Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, May 31, 1877, Image 2

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%' . iv - _I VERTISER? 1 Edgerf?ld? S. C., May. 31,^?7T. ? ? ? ?. -, AMES T. BACON IRT-.,. !H08. J. AT>AM8, \X?rTO*a ...bLKEsK, UKX-SKAI. AQXNT *tr.*l CoRu-aroNDi.so FoiT'.r.. . ' The Great and Moving' Subject of the Pay of Our Legislators. For tbree weeks past, the question ol the pay of the mombero of the LegislaT ure has exercised not only the Legisiat ure itself, but also the mind&|?tt|fcpeo~ plo at large. In Mearch i^aJH^Radi cals-regarding their pay fu*p?rvices to the State as their pockets dictated, not their oonsclenceslHpassed an act gi lng ail members mileage and .alary of J|j}0, at the same tim? providing for any Spa session which might be called, by allowing to said members the same mile* aga and a per diem fee in proportion to the 9?00. This was the orowningoutrage which kept these davils in arrogance and mischief, and impelled them to canvass at every approaching eleotiou with greater energy. It was tho ntoney they ware after. The present members of the sham Mackey House, who have been pardoned and taken into the legal house, are of thia type. And it is the money they want. And this is about their last chance. They are totally averse to acting in a way beneficial to their hard-pressed constituents, and will do all they can to pocket the $600 for the regular session and $200 for the work they have per formed, which has proved more of a hindrance to the progress of good gov ernment in our State than anything elso. The Democratic members of the Legislo turo, and the good-meaning Republicans, if there are any, should have their eyes open to this unconscionable and horrible grab, and should save for their constitu ents all they possibly can. This is a t'iuo in our history when retrenchment is sorely needed and confidently oxpecc el by tho struggling people o? South Circ' .... Monstrosities of salaries and per dionis are to-day as obnoxious to us -and as ruinous-as they wyre when the ^thuvjs first passed tho act allowing the S500 salary and extra mileage No won dor that Paris Simkins, and Lawrence Cain, and David Harris, and David Giru h im, et al, wore broadcloth and drove blooded horses ! We wero tn mendously enraged at such proceedings then, and ' are to-day the same. We hope to see the j Dem >crata denouuee tliisgrab, and uidnrl in their etfbrts to accomplish all possible -yotrOti'.mu'iU.--*> Twenty-rive Dollars a Dayl Won drous ? What member, white or black, makes so"much a day, or thc half of it, when he is at home? We hope the vote of eve ry man upon this measure will be mark* eil aud remembered. The.Rate Already Fixed for Next Session. As we have said above, this is about the last chance for thieres in the Legislat ure, be they black or white] for already the pay of next session is fixed at $5 a day. Tho last chance! Let us thank God again ! The Pay of the Legislators. There is a strong probability that the resdution of Dr. Muller, of Lexing on. will be adopted, aud the pay of thc mem bers for the two sessions be fixed at $?00. Why not come down to $5 a day, the rate already fixed for next session? Th? Uouse of Representatives has not yet acted, in any way, upon tho salary ques lion, and tho skirts of the members are, so far, clear.-News and Courier of Mon day last. The Very Latest on the Subject. [Special to the Journal of Commerce.] Coi.u>iniA, S. C., May 28.-In tho se 2l' - J_ subject of discussion was tho per diem of th? m?mboM. After considerable dis cussion, it was finally agreed to fix the pay of members at $000 for the regular session ; $200 for this session, and mile age for one session, which will make the overage pay of members about $320 each, or an aggregate of about $114,000, being a', the rate of about eleven and one-hall dollars per diem, allowing the thirty days for tho present session. Profitable Patriotism. The decision ol' the State Senate in se cret caucus, touching the amount of pay for niembersof the Legislature, requires some notice. We see no elements of re form party in the proposal to take eight hundred dollars apiece and mileage, or $114,000, from an almost empty treasury and the impoverished people of this down trodden State, for the compensa tion of members. The caucus must have been controlled by othor than Democrats -men who have gone to Columbia for personal pay and perquisites, and not to serve the people or to save tho State. It may suit the purposes of Republicans to alienate from this Legislature tho con fidence of the people. It may be their aim to injure the Democratic Reform party, by placing the Legislature in a false light. But wo trust no such " grab" as this will bo sanctioned by the House or by Governor Hampton. The pay of Legislators in Virginia is $4 per diem and mileage. In other States it is $5. It will be $5 in this State hereafter. We trust the Legislature will see thc impor tance, both to the members themselves, to tho Democratic party and to the State, of taking no unusual compensation for tbelr services at this time.-Journal oj Commerce. " The question of the pay of the mem bors is creating considerable discussion in an undertone. It is true that the sena tors have already received $800 in pay certificates. Those members of tbe House who favor the $800 grab agree that it is cheaper for the State for them to take $"90 for tho last session and $200 for this session than to take $d0O for both sessions ; and they base their reasoning upon the following facts: $000 for last session to pay thirty-one senators and sixty-nine representatives would be ?00,000, and $200 for tho extra session to pay ono hundred and fifty-seven mem bers wonld be $31,-100-making a total of $91,400; while $tJ00 for the two serions to pay o:ie hundred and fifty-seven men wou 'd be $99,200. This reasoning, as is easily seen, is based upon ihe assunip finn ?bat the law compels them to take $000 for the last session, and that they could not tako less than $200 for this ses sion. It does not seem very hard, if the two sessions are to be consolidated, to agree upon any reasonable