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ANDERSON C. H- S. C. THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. 5, 1872. Personal.?The editor of the Anderson In? telligencer, Mr. James A. Hoyt, met with an accident two-weekti ago, which caused painful injuries to his left ankle and foot, and has kept him confined to hi} home until within the last few days. He is now able to walk upon crutch? es, and hopes to dispense with at least one of these uncomfortable appendages shortly. His absence from the customary avenues of trade and business has possibly resulted in socie items of local interest being neglected, and this - notice is made for the purpose of explanation. The second drove of hogs came to this place several days ago, and sales have been made, at 6J cenfci gross. Another drove will arrive to-morrow. |S5?~ "We are under obligations to Hon. John Wilson, the Sena tor from this County, for a copy of the valedictory Message of Gov. Scott, which we will publish next week. 1?? Benson & Sharpe have just received a fresh sapply of Cigars, and from personal ex? perience we are enabled to commend the good qualities of their assortment to lovers of the weed. They are clever gentlemen, and know .how to keep a-firs;-class establishment. : J6T* In this issue, we give the first instalment from our .regular correspondent at Columbia, whose letters each week will furnish our read? ers with the proceedings of the Legislature, besides other items of interest from the State .capital. _________ One of our successful merchants, Capt. -W. S. Sharpe, has kindly furnished us the de ?tails of an experiment in farming this year, which is published iu another column. He will accept many thanks for a prompt compli? ance with our request. . Death of a Teteran. We are pained to record the death of Mr. William Mattison, an aged and respected citi? zen, which occurred at his residence near Honea Path on. last Sunday morning, Decem? ber 1st, in the 86th year of his age. Mr. Mat? tison was a soldier.in the war of 1812, and was an upright and useful member of society. He joined the Baptist. Church last summer. ' The Proposed Tax Levy. ? is understood, that the Legislature proposes to levy a State tax of thirteen mills as follows: Six mills for general purposes; two mills for education; five mills for deficiencies. No pro? vision is made ibr interest on any portion of the public debt. The proposed levy will prob? ably yield $2,000,000, which is equal to the extravagance and profligacy of the former ad. ministration, and which is reform with a ven? geance! We have no space to make further comment in this issue. The Meeting of Congress. Congress met on Monday last, and organized with Vice President Colfax and Speaker Blaine presiding. The President sent in his annual message to Congress, of which we have a tele? graphic synopsis. In regard to Eu Klux mat? ters, the President expresses his conviction that the time is not far distant when the obvious advautages of good order and peace will in? duce an abandonment of all such combinations, and when it will be unnecessary to carry on . prosecutions or to inflict punishment in order to protect citizens from the lawless doings of such combinations. Both Houses adopted a resolution to adjourn ?ntil Tuesday in respect to the memory of Hon. Horace Greeley. Masonic, flection. At a regular convocation of Burning Bush Chapter, No. 7, R. A. M., held on Monday night, December 2nd, the following officers were elected to serve the ensuing year, viz: S. H. L?ngsten, M. E. H. P. W. W. Humphreys, King. M. Lesser, Scribe. J. A. Brock, C. H. . S. M. Pegg, P. S. P. A. Wilhite, R. A. C. John A. Reese, G. M. 3rd Veil. W. J. Ugon, G. M. 2nd Veil. T. P. Benson, G. M. 1st Veil. A. P. Hubba.-d and H. Garrison, Stewards. F. C; v. Borstel, Treasurer. J. Baylis Lewis, Secretary. G. W. Hammond, Sentinel. The installation will take place on Monday night, December 23rd. The New York Observer. This journal has completed the fiftieth year of its existence, and has maintained a steady and unexampled prosperity, which in? spires confidence for the future. It is a family newspaper of the first class, and every issue contains entertainment and instruction for ev? ery member of the household. We rejoice in the great success of a paper which advocates sound principles and furnishes such a vast amount of wholesome reading for its numerous readers. Although largely devoted to religious topics, it is non sectarian in character, and sup? plies information of value to the various de? nominations of Christians. Besides this lead? ing feature, there are entire pages devoted to miscellaneous literature and a summary of gen? eral news, together with departments for the special instruction of the younger members of the family. Subscribers for 1873 will receive an appropriately embellished Jubilee Year Boo/;, containing valuable statistics and his? torical information. Published by Sidney E. Morse &: Co., 37 Park Row, New York, at $3 