Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, March 25, 1875, Image 2

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THE ADVERTISER. Edge?elu, S. C., Mar. 25,1875. JAMES T. BACON ) p.T.. THOS. J. ADAMS, fEDrr0M' E. KEE5E, BtfMstM \fANACtr.. A South Carolina Judge Makes a Fool of Himself. The Jato affair betweon Judge Cooke and tho Greenvillo Daily News has attracted universal attention and ex cited universal comment. Our esteemed cotemporary, the Anderson Xntelltgencer? narrates the case so well, aud comments upon it so justly, that we cannot du bet ter than adopt its word-: "Tho Greouvillo Daily News itu Friday last commented upon the proceedings of the Court the day before, in which Judge Cooke directed verdicts of " not guilty*! tn bo rendered in certain cases against _.Tj_M. Bunion; late County Auditor. Spicy paragraphs wero distributed over several columns, and immediately below tho regular proceedings this sentence: " Without the fear or favor of any man, we offer the following comments,'' ar.d then follows a half column of blank apace, which must have been irritating and annoying to the last degree. When the Court met on Friday morning, Judge Cooke directed the grand jury to retire and present Mr. A. M. Speights, of the Greenville Daily Netos, for libel against Mr. J. M. Runion, and said he felt tlds to be his duty, although he ignored any thing contained in the News that affected the Court. Speights had treated him to ft blank half column, and we suppose that his Honor was merely exchanging compliments by ignoring Speight's sal lies against the Court. Rut tho newspa per was handed to ino grand jory, with one ot' the paragraphs pointed out ns containing libelous matter, and they re tired for ita serious consideration. These proceedings at once excited a groat in terest, and we ave informell that thc in tolHgcnee attracted larg? numbers to the Court House, every ono forsaking busi ness and rallying to tho front, anxious to learn the latest developments of this .sensational proceedings. When the grand jury returned with their presentment, which contained nota word about tile News, the excitement was breathless and intense, .fudge Cooke was equal to the occasion, however, and again instructed tho grand jury to relire, lind remain in their room until a conclusion was reach ed in the libel ciise. The grand jury J "Auiff9Wn? ?lo enough to oE?y the mandate, and in a short time returned with a doo urheut, statingthat "the grand jury have carefully considered tho paragraph in tho Greenville Daily News, and find nothing in it to warraut action on their part." On hearing thc presentment, Judge Cooke waxed exceeding wroth, and said that the grand jury had been remiss in the discharge of duty and disobeyed the | instruction of tho Court; he did not know whether ho would hold them auy longer, aud instructed the Clerk to make out their pay certificates. This declara tiou was reversed instantly, and he gave them thc privilege to retire and consult whether they would reconsider their de cision, which resulted in the grand jury refusing to amend their decision of the matter. This excited auow the indigna tion and wrath of his Honor, who de dared that he would hold the grand jury from day-to-day until action was taken I .Lu^UWfbel caso, and he would require them to serve without pay ! This closed j tiie extraordinary proceedings of Friday, which wero commented upon with ex ceeding plainness by the Neus, and the effect was acemplete back down of Judge Cooke when the grand jury appeared before him on Saturday morning. He acknowledged irritation on the previous day, and said that h? did not desire to encroach upon their prerogatives, after j which thc grand jury were discharged, i Jante"ana "inch in narair instances had been paid by the several State governments. The measure was con cocted by the claim agents, who wfuid have been enormously enriched by its enactment ir.to law, while not one soldier in five of those for whose pretended benefit it was devised and passed by both Houses of Congress wotild have derived any benefit irom it, So soon as it got into Congress a rivalry sprung up between the two Houses to see which could display tho most demagoguery abofit it, while loading it down with the most ob noxious provisior.3 whicbVould throw i. thc "responsibility' tor rejecting it ' or. the other House. And, though P neither House wanted to assume the ? responsibility for so heavy a raid up on the Treasury, neither House was bold enough to reject tbs bill. The Senate was surprised to find that the House could not be " bluffed" by its bold amendm nt?, and ut the List mo ment tabled the bill to get rid of it, though it came Lack irom the confer sue* exacily iij^the skips wherein tho Senate ""had pa?sed i t a? " thor! jr^ls before. Then came Mr. Logan sind Mr. Spencer, the carpetbagging Sen ator from Alabama, who owes his seat in the'Renate to the Attorney-Gen-1 eral's*good offices in helping to or- ! ganize the Alabama Legislature two years ago, and with their gambler's trick got thc bill enrolled and signed by the "facile Wilson, and then - hus tled it off in hot haste for the signa ture of Grant, But. happily Grant was in a sour mood towards the par ty and the pestiferous man who is al "ways "boring him about, tlie party.' The results which would have come to the public credit from the passage of the bill into law may be inferred from the rise in the price pf gold which o;i Thursday followed the an nouncement that the bi il had become law. _ _ GEANV OUGHT TO DRISK LESS WHISKEY,-The President bas great ly changed in twp years. His.f>ice is red, approaching at times to purple, with apoplectic threatening, and, it' looks augur anything:, there ar ? chan ces that the third-term question may be sett-tod, if he changes not his course of living, by the sudden ciij> of Clotho's scissors. " I seo death in his face if he keep^.thi3 thing np .'three mouthslonger," a physi cian whose name is emiueh* among the faculty in both hemisphered an 1 renowned even in the L. College^ Surgeons, as we left tt&jVhil.e Hoose that evening.-New Crpb^T?M<& $ ew'thing in music, has reiten ieen ascertained that hy the ujpjplici -tion of electric communication ar? number of pianos can be perform? upon simultaneously by the percol who touches the keys of the central one. It is proposed by this meam to fill every nook and coi ner of tb? Centennial Exposition uni dings witl melodies. In fict, the di-covery o invention whichever :: is. was arriv ed at by some genio-- who was deJv .jng about for something willi whir! to croafe a centennial w?h?4tion. i li idea is, of conrso, a novel one, arn brims over with Kiiggestivenes?. ??y*Speak thc-titit-h; though^ it -dia please ; speak the'truth, th??gli tt'el/i then rago and thc y^rip.Ie.