Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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fftZ.- ......... ... Difficulties in Chester. For some days exciting rumors of seri difficulties between the whito and cole people of Chester have been prevalent cur town, and the people became very ? iou? about it. That un armed force colored people had taken up their quar at the Mt. Carmel. Church, on the main ri about eight miles this side of Chester Ci House, was well authenticated, and that Garland Smith bad been bushwhacked had his horse killed under him, was also . ported and believed. On Tuesday, a cou came from Chester, calling on the people Union to go to tue assistance of the poi of Chester Court House, to defend that pl from a tureateticd attack from the negr To this cali a number of our young 1 promptly responded, and started from 1 late Tuesday evening. Early on Weenes morning, when about a mile from the chu hearing that the negroes bad burnt I buildiug, and, it was supposed, left Chester, five of our men were sent forw to find out the true condition of afft While ridiug along the road near the chu five volleys of musketry were suddenly f upon them in rapid succession, from bel trees and boulders of rock. The white i retreated, and the negroes made a chi upon them. The main body of the w men then came np and returned the fin the negroes, when they broke and ran. Se negroes were killed and one taken to Chester jiiil. It-was a miracle that not of the white men was killed. The first of the negroes was deliberately taken, more than f >rty yards from the five w men, but not a ball touched one of tl Mr. J. W. Waters was so severely wour above the knee that amputation was fe necessary. Nc? other injury to the white was done, but they had one horse killed two badly wounded. Tho abovo can be ~* lied upon as the truth, for we have it ? responsible parties who know all about The white men from Uniou had no inten or desire to attack the colored people, were on their way, as they believed, to prc the lives and property of the citizen: Chester. Again have the militia guns brot the negroes into trouble, for without tl they w juld not have arrayed theraselva hostility to the white people, and fired i white men passing along the public roa Union Times, 9th. Governor Scott and the Ku Klux A Washington dispatch of Tuesday, U New York Tribune, says : Governor Scott has called upon the P dcut for United State* troops to supp outrages in the counties of Union and Y in South Carolina, where he reports that are murdered or driven from their he Dightly, because of their political opit Governor Scott informs the President there are no sufficiently armed and equif militia to c'tve the needed protection, that if he did have ut bis disposal a cor tent militia force, there are no funds in Stato Treasury to transport and sui them. Ho says that it is not just or roast blc in ibo Government to expect him, \ the limited military resources of the Statt successfully meet in the field tho trai soldiers who held the United States at for four years, and often achieved si< triumphs over its b-;st armies ; and thal expect this of him is to imitate the Egyp system, with a most grievous improvem requiring the making of bricks with uer straw nor clay. He states that the Ku K that were formerly thought to be a n political ghoul, a bloody spectre, conjt up for party purposes, is now a terrible f an armed organization, thoroughly equip] having its field, staff and line officers, established lines of communication. Hes that if Congress will pass an act guarantee the St:ite a full reimbursement for mor expended in suppressing domestic violei South Carolina can then obtain the neceas credit to mobilize her militia and susi them in the field. Nothi g but a perraar; garrison in the disaffected sections will g the protection to the men who are tbrcate witb murder or exile, solely because of tl fidelity to the principles ol free governor As au evidence of the condition of affair! South Carolina, the facts are stated, that, last Monday, a company of United Sta troops, that left Columbia for New Ye had the railroad torn up in their front bj body of armed men, and were obliged march by the road. On Friday last Republican members of the Legislate now sitting, paid men lo picket thc n leading from the Capital, because of v grounded fear? of a Ku Klux raid upon tl body. A committee of three members tho Legislature nf Sooth Carolina will arr here in a day or two to lay the condition affairs in South Carolina before the Pr? dent. Mr. Warren Wilkes, the leading C servative member of the South Caroli Legislature is one of the committee. Latest Foreign News. PARIS, March 13.-Versailles has been evac ted and the Ft euch installed. Tho convention for thu return of all Frei prisoners in Germany has been signed. Six Radical papers of this city have been si pres.-cd. The city is quiet, with no .?igns o renewal of recent, agitations. Serious disturbances have occurred in I Provinco of Aleanto, in Spain. The mob fired . tho Mayor and other officers. Several lives wi lost. ? Tho Emperor William is seriously indispos It is reported that Frunce intends to tax i porte l raw material. The tax on cotton alone expected VJ yield eighty millions. . All tho French prisoners in Belgium have gu h i mo. Tho Emperor leaves on Tuefday direct I home. lLs health forbids the proposed visit, route, to the German Princes. The Columbia Daily Union, of Tucsd morning, says : " Three companies of Unit Stat?:.-; troops arrived Saturday, at 5 P. M., fru Atlanta; ?.no company of which was immediate sent 'o CU?? er. another to Kock Hill, and t laird gi ea to Spartanburg. Tho two compani now a; York and Chester aro to return to tbt po.it in this city. Tho troops wero expected on tho 1 P. M. trni bat !r.i3-.!n? connection al Augusta, th'-y wero sei oa by special train. Major Van Vorst, commanding tho post, h: baea universally complimented f?r the prom; man uer tn which thu demands made upon hi: Lavo been met, and thc discretion used, under tl peculiar state of alf.iirs now presented in portier ..f Ide .Stale The Governor concluded, Saturday, to reca thu arni- in the bunds of the militia in Cbcstei a?d Captain Kennedy, of the Adjutant General' Department, proceeded to thc locality, ly thc P. M. train, for thc purpose nf carrying out tb instructions of his Kxceiloncy. -? ? DEATH op MRS. A. II. COLE.---We regret V ?earn of the death of Mr?. Annie H. Cole, vife o (.' 1. A. II. Cole of Savannah, which occam ! u Jacksonville, Fla., on Tuesday last. This sad oe '.asvECC, t- ays ihc Savannah New?, of the I Otb, following so quickly the sudden death of hci adopted daughter, Miss Sarah Call, is an addi t;nr>al bereavement to her fiimily and friends, Mrs. Cole was thc daughter of Dr. Mays, of St John's county, Fla. ?S9~ Dr. J. Wistar Vance, of Cokesbury, bas been elected Chief Demonstrator of Anatomy in tlic Medical College of Atlanta, Ga. Dr. Vance is a grad?alo of thc University of Edinburg, wbero ho boro off the honor.? of his class, and to talents of a high order, unites thorough prepara tion and devo:ion to his profession. fiZtf On Sunday night, a family, consisting of Mr. Mrs. Walker nnd two children, living near Elgin, Illinois, wero found dead in their hou.