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. ? For tho Advertiser. WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, VA., August 29th, 1S71. MR. EDITOR,-Tho solstice affect your Correspondent so tangibly ns force him, mal gre bon gre, to flee to t mountains. Indeed Edgefield and Columbia, li: tho city of old, steamed in thc nostril, i somuch that our physical man was e hausted, and with Childo Harolde wc ? termined-" e'en for change of scene seek the shades below." A brother rustic, however, came alo: jinglinghis spare cash, and lent us enoui to pass a few weeks at tho White Si phur. We will pass over the villainous scap by rail road accident and delay, and t 3'ou at.once that we reached tho Wh ut tho fullest moment of tho season. T crowd was immense, the confusion grei and curses were deep and loud when t announcement was made that no rooi were to bo had. We were in despa when three bora fide. Generals and o Judge pounced upon ns and claimed for bed fellow, with as much cmprcs. inent as though we were tine Femme a robe verte. We slept the sleep of innocence, as all newspaper correspondents, and wo] next morn to enter upon a tour of insp< tion. Do not be alarmed, however, as i have too much experience to bore yo subscribers with snow-capped mou tains, azure skies, green vales, <fec. Ai Charles Reade and Madame Ouida ha combined and succeeded in dispelling i such beauties of nature from the brain the present generation. Editors like cooks must therefore cat to tlie fashionable tastes. Society here divided into two general heads-tl Saints and the Sinners. The first class is composed of rath elderly persons of both sexe?, with a fi ^ youthful penitents of the wall flow species. They sit in corners and prai Byron's denunciation of the waltz, whi they curse him for all elso. They abh Renan and pine for a funeral. Liko P ter Bell . "Their eyes turn up, their noses down, Their accent has a nasal twang, They oil their hair, thero may be heal The grace of God in every word tin have either said or sang." Your rustic correspondent, howeve has been informed, greatly to his astoi ishment, that the majority of these sain are not entirely oblivious to the pom] . . and vanities of this wicked world. Th they are at times fond even of pheasan a la mode (that is odorous and scente< and swallow oysters on the half she with all the gusto of an abandoned rou Indeed a young man, whose fiancee or of these Saints had tied to his pioi girdle, boldly announced, in our presenc that they were no better than Monno Saints, that they had liquorish teeth, & But we will say no more, for fear < being placed in the same category wit Reade and Ouida, who " we are free t maintain, for tricks that aro dark an ways that are vain," surpass our mo: levered brain. Thc Sinners are so numerous as to cor descend evento subdivision. Like th spirits in Macbeth, they tur? white, re< and gray, though geni-raUy classe as black. Judex says they aro as motle; as the Supreme Bench of .South Carolina Nigger, Jew and Yankee. Those of th premier rang have a strange desire to b intensely ignorant of everything, ti know nobody, and to be astounded at tb announcement that it is either day o night. They sit in circles of six or eigh and enjoy anaristocratic dumbness, whicl reminds one very forcibly of the Duml Club in the Spectator. Your correspondent balbeen unable t< penetrate the mystery of this species o self-deception, evidenced in tho way ol affected dumbness. ~* ThejfeJl^i^ingtheDunibCrl^liridmin here is the Count Nettiacourt Vaubiu court Rene, who is not only dumb bul deaf, and also partially blind. They say that the poor dear Count was rendered . deaf by the roaring of tho Mitrailleuses at the late storming of Paris. This makes his deafness a beauty instead of a defect. And further, that his dumbness is conse quent upon his deafness ; and his partial blindness is caused by a habit contracted in too closely scrutinizing the im mortel Frescoes in Rome and Florence. They blame him a little because he did not lose his eyesight entirely while engaged in a recreation si distingu?e. The Count owing to this habit of re garding tilings al fresco, walks with bis chin elongated and elevated above thc Dumb Circle, and all other circles. He has the .soubriquet hero ol' "the Chinner," and is lc phis distingue aux caux. His gaucherie, even in treading on thc corns of the Dumb C.rclc, and de ranging the powdered plaits of thc dowa gers, is esteemed en rc^c, because it is done ttl fresco. Indeed to be suijeriative ly aristocratic at the White this season^ ono must be either dumb or au fait in chinning: that is, able to pass through a suite of crowded rooms with chin eleva ted above all else, bearii] ; nothing, see ing notliing, knowing nm hing. Wc have caught several of both sexes hero practising this fashionable art ol' chinning, lt can only be learned, like foreign tongues, however when taught in early life. Our Chinner attended th 3 grand Mas querade on last Wednesday evening, and even chinned the masks. La mode a hi menton, Mr. Editor, or, in English, thc Chinning style is so gallant. Of course thc Chinner saw nothing and knew nothing of the Bal-Masquc, but an amiable lady who isa grout admirer of this high personage, whispered a few lunts into your correspondent's ear, as to the toilettes, costumes, masks and crowd. To tell tho truth (and wc hope our readers will not be offended at our speaking truthfully, as we know it is not exactly a la mode: and we apologize, not desiring to insult any one) we saw every thing.. And wc intend to .