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Iluraorottsi ?rpartmcnt. FREEZING OUT. The other night at Truckee, Cal., two young men, visiting the same young lady, tried to "freeze each other out," or, in other words, to see which would stay the longest. It appears that this is a common amusement at Truckee, and though perhaps pleasant to the young men, is somewhat expensive and annoying to the old folks. The Republican tells the story as follows: The heads of the family left the young people alone at the proper time, and retired, apparently for the purpose of rest and slumber. About midnight the young lady expressed a desire to step out on the porch to see the moon and get the fresh air, and of course both of the "freezers" followed. The door was closed after them. While moon and star gazing, the man of the house steps unobserved into the parlor, and distributes a liberal supply of shoemakers' wax on two of the seats of the cane-bottomed chairs?those that the men had vacated. This wax was of the right consistency to serve the purpose in this case. The young lady on the porch, who was in the secret, soon found an excuse for returning with her admirers. The young men sank down again into the "reserved seats," and each redoubled his efforts to please the damsel, annoy his fellow, and keep awake. About an hour passed in this way, by which time the wax, aided by the warmth pressing down upon it, had become thoroughly amalgamated with the shoddy of the pants?in fact, the cane bottoms of the chairs, the wax and the pantaloons became a sort of inseparable trinity. The time for the crisis was close at hand. It came. Each one of the bachelors found himself glued to his seat, and no amount of pulling and tugging effected a release. If they arose, the chairs followed. At first they tried to look upon the matter as a joke, but after a full half-hour's struggle to free themselves from their embarrassiug predicament, they began to think they had got into a serious scrape. The lady suggested that they build up a rousing fire in the stove, and then, each man backing up as near the heat as possible, "melt the darned stuff1 off," as she said. This method was tried, but didn't work, as with the chairs fastened to them they couldn't get near enough to the fire. After they had sweat in the heated room for about an hour to no purpose, the wax retaining its relentless grip and connection, they saw no other way out of their awkward dilemma except to engage in a surgical operation. It was getting along toward morning, and daylight was near at hand. They realized that whatever was to be done must be done quickly. Their jack-knives were brought into requisition, and in a few minutes each fellow was released from his uncomfortable position. They left the young lady and house in a hasty and iinnAHAmAmnnn rvin ntt aw tr?if k n nnnrt rvo f/>k AM uuv/Ci ciuuuiuuo mauuci | v* i tit a, vauc jpat^u u" the rear of their unmentionables about the size of a full moon. Freeze-out games are not as popular as they were. A Puzzled Witness.?They were trying a "horse case" in court, the other day, and the lawyer was questioning a witness in reference to the animal's habits and disposition. "Have you ever driven her?" was asked. "I have," was the reply. "Was there any one with yon at the time?" was the next question. "There was a lady with me," the witness answered as he blushed a little. "Was she a good driver?" was the next question, the lawyer referring to the animal, but the witness understanding that he meant the lady. "She was," he replied. "Was she gentle and kind ?" asked the legal limb, and the reply was affirmative, though the witness, still thinking of the lady, looked ajlittle surprised. "She didn't kick ?" was the next interrogation, and a decisive "No" was the answer. "She didn't rear up, or kick over the traces, or put her hind feet through the dash-board, or try to run awav. or act uelv. or"?the witness was - - J 9 -- O rf/ # ... boiling over with indignation by this time, and interrupted the lawyer with, "Do you mean the horse or the lady ?" "I mean the mare we're talking about," thundered the counsel. "O !" was the response, "I thought you meant the gal." And with thisexplantion the pursuit ofjustice was resumed. Shaving a Note.?One day last week, a man came to a note-shaver, handed him a note duly signed by a "good man," and asked him if he would buy it. The note had two years to run. The mau of money glanced at the signature and notified the customer that he would purchase the document if they could agree upon terms. "What will you give for it?" said the seller. The broker took his peucil and figured. When he had completed the example he scratched his head and muttered?"No, that can't be correct," and figured again. Again the result didn't suit him and again he stirred up the capillary substance with his fore-fiuger, and again he "ciphered." The third result appeared to satisfy him, and looking up at the customer, he remarked : "At first I thought I was mistaken, but the second and third trials verify the finding of the first. According to our rules for shaving paper you owe me just fifteen dollars, but as it's you, I'll take the paper and call it square." The seller studied awhile and concluded not to do it. Disjected to Twins.?Some amusing incidents occur among travelers by rail, and the followiug we can vouch for: One day last week a venerable centleman was ridinc over a Western railroad, when a lady entered at one of the stations with a child under one arm and a dog under the other. The car being well filled, she made for the seat where the gentleman was sitting alone, and was proceeding to stow herself, child and dog into the vacant seat, when the gentleman, who has a great aversion for dogs, blandly remarked to the lady: "Madam, I have no objection to one baby in this seat, but I have the most decided objection to twins." It is, perhaps, needless