-c. A letter was discovered stating that the father and mother had given laudanum to their children, and taken it themselves, and wore hap py in believing that .they would all goto a bot ter world. They wore " earnest spiritualists." tSTA conservative U. S. Senator has just boen elected by the Virginia Lbgiilature by a handsome majority. THE ADVERTISER. ED G EFI ELD, S. C., MARCH 1G, 1871. Death of James ill. Richardson. JAMES M. RICHARDSON Esq., ono of the most prominent and honored citizens of oar District, departed this life on Saturday last, at his resi dence at Ninety-Six, agod about fifty-seven.- Hts remains were intered at his old home-that well known public locality-" Richardson's." Death of Mrs. Rainsford. We are pained to announce the death of that highly-esteemed and much-beloved lady, Mrs. ESTHER RAINSFORD, relict of the high-toned Eng lish gentleman, JAMES RAINSFORD, Esq., who was for so many yoars one of our most honored and useful citizens. Mrs. RATNSFOHD'S death oc curred at her homo, near this village, on Satur day night last. -? + ? Wo are:ndebted to Louis SCHILLER, Esq., Auditor of Eagefield County, for a statement of the Taxation, which statement will be published in our next issue. - - ? ? Second Week of Court. The Court is still in session, Judgo MELTON and the lawyers working hard upon the oivil dooket, and making more impression upon it perhaps than at any Term since the war. Last week was pretty much devoted to criminal business. The only case of cot?, however, was tho S ta to against THOMAS LANIER for the killing of Jim Holmes, colored, which ocenrred somo two or three years ago. The jury after a few minutes absence, ac quitted Mr. LANIER in toto. Thc indictment in the caso of the State against WINSLOW HAMILTON, for the killing of Capt. GEORGE BUTLER, was not given to the Grand Jury. As regards the trial of the negroes charged with the murder of the Rev. Mr. HARRISON, noth ing could be done. Tho magistrate had net re turned the Inquest papers, the witnesses were not in attendance, and the authorities generally who should have attended to the preliminaries of the case scorned to be at fault. All this is culpably wrong. Tho murder of Mr. HARRISON was most flagrant, and its punishment called for energy and promptness on all sides. O List to ns Woman ! O List to us Han! Or rather list to the voice of a charmer who is soon to be among you. In fact he is already here. His name is JAMBS R. RANDALL, whilome editor of the bravo and chivalrous Consf?fu??ona? i*t. And ho charms people into leaving com fortable fortunes to the loved ones who Burvive them. In short, and in plain English, Mr. RAN DALL is hero in the'interest ofthat great and favorito Insurance Company the Southern Life. And ho is accompanied by that popular gentle man, Capt. J. M. MILLER of Augusta, General Agent of tho Southern Life for Georgia and South Carolina, Our people already know tho Southern Life well. It was founded in Memphis in 1S66, and ever since its course has been ono of usefulness, honor and triumph. We bespoak then for Mr. RANDALL flattering success in Edgefield. Act9 of the Last Session of the Leg islature. In our next issue we will commence the publi cation of the Acts and Joint Resolutions of the Legislature of South Carolina at its late Session, and continue from week to weok, until we have published every Act and Joint Resolution passed by that body. Many of these Acts will be of general interest, and wo would advise our readers to preserve the copies of tho Adverliier containing tho State laws. Parker & Teague. In another column will be found the announce ment uf this new firm. And Edgefield has cauto to bc proud of her Dentists. Of Dr. PARKER, whose reputation is so deservedly high, we say nothing. But for our young friend TEAGUE, wo beg a hearing. This young gentleman, up right, intelligent, polished, as we all know, hos just returned from Philadelphia, where, at the most distinguished and most thprough Dental i i Collego in the world, he has taken an honorable g I diploma a3 D. D. S.-Doctor of Dental Surgery And now, among the people who have known him l I so long, he enters tho list for popular favor, men J I oy, and fame. Wo predict fur him a useful and successful career. The Spring Trade. Wholesale houses; on Hayno and Meeting street (says the Charleston Xcmn, of Saturday,) aro mar king ready for tho spring trade, and already ex pose on their countors a largo stock of merchan dise. Tho general impression is, that trade will largely increase this year, and that country mer chants who last season tried their luck in Balti more and New York, have become satisfied that they can do quito os well, if not botter, in Char leston than at thc North. Gentlemen from the interior of the State report a disposition on the part of retail customers to claim credit, and say that it practically ties their hands as regards their own payments. They uniformly agree also that there is less of available cash in the State than was expected from the last crop. 85?" The Columbia correspondent of the New York .S"??, under date of tho Sth inst., says : "Gov. Scott's Legislature adjourned early this morning after an all-night session. Thc scene os the floor of the House of Representatives just before the adjournment was disgraceful. Drunken members, thc majority cf them negroes, accompanied by colored wemen of the lowest class, appeared on thc floor and outraged tho decency of tho House by ribald songs and indecent jokes. The appro priation bill for paying the legislative expenses of tho session, and which called for $2G5,000, wu? vetoed by Gov. Scott, and contrary to expec tation tho veto was sustained ; consequently the State Treasurer cannot pay the mombers their salaries and mileage." A Dog-Fight in Congress. The two dogs uro Grant aud Sumner-two regu lar bull pups-and both " pisen." Sumner is un inflated and high-handed mun, and, although a Republican liko Grant, has set himself up against the latter, und against his Administratien, and aguinst his Cabinet, or.d against his pet scheme of purchasing San Dumingo, and, trusting to his mighty New England influence, has deported himself haughtily and offensively. And for all this, Grant hales him, and has hud him displaced norn the highes.! and most important post in tho Senate of tho United Statos-tho Chairmanship of tu? Committee on Foreign Relations. In the Senate, Committees aro elected instead of hoing appointed, and when tho organization of the new Congress came on, Grant had his men ready and they boldly ousted Mr. Sumner, and, now liko Nebuchadnezzar of old, who also becamo too high and mighty, ho hus gone out to grass. Tho fight in tho Senate was a hard and terrible one, and tho occasion to thc Republican party, is ono of unutterable fear and trembling. Tho feel ing among leading Republicans soems to bo that tho quarrel between tho President and Sumner, though resulting in a victory for tho administra tion, has been won at the cost of tho party. New England is already furious, and the election, in New Hampshire and Connecticut will be influenced in favor of tho Democrats. So far, so