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vention, tends to comra?ntV^o Speedy adoption by you of an elective' sys tem, which must largely infrease the number of those in the G?peral As sembly who are hostile to oar systent of free government. FBKE CoMMra SCI The_ State super] ntendent.of .edupar. tion states that, ha had hoped to be able to submit, iu a full, and com plete form, his third annual report, Du^j^j^~?everaL ,ofrtha arutuiaL f ft ports of . the county' school commis sioners so inexcusably defective, that he.'^;aV c^pe'Ted~;to return' them for wrr.ectionj.and, oh this account, the completion'of; his report has' been unavoidably delayed. ? The following general statements! are presented : The scholastic population of the State, as shown by the census of 1869, it aa follows : . White malea. 40,956 Colored males 58,778 Total, males 99,782 White females 41,240 Colored females ... . 56,207 Total f?malea 97,447 Total white ' - . "' 82,198 Total colored - - 114,983 Total scholastic population, 1S69 197,179 The returns of .this year, will show a scholastic population amounting, in the aggregate, to more than 200,000. ' The whole number of pupils attending the free common schools of the State,-for the scholastic year 1871, is about 67,098. The whole number of free common school? in the State is 1839. . . The whole number of school districts in the State Ls 462. . The free common schools throughout the State are kept open about six months in the year. The whole number of teachers employ ed in the public schools is as follows: Male? - " - ') ? 1>150 Females 705 Total 1,855 The average salary paid toteachers ?B $35 per month. : The following is an exhibit of the school funds of the State for the fiscal year ending October 31,1871 : Regular legislative appropriation ??150,000 Amount ol poll tax collected, es timated at 50,000 Deficiency appropriation 40,000 Total \ $240,000 A majority of the school districts in the State-have voted a school tax, bat the superintendent has no means of .ascertainingthe aggregate amount. There ia evidently a great lack of interest in' the cause of free common school education, and it is hoped that some practical and -simple pian : for raising a school revenue, by'means o? local taxation, will be speedily devised, and that the people interested in the general . results .of, education, willy through their personal influence, aid in extending means. A reasonable degree of progress, taking..into due eonsid eration the adversities and difficulties' encountered,. has been achieved in the; educational workeduring the scho lastic year. /The school Attendance, for the year 1871.more than doubles that ot 187Qv .The "school.law," though not faultless, will not .fail to produce very favorable results .if it be properly enibrceu, and the super intendent testifies that, the people are gradually acquiring .an interest in. the CUM of pubiic schools. It will be noticed . that $35 per ] month' has been paid to teachers, male and; female, throughout the State. I am surprised at the high average; of compensation paid ?or thia service, aa it is well known that the qu'ai i h cati 0 ns of - a large por tion of these teachers would not enable them, to* earn over one-third of the j pay now.received in any other voca tion they might adopt. . It is the .du ty of the Geueral Assembly to inter pose in th? expenditure of the appro priation for this purpose,' and' while advancing the meaus Of' education,, limit the amount paid teachers to sacht a compensation as their services y, ouid legitimately command. In the higher grades of schools in our towns and cities the teachers who ,can fill the s itu at ions are entitled to compen sation in proportion to their qua?ifi cations ; but in the country schools it is a well -known fact that the teachers generally employed can do but little j more than impart the rudiments of a common school: education, and yet they receive, the pay of first class teachers- this extravagance in dis1 horsing the appropriations for schools is one- of the principal causes hat embarrasses- the superintendent 01 edu/atiou.' : . . hi Wjportion of the United States are school teachers regarded as beneficiaries . of the State, but thev adopt the vocation as a, means ol gaining a livelihood,' and in country places the -cost "of living is a mere trille, ?rid the compensation- is pro portiouably reduced. The same rule should te adopted here that prevails in other sections./)!' the country, and school commissioners-shouid give this their attention, lor, to my personal knowledge, very large and extraya gaut claims lor the services of teach ers'have Been favorably acted upon by the Legislature, whereas the. par ties making the claims could not hav-r earned -twenty-five per cen?. pf ihe compensation demanded, thus rob bing the. children who needed the benefit cf the appropriation for eau-, cational purposes. 