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Terrible Tornado. Special Telegram to the Newt. COLUMBIA, S. C-., Friday, April 19. The great blow of Thursday, some of the effects of which were described in my dispatch of yesterday, was of short.dura tion, and, except in Columbia and Ches ter, the blustering winds contented them selves with uprooting trees and laying fences low. Columbia was reached in the evening, the storm travelling in a wester ly direction. A driving rain accompani ed the gusts of wind, which snapped trees in twain and did some damage to buildings in course of erection. AU these minor losses were, however, dwarfed into insig nificance by the fall of the new market building. This made but a short resis tance. The wood work fell in with a ter rific crash, and settled mostly within the area occupied by the building. All the brick work also toppled down excepting, that at the north and south ends. The buildiug wa? nearly completed, but it was found that it would not stand any extreme pesSure, as the ponderous roof stood upon iron posts unsupported bv braces. No one was hurt by the Tall. The huge timbeas were broken and rendered useless, ind the whole structure Will have to be ? rebuilt. This will be a heavy loss to the contractors. A trestle eighteen miles below the city, on the Wilmington, Columbia and Augus ta^Railroad, Was smashed by falling tim ber, and the cars were detained several hours. SAD?DA. The Storm io Chester. .TJ it ESTER, S. C., Friday, April 19.' The total number of houses, of.all kinds, entirely destroyed by the storm of yester day afternoon, is sixty-two, ind a great many other buildings are seriously dam aged. No person was killed. Paris A LHes, David Jones, Lucy Jones and Pauline 8tokea, all colored, were injured by falling houses; the first named seriously. All tlte outbuildings on the. plantation of Mrs.' Gooch, four miles to the east of Chester, were entirely- destroyed ; also the outbuildings on the plantation of Mrs. Rodan, four miles to the west of the town. Miles of fence along the track or the storm were levelled to the ground, and thou sands of the largest fruit trees were torn up by the roots, and ilk mauy cases carri ea to considerable distance. The total loss cannot fall short of fifty thousand dollars, and falls mostly upon people in very Hm?ted circutnstanc? s. A public meeting of the citizens of the town, presided over by the "Rev. L. C. Hinton, was held in the courthouse this afternoon. A committee of fifteen was appointed to raise a fund for the relief of the sufferers, and a committee of five to ascertain the extent of the injury and the names of the needy, with instructions to report to an adjourned meeting of citizens to-morrow afternoon. The house occupied by Judge Mackey was rendered almost, entirely uninhabita ble, and his furniture was badly damaged. The house was just in tho track of the storm, but being a substantial house was not blown over. The handsome grounds of Major George Melton were seriously injured by the up rooting* of the large forest trees which constituted its chief attraction. .CHESTER. Well Answered. Mr. Stephens, in reply to a paragraph which appeared in the Washington Chron icle, charging that he " was tired of edi torial life, and would sell out his paper," says that it is untrue that he is tired of editorial life, but that ho is " tired " of usurpations-"tired" of bayonet rule "tired" of corruptions in office-"tired" of seeing elections carried by " force, frand and perfidy "-"tired"" of seeing tho liberties of the country trampled un der foot-"tired" of seeing jails filled with parties arrested without f due pro cess of law," and to whom the sacred writ of habeas corpus is denied-"tired" of seeing the Constitution made a mock ery of, and its ever-living principles at tempted to be buried aa " dead issues " with the "defunct follies" of an "effete past." t3r** CV?sius M. Clay, on the 15th inst., addressed a large meeting at Stanford, Kentucky, arraigning the cruel policy and corrupt practices of the Radical wing of the Republican party, aud pronounc ing-in favor of the liberal movement, to which ho said he committed himself, re gardless of any consideration as to its probable sn ccess, because lie believed it to be righ'. in principle, sound in policy and patriotic in sentiment. ?G?rThe New York Tribune thinks that the high price of cotton,"and thepox sibility that the negroes will abandon the fields to swell political meetings this tall, uUord a splendid opportunity to the'Sou th em whites. It says : " There must be at least one million white men at the South who are not too rich to work for a living, nor yet too poor to hire or buy a few acres of cotton land and a span of mules. Even at twenty cents per pound, it must be within the power of these to grow and pick ten bales of five hundred pounds each, amounting to one thousand dollars. Arethoy likely to do better ? If not, why shouldn't they improve their opportu nity and make enough cotton in 1S72 to buy themselves farms?" ^**THK LICENSE LAW.-In pursu ance of a_resolution adopted at the pub lic meeting, held in"the hall of tho Bank of Charleston, to consider the license law, Messrs. James H. Wilson, Wm. Rave nel, Louis D. DeSaussure, Alva Gage and B. Gaillard Pinekney have been ap pointed a committee to collect funds from the citizens and corporations to test, ju dicially, ita validity.-Charleston Courier. $9*The New York "Sun" says that no ceremonies were aeon rf led tho remains of Gen. Anderson,-'of Fort Sumter noto riety, at West Point, uo troops drawn up, no music, no salute, aud uota man raised his hat. The caisos on which the coffin was placed was drawn from thc steam boat landing by four -spavined horses, one of-which nearly died before reaching the ground?'. Gen. Rugcr stated he had special Q/dcrs fruin thc War Department to payvflo funeral honors to Gen. Ander son at West Point. Such is the gratitude of republics. ^THU.N'TKD DOWN.-Mr. J. P. Hood, who fled from his hom?, in one of the districts in which tn'orybody is being either arrested or driven away, was brought to this city yesterday, in charge of State Constable Hendricks. He was arrested in Kentucky, whither ho had gone for safety.