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THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 1871.
3Sr We are indebted to Hon. Frank W.
Fabner, member of Congress from Iowa, for
falte (Congressional favors.
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Grace Church, Anderson.
This church will be open for divine service
On Sunday next, April 16th, and on the first
and third Sunday in each month. Services
morning and night.
Municipal Election.
In consequence of the resignation of E. HL |
Hamilton,. Esq., one of the Wardens of th8
Village of Williamston, an election took place
on Monday, 3rdinst., to fill the vacancy occa?
sioned; thereby?resulting in the choice,*of Mr.
Joseph-Scott to serve the unexpiretVterm.
Trial Justices.
-Among the latest appointments by the Gov?
ernor, we notice the name of Elijah Kecse as
Trial Justice for Anderson County. This se?
cures two of tlieso officers for the "Fork," as
Maj. G. W. Maret sometime ago received the
appointment, and his name was incorrectly
gtven at the time.
Pendleton Manufacturing Company.
A quarterly dividend of two and a half per
cent, is declared by this Company, payable on
and after 10th of April. This is-a reasonable
return for the investment of capital, but we
learn that an equal amount of profits has been
set aside for the improvement and development
of the business and property. We should think
that a result so favorable would induce capital?
ists to extend this brane^ of industry in our
section, where prudent, economical manage?
ment never fails to realize handsome dividends.
Death of an Honored Citizen.
It is with sincere regret that we record the
death of Col. D. L. Donnald, of WilliamBton,
which, occurred at his residence in that .place
on last Saturday morning, after an illness of j
hsa than 24 hours. The deceased was an hon?
orable, upright, citizen, greatly esteemed by
large circle of. friends and acquaintances. He
served with distinction as an officer of the Con?
federate army. Col. Donnald was a native of |
Abbeville'District, and removed to William?
Bton. only a few years ago.. His remains were
bnried on Tuesdav last with Ma&ouic honors.
State and County Taxes.
We are indebted to the County Treasurer for
the following particulars in regard to the taxes
of this County:
State Tax. County Tax. Poll Tax.
AuMMed, S46.79I..53 ?0,398.11 $3,491
raid, to 15th. March, 43,257.10 9,349.39 2,677
Leaving sinpxM, $ 2,534,4* 8 R0S.72 $ 814
Total amount assessed for all purposes,
$60,680.64. Amount collected up to the I5th
of March, $55,523.49. Leaving balance of J
$5,157.15 due at that time, a considerable por?
tion of which has since been collected with the
penalty of 20 per cent.
Air Line Railroad.
The report of the committee appointed to
confer witb. President Buford, of the Air Line
Railroad, will be submitted to an adjourned
meeting of the citizens in the Court House this
evening, &:nd there should be a full attendance
of all interested. Without anticipating the re?
port of the gentlemen as to their conference
with Col. Buford in Charlotte last Saturday,
we may be permitted to remark that the pres?
ent aspect of affairs shows tho necessity of |
activity, vigilance and unceasing effort on the
part of our people, in order that Anderson may
be included as one of the points of location.
Arrangements have been mado for a practical
und thorough survey of the route by this place,'
and- we- oitte'rtain great hopes a3 to the result.
But we are firmly convinced that the most
strenuous and united efforts, are requisite to se
aui-e theRtadL
Charadesi
The Charade Entertainment came off at Ma?
sonic Hall on Tuesday evening last, in the
presence of an appreciative audience. The
several Charades were acted with spirit, and
were quite amusing and entertaining. The
performances opened most appropriately with
the song, "The Conquered Banner,'' by Mrs.
O. W. M., and which was rendered with that
pathos aud feeling characteristic of the fair vo?
calist. The audience seemed highly pleased
with every part of the entertainment, and
*vine?l their delight in frequent applause.
The performances will be repeated on next
Tuesday B^bA, April 18th, with an entire
cbaegfr of programme, including several new
Charades aud a variety of music. The pro?
ceeds will lil'owise be tiotiated to the South
Carolina Monument Association, and we trust
this patriotic purpose will induce a full atten?
dance of our citizens. .
56^" It is announced that a comet of uimsti
al magnitude will strike this mundane sphere
on or about the 15th of Juno next.. The state?
ment is harrowing in the extreme; as all things
earth-ry are expected to collapse ae once when
the collision takes plaee. We are puzzled to
think of the future of many delinquent sub?
scribers, otherwise good and truo men, and
whose tortures in another world might be mit?
igated, at least, if they didu't owe the priutcr.
jptj^" Jso Hs isue-of advertising as of anything
else in this world?if it is worth doing at all, it
is Worth doing well. We doa't recommend ad?
vertising as the-best way to get a wife; but we
Jtnow that it is the best way to get a good trade
?from the people.
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The May Convention.
