Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, February 01, 1872, Image 1

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,?T23fl3THI 8??Y 0 J!? ?T/.'i"; ;.:?!'/ JZi ?i ^l.l'?%M|rt,ll,l'l^l,|>.,M,|l|,l.,|l,,l|,|l"l|^l,|?1l|,,S,l|,l.1,.,,|,,,l,,i,,,lulU||ll.,ll.,,l,,|,(,.ll|,,,>1,|;|ll,l,|,l,1.,.|"l,|U,ll?l'l.,,M,^I ^.m.M.I'l.'l.Mvll.l'l.MoCu".. .,.",...?.M.,'......'-..<>'.....".I'?.M|.....1M"imW.H??'W?1W...Ul.l.ll..'.1?..'.,fM?WWK?.1 BY B. Rt D?RISOE. > i /-v T ra rr. r au) _ X EDGEFIELD, S. C.; FEBRUARY 1, 1872. FOL m E XXX VI. -Ne, 6. -lt " -, ? FejnaleJns?itute. cercises of this-Sch?ol SviH be resntned on the first Monday in February next. TermsjJlO. ?12 and $16 per Session of, Tw enty weeks-one-half in advance, the balance at the commencement of the 2nd quarter. <-vT.- , , T - . MISS M. K. DOBEY, Principal. . ; gt _14_ The High School A'"T "at?mjr Side, th? ^laie torm?rly -t.k. owned by Capt. Eugene Burt, will be open on the first Monday in Feb. EDWARD T. WALKER, Rector. Janis OTTO ? J? Stf 'lilaiti Mi. Zion School. .x;/?wrf?X8ROBo, S. C. ._THE Spring Session opens on Monday, January"29, 1872. , Tho course of instruction af forcl&Qior?agh preparation for any department ofuniversity study, or for business life. Tao YIr^rda-iliUtary Institute has re cently conferred upon this School an An nual PRIZE SCHOLARSHIP, covering tho entire course in that institution. Address M. M. FARROW, Principal. Jan .17, tf ' ; 4 Parents ! Guardians ! Kote ! BOARD with TUITION in English, French, Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Book-keeping, and Surveying in the Field, for 42 weeks, from 1st March next, can be had for Daly $126! Instruction, analytical, practical, thor ough. Government, parental. Climate, delightful- Scenery, DeautifuL Please address, immediately. Rev. D. MCNEILL TURNER, D. D. Brevard, N. C. Jan. 10 3m 3 OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, AT PMTT BROTHERS, (Formerly C. A. Platt & Co.,) 214 Broad Street, Augusta, (?a. 1,000 Maple and Walnut Bedsteads, 95 to $10 ! WE particularlv call the attention of purchasers tb our SOLID WAL NUT CHAMBER SUITS for Beauty Durability and Cheapness. Our MANUFACTURING DEPART MENT is still in operation. Special or ders will be promptly attended to. Re pairs done in all its branches. UPHOLSTERING DEPARTMENT. Hair Cloth, Enameled Cloth, Reps, Terry and Springs, and all articles suita ble for Manufacturers, we offer at Low Prices. Augusta, May 2 ly 19 TBS OOTTOlf PLOT Cooking Stove ! SlNCE the death of the late WM. HILL and closing up of his business, I have taken the Agency for thc Sale ol tho Persons wanting a good Stove, such as the " Philanthropist," " Chief Cook," or " Cotton Plant," can be supplied by call ing on D. L. FULLERTON, Stove Dealer AUOUSTA, GA, No. 6 Stoves for $20,00 and $28,00. No. 7 Stoves for ?25,00, $31,50, $33,00 $35,00, $45,00. No; 8 Stoves for $28,00, $37,50, $40,00, $50,00, $85,00. Augusta, Oct 4 6m 41 F. A. Brahe & Co., 206 Broad St., 35^0ULD respectfully an nounee to their Friends and the Public of Edgefield Dis trict, that-they have Just received, direct from Europe, and now ofter, a large and magnificent Stock of GOODS, consisting of Fine Gold and Silver WATCHES, of | the best makers. Ladies' and Gents* Solid Gold CHAINS, of the latest styles. DIAMONDSof firstwatcr, in Sets, Pins and Rings. Superb SETS for Ladies and Misses. Stone, Cameo, Seal and Plain Gold RINGS. Sterliug SI LVER WARE of the latest designs. Triple PLATED WARE. American and French CLOCKS, A large lot of Imported FANCY GOODS. <fcc. JED-WATCHES and JEWELRY will be repaired with the usual care. Oct. 18_?m_43_ IS. C?HEN; 142 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA., Wholesale and Retail Dealer in WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, &C. II LAVING nt nicroat'otitlav. secured theservicesof a FIRST-CLASS WATCH MAKER, from Switzerland. i< now pre pared to Repair al! kinds of Watches, Music Boxes and Jewelry of ail descrip tions, with n?UnesR and dispatch, and guarantees all work. He oners, also, a irreat variety WATCH ES; CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SILVER WARE, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, GUNS, PISTOLS, CARTRIDGES, <Sc, at New York prices. Look out for the sign of the BIG GUN, 142 Broad Street. Augusta, Dec 20 . 6m52 To the Public. ON Thursdays of each week, and on sale-day in each month, I will be in my room in the Advertiser oftico build ing for the .purpose of taking Measures and Cutting garments for all who want Coat, Pants or Vest cut from goods fur nished me. I will guarantee satisfaction to all who gi ve me a caTL JOHN COLGAN. Jan. 24, Im 5 -: Seed Potatoes. ".WTJST receivod 20 Bbl?, choice SEED tl POTATOES, for early and late plaht The Peerless is a favorite Potato, pro r?acing from 300 to 400 bushels lothe acre. Tfi?y boil mealy, and are a very fine quafity. * G. lt. PENN. Ja;.:2?, tf 5 For Rent. . fT-WE TWO STORE 'BOOMS and Odd JL Fellow's Hall in Masonic building: .Applvto . , . ... TKfK*. J. ADAMS, ! Atty. forrOwuers. ' Jan.22, tf o' SOLUBLE Price, $45 Cash, with the Usual Ad I vance for Time. EXPERIENCE IN THE USE OP this Guano for the pastrsix years itvthis State, for Cotton, ana Corn., has so far es ["tabrished its character for excellence as to render comment unnecessary. In accordance with the established policy of the Company to furnish the best Concentrated Fertilizer at the lowest cost to consumers, this Guano is pnt into market this season at the above reduced Srice, which the Company is enabled to 6 by reason of its large facilities and ! the reduced cost of jnanufactuxe^- . H The supplies put into market