share of benefit from this great and practical discovery.-G h?rtesten News. On the subject of Narrow Gauge Kail ways wo'copy from tho Chronicle & Senti nel ike Mowing commehts : X.Mirow GAUGE RAILWAYS.-We ac knowledge a copy of a pamphlet bearing the foregoing title, issued by Born, Dear ing ? Co., giving a largo amount of staiisii'.il information touching tho cast of construction, cost of operating, and com parative merits of this nev dop. cture in railway?. As an il-p str?tion of .com] ra tivc cost"estimates arc given bf tue cost of superstructure of five different ganges foi a single mile of mud, a.-; follows : The cost of one mile, of -1 feet Si mei... , b -ing $10,877; tiie cost of 4 feet ? gan.',:-. will be:?j?,S2320; of 3 fest gauge, ^,794:70.; of 2 feet C inches, 15,00520; and of 2 fo-t; $4.05120. Th? monopoly ,.' large corporations owning and ?opera . .. lint-s at extremely, low rates for thr heights, and very high ?tes for li freights, as monopolies, ; re ali row gauge roads willi at-; ti play nu unimportant part rn ou rai] economy. As feeders to da lines <:.: wh?re, narrow gauge roads are already ing brought into ui?; and tho impedi ment as to transfer to connecting broad gauge !:::-:s pveicouse by the con3iructiou '.:' boxes which readily admil of being placed upon platfon.i c.".-- the wiclei road ; ai: 1 al?o by a l u - ix ? ;. The opponents bf n rrcv* . ... rail-! r ada maintain that v,v.:: . they .. . .: swer ipr short branch lines, tb -y will : ..:. for txuul: roads with hea-yy tnvle.. The Government of Bri; i sh India oro abo? testing this inntterih a practical m ian its first ?.?.cperiment is to bo with a Kn of more than a thousand miles in length, re; :l?ng from Kurrachec lo Peshawar, :'... :.: the seacoast, V.Vst of the mouth of tho ind']-, almost to tho mountains on thc Sforthwesierti front:? of British Ldia; The capacity of such a lino ?-=. rtin: lied - high ik'at itris contended that in one week twelve thousand mea could bc- carried frbni the -ea to the frontier, fully equipped with anns., and the necessary cjomplemcnt of guns, horses, stores followers, and ra tions for month, without any rn-?re ?ll inc stock than would su??k-e for the ordi nary traffic. Tho economy o?" such a linc is evident :rorn the estimate that at least one million pounds sterling woulc .?e BSV . ! in thc-moro construction, while tho ces: <*i' maintenance and operating would be correspondingly diminished. The result? of this expenra'ent will be looked for with deep concern in this country, whore the question of narrow gauge railroads is attracting the attention of"all men enga ged in the improvement of transportation facilities. Terrible Storm in Tesas. GALVESTON, Juno 13.-Another terri ble Btorm, from north-northeast, struct-: this city Yesterday at 10 o'clock, and con tinued'with great fury till midnight last night, destroying telegraph and railroad communication, and doing great damage to the city and shipping". St. Patrick's Church, just finished, was blown down and is a total ruin. The steamer Mollie Hambleton sunk iii six feet of water. She had h?r cabin ar.d chimneys blown oif. The steamer Belle of Texas lost her chimneys. The steam lighter Emily, with nine hundred bales of cotton on board, Hunk. The steam tug Superior sunk. A large number of smaller craft were blown ashore, which will probably he saved with but little damage. Five vessels of thc fleet, anchored outside, aro missing. The bark Chalmette parted cables ai 3. p. i.:., and went to sea after ? portion of ha masts had been cut away. The ship Excelsior-went at 9:30, p. ni. ; ship Mis souri at 4, p. m. ; bark Caroline Lemont at 9:30, p. m., and a schooner, name un known;, some time after dark. The Caro lipe Lemont cleared on Wednesday last for 1 Liverpool,-with 1,425 bales of cotton, but ; she Bad not yet sailed. The bldesi citizens ? say this was the. severest storm cf rain and < wind ever known ne'e. Tho velocity of ] the wind was sixty miles per hour. A ] steamer has been', sent is search o; the < missiug vessels. t Newberry is still saddled with United ? Ktate? Soldiers, infantry and cavalry. s The Prospects of the Southern Cot ton Planters. Whatever may be the present troubles ?f planters in th* cotton States, from all ?formation v e have been able, to^gatherj heir prospects are brighter an4 :ouraging than they have ime since the close of the. nay be, and are, cramped np ?hall be greatly mistaken if tl .ealizc more money aj^^com^farf^B&fo the.^ ?rowing crop than thf?*ave H^year in ihelast five. And it will arise mainly 'rom the simple fact that tHe1 crop is not mortgaged in advance. Several points may be"specified as contributing to this result.,........... >w. . ..... In thc first place, discouraged by the low price of cotton and the high price of provisions last year, they are giving less attention to the former and greater atten tion to tho hitter. Thc provision crop, fhroiviifout the South, will- he -abundant, and hence, after deducting the price o? production, which, will be comparatively small, nearly the entire proceeds of the cotton crop will be money ra hand. In the second place, there will be less' proVisfd?s to buy the present year. Plan ters will bo compelled, from the force of circumstances, to get along with the least amount possible ; while that which they are compelled to have will cost them, from twenty tu fifty per cent, less than it did li ii year. Our corn and bacon quotations will "sustain this statement: In the third place, the planters are more economical than heretofore, and the great body of them could not go in debt vi they would. Thc last season was a disastrous one to the factors as well as to themselvesVancl, as a general rule, they aro cautious and limited in their advance ments. ' \ - ? Another important reason is, the plan ti rs this year, in regulating their planta tion expenses, haye based their calcula tions on the miiwmun, and not on the max imum price of the staple. Should cotton brm ' only twelve to fourteen cents, they will for this reason, make money ; whereas the same price for last year's crop made on a different calculation, came pretty near starving them out. ? To this cor 'deration add the prospect-of a very short crop, fully a million bales less than that of last year, as estimated by the most competent judges, arid we have a large addition to the actual pecuniary receipts of the planter from his year's labor. We think ?hese calculations reasonable and fair, a nd we are glad to be able to say conscientiously something for the encour agement of our unfortunate tillers of the soil. Under no circumstances, though, should they allow the promises of the Tu-, turo to tempt them from their present path of industry and rigid economy m all things, This, with" a plenty of bread every year of their own producing, will soonputthem on their feet again and render them inde pe n lent.