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Thursday Morning, February 18th, 1869. t^ssBSsssssisssssssssssssss^ssssssssssis ?RjlT* The pressure of new~~advertisctnonts, to? gether with the absence of the Editor during the fax week, precludes our usual variety of current new*. _^_ LATJRRN? RAILROAD; . W* beg to offer thanks to l>r. 11. S. Janes, Lessee and President of the above ttond, for a oomplimorr tory deket for the y<ar l$t'i>. This kindness rs "duly' appreciated, and the Dr. may expect us to' -fflaairovcr hie line at loast once during the year. ?-,?. . THE GRESNVILLE AND COLUMBIA RAILROAD COMPANY. We publish in anoiuer column the message of Got. SetoTT, TOloing the bill to re ertact nnd*amend an Act passed by the-Legislature in 1SCC, under ihe'pfovisional government, whereby the name and credit of the State was loaned to the nbove Com? pany in the re-adjustment of their debt. The President of the Road, Col. H. P. Hammctt, has replred to (his message, refuting fls statements' and explaining the situation of affairs. As this mat? ter concerns our people generally, w? intend to publish .the lettc:- of Col. Hammctt in our next The Legislature has not taken action upon the bill since the Governor's voto was received. The message/was made the special order for Tuesday hvst.in the Senate. ^n^GA?IZATION OF FORK TOWirsHIP. In pursuance of an order from the County Com? missioners, the citizens of Township No. 1, Ander? son Coumy, assembled at Double Springs Church da Saturday last, and when the meeting wt.s duly organized, oy the Selectmen appointed for that purpose, proceeded to the election of officers, with the following result: -* Joajt M- Grcbbs, George W. Maret and Wm. Broylss, Selectmen ; D. L. Cox and W. W. Hol r&ftp; Surveyors of Highways; William Gkcbbs, Constable; J. D. Compto.n, Township Clerk'. The officers chosen being present, were duly qualified by taking the oath specified. Before adjournment the meeting adopted a memorial to the'Legislature, which we hope to publish next week.' On motion, adjourned until the annual meeting in April next. TO CHitRLElSTOK AND BACK. We spent several days, during the last week, in the city, and were highly pleased to observe the improved appearance of business affairs. The merchants are making.ready for the spring trade, and confidently look forward to an increased bus? iness. Heavy stocks and reasonable prices amply prepare them for competition with other markets. Every branch of Business fs looking up, and all Wear a cheerful face, in striking contrast to the gloom and despondency hitherto visible in com? mercial circles. The supply of goods will far ex oecd any season since the war, and we trust that our "people will not overlook the claims of Charles? ton to an increased patronage. The city folks stem to be fully alive io the im? portance and prospect: of the Blue Ridge Kail road, and predict a bright career for Anderson wheat tat magnificent enterprise is completed. -.The municipal election, or rather the result of I the efforts being made to keep Pillsbuby out of j the Mayor's office, doe: not occupy a great share eX.public attestier?, albeit the present' Mayor {Republican) is determined to leave no stone un? tamed, or keep the office. - Among the principal topics of disenssion, we beard more of Dr. Hicks, a celebrated preacher from Brooklyn, who holds forth in the Lutheran (Jhtrrch, and who is represented as par excellence in the line of pulpit oratory. Next to this dis? tinguished divine, the most general topic seemed to be masquerade balls, publio and private, and the young people were greatly excited over this novelty, if we may so term it. The reader may not possibly see the force of connecting these sub? jects, but a visit to Charleston will convince any one .that there are many persons in that good old elty who have either "Dr. Hicks" or "masque cades" on the brain. '. Of, course, we stopped at the Charleston Hotel, and found the new management.equal to any of Its predecessors. Those elever fellows, Charlie Miller and Wji. Akdebsox, are always at their posts, and "know how to keep a hotel." The patronage is greater than for several years, and among the daily nrrrrvars"are parties of Northern men, seeking to invest their surplus capital or in quest of pleasure. Masosic?The Grand Royal Arch Chapter of j South Carolina met in Charleston on Tuesday, 9th inst., and continued in session for two days. The convocation was entirely harmonious, and it was developed'that Capitular Masonry in South Carolina is in a flourishing and healthy condition. Two-thirds of the subordinate Chapters were rep? resented, and the delegates were prompt in their attendance and diligent in their labors. Th? address of the Grand High Priest, Robert S. Bucks, was-characterized by beauty and pathos, and its exalted sentiments sank deep into the hearts of alt present. .'Several reports of Commit ten, able in their character and replete with Ma? sonic knowledge, were submitted during the con? vocation, and among them the report of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence deserves especial mention. The next anuual convocation will be holden in Charleston on the second Tues? day in February, 1370. The folhving officers were elected and installed for the ensuing year : R. S. Bec.vs, of Charleston, Grand High Priest; Mont? gomery Moses, of Sum:er. Deputy Grand High Priest; C. G. Jaegsb, of Laurens, (Jrand King; James A. Hoyt, of Anderson, Grand Scribe ; Rev. J. R. Pickett, of Charleston, Grand Chaplain; C. F. Jackson, of Columbia, Grand