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The Cuiiferetice at Colombia on th Up-country Troubles. [Krona tho Columbia UnioB.] Upon invitation of his Excellency the Go Crn-ir. several of tho prijinincit citizens ? th? S>f)'o ass.-mbled at the capital,on M >nda evotii ?* consult upon the presenl dtstur! C'l <* mini -ri of nffiirs in the upp-t pcrion i th?? S a'". Vii'i n' 'h"S- pr--eut were Coli n 1 Simeon F ir, of Newbprrv ; General M' G wan, of Abh.-viU,-; Mr.' Hetnphill, i Ch-t"r; G^' cnl Kershaw, of Camden; Gei oral E is'ev. of Giepnvi'l.. ; Colonel Wallac Ool o o! C'"nnr nf SpA-'a-ihnn? ; Mes=r Sin'tnft.-o'.th* Courier; P .pe. S-tHels ar Ez'll, of C lumbla, and several other Th? emf-renee wi? ?free a?*d pleasant, an th ? pr?sent condition of nffairf? w&i frre1 dwuss-d. The Drincipal ohj ct of the cot fer?*nce was to arrive at th? cause of tb ex's-in? tr^-ihl.'s. H"d. if Dissih'e, sngg?at. r m d?*. Wo wore p-oQent, nod listened t th?? c nr-T?it ins fVr.itijli n'. and confess t b i r ???r.*,?*h'v inrpr-^ed nt the general tor nf t1'.? m"'>'"'?r. 'h ' r:",!-ii /*an*ft of tito tronhle, ? ur;-' 1 hr ne>r|e all of these gentlemen, WP t))(> .ir.'H":2 ifiin and arming of one o'a>S ( nc-s f ci >z a? against rhe other. It w* argU"d, with c">n?'d ,rabl? forca. hy ever p n'l' in ' who snoke unon th" subject, thi plarinc arms in the hands <>f the colored rae pave >i f....|>ng o' ins"Coritv lo the white aod r-vi-ed a feverish feeling of alarm 1 pervade every community. Whether th ie*?H??sr ?v s well gr mttded or otherwise, roan1 no ^ ff Te-ice to the fa<;t that such a feelin actuallv existed, and so long as that feelin exis ed th -ru wis imminent dancer of a coll s: >" upon rh- s|ig: fest pro?ocation. It wa fa ther ur.'i>A -and not. without some shoi of reason-'har the arming of the colore mil"ia ?VIN ree . rde.J by 'he whites as dar germ t .p. ,<e >n<l go'..l Her ; and, wfaerea1 before <uo!i .inning' was done, men coa'd g to bed in peace a: d security, without fear mnl.-tHti >n. nu? they were compelled to g armed themselves as a measure of sel protection. The debate upon this subjec wis long a"d exhaustive, but the conclu-io re eli' ri bv al! wis. that the arming of th col? n d militia was at least an unwise meas ore. Another fruit fnl source of complaint, am one which we have regarded as lying at th' very root ..f th- wh"le matter, was the profl' p.ve ind irre?p visible manner in which thi L 'irishmre performed its work during thi la-f session. ?* It will be recollected that we repeated.' warner] the Legislature that the people wen watching its op-rations, and that dissatisfiet constituen. s would hold derelict members tc an account f<r their steward-hip. But om point in alt th" argument struck us with mon lore? than all others, and that was that th; present sys;em WHS one of 4" taxation withou fife repr?sentation." This :'act cannot be d?nie! that, practically, the Legislature is a bod) that represent?} but a very small portion o material wealth of the Siate. M :i:y of the g--r. !emen aiiraittod that thi per centum of taxation was not exhorbitant but the assessments were uuttageouslyJispro portionat* and uijust, and that tax-s were, ii Dany instances, ten tim^a as high as the; ou^lit to bc. Tnia arises from the incompeten cy of the aase-sors, few of whom actually know anytnmg ab ?ut the value of property and many nvre being governed more bi pera ?ual sp te than by a d. aire to do justice 'Tnt' i- no iluub into tu a great extent. 'f?ese were the two principa' pointa d;s CUS3ed, although others w.rii incidentall men i ?m*d. Wo are highly gratified with tht manir and diguified p Bi lions taken by Gen etat M>G ?wan und Colonel Fair, and., whih we have no particular obj oiioiis to offer ti th1; remarks of any one of the geni lem"! present, we rega?d ibe aiard taken by tb? two gentlemen named as preeminently jus ami dignified. Thu meeting had no political significant whatever, fr politics were not me ti ii-?nod. ex 0 pi incidentally, during the ".'it.rc confer e?ce. Tua' the raveling wi li result in good there is every reason to believe, as thest g internen can return to their humes imprest ed wi h i he neliei' that the Governor real I \ decres t . *?rot<.ct ihe interests of oil classe. 01 *c nz ns, irrespective t-f party linea. Tu.it mere ute ceriaiu abuses ia the Legis lature wuieb must be co: reeled, there is ni ene f 'oli.sh e:i>>ugb to deny ; and, a > long a these abuses esiat, there will always be h fruitful cuhe tor complaint. Most of th?, gentlemen who took pat t in the conferenct returned to their humes yesterday. - .?> ?? *? ATTEMPT TO STEAL THE CAKPETS OF THI STATE CAPITOL.-Du. i; g the past three yean w* h ve had to rec ?rd many daring acts J theft, c nnmiited by the atiaches ol the pres' ent State government, but for downrigh Impudence the following from the Columbio Union, lays all others in the shade: An attempt at larceny was made yesterday at the S-a'e House, which excels anything recently developed. It appears that the wi' "lima . di-covered some one pitching car pe'? ? ut of the windows of the committee rooms, in the uppermost story, and one other party with a wr.gon near at hand. Upon the watchman attempiingto interfere, the man with th" wHgon threatened bis life, when Mr H arr. Private Secretary to the Governor, who happened tn be near by, called assistance to band, when Mr. Single'on, a member o' the Huu~", grappled with the thief, and af-r a hird struggle, secured him. Th" name o? tbe thief secured is Abram Ruf?n, from Sumter ; late an attache of the Gene rv A sembly. The parties throwing the car P"?S - ut <T the window succeeded in makins lheir escape. Ruffin waa lodged iii the guard house. Tnc BLACK CONGRESSMAN-A Washing ton dispatch of Tuesday, to the New York Herald, saya : The sensation in the House to-day wa3 the mai ien .. peech of Mr. Elliott, the negro memt'i.Tirom Sou'h Carolina. Mr. Beck, of Ken'uckv, had introduced a general amnesty bill, and ir was on this that. Elliott made h:a speech. He is a very dark negro, but evi dently the shiest of the five black men io the present House. General Butler, who had the floor, yielded to Elliott, who ppoke from a seat in the immediate vicinity of where Butler sit?. Elliott ia well educated and has a good delivr-rv, rather inclined to be impassioned. He charged down in good style upon tbe Ku Klux, and then allege*1 that trey were sustained a d countenanced by i be Democratic partv of the North in general and Tammany Hall in particular. B ?th D .mi< crats and "Republicans gathered a-. a-id him as he spoko. this being the first speech by a regro in tho House. At the dose of his speech lo was warmly con gratuiated by several prominent R-publicans. Tiie bill wp.H finally defeated, hut whether on accouut ot Elliott's speech is uot known. An Illinois reporter, in describing a gale of Trini), i??ys : "A white doe while attempting to weather bu guie, WK s caught with his mouth opon, an.l tu nod c<>aip!t>te!y iuaido out." A m m nr.m.jrl But! r having bsen com miisioned m m j-.r-f?en? ral of th?