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Jas. T. Bacon. Thos. J. Adams. EDITORS. E. KEESE, Corresponding Editor. , Edgefield, 8. C., Jan. 8, 1890. THE LIEN I.AW NOT DISTURBED. The bill repealing section 4, chapter 120, of the general Statutes, h-.? been thought by some, who have not .ooked into tho matter c losely, to seriously disturb tho Lien Law. But this ia not so. Tiie section alluded to is on page 349 of the General Statutes, and reads as fol lows : " Every person or persons who shall mortgage the samo goods or chat tels a second ti me, a former mortgage being in force and not discharged, shall have no power of liberty of redemption in equity or otherwise." Section 4 was" intended to lake away any right of ref dcuiptioti from any person who should be guilty of gi ving a second lien on prop erty to one party where it had already baen mortgaged to another. The section really a ni o u n ted to no th i n g. as very few persons of the class who would be ras cully enough to give a second mortgage on property, knew of its existence, and if they did, few if any could redeem prop- i erty twice mortgaged. The repealing of section 4, chapter 120, therefore, hurts nobody, as better laws exist that give more adequate punishment to those dis posed to commit frauds against any who may be willing to do ?hem service. Tlie Error in the Supply Bill. The error in the Supply Bill has exci ted a great deal of attention, and many have been thesurmises as to what should bi done, a id wh it wmid be d me, about it As will be seen, however, by a Co lombia telegram, in another column, the Comptroller General is proceeding un der the Act as it stands, and preparing circulars to that effect to send to the C 'univ Treasurers. From the Register. HOW HASTE MAKES WASTE SHORT SESSION ECONOMY. It bits boen discovered that an impor tant error has been committed in the pass ige of the act to raise supplies, eu a oed by the Legislature which has just aoj turned, the enrolled a?t as ratified by tiie two houses and approved by the Gov ' - W '& rc-Vi ? it u im? %M?feHajfHIti-j the two houses. The bill as it left the House (if Representatives provided for a general State levy of four and one-half mills This was amended by the Senate so as to read "four and three-quarters" mills. The Senate further amended the bill by inserting in Section 2 a provision of $3,000 for the militia of Charleston coun ty. The House refused to concur in these amendments, and on the recom mendation of the committee of confer ence thc Senate receded therefrom. But the act as enrolled, ratified and approved, contains them both. This isa uiost se rious matter, and may operate to invali date the entire tax act, one of the most important if not the most important act which it was the duty of the Legislature to pass. The Slate government cauno1 lie carried oil without a levy of taxes, and it is a grave question whether the collec tion of taxes can be accomplished under such a paper as the one on tile at the cap itol and entitled "An act to raise sup plies and make appropriations for the fiscal year commencing November 1st, 1870." It stems plain that "four and Um ?> quarter mills" caunot be collected as i -. expressed in the enrolled act be cause no such provision passed the two ?uM?Ki. And it seems equally plain thal ; m mfr, HOT TacftWtf, neVSp-ro Governor. The provision as to the $3,000 for the Charleston militia is not iS?t?<di of so great importance, but in that par ticular the enrolled act is not a true copy of the original bill. Tho tax act is on? of that class of acts about which the constitution is most par ticular, inasmuch as it raises a revenue from tlie people. Such an act cannot even originate in the Senate but mus have its origin in the popular branch of the General Assembly. Section 18 of article 2 of the State con stitution says: " Bills for raising a reve lille shall originate in the House of Rep resentatlves, but may be altered, amend e l or rejected by the Senate; and all otb er bids may originate in either house and may be amended, altered or rejected by the other." Seoti on 21 of article 2 reads : " No bill shall have the force of law until itshal have been read three limos and on three several days in each house, has had the great seal of the Slate ailixed to it, and bas been signed in the Senate house by tho President of the Senate aud the Speaker of the House of Ropiescnta ti ves." This is one of the results of the haste with which the Legislature carried on its business during the latter part of its session. It was next to impossible that so much could bo done in so aborta time without some mistakes occurring, but wo confess we were not prepared tor so grave an error as this. We hope that some means may be found * > avoid til ; necessity of an extra session Wo do not think that any one of the c'o ks or committees can justly be blam el for this oversight, as the pressure of labor upon them was simply immense, and such as human nature could not encounter successfully. The Supply Act Stands. Special Dispatch lo thc Xetc.i and Courier. COLUMBI A, January 2.-The comptrol ler-general will proceed under the Sup ply act as it stands, and is preparing cir culars to that effect to semi to the County Treasurers. Tho Treasury is busy paying the Jan uary interest on the Deficiency bonds. REPRESENTATIVE CALLISON ON ED GEFIEL D'S MATERIAL CON DITION. With a view of obtaining the ideas of representative men from all sections of the State as to her prospects for 1880, the Charleston JSews and Courier circulated slips among the Representatives and Senators during the recent session of the Legislature, on which were printed the following questions: "What are the material prospects of the State for 1880 from your standpoint ?'