per annum. ? The Baltimore American says a company has been formed in that city to work a mine of lithographic stoue in Rockbridge county, Va., and will, within u fortnight, throw opeu their project to the public. The only other mine of i this kind known in the world is in Bavaria, I and the reason given for the recent advance of the price of lithographic stone is that the Ba? varian mine is giving out. Some idea of the importance of this Rockbridge county mine may be had from the fact that small litho? graphic stones from Bavaria sell at 26 cents a pound, and the price of larger pieces increase in geometrical proportion, but thousands of tons of larger size stones of uniform and very superior quality can be got from the Virginia mine. ' A Brief Reply to the Press and Banner. We cannot indulge in any very extended re? marks upon the respective merits of the An? derson and Abbeville markets, since our friend of the Press ana] .Banner has virtually "thrown up the sponge" relative to his charges against Anderson and its merchants. His editorial appears upon our first page^to-day, and all of our readers can judge for themselves as to the defence made by him. But vre must be allowed to comment upon one or two points. His ex? planation of waiting for the appearance of "Long Cane's" communication under our edi? torial sanction before he tcok up the cudgels against that gentleman, is siugularly lame and and impotent, as we never contemplated any further "endorsement" of the communication than its reference to the public spirit and en? terprise of Anderson merchants. So far from thinking it "a shame and scandal" that Abbe? ville farmers sell their produce and purchase their groceries in Anderson, we have constant? ly maintained that it was creditable to their sagacity and evinced a consciousness of sub? serving their own interest by so doing. We will reiterate that onr sole object in re-publish? ing "Long Cane" was to show the appreciation of neighbors, and thus stimulate the mercan? tile community to greater efforts in the future. Such action is natural, if not praiseworthy; and we believe that the Press and Banner would do likewise, if a citizen of Anderson had spoken words of compliment in favor of Abbeville or any of its surroundings. Our friend suggests that a defect in the scales might furnish a simple explanation of the loss in weight at this place, and says that "it has been deemed proper to discard the com? mon platform scales" in Abbeville, procuring in their place improved beam-scales, suggest? ing that Anderson ought to follow this exam? ple. We are informed that the same kind of scales are in use at Anderson, and have been for years, that is used at the Abbeville depot. One of our merchants this fall ordered a pair of "cotton scales," Fairbanks' improved pat? tern, for a large planter in this County, and his entire crop, besides those of his tenants and neighbors, will uot show a pound's differ? ence in weight oh any bale when ' compared with the weights at this place. We are in? clined to think, therefore, that these charges about losing in weight "have been weighed in the balances and found wanting," after the fashion of Nebuchadnezzar. One word about the price of bacon, and we will conclude. The cash price for that article was 12} cents on the 19th of September last in this market, which the Press and Banner forgot to mention, when it stated that we saw bacon charged at 15 cents I Is the cash price higher than the Abbeville rates ? Let the figures an? swer before your own readers, and we will be entirely satisfied, knowing that the Abbeville farmers will be induced thereby to give the roads in this direction another trial, when they will be served most handsomely by the young men from their own section, whose business accomplishments are highly appreciated by their employers, and to whose influence is justly accredited a fair proportion of the trade flowing steadily towards Anderson. Perhaps Abbeville might profit by imitating this exam? ple of reaching out beyond its borders, em? ploying such legitimate means of advancing its own interests. Death of Horace Greeley. This simple announcement will send a thrill of surprise and sadness to the remotest ends of civilization. Horace Greeley, the great Ameri? can journalist, is gone from the busy scenes of this present life, and entered the shining por? tals of eternity ! The cold and rigid hand of man's remorseless enemy has stilled the pulse and heart of one who was open, gencrons and faithful to his conceptions of right and duty; brave and manly in the discharge of whatever fell upon his pathway; tender and true to the noblests instincts of human: ty. As an honored leader of the profession we love and cheriuh^ Mr. Greeley's demise is truly and sincerely la? mented. No other man on American soil has shed such lustre upon the duties and privileges of journalism, and throughout this broad land his name was an "household word." His con? nection with mere politics, whether