* Florida militia, the L' ?isl ?'Ur of the State, b< ih houses conour r'ntf. un miinously pjis^cd an act changing bis bapti-mul name to B njsmin F., and making an a?.t?rti<?r?Htion of 25 coota to provide him with a set of of ptiwier -poons. * . yr-Jr A .?Iilw.iu?ee mau, crazy with drink, ree o? :,*lt?< tho a ?u-? whilo tho funeral services ov ;r tho dea?! b'ciy of his child wero being per formed, on Saturday last, drovo tho mourners from tho ro >m, and seizing the candles burning at tho c ffli. threw them in 'ho stove. Then he dragged the '>'?ly out of the C"fEn, and catching it by the fe w..-. ui?oa the point of hurling it through th-: wi ?dow. whtn ne'shb'.rd hurried in and over powered him. ;,4- 0 ? T'l'-S'lay nicht, at a masquerade ball ir. X?w..rk, h- wi e of a h irliernamed Bible pnd il.-uly nv[ ea i d in the ball-n-om, and, taking her husband by tho ear, l?d him ?.ut, at the sametin-.e exclaiming, '. Is this the lodgo you at end ?" pir A genMcmm at Fremont, Ohio, had a p .. i ?ii us - 'he ?'her night, and when tho gtlo'U ??out away, it took the ho.*t all night to wash the tar and pick tho feathers off bis por eoa. I THE ADVERTISER, EDGE FIELD, S. C., MARCH23,1871. Death of a Very Aged Citizen. On Friday last the citizens of the Harmony -eotion, and many others from far and near, as sembled in mournful unanimity, to pay tho last tribute of respect to one, who, through a life of eighty-two years, had been a gentleman, a citizen, a friend, a neighbor, ?am peur et eau? reproche HARMON B. G ALLMAN, Esq. Mr. GALLMAN de parted this life on Thursday the 16th inst., and it old Harmony, the Church named in commem o-nti m of his generosity and beneficence, his only child and his troops of friends laid him in hi* hmored grave. To leavo behind snch a memory ns this pood man has left, is better far than to bequeathe a crown and sceptre. '< Splendid, Solvent and Patriotic." Eloquent and emphatic language that ! And, moreover, well applied. Read the subjoined letter, ..ddressed hy a popal r citizen of our town to Mo8srs. MILLER A LAWTON, of the Southern Life Insurance Company, and yon will have the truth in a nut.oholl. The Southern Lifo was organized in July 1866 and started on a capital of $200.000. aid beforo March 1?69 it had paid $142.000 to orphans, widows and heirs of deceased polioy holders, and had assets amounting to over $400. 000. But mark its magnificent ^progress from M ireh 1K69 to -Tanuary 1871-twenty-two months In this short space of time the assets of the insti tution bad increased over two-and-one-half fold, amounting to $'.037.168.50. And to come down still later, its income from interest and premiums for the last six months is $5*0.086 12. We give the*e figures knowing them to be correct. Of course nothing but the strictest intogrity, utmost diligence and most skillful management conld have led to a rrsult so stupendous, and so calcu lated to inspire confidence. But read : EDGEFIELO C. H., S. C., Maroh 15tn, 1871. Mew*. Miller & Laxton, Gen'l Agente Southern Life Inturancc Co., Augusta. Qa. GENTLEMEN :-Permit me to express my sincere thanks for your prompt Payment of Policy No. 3431, for $10.000, being in liquidation of a loss of Insurance upon the life of my beloved wife, who mossed from this world about threo months ago. Your honorable and business-like action in this matter elicits my most profound admiration, and should commend itself to the favorable consider ?ition of all true Southern men who believe not on'y in keeping capital at home, but likewise in supporting so splendid, solvent and patriotic an Institution as the " Southern Life Insurance Com pany," which you so ably represent. Yours, Very Respectfully, A. A. GLOVER. -? ? ? Local Jottings. Court is over, and the Judgo has gone. Those most terrible of all Ku Klux, tho lawyers, have ! ugged their greeu bags officewards, and the idle negroes, who glory in Court week, have gone tv grin and ohatfer in more rustic scones. And thc ring streaked and striped jurors have gone j and the loud mouthed constables hr.ro gone; and the tax gatherers-without bowels of mercy-have gone ; and the equally howdies.) insurance agent? have gone; and tho two strange- bowelless faro dealers have gone ; and the transient men and women-some with bowels and Borne with none nave gone ; and tho social festivities-for last week was a gay one in Edgefleld-are all over; ind our village is about to settle down into the deep, listless, monoyless calm of summer. And last Sunday all the preachers were gone too, and QI) voice calling sinners to repentance was heard in tho town. And we might well stigmatize the preachers as bowelless also, for this way they have of leaving the community entirely in the handt of Satan on the third Sunday of every month, is cortainly very ill advjsod. Imagino the. herron of a Protestant Sabbath without Church ! In C abolie countries and communities the thing is different. And the winter too bas gone I The " oldest in habitant," a lady who rises at five in winter and three in summer, informed us this morning that sae had already heard the voice of the whippoor will, and added, " after you hear the whippoor will in March there comes no more cold weather." But we do not regard the thing as Bife, for the Said oldest inhabitant is somewhat deaf, and may bavo only heard the meaningless voice of a cat ora 1'reo-nigger. lu tho meautimo tho fruit trocs havo not only bloomed, but shed their blooms. Lot UB watch aud pray-for plums and peaches, for apples and pears. Gardening is going on