Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, June 27, 1872, Image 2

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The Canadian Railroad Accident. BELLEVILLE, June 22.-The unfortu nate train contained many ministers of the English Church rn route home from the Toronto synod. About eleven miles be low Belleville station the engine jumped the-track, carrying death and fearful tor ture to scores of passengers. The forward car and baggage car, which remained on the'track, telescoped into the smoking car and svond-class passenger car, leaving them, on the top of the engine exposed tc . the escaping steam from the boiler. Here the poor creatures were hopelessly penned for some time, breathing vapors of death and suffering all the agony of immersion into a boiling cauldron of super-heated wafer. An eye-witness says that imme diately after the accident he went to the second-class car. ? It and the smoking car were telescoped, and .on the locomotive, the steam from which issujng from the cars was so dense that he could see noth ing. One after another of the scalded vic tims were crowding out of the opening. Crow-bars were immediately put into re quisition by the passengers from the first class cars, all of whom escaped injury, and openings were made. Many were found entangled, and were extricated with the utmost di?ficulty, timbers having to be broken. Five persons were found dead and were carried to the roadside, where the wounded lay for nearly .three hours in the most fearful agony. The sight was one to baffle description.. The terrible cries of the sufferers, rent the ears o? look ers-on, who made every possible effort tc grant their requests for water. Two first class cars and a Pullman car were compar atively uninjured, and th#passengers were transshipped and went east this forenoon. Sixty-five men and women were fearfully scalded and otherwise injured, six of whom died on the spot. Four more have died and others are dying every hour. Not more than one-third of the" injured will live. The wounded and dying are lying stretched on mattrasses on the floor of the freight shed so much disfigured as to be unrecognizable. Grant's '.Boston Ratification Meeting. BOSTON, MASS., June 23.-The Sfanl Central Champaign Club held a ratifica tion meeting. Alexander Rice presided. General Butler was seated on the rostrum. Judge Hoar was the first person introduc ed, and lauded the candidates for their well-earned distinction in the lines of "Ajar and politics. In his allnsion to Sumner, i he audience was disposed to hiss, but was checked by the speaker before his sentence was completed. His expressior. was only one of regret of the course his friend had taken, and that he would soon realize his false position. Gen. Butler followed. He said this was onlv a continuation of the campaign be gun the 19th of April, 1861 ; the old Dem ocratic party was done and dead : Greeley'? success depended upon his nomination at Baltimore, which he would not obtain ; the angel Gabriel could not be elected on such a ticket ; the Repnblican party was united and unbroken; honest Southern Democrats were not prepared to support such a leaders as w?s.nresented at Cmcir nati*; Sumner's speecn so disgusted the people that they insisted upon nominating his colleague for vice-President ; the Re publican party deserved to die if it could not beat the party that had experienced two battles ; he believed in victory, but he considered the civil service reform a humbug ; he believed in turning officers inside out every four years, and didn't fa vor an aristocracy of office-holders ; the Republican party" which had worked it self up honestly* from a small beginning, was not lie killed by nomination of wealt clements of a defunct party with a few disgruntled Republicans. Au Aflccting Scene. In the United States District Ku Klux Court, now sitting in Montgomery, Ala bama, the case of Pylan t, .Smith and Bose man, resulted in the acquit tal ol Bosenian, and a mistrial as to Py?ant and Smith the jun* standing nine for acquittal and three'for convicci?n. There were three negroes on the jury. In the case of the Youngs and H?rkins, a verdict of guilty was returned, and Neil Harkins, R. G. Young and John D. Young were sentenced to ten years confinement in the Albany Penitentiary and $5,000 fine. Ringold Young was" sentenced to seve : years and $2.000 fine. The Adver tisei gives the following affecting incident connected with the trial : There was- an affecting scene in the T.'nited States Court when the defendants in the case of the United States vs. Young cr al., were called up for sentence. The verdict had been rendered hardly fifteen minutos when the Court inquired if the de fendants had anything to say why son tenet should not be awarded against them, 'flu old man Young, in a calm and. manly manner, free from braggadocio, protested li s innocence of tho charg but as he re ferred to his wife and four daughters de pendent upon him, now 03 years of ?ge, iis voice was broken, and there was not in the court room a manly heart but what W33 wrung with sorrow as thc picture arose before them of this aged man in a far off penitentiary, and his now widowed -vife and helpless dough tew shelterless and ' . friendless, driven from their little home, which the $5,000 ?ino wiii cause to be sold, as well as tho little scanty pittance which was all, this old man was enabled, after a life of 'toil, to save from the wreck of the war. UNJUST PCNK-:?.?I3;XT.-Tho two freed men, Meadows and Johnson, are still in jail at this place, notwithstanding an or der of the United States Court that thvy should be admitted to bail. Their bail ft and has been ready ever since before th?-?r arrival here-?rom thc Charleston jail, yet they are still in ?prison. These prisoners w re arrested for alleged connection will, the Ku Klux, on the last day pf March i;;sr, and'have been it1 prison ever since art of the time in Columbia and part in * 'harlestofl. Now, a3 lo the sejret of this unjust con finement we think we know it. The two negroes io question had the or?dit of uni formly voting the Democratic ticket, thus exercising their new rights as free citizens. As for their connection with Ku Klux, it is a base slander to charge that there was ever such an organization in the Count v. They should be set at liberty. It is "a disgrace to the authorities having control of the matter to keep the said prisoners Lnger in .?jonfinement. ?mee the above was put in type, a let ter has been handed to us, from which we make the following extract. The letter is written from Newberry, and is from un doubted authority, yet for reasons uflne C'ssary to be made known, we withheld the author's name. This letter fixes the blame, in part, at least, for thc detention of the prisoners in question .nearer home than we had anticipated. The public will read and judge for themselves whethei such cruelty should be tolerated without the severest reprehension and punishment. When thc orders of a United Statis Judge and a United States Commissioner are set aside or ignored by a little tom-tit of a jailor, it? would seem that our condition is deplorable in the extreme. The following is. the extract: "TheCommissioner (Runkle) teils me that he sent an order Saturday, a week ago, to have the prisoners brought down by Leahy, who was then at Lam ens; that Leahy presented the order to the jailor, but he would not give up the prisoners." -Lanrensville Herald. SHACKING RAPE.