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THOS. J. ADAMS, PKOP'E.} EDGEFJELD, S. a, ?SDAY, MAY 15, 1884. ! VOL. XL1X.-NO. 28. A SDMJHGR DAY. With head on fingers inter wrought I lie with all the world at peace ; Each sun-gilt cloud a golden fleece As rich as that which Jason sought. Beneath the elm tree where I lie, I see within the brook a tro at From 'neath a sunken log look out, And scan the pool with wary eye. With gleams of iridescent light, Tho dragon-il y on gauzy wing Above' the stream hangs hovering, Then, like an arrow' ont of sight. I catch a flash of flittering flame, And, from her hammock hanging near, Tho mother oriole can hear As soft she sings her sweetheart's name. Tte aenl of hearing tense and bare, I hear a drowsy drone, and see From bloom to bloom the bombie bee Lounge through the amber, wine-warm air. Then every note of bini-born sound. That down of all the feathered tribe, The catbird, mocks with merry jibe An echo of fall-voiced rebound. Through half closed lashes' shading mist, A slanting stair the sunlight's rays, .The far-off hills swim in a haze Of purple, gold and amethyst. Beneath the sun's alchemic test, Boll, dust-like notes to life arise. And golden-winged, the butterflies, Float on the topaz air at rest. Unto their work the mowers lean, I hear the swish of swinging scythes. Before whose sweep the tall grass writhes. And falls behind in waves of green. And, giving .voice to joyous verse, Pitched to the whetstone's treble ring, To me are borne the airs they sing As xhongh forgot the primal carse.. Ute patient oxen bow and strain To storm browned barns from meadow fields, With harvest which the summer yields High piled upon the creaking wain. Loosed from the school-house near the town, A group of children laugh and jest, The buttercup's chin shadow test, And blow tho dandelion's down. Adown tho West the sun sinks low, As grows the twilight cornea a hush, 8ave where with vesper chant the thrash Sings in the sunset's afterglow. -Ben. D. House in the Current. Woman's Work. By Bev. G. W. Hath [An Address Delivered at tte Florida Baptist Convention, Lake Cit!/.] The female part of mankind have never occupied as high a position in society in heathen lands as in conn* tries where the teachings of divine velation are known. The heathen man is considered by her lord man-as ai/baast of buiden, a any people possess, just that mm -woman is elevated, loved and re pected. Look among the savages Africa, India and the wild Indians .America. Look at the hundreds :millions in China, where ber eiie 'ence is regarded as a misfortune, hi ?ife a burden, and her death a relit In Mohammedan lands, where tl people have a partial belief in tl true God, her condition is just a litt better. In Roman Catholic countri they come a little nearer the Bibi Woman's condition is something be ter than among the followers of tl false prophet. But not until we con to Bible lands, where all have fri and foll access to God's Holy Won do we find womau elevated to h< true position in society. 1. Woman was created for tl helpmeet for man (Gen. ii : 18 Miriam, the sister of Moses an Aaron, as a prophetess, assisted ht brothers (Ex. xv : 20. Mary an Martha, of Bethany, were unite with their brotber, Lazarus, to entei tain the Saviour. Aquila was assis ed by his wife, Priscilla, in teachin the great Apollos the way of Go more perfectly. They also were helj era of Pani in his missionary wori Phoebe, a Bister in the church i i Cenchrea, also helped Paul in h: .missionary service. 2. Upon some occasions, it seeme '-necessary that women should be kai ,<tr<; in gook works. Deborah, tb {prophetess and judge of Israel, wc the leader of God's people againt their enemies, while the timid Bara would not go forth to battle withoc ber. Jael, a woman ol Ierael, kille Sisera, and the honor of the victor upon that occasion was given to woman. Lydia is named as leadin the way in believing the gospel, anc in obedience to Christ, was the fire baptized at Philippi, and the first on in that heathen city to invite tb apostles into ber house. It was woman that led the inhabitants c Samaria to belive on Christ. 