energetically, and the rivalry in green peas and lettuce, as usual, runs high. Aud speaking of gardens, reminds ns of thc f .ct that there seems to be a protty general move about town to build up now fences. We aro de lighted to chronicle the faintest improvement Now plank fences, and those whitewashed, would make Edgeficld look maay years younger and hippier. And what other internal improvements oan we mention ? Several. Thatfoot-bridgeacross the yawning abyss of the Academy branch, on tim buck street-a public work of the town coun cil. A work not calculated to last as long as the Egyptian pyramids, but nevertheless a great help at present. And the changing of the facade of the Court-House portico from mortar to ? wood, a cheap, and (at a distance) neat piece of work of tho County Commissioners. And the brilliant renovation of Mr. BRYAN'S store, the face of which i j as brilliant and beautiful with white and red as that of a modern bello at a ball. And within too, it gleams with freshness and cleanliness. And very soon it will be filled with beautiful new Spring goods. But the public square is still far from present ing a uniformly spruce and cheerful front The park railing, the public pump, the Printing Office, the Ryan Hotol and the Frazier Store are the blots upon the landscape. They ought undoubt edly to be fresh on ed up. But, after all, adorning our village externally is not by any means the most important matter for the consideration of our citizens. There's that oft-mcoted Railroad. That deadly faUnre of a Railroad ! I? it never to be 1 Fearful and por tentous question. Anster it, ye rich men uod owners of town property. Lately it was reported tint our esteemed fellow-citizen, S; W. NICHOL SON , E?q., w .] about to move heavily in tho mat ter. But the talo has died out again. Who would Uko to bo moulded in enduring brass or marble? Who would like to becomo a noblo subject for the sculptor's art ? If any, let hjni speak. But be fore speaking, ho must ondow Edgefield with a R lilroad. Wo promise him a noble statue equestrian-with the horse very high. We will m*rry Vinnie Ream-or getour friend Genl. M. W. GARV, who is a handsomer man than wo are, to do BO-and bring hor here, to dodicato the rest of her lifo to the great work. What say you, Gen eral ? Had you rather marry VINNIE, or do your part in money ? *? To AU Contemplating Marriage." To all contemplating this entertaining but " jubrous" business, we would point out tho ad vertisement of Mr. T. W. CARWILE, in another column. Jle wishes to sell his House and Lot It is tho vory placo for a young couple, oosy and neat. And will answor overy purposo until the said young couple shall have multiplied their image three or four fold. In fact a desirable residence for any small family. "Ignorance ls The Curse of God." The Ku Klux are haughty r.nd determined in Union. In a solemn manifesto, beaded as above, they havo warned the Mombers of the Legislature, tho County Commissioners and their Clerk and, tho School Commissioner of the said County to rosign their offices. They give tho Members of ' the Legislature and the Commissioners fifteen I days of grace, but tho s.?d Clerk is ordered to quit at once and forever. This manifesto was found glued upon tho Sheriffs advertisement board. The Sheriff and tho Clerk have resigned. Will tho others do so or not ? We shall see. ?St- Tho Union Times says W. F. M. Williams has been appointed auditor of that county. We cannot think that Williams will accept this ap pointment, knowing, as he docs, that he is not the choice of one outof every hundred taxpayers in tb? county. Vigor, Vitality, Vim and Virtue. Those are the qualities that have brought the firm of JAS. A. GHAT A Co., of Augusta, Ga., shoulder to shoulder with the greatest Dry Goods ' firms of this country. And we might add, Taste, Talent and Tact. . JAB. A. GitAV ?fc Co. have long since passed tho flashy, gew-gaw period, either in their drawers, on their counters, in their windows, or in their transactions with their customers. With JAS. A. GRAY ? Co., everything is ster ling and solid, resting upon real merit This is emphatically the day of Opera bouffe in all departments of Life. But at JAS. A. GRAY Sa Co.'s there is no Opera bouffe; except a little, enacted now and then by our gay and handsome compatriot, HARRISON, when he sees his home friends enter. In another oolumn will be found the Spring announcement of the great firm. We heartily wish them a golden summer. Fearful Anarchy and Bloodshed in Paris. It is much to be regretted that the Thiers gov ernment exhibits so little energy and determina tion in Paris. The luckless city is a prey to an archy and violence. Tho insurgent National Guards are in almost complete possession of the city, and their bloody and reckless atrocity may be judged of from the fact that they have cap tured three or four leading Generals, among them, Chainy, LeCompte and Thomas, and shot them to death, mntilating their remains after death. The government troops when Bent against the insurgents, in almost all oases fraternize with them. The people are apathetic and seem to care for nothing. In the meantime, Thiers and his cabinet have retired to Versailles, and are about to fly thence to Tours. The Red Republicans, now in the ascendant, are about to organize a government of their own. It is thought tho Ger man forces will reoccupy their former ' posts if the disorder in Paris continues. The Truth Plainly Stated. The question now that seems to engage the thoughts of Gov. Scott and others, (says the Columbia Phoenix,) is how can peace be preserv ed and genuino tranquillity restored to this dis turbed State. Many of our cotcmporaries have 1 expressed their opinion as to the means by which the troubled waters shall bo quieted. The Gov ernor is urged to disarm the colored militia, to appoint honest and cable officials, to discounten ance corruption and fraud, to administer his of fico fairly and impartially, and te show that, lay ing all personal end party V?SWI aside, ho intends to prove himself the guardian of the interests of ill the people of the State. This is woll. This looks to,peaco and an improved state of things. But let co one be deceived. Thoso romedies can not reach the ?eat of disease. Apply these rem edies, and you