> " Upon what facts do you base your ideas?" As regards Edgelield, the subjoined reply was recel veil from Representative Callison : Our County ia in a better con dition financially than at any time sine J tho lamentable crash of 1873, and the out look for 1880is highly encouraging. 1st. On account of restored confidence in a wiso, economical and stable govern ment under thc auspices of a Democrat ic administration. 2d. The present high price paid for cot ton as compared with several preceding years has enabled the planter to meet his engagements, pay off some, if not all, his old debts; money circulates freely from hand t.> hand, and the people are cheerful and confident of their ability to ride the tidal wave of tho incoming material prosperity. 3d The enlarged area of ou- arable land devoted to small grain, oa in par ticular, as very many of the planters raise large quantities of them for sale, as well as to feed their stock the year round. In fact, tiie red rust proof oat has saved the Planters in Western Carolina from utter ruin, and it takes but little labor and will produce more forage than any other crop we plant Therefore, we con sider it one of the saving factors that has added to our material prosperity. [From the Charleston Netos & Courier.] The Reception ol' Gen. Grant lu the Sooth. Unless the Northern Stalwarts doubt the sincereity of the good people of Au gusta and Beaufort, they must be con vinced, against their will, that two South ern towns, at least, are thoroughly recon structed. It was not possible for Augus ta and Btau ort t > go f r her than they did to prove to the world that the South is forgetful and forgiving. Gen. Grant did not traverse the Conti nent, and does not visit the South, as an ex-President of the United States, entit led as such to official courtesy and respect. It was as a successful soldier, as the man who crushed-out "the rebellion," that Gen. Grant was welcomed on the Pacific slope and in the Quaker City. No at tempt was made to establish for him any claim to public ?ff c im or gratitude by reason of his service as President. Tho mr**"C"*"? of th? excursion - knew that stnv such effort would be dangerous. It is not forgotten in the North and West that the* grossest public lean lals tim country has known sprang out of the Gr tnt adminis tration. Thousands who we're ready to renew their expressions ol' gi au in to the General who brought the warlocks would have refuse?! to approve, or even condone, his act as President. Any such approval or condonation would have been twisted into an expression of a desire to make him President again As soldier, not as civilian, he makes his prognsi tl.r?ugh 0.a. country. It was his own choice, or that of the persons who are engaged in his ex ploitation. Gen. Grant in coming to tho South em phasizes this policy, in bringing with him Gen. Sheridan, a man as different from the ideal soldier as Gen Grant is from the ideal President of a Constitutional Re public. Tne chosen companion of Gen. Grant in his Southern tour is th-i Barn burner of the Valley of Virginia; 'Jie bul ly who branded the peoole of Louisiana and Mississippi as " banco Iii," ami invited ?he President so to prcuaim them, and leave the rest to him. It is just 6ve years ago that Gen. Sheridan sent his infa mous telegrams to Sectetar}' Belknap. The answer swiftly came on January (J, 1S7?. "The President and all of us have full confidence, and thoroughly appn :e your course." Nothing is wanting on Gen. Grant's part to show that he comes to the South as a soldier, and that bar rark-room methods and parade ground rules are as dear to hf i as ever Is there anything in all this to entitle Gen. Grant to public hospitality in the South? As ex-President he expects no thing, and he is entitled to nothing^ for [-nelpie." ;^tffthe' Conqueror of "t?o South ue sorely has n ? claim upon our consid erafion. Yet in Beaufort he is received as though he were Washington and Le in one, and in Augusta be is told hy an influential newspaper that ''the represen tativesofthe New South extend cordial greeting to theCoxovvnono/theolJ' Time has indeed brought its revenges when tren. Grant is ni ad* welcome by S allin raer because he is their Conqueror. TV y who can swallow this need not strain ai Sher idan. And they do not? We have no desire to rekindle section A animosity, or to enrage H;>y S utthera heart by dweelingon memories of Confeder ate days. No uewspaDer in th.: South has been more zealous than the Netos and Cmrier in the endeavor to bring about true pacification and real reunion. No newspaper is more anxious to m ike this country one in sentiment and hop -, and indivisible in future But there is nott) in^' to gain, for any cause, by loadvmg and adulation. Give Honor to whom Honor is due; and so mark the distinc tion between those who have served their country, which ia our country, with un selfish devotion and earnest patriotism, and those whose public conduct is narrow and selfish, or brutal and capricious. To act otherwise is to say that the South does not appreciate the difference lu tween a Lincoln and a Grant, or between t Hancock and a Sheridan. It is to say that all men are ali' , "'V'nVs is not Sout"u': rtJ sentiment; it is not Ajnerieali s-nti rirJit.. The respect of our quomdam foes we have enjoyed, because they believed ,hat, in war, the Southern people were iones!, sincere and self-sacrificing; These irant reception us, if they continue, will convince the whole country that the Southern people are disingenuos, or are wanting in a nice sense of what is due to honorable self-respect. GRANT IN AUGUSTA. What the Press Says of the Es-Presl deat's Reception. lt is reported that the object of General Grant's visit to the city of Augusta is to iccept the proffered Presidency of the lireat Augusta canal, and to advise the Mayor and Council relative to the Mc Bean troubles.