-A horrid crime was commited in Pulaski County* Georgia, last ThrnVday morning, on the person ol Mrs. Charlton Lovett, by a negro man about twentv'-?ne J^5 ?ld, formerly owned by Mr. Joe Philips, resining ten miles below Hawki^aville. On Thursday morning, vhis villain irent tb the house of Mr. lovett, and finding -Mrs. L. there alone, her husband being on a distant part of the plantation, produced a huge knife, which ne had just sharpened ic* fhe pur post, and seizing Mrs. L. with great vio lence, swore he would cut her throat il she made the least noise or resistance. Having accomplished his purpose, he fled, but the alarm Deing given, ne was pur sued by some thirty men during the day, and captured and lodged in Pulaski Coun ty jail. There was great excitement over toe affair throughout the County-the victim being of a highly esteemed and in-1 fiuenUal iunily. | Men Who arc in Prison. Among the political prisoners in the Albany Penitententiary, sentenced under the infamous Ku Klux law, is a man by tho name of Moore, and this i5 his histo ry, as he gave it in brief, from his sick bed, So the editor of the Utica Bee : " Before, the war I was a well-to-do planter in South Carolina. I owned many slaves, which constituted my wealth. Tie ?vents of the war reduced me nearly to poverty. At its close I gathered together the fragments of my ruined estate, hired \ lew of my former slaves and commenced life anew. All went w?ll with me until a month or six weeks ago, when I was sus pected of, being a Ku Klux, arrested by .a United States Marshal, given a hasty .?rial, found guilty, sentenced, and two weeks ago was brought from Washington to this prison. My term is ten years." The editor of the Bee adds : " The man vowed upon his honor, and as he prayed that it might be in his death bed, that he was as innocent of the crime charged against him as I was myself. He knew nothing whatever of the "Ku Klux. I ask ed him if- he had a family. The mention of familv seemed to paralyze him with ?rief. He sobbed. bitterly, and between the tears I heard him moan, 'Oh! my ooor little bov-my poor wife.' I hasten ed away, but, under the pretense of filling his kid with wat ?r ; In ahalf hour I return ed. He was still lying on his narrow bunk, and, clasping a" Bible in his hands, seemed deeply interested in one of the Psalms of David." There mav be, and no doubt are, here and there in the South outlaws, as there are in the North and thc West, who de serve the prison ; but every form, feature and act done une er the authority of the .ui'amous Ku Klux act deserves the scorn and condenation of every true freeman of the land.-Baltimore Sun. Sacrifice of City Bonds. The sale, or rather the sacrifice, of the bonds o'f the city of Columbia, S. C.. on Wednesday lastl if nothing else, exhibits bow utterly reckless of the financial inter ests of the"city the Radical ring controll ing municipal affairs have become. The purchase of the Mayor, whose private for vate fortune is limited, seems to point out that functionary as th*" ?atspawof a ring of gree ly Rameal plunderers, with whom to wreck" the credit of the State and its municipal corporations, to fill their indi vidual pockets, has been and continues to be the chief object of all legislation which a corruption fund .controls against all the better interests of the people at large. Of $100,000 bonds offered, Major JohnuAl exander took $90,000, and Clark Waring, Esq., $lO,000--the prices paid being 60, 65* and 66. The auctioneer stated that the" bids of the Mayor were private bids. The Union says of this forced sale of' city securities, that the bonds are well worth 90 cents, if worth anything, and further remarks : The whole transaction i.e ? curious one. The business and moneyed men. of the city propertv thus to be sacrificed. Th? city will realize ?.65..000 and a little ovei for" which it will h?ve eventually to pay $100,000, besides the interest at the rate of seven per cent, per year till the bonds mature. There is $3?",000 dead loss tc the city to begin with ; by which loss the city is made to pay a premium on the amount realized, which is enormous, ano interest on the amount realized at nearl\ twelve per cent, besides. Is this ? busi ness like and honest transaction ? It is wrong from beginning to end. At fbi: price for bonds, the new City Hall nov building mil cost the ' city over $130,000 Does the c?.ty need that improvemem enough to pay a premium of from $40,??( to $50,000 to seem* ?i. ? We say mos emphatically, no ! Treaty Correspondence. WASHINGTON, June 23.-The Depart ment of State lias furnished for publica tion the corr^ondenee in relation to the Treaty of Washington, butas the ywn? ed article has been rendered of no eflec! by the recent decision of the Geneva tri bunal, ruling out thc claims for indirect damages, the documents nov,* possess*- nc particular interest except as a reco: J oi diplomatic proceediugs showing the anxie ty . cf each Government to preserve its own status iu the premises. It may be 'said, however, concerning the article as amended by thc Senate, that the British Government could not clearly uuderstand. in their opinion it was vague, and ii' it should be negotiated in its present form, a treaty would have to bc made hereafter to determine what ii meant. Our Gov ernment was not disposed to alter the amended article, c nsidering chat Great Britain hesitated at mere phraseology and that her objection w.^moro technical than real. Durim: the correspondence, Secreta ry Fish said Great Britain acted as if her determination wus lo rule the proceedings. Our Government did not object tu Great Britain moving au adjournment of the Geneva tribunal, hut insisted that she tirst put in her Government, as demanded by the treaty. Tin; correspondence is elaborate? on this point, ami has been brought to a close by the decision of the tribunal ruling out the, claims for indirect damages. The object of Great Britain in desiring an adjournment was in the re cess to further negotiate, about the afore said article. The correspondence ends in a genial way, Mr. Fish expressing the hope, on th? 4th instant, that Great Bri tain will now proceed with the business in accordance with the spirit of tho? t reaty. . PoisoNixrr.-A young negro boy, nam ed George Watts, wus brought io this niace, on list Saturday, and committed to ?ail to await tri.il. for attempting to "poison .Mr. Joseph Babb," of this County. The noy nf.ire.