Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, February 29, 1872, Image 4

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OFFICIAL. Acts nod Joist' RoN?>n^'*Mii"'!{-,alj?d by the (ientnl A?*>eu?ly ol -?onth Carolina, Regalar Session, 1871 and 1872. ? * * AN AC! tb RcmitTitc the 23nibt%c tur: ,."?1 .v. . .n^iul Fu~ - liuzers m l/'ic Sxue oj' &uili \. o lina. SECTIOS 1. Be it < ,>'?*cd. :hy the Senate and Hou.se of Representatives of the State ot' South CaruUoa,- now inet ami sitting in General Assembly, und by the authority of the same: AU commercial fertilizers manufac tured, sold, or kept for salo, in the State of South Carolina, shall have affixed to every ha?, barral or parcel thereof a written or printed label, .which shall specify ?the names of the manufacturer and feller, their respec tive places of business, and the con stituent parts thereof. . SEC. 2. Whoever manufactures, sells, or keeps for sale, any commercial fer tilizer or fertilizers, not labelled in accordance with the provisions of the preceding section, and whosoever shall affix to any bag. barrel or other par ' eel o any fertilizer, any label not truly specifying the constituent parts thereof, and the names of the manu iacturer and seller, shall be punished by a line of twenty dollars for the first offence, and a fiue of forty dol lars for the second and every subse quent .'iTence, one-half of which shall, in every case, be for the use of the prosecutor. SEC. 3. This act shall be deemed-a public ac, and be iu force after its ratification. Approved February 2,1872. AN ACT to reveal an act entitled " An act io establish a bureau of agricul tural statistics for the encourage rncid of industrial enterprises, and to invite capital to South Carolina for thc development of the resources of the Slate." SECTION 1. Be ? enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General \ssembly: and by the authority of the same : That an act en ti tl edt, " An act; to es tablish a bureau of agricultuial stat istics for the encouragement of indus trial enterprises, and to invite capital to South Carolina^or the develop ment of the resources bf the State," passed the 26th day of September, A. D. 1868. be and the same . is here by repealed, and the duties hereto fore-performed by the commissioner of agriculture shall be, and the same rre hereby, conferred upon the Secre tary of State. SEC. 2. That all acts, or parts of acts, inconsistent with this act, be and are hereby repealed. ' Approved February 2, 1872. AN ACT to revive and'extend the cluvrter of the Relief Loan -Associ ation, of Charleston. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That the charter of the Relief Loan Association, passed on the twentieth day ot December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, be. -and is hereby, revived and extended for the term of five years from.the date of this act. SEC. 2. The said association is here by rei-ivested with all the rights of prope; ty, which it had at the expia tion o: its charier, or which its trus tees roay .have acquired since; and s?mil nave power to sue for and collect all ;.u. nnts due to the said as-ocii iion, or its trustees, ami to sell and convey all the said estate, real or per sonal, for the dosing up of the said a=sociation. . Approved Januo-.y 31, 1872. AX ACT to alto' and amend "An aH to o ganize and govern the militia of the State of South Carolina." SECTION 1. Be it enacted by che Senate and House o: Repr?sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in G-ueraf Assembly, and by the authority of the name : That section 15 of " An act to organ ize and govern the militia of the State of South Carolina," (approved March 16th, 1809,) is hereby altered and amended so as toread: Th.- duties of quartermaster-general shall de volve upon the adjutant-general in times of peace. SEC. 2. That the office of assistant adjutant-general be, and is hereby abolished, and the duties of that of fice are hereby conferred upon the adjutant-general. SEC. 3, That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act be, and the same are hareby repealed^ Approved February 2d. 1872. AN CT to renae the Charter of the Palmetto Fire Engine Company, oj Columbia. SECTION 1. Bc it enacted by the Senate and Hons??'of Representatives of the tate, ol Soarh Carolina, now met and bitting in . .eneT.it Assembly, and by the authority of the a ?me, That the charter or lhetPaJo#t'o Fire Engine Company, of . Columbi i b?. and live *:im? ia hereby, renewed and extended for a period of fifteen years: und the said Company is here by antiiOi ized to adopt the name and sfyle of Palmetto 6:earn Fjre Engh.e Company. Api roved January 31, 1S72. J AN ACT lo incorporate thc Enfcrpri.*-. . Association ot' Charleston, S>)utf( Can'nui. SECTION 1. Be it enact c<? hy the Senate ??ul Hou e of Repr?sent?t.ve. of the &ate of South t'uroliua, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the .??un? : That Jacob .Mills, ?. A. Davis, N. Spencer,Sam. Marion, Aaron Wright en, Abraham Williams, Joseph Par ker, S. B. Middleton Richard White, George Martin, Jacob Royal, Johu A.' Adams, R. N. Gregorie, Isaac Weston. Edward Weston, their associate- and successors, are hereby made and ere ated a body politic and corporate, under th* n-tme and style cf " Thc Enterprise Assoc atiooot Char eston, South Carolina." . SEC 2. And said corporation shall have pow?r to make by-laws, "not re pugnant to the laws of the land, and shall have succession of officers and " members, according to their election, and to keep and use a common seal, the same to alter at will, to sue and be sued in any court in this State ; to have and' enjoy" eVery^'rigbtj power and privilege inFidenfto such cor poration ; ?md it is hereby empower ed to acquire, retain ?hd erjjoy'all auch property, real and personal, as may be given or bequeat aed to. on parcha??