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State Ctonteniporaries. Outlook in South Carolina Which BiVals Birmingham. . . . GresrantU .JSeu^\ ' Colcmbia. Oct. 16.?TbeMagnetio Iron Ore and Sted'Company, composed ?f capitalists from Atlanta and Birra ' V ?egbam, which was recently chartered in this State, ha? jnst purchased for sixty thousand dollars tbe greater part ^^c<SCtbe Magnetic Iron Ore tract near the town of Black's in York county, this ' State. ; v:".;-7 It was known that there was iro? ore : itf this section" but it bad no railroad connection" and nothing was done to* wards utilizing it until the Charleston, ^Ciaciaaati>'&. Chicago road was run through it. The property contains an inexhaustible supply of the finest qua! V^C'?^r- ?f magoetio steel ore, free from ' T&o^boros and titanic acid. Tae rompany will, immediately com ^-^ ' :Slo???''V??dibg a steel furnace and roil ing nulls on fche line of the Charleston, Cincinnati ?fc Chicago road. This road ^WiU bring ^coal to the furaace for ?2.5$ *ton. - A small part of this property was cjbonghi a few years ago tor one bun . 4red auf. fty dollars, and it.was sold ,*o tots eompaoy Tor twelve thousand #re hundred dollars. ;...j?j^l?land My Ox. *?fci?en Recorder. -&-^g??ifc- bowl was raised over the Sootii ;a t?up?e of- months ago, when ax^ speculators io St. Louis organized i^eexeof &e Mgging market, and 'up prices (the South buys bag gift^.;)-another great bowl - bas been tsised over the wheat squeeze in Chi cago, bj which tbe prices of wheat and flour bare been . p?t up. (Tbe South *? ? August there was a great squeeze ^^otton, manipulated by John H. In I^Sijbb;; by .wjafch prices were put up. '?ffee South sells cotton. ) . "The bagg?ug. bulls of St. Louis and wheat bulls of Chicago have been as' robbers of the people, . the cotton bn??s of-New York Iw?r? >ap3kuded, and prais?rTfot'?heir ^^ ilfiant mercantile ability. ' "What a " ^fier^nce it makes, whose ox is gored ! - . "-' -_ . ; f^f^<:"i report comes from Abbeville, through a correspondent of the Colum bia Register;, that Judge Aldrich, of second, circuit, wjifl not be a candi . ?iate for xe-e?ection at the clo^e of his ' ?reseat term, aod that a movement bas fceen started to make bis nephew, James Aldrich, of Alken , his official heir. It _ lias lang appeared that Judge' Aldrich ^fjrogardted th? j?dgeship as belonging to hha by right, but probably few thought ste ife" would undertake to bequeath it io* member of bis- family when tbe & t>. e rame* for him to give it up. The of?rresi)ondent alluded to concludes bis rte&eut. as follows :. *A rumort tbe i of which * cannot be substantiated, is eurrent here l feat tn5 whole is a deal by which the Hon. James was promis ed tbe place by. Judge Aidricb in rc - :~:~-rytsr$). for doing bis best to bave Hon. Robert Aldrich nominated for Congress > Whether this be true or not, and it >J ;.. -would seem very doubtful, the whole ^. scheme, bas ^ ;ook of a family ar rangement, and it remains to be seen if ^J^"8oni& Qawlkia's legislators endorse the principle of hereditary j ud*eships ' Choral* RepcrQr. ^-^^Palmetto R. R., is now getting' tie bulk of the freight which comes to Cheraw, and freight from Charleston Ja^uledarcund by Charlotte and: Sam ^^;^e* to Cberaw for tbe same price as the J?Uaatr? ^ast JLine charges. Will some one please explain why the inter state commerc? l?V does not prevent scab practiced We have been unable, as yet; to find a man who knows any thing about this law, Unless, perhaps, we except tbe editors, and tbe only thing that they know about it is that it prevents them from getting passes over * lite railroads from one State into an * ' . Lexington Dispatch. If tbe 'solid South' should ever be .'. Jplit the country- would witness a state : of affairs k? this section that would . cause honest Americans to hang their \ beads m sham?. A divided South means, for generations, if not forever, a mongrel go verum eut made up-of the] worst elements of both races,'bankrupt States aod beggard people. What was experienced twenty years ago would seem a pleasant remembrance compared | with what would be experienced if the " South should become divided. If there are any who are disposed to bunt up .