Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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In renewing your subscription to the Ander? son Intelligencer, obtain a new subscriber at $2.00, and we will send both copies one year for $4.00, if paid in advance. Remember, this, grivilege is only accorded to persons not in ar - rears to this office, and if you desire to secure :jts advantage, pay up the old scores against yon and begin afresh. Let our friends go to work, and assist in increasing our subscription list. ? ! J?* The correspondents and friends of Rev. W. D. Beverly are notified that hi3 post office address is Marshall, Texas. The Working Christian will please make a note of this fact for the benefit of its readers. President Bush, of tho Greenville and Columbia Railroad, has kindly furnished this office with complimentary tickets for the pres? ent year, and will acept the thanks of the pro? prietors for his courtesy. 9Gr Mr. Wilkes hau introduced a bill into House of Representatives to abolish the right of dower. The bill repeals all acts heretofore passed on the subject, and enacts that hereafter the right shall not exist, with a proviso, that it shall not affect the right in suits now pending. We call attention to the advertisement of Fairview Academy, in Greenville county. Xb* principal, Mr. J. B. Smith, is a native of Anderson, and a young man of excellent at? tainments and high moral character. We wish him great success. Another accident is reported on the Greenville and Colombia Railroad. It occurred near Silver Street on Saturday last, and four cars attached to a freight train were complete? ly .wrecked. No one was hurt. One of the new engines was pulling the train, and a gen? tleman who came up on the passenger train soon afterwards expresses the opinion that this heavy engines caused the accident. The track was in a horrible condition, and this great weight crushed the rotten timbers. The bill to declare martial law in cer? tain counties of this State has been discussed vehemently in the Legislature during the past week. Representative Wilkes, of this county, made an eloquent and telling speech on the subject last Friday, in which he advised against martial law* and the sending of militia to the up-country, claiming very properly that these were not the remedies for recent disturbances. It is not likely that the bill will pass, or that any extreme measures will be adopted. Very little progress has been made ld the business of the Circuit Court. OrJLy one or two cases have been tried on the Sessions side. The Grand Jury was dismissed yester? day morning, and Court was adjourned on ac? count of Judge Orr being unwell. It is thought that only a small portion of the business on the civil dockets will be reached, in conse? quence of the continued illness of Hon. J. P. Reed, who has been confined to his room for several days past, and also the absence of other gentlemen interested in suits now pending. Gen. A. C. Garlington. ? A recent number of the Atlanta (Ga.) Intel? ligencer makes the announcement that our friend, Gen. A. C. Garlington, formerly of NeWberry, has been secured as chief assistant upon the editorial staff of that paper. Gen. Garlington is a vigorous and forcible writer,' and will at once take rank among the foremost for ability as a journalist. We exteud to him a cordial welcome upon his entrance into the frateruity. -o-__ Air Line "Railroad. We leara that President Buford contemplates shortly to begia the survey between this place and Greenville,, which was ordered by the meeting in Atlanta last summer, and that our ijlaims will have a due consideration in ever}' rjespect. We have waited patiently for this survey to be made, and trust that every obsta? cle will be speedily removed to a fair aud can? did examination of tho merits of the route through this place? as compared with other proposed lines. J nderson Farmer's Association. The next meeting of this body will convene cn Saleday in February, to receive a report from the committees appointed to obtain sub? scriptions to the proposed joint stock company. We beg leave to remind the members of these committees of tLeir duty in the premises, and to express the hope that they are actively at work and will secure the requisite amount to complete the organization. As we have said before, upon the gentlemen designated depends the success or failure of this enterprise. Infanticide.?We are informed that the re? mains of an unknown white child were found by some colored boys, a few days ago, in a box upon a rock in the Suluda river, which is the dividing line between Anderson and Greenville, aqout \\ miles below Wilson's bridge. An in? quest was held on the 2Gth inst. by E. J. Pin son, Esq., Trial Justice and acting as Coroner for Anderson county, and &post mortem exami? nation was made by H. J. Epting, M. D. The jiury decided that the child was murdered by f)me person or