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J?in?s W. Turley, Augusta, CSa., .i .' -.?,.. i .? ? HAVING returned iome after several weeks in New York, is now Exhib iting bis un surpass^ eeleo?onS ia * ^ FIRST CL? IAMBI M HOODS, His numerous Patrons in Edgefield may rely with confidence on having Bpecial and particular attention paid to their orders, whether given in per son or by letter. In /ature as in th3 pAst, Convincing Low Prices and First Class Goods will rule the ?transactions of this House. The Fancy Department will courin tho - j n LATEST CJKEAT?O^ OW FASJffilOfY, An? careful attention is asked to the perusal bf the following paragraphs : >BLACK|S|l}KS. fl Warranted Lyons all Silk in Gros Grain and Taffeta, Super to Sublime quality, at popular low cash prices. Now opening. J. W. TURLEY. POLKA SPOTS FOULARDS. The newest thing known to Fashion, in great variety. Now opening. J. W. TURLEY. LLAMA LACE POINTS, In' variety. J. W. TURLEY. NEW SASH RIBBONS, Very fashionable. Very cheap. J. W. TURLEY. JAPANESE SILKS, In Rich Jacquered Stripes and Brocades. New, elegant goods. Im mensely cheap. J. W. TURLEY. BLACK GREN\DL\ES, Fine to sublime quality in plain, Satin striped and Lace striped. More popular this season than ever before* Now on sale. _J. W. TURLEY. MEDIUM PRICED DRESS GOODS. In many new qualities and colors, in great variety. J. W. TURLEY. ; LLAMA LACE JACKETS, | New styles. Now on sale, j J. W. TURLEY. LLAMA LACE FICHUS. The newest production. On sale. J. W. TURLEY. LLAMA LACE CAPEST All sizes. Now opening. J. W. TURLEY. PARASOLS. Ail the novelties of the season, un equaled in variety and low in prices. J. W. TURLEY. BLACK FLORENTINE. Very superior quality only. J. W. TURLEY. BLACK TAMARTINE. Very useful. Very cheap. J. W. TURLEY. WHITE GOOKS, Striped and Checked NAINSOOKS Striped and Checked SWISS, Plain SWISS, Bishop and Victoria LAWNS TARLETON^, JACONETS, &c. HOUSEKEEPING GOODS. Table Cloth DAMASKS, Damask NAPKINS and DOYLIES, Colored Damask and Napkins, Diapers, Crash es, Towels, Sheetings, Shirtings, &c, in large supply. J. W. TURLEY. . NOVELTIES. Standard Trimmings, Hamburg Embroideries, Collarette?, Ruches, Sappetts, and a full assortment o? FANCY GOODS just opened at J. W. TURLEY'* Augusta., April 1, tf 'S. 15 NOTICE TO THE CITIZENS OP EDCEF1ELD * "fofl"1 --S- '. - ?.'..?-..?.- ... -O Wi Eare receiving our SPRING and SUMMER GOODS, consisting of all the Novelties of the Season. Our Stock is much larger than usual, and never more complete. Close buyers will save money by giving it an inspection. Also, full line of FURNISHING GOODS on hand. WHITMAN & BENSON, 239 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga., Opposite Masonic Hall. Augusta, Ga., April 2 om 15 nut DEUSGIST, JOHNSTONS DEPOT, S. C. AVING just opened a Drug S?ore at this place, I take this method of informing my friends and the public generally that I now have in Store a full line of . Drugs, Patent Medicines, Toilet Articles, Perfumery, GLASS, PUTTY, KEROSENE OIL, Tobacco. Segars, In fact everything uspally kept in a Drug Store,-all new and warranted genuine. My prices are as low as such Goods can be sold in any market in the same quantity. T. J. TEAGUE. Johnston's Depot, Feb 19 ly 9 MILLER. BISELL i BUR?M AND Commission Merclvts 175 and 177 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. are now in receipt of our Fall Stock of G?OCERflES, consist ing in part of Bacon SIDES, Bacon SHOULDERS, Dry Salt SIDES, SUGARS of all grades. SYRUPS-New Orleans and New York Drips, MOLASSES. Rio, Laguyra and Java COFFEE, TOBACCO, SALT, PEPPER, SPICE, Crackers, Pickle*. Cove Oysters, CANNED GOODS consistinti ol' Peaches, Blackberries, Tomatoes, &c. MACKEREL in Barrels, half and ouarter bbls. and Kits, Seed WHEAT, Se?d RYE, Seed OATS, Seed BARLEY, Case Liquors of BRANDY, WHISKEY, GIN, We are also offering the. most complete and largest stock of BARRL LIQUORS of any House in thc City, and selling at prices that wiil ind ut buyers to purchase nearer home than in Eastern markets. To the Planters and Merchants of Edgefield.we would take this occasion to express our thanks tor their past^ libera] patronage, and respectfully re quest a continuance of the ?ame. S?yBnying pu^Good< for CASH, we arc prepared to seil as low, and oft times lower, th'arrS?y other House in the City. t . Augustu, Oct 9- tf 42 THE BROWSE I BAKK OF CHARLESTON NATIONAL BAN KING ASSOCI5N 1 CltAKIJCSTON, S. C., Fobi 20, 1870. j On and after tho first day of Marali ' I next, this J?nnk will be prepared to Con- I PLANTERS should examine the sol?date the Stock ofthe Hank of Charles- j abovc-numed old ?nd _roliable Gin ; toa imo tJl;lt of ^ .fVG^?ut organisation. . haVfirAbdvimr anv other. Io combine* n ... . the Quired, qualities of Simplicity, Oucshanr of thc bitter, par value ($100) SJrcngtn and DurabitiS. It (fins last ;ipno hundred dollars, will ?io issued for and cleau, makes excellent lint [often fIV0 (5j wnoJv OR TEN M(,J |)ALF OT T]IE flinging l-l?, to I-?c. per b above, f maikii.1 and is univcrwily admitted to , b<itn??ti",rttest'runnii)^: fdri made Wo i eutnro dividends will be paid upon havn ha<Tthirty year-;' exp?rience in the ' thc Consolidated Stock only: those ac CO?f ?1 ill ?JA havoL... business and warrant every permet. ? cming upon tho imcoiisoHdntcd will ho gS??? I ? "J"" kudata, of Ul. ?uno rc ular?, with testimoni?is and lull ; > Icalaw, mav be had by addressing, j ?t.