~esr.coses for ^ea^log ?way from party Tanks, it would be well for them to coa ?der that party affiliation io the South means a great deal more than party supremacy. It is vitaj _to the social aiid business i/i te rests of the people that so faire issues be raised to lead Demo crats ssiray. Sow Your Oats -Sarly. *" ' * ' Cotton PlarJt. r "No farmer will deny that the oat crop rf properly attended to is one of -the most profitable ones we grow, and - that it pays to sow early and on good rand. By early sowing the crop gers a ?. good growth of roots before winter sets in, and the plants are hardened and toughened with the gradeal approach of ?old weather and prepared for it. 0? ! the other hand, if 50wing is delayed j tfattl late the crop is n<>t tiius fortified j for winter and is more liable to be kill ed io latitudes where there is danger of it. Earliness is therefore au important matter. It would be superfluous io dis cuss tbe value of the oat crop at the time it ripens. Let every farmer re member for himself how much better it?felt about it, When he was feeding the timely and nutritious and whole some oats this summ?r, and how much the saving of expense was. Don't uu ' dertake to farm with >ui raising oats. A Darlingtorjiara's Invention. Darlington Ncas. A second model for the plow attach- j Bent ioveuted by W. M. Bra^oo, of j Darlingtc?, has recently teen made for j the inventor. Some improvements are I claimed for this new device over the j 'old aod Mr. Brun so a hopes tu Le able : soon to bave a better plow than the | celebrated Farquhar stocks. The at- ! taebment is a cas( iron bar, which may j be attached to.ar?y ordinary plow stock, ! of any kind of materail. It is very ?impie in its workings, performing the i double duty of bar and guage and makes plowing witn a sweep much easier both j io man and beast. The work done by ! mea?f of the attachment is most exeel eat.r 0&e of the strongest claims to be made for this iuvcntiou is that* thy depth of the furrow can be regulated be this g nage without the aid of the back hand which may be entirely dispensed with. The depth may be -regulated either my means of the heel pin or by a set screw and when once regulated it is impossible to run the plow deeper than desired., The screw, however, may be changed with a wrench to suit any depth in half a minute. Mr. Brunson had a few of these at tachments made during the past seasou and in every experiment they have given perfect satisfaction. Many of our readers are perhaps familiar with Mr. Branson's patent but an opportu nity will be given at the County Fair next week for every one to make a per sonal inspection of this skillful iuvec tion as both models will then be on ex hibition. The attachment is very high ly commended by all who have seen it and we trust that the genius of the in ventor, so wei< known in this particular instance, will prove- a blessing not only to,bimself but to every hard working farmer. Let every farmer examine the inven tion for himself and we think be will readily see ks many virtues. Mr. Brunson is- to be congratulated on the bright prospects of the ultimate success of his work. Carolina Spartan. The general impression prevails in the County that our Legislators have been doing little good of late years and that it makes very little difference what kind, of men represent us. One who can vote *aye' or *no* when his name is called is considered about as safe and competent as the representative who has a fair knowledge of statute law and constitutional requirements. There are some important measures that should be considered at the next session of our General Assembly. Oar educational system will require the wisest of coun sels to give it proper shape during the next ten years. That is now in a transition state. The University has just been started with twenty-five or thirty instructors at Colombia and twelve to fifteen at Orangeburg and the Military Academy, Educational mat ters, like revolutions hardly ever move backward. These institutions will have to be kept up and the appropriations increased as the demands arise. The farmers* are raising their voices for an agricultural college and from the indi cations of the recent primaries their voice will be po?ent one of these days. Then there is a modest demand for an industrial school. A few people are also asking for a female college that will take rank alon^ with Vassar and Wellesiy. When all these educational enterprises are considered in coaoee tfon with the public schools, the educa