The Newberry herald. (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, August 25, 1875, Image 2

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Thle Hie ral.. TOOS. F. REEER, EDITOR. NEWBERRY, S. C. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 25, 1875. A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. The Herald is in the highest respect aFam ily Newspaper, devoted to the material in terests or the people of this County and the State. It circulates extensively. and as an Advertising medium offers unrivalled ad vantages. For Terms, see first page. About Fires. We print in another column an account of a remarkable case of spontaneous combustion. While such occurrences are by no means fre quent, the more ordinary causes of fires, which often result in serious con flagrations, are by no means sufficient ly understood, or, if they are, too little regarded. About one-fifth of the fires that occur annually are the result of incendiarism. The balance may be traced to negligence in some shape or other. In most places where there are no building laws in force, the houses are, with few exceptions, constructed with a view to check the spread of fire when once begun. Then, chimneys and flues and pipes are im properly put up; litter is allowed to accumulate in improper places ; half dried clothes are packed away in clos - ets over night ; ashes are taken. up and left in wooden vessels; pipes and eigars are smoked in all sorts of places; matches are left in the way of chil dren and rats; chimneys, even when properly constructed, are allowed to get foul, and too large fires are built up; stoves are heated too hot; people read in bed carelessly; grain, straw and hay are packed away when damp; fires are kindled with kerosine; - kero sine is drawn or lamps filled and trim med by candlelight. . From. any of these causes great conflagrations are known to have spread. When the fire comaes the cry is, at once,. incen diarism. Nobody is willing to ac knowledge his negligenos. This is especially the case if there is no in surance on the property. Although we are still having the summer sunshine, and the nights are still hot. enough to do without fires, the time is not far off when fires will be necessary for comfort. It is not, therefore, too. early to caution our readers to prepare against accidents, as far as they can, by seeing that their chimneys and stove pipes are in good order before the time for fires arrive. It is well known that all appurtenances to buildings get out of order by dis use. See to it then at once, that as far as it lies in your power, you guard against the flames which may not on ly destroy your own property but ruin your neighbor's. That done and a reasonable amount of sound insurance effected on your property, you may toil by day with a clear conscience and sleep peacefully at night. Just here we read in an exchange the following, as if it had happened for an illustration: A DEsTBUCTIVE FIRE-The fine dwelling of Dr. Win. H. Hagood, sit uated on the outskirts of Blackville, *was burned on Thursday at 3 A. M. Nothing whatever saved and no insu rance. Dr. Hagood's dwelling was one of the finest in this County. As soon as the fire bell rang all the . in habitants turned out immediately, de termined to do their best toward sav ing all the property they could. The fire is attribued to a defective stove pipe. Loss about $8,000. It is the old story : not only a de fective stove pipe but no in.surance. Will our people never learn the lesson that our Northera neighbors profit by ? Had this accident occurred in a Northern State the owner of the pro perty would have had his insurance mno'!y instead of a pile of ashes. It is not too much to say that South Carolina alone loses, annually by fire $500,000, on 'which there is no in surance. This amount of property could be replaced to the owners at an average cost of say $8,000 to $12,000. Official List of Patents Issued by the United States Patent Office, for the week ending Saturday, Aug. 14th, 1875. Reported by Louis Bagger & Co., Solicitors of Patents, Washington, D. C. soUTHERN sTATEs. 165,996. Hoop-bale-ties; WV. Greet, Mooresville, Ala. 166,038. Horse Rakes ; J. HI. Ran dolph, Bayou Gonla, La. 166,054. CJotton Cleaners; James Wright, Mo~ tain Mills, Ala. 166,093. Ant Destroying Appa ratus; W. Grafton, Clinton, Texas. 166,105. Tire-tighteners ; H. A. R. Iforton, McKinney, Texas. 166,124. Trapping Insects; B. F. McQueen, Manack, Ala. 160,149. Farm Fenees; A. Rush,* Tyler, Texas. 