to say that the lady petulantly moved to find a seat for herself and dog. The Wrong Heaven.?A minister of fine descriptive powers was on one occasion preaching about heaven, and to show the absurdity of Emanuel Swedenborgon the subject, drew a graphic picture of the Swedenborgain heaven, with its beautiful fields, fine horses, cows and pretty women; and in the midst of his glowing description a good old sister, carried away with the scene, went into raptures, and exclaimed, "Glory ! glory!" The preacher was so disconcerted that he paused, seeming hardly to know what to do, till the presiding elder in the stand behind him cried out to the shouter, "Holdon there, sister! you are shouting over the wrong heaven." At the Savings Bank.?A little fouryear-old was, last Christmas, made the recipient of one of the toy savings banks that has a monkey on top that takes the pennies, j Last week the youngster was taken to see ! a real savings bank. As it was out of busi-! ness hours, no customers were present, and j the cashier was in the rear, out of sight. The ! little shaver walked up and down the counter with an unsatisfied look, and, on leaving with his father, burst into tears. On being questioned in regard to the cause, he burst out with, "I want to see the monkey that takes the ; money." A Motherly Appearance.?A young man from the country lately volunteered his services to gallant a young lady home from a party. On his way he cudgelled his j brains for some interesting topic of conversa-; tion to amuse her with, but in vain ; he could . hit upon nothing until they met several cows, j when the swain said, with much simplicity of manner, "Now, isn't it strange what a motherly appearance a cow has!" To which the j young lady replied, "I do not think it strange, j sir, that a cow should have a motherly ap-1 pearance to a calf!" X the "supply." Yes, Tommy, "good articles are always in demand." This is true the world over. People like to choose the best they can find, not only the best things but the best men. Good lawyers, good doctors, good teachers, good merchants, good mechanics, good farmers, good editors, good preachers, will all find that the great world has plenty for them to do. They are in demand. But worthless things have poor sale. They may go a-begging. Men dou't waut them. The lazy, the disobliging,and the careless are not often asked to do much wheu better hands may be had. If you would succeed in life and be counted a useful member of society, then strive to be obliging, helpful and careful. Learn to do with your might what your hands find to do. And this must be done not merely for the sake of being praised or receiving ready pay, but because it is right aud manly, and Christ-1 like. Do it bravely and "heartily, as to the | Lord and not unto men." Men will often be ; thankless, but the Lord's reward is sure. The j pay will be all right at just the right time, i God will remember all. He who serves most shall be accounted greatest. But only he who loves much, can | serve much, without growing weary aud "giv- j ing up." But if we love Christ we shall be strong to do all things and endure all things. tear Children, if you are slighted, remember it is no uncommon thiug; for Jesus was slighted before you ; if belied, so were the apostles and martyrs. I Child rot's department. THE BOY ASTRONOMER. The first transit of Venus ever seen by a human eye was predicted by a boy, and was observed by that boy just as he reached the age of manhood. His name was Jeremiah : Horrox. We have a somewhat wonderful s story to tell you about this boy : ! He lived in an obscure village near Liver; pool, Euglaud. He was a lover of books of ; science, aud before he had reached the age of | eighteen he had mastered the astronomical ! knowledge of the day. He studied the prob! lems of Kepler, and he made the discovery ' that the tables of Kepler, indicated the near ! approach of the period of the transit of Venus, ! across the sun's centre. This was about the , year 1635. Ofteu ou midsummer nights the boy, Horrox, might have been seen in the fields watching the planet Venus. The desire sprung up within him to see this transit of the beautiful planet across the disc of the sun, for'it was a sight that no eye had ever seen, and one that would tend to solve some of the greatest problems ever preseuted to the miud of an astronomer. So the boy began to examine the astronomical tables of Kepler, and by their aid endeavored to demonstrate at what time the next transit would occur. He found an error in the tables, and then he, being the first of all astronomers to make the precise calculaj tion, discovered the exact date when the next transit would take place. He told his secret to one intimate friend, a boy who, like himself, loved science. The young astronomer then awaited the event which he had predicted for a number of years, never seeing the loved planet iD the shaded evening sky without dreaming of the day when the transit should fulfil the beautiful vision he carried continually in his mind. The memorable year came at last?1839. The predicted day of the transit came, too, at the end of the year. It was Sunday. It found Horrox, the boy astronomer, now just past twenty years of age, intently watching a sheet of paper in a private room, on which lay the sun's reflected image. Over this reflection of the sun's disc on the paper ho expected, moment by moment, to see the planet pass a moving spot or shadow. ' Suddenly, the church-bells rang. He was a very religious youth, and was accustomed to hear the church-bells as a call from Heaven. The paper still was spotless ; no shadow broke the outer edge of the sun's luminous circle. Still the church bells rang. Should he go? A cloud might hide the sun before his return, and the expected disclosure be lost for a century. But Horrox said to himself: "I must not neglect the worship of the Creator, to see the wonderful things