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T- If, (OOKE, Trial Justice, will VTTEND PROMPTLY to all BUSINESS entrusted to his oare. juno 2*> tf F. M. WAi\i\AMAivJiii, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WUl be at ORANGEBURG, on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays. At I-KWISVILLfi on tho other days of the Week. feV12 tf W. JL. W. RILEY TRIAL JUSTICE, Residence In Fork or Fdlsto, ALL BUSINESS ENTRUSTED will bo promptlv and carefully attonded to. July 28 ly M. ALBKECHT, BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, ;?ItAXGLBIKC, 8. C,. ESPECTFULLY INFORMS THE CIT1 zens of Orsngtdjurg and Vicinity that J7e has opened at his NEW STORE on Rus sell Street, botwecn Messrs. Briggmnnn & Co. and McNamaru &, Jones, with a complete Stock of LEATHER, &o., and that he has sufficient Workmen to till all Ordcit- mmibi ed to him. Thanking tho Publie for past patronage, respectfully solicits a continuance of the sunc. j ERMS CASH. fob it oct 23 tf FKANK MELLETT, BOOT AND SIIOEJlAKEi!, MOVED TO Squire Ellis' Old Office, OlUNGKDiinO, s. c. Is prcpirfd to do all work in the Abnva Ens a3 noulaud cheaper than nuy other man. Please'give me. a trial. All work warranted to giro satisfaction. FRANK MELLETT. OFFICIAL. CIIU't'LAK. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, -| Coi.ujihia, S. C, January 10, '870. j NOTICE is hereby given to all Agents of Inaijl'ancc Companies doing business in J4lis ?tarHIhnt ou unit uficr ilie^iwenty-fn si day of February, 1870, they will bo required to obtain new licenses, and before said licen ses are UsuoopVe Companies will beroquir ed to make a ^deposit of certain boVrds or slock with tho Act of December ".?:>d, 1800, a copy of which'is hereunto appended. Tho inw will be rigidly enforced, and all Compa nies mu-t make the deposit within tho time specified. J. L. NEAGLE. t Compti'oller Qeneral, ?? AN ACT torcgnlate the Agencies of Ineu runce Companies not incorporated in tue ?State of South Carolina. Section- J, He it thcelnl by the. Senate and Lie use of Representatives of the. State of South Carolina, uow met and sitting in General Assombly and by tho authority of the same, Thut it tdiull not bo lawful, after tho fcrst day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine,, for any agent, or any Insurance company in the United States, or any foreign State, incorpo rated by the laws of this State, to take risks or transact any business of insurance in this State without iirst obtaining license from the Comptroller General, w hich license 6hall ex pire on the 81ij day of March of each year. Sac. 2. Thatb before the Comptroller General-shall issue such license to any agent of any insurance company not incorporated in South Carolina, there shall be fifed in his office.a'certified copy of the charter of the company from which the said agent or at torney has received his appointment, and also a certified copy of the voto or resolution of the Trustees or Director of said company appointing him such agent, accompanied by a warrant ot appointment under thv official seal of the company, aud sign;:d by the President and Secretary. Such warrant of :tt>pothtitw-> i shall Cout inuo valid and Irrevo ci.blo until another rgent or attorney has been substituted so that at all times tfhilo any liability remains outstanding there shall he within tLir? Stute an agcift or attorney as aforesaid, and shall contain a consent ex pressed, authorising process of law to be saved on ft t:.?I pgeui or attorney for uli lia bilities of bVOf* nature incurred in tnis til at Q by .said company, ami that bUOh .?er\ice made on stich agent or attorney in the mannt r re quired by the laws of ill is State Bhall bo deemed legal and binding on the company or companies, in all cases whatsoever, and I hut every judgment so recovered hhall be con clusive evidence of the indebtedness of tho compauy ; and in adJition to said warrant ? ?' appointment, (here shall be bled ami pub lished a statement, niad? under oath of its President or Secretary, showing its assets and liabilities,* and distinctly showing the amount of capital stock, and how the same bus been paid, end of wiiaj the assets of the company consist.