sum for the legal members and an approximate amount for the ex-Mae&eyites. There bas been, .as yet, no public discussion of the matter,"-N*ws and Courier. Chamberlain as a Visitor to Colombia. The Columbia correspondence of the News and Courier of Saturday last, has thine uEx-Governor Chamberlain, who has been here for several days, hus sold his hoyase to the brother of Governor Hamp ton. His business here, however, does not seem to be exclusively private, as he Li actively using whatever influence he may have to secure tho Federal appoint incuts in this State for some ol tho Re publicans who la ely supported his pre tensions-men, too, who are not by any means the best of that very bad lot." Among these fishy men for whom Chamberlain has procured a Federal ap pointment, is E. M. Brayton, who was the competitor of our young townsman, John R. Abney, Esq,, In the late race for Solicitor of the Fifth Circuit. Brayton has bee? appointed by Hayes-upon the recommendation of Chamberlain-Col lector of Infernal Revenue for Soutb Carolina-in place of that nastiest of all Yankees, L. Caas Carpenter>_ who resign ed. This is a very, lucrative position and one which alfords huge opportuni ties fer stealing. J Thc Interest on the Public Debt. *The bill for the payment of $270,00(1 nterest upon the funded debffof the state has passed the House, notwith itandingtho stern.opposition displayed jy many Representatives to its passage. \mons: these opposing members wore til t,:!- delegates from-Edgefield. -And ?^Relieve thoirfeonstituouts, almost'to a mm, will heartily applaud their action in chis regard. Indeed when we reflect se riously upon the matter, we cannot bo believe them right We all know that the funded debt of South ?"arolimt is one r>f huge proportions and that it has been rolled up to its present size by every species of fraud and corruption known lo the carpet bag and Radical horde whoso labors have been industriously employed in its erection To speak plainly and unreservedly, that debt which is of vast imp?rtanos to the bone and slne?$of South Carolina (the work ing element,} should havo undergone the eh. ?eat and most : ' "id investigation before any appropriation was made, for we ave to-day in a worse condition finan cial^ thau we have over been, and it will be a '..iggie- to meettho deinandsof the govei .1 nient even at as late a day as next October. There is no faction which can more readily recognize tho importance of investigating committees than the hard working people of tho State. We believe In the State's being true to her promises to pay every dollar she may legitimately owo, and we further more, believing in her being confined in those promises that her investigating commit tees find and prove correct, consequently we do not approve of an appropriation fir tho payment of the interest on a funded debt of more than extraordinary sjze when the country is ignorant of the way in which that debt has accumulated. Our ideas (liko those of many of the people's representatives) of a govern ment from which we may expect to re ceive immediate benefits, is that tho heads of that government, and particu larly the legislative branch ?d' it, should ever work and preach retrenchment in every department of it. This bill having passed tho Uous^, is n 'W in the Senate, where it is encounter ing tho sternest opposition. Gen. Gary has made a strong speech against it, which speech we will lay before our readers next week. The probabilities at present, however, are that the bill will ultimately pass. -.. -. .?to. - -? - - ficneral Legislative Proceedings. In oilier articles we have treated of the Trrnnrat-iipon the pubiiedebt, and of the pay of our Legislators. Wc will now give a summary of other Legislative proceedings. The Lion Law has been repealed-to take effect in January next. At tho regular session, however, in December, a comfortable substitute for this law will in all probability bo enacted. If not, then the repeal is not wise-and many people will suffer terribly-both want and humiliation. And henceforth weare to have rotation of the Circuit Judges. A bill has just passed tho Legislature which prescribes 'hat the eight Judges shall succeed each oilier in regular order in tho different circuits of me State. This was the law under tho old system in Carolina. Tho judges presided in turn in the various circuits, and in this way the law was ad ministered equally and alike in all por tions of the State. Tho effect of preju dices and partialities, of weakness and eccentricity, found even among men on fie bench, was thus greatly neutralized, a id thc bad results eliminated as much us practicable. This action of tho Legislature will commend itself as a decided improve ment in the administration of justice. The salaries of County Treasurers and Auditors havo boon so tremendously out down as to edect a saving to the State ol' | 4iPjy!00_i)tr annum. For instance, tho i reastrrr-r ; u engwera-eremij---.-, *?00 a yt ar-and no more on any plea or acconnt. And tho Auditor is to get $700 a year-and not a cent more. The following gentlemen havo boen elected Trustees of the South Carolina University: Rev. E. J. Meynardie and Col. F. W. McMaster, of Columbia; Hon. B. F. Perry, of Greenville; R W. Boyd, Bsq:, of Darlington ; Col. J. D. Branding, of Sumter; Hon. C. H. Simonton, of] Charleston; and Col. J. H. Rion, of Fair field. The institution will probably bo closed for six months or a year, and then re-opened upon a new and improved scale-and exclusively for whitestudents It was the first care of our fathers after tho revolution of 1775 to establish this Colloge. Let it bo our first duly, since our hands are unshackeled, to restore ir. A separate University for the negroes will bo established. Mr. John C. Sheppard, Chairman of ] tho Committee of Ways and Means re ported unfavorably on the recommenda tion of Gov. Hampton for the payment of tho professors of the university. Tho salaries are fourteen months in arrears. Tho thing Lins been decided ; and these dirty and infamous wretches-so-called professors-will get not another < from South Carolina. They lie1' . the dust