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J^m?*mwmm**mn m . i n ??KIM mm, ma? ????? > i .K?;HI ii in m Correspondence of thc JCcowec, Courier, A "Lotter from Texas*. ACTON, HOOD COUNTY, TEXAS, ) July 25ih, 1870. } DJ?AU Sift : Haying received many letters from tho old Palmetto State, milking enqui ries about this country, I huvo concluded to write you a lotter, which will show only a faiut outliuo of North-west) Tcxns, as it tip pears to mo. lu tho course of this letter I shall auswer eomo questions in regard to cli wnto, soil, wator, hoalth, agriculture, stock raisiug and so on, without much respect for auy pystom, order or rules of rhetoric. A glanoo at tho map will show that Acton, Ot Commauoho Peak, near tho centre of Hood County, is nearly on tho same degree of Inti* tudo with Pooatuligo, S. C , or tracing west ward tho 32 paralloll, it will bo found a little further South than-Montgomery, Ala., Juck 800, Miss., and Shreveport, La. As for its longitude Wost, it is fur enough-sny 1000 miles from Wai halla, menso ri?>g the wagon route by ITeleuo, on tho Mississippi river. This country is different in olitnnto, soil, &o., front tho points nbovo mentioned, and this difference is not eusily shown ou paper. Suffice it to sny tho soil is goncrully richer, climate moro variable, tho spring and well water as good, and tho health, generally speaking, bettor. Last week wo bud heat of tho sun sufficient to scorch the grass, vines iu tho gardens, and thc corn blades in somo field's bhat had not been well cultivated. Yes terday and to day tho wind hus been from the North, tho air cool, tho weather rainy enough to* insure a full crop of corn and in crease tho number of squares on thc cotton stalk. Tho prairie grass has already revived, and looks us fresh and green as it did in May. It is a remarkable fact that tho mesquite grass, during thb hottest days of summer, will wilt and turu yellow as-ripe wheat, and' then if a ruin falls sufficient to wet the roots it will soon revive, aud look green and fresh agaiu. lt is thought to bc better grazing in this cured conditiou than when green. In the spring, say from tho 15th of March till tho middlo of June, thc weather is truly de lightful. A gentle breeze from the South all tho time, just cool enough to bo pleasant, with tho prairie covered with its grasses and Howers, stock shedding their winter coats mid growing fut and plump around thc wheat fields, is almost enough to make man go wild as well ns beast. A "grcony- from the States" might mistake a s took mun for a wild'one, if bo were to meet him suddenly in thc prairie and see his lon,, beard, perhaps grey, his raw hido saddle, raw bide bridle, Mexican hut, bell spurs and a brace of Colt's heavy pistols. Ile is not after "lawlessness nod crime"-a stereotyped radical phrase ho is only gathering his stock. Summer begins about the 20th of June, with hot sunshine, occasionally a rainy day, nod then several dry ones, with a stiff breeze from thc South, which enables tho prairie farmers to labor in comfort. As autumn approaches thc picture begins to fado. A torch put to thc prairie grass would destroy it all till a road or creek stops thc progress of the Gre. Prairie stock remains fat until about tho last of December, when winter begins in earnest. Perhaps without a quarter of an hour's notice, tho elements northward appears cloudy, and u fresh, bra oing breeze strikes yon from thc direction of tho cloud, presently another puff a little atrongcr, and so on until ono continuous ?treain of cold air passes you with ull thc regularity of a rapid stream of water. Tin? wtud continues for 12, 2-4 or 3G hours, and sometimes brings a little rain, snow or sleet. This wind ceases moro gradually than it bo gins, requiring usually a half day to subside. It is bracing and healthful to man, but soon changes the lively appearance of prairie stock, especially if tho winds como moro than once ft- week, and includes rain, snow or sleet. These North wiuds recur with variable sever ity until towards- thc middle or last of March. By this time horses und cattle have* got down on tho other extreme from what they were in May. Somo old mure,": and cows, some late colts and calves, die about "thc rising of grass." A protracted north or