The action of the commercial organizations
in Charleston, in reference to the financial con?
dition of this State, receives strong endorse?
ments in every quarter.- Public meetings have
already been held iu several counties, and
many others have been called, for the purpose
of securing representation in the State Conven?
tion on the second Tuesday in May next. Wo
regard the Convention as a fixed fact, and ex?
pect that delegate's will appear from all the
counties. It should be composed of discreet,
sensible men, wilh practical ability and dis?
cernment, to prevent any foolish schemes from
being foisted upon the people of South Caroli?
na at this time. The present is a grave junc?
ture in our history, and the men who are to
deliberate as to the most feasible and practica?
ble solution of our difficulties should have
clear (heads, sound judgment, and firm, steady
resolution. Tho Convention ought to be un
trammeled, and truly perform the functions of
a deliberative body. No man or set of men
should be permitted to carry through any pet
scheme, nor unduly sway the minds of its
members. Argument and reason should mark
every step of its progress, and no hasty, ill
advised measures shouM be presented to the
people for adoption. Above all, the members
should bear in mind that it is not a partisan
assemblage, but a body of representative men,
seut to devise-means of extricating our State
from the labyrinth of woe and degradation to
which her people have been subjected. In this
undertaking, it will have the confidence and
support of every honest, worthy citizen.
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Abandoning the Union League.
The Charleston Republican says in effect that
it long ago came to the conclusion that the
Union League should be abandoned, and
though it may have been good in its day,
that day is past. This sentiment is creditable,
and entitled to consideration at the hands of
those controlling the Union Leagues. But for
the existence of thin secret political organiza?
tion, the present corrupt officials would not
now be in power over the down-trodden people
of South Carolina, and the shameless conduct
of these officials would then ? never havo dis?
graced civilization ; aud as a consequence, that
other secret organization, yclept the Ku Klux,
would not now be in existence. By all means,
abandon Union Leagues, disband the militia,
reorganize the Republican party upon a re?
spectable basis, and adhere to a decent, faithful
administration of public affairs, aud there will
be a different state of affairs inaugurated at
once. All other secret political organizations,
of whatsoever name or purpose, will vanish
away like the mist before the morning's sun.
And the reverse is equally true. The cxistenco
of these exciting causes will produce similar
results as in the past, and powerful counter or?
ganizations will only increase in strength and
add to the mighty growth of the last few
months. All good citizens, of whatever poli?
tics, who earnestly desire the maintenance of a
freo government^'will echo the sentiments of
our cotemporary.
The Charleston Line.
The inducements offered by the ocean route
to Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston,
and other Northern ports, by way of Charles?
ton, are deserving of attention and examina?
tion by those contemplating a journey to any
portion of the Northern Slates. The trips are
made three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thurs?
days and Saturdays, by first-class steamers,
connecting with the South Carolina Railroad
at Charleston, and offering facilities for freight
and passengers unequalled in excellence and
capacity. State rooms may be secured in ad?
vance by addressing the ageuts of the steam?
ships in Charleston. Through ticket?, includ?
ing transfers, meals and state-room, only $27.25
from Anderson. This i? a delightful season of
the year for those going North to try this route,
and it would certainly prove a cheap, expedi?
tious and elegant mode of travel.
Northern Elections.
The election in Connecticut on tho 3rd inst.
resulted in a close contest for Governor and
other State officers. English (Dem.) is proba?
bly re-elected Governor by a small majority of
all the rotes cast. The Republicans claim a
majority of 26 on joint ballot in the Legisla?
ture. The official announcement will not be
mado for two weeks.
In Rhode Island, on the 5th inst., Padleford
(Rep.) was re-elected Governor by 3,474 ma?
jority. The Legislature stands about the same
as last year, with 53 Radical majority on joint
ballot.
Southern Cultivator.
The April number of this sterling monthly
has been received* This journal is msat ad?
mirably adapted to meet the practical,, every?
day wants of the farmer. A vast number of
intelligent farmers all over the South in each
number relate their experience,, offer sugges?
tions, and warn against dai?g'tts-aind'en'ors they
have encountered. If you have never seen it,
send for a specimen copy. Published at
Athens, Ga.' $2.00 a year.
The Calhoun Times.
We arc in receipt of this journal as an ex?
change. It is published at Calhoun, Ga., and
edited by our old army friend, W. lt. Rankin,
Evp, who is a native of Anderson, and most
favorably known to many of our readers. We
wish you success, "Bob," and au easy, plcusur
able reign upon the tripod.
fgir The gentleman who attained notoriety
last year by presenting the editor with a "cot?
ton square," which we couldn't sec, informs us
that he is planting for another crop of cottou.