-peak a little whether right or wrong. We verily saw, as we believe, Miss Ma ry C., of Baltimore, dressed as a Sheph erdess, a la Watteau, with a -uiver crook, feet a la chinois, cheeks incarnato and golden bair. We ch in tb is love ly enchantress, ai a sincerely wished to be the pet lamb of the lovely Mary. Miss P. of the same city, the niece of Madame Bonaparte, ncc Patters* n, per sonated Folly with her cap an-1 bells. The easy and graceful carriage of this lady was quite in keeping with tho char acter selected. Miss P. is quite a favorite hero and enjoys her phaeton and two or four a la graude Dame. On dit that this equipage is the only thing here that the Chinner does not chin. Here comes Miss H. formerly of Cam den, now of New York, a real vision ot' immaculate loveliness, personating, to our unsophistocated eyes, the Crescent i Moon. At any rato refreshingly lovely : and youthful, and more beautiful to us than was ever Luna to Endymion. Did we hear the muezzin from St So phia, or were we deceived by the appari tion of Miss W. of Baltimoro, as a Sulta- } na, si petite ct si svelte, as to attract uni- j versal admiration? j And now comes forward a lady, incedit i Regina, not in mask or domino, but "so < divinely tall, so divinely fan*," ?jidso t divinely imperious, as to carry one back 1 to mythological days when Goddesses j condescended to visit tho earth-Mi ss H. . of Lynchburg. She was escorted by Monsieur le General (par excellence) Beauregard, who is still the person:ifica tion of the real Chevalier. Miss H. 'wore c a magnificent dress of crimson .silk, f trimmed with costly black point, vrith I ne Jdace of Etruscan gold, and soliU dre i earrings of same material. rj Miss W., of Kentucky, a queenly donde, was enveloped in laces so lovely nd so costly, and wore jewels so splen lid, as to bewilder your correspondent ind force him to despair of an adequate inscription. Mais voici, said Judex to your corres >ondent, la Perle.' Miss P. of Columbia, vith that quiet ease and dignified nianner icquired only in tho sal?ns of the. truly .Ute-as immaculate in dress as in per ;on, with the tint in her '.beek from the (hellunder "Oman's dark waters"-so juro that the immaculate conception night have been declared of her, and an Encyclical sent out ! They say that even ;he Chinner, for a moment, forgot his propriety and glanced at her with one ?ye. Miss S., of Danville, was among the most admired. Her dress was quite recherch?e, and her lovely form and beau tiful face reminded one of a Seraph fresh from Eden. The Misses W-n, of Baltimore, at tracted universal attention. Their state ly demeanor, classic profiles, and digni fied carriage, remind one of the chivalric days of that fine old English gentleman, Lord Baltimore, and of Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Indeed, Mr. Editor, there were charac ters, masks and dominos ad infinitum. Thc male characters were many and varied, but we can never feel the divine afflatus when thinking of them, and must whistle them down the tide. The Chinner says he likes the style of this letter, it is so like what he heard at the Bal-Masque at Naples. So I must like it too, forsooth, or dismiss the Prin ters Devil and go over to tho Amalekites. Pet er the Great, Mr. Editor, established, as you know, the order of the Tschin, which now fills the high places at St. Petersburg. To chin a crowd is there fore a la mode Russe. Indeed our Chin ner tells me that he has just been offered a fabulous sum by Monsieur le Comte Volski-Rosimoffski d'EngalittschefT, an attache of the Russian Embassy at Wash ington, to initiate him hito the mystery of the Tschin, or the aristocratic Russo process of chinning. The fa/nous Painter at Novogorod, le Baron Soltikoff, maintains that the chin is the most expressive of all the features of the face, the truth of which has been practically illustrated, Mr. Editor, at the White Sulphur, by THE CHINNER. For the Advertiser. Public meeting. GRANITETILLE, S. C., Sept 9th, 1871. Pursuant to call, a number of the citi zens of Graniteville met this day in the Orangeville Academy. The meeting having been called to or der, Mr. JOHN KNOTT was chosen Chair man and Mr. JOHN A. PLATT Secretary. The Chairman stated that the object of the meeting was to consider tho various questions pertaining to the formation of the new County of Aiken ; moro particu larry the questions of taxes, and the ex penditures for the public buildings of the Count}-. Mr. JAMES H. GILES submitted for consideration the following Preamble and Resolutions : The Legislature of this State, at its last session, passed an Act authorizing the formation of a new County out of por tions of Barnwell, Edgefield and Lexing ton, to be called the County of Aiken. The people of Graniteville and of other portions of the country embraced in the proposed new County, vere not consult ed in regard to the measure, and the Act was passed without their consent, if not contrary to their wishes, and almost with out their knowledge that such an Act was at that time contemplated. But, notwithstanding this, the people of Gran iteville are disposed to acquiesce, and will not oppose any reasonable expendi tures of public money necessary to the consummation of the Act. They, however, deem it eminently right and proper to express their opinion that the Act is unconstitutional and sub versive of the rights of persons and prop erty, in so far as it confers upon a body irresponsible to the people the power to Lax persons and property without limi tation in the amount of the tax. The Legislature has no constitutional war ranty for this transfer of the taxing pow er; and, in the judgment of this meeting, the Act should be soamendedas to bring it within the limits of the Constitution, md to refer the amount of the tax and he mode of raising it to the people, or to i Board of Commissioners, of their selec ion: But being apprehensive that the Act will not be amended in this particu lar, and that the present Board of Com