-Savannah Republican. ?-?-.??.?? ~- . MODEL Kr-KLUX.-The Savannah Morn ing News vouches for the truth of the following Ku-Klux story : About ten miles South of Dublin, Lau rens County, C-eorgia, lives an old man and his two son?, all strong, able-bodied men, but miserably lazy ; so much so as to be a burden upon the .industrious community in which .they live. They had. planted a " leetle crap." which had obeyed the laws of nature and shot up above the surface; but thc more strong and luxuriant grass threatened destruction to the growing corn. The neighbors witnessed the con duct of the old mau and his sons-an easy indifference to consequences and a perfect carelessness as to the result of their crop prospects. In the "stilly night," when all nature slept, and no man thought of .crossing his peaceful threshold, a horrid lo iking band of bloody heads and bare bones "might have been seen creeping cautiously to that old man's door. Call ing the old gentleman out, the chief, in husky tones, announced to him that his mission on earth was to instruct him to plough his land. The old gentleman and his sons, all trembling at the 'sight .of the unearthly visitors and their direful " tones, asked with what must they plough ; would ah ox do?- "'Yes." answered the chief demon, "anything.'.' Assured that their orders would be complied with, the un welcome Ku-Klux withdrew. The old man and his sons gazed at each, other in ?kiu?c astonishment, evidently determined to '-arn their bread in future by the 'sweat of their brow. Thc schoolboys, iii passing by w.f grass . :.ten farm next day, wirness cd thc singular shht pf the old man ploughing with all 'nus might, and. one ol' th< sons driving the oilier, who was pull ing the plough through tue matted grass with the strength and facility of a beast bf burdon. . ' ' '. ' rive Hnndfed Coolies Roasted. SAS FRANCISCO, June 13.-The ship D o Juan burned at sea. Five hundred lies, who were fastened under the h itches, wore roasted. .Thu ship was fit!ed ut here for the coolie trade, and ?old to a Peru company. A MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.-In New York city, an inquest was lately held on Ibo body of Mary McManus- a girl o: y 01. who shot herself on Monday, at loS West Nia iteenth street She had pil ed .: ton from a Mrs. Robinson, who ?ged in her uncle's house, and being found cut, prayed for forgiveness, and that the lady would not inform ujx>n lier. Bul the lady, however, per i in informing upon her, and the girl, with strange sensibility to shame, took her uncle's pistol from Lis trunk and killed iii raelf At the inquest there was quite ;cii ! cruw.i, demanding punishment of the Mrs. R' .hinson. and frequent threats of lynching were .made against her. The Colton Movement. NEW YORK, June ll. Th" cotton movement shows n contin ued decrease, especially in the receipts, which are the smallest for any week since thc height of the season. The exports ar a little below last week, but nearly double for the corresponding week last year. The receipts at all of . the p?rts iha\ 0 been 28,13? bales, against #?,402 last week; 40;.17S thc previous week, and 45, 08" ; ii ree weeks since. Tho total receipts unca Sop^cmberare:],P2li$0bales, against 2.7.^>7i? for the corresponding period of . f previous year, showing an increase of !,028?301 in lava; of the pr?sent season. Tho exports from nil the ports have been 12.823 bales, against 22,(X>2 last year. The total exports for the expired portion of thc cotton year have been 2,982,844 bales, against r,9S2,341 for the same timo last year. Thc stock at all of the ports amounis to 235,008 bales, against 263,880 for the same time last year. The stocks at all of the interior towns amounts to 21,511 hales, against 48,324 last year. The stock in Liverpool amounts to 014,000 bales, against 603,000 last year. The American cotton afloat for Great Britain amounts to 200,000 bales, against 155,000 last year. Thc Indian cotton afloat for Europe amounts to 415,147 bales, against 328,180 last year. The weather South has been rainy in sorao sections. Severe storms visited portions of Louisiana, Mississippi, Geor gia, Alabama and North and South Car olina. These have done much damage to the growing plant, and undoubtedly de creased the yield of cotton. Southern planters have had nothing but reverses and drawbacks since the growing crop was planted, and it would seem from the, weekly reports of weather that rain enough had fallen-.in the Southern States to deluge thc wholo country. These re port.; must be exaggerated to some ex tent, because if true.in detail, then it would be unreasonable to expect any thing but a total failure of the cotton crop. On Monday last a National. Bank was organized, at Spartanburg, with a J capital of ro,000. Tho following are tho >flicers elected: Hon. Gabriel Cannon, President; D. C. Judd, vice-President; George Coiield, Cashier. Directors- Col. Palmer and C. Gregg, of Columbia; Col. Ev?nS, D. E Converse, David Duncan, . il .7osph Walker, and S Bobo, of Spar enburg. All the stock has been taken ind the Bank will go into operation OR :oon a?? possible. THE ADVERTISER. Edgefield, S. C.,:Junelfii, 1871. .Affairs in France. ^The latest t^egrams-say that Paris is perfectly quietjfcnd peaceabl?,1? and thafe the army wUl ^acua^the dfer ?n a few*! days. Th? work of renovation has al ready been begun throughout the city and the tradespeople have returned to thbir I avocations. In the meantime, as regards political matters, it is clear that there are three candidates" in the field ; to wit, the Republic, the Bourbon monarchy, and the Bonapartist empire. As to Thiers, the present President, the world does not seem to trust him. It is strongly sus pected that he is intriguing for the resto ration of the iJour^ons. .On the other, hand, Marshal McMahoo, the head of the army, is a stout imperialist, and many . anticipate that Louis Napoleon will at some opportune.moment soon, reappear in France, and that he and McMahon to gether will make short work of all po f litical schemes and seize again upon the throne. All three parties are intriguing to get the government into their hands, and poor France, desolated and humilia ted, seems not to know what to do. It will be deeply interesting to watch the course of events. The Way of the Transgressor. Ex-Congressman Bowen of South Caro lina, found guilty of Bigamy some ten days ago, in Washington, has been sen tenced to two years in the Penitentiary and ?250 fine. It is