-C'futrieaton Courier. ptr Bonner's four year old colt made aquarter ol'a mile in thirty-four sccouds; and half a mile in one minute and niue and three-quarter seconds, to a road wag on, with three hundred and eight pounds. f?f There are now twelve prisoners, arrested by the military, in confinement in the YorkviUe jail. ^rln the United States Senate, on Thursday, the vice-President presented the petition of Rev. John Wallace, of Jonesville, Union County, South Caroli na, praying thai provision be made by Congress for sending emigrants to Libe ria, which was referred to the committee on appropriations. fir The steam saw mill and grist mills, together with the large tannery, belong ing to Col. W. C. Smith, at New Forest ville, Anson County* N. C., were entire ly destroyed by fire on Sunday morning jast. The loss is estimated at $20,000-no Insurance. It is thought to be the work of an incendiary. ?tW The New York Times (Grant's or gan) is holding np Horace Greely to pub lic odium for having spoken to Jefferson Davis, at Memphis, a year or two ago. And this same hypocritical sheet has been whining ever since the close of the war about the social proscription of Rad toals in tbs Sooth. THE ADVERTISER. Edgefield, S. C., April 25, 1872. Robbing the Poor Children of tbe Own Party.. M THIS OFFICE IS NOT IN FUNDS." The infamous fact has been develop) lately that tho Eublic Schools of th State must be closed because there is i money in the State Treasury to pay t! wretched teachers, most of whom a very poor and have -no other source support. No money to pay thc teache of the Free Schools-and will not 1 until after thetaxes are collected next fat This is Treasurer Parker's own announc ment-in a curt and decisive note to tl School Commissionefof Charleston Com ty, who had called upQn bini for $""0,273 S0> Charleston County's share of thc Fri School Fund for 1872. Tho Treason says with charming candor : " This ofii< is not in funds, and tuero, i's no probi bility pf the payment of the draft referre to until " after tho tAxes are collected i the fall." As to Edgefield County, we are ir formed that $15,000 is now due her' f: Free School purposes. But the moue cannot be had, and the Schools mu' close. Commissioner McDevitt gave nc tice last week that these Schools word close in certain Townships on the las day of April* and in others on the las day qf May. And all this despite th Poll Tax and the extra Appropriation b; the Legislature. Thousands upon thou sands of dollars gathered from the tax payers and set apart for the worthy pur pose of making the ignorant poor intelli pent And what becomes of it? Why all these Radical rascals cram the men?; into their own pockets, and rob even th l?oor children of their own party. W say of their own party, for the negri children are of course vastly in the ma joVity in the Free Schools. " This office is not in funds," may em phatically be called Treasurer Parker': motto. If the lunatics in the State Asy lam apply for the money justly due them tho answer is, "This office is not ii funda." So of the convicts in the Peni tenti?ry. So of the indigent and ignoran children of the State. 7 Well, somebody must be in funds, for the taxpayers certainly are not ! Robbing the Very Lunatics. The South Carolina Republican party* under the lead of tho carpet-bag thieves, having, for their own licentious and self ish purposes, robbed the tax payers ol this State of every dollar they could ex tort from them-sold all the assets of thc State and pocketed the proceeds-issued millions and millions of State bonds and disposed of them at a mere song, and until there is no longer any demand for said bonds at any price-are now robbing and starving the very Lunatics in cur State Asylum, as will appear from the following. Read this extract from the Columbia correspondent of the Charles ton News, and pity the poor inmates of the Asylum-the wretched unfortunates who have always hitherto had the kind est protection and warmest sympathy of our peoplo: COLUMBIA, April 17. A fresh proof of the utter disregard of the Radical tinaucial managers ls fur nished by the fact that owing to the fail ure of the State treasury to pay any ol tlie appropriation for the Lunatic Asy lum, Ur. Ensor, the superintendent di that Institution, has been compelled to write to the probate judges of the several counties that if the State authorities do not do something to sustain the institu tion liefore the first proximo, it will have to bc closed and the patients taken in charge by their respective counties. The creditof the institution is exhausted, and the superintendent has borrowed on pri vate account till he can do so no longer, as the merchants of Columbia cannot car ry it on their shoulders. : - - Congressman Elliott Astonishes his People. Last week we gave som? account of the recent great and successful Liberal Re publican Meeting at Cooper Institute, Xew York. Since the said meeting, thc (?rant Republicans have held one in thc .same place, but it was decidedly lacking in thc enthusiasm that marked thc first. The j >ri ncipalspeakers were G en. Sick les, and Senators Morton and Wilson. Tn add to the effect of this demonstration in behalf of Grant, it is alleged that the leaders made a determined effort to se cure the endorsement of the members of ihe house of Representatives, but failed. And in the meantime tho Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune writes to that paper thus : Among thc members who declined to indorse Grant personally, were tl"o;e of the South Carolina delegation, Mr. Elli ott, who ls a delegate to Philadelphia, de-, dared that the delegates from that State would not vote for tirant in the Conven tion, And thus it is that Congressman El liott astonishes hi? people-tho people of his own color and the white carpet baggers. As for thc real white people of South Carolina, they have seen enongh of Congressman Elliott to learn that he is a very long-headed negro ; and they will not bc at all astonished to seo him . espouse the party which now so clearly promises to be dominant in the