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I8G00D VV3M ! \m .i9t**n ital 'tu? .awn** WVM? ^..un.,^?,..^....;....<.,n..^n..?M.w^.^...?M.M,.......?....,."...rf**-*.*.M.nHU...,..,......,.u?....,.uK,?~*l*Hi. Bf D* B. D?RISOE. EDGEFIELD, | C^FEBRUARY 22, 1872. i OLIME XXXVI,-No, 9, Parents ! Guardians ! Me ! BOARD, with TUITION in English, French, Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Book-keeping, . and Surveying in the Field, for 42 weeks, from 1st March next, can be had for iW Only $126! Instruction, analytical, practical, thor ough. Govenunem^parental. Climate, delightful. Scenery, peaofifuL Please address, immediately._"1* Rev. D. MCNEILL TURNER, D. D.! Brevard, N. C. Jan. 10 3m 3 FURNITURE OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, : AT PLATT BR011S, (Formerly C. A. Platt & Co.,) 214 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga? 1,000 Maple and Walnut Bedsteads, $5 to $10 ! _- ' - "TTTE particularly call the attention of VV purchasers tb our SOLID WAL NUT CHAMBER SUITS for Beauty Durability and Cheapness. Our MANUFACTURING DEPART MENT is still in operation. Special or ders wiU be promptly attended to. Re pairs done in all its branches. UPHOLSTERING DEPARTMENT. Hair Cloth, Enameled Cloth, Reps, Terry and Springs, and all articles suita ble for Manufacturers, we offer at Low Prices. Augusta, May 2 ly 191 SHE GOSSAN PLANS Cooking Stove ! SlNCE the death of the late WM. HILL and closing tip of his business, I have taken the Agency for the Sale ol the Persons wanting a good Stove, such as the "Philanthropist," "Chief Cook," or " Cotton Plant," can be supplied by call ingon D. L. FULLERTON, Stove Dealer, AUGUSTA, GA ?No.a Stoves for $20,00 and &?,00. No. 7 Stoves for ?25,00, $31,50, ?33,00 ?35,00, ?45,00. No-8 Stoves for ?28,00, ?07,50, ?40,00, $50.00, $65,00. . Augusta, Oct 4 Cm 41 F. A. Brahe & Co., 206 Broad St., WoVLD respectfully announce to their Friends and the Publie of Edgefield Dis trict, that they have just received, direct from Europe,* and now offer, a large and magnificent Stock of GOODS, consisting of Fine Gold and Silver WATCHES, of the best makers. Ladies' and Gents' Solid Gold CHAINS, of the latest styles. DIAMONDS of first water, inSets, Pins and Rings. Superb SETS for Ladies and Misses. Stone, Cameo, Seal and Plain Gold RINGS. Sterling SILVER WARE of the latest designs. * Triple PLATED WARE. American and French CLOCKS, A large lot of Imported FANCY GOODS, &c. WATCHES and JEWELRY will be repaired with the usual caro. Oct 18 Rm 43 Sheriff's Sale. W. J. Readv, ) vs. * \ Fi Fa. S. S. Tompkins. J BY virtue of a Writ of Fi Fa to me di rected, iu the above stated case, I wiU proceed to re-sell at the risk of the former purchaser, on the first Monday in March next, at Edp;cfield C. H., the fol lowing property of the Defendant, to wit: ONE HOUSE AND LOT, In thc Vil lage of Edgefield, containing Two and one-half Acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Mrs. Brooks, Estate of B. J. Ryan, and Methodist Parsonage. Terms Cash. Titlesand Stamps Extra. j. H. MCDEVITT, S. E. C. Feb. 10 4tc 8 Sheriff's Sale. J. H. Lamar and ") Birney Glover-, Ad'rs., .." I- Execution. Benjamin Barton. J BY virtue of a Writ of Execution to me dircc'ed, in the above slated case, I will proceed to sell at Edgefield C. H., on the hrst Monday in March next, the fol lowingproperty of the Defendant, Ben. jamin Barton, to wit: ONE TRACT OF LAND, sontaining Thirteen Hundred Acres, more or less, adjoining lands of J. S. Wilkinson, Mis. William Gregg. John Pri?e anti others. Terms Cash. Titlesand Stamps extra. J. II. Mri ) KV ITT, S. E. C. Feb. 10 4tc H Sheriff's Sale. Adam D. Corlcy, ] vs. ? v? r?" Wm. Rinehart and f xir'u Wesley Rinehart. J BY virtue of a Writ of Fi Fa to mc directed, in the above stated case. I will proceed to sell at Edgefield C. IL, on tho first Monday in March next, tho following property of thc Defendant, Wesley Rinehart, to wit: ONE TRACT OF LAND cbnta?llfhg Two Hundred and Ten A'ros, more or less, adjoining lands of Whitfield Brooks, Jacob l luiet, George Long an 1 others. ^Sf*T*?rms Cash. Titles and Stomps Extra. j. H. MCDEVITT; S. E. C. Feb. 10_4te_S_ Sheriff's Sale. Wm. Parkman, Assignee, j vs. [ Execution. Charles Parkman. J BY virtue of a Writ of Execution, to me directed, in the above suited case, I will proceed to sell at tho Defendant's residence-, o i Friday, the ?kl day ol' Feb ruary, the following personal property of the Defendant, to wit: Household and Kitchen Furn ture, Two Mules. Nino Head of Cattle, Twelve Head of Hoirs. Twenty-four Head of Sheep, One lot of Corn, One lot of Fodder, One lot of Peas. One lot of Cotton Seed. Five Hundred Pounds of Bu eon, Plantation mid Shop Tool?, Gin Head and Thrasher. Terms ('ash. j. H. MCDEVITT, s. E. C. Feb. 8 ?te 8 Kerosene Oil. Kerosene Oil. j THE B33ST IN THE MARKET. "TUST received two more Barrels No. 1 ? O KEROSENE OIL,-warranted not, to explode. G. L. PENN, ? Druggist, j JanSl tf 6 1 SOLUBLE Price, $45 Cash, with the Usual Ad vance for Time. EXPERIENCE IN THE USE OF this Guano for the past six years in this State, for Cotton ana Corn, fias so far es tablished its character for excellence as to render comment unnecessary. In accordance with the established policy of the Company to furnish tho best Concentrated Fertilizer at the lowest cost to consumers, this G uano is put info, market this season at the above reduced ?rice, which the Company is enabled to o by reason of its large facilities and the reduced cost of manufacture. The supplies put into market this sea son are, as heretofore, prepared under the personal superintendence of Dr. St. Julian Ravenel, Chemist of the Company, :it