understood that his application for. a new trial will now be abandoned, and that he-will rely upon Presidential clemency. The President would do well, in our opinion, to let him serve out his full term. Bowen has been at last overtaken, but, after all, he is not one whit lower or more dishonest than a large number ol his compeers still, in power in South Carolina. The Infamous S callawag. ' A Northern exchange thus comments cn the'recent conviction of Hon. C. C. Bowen, lately representing the Republi can party of South Carolina in the halls of Congress : A stranger, whose' knowledge of our politics was confined to such information as might be gleaned from Republican ?apers, . would naturally infer that the [on. Mr. Bowen is a "secessionist," a " rebel," and a'. " disloyalist." He would not dream that he belonged to the party of " great moral ideas," and was a worthy and by no means singular leader of that partyrin South Carolina. Butsuch is the melancholy fact. He is very like thc Rev. Mr. Whittemor'e, thecadetship bro ker, andRepublican member of Congress. He differs very little.ifrom the three prominent members of that party recent ly sent to the State Prison tor three years,Tor stuffing the ballot-boxes in that unhappy State. He differs only in the character of some of his vices, and that verv little, .from the members of the Re publican Legislature cf South Carolina who have plundered.; that State, of mil lions drawn from the estates of honest and virtuous citizens.- To be sure Bowen can read and write, whereas a majority of the Republicans in the Legislature ol South Carolina cannot. In this he has the advantage of the rank and file. And yet, it is for tho express purpose of keep ing just such men in power at the South, and through them controlling the elec tions, that the legislation of Congi-ess has been shaped. It is for this purpose that the President of tho United States has been armed with tho power of send ing the military forces of the United States into the- South. Such is the bitter, remorseless and shameless treatment ol a conquered people. Such is the charac ter of "reconstruction," and "reaping the fruit of the war"-and such the agent's by which it is accomplished. Fit'policy, fit agents, for the corrupt and unpriuci pied party which tramples upon every principle of law and decency in order tc secure its lease of power over the ooun :try. ^ _ ? Voice lrom Ohio. The Urbana (Ohio) . Union takes strong ground against the adoption of Republi can crimes and outrages by the Demo cratic party ; and winds up ah editorial with these emphatic words : ' " The Democracy should consider well before going out of its way to indorse the spawn of fraud and violence, the so-call ed Fourteenth Amendment of the Con stitution.'" ; . - There appears no way in which thc California murderess, Mrs. Laura D. Fair, can escape the penalty of her crime. Thc laws.'of that State do not permit the Gov ernor to interfere in any other way than by granting an absolute pardon-a powei which ho will be loth to exercise in thc present statc of public feeling. Accord; ing to r. San Francisco paper Mrs. Fail takes the greatest pains with her toilet in prison, often clumging her dress three or four times a day. She passes hutch of tho time before her mirror, and, while I admiring herself, says : " Thc more I see of myself the more I am convinced I can never be hanged. Such a lace and- form as mine were never created for the gal lows." She modestly asserts she was never so handsome as she is now. Mrs. Fair is said to have paid to her counsel and physicians, who testified to her in sanity and attended her professionally, for hunting up witnesses and other ex penses Of the trial, already ?20,000. Dr. J. B. Trask, her principal-medical atten dant and witness, now sues her for ?2000 more. - The Washington Patriot says : " Col onel Johnson, son of Hon. Reverdy John son, late marshal of South Carolina, pass ed through this city last night cn route for Long Brandi, to see the President in regard to his removal. The removal oi Colonel Johnson was brought about by Congressman Wallace, of that State, with the assistance of his negro colleague. It is understood that Wallace boasts-of be ing the instigator of the Ku-Klux bill, and that the appointment of his son as marshal in place of Colonel Johnson was the reward for the testim?ny of that party before the joint committee of Congress;" Th? Kangaroo Droop. The "kangaroodroop," now "fashion able,' ia tints described in a New York letter: "To make the thing perfect, a glove with three or four buttons is selec ted, so that the wrist may bc as long and as small as possible. The wrist of the left hand, and also that of the right hand, if it is not engaged with an Alpine para sol, is brought close to tho breast, and then the hand is permitted to fall, palra downwards, as if all muscular action was lost. . This is the present attitude of lo comotion by the descendants of the kan garoo, and it suggests the loveliest help lessness imaginable, besides proving res pectfulness td the deceased progenitor." THE TWO PLATFORMS.-We have seen several good versions of the Democratic and Radical platforms in juxtaposition, but the following is unquestionably en titled to the -premium : Democratic Platform. Radical Platform. 1. Public honesty. 1. The 2. National economy. 2. Five 3. Reduced taxation. 3. Loaves 4. Constit'al gover'nt. 4. And 5. Individual liberty. I 5. Tho 6. State sovereignty". 6. Two 7. General amnesty. 7. Fishes. JS3~A terrible" cyclone passed-over a portion of Illinois on Friday. . In its path-way it entirely devasted tho earth, leaving not a particle of vegetation alive,* and ploughing up tho earth to tho depth of several inches. It was accompanied by electric phenomena and a sulphurous smell: Fortunately no houses were with in its line of progress across tho country. - Tho belief seems to be" gaining ground in Scotland that the Marquis of Lorne, son-in-law of Queen "Victoria, be ing virtually debarred from any political preferment at home, will shortly go to Canada to rule the new Dominion. ' 1 -it-J. - :-1-i.ts?>-!