good ! We earnestly hopo tho two factions of tho Radical party which will result from this split, will eat each other entirely up, leaving not the paring of a finger nuil. " The rtinner Ac Gardener." This is the titlo of a handsomely printed and ably conducted Somi-monthly Journal of Southern Agriculture, Horticulture and Rural Life, recent ly established at Augusta, Ga.,-edited by P. J. BERCKMANS, and published by E. H. GRAY,-at tho insignificant price of only One Dollar per an num. Mr. BERCKMANS isa thoroughly practical and an intelligent gentleman, whilst Mr. GRAT is undoubtedly mado of the right stamp to eonduot a newspuper into a popular and prosperous career. Send on tho subscription prico to the Publisher, and you will re?oive twenty-four numbers of an agricultural journal worthy of patronage, and always abounding in the most useful and inter esting articles on subjects pertaining to agricul tural and horticultural pursuits. ly the Grace o? God and Six Dollars a Day. By the grace of God and six dollars a day, the legislature of South Carolina has at last ad ourncd. A nest of filthy cormorants, caring not i jot or tittle for tho Interest bf tho Staid or peo )lo so long as thoir insatiable'cravings for piun ler were gratified. Under a white man's govern nent an .annual tossion of three weeks was con lidered amply sufficient for a Loghlature of south Carolina, and tho members were allowed a Der diom of only three dollars. The session just jnded, lasted three months and a half, with a per Hem of six dollars, and coat the State $260,000, ictual outlay, in two appropriations, for the pay rf per diem, mileage and employees of the two House?, to say nothing of the Printing and State-House swindles, and all tho other numerous and nameless rascalities which were perpetrated on a less extensivo scale. The members drew all the time, even during the holidays, their six dol lars a day, and did nothing in the way of useful legislation. They displaced two of their own juegos, whose bad habits-if they were bad, and we are inclined to think they were-they knew before they elected them ; and by impeachments, and free fights, and wrangling*, and threatenings, and bogus investigations of former Radical steal ings, and burying colored martyrs with civic and military honors, and erecting monuments to dead negroes, and adjourning now and then to attend horse races, and various other usoloss and shame less doings, they managed to indefinitely protract tho session and deplete the State treasury. Last year when tho opposition party was urg ing the nccossity for reduced tnxation and econo my, the Radicals admitted it al!, and declared their purpose to secure these results to tho State. And what is the upshot? They hove been infin itely more lavish with the publio money than ever before, and their tax bill for the current year is much heavier than the last, although it is well known that the peoplo of the Sute aro wo fully impoverished, and that every industry is j paralyzed. This is tho way these gentry redeem their promises. And alt this villany and all this plundering ! does it help the negro race ? No ! It is undenia ble that the masses of theso people are annually bocoming pooror and poorer. And there is hard ly an official, high or low, who does not use them for his own purposes and then pluck them to the last feather. If the blacks of San Domingo are sensible, they will steer clear of Grant's commission and Grant's government, for they may judge from the condition of thia State what their own fute will be if ever taken under the Radical wing. A select number of " the saints" will make fortunes, but the poor devils who inhabit tho land will be made to mourn. And amidst all this ruin and corruption, tho white population is powerless to- interfere, and looks en and suffers in silence. No word oven of remon strance or protest is now heard, but the State staggers and roels under tho crushing wrong. Emigration of the better classes to other States steadily increases, and those who cannot get away submit with resignation, but show a mental and financial depression which premises little for the future. ' Nor, as wo have said abovo, will the ne groes escape the penalties of such wretched mis rule. Every planter driven from tho State makes one employor less. And driving away capital in tensifies the poverty of the blacks. The commonwealth of South Carolina is much poorer to-day than at the close of tho war, and this year will bo ono of greater suffering and trial to the peoplo, white and black, than any since the surrender. Business is dull to stagna tion, apd the future which looms up under such a regime is not ono to invite or encourage enter prise of any kind. It is not well for the peoplo of South Carolina to submit to all these wrongs too silently and too gracefully. History will pronounce the Radicals tho worst enemies of their race. Gov. Scott, in his application to President Grant for troops to tend to the " rebellious dis tricts," says that the members of tho Legislature, just previous to their adjournmont,?binployed pickets to guard tho roads and railroads leading to their homes lest tho Ku Klux should capture them. And well might wretches with such guilty consciences take such precautions! for if there was f er a gang of dirty thieves and robber* who deserved to be caught and punished by the Ku Klux, it was these same home-returning law-giv ers of Suuth Carolina. Rotten Radicalism Denounced by Its own Supporters. We notice in the last issue of the Yorkville Enquirer a number of cards signed by j.ruminent members of tho Radical .party-carpet-baggors, scalawags and negroes-wherein thwy diuuunce Radicalism generally, and boldly renounce all further connection with the thieving concern. Why this sudden and emphatic renunciation of their long cherished principles and party, wo are at a loss to conjecture, unless they buvo been wooed and won by tho persuasive eloquence of the mystic Ku-Klux-Klan, who have recently paid a visit or t?0 to Yorkville. But influenced by what ever motive or powor they may have bein, we aro at any. rate gratified that -these men have taken a stand against the base and corrupt trans actions of thc party with which they hara hither to Ciliated ; and feel quite sanguine thut they will r.ut be (aught iu bad ci Uipony again. J. W. A. Hartness says : " I believe th it our government .-houM be a while man's government, and I au: no longer a Radical." Sui. Hill and Juue Moore give notice that hence forth they " propose to abandon all connection with the Union Loague and the Republican par ty," Ac. Nelson Davis denies that ho stated that tho books and records of tho offices of thc Treasurer and Commissioners of York were destroyed during the recont raid on thoec offices. Horace E. Jehnson denies that ho said, ns alleged, that tho liquor in a certain keg in D. S. Kussull & Co.'