1 - trust this mat ter will engage your earnest attention, as it must -be patent to every mern-, ber bf the Legislature that the fore-. going is no" exaggerated statement ot the waste of. public school funds. I would' further recommend that you memorialize Congress, through JUT. representatives; on the adoption of-a natioual system of education, and more especially on the subject -ot contributing~mean3 towards the edu cation of that class of children of the Southern States vrho have been hith ero deprived of the means of educa tion in pursuance of the constitution and laws of the State and nation. At the close of the recent rebellion those held in slavery were turned loose up on the world with neither education or even houses to shelter them, but were left to the mercy of those who had but recently held them in bond age. It could scarcely be expected that assistance would voluntarily be rendered them by those who felt that a great wrong had been inflicted on themselves by the lo TS of this class of legal property. They have, therefore, before them years of struggling and hardship before they can, unaided, sue ceed in educating their children and prepare them for the duties of citi zenship. A national system of edu cation, supported by the General Government, would secure equal ad vantages to all classes of children. THE LUKATIC ASYLUM. - The report of the board of regents of I the Lunatic Asy lum, including the annual report of the isupermtendent^ and Dhyai cian, communicates much valuable ano*" interesting..information, in,relation to thia important ihsYtttrfcip'n^* f^^^e?v?p&& suggestions of tbe~'8ui^ntende?t-?re earnestly mtet?vodt?to the attatfestfJ ' ?rt; Ii?gisl??ure. :~<;The reg?ate speaFflf thr jl .??ntendent fl* Enso$ as navjHg", due T i the past year, erTe^d marni long r"?ed reforirajif?he affibrs af-Jli? Asy lum, [and, by'mf^tellig?ht ?todf.untiring rexertions, made y^>* decid? d ?ntajjovements , in ita vatious dqgfatmen^an{f thus con I tributed largely jtfrtjie comfort'.of his un?k_ fortunate charge. - - The-va?oua-statiatical 4able?. referring, to the operations and condition of the Asylum are full and satisfactory. The number of patients admitted during the -seat w^i2&^w&ch 71 .wejrejnal?aj,n.d 54 females. The number of patienta.in th,Asylum October 31, 1871, was 370 ; ?wjhites 295, colored 75; 185'm?lesand 187 females, ,of whiom; 30: .were- discharged cured, 10 im'prbyed.'S unimproved, and 32 died. The supposed causes; of insanity of ithepatients admitted - during (the year was : Hereditary 12, epilepsy 10, consump tion 5,intemperance 5,<domestic trouble, p,. child-birth 5, congenital 6, masturbation 4, typhoid 'fever 3, menengitis 2,. eating opium 2, injuries to head 2, uterine dis eases 2r softening of the brain. 2, hepatic derangement 2, heart disease 2, and there ivrere one each "of syphilis, influence ! of puberty, eirpbs?re' in the anny; malarious poisoning, c?n<?er,: pregnancy, suspension bf. menses, bad .health, unknown. ; The farm of insanity in patients admitted du ring ,the year was : Acute mania 16, chron ic mania ll, puerperal mania 5, dementia 20, imbecility ll, epilepsy ll, melancholia 14, idocy 7-1 delusional insanity 20, moho-; mania 2, hysterical mania 3, dypomania L : A l?rger number of patients have been admitted than in any previous year, and the whole-number under treatment during the year was greater than ever before. Tie receipts of the Asylum have been from patients........? 9,824 78 From the "State treasurer.... 34,000.00 $43,324 78 Indebtedness of the institution, .on account of this year's. transactions. .$21,271 48 ' With this .brief resume I inuBt refer you to the reports of the board of regents and superintendent for a more -detailed state ment of the affairs of the Asylum. Some important" suggestions haye been made, which space does not permit me to notice at length. I must say, however, in pro viding the necessary appropriations tc- ex tend the usefulness of this humane insti tution, as recommended by its officers, I fe^l- it my duty to caution you against making more liberal appropriations than the income of the State at present justifies. THE SOUTH CABOLINA PE^ITENTIAIIY. The board of directors of the South Carolina Penitentiary furnishes thc annual report of the superintendent of the insti tution, with its accompanying exhibits, showing fully and satisfactorily its practi cal workings. I regret that the late hour at which it was furnished precludes a more exhaustive analysis of its contents,- "which throw muchdight on the workings.of this institution, sp-important;- not only to the material-interests of the State, but to the moral and industrial interests' ol its in mates. I can do but little more than-refer you to thisTeport, and call, your attention to its recommendations. The'expenditures of the Penitentiary for the year ending October 15, 1870, for all purposes, amounted to $104,134 02, ?pd the value of work done and manufac tured articles produoed to$98,626 02, Which leaves $5558 as the actual cost to the State of its Penitentiary-an exhibit which re flects much, credit upon the seperintendent jind board-of directors for the efficient management of the institution, as well as to. their subordinates for the skill and zeal with which they have directed their labors. On the 15th day of October, 1870, the Penitentiary contained inmates, " 317 Received under sentence since, 231 Recaptured . . y Total during- the year, .. 557 From which were discharged, by . ... expiration of sentence 69 - Pardoned 153 Died' 13 Escaped, .. 