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ANDERSON C. H., S, C. THURSDAY MOBNDJgj, APRIL 11, 1872. We are requested) to state that a Con? cert and Tableaux will be given at Masonic Hall on. Wednesday evening next, April. 17th, foc?er?enefit of the Andereon.BaptistSunday School. jSF* The Governor has appointed Mr. John E". Breazeale as a Trial' Justice for Anderson County. He can be found at his law office in jtuis place. g?f We are indebted to our young friend, (James L. Orr jr., for a catalogue of the officers and'student* of the University olf Virginia for '. the current year. t g&* We are requested to state that Prof, Jarrres G. Douthit will organize a singing class "at the Methodist Church in this place on Mon? day next; April 15th, at 10 a. m. All interes? ted in vocal music are invited to attend. t8F In referring to the military arrests in Laurens, we stated last week that Dr. John W. .Simpson was among the number arrested. It appears that we were not correctly informed, as Dr. Simpson ia yet at liberty. We make this correction for the information of his nu? merous friends in this section, who were doubt? less surprised a: the previous announcement. State Medical Association. This body of medical gentlemen will assem? ble in Columbia on Tuesday next, 16th inst.? Delegates will be allowed to pass over the va? rious railroads for one fare, and arrangements have been made with the several hotels to re? duce their charges to all physicians who will attend the-meeting. Where no county societies are fir existence, it is requested that the physi? cians w?l appoint delegates. Off the Track. The train on the Anderson Branch, in re? turning from Belton on Friday morning last, met whh an accident by the engine and tender running off the track. The cause of the acci? dent was a "snake-head," in railroad parlance, which means a loose rail, we believe. Some damage to the engine was the result, but we are gratified to learn that no person was injured. In consequence of this run off, the mail did not reach Anderson until nearly midnight Apportionment of School Funds. In accordance with an Act passed at the re? cent session of the Legislature, an apportion? ment has been made of the Free School Fund among the several counties, agreeable to the requirements of the law, from the appropria? tion of $800,000 for the support andl mainten? ance of free common schools for the year com- j mencing November 1st,. 1S71.. The-amount of $9,862.20iis-the quota for Anderson County; to which will, be-added the capitation tax and the levy made by each, school, district for its own benefit. Important to Farmers. Among the Acts of the General Assembly, printed upon our fourth page to-day, we would call attention particularly to the one proposing "to regulate the issuing of checks to labor? ers upon plantations or elsewhere." Unless there is a special contract, employers are re? quired to pay their laborers, whether by the day, week, month or year, in United States hank notes or fractional currency, and persons violating this Act are liable to fine and impris? onment. This is a downright imposition upon both the employer and laborer, although the penalties are only imposed upon the employer. The poor laborer, unless there is a special con? tract, cannot receive for bis day's work any? thing but United States bank notes or frac? tional currency, which may not be convenient ) or his employer to pay, and where provisions or-any other equivalent would answerhis de? mands fully as well. Even gold and silver must be specially contracted- fe*rJB order to avoid the penalties of this law I This stupid legislation is another evidence of the wisdom and greatness of our law-makers. After the Spoils, We have heard an excellent joke upon one of our Radical friends, which is too good to be kept from the public. A certain well-known colored individual, who answers to the name of Joe, and who once belonged to the Radical aforesaid, took it into his cranium about three weeks ago that "Mass John" had too many oxen, and one night he decamped from the premises with a pair of oxen and a wagon.? Now, Joe is a diminutive specimen of humani? ty, and has such well defined physical charac? teristics, that he could be tracked the world over, without the least difficulty. When the discovery of his treacherous conduct was made known to the proprietor the next morning, a messenger was despatched for Joe, with instruc? tions to bring back the oxen and wagon, but to "never mind Joe." The innocent Joe and the faithful team were overhauled ten or fifteen miles from here, on the road to Harper's Ferry, and the messenger brought the personal prop? erty back as instructed, but Joe likewise insist? ed upon returning with it. His reception not proving very cordial, Joe concluded to leave once more, this time without attaching anoth? er's goods and chattels for his own use. He left about daylight, and when he had progressed a few miles upon his journey, he was accosted by some one conversant with his derelict