^ l-y if, and 1o sell, .convey Or morrg ige', the . mo$ or any part iiexeotf At will. fr'-m tfme tourn?, myesfe moneys, as sets, or any.proIr?rfy?'W?ich it may acquire, in such real and personal pr 'perty, bond^Bt?ok^^urjB^re^s2 in such sums and on such terms and nditions as 'it may deem proper, d to execute-bWdsrc^c.fSinder its corp >rnte seal : Provided. That ?ie ih-iximnni value of all property held and owned by said corporation sh.di not exeeea fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars. * - SEC. 4; This, act shad continue in force luring twenty year*; and m tv be given in evidence without -being] specially pleaded. Approved February 2d, 1872. ACT to " Reg?lale ihe J?ab(fr- oft ~yPersons Confined in thc PenitenJia ry of Hie State, of South Cqpvlina. SBC?TON 1. Be it enacted* ly the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of-'Son th Carolina, now mee and ; itting in General Assembly, and by the authority of "the saine: That all labor, of whatever clmrac ter, which i now being, or inky here after be, dis'-harged by. any person or persons who are now, or may hereaf ter be, confined in the Penitentiary of the State, shall be for the exclu sive b?n?fit of the State : -ani the la bor of the convicts in the Penitent'a ry shall not be hired to any. person or persons for a.price less tba?.is paid to any oth?r clas; of laborers'for the' same kind of labor, and the Superin tendent of said institution shall keep a correct record, stating the kind of labor, and the amount realized there for, and the whole of which amount shall be turned over to the State Treasurer monthly, tc be retained by him, subject to the draft of the said Superintendent, for the benefit of said institution, which draft shall be accompanied by a written statement of the items for which each amount is required SEC. 2. Any ' violation of the Act, on the part of the Superintendent, shall be an official misconduct, :and, on information of any person to the Attorney General, he shall immedi ately^ commence legal proceedings ngaiu?t tum therefor. . * ,i SEC. O\ All Acts or parts of Acts, inconsistent \vith {his Act, are hereby repealed. . . Approved February 15, 1872 AX ACT io Alter aixd Ayiend An Act Entitled " An Act to Charter .the town of Hamburgy' Approv?d February^ 1871.? j F^JX SECTION .1 Bc it enacted by t he Sen ate and House of Representatives of the State-of" South Carolina, now met and sittinfrinyQeneral Assembly, and by theaatubrity of the same : That the Act to which,^this-..is amendatory be altered and. amended by striking out *?om Section first all after the word "Georgia," in the eighth line of said Section, and" inserting in the place thereof the .words " one mile and in a Westerly direction, up and along tho Savannah river ; thence one mile and a half in a Northerly direction, upon a line at right angles with the line of the Savannah river; thence one mile and one-half of a mile in au Easterly direction, upon a line par allel with the line of the Savannah river; thence-one mile and a half in a -Southerly direction, to the Savan nah river, and upon a line at-right angles with the line of Savarnah river; thence one-half a mile in a Westerly direction, up the Savannah river to the said Savannah Bridge, said town to be in the form of a square." SEC. 2. That said Act be further amended by spiking out, from the seventh line of Section 1.0 of said Act. the word "fifteen," and insert ing in place thereof the words " thir ty-five.^' Approved, February 15, 1872. AN ACT to Renew thc Cheater of thfe Pendleton Mule Academy, Be it aiacfed by the Senate and House of Representatives, of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly and by tu authority ot the same : That the charter uf the Pendleton Male Academy be, and the same is hereby, extended and shall continue in force until repealed Approved February 15th 1872. AN AC" io Establish <t. Public Poad in Barnwell and Urangcburg Coun ties. SECTION 1. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Stat* of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, nd by the authority of the same, That J. D. Cleckiey, F" E. Salinas. Isaac S. Samberg and Daniel Quat 'lebaum be, and they ;u? hereby, au thorized abd empowered, immediate ly after the passage of this Act,. to lay out, construct and open a public road, leading by the West and North (direct way) from Bamberg, in Barn well County, to regie's Mill, on the Orangebnr.g road, -in Orangeburg County.a , . . * * SEC. 2. -That in the construction of said road , the commissioners aforesaid shall cause to be constructed and erected snob bridges they may deem necessary ; Provided', however, The cost of ej'ertj'n? such bridges, shall not exceed the sum of four tyun/lreil dollars, to be paid, jequdly, by the said .counties of1 Barnwell, and Or angeburg. fO*-? Si:c.'2. That Raul 0.un misai--nors be further authorized and required to order out all persons liable to road duty reading wubin il VJ m?esof thc Hue of said, road* as located, (excepting those living in incorporated town.-,), to perform three days' work, in e?bfl month, on said road, until its comple tion. AN ACT to incorporate thc Ch craw Fire Engine Company as a part of Hie Fire Dcpartnuvt of thc Town of Chcraw. SECTION 1. Be il enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met nd sitting in General Assembly, and bv the authority of the same, That Theodore F. Malloy," .Thos. W. Bouchier, James A. McCreight and W. L. Reid, and their successors"' in office, be, and they are hereby, con stituted a bady corporate and politic, under the name and styb of ,the '. Cheraw Fire Engine Company," with a capital stock not exceeding the sum of five thousand dollars, with the right to sue and be sued, ter plead and be impleaded, in any Court , of | competan); jurisdiction ; tn have and to use a common usa}, and th'e-same j tn altt-r at will -and pleasure ; and j with all other rights, pffy?lejes' and immunities, that are'rfbW setfuiid by {aw to like incorporated bodies^ I SEC. 2/ This A<J*;,sMl be deemed^ a Dublic Act, and shall remain iii loree to*- *hs.term,..o?.4ourte#n veaxs.j Approved Febroa*y40th? 1 a?