-.iunuiiie wi (hi?es-; sp^ak-thv t rt. ! it, th.m'jh fqr.angli we know, it may ,bc the last w?rtt w speak; speak, the truth, though it ma nail us to tho cross. And Still There ls no Cleansing of These Augean Stables? " No greater outrage lias been perpe trated on a free people since the Saxon wore the Norman collar, than the Coun ty government of Edgefield."-Judge Mackey'* Report. We had hoped from the above stated ment of Judge Mackey, and the sap? posed tendency of the State administra tion to lop off the excrescences which exist in tho form of incompetent and oprrnpt officials, that ere this our County would have been in a bettor condition as to the coud net of its public affairs. On the contrary, however, eorruptionis again raising its head, and incompetence still carries ari undiminished and unabashed fmnt. Not a single step was taken at our last term of-Court to purge our Cuuuty oilioes, liotwilhataudiug jiic indisputable j necessity for such action, if the iuvesti gatibn and report of Mackey (himself one j I of the party) is to be credited. The Re port of tho Grand Jury, which we pub lished lte-.i week,, was not even read in open Court. . If this thing-continues, we shall esteem ? it our duty to advise the Grand Jury tin* they have a jurisdiction c with that of tho Court to -which they mako presentments-and thatthoy may even present the Court. Wo are willing to accord to the Bench all the respect due it, except that it must not be legendary or traditional, but a re spect born of duty performed. We.are tired of these loud-mouthed professions of wonders to be achieved ; we aro tired of hearing that chanffcia reform : and we are tired of "The task of dropping buckets into empty wells And growing old in drawing nothing up." Gov. Chamberlain Determtne?! to Avert Further Burdensome Taxation. Gov. Chamberlain has vetoed the Bill lately passed by the Legislature for the scttleruet^ ?f tho Floating Debt or the State. Wo publish this Ve to in full. It isa paper nobly conceived and nobly expressed. To say less would bo sim ply churlish And with this, wo leave it in the hands of our readers. It speaks too w. ll for itself to need very muc h ohtdde comment. This Bill proves that tho thieves want our blood. And this Veto proves tl.at Gov. Chamberlain is our <mly hope. As may b" supposed, this bold refusal of the Governor to sanction further eu lup* ion infuriated its friends and back ers iu thu Legislature, and they attacked him in violent ami malevolent speeches Finally the point was made that the Bill had become a law by limitation-not having been returned within the pre scribed three days; aud Elliott, the speaker, so ruled. The matter was then referred to the Judiciary Committee to report on the constitutioual question in volved. This proceeding relieves the members from voting on the voto message, and the bill will doubtless be held to be a law, but whether it can bo sustained in the courts is another question At all events, Gov. Chamberlain has scotched tho Cobra Capella pretty suc cessfullv. Certain Itcpresciitativcs Make Asses of Themselves. Blind, stupid, and not forewarned Irv the laughable failure of Judge Cooke's vain trick in Greenville, certain mem biers of the House of Representatives have followed in his footsteps and like wise come out of the little end of the horn. On Thursday last, the Union fieruld, of Columbia, published thc'fol lowing editorial : Wc publish to-day another voto mes sage.-- It will be read everywhere by uonest people with approbation. The plunderers, led by Leslie, were full ol wrath. Green, Humbert, Hamilton, Taemas, Keith, Gantt, etc-., were eager '/> exhibit the intense indignation which illed their righteous souls, and ever aud mon Lesiio would wander around to stir nd then to send them to their less avored friends at a distance. To ali hese, and to tue sendera of all the .rticlea above enumerated, the post ee tax is doubled, by an atneuduient 0 a Will on a wholly th it?rent sub ect, which, as we have said, was ashed through Congress in the mid night hours ol" the last day.of thc ession, when the people of thc- coun ry had no chance to be heard upon t._Charleston iVcics <0 Courier. Dcepeniag lite Bar. A;; o::i i d investigation of ins re mits achieved in deeriening Pumpkin Hill Ci:;u?r?el took place yesterday, ivith tho most satisfactory results. About ono o'clock the wift little tug rhomas Morgan left Atlantic wharf, baring on board the following oiii 3ial3 : Alderman T. Gr. Boag, reprc ?entin:* the special comtnitree cf tue Oily Council :*0.:p*. Henry Gard, rep resenting the City ot' Charleston ; Capt.- Thom is Jones, representing the j Chamber of Commerce; City En-1 gineer L. J. Barbot, acting lor Prof. Mail .ifert, knd Mr.. George W-De-. lano, representing his Honor Mayor G. I. Cunningham. Arriving at the bar, soundings were taken at the stand of low water, and at an equal di stand-; of seventy-live feet from the inner to the outer buoy. At thc black or har buoy, tile shallowest portion of the channel, the lowest depth attained was twelve feet, being from twenty inches to two feet better than at the' soundings taken on the 2d of December last. This was a most gratifying showing awl-a sur prise to some who were inclined to bo skeptical as to the successful re sult of the gigantic undertaking. Low water following a spring-tide has a fall of two feet and four-tenths below the plane of reference-which is tlfe tested average iow water mark. Add to this the twelve feet of water found, and the mean rise of tide, which is five feet and one inch, gives at this- shallow part cf the bar at moan high water a depth of nineteen feel and five inches ! Truly if this good work continues as it has begun, the bar to the comuaerjial prosperity of Cunrl?at?n will indeed be removed, and the brightest-dreams of her most sahgnine rae?chants be more than re alize A. In order to fully test the correctness of the soundings ,the ground was gone twice over with the s unt* results. Capt- Jones, who has ! had vears of experience in our har |W, superintended the heaving of jibe leal, and a correct tally was 1 kept fir, the city engineer, who will .ft y." pian rei'rcS'jfatiuL; the present matter f^b^jt XiiC ^eam^ip ann.um ^? <r & A about outside TTi^T>'Vj?