this sea son are, ss heretofore, prepared nnder the personal superintendence of Dr. St. Julian Ravenel, Chemist of tho Company, at Charleston, S. C., hence, planters may rest assured that its QUALTTYand COM POSITION is precisely the sam? as that heretofore solo:. At the present low price every acre planted can be fertilized with 200 pounds Guano at a cost not exceed ing the present value of 30 pounds ol cotton, while experience has shown that under favorable conditions of season and cultivation the crop is increased by the application from two to threefold the natural capacity of the soil. Hence, un der no conditions could its application fail to compensate for the outlay. Apply to J. If. ROBSON, Agent Pacific Guano Company, No. 6S East Bay and Nos. 1 and 2 Atlan tic Wharf, Charleston, S. C. JNO. S. REESE & CO., Gen'l Agents. Nov. 29 3m 49 PACIFIC GUANO COMPANY'S COMPOUND ACID PHOSPHATE OF LIME FOR Composting with Cotton Seed. Price $25 Cash, with Usual Advance on Time. THIS ARTICLE IS PREPARED UN DER thc superintendence of Dr. ST. JULIEN RAVENEL expressly for com posting with cotton seed. It was introduced by this Company two years ago, and its use has fully attested its value. 200 to 250 pounds of this arti cle per acre, properly composted with the same weight of cotton seed, furnishes the planter with a FERTILIZER of the highest excellence at the smallest cost. A compost prepared with this article, as by printed directions furnished, contains all the elements of fertility that can enter into a first class FERTILIZER, while its economy must commend its liberal use to planters. For supplies and printed directions for composting apply to J. N. ROBSON, Agent Pacific Guano Company, No. G8 East Bay and Nos. 1 and 2 Atlan tic Wharf, Charleston, S. C. JNO. S. REESE <$: CO., Gen'l Agents. Nov. 29 3m 49 T. J. MILLER, F. BUSSEY. JOEL J. BACON MILLER,PS5EY& BACON GROCERS "\ND ' " ' * H Geni Commission Merchants, 173 Broad Street, A VG ?STA, GEORGIA, RESPECTFULLY announce to their Edgefield friends that they are constant ly receiving fresh invoices of * BACON. LARD, COFFEE, SUGAR, TEA, CHEESE. BAGGING, TIES, CANDLES, BUTTER, . SOAP, STARCH, WHISKEY, BRANDY, WINES, TOBACCO, Can FRUITS and VEGETABLES, And in fact everything usually found in first class Grocery Houses. All of which we offer to the public at J the lowest market prices. Mr. J. B. NORRIS is with us, and would be pleased to have his friends to call and see him when they come to town Dec 13 Sm 51 KING'S MOUNTAIN Military School, YORKVILLE, S. C. THE First Session of the School year 1872 will begin on the 1st of Febru ary, and end on the 30th of June. Terms-"For School Expenses-i. e. Tui tion, Board, Washing, Fuel, Lights. Books, Stationery, &c.,-$135, payable in advance. Circulars containing full information maj' be obtained upon application to Col. A. COWARD, Principal and Proprietor. Dec 13 8t 51 Q\ BEST IN THE WORLD.cj j Hew York Office, 27 BEEKMAIT ST. May 31 ly 23 SIXTY-FIVE FIRST PRIZE MEDALS AWARDED, TIIL GREAT outurra Pi 110 MANUFACTORY WM. KNABE & CO. MAMTACTURKU? br Grand, Square and Cprighl Piano Fortes, BALTIMORE, Md. Tli' IM- Instruments lia?" . bwn before itu- Public for murlv Thirtv Tears, and n|*>n their excellence alone minified nnd .unpurchaktd pre-eminence, which pronounces lhere unequaled. In TONE, TOUCH, WORKMANSHIP And DURABILITY. IST- AU our Square Piano? have our New Im proved OvKMTnijso SCALE ?nd the A?rajje Ti tile. &r We would cnll special attention to our Inte Fulfiled Improvement* In G BAUD PIANOS and SQUAREGBANDS, found In no other Yit.no. which bong tho Piano nearer Perfection than has yet beeu attained. Every Piano Tally Warranted for Five Tenrs ray We are bv special arrangement ennbled to f? PA BLOB- ORGANS and MELODEONS of the most ceM-mled makers, Whole?ale and B? tail at Imctut Factory Price?. Ilhwtrnted On? -pues and Prloe Lists promptly famished ?n ap), .cation to WM. Kl?ABE A CO., Baltimore, Md. Or ?in v of our regular ralublUbcd agencies. Nov. 8 6m ?> Stono Fertilizers. WM. JOHNSON, Agent, Dora's Mills. 8. C. PP?? 2 - tf_50 _ Beautiful Residence for Rent rpHK-,HOrSE A NJ) LOT containing X 17 AcrcRj now occupied by Gen. Pungent. . If not rented by the 1st Monday i?- Febroarf next, it will t>? leased to ti?e.higheat foiddex on that day. ?tl JOHN E. BACON. ' Jan. 8, 4t S ' < A Terrible Night. When I was British Oonsul at Rio Janeiro I passed a night o? horror, which morning revealed under the most painful ly distressing circumstances; and the mourn ful results of which could have been so easily prevented had it not been for neg ligence on my part, that I have never ceased to blame myself for the horrible death that occurred. A rich trader from the interior called at the consulate to transact some business in regard to the shipment of hides -and tal low, and as he came bringing a letter of I introduction from an old friend of mine, I extended to him the hospitality of my residence. He was a sociable, well-informed man, had been engaged in the cattle trade, both in California and Austrailia, and could re late thrilling incidents by the hour, and so interested me by his conversation that I forgot an important business transaction, and found myself compelled to make my excuses after tea for the purpose of attend ing to it, leaving the trader on tne veran dah to enjoy his Bmoke. I was absent longer than i hud intended to bc; and re turned to find my guest had retired for the night. j I also found upon my table, a bottle, accompanied by a note ; but supposing it to be some present of wine or other drink, which I was the daily recipient of, I left it to be examined, and perhaps tested by my guest and myself