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THURSDAY MOBMSG, JA3TJARY 5, 1S71. The passenger train from Anderson on Mondaj^mmrjiing. next will go through to Grecavifte' for the accommodation of persons wishing to attend Court at the latter place. "Among the Executive appointments an? nounced, last week, we observe the nams of George W. Hammond, of Anderson, who has. been appointed Trial Justice for this County. jjj^^ta J5chooJ..for_Young Ladies at this placeriinder;ihe charge of Mrs. C. R. Murray, will reopen on the 23rd inst. The popularity and excellence of this School guarantees a full attendance of pupils. The educational advantages of Williitm ston are set forth in the advertisements of W. KTPrince, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, announcing the resumption of duties in the Male and Female Schools at that place. For terms and other particulars, the reader vrill consult the advertisements. Qtgr The Lanrensville Herald records the death of Col. John Hudgens, a prominent citi? zen and estimable gentleman. In his early days^ he served the people as Sheriff of the District, and later in. life represented Launins in the Legislature. He was the father of Dr. Th?s. A. Hudgens, of Honea Path. The advertisements of our friend, J. N. Robson, Esq., of Charleston, informs the public that the justly celebrated Pacific Guano Com? pany is again in the market with its valuable fertilizers. Mr. Robscn informs us that the price has been reduced $5.00 per ton on each of the commercial manures offered for saJe by this Company. Bead the advertisements. We invite attention to the advertise? ment of Capt. E. L. Parker, of Abbeville, who wilt re-open the Male Academy of that town on Monday next. Capt. Barker is well known in this community, and "has hosts of friends here. He is an accomplished scholar, and has been teaching with great success in our neigh? boring town for some time past. Further par? ticulars can be obtained by referring to the ad tisement. ? -~* At a dinner party during Christmas week, given by one of our Teutonic friends, the conversation naturally turned upon, the Franco-Prussian war, and the entanglement of Eijropean politics. A precocious youth, deeply immersed in the subject immediately before him on the table, on hearing a remark concerning the attitude of Russia towards Turkey, very promptly declared that he understood that question perfectly, and heartily concurred in the policy of ruskin' on to turkey / His plate was at once filled with the desired article. We are informed that Speaker Moses signalized his career as a parliamentariau upon the.passage of the tax act in the House of Rep? resentatives. A Reform member called for the ayes and noes upon its passage, and this call was seconded by at least twenty members, who I rose from their seats for that purpose. But the arbitrary conduct of Moses prevented their de* I sign, as he pretended not to recognize the call. The people of the State are denied the poor eauaolation -of knowing the names of those in favor of this heavy taxation aud those who arc opposed to it. -4? ' Cotton Burnt. ?On Sunday night. 25th of December, three platform cars loaded with cotton, attached to a freight train on the Greenville and Columbia Railroad, were destroyed by fire at Belton. The cars contained about 150 bales of cotton, which belonged to the merchants of Anderson, and had been shipped from this depot two days be? fore. We understand that a considerable por? tion of the cotton was insured. Of course, the Railroad Company is responsible for the loss actually sustained. High School for Boys. The advertisement of Mr. W. J. Ligon in? forms the public that he ha* rented the entire University buildings for the present year, and it prepared to accommodate any number of | boys with tuition and board at the most rea? sonable terras. Mr. Ligon has been engaged in teaching for many years, and always met with marked success here and elsewhere. He is* competent, faithful and untiring in the dis? charge of his dut ies. We are glad to note the fact that he enlarging.the sphere of his opera? tions, and we think it the duty of our own peo? ple especially to encourage and sustain this ef? fort on his part. Persons at a distance may confidently entrust their boys to the care of Mr Ligon, with the full assurance that they wijl be pr-'operly trained and disciplined in every re? spect. State Taxes for the Present Year. Previous to adjournment for the holidays, *e Legislature levied a tax of nine mills? ninety cents upon every one hundred dollars' worth of propert}-?to defray the expenses of the State government for the current year, be? sides giving to County Commissioners the right of levying a tax of three mills for county pur? poses. This makes, altogether, $1.20 upon ev? ery hundred dollars. The Radical majority are thus exemplifying the promised retrench? ment in the administration of f,ie Stats gov? ernment. Lart year the State tax was five mills, a;nd the year previous just seven and one-half mills, Jt may be necessary, to make up the defici? ency of tho former administration of Gov. Scott, and pay the debts already incurred, that the people shall be taxed to this aggravating extent. None of the department reports con? cerning the present condition of our finances have been published, and it 1? impossible to conjecture the true state of affairs. But wc contend that this necessity for high taxes, if there be any necessity, has been brought about by the profligacy and extravagance of the Radical majority, and it is an enormous op? pression and hardship to make the property, bolder* suffer for their recklessness and mis mimugement. Nine-tenths of the property owners are politically opposed to the Radical ? party, and it is more than probable that this action an- (he part of the Radical majority in ' the l.