Charleston, S. C., hence, planters may rest assured that its QUALITY and COM POSITION is precisely thc same as that heretofore sold. At the present low price every acre planted can be fertilized with 200 pounds Guano at a cost not exceed ing the present value of 30 pounds o? cotton, while experience has shown that under favorable conditions of 'season and cultivation the crop is increased by the application from two to threefold the natural capacity of the soiL Hence, un der no conditions could its application fail to compensate for the outlaw Apply to J. N. ROBSON. Agent Pacific Guano Company, No. 68 East Bay and Nos. I and 2 Atlan tic Wharf, Charleston, 8. C. . JNO. S. REESE <fc CO., Gen'l Agents. Nov. 29_3m 49 . PAWFliT"??mo lOMPANrs COMPOUND ACID PHOSPHATE OF LIME - . V- FOR V. 1 ? Composting with Cotton Seed. Price ?25 Cash, with Usual Advance on Tima THIS ARTICLE IS PREPARED UN DER tho superintendence of Dr. ?ST. JULIEN RAVENEIL expressly for com posting with cotton seed. It was Introduced by this Company two rears ago, and its use has full" attested its value. 200 to 250 pounds ortliis arti rle-'por aero, properly composted with :he same weight of cottonseed, furnishes thc planter with a FERTILIZER of the nighest excellence at ?ho smallest cost. A compost prepared with this artic Uvas :>y printed directions furnished, contains ill the elements of fertilitv that can enter nto a first class FERTILIZER, while its economy must commend its liberal ise to planters. For supples and printed directions for imposting apply to -ar. K." ??0B50X, Agent Pacific Guano Company, No. GS Earn Bay and Nos. t and 2 Atlan tic Wharf, Charleston, S. C. JNO. S. REESE & CO., Gen'l Agents. Nov. 20_3m 49 t\ J.MILL::J?, II.Brs&EV. JOEL J. BACON MILLER, BUSSEY& BACON GROCERS AND Sen'l Commission Merchants, 173 Broad Street, A UG USTA, GEORGIA, RESPE( Edgefield friends that they are constant y receiving fresh invoices of BACON, LARD, COFFEE, SUGAR, TEA, CHE FSE, BAGGING, TIES. CANDLES, BUTTER, SOAP, STARCH, WHISKEY, BRANDY, WINES, TOBACCO, Can FRUITS and VEGETABLES, And in fact everything usually found in Tirst class Grocery Houses. All of which we offer to tho public at ?he lowest market prices. Mr. J. B. NORRIS is with us, and vould be pleased to have his friends to :all and see him when thev come totown _Decl3_' 3m . 51 Gb Kew York Office, 37 BEEKMA?? ST. May 31__ly_ 23 !)oors, Sashes, Blinds, &c. I \ i - '?' ? l??&i^ P, P. TOALE, Manufacturer an? M^??erj Nb. 20 J loane st. rend irorlbcck"* Wharf, CHARLEST?N, S. C. ^E?* This is thc largest and most com plete K?ctory?of tho kind in thc South cm States, and all articles in this linc can bc furnished by .Mr. P. p. TOAI.K at prices wliich defy competition A pamphlet with full and detailed list of all sjy.es of Doors, Sashes and Blinds, and lin; prices ol' ead!, will he sent free and post j?ii<!, on application to P. P. TOAIiB, CAAULKSTO^, S. C. July 20 _ ly 31 SIXTY-FIVE FIRST PRIZE MEDALS AWARDED, THE ii R EAT Southern Piano MANUFACTORY. vVM. KNABE & CO. MASLTACTTKERS or Grand; Square and Upright Piano Fortes, BALTIMORE, Md. Tin*?' Iimtroroenls hav . beroi before tho Public P.r noarlv Thirty Years, and upon tbelrexccUcnce alone attained n:i>l wi pureba ned prt*mintHce, which |.n.?><.!!un a Hiern unequaled; ni TONE, ]OUCH, WORKMANSHIP And DURABILITY. All our S</>t<rrr Plano? have our Nt-w Im proved (fttsamnte Bc*? nn?l I he Ayrojir Tiri/*. rvr~ Wf wotilil cull Kpocinl atffntimi to our late Hiil^nlc.l Improvement* jr. G HAND PIAXOS ","/ SulW I.'KGRANDS, fflofd In noothar l'lnno which ((ring Ibo Pim?o nearer Pcifr?i?on Ilma has yet beeu attained. rvsT7 Piar.o Telly Warrented for Five Years r*?* We uro hv special rmtipenwn! enrbtpd to f-.r'nl'-b PARLOR ORGANS and MBLOVEONB i.f the mest celebrated makers, 117/oW/e and Re t? ?I al /??..(.? Ftiftmy J'ricen. Il?mlrateA Catalogne* and Price Lisls promptly famished on ipp?cailon to WM. KN ABE ?Sr CO., Balti'ore, Md. Or any of our regular established agencies. WOT. 8 in? 4A Stey By Step. BY J. G. HOLLAND. 'Heven-is not reached by a single bou But we build the ladder by which rise From the lowly earth to the vaul skies, As we mount to its summit round round. I count these things to be grandly tr That a noble deed is a step toward Goi Lifting the soul from the common ! To a purer air and a broader view. Wc rise by the things- that are under < feet, By what we have mastered in gr< and crain, By the pride deposed and the pas*] slain, And the vanquished ill we hourly me We hope, we resolve, we aspire, we tru When the morning calls to J ile and lig But our heart grows weary and ere t night, Our lives are trailing in the sordid du Wings for the angels, butfeetfortheim We must borrow the wings to find t way We may hope, and resolve, and aspi and" pray, But our feet must rise or we fall again, Only in dreams is the ladder thrown From the weary earth to the sapphi walls ; But the dreams depart and the visio fall, , And thc sleeper wakes on his pillow . stone. Heaven is not reached by a singlo boun But we build the ladder by which \ riso From the lowly earth to the vault( skies, And we mount to the summit round I round. IN TWENTY YEAR?. ? " And so you really think there is noll ing serious in Margaret's naughtiness, ni dear sir," said a fashionably dressed lad of five and forty summers to a gentlema fifteen years her junior, who stood bellin the open library window, regarding h< with an amused smile. " Xothi?g, at all serious, my dear Mr Gray," said the gentjeman quietly. " And what do you think I had betti do with her?" " Send her to me if you like," was th negligent answer. The lady's anxious face cleared an brightened ai once. .' " Would you re ally take, her " If it '.viii give pleasure I wiltoo hap py to do so." .'