country. Meanwlrilc the editor of the Columbia Union, the Grant-Scott oigan in South Carolina, appears publicly with open mouth, "rolling eyes, and hair standing on end. He warns thc bolting Congress man with groan i ngs that cannot be ut . tered, and shrieks and writhes in dark despair. And well he may ; for. a single kink of the black Congress/nan's hali has one hundred times, more influence in South Carolina with the Republican party than the Union with all its forces put together, mental, moral, and material (he Horn? of thc Dilemma. Thc Nation, in a longarticle," examines the condition of the South, and shows that its losses, by the war, amounted te $5,202,308,554, which is ?bout twice the assessed value of all Southern properly in 1S(>0, oxclusiveof slaves. Five eighths of .Southern property iv gone, and the taxes upon the remainder arc ."four times that " upon the original propeiiy before he war." . Ill conclusion, it says"1: "Seven years have gone over since the close of the war, and, instead of occupy ing this precious season with endeavors re-establish prosperity und to sow the seeds ol a peace which, in another gen eration, would ripen into good-will and .forget in Ines, we have averted our eyes, from the whole problem, refused to lis ten to thc complaints of men whose hands we have tied, and have fallen back upon the lazy belief that in some way this great country is bound to go through. ' The unconscious syllogism working in the indolent Northern mind seems to be*. " Things aro no doubt very bad, we haven't the time or the inclination to as certain. Examination of suth unpleas ant matters, if a duty at all, is a disagreo^ able one. After all, the rebels havo made* their own bed, and they must lie in it." Perhaps their sufferings are only tho just punishment of their crimes ; but at any rate, there can be ncr reason for giv ing over the criminals into the hands of the carpet-baggers. What services have these persons rendered the country that we should grant them the monopoly of robbing rebels ? It would be better to levy tribute*-money, and get some nation al advantage' from the merciless exac tions inflicted upon the Southern people. Let us make up our minds one way or the other-do we or do we not proposo further to punish the rebel States for their rebellion ? If we do, let us at once proceed to devise some intelligent means for that purpose. If we do not, let us make baste to protect society from the ravages of ignorance and rapacity,- or give society the means to protect itself. We thought it worth four years of war to retain the Southern-States in the Uni on; now we hardly ' deemjj.it worth an act of Congress to preserve them." -1 ' - .;; .? The South Carolina Medical AKSO - elation. .? The annual Meeting of this important, and honorable body took place in Col um bia on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. The Association numbers among its members many of the most learned and prominent physicians and surgeons in South Carolina. Upon its roll we no tice the nanieu-of almost all tlu; medical men of Charleston and Columbia The President, for the year just ended, has been Dr, F. Peyre Porcher of Charleston. The objects of the Association, besides thc material and practical welfare of the physician, are, of course, the application of knowledge gained in the past to ;the future, the searching enquiry iuto^art and science, the general study of pheno mina, natural science, endemics and ep idemics, miasmas, fevers, and diseases generally. During the two days of Session, tho Hibernian Hall was thronged with vis iting physicians and .students, and the proceedings throughout wero of a very useful and interesting character. .Much was said by these medical men concern ing the new and fatal disease Meningetis, and remarks and dissertations upon it came from all sides. The conclusion of the majority seemed to be that, as yet, no specific treatment for Meningotis could be decided upon. Of the four Delegates appointed by the Edgefield Medical Association to repre sent them in this Meeting, only one was present-Dr. J. B. Du Bose, of -Ridge Spring. How was that, Messrs. Hill, Cartledge, and Tompkins? We beg you to bear in nd nd the reprehensible case of the individual who buried his talent in a napkin. The Delegates to tho next Annual Meet ing of the American Medical Association, in Philadelphia, areas follows :. Delegates to American Medical Asso ciation-Dr. J. F" M. Geddings, Charles ton ; Dr. T. P. Mikell, Edisto ; Dr. R. W. Gitebes, Columbia; Dr. Middleton Mi chel, Charleston'; Dr. A. P. Wylie, Ches ter : Dr T: A. Evans, Anderson ; Dr. S. Barnch, Kershaw ; Dr. F. F. Gary, Abbe ville. The officers of the Association for the ensuing year are as follows : . For PresIdent-rDr. J. T. Darby, Colum bia. 1st.- Vice President-Dr. J. McIntosh, Newberry. 2nd. Vice President-Dr. Ti A. Evana, Anderson. 3rd. Vico Presidenten C. H. Ladd, Winnsboro. Recording Secretary-Dr. T. Grange Si mons, Charleston. Corresponding Secretary-Dr. Baruch, . Camden. - , . . . "j Treasurer-Dr. F. L. Parker, Charleston. A Leak in the State Treasury. Notwithstanding the fact that nearly all the taxes have been collected, and turned into tho State Treasury, we hear that it is entirely empty. The per diem of tho members of the Legislature has never yet been paid, many of thc appro priations remain unpaid, the Judge? can't get their salaries, the County Trew-; snrers can't got their orders cashed for thc School Fund, and altogether (says tho Winnsboro News) there is a very un pleasant state of things just at this time in the official financial circle in Colum bia. There is evidently aleak somewhere about the Treasury that ought to be look ed into, and stopped if possible. Who is responsible, We will not undertake to say. Treasurer Farkcr is the custodian of the finances of the State, and it would seem that he should be called upon to explain the fiuancial embarrassment un der which the State is flow suffering. We understand that ho went to New York some time ago to raise money by hypoth ecating some bonds, but fiuled in his ef fort*. The condition of the State Treasury certainly