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pM? Intelligencer; The Report of the Board of Directors of the Blur R?l^e Railroad, in South Carolina, to tbe Stockholders of the said Company.. Gentlemen: The transactions of the said ! ?epinpauy since the last annual meeting of the stockholders in Charleston, in November last, have not been of such a character as to cause congratulation, either ou the part of the officers of stockholders. At that meeting it was the unpleasant duty of the stockholders to consider and decide whether the former contractors had forfeited iheir contract. After hearing the reports of the J officers, and, by courtesy, the contractors them? selves, through their Solicitors, the whole mat? ter was referred to the Board of Directors, for I final determination. A settlement was effected between the parties by mutual consent, which appears, in detail, by reference to the record of the Board of Directors and their Executive Committee. '. Immediately thereafter, the contractors were paid the sum reported and agreed upon, and iheir contract finally rescinded. At the same meeting of the Board of Direc? tors, the Executive Committee was authorized and directed to make, as soon as possible, a new contract for certain descriptions of work, and under these instructions the contract was enter? ed into on the 17th of February, A. D. 1870, with Mr. Thomas Steers, an experienced ra.il ioad constructor, for certain classifications of .work, extending, from Walhalla to the North Carolina line, a distance of thirty-five miles, and embracing a large proportion of heavy graduation and tunneling. The advantages of this contract will fully appear from the* con? tract itself, and the full reports of the Chief Engineer and the Executive Committee. The transaction of the Board at this juncture was subjected to the. investigation of a joint committee appointed by the Legislature, the report of which is hereto annexed. In March last, under instructions from the Board of Directors, Jhe President, with the Governor of the Staate, who kindly accompanied him, visited the city of New York, for the pur? pose of raising money to pay off the liabilities of the road ?and to provide for such reasonable expansion of the work as then seemed both ju? dicious and desirable. After diligent enquiry in New York, Messrs. Henry Clews & Co., and Mr. H. H. Kimpton, were constituted agents for the company, with instructions to enquire and report upon the practicability of an early and satisfactory nego? tiation of a portion or all of the State guaran tfed bonds of the company. In April, these gentlemen reported their be? lief, that a sale could be effected in Frankfort, Germany, of the entire four millions of bonds, at such rates as the conapauy could accept, and advised, a prompt preparation of said bonds, and their delivery; the earlier preparation of these bonds having been prevented by causes to which reference has been made in a former report. While the President was diligently engaged in t?te execution of the bonds, and procuring the signature of the Comptroller General, who interposed no delay, certain tax payers of the State of South Carolina instituted legal pro? ceedings for the issue of an injunction against the said company and the said Comptroller General before Judge Melton, and obtained a temporary order therefor. The case coming up to be heard regularly upon its merits, was ably argued for the company and the State by the Attorney General and Messrs. Pope & Has kell,and after careful consideration, the Judge decided in favor of the rights of the company, and issued his order dissolving the injunction and dismissing the complaint. An appeal from this decision was threatened, which caused a farther delay of sixty days. At the expiration of this time, further pro? ceedings, on the part of the complainants, hav? ing been abandoned, the execution of the bonds was completed, and the bonds were forwarded to New York, too late, however, for the com? pany to benefit by the negotiation which had been commenced, a3 the inception of the exist? ing European war had entirely arrested the sale of American railroad securities. The Board of Directors are reliably informed that no such sale has been made since, or can now be negotiated. At a meeting of the Board of Directors, held in the city of Columbia, in August last, Hon. James L. Orr, Gen. Wm. Gurney, and the President, were appointed a committee to visit the city of New York, and authorized to sell a portion of the said bonds, or finding that im-, practicable, to negotiate a loan of five hundred thousand dollars By hypothecation, to meet the Dressing financial necessities of tlWcompany. he committee soon found that the sale of the bonds was impracticable, for the reason