-^islature will intemufy their opposition., Greenville and Columbia Railroad. The Columbia Union says that three new en? gines for the Greenville and Columbia Railroad are expected to arrive in a few days from the North, and that the Company intends expend? ing a considerable amount of money in repair? ing the much worn track. Ordinarily, this would be gratifying news, but we have but lit? tle faith in the promises and intentions of the present owners of the Greenville Road. It is less than twelve months since the people of this section were induced to sell their stock to unknown parties claiming to. represent "North? ern capitalists and corporations," and the promises of improvement and enterprising railroad management were profusely uttered at that time. But the sequel has proven that the only Northern capitalists connected with the Road are men identified with the State Treasu? ry, and as for improvement and enterprise there is none of it. Freights, were to be rednced ma? terially, but they have been practically in? creased in many instances. Faster time and greater regularity in passenger trains was also predicted. The increased rate of speed resul? ted disastrously to the Road, and has been in gloriously abandoned. The irregularity and uncertainty of passenger trains invite dispara? ging remarks from travelers, and it is fast be? coming a by-word that " the train is behind time." The conclusion is imperative that the present managers of the Road knew nothing of its condition when purchased a year ago, and they have yet to learn the art of improv? ing and perfecting an old worn-out railway. Incapacity is the chief characteristic of the ad? ministration to-day, in our judgment; and while we were disappointed and chagrined at the fact that the Road passed into ite present hands, we were disposed to give them a fair trial, and judge of their good faith by their works. After a year of unprecedented busi? ness prosperity for the Road, we find it going from bad to worse, notwithstanding the fre? quent allusions of late in the daily newspapers that everything was running prosperously, and the people of the up-country had reason for "great expectations" in the future. We are forced to believe that our city cotemporaries are being imposed upon by unscrupulous de? clarations, intended to assist the present own? ers out of their elephantine dilemma and to sell the Road! Williamston Springs. Wc learn through our exchanges that the Hotel at Williamston is now offered for sale. In former days, the people of the State,- were wont to congregate at Williamston in large numbers during the summer season, and the curative properties of the water and the round of festivities were fast establishing a first-class reputation. The destructive fire in 1860 swept away the mammoth Hotel, and for a time the accommodations were quite meagre. But we understand that there is ample accommodation in the hotel building now offered for sale, and wo hope to learn that the property has passed into the management of some one with the ca? pacity and necessary capital to re-establish its former good name. And as prosperity returns to the. people, nothing would conduce more to the social benefit than a resumption of the gay seasons at Williamston. A correspondent' of j the Charleston Courier refers to the subject: The Springs are the resort of a large number of persons during the summer, and a more Peasant place is scarcely to be found in the State. The fact that a watering place among the mountains is for sale is exciting some at? tention among capitalists, and it is to be hoped that the property which is offered for saio will fall into the hands of an enterprising owner, who can make the numerous guests that dock there in the summer months comfortable. - The Legislature re-assembles to-night, and we doubt not it will enter upon a long session. We are privately assured, upon Radical au? thority, that there are any number of schemes on hand to filch money out of the people, not the least of which is a pretended claim on the part of one Colonel Pearce, which claim he purchased at a sale of the assets of some bank ins; institution for a mere nominal sum. He alleges that that the State owes him $130,000, as we understand it, and he proposes to "lobby"' this scheme through. Of course, ho is willing to expend considerable money in enabling the members to see "light," and judging by the past, we are constrained to think that there is dan? ger of his success. But we adjure the Reform members, especially the Senators, to remain constantly at their posts, and at least to make a vigorous effort to prevent this and every other illicit scheme. The Senate has shown a toler? ably fair disposition, and we are confident that vigilanee and attention upon the part of the Reform Senators will not lessen the chances for accomplishing good in the future. Masonic?At the regular communication of j Pendleton Lodge, No. 34, A. F. M., in Decem? ber last, the following officers were duly elec? ted. The installation occurred on St John's Day, 27th of December: A. J. Sitton, Worshipful Master. P. H. E. Sloan, Senior Warden. D. V. Long, Junior Warden. J. B. Sitton, Treasurer. W. H. D. Gaillard, Secretary. F. M. Pope, Senior Deacon. F. L. Sitton, Junior Deacon. C. A. Holcombe, { G. _? 