-nx.r, - Items of State News. The Keoweo Courier, way uft in Wal halla, tells of very fine clover in that sec tion. Not finer, we bet, than is to' be found,-jpn Col. &vW.vAddiscmy ^m in our own Town. ' ". \ The huge'coriron Gby. Scott's place in or near Golnmbia, is,*! theme of nauch ^admiration.' It is manured with.p?rej? ..money we'suspect ; ;? ) J The towii bf Anderson; to a man}'votes \ $50,000 to the Atlanta and Richmond Air Lin&Railroad, provided the road shall pass by Anderson and locate a depot within its corporate limits. And, speak ingof this road, the'Greenville Enter prise says :-Greenville will soon bc one of the greatest highways Uv ^he United! States. The Road will 'bring emigration^ and wealth into.?ie,State.. According to the Bennettsville. Times Capt. T. E. Dudley bf that town1 (up in the Northeast corner of our State) has a cow which gives immense quantities bf I milk, with fresh butter in it,' already [ made, Without the troubl? of churning. ? The town of Sumter is to beilUumined atnight with gas. So will Edgefield-when we g<st the narraw gauge. There is to be a very grand Masonic celebration in Anderson on St. John's day, the 24th. of this month. R. S. Bruns, Esq., of Charleston, Deputy Grand Mas ter of the State, is to be the chief orator of the occasion. And at Anderson, late ly,, they have have had a .grand and ele gant ball. We'll have all such things too, when wre get the narrow gauge. A vast quantity of land is to be sold in Anderson County on . the 19th of this month, by the County Treasurer, to pay. delinquent taxes. Large land sales, for delinquent taxes, are to take place in Orangeburg to day, Tuesday 13th inst. The Barnwell Sentinel, published at Blackville, "-gives this account of a high handed outrage: . On Sunday night last Mr. Joseph W. Hair, while on his way home from his lather's house, near Mims', was seized by two ruffians, who attempted? to stab him, cutting through on ?nf hi-, suspend ers and shirt with a knife. Mr. Hair had nothing with which to defend himself but a knife, which he drew, and itissup Eosed stabbed one of them with, causing im-to relax his hold. Mr. Hair then fled, and was fired at, but fortunately th? ball did not take effect. Our informant states they were strange beings. The Commencement exercises of the Wofford College,. at Spartanburg, are to take place during the last week of this month. About 30,000 acres of land aro adver tised in Oconee, and about 22,000 in Georgetown, for.non-payment of Taxes. Tho two Sumter papers (both of them high-toned and enterprising) are very justly castigating the town Council of Sumter for having their printing done in Wilmington N. C. . The Winnsboro Netos is responsible for the following : A Ku-Klux dog bit the daughter of C. M. Wilder, negro postmaster of Colum bia, a few days ago. Wilder "kilt" the poor "purp." The Charleston Courier makes up a statement, showing, the present actual State, indebtedness to be $9,965,765,23, and a contingent liability by indorsement of Railroad Bonds, and Bonds issued, to the amount of $8,787,608,20, making, in all, a total liability, exclusive of the war debt, amounting to $1S,753,373,43. One of the most successful industrial enterprises in our State,, is the Bivings ville Cotton "Factory in Union District, Its present number of spindles .kept con tinually running on Cotton Yarn is 2,700, but they are found unable to meet the demands: upon the Factory, and tho Com pany will, therefore, in. .-ease the num ber, this summer, to 4,000. The Union Times comments upon the immorality of tho negroes in Union-and upon their shameless disregard of tho marriage (or "take-up") tie. Newberry Items. From the Herald, of the 7th, we gather the annexed items : General Stollbrand, last Monday, re ceived reinforcements from Newberry, iii the form of fourteen in-volunteers, who are to do the State some service on tho smiling banks of thc rocky Congaree Two men, one from the 7th United States Cavalry, and the other a sutler's clerk, decamped from Union last week, with several thousand dollars. In New berry District thej' sold their horses, and procuring tickets at this depot left for Walhalla, where they were captured and brought'back. A great cry was raised sonic time ago, says the Herald, that wheat was almost totally ruined ; some farmers said they would not get back the seed which they sowed, and perhaps there might have been some shadow of reason for these complaints, but just now.we are truly rejoiced to say tliatthc prospect is a great deal bettor than that. Harvesting has commenced in earnest, and tho promise is, that the farmer will be blessed with a good crop. The national bank of Newberry was fully organized on Saturday, the 3rd in stant, hythe election of the following board of directors: Robert L. McCaugh rln< JohnB. Carwile, J. B. Palmer, G. T. Scott, W. H. Webb, Y. J. Pope, J. N: Martin. R. Moorman, John T. Peterson. After the election of directors, thc follow ing named gentlemen were elected ofli cers. of the bauk : R. L. MeCaughrin, president ; John B. Carwile, cashier ; T. S. Duncan, assistant cashier ; Messrs. Fair.it Pope, solicitors. The capital stock of this bank has been increased to one hundred thousand. dollars, and will be increased to two hundred thousand dol lars if found necessary. - If you would be pungent, be brief ; for it is with words as with sunbeams-1 the more they aro condensed tho deeper they burn. . ' ' . ^ ...... . -.. . i - Large tracts of land in New Jersoy are to be. devoted to tho cultivation of peppermint, burgamot and wintergreen, ' .plants valued for their oil, which is used; in making perfume and toilet soaps. - A good book and a good woman are excellent things for those who know how justly to appreciate their value.-. .There are men, however, who judge of both lrom the beauty of the covering. - The parent who dobs not carly ac custom his child to work, teaching him that it is hobie to do, and base to shun it, should blame himself if that child be comes a burglar, a forger, br a thief. "-What star never sets?" asked a Yale professor. " Roosters." : answered a promising pupil. Tho young man has been granted a twelvo months' vacation, to attend spelling school. - They tell of a spring in-Michigan so strongly magnetic that a mah who had drunk from it, and went into a black smith's shop, found the anvil ort which he 'sat stuck fast to him, and had to have it amputated. -A Detroiter who took a flask of whis key with him on a shooting trip, struck a race track on the suburbs on his return, and walked it all night, wondering why he didn't get to town. -Judge William Connelly, of Frank lin Pa., now in his ninety-fourth year, recently had the rare experience of hold ing in his arms his gr?at-great-great grand child, an infant son of Alexander McC. Wilson, of Philadelphia. - Said the distinguished Lord Chatham to his son, " I would have inscribed oh the curtains of your bed and the walls bf j your chamber, " If you do not rise ear ly, you cari make progress in nothing. If you d? not set apart your hours of | reading, if you Suffer yourself or any one else to break in'upon them, your days will slip through your hands unprofita ble and frivolous, and unenjoyed by yourself." . - The colored, people of the District of | Columbia, are making very general com plaint that the President has filled all the executive offices of the now district government and ignored them altogether. UMU.,.J,*..