already stated. After much labor and delay, the com? mittee, however, succeeded in negotiating a small loan of fifty thousand dollars to meet estimates then due, and other current expenses, with the promise on the part of those with whom they had negotiated, to make further advances from time' to time, until the bonds could be sold or the company should make oth? er arrangements. On the 10th of September, 1870, when the President and Gen. Gurney had left New York on their return home, Mr. Thos. Steers, the contractor, without cause and without notice, instituted certain proceedings against the Ex? ecutive Committee of the company and their financial ageuts, claiming relief under his con? tract, and the appointment of a receiver of the bonds and assets of the company. The prompt conduct in behalf of the inter? ests of the company, of Mr. Kimpton and Messrs. Henry Clews & Co., secured the post? ponement of the appointment of such receiver and the retention of the bonds in their hands until the return of the President and Gen. Gurney. Able counsel were employed, and through tfieiraid, an agreement was entered into, refer? ring the case to the consideration of the Board of Direclors. His complaint and the answers thereto, with the terms of the settlement, are herewith sub? mitted without further comment than an ex? pression of regret that the company should have beeji so uselessly annoyed and subjected to the expense of unnecessary litigation. Those bonds which the committee failed to negotiate, were left in the possession of Mr. Henry Clews, who had been appointed one of the trustees under the mortgage, for his signature as such trustee, a portion thereof being hypothecated under the authority referred to above, to cover loans made by him and Mr. Kimpton. engineer's department. The able and interesting reports of the Chief Engineer will give you full and explicit infor? mation as to the transactions in this depart? ment, and it affords the Board of Directors sin? cere pleasure again to bare witness to the skill, abirity and zeal with which the duties of this whole department have been discharged. A careful examination of the results of their operations, a3 reported, will convince all that the money expended in continuing the surveys en this road will amply repay the company and the public. The Board will only call attention to the complete revision of fom:er estimates, the great decrease in the cost of completing the road, and the material saving of distance as conclusive proof of this assertion. The Board I of Directors unite with the Chief Engineer in recommending a change of grade and curva? ture, as suggested in his report, but would defer ' their judgment, as to the propriety of the substitution of w.oodand trestle-work for ma? sonry, until a necessity for such change is im? perative.. The report of the Superintendent is also i herewith submitted, and contains full and sat-. isfactory information as to the op'-ratiou- of the ! Eoad during the past year. The trains on the roadf have- Been run with regularity and safety, and the gross income has increased steadily, j The repairs recommended by him, for the prcs ervation of bridges and* rolling stock, ?hould I receive the earliest attention, having been de? ferred to this time solely by the restricted means of the company. The salary of the ^Superintendent is wholly inadequate for the services required, and should ; be increased whenever the resources of the j company will warrant. At the time the contract with Crcsswcll & Co. ; was entered into, it .waS"reasonably supposed I that the work would .be pressed forward with ?great vigor and energy, and that the rolling stock of the company;* would have to be in? creased, and kept in perfect order, to meet the business thus thrown on the road, A necessity for machine shops at Anderson, the lower terminus of the road, was apparent; and hence, au order was issued for the construc? tion of a building, capacious enough for re? pairs, and for the building of locomotives when? ever required. Contracts were entered into, under the direc? tion of the Chief Engineer, with Mr. John R. Cochran, for the brick .and brick work, and with Mr. W. R. Hoyt,jpr the wood, wood-work and roofiing, necessary to complete the same. These contracts have been fulfilled to the satis? faction of the Chief Engineer, and the com? pleted building received, so that the company now have a large and commodious machine shop, sufficient for tire wants of the company for many years, at a cost of less than sixteen thousand dollars. Tie .machinery, for opera? ting said shop, should be furnished at an early day, as a matter of economy. CONNECTING BOADS. The corporation forming the connecting links in the States of Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee, still