*i um.j.r .jMhyftig the turning or the tide, ktnc?iscio?s of the strong ?desire on the rwU of the pffifcial in vestis; tors that h tit* commander would test he capacity .of thc channel at extreme low-watel mark, by moving ^carefully on uer bourse to the city, ' nv it waa pohfidejtly felt that her : k^ol would ?O*r~eVen touch the .sandy botto-TL Ader the stowing away ot a lew crealjireconnorti?, and a draught to tilt-? fji>r:.p!ete success of the glori ous ?::?e?-p"i--e. the party feturped lo tile city iighly pler.sed at the pros pect., of W early ic;.rion of UVir :?? ..!>"j oj ?i* vuig plvM.y of water on tjw bawfor vessels bf the heaviest tonnage,- Viiarkhivii Newts ? Cour?ef^ ?<?' 'i .. poor ye kawalways with you, and wheh?cver ye will, ye cari do them good. \ ? . THE MOST DISASTROUS f Ott NAD THAT THE PRESENT GENERA TION HAS WITNESSED. On Saturday-afternoon last, v. hilo to routs.of rain were falling in all parts our County, a certain portion of it wi being desolated by the most terrific ar disastrous-tornado ever known by tl present generation. This tornado oft? having wrought untold and indescrib bio destruction- in several Counties i Georgia lying abreast of us, "crossed tl river at Fury's Ferry (wo quote! rom tl columns of tho Chrfmiclc t? Sentinc sunk tho ferry boat, tore the top oil' M Hearmond s house and passed on int Falgefield county. The Corryton sectiu iu that county was completely desolater Dr. II A. Shaw, who was in thc city ye: terday, reports that tho destruction -wr terrible. All but two houses on Gen J C. Butler's plantation were destixyet At Mr. Jas Callahan's six houses wei levelled. At Mrs. Tiluian's ninotee buildings, including the gin house, ac SC? -, were blown down. At Jos. Timi " ..nd's all except two negro houses wer destroyed. Mr. Jno Briggs resided in handsome brick house. The top of thi was torn off, and the house otherwise in jured. A workman from Mr. Wm. ll Goodrich's went over to Mr. Briggs' yes terday and examined the walls .He re ported that the latter would have to b torn down and an entirely now buildini erected. All except two small houses 01 this place were destroyed, and two ne groes, one a child, killed. Loss full} ?5,000. No fencing is left on the place At Mr. deo. Turner's tho tornado wa terrific in the extreme. Fences, house: and trees were swept away like straws Mr. Turner's gin house, screw, and otb er buildings were destroyed His loss ii very heavy. At Mr. Whitlock's plac< tho gin house, screw and other building were destroyed. Mr. James Holly.wjfc crushed, and it is supposed that his in juries will prove fatal. All the honans or Mr Joe Witling's place, near Ute Char lotte, Col um bia A Augusta Railroad wen destroyed. Mr Boot. Butler's mill dam just across the river, was washed away The water carno upon it like a solid wal and towered above it. A negro man wh< saw the tornado cross at Fury's Ferrj says it was a terrible si^ht. The air wai filled with shingles and limbs of trees, whirling along at a tremendous speed. Hail live or six indies long lcd Near Augusta While this immediate section escaped, by tho blessing of a kind Providence, tho terrible disasters whk-h visiiod other places, some of the effects of tho storm were felt. -Two or three miles beyond the Augusta Arsenal fences were blown down ami the planks carried several hundred yards. Mr. E. S. Kendrick's mill dani, five miles from the city, that of Mr. Thomas Wylds, fivo and a hall miles from Augusta, and Uhl'a mill dam, three miles from tho corporate limits, were broken by the Hood. Tho bridge over the creek, on the old Southwestern Plank road, at Chi's mill and many oth er bridges in the county, wero washed away. The roads were also considera bly damaged. Incidents. When the tornado passed over Edgefield, Dr. H A Shaw was at Mr. Thur.mond's. Tho house commoncedrockingaud crack ing 60 fearfully that Dr. Shaw became ?pprehcnsive that it would fall. He therefore took charge ol' Mrs. Thurmond md her clp'ldron, rushed out in the yard md clung to a large tree, while Mrs. Thurmond and the child; eu held to him Irmly N?ar Windsor hail stones so arge fell that a sow and several pigs vere killed. Ono hail stone crashed hrough a man's hat and cut a gash in lis head. lu the 124th District of Bich noud county the tornado carried off all -he chickens in its track. Birds were lashed against trees and killed. A ne jro coining down tho river near Fury's .-'erry saw the storm ahead of him. It imatcd, muet reach several hundred bousand dollars per year. A cor espondent of the SUrii who is an lii.:er of a Grange in Texas, sends t'rtt paper some information on this abject wbich is explicit and iuter .-:ting to those who possess curiosity as ) the doings of the Grangers. The. Drrespondent says that the Grange f which be is a member sent the astomary fee of $15 to the National Jrange, and in return received one in box with brass lock and key, a dank book f.?r the Secretar)-, and mother for the Treasurer; thirteen nanuaU and thirteen song bo ks; hirteen copie-, of thc Constitution of ?Ixe National Grange ; one suit ot" re ?..lia for men, and one for women oember?, as patterns, together with ?opies of the different blanks used in She '"rang*, all of which cost proba bly $C or ?7, which would reduce the amount from one subordinate Grange in\the hands cf the National Grange to .-jo or $9, not. counting the annual du?s. When the great overflow oc curred in Louisiana the National Grange-distributed $20,000 among the sufiSrwig Grangers ^bere, and th A correspondent says that it has cc/ tributed large sums to the relief of Gr ngers who have suffered from the^ devastation caused by the grasshop per." in Kansas and Nebraska, while the balance of its receipts has been invested in U .?ted States interest bearing bonds and held as a fund from which to draw for the assistance of distressed Grangers in case of need. He adds that if all the money sent by bis Grange to the National Grange had entirely disappeared, lie would have considered it as a good invest ment, on account of the benefit which he and bis associates bad derived from the organization in many differ ent ways.-Ifaysv ?Ile Eayle. A Mother of Crimin?is, S-?me seventy years ago a young "irl named " Margaret" was left adrift in one of the villages of the upper Hudson in New York State. It does not appear whether through the crime or misfortune of others. There was no alni* bouse in the place, but she was a subject of out-door re lief, probably receiving occasionally food and clotbiug from the officials, but never educated, and never kind ly sheltered in a home. She became the motner of a long race of crimi nals and p 'lipers, and her progeny has cursed the count 17 ever since. The county records show two hun dred of ber descendants who have been criminals. In one single gen ~0Tui.Tpxi-OT-Ircrr'.-airhrT^j-^- l??