-aid had put strychnine' into a fumbler ?Of milk. Mr. Babb,* on tasting the milk, discovering that somethmiT was wrong with it, emptied it but into another vessel, and the milk being drank by a dog, the auimal died immediately. Tho boy then beiog arrested, confessed the crime. -Laurensville Herald. BRILLIANT.ACHIEVEMENTS OF SOUTH ERN BOYS.-The Raleigh (N. C.) Sentinel I says : It is a singular and pleasing fact that Southern boys have borne off the highest honors at Princeton College, New Jersey, during the last three years. The late wonderfully gifted Theoderick Pryor, son of Gen. Roger A. Pryor, of Virginia, was graduated m 1870 with higher nonors ; than were ever taken before by any stu dent. In 1S71, Skirfner Lassiter. of Ox ford, N. C., stood foremost in his class, and is now at Berlin, Prussia, in atten dance upon the University, his Princeton scholarship supporting him ; whilst the other day, Richmond M. Pearson, Jr., son of Chief Justice Pearson, of N. C., bore off the highest distinction in a ??lass of ninety-six graduates. HEAVY STORM IN ABBEVILLE.-During a terrible storm of wind, hail and rain in the lower part of Abbeville county, S. C., on the 15th inst., a kitchen on the premi ses of Mr. David W. Dowtin, in which the family, through fright, nacl taken shelter, was blown down. Seven persons were in the building at the time, all women anet children. Five were injured, some seriously. Two limbs and a collar bone was broken, and a .good many bruises and scratches sustained by the inmates. No lives are despaired of, although' some are in a oritical situation. The storm carried everything before it.. Gin houses and stables were unroofed, one or two out houses* blown down. The majestic oak and lofty pine were hurled headlong or twisted off, and thousands of pannels of felice were blown down. The bail literally riddled the corn and cotton, and at some p.ices killed the fowls. It j was about :re &ui a half miles in width. THE FASTEST TIME ON RECORD! GOLDSMITH MAID TROTS A MILE IN 2:16$. -Boston June 19.-The Mystic Park j races were attended by a very large crowd to-day. The great contest was between Goldsmith Maid and Lucy, mile heats, 3 in 5, to harness, in the second heat Goldsmith Maid made the*fastest time over a tracton record-3:16f. Summary-Goldsmith Maid, lil. Lu cy, 2 2 2. Time, first heat-quarter, 36 ; half, 1:10; mile, 2:21. Second heat-q uar- , ter, 34?; half, 1:07$; mile, 2.1GJ. Third heat-quarter, 35 ; half, i : 10 ; uule, & 19$. J THE ADVERTISER. Edge fie ld, S. C., iuhe 2T..1872. Bring It By Edgefield. ' From the annexed extract from the Constitutionalist it will ho seen that it is ia contemplation to shorten tile Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta Railroad some ten miles by changing tho road bed at pome point North of Pine House and running thence direct to Augusta. Tf the Directors really intend to make this change, re gardless of the pecuniary wrong and in convenience they would impose upon the people who have settled around and built stores and dwellings at Pine House Depot, we think it incumbent upon tho citizens of our town to take steps forth with to induce the Directors to run the new road as near this place as possible. Indeed, we think the Road could be brought righ* through the town without prejudice to the interest of the Company ; yea, on the contrary, decidedly to the advantage of'the Company. For by running the Road by this town would add greatly to the transportation and freight'lists of the Road, inasmuch as hundreds of farmers North and West of this, instead of hauling their cotton to, and supplies from-Augusta, as they now do, would ship by rail from this placo. And we Edgefield people should and doubtless would subscribe liberally to wards paying the expenses that would be incurred in -effecting the proposed change in the route of the road. Let all .concerned arouse to tho importance of the contemplated'move, and let us with out delay consult the directory of the road, and see what can be done. The Constitutionalist says : We have been informed that the man agement of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad has under advisement the prospect of shortenine the road ten miles. Tnis project looks to the building' of a line as nearly direct as possible from the neighborhood of the Pine House to Augusta, the road to cross the Savannah River at the upper portion of the city. This, of course, will necessitate the con struction of a.new bridge, and in case it is definitely decided to carry out the project, an effort, which will probably be successful, will be made to sell the bridge now used to the South Carolina Railroad Company. The building of the new line to the point mentioned will not only shorten the route ten miles, but result in greatly lessening the expenses of the road. The annual expenditure required for keeping in operation each mile of railway is said to b? about $3,000. Besides this, every seven or eight years new iron has to be laid at a cost of about $8,000 per mile. By shortening the line ten miles, therefore, $30,000 per annum .will be saved iu running expenses, and 'about 880,000 at intervals of seven or eight years for relaying of track. The present line makes a detour from this place to Pine House, while the route proposed will be almost direct. ? I -- . <o. -' A Rump Conference. With the hope of diverting attention from the wave*bf popular clamor in fa vor of Greeley and Brown, some sore head devised a conference of certain prominenfgentlemen, which /cpnfefepce was held at Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, on tho 21st. The conference was presided over by J. D. Cox. There 'was a large representation of Germans, Free Traders, Republicans and Democrats, The feeling in frvor of the acceptance o: Greeley was jrfomjna^. Mr. Trumbull saki li? saw no option but 'io supporl Greeley. Mr. tack?jn suggested a call o: States, which resulted ha follows: Alabama' for Greeley-Col. Forsythf spokesman. Arkansas for Greeley-Senator Ric( I spokesman. Corme?ctiflu.t anti-Greeley-Mr. Well* spokesman. Mr. English, however, sait that tlte? Democrats o? Connecticut wen all for Greeley, 'iftorgia for greeley-Henry W>HilL yer, spokl,*auiW1' "". .. . m- . rr White, at Chicago imnois-Hora.. . ^Mwpir sala the Democratic anu. -\?es ant ties had both served their purp. ' ^h Greeley was Hiebest man to cutinto bo.. Iowa-General Fitzhenry Warren dis approved ol' Greeley, but should Balti more nominate him lie said til ti Iowa would, undoubtedly, go for him. Kentucky-Henry Watterson said that all paths that go from Greeley lead to -Grant ; therefore, all who go for Greeley go for the enfranchisement of thc South. Massachusetts-Atkiuson was for free trade regardless of Grant or Greeley. , New York-Parke Goodwin, of thc Evening Post, strongly denounced thc support of Greeley