con? duct of the day previous. This person was anxious to know Joe's motives in stealing the oxen and wagon, and asked him if his em? ployer and former master had not treated him properly, or why it was that he attempted to get away with the team. Joe straightened himself and replied as follows: "Well, yon see, sah,. Mass John has always treated me very well, but I hear so much about the stealing going on in Columbia, and that they done stole everything down thar, and was coming up to Anderson to steal everything here, without a fellow was tolerable sharp he wouldn't get a thing; bo I concluded as Mass John had a good deal, to just take the yoke of oxen for fear de other fellows get rem." It is very evident that Joe had looked at the political aspect most thoroughly, and was preparing in time to "feather his nest" at the expense of his Radi? cal friends. In Honor of Prof. Morse. The death of Prof. Morse has excited uni? versal interest, and all over the United States there is an earnest desire to-testify an apprecia? tion of his valuable services to mankind.' A biief sketch of his life will be found elsewhere in to-day/s JSatclligenccr. It is remarkable, however, that Congress is among the foremost to do honor to his memory, while at the same time it is fitting and proper that the Represen? tatives of the American people "should rise up and call him blessed," although it is within the memory of thousands now living that other Representatives, less than thirty years agone, turned a cold shoulder to the entreaties and scoffed at the pretensions of Prof. Morse, who desired aid in furtherance of his grand project to annihilate time and space. But so it is that the trials and perplexities of genius are made more intense by the want of foresight in poor, erring human nature; yet when time sets all things even, it is then creditable that the trib? ute to faithful services and. undying worth cannot be stinted Living to witness the full fruition of his dearest hopes, Prof. Morse re? ceives the homage of a grateful people, and his bier is strewn with the highest honors ever paid to departed genius. In the proceedings of Congress, we notice that the House of Representative has placed the Hall at the disposal of the National Tele? graphic Association, for the purpose of holding a memorial meeting in honor of Prof. Samuel F. B. Morse, on the evening of April 16tb.? Thereupon, the Association has passed a reso? lution inviting the municipal authorities of all cities and towns in the United States to call meetings of a similar character in their several localities on the same evening, (next Tuesday,) in order that the meetings may be in telegraph? ic communication, and thus simultaneously give expression to the national grief on the oc? casion of this irreparable loss sustained by the country. The telegraphic wires throughout the United States have been placed at the disposal of the Association on the evening designated, and leading members of Congress will deliver short addresses, while an original poem, written expressly for the occasion, will probably be read by Oliver Wendell Holmes. The obsequies of Prof. Morse took place in New York on Friday last, and were largely at? tended by special delegations from various cities and towns, and representatives of the State and City, together with prominent mem? bers of various societies, and leading citizens of all professions and occupations. The services were simple and expressive. Rev. Dr. Adams, pastor of the Madison Avenue Church, made a brief and eloquent address, commemorative of the life, virtues and death of the great man who had just passed away from the seen es of earth and entered upon the realities of eterni? ty. The remains of Prof. Morse were then in? terred at Greenwood Cemetery. Every public evidence of respect was shown to the memory of the deceased inventor, and the telegraph offices were appropriately draped in mourning. In this connection, we arc enabled to furnish our readers with an exact copy of the telegram sent by the President of the Western Union Telegraph Company to all operators upon this line, directing a general recognition of the 'solemn event by a symbol of mourning dis? played at the time the funeral obsequies were taking place: New York, April 4th, 1872. All that is mortal of the venerable and ven? erated father of the American telegraph sys? tem, Prof. Samuel F. B. Morse, will be con? signed to the grave on Friday, April 5th. No expression or outward exhibition can give fit? ting evidence of the sorrow occasioned aindhg those connected with the telegraph ^>r within the reach of its influence, not only in America or throughout the world, but in token of re? spect to his memory some symbol of mourning should be exhibited in all telegraph stations on the day of burial. A simple rosette or a bit of crape will suffice. WM. ORTON, Pres't. Western Union Telegraph Co. The Connecticut Election. The complete returns from the election held in Connecticut on the 1st inst. show that Gov. Jewell, the