~ .lA^aiu..'^.-. ?-. . ?, - For the Advertiser. Appointment of School Trastees? SOT?Ot COM^HSSIONER'S OFFICE,. r. Edg^eld/S. C., June 10th, 1871. TheioUowihg are the Trustees hereby appointed for thy 'respective School Dis tricts- Edgefield County. Lach Town ship w?l/?onstituto a Scliool District, viz : '-Blocker-Luke Culbreatb, S. W. Nich J^?.U?w-r^yat15>L. Holmes, J. A. La fi1er7 Ale ?Hamp|bn. dto^^-jjr. Pitts, Dr. D. Shep pard^DttvittSr?ham. C?qper's-^Wm. Haltawanger, P. V. Ck)opert.wyiia?. Wilson. . Dean's-Dr. D. C. Tompkins, A. J. pmjrly.j Jj B, Eidspn. .. , : ; .'.'. I ?S-e^-yfohn Woolly,. John Pernientcr, J. G. Thorpe. - ^^n^rri^brfMcltie;1 W. F. Pres' cort, Peter BoydJ I . Gray-Q. Sheppard, J. P. Bodio, Henry Carrol.'. ." : Hammond-Paul F. Hammond, Mil ^edge Cooper, Jas. Wigfell. ; " ?. H?iet's-T1. B. Waters, Richard Massy, Av.P. West; . . ; Hibter-Jas. Collison, Jasper Yeldell, Wm. Qnarles. " Mei'iweiher's-W. G. Harris, J. P. Mealing, John .Wesley. ' 'JfoM-L?mu?f Cofley, Robt. Hughes, Paul Holloway?; .. Mobley's-M. M. Padgett, John Daniel, Philip Dozier. - , Norris-TI. M. Folk, Henry Smith, Jeremiah Wise. . Pickens-'D. IM, Turner, Paris Simkins, W. 'W. Adams. - Rinch?rir-E. J. ;Goggans, F. E. Rine hart, ?. F. Langford. Ryan-Dk, J.' H. Jennings, Ellington Searles, S. J. Tompkins: ' . Schultz-Frank Arnim,' Jas. Harling, ' J'. S. Simms. SJiaws' Creek-L.;'G.Swearengin, J. li. Smith, J. D. Johnson. " ~/. ' Talbert-John; A Barker,- Robert Coch ran, Willis Brimson. Wise-J.. W. Barr, B. F. Mays, J. P. Wells. Ward-E. W. Horne, Clinton Ward, W. H. Timmerman. Washington-^-?, T. McKie, George Nix on, J. P. Blackwell. The attention ofihe Trustees is directed to a notice from this office, published this date. JOHN H. MCDEVITT, s.e. E. c. - i. ? <??i ? ?-. For the Advertiser. Mr. EWTOK:-AS all questions of. pub lic interest should be well ventilated, and closely examined, I have concluded to offer some thoughts on tho proposed Railroad to Edgefield C. H. The necessity of the road is apparent to all. The general appearance of the village, with its. empty hotels, closed workshops, rotting down public stables, etc., too mournfully proves tho oft-re peated assertions of your paper, that without a Railroad, Edgefield will be, given Over to the moles and bats. But this is shameful! especially when, men of means andlarge property-holders in and around the village,'could, by put ting their minds and hands and means together, soon see the " iron horse" wa king up old Edgefield out of her Rip-? Van-Winkle sleep,'?nd her waste places built up again. 17 J ' But I must confess that I do not have faith in the proposed road from the Pine Houso via Edgefield to the Greenville Railroad. That is impractical, because off of a direct Imo, and the exceedingly rough country over which it would pass. Charleston will haye a road from Aiken to Ninety-Six, over the direct line nature ' has made by Johnson's Depot, thence up the Ridge or Mathis road, as it is culled, that is a practical and cheap route. Be sides, the Legislature has passed a bill,, I think, chartering a road from Aiken to Port Roj'al to connect with this Ninety Six road, and in less than ten years Charleston arid Port Royal will be con nected by rail with Knoxville via' John son's Depot. Let Edgefield take hold of a practical question, build'a narrow gauge road to connect with thc C. C. <fc A. R. R. near Col. BACON'S racetrack ; there switch on to that road. It is about five miles to the village, and the most practical route to the C. C. cfc A. R. K. An arrangement can be made to lay down one stringer of iron on thc C. C. it A. R. B. to fit the gauge of tho narrow road. This cnn be done with old iron, unsafe for heavy en gines and trains ol' the wide gauge road, which can be'got at a mere nominal price, and yet safe for Hie light engine of the narrow road. But tho balance of thc narrow road from the- switch to the village can be laid with with light iron. Let the road thus be run to Johnson's Depot. Then, you have a railroad cen tre, running to Knoxville, (prospectively and in time certainly) Columbia, Char leston, Port Royal (destined to bc a great cit}') and Augusta. Besides Edgefield would be profited, more by being a terminus, than if the road were to pass through. Every one1 knows that. Now people of Edgefield, go to work. You have apian, if followed, that will guarantee you thc cheapest and in many respects the surest prospects for a rail road. PRACTICAL. . Grc?ly nt Home. NEW YORK, June 13.-Grecly had a grand reception from the Republican Committee last night. He reasserted the intention to do his duty, even if it invol 1 ved White House responsibility. He spoke in severo-terms of. the Ku-Klux, which ho said the Government ought to extirpate at once ,and forovor, and in se verer and,moro sarcastic condemnation of the thieving caipet-baggprs, who plun der and prey upon the nogroes and poor whites, while pretending to be anxious; for their education and the salvation of their souls. He said they were tho great est existing obstacle to Republican as cendency in the. South, and so he de nounced them. AiiiExCorp.T HOCPE.-The Aiken Jour nal, says that'the new Court House is still being pushed'forward, and the parties in charge expect to have it ready by the next session of Court. The building is of brick, and very much after the order cf the old Court .House of Barnwell, burnt .during thc war, though differing in some respects. There are six' rooms for the different county officers on the ground; floor,'three on each side bf a pass?ge' which extends thet whole length 1 of the .building. These rooms will each be..of good size, and seem to :have plenty of light. Tho.court:room; wiU be- on the second floor, and the jury rooms, will beat . one of the ends of the building. It is the intention of the Commissioners,, for thc whole building-topcoat loss-than' $10,000 when completed;: ; .. --^(W -According to the UnitedStates Census Returns, Laurens county has.a colored woman named Tenie Cunningham, who is 120 years of ager and two other colored persons 105 years old. Tho first named claims to havo been born in Florida, and js. blind. The two hitter were born in Virginia. - A call is made through thc columns , Of thc Union Times, for a meeting of citi zens, to be hold on tho 17th, with the view of requesting all County officers to ' rjesign, abd to's?cure a fairer expression . of tho people through a new election. , Thc Timbes doubts the benefit of tho movement." "..' ' < - Why do tho ladies look so much at thc moon? Because thcro's a man in it. - Another, colored cadet has arrived at West Po?itr-Henry Alonzo Napier, from Tennessee' . He is about eighteen" years of ?gej and darice* fl^ f . Plio?ogirapli?o. FlIE PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY a.re<-opened andr ready for customers. .PHOTAOGRA?PHS, FERROTYPES, vei\ have-been^considerably reduced in ixfyfil t?'