Treasurer ; Ebenei'.kr Toateb, of Charleston, Grand Secre? tary ; W. H. D. Gaillabu, of Pcndlcton, Grand Captain of the Host; E. W. Lloyd, of Florence, Grand Royal Arch Captain; L. F. Myer, of Char? leston, Grand Sentinel. On Wednesday, Feb. 10th, the Grand Council of Royal and Select Mast crs, of South Carolina was convened in Masonie Hall, for the purpose of j re-organizing by the election of officers. This was the first convocation of the Grand Council Bince 1861. An able review of Cryptic .Masonry was delivered by the former presiding officer, Dr. A. G. MacksY, nnd after the transaction of busi nesi neiessary to ''resume the work," the follow? ing officers were elected an J duly installed : A. G. Mackey, of Charleston, Most Puissant Grand Master; B. R. Campbell, of Laurens, Thrice II lustrous Grand Master; A. F. Lu.mpkin, of li?rn well, Illustrous Conductor of tho Works; C. F. jACKS?.'j, of Columbia, Grand Treasurer; H. W. ScHROpEB, of Chariest on, Grand Recorder ? James A. Hoyt, of Anderson, Grand Marshal; Rev. John R. Riley, of Laurens, Grand Chaplain; James BpBHiK, of Greenville, fjrand Captain of jjie Caurds; C. M. Millkb, of Laurens, Grand Conr ductor of the Council; JpiiK Cobby, of Charleston, Grand Steward. For the Anderson Intelligenter. A TEIP TO THE SOUTH. Mr. Editor : After leaving Holly Springs, pass tag down the Central Road, there was less appear? ance of the ravages of fire by the Federal army than we saw at Corinth and Grand Junction. The depots along the line, as far as I passed downy had a fine appearance, and indicated an increasing sfafte of prosperity. If they had felt the hand of the destroyer to as great an extent as those nearer headquarters, they could not sc soon have reached their present prosperous condition. Last year (18G7) they had pretty full cotton crops along this road. I was told at a turn-out or stopping place, that the tax g.itherer collected on cot I on at that place $8,000 weekly. I suppose at the larger and more flourishing depots a much larger amount. This would indicate tho climate and soil well adapted to the production of cotton, la the year 1868 the crop is far below an average, owing to disasters of one kind or another, but the people generally are in a much better condition to meet difficulties than last year. Then they had been despoiled of everything?completely pros? trated. They had not provisions for man or horse, aad many had not horse power sufficient to culti? vate the crops. Cotton buyers advanced money o - provisions to the destitute, and when they gath? ered their crops sent it on to their factors, and they held on to it till it reached its lowest figures, a ad after a long time reported it sold. It was a pretty general opinion among the owners of the cotton that they were defrauded out of at least Ofie-half of its real value. "A burnt child dreads the fire." So they kept possession of their own cotton and went to market with it themselves, or entrusted it to some one they could confide in, and now they are realizing a fair price for their crops. Il is lamentable that we have such men in all our commercial cities, and scattered all over our coun? try, who seem to care but little who sinks if they can swim. And all this after the country having p:issed through such a fiery ordeal, that should have taught us the uncertainty of all earthly rich? est, riow very few now are to be found that strict? ly observe the golden rule?"Do unto others as ye would others should do unto you." Quite an op? posite rule guides the actions of many. Get money honestly if you can?but get money. 1 wonder they do not fear that ill-gotton gain will be taken from them in some way, or prove a curse to their offspring in this world or the next. The cars passed by in view of Oxford, the State College. We could see the College buildings from the road, though some considerable distance from the village. I wished very much, to have stopped and spent a day there, and seen some old Carolina friends, but-wishing to attend a meeting then in progress near Vaiden, I had to pass on. I inqui? red of a gentleman sitting near me, if be knew Rev. John Ii. Waddell, D.D., President of the College. He said he did, intimately?he lived at Oxford. He said he was an excellent, preacher, and an amiable, popular man?had a high stand? ing in the position he occupied. I inquired if he knew a lawyer there by the name of Darr; he was the son of Rev. William II. Barr, D.D., of Abbeville.District, S. C. He knew him, and said he held a high position as a lawyer, and a mau who had the confidence of the community. He inquired of me if I knew them. I told him 1 knew them both from infancy, and was intimate with their fathers. I inquired if he knew Rev. John II. Gray, D.D., formerly of Abbeville Dis? trict, S. C. I parsed in two miles of where he resided at LaGrange. He was President of a Col? lege at that place at the commencement of the war. It was burnt to ashes by the Federal sol soldiers. When Dr. Waddell loft the place he was 1 a professor m that College; but his large library was carried off or burnt, and both were reduced from a state of comfort and competency to a ground start again. Dr. Gray still resides at the place, and continued during the war?still preach? es to the congregation there. This gentleman said he knew Dr Gray welt, and that he was an excel? lent man and a fine preacher. When he was about to take leave of ine, I told him to say to those gen? tlemen that I should have liked very much to have had time to call and spend a day at Oxford, and sec a number of