>> . tUaxe werekwenty children ;xd these, three dieilAn infancy, and seventeen sur vived to maturity. Of the seventeen, nine served in the State prisons foi fifty years, while the others were frequent inmates of jails and peni tentiaries and alms-bouses ! Of the GOO descendants, through six gener ationsj from this unhappy girl whe ! was left on the village streets and abandoned in ber childhood, a greal number have been idiots, imbeciles drunkards, lunatics, paupers anc ?prostitutes; but f.00 of the mon j vigorous are on record as criminals ? Tais neglected little child bas thUj \ cost the count} authorities, in the ef ! leets she has transmitted, bundi'edi of t housands of dol?ai s in the expensi 4 and care of criminals and paupers ; bes?d?Ptke-:?nf*{<T d^?ge^he i?ai iu?iicted 011 property and public mor als. When we think of the multi >- - - - -- -- Thc Veto of the Floating Debt Bill. - "rCDLIO DUTY IS MY ONLY M ASTOR?; Eon. jR. B. Elliott, .Speaker House oj Representatives : SIB--I return herewith, without ap proval, to the house of representatives, in which it originated, ar. act entitled " An .act t/provide for the settlement andre? dVjiption of.certain claims against the Stale." i In refusing io approve this act it is proper auu%ecessarv that I sliould state certain facts connected with thc history of the act. When I c-n.t^ed upon ruy pres ent office it was my-purpose to oppose any and all plans tor thc present ??ettie , ment of ?my of the various chu;.-? :; of claims which const?tate Ineso-cafted float ing m-Avbledutss ol' the Stale, except ?lie Ulla of the Bank of the Stytc. This lat ter class of.claims having been judicially declared by the supreme court bf the United States to constitute a valid con tract with the State, capable of enforce ment by the courts, and actmiMv enforced in the cases before that court, ? regarded it ns dishonest and scandalous to delay longer io provide for meeting those obliga tions. This class-of claims was likewise pressing by legal means upon thc ? tate, and seemed certain in the near future to produce disaster unless timely provision was made for their gradual payment. With reference to . all other classes of claims, I was persuaded that the Stale had the right, and that her condition justly warranted her in postponing settle ment until she could recover in some de gree from the effects of a long course ol extravagance and profligacy in the ex penditure of public funds and the con tracting of public obligations-at least until we should he able again to pay our .-.carrent expenses during the year in which they awe. I was convine-d that the people should not, be taxed for the present year to an amount beyond the actual re quirements of tho public service, conduct ed on an honest and economical scale. My efforts were, therefore, mainly directed io the work and duty of slopping all un necessary expenses, and restoring our gov ernment to a cash Lisi: in its transactions, leaving the pant- unsettled claims against the Stato to await the better times which the course indicated would surely hasten. Especially did I regard this as the only admissible policy to he pursued towards those classes of indebtedness which are cov ered by the presentad, because they were believed to be largely tain ted wi th illegali ty and frauds. I was, however, strongly pressed to consent to some measure looking to the adjust mont ot'the last named classes o. claims. Finally, being convinced by my own observation that some pinn would be a&pledj I turned my attention and efforts toward s. curing the adopci?n Of a plan which would alford tho best protection to the Stale and be least burdensome to the people, in modifying my policy in Ibis respect 1 had thc counsel and advice of the Cc.-jt men of both political parties, who agreed w^h me that, under all the circumstances, it was wise to endeavor to secure tho best poisible measure. Acting with"these aims and vL-ws, 1 gave my consent to a plan which em braced, first, the appointment by the gov ernor Of a commission of three, with power lo audit all claims of the classes ri lo rr ed to, rejecting in whole or inpart any claim presented upon any grounds satis factory to them ; secoud, the reduction of all claims thus approved by the commis sion to one-half of their nominal value ; and, third, thc payment of the claims when thus reduced in four equal annual installments. Persuaded, as I was,' that these claims were largely fraudulent, 1 regarded that feature of the measure which provided for the appointment of the comm.aaion as by far the most vital one. Without a com mission whose charter and ability would make the examination of tho claims fe work of searching vigilance and unques tionable honesty, the measure would be an atrocious and patent fraud. With a proper commission the other features ol t he measure seemed to me to be reasona ble. Such a measure was introduced in the house of representatives, and wa3 passed by that house. In the senate, for reasons which I have not seen explicitly stated, i member of this House." This reso ution was adopted by a majority of ? LG7, the Liberali being in favor of lelaving action in the matter, or re erring it to a committee. Until within the last half century, i convicted felon, by the law of Great Britain, would bave been disqualified luring his whole after life. He could aot hold real or personal property, *ive evidence as a witness, or enjoy ?ny civil rights. Humane statutes were subseq ;ently passed relieving felons lrom these penalties, but it is now essential, in order to remove a felon's disability, that he be pardoned by the Crown or endure the punish ment to which he hus been sentenced. In behalf of Mr. Mitchel, the ingeni ous argument has been advanced by a distinguished Irish lawyer, Dr. Butt, the present member for Limer ick, that Mitchel in reality, notwith standing his escape, had suffered the sentence of transportation ; that the sentence imposed only meant actual banishment for the term of fourteen years, and that as he had remained out of the conutry during that length of time, the sentence had been fulfilled. Mr. Disraeli'jpronounces this a quib ble. Transportation, he says, is not mer*ely exile ; it involves duress, and necessarily discipline ?id imprison ment, however extended; the botinas which are permitted by a lenient Government. An explanation has now been given why no attempt has been made to ar rest the " man for Tipperary," as his electors call him. It seems that it is extremely doubtful whe her he could be recommitted to prison. The Attorney-General of England, Sir Richard Baggally, says that the act pas>ed in the reign of George IV., which