3. Esther was instrumental at on time of saving the whole Jewish pee pie from a cruel death. (See boo of Esther.) Especial mention is mad of Rahal- and Ruth. 4. Hannah's name stands npon th inspired record as making the -noolt ana1 purest offering of comea alion t God's service of any mentioned i Old Testament history. (I Sam. i : 5 5. A Gentile woman, by her im portunate faith, obtained a blessin that had not been promised-th most remarkable instance cf faitl mentioned in the New Testament (Matt, xv: 21-28; Maik vii: 26) 6. A woman of Samaria, was bless ed in receiving, from the lips of th Saviour, one of the most beautifu and important discourses left on re " ?-HMM Mm,.IMIIMI?IMI| cord, in which He declared Himse to be the Messiah. (John iv.) 7. The poor widow, who ca3C ht mites into the treasury of the Lori gave more, in the estimation of ot Saviour, than any other. (Mar xii: 42) 8. Mary of Bethany, with her bc of precious ointment, did a lovin service for Jesus, which placed ht name high on the roll of honor in tb New Testament. 9. The women who formed their selves into a society, to minister unt the necessities of the Saviour wit their substance, followed Him "a He went through every city and vi! Jage, preaching the glad tidings t the kingdom of God." "Mary, calle Magdalene, Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Sosanna, .am many others," formed the society. 10. Woman followed Jesus notonl; as He went about doing good, bn even to the cross. When His dieci pies-the strong men-forsook Hin and wu away in fright, timid, gentle weak women remained, braving eve ry danger. And when they coull minister to his wants on earth ?< longer, with tender, loving hand, they prepared the embalming spices and hastened to His tomb. And ; woman is the first to greet Him aftei He arises from the dead. And sb< is honored to receive the first mes< sage given to any one alter his glori' ou8 resurrection (Mark xvi: 9 John xx : 17.) Tbe text in I Cor. xiv : 35 has evi? dently been misconstrued. For while it is improper for woman to enter the pnlpit and become a public preacher of the gospel, yet it is plain, from the teachings cf the New Testament, that she has more to do than simply attend the meetings of the church and sit, an idle spectator of what is being done for the advancement of the cause of Christ. jf there is a Ladies' Missionary Society in your church, are you a member of it? If not, why not? And if a member, are you discharg ing your foll duty as a member? It there is no Society in your church, will you go to work at once and or ganize one as soon as possible ? lue voice of Jesus is sounding, oh, how sweetly and earnestly, " Go work in my vineyard to-day." Listen! You can almost hear him say : I gave my life for thee. What hast thoa given for me. . ?'.Let our sisters arm themselves with thtejrutb8 of the Bible inJ^Jxeircheadgj ot" Jeeus, let them work patiently and prayerfully to induce every 'amily to take and read the Florida .Baptise Witness, the Foreign Mission Jour nal, the Heathen Helper, and other good, religious literature. By these means all the enemies mentioned can be overcome. Do not excuse yourself, my sister, on the plea that you are weak and incompetent ; this excuse will not paes current in heaven. Follow the ex ample of Esther. Do like Mary did ; go sit at the feet of Jeeus. Learn of Him all you need to know. Get from Him and His word every qualification you need to have. Then go to work; pray and work ; trust and work ; hope and work. And when the warfare is ever, and a voice so sweet that it will enrap ture thy spirit with ecstatic bliss for ever shall speak to thee and any, '.Well done, thou good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of thy Lord." Soutb Carolina Republicans. Hon. D. T. Corbin, of South Caro lina, was in the city last week. He is a delegate to Chicago. He reports the eighteen votes of his State as safe for Arthur as long as there is a prospect of nominating him. In t' J event of being obliged to go for a second choice the delegation will make an effort to be united for some one who can most surely carry the great States of tNew York and Ohio -especially New York. Personally, the preference of the delegates take a wide range. Gen. Smalls has a strong leaning for Logan, and there are several who think with him ; Blaine has several friends, As ana i ti ve of Vermont, Mr. Corbin prefers ' Edmunds. If Gen. Grant's name 1 should be mentioned he would doubt ! less get the delegation nearly solid. 