1). A. Keasler, '{Stewards. W. G. Humphries, Tiler. - Rubal Carolinian.-?The January number of this capital monthly has been received. How any intelligent Southern farmer can refrain from subscribing to a magazine so especially devoted to his interests, is beyond our comprehension. Conducted both by the publishers and editors with a degree of ability heretofore unparalleled in the annals of our agricultural literature, it has already given to its speciality?the devel? opment of Southern agriculture?a prominence in the eyes of the world which has never hith? erto been accorded it, and is thus doing our farmers a service which they can never fully appreciate nor remunerate. This number alone contains information many times the value of the subscription price, and its pages arc enriched with the experience and teaching of the ablest agricultural writers and planters of the country. Each month its readers are furnished with an amount of information which is truly astonish? ing. Published in" Charleston by Walker, 1 Evans & Cogswell, and D. Wyutt Aikcn, at $2 per anmim. Subscript ions received at this office. The GeobgiA.' Election.?The election in our sister State the week before Christmas seems to have been a complete and overwhelm ? ing victory for the Democratic party. Five out of seven members of Congress are Demo? crats, while the lower House of the General Assembly is three-fourths Democratic. Only one-half of the State Senators were chosen at this felection, and out of the number elected this time the Radicals have secured but two or three. All sorts of devices were resorted toby the., Radical party to enanre -success for .their candidates. The military were poured in from all sides, and Grant fully carried out his fart of the programme in sending troops. Indepen? dent candidates were induced to take the field, and tbusfto give aid to their Radical friends. And to crown all, a most infamous election law?infinitely worse than the one under which the Radicals manipulated affairs in this State at the October election?aided and abetted the purposes of the Radical crew. But all com? bined failed to overawe, intimidate or discour ago the brave Georgians, who went to the polls and manfully declared their unalterable oppo? sition to Radical supremacy.'^The New York World comments as follows upon the Georgia election: The retornsjof the Georgia election present a prospect by no jneans agreeable to adminis? tration eyes. It is reported that five out of the seven^Congressmeu to whom the State is enti? tled are certainly Democratic, with every prob? ability of the remaining two going the same way. As to the Legislature, the advices are that fully three-fourths of the members elected are Democrats; which insures an impeachment of ?hat poor henchman of the White House, Governor .Bullock, just as Governor Holden, of NorthKJarolina, is now impeached for letting loose a vagabond militia upon the State un? happily delivered over to his authority. Be? yond all this, the Georgia election decides that it is not possible for any President of the Uni? ted States,,even one crowned :with the laurels of victory, .to so far prevail over the old Anglo Saxon predisposition in favor of liberty as to countervail a verdict at the polls by means of the bayonets and.the influence put at his com? mand in virtue of his place. Farther than all this, the recent election in Georgia demon? strates that the day of repression is past.. Be? fore the war, South Carolina was taken to be the type and,' embodiment of secession. Since the war, the State of Georgia has been consid? ered the most intractable of all the Southern communities. To-day, however, this common? wealth pseseuts itself as fully accepting the situation, and it will be a perilous work, we may assure the Republican majority in Con? gress, to reject the vote just cast. That the said vote is against the Republican party r^no reason to be received by the American people as forming an argument for the rejection ofthe popular verdict. As the tree falls so must it fie, and we. take it that this Georgia, election will be allowed to remain undisturbed. Attor? ney-General Akerman has done'his best; the administration has put forth its strongest pow? ers; the reconstructed State government has exerted itself to the uttermost; it has been, in the words of Andrew Jackson, an entire victo? ry for Democracy, and must remain, to quote Andrew Jackson again, "a square defeat.", -o-I, For the Anderton Intelligencer. Mr. Editor : Cannot our town 'authorities be induced to enact a law against cattle going at large in