and bogged like " .ut got no pity. And this was right. Pity for them -and particularly money-would have been almost an insult to our whole peo plo. In God's name havo they not stolon enough In the past? Airead}', wo believe, they have scattered to the four quarters of the globe ; while tho misera ble negro boys, who were paid ?20 a month to attend the institution, have en joyed the pleasure of footing it to their homes. And our beloved and honored University is freed forever from tho Radical and tho negro! Mr. Hood, representativo in tho Legis lature from Abbeville county, who is a highly intelligent gentleman, in discuss ing tho clause of the Appropriation Bill providing for tho payment of the interest on the public debt, stated that '* the debt as consolidated now is 84,306,290 ; when completed, it will be ?0,183,759." We publish his statement because wo think that very few people iu the State have more than vague ideas of what the State indebtedness is. The consideration of the Constitutional Amendment calling for a tax of 2 mills for free schools, has been postponed un til next session. It will be remembered that Edgefield voted against this Amend ment last fall. Every other County in tho State voted for it.. Indeed tho vote was 1S5.000 for it, to 6,000 against. Rep resentative Sheppard, of Edgefield, tuado rt long and very able speech against the ratification of this Amendment ; but nev ertheless, upon searching into tho mat ter, wo seo no just grounds on which it can bo rejected. Tho Democratic party if? pledged to tho education of the people; and the degree of enlightenment, of any people is measured by tho liberality of tho support it gives to educ!? .ion. Not withstanding that Edgefield voted against this measure-without knowing or car ing what it meant-wo hope tho Legis lature next winter will cvinoo wisdom md givo tho people the Amendmentthey yoted for. As we announced last week, the meas ure looking to the unseating of the eight Circuit Judges, will probably be staved jff until the next session. The resolution which has passed the blouse to r?iise a Commission to investi gate the public debt, provides that the laid Commis don shall consist cf two nembere of the House, one member of ? ;he Senate, and two citizens to be ap >'jinted by the Governor, who shall sit luring the recess and pass upon the val dity of the indebtedness of the State. Chis measure is by ' no means certain, lowe var, as it is now before the Senate, wherein attempts-ill be made to curtail the power ofgthe Commission, and give the Legislature itself the power to pass upon such validity. During the past week a very amusing scene occurred in the House-a scene which taught a good'1.^son,^jad proved that old Radical times have passed away. One Peter Papiu, a Port Royal financier, who was about "to. have invested large sums in some dock or wharf enterprise, approached Messrs. Youmans and Ver nor, two meuibers of tho House, and of fered th?ru a bribe if they would report favorably upon his bill-^-tnese two gen tlemen belonging to the Committee on Corporations They instantly exposed J'eter to the House ; and here is tho Beg ister'a account of the scene: Mr. Aldrich introdaced a resolution - that the Sergeaht-at-Arras arrest Peter Papin and bring him; before the*bar of the House, to receive-such punlsl mont as the House may adjudge. Adopted. During these proceedings, Peter had been sitting In a chair next to Mr. Ham lltou part^of the time, and part of the time standing at'the gate of the Inside raiding. -?B?henX tho Sergeant-at-arms started towards n?ru, h?~sn?Hirigly came forward and met tho officer about the middle of the hall. They came forward to the front of the stand, and thero Peter honored tho Speaker with an elegant military salute. The Speaker said; Mr. Papin, you have been ordered under arrest to the bur of the House to receive such punishment as tho House maj' adjudge for contempt of the House in attempting to corrupt certain of its members. Peter repeated his military salute to tho Chair and then made one to the mem bers, and began : Mr. Speaker and gentlemen of the House The Chair interrupted him, and put the question to the House whether it wou^d hear him. This was agreed to, and Pf te- . mun ned : I swear upon the Bible and everything that is sacred hat the allegation made is a slander and a lie. Hero the gavel descended, and cries of H Mr.Speaker!" "Mr. Speaker !" drown ed all other sounds. Mr. Sheppard moved to withdraw the leave to Peter to be heard. Mr. Reod opposed the motion, and wished to hear what Mr. Papin had to say. The motion was adopted aud leave withdrawn. Mr. Aldrich introduced a resolution that thu Sergoant-at-Arms be instructed to take Peter Papin to jail, and confino bim there till the end ol' the session. Mr. W. K. Bradley thought ho ought to be fed on bread and water while con fined there. Mr. Reed said that Peter did not prob ably know that the rules of the House were so strict, and moved to reduce his confinement to four days, and Mr. Gantt ?cvouded anU advocated tho motion. Mr. Keith-I hope the resolution will Tjjass just aji?* is. if such action as this nad'been tasen a long tim o'ago, it would nave been better. This man would have known better than to do what he has done. Mr. Hamilton moved to lay theameud ment on the table. Adopted. The resolution was then adopted by a vote of a3Tes DO, nays none. The Sergoant-at-arms then conducted Peter Papin from the hall, who vainly insisted upon "just one word. Mr. Speaker," and locked him up in a com mittee room till tho hour of adjourn meut, and when tho Speaker had signed the warraut of commitment, he was car ried to the jail and left to enjoy his otium cum dignitate. The smart but infamous old White more, Senator from Darlington, has formally resigned his seat, and South Carolina is free of ono more scoundrel. He is now in Massachusetts, whither he retired two weeks ago, upon tho pre tense that hi-* wife was dangerously ill. The real rea?r-n, however, was that such developments were being rapidly made as would inevitably land him in the Penitentiary. Wo shall hear but little moro of Whitemore, lie will bo re placed in the Senate by a good Democrat -one moro voto for us. A Democratic Senator from Chester Hon. W. A. Walker-has lately taken his seat. Ho succeeds the negro thief " Dublin Walker." The 17 members from Charleston, 15 blacks and 2 whites-one of the laO:. being Mackey, the Speaker of the bog'.s -*-*-' . ..iu- linnn a.lmiliil?l to sc-ats ; nor is it very probable that they will bo. They certainly will not be it this session. The present prospect is that thc sr .sion will continue full len days or two weeks longer. -, . . _ The Great Political Trial in Charles ton.