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Governor's Message. Read Befhre the General Assembly at the Ex tra Session. Tai STATE OF SOUTH CARCLINA, EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, CoLumBIA, S. C., Feb. 10, 1880. Gentlemen of the General Assembly : Shortly after the adjournment of the General Assembly on the 24th of December last, it was discovered that the Act entitled "An Act to raise sup plies and make appropriations for the fiscal year commencing 1st November, 1879." as ratified, approved and with the great seal of the State attached, differed in several important particu lars from the Bill which had nctually passed the General Assembly. and whieh had been ordered to be enrolled and ratified as the Act to raise sup plies for said fiscal year. In the first Section of the Act which passed the General Assembly a levy of four and one-half mills had been directed for Statepurposes. In the enrolled Act, the words "four and one-half" had been stricken out and the words "four and three-fourths" had been inserted, and in the second Section a levy of three thousand dol lars for the benefit of the Fourth Bri gade in Charleston had been inserted after the. passage of the Bill. These errors occurred, no doubt, by mistake in the engrossing, and, not being dis covered at the time, the title of the Bill was changed to that of an Act, and it was ratified with these mistakes incorporated. Upon this discovery being made, grave doubts were raised and ex pressed in many quarters as to the validity of this Act, calculated to em barrass the collection of the taxes and impede' the regular operations of the fiscal department. On this account, after consultation between the Comp troller-General, the Attorney-General and myself, it was concluded that the best interests of the State demanded that the validity of the Act should be tested in the Courts before any effort was made by the Comptroller to en force its provisions. In accordance with this conclusion, and for the pur pose of having this question settled at an early moment by judicial authority, proceedings were instituted on the 15th day of January, 1880, in the Supreme Court by the Attorney-Gen eral against the Comptroller, by man damus, to compel the Comptroller to carry the Act into effect, the Comp troller having declined to do so and hav ing notified me of that fact. This form of proceeding was adopted so as to raise the precise question desired to be settled, to wit, the validity of the Act, and it was carried before the Supreme Court, then in session, so that the judgment, whatever it might be, should be final and conclusive. The case was promptly heard by the Supreme Court, and, after full argu ment, a majority of the Court-Asso ciate Justice McGowan dissenting have reached the conclusion "that the error in the first Section was fatal to the validity of that Section," and "having unanimously determined that so much of the second Section as made provision for the Charleston military organization was without force of law," refused the motion for mandamus. Under these circum stances the tax department found it self powerless to raise the necessary supplies for State purposes for the present fiscal year without further legislation. Such being the fact, "an extraor dinary occasion," and one demanding the assembling of the legislative de partment as the only power competent to meet the emergency, in my opinion, was present; and, believing this, by virtue of authority vested in me by Section 16, Article III, of the Con stitution, I issued my proclamation convening the General Assembly at 12 M. to-day. Under this proclamation, gentle. men, you have assembled. And now permit me to invite your earnest attention to the matters here in suggested, and to recommend the adoption on your part of such meas ures as in your wisdom may be ne cessary in the premises. I do not know that you will go be yond the matter above suggested, and which has necessitated the call for the extra session. This is for you to de termine. There is certainly nothing in the Constitution, at least in ex press terms, to prevent ; and I sup pose that, having assembled, you will calmly