1 But there is, so far, no other under ? standing than that the vote will go to Mr. Arthur as long as there is a ! chance to nominate him.- Washing ton Capital. j " When we are dead," Hawthorne said, " we Americans begin to en|oy ourselves." Well, there is nothing ' then to hinder us. Peddlers, tramps ? and landlords do not haunt us ; one ) does not have three meals a day to ! earn, cr worse still, to arrange and I cook ; people do not steal our umbrel las, and our visitors do not come du ring house cleauing week. There is ; no boom to nurse, no candidate to i nominate, and no clothes to wear, j No wonder Americans begin to enjoy themselves when they are dead. There if- a larmer in Granville, N. C., who has in his possession an ear of i corn which he has kept in sound con 1 dition for lorty-five years, sayp the . Toreh light. The Fight in the Fourth Dislriet. {Columbia Cor. Augusta Chronicle.) It seems to be pretty well settled that the liveliest Congressional race in the State will be in this, the Fourth District. The following candidates are said to be in the field : Col. Le Roy F. Yoomans, Col. Wm. Wallace and Col. F. W. McMaater, all from Columbia, and Col. McKissick, of Union, Col. W. H. Perry, of Green ville, and Col. Evins from Spartan burg. This leaves Laurens the other county in the district, without a can didate, bot that county also will doubtless be heard from before the nomination is made, as she too bas some good Congressional timber. All of the gentlemen named are lawyers and distinguished men. Col. You mans is ex-attorney-general of the State and perhaps the most eloquent man in South Carolina. Col. Wallace ?is State Senator from this county, and a man of sterling worth. -Col. McMaster is a very able lawyer and has been conspicuous in his advocacy of the public schools of the State. Col. Perry is State Senator from Greenville, isa son of ex-Governor Perry, and like his distinguished father is a man of commanding in tellect. Col. McKissick is a member of the House of Representatives from Union County. He is a man of great natural ability and is a gifted humorist. He waa elected to Congress during the Radical days, but ot conree was counted out. Col Evins, the in. cumbent, has been three times elected to Congress and has filled the high position to the satisfaction of his con stituents. The Hon. Henry A. Gaillard, of Fairfield County, has been nominated by a correspondent of the Winnsboro* JVews and Hexald for Congress /rom the Fourth District, who saye : " In electing him (Gaillard) to succeed the Hon. J. H. Evins, the people of this district would not only honor him, but would do credit to their o'*n good judgment ; and the State at large would reap a rich harvest from the long experience, earnest faithful ness and acknowledged ability of a representative so amply qualified to fill this important and responsible posi tion in our National Legislature." ? Hydrophobia in augusta. On Friday afternoon a young col ored woman, named Annie Smith, on him and ?earned the fact"? of tr. case. The girl was bitten exactl nine months ago by a dog which sho\ ed every symptom of hydrophobi and both the girl and her paren were in constant dread that she misi at any time be taken with the terrib malady, more especially at son specified period aff - having bet bitten-nine da*" ' .8 or month She was taken sic Ljnt a week a? and as she had been particularly fea ing this time, 8he at once conclude that her trouble was that awful mah dy hydrophobia. She grew rapidl worse and at the sight of water wt thrown into the moet terrible convu