-Athens (Ga ) Bann r. If it shall be impossible for Gen ral Urant to accept the hospitalities of the city of Augusta, tendered him by the City Council, how would it do to send Babcock in his place ? Augusta's patriot ism ought to have nome sort of recogni ion.-Rome (Ga) Courier. lie was received by the Mayor and Councilmen, and escorted to thc L'uion ioepot by a procession of colored worship pers who were engaged in celebrating tale emancipation proclamation o. Abraham Lincoln in ISG-i. This is all ver well, but A.ogusta didn't do the handsome thing by the future President. She ought to have .aken him up the canal by all means. It s true it is not as big a thing as the in er-oceanic Nicarauguan concein, but there s much more Tealty about it. Couldn't Augusta make him President of the canal, ihelve him from the impending Presiden :y, and save tho expense of his trip to S'icaraugua'I-CharloUe (N. (?) Observer. A man in our sanctum, the other day, .ernarked that when the country runs iround after Grant with brass bands and .he like, the country makes a jolly old ass >fitself. Wasn't he right?-Jxigrangc Ga ) Reporter. Gen. Grant, in his travels through South karolina and Georgia, is received with ev :ry evidence of good will by the pennie, >oth white and black.- Cincinnati i,'a cite. We don't take any (irani in ours. We ire down on toadyism, lt is disgusting 0 see Southern cities inviting Grant lo 'isit them. This boot-licking spirit in onie quarters is what makes Blaine and inkling curl their lips when they make heir flings at the "Southern chivalry." ?parta (Ga ) Ihnes and Planter. Much lo the disgust of the Grant ha ere, the people of Georgia are showing he General very flattering attentions 'his is the Southern wing of the boom. Washington Republican. Gen. Grant should be convinced by this ime that the people of the South bear im no malice. The cordial nature of Ins eception at Columbia, Augusta and other oints shows that, in spite of the rna: y cts of oppression which the South was >rced to indure at his hands, her people ?member only that he is their guest and ie soldier who redeemed his pledges to len. Lee at Appomattox in the face of the itterest opposition on the part of Repub can politicians.-Baltimore Gazette. SENSIBLE TALK.-The Winnsboro' Netos 'isely says : Correspondents of newspa -rs are still discussing who saved the tate. Every one in the State, from Gov. lampton down to the humblest, citizen, ho rode on horseback, or kept his place 1 the line, or obeyed bia club president's rders to the best o:' his ability, deserves jual credit, lt took just a fraction over inety-two thousand men to save the tate. And they did it, and no one class f men can claim all the honors. TUE Surm.Y ACT.-Major Buist, the ?airman of the Ways and Means Com littee of the House of Representatives, tys that he considers tho accidental pas ige of a State levy of 4i{ milli a very ?rtunate occurrence, as with a less levy jere would certainly have boen a deli ency in the appropriation,- News mid \ Hf ur ie r. For the Advertiser MIT FIRST CHRISTMAS DAY IN HEAVEN. Written in Memory of Little Fisher Day Meritt. The merry Christmas-tune had come, The time of ail the year, When happy hearts are in each home, Cud tables with good cheer. But ah ! om1 hearts were very sad, The house seemed void and lone, No baby voico now made us glad, All joy in lifo seem'd flown. I sat wi til bowed head, the tear Unheeded fell ; when hark ! A sound of music till'd the air, The place no more was dark. "Hark! the herald-angels sing, Glory to the new-born King." Heavenly voices filled the room, Vanished all my doubt and gloom. Swtet one voice falls ou my ear.; Thrilling tones which once did hear Lisping notes of baby's love, Cooing like some gentle dove. Now, the words came, soft and clear : Jesus Christ has brought me here. Dark the path on earth, and wild : Jesus Christ was once a child, Well ire saw each throb and pain Teeming in a baby's brain, Tiny hands all wrung in woe; Josus loved your-baby. So Cradled in His loving anns, Faraway from earth's alarms, Your dear lamb tho Shepherd bore. Let your faith now upward soar; See the precious bab}' face, Gone al! sorrow, not. one trace. F.yes that once with pain were bright Now aro filled witlt Heavenly light. Tiny hands now clasped in Joy, Mother, hear your precious boy : No more sufi''ring, not one sin, Where shall e'er my praise begin? Freed from earth without one stain, Mother, join the joyous strain, Happy baby, to be giv'n %*My first Christmas Day in Heaven." Dec. 23th, 1879. Masonic (Mirers. The toi lowing officers have been duly elected to serve Cold Spring Lodge, No I?:??, A. F. M., for tho ensuing year : G. W. ?ussey, W. M. G. W. Hamilton, S. W. J. A. White, J. W. S. Holmes,?Treas. W. A. Cartledge, Sec'ry. lt. Matthews, 8. D. .