The net results of last year's planting have
never been made public, and we have no doubt
many anxious farmers are vigilantly watching
the columns of this paper for a report. Shall
we have it, Josephus Bartimeus? Or, are yon
too busy with expectations :from the coming
a cop I
We would direct especial attention to tho ad?
vertisement of Mesnrs. Poultncy, Trimble &
Co., of Baltimore, who offer a large assortment
of fancy goods, such as Croquet ueUt, Base Ball
set*, Traveling Bags, &C: This iftilso a large
emporium for Sportsmen's war;*
See card in this issue, notable features of
which arc that their prices are bosedorrgold at
par, and that they give She snnie attention to
urdj;r.? per mail as to pertHiiuil purchases..
The South Carolina Medical Association.
The annual meeting of this body was held
in Charleston on Wednesday and Thursday of j
last week. The meeting embraced matters*!
of interest to tho medical fraternity, and a I
number of reports and papers on medical j
science and practice occupied the attention of J
the Association. The officers elected for the!
ensuing year arc as follows :
President?F. Poyro Porch er, of Charleston.
Vice Presidents?B.. W. Gibbes, of Columbia ;
A. P. Wylie, of Chester; and D. S. Price, of
Marion.
Recording Secretary?T. Grange Simons, of
Charleston.
Corresponding Secretary?S. Baruch, of Cam
den.
Treasurer?F. L. Parker, of Charleston."
The following gentlemen were appointed
delegates to the American Medical Association,
to be held at Sa? Francisco, California, viz:
Drs. John T. Darby, of Columbia; F. M. Rob?
ertson, of Charleston; W. H. Nardin, of An?
derson ; J. Mclntosh, of Newberry; G. E.
Trescot, of Charleston, and T. P. McNeil, of
Edisto.
The next annual meeting of the Association
will be held in Columbia on the third Tuesday
kr April, 1872.
Horticultural Exhibition.
We are under obligations to the Cotton
States' Fair Association of Augusta, Ga., for a
complimentary ticket of admission to the sec?
ond annual Horticultural Exhibition, which
will be held at. the Fair Grounds of the Asso?
ciation on tho 10th and 11th days of May next.
A large number of valuable premiums are of?
fered for plants, flowers, fruits, wines, and vege?
tables, and we have no doubt the occasion will
prove most agreeable. Visitors cart obtain
tickets over the principal railroads in this State
and Georgia for one-half the regular rates.
Ne Plus Ultra.
We do not believe that the inventive genius
of Radical thieves can excel the great swindle
in fitting up the House of Representatives,
which is pretty thoroughly exposed by the
production of sundry bills, to be found on our
first page to-day. It receives unmixed censure
from the Charleston Daily Republican in the
following comments :
"The whole thing shows the most shameless,
the most infamous attempted use of the funds
of the State. Gov. Scott righteously vetoed the
appropriation bill covering this business of
'furnishing'; and, with anything like vigilance,
these outrageous "items' can never pass. Some
people, we take it, will have to wait a good
while for their money?long enough,, we trust,
to teach them the proper way of making out
bills when dealing with the State of South
Carolina."
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The New York Evening Post gives promi?
nence to the following account of matters in
South Carolina. If Northern newspapers, and
especially Republican journals, would only
copy such facts as are here set forth, instead of
giving currency to the loose statements of irre?
sponsible people, they would be doing a real
benefit to the public:
A private letter from a gentleman in Barn
well district, in South Carolina?a Northern
gentleman, who has resided there most of the
time for four years past?speaking of the Cin?
cinnati Republican platform as amended by Mr.
Parke Godwin in a communication addressed
to this paper, says: "There can be no more
peaceable, quiet, or law-abiding people than in
this very districfrof BarnwelL, the very hot-bed
of secession. In all these years I have not seen
or heard of a single case of 'outrage,' and to
read in the Northern papers these continued
attacks on this old State (as one of anarchy and
barbarism) surprises me. True, there has been
some outlawry on the borders of North Caro?
lina ; but the cause of all the troubles there
are patent to those who will investigate the
source. We are suffering from unwise and il- j
literate legislation, but if we have the reforms
indicated in your platform, this little State will
become, as it should be, one of the most pro?
ductive and desirable of the sisterhood of
Slates."
Congressman Elliott, it seems, is making
quite a reputation in short order. The New
Yorkllerald thus epitomizes his career as mem?
ber of Congress, which embraces a period of
only one short month :
It is no longer Frederick Douglass, the fa?
mous colored pioneer in the cause of bis race
freedom and equal rights ; it is no longer the
eloquent Downing F. R. S. (fried, roasted and
stewed), the celebrated and successful Oyster
man ; it is no longer the reverend Senator Rev?
els, as thd colored successor to the seat of Jeff.
Davis among the Conscript Fathers ; but it is
the new colored representative in Congress, the
learned and logical Elliott, from South Caroli?
na. Since the 4th of March he has made two
speeches in the House of Representatives, and
has written a letter to the Hon. Horace Grcc
ley on the Ku Klux Klans aud a general am?
nesty,, in all of which he-has proved himself a
man of decided and well-improved abilities.