sions. She would ask for water, an when brought to her would grasp tb tumble-, look at the water, then dae it from her and hil back in spasm Dr. Wilcox saw the girl and endea\ ored to give her some soothing dos? which she tried to swallow, but failec her throat being as dry as parchmen She lingered in this terrible conditioi suffering great agony, until Frida afternoon when she became uncon acioiiB and shortly afterwards diec The girl in her suffering was eenie times very much excited, but offeree no personal injury to anyone. Tb dog that bit her had been runnin loose, exhibing all the rabid symr. toms of hydrophobia. This ia tn first case of the kind occuring in Au gusta for five years and a clear caa of hydrophobia. The girl waa fe several days without water and mue have suffered excruciating agonj She wae an intelligent young woma; and her parents are sensible and ur right.-Augusta Chronicle. Cheap Quinine by Tree-Trade. The Philadelphia Record report that the combination of America; and European manufacturers of quin ine which h as heretofore controlled th entire market of the world, has gone to pieces, and that there has been < great reduction in the price of th< drug. A prominent wholesale druj dealer in Philadelphia says that "thi effect of the tumble will be to re duce the price of pills about 10 or lt cents per dozen." About the 1st o January European quinine was quotet at $165 per ounce and America; quinine at $1.85 per ounce. Durinj the first three days of last week 10, OOO ounces were sold in New Yorl alone. The agents of the foreigt I manufacturers on Saturday last of fered to deliver future orders a 1 $1.07} per ounce. Buyers freely of I fered $1.05 per ounce. Americai I quinine sold in various lots on Satur '? day for frcm $1.23 to $1 30 per ounce It ie thought the manufacturers wil soon arrive at some arrangement, ai they claim that they cannot nell a the present low figures. " Good Morning! Mr. Hieltet,* A Few Parting Kicks for the Bnit* States District Attorney. - . I From the Barmoell Sentinel. Every South Carolinian who kno* Sam Melton, and all who have nedi or read anything of his doable-b??l action mode of standing aside juros will not believe, as he says, discontinuance of the.-political is the result of the Goveroment'oSr ability to convict with Sooth Caromi juries. Tbe Government ie diagoste with Melton-that's the idea, anil all probability has given him th choice of sliding down, and out b; the slickest ronte. What .makes. i certain that Melton never desire* conviction on substantial", evident waa the compleiion of the, juriesvhi endeavored to procure. Good mo?n mg ! Mr. Melton. From thc Kershaw Gazette. Melton, with quite a flourish-^? trumpets and a would-be: dramatii posse, made the motion prefacing ii with a long-winded speech.. He seem ed to feel at last that he was in a bad box, and seeks to take upon himseli the credit of stopping them, at the sane time of throwing the blame bi inaugurating them upon his chief, tbe Attorney General. The good people of the State do not feel under any special obligation to either of them for the cessation of pers?cution, and do not care which of the two bej>un them. They have "felt the iron heel of despotism, and it is a re lief to know that a h?lt is cried. From the Anderson Intelligencer. No ene blames Mr. Melton for pros? ecuting cases which were sent op to tbe court. E/en if they were trivial Le had the right to have them passed on by the court, but ejrery right minded man is obliged to condemm in unmeasured terms his efforts to pack juries for the purpose of secur ing partisan verdicts opon partisan and in many instances perjured testi mony. It is a discredit to hie repu tation to have prostituted his- abili ties to so base a purpose, and it will require years of proper conduct for him to efface it From the Chester Reporter. Why didn't Mr. Melton exercise his " discretion" at the first? He saw the end from the beginning. He was. well aware that theae cases had no foundation in troth ; that they . wer, j trumped np in the interest of de-: feated candidates, or