under any circum stances. A telegraphic account of the meeting ?sty's:, Senator Trumbull delivered n short address, in which lie said : " To tin: ques tions that come uppermost among ns, there ?sonly ono which occurs to mc as reasonable or possible. Kow are wc to defeat'Grant? By supporting Greeley. Ctrl Schurz said respecting the Cincin nati nominees, perhaps a hotter ticket could liiive been devised, and perhaps not; but Greeley is now before the peo ple, and his name cannot be withdrawn ; overwhelming wnves'of opinion are li ing in his favor, and it woura* be an idi otic attempt a: this juncture to stay its progress. The senator exprcss?l the ipinioii that if Mr. Greeley were elected, is he would be byan overwhelming vote, lie would select from all parties such a Cabinet and draw around him snell men us the nation could place entire confi dence in. The World editorially-treats theeou ference as a fiasco. The Herald thinks that the conference has developed thot the Democratic patty, old and young, will go for Greeley. The Times says the meeting amounted to nothing. The Tribune believes that nothing but good has resulted from the conference. The question was debated, "Shall.wc nominate a ticket?" After a long dis cussion it was decided tn the affirmative, when Mr. Cox publicly withdrew from the deliberations. The platform denoun ces Greeley and Cincinnati, and pledges Free-Traders to the support of their own policy under all circumstances. The con fcrencc, afteY a session of throe hours, nominated Wm. S. Groesbeck, of Ohio, for President, and Frederick Law Olm sted, of New York, for Vice President. The Evening Post says editorially of thc Dulcet nominated hythe Fifth ivo nne bolters, that there is not much rea son for believing that the next President of the United States will be Mr. Groes . beck, but whatever others may do, we are not disposed to throw any ridicule .upon thc movement. Frederick Law Olmsted, on the 22d, wisely declined the nomination for Vice President. A telegram from Cincinnati says that thc nomination of Mr. Groesbeck has not created much sensation here. Noth ing thus far obtained indicates what course he will pursue in refereiioe to the matter. The impression 'seems to pre vail that if there were a good prospect at Baltimore he would give countenance to the new movement, but that he would not permit himself to be used in opposi tion to the Baltimore nomination. J. A. Moroso, of the Charleston Courier, was among the successful shoot ists at the Savannah Sch?tzenfest, having scored 31 centre shots, and carrying off a lady's Satin Opera cloak. ?ST- Rev. A. J. Thompson, a Methodist Minister in Cincinnati, was struck three blows on the'head with a hatchet, by a' man named Bond and fatally wounded, last Monday. He had kissed one Mrs. Shouledecker, a widow who had buried two husbands, and rejected tho suit of | Bond, who was raised to fury by tho kiss. The preacher is dangerously hort, and his assailant is in jail. J Raid upon Dr. Avery's House. The Rock Hill Lantern gives a detailed account of the search of Dr. Avery's house by a body of United States troops, acting n:id?r the orders of the Deputy County ?.To rahal; seems that a report reached the military headquarters at Yorkville that Dr. Avery was at Iiis home on a visit to^ his wife and children. Therefore a sergeant with a squad of soldiers was dispatched tb make t??e cap ture of. Dr. Avery. They readied the house between 12 o'clock and daylight, surrounded the premises, roused Mrs. Avery, demanded admittance and thor oughly searched the whole house inclu ding the bed-chamber of the lady of the house. They also searched the premises, but all to no purpose. The squad re mained until an hour or more after sun rise, when the troops 'returned to head quarters. The Lantern makes indignant comment upon the proceedings, -which comment we will publish tn full in our next. For the Advertiser. Mn. EDITOR:-If you have not already been overwhelmed with notices of the chaste and elegant little entertainment which took 'place at the Ridge-" on the night of the 13th, the following remarks may not be unwelcome. It was. conducted by the la?ies for the benefit or" l'ie Ridge Spring Baptist Church. Music, Tableaux and refresh ments were beautifully and wisely blend ed. The instrumental solos were exceed ingly well executed, and the variety of the music would have satisfied the most fastidious. The chorus song, "When you and I were young, Maggie," was par ticularly admired ; the two Bass Solos by Mr. James A. M., were exquisitely rendered, and were indeed choice mor sels. "The Old Sexton" (that universal favorite) was one, and Mr. M. did jt full justice. The temperance song by the gentlemen waagi "happy hit," and was heavily applauded by all of tho blue teo-totallors of the Ridge. The ladies were fortunate in securing the assistance of Mr. Wm. M., whose musical abilities render him an acquisi tion on all such occasions. During an intermission of several minutes, the audience was regaled with ice*-cream and cake, dealt out lavishly. The Tableaux were all beautiful, and the dressing in every one very appropriate ; the parting scene between Dolly Varden and Joe Willet, and the May Queen, deserve more than a passing notice. A hot supper concluded tho festivities of the evening, at which the gentlemen seemed to be immensely at home. The audience did credit to the sur rounding country ; the ladies heightened the beauty of tho scene by appearing in evening costume, and were as dressy and tasteful as possiblo, whilst the gen tlemen were dressed in the latest Paris fashions. Let us hope that this will not bethe last entertainment of tho kind we shall haye. The ladies should feel encouraged by their recent success, and the next time undertake something in the dra matic line instead of tableaux. Such gatherings tend to heighten and refine the tone of a community, and are perfect oases in the dull, monotonous, hum-drum life that we Southern country people lead. SHADY-BRANCH. June 19, '72. --* i For the Advertiser. MR. EDITOR : In reply to the requcsi in your issue of the loth inst} as to my mode of culture of tho Red Rust Prooi Oats, I beg leave to say that in the firs! place I applied from 150 to 175 lbs. oi Ethynn Guano No. 2, per'acrc, on twenty acres for coWon. At the last ploughing of my cotton, which was .done early ir Attgostj i BOTrect rxnisnei of Red Rus! Proof Oats to the acre, and run three fur rows to the row, with a large sweep. Be-fore Christmas my Oats had com .