other Curolina friends who lived there, and requcsicd him to remember me to Dr. Waddell, and told bim my name; that if he for? got the name, tell him it was the man who taught him his letters and his catechism. When he re? turned home and met with the Doctor, he told him he saw a man on the cars who knew him very well, and desired to be remembered to him, but he had forgotten his name. He said he must be the old est man alive. He said if you forget the naue, tell him :L was the man who taught you your let lers and catechism. Then he replied, I know who ! it is. and was much amused at the idea that he I thought I must be the oldest man nlive. Dr. Wad j dell is but in the prime of life, though of .? grave appearance, and would bo taken for one much older than he really is. He mentioned the story to Rev. D. W. Humphreys, who saw him shortly afterwards al Oxford, at a meeting of Synod. Mr. Gray and him expressed their regrets to D. W. H. tbat I had not protracted ray visit to that country and attended their Synod. I have regretted since that I did uot attend that Synod, as I would have seen a number of other old acquaintance:.', but re? grets will not bring back time that lias passed. Water Valley and Granada are large, flourishing places?the most so of any, I think, on this road. Around Water Valley are strong indications of wealth, industry and enterprise. I suppose they must have a fine couutry around. We cun t see much of a country while passing rapidly along and making but short stops at the depots. Most of these !owns have risen rapidly since tho close of the war. I had not expected to sec it so soon, bui industry, skill and enterprise can accomplish wonders. Granada is very near the Yalo Busha River. A large portion of the business is curried on near the depot. The streets arc io'ng. some of the bus? iness houses being more than a quarter of a mile from the road; churches and other buildings ex? tending near three-quarters of a mile. One of the chutches is situated on an elevated summit in a Northern direction, and presents a most beauti? ful appearance. Unless they possess fine lands on the river and surrounding country, I don't sec why such a multitude should congregate here. In 1820, in company with Rev. T. 0. Stewart, I visited the missionary station located near this river and above this place, and the lauds on the river and the region around the Mlim Station, among the Choctaws, was of fine, rich, deep soil. Rev. Cyrus Kingsbury went from Urainard Station among the Chcrokees, in or near 1818, and estab? lished the Elliot Mission. They had then, I think, some eighty scholars at that time in their boarding house and school. Many of them were improving rapidly. A number ot them, after completing an education, became the chiefs and head-inen of the nation. An entire revolution has passed over that entire nation. They now have a constitution and laws, judges and lawyers, ministers and elders, and organized churches. They sold their lands and passed over the groat Father of Waters, and now really surpass in civilization and Christianity many portions of our pwn country, long settled I by free white inhabitants. Many of l hem became rich and made several hundred bales of cotton per annum before the war. Rev. Cyrus Kii/gsbu ry, D.D., is still spared to continue his labor of love among that people. They revere him as chil? dren do u father. He married not a great while since to his third wife,?is upwards of eighty years of age, and continues to preach ns usual, and superintends the affairs of the mission. He rode on horseback a considerable portion of the vfay to attend the General Assembly in 1855. at Lexington, Ky., and appeared fresh and vigorous in his Master's service?showed no-signs of decay in body or mind. Such a man as that will never die till his time comes. My paper is full; I must pause for the present. D. H. CIRCLE OF" PRAYER. At a meeling of delegates from various Circles of Prayer, held at Bclton on the 6th and 7th of February, the following officers were elected to complete the organization of tho "Union Prajer meeting Convention of Anderson County." The by-laws adopted provide for quarterly meetings of the Convention, and at each meeting the officers are to be elected by acclamation : B. D. Dean, President; A. P. Huddard and Mike McGee, Vice Presidents ; M. H. Brock, Treasurer; W. S. Keese and A. J. Strisoeb, Sec? retaries. An extra meeting of the Convention will be held at Anderson C. H. on the first Saturday and Sunday in March, and the regular quaiterly meet? ing thereafter will alro be held at thbi place on the first Saturday and Sunday in May next. The differ? ent Praying Circles of Anderson Co?niy are affec? tionately invited to send delegates to the extra and regular meetings, and unite with the Conven? tion. -o THE SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. We have received a letter from the proprietors of this valuable journal, stating that the large edition of the January number has been already exhausted, although three thousrnd extra copies were printed. In order to meet the great demand for Mr. Dicksox's letters, they have determined to reprint the same both in the February and March issues, in order that many subscribers re? ceived two late to begin with January will be tc comoduted. This will explain to some of our fripnds the non-arrival of the Cultivator* where it was ordered from us during tho last few weeks, and their subscriptions will have to begin with February. The proprietors arc making every ex? ertion to meet the increasing