-?^ [ ford Church and Academy of Charleston. "Whereas A. C^JfeClell?pfid, JgsbAuv' D. Geddings, N?l?n BStterj|L J. 'Knox, Lawrences! Mills; William Miles, Samuel Marion and William Williamson, trustees of the char2I1. iformerly known ns "^?fo:>.:a,i no\y-as \ .Wallington Presbyterian Chuicliand 'Academy, by petition therefrom, have prayed to be incorporated : ' SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the (Senate and1 House of Representatives pf thc -tate of South Carolina, now: met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same ; That from and immediately after the passing of this act, all those per sons who now are, or who hereafter shall or may become members of the said society, shall be, "and they "are hereby incorpora'ed, and are hereby declared to oe-a body corporate in deed ?ndin-J?w,hy)tlie name and style of- the Wallingford-Presbyterian Church and Academy of Charleston, South Carolina,r'foir "the advancement of Christianit^anMv the said.name shall have'-perp?tuai succession of officers' and members,-.an? a common seal, with power to change, alter and m?ke new the Rame as often as the said corporation shall judge-expedi ent. ? ' SEC. 2.-That the said corporation* sli?ll be-cap?ble in law to purchase, ; have, hold, receive, enjoy, possess and retain to itself, in perpetuity; or for any terco, of years, any lands, tene ments or hereditaments, or other property of what nature soever, not exceeding the sum of two hundred thousand dollars, or to sell or alien the same, as the said corporators shall think fit, and by its said name to sne and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answerand be answered unto, in any court of law or equity in this State, apcEt? make such rules and by-laws (not? repugnant to the laws of the land) as, forth?' order, rule, good gov ernment . and h management thereof,' may be .thoujght ^necessary and-expe dient: Provided, That nothing con tained, herein . shall be construed to interfere with the prerogatives, con ??roi and direction^ of the General As sembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U?it?^Staf?a. o'f America over the institution aforesaid/ - - :SEC. 3. That this act shall be deemr. ed a public act, and shall continue in' force" tin til repealed, and as such shall be judicially noticed in all courts of this'-State. Approved February 16; 1872. AN ACT io authorise Clcrh of th? Courts of Common Pfeok&ol,-Ja'%? Testimony in certain cases. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofRepresentativesof the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the >aii>hoi;rty!3f 'the samer: That the clerks of the Coutts of Common Pleas in"!this State, in all civil causes or proceedings hereafter to be instituted, or now pending, or at issue in the -l ourt of Common Pleas for their respective counties, shall, upon the application cf either, party to 6uch cause or proceeding, after ten days' notice to the adverse party, take in writing the depositions of said party ; or of any witness or witnesses in said cause or proceeding, whose examination shall be required by the party making such applica tion ; upon taking which depositions, ? the 3?yera| parties shall be entitled to the same rights of examination, cross examination, and examinai ion inreply, and The same exception to the admissi bility of evidence, as are allowed by law up"n examination before . the court. And the depositions so taken shaji be eqrti^ed by tho clerk before whom such examination was.liad, and shallrbe read-in -evidence at the "trial of the said cause pr.proceeding; sub ject, : nevertheless, to the right of either'party to require tho personal attendunoe, and viva voce examina tion of the witness or witnesses at the trial ot said cause ??r proceedings, the exercise ot which right, however, notfo cause a continuance or dciav in tho trial of the said cause or pro.; ceedidg. SEC. 2..That every clerk of ih|e Court of" Common pleas shall have power to compel the attendance be fore him of the witness, or witnesses to be examined as aforesaid, upon the ?pp ica'ion of a -party to any civil cause or proceeding bereafterjo bc ihstituted, pending or at issue ii. the fciid court, for which purpose lie may issue a subpoena co' ai?y such' witness, which shall be served personally ; and if any witness upon whom such subpoena has been; duly served -hall fail to attend con formably thereto, the clerk by-whom the same was issued shall have power to issue a.rule reqniringsuch- witness to show eau?e wiiy ht? sliqujt} be -attached for contempt; and upon the failure or'neglect of such: .witness to I show ouse, the said clerk snail have power to issue an attachment against' stich witnessJ'or contempt, which at tachment shall i.ct bp dissolved ex? cept by the order of a judge or oi^ the said clerk. - -SEC. 3. That every clerk of th?* Court of Common Pleas for laking the depositions heivinbef-ra tnen tioned, shall be entitled td d?mned and receive the sum of one dollar fur .each witness examined., to be paid by the party against whom judgment shall be reuclere*! ?j ri, sauf eaus^orr proceeiling. l^i ,<li?.rxJ. Y Approved February 15, 1S72. AN ACT to Provide for the fiedemp r^-tion of Certain Lcmds sold unacr Order of General Ed. R. 8. Cunby ? /for Taxes. SECTION!. Be rt enacted by the Senaie and Umjsg pf T&pressnt?tiv?s ; of the State ?t ISouth ' Carolina, now met and sitting in General-Assembly, and by the authority of the same :. That-the form'-r owners of all l -nd sold for taxes, and bought in for tho State by the sheriffs of . the several counties, under the provisions of an order of General Ed. R. S. Canby. dated Charleston, Si G?, December 3, 1867, to provide for the support of the Provisional Government of South Carolina, for the year commencing the 1st day oj^-Octpber, ,1867, be, and they are hereby, ' allowed the privi lege of redeeming said ianrls,' at any time within twelvemonths after the. passage of this act, SBC. 2. That the person or persons desiring- to redeem ' land, sold under said order,, shall apply to the sheriff for a certificate- under his hand and se".l, flhting^the amount of tax, costs and penalties;, for which' the land waa solci. That then the said person shall present the same tp tija county treasu re*, and rp&T ?' *91 i treasurer i the amount of the tax, with interest th>re on?f-at the ra'te* of sev?n; per'ceht.'