-*d to head outland >"cr,? killoe m em '-^cwld weather, which ldc down by u. , ,ltWij jn t,;e ,caj5tf K not think damageu . . f it kept thc roots warm and she. the cold. Thc crop was harvested tho last of May, and from thc twenty acres J gathered 1440 dozen bundles, -or 72 dozen to thc ere, which I have no doubt will yield from forty-five to fifty bushels to thc acre, as they were very large bundles. I consider thc Oat crop one of thc mos! important crops that the farmer can raist in this country, and my honest belief is tha?if the cotton planter will alternat* with cotton and oat?;, thc demand foi Western corn and meat will be very ma terially reduced. Yours, very truly, E. DEVORE. For the Advertiser. Mn. EDITOR:-While you rejoice in genial showers that gladden the heart of the husbandman, we are still in the land of great drought. Nine weeks have roll ed their ceaseless wheels, since we have had anything like a good rain. The fields look arid, water ponds dried up, bad stands of corn and cotton, garden vegetation blighted, withered and crisped -like forest leaves in the fall, and "win ter's desolation" reigns supr?me in all this section of North-Western Edgefield. Farmers hang their heads and look won drous blue utdie present prospect fora crop. Between seven and eight o'clock on Sundaj', the loth Inst., our good people were startled from their dreams of rain by a loud murmuring noise, like that of distant thunder, though not a cloud was to be seen from the horizon to tho zenith All sorts of strange talcs are told about it; some say they saw a large ball of lire roll through thc atmosphere, as large as a Hour barrel, and that it exploded near your village. Did an j' body get hurt, or has the village been struck by a frag ment of the coming comet? Or does it presage the election of-honest old Horace, and a liberal reform movement in South Carolina that will dethrone Radi cal plun derers and peculation-what is it ? SHATTERFIELD. June Ililli, 1872.. SALK OF THE LAURENS ROAD.-This monument of the State's downward course was given av. ay, yesterday, at public auc tion, fior the pitiable'srim of $42,500. The iron on the road is said to be alone worth double thc amount; and-though thc State is endorser on the bonds of the road to the amount of some $150,000, yet there was no effort made to protect her inter ests, and wc have here ?100,000 more added to the already incalculable public debt. J. L. Ncagle, Comptroller-General, who has already made his hundreds of thousands within four years, on a salary of less than $4,000 per annum, is said to be the happy purchaser, though the bid was made ostensibly by another.-Colum bia (S. C.) Pbocenix. A DESTRUCTIVE HAIL STORM.-Mr. H. Craig, writing from Chesterfield Court House on the 19th, says: "A most de structive hail storm passed a few miles North of this place on Saturday evening, loth instant, accompanied with a tomado., prostrating almost everything in its track. The crops of corn and .cotton on mar ianus are completely ruined, houses' and fences blown down, and large numbers of poultry killed. Many of the hail stones were as largo as tea cups/and generally as large as guinea eggs, borne fine fields of cotton, just beginning to bloom, are so completely wrecked that not a green kai' j can oe found on them. Severaleye-wit nesses say that the bark was knocked off J of large oak and pine trees by the ?ail." - The Radical mass meeting in Charleston, on the night of the 17th, to endorse Judge Willard, was not a suc cess, either as to speakers or numbers. , Several prominent individuals whoso names were recorded, did not putin an j appearaaoo. J A DISTILLERY RAID-Ey a letter re ceived in this city yesterday,' from United States Commissioner- Goodlett, of Pickens County, we-loam that on the 19th instant, Deputy , Marshals Madison F. Mitchell and James A. McKee were fired upon, both wounded, and Mitchell fatally. The officers had just- made a descent upon an illicit distillery in the dark comer of Pick ens County at somelEtapk, and having de stroyed the still and captured the proprie tor, were returning with their prisoner to the court house. On the way they were fired upon by four or'^five^ men lying .in ambush, and over fifteen'shots were fired at them. Mitchell fell mortally wounded, and died at two o'clock that 'day. Mc Kee escaped with ?4 slight wound. The prisoner, of coursed escaped m the confu sion. ?? It is not known who the shooting party were, but prompt measures have been taken to ferret out the matter and secure their arrest.-Charleston News, 24th. _.. ^ ?_.: CST Tn Columbia, on Tuesday of last week, James D. Tradewell, Jr., while under the influence pf liquor, attempted to shoot State Treasnrer Parker, while that officer was sitting in the office of C. D. Melton, Esq. The young ?an was disarmed, however, before ho had time to discharge his pistol. M Bilious." If you feel dull, frowsy, debilitated, despondent, have ''frequent 'headache, month tastes badly hi morning, irregular appetite and tongue'coated, you are suf fering from Torpid Liver Or " Bilious ness." In many cases of "Liver com plaint" only p. parf of these symptoms are experienced. Aa a remedy for all such cases, Dr. Piejpe's .Golden Medical Discovery has nb etfual, as lt effects per fect cures, lcavingflle liver strengthened and healthy. So?l-by all first-class druggists. How UNNECESSARY THE ANGUISH many persona undergo from rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, toothache and earache. We sav'unneceesa?y because the applica tion of'MEXICAN SUSTANG LINIMENT to theaffectedpail.or afewdrops of it in the ears or tooth, affords instantaneous, and what is better, permanent relief. For cuts, wounds, bruises', swollings,..and all injuries or disease? which require treat ment externally, tais lmirnent is always regarded as the most potent and reliable healing agent In' existence. For ali ex ternal injuries drailments of horses and cattle, it is infallible. . THE VILLAGE ? CHURCH.-It should not look like a barn or storehouse.. It sho?ld be a building, the very sight of which would cause devout. feelings :n the breast . A well?carved cross should point to heaven ;.massive paneled doors should impress -the* visitor wjth the solemnity of the place into which he is entering; stained glass should throw a mysticught athwart the aisles; pulpit, altar, ceiling and galleries should be or namented with 'figurative mouldings, abd the columns that support the galle ries, and the balusters that rail them in, should be bf classic patterns. Any con gregation wishing such a cl .ch should send their orders for finishing material to Mr. P; P. TOALB, importer of Frehoh stained glass, and manufacturer of and dealer in Doors', Sashes, Blinds, <fcc, No. 20 Hayne street, Charleston, S. C. Union* Meetings. The members of the Board'will attend the Union Meetings of their respective Divisions on the 29th and 30th inst., as follows : 1st Division at Rehoboth Church, 2d " * Salem Church, 3d " " Richland Spring Church 4th " ".Antioch Church. J. P. MEALING, Chair. Juno 19 2? 