\V. L. McDaniel, J n J. A. Lanier, J dwarda. W. J. Holmes, Tyler. VAUGHN'S SUDDEN DEATH. Oscar Poy Asserts Unit the Unfortunate Man was Murdered by his Guilty Wife. Special Dispatch to thc News and Courier TRENTON, S. C, January 2.-On Mon day last, Oscar Foy, who has been living as overseer ou the Huiet and Vaughu places, made confession before some citi /. insof Johnston that he and Mrs. Vaughn poisoned with strychnine Mr. Vaughn, who died suddenly aboutei-rhteen months ago. lt was then understood that Vaughn died from tho effects of heavy drinking. Foy statos that ho b mght tho poison in Augusta and ?ives tho namo of tho druggist. Ho says it was administered in Whi-key by Mrs. Vaughn. Foy con. (Mases to having been criminally intimate with Mr?. Vaughn, and says tho object of the poisoning was to got Vaughn out of the way in order that Voy might mar ry Mrs. Vaughn. A doctor was not. sont for until ?Per Vaughn was dead, und ho pronounced tho deatli tho olfect of hoavy drinking. Foy was to have gono to Florida and return to marry Mrs. Vaughn. Those to whom he confessed, declined toUke any xy H M I Lt' iiasuiot boot, since heard of. Mrs Vaughn denies the truth of tho ! mfession, and says that Poy quarrelled iv i th her and trumped up tho story (or revenge. No arrests have been made. For tho Advertiser. A Prompt and Eninuatlc Denial From Mrs. Vuughan. To the. E Mom of the Edgrfield Adoer liner : The startling statements recently se*, afloat by Mr. Oscar Foy. whereby bo charges that I have boen criminally in timate with him, and that he and I poi soned my late husband, 1). T. Vaughan, make it necessary that I should at once, find in tho most public manner, put upon record my emphatic and unqualified ?lo ni d of the false and malicious accusa tions which he has made against me. Hail I been so infat?ate?! and enamored with Mr. Foy as to poison my husband :>n his account, tho mostnatural sequence >f the crime wouhl have been tho con min mat ion of its purposes by my mar rj'ing him afterwards. By joining him iii so 1 .?nous a crime, I would have ?dace?! myself so much in his poweras to nut!:? it a necessity for me t ) marry lim. I do most so'eninly assert that I have lot at any lime had any criminal inti macy with Mr. Foy, that I have never MI ter tai n cd any purpose of marrying lim, nor held out to him any induce nents of that kind. I furthermore deny that I poisoned Vir. Vaughan, or had any knowledge of my poison being administered to him o cause his death.' My mother, Mrs. Huiet, was at my louso during Mr. Vaughan's last illness, iud vas in the room where he was, from ?me to time, up to tho moment of his loath Tho whole story has boen concocted ind fabricated bj' Mr. Foy lo revenge limself upon me, because I refused to iccept his proposals of marriage, made o me aftor Mr. Vaughan's death, and iccau.se I could not longer koop him on ny premisos, on account of his pressing hese proposals, and his too frequent use if intoxicating liquors, to the neglect of lusiuess, I hope the people here, who have mown me all my life, will not give eady credence to a story coming from uch a source, which would make me ut to bo such a heartless, wicked and bandoned wretch, as this vile falsehood i'ould ropreseut me to be. I have expressed my readiness and .illingness to my friends, with whom have consulted, to have Mr. Vaughan's ody exhumed and subjected to oheinl al analysis. It is painful tobe thus inrust before [io public, but my silence, under the Ircumstnnces, would ho construed Into [.quiescence in tho reports inadoagaiust ie. IDA S. VAUGHAN. (Jranite Spring, S. C.. Jau. 5, 1880. QEORGTA'S PnospKRirY.-Georgia realizes 300,000 I'roin the rent of the We&tern nd Atlantic railroad and $50,000 from the lacon and Brunswick railroad, $30,000 om thc inspection of fertilizers, $20,000 om the lease of convicts, $14,000 from ix on rai'r lads and $20.000 from her 1 - uor tax, making from these special sources n income of $400,000. Her general tax .ts her about i;S ?9,000. The total inome r the State is about $1,300,000. She is died the Empire State of the South. She as more factories than any other South rn State, and is never weary of well-do ig in that direction. Every now and len we hear ol' some new enterprise b? - ig undertaken there. Some new md! i* ?ways in the coutse of construction, and iditional evidence of he; prosperity is be lg continually given to the world. Her copie are awake, progressive, energetic hey are on the high road to lasting proa Brity, a?:d know that diversified in ?lis ies atone bring it.--Iinleiyh (N. C.) Ob '.rver. il m as It e> II oo tn S GRANT AT SAVANNAH-Gen. Grant and party arrived at Savannah on the night of the let instant, and were rec?is ed by the Mayor and Board of Aidermen and the Collector of the Port The col ored military companies parading in hon or of emancipation day assembled at the depot and gave loud cheers as the train arrived. The colored military desiring io escort Grant, a battalion was formed and the carriage containing the General and the Mayor was escorted from the depot followed by a large crowd. At the hotel a considerable number of whites had aj1^. sembled, but there was no demonstration with the exception of three more cheera'by the colored military. Gen. Grant at Columbia. No formal reception awaited Gen. Grant at the station yesterday, and very proper ly so. Hiwever willing we might havV been to pay our personal respects to BO distinguished an American as the ex Pres ident and the leader of the great Union armies, and he was not objectionablj^o our people on cither of these scores sj as such, yet it? would have tw-c^rr' .?emly, sincerk ??? manly that we* BM? have met the man who had packed o>*"r tate-House with Federal troops wTth huzzas and welcomes.