.per " ajintim, on all/cQists..'I:^ , whereupon^ ^?^^jffiiw??H wi&t ?', and deliver to sucb/'p^rfi?ns^' deed off.' eSftveyance for a^lS?^] " *SEC."3. That the county treasurer shall account- for the 'tases,;.penalty^ andinterest paid in, under this act, nr the same manner as he does for other taxes, and shall distribute the' costs to the officer to whom the same^ shall belong. SEC..4. That the. person or persons redeeming thu hind shall pay to the .CHI ni y 'treasurer the sum of three d'oilars for the de?d of conveyance, and to'the sheriff (50 cents) fifty cents for. the certificate. SEC. 5. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this a?t'b?,;and the same are hereby, repealed. SEC. 6. Thai all deeds of. convey ance heretofore executed and. deliv ered- by the^heriffs* of the different counties, or. any of them, under the. act providing for the redemption of lanas, sold under the orders of Gen eral Conby, approved the ninth day of March,' A. D.1871, in which the application was made therefor within? the time'limited by that.act, be, and the same are hereby, ratified ' and confirmed. SEC. 7. That the sheriffs who may have received taxes, interests and penalties in the redemption of lands, as in that act provided,, are hereby required- to -,turn^ thc ,sarae> over to their respective county treasurers, to be disposed of by them as other taxes, and to -parcel but' the costs re ceived' by them to the officers to whom they severally belong. TQJ Approved February ?5, 1872. AN ACT to> Incorporjxtethe Mechantes : and Farmers' Building and Loan Association of Richland County, South Carolina. '.. SECTION 1. Be it enacted' by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and bitting in G?n?ral Assembly, and by the authority of the same : ' " That E. H. Heinitsh A. G. Bron zi?r, John Agnew, M. J. Calnan, W. B. Nash", William Simons, S. BrThomp son, James "Davis,- i*E?op 'Goodson, J. H. Bryant, William Taylor, together: .with such other persons who are now, or may be hereafter associated with them, be, and they are hereby de clare d:_a.,b o dy politic and-xorporaie^ fot tho "purpose of making - loans of money, ""by certificate or 'otherwise, secured by mortgage on real estate or personal property, or by conveyance, .of the same, to their members and' stockholders or otherpersomy by the. name and style of the Mechanics' and Farmers' Building and Loan Associa tion of Richland County, South Caro lina;; thecapit d stockpot" which shall consist of two thousand shares, to be paid in by successive monthly in stallments of one dollar on each share, so long as the corporation shall con tinuer The said shares to be held, transferred, assigned and pledged, and the holders thereof to be subject to such fines and forfeitures, for de fault in their payments, according to f-.ach regulations as may be prescribed by the by-laws of said corporation. Six. 2. That the said corporation shall have power and authority to make any such rules and by laws for its government au are not repugnant to.the constitution and laws of the land ; shall have such number and succession of members and officers as sha'l be ordained and chosen accord ing to the said rules and by-laws, made or to be made' by them ; shall have and keep a common seal, and may alter the same at .will, may sue and be sued, plead, anti be impleaded, in any oourt of law or equity, in this State; and shall have and enjoy all and every right and privilege inci dent and belonging to corporate bodies, according to the Taws of the land. SBC. 3. That tho said corporation shall have power to take, purchase and hohl real estate, and to sell and transfer the same, from time to time, to its rnie:nbers and others, on such kterniK. and nuder such conditions, and i i j 'it to spch iegu'ations as may be pre.scri.bd by the rules and by-laws ol said coriior tton : Provided, That Ehj rbal estate held by said corpora tion shall not at any time exceed the vaiue of two hundred thousand dol riSrs;; Sss. 4. That the fundy qt said cor poration sh, ai j ne loaned and advanced to its members and stockholders, or others, upon [lu security of real and personal estate, and' used in the pur chase of real estate for the benefit ol its members and stockholders, on such terms, and under such conditions, .and subject to aimk r?gulations ag may, from li lb a to time, bgpivaeribed hythe' rules and by-law* of Haid corporation ; and it shall be lawful for the said c>r {)oration to hold such lands, tenements, lereditaiuents and personal property ns shall be mortgaged or conveyed to them in good faith, by way of securi ty, upon its loans and advances; and may sell, alien QV otherwise dispose of the same to its members, >tock: holders or others, as they, from "time' to time, may deem expedient. . SEC. 5. That whenever the funds of s-.id consolation shall have accu mulated to such an amount that, up'?n a fair and just division thereof, each stockholder and member shall havX' received, or be entitled loreceive, the sum of two hundred dollars, or property of that, 'value, for each and every -share of stock by him or her so held, and such distribution and dividion of the funds shall have been so made, then this corporation shall :(iease'luiii determina. J. . SEC. 0. This act shall be. deemed a public act, and the same may be giv?n in evidence, without specially pleading th??same. Approved February lo, 1872. JOINT RESOLUTION^ Change thc Ninnes of Samuel Bogan, Coltan ?us IJogat? ond .' ?mon Logan to Samuel Farrow, Columbus Farrow and S'.mon Farrow. ' Bc it resolved by the' Senate and House of Repr?sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sit-, ting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That the names of Samuel Dogan, of Newber ry County, an4 Q?