13-218 I dumber now in confinement, 30iJ Wherof 301 are males, and 8 females. Two of thelatter-have-eacb a child, one of which was born a short time after the mother's irrival. The evils adverted to in the su perintendent's last report, of imprisoning women, in a penal institution unprovided with facilities and conveniences necessary foi: an absolute separation of the sexes, are. still unabated, aud it is earnestly hopea that they may be provided for in some ap propriate asylum. The estimates accompanying the super intendent's report, whici. r'aims will admit of no abatement, for salaries, mate rials, clothing, <fc;., aggregates in the neigh borhood of $130,000. In addition to WIUCL ! there is an actual deficiency of $17,457, the items and the necessity ibr the expen diture of which are explained. Th? erec tion of permanent' workshops is of impera tive necessity for the welfare and true prosperity ul the institution. The time is rapidly approaching when the unskillcu labor, now utilized,, must be dispens?e wish, and the forc? now so employed wm have to be otherwise occupied, by gradu . illy instructing them in thc mechanic arte appropriate to an institution of this kimi. and, ii" provision is not made in time foi teaching the inmates these industries, much ioss will be incurred by the ??tate, and demoralization result lo the convicts. it Will be seen from the ubyvo tab., that one hundred and h?ty-thrce (153) cun victs have been pardoned dunng the past year. Ol" these eighty-five were pardon ed on the recommendations of-presiding judges and the petitions of numerous goou citizens of the counties in which they were convicted and sixty-eight, when within a few clays of thu eipif.Uiyn >.! tlieir sentences, lur good conduct. Very harsh criticism has ocen indulged regarding an alleged excessive use ol the pardoning" power. This criticism is un warranted, and leaves out of view the Piuses that nave invited ..nd justified the exercise ol'the Executive clemency, it. many cases unimpeachable testimony-, now of record in the Executive depart ment; lias ce*r>y shown th*t. their coimc iou was contrary to thu evidence ami due to political prejudice} ouu, brothers, that the witnesses were in conspiracy to effect tue conviction of thc accused j whi e a 8 iii larger number were convicted ol' such minor offences as did not appear to me t.. warrant their imprisonment in ihe Pern tertiary forany Ivghlti ol time. As an iu s;auoe of the-last-?amed das*, I cite th* case of a convict woo was sentenced to a tem, of eighteen (18) mouth-?' imprison meut in the Penitentiary foi stealing a few ears of corn, amounting to less than a peck, from toe feed-box of his employer's horses. Toe current statement,' that par dons have been granted by rne' in a spirit of-parti?au>hip,'discriminating in favor oi colored convicts, is uot true. I have grant ed as many pardons to white as I have to colored convicts, in proportion to their re speclive numbers, During the p^t y*.-ar I have granted but two pardons to comi edes, and both of these convicts were white men, one lrom Camden and the other from Charleston, and, in both cases, thc victims of the homicides were colored. The whole number of pardons granted by me does not exceed the number granted br my predecessors, for the same period, when compared with the number of convic tions. Moreover, under previous adminis trations, the penalties for petty offences were not as severe as. they are now, there being then no penitentiary sys tem of imprisonment at hard labor. LIBRARY AND CAPITOL BUILDING. I call your attention to the recommenda tions of the State librarian, who has charge of tbe capitol and grounds, many of which are important, such as the required re pairs of the roof of the capitol, and fencing of the grounds. I must say, however, in all matters that relate to ap propriations that are of no immediate ne cessity, the expenditure of public money should b?;ayQidj<L : The report pf the inopeotor of guanos and ferflbzers stows ? '}&vrtv' !nlefeX? d I :~~-_ laTgelf"expandcd"rja"cil ui?s Tox^Colleqritfg. thetoa The total t?rodue?ion of:.p'ha>p)iatic: bcds^jf South Cardlina, ?for the^yeariboth landand river. h^Jbcenr^rty-fife iholland t??fij?and during S>e sarae^pe^d fifteen; thousand tons oK c*?mmerciaw.t'ertilizr-rR^ hayecbeen mauumciored in ?barlesion.' The jjfenuad for ghosphatic rsck baa io creased in Tdreign markets," ?ui at home, Utcoosequence of the.?jm??sbed^dpnies.iic consumption, bas, at best, remained sta tionary. The inspector stages that the ad vance towards a higher standard in qnali trjitjfll continue?;, and his, laboratory has been equipped with a complete ontnror apparatus, chemicals and specimen?, drawn from the best European .and American .sources, and sumcieur for investigation io all departments of analytic chemistry. STATE ORPHAN ASYLUM. i The late hour at which the report of the j board of trustees of. the State' Orphan j Asylum, at Charleston, was received, ren J ders it impossible' for me to do more than call the attention of the General Assembly Ito ita recommendations and suggestions. This institution is deserving of the foster ing care of the State, as it shelters and provides for a large number of orphans, who would-other wise be left on the cold chari ties of the world, to become victims of vice and immorality. THE BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD. j This road, in which /both tho State and .the City of Charleston has bad so largo an interest in stock,, has been . the subject of anxiety on the part of both the.Legisla ture and tho people. The depreciation in Tua Suite finances bas rendered tho bonds endorsed by the State almost valueless, so .ar :.:.> the State guarantee wa3 concerned. After c?