our streets ? They are a very serious nuisance to our country neighbors, who come into town to trade. And it is as amusing, as it ! is vexatious, to see with what expertness these impudent brutes can climb into a carriage, buggy or wagon, and find out just where , the. corn and hay are stored away. And they do say the mo*t expert cow in- the herd belongs to a Council man ! Now, Mr. Editor, I am one of those who be? lieve in a radical^change in our fence laws; in fencing in our live stock, and turning out cul? tivated fields. But whilst one might contem? plate, with comparative indifference, his neigh? bor's'cattle gratuitously browsing upon his common and occasionally breaking into his cultivated fields, I should think he would ques? tion most decidedly the propriety of systemati? cally subsisting th?c lazy town cows out of his very corn crib, barn, or mayhap lunch basket" (for they steal ^biscuits as weli as ^fodder.)? Small loss, it is true, to any single individual where there are so many to be preyed 'upon, and great gain to the cows; but that does not affect the principle. And the loss is nothing compared tb the annoyance of the thing?the vexation of spirit, the inexpressible desire to "do the subject justice" in strong language, as one pursues one of these rogues across the streets to recover his last bandle of fodder. Will eur Town Council correct this evil ? If not, they should require the Town Marshal and his assistants to keep daily sentry over the vehicles of our country friends while in town. TOWNSMAN. The Western and Atlantic Railroad. ?This valuable property, belonging to the State of Georgia, has been leased for twenty years to a strong and influential company. - A dispatch from Atlanta gives the following particulars: In compliance with a public notice given by the Governor in October, bids were received for the lease ofthe Western and Atlantic Railroad until the 25th instant. On opening them the road was let to a company of the following gen? tlemen, to wit: John P. King, Joseph E. Brown, Alexander H. Stevens, Jonn T. Grant, Benjamin H. Hill, E. W. Cole, Rich'd Peters, Wm. G. Johnson, Wm. G. Holt, A. J. White, C. A. Nutting, Benjamin May, E. Wartzfelder, W. C. Morrill, Simon Cameron, H. I. Kimball, George Cook, Thomas A. Scott, Wm. Matthews, Wm. B. Ditismore, H. B. Plant, Thomas Allen, and their associates, making in all twenty three. Other bids were made, but the parties failed to comply with the law, tendering insufficient security. The successful company is one of the strongest ever formed in the South. The shareholders represent, in their own right, over fifteen millions. They give, by securities, the following railroad companies:?The Georgia, the Central, the Southwestern, the Macon and Western, Atlanta and West Point, the Macon and Brunswick, and Albany, in Georgia; the Nashville and Chattanooga, of Tennessee, and the St. Louis and Iron Mountain, of Missouri. The Companies signing as securities are worth twenty millions; the high character of the lessees, and the undoubted solvency aud the large capita! of the Company, ure ample guar? antees that the road will be well managed and the tcrmB ofthe lease faithfully complied with. The rental agreed to bo paid to the State is twenty-five thousand dollars per month for twenty years, and the road is tobe returned in as good condition, in every respect, as it now is, at the end of the lease. Ex-Governor Joseph E. Brown resigned his office as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court before putting in bis bid, and has been unanimously elected as President of the new Company to whom the road is leased. -? ? ? - o -. ? ? On Tbur?ay, the 29th inst., two of the cars of the up-freight on the Greenville and Columbia Railroad, ran ofT the track near Bel-' ton, damaging one of the cars, but hurting no one. . ITEMS-EDITORIAL AND OTHERWISE. I ? John H. Surratt is to loctare in Charles? ton next month. Havana advices report the rebels as laying ' down their arms in large numbers. ? Passengers on the Pacific railroad, were snow-bound ten days, by drifts ten feet deep. *? The loss to property by the burning of the Spotswood Hotel, in Richmond, was $300,000. ? The New York Tribune thinks that the I renomination of General Grant for 1872 is a foregone conclusion. ? Capt. James S. McMahon, an upright and esteemed citizen of Columbia, died on the 26th ult, i ? Rev. Phillip Gadsden, a brother of the late Bishop of South Carolina; Col. Charles Kanapaux and James W. Gray, Esq., of Char? leston, are dead. ?? The junior proprietor of the Sumter News was the recipient of a handsome and valuable Christmas gift, which will be "christened" in due time. ? An attempt was made to set fire to the town of Elberton on the 26th ult., but the effort was providentially discovered in time to pre? vent any serious damage. ? A young female of St. Louis", being rather closely pressed by a detective a few evenings since, swallowed $1,000 note, in order to escape detection. ? There has been an extensive conflagation at Harrisonburg, Va., burning an entire square, and injuring two persons dangerously. Loss $100,000. j? J. Bankhead Magruder, the accomplished story-teller and ex-rebel General, has accepted the appointment of general