the Creator has made." So he left the reflected image of the sun on the paper, and went to the sanctuary.. When he returned from the service, lie hurried to the room. The sun was still shining, aud there, like a shadow ou the bright center, was the expected spot. Then the boy astronomer knew that the great problems of astronomy were correct, and the thought filled his pure heart with religious joy. Horrox died at the age of twenty-two. Nearly one huudred and thirty years afterward, Venus was again seen crossing the sun. The whole astronomical world was then interested in the event, aud expeditions of observation were fitted out by the principal European governments. It was observed in this country by David Rittenhouse, who fainted when he saw the vision.?St. Nicholas for December. I KNOW FATHER LOVES ME. "T urniifln'^ ctnnrl if- Willie Rnnd. T'dinst run away if I was in your place," said Dick Allen to a little boy who stood looking down the road at a group of boys. "I think your father is mean not to let you go sailing with us. I don't believe he cares much for you, any way, not to let a fellow have any fun. My father lets me do just as I want to; and if he didn't I guess I would," continued Dick, with much emphasis. "Come, Will, go with us, auy way. Your father won't never know anything about it," coaxed the wicked boy. Willie let go the gate, and straightening himself up, answered with much spirit, "No, I won't and my father ain't mean, either. He don't know how to be mean. He don't let me go, because it ain't?it ain't best; and that's why, Dick Allen. I know my father loves me, and I'll raiud him, too; so you needn't wait for me any longer;" and Willie turned and left his tempter to himself. Dick joined the group of waiting boys, and pretty soon Willie heard a derisive shout of "Baby boy !" but his father, who had overheard all, thought him a "manly boy." To tell the truth, Willie had been thinking some pretty hard things about his father before Dick came along, but it quite shocked him to hear such thoughts put into words. Perhaps if he had thought that God heard his thoughts quite as distinctly as he heard Dick's words, he would have been a little more careful about his thinking. That anybody should call his father mean was more than Willie could stand. It aroused all his filial spirit at once. His good, noble father mean! Impossible. And then, too, that Dick should say that his father didn't care much for him! "I know my father loves me." Yes, Willie was sure of that. He had had too many proofs of it to doubt it. Why, who was it that cared for him night after night during his long sickness last winter? His loving father. Who bestowed benefits and kindnesses unnumbered upon him every day, but that same kind father? Yes, Willie knew his father loved him ; and now that his mind was unbiased by resentment toward him, he could see things in their true light. He recalled many instances when he had been denied some pleasure, or coveted thing, and the denial had always proved to be for his best good. In Demand.?One day Tommy had been asked to do several "chores" about the house. He was wanted to bring in wood, hunt eggs, run errands, etc. He grew tired of it at last, and upon some new request, he said, half impatiently, half jokingly, "Well, I think here's a boy that's in pretty good demand to-day !" "Good articles are always in demand," replied one who heard him. "0 yes, I s'poseso!" said Tommy, as he marched off to do this favor also, evidently thinking it was a little tiresome. The "demand" seemed to press a little hardly upon grading fat the jMdrath. | CONDUCTED BY j REV. ROUE11T LATHAN. I [Orlglnnl.J j PRACTICE. It is a remarkable fact that men object I more to the practice than to the precepts of | the gospel. The high doctrines of religion do : not disturb men near so much as the holy : : living which it enjoins. Men are ready to j give their assent to the most incredulous ; : things, provided the belief of these things j ; does not involve the giving up of sin, and : | necessitate the practice of holiness. Some , ; fain to object to the truth of the Bible for a , | variety of reasons; but the true reason is be- j cause the Bible positively declares that with- j out holiness no man can enter heaven. Men j naturally love the practice of sin, and dislike every thing that savors of piety or holy living. The infidelity of the human family, when traced to its source, will be found to be nothing but an innate love of sin and hatred of holiness. Men dislike the Bible more because it commands them to pray, to abstain j from fleshly lusts?to lead peaceable lives, than because it teaches the doctrines of the incarnation of the Sou of God, of the resurrection of the body, of a trinity in the Godhead, or of any other high and hard-to-be-understood doctrine. Few would find fault with the Bible, or with the Christian religion, did it permit them to indulge their siuful propensities and appetites. So soon as it is discovered that the Bible forbids all carnal pleasure, and enjoins holiness, the cry is raised that the Bible is not true. Then, and never before, is the discovery made, that the Bible and the records of creatiou, sis contained in the material world, do not agree. * * fOriginal ] "COME TO ME." Jesus said, "If any man thirst, let him come unto unto me, and drink." John 7: 37. What was said by the Saviour on the last day of the feast of tabernacles, he still says, aud will continue to say until the work of the militant church is finished. The language is figurative but beautiful, and easily understood. Christ, in the passage of Scripture quoted, represents himself as a fountain. In many other portions of the Scriptures, he is referred to under the same expressive figure. The prophet calls him a fountain opened for the washing away of sin aud uncleanness. The language of the prophet throws light on the invitation of the Saviour proclaimed