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Legislative Proceedings. . On Wednesday, the 17th, in the Senate the greater portion of the day was spent in discussing the joint resolufion author izing the employment of counsel to pros ecute the persons engaged in the land swindles. The President ruled that under the Constitution the appropriation of $5, 000 required a two-tbird vote, and after a long discussion the resolution was lost by ? a vote of 10 aves, 8 nays. On the consideration of the bill to abol ish the office of Land Commissioner, the Columbia correspondent of the Charleston . -2Vew8 tells-us that-Nash made a short and sensible speech bi fa vor of abolishing the office. Nash is thus reported ' "He said he had voted for the estab lishment of the office bec tuse he believed ... it would be a means of furnishing the poor people of his race with homes and the .^iheans of making an,honest living ; but in this, as in many other things, the rascals and adventurers, who had come down here in the wako of the armv, had got possession, had plunged their hands up to the very arm-pits in the public purse, and had perverted what was meant as a pub lic benefit into an instrument of private plunder. In the years immediately fol lowing the war it had only been necessary to say to the poor, ignorant colored men of the South, that a man was a Republi can to secure their support of him, and thew scoundrels had, by working upon the credulity of the colored people, climb ed into high places, and had then betrayed the colored men and plundered and in sulted the people, until it was seen that these white Republicans could steal as . fast as anybody else. It was said that negro governments .were a failure ; that . the whole system of ?econstruction was a * f ailure, and "that the negro had shown t im self unworthy of the boon of freedom and political equality that had been conferred upon him : but he declared that the ne groes had been betrayed, had been out raged and sold out by the white scorn drels who had flocked" to thc South, bent onlv upon their own personal gain ?and enrichment. -The bill was finally advanc , ed to a third reading, with au amendment 1 proposed by Mr. Wnittemore, to the effect 'that all books and papers pertaining to thc office of the Land Commission bo turned over to the Secretary of State, on and after the passage of this Act, and the Secretary of Suite shall execute the duties heretofore devolving'upon the Land Com missioner.'" Wimbush introduced in the Senate his bill to charter, in this State, the Raleigh and Air Line Railroad Company of North Carolina. It incorporates the company, with the usual powers, and authorizes the construction of a railroad with one or more tracks from any point on the Nortii Carolina" line, where the read may entir the State, to such point on the boundary line between this State and Georgia, an<! near the City of Augusta, as the company may select, the location of the railroad t? be made on such route as the board of directors of the company, after proper sur veys, may direct. They are also author . ized to construct branch roads from ?he main 'rack to any other points or places m thc State, said branches not to exceed one hundred miles in length. The act also authorizes any incorporated city, town or village, which" may he interested in the . construction of the railroad, or its branches, to subscribe to the capital stock of the company. Mr. Cardozo, from the Committee on Charitable Institutions, reported a bill re quiring county commissioners to remove imbeciles from the lunatic asylum to the county poor houses. ? Mr. Whittemore, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition o?.the^Bath, S. C., Paper j Company, praying to be relieved of pay ment of laxes for the space of five years, reported* back thc same, with a recom mendation that the prayer cf the petition ers be not granted. In the House, the Bill to charier the Independent Order of United Brother hood, or Scott Ku-Klux, came up for a third reading in the House to-day. It provoked a storm of amendments, but nualiy passed its third reading. Hurley wanted to amend by striking out the name of iEiop Goodson, and inserting those of T. J. Muckey and R: K. Scott among the corporators..' Whipper moved to strike out the word " independent" .aud insert " dependent." Having amused themselves in this manner for about a half hour, the previous question was called, and the Bill passed by a vote of sixty-seven to twenty-five. There was very little other business done in the House. Mr. Wilkes gave no tice of a Bill to grant aid to the State Ag ricultural and Mechanical Society. The discussion of the Investigating Committee's report was resumed. Whip . per, Jones, Bowen, Hurley and Speaker Moses spoke. Moses made a speech defending himself iron: the charges made in the joint finan cial committee's report, after which the report was laid on the table, yeas sixty three, nays eighteen. Cain gave notice of the introduction of a bill to determine the ratio of represen tation of the counties of Barnwell, Edge field, Aiken, Lexington and Orangeburg. Rivers gave notice of vue introduction of a bill to incorporate the Knights of the Circle Tie. Wonder if Prince is one of the Knights. Mr. Wilkes gave notice of the introduc tion of a bill to grant aid to the Slate Ag ricultural and Mechanical Society, ana a bill to limit the tenure of certain State and county officers. Or. Thursday, the 18th, in the Senate Mr. Whitemore introduced a bill to pro vide for the publication of the general statutes of the ?Ute of South Carolina. Mr. Cardozo-Joint resolution relative to amending the Constitution of the State of South Carolina in favor of minority voting. rhe event of the present session.^ the judicial election, was accomplished! on Thursday after much tribulation and trouble. At one* o'clock, the two branches of the General Assembly met together in joint assembly for the purpose of go::i_ into an election. The officers to be elected were one Associate Justice, and eight Cir cuit Judg-rf to serve for four years from thc expiration of the present terms. In the first, tnird, fifth and eighih circuits there was no opposition, ana the presen; incumbents were elected without trouble. The first election was for Associate Justice to succeed Judge Willard. The elections resulted as follows : For Associate J uctice of the Supreme Court-A. J. Willard, re-elected. For Judge of the First Circuit-R. F. Graham, re-elected. For Judge of the Second Circuit-John J. Maher, elected. For Judge of thc Third Circuit-John T. Green, re-elected. . For Judge of the Fourth Circuit i harlcs P. Townsend, elected. For Judge of the Fifth Circuit-Samuel W. Melton, re-elected. For Judge of the ; lixth C ircuit-Thomas Jefferson Mackey, elected. For Judge of the Seventh Circuit Montgomery Moses, re-elected. For Judge of the Eighth Circuit-James 1 L. Orr, re-elected. 