cast- vain of Bovoral days, towards tho last of March, is too sovere for tbe poorest of thc stock-rather Rt gloomy season for the stock mun to ride in tho prairie and seo his old maro down, "on the lift," her poor calf reeling about her-an old cow in the bog, her yearling with its spine bowed up and scarcely able to blait. "Well," he'll say, "I can't do anything for you, you never cracked a grain of corn in your lifo, and if I could keep you up you would get down again and die, just as old blaze or old pide did* last winter." Punning received but little attention this fur Wost, until the close of thc war. Up to riiat timo the country had been subject to drouths after tho middle of May, and the sow ing and harvesting of wheat was till that was risked in tho way of farming. Thc wheat crops paid well during those dry years, bet tor than they have since, unloss I oxcept the past two years, but tho yield per acre com ?ares favorably with thc dry years of I860 to 86 it Tho yield per nore, last year and tins spring, ranges from 12 to 27 bushels per nore. Thia variation depends principally up on the manner in which the seed is put in. ?Somo men having interest, perhaps, in stock, put their wheat on tho ground"carolesaly, and' aorotoh it in wot or dry, weedy or not, as they find tho land nt seeding timo. It might ap proximate tho real truth nearer, to put thc minimum yield per acre, in this-county, for tho last two crops at 8 or 10 bushels. Wheat is-worth 81.25 per bushel; flour, $5.00 per hundred pounds, nt homo. Ton years ago this county dopendod alm?st cntiroly upon tho Trinity counties for what littlo corn was uaed/ During tho last fivo years, a surplus of corn has boon made in tho county. Tho number of hogs has increasod from year to year, until now tho surplus corn oouhi bo con verted into pork, which in tho shopo of bacon and lard can bo shipped with greater facility than corn. The mill ht Acton is shipping occasionally, for tho sake of down froight. Corn meal whioh is worth hero 75 cents, ot Dromond, tho prosont terminus of tho Central Railroad, it is worth $1.25 por bushol. Corn is plan ted botweon tho 1st of March and 10th of April. Somo have no preparation of tho land/ simply, runuing off and planting in tho drirl?.' After tho corn is u$ and liss about four blades, it ia run round with two furrows, that is four to tho middle. This hoing douo, tho corn is noarly knoo high, and laying by begins by plowing out the middles entirely; Oom is about all "Iftid'by" boforo tho 1st' of . June, Other farmora do batter than thia^ especially^ the "old Stoto folks"-tho "grcon* iee from tho-8tat03"-^-somo of whom have no more ponso than to break their land woll be fore planting, and oultlvato woll until towards; tho middle of Juno. Tho first class of plan ...i , ?i .... !. .iy i ! mu i ii i'. ? ?.i ? i n I? nuyi , tor? huvo avcrngod, during the last throe yours, 18 to 80 bushels per uoro. Tlio grcon les considerably moro, soy 80 to 45 bushels. Coru 50 cents. Cotton wos not tried us u crop in this county until 1807. The small number of men who riskod cotton that year hod to haul it to Alvorado, in Johnson coun ty, 80 to 40 miles from their furms, tho near est gin at that time. Tho crop of 'GO was ginned at home, thcro being threo gins ruu ning in tho neighborhood of Acton--ono of them by wuter and thc others by horsepower. 1 don't remember to have seen u single bale of cotton io tho county during tho winter of 'GO. Last winter moro than 100 bales pass ed through Aoton, on routo for Calvert Sta iion, on tho Central Railroad, distant 110 ii.iles. Cotton is carried- to market on ''prarie schooner.