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To the Editor of the Plantation: An important question will soon come before the people of Georgia, and it is: Shall there be a stock law or not ? The bill leaves it to every county in the State to decide for itself, whether or not they are for such a law. It is a new and important questib^sprnngupon the people, and at first sight Jt looks like it would be decided against in every .county. Bnt there are so many good reasons "why there should be a stock law, we trust it will receive ItaTcareful consid? eration that, at: least, in counties peculiarly circumstanced, it may be adopted, and become the law. This question embpjoBB three promi? nent and inmgtitnt coosidemifos: 1. For thiprelejryatioh of tinjper. 2. To guara against expensive and insecure fencing, and$he;protection o~ffield crops; and, 3. The benefit it will be in improving all kinds of stock. I am out/snd out for the stock law, and shall proceed to state my reasons why. I cannot il? lustrate the destruction of timber better than what has been made known by statistical in? formation reported by "a committee" appoint? ed by the ''Beach Island Fanners' Club,'' gen? tlemen of the most practical and intelligent standing, to report on the propriety of enacting stock laws and abandoning the fencing of crops. In relation to the destruction of timber, it is said that, "The fences of the United States has cost more than the bouses, cities included; more than the ships, boats and vessels of every de? scription, Which sail the ocean, lakes and livers; more than our manufactories of all kinds, with their machinery; more than any one class of property, aside from our real es? tate, except it may be the railroads of our country." The report clearly shows how the matter stands, and to what a cost the farmers are put to?what a cost, to the country, is sustained by "the destruction of its timber for a few scrub stock of cattle and hog?, that are not worth io each neighborhood the cost of fencing a farm of three hundred acres." We shall now further extract from this valuable and interesting re? port, what is the actual cost of keeping up fencing. It seems fabulous to one that has ne/vsr-grvec thejBubject a consideration; but as tiie report -"has J>een made up from statistics which are facts, it will show how we are*going in this wholesale work of destruction, in utter ignorance as to the damage we are doing our? selves and to the country. The report goes on to say: "The usual form is the worm or zigzag fence, requiring about eight hundred rails to the mile, costing variously from one dollar to five dollars per hundred for timber, splitting, hauling, wearing fence-row and erecting. Perhaps two dollars per hundred would be a safe average es? timate. The amount of land covered by fencing and lost in the turning, not including the mar? gin too frequently surrendered on the fence-row to scrub bushes and briers, would be about three and one-third acres to the farm. "Our improved lands, apart from the build? ing, were worth (that is to say in South Caro? lina the estimate has been made] in 1850, not exceeding an average of ten dollars per acre, would scarcely average in market above $5 per acre'now. Estimating the improved lands of the State at this time as of the same extent as in 1850, we would have the following result from these calculations: 4,000,000 acres of unimproved lands, worth $20,000,000, inclosed by 100,000 miles of outside fencing, costing, for its original construction, $16,000,000, besides encumbering and rendering valueless 100,000 acres of land, worth $500,000." The duration of such fences vary from four to fifteen years, according to timber and other circumstances, apart from casualties of floods and fires. But the annual cost of repairs cannot be less than ten per cent., or $1,600,000, equivalent to a tax of forty cents an acre of all unimproved lands in the Stase, or eight per cent, of its value, be? ing just eight times the rated tax, State and county, wo will have to pay on the same prop? erty next* year. To this should be added at toast seven per cent, interest on the original cost, making the tax fifteen per cent., or seven-' ty-fivc cents per acre. Experience has estab? lished .that this tax is lighter than the damages that would result from insufficient fencing for protection. Yet, it is probable that all the stock permitted to run at.large in the State, for whose benefit this burdensome expenditure is exacted, if taken directly from their several ranges and sold in market, would scarcely real? ize the expenses of our fences, or even the half of it." Extravagant as these statements may appear, some years ago the cost of the fences in the United States were estimated by Burknap at more than twenty times the amount of specie in the country. I shall now make another extract from this report, showing the advantages in having to keep up stock, and will conclude by adding some opinions of my own : "In the first place, every farmer should en? deavor to procure and raise only fine stock, knowing it takes no more attention and food for fine stock than it does for scrub stock. His eows would be selected for their milking-qual ities, his sheep for their wool, or for their mut? ton, as he may desire, and his hogs for their weight and fattening qualities. Being com? pelled to keep them up, they would always be under his eyes and care ; hence, in breeding, the crosses deemed necessary could be selected, and soon, like in raising colts, particular slock, as may be deemed the best, would be chosen apd bred from. By so doing, a fewer number would give us more milk and butter, more wool and mutton, and more bacon and lard, than we now get from four to six times their numbers of roving, unmanageable stock, and all our uneasiness from theft, and being damaged and killed from getting into our neighbor's fields would be cast right off, as they would be iu their own pasture and inclosure. But the greatest advantage to be derived from this sys? tem is: 1. The improvement of the breed and qualities of our utock; and next, the benefit to our lands from the amount of manure they would furnish. With the European and North em farmers the effort now is, to increase the number of animals on the farm to the largest number that can be sustained for the purpose of making mauure." We have extracted largely from that able re? port, as it is made up from statistical facts, and it is well and proper that everyfarmer in Geor? gia should have the question presented before him, based on facts and figures. The opposers to this stuck law, in general, will be the persons who own the smallest number of stock, and the most inferior breed?such stock as are com? pelled to make their own living, and live off other people than their owners. To such, we confess it will become a hard law, for the