deliberate upon the necessities of the situation and will adopt such course upon this subject as in your judgment may be wise and proper without regard to preconceived-opin ions or outside influences, if there be any. In any event you will ne cessarily be in session for the period of five days in perfecting and passing the Act to raise supplies, because un der the provisions of the Constitution regulating the forms of legislation no Act can be passed in a shorter time than five days. The supply Bit' ' ever, will not engage all of -- at tention during this period, and, such being the fact, there can be no reason why other matters of importance, in no way ndrfering with the prompt passage of said Bill, should not be considered at this time. And there is one subject especially which it seems to me should demand attention-a subject which, in some points of view, in my judgment, rises even higher in importance than the supply Bill itself-I allude to a proper registration law. Section 3, Article VIII, of the Constitution requires that the "Legislature shall from time to time provide for the registration of~ electors." Heretofore this duty, no doubt for good and suffieient reasons, has been pretermitted by the General~ Assembly. It appears to me, how ever, that, if this provision of the Caonituin is not ignnred altogether, resting as it does upon the great do_ trine of the right of self government, the exercise of the elective franchise, while being one of the highest indi vidual privileges which a citizen can enjoy, is, at the same time, one of the most important duties with ref erence to others which he can per form, and there can be no doubt that it should be sacredly guarded and pro tected by all necessary legislation fur nishing every facility for its unin terrupted exercise and freeing it from every influence but such as may be wholesome and wise. In view, then, of these considera tions, while not recommending that you should embark in the field of gen eral legislation at this session, yet I would respectfully suggest that in ad dition to the supply Bill you take up the subject of registration and pass such laws as may insure permanent protection to this great right of suf frage. And without going into the details of a complete scheme, I recom mend in general terms that the Com missioners of election in each County be authorized to establish in the re spective Counties as many precincts as they may deem proper, the tArritorial limits of each precinct to be clearly defined; the resident electors or such as may become so, in each precinct, before any election, be allowed to reg ister therein at least--days be fore such election, and they be re quired to vote in such precinct as they have thus registered. This scheme, with suitable details, would furnish, to every voter possessing the Constitutional qualifications full op portunity to exercise has right to vote. It would exclude those who did not possess those qualifications, would pre. vent repeating,and would throw around the ballot-box every safeguard which the law could furnish, and I respect fully recommend it to your considera tion. W. D. SIMPSON, Governor. Neither failing teeth, nor the peep ing wrinkles of time, so forcibly tell of advancing years, as your gray hair. AYER'S VIGOR restores its color and wakes your appearance more agree able to others, as well as yourself. With fresh, luxuriant hair, the in firmities of age are far less noticeable. Important to Farmers. Col. D. Wyatt Aiken Leading the Agricul turists in their Efforts to Secure a Share in the Administration of the Government. WASHINGTON, February 6. -Co!. Aiken ought to be chairman of the committee on agriculture, for be is practically the leader of the committee, and is more earnestly interested in everything pertaining to agriculture than any other member of it. Though he has an ineligible position on the last row of seats in the representative hall, his clear strong voice rings out over the heads of other gentlemen clamoring for recognition by the Speaker, and commands the attention of the House. It was under his leadership that the first victory over the committee on appropriations was obtained by