*," that is wagons that will bear up 5,000 pounds, drawn byadozeu cattle. Cot ton is planted about the 1st of April, in beds 3'i to 4 feet apart, barred off ns soon as it comes up, and then thinned, und hoed, and plowed, and soraped, until tho 1st of July, unless tho weather gets too bot sooner. The planter can then rent, if ho chooses to, until towards the 1st of September, when he be gins to pick and pen, and try to hive some new comer to help him to pick and' pen and pack and sweat, until thc north winds blow him and his unpicked cotton out of tho held away late--say about Christmas. If ho has cultivated prarie or high post oak sundy land, he can show a half bale to the aero. Texas bales weigh not loss than 500 pounds. If bc has cultivated Brazos valley land, ho hus three fourths of a bale, and in somo river fields, if it is well gathered, it will reach one bale to tho ocro. I am counting now ac cording to tho lust two crops. I don't pre tend to say that you can do so next year. "There is many a slip betwixt thc cup and thc lip," especially in Texas. ltyc grows well, not much sown, worth SI per bushel. Oats, also, do very well, when sown, worth 50 cents. Sweet potatoes have been doing very woH on tho Brazos valley land, usually worth, at digging time, 75 cents. Irish potatoes do as well as you would have them. 1 could sparc you a few bushels gratis if you ticed them, livery farmer plants sor ghum, it will grow, wet or dry. Enough is mado up and stored away in whiskey barrels for family use, somo is cut and stacked for cattle in the winter and thc bogs turned tn on thc lield till it is all "hogged down." , 1 omitted to state that this a healthy coun try-its hills and valleys, ridges, rocky bluffs and' rapid running streams of limestone, water clear as crystal-couldn't be otherwise. We had chills und billions fever in 1SG7, since then the country has been as healthy as yours ever was. 1 am told tho country was quite healthy prior to tho year 1SGG. That year bad a pretty good epidemic of chills and fever, but not so bad as !G7. This is my fourth sumiller herc, and 1 am happy to say 1 have not been srek tt singlo day. Mu ny others can say thc samo. SomO oases, old rusty once too, of Arkansas cliills, are-impor ted, and Texas charged with thc fault. I have no doubt that portions of Texas are as sickly as Arkansas or Florida. If they are not they ought to be, counting, tho affinity that malaria has for black goats, mosquito's, water melons and big cotton, grown on low rich soil. North western Texas, from Cook o County down to Bosque, and from Collins out West as far as you please, is as rieh a country as our glorious Union affords, with as small amount of sickness. If you doubt this, conic and sec. Farming implements ol all kinds, arc sold herc by thc ..icrchunts. A one-horse turning plow, white oak stock, Avery's patent, is worth 87. Two-horse plow, $10 to 812. Light Two-horse wagons, from St. Louis shop, SI 10 to8120; harness, bow frame and sheets 81-10 to 8 IOU. Wc have as lino peaches as any country. Apples have not been tried yet-satisfactorily. Several thousands scions were put out this spring, they look well now. Ono tree in thc settlement, probably n volunteer, bud sixteen large, apples on it last summer They were very largo and of fine flavor. Tt is a thrifty looking young tree now. Wild grapes arc abundant. No vinegards have been tried above Waco. Horses stand next to farming according, to ni) judgement, but many men like thc cow busi ness better. Horses and cattle pay 80 pei cent per au nu tn on capital invested Sosa) thc stock men. 1 give horses the preference probably because the stoulngo is not so heavy muong them ns it is with cattle. Two kinds of horses arc raised in Texas. The spanish near their nativo clime, Mexico, is small heavily set, hardy and some what like a muli in habits. Mares of this stock l-l hands bigl arc crossed with large American horses, pro ducing a medium sized pony about 14i to li hands high. This mongrel class of'half breed: is thought to bo tho most useful kind of horsi in the grazing portions of tho stato. Thc) arc too small for harness, and aro used prin oipally for driving stock on. Tho chic market for tho salo of them is found wost o thc Brazos, among tho cow men, hence tin MHO "cow pony." Stock horses of this bal misb breed can bo bought for 820 per head A four year old gelding sells for 850. Ful blooded American horses arc scarce as n stock Where you meet with a tuan who has larg< American stock exclusively, btv will ask 83; to 810 per bead. A four yoar old goldi nf of this kind is worth 875 to $100. Thcro i: not a thorough bred turf horse in tho stnto that any body know? of. There aro n fov boavrly musscled pony horses of fino Torn that are prized highly by thc western i'port.i men for their racing qualities in quarto boats. Cattle as well ns horses aro commnndiii; bettor prices this yoar