27 HYMENEAL. . MARRIED, on the 18th inst., by Rev. ?. D. Brunsou, Mr. E. S. GRICE and Miss LUCRETIA, daughter of LUKE CULERKATH, Esq , all of Edgefield. MARRIED, ac St. Patrick's Church, Au gusta, Ga., on the morning of the ISth, by the Rev. W. J. Hamilton, V. G., Mr, MICHAEL O'DOWD and Miss SALLIE PRIMROSE, ?oth of Augusta, Ga. Attention; Sabre Club B y authority from His Excellency Gov. R. K. Sept', n SA I'.HE CLUB will be organized.oh Saturday iie::t, tho' June, at ll o'clock. . M., at Edgeficlfi There will bo au i'lei'jj?jf; of Oflleen Omi uliior Important busbies* i'm- iiu meeting. A full attendance is requested. WM. T. GARY. Juno 20 lt -'7 EfjQ?ficlrJ ?l9tiic'cii Society. rp HE next mooting of this Society will JL be hold at Kagefiehl C H., in thc Mall over (lie Adeefh'ner office, oji Mon dav, thc 1st .July, at ll o'clock, A. M. ' p. ll, ADAMS, See'ry. June 26 R -"? On Sale-Day in July will be pleased to meet his r?e?. .< all wishing to transact business conned' ed with thc House. I will nlso bo ut Johnston's Depot on Wednesday, the 3d July, and at Ridge Spring on Thurs dav, tho 4th. ' W. S. HOWARD, Jr. . Augusta, June?i . lt 27 SCHOOL NOTICE. OFFICE COUNTY SCHOOL COMMIS SIOXER, EDGEFIELD COUNTY, EDGEPIKLD, S. C., Juno IS, 1872. THE attention ol' School Trustees is hereby directed to See. 49 and GI of "An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to establish and maintain a System of Free Common Schools for the State ol I South Carolina," approved March Cth, 1871. The above-mentioned Sections of the t said Act provides that " An annual meet ing of each School District shall be held on the last Saturday of June, of each year, at 12 o'clock AL. uotico of tho time und place being given by thc Clerk of the Board of Trustees, by posting writ ten or printed notices in threo public placas of the District at least ten duy bo l'orc tho meeting." It is further provided in thc same Sections that "the inhabi tants qualified to vote at a School meet ing lawfully assembled," shall havo power "to appoint a Chairman to preside omr said meeting," "to adjourn from time to time,* "to authorize the Board of Trustees to .build School houses, or erect the same," ?c. Tho attention of thc Trustees is par ticularly directed to ?he fourth daueo ol' Section ;">!, wherein the inhabitants of the School District so'assembled, shall have power "lo raise by tax, in addition to the amount apportioned by the State | to their uso, 6uoh further sum's of money as they may doom nropcrfor the support of Public Schpols." The Boards of School Trustees, through theil1 several Clerks, will give due notice of an annu:ri meeting to he held in tho School District under their supervision, on Saturday, the 29m day of June, 1872, and to havo the panie adjourned from time to. time'until they will bo able to have a fair representation of tho citizens of their respective School Districts, and that the}- make a Report of the final pro ceedings to this Office, ~<on or before tho 31st July next. .1 deem it of groat importance to tho success of.our Free Common School System, that these meetings bo hold in every School District, and that each Dis trict raise a liberal ?ocal School Tax for thc support of its Schools, for tho reasons : 1st, The Stato appropriation made for Free Common School purposes, for the current fiscal year, is insufficient to sup pl}' the educational wants of the people. 2d-, The amount of Poll Tax collected, is, of itself, insignificant. I 3d, Tho Local School Tax is paid Into thc County Treasury, and is directly sub ject to tho order of the Board of School Trustees. This Special Tax, whi h will be assess ed at tho District School meetings, will I be collected with tho next general Tax. If in any case the Clerks of the Bdards of Trustees of any School District shall not have sufficient time within tho pub lication of this notice and the 29th June inst., to give due notice for tho annual School meeting, they will extend the time of said annual meeting so that tho inhabitants of said School Districts shall have ton days notice. Respectfully, JOHN H. MCDEVITT, S.C.E.C. June 20. Ks 25 j m CASH TABLES! arga?ns ! Bargains ! Groods at Half Price ! ?/? Heavy Reduction on the Whole Stock. THE CASH TABLES opened last week as an experiment meeting with better sucaess than anticipated have been extended, and will be aclded to from time to time. If you want a prime article at Half Price, call early. . MY WHOLE STOCK mil be'sold from this date at GREATLY RE DUCED PRICES. W. H. BRUNSON. June 27 Jtf 27 Bargain Counters ! Gents and Boys STRAW HATS, latest styles, from 10 cts. to $1,00. Beautiful Felt and Wool HATS from 50 cts. to $3,50? worth from $1,00 to $5,00. SHOES J SHOES!-My Stock of^Shoes is thorough*, and will be sold at.correspondingly low figures. . CLOTHING! CLOTHING ?-These Goods, with the balance of my Stock, (for the reason, that I hav'nt space to specify the prices,) will be placed on myfBargain Counters, where. I intend offering still greater Bar gains. These are not old Goods. All fresh and new from New York this Spring, and I don't intend they shall grow old on my shelves. Seeing is believing. Call and see. ' . These Gopds will only be-sold at the above prices for Cash. J. H. CH EATHA.II. June 27_?_ tf 27 Bagging and Iron Ties ! WE BEG TO OFFER OUR EDG?FIELD FRIENDS fl 200 Bolls Bengal Bagging, 500 Bales Wallis Ties. ASF-Orders solicited, and Satisfaction Guarantied. T. W. CARWILE & CO. Augusta, Ga., June 26 4m 27 Fresh Arrivals OF BACON, CORN, FLOUR, &c. 50 HHDS. C. R. Bacon Sides. * "50 " "' ' " Shoulders. 50 " D.S. Sides. ' . 50 " ' " Shoulders. 25 Casks Hams. 10,000 Bushels Corn. 50 Bwes D. S. Shoulders. 50 '' " C, R- Sides. 500 Barrels Flour, different grades. 150 Tuts Lard. 50 Tierces Lard. 50 .Chests Tea. duty off. 150 Barrels Molasse*?. 10? Hhds. ' ." ; *. . 20 Barrels Amber Drip Syrup. 20 " ' Silver " " 5*0 " Golden " 50 Hhds. Deinarara Sugar. 25 ? r. IX. 100 Barrels Ex*. G. m " A ' . ? 25, Cashed an? Powdered pg??: v allow ?f?i?(aE. 100 " . . : 100 Bags Rio Cottee. ? 50 Pockets Java Cottee, to bc. low', as duty will soon be ott'. 200 Cases Pickles, all sizes. 50 Gross Matches. 300 Boxes Candles. 150 " No. 1 Soap. 150 " Pale " 100 " Starch. 150 Soda, 100 Dozen Buckets. 200 " Brooms. ' 5.0 Boxes Tobacco, all grades. 100 Cases Smoking Tobacco.. 50 M Charles Dickens Segara. 20 " Georgia Chiefs 10 " Our Choice 20'" various grades " 10 Barrels Baker Whisky. . 25 " Corn "' cop per distilled. 300 Bbls. Rye and Bourbon Whis ky, various grades. 50 Cases Schnapps. 15 Quarter Casks Sherry, Port Madeira Wines,* 10 Eigth-Casks Imported Brandy. 5 Pipes Holland Gin. 25 Casks Porter. 