demands public attention. To a-limited extent, it reflects upon, the Fi nancial Board, and unless there is a change for the better, public opinion will hold them directly responsible. The popular impression Is* at any rate; that Homebody has been dipping his hands too often in tbe Treasury vaults, and who that somebody is, is undoubtedly known to certain officials. \\"e earnestly hope that the matter will be properly investigated, and tho mind of the public enlightened. Grave suspi cions exist as to the culpability of corr tain partios; and if these suspicions aro unjust, let them put themselves right before the people. Advance Copy of" ti New JJook. "A NonLK LORD," sequel to "The Lost Heir of Linlithgow," by Mrs. Em ma D. E. N. Southworth, has just been published by T. B. Peterson & Brothers, Philadelphia. All who Juive read that most fascinating novel, " The Lost Heir of Linlithgow," -and wlvo has not, as it has passed to four editions in five weeks-will be pleased to learn that its gifted authoress has provided a sequel io the wondrously interesting st^ry. M A Noble Lord" is the titlo of thc conclusion of tho last en trancing narrative from the prolific and graphic pen of Mrs. Southworth. It takes up tho thread of the absorbing ro mance where the final chapter of "Thc Lost Heir" left it, and from the woof and web of the thrilling incidents, mysteri ous circumstances, and interesting and sharply individualized characters," the talented novelist has wrought out a lite rary masterpiece in the popular field, of prose fiction. Those desiring, entertain ing reading'of high order should secure both Mrs. Southworth 's last great novel and its sequel. Published ' in uniform, elegant and durable style by T. B. Pc tersen & Brothers. No. SOO Chesnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. It*is issued in a largo "duodecimo vol ume, and sold by all Booksellers at the low price of ?1,75 in cloth, br ?1,50 in pa per cover ; or copies will be sent by mail to any place, post-paid, by th? publish ers, on receipt of the price of the work in a letter'to them. Home and Health. Tho April number of this valuable and spicy family and health journal is re ceived, and deserves moro than a passing mention. After a year of unprecedented success, the publishers announce a series of improvements which bid fair toecKpse anything heretofore attempted. Tho May number is to be greatly enlarged, and will be under tho editorial management of Rev. Geo. G. Lyon,- a gentleman ol rare acquirements. In every number there will bo tho most entertaining and instructive reading for paren ts and adults, tho choicest stories and anecdotes for young people and children, wit and hu mor for old and young, valuablo infor mation on plants, fruits and flowers, use ful hints .on housekeeping and cooking, and a full summary of current events' transpiring in tho world, togethor with the most varied and elaborate articles on hygiene and medicine, and numerous practical suggestions". on.the art of pre serving the health, on the care and food of infifmts, and on tho home treatment of ali diseases and ailments. Notwithstand ing all these improvements, the price is to remain the same, $1.50 per annum. Address: Home Publishing House, or De Puy, Lyon & Co., 52, Fourth Avenue, New York? ; \ . / ISMM--I^-? The Ku Klux Triais in Chariest In our last week's issue we gave a s opsis of thc proceedings of the Ku K Court in Charleston, up to Tuesday af noon, tho 16th inst. On Wednesday %17th, G, S. Buist, ESQ.., counsel ..of : ^no? Rodgers, of Union Ctoi^ty/,'?jn an effort'to contind? the cas? of his ent until't-be next terjh of tHe=Conrf, on tl e grpund that his most import '. witness waa unavoidably .absent I Rodgers is churned-with conspiracy : murder. Judge Bond refused to p< pone the case, and ordered it lor trial Monday the 22nd. Tho case? of Colton Moss and Ac %phus Smith, indicted for murder, w then called up. District Attorney .C bin stated that subsequent investigat had satisfied the Government that th was a great probability that tbecharj were not true, and he moved that defendants be releas?d on their own cognizance in one thousand dollars ea which was-accordingly done. George Sylvester Wrignt and John Robinson pleaded guilty to an indictim for conspiracy against* Hardy Cook, York county; March 7, 1871.. The case of Elijah Ross Sepaugh, Torie county, indicted at the last term the court for conspiracy against Thon Ronndtree, and murder, was called, ? John F. Ficken, Esq., assigned to t defense of the prisoner. Upon the app cation of Mr. Ficken, the case was I down for trial Friday. . On Thursday, the 18th, the case of t United States vs. W. J. Jeter, Mac. I glish and Henry Grady, of Union, ind ted for conspiracy, was, on motion Mr. T. B. Steadman, counsel for the e fence, continued to the November ter and the U. S Commissioner at Unie was ordered to bail the defendants in t sum of ?3,000 each to appear. . The case of the United States va. I Williams, Belton Free and -Edmu; Voiselle, indicted for conspiracy, w also continued, and a Uke order as t above issued for rolease.of the prison? on bail. ' " The jury, fh the case of the Unit States vs, Wm; Smith ?hd Leander Spe cer, who had been out since Tuesdi night, returned into Court about tx o'clock, and reported to the'Judge th they had agreed upon the count on tl indictment charging the prisoners wi conspiracy, but could not agree upon tl murder count. Judge Bond asked if they disagrei upon a question of law, or one of tl facts, aud they replied that they dis I greed upon a question of facts, wher upon thc jury were' discharged, and tl prisoners remanded for another trial. Friday, the 19th, was devoted to tl trial of Elijah Ross Sepaugh, for tl murder of Thomas Roundtroe, kille in a so-called Ku Klux raid, on the 3i December 1870.' In this case, mu< wrangling and delay took place in tl organization of tho jury, Corbin," tl District Attorney, as usual, ordering a white men of respectable appearance I stand aside. He carried this so far th: the whole panel was exhausted before sufficient number of jurymen had bei sworn. After this the rejected mer wei recalled