a bold dash while, in comn mittee of the whole, the House was considering the revised rules. That victory may be reversed when the rules come to be considered in the House, but it will not be for want of gallant leadership of the committee on agriculture. Besides, it has already rhad a salutary effect in having forced the attention of the House to the im portance of a committee representing ,the chief industry of the South and West. That committee has agreed, not withstanding the opposition of Mr. Covert, of New York, its chairman, to report favorably Mr. Aiken's bill for reorganizing the department of ag riculture upon a broader and more elevated basis. This bill raises the chief of the department to the dignity of a cabinet officer, to be designated the secretary of agriculture, and gives aim an assistant secretary, who must be a practical farmer. It provides that there shall be a veterinary divi sion, under the control of a veterinary surgeon, to which shall be referred all matters relating to the causes and treatment of diseases among animals, and the inspection of live stock, im ported or for export ; also that there shall be a division of entomology, to be controlled by an entomologist, who shall have jurisdiction of all matters relating to the investigation of the habits of insects destructive to crops, and their effects upon the products of the soil. The bill requires the secre tary of agriculture to collect and re port to congress annually all valuable information and statistics within his reach in relation to the various branches of agriestcure, the labor sup ply, wages, transportation and freight of farm products, live stock, etc. The salary of the secretary is to be the same as that of other members of the cabinet ; assistant secretary, $3,500 ; veterinary surgeon and entomnolgist, $3,000 each. HAMPTON IS WANTED. Senator Butler has telegraphed Sen ator Hampton, suggesting that his speedy return is regarded by members of the military committee as impor tant in view of matters to be consid ered by the committee. [News and Courier. Fees of Doctors. The fees of doctors is an item that very many persons are interested in just at present. We believe the schedule for visits is $3.00, which would tax a man confined to his bed for a year, and in need of a daily visit, over $1,000 a year for medical at tendance alone ! And one single bot - tle of Hop Bitters taken in time would save the $1,000 and all the year's sickness.-Ed. TIIOS. F. GRENLEmR W. H. WALLACE. NEWBERRY. S. C. WY EiDNESA Y, FEB. 18, 1880. A PAPER FOR TIIE PEOPiL. Tie I[erld is in the highest resp)et a Fum ily Newsppaper. devoted to the material in terests of the people of this County and the State. It circulates extensively, and as an AIvertising medium offers unrivalled Ia vantages. For Terms, see first page. The Political Outlook. It is an unfortunate fact that politics to the average American min:1 is the "chief end of man." It is right that in a republican gov ernment like this the people should interest themselves in public affairs. The present year will be one of spe cial interest to every American citi zen. The contest for power will be waged with unprecedented vigor. Both the great parties in the coun try will put forth every effort to win the great prize of the Presiden cy. They are nearly equally match ed, and the issue is doubtful. The objective point at the present time, on the part of each side, is to secure the most "available" candidate ; that is, not the fittest man for the place, but the one that stands the best chance of election. Those pro minently mentioned by the Repub licans are James G. Blaine, Senator from Maine, John Sherman, of Ohio, present Secretary of the Treasury, and U. S. Grant, of Illi nois, ex-President. Blaine and Grant have the strongest following -of the t,,o Grant seems to be the most probable candidate, and we think it very likely that lie will be the nominee. It may turn out that neither of the two will get the nomination : they may be so equally matched that a compromise on some other man will be necessary, and here is where Sherman's chance comes in.