recent or remote, is all forgotten now, when we reflect that his transient career upon earth is forever ended., and we look back upon his good deeds and benevolent actions, strewn along that life which is now become immortal I Horace Greeley is dead, and the story of his illness and suffering can be briefly narrated. As our readers know, when the Presidential race was over, Mr. Greeley resumed his connection with the Tribune, but he only wrote a few ar? ticles for its columns, and in less than a week he was forced to abandon the office from ill health and inadequate strength for his duties. His mental and physical system had been se? verely wrought upon by the immense labor which he performed immediately prior to the October elections, which was so soon followed by the illness and death of Mrs. Greeley. His mind was surely affected, while his body suc? cumbed to the great pressure upon its recuper? ative powers. Physicians decided at once that his case was critical, and the disease shortly developed into inflammation of the brain. Thus he lay from the 12th of November, at the house of a friend in the vicinity of Chappaqua, while the hopes of recovery alternated with the dread forebodings of his death. He lost flesh and strength with startling rapidity, and in a short time the inevitable result tvas foretold by the physicians. Yet the public did not know of his serious illness until last week, and only two or three days before his death there was no knowledge abroad of his critical condition. On Thursday last, he grew worse and failed rapidly, and on Friday evening at ten minutes before seven o'clock, surrounded by a few friends and his eldest daughter, he breathed his last in quietude and peace. After so many struggles, temptations and trials, in which he had preserved the integrity and honor of one of nature's noblemen, the end was reached, and the conflicts of life were ended. Mr. Greeley was in the 62nd year of his age. j ? At the recent destruction by fire of a largo pork packing establishment in St. Louis, where six thousand slaughtered hogs in the cellars of the building were roasted, it is stated that the ' savory odor arising from these pervaded the whole district. The entire damage was estima? ted at $250,000. ? The election for Uniited States Senator takes place on Tbuesday next, 10th inst. Gov. Scott, "Honest" John Patterson and Ii. B. El? liott are the most prominent candidates. I A Good Beginning at Retrenchment. The Legislature was only in session two days last week, Tuesday and Wednesday. Thurs? day was Thanksgiving's Day, and both Houses adjourned over until Monday last. The busi? ness before the General Assembly, however, was prompt and d?eisive enough in favor of reformation and retrenchment in legislative expenses, which has heretofore swallowed up so large a proportion of the taxes. The Senate began the work on Tuesday by abolishing the office of Chaplain, which has been a sinecure position, whereby six dollars per day was. expend ed for ten minutes pf devo? tional exercises, albeit few of the Senators were ever present or paid the slightest attention to the prayers offered by the regular Chaplain. It was decided to rely upon voluntary services from the ministers of the different denomina? tions. This action ?f the Senate was followed on Wednesday by a report from the Finance Committee as to the number of attaches re? quired during the session, limiting the number to fifteen, at a daily expense of $45. When we consider that the employees last year numbered about fifty persons, costing the State not less than $200 per day, we can form an estimate of the amount saved by this new arrangement. The recommendation of the Finance Commit? tee was adopted unanimously. ' . The action of the House of Representatives was even more significant and' gratifying, as the abuses and profligacy in this respect had been far more reckless in its past history than in that of the Senate. After the organization of the House on Tuesday, a resolution' was in* .traduced by a colored member, authorizing the Speaker to. appoint the attaches, but restricting the number to thirty-five. Mr. John R: Coch ran, of Anderson, moved to amend this.resolu tion by reducing the number to fifteen;; Which would be amply sufficient, in case the persons employed were competent and trustworthy. But this daring innovation upon previous usages and customs met with strong opposi? tion, and after considerable debate the question was postponed until Monday. The friends of retrenchment were not satisfied, hoWever, and on Wednesday morning it was moved to recon? sider the action of Tuesday, which was debated at great length and-finally..carried.. The fol? lowing resolutions were then offered by James A. Bowley, (colored,) of Georgetown, and were adopted by the House, viz: Whereas, the expenses of the last House of Representatives were allowed to reach a very large sum, by reason of the employment of a great number of persons as attaches; and, whereas, it