Republican candidate, has been re elected by a majority of only 74 votes. His plurality over the Democratic candidate is 1, ; 999 votes, but the Labor Reform and Temper? ance candidates received 1,925 votes, making his majority over all as above stated. The total vote of the State stands about the same as last year, when Jewell's majority was 100 votes. The Republicans have not achieved a remarka? ble victory, when we consider the efforts put forth to aagment their majority. Senator Fer? ry, who is understood to be no great admirer of the President, was induced to take a part in the recent canvass, to convince the people that there was no discord In the Radical ranks, and his influence must have secured enough votes to carry the election. His services are not ap? preciated, it would seem, as it is announced that Gen. Joseph R. Hawley, one of Grant's friends and supporters, will be chosen to suc? ceed Ferry in the United States Senate on and after the 4th of March next. We opine that this sort of ingratitude will not tend to the fu? ture harmony of the Connecticut Radicals and it will likely result in that State voting against Grant next fall. The Rhode Island Election. The election held in Rhode Island on last Wednesday, 3rd of April, excited more than usual interest, from the fact thai; nearly three thousand Democrats registered and paid their taxes for the first time in two or three years. The Radicals have so long held complete sway in Rhodo Island that many Democrats were in? different about registering, which is a pre? requisite to voting. But this year renewed in? terest was awakened, and an especial issue was made against the Republican candidate for Lieutenant-Governor, P. W. Stevens, who is the present incumbent, resulting in his defeat by the handsome majority of 425 votes, Mr. Charles R. Cutter being elected. The present Governor, Seth W. Padelford, has been re-elect? ed by a majority of 1,148 Totes over his Demo? cratic opponent, Mr. Olney Arnold. The' ma? jority for Padelford last year was 3,471, which has been reduced two-thirds. Besides, there is a gain of Democratic members in both branches of the Legislature. We think this is very good work for the Democrats in Rhode Island, who are much encouraged in every way, and who are hopeful that a sure and steady progress is being made towards placing the control of State affairs in their hands. i The Military Arrests in Laurens. The Laurensville Herald furnishes a com? plete list of the persons arrested by the milita? ry authorities during their recent visit to that place. The arrests are made under warrants alleging murder and conspiracy, dating back to the election riot in October, 1870. This was prior to the passage of the Enforcement Act, and we presume that the arraignment of these prisoners will be made under the Election Law passed by Congress in 1870, which prescribes heavy penalties for any violation of its pro? visions. It is similar to the Ku Klux law, but neither so rigid or extensive in its application. The following persons were arrested in Laurens County and carried to Columbia last week: Maj. J. A. Leland, E. E. Richardson, Capt. A. McCarly, Dr. W. E. Black, Dr. Thos. McCoy, H. W. Anderson, Enoch West, B. L. Potter, Dr. Wm. Anderson, B. F. Bailew, Antone Mark, A. W. Teagne, John A. Fritz, J. M. Hudgens, Dr. J. T. Craig, R. R. Blakeley, Java Ctompton, G. H. Davidson, Elihu M. Young, R. H. Williams, Bluford Meadows, (colored,) Henry Suber, W. S. Pearson, S. L. West, W. E Crisp, W. T. Finley, R. W. Allison, John N. Wright, Samuel Bolt, John Allison, S. A. Oliver, Dr. W. C. Irby, J. I. Adair, J. 0. Bish? op, and Wm. Johnson, (colored.) Other arrests were made, and the parties subsequently released. Col. B. S. Jones, who is suffering from a wound lately received, was arrested at his residence near Clinton, but was permitted to remain at home until called for. The prisoners were carried away from Laurens on Wednesday raorning, when the military left that vicinity. We learn that another incur? sion; will be- made into Laurens probably this week or next, when more arrests axe expected, but a considerable number of persona tor whom warrants were ;aid to be- issued have left tbe country, preferring exile from home to the ten? der mercies of their would-be captors. In referring to the arrests already made, the Herald minutely describes every incident wor? thy of record, including the good and bod con? duct of the military. Among other things, it is stated that some of the soldiers levied a con? tribution from the negroes by requiring them to pay from 25 to 75 cents for the privilege of passing the picket lines on the outskirts of town, and in one instance the darkey had no money, so they took his pocket-knife 1 The officers were likewise astonished, if not morti? fied, to observe the feeling manifested by many negroes for the prisoners, some of them begging for the release of their white friends. The prisoners were carried before TJ. S. Com? missioner Boozer in Columbia on last Saturday, but