missioners will proceed to levy and col ed taxes to an amount which, in the i resent impoverished condition of the .ountry, would be oppressive, and be yond the means of thc people to pay, his meeting considers it proper to de dare and adopt the following resolutions : Resolved, That itisthesense of thc peo do of Graniteville, in primary meeting issembled, that the amount of the tax to )e raised for thc purpose of consummat i hg he Act of the Legislature authorizing ?t?o formation of the new County of aiken, should not exceed the sum ol' Cwenty-five Thousand Dollars. Resolved, That this sum of Twonty ive Thousand Dollars should be raised ty a direct levy upon persons and prop >i ty in two equal annual instalments, md not by the sale of bonds of the Coun y. Resolved, That it is the senso of this neeting that the citizens of tho town of Vikcn should furnish a suitable site for he public buildings free of cost to the .'ounty. The alx)\ e Preamble and Resolutions laving been read and seconded, were inanimously adopted. On motion thc Secretary was requested o furnish a copy of the proceedings of he meeting for publication in the Edge ield A dvcrtiser. Thc meeting, on motioned, adjourned. JOHN KNOTT, Chairman. JOHN A. PLATT, Sec'y. ??l- Aiken Journal please copy. < ?-?a>>-? ? - %, Terrible Morder. * LEXINGTON, KY., September ll.-A errible murder was committed last night .t the residence of John Harper, owner o." he race horse Longfellow, near Midway, iy. Jake and Betsey Harper, brother .nd sister of John Harper, had their hroats cut by some unknown person, sup (osed for the purpose of robbery. Somene ;roes living within a few feet of Harper's esidence knew nothing of the occurrence ill this morning. No clue has been ob aincd to thc perpetrators of the bloody lecd. LATER.-Three of the negroes living on Iarper's place have been arrested as the aurderers of Jake and Betsey Harper. Slood was found on their shirts, and the vidence against them is very., strong, he other negroes employed on the place re missing, and it is believed they are mplicated in the horrible affair. A party { citizens have started to hunt for the aissing negroes. Pick-Nickers Killed. ST. LOUIS, September 10.-An excursion ailroad train ran into a furniture wagon ontaining nineteen pick-nickers, two ailes from East St. Louis. Three were i lilied and two mortally and five seriously :urt. Only three of the nineteen were . nhurt. A wind waa blowing in the i irection of the approaching train, and he pick-nickers were singing. The horses , rere the first to apprehend danger, and ( ne darted forward and the other back, ; ?aving the wagon dead still on the 1 rack. The railroad employees are excul- } ated. ; ?sB- The declaration of martial law in j ertain South Carolina counties hangs < re. Reports to the War and Treasury < lepartments do not substantiate Ku [lux Chairman Scott's affidavits or state ?ents. .; THE A' VERTISER. Edgefiek C., Sept. 14,1871. -_ ' ;. > --? The Railroad. Meeting in Laurens. The Laurens, Edgefield and'Augusta Railroad is, day "bj' day, exciting a more and more lively interest in every quar ter likely to be affected directly, or. re motely, and now begins to assume prac tical shape. ' On Sale-day last, an earnest meeting, for the consideration of this en terprise, was held in Laurens, where tho people seem to be fully aroused to its importance. And now Edgefield should have a meet ing of corresponding numbers and en thusiasm. And by no means let this meeting bo postponed beyond the first Monday in October. Be prepared felldW citizens to "give the ^undertaking your earnest consideration. on that day. And in the interval which will elapse until the day of the meeting, we hope there will be such correspondence among those who may propose to take a leading part in it, as may result in something direct and practical. Gentlemen of the Edge field Committee for Corresponding upon Railroad matters, as appointed at our Railroad meeting in May last, we call upon you to be up and doing. Your names are M. L. BONHAM, LEWIS JONES, M. W. GARV, A. J. NORRIS and F. L. SMITH. ?. By the following extract from an edi torial in the Laurensville Herald, it will be seen that Spartanburg District and j the great Air.Lino Railroad are also with us in the proposed Road : A letter was read, by one of the speak ers, to the meeting, from a gentleman o* Spartanburg, of tho most cheering im port, assuring us of the willingness of that District to heartily co-operate with us in the enterprise proposed, together with an expression, from a prominent Director of the Air Line Road, of his opinion that his company will likewise assist and co-operate with us. Indeed, we have every encouragement to perse vere and re-double our energies in this direction. Let us press forward-let ns continue to go hand in hand in this scheme, and old Laurens, as of yore, will j vet rise to importance, and. Phoenix-like, from her ashes, to the thrift and grandeur ? of that destiny by Nature predetermined. This should encourage and stir up the people of Edgefield. Let all along its line go to work in its behalf, and by the day of meeting be ready to guarantee its success. To our business men and capi talists, the coming meeting should be an occasion of special interest ; and in their behalf we give assurance of a cordial in terest in and a hearty approval of the undertaking.. Elsewhere in this issue will bo founds, J short but practical communication upon the subject in hand, from a citizen of our town. His proposition for a sort of Con vention in Columbia, during the Fair, decidedly a good ono. From all points concerned, Columbia is easy of access, and before the second week in November much valuable discussion and prelimi nary arrangement might be accomplish ed at Laurens, Cross