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E. B. MURRAY, Editor. THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 1878. If we hoe our own row we xnll do well. We can afford to differ on local affairs?suck as the fence law?but we can? not afford to be divided on State matters. Some say that I passed the fence law, but I had nothing to do with it. Your County was the first to adopt the system of primary elections, be governed by its result, and al? low no independents to run. Independents may sometimes be good men, but now they are our worst enemies. Be united in this grand movement, and send your best men to the Lt^fislaiure. I urge you to be united. Do this, and you will find South Carolina immutably redeemed. I urge you to doit as the one thing most important.?Extract from Got. Hampton's speech at Anderson. SAVANNAH VALLEY RAILROAD. CoL Latimer, President of tho Savan? nah Valley Railroad, has called a meet? ing of the corporators of this Road to convene at Lowndesville on the 8th day of May next at 10 o'clock a. m. It is in? tended to push matters vigorously for the organization of the company and the completion of this railroad. Fourteen miles of the Greenwood & Augusta Rail? road has been graded at an average cost of about five hundred dollars per mile, and it is expected to have the grading completed during the present year en the whole line. This rapid advance of the Greenwood & Augusta Road has inspired a fresh courage in the friends of the Sa? vannah Valley enterprise, which will take solid direction at the Lowndesville meeting. Oar people have-long fait the necessity for a competing line of road to the Green? ville & Colombia Road, and we hope the Savannah Valley project may furnish the long wished for and greatly needed competition. It would give stimulus and \ life to our town, would .develop oar County, and would enhance the value of our property many times beyond what it is now, or may reasonably be expected to reach by any other means than addi? tional rai.'road facilities. Oar people need this railroad as a link in the system which proper enterprise and diligence upon their part may yet build op. The completion of this link would greatly increase the prospect of compl iting the Blue Ridge Railroad, and with these two roads, with the G. & C. R. R., our town would immediately become a railroad center of no small importance, and the completion of other intersecting and di? verging lines would thee become a sim? ple matter of time." Anderson is by nat? ural location and climate a most desirable County to live in, and has well improved the advantages given it in many ways. Its population iB one of the most indus? trious and intelligent in the State; its in? fluence is probably greater than that J of any other County in the State; it is ? favored with as many colleges and high j schools as any County of the same 'popu? lation in the State; it is the-Banner] County of South Carolina in politics., j temperance and the grange. In manu? factures it is not as far down on the list as most other counties, and yet we have but a single railroad, whose sway is de? spotic: aud by which our development has been-checked and our commerce, to a great extent, dissipated. These things ought not so to be. Our people should rise with the public spirit and enthusiasm which characterizes them in other matters and end this railroad monopoly, which, like a rice, clamps our prosperity, deprives us of commercisl growth and makes us tributary, as a peo? ple, to the towns of other counties. We should remember that in order to retain our advanced position, we must keep I pace with the age of improvement in which we live. If we remain content | with the things of to-day, we will be be? hind our neighbors on to-morrow. We will gradually be absorbed by the pro? gressing towns, and will pass a* a town and as a County into commercial insignifi? cance. This does not only apply to the towns, but our agriculture will be lese profitable than that of our neighbors, for they, living upon or near the lines of competing railroads, will have ready sale and good markets for their product:, while oar fanners will be compelled to wagon and camp cr pay tribute to the monopoly of a single railroad. The re? sult of this will be to enhance the value of lands in surrounding counties, and to decrease their value in this County. Our people then should devote their atten? tion to securing the Savajmah Valley Railroad as the cheapest, quickest and most direct relief that can be obtained against the monopoly which now afflicts us, and threatens to continue its oppres sions for all time to come unless checked by wholesome competition. H. H. KIMPTON. Ex-Financial Agent H. H. Eimpton, who was Chamberlan's college chum, and , afterwards his associate in depleting the South Carolina treasury, has written a letter, and thereby reassures his friends j that he still lives. The Investigating Committee desired the pleasure of a meeting with Mr. Kimpton, and Gov. Hampton, in accordance with what he has always said he would do, some time ago sent him an invitation, couched in the form of a requisition upon the Gov? ernor of New York, requesting him to visit us. Mr. Kimpton's business engage? ments have, however, suddenly called him off to unknown quarters, and it has been impossible to deliver this invitation, Kimpton is no doubt conducting his present business, which consists of hiding from the officers of the law, on capital stolen from South Carolina, and hence ho thinks proper, as he has no money that he is willing to give back to us, to pay off his obligations, as far as good words and wishes are concerned. For this purpose he dates his letter in Mon? treal, Canada, and send?