~ Among the Democrats there is a woful uncertainty as to who is the man. TIilden wants an other trial, and if left out in the cold the old man may give troub)le. Seymour positively declines. Hen dricks can't carry- New York, and therefore he will not do. Bayard, of Delawar-e, is the best man. Han cock, h-as a lar-ge following, and would run well. Who will be nominated yet re mains as uncertain as that most uncertain of all things-the vcrdict of a petit jury. (otton H1ills ini south (arotina. The Charleston News and C'ou rier, of the 10th instant, contains some valuable and interesting facts in connection with the cotton mill, of this State. Mr-. J. K. Blacik an, of the editorial staff, visited every factory in the State, and gives a fll account of the capital invested, the number of operatives, the rates of pr-ofit, the value of machinery, &c., of each. The undertaking r-e quired much labor and painstaking, and Mr. Blackman has performed the work in a most admirable men ner. The article fills ten columns in the News and Courier. Tihe inl formation obtained is summed up in the following words : "There are in South Carolin seven teen factories, (nut including the Westminster Clement Attachmwent Mill,) engaged in the production of cotton yarns and cloths. "These factories have 95,438 spin des with 1,9:33 looms in operation. '-They produce 101,338 yards of cloth and 17,183 pounds of yarn for each working day ; cousuming for each such day 54,049 pounds of cot ton . "They employ' 2,296 operatives, who in turn support 7,91)3 per-sons who are depenident. upon them, the monithly pay rolls beingj over' S38,000. The ca pi tal ema;plyedi in these mills otouuts to $2,288.600, and they are estimiated to be worth to dlay S2,844, 600. '-The profhits rance fr:'m 18 to 50 per cent p'r nrum upa:H on the capital invested. This 50 p:er cent. is the re turn fr-om the Westminister Factory, the well known htjae of then "Clement Attachment." At the 'ether factor-ies the profit ranges fr-oui 18 to 253 pe'r cent. per annum, the hig~hest rate re ported being that ofi t e "PIiedmott Mills'" in Greenille Conty." Repr-esentative O'Conor is work ing hard to se-curc the passage of a bill in Congress for the relief of the Freedens Bank depositor-s. He takes the gr-ound that as Congr-ess lent its sanction to the establish ment of the bank it should reim brse those who lost by its iailure. The bill is opposed strenuously by Northern Radicals, the pretended frind of the freediman. Their op. The Negro Exodus. The committee appointed by the U. S. Senate to investigate the causes of the exodus of negroes to Kansas and Indiana, have laid bare the "true inwardness" of the whole thing. The committee was ap pointed on the motion of Senator Windom, a most bitter and partisan Radical ; but the investigation has been more thorough and searching than he and his party ever antici pated. Their idea and object was to manufacture political capital by making it appear that the negroes emigrated on account of political persecution and bad treatment. Matters looked quite lovely for them in the opening scenes of the investigation, but the Democrats of the committee did not propose to stop with half-way measures. Sev eral prominent and intelligent ne groes from North Carolina and many citizens of Indiana, black and white, were summoned before the committee, and they all agree in saying that the negroes were in duced to emigrate by promises of big wages, homes, lands and all sorts of good things in Kansas and Indiana. Emissaries were sent down South by the Republicans of Indiana to import negroes enough to overcome the Democratic vote. They regard this method as cheaper than buying up votes. We clip the following from the telegraphic col umns of the News and Courier : WASHINGTON, February 11.