may reduce inflammation, but you will not eradicate the disease. The trouble lies leop. There can be no doubt about this. To relieve tho State, tho State regime must be chang ad root'and branch. For us to get completo ro lief, it would be necessary to change the whole machinery of the State Government. Wo have now a state of things unnatural, abnormal and ?llogical. And thore can be no genuine and last ing peace until this State passes into other hands, and we are remitted " to cheerful and wholesome self-government." Until this period, we must do all that is possible to improve our surroundings, but South Carolina cannot bo tranquil and pros perous until she stands rodocmed of tho influ ences that now control her destinies. Glorious News From New England! New Hampshire Wheels Into Democratic Line ! Now Hampshire held her election on Tuesday the 14th inst., for G''.vernor, Congressmen and Members of the Legislature, and tbs result was the signal defeat of this Republican party in that State. Now Hampshire, has been, for sixteen years, under tho control of the Republicans, but these have roached the end ot' their rope at last. Wes son, the Democratic candidate for Governor, and all the Democratic candidates for Congress have been elected-Hubbard, in the 1st District; Bell, in the 2nd ; and Parker, in tho 3rd. Those will succeed thc throe Radical members of tho last Congres*. Tho days are coming, gentlemen-though slow ly it may seem to us-when the carpot-baggers, renegades and negroos who now hold high carni val in South Carolina, will be sternly made to know their places. In fact we would not be sur prised if the whole North should becomo so Dem ocratic os to mako tho Government pay us for our nogroeB. Justice will not bo dono until we are paid for thom in one wny or another. The Last Desperate Hope of Radical ism. As a last desperate hope thc trembling and un happy Radicals have resolved upon a Ku Klux war-a terrible war against the Southern Ku Klux. For this purposo the session of Congress is being prolonged for tbe passage -of measures which th? Radicals vainly hope will enable them to inaugurate civil strife and bloodshed in the South and revive the war spirit in the North. By this meant they expect to restore harmony in their own ranks, and divert the attention of the peo pie from their usurpations, corruption and mis government. In all this, however, it now seems likely they will bo disappointed. The Columbia Union says : Scvoral of the State officers hnve, it is reported, within the last few clays been the recipients of th oso mysterious bits of paper headed witb tho usual number of drawings of orooked-legged chicken bones, anti quated skulls, and tho ominous K. K.. K. and Grand Slychops, or Slycaps, or Cyclops, whatever they may or it mean, if they or it may mean anything. Wo understand his Excellency also received ono, conveying to him the important information that tho Lord bad appointed the wri ter thereof his assassin, or executioner, which means the tame thing, under th?so circumstances, it is to be supposed. The New York Time? says : " Sumner de clares indiscriminately to his visitors that Grant ought to bo impeached, and will be impeached; and a few nights since, at a dinner, where were presont the representatives of foreign govern ments, ho met the mention of tho President's name for renomination with a similar declaration, in language so strong that thc whole table was startled. Ho is known to have filled his forth coming speech with expressions toward tho Presi dent of a disrespoctlul and insulting character, and thefe he has read to Senators and others who have called upon bim." $3f The latest Ku-Klux outrage-as is if to rebuke Buller for his audacity in swearing that the South is overrun with murderers-occurred at Lowell, Mass., the home of the immaculate gimlet-eyed Congressman. On tho 12th instant a party of four ronghs assaulted a man and wo man walking near the Fair Grounds, and, after boating the man senseless, outraged the woman in the most horrible manner. In the namo of millions on millions of women wo ask the Ku Klux Committee to inoorporato this fearful out rage into their roport on tho subject of Ku-Klux outrages, and if troops aro to be sent South, we insist that a regiment at least shall bc sont to Lowell. A Big Day's Work. Tho Riohmond Enquirer and Examiner, ia re ferring to the Piedmont and Arlington Life Insu rance Company, says : " The business of this Virginia ontorpriso ex hibits the most remarkable sueoesB of this age, and tho caution and prudence it exhibits in all departments proclaims its success to.be perma nent In ono single day last week this oompany issued one hundred and twenty-nine policies, car rying $465,000 of risks, on which the premiums woro over $40,000. Fivo of the policies were single payments, or paid up, on which the cash premium was over $17,000." The Chronicle ic Sentinel, of Tuesday sayB :" A colored man named Bonjamin Poole dropped dead in Hamburg yesterday. The de ceased was an elderly man and had been rather infirm for some tim? past Thc Policy-Holders' Assurance Com pany. Wc call especial attention to the advertisement of this company that appears in oar issuo to-day. We need not (peak of tho character of its man agers. They are well known and are representa tive business men in Charleston and, the different communities in which they reside. Thc mnny friends of this company will notice with jonch gratification the sure and steady pro gress it has made, and the enviable position that it has in one year attained. Its officers, though fully alivo to the progress of the business and prompt to adopt any measures that were for the best interests of the assurod, yet steadily refusod to yield to an unhealthy greed for business, that characterizes tho cohduot of ? some companies. They wore unwilling to jeopardize or in any way injure the future interests of the assured for the sake of*-prc: ont appearances. They preferred to work prudently, patiently, and perseveringly, trusting that time and experience would justify the wisdom of their course. Their reward has come earlier than.they had hoped. This Buceees is due mainly to the sagacity and financial ability of its. most worthy President, Having accom plished so much without means and in the most