preserve separate organi? zations. The proceedings of the annual meet? ings and organization of the Blue Ridge Rail? road Company, (Georgia,) and of the Tennes? see River Railroad, (North Carolina,) accompa? ny this report. It would be judicious for the Blue Ridge Railroad Company in South Caro | Una, owning the controlling stock in each of j these corporations, to effect a legal consolida? tion as soon as possible, and for such purpose, application should be made to the Legislatures of Georgia and North Carolina, for the neces? sary legislation. The Knoxville and Charles? ton Railroad Company, in Tennessee, is anoth? er connecting corporation, the condition of which calls for immediate attention. The means for retiring the lien of the State of Ten? nessee, on that part of the road now in opera? tion, should at once be looked to, and the Board would recommend that a memorial be addressed to the Legislature of the State of Tennessee for aid in that matter. It may be proper to add here that the citizens along the line of the road in Georgia, have subscribed from ten to fifteen thousand acres of land, and also the citizens of the State of North Caroli? na; from five to ten thousand acres in aid of this enterprise, with the promise to increase their subscriptions to a very large amount whenever satisfactory assurances shall be given them of the ultimate completion of the road. The President of the company had intended to devote the summer months of the present year to this object, but the duties of his office called him elsewhere, but the Board recom? mend that renewed efforts should be made, and the largest subscription possible be obtained, as it will aid much in furnishing the means to meet any deficiency which may hereafter occur in the assets of the company. THE DEBT AND LIABILITIES OF THE COMPANY. The Board of Directors have had occasion, at each annual meeting, to diTect the attention of the stockholders to the great advantage and ob? ligation of providing for the liquidation of the old floating debt, particularly set forth in a re? port of a former President of this road, Mr. John T. Sloan, on the - 1st of June, 18(37, and also at least for the' payment of the due cou? pons of the first mortgage bonds of this com? pany, and maturing from 1800 and 1861 to the present time. These bonds run thirty years, and fall due in 1881. The act of September, 1S68, provides for the payment of this debt from the proceeds of the first million of bonds authorized thereby, but in the judgment of the Board of Directors, such provisions may be met by payment of the interest due, and the deposit of an amount of the guaranteed bonds sufficient to cover the principal or an exchange of the-said last men? tioned bonds, which many holders are willing to accept The President, by repeated'assufc ances of the disposition and intention of this company to provide for an early liquidation of these demands, has prevented" many suits by impatient creditors, but such suits cannot lon? ger be postponed, and the Executive Committee should be again authorized and directed to make some arrangement by which such a con? summation may be reached. The liabilities of the company incurred du? ring the terms of office of the present President and disbursements arc fully set forth in an ac? count current accompanying this report. Upon the settlement of the contract with Crcsswcll & Co., the Railroad Company were entirely without cash resources, but immedi? ately made arrangements with Mr. H. H. Kimpton for a loan of one , hundred and fifty four thousand dollars, which enabled them to pay Cresswell.& Co., and contin&e the work j upon a moderate scale, and thus relieve the company from the discredit of a total abandon 1 ment of their operations. THE PROGRESS OF THE WORK. From the date of the contract with Crcsswcll & Co. to the 17th February, 1870, the sub-con? tractor, Mr. Steers, was occupied mainly in preparation for his work, and nothing was ac? complished towards the execution oi the con? tract than the erection of cabins, the procure? ment of materials, technically called a plant. In the contract with Mr. Steers of the 17th February, 1870, it was expressly stipulated, as a matter of security to the company, that the work should commence at such time, and pro? gress at such rate, as the Chief Engineer should direct. The means and resources of the com? pany being uncertain, it was deemed prudent i by the Chief Engineer to restrict Mr. Steers to tunnel work and heavy work contiguous thcre ! to, so that this limited expenditure might ad? vance the work necessarily heavy and slow, and enable the company, when their means were more abundant and certain, to accomplish Cromptly the lighter work which remained to e finished, the policy of