-Be fore the Senate exodus committee to day, Scott Ray, editor of the Shelby ville (Indiana) Democrat, produced and read a mleworanduin of a couver sation which he had before witnesses, who are named, with Henry S. Byers, ex-chairman of the Republican cen tral committee of Shelby County, In diana, on January 25th last. Byers said: "There is no disguising the fact, Ray, that the exodus of colored men to Indiana is a political movement of the Republican party. I know it to be a fact. We intend to carry In diana with the aid of th.e negro vote, and if the Republican party had taktu my advice, they would have set the miovetueut on foot and brought the;m h-ere long ago. We intend to bring 8,000 of them into the State in tm to vote this fall, and will place them in close couaressional districts and in close coun ties of Indiana. While it is rather expensive, it is cheaper for the party than buying votes on the day of eleetion as we have always had to do.' In reply to Ray's question Byers said he was in a position to know that this was an organized effort on the part of the Republican managers, andf said he himself had contributed all he was able to contribute to this object. Ray's mnemorandumi of this conversa tion was admitted in evidence by the committee, after which they ad journed. Carrying Concealed Weapons. The Bill to prevent the carrying of concealed weapons has passed the Legislature. It provides that any person who shall carry any pistol, dirk, butcher or bowie knife, sword or spear cane, metal knuckles, razor, &c., shall be guilty of a mis demeanor, and on conviction shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100, and imprisoned for not less than thirty nor more than sixty days. The bill contains a proviso that this prohibition shall not apply to persons carrying wea pons on their own premises nor while traveling, nor to officers of the law while in discharge of their official duties. The Effect of Leap Year. Women are at the bottom of a large proportion of difficulties be tween men. What mor-e natural than that the gentler sex should have failings-out in leap years about the other sex. The New York Sun gives an account of a sanguinary conflict that took place a few days ago between Misses Louisa Wise and Margaret Downing, two fair damsels of old Virginia, the casus belli being their mutual jealousy concerming a young swamn witn whom both were in love. One used a club and the other a pitchfork, and both were so badly hurt that their recovery is doubtful. John E. Poindexter was married the 10th instant to Miss Isabel Cot tr-eli. Some time last year a clerk by the name of Curtis insulted Miss Cottrell, who was then en gaged to Poindexter, for v:-hich Poindexter cowhided him. Curtis afterwards went to Poindlexter and attempted to return the cowhiding, when Poindexter shot and killed him. For this he was tried, con victed of manslaughter-, and sen tenced to two years imprisonment in the State Penitentiary. He ap peldt-h ureeCut hc confired the Suprdict anduretewhce. Jusofre tevrigto the enten-e tiary hee astarigtotedeitn tiar'h)as arried.A Report of Receiver Conner. r We have received a copy of the c r(port of Gen. James Conner, Re i ceiver of the Greenville & Columbia t Rail Road. The repoit contains a I condensed statement of the earn I ings and expenditures of the road E from January 1st to December 31st, c 1879. The gross earnings of the t road amounted to $435,919.85, and 1 the expenses to 355.919.74, leaving: a surplus of $80,000.11. The in- t crease for the year 1879, during t which time the road has been under I the control of Gen. Conner, ov'er 1878,. was $562,005.23. This is a ] good showing, especially when we remember the many improvements< made in the track, bridges, &c. Col. Payne, the author of "Ariel", is now a pauper supported by Da vidson County, Tenn. The fact is the poor man is crazy--was crazy when he wrote his book. Our read ers remember the sensation his lit tle book created when first pub- 1 lished. Its object was to prove 1 that the negro is not a descendant of Adam, and that he does not pos- t sess a soul. Preparations are being made for a grand centennial celebration of the Battle of King's Mountain the 7th of October next. The Govern ors and Legislatures of South Carolina, North Carolina and Ten nessee are taking a lively interest in the matter, and the celebration promises to be a big affair. The New York Herald Relief Subscription for the suffering Irish amounted Saturday to $191,565. Of this the Herald proprietor, Gordon Bennett, gave $100,000, and the Nevada Bank of San Fran cisco $25,000. An anonymous con tributor