and each one, chosen, subjeetc to a fire of questions from Corbin an Merrill. The latter istbefamous militi ry commandant at York. *Iu all th: matter the Government attorney an Judge Bond exhibited the strongest pai tisan feeling and prejudice. Tho tris lasted until ll o'clock in tho night, an thc verdict bf the jury was: 'J We fill the defendant, Elijah Ross Sepaugl guilty ; and recommend him-lo thc mei 1 cy of the Court."' Mr. Fiekou then gave notico that ll would, at the proper time, make a mc tion in arrest of judgment. In a recess of this trial the.followin business, was done. John D. Hood, c , York, was admitted to bail in the sum c ?10,000, Messrs. J. R. Boylston,-Dun liam and H. Bischoff being the sccuri tics. The Grand Jury returned the follow ing bills into Court : The United States vs. Elias Burnett ? Barnwell Russell, Jas. Kimball, Jobi f-Chapman, Creighton Cope, Benjamii i Strickland, Jas. Calern Moore, Pinckne; George-Conspiracy. Ti no Bill. . The United States vs. Simpson Kirlr -Purchasing soldier's clothing. .Trui Bill. On motion of the District Attorney, i was ordered in tho ease of the Unitei States vs. Walker Dausen, W. P. Antho ny and Joseph Leehey, that so mnch o the indictment as charges murder bi discontinued. W. J. Truit was on?orod to be trans ferrell to tho jail at Yorkville, to servi out his sentence.' On Saturday the 20th, Elias Bennett Jas Kimball, .Ino. Chapman, Bcnjnnm Strickland, Jas. Kimball, Jr., and Calvi: Moore, of Sparta-- burg, were arraign et for general conspiracy, and plead guilty They were remanded to jail for sentece There was no further business and the Court adjourned. On Monday, the 22nd, Ihc latest data o which we can avail ourselves this week, the case of John Rodgers of Union coun ty, indicted for conspiracy and murder was taken up. . The Government aban doning the murder charge, thc trial foi conspiracy bogan. Four witnesses wen called by tho Government, who testified to their participation in several murders, And now wc give a few particular* concerning thc Ku Klux prisdhcrs and witnesses at present in Charleston. Ol prisoners there are about sixty ;. of wit nesses, about eighty. They are confined in the House Correction, corner ol Magazine and Mazyck stroots. The prisoners aro closely confined, and arc guarded day and night by a detachment of U? S. soldiers,- consisting of ten pri vates, two non-commissioned and one commissioned officer. They are said tc be well clothed atpresent, and all of them have been lately vaeinated at the expense of .tho Government Thf witnesses are kepi ' separate from the prisoners, but otherwise there is no distinction between them. They.are nil supplied with blank ets and cooked rations by T. A. H?wer .ton, who has the contract for this pur pose from tho Government. The prison is kept under military rule, with strlot attention, i^*? said, to the cleanliness ot the quarters and tho persons, confined. Tho prisoners are allowed to soo their friends and relations at certain hours. It is understood that most of them at pres ent are in good hr al th. -. -.-.<?>? A Free ficht. ST. Louis, April 20.-A special from Mnskaga, Indian Torritory, says Tala (jua?h was acquitted of the charge of murder, whereupon a relation of the deceased killed the defendant and thc Judge on the bench. An indiscriminate fight followed, in which eleven wore killed and many wounded. Among tho killed were three United States Marshals . WASHINGTON, April 20.-Tho For? Smith New JDra confirms tho reported 'fight at Muskaga, in the Indian Territo ry. At las?accounts both- parties were close together, and another fight was probable The Marshal's posse numbered eleven, nine bf whom are doad. Tho dis patch says thiH is one of the most terrible affairs ever known in thc Cherokee coun try. -It originated in distrust ?md jeal ousy, in which tho more unintelligent portion of tho inhabitants of the Indian Territory aro misled by bad white men. The Greenville Mountaineer says: On .Sunday night a building, used'as a work shop and stable, on tho premises of tho Misses DeCh?iseul, itt the northeast-' ern part of this- city y together'with ita contents of lumbered tools,, waa en tirely destroyed by lire. *1 . . ?. ... . -<.-. i }'rri.:o T'H^ For the Advertiser. " Heart Hungry." MB. EDITOE :-In a late number of tl Southern J?etn??/'publi3hed in Baltimor appeareda short review of "Heart Hui grift' a novel by Mrs. Maria J. Wes nyeland," *of Atlanta, Ga. This futi flfngatthe production of a Indy of tl South, in a Review claiming to be Soutl .'emin ifsjone and sentiment, has excite ..my surprise, and awakened a deidre t have **lair play" for tho story of th beautiful and gifted authoress. Despite the unjust, narrow and meagi criticism of Mr. Allston, " Heart Hm gry" has won its way to the favor an commendation of tho best intellects < America. Its literary success is boyon the palsied stroke of th*e would-be-critii Mr. Allston has beeu content to dismif the book after picking a flaw in the gran matical Construction of a few sentence! and, discovering that tho authoress ha put a few more " frills" upon the " dress of thc heroine, than was customary, eve in a work of fiction, makes a fais chargo of petit larceny against the heroin .of tho story, in regard to the soltair diamond ring of her lover, declaring th novel "sensational," and even "sensu OU8." Such is his summing up of th merits of tho work. He has not attempt ed to analyze the philosophy that pei vadea the entire work, or controvert th changes that the authoress suggest should be made in our present social sys tem. To the thoughtful reader there i more in "Heart Hungry" than a fascina j ting love-story, or sensational effect ari sing from tragical denouements. It i 'ull of a bold, truthful, and progressiv reform, in regard to the education c woman, and the relations between th sexes, single and married. According to our appreciation of th' novel it attempts to show, First, Tha the superficial system of instruction o woman must bo changed ; that tho spher of their labors must be enlarged. Sh says: " Were these women educated t< comprehend that " ' Life is real, life is earnest," ' they