>nsuidng many prominent business .uen, who favored the plau, I recommend ed to the sinking fund commifsiou the j propriety of disposing of the StaLe stock m a private corporation, which prejoct was carried imo effect on the 22 j day of July !a?t, the new company agreeing to pay all floating debts of the road, together with one dollar per share to the State for thc stock, and fifty thousand dollars to the State on the completion of the road, the whole to be completed within five years. ft is a well established fact that public en terprises can be managed more economi cal Iv hv a private corpora : n than by a commonwealth, ns. in the latter ease, snch enterprises are at all times stinject to the baleful influence of politics. I believe (hi* enmpanv will complete the roa': in accord ance with their agreement. ELECTION LAW. I must urge on the General Assembly 'hp necessity of making some changes in he election law. in order to close the door israinst the charge of offering opportunity for the practice of fraud, in giving so long a ppriod between receiving the ballots aid 'he time for counting them. The ballot box should be carefully guarded in every respecTt as in its purity rests the founda 'lon of Republican institutions and the 'iberties of the people. Gov. Scott next introduces a communi cation to him from Ooy. Geary of Penn sylvania, urging , that the Legislature of South Corolina'appoint.a special Com mittee, at its earliest convenience, to co operate with like Committees from all the other States, in carrying ont the de signs of an Act of Congress providing " for celebrating the one hundredth an niversary of American independence, by holding an. international exhibition of artii, manufactures, and products of the soil and mines, in the city of Philadel phia and State of Pennsylvania, in the y?ar1876 ! CONCLUSION. In conclusion, gentfcmen of the Gener al Assembly, I desire to express mr earne.-i nope that in all your deliberations you will remember that the only p-th of safety is the p?th of duty. I trust and believe that you will so leg islate ?D the interest of the whole pi opie ?I the State as to prove to the country r.t large that Republicanism and good govern aient in South Carolina are nut, as is false ly alleged, inconsistent with each other. Look to Your Interest ! 8EEAT BARGAINS AT ATKINSON & GUY'S, . (Formerly John L. Atkinson) GRANITE VILLE, S. C.. W E beg to inform our friends and customers of Edgelield and adjacent Counties that we are opening our Fall Stock of Goods, Consisting of DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, READY MADE CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, II ATS, CAPS, Hardware, Tinware, Crockery, BACON, LAUD. FLOUR, MEAL, COFFEE, S??? VR, MOLASSES, SYRUP, RICE, MACKEREL, Spices, Soda, Soaps, Ac. Also, a full line of DRUGS and MED ICINES. Physicians' Prescriptions carefully prepared day or night. We are next door to the Post Office. md most cordially invite all to call and examine our Goods and Prices. We wilt also Sell Cotton in this market Freo of Commissions. J. L. ATKINSON, B. F. GUY. Granitcville, Oct 1 3m41 BACON, LARI); 1?L01R, CORN, &c. 5 Hog?head? Bacon SID ICS, 25 linds. Bacon SHOUl MIKS, 25 Hlid.s. D. S. SI DES, 20 Ilhds. D. S. SHOULDERS, 10 Tierces HAMS, . 25 Tiereos LARD, 200 Rbis. FLOUR-various grades, 10 Car Loads CORN, 20 Hbds. Demorara SUGAR, 25 Hhds. Light Brown SUGAR, 100 Barrels Crushed. Powdered and Granulated SUGAR, 100 Bbls. A and Extra C, 400 Bags Rio COFFEE, 50 Bags Laguayra COFFEE, 50 Pockets old Government JAVA 300 Boxes SOAP, 200 Boxes STARCH, 75 Boxes SODA. Also, a full assortment of BUCKETS, BROOMS, SHIRTING, SHEETING, STRIPES, YARNS, PEPPER, SPICE, &c. In store and for sale by M. O'DOWD. Septl3_ _tf 38 GRAHAM & BUTLER, Cotton Factors, AND Commission merchants, Office No. 6, McIntosh Stroet, AUGUSTA, GA., ~WlLL give thoir strict attention to tho Storage and Sale of Cotton and other Produce on Commission. Will furnish Planters with Groceries, Bagging, Ties, tte, nt market rates. And will make the usual advances on produce consigned to us. W. GRAHAM, 0 N. BUTLER. Sept 6 3m 30 ISF^-Abbeville Press <T Banner and Laurensville Herald will copy ,3 months, j ind forward account.. . _ _ - | (^?irf^Try samples nf our gfe?t 8-pajre, rWr r ii.oo .aito^ weekiy^ao yn^i LIIU?t?<3??bllshed Fine SteVrTnj^'W&f "ni* j ? mbteribctB. Aecau ttuku Iii daj. BOA?! fur r AM now roceiving.anc of tho largest assortment4"?!' . ? ? _ i ti .'. - ? v . - ? < fe Uki km .VVWTER GOODSj that I haye ever had the pleasure of show ing since thc war, among which will be ?j [found all tho newest styles of DRESS j "GOODS in great variety, such as . Silks, Satin de.Chinos, Poplins, Empress l ( Cloths. Velveteen's and Bezeque Cloakings in all ' colora. A large variety of Shawls of all colors and patterns. Pantaloon Goods of every description. Cloths and Cassimeres-a large lot for Mon's and Boys' wear. ? Xentucky Cassimere-a new. article. Sacque Flannels of ejjery color, Plaid and Plain. Black Alpaccas of the Buffalo brand, for ' Mourning purposes. These Goods are warranted not to change in color. Sash Ribbons of every color-plain, plaid and figured. . . . . 10-4, .11-4 and 12-4 Bed Blankets. Crib and Cradle Blankets. . Bolting Cloths, all numbers; of tlie Hett Anchor brand. ' In fa?t, everything to be found in a first class Dry Gooda House. I feel sat isfied that every one who will examine my stock cannot fail to be pleased, both ip style, quality and price. These goods wore bought with great care, for cash, and I am determined to sell as low as the lowest. Will be pleased LO soe all my old friends and customers and the public generally. JAMES MUER. Augusta, Ga., Oct. 18 2m 48 FURNITURE OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, AT PLATT BRO?IRS, (Formerly C. A. Platt & Co.,) 214 Broad street, Augusta, Cia. 1,000 Maple and Walnut Bedsteads, 85 to 910! WE particularly call the attention of purchasers to our SOLID WAL NUT CHAMBER SUITS for Beauty Durability and Cheapness. Our MANUFACTURING DEPART MENT is still in operation. Special or ders will be promptly attended to. Re pairs done in all its branches. UPHOLSTERING DEPARTMENT. Hair Cloth, Enameled Cloth, Reps, Terry and Sp .igs, and all articles suita ble for.Manuiacturers,. wo oller at Low Prices. Augusta, May 2 lyl9 Georgia Lime & Fertilizer Co. OFFER their "SHELL LIME" to thc Planting publie in full confidence ol' its excellence as a Permanent Manure. It was extensively used the past year on Wheat, Corn and Cotton, and has giv en entire satisfaction, as is shown by a number of certificates from some of the best planters in Georgia and So. Carolina. Our XXX LIME is equal to any in the market for all Mason's purposes, and from its whiteness, superior to any other for whitewashing and for hard finishing walls. Our price for Fertilizing Limo is $15,00 per ton, Cash, put up in Casks or Bar rels, delivered in the City of Augusta, or at any landing on the Savannah River. The price of XXX or Mason's Lime is $2,00 per Barrel, delivered as above. COLES & SIZER, No. 14, McIntosh Street, Augusta, Ga. AGENT: M. II. MIMS, Johnson's Depot Aug 8 Gm 33 THE COITOS H.AHT Cooking Stove ! SlNCE'the death of tho late WM. HIM. and closing up of his business, I have taken thc Agency for the S:de ot the lonou run mm ML Persons wanting a good Stove, such as th-> " Philanthropist," " Chief Cook," or ! " Cotton Plant," can be supplied by call ing on I). L. FULLERTON. Stove Dealer, AUOUSTA, No. ? Stove.- for 520,00 and $i''?.'K>. No. 7 Stoves for $25,00. $81,50, $83,00 $35,00, $40,00. No. S Stoves for $28,00, $37,50, $ 10,00, $50,00, $05,00. Augusta, Oct 4 Cm 41 Fire Wood! IWILL deliver good Hickory and Oak FIRE WOOD at reasonable rates. Orders left with Mr. R. O. Sams will re ceive prompt attention. J. D. ROPER. OH If tf 48 AUGUSTA FOUNDRY -AND Machine Shop. TlIE Undersigned would inform thc poople of Edgefiold County, that he is still at his old stand, and is prepared to do all kinds of IRON AND BRASS WORK, I am also Manufacturing the WRIGHTS, BANKS', ALLUM'S and ARMSTRONG'S Iron Cotton Screw. Thompson's Ce?ebraled IS or se Power, Specially got up to run Cotton Gins. A late improvement in common Gin Gear, which runs much lighter than any other of the kind yet offered to tho public. Tho Hall Turban Water Wheel, which is equal to any Northern Wheel, and at h:df the money. All kinds ol'Mill Machinery made and repaired. Cotton Gins thoroughly re paired. P. MALONE. Augusta, Sept 20 3m 39 Buy Your Tickets ! We have tho Agency for thc Hale of TICKETS in the Grand'Land and Immi gration scheme of Messrs. BUTLER, CHAO WICH.GARY <fe Co. Call early and secure thc lucky Ticket ! The Drawing will positively lie held in Charleston, on the 8th January next. M ARK E RT & CLISBY. Oct. 11 tf 42 Tire Wood. PARTIES desiring their Wintert supply of FIRE *W00D, can-getit,"in,, any quantity iy,applying to R. O. SAMS..*."" JSm.tt if 4* A. A. BEALL.-J. n. a^pJEARS^-w. rr. POTT WARpIof SE ? ? COMMISSION MWlt? Contrnlio their business at their OLD STAND,, the Commission. . Fire-rProof Warehouse, No^G, ?Campbell ?Street, O?Tico and Sales Room,.-177 Reynolds St., -AUGUSTA, GA. All Business entrusted to them^will have Strict Personal Attention. Orders for Bagging, Universal Ties, or Rope and' Family Supplies, promptly filled. Liberal Cash Advances made on Pro dnce in Store. - . Commissions Xor Selling Cotton, 11-4 pr Ct Augusta, Sept 13 3m 38 INSURE AGAINST FIRE ! Incorporated, 1859 Capital and Assetts, $494,959,55. T ~~ JLhe Georgia Home Insurance Com pany continues to insureproporty against loss by fire, at reasonable rates. Many of our most prominent and pru dent citizens are insuring their Dwell ings and other property in this Company. The " Georgia ??om?" is agood and re liable Company-pays all losses prompt ly-and is worthy of the confidence and patronage of the people of Edgeficld. Call on the undersigned and secure a Policy on your Dwelling and Furniture, and Merchandize. And remember: De lavs arc dangerous. D. R. DURISOE. Agent. Oct 25 3m 44 SV (?N;(BEST IN THE Gt? WORLD. m -i.CONr? :END FORACIRCUL'R New York Office, ?17 ST. May 31 ly 23 H GET THE BEST. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 10,000 Words and Meanings not iv other Dictionaries. 3000 Engravings. 1840 Pages. Price $12. Glad to add my testimony In it? fnvor. [Pres't Walker of Harvard.] Every scholar knows its value. [W. H. Prescott, the Historian.] The most complete Dictionary of the Language. [Dr. Dick, nf Scotland.] IWie beet guide of studenia of our languaec. 1 [.fohn G. Whittier.] e will transmit his name to latent nnsUrily. [Chancellor K?nt.] tymolo?ical pars surpa?sca anything by earlier Jj laborers. 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Thc Government has adopted it. Puts Out Burning Kerosene, Tar, ?fcc SEND FOR ITS RECORD. Aug : 4m 32 Doors, Sashes, Blinds,, &c. . .... .. .. "Vt P. P. T O A L E, Manufacturer and dealer, No. 20 Kayne St. and Horlbcck's Wharf, CHARLESTON, S. C. jZ??^This is the largest and most com plete Factory of the kind in the South ern States, and all articles in this line can be furnished by Mr. P. P. ToALB at prices which defy competition. J&r-A. pamphlet with full and detailed list of all sizes of Doors, Slushes and Blinds', and the prices of each, will bc sent free and post paid, on application to F. P.' TOALE, ?" TA3. CAARLESTON.S. C. JtlySQ . ly "SI.. ?tices., H.. St. ii" R?ffiiW RE Alf REII?F: I ?y c u ic KS ^ rc woStiT PA i sai. ''fbi front oii'^ioTv*&ty Minutes. toO-f ONE ifQUR * Aller reading thia advertisement need any ono sUrFEE WITH PAIN RADWAY'S HEADY BELIEF IS A CURE FOE EVERY PAIN. Il WM lb? lirai and is tho Only IE'?IXJ. momcdy Tbui iiistajiily.atops thc moUjuxcruciuiiiig i ?mu?, ol " ruy.-.TiiTOhmartWs7"nnd COTcs^ngCsmtiS^hettier 'of i ho Lunf>s., Stomach, Bow?dsM w other glands or organs, fly-one apfdk-ittion. > - " * ? ? 