demand upon their business. VETO MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR. State of South Carolina, Executive Department, Columbia, February 10, 1809. To the Senate of South Carolina : Gentlemen of the Senate?I return to the Sen? ate, in which it originated, "An ncl to re-enact ccrtarn acts lending the name and credit of the Slate to the Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company, and to validate the action of said com? pany thereunder," without anv signature. ?'An act to lend the name and credit of the State to the Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company in the readjustment of their debt" was passed by the General Assembly of the State of South Caro? lina on the 28th of January, 1801, more than a month after the Slate had seceded from the Union, and disclaimed allegiance to the Government of the United Slates. It provided that the Comptroller General should endorse the bonds of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company to the amount of nine hundred thousand dollars, one hundred thou? sand of which sum was to be applied to the ex? tinguishment of a floating debt, consisting of note i and accounts, which appears to have been all th: d :l t of tho company on si le of.the bonded deb: that existed at that period. The remaining eigh: hundred thousand was for the purpose of guaranteeing the payment of the principal and in? terest of the bonds of the company booming due in 1802, I8o? and 180-1, by substituting for them bonds guaranteed by the State ; and for the security of the State, the bonds bo taken up were lo be de? posited with the President of the Bank of the Slate, to "stand as security to the State, and thereby give the State the lien under the first mort? gage, until all the bonds secured by mortgage shall be retired." As a 'further security to the State, it was provided that, after the lapse of three years' time of the guarantee of the bonds referred to, the company was required io set apart two per cent, per annum on the amount of bonds thus guaranteed, to be used in the purchase and cancel? ling of said bonds. It also provided that the Gov? ernor of the State, (he Comptroller-General and the President of the company should constitute a board of commissioners for tho management of said funds, to invest the same in the bonds of the State or the company when they can be obtained. And in case the company failed to comply with these provisions it was made the duty of the Comp? troller-General to report the fact to the Legislature, who were directed lo enforce a compliance with them in such manner as it may deem expedient. The fourth section of the act further provided that if the said Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company should tail to pay any of the bonds at maturity, the Governor of the Stale should notify the solicitor of the circuit in which I he company had its place of business, who should immediately file a bill in the Court of Equity to enforce the lien of the Stale, which court should appoint a receiver, order a sale of (he rood and all the property and effects of thecompany, and otherwise decree as may be best to protect the interest of the State. It will th;;s be seen that in those turbulent times, when the Confederates Stales required every assist? ance in transportation, &c, to meet (he exigencies of the war, the legislators of that period felt it their duty to place the most prudent and whole? some guards and restrictions, so that the interests of the Stale might be protected while granting the required aid to the Greenville and Columbia Rail? road Company. In 1800, under the Provisional Government, the Lrgisla.urc was called upon loaltcr and amend the foregoing act, so as not only to reaffirm its provis? ions endorsing the bonds a:ul debt of the road lo the extent of nine hundred thousand dollars, but, in addition to give ttic endorsement of the State to the certificates of indebtedness of the company, issued for the payment of their interest, to the full amount which had accrued from the issuing of the bonds, and to accrue up to January 1, 1808. to the amount of three hundred and filly thousand lol lars?these certificates, in nil respects, being simi? lar in character to (he bonds of (he company, with interest at seven per cent., payablcsemi-annunlly, and running not more than twenty years. Still further, in addition, t/ierc was another provision for the endorsement by the Stale of bonds lo cover a floating debt of the company, then due, of seven hundred nnd titty thousand dollars, principal aud interest. The Legislature, however, restricted the amount of bonds lo be issued to the rates of one to three of the debt, making the additional respon? sibility of the State lor the company two hundred and liliy thousand dollars, and the entire amount endorsed, and for the piyment of which the Slate is responsible, one million live hundred thousand dollars. It will thus be seen that the company, from 1801, when the Confederate Legis.nluro gave the indorse? ment of the State lo its bonds, has not paid a dol? lar of its debt, principal or interest, but has been r.nnunlly accumulating a floating debt, designated in the act of 1800 as a "bond debt, for which no mortgage or other lien had been created," amoun? ting lo six hundred thousand dollars ; and, not? withstanding the extraordinary amount of business the road must have had during the wm- in the transportation of Iroopu and of military stores, it shows that it was spending every year upwards of one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars more than it earned. The bill of 1809. now under consideration, gives the sanction of the Legislatur? (o the acts above recited, wherein I fail to sec anything to encourage n hope of the solvency of the road, or I he security of the Stute for the amount for which its indorse? ment has been given; but, on tho contrary, the conviction i.s forced upon me that it will eventually have to pay both the principal and accumulated interest of the bonds thus indorsed. But the bill goes still further than i he nctu, to which it profes? ses to be an amendment, and provides for the in? dorsement by tho State of the bonds of the compa? ny to meet the interest that accrued between Jan nary 1 and July J, 18t'8, still more decidedly demonstrating the inability of (he company to meet the interest upov. its dctu ; and the inference is ntfavoidable that similar applications for assist? ance will be periodically made to the Legislature as the company's interest becomes due or its floa? ting debt becomes unmanageable. Whether it arises from the fact that the section of country which is traversed by the road is insufficient to support it, or from the neglect or incompetency of those hating the management of its affairs, the fact is patent that it does not earn money enough to pay the interest on the debt which it asks the State to indorse and guarantee. The legislation of 18GG and 18C9, is especially objectionable, inasmuch as it endorses a debt con? tracted during the war, whhh is specifically pro? hibited by article IX, section l?ofthoConslitution, declaring that "no debt contracted by this Stale in behalf of the late rebellion, in whole or in part, shall ever be paid." And although the company may claim that the Confederate Government did not pay them for their services, or that the funds which they received therefor became worthless at the close ofjthe war, the provision of the Constitu? tion is not the less prohibiting on that account. I do not wish to be understood as desiring to inter? fere between partics-?individual or incorporate? who contracted obligations during the war ; but when those parties attempt to involve the State, as indorser or guarantee of euch obligations, it is my duly to remind our legislators of the constitutional provisions which restrict their action. The net of 1861 I regard as void and of non effect, as it was passed by a body of men organized in violation of the laws of the land, and acting under the authori? ty of those who were engaged in levying war against the United States. To the upholding and prosecution of that war the Legislature of 1801 devoted all its efforts and energies, and immedi? ately succeeding the act granting aid to IheGreen ville and Columbia Railroad Company may be found the act to authorize the formation of a new volunteer company to be called the Chester Rifles. Upon this act of 1801, both the act of 18GG and that of 18G9, at present under consideration, are based, as both are amendatory thereto. To ap? prove of this act would be to give force and valid? ity to the action of a body not recognized by the' Constitution of this State or of the United States, and would be in direct violation of the ordinance of the Constitutional Convention which ordained "that all acts or pretctidcd acts of legislation pur? porting to have been passed by the General As? sembly of the State since the 20th day of Decem? ber, I860, pledging the faith and credit of the State for the benefit of any corporate body or individuals, are hereby declared inoperative until the General Assembly ;-!tall assemble and ratify the same. And it shall be the duty of the General Assembly, at its first session after the passage of this ordinance, to attend to the same." Even had it been the intention of the convention to give validity and force to this and similar acts of the Confederate Legislature, which is far from being clear, the present Legislatures, by permitting a session to intervene alter the passage of the ordi? nance without attending to the duty it imposed upon them, have lost the opportunity of doing so, and the power has passed away from them forever. I recognize in the Greenville and Columbia Railroad a useful and important agent in the de? velopment of the resources of what is rapidly be? coming the most populous and.prosperous portion of the State. Valuable assistance might be safely rendered to the company by a new act, giving the State endorsement, under proper restrictions, to its original bonded debt, and embodying such con? ditions as would make the company feel its respon? sibility. K it is understood by corporations or indi? viduals that all that is necessary to secure the success of their schemes is to present a bill to the Legislature, embracing whatever provisions they may deem most conducive to their interests, and by assiduous lobbying and other questionable means force it through, the State capitol will bo constantly infested with the paid agents and advo? cates of every conceivable project by which specu? lators may hope to obtain control of the people's money. The present managers of (he Greenville and Columbia Railroad, by their course heretofore, have given au indication of what may or expected from them hereafter. Periodical applications to the General Assembly will he tnadc as their debts become due, until they will have accumulated to such nn amount ns to become utterly unman ogeatde, when the company will be forced into bankruptcy and liquidation, leaving to the State the responsibility of i's heavy debt, and a worn out