-- bar-room contained poison at thc 'iinu the bar-room was entered on Sunday night, the 26th February, Ac. Milos Johnson says : " I was born in Charlotte, N. C., and for the past twenty-five years havo been a resident and citizen of Yorkville, S. C. About a year ogo I j og) cd tito Radical party and attended two or three meetings of the 'Union Loague,' and no more. I was nominated by tho party and elected to thu office of County School Commissioner for York, which office I now hold. If, however, my tenure of this office requires me to endorse, to justify, to sanction, and approve thc bad laws that have boen passed, or the heavy taxe j that have been imposed on thc people by tho par ty in power, then I Hm ready to resign said office, and to dissolve forever and eternally my connec tion with the Radical party of South Carolina. It is due to myself, to my wife and children, that I should further stato that I have no sympathy with, or knowledge of thoso who have been guilty of the recent burnings, or other acts of lawless ness that have been perpetrated in this County,' if I did know, I should certainly feol it a duty to oxert myself io bring the offenders to punish ment. I am innocent of there things. I am in favor of good laws, good order and peace, and 'I dare do all that may become a man' to accomplish theso results." Where Democracy Roles, Peace Pre vails 1 The Pittsburg Pott draws comparison between the States in the South under control of Demo cratic rule and those under Radical rule, and says i " The most poacefnl and prosperous South am Statos aro Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia. Thoy all stand jnder Democratic rule. If disturbance hereto fore existed in any of them, it ceased almost the uoment the State passed into tho Democratic ?auks. Confidence came at once, and with it >caco and prosperity. Thoughtful men will do roll to contrast this fact with the confusion and lisorder of those Soothorn States which are still indor Radical and negro rulo." ^SJ-The Democrats have carried New Hamp hire by a largo majority-electing thc Govornor nd all tho Congressman. * And Now at This Late Day. r. And now at this Ute day, a light Jua shined about the path of the Daily Union, the Scott-Ring, organ in Columbia, causing it to turn 'away its eyes from such incendiary agitators as Joe Crews, and Whipper, and Elliott and Holden aid Kirk, and speak thus : If the leading citizens of South Carolina, like. Judge Orr, General McGowan, General Kershaw, General Butler and Judge Melton, will consult with, the Governor, and .discuss fully and" freely the prosent distracted condition of the State, we make no donbt that some means can bo devised that will bring peace and order, whore now reigns nothing but turmoil, outrage and bloodshed. ? Bah ! the Union is perhaps happy to speak of " turmoil, outrage and , bloodshed,".and to inti mate that the white people of '.South Carolina are making violent movements in the way of retalia tion and revenge, t his sort' of thing pleases its friends at th? North, -and the party which it en dorses. But tho fact is, that many of the people of South Carolina, instead of making movements of retaliation and revenge, (God knows they have had enough to incite them' to such !) are making a muoh more serious movement of gathering np the little the Radical party hag left them, and quietly quitting a State so degraded and so ac cursed. And many other.- feel that they have inooumbed to Radical oppression as long as human nature can stand it They are completely hacked to the wall now, and must resist or die. The suggestion, however, letit come from whom it may, of a conference of prominent and trait worthy men of the State with Gov. Scott, is not a bad one. And we are glad to read that several prominent citizens of Charleston have already gone to Columbia for this purpose, and that del egations from various parts of the State will be present and participate in the Conference. Gov. Scott undoubtedly seems disposed to turn.over a new leaf. Bnt for any good to come ont of this conference, the Governor mnst be prepared to givo the said prominent and trustworthy citizens much more credence and confidence than he has accorded them on previous occasions. ? ? ? ? ?&* The fact is now very apparent to eur mind, (says the Union Time?,) that the two races cannot live peaceably together and the country prosper, particularly with the inferior race aa tho governing power. It is an unnatural position for eithor, and the white and tax paying race will not longer submit to the degradation. The white people of the South have exhibited more forbear ance than we supposed they possessed ; but the results of this unnatural position are fast culmi nating in corrupt'legislation, taxing one portion to keep np the extravagant government of the other, disorder and riots throughout tho land. Foroo cannot reconcile the opposing parties, there must be a change in the governing power. That alone will ensure a permanent peace. The Northern poople would not submit for one month, to the humiliation and oppression which the South ern people have patiently suffered for five years. It is inhuman to ask it, and disgraceful to tho nation that forces it upon any part of her citizens. -? ? ? One of the Fashions of the Day. One of the fashions of the day in Edgefield and a charming fashion it is-is for the bollos and beaux to go together late in the afternoon-in pairs of course-to look at the varied and beauti ful contents of MARKERT k CLISBY'S splendid Show-Case ; and for the beau to present his ac companying belle' with a pretty present. Tho latter clause of course sets forth the most bniding of foature of the fashion. Yes, this is all the fashion ; and the maiden who puts np with a lover who hasn't made her a valuable present out of MARKBRT k CLISBY'S Show-Case, is avery tame and spiritless girl, and will be very much imposed upon and hacked by her future husband. -? ? ? We aro pleased to learn that Mr. I. N. Teague, formerly a resident of our town, has been appointed Treasurer for tho County of Barnwell. -? ? ? AU (?met in Chester. [Special Telegram to tho News ] CHESTER, March 13. Pursuant to the order of the Governor tho dis armament of the negi oes progresses rapidly. It is generally rogarded as tho only prudent course that could bo pursued to settle the trouble. At Rossville ninety arms were delivered to-day. The colored peoplo appear to fully realize that thoy have boon deceived, and if their protesta tations are to bc believed, they moan peace hence forth. * The whites aro determined to protect themselves in life and property, and only ask on the other hand obedience to law and order. In this they will be sustained by both the civil and military ' authorities. An attempt was mado last night to firo tho house of Dr. Davega. The citizens are still guarding the town ,* every one is on the alert, and there is no probability of further disturbance. The Present Scarcity of Money. To THE ?RITOR OP THE NKWS :. We all complain of the scarcity of money, but fow pause lo consider whore tho money goes. If we persistently send it abroad, wo will forever be straitened. We annually pay to Northern insu rance companies sums that are fabulous. No business since tho war has been so profita ble as that of tho Northern life in:urance compa nies. Thu largor towns and little villages of the South wero placarded with the tempting offers, and general, special and travelling agents took our lives and our uicuns as coolly as if tho war had not