applied to Ireland and imposed a penalty for being at large before the expiration of a sentence for trans portation, inflicted the penalty only in the case of convicted felons found unduly at large in the United King dom, although by the corresponding act dealing with such an offence after n sentence passed by an English or Scotch court, the felon could be ap prehended if found in any part of the Queen's dominions. Therefore, in his opinion John Mitchel, having been convicted under the Irish act, did not commit a fresh offence by be ing at large in Van Dieman's Laud before the expiration of his sentence. Escaping from prison, however, is a misdemeanor at common law, but the punishment would be so light that he thinks no one would arrest Mr. Mitchel. ;* The question of his ineligibility i^vii?, iii all probability, soon come be fore the Irish Court of Common Tl eas a tribunal whose judicial decision* have won respect in both England and Ireland. His friends in Tippe rary have again nominated him.- tc represent their county, and on Mitch el's election, it is understood that th? , opposing candidate will petitior against his being returned, alleging ; his disqualification to sit. The peti tion will be heard before the Com i mon Pleas, and the mooted questioi , will then be finally set at rest; , I \_. It would seem, tm anomalou J. condition- of - [ the-" law when i - I man cannot .be arrested for havinj * * escaped from imprisonment or mad 3. to serve the as yet unexpired part c , his,sentence, but at the same time i r"riel? to be forever incapacitated fr?n -, the exercise of civil rights.-N. J -'fe. regard to tile present ability ot' our peo ple ? i --??? I speak, therefore; with accuracy as well us with justice fffl^I say that these claims, as a whole, dd: not constitute an obligation^which the State is Hound to "recognize 'or .liquidate until her honest and valid indebtedness md the annual ex penses of her government nave been fully met. . Certainly theyJ cannot, with my consent, be made tlie^occasion of a levy of taxeB in 'addition ttfcthe unprecedented amount already levied for the present year. Jiut, if J could overlook a 1 other ob jections to the act, Mg* remains one ob jection which would, under any circum stances, forbid my approval .ol' the act. 1 mean the character,. aa a whole, of the commission named ia jlie act,. Upon tins 'pointjl speak with a^ reluctance which all just men will appreciate, bia I um a pub lic oilicer, bound Lo discharge an impor a ive public dut", Wi while I speak wi!h reluctance, 1 moit s^eak with per feet plainness. Thc; commission named docs not, as a whole.V.c?ujmalid my conn' dence for the work assigned to it. I am equally confident it doeajiot, as a whole, command .the coiifi^fijpof" the public for that, work. Th(r/^hS!viS^rUvd 0f the commission demend Uftrroghest character for intelligence,' hootyjfc&iid.incorruptibili ty which the State- ca>-:furnisii. By no fault or agency of mine I am forced to de clare that, in my judgment, the commis sion named in the'act., does not meet that demand. The amounts involved are too great, the frauds believed to be involved in tho claims to be examined are too wide spread ..nd pervading,' tho temptations to collusion and briberyare too powerful, to allow me to consent to placing these du ties in the hands of any man whose cir cumstances and ast?fiations excite the faintest doubt of his Inflexible determina tion to stand as an insurmountable bar rier to the farther advances of corruption and fraud. The viefrs now expressed compel mo to withhold rpy appr^?*>?. the present act. I should be blindait had not become fal ly aware that my action will give deep ?ffenip lo many members of tho general assembly. 1 regret fais, but I trust the lesson iv nearly Tea rued by all that public duty ia ray only master. It is not my na ture to seek or enjoy'conflicts, especially with thtoe willi tdjj?; I have |,aJ plcas' aut personal or political relations, but there is no loss or latfdre which 1 serious ly dread, except the.lailure to see my du ty and the loss of courage to do it. Very respectfully, D. I^f CHAMBERLAIN, Governor South Carolina. -A few days aftq? the passage of- tho Civil llighls bill, a.Adored, mau went in to the DeKu4ij m.-jfigggfjif^aden, and wanted to regi\^gw^.n.ui?r, but was told by one of tho gaiters that negroes did not register, ??then called for din ner, when ho was '?jivited into the kitch en. Ile refused td&o there for it, and left the House. Mn Rogers has since closed tho house asa hotel, but will bc pleased still to seo pis friends, and pro. vido them with prieto entertainment. -The Oraugot?*^Times (Conserva tive) has boen bought out by tho proprie tor of tho New?, T. C. Andrews, Esq; The Nava will sunbry tho placo of both papers. / -Tho first of ?i new crop of green peas were shipped to New York, on Sat urday hist by the/ steamship Champion. Tho lot consisted/of ten crates, and were sent by Mr. .Tobij F. O'Neill, of our city. -News tC Courier,?*t. -We are rejoic/?to learn that tho Rev Sumter Daniel, yjto was so lately made the victim of a Ujfril assault, and whose injuries were thJPht to be of a serious character, is noftjlo to bo out and at tend to his miniflk-d duties.-Narber ry Herald. RI' - The City Connell of Columbia has ratified an ordinance inflicting a fine of not more than forty-live nor loss than twenty dollars upon any shop-keeper or vender of spirituous ?quors who shall keep open for business on tho Sabbath Dav. geutlemau. When introduced he shook banda and smiled pleasantly. Aa he, too, could not understand thoce tbat did not speak, he remained si lent till another groupjeame up. The next thing in order was to walk through the various iboms, particu larly admiring those Occupied by the impress Eugenie, of France, when here on a visit someifew years ??ince. They were elegantly fctted up in blue. Ic would be impossiblp'.-to fully de_: scribe their maguiheent beauty. When we entered (the ball-room, which was superbly ? r|ecorated and lined witb>-mirrors, ffsmgle set had been formed for the 'I Lancers." The gentlemen in the set were Prince Ar thur, two Princes (sin; of the Khe dive), and the Duke, cf Mecklenburg. The ladies were very handsome and magnificently dressed] The dresses of the women in generrl at this prince ly fete were surpassing in their splen dor. Glittering corwtfl, necklaces of precious atones, aaa on their ams, in their hair, and evin around "their waists, and on portiops of their dress, were some of the Ingest diamonds that were ever seen /outside of pal aces when the conjiJiewels were dis played. ;'itoryJ??