the company being to save interest upon all that portion of the work which required least time and heaviest outlay. In accordance with this policy, the actual work has only progressed at the rate of from ten to twelve thousand dollars per month, in excavations at Dick's Creek Tunnel and heavy cuts adjacent thereto, so that the whole amount of work performed, to the 10th of No? vember instant, does not exceed sixty-five j thousand dollars; although the contractor has been urgent to extend his work. This policy, however judicious and demanded by the condition of the company, has, perhaps, not unnaturally provoked some impatient crit? icism at the alleged slowness with which the work has been prosecuted. But these censures have proceeded from persons who rather look to the progress and completion of the road for their own advantage, than from those who are directly concerned in and responsible for its success; and this Board is conscious that, in adhering to the policy they have indicated, they ant but discharging the duty confided to them, and assuring that final success which will put an end to all such criticism. And, although the Boards have been embarrassed by unfore? seen difficulties, such as the rescision of the Crcsswell contract and the heavy expenditure consequent thereon, and other contingent ex? penses, which could neither bo anticipated or guarded against, they appeal confidently to the stockholders for that approval of their uour.se which is due to rectitude of intentiou and such vigor of action as was permitted by the means at their control. They cannot conclude this report without the expression of their regret at what they cannot conceal from themselves, and that is, the ab? sence of that interest in this great enterprise, which, many year- ago, supported and strength ened the spirit in which it was then prosecuted. They arc perfectly aware that great changes have taken place since this road was commen? ced. They know that many who were stran-1 gcrs to us then are now, and must be, active agents in its- completion, and that the State \vhich is to be benefited by the trade which it must bring embraced among its citizens thou? sands who, when it was conceived, could scarce? ly have taken an intelligent interest in its pro? gress ; but the Board cannot understand why this should affect the zeal or energy of those who really love their native State. Whatever may be the change in her political condition, those great laws which regulate the concentra? tion and distribution of national wealth are Btill at work, and upon the adaptation of these jaws to our industrial energies must our'niate rial prosperity depend. It seems to the Board, too clear for argument that the growth of a great seaport in South Carolina can only result from the concentration at some harbor within her borders of that Wes? Indian and South American trade which demands, in exchange for its own produce, the flour, the corn and the bacon of the West, and that no such concen? tration can be effected until such a harbor is put in direct communication with the great Sroduce markets of the West. To-day corn is ull in Knoxville at 40 cents per bushel, wheat at 70 centa to $1, flour $6 per barrel, pork 6 cents gross, per pound, and hay 75 cents per cwt. Compare these prices with the rates at which the same articles can be sold in Colum? bia and Charleston, and then suppose this road completed, add its freight, and who can doubt that the margin of profit would add untold wealth to the business enterprise of the State. Indeed, the tribute which the people of this State pay to the enterprise of others in excess of freights and costs of the necessaries of life in every five years would furnish the means to complete this road. But to make this enter? prise a complete success, and to improve the natural advantages of location, we must have, also, a direct connection with Chattanooga, the great focus of Southern railroads. A practica? ble route is offered us, and a due regard to the commercial interests of this State imperatively demand of us to secure at once that connection which puts our people over the shortest line in direct communication with the great cotton belts, with St. Louis and Chicago, and with the Pacific railroads, now and soon hereafter to be in operation. They do not propose, however, to repeat the argument as to the advantages of this road. All the past legislation of the State has been based upon a conviction of its reality, and they only ask that those whose foresight, perseverance and enterprise inaugurated this work should hot how relax their efforts or abandon hopes nearer to-day than they ever were to realization. They must say, also, that they have been painfully annoyed, and the work on the road seriously embarrassed