persons unknown to them. The child was a female and acwly-boriu says our cone;;pondentv Usury Laws. Since the introduction of a bill by Mr. Wilkes, providing for the re-instatement upon ourstatute books of that legislation known as the usury laws, thero has been a goodly amount of dis? cussion upon the subject. Our Charleston and Columbia exchanges have unitedly opposed the re-enactment of the usury laws, and have fur? nished argument after argument against such a policy, all of them pointing to one principle, however, that money is worth what it will bring in the market, like other property, and that it should be free as other property. The advo? cates of Mr. Wilkes' bill urge that it is injuri? ous to the agricultural interests.of the country to allow an excessive rate of interest; and while admitting that commercial communities are in? terested in the opposite course, they have not shown by any experience of the past that a re? stricted rate of interest would not injure com? merce to a far greater extent than it would benefit the farming community. In our judg? ment, there is a reciprocal interest in this mat? ter, and if commercial men?dealing in money as in other wares?can best obtain the requisite amount to supply the wants of farmers by ad? hering to present laws, it seems to us that it would be prejudicial to the latter class, equally as the former, to restrict these efforts, and de? clare that only six or seven per cent, should be paid, when it would require a higher rate to ob? tain money for the purpose of purchasing the farmer's products. Business must not be stag? nated by this or that prejudice, for every inter? est of the State would suffer, in such an event. To re-enact the usury laws, at this time, would seem a little singular, to say the least, when other States are clamoring for a repeal of those laws. In our neighboring State, Georgia, there is a persistent effort to wipe out these re? strictions and open the door to capital so much needed. It is contended there that South Caro? lina acted wisely in repealing her statute on the subject, and that the experience of the past five years has demonstrated its wisdom, while the perpetuation of such laws in Georgia has been injurious to public and private interests.? Another example is Kentucky, where the dis? cussion upon this subject is rife at the present moment. To show the experience of that State, and as a fitting close to this article, we append an extract from the Louisville Courier-Journal: "Thejoresent low rate of interest is driving out of Kentucky all the available money in the State, and is undermining our commercial life in a way that must lead to ultimate bankruptcy. We have to compete with higher rates of in? terest all around us. Our laws forbidding moie j than six per cent., moneyed men take their j money elsewhere, and distant financiersgive us I the go-by. The result is an incessant drainage I without any corresponding supply. A conven? tional rate of interest is demanded to save the fiscal system of Kentucky from destruction. This conventional interest will not make money dearer. It will make it cheaper. It will make it more plentiful by keeping it home, and also by inviting it from abroad. At least five mil? lions of Kentucky money are driveu off every I year by the present rate of interest The peo? ple are thus five millions poorer than they onght to be. But with a conventional interest bill these five millions would be kept where they belong, and five millions more of foreign money be r.dded to them, rendering tho mal? practice of sharpers impo.->siblc by making the money market full and easy.M The Poll-Tax. The non-collection of the poll-tax from the newly-enfranchised citizens of this State is at last receiving attention from the Legislature. The Constitution sets apart the revenue derived from this source to assist in the support of free schools, but another clause makes provisiou that no persou shall be deprived of the right of suffrage because of non-payment, as is the case in other States. As there is no penalty attached, the collection of this tax is practical? ly out of the question, where parties are dis? posed to evade payment, and it has been the experience of the past that many were so dis? posed. A bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives, which directs that County Treasurers promptly collect the poll tax from the property of such persons as are liable, in the same manner that they distress for other taxes. Non-property owners failing to pay the tax are made liable to twenty days' hard labor on the public roads and highways. County Treasurers are to furnish annually a ILst of such persons to the County Commission? ers, who arc authorized to compel their attend? ance for labor by any "lawful means." It is difficult to determine what are the "lawful means" by which the Commissioners can com? pel the attendance of delinquents, and on this point