His speech of Saturday last on the Southern
Ku Klux outrages and the remedy was an ef
: fort so marked in its legal and logical strength
that the Democrats were satisfied that there is
only on<; man in tho House who could write
such a speech; that General Butler is that man,
and that he must have written this trenchant
speech, which was read from the manuscript by
Elliott.
Letter from Ex-Skcrktary Welles.?
Hon. Gideon Welles, a member of Lincoln's
Cabinet from first to last, and who now declares
himself a Republican, has written a long and
explicit letter to the. Hartford Courunt, in
which he takes strong ground against the poli?
cy pursued by Grant and the Radical party to?
wards the Southern States and people. He de?
clares, "if the people of the States respectively
cannot make and execute their own laws, but
are to be governed and controlled in their local1
municipal affairs by a central power, then
American Democracy and American Republi?
canism arc mere shams and delusions." He
also denounces the plea of necessity set up by
the Radicals as an excuse for their acts,, and!
says that this is always the tyrant's pica for
crime, oppression and wrong.
In-another portion of his letter,.he says: "If
there is any one settled principle in our system
of free government, it is that which asserts the
right of the people of each Stale to form their
own Constitutions. The right is inherent in
the people. When the Republicans, having
obtained power; assumed to dictate to Virginia
and Georgia, and other States, in regard to their
Constitutions, to overturn their fundamental
law, to set aside tlioir legislative enactments, to
annul their Legislatures, to displace tho Gov?
ernors and Judges duly elected by the people,
and to appoint others in their stead, they com?
mitted a greater outrage, were guilty of a moro
flagrant violation of the Constitution, than was
ever inflicted upon bleeding Kansas. The laws
of Congress {riving the Presidont authority to
introduce military at the elections, and1 all
schemes by which the central Government as?
sumes to take cognizance of and tc punish
I offenses by tho Ku Klux organizations, or by
' others in thoStites,arc?likeuliuostiivery act in
: what is called reconstruction' unwarranted, tm
I constitutional,..centralizing and revolutionary."
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.
! Benj. Lee, an old and esteemed citfzeri of
Charleston; died in that city on the 5th inat
? Cullen Lark, Esq., has been appointed
Auditor of Laurens County, vice N. Freeman,
resigned. It is a good appointment.
i ? Maj. L. E. Johnson has not been removed
j from the office of United States Marshal, nu?
merous reports to the contrary notwithstanding.
? The Spartanburg Spartan says that Dr.
Winsmitli is yet living and likely to recover
from his wounds.
? Tho Marion Star has been re-modeled, and
now presents a very creditable typographical
appearance. "We wish it success.
? The post office at Cedar Springs, in Spar?
tanburg county, has been re-established and
William H. Rogers appointed postmaster.
r.? Dr. Win. Curtis has sold one-half of the
Limestone Springs property to Rev. James P.
Boyce and other gentlemen of Greenville, who
will at once repair the hotel and re-open the
school.
? The Marion Star of last week says that
E. J. Moody, who owns a fine plautation near
that village, has a ten acre field covered with
corn over six inches high. The corn has been
plowed, and presents a beautiful appearance.
? Judge Orr has decided that when execu?
tion and levy are resorted to for the purpose of
collecting taxes from delinquents and the
amount of taxes do not exceed one hundred
dollars, the treasurer is not allowed sheriff*'
costs, but only constables' costs.
? At a public meeting held in Lancaster, a
Committee of twenty-one was appointed to Wait
upon Gov. Scott, and after Jaying before him a
trtre and faithful statement of the case, to ask
the removal from office of the County Treas?
urer, Commissioner of Elections, Trial Justices,
and other County officer?.
? The Union Times records that a person
who sent $52.65, to a firm by tho name of Al?
len, Brown & Co., 929 Chesnut street, Phila?
delphia, wrote to find out if the money was re?
ceived, and was informed bv the express agent
in Philadelphia, that the delivery was made,
but that the firm was a swindling concern.
? The Yorkville Enquirer contains reports
of two public meetings at that place?one of
the whites and the other of the blacks. The
whites adopted a series of resolutions, one of
which endorses the call for a State Convention
on the 2nd Tuesday in May. The colored peo?
ple unanimously adopted a resolution request?
ing the members of the Legislature from York
county, the Probate Judge, the School Com?
missioner and the County Commissioners, to
resign their respective offices, believing that
6uch action will secure permanent peace and
harmony.
? The Abbeville Press and Banner says that
the office of Mr. L. H. Russell, County Treas?
urer, was entered on Thursday night, 30th of
March, and money and county" checks to the
amount of $15,000 abstracted. Both the door
of the office and the safe were opened with
false keys, and were found open on the follow?
ing morning. A package of money containing
some $13,000 was overlooked by the burglar,
and was not taken. Mr. Russell, with the aid
of Chief Constable Hubbard and other officers
of the law, is sparing no effort to discover the
guilty parties. Chief Constable Hubbard of?
fers a reward of $5,000 for the recovery of the
money, with proof to convict, and Mr.' Russell
a reward of $500 with ten per cent, on the
money recovered.