-, tho amount of losses due and unpaid, and all other claims against the ctffhpany, or other indebtedness, whether due or not due at the time ?t the filing of the statement above, and shall lumber show: 1st. That said companies have fulfilled the provisions of their respective charters, and of the extensions and amendments thereto, iu uvery particular, and whether there has been any change of charters since last statement. lid. Tlie amount of policies outstanding as near as cau be ssei rtuined. od. The character of the risks, and the rule governing companies and ? their agents in taking the,samo, both as to locality and amount. dth. Tho particular character of the as sets, specifying *ho amount of cash ami pub lic, bank, manufacturing or other stocks und bonds, or other securities, held by the com panies, with the evidence that they ar?- Ii i by them, the rule of investment in real es tate, securities, and the general localities of i*,?nl obtain itfipiirMtl I*. nott,"r*ori*e? 6th. l lie amount received from premiums, and whether sufficient to pay loSsos, &c. tith. Wheiher there have been any chan ges in agencies during tho preceding six months. Si.c. ?J. That every ngent or attorney ob taining auch license shall also cause such li cense to bo published iu some newspaper, to bo designated by thu Comptroller General, having circulation in the county in which he resides. The company shall also furnisb the Comptroller General, through their ngl lit, nn annual statement of tho affairs of the u im puny, as[provided in the second Section of tbi'? Act, mid it shall be the ditty of the agent or agents to publish the same. Sr.c. 4. That if the Comptroller shall bo souio satisfied that any company is insolvent or nnsafc, it shall be his duty to refuse li cense lo its ngent or agents, and to ??. ithdrnw any licence that has been nlrcndy issued. Ssc. f>. That any person w ho shall deliver any policy of insuriuice, or collect any pre inium of insurance or transact any business of insurance in this State, for any company in the United Stales, or foreign State, not incorporated by the laws of this State, with out having first obtained license as by this Act required, or after his license has been withdrawn, or wdio shall in any way violate iho provisions of this Act, ahull be fined for every such .?Hence not loss than on<? hundred dollars, nor nioie ihrtu !'??.; hundtcd dollars, at the discretion of tho Judge: Provided, initiier, That nothing contained in this Sec tion shall release any company or companies upon any policy issued or delivered In il ?r them. Si:.\ G. Thnt for every license issued by the Comptroller General under this Act. be shall bo paid by the company taking out such license the sum of five dollars for his own u?o. Stu. 7. That all Acts'or. parts-'of Arts in consistent with this Ad arc hereby ropeaied. h: the Scnato-HouHo, tho fifth day of March, iu tb - year of nor Lord one thou sand eight hundred aid sixtv-nine 1?. T. CORR/N. President pro tempore of the Senate, FRANKLIN J. MOSES, Jr., Speaker of tho.Ilouso of Representatives Approved ilio sixth day of March,18?0. ? >.__.._ i/ c_et m*vm*.tn >k, uuvii, (.mtvi iiui. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA At a General Assembly begun to be holden nt Columbia un tho fourth Tuesday in Novem ber, in the your of our Lord one thousand eight huudi'cd und-six'y-niue, and thenco continue by divers adjournments to the twenty first day of December, in tho year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine: AN ACT TO BETTEtt i'botect ItOLPEKB OV IN st.' iia n e tolicieb in this statk. Section 1. De it enacted by tho Senate und House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in Gen eral Assembly* and by the authority of the Baute: No Company or Association which is now organized, or which may be. hereaf ter organised in this State, to carry on the business of insurance qf any kind or kinds, shall proceed further with business (as the ciiscniay be) until they have deposited with the'Compu oiler General of thin Stale bonds or stocks of this State equal to the sum of fifty thousand dollars par value for each Life Insurance Company or Association, and twenty thousand doll r. is par value for each other Insurance Cuinpauy or Association. Tho Comptroller General 6h:rll hold such bonds or stocks as security for policy holders in the Company or Association ; brit, so long as any Company or Association bo depositing shall continue solvent, the Comptroller Gen eral may permit such Company to collect and receive the interest ou such bunds or Btooks'80 deposited. Sr.c. 2. Whenever any Company or Asso ciation is, or bliaUUdaecouie fully organized, and the said CompaViy or Association have deposited with the Comptroller Gcnerul the requisite amount of State bonds or stocks, it shall become his duty to furnish the Corpora tion o( Association with a certificate of such deposit, which certificate or duplicate thereof ccrtiucd by the Comptroller General, may bo net in and be evidence for und ngainst the Corporation. Sr.o. !?, It shall pot he lawful for any por ! son or persons. Corporation of Corporations, ' Association or Associations to act within this State as agent, or otherwise, in receiving or procuring applications for insuranco of any kind or kinds, or in any manner- to aid iu transuding tho bttsinose of insurance of any kind or kinds for any Company or Assoola lion Incorporated by, or organised under the laws of thi* or any other Statu Government, or any foreigtt Government, until stich Com pany or Association have deposited with the ' omptrollcr General of.this State, for the benefit of tho polioy holders of such Com pany or Association, citizens or residents of the United States, bonds or stocks of this State equal to tho sum of fifty thousand dol lars par \itltte lor each Life Insurance Com pany ov Association, und twenty thousand dollars par valu.: for each oilier Insurance Company or Association; but, '? Inig as any (lefapipy or Association,so depositing ,-dini) continue solvent, tho Comptroller. General inay permit stielt Company or AsaeCJAtion to uollcot and receive the interesl on such bonds ur Btoaks so deposited, and have appointed on Attorney iu tnis Stdteon whom processol law can be served ; and said Attorney shall have filed with the Comptroller Goneral a certified copy of the charter of said Com pany or Association,! and hIso a certified copy of the vote or resolutions of the Trustees or Directors ?>f such Company or Association ap pointing him the Attorney f>i' such Company, which appointment shall ctntinuu until another Attorney be substituted ; which shall be done upon the death, removal or in capacity tu not of euch Attorney, or may be dvinu by such Company or Association ol auy time. When the foregoing requirements, and such other requirements as now are. or may hereafter he required by law, shall be complied with the Comptroller General shall give a certificate to that effect, aud also state the come of the Attorney, which certificate, when tiled iu the County Clerk's Office ol the County where the agency is to be located, shall be tho authority in commence business. 