the bill is said to be silent. But wc 'trust that our legislators will provide adequate remedies for this, growing evil, as not only the interests of free schools demand it, but practi? cal justice and equity require that these bur? dens should be more equally divided. Southern Outrages. The most notable item in the proceedings of Congress during the past week has been a mes? sage transmitted by the President, recounting outrages perpetrated in the Southern States. It goes back four or five years, and brings up the stale reports submitted by military com? manders during the progress of reconstruction. This message has been referred to a special committee of Scuators, four Republicans and one Democrat, with power to send for persons and papers, and it is understood that Holden, Scott, Bullock, ct id omnc genus, arc to be sum? moned forthwith. The committee has author? ity to sit during the sessions of the Senate and to report at any time. It is a deliberate effort to prepare the mind of the North for the next Presidential election, and to furnish a pretext for additional legislation regarding the South? ern States. The New York Tribune takes a sensible view of this whole business, and bus expressed its sentiments as follows: "The Senate yesterday devoted nearly the whole session to a discussion of the Southern outrages, and some remarkable statements, not wholly new, yet startling in the disclosures, were made by Southern Senators. The propri? ety of making this investigation seems unques? tioned, but there is great danger that it may lend to some new measures of reconstruction, of which we have had quite enough to demor? alize the most sober and staid society in the country. We cannot but believe that the source of* half the trouble in the South is the mistaken legislation which has given privi? leges to one class denied to others, and thus arrayed one party in violent hostility against another. We trust an investigation of the outrages will convince Congress of the folly of continuing political distinctions provocative of bitter and relentless hostility."' -_.4?. - ? Governor Scott has declared his intention , of removing from office every incompetent niiiu of his own appointment. A New Railroad Project A recent visit of Gen. Harrison, President of the Blue Ridge Railroad, to the city of Char? leston, has disclosed the fact that there is a new railroad project on foot, looking to the advance? ment of our long-expected connection with the great West. We have always thought that the South Carolina Railroad should be more di? rectly concerned in the completion of the Blue Ridge Railroad, and we are glad to know that there is a prospect of that strong corporation lending its powerful aid in the work. The sys? tem of railroads in this State has been governed hitherto by a short-sighted policy, never reach? ing into the future, and grasping the ultimate relation of different lines. Ali-of our-Roads have been constructed with a view to local and temporary advantages, and regardless of the growth and progress of our own State, much less the chance of being distanced by our neigh? bors. It will afford us pleasure to record the successful termination of the negotiations now pending, between the Roads above named, and which in due time will be made public We are not at liberty to enlighten our readers any further at this time, but will take occasion to give them the earliest information when a defi? nite result has been attained. In noticing the visit of Gen. Harrison, the Charleston Daily Republican says: "We understand that the object of his visit is a conference with some leading citizens who are specially concerned in the management of the principal railroad lines. We do not know the details of the contemplated plans, but the great object in view is to complete our system of internal communication by a direct connec? tion with the great West through the Blue Ridge, and any plan that offers a reasonable hope of success should meet with cordial sym? pathy and prompt co-operation in this city. The recent action of Georgia, in regard to her Central [Railroad, the consolidation of the line from Norfolk to Bristol, indicate the zeal with which lines north and south of us are being pushed forward. Our neighbors are alive to their interests, and threaten to distance us in the contest for the western trade, and to isolate Charleston and South Carolina by the opeuing of direct western railroad lines just beyond our borders on either side. "Especially does it seem important that there should* be a unity of action between the Blue Ridge Railroad and the South Carolina Rail? road, the managers of which must appreciate the wisdom of any course which will make a a finished and harmonious whole cf a rail sys? tem now incomplete, fragmentary and lan? guishing." -? Legislative Proceedings. We are unable to give the usual synopsis of proceedings for the last few days, and will