1 On Friday, the 19th, the proceedings in 1 both Houses was taine and unimportant. < In tiie House, Hunter introduced a bill to I establish a Superior Court in Charleston 1 with original jurisdiction in all civil cases i np to five hundred dollars, and in criminal { cases, les3 than capital. The bill also f "abolishes the City Court, and deprives the \ members of the City Council of Charles t ?n of all judicial and magisterial func- 1 tions. i in the Senate, Mr. Arnim introduced the following, which was adopted : Whereas it is reported that the entire debt of the State of South Carolina is to 1 be funded by the issue of new bonds ; 1 and whereas it is inexpedient thatany new i bonds should be issued until the total i amoun* of the State indebtedness is ascer- , tamed, herefore, j Rcsoued, That the Committee on Fi- j nance be instructed to report forthwith j in the Senate all bills anet resolutions in j .their possession relating to the registra tion of all the bon^'aja^o^ of this J State, or in,.any .way" connected- with'the ? fi naners of the State. 8 Both Houses adjourned from Friday till 5 Monday. ? The Great Fire in Abbeville. Mr. J. F. C. DuPre, the intendent of he town, writes under date of Friday ast : A fire occured in our town this A. M., one o'clock,) which entirely consumed the ?.ourt-house, the Marshal House, the stores ii J. Knox, Trowbridge & Co., Troegar & Bequest, and Kapshan & Sklarz; also, li quor establishments of L. H. Russell, Christian & Wilson, J. Knox, and Lee Russell, together with all the smaller build ings on the two squares, occupied by freed men. Loss about $75,000. Insurance about $10,000 or $12,000. Clerk, sheriff and probate judge lost many valuable papers. The Columbia Fhoznix, of Saturday says : Information readied no yesterday morning, of a mo3t destructive fire, which occurred in the town of Abbeville, on Thursday night. The Marshal House, a fine, large brick building : the Court House and the entire block of buildings between those two, on .the left side of the main square, were entirely consumed. Trow bridge & Co., whose store was in the Marshal House, it is said saved the great er part of their stock as did also John Knox, Traegar & "Request, and Kapham & Sklarz, L. H. Russell, J. Knox, Christian & Wilson and Lee Russell ; but the buildings occupied by the above named parties, together with all thc smaller build ings on the two blocks, occupied by freed men, were destroyed. The books and records in the Court House-Clerk's, Sheriffs, County Trea surer, <fcc. are reported saved. The build ings were almost an entire loss. The dam ages are estimated at $75,000; insurance from $10,000 to $12,000. Many valuable papers were lost by the County officers." THE ADVERTISER. Edgefield, S.C., Jan 25, 1872. Hon. iieo. If. Tillman on the ?? Pos* sum Policy " Tho political views of our honored fel low citizen, the Hon. Geo. D. Tillman, always command attention and respect in Edgefield District. This week he sends us from his home, on tho Savan nah, a long and able article concerning the best tactics for the Democratic party in the coming campaign. This " passive" or "possum'' policy is nothing very new as applied to National politics, but as ap plied to our own home affairs it is, and Certainly commands our consideration. And, in fact, as applied to National poli tics, passivism seems to be at present triumphant; that is, judging from the flatness which characterizes the great Democratic papers of the North Thus far, however, the party leaders may only be " playing possum." But .Mr. Tillman deals with mattel's which immediately concern our own oppressed State and people. We are much inclined to agree with him. As ho saj'S, " we must sacri fice not our principles but our feelings to succeed in the next election." We commend his communication to the pe rusal of the public everywhere. Railroad Charters. Petitions have been presented in the Legislature for charters for a Railroad from Spartanburg, via Laurens, Ninety Six and Edgefield O. H., to Aiken, S. C., or Augusta, Ga., and for a Railroad from Greenwood, via Dom's Mines, to Au gusta, Ga- And surely the Legislature will not fail to grant a charter to each road-for the building of these Roads is of the greatest importance to the sections through which they will run, and that their construction will tend greatly to wards building up the country none will deny. We understand a certain faction in the Legislature objects to chartering a road from Spartanburg to Augusta, but aro willing to grant a charter for tho erection of a road from Spartanburg to Aiken. We regret this objection, and fear that making Aiken the terminus will s?rvelo dampen thc ardor of our up-country frie.ids who are very anxious to run direct to Augus ta. But if certain of our law makers are so very jealous of the interest of Charles ton and the South Carolina Railroad, and guarding that interest, refuse to give us the charter to Augusta, why then let us have tjie charter to Aiken, with thc privilege of a branch road (from the vi cinity of Pine House Depot,) to Augusta. This would be fair, and we doubt not would give satisfaction to all concerned. A road from Spartanburg via Edgefield C. H. to Aiken would bc quite accepta ble to our psople, as it would alford us railroad facilities for direct travel or transportation to Charleston, Columbia or Augusta-beeau? mr road would in tersect the Columbia <fc Augusta Road at or near Pine House Depot, and would doubtless make connection with the trains on that line. And our road having, the privilege of building! i branch road to Augusta, would restrain thc C. C. & A. Road (even were they disposed) from exacting a high tarifl* from us. We therefore trust our Legislators will speedily charter the Roads as originally proposed, oi as above indicated,-and i; so, the incorporators will take prompt measures towards' effecting an organiza tion, and setting the ball in motion, with a well founded hope of an carly comple tion of both the Spartanburg & Aiken, and Greenwood & Augusta Roads. We also see that application has been made in the Legislature for a charter for a road from Raleigh, N. C., to Augusta, Ga. This is an enterprise that should receive a favorable consideration from the people of our State. If the charter is given as petitioned for, weareassured that thc Road will be built, and if built will traverse from one side of our Coun ty, to Hie other, as well usthrough York. Chester and Newberry Counties. Con sequently thc respective members to thc Loirisiature from tlicse Counties should give this project their earnest attention and warmest encouragement. This an agc of Railroads, and if we expect to keep up with the age, ice must build Rail road*. ll?ff?inz the Very Lunatics! People have not heard much of the fa mous Joe Crews, of Laurens, lately, but s ?ill Joseph is not forgotten. And now he comes forward and plays another of his characteristic tricks. That is, he com mits a huge and vile theft. Joe, we be lieve, does not live in Laurens now. He lives-well, we don't know exactly where he lives. But it is in Columbia princi - pally that he steals. He is a member of the Legislature, a director of the Green ville & Columbia Railroad, a regent ol the State Lunatic Asylum,"and a much admired Radical leader. In his capacity >f regent of the Asylum lie has stolen lately from thc said institution 75 ions of joal. Think of it ! Stealing 75 tons ot wal from the wretched lunatics ! Every >thcr man connected with the institution las promptly and satisfactorily cleansed lis skirts, leaving Mr. Crews standing done in the mud. Nor does this miser ible fellow even deny the deed. As on i formoroccasion, hesa3'snothing. What ipon earth is to be ?done w?th Joe? Oh, | \ Toe, Joe, take care, lest you como to the >ass of " stealing a sick nigger's soup." Cowhides vcrsns Leaden Bullets. I c A noisy, noisome and notorious mern- * ier of the Legislature is one Benjamin 3yas, a negro, of Orangeburg So igno- f .ant, low-toned and ridiculous is Byas a hat he is always a fertile subject for * lewspaper correspondents. One of these, J !dr. Tomlinson, of the Charleston News, ias offended Byas, and on Tuesday last Y? (Byas) attempted to cowhide Mr. Toin inson. For his pains poor Byas was nade 4o smell "villanous saltpetre." romrinson shot - him, wounding him leverely, and he now Hes low. Tornlin lon's proceeding in this cas?is decidedly i good precedent, ? Pendleton's Position. Mr. Pendleton, the great leader of the )hio State Rights Democracy, places dmself fairly and squarely on the plat brm of the "New Departure." Mr. Pendleton says that the Democratic Con rention, when it meets, will recognize he accomplished facts of the presentand ippreciate the dangers of the future Mr. Pendleton extern's a cordial invitation to hose Republicans opposed to Grant's idministration. -- ? i ai?-i National Republican Convention. By appointment of the Executive Com mittee chosen by the Chicago Conven ;ion of 1868, the next Presidential Con mention, or rather the caucus to nominate Girant, will meet in Philadelphia on the first Wednesday in Juno. Pennsylvania is doubtful; hence the Radicals hold their nominating convention in the me tropolis of the Key Stone State. They think that by a big jollification in the broad-brim city of brotherly love they will influence tho result in Pennsylvania. God grant it may j>rovo to them a Water loo instead. i ? i n~i i ? - The First Parly in the Field. The first party in the field with ita Presidential ticket officially will be the national Prohibition or Temperance par ty, for their national nominating conven tion meets ai Columbus, Ohio, on the 22nd of February. And about the name time too the national Labor Reformers meet in the same place, and they may also put up a Presidential ticket. The woman's rights women will wait to see what course tho anti-Grant Republican party takes beforo they move on the sub ject. Consequently, by August next, we shall probably hav*? four or five Presi dential tickets and parties before the people. A Temperance candidate, and a Labor Reform candidate, and a Woman's Rights candidate, and a Possum Policy candidate, and an old lino, true-blue Democratic candidate, and a Moderate Republican candidate, and an Extreme Radical or Robbery, Plunder and Tyran ny candidate. And the man of the last named party will be Grant; and we have a deadly fear that he will bc the winner -and that we will all continue to go to thc d-1. But dum spiro spero ! Accessories After the Fact. We Advertiser people are accessories after the fact, as they say in law, to a horrible (thatis, delightful) deed-awed ding supper! Ten daj's ago our young friend, Mr. Joshua Harris, led to the al ter Miss Mattie Schenk, and this morn- j ing he passed along, iud shed upon us a l?jge and rieh bride's Cake. Handsomely done ! Wo wish him and his fair bride everlasting honor, love, prosperity and happiness. -1 ? i o. P-. THE BLUE RIDGE.-At a meeting of the Directors of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company, held yesterday, at their office, the following changes in the management of the road were consummated. Thc re signation of Colonel Cothran was accept ed-he stating that he had only taken the position of President as a temporary ex pedient-his business pursuits preventing his giving the necessary attention to the office. Messrs. Gary, Gulick, Butler and Palmer having resiened, their positions were filled b\- the election of Messrs. C. D. Melton, Thos. Steers, George W. Wa terman, James M. Allen and F. S. Jacobs -the latter being also chosen Secretary 'and Treasurer ot the company. Colonel John J. Patterson was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned hy the resignation of Colonel Cothran. Thoa J. Steers, Esq., was elected vice-President. It is under stood that this highly important work the completion of the Blue Ridge Rail road-will be pushed forward rapidly, all the necessary arrangements having been completed. We trust that our vacilla ting Legislature will place no obstacle? in the way of the company, but will give them the necessary encouragement in the completion of this important connection with the great West.