-M9";bU8'Dogan, and Simon Dogan, of Union County; be changed to Samuel Farrow, Columbus Farrow and Simon Farrow, and that hereafter tho said S?ran?T Dogan, Co lumbus Dogan and Simon Dogan, shall'be known and called Samuel Farrow, Columbus Farrow and Simon Farrow Approved February 15, 1-872. GLOBE MOTEE, AUGUSTA, GA. Jackson ft Julian, Proprietors! W E beff leave to call the attention of tho'travelling public to this well known Hotel, which -We have recently pur chased, and placed: on' a footing- second to none in the.<South?j . .< .. ' INO excus?*will be, spared to render it ajFHrflt Class Hotel In every respect, -'and Mery utt<j rit i on -will bo paid ' to th? com fort and convenience ol guest?. ?. ' Auflu^eWi ,t> ; . 8mS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Of Virginia. Assets, over Annual Income/over $2,000,000 1,500,000 __ ? ho to** W. C. CARRINGTON, President. J. E EDWARDS, Vice-Pro 't ... D. J. HARTSOOK, Secretary. Prof. E. B. SMITH, Actuary. J. J. HOPKINS, Assistant Secretary. Directors Tor Home Office: WM.-F ISAACS, GEO. S. PALMEE, PARKER CAMPBELL, JOHN ENDERS, JOHN E. EDWARDS, H. H. ELLYSON, D. J. HARTSOOK, C. H. PERROW, J. J. HOPKINS. WM. H. PALMER, JOHN C. WILLIAMS, W. C. CARRINGTON, WM. G. TAYLOR, ?M?S State Directors for South Carolina: J. P. THOMAS, .. W. B- GULIOK, THOMPSON EARLE, DR. H. R. COOK, JOHN MCKENZIE, . DR. ISAAC BRANCH, T. C. PERRIN, E. W. .GIBBES, JOHNT. SLOAN-, ' JOHN S. PRESTON, Ex-Gov. M. L. BONHAM THE SUCCESS OF THIS COMPANY IS UNPRECEDENTED in the history of Life Insurance, as the following grade of success will show : Policies Issued 28th March, 1867, ONE. " Sept. 1, 1869, 8,000 " Dec. 1,1871, 15,250 Its Plan bi' Insurance is Ifataal, Being" the ONLY PLAN to get Insurance at its net cost. It has de clared and paid to its Policy-Holders THREE ANNUAL DIVIDENDS, ranging'.from IO to 40 Per Cent., which will compare favorably with other good Companies. It fully provides forthe non-forfeiture of its Policies, and has the following feaiure : " Should the policy -holder, by any mishap or revolution, be sepa rated,fmm the home office, and-thereby be prevented" from paying their pp-miams, they have the right to reinstate their Policier- within one year after, the.intervening cause is removed^ and are entitled to the same riyhls aa io non-for/eiiureas though thehinderingcause had never existed, at the opt ion of the insured,"-RojUmt no contingency can take from her. policy-holders their just rights: TEe lute war taught many in the South, the penalty ol' being separated from the home office by having their payments forfeited, It^ssuesiPolicies payable in Gold or Currency, and offers every advan tage consistent.with the safety of the Company. .It has been in ACTIVE operation but four years, and yet its business and income exceed many Companies much older. Its ratio of expenses to'income in 1870, as the following comparison shows, was only 18.825 percent., hoing les3 th?a 0N?-HiVLF tn? expense cf other "Companies of like age. and ex-, perience; ' . ..' Ratio of expenses to income iu 1870 of the following Companies, organized in 1867, hence, are thesame ageas the PIEDMONT AND ARLINGTON : Excelsior, N. Y. (yama age) Metropolitan, N. Y. (same ;ige, Missouri Mutual, do 40.67 Standard, of N. Y. (same age,) 39.37 46.77. Union Central, Ohio, do. 32.43 28,00 Piedmont & Arlington, of Va. 18.83 We need not stop at Companies of. our ?awn ago, hot continue the rtom parisona with Conman i es oilier ; Atlas, of St. Louis, Missouri, one y< ar older, is 37.60 Connecticut General, two years older, is '22.61 Continental, Connecticut, three years older, is 23.60 Globe, New York, three years older, is 24.33 Guardian, New York, eight years older, is 26.58 Halineraan, Ohio, two ye ira older, is 34.71 Hartford Life and Annuity, one year older, is 34.59 . Mutual, Illinois, two years older, ?3 2343 National, Ifew York,, fpjni years fikW, \* 84.53 becurity, New Y?rk, live ye,ar^ older, is 24.87 Universal, New York, two years older, is 23.98 Widows and Orphan?, New York, three years older, is 20.75 World, New York, one year older, is 31.07 PIEDMONT AND ARLINGTON, OF VIRGINIA, 18.83 Its solvency cannot be doubted. As an evidence of . make tho following comparison with other good Companies ; are acknowledged to be good, and recommended to the sound, safe ani| reliable, by all Insurance Commissions ; JEtna, Berkshire, Brooklyn, Continental (N. Y.) Equitable, Globe, Guardian, Life Association, . Mutual (N.Y.) North America North-Western, . Security, . .St Louis Mutual Now England Mutual Piedmont Arlington $112 00 to each $100 itowes, or surpl 107 00 115 00 108 00 lil 00 105 00 114 00 111 00 107.00 100 00 107 00 112 00 105 00 115 00 ; 121 no do do do do do do do do do do do do dp do do do clo do clo do clo do do do do do do clo do do do do do clo clo clo do do do lin do do its strength, we Companies that public as being us of 12 pr cent, do i 15 8 ll 5 14 ll 7 6 H 5 15 21 do do do do do do do do do clo do do do m POLICIES ARS SST SUBJECT TO EXE??TIQK. As Section 15 of our C^A\^er^fovido;srth.nt Policies issued for,the benefit of wives and families, ancestors, descendant's, creditors, or dependents, shall not bc liable for the debts or contracts of the assured. ITS INVESTHEMTS ARE ALWAYS SECURE, As Section 18 provides that " all permanent investments of funds sihall be on mortgages on Real Estate, unincicmbcred, ivorlh double the amount loaned." Ita investments are marje where the money is obtained. Thqa'it combines all the advantages of I home Company, and tb,e increased 'security of its large business aucl large assets. U&^li has passed the rigid inspection of ^he Insurance Departments of New York, Kentucky, Missouri and;California, and has outside vouching of these Insurance adepts SvhicH no other Sohtt??m-Company has. Ii; has now therefore as high vouching as any Northern or Western Cqmpany, ?