no? tice only the most important features. The Senate was not in session on Saturday. In the House, Mr. Hayne offered a? resolntion that the General Assembly do adjourn sine die on the 1st of March. A motion was made to lay this resolution on the table, which was defeated? ayes 12; nays 75. The resolution fixing an adjournment was then adopted by a close vote, and ordered to be sent to the Senate. On Monday, in the Senate, aconcurrent reso? lution from the House to adjourn sine, die on the 1st of March, after a lengthy discussion, was concurred in by a vote of ten to eight. The House resolution to investigate the affairs of the Blue Ridge Railroad was also concurred in, and Messrs. Corbin and Nash appointed on the part of the Senate. In the House, Mr. Wilkes introduced a joint ? resolution authorizing the County Commis? sioners of Anderson to alter the time of per? forming labor on the roads in this county du? ring the present year, which was appropriately referred. A joint resolution that Hon. J. L. Orr be allowed ?800 compensation for extra services as Judge of the Eighth Circuit, passed its second reading. -.?*> - Savannah Valley Railroad.?Our read? ers will have observed that bills have been in? troduced into the Legislature, which provide for the formation and incorporation of the Sa? vannah Valley Railroad. This is a matter of great interest and importance to the citizens of this section of the State. We have not seen a copy of the proposed charter, but learn that it has been carefully prepared, and has received the attention of several astute citizens, besides the gentlemen who have introduced the bills, Hon. John Wilson, of the Senate, and Dr. John Wilson, of the House of Representatives. The Columbia correspondent of the Charleston Daily Republican thus alludes to the subject: The company formed and chartered about fifteen years ago for the same design being now > defunct, and this perhaps having rather more favorable prospects in many particulars, being ! likely to have the support of the small farmers, traders, and owners, and not to he controlled exclusively by a few. Some of the most sub? stantial citizens of Abbeville and Auderson, I understand, are at the back of the bill, and if it passes through without meeting with those boulders that railroad bills sometimes encoun? ter, no doubt much advantage will be gained by the upper portion of the State in the way of markets aud transportation. The general lino, talked of for the road, is from its connec? tion with the Blue Ridge at Anderson to run through near Abbeville Court House, thence to Edgeftcld aud Hamburg. The country through which it is proposed it shall pass is as , fertile as any in the up-couutry, and the people all anxious for tho construction of the road. Mr. Ligon's School. We are much gratified to learu that the opening week of Mr. Ligon's school has been a signal success. He has upwards of forty scholars already enrolled, and the prospect of a large number hereafter. We hope our cit? izens appreciate the importance of sustaining this effort to furnish educational advantages at home. Ample room for improvement in this particular among our citizens, as they are too apt to be content with meagre facilities in their own midst, and readily supply the money to sustain other schools elsewhere. There is no reason why Mr. Ligon's school should not be the nucleus for a first-class academy of the highest grade, and it only needs the effort and co-operation of our own people to accomplish it. Some years ago, Anderson was widely known as an educational centre, but this has all passed away, and wc must begin anew to build up and encourage every eflbrt to increase our prescut advantages in importance and merit. Newspaper for Sale. We arc informed that the office of the Ches? ter Reporter is offered for sale by the proprie? tor, John A. Bradley, jr. The material for a country office is complete, and perhaps not ex? celled in the State. This is a splendid oppor? tunity for some one wishing to engage in the printing business. A Decided Improvement. The Senate has recently confirmed, in execu? tive session, a large number of appointments made by Gov. Scott, principally of Trial* Jus? tices in the middle and lower counties. It gives us pleasure to note that, so far as our informa? tion extends, these appointments are a decided improvement upon those hitherto made by Gov. Scott in the connties referred to, and are indi? cative of Iiis puipose to provide a better ad? ministration of the civil law. It will redound to his credit, and to the security of the public peace and general prosperity of the State. Frightful Leak is the-State Treasury. ..T-^The. cool assurance exhibited by some-of our State officials, in their financial transactions, would be quite amusing, wore it not that the consequences are very serious to every tax? payer. The story here related by a correspon l dent of the Charleston News, writing