gave $5,000. The Pennsylvania delegation to the National Republican Conven tion were instructed to vote solidly for Grant, but two of the delegation have declared that they will not obey the instructions but will vote for- Blaine. T he Marion Mlerchant and Far mer has abandoned patent outsides and has reduced its size. The re duction in size is caused by the ad vance in* the price of paper, the effect of which is being felt by all newspapers. Maj. Reno, who was recently convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, has been allowed to resign his office, to save himself from dismissal. The St. Louis Exchange the 12th contributed $2,500 and 3,000 bar rels of flour, besides pork, beef, corn and other provisions, to the Irish Relief Fund. The Legislatur-e has fixed thei State Tax at 4[ mills, the same- as it stood in the Act that wvas de clared invalid by the Supreme Court. Rev. F. M. Kennedy, D.D., for merly Editor of tihe Southern Chris tian Advocate (Methodist), died at Macon, Ga., the 15th of appoplexy. The Chester Bulletin says that the negroes of that County are holding political meetings almost nightly. Jno. W. Mackay, _the Ca.lifor-nia millionaire, has given $10,000 to the Irish Relief Fund. W. H. Vanderbilt, of New York, has given $25,000 to the Vir-ginia University.4 The Blue Ridge Rail Road Bill has passed to a third reading in the House. Legislative. The Legislature met in extra ses sion the 10th instant. The Gove nor's Message can be found in ano ther column. FEB. 10-SENATE-Mr. Taft, of Charleston, introduced concur-rent resolution that the Committee ap pointed to investigate the alleged cruelty to convicts be instructed to report on or before 13th. Mr. Couts, of B3arnwell, bill to prevent carrying concealed deadly weapons. Several bills to incorporate certain companies, to open r-oads, &c., were presented. HTo.S.-Mr. Haskellof Richland, presen ted bill requniring re-gistra tion of voters: also bill to) settle debt of Columbia: also bill to pro vide foi- the codification of the laws( of the State ; also bill to amend the law relative to utilizing con vct a brMrBleofMro,bl to bor. Mi-. Blue, of Mai-ion, bill to I I or~~nA ~ rwi-v l~v Mi- .Tnhn - v Agricultural and Mechanical So iity ; also bill to amend the law in l at ionl to the rep):Lr f hi lghways .l ibidges, so far as the saume re aes to Newberrv County. Mr. ce., of Union, bill to reduce print rs' charges for publishing notices f Sheriff's sales and all Court no ices: also bill to reduce costs of Lttorneys ; also bill calling a Con titutional Convention. Mr. Mur ay, of Anderson, bill to facilitate he completion of the Blue Ridge ail Road. Mr. Aldrich, of Barn vell, joint resolution to adjourn .4th. Mr. Callison, cf Edgefield, oneurrent resolution that the work >f the session be confined to the all made in the proclamation call ng the extra session, viz., to pass ng a Supply Act. Numerous bills >f a private and local character were ntroduced. 11TH-SENATE.-Senator Meetze, rom the Committee on Rules, re )orted that the Legislature had >een called for a specific purpose, iz., the Tax question, and when hat was attended to it should ad ourn-adopted. Senator Taft's esolution of the 10th, calling for a eport from the "convict" investi ;ating committee, was indefinitely )ostponed. HOUSE.-Mr. Callison's resolu tion )f the 10th was tabled. 12TH-SENATE.---Mr. Lipscomb in roduced resolution to make the ttorney- General the legal adviser >f all officers or persons discharg ug official duties, and that he, or a olicitor appointed ;y him, siall epresent such officer or person in 0ourt. Several bills of an unim )ortaut character were introduced. HousE.