-Columbia Phoenix. gig?1* There was a negro Ku-Klux raid in Bold Knob precinct, near Frankfort, Ky., on Saturday night, the 13th, several white laborers Seing ordered away ami other persons kept out all night. A lengthy petition has been presented to the Ken tucky Legislature praying for relief from the attacks of these outlaws, who are seeking to drive off laborers from the farms. TsSr-The Union Times says "All the prisoners arrested in this county by United States Marshals, and who have been so long confined in jail in Columbia have been transferred to this place, and aro now confined in the Court House under charge of the Sheriff." TPCr The Barnwell Sent:*>cl says : We regret to learn that Captain S. S. Wise had his dwelling house, about five miles from Blackville, destroyed bj' fire on Tuesday last We have not heard the particulars, further than that the cause was accidental." ?&~ Forts Moultrie and Sumter at Charleston, ami Fort Pulaski at Savan nah are being put in war condition, and each is to be mounted in a very short time with some thirty or forty heavy ?runs. These rapid preparations by the Government look like business, and rumors of war with Spain or Russia, or both, arc anxiously and hourly expected. INHUMAN TREATMENT OF A CHILD BY RELIGIOUS FANATICS.-The village of Windsor. Broome county, New York, is greatly excited over thc arrest bf Eli Stow and hi's wife, members of the religious so ciety known as Nazantes, ou a charge of cruelly treating their child, aged 18 months. The arrest was made on the complaint of Trial Kent, grandfather of the child. Ac cording to the father's statement the child had refused to tell its name, and he had whipped if. Mr. Blatchley, a Nazaritc preacher, says that the child was pos sessed of the devil, and its whipping was necessary in order to drive the evil spirit nit. The grandfatbtr, who went to his daughter's house as soon as he heard of the affair, found the child covered with bruises and cuts The child was imme diately taken in charge by the grandfath er, and its parents were taken before Jus tice Stringham, who placed them each un der $500 bail to appear for trial. The child is said to be in a very critical con dition. $&. A Louisiana woman has threo in fant sons of equal age, one white, one black, and one " pumpkin and-milk solor." Either she's carrying out the imendment or there is a misdeal some where. Miles Lcatherwood, who was re garded as the slayer of General John Morgan, at Greenville, was accidentally burned to death in Polk County, Ten nessee, a few nights since. y Wo aro pleased to learn, from the greenville Enterprise, that the citizens >f that thriving young mountain city aro ;o be favored with banking privileges. A meeting is advertised for Wednesday he 24th of this month, inviting the pres mee of all the leading merchants, with t view to tlie organization of a national lank. The students of Moscow who ?igned the address in favor ol' the liberty I ?f the press have been, without exeep- I ion, banished to Siberia. ] ?gy* Agricultural. College Land Scrip | or two hundred and seventy thousand . cres of land, donated by the United Stites , o the State of Georgia, has been sold to j T. F. Lewis, of Cleveland, Ohio, for two lundred and forty-three thousand dollars. j?gP A young girl in the East Indies r ras recently held for two days in tka em irace-of a serpent which had coiled itself t round her body and would not permit the pproach of any man. During that time ho subsisted on milk ana plantains irought by a woman, and a snake charm - r finally succeeded in charming her veno aoua lover away,-i ?. ..t.' i Oar Columbia Letter. Under date of the 22d, our Columbia correspondent sends us a long and inter Bsting letter, but owing to the crowded 3tate of our columns we can only give place to the following extracts : "The Senate refused to adopt Nash's joint resolution authorizing the employ-, ment of legal counsel for thc prosecution of persons engaged in land swindles. It came up for its third reading in tho Sen ate on Wednesday, the 17th, and lacked the requisite two-thirds majority. Mein tyro said that he voted against thc resolu tion because he thought the Attorney Geueral was solely responsible, inasmuch as he was ono ol' the members of the Ad visory Board and its legal adviser ; be cause the Attorney General would prose cute those who had imposed invalid ti tles on him ; because the Senate should not delegate to others the duty he is paid to pertorm ; because tho Attorney Gen eral and Advisory Board are worth noth ing, and the ^tate could gain nothing by prosecuting shadows. And ho asked that these reasons be entered on the Journal. "Now, if these "reasons" have any force at all, they provo that Mr. McIn tyre should have voted for, instead of against, the resolution. If the Attorney General is solely responsible for any land swindles that may have taken place, he ought to be prosecuted, and ho cannot be expected to prosecute himself. If he had intended to prosecute anybody ho would have done so long ago, and the indica tions are, that if the Senate does not del egate thia one of his duties to some one else, it will never bo performed. It is very improbable that an invalid titlowa* ever imposed on tho Attorney General, and if that imposition is the only kind ol land swindle he proposes to prosecute, the swindler may rest perfectly at ease. The talk about pursuing shadows is sim ply nonsense, for the resolution was to employ counsel for tho prosecution ol' persons engaged In land swindles, which signifies the indictment of such persons as criminals, and the result of a criminal prosecution, if successful, is the penitcn tiary; and it matt?rs not whether the criminal is worth anything or not. "Immediately alter the defeat of hi? resolution Nash gavenoticothathewould introducd a Bill for the same purpose, which he did on Friday. It received its first reading and was ordered for a sec ond and third consideration. " Poor Ben Byas was soundly thrashed on last Friday, by one of tho negro po licemen, named Williams. It seems that Byas had used some language to the wile oi' Williams which was considered disrespectful, and Williams resented it. He attacked Byas in tho State House, just at the door bf the Hall of the House, and belabored him with a cowhide. Byiu most discreetly began to change his base and went down stairs in double-quick time, Williams following him and neat lng him all the way to thc lower floor, and out of thc House. Ben will proba bly "hold him responsible in thc Court*, of the State," for this uncivil interfer ence with his social rights. No doub' ?Iiis dignity as an " Honorable Member," as n? calls himself, is seriously offended. It is said that Byas went up town to bu\ a cowhide, saying that he was going tr whip Williams. But I have heard noth ing of it yet. M. Cowhiding a Reporter and the Re sult. COLUMBIA, January 23.