from Co? lumbia, is fully confirmed by private and au? thentic sources: Just before the recess for the holidays, you will remember that the Legislature made an appropriation of $135,000 to pay the per diem, mileage and incidental expenses of the body. ;Up to the 4th of January, (which included the ' recess,) the General Assembly had suppositious ly been in session forty-four days. The average amount of money paid to 152 members during that time was $255 each, which, in the aggre? gate, made the sum of $38,650. The number of attaches to both Houses is not far from one hundred. At a liberal estimate, these were en? titled to about $150 each?making $15,000 and a total of $53,650. Before his departure for the North, the Governor signed certified checks i to the amount of $65,000. On his return to Columbia, in two weeks after, he found to his amazement that the en? tire $135,000 appropriated had been expended, '' and about $15,000 still remained unpaid. In other words, the difference between $65,000 and $135,000 has been "lost" sight of?paid out , without the Governor's signature required by !Taw, and there is not a human being who can or will tell what has become of the missing funds. The Treasurer of the State has simply paid out the money to somebody, contrary to the law, which prescribes that the Governor shall countersign every check issued from his department. It is claimed that the appropria? tion bill authorized the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate to issue certified checks, when properly vouched by the commit? tee. I am informed that $10,000 will cover all the checks issued by the Speaker of the House, and it is not likely that the expenses of the , Senate were any greater; so that, supposing the wife of every member, and his wife's relations, I were employed as clerks, there is still in the I vocative a large amount in somebody's pockets , not likely to be sounded by any plumb line dropped by judge or jury during the present \ administration of the State Government. I These checks are scattered over the town. The I two banks here are said to own a goodly num? ber, purchased, of course, at a "living" dis J count; but in vain have the officers applied to ! the Governor for his countersign. This is one cause of bitterness between some of the mem? bers and the Executive. Comment on this condition'of affairs is unnecessary. The facts speak for themselves. ITEMS-EDITORIAL AND OTHERWISE. : ? In the battle with General Chausey, the 'Germans lost 177 officers and 3,203 men. ? Governor Holden is reported to have ac? cepted a sub-editorship on a religious paper. ? Hon. M. D. Leggett, the new Commis? sioner of Patents, has arrived in Washington. ! ? San Francisco has a suit in progress which is conducted by 270 lawyers. ? Hon. W. B. Chllton, a distinguished Ma json, and Grand Master of Alabama, is dead. ? Fifty-eight lines are said to have been lost in a rcceut steamboat disaster on the Missis? sippi river. ? It is now proposed in Congress to provide relief from the test oath of persons who en? tered the Confederate army as minors. ? It is said that four hundred ex-Confeder? ate officers are now holding commissions in the armie? of South America. ? General Chausey, in the battle of Sunday, lost 22,000 prisoners, besides the killed and wounded. ? Three notorious burglars were released from jail at .Mobile, on Thursday night, by a raid made by their accomplices. ? Revenue officers have raided the moun? tains of Tennessee and destroyed 150,000 gal? lons of whiskey mash. ? The appointment of Gen. Stoibrand as Superintendent of the Penitentiary has been confirmed by the Senate. ? The London Time* is severe on the propo? sitions made by Florida to compromise her State debt. ? It is now stated that at least twelve lives were lost by the burning of the Spotawood Ho? tel at Richmond. ? The work on the new Custom House in Charleston is being pushed foward in the most rapid and euergetic style. ? Levi Saulsbury has been elected United States Senator to succeed his brother, the pres? ent Senator from Delaware. ? The Lincoln memorial statue was unveiled in the rotunda of the Ohio State House ou Thursday evening. ? Three candidates for the Lieutenant Gov? ernorship of Florida are litigating the matter in the Supreme Conrt of the State. ? Mnj. Mordecai Myers, a soldier of the war of 1812, died in New York on Friday last, aged 95. ? General Jubal Early indignantly contra? dicts the paragraph which has lately been go? ing the rounds to the effect that he is dying of consumption. ? The colored residents of Richmond, Va., arc preparing a memorial, asking for the re? duction of the tax orr tobacco, in order that they may find employment. ? Colonel Baxter, of Tennessee, has brought simultaneous libel suits against six newspapers and one private individual, the total damages claimed being $350,000. '? T. J. Mackcy, of Charleston, has resigned the office of