at the breakfast ta ble next morning, and retired. The weather being very warm, it was my custom to leave the inner door? of my residence all open for a free circulation of j air; but this night I retired, feeling- ah unusual oppression from the heat, ?nd there seemed to be some strange influence acting upon me ; some foreboding of fear ] that held me in woefulness until far into the night ; and then when sleep came to me it was in fitful starts, filled with hide ous dreams, from which I would awake with a cold perspiration on my brow. It was perhaps 2 o'clock when .I was: aroused by a most unearthly groan, and, springing up in bed, saw the most fearful sight that ever I beheld, almost freezing the blood in my veins-a hideous form robed in white, with its mouth and cloth ing all fleeked with bloody foam, each hair seeming to stand separate from the I other upon its head, and its eyes deathly!; glaring as it came towards me with out-[ str?tchedharids, uttering the most unearth ly groans.' Inhorror^ I spiang out of bed and ran, pursued by thc awful form, as I brouched nere and there to escape it ; but on it came, glowing more fearful as it apprca li ed. Atlast I thought of the latticed closet in the adjoining room, and fled for it, my very knees knocking with fear, reaching it and closing the door as my ghostly pm suer put his hands through the broad lattice, work, reaching far in after me : but I was safe from pursuit, at least, and in thc feel ing of security my strength all gave way, and there I lay upon the floor in helpless ness, as I stared out at thc fearful form that was clinging to the lattice, trying to reach me, while it uttered the most pitiful moans. The excitement had been too much for my weak frame, as I had only recovered from an exhausting illness, atria-.] iway under it. How long I ! ??nable condition I knew nc I revived, the horrible form1 mr it had" fallen by the. doo ?lg still, with its face upt' .: yes hied in a ffeatn?y-glar' Oh, heavens, what could 20 phantom of air, and ye ?eheve it to be a human foi. victim of a proraature bi plague that had torn a wa) . . jrisonment of the coffin, anu uuuc io pur ine mc with its deadly contagion? I dmddered to think it; and -then I was breed to remain in my fright and weak ness within reach of thc fearful and ghast ly form, visible from thc dim lights I al ways kept barning in my rooms at night. The moments dragged by like hours, and hours seemed like ages, and still day would not come. Again I swooned away, and when I next i. revived the broad daylight was streaming |. in on the stark, still' form lying at the door. Oh, heavens ! it was the trader ! And yet it was difficult in those fearfully dis torted and foam-covered features to re cognize him : but yet it was my guest, and such a hoBt ! What an unintentional turn my hospitality had taken ! And what a pitiful appeal my guest was making to me, had I but known it ! I rang for the inmates of the house, and they came and gazed on the fearful, yet pitiful sight. My servant came, and threw more light upon the matter by tolling me that the trader had given him the bottle and note, and particularly insisted on his giving it to mc and calling my attention to it on my return. The noie was brought, I read it, and all was explained, alas ! too late. The trader wis subject to fearful fits, and thc bottle contained the only medical preparation that would restore him ; and Iiis note explained all this, and requested me in the event of his being taken, to give him a wineglassful, and bathe his face and hands till ht recovered. Poor fellow ! genial, lut unfortunate gufst of mine, wc placed his body in a vault to wait his familv, and I have never ceased to blame myself forthe mishap that sent him into that long eternity. CHLOROFORM DID IT.-Dr Goldsmith of Rutland, Vermont, i ela! es an incident occurring in his army experience, illustra ting the power of chloroform in detecting feigned contraction of tho limbs. While in Jefferson Hospital there came aman who had run the gauntlet of several hos pitals, having been discharged on the ground that a contraction of his arm. which was bent up so that it nearly touched his shoulder or breast, was incurable. It was so rigidly and firniiv fixed thal I could not with" any strength (and tho doc tor is a "heavy weight") which seemed to me not to risk the breaking of his arm, straigten it. I directed the nurses to watch him at night, and go to his bedside, and suddenly try to straighten it. They uniformly reported that they were unable to accomplish the desired result. He was then allowed to pass out and visit all thc rum shops at will, in the hope that under the influence of alcoholic stimulants the case might be solved, but it found no so lution. I then put him under the influ ence of chloroform, and as soon as the chloroform began to act his arm was straightened out, and I tied a board on th--; back of it, and when he awoke and looked at his arm, he said, " Well, doctor, I suppose I will have to go back to my regiment ?" I replied, " That's just where you will have to go, my friend." He went. The refusal- of the Radical members of Congress to vote for the proposed amend ment to the Constitution, maxing natural ized citizens eligible to the Presidency, shows that the party is fully committed to the doctrine of proscribing our foreign born citizens. One of thc obiectionsurged by Radical ICongrcsmen tc i_d proposed amendment offered by Gen. Morgan was, that the preamble stated the fact that, while negroes were eligible to the Presi dency and Vice-Presiden cy, white natural ized citizens who fought for the country all through the war, were disfranchised. Of course the full fledged Radical thinks that the negro Fred Douglas is entitled to privileges which should be denied to the German, Carl Schurz.