-Nothing of interest. FoR THE HERALD. Our WashiinloL Letter. \VAsI,*NOTON, P. C., F'eb. 1i, 18S0. iMr. Reagan's "iuterstate cow nerce bill," was defeated in the Com ittee on Commerce. This bill pro osed to accomplish certain desirable ~hanges in the way of protecting the -igh's of the people, and was at one ime favorably considered by the Cow nittee. But further examination, and e opinious of eminent business men, md legal gentlemen as to the con ~titutionality, brought about its defeat. In 1872 Grant's majority was in ond inmbers 800,000. In 1870 .'ildn's majority was about the same, mad n the intelligent vote a million tnd a quarter, showing a change in popular sentiment which is very no ~ieable. Solid facts like these are vorthy of consideration, especially as :he changes did not probably result 'rom. exceptional popularity of Grant, vho was elected in 1872, or of Tilden, dleted in 1876. All the elections eld since the last named year have een for local officials, governors, &c., tud have not given authoritative indi ations of popular opinion on questions onnected with the Presidency. The vigorous prosecution by M1. De esseps, under French auspices, of urveys for a ship canal across the [sthus of Panama, is now attracting ;eneral a ttention. The feeling here is hat it is incompatible with the future eace and safety of the United States o permit the ownership and control f this means of water communication etween the Atlantic and Pacific to >ass into the hands of any foreign power, either directly or through the wnership of its subjects. We cannot iffrd to risk the danger of having ;ucb communication shut off from us n time of war or of having our Com erce oppressed in time of peace by xorbitant tolls. The well known lesigns of somie of the European pow rs, against the South Americaa re. ublies, would be furthered by the ossession of such a point of operations s the canal would furuish-and we ould realize that the design of put in an Austrian Prince on a 31.1exican brone has ut been entirely a'bandon :d. The feeling is now becoming ~eral, that we should prompt!y and mistakably declare that the United states w ill not, under any circum tances5, permit any foreign power to ontrul the wvater communication Leros the Isthmus. It is reliably reported that Mr. hayes feels earnestly on the subject, d is in favor of asserting the Mun oc doctrine in letter and spirit to its ullest extent, and it is hoped that ogress will soon, hear from hinm offi :ially on' the subject. DEM. TI.he followintr gent lemeri have been omriinated, through the papers, for overnor of South Carolina :Johnson aood, M. WV. Gary, W. H. Wa! ace', 13. F. Perry. Armistead Burt, res S. Cothran, S. Bobo and M.br;ie Cannon. JOHNr i COLT M] ALWAYS HAS TIl L Building Hardware, i( MVLechanics' IN TillS S.;T Carriage and Wagon Building andl Trim:nin: Packing and Lacing, Babbit Mtial. Ma:ehin Grindstones, Paints, (ils, W indow G! AGRICULTURAL Sugar Cane Mills and Evaporators and Sugar Fan Mill Gearing, Fan Screen Wire, 1i She'iers, Straw and Stalk and Shuck Cat and Shovels, Plow Iro:, Plow Steel, P1 Iron, Horse and Mule Shoes, Steel Tt Sweeps, Back Bands, Heel I,);: Wagon, Coil, Well and Halter Grass Scythes. Has the Agenc WATT'S Which are sold at ereatly reduced pric( 7 All Orders, accompanied with the Mor prompt :nd careful attention. GREAl' REIJUtj AT OLOTHIIN To make room for my SPRING STOCK ui ter Stock at GREATLY RED BARGAINS OFFERE Of all sryles in Fur, Gents Furnishing Goods ai Sole Agent for the Celebrated STA Best Shirt-it Do not fail when in Columbia to call and where. Feb. 1S,^8-1v. NOTICE! I will be at your to":n Tuesday, 24th, to buy RAGS, IW)N, BRASS, COPPER, &c. HIighesr cashr oieeCs p.tid for samen. S.~ E. STR ATTON, Agt. Feb. 17, s-i t. FARMERS LOOK TO YOUR INTERIEST. AL F00'T & S0N Offer' for sale on favorable terms the follon in:g approved A 1 Fert ilizers: Mddleton's Fish Ammoniated Phosphate. Piedmont Ammoniated Guano, -AND Piedmont Acid Phosphate. The supply 3 is limted. Call early and make sure of it, f rm M. FOOT & SON. Febh. 18, 8-t f. Notice of F'inal Settlement. By permission of Uon. J. 13. Fellers as Judge or Probate, I will mak3 a final settle ment of may accounts as Admini.stratrix of the estate of Wmn. D. Re'eder, dee'd., inti Court of Probate for Newberry CGounty, on Thursday, the ]8th day of Maich next, and imm;ieditely thereafter apply for letters dis misorv. FIZWA J. REEDER, A dm'x., &c. Feb. 16, 1880. 