Hill, Ninety-Six, Edgefield and Augusta. To our fellow citizens of all these localities, we com mend, for their consideration, tho propo sition of our correspondent. Let Us Keep Quiet for This Year at Least. In another column, wo reprint an ex ceedingly sensible article from tho Wal halla Courier, headed " Let us tail it this time." We have but little doubt that too frequent conferences and conven tions have seriously impeded and em barrassed the work of political re-ad ! justment in South Carolina, by keeping alive sectional bitterness and jealousy, j There are emergencies when the whole I people should speak through their rep resentatives, but constantly-recurring political mas?meetings and Conventions aro pernicious to the peace and morals of the country. Nor is it to bo denied that these conventions are too often the j scenes wherein political mountebanks and agitators strut their brief hour upon ! the stage and air their stale thoughts and ' staler vanity and dogmatism-men who had better bo athome, looking after home interests and homo pursuits. We aro glad to seo that the people are tired of j political agitation and agitators, and are now inclined to meet together to consult about the moral and material interests of | the country. Nearly every county in our State has on Agricultural Society, or proposes to havo one ; and these associations, un der proper direction, will have a fine so dal as well as industrial influence upon the people by bringing them occasionally together. Wo hope to see an Agricul tural Society speedily established in old Edgefield. Who will sot the ball in mo tion ? For tho Advertiser. Mn. EDITOK,-Our community seems fully alive to the necessity of a Railroad which will pass near Edgefield village Many routes are suggested, and some persons, wo fear, loose sight of the pub lic benefit to be derived from the com pletion of this enterprise, and imagine every route impracticable which does not pass very near certain particular gin houses. We believe tho route from Augusta by tho way of Edgefield to Laurens will bring the greatest good to our communi ty at large, and we are therefore heartily in favor of it. There are but few streams to be crossed ; the country is compara tively level, and it can, in our opinion, bc completed for less money than any other route. The press of Augusta, Edgefield and Laurens favor this route, and the people arc giving it their encour agement, and pledging it their support. Thero is howovor no concert of action -no organization, and tho enterprise is taking no definite shape ; nor is it hoing pressed forward with energy. Capital is vory timid, and those who are to furnish the money to build the road will tako but little interest in thc enterprise until the details are fully explained. Let the the practical mon of each neighborhood along tho projected route consult together, maturo their plans and hold larger meet ings. Let us call a meeting for Edge field County on Sales-day in October, and I you, Mr. EOITOR, can request Laurens, \ 1 Croas Hill, Ninety-Six and Augusta to call similar nieetings. Let these meet ings ratify a call for a Railroad Conven tion, and appoint (we suggest five) Dele gates from each meeting, to bo assembled at some accessible place, ona day tobo fixed. We would suggest Columbia, S C., as the most 'accessible placo, and Friday, during the State Fair, as the moat agreeable time. A convention thus organized could de termine whether or not it is practicable to build the Railroad, and if so it could complete a working organization, which would secure concert Qf action on. the part of the friends of the enterprise, and give direction to their energies. . W.T. G. THE ARMY WORM IN MISSISSIPPI. A correspondent .writing from tho rich cotton County of Madison, in Mississip pi, gives the following picture of the prospect for a cotton crop in that county. Hie writer says : . The army worm is upon us in myriads. One of our best farmers ten days ago was ?onfident of making one hundred and fifty bales of cotton. Yesterday I was tola that he says he would be pleased if tie knew he would make thirty bales, [saw swarms of the worms on a few : wigs he had gathered at random from ais fields'and brought to town with him in a tin pan. The cotton crop is so un certain in this county as to defy any ac curacy of estimate. ?gr Tho late elections in Maine and California haye gono Republican. From tho Lau rons ville Herald. Railroad Meeting. In obedience to a call In the : Herald of ast week, a large and enthusiastic meet 1? the citizens, of Laurens County.'' was ield urine Court House, on Monday, the Lib. inst.,'fo^- the purpose of taking into xmsideration. the proposed Railroad from [laurens C.'H. to Augusta, via Ninety-Six md ?dg^eld C. H. The nic?ti?g was' paganized by calling to tb F. Wistar Simpson, Esq., to the Chair, who, inj a plain and forcible manner, ex plained'the object of the meeting. On notion, S. J. Craig was requested to act is Secretary. The Hon. W. P.' Simpson, in a few eloquent remarks, introduced the follow ing resolutions j**!Q i 1st. Resolved;^That we, the citizens of Laurens County in convention assembled bereby express otrrHvely interest in the proposed enterprise of a Railroad from Augusta, Ga., to Lauren? C. H., S. C., via EdgefieldX?. H. and Ninety-Six, and on to Spartanbure CH., to connect with the Air Line Road at that point. 2d. Resolved, That we send our assn ranees td the citizens of the respective lo galities above named, and along the Une of the proposed Road,:.of our willingness to. heartily cooperate with them in the early consummation of,this enterprise, by affording all the material ?" . m our power. 3d. 