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gaMn'SOtt f iticuigenfcr. Thursday Morning, Febrnary S!5th, 1869. A pair of saddle bags hare been left at this office, -which the owner can get on rewarding the finder. THE CHESTER REPORTER. We have neglected to notice the advent of this sprightly journal into the newspaper world. It in handsomely printed, well edited, and destined to prove a success. Published by John A. Bradlet, jr., and Ed. C. McLcre, both gentlemen of abili? ty,, enterprise and solid attainments. -?? THE BARNWELL JOURNAL. The second number of this paper has been re? ceived, and we take pleasure in extending a eor di&l welcome to the new comer. Its outfit is pleas? ing and tasteful, while its columns give evidence of, great care and judgment in the editorial con? trol. Published at Barnwell C. H., by Johx S. Skuck, at $2.00 per annum. tfgr We return thanks to the Flon. F. A. Saw TMt for a copy of the Congressional Globe, con? taining remarks by that gentleman in the United States Senale upon a bill to provide payment for certain services rendered by agents of the Treasu? ry-Department in the late insurrectionary States, where such persons failed to take t'ae oath pre? scribed. Mr. Sawteb favored the bill, and argued in its behalf. THE TWO LEADING MAGAZINES OF THE BOOTH CONSOLIDATED. The. March number of the Xeto Eclectic Maga. Tine, published at Baltimore, has been received. We learn from a circular accompanying this issue that the Land We Love has been merged into this magazine, and that Gen. D. H Hill will remain an editor and partner in the consolidated maga? zine, nnd will have charge of the military depart? ment. In all other respects, there will be no change iu the character of the Xew Eclectic, which is an epitome of the best literature of the age. The terms of the magazine will remain as hereto? fore, 54.00 per annum in advance. Address? Tb?mbull & Mlt.docu, 54 Lexington Street, Balti? more. WHAT'S IN A NAME. The correspondent of the Charleston Courier, in olhiding to the fact that Gov. Scott signed peti? tions recommending Congress to remove the polit? ical disabilities of Hons. J. P. Rie? and W. D. Simpson, says there were considerable mutterings of deep but not loud discontent anv ngcerlain par? ties against his Excellency for this action. A pc~ fition was presented in the House for the removal cf political disabilities of J. B. Rhu, of Pickens county ; whereupon a member, under the misap? prehension that it was the Congressman Reed, moved to lay the petition on the table. When in? formed of hit. mistake, he withdrew his motion. This is a fair sample of the intelligence pervading that honorable body. MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS. We are in receipt of tho March number of Godcy's Lady's Book, filled with choice engravings, and (he freshest and purest reading matter. Among all the magazines designed for the home circle none is more welcome, and there appears to be no flag? ging to the enterprise and industry of its veteran publisher. Published Oy Locts A. Godey, Phila? delphia, Pa., at $3.00 per annum. The Carolina Farmer, a monthly magazine, pub? lished at Wilmington, X. C., is a new candidute for public favor. The fourth number, issued for 'February, is before, us and to our typographical eyes, there is a perfect charm in the neatness and beauty of its mechanical execution. We have not examined the contents thoroughly, but there is a va .| rleiy of practical subjects treated of, and we doubt not with ability and fairness. Published by W.m. II. Bebxabu, editor and proprietor, it $2.00 a year. typographic Advertiser for January has been received. Published quarterly, at '10 cents a year, by Mackellab, Smiths & Joiumx, Type Founders, Philadelphia. We are indebted to Walkeb, Evaxs L Cogswell, cf Charleston, for a beautifully bouu 1 interleaved copy of the Southern Almanac for 1809. LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. The Senate aiJoptcd a resolution to adjourn fine -dit on the 2&h instant, but the House refused to concur. A bill to incorporate the Rocky River Baptist' Church in Anderson County has been read a sec? ond time in the Senate and ordered to be engrossed. The Governor has approved an Act to incorpo? rate the Wilson's Bridge Company in this county. A bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act au? thorizing additional aid to the Blue Ridge Rail? road Company" has been introduced into the Sen? ate, and referred to the Committee on Railroads. The Governor has recommended an appropria? tion of ?20,000 to fit up seventeen rooms in the New State House for the accommodation of the General Assembly and public officers. An Act has passed