and retarded, by a series of law suits, which the re ! pealed decisions of the courts- warrant them in calling pretensive?not intended to vindicate any principle of right or protect any real in? terest of the State, but simply calculated to delay the progress of the road, and to disheart? en those who look forward to its completion as the commencement of a new and vigorous pros? perity of the whole State. Respectfully submitted. J. W. HARRISON, President, Nov. 17,1870. -o Tue War Record of the State.?The Executive Board of the State Survivors' Asso? ciation, in their report submitted at the annual meeting of the Association, explain at some length.the objects of the organization and show that; the war having ended disastrously, the Southern people will turn upon South Carolina the most scrutinizing inquiry as to the part ! taken by the State in the conflict which She I inaugurated. The action of South Carolina compelled the people of her sister States to stand by and see her subjugated, or join in the struggle, and it becomes us now to show that South Carolinians were not laggards in the strife to which they called the South. And j the Executive Board believe that this can easi? ly be done. Out of a voting population of less than (>$, 000, this State gave 44,000 soldiers to the Con i federate armies in the first eighteen months of the war, and, during the whole war, at least one soldier for every vote cast for secession. More than twelve thousand South Carolina sol? diers died in service, and the Executive Board assert their belief that, ef the remnant of the glorious Army of Northern Virginia, which stood by its chieftain to the last, one-fifth were South Carolinians.; and this, although South Carolina was one of the smallest of the nine States whose troops composed that army. In ,'support of their statements, the Executive Board cite a report of the Adjutant General, in which it is shown that upon the 30th Au? gust, 1862, the State of South Carolina had in ;tbe field 41,873 volunteers and 1,100 conscripts, and that, up to that time, the number of men contributed by the State to the Confederate .service exceeded 45,000", besides 8,000 reserves. During the last year of the war, we Bad in the 'field thirty-two regiments and three battalions of infantry, eight regiments of cavalry, and two regiments, two battalions and twenty-two hatteries of artillery, with four regiments of reserves, besides the corps of the State cadets. ? This, in brief, is the war record of South Carolina?a record which sets at rest forever the ungenerous suggestion that this State dragged the South into secession and left the burden of the fighting to the soldiers of our sister States. The wisdom of secession, as a means of redressing the wrongs of the South? ern States, may be open to discussion ; but it is at least certain that South Carolina more than fulfilled her every promise, and poured out, like water, the blood of her gallant children in what was the common cause of the Southern people. Even her enemies must now admit that South Carolina nobly did her duty.? Charleston News* Wooden Railroads.?The Scientific- Amer? ican copies an account of a railroad, with rails of wood, which has recently been built from Quebec through the village of Jacxues Car ties, a distance of about fifteen miles. The Quebec editor describes a trip he made over it. The rate of speed was from twenty to -thirty miles an hour. The cars conveying the party were simply rudimentary vehicles, known as platform carriages, but, to use the language, of the journal referred to, "sufficient evidence was givcii that the line, when completed, will be as easy and smooth for traveling purposes, as upon the old established iron or steel rails." I he road is built upon a 4 feet 81 inch guage. Each rail is 14 feet long,. 1 inches in depth, and 14 in width?sawed and prepared at a temporary mill recently erected by the contractor on the lino for the purpose. Each rail rests on sever? al sleepers to which they arc fastened by wedges ?by a process so simple that the rail, when re? quired, can be removed or reversed by any or? dinary mechanic. The locomotive is from the Rhode Island Iron Works, and is said to be a splendid piece of mechanical ingenuity, and is supposed to weigh twenty-one tons, loaded, without the tender. 