Trial Justice "with which he had been honored." It is rumored that a legacy to his better-half controls his action. ? William Barrett, a retired tobacco mer? chant, and one of the wealthiest citizens of Richmond,, was burned to death by his dress? ing-gown taking fire, on Friday, aged 84. ? Mr. A. W. Lockhart, for many years con? nected as engineer with steam vessels running out of Charleston, died on the steamer Dicta? tor, on the 17th. ? Senator Abbott, of North Carolina, is very strongly opposed to general amnesty. Since Vance has been elected to succeed him, he be? lieves the rebels never will be truly loyal. ? A littlo daughter of Mr. W. P. Hix, of Columbia, while playing in the kitchen, fell into a pot filled with hot water, and was so se? verely scalded that she died noxt day. ? The Senate of Virginia lnts appropriated stjOO for the purchase of a picture of Gen. Lee, ! and refused an appropriation for a picture of .Gen. George II. Thomas. ? Gen. Frank P. Blair, Jr., Senator elect from Missouri, has recently written to Wash I ington supporting the policy of annexing San Domingo. ? The Columbia Union rcport-s a difficulty between Constable Hubbard and Dr. Geiger, which resulted in blows, and an attempt on the part of Dr. G. to shoot his opponent on Satur : day last. ? The Richmond Dispatch says: "It is ! simply an impossibility for the Virginia people ! to bear all the demands for payment of debt and taxes that are accumulating against them. I The wolf is at the door." , ? King William has accepted the imperial crown as Emperor of Germany, with the prayer that God will vouchsafe to the Eatherlaud a fu ; ture of independence, happiness and lasting pjace. Windom,/rom Minnesota; Logan, from Illinois; Frelinghuysen, from New Jersey; Blair, from Missouri; Morrill, from Maine, and Saul8bury, from Delaware, have been elected United States Senators. ? The business houses were closed in Lex? ington, Va., on the l'Jth inst., the anniversary of Gen. Lee's birth. Public demonstrations were made, and an address delivered at Wash? ington College by Hon. J. P. Holcombe. ? The West Point cadet, whose appointment by Whittemore cost that gentleman his seat in Congress, has just been discharged for non proficiency. This purchase was a bad invest? ment for both parties. - - ? ? ? Gen. Anderson, of the State militia, has lately visited Union county, and has ordered all the arms and ammunition belonging to the State to be returned forthwith to the Sheriff of Union, It is a practical step in the direction of peace. ? ? ? Governor McCook, of Colorado, has been in Washington for some days. He recently appeared before the Senate Committee on Ter? ritories urging and giving reasons why the Ter? ritory should be admitted into the Union-as a State. ? Senator Yates has proposed an amend? ment to the Constitution which will beget con? siderable comment. He proposes that all per? sons thirty-five years of age, and fourteen years citizens of the United States, shall be eligible to the Presidency. ? Mayor Pillsbury, in his annual report, fa? vors the States assuming the railroad debt of Charleston, claiming that this can be done without eventual detriment to the State, and to the immediate and perpetual advantage of the city. ? The famous yacht Wanderer has been wrecked off the coast of Cuba. Its name is historical, and has attracted nearly as much at? tention as the famous Alabama, though its ex? ploits were peaceful. It will be remembered that its former commander, Capt. Wm. Corrie, died only a few weeks ago. ? A verdict of $2,000 has been given in the Circuit Court at Eichmond, Va., against the Richmond and Danville Railroad, for six hun? dred boxes of tobacco destroyed at their depot in Danville, by a band of straggling Confeder? ates, two weeks before the surrender of that town. ? Two horrible murders have recently been committed in the vicinity of Columbia, the victims being Messrs. A. F. Dubardand Bryant Bailev, and the perpetrators unknown parties. The Phasnix states that there is no doubt the murderers have been arrested, and that in a few days all the particulars will be made pub? lic. ? Andrew Brentlinger, sentenced to be hung; in Ohio last Friday, but who was respited for eleven weeks, telegraphed to the Governor on Wednesday, saying that he desired to be hanged on Friday, according to the original sentence. The Governor ought to have com? plied with this reasonable request. ? Tench Blackwell and M. L. Martin, of Spartanburg, after several years experience as members of the Republican party, have become convinced that the policy of that party is not promotive of the public welfare, and have pub? licly announced their withdrawal from all affil? iation with said party. ? Outlaws in Robeson county, N. C, hare become so bold and desperate that additional United States troops have been sent into the State, and bloodhounds are recommended to hunt them down. They arc half-breed