to gratify peivJ sonaj oradges'. ' ? ^^LJ? S^S^isTrics attorney' deserves ?o* credit for discontinuing the cases, for if a conviction hy means of a packed' jury and fa?t witnesses could have been obtained, innocent men would now be languishing in Albany Peni tentiary. Frifui the Lancaster Review. Democrat as we are to-day, we do not hesitate to hail thia action of the United States Court aa the harbinger of growing icBpect for our common country, and of the increased happi nga and prosperity of all classes of our people. From thc. Raleigh Xcws and Observer. The political prosecutions in South Caroliua that were conceived in sin and born in iniquity have died in gloriously and no longer encumber the dockets of the Federal Court. Why ?T Is St. There seems to be a complaint of Bhort rations in certain sections of the State. This should surprise no one. It is obliged to be the caae when we raise very little else tha cotton. Cotton and the Lien Law are mining our State. We make this prediction : " Thal just so long os the Lien Law remains on our statute booh, just so long will there be scarcity of provi sions in thc State" "Repeal it and vx will hare an abundance cf corn, wheat, oo.ts and meat." There is no money for the farmer at the present price of cotton, and in order to make farming pay, supplies for both man and beast must be raised ac home. To repeal the Lien Law to go into effect immediately would be hard on numbers of farmers, and time should be allowed them to get themGelves in a better condition to meet the great change. The Houee of Representatives had the backbone to repeal the law last winter but the Senate backed down and refused to sustain the House. Members of the Legislature claim that if you repeal the Lien Law, you take away from the farmer his basia of credit. This is done to catch the popular vote, no doubt. We take the position that no man can show that this law is of any benefit to the farmers of the State. The people of Abbeville county ahould ascertain the sentiments of every candidate for legislative honors, bc* fore casting their votes for any of them. It ia decidedly to the interest of the farmer to have this law repealed and he will be working against hie own interest if he vote8 for men who will not work for i's repeal.-Saluda Argus. Tw Ive years ago, that ia in 1872, only 10,000 tons of coal were mined ? in Alabama. In 1879 the output had j grown to 290,000 tons. In 1884 it is ! predicted by Captain Danner that 1 the output will not be less than , ' 1,000,000 tons. The use of thia coal . is extending all along the Gulf coast. I 8ubsoribe to the ADVEBTTBER. pte^Doofedftra?e Cabinet 0(Q( ^elr Fate Since the War-wr T.boutfi and Condition pf the mt ? ' Survivors. ...jr gj Sp?cial to Baltimore American. |i WASHINGTON, April 29.-Th? rlous i?lnees of Congressman Bea c4 Texas, who waa postmaster geo ?f the Confederate Government, 1 gists aome inquiries regarding jalhereaboutsof other memcers of : organization. Although the Con ?rate Government was but five yi ia existence, it had numerous c .There were no less than tl Secretaries of State, five Secre'a oi-w?r, two secretaries cf the Tn r^ry, and a third, who was act ^cretary, and three Attorneys G ?al.- Of the Secretaries of St? ?^ldah P. Benjamin was, o? cou: \he most celebrated. He is still i jog?'as is well known, abroad, ijaa made his fortune in the praci <k law in London. He has clo -fp- his law bneiness now, howev having made money enough, and nt j?st now comes that ho has gone ?Sr?avlo live permanently. ? Toomba, who waa another Secrete qi State, still lives in. Georgia, rjld home. He is a wealthy old mi ^tfl? aa fall'of, eccentricities as win teartago, he announced that be e peeled to call his roll of slaves' Bucker Hill. He has retired frc file active pnrsaite of life, having 1 ample fortune, and has, as recent innounced, been baptised and b ome a member of the Methodi )hurcb, of which his wife, now d .?eased, waa for years an honore a?mber. E. M. T. Hanter, of Vi feinia, waa another Secretary of Sta1 krjtLe Confederacy/ He, too, is sti