is deemed altogether unnecessary to employ more than a certain number of persons to perform the various services of the House, and it is believed to be unwise to make the appointing power unlimited; and, whereas, the Republican party stands pledged to the people of the State to reduce the unnecessary expenditures of the State government, and in? augurate retrenchment and reform; therefore, be it Resolved, That the following officers and em? ployees be appointed by the Speaker: One read? ing clerk; one assistant reading clerk; two solicitors; one clerk to the committee on ways and means; one clerk to the committee on privileges and elections; one clerk to the com? mittee on claims; one clerk to the committees on education and public lands, jointly y three assistants in the clerk's office ; one doorkeeper; two assistant doorkeepers; jnejanitor; seven messengers; five pages; seven laborers. Resolved further, That the Speaker be re? quested to appoint none but steady, reliable and competent persons to the aforesaid posi? tions, and that the clerical force be required to report daily to the clerk of the House, and that the other employees be required to -report daily for duty to the sergeant-at-arms, and any officer or employee neglecting to report, or ab? senting himself without leave from said office, shall be immediately dismissed. Resolved, That the committee clerks be ap? pointed upon the recommendation of the chair? men of the committees which are allowed clerks, and that the assistant clerks be appoint? ed upon the recommendation of the clerk of the House. Resolved, That the committee on ways and meaus be authorized to fix the compensation of all officers and employees. Resolved, That the clerk of the House be in? structed not to issue any' pay certificate for services claimed to have been rendered as an officer or employee other than has been named in this resolution, without direct authority from the House. ^ . Resolved, That no special cotjim i ttcpjsh al 1 be allowed a per diem, or be allowed to incur any expense, unless by special authority of the House. Resolved, That no account for contingent or legislative expenses of the House be paid un? less the same has been passed by the auditing committee of this House. It will be observed that the first resolution provides for the appointment of thirty-five persons, but this was subsequently reduced to twenty-four, which motion was adopted by the decisive vote of 92 to 21. The members voting against the measure were chiefly colored Re? publicans, who were members of the last Leg? islature. The Democratic members voted solidly in favor of the proposed reform, but the credit is mainly due to the Republicans, white and colored, who urged the measure from the beginning. The amounts to be paid for services are not fixed by the resolutions, but that point is left to the Ways and Means Com? mittee, and we are confident that the-sum total will be moderate and reasonable, as compared with last year. An expenditure of $75 per day is really too much, we know, but the stri? king difference between that sum'and the esti? mated amount of $G0O per day heretofore is so great that we are truly thankful for the change, and will not urge any objections to its payment. "Rome was not built in a day," and it will require time and patience for those rightly disposed to work any needed reforms in the Republican party, which has always fat? tened upon corruption and practiced unlimited extravagance in this Slate. The action of the General Assembly last week gives encourage? ment to hope for the dawn of a better day, in this respect, and we shall hail its coming as a harbinger of genuine peace and substantial prosperity to all classes. Grand Lodge of South Carolina. The annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Ancient. Freemasons will be held in the city of Charleston on Tuesday next, 10th of December. The officers of the various rail? roads have agreed to permit all Master Masons, together with their families, to pass and repass for one fare. Full faro is to be paid at the point of starting, when return tickets will be issued by railroad agents. The dedication of the new Masonic Temple will take place at one o'clock on Tuesday. An address will be delivered by Hon. Henry Buist, Past Grand Master. ? Hon. J. Dun can Allen has been appointed Jury Commissioner for Aikcn County. The Horse Disease. This dreaded malady, which has spread with such rapidity throughout the country, has made its appearance in Anderson, and we understand that a number of horses in town and country are afflicted with the Epizootic, as it is called. The disease has been announced for several weeks in the adjacent counties of Oconee, Pick ens and Greenville, and its appearance here has been apprehended for some time. Ofj course, as an epidemic disease, it will continue to spread until such sections as are not yet cog? nizant of its presence will be included; and it inay properly be remarked, in this