'Resr... '<* committee of six be appointed by ine Chair to open corres pondence with the localities above named with the view of initiating a concerted movement for the beginning,, and speedy completion of .this project After some discussion by Cols. Ball Todd, Garlington and Jones, the above resolutions were unanimously adopted. The Chair then appointee! under the third resolution, the'following committee viz : Messrs. W. D.: ' Simpson, B. W Ball, R. P. Todd, C; Garlington, Dr. B. F Kilgore, Dr. Samuel. Hunter and Dr. F. G Fuller. ., ? Upon motion,..the chairman was added to the said committee. On motion of B. W* Ball, Esq., the above proceedings were requested to b. printed in the Laurens ville Herald; Co nimbia Phoenix, Augusta Chronicle - & Sentinel, Carolina Spartan, and in the Edgefield Advertiser. On motion, the meeting adjourned. J. WISTAR SIMPSON, Chairman S. J. CRAIG, Sec'ry. The Christian Neighbor" and the Academy ol'.Music Immigration Scheme. We hove read with surprise and regret the intemperate and unwarranted editorial in the Christian Neighbor, in its issue of the 24th ultimo, addressed to Colonel D Wyatt Aiken, Secretary pf the Agricultu. ral and Mechanical Society of South Caro lina, relative to the immigration scheme of Messrs. Butler,'Chadwick, Gary & Co. We'say intemperate, because the lan guage is of a gross personal character, reflecting seriously upon the honor and integrity of gentlemen whose careers and deportment in the past do not sustain the imputations-language comporting much more with the licentious vulgarity of Po lice Gaieties or bawdy sheets of a North ern metropolis than the dignified respecta bility of a Southern- Christian newspaper -and unwarranted, because thc scheme at which these flings are hurled is not in it self, nor in the manner of its institution, nor the purposes for which it was organi zed, that seething cauldron of corruption and demoralization' which the reverend editor -would have us believe. On the contrary, we think the scheme a very creditable one, and its purposes most praiseworthy, and wo wish it a God speed in its mission. Why should the gentlemen in charge, against whom the breath of slander has not hitherto emitted its poisonous slime, be villified with such ungentlemanly slang as "gamblers," "disgrace," "iniquity," and their operations .in aid of immigra tion styled the " pestilential stalkings of Southern and Northern gamblers burning with avarice and ambition ?" We submit that such l?pguage is intemperate and un warranted, and unbecoming the clerical editor of a. religious newspaper, whose missibn shou?d be* "on earth, peace-good wilL toward men." But, pray, in what does this scheme differ,, in point of morals, from the almost universal custom, at our church fairs, of rafling (determining by lot) for many vrizes, for the benefit of the church"? None that we can conceive of. The scheme of prizes of Messrs. Butler, Chad wick, Gary & Co., they tell us, is for a specific object-for the purpose of intro ducing immigrants into South Carolina for the benefit of the Slate. The scheme of raffling at church fairs, we are always told, is to raise funds for the benefit of the church. Why should we not believe the former as well as the latter ? The word of M. C. Butler and M. W. Gan', and, for all we know, of John Chadwick, is as much entitled to credence as the reverend editor of the Christian Neighbor or any of his brethren, and this licentious abuse by the editor of these gentlemen does him no credit. If we are correctly informed, this same editor has himself patronized this identical scheme, by printing for one of its agents in the office of thc Christian Neighbor and receiving'money for his work, thu .liding a scheme which ho now denounces ia " iniquitous." How's that, Ncig/ibor ' If iniquitous and demoralizing now, i must have been when you did this work -in furtherance of its oty?#/>;i^ta-appears td us that there is some1 inconsistency liere-fostering an institution with one band and stabbing it with the other, We do not wish to be understood as ipproving of lotteries in general, cither at church faire or in aid of immigration, but they are not without precedent, ami, if ?ver justifiable, tho occasion which creates :1ns one of Messrs. Butler, Chadwick 3ar}- & Co. tully warrants their employ nent, and we do know that what these gentlemen say they va ill do, if within the jower of man, ahd we' again wish them jod speed.-Chester Roporter. ?S" The rumor of yellow fever in Au ;usta is stoutly denied by tho press of hat city. OBITUARY. DIED on Ilks Island, Mjss., Aug. 25th .871, of Pneumonia, Mrs. CATHARINE tfEAL. in the 82d year of'her age. Sho leaves a husband, daughter and wo sons. She died in a Christian land )eloved by all. ^STZ-Lako City (Fla.) papers ploas :opy. COMMERCIAL. AUGUBTA, September 12, GOLD-Buving at lili and selling at 124. COTTON-To-day's market opened vith a good demand for the higher grades, >ut ruled quiet and closed quiet at. 182 br Liverpool'middling. Sales,' 100 bales ?eceipts 160 bales. BACON-Stock large and market un hanged; C. Sides, 9* ; C. R. Sides, 9, Ihoulders, 7(5)8; Hams. 15(5)18; Dry ?alt Shoulders, 7 ; Dry Salt C. R. Sides, ?J ; D. S. Clear Sides, 9. CORN-Prime white is selling at 90 cts y tho car load from depot ; retail, 95. WHEAT-We quote choice white, $165; FLOUR-Ci ty Mills, $7 50(5)10; at re iii, $1*$ barrel higher. Country, $7 50 ?)9, according to quality. CORN MEAL-$1 at wholesale; $110 t retail., , OATS-r55@65. " ' SHOES ! SHOES! [17 H. BRUNSON has just received VV . direct from the Manufacturer, 1 Case Ladies and Misses Cloth GAI ?ERS, 1 Case Ladies and Misses Kid GAI NERS, 1 Case Ladies and Misses Calf Walking HOES,. Also, a beautiful stock of Children's ?ress SHOES. Sept 13 tf 8? BLUE STONE. I fifi Lbs- BLUE STONE in Store, LvU and fdr sale at low figures. Qr. L. PENN. Sept IS . tf S8 CANDLES. kTOW in Store a supply of SPERM, X ADAMANTINE and Patent WAX ANDLES-all good quality, and for ile low. Qt. L. PENN. 8opU3 . r ... tf 38 . ei CS LEWIS JONES WITH COTTON FACTORS And MMISSI?? MERCHANTS, i Have This Day Removed to No. 5, McIntosh St., AUGUSTA, GA., Opposite our former place of business.) W"HERE WO have the most ample )pen and Closer Storage of any in the 2ity, which is strictly Fire-Proof. Consignments Solicited. THOS. J. JENNINGS, ") JOSEPH T. SMITH, >. WM. p. CBAWTORD. J Augusta, Sept. 1,1871. 