\Yglitter of the ball-roon>? Vflj^^&AKon the bal c-ny t-o-^h*.5MB|B!BpPBi panorama spiead befop us. '.?was beyond de scription, and still*iQrabagb the hour was late), far as thc eye could reach carriages could ber peen coming up the illuminated uvinue. as though bringing guests froh the uttermost ends ot the earth., Ibo Khedive's buffet was next inside;. Here there were all kinds of refreshments for the gentlemen, witi a profusion of rare wines. All though the evening waitera carri ed ~-aTdihd trays of ices, wine, lemonade aid .sherbet. Half an hour after mr?rijgbj^-Rtf^^ announced. Tfieg^fests were all seat ed at tables glftterjng with crystal, silver and goldf and laden with all the luxuries of the East. Immedi ately after th&Wpk'ins were unfolded a Binall, ornaT^lK?-sheet of paper, ou which waa Vv^ed in French verse an Egyptian tjasttoHis Highness the Khedive./faa handed to each guest. A gep?mah' arose and recit ed it, ending W^**hrp, hip, hurrah !" in which all frflffsntlemen joined. Of course the JRdas present were Europeans and &m#icans only, the ladies in this pirt of the Avorld not making their appearance outside of the harems. . The gentlemen were of all nations. Thc most conspicuous among them.wjro the Orientals with their long, nfo?f&rf&&\ ?ich scarfs and turbaned .beca? tM?&k o? the.gentle men woro~tiKj^PWrr^htng dr?es, ornamented?jEipS?^tever d?cora tions thoy were entitled to wear. The Khedive and soaie of the natives wore frock-ooats, and the usual fez. This ball of'lhVKhedive is but a type of the bospittfitiea which this priucelv ruler of Igypt ia constantly . extending to the ?foreigners in-his ; 1 capital-a species >f far-sighted poli . j cy which ramifies jvery action of this -?enlightened monfch. The politics ra which is now-jha?^K tueae domin Jjons to the ceujjfirwill form the staple a| of my next letter^. S. A. S. l\ 8?T A Montana fditor bemoans the ca l lamities of 1874 inihUbllowing touching ,f strain: .?^irsCHE Beecher business; s then the grasshoppers; tbs"'Demo l? eratic victories; an? now an increased tax T. ou whisky. Wbat'^ this poor country 'oomingto?" J stilted: "I am deaf in ono oar." Tho Judge replied, " lt was long since deci ded that the Grand. Jury have to bear but one sido of the case ; one ear will suffice." - Dr. Thomas Smith died at his resi dence; at Society'Hill, in Darlington county, inst week, in the eighty third year of his age. At the time of his death he was the oldest living graduate of the South ..Carolina College. He was vory. fund of his Alma Mater, and served her with great devotion as trustee from 1^30 to thc end of lier existence, rarely miss a meeting of the board for a period of ovor thirty' years. Ho took his medi cal degreo at Philadelphia, and practiced his profession. with great success for mauy years. Ho was the first Presidont of-the Cheraw and Darlington Railroad Company, and io his energy tho success ful cuiidtruction of the road was chiefly due. WMMEBCIALT AUGUSTA,yMarch 23. GOLD-I?? ving-at 118 and-(tal liognt .1 I? COTTON -The Closing quotations were: Good Ordinary, 14?, ; Low Middling, LIA ; Middling, 15?. h A CON-Clear Pides, 12?@13; C. R. Sides, I2A@13. DRY SALT-O it. Sides, @ 12 ; Long Clear Sides, ($ 11.? ; Bellies, Iii; Shoulders, 9; Hams, 15. CORN-White-by ccr load, ?103 ; yel low, ?1.05. WHEAT-Amber, ?133? 140; red ?1 32i@l 35 ; white, ?143@1 45J. CORN MEAL-City, ?1.10 ; Couutr ?1.05 FLOUR-City Mills aro ?0 25@7 00 for superfine; ?0 50@G 75 for extra; $7LOO? 7 25 for family; ?7 50@7 75 for fancy. Western and Country, ?5 50@7 00. OATS-White and mixed, 83@85 PEAS-We.qnote at ?110(2)1 20. M. wi GSK0DGETT7. M. OF S0CTU OAKOLINA. OFFICEM.\ W.\ GRANDMASTER, Charleston, Kith Mar., 5875. Bret ?ir ni : An appeal has como tome from the M.-. W.\ Grand Master of Kan sas, asking tho aid ol the Masonic frater nity throughout this jurisdiction, for tho relief of our Brethren of Kansas, made destitute during the past year, by the in road of the Locusts upon their fields and homes. All have heard of the devasta tion committed by these swarms; but upon application to Brethren from that section tor more full information, I learn that thc destitution is pitiable. The crops were consumed, and tho very trees were stripped; leaving an alarming amount ot destitution, and the imminent threat ot famine. The rigors of the past severe winter must have superadded to the pre vious suilering. 1 fraternally invite you then to make such c intributions as you arc able, for th? relief of our destitute and sulfering Bre'hrcn. What you can do, my Brethren, I know you will do, since yon have never turned a deaf ear to these appeals. And I invite you to send such contributions as you can, to R.\ W.\ Grand Secretary, Bro. Charles Iuglesby, Charleston, S. C, who will see that they are properly transmitted. Fraternally, JAMES A. HOYT, Grand Master. It is unnecessary to romiud the Lodges and Brethren Of the 4th Masonic Dis trict, of their duty in regard to the above appeal. All remittances can bc sent to no; at Edgeliold C. H., orto tho Grand Secretary. O. SHEPPARD, D. D. G. M., 4th Dist. Mar. 23, lt 14 AUGUSTA JOCKEY CLUB TROTTING RICES OVER THE FAIR GROUNDS TRACK, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30 and 31, 1875. Fl R?T DAV. FIRST RACE-Purso ?100-For Horses that never beat 2 minutes 50 seconds. . First Horse to receive.?70 00 Second Horse. 20 00 Third Horso.10 00 SECOND RACE-Purse $160-For Hor ses that never beat 2 niiu 40 sec., with tue privilege of entering Hickory Jack. First Horse to receive. ?100 00 Second Horso.". 35 00 Tl^rd Horse?. .r.."..15 00 WfflfJHilJJiJULU AJ-J UL1 ouio is naturally aroused by this bar iftrous and heartless innovation. 7ommerciat Advertiser. 1 TEXAS. POSTPONEMENT OF TDK TBXAH REAL SSTATU DRAWINO.-Owing to the inva iablc custom of postponing Drawings, he public will not believethoy will take dace until the expected postponement nkes place. Although liberally pat ouizei, we have not disposed of quite di the tickets. Owing to the above cause, ogether with the unprecedented rains md tiood* throughout the ontiro South, is well as Texas, and as we aro deter mined to have a full drawing, thereby nsnring entire satisfaction to all tiokot lolder?. wo have po tponed our drawing ,) May 13th-about sixty days, when ?very prize shall bc paid in full, amount ng to over 00,000 acres of choice land ..entrally located, noar railroads, 17 Souses, 2325 Gold Coin prizoa, among hem oneof ilO.OCO, ?md one o? ?5,000. 