connection, that the disease is not contagious, and there is no danger of the malady-being contracted, sim? ply because they are exposed to its presence. Hence, none of our country friends need be apprehensive of continuing their customary intercourse with this or any other place where the horses are down with the Epizootic. The atmosphere is charged with the malaria, and the epidemic cannot be confined to any given locality." ' The newspapers of the whole country for the last mouth, have been fully occupied with the discussion of the horse disease, which is known by scores of ugly names, such as the Epizootic, Equine Influenza, Typhoid Laryngitis, Hip pozymetic, Horse Influenza, .and the like, near? ly all of which are concocted by the various writers on the subject. In a similar manner, the remedies proposed for its alleviation and cure are widely different, and would fill a large volume, if collected from every source. But it seems to be generally conceded that, upon the first appearance of the disease, and in truth wherever it is apprehended, the animals must not be overworked, and should be fed on soft food, such as bran mash, carrots and salted hay ?well blanketed and kept warm, and have plenty of clean bedding. Every one should be careful of the horses and mules until the dis? ease has disappeared entirely from the neigh? borhood. A gentleman was driving his mule the other day, near Augusta, when the animal suddenly, fell dead. The mule had the epizoo? tic in mild form, and there was no danger ap? prehended from working it, but this should be a warning to owners not to use their animals until a perfect cure has been effected. Besides, it has been observed in Northern cities that animals worked too soon almost certainly re? lapse into dropsy, which is the secondary stage of the disease, and generally proves fatal.? Another case is reported to show that the mat? ter from this disease is poison, where a gentle? man with a flesh wound on the hand allowed the virus to come in contact with the wounded part, and his arm had to be amputated in a few days. He subsequently grew worse and even? tually died. Other cases of a similar character have been reported. With these general re? marks on the disease, we propose to give a re? ceipt for its treatment, which is copied from the Spirit of the Times, a newspaper of high authority in sporting circles, and undoubtedly well informed on the subject under considera? tion: Influenza is characterized by extreme pros? tration and debility. During the febrile stage of the disease the patient should be kept quiet; good nursing, and warm clothing with the greatest attention to feeding, are necessary. The appetite, if capricious, must be tempted with grass, carrots, bran mash, boiled linseed, skim milk, oat meal gruel, or anvthiug else he will take. If tonics are required, iodide of iron in doses of a drachm, with half an ounce each of powdered gentian and ginger, mixed with feed twice a day; or a stimulant may be administered?such as carbonate of ammonia, one and a half drachms; and ginger, four drachms; syrup to form a ball. In cases, how? ever, which are progressing favorably, nature had better be left to herself and tonics should only be resorted to when the symptoms really indicate the need of them. As a rule, if the animal can be induced to feed, we may hope for the best; as the strength returns, a little led exercise may be given. The discharge of purulent matter from the nose in the early stage is a good sign and indicates that the dis? ease is becoming milder. Favorable progress is also marked by the urine being discharged more frequently and in greater quantities, and by the fceces becoming soft instead of being voided in pellets. Aslight tendency to "stock" in the legs is also a favorable sign. It is one of natures's means of giving relief and often prevents the occurrence of mischief in impor? tant internal organs. But in the latter stages it is a symptom of the inability of nature any longer to continue the conflict with the disease. If the attack at this juncture does not take a favorable turn, the symptoms will probably become more intense. The membrane of the nose may become mulberry red, and in very bad cases the discharge may be tinged with streaks of blood. The nose, the legs, the sheath and under the belly become more or less swol? len ; indeed, a general tendency to adema ex? ists. The animal may wander unconsciously around his box and look at his sides and paw occasionally with his fore feet, as though in acute pain. Even spontaneous diarrhoea is to be dreaded, and far more the superpurgation which is likely to result from cathartics or sedatives given to an animal in this malady. The disease often assumes an intermittent form, and the patient alternately gains strength for a time and relapses. Even if the animal sur? vives, chronic cough, defective respiration, rheumatism, or paralysis are often after-results of such extreme developments of influenza. When the patient