* to the New Haven Courier, saying that he has settled his accounts with the State, and that we yet owe him a large sum of money. He claims that the evidence before the Iii? restigatiag Committee was all perjured, And that every witness against him owes him for borrowed money, and is uotv testifying against him to avoid payment of the debt. He says that he will be pleased if Gov. Hampton will appoint a committee of citizens of integrity and good judgment to investigate bis ac? counts, and agrees to meet it and make a fall exhibit. Next he seeks to flatter Gov. Hampton into leniency towards him, and adds: His Excellency, Wade Hampton. Gov. of South Carolina, deserves the admira? tion, respect and confidence of the Amer? ican people. His bravery, integrity and statesmanship, if allowed to prevail, will be of great advantage to the country at large, in solving the problem of human rights in the South, on an enduring basis. The government of South Carolina will be a model, in this respect, and I trust, financially, for other Southern States. Kirnpton's letter has the ear-marks of falsehood stamped all the way through it. If he has properly settled his ac? counts, why is he running from the law ? If he has a large sum due him from the State, why is he unwilling to face ber authorities? He is the first public cred? itor that we have ever heard of who is so bashful that be has to flee from his home and from his country because a State owes him a large sum of money. As the Augusta Chronicle and Constitutionalist remarks, there is a committee of twelve men of integrity and good judgment in Judge Shaw's Court in Columbia who are now ready, willing and waiting to allow Mr. Kimpton to submit his account to them for adjustment, but this adjust? ment is exactly what Kimpton does not want, although it is what the Governor and the people are determined that he shall have, if we can possibly get hold of him. We have no doubt at all that the State will fall in debt to Mr. Kimpton upon'a final settlement of his account, and we are in favor of paying this debt We believe in paying all of our just debts, and are perfectly satisfied that the debt we owe b im is a just one, and should be paid by all means?we owe him a support for life as a convict in our State Penitentiary, and South Carolina will never pay off this debt until she furnishes Kimpton with such accommodation. Sheriff Bowen, of Charleston, has de? clared in favor of Governor Hampton and all the other State officers. If the Democrats of South' Carolina remain solidly united, the grandest triumph ever witnessed awaits us in November next Statistics show that South Carolina supplies about half of the rice used in this country, and that its quality is equal to the best, if not superior to any other. Georgia comes next. The rice crop of the low-country is probably more valua? ble than its cotton crop. Judges Aldrich, Hudson and Thomson have been elected by the Legislature to try the cases arising under the settlement of the Bonded Debt of the State. J. C. Coit, Esq., of Chesterfield, is Commis? sioner of Claims, to settle the Floating Debt Henry A. Meetze, of Lexington, and Y. J. Pope, of Newbeny, have been elected to assist the Attorney General in representing the State before the Bond Court Thomas Taylor, of Columbia, was elected Inspector of Phosphates. On last Friday Governor Hampton and his party visited our neighboring town, Abbeville, and was greeted with an enthusiasm worthy of the visitor and of the noble people who were receiving him. The notice of his visit was short, and hence the crowd was not as large as would otherwise have attended, but about two thousand people gathered to do him honor. Interesting speeches were made by Governor Hampton, Gen. McGowan, Judge Mackey, Colonel Cothran, Judge Thomson and others. The day was a grand success. Gen. McGowan said it was, however, only a skirmish, and that later in the canvass they would have the "gulley washer and trash mo\rer." Messrs. Hoyt & Emlyn have sold their interest in the Columbia Register to I Messrs. Calvo & Pstton, the State Prin? ters, who propose shortly to enlarge the J paper. Col. Hoyt still remains as the editor, and hence the Register loses none of its ability by the change. Col. Hoyt has done a great deal to build up this paper during the term that he has pre? sided over it and if the paper is further enlarged he will have ample opportunity to display his well known ability as an editor. He has already placed the Regis? ter in the front rank of journalism, and made it equal in influence to any paper in South Carolina. The new proprietors have acted wisely in securing a continu? ance of his services as managing editor. We are satisfied a more competent and judicious selection could not have been made. The questions propounded by "Rusti cus," relative to the fence law, are very frequently asked at this time. No offi? cial notification is ever specially given to a Trial Justice about the passage of any act of the Legislature. Every citizen of the State, whether he be an officer or not, is by construction of law notified of every public act the very day it is ap? proved, and is bound to obey it from that day forth. Trial Justices are not on exception to this universal rule, and they are supposed to know the law offi? cially just as a private citizen does indi? vidually. It is not, however, a Trial Justices duty to go about hunting up violations of the law. That falls more properly within the duty of a detective. It is a Trial Justice's duty to hear every complaint , which is made to him by a citizen, aud where any law has been violated to grant the relief which the statute provides for such case. The election for City Council in Co? lumbia came off on last Monday, and was a complete triumph for the Democ? racy, who elected their entire ticket without opposition. Capt. W. B. Stan? ley, one of the mcst honorable and pa? triotic citizens of the place, has been elected Mayor, and a full set of Wardens in sympathy with the people has been associated with him. The Republicans tried every device to secure an organized opposition, and until the registration closed it is said they had determined to run R. B. Elliott for Mayor. After the registration was over, however, it was ascertained that Elliott could not be elected, and