tlbnal question looms up as a very im portant-one. Then J,he pension act of last, session will have to be revised. Many persons have grave doubts as to whether this should -have been enacted, or cot, but. the law is on our books and the machinery has been put in opera tion to distribute the money appropriated. But the amount, 050,000. is far too small for the demands. Then there is much objection to drawing a limit on the property line. "Shall the appro-. priation be increased. to . ?200,000 or ! th.e. monthly payments reduced one-1 rIf? Shall all disabled soldiers come ! under the provisions of the act or only the poor and needy ? The railroads, t assessment-of property, marriage license law, the agricultural bureau, hiring out of cosvkts to private parties, together with certain constitutional amendments are all important subjects and need the best counsel of the wisest raea to sriape the necessary l?gislation as ?6 these mat ters. . Wheu any oae thinks that a mere figure head ttd do just as well as a wise, well-informed, ready, fuffuential representative of marked ability, it is evident that he does rot have the slight est conception of the.duties and require ments of a law-maker. ^ FrancisSMarion's Grave. Charleston -Budget. Some we3ks ago the Manning Times published t/he following paragraph, the spirit.of. which is certainly commend able, and worthy of emulation, but which contains a serious error which should not be allowed to go uoeorrected is a sad commentary on the grat itude of a peeple to know that the grave of Francis ?Manon, in Georgetown county, is in a dilapidated and tumble down condition A broken marble slab is all - thauis left to tell where re poses the ashes of this hero of other days, the 4Swaa?p Fox* cf the Involu tion. Others no more renowned bave monuments to tell of their deeds, but non^ for him. Yet, when all was gloomy, and the people in despair, it wa3 very largely through his skill, courage and energy that the dearh-blow was srruck to the Tories and British in the low country, and thus made possi ble the series of victories ending at Yorktowc.' Tho error to be noted is the state ment that Marion's grave is in George town county, whereas, as a matter of fac% his ashes lay at Belie fate planta tion, St. Stephen's Parish, Berkeley. Kcw. the writer of the above could have been led into this error is inextri cable. One of the early issues of the Bud get ?n 1SS7 contaiucl some very inter esting and valuable information con cerning the condition of General Mar ion V grave which at this time will bear republics'ion. The facts are that about three years i ago during a storr;; a massive sajrar- j berry treft was blown across thy grave i of the Swamp Fox, and that of Vin. | Marion which a:?jo:ns bis. and the sfor;e ; s!;*b ?>ver the Gonerai's grave was conj- j plete!y sha.'tertd. There was consider- j able interest expressed at the ti;::c, and j a country paper, possibly with more patriotism thon ?t>fineuce and dollar?*, i proposed to raise a fund with which to \ replace the slab, and put the graves in | gOvd condition. A lew dollars were j sent i?j, Lut interest languished, and I nothing more has ever been done to- j ward the eoneofutnatiou of this mos* J laudable reject. li i> further state;] that ?iin negroes, the ou'1 y present occupant.** c.-f B< ue Isle '. plantation, have cut up the sugar-lerr? j tree for firewood, and h-?ve carried away fragments of (Le shattered r-Vn v-hi-.b. \ are now doing service as oven backs in numerous negro hovels around the ! country-side. Unless something \# done to reclaim ! the grave? of the famous old lie vol a- ; tionary hero and hin wife from the d<> cay and ruiu into v hich they are rapid- ; iy falling, it wiil not be long before | they will be fa the same condition as the grave of the oid patriot, William ! Moultrie, who died i" 1805 full of j years and honors, and was buried at | 4 VYindso?' plantation in St. James, ! Goos? Creek. No tomb was placed over his grave, and his family and ad mirers continued -putting it off year after year until iu 1852, when a num ber of gentlemen visited the old bury ing ground to locate the grave for th? purpose of erecting a shaft over it, to their mortification, and the mortifica tion of all persoua who value the mem ory of the old heroes of '76, it was im possible to identify it among the many hus*h-grown mounds in