jiving in hie old State. His postofEc Kddresa is Lloyd's, E33ex county, Vi He is in bad health, and an old an ?ery*broken man. , The Secretaries of war have nc jjg?aped the scythe of the grim reapc jL^uccesefally as have the Secret* Ks ox?tate, three oat of four of thei peing dead. George W. Eiadolpl pf Virginia,. who was Secretary c par in 1862; J. A. Sedden, and J 3. Breckenridge, who succeeded biz tn 18G5, are all dead. L. Pope Walb ker, of Alabama, the first Secretar; ot war, ie-still living in his old State iHis home is at Huntsville, where h ktt?ctices bis profession-that cf i sawyer-very snccessfclly. Fie ha g?^?ome prominently before th ?B?!*,eJ?L^. ?^ f,fta 'fesss Jame Rees. ' ne represented me uomeuej ?cy at the noted conference betwee Resident Lin- ?H and the membej Bc the Con' _*e government ? ?oftress Monroe during the war, an ?t's active as an official and advise fy that government dur ing the entir period of its existence. There were but two Secretaries c ike Treasury-C. G. Memminger, c 3outh Carolina, aud George A. Tren aolm. Mr. Memminger still lives i lis old State and practices law at hi lome ic Charleston. G. A. Trenholoo who succeeded Memminger in 1S7-J s dead. Judge Reagan was als acting Secretary of war fora shor time. Though the Confederacy had no much of a navy, it had a navy de partment. S. R. Mallory, of Flor ida \jpas the Secretary of the navy. Hi died several years ago. The law department of the Con fsderacy, or the Attorney General'i office, had three incumbents during the existence ofthat organization Thomas Bragg, of North Carolina Thomas H. Watts, of Alabama, anc George E. Davis, of North Carolina Mr. Watts still lives in his old State holding his residence at Montgomery hd is a successful and prominenl lawyer of that city. Mr. Davis con tina es a resident of his owu State North Carolina-living at Wilming' ton, where he practices law.ind talki about the old war times with his ole friends, who gather about him. ? the Confederate Congress five mern, bera are now in the Congress of thc United States. Vest, of Miesouii who waa a Senator in the Confedera cy, is in the United States Senate, Pugh, of Alabama, who was a mem ber of the Confederate Honee, is alsc in the Senate ; Garland, of Arkansae, who was a member of both House and Senate in the Confederacy, is alsc in the Senate, and Singleton and Barksdale, of Mississippi, who were both members of the Confederate House, are in the House of the Forty eighth Congress. D "puty Grand Worthy Patriarch. Col. Chas Drayton of the Aiken Recorder, has been commissioned Deputy Grand Worthy Patriarch of the Sons of Temperance for the State at Large, " with full and ample power and authority to organize and insti tute new Divisions in the jurisdiction of this Grand Divison." Grand Worthy Patriarch Andrew C. Dibble, the head of the Order in thii State in a letter accompanying the commis sion, takes occasion to express him self iu very complimentary terms con cerning what has already been ac complished in Aiken County. Col. Drayton has accepted the appoint, ment. Go to Penn's for anything yon need, in hi? Uno, snd yon will be sure tn find lt > J Sentimental Suicide. . ! A paragraph in the Col un? hin Yro \ man states that "Mr. Tillman en-; j dorses Senator Butler's opposition to j j the Blair Educational Biil, and may j speak, nu he will vote, r.gainst it." ; Whenever we learn authoritatively ' thar Col. Tillman is oppossed to thia j bill, we will furnish some very inter esting reading written by this gentle man May, 7, 1881, the published in the Aiken Journal and Iitniew of May 25, ISSI, while we were editing its columns. If such a thiug were possible, Mr. Tillman wrote in f-tronger terms than even Senator Butler in f.tvor of just snch an npproprialion SB tho Blair Bill p?o vides. B::t perhaps he too has lal PH by the wayside before the reactionary sentiment ou popular edu cation. To all such men we say, be ware that the day of reckoning cometh not sooner than ie looked for. Let them remember that our own white children need common schools, and that they