\EL F. BROWN. rodent, L Brown Cotton Mt? New .Loudon, Conn. J . FA?6 > 4m. l? J "Circulars, with testimonials and full ?hall be effected, particulars, may be had by addressing, j The Urwks of Transfer will be dosed IS M.XEh F. BROWN, rodent, | frora .5:arcn lst to A,)rjl ,st ^ . WJLB.??RDB?, Cashier. Charleston, Feb. 24 Sm IO Goue Bef?te. There's a beautiful face in the silent s Which follows nie ever and near, With smiling eyes and amber hair, Wi'h voiceless lips, yet With breath prayer, That I feel, but I cannot hear. The dimpled hands and ringlets of gc Lie low in a marble sleep, I stretch iny arms for the clasp of old, But the empty air is strangely cold, And my vigil alone I keep. There's a sinless brow with, a radia crown And a crossdaid down in th? dust, There's a smile where not a shade comes now,' > And tears no more from those dear ey now, So sweet in their innocent trust. Ah; well ! and summer is coming ?gai Singing her same old song, But oh ! it sounds like a sob of pain As it floats in the sunshine and the rai O'er hearts of the world's great thron There's a beautiful regio? above ti skies, : And I long to reach its shore, For' I know I shall find my trcasu there The laughing eyes and amber hair, . Of the" loved one gone before. -Woman's Journal. '-?-m i>m> ?-1 T?0 Mitty's Samo. It was about the year 1825 that had ?oiumand of the old brig " Henr Martin." She was one of a reguk line of packets running from Ne' Orleans to Havana ; and as a genen thing I used to be crowded with pai ! sengers. But navigation in those days wa j not so pleasant as now, and th? Gu of Mexico and the waters aroun Cuba fairly swarmed with pir?tica crafts whose blood-thirsty deeds tei rified the whole merchant marine and the United States were forced t keep a large squadron actively crui sing, that fiually had the desirei effect, and in time cleared the water of the freebooters. I left Havana with a hold lull o merchandise, and'in the cabin I hat one passenger, a fine looking youn< man belongiug to Porter's fleet, thei stationed in Cuban waters. He wa: a midshipman, and had been wound ed in a cutting out expidition against the pirates, and was now bound tc New Orleans-where he resided-ir order to have an opportunity to full) recover his health. In the forward saloon were nine Spaniard?, black whiskered, swarthy looking fellows, and one Spanish maiden about twenty years old, com pleted my passenger list. The young adv occupi stateroom in the alter <. must'Confess that her l?es black and luxuriant, he and melting as a gazel; quettish airs and smiles wi to ? iiiii the hearts of the company. Site did nc have anything to do wi: trymen ?in the forward cabin, and was disposed to treat them with silent contempt. I pitied the young lady, for neither the middy nor myself could speak a word ot' Spanish ; but. it did not ap pear to m^?? rauch di fiore nee to th young rascal, for he made love to the senorita every opportunity'that offer ed, and she evidently enjoy, d it. Joi ner soft musical voice could be heard singing through the cabin whenever he was by her side. She was evi dently possessed ot' wealth, at least I judged so from the fact of her having such a profusion, of diamonds and precious stones, and I carno to the conclusion that the middy, despair ing of promotion, wae laying an an chor to windward, and I did not blame him lor capturing the prize if he could. But what puzzled me was how they, got along so well, when he could not speak a word of Spanish nor she a word of English ; but as the days rolled by, the impetuous middy push ed the siege, and I had no doubt of ?n ultimate triumph, I was stretching over for the Tor tugas bank when one of the crew at work on the fore topsail yard, report ed a sail in sight broad off the beam. Now a sail in those days meant danger, and nine times out of ten would turn out to bc a pirate ; so I slung my long glass over my shoulder, and jumped into the fore rigging. I was up aloft, sometime looking at the sail, that was glistening in the distance not much larger than a gulls wing. The wind was light, and variable, the sun dazzled my eyes, and a little swell rather interfered with, my ob servations, and all combined kept me up aloft much longer than I imagined it. would, and I linally returned to dock not much wiser for my trouble. Descending the after companion way, I entered the cabin with the int'-ntion of turning into my state room and enjoying a nap, while wait ing l'or a breeze to spring up, but I had scarcely composed my sen when I heard a light, quick footstep crossing the cabin, and the middy entered my room without knocking, somewhat to my astonishment: and I was on t*he point of expressing my displeasure when I happened to ?aten his eye, and ? saw in au instant that some thing unusual had happened. His voice dropped to a whisper as he reached the side of my beith, and I shall never forget the thrill that shct through my heart as he said, '. Cpptiiin, we'vegot pirates aboard." " Pi ru'es aboard this ship ! Who arc they?" " Thc nine Spaniards in the forward .cabin and their ally, the. Se?orita." ? I looked at the naval officer in as tonishment, thinking for a moment tluit- he must be out of his head ; but the steady gaze of his clear gray eyes reflected back no fires of insani ty, and Twas forced t<> confess that my suspicions were unfounded. .' How did you gain your informa- j ? ion, and discover that, they are sail ing under false colors:-" .' ?, I've had my oyes and ears1 open for some time-tbs whole pas- j sage in fact-?uni I. h;\ve listened to ! their fondly-expressed hopes and deeply ?aid plans " il Why, confound it, what do you moan ? Did you not tell' me your self that yon con ld ?not ?peak