. Oh. it will be suvli a weight o.T in; mind, Mr. Strong! I cannot tell yoi what I have sullercd from the girl's pecii liar ways since I came into this boost l live, rond as I was ol'Judge G ra}, doubt ir 1 ever could have made up nv mind to take bim badi known as mud of his only (fluid as I l:no\.- now. And since her father's death, she has nm will -positively wild Mr. Strong. I have no the sligbest control over her. In luet, sh sets every ene at defiance, : " Yes, my dear madam,' ? bowing politely, usSffheHL completed her sentence. ' understand it all. But st and we-wiili.see.what can be ilud some wild natures in my afternoon, madam." With these words a humai decided. The next day saw Margaret, daughter and heiress of the late J^. Gray, sitting quietly at a desk in the vil lage academy among a group ol' girls, wisc eyed her over/heir school books usstealtbi ly and curiously as if she had been a new ly imported kangaroo. First, because, with her clear, bright, brunette complexion, her large, dark eyes, and her curling, brown lia;r, she was by far the handsomest girl in the win fe school. Secondly, because she was an heiress. Third and lastly, because they han heard many a tale of ber haughty and capricious temper, and were in daily and hourly ex pectation of a strife for the mastery be tween her and their grave and handsome teacher, whose authority no one within those walls would ever dream of dispu ting, unless, indeed, it would be her. But much to the wonder, and very pos sibly to tho disappointment of the school girls, no such outbreak had occurred. Mar garet, perched in thc library gallery at homo, among her well-beloved books, had heard her step-mother's accusation, and the teacher's laughing reply. Neither of the speakers had been aware of her pres ence, and she did not make it mani lest by word, or look, or sign. But when they were gone, she clenched her little white hand, vowed passionately to herself, that she would surprise them both, and make her stepmother appear to others lhe harsh, censorious, and unjust woman she hoi self, in her own secret heart, had always been willing to believe her. Accordingly, when informed of the ex isting arrangement, she uttered no word of opposition, much to tho astonish ment of Mrs. Gray, who could scarcely believe her own eyes when she saw Mar-, garet obediently leave thc house each morning, with her satchel of bbolts swing ing from her arm. Mr. Strong was also puzzled. His deep blue eyes often met those brown ones with a loo?c of won. Ir r ing inquiry that made Margaret long to laugh. But thc ono asked no questions - the oilier answered noni- And so the days went on, and Margaret passed her lirsl examination triumphantly, and was proclaimed the best and most promis ing scholar in the school. She ought, therefore, to have been hap py. But it was with ix very .-ad face that she wont up into the fi miliar Hall, just at dusk, on the evening nf thc great ex amination day, to col iee- her books, and take one last Beeret look ut a place she would never again see tenanted us it had been tenanted ol' lote-the master's chair. There it stood upon Ike raised platform, r:inpty and desolate. Tho stately figuro ?bat filled it like a throne was absent-; and yet, to uer dreaming eye, present as plainly as ?-vcr. .She saw the high, white brow, and the curls ol' sunny brown hair, and thc deep blue eyes, and the beautiful ly chiseled iios that closed so firmly in spite of lier beauty. She hoard the deep, sweet tories of that beloved voice--be 1-jv-d I Sin- started at the thought. "(Jh! my dear master!" she said aloud, and burying her head in her banda; she sank down upon the empty chair and wept. A step crossed the hall hastily-an arm was thrown around her waist; that voice, aU hurried and agitated, was speaking in her very ear I " My pupil ! Oh, if I were younger or you older ; if I were richer or you poorer, I would dara to say " My Margaret, and do my best to tura this girlish liking into a woman's love ! But I am a poor man, and 1 am fifteen years older than you. Rem.cnibcr me in after days, and say to yourself that these were the barriers that rose between us. Heaven bless you, dear. I dare not kiss your lips. You must keep thom for thc man you will love and marry one day when I am far away. But your you hand-?-" Ho raised it to ? his lips and a hot tear fell with tho long, lingering kiss and seemed to burn into the soft, white flesh. Before she could speak or stop him, ho hurried from the room. The pleasant " summer term" was over, and the hand some, stately " master" was gone to return no mc. . L_?. - . (? i And twenty years parsed by. i To Margaret-they seemed to bring little of trial or ?hange. She still dwelt in her old home, though her fashionable mother had long since left it to share the mansion of a merchant pr.nce upon Fifth Avenue. Margaret felt no desire to share the splendor of which the late widow was so inordinately proud. The dear old home stead was grand and good enough for her, and all tho dearer, if the whole truth must be told, since that jarring presence was removed. So 3h? dwelt there quietly, with a maiden aunt for chaperon and com panion ; and all her schoolmates were- mar ried, and she alone remained as ever, Mar garet Gray. It was not, however, for lack of offers that she lived this single,, solitary life. Many a 'feverli?d'come lib 'woo; for her brown curls and soft, dark eyes, and rosy cheeks and Grecian features, and a perfect lin do not often go'begging for a purchaser, when backed by such a fortune as Marga ret possessed. She had suitors by the score