no witnesses appearing against them, the prisoners were remanded to jail, and Friday next, 12th inst., was set for a hearing. It has transpired that these arrests are made upon the information and belief of one Satterwhite, who has not been in Laurens since August, 1869, according to his own statement. The warrants issued in all these cases bear date of October 21st, 1871, and are said to have been in the hands of U. S. Marshal Johnson or his depu since that time. Cotton Shipments. We are enabled to present our readers with an accurate statement of the number of bales of cotton shipped to Columbia, over the Green? ville and Columbia Railroad, from various points in the up-country, for tbe year ending 31st of December, 1871. It will be observed that Anderson ranks second on the list we give below, and that the shipments here are almost double those of Greenville, and nearly five thousand bales in excess of Abbeville, thus proving the fact beyond a doubt that this place ranks much higher than either of those points as a etrfton'market It is conceded that the prices paid by our merchants for cotton are also higher than any other market above Co? lumbia, and the figures from week to week de? monstrate this fact conclusively. From these facts and figures, then, we may safely claim that Anderson is the best cotton market in the up-country. We invite attention to the state? ment herewith appended, and vouch for its correctness \ Number of Bales Collon shipped to Columbia during the year ending Zlst of December, 1871. From Newberry,.*..28/429 bales, " Abbeville..7,155 " " Greenville,.. 6,361 " " Anderson.11,873 " " Honea Path,...,. 3,130 " " Belton. 1,324 44 " .Williamston. 833 44 Total number of bales shipped over the Greenville and Columbia Railroad for the pe? riod named, 88,032 bales. The License Law. The Countv Auditor, Mr. Thos. J. Webb, gives notice that he is ready to receive returns under the law relating to licenses, and it is important that all classes included in this spe? cial tax should promptly attend to its provis? ions, as heavy penalties attach upon failure to comply with its requirements. A synopsis of this law may not prove uuinteresting to our readers, especially the classes of persons affect? ed by the same; 1. Real estate and other brokers, including commission merchants, $60. 2. Billiard saloons, and ten-pin alleys, $25 for every table or alley, and $10 for a bagatelle table. 3. Hotels, inns, taverns, saloons and livery stables, according to their rental value. Not less than $37.50. 4. Merchants and venders of goods, accord? ing to the amount of sales. Those selling malt or spirituous liquors in quantities not less than a quart, are required to pay fifty per cent, more than other merchants, and a license of this kind shall not be construed to allow the sale of liquor in less quantities than a quart. 5. Where parties have more than one store they must pay on each. 6. Banks pay according to their capital. 7. Railroad3 pay about forty dollars per mile of track. 8. Auctioneers, $50. 9. Phosphate diggers, $500. 10. Doctors, lawyers, dentists, insurance agents, photographers and architects, $10; all salaried officers, one doilar on every hundred. State University. Maj. John E. Bacon has been elected by the Clariosophic Society to deliver the annual ad? dress before the two literary societies of the South Carolina University, at the approaching commencement, and Mr. W. F. Wright has been selected as the valedictory orator of the Clariosophic Society. For prompt, cheap and handsome work the Journeymen Printers' Co-operative Asso? ciation, at No. 30 Beekman street, are said to rival every establishment in the city of New York. Our New York Correspondence. New York, April 4,1872. If you step into the Stock Exchange about this time, you will see one of those periodical spasms for which Wall street has become fa? mous. "Erie" has "jumped" from 37 to G8, and men have gone almost wild in their mad race for sudden wealth. Hundreds of fortunes have been made in ten days. Jay Gould is said to have made a million. One of the Delmoui co waiters has added 2,500 to his pile. A boot? black put up his "margin" and is now worth a clear thousand. A sharp lady living up-town bought "on the fly," and can afford to wear a new silk every day in the year. No one pre? tends to account for the unexpected rise in the stock, and bulls and bears are alike nonplused. A leading banker says the stock is really worth 50; beyond that figure, it is like a hot poker ?to be handled gingerly. The scene in the Exchange where hundreds of men are yelling, crowding, attudinizing and snapping their fin? gers in each other's wild eyes reminds one of Bedlam, the contrast being somewhat in favor of the real lunatics. There is more trouble among the "Society men," as they are called. Scarcely a day elap? ses in which there are not a dozen personal encounters between those who are holding out for higher wages and those who are obliged to succumb to fate. The workingmen are every day