^"*?t h.w progress to vouch far its popularity, small expenses for its economy, small losses for its caution, and every vouching any Company has for its solid solvency. Why Bhould South Carolinians send money to those Northern Companies whose State law positively forbids lending one dollar in the State, when this Company has chartered authority and has investee] in their midst ? Active Agents Wanted all pyer the South for this COMPANY, wnich $id> those who patronize it, J3^~?Jxamin?'it8 merits before insuring elsewhere. XEAPHA&T & RANSOM, Geni Agents, 4**0 i -nnr.maxA.jL.4x ? -Oapt. E. E, J^JSRSO^Caft. B. M. TALKER %V&&-?&MWV*&h General Canvassing Agents, if) T ? V i'JU! ?I ./. :T ?.- I. I'S 60 Facts ire Stubborn Things ! See'the amounts of Insurance that can be bought in the principal- Life In surance Companies in this country; and ? :&/X?,:rlsL tlx? Ooixtlrast? Knickerbocker. Globe Mutual. St. Louis Mutual..'.. Carolina Life... Northwestern Mutual. Southern Life.'.. Life Association of America.. New York Life. Mound City. Equitable. Piedm/ntand Arlington. Connecticut Mutual. Missouri Valley..... JEtna Life. Brooklyn._. Cotton States. RIVERS AL, AT AGE OF 201 $150 WILL BUY AT AOE OF 30 |200 WILL BUY $ 8,66? 50 8,499 871 8,841 36 . 8,503 41 8,670 51 8,615 73 8,456 461 7,541 47. 8,455 4<J 7,541 47 8,455 46 8,503 41 8,455 57 8,426 P6 8,875 73 8.455 46 10,918 90 $ 8,639 30 8,688 09 .8,841 73 8,841 73 8,688 09 8,877 55. 8,810 07 8,810 00 8,810 57 8,810 57 8,810 57 '8,833 92 8,810 57 8,798 94 9,250 69 8,810 57 11,390 Ol AT AOE OF 40. $250 WILL BUY $ 7,859 10 7,878 97. 7,916 40 7,916 40. 7,918 92 8,93*50 7,987 22 7,987 22 7,937 22 7,987 22 7,987 22 8,001.68 8,012 82 8,108 10 8,389 27 - 7,987 22 10,200 90 Or an Average of 30 PER CENT, in Favor of the UNIVERSAL. Participation in the Profits Guaranteed in the Policy by the UNIVERSAL. ALL POLICIES NONFORFEITABLE ! And Surrender Value, after any number of payments, is stated in the Policy. - - -. -- ? ? - Please examine the feature of this Company, whereby, even though par ties can make no further payments, the policy is not lost ; but days ot' grace are allowed, the Policy being all the time in full force and effect. The fol lowing tabie shows approximately the time during which Policies are good. (It should be remembered that this feature is written in the Policy, and is not merely the promise of an agent.) Terni of years and days for which nexo policies will be issued No of Years. Age 25. Years. Days. Age 35. Years. Davs. Age 45. Years. Day?. Ago 65. Years. Dava. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 109 328 219 140 109 ooo 255 146 OOO 292 292 328 000 255 146 ooo 146 109 73 36 ooo 219 36 109 36 192 182 ooo 109 219 292 ooo Ratio of Assets to Liabilities, 140 to 100 GEO. B. LAKE, Gen! Agent. Edgefield, S. C., Jan 10 tf 3 ~ro THE PUBLIC, THE COTTON STATES LIFE INSURANCE C0MPAN?. -Principal Office, Macon, Georgia. W. B. JOHNSON, President. W. S. Hoi T, Vice-President. GEO. S. OBEAR, Secretary. J. W. BUB ICE, General Agent. J. MERCER QUESTS, M. D., Med. Ex'r. W. J. MAOILL, Supt. of Agencies. C. F. MCCAY, Actuarv. H., AGENCY FOR SOUTH CAROLINA, j EDGEFIELD C. Nov. 13th, 1871. Permit me to invite your attention to thc claims of this Company to your patronage. It is purely a home Company, chartered by the State of Georgia with a large Capital-$500,600. Organized but a little more than two years ago, it has already issued near 3,000 Policies, insuring about $8,000,000, and paid in Losses $100,000 ! Its Reserve is ample, having about $200 of Assets to $100 of Liabilities, and its business is economically managed. "Desiring to be properly represented throughout the State of South Caro lina, it would give me pleasure to commission jnany active gentlemen and ladies as both Local and Traveling -Agents for the Company. A reasonable portion of time devoted to its interests, I am satisfied would repay you. To illustrate: Many Premiums will average about $150 on each Policy. The Commissions (20 por cent.) will be $30. The Company has now some features -particularly d strahle, for both Agents and Insurers, and one o! these is its'Low Premium Rates, as follows : $15,GG 17,39 . ' II H .40 H H H H 24,85 II H 5o ? i; ? ? 37 91 ii ? 6Q .. .; i. u G3(L7 With rivals in business, our course ehall he uniformly cordial with all who seek and practice right things ; and wo therefore ifrge upon all Agents of this Company to co-operate .cordially with all who seek, and practice right-things; ?nd while so doing, to press the business of this- Company, and by the utmost efforts on your parts, to secure good risks. Any gentleman or lady who will take an_ Agency,, either Local or Trav eling, will please address M W. ABNEY, ?cuera! \gent at Kdgctield<. li?, 8, ?? Nov 14 ' tf f 47 At age 25 years, annual payment on $1000, ll il gQ " il ll ?I ll ATLANTIC A??D PHOSPHATE This Article, prepared by ibo ATLANTIC PHoSl'II ATE COMPANY, under the direction of their Chemist, Dr. ST. JULIEN TJA VEX EL, for composting -with Cotton Soeil, is now offered at the Reduced, Price of per ton cash, or *31 per ton pavable 1st November, JS72, Free of Interest. Orders lilied now" will bu eonsidcred ?LS CilshTst March, 1872, br On Time as duo 1st November ty*7J, there^Y^ual^iui&f?buitcr.s ^? ,Kiul il wt 11 li,no wuen their Wag ons and Mules 1 ir 1*72, U;ereqy.e?^bU?c-,Wiin:er. es ore idle. JiTHrl I TMfcftrilOiiGE Charleston, Jan DGERS & CO., General \gtnt$. ''Brown's Wharf, Charleston, S. C. Thi-i FERTILIZEK, maunfaeinred by the ATLANTIC PHOSPHATE COMPA NY, under the direction ot their- Chemi.sk, Wf ST. JULIEN lt AVENEL, is now offered'to the Planting Community; AT' TrflS' V ERY; REDUCED PRICE OF $48 PEU TON CAM1? ;or-$52 PAYABLI? M NoV?!