until it carne publicly to be'Known that she would far rather see the suitors at the distance, or wooing some one else. After that no man ventured to trv his luck with Judge Gray's heiress, and the rejected lovers consoled themselves as speedily as possible by marrying the pret tiest of her friends. Margaret went cheerfully to each wed ding, wished thei bridegrooms joy, and gave to tho brides some beautiful and valuable gifts. Evidently she was then " wearing the willow'' for no one. What could tho meaning of celibacy so deter mined bc ? - And the days and years went on. And a birthday."came -at last, which showed how the school girl of fifteen was now the woman ol' thirty-five. On that day Margaret arranged her abundant Irises before thc glass, and saw thc first gray hair. She stopped to look at it with a melan choly smile. "Ah, he would not say I was too young now," she exclaimed. And just then a tap came at the door, ind thc servant entered and brought her a card. "The gentleman is below, Miss Marga ret, and would like to speak with you, if convenient," said the girl. Margaret looked at the card. "ELLISON STRONG." The room reeled round and round, and she turned so pale th it the girl was then frightened. " Sure, Miss Margaret, it is ill that ye are, and I'll go down and send the gentle man away." " No, no !" said Margaret, recovering her composure with an eubrti " Help me to finish dressing Kate ; I must sec hun !" Kate, with all a woman's quickness, guessed something of thc truth, and did uer best to make ncr mistress look as pret ty ns possible. Wita the old color in her cheek, and thc old happy light in her soft, brown Byes, Margaret stole down thc stairs. Rut nt the parlor door %a sudden thought startled und checked her. "I arn hirty-five years old to-day, and lm ty new Q TOOTI nf f)Oi. Wa hon been their parting twi . _?Jj ind as erect as ever, with a brilliant color >n his check, and his blue eyes flashing ft-ith all thc fire of earl}-'youth, and not a ?race of care or sorrow to mar tho beauty which she remembered so weil. He sprang .? meet her, and took her hy thc nano, md iookeel down into her eves with warening, nlni'mt imperious, glance. " Margaret," paid the deep, sweet voie-. irhose music was unchanged, " 1 have =taid away hom you a whole life-time ind at last the craving to see or hear ol' rou grew too strong to be denied. I came ide expecting to find you a happy wife, ?:iih your children at your knee, and 1?re you aro, solitary ana alone, though roting and beautiful as ever. How is that?* She could not answer with those deep jlue eyes searching her drooping face so ntently. But a deep crimson blush rose slowly to her cheek and neck, and brow, ts he drew her close to his side, and spoke br her far more eloquently thau even ivords could do. " I left you twenty years ago, my dar ing, because I was a poor man and fifteen rears your senior. lam rich now-but ivhat about years, Margaret? Tiny have nade me no younger-I am fifty years )ld to-day." " Hut 1 am thirty-five," she said, in alow roice., " I seo no gray hairs in your brown airls ; but they begin to come in mine. Fif ty years chi to-day ? You look not an liour older than when wc paded in thc ?ali." He bent his face down upon hew. " Margaret, you liked me then-can yon love me now '.'-will you be my wife ?" For an answer she lifted her lips to his. '. Twenty ycais ago you would not kiss me: you bude me keep that first kiss for thc nan 1 was to love and marry. 1 have kept it for you ?or twenty years. Will yon laic it now !" J b- hold her closely to his heart in silence. Thirty-five and fifty years of agc! Docs it seem absurd to you, young lady of six teen ? Ah, me ! I sometimes wonder if people ever really know how to love before gray hairs be gin to Come to teach them. V*.?m? Causes Hard Times. We are fast becoming a nation of sche mers to live without work. Our boys are not learning trades ; our farmer's sons are crowding into cities, looking for clerkships and poor offices; hardly one American girl in eddi hundred will do housework for wages, however urgent her need. Our women shine in European fabrics; our men dress in foreign clothes; the toys which amuse our younger children have generally reached us over the sea. We arc like the farmer who hires his neigh bor's son to chop his wood, feed his stock, and run his errands, while his own boys lounge at the grog-shop, playing billiards, and then wonders why, in spite of his best efforts, he sinks annually deeper into debt, till the sheriff cleans him out, and he starts West to begin again. We must turn over a new leaf. Our boys and girls must bc taught to love la bor by qualifying themselves to do it effi ciently. We must turn out fewer profes sionals and more skilled artisans, as well as food growers. Wc must qualify our clever boys to erect and run furnaces, roll ingmills, tanneries, machine shops, etc., to open and fashion implements, und double the present product of their father's farm. So snail wc stem the tide of debt that sets steadily against our shores, and cease to be visited and annoyed by hard times. Lancaster Ledger. COTTON PLANTING.-The Edgefield Advertiser, in its Sale-Day Jottings, says I it is evidently the design on all sides to j plar#t largely of cotton, and then adds, "look sharp, friends, or the present prion of the staple will lead von into folly." Wo take up and repeat the admonition to tho planters of this section. There is danger here. Dont forget the recent past. Be sure of your bread and as much meat PS possible, before you enter into the ser vice of King cotton, He is an arbitrary despot and brings many to rue their loy-, alty.