-Pittsburg Post. The grand.essentials to happiness are something to db,' something^ to love, ?nd 8omathingltb hope for. Grant a Defaulter. The Washington correspondent of the Savannah News, telegraphing on the 28th, details the following interesting item : The greatest sensation has prevailed here, to-day, caused by the discovery that no less a person than President Grant has for more than twenty years been a de faulter. It seems that during the Mexi can war, Grant, who was then a lieuten ant in the anny, acted as commissary and quartermaster. At the close of the war, there was ? deficit of $5,000. in his ac counts. His attention Was repeatedly call ed to it by the accounting officers of the Treasury, and repeated demands were made upon him to pony up, but he never condescended to take the least.^iotice of the unanswerable letters which were ad dressed to him. He had spent the money, and, of course, was unable to return it; for in those-days his character and habits were iuch that no one would think of lending or giving bim even so much as a five dollar note. In 1862, through some hociis jpocus, a bill was engineered through Congress, ap 1 ropriating"$i,000 to him, irf compensa tion of a sum'of equal amount, alleged by him to have been stolen from him in 1848, when a quartermaster in Mexico. But, to Grant's great disgust, the Treasu ry officials pounced upon this $1,000, and carried it to the. credit of the old score. It was then thought that there might be some chance of getting the remainder, and again was Grant notified that he was in default and urged to settle his little bill, but it was of no avail; and to this day, with the exception of the $1,000 credit, Ulysses S. Grant is shown on the Treasu ry ledgers to have owed the United States $5,000 for more than twenty years. Any explanation his white-washing friends can oiler of this transaction, the people, will be very glad to hear. ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS.-The re port of the Legislative Joint Investigating Committee, ot which B. F. Whittemore is chairman, has appeared since our last issue. It makes nearly three hundred printed pages, and gives an elaborate re view of our State finances since the inau guration of the present government. Re garding the State debt, the Committee express the belief that $22,540,000 repre sents the liabilities of the State, for which its faith and credit has been directly pledg ed. The contingent liabilities incurred by railroad endorsements swells the total up to $29,000,000. In conclusion the report Bays: "Tho committee, in view of the atrocity of these disclosures-the work of the present administration, or rather a ring composed of the leading officers of the government of the State-unhesita tingly say that the Republican party, winch elevated them to power, must show its conuYinnation . of such treachery and knavery by an immediate and united ef fort by legislative enactments, as well as by every oilier deliberate measure, to bring to justice those who have prostitu ted the authority with which they have been clothed, and so flagrantly and erirai tiallj imperilled the truf ts to them confided." ?lent Order of United Brethren of South (?anilina, and the bill of incorporation in troduced into thc Legislature Legan with ?i preamble breathing such sentiments of disinterested benevolence that the docu ment was innocently referred to the Com mittee on Religious and Chantalle Insti tutions, which reported favorably upon it. But a correspondent of thc Charleston Courier has learned from Republican au thority that thc United Brethren consti tute a secret society of swnm adherents to Gov. Scott, who propose to operate outside of thc Union League ior the perpetuation in power of the present Slate dynasty. The Grand Chief of this Republican Ku Klux is said to be Prince Rivers, a sable legislator from Edgeficld, and it is reported that its members are to bc paid with State funds out of " moneys not otherwise ap propriated," and, like the Arkansas or ganization, armed with weapons belonging to the State.-N. Y. Sun. -.--? Ku-Klux Trials. During the recent trials at Columbia, South Carolina, of various persons who were charged, among other things, of con spiring to deprive thc citizens of their nght to vole, it was shown that the Fed eral Grant officials undertook to convict the defendants by a base fraud. Thc al leged offences were committed in March, and the Ku-Klux law was passed on the 20th of April, and the prosecution trick sters charged thc offences to have been committed on the 21st of April, to enable the.court to try the accused under that infamous and unconstitutional act. They changed the date to suit the case, and made it only one day later than the date of the act, to be able to try the defend ants and convict them right or wrong, un der a law which allows the prosecutor to select thc jurors and direct the court. The attorneys for the defendants raised this and other points of law, and will demand ;i in aring upon thc constitutionality of tins Ku-Kiux law before the United States Supreme Court. The spirit which influ ences partisans to seek thc conviction of defendants by fraudulently changing the dale of thc offence, will resort to martial law, or tn lynch law, to destroy an enemy or a rival.-romeroy's Democrat. A HIGH-HANDED MEASURE.