25 " Ale. WITH A FULL STOCK Of all other Goods,, too numerous to mention, but usually found in a first class Grocery Store. For sale by M. 0'DOWD & ?0. June 25, , tf 27 Notice to Executors, Administra tors, Guardians, ?Sic. ALL E x e c u toar s, Administrators. Guardians and Trustees of Edgcfield County, . are hereby notified that on or before tho first Monday in August, they are required to make their Annual Re turns to this Office, in accordance with the lawB of the State. D. L. TURNER, J. P. C. E. C. June 26 _' im 27 Notice. TSACC WILSON, p. c., left my employ JL cn the night of the 23d without cause. I hereby notify all persons against hi ring tho said Wilson. W. D. JENNINGS. June 26_it 27 medical Notice. FROM this dato I will practice Medi cine exclusively for Cach. T. H. PATTISON. Jan 17_8m 4 Lightning Fly Killer. KILLS by the million, and almost in stantly. Give it a trial. For sale by A. A. CLISBY, VrajadBt. Ma 22 ? ^23 Where to Spend the Summer ! GLENN SPRINGS, SPARTANBURG, S. C. HIS celebrated WATERING PLACE was opcred for visitors on the 10th ' day of'June.'- Th?medicinal qualities of this Water are not excelled, and from the numerous wonderful cures that have been effected by the uso of this Water, I am satisfied that this is the place for all whose cordition can be improved by the salubrious character of any Water. ROOMS large and pleasant. Good and attentive servants. TABLE supplied with the best the market affords. Fancy Balls during the summer. Ten Pin Al ley, Billiavd and Bagatelle Tables, for the amusement ol'guests Charges per day, 52.50; per week, $18.00; per month, $35.00. . Cottages to rent at $25.00 and ?50.U0 per season. Hacks dailv from Jonesville, after the 25th June. W. D. FOWLER, Proprietor. June 2?, lui. 27 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. . When Hie Elood Hushes with rnclct-liki violence'lo Ute head, causing bot flushes, vertigo um dimness nf sight, it is a certain sign that a mild, salu brion, cooling und equalizing laxative is required and TARHAXT'8 ErritKrtit?urr SKLTZEB Antier should bc ni once resorted |o. By" A IX DBPOGJSTS. ciirss that eaiD Uo ?ajto your Lungs to become direa'js by allowing n COLp Iq bpcujnc aeu|fid: Thousand: bavpdipd I'remHlure ])ini|is-Thu yielima of Con i anrp?ftiMijr p?giccUnp ? poid. ns wwi. Hsu** BALSAM? LUNOS Will Cure Congi* ^-d Coiisumptlo, surer ?nd quicker tba? air? t^J***- ?"J like mi.Ru! For sole by al! pw?*f M* Sf0^'?' Dealern everywhere. . 1 REWARD For any casu ol Blind, Bh'fd lui:. Itchins or U'ceratorf vtk lout DrUrao'* Pl? BFJIEP' <tiUU> mire. Jl I? prepare? . j _ ..v, ?o.i?ly to euro (be Pita I and nothing eta?. Sold fcy all iyW?- fW> fl*? BELT'S PATENT SUEETJUOfi R00FING? Cheapest and Best Iron Booting made Vor circular*, references, or other Information, ad dress W. S. BK LT, Cincinnati, O._ BUILDING FELT (No fir used.) I For onUde wurfc and inside, Instead of plaster. Fal Carpeting, fie. Send 2 stamps for circular une samples. V. J. FAT, Camden. N. J. AQENT8 WANTED ! Parties Investing from $15 In $25 cnn make from $15C to $8nn a month ami expenses. Address, with stamp UNION SHUTTLE SEWING MACHINE CO.. Philadelphia, Pa. $300 TO $500 EBIE SEWING MACHINE CO., Buffalo, N. Y., Ol Chicago, ill. AG IC NTS Wanted.-Agents make more mon ey nt work for us thou at anything etta Busi ness light and permanent Part'culars free. G. Brtxaos Si Co., Fine Art PnUitltere, Portland, Malu? ?O PIANO CO., Vi. Y. PRICK. ?OHA . Of No Agent?. Cl roi I or? free. <v-tJU ?ARE CHANCE FOE AGr??TS ! A genta, -wo will pay you $40 per week in cash il you will engage with us ATONOB. Everythins fur nished, nn? expenses paid. Address F. A. ELIS ? CO., Charlotte, Mich._ ORGANIC LAW OP THE SEXKS--Con ditions which,impair vitality-positive and nega tivo electricity-proof that life ls evolved without union-effect of tobacco-Influence of fish and phos phrlc diet-modern treatment of pelvic diseases, stricture and vprioocele, and arrest of development ; ' Jil lectures to Ids privoto surgical doss, by ED WAP.D II. DIXON, M. D., 4i Fifth Avenue, N. Y.; 04 paces, 25 cont?. " Every line from the pen of Dr. Dixon Is of great value to the whole human race."-Horace Greeley. GK KAT MEDICAL BOOK of useful know! edge to all. Sent free for two stamps. Address Dr. BONAPARTE & Co., Cincinnati, Oblo. t Should Be lu Every HonsehoM. DR. Griswold's FAMILY SALVE, or PLASTER invariably cures TR cers, Bums, Scalds, Boils, Weak and Lame Backs and Joints, Ague In tho Face or Breast, and local Rheumatism, When once tested lt recommends itself. For sale at 25 cts., at PENN'S Drug Store, May 1_.Jf._10 Notice! * THE Undersigned ?aving disposed ol his Mercantile interest at Newberry, S. C., can now be found with T. JONES & SON, at Johnston's Depot, C. C. cfc A. R. R., where he will be glad .to see hie friends and serve them in any way. . ' - J. P. HARDY. Jonell at 28 mm mm DOLLIES WORTH OF Dry Goods to be Sacrificed, Commencing this Day, and to be Continued Until 1st September Next. * 100 Pieces PR[NTS from 5 to 12} cts. per yard. -o fl Price List of Brown Goods. Granite ville SHIRTINGS from 10} to 12} cts. per yard. ' Graniteville JEANS at. 16$ cts., worth 18 eta. per yard. Heavy white OSNABURGS, at 14 jr cts. per yard, worth 18 cts. t yd. wide Sea Island SHIRTING at 111 cts., worth 15 eta. 1 ?? ? ? " '* 12} cts. per "yard, worthily cts. ? ?? ? ? SHEETING at 14}cts.'worth 18 cts. - .--. -i*-' . JA. Price List of Bleached Goo< 20 Pieces of f yard wide BLEACHING, excellent quality, without starch, for 10} eta. per yard. 20 Pieces yard wide BLEACHING at ll. cts., per yard. . 20 *A 32inches' wide '" ' u '12* " f ? u ? ?< ?? ? " 13J' ** ' " ' ' 20 " 1 yard wide " splendid quality, at 18 cts. per yard.. 20 " " " " at 18} ctaf. per yard, worth 22} ct*. 10 " Duval Mills 1 yard wide BLEACHING at 21} cts. per Jard, * worth 27}-cte. . .. . p ' , ' L* The above goods will only be sold -: at the given figures by t?* ?piece. Otherwise a small per cent, will be added, excepting the Graniteville Goods. -$- ? ' Price List of White Goods. Checked MUSLINS from 15 to 50 dts. per yard.' . 20 Pieces plain Jaconet CAMBRIC from lp to 80 Trta. per yard, worth 25 to 50 cts. per yard. ' . Swiss MUSLINS, Plain and Striped, from-12} tb 50 eta. per yard, worth 25 to 75 eta. White TARLATANS, very low. ' Splendid Stock of DRESS GOODS; prices from 15 to 50 eta. per yard, worth 25 to 75 eta. Hemstitched HANDKERCHIEFS; 10 eta. and upwards. Plain linen Cambric HANDKERCHIEFS, 80 eta. pernea and upwards. Ladies Beautiful HOSE, at 12} eta per pair, and upwards. GLOYES! GLOVES! 10 Dozen pair. Ladies Kid GLOVES at $1.00 per pair, worth $1.50. Real Silk MITTS at $1.15 per pair. - These* Goods are .fresh from New York this Spring, and are entirely with out opots. . * TOWELS ! TOWELS ! Pure Linen TOWELS *at $1.25 per tfezen and upwards, worth $2.00 per dozen. ?20 Dozen Table DOyLES,at 75 cts. and $1.00 per dozen.. ?? RIB BO AS ! RIBBONS ! A fine variety, from 5 to 25 ct?, per yard. Sash' RIBBONS, 4 inches wide, at 75 ct?, per yard, worth $1.00. CORSET^ .65 *>ts. and upwards. ?. .. , ..' HOOP SKIRTS 35 eta. and upwards. J. H. CHEATHAM. June 26 : "tf 2Z iVEW SPBIXG AND SUMER G-OODS. THE Subscriber is* now receiving bis I Stock of Goods from Charleston, and j will sell them aa ? heaii for Cash As. any other House in the South. -Ail ar? invited to call and examine for them selves. t 4000 Yds. CALICO, all grades from 7 tc 12J cts. per yard. Dress Goods of all Kinds. LE?OS, LENOL?NES, Plaid POPLINS, Satin faced, Striped and'Checked GRENADINES, Grav BAREGE, Checked and Striped JAPANESE, DOLLY VARDENS and Printed LAWNS/ White Goods. Plain and Checked JACONET,' Plain, Checked and Str.