-The Ellenton Cases. For want of space wo have not hereto fore informed our readers in regard to the great political trial now going on in Charleston. It began on tho 16th inst., and will probably be given to tho jur on Thursday or Friday of this we?k. The Judges presiding aro Chief Justice Waito and Judge Bond. Our honored fellow citizens, ll in number, who stand before this partisan bar of justice are: G. W. Croft, A. P. Brown, A. W. Atkin son, G. W. Bush, G. B. Bush, P. F. Bowers, A. McDaniols, W. L.Bush, Jno. Bowers, W. W. Stallings and John M. Bush. Col. A. P. Butler, Senator from Aiken Count}*, bfing at his post in the Legislature, his trial was postponed un til next winter. It will never take place. The jury consists of whites and negroes, half and half. The foreman is Geo. W. Williams, the wealthy Charleston mer chant. Tho United States is represented by District Attorney Stone, assisted ty Corbin and the Greenville renegado, Earle. Tho prisoners are represented by Youmans, of Columbia, and Hender son oe Aldrich, of Aiken. The}* aro not hoing tried for murder, but for conspira cy. Much time was consumed in get ting a jury, the Government endeavor ing to oxcludo every respectable white mau on tho panel. When everything else failed, an old law of the United States, which excludes Confederate sol diers from serving on juries, was ap plied. This exhibition of partizansbip was disgraceful in thooxtreme. Crowds of witnesses have been examined, and the negroes have been so unboundedly lying and malicious, under the teaching of Corbin, as to totally ruin their case. Tho present impression is that the jury will acquit the prisoners. SOUTH GAROMNA FINANCES.-Once more Governor Hampton's influence has been felt for good in Sonth Carolina. The rcpudiationists, consisting mainly of t::e extreme Bourbon element, were yesterday handsomely beaten in the lower house of the Legislature, where Hampton demo crats and republicans united to appropri ate the sum necessary to pay the January and July interest due the creditors of the State. "Our correspondent telegraphs that the vote has given great satisfaction to tho merchants in Charleston, who were anxious about the credit of the Stale. The Senate is certain to pass the House bill, and a committee of men of high character will also be appointed to investigate and report on the State's obligations. Those who are interested will find some informa tion in our despatches on the subject. A gratifying evidence of harmony and good feeling appears in the unanimous election of Mr. Mciver, an eminent lawyer, to ho Judge of tho Supreme Court. He received every ballot, republicans uniting with Democrats and black with white. Such a spectacle of harmony has not been seen i efore in South Carolina since the war. The President's policy bears good fruit.-New York Herald. fi rs JJA8T SERMON.-Rev. A. B. Wood fin, who bas officiated as the pastor of the First Baptist Chnrch, in this city, for the past two years, preaches his last Bermon to his flock in that church to-day, and will no doubt be met by a large congrega tion. He goes hence to Charlottesville, Va., to assume the duties of Chaplain of Virginias great university. The people of Columbia, and especially the members of his church, part with Dr. Woodfin with great reluctance, and he leaves accompa nied by the well! wishes, and the prayers of many Christian .people, who trust that he may be as useful iii li is new field of labor as he has been assiduous and useful among them.-Register. For the Advertiser. The Harmony Festival. " Ten thousand harps, that tuned * Angelic harmonies."-Milton. " The harmony of the spheres" keeps be Universe in equilibrium. ? Without armony. there ?B no Hope, no Heaven nd no Happiness for -Humanity. Were ll Chris! ians perfectly united,^and proper y impressed with the worth o^ammorUl oula, the Heathen would soon break heir idols, and civilization would hasten 0 bum its " tents of wickedness.'""Learn ng would supplant ignorance, wisdom vould overturn folly, and want would he ?anished from every land; because,, all vould learn to work in obedience to God's ommand, "six days shalt thou labor." instead of red-handed war, the white love of Peace would descend upon the ?ulera of every nationality. But above ill, that Heavenly Peace which the world ?an neither give nor take away,. ..would tootha every soul and heal every heart, Well, the Methodiit'p, the Presbyterians, :he Bau tis: s and the worldlings from lohneton, Pine Houae, Edgefield Village md the adjacent neighborhoods came to gether at Harmony Church, last Saturday, ?advance the?unday School cause. Tber^l ?vas a concert of action, and a friendly mr' ;ercourse on every side, very refreshing to jehold. Could we say exactly what we thought of the speeches, the singing, thc ipusic; the dinner and the kindness of the ntutens in g?nerai, it would look like dattpry. Benj. Betlis, Jr, one of our most prom ising young lawyers, delivered a convinc ing argument upon the evidences of Chrism Liaiiity, touching also upon the deceitful ness of riches and the utter vanity cf all oilman ambition. "Northing ?8 true but Heaven," and it is altogether gratifying to see that Mr. Betlis is" about to choose that better part-the Religion of Jesus Christ-- ? inch is"so often either ignored jr despised by genius and learning. Mr. David T. Ouzts, of the enterprising firm ?f Hart & Ouzts at Johnston, was th" next speaker. " Kind vords will nf-ver die" was the basis of his remarks, riii* young g? n tie man spoke with so much feeling and