than they havo sine I860. Stock cattlo oannot bc bought for Ic? than 85 por head. A good milk cow, gentle is worth $12 ; work stoors 840 to 850 por yoi? Beef stcors 4'years' old and upward 814 j I years ?o?d 89J; 2 years old 80 ; yearlings 8? All rated a little higher for goods. Fowe beeves aro bought with goods now-than thor woro thrco yours ago. Stook monaro dispose to shift off horses and cattlo for good farmin lend. This is now almost impossible. Goo land with improvements is not offered ot on price. Good riverland, withoutimprovcnion is soiling nt 84 to 85 porooro; this iuoludt the rooky blufls that border on tho river va loy, and book of tho bluffs ns muob high lan with what you would call very shabby timbo if, indeed, thc high.land, affords timber at ni Post oak sandy bind, well tituborod for th oountry, is soiling at 82 to 88 por nore, iii provod of the sumo olnss is not offered tb yoar. Those owning such aro oxpeoting continuous stream of immigrants, and ni holding up for bigbor figures. "Tho bo f;ovornhient the world ovor saw" owns no lar n Texas. Tho public domnio of Texas i opon for settlers--160 norcs allowed to ?, mr of family if liq actually lives ot) tho land yours und is a citizen of tho state. Au un married man eau pre-empt 80 aorea on tho sumo con (.litton. I am not aware of any good laud cast of the Hazos that is not already owned by privato parties. The stato has a few militons of acres, west of tho Brazos that oould bo pro ompted if -'greenies" were dis posed to live among tho Cumnnohce. Tb eso Juttor lia vc bad eton trot of most of tlTo couutry west of tho river sinco tho war. ?. S. troops bavo been posted ac tho forts 100 to 150 miles wesb of hero for the purpose, so callod, of protecting tho frontier. Tho indians steal tho horses from tho posts and rido tliom in this way and steal more. Seven Cumunobcs wore killod in Era th County west, of this, last fall, they wcro armed with spencer rifles and colts pistols. Thoy used their arrows with bettor effect in tins engagement than they did their "iron shooting tools." One young man of our side was mortally wounded by un arrow that passed through his chest. Our Legislature (so called) has passed an oct pro viding for thu bettor protection of the frontier It authorizes 20 companies of mounted ran gers to bo well equipped and raised in so many frontier counties. Hood, among tho feat, is entitled to ono, but thc trouble is now to get a radical in tho county mean enough to get tho captaincy from thc Governor, so culled, (10, J. Davis.) You didn't know we badu governor too did you? Could you spare us n radical suitable to command-a com pany of rangers. If you/eau yoiv ?hall have thc potatoes 1 promised you, certain, wo need him right now. Our governor, Mr. Davis, is quito busy now in organizing his military, consisting J principally of "all able bodied men in tho ! state between thc ages of 18 and 45, to bo worked up into divisions, bridados Azo., of mill ititi. Slate guards and State police. Docs this remind you of those gentlemen that <rov orncd Arkansas and Tennessee with militia tl year or two ago ? Brownlow and Clayton, I believe, were their mimes. Thc. channel I am drifting to now might lead to thc politics of Texas. I shall chango my stops after tel line; you that a lurtro majority of the citizens of Texas are, in my opinion, bitterly opposed to the manner in which government machine ry runs, ure opposed to "lawlessness and crime" and ure in favor of believing that a southern whito man is as good as any other man. 1 neglootod to wy any thing about sheep when speaking of stock. The "sheep fever" was epidemic in this suction about thc coin* mcucomcnt of "tho lute unpleasantness." Some purchases were made ut ?5 per head I ten years ago. Tho fever has abuted so much in the lust decade that no truce of it can bc ; seen except occasionally u dozen old ewes in u lot, close by some farm house. S ll dc p when-kept tu large herds arc liable to get a disease called "scab," which soon kills thom out to so small a bunch that they will not justify close attention; then the wolves lake thc place of scab, und answer as well. 1 never saw a sheep sold in Texas, but suppose they could bo bought) whenever found, at ?1 f)0 per head, (louts flourish. One of my neigh bors hus been making peculiar dbu ts to sell j a large herd for a cow pony. I suppose n I hundred head could bc bought for a pony of that kind Pine lumber is worth $3 per hundred feet this year-higher than ever before. Cypress shingles at Dromond, ?e?50 per tl?trasaiid, they ure broad und many of them havo to be split in half, so that out of a 1,000 you would make about 1250 of proper width. They ure worth, doliver id here, $9 per thousand. Liverpool ault ut Hremoud, ?8 to ?