aloud on the last and great day of the feast of tabernacles. It informs us, in express terms, for what we are to go to Jesus. For sin and uncleanness. This fountain does what was oulv typified by the blood of bulls and goats. It cleanses from sin iu its double aspect. Sin renders the perpetrator both guilty and polluted. The scriptural meaning of the word guilty is liable to punishment. The reason that any one is liable to punishment is because he is a violator of the law of God. All the human family have, in some way or other, broken the commands of God. By nature, we are violators of the law of God, and so soon as we become capable of moral action, we commence a course of transgression. It matters not how much individuals raav differ about the connection we sustain to | Adara, and the loss that we incurred by his trausgression, the Bible plainly teaches, and facts clearly demonstrate, that sin reigns unto death, even over them who do not sin after the similitude of Adam's transgression. The wages of sin is and always has been visited upon those who are not actual transgressors. The conclusion to which we arrive, is that all the human family are guilty, that is, liable to punishment. There is no way provided by which this guilt cau he removed but by going to Jesus. His blood takes away the guilt of sin. It meets the penal demands of God's law. The justice of God affixes death as the penalty to the divine law. The wages of sin is death. The soul that sinneth must die. Christ died to take away the guilt of sin, and all that would escape the infliction of the penalty must go to Jesus. They must accept the atonement made by him or die, resting under the curse of a violated Jaw. The other idea that is included in the word sin, is that which is conveyed to the mind hy the word pollution. God made Adam in his own image; but none of his descendants ever possessed, by nature, that image. When Adam became guilty, he lost his likeness to his Maker, and became morally corrupt. All his offspring are like him in his fallen state. Xot one of the human family resemble their progenitor when he came from the hand of his Maker. Adam, by eating the forbidden fruit, became both guilty and polluted, and his offspring became guilty and polluted with him. The blood of the Lamb of God not only frees from the guilt of sin, but from its moral filth and pollution. When, therefore, Jesus says, "Come to me," he means come to me that your sins may be pardoned, your natures, renewed and the image of God, in which man was originally created, be restored. No one can enter heaven unless his nature is renewed. No one can renew our natures but J Jesus. No one can cleanse us from the dreadful stain of sin but the Lamb of God. No wonder Jesus is so precious to his people. No wonder he is the chiefest among ten thousand, the one altogether lovely. He saves from the guilt of sin by becoming a oin.nHorinnr TTo saves from the nollution of ?... J sin by making those who go to him new creatures. He gives them new hearts and assimilates thein to himself. Coming to Jesus and believiug in him are the same thing. To believe in Jesus is for the sinner to arise like j the prodigal son, and go to him, feeling that ] he is a sinner, lost and ruined, but that there j is forgiveness with God through the blood of j Jesus. - -- Brilliant rut Useful.?Astley Cooper,! on visiting Paris, was asked by the surgeon j en chef of the empire how many times he per- j formed a certain wonderful feat of surgery. ! He replied that he had performed the opera- j tion thirteen times. "Ah! but, monsieur, I have done him one hundred and sixty time. , How many times did you save his life?"! continued the curious Frenchman, after he j had looked into the blank amazement of .Sir j Astley's face. "I," said the Englishman,' "saved eleven out of thirteen. How many j did you save out of one hundred and sixty ?" j "Ah ! monsieur, I loss dem all ; but de opera- j tion was very brilliant." Of how many popular ministries might the i same Verdict be given ! .Souls are not saved, j I ..I uih ul(3 pruaCIIUJJJ IS wiy UIIUIUUU jl uuuir auds are attracted and operated on by the rhetorician's art, but what if he should have to say of his admirer, "I lost them all, but the sermons were very brilliant ?"?The Gumdian. ?Grace is an immortal seed that will cer- ] tainly sprout up and flourish into glory ; it is J a living fountain that will certainly spring up into eternal life; a ray of heavenly light that waxeth brighter and brighter to a heavenly day., To set grace against sin is to set God against \ Satan, heaven against hell, the Spirit against | the flesh, and what odds can any Christian i desire more ? |p&C3pp} I NEARLY sill diseases originate from Indigestion and Torpidity of tlie Liver, and relief is always anxiously sought after. If the Liver is Regulated in its action, health is almost invariably secured. Want of action 5n the Liver causes Headache, Constipation, Jaundice, Pain in the Shoulders, Cough, Chills, Dizziness, Sour Stomach, had taste in the mouth', bilious attacks, palpitation of the heart, depression of spirits, or the blue-, and a hundred other symptoms, for which SIMMONS' LIVER REGULATOR is tho best remedy that has ever been discovered. It acts mildly, olleotuallv, and being a simple vegetable compound, can do no injury in any quantities that it may betaken. Tt is harmless in every way. It has been used for 40 years, and hundreds' of the good and great from all parts of tho country will vouch for its bei ng the purest and best. Simmons' Liver Regulator) or Medicine) Is harmless, Is no drastic violent medicine, Is sure to cure if taken regularly, Is no intoxicating beverage, Is a faultless family medicine, Is the cheapest medicine in the world, Is given with safety and the happiest results to the mostdelicate infant, Does not i nterfere with business, uoes not disarrange tno system, Takes the place