earnestness, and al thc same, lune, with so much propriety an 1 p!ois ir/n'-ss, as to win smiles of approval fiom b-.ith < !'i and young. Mr.i?uzts haa al tvavs been an example of right (o-iduct, md this ad Ja "weight to all his precepts. Ocr young men evirywheie should re mi-niberthat I he Psalmist says "the Right eous shall flourish like the palm tree ; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon." Mr. A. W. Lynch's .'peech, at this pleasant festival, was replete with words ol' encouragement to those who have de vot? d themselves to the work of avangcl izing Ihe world. He told the little chil Jivn how they might accumulate a fund fur tending the gospel to heathen lands. Ile spoke of one little girl, who sold rain iv'au'r to a washerwoman in order to h?ip, the unfortunate in a neighboring tova. And when asked ?for her name, she simply wrote " Heaven's Rain." Thc Rev. Elijah VV. Horne, witb.a-large class under his instruction, sang a vari?ty ot hyms in the afternoon. Ihe tines were all new, and the time was excellent. Mr. Horne, after a temporary residence in the far West, has returned to his native land to preach the gospel to his old friends and neighbors. This is good news for the Baptists in Edgefield, for " the harvest is great and the laborers are few." Mr. Wallace, of the well known busi ness linn in Augusta, Ga., was present a part of the day, and regaled the vast au dience with such music, both vocal arl instrumental, as one may hope to hear but ouce or twice in thc course of a lifetime. Everybody seemed to be perfectly delight ed "Some were alfected to tears. Mr. Wallace's intonation is smooth, striking, sonorous and sympathetic ; his articula tion is so clear and distinct that not a word is lost to the ear whilst the whisper ing melodies of the organ seem to bless the atmosph?re like some supernatural presence ! We missed a part of the exercises, as well in the Rev. Mr. Beard's address, on accocnt of a sick child. Thinking thal our Senior Editor was present, we failed to lake a single note. Hence these dis jointed and desultory jottings taken from a wayward memory. f-iet us all trust in the Lord, and try to do good. E. K. , Ex-Cov. Chamberlain's Position. Sin-in the Tribune, of the 19ih in stant,, under Ihe head of "Political Notes," 1 am stated to be a supporter of th? President's Southern policy. I assume that this statement is made in consequence of the paragraph which appeared in your Washington correspondence a few days ago, in which a reported conversation ol mine with a "prominent Northern clergy man" is given. If my views are of any consequence to the public, they should he correctly stated, and I therefore ask you to allow me tc say that I am not a supporter of the President's Southern policy, and that my views of his Southern policy have not been changed by anything that has occurred since I relinquished the ellice of Governor of South Carolina. One o!her correction : 1 have never re garded the weakness of the Republican party at the South as arising chiefly from "the over-anxiety of colored men to bold office," as was aleo stated in your Washington correspondence. In this par ticular I do not think the record of my own race here is better than thal, of the colored race. Incompetent and unworthy officers have not been marked by any "color line." Youis, respectfully, I). H. CHAMBERLAIN. Columbia, S. C., May 21, 1S77. A bright and beautiful child shows in its very expression that its Babyhood was not associated with Opium, Cordials, etc.,-for the continued uso of Opium is antagonistic to health. That valuable and highlv recommended Remedy.for tho disorders of Babyhood. Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup, is absolutely free from Morphia and all other dangorous agents aud can be safely employed at all times. Only 25 cents per bottle. 75 Pieces new Spring Calicoes-prices reduced from 10 cts. to (ii and S cts. per yard-beat brands-just opened at tf 18 J. H. CHEATH AM'S. OBITUABY. DIED, after a brie* .lluess, on tho 2nd inst., little ROBERT,' first and only child af ABNEY and GENIA MIMS. Ey?ii heads gray with tho stern expe riences of life will bow, and withered hands will brush away tears of tenderest sympathy, at the hitter anguish of youth ful parouts as they stand over tho grave of their iirst boru baby. Scarcely nine months had ROBBH:, a peculiarly sweet, bright child, gladdened the hearts of his household, and now thu angels have borne bini away, and those who loved aim so well, so tondorlj-, are loft mourn ing in agony, while they put by his play things aud fold up his garments for ROB BI K is dead ! R. D. B-B. MR. HENRY A. GRAY died at his residence in Edgefield, S. C., January J?th, 1877, in his sixty-fifth year. His lifo was devoid of any specially unusual >r remarkable evont, but for that very reason it was all tho more instructive. He had been many years a member of .bo Baptist Church, having been bap :i ied, we believe, under the ministry of Dr. Johnson ; and as a man and a chris tan ho was distinguished for his hon esty, integrity and freedom from hypoc risy. In his business transactions he ivas always ready to do the fair thing md he expected others to do the same. Being a man of -strong personal" prefer ences ho made ? warm friend and dis played, in Hocial lifo, outspoken, unro lerved fondness for'those whom he liked, fuis quality, together with the vein of -deagant'humor, which ran through his ?onvorsation, madn him a delightful so :ial companion. His frankness and in lopendenco, evidences of his Scottish dood, gave bini a reputation for excen-' rieity, but they were none the less ad n i ra ide for that, Possessed of very de eded (esthetic taste he loved to " Go forth under the open sky, and list To Nature's teachings,-'1 o enjoy the beauties of forest and fields, ?f birds and flowers, and, no mean mu ician himself, he was an enthusiastic dmirer of fine music. In his family, fhero a man truly unveils himself, bis leportment was marked by that defer? nee, gentleness and passionate devotion awards his wife and childreh, which ;avc a charm to his homo. His death Ms one of calm