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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