of'Quinine and Iiitters of every kind, Contains the simplest and liest remedies. For sale by nil Druggists. March 2(5 13 ly* YORKVILLC FURNITURE STORE. TIIE Yorkville Furniture Store is dispensing its bargains daily to its numerous friends and customers at exceedingly low prices for the cash. Some SaOO.OO worth ol' goods have been sold in this little establishment in the past two weeks. This goes to prove that bargains can be bad at this establishment. Call and see for yourself. YORKVILLE FURNITURE STORE. PAY UP. "1*7"E respectfully ask all who are indebted to f I us, for Work or Furniture, to call at once and settle. The books are in the hands of Mr. J. D. COLCOOK,at the Store of T. M. Dobson it Co., and must be closed. YORKVILLE FURNITURE STORE. CHAIRS. ~~ YOU can find nice Walnut Sitting and Rocking Chairs, also, Dining and Children's Rocking Chairs, cheap for cash, at the YORKVILLE FURNITURE STORE. WARDROBES AND SAFES. FINE Walnut and Poplar Wardrobes and very nice Safes, at reasonable prices, at the YORKVILLE FURNITURE STORE. BEDSTEADS. YOU can buy a very nice Bedstead for ?o at the YORKVILLE FURNITURE STORE. REPAIRING. REPAIRING done at short notice and at reasonable prices, at the YOUKVILLE FURNITURE STORE. HAT RACKS. YOU can buy nice Hat and Towel Racks low, at the YORK VILLE FURNITURE STORE. BUREAUX. YOU can buy nice Hureaux low, for cash, at the YORK VILLE FURNITURE STORE. OFFICE CHAIRS^OFFICE Chairs for sale, at the YORK VILLE FURNITURE STORE. YORK MARBLE YARD. mTHE undersigned respectfullie isstillconductingthe above business in Yorkville, and is prepared to furnish anj'thing in the MARBLE LINE from a plain slab to a costly monument, executed in the art, with the very best materials, and at as low prices as the same class of work can be furnished anywhere in the United States. Orders fWim ? iliuinrw-n nrnmntlv tilled, and the same at tenlion given to work ordered by mail as if the parties were present in person. From this date work will bo delivered at any point on the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between Yorkvilleand Chester, or at any place between Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, free of charge for transportation. Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed upon my establishment, my determination is to merit a continuance of the same. F. HAPPERFIELD. January 1-1 2 ly THE STOXO PHOSPHATE" CO" OF CHARLESTON, S. C. THESE First-Class Fertilizers, carefully prepared under the special supervision of our Chemist, Dr. ST. JULIEN RAVENEL, arc now olVercd at reduced rates. THE STONO SOLUBLE GUANO Is a thoroughly-ammoniatcd Fertilizer. THE STONO ACID PHOSPHATE Is excellent for composting, or in the drill with seeu. HEDUCEl) HATKS: SOLUBLE GUANO, (thoroughly Ammoniated) Payable April 1st $46.00 " Nov. 1st, (without interest), 53.00 ACID PHOSPHATE, Cash, as above, 30.00 " " Time, as above, 35.00 With "Cotton Option," on basis of Liverpool Middlings at 15 cents per pound, delivered at nearest Railroad Depot, on or before November 15th, as follows: Soluble Guano, Time $00.00 Acid Phosphate, " -10.00 E. C. WILLIAMS, Treasurer, Key Rox 480, Charleston, S. C. JEFFERYS A METTS, Agents, Yorkville, S. C. January 7 1 3m STATE OF SOIJTH CAROLI i\ A, York County. WHEREAS I)r. S. A. KELL has applied to me for Letters of Administration on all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits of SARAH MERRITT, late of the county aforesaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said deceased,-to bo and appear before me at our next Judge of Probate's Court, for the said county, to be hidden at York Court House, on the 5th DAY OF FEBRUARY next, to shew cause, if any, why the said Administration should not bo granted. Given under my hand and Seal, tbis21st day of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-live, and in the With year of the Independence of the United States of America. JOSEPH A. McLEAN, Judge of Probate. January 21 3 2t SALE AJTD FEED STABLE. THE undersigned respectfully announces that his STABLES are still open for the accommodation of the public. Drovers and all others desiring to have their stock BOARDED will find ample accommodation and abundant provenderat inV STABLES on Church street. I am also in the market for the sale and exchanging of Horses and Mules, and have now on hand a large lot of HORSES AND MULES, broken and unbroken, which I will sell or exchange on tho most reasonable terms. rn nniTrr A 1. 1U. TV 111 January 7 X 3m* J. s. it. thomsonT .SOIiTClTOlt IN HA NKRU PTCY, YORKVILLE, S. C. SPECIAL attention given to tiling of petitions, to the prosecution of claims in Bankruptcy, and the collection and forwarding of Dividends to Creditors. When I am absent from Yorkville,alI business, of the kind above mentioned, left for me with C. E. SPENCER, Esq., (at Law Office of Clawson & Thomson) will receive prompt attention. March 12 11 tf APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE. NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Administrator of thoestate of R. J. FOSTER, deceased, will make a tinal settlement with the Judge of Probate for York County, on the Oth day of February, next, when he will make application for discharge as Administrator of the said estate. J. A. CARROLL, Administrator. January 7 1 5t NOTICE. NOTICE Is hereby given that the undersigned will make application at the next session of the Legislature of South Carolina, for tho re-charter of THORN'S FERRY, on the Catawba River, on the road leading from Yorkville, S. C., to Charlotte, N. C. SARAH THORN. October 20 4-i 3m IMPORTANT NEWS TO PLANTERS!! GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES ! In view of the low prices obtained for Cotton the present season, and in order to place our Ouanos within the roach of every planter, we have greatly reduced our prices. They will be sold as follows: THE CAROLINA FERTILIZER, CASH PRICE, PERTON OF 2000 POUNDS, $46. Payable