to regulate the practice of medicine in this State. The Charleston Election Bill ha9 passed both Houses, and will undoubtedly become a law. Thi.s provides for the seating of PlLLSBUBT aud his friends in the offices of Mayor and Councilmen, It is thought there will be further contest made be fore the courts by the present incumbents, who received their appointments from the military. IMPORTANT DECISION. The Supreme Court of tho United States has re? cently decided a case involving the validity of con? tracts made payable in gold, and affirming the validity of all such contracts. Chief Justice Chase delivered the opinion, which was concurred in by all the members of the Court, except one, and the oum and substance will be found in the following extract from the decision: "In the absence of any specific contract for the payment of coin, legal tender notes may be a sufficient tender, but it is clear to the court that express contracts for the payment of coined dot lars can only be satisfied oy the payment of coined dollars. They are not debts which may be satisfied by the lender of Treasury notes." The constitutionality of the Act of Congress, making Treasury notes a legal tender, whs not in? volved in this case, and was therefore not brought Into the judgment. This decision of the Supreme Court seems to have occasioned general satisfaction throughout the country, and is received as an im? portant step towards the resumption of specie pay mcnts. . The numerous contracts made immediately after the surrender, payable in coin or its equivalent, in this section of the country, together with the fact that all such contracts were estopped by military interference, will render this decision of the Su? preme Court an important one to many of our readers. ? Monday last was the lHTth anniversary of I lie birth ot (Jfoitcr. Washington, THE GREENVILLE AND COLUMBIA RAILROAD. The velo message of the Governor seems to have occasioned considerable feeling in the Legislature. His allusion to the lobbying process, and intima? tions that corrupt measures could be put through by such means, offended the dignity of many members, and caused his message to be treated with contumely in the House. In the Senate, on Tuesday, a lively and inter? esting debate occurred on the passage of the Act, "re-enacting certain acts lending the name and credit of the State to the Greenville Railroad, and validating the action of said company thereunder," notwithstanding the objections of the Governor, when it was finally passed by a vote of 20 ayes to 8 nays. In the House, on Wednesday, there was little or no debate. The members, as already stated, were incensed at the insinuations of his Excellency, and this feeling was intensified, according to the correspondent of the Charleston News, by a rumor that the Governor had signed a petition recom? mend the removal of the political disabilities of Messrs. Reed and Simpson, two Democratic mem? bers elect to Congress. We are unable to say whether or not there is any truth in the rumor, but infer that the Executive and Legislative de? partments must be fast tending towards open rup? ture when such means are employed to defeat each other. We would be glad to know that Governor Scott has laid aside political prejudice, and favor? ed the removal of political disabilities from these gentlemen, who are the chosen servants of the people. But we think the friends of the Green? ville Road, regardless of politics, ought not to have employed such questionable means to get through this important measure, which is totally disconnected with any political issue, and is de? manded by simple justice and equity. We would prefer to know that there are no grounds for such an inference, and that ether and higher motives actuated the Legislature. The veto message was read in the House until that portion was reached having reference to lobby influence, when its further reading was objected to. There was some filibustering on a motion to dispense with the further reading of the message, but it was finally adopted by a most decided vote. The question then recurred upon the passage of the Act, the objections of the Governor to the con? trary notwithstanding, and on the yeas and nays being taken, resulted as follows?ayes, 87 ; nays, 14. So the Act passed, and is now a law. It is noticeable that the vote in both Houses was unusually large, there being a more general at? tendance than at any time during the present ses? sion. - LETTER FROM MS. CRAWFORD. The following letter has been handed to us for publication. As a successful planter, Mr. Craw? ford has few equals in this section, and anything; emanating from his pen deserves careful attention. It