growing stronger in their combinations, and probably the hour is not distant when we shall have a solution of the much-vexed pro? blem that now puzzles both the capitalist and laborer. The remains of Gen. Robert Anderson, who commanded Fort Sumter at the time of its original bombardment in 1861, have been brought from Italy and are to be interred at West Point on the 6th of April. An imposing military demonstration will doubtless take place. New Yorkers, with all their shrewdness, are easily humbugged. The last sensation is a great sale of watches at snch low prices that the jewelers have taken alarm and combined to ' demolish the monstrosity. The Tribune allege es first-class fraud, and, in consequence, has a libel suit on its hands; while in the face of melted pinchbeck and tr.e testimony of assay ers the crowd flock to invest their greenbacks. After thirteen years of absence a man has returned to New York and been identified as a murderer. He is friendly with the politicians and policemen, however, and is not likely to suffer the common lot of that class of mortals. Speaking of crime, reminds me that a sad scene occurred the other day in court, when the Dis? trict Attorney moved that sentence on a young man for burglary should be suspended twenty four hours to permit the prisoner to attend the funeral of his mother. She died of a broken heart caused by his arrest and conviction, and in charge of an officer he was conveyed from the Tombs to her grave?thence back to be immured in his own living grave at Sing Sing. The small-pox continues its ravages, but it is by no means an epidemic. The cases occur chiefly among the poorer classes, whose sur? roundings tempt disease. Many thousand peo. pie have been vaccinated and the doctors are still busy with lance and quill. They visit stores and families from morning until night. A. T. Stewart has bad all of his numerous em? ployees punctured by contract. Destructive fires are becoming less frequent in New York. This is due to the efficiency of the paid department, and the remarkable facil? ity with which both horses and men reach the exact point of conflagration. It is also due to the now general use, by the Fire Department and by private individuals, of a wonderful lit? tle machine, known as the National Fire Ex? tinguisher, which has already extinguished up? ward of a thousand fires. Go into almost any large store, factory or hotel, and into many of the private residences of the city, and you will see a bright copper cylinder, not more than three feet high and eight inches in diameter, standing on a convenient shelf and ready for instant action. A strap fits it to your shoulder, and the turn of your thumb seta at work the generation of a volume of carbonic acid gas, equivalent in its effect to 320 buckets of water. This is thrown by the little engine a distance of forty or fifty feet. The device is so simple that it can be operated by a lad ten years old, and so far has never failed. A glass tube contains sulphuric acid, which is set free in an instant, and mingling with soda held in solution evolves a prcsure of ninety pounds to a square inch, and a vapor in which no flame can live for an instant. The Government has thoroughly tes? ted the machine, which by the way costs only fifty dollars, and has ordered it to be kept on all steamboats and ships, the number vary? ing according to the size. The office of the manufactory is at 263 Broadway, and is certain? ly one of the curiosities of the Metropolis.? The advantage of this Extinguisher is that it is always ready for use, may remain loaded for years and never gets out of order. August Belmont has gone to Washington to make arrangements with the National Demo? cratic Executive Committee, of which he is chairman, for the conduci. of the approaching Presidential campaign. Judge Barnard, of the Supreme Court, is passing through a purgatorial inquisition at the hands of a legislative committee, because of certain charges that he don't behave after the conventional manner of the bench. A curious thing has just occurred up town. Workmen while opening one of the new streets, let off some pretty loud blasts near the walls of a clubdiotise stable full of blooded horses. The latter took fright, broke their fastenings, ran away, dashed carriages to pieces, created a pan? ic, and damage resulted that will not be cov? ered by several thousand dollars. The Working Christian. The last number of this excellent religious journal contains an announcement that our friend, Capt. C. M. McJuukin, has become in? terested as co-proprietor of the paper. The editorial department will remain iu charge of Rev. Tilman R. Gaines, whose energetic man? agement heretofore has placed the Working Christian upon a safe foundation aud firm basis. His efforts will bo ably seconded hereafter by the "practical knowledge and enlarged experi? ence of Capt. McJunkin, whose fitness and ca? pacity in the publishing department will prove a valuable auxiliary to his partner. The Bap? tists of South Carolina