-Sumter Watchman. On the Other Leg. In Robeson County, in North Carolina, a band of outlaws have their camp, and from it have issued; any day for these four years to rob, and, when it suits their pur pose, to murder the; helpless people ol' the vicinity. Rewards^ most temping in amount, have been3insufficient to secure the capture of anyf-one member of the gang; indeed, suchas the immunity they enjoy, purchased "by yf-ars of successful plunder and ?nawe| rapine and violence, that, they boldly rjde along the public highways arid swagger through the streets of the neighboringjpwns, with not a band brave enough to atfcmpt to stay them. With all of this, fttus reckless band of midnight marauded, of swaggering as sassins, bas never t?bn styled the " Ku Klux," nor has evet 'Federal authority in terfered to protc^ftheir victims. They make daily forays tarough the whole coun try around, and opemy exact levies of money and provisions frong?hefrightened popula tion. But the Federal ?judiciary that des patched United Stales marshals, aided by United States bayonets, to the upland Counties of Sooth carolina, and secured the conviction' of Aundreds of ignorant and hapless (?untmyonnkels, is blind to tin desperate condition of affairs in and about toe little village, of Scufuetown in the adjoining Stat? of North Carolina. We are not awar??that the victims of Lowrey's b.nd of .desperadoes have ever appealed tc the Unjfc?c?fctates authorities for assistance we omy^'coniriient upon the distinction made jljjafecn rlenrv Berry Lowrey, the negro muW-erer and uncheck ed freebooter and -Er. "William Avery, the respectable dtizcnfiSyno has expatriated himself to avoid antilegal and unjust con viction. But Dr."ffig??? was a white man and a Democrat, white'tke savage Lowrey is a mulatto and a-jftadical partisan. It is stated tha?j?fc-f?rce and influence of Lowrey's gang^tere- used to support the carpet-baggers Holden and Poole, and that its victims haye uniformly boen the enemies of the Administration. This may be taken with a grain of salt, but undoubt edly the politicial Bias.of this negro out law and his band '.pf-black ruffians is to ward the Radical^ nt?ioritiea of his State and of the South. ' Under the terrorism established by thjg n? of these lawless desperadoes the m ?pie are abandoning their homes and ?M ^ing the country to their tender mercie^.. The State authori ties have given titpB&no aid-the Federal authorities seem alt. disposed to render them their assistante. The people might take the law in their -own hands, but the nro?cr.'-jtive andraBtial measures of the Federal authorities^haye placed even this last resort out of rtl??ir power. It is very certain that if Lowitey had in reality been one of the so-callejKKii Klux, or if, as is intimated, lie had not served the purposes of the autkoriti??jane blood-stained camp of this dismal, swamp would long since have been disperses^ -and the members of the lawless gang bought to deserved jus tice, lint thereis^on? law in the recon struye 1 Statesfor-the white and another for the black-and ..Henry Lowrey profits by the distinction"."-Louisville Courier he wounded with a pistol ou hui um.? >,.... to death with a mattock: rhc other li smothered with a large feather-bed. Liv ing in Gehan's house was a beautiful girl named Johannah Hamilton, who assisted Gelian in removing Soyer's body to an asl heap; The body of Mrs Gehan \\ is re moved lo a lonesome poraorion lb* Spun wm's Bay road, and left there. The bi. waa then washi cl oil" ?Le floor of the r in which the tragedy was enacted, every other vestige of the atrocious crin** destroyed. A coroner's jury verdict upur the body was accidental death from causes unknown. Suspicions were aroused, how ever, and being arrested, Johannah made a full confession. On the trial thc jun were out but ten minutes, and the verdict bging rendered, the woman sobbed aloud while her companion hung his head sul kily. The night before the execution the woman refused to retire, and walked to and fro in her cell with her face buried :n her handkerchief. When spoken to she rarely answered. Her profuse raven hail fell disheveled over her magnificent shoul dors. She wore a neat black dress, a nar row white collar and plain brooch. In the morning a worthy object of hu man sympathy was the frail but lovely creature who sat wearied vet sleepless upon the miserable pallet. Her tears had steadily fallen during the night, bul when the priest announced himself to her she cried aloud for many moments before speak ing to him. At length he succeeded in calming down her grief, but only to hear from her the distracted and plaintive ap peals : " Oh, Father ! for the love of sweet Jesus save me ! save me !" The priest gradually lcd her thoughts away from earth and she slowly grew resigned to her fate. . At G:30 o'clock a company of policemen marched into the yard, upon hearing them the doomed woman shuddered involunta rily, and had new recourse to tears. On leaving her cell at the request ojf the sheriff she drew back and sobbed hysteri cally. Being quietly pressed to move on she advanced a step, and again shrunk from tho terrible journey. At length it was found necessary to employ violence in removing her from thc cell ; but at the re quest of the assisting clergyman she was allowed to remain quiet for a few minutes until he found means to persuade her to obey the sentence of the law. The priest finally succeeded, and taking her by the hand he led her out into the. passage way, where her dress was looped, her arms pin ioned and the fatal noose adjusted. In the meantime Gehan, dressed in a suit of black, had been fitted out for his leap into death, and he stood beside his beautiful