will be seen that this letter is in reply to one addressed to him for information : Cold Spring, Pickkns Co., Feb. 9, 18C9. G. W. Miller, Esq., Anderson C. H., S. C? Dear Sir: You ask me at what stage of the crop do I use the sweep plow. I use it exclusively, from" the beginning to the end of cultivation. The corn sweeps arc 33 to 36 inches in width, adapted to the width of the corn rows?finishing the row with two furrows. The cotton sweeps (for cotton in three foot rows,) are 15 to 18 inches in width ; the former are used when the cotton is small?the latter after it attains a good size. They should be made of Swede iron, which is about as durable as steel, unless you have a good smith, which is not often the case in the country. The larger sweeps are made by Mr. Stephens at Pcndle ton, and cost, I think, $2,125. On the kind of land you cultivate, one of good iron, with one layer and several sharpenings, will answer. They should be kept sharp to do <jood and easy work. You say you expect to cultivate eighty-five acres, I sixty in cotton and twenty-five in corn, with four horses. If you use these sweeps judiciously, you can easily dispense with two horses. I cultivated last year seventy acres in cotton (much of it rough aud hilly) and about the same in corn with four mules, aud they were idle one-third of the time. The crop made was thirty-seven bales of cotton, averaging 420 lbs., and fourteen hundred bushels of corn. In using this sweep, you should be care? ful to have them run perfectly flat, and not run? ning more than one-half to one inch deep. They should have long, keen points, as the point steadies the plow, and enables you to plow close to the plants when small. They will not answer, if you permit the grass to gel ahead of you ; but there will be danger of this, as you go over the crop so *Tapidly. I plow corn three and four times?cot? ton seven or eight times. By the use of these sweeps, you can lessen the horse power fully eae third, and you do not cut the roots of the crops? a very common but absurd practice. Very respectfully, J. W. CRAWFORD. P. S.?I have received a good many similar in? quiries to yours, but could not respond to all; so, if you think proper, you may send the above letter to the editor of tho Anderson Intelligencer. J. W. C. DEATH OF MAJ. GEORGE He KNIGHT. The New Orleans Crescent says: "Asa Hartz is dead. This sad news will be received with pro? found sorrow throughout the South, where George McKnight was well known for his geniality, kind? ly nature, and where his wit and bonhommie had won over to him every member of his profession as well as a great number of citizens in other busi? ness. Asa had been suffering for several years past of disease of the lungs, which at times, would utterly incapacitate him for business, aud depress his spirits so that he would often allude to his approaching end. He had justly won the title of Major in the army of the Confederacy, and was for several mouths a prisoner of war on Johnson's Island, where, with the true spirit which moved him, he organized an amateur dramatic company, which from time to time gave performances for the benefit of the hospital of the prison. "One of his regrets was that his early training had not included literary pursuits, and yet his wit and humor in prose and poetry had given him a certain celebrity, which was being improved by application to literature, until his disease had so far impaired his faculties that he became a mere wreck. Asa's history as a newspaper editor is the same as that of many others who were not born under a lucky star, ns he thought and would often say. ??He was twice a husband, having married the second lime, Miss Taylor, of Virginia, now living in this city, whom he leaves, with several children, j to mourn his untimely Joss, for Gecrge McKnight I was only in his thiitty-fifth year when he paid the j last tribute to mortality." I Mnj. McK.nigiit was a native of this State, we believe, and was known aim beloved by many of j the newspaper fraternity. His pi.elic effusions ! while in prison were extensively copied, and many an eye has been moistened at rending the "Prison I on Lake Erie," and many another softened and j subdued by "My Love and I." - - ? H. H. Knee, one of the orgit al settlers of I Walhalla, died last week. MEMORIAL TO TEE LEGISLATURE. The following memorial, in relation to matters of public interest',, was adopted by the meeting of citizens assembled to organize Township No. 1, on the 13(h instant. The suggestions contained are worthy of consideration by the Legislature, and we trust they will receive careful attention from that body : To the Honorable Senate and House of Representa? tive* of