then they tried to get up "independenf' candidates, but the De? mocracy of Columbia was too intelligent and too patriotic to be captured by any such hypocritical device. They stood solidly together, and of course victory was their reward. The example of union which the Democracy of Colum? bia h?.s given to the State will no doubt be followed, and if so, the triumph in November will be as great for South Carolina as the one just achieved is for Columbia.' Wo publish elsewhere the late Act to regulate the cost of public officers in this State. This Act reduces the taxed costs of suits, &c, considerably; but, in our opinion, the Act is yet imperfect. For instance, the allowance to attorneys, which we do not think is too low, is not graded as it should be, for it yet costs as much to collect one hundred dollars as it does to collect ten thousand dollars. The amount allowed now is too much on a case involving one hundred dollars, but is not enough oh the larger sum. The fee bill should be graded. The present Act alters the regulation about Trial Justices in this County, and hereafter there will be no salaries paid them by the County for criminal business, but they wfll take their fees under the Act. It would be well for our subscribers to file this Act, that they may be able to examine the taxation of any bill of cost in which they may be interested. There are some political spirits in this country who, though crushed, will not "down." David T. Corbin is one of them. Although the Senate has already emphatically declared against his right to a seat in that body, and although the Investigating Committee has developed a mass of bis iniquity which would crush the efforts of any man who has a single spark of self-respect left, yet this brazen and shameless adventurer has the cheek and effrontery to come forward and en? deavor further to contest his pretended claim to Gen. Butler's seat. In this effort he will appear, it is stated, with Daniel H. Chamberlain as his attorney, and thus two of the most consummate and adroit schemers and political bum? mers of the age will have control of the contest. From this pair of notorious in? dividuals we predict that Gen. Butler has nothing to fear. There is a political stanch about both of these men which even the Republican Senator.? cannot all endure. There is no room for Corbin in the United States Senate. Tilden is to be tried upon a civil suit for not paying tax upon his income, as provided by law, a number of years ago. Judge Blatchford, of New York, over? ruled his demurrer to the government complaint, and held that the act of an officer assessing an income, where no re? turn was made of it, does not bind the government, and that the true amount of income may be shown to be greater than that assessed. This decision brings Mr. Tilden face to face upon a question of fact with a jury of his countrymen. Did he have a greater income than he paid taxes on? If so, how much? If he did, the government will recover the amount shown to be due. The loss of the money will not hurt Mr. Tilden, for he has plenty of it, "but if he should lose his suit it will leave a scar upon his rep? utation which it will be impossible for him to erase.in the few y;ars of life which remain to him.. From the fact that he sought to decide the case by a demurrer, without going into the facts, we fear the verdict will be against him, and thus one of the .greatest of modern reformers will be shown to have himself defrauded the government. If so, then beyond a doubt the name of Samuel J. Tilden will be heard no more among the leading politicians of the day. We hope for Mr. Tilden's sake, as well as for pub? lic confidence, that the government will lose its suit, and tht.t Mr. Tilden will thus be vindicated. Our neighbor Speights advocates bring? ing the State Democratic Convention up the country this summer, and designates Greenville or Spartaaburg as the best place for the meeting. The New? and Courier objects to any change, unless the Convention goes to Charleston. It is a matter of some importance to the people in a pecuniary sense to have the Conven? tion meet about the centre of the State, and Columbia has the central position with reference to the geography of the State, and also with reference to the va? rious railroad lines. Therefore, we are in favor of the Convention meeting there, unless the Committee will decide to send it to Anderson, and in that event we would be glad to see a change of the custom of meeting in Columbia. Ander? son is not as central as Columbia, but it is equal to Greenville, Spartanburg or Charleston. Its capacity for accommo? dating the Convention is ample, and if any change of the old custom is to be made, we respectfully submit that An? derson ought to be the honored place. It was most persistent in the fight before and after the last canvass opened, and is the most thoroughly organized and the most enthusiastic county that has yet spoken in tho coming canvass. The enthusiasm which a meeting here would ?call forth might make up for the loss of central postion. We at least submit it for the consideration of the State Exec? utive Committee. The situation in Europe is intensely critical, and upon the result of the pres? ent crisis the problem of a tremendous war will depend. The English lion is at last thoroughly aroused, and its rjars have already terrified Europe with the dread of conflict. The British gov? ernment objects to the peace concluded between Russia and Turkey, because i.t abridges British rights, and enlarges to a great extent Russian privileges. The fleet of England is being rapidly and thoroughly recruited. The militia re? serves are being orgauized aud ordered to be in readiness for service, and Eng? land is fast assuming the appearance of an armed camp. On the other hand, Russia has shown no disposition to re? cede, and with the prestige of conquest in rather favorable to a conflict between the historic lion of Great Britaiu and the bear of Russia. Each of these bos tile powers