16G,158. Applying Sample Patches to Cotton Bales; S. Sullivan, Savan n~ih, Ga. The Georgia TrOubles. For the information of our coatry readers we print from' the Union Berald the following summary of the troubles in Georgia, that have filled the daily papers for a few days past: For several months the counties of Washington, Jefferson, Johnson and Burke, in Middle Georgia, have been agitated with fears of a negro insut rect?on. A colored man, named Mor ris, seems to be the chief cause of what . trouble there has been. He caused a placard to be circulated about three months ago. calling upon the Georgia inlitia to assemble to listen to addresses from himself and "Mr. Major-General P. Rivers, of South Carolina." There was some excite ment at the time, but as no militia as sembled. it died away. A few days ago a wild letter was found, purport ing to be written by Morris, though it is unsigned as published. . It orders, in incoherent language, a general mas sacre of the whites. The circulation of this letter and its contents created a panic in Jefferson county, where it was found, and both whites and ne groes seem to have been equally afraid of each other. The whites sent to Augusta, Macon and Atlanta for as sistande in men and arms.- The ne groes fled- to the -woods, but several accounts agree in stating that they were auxious to return to work if as sured of safety. Governor Smith seems to have acted with' great pru dence. He has avoided sending arm d men to the disturbed districts, but has been active in:urging all to abide iwithin the.law. Judge H. V. JQhn son and ex*Governor Johnson and the United States marshal have been ac tive 'in 'riesting persdng implicated and -in, calmingb -thefears of the people. In all the counties, except. Burke, the exciten-nt has subsided. Near, Waynesville, in that county, Morris, the leader of the proposed insurreetion, is-said to be surrounded by 150 or 200 -negroes. -He is -represented as cnly. anxious. to. escape, but is unwil ling to surrender.. In Washington county leading citizens have united in a sensible address to thd people of both races. -They urge forbearance on the part of the whites, and a return-to peaceful.labox on that of the blacks.. In fact, considering all things, there has been an excellent spirit shown by the white people throughout the whole trouble.: We cannot refrain from expressing the. opinion -that,. when. sifted thor oughly, it will be found that the "in surrection" had' a no larger beginning and no' more terrible aim than the de sire of a half deranged negro to exhibit. himself as a major:.reneral of . militia. The letter said to be from Morris may have been written by some one willing tsee a scare. -Prince Rivers is not such a fool as to meddle in so serious a matter, and- there was no authority to use his name. Morris should have emigrated to South Carolina a couple of years ago. He would have been erain to ask for and receive an ap pointment as colonel on- the 'staff of Governor Moses. We have lots- of fiery fellows, whose eager. military am bition is fully satisfied by that hono rary title. We- hope it is true that Prince Rivers is not such a fool as to meddle in so serious a matter, but it is strange, from the statements in our exchanges, that. his name could have been so free ly used in all the orders to the deluded negroes of Burke, Washington and Johnson counties, -if he had not at some time or other been "mixed up" in the affair. The negroes were made to believe that they were "acting un der the authority of and would be protected by a Major-General of. the South Carolina Militia." The latest news is that all is quiet. The danger was fearful and exciting while it lasted, and to the good temper of Gov. Smith. and the Georgia people the country is indebted for a suppres sion of what might have been a pro loned trouble. It only remains to punish the known leaders in the affair. Propagators of Disease. The Pall Mall Gazette' says: "Among the many agents for the spread of infectious diseases are, it seems, our' domsstic pets. For'the proagation of a fever a dog 'is some tims 'as bad, 'if 'not worse, than a drain, and a case 'is referred to in the Sanitary Record, 'in which 'scarlet fever was carried from one child to another by a 'favorite retriever. The do had been reared in a house where' szrlatina prevailkd, and was subse quently given to a friend of the famnily. -Shortly after on~e~of the children in the dog's new home was attacked with malignant searlatiria and died. Dis infectants were used plentifully, 'and every precaution taken to prevent a recurrence of the mahdy, but in two