South Carolina. Your memorialists, citizens of Anderson county, in meeting assembled to organize Township No. 1 in said county, according lo public notice of and by authority of the County Comraissionors, would respectfully bring to the notice of your honorable body the following difficulties in administering the law in regard to working the public roads, as at present constituted in Act No. 71. Whereas, whilst the plan of working the public roads and keeping the highways in repair, by tax? ation on properly, is practicable, and most bene? ficial to the public .interests in densely populated districts, where the townships are small and the roads few in comparison with the population; in a sparsely settled country, with many roads to keep in repair, and large numbers of bridges, it requires the united exertions of ell classes and conditions of people, both properly holders and n?n tax? payers, to keep the public highways in passable condition ; and if, in addition to the support of the government and administration of the laws, the property helders are compelled to keep the high? ways in repair, in the humbie opinion of your memeralists, it will be extremely detrimental to the best interests and prosperity of your country. Your mcmoralisis would therefore, respectfully petition your honorable body that the law in regard to the keeping of the public roads and highways in repair by taxation on property be changed, and all male residents of the township, between the ages ef sixteen and fifty yearB of age, be required lo perform twelve days labor on the public road in said township annually, or in default of perform iig the labor so required by the proper officer, shall pay for each day lost one dollar in the town? ship treasury ; exemptions shall be allowed as in our old road law. We would also respectfully suggest that each township be allowed the privilege of electing its own Magistrate and Constable, and the office of Surveyor of Highways be abolished, and the Selectmen, in addition to their other duties, be re? quired to perform the duties pertaining to Survey? ors of Highways, or, ns in our former road laws, performed by Commissioners of Roads and Bridges; and that the compensation made to the several officers, Selectmen, Constable and Town Clerk, shall be One Dollar per day while engaged exclu? sively on township duties pertaining to their office. Also, that the lime for working the roads be left to the discretion of each township. --? ti&f* Those indebted to late firm of Cater & Walters will bear in mind the advertisement of John Wilson, Esq., wh# is instructed to issue upon all unsettled demands within a very short time. Under the present jurisdiction of Magis? trates, there is great danger of delay in this mat? ter. -o ITEMS OF STATE ITEWS. ? F. D. Fanning, an old merchant of Charleston, died in that city lasl week. ? The First National Bank of Charleston has increased its capital slock lo $-100,000. ? The Carolina National Bank of Columbia has issued notes of the denomination of ten and twenty dollars. ? A colored man named Essex Brown was mur? dered by another, in Kershaw Coun'y, on the 12th. Tiie cause is jealousy. ? Wm. Bower3, a resident of Pleasant Hill, Lancaster county, has mysteriously disappeared. He is believed to have been accidentally drowned. ? Mack D. Goodwyn, who was sentenced to be hung at Spartanburg on Friday last, (for tho mur? der of his wife several years ago,) has been re spiled by Gov. Scott for thirty days. ? Jimmy Robinson, of circus renown, -*ill ex? hibit with his company in Columbia to-day. Of course, the Legislature will adjourn over lo attend the circus. ? Judge Carpenter, of the Circuit Court, has pronounced the Hemstead Law of South Carolina unconstitutional and void as regardsjudgments ob? tained prior t ? the passage of the act creating it. _S. F. Sowell, of Kershaw county, was mur? dered on the 9th instant, while on his way home from a lisil lo his father. Lewis and Wesley IMiillips have been arrested, charged with the murder. ? A bill has been introduced into the Legisla? ture to make eur neighboring town of Greenville a city, with all the corporate privileges of cities, in? cluding a Mayor and Aldermen, and the levying of city taxes! ? A Savings Bank in Columbia has been incor? porated, and Gen. Wade Hamplou elected Presi? dent Thomas E Gregg, Cashier, and E. H. lies tish Secretary. The capital stock is paid in, and operations will begin on the 1st of March. ? Langdon Conner and W. S. Brook*, ofCokes burry, were recently arrested upon a charge of being implicated in the murder ef B. F. Randolph. They were released on giving bond fer $5,000 lo answer at the May term. ? It is said