might be zealous, workers in tb great vineyard. But so long as the pres ent superficial system of instruction con tinues, so long as women are reared wit! the idea'that they have nothing to do bu cultivate their physical beauty, dress and run the gauntlet of the marring market to advantage, just so long wil they be the giddy butterflies of fashioi one finds them ; with now and then ai earnest soul struggling for something higher, only to be dragged down by gos sips and critics. The ballot-box is no what is. asked for, not what is needed but a more thorough education for wo men. Is it not the ? mother Vho has thi training of her offspring ? She must no be unsexed in the blind wisdom of fanati cism, nor robbed of a single feminini attribute ; but to make " a perfect womar nobly planned," she must be intellect ii ally, but not masculinely, strong. She must be allotted some nobler mission ir life than conjuring up frivolous, and con sequently pernicious, ways of disposing of her time.'/ Page 56 and 57. Secondly, That the utter disregard o their word, that characterizes the fash ionable females of society, is the resul o'f their false system of instruction ; thai they are all more or less guilty of decep tion and falsehood. In regard to the he roirie being engaged to two lovers at th( same time, she says : " It is to be regretted that women an guilty of such irregularities, but wher the false education which teaches their to bo so utterly regardless of their wore is remembered they are perhaps as muet to be pitied as censured." Pago 36. Thirdly, That their practice of coquet ry, unfits them for selecting a suitablt husband, and from becoming a good wife after marriage. That unlicensed coquet ry is nothiug moro or less than a prosti tution of the heart ; that there van be bul one greater false step, and that is a loss of physical virtue. Speaking of a coquet*, she says : "Sucha woman has no moral sense, no high-toned principle; her whole lifo ie an acting falsehood; she is herself o libel ou her sej&.her endt grievous. She will novor lnaZ/fr ? true wife, for the love of a single honest iieart would never sat isfy thc irnisping desires of her own. She can not fill a mother's holy place for tho chief source of parental respect, confi dence, is nullified, and*he cornerstone 'of their education, truth, is put to th? blush- Tho deadliest drought is not more poisonous to tho stomach than to society and the family, is the daily heartless lite of the avowed* coquette. What though she may not reel upon the streets and carouse lu dens of iniquity? There should he less excuso for her conduct than for the unfortunate proiligalc, for she acts with promoditatio"." Pago 72. Few women have properly appreciated the utter demoralization that unlimited flirting produces,- and fewer have had the honesty and nerve ta state thc causo so strongly against their sex as is done in the forgoing extract. Fourthly, That it is wrong to marry for money, position, or from any motive whatever, save that of true love : " Deliver mo from 'the conventional love, tie la mode, which sells itself for gold, and induces tho mariage de conve nance." Page 124. Fifthly, The whole thread of her story goes to prove although one or both may marry from pure love, that it is a senti - menfthat must be watched with an eager eyo, and nourished with a tender hand ; that thc love so beautifully described by the poets and writers of fiction, will not stand thc test of every day life; that the heart must bc fed by its daily and natural food, kindness, attention, devotion, ap preciation, and ever thoughtful love, otherwise it will perish and die, or it will seek its wants outside of the restrictions and limitations of the niarri ago stato. If wo are correct in our judgment of the book, it aims at correcting these grievous faults of society. Tho fair au thoress, ' (like D'Israeli in Coningsby, iii which he in telling his beautiful story of love, is covertly vindicating the.charac ter of tho Jow?, or in Lothair is attacking the Catholic religion,) is only using the story of her novel and tho various dramatis persono?, as the medium of popularizing her philosophy of love and lifo ; of correcting the faults of her sex, and of pointing out the way in which woman may elevat 3 and ennoble herself in the pyes of God and man. The charge that the work is sensational is sustaihod by the facts of the novel, and by tho effect it has produced upon the rending public. The assertion that it is "sensuous" is without'foundation; the kiss referred to, to sustain this allega tion, was "snatched". by the hero when the heroine had fainted in the conserva tor}', and she is described as feing in an unconscious etato, and that so soon as con sciousness returned to her, she " shrank from his embrace," and immediately extricated horsolf. Such are the facts that have induced Mr. Allston to arrive at the unjust conclusion that the story is sensuous. ' lu conclusion, wo would suggest to our friend, never to raiso his pen against the work of a woman, save in a spirit of courtesy and kindness. CHILDE CHILDERS. Edgcfield. It is stated that Professor Morse left property valued at nearly $500,000, and that, by the provisions of his last will and testament, he. bequeathed to his wife the whole amount, to hayo and to hold during her life, with tho exception of one-eighth, which is set apart to ?over his indebtedness. -On tho deatli of Mrs. Morse theproportyistobedlvh od among tho children. ?SB^The Charlotte (N. C.) Dispatch learns that in Gaston County, on thellth inst., during the temporary absence of Mr. Harrison Gant and his wi fe,, ?heir two little boys, aged respectively five and seven years, found a jug-of whiskey and drank a large' quantity, from the effect of which they wer? thrown Into Violent convulsions ?nd died in a few hours', "de spite the attendance of three1 ph VBJ cl ans, SPECIAL MlMlirai ,^ ? .