Indians j and negroes, and arc led by Henry Berry Lowry, a noted desperado. ? In a case in the United States Court at Raleigh, in which a postmaster was defendant, the Court held that all departments of the gov? ernment were bound to sustaiu the currency of the government, and the fact of a bill being more or less mutilated was no justification for its being refused by any official of any depart , ment of the government. ? In the United States Court at Richmond, in a suit for money due for slaves purchased in 1863, the defendant plead that Lincoln's proc btmation had emancipated them before the date of sale, and therefore it was an illegal transac? tion. The decision of the Court will atTect a large number of suits now pending in the South. ? Now that the United States Senate has appointed a select committee to investigati: Soulhern outrages, let us one and all insist that the gentlemen composing it have no rest until they capture a real live Ku Klux and put him on exhibition. The columns of Radical news? papers have too long enjoyed a monopoly of these curious beings. ? The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has de? cided that if a man puts his head or arm through a car window, and is injured by coming in con? tact with something that reaches close to the window, he canuot recover damages, the act being considered negligence on the part of the passenger. ? Mr. Bryant Bailey?who formerly kept a livery stable in Columbia, but for several years has been living on a farm about two miles from that city, on the Winnsboro' ro:ul, was brutally murdered, in open daylight, on Wednesday, by some person unknown. HYMENEAL. M.U'.RIErv at the residence of the bride's uncle, in Griffin, Ga., on the 12th instant, by Kev. B. F. Mauldin, Mr. J. L. MAULDIN, or Charleston, and Miss GEXA H. EVANS, daughter of tb*? late J. E. B. Evans, of Griffin. To the Churches Composing the Saluda Bap? tist Association. Dkab Brethren : At the last meeting of our Associa? tion, one brother was appoiatedin each Church to take up a collection for the benefit of the Executive Board. Not a word has been heard from a single brother. S> far as the information of the Board extonds, not a tdnglo dollar ha* beeu collected. We have under our charge two young men prosecuting a course of study with a view to the gos? pel ministry- The expenses incurred cannot be met un? less the Churches of the Association move In this matter. Other contributions which the Board would be glad to make, and which we feel that it is our duty to make, is impossible, without tbe general co-oj>cration of the Churches. Is it possible that our Churches will do nothing in this matter 1 Why is it that those who were appointedbnvedone noth? ing ? The work committed to you, brethren, Is an impor? tant one. It is a work in which Immortal interests are involved. Do something for the good of the Master's cause, and for the benefit of immortal souls. Will not every one in the lwunds of our Association go to work and raise something for us ? We need and must have it! Send ail contributions to our Treasurer, James A. Hoyt, Anderson C.S. C Fraternally, W. E. WA.LTERS, Chairman Executive Board. January 2C, 1871 30 2 Economy and Coiafort in FluUdLug. Those can only be studied: andisecured by paying proper attention to the finishing of a building. There are many houses In our country whoso windows, wit hoot glass, anA heavy wooden shutters, cost uiore than saili and ven*tlann, and wliose ?loom.y wooden ceilings are more expensive than whitewashed plaster on laths. If you are going to build, and winh your house to be comfortable at small cost, you xhouid not Tail to write for a plan and estimate of fin? ishing to Mr. P. P. Toala, Charleston, S.C., the Urgent man? ufacturer of doors, sashes, blinds, mouldings, Ac, in the Southern States. Notice of Final Settlement. NOTICE is hereby given that we will apply lo the Juilge ef Probate for Anderson county on Monday, 27th day of February nest, for a Final Settlement of the Estate of Thomas Parka, deceased, and for Lelt?rs of dismission therefrom. EDWIN H. BOBO, GEORGE W. LESTER, Administrators. Jan 26, 1871 10 4 THE MARKETS. Abdeuov, Jan. 25, UTL -OTTOX/?To-dar, middlings comraind u% to 13% CHABLZSTOK, Jin. V. Cotton firmer?middlings 14% JJkw Tom, Jib. a. Cotton active and firmer at 15}? Hold, 10%. NOTICE. THE NOTES due (he Estal > of Elias Barle, deceased, are in rny bands for collection. All persons interested will save cost by making payments at an early day. J. S. MURRAY. Jan 26, 1871 30 8 TO RENT, AT~low figores, the beautiful Silcox place, In . the town-^of-Anderson, cn the Pendleton road, with plenty of wood and twenty ticres of land in a high state of cultivation. Apply to the undersigned at the Drug Store of Simpson, Hill * Co. R. S. HILL, Agent. Jdn 26, 1871 30 W. K. LINDSEY, WATCH-MAKER, HAS located at PENDLETON, and jjives his entir? attention to the REPAIRING of WATCHES, CLOCKS and JEWELRY of every ! description, All work warranted and dene on short notice. I Jan 23, 1871 30 <m j-!