is forming its combinations, and preparing for the fray. In England Lord Derby has resigned as Foreign Secretary because his views have been' too pacific towards Russia, and the Mar? quis of Salisbury succeeds him. In man}' parts of Europe it is thought war is ine vitable, though a strong effort to secure a congress of the first powers are being put forth by some of the powers. In eise of a conflict it is probable that England, France and Austria will unite against Russia and Prussia, with the other States of Europe doubtful, though most probably neutral. Appearances indicate a favorable understanding be? tween Russia and Turkey, and there is no telling what is to be the end of it all. A MERITORIOUS CLAIM. Among the numerous claims at pres? ent before Congress, there is one from this State which should meet with no opposition. It is the claim of the Ursu line Convent, situated near Columbia, for the value of the property, including buildings aud furniture, which was burnt by the raid in 1865. This property was used as a College of high grade for young ladies, and belonged to the Catholic Church. It was also the home of many ladies who hrd taken the vcws of nuns in that Church, and were devoting their lives to the fulfillment of what they deemed their Teligious duty. Whatever differences of opinion may be held as to the correctness of their faith, there can be no dispute that the life of the Sisters of Charity is one of benevolence to the suffering and needy ones of earth, and, as such, they are entitled to not only the protection which is afforded every lady in a civilized country, but also to the consideration which is extended to pub? lic benefactors at the hands of the barba? rian and savage. At any rate it would have been supposed that the home of de fentielessi ladies, that the abode of young ladies at College, that the residence of thoae devoting themselves to what they believe to be their religious duty, and spending their lives in acts of benevo? lence, would have been spared the rav? ages of war, and yet this institution was burnt and its inmates cast upon the streets homeless, and many of them friendless. It would be a burning shame to our country to allow such a claim to go unadjusted. It ought to be promptly aud. fully paid as the least atonement for the wrong consistent with the honor of our government, and we hope that Congress will exercise the magnanimity which ;he American people would cer? tainly wish to see, and by reparation atone for an act which the chivalry of the North and of the South alike de? plore. The settlement of this claim should rise above sectional prejudice, and tower over party lines. The vote to make the honorable restoration should be unanimous, and thereby erase forever this stain from our Nation's escutcheon. SATANNAH TALLE! RAILROAD. A. meeting or the corporators of the above railroad company, under the char? ter granted at the late session of the Legislature of this State, is called to convene at Lowndesville on Wednesday, the 8th of May next, at 10 o'clock a. m. A full meeting of the corporators is very important, and it is hoped that every one will endeavor lo be present. JAMES M. LATIMER, Sb., President pro tern. A pril 2,18711. The following is the list of corporators under the said act: W. W. Humphreys, Stephen McCully, A. T. Broyles, J. S. Murray, B. F. Whitner, S. Bleckley, E. M. Rucker, J. C. C. Featherston, Edwards B. Mumty, Dr. R. F. Di wer, J. W. Norris, J. A. Sherard, J. H. Reid, J. T. Barnes, D. L. Hall, W. J. Milford, David Sadler, B. A. Davis, Elias J. Earle, Levi Burriss, Kenon Breazeale, J. Y. Fretwell, Joshua Burriss and William O'Briant, of Ander? son County, and James M. Latimer, Sr., J. B. Moseley, J. P. Young, T. Baker, George S. Burdette, J. B. Leroy, S. S. Baker, Dr. J. T. Baskins, Dr. M. C. Tag gart, A. J. Clinkscales, W. B. Clinkscales, 8. J. Hester, Edward Calhoun, H. H. Harper, W. D. Mars, M. 0. Tolman, W. K. Bradley, Dr. T. A. Wideman, G. Cade and Thomas Thomson, Esq., of Abbe? ville County. REDMOND, THE OUTLAW. Surrender of Ids Old Associates? Negotia? tions for an A mm nty?The. Conduct of the Revenue Officers. The revenue troubles in the up-coun? try are treated by the Bickens Sentinel as being at an end. There was great trou? ble in obtaining information about the outlaw Redmond, and Judge Mackey gave, official notice that any penon who ad been associated with Redmond, in violating the State laws, should not be prosecuted if he surrendered himself within five days and gave his own bond for $100 r.o keep the peace and obey the laws. The proclamation of Judge Mackey further says: I further guaranty, upon the written assurance given me this day by John L. Thoruley, Esq., United States Commis? sioner, in and for the County of Pickens, that if any peison who surrenders him? self as herein stipulated, shall be charge? able with any offence against the Revenue laws of the United States, he shall not be arrested, aad all proceedings against him shall be suspended by the United States authorities, pending negotiations between his Excellency Wade Hampton, Governor of the State of South Carolina, and his Excellency R. B. Hayes, Presi? dent of the United States, to obtain am? nesty for such person, and all others of the same class, in like manner charge? able with offences against the laws of the United Suites, except the said Lewis R. Redmond. In the letter so spoken of, Commis? sioner Thornlcy says : Upon the request of the presiding Judge of this Circuit, and the Solicitor of the Eighth Judicial Circuit of South Carolina, who inform me that the follow? ers of Lewis R. Redmond, who have re? cently stood with him ia armed defiance of the laws of t he State and of the United States, propose to surrender themselves to the State authorities and to give their bonds to keep the peace and to obey hereafter the laws of the State and of the United States, provided that they are not subjected to arrest or prosecution for any offences against the laws of the State or of the United