is recovering from a severe attack of influenza we must not expect any great and rapid amendment. The change will be gradual. We must tax our patience and be satisfied to look on and seek to aid nature in the gradual restoration of the system. After a bad case there will be during convalescence frequent changes, slight accessions of fever, the appetite will often slowly return and will be capricious in character. It is always a good sign to see the horse lying down and comforta? ble in that position, especially if the breathing is not accelerated by it. ? The Three-and-Twenty Mile Bridge, on the Blue Ridge Railroad, recently burned, has been rebuilt, and trains now run through to Walhalla without transfer. ? The dwelling of Mr. John R. Talbot, of Abbeville, was recently destroyed by fire. Be? sides the furniture and other household goods, about $2,000 in money was consumed. ? One of the colleagues of Gen. W. H. Wallace, of Union, in his former body servant. Master and man sit side by side in the House of Representatives, and seem on the best of terms. ? Mr. Thomas Payne, aged 72 years, died at his home, in the upper part of Edgeficld Coun? ty, on the 12th, and was followed to the grave nine days after by his daughter, Mrs. J. R. Tolbert. ? The Columbia South Carolinian learns that a petition will be forwarded to Gen. Grant in a few days, signed by the leading Republi? cans of the State, requesting htm to stop all further proceedings against those indicted under the Ku Klux law. ? The Union Times announces the death of Rev. C. Thomason, of the Methodist Church, which occurred in that town on the 23rd nit! Mr. Thomason was not over thirty years of age, and gave promise of becoming one of the most effective preachers aud useful men in the State. FROM THE STATE CAPITAL. Columbia, Dec. 2,1872. Dear Intelligencer : After a stay in this city of several days, we have not been able to glean much that will be interesting to your readers; but such as we have, freely give. The United States Court, the Appeal or Supreme Court of the State and the Legislature all being in ses? sion, have attracted a very large crowd thither ?many of whom are on business, but the great? er portion looking out for business in the way of a profitable job, and expect to be paid out of the State Treasury, though so far as I know there is not a dollar therein. They are, how? ever, looking fur the Committee on Ways and Means to open up the way and replenish the Treasury. The chairman of said Committee, Hon. Mr. Bowley, from Georgetown, in a colored man, and judging from his craneology, physiog? nomy and tautalogy, we fear he will make the ways and means very easy. We should have said something of the Speaker of the House, S. J. Lee, before making any allusion to subor? dinate members. He is a colored gentleman of some attainments, and having been tutored un? der the distinguished parliamentarian, F. J., jr., we suppose he will preside with distinguished ability over the deliberations of the House. There is a majority of colored members, and some of them seem determined on retrench? ment. Among the old coloired members is Dr. Bozeman, who is a fair, honest and capable man. Whipper is not here, as you know. Tim Hurley, of the Charleston delegation, up to this time, so far as speaking goes, is the representa? tive man of that delegation. There was considerable debate in fixing the number of attaches. Some few of the members have been clamorous to leave the Speaker un? restricted as to the number of his appoint? ments, but wiser counsels have prevailed, and though resolution after resolution has been of? fered to increase the amount beyond twenty four, yet it may now he regarded as the sense of the House that it shall not go beyond that number. The House agreed to-day not to have a paid Chaplain. Hurley seemed furious on the subject, so much that be left the impression on us that he did not want prayers without money and without price. Early in the session, the House went into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of taking into consideration the affairs of the State, which were known to be in a deplorable condition. Two or three of the Republican members let off a little gas that had been gen? erating ever since the election, and concluded their brief speeches by renewing their vows at the altar of Reform. Their speeches were fair enough, but they savored too much of the sen? timent, "What shall we render unto the Re? publican party for all its benefits towards us." We are encouraged to believe there is a spirit of reform in both branches of the Legislature. It may prove otherwise, however, and in the language of Goldsmith? "Contrasted faults through all their manners reign; Though poor, luxurious ; though submmissive, vain; Though grave, yet trifling; zealous, yet untrue; And even in penance, planning sins anew." The Conservative members have not entered freely into the debates of the House, probably from the fact that it is better for the