-Welearn that a few Sabbaths since a Romish priest, in this city, preached a pennon, in which he violently denounced as invalid and worse, all marriages performed by any other than Romish priests. In accordance with such teaching, the pew of a family in his church was found, last Sunday, with a plank nailed across it as a bar to en trance. Thc kind bearing of this family toward Protestants and the .prospective marriage of one of its members U. a Pro testant gentleman, in which it vas well understood that the nuptials were not to be celebrated by this priest, but by a Protestant, is supposed, with much-good reason, to bc the cause of nailing up thc pew. The couple have since been married, and the furious " priest " is left to bite nails and scratch a board.-Christian Neighbor. F. L. Cardozo, the colored Secretary of State in South Carolina, thus writes to his brother, at Vicksburg-this extract appearing in the Vicksburg Republican : "The Legislature of this State is busily engaged investigating the present state of our financial affairs, which are in a deplor able and desperate condition. The Gov ernor, State Treasurer and Attorney-Gen eral constitute the State Financial Board, and there has been great swindling or gross mismanagement of our finances somewhere. But as I discovered what seemed to me like swindling or misman ! agement, I refused to apply the seal of I the State to any more bonds, and defied the Tieasurcr to take mo into the Supreme Court. He hesitates to do so, for tear, I suppose, that he will be beaten. The nol I oreo men of the bute are pruud of tho btand 1 have taken, and even the Demo crats applaud me. The praise of enemies is sometimus suspicious, . but, ; wheni de . served, it is gratifying." Brevities and Levities. fi?S-The Bangor Whig'saya a non-talk ative youth ofthat city eats a pound of conversation lozenges justtieforehegoesto 1 see his girl. He ought to be able to say sweet things, with such preparation. B@* It has always beens, mystery to us where all the Smillis caine from ; but while lately visiting a neighboring city, the matter was satisfactorily explained by the appearance of a large ' sign over the door.ol' a/factory with the^?ouncoment that this was the " Smith Manufacturing Co." , c * ; . < .-' i ?. ; -. i elvi - . / ? Jf?g* God made both tears and laughter, and both for .kind purposes^ for as laugh ter enables mirth and surprise to breathe freely, so tears enable sorrow to vent it self patiently. Tears hinder sorrow from becoming despair, and laughter is one of the very privileges of reason. JE2?" A Nebraska man 'has invented a powerful double acting salve, which shows powers never exhibited before By salves of any kind. The inventor accidentally cut. the tail off. a tame wqlf, and immedi ately applying some of tro salve'to . the stump, a new tail grew out.. Then pick ing up the old tail, he applied some of the salve to the raw end of that, and a wolf grew out : but he was a-^wild. wolf and had to be shot. S3T The Western Catholic is respon sible for the statement, that "Shoo Fly" has been parodied for a . colored Sunday School, after this fashion : "Sa-tan, don't bodder me; Sa tan, don't bodder.me ; Sa-tan, don't bodder.me; For I belong to Company G. I hear, I hear, I hear, I hear de organ's tones ; I feel; I feel, I feel ' g Religion in my bones f" "Sa-tan, don't bodder me !" ?tc. ??Sf* A demure-looking chap hailed a charcoal peddler with the quer}', " Have you got charcoal in yourwagon?" " Yes, sir,'' said the expectant .driver, stopping his horses. " That's right," .observed the demure chap, with an approving nod ; " always tell the truth, ' aha people will respect you !" And he hurried on, much to the regret of the peddler, who was getting out of tho wagon to look for a rick. A couple of fellows who were pr?t ty thoroughly soaked with bad whisky got in to the gut ter. After floundering, fear some time, one of them 'said : " Let's go to another house, this hotti leaks.' &~gr Don't bother e?$ors when they are busy. Quilp stepped.J^to'the'impe rial sanctum this monUK to ask what he'd better write abo_t. ' "'Write about?" growled the disgusted chief; " I think you had better right about".f$? !" und he did. ?f?C A person looking. at some skele tons the other day, asked a'young' doctor present where be got them ? lie replied : " We raised them." B&F Hooker used to say, j " If I had no other motivo for being religions, I would m nsh eamocllv cfrivo' ttCtiO *:r?Jnr ihr? eo'.-c A little girl wanted to say'that she hud a fan, but had forgotten the nani", so ?he described it tis "a thing to brush thc warm oil with." ? young man just married, being j congi atula ted on his marriage, was a.skui f \riicr* lie married his wife. He said in . J.Vading. ''Ah!' spoke up a neighbor, with deep feeling, "those Reading gals } make clever wives ; I have had three of : em." ' Si?f'Tliey tell of a man in Deborah- j 111., who is so penurious that when sheil ing corn, and a kernel Hew int" thc wood pile, he removed seven cords of wood to 1 lind it. A neighbor standing by dropped ? a kern el" wli?re the searcher was looking, i but when he found it he ?aid; "You J can't fool inc with that small kernel ; thc one I lost was a large one." Putty-eyed inonsf er" is what ap- < peared ir. the paper of a Tennessee editor > who wrote with respect, "pretty aged j minister." The sons of the minister '' in- | tervicwed" the editor the next morning { with shot-guns. Jf?P'A Little Danbury girl, when asked i by her mother about suspicious little bites in the sides of a dozen choice apples, an swered: "Perhaps, mamma, they may ( have been frost-bitten, it was so cold last night." The mother retreated. Another iloine Shot nt Scott. The C incinnati Inquirer says : " We begin to have serious doubts whether that very 'lovaf gentleman, Col. Scott, from 1 Ohio, who, for