ageut of an insu? rance company in Texas. ? A discharged Revenue Collector of the Third Mississippi District, has been arrested for obtaining money and stamps upon false representations. ? Kansas is an enterprising State. Five years ago there was not a mile of railroad in Kansas; now there are over 1,500 miles of as good road as can be found on the continent. ? Some excitement ib being aroused con? cerning the Georgia diamond fields, extending over a space of six hundred miles, from Hall county, Georgia, to Virginia. . ? Capt. Win. Corrie, an old citizen of Char? leston, and widely known as the commander of the famous Yacht Wanderer, died at tho Mills House on the 26th ult. ? The announcement of the death of Mr. Mnnroe, the American banker in Paris, will be received'with regret. He was well known to Americau travellers in Europe. ? Limerick Gadsden, of Oconee County, who was sentenced by Judge Orr, at the August term, on the charge of burglary, received a Christmas gift iu the form of a pardon. ? Two new.States will probably be admitted into the Union duriug the present session of Congress?Colorado and New Mexico. The .name of ihe latter will probably be changed to Lincoln.'. ? The Lexington Dispatch says that it has not heard, or read, a siugle convincing argu? ment in favor of the proposed revival of the usury laws, and it, accordingly,, protests against it. ". ? Gen. Benjamin F. Butler visited the cele? brated jewelry establishment of "Tiffany" in New York during the holidays, and received great attention from every one connected with tho establishment. ? The Freemasons of Pennsylvania have determined to eroct a suitable home for the aged and disabled indigent members of the fra? ternity, and for the widows and orphans of such as may die in destitute circumstances. - ? Mrs. Belknap, wife of the Secretary of War, is dead. She was Miss Toralinson, of Kentucky, and sister of Lieutenant Tomlinson, who served the Confederacy as the aid of Gen? eral Sarauel W. Ferguson. ? Hon. D. T. Jewctt, of St. Louis has been appointed United States Senator by the Gov? ernor of Missouri, to fill the place made vacant by the resignation of Senator Drake, who is now Chief Justice of the Court of Claims in Washington. ? A difficulty occurred on Sunday last, .5 Edgefield, between Mr. Charles Hamilton aud Capt. O. N. Butler, brother of Gen. M. C. But? ler, in which Butler was shef dead. The kill? ing, it is said, was doue in self-defence. Ca pt Butler leaves a young wife. ' ? Robert Lincoln, son of the late President Lincoln, has joined the Swcdenborgian church, in Illinois. His partner in business, John Y. Scanmore, a well known banker and lawyer, is one of the most prominent Swedenborgians in the country. ? In Gelt County, Arkansas, a boy named Butler, aged 14, shot and instantly killed his brotberVbride, who had just arrived. The boy had threatened to do bo before the marriage. Since his arrest he asserts that he was instiga? ted to tho deed by his father. ? The Lancaster Ledger states that Mr. Da? vid Kirkpatrick, a quiet citizen, living about one mile from the village, was called to the door of his residence and inhumanly shot down. He lived long enough to affirm that a colored man whom he had discharged from his employ was the murderer. ? On the 23d ult. a difficulty occurred in Alcorn Countv, Miss, between two brothers named Nichols, during which Dr. E. M. Nich? ols was twice wounded, when Mr. Slope, a brother-in-law, interfered to stop the difficulty, and was shot and instantly killed by W. E. Nichols, who was arrested and committed. ? Gen. Custis Lee has formally accepted the J Presidency of Washington College, at Lexing? ton. He has been a professor at the Virginia Military Institute for some time, and has taught j with distinguished ability. The personal re? semblance to his father, Gen. Robert E. Lee, is said to be very striking. ? The Fifth Congressional District of Geor? gia, in 1868, gave a Radical majority of 8000, and sent only two representatives out of twenty seven to the Legislature, with one State sena? tor; Now, according to the Augusta Chronicle, it rolls np a Democratic majority of 6000, while the Democrats elect twenty-three representa? tives and all three of the State senators. ? More than half theootrages that suddenly start into existence about election time in the Southern States are instigated by the Repub? licans as a pretext for a little bayonet practice at the polls. It now appears rha? a North Caro? lina negro has given the names of forty mem? bers of the Uuiun League in that State, who were concerned in barn burnings and outrages that occurred a little before last election. ? A Washington dispatch to the- New York Tribune says that Senator Abbott, of North Carolina, announces his intention to contest the election of Gov. Vance to the Senate, upon the ground that he received the votes of a ma? jority of those who are not legally qualified as members of the Legislature. It is charged that there are a number of porsons holding seats who are disqualified under the fourteenth amendment. ? The Columbia Union says that the down Eassenger train on the Greenville and Colutn ia Railroad was nearly thrown from the track near Williamston, on Friday last, by