1 ? Butler's scheme to involve this country in a war with Great Britain, for the avowed pur? pose of rescuing the Republican party from im? pending ruin, is almost universally condemned at the North. Republican and Democratic journals alike denounce it, und the reckless demagogue who is willing to resort to such means to accomplish his ends. Butler's record is not such an honorable one that he should seek to measure swords again with the repre? sentatives of any nation that can furnish true soldiers. Docs ho paut fi>r another opportunity to hang unarmed citizens, to punish helpless women and children, and to load himself with booty ? He should have sense enough to know that a war with England would not. furnish an opportunity for distinction such as he acquired in the late "rebellion," unless he could seize Canada, and be made provost-marshal of that country. Ashes foe Wheat,?Ashes as a fertilizer ; are almost wholly neglected or allowed to goto waste by our farmers. In many instances in? deed they seem to be ignorant of their value, or if not ignorant too careless to take the ne? cessary pains to secure any of them. During the winter, ashes can be collected in large quan? tities, and farmers should do this for the pur? pose of sowing them on wheat soil. In my ex? perience with ashes, I have found them of great value on different grains, but most valuable when used on wheat. Ashes are an active fertilizer on Wheat and even five bushels per acre will push it forward two days ahead or that upon wnicb none is ap? plied. In some seasons when hot and sultry weather prevails, about the time wheat is ripe? ning, a few days gained is worth half a crop of grain. The ashes strengthen the wheat stem, giving it substance and solidity; and develope the berry quicker and better. Ashes are also a preventative against rust, and I have seen the wheat upon which ashes were sown free from rust; that upon which none had been sown was rusted to the drill row. Save your ashes and try the experiment next season. You will find it to pay you well to col? lect all the ashes you can get. Farmers can afford to pay as high as 20 cents per bushel for good unleached hard wood ashes fof farm use, not only to put on wheat, but on corn, oats and clover as well. I believe they are the cheapest manure a farmer can buy, "as potaeh enters largely into all the grain and grasses that are raised. Twenty bushels can be sown to an acre with tho very best results. Ashes are also good though a larger quantity should be used. All around us large quantities both of leached and unleached ashes go to waste every year. These should be returned to the soil. Now is a good time to collect them, and I would aayise all farmers to do so and apply them to their'fields. ?Diet's Farm Journal. ? Avarice in old age is foolish ; for what can be more absurd than increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach to a jour? ney's end ? ? The Paris correspondent of the London Daily News says: 'T shall never see a donkey without gratefully thinking of a Prussian. If any one happens to fall out with his jackass' let me recommend him, instead of beating it, to slay and eat it. Donkey is now all the fashion. When one is asked to dinner, as an inducement one is told that there will be don? key. The .flesh of this obstinate but weak minded quadruped is delicious?in color like mutton, firm and savory. This siege will de? stroy many illusions, and among them the rejudice which has prevented many animals eing used as food. I can most solemnly assort that I never wish to taste a better dinner than a joint of a donkey or a ragout of cat." "THEM'S LIFE IN THE OLD LAND YET." ANDERSON WIDE AWAKE, And prepared to Maintain its'reputation as the best Market in the Up Country. C. A. REED BEGS lo inform his friends and the public gen? erally that he has returned to his old stund, ou tho Northwest Corner of tho Public Square, Which has been rebuilt and made one of the most elegant nnd commodious Store-rooms in the State, where he has opened a large and varied stock of Merchandize direct from the NEW YORK MAR? KET, which he is prepared to sell on as good terms as any house in the country. TERMS suited to the TIMES. FIGURES that will PLEA8E. He keeps a full line of DRY GOODS, FANCY GOODS and NOTIONS, Boots and Shoes9 Crockery and Glassware, Hardware and Cutlery, Hats and Caps. ALSO, A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF STAPE ANB FAN?Y GROCERIES, AND AN ASSORTMENT OF BUGGY MATERIAL AND IRON , That will compare with any stock in the up-coun? try. Be sure and look in at the handsome Plate Glass and Iron front, Northwest Corner of the Square. Walk in and be surprised at the display of handsomo and cheap goods, and if you do not see what you want, ask for it, for you will find some? thing good to cat, something nice to wear, some? thing to cheer the inner man, and beautify the fair. MR. WM. M. ARCHER, Begs lo inform his old friends and acquaintances that he is now located with C. A. REED, where he will be pleased to see them, and sell them Goods as low as they can be bought elsewhere. Oct 20, 1870 17 Sky-Light Photograph GALLERY,. At F. C. v. Borstels Jewelry Store, NO. 4 BRICK RANGE. PICTURES of all kinds taken, cither from life or copy. Fcrotypcs. alb.um size, 50 cents each, or four Camcotypcs for $1.50. Come and examine specimens. The best of in? struments just received from Europe, and satis? faction guaranteed by F. C. v. BORSTEL. Oct 18, 1870 It GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, JEWELRY, CLOCKS, TABLE CUTLERY and FANCY GOODS for sale cheaper than ever offered in this market before, and aliivoet at first cost. No Brass Watches kept for sale here. Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and Musical works repaired tu workmanlike manner at reasonable rates. All thorough repairs warranted for twelve months. Watch Glasses fitted for 25 cents each. Call on F. C. v. H?RSTEL, PubIi the Green Doors, No. 4 Erick Range. Oct 18, 1870 10 i For the Speedy Relief AND PERMANENT CURE OP Consumption, Bronchitis, Aetbma, Colds, And all Diseases of the Lungs, Chest, or Throat. THE EXPECTORANT is composed exclusive? ly of Herbal and Mucilaginous products, which PERMEATE THE VERY SUBSTANCE OF THE LUNGS, causing them to throw off the acrid matter which collects in the Bronchial Tubes, and at the same time forms a soothing coating, relieving the irritation which produces the cough. The object to be obtained is to cleanse the or? gan of all impurities ; to nourish and strengthen it when it has become impaired and enfeebled by disease ; to renew and invigorate the circulation of the blood, and strengthen the nervous organi? zation. The EXPECTORANT does this to an as? tonishing degree. It is active but mild and con? genial, imparting functional energy and natural strength. It affords Oxygen to vitalize the blood, and Nitrogen to assimilate the matter?it EQUAL? IZES the "NERVOUS INFLUENCE," producing quiet and composure. TO CONSUMPtTflE& It is invaluable, ns it immediately relieves the d its cult breathing and harrassing cough which at? tends that disease. FOB ASTHMA It is a specific?one dose often relieving the dis? tressing choking, and producing. calm and pleas? ant repose. F?K CROUP No mother should ever be without a bottle of the EXPECTORANT in the house. We have numer? ous certificates of its having relieved, almost in? stantly, the little sufferer, when death appeared almost inevitable. Mothers t>e Advised! Keep it on Hand ! This dread disease requires prompt action; as scon as the hoarse, hollow cough is heard, apply the remedy, and it is easily subdued ; BUT DELAY IS DANGEROUS. The properties of the EXPECTORANT are demulcent, nutritive, balsamic, soothing, and healing. It braces the nervous system and pro? duces pleasant and refreshing sleep. It Exhilarates and Relieves Gloominess and Depression. Containing all these qualities in a convenient and concentrated form, it hoe proven to be the Most Valuable Lung Balsam Ever offered to sufferers from Pulmonary diseases. PREPARED BY WM. H. TUTT & LAND, Augusta, Ga., Sold by Druggists everywhere. Oct 27, 1870 1 ly FALL AND WINTER GOODS 9 Of the Latest Styles. WE have now on hand one of the best selec? ted Stock of Goods ever brought to this market, consisting, in part, of Ladies' Dress Goods, In great variety, such as POPLINS, DaLAINES, Scotch and 3hepherd's PLAID8P ALPACCAS, white and black, MERINOS, white and colored. ALSO, A HANDSOME LOT Of SHAWLS, CLOAKS, HATS, FURS and RIBBONS, BOOTS and SHOES, in great variety. A handsome assortment Of Ready-Made Clothing and Gents' Furnishing GoQods. We will keep constantly ou hand a large and varied stock *f DOMESTIC DRY GOODS, GROCERIES. HARDWARE? CUTXERY, die, &c? All of which will bo sold, low for cash or coun? try produce. One and all, give ue a call. W. F. BARE & CO. Those indebted to us for Goods, will please come forward and make early settlements. W. F. B. & CO. Gel 18, 1870 18 8m \ SIMPSON, HILL & CO., DRUGGISTS, ARE receiving heavy orders of goods for the Fall trade. We buy for cash, and by sell? ing for cash at short profits, and. close attention to business, we expect to continue to increase, not only in the confidence, but number of our Custo? mers. If you want Drugs of all kinds, inchulingrhosa of tho latest and most approved preparations, COME. I If you w.a?l Prescriptions carefully and cor? rectly compounded, COME! If you want Paints and O?b of all kinds, in? cluding Varnishes, Turpentine and burning Fluid, COME ! If you want Blue Stone and Dyu Stuffs of all kinds, . COME I If you want Soaps of any grnJe, from the lar? gest bar to tho finest Toilet, COME! If you want Perfumery of any kind, from the finest. Extracts down, (including Flavoring Ex? tracts,) COME I If you want Hair Oil, Hai? Restoratives, Hair Dyes of the freshest and most approved styles, COME! If you want Patent Medicines of any kind, COME! If you want ANYTHING in the regular Drug lino, COME ! SIMPSON, HILL ?8t CO., At the Sign of the Golden