EXPLANATION* by GAItUET DAVIS.?On
Thursday last, Senator Davis made an explana?
tion of the difficulty between himself and Beast
Butler, which occurred a few days before.
Should the irascible Kcnfuckian "rise to ex?
plain',' just one more time, there will be very
little of the hide left on the Massachusetts
warrior:
In tho Senate, Davis, of Kentucky, called at?
tention to an offensive allusion to himself in a
recent speech by Representative Butler, of
.Massachusetts, based upon the difficuty between
them on the floor of the Senate last week. He
intimated having incurred that member's en?
mity by his effort's several years ago to compel
a restitution of ?ilver plate and other property
belonging to a loyal man, which Butler had
seized at New Orleans. Tho other day, when
addressing the Senate, he noticed Butler occu?
pying the seat immediately adjoining his own,
and regarded both the proximity and manner
of that gentleman as offensive. After resum?
ing his seat Butler continued an earnest and ex?
cited look at him, whereupon he (Davis) faced
him, and after looking him in the eye for au
instant, said to him : "You damned old scoun?
drel, arc vou here to scowl at and brow-beat
mc?" [Laughter on tho Republican side.]
He made no reply, and I repeated that lan?
guage. He then responded : "I have not ad?
dressed you, sir, or said a word to you." I then
said : "What arc you come here for ? Why did
you scowl at me?" Ho answered: "I did not
scowl at yon; you are an old man." I rose to ray
feet and advanced one step towards him aud
said : "I am young enough to go with you from
this Senate Chamber whenever it is your pleas?
ure." At this point Senator Wilson stepped
between us, laid his hand on Butler's shoulder,
said a few words to him, and they walked off
together. Davis added that his sole purpose
was to state the affair as it took place, and thus
correct misrepresentation. It was not his in
teution to have any controversy with the uni?
versally recognized blackguard, coward and
scouudrcl of the United States, who, himself,
did not dissent from the general judgment
against him.
Butler again in' Hot Water.?The fer?
tility with which Beast Butler gets oat of one
scrape by getting into another is truly wonder?
ful. Wc make the following extract from the
proceedings of Congress, April 5th.; .
Quito a sharp controversy occurred in the
House, to-day, towards the close of the proceed?
ings, between Swann and Butler. Mr. Swann,
on a previous occasion, had spoken in decided
terms of Butler's revolutionary course, and had
said that his cheeks ought to tingle with shame
while calling the Democrats his friends. But?
ler, to-day, replied, accusing him of having be?
come Mayor of Baltimore as a Know Nothing.
Swann admitted that he had been a Know
Nolhing, and as that had followed one of the
loaders of the Republican party named J. H.
Winter Davis, lie had been in public life for
twenty-five years; he had disbursed $17,000,000;
not one had stuck to his hands, nor had he ab?
stracted a single spoon, and asked whether the
member from Massachusetts conld nay as much.
Swann said when Butler went to Baltimore, at
the commencement of the war, he hoisted his
flag on Federal Hill, and' then luxuriated at a
hotel for three days. Altogether, it was the
most personal and acrimonious debate of the
session.
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Tiirc Ku Klux Bill.?The House of Rep?
resentatives passed" the famous Ku Klux bill,
on Thursday last, by a strict party vote, nil the
conservative Republicans caving in at the last
moment, and voting in its favor. As it passed
the House, the following summary presents its
chief features, although"tho Senate will proba?
bly alter or amend its provisions:
All the so-called Ku Klux crimoa aro mado
punishable in United States courts. The test
oath is abolished for jurors, but the judge is au?
thorized to exact another oath that a juror is in
no way connected with tho Ku Klux. The
President is directed to employ the land aud'
naval forces of the United States in the en?
forcement of this law where, in his opinion,
tho State authorities neglect to enforce it; and
he is also authorized to suspend' tho writ of
habeas corpus whenever the unlawful combi?
nations" are too powerful to be overthrown by
the State authorities, provided that he shall
first make proclamation to the "insurgents" to
disperse. The provisions of the latter section.
;:re not to be iii force slier June !, ?72.
ITEMS-EDlt?RlAl ?ND OTHERWISE.
? The Georgia Baptist Convention will meet
at Cartersville, Ga., on* the 21st inst.
? A Radical Ku Ktlux Organization has been
formed in Florida. .
? In Philadelphia a white man is committed
to jail for refusing to serve on a jury with a
negro.
? The fund for the relief of the daughters of
Chief Justice Tancy will, it is said, reach the
snug sum of $50,000.
? John B. Seal, of Greenaburg, Indiana, has
gone to England after a fortune of ?1,000,000
left to his father's family.