-?su i t th e.tim cs. .Call and See Pictures and. learn prices. Jhne.M ?j 2t 25 kerosene OH. Kerosene Oil. TUST ',Received FOUR ' BARRELS J No. 1 KEROSENE OIL. ' G. L. PENN. J une 14 tf 25 Superior Pickling Vinegar ! JUST received Two Barrels WHITE .WINE an.d CIDER VINEGAR. If fou wand Vinegar to mako good Pickles, ;his is the place to get it. A supply al ways omhand.. A full line of SPICES for Pickling pur poses, such as WHITE MUSTARD SEED, TUMERIC, cLoyEs, MACE, NUTMEG, WHITE GINGER: ' ALL SPICE, &o.. For sa'e at low. rates hy . . , G. I.. PENN, Druggist. June 14 :': .. tf 25' SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S. THIS Delightful Watering Place will be open for Visitors, June 1st, 1871. Being situated in the Northern part of tho State, in a.section remarkable tor de lightful climate, beauty and heathfuln'ess, together with the virtues of its waters, make it one of-the most desirable -water ing places to bc found. The Medicinal qualities of this wator are not excelled, and are a sovereign' remedy for all Female Diseases-all Dis eases of long standing-Diseases of the Liver, Bowels, Kidneys- and Bladder, Stomach, Eruptions of the Skin, Scrofu la, Dyspepsia, Rheumatism, Dropsy, Sy philis, &c. ' -Arrangements will be made to accom modate a large number of visitors. The best Music will bo ip attendance to enliven the Ball Rooin. Fancy Balls during the Season. Ten Pin Alley, Billiard Saloon and Cro^ q'uet Tor the amusement of the guests. A Livery will be kept at .moderate charges. 62,50 per day. $30 to $4.5 per month, ac-: cording to room. Cottages to Rent at $25 to $50 lor Season. Stages from Jonesville direct to Hotel. W. D. FOWLER, Proprietor. June 7 lm 24 A. T I : MILLINERY AND laacy1 Goods Store, 251 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA., OU will find the Fashionable Styles of BONNETS and HATS, made of good material, and sold at low prices. FLOWERS, WREATHS, 'Sash and all other RIBBONS, Lace and Linen COLLARS, BOWS, CRAPES, SILKS, VEILS, FANS, H'D'K'FS, HOSIERY, * FRINGES, GIMPS, BUTTONS, PARASOLS, , Lace SHAWLS, EDGINGS, INSERTINGS, ' Tarltan, Swiss and Book MUSLINS, CHIGNONS, SWITCHES, And all other articles- usually kept in ii Fancy Goods Store. New Goods Received Tri-Weekly. QUICK SALES ANT) SMALL PROFITS ! Thc Ladies of Edgcfieid aro invited to call and examine. Mrs. IV. BRUM CLARK, . AUGUSTA, GA. Apr 12 2m 10 Notice. A LL Persons aro hereby cautioned' XJL against employing one diaries Mon day (colored) or letting him stay on their premises, as I have a written contract, with iiim, and the said Charles has left HIV place without provocation. WM. M. WILLIAMS. June 14 2t 25 . Notice. IWILL prosecute any ono giving em ployment to Charles Byan, colored, with whom I had made ? contract for service, and he bxs left my employ with out cause. C. C. FULLER. June 14 lt 25 Removal OF THE BEEHIVE; GEORGE WEBER -BEGS leave to inform his numerous friends and'customors that he has removed to thc capacious Stor-c, No. 170, Broad St., opposite thc Augusta Hotel, where he will continue thc DRY GOODS BUSINESS, And hopes to merit a continuance of the patronage so liberally extended to him at his old location.. Fresh Supplies of Diy Goods will bo received by..every Steamer, which will be offered at the lowest prices' Apr 12_tf ' 10 SEETZER A Rebellions Stomach. Tho Stom ach, like the body politic, resents -ill treatment by rebellion. And when it rebels, thc livor, the bowels, the circula tion, thc brain, revolt likewise, and thc whole system is disastrously agitated. Pacify and regulate the deranged diges tive organ first, and the disturbance in in its dependencies will speedily ceaso. The tonic, alterative, corrective and pu rifying properties of TARRANTS SELTZER APERIENT, render it an irresistible remedy in cases' of indigestion and its concomitant ail ments. It is. a fine stomachic, and its cathartic operation is so mild and genial, that it never produces the slightest symp toms of debility. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. June 7_2t_24 _ Sheriff 's Sale. James A. Talbert, for T. P. Harmon, vs George C. Robertson, BY virtue of a Writ of Fi Fa to mo directed in tho above stated case, I will proceed to-sell at Edgefield CH., on the first Monday in .July next, tho following Real Estate, levied urfbn as the property of the Defendant, to wit ? ONE TRACT. OF LAND, containing Thirteen Hundred and Fifty (1350) Acre?, more or less, adjoining lands of J. N. Tompkins. Estate of John Briggs, Estate nf Jos Tompkins, W. L. Parksand others. Above property to be sold subject to Homestead, or Homestead will 'bo set aside before sale-day next. Terms Cash. Titles and Stamps 3xtra. JOHN H. MCDEVITT, S.E.C. Juno 10 - 4te 25 .f. T Fi Fa. Electric Ply Paper. THE most effective articlo known. Kills Flies instantly. For sale at G. L. PENN'S DRUG STORE. ' .'May 2 tf"' 19 ichool Commissioner's Notice 3GHOOL COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, EDGEFIELD C. H.,.S. C., . June 10th, 1871. RHE TRUSTEES of the several-School Districts throughout the County are ?ercby-required to call meetings.of the egal voters- of their, respective School Districts on'SATURDAY, June 24th', L871, at 12 o'clock, M. . The attention of Trustees is directed to ;he following notiqe.to the School Com ?issioner from the,.Omce of the State Superintendant of Education, which in struction are hereby extended to the sev ?ral Boards of Trustees. j. H. MCDEVITT, S. C. E. C. June 14 2t . 