trying times, wo have no doubts as to the future of this sterling young company. We prodict for it a noble career of usefulness and and honor, and doubt not that it will be quite worthy of the " Old City by the Sea." A Columbia dispatch, under date of- the 16th, to the Charleston Ntxei, says : Judge Thomas finished court in Union yester day. Three^egroes wero tried for the murder of Mr. Stephens, and two of them found guilty and sentonced to be hanged on the third - Friday' in April. Tho other was acquitted. The jury consisted of six whites and six blacks. The result hos given satisfaction to both races, the trial being perfectly fair. At Santuc, in Union County, to-day, a negro militia company voluntarily returned their arms. They said they were done with soldiering forever. tS^* A horrible murder was committed at War ron, Connecticut, on Wednesday, March 1. About the middle of the day the body of Lovicy Cables, oolored, was found in her father's house in'a hor ribly mutilated condition. A large hickory club found in the house was the weapon used, and the skull was broken in three places. Suspicion point ed to a colored man named Frederick Hall, who was seen in tho vicinity about the time the mur der wi J believed to have been committed, and he was followed, arrested, and taken before T. V. McNeil, Esq., of Cornwall, who committed him for trial. Subsequent developments point more clearly to him as the guilty man. A small sum of money, sonic four or fivo dollars, was taken from tho house, which does not seem sufficient in ducement for the perpetration of the crimo. A lady in London got the idea' into her head that tho devil was in her, and hung herself. If women go to hanging themselves for a little thing like that, they ore going to bo mighty scarce, that's all. ' Andrew Fletcher, of Soltoun, immortal ized his name with two utterances. He it was who said : " Give me the making of a nation's songs, and I care not who make its laws." And when it was proposed to him to take the oath of allegiance to the British Government, the Scottish patriot, who never accopted the union of tho two kingdoms, responded : " I would die to servo my country, hut I would not do an ignoble action to save it." ?Sr- A San Francisco surgeon was called to a house to nmputato a log for a woman. Tho Bur geon was near-sighted, and being told to go up stairs to the back-room, went up and performed the operation, and was astonishod afterwards to find that he had cut off a leg for the Gorman servant girl. The girl said sh* was scarod some but thought it was ono of our customs. C^^-rrasvrroat, fl orfh or South, * take a package of Simmon's Liver Regulator. Prepared only by J. H. Zeilin & Co., Macon, Ga. An Important Consideration. MR.TUTT'S LIVER PILLS are PURELY VEGETABLE, and are adaptod to young and old, malo and female, and may be taken at all times, without restraint of occupation, without diet, and without the fear of taking cold, during all kinds of weather, aqd in all climates. THEY CONTAIN NO MERCURY. IF you dosire rosy cheeks and a complex ion fair and free from Pimples, Blotches and Eruptions, purify your blood by taking Dr. Piorce's Alt. Ext. or Golden Modical Discovery. It i as no equal for this purpose, nor as a remedy for "Livor Complaint," or "Biliously." Sold by all druggists_ <?_ Beast Butler Fools a South Carolina Nigger. The Washington correspondent of the New I York Herald, describing tho organization of the new Congress, tells the following : Whon the drawing for seats took place in tho House last Saturday Ben Butler did not happen to be pr?sent. AU the best seats were, of course, selected upon that occasion, and Butler had to take a bock seat. This did not snit him, and to day he was on the lookout for a more eligible posi tion. Among the fortunate ones at the drawing on Saturday were the negro members from South Carolina, Mossrs. De Large and Rainey. They selected seats near General Ranks, on the left of I tho Speaker, about halfway up tho hall, in a commanding position. In scanning, the hall Butler's eye rested upon the seat occupied by De Large. Ho immediately covotod it, und going.to the negro asked him if he had any objections to exchange seats. The negro seeing it was Butler who addressed him modestly inquired : "Where is your seat, Massa Butler?" " Back there," said Ben, pointing to a Beat away in the rear. " Well, I'll Bee about it," said tho negro. In the meantime Sergeant-at-Arms Ordway, who is very persuasive with the negroes, rent to De Dargo and succeeded in inducing him to chango seats With Butler. Ginnery TwioheH, anothor Massachusetts member, who had been un lucky in drawing a seat, Beeing the success of | Butler with one of tho negroes, concluded that he would try "a similar game with the other. Ho im mediately started for Rainoy, the other lucky eolorod brother from South Carolina, and asked bim if ho bad any objection to take a seat a little further back; Rainoy was a member of tho lost Houso, and, coming in late in tho session, had been assigned a hack'soat. Unliko De Large he [had hod some experience, and he had no disposi tion to ropeat it " Mr. Twichell," ho said, " I would rather sit hero." "Well, you soo," said Ginnory, with a smile that was childlike and bland,. " you won't have much occasion to address the Speaker, and one of | those scats back thcro will suit just as well for writing letters. You know our Stat? has always stood up for tho right of the eolorod people." " Thank you," 6aid Raincy. " I think I would rathor sit hore, If it's all tVio same." Ginnery wont away, laboring under the im pression that a few weeks in the House has a wondorful effoct upon a negro. Economy in the Kitchen. Prudent housekeepers are ever on the alert to practice economy in tho culinary department. In no way can this be done more effectually than in the use of a Baking Powder whioh combines purity, strength and reliability. DOOLEY'S YXABT POWDER has attained the deserved reputation of Doing cconoinic.il, convenient and wholosome, besides which H will produco from a barrel of flour twenty-five to forty pounds! moro bread, rolls, ?fcc, than by tho old process of raising dough with bakers' or hop yeast. Here alone is a great saving, and authorizes tao guarantee that it will give entire satisfaction. Fob. 23 2toow 9 COMMERCIAL. AUGUSTA, Mar. 21. GOLD-Buying at 110 and selling at 111. COTTON-To-day's market opened dull on the basis of 13i@13J- for Liverpool middling, but in response to favorable New York accounts strength ened during the day, and closes steady at 1.SJ for Liverpool middling, and IS| for New York mid dling. Sales, 515 bales. Receipts, 272 halos. BACON-Stock heavy and demand moderate. We quoto C. Sides, 13; C. R. Sides, 12J ; B. B. Sides, 12; Shoulders, ll; Hams 14@20. CORN-In good demand, and prime white ii soiling at $1 05 from depot; at retail, $110. WHEAT-We quote oholoe white, $1 85; rod 1 66. FLOUR.