years, has, by some pro- : cess, designated himself Governor of South i Carolina, has an administration that we i 'loyal' men at the North ought to support , by'our countenance. Our suspicions have originated from a report made by a Joint Special Financial Investigating Commit tee, appointed by the Legislature of South Carolina, at its last session, to take a peep into the affairs of the State. So flagrant are the facts, so manifest the corruption, and so evident thc grossest frauds, that the committee, in a report of nearly 300 printed pages, both conics's and show that 'threat swindles 'have;been .perpetrated, that corrupt means have been used and al liances formed, that the money of thc State and thc bonds issued have not been disposed of as direct ed.' The Legislat ure, when it .ppointed thc committee, took special pains to exclude every Democrat from it, and hence our loyal friends will not feel disposed to contradict its state ments. This'is a specimen of ail the car pet-bag governments that have been es tablished at thc South. How would it do -we throw it out simply as a suggestion -to let the Southern people hereafter elect their own State governments, and choose their own citizens as members of them?" A SIGNIFICANT ORDER FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT.-It is reported, upon good authoritv, that the Secretary of War telegraphed on Saturday lo General Jef ferson C. Davis, Superintendent of rho Recruiting Service, to continue recruiting, and to retain all recruits in New York, in stead of sending them to Western stations, as has been the custom hitherto. Among army officers stationed in New York this is regarded as a sign of preparation for possible hostilities, induced by the aspect of our relations with Spain. S&~ We are indebted to Dr. J. F. Ensor, the able and efficient Superintendent of the Lunatic Asvlum, (says the Anderson Intelligencer,) for a pamphlet copy of his annual report upon the condition and prospects of that institution. We regret to observe that the funds appropriatedl'or its use and benefit have not been accessi ble to the Superintendent. Among the most unrighteous acts of the present ad ministration, none exceeds in infamy the withholding of necessary aid to this hu-1 mane institution, and the Legislature can not too quickly mete out punishment for this dereliction of duty on the part of tho State Treasurer. A New Uook--Somelhing Worth Reading. A RENT ix A CLOUD. By Charles Lover. This is the eleventh volume of the new, cheap and popular edition of the works of Charles Lever, now in course of pub lication by T. B. Peterson <fe Brothers, Philadelphia, which are having a very large sale, for Charles Lever has no rival in that free, manly, dashing style of sketching life, manners, and humorous incidents, to which he has devoted him self. His reputation is world-wide. The The popularity of his novels, " A Rent inaGloud," "Charles O'Malley," "Jack Hinton," "Harry Lorrequer," "Con Cregan," "Davenport Duun," "Arthur O'Leary," "The Knight of Gwynne," "Tom Burke of Ours," "Horace Tem pleton," and "Mate O'Donoghue," have never been exceeded. His works are full of genial humor, brilliant wit, and striking characters. " A Rent Ina Cloud" is issued in a large octavo volume, with a portrait of the author on the cover. Price Fifty cen's, and is for salo by all Booksellers, or copies will be sent to any place, post-paid, by the Publishers, on receipt of price by them. -?' "O',"- ? The Greatest Seed House in thc World. That of Briggs and Bro , Rochester, N. Y. They sell Flower Seeds, Vegetable Seeds, and Flowering Bulb's. They will send you airythiug you may wish, in this lino, in the twinkling of an oyo and for surprisingly little money. They have au advertisement in our paper which is well worth reading. And bc sides, they have sent us ono of their in coraparabty magnificent Catalogues-a real work of art-a thing calculated to give almost as much pleasure as a real growing, blooming llowcr-gardcn itself. You can get one by enclosing 25 cts. to Briggs di Bro., Rochester, N. Y. Do so by all means. "So Gallant in Love and So Daunt less in"--the Buffalo Hunt. A special telegram from St. Petersburg to thc N. Y. Herald, informs us that a rumor prevails in tho Russian capital that Grand Duke Alexis had married a Russian lady since his arrival in Ameri ca-a lady to whom ho had previously been attached, but from whom it was thought he was quito weaned. On this side tho Atlantic we hear nothing of it. On the contrary, Alexis seems to be much more occupied with Indians md buffaloes than with women. We say scons ; for in these days men and women seem to bc doing one thin;, ivhile in reality they aro doing just the apposite. And princes, of a truth, are not more sincere than thc common run >f mankind But if thc handsome young "J rand Duke-only twenty-one-has real ly done this pretty trick, how romantic md interesting it makes him appear. . ti? thu " T^?rt tho Arrivai ?M The much talked of Japanese Embas jy has arrived in this country. It ls un incstionab?y a big thing. San Francisco s quite overrun by it. There arc five unbossadors, twenty-six attaches, six ;ecn secretaries and interpreters, twenty itudents and six teen servants And they ire all bound tor Now York. By this :imc they arc on tho way. All agog fer lays past has been San Francisco, the Solden Gate. And tho honorable Mongo lian guests have been dined, and wined ;md toadied, and bored, in thc truest American fashion. Wonder what these reserved and stately Asiatics think of us Tussy and loquacious Americans. This great Embassy comes to confer with the powers with which their gov ernment has treaties, respecting tho re vision of the said treaties. It is com posed of persons of high rank, all of them occupying places in the cabinet of die Mikado or Emperor. The Minister Plenipotentiary is named Twakura. HQ is Prime Mildster of Japan. The opening of diplomatic relations with thc two great nations of the Orient, China and Japan, hitherto hermetically sealed, is an important era in history, md marks a progression in those coun tries greater than any that has taken place in n thousand years. Thc opening up of th" rich mines, and other resources, at Japan will be a great benefit to them selves and to foreigners. Tn a few years, doubtless, our commerce with both of these nations will be extensive and lucra tive. A STRANGE LAWSUIT.