3m 38 L. A. BEALL.-J. H. 8PEARS.-W. H. POTTER M WAREHOUSE -And COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Continue their business at their OLD STAND, the Commission Fire-Proof Warehouse, No. 6, Campbell Street, 3mce and Sales Room, 177 Reynolds St., -AUGUSTA, GA. AU "Business entrusted to them will lave Sffict Personal Attention. Orders for. Bagging, Universal Ties, or Rope and Fam?y Supplies, promptly illed. Liberal Cash ./LtlvtuA*- . made on Pro luce in Store. Commissions for Selling Cotton, 114 pr Ct. Augusta, Sept 13 3m 88 Branch, Sons & Co, COTTON FACTORS ;? -And Ooiamiss'n Mesekaats . Opposite Plantera1 Loan & Savings Bank, Warehouse : Campbell Street, AugrtustA, OrA. CONSIGNMENTS respectfully solici ted, and Liberal Advancesmade on same Bagging, Ties and Provisions furnish sd Customers at lowest rateB. Storage on most favorable terms in the largo and commodious Warehouse of the Planters' Loan <fc Savings Bank. Augusta, Sept 13 3m 38 CHAS. BAKER. JOHN U. ANSLEY. nil (Successors to Baker, Miller & Co.,) A GROCERS f -And Dealers in Produce, * NO. 267 Broad Street, . AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. NOTICE. THE Undersigned havo associated themselves together, under the name and'style of BAKER & ANSLEY, for the continuation of a Genera! Grocery and Com mission Business, At tho old Stand of our Senior member, No. 207 Broad Street, where we will take great pleasure in again seeing our many patrons and friends, and offering them a selection from our'large stocks of GROCERIES, BAGGING. ROPE, II ES, SALT, BACON, PROVISIONS, LIQUORS, TOBACCOS, FLOUR, Ac. We have also the Agency for -the sale af the well known FERTILIZERS, im ported and prepared by Wilcox, Gibbs fe Co., viz : Phoenix Guano, Wilcox, Gibbs <fe Co's Manipulated 3uano, Giuno, Salt and Plaster Compound. Peruvian Guano, Dissolved Bone, Pl?s ier, Ac. The qualities aro guaranteed, and or lers will command our immediate atten tion. CHARLES BAKER, JOHN U. ANSLEY. Augusta, Sept 13 2m 38 BACON, LARD, FLOUR CORN, &c. 50 Hogsheads Bacon SIDES, 25 mids. Bacon SHOULDERS, 25 mids. D. S. SIDES, 20 Hhds. D. S. SHOULDERS, 10 Tierces HAMS, 25 Tierces LARD, 200 Bbls. FLOUR-various grades, 10 Car Loads CORN, 20 Hhds. Demerara SUGAR, 25 Hhds. Light Brown SUGAR, 100 Barrels Crushed, Powdered and Granulated SUGAR, 100 Bbls. A and Extra C, 400 Bags Rio COFFEE, 50 Bags Laguayra COFFEE, 50 Poe*! cots old Government JAVA 300 Boxes SOAP, 200 Boxes STARCH, 75 Boxes SODA. Also, a full assortment of BUCKETS JROOMS, SHIRTING, SHEETING JTRIPES, YARNS, PEPPER, SPICE ic. In store and for salo by M. O'DOWD. Sept 13 tf 38 Bagging and Ties 50 Bales BAGGING, 250 Rolls Bengal BAGGING, 2500 Bundle TIES. In store and for salo by AI. O'DOWD. Augusta, Sept 13 tf 38 Liquors, TOBiCCO AM) SEGARS. 25 Bbls. Pure Baker WHISKEY, 150 BHs. RYE WHISKY, various 50 BMs. BRANDY, GIN and RUM 25 BMs. Sherry, Port and Madeira WINE, 25 .CflBks Hennessey's old Imported BLANDY, 25 Calks Bass ALE, 25 Caiks London PORTER, 15 Casks Cooper's Half-and-Half, 50 Caies CLARET, 50 Cales Cliquot CHAMPAGNE, 50 Caies Russ SCHNAPPS, 50 Caies Russ BITTERS, 150 Botes TOBACCO, various grades 200 M SEGARS, various brands. In stori and for salo by M. O'DOWD. Augusta,Bept 13 tf 38 NOTICE. PROPOSALS will bo received by the I Chairnan and Secretary until 25th ept., for he Survey of tho lines, not aving natural boundaries, of tho Coun T of Aiken, according to the Act. By order >f the Board of Commission rs. DB. P. G. ROCKWELL, . f Chairman. M. F. MELONY, Sec'ry. Sept 13 ; 2t 38 Redgate, Rust Proof. TVE can ?furnish these OATS, deliv ?ed at tho (Depot, Sacks included, at ,25 per Biishol of 32 lbs. Apply by jsh order fe T.lC. LIPSCOMB & SON, ^ ' " 'Ninety-Six, G. & C. R. R. Sept? I im 37 JAMES A. GRAY & CO., 226 and 228 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, Offer to the Trade and the Publio Generally Extra Inducements in Fall and Winter Dry Goods ! With a large and varied experience in Foreign and Domestic Markets, Buying Exclusively for Cash, from first hands, we guarantee our Goods for Excellence or Quality and Lowness or Price ! No Parties will under-sell ns. Our various Departments of FALL GOODS are now complete, embracing all the LATEST STYLES and NOVELTIES in IMPORTED DRESS GOODS. The particular attention of the Ladies of Ed^efield is invited to our DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT, and an Examination of Prices- and Fabrics. A full lib? of Entirely New Black and Colored SILKS, Handsome Silk POPLINS, MERINOES, EMPRESS CLOTHS, &c, &c. We call the Especial Attention of Purchasers to the Largest and Beet Assorted Stock ot Domestic Cioods in the market, comprising Every Description of Cotton and American Manufactured Woolen known. . In our other Departments will be found full and complete lines of Flannels, Blankets, Shawls, Cloaks, Hosiery, HcopsMrts, White Goods, Notions, &c. ?