the decayed en closure. In speaking of Marion's grave, it might be of interest to manv to know that in Rocky Bluff swamp in Sumter County, there is a low island?now al together inaccessible, unless a person is willing to gain it on foot, cutting his way through the dense canebrakes which surround it with an axe?upon which can still be seen the ruins of cue of Marion's old rendezvous. The spot; where the shauties for the protection of the soldiers were erected is marked by the remains of mud chimneys, aud the old forge where the horses were shod is almost intact. The oid-fashioned anvil was iu its place until a few years ago when a country blacksmith penetrated the swamp, and brought it away, and it is now doing good service in these piping times of peace, as it did under the hammer of some stalwart old sol dier-smith a hundred years ago. when every ring of the horseshoe caused the rude patriots to start for fear it would guide the enemy to their hiding place. Ml IB ? ? I III? Acting on the advice of Italian and foreign clericals the Pope has decided to instruct the Bishops throughout-the world to continue to agitate for restora tion of the temporal power of the Pope. We regret to see it mentioned that ex-President Davis is gradually failing, although his mind is clear and vigorous as ever. He is about 80 years old. The noble and able Southron has out lived all of his enemies and traducers. The Secretary of the Navy has thas far had constructed five new irpn-clads .?the Yorktown, Vesuvius, Charleston, Baltimore and Petrel, and others are on the way. This is the work thus far done under the Democratic Adminis tration for the rebuilding of a navy. Capt. George E Isaacs, the "oidest conductor in tbe State and the man who ran the first passenger train over the Columbia and Greenville road, died cc bis home in Columbia, at 11 o'clock, October 17th. In opening up a lot of fresh drugs one day last week, Mr. Loryea, junior member of the firm of J G. Diukins & Co., found packed in a large roll of as safcettda a smooth stone weighing nine nou?es, the stone being tied up in. coarse cloth. The'gum came from Af ghanistan, Persia, and the stone was doubtless used as light weight adulter ation. Alas I for the modes of the *Medes and Persians.9?Clarendon En terprise. In estimating the cost of the squeeze ia wheat, tbe Washington Craftsman says on Monday next, it is announced, ; One cent will be added to the price of every loaf of bread sold in that city.. No doubt this will also be done in every other city in this country where the value of one cent is not taken from the size and value of the present loaf. Es timating'that the 60,000,000 inhabi tants Of this country are grouped into .1*2 000,000 families, and that each family will consume two loaves per day, we have the sum of 24,000,000 cents, or ?210,000 per day levied upon the American people by wheat speculators. IO FOR Kinsman & Co. -THE CEE?P1ST E0??SEIITIE CITY. We have just opened our Fall Stock of Dry Goods, . ITS if ?1, And iu these lines we defy compe tition. We pay spot cash for our goods, and iu that way are enabled to OBTAIN MANY BARGAINS which are lost to those who buy on long time. We buy our SHOES of the Manufacturer thereby saving the 33? per cent that the Jobber charges for handling', and we give the consumer the benefit of that per-' centage. Call on us and be con vinced of the assertion. WE GUARANTEE ;;!! goods a<< represented and refund moucy where goods do not come up to representation. WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED i I I I a full and complete line of FAHGY iiOOEBilsJ j which uro composed of the fiiu-st brands on the market. Such a vari I ety ol CANNED GOODS sis w*"| show never has been ecru :ii Suinter, i We keep everything i!:..L i? handled j by a first class grocer. Oar line of Fail aid Plain ?mm arc the celebrated "A K." goods. There arc none so irood as these. Main Street, next lo C. i1'. Stubhg. | Senjt 0 I At the Great Offer of !