-o A Handsome Line of DRESS GOODS .in Colors and Mourning, .styles, offered at Reduced Prices, at . -? . W. H. BRUNSON'S. A beautiful line of-PRINTS.' CAMBRICS, i,AWNS,,Colored MUSLTXS, and White ana Colored PIQUES, at; BRUNSON'S; . Mantle LINEN for Ladies' Traveling Suits, for sale low, at- * . . / . . . BRUNSON'S. A .large stock of W^HITE GOODS,-Plain, Striped, Dotted Swiss - and Muli Muslins, Victoria and Bishop Lawns, Jaconets. Brilliants, ifce . offered at low prices, by BRUN>-ON. A large and elegant assortment of Silk, Pique and Galoou Trimming, Magic, Imperial! Lily and Lace Edge Frillings, Braids, Jaconet and ^wiss Edgings andlnsertings, Dress Buttons, &c, at BRUNSON'S. Ladies' Lace and Linen SETS and Linen and Lace COLLARS.and CUFFS, the latest styles, at BRUN?ON'S. SHOW CASE NOTIpNS-Albums, Perfumery, Hair Brushes, Toilet Combs, Jewelry, Ladies' and Gents" Dolly Vardens, and a th'ousand other articles-all sold low by . BRUNSON. Gents, Ladies and Misses GLOVES and HOSIERY in endless variety, at BRUNSON'S. ' L. C. Handkerchiefs, and Hem-stitched and Embroidered HANDKER CHIEFS,, very cheap, at BRUNSON'S. Heavy stock of Irish, Linen, Table and B?d Linens, Bed Tickings, Brown and White Shirtings, Striped and Plaid Homespuns, at BRUNSON'S. Gents and Boys' Ready Made CLOTHING-Cassimere Suit's, Black Cloth Suits, &c. Also, a large stock of Tweeds, Jeans and Fancy Cassimerea for Men and Boys wear-for sale cheap by BRUNSO?. Ladies and Misses Sundowns, and Ladies, Misses and Children's Trimmed Hats, latest styles, at BRUNSON'S. Gents Cassimere Beavers, the latest styles, and Gents and. Boya Felt, Palm and Straw Hats,-inducements offered, at BNUNSON'S. A SPECIALITY. My stock of S30ES are un?urpassed ; were made to my order, and I can guarantee every Pair. In the line of Ladjes and Misses Dress and Walking Siioes I have Lasting Button Gaiters, Lasting Lace and Congress Gaiters, Foxed Button and Lace Gaiters, and Alexis Ties, something entirely new, Gents and Boys Gaiters and Buskins, and Children's Shoes in endless va riety, and all at low figures. My stock is full andeomplete in all Departments. An"early call solicited. Bargains guarantied. W. H. BRU?VSOIV. Apr 24_ lm 18 ' Enlargement -OF THE CAROLINA STORE. Exciting Ti me s ! DRY GOODS LOWER THAN THEY HAVE EVER BEEN SOLD AT RETAIL IN THIS OR ANY OTHER MARKET ! Every one wonders what is the matter, and why are POWELL & MULLER, 189 Broad Street,. Augusta, 6a., Selling Goods so Cheap ? Because they are about to Enlarge their POPULAR SOUTHERN STORE, so as to make room for their increasing friends, who love to patronize those to the "m^nor born." T* ?o needless to give the names of Goods in our' large Sto^.'". We would only say that we have from the commouest to the finest quality of every class of Dry Goods, and before you buy don't fail to witness 'for yourself our Astonish ingly Low Prices i ??r>Samples sent free of charge to any part of the coun try, and Express paid on orders for Goods io the amount of $10 or more, at retail. WALTER POWELL, Formerly of Barnwell, S. C. ' WILLIAM MULLER, Formerly of Columbia, S. C. Augusta, Apr 24 ' tf 18 ?&~ Tuesday night lastadaringattempt was made to rob the residence of Senator Frank Arnim, in Hamburg, bj' two col- ? ored villains. They had entered the ' piazza, anti were in the act of raisiug a window alongside of the Senator's bcd, [ when Mrs. Arnim, hearing the noise, awakened her husband, who impulsively crushed through the glass and seized ono ? of the burglars by the leg. The rascal j succeeded in tearing himself away ?nd | effected Jj is escape, along with hisaceom" j plicc. Mr. A mini's hand and wrist were j very badly cut by tho glass, but ho says he will not mind this if he succeeds, as he thinks he will, in identifying the burg lars, and committing them to jail. Aiken Journal. . Fur the Advertiser. Tribute ol' Respect. At a Regular Communication of Con--] cordi? Lodge, Ne. 50, A. F. M., on fhe evening of the 19th inst., the following Preamblo and Resolutions w^jre adopted : WHEREAS, It hath pleased tito Su promo Ruler of the Uuiverso to remove our worthy brother JOHN B. ORIFFIS by death, Therefore Resolved, That in tho death of our Brother, JOHN B. GR?FFIS, this Lodge has lost a worthy member and'the com munity a good citizen. Resolved, That we condole with the family of tho decoased in their sad be reavement. Resolved, That as a token of respect to the memory of . the deceased we wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days, and that a pago in the Minute Book of the Lodge bo inscribed; to bis memory. Resolved, That the Secretary be in structed to send a copy of these Resolu tions to tho family of tho deceased, and also to the Ed ge lie ld Advertiser for pub lication. w. w. ADAMS. D. R. D?RISOE.. W. A. SANDERS, Committoe. OBITUARY. In Memoriam. DIED.'of Typhoid Fever, near Meeting Street,, in Edgulield, oh Wednesday, the 7th February 1872, iii the 18th year of his life, OLIVER PERRY DORN,' third son of Mc JAMES DOR?? and Mrs. MAR THA DORN. Snatched away in the very bloom of youth, his heart had neither been co? sumed by sorrow, nor pierced by the sting of disappointment. Mild, truthful, and nonorable, he had troops of friends, but no enemies. Weep not, brothers, sisters and parents. " God tempers thc wind to tho shorn lomb," and there ls no more parting in the Mansions of Ever lasting Happiness 1 AMICUS. COMMERCIAL. AUGUSTA, April 23 GOLD-'-Buving at 109 and selling at 111 COTTON-Was dull and nominal to day at 22, with few transactions. Re counts, 121, and sales,-66 bales. BACON-Clear 8ides, 8*@8i ; C. R. Sides, 8; Shoulders, Gi @65 ; Horns, 13? 15 ; -Dry Salt Sides, Ti, and Shoulders, 5?@5J. CORN-Prime white is soiling at 95 by tue car load from depot : retail, $1. WHEAT-We quote choice white, $190; amber, $1 80. FLOUR-City Mills, $8 25@85Q ; at re tail, 91 $ barrel higher. Country, $7 50 @9, according to quality. CORN MEAL-$1 at wholesale; $105. at retail. OATS-70@75. W. H. SHAFFER, Dentist, HAVING located at Edorefield offers his Professional services to the cit izens and surrounding country. Office at the late residence of S. S. Tompkins, Esq. Feb 28 tf 18 Candy.! Candy! U?T. received a splendid, lot of Fresh _ CANDY of au kinds, at, reduced .ar. : ns . PENN'S DRUG STORfc. : Apr 2?U:t?'?f:-n ?.I ii ?