8e6. 4. livery violation of this Act shall subject the Company or Association, or agent or agents, violating, jointly and severally^ to a penalty of five hundred dollars lor em Ii violation, which shall be sued tor and recov ered in a joint or several civil action, in the name of the State of South Carolina, by the Solicitor of the Circuit in which the Com pany or Association, or agent or agents so violating, shall-bo situated ; one-hull of such penally when recovered hhall be paid into the County Treasury of such County, and the other half to tho informer of such viola tion ; and. in case of the non-paymoul ol such penalty, the person or persons so off< n ! ing shall bo liable to iinprisotimenl for a pe rind nol exceeding one year in ihe discre tion of the Court having cognizance thereof. Sr.u. fj. The Comptroller General shall stocks of e tch Company or Association, and shall return tho identical bonds or stocks re ceived ; and during tin- u-ual office hours, ? h '!l kep the bonds or stocks, subject to the examination of t he representative of any (!om pany or Association having made n deposit, as required by this Act ; ami the Mate shall be responsible for tho return of all said bonds or stocks dy th?- Comptroller Gehornb Sr.c. <i. All Acts ami parts of Acts Incon sistent or connecting with this Act are here by repealed. Sr.t! 7. This net slmll take effect sixty days utter its passage. In the Senate-House, tho twenty-first day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand ei;*Jit hundred uml sixty nine. (Signed) c. w MONTGOMERY, President pro tempore of I lie Schale. (Signed) FRANKLIN .1. MOSES, .Jr.. speaker of the House of Representatives, Approved thc22ddny of December, 18?D. (Signed) RODERT K. SCOTT Governor. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, \ Qrrioi Secbbtabvof Statk. / I. F. L. Cardoza, Secretary of State of South Carolina, do hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of an Act entitled "An Act to better protect hollers of insur ance policies in this State," on file in this office; Glten tinder my lmnd nnd the seal of the State, in Colum bia, this 24lh day of Decem ber, A. D. 1860, and in the 94th year of American Inde pendence. F. L. CARDOZA, Socrctary of State, oct 22 tf EXECUTIVE Dili'ATMENT, \ Or (HC1 B Of Co.mih?ii.i.eii-Gksebal, v < i.t.i MDIAj S. C., September 1, 1H70. j rTMIE following list of Licenced Insurance \\ Agents is published tor the information of all concerned. Those (Companies marked* have not complied wirb the provisions of tho Aot of December, )8C0, re quiring a deposit of State Securities, nnd their Agents are ?uil.v.iicd to trass?ct u\ic)i business only may bo necessary for the fulfillment of con trnctB made prior to the ..xenty-sccond day of February, ,1870. Ail XdiA* are required to publish their Licenses Tfi the Doily Re publican, of Charleston, ?rx&pith Carolina Re publican, of Columbia, as creeled in Circu lar issued from this office, -.nder the dato of September 1, 1809. EIKE COMlTrSflES. CITIZEN:. A L Xoblas.? ?.Charleston. GEOItCIA Dp, Thomas S Moormnn.J^fc.Ncwbcrry. A White..-Sumter. II B Nicliols & Co.Columbia Hutson Lee...Charleston. E .1 c Wood.Aikcn. J F C UuPre. *.Abbeville. A B Towels.'?..Anderson. W II Ilf a.?Af.Chester. W J : 1.-.Cheraw. I? R Dui.soe.v.Eilgefield. W E Knrlc.v.'..Grecuvillo. ! J H Henry.\.Lauscns. Geo H Cornclson.:.Orangeburg i Joseph M Eiford.?....Spartutihurg. J T Hill & Co.l-uion O It Thompson. .1..Winnsboro. G APcnick.,.M.Yorkville. Wright &. Crutn.Bahlburg. HARTFOltj. Isaac Branch.i3.Abbeville. John Ferguson.jfe.Greeuville. A H Hnydcu.Charleston. H E Nichols & Co.Columbia. A L Tobias.Charleston. .