^B|:R. 1S72, FREE OF IN TEREST. This'FERTILIZER has been very extensively used in this State, and lias given entire satisfiu-tioh ; some of thc: most practical planters admitting it to l>e equal to Peruvian Guano, pound for pound. All sales made now will bo considered as cash on the 1st of Mareil, 1*72, and to those buying on time the sale wiUboj jffikpidcrcd as dnooiHst November, 1ST2. By this arrangement planters will'be enabled, without; extra cost, fe-haul their Manure at a time when their wagons and mules uro idle. _ Pamphlets containing the certificates 01" those who have used the ATLANTIC PHOSPHATE will be furnish?d on application to the Agents. PKLZEUj KO I/O IC ii S & ?0., General Agents, Brown's Whait', Charleston, 8. C. Charleston, Jan 3 3m 2 nae M Buy f s. Prime Whi,te CORN, > ? Choice Seed 'OATS,. > -. : : \ j " Gold'Dust" FLOUR, Medium FLOUR, Common FLOUR. Bbls. of MACKEREL, i Bbls. and Kits MACKEREL,' LARD, HAMS, Also, continually on hand and arriving, a large lot of BACON SIDES and SHOULDERS, and DRY SALT SIDES and SHOULDERS. All for sale at lowest prices. lP^-Particular attention paid to Merchant's Wholesale Trade. STAPLES & REAB, AUGUSTA, GA. Jan 17 8m '4 New Orleans SUGAR, New Orleans SYRUP, Cuba MOLASSES, Re-Roiled Do. SALT, COFFEE, CANDLES. STARCH, SODA, SOAP, - &c, &c, &c. . AUGUSTA HOTEL, .AUGUSTA, GA. THIS popular and well-known Hotel is now fully open for tho reception of visitors, having recently been thorough ly renovated, newly painted, and put in the most complete order. Wo are deter mined to nA&fee oars a first-class Hotel, ? ot to be surpassed North or South. - "We respectfully 'solicit the patronage pf our Edgefield friends end the publie aeneraUy. amie Seed Potatoes. JUST received 20 Bbls. choice SEED POTATOES, for early and late plant ing The Peerless is a favorite Potato, pro ducing from 300 to 400 bushels to the acre. They boil mealy, and are a vorv line quality. G. L. PENN. Jan. 23, tf . 5 LADIESV'Trimmcd and Untrimmed HATS at New York Cost. O. F. CHEATHAM. Jan 24 tf 5 RAJ)WM'S READY RELIEF CURES THE WORST PATS S lu from OittMo TFtveirry 5Iimrtcs. NOT OttZ H?fUR Atter readln s tl is ndvTTtlsenient need any one SU F]'Kit WITH EAIN. RADWAYB BEADY BEUEF 16 A CURE FOE . EVERY PAIN. Ii wai the drat and is tba Only tl ???jLEt?3El??*x?<ay That instantly &toj a the mott excruciating palm, al lay t Inflammationi, and corea Congestione, whether of the Lungs, Stomach, Bowel?, or other glands or organs, br one application. . III FROM ONE TO TWENTY MINUTES, No matter how vicient or excruciating (be pain the BHEU^TIC.B'id-ridde^j?nnnn, CtfrjileA, Ner vous^eurulgic, or prostrated with disease may suffer, RADWAY*8 READY'*?L?EF WILL AFFORD ?N6TANT EASE. INFLAMMATION, OF THE KIDNEyS. INFLAMMATION OFTHE BLADDER. INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS. CONGESTION OF THE LUNGS. SOEE THROAT, DIFFICULT EREATHTNG. PALPlT^riON OFTHEHEAET HYSTERICS, CBOUP, DIPTBERIA. CATARRH, INFLUENZA HEADACHE, TOOTHACHE. NEURALGIA, RHEUMATISM COLD CHILLS, AGUE CHILLS. Thu application of the Ready Relief to the part or parta where the pala or difficulty estais will afford ease and.comfort. . Twenty drop? in half-a tnmWer-of water will in a lew momenta cure CRAMPS. SPASMS, SOUR STOMACH,"DiaRRHEAi DYSENTERY, WIND IN THE BOWELS, and all INTERNAL PAINS. Travelers should always carry a" bottle of Bad way*'* Read jr Relief with them. A few drops in water will prevent sickness or pains from change Of water. It is belter than French Brandy or Bitters as a stimulant. Fever and Ague. - FEVER AND AGUE cu ced for fl Hy cents. Them is not a rented bj agent in. th& world that will cure Fever and Agrie, and all other Malarious, Bilious, Scarlet, Typhotdt Yellow, and other Fevers'(aided, by liad way's Pills,) so quick aa BADW A Y->S BE LIEF. Fifty cents per bottle. HEALTH! BEAUTY ll STRONG AND PURE RICH BLOOD-INCREASE OF FLESH AND WEIGH?-CLEAR SKIN AND BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION SECURED- TO ALL. ... DR. RADWAY'S HAS MADE THE MOST ASTONISHING CURES, SO QUICK. SO RAPID I ^ THE CHANGES THE BOD? UNDERGOES UNDEE THE IN FLUENCE OF THIS TRULY WONDERFUL MEDICINE-THAT EVERYDAY AN INCREASE IN FLESH AND WEIGHT IS SEEN AND FELT. THE GREAT BLOOD P ?BLE IEE! Every drop of tl* SA B3PAE1LLI AN RESOL VENT .conrnuiticates tlirough Vie Stood, Sweat, Urine, ?nd oilierfluids and juice? ofVie system (he vigor of life, for it repaire Vte ifjfct of the body icithreto andsound imdtrial. Scrofula, Syphilis, Consumption, Glandular diseaset, Ulcere in the Tltroat, Month, Tumore, Kaden in the Glande and other part? of Vie system, Sore Eyes, Strumorous dijjchargeejTom the Ears, and the worst forms of Skin dietas**, Eruption?, Fever Sores, Scald- Jlead, Bing Worm; Salt Rheum, Erysipelas". Acne, Black Spot*. Worms in the Flesh, Tumors, Cancers in the Womb, and all weakening and gainful dlethargesr Righi Siceati, Loss of Sperm anet au mattes of the life principle, arewlthln the curative rangt of Hits .