-Benjamin Byas, a colorod representative in the Lower House, attempted to cowhide B. W. Tomlinson, of the Charleston News, to day, .when he was shot and severely wounded by Tomlinson, who, until re cently, was connected with the New York press. Thc li ii-Klux Prisoners. CHARLESTON, January 23.-Forty-nine of the Ku-Klux prisoners recently con victed and sentenced at Columbia, reach ed here to day under a strong guard of United States troops. Twenty-four were put aboard the steamer Charleston, which sailed for New York this afternoon. They are to be imprisoned at Albany. The rost arc confined in the Charleston jail. For the Advertiser. Mn. EDITOU: Tho Aiken Tribune, of Dec, 2-d, 1S71, contains an article signed "R. E C." under the caption "The Sur vey of Che New County linc.'' This ac count states that the surveyors, after some delay in finding the starling point, "started for the termination point, the mouth of Foxes Crock upon Savannah River." Weare informed that they cross ed sundry huckleberry pond swamp.-, passed near several Churches, crossed certain roads and certain creeks at cer tain places, passed a little to thc right o! this man's house, leaving him a little way in the new County, and a little to tho left of another man's house, leaving him a little way in Edgefield. County, and finally striking the head of Foxes Creek, crossing it twice, and " from a dense swamp emerged upon the banks of Savannah River, thirty-live and-a-half miles from thc starting point." And a like recital recounts the progress of the corps of Surveyors from North Edisto River to the hoad of Tinkers' Creek in Barnwell. This is the whole thing, and simply amounts to this, (I speak only of thc line through Edgefield) that they began at thc boginning, and ended at thc end of thc line, after travel ing thirty live and-a-half miles, or that tho new County line through Edgefield has been run. But how was it run ? The problem to bc solved was this: What bearing would run a straight line, ol' ? unknown length, between two given points, neither of which could be seen from the other? How did they doit? Upon this point, and by far thc most in terestlng and important point in the whole affair, thc said account gives us no information whatever. By what pro cess did they calculate the bearing of thc line, to be run from tho intcrsection-o: tiie old Edgefield and Lexington line with tho s-outli prong of Chinquapin Falls Creek, and the mouth of Foxes' Creek on Savannah River? What is the bearing of that lino? Did they run the entire line through from point to point, with tho same bearing with which they .-tarted? If not, at what point did they change it, and what was tho change? How often was the bearing changed, and what were thc changes? The account leads us to infer that the line was run but once. If the bearing that would run a straight line from one point to the other, (the distance between them being un known and each invisible from the other so as to run it accurately straight upon thc first trial, was thc result of calcula tion, it would alford us great satisfaction to know how it was done. H it was guess work, it was a most extraordinary guess, scarcely within thc range of possibility. If tho bearing were changed one or more times between the two points, then the line is a crooked one ; and consequently if the line were run straight between the two ?ormini it would in all probability leave some who arc nearly on the line, as now run, on a side different from thal on which they have been placed, and '.luis chango their County citizenship. The bare announcement of the fact that the survey was begun and finished, does not exactly satisfy the demands of thc inquiring mind ; but it wants to know the modus operandi. And we hope "R. E. ?..'." will givo us a more scientific, and consequently a more satisfactory, account of "The survey of thc Now County linc. Q. Wonders will never cease. The General Ticket Agent of the South Caro lina Railroad has received ?6 2?) conscience money for an unpaid fare. The fellow tvho forked over was not a Radical, for they have no conscience-and furthermore ill the Radicals in the Slate hold " Im passes" over our Railroads, and have no Occasion to run the gauntlet. To Rent. rHE STORE ROOM under Masonic Hall, at Liberty Hill, S. C. Apply io either of tho Undersigned. . O. SHEPPARD, P. H. ADAMS, _ R. A. COCHRAN, . J. H. YELDELL T. E. J ENNINGS, ^ Hall Committee. Jan. 21, lin ' g MABBIED, on 180i inst., by Rev. J. P. Bodie, MT. A. J. TIMMERMAN and Miss NANCY EU?ENIE DORN, all of Edgefield. OBITUARY - DIED, on Tuesday, the 16th instant, at Spartanburg 0. H., MARY ELIZA, youngest daughter of LEWIS and "RE BECCA M. JONES, of this Village, aged sixteen years and five days. COMMERCIAL. AUGfTJSTA. January 23. GOLD-Buyingatl08 an duelling atllO. COTTON- Openod quiet, with only a moderate d?manch?t 20}, but afternoon accounta from New York caused ? good demand to springiip, and it closed firm at tho ahove figure; "Receipts, 608 bales, and Sales, 599 hale. BACON-Stock oarge and market un changed; C. Sides; 9; C. R. Sides, 8J; Shoulders 7i; Hams, 13? 15; Dry Salt Shoulders.' 6 ; j Dry Salt C. R. Sides,, 7i ; D. S. Clear Sides, 8. CORN-Primo white is selling at 95 eta,, bv the car load from depot ; retail, $100. WHEAT-We cf ?bte choice white, $190; amber, $1 ?0. ? FLOUR-City Mills, $8 25@ 850 ; at re tail, $1 $ barrel hfeher. Country, $7 50 (?)9, according to qualitv. CORN MEAL-$g at wholesale; $1 at retail. OATS-70 @ 75, M. L. BONHAM, A R. G. BONHAM. BONHAM & BONHAM, Attorneys at Law, Office, at Edg?field C. H., S. 0. Jan 24 tf Professional Card. THE undersignefi. respectfully offers his services to the ptizens of Edgefield Village and vicinity, as a.Practitioner of | Medicine, in all of.hs branches. He can be found at the Episcopal Par sonage at all houre,*"(exceptwhen Profes sionally engaged,) "'and will give close and prompt attention to all who may fa vor him with theirjgatroi ge. W. S. SflEPl ARD, M. D. Jan.17 3t 4 NEW GOODS! 1 CASE PRINTsiall grades. 1 Case BLEACHING, 1 Bale OSNABUR0S, 1 BaloJBrown SHIRTING, Black ALPACAS all prices. 50 Doz. COATS' COTTON, all Nos. 1 Bale Athens STRIPES. J. H. CHEATHAM. Jan 24 tf 5 Goods at Reduced Pnces, NOW is the time^to get Bargains. I will ofter for the next Sixty Dava, mv entire Stock of Fresh and Desirable ,ioods at GREATLY REDUCED PRI CES. O; F. CHEATHAM. Jan 24_>? tf Black Alpacas. 