? Bowen's latest divorce case in Washing?
ton, which was Called fdf trial on last Thurs?
day, has been indefinitely postponed.
? North Carolina is about the only South?
ern State that never wishes to revert to the
Holden time.
? The thermometer stood at78 in New York
on Sunday last. There was a fatal case of sun?
stroke?the first ever known so early in the
season.
? Don Piatt, who has been identified with
the Radical party for many years, says, "it is a
arty of organized rascality." Don ought to
now, and we suppose he does.
? Emperor William concluded a speech at
Berlin, in the following words: "Being an old
man, I merely lay the foundation of an empire
which my successor Brust complete.*'
? In Boston/recently, two thievos stole an
entire team, with its contents, consis'ting of
$5,000 worth of choioe goods, which were on
their way t? a packet pier;
' Persons seeking to know the origin of "All
Fool's Day" are respectfully referred to the 4th
chapter of Isaiah and 7th verse, where the desir?
ed information can only be obtained.
? There is a curious plaut now at the Gov?
ernment green house, in Washington, which
closes its palm on anything put on it. It is
proposed to name it after the President.
? Ex-Gov. Allison, of Florida, who has been
on trial before the U. S. District Court, at Tal?
lahassee, for a violation of the enforcement
act, was convicted of the offence charged, and
his counsel moved for a uew trial.
? Charleston, the new capital of West Vir?
ginia, is so situated that no railroads or tele?
graphs approach it. The Governor has to
travel seventy miles by water and cross into
another State to send a telegram to Wheeling.
? Senator Morton was serenaded in Wash?
ington on Saturday night. Grant and Colfax
were upon the stand. Morton and Colfax, in
their speeches, nominated Grant for re-election
in 1872.
? Ex-Senator Jacob M. Howard, of Michi?
gan, died at his residence in Detroit on the 2nd
inst. His term in tho Senate expired on the
3rd of March last. He was a zealous Repub?
lican and a lawyer of considerable reputation.
? The Vicksburg (Miss.) Herald publishes
the indictment found in the Circuit Court last
December against William Sturges, the ex
pelied Mayor of Meridian, for felony. He was
charged with swindling freedmen in tho pur?
chase of their cotton.
? Mr. Groesbeck seems most likely of all
those proposed to receive the Democratic nom?
ination for Governor of Ohio. He is very pop?
ular in his State, and has a national reputation
on account of his brilliant speech in defence of
President Johnson at the impeachment trial.
? Mme. Bonaparte, now residing in Balti?
more, has received a dispatch from her grand?
son, Col. Jerome Bonaparte, of the French
army, who has been in active service up to the
sarrender of Paris, stating that he had arrived
safolyiu London.
? Gov. Alcorn, of Mississippi, telegraphs to
Washington that the number of murders in
that State during tho last six months of mili?
tary rule was 49; and for the same period un?
der civil government, 19. He re-affirms the
opinion that the civil authorities are ample for
the execution of the laws.
? Annetta Gilbert, of Charleston, whom the
New York Sun descrites as a beautiful and
modest young lady of twenty-three, with a
slight tinge of African blood in her veins, has
instituted suit for $10,000 damages against New
York and Charleston Steam Ship Company for
refusing her a state-room on the Manhattan.
? The Legislature of New Hampshire, when
it meets in June will be required to choose a
Governor, as the Democratic candidate failed
to receive a majority of all the votes cast The
Democrats have a majority iu the Legislature
on joint ballot.
? Hon. Zadoc Pratt, of Prattsville, N\ Y.,
died last Thursday, at an advanced age. He
was known for nearly half a century as an ex?
tensive manufacturer and a politician, at one
time representing his district in Congress. He
leaves immense possessions for the inheritance
of his children and grandchildren surviving
him.
? Pomcroy's Democrat publishes a list of
two hundred persons and firms, with tbair
places of business, known as swindlers, or those
who make a living in New York by advertising
in the newspapers, or by sending circulars
abroad, offering a variety of things for salts?
obtaining money for nothing, or sending in re?
turn packages of sawdust, worthless paper, etc.
? Hon. James H. Weston, the Democratic
candidate for Governor of New Hampshire, is
a popular citizen of Manchester, and has been
twice elected Mayor of that city, although it is
a Republican community. He is a nativo of
Manchester, and is 44 years old. He is a civil
engineer, and is regarded one of the most ef?
ficient men of his profession In the country.
? Mr. David Dickson, tho well-known Geor?
gia planter, has determined to found a city in
Haucock county to be called Dickson City.
The grounds of the place have already been
laid out, and they afford ample scope for farms,
manufactories and other interests. The water
power in the vicinity of the embryo metroplis
is said to be the finest iu the world, and two
lines of railway will pass through theproposed
site. Reservations have been made in the plan
for churches, schools, public buildings, mar?
ket?, etc.