May 1st, 1875. TIME PRICE, PERTON OF 2000 POUNDS, $53. Payable Nov. 1st, 1875, free of Interest. THE BRADLEY'S PATENT PHOSPHATE. Cash Price, PER TON OF 2000 LBS., $46. Payable May 1st, 1875. Time Price, PER TON OF 2000 LBS., $53. Payable Nov.Mst, 1875, free^of Interest. THE PALMETTO ACID PHOSPHATE. Cash Price, PER TON OF 2000 LBS., $30. Payable May 1st, 1875. Time Price, PER TON OF 2000 LBS., $35. Payable Nov. 1st, 1875, free of Iuterest. FREIGHT AND DRAYAGE TO BE ADDED. Call on Agents lor Almanacs and Information. FOR SALE BY CLARK BROTHERS, Yorkvillc, S. C. J. M. IVY <fe CO., Rock Hill, S. C. GEO. W. WILLIAMS & CO., Proprietors, Charleston, S. C. January 14 2 4m ~ W. P. HOBBS. DISSOLUTION OF COPARTNERSHIP." THE firm of CONNER, HOBBS A DOBSON lias been dissolved by mutual consent, and the business of the late lirm passes into the hands of the undersigned, who assumes all existing contracts, and to whom all indebtedness to the eon- ' cern must be paid. It is imperatively necessary that the business of the late firm bo speedily ' closed, and all persons on whom we have claims are requested to call and settle at once. W. P. HOBBS. THE NEW BUSINESS. HAVING become, by purchase, sole proprietor of the YORKVILLE COACH FACTORY, 1 respectfully announce that I shall conduct the i business as heretofore. Besides keeping on hand a full stock of PLEASURE VEHICLES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, any article of special style or design will bo made at short notice and in 'superior manner. By liavingemployed only the most competent workmen, in their respective branches, I feel assured that I can please the most exacting taste, both as to style and durability. Persons in want of any kind of PLEASURE CARRIAGE will do well to examine my stock. W. P. HOBBS. REPAIRING, REPAINTING, Ac., done, as heretofore, inthe host style and at the lowest prices for cash, which, in all cases will ho expected on the delivery of work. W. P. HOBBS. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, YORK COUNTY. T1THERISAS J. F. WALLACE, Clerk of the J Circuit Court, has applied to mo for Letters of Administration, on all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of Mrs. CAROLINE LOWRY, late of the county aforesaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all ! and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, r.o he and appear before me, at our next Judge of Probate's Court, for the said county, to he holden at York Court House, on the 2<>TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, next, to shew cause, il any they can, why the said Administration should , not he granted. Givon under mv hand and seal, this 14th day of Januarj', inthe year of our Lord,one thousand . eight hundred and seventy-tive, and in the 99th year of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America. JOSEPH A. McLEAN, Judge of Probate. January 14 2 6t IN THE DISTRICT COURT Of the United States for the District of S. Carolina. in the mattkr of I). G. WALLACE.?In Bankruptcy. .-1< Yorkvillc, in .said District, on the 21 .si day of January, 1875. THIS is to give notice that a Petition has been filed in the said Court by D. G. WALLACE, of York County, in the said District, duly declared a Bankrupt, under the Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to Establish a Uniform System of Bankruptcy throughout the United States," Approved 2nd March, 1807, for adischargeand Certificate J thereof, from all his debts and other claims provable under the said Act; and the 11th day of Feb- ^ ruary, 1875, at 12 o'clock, M., is assigned for the hearing of the same, before William I. Clawson, 1 one of the Registers in Bankruptcy of said Court, at his ollice in Yorkvillc, South Carolina, when and whero the Creditors may attend, and shew cause, if any they have, why the prayer of the said Petition should not be granted. 11. M. WALLACE, U. S. Marshal as Messenger. ' By T. W. Clawson, Deputy Messenger. January 21 3 3t ww? /~1 /\?t d ft in IHIi LliS l KiU l LUU IV A Of the United States for tho District ol'S. Carolina. In the Matter of ) T W. T. SEALY, Bankrupt. f1,1 B,inkrul?toy* At Yorlcvitlc, in the. .said District, on the 21.yf day 0/ January, 1875. NOTICE is hereby given that a petition has been tiled in the said Court, by \V. T. SEALY, of Chester county, in the said District, duly declared a Bankrupt, under tho Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to Establish a Uniform System of Bankruptcy throughout tho United States," ^ Approved 2nd March, 18<i7, for a discharge and certificate thereof, from all his debts and other 1 claims provable under the said Act; and the 11th day of February, 1875, at 12 o'clock, M., is assign- ' ed for a hearing of the same, before W. I. Clawson, i Esq., one of the Registers in Bankruptcy of said Court, at his ollico in Yorkville, South Carolina, when and whore the creditors may attend ami " shew cause, if any they have, why* the prayer of tho said Petition should not be granted. R. M. WALLACE, U. S. Marshal as Messenger. By T. W. Clawson, Deputy Messenger. January 21 3 3t IN THE PROBATE COURT, YORK COUNTY. P. A. Roberts and others, against Harriet Parks and others. PURSUANT to an order made in the foregoing cause, all persons holding demands against theestate of THOMAS C. PARKS, deceased, will f come forward and establish the same before me, at my office, in Yorkville, S. C., on or hofore tho t 24th day of February next, or be debarred from c any distribution of the assets realized from the 1 sale of lands of deceased. J. A. McLEAN, Probate Judge, York County. January 7 1 fit* HEATING STOVE. A SMALL IIEATINO STOVE for sale. Apply at this Office, JOHN H. ADAMS. FALL AND WINTER GOODS! THE undersigned would respectfully announce to his friends and the public generally that his stock of FALL AND WINTER GOODS is now complete having been purchased in the northern markots, from first dealers, by