onded. What tho Yankee " bummer" bad spared, tho Yankee insurance companies gath ered, und the incredulous South poured its bard earnings into'Northern coffers, as if we still be lieved in Northern wisdom and confided in North ern honesty. The premiums we poy are invested in Northern securities, increase Northern commerce, and pay Northum taxes. Aro wo so lightly taxud that we can afford to bear tho burdens of oar Northern brethren .' A single New York lifo company paid last year for rent, taxe?, salaries, 4c, $400,000, and their name is legion. Nor are we disposed to forget or forgive the manner ia which Southern policy-holders were treated by Northorn companies. When thc war broke out they were stricken from their lists, and und when the war was over they were told that they would bo rointtatud if they woald pay up and establish to tho satisfaction of tho company that they, had never, borne arm? nor aided the rebellion. A Southern holder was to be admitted to his rights only on proof tbut ho bad been a truitor to his Stute. Wo givo u copy of the oath required by a New York company now doing a largo busi ness in this State and throughout the South: STATE or-. COUNTY or-, s s. I,-, of-, State of-, formerly insnr od in-insurance company, under poiioy No. .-, being duly sworn, do deposo and say, that I have not boen connected with the army and na vy ot the so-culled Confederate States, and have not actively participated in the late rebellion against tho United States Government. There is no mystery in life assurance Its prin ciples and rules aro well settled and easily under stood. Tho host form in which it can be con ducted is the strictly mutual plan-?Q which no capital is required ; but in whatsoever form con ducted, whether on the "proprietary," stock, " mixed," i. e., mutual, or puroly mutual plans, the great desideratum is faithful, honost adminis tration ; and we believe in Southern companies and Southern men. Of their ability and honesty we may judge, and in it we oan fully confide We know who they are-what their lives havo been. In a word, we know whom we trust-in Northern companies we do not. Organizo Southern companies and keep our money at homo, and we have at least our remedy for the scarcity. SOUTHERN. ^S?r- We print the at'- vtisement of the Ameri can Watch Co. in another column. In addition to the large assortment cf watches made by this Company, they desire to oall special attention to the Watch for railway engineers, conduotors and ', expressmen. Also their Boys' Watob, which is [ now first plaeod on the market, and to whioh they desire to call the attention of Young Antrim. IST ?&* $1,000 Howard will bo poid by tbo proprietor of Dr. Pierce's Alt. Ext or Golden; Medical Discovery for a medicino that will equal ? it in curing all the diseases for which it is recom mended. In tho cure of severe, and lingering Coughs, Bronchitis and diseases of tho lungs it is without an equal. Sold by all druggists. ?gr I havo used Dr. Simmons'Liver Regula tor in my family for Dyspepsia and Sick Head ache, and regard it as an invahiablo remedy in these attacks. It has not failed to give relief in any instance. , REV. W. F. EASTERLING, Elorida Conference. -? ? ? I Have 7\ Terrible Cough. ' You need net have it long; go to your Drug gist and get a bottle of Dr. TU IT'S CELEBRA TED EXPECTORANT, it will soon care you. It is dangerous to neglect Coughs. This valuablo preparation may be found in every village and hamlet in the South and West. HYMENEAL. MARRIED, on Thursday morning, tho 2d of March, at the residence of the Bride's father, by the Rev. J A. Mood, Mr. JAMES CULBREATH, of Edgefield, and Miss ABBIE MERCHANT, of Newberry. OBITUARYT^ DIED, at her residence, Bosolands, Edgefield, Mrs. MARY PARSONS BROOKS, aged 10 yoars. A brief notice of this excellent lady may not be without profit With unusual personal attrac tions were united uncommon intellectual gifts, which were highly improved and cultivated. Her taste directed ber to the Beautiful wherever it was to be found, and it is no figure of speech to say that she was ever in the search of it. To her oyo how full of beauty was this vast creation, and how often,' whon unseen by others, was it unfolding itself in somo of its many and diversified forms ! This was woll known to all who had much intercourse with her, or who had the pleasure of seeing the, works of her brush and pencil; her many beautiful Sketches and Paintings. And to this taste she ministered to the last One of her Landscapes painted iu her old age was on exhibition at the last State Agri cultural Fair and attracted general admiration. No lady was more conspicuous in the refined society of Edgefield Village when she resided in it, and none did more to give to it its high char acter for culture and hospitality. This hospitali ty, this cordial welcoming of her friends to her house, was a distinguishing feature in her char acter. It followed her to her country-home where she so freely disponsed it to the last In this connection it is well to alludo to the little Church Edifice which she erected near her dwelling, and which had many of the embellishments which a refined taste could give it Here from time to timo the minister of?God hold worship, and the good lady openod her doors to all who could be induced to partake of her hospitality. How sweet the memory of these occasions, how beauti ful the commingling of a pure devotional senti mont with tho kindly officos of friond and neigh bor ! Mrs. B. lived the full term of days, and in its course experienced her share of pain and sorrow, of trouble, and disappointment She had in turn to commit to the tomb a beloved son, who fell on the battle-field of Mexico, her honored husband, her noble son the Hon. PRESTON BROOKS, and recently a beloved and only daughter, Mrs. Du NO YANT. What, a commentary npon life-upon length of years ! To what trials was she sub jected, and with what truth could she repeat the words of the Psalmist that " the best of our days aro but labor and sorrow." With such a load of affliction, had she looked to earth for comfort sho would have been misera ble ; but she enjoyed life to the last. An old author regards certain pictures with two faces as emblematic of Death; tho ono representing the most horrid and repulsivo features, the other the most lovely and beautiful scenes. So with Death. It may be painted with a fearful conntenance, a lean body, iron hands that ravish us from our goods and our honors, divide our persons, and drag our bodios into a loathsamo sepulchre. This is o view which makes as fear and tremble. But wo may look upon it as a merciful Deliverer that breaks our chains to pieces, and elovates our souls to the highest glory and happiness. In this case nothing is more lovely than Death, and moro to bo desired. This is thc side of tho picture on which the oyo of this estimablo Lady was accus tomed to dwell. It is the Christiana's view. He enters the path which the Prophets, the Apostles, and the iavoritcs-of Heaven havo trodden beforo him ; ho is introduced to " tho innumerable Com pany of Angels," to " the general assembly and Church of th ) first born," and to tho spirits of "just men made perfect" Oh, thc delightful