-Register. "They cure!" What cure? Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for a Cough, Ayer's Pins for purgative purposes, and Ayer's Sar saparilla for complaints that require an alterative medicine. , 215 There are 1,349 miles of railroad now in operation in South Carolina. ? ??r Commence the New Year by nu mbing for " THE ADVERTISER." | Wal. MARRIKD, Dec. 23d, 1880, at the resi-| dence of tho bride's father, by Rev. O. W. Bussey, Miss RONEY HOLM KS and Mr. JOHN KWBANKH. .< MARRIED, on the snme day, by the same, at the home of Mr, R. A. Cochrjflf, Miss MALINDA Coen RAN and Mr. OSCAR SEIOLKR. MARRIKD, by tho saine, at the same time and place, Miss ANNA MORUAN and Mr. PERRIN SKIULKR. COMMEEuS? 7. YESTERDAY'S MARKET. 4 WeeRly lr w Corrected Weekly Ironi .the A??iijja" Ne?vs. *V . AUGUSTA, GA., Dec. ?IO, 187?. COTTON. Ton? of tho Me-kel:-Firm ?md ateady. Ordinary. Good Ordinary. 1H Low Middling. 11} Middling ... i*?i Good Middling . \\>$ Notice To the Corporators of the I ilgc tield, Trenton .ind Aiken;Rail road Company? IN conformity to the requirements nf an Act of tho General Assembly, passed at its laut Beadon, entitled "An Act to amend au Act entitled 'An Act to incorporate tho Edgt-fleld Branch Rail road Compati v, and lor other purposes,' " lotice is hereby given that a meeting ol (he corporators named in said Act will J6 held on Thursday the 15th instant; at Trenton, on C. C. <fc A. R. lt., atlSo'clock. If., for tho purpose of organization, bj he election of a President and ten Di ectjrs of the Edgeiield, TrviiUili and \.iken Railroad Company. ?Hid Corpor ators are as follows: From EilyefitM: John L. Addition, ./. ?Sheppard, O F. Cheatham, K. Kies.-, A VV. Oary, A J. Norris, J ll. Abney, ri. C. Butler, (). .Sheppard, Alvin Hart, ames M. Cobb, \\\B. IV un. W. E lUUUUBllUII*, ~\V. Hill, 1?<*. M. DunovaiiT, ll. V\. Addison, Lewis P Jones, M. W. Abney, "hos. J Adams, A. A. U lover, W. F loath, H. Parker, Janos T. Bacon, J. i\ Gaston, L. Charlton, B. M. Tal I ?Mt. V. D Hamey, Lowfo Jonis and W. l>. tannings, From Trenton: T. II, Clark, J M. Vise, Dr. Geo. Wise, John B. 4Norris, J C. Jones, John D. Roper, Samuel ii. ?langet, Abraham jones, S. B. Hughes, olin Betlis and Benjamin Bettis. Frc? Aiken: Dr. P. Q. Rockwell, E. . C. Wood, Henry Smith. Henr" Mahn, '.*K. Henderson/B. P. Chalfieki, J. M. beckman, Q. W Crn.t, Janies Aldrich, I. S. Seigler, John Bell, J. G Steedman, ""hos. J. Davies, Henry Shroder, Henry Vessois. W. A. Schmidt, James Powell, V VV. Woolsey, W. W. Williams, W . Williams, Wains Ashley. IO II. A. lakloy, (). C. Jordan, M. T. Holley, An us P. Brown. From Charleston : G^r-'o L. Buist, 'bar?es H. Si mou ton, B u. Rutledge, ?IIIItel Y. Tupper, P. A. Pelz'-r, Andrew ?monds, George W. Williams, C. O. Vi tte, A. J. Johnston, F. W. Wawner, I. F. WieterH, Berrard O'Neil, Jon ll ll. leverenux, James Allen, ?.ugh Feririi i>n, D. K. t~l*tniii|f and A. W Hayden. LEWIS JONES, PreVfc, Edgefield Branch K. ll. Co. A. J. Nonius, See. and Treas. Jan. 7. 18>0 |fj? Mose ?idson rjKTlLL have BEEF every SATUR f T DA V and WK UN Rs DA Y at Capt. [arab's Cellar. (?ivo bim a call. Jan 7, 1880. 115 Grande Meeting. IHIE next meeting of Edgefield Pi - . mona Orange will be held with pring Creek Gran-e. at Mr. Tyro 10th redge's Store, on w'odnesday, 2Sth Jan ary, inst., at IO o'clock. A. M. W..H. TIM MERMAN, Master. '/,. A. SMITH, Sec'ry. Jan 7, 1880. ?t5 lotice of Application for Fi nal Discharge. "\X the 7th day of February. 1880, 1 J will apply to tho Hon. L. Charlton, udge of Probate for Edgeiield Uniinly, >r a Final Disuhaigo as Administrator f the Estate of Amina H. Lowry, do wsed. All persons interested arehere y notified t > appear on that day and low cause if any they liave why said ischargo should not bo irranled. JAMES T. OU/TS, Jr., Adiu'r. Est. A. II. Gowry, deeM. Jan. ii, bte? Orange Meeting. rll KKK will be a meeting of Lott Orango on Saturday thu 10th Janut> for the purpose of Electing and Ii. alling olficere lu serve for the year 1880. Jan 7, 1.5 ?ORSES and MULES FROM KENTUCKY ! rHE undersigned will have, to arrive overland, on Salesday in February ixt, Sixty Head of Kentucky Mules, id also a tine lot of Horses, from the lue Grass region. Among them arc ;tra Saddle and well-broken Harness orses. Every animal we sell shall me up to our recommendation or no ide DAN TURNEY, of Ky. DICK COLEMAN, of S. C. Jan 7, 4tf> tate of South Carolina, EDGEFIELD COUNTY. In Probate Court. 5Y L. CHARLTON, Esq, Probate Judge. Whereas, Mrs. Haniel E. Hughes has ado suit to me, to grant her Letters of 1 ministration ol' the Hst alu anil effects Jame-t S. Hughes. Theso aro therefore to rite anil admou i all and singular ibo kindred and editors of tho said Jas S. Hughes, de ased, that they bo and appear before H, in the Court ol' Probate, lo bo held Edgelield C. II , on th .? 2.'trd of Jauua next, after publication hereof, at ll dock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if y they have, why the said Adminis ilioii should not lin granted, [liven under my Hand, tbs 71b day January, A D , 1880. Published on tho 7th day of January, <0. in tho EdgHield Advortber. L. CHARLTON, J. P. C. J dil 7, 18?0. ??15 Boarding House. ON tho lat of January, I will opon a BOARDING HOUSE in the Car wile Kesiilenee at JOHNSTON, S. C!., fr.r the accommodation of the public. My main obj- ? in coining to Johnston is to educate my children, and bavin tc ample facilities, 1 tun accommodate lineen or twenty b* ?