? Gen. Farnsworth, of Illinois, in a speech
recently delivered in the Houseof Representa?
tives* said that the party to which he belongs
"has passed many laws they are afraid to bring
before the Supreme Court." This is a franx
confession, especially when we remember that
the Supreme Court has been packed with Re?
publicans. The people, who hold that the only
safety to our republican institutions consists in
a rigid adherence to the written compact be?
tween the States, known as the Federal Con?
stitution, should remember this fact, and wort
for the overthrow of the party that has, virtu?
ally, overthrown tho Constitution.
. ? Frank Blair did a good thing the other
day in the Senate Committee before whom tes?
timony was being taken upon the condition of
the South. One of those generic thieves and
rascals, a hybridized Republican politician, was
giving his testimony. He was unfolding a fear?
ful tale of rapine, slaughter and outrage. "I
understood you to say," said Mr. Blair, "that
no Republican can live in safety in your sec?
tion of country." "The life of a Republican!
is not worth a straw there, sir,!' was tho hum?
ble response. "Well," continued Mr. Blair, "I
observe that you are fat and happy. You don't
seem to have*suffered a great deal of anguish.
It strikes me that aUout the best evidence that
we can have that the South is docile and tracta
j ble is that such fellows as you can go down
there and get back in safety."
HYMENEAL.
MARRIED, on Wednesday evening, April 5th, at tho
residence of tho bride's father, by Rot. D. E. Krierson,
Capt. TirOS. P. BENSON, of Anderson, und Miss HA M.IE
E. McGEE, third daughter of O. W.McGeo,Eso,.,of B?Uon.
The fair bride has linl'd her destiay to our long
tried friend and former comrade-in-arms, whose constancy
aud devotion in friendship and war Indicates truest fideli?
ty in love's rosy bowers. May they glide adown thcitream
?f lifo with naught to disturb a pukeful aud happy union.
On Sunday morning, April 2nd" by Rev. W. A. Hodges,
Mr. WIl.EY 8. MASTERS uut! Mir* AMANDA SMITH, all
of Audorion couaty.
Experimental Farming.
Cartful experiment! coii<Ju?tcd by practical ?nd intelU;
gent moD, !s the su'ro hfdsis of ?zricultural scicnco. At no
time in the history,of the 8outh is snch niore nceucd, and
the results required to bo moVo eysteraatically noted and
compared than at the preset.' In ,tlio midst of a great
social revolution, tflleti da things and thoughts trepauing
away and new ones talcing their place?when an altered '
condition of capital and labor makes in necessary that we
should mould each to the other and ourselves to them?it
becomes the duty of all to make, as far as in their power,
these experiments; and not only to make them, but to
make them known to all similarly interested through tjni
agency of our agricultural and local papers. Wo tfre^fad
to see that many of the supporters of tho Rural Carolinian
arc pursuing this plan. In all of this yes.r's numbers have
appeared the results of such experimental labors, Iu tbe>
April number, which has just reached us, (as usual ahead
of time,) we note some experiments with commercial fer?
tilizers, which are exceedingly valuable. This is a step in
the right direction. Publish all such, and let us learn the
truth to be derived from them. What we need is truth;
We do not want experiments so conducted, as to establish
any preconceived theory, but so honestly carried out ha to
teach us its iegitmate lesson, vhcther or not it accords
with our ideas. We repeat, that we need intelligently and
carefully conducted experiments made all over the country
and their results made kn'eVn to the world throtlgh tie
medium of our first-class agricultural journal^ We. would1
suggest as among the best of these, the Rural Caroliiiian. li
possesses all the requisites as the great medium of Southern
agricultural Inter-comrrinalcatlon, viz ? ? general ili'iattZ
tion in every part of the Sou'tr?, (ff no't every homestead,
it shouto* bo,) practical and IfffeUigen't editorial manage*
men'f to cull the wheat'from the etraw, and enterprise on
the part of its proprietors, in giving promptly and well il?
lustrated everything of interest. So we say experiment and*
send your results to us to advance the interest of the State,'
and to the Rural Carolinian to benefit the whole South.;
Walker, Evans A Cogswell, Publishers, Charleston, & C
THE MARKETS.
AXDEHSOy, April 12,1S71.'
CottOX.?To-day, middlings command 12J^to 13.
CilABLESToN, April 10.
Cotton quiot?middlings 13% to 14.
New York, April 10.
Cotton quiet r.nd steady?middlings 15J^. ^^^^^^^
THE TOPIC JUSTNOW1
IF YOU WANT A PRETTY DRESS,
A BEAUTIFUL HAT OB BONNET,
A DRESS, made up in the best style,
In short, if you want anything in DRY GOODS, MILLI
NERY or DRESS MAKING; or, should you want aajn-r
pics of Dry Goods, send to
JAMES W. FOWLEE,
Proprietor "Emporium of Fashion,""
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
His stock was never so attractive, especially In Drees
Goods and Millinery. Oh, the HATS are beautiful, and'
so becoming. Mrs. CAIN certainly has exquisite taste.'