are entitled to them-uot HS a benefaction, butas a right which ) the State owec to enable them to pr perly discharge the du*?es and functions of citizenship. The amend ments to the Constitution of the United State3 forbid such a discrimination aa would permit public schools for the whites and none for the negro. There ore it is folly to turn our back, from motives prejudice on a great measure which proposes to increase the com mon echool facilities for our entire population. We legard Southern opposition to this mensure as a epecies of .senti mental suicide, without one mitiga ting ingredient of common sense. To refuse a wise and legitimate appro priation by the United States Gov ernment in aid ol'our coramou schoolf when the people of the State are be i?g taxed annualiy two mills for that purpose, b.< sides the proceeds of the poll tax, ia a glaring incon^steney that finds no paralell in political his tory. It will next be in order to ob ject to an appropriation for the deep ening of Charleston Harbor.-Athen Recorder. Tuberose Bulbs for Northern Markets. A correspondent of a Northern pa per, writing from Wilmington, N. C., says: "Magnolia, located in Duplin County, onx^^y^j^^theJWilming-1 ton and Welc I mil wnicn ?eaas ?fcarJy every orner in ice State so far au the profits are roncerneJ. This is the raising of tnbeiofe bulbs fur the Northern market, ar:d con ducted by Mr. Thomas .K'venballr, who has MX acres under cultivation. He bas a ready sale for all that he can raiee, and the profits rue enormous. It is estimated that ova, ?ere in tube rose bulba will yield more pro!; te than five aerea of cotton. The expense ol cultivation ia light aa compared with cotton, and it coats less to harvest the crop." Governor Cleveland, oi New York, has signed the bill prohibiting the manufacture and sale ol oleomargine. The manufacturera of that article are fuiicus, for they have a le-ge capital invested in the bnsiress, and they loudly denounce the measure as un constitutional and unjust, and threaten to carry the matter to the courts. Whatever the result of their conflict with the authorities may be, the manufacturers have only themselves to blame for the passage of the law. If they had sold oleomargarine for just what it was, they would not have been interfered with, but wheu they undertook to brand it ;: gilt edged butter," they were carrying their greed a little too far, and it is only right to prevent them Irom imposing on the public. The Union Times says that in ad dition to the usual choir of the Meth odist Church at that place recently a new feature was introduced, by the accompaniment of the cornet and clarionet. We wonder what the old -time Methodists would pay to this if they were in the flesh now. They would not even tolerate an org*D, to say nothing of a cornet and clarionet. Verily the world ia moving. " Mama," said a little five-year-old boy uf this town the other day, "if chickens' eggs will hatch little chickens why don't you get some cat bird eggs and hatch 60tne little kittens." Fact. Oleomargine has found ita way into tho F.ugliah market from this country, and is creating coneiderab e talk among the people there. It is certain to en counter fierce opposition, and there is a strong probability that stringent prohibition laws will be enacted. The only two living daughters ol Geu. R. E. Lee, Mary aud Mildred, make their home with their brother Custis, who succeeded his father as president of the Washington Univer sity at Lexington. Mary has travell ed all over the world since the war, and both are most intelligent .ladies. Neither of the daughters ever mar ried. Two other daughters, Annie and Agnes, died, one during the war and the other after it. Gen. Gordon writes from Khar toum that he has provisions for five months, but ia hemmed in by 500 de termined Arabs and -,000 ragtag Arabs. He wants the millionaires ol England and America to raise $1,000,000 for his mirror. LIVELY TIMES ! -AT Wm. MULHERIN I CO.'S. Hard-Pan Prices a Success! Our Senior has returned from the Leading Shoe Markets of the. North and East, where he has secured many BARGAINS from those who were compelled to have SPOT CASU. The good people of Edgefield County have shown meir ap- . preciation of Enterprise and Pluck hy encouraging us in our efforts to put SOLID * AND DURABLE SHOES at LOW PRICES within the reach of all. We respond o this kind feeling by offering the following: MATCHLESS It A Rf-Al**. Ladies' Pebble Grain Sewed But toned Shoes,.fl 00 Ladies' Kid Opera Slippers. 