25... OFFICE OF STATE SUP'T OF EDUCATION, COLUMBIA, S. C., May 24,1871. To Each of thc County School' Chmwiis sioners: YOU are hereby requested to instruct thc board of School,Trustees of the' several School Districts in your County to call meetings of the lcg?l voters of their respective School Districts on Sat urday, June' 24, 1871, at 12 o'clock M., notice- of the time and place of such, meeting to be given by the,Clerk Of the Board of Trustees by. posting written or; printed notices.irl three (3) public places of tho School District at least, ten (10) days before said meeting. Your special attention ? invited to the following ex tracts from an Act to amend an Act en titled " An Act to establish and maintain a svstern of free common schools for the State of State of South Carolina," ap proved March 6th, 1871 : . . i i SEC. XXIX. Tho County Treasurer shall pay over all m oneys-by Mm receiv ed, which shall havo boen assessed by virtue of the vote of any District meet ing as hereinafter provided for, in the County in which such district is situated, on the order of tho Clerk of the Board of Trustees of said District, countersigned by tho County School Commissioner, to be used for the purpose directed by the District meeting so held. Said money shall be assessed and collected at the time,' and in the manner that County taxes are; assessed and collected; and'if the. in .habitants of any School District, at their annual District meeting, shall fail to pro-1 vide for the raising of such tax, then the County School Commissioner of the Coun ty in which such District is situated,: shdll be required to. withheld, from said District'that part of the State appropria tion derived from the revenue of the, State, and to apportion and distribute the, same to.the other Districts of the County' which haye complied'with the require-' ments of this Act: Provided, That in School Districts where,there.are less than ono hundred children between the ages> of six and sixteen, the inhabitants may raise such a sum, per child, as will be sufficient to maintain their schools. . > SEO, L. Thc following persons sharpe entitled to vote at any District, meeting,; viz : All persons possessing the qualification; I of electors, as defined by tho Constitution | of this State, and who.shall be residents of thc District at the time of offering to. | vote at said meeting. SEC. LL The inhabitants qualified to* | vote at a school meeting, lawfully as sembled, shall have power : 1st. To appoint a Chairman topreside?| over said, meeting. 2d. To adjourn from time to time. 3d. To choose a Clerk, who shaU pos sess the qualification of a voter. 4th. To raise hy tax, in addition to the? amount apportioned by the State to their use, such further sums of money as they may deem proper for the support of pub-; lie schools, said sum rtot to bo more than three dollars for every child in the Dis-? trict between the ages of six and sixteen, as ascertained by the last enumeration ;' said stun to be collected by <;the County] Treasurer, and to be held by him, subject to thc order of the Trustees, countersign ed by thc County School Commissioner,1 such sums of money to be used as shall be agreed upon at the meeting, either for thc pay of teacher's salary or to purchase or lease sites for school houses ; to build, hire or purchase such school houses ; to keep them in repair, and furnish thc; same with necessary fuel an d'appendages; or to furnish black-boards, outline maps and apparatus for illustrating the princi-'j pies of science, or to discharge any debts or liabilities lawfully incurred. 5th. To give such direction and make'; such provisions as may be deemed.neces sary, in relation to the'prosecution or de-: fence of any suit or proceeding in which j the District may be a party. t?th. To authorize the Board of Trustees' to build school houses, or rent the same ; to sell any school house site, pr other property belonging to the District when* the same shall no longer bo needful for tho use of tho District. 7th. To alter or repeal their proceed-, lng?, from time to time, as occasion may] require; and to ?lo any.ether business, contemplated in this Act J. K. JTLLSON, i State Supt. Education, S. C. ; June 14 _ 2t _25: ; Sheriff'sSale: Max LaB?rde, Assignee. I vs \ Fi Fa. Samuel F. Goode. ? j BY virtue : of a Fi Fa to nie di-' reefed, in the above stated case, I' will sell at Edgefield C. H., on the first' Monday in July next, thc following Kcal Property of the Defendant, to wit: THE 'HOUSE AND LOT in the Vil lage ol' Edgefield, known as thc residence of the Defendant, and occupied by Dr. J. Walter Hill. Said Lot contains Fourteen Acres, moro or less, adjoining lands of li. M. Talbert, Mrs. C. M. Brooks, David, Harris and others. ONE OTHER LOT in the Village of Edgefield; whereon is erected a Brick Office and Brick Blacksmith Shop, ad joining lands of S. W., Nicholson, D.C. Tompkins and others. ONE. OTHER LOT in thc Village of Edgefield,, whereon arc erected the build ings known as the Shops, containing two Acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Titos. G. Bacon, T. J. Whitaker and F. L. Smith. ONE TRACT OF LAND containing Fiftv Acres, more or less, adjoining land of M. W. Gary, O. F. Cheath'am, L. Cain and others. ONE OTHER TRACT OF LAND containing One Hundred and Eighty fivd Acres, more or less;1 adjoining lands of Mrs. Mary GohiiUion, B. T. Boatwright, Jesse Gomillion and others. ?Sr Terms Cash. Titles and Stamps extra. ' JOHN H. MCDEVITT, S.E.C. June? 4t 24 Sheriff's Sale. , J. M. Clark ) vs. V Execution. Jesse Bailey. J BY virtue of an Execution to me di rected, in tho above stated case, I will proceed to sell at Edgefield ?, H., on the first Monda}'in July next, the fol lowing property belonging to the Defend ant, to wit : ONE. TRACT OF LAND containing Two Hundred and Forty Acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Alex. Sharptoh, Sarah Bussey and others. ?S3r Terms Cash. Titles and Stamps extra. JOHN H. MCDEVITT, S.E.C. June 10 4te ,25 Sheriff's Sale. Derick Holsonbake, ) vs > Execution. Winfield Scott: J BY virtue of an Execution to me direct ed, in the abovo stated, case, 1 will proceed to. sell at Edgefield-C. H., on the first Monday in July next, tho following property of the Defendant, to wit: ONE TRACT OF LAND; containing One Hundred and Five (105) Acres; mere or loss, adjoining lands of J. A. Lott, Jackson Holmes, and others. Re-Sold at the risk of the former purchaser. Terms Cash. Titles and Stamps extra, JOHN H. MCDEVITT, S.E.C. .hine 10 4te 25 Sheriff's Sale. Lewis Jones, ) .. vs , I Execution. Amanda M. Riddle, j ' BY virtue of an Execution to me di rected, in the above stated case, I will proceed to sell?t Edgefield C. H., on tho first Monday in July next, the following property belonging to the De fendant, to wit : ONE TRACT OF LAND, containing One Hundred Acres, moro or less, ad joining lands of W. W. Adams, W. H. Ward, B. W. Harrison and others. Tho above property to be sold subject tb Homestead, or Homestead will be set aside before sale-day noxt. ?gr Terms Cash. Titles and Stamps axtra. . : JOHN H. MCDEVITT, S.E.D. Juno 10 4to -. v 25 Splendid woos " r AT PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. Wx~*4\ 11 1 A' . -, -o [ WILL^x>ff? from this day my ENTIRE STOCK OF DRY GOODS, &c., Lt Greatly Reduced Prices. ' Splendid yard wide Brown SHIRTING, at 12i cts., per yard, Splendid yard wide BLEACHING, at 12* cts. Beautiful GRENADINE^ at 15 eta. Black ALPACAS, at 40 cts. '"'ITC. HANDKERCHIEFS at 75 cents to ^I'^mT'^'-^ MARSEILLES QUILTS, at only $3.5U Hackaback TOWELS at $1,50 per doz. DOYLIES: ?t^:ct? perd?Z*8 Beautiful Checked and Plain CAMBRICS, 25 cte. p-r yard. Heavy ,OSKABnRGS,-at.J?xt8i=?