8-5t* STATE OF SOUTTII CAROLINA, NEWBERRY COUNTY. By Jacob B. Fellers, P'robate Judge. Whereas, Elmina C. liaffett hrarh made suit to me, to grant her Letters of Ad ministration, of the Estate and effercts of James M!affett, decased. These are therefore to cite and admonish ll and singular the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, that they be and appear, before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Newberry Court House, S. C., on the 2nd day of March next, after publication hereof', at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be ra;tedl. Given under my hand, this 16th ay of February, anuno Domini 1880. 'J. B. FEL LERS, .T. r. s. c. Fe b. 18, 8-2t. Trespass Notice. The undersigned give notice that they will promeCute to the l extenrt of the law any party or parties caught trespaissimg on their respective plant ations eith:er by fish g, hunting or othcswise. MRS. ANN CASON. MIM. KATE Mi00IE. MRS. IIAPP'Y COOK. WILIAM PUGUl. J. C. KO(N. I EZEKIEL TAYLOR. ~~ ~ W II~ . LONG. Smokb. Town, near Prosperity, S. C. Alf WEX IK in your own town, and no capital risked. You can give the busl i.ness a trial withouit expenrse. LU The be -t opportuniity ever o ilreed r those willinrg to work. Yon shldI try nothing else until yo see for youirselt what you ealn do at, the busins we 0fer. No room to explain her.e. You can devote all your time or only your spr time to the .u1din(-ss, and make great. pay t every Ihor that you work. Women make as miuch as nwni. Mend for special private termis and partculars, which we mail free. $-> Outfit free. D)on't comlainl of hard timnes while you have such a chance. Addlress H. H A L LET & tO.. Portland, Matine. '25-1v. North Carolina Presbyterian. Nn efforts are spared to make this organ of the North Carolina P'resbyterians both at tracive and useful. To do this we present such a variety or moral and religious reading as wil l)e read by young and old. rich anid pe clergy and laity, learned and unicarn ed. Our special aim is to publish a live pa Itner. aon t orepnen Rv I't n)ubrs Lamong . i co trreodet B . gDrs adry a. J. Hier e.sith, J. .d gerkanso A. W. Mllr; Rev. Mes. Jod.n M. Rukinso, E. . rdingl, . . Jordn, . C Rumpl, E G. Rociel, . Hy . a hn,C r u n. mn w a t.or w w Pharr IA, S. C. IN E'RAL II1llD\tT1 . ARGEST VARIETY OF iuse Furnishing Goods, Tools, Etc., E. ALSO, 1IAS Material. Circnl:r Saws, Gummers, Belting, ,ry 0:, Lime, Cement, Plaster, Hair, Laths, ass, Putty, Varnish, Glue and Brushes. . IMPLEMENTS. P'ans, Threshers and Separaters, Fan Mills, itrrows, Smut Machinery, Cotton Gins, Corn ers. Hoes, Hames, Rakes, Forks, Spades, :v Chains, Tire, Band and Horse 'boe truing and Bull Tongue Plows, Cotton Gra.s Rook, t1vices, Plow Lines, Ch::i;-, G;rainl Cradles, Grain and v for ie celebrated and superior PLOWs, is; also, Castings for same of all kinds. icy or satisfactory Citr References, will have Feb. 18, 8-3m. THE GHOUSE F IN A -D CLOTilING, I will sell my remaining Win UCED PRICES. D IN OVERCOATS, Beaver and Miltons. d Neck Wear a Specialty. R SHRT, Warranted to be the the Market. exanine my goods before purchasing else L. KINTA RD, COLUMBIA, S. C. Dissolution of.Partnership. The firm of WARD & THOM ASON is this day dissolved by mfutual consent. D. . Ward is aloue authorized to pay all accounts and collect amounts due the said firm. D. M. WARD. E. W. TIIOMASON. Jatnuary 2d 1880. I will continue the business at the old Stai4, and respeet fully ask for a continuance of' the patronage so liberally be stowed in the past. D. M. WARD. Feb. 4, 6-3. BES T SIX- CORD THOMAS RUSSELL & CO., SOLE ACENTS. FOR SALE BY . & I. 8. MOWER Feb 11, 7-3m. 6.11. BWTIER & tO,, MACHINE SHOP - AD GRIST MILLS. The under:signed h-we associat ed tozffher for :h purpos.e of coniducting a MACfIlNE Sii)P and GRIS'T MILL4, and ni:i give par tienlar' attention to3 Repairing EnIgines and Boilers, an tron h - ing work of this kind to (10 wi1 i t :o thi : nt2e to patronize Ware. J.t-o Agert..s for OUR GRIST MILLS Are runig e?ly, turning out the best of Meai, andi Merts can rely otn being supplijd at all timesi a'al AT TII 1 LOW EST R ATES. 0. B. BUTLER. R. If. ANIDERSON. Nov. 5,45--Smr. Prices Reduced. Miemorapdumn Books dow n fromt 10 to 5 een ts. Lot of Music at halt' price. Padper Dolls down front 25 to 15 cents. Ghercmen at cost. V.riety of R~eligious and Miscellaneous B ksat cor t. ~ t i'fl.~~ At fr.' tnt' ~ nil