accomplice. Gehan then received-the black cap, as did also the unfortunate Johannah. Ge han, accompanied by a clergyman and two deputy sheriffs, led the way to the cortile of thc courthouse. Approaching the plat form upon which the fatal trap-bars were, thc doomed woman again shrunk back and cried bitterly. But again encouraged by the counsel of ber spiritual adviser, she went courageously up the steps on to the platform. There she knelt and pray ed ardently. Gehan also prayed. Their payers being finished, they aro?e, and the black caps were drawn over their eyes by deputy sheriffs, and the noose of each ad justed to ropes which dangled from two protruding beams. The fatal trap doors suddenly fell soon after, and Gehan and his accomplice were swinging between earth and sky. Great sympathy WHS felt for the girl, and it was hoped by t ?anv *hnt thc Governor would relent before the sen tence had been fulfilled. But no pardon came. ARRIVAL OF ENOLISII I.M .M H; RA NTS. As the first fruits of the immigration Bu reau o?tabliahed by Messrs. Wni. W. Luw ton, H. T. Peaka and B. H True, there arrived in Charleston Tuesday on the .it earner Sou I h Carolina fourteen sturdy im niigmritlaborers, who are en route for Mad ison, Georgia. They are all English ; and it may be interesting to our planting friends to know that the whole cost of obtaining them forwarded to their destination has, in this case, been only twenty-five dollars each.-Chronic!? & Sentinel. Brevities and Levities. jar Here is what they sing atpubli school examinations in a Vermont vii l?ge, to the tune of "Yankee Doodle," visitors and all joining in the chorus: If anything on earth can make A great and glorious nation, It is to give the little ona" A thorough education. Chorus-Five times five are twenty-five, Five times six are thirty, Five times seven are thirty-five And five times eight are forty. ?Sr Daily newspaper paragraphing is gpttingto be fearfully abbreviated Here's a specimen recording a death:-"Clay Spencer, colored, pint of Memphis whis ky." f?f* An Indiana man murdered his wife. He plead not guilty ; but the court proved that he could tell a lie-that ho did it with his little hatchet. /&? Col. Ezra Miller contends that "loose coupling" " causes seven-eighths of the accidents on American railroads." We are very sure that "loose coupling'? is responsible for more than this : it caus es seven-c:ghths of the " accidents " in American social life. &r The two most precious things this side the grave are our reputation and our Ufo. But it is to be lamented that the most contemptible whisper may deprive us of the one, and the weakest weapon of the other. .issr A boy at Kingston, seven j'ears old, is destitute of ears, and has a good joke on his mother, who finds him diffi cult to box. But she makes it up on him on different portions of his territory. He says he wishes he had ears, like other boys. ??T The following affecting lines are copied from an English life insurance pamphlet entitled "Things for the Thoughtful." We consider them sug gestive : 11 When poor pa died and went to heaven, What grief mamma endured ! But ah ! that grief was soon assuaged, For pa was insured ; ?Vnd when ma went there-oh how funny The office paid her all the money." .#39-The greatest pleasure in life is ove ; the greatest treasure, contentment. ;he greatest possession, health; thegreat sst ease sound sleep. f% An unfortunate wight was fined Ive dollars the other day, by some dog jerry in Washington, for damning the President. If every man who " damns ;he President" has to pay five dollars, Mr. Boutwell can pay off the public debt Deforo March with the revenue thus -aised. It is a luxury which it may be ?aid "everybody takes it; the children ;ry after it !" ?Sr Mr. Hamlin, of Indiana, held on o the muzzle ol' his owi wH'~t- * ? ... :. yjii ."luiuruuy ingut mu cussed .cvfil vcr went off and her right foot is ? low in a rag. SST A mathematician of note is calcu uting the chances for a repetition of the Chicago conflagration. All the progress IA has rundo thus tar is to ascertain that n mre n*c 10,000,000 cows in the United States. !lis next computation will be > i tin' subject of kerosene lamps. -.- . -. THUS IT Is.-It is a fact worthy of re- i nark that when Goneral Morgan, of I "min, presented his constitutional amend nnnt to tho House, making naturalized ?itizens eligible to the Presidency, all he colored members voted against it. It s s a curious featuro of our Government, it the present time, that a negro is eligi ble 'o the highest office, while the most f ntelligent whito man in the world is ? ihut out if he happened to bo born in a broign country. The Cincinnati Volks ilatt, speaking of the fact, says : Tho negro Republicans are, therefore. >pposed to the granting to immigrant ?iermnnscf rights equal to their own. inch are thc thanks for the labor of the J jonnans against slavery and in favor of ?egro suffrage, and for tho blood shed by i he Germans in the war for human rights \ >f blacks. Already the negroes aro ? m- \ jloyed in the Republican Darty as a coun- t erpoise against German influence. Were t t not for the negro vote, there would be j not o caution used in thc temperance and Jonday question-for almost every ne- 8 rro is a supporter of the Puritanic fana ;lcs. Now, the old expression "The Moor hath done his duty; tho Moor may jo," can be converted into "The Ger nan, having done his duty can go, and ;bo Moor takes his place." Formerly a very large, well-known and somewhat noted billy goat roamed at large n thc streets of Washington, and the j icwspaper boys, boot-blaoks and street j .mpsgenerally made common cause against lim. lienry Clay