>1 pet sack. Herc it is worth ?7. Coflfbo hore, 25 cents. Sugar, brown 15 toTS cents, crushed I 20 cents. Calico, good, 10 to 12<| Good brogan shoes SI .75. Castings about 10 cents. Other goods in proportion. Specie is always meant when currency is not specified. The latter is as good hore ns any where, so?far as it goes, und it goes to over 00 these times; Thc prevailing religious sects in northwest Texas are Methodists, lhpti t and Cumber land Brushy toi ians. Schools uro Humorous, und well attended. The Acton institute is in ti flourishing condition nt this time. We have a school herc all thc timo, and preaching every Sund;iy. These institutions are not out of place. Tho .standardof relined morals is not so high us desirable Wo have, how ever, a majority of good men. honest and hos pitable, something on tho order ol'ymir hardy mountaineers. You arc familiar with their pure undcfield hospitality. Thc Southern Pacific Railroad, according to the most approved survey, will run from Marshall, in Harrison County, through Up per, Vunzandt, Kaufman, Dallis, Farra nt, Parker, Palo Pinto, Jack, Young, Th rock morton and Haskell. It is to crois the Saline Uiver, West of Quitmun in Hood County - tho Trinity at Dalia? Court House; West fork of thc Trinity ut Fork Worth, 83 miles North of Acton, and thc Brazos proba bly In Dalo Pinto. This company has been iuCorp ruted, I am informed, with John C. Fremont, ut the behn. He may do well as u Railroad man, for any other purpose we con lind no uso for him. This road is completed from Marshall out to Hall ville, where thc company have ?hops, and a few [muds Trad ing. There is no time set for tho rr, d to reach the Brazos. Trains to cross tho Brazos up thcro now wouhh either got everlastingly lost or run into ft Buir.lo or Camuiiche. I'lie Central Road-tho ono wo look to now most hopefully, is discharging freight tit Brcmond, 125 milos Southeast of us. It is to go on up, in the course of human events, to Preston, on tho Red River, in Grayson County. Wuxa hachic, Dallas, MoKinny und Sherman, nil want it to run through their Court Houses. Acton congratulntos itself withtho idoa thal it will oso ipe hoing run over by ut least fifty miles. Wo uro not caring much about Rail roads any way, so long os Praire Schooner. float on tho groen grassy wavo. Still wc havo no objection to Railroads running through Northwestern Texas. If it is not too sudden a leap from tho sublimo to tin ridiculous, I will say something about th< acorn prospects this your in thc postoilc ro gions, Some old graziers (this name is ir contra distinction of groony) dimond almos ontiroly upon tho noorn crop for their hof. meat. Wo havo had throo acorn crops (lut ing tho past fow years. Tho second wintci of my sojourn hero, ono of my grazier neigh hors sold ot tho door of his mont houso, bncoi and'lard to tho amount of ?500, gold, nb H oonts; He slaughtered 75 porkons that bat not eaton corn enough to koop thom gentle They woro huntod down with dogs and sbo in tho^?stmk flats. Others killod not mor? than a hulf dozon-couldn't' find Any mor ?'in tho right mark." I havo novor boei out but onoo with the hog li un tors; and tba dino I romftiood protty woll out on tho flanks with a doublo barrolod shot gun, profcrrinj vouizQn to pork. Thc acorn crop is gooi n'i vu..J jj.'M')'.'" ?. ... J . ,??.-,? !,.,?