-City Mills $7 75@9 50. At retail $1$ barrel highor. Country $7 50@9 50, ac cording to quality. CORNMEAL.-$105 Bt wholesale; $120 at retail. OATS-60(5)80. PBAS-?175. CST Tho President has informed General Banks that the story of tho offer of Spain to soil Cuba to the United States, is an old one of more than a year's date, and that all that has transpired new in it of late is a mero, intimation that they will take ono hundred millions in gold for the island. The Policy-Holders' life and Ton tine Assurance Company of tbe South. We desire to call the attention of the public to some of tho especial advantages offered by the abovo Company. It is under the management ef men of well known integrity and ability. It is a PURELY MUTUAL COMPANY, man aged entirely in the interests ot the Policy Holders. It is a strictly CASH Company, avoiding the CREDIT system which is at best expensive, com plicated, and often decoptive, and is being aban doned by the best Companies in the North. " IT IS SIMPLY TRADING IN MONEY, AND DOES NOT INVOLVE ANY ASSURANCE PRINCIPLE." The solvency of a Company does not depend oo the amonnt of its Ass its but on the PROPOR TION of Assots to liabilities, and on the charac ter of its Assots. The following table is based on the " realized" premium accumulations of each of the Companies named, made from tho Statements of the Com panics, and without any purpose of making in vidious comparisons-for the sake of truth solely : Name of Company, Ratio of " Realized" Assets to Amount of Assets. Ratio of "Realized" Assets to Re-insu rance >. Reserve." Out stand ing, Mutual Life. Policy-Hoiders.... Equitable. Now York Life.... St. Louis Mutual. Eniokerhocker .... Southern Life. Security, N. Y. Carolina. Pied't. A Arlington Cotton States.... .95 .90 .89 .82 .34 .22 .21 .18 .18 .14 .07 Surplus. .91 .95 .91 .41 .29 Not stated .20 Not dated .20 Not stated Tho abovo test is moro severe on a young Com pany than an old one, yet the Policy-Holders' occupies a high position, although but one year old. It might be added that it does so despite tho fact that its investment in State Socuries ?B valued at lfij per cent, below' cost The invest ment was compulsory. Prudence ia tho selection of risks is another test of good management. The success of the Policy-Holders' can be best shown by a oompari son with a few well-kt-./n Companies. Percentage of Losses paid to Cash Premium Income Polioy-Holdera.03 Cotton States.ll Mutual Life.,.. IA Equitable.19 New York Life.19 Southern Life....21 Seourity. 27 Knickerbocker...'..29 Carolina.Not stated.in report. Piedmont A Arlington, not distinctly stated in report Lest it might bo objected that this comparison favors a young Company because of its lighter mortality, (so much the better for it,) the follow ing in submitted, to which no suoh objection can bo made. Losses on New Business. Mutual Life (1869).$1 to each 763 at risk. Policy HoHors (1870).$1 to each 683 at risk. Three years average of six Northern Compa nies (1867-'8-'9).$1 to each 500 afc risk. Equitable (1869).$1 to each 300 at risk. Connecticut Mutual (1869) $1 to each 285 at risk. New York Lifo (1869).tl to each 268 at risk. Tba large incomes received from interest by old I Companies, belongs and is apportioned to the older policies, ana is notusecTinpaymentoi ueatn claims; thereforo tho only just test of "cost of Insurance," is tho per centage of premium income paid out in settlement of "death claims and ox ponses." Ratio of Total Outgo Ratio of Total Outgo to Total to Cash Premium Income. Premium Income. Policy Holdors.25 .25 Mutual Lifo.27 .27 Equitable.38 .38 New York Life.40 .40 Security.41 .90 Southern Life.47 .71 Cotton States.67 .92 A careful examination of the forogoing tables will show that in the tinco most important points of management to wit: Per con tage of "realized" assets, prudence in selection of risks, and econo my, tho Policy Holder's has at once taken a front rank. By patronizing this Company you secure all the advantages that can be safely granted by fay other, and at the same time aid in rebuilding our wasto placos. Last, but not loast, you will secure higher rates ! of interest on your investment than you can if I you send it North. JOHN H. SIMONS, 1 ? . . . . R.S. PRINGLE, '} Local Agents Charleston, Mar. 22 lt 13 Special Notices. Travellers are always liable to sudden attacks of Ksentery and Cholera Morbus, and theeo occurring rhen abs? nt from home, aro very unpleasant. The *AI* KILLER miy always be relied upon in such cases. Vs soon a* yon feel the symptoms, take ono teaspoonful n a gill of new milk and molasses and a xii) of hot vatcr, stir well together and drink hot Repeat thc loso every hour until relieved. If the pains bo severe, >athe the bowels and back with the medicine clear. lu cases of Asthma and Phthisic, take a teaspoonful n a elli of hotwater sweetened well with molasses; duo batbo tho throat and stomach faithfully with thu nediclne, clear. Ur. Sweet says it takes out tho soreness in cases of .onesetting faster than anything he ever applied Fishermen so often exposed to hurts by having their kin pierced with hooks, r.nd fish, can be relieved by milling with thc Pain Killer as soon as thc accident iccurs : in this way the anguish is soon abated : bathe s often as once in five miuutes, say three or four times, .nd you will seldom havo any trouble. The bites and scratches nt docs and cats arc soon ured by baining with the Pain Killer clear. Cheering Facts fur the Bilious.. Every day demonstrates more clearly thal liver com laint, In all Hs distressing forms, can bo controlled and .ired without difficulty or inconvenience. It is an olf inate disease, but