-ETNA. j? George Huggins. ..fvv..Columbia. continent v.. W B Hcriot...^....Charleston. II E Nichols ,t Co.?fe..Columbia. John Ferguson..Ji?v.....Gro< nville. Iioac Brunch.A....Abbeville. A B Tewers.Anderson. GERMAN 1 W L J Roid..i.Chcraw. W H Hardin.?y.Chester. II B Nichols & Co.Columbia. John Ferguson.I?,.GreeuviLe. Cornelius Graham.d?..Marion. ,W P Bra it..NeAberiy. Bull & S"ovii!.* ...Oi .vi.^ hv.t Joseph M El lord..vTSgjittrtanburg. AutiK.ny V. I. : e.v".?.r. John T Mill i'o.t.I'll.- ii. O R Tiiou.ps./ii. .\'i tnii-iboro. T S /Jeffreys..*..Vol. . i.' ?. Isaac Braucy.,.?... jjL .Atb-jvj 11 o. A 15 'I ??? v.*.? ? ? ??? - :.. \V D Yn ! '..v. a"..' .' ..l.i-it i. Co'.buni o. Ho v. -ii. . , ?? uai !?.?-:..??. 51.)w.:. ^'vll^U > W I) Heriolt ft Co.4.C!. irlesi? i. Isaac Brunuii.jjirancbvillo. A 15 Towers.Wnicioon Henry G Ely .Beaufort. H i. Nichols ?>: Co.Columbia. II lg<oii & Duuiaj.:.Cn-.yden. ?eo Mcp Stoll.Florence. Ferguson & Mille;-..Greeuville. Thomas S Moorman.Newborry. Thoimis V Walsh.Sutnter. Osmond R Thompson.Wibnsboro. Thomas S Jcfl'reys.Yuri.vt.lc. HOME, NEW YORK. 7. B Cakes. Geuoral.Charleston. E .1 C Woo l.Athen. S L Lrapharl.Columbia. IMPERIAL, LONDON. George Huggins.(loluiubin. INTERNATIONAL. S V Tupper.Charlestou LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE. W K Blaue.SpVrtanbitrgv W F Nance.No?li.-: rj. 0 T bond..-. General.Churlc* on. W H Barker.Abbeville. W H Haiden.Chester. Jehu II Burksdalo.i.aureus. W D McDowell.Catndon: ChnrlcH Ii MoUo.Sumtor. J M Johnson.Marion. Robert Bryce.< lolumbla. S S Eraser.Georgetown. Julius C Smith.Greenville. W S Brown.Anderson. \\ in Godfrey.Cheraw. MANHATTAN. R E Fr?ser.Georgetown. George tiegg;ns.Columbia. S Y Tupper.Charleston. ?urutvttA.t xa anu At Lull A A ICS. linger i Ravi ..el .Charleston. NATIONAL. linger & Rftvenel.Charlcstoa. NORTH AMERICAN. S Y Tapper.Charleston. ivinTfI ? ?,, i ',??.?? f itntini villi l. nt1 >"l>l II Olli ? lull ...i. '||i.ii..i.< i n h of London and Eiummt.u II E Nichols & Co.Columbia. EoTward Sobring.Charlestou. ORIENT MUTUAL. linger .*< Ruvcnol.Charleston. I'i HEN IX, OF BROOKLYN, N. Y. George Huggins.Columbia. S s I rascr.Georgetown. S Y Tupper.Charleston PACIFIC. A L Tobias.Charleston, PUTNAM. W B Hardin.Chest or. Colburn ?>: Ho well.Charleston. George Huggins.Columbia. RICHMOND BANKING AND INSURANCE. A While.Siiniter. J L Honour.Charleston. SECURITY. A White.Siunter. 11 E Nichols & Co.Columbia. G W Mclver.Cheraw. R E Fruser.Georgetown. S Y Tupper.Charleston. UNION? of ti?i/rmoRK. Colburn & How .11. .Charleston. UNION, or San FlUNOISOO. Win B Hcriot ft Co.Charleston. George- Huggins.Columbia. -0- j LIFE COMPANIES. CAROLINA. DuDoss, Winsbnro. F V Richards', n, Hunter, M C Sutler, Columbia. W C Carrie; Charleston. Ucorgo Topper, ChurloBton. E C McLure, Chester, Quarles & Pcrrin, Abbeville. O N butler, EdgetlohL S B Griffiin, Edgotteld. -Youmans, Gillisonville. Theo 0 Croft, canvassing, Qreonville. L Chariten, canvassing, Newberry. Jan H VYhitncr, canvassing, Lancaster. W B Mutts, cauvassing, York. W W & Fiuucy, canvassing, Society Hill. Munro & Fant, canvassing, Anderson. .ln*i.<..*G Gibbr, cauv .ssiiig, Union. DcSaussurc & Salmond, canvassing, Camden. J J Johnson, canvassing, Sumter. COTTON. STATES. Laval, Black Si Oibhes, Genoral, Columbia. JasCCullcm, Traveling, Aiken. Dr Jos Quattlebanm, Traveling, Aiken. Doko. Thos 11 Crew?, Laurens. D A Townscnd, Union. 