> ? j. . about ovciy third year. Tho prospect this j yoar is quito flattering now, but Worms some , times destroy tho orop in August and Sep ; tomber. You seo tho acorn crop is subject I to tho Tetas adago ns woll ns Railroads, Deer and turkeys aro found hero, but not 1 in such abundance as formerly. "Still hunt ! ing" for deer ts not pruotiecd muoh now. i havo killed 13 in four Winters by "driving," j principally. I have my first turkey to fire ut yet. They aro in grouter abundanco than I dcor-their wildness in tho samo proportion, j A dcor is about ns wild hero as you find them in tho mountains above Walhalla, i.o., wild j enough to start when he scents a man several j hundred yards off. Tho antelope is still with us, on tho highest prairies, looking out for something to run from. I have seen about a 1 dozen live ones in this neighborhood-nary dead one. I am told that my Hacker's Creek ? neighbors four miles west of Acton lind a bear chase last week-let him getaway-first ono I have heard of. Wo have wolves in I abundance, ulso wild Cats. The wolf is sonio ! times chased. It requires a second relief of hounds and horses to overtake a large loafer wolf. 1 have been in one fox chnso. Chaught him in SJ hours. Heavy exorcise for horses, but it matters not so much where horses grow spontaneously. Thc cat can be overtaken in an h?ur by a good pack. The Legislature hus changed tho names of our Hood County, ami Cranberry, tho County town. Hood was a bad name, Brigadier Ccu. Cranberry, a had one too, so the bill reads the latter was killed in the hattie of Franklin, Tennessee. The new County name is Davis. Ought to he in full. lid. J Homo greeny might mistake it for another Davis, (Jell) - Cranberry is changed to Rainville, in honor of thc distinguished Senator (colored, though,) from down about Galveston, known as thc Hon. Mr. Iluby. Distinguished probably for gallant, and meri torious conduct in numerous hen houses and melon patches. I have ,o wash my hands, but Met ns have peace." I must clos?; thia erratic letter hy statins to you that 1 nm well pleased with this coun try. Permanently located, so far as I know. I am not disposed to overrate thc country willfully and knowingly. I advise no man to cm ignite to it, but Will offer yon an interest in thc roof that .shelters my log cabin homo, until you can look out. a location that suits you. 1 mean, if you do come, of your own will and accord. 1 might write on inderi ti it ely, but could give you no exact account of the country. 1 esteem it a good one now, but must endorse the. trite Texas saying: "Nothing is certain in Texas but death aud taxes." Truly yours, J. N. D. INVESTMENTS IN CONFEDRHAI BONDS. -Thc Raleigh (N. C.) Standard says : We learn that thc decision of Chief Justice Chase in a case lately depending before him (Head and others vs, Tally administrator,) touching investments made by administrators, guardians,(btc. in bonds of thc Into Confed erate States, was that where an administrator purchased such securities directly from the insurgent government, through one of its offi cers, with the funds of bis beneficiary .'"tic he must bc held responsible for tho amount so invested: Such a transaction, directly fur nishing money to the insurgents to carry on the war against thc United States. Thc Chief Justice intimated no opinion ns to what would bc tho law in case n person neting in a fiduciary capacity invested trust, funds bona fide in Confederate securities,-] purchased, not from the Confederate Govern, ment, but in open market without any intent j to aid the rebellion. Wo make this explanation because the simple announcement of the decission of Chief Justice (masc, in thc case of Head vs. Tally, administrator, might cause thc souls of ad ministrators, etc., acting ns such during thc late war, to quake within them. fi*?- A letter from South Carolina, re oently received nt Washington, states that Governor Scott has commenced anning thc colored militia, and has five companies already drilled and armed in Richland county. Three companies of' whites were formed, but only ono was allowed arms, thc other two being flatly rejected; Thc letter adds that there, is an evident intention to repeat the North Car olina ;roublc in Smith Carolina. In that event, the best advice we can give our South Carolina friends, is to follow tho example of thc people of North Carolina in he;- recent election, and "repeat" thc Conservative vic tory so gallantly won on til at occasion. RSX- Congressman Butler, of Tennessee, has some hard charges to answer : first, forgery, by which he absorbed other people's pensions; second, robbing thc mails, by which the pensioners received no satisfaction from die department