States, with which they may now be charged. I hereby give the assurance that no proceedings shall be taken against any of the class of persons above designated, excepting the outlaw Lewis R. Redmond, pending negotiations between the President of the United States and' the Governor of this State, which I am informed will be immediately commenced by the Governor, to procure amnesty to the said persons above indi? cated. It is understood that the persons re? ferred to h;ive surrendered themselves. As to the conduct of the revenue offi? cers the grand jury of Pickens say : Sufficient facts appear to satisfy us, in addition to those within the knowl? edge of many of our members, that these officers have, for several years, committed the grossest outrages upon the person: and property of many of our law-abiding citizens, on the mere pre? text or suspicion, without any legal proof whatever, that they were in some way connected with the illicit distillation or sale of intoxicating liquors. They have been sei; cd under their own rcofs or while ploughing in their fields, and, v.'ithout any warrant issued for their ar? rest, have been manacled and thrown into jail, where, after remaining several days, they have been released on the ground that there was no evidence against them. These officers have searched private dwellings, both by day and at night, without any search warrant; and have, in several instances, beaten, kicked and otherwise maltreated the victims of their lawless conduct, who protest against the wrong thus done them. These officers are generally Nor? then men, of the class known as "carpet? baggers," of infamous character, but have associated with them a few of the lowest and most unprincipled persons of this community, who are of notoriously bad repute throughout the country. As our citizens have heretofore appealed in vain to the courts for justice against these official wrong-doers, whose con? duct is repugnant alike to law and civili-* zation, they must, if the wrong is not remedied, assert their rights as men, and as American citizens, by defending their lives and property with their own strong arms, against those who defy the '.aw while pretending to be engaged in executing it. We respectfully request that a copy of this portion of our report shall be transmitted to the Governor of our State, for his information, and that it may als? be forwarded to the Presi? dent of the United States, and published in justice to the people of our county, the great majority of whom stand always ready to render cheerful obedience to the Constitution and laws of the United States, and to perform every duty of good citizenship; but at the same time de? mand their rights as freemen and Ameri? can citizens shall be respected by the constituted authorities. The Sentinel says: Mr. Thomas McKinney, a highly res Sectable citizen, informs us that on Tues ay or Wednesday of last week a squad of these officials came to his house, and without the warrant or authority of law, searched his house, tore up his beds, cursed and abused his aged mother, (now about 80 years old,) drank up what cam? phor there was in the house, besides committing other acts of violence. Now we are acquainted with Mr. McKinney, and know that he would not make a false statement. We hear of numbers of other complaints made by citizens, but to publish them all would require a doc? ument almost as voluminons and infamous as the report of the special fraud com? mittee. Capt. Griffin, whose compauy of State troops assisted the sheriff, reports to Governor Hampton as follows: When the bill of indictment by the grand jury against Redmond, by direction of Judge Mackey was found, a bench warrant was issued for his arrest, and the sheriff ordered to summon a posse. The services of my company was immediately tendered the sheriff, and accompanied his posse in the diligent search whici was made for Redmond in the mountains of this county. It affords me pleasure to say that my men when called on by me in this matter not only responded prompt? ly, but almost to a man. It is not true that some of the guns of my men were used by the Redmond party, and it is equally false that some of my men aided in breaking into the jail recently and procuring the escape of prisoners there? in. You may rely, Governor, upon the support of my men, and I believe of the citizens of Pickens County generally, to arrest and put down all insurrection, out? rage or violence which affects the peace and good name of our county. Gfrmuge CMmmm* Coder the Supervision of the Executive Commutes of Pomona Grange. Gen. Toombs says that tea trees have been growing in Georgia for the last forty years. They were planted by Dr. L'Acee, who failed in his tea culture because be did not understand the treatment of the leaves. We are requested to announce that the Grange Association will meet at Town Creek Grange Hall on to-morrow, Friday, the-?fh instant, instead of on Friday, the 26th, as announced last week. A full attendance of the members at the meet? ing to-morrow is earnestly desired. Anderson Grange No. 71 will hold its monthly meeting in its hall on Friday, 5th instant, at 9 o'clock. Brethren are requested to be prompt in attendance. Make your arrangements before hand to spare one or two hours to be devoted wholly to the business of your Grange. On next Saturday, the 6th of April, at 11 o'clock, Pomqna Grange will hold its quarterly meeting, and we shall hope to see every sub-Grange fully represented. Very often business of considerable im? portance to the individual Granges is brought before the body, discussed and determined, and it may be sometimes not correctly determined for want of the ex? perience and information which could be rendered by Borne sub-Grange which is absent, by her Worthy Master and delegates both. And these absent par? ties are to a great extent responsible for any hasty or premature legislation of the body, caused by withholding the neces? sary intelligence and co-operation of the individual