a wor I of Spanish, and have I not hearcj,'you jabbering away to the girl/ tryriig in . vain to uiak.e yourself understood?" " Yes, sir'; but I was only playing a part, and, thank Heaven, my pre tended ignorance will not be without its good results-. Why, my dear sir, do you suppose that I could be a na tive of New Orleans, and two years on thc Cuban station, and not learn something of the language of the Dons? f can speak it like a native. But we have no time to lose." " Let me hear all you know, and then I can decide upon some plan of action ; for I presume that they have designs upon the vessel." "Not only upon the vessel, but the lives of all hands, and that pret ty faced demon is at the bottom of the whole plot. Perhaps you wonder at the course I pursued in regard to pleading ignorance of the Spanish .language. I wiri explain to you my why and wherefore for so doing. The day she came overr the side, I was .standing in the gang way, and I ex tended my hand to assist her, when I noticed on her finger a gem that gettered and sparkled like the eye of a serpent. . "The mounting was so peculiar and odd, that it could not fail to at tract attention, and you must have seen it. Well sir, that ring was once the property of my uncle. He owned a plantation in Jamaica, and started two years ago to visit bis relations in New Orleans, but has never been heard from since. My suspicions were aroused at once, and hence my course of action. While I have been flirting with her, and she pretending to converse with me, she was really perfecting plans with the Spaniards who were generally standing near. " They are all members of the .?ame gang, and a fine lot of jail birds they are too. I have no doubt that they murdered my uncle, and they will murder us, unless we capsize their plans." " What do you propose to do?" " While you were up aloft looking at that strange sail they had a last grand confab, and to-night they are to rise and take the ship, murder all hands and run into Galveston, which is their place ol' rendezvous. tThey have not the slightest idea that we understand a word of their language, and imagine that the vessel will fall an easy prey to their rapacity, which very fact will assist us materially. Their plan is as follows: " Tia-y will all sleep on deck, and two of them are to be stationed at the companion hatch, two are to occupy the hen-coop aft by the man at the oi it, "ami now we must organize, lor defense." I scarcely knew what to flo, for then? were no arms aboard 'he ship. The middy had a pair ol' pistols ami Iii* light dress sword, the only wea pons ne could depend upon, but I managed in communicate with all tho men,' and our plans were poon per l?e Vt. Tin; Spaniards only.counted on hav ing om- watch on deck, bu! as J in tended to have all hands, I resolved to lull suspicion by pretending that I apprehended a gale of wind. The cook was instructed to keep his cop pers full of boiling wa*er, while the men walked the duck armed with heavers and belaying pins. The mate was stationed at the wheel with a hatchet concealed in the bosom ol' his shirt, while the middy and myself walked the quarter-deck, each with a pistol in his pocket and the sword near at hand. In *ie deep est anxiety we waited for the crisis to come, as slowly the shades of the tropics fell around us. Occasionally thc low warblings of the Spanish girl could be heard as she hummed some love song, aad the positions of the Spaniards could be easily detected by the small, glowing light that emanated from their cease less cigarettes. The night was calm and beautiful, scarcely a breath of air stirring ex cept what was created by the sails as they flapped idly against the mast. . Suddenly three distinct raps echoed through the ship, and in an instant the whole scene changed as if by magic. The signal had been given some what earlier than any of us had, ex pected, still we were nov "taken by surprise by any means. ? had no time or opportunity to at tend to anything for a moment but my own personal safety, for one of the Spaniards rushed at me from a dark corner, and in an instant I saw the blade of his ^.vo.-odged dirk'glit ter i M che moonlight, but it neveriiad the opportunity to drink "my blood, for with a cool, 6teady'aim I covered his head and he fell without a groan. I had now an opportunity to throw a hurrier! glanoe about me, and see how the others, were performingtheir allotted parts. The middy had not used his pistol but depending on his sword, was on the point of giving the c v.p de grace to. a b/vV'ly ruffian who had attacked the gallant youth. Forward, the battle, was raging fiercely, and the loud yells of the combatants rang through the air and across tlis waters without cessation, varied occasionally with shrieks of agony as Sam, the cook, dealt out his ??tock' of boiling water with no spar ing hand Abe Spaniards were capering about like French dancing masters, and the I enraged seamen were following them up with their heavers and capstan bars, against which the short dirk, ! the favorite weapon of the Spaniard, j did but little goori, They were between two fires, thc \ sailors in front a,nd the cook in the rear, w?io tormented them dreadfully,1 and nt hist the survivors lied in the wildest confusion and rallied aft. On came the seameh flushed with victory, and with loud huzzas charged ypon tho cowering rascals, when sud denly tho door ol' the cabin flew open, und the Spanish girl made her ap pearance with a pistol in each hand. With a load, passionate cry she Baa--i 'HilliiBnwac-^^ I^IH wwn rushed on deck, ?md