ns to why their pensions were not paid, and third, perjury, in taking the iron clad oath to practice before the Court of Claims, when, at a Subsequent date, nu Act removing disabilities, was found necessary in his case, before he could take his seat. Mr. Butler is one of the most reliable Republicans in thc House. . .. -*- ? ?. ? ?CW Thc Charleston News of the 12th affirms that Governor Scott agreed to pay Land Commissioner Leslie, as the price of his resignation, ninney and securities amounting to nearly < ^,000, and dares Governor Scott to deny tho .statement. A now and dangerous counterfeit fifty cont note, with the vignette of Lincoln, has hoon putin circulation in New York, but it is believed that they arc intended for circulation in thc South. Look out for then. S. H. RUSSELL, Watchmaker and Jeweller, WALHALLA, S. C., REPAIRING WATCH KS. ChOOKS AND JKW UhitV ; nlso, repairing Pistols, Music boxas, Sowing Machines, Sro., Ste. Having had long cxpcrlcnco, hosnies serving throo and n hull' years ns an nppronlloe, t fool sato to warrant all work dono at my hands, Prices moderato and lower than- you over know or heard of. (live mo a trial and I proiaiso satisfaction. J5?3JP* Uoom two doors East of bicmatin's Rot?l. April 20, 1870 28 ^OOK^TOR?T ARRANGEMENTS aro madoto securoany book wanted. ' Also, Book?, Catechisms, &o., for Sabbath Sohools, Sohool Dooks, Pons, Ink, Paper* ? &o., Seo., always oh hand. Tho Depository for tho Ooonoo Bible Sooioty is also at tho Bookstore. . Noxt door to the Post Ollico. I April 1, 1870 2,4. ly ? I 'till I? ?W?M?MW??IM?>I<I?I !>? ll? ?j i 11> MIMI J ?.?Hl? Charleston Advertisomonts. CURES ^-A^ DYSPEPSIA* INDIGESTION Y\^Tr SOLD EVERYWHERE. \f^tC\ & WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS For Sillo in Walhalla by W. J. & J. ?. NEV ?LLK, DR. A. B. NGUMAN, uiul Dealers gene rally. HP?T" Hy a recent ilecision of Hie Commissioner of Internal Revenue, any person cnn sell ll.uso Bitters without a retail liquor dealer's licence. April 20, 1870 L'S ly P7PTTOALE, C BIA RI, ESTO.\, ?. C\ f Largest and Must complete "li ???.-v? I Mnnuluetorv nf Doors, Sashes, | *vX> linds. Mouldings &c, in the ? [ S.iuthcrn States. J fl^y Printed Price List Defies Cum ?ut ii io?. "YJ3(t fl??y- SUND FOU ONE. -"?a CSV* Sent Free on Application "X?fl April 22, 1870 27 ly STEFFENS* WERNE ll & DUCKER, OS EAST HAY und L10 and 32 VBN?UB UANOI:, ? hat lesion, S. C.-, Wholesale Cl racers & Provision Dealers, Aciction A Commission I>? !.?.<: li tints, AND DKAT.KttS IN A I.I. KINOS OF Wines, Liquors, Segars tjnd Tobacco. ?vjy*' Special attention will bc .elven to Hie sale of Country Produce. Goods not in our stock ? ill bo purchased oft' coniim.ssiori aiid solcjOed with caro. ') Direct all letters to us-Key Pox 88.? RBFBII KNOBS.-Jacob Schroder, Mesarse Neville, Co). Wm. C. Keilli: Nov. 30. lRi.fl S ly .Wm. Shepherd & Co., No. 21 HAYNK STREET, C HA R h E >S T O JV, & C., DEA I.?'.ff? IN COOKING STOVES, RANGES & HEATING STOVES. ?f t?" Pictures of Stoves, with prices and description, will bc sent upon application. Juno. 20, 1870 37 ly GREAT FAIR So ti I h Carolina INSTITUTE November 1st, 1870, Gil A li LESTOiN, SO. CA. ?<W Most, liberal Premiums offered in every deportment of Agriculture, and Mechanic Arts. Premium List published in Pamphlet- Form, duly I. 1S70 ;17 3m GUARDIAN MUTUAL LIFE Insurance Company, OF isriiiw YORK 251, IIROAOWAV. OE G AN/ZED IN 1850 All Policies Non-Forfeitnblo. Half Imiin lakon. N<> Nute? require,!. Last Cash Dividend, (lilly) 60 per cent. STATEMENT : Policies in loree, - ' $25.000,000 Assets. - ' - 1,600.000 Annual luci.me, - - 800,000 Losses Paid, - - . 500,000 OFFICERS : W. IL PROKIIAM, President. WM. T. llnuKKit. Vice-President, L. Mc A DA ii. Secretary und Actuary. (1. A. Fi)i>ioK.\i*\ Superintendent. All Policy-holders have a full sharo of the gains. Dividends payable ofter tho end of each year. Dividends tili now (fifty 1 50 por cont and ovor it. Half Loans aro nllowod without obligations. O KO KO K KEIM, Gcnorul Agent for tho Southern States. DR. W. WARNE, Examining Physician. DR. A. E. NORMAN, .1. II. OSTEN DORF'/, Agonts for Walhalla un i tho neighborhood. WALHALLA, S. C., Oct. 20. 