1) B Duncan, Traveling, Spartanbarg. BC Elkin. Traveling, Doko. Lovick P Miller, Traveling, Georgetown. Dr M \V Abnej, Traveling, Edgu?cld C II. Hurrel Bros., Charleston. A Fletcher Huff, Ridgoway. Jas Vi Law, Winsboro. j Isaiah 1 Fox, Walterboro. E M Law, Yorkville. JohnO Wilson, Marion C If. David B Clayton, Traveling, Columbia. Di Jultn S llughson, Sumter. EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCI ETY, of tho Uuited States A B Towers, Anderson. .1 II Henry, Laurons. W D Shaw, Gcncrul, Charleston. F Mi-lchers, Charleston. .N Asstin Bull, tJrangeburg. W F Nance, Newberry. J (fines B Eaoll, Columbia. Julia J? Matthews. Jr, Winsboro. U tu Joel Smith, Abbeville. T S Jeffreys, Yorkville. T 11 bit k, Traveling, Sumter. A II Davogh, Chester. Henry E Scott, Columbia. KNICKERBOCKER. George Httggins, Columbia. Wmb llustie d;.Suii, General, Charleston. NEW YORK. Thomas Frost, Oenoral, ChrrlestoC Wni Elliott, lieauforl. T J La Motto, Columbia. . ? .lohn II London, Rock Hill. I W 1! Ft i-ker, Abbeville, j .1 M Davis, Camden. ? K Thompson, Winsboro. i D R I.e. du, Chi der. Chus'HAlois*, Sumter. r w K Cs^ubell, Greenville, A BTowcrs, Andoreo.o. B G Herii?:. Charleston. Thos It Withers, York. ? Thos Sum! er Mills, Chester Csccoln Sit greaves, York. R H MeCaw, Tfaveling, Yorkville. S I) Shannon, Traveling. lLimburg. i W K Slake, Spartanburg. S RClowuey, Winnsboro. Lcaphart, Jefferson & Ransom, General, Columbia. \ Dr Isaac 1.ranch. Superintendent of Alsfe ld es, Abbeville. J J Wardlaw, Abbeville. I Julius C Smith, Greenville, j M (! Berry, Greenville. I 11 I. McGowan; Laurens. j t) l, Lindsay, Traveling, Laurens. ' Thema? ? Moorman, Newberry. j Wm J Lake, Nswberry. ' G RLuke, Edgefietd. ! J A C Jones, Edgefield. Joltu S Wilson, Chester. .latin s II Fowles, Orangeburg. Win Clyburn, Kcrshaw. Walter F Reed, Kcrshaw and adjoining coun ties. - ' J L Honour, Charleston, j S P Jefferson, Oconeo. ' A W Atkinson, Ram well. .lames R Bell, Chester, York, &c. Giles A Fenick, Chester and udjoining coun H ties. TSHeywiird. Traveling, Charleston. 11 K Cook, Barnwell. D D Moore. Canvassing, Chester and adjoin ing counties. SECRITY LIFE AND ANNUITY. W Hut ? ? Townend, General, Aiken. Li iris Sltorfcssc, i raveling, Charleston. C A DoSausSure, Walterboro* 1 Mel* llutson, Traveling, Barnwell. I i m....i- ?;.._ <?.? A J Morris, Traveling, Edgefield. W DSohoeuborg, Traveling, Columbia. Dr A English Williams, Canvassing, Colleton County. ?Henderson o; Behre, Canvassing, Walter boro. ST. LOUIS MUTUAL. Robert N Miller. Travelling, Williston. ' ,! hi Godfrey Son, Genernl, Atlanta, Ga. Thomas M White, Anderson. R II Tensdale, Traveling. Charleston. A L Smith,* Traveling, I t og Level. Wm Wallace, Traveling, Geraden, wm Godfrey, Traveling. Cheraw. ?Moore, Traveling. bennettsvillo. J M Westmoreland, Traveling, Greenville. H A C Wulker, Georgetown. BevChrrles Betts,Traveling, Georgetown. .1 M Miller, Traveling, Columbia. W l'< Wilson, Jr, Yorkville. SOUTHERN. ( A T1. A X T A D K r A U T u K N t.) II J llickson, Lancaster. J A Miller, Generali Augusta, Ga. Cash -x. Warlugi General, Columbia, Jolin 1. Manning, Special, Manchester. 11 N Miller, Traveling. Williston. l) P Hay, Traveling, Suromervlllo. R II Lyes, Traveling, Augusta, Ga. TT Hay, Traveling, Aiken. S V Tuppor, Clmrkllon. CLYates, Traveling, Charleston. F.I liny. M 1), Traveling, SiimmerTille. E D Brftilsford, M D, Traveling, Summer ville. J K Rmitb, Traveling, Hopkins. ss Eraser, Georgetown, S A lUirbam ?V Co. Marlon, C II. E H Brunson, Mara VAuj}'. J ,1 JJIiiig. TinnuunBville. S White, Sumter. S II Sanders. Camden. I. (' Tt/ompson, Liberty Hill. W M Dwight, Winsboro. James Pagan, Chester. Jiuaos F Spearman, Newberry C IL .1 A Hamilton, Uraugehurg. Tohin k Toscly, Laurens. F S Cassidy, Midway. .1 S Bamberg, Bamberg. W S Wooton. Graham's. W II Kennedy, WillUt-.n. W M Hunter, Barnwell. C E LartigUo, Blackville. ? It Duridoe, Edgefleld C H. James Mason, YorkrBle. F M Godbolrl, Cokesbury. Dr Alex McCloud, BennettsvlUo. Dr J E fames, BishopviRe. B F Whitncr, Anderson. J S Cothran, Abbeville. F 6 DoFontaine, Columbia. Benjamin I.ober, Edeefield C H. John F Green, Traveling, Columbia, James E Blank, Columbia. Dr B W Lawton, Traveling, Savannah. Dr T J Goodwyn, Traveling, Orangeburg. Dr T A Walker, Greenville. Robert W Shand, Union. UNIVERSAL. Rev W T Farrow, Traveling, Greenwood. R E Cochrano, Traveling, Charlotte, n C. Thos A Boonc, Traveling, Charlotte, n C. W N Marchant, Graniteville. . 