\ C. SCAFFE To secure either Une or Two splendid COOKING STOVES To induce additional trade to my already large and extended one, I will, from tbis date, present to every person pnrchasing OlfJE EM>Ij~LAR of Goods in my establishment for CASH, a numbered Ticket entitling the holder to a chance at a msm ' cookie st?ti, with al! utensils complete, valued at Thirty Dollars, and a beautiful HEATING STOVE, complete, valued at Twenty Dollars; the Gift to take place at mv store'on the 1st JANUARY, 1880. (Newyear's day,) the highest number drawn taking the choice of either Stove, and the low est number the remaining one. SO COME ONE AND ALL and buy your goods or send your order with the Cash?P. 0 order, draft, or by express. Remember, the more goods you purchase the more tickets you get. I am offering goods in my line very low for Cash. My stock is now complete, consisting cf Oookiag and Heating Stoves, Ranges, Wood and Iron Pumps,,, CUTLERY, GLASSWARE, AGATE 'AND IRON WARE, WOOD AND IIO?SE HOLD FURNISHING GOODS OF ALL KINDS. Gm, Pistols, Cartip, Sp, FANCY GOODS AND NOTIONS, steam bull supplies of all kinds. Lamps at all prices. Cbanfleliers, Lan terns, Christmas and New Year Presents, and other goods too numerous to mention. My F;?ll Stock h;:s just been received ancT/s complete in every dt-j-artment. Remember, ti>e more you purchase for cash the more chances yea get. SO DON'T FAIL TO COME or send your orders, for you not only buy your goods at BOTTOM GASH PRISES* bat you also procure a chance to secure for vocraelf a snleudid Cooking Stove. i So come one and all and buy your goods at T. C. SCAFFB, Main Street, Sam ter, S. G'; Sept. 19. . j Selected with great care and to meet the wants of ail. No trouble fo show goods. Prices Low Down. The stock is large in Fine, Medium, Business aricl" Plantation Suits in all the leading fabrics of Foreign and Domestic Mills, made uj> in the best style and finish! They cannot be excelled by any one. The Stock was bought to self and ail we ask is a careful examination of t&enay before buying elsewhere. The Stock of Youth's, Boys' and Children's Suits, Is larger than ever before, and you can get Bargains every day in this Department. Ask to see them when in waflfc They ??t?* very cheap. When you want an Overcoat, medium, fine or for Plantation use, remembeB I h?ve a BIG LIISHE A.NJD VEEY CHEAP. Don't miss the bargains in our overcoats for men and boys. Nice line of fine Dress Suits. Good line of medium Dross and Business suits. Big line of low priced clothing for plantation wear! Extra Pants in great variety. Big job lot Yests, Dress Shirts, Undervests. Medicated Flannel Drawers, Cotton. Flannel, and I Flannel Suits for Men's Underwear. Travelling Valises,- Bags, Baggy Robes, and a fine line of Collars-, Cuffs, Neckwear, Handkerchiefs, Gloves. Umbrellas, Hats ia soft and strfi^ Suspenders, Socks, &c, &c. ; % Everything to be found usually carried, by us. If you want Real, Reliable Goods, something that will give satisfaction in* wear and looks, just come to my store and be- supplied. Thanking you for the liberal trade- of the past, I remain, ' . Yery truly yours, Main Btreet, Snixtter; 'S^'fX October 3. When we came to Sumter we could hear it was predicted foe us that we would soon Lave out the red Sag. It was also said that we. could not make a living in Sumter by selling goods for cash. Well, we are here yet, and from the looks of our large htock and rapidly growiog trade it seems wo came here to stay. Not only to stay, but to lead with the best values for the least money. .Sumter is good enough for us ; it is not at all the dull town it was represented to us when we came. We opened -our business on the 7th day of July, in what is called the cull season and from the very hour we threw bur dt*ors open our house was crowded with customers anxious to spend what money they had and sorry they had no more to spend. Ever since we have seen no dull times. The Kacket Store is a hive of industry, selling goods cheap for bright shining dollars. What a nice business it is when we compare it with a .piece of paper marked hisX mark, which very often brings poor returns. To some people it seems mysterious how we caa sell goods so cheap, but to us it is very plain. When goods are bought right it is easy to seil them?there lies the whole secret of success. No matter whether it be in the mcuutaios of North Carolina or in the greateity of New York we hear cf a merchant falling under the yoke of the credit system and wauts to sell his stock at a reduced price, our buyers never fail to go and see them and very often purchases a fine stock of goods at from 30 to 50 cents ou the dollar, below New Yoik cost. There should be but little difikulty in selling goods when bought at such figures. Merchants