cross-ties which had been piled upon the track by par? ties unknown. Ihe ties were placed upon the track at a curve, where they could not be seen by the engineer in time to stop the train, and the engine struck the ties with such force as to cause a disagreeable shock to the cars, but they remained upon the track uninjured. ? The late tenable catastrophe in Richmond calls to mind the burning of the theatre on the 26th of December, 1811, when seventy victims, including the Governor of Virginia, perished in the flames; the conflagration which laid waste so large a portion of the town in 1865, just before the end of the war; the fall of a chain bridge in 1868; the loss of fifty-six lives at the fall of a part of the Capitol, and the im? mense destruction of property by the floods du? ring the present year. The heroic endurance of the people of Richmond under all their af? flictions merits no less sympathy than admira? tion. Items of Foreign Hews. ? The citizen soldiery of France exhibit s spirit of dogged determination to continue the struggle to the last. ? The English Government is very indig? nant at the sinking of six of her ships, by the Prussians, in the Seine. ? The Prussians have plundered and pil? laged several French towns and cities. Blois and Orleans have been visited by them. ? Thirty thousand breach-loaders of the 1866 pattern, are being repaired at the Spring? field (Mass.) Armory. It is thought they will ultimately reach France. ? An attempt was made to assassinate Prim, at Madrid, on the night of the 27th nit Eight shots were fired at him, three of which wound? ed him severely. ? King William has sent the sword that Napoleon III surrendered at Sedan, to hang beside* the sword that Napoleon I gave up to Blucher at Waterloo, in the Prussian military college, at Berlin. ? The French Minister of Foreign Affairs talks plain in regard to the probable condition of England should France be crushed, and thinks she would be left without a single ally, and as a third-rate power. ? Chadonrdy, the French Minister of For? eign Affairs, has been interviewed, and thinks peace far distant, as to accept the terms offered by Prussia would be a humiliation that neither the rich nor poor can as yet submit to. ? Two hundred armed strangers have been arrested at Versailles, on suspicion of being en? raged in the plot to assassinate King William, von Moltke and Bismarck. The citizens of the place were compelled, under penalty of death, to remain in their houses while the search was being made. ? The Prussian Government organs say that Mont Avron is first attacked by the Prussians in order to obtain a standpoint from which to operate against the adjacent outlying forts of Paris. A provincial correspondent adds that the bombardment of Mont Avron may be con? sidered the introduction of a general shelling of Paris. ? A Lille dispatch of the 29th says: The Prussian victory at Port Noyelles is officially denied. The Prussians have lost heavily in battle and from sickness. The villages are en? cumbered with the German wounded. The Germans are suffering from opthalmia, and 18, 000 sick and wounded Germans are at Chalons Sur-Marne. ? A Prussian dispatch reports that Colonel Boltenstein, commanding a detachment of six companies of foot, and two squadrons of caval? ry, with two guns, were surrounded by the French near Montvcire, but, after a .desperate fight, cut his way out, losing only one hundred men, and takiug two hundred and forty pris? oners. ? A dispatch from Berlin, December 30, says the garrison of Fort Avron tied into Paris. The King telegraphs to the Queen from Ver? sailles on the 29th, that the bombardment of Fort Avron silenced the enemy's guns. The railway station at Noisy was shelled, and the French artillery at Bonuy were dislodged. The Prussian loss was three men. ? A Bordeaux dispatch of the 29th states that the entire population of the eastern de? partment is fully aroused, and assist the troops in all the battles and skirmishes. The govern? ment is taking measures to arm all the people. Gambetta arrived at Bordeaux from Lyons. It is asserted that the Prussians are incensed with the correspondents of the English papers, and have sent many outside their lines of occupa? tion. ? The towns of Auferre, Gray and Vesone have been evacuated by the Prussians, before the advance of the French, under Generals Bressoles, Bremes and Garibaldi. The array of Bordeaux is to march directly on Paris. As the French advance, the inhabitants hasten to I join the ranks, and thus -the army increases rapidly in numbers. The smaller towns now resist the enemy as in the case of Tours, which, in consequence of the combat at Monnal, was not occupied by the Germans. At Argent and Cog, the Prussians were repulsed by tha popu? lation, ? It has been observed in the hospitals at Orleans that the wounds of the Germans are chiefly from pieces of shell?comparatively few bullet wounds?but the French have chiefly been wounded by the needle gun. The infer? ence is obvious that the French fire widly, too fast, and without aiming and perhaps at too great a distance. The chassepot is a bad weap? on for recruits, and especially for young French soldiers, impetuous and difficult to control. ? Accounts received at