5??? IN FROM ONE TO TWENTY MINUTES, :No matter how violent or excruciating the pain the RHEUMATIC, Bud-ridden, Inflrni, Crippled, Ner v?iis, NcurBlglcorproslratedwIih disease m? v suffer, RADWAY'S READY RELIEF WILL AFFOED INSTANT EASE. INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS. INFLAMMATION OF THE BLADDER. INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS. CONGESTION OF THE LUNGS. SORE THROAT, DIFFICULT BREATHING. PALPITATION OF THE HEART HYSTERICS. CROUP, DIPTHERIA. CATARRH, INFLUENZA HEADACHE, TOOTHACHE. NEURALGIA, RHEUMATISM COLD CHILLS, AGUE CHILLS. Tho application of the Heatly Relief to the part or parts where the pain or difficulty exists will afford ease and comfort. Twenty drop*In hilf a rambler of water will in a few moments cure CRAMPS. SPASMS, SOUR STOMACH. DIARRHEA, DYSENTERY, WIND IN THE BOWELS, ?nd all INTERNAL PAINS. Travelers should always carry a bottle of Had? way?'. Heady Relief with them. A few drops in waterwill prevent sickness or pains fromchange of water, lt is belter than French Brandy or Bitters its a stimulant. DF*o-V7"or and Ague. FEVER AND AGUE cured for fifty cants. There is not a remedial agent in the world that will cure Fever and Ague, ?nd all other Malarious,-Bilious, Scarlet, Tvphoid. Yellow, and other Fevers (aided by Railway's Pills,) so quick as RADWAY'S RE LIEF. Fifty cents per bottle. HEALTH !~BEAUTY ! ! STRONG AND PURE RICH BLOOD-INCREASE OF FLESH AND WEIGHT-CLEAR SKIN AND BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION SECURED TO ALL. DR. RADWAY'S 81 B o ri ? HAS MADE THE MOST ASTONISHING CURES: SO QUICK. SO RAPID ARE THE CHANGES THE BODY UNDEKGOES. UNDER THE IN r LL'ENCE OF THIS TRULY WONDERFUL MEDICINE THAT EVERY DAY AN INCREASE IN FLESH AND WEIGHT IS SEEN AND FELT, THS GE2AT BLOOD P?2IFIEE ! Eory drop of tUe SARSPAR1LLIAN RESOL VENT comwuuicat's Virou?h Vie JUood, Sweat, Urine, "nd uVier?ulda and juieta of Vie system the ch'"" of fife,/ur it rfpaii-it Vie wastes of Ute body wit.ii ne tc ?ind tumut material. Scrofiil.\ Syphilis, Consumption, Glandular diseases. Ulcers in thc Throat, MouVi, Tumors, Kodes in the Glande and other parts ot' th? ?yttem, Sore Eyes. Strumorous discharges from Vie Ears, and the worst forme of Skin, disease?, Eruptions, Ftxer Sores, Scald Head, Rina Worm, Salt Illieum, Erysipelas. Acne, Black Spots, Vu/rins in Vu) Flesh, Tumor?, Cancers In Vu Womb, and all weakening and painful disc/targes, Hight Sweats, loss of Sperm and all wastes of Vie life principle, are within the curative Pange of this ?conder of Modern Ch+mUtry, and a /no days' use will prove tn any person using it for either of Viett form* of din'aite its potent pincer to care Vient. If the patient, daily becoming reduced by the wastes and decomposition that is continually progressing, .-ucceeds in arresting these wastes, and repairs the same with new material made tram healthy blood and this theSARSPARILLIAN will ana does secure -a cure is certain ; for Wnen once this remedy com mences ?ls work of purification, and succeeds in di minish'r.g thc loss of wastes, il? repair.- w ill be rapid, and every day ihe pntient will feel himself growing better anil stronger, thc food digesting belier, appe tite improving, and flesh and weight increasing. Not only does the SAXSAPAMLLIAX KKSOI.VK.NT ex cel all known remedial ageuls in Ihecure of Chronic Scrofulous. Constitutional, and Skin disca>.es; bulli is the only positive cure for Kidney & Bladder Complaints, Urinarv, and Womb diseancs, Gravel, Diabetes, Dropsy. Stoppage of Water, Incontinence of Urine. Bright's Disease, Albuminuria, and in all eases whore there ar? brick-dust deposits, or the waler ls Ulick, cloudy, mixed with substances like the white of an egg, or threads like white silk, or there ls a morbid dark, bl'.lons appearance, and white bone-dust de posits, and when there ls a pricking, burning senna lion when passing water, and pain in the ?niall of thc Back and along the Loins. DR. RADWAY'S Perfect Purgative Pills, perfectly tasteless, elegantly coati d with sweet gum, purse, regulate, purify, cleanse, and strengthen. Kadwuy's Pills, for the CUP- of all disorders nt the Stomach. Ll ver. Bowels, Kidneys, Bludder, Nervous disOases, Heartache, Constipation, Costiveness, Indi gestion. Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Bilious Fever. In flammation"! itu-Bowels, and all Derangements ol the Int? rna! Viscera. Warranted to effect a positive cure. Parvl? Vegetable, containing no mercury. minoraK or delet< rioHs drugs. jar" Observe the following symptoms resulting from Disorders of the Dlosllve Organs: Constipation, inward Piles. Fullness of the Binn,! In the Heno. Acidity of the Stomach, Nansen. Heart burn. Do-gust of Fwd.' Fullness or Weicht in Ihe Stomach, Sour Eructations. Sinking or Fluttering at the Pit of the .Stomach. Swimming cf the Head, Hurried and Difficult Breathing. A few doses of RADWAY'S PILLS will free thc system from all the above named disorder*. Price, .25 cents per Box. SOLD BY DRUGGISTS. READ .' FALSE AND TRUE." Send one lette** .lamp lo EAD WA Y & CO.. No. 87 Malden Lani New York. Information worth thousands will b< sent you. illy S I? VINECAR BITTERS. 