railroad, not worth one-half the sum for which it is mortgaged. While the debt of the road is regularly and rapidly increasing, its value is steadily diminishing. In a year or Iwo at most, the track will be rcluid with new iron at a very heavy expenditure, and we have every reason to expect that the State will again be applied to for assistance in this new emergency. Every augmentation of the debt of the Slate in? juriously affects its credit und paralyzes its ener? gies, while it increases the burden of the tax-payer. It is, therefore, incumbent upon those having the custody of the public treasure to guard it with jealous vigilance; and as the Chief Executive of the State, it is made my duly to sec that the Con? stitution is maintained and the laws faithfully ex? ecuted. The act under consideration professes to be an amendment to an act based upon what pur? ports to be an act of a legislative body not recog? nized by this government. Both on the grounds of unconstitutionality and inexpediency. I feel compelled to withhold my assent, and I therefore respectfully return it to the Senate without my signature. Rorkrt K. Scott, Governor. LIFE INSURANCE ! LIFE INSURANCE! THE subscribers arc still agcnls for the Pied? mont Life Insurance Company, of Richmond, Vir? ginia, which is one of the best and most reliable companies of the age, whether we take into con? sideration the nsscls of the Company, or the reli? ability and integrity of its officers. This Compa? ny has had a success never before reached by any Company in Europe or America. Within fourteen months of its organization, it had insured over six millions of policies, and an income of over three hundred thousand dollars. Its number of policies in that time is Sixteen Hundred. Its suc? cess is, therefore, ahead or any Company in tub world, and we chullengc a comparison on this point. It is a Virginia Company, and the largest proportion of its policies nrc in that State, where it is best known, proving conclusively that its re? liability is undoubted. Wc invite all to come for? ward and take a policy in this Company at once, for there is a great risk at stake. You are liable to die at any moment, and in nine cases out of ten your family will be left destitute of all means of support. A short time ago we approached a man on this subject, who was convinced of its importance, and who intended to insure very soon, but that man is now in bis grave, and his amiable wife, with three loveiy children, arc left without a copper. About the same time we lnid the subject before another man, who declined, and he, too, is now in the cold grave, and his family dependent on friends for a support. Another case: At the same time tho subject was presented to another man, who took a policy of Five Thousand Dollars, and he, too, now is in mother earth, but in a few days I shall have the unspeakable pleasure of paying.over to his afflicted widow, and his poor dependcut children, the whole amount of his policy^ Wc repeat, cornc on and insure at once, before death overtakes you. and your family is thrown out upon the cold charities of an unfeeling world. Call on the subscribers at Abbeville C. H., and procure a policy, or on the following agents: A. B. Towers, Anderson; J. D. Smith, Pendlet on : John Ferguson, Greenville; C?l. D. L. Donnald. Williamston; Burnett & Blake, Sparlanburg; John Rodgers, Union ; Johnston & Nance, New berry; II. L. McGoran, Laureus: J. L. Branch. Granitcville, or S. L. Lefepheari, Columbia. Call at once, as delays are dangerous. ISAAC BRANCH, M. D., Agent. J. J. WARDLAW, M. D., Med. Exam. Abbeville C. II., January 1, 18(58. Gratifying?IVc had occasion (says the Rich? mond Daily Enquirer and Examiner,) in our issue of yesterday, to make mention of that nourishing Virginia enterprise, "The Piedmont Life Insu? rance Company" of this city, and are gratified to find the following notices in our Southern exchan? ges. The Augusta (Ga.) Constitutionalist says : Personal.?We had the pleasure of meeting on yesterday Capt. R. W. fucker, the gentlemanly and efficient superintendent of agencies for that wcli established and rapidly growing company, the Piedmont Life Insurance. He is on his waj to Athens, Ga., for the purpose of paying a los3of five thousand dollars which the company recently sustained upon a policy only four mooths old, and proof of which has just been received. Such promptness in the payment of losses is very sug? gestive, both of stability and fairness. We un? derstand Capt. Tucker desires to secure the servi? ces of some energetic gentleman as agent at this point. The Atlanta (Ga.) Intelligencer, of the lSfh, also contains the following : Sparta, Ga., Dec. 10, 1868. Capt. R. W. Tucker?Dear Sir: I desire to ex? press through you my gratitude to (lie Piedmont Life Insusance Cdmpany, located at Richmond, Va., for their kindness in paying wilhout delay the Life Policy of five thousand dollars issued to my lamented husband, Francis M. Lawson, lorl.he use of myself, as his wife, and his children. The promptness and fair dealing of the Compa? ny you represent should commend it to the people of the South. I sincerely trust that it may continue to pros? per, as 1 feel it ought to do. The amount you have paid me is a great relief to me and my fatherless children in these days of adversity. Thanking you again, I subscribe myself, re? spectfully yours, * J J SUSAN C LAWSON. This is to certify that we were present and wit? nessed the payment lo Mrs. Susan. C. Lawson of the Life Policy issued by the Piedmont Insurance Company of