re-unions brought ?bout by Death ! Husbands and wives, and parents and children again will meet;'our ashes will be min gled with tho ashos of ancestors, and kindred and friends, and we will share with them the repose of the grave. Death is* now without his sting, the gravo without its victory. So long in tho Com munion of the Church, and steadily sustained by its cheering hopos and promises, she was without fear, and patiently awn i tod the honr of her de liverance. Not with her, as with so many, did Death make his noiseless advances and '' approach with feet of wool." She was long the subject of incurablo disease ; she could see its progress, and knew that soon she must lay aside this tabernacle of the flesh. But she was comforted by tho knowledge that if our oarthly house of this tab ernacle were dissolved wo havo a "building of God, a houso not made with hands, eternal in the Heavens." Unterrifiod could sho drink of the cup of which He drank, and pass through thc volo which Ho had honored and sanctified by His presence. The Word of God shall stand forever, and that Word has declared that thoy who have "washed their robes and made them white in the blood of tho Lamb uro passed from death to life, and shall die no more." " They aro boforo tho Throne of God, and serve Him day and night in his Temple, and Ile that sitteth on the Throne shall dwell among them." Special Notices. Travellers are sLways liable to sudden allacks of Dysentery and Cholera Morbus, and those occurring wiien absent from home, are very unpleasant. The PAIN KILLER may always be relied upon In such cases. .As soon as you feel the symptoms, take one teaspoonful In a gill of new milk and molasses and a gill of hot water, stir well together and drink hot Kepeat the dose everv hour until relieved. If the pains be severe, bathe the bowels and buck with tho medicine clear. Ia eases of Asthma and PlitUUIc, take a teaspoonful In a i?ill of hot water sweetened well willi molasses; nlso bathe tho throat and stomach faithfully willi tho medicine, clear. Dr. Sweet says lt takes out the soreness In cases of bonesotting fasle'r limn anything he ever applied. Fishermen so often exponed to hurts by having their skin pierced wilta hooks, and fish, can he relieved by bathing with the Puln Killer as soon as tho accident occurs ; in this way the anguish is soon abated ; bathe as often as once in"live minutes, say three or four times, and you will seldom have any trouble. Tho bites and scratches ol docs and cats are soon cured bv buthing willi thc Pain Killer clear. Cheering Facts for the Bilious. Every dty demonstrates moro clearly that liver com plaint, in all Hs distressing form?, can bc controlled and cured Without difficulty or inconvenience. It is an ob stinate disease, but its obstinacy is nut proof against the pertinacious, remedial und restorative operation of Hos teller's Stomach Bitters. That genial corrective comprit the organ to do it? duty. It rnW secrete regularly and healthfully under the influence of Ibo Bitters. Their action brings it back from a slate of rebellion into per fect harmony with the laws nf healih. If there is cos tiveness, it disappears ; if there is side-ache or backache, lt csases; If the skin and thc whites of the eyes are tinged wllh superfluous bile, they recover their natural hue ; if the appetite is gone, lt Munn; If the digestion Is impaired, it is restored ; in brief, whatever the symptoms of the complaint may be, and whatever the phaso it has as sumed, a cure ii certain. Such are the uniform effects of this dreporaliou where bilious disease has been al ready developed ; bnt in cases where there ls merely a constitutional tendency to liver complaint, it may be prevented throughout life by the regular use, in small quantities, of this palatable antidote. These arc proven facts, and should be seriously pondered-or, rather, they should be promptly acted upon-by all persons of bilious habit._ Marriage Guide. EVERY ONE BIS OWN DOCTOR. A private instructor for married persons or thoso about to bo married, both male and female, in everything concerning the physiology and re lations of our sexual system, and the production and prevention of offspring, including all the now discoveries neyer boforo givon in the English language, by WM. YOUNG, M. D. This is real: ly a valuable and interesting work. It is writ ten in plain language for the general roader, and is illustrated with Humorous engravings. All young married people, or those contemplating marriage, and having the least impediment to married life, should read this book. It discloses sccretB that every one should he acquainted with; still it is a book that must be looked up and not lie about the house. It will be sent to any ad dross on receipt of 50 cts. Address DR. WM. FOXING, No. 410 Spruce Street, abovo Fourth, Philadelphia. Nov. U 6? 48 , Red as a Bose ls She ! j We aliado to tho beautiful and balmyExcel sior Ilair Oil" advertised by Mr. PENH in another column. It is rosy-rod in color, and the purest and cleanest hair oil wo havo evor. used. And that is not all. It ?B made by our young friend, WII.UK, with his own handr, which is to say that it is porfectly pure and innocuous. Red as a rose is the " Excelsior Hair Oil/' and in fragrance like the breath-of Spring. The Cottou Tax Before the Supreme Court. The Augusta Chronicle <?? Sentinel gays : " From the tolegraph:c dispatches as to thu decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Farrington vs. Sanford, involving the constitutionality of thc cotton lax law, the opinion foetus to havo exten sively obtained that the Court decided in favor of its constitationality. Suoh is not the case. The Court was equally divided on. the question, and, therefore, really made no decision. That division, by oporation of law, left tho decision of the Court below to stand. In a word, it was a drawn battle, and tho door of redross by Congress is left open to the Southern cotton tax-payers, and we hope they will promptly send forward their claims to Herschel V. Johnson & Co. Th-re is every reason to hope for justice at the hands of Congress." "COMMEBCIALT" AUGUSTA, Mar. 14. GOLD-Buying at 110 .nul selling at 111. COTTON-To-d?/s market opened with a moderato demand, and hos ruled quiet but steady during the day,_ closing with Liverpool middling at ISA, and New York middling at 13$. Sales, 807 bales. Receipts, 357.bales. ' BACON-Active demand, with light stock. We quote C. Sides, 13@13J; C. R. Sides, 13 ; B. B. Sidos, 12; Shoulders, ll; Hams 15(2,20. CORN-In good demand, and primo white is tolling at $1 06 from depot; at retail, $110. "WHEAT-We quote choice white, $1 85; red 1 65. FLOUR.-City Mills $7 50@9 50.. At retail $1"$ barral higher. Country $7 50@950, ac cording tc quality. CORN MEAL.