resignation and simple rust Having spent the whole of his mg and upright life in old Edgofield, e was regarded as a landmark, and his ame and virtues will long be held 'in evered memory. L. B, Combination of Rm i N presenting tor an apprec tract, ^.LOVE'S ENTANC utmost confidence that it w;T Aerial solicited, j Prepare?tgand for sale by, Edgefield, S. C.; May 30, .T/FRED BAKER, PRESITJEXT. | 249 BROA? STREET, - Interest Paid CHARTERED expressly in the interesl Regular depositors share in the profit to draw their money every six months, or pounded. Special arrangements made wi 'us 30 days or longer. Bunds, Stocks and I glad to correspond with all parties desIrin Augusta, Ga., May 80,1877. PROTECT YOUR BUILDINGS. Which may be done with one-fourth the usual expense, by using our PATENT SLATE PAINT (Fifteen Years Established.) MIXED READY FOR USE. Fire-Proof, Water-Proof, Dura ble, Economical and Ornamental ? roof may be covered with avery cheap shingle, and by application of this slate be made to last from 20 to 25 years. Old roofs can bo patched and coated, look ing much better and lasting longer than new shingles without the slate, for Onc-ihird thc Cost ot' Re-shingling. The expenso of slating new shingles is only abono the cost of simply laying them". The paint is Fire Proof against sparks or Hying embers, aa may bc easi ly tested by auy ono. It Stops Every Leak, and for tin or iron has no equal, as it ex pands by heat, contracts by cold, and never cracks nor scales. Roofs covered with Tar Sheathing Felt can be made water-tight at a small expense, aud prc served for many years. This Slate Paint is Extremely Cheap. Two gallons will cover a hundred square feet of shingle roof, while on tin, iron, felt, matched boards, or any smooth surface, from two quarts to one gallon aro required to 100 square feet of surface, and although th? paint has a heavy body it is easily applied with a brush. No Tar is Used in this Composition, therefore, it neither cracks in Winter, nor runs in Summer. On decayed shingles, it fills up the holes aud pores, and gives a new sub startial roof that will last for years. Curled or warped shingles it brings to their places, and keeps them there. It fills un all holes in felt roofs, stops the leaks-and although a slow drier, rain does not affect it a few hours after apply ing. As nearly all paints that are black contain Tar, bo s?re you obtain our I genune article, which (for shingle roofs) is ] Chocolate Color, when first applied, changing in about a month to a uniform slate color, and is, to all intents and purposes Slate. On Tin Routs, our red color is usually pieferred, as ono | criat is equal to five of any ordinary paint. For Brick Walls, our bright red is tho only reliable Slate Paint ever introduced that will effectual ly prevent dampness from penetrating and discoloring tho plaster. These paints are also largely used on outhouses and fences, or asia, priming j tiuOb mi -nttv-wu J:_o-.. Si_1 Our only colors aro Chocolate^ Ttidj" Bright Red and Orange. NEW YORK CASH PRICE LIST. 1 Gallon, can and box.?1 50 2 " M . 2 35 5 " . 5 50 10 " keg. 9 50 20 " half barrel.1G 00 40 " ono barrel.30 00 10 lbs. Cement for bad leaks......... 125 We havo in stock, of our own manu facture, roofing materials, etc., atthefolr j lowing low prices : 1,000 rolls, extra Rubber Roofing, at j three cents per square foot. (Or we will I furnish Rubber Rootling, Nails, Caps, and Slate Paint foran entire now roof, at 11 cents per sqare foot.) 2000 rolls 2-piy Tarred Roofing Felt, at | 1J cents per square foot. 3000 rolls 3-ply Tarred Roofing Felt, at 2\ cents per square foot* 200 rolls Tarred Sheathing, at i pent per square foot. r 5000 gallons fine Enamel paint, mixed ready for use, on imiide or outside work, at $2"per gallon, all ?shades. 1000 Bbls Slate Flour pf-r bbl.$3 00 1000 " Soapstone Flour per bbl. 3 00 1000 " Grafton Mineral per bbl. 3 00 1000 " Metallic Paint, dry ......... 3 00 Special prices per ton or car-load lots, All orders must be accompanied with tho money, or subject to 30 days draft on well known parties. N, *. SLATE PAINT COMPANY, 102 & 104 Maiden Lano, New York. May 30, 1877 3m 24 lilW TlMERTISEMEXTS. 6New piece? sltoet music, retails for $1.75, wot for 10 ctn ic stamp. Cheap Music Co., Middleboro, j Mass. OK ELEGANT CARDS all styles with name, 10c. post paid. J. B. H usted, Nassau, Beal Co., New York. REVOLVER FREE ??B? Cartridges. Jas. Brown <fc Son, 1S6 & 18$ Wood Bli Pittsburg, Pa, Tl I ai 1 package comic Envelopes, pk. comic Cards, r un pack "croll cards, 24 p. book ol Fun ; all for 10c. and dump. Novelty Co., Mlddleboro, Mas*. See tliis. Only $1.30 capital required to stnrt canvassing for Mark Twain'? New Scrap-book. Applv, wiiii stamp to John K. Ilnllowoll, 139 East Eigs. CANVASSERS IPI YOU will acree to dlrtrlbuto some of our cir? E JU' culara, we will send you a Chromo lu Gilt ll] Frame, and a 1G page,Cl column lllustratvd *.* papwr, Free for 8 months; Inclose 10 cents to pay postugc. Agents wanted. KENDALL i CO., Boston, Mass. Fl IN 1.' 1 ':lc^ acquaintance cards, 1 pack hdkf. fllr FUlfl talion, 1 pack scroll, all ?Uris, for only 10 couts aud stamp. Fun Card Co., Mlddleboro, Mass.' TRIPLING WITH A COLD IS ALWAYS DANGEBOUS. USE WELLS' CARBOLIC TABLETS, a sure remedy for COUOlIS. and all diseases of the THROAT, LUNGS, CUEST and MUCOUS MEM BRANE. PUT UP ONLY IN BLUE BOXES SOLD BY DltUGGISTS. . C. N. OBITTENTON, 7 SIXTU AVENUE, New York. ' j I M 1 copy curious love letter, 1 pk. comic cirds O'" 1 pnek popping question cards: all for 10 cts. and stamp. Fun Card Co., Mlddleboro, Mass. . Tho Tip Top Packftgo Is tho larrit ItiastulllnKoat. READ AND SEE. 16 Shoots Soto r?per. IS Knvolopcs. renell,Pon-linlitur, Gold TL ? HU pfi ron', get of Elccmt Qi'Ul Htono Sleeve Hintons, (Jem?' Lnko Gccrgo Diamond rta, Arue ihyxt Sion* Rlnjr I nlnlrf with gold, Amethyst Stonu Scarf Fin. Gold-plated Wedding ?Inp. Sot Kosolitid Kar. Props, uadloi'Flowonil nnd Silvered UstPln, Ludios' Fnncysot pin und Drop?, Gold-plnto Cottar Bnttao. Gents' ?old-plnt (Ml Watch Chain nm) Set of fSBOU B*lX Tlimo Odd-plated Studs. The n . . gfljk KLJw niiirtX.i'litni/oil/nid/jr&On K J? ??