-jr. I ora. Persons desiring to send their children to our Johnston Academy, will lind a retired and pleas ant home Prow laing to give the chil dren entrusted lo my care my strict per sonal supervision, all remissness will be promptly reported. Th? patronage nf {"Clerks lind the traveling- pumiu is re spectfully solicited, promising to do all in my power to promote their comfort lu addition to my Bunding House. I will alan give MIMIC LESSONS, at the usual rates. M RS. JO U NSON A. ? LAN D. Jan 1, ) 3t5 BAT?SBIIRG HIGH SCHOOL. THE Exercises of the Bates burg High School will bo ru sumed January 1-th. Ad vantages first class. Instruc tion given in French and Oer Bkm a.s well as the ancient langti-iges. BWisIc taiitrlit Wy ono or the IIr>t teachers iff thee-?unlry. Terms nftuilion from #10 to g ?'.! per session. Music 3 0. Unan] from |5 to $7 pur mouth. Before sending elsewhere ploa.se send for particulars In K K. IJAKD?N, Principal. Batest m rg, S. C. N. lt.-Those indebted will pleas* make prompt MU (lenient Wc need our mom y. Jan <> issi). 215] E. K ll." ('IIARI.KSTON, S. C., Jan. -, laSO. 'W^K lake pleasure in informing nur friends, that Capt. JAMES I'. (JIMMS, well known to lb? merchants through out the State, has associated himself with our house, whore ht: will lie glad to sue his friend? Very Respectfully, JOHNSTON, CHEWS A CO. Jitn 7. 415 FOR SALE, NE of tho m<-si. tl-sira hie rcsit'eiiees in th? Village of Kil Held", loct ed in th?' i'lea?ai test anti most t'esimhl*' .art nf Ute town ; lot containing about TWO Acni^3 in a very high stat? of cultivation, til.-ai of hill gris- ; a largo and c num ?li ui? dwMiing, with Seven Ki-uns nm! six Fir? Pine s ; a good wei! ol' nevi r failing waler af. the door, as ifood as there is in tho whole Village; Kitchen with four good mo us and two tire pla??*; dui rc ami sniok? house, cri li, larg" liam, ami stahl'* ??r S or IO ht>r>is; gt KU! <-ariage houst% iv.wl house, dk?*, iV., it?. A K?MM1 bargain can he had, and poa session given at once. It. G. M. nUXOVA-XT, Real Estar? Age it. Jan. 1-tf 4 0: 'I'll i.s Will PayYou Over mid More, Especially If you IIIITO a FARM or Village LOT, requiring $2,000,000,000 < Tipo Tnanmrul Million Dollars.') arc ?pended In FENCING. To fence our new WcHtern Holds xrfil cost n* mitch more, livery FARM nnd Vil lage liOT Owner. BAST, WK8T, nnd SOUTH, nrrc Fnrm POM?H ft iOO Boen 388^ tVnlhniitl. Hy new In volition*,' "TEEI.. ?nd IKON ??rc to supplniit WOOD, ".n&iMiie tatter. Cheaper, and LtiMwj Fences. Tlio 3orii Volume or MM American Agiicul twdtst (for IRSU) now beginning, will give very uiuch Information nhout new Fencing, with ninny Kugrnvlngs. (The Sumner for Ifcte. Int bnfl '-il engravings of Hsrbcd Fencing, nnd uincli Interest ing matter. Bent post-paid for 15 cents.) , CF* To every one Interested In FENCING for a FARM, or Village LOT, Hie JOUi Volume of the ?tuertean Agriculturist will ho worth five Huies, If not a hundred tar.es Its small cost. BUT, besides thc above Important feature, the American At/rlculturM w ll Rive a very great amount of Uno ful, Practical. Reliable Information-for thc Farm, thc Garden? and Hoaschold (Children included .'-and over 800 Original 9?ngrravings, Illustrating Labor-saving, Labor helping contriv ance, Animals. Plants, Fruits and Flowers, Farm Buildings, nnd many other Pictures Instructive and pleasing to Old and Young.-It ls useful to ALL In City, Village, and Country. Its constant exposures of HUMBUGS, which have saved to Its readers many Millions of Dollars, will be emt Inned vigorously. For these alone thc American Agriculturist should bc In teer y family, no matter how many ut her journals Ore taken ; also fur tts Special Information and UH multitude of pleasing and useful Engravings In Which lt far excel* ail other similar Journals. TKIIMS (postage prepaid).-flJ^ayear. tout, copies, ?5. Single numbers, 15 cents. (One speci men only, for two 3-ccnt stamps.) $ Crover 1200 Valuable Prem i it ni Articles and Hooks are offered to those getting up clubs. Premium List sent on receipt of 3 cents postage. ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, Publishers, 245 Broadway, New York. T? RENT F?BT?880 [have moved my Law Office to my residence at the Saluda House Th? llrick Ollie? recently occupied by ne, will be rented for the ensuing year, IpplyV) J L. Addison, Est| H W. ADDISON. Dec 30th, 1879-214 UNIMPROVED P POR SAU NEAR WIXTER SEAT. LO K Ariu']s Woodland, Original ?J O Forest, very near Winter (eut. and on tho Long Cano Road. This ?anti is well watered and has Forty Leres of long leaf pin? timher rm it. lt t fbrsalechoap, for ? 'ash. Or it will be ex hauged tor ?titer lands. Very desirable a parties hu Ving lands contiguous, lt. H. M. DUNOVANT, Heal Estate Agent. Jan. 1-If 4 NOW IS THE TIME ro SECURE YOUR REN TS il S SOR RUNT, FOR ADYJUMES, ||M,So. *a?c o?