never liked to see dumb inimals abused or worried, and on one oc :asion while passing down the avenue, a J large crowd of these mischievous urchins were at their usual sport. Mr. Clay, with [lis walking stick, drove them away, giv ing them a sound lecture in the mean while. As they scampered and scattered 1 In every direction, Billy, seeing no one but NIr. Clay within reach, made a charge on I him. C lay dropped his cane and caught j bis goatship by the horns. The goat would ] rear up, being nearly as high as the tall j Kentuckian himself, and the latter would pull him down again. This sort of sport aoon became tiresome, and he could con- J ceive of no way by which to I'ree himself f from the two-horned dilemma, so in his : desperation he sang out to the boys to . know what to do. One of the smallest j in the crowd shouted back, " Let go and j run, you d-d fool !" Clay always main- ! tained that though he signed the treaty of J peace at Ghent, vet that i.t?ged boy knew ? aiore than he did. s Mr. Beecher Stands by Carl Schurz. nenry Ward Beecher, whose political j orthodoxy cannot bo questioned, says in J tho Christian Union^f this week, in re- ( forence to excluding Southerners from | participation in political affairs, as fol- , lows : Wo commend to tho attention of tho gentlemen who are afraid of amnesty the present condition of Louisiana. Are the holders of political power in that com \ inanity such a select and virtuous elas. , that tho admission of ex-scosionists would lower tho average equality ? In fact, was there ever a set of moro worhless ad- 1 venturers than those who are wrangling ' over tho offices in New Orleans? Have ? wo not had evidenco enough of the j wretched misgovernment of half tho ! South? Since we cannot directly cure it, let us at least leave the people porfect- ? ly free to do the best they can for them selves. Let us not shut ont all their old and trusted leaders from the offices which the veriest riff raff are free to enter. We are excluding this class-the most intel ligent and capable men in the South-for support in g a cause which the whole white population supported. Surely it ls time j for this injustice and folly to ead. 1 Professional Card. "WE the undersigned have this day formed a partnership for the Practice of Medicine in the Village of Edgefield and surrounding community. We will at all times, except when professionally en gaged, be found at our respective houses, and will give prompt attention to all who will favor us with their patronage. W. D. JENNINGS, M. D.; W. S. SHEPPARD, M. D. P. 8.-I take this opportunity to return my thanks to the public for the liberal patronage with which I have been fa vored in the past, and my constant en deavor shall be .to merit tho same in tho future. W. D. JENNINGS, M. D. Feb 5 tf 7 THE AMERICAN Combination Button-Hole ANO SEWING MACHINE, IS now admitted to be far superior to all others as a Family Machine. The SIMPLICITY, EASE and CERTAIN TY with which it operates, as wei1, as the uniform excellence of its work, through out the entire range of sewing, in Stitching, Hemming, Felling, Tucking, Cording, Braiding, Quilting, Gather in pan d Sewing on, Overseaming, Embroidering on tho EdgG, And its Beautiful Button-Hole and Eye let Hole Work, Place it unquestionably far in advance of any other similar invention. It is also admirably adapted to MANUFACTU RING PURPOSES on Woolen, Cotton and Linen Fabrics. For dress and shirt making and tailor ing, it has no equal. It is also the CHEAPEST, intrinsical ly, as well as the BEST, since it is really ?WO MACHINES combined in one. (by a simple and beautiful mechanical ar rangement never before accomplished by auman ingenuity,) making either the Lock Stitch or Button-Hole Stitch, as 3ccasion may require. ;zsr This is the only new family ma chine that embodies any Substantial im provement upon the many old machines in the market. O. F. CHEATHAM, Agent for Edgefield County. Jan 31 tf 6 TO SPORTSMEN ! ;hepherds, Pointers, Setters, ]letriev ers, Newfoundland, St. Bernard, Fox and Deer-Hounds, Greyhounds, Blocd-Honnds, Batters, Coach-Bogs, Ball-Dogs. Premium Chester White Hogs. Thorough-Bred Berkshire flogs. Fancy Poultry and Eg?;s. Fancy Pigeons. Address C. L CALVERT, Newark, Del. AU orders left with Mr. JOHN H. * ., ' Ci Ct -?Jil WAAAIITA .?i ..: attention. . : andfoi .bs -'X?NGI.lSB ?f lime, for composting with cotton seed fcc. COLES, SIZER <ft CO., No 14, McIntosh St.. Augusta, Ga. Agents: M. H. MIMS, Johnstons Depot. L. G. SWEARINGEN, Pine House md Graniteville. Augusta. Ga., Jan. 3 tf 2 Ml FALL _TRADE. SUNS. GUNS. GUNS, Double and Single Barrel Guns. BreechloadingandMuzzleloadingGuns of English, French and German Manufacture, A.T A T|T| PRICES. Jingle Guns at $2,60, $4,00. $0,00, $8,00, $12,00 to $20 each. Double Guns from $7,00 to $200,00 each. MSTOLS. PISTOLS, PISTOLS, Jmitli & Wesson, Colt's, Allen's, Sharp's and all the popular and approved kinds. AMMUNITION FOB GUNS, PISTOLS AND RIFLES. SPORTSMEN 'S GOODS OF GREAT VARIETY. Best Quality and at Lowest Price. Country Merchants and Sportsmen are n vi ted to call and examine our large and veli selected stock of the above Goods, vhich we import direct and buy from ho manufacturers. We guarantee quali y equal to, and prices as h w a? any res >onsiblo house in this count iv. Orders by mail filled promptly, and ent bv express C. O. D. POI LTNEY, TRIMBLE & ?0., 200 W. Baltimore Street, BALTIMORE, MD. Sept 7_t<VP0_37 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. COIT'S mm m COMMERCIAL ACADEMY. Boys prepared for College or Business. Second Session begins February 16,1872 For Catalogues and information address, CAPT. W. H. COIT, Macsville, 8. C. HISTORY OF The Great Fires in CHICAGO and (ho WEST by Eev. E. J. Goon ir>E_D, D. D- of ChiONgo. Only complete history. '-JU 8vo. pages; 60 engraving!. 