Bordeaux show that both the Prussian and French troops have suf? fered terribly from cold. Strong reinforcements have been sent forward to all points to replace the French soldiers thus incapacitated. Vast quantities of material, calculated to increase the comfort of troops, have also been sent to the front. It appears that the Prussians commit? ted excesses at Orleans and Blois because the inhabitants, who have been ruined, were unable to meet their requisitions. At Orleans the Prussians threaten to take away as hostages fifty of the prominent citizens unless six hun? dred thousand francs are paid for the maltreat? ment of Prussian soldiers. Governor Scott Endorsed.?The Hon. A. P. Aldrich having addressed some inquiries to an Ohio Democrat, in regard to Gov. Scott, has received the following reply: Napoleon, Oh-o, Dec. 2, 1870. "A. P. Aldrich?Dear Sir: Yonr line to me of 2d. instant has been received. In reply, I have to say that I have been intimately ac? quainted with Gov. Scott for over twenty years, he having all that time been a citizen of our town and County, and I have all that time, and do now, differ with him in politics; yet I must say that the statement made by Col. Well?, in his printed statemen t yea sent me, is substan? tially correct. Gov. Scott is a high-toned, hon? orable gentleman; is a man of truth and integ? rity ; and he is, withal, a very kind-hearted man ; and if you should have any business with him, you will find him nil I have stated. That is the way he is estimated here by us Democrats. "I wish you and other Democrats of South Carolina could see and make the acquaintance of Gov. Scott. I am satisfied you would feel differently towards him from what you do now. Verv truly, vours, 7 JAMES G HALY." In communicating this letter to the Ram well Sentinel for publication, Judge Aldrich re? marks : "As I certainly would have published Mr. Haly's response had it been unfavorable to Gov. Scott, it is but simple justice to give him the benefit of this very complimentary notice." The Teachers' Convention.?The second meeting of the Teachers' Association of this State was held in Columbia on the 20th and 21st of December, says the Phoenix. A good many additions were made to the list of mem? bers," and among them we were glad to see the names of such earnest and successful teachers a~. Prof. Judson, of Furman University, Prof. Sachtlebeu, of Charleston, and Col. Coward, of the King's Mountain Military School. On the second day, after the completion of the regular business, Mr. R. B. Stuart, of Winnsboro, read an able and suggestive essay on "The best method of teaching the- ancient languages." The constitution provides that "any person who is, or has been, identified with the cause of education, may become a mem? ber," and to all such wo earnestly commend this association as a means of advancing the great work of instructing the youth of the State. The address of Prof. Carlisle, who is an ac? tive member of the association, was able and instructive, fully sustaining his high and well deserved reputation as a writer. We learn that the address and the essay of Mr. Stuart will be published. The next meeting will be in Greenville, irt August, 1871, by which time we trust that the roll of members, which already includes many of our best teachers will be greatly increased*. Metal-Tipped Shoes.?Shoe? are an im? portant item in the expense of clothing chil? dreu, as every parent will understand. They invariably wear oat their shoes at the toe first, and not unfreqnen tly before the other parts are a quarter worn. Children'** shoes with Metal tips never wear out at the toe, anci it is safe to say that on an average one pair with them will more than out-wear three pairs without them. We believe all the shoe dealers keen them.-? Herald. --?> ? Despatches from Versailles state that a general evacuation of the departments East of Paris, which have been occupied by German troops, still continues. It is thought this i? being done in order to concentrate the Prussian strength in and around Versailles. ( HYMENEAL. MARRIED, on Thursday evening, December 22, 1870} by Bcr. J. T. Vcrnon, of Hart County, Ga^ Mr. 8. L. BOLL MAN and Miss E. J. DOBBINS, both of Anderson county. At the residence of Maj. James Thomson, on the 20th of. December, 1870, by Rev. W. F. Pearson, Mr. OBADIAH TAYLOR and Miss ELZIRA FINLEY, all of Andoraon?' county. On Thuraday, 22nd of December, 1870, by Rev. F. Q, Carpenter, Mr. N. S. MADDOX and Miss F. E. BAILEY, all of Anderson county. On the 21at sf December, 1870, by Rev. J. H. McMollen, Mr. THOS. J. HOLLAND and Miss SUE E. REEDER, all of Hart county, Ga. On the 22nd of December. 