-$110 at wholesale; $1 20 at retail. ? OATS-65@85. PEAS-$1 75. H. PARKE?. B. H. TEAGUE. PARKER & TEAGUE, DENTISTS, EDGEFIELD, S. C. OFFICB next to Masonic Hall on West side. Mar 15 6m " 12 Fe A Few Days More! OR the purpose of accommodating Tax Pay ers os much as possible, I have taken the respon sibility to prolong the date for closing my Books until the 22d inst. After that timo I will ba "compelled to make my Return to the County Auditor, and the 20 per cent, penalty will bo added. JOHN WOOLLEY, County Treasurer. Mar 15 lt 12 Medical Society of Edgefleld District Notice is hereby given that thero will be a meet ing uf the Society on tho first Monday of April next at Edgcfield C. H., at 12 M. precisely io elect Officers, and for other purposes ; tho Officers heretofore elected having resigned. Members of the profession generally are re quested to be present. P. H. ADAMS, Sec'ry pro tem. Mar 15 HI 2 TO RENT, TUE DESIRABLE HOUSE AND LOT in the Tilingo of Edgefield, the late residenoe of Mrs. Christie, and recently occupied by Capt. G. A. Darling. To an acceptable tenant the price will be reasonable. Apply early to T. W. CARWILE. Maj 15_tf 12 Masonic Notice. THE next Regular Communication of Concor dia liodge, No. 50, A. F. M., will be held in their Hall, ?n Saturday evening, the 18th, at 7 o'clock. Thc members thereof will take duo no tice and govern themselves accordingly. M. A. MARKERI', W. M. D. R. DURISOE, Sec'ry. Mar 15_U_12 Important Notice. ALL Persons indebted to us are requested to tattle by the 15th April noxt. Owing tn the exigencies of the times we offer the following lib ?ral terms : On all Notes and Accounts f?r Goods sold duriog tho year 1S70, no interest will be required ; and on those for Goods sold previous to 1370, interest will be required, at the usual rate, only to 1st January 1871,-if settled by tho timo nbove named. Those who fail to settle by that time are hcroby notified that our rate of in terest will be ten per cent, from the 1st January last. STROM A REYNOLDS. Gilgal, Mar 15 lt* 12 Desicated Cocoanut OR PIES, PUDDINGS, CAKES, Ac, at G. L. PENN'S DRUG STORE. Mar 15 tf 12 Foutz's Celebrated Horse and t attle Powders, AT G. L. PENN'S DRUG STORE. Mar 15_tf_12 Strayed or Stolen FROM Dr. A. G. Teague'? residence, about the 20ih of Deo. las', one Red-Sided, White f.iced Cow, j?' jut three years old, while on weth ers, rig4it eur smooth off to bead, and smooth crop and hole in tho left ear. D. O. HUGUES. Mar 16 2t 12 F State of South Carolina, EDGEFIELD COUNTY IN PROBATE COURT. BY D. L. TURNER, Judge of Probat? in Edgefield County. Wboreas, Joseph W. Banks hath applied to mo for Letters of Administration on the Estate of Thomas Banks late of sai d County dee'd. These ure therefore to cite and admonish all and Mugular the kindred and creditors of the suid deeeiined, lo be and appear before mu at a Court of Probute for thu said County, to be hol den at Edgcfield C. H., on the 1st day of April, 1871, at 10 o'clock A. M., to show cau.-e why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and the Seul of tho Court, this 15:h day of March, A. D. 1871, and in the u5lb year of American Independence. D. L. TURNER, J.P.C.E.C. Mar 15 2t 12 SELTZER Nature's Prescription. When Naturo produces a great remedy for disease, tho best thing science can do ic to follow her prescription. By separating the wator of- the famous Seltzer Spring into its elements, science hos discovered the means by which that world-renowned Spa effects such unparalleled cures, and by combining those elements artificially in TARRAN T'S SELTZER APERIENT, the grand prescription of Nature is rendered uni versally and instantly available. At this season, when fevers, disorders of the stomach and bowels, bilious complaints, and all tho diseases which affect tho digestive, assimilating and secretive or gans are especially prevalent, the importance of haring this invaluable alterativo and corrective at hand in evory home, and within reach of all who travel by land or water, cannot be over estimated. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. Mar. 15 _2t_12 For Sale, 100,000 WELL BURNT BRICK. AND among them several Thousands CIRCU LAR RRICKS for Walling Wells,-now ready for delivery. " W. W. ADAMS. Mar 6 tf ll ra ISS* No. 4, ?> - Z. '--EA 1000 Bushels Pr ffilJBat Pine Hou??^Depot . Or out of Store"for 500 Bushels At Depot for 95 ( . ^ Or out of.Store fe . Will also keep CORN, OATS, FINE MEAL constantly on hand. Mar 15 - - - - Head! Head! The;placeto find, something PURE j and'GrENUINE iriHn?Mv?v of CHAM PAGNE WINES and BRANDIES, is [ at the Drug Store of . MARKERT & CLISBT. If you wish PUREr-CQG-^AC BRANDY for Medical -purposes/ feo to MARKERT &. CLISBYB. If you want a PURE ARTICLE of SHERRY or MADEIRA WINE, go to MARKERT & CLISBY S. If you desire a good article of OLD JAMAICA RUM or HOLLAND GIN call at the Drug Store of MARKERT & CLISBY. We will also state that we have a few gallons of that GOOD OLD RYE] and CORN still on hand. MARKERT & CLISBY. If you wish a superior " article of SHERRY for Cooking purposes, very cheap, call at the Drug Store of MARKERT & CLISBY,. To gentleman who indulge in the j luxury of Chewing and Smoking, we j respectfully announce, (and do so con-1 cientiously,) that we have, and are de- j termined to keep on hand, the BEST brands of Chewing and Smoking TO- j BACCO and SEGARS. MARKERT & CLISBY. Mar 15 tf 12 Sheriff's Sale. H. W. Addison, "j ri. > Execution. W. J. Smith, J BY virtue of an Execution to*me directed, in tho above stated case, I will proceed to Bell at Edgefield C. H., on the first Monday in April nest, the following property belonging to the De fendant, to wit: ONE TRACT OF I^LN?>.c?iU?rt?iih'gCMJ[nn dred and Fifty-eight Acres, more cr leu, adjoin ing lands of Jacob Lagrone, A. J. McCarty and others. J3T Terms Cash. Titles and Stamps extra. JOHN H. MCDEVITT, S. E. n. Mar. ll 4 to 12 _ijt_i_. Sheriff's Sale. Nancy E. Andrews, ") vs. \ Fi Fa/ ' Ephraim Andrews, J BY virtue of a Writ of Fi Fa to me directed in the above ?tuted case, I will proceed to sell at Edgefield C. H., on the first Monday in April next, the following Real Estate, levied upon as belonging to the Defendant, to wit: ONE TRACT OF LAND, containing Thirteen Hundred Acres, more or less, adjoining lands ol E. Devore, Soub ron Stain uk er and others: Terms Cash. Titles and Stamps extra. JOHN H. MCDEVITT, S.E.C. Mar ll 4te li Sheriff's Sale. H. fi. A. Poole, late -Sheriff, of ). Spartanburg Counry,\%n? others, IF- pa_ vs. I W..B. Dorn. J BY Virtue of an Execution to me directed, in the abovo stated case, I will sell at Edgefield C. IL, on the first Monday in April next, the following property belonging to the De fendant, to wit : ONE TRACT OF LAND, containing Seven ty-five Acres, more or leis, adjoining lands ol J. A. Talbert, Mrs. Adaline Blackwell and others -Terms Ca.-h. Titi.s and Stamps extra. JOHN H. MCDEVITT, S. E. C. Mar li 4te 12 Sheriff's Sale. John W. Dclaughter, "| vs. I Fi Fa in W. M. Heath and ( Assnmpsit. S W. lardner, J BY virtue of a Writ of Fi Fa to me direclod in the above suted eise, I will proceed to sell at Edgefield C. IL, on thu first Monday in April oext, the following property belonging to S. W. Gardner, to wit: ONE TRACT OF LAND, containing Fifteoi, Hundred Acres, wore or le*s, adjoining lar>d< ol Tho*. L. Shaw, John 1'. May*, Elijah Horn and others. Terms Cash. Title? and Stamps extra. JOHN ll. McDEVHTySJE 0. Mar. ll '4te 10 _ * _ Sheriff's - Sale. Z. W. Csrwile, Aduj'or., V? c ' - " Andrew Mrycr, \ Fi Fain Debt. B. T. 15o.itwright and Suuuul Posey. IN pursuance of an Execution,, to me directed in the abovo ?tated case, I will sell, at Edge fiolil C. IL, on Munday, tbe 3rd April next, the following described property belonging to the Defendant, to wit: ONE TRACT OF LAND containing Two Ilun dre I and Forty Acre.?, moro or less, adjoining lands of Jackson Holmes und Jesse Goinillion and others. Terms Cash. Titlws and Stamps extra. JOHN H. MCDEVITT, S. E. C. Mar. ll 4te . 