thai orders have been received from Washington commanding the ??Loyal League" in Charleston and vicinity to form a more effective consolidation, and hold themselves in readiness for future action. ? Miss Agnes Bates, whose life has been devo? ted to the education of the young, died very re? cently in Charleston, and she leaves many devoted friends and many mourners. Hers was a life that won during its short term many laurels that will forever be entwined with tlie weeping willow. ? Governor Scott has issued an order to Adju? tant and Inspector General Moses to organize his department and proceed to enlist the force referred to in the joint resolution authorizing the Governor to employ an armed force for the preservation of ihe peace in South Carolina. ? The premises of Dr. Marks, known as Bar hamville, about three miles from Columbia, w s visited by firo on Thursday last, nnd tho main building cmircly destroyed, together with several outbuildings. The fire was accidental and there was no insurance. ? Two negroes were indicted for murder in Edgeficld ; being arraigned at the recent term of the Circuit Court, the jury failed to agree upon a verdict, and the result was a mis-trial. Thereupon, Judge Platt ordered thtm to be released upon their own recognizance ! This is Radical justice with a vengeance. ? Cnpt. Alex. Colclough, of Sumfer, well known lo many of our readers as a popular and brave officer of th<: Palmetto Sharpshooters, died on the 15th insl. He leaves a wife and one child. There were none purer, braver or more unselfish in their devotion lo principle than this gallant son of old Slimier. Not a man connected with (hat noble Regiment will hear this announcement without sorrow nud regret. For the Anderson Intelligencer. A TBIP TO THE SOUTH. Mr. Editor : I closed my lust letter lingering at Granada, and speaking about the Choctaw mission near this point. Dr. Kingsbury, who commenced it, was a man of good hard sense, resembling, in this respect our own Rev. J. Leighton Wilson, D. D., Secretary of Foreign Missions. He was emi? nently qualified for elevating the character and condition of a whole nation of red men, and weaning them from their roaming habits, their superstition and idolatry, by imparting to tliem1 a better way. He got hold of the children by pre? cept ?and example. He established a farm and employed the boys a part of their time in manual labor, so the> might know how to train the next generation in a better way to gain a subsistence than in their houseless, homeless method, or than their former roving way of searching after the wild game of the forest. Rev. T. C. Stewart and myself spent a few days with the mission to see how everything was conducted. Everything" pre? sented the appearance of order, system and regu? larity. There were certain hours for study, oth? ers for labor, and a time for family worship and religious instruction. It all had the appearance of a weirtrained, quiet family. The schoolhouse and chapel were plain hewn log buildings ; no the houses of the mission families. Yet all the ar? rangement about the culinary department was well suited to aid those whose business it was t? provide food for so large a number. Neatness and comfort was then to be seen?no extravagance, no waste, everything saved. But few men possess that kind of business habits, and especially among ministers. Seme ministers are eloquent, devoted, useful men as ministers, but children in other matters. He was a man for the limes, "the right man in the right place." In a few years he had a noble co-laborer who came to his assistance? Rev. Cyrus Byinglon. He was a man of noble spirit, and fully^consecrnled to his Master's work. He devoted the whole of his ministerial life to the elevation of the character and condition of the Choctaw people. Nothing he desired more ar? dently than their salvation, and his words and works gave constant testimony to this fact. "By their fruits ye shall know them." He labored constantly, zealously and successfully in preach? ing the glad tidings of salvation to them. There will long remain many living witnesses of his fi? delity and great usefulness among them as a min? ister. He also devoted a large portion of his time in studying the Chcctaw language, making an al? phabet and grammar, reducing it to system, pre paring'suitable books, and translating the Scrip? tures into their language. That people are now enjoying the fruits of his life-long labcrs, while he is now enjoying ^the approval of thV Master, "Well done, good and faithful servant." After he became loo feeble to continue in the ac'ivc duties of the mission as a minister, and felt it necessary to retire from the toils and burdens