1870, by Rev. Mr. Nicholson, Mr. JOHN BROWNLEE, of AbbovUle, and Mi? CORA C HOLLAND, of Anderson county. On the 3rd January, 1871, by Rev. A. Rice, Mr. C C. ? REED and Miss MARY CLAUDIA EMERSON, all of An? derson county. On the 27th December, 1S70, by Rev. W. E. Walters, Mrc WM. M. HALL and Miss MARY E. KEOWN, all of An? derson county. THE MARKETS. Amdebsov, Jan. 4, 1871. Corrox.?To-day, middling* command 13 to 13J^ Charleston, Jan. Z. Cotton very steady?middlings 14J? to 14%. _ _ . New Yore, Jan. 3. Cotton dull and nominal at 15%. Gold, 10%. SPECIAL NOTICES. PAIN is supposed to be the lot of us poor mortal*, ^in? evitable as death Itself, and liable at any time to osm? upon us. Therefore-it is important that remedial agents should be at hand to be used In an emergency, when the seminal principle lodged in the system shall dovelopo it? self, and we feel the excruciating agonies of pain, or the depressing influence of disease. Such a remedial agent exists in the Pai.n Killer, whose fame has made the cir? cuit of the globe. Amid the eternal ices of the polar re? gions or beneath the intolerable, and burning sun of the*, tropics, its virtues arc known and appreciated. Under all latitudes, from the one extreme to the other, suffering hu? manity has found relief from many of Its ills by Its uso. The wide and broud area orcr which this medicine haa spreod, attests its value and potency. From a small be? ging, the Pain Killer has pushed gradually along, making: its own highway, solely by its virtues. Such unexampled succors and popularity has brought others into the field, who hare attempted, under similarity of name, to ueurp the confidence of the people aud turn it to their own selfishness and dishonesty, but thei;- efforts havo proved fruitless, while the Pain Killer is-still grow--, ing in public favor. Spread the Truth. Some medical men insist that it is undignified to adver? tise a remedy, however valuable it may be. Queer reason ing this. It is like saying that an article which the world needs should bo hid in a corner?that benefits and bleat?, ings may be too widely diffused?that the moans of pro? tecting and restoring health should be a close monopoly, and not accessible to all. The argument is bad. It is worse? than that?it is inhuman. Suppose Hostettcr's Stomach Bitters?an absolute specific for dyspepsia, biliousness and nervous debility?had never been known beyond the repertoire of the faculty, what would have bean : h > conse? quence? Instead of curing and invigorating millions, the good effects of the preparation would have been confined, to a comparative few. There Is the highest authority for saying that light should not bo hid under a bushel; that whatever is excellent should be placed as a city on a hill, where all men can take cognizance of it. It is upon thi? principle that tho Bitters have been advertised and con? tinue to be ad vortuet1 in every newspaper of any promi? nence in the western hemisphere, and that the spontane? ous testimonials in its favor have been translated into all written languages. Thousands enjoy perfect health to-day who would bo languishing on beds of sickness if the news? papers bad not spread the truth with regard to this une? qualled in vigor;;* t and corrective far and wide. Supposo ? profit has been reaped from this publicity. Is that any ar? gument against it 7 If the public health has been protect od; if lives have been saved; if the feeble have been strengthened and the sick restored, great good haa been accomplished; aud who so mean as to grudge to exertions thus directed their fair reward? Economy and Comfort in Building. These can only be studied and secured by paying proper attention to the finishing of a building. There are many houses in our country whose window.t, without glass, and heavy wooden shutters, cost more than sash and Venetians,, and whose gloomy wooden ceilings are more expensive* than whitewashed plaster on lathe. If yon are going to build, and wish your house to Sc comfortable at small cost,, you should not fall to write for a plan and estimate of fin? ishing to Mr. P. P. Toale, Charleston, S. C, the largest man? ufacturer of doors, sashes, blinds, mouldings, Ac, in the. Southern States. ?9_ Address R. V. Pierce, M. D., Buffalo, N. Y., and get a pamphlet on Catarrh free, or tend sixty cents and get Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. $500 reward is offered by the proprietor for a case of Catarrh which he cannot care Sold by druggists. _ SCHOOL NOTICE. Mrs. C. R. MURRAY WILL re-open Ihe exercises of her SCHOOL' for Young Ladies, on MONDAY, the 28d instant. Terras the same as heretofore. Jan 5, 1871 27_ ? NOTICE. THE undersigned will sell on TUESDAY, the lOih inalant, at bis residence, a small lot of Hogs, two Cows, and various articles of House? hold and Kitchen Furohure, consisling, in part, of Chairs, Tables, Bedsteads. Bureaus, &c. A Piano. Also, two good Cooking Stoves. W. D. ZEVERLYV Anderson C. H\, Ja*. &? 1811. 27 -1 Estate Notice. A LL persons having demands against the Estate. /% ?' Claudius E. Earle, deceased, will present them to B. P. Whilncr, Esq.. Attorney at Law, at Anderson C. II., properly attested, and all persons indebted to the Efct&te will make payment to him EL J. EARLE, Adm'r. Jan 5,1811 27 3 Schedule Blue Ridge Railroad. ON and after this- date the following schedule will bo observed by the Passenger Trains over this Bond : ur. now it. L've Anderson, 4.20 p m L've Walhalla, 4 00 a n Pend4ct<?n,.5.20 " " Perryville, 4.45 " Perryville, 6.10 *' M Peudleton, 5.30 An. WaWiaUa, 7.00 " Arr. Anderson, fi.10 ?? In eases &f detention on ihe G. and C. B. the train on this Boad will wait one hour for the train from Belton, except on Saturdays, when it will wait until Ihe arrival of the Belton train. W. H, D. OAILLARD, Sup't. Dee 8, 1870 * 3*