Richmond, Va., to Francis M. Lawson, for the use of wife and children. The promptness and reliability of this Company represented by Captain R. W. Tucker as superintendent of agen? cies, and Colonel Charles Whitehead as general agent for the State of Georgia, is established, and we lake pleasure in recommending jt to our people. CHARLES W. DuBOSE, Attorney at Law. ALPHEUS B. BUCKNER. T. I. Little, Ordinary Hancock county, Ga. Such evidences of thedeperved popularity of a Southern enterprise is gratifying, and we feel sure our people will materially advance their interests to patronize such a flourishing home enterprise, nnd.thus build up our friends and section. [Riehmond Daily Enquirer and Examiner. A CARD. Cokesb?rt, Abbeville County, S. C, January 12, 1869. Dr. Isaac Branch", Agent.?Dear Sir : I here? by acknowledge the promptness viith which you, as the Agent of the Piedmont Life Insurance Com? pany of Virginia, have met the payment of the amount ($5,000) that my husband. Gen. N. G. Evans, had insured his life for. I thank you. and through you, the officers of your company, for their courtesy in having waived the ninety days to which they were entitled under the terms of the Policy, and for their prompt payment of the above amount. Respectfully, Sc., ? ANN V. EVANS. letter from oex. m. w. cart. EllGEFIEI.n C. 11., S. 0., January 14. 1809. Dr. Isaac Branch, Abbeville C. H? S. C?Dear Slit: Allow me to express to you my appreciative thanks for your courtesy and kindness, and through you lo the Piedmont Insurance Company of Richmond, Va., for their prompt payment lo my Rister. Mrs. N. G. Evans, of Life Policy of Gen. N. G. Evans, for the benefit of his wife and children. Being personally acquainted with many of the gentlemen at the head of the Company, and cog? nizant of the judicious management of its affairs, I take great pleasure in commending the Piedmont Life Insurance Company to the'people of the South. Composed of gentlemen in Virginiaof the highest integrity, that alone ought to be a suffi? cient guarantee to the public. No one, I trust, of the many who received the gsnerDtrs hospitality and untiring kindness of the jpod people of Virginia in the late struggle, can be recreant to the highest feelings of humanity as to forget her people or ignore the enterprise of her sons, or fail to give preference to this over Northern companies. I regard the Piedmont Insurance Company as perfectly reliable, and more reasonable in its terms of insurance than any other. North or South, and as such recommend it with pleasure to all who may desire lo insure their lives. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, M W. GARY A Reliable Company.?One objection that some persons raise against insuring either life or prop? erty, is a fear of being swindled?is a want ol confidence in the reliability of Insurance compa? nies. And, indeed, the world is sometimes impo? sed upon in Ibis very matter. Only a short lime ago, a company of scoundrels, calling themselves by some popular name, insured property in Geor? gia, Tennessee, Sc., to a large amount?that is, they got the premiums and gave out certificates, ami then decamped. It was a complete swindle 1 We are glad to hear that some of the loaders arc now in Northern jails. Uut all Insurance companies arc not swindlers. Indeed, we suppose that very few are. The Pied? mont, of Virginia, we know is not; it is composed of '.he best men in the Old Dominion?is repre? sented in our section by some of ihe best men in South Carolina, and has proved that it is able and willing to do all that it promises. A cascoccurred recently within our own knowledge, which proves beyond cavil : 1st. That it is eminently wise and prudent to insure our lives when our families aro dependent upon our personal efforts for a support. ?'2d. That it is never too soon to insure?that de? lays are dangerous. "We know not what a day may bring forth." 3d. The Piedmont Life Insurance Oompnny is a good and safe company. We refer to the case of General Evans, above mentioned. What would have become of his fam? ily, if he had not insured his life? Suppose lie had postponed insuring for a few months, what would have been the onsequence? But he did insure, and in the Piedmont company. In a few months afterwards he died; and in a very short time thereafter, before the terms of the contract requirrd it, the Policy was paid over by the excel? lent agent at Abbeville, Dr. Branch, and thus the bereaved widow and her little ones are saved from want. Try the Piedmont:?Due West (S. C.) As? sociate Reformed Presbyterian. As agent of Ihe Piedmont. Life Insurance Com? pany, I would simply state that but three deaths have occurred among the Policy holders since its organization, showing the great care and vigilance exercised by its officers in receiving applicants. One of these was paid within two days after death, the second as soon as proof was made, and the third. Gen. N. G. Evans, within two days afternc cessary information was furnished. The Compa? ny, within fourteen months, has issued sixteen hundred Policies, issued six millions of dollars werth of policies, and received an income of t hree hundred thousand dollars. We challenge the world to produce as large a success. ISAAC BRANCH, M. D., Agent. J. J. WARDLAW, M.D., Medical Examiner. Feb 18, 1809 84 1 Planters' Cast Steel Hoes! WE have just received, direct from the manu? factory, 50 Iiozen Planters' Cast Steel Hoes, Made to order and warranted, with our firm name branded <?n each IIoo. KEESE & McCULLT, No. 10 Granite Row. Feb 18, 1869 84 2m Filial and Last Notice! ALL persons indebted lo the late firm of BEW LEY, K Fi ES 15 & CO. will como forward, and set? tle either by Note or Cash, as the business must be closed. W. S. KEKSE, N. A. McOULI.Y, * Survivors. Feb 18, I860 34 -1 NOTICE. ALL persons arc hereby warned "against credi? ting my wife, Sallie A. Keys, on my account, as slie has left oij bed and board without provocations J. MUNROE KEYS. Feb 18, I860 34 1* JUST RECEIVED ! 