3nr enterprise is endorsed by tho City Council Reliable Agents wanted. Send br Circulars; they will convint* you, ive an; both reliable and responsible. TICKETS KEDI'CED lo fl. Elevon for IdO, and 23 for ?20. No connection with my other similar enterprise. J. E. FOSTER, Manager, HOUSTON, TEXAS. Mar. 17 2m 13. g?r- Aaron Alpeoria Bradley ls in jail for destroying a document in Trial Jus tice Dover's office. jjs?- "Soamless" Kid Gloves at St 13 J. M..COBBS. Bountiful Hamburg Trimmings at St 13] J- M. COBB'S. Shoes 1 Shoes! Shoes! Fresh invoice of Shoes for thc Spring Season. 1 Dozen pr. Ladies' Congress Gaiters. 1 '? Land Lasting M 1 M " Buttonet Cloth *' 1 '? " Pebble Goat Shoes. 1 ? " " Calfskin " 21 Pr. Misses Pcbblo Goat Shoos, all sises. ^ 24 Pair Misses Coppor Tip Shoos, all SiZOH. 24 Pair Baby Shoes, without Heels, all slzos. The above goods were made to order in Baltimore, and I feel safe In guaran teeing every pair to give satisfaction. It is a branch of my business to which I pay special attention, tf 12 J. H. CHEATHAM. pgr If you want good plow line? go to J. H. CHEATHAM. $str Bargains in Flannels at tf 12 J. H. CHEATHAM'S. Clothing at Cost at tf 12 J. H. CHEATHAM'S. IST Tho most Denutifully white Sugar in the world at tf 12 J. H. CHEATHAM'S. Semper Idem Alapaccas and Mo hairs, at tf 12 JAS. M. COBB'S. ;5t?r 3 Barrels of Sugar arrived to-day from New York, at tf 10 J. H. CHEATHAM'S. ty New Spring Prints, Domestic Goods and Striped Osnaburgs at 4L ll JAS. M. COBB'S. Beautiful Hamburg Trimmings and new styles of Cash's Frilling and ! Buching for the neck, at i 4t ll JAS. M. COBB'S. ! tST Gents' ready-made Clothing at low prices; full stock of Jeans and Cassi ni ores for Genni wear ; splendid stock ot Gents' Hats; at 4tU AfcVlN HABT6. NOTICE ! ll. 8. Internal Revenue Spe cial Taxes, May 1, 1875, io April 30, 187?. THE Revised Statutes of tho United States, Sections 3232, 3237, 3238, and 3239, require every person engaged in any business, avocation, or eniplovment which rendArs him liable to a SPECIAL TAX, To Procure mid Place Conspicu ously lu his Establishment or Place of business a STAMP denoting the pay ment of soit? SPECIAL TAX for tho Special Tax Year beginning.Muy 1, 187'', before commencing ?ir continuing busi ness alter April 30, 1875. THE TAXES EMBRACED WITHIN THE PRO NSIOffifflF THE LAW ABOVE QUOTED ARE THE FOLLOWING, VIZ: Rectifiers, - - - $200.00 Dealers, retail liquor, - . - 25.00 Dealers, wholesale liquor, - 100.00 "Dealers in malt liquors, wholesale, 50.00 Dealers in malt liquors, retail, 25.00 Dealers in l:af tobacco, - - 25.00 Retail dealers in leaf tobacco, - 500.00 And ou sales ol' over ?1,000, filly couts for,every dollar in excess bf $1,000? Dealers in manufactured tobacco, 5.00 Manufacturers of ?this, - - 50.00 And for each still manufactured, 20.00 And for each worm M 20.00 Manufacturers of tobacco, . - 10.00 Manufacturers of cigars, - 10.00 Peddlers of tobacco, first class, (more than two horses or other animals) - - - 50.00 Peddlers of tobacco, second class, (two horses or other animals) 25.00 Peddlers of tobacco, third class, (one horse or other animal) 15.00 Peddlers of tobacco, fourth class, "(on foot Or public convey ance) 10.00 Brewers of less than 500 barrels, 50.01) Brewers of 5<i0 barrels or mo.-e, 100.00 Any person so liable, who shall fail to comply with the foregoing requirements will be subject to severe penalties. Persons or firms liable to pay any of] tho Special Taxes named above must ap ply to CL. ANDERSON, Collector of Internal Revenue at Columbia, S. C., and pay for and procure the Special-Tax Stamp or Stamps they need, prior to Mav 1, 1875, and WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE. J. VV. DOUGLASS, Commixniovcr of In. Repentie. OFFICE OK INTERNAL REVENUE, WASHINGTON,.D. 0, Keb. 1, J875. Mar. li), 4t 13 FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL! FIRST SESSION opened March 8th, . 1875, to continue r.wenty weeks. Tuition per tiexsion, jmguole in advance: Primary Class,.510 00 First 44 . 12 00 Second 44 . Ki 00 Third and Fourth Classe?,. 20 00 Music 8-1 00 per month. Board can beobtaiaedat!?12per mouth. The location of Batesburg cannot now be surpassed in pointof Health, Railroad facilities, Social, Educational and Religi ons advantages, Y.,,cre beingnwo new Churches-Mcthodistaud Baptist-lu the Village, and a commodious Academy with a corps of competent Teachers and full Board of Trustees. For further particulars r.dd'ress, at Batesburg, S. C., C. C. & A. R. R., E. K. HARDIN, Principal. Mar. 10, lm ' 13 WILD OATS. PROSPECTUS FOR 1875. THE CHAMPION" AMERICAN COMIC JPA.P.ER. ILLUSTRATED by a corps of tho best American artists, and CONTRIBUTED to by thc most popular humorists and sa tirists of the day. WILD OATS now enters successfullv upon the sixth year of its existence, and lias become the established humorous luid satirical paper of thc countrv. It was started atid continued the first year us a monthly, then, to satisfy the demand sf the public, it was changed to a fort nightly. Still continuing its woodwork d'hitting folly as it flies, and showing lip tlie political and social shams by?ts masterly ?artoonsnhdpungenteditorials, t achieved even greater success than bo fore, and was recognized- as the ablest md brightest of its class. Since then .ve have yielded still further to the pub ic demand, and now publish WILD OATS veokly! -lt has literally grown into its jresent shape on its intrinsic merits, be j^^J^^^^t^^es^j^^o^cj^^jmgo^jji^i Hardware ! Hardware 1 Just rec eived a full line of Nails, Strap Hinges, land Saw Files, Blacking, Hatchets, Jollins' Hammers, ? Doz. Long-Handle Ihovels, Musket, Gun and PiBtol Caps, Doz. Bags of Shot, and Rogers' Scissors ll sizes, at f 10 J. H. CHEATHAM'S. je&- Get your BOOTS, SHOES and HATS rom GALLAIIER& MULUERIN, 289 Broad lt., Augusta Their stock is complete in lYery department. 3m4 MOSEY SAVED, MONEY MADE.-It ls io longer necessary to pay two and three >rofits. Messrs. Furchgott, Beuedict ti to, beg to draw attention to their im nen o closing out sale of $500,00? worth it Drv Goods, Carpets, Furs, etc., which akes"place annually between January ?sc, and February lAth, prior to jmrcha dng their Spring Stock, nt 275 King St., Charleston, S. C., 54 White Hall St., At antn, ?'