ought to feel a just pride in sustaining the Working Christian with a liberal hand, that it may continue to increase in usefulness and honor as the denominational organ. We are confident that there is sufficient ability among the Baptists to make the paper equal, to any in the land. - ITEMS-EDITORIAL AND OTHERWISE. ? There is said to be more than $22,000,000 invested in manufactures at Lowell, Mass. ? General Butler is positively announced as a candidate for Gubernatorial honors next fall in Massachusetts. ? Edward T. Hughes, a native of Charles? ton, died in that city last week, in the thirty ninth year of his age. ? Twenty-four persons have been arrested in Spartanburg county since March 22ud, un? der the Ku Klux act. ? The old-line Whigs now residing in At? lanta, Ga., propose to celebrate Henry Clay's birthday, 12th of April. ? The Radical ticket for City Council of Columbia was elected by a large majority, at the election held on the 2nd inst. ? The Texas papers report good stands of corn all over the country, and that the planters will put their cotton in "this week. ? An association has been formed in Gentry County, Mo., in opposition to secret societies,, more especially to the Masonic order. ? The Greenville Enterprise records the death of Mr. Wro. Berry, of that County, who was said to be about 108 years of age, ? Major Harry Noah, Private Secretary of Governor Scott, has been appointed Commis? sioner of Deeds by the Governor of Louisiana. ? B. B. Cook, Esq., a prominent citizen of Fairfield, and a former member of the Legisla? ture, died on the 29th ult., at his residence near Alston. ? C. L. Hollingsworth, Esq., of Pickene, af? ter passing a very creditable and satisfactory examination in open Court, has been admitted to the practice ot law. ? John B. Hubbard, formerly Chief of the State Constabulary, has been appointed Gen? eral Deputy U. S. Marshal, aud entered upon the discharge of his duties. ? The charter elections in Ohio have resul? ted slightly in favor of the Republicans, but in Cincinnati the whole Democratic ticket was elected by an average majority of 2,000. ? Senator Trumbull has written a letter to his brother-in-law, in which he fully commits himself to the Liberal movement, and expres? ses the opinion that the nominee of tbe Cincin? nati convention will be the next President. ? The National Democratic Committee meets in Washington about the 25th of this month, to adopt measures for securing an im? mediate and thorough organization of the Democratic party for the Presidential cam? paign. ? Twelve more citizens of Newberry Coun? ty have been arrested on charges of violating the enforcement act, and thrown into the county jail. Among the number are County Treasurer Thomas P. Slider, and Deputy Sher? iff John J. Houseal. ? Junius Brutu3 Booth, the son and name? sake of the elder Booth, is giving Shakesperian tragedies to the people of Charleston this week. He is a native of that city, and is said to bear a most striking resemblance to his father, who was the most eminent tragedian of his day. ? It is stated that there are in the United States two hundred and sixty-one soldiers who lost both eyes, one hundred and eighteen who lo3t both legs, eleven who lost both feet, five who lost both hands, tbirty-five.who lost both arms, and sixteen who lost an arm and a leg. ? It is reported that a caucus of colored Re? publicans in Charleston agreed to support the following ticket at the next election: For Gov? ernor, F. L. Cardo'za; for Lieutenant Governor, Rev. E. J. Adams; for Secretary of State, M. R. Delany. All of them are colored men of ability, ? The commissioners appointed by the State of Tennessee recently sola the Knoxville and Charleston Railroad at public outcry. It was purchased by T. J. Steers for $105,000. Mr. Steers purchased as the representative of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company, who expect to commence work at an early day. ? Col. Joseph F. Gist, of Union, one of the Ku Klux prisoners, has beeu admitted to bail in Charleston in the sum of $10,000, in consid? eration of feeble health. He is required to at? tend Court from day to day, and remain within the city limits. Messrs. A. J. Crews, L. D. Mowry and J. B. E. Sloan are his sureties. ? A negro named Henry Samuels killed an? other negro by the name of Amos Nelson, at Hodges' Depot, on Saturday night last. They were engaged in gambling, when a quarrel took place, and Samuels dealt a blow upon the head of Nelson with a rail, from the effects of which he died ou Sunday night. The murderer made his escape. ? Samuel Henry Dickson, one of the foun? ders of the South Carolina Medical College, died at his residence in Philadelphia on the 31st ult., aged 74 years. At the time of his death, he was a Professor in the Jefferson Med? ical College, and for upwards of fifty years has been widely known for his learning and scien? tific attainments. ? A meeting was held in Greenville on last Thursday evening, in the interest of the Lau? rens and Asheville