that experienced and judicious buyer, COL. McCORKLE. In my stock may be found a full and complete line of DRESS GOOBS, Including black and colored Silks, Velvet, Velveteen, Serges, Sateens, Poplins, Valours, and a great variety of Cotton Prints,of all qualities and at all prices. WHITE GOODS, In full variety, Ribbons, Hosiery, Gloves, Hand kerchiefs, Table Damask, Hats, Flowers and Feathers, and a general stock of Fancy Articles. Besides the above, in my stock may be found a complete assortment of GOODS FOR GENTS' WEAR, Hats. Caps, Boots, Shoes, Jeans, Tweeds, Cassimercs, Cloths, <fcc\, Shirts, Under-Clothing, and a full assortment of Gent's Furnishing Goods. My stock will be kept full during the season, and will embraco every article usually kept in A FIRST-CLASS ESTABLISHMENT, to an examination of which the public are respectfully invited, feeling confident, as T do, that the inducements 1 can oiler are second to none in the market. JOHN H. ADAMS. Nos. 3 Broad Street and 109 East Bay Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. ST1TIQIE1S First-Class Work OUR SPECIALTY, YET, BY USING CHEAPER GRADES OF STOCK, WE CAN FURNISH WORK AT LOWEST LIVING PRICES. fiie fashionablTstationehy, Piries Paper and Envelopes. Redding and <?all invitations ON THE BEST STOCK AND PRINTED IN THE LATEST STYLE. 7 September 10 37 tf A. WIJLLiIFORD, ROCK HILL, S. C. LIVERY AND SALE STABLES. THK undersigned gives notice that he is still in the above business, at Rock Hill, and has constantly on hand a tine lot of HORSES AND MULES, Of all grades, from the nimble trotter and steadj* pacer to the sturdy farm and draft horse. His Slules are as intelligent, as faithful and dilligent, as can be found in any equine collection, and he feels warranted in assuring the public that he can give as good bargains in horseflesh as can be obtained anywhere in the State. EXCHANGING. Besides the business of selling horses, Ialsobuy and swap. While I don't deny that I can be beaten in a swap, yet to keep things lively I am always ready for a trade. So give me a call, all ye who wish to buy, sell or swap. . HORSE DROVERS Will, at all times, find ample accommodations at my Stables for theirstock?attentive ostlers, clean, airy stables, plenty of provender, and reasonable charges. LIVERY DEPARTMENT. Horses and Vehicles hired, and careful drivers to convey travelers to any point. This branch of my business is never neglected, and I am prepared at all times to furnish easy saddle horses, or teams and carriages, at the most favorable prices. A.. WILLIFORD, Rock Hill, S. C. December 10 50 ly THE GREAT SOUTHERN ^ "171 UK I ixuuu^nuu^ri) FURCHGOTT, BENEDICT & CO., H5 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. The Cheapest Dry Goods, Oil Olotli, Matting's, Notions, Carpets, Rugs, Etc., THIS SIDE OF NEW YORK. For prices, see Special Notice. September 10 37 6m C. WEST & SONS ALADDIN SE<^ffiTY THE BEST OIL IN USE. WARRANTED 150 DEGREES FIRE TEST SVATER WHITE IN COLOR. FULLY DEODORIZED. - ? * **? ? *!?!% AND IT WILL NUI tACLUUt. It burns in Coal Oil and Kerosene Lamps. TRY IT. Ask for "Aladdin Security," and take no other. C. WEST & SONS, 113 and 115 W. Lombard St. Baltimore, Md. Dee 24 52 6m* Jpi|[RWip3AIll^ THE LEADING INSTITUTION IN THE U. S. rHERE are no Vacations. Send for Catalogue and College Documents. For Splendid Specmensof Penmanship, enclose two P. O. Stamps. Address \V. H. SADLER, President, Nos. 6 & 8 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. January 1 1 tf June 4 23 tf AUCTIONEERING. 11 HE undersigned takes this method to notify | the public, that he will give prompt attention i o AUCTIONEERING in York and the adjoining . aunties. Communications may be addressed to i lim at Yorkville, S. C. S. G. BROWN, i March 5 10 tf AGRICULTURAL LIENS, ^yl"ORTGAGES of Real Estate, and Titles to LY1 Real Estate. For sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. January 14 2 tf THE COOKING STOVES manufactured at our works in Greensboro, N. C., give universal satisfaction wherever introduced. They are made of the BEST SCOTCH PIG METAL, with heavier and thicker plate than any other Stove in the market, and consequently will the longer withstand heat and hard usage. They are of hand some pattern and neat finish, and warranted equal * ; in every other respect to any Cooking 8tove sold in the IJni ted States, while 11 is confidently claimed that they are the CHEAPEST. All the usual pieces of ware and cooking utensils are furnished with each Stove. An important consideration with purchasers is the fact that our patterns and sizes ure never changed. Should a piece get accii 1 tlnifl wn ran rnnlnon it. nk (lenuiiiv iinjfkcn i??ij ?i..v| ? the mere cost of casting. Not simply because it is a home production, buton accountofita intrinsic merits as an article of household economy, do wo ask the patronage of home purchasers. More than ONE THOUSAND of these Stoves are now in use, and among many others having them wo respectfully refer to the following: R. E.Guthrie, D. M. Campbell, M. H. Currence, York county; Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wylie, Chester; D. A. Gordon, Guthriesville; John A. Brown, Rock Hill; B. P. Boyd, Joseph Herndon, L. M. Grist, Yorkville. You can save the freight from the northern cities and the dealer's profit, which is no small item, by buying of us, and at the same time get u STOVE THAT IS MORE DURABLE than those of northern make. The following are our prices, delivered at depot in Greensboro: No. 8, with 10 pieces ware and 8 feet pipe, $30 00 44 7 44 44 44 44 44 44 ii Qff Address, SERGEANT A' McCAULEY, Greensboro, N. C. JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hill, 8. C. mss GRAND, SQUARE, AND UPRIGHT PIANOS HAVE received upwards of FIFTY FIRST PREMIUMS, and are among the best now made. Every instrument is fully warranted for live years. Prices as low as the exclusive use of the very best materials and the