-ped SWISS, Plain and Strip?! NAINSOOK', Mull and Bishop LAWN. For Men and Boys Wear. | COTTONADES, Kentucky JEANS, CASSIMERES, I Brown Linen DRILL, Duck and Planters LINEN, Bleached and Brown SHIRTINGS* Bleached and Brown SHEETINGS, Plaid and Domestic HOMESPUNS, Factory STRIPES, Brown and Bleached Table Damask. Lancaster and Checked .GINGHAMS. Ladies and Mises HATS, BONNETS, RIBBONS and FLOWERS, the lateat stvles. , GLOVES and HOSIERY, all kinds. Cotton and Silk UMBRELLAS and PARASOLS. Mens, Boys and Youths HATS, all grades and qualities, and of the latest styles. EOOTS and SHOES for Men, Boys and Children, Ladies', Misses and Children's GAIT ERS, BOOTEES and SHOES, all kinds. Groceries. . SUGAR! COFFEE, TEA, CAND,LES( SOAP, STARCH, Pocket and Table Cutlery, Brade's, Scoville and Crown Hoes, Shovels, Spades and Rakes, S.cy.the and Cradles add Scythe Blades. CROCKERY WARE of al* kinds. With ail other G^ods kept iso. a General Store. Apr 10 ^ 15. H Special Jfotice! THE Firm of ABNEY & PARKER, State Agente for the Cotton State? Life Insuriipce poippany, hasb^euals so?ved this day, 10th June 18T2, by wu taal consent. ABNBY jfc PARKER. rV?flce I THE undersigned will as hector* conti^ap io act as General Agent for ?ii? Company. _ ? Office at Edgefield C. H., 0, C. M. W. A BN EY, Gen'l, Ag?, June ll 2t 26 pes- No'wberrv Herald, Aiken Jour nal, Laurimxvil?e Herald and Abbeville Medium will please copy the above twice and forward accounts._ Vtaegiff.! Im . sx-M.*- '??ke GOOD T is an impossibility to m.. -vvrv PICKLES without the use of GVQu M " EG A*R. AU persons in want of such an article can find it at the Drue Store of A. A. CLISBY. He has just received Two Barrels White WlNEt?nd Pure CIDER VINE GAR. Also, a fresh assortment of Pickling SPICES of all kinds. June 12 tf 25 Red Rust-Proof Oats! PROM SOO to 80O Bushels for sale by the Subscriber. "Post Office ad dress, Phoenix, Abbeville Co., S. C. ELBERT DEVORE. June 12, lm 25 To the Voters, of EdgeOeld. By the solicitation of many of my Friends, I offer myself as a Candidate at the ensuing election, for the Office of PROBATE JUDGE, and, if elected, will endeavor to discharge the duties of the same to the bpst of my ability, with im partial justice to all mankind, irrespec tive of color, position ov previous condi tion, without fear,'favor or affection. W. F. DURISOE.SR. . May 29,1$72. Refreshing Soda Water - The Ladies Praise It ! The Gentlemen Like It i Everybody Drinks lt.! My Superb Soda Fount is now in lui' blast,- and stands resdy at all hours ot tho day to furnish customers with .de lightful Arctic SODA WATER, flavored with" the beBt and purest SYRUPS. Pro'mpt attention given to every one. A. A. CLISBY. Maya ii n " PC T. BUD m Cotton la?tozfl, AUGUSTA, GA., Com Baissions for Selling; Cotton 11*4 . Per Cent, General Agents for GULLETT'S improved and Lght Draft COTTON m Price, $4,00 Per Saw. til ESE GINS were sold foe past sea son for the first time. They are made under Mr. Gullett's personal su pervision, -who never allows one tobe sent from bis works until it has been fully tes/ed, and made to gin perfectly in every respect. This mode of testing is very important to the purchaser, as he does not run the risk of receiving and setting up a Gin to find it, en trial, to be i ni pc rice t . The IMPROVED GIN'di fifers materi ally from the Steel Brush -Gin formerly sold by us, inasmuch as the Steel Brush, has three brushes, while the new Gin has but one. We guarantee every Gm to be of very light draft, to thoroughly clean the seed, and make a superior sample. Besides, j it is simple in its construction, easily ad I justed and gins very fast. We respectfully refer tx? all those wno have used" the Improved Gin the past winter. . Planters wishing Gins trill consult their own interests, by either writing: to us for our Gircnlar with Certificates, ?or calling at our office and examining for themselves before porch cusin g elsewhere. Address . ISAAC T. HEARD & CG.r Cotton Factors. Augusta, Ga, June 12, 5m 26 HOWARD & SON, MACHINISTS & ENGINEERS I* both. STEAM AND WATER POKERS, . ARE prepared to pat no and start Steam Engines o: Water Wheels, - either Turbine or Overshot, and for any pur pose whatever. Repairs an d general overhauling of Steam Engines asd Boil 'era, done promptly and OB moderate tenns< Pumps and Pumping Engines for supplying witter for household and field use ordered and put up to suit any lo cality, and guarantied. Cotton, Gins Sharpened and Repaired 1 at short notice at your Gin. Howe. The Senior Partner will give bis entire at tention to Gin Repairing and Gin Ma chinery gener?lv for the next two . months, while the Junior will attend to any other jobs ia.oar lime. Orders are respectfully solicited. Par ties needing our services will please ad dress the Senior at 6rangeville, or the Junior at Augusta, Ga. Any orders left at the Advertiser office or with, Mv. Jas. E, Cook? GraniteviUe, will receive prompt attention, ' Our terms are moderate, and we ask a tria.1, ?/EL M. HOWARD, Gran?tcv?le, S. C., ANDREW D. HOWARD, * Augusta, Ga. June 19 _ 1m 26 J. Mt ff RBLfrrr..-W. H. GOODRICH. COTTON GINS. WE. THE UNDERSIGNED, RE SPECTFULLY inform the plant ing community' that we continue to man ufacture COTTON GINS. - We wer.o awarded a Gold Medal foathe ^t GIN, (open to the world,) at the Cot o" . - v?x at Augusta, last season ; ton Staujo . '-vail'of South Carolina, also, at the Stat?. -Hus that a tri - We feel warranted in sa.,. - ?*v al of our GINS is all that ls necessaij guarantee satisfaction. pf Orders solicited early In the sea son to prevent delay. By permission we refer to Maj. A. JONES, C. WARREN, J; A. B' AND, L. HARTLEY. Old Gins REPAIRED on reason able terms. ft EB LETT & GOODRICH. Mav 1 tf 19 MILL NOTICE. HAVING bought the READY STEAMS AW AND GRIST MILLS, situated on the Railroad, 2} miles below Johnston's Depot, and put the same in the most perfect working orders we are pre pared to fill all bills for Lumber prompt ly, urd satisfaction guarantied. OuFp'rlees are as follows: First class Lumber $1.00 per hundred. Second4* . '??' . ?Octs. * " . Cash, at the Mill. Qqr MT; Cambell is a practical machinist and engijioer, anil of long practice as a Sawyer. ? Our Grist Mill is turning out the best ?rade of meal. Grinding done only on fridays and Saturdays. "' ; fSfGive us a trial, and we will spare no pains to please, you. V $&r. Orders addressed to Bartley & Cambell, Johnston's Depot; S. C., will receive early attention. 3. W.' L. BARTLEY, W.B. CAMBELL..' June 8_ jftn . "2^ fito Repairing ! WE are now ready to Overhaul and Repair all kinds of Cotton Gins at short notice, and st mams ul ils .ulta. W. GASTON 4% SON.