^conder ofjfodem ChemUtry, and a fte days'vs? tc ill proveto any person vslng ii for either of these ' ?oran of disease its potent power lo cure them. If the patient, daily beeom ?UR reduced bylbe wastes and decomposition (hat is continually progressing, ?ueeeeda tn-urreeling these 'wastes, -and repairs the same-wilb new material ruade Unta healthy blood and this Hie S ALS I'A BILLIAN will and does secura -a core is curtain : (br vatn once this remedy com mences its work of purification, and succeeds in di minishing the loss Of wastes, its repairs will be rapid, and every doy iho patient will feel himself grow ing ' belter and stronger, the food digesting better, appe tite improving, and ftcsh and weight increasing. Not only dues tho SARSAPAKOLIAX RBSDLTXXT ex eel nil known remedial agvnis in th teure of Chronic, Scrofulous, Constitutional, and Skin diseases; bot it ls the only positive cure for Kidney Sc Bladder Complaints, Urinary, and Womb diseases. Gravel, Diabetes, Dropsy, Stoppage of Water, Incontinence of Urine, Bright's Disease, Albuminuria, and. la al I cases where lhere ar? brick-dust deposits, or the waler ls thick, cloudy; mixed with substances Tike the' white of an ogg, ur threads like while silk, or there ls a. morbid, dark, bilious appearance,, and while, bone-dust de posit, an<f wlirii there le n pricking, 'burning sensa tion when passing water, .md pain ia the heall of the Buck and along thc Loin?. DR. RADWAY'S Perfect Purgative Pills, perfectly lasteten, elegantly coat?d willi sweet etan, nurse, regulate, purify, cleanse-.' and strengthen, liad way-? rill?, for Ute cure of all disorders ?5 the Stomach, Liv, r, Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder, Nervous diseases. Headache, Constipation, Costiveness, Indi cation. Dyspepsia. Biliousness, Bilious Fever, In flammation <>r lin -Bowels, and nil Derangements of the. lui, mal Viscera. Warranted to effect a positive cure. Pun-ly Vegetable, containing no mercury, minerals, or deleterious drug?. - X2T Observe the fol hi wing symptoms resulting from Disorders of Hie Digestive Organs: Constipation, inward Piles, Fullness of the Blood In the Head, Acidity ot Hie Stomach, Nausea, Heart burn, DiFgust nf Food. 1'aUnea or Weight in Ute Stomach, beor Eructation.*. Sinking or Fluttering at Die I'll ol' thc Stomach. Swimming of the Head, Harried and Difflcult Breathing. A few doses of RAILWAY'S PILLS will free the system from all ike above named disorders. Price, M cm:.? per Box. SOLD BY DBUGG1STS. BEAD "FALSE AND TRUE" Send one letie jtampto RADWAY & CO.. No. 67 Malden Lani New York. Information worth thousands will bc sunt yon. J-ilyr '? J. Wit-xe*, F.-orritt >r. a H. KCDOKIU) A Cot, Deserted *B4 G?thAc't?, 6?0 Fros elie?, CiL. (Od IS * Si Co ma ?rc? st. M. T. 3tXI<3LIOX9 Bent' Testimony Jto theta* Wonderful Curativo EO>?eta> They aro not a vile Fancy J)rink, Made of Poor Ram, Whiskey, Proof Spirit* and Bcftuo Liquors, dociond, spiced and sweetened to please tho tasto, called ^Tonies," " Appcllzcrs," S Restorers,'" le., that lend tho lippi : r on to drunkenness and ruin, but aro a true Medinina, made from thc native roots and herbs pf California, fr :c (hm all Alcoholic Stimu lant?. They arc the GREAT BLOOD PURI FIER und A ].IF? GIVING PHEVCIPIX, a perfect Benora cr and Invigorator of tho System, carrying'off ail poi ?nous matter aud restoring thc blood to a healthy cordi don. No person can take these Bit ters according to directions, and remain long unwell, provided their bines arc ?ot destroyed by mineral poldon or other means, and thc vital organs wasted beyond thc point of repair. They ure a Gem lo Purgative a* welles A t Tonic, possessln also, thc peculiar merit of acting I a? a powerful agent in relieving Congestion or Inflam miltie ni of die Liver, and all thc Visceral Organs. FOR. FBJLVLE COMPLAINTS, whether in vonni; or old, married or stacie, st the dawn of woman hood or at thc turn of life, these Tonic Bitters have no cn.ua!. - - For Inflammatory ruut Chronic Rheuma tl un natl Gout, Dyapepala or Indigestion, Bilious, Remittent and Intermittent Fe ver?, Disease* of Une Blood, liver, Kid ney? and Bladder, these Bitter? hare been most Successful. Suth B?sense* arc caused by Vitiated Blood, w hich is generally produced by derangement cf the Dlgeattve Orena*. DYSPEPSIA OR INDIGESTION, Head ache, rain lu thc Shoulders, Coughs, Tightness of tho Chest, Dizziness, Sour Eructations of thc Stomach, Dad Taste In thc Mouth, Bilious Attacks, Palpitation of the Heart, Inflammation or the lamas, Pain In the regions of tho Kidneys, and a hundred other painful symptoms are.thc offsprings of Dyspepsia They invigorate the Stomach and stimulate tho torpid Liver and Bowels, which render Oiem of unermaled efficacy lu cleansing thc blood of nil Impurities, and Im parting new life and vigor to Ute whole system. . " FOR SKIN DISEASES, Eruptions, Tetter, Salt Rheum, Blotched Spots, rimples. Pustules, Bolte, Car- . bunclcs, Blng-Worm*, Scald Hoad, Sore Eyes, Erysipe las, Itch, Scurfs, Discolorations of tho Skin. Humors and Diseases of the Skin, of whatever nnnw or nature arc literally dug up and carried out of the system in . short: ttmc by thc uso of these Bitters. One bottle in suet, eases will convince thc most Incredulous of their cura tive effects. ' . f Cleanse thc Vitiated Blood whenever yon find Ito im purities bursting through tho skin in Pimples,' Emp tions or Sores; cleanse it when you And itobsfructeti. and slitjrslsli In the reins; cleanse lt when it ls foal, and your feelings will tell yon when. . Keep ihe blood pure, and thc health of thc ?yxtom will follow. Pin, To|*? and other Worm*, larkins In tho Rvstcm of so many thousand?, arc effectually destroyed and removed. Says a distinguished pliyiiologM there is scarcely an Individual upon thc face of tim earth whose body ls exempt from tho presence of worms. It is not upon thc healthy clements of thu body that worms exist, but npon tho diseased humoni and slimy deposits that breed these living monsters nf. disease. No system of Medicine, no vermlfoges, nu antholmlnUcs, will free tho system from worms Uko these Bitters. Sold by all Drosslet* and Dealer?. J. WALKEB, Proprietor. R. H-iloDOVALD k CO., Druggists und General Agents Ran Trancteco, Callr fornla, and 32 and Si Commerce Street, New York. June 8 ly 24. Shaving and Hairdressing Saloon. TUE subscri lM?r respectfully bojKi lea vo to announce to tho public ot' Edgo field and vicinity that he necks to estab lish himself in Edjretisld as a BARBER and HAIRDRESSER. At all hours of tho wock days', and from 8 until ll Al M. on Sundays, be will be found at Lis Shoji -t?ic Bripk ofllco next door above Judg>a . .Bacon'* law office-where, by,earnest en deavors to servo and please, he hopes to secure a lihoral patronajzo. , MAYBIN GRIFFIE F.b.14 tf ?r*