3. WALKS?, Proprietor. E. H. MCDONALD ? Co., DmjrKtiu tad den. Af ts, ;?u FriacllCP, Cai. an J SS * 14 Coram??? Si. Jf. T. MIJJLION8 Bear Testimony to their Wonderful Curativo Effects. Th07 aro not a vile Fnacy Drink, Made of Poor Kam, Whiskey, Proof Spirits and Refus? Liquors, doo '.ore J, spiced and sweetened ta please the tasto, called "Tonic?." " Appetizers," "Restorers," Ac, that lead tho tipple on to drunkenness and rain, but aro a trus Mcdhlne, made from tho native roots and herb? of California, free from nil Alcoholic Stimu lant*. They arc thc GREAT BLOOD PETRI FIER and A EIFE GIVING PRINCIPLE, a perfect Renovator and Invigerctor cf thc System, carry lu^cffall polluons matu r and restoring the blood to a healthy condition.. N'o person can talic these Bit ters according lo directions, and remain long unwell, provided their bones are not destroyed by mineral poison or oilier means, and thc vital organs wasted beyond thu point uf repair. They arc a Gentle Pnrjntlve ns well ns a T ?nie, possessing nNo, the peculiar merit of actin? as a powerful agent in relieving Congestion or Inflam mation of thc Liver, and all thc Visceral Organs. FOR FEMALECOMPLAIXTS, whether IM young or old, married or single, nt thc dawn of woman hood or nt thc tum of life, these Tonic Bitters have no equal. For Inflammatory and Chronic Rheuma tism and Gout, Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Billons, Remittent and Intermittent Fe vers, Disease? of thc Blood, Liver, Kid neys and Bladder, these Bitters have been most successful. Such Diseases are caused by Vitiated Blood, which ls generally produced by derangement of the Digestivo Organs. DYSPEPSIA OK INDIGESTION. Head ache, Pain In thc Shoulders, Coughs, Tightness of the I Chest, Dizziness, Sour Eructations of tho Stomach, | Bsd Taste in Hie Mouth, Bilious Attacks, Palpitation of ! the Heart, Inflammation of tho Lungs, Pain In the ' regions of the Kidneys, and a hundred other painful symptoms aro tho offsprings of Dyspepsla. Tbcy Invigorate thc Stomach and stimulate tho torpid ! Liver and Bowels, which render them of unequaled ? efficacy In cleansing tho blood of all Impurities, and Im parting new life and vigor to thc -whole system. FOR SKIN DISEASES, Bru pt lens, Tetter, Salt Rheum, Blotches, Spots, Pimples, Pustules, Bolls, Car buncles, Ring-Worms, 8cald Head, So.-? Eyes, Eryslpc- '. las, Itch, Scurfs, Discolorations of tho Skin, Humors and Diseases of tho Skin, of whatever name or nature are i literally dug up and carried out of the system In ashort time by thc use of these Bitters. One bottle In such 1 cases will convince the most incredulous ol their eura lite effects. 1 . Cleanse the Vitiated Blood whenovor yon lind Its lm- ! purities bursting through tho skin In Pimples, Emp tions or Gores; cleanse lt when you find it obstructed ' and sluggish In thc reins; cleanse lt when it ls foul, and your feelings will tell you when. Keep th?blood pure, and the health of the system will follow. ' Fin, Tapo and other Worms, lurking In tho system of so many thousands, aro effectually destroyed and removed. Says a distinguished physiologist, there ls scarcely an Individual upon the face of the earth whose body is exempt from the presence of worms. It is not upon the healthy clements of the body that womis exist, but upon the diseased humors and slimy deposits that breed these living monsters of disease. No system of Medicine, no vermifuges, no anthclmlntlcs, will ireo thc system from worms uko these Bitters. Sold by all Druggist* and Dealers. J. WALKER, Proprietor. R. H MCDONALD A CO, Druggists and General Agents, San Francisco, Cali fornia, and 32 and Si Commerce Street, New York. June 8 ly 24 Oil. Oil. ONLY try one Gallun*of our SAFETY OIL for barning Lamps, and you will never use any other, wo offer ?100 reward to any person who can set this OU.on.tire.... MARKERT <fc CLISBY. Sept? - - tts? L LIFE 1 . 69 L?bert^^r^?, New^ork Tile Ori^fiai ^(ocK Life I^s?tf?nye f?. oUbe United Stetes, , QEFICEBS: WILLIAM'WALKER, Prcsidemt. This Company Offers tue Following Important Advantages to those A bout Effects Insurance on their. Lives : ? 1st. Insurance at Stock Rates, being .from 20 to 30 Per Cent!'less" than the ita??s* charged" by. MiiUt^^i^mi? 2d. Each Policy-holder is regarded as a Stockholder to the extent-of one Annual Premium on his'Policy,' a^d'.w^I's??tre in the Profits of the Company to the. same extent as a ?tock? holder owning an equal amo?Lt of the Capital Stock. 3d. Every Policy issued by the Company is nbn-ibrfeitable, and contains a Clause stating its exact Surrender Value. BEFORE INSUEINQ YoUR LlFE OE ACCEPTING THE AGENCY OF ANY COMPANY . READ THE FOLLOWING : A lengthened experience has demonstrated that the rates of Premium ordinarily charged by Life Insurance Companies are from twenty-five to thirty per cent, in exec as of what are necessary for a safe and legitimate conduct of the business. In ether words, carefully and prudently -managed Companies charging "Mutual" rates Live been able to return to their policyholders from 25 to 30 percent, of the amountcharged for premiums. When Life Insurance Companies were first organized, the reliability of the data upon which the premiums were constructed had not undergone the, test of experience. It was thought, therefore, no more than common prudence to adopt a scale of premiums which would, in any event, meet all the presumed and unforeseen contingencies of the business. As long as the matter was involved in some doubt, it was better to fix the rate1.too high than to incur the risk of making it too low ; because, in the former case, the error could be easily remedied, at least in part, by returning to the policyholders, at certain intervals, such portion of the premium charged as was found unnecessary for the purposes of thc business and the complete security of the Company. Experience, however, having satisfactorily demonstrated that these rates are exces sive, what possible excuse can there be frr raamtaining them ? Availing themselves of this experience, the Directors and Managers of the Universal Life Insurance- Company, at its organization, adopted a scale of prennums_in