1 LO?8IANNA EQUITABLE. W J Hoke, Oeneral, Columbia. PIICENIX MUTUAL. Wm J Molyneauz, General, Charleston. J. L. NFAGLE, Comptroller General of Souih Corolina. oot29 * tf EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, ] Com-mria, S. C, September 1, 1870. j To all whom it may concern ; THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOL lowing Insurance Companies, having deposi ted the amount of Seourities of this State re quired of them respectfully by the Aot of December, 1869, entitled "An Act to better protect Holders of Insurance Policies in this State and having otherwiao fulfilled the re quirements of said Act, aud of all other Acta relating to Insurance in this State, are au thorized to transact business therein undcr licenscs heretofore and to bo hereafter issued to their Agents, until the expiration of the time therein specified na? coxrAJuis. * Deposit...$20,000 each Union, of Baltimore, Md. Union, of San Franetsen, CaL -Etna, of New York City. ? uui'itKvUi, orfvn* V^rkHWtyi Germania, of Now York City. Georgia Home, of Columbus, Ga. Hartford, of Hartford, Conn. Home, of New York City. Imperial, of London. International, of New York City. Liverpool and London and Globe, of Londou and Liverpool. Manhattan, of New York City. Merchants and Mechanics, of Baltimore, Md. National, of Baltimore, Md. North American, of Now York City. North British and Mercantile, of London and 1'dinourgh. Orioni Mutual, of New York City. Pacific, of San Francisco, Cal. . Phcnix, of Brooklpn, N. Y. Putnam, of* Hartford, Conn. Richmond Ranking aud Insurance, of Rich mond, Va. Security, of New York City. life companies Deposit.$50,000 each Carolina, of Memphis, Tenn. Cotton States, of Macon, Go. Uquitable Lifo Assurance Society of the Uui ted States of New York City. Knickerbocker, of New York City. New York, ofNew York City. Piedmont ond Arlington, of Richmond. Va. Policy Holders Life and Tontine Assurance Company of the 8outh, of Charleston,S. C. Security Lifo and Annuity, of New York City. Southern of Memphis, Tenn. St. Louis, Mutual, of St. Louis, Mo. Universal, of New York City. J. L. NEAGLE, oot 20?tf Comptroller General. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. state Treasury office, Columbia, S. C.| December 1, 1870. rilHK LOOKS of iho I reasury Office for 1 tho Transfer and Conversion of STOCKS sna BONDS will be closed on and after the bl?th instant until tho 1st proximo, for con voipnoe in preparing statement of interest due to January 1, 1871. nii.E8 G. parker, Treasurer Slate S. c. dec 3 o EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. State Treasury Omen, Cotxmbia, S C, December 1, 1870. THE INTEREST falling dwi on tho t'oii p-oi bonds of the State of South Carolina to the 1st of January, 1871, will be paid IN GOLD on and attor that dato at the office of II. H. Kitnpton, Financial Agent of the State, No. U, Nassau Street, Now York, and at this office Tho interest falling due on the Registered Stock of the State to January 1st, 1871, will be paid IN GOLD on and after ?hat date St tho Treasury office only. NILES O. PARKER, Treasurer Stato South Carolina, dec 3 .c REEDER & DAVIS, COTTON 'FACTORS ANS Gciicrnl Commission Merchants, Aider's H'AarS, CHARLESTON, S. 0. Oswri.i. RF.r.Dki-. Zimmerman Davis. oct l'i 6m .A. ?J. SALINAS, FACTOR AND COMMIfnSIOX III F. It CIIA \T, CHARLESTON s. C. Liberal advances made on Cotton. Uefrrkxoxs?First National Bank, Peo ple's National Bank, Messrs. J>? Fruser & fa- OU..l..l.M O ?1 t l m ? The Fisherman's Son. A gentleman walking on tine beach came across a Httlo boy sitting Of* Um road by himself, looking out on the great ocean. "You like the sea, mj boy j do yon not?" "Tea sir; and I hops to follc-W it when I get bigger." "It ia a hat* life, besides being dan gerous," said the gentleman. "Yes, sir; but Jesus Christ went to sea, and he knows tho dangers; sad Bomctimes be preached oat of a ebfp, I am sore ho loves sailora," said lbs bey. "But that will not hinder yen from meeting with storms, and perhaps pit ting shipwrecked." ' Jesus Christ roles the winds and the waves,. He stopped a storm ones.'* "He does not now," said the gentle, .man. "No, air, bat he will help us to trust in him; and, if we hold on to bins, noth ing can much harm us," said Um bey. "Yon might be drowned." "yes, sir *' The boy stopped. ?Bat, you know, 4uiy sooj would' then fly up to God - and it is all fair weather up there." "Why, my little men, yon are quite a preacher I" saidthe gentleman. "Father and I often talk these things over," said the little boy; "and when he is gone out fishing and leaves me all alone at home, they are company for mo. "The sweet, quiet, happy face of *!ie little fellow pleased me," said the gen tleman ; "and I felt that he had the best of company.'.^ A story is told in Washington at the expense of a well-known Senator, who is notorious for taking two cocktails in succession before breakfast.-?One morn ing-, while the Senn? tho Metropolitan bar, a friend pot to him tho pertinent question, "Senator, why do you take two cock tails as a ens torjL? Won't one tone you?" Tho Senator drew himself up. "I will tell you why I take two cock-tails. When I have taken one, it makes me feel like another man. Well, you see I'm hound by common courtesy to treat that so I take a second." Rabbits.?A farmer near London, Canada West, has. two thousand rabbits in a warren five aerea in extent. The cost ol aud attention to be paid to these animals involves an expense of twenty fire cents for each rabbit, and the not profits on the whole warren amount to $5,000 a year. The annual average in crease is twenty-five rabbits for each pair. The males, when a year old, are killed and sent in barrels to market st Mon treal. The man who don't advertise has his store hung around with shingles and pieces of barrel-heads, inscribed with lampblaok, "Irish Pcrtaters," "Koro M?sl," -'Flower," "All kind* ?f kn??*~ prcjuce," -Kaikcs and Kandies for sail here." He says : "There sra't no ose in noospaper advertising so long ss * man is smart enuff to tend to hie own business, and kin stand at toe door and holler the fellers in." Gov. Sonter finds the Tennises earn n very polite people. They are asking hit pardon about five times a day for oonrie* ted criminals. A Norwich (Conn.) woman, who ran a needle into her left foot a year ago bj accidentally stepping upon it, recently had It pulled out from between her shoulders. A Western man who was reoantSy in vited to a seat on the floor of the Heese at Washington, indignantly refused, say ing that he was accustomed to si! on chairs at home The floor of one of the Lituhfield (Conn.) ehurchte is so uneven that in passing up one of the aisles, a porfton goes out of eight thirteen times. So says a local paper. Illinois must bear off the palm for vir tue. A saloon keeper in that State keeps a temperance pledge behind the bar, and does his best to indues bad pay oestom crs to sign it. A Story is told ia Oregon about & young man who proposed in a SendSy School that s "committee of yewag la*, dies ami gem tie men be appointed in reise