pressing upon him. he was not willing to be idle ; he was em? ployed in the supervision and publication of a translation of the Scriptures into the Choctaw language. He fell with the harness on. He was in the last General Assembly, and though he was feeling the pressure of many years, he was able to take the platform, and with some young men just buckling on the harness for the foreign field, he was ready to plead for his Master's cause ; but there is ample reason to believe he is now in at? tendance on the "general nssembly and church of the first born, "and has now entered into the Church of the living God. He died as he lived?not trusting to the merit of his life-long labors in promoting the happiness, usefulness and salva? tion of others, but calmly resting upon the atone? ment. Rev. Alfred Wright was another co-laborer willi these venerable men, and not behind them in zeal, active nscfnlness und devotion to the Mas? ter's cause. It is believed he possessed high qual? ifications for reducing to system their language, nnd giving to that people iiic word of the living God in a language understood. These men do not seem to have mistaken their cilling, hut entered upon the very work for which they were eminently I qualified. When God has a work to be done, he raises up men nnd qualifies I hem for it. This country iu 1820, nnd one or two years pre? vious, was just emerging from its rude and bar? barous state, and commencing a new career of life. If we had a standpoint from which we could overlook the whole field nnd see the ignorance aud superstition that prevailed then, (while we were there, information came that one hnd been executed for being a witch,) and see the high stand they occupy now among the civilized na? tions of the earth, it almost startles belief. And ibis accomplished by these few self-denying men and their wives, and a few others not here men? tioned, as lh? instruments employed to accomplish so great a work. They have reared monuments to their memory far more enduring than the pyr? amids of Egypt. The wheels once put in motion and running smoothly, who can predict the results in all coming time, and especially as seen in eter? nity. The white inhabitants, since they have purcha? sed the lands, have built railroads, beautiful cities, towns and villages, and many fine, splendid resi? dences, and greatly improved the whole aspect of the country. It does not much resemble the howl? ing wilderness it was then; but when all these railroads, cities and villages shall perish and be forgotten, what has been done for the Choctaws in that region and beyond tho Mississippi will be ?een aud admired by unborn ruilliorii^f red men, and by others who will be mere spectators of this great and noble work, so much blessed already by the head of the Church. The white inhabitants of this once Indian coun? try ha?e not been altogether forgetful of the in? terests and happiness of their own race. They have erected schools and colleges, aud built churches and raised up faithful ministers, who are faithful laborers in their Master's vineyard. Here in Granada were two Presbyterian ministers, and I know not how many of other denominations? Rev. Mr. Richardson and his brother. One wa3 engaged in teaching, and preaching as opportunity offered. That they were not drones may be in? ferred from the fact that both have been called to other fields of greater promise. One is now teach? ing some miles north of this, with bright pros? pects of usefulness?the other to labor in an im? portant church in Memphis, Tcnn. I saw one of them in the General Assembly in Baltimore in May last, and thought him an excellent man. There arc many other noble ministers in that country, laboring zealously to build up the walls of Zion, but there was something done by others into whose labors they had entered. But in the other case, those few self-sacrificing men left home, dear friends and civilized society to commence in the new?they dedicated themselves to God to work in this particular field, and I believe never regretted the sacrifice they made ; with all its at? tendant trials and privations, they bless God that he called them to this important field, and gave I hem bo many tokens of his favor, and so abun? dantly blessed their labors, while toiling amidst so many discouragements, while so few came to their assistance. Hut they looked for success to a higher source for help, and they were not disap i pointed. D- H. ITEMS-EDITORIAL AND OTHERWISE. ? Charles A. Gambrell, nn extensive flour manu? facturer of Baltimore, is dead. ? Six companies of the 6th Infantry, now in South Carolina, are ordered to Missouri. ? The largest dry goods merchant in New York