months time a second child took the same disease, in its worst form, and died. As the dog' had been the con stant' companion and playfellow of these children, its woolly coat, it is alleged, became so charged with con tagious matter as to render it a source of disease and death. Although it is fair to the dog to admit that the chil dren may have caught the fever from other sources than his woolly coat, yet there is reason to fear that both dogs and cats, especially the latter, do occa sionally assist in the circulation of infectious illness, and where fever pre vails the sooner they are lodged out of the house the better. They are, however, probably not more danger ous in this respect than books. No one who takes up a book from a library ever troubles himself or herself as to the autecedeuts of the volume ; it may have ju.st left the hands of a fever nntint." Editorial Review. ear A*iral Napoleo'. Collins, U" S. N., conimanding the South Pacific fleet, died at Callao, Peru, on the 9th inst., of Erysipelas. His death pro motes Cow. Stephen D. Tranchard. The Prince of Wales can not keep out of debt with an annual income of ?120,000; - although his residences and estates are provided for him and are not taxed. We have read a whole column (and very interesting) about the "Mattison" case in the~pags of our lively neigh bor, the Greenville I.News." But our friend has forgotten to tell us what has become of the case. The Charleston News & Courier says that Col. Rion, of Counsel for the State, intends to push the pro ceedings against ex-Treasurer Parker in spite of his flight. When a price is put upon his head it thinks the ex Treasurer will find it too warm either in the United States or abroad. Charles Reade, the celebrated. nov elist, battles mantully for an interna tional copyright law. His letters to the Tribune are full of sense and vigor. It is abundantly plain that a man should be entitled to the work of his brain as n4ch, ps to.the work of his hands. The centennial must set tle the questiot. Mr. Edward F. Stokes, the talented but unbalanced lawyer of Greenville, who has been;lying in jail for .nearly two. years, has. been discharged by Judge Cooke, on the- recommendation of a medieal- board composed .of able physicians, who find the condition of his mind.abnormal on the subjects of religiou and politics,. They call it ''partiali,dational insanity"-whatever that may be. The Judge, who is cer tainly, free from all blame in this mat ter, and who is a better judge of pro fessional language, thought himself justified in discharging the poor man ou the above recommendation. We are very anxious for the com pletion of the Spartanhurg & Ashe. ville Rail Road ; 'but -we are -very sor ry to see the sectional spirit exhibited at the Hendersonville- Convention of te Stockholders. Mr. Kaufman, as Secretary and Treasurer, had-certainly done- everything in his power to ad vance the' interests of the road,- and why was he noL retained ? Charleston has more interest in the road than the balanee of this' State and' North Caro lina combined, 'and why should she not have control ? We may be too ignorant of the whole matter to express an intelligent opinion, but the action of the Convention is- certainly to be deplored. Beecher preaches at the Twin Mountain House -to immense crowds. Whatever we may think of him there is certainly good sense in the follow ing extract from 'his' late sermon': "Many people," he said, "think that when they get' religion they must cease to laugh and be outwardly hap py. Humor is a gift . of God, and there is a wind of laughing that will swell the 'sails 'of those who are going to heaven, as well as a wind of groan ing. Beware of religion that simply has. no. ?faults, the critical religion. The doves. circle around my house and barn, and never come down for car rion. The crow 'fies around trying to spy out corruption. 