7 OHO LBS* BAC0N' prime and extra, and l?UUU for sale low by KEESE" & McCULLY, No. 10 Granite Row. Feb 18, I860 34 4 Look Out! Breakers Ahead ! TIIE Books of Accounts belonging to the late firm of CATER & WALTERS have been placed in my hands for immediate collection. Those who are indebted to them will please call and settle immediately, as by so doing they will save costs, JOHN WILSON, m.a.c. Feb 18, I8G9 34 3 ESTATE NOTICE. ALL persons having demands against the E.f t?te of Lewis Dalrymple, deceased, will present them to the undersigned, properly attested, with? in the time prescribed by law, or else to be barred, Those indebted to said Estate will make*immediate payment. J. W. DALRYMPLE, Adm'r: Feb. 18, 1869 34 4* . Estate Notice. THE creditors of the late George S. Smith, de ceased, will take notice that I will be at Anderson C. H. on Friday, the 2nd day of April next, to settle up the Estate of said deceased, amd a-U claims must be legally1 established before the Pro? bate Court on that day, else they will be barred. G. W. SMITH, Adm'r. Feb 18, 1869 34 6* . Notice. RUNAWAY, from the subscriber, on or about' the 7th instant, a negro boy Cato, and on or about! the 14th instant, a negro boy John, both of whom* were bound to me by the military authorities then stationed at Anderson C. K.,.on the. 19th day of February, I860, said boys being without parents. This is to forewarn any person or persons from" employing them, or furnishing them with' shelter* or food, at the peril of the law being enforced". JESSE KAY. Feb 18, 1869 84 2* A CARD. THE subscriber takes pleasure in informing his friends and the public generally that he is still to be found ntC. GRAVELEY'S HARDWARE STORE, No. 62 East Bay. Charleston, S. C, and. will be glad to see his friends there. He would1 also state that he will attend to the Selling of any Produce that may be sent to him, and will also* give his personal attention to the buying of any articles in the mercantile line when orders are ac companied with cash. CS. ROBINSONS Feb 18, 1868 34 8m Twenty-five Dollars Reward! STOLEN, from the subscriber on the night of the 3rd day of February, 1869, & Sorrel Stallion COLT, three years old in April, of slender pro? portions, round bodied, with two white hind feet, and narrow blaze in his forehead. Both sides'of the Horse are marked with traces, two marks on each side. The above Reward will be paid for the recovery of the Horse, and any informant nt regarding him will be thankfully received. On the same night the horse was taken, a negro min left the neighborhood, and it is supposed that he committed the theft. Said negro is about fivs feet five or six inches high, weighs about ICO pounds, said to be twenty-five years old, and is of a dark color. When last seen, he had on an. old broadcloth suit, and a common scarf. He calls himself Sam Johnson, and said he was raised in Laurcns District, but I am informed that his right name is Eph. Gore. RICHARD DAVIS, Brushy Creek, Anderson District, S. S. Any information addressed to Newton Scort, Anderson C H., S. C., will be duly acknowledged. Feb 18, 1P69_34__\_ WILLIAM L WEBB, LATE SUCCESSORS TO CAMERON. WEBB & CO., importer of China, Glass and Earthenware* ISo. 1S8 Meeting- Stx-eet, (one door from uasel st.,) CHARLESTON, S. <C. gSS" WILL supply Country Merchants- with Goods, in his line, at as low rates as they can buy in New York or elsewhere. Feb 18, 1869 34 8m SPRING IMPORTATION 1860^ Ribbons, Millinery and Straw Goods ! ABMSTMM~0AT0E & CO., 237 & 239 Baltimore Street, BALTXMORE, importers ANn jobb e is of BONNET and Trimming Ribbons, Velvet and Sash Ribbons, Bonnet Crapes, Silks and ? at inn, Illusions, Blonds, Laces, Ruches, Netts, Velvets, French Flowcrs.aiid Feathers, Straw Bonnets and Ladies Hats, trimmed! a id untrimmed, Sundowns and Shaker Hoeds. The largest Stock of Millinery Goods in this country, and unequalled in choice variety, which we offer at prices that will defy competition. Orders solicited. Feb 18, 1869 84 CAED. ?0 ? CHARLES KEKRISON, FORMERLY of the firm of C. & E. L. KERRI SON, would inform his friends and the public that he has purchased from Mr. JAMES B. BETTS, all his STOCK IN TRADE, &c, at the Store NO. 232 KING STREET, And will there continue the DRY GOODS BUSI? NESS, Wholesale and Retail. FOR CASH, on his own individual account and responsibility. He will proceed, without delay, to replenish and re? new the Stock, and continue so doing until the assortment shall be made complete and attractive^ As the terms will be strictly cash, or approved city acceptance for a short credit, it necessarily fol? lows that the prices must be kept at least as low as to be found at any other respectable establish TBCTlt His brother. Mr. BL L. KERRKON. assisted by Mr. A. B. McDONELL. both experienced mer? chants in this line, will be found at his store, aid? ing in the conduct and manageme nt of the busi? ness and it is hoped that his and their efforts lt> win 'tLc confidence and patronare of the public will be as successful ns in past diys was the oldi firm at corner of King and Markt t streets. Feb 18, lSO'J 31 3,u