-5^. Splendid CORSETS at $1 each. A varied* assortment 6f JAPANESE; POPBINS, MGBAM??&UES, Engl?8h;M0H?IRS?XAWNA~B&AIN^ Striped LAWNS and MUSLINS, Figured MUSLINS, White and Buff PIQUES, PRINTS, HOSIERY and-GLOVES, at very low fibres. Beautiful HATS, CHIGNONS, SWITCHES, HOOP SKIRTS, and a full stock of YANKEE NOTIONS, at thelbwest rates. ~- j. T x y^J i. .fc. .S? ??i ? V Vf *?. Sr .?AA ?Ci O _ I call especial attention to my Stock of READY MADE CLOTHING. Blue Denims PANTS at 75 eta.: Brown Linen ?PAJNTS at $1. Beautiful Light Cassimere SUITS, at from $5 to $12/ Gents' B?amif^l^ancy'iJASSI??ERES, COTTGNAD?S; TWEEDS: find MENS.- - : m y r '. ; i 1 TTHkaliTtiil Also, a good assortment of HATS and CAPS. 0 'French Calf BOOTS arid'SHOES/ ' ' - ' '- ; ^ &JM Low Quartered Frerioh Pembella SHOES, the most comfortable Shoe -that can be worn. % ?:.:?>,? fc^O-I^lH 3 I -r-ALSO-r I A splendid lot of HARDWARE, WOOD and' WILLOW WARE. .'. ( A POCKET KNIFE for everybody, i CROCKERY, f3LASS^d^N.WARE;w ^??? - . - ?J? , A fine Jot of COFFE^; cheap? than the cheapest: ai from IS ta # 'cfc. Good TOBACCO for 15vcts.-per-lb:-.'. i-' . ' SEGARS to suit the most fastidious. FJ J. i?; CH?ATHAM, . At S?lliva?'? Old Stand. June 7 . ' tt .24 COTTON STATED Life iMManc?) Company, Principal Office, macon, Ga. ' j ? ' ' - a J g ^ THE business of this "STRICTLY ?OUTl??R^ and^xTO?llf COMPA NY is confined by law to legitimate Life. Insurance alone. Policies issued on all the approved. Mutual plans. It also issues Policies at Stock rates, 25 per cent, under the mutual rate. But it does not advise its patrons stoinsure/m the Stock plan^thajt plan beingT v^rv expensive in theJong- run.'1 1 . L. JL:-A ' ? -r'H.Xl IjtlX It is known that dividends in a'gopd M^uiual-.Company will average about 65 per cent.-, especially atZia'\?: South ^nd-'W^^wnere mve?fcmente bring good returns. 90 per eent.. of profits on the Mutual 'Iciness divided-annually amonjjst all the Mutual-Policy Holders without exception; One-third* Loan on Premiums given when desired. Interest charged-only upon first, loan. , )%. .,. Where-all Cash is paid? Policies will become self-sustaiuin/g ih?t^s, pay out, and hav? {30'per cent, added to'their faces, which' is'one-third more than the original sum insured. . *' | . x Ample provision against forfeiture bf Policies in the expressed "terms of the contract. ' The Company -will always purchase its Policies at their .Cash Value. We offer the people of, the State the same financial security, as Northern Companies, the accan^ati%g;preniiums of the insured/, and' in addition thereto a Capital commencing with. $500,000 ! '/ ' Millions of dollars have annually hitherto been lost to the active circn?a tion of the South, in payment' !*bf;:premiums in Northern C?inpaniea.li'I? benefits derived from the. investments made by thwe .Com^an^".in .Np^lnern real estate and securities, ourpeopl? can never ?h^reW' eqn^al^erim8: ""Let then sustain our own Life Enterprise, ; and'thus keep oui- money "arid tho profits too at home. ""'OfficeWaf ITTa conbar r^TT WM. B. JOHNSTON, PreeiSni? ^ ? I? ti:&''??*S' . WM.-T.S. HOLT'Vice-PreSSfcP ?feit ll 1 ?&?X GEO. S. OBEAR, Secretary. JOHN W. BURKE, General Agent. C. F. McCAY, Actuary. - W. J. MAGILL, Superintendent of Agencies. JAS. MERCER GREEN,^Medical-Examiner., BSrThe Cotton States, Company-is3i Georgi* and South Carolina enter prise, is a good Company, and ?s now fully ?dektified -with the interests of our people. This State is ably represented in the general management by South Carolina Directors.. SM?T?*'! UntC'k ABNEY, General Agents for North and South Carolina. Wir. J. LAVALL,. Esq,, Office, Columbia, S. C., "I M. W. ABNEY, M. D., Edgefield, S. C. / " June 7 tf 24 W, A. SANDERS, A l\o. 3, Park Row, . EDGEFIELD, S. C., |i Al -Dealer in FUSE BB??6S, MEB?OIH?S, CESMIQ4XI3, PAINTS, OILS, VARNISH, PUTTY, GLASS, DYE STUFFS, BITTERS, PATENT MEDICINES, PERFUMERY, FAN CY ARTICLES. TOILET AND FANCY SOAPS, CONGRESS AND VERMONT WATER, ALL OF THE LATE AND POPULAR REMEDIES OF THE DAY, SEGARS AND TOBACCO, IMPORTED 1"ND DOMESTIC WINES, LIQUORS OF ALL KINDS, ?c., Begs to announce to the public that his. Stock is Fuftl, Complete,. Frcsli and Genuine, and all articles sold as Jow as the same can be ? 'bought in, any maiket in.the State. ' . . . f \ , PB n?e RTF T?O NS carefully prepared, day and night, ?nd wt?nte? from tested Medicines. ALSO OIV HAND, ' A Choice Stock-'of FAMILY GROCERIES, Good SYRUP and MOLASSES, at low figures. Two Barrel? Pure VINEGAR for Pickling, ..jpn1! ciipply x)f( White MUSTARD SEED, TUMERIC, &e. 20 ?PRTTE:--k fuil and fresh supply of TURNIP SEED, from the best House in the Unrted,Sta,tes. Persons visit ii g Edgefield to purchase Medicines, Groceries, ?tc., will do well to call.at SANDERS' DRUG STORE, and leam his pricea. wnicH' in thc endwill be a saving to all purchasers. At SANDERS'. DRUG; STO?E youcan get any thingyon ?'want at low prices. Call and look. June 7 tf 24 m i But such is a f act ! And if you want fine .LIQUOR, either-jby fc'GaTJon orBottl?, go to'SANDERS' 'DRUG ST?I.E, anct'yo? will "get "a PURE ARTICLE at low figures. All LIQUORS warranted., Examine for your* selves, which is highest proof. June 7 ; tf . . 3XTe>^w Stet xv JVEill J THE Undersigned are now prepared to deliver FIRST. CL ASS LUMBER at their Mill, located immediately on the ' Charlotte, ^Columbia & Augusta Railroad, 2J miles from Johnstbn's Depot. Oar price ie Ten Do?ar*vper thousand/Cash on delivery, W. J. & .S. L. READY. June 7 I lin ' 24 Atmospheric Froii Jar ! THE. Subscriber lias on hand a ?Uffgc lot of tbe .Oelebratod ATMOSPHERIC FRUIT JAR?3, for putting up Fruits and Vegetables.' CnU and get your supply at once. O. F. CHEATHAM, .-T-'-".*^-- N?TT/P?rlf Rowr~ Jurie 7^ . tf 24 California Brandy. ?i ? GALS.' PURE OLD CALIFOR NIA' -BRANDY,^-a superior article, and highly, commended for Medicinal purpo ses. MARKERT A CLTSDY"" May 17 - : tf 21 JUST RECK?VED, AM RGB .Lot of VERY FINE HAIR BRUSHES And COMBS. MARKERT 4 CLISB?. ' ?J&? ,,J.-. " .M" BOOTS AI\B SHO?GS? MADE TO ORDER OR REPAIRED. All work well done at reasonable pri ces, but of the best Leather, and by com petent workmen. Givo mo a trial, and I will give you a Julie 7 * v OIL! ?IL! 5 BARRELS KEROSENE OIL, very iroperfrir In i?uality,^arid1 for* $l&d?a|>, by' MARKERT & CL?SBY/ June 7 ' tf 24 . Ice! Icfc!' CONSTANTLY on hand, aaddelivei .' eifed 'ti iuiv hour. '.' LiiiiilTfi'* fi G. L. PENN, Druggist. MaySl ; tf .