who purchase goods through the regular channel of trade have to pay tco much for the honor to do so. We never look at din honor that comes to us by purchasing any article at $2 00 if we can buy the same and j-ust as good for one dollar. What we glory in is to be able to sell goods cheap. We get the mastery when we buy, and keep it when we sell, by adding on our sujall proGt and stop When you purchase goods out of the credit system and pay, your cahh has to help to pay for the man that never pays. No wonder there arc so many of the never paying class luokiug like howling wolves seeking their prey. You see the whole system la wrong, it is a wheel within a wheel, a combination against the consumer. Look at it from the time the goods arc manufactured, to the jobber, from the jobber to the merchant, from the merchant lo *you, in each and every transaction the tux of credit goes on, no country or no people can withstand it arid be prosperous. It will be the one aim of the Kacket Store to try and induce as far as possible as mativ as they can out of the credit system by selling them goods as cheap as we can for cash, instead of how high for credit. New goods rolling in every day from the slaughter pens of credit. Come and see us; we will prove what we say. There is no reason why a lady should pay two prices for a hat or bonnet be cause it is an article of adornment. We sell the finest millinery at the Kacket Store. Our milliner is just from New York, where she has been gcifiog the latest styles. Wo will guarantee satisfaction to all wanting Hats, Feathers, Fiowcrs, Ribbons or anything in the millinery line. See our Dress Goods at 123 cents a yard, Casimere 15 cents a yard. This department is very attractive. .Shoes from -15 cents a pair to the best hand made Hess shoe for regular price, $f> 00. Gents' Furnishing Goods is complete. Pants at astonishingly low prices. Hats and Cap* at unheard-of low prices. Lace for the world and very cheap. Towels, table cloths and dama<k, by the yard, very cheap. Best Holts' plaids, G els. a yard. Good plaid*, 5 to ?l cts. a yard. TINWARE DEPARTMENT. This department is full to overflowing. Coffee Pots, 7, 8, 10, lo cts ; gal lon pots, 15 IIrind saws, -iS cts. ; chisels, files, monkey wrenches. iSec (Mir Braces at i"> cents It is useless to quote prices. Our goods go so fast and our trade is growing so rapidly we just can not keep goods enough ou band to, supply our wonderful trade. We will b? pleased to give liberal terms to merchants who waut to buy cheap goodd. IA1 IIa J* Sept. Liberty Street, Suinter, S. C. New York office, 46(5 Broadway, N. Y. The Subscribers, mindful of the" patronage heretofore ex tended them, with an assurance of appreciation, would again call the attention of the Trade in ikm and adjoining Counties to their large and varied supply of 11.4X1)1$ al m We occupy the large building of the late J. T. Solomons, North of Court House ?^fuare, and it is literally full. We desire to place this immeri?^stock within the reach of all classes of purchasers, and ?^p^is end will be content with close profits. We are handling mis season an unusual supply of LACK m fiWi' SILK, BLACK MM SILK, (Mil ????fe BLACK AND COLORED SATINS. Sets, Panels, Ornaments, &c. -* Our stock of Black Henrietta Cloths, Cashmeres and Tricots,-?xe marked low down. Indeed, we will meet any competition in-?ny line, and invite the -public to inspect these goods for themselves^ We venture the remark that we have the Largest Stock of Ladies' and Misses' Cloaks, Wraps, Jackets., &c., of this season's purchase in the market, and offer tnem at HALF their REAL value, CLOTHING. CLOTHING. CLOTHING. ' 1 mo Encouraged by our success in handling the above Goods, induced us to m?ke a specialty of them this season, and we are handling the largest stock we ever carried. Last season we sold within sixty days about 135 dozen Hats : this season our purchases extend to 200 Dozen, and we propose to oder them at from 25 ;ents to $1.00, worth double the money. Those of our friends who have#been using the celebrated "E. P. Reed & Co." Shoes, iU'? reminded that our stock of them is complete, and every pair warranted. Also, a line line of Gent's Hand Sewed GrOOdSr which we also guarantee to give satisfaction. We are prepared to oiler inducements to Merchants in the interior, and "guarantee to save" money for them. Sept 19