Railroad, recently chartered by the Legislature. Mayor Moore was called to the chair, and speeches were made by Gen. W. K. Easley, Col. G. F. Townes, Jas. Birnie, Esq., and others. Resolutions were adopted to procure subscriptions to the capital stock at once. ? The Columbia Union reports that the In? dependent Order of United Brethren, which was first organized in that city near the close of last year, has gained numbers aud strength with great rapidity. The grand secretary, George A. Richmond, Esq., states that the number of local councils is one hundred and eighty-seven ; that the membership at last re? port was 41,763, aud the numbers are rapidly increasing. ? The recent earthquake in California was most severe in Inyo and Kern counties. Advi? ces from Inyo Countv state that thirty persons have been killed, and over one hundred woun? ded, and that reports are coming in of active volcanic eruptions, with streams of lava flow? ing down the mountain sides. Several settle? ments are in ruins, and the earth's surface has been broken in many places by immense fis? sures and openings. ? Senator Grimes, of Iowa, whose death was recently announced, is said to have used this language concerning the Grant administration just before his death: "In ability this adminis? tration is the most pusillanimous and contemp? tible, and in morals the most corrupt and rot? ten, which has ever disgraced the American people, and it would be ruinous to the country and the overthrow of the Republican party to nominate or re-elect Grant to the Presidency." ? Ex-Governor Henry S. Footc, of Tennes? see, has been writing another letter, devoting it to a lamentation over the evil ways into which the Democratic party has fallen. "That party," he says, "fearfully enfeebled of late by the revelations of deep-seated corruption in its own vital.-;, is yet struggling, with something of its ancient energy and valor, to recover its for? mer position in the public esteem, but certain? ly without the least possibility of being able to do so in time to take a very controlling part in the coming Presidential election." He favors the nomination of Mr. Trumbull or Judge Da? vis by the opposition. ? The Sumter Watchman says the leading feature on saleday was. an address upon agri? cultural matters by Col. D. Wyatt Aiken, of Abbeville, who had been invited to that place by leading farmers to explain the objects and plan of the "Patrons of Husbandry," a new agricultural organization. His remarks were earnest and practical. He advised against re? moval from the State?said it would bo jump? ing from the frying pan into the fire?that our taxes are not oppressive, or more so than in other States, but that the difficulty was in the misapplication of the money?that the people should cast off despondency and go to work earnestly and judiciously, diversifying the pro: ducts of the farm* by growing the grasses, grain and stock, and making cotton the subservient instead of the ruling principle. That this would bring independence and ability to pay taxes. The Supreme Court. The April term of this Court will begin on the third Tuesday in April, being the 16th day of the month. The hearing of causes from the Eighth Circuit will begin on Thursday, 18th of April, and continue for three days. Members of the bar and others interested will do well to put in an appearance at the proper time. fig?" A charming book, that will be appre? ciated by every mother and teacher, has just been published by E. J. Hale & Son, 17 Mur? ray street, New York. It is called "Wisdom Teeth for Little People," and is for the educa? tion and entertainment of children by anovel mode. The bookstores will probably have it for sale. THE MARKETS. Asdehson, April 10, 1872. Sales of cotton for the week ending te-day 104 bales. Prices this afternoon range from 29 to20i. Bacon, 10 to 121; Corn, 1.15 to 1.25 ; Peat, 1.25; Flour, 810 to 812. ANNOUNCEMENTS. For Solicitor. pBr We, the undersigned, citizens of Belton and neighborhood, beg leave to nominate Maf, JOHN B. MOORE, of Anderson, S. C, as a suitable candidate for the office of Solicitor of the Eighth Judicial Circuit at the ensuing elec? tion. SIGNED BY MANY VOTERS. For Solicitor. jZ?S* The friends of J. S. MURRAY, Esq., of Anderson, S. C, nominate him as a candi? date for the office of Solicitor of the Eighth Judicial Circuit at the next election. The True Grounds of Confidence. Whence comes that firm reliance, that erbso lute, undoubting faith in the efficacy of Bos tetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for indi? gestion, bilious disorders, intermittent and re? mittent fevers, which notoriously prevail in all parts of the United States ? This confidence has been growing for twenty years, and is still extending. It is not the result of credulity; it has not been engendered by any human device, but is the spontaneous and natural consequence of experience. What people see daily going on under their own eyes they cannot question.? When families in unhealthy districts that resort