@FWholesale Buyers are respectfully requested to inspect our Stock. JAS. A. GRAY & CO. Sept 13 3t 88 CHOICE New Fall and Winter Goods. Merchant Tailor, AND DEALER IN Beady Made Clothing and Gents' Furnishing Goods, 220 Broad St., -Augusta, Ga., DESIRES to inform his friends, patrons and the public generally that he has just returned from the North with the largest, oest, most desirable and complete stock of French, German and West of England Black Broadcloths and Doe Skins. --ALSO Colored Cloths of all Descriptions. Fancy Cassimeres, Beavers, Castors, Eskinnos, Edridons, Armures, Tri cots, Meltons, Chinchillas, Fur-Beavers, Pellisions, Kerseys, Elastic, London and Scotch Coatings, Silk Velvet and Fancy Vestings, unequalled for extent and variety and novelty, and will be made up in the latest and most fash ionable styles and best workmanship at the very lowest prices. I have, also, the finest and largest assortment of GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS in the city, consisting of Shirts, Collars, Ties, Suspenders, Cashmere, Merino. Flannel and Cotton Undershirts and Drawers ; French and English Half Hose. Also, all sizes of Fine Kid Gloves, Rayner, Pique, Paris Cas tor, Berlin, French Dog Skin; Buckskin, Kid Lined, Cloth and Silk Gloves. Also, Gauntlets of every style and size, which I offer with a fine Stock of READY MADE CLOTHING, principally of my own manufacture, for the inspection of the public. AUGUST DORR, 220 Broad Street and 25 Jackson St., AUGUSTA, GA. Sept 13 2m 38 J. H. BENNETT. J. W. THURMOND. BENNETT I THURMOND, Grocers -AND Commission ffierebants, 131 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia, RETURNING thanks for the liberal patronage heretofore extended to them, would respectfully announce to their friends and the public generally that their Stock of Groceries, and Plantation and Fami ly Supplies is now FULL AND COMPLETE, and that they are prepared to supply their customers with EVERY ARTICLE in their Line, of the Best Quality, and at Brices as Low as the Lowest. Their Stock consists in part of BACON, LARD, SUGAR, COFFEE, SALT, MOLASSES, TOBACCO, BAGGING, TIES, &c, &c. ??f Strict personal attention given to the SALE OF COTTON and all other Produce entrusted to their care. Augusta, Sept 13 3m 38 State of South Carolina, EDGEFIELD COUNTY. Court of Common Picas. D. L. Tumor, ] Judge ot' Probate, I Foreclosure vs ?"of Mortgage. Gr. jw. Grant: J BY Virtue ol the Decree of Foreclosure in this action. I will sell to the high est bidder at public outcry, at Edgetield CH., on tho first Monday in October next, all that TRACT OF LAND, con taining One Hundred and Thirty-one Acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Martha Attaway, H. W. Griffith, - Lulitte and others. TERMS.-The costs and one-half the purchase money to be paid in cash. The balanco of tho purchase money on a credit till the first day of January 1872, with interest from day of salo. Tho credit portion to be secured by the bond af the purchaser. Titles to be executed, but not delivered till tho credit portion of the purchase money be paid, and if lt be not paid when due, tho property to be ro-sola for cash. Stamps and titles 3xtra. JOHN H. MCDEVITT, S.E.C. Sept 9 4te 38 Sheriff's Sale. D. Clinton Tompkins, ] John Robert, Ad'or., ExccutionJ Goo. W. Talbert, dee'd. J BY virtue of an Execution to me directed, in the above stated case, I ivill sell at Edgefiold C. H., on the first Monday in October next, the follow ng property * donging to the Estate of jcorge W. Taibert, dee'd., to wit: ONE TRACT OF LAND containing 3no Thousand Acres, moro or less, ad orning lands of Calvin Kinard, Wm rester, John Walker and others. Terms Cash. Titles and Stamps extra JOHN H. MCDEVITT, S.E.C. Sept 9 4te 38 State of South Carolina, EDGEFIELD COUNTY, IN THE CO JJ RT OF PROBA TE. BY D. L. TURNER. Esq., Judge Pro bate Court, of Edgetield County. Whereas, J. P. Blackwell hath ap >lied to me for Letters of Administra ion on the Estate of S. J. Tompkins, ate of said County dee'd. These are therefore to cite and admon sh all and singular, the kindred and reditors of the said decersed, to be and ppear before me, at a Court of Probate or the Bald County, to be holden at Edge ield C. H., on the 26th day of Sept., inst., 871, at 10 o'clock A. M. to show cause if ny, why the said Administration should tot be granted. Given under mv hand and the Seal of lie Court, this 11th day of Sept. A. D. 871, and in the 96th year of American ndependence. D. L. TURNER, J. P. C. Sept 14 2t 38 Surveying ! rHE Undersigned offers his services to tho public. Lands Surveyed and 'latting neatly dono on short notice. Ad ress me at Mine Creek P. O., S. C. JAMES M. FORREST. Aug 30 lm 86 SAVE YOUR MONEY ly Preserving your Harness "^ALL and get a Can of the Celebrated J VACUUM OIL BLACKING war inted to give satisfaction. For salo at G. L. PENN'S Drug Store. Sept7 . tf 37 State of South Carolina, EDGEFIELD COUNTY, CO URT OF COMMON PLEAS. D. li. Turner, 1 Judge of Probate, I Foreclosure va- - I of Mortgage. D. A. Fosket. J BY Virtue of the Decree of Foreclo sure in this action, I will sell to the highest bidder at public outcry, at IJdge rield C. H., on the first Mondav in Octo ber next, all that TRACT OF LAND whereon thc Defendant now resides, con taining Thirteen Hundred and Forty Acres, more or loss, adjoining lands ol' B. F. Landrum, Dr. John landrum, Geo. .Bell and others. TERMS.-The Costs and one-half of the purchase money to bo paid in cash. The balance of the"purchase money on a credit till the first of January 1872, with interest from day of sale. The credit portion to be secured by tho "bond of the purchaser ; titles to be executed but not delivered till the credit portion of the purchase money be paid, and if it is not paid when due the property to be re-sold for cash. Stamps and Titles extra. j. H. MCDEVITT, S. E. C. Sept 9 4tc 38 State of South Carolina, EDGEFIELD COUNTY, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. A. Ramsay, Clerk, j Foreclosure of Thomas D. Villard. J Mortgage. BY Virtue of the Decree of Foreclosure in this action, I will sell to the high est bidder at public outcry, at Edgeflold C. H., on the first Monday in October next, the following Real Estate, to wit : ONE TRACT OF LAND known as the Williams' Tract, containing One Hun dred and Forty Acres, more or less, ad joining lands of E. Wateon, Dr. J. C. W. Kennedy and others. Also, ONE TRACT OF LAND known as tho Homestead, containing Four Hun dred and Fifty Acres, more or less, ad joining lands of E. Watson, Joseph Bur ton and others. The Homestead will be sold in two Tracts, Plats of which will be exhibited on day of sale. TERMS.