1 f \ Pieces Black ALPACAS, all JL \J grades, at reduced prices. O. F. CHEATHAM. Jan 34 tf 5 Beautiful Dress Goods. BEAUTIFUL POPLINS and all wool Figured DELAINES at reduced prices. O. F. CHEATHAM. Jan 24_j tf Flannels. WHITE, Red andOpera FLANNELS at reduced pr?tes, at O. F;, CHEATHAM'S. Jan 24 tf BROADCLOTHS ind CASSIMERES at prices lower than since the war, at O. F/UHEATHAM'S. _iii tf Jan 24 CORSETS, HOOP- SKIRTS, CHIG NONS, <fec, at reduced prices, at O. FJOHEATHAM'S. Jan 24 | _tf_5? i RIBBONS, GLOVT reduced prices,*' Jan 24 L HOSIERY, at CHEATHAM. tf_5_ ADIES' Trimmers*"* Untrimmed HATS at New^?HSost. O. F. CHEETHAM. Jaii^l_ j tf_5_ ALARGE and Beautiful Stock of I Men's and Boy's HATS and CAPS, at reduced prices, at i O. F. i CHEATHAM'S. Jan 24 tf 5 $3,000 Worth of Shoes, AT Reduced Prices,-lower than the same Goods have been sold in Edge tieid since the war. - O: F. CHEATHAM. Jan 24_tf_5_ NAILS, Garden Rakes, Weeding Hoe?, Axes, Spades, Long Handle Shov els, Pitch Forks, Trace Chains, Hames and Hame Strings, and Carpenters' Tools at low down prices. 0. P. CHEATHAM. Jan 24 tf 5 THE above Goods arc all Fresh from New York, but I am determined to sell them in order to make room for :iny Spring Stock. O. F. CHEATHAM. Jan 24 tf ? li American Button Hole OVERSEAMING And Sewing Machine Company TlIE Ladies of Edgefield County aro cordially invited to call at my Store and examine the work of tho above Machines. This Machine took Fifty Premiums last year. O. F. CHEATHAM, Agent for Edgefield County. Jan 24 tf 5 Mules ! Mules ? A f*? Head number one KENTUCKY dtO MULES, either broke or unbrcke, can be bought, or traded for, at the Sub scriber's Stable, 7 miles above Edgefield C. II. Also, ton or twelve good llames.?, Saddle and Plantation HORSES, at ex ceedingly low prices. L. CURLEY & CO. Jan 24 4t 5 Accommodation Stables, PERSONS wishing to take tho Train .at Pine House Depot, and leave their Horses and Vehicles at tho Depot until their return, are respectfully informed that I am prepared with good STABLES and LOT to give the best attention to Stock left in my care. J. P. BRYAN. Pine House, Jan. 24, lm 5 ZELL'S Celebrated Ammoniated Bone Super-Phosphate, Prepared expressly for the COTTON CROP, Increasing the yield from 100 to 500 per cent. O. F. CHEATHAM, Agent. Jan 24 tf 5 To the Public. ON Thursdays of each week, and on sale-day in each month, I will be in my room iii the Advertiser office build ing for the purpose of taking Measures and Cutting garments for all who want Coat, Pants or Vest cut from goods fur nished me. I will guarantee satisfaclion to all who give me a call. JOHN COLGAN. Jan. 24, lm 5. Seed Potatoes. JUST received 20 Bbls. choice SEED POTATOES, for early and late plant ing Tho Peerless is a favorite Potato, pro ducing from 300 to 400hushelstotheacre. They boil mealy, and aro a verv fine tiua?itv. G. L. PENN. Jan. 23, tf 5 Why Credit Was (?tren ! RN giving certain parties credit o*. my J. Store during tho past year, I ? d so because I had confidence in their iteg rity. But tho limit for which ere t was given ha? expired, and now I hav ' i right rt irjlptljT ,10611 Of. Mig luunrv-ulm .irum; none w i abuse ?he confidence reposed in their iy longer lelay, Jan. 17, F. CHEATHAM. St 4 E. 0. SAMS, 3?o. 4, Parfc Row, Is Constantly. Receiving Fresh Supplies CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES. BOOTS AND SHOES. LEATHER OF ALL KINDS. RUST PROOF RED OATS. COTTON SEED MEAL. J6F"Call and ask for what you want. Jan 24 tf 5 PL ANTERS, LOOK TO YOUR INTERESTS. WHITELOCFS VEGETATOR. SIBLEY'S SOLUBLE IXL GUANO. IN AGAIN offering to the Planters of Georgia and South Carolina these highly esteemed FERTILIZERS of standard, fully equal to those heretofore sold, and at REDUCED PRICES, we would refer to all who have used them for testimonials as to their worth. Our stock in part will consist of 5O0 TONS WHITELOCK'S VEGETATOR! ' CASH PRICE, 960. TI.HE', do., 970. 500 TONS SIBLEY'S SOLUBLE IXL GUANO, Manufactured under our own formula, of our own ingredients, and containing over 4 per cent, of Jjnmonia. CASH PRICE, $60. TIME, do., $70. 100 TONS WHITEL0CKS DISSOLVED BONES! CONTAINING 30 PER CENT. OF SOLUBLE BONE PHOSPHATE. 100 TONS PURE PERUVIAN GUANO. 100 TONS PURE NOVA SCOTIA LAND PLASTER 100 TONS PURE FLOUR OF RAW BONE. Further particulars we will at all times cheerfully give. J. SIBLEY & SONS, Cotton Commission Mere hams and Dealers in Guano, NO. 159 REYNOLDS STREET, Augusta, Ga. Jan. 24 tf 5 MAPES' NITROGENIZED SUPER-PHOSPHATE OF LIME. The Oldest Snper-Pliosphate Manufactured in this Country. Composed of BONES, POTASH, PEOSPHATIC GUANO, CONCEN TRATED ANIMAL AMMONIACAL MATTER and SULPHURIC ACID. No Salt, Salt Cake, Nitre Cake, Plaster, nor Adulterant or Absorb ent of any kind used. Facto J y open for inspection at all times. N. NE TEEN YEARS OF PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE. ? : Introduced in 1852. Patented Dec; 29, 1759. Quick Action and Permanent Improvement to the Soil. Testimony of Hundreds of Well-Known Planters in its Favor on Every Variety of Crop and Soil, even During Extreme Adverse Seasons. $40 Cash-$50 Time, payable 1st Nov. 1st, 1879. KINSMAN & HOWELL, General Agents for South Carolina, NO. 128 EAST* BAY, CHARLESTON, S. C. Jan 24 3m 5 Special Tax Notice ! THE TAX PAYERS of Edgefield County, residing in that portion of the County assigned, to the New County of Aiken, are hereby notified that I will be at the following named places to Col lect the SPECIAL TAX of 5 Mills on the Dollar, to raise a fund for tho Court House, Jail, ?tc., of Aiken County. I will bo at Lybrand's Store, 1st Feb ruary. Hatcher's Pond, 2nd, Granitevillo, 3rd. Mechanics' Hill, Beach Island, 5th. Atkinson's Store, " " pth. Hamburg, 7th? Bath Paper Mills, 8th. Langly Mills, 9th. Cherokee Ponds, 10th. And again at Granitevillo on .the 12th and 13th February, after which date the Books will be closed. All persons failing to pay by the 13th, a penalty of 20 per cent, will be added. JOHN WOOLLEY, County Treasurer, Edgefield County. Jan..22, 1872. 3t 5 Choice Planting and Eating Potatoes. 100 Barrels Pure EARLY ROSE, at ?5. . 50 Bbls. Puro EARLY GOODRICH, at $5. 100 Bbls. JACKSON WHITES, at83.75 50 " PINK EYES, at $4,50. 100 " PEACH BLOWS, at $4,50. 