'All that is healthy he passes by, but .when he sees 'one dead la.b .down .1e .comes. There are doves 'in the churches and there are crows." Ther.eis a rebellion.in Herzegovina, one of the depenmdencies of Turkey, and the sultau cannot suppress .it.by. ordinary force. The Grand Turk.is, evidently sick again. We think it. is high time for his doetors: (England, France, Germany,. Austria and Russia) to send him to Asia, his native climate, and let him take, all the littl~e Turks along to nurse him. ~The irrepressible .conflct. between the Cross and the Crescent has en tered so much already into the insur rection in IHrzegovina 'that the proba biiy of 'a "religious' war" arising from it is very great. The hatred of the Turks amoig .the Herzegovinians. and kiudred people is intense, and ap pears to survive wars wbich ended in utter defeat. As lite as 1861-2 the Herzegovinians maintained a struggle against Turkey for nine months, and alhough then overpowered by an army of 32,000 men, they appear to be as resolute and as uncontrollable to-day as ever. "It is probable that Jefferson Davis will canoel his engagement to deliver the annualaddress at the Fair of the Winnebago Co. (Ill.) Agricultural Society.. The Grand. Army of the Republic at Roukford has passed reso lutions protesting against the invita tion, and declaring 'that it will neither attend the 'Fair' nor contribute any thing to its success if Mr. Davis ap pears. It is said that considerable dissatisfaction is arso shown outside of the Grand Army with the action of the Agricultural Society." Illinois is still unreconstructed. The Winnebago County Agricultural Society had invited Jefferson Davis to deliver an agricultural ad'dress and the Winnebagoes grew indignant. It is till found in some old geographies that Jeff. Davis was a celebrated chief of the now extinct tribe of the Confed Indians, and the old medicine men of the Winnebagoes keep 'up the war sir;. the momn warriors would have buried the hatebetlong ago. We did zot know that -thetrand A my of the Republic was at Rockford-wherever that way be-"but to it appears from the above extract. Nobody would care if the Grand Army were to go into permanent winter quarters in the middle of August. Editorial Correspondence. CMcK SPRINGS, GREvEN.LE Co., August 19, 1875. DEAR READER:-After a lapse of four years we are once more at Chick's. It is more Chickey now than before, for Aunt Betsy Chick is here, and in the morning Uncle Reuben will arrive. In the good old days and before-the little "unpleasantness," during. which the Hotel was destroyed by fire, . Uncle Reub. played the host here in famous style. Time has changed since then, the rock foundations of the hotel, cov ered with wild vines, alone remain; the billiard house long ago received a stroke of paralysis, and there- being no physician on hand no attempt was made to repair damages. Many of the cot tages have collapsed; yet there are sev eral which have withstood the ravages of wind aid weather; as also the Ten Pin Alley-the latter in pretty good preservation, and in which T. S. M., bsq:, of Nevwbeiry, and ourself played a few interesting games against the ladies this -morning. The latter rolled wild, without regard to consequences, aind;in consequence were beaten. We te.slightly ahead on muscle, but con siderably behind in tongue, they can give us two in that delightful game and still keep several lengths"ahead. And this in spite of the fact that two of the dear creatures. Miss Nannie from our town, and Miss Willie of Chick's, have their hair screwed, twisted and plaited to such an extent as to destroy the nat ural balance of the members above alluded to. They are not only prevented in a great measure from taking active part. in the general flow of small talk, but we fear have not had a good square sleep since they commenced the work of prniping up. Infinite labor and ingenuity *ere required in the arrange ment, and it is pretty to look at even now, but when -the -twists are loosened and the hair is set free in a hundred little wavelets, the effect will be be wildering.. And all this is done to charm the Greenville and Spartan youths who will be in attendance on the Grange Pie Nic which takes place on the mor row in this neighborhood. Search the country over, and a live lier, chattier, happier party cannot be found than the one now assembled un der the new roof of Mr. Farr, and Aunt Louisa, the head and front in the gen eral management of affairs in the sus tenance department, seems to have taken a step backward and stolen a march on old time; so young, frisky and happy has she become; and she is not alonie in this respect, for there are two other ladies-here who have climbed life's ladder, and who have reached that exalted period without imbibing any .of that crab-apple.element which so much impairs-the beauty and excel lence of mature age. One member of the family, who arrived this afternoon, Mrs. M., from the new Air Line town, Vernonsville, remarked that ours was a noisy crew, but we call it the Happy Family, and how could it be otherwise when it is so largely composed of good and cheerful ants. The friends of Aunt B. C. will be rejoiced to learn that she has taken a new lease of life, largely produced by a