1859 2-1 r liAtM?S? WOODS! rpiIE LADIES will find a nloo nssortmont of X Printn, Dross Oonda, Whito Ooods, Olovos, Ilosiorv. Hats, Trimmings, and many othor ivr tiolos, which will ho sold low for TI?E CASH, nt WALLER, WATSON & CO.'S. " TAKE NOTIC?T GO TO WALLER, WATSON & 0O:'S "Look on tho other sido of tho picture,' and squnro vmir accounts with them. May 0? l?ro 20 nuil ?-??.?i i >?? ?. ! nji i ^-.-i i v:iij;:;L;u'jij!igjj? Columbia Advertisements. M. GOLDS M I'M, 1>. KIN D' GOLDSMITH & KIND, i>OU IV ?EU S & M A C II 1 IV I HTtt P1IONLY IRON WORKS, COLUMBIA, S. C, MANUFACTURERS OF Steam Engines of all sizes. Morse Towers. Circular' nm! MulnV Saw Mills, Flour Mills. Grist, Suyoi^ Cano und Oidor Mills, Ornamental House anet iStoro Fronts, Railings for Gruvo-ynrds, Vorndnhs, etc.; Agricultural Implements, brass nnd hon' Castings of nil kinds made to order on short no tice nod on the most reasonable terms. Also, Bolo Mnnufnciurors of tho brooks Revolving Cot ton bress, tor Smith and North Carolina. Nov. 80, 180'.) 8 ly ~~ l?~^.^TOK E %!" BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY AND Paper Staling Kstawllslmicnt, Opposite tho Phoenix and Gleaner Publishing: Ilouso, MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, S. C BLANK HOOKS of ail kinds, such ns Sher - iff's, Clerks', Judge of Probate County Commissioners,' etc.. made to order and ruled' to any pattern, of the BEST IWI'ER AND MATER?-' AI.S. with or without printed headings j also'/ p-iged or indexed, as required. Special attention piven to the binding of Music, Periodicals, Law BOoM?, and nil other work. May 1?. 1809 32 tf cr Y~ JACKSON^ DEAL Ell IN DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, &ci MAIN STUKET, Columbia, S. C., MY .MOTTO : Quick sales and sinnll profits, and will not b' undersold hy any house in the City. June 22. 1809 88 tf AL?XTYTLEE, A ' R ??. Wi 011 ? T -, Civil and Hydraulic Engineer, Residence: 8U MT li lt STREET, Let ween Laurel and Pdnndingj CO LU M RI A, S. C. Popt. 1ft, 1809 49 ' t Miscellaneous Advertisements. ILI?WAT??N BITTERS This wonderful vege table restorative is tho sheet-anchor of the feeble a?id debilitated. As a tonic and cordial for tho aged and languid it has no equal among stomach ics. As a remedy for the nervous weakness to which women arc espec ially subject, it is superseding every other stimulant. In all climates, tropical, tem ?erato or frigid, it acts as a specific in every species of disorder which undermines the bodily strength and breaks down tlic animal spirits. Wherever it is intro* duced it becomes a standard article-a me dicinal staple. It is to-day thc best and purest tonic, and tho most popular medicine in tho civilized world--be sure and get the genuine. Sold by all Druggists, Grocers and Country Stores. Til B (UinON?CLl?" & SENTINEL, PCDI.ISUKD AT Daily, Tri-Weeldy and Wookly, /CONTAINS all tho latest news by Mull ami Toi \ t egrnph, embracing full Commercial nod Finnn cial Reports from nil the loading ocnlres. together' with (lie latest Political and Genoral information upon all subjects which int crest the reading public Thc tenus of thc DAILY nro $? for six months,, nml $10 for one year. Tho Tltl-W. BK LY is $3.60 for six months; and $15 for one year. The WEEKLY CHRONICLE db SENTlNE?, is a Mammoth poper o thirty-six columns, filled with Editorials, Telegraphic Dispalohos, Commu nications on home matters, together with Agricul tural, Commercial and Financial articles-making, it ono nf tho most desirable pupers in the country' to tho Plantar, Farmer and Merchant. The terms' aro $8 por annum, or $1.50 for tux months. Alt subscriptions aro required in advance. Littoral commission!) paid responsible agents. ?fc?* Addross all letters and communications to' tho CHRONICLE d' SENTINEL, Augusta, Ga. J??3?" Spoolmcn coplos sont froe. Juno 10, 1870 84 lSTea,r !E^a,ilroad. IDepot MTHE undersigned has opon, for tlie rocontion of permanent and traneiont oust.tn, tv COMFORTABLE HOUSE,, at tho Depot of tho Blue R?dgo Railroad, noar' Walhalla. S. O'. His fabio is supplied with the' host tho country afford?, and every attention? givon to guostn. The salubrious ollniato, with? the Ano mountain soenory of this region, tatara1 it very desirable, pleasant and attractive to vis. Rora.' Charcos oiodorate. A oall is solloitedv . tt il. M. PIIINNJ5Y, May 13,1870. 30