its obstinacy ls not proof against the irtinacious, remedial and restorative operation of Hos tler's Stomach Bilton. That genial corrective compels s organ to do its duty. It m tutsecrete regularly and faithfully under tho influeuce of the Bitters. Their .lion brings lt back from a stato of rebellion into per ot harmony with the laws of health. If there is ccs teucss, it disappears ; if there ls slde-acho or backache, basses ; if the ukin and the whites of the eyes arc tinged th superfluous bile, they recover fhclrnatural hue; if ti appetite ls gone, lt returns ; if thc digestion ls impaired, ls restored ; in brief, whatever tho symptoms of the mplaint may be, and windover thc phase it has as sied, a cure incertain. Such arc thc uniform effects aids Preparation where bilious disease lias been ul rdy developed ; but in esses where there is merely a cstitutlonal tendency to liver complaint, lt may bc pventcd throughout life by the regular uso, in small qntitlcs, of this palatable antidote. These are proven fis, and should bc seriously pondered-or, rather, they auld bo promptly acted upon-by allpersons of bilious bit Marriage Guide. EVERY ONE HIS OWN DOCTOR. L privato instructor Tor married persons or rsc about to be married, both male and fomalo, iaverything concerning the physiology and re lions of our sexual systom, and the production si prevention, of offspring, including all tho ii discoveries never beforo given in thffEnglish lguage.by WM. YOUNG, M. D. This ie real 1 a valuable and interesting work. It is writ t in plain language for tho general reader, and iilluatrated with numerous engravings. All yng married people, or those contemplating irriage, and having the loast impediment to irried life, should road this book. It discloses g*ets that overyono should be acquainted with al it is a book that must bo looked up and not ?about tbe house. It will be sent' to any ad dis on receipt of 50 ct?. Address DR. WU. l?NG, No. 416 Spruco Street, above Fourth) ]ladelphia. :ov. 24 6m 48 We Comme: 226 and Are now prepared for the SPE of NEW AND FASHIONABL We have decided Bargains in i thing Recent and Desirable, in al Wear. Owing to the general stagnati with our extended facilities, and SUMMER FOREIGN ?? At Astonishingly Low Figures, : Dress Goods. In Dress Goods we offer Bargains. Japanese, Plaid and Brocade Colored SILKS, twenty-five per cent, lower than ever sold before. Handsome Shades low-priced Colored SILKS, Rich and Elegant Heavy Gros Grain, choice Shades, Col fl and White SILKS, Elegant Black SILKS, warranted pure Silk and fast color, Select Colors in Plain and Chintz Foulard SILKS, Handsome Silk GRENADINES, LE NO, POPLINS, ALPACAS, CHAL LIES, SUITING CLOTHS with Trimming attached. New and Stylish Japanese CHECKS, STRIPES and TINTED GOODS, Printed MUSLINS from 12* eta. to fine Organdies, Printed Linen LAWN, new and pret ty Goods, Plain White, Buff and Grey LAWNS and LINENS for Suits. Choice Mourning Goods Black Silk and Wool, and all Silk Iron GRENADINES, Black GENAUPINES and TAMISE CLOTHS, Black 6-4 Wool MO?SSELAINES and CRETONNES, BOMBAZINES, MOHAIRS and ALPACAS of the purest black. Color warranted not to turn. The Alpacas are double-faced, Silk finish, with a very high lustre and extra width. For deep Mourning we ask an inspec tion of our new dress material in Gros de Venice and Australian Crepes, supe rior Goods at low prices. For 25 Cts. ?per Yard. We sell the beg Black ALPACA ever offered at the price. I All the above and many other Ele gant and Cheap Goods in great variety, l'lul*! ."litt '*1 worthy the attention of purchasers of Dry Goods for the superiority of the Fabrics and" Economy in Price. FACTORY GOODS of all ki iWThc attention of all purch Goods and Prices. . J^To WHOLESALE CASH be undersold. Augusta, Mar. 22 Valuable Town Lot For Sale. HAVING made ? change in my business, I desiro to sell my HOUSE AND LOT in Edgefield, situated on Main Street, in the heart }f the town. The house is comfortable and in jood repair. Terms easy. T. W. CARWILE. * Mar. 22 tf 13 To the Ladies. MRS. LEWIS JONES would inform her/ riends and the public that Bbe is still carrying in her DRESS-MAKING AND MILLINERY 3STABLISHMENT at her old Stand, and hopes hey will continuo to bestow on ber their same iberal patronage. She will in a fow days be supplied with NEW ?PRING STYLES and PATTERNS. Mar 22 tf 13 Fair Notice. A LL Persons oro horeby cnutlono3 agninit .TL giving employment to John Garrett or Wei en Williums, both of whom were under contract 3 work for me during the year 1S71, and have ift my employ without oauso. I will prosecute ny one giving them employment. J. W. LAGRONE. Mar 22 lt 13 Notice. ^fOTICE is hereby given that the Undersigned H will mako a Final Settlement on the Es'ate F TABITHA ABS EY. dee'd., on Monday, the ith April next, in tho omeo of tho Probate Judge ir EdgcCeld County j aud that they, will on the imu day apply for a Final Discharge as Adoiio trator8 of said Eitate. & J. SMITH. 1 .,,","_ J. K. SCHUMPERT, J *um or Mar. 22 4t 13 PAINTS, OILS, &c. FuST received a splendid'nssortment of supo irior PAINTS, WHITE LEAD, and all COL RS. Als*, a full Stock of VARNISHES em 'ncing COPAL VARNISH, CARRIAGE VARNISH, COACH VARNISH, WHITE DARN AR VARNISH, JAPAN VARNISH. All of which will be sold as near the Augusta ?oe as possible. Como and give me a call and be convinced. G. L. PENN, Druggist. Mar 22 tf 13 tate of South Carolina, EDQEFIELD COUNTY. Ellon C. Chappell, Adm'x.,] Bill to Soil Lands, vs > Marshal Assetts, Chas. J. S. Bacon et al. J ?c., Ac. yNDER an Order frcm His Honor Judge Mel f ton, made in tho above canse, all and lingu the Croditors of STANMORE B. CHAP ?LL, dco'd., aro horeby roquired to present and ive their demands beforo me, on or before the th day of May next. A. J. NORRIS, Special Referee. ' Mar 22 7t 13 NOTICE. LL Porsons indebted to WILLIAM HILL, L deceased, are horeby notified to mako pay nt to mo as his Administrator. And all per is holding claims against him are notified to isent the same for payment within the time iscribed by law. WALLACE J. DELPH, Adm'or. Har 20 6t 21 Notice. LL Persons having demands against the ES L TATE of Mrs. ESTHER RAINSFORD, requested to present tho same properly attest : and all porsons in anywise indebted to said ato are notified to mako payment. R, CANTELOW, Ex'or. lar 22 tf 13 tice the Spring Seas? -"WITH ?GAINS IN D 228 Broad Street, Augui :ING TRADE with one of the La B DRY GOODS everbn Bvery Line of Goods. All Depai 1 Classes of Goods, , and Materials' on of Business in all Commercia ready money, to secure LARGE ] ... . v '. i X i. j .:. 