&??aiv i-Jftro; J o Ji JOHNSTON'S DEPOT, S. C., (Charlotte, Columbia <fc Augusta R. R.) HAS in Store a General Stock of well selected ?PEING BEY GOODS, Embracing full lines of LADIES' DRESS GOODS, WHITE GOODS, DOMESTICS, NOTIONS, ?fcc. -ALSO HATS, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, ?fcc., ?fcc. Wi'h a full and varied assortment of Family Groceries. All ol' which will be sold low for Cash AT A UGUSTA PRICES. Cotton and Country Produce takon in oxchango for Goods. Apr 24 3m 18 As Cheap as the Cheapest! IHAVE on hand a complete and well selected stock of Groceries, Wines, Liquors, &c. To which I am adding a neat and varied stock of Dry Goods and Notions My Goods are bought almost exclu sively for Cash. Therefore, for Cash, I can Hud will sell as Cheap as thc Cheap est. Give Pine Grove Store (on the Vau cluse Road, four miles below Old Wella) a call, where I will be found at all hours, ready, willing, and waiting to serve my customers. J. H. JOHNSON? Apr 24_._4t 18 Sheriff's Sale. Stale of Mouth Carolina. ED6EFIELD COUNTY, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. D. L. Turner, Judgo Pro-1 b??,*??T,.?*?, UrcclMur, .. John M. Stidham. J BY virtue of an Order from the Hon. Samuel W-. Melton, Circuit Judge, I will proceed to sell at Etlgelield Court House, on Sale-day in May next, all that TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situ ate, lying and being in said county and State, containing One Hundred and Fifty Five (155) Acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Theophilus Dean, Robert Brv an, George Free, and others, upon the following terms, to-wit: The Costs and one-third of the purchase money to be paid in cash. The balance of tlie purchase money on a credit until the first day of January. 1873, with inter est from day of sale. The credit portion to be secured by a Bond and a Mortgage of the premises. Titles and Stamps, ex tra. J. H. MCDEVITT, S. E. e. April 1,_ 5t_14_ Sheriff's Sale. Slate of Mouth Carolina. EDGEFIELD COUNTY. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. D L. Turner, Judge Pro- j bate & successor in office, Foreclo8Ure> vs. ... I Dempsey C. Bussey. J B>Y virtue of au order m ? Samuel W. Melton, Circuit Judge, in theaibcre canso, I will proceed to sell at Edgefiold Court House, on Sale-Day in May, 1872, all that TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate, lying or being in the said county and State, containing Two Hundred and Fifty (250) Acres, more dr loss, bounded by lands of Emerson Bus sey, A. Sharptom, Robert Jennings, and otnors, upon the following terms, to-wit: The Costs- and one-third the purchase money to.be paid in cash. The balance of the p?rchMO money on a credit until the first day of January, 1873, with in terest from day of sale. .The, credit por tion'to be secured by a Bond and a Mort gage of tho premises; ' Titles and Stamps J. 'Hii MuDEVr?T, 8, ?. C. April*, <.?..- it -rfc MARKERI & CLISBY -DEALERS IN Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals^ Paints, Oils,, YarnisKes, Dye Stuffs, WINDOW GLASS, . PUTTY, PAINT BRUSHES, SA"SH TOOLS, STATIONERY, TBMT AMllSLESj PIBFUWIERY, SI PE I?0?I WOES ANO LIQUORS OF EVERY GRADE, fine Tcfeaeeo, Segar s, fte?, lEdgefield, S. C. We beg leave to call the attention of our Friends and the Public to our Large Stock of ""Goods, which is now complete in all Departments. Persons visiting Edgefield to purchase Medicines or Drugs bf any description, will do well to call, and ex amine our Goods, and particularly our Prices* We are confident of giving Entire Satisfaction, and will make it to the interest of ev? ry one honoring us with a: call Thanking our Friends for their liberal patronage and past favors, we hope to merit a continuance of the same. MABKERT & OLISBY. Prescriptions Compound all hours with the greatest care. Apr 24 tf 13 . Simmons & Clough Organ Co.'s IMPROVED CABINET ORGANS AX D GRA!SI> l-OMSiXATJOU Fitted reith thc Newly invented Scribner's Patent Qualifying Tubes An invention having a most important Bear ing ot\ thc future reputation of Recd Instru ments, by moans of which tho quantity or Volume of tnnoi.-* vppy larjioly increased, and the quality of tone rendered* Equi! to that of the Best Pipe Organs of th? Same Capacity. Our celebrated "Vox Celeste," "Louis Ptttent," "Vox Humana," " Wilcox Patent" Octave Coupler, the charming "Cello" or " Clarionet" Stops, and v ALL THE LATE IMPROVEMENTS Can be obtained only in these Organs. EVERY I??!?T RU MEW ? FULLY WARRANTED. Manufactured at Vos. 15, 17 & 19 Miami street, DETROIT, MICH. Thirty five different Styles for ih<> Parlor and the Church. Now and Elegant Designs, The best Material and Workmanship. Quality and Volume of Tone Unequalled. PRICES, $50 to $500 ? (Established in 1350.) jZ^* AGENTS WANTED IN EVERY COUNTY. Address SIMMONS & CLOUGH ORGAN 60., Detroit, Michigan. Apr 24 ' . 10ml8 JAMES W. TURLEY .Desires to ad vise the people of Edgefield that he is again fully prepared to exhibit for their inspection a complete assortment of Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods suited to the Present Spring. Season, And to assure them that Unusual Convincingly Low Prices will Prevail i He especially desires to call attention to his SPRING- STYLES. DRESS GOODS! A Choice, Bu? and Elegant Assortment ! Will, have on exhibition to-day Black Gros Grain Silks, Black Drab de France, Colored Silks in all the new popular shades. Japanese Silks and Jnv itation Silks, Black Iron, Grenadine and Canvassed Bareges, fine to sublime quality, Dolly Varden Styles,. In many matorials. Grenadines in variety, Ballorruves, Seajsu?fcers, Suit ings, Linens, Lawns, Black Llama Lace Sacques and Points, otc, &c. Alsor a very large assortment of Chea]) Dress Goods. Augusta, April. 3, 1872. JAMES W. TURLEY, Third House above Glcoe Hotel. Wi St?tioTiery. E have iu Store the larga?t and best assortment of STATIONERY we have ever before offered, embracing in part the following different styl?: 6 Reams Legal Cap PAPER, 10 " Fools Cap PAPER, . ..". 10 " Large size Letter PAPER, ? : iQnnuiereial Note PA*ER, * 2-" French PAPER, Rose and Green Tint, . ... 'mich 3 Dozen Boxes Initial PAPER, different colors, . . ? . 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