* STOCK, IORHKS, COWS, TITLES TO LAND, I ORT?? A <? ES Or Ai\l>, n<l a va ric? y of oilier Ria ti lax. APPLY A.T THE ADVERTIS ER OFFICE. Dec. 24-if ;; SCHOOL NOTICE. MR. P. H. BAERMANN regretfully announces here with, that on the 12th day of Januar}-, 1*80. ho will re open his SCHOOL at his residence. Ho asks for a share of pat ronage from the citizens of Edgeiield. French, German and Latin? Terms very resonablc. and tho lan guages without extra cha-ee. P. H. B.i ERMANN. Jan. 1-3t 4 THE BIG CREEK ACADEMY, WILL open the First MONDAY in January 1880, and will continue in Session Ten Months, two Session of Five months each, at tho following rates: Primary, - - $12 Intermediate, - I? Mathematical, - 24 Classical, - ' - 30 Special attention given to Mathematics, also Surveying, both theoretical und work on thc field. l?, F. SAMPLE, Principal. Dec. 17, 1870-4t 2 REV. W. T HUNDLEY, assisted by MISS MAUDE WYATT, of tho Judson Fe male Collegia, Ala., and, if necessity demand, by a sec ond teacher, will onen tie; above named School on the 5th nay of January, 1RS0, at tho Male Acadomv io Kdgolield Vil lage. Scholars of all ages and b ?til sexos will be admitted. Tho usual English hrani'hes will be taught, also Latin. French and the Higher Mathematics. Reading and wriiing a specialty. A Calisthenic and Vocal music, clsss will he lo i.iod il the time can bo spared to devote to it. Tue discipline will tic mild, hut strict ly enforced. BOOKS USED. Sandford's Arithm.tics and Algebra, Swinton's Grammars and Histories, Cornell's and Maury's Geographies, Ap pleton's Readers and Copy Rooka, $ST Parents will please not? the ahove, and supply' their children, on entrance, with these books. Primary Department, per month, $1.00 Intermediate, . 2.00 One Extra,. 1.00 'I wo Extras. 1.50 Three Extras orino.-e,. 2.00 Payment must be made monthly in ad vance, and no d?duction will be made except for sickness ot o.ie or more weeks. Parente will notice that if a child enters ou a month and remains one day, the whole month's initi.ni will be required. W. T. HUNDLEY. Dec. 24, lS7!)--'t 8 CURRYT0N BAPTIST HIGH SCH00L EDCKF1KLH CO.. S. V. FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. HUGH F. OLIVER, Principal. " The object of that education is, oi ? night to be, to provide wise exercise for Iiis capacities, wiso direction for his ten dencies, and through this exorcise and this airection to furnish his mind with such knowledge as may contribute to tho usefulness, tho beaut}', ami the no bleness of his lifo." Session of 24 weeks begins Monday, January 12th, 1S--0. Terms: $2, $2.50, $.1 por month. Board, including everything, $9 per mouth. No extra charges Languages I.night : R.iglish, Gorman, Latin, Greek, ll ?brew. No Music Teacher. Board for IS pupils in good families within a mi:< and a half of Academy. TRUSTEES: Hon. Hugh A.Shaw, ?hair, Rev. S. P. Holxen, Hon. A. P Rutter, Hon A. J. Hammond, John Briggs. '? ? Tl"n. A lox. ?. Stephen". Hon. Phil. Cook. n??n. Th"*. Hardiman, Hon. Au ifOMiis Reese, lt. v. Dr. P II. Moll. Row W. \V. L indi um, Rev. C. II. Strickland, all of Gtorgirtj Rev. Dis. J. c. Forman, J. A Chain bliss, J O. IS Dargan, Rev. A. W. Lamar, of H. C.; Silas Lanier, J J, Bunch, W. G. Harris. Th?*. I'. Shaw, Rev. W. lt- Shaw, W. V. Kenrick. John Mathews. W. II. Doboy. P. O. Ham burg, S. I!. Dec. 24, 1879-'lt 3 Ihave opened tn day a large Stock of Philadelphia Shoes, made to order. Consisting of Elastic, Laced, Pebble Goat, Lacfd Eox"d, Buttoned Pebble Goat and Buttoned Foxed Gaiters for (?tilica. Every pair of which will give perfect satisfaction \).m HAUT. Dec. 2, IS70-lin r'2 WM. K. NELSON, F :t<>l>H I Bi I'OK Otp THE GEORGIA NURSERY CULTIVATOR AND DEALER IN HIT THEES, GRIPE VISES, STKRWB?RKY PLANTS, &v. AUGUSTA, GA. Dec. 3, 1879-2111 52 HOMES IN THE WEST ! WE are prepared to furnish Homes to One Thousand industrious Farm .rs and Mechanics. Wo soil Lands on it) Years credit, at li per cent. We will ixchange lands in Eastern Arkansas for inproved property in North Carolina, ICast Tennessee, West Virginia, Pcnn ivlaania or Ohio. Will trado Landa for derchandiso or Livo Stock. Liberal commissions paid to Agents. JACKS & CO. HELENA, ARKANSAS. July 2nd, 1879--tf 30 Old Type ?SED for Babbitt. Metal for Gin Heads Mill Pipes. &c , for sale it this office, Nov. 19-tf 50 THE AND THE ADVERTISER FOR $2.?O a yea:, postage Included. Tit KCIHCAOO WKKKI.Y NEWS is every where rojognized asa paper unsurpassed ii nil tho requirements of American ournalis'ii. It stands conspicuous mong tho metropolitan journals of tho ountry as a completo newspaper. Its Biographie servico comprises all tho ispatches of the Western Associated 'ress and thoNatioiml Associated Press, csides a vory extensive service of spe nd telegram - from nil important points LS a newspaper it has no superior. It is ndepondeiR in Politics presenting all olitical nows freo from partisan bias or tiloring. and absolutely without fear ol iver as lo parties. Iti^. in tho fullest sense, a Family 'aper. Eaeh issuo contains Six Coin leted Stories, besides a rich variety of milnuscd notes on Fashions, Art, In dies, Literature, Science, etc, om. s Market (?notations aro complote, ami > be relied upon. lt is unsurpassed as an enterprising, uro ?nd trustworthy General Family fowspaper. Ourspi nial clubbing terms ring it within the reach of all Spcei lon co lics may bo aeon nt this ellice. #s?r* Send snbseriplions to this ellice. Dec. 17-tf 2 JOHN C. DIAL, COLUMBIA, S. C, IMPORTER OF AND DEALER IN GENERAL ii A. :FL ID "W A. "Et ES. Always bas the Largest Variety of Building IJardware, House Furnishing Goods, Mechanics' Tools, Etc., in this State. . Also, I? is Carriage and Wagon Building and Trimming Material, Circular "Saws, G?mmers, Belting, Packing and Lacing, Babbit Me' .1, Machine Oil, Lime, Cement, Plaster, Hair, Laths, Grindstones, Paints, Oils, Window Glas?, , Putty, Varnish, Glue aud Brushes. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, Sugar Cane Mills and Evaporators and Sugar Pans, Thresher and Separators, Fun Mills, Fau Mill Gearing, Fau Screen Wire, Harrows, Smut Machinery, Cotton Gin.3, Corn Shellers, Straw and Stalk and Shuck Cutters, Hoes, Hames, Rakes, Forks, Spades and Shovels. Plow Iron. Plow Steel, Plow Chains, Tire, Band and Horse Sboe Iron, Horse and Mule Shoes, Steel Turning and Bull Tongue Plows,-Cotton Sweep-, Back Bands, Heel Bolts, Grass Rods, devices. Plow Lim3, Wagon, Coil, Well and Halter Chains, Grain Cradles, Grain and Grass Scythes. Has tho Agency for the Celebrated and Superior WATT'S PLOWS, * Which nro sold at greatly reduced prices ; also, Castings for same of all kinds. All Order? accompanied with the Money or satisfactory City References, will Jntvo prompt and careful attention. ' [Jan 7, 1880 Jy? CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, USEFUL AND ORNAMENTAL, E. D. SMYTHE & CO., 804 BROAD ST.,?AUGUSTA, GA. THE ACKNOWLEDGED Leading House in their line iu this Slate, NuT ONLY IN PRICES, BUT LARGEST STOCK 0FOR0CKERY, CHI VA, GLASSWARE'S nd flUlJSE FURNISHING GOODS, OFFER SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS FOR THE HOLIDAY TRADE. FRENCH CHINA GOLD BAND TEA ?SETS, consisting of 12 Cups and Saucers, I'l Tea Plate?, 2 Cake Plates, 1 Tea Pct, 1 Sugar, 1 Cream and 1 Mop Bowl, from $0 75 to'$13 50 per Set. Decorated Moss Rose Tea Sets, s*me assortment fromj$10 50 to $12.00.' OUR NEW TRANSLUCENT OPAQUE TEA SETS, same assortment $5.25. Dinner and Sea Set, same ware, 132 pieces, $17.50. IN SILVER PLATED WARE. We carry a full line of the Celebrated Rogers Brothersand Simpson Hall Miller & Co's. We sell the SILVER PLATED DECARBONIZED Table Knifes at$3 65 per do/. Table Spoons $3 75 per doz Tabl * Forks $3.75, Tea Spoons, $1.75 per doz., or one doz*n of each for $12.00, making a most desirable present. Glassware. Goblets, Champagnes, Wines, Decanters, Bowls, Dishes, Pitchers, Plain Engraved and Cut, Goblets, from 50 cts. per doz. to $9 00. A very handsome Engrived Goblet for $2 90 per dozen. AN IMMENSE STOCK OF VASES, BUREAU SETS, FLOWER STANDS, MAJOLICA, JAPANFJSE. CHINESE. FRENCH, GERMAN, BOHEMAN. AND ENGLISH POTTERY AND GLASSWARE, lu*Myriads of Forms and Colots. THOUSANDS OF MOTTO CUPS INI) (HUGS, . Form 10 cts. to $5.00 each. LAMPS. The most elaborate assortment ever displayed. Embracing thc latent novelties in Student and Stand Lamps. To enable us to Show OUR ENORMOUS S?OOK TO ADVANTAGE, We have leased the Large Store recently occupied by J. F. & L. J. Miller OUfifc Pities*, Are as Low as can b^ found in any MARKET in the United Statts, and from 20 to 50 per ct. lower than dealers generally throughout this and adjoining States. BUY OR NOT, REMEMBER It will pay you to visit or send your Orders to D?cerner 17, ?S70-St 2 NEXT DOOK TO OPERA HOUSE ARCADE, Augusta, Gr a,9 Rraiea*? iii All Kinds of FANCY & STAPLE GROCERIES, INE LIQUORS,- CANNED GOODS of eveiy description, FLOUR. BACON, HAMS, Smoked TONGUES, MACKEREL, SALMON, SYRUP. MOLASSES, SOAP, COFFEE, TEA, CRACKERS, PICIILES, BRANDY PEACHES and CHERRIES, SPICES of rill kinds, PRESERVES, JELLIES, CHEESE, CIGARS, TOBACCO, and hi fact everything kept in a First Class Wholesale and Retail Grocery Establishment. jj^'Call and .see us when von visit Augusta. We seil our Goods at the LO WEST CASH PUK KS. Send ns an Order if yon cannot come. DELANE & HICKOK. AUflUSTA, O.A.. Nov. 2~>. 18.0. 3m51 - JTlai^jstLVTi JV >r .H mirrsmvK- OTP ? --??-- -rm-. Cheap C ><ish Stove I BY ATLEY, JOHNSTON, S. C., EALES IS FANCY & STAPLE BRI GOODS, Boots mid MUM S. Hats and Caps, Crockery, Cigars, Notions, Tobacco, Clothing. Groceries, dilass Warr, and Confectionery. All of which ar? Bold at. the lowest prices lor cash. Please call and see fi* yourselves. No trouble to show good?: and learn ing prices, you will be apt to purchase L. B. WHATLEY, JOHNSTON, 8. C.? October 9-3m 44 T. larkwalter's Broad St., Near Lower Market, Augusta, Ga. ONUMENTS, TOMBSTONES, and MARBLE WORK generally al vays on hand or made to order. A large section ready for lettering and lelivery at shortest, notice. Several hundreds o? new designs of the most nodern styles of Monuments, furnished at a lower price than ever before n this market, and of the best workmanship, similar to that of the new Confederate Monument, recently erected by me in this city. THOO, ill A K K %V A LTE R. AUGUSTA. GA . Nov. 25, 3 379. Iv51 OS H. HAY SAM'L TANNAIIILL- SAM'L H. SIBLEY" DAY, J ANNA HILL & CO., Augusta, Oa. [Carriages, Wagons, Blarness, and .Saddlery, IVli Irsale Dealers in Carriage and Wagon Material, Leather, Shoe Findings, Belting, Packing, &c. Tito atttention of consumers is called to our full assortment of Gooda in all tho novo branches, which wo have now in stock; of the liest Manufacture and Quality, nd at prices lower than heretofore abtained for inferior goods. Our aim is to inprove tho standard of excellence in every department and to sell nothing which ;e cannot fully guarantee, and at lower prices. Wo arc now offering-One Horse Mantation Wagons best timber-?-10.00-Two Horse Thimble skein light best i th ber-$00.00. Two Horse Wood or Iron Axle, $00.00. Two, Four and Six Horso V'agon now known to save your Stock, your temper and your money. Axles? ever broken, never strung, never out of set, always run light and carry as much R your team can pull. TOI' and No TOP BUGGIES, Extension Top four flea! tockaways very che.-.p Platform spring wagons, two and throe spring Democrat hagons, Childrens' Carriages in great variety Ac, Ac DAY, TAH AH ILL & CO., March 27, 1879-ly 1? AUGUST A.GA