Accor dance therewith, and which has proved to be ferr and adequate, and all that waa necessary to meet the requirements of the business. These premiums are about twenty five per cent, lower than tho3e charged by Mutual Companies/' It also appeared, inasmuch as the rates so established were as near as could possibly be determined fair rates, and not in excess of what Insurance' Bas previously cost the Policyholders in Mutual Cofflpauies, that an\~ profits arising from prudent manage ment justly -and properly, belonged to the stockholders of the Company, for the risk incurred by1 thom in undertaking the business. ; ' - Experience has shown that there are sources of profit in the ^practice of the business which ?ieory will not admit of being considered as cl?ments in the calculation of the premiums. These results hom a saving in the mortality of fte members of a Com pany owing to the medical selection of good lives, a gain in interest on the investments of the Company over that assumed in the calculation of its premiums, the profits derivable from the lapsing and surrender of Policies by the members, and from other minor sources. Profits from these sources, in a Company possessed of a capital of $200,000, and do ing a fair amount of business, would give to the stockholders dividends largely in ex cess of what were .counted on by thc Directors of the Universal at the time of ita organization. They have, there'fore, determined to divide among the policyholders of the Company a large part of the profits accruing from the sources named, all of which have heretofore, been divided among the stockholders. The plan adopted for such division is as follows : Every person who may hereafter insure with the Universal will, for the purposes of division, be treated as a stockhol der to the extent of one Annual Premium trponhis Policy ; and will share in the profits of the Company to precisely the same extent as a Stockholder owing an equal amount of the capital stock. By this system of Insurance, original with the Universal, the policyholder secures the following important advantages : FIRST. Insurance at the regular "Stock" rales, requiring a primary outlay of about twenty to thirty per cent, less than that c/iarged by Mutual Companies, and which is equivalent to a yearly " dividend" paid in advance of that amount on mutual rates. This low cost of insurance is worthy of attention. Since its organization this Company has received in premiums from its policyholders the sum of $1,517,000. To effect the same amount of insurance in a Mutual Company would hav coat them an initial outlay of $2,000,000. By allowing it? policyholders to retain in their own pos session this "excess of $483,000, the Universal l?as virtually paid them a " dividend of $483,000, and paid it, too, in advance, instead of at the end of one or more years. It is 'inpossible to find any example of a Mutual Company furnishing insurance, at so low a cost by returning to its policyholders an equal amount upon similar receipts. SECONU. Participation tn the legitimate profits of the Company, upton apian which secures to the policyholders the same treatment which Directors and Stockholders award to themselves. This system of participation, in connection with the low " Btock" rates of premium, must necessarily secure to ?ie policyholders every possible advantage to be derived from prudent and careful management. The low rates of premium compel economy, and, independent of participation, guarantee to the policyholder his insurance at a rate which is not in excess of tne cost in well managed mutual companies ; while, by the proposed plan of participation in what may be considered the legitimate profits of the business, the cost will be still further diminished. Thus by the combined advantages arising from low stock rate and participation in thc profits it is confidently believed that the UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY offers insurance at its lowest practicable co*t. Tt^ST Those of the existing Policyholdc'rs who dtsirc to participate in the Profits under the new Plan can do so by making application to thc Hea?I Office, or to any of the Agents of the Company. - The Company is in a sound financial condition. Patio of Assets to Liabilities 136 to 100. ?3* GOOD RELIABLE AGENTS WANTED, who will deal direct with the New York Office, and to whom full General Agents' Commissions will GEO. ft. LAKE, General Agent May 24 2m22 New Fall Goods! James E. Cook, Graniteville, 8. C., Desires to inform his Friends and the Public Generally that he 1ms just returned from the North with the LARGEST, BEST, .MOST DESIRABLE and COMPLETE STOCK OF GOODS that he has ever brought to this marker, consisting in part of SUPERB DRY GOODS, READY MADE CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS,- O-AJPS, TRXJJSTBZS, VALISES, Hardware and Cutlery, BAGGING, TIES AND KAILS, SOLE LEATHER, CALF AND KIP SKINS, BACON. LARD, SUGAR, COFFEE, TEA, CHEESE, RICE, SYRUP, MOLASSES, MACKEREL, BUTTER, SALT, CANNED FRUITS, TOBACCO, SEGARS, CANDLES, SOAP, STARCH, In fact Everything usually found in a First Class Country or Village Store. COTTON consigned to me for sale in this market, will receive my perso nal attention, FREE OF COMMISSIONS. Graniteville, Oct 4 Sra 41 Kavanagh I Lynch, No. 36, Jackson Street, Augusta, Ga., (In rear of Globe Hotel, ud opposite Schneider's,) Have in Store a Large, Perfectly New and Very Pashiona ble Stock of French and English Cassimeres, Broadcloths4 Vestings, Scarfs, Ties, #c., &c., and will maka GENTLEMEN'S CLOTHING . TO QRDER, IN A STYLE UNSURPASSED. KAVANAGH & LYNCH. Augusta, Oct 25 2m '4*