plunge every morning at sunrise in the spring bath. It requires no little nerve to take the icy plunge, and at so early an hour, but she does it and. is gaining the reward. If Mr. Farr could be induced .to run hot water pipes .through the pool, we too would ripple the waters, as it is, however, we pass. We lehve in the morning and go back to Spartanburg, ere Uncle R. or the pic nickers assemble, taking the Air Line one mile from the Spring. This is one of the smoothest running roads in the country, and by far the quickest-time is made on it. Coming down, the most part of the distance we experienced the novel sensation well known to the ladies of having our heart in our mouth. Our train seemed to be literally fiying, and from an elevated position in the look out from the top of the coach-a little round house all windows, and resem bling the pilot house of a steamer-the view of the country was fine indeed. In spite of the rapidity of motion, which was scarcely eased up on crossing the many high trestles which continually occurred, and which frequently made us "shut our eyes to hold our breath," it was a pleasant ride, and one which we hope to repeat in the morning. Before doing so, however, we will re count as concisely as possible our mis erable experience after leaving the Air Line, and how we got lost like a babe in the woods, and that in a shower of rain. Not being expected at Chick's, of course there was no chance but to take a foot passage, and luckily the dis tance being short, we essayed the trip with all the vim which could be put into it. At the first house we were plesantly informed that the space to be be traversed was three-quarters. Who could not foot that distance? A half mile farther on, a cadaverous looking gentleman, who seemed to be cotem porary with Adam, and a man acquaint ed with many griefs, imparted the cheering intelligence that it "mout be a mile or it mout not." We went for the mile and found it at the Spring, and a damp mile it was-took a drink, but did not rest for reason of a heavy cloud which seemed ready to burst at a mo ment's notice. Crossed the fence and commenced making the hill on which anAood aw fondly antininatedA the iaven of rest-half climbed the hill when down came the.pitils shoggr [t is needless to say We caught it. 'It was a feat to climb that hill, our feet eary and sobby with rain and mud ,topped at a cabin on the summit till :he flood subsided, and then with dis may ascertained that our friends had removed back to the cabins which were )nly tdinporarily left forthe residence on hat unfortunate hill, all of which gerry mandering we were totally oblivious Af. Well, the shower ended and again we started, this time down hill, crossed ;he raging, swollen branch and man rully struck out up the big red clay road, which -in a few moments would lead us to rest and the society of' gix rriends. The sun by this time had gone ]own behind the hill, and visions of a :heerfully lighted room, pleasant fiwes ind supper table filled our heart to over aowing. Heavy clods of sticky. clay stuck to our weary feet, but we tramped n, the end was near. With head own, shoulders thrown forward, and mouth closed to save breath-for it was almost gone-we continned undaunted till a voice was heard breaking the solemn silence of the twilight air, "Why, boss, you los?' Fancy our feel ings, reader dear, on looking up to find that we had got back to the place so lately left. It was a terrible disap pointment. We will not weary you, however, with any more of the dolorous experience, suffice it that with the help of the darkey, whose voice dispelled the bright illusion of the moment be rore, we were conveyed safely to the Dbjective point and met the friends so nxiously and so wearily look for, and received the refreshing coffee and rest, together with smiles enough to revive our drooping spirits. That is the way we got to Chick's. SPARTANBURG, August 21st. A word or two more and we are done, ror our good friend Dr. Kennedy, under whose intelligent care we have placed ourself, says that we must let the HERALD take care of itself while here, and that rest must be the chief consid eration. We acknowledge the wisdom f his advice and will now follow it by oming to a close, and we do so with the happy assurance that what with the ambined help of the Keeley motor and the. devil's assistance the readers of the HERALD will suffer nothing from our absence or rest from labor. FoR TE HERALD. MR. EDrroi:-The next State Fair be will held at Columbia as usual, commencing on Tuesday, the 9th of November, and