most thorough workmanship will permit. The principal pianists and composers ana the piano-purchasing public, of the South especially, unite in the unanimous verdict of the superiority of the STIEFF PIANO. The DURABILITY of our instruments is fully established by over SIXTY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES, in the South, using over 300 of our Pianos. Sole Wholesale Agents for several of the principal manufacturers of Cabinet and Parlor Organs. Prices from $50 to $600. A liberal discount to Clergymen and Sabbath Schools. a hircro assnrtment of second-hand Pianos, at prices ranging from ?75 to ?500, always on hand. Send for Illustrated Catalogue, containing the names of over 2000 Southerners who have bought and are using the Stietf Piano. CHAS. M. STIEFF, Warerooms, No. 9 North Liberty Street, BALTIMORE, MD. Factories, 84 and 80 Camden St., and 45 and 47 Perry St. May 21 21 ly SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO. $48 Cash; $53 Time, without Interest. PACIFIC Guano Company's Compound Acid Phosphate of Lime for Composting with Cotton Seed??50 Cash; ?35 Time, without Interest. To accommodate Planters, they can order now and have until 1st April to decide whether they will take at time or cash price. When delivered from factory by carload, no drayage will be charged. This Guano is now so well known in all the Southern States for its remarkable effects as an agency for increasing the products of labor, as not to require special recommendation from us. Its use for nine years past has established its character for reliable excellence. The supplies put into marketthis season are, as heretofore, c repared under the superintendence of Dr. St. Julian Ravenel, Chemist of the Company, at Charleston, S. C., hence Planters may rest assured that its quality and composition is precisely the same as that heretofore sold. J. N. ROBSON, Agent for South Carolina, Charleston, S. C. JOHN S. REESE A CO., General Agents Baltimore. November 2(5 48 3m MUSIC HATH CHARMS. &C. WITH pleasure I inform all who desire to give their children a chance for a musical education, but whose means are very limited, that I have made arrangements with the celebrated "Mason A Hamlin Organ Co.," to supply persons with their unrivaled instrument, either at lowest factory prices, for cash, or on monthly or quarterly payments, upon whatis called the lease principle. Thus any one by paying only a moderate sum for the use of the instrument, can, at any time,give it up or become purchaser; the amount already paid being applied to the purchase. Or a person having paid the rent for four years, becomes the owner of the Organ without further payment. Call and enquire for particulars and see the new styles, at my Photo gallery, in the Adickes' building, where I may be found during all business hours, either to show you a sample or to wait upon you if you want anything in the Photographic line as heretofore. J. R. SCHORB. P. S.?Notwithstanding all the misrepresentations and "gab" of smart agents of the "Ring" companies, I still insist that I have the best and cheapest Sowing Machine (the American) to offer, and I am ready to prove my words to all who I seek for the truth in the matter. J. R. S. TO TEXAS AND ARKANSAS. THE completion of the TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAlLROADenables the Kenesaw Route, via Western and Atlanta Rail Road, to offer the only all rail route from Georgia and the Carolinas to all points in Texas. On and after September 1st, through coaches leave Atlanta daily for Memphis, Little Rock and Texarkana, Texas, without change, connecting Mmrn with throuirh cars for Houston and all points in Texas. Think of one change of cars between Atlanta, Georgia, and Houston, Texas. Rates reduced by the opening of this route from $5 to $15! Full information can be obtained upon application to Albert B. Wrenn, Southeastern Agent Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad, Atlanta, C. E. Sargent, Southeastern Agent L. and G. S. R. R., Atlanta, or to B. W. WRENN, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Atlanta, Ga. f September 24 39 tf I STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Columbia, April 24th, 1873. THE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER is hereby designated as the newspaper for the publication of all Legal Notices and Official Advertisements for the county of York, under the Act approved February 22nd, 1870, entitled "An Act to regulate the publication of all Legal and public Notices, and the order heretofore issued designating the "Carolina New Era" as the official paper for the county of York is hereby rescinded. By order of the Board. H. E. HAYNE, Secretary of State, and Secretary of the Board. I, HENRY E. HAYNE, Secretary of State, and Secretary of the Board, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Original on lile in my office. H. E. HAYNE, Secretary of State. BARBERSHOP. THOSE in want of an EASY SHAVE, a fashionable and stylish cut of hair, or a pleasant and luxurious Shampoo, are reminded that THOS. BALLARD, Professor of the ArtTonsorial, is still in business, in his old Shop next door to the Enquirer building, where it will afford i?ir?? ui-not rtioadiro tr> wait unon all who may de sire his services. Razors honed and sharpened, and any other work of that kind promptly done. He may bo found at the Shop on Sunday mornings from 7 to 10 o'clock. _ THOMAS BALLARD. June 11 25 ly RAGS WANTED. A f\ AAA POUNDS of clean cotton and linllJ.UUl/ en wanted, for which 2 cents per prund will bo paid, at the * "ENQUIRER" OFFICE. Janaury 7 1 tf ' Site ?0 thrill* (fruquim. TERMS?IN ADVANCE : One copy, one year, $ 3 00 One copy, six months ] 50 One copy, three months, 2 50 Single copy, 10 Two copies, one year, 5 00 Ten copies, one year, 25 00 To persons who make up clubs of ten or more names, an extra copy of the paper will be furnished one year, free of charg