Mortar, ANDERSON, S. C. ScplUO, 1870 H IMPORTANT IVOTICK TO CONSUMEBS OF_BRY GOODS. All Retail Orders amounting- to $20 and Over Delivered in any Partaf tba Country Free ot Express Charge?. HAMILTON EASTER & SQN?, OF BALTIMORE; MD., In order the better 10 meet the wants of their BeUil Cot* tomers at a distance, have established a SAMPLE BUREAU, and will, upon application, promptly tend by mail full lines of Samples of the Newest and most Fashionable Goods of FRENCH, ENGLISH and DOMESTIC MANUFACTURE guaranteeing at all limes to sell at low, if not at leuprices than any house in the country. Buying our goods from tho largest and most celebrated manufacturers in the different parts of Europe, and Im? porting the same by SteameTS direct to Baltimore, onr stock Li at all times promptly supplied with the noralUae of the London and Paris markets. As we buy and sell only for cash, and make no bad debit, we are able and willing to sell our goods at from Ten to Fifteen Pkb Cent. Less Profit than if we gare credit. In sending for samplet specify the kind of goods desired. We keep the best grades ot every class of goods, from the lowest to the most ciistly. Ordert unaccompnvted by the cash will be tent C. 0. D. PROMPT-PAYING WHOLESALE BUYERS are tttrj* ted to inspect the Stick in our Jobbing and Packing De? partment. Address ?? ~. HAMILTON EASTEB & SONS, 197, 199, 201 and 203 West Baltimore Streit, ? Baltimore, Md. Oct27,1870 18 JjT. Sixty-Fire First Prize Medals Awarded. THE 6BEAT OUTHEBN PIANO MANUFACTORY. WM. KNABE Sc CO., MANUFACTURERS OF GRAND, SCIUARE AND UPRIGHT PIANO FORTES, BALTIMORE, HD. These Instrument?, have been before the Public 'or. near? ly Thirty Years, and upon their excellence alone attained an unpurchased pre-eminence, ^thich pronounces them un? equalled. Their TONE combines great power,. s'reetneas and fine singing quality, as-well as great purity of Intona? tion and Sweetness throughout the entire scale. Their TOUCH is pliant and clastic, and entirely free i'rotn the? stiffness found in so vnany Pianos. IN WORKMANSHIP they are unequalled, using none bui the very best skason ei> material, the large capital employed in our business enabling us to keep continually an immense stock of lum? ber, Ac, on band. ?3- All ourSQ?AKE Piasos have onr New Iiaywed Overttrimp Scale and the Aoeaftfe Treble. J3r? We would call special attention to our late improve? ments in GRAND PIANOS AND SQUARE GRANDS, Patented August 14,1866, which bring the Piano nearor perfect ion than has yet been attained. Every Piano fa?y Warrauted for S Yean* We have made arrangements for the Sole Wholesale Agency for the most celebrated PARLOR ORGANS and MELODEONS, which wo offer, Wholesale and Retail, at Lowest Factory Prices. Vm. KNABE ft CO., Baltimore, Md. Sept 15, 1S70 12 6m ESTABLISHED 1811. CUSHING Sz BAILEY, BOOKSELLERS & STATIONERS, 262 Baltimore Street, BALTIMORE, Have the LARGEST AND BEST ASSORTED STOCK" In the city of SCHOOL MEDICAL and LAW, and DENTAXy CLASSICAL and MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS. An immense supply of GENERAL BANK AND COUNTING-HOUSB STATIOXEBY. Blank Books made "<o order in any stylo of Binding scd Ruling. The same careful Attention given to ORDERS As to Peksokal Purchases. INSIDE FIGURES ALWAYS. ^* Send for Catalogues, Ac. Sept 29,1870 14 4m LABI3SS' STORE f TtTlSS C. C. DANIELS having recently re JjX turned from New York, offers to the La? dies of Anderson and surrounding country, a ; select and fashionable assortment of Millinery. Fancy and Dress Goods. The latest styles of Hats a?d Bonnet;, Flowers, Ribbons. Beads, Chignons. Curls, Ladies' Collars and Cuffs, Soaps, Perfumery, Lilly White and Notions of all sorts. I Dress Making attended to as usual. No. 11 Brick. 1 Range?one door above the Poet Office. 8ept 26,1870 14 3m P. P. TOALE, Charleston, S. C {Largest and most complete T Manufactory of Doors, Sashes, j f Blinds, Mouldings, &c, in the S \ Southern States. / Printed Price Litt Defies Competition send for one. "?8 EST Sent fre-j on application. May 5, 1870 45 [Water wheel; Mill GearmiShafiing&Pulley? l_?EtiD. FC3A CJBCUOR-I^i Sept 15, 1870 1- ly" new firm. THE subscribers have this day entered into copartnership to transaota general Mcrcan le and Brokerage business, under the firm ntm? of Sharpe & Towers, at the old stand of W. Sj Sharps in the town of Anderson, S. C. W. S. SHARPE, ? A. B. TOWERS. Sept 12, 1876 11 TRY THE VIRGINIA SERPENTAMA BITTERS. The Best Tonic in the World. Fropared toy W. S. Heese,, ANDERSON, S. C. Oct 6, 1870 15 lr Notice. APPLICATION wi':l be made at the next ses? sion of the General Assembly of this State for an Act. to incorporate the First Freedmen's Bonti't Church in the Town of Anderson, S. C. ? 1 N. B. GAU,LARD, Church Clerk. Augoflt 18, 1?7? 8 3m