continuing for four days; and in order to meet the views of our people interested in the cause of Agri ulture, the Directors of the Auxiliary Joint Stock Company, at a meeting held 29th April last, adopted the follow ig preamble and resolution: "WHEREAS. there appears to be a sen timent among certain of the influential patrons of the annual exhibitions of our society opposed to horse racing as re pugnant to their ideas of propriety; and whereas, the Directors are desirous of reconciling all the elements of success in connection therewith, Resolved, That henceforth there shall be no racing conducted under the aus pices of our association in connection with our annual fairs, and that no pre miums be offered for the same." Thus it will be seen that the D)irec tors intend to carry out a plan that can not fail to meet the entire approval of our citizens. The premium list of the last Fair has been adopted for the next Fair, with the exception of the speed premiums, and instead thereof the following liberal inducements to farmers and to County Agricultural Societies: A premium of three hundred dollars is offered to the county that makes the largest and best exhibition of its pro ducts, including stock, mechanical im plements, field- crops and handiwork. A premium of $200 is offered for the second such exhibition. A premium of .$100 for the third The above is certainly encouraging to our farmers, artisans and our worthy matrons, and should induce our citizens to be preparing for the various induce ments offered, and we beg therefore that our good people commence at once to be .ready to compete successfully with other sister counties, who hitherto have left us in the backgrond. At one time Newberry boasted of having the most flourishing agricul tural society in the State, but for some cause her society has gone down, her sons and daughters have lost the inter est their fathers anid mothers manifested in a great work. The Order of the Patrons of Hus bandry is emphatically agricultural, then why should not its members be sufficiently interested in agricultural exhibitions to compete successfully for the liberal premiums offered? Let us try at the next annual Fair. S. FOR THE HERALD. MR. EDITOR: We see a notice in the Progressive Age, urging the v arious ranges in the County to send delegates to attend a meeting of the P. of H., to be held on the first Monday in Septem ber, with a view to organize a Pomona G~range. We are pleased to know that such an organization is soon to be in working trim, and thus bring together every month her members to discuss the subject of agriculture, looking to the general development of the resources of our County. Such meetings tend as a stimulus to all classes of our citizens in the further ince of the cause of agriculture, and we trust, therefore, that there will be a fll attendance of the members of the Orde. HUSBANDMAN. FOR THE HERAE. DOM.MR.it TOR: Please .&w me throug64e dolumns of your pa per, to express my sincere thanks to the kind ladies of Smyrna Church for the gift of a large, valuable and beau tiful quilt, also for several smaller, yet very useful articles, the grifts of single i6dividuals. This is'the se~oad. time these dear ladies have in a substantial way shown "their respect and esteem for their pastor," as they say in the letter now before me. Besides, I am ffequently the regipitt of favors real favors-some large. and others small-from many of..these excellent ladies, which go to prove that, how ever .humble and imperfect and un worthy :I may be, yet God in His goodness has given me a warm place in the affections of Smyrna's fair ones. "Love begets love," and truly I can say, "my heart's desire and prayer to God for 'Smyrna' is, that they (the fathers and mothers, the sons and daughters, yea, all the families,) might be saved." Also, Mr. Editor, I have this year been the recipient of many and highly appreciated favors from some of the members of Gilder's Creek Church ; besides this Church has every year faithfully and cheerfully met its obli gations to me, so that I can go in and out before them "without fear," feel ing that I have their love and confi dence, and, at the same time, feeling assured that they do not wish to "rob God" by robbing one of His servants. Sincerely yours, T. C. LIGON. FOR THE HERALD. FORK, August 14th, 1875. DEAR HERALD:-Sure enough the dry weather has come in some places, and with it no little grumbling, but the Fork has surely been blessed. We have not been without rain longer than a week at any time since crops were planted. Thursday we had a good rain. Young corn and peas are doing well. We have have had rain four Mondays in succession. You can tell a Forker by the wear of his hat, turned up at the side-old adage, "corn to sell." We will make good cot ton crops-the best for years. Unfor tunately, we are hemmed by rivers on all sides, and there is no way'to get out. Where are the Commissioners of Roads? You have got your mudhole fixed, try our bridge awhile. The first of November is fast approaching -that awful day-when the liens will have to be redeemed. P. S.