12 Sheriff's Sale. Wilcox, Gibbs A Co., ) Foreclosure of Lien en vs y Crop and Mortgage on John Gibson. J Personal Property. IN pursuance of an execution to me directed, in the above Mated ?use, I will sell upon the preuiwos of th? Defendant, near Mount Wilting, on Monday, THU 27iu OF MARCH inst, the following property belonging to the Defendant, to wit : THREE MULES, TWO HORSES, FIFTEEN HEAD OF CATTLE, tST Term?, Cash op day of sale, JOHN H. MCDEVITT, S. E. C. Mar ll 4te 12 Assignee's Sale. DISTRICT COURT UNITED STATES DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA-In Bankruptcy. Ex.Parte ] A. Ramsay, I Petition to estab lo R? j lish Lien, Ac. Moses N. Holstein, Bankrupt j BY virtue of an order from the Hon. Geo. S. Bryan, U. S. District Judge for South Caro lina, I will sell to the highest bidder at Edgefield Court House, South Carolina, on the first Monday in April next, ONE TRACT OF LAND belonging to the Estate of said Bankrupt, containing Two Hundred and Ninoteen Acres, more or less, known as the Lampkin Tract, and adjoining the place whereon the Bankrupt now resides, and others. TERMS. One half the parchase money to be paid in -ash. The balance on a credit till the first day of December next, with interost from day of sale. The credit portion to be secured by a bond and mortgage of the premises. J. \. DOZIER, Assignee. Marli 4 te 12 Notice. ?FOREWARN all person? not to him Dick Trap (colored) for the year 1871, as I have with him a written Contract of hire for this year. A. J. CLEGG. Mar ll, 187); lt? -12 GUK AT .MEDICAL BOOK and FKK SCH SKLRETS for Ladies and Genta. Sent free for S samps. Dr. Bonaparte A Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. 1 ? ^9 ark Row, ime White Corn, for $1,16 per Bushel. $1,30 " Heavy Oats, }ents per Bushel. ?r $1,05 FEED, BRAN and COTSOtf SEED 'NEW Apy?Bf?SEM?NTS. _ WALTHAM Thc extensive use of these watches for the lait fifteen years b' milray Conductors, Engineers and Express men, the most exacting of watch-wearers,has thorough* ly demonstrated tho strength, steadiness, durability aaa accuracy of the WtiMiam Watch. To satisfy that clase tn ?ll these respecta, is todeddethe question as to fte real valu? ui .'Uese More thoa a OO, OOO of UMM wmtotMa tire now ip eak ins for tUcmsel ves la the pockets of ?he- people-a proof and a guarantee of their superiority or?r all others. " ' The snperior ?wganlzatlon and great extent of ttV) Company's Works at Waltham, enables them to produ c watch es at a pri?e w hi ch renden ceci petition Kittle, and jj those who buy any other watch merely po; from 25 to 50 per cent more tor their watches'than ls necessary. These time-pieces combine every Improvement (hat &. long experience has proved of real practical ?iee. Hav ing had the refusal of nearly every Inventfc* in watch- . making originating In this country or In Europe, only those were final;/ adopted walch severe teaing by Ute most air'.J ali artisans in oar works, and long use on the partof the public, demonstrated to be essential to COT? red and enduring time-keeping. " Among the many Improvements* we would particu larize: The invention and sse of a centre pinion of peculiar wnstru^lpn,Jo^rjy^,damAte..to jat Jra,;C"by the breakage of main-springs, is origil! al w i th the American Waich Company, who;- having had thc refusal of all oilier con tri vanees,-'adopted Fogg's 'patent pinion as being the best and faultless. Hardened and tempered hair-springs, now universally admitted by Watchmakers to be the best, are need in all . grides of Waltham Watches " All Wairham'^atohes'Tuvf%lst-proof caps, protect ing the movement from dust, and lessening the necessi ty of the frequen t cleaning necessary in other watches. Our new patent stem-winder, or keyless watch is al- - ready a decided success, and a great improvement on ? any stem-winding wutch in the American market, and by far cheapest watch of Its quality new ottered to the paulie. To those living In portion?of tho United States where watchmakers do not abocad, watches wi.h tho above mentioned improvements which tend lo CW ore accuracy, cleanliness, durability and convenience, ernst prove Invaluable. ' The trademarks of the varient styles made by tho Company are as foiiows:. AMIBICAM WATCH CO. Waltham, Mass. Ax*. WATCH Coi, Wettham, Mass. AMERICAN WATCH Co., Crescent St, Waltham, lit ss. APPLETON, TUACT i? Co., Waltham, Stn. AMXKICAX WATCH GO., Adams fit, Waltham, Mass. WALTHAM WATCH CO., Waltham, Mass. - P. 8. BAXTJXTT. Waltham Maa?.. WM. ELLX?T, Waltham, Jiasa. IIoaE Wiiijn Co., Boston, MOAS. ? Examine the spelling of these names carefully bet?re buying. Any variation even of a single letter, indicates a counterfeit. For suie by all leading jewelers. No watches retailed by the Company. An Illustrated history of waich-making, containing much useful information to watch-wearers sent to any address on application. ~ _ _ HOBKINS ii. APPLETON. Cicnertvl A ?o it? for American Watch Co., 183 Broadway, Hew York. Hand and Machine Sewing. J. it BEST SIX-CORD IN ALL NUM3ERS. From^o. fto "So. 100 inerniiiva FOR SALS BY : All Dealers in Dry Goods and Votions. DR. S. S. FITCH'S Family Physicien \ 00 pages; sent by mail free. Teaches how to cure all diseases of the .person ; ?kin, bair, eyes, complexion: Write to T14 Broadway, New York. A Great Offer. 4bl Broadway, N. Y. will dispose of One Hundred PIANOS, MKLODZOKI, and Ona ANS of six first-class makers, including Waters', at KXTEKMKLY LOW l'j'.lCKS, FOX CASU, DCXEvG THU MONTH, or will luke a part cash and balance in monthly or quarterly installments. BLOOMINGTON (ILL.) NURSERY 19th Year. 0)0 Acres. 13 Greenhouses. Largest Assort ment- nil sizes. Best Stuck! Low Prices! would you know What, When. How to Plant' Fruit, Shade, Ever green Trees, Koot Grafts, Seedlings, Osage Plants, Ap ple Seed, Early Rose Potatoes,Shrub*, Hoses, Green house and Garden Plants, Ax., Ac. Flower and Vegetable Se?<UX Finest, Ben Collection-Sorts and quality. Send 10 cents for New, Illustrated, De scriptive Catalogue-90 pages. Send stamp, each, for Catalogues of Seeds, wflh plain direction?-M pages; Uedding aud Garden Plants- 82 pans, and Wholesale t'rlcj Liit-24 pages. Address F. K.PHON1X, Bloom ington, Illinois. A. B. FARQUHAR, Proprietor of Pennsylvania Agricultural Works, M*cuU?tnrtrof In.pror?dPoliahsdStW [YORK, PENNA. DICKSON SWEEPS. SOLTI) STEEL SWEEPS, sad SCRAPERS. STEEL PLOWS, 8BOVEL PLOW BLADES, ? CULTIVATOHS. BOSSE HOES. 1UKR0W8, BOBSE-FOWEB8. TU?ESH ?^'<^ INO MACHINES. Aft, la. " Send 1er Illustrated Catalogue. FOR $? PER LINE, We will insert on advertisement ONE MONTE f .. In Ten First-class' South Carolina Newspapers, ?.'-' '"'Tn'eiudmg One Daily. We refer to Ute publisher of this" paper, to whom our responsibility ls well known. LIST SZLSJT Z,ZUDB. Address GEO. P. 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