70,C^i already sold. ? flee f8 5?. 2iKX> airents made ia 20 days. Profits to to sufferers. s?KNTS WANTKl*. H. 8. 300DSPEED A CO., 87 Park Bow, New York. A G KN TS Wan? erf.--Agents make more mon ii cy si work for as then at anything else. Busl icss light and permanent. Particulars free. O. JTIKSON&Co., Fin? Art PublUKert, Portland, Maine RED RUST PROOF OATS $3 a Bush el ! Orchard Grass $3.50 a bushel. Scud 8 cent xjetage stamp and my complete Priced Lists of all cinda of Grass Seeds, Field Seeds, Garden Seeds, .'lower and Tree Seeds. Agricultural Implements, dach merv, Guanos, Chemicals, Live Stock, Ac., wQl H> forwarded you. These Priced Lists contain much rsluahle Information as to time and quantity io plant. Ice. MARK W. JOHNSON, Seedsman, P.O.Box 180. Atlanta. Qa._ THE BROWN COTTiN GIN CO., New London? Conn.? Hannfactareri or the "Brown Gin," Cotton Seed Tullera, Machinery ind Castings. Manufacturers of larris' Patent Rotary Steam Engine-the beat and :heapcst Steam Engin" for plantation purposes. Cot on-gln makeis and repairers furnished with all cl nels of mater!*1*. Saws, Bibs, Pul! i es, Boxes, etc.. >f any patum, to order at short notice Have had ong experience In the business, and guarantee sati sfaction In every particular. Orders solicited. Ad ir?? ns above. AM".i. i>iti in iii.s uis.r ....> i-umpi.iiiuts now made known In a Treatise (of 48 octavo pages) in Foreign and Native Herbal Preparation?, pub l?h d by Dr. O. Pnsxps BROW?. Tho prescription? iras il Iscover id by him in such a providential man- - ner that ho cannot e?nsoientU orly reface to make tt known, as (t has cured everybody who has need tt for Pits, never having failed In a single case. The in gredients may be obtained from any druggist A copy sent free to all applicants by mall. Address DB. O. PHELPS BROWN, 21 Grand Street, Janey City. N.J. Maps of Edgefield County. . FOR sale at the Law Office of Thoa. J. Adams, Es q., and at the Store of G.1 L. Penn. Feb 7 tf 7 I IST&^w Goods for 1872 -AT The One Price House I H. L. A. BALK, 172 Broad Street, .Augusta, Ga. GREAT BARGAINS IN DRESS GOODS ! GREAT BARGAINS IN JEANS AND WOOLENS ! GREAT BARGAINS IN CASSIMERE AND FLANNELS ! GREAT BARGAINS IN LINSEY WOOLSEY, BED TICK, <fcc I GREAT BARGAINS IN LADIES' TRIMMED HATS ! H. L. A. BALK, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Dry Goods, 172 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. THE OISTE PRICE HOUSE! I am now receiving the latest styled of DRESS GOODS,- which were carefully selected by me, for this market, at prices so low as to enable me to defy competition ! Beginning with PLAIDS at 15 cts. DELAINES at 20 cts. POPLINS at only 25 eta. Handsome Colored SILKS at only 75 cts. Also. A large and roll assortment of CASSIMERE, JEANS, WOOLSEY, dec., begin ning with JEANS at 20 cts. JEANS, Extra Heavy, at 25 cts. All Wool CASSIMERE? at 60 eta. LENSBY WOOLSEY at 15 cts. Heavy MATTRASS TICK at 15 ctr. Up to the best neaw TICK for holding feathers. Together with a full line of PRJNTS, FLANNELS, SHEETINGS. SHIRTINGS, SHAWLS, CLOAKS, BOOTS, SHOES, And Ladies' Trimmed HATS. At prices that will please the most fastidious. .car Cut out this card and be sure to find the ONE PRICE HOUSE, and you will save time and money. H. Ii. A. BALK, 172 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. Jan 17 2m 4 SAMS & HILL, lifo. 4, Park Row, Are Constantly Receiving Fresh Supplies CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES. BOOTS AND SHOES. LEATHER OF ALL KINDS. RUST PROOF RED OATS. COTTON SEED MEAL. l?"Call and ask for what you want.-?ft Jan 24 _tf 5 HL-UL. ?\*t?wi?.y W 5 CA**-x. Z. W CARWILE, JR. - W ' iii Mum i ' ik m a u. ' b ?t -5 Td t ?2 V V JU JUI. JL K? K> JU v Jd.^JJL V S? ft JtiL MS 297 Broad St., Augusta, Ga., RESPECTFULLY announce to their Edgefield friends that they have entered into Co-Partnership for the purpose of conducting a GENERAL GROCERY and COMMISSION BUSINESS, and will devote all their ener gies towards building np a First Class Grocery House, promising to make avery exertion to give the most perfect satisfaction to all who may favor them with their patronage. We are now receiving full lines of BACON, LARD, COFFEES, SUGARS, . TEAS, CHEESE SYRUPS, MOLASSES, MACKEREL, RICE, SALT, BAGGING, TIES, CANDLES, BUTTER, SOAP, STARCH, WHISKIES, BRANDIES, WINES, ALE, PORTER, TOBACCO, SEGARS, CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES And. in fact EVERYTHING usually found in First Class Grocery Houses. We are also Agents for the sale of Wm. Massey & Co's. Celebrated Phila delphia ALES. Will be glad at all times to see our Edgefield friends, and will sell the Best Grade of Goods at the Lowest Market Prices. Sept 20_tf_39_ New Cotton and Produce WAREHOUS The Planters' Loan & Savings Bank. Subscribed Capital, $1,000,000,00! ?BU UL \ 40* Joii THE WAREHOUSE OF THIS BA^K, comer of PfvnoWv and Campbell Streets, Augusta, Ga., i* mw rewlv ... ifeeive COT-.... TON. .. ?K?4 LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES will be made upon Cotton in Ware- ??? house, or upon Railroad Receipts. Parties Storing Cotton with the Rank will be furnished with receipts for same that will be available in this city or any n'her foi borrowing money. The Bank is prepared at all times to make Loans- on Produce or Provi- ' sions, on the most reasonable terms. \ Parties would do well to apply at the Warehouse, or communicate with the Officers. CHAS. J. JENKINS, President. JNO. P. KING, Vice-President.1 T. P. BRANCH, Cashier. Auguste, Sept 20 tf -S9 -