at'the same in stant the sailors drove ^number of pirates overboard. They were whipped ?t^?'very point, and bn4 one remained in active poo session of his faculties. .'He-was by far the handsomest an'oV.most intel lectual looking of the-wtyole gang. He was closely engaged-'with the midd]', and both appeared oblivious to everything around 'them. We were all more or-less tired from our exertions, and having' full faith iii the naval officer's ability to defend himself, we crowded around to wit ness the combat. I shall never for get the appearance of that .Spaniard, as he crept round and round his ad versary, who with his sword carefully poised watched his opponent like a cat. The Spaniard had his, cape wrap ped around his left arm-, and his long dirk ready for immediate action as he advanced and retreated, watching f.r an opportunity, to sheath it in the bosom of the young officer.. I was about to brain the rascal and termi nate the conflict, . when* Twas saved the trouble. The Spaniard had re treated before an impetuous attack of the middv, when tripping over a ringbolt he was thrown, off his guard, and like a flash of lightning the bright blade of middy's sword passed through his body. Scarcely had the officer cleared his weapon of th.? pirate s carcass, when a sc earn was heard, followed by a sharp report, and the .'form of the Spanish woman appeared on the scene with one of her pistols still smoking at the mouth. In our eagerness to see the duel between the officer and the pirate, we had quite forgotten the woman, and she too became absorbed in the con test until it terminated. The middy reeled, staggered for ward, and fell heavily to the deck, but his weapon forced, on by the im petus of the fall, was sheathed to the hilt in the woman's''body, and all hands stood aghast at the terrible scene. The middy was carried below, and while I was examining the wound, the crew secured the Spaniard who nad been stricken down in the beginning of the melee. The middy had received a danger ous wound, but managed to survive his injury, and to-day he ranks among the first in his profession. The woman, together with the dead pirates, was consigned to the deep, .-ind nnv decir"T7ftj?he?.rio*VT* --1 '' Don't Want any of ti in Tlu-irs. H. V. Redfield, i he spry correspon dent ol' the Cincinnati Commercial, recently met with a Canadian some where out West who rather set him bat:!:. In reply to a question what he thought of ii e project of annexing Canada to the United States, thv Canadian very .quickly and emphati cally replied tiiat Le didn't want any \ of ii. in i*i.s. ? Redfield then asked i; that was the g?nerai ieeling? 1 "Yes: you can't find one Canadian in twenty who would consent to an- ' nexation. If ever we join the United States it will be at tbe point of the '\ bayonet, flight now WG are freer than you are, and have less taxes to 1 pay. You can get a pint of good ! liquor in Canada for what a drink costs here. Everything we buy is ' cheaper there. Clothing, even, is 30 per cent, cheaper. VV hy ? Because ! you are taxed to death in yourr&tten 1 Republic and don'tkr-ow it.' Your ! Congressmen and officials at Washing- J ton steal more than it takes to run Dur whole government in Canada. Do 1 vou suppose outside people, knowing 1 these things as well as we do want to c pin our destiny to such a government? I \ The theory of yours is go?fl enough. 1 [ know, but corruption and imbecility 1 bave crowded 'it until what you call y tho best government the world ever . saw has become the worst one." I 3 was about to open a vigorous broad- I side in defense of our institutions and government in regular Fourth of July ^ style, when I saw him spread out a ;8 iaily paper and c^me^ee. reading | the ??iajpatch.e^ ' under the head of J .' Credit ' Mobilier." I did not say anything. ] Thc Collecting Lawyer. ; " There is a certain style ?S /egal ! gentleman," says au exchange, " well - known to the profession and to busi- ( t^ess men as the collecting lawyer "- 1 respectable, very industrious and oft-, sn quite successful. One ot our lead- 1 ing wholesale houses having, an unset- 1 tied claim against a Western custom- ! Br (one of the tardy kind), sent it down to the office of the- colle-ting ! person with instructions to have it put through with all the celerity con- 1 sistent with legftl P,lrity- The lawyer 1 forwarded it to an attorney who had : been recommended to him in the town 1 where the dilatory tradesman resided, 1 and in due time received, the follow ing reply, which, though sufficiently concise, was not regarded as encour aging: " Dear Sir- You will never get any spondulick from Ebenezer Weatherby. ? The und?vsigned called . upon him yesterday, and found him nary tile, his feet upon the naked earth, and not clcthe3 enough upon him to wad a gun. He was whist ling, and so may you. Affectionately yours, ARISTIDES COBB." Is G?KlWYDS* GOOK VOR Doos? This ia the way a woman at Rising Sun, Ind., cured a dog of sucking eg?s: Tlie wile of Thomas Murrell, living on Detaell Sheppard's place, being troubled with dogs' eating hel li en's egus, thought she would give j them a lesson they would remember. So, placing an egg on the ground, she took a bottle filled with gunpowder and poured a circle around it, then j hid till the dog was about to take the ' fegg, . when she would touch it off. This she did twice, but the third time a coal of fire which she did not see, caught the powder and the bottle burst in lier band, burning ker i'ace, neck and hands. Her dress was 1 burned entirely off. Three children . having followed her, two of these ! were burned, one, about five years ! old, severely, the other slightly/ The eldest, having escaped unhurt, scream j ed for help, or they must all have j perished. The dog now whines for gunpowder to eat with his eggs. Down Among the Dead. On Monday last a newspaper cor respondent procured a diving suit, with the permission and under the i direction of the wrecker and divers who were at work upon the hull o? the ill-'ated steamer Atlantic, and descended into the interior of- the j wreck. He says : The waters were very clear and i every object plainly visible around,; the ship where she lay on the reef... It was the first time for the corres pondent to seek information beneath the waters, and the sensation is al most indescribable. The air from above, which is furbished through ?he rubber tube, comes with a hissing sound, producing a strange feeling. ! I shudder at the thought of being immersed so deeply, and how slight j an accident would insure instant des truction. All around the objects j looked weird like; the glasses in the j casque magnifying the already bloat ed lorms into twice their size. The waters are very cold, and a chilly fueling creeps over me at first, but as I proceed it wears away and 1 enter upon the task I have undertaken' with" nSsre nerve than I fancied I possesed. The immense hull lies well down on the port side, which is broken in several places from contact with the reef. Fish were swimming around eagerly devouring the parti cles of food which are to be picked up. Picking my way towards the hull, I catch hold of a rope and scramble up the dock. The place where I have descended is where the ship parted, and a sectional view of the hull and cargo is obtained. The forward hatch is open and I peer dawn tlie hold. Oh ! what a specta cle is presented I The cargo has broken bull:, and-lays heaped up in a confused mass; bodies ot men and women, bruised-and torn, were jamm ed among the cases and crates. It- is a horrible sight to look upon, and the magnifying power of thc orbs through part ol the sunkeu . towards one ot the steerage cabina the one where all fte -women and children wera downed asthev lay in ' their ?UII.?S. Scrambling afong the 'l ek, guided by tho ropy from above, .ind assisted by .v.io of the diver* yho has undertaken to conduct rue through the wreck, 1 reneb rite com uni?n way. ii Oie .sigiit in thc ?.old among the cargo was horrible, be one that now met my ga&j was cn timos more so. There, Iving in : ut immense heap. Were a hundred or nore bodies. ?fhey looked for all j lie world as if-they were alive, with urns dislocated, c-yfea staring wildly, ? ?' 'aces grinning as J? were at you and . ' noving ba?kward and forward with ' ho under-current ; seine wereilre??-1. ?d, many were half undo. Children 1 vere clinging to. (heir mother-, and j > ?tout men wwe clasping their' wives i ind seaming as if they mor. their fit?' j j vita calm resignation. No descrip- ! j ion ol' the bodies brought to the sur-j ace could convey an idea of '.he f ? torrid sight in that cabin. : close i uy eyes and motion ta my conductor ny readiness to. Uave. I have seen c roo ugh \i\ thai charnel house, thu J ecol??ctton of which will never fade, j j Wy conductor motions me towards li he steerage cabin, where the men j vere by themselves, and when- there l-l vas such # a rush for the companion ' vay. Peering down into tha.t sabin , ! saw a simd r pictu.ro of death, i bodies of Stuart men, old and roung, ware hustled together on the i itarrway, giving-from their distend- ' id nostrils, gaping mouths and scaring, j f ?lassy eyes-some conception ot' the i i error which seized, them as they j! rain?y struggle'.1, to reach the "leek, j mt wer? prevented by thc Wave j ? vhich swept over Hie ship as. She M teeled over and filled the sabin. 1 From another part of ?aa vessel ! Obtained a view r?? ihe sleeping apart-1, nent. j I Here, piled up in heaps on tho..J' port side, were numbers of bodice ol' nen, and strewn among them bed .clothing of one kind and another. ] From continuai knocking against the stanchions and sharp, jagged wood- , work which is splintered and broken J from the linings of thc, hunks, the j Faces and limbs ol these dead arc ( more ghastly than any I have ever j i seen. Imagination cannot picture anything more terrible than what was in this compartment. Thc (tosh 1 is torn from.the faces of many of the j dead ; others again are bruised and i battered about their heads and faces, : which are red ancl bloody, and in ; striking contrast to the pale, livid : features of others which the action of the waters bas not disturbed. ! While I stand here another of the divers descends and commences to ; send up some of the bodies. Ho,'how ever, is more intent upon securing the cargo than sending up the bodies, and only does si now to gain access to some boxes abd .trunks I which are lying beneath thom. [Having seen enough of the horrors be neath the water on that fatal reef -horrors of the deep which will never be erased from my vision-I decided to go above, and motioned accordingly to the men who wore who've in'thc boat, and pumping j down to me the necessary supply ol'air to sn tain life, and in a few minutes ', 1 was once more at the surfaces gazing ; upon the light of Heaven and expe riencing a .^easalioJi.of relief at having left the chumben? of. death iu the cabins of the ill-fated Atlantic. A ??esaijc?i Account of i'Ss? F?