-The colored people of the Fork bad a barbecue and pic-nic at Maybinton on last Saturday-anniver sary of the Benevolent Society. It was attended by the colored band from your town. Great praise is due Bart Sims, Abram Lyles, Abram Sims and othersfor their gentlemanly deportment on the occasion. The table showed that the colored people had a cor rect idea of good eating-and the way good hash disappeared at -the end of the table assig~ned to the whites (in vited guests) showed that they under stood what it was made for. Yours, B. FoE THE HERALD. MR. EDITOR: We beg to Call the at tention of the Commissioners to the dilapidated condition of the Bridge across Cannon's Creek, near Pomaria, to which their attention has been called frequently, and still we are without the means of crossing the stream when swollen. It is a crying shame that our people should be uncared for, when, with one exception, the bridge in ques tion is the only one within fifteen miles of Pomaria. We have reported and complained privately, now we beg to do so publicly, and hope the Commis sioners will no.t refuse to attend to the matter at once. INTERESTED. It is said that Governor Allen, of Ohio, has strong faith that he is to be the next President. In response to the prediction of a friend that he would be the next D)emocractic can didate for President, he is represented as saying : "Well, sir, it would be just my luck to be elected." When re minded that he was once a "bullionist" and favored specie payments, he re called a vision of his early days, and relieved himself of the charge of in consistency in this fashion : "I would be in favor of specie payments now, sir, if it could happen as it did one day when I was in the Senate, and the secretary of the treasury placed a no tie on each of our desks that he had paid the last dollar of the public debt." A MURDER ON THE PORT ROYAL RAILROA.-On Thursday last a man named M. Hennessey, a storekeeper at Millett's, on the Port Royal Railroad, was murdered between 6 o'clock and noon. His brains were battered out. His murderers locked the store up and escaped. He was seen standing in his door early in the morning, between 6 and 7, and thus-the murder was done in the day. not a hundred feet from another store, in a public place, and no clue to the deed known or any individ ual suspected.-News and Courier. Jeffersen Davis declines to accept the gift of a homestead in Texas. He writes to a Texas gentleman: "It is enough for me to know that your peo ple, who have suffered by oifr common disaster, instead of blanming me for their misfortunes, have been willing to share the remnant of their fortunes with me." The plan was to buy a f&rm im dollar subsorintions. .rew x GWis Oldest Crockery ESTABLISHED WILLI 1837. 128 M Being now prepared for the FALL TRADE I chants to my large and varied stock of CHINA9 GLASS, I LOOKING GLASSES, KEROENE A great part of it IMPOATED DIRECT FROM ways a large stock of FRENCH CHINA J My thorongh knowledge of the business, a years, enables me to buy at the lowest Agures the retailer can realize a handsome pro:t. WM. L. 128 meeting Street, C Aug. 28, 34-2m. IMPORTANT NOTIOL Desiring to make room for my Fall and Winter Stock, I am now offering great in ducements in Ladies Dress Goods, MUSLINS, PRINTS, GRENADINES, POPLINS, &c. Come one and all and see for yourselves, at THOs P. HARMON1. Aug. 25, 34-tf. Corn, Barley, Oats and Rye. 1,000 Bushels CORN on hand and for sale. 200 Bushels BARLEY. 500 Bushels RED SEED OATS. 25 Bushels RYE. For sale at . H ARMON'S, Next Door to Bank. Aug. 25, 34-tf'. Shingles, Shingles. Wanted to buy 30,000 Shingles. High est market price paid either in trad.e cash, at HARMON'S, Aug. 25, 34-tf. Next Door to Bank. COLUMBIA FEMALE COLLEGE~, COLUMBIA, S. C. Rev. . 