- D. G. Minor, at Cincinnati, legally in infant, has sued Ins father for $50,000 asa remuneration for abuse and ill-treatment he has suffered at his parent's hands since 1858. The boy's petition recounts how he was thrashed with an iron ramrod and willi rubber whips: how he was dragged about thc house and down two flights of stairs by the hair, and hew, by way of encouraging penitential meditation, he was thrust into a closet, under a tank ol'bet water, and kept there in such a position that bc was unable to stand up er sit down. Tho oth er side claims a complete defense, both in law and good morals, and has clinched thc argument by having the complainant ar rested on a warrant charging bira with obtaining under false pretences, ton dol lars and eighteen cents worth of groceries. igy A small child in Illinois climbed upon a chair to wipe its face upon a hang ing towel. Thc chair slipped and the child catching in the towel was hanged by the neck and died. jftsy* A colored gentleman, aged 83, was lately married in Mobile, and expressed his intention of .finding some locality in Texas where he could go into business and grow up with thc place. Special Tax Notice ! THE TAX PAYERS of Edgeficld County, residing in that portion of the County assigned to tho Now County of Aikon, are hereby notified that I will be at thc following named places to Col lect thc SPECIAL TAX of 5 Mills on thc Dollar, to raise a fund for the Court House, Jail, Ac, of Aiken County. I will bo at Lybrand's Store, 1st Feb ruary. Hatcher's Pond, 2nd. Graniteville, 3rd. Mechanics' Hill, Beach Island, Sth. Atkinson's Store, " " fith. Hamburg, 7th. Bath Paper Mills, 8th. Langly Mills. 0th. Cherokee Ponds, 10th. And again at Graniteville on the 12th and 13th February, after which dato the Books will be clospd. All persons failing to pay by the 13th, a penalty of 20 per cent, will be added. JOHN WOOLLEY, County Treasurer, Edgefleld County. Jan. 22, 1872. 3t 5 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. FKEE TO BOOK AGENTS. We wu; send a handsome Prospectus of our Xeio I JUuetraUJ- Family Bible, containing over ?00 flnv Scripture IlautfraUoos to any Book Agent, free of clmrgo. Address National JPubtithinQ* Co., Phiia. Pa., Atlanta, Oft., or St. Louis, Mo. ONE PAIR Cable Screw Wire BOOTS AND SHOES Are worth two pair of ordinary pegged or machine "sewed. HISTORY OF The Great Fires In CHICAGO and thu WEST by Kev. E. J. GOOD SPEED, D. D., of Chicago. Only complete history. "Od Bro. pages ; 60 onspuvlngs. 70,000 already sold. Price $2.50. 2000 agmts made In 20 days. Profits go to sufferers. A ti KN TS WANTED. H. 8. G0OD3PEF.D Si CO., 87 Park Kow, New York. THE AMERICAN FARMER Pnlrllbhcd at Baltimore, Old., by SA?HX. SA111IS & SOf?. January Number is now ont, and will bo sent to every Planter, Farmer and Gardner who will send his address and a stamp. It is a live, practical paper, needed by every country family! Subscrip tion $1.50 a year. In clu)>9, at fl, with very liberal Premiums! BRIGGS & BROTHER'S Catalogue of Flower & Vegetable SEEDS, . AN Ll Summer Flowering Bulbs, For 1872 ; Now ready, Consisting of over 130 pppes. or r*e tinled paper, with upwards of 400 sep?rale rut*, and Six Beautiful Colored Plato*! Cuver a beautiful d wigu, in colors. Tho richest Catalogue ever published. Send 25 cents for copy, not onc-najf i he value of the colored plates. In the firnt order, amounting to not less than $1, the price of Catalogue, 25c, wilt be refunded in seeds. New customer* placed on the same footing with old. Free to old customers. Quality of seed*, size of packet?, prices and premiums offered, make it to tho advantage f f all to purchase seeds of us. See Catalogue for ex traordinary inducements. You will miss it If you do not sec our Catalogne be fore ordering Seeds. Either of our two Chromos for 1S72, size 19x24 one a flower plate of Bulbous Plants, consisting of Lilies, ?tc.-the other of Annual, Biennial and Pe rennial Plants, guaranteed tho MOST ELEGANT FLORAL CHROMOS ever issued in this country. A superb parlor orna ment ; mailed, post-paid, on receipt of 75c.: also free, on conditions specified tn Catalogue. Address BRIGGS & BROTHER, [EstablMted 1845.] Kochester, New Torie. MSW FEEDS A?ND PLANTS Sent by Mall or Express. OCR SEED & PLANT CATALOGUES FOR 1872, Numbering 175 pages, and containing TWO COLORED PLATES, Each worth twlca the cost of Catalogues, mailed lo nil applicants on receipt of 25 cents. Seedomon, 35 Cortlnndt Street? N. Y. PROFITABLE BUSINESS Will be given one or two persous, of'elther sex, in b) LK> Eil ELD mid adjoining towns, by which they may realize from i'jiKi to $100n a year, with but little in terference with ordinury occupation, in selling HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES of real merit and univ? ?al me. If the whole time is devoted a much larger ?nm may be reidized. Circulars true, giving jori i pl i-te list of articles and romoliudnn? nl|nw?H v c w . ra H ? . .. ... l-l ..fl ll -.