-. Notice of Final Settlement. THE undersigned hereby gives notice that be will apply to the Probate Judge of Anderson county, on Wednesday, the 15th day of February next, for a final settlement of the Estate of P. M. Gambrell, deceased, and for Letters of dis? mission therefrom. G. W. COX, Adm'r, Jan 26, 1870 80 6 FAIETJEW A?AB?MT, Fair view, Greenville Cc., S. C. ?J. JE*. SMITH, A. IB., Principal THIS School, located midway between the city of Greenville and Laurens C. H., will b? opened on MONDAY; January 80tb. 9 It affords a quiet and retired situation, and the means of thorough instruction for young men preparing for business or College. Board and tnition on the most reasonable terms. For particulars address the Principal. Jan 26, 1871 30 3* Two Estray Mare linier AR. G A M CK ELL tolls before me two Mare s Mules, one black, supposed to be ten yeura old; the other is a bay, supposed to be twelve years old. Saddle marks and marks of ge?r on both of them, rather over medium size, and in tolerable order, appraised by J. L. McGullough, I M. Borts ?ad Charles Davis to b* worth two hun? dred and thirty dollars, or one hundred and fif? teen dollars each. Can be found at said Gam brell'a, in Anderson county, S. C, on Saluda Riv? er, near GatubreU's Old Bridge, and six miles east of Honea Path, where the owner can get them by . proving property, paying all costs, expenses, Ac. R. N. WRIGHT, Trial Justice. Jan 26, 1871 80 la?*4m TAX NOTICE! 1870. THE Books for (he collection of the State and County Taxes for the year 1870 will be opened on the FIRST OF FEBRUARY, 1871, a* . the store of W. Hi Nardin & Co., No. T'Brick ' Range. K\TES OF TAXATION. State Tax on the $100, - - $ 90 ctr/ County Tax or> the $100, - - 20 ?,: Total State and County on ?100, - 51.10 And continue open until thr 15th day of Marcfiy 1871, when a penalty of 20 per cent, shaft be adU ed. and the books remain open until the 5rh of June, 1871. with the penalty, afttr which tine f will proceed to add 5 per cent, additional, and collect all delinquent Taxes by distress and sale of properly. DANIEL BROWN, County Treasurer. N. B.?All persons owning property in more (hau one Township will notify the Treasurer of such fact when they come to pay their taxes. Jan 2G, 1871 30 & THE STA1E OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OF OCONEE. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEASE %Sumn,on8' Thomas R. Brackearidge, Plaintiff, vs. Agnes E Milford, Sarah G. McClellan, Robert Bracken ridge, jr., Jeremiah Brackenridge, James Brack^ enridge, David S. Brackenridge, Defendants. To Robert Brackenridge. jr., and David S. Brack? enridge, two of the Defendants ia the above* stated case. YOU are hereby summoned and required tc~ answer the complaint in this action, which ia tiled in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, and to serve a copy of your answer on the subscribers at their office ia Walhalla, County and State aforesaid, within tweaty days from the service hereof, ex clusive of the (lay of service; and if you fail to' answer the complaiat within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. REED, KEITH & BROWN, Plaintiffs Attorneys. THE summons in this action-, of which the above is a copy, with the complaiat for the parti? tion of the freehold estate of Robert Brackjen ridje, sr., deceased, was filed on the 19th Jay of January in the office of the Clerk as above stated. Dated at Walhalla C H.. S. C, 20th day of January, 1871. REED, KEITH & BROWN, Plaintiffs Attorneys; Jan 26, 1871 30 6 Five Hundred Dollars Reward. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, EXECBTIVK. DEPAETMI Columbia, January \ROUNA, \ ETMEXT, j 19, 1371.) WHEREAS, several acts- of incendiarism Lave recoatly occurred in the upper pars, of Abbeville and the lower part of Anderson counties, involving, ia repeated cases an imminent risk of life and destruction of property ; and, whereas, there is & well grounded belief that FRANCIS BIGBY, a woman of color, recently residing in Abbeville county, but who has ab? sconded therefrom, has been prominently connec? ted with said acts of incendiarism, and whereas,, it is of the utmost importance to the preservation of the peace and harmony of neighborhoods that such acts of lawlessness should be put down with a strong hand, I hereby offer a reward of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, for the apprehension of' said FRANCIS BIG 13V, and her confinement ia any jail, with proof to convict. In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and cause the Great Seal of the State to be affixed, at Columbia, this nineteenth day of s^/ January, A. D. 1871, and in the nia?iy-fifth ycor of the Indepen? dence of the United States of America. ROBERT K. SCOTT, F. L. Carpoza, Governor Secretary of State. Jan 26, 1871 10 1 {"}