3, .TON, D. D., President. FALL SESSION will open on the FIRsT WEDNESDAY in OCTOBER. Terms mod erate. Four experienced Professors in charge of departments. For Catalogue, apply to the President. Aug. 25, 34-2m*. TOBACCO. A large lot of TOBACCO for sale at HARMON'S, Next Door to Bank. Aug. 25, 34-tf. A LARGE LOT OF Bagging and Ties. Salt. Bacon. Flour, Meal. Fine N. 0. Molasses. Sugar House Molasses.. Sugar. Coffee. Rice. Pearl Grist, &c. For sale at HARMON'S, Next Door to Bank. Aug. 25, 34-tf'. PIANOS & ORGANS. CASH PRICES; EASY TERiMS. From $25 to $100 can be saved in the purchase of Piano-or Organ under our new system of selling at Cash Prices with Easy Terms for payments. Pianos have never before been sold on such favorable terms in the South. Fine Pianos at $275, $300, $325, and $350, fully guaranteed for five years. Terms $50 cash and .balance in six months ; or, $100 cash, and balance in one year. The celebrated Mason & Eamlin Organs, are also sold upon cash payments of $25- to $50, and balance in six and twelve months. Pianos and Organs sold also by small monthly installments, or rented with priv lege of purchase. Responsible parties sup plied on almost any terms desired. Largest stock in the South to select from and lower prices than at the North. A good Stool and Cover with each Piano sold. Special Terms to Teachers, Schools, Churches and Granges. Send for our new Reduced Time Price Lists and Illustrated Cata LUIDDEN & BATES' Southern Music House SAVANNAH, GA. Aug. 25, 34-t'. Cotton Saw Ginis. Equal to any in the country, with an im proved COTTON ROLL, superior to any oter Gin. Manufactured by J .ELOT Winnsboro', S. C. REaRNCS.-W. B. Creight, R. R Agt., and Maj. T. W. Woodward, Pres't State Agricultural and Mechanical Society, Winns boo S. C. Au.g. 4, 31-2m*~ ceUaneous. House in Charleston, So. Ca. AM L. WEBB EETING STREET. 'OR 1875, I wish to call the attention of mer 1ARTHENWARE, MODS, JAPAJNED WARE, ft-, EUROPE. Besides staple goods, I keep al LND CUT CLASS. ,quired by an experience of over Tw , and consequently to sell at prices on whi WEBB, MRLESTO.1, S. C. ATTENTION MUSIC BUYERS musIC GIVIN AWAY. Messrs. Ludden & Bates. Savanna, G Publishers and dealers In Music and Musi cal Instruments, offer to mafl the SOUTH. EEN MUSICAL JOUENAL, (subscripton price $1.25 per year Fmm OF CKAzGE for. one year, to any one who wil send thema Cash order for sheet Music to the valSe.0r $3.00; or, Music Books or Music Instrm ments to the value of $5.00. The music nis be selected from any catalogue or list b lished in the U.S. Twelve Dollars 0"t music is published year in the jou and those who accept tis liberal offerWM t this amount of music, and also e.et te best musical magazines in the land, ab. solutely fre of cha . RemitbyRagUtft ed Letter, Money Order, or Exprem ASe-. cimen copy of-the JousNAL, contnlgLi worth of music will be mailed for t n Send also for catalogues of music and msk cal instruments. Addresq,, LUDDEN & BATES P"nsw Aug. 25, 3-it. Savannah, Ga. D"y Coodg, Grocmrieec THE GREAT RUShOR BIIINS IN DIY "On TO BE KEPT UP BY C. F. JACKSO THE LEADER OF L0W ? V!-ES 7 128 MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA9 S. 0 NEW GOODS constantly received in &R varieties. There is no discount on the Bargain' Cuntr- i Dress Silks from 50 CENTS PER YARD, UP, and all goods sold without regard o - If You Would Save -MONEY M. FOOTS Where Bargains May Be Mad NEW SPRING AND DRY GOODS, Of All Qualities and Varetless. BESIDES Of All Kinds. TOGETHER WITH NOTIONS, &c. Wy goods were bought TO SELL AW - LOW PRICES, and I am determined ., TO SAIl8PY NETflU All that I ask is an examination of goods and prices. Has the sale on liberal terms of Kiddleton's Fish Amnmaulated Phosphate, A No. 1 Fertilizer for Cotton, Corn, ao. made in Charleston, S. G., and guarantecd to give full satisfaction. .111. FOOT. Mar. 31, 13-ti. JOH N P. KINARD, DEALEE IN GENEAL MllADMB AT 4 MILE HOUSE A LWAYS All A D. Has in store and receivn acmlt stock of SPRING GOODS, consitn fR GOODS, FANCY GOODS, NOTIONS,BOS POVISON1 FAMILY and PL T SUPPLE, of which 1 respectfullysolict I oie GREAT INDUCEMEN'TS TO CASH BUYERS. I must work hard to make u losses on staig so come along everbd and buy of me, hieand colored.. In addition to the above, I keep in store a large lot of Medicines of all kinds, and bside.s, will attend to the practice of medi cine, 'if people will pay me, for hal the price usually charged. An experienceof forty years is guarantee of my ability, neither will it interfere with any of my numerous interes, the chief of which is As a regularly licensed Auctioneer, I will attend to all business in that line which may be intrusted to my care. JOHN P. KINAld). - Mar. 17, 11-t Plow Iron and Steel A large lot of PLOW IRON and STEEL, j ust arrived. HA -NS Mar 10ARlON'f. Me 10. 10-tf.