?a.. and Bay St., Jackson viii?, Fla. Samples sent on application. Remit per Express or Post Otficc Order, or goods ?viii be sent C. O. D All retail orders >ver |10 will be sent from the Charleston llranch free of charge. Im6 G&e&p Dry Goods, DELIVERED AT YOUR HOMES FREE OP CHARGE. FROM and after the first day of Jan uary, 1875, the well known First Class Drv Goods House of JAMES W. TURLEY, will deliver, free of daryn, it your nearest Railroad Depot, all pur chases of TEN DOLLARS ami over. Par ties nt a distance, whether in Georgia. South Carolina, Alabama or Florida, can uder their Goods amt have them sent C. O. D. Remittances should boin Green backs or Post Ollice Orders, and sent in re-;stered Miters, or by express. Your name, the name of your Post Olfico and Railroad Depot, should be very plainly written. I take great pleasure in stating to my friends and the public that my stoc.lc will be kept up at all seasons of the year to tho Full Standard ol' a First Class House, and that my prices will be con vincingly low. I wiil continue to keep Standard Goods in Lyons' Black and Colored Silks, war ranted pure, atrito ?3 per yd. ; tho world renowned Turner's Silver Shield Black Alpacas, Pure Mohairs and Brilliantos, from 25c. to ?1.25 oer yd. ; a great variety of stylish Dress Goods, from 20e to 75c. ; a mammoth stock of Bleached and Brown Sheetings and Shirtings at from (lie. to 12}c. ; an endless assortment of Laces, Embroidery, Ribbons and Fancy Goods ; a complete stock ol White Goods, inclu ding Swiss, Tarlataue, Nainsooks, Vic toria Lawns, Ac, ?kc. My stock of Ho siery, Notlous, Gloves, Handkerchiefs. Ties, Bow?, Searls, Corsets, ?fcc., ?fcc, will be unsurpassed. The extraordinary inducements pre sented by the recent change in the Postal Laws, and tho increased facilities afford ed by tho Post Otfice Department for the careful transmission and prompt deliv ery of Merchandize Parcels sent through tho Mails, at the very low rate of one cent for each two ounces, on parcels weighing four pounds or los?, will ena ble my friends, customers ana strangers, at any point in the United States, to pur chase Drv Goods of every kind, at the lowest cash prices, and have them for warded at a merely nominal expense to *M purchaser. Samples forwarded on application. AU orders shall receive immediate attention. Respectfully, JAMES W. TURLEY, AUGUSTA, GA. Jan. 20, tf 6 J. ?. SHEPPARD, Attorney^ Counselor at Law, Edgtfield C. ff., 3. C., Will Practice in all the Courts of South Carolina. Feb. ll. tf 8 ~For Spring Trade! 24 PR. Ladles Walking Calf SHOES ^24 " Pebbled Goat "' 24 ?; ? Cloth GAITERS. ... Also Misses' and Children's walking and dress SHOES,, . ? This stock was made hi Baltimore anti I recommend them to my patrons. ' J?M. COBB. Horeb 8, tf ll li DM GOODS ! KEAN & MORRISON, \ .^iigusta, Georgia, 1 ARE NOW RECEIVING A SPLENDID STOCK OP FOREIGN & DOMESTIC DRY GOODS! PRINTS. P?RCALES, I ^ABLE DAMASK, PLAID & >1RIFED HOMESPUNS, NAPKINS, TOWELS, BLEACHER and BROWN S ti IRT- DRESS GOODS, INGS and SHEETINGS, HOSIERY and"GLOVES, COTTONAD1S, LINENS, NOTIONS, &c., ?cc. "We direct especial attention to the finest stock of Embroideries, Sash & Grograin Ribbons ever brought to Augusta, *S=5U MERCHANTS SUPPLIED AT NEW YORK PRICES. ^SS* A veiy snail advance at Retail. > Terms Oasli. ? _? 4 UL, F { KEAN & 3J?ORRISOT. Augusta, Ga:,.Mar. 23, . - ' * ? 3w ' "* 14 Hilf IIS OIL ST?RES 33 Jackson St., Augusta, Ga. Tie BEST of AB?I0LIS.-ALL FBSSS & NIW. WHITE LEAD, ZINC, PAINTS, j BRUSHES, VARNISH, PUTTY, COLORS, LINSEED OIL, WINDOW GLASS, Ac., tte, ?c. MACHINE OIL, GIN OIL, TKKMS: CASH ON DELIVERY; or approved City acceptance. GEO. ?. corvrvott, 33 JACKSON STRKKT, NEAK BELL TOWER. Augusta, Mar. 23, Um 14 . TURLEY, AS returned from New York with amore than usually attractive Stock of NEW, .FIRST CLASS FOREIGN & D?MESTI FABRICS, For Spring and Summer wear, at the most convincing ly low prices known in the History of Dry Goods in the United States. 1 -:o: WEDDING PARTIES Will find Designs and Fabrics of special selection, that should be seen before deciding what they want. Orders from the Country will be faithfully executed, and amounts of ?10.00 and over will be sent to their nearest Railroad Depot free of charge. OX MOT THETLDEST FURNITURE HOUSE IN THE STATEf?. ~ PLATT BROTHERS, 212 A 214 Broad St., AUGUSTA, GA., KEEP ALWAYS ON HAND THE LATEST STYLES OF : TIT SEVE\ PIECES FOK $50. Of every variety manufactured, from lowest to highest grades. Cheap Parlor Furniture. All Walnut Cushioned Seats, covered with reps find hair cloth. Walnut Chamber Suit? for $4? and Upwards. Including ten pieces. Cottage Bedsteads from S?.i?O to ffff.OO, All complete, with casters, packed and shipped free of charge. Dealers can save mnney by buying from us, as wo eau sell goods for less (MK the factory prices at tho West. AU grades of Parlor, Chamber and Dining Room Furniture as ch cup, in propor tion to the quality of goods. Wo keep ihc largest stock of Furniture south of Baltimore, and defy any nia& kct south of New York as to prices. , 33*2 PLATT UROTHERS. 212 and 2L4 Broad St., August;',, Ga, 2&v Doe. 8, Iv WE C.'BEE & ?0., FACTORS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, ADGER'S WHARF, CHARLESTON, S. C. LIBERAL Advances made upon con signments of COTTON and other PRODUCE to them in Charleston, or through them to their correspondents i:i Liverpool, New York and Baltimore. Particular attention given to sale of UPLAND COTTON. Oct. 20, Gm 44 THE G-IiOBE HOTEL, .AUGUSTA, GA., COB. BROAD and JACKSONSTS. --:o: THE GLOBE HOTEL basjust been REFURNISHED and REFITTED, with all the MODERN IMPROVEMENTS c ihprr?itTNT^r~ Together with the addition of a new VE RANDA, making it one of the moat com plete Hotels in the country, and is now ready for the accommodation of the Trav eling Public P. MAY, Proprietor. Augusta, Sept 15, tf 39 JNO. R. ABNEY, Attorney at Law, EDQEFIELD, S. O. Will Practice in the State and Federal Courts. Jan. 18,1875. tf 4 Marsdens Pectoral Balm, Acertain cure for Cough, Cold, Croup and Hoarseness, ; Only 50" cts. a Btft?e at PENN'S <fc SONS Drag Store. Dec 23 tf 1 MO PHOSPHATE Cf OF CHARLESTON, S. G. WILLIAMS, BLACR'T WILLMiS, Agis.,' No. 3 Cotton Exchange, SOUTH ATLANTIC WHARF. - These First Class Forillizpr?, corefulfcy prepared under the special supervision ofourChemist, Dr. ST JT;I.IENRAYESI? are now offered at reduced rates. TBE 5T?X0 SOLUBLE G?AiV? Is a thoroughly ammoniatcd Fertilizer. The StOiio Acid Phosphate Is excellent for composting, or in tho drill with seed. Special Rates will bo made with ail purchasers for Cash Orders. Address? E. C. WILLIAMS, Treasurer, Key Box 480, Charleston, S. C. Agents at Edgefield : CLISBY, LYNCH A CO. Dec 30, 3m ~Jtotte!~Z FROM and after this i_ give notice, that. I will cb in all cases. For all PLATE will charge Half Cash in ad tho impression is taken. H. PAR Doc 1G, 1874. tf A Card. THE undersigned will dove and attention to tho PR A LAW in its several Dopartm Special attention to toe p Probate Court and Court Pleas. All persons having chu are requested to cai 1 at to confer abo u t them. O W. W. ADAMS, Feb. 4. 1S74. Tabacco! JUST received a f PENN'S BEST. G. Sept. 15,