Granges, whose Masters and delegates constitute the Pomona Grange. Notice, Grangers! All who have not already settled by note, or otherwise, for guano, will greatly oblige me by doing the same at once. See the parties from whom you got your guano, who are fully authorized to make settlement for me. W. W. RUSSELL. More Wonderful Facts. From the same source alluded to be? fore we have gleaned the following won? derful facts: A good day's work for a blacksmith and his striker is to make 84 horseshoes, and the total cost will be, exclusive of iron, $5. The same shoes are turned out by machinery at the rate of 7,000 per day at a cost of $5. It costs $2.25 more per annum to keep a horse shod with hand-made than with machine-made shoes. There are 6,000,000 horses kept shod in the United State, hence ma? chines have saved $13,500,000 annually to their owners. A blacksmith can make horseshoe nails by hand at a cost of 75 cents per pound; by machinery the same nail is made and sold at 26 cents per pound wholesale, or 30 cents retail. In 1862 the first effort was made to manufacture a pointed horseshoe nail by machinery, and $200,000 were expended in perfect? ing machinery before the pointed nail was made by it,. Fifteen years ago all socks that were knit by means of macniuery had to be sewed up so as to have one or more seams in each sock. The automatic knitting machine invented by one Nelson, of Illi? nois, will knit a pair every nine minutes, or 7,600 pairs every week, and twelve of these machines can be attended and con? trolled by a boy or girl fourteen yeurs of age, and when the yarn is property ar? ranged the machine knits the leg, turua the heel, shapes the instep, points the toe, ties the last thread, cuts it off, be? gins another suck, in nine minutes drops off another, and will then go on from sock to sock all day when once started, and never for a moment calls for human aid. The yarn can be so arranged as to knit striped or figured socks, and the cost per pair for haHtinq it one-third of a mill. In 1340 twenty men were employed in making a wood screw, and these men turned out as a tusk 80,000 screws daily. Two girls can now in a day by machinery turn out 200,000 screws, of a better quali? ty and all pointed like a gimlet so as to bore their own holes in the wood when used. Twenty-fi"e years rgo in New England all shoes were made by hand, and a man seldom sat at the bench all day, but usually plied some other trade till night fall, and then went to his lasts. To-day thousands of men and women are em? ployed daily in perfecting a piece of the shoe by machinery, whilst they are un? able to do anything on the shoe by band. Forty-five millions of pairs of sewed shoes and fifty-five millions of pairs of pegged shoes were made and sold by the manufacturers of the United States in 1877, and eighty-fivi; per cent, of the work done on these shoes was done by machinery. The uppers are cut out by hand, simply because of the variableness of the quality of the leather in the same skin. The soles are t ut out by machine? ry, and the binding, pasting, closing, crimping, stitching, heeling and polish? ing axe all done oy machinery without the aid of human hand. The strongest sewed shoes are stitched with a wire screw thread, each stitch be? ing actually screwed in and the screw cut off by an automatic machine, the ex? act thickness, of the sole, whether it be thin as in the shank or thick as under the ball of the foot, or still thicker as through the heel. Nine hundred pegs are driven in a shoe in a minute. Four hundred and fifty thousand bushels of pegs were used last year, and all made by machinery. The pegs in four pairs of men's shoes cost one cent. The cost of shoes is no less now t! an when made by hand, because labor is much higher and leather is dearer. In 1855 it cost $2.25 to make a pair of ladies' gaiters of the finest quality. Now the same shoe can be made for $1.50. Then, females did most of the binding and stitching at 50 cents per day; now they get $1.30 per day for attending the ma? chinery. Then, men who lasted and did the sewing got $1 per dny, now they get $2.50. The stock in such shoes is now worth 50 per cent, more than it was in 1855. Then a man by hand made six pairs women s shoes in a day; now one man and a boy or woman will by ma? chinery mak ? twenty times as much. So pr fectiy is everything made for this kind of manufacture, that neither time nor a scrap of material is lost. Lost fall a shoe manufacturer was burnt out in Lynn on Wednesday. Thursday be re? ceived his insurance and rented another house; Frids.y, ordered his new machin? ery from Boston, only nine miles off; re? ceived it on Saturday ? put it up on Mon? day, and on Tuesday had all his force at work turning out as many pairs of shoes as be had done before the fire?2,400 pairs every day. There is a royalty of two cents on every pair of pegged, and of three and a quarter cents on every pair of sewed shoes made by machinery. There were over $18,000,000 worth of leather exported in 1877, and yet a heavy duty is levied upon leather. There were 2,000,000 lasts made in the United States in 1877, all turned by ma? chinery. In the manufacture of cotton and woolen goods ninety hands now in sixty hours do the work that two hundred and fifty-six hand3 did in seventy-six and a half hours fifteen years ago, and though , their wages have increased forty per cent, the cost of manufactured articles has been greatly reduced. It costs three and a half cents per yard to make calico, and Warn sutta goods are now sold in the London market, but yet the policy of our govern? ment thinks it proper to impose a duty of from thirty to fifty per cent, upon all classes of cotton and woolen goods.? News and Courier. HYMENEAL. MARRIED, on Tuesday, 2Gth March, by Rev. T. P. Phillips, JOHN C. OANTT, Esq., and Mas. MATILDA J. KING, all of Anderson County. 