&lit in Louisiana. NEW ORLEANS, April 16. The recent, civil disorders in Grant Parish, L*., gro ving out ot ""the po litical differences between tto? whites ; and blacks, culminated at Colfax on j Sunday, by a desperate battle.? which ; continued about two hours,, resulting ' in the defeat of the blacks, of'whom : sixty were killed and wourided, while I the whites lost but one kdied krui ; two wounded. A gentleman arriving on the steamer Southwestern,' from 1 the Red River country, states that on Sunday nic^t the boat stopped at the . woodpile, near Colfax, wliere a negro, armed to the teeth, requeued the captain' of the boat' to stop at' Colfax and take some wounded white men to Alexandria, which is situated some twenty-five miles further down. On their arrival at Colfax they found about one hundred armed men on the.bank.' The passengers, went on shore, and on reaching the scene of the fight discovered, by the light of lanterns, many dead bodies of colored men riddled with bullets. In the storehouse near the .landing about thirty negro prisoners were huddled together, and a strong guard sur rounded the prison. Several, white men were also wounded. It seems that trouble has been brewing, in Grant Parish du ri og the past ?wo weeks. For three or four days pre vious to Sunday the blacks proved too numerous for the whites, and the latter were compelled to seek refuge in thc surrounding country ; and in tho meantime it is stated that thc blacks plundered the town, threw up rude fortifications, and boasted that they wouM drive the whites from the parish. The whites, however, after being driven from the town, we're re inforced from the adjoiniug parishes, and, pb Sunday, led by the sneriff of Grant Parish they advanced in a body toward Colfax. On their arrival there a Aug of truce was sei.? to the blacks asking their surrender, but warning them at the same time if they meant fight to take care .of themselves and their women and children. The ne groes refused to come to terms, whereupon the whites charged the breastworks aud the negroes retreat ed, taking refuge in the court-house, from which they kept up an incessant fire for some time. Finally a friend ly negro wai bribed to fire the court hou.sa, which was successfully done. Alter a vain attempt to extinguish the fl .?i?? r\tn ii .-i- ?lisnlayed a j/cu j.'tc ? ?..! i; SO c.\U?vi-ii could hardly give the accurate num ber of kiiliid aud wounded. The ne groes had improvised several rude cannon from old cast iron p/umps, which were loaded tu the muzzle with slugs. Thc negro is, itissuid, were instigated liv a white ni ?II ii?moi! Calhoun atUVa negro nai?.?d Ward, both ?;.' whom escaped fv?w the vi'Muity before the light. brevities nu;! Levities. A sick man who started from VHuhiaan lbj- Minnesota recontlj-; tonk . <. . f;:i with him and it came handy, br he died on tho marl and wan put in he collin and shipped iw:k home. nor- The society in. Columbus Ohio, s'Jiighhincd. if the fill" wing, f'r/nnthe fowrwal, Is true: " W h-y, y-o-u o l-d .-a-r-il-i-n <., is that you ?" is tho way a aily s;Juted another*on our streets tho ?thor lay, and rho angel in dimity and ugh-heeled boot* thus mldrcsxed meek y and poetically responded, "You bei V ; :> Kansas lawyers are lined for r'ro hiiity and contempt of court when they i mdertako to quote Latin to the Judge. ..v->-A sheriff in Florida, who WAS silted upon to resign,wrote back : " Your ommiinicntion is received, stating that ny resignation would meet with tho ap ?roval o!' the governor. It does not meet nine, and I shall not do it." ISP* A perverse bachelor of Northern fattie Hew in thc face of Providence luring a late snow Murin which stopped ?ail way travel, by walking twenty-live niles oh snnw-slioes to k?ep an oppolnt no:it '.>} in- married. The-cold snap moves tho monni ngton Pantograph to give this advice: dany a winn hearted girl, whether cold veather affects you "r not. Warm-heart? >d girls are comfortable oven in warm reathcr, and in told weather thoy are m absolute necessity to a man's com urt. . An Omaha paper, without intend ing to bo personal, insinuates that if the miana Postmaster would resign, " many icraons would fee" loss anxious about udliey letters." . A Portland clergyman startled iis Hock on Sunday morning, by telling hera that M h-1 was not as fail of mnii md women as men and women were run of h-i." An exchange says: 'iThoreisan ?ld maid in town who can boast of two jeaux, hui they aro el-bows " .-.rS-Tho inischievons result of practi se! joking is exemplified in the case of m unfortunate New Haven .gentleman ali?se wile, having been placidly dumb for several months, was instantly restos jd to loquacity by his imprudent play lulness in suddenly startling her. ;tir A St. Louis lady, whoflo foot had been pressed in a street car by a gentle man, thought slit; would nial e an exam ple of him. She returned the pressure, looked languishing and all that sort ol' thing, and when she alighted, tacitly in vited him to follow. Arriving al her liomc, she invited him in, and lie, accept ing^ was brought face to taco with her husband. Rho requested the latter gen tleman to " wade into" tho former, and [letailed the vu-oumstances of the adair. Thc husband politely dismissed the gent willi the pressing foot, and then turned nbou* and beat his wile for inviting such familiarities. A St.. Louis paper recommends an ambitious debating society, in that State to decide ""Which is tho butt end ol'a goat?" t?J3- A man died in a "New York town tho other day. and in Iiis ?ill lett "that Bid liar and tattle.