1 00 Children's Kid Buttoned Shoes. 1 00 Gents' Bott" Lace Shoes,. 1 00 Gents* Buff Congress Gaiters,.?. 1 00 Boys' Stylish Lace Shoe?,. 100 Ladies' Webb Slippers,.$ 15 Infants' Faunv Shoes,. 25 Bovs' Wool Hats,. 25 Gents' Stiff Hats. 50 Ladies' Kid Slippers,...?..'.. 50 Misses' Peb. Gr'n Sew. Lace Shoes, 75 Misses' Pebble Grain Sewed But toned Shoes,. I 00 We make a specialty of Gents' Fino Hats. No use to pay Two Dollars for? Hat that you can buy from us for One Dollar. Call and examine tho. Latest Styles. We can please vou. * WM. MULHERIN & CO.'S TWO STORES--722 & 913 ?road St.. Atiil'STA, ?A Feb. li), 18S4.-3mll T. W. COSKERY, President. J. T. NEWBERY, Cashier." PlantersLoan s Savings Bank, -A-XJGrXJSTA. Gr .A.. $100,000. CAPITAL, all paid np - Collections Carefully Annuled to and Promptly Keiultted for. Drafts on till Parts of thc Work! for Sale. Emigran ^Ticket s from England, ireland or Scotland, to Augusto, for 8.3^^^ j Interest Allowed or. Deposits in the Savings Department.*-r T. W. COSKBUY, Z. MCCOBO, D. R. WBIOHT, Oct. 3, 1SS3.-tl* 43 DIRECTORS. GlTrtT. VOLOKR, J. A. A. W. Cl>AHK, JOKN T. Mir.LKR, F. COOXK, W. H. HOWARD, H. ROWLBY. H. B. KINO, W. M. JORDAN, E. E. JEFFERSON, DEALER IX SOLUBLE m&m, PREPARED BY Clark** Cove Guano Co., ol' New Bedloro\ ?law?. PAID UP CAPITAL, f3?50,?O?. -:o: Analysis: ' Ammonia,....2 56 . Available Phosphate Acid,-.9.84 Aetna] Potash,....2.65 Pi Ice : Cotton Option, per ton.425 lbs. mid. cotton. Currency, Nov. IsL,..'..$40 OG Cash,. 30 00 This highly ammoniated Guano, thoruughly tested and approved in Georgia and Alabama for Cotton, Corn, Oats and Wheat, will be delivered at above prir*ek at any Depot on the C. C. A A. R. R. from Vaucluse to Leesville; on the A. A K. R R. from Clark's Hill to Greenwood ; on the G. A C. R. R. from Greenwood to Newberry CH. ? . n&r A Supply Kept Constantly ou Hand at .JounstoH. E. E. JEFFERSON, Agent, Johnston, S. C. 3IarehT2,18S4.-2ml4 702 Broad Street, Cor. McIntosh. DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JEWELRY. STERLING SILVERWAR BEE! Sc B^I^TOnST'S Celebrated TRIPLE-PLATED WARE. CLOCKS, BRONZES* & PINE FANCY GOODS ArorsTA, UA., Nov. 27, 1S?3. Iv51 -A T No. 3 Main Street, Edgefield C. H., S. C., You w ill alwavs find H lull stock of STAPLE and f AMY GROCERIES, CANNED GOODS, JELLIES, Glass, Crockery, Wood and Tin Ware, In fact everything usually kept in a well regulated Grocery Store, and all marked aw lnw HS ihn .tami- goods can IK> HOM in this market. -AI*o, i's Fine and Pare Wines, Whiskeys, Brandy, Gin, Rum, Ale, Beer, ?e., can be found in this town. With sincere thanks for past favors, I respectfully ask a continuance of thesame ?. L. B. HARSH. Edgelield C. H., S. C., Oct. 2, lSS:i. KINARD BROS, DEALERS fX DRY GOODS k NOTIONS CHOICE GROCERIES, HATS & CAPS, BOOTS & SHOES .Ind Gineroi .Merchandise, ETHEREDGE'S, S.O. NO?. 7, 1883. THE GRANITE VILLE STORE ! JAS. L. QUINBY & CO., SUCCESSORS TO JsLtfSn ES. Cook. SEW SHINS AUB SUMMER ?ll! To the public we oller great inducements in all our various depart ments. An inspection of Goods and Brices in .solicited. Our KEW STOCK of DRY GOODS and NOTIONS, consisting o DRESS GOODS, WHITE GOODS, PRINTS, DOMESTICS, RIBBONSf li ACES, BUTTONS, Etc., is full and complete, and at the lowesfprices. XJSf SHOES We pit-sent to our customers a large new stock, selected especially for ?his market, iucluding the Bay Slate Staniford Scrcv Gooik, and C&rent, MdiC Ball Custom Wort. Our line of ?lot?xixig* and Hats9 for Style, Quality aud Price, cannot be beat. A fall stock of fresh FANCY GROCERIES AND PLANTATION SUPPLIES, Always ou hand. Oraniteville, S. C., March 4, 1884.-18