276 Men and Loys "Wanted! TO buy HATS of us from 25c. to $4.00 eacii. Call soon if you want a cheap Hat on A. B. TOWERS & CO. April 4, 187!; 88 APPLICATION FOR HOMESTEAD. Notice is hereby given" that Mrs. I Nancy C. Acker has nude application to me j for a Homestead in the real and personal property of h< r late husband, Joseph J. j Acker, deceased, and that said application will bo heard by me at eleven o'clock t. in., on Monday, 6th day of Mav next. W. W. HUMPHREYS. Judge of Probate. April 4,1878 38 6 FOR SALE. THE INSTRUMENTS of the Anderson Palmetto Band, consisting of two Eb and two Bb Cornets, three Eb Altos, one Bb Tenor, onti Bb Bariton, and one large Eb Tuba. All. in good condition, and O. S. make, except the Bb Cornet. Price, $150. For further information, address J. G. C?NNINQAAM, President A. P. B. April 4, 187(1 38 GERMAN MILLET, AND OTHER FIELD SEEDS. Fresh Arrival of Drugs. ALL CHEAP FOR CASH ! 7[0~ Those who are indebted to us please call and settle. WTLHTTB & WILLIAMS. April 4. 1878 38 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. By W. W. Humphreys, Judge of Probate. WHEREAS, John M. Ashley has applied to me to gran! him Letters of Ad? ministrativ, de bonis non, on the Personal Estate and ellects of John Barr Robinson, deceased. These are th'jrefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Jo';n Barr Robinson dee'd, that they be and appear before nie in the Court of Probate, to be held at Anderson C. H. on Friday, 19th day of April 1878, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the lore noon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 3rd day of April. 1*78. W. W. HUMPHREYS, J. P. April 4, 1878 38 3 Notice TJ. S. Internal Revenue Special Taxes. UNDER the Revised' Statutes of the United States, Sections 3232, $237, 3U3S, and 3231), every person engaged in anv business, avocation, or employment, which renders him liable to a special tax, is re? quired to procure and place and keep conspicu? ously in his establishment or place of business a Stamp denoting the payment of said special tax for the special-tax year beginning May L 1878. Section 3244, Revised Statutes, de? signates who are liable to special tax. A return, as prescribed on Form 11, is ulso re? quired by law of every person liable to spe? cial tax as above. Secc-e penalties are pre? scribed for non-compliance with the fore? going requirements, or for continuing in business after April 30, 1878, without pay? ment of tax. Application should be made to & M. BRAYTON, Collector of Internal Revenue, at Columbia, S. C. March 14, U 76 35 4 HOW TO MAKE MONEY. You have only to call on McCULLY & TAYLOR, and they will sell Goods at such Prices as to Save Money. They will convince You that Money Saved is Money Made. THEY bare on hand a large Stock of all kinds of MERCHANDISE, bought at the ?cry Lowest Price?, and will sell them to customers at bottom figures for Cast, and on time to all prompt paying purchasers, at reasonable, living profits. Ca 1 and see them. GEORGIA GRANGE STILL TRI lT311*11 A XT.?All parties who want the best Crops in their neighborhood ought to have it. As the season is advancing, and the demand for this popular Fertilizer is greater than was anticipated. Tlied have only a small quantity on hand, So come at once und be supplied. McCULLY & TAYLOR, Anderson, S. C. April 4, 1878_31_' 3m ?I? 50 pounds of Bacon, barrels New Orleans Syrup, inn luu barrels of Choice Flour. bags of Coffee. WE keep a large lot of fresh Fancy Groceries constantly on hand, and will seK them at the lowest prices. Also, we are just receiving an extensive stock of DRY GOODS, for the Spring trade?Ladies'Dress Goods, Hats, Shoes, Trimmings, etc., in great varietv. Oeots' Dress Goods, Hats, Boots, Shoes, &c., in all the latest styles. Also, a large lot of ? BADY MADE CLOTHING. We keep a full line of Hardware, Cutlery, Earthenware, Crockery ware, Glassware, <tc. We will be pleased to have you call on us before purchasing elsewhere, as we will not be undersold. BARR & FANT, NO. lO GRANITE ROW, ANDERSON, 0. C. April 4, 1878 _12_ly THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. By W. W. Humphrey!, Esq., Probate Judge. To Nancy M. Cleveland, Mary ?. Glenn, S. Cascndine Mason, Lela Cleveland and Maud Cleveland?Greeting : \ YOU are hereby required to appear at the Court of Probate, to be holden at Anderson Court House, for Anderson Coun? ty, on the first Monday of June, A. D. 1878, to ehow cause, if any you can, why the Real Estate of the late Rev. Samuel label 1, deceased, situate in slid County, on the East side of Tugalo Riv;r, bounded by lands of W. W. Holland, J M. Kidd and John L. Glenn, containing 440 acres, more or less, and one Tract situate in Oconee Connty in said State, on waters of Big Bea verdam Creek, adjoining lands of Jackson Hunt and others, and containing one hun? dred and sixty acres, should not be parti? tioned among the heirs, alletting to Mary M. Isbell, the Petitioner, ono-third thereof, and the remaining two-thirds in equal por? tions to the said Nancy M. Cleveland, Mary E. Glenn, S. Casendine Mascn one-fourth of two-thirds each, and to said Lela Cleveland and Maud Cleveland one-iourth between them, or one-eighth of two-l hirds each. Given under my hand and seal, this 16th day of March, in the year of our [l. s.j Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight, and in the one hundred and second year of American inde? pendence. JOSEPH N. BROWN, Attorney for Petitioner. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Judge of Probite. To the Defendants Lela Cleveland and Maud Cleveland: Take notice that the petition in this ac? tion, together with the summons, of which the foregoing is a copy, was filed in the office of the Probate Court, at Anderson C. H., in the County of Anderson, in said State of South Carolina, on i he 16th day of March, A. D. 1878. JOSEPH N, BROWN, Plaintiffs Attorney, Anderson, S. C. April 4, 1878_38_6 tfJCC * week In your own towi. $5 outfit free. $00 No Tint. Beider, if you irant a business at which persons of either sex can n nke great yay all the time they work, write for particulars to H. Hallstt A Co., Portland, Maine._ ?can make money faster at work for us than at anything else. Capital not required; we will start you. $12 per day at h )tne made by the industrious. Men, women, be ys and girls wan? ted ererywhere to work for us. Now is the time. Costly outfit and terms free. Address Taus &. Co., .iugusttt, Maine._ business you a r> engage in. S3 to 820 per day ir ade by any work? er of either sex, right in their own localities. Particulars and samples freo. Improve your spare time at this bus? iness. Address Stikson & Co., Portland, Maine. CASSIMEEES. JUST RECEIVED, a nice assortment of VIRGINIA CASSIM.2RES. These are the best goods in the market. Call soon if you want a good Summer suit. A. B. TOWERS & CO. April 4, 1878_38_ PERFECTION ATTAINED AT LAST. The Aroma Coffee and Tea Pot LATELY patented is the best and most economical that can be used. It con? tains both STRAINER and CONDENSER, so that the Coffee or Tea is free from dregs, and is stronger and better than that made of the same quantity in any other pot. Having purchased the right for this Coun? ty, I now manufacture this pot, and am prepared to furnish it to my customers at the most reasonable rates. I will also keep in stock the Improved Farmer's Boiler, Which is the best thing known for boiling stock food, clothes, or scalding hogs. I will sell these at manufacturer's prices. I also have a full line of Stoves, Tin? ware, Ac, which I will sell at wholesale at New York prices, or at the most reason? able retail rates. GUTTERING, ROOF? ING, &c, done promptly and satisfactorily. L. H. &EEL, West End of the Waverly House. March 28,1878_37_6m Millinery, Mantua-MaMng, And Ladies' Dress Goods. THE Ladies will find a full assortment of Spring and Summer Dress Goods, Hats. Shoes, Trimmiugs, &c, at the Store of Miss Sallie Bowie & Co. Our Mantua Making and Millinery Department is in charge of ladies ot experience and taste, and all orders left with us will receive prompt attention. You are respectfully invited to call and examine our new goods. Miss SALLIE BOWIE & CO., Waverly Home, Anderson, S. C. March 28,1878 37 lm NOTICE. THE firm of THOMAS CRYMES & CO. was this day dissolved by mutual con? sent. The Notes and Books of the concern are in the hands of Thomas Crymes for col? lection. All persons interested will con? sult their interest by calling and settling at an earlv day. THOMAS CRYMES. THOMAS & CRYMES. Williamston, S. C, March 33, 1878. 3?-3 GRANGE STORE. Rice and Ham. Ham and Rice. WE have in Store on Consignment a large lot of CAROLINA RICE, 16 pounds for $1.00. Choice Sugar Cured HAMS at 11 ceuta per lb. JOHN B. WATSON. Anderson. March 28, 1878. 37?3 Public Notice. THE undersigned has been duly appoint? ed by Mrs. Carrie Geisbcrgos her law? ful Attorney and Agent, in all matters con? nected with her Mercantile Business in Anderson ond elsewhere. AI 1 other powers and agencies having been revoked. A. LESSiElt, Agent March 21,1878 3G_3 Hardware. THE best assortment of Knob Locks, Pad Locks, Pocket and Table Cutlery, ifcc., in town. Give us n call. A. B. TOWERS & CO. Feb 14, 1878 _ Wagon for Siile. AGOOD, new, one-horse Wagon for sale by A. B. TOWERS & CO. Feb 14,1878 31 BEST THE LIVE CASH STORE STILL AT THE FRONT "WITH GEOCERIES AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE AT KOCK BOTTOM FIGURES We are agents Tor the old reliabla Anchor Brand Fertilizer, AND ALSO Soluble Pacific Guano, AND Compound Acid Phosphate, Both high grades. WE propose to sell on as reasonable terms?either for Canh or Cotton Option as any first-class Fertilizer can be sold in this market. ALL WE ASK IS A TRIAL. LIGON Sc THILL. Feb 14,1878_31 _ QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS WE are receiving every weok additions to oar large stock of Goods, and will sell them for Cosh at small profits. We have in store a large lot of prime and choice New Orleans Molasses, low for cosh, Buckwheat Flour, 6c. per lb. Good Sugar, 11 lbs. for one dollar. Prime Coffee, 4 lbs. for ona dollar. Best Tennessee Floor. Oar Carolina and Gilt Edge Flonr cannot be beat. In Fancy Groceries, We have? Mince Meat, Raisins, Citron, Apple Butter, Quince Butter, Currants, Canned Goods, Ac. Potware. Just received a fine assortment of Pot ware, at lower prices than ever sold hero. DRY GOODS, A FULL LINE. A splendid assortment of BOOTS and SHOES. Also, HATS and CAP8. French Calf Skins, Oak and Heuilock Sole Leather. SALT, IRON and STEEL. Crockery, China and Glassware. Lamp Goods and Chandeliers?something nice, for sale by A. B. TOWERS & CO. Feb 14,1878_31_ GET YOUR PICTURE. CAPT, WREN Will remain in Anderson ONLY ONE MONTH LONGER, And all persons wishing PHOTOG-EAPHS Should call at once. J. D. MAXWELL, No. 4 Brick Range. March 7, 1878 34 lm THE CHARLESTON JOURNAL OF COMMERCE ADEMOCRATIC DaUy New!q>ar*rpub lished in Charleston. Official. Jour? nal of the City. The cheapest daily news? paper published in the South Atlantic States. terms: One Year, by mail.$8 Six Months.*4 Tri-Weekly, per annum.j$i Circulates in North und South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Alabama. Published by the Charleston Publishing Company. A Democratic paper owned by the people, and published in their interest. The latest news by mail and ttlesrrc.pl> from all quar? ters of the Globe. Subscribe at once. March 21, 1878 36 Millinery Goods. MISS DELLA KEYS begs to inform the Ladies of Anderson and sur? rounding country that she is now receiving a select assortment of SPRING GOODS? such us Ladies's Hats, Bonnets, Ribbons, Flowers, Collars, Cuffs, <tc., which will be sold at the lowest figures for the cash. A full assortment of Summer Goods will be added to my stock in a lew weeks, and eve? ry effort made to please my customers in styles and prices. Millinery. Mantua-Ma? king and Stamping attended to as usual. AilSS DELLA KEYS, In the Centennial House. _Mareh 21, 1?78_30 3m_ silTngles. ASUPPLY of the best heart, long leaf Pine Shingles will be kept contin? ually on hand at the Anderson Depot. Applv to H. B. FANT. March 21,1878 36 3