50 " WESTERN REDS, at ?3,75. Tho above Potatoes were selected with great care for Planting, and are Choice Seed and Genuine. J AS. G. BAILIE & BRO., 205 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. Jan 10 _tf_3_ State of South Carolina EDGEFIELD COUNTY. JA PROBA TE CO URT. Chanter Crocker, Frances E. McEvoy, Petition vs \ for Matilda Nobles, j Partition. Lewellyn Nobles, et al. J BY virtue of an Order from tho Hon. D. L. Turner, Probate Judye, in the above entitled cause, I will proceed to sell at Edgelicld, C. H., on ?alc-day in February next, to the highest bidder, at public outcry, the following Real Estate, viz: ALL THA.T TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situated in Edgell ld County, and State aforesaid, containing Three Hundred and Forty-one Acres, more or lesB, on the waters of Horse Creek, ad joining lands of the Granitevillo Manu facturing Company, James Powell, Mrs. Durst and others. Said Land will be sold in three sepa rato Tracts. Plats of same will bo ex hibited on day of sale. Terms Cash. The purchaser to pay the costs of thc suit and for stamps and titles extra. J. H. McDEYITT, S. E. C. Jan. 13,_3t_4 Notice of Final Settlement and Discharge. NOTICE is hereby given to the Credi tors and Legatees that I will make a Final Scttlementon the Estate of Simeon Parkman, dee'd., in the Probate Court at j Edgefield C. H., S. C., on Tuesday, the Gth day of February, 1872. ELIJAH STILL, Adm'or. Jan. 3_4t_2_ Notice. THE Creditors of tho Estate of Mrs. MARY P. BROOKS, dee'd., are liorebv notified to. present their respec tive claims to the undersigned. Ana all persons indebted to the said Estate are requested to sottle forthwith. J. H. BROOKS, Ex'or. Dec. 28, 1871._3t_2_ Notice ! BY an Order from tho Probate Court, wowill sell at Edgefield C. H., on Jie first Monday in February next, all. ;he NOTES belonging to the Estate of | Hrs. Louisa Inabnet, dee'd. Terms Cash. MARTIN SHEALY, WM. A. SHEALY. Jan 17_2t_4_ Notice. A LL persons aro hereby notified not t\. to trade for a Note given by me to | y. L. Stevens, for Six Hundred and j Jixty Six Dollars, or thereabouts, and lated about 11th January 1860, with in erost from dato. I will resist tho pay neut thereof. B. W. BLEDSOE. Jan. 17 St 4 Final Settlement. A Final Settlement will be made in cjL the offico of the Probate Judge on londay the 19th February 1872, on the Istato of. -ftliar.?Jane; Weaver,' acCd.V nd at the .?ame time, the undersigned rill make application for a final discharge H Executor on said Estate. , M. M. PADGET, Ex'or.. an; 17 . ' 'it 4 Sherill's Sale. Rhoda Ramsay, TS S. Samuel Tompkins and John W. Tompkins, Ex'ors James Tompkins, dec'd. BY virtue of a "Writ of Fi Fa to mt direc;ed, in the above stated case, 1 will proceed to sell at Edgeiield C. H., on Monday the 5th February next, the fol lowing property belonging to the Estate of James Tompkins, dec'd., to wit: One Tract of Land, containing Eight Hundid (800) Acres, more or less, known as the White House Tract,-ad joining lands of Chesley Wells, T. Ii. Jennings, Landon Tucker and others. One Tract of Laud, known as the Wilson Home Tract,-containing Four Hundred and Twenty-five (425) Acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Mary Briggs, Estate of Samuel Blackwell, and the "White House Tract"-of James Tompkins, dec'd. On? Tract of Land, known as thc Plantation Tract, containing Sixteen Hundred (1600) Ac-^s, more or loss, ad joining lands of G. C. Robertson, Jasper Price, James Martin and others. One Tract, containing One Thousand (1000) Acres, more or less, known as the Home Tract,-adjoining lands of C. L. Blair, Mrs. Sarah Blair, Jasper Price, W. L. Parks and others. ??r- Terms Cash. Titles and Stamps extra, j. H. MCDEVITT, S. E. C. Jan 13_4te_4_ ~ Sheriff's Sale. Bud C. Mathews, ) vs [ Fi. Fa. Reuben McCarty. J BY virtue of a Writ of Fi Fa to me di rected, in the above stated case, 7 will proceed to sell at Edgeiield C. H., on tho first Monday in February next, the following property of tho Defendant, Reuben McCarty, to wit: ONE TRACT OF LAND, containing Two Hundrod Acres, moro or less, ad joining lands of Dick Clary, Obediah Berrj-, Samuel Samples and others. Terms Cash. Titles and Stamps Extra. j. H. MCDEVITT, S. E. C. Jan. 13_4te_4_ State of South Carolina EDGEFIELD COUNTY. IN PROBA TE CO ll RT. Butler Williams, Adm'r. ] of Estate of John B. Petition to Williams, deed., r ll Real Es vs j tate to pay Wilson M. Corley and wife, Debts. Mary W. Corley, et al. . J 1<Y virtue of an Ordor from tho Pro ^ bate Court of said County, in this cause, I will sell at Edgeiield C. IL, on tho first Mondav in February next, the REAL ESTATE described in the plead ings, to wit: ONE TRACT OF LAND lying in said County, on Turkey Creek, adjoining lands of John Cheatham, Z. Corley and Homestead set apart to Mrs. Mary W. Coriev for her Dower, containing Three Hundred aud Forty-one Acres?, more or loss. Said Tract will be divided and sold in two separate Tracts. 'fenns of safe-One-third of the pur chase money and costs to be paid in cash. The balance on a credit until first day of November next. Titles and Stamps extra. j. H. MCDEVITT, S. E. C. Jan. 12,_4te__4_ Sheriff's Sale. E. Z Bussey, Adm'r., ] Bill for saleof vs (Real Estate to. H. Bussey, f pay Debts and Sarah Bussey, et al. J Dower. BY virtue of an Ordor from Judge S. W. Melton, in this cause, I will sell at Edgefleld C. H., on the first Monday in February next, the Estate in Remain der of tho Tract of Land assigned to Mrs. Sarah Bussey, the widow, for her Dower, consisting of ONE TRACT OF LAND lying near Red Oak Grove Church, where on Emerson Bussey resided at the time of his death, containing One Hundred and Fi fry Acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Joseph Bussey, H. T. Wright, Esq., and others. jj?T* Terms Cash. Titles and Stamps oxtra. J. H. McDEVrTT, S.E.C. Jan. 13,_4fce_4 Sheriff's Sale. Cook & Berry, ) vs. \ Fi. Fa. A. P. Norris. J BY virtue of a Writ of Fi. Fa. to me directed, in the above stated case, I .viii proceed to sell, at Edgeiield C. H.. >n the first Monday in February next, iio following.property of the D?tendant, 1 P. Norris, to wit : ONE TRACT OF LAND containing rwo Honored and Five Acres, more or ess, adjoining lands of Georgs Sharpton, Samuel Glovqr. Sarah Morris and others. p3&~- Terms Cash. Titles, and Stariips Extra. J. H MCDEVITT, s. E. C. Jan.,\\_4te_. . 4 For Rent. T1HE TWO ST?RE R?OMS and Odo?: i X Fellow's Hall in .Masonic building, inply to . ' TH OS. J, ADAMS,' . . . Atty, for Owners. Jan.*22, tt ' . 5 . 