No wonder, though, for she was in business for years in
Baltimore, and done the fashionable work of the city!
And then, you know, she visits Baltimore twice? a year;
No wonder she is so well posted; and really I barn sees
more handsomely dressed Ladies in Abbeville than any
place in the State. Upon asking: Where do the Ladles
of Abbeville buy their Millinery, and where do those
handsome Dresses come from V I was answered: Fron?
the
"EMPORIUM OF FASHION."
Probably Borne persons may wonder how It is that so>
?mall a Town as Abbeville can and docs support auch an
establishment as the "Emporium of Fashion'." How It 1?
that the patrons of the "Emporium of Fashion" always*
look so stylish I I answer, because I employ the best tal?
ent in the Millinery and Dress Making Departments; bo
cause I have every facility for doing work in the best
style; and being Agent for E. Buttcrick A Co.'s celebrated
Patterns, as well as being a branch of Madam?: Dcmorest'a,
of New York, receiving her Trimmed Patterns every six?
ty "days.
My prices are not extravagant. The patronage of th?
Up-Country is solicited. I promise satisfaction in every
case. When Goods do not suit, they can be returned. In
ordering Hats or Bonnets, state the color you wish to pre?
dominate.
I mean just what I have said. Every word is truth.
Respectfully,
JAMES W. FOWLER. .
April 13,1871 41 2m
"WA.3STTED.
COT HU?DSED HEAD OF CATTLE I
ILL pay for the same iu Goods, at cash
prices.
JOHN' R. COCIIRAN.
April 13, 1S71 41
NOTICE.
IWILL sell, at Antiereon Court Hoiree, en iBa
first Monday in May next, the Choses in Ac?
tion belonging to the Estate of W. S. Kellcy,. de?
ceased. Terms cash. ?
JOHN HORTON, Ad*m'r.
April 18, 1871 41 Z
NOTICE.
THE Administrator, James 13. Moore, gives no?
tice that be will spply to the Judge of Prc*
bate for a Final Settlement and discharge of the
Estates of Elijah Major, deceased, Nancy Major,
deceased, J. S. Major, deceased, and Albert C.
Major, deceased, on tha 5th day of May next.
JAMES B. MOORE, Adm'r.
April It, 1871 41 4 .
NOTICE.
THE PEN?LETON MANUFACTURING COM?
PANY have declared a dividend of 2J per
cent, on their Capital Stock for the Quarter end^
ing March 81st, payable at the Company's Office,,
on and aftor the 10th inst.
E. G. ROBERTS, Trcas.
Pendleton Factory, S. C, \
April 8, 1871. / 41?1
NEW WATCH SHOP
THE undersigned has removed to the West
Room of the Wavcrly House, where he
hopes to see his old customers, and asks a trial
from the public generally. All work executed
with noatness and dispath, And warranted.
JOHN A. REESE,
Watchmaker and Jeweller.
April 18, 1871 _41_lm '
DISSOLUTION.
THB firm of Daniels & Reese is this clay dir
Bolved by mutual consent. The business
of the firm will be wound up by J. A. Daniels, at
the old stand. J. A. DAN[ELS.
JOHN A. -REESE.
April 1, 1871 41 ' 11
-1-^
WATCHES,. CLOCKS AND JEWELS!"
FOR SAAB AT'
LOW FIGURES.
ALL kinds of Watohes, Clocks and Jewelry
noally and carefully repaired at the olcll
stund of W. K. IlAltUIS. Having had a practi?
cal oxperienoe of six yours in the trade, is conn*
dcut of giving entire satisfaction. All repairing,
warranted.for twolve months.
West end Masonic Building.
J. A. DANIEL8.
April 18, 18-71 41
Greenville & Columbia RaUroad
Columbia, S. c, March 1,1371.
ON and after this dato, the following Schedule will be
run dally, Sundays excepted, connecting with Nlgbt'
Trains on South Carolina Road, up aud down, also with
Trains, going North and South on Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad:
UP TRAIN.
Leave Columbia.??
" Alston.m"
" Newborry.U'l, ?'
* Cokcsbtiry.3.00 p. m..
" Belton.5-?" P- **?
Arrive Anderson. n,0? P- ??
" at Greenville..W' p. ??
', DOWN TRAU*.
Leave Greenville.M?i?4*.
" Anderson.-r?, m*
Belton.-fUMa.ni..
" Cokcsbury.?..10.07 a. nw.
" Abbeville.-. S-li a. in;
" Newbcrrv.- tJSO p.m..
" Alston.....P- ">..
Arrive c olumbia.v;::;;::.\"XVL" fi'V' ,n"
M. T. UAKTI.KTr, (ieucral ticket Agent..
Hfnrr-liJK 1871