sold 343,000,000 worth last year. ? The cashier of the Fourth National Bank of | Philadelphia is a defaulter for $10,000, and has fled the ranchc. ? President' Johnson has been invited to deliver the annual oration at the next commencement of j Davidson College. North Carolina. ? The Arkansas militiamen who killed Davis, near Mound City, were arrested on MontTsgr, tried on Tuesday, and executed on Wednesday last. ? The pardon of Dr. Mudd has been placed in the hands of his wife, and it is expected that he will be released from Dry Tortugas*next week. ? The Southern Press Association met in Mo? bile last week. A. R. Lamar, of Georgia, was re elected President. F. W. Dawson, of the Charleston 2Yews, is one of the directors. ? Five Tennessee papers have already hoisted the name of Andrew Johnson as the Democratic candidate for Governor of Tennessee at the Aug ist election. ? The constitutional amendment imposes disa? bilities on not less than one hundred and fifty thousand persons, and the iron clad test-oath on some sevtn or eight millions more. ? In Florida the orange trees are sprouting out again *nd are rapidly recovering from the effects of the late freeze ; but the lemon, lime, guava, j.nd alligator pears show no signs of life. ? Mr. Colfax, it is said, will tender his ^CsiBtta tiosas Speaker of the House a few days previous to the 4th of March. Mr. Pomeroy, of New York, will d jubilees be chosen Speaker pro tem. ? Gen. Sherman's friends have purchased Gen. Grant's house in Washington, including the furni? ture, and possession will be given on the 5ih of March. ? The grand jury of Richmond, Va., have in? dicted James Grant for the murder of H. Rives Pollard, editor of the Southern Opinion. Gract is now upon trial for the murder. ? All managers of elections, held under mili? tary authority, who have not yet received their pay, are requested to forward their Post office add.-ess to Col. J. W. Nicholls, Paymaster U. S. Army, Charleston, S. C. ? It appears that Philadelphia has reached such a degree of civilization that the "upper ten" in? dulge in what are called full dress funerals. A funoral took place there several days since, to which the friends of the deceased were invited to come in full dress suit and white gloves. What next? For the Anderson Intelligencer. Mr. Editor: Are our County Commissioners alive? and if so, are they alive to their duty? We hear that we arc divided into Townships; if so, we ought te know it, for nhatever may be the virtues or vices of the system, we want to koew whether to correct or confirm it. There has been ample time to lay out the Town? ships. Has it beer done ? Information will oblige many who expect to be TAX PA YE US. Special ftoticts. WILLIAMSTON LODGE, No. 24,A.F.M. A REGULAR COMMUNICATION OF WIL LIAMSTON LODGB will be held in the Lodge Room at Williamston, S. C, on Thursday, March 4th, 18(30, at 10 o'clock A. M. Brethren art re? quested to be punctual in attendance. By order of the W.\ M.\ J. R. WILSON, Sec. Feb 25, 1869 35 1 PENDL ETON LODGE, No. 34, A. F, M. A REULAR COMMUNICATION OF PENDLE TON LODGE will be held in ihe Lodge Room on SATURDAY. March 27th, 1869, it 3 o'clock p m. Brethren will take due^ notice and govern themselves accordingly. By order ef the W.\ M.\ W. H. D. GAILLARD, Sec. Feb 25, 1869 35 6 Living Arch Chapter, No. 21, R.% A.*. M.\ A REGULAR CONVOCATION OF LIVING \RCH CHAPTER will be held in the Chapter fleom on SATURDAY, March 27th, 1369, at 7 o'clock p. m. Companions will assemble without further notice. By order of tho M.-. I.*. H.\ P.-. A. J. 8ITT0N, 3so. Feb 25, 1869 35 J HIRAM LODGE, No. 68. A.*. F.\ M.\ A REGULAR GOMMUNICATION OF HI it AM LODGE will be held in the Lodge Room on MON? DAY NIGHT, March 8th, 1869, at half-past f oven o'clock. Brethren will take duo notice anu govern themselves accordingly. By order of the W.-. M.\ J. A. BROCK, Sec. Feb 18, 1869 34 U Belton Lodge, No. 130, A.*. F.*. M.\ A REGULA It COMMUNICATION OF BELTON LODGE will be held in the Lodge Room at B<:lton, S. C, on THURSDAY, February 25, 1869, it 10 o'clock A. M. Brethren will take due notice and govern themselves accordingly. By order of the W. . M.\ WARREN D. WILKES, ?le?. , Jan. 7, 1869 28 3 Burning Bush Chapter, No. 7, R.\A.\M.\ A REGULAR CONVOCATION OF BURNING BUSH CHAPTER will be held in the Chapter Room on MONDAY NIGHT, March 1, 1869, at seven o'clock. Companions will assemble with? out further notice. By order of the M.-.E.-.H.-.P.'. GEORGE MUNRO, ,3ee. t&~ Wtnnk Council, No. 4, Royal and Select Masters, will convene immediately after the closing of the Chapter. Feb. 4,18?? 32 4 ?