-, the widow Jones, two f cents." ls ?likcMeCloskoy in tho ranks?" . called ont, tho aimihafodor-ih ?luttt as tho nrmv stood in lino of battle. *.' ilmv, Gineroi;'.' said .Mil*', Stepping forrard. "Then lot the engagement begin;" said . the (louerai. That ls tho way Mike tolls the ?tory. Tho saddest case' on record isjthnt of tho want of a bible at the inauguration of a Missouri' Governor; Tho ceremony was detained until a messenger was KClit over to the penitentiary to procure a copy. pgr A man wrnvrpixCs a groat deal in j society ls said to haW laughed' sb much i m his'aieeve that it ie wwnooi. . >9 ell I ta*!.'- >! V-:i "!* bili Uri. li ... : j. ... ;-j;L .. . ; ' . Cfreat Attraction ...... . . ' ? . .. IN. ' !f!Q Cf ?N3 HA?S. Wc ISoiy Offer lo tlie WlioIesaSc Trade, 5G0 ?ascs S?8fS* SHOES lit? fMTS, ? Whicb we will sell for Cash, or ta Prompt Paying Customers, at VERY LOW PRICES. .Merchants wanting Goods in our line will save money !>y giving us a call; . . detail Departmezt Is well supplied .vil li the Latest Styles and Best Quality o?' Goods.. . re sisting in part ol' . . Dsififlcy'M $>i-i*?rated Boots, Shoes and Gaiters, ifltles & Soii'si.?oo'is, Shors and Gaiters; Zeig lea* Bro?*. Congress and I^aee Kaisers, ?&c, &e. Remember our Motto is: " QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS." GALLAHEE & MULHERIN, ' 2S9 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA. Feb 12 .3m 3 Oldest House in the Stai?i RELIABLE GOODS. AT THE LOWEST FIGURES. The finest risso.rtmcnt of Children's, Misses and Ladies' SHOES, ' Dudley's Celebrated BOOTS and SHOES for Gents,-cannot be sur passed for style and iurahility,-acknowledged to be the best and mo.>t com fortable fitting Boors made. ALFRED C. FORJ E, Sign of the Red Boot, 258 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga'. Apr 15 . 6m6 PIEDMONT & ARLINGTON LIFE IJySURJ1?CE CO, OF VIRGINIA. Follicles I*sned over - . 17,000. Income over - $1,500,000. The pngress of this Cob.r,any duiin* the past year has been STEADY and PROGRESSIVE. The Management ECONOMICAL, the Losses SMALL. Imring the Simmer months our largest business wa? from the Northern . ' tv?! nc Southern ri-iinnetitors, since no Southern Com ' * the Northers Insurance {"Mit b:il4]Mo Are ?oitiimu^ly ? ?o'iving LARGS A:;?> ????I rs STOCIL. I '. - Of - Vf tfrTV . . . '- v " t ll a*Ci f Comprising all the LATEST STYLUS AND PATTERN Parler. Ghajpor, Dining Room FROM "Pl ?. - aCKiH EST GRADE TO TH? LOWEST. And consist?s pf avery irtivle of FURN! I'URE reifiiired to' furnish a lions* or >i?ix' coniplcte. Call and examine a! our Ware-Rooms. t -o TI: 3rtaking5 Always ctn <.? ;. ?lie I/.vest prices, i?: sui Un? . slid Eases* . .. Of our <?w:i manufacture. PLAT V Bit ^yf.23S^--;t 2'.2 :; : : 'Iii Broad Street, ' AUGUSTA, GA. July 2 ly 28 The Origina! s icc--; We tnsvravx? Coit?piny in ih \ 'rAiivi *?tt^s. Office, 68 Liberty Sheet. . : NEW YORK;"; Par ti ci p.'Uion in Pn>;i;s ! . With Low Cash Premium* New ?u>iiicss insured .ii 1SV?. $9,175,000 Tiie largest absolute increase ol* any Company doing business in New York. Xew t?Uii?fj* <>? It>72 solar, I'o'.-die thai of '?.ist -Icar. GEO,B.LAKE? General Agent. Dec i tf 50 FLORENE ?SOLD at rorre's^onding prices wtyli oilier V\r i fin-'-' .'..!.-.<.>';M. mid is cheap-' or than UP >??.>... rr?5"w?#?H ronipLcuj ' W. ii. SHAFFER, Agt. ..Edgea?ldt0ct2 %in1r-.-$ .K L. ? 't.:*?di GiiiFF?X & BITLL-. r.?i i. 17 K Undersigned have formed a Co-Parmership hillie Pnieriee 01' Law in Kd?reiicld County. s. B. GRIFFIN, SI. C. BUTLER. _ Feb I*?_ _t?"_8_ New Law Firm. .TOKX BACON. Tiros. J. ADAMS. Attorneys at Law, Will Practico in tho Courts of thc State, and United Stetes Courts for South Caro lina. Former Ofhec of Carroll ?fi Bacon and Bacon A- Butler. ?au is. 1.-72 ' . if_5_ LeftftY F. Y?OL?SS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Columbia, S. C. Orttec, Law Range, .BausUett's Build ing, up stairs. ?-rpt 4_tf 37 W. H. SH AFFE," Dentist, HAYING located at Edtrefield offers his Professional services to tho oit teens and surrounding country. Office at the late resideneeof S. S. Tompkins, Esq. Feb 23_tf_18 Simpson's Prolific C ?.TT TOW Ihave about fi Atv bushels of SIMP SON'S PROLIFIC COTTON SEED, which I wili soil atsj.i.; ncr Imshcl Aksn, have about len"bushels of the sameV?eed, selected willi my own hands rrom uv? best stalks which I will dispose of at 85,N) per bushel. I raised- eight .ir>0 lbs bales of Cotton fr >m these Seed the last year, ou six ?eres, with an imperfect stand. 0. F. Cl I KATH AM. Fob. 12 tf 8 H?rne Shuiiie Sewing Machine. ONLY $25.0:). JTrilS is a SHUTTLE MACHINE, has the UNDER FEED, and makes tho "LOCK STIT' U'' alike on both sides. Il is a standard. Eirst Class Ma -line, and Ihe fm ly low pneed " Lock Stitch" .Ma. hine in tho United States. This Machine received the Diploma at the Pair ot tho two Carolin:?, in the city .if Charlotte, N. C., in Ls71? Thc Above iC?chhi? ix warranted for five yearns A MACHINE FOR NOTHING. Any person makins up a Club for five Machines, will bo presented the Sixth one ?is commission. A ire nts Wanted.-Operier iiiduce nvnts offered. Liberal de'ductions made to Ministers of the Gospel. S end Stamp jbr?Ci reinar, and samples of Sewing, Address Rev. C. H. BERN !IEIM, General Agent, Concord, N. C. 1)004 . ... ', 1.V . 60 Fresh Lcmtras! 7 ?O Boxes. Fresh LEMONS, for sale by -J. A. A. CLTSBY, Druggist. Mar26 _ tf 14 GRIFFIN & COBlT?w s?l?i?FbaT gains in ALAVACCAS, DRESS ilWIMMBiOS.* NOTIONS. CORSETS ,0pera;ani. Plain FJLANNELS. ., ' Feb. Jp, tr . -.tr - -v.