-Tho Costs and one-half the Enrchase money to be paid in Cash. The alance of the purchase money on a cred it till the first day of October 1872, with interest from day of sale ; the credit por tion of the purchase money to be secured by bond and a mortgage of the premises. Stamps and Titles extra. , J. H. MCDEVITT, S. E. C. Sept 9 4te 38 Sheriff's Sale. J. L. Addison, Assignee, ^Vi Va Nat Ramoy, S. F. Goode and * John Colgan. BY virtue of a Writ of Fi Fa to me di rected, in the above stated case, I will proceed tore-sell at Edgefield C. H., tm the first Monday in Ootober next, at tho risk of the former purchaser, the fol lowing property of the Defendant, S. F. 3oode, to wit: ONE LOT in the Village of Edgefield whereon is erected the buildings known is the Shops, containing Two Acres, nore or less, adjoining lands of Thos. }. Bacon, Thos. J. Whitaker and F. L. Smith. I'iSff* Terms Cash. Titles and Stamps Txtra. JOHN H. MCDEVITT, S.E.C. Sept? Ito 88 i-fe New Fall Goods 1 Mullarky Brothers, DEI GOODS MERCHANTS, ?62 Broad Street, BEG to inform their Friends1 and-Customers of Edgefield ,'?nd vicinity ;hat they have now Received their EXTENSIVE STOCK of DRY abo For tte lill If ai?; of 18711 These Goods of all the FINEST and BEST DESCRIPTION OF QTTAJL-J TY, the, Purchases being very Heavy, Jarid all for* CASH; have been > bought with Extra Facilities and Advantages, and are well worth the in spection of Visitors to Augusta. To the Cash Wholesale Trade they offer the most liberal inducements, feeling assured that all purchases made at their Establishment cannot fail but give complete satisfaction. MULLARKY BROTHERS, DRY GOODS MERCHANTS, Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia. Sept 13 8m 38 W. A. RAMSAY, Dealer in and Manufacturer of Ready IVfade Clothing HATS, CAPS, TRUNKS, VALISES, Gents' Furnishing Goods of Every Kind, Opposite New National Exchange Bank, and next to Butt, Boyce & Co., ? No. 268 Broad Sited, AUGUSTA, GA. Sept 13 2m 88 Carriages, Biggies, AND Plantation Wagons, AT At Greatly Reduced Prices ! WYMAN, ??Y & CO., Manufacturers ? Dealers, 208 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga., R RESPECTFULLY invite the attention of all in want of a Vehicle of any kind to their Large and Varied Assortment, comprising all the LATEST and MOST DESIRABLE Styles of CARRIAGES, PHOTONS, ROCKAWAYS, Carry-alls, and Open and Top Buggies, Which have been manufactured specially for them.by the best makers in the country. We also solicit attention to WYMAN, MAY <& CO'S. \7SToloottT7-ill? 'yUVrGL&OXX FOB PLANTATION PURPOSES. These Wagons, made in Walcottville, Ct., of the Best Seasoned Timber ind Best Ilateriak throughout, have been used in the South for the last ifteen years, and for Light Draft, Great Capacity and Durability, are un ?quailed by any Wagon sold in the South. We are tlso Agent for the Celebrated MILLBURN IRON AXLE WAGON, Manufactured in the West, and especially adapted to the Southern country, ind warranted to be the Best and Cheapest Western Wagon sold in any narket. A Full Stock of HARNESS, SADDLES, PLANTATION GEAR. TRUNKS, VALISES, French and American CALF SKINS, SHOE FINDINGS, SADDLERY HARDWARE, Carriage and Wagon MATERIAL, Leather and Rubber BELTING, LEATHER of all Kinds, &c, &c, Constantly on hand and for sale at lowest Cash prices. Ordere solicited, ,nd will receive prompt and careful attention. WYMAN, MAY & CO., 208 Broad Street, opposite Georgia R. R. Bank, AUGUSTA, GA. Aug 23 6m 35 C. R HOLMES, COTTON FACTOR And Commission Merchant, Accommodation Wharf, CHARLESTON, S. C. Aug 23 3m 35 A NICE LOT OP Pall Prints SeptS For Sale by B. C. BRYAN, Apt. 4t 37 FRESH ARRIVALS AT W. H. BRUNSON'S. L CASE NEW PALL PRINTS, 10 Pieces Domestic CHECKS, 10 " " STRIPES, 1 Bale Graniteville H0ME8P?N, Ball Sewing Thread, Soda, Starch, Soi?, Smoking and Chewing TOBACCO, A choice lot of SEGARS, All for sale low. Sept 6 tf 37 JUST RECEIVED. V? H. BRTJNSON has just received t case BLEACHED SHIRTING, all odes and prices. 15 Doz. COAT'S COTTON. lug 23 ? tf 35 LandTfor Sale. THE Suliscriber offers for sale the DESIRABLE RESIDENCE AND FARM whereon Jas. Murrell now re sided, containing 200 Acres? lying on the Charlotte, Columbia <fe Augusta Rail road, and ad|oining lands of Capt. T. BL Clarke, W. H. Hawkius, R. J. Smith and others. About Sixty Acres of this tract are in cultivation, whilst the balance is well timbered-ali very productive, and weil adapted to Corn ana Cotton. There is a comfortable Dwelling and good Kitchen, Stables, Crib, ?cc, on tho place. A good bargain will be given to an ear ly applicant. XS- Terms accommodating. B. W. HATCHER, Sept 6 tf v 87 Lost, BETWEEN Liberty Hill and Edge field C. H., on ?he 23d August, a GOLD MEDALION, with the ?mbro typep of a lady and gentleman in it, and a Cc .-al Necklace, for which a liberal re ward will be given if delivered to Ad vertiser Onice, or C. B. BLAEOCK. Sept 6 tf 37 Oils! Oils! Oils! JUST Received a good supply kinds of Machine Oils, of th quality. For sale by of all ie bett Sept 7 G. L. PENN, Druggist Tf 87 Situation Wanted. AYOUNG LADY, competent to teach the higher English branches, desire? the charge of a small School, or would be willing to take a Schcol in some fami ly- Good references given. Apply at this Office.