|>t itarktts. corrected weekly dy su arte Si VAST. Anderson, Fcbuary 24, 1869. Cotton more active, at 24 to 26 ; Corn, $1.10 to $1.20: Peas, $1.00 lo $1.10; New Bacon, 16 to 19 ; Flour. $12.00 to $14.00 ; Oals, 70 to 80. by tuesday evenings mail. Augusta, Feb. 22; 1369. Cotton market advancing and holders firm, with sales of 165 bales?middlings 27J to 27j. Charleston, Feb. 2*, I 3G9. Cotton active, and advanced \ to |c.?sah;s 900 bales?middlings 28$ to 28$ ; but little offering at present figures. mental? MARRIED, on Thursday, the 18th Feb. 1869, by Rev. Geo. F. Round, Mr. Bk?bt T. Mabtih to Miss Maey Tallulah McPmavl. the only daught ter of Gnpt. Peter McPhail, all of Anderson Dis? trict. *** Printer's fee received". By the same, on Tuesday, 26th January, Mr, -Duncan, of Georgia, tcMus'RcBMfeA Cam*> nape, of Pendleton, S. C. On Thursday, the 18th February; f869", by Rer, Thomas Crimes, Mr. R. F. White to Miss S. Ev Kino, all of Anderson District. *#* Printer's fee received. New Advertisements. Leather! Leather! BEST Oak Tanned and finely dressed- Sides;. Kip and Harness Leather, for sale by WATSON &C?... No. 9 Granite RoW Feb 25, 1809 35 lm AUCTION SALE. WILL be so^d at Anderson "C. H. on Monday next (Salcday) the following property, vix : Four Barrels Rye Whiskey, One Buggy and n four-seated Carriage & harness, One lot Shoes, men and womens', One lot Fancy Hats. J. B. McGEE-, Auctioneer* Feb 25, 1869 35 1 Administrator's Notice of Final Settlement. THE Creditors of David Cumnrfogs, dec'd, will take notice that I will be at Anderson C. H. om Tuesday, the 5th day of April next,to have a final settlement of lbs Estate of deceased, before the Probate Judge, and all persons having demsnds ngainst the same, or in any way interested, are notified to be present. ROBERT CUMMINGS, Adm'r. Feb 25. 18G0 35 6 NOTICE. ALL persons having demands against the Es? tate of V. B. King, deceased, are requested t& hand them in immediately, duly attested according to law; and those indebted to the Estate are re? quested to come forward and make payments to1 the Administrator immediately, as by so doing they may save cost. J. D. KING, Adm'r. Feb 25, 1869 35 8* STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUNTY. By W. W. Humphreys, Esq., Pro. Judge. WHEREAS, A. L. Cobb made suit to me, to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate' and effects of James L. Recce, deceased. These arc therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said James L Reece, deceased, that they be and. ap? pear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Anderson Court House on the 12th day of March, 18C9, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Adminis? tration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 24th day of February, Anno Domini, 1869. W W HUMPHREYS, pj ac 35 2* STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUNTY. By W. W. Humphreys, Esq.. Pro. Judge. WHEREAS, A. L. Cobb made suit to me, to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate und effects of Alexander M. Reece, deceased. These arc therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Alex. M. Recce, dec'd, that they be and npnoar before me. in the Court of Probate, to be held ab Anderson Court House on the 12th day of March, 1869, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not he granted. Given under my hand, this 24th day of Febru? ary, Anno Domini. 18t>9. W. W. HUMPIIREY3, pj ac 35 2* DRS. JONES & ZACHARY, DENTISTS. Office in the Benson House. F?LL SETTS OF ARTIFICIAL TEETH, in? serted on the Vulcanite Base, for from 2D to 35 dollars, that for utility, comfort and beauty cannot be excelled, and other work ro proportion to. tRe above prices. Work will certainly be done .promptly, and at short notice. JBST* All work warranted to give satisfaction. Feb 25, 18li!> ?5 5 PREMIUMS FOR 18691 -0 THE Executive Committee of the Anderson Ag? ricultural Association offer the following Premi? ums for the year 1869 : FOR THE BEST IRISH POTATOES, one quarter acre.?Copy Southern Cultivator one year. BEST SWEET POTATOES, one-qunrteracre.? Copy Southern Cultivator one year. BEST ACRE COTTON.?One Cotton Sweep Cultivator, $15. BEST ACRE UPLAND CORN.?One rala mountain Cotton Plow, $10. BEST ACRE BOTTOM CORN.?One Expand? ing Cultivator, $15. The competitors must give the kind and quanti? ty of manure used, how and when applied, with the manner of cultivation. B. F. CRAYTON, Chairman Ex. Committee. Feb 25, 1869 35 lm TRY PANKNIN'S HEPATIC BITTERS. THEY CURE DYSPEPSIA, AND ALL DISEASES OP TUB STOMACH AHE LIVER. TWET ARE RECOMMENDED BT THE MEDICAL FACULTY. HEGEMAIN & CO., A.QJ2XTS, NEW YORK. Manufactnred by C. F PANKNIN, CE21G3T AND AT0TEECAS7, C II A It I. K S T O N, C KT For Salr hy J*vutnr'-*t* Kvrnjtrhrrt.'^k Feb 25, 18?? '55 Jj