//.; ? ZWRAOKIiltfARYH %s#T g j j,\'uuc?MBXrsroACExrsm ? 4 fa?:?J. BRIDE, Clinton Place, New York.J Ml comic oil cbrorao, 7x11, mounted, worth 25c. 1 pk love cards, 1 pk comic envelopes, 1 pk comic csrds, 1 pk scroll, 1 24p book Fun. all sont for only 6 8c. stamps, Novelty Co., Mld dioboro, Mass. ' > ' RY for all. Th?) BU BJC KA JEWELRY CASKET contains 1 nair gold-plated engraved sleeve buttons, 1 set (8) spiral shirt studs, ono Gents' lin. coral pin, ono Improved shape collar stud, ono Gents' floe link watch chain, and ono Ladles' Heavy wedding ring; price of one casket complete, 50 conta : three for $1.35!? ?Ix for ?3, and 12 for $3.50. all sent post paid by niall. Six donen and a solid silver walcn for $30. Agents can make money selllug llte.se caskets. Send t*0 cts. forSamplo and Catalogues. We have all kinds of Jewelry at low prices. W. COLICS A CO., 7 3 5 Broad'y, N. Y. City t37~ Wo aro tho Originals in this business, and havo no !? Milton Gold" or " brass" Jewelry. "This Jewelry Caaket ls remarkably attractive, and COLES & CO., arc reliable dealera."-Boston Glob?. ?it aa . re Ex otic Perfumes ! tiative public our. New Ex ?LEMENT " we have the " give entire satisfaction. G. L PENN & SON. 1877. .tf 24 J. S. BEAN, JB., TREASURER. - - AUGUSTA, (?A. on Deposits. s of the laboring and advancing people., s of the Institution, and are privileged interest is credited to principal andcom th parties wishing to leave money with Securities bought and sold. We will be g information. vf 24 rum.T.srtED Daily, Tri-Weekly and Weekly, COLUMBIA, S. C., HOYT, EMLYN & MCDANIEL JAMES A. HOYT, Editor. THK BAILY REGISTER contains the lat est, news of the day, all commercial, po litical and other matter sent by tele graph, full local reports, editorials upon all current topics, and Grange & Agricultural Departments. THE DAILY has a circulation extend ing to all parts of the State, is circulated in nearly every State iii thc Union, and is constantly increasing ; therefore, as an advertising medium, it cannot bo sur passed. THE TRI-WEEKLY REGISTER is issued every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdav morning, and contains all the news ol two days in one issue. THE WEEKLY REOISTER?S an EIGH'I PAGE paper, containing Forty-Eiglu Columns, embracing the cream of the news of each week. This paper is with in the reach of every family, and we arc pleased to state the fact that its large cir culation is rapidly extending. THE REGISTER is now thc Organ of thi Stat* Orange, and all matters ot interest to the Patrons of Husbandry will b( treated in their appropriate department The Agricultural and Grange article! will appear in each of our publications Daily, Tri-Weekly and Weekly. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Daily Register. One Year. ' ?7 00 Six Months, 3 50 Three Months, 1 75 Tri-Weekly Register. One Year, ?5 00 Six months, 2 50 Three Months, 1 25 Weekly Register. One Year, 82 00 Six Months, 1 00 Th reo Months, 50 Job ^Printing. The BEST and cnEArEST BOOK ant JOB PRINTING, of every description promptly and satisfactorily executed a ^^U^^^S^^^S^jBiaWSS on hand which wc will sell at the lowest pi ices. JAMES A. HOYT, H. N. EMLYN, w. B. MCDANIEL, Proprietors and Publishers. May 30, 1877. tf 24 SECOND GRAND DRAWING Kentucky Cash Distribution Co. Louisville, Ky., June 30th, 1877. $310,000 CASH IN GIFTS. Farmers ?fc Drovers Bank, Louisville Ky., Treas. THE KENTUCKY CASI DISTRIBUTION CO., authorized by i Specjal Act of the Legislature for th< benefit of tho PURLICSCTIOOLS OF FRANK FORT, will have THE SECOND OF THI SERIES OF GRAND DRAWINGS ll THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, KY. SATURDAY, JUNE 30th, 1877, at PUBLIC LIBRARY HALL A Scheme Copjrnensurate with the Time ?00,000 FOR ONLY TEN. Read tbe List of Gifts : 1 Grand Cash Qift.?00,001 1 Grand Cash Girt........... 25,001 i Grand Cash Gift.'.. 15,00( 1 Grand Cash Gift. 10,(HX 3 Grand Cash Gifts, ?5,000 each, 15,(HX 5 Grand Cash Gifts, ?2.000 each, 10,001 20 Cash Gifts, ?1,000 each,. 20,001 40 Cash Gi t ts, ?500 each..'.. 20,001 100 Cash Gifts, ?200 each.'..20,001 300 Cash Gifts, ?100 each. 30,00! 500 Cash Gifts, ?50 each. 25,001 GOOO Cash Gifts, ?10 each. 00,001 6072 Cash Gifts, amounting to....'.'?310,001 Whole Tickets, ?10; Halves, ?5; Quar ters, ?2,50. ll Tickets, ?100 ; 331-2 Tick ats, ?300 ; 503-4 Tickets ?500. Drawing Positively June 30, 187T. And every Three Months Thereafter. CERTIFICATE SUPERVISORS OF DRAWING This is to certify that the first drawing of the Kentucky Cash Distribution Com fiauy took place ou the 9th of December, u Major Hall, Frankfort, Ky., in om presence and under our immediate su pervision. We further state that every ticket, and part of ticket, which had been sold, wert represented in the wheel, and that thi drawing was "fairly and honestly con ducted.- Wb further state that we had no interest whatever in the enterprise, nor any connection with the same, ex cept in the character of supervisors, whose sole duty was to protect the inter est of the ticket holders and to preside over the drawing. Hon. Alvin Duvall, late Chief Justice Superior School Trustees ; Grant Green, Cashier Farmers' Bank of Kentucky; Hon. S. 'I. M. Major, Public Printer. State of Kentucky ; Hon; Thomas N. Lindsay, President Farmers' Bank ol Ky.; Hon. Thomas C. Jones. Clerk o? Superior Court of Ky. ; Judge R. A. Thompson, Presiding Judge Franklin County Court; Jas. G. Crocket, Clerk Franklin County Court. Remltances can be made by Mall, Ex press, Draft, P. O. Order or Registered Letter, made payable to G. W. Barrow & Co. All communications and orders for tickets should be-a.ddresf ed to G. W. BARROW <fe Co., Gen'l. Managers, Courier-Journal Build ing, Louisville, Ky. Send for Circular May 30, 3t 24 SEND YOUR THRESHING ENGINES, HORSE POWERS, THRESHERS, -OR machinery of Any Kind, -TO THE FOREST CITY FOUNDRY and MA CHINE WORKS, Near Water Tower,* Augusta, Groorgia, GEORGE R, LOMBARD & CO., For Repairs. May 80,1877. ly 10 RIBGE SPRING, EDGEFIELD CO., S. C., .MAY 8, 1877. ? ..H.'. -*.