'j.' l~!?_ . L - DOMESTIC D in which we give our Friends and Handsome Bl'k Lama Lace POINTS in every variety and price. White Lama Lace POINTS in hand some goods, A large and handsome stock of Fancy and Striped Challi and Barege Shawls. Bargains in thin Summer Barege and Challi Arab SHAWLS, New and Fashionable Black Silk SACQUES, Black Thibet, Merino, Iron Barege and Silk Grenadine SHAWLS for Mourning. House-Keeping Goods. Bleached SHIRTINGS in ait'tha. favorite brands, Lonesdale, Wamasntta, New York Mills, ?c. The heaviest and finest yard wide Bleached SHIRTING for 12$ ct?., in the market Cotton SHEETINGS, Pillow Case COT TONS, in all \. idtLif Bleached and Unbleach ed, selling at correspondingly low prices. LINEN SHEETING8- ?nd Pillow Case LINENS, all widths, of the very best manu facture. French MARSEILLES QUILTS, White and Colored, from $2.00 to $15.00. Great variety Summer QUILTS and. COUNTERPANES,-" Honey comb" ? Al lendale," Manchester and .Lancaster. Goods, at the lowest prices. Heavy and'-fineBleached'and Brown TA-; BLE DAMASKS, in handsome patterns. New Designs NAPKINS, D'OYLIES; FRUIT D'OYLIES, &c, 75 eta per Dozen, to the finest. ?" HUCKABACK, DAMASK and BATH TOWELS, all prices. We keep Richardson Sons & Owden'a 4-4 IRISH LINENS, and would respectfully call attention to these Goods, as the BEST LINEN for durability in the market They j are celebrated wherever sold, for their weighL | and evenness of Thread . White Goods. The largest and most complete assortments of FRENCH and SWISS WHITE FAB RICS, of all styles and qualities, we have ever shewn, consisting in part of Striped, Figured and Plaid PIQUES, French CORDS ard WELTS, Yosemite STRIPES, Plaid STRIPES and Plain NAIN SOOKS, French NAINSOOKS, and India Mull MTJ3TJIN3, -: Victoria and Bishop LAWNS, Striped and Tape Check CAMBRICS, Plaid and Striped SWISS, nds at Factory Prices. asers of Dry Goods is invited. T BUYERS we will give the lowes: JAlfc 3t BEAD AND c ALL at SANDERS* DRUG S hold the largest Stock of DRUGS, M MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS, VARIS CLES, &c, &c, ever offered in the Edge Genuine. Prices nearly at Cost. " -0 Do You Want or In the way of TRUSSES, BANDAGE SANDERS' Drug Store, where you will - - -o Are You Really Fond Call at SANDERS' Drug Store and g A Bottle of CHAMPAGNE, the ; " PALE SHERRY, nc " MADEIRA, a feast t " MALAGA, PORT ar Ihe Grape Wine made by one of our ow making. A Word to House-Keepe Are you in search of fine TOILETS, < rRACTS, Lubin's COSMETICS," PO? 30MBS, Extra TOILET SOAPS, &c, c ixamine for yourself, and you will find I irst Cost. Just Be* Five Barrels PURE OLD RYE WH ver offered for sal?. Also, just received 1 Barrel OLD HO ii this community to need commendation. All I ask is a call, and I know yo Edgefield, Mar 22 IJ 1ST o. 4, Pa -HAS 1000 Bushels Pri At Pine House Depot fo Or out of Store for 500 Buslie?s E At Depot for 95 Cei Or out of Store for | Will also keep CORN, OATS, FINE Fl [EAL constantly on hand. Mar 15 ': : ' Mules. *0R salo TWO GOOD MULES,.cheap for 1 Cash. J. B. TOMPKINS. Mar i lt IS >n of 1871 RY GOODS. & CO., sta, Ga., rgest and Best Selected Stocks >ught to Augusta, .tments Complete^ with Every? for . Spring and Suiomer Uso aisfe ,1 circles, we have been enabled. PURCHASES of SPRING and HY GOODS, Patrons a participating interest. Sacharilla STRIPES, MotUn PLATTS, Bo^ vsrse acd Plain, Tucked all ever. Nainsook Tacked SKIRTINGS, run Swiss MUSLIN, FRENCH, SWISS and ORGANDIES, White and Colored TARLETAN, Cambric LAWN and Swiss Qoadroplo and Octuple PUFFINGS, Soft finish CAMBRICS, ?c., One Case Good Striped PIQUES, 25 eta per yard, 100 Pieces, Assorted Stripes, Swiss MUS LINS, 25 eta. per yard. For Gentlemen's Wear. The Lov2est?nd Cheapest Lin? .ti-COT TONADES, TWEEDS, CAS HM ARETTES. JEANS. LINEN DRILLS, DUCKS and CO ATINGS lo be found South, Choice Goods in laney CASSIMERES,j " Black CASSIMERES, BROADCLOTHS, DOESKiNS,&c Embroidery, Hosiery & Notion Department; WAI bo found Tery full with many NEW and INTERESTING NOVELTIES. Handsome Real and Imitation Lace COL LARS, . Elegant Roman SASHES; Choice 8ASH-RIBBONS* rx . .> * '.Cambric, Linen, Swiss arid Nainsook Em broidered EDGINGSand LNSEBTINGS, Cash's "Snow Drop "Pique TRIMMINGS, New and Beautiful Goods, and cheap, Pique BRAIDS GIMPS and FRINGES, All the New Designs in handsome -Silk, Irory and Wooden FANS, . ; f O " Real Valenciennes EDGINGS and IN. S ESTIN GS, the handsomest selection we have ever offered, '' ?J&. CoAtiX/ Ladies L. C. HANDKERCHIEFS, " Hemstitched HANDKERCHIEFS, ? Embroidered HANDKERCHIEFS, ? Lace HANDKERCHIEFS, ike Gents L. C. HANDKERCHIEFS, : ? Hemstitched and Hemmed HAND KERCHIEFS. Gents' SHIRT FRONTS; French Plait, Wove and Plain Tucka. English Hosiery of the Best Makes. A Full and Complete assortment Ladies, and Children, all qualities, ChildcW* English Striped HOSE, Balbrygan and Silk HOSE, ?c. Gents Half HOSE, Bleached and Un bleached. Ve only ask an examination of t Jobbi?g Prices. "We will not IES A. GRAY & CO. . _13 BELIEVE ! ITORC, No. 3, Park Row, and be EDICINES, CHEMICALS,.PATENT iISHES, SPONGES, TOILET ATTI ifield market,-all Fresh and warranted ititi* 'ia Need Anything ;S, TROCARS, LANCETS, &c., call at .find them of the latest improvements S. X i-V. pf Something: Good? et of him best known to Importera, t to be surpassed. > o'the palate. . I id PURJE GRAPE4WINE unequalled, n citizens of reputed fiimejior Wine i ? & i O n Vt ?rs and Young Ladies. Choice PERJUM^JfyJuptTrior EX IADES, HAIR OIL," BRUSHES^ all a* SANDERS' Drug Store, *hcP tis prices at a very slight margin above eeived, ISKEY,-Such Liquor as ia seldom. 'RSEY WHISKEY, too well known u will purchase. W. A SANDERS, DR UGO IS T ? G ROGER. tf 13 fr rk Row, ikJL me White Corn, r $1,16 per. Busbel. .$1,30 " am ? . its per Bushel: ' ' " KA i SED,. BRAN and COTTON I3EED }' \ ? f| . J >f O jrj / ! tf I 12 : Asthma Remedy. |THITCOMB'S ASTHMA HEMEDT, T ranted the best For tal? at G. L. PENN'S DRUG STORE. Feb 15 tf ?. 8. -