- \ J?in?s W. Turley, Augusta, CSa., .i .' -.?,.. i .? ? HAVING returned iome after several weeks in New York, is now Exhib iting bis un surpass^ eeleo?onS ia * ^ FIRST CL? IAMBI M HOODS, His numerous Patrons in Edgefield may rely with confidence on having Bpecial and particular attention paid to their orders, whether given in per son or by letter. In /ature as in th3 pAst, Convincing Low Prices and First Class Goods will rule the ?transactions of this House. The Fancy Department will courin tho - j n LATEST CJKEAT?O^ OW FASJffilOfY, An? careful attention is asked to the perusal bf the following paragraphs : >BLACK|S|l}KS. fl Warranted Lyons all Silk in Gros Grain and Taffeta, Super to Sublime quality, at popular low cash prices. Now opening. J. W. TURLEY. POLKA SPOTS FOULARDS. The newest thing known to Fashion, in great variety. Now opening. J. W. TURLEY. LLAMA LACE POINTS, In' variety. J. W. TURLEY. NEW SASH RIBBONS, Very fashionable. Very cheap. J. W. TURLEY. JAPANESE SILKS, In Rich Jacquered Stripes and Brocades. New, elegant goods. Im mensely cheap. J. W. TURLEY. BLACK GREN\DL\ES, Fine to sublime quality in plain, Satin striped and Lace striped. More popular this season than ever before* Now on sale. _J. W. TURLEY. MEDIUM PRICED DRESS GOODS. In many new qualities and colors, in great variety. J. W. TURLEY. ; LLAMA LACE JACKETS, | New styles. Now on sale, j J. W. TURLEY. LLAMA LACE FICHUS. The newest production. On sale. J. W. TURLEY. LLAMA LACE CAPEST All sizes. Now opening. J. W. TURLEY. PARASOLS. Ail the novelties of the season, un equaled in variety and low in prices. J. W. TURLEY. BLACK FLORENTINE. Very superior quality only. J. W. TURLEY. BLACK TAMARTINE. Very useful. Very cheap. J. W. TURLEY. WHITE GOOKS, Striped and Checked NAINSOOKS Striped and Checked SWISS, Plain SWISS, Bishop and Victoria LAWNS TARLETON^, JACONETS, &c. HOUSEKEEPING GOODS. Table Cloth DAMASKS, Damask NAPKINS and DOYLIES, Colored Damask and Napkins, Diapers, Crash es, Towels, Sheetings, Shirtings, &c, in large supply. J. W. TURLEY. . NOVELTIES. Standard Trimmings, Hamburg Embroideries, Collarette?, Ruches, Sappetts, and a full assortment o? FANCY GOODS just opened at J. W. TURLEY'* Augusta., April 1, tf 'S. 15 NOTICE TO THE CITIZENS OP EDCEF1ELD * "fofl"1 --S- '. - ?.'..?-..?.- ... -O Wi Eare receiving our SPRING and SUMMER GOODS, consisting of all the Novelties of the Season. Our Stock is much larger than usual, and never more complete. Close buyers will save money by giving it an inspection. Also, full line of FURNISHING GOODS on hand. WHITMAN & BENSON, 239 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga., Opposite Masonic Hall. Augusta, Ga., April 2 om 15 nut DEUSGIST, JOHNSTONS DEPOT, S. C. AVING just opened a Drug S?ore at this place, I take this method of informing my friends and the public generally that I now have in Store a full line of . Drugs, Patent Medicines, Toilet Articles, Perfumery, GLASS, PUTTY, KEROSENE OIL, Tobacco. Segars, In fact everything uspally kept in a Drug Store,-all new and warranted genuine. My prices are as low as such Goods can be sold in any market in the same quantity. T. J. TEAGUE. Johnston's Depot, Feb 19 ly 9 MILLER. BISELL i BUR?M AND Commission Merclvts 175 and 177 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. are now in receipt of our Fall Stock of G?OCERflES, consist ing in part of Bacon SIDES, Bacon SHOULDERS, Dry Salt SIDES, SUGARS of all grades. SYRUPS-New Orleans and New York Drips, MOLASSES. Rio, Laguyra and Java COFFEE, TOBACCO, SALT, PEPPER, SPICE, Crackers, Pickle*. Cove Oysters, CANNED GOODS consistinti ol' Peaches, Blackberries, Tomatoes, &c. MACKEREL in Barrels, half and ouarter bbls. and Kits, Seed WHEAT, Se?d RYE, Seed OATS, Seed BARLEY, Case Liquors of BRANDY, WHISKEY, GIN, We are also offering the. most complete and largest stock of BARRL LIQUORS of any House in thc City, and selling at prices that wiil ind ut buyers to purchase nearer home than in Eastern markets. To the Planters and Merchants of Edgefield.we would take this occasion to express our thanks tor their past^ libera] patronage, and respectfully re quest a continuance of the ?ame. S?yBnying pu^Good< for CASH, we arc prepared to seil as low, and oft times lower, th'arrS?y other House in the City. t . Augustu, Oct 9- tf 42 THE BROWSE I BAKK OF CHARLESTON NATIONAL BAN KING ASSOCI5N 1 CltAKIJCSTON, S. C., Fobi 20, 1870. j On and after tho first day of Marali ' I next, this J?nnk will be prepared to Con- I PLANTERS should examine the sol?date the Stock ofthe Hank of Charles- j abovc-numed old ?nd _roliable Gin ; toa imo tJl;lt of ^ .fVG^?ut organisation. . haVfirAbdvimr anv other. Io combine* n ... . the Quired, qualities of Simplicity, Oucshanr of thc bitter, par value ($100) SJrcngtn and DurabitiS. It (fins last ;ipno hundred dollars, will ?io issued for and cleau, makes excellent lint [often fIV0 (5j wnoJv OR TEN M(,J |)ALF OT T]IE flinging l-l?, to I-?c. per b above, f maikii.1 and is univcrwily admitted to , b<itn??ti",rttest'runnii)^: fdri made Wo i eutnro dividends will be paid upon havn ha<Tthirty year-;' exp?rience in the ' thc Consolidated Stock only: those ac CO?f ?1 ill ?JA havoL... business and warrant every permet. ? cming upon tho imcoiisoHdntcd will ho gS??? I ? "J"" kudata, of Ul. ?uno rc ular?, with testimoni?is and lull ; > Icalaw, mav be had by addressing, j ?t.\EL F. BROWN. rodent, L Brown Cotton Mt? New .Loudon, Conn. J . FA?6 > 4m. l? J "Circulars, with testimonials and full ?hall be effected, particulars, may be had by addressing, j The Urwks of Transfer will be dosed IS M.XEh F. BROWN, rodent, | frora .5:arcn lst to A,)rjl ,st ^ . WJLB.??RDB?, Cashier. Charleston, Feb. 24 Sm IO