Republi? can members to lead off, for they most certain? ly deserve a chance to lead the State from this more than Crseton labyriuth by which she is surrounded. Some of the hungry, vulture-like office seek? ers, who infested the House and the streets of Columbia, have departed for their homes? much to our gratification. We have not attempted to write much con? cerning the doings of the General Assembly; in fact, it has not done much, and the little yet ac? complished, you have already received through the Columbia papers. You will see the ap? pointment of the various House Committees in to-morrow's papers, and will doubtlesss note the fact that only a few Conservative members arc on any of the important Committees. The Courts have not been in session to-day, and up to the present time, there has not been much transacted in either Court. Judge Bond is expected to be here very soon. The new Governor will be inaugurated to? morrow. The inauguration of a Governor was once a great state occasion, but now does not seem to attract much note. Go v. Scott sent in his final Message to-day, in which he admits many shortcomings, but, as usual, lays the blame where it does net belong, to wit, on the good people of the State. That Scott is great? ly to be censured, there is no doubt, but that he is preferable to some of the men, who with himself, are aspiring to the United States Sen? ate, is also without doubt. None of the candi? dates are representative men of our sec? tion, and it behooves us, in making a selection, to choose the least of evils. Scott began his administration under and by virtue of the Re? construction Acts of Congress, and it may be that the administration at Washington would cordially welcome him, when, should he be fa? vorably disposed, he could do us much good. Chief Justice Moses is flatteringly mentioned in this connection, but his son being the Gov? ernor and he in the Senate, would not suit well, if our Chief Executive should rule us with a rod of iron. The Judge is, in my opinion, a little too meek to stand much of a chance for Senatorial honors. Elliott professes to have more brains than any of his competitors; but Honest John, relying upon the saying of Philip of Macedon that no fortress is impregnable through which a mule can enter with a bag of money, expects to distance all of them. The hotels of Columbia are still crowded, and with the merchants are doing a thriving business. The stores of the city indicate pros? perity, which causes us to suspect they have reaped a golden harvest from the fraud and peculation that has existed at the Capital. Our friend Wearn, of the picture gallery, was seem? ingly glad to meet us?in fact, he said he was always glad to meet any of his Anderson friends. His new picture gallery is nearly completedi and will be a very fine affair, worthy of a call from all the lovers of the true and beautiful. Ole Bull, and others whose names are as hard to spell as they are to remember, will be here to-morrow evening. When we shall have heard the sweet notes of the world-renowned violin? ist, we will let you hear from us again in softer and we hope sweeter strains. C. ? Mr. George P. Kirkland has been appoin? ted Treasurer of Oconce County, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Dr. B. W. Bell. For the Anderson Intelligencer. Mr. Editor : Complying with your request, I herewith hand you a statement of my mode of cultivation and success on my place. At the outset I will state that I had eleven acres under cultivation, a half-acre of which was rendered unproductive by shade trees. Three acres of this land were in wheat last year, four in oats and four in cotton. The stubble land was turned over with a one-horse steel twister in October or November; all the lots were bedded up in March. I commenced planting on the 15th of April, and used about 300 lbs Soluble Pacific Guano per acre on four acres ? about 300 fts Carolina Fertilizer per acre on four acres; and on three acres, 600 fts of a compost of cotton seed and Compound Acid Phosphate per acre. This compost is equiva? lent to half its weight of Soluble Pacific Guano or Carolina Fertilizer. Above you will perceive that I have not given the precise amount of fertilizer used per acre; this is because I used broken and unsaleable sacks, and couldn't ar? rive at the exact amount. Now, as to the re? sult : Off of this ten and a half acres I made twelve (12) bales of cotton, weighing, upon an average, 492 Iba per bale. Below you have a calculation that I have made, which will show the net profit on my crop of cotton: 12 bales cotton, 492?5904, at 17cts...41,003.68 360 bushel cotton seed at 25cts. 90.00 $1,093.68 1200 Tbs Carolina Fertilizer.....$ 32.40 1200 fts Soluble Pacific Guano. 32.40 1800 lbs compost. 21.30 20 bu. cotton seed for planting. 5.00 Feed of horse one year. 75.00 Labor in cultivating.125.00 Labor in picking. 110.00 Paid for ginning and packing.. 66.91 90 yards bagging at 20cts. 18.00 112 lbs ties at 11 cts. 11.32 $ 498.32 Profit..