>'. Ar-' . .,... Uto. ?ii-iuj oe Henton, Cor. of Broad md Alabama'Sis., Atlanta, Ga.; by Dr. Brumball 12 N. Court St., Memphis, Tenn. WONDERFUL CANCER ANTIDOTES .V<> Kniff. So OaitMie Medicine/!. Xo Blood. Little Pain. For particulars, call OK or ttddress eit?ier tf the ubote. ONE PAIR * BOOTS AND SHOES^ Are Worth two pair Without. Southern Grown Fruit Trees For iSale at the Georgia TSTursery. W??. li. ?ELSOrV, Cultivator of and Dealer in FRUIT TREES, ?rap? Yiucs, Strawberry Plants, <?c, tte. Send for Circular. Augusta, Nov 22 3m 48 TO SPORTSMEN! shepherds, Pointers, Setters, Eetriev crs, Newfoundland- St. Bernard, Fox and Deer-Hounds, Greyhounds. Blood-Eounds, Ratters, Coach-Dogs, Bull-Dogs. Premium Chester White Hops. Thorough-Ercd Ecrkshire Hogs. Fancy Poultry and Eggs. Fancy Pigeons. Address C. I. CALVERT, Newark, Del. jZ?- All orders left with Mr. JOHN H. F.vin, Edgcfleld, S. C., will receive prompt attention. * Nov. 22 ly 48 FALL/TRADE. GUNS. GUNS. GUNS. Double and Single Barrel Guns, Drcechloadiiii?andMuzzleloadingGuns of English, French and German Manufacture, ??.T T.T- PHICE9. Single Guns at ?2,50, $4,00, ?6,00, ?8,00, ?12,00 to ?20 each. Double Guns from ?7,00 to ?200,00 each. PISTOLS, PISTOLS, PISTOLS, Smith & Wesson, Colt's, Allen's, Sharp's r ?dall thc popular and approved kinds. AMMUNITION FOR GUNS, PISTOUS AND RI FLUS. SPORTSMEN'S GOODS OF GREAT VARIETY. Best Quality and at Lowest Pnce Country Merchants and Sportsmen are invited to call and examine our large and well selected stock of the above Goods, which wo import direct and buy from the manufacturers. We guarantee quali ty equal to, ?nd prices as low aa any res ponsible houso in this country. Orders by mail filled promptly, and sent by express C. O. D. P0ULTNEY, TRIMBLE & CO., 200 W. Baltimore Street, BALTIMORE, MD. Sept 7 toll) 87 Georgia Lime & Fertilizer Co MANUFACTURERS of SHELL LIME for Agricultural and Mason's purposes. Apents, for tho sale of the celebrated "ENGLISH STONEWALL COTTON FERTILIZER" the BEST cotton fertili zo!' in u*e--and for the " ENGLISH DIS SOLVED DONE" npureSuperpLosphar*? of lime, for composting with cotton seed <fec COLES, SIZER & CO., No 14, McIntosh St.. Augusta, Ga. Agent?: M. H. MIMS, Johnstons Depot. L. G. SWEARTNGEN, Pine House and Granite ville. Augusta, Ga., Jan. 8 tf 2 . ll 0.SAMS, No. 4, Park Row, Is Constantly Receiving Fresh Supplies CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES. BOOTS AND SHOES. LEATHER OF ALL KINDS. RUST PROOF RED OATS. COTTON SEED MEAL. J6F*Call and ask for what you want.' Jan 24 tr ' 5 , T. W. CARWILE. W. E. CAKWILE. . Z. W. ?AEWILE, JU. T. W. CARWILE & CO., GROCERS -AND Commission Merchants, 297 Broad St., Augusta. Ga., RESPECTFULLY announce to their Edgefield friends that they have entered into Co-Partnership for the purpose of conducting a GENERAL GROCERY and COMMISSION BUSINESS, and will devote all their ener gies towards building up a First Class Grocery House, promising to make every exertion to give the most perfect satisfaction to all who may favor them with their patronage. We are now receiving full lines of BACON, LARD, COFFEES, SUGARS, TEAS, CREESE SYRUPS, MOLASSES, MACKEREL, RICE, SALT, ? - BAGGING, TIES, CANDLES, BUTTER, SOAP, STARCH, WHISKIES, HR A"*DIES. PORTER* Vi.,.- KTABliE^, And in iacL EYJ??lYII?lNG uaualij ?MUU IU First yvt?*? Grocer] Houses. We are also Agents for the sale of Wm. Massey & Co's. Celebrated Phila delphia ALES. Will be glad at all times to see our Edgefield friends, and will sell the Best Grade of Goods at the Lowest Market Prices. Sept 20 tf 39 . A. SANDERS, No. 3, Park Row, EDGEFIELD, S. C., -Dealer in PUSE DB?GS, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, PAINTS, OILS, VARNISH, PUTTY, GLASS, DYE STUFFS, BITTERS, PATENT MEDICINES, PERFUMERY, FAN CY ARTICLES, TOILET AND FANCY SOAPS, . CONGRESS AND VERMONT WATER, ALL OF THE LATE AND POPULAR REMEDIES OF THE DAY, SEGARS AND TOBACCO, IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC WINES, LIQUORS OF ALL KINDS, &c, Begs to announce to the public that his Stock is Full, Complete, Fresh and Genuine, and all articles sold as low as the same can be bought in any market in the State. PRESCRIPTIONS carefully prepared, day and night, and warranted from tested Medicines. NOW IN STORE, A CHOICE SUPPLY of FAMILY GROCERIES, embracing all arti cles for family purposes: My Groceries are choice, and ?pedal attention is called to them. I have also received 10 Barrels Pure RYE WHISKEY, from 6 to 10 years old, 10 " " " " from 4 to 6 years old, 5 " '* Old RYE " 2 years old, 4 " " Copper Distilled CORN WHISKEY, 2 " " Mountain WHISKEY. Also, Pure FRENCH BRANDY, Holland GIN, Imported Jamaica RUM, WINES of all kinds, &c. _ My Liquors are nure and unrectified. Persons wishing to purchase will please call, and I know satisfaction will be given. Novl tf 45 New Cotton and Produce WAREHOUSE. The Planters' Loan Ss Savings Bank. -CH Subscribed Capital, $1,000,000,00! THE WAREHOUSE OF THIS BANK, corner of Reynolds and Campbell Streets, Augusta, Ga., is now ready to receive COT TON. LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES will be made upon Cotton in Ware house, or upon Railroad Receipts. Parties Storing Cotton with, the Bank will be furnished with receipts for same that will be available in this city or any other for borrowing money. Tho Eank is prepared at all times to make Loans on Produce or Provi sions, on the most reasonable terms. Parties would do well to apply, at the Warehouse, or communicate with the Officers. CHAS. J. JENKINS, Pre?dent. JNO. P. KING, vice-President. T. P. BRANCH, Cashier. Augusta, Sept 20 tf * 39