to this wholesome vegetable tonic, as a prevent ative, escape periodical fevers, and their imme? diate neighbors, who neglect this precaution, are prostrated by the disease, how is it possible that the phenomenon should be without its les? son ? In like manner when it is seen that ob? stinate cases of dyspepsia, of liver complaint, of constipation, of nervous*weakness, and of general debility, yield to the operation of the famous remedy, how can even incredulity it? self withhold its endorsement ? Eye-witnesses of the salutary effects of the salutary effects of the bitters are to be found in every civilized settlement on this continent. The thousands upon thousands who owe their restoration to health and strength, or their preservation from sickness, to its extraordinary medicinal prop? erties, are enthusiastic in its praise. The mul? titudes who recommend it in a neighborly way to their friends and acquaintances, as well as those who make public their estimate of its virtues, are always ready to state their reasons for the faith that is in them. They have all either felt or witnessed its beneficent opera? tions. Dr. Tuttfs Expectorant. The properties of this elegant preparation are demulcent, nutritive, balsamic, healing and soothing. It braces the nervous system and Eroduces pleasant and refreshing sleep. It ex ilaratcs and relieves gloominess and depres? sion. It is the most valuable Lung Balsam ever offered to sufferers from Pulmonary dis? eases. Peruyville, Ala., March 9f 1869. Dr. Wm. H. Tutt?Dear Sir: For fifteen years I have been afflicted with Asthma. My suffer? ing has been intense. I have been unable to lay down for a week at a time. It seemed as if I would choke. I coughed incessantly, and my wheezing could be heard all over the house. I had dispaired of ever getting weU, but thanks to your invaluable Expectorant, my at? tacks are seldom. I can now rest well at night. I believe ft will make a permanent cure. ? Truly yours, ARTHUR F/McCOY. Dr. Tun's Hair Dye is Easily Applied. Symptoms of Catarrh. Indisposition to exercise, difficulty of think? ing or reasoning, or concentrating the mind upon any subject, Iasd^tde, lack of ambition or energy, discharge falling into throat, some? times profuse, watery, acrid, thick and tena? cious mucous, purulent, offensive, Ac In oth? ers a dryness, dry, watery, weak or inflamed eyes, ringing in ears, deafness, hawking and coughing to clear throat, nice rations, death and decay of bones, scabs from ulcers, constant de? sire to clear nose and throat, voice altered, nasal twang, offensive breath, impaired or total deprivation of sense of smeU and taste, dizzi? ness, mental depression, loss of appetite, indi? gestion, dyspepsia, enlarged tonsils, tickling cough, difficulty in speaking plainly, general debility, idiocy and insanity. All the above symptoms are common to the disease in some of its stages or complications, yet thousands of cases annually terminate in consumption or insanity, and end in the grave, without ever having manifested one-third of the symptoms above enumerated. No disease is more common or less under? stood by physicians. The Proprietor of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy will pay |B00 reward for a case of catarrh which he cannot cure. Sold by druggists, or send sixty cents to R. V. Pierce, M. D., 133 Seneca st., Buffalo, N. Y., for it. The World does uot Contain a medicin.- i preparation which has obtained a more wide? spread and deserved popularity than the Mex? ican Mustang Liniment. Since its introduc? tion to public notice, more than twenty years ago, it has been constantly used for every kind of disease or injury to man or beast which can be affected by a local application, and so far as its proprietors are aware, it has not failed in a single instance. After so long and successful a term of probation, who will have the hardihood to deny its pre-eminent claims to popular es? teem. _ Venetian Blinds.?No Invention was ever so important *o the people of hot climates as the Venetian Mind. Admitting the air and a shaded light, while keeping out heat and glare, they are absolutely essential to comfort in this country. If the houses of any of our readers are destitute of these valuable' contrivances, thoy should at oneo, beforo the hot weather sets in, send their orders to Mr. P. P. Toale, No. 20 Hayne street, Charleston, S. C, manufactu? rer and dealer in doors, sashes, blinds, balus? ters, mouldings, Ac. EMPORIUM OF FASHION, ABBEVILLE, S. C JAMES W. FOWLER & CO., Proprietors. FOR SAMPLES, Address JAMES W. FOWLER A CO., Pro? prietors Emporium of Fashion, Abbeville C. H., S. C, and thoy will send Samples by mall of the most extensive and best selected stock of DRESS GOODS, in fact, any kind of DRY GOODS, to be found in South Carolina. Order Millinery Goods?Hats, Bonnets, Flow ore, Ribbons, Laces, Ac., and they will guar? antee satisfaction, else the goods can be return? ed. The Express will be paid upon all bills amounting to ten dollars and upwards. April 11, 1872 40 2