$ 595.35 I would add that seven acres of this land is on a hillside facing the east, five acres of which is very thin. Four acres more lie facing to the west, is very old land, and about three acres of it very thin. My horse has worked other lots and my garden, besides doing various jobs of hauling, &c. Allow me to add that I applied the fertilizer by bedding on 200 lbs per acre, and putting in 100 lbs per acre with the seed. I cultivated it the first time by running aronnd with a gopher plow and breaking ont the middles with a shovel plow; after this I used nothing but the sweep. Respectfully yours, W. S. SHARPE. P. S.?I have had a great deal of fun making this crop, which I have not been able to esti? mate, therefore have not placed it to credit. ? The Abbeville Press and Banner says that the reports of the late fire were very much ex? aggerated, and that the business of that town has not been materially crippled. Instead of a town "in ashes," only four stores were de? stroyed, and these were by no means the finest. The stocks of goods were principally saved, and the.loss chiefly covered by insurance._ THE MARKET^ Anderson, Dec. 5,1872. The cotton market during the past week has been quite active. The markets closed to-day firm at 17 to 17$ for middlings. Sales for the week amount to 500 bales. Corn $1.00; Flour $10.00 to $12.00; Peas $1.00 to $1.10; Bacon 10 to 15 cents. HYMENEAL. MARRIED, on the 21st of November, at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. JOHN R. HOLCOMBE, of the Picken? Sentinel, and Miss FANNIE E. WILLIAMS, all of Pickens Coun? ty, S. C. On the 20th of November, bv Rev. Wm. Wil? liams, D. D., Mr. ROBERT G. WILLIAMS,-of Newberry, and Miss LIDIE S. McKAY, only daughter" of Robert McKay, Esq., of Grcen viUo. Beware of Calomel, And all Mercurial Compounds. Better, far better, endure disease than tamper with this mineral poison, no matter how carefully pre? pared. Its extensive use has already proven the cause of great and distressing injury. Dr. Tutt's Liver Pills contain not a particle of Mer? cury, and can be taken at all times with perfect safety. Yazoo County, Miss., May 3,18?9. Dr. Wm. H. Tutt: I have beeu a martyr to Livei Complaint for three years, and after em? ploying; the best of doctors, and spending al? most all I was worth for different kinds of medicine, your agent induced me to try your Liver Pills. I have taken them regularly for several weeks, and have been so much benefit ted by them that I feel confident of a perfect cure. * I consider them the best Liver Medicine ever discovered. J. CRAPON. Dr. TutCs Hair Dye requires but a few minutes. If you feel dull, despondent, debilitated, have frequent headache, mouth tastes badly, poor appetite, aud tongue coated, you are suf? fering trom torpid liver, or "Biliousness.*f? Nothing will cure you so speedily and perma? nently as Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical. Discov? ery. _ t ^_ Have It Always at Hand.?Accidents will happen in the best regulated families, and for this reason, among many others, the Mustang Liniment should find ? place in the cupboard of every household. In all the world there is nothing comparable to it as an application for cuts, contusions, burns, spasms, and scalds, and when every other preparation that medical ingenuity can suggest has failed to afford relief in rheumatism, neuralgia, sore throat, glandu? lar swellings, muscular contractions, cramps, tootheache, ?!tc., this powerful anti-inflamma? tory and pain destroying agent immediately assuages the sufferer's agony and eventually accomplishes a radical cure. Probably there is not a connoiseur in horse llesh or an amateur horseman in the land who docs not know, ei? ther from personal observation or reports, that the Mustang Liniment is the supreme remedy for all external diseases and injuries of the horse. __ Sozodont. An article that is at once a teeth preserver and breath purifier, and yet so pleasant and convenient to use, its exceeding popularity does not surprise any one. Time has fully established tho fact that the Sozodont possesses these excel? lent qualities in an eminent degree. It has legit? imately acquired tho right to a position upon every toilet table. Spalding's Gluo, always up to sticking point, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUNTY. By A. O. Nortis, K*q., Probate Judge WHEREAS P. K. Norrie made suit to to me, to grant him Letters of Administration on the Estate and effects of Capt. William Sanders, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular tho kindred and creditors of tho said William Sanders, deceased, that they be and appear before mc in the Court of Probate, to he held at Anderson C. H., on Tuesday, tho 17th day of December, 1872, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if anv thev have, why the said Adminis? tration should not be granted. ,_ Given under my hand, this 2nd day of December, Anno Domini 1872. N0RRIg Judge of Probate. Deco, 1S72 ? 2