209 Broad Street AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. KEAN, LANDRAM'& CO, ?FOIR THE WEXT THIRTY JDAYS \ WIL? ?FFER THEIR ENTIRE STOCK OF WINTER DBE$8 GOODS, OLO vKS; SHAWLS, FURS, BLANKETS, AND WOOLEN GOODS GENERALLY, |_ ............. AtPrices.-which-will. Defy Compet?tef?*i ! I Oar object ;isftc make room fora "Heavy spring Stockr' ?^-CASH ORDERS from the Country v-iii^ifaithiolly exmfcwaid satisfaction guarantied. Express.Charges Tr?-Tai? whenamountror^Bijd exceeds $10. . .: , . & j ' I Mr. J. Itt. ANDERSON will be >ppy to;, serv?- his Edgefifc friends. ? -..-.J . - .. ' is2t*h All kinds o'?DOME?T?CS Sold at Factory Prices. ;?? KEAN, LANDRAM & CO. August* Ga., Jan 2 ./-,; lm / .? H Edgefield, S.*?tyH3 ?oi? .* *... ? "AS in Store another large and superior. Stock of Gjopdp ,in the TRADE, which he warrants Fresh and Genuine, and which he wi low as the same Goods can be bought in any otter, Southern marje Stock embraces in part,- <?.??. - ? \ ?. 'J-'-.I - '-: ??'--.vi 500 Lbs. WHITE LEAD, One Barrel each of. LINSEED OIL and VARNISH;* 50 Gallons Spts. TURPENTINE, 75 Lbs. Spanish BROWN and Venetian RED, ; wi ****** it??*??H 10 Boxes WINDOW GLASS and 100 Lbs. PUTTY,. . 76 Gallons MAQHINE OIL, ' ' ' 25 - TRAIN OIL, , , , 9 Doz. GLASS'LAMPS, all styt??'*. :-tUiUmud I'lfTOnf 35 *'. LAMP CHIMNEYS, " . nxM?f 100 Lbs. each SODA, SALTS, SULPHUR; COPPERAS, ' < 1 800 Lbs. Family and Toilet SOAPS, 4 Bbls. best KEROSENE OIL, ?ic.,' &c. Patent Medicine? and In valuable Remedies. Herman's Elixir CAL ASA YA BARK, \ Whitcomb's ASTHMA REMEDY I Bn?field's FEMALE REGULATOR, Dr. Simmons' LIVER MEDICINE/ AVer's HAIR VIGOR, " CHERRY PECTORAL, " SARSAPARILLA, ? AGUE CURE, " eATHARTIC PILLS, ?rt*. Allen's LUNG BALSAM, Cook's WINE OF TAR for Coughs, Colds, A full Stock of all kind of BITTERS, J For Cooking Purposes. EXTRACT LEMON, ROSE, ORANGE, VANILLA,.PINE APPLE, A full line of BAKING POWDERS, and. SPICER pf;all kinds, ? ~ Toilet Articles for the Eadie*. . I ? 8J POWDER BOXES, very handsome, y I PENN'S EXCELSIOR HAIR OIL, CAMPHOR ICE* VINEGAR ROUGES, PREMIUM BEARS OIL, . . a. TOOTH POWDERS and PASTE, j HANDIORDHIF?FJBXTRA.CTS, 1t, r fi PHILOTOKEN,. f Radways PILLS and READY-RELIEF, I. ." . MUSTANG LINIMENT, '; .' " COD LIVER OIL, Tarrants SELTZER APERIENT, . [ Hall's HAIR RESTORER, Barry's TRICO^HEROUS,, . . / Burnet's COCOAIN for the Hair, BUR KALLISTON 'foi- the Corapl CONGRESS WATER. GENUINE BELL COLOGNE, LIJBIN'S EXTRACTS, HAIR POMADES, TOILET POWDERS TOILET SOAPS, all Flavors, &c., Ac. CHOICE GROCERIES. % I HAMS, Clear R. SIDES, LARD, FLOUR, MEAL.SUGARS, MOLES SES, SYRUPS, TEAS, COFFEE, CHEESE, MACCARQNJ, and all Gooda kept in a:first class stock, which will be sold low for Cash. Tobacco and/Cigars. \^ff Always on hand a. supply of Choice. TOBACCO, and CIGARS. It will afford ma much pleasure to Eerve my friends and customers atcall times. And while tendenng my thanks for . the confidence, and sxmjjort given through the many long years of the past, I respectfully solicit a continuance of theil patronage, with the assurance that I shall use my best efforts to give entire satisfaction. ?' t8r Prescriptions carefully Compounded day or night. . ' . ' , l: Jan. 16, - tf. ? ; [3 Now is the Time for Baigaft I WILL OFFER from thia:date my'JSftTIRE STOC1 GOODS, '-, At and Below New York Coi These consist of French POPLINS, plain, striped and' checked, All-Wool DELAINES, all colors. Scotch PLAIDS, Figured DELAINES, .. Opera FLANNELS, ail colors, --^-AESO My entire Stock BLANKETS, . Gents' FURNISHING GOODS, . Ladies' HATS HOODS, NUBIAS, , :<! SHAWLS, TALMAS. These Goods are Fresh from New York this Fall, and are only beingrsfc rificed to make room for my Spring Stoc kV I am offering'my Entire'pres ent Stock far below its real value. I would call special attention to my White Goods,, consisting of Plain and Check CAMBRICS, Pin-Cord and Swiss MUSLINS, &c., &c Thes? Goods will be sold at Cost, however, FOR CASH ONLY. As it is not my policy to keep Goods on hand from season to season, thus accumulating a-i old and unwieldly Stock, now is the time for my friends and the public to calton me and secure BARGAINS.. . > J. H. CHEATKAM. Jan 10 lm 3 GrA-jRDE?sT SEED CROP 1871. Just received a large supply of Vegetables of good quality cannot be grown without first sowing reliable Seeds. Having testedJhese Seeds for many years, I can with confidence recommend them to alf-who may desire to have a Garden stocked with fine Vegetables. . G. L. Pfifft Jan 10 tf -8 M. O'DOWDi GROCER AMD COMMISSION H Merc?ant, 5K 284^Brbad Street, Augusta, Ga. i tit _AS on hand and for sale at LOWEST MARKET PRICES for Cast or Factors' Acceptances, payable next. Fall, a FULL STOCK of Choice Groceries and Plantation Supplies, among which may be found the following r 50 2 HHDS. C. R. Bacou Sides, 10,000 lbs. D. P. Shoulders, 10 casks Hams, 100 packages Lard, 200 boxes Cheese, 300 bbls. Flour, all grades, 300 sacks Oats, 40 " Seed Rye, 100 bbls. Irish Potatoes, 500 packages New Mackerel-Nos. 1, 2. and 3. 100 packages Extra Mess Mackrel 10 bbls. Buckwheat, 100. chests Tea, all grades, 50 bbls. Syrup-different grades 200 cases Oysters, landSlb. cans, 200 cases Canned Fruit? and Veg etables. 300 cases Pickles, all sizes, 50 4 J Lobsters, 1 and 21b. cans 200 gross Matches, 200 boxes Candles, 50 M Charles Dickens' Seffars, 50 M Georgia Chiefe do. 50 M Our Choice do. 200 M various grades do. j 5,000 Bushels Corn,. ? ? HHDS. Demarara Sugar, 35. hhdn. Brown Sugar, 10 hhds. Scotch Sugar, <7 .25 boxes Haw.?a Sugar, IO 50 bbls. Crushed, Powdered and Granulated Sugar, 200 bbls. Extra C and A Sugar, 200 bags Rio Coffee, 50 " Laguayra Coffee, 50 pockets O ld Government Java Coffee, 100 boxes No. 1 Soap. 200 " pale 150 .. " Starch, 100 " j Soda,. 100 dozen Buckets, 50 " Brooms;. ' BARRELS Pure Baker 50 bbls. Old Valley Whisky, 200 i! RyeWWdty.alli 50 ** Pure Corn 30 " Brandy, Gin and 1 10 quarter casks imported Cog nac Brandy, 8 quarter casks Scotch and Irish Whisky, 20 quarter casks Sherry, Port and Madeitt?WiB?, 20 casks Ale and Porter. 10 casks Cooper's Half .?d Halli 50 cases Cbampsgno, 40 " Claret, 50 " .Schnapps, 100 " Bitterer 7 200 boxes Tobacco, all grades, ICO c?sea Smoking do. 4 tf Seed Oafs I Seed Oats! M OK Sale hy rr: ?t. E/sl/.ao ".?<>uii1I. MONROE\WISB,: .X /.il<n. Pine House, S. C. Jan.10 !? tf Ittedicaf. EROM thia date I will pntcti.cnHedi* - cWe exClusiv?lV- for Cash. 1 I .fc^viU c ?p.: H. PATTISON, p Jan 17 *t 6m -'^ 4