*L, } Tof he Planters of Edgefield, Lexington and adjoin ing Counties : 9 ' The season for selling HARVEST -MACHINERY has again returned, and I congratulate you on the cheering prospects before us. With the po litical questions which' have agitated the country peacefully aettled, and with every prospect favorable for large crops, we can lock forward with" confidence to a return of prosperous times by those gradual and healthy changes which insure their continuance for a series of years. I desire to name herein some of the Machinery to be handled by me the coming season, which I trust will receive your closest attention, and meet, your approval and patronage. THE CELEBRATED ECLIPSE ENGINE, Pronouncedly all competent Engi neers the best Agricultural Engine that we have had up to this time. The Threshermen's Favorite, TUE OLD RELIABLE SWEEPSTAKES THRESHER. Thrashes and Cleans perfectly. Easily moved by a yoke of oxen over ; any road. BUCKEYE REAPER and. MOWER ! Look at Home testimony. It is pronounced the most wonderful ma chine that has ever entered a field of grain in the South,, and has been prov en by actual test to be the only prac- ; tical machine of the kind made for our Soatharnfields. Can reap any where you can with a scythe. It must be seen to be appreciated.'' The above Machines I mention spe cially as applicable to our immediate wants. They have all been fully tested by me, andi can with confi dence recommend them to the Plant ers of Edgefield and Lexington Coun ties, and along the S. C. Railroad from Augusta to Charleston. . In addition to the above, I sell four other very euperior Engines that have been specially built to meet the wants of the South, viz : The "CLIMAX," the 'MONITOR,' the " BOSS CLIPPER," and the "CLIPPER." With each of these very superior Engines, I give the Company's Print ed Warranty, guaranteeing perfect satisfaction. I also represent the best COTTON PRESSES made. This fact cannot , be disputed by any impartial judge. . Everything, on the most improved order, for a complete outfit for Gin ning Cotton, can be furnished on a few days notice. tide not named can be supplied on application. My term3 I guarantee are as liberal as any responsible Agent in the South. And after five years of: ?pnnnfinnl ovfaviflnce nnfV> TTincf nf f.hr. Mflftiimary anld hy m?, fl nfl. hping a practical Mechanic myself, I can confidently offer the same to the public. I have been and am still making an effort to introduce among the Farm ers of my State these Improved Implements, to supply in a measure the uncertain labor now employed. I annex a few Certificates to show what "home folks" think of them: RIOGE SPRING, S. C., 15th June, 1876. Capt. TILMAN WATSON, Agent Buckeye Reaper.-Dear ?Sir: At your request, I gave the Buckeye a thorough test in wet aud tangled gram. Notwithstanding thc land was so wet that the team could scarcely stand, and the Mach ?ne often bogging nearly to tho hubs, it did tho work perfectly, much to the surprise and wonder of those who witnessed it, and without onco getting due of order. I feel satisfied tbaf no machine has been introduced into this State that'will give more universal satis faction than the "Buckeye Reaper/' It is just the thing that every one wants, that sows fifty or one huudr?d acres of grain. I trust you will meet with the sue- ' cess you dese'rve lil introducing such ? perfect machine. Yours, Ac, . ! T. L. SMTTBT. RIDGE, S; C., Joly 4,1876. CArr. T. WATSON*.-Deni* Sir': Tho Reaper you so kindly sent?me in my dilem ma, acted like a charm, enabling me to save my tangled and fallen Oats in a man- . ner splendidly. I am confident I saved half as miicn again as I could have done ; otherwise. Very truly yours, WM. E. CARWILE. RIDGE, S. G., July 7,187G. CAPT. T. WATSON.-Dear Sir: Your Reaper cut piy Oats beautifully, notwith standing tho rough character of rhe land. The Oats were planted in drills 'aji'cj covered in such a manner as to leave a considerable ridge, or) which they stood, yet the Reaper cut them admirably. ' ' . ' Yours, Ac," - J. B. DUBQSE, M.D. RIDGE SPRING, 20th June, 1876. CAPT. TILMAN WATsoN.-r-Dear Sir: Many thanks for vour kindness in sending your Buckeyo Reaper io cut mv Wheat, ;without which I should have lost almost my entire crop, as lthad boen in the rain for several days, and had fallen down and tangled badly-so much so that an ordinary sevthe could do nothing with it I beg to add that I have never seen a more perfect Machine, and cannot afford to harvest another crop without one. Trusting that your efforts to introduc?1 tb'ou^ planting intorest such perfect Labor Saving Machinery may be crowned with. . success, I am, very truly, Ac, R. B. WATSON. I will visit in person any part of my territory where I sell Machinery, and put the same up and in successful operation whenever desired to do so. . In addition to the above Harvest Machinery, I add a few of other goods kept by me : . Weishner's SULEEY RAKE; Illion SULKEY RAKE ; Centennial GRAIN DRILL; Donaldson COTTON PLANTER; West's GUANO DISTRIBUTOR.; Haiman's Adjustable PLOW STOCKS, PLOWS, MOULDS, SWEEPS, &c, ??be. ; The Gower, Cox & Markley WAGONS ; STUMP PULLERS; SYRUP MILLS; MILL FURNISHING MACHINERY for Floor Mills ; BOLTING CLOTHS, ?Vc., Ac; .SAW MILLS COMPLETE; COTTON GINS of best makers." l\ -i - . , . . . . ? . - ' Samples of Machinery on hand. x?or further information, Circulars, terms, &c, applv to MR. D. R. DU- . RISOE, at Edgefield C. H.; or to inc ut Ridge Spring,' C. C. & A. Railroad. TILMAN WATSON, Agent for Edgefield and Lexington Counties anoT S. C. Railroad. N. B.-Active and reliable Agents wanted at each Station on the C: C. & A. Railroad, from Columbia to Augusta, and on the S. C. Railroad, from Augusta to Charleston, to whom liberal commissions will bejjaid. Address as above. . ' ' 9BF Will be glad to sell a complete outfit foi THRESHING and GIN NING, ready for the Field, on Liberal terms. Can be examined at my Store Rooms. 3m21 da 1 DICKSON "fi : ? '. -:o: (3^ consignment, and for sale at very low figures,.Five Doz en SUPERIOR DICKSON SWEEPS, from LS to 22 inches manufactured at the celebrated Agricultural Works of Elias Haiman, Atlanta, Ga. D. K. DURISOE May 16, lm22