range, as they term it, is their stock support. But the question is simply this: Must the timber of Georgia., now scarce and valuable, be wasted and destroyed to fence out a small number of stock that subsist on other people, and in other people's fields? Must farmers, where timber is scarce, be compelled to keep up expensive fen? cing to keep out a few stock running at large ? Must neighhoods be kept in strife and enmity on account of Block breaking into fields ? And must farmers be taxed in feeding the stock of their laborers? We say not, let there be a stock law, when there are so many cogent rea? sons for such a law. It may seem bard at first, until we get fixed for it, and see the benefits of it, but like all changes that take place, some experience is necessary in such changes before we fully understand and realize the advantages accruing from iMany farmers of the South complain of the impossibility of their raising steck, on account of their being stolen and made way with. Let such a law be passed, and the stock of every man will be known and seen by his neighbor; in short, his hand will be seen, and all claims iu the range be at an end, which was the nest-egg of many, that multi? plied and had no ending. I look upon such a law, as will lessen materially the crime of stock-stealing, and be the means of much peace and good neighborly feeling existing in every neighborhood, and will lead to a system of di? versified agriculture so essential to the prosperi? ty of the South. We trust the subject will receive the earnest consideration of the intelligent farmers of Geor? gia, and if it meets their approbation, they will discuss it freely with all who have not given it any thought. I am fully satisfied, in my own mind, that it is the best thing that can be done for the farming interest of Georgia; and if ever put in operation, its beneficial results will be felt and seen in not only the saving of timber, but in the improvement of our farming system. Jno. H. Dent. Another Ghost Story.?The Marietta Journal vouches for the authenticity and relia? bility of the following startling iucident: For some months, conductors, engineers and brakemen have been noticing, between Tilton and Alatooua, that when their respective freight trains would enter on to that portion of the track named, that their number would be rein? forced by an extra train hand, who, of course, the officers of the Western and Atlantic Rail? road cannot persuade to sign the "death war? rant." This individual appears suddenly ou top of the freight cars, takes a seat and remains there for many miles, and then the unknown brakesman disappears. Conductors, seeing him, have often went out to collect his fare, but on ncariug him, he would vanish like mist. One night an engineer on a freight train plainly saw the ghostly bral; j.-;man seated on top of the third car from his engine; he deter? mined to settle the vexed question as to who he was, and, accordingly, he left bis engine in charge of the fireman aud proceeded at once towards the mysterious object. The engineer approached cautiously, with both eyes fixed on the form of the man, but as he neared his ghosLship he gradually faded from view, leaving the engineer completely bewildered, but who still tried to unravel the suddenness of his dis? appearance by passing over the entire train and looking in every place which was capable of coucealiug a man, out nowhere wat the man visible. The engineer turned around in de? spair, and as he cast his eye toward his engine, which was swift in speed, there sat the object of his search, unterrified and full of life, on the same identical spot where he first discovered him. It was all incomprehensibly strange and unaccountable to the engineer, but his intrepid courage never failed him, and he again went towards him and as he approached, again the apparition dissolved itseif into nothing. The engineer passed on to his engine and ou looking back, there sat perched upon the box car the same unknown being, where he remained until the train had left many miles in the distance, I then his ghostship disappeared, and returned, probably,*to re-enact on the next passing train ! the same seances. His appearance on the top of the train has become a matter of indifference among the , railroad men, and all effort to find out who he is, has ceased. Some say that it must be the spirit of an unfortunate brakesman who was killed while in the performance of his duties and whose love for the avocation while living, i forces his discontented spirit back to the same pursuit. The Lee Memorial.?General W. N. Pen dleton, President of the Lee Memorial Associ? ation, has issued an address calling for contri? butions for placing a suitable memorial of Gen? eral R. E. Lee over his remains, which rest be? neath the chapel of Washington and Lee Uni? versity, at Lexitigton, Virginia. At the suggestion of Mrs. Lee, the Associa? tion selected as the design of the memorial a sarcophagus with a full sized, recumbent figure of General Lee, to be cut from the purest mar? ble. A contract has been made with Mr. Valen? tine, a Richmond sculptor, for the preparation and erection of this memorial, and the cast of the work in plaster has been already comple? ted. General Pendleton says : "In its very im? pressive likeness to our beloved commander the figure is admirable, and the entire work, as a specimen of art, is in every way worthy of its great subject." It seems that means are now needed to ena? ble Valentine to go forward and put his beauti? ful conception into marble. The total cost of the work undertaken by the Association will be $20,000. Of this amount $5,000 have been already contributed by those anxious to do honor to General Robert E. Lee. Fifteen thousand dollars are yet required to complete the memorial. The Lee Memorial Association endorses the recommendation of the Army of Northern Vir? ginia that "for the purpose of assuring and expediting the completion of this noble work of art, to be placed as a fitting token of a whole people's love and homage above the ashes of their dead hero, we commend to the ladies of the South to hold memorial meetings on the next anniversary of the birth of General R. E. Lee (Monday, 20th January, 1S73,) and to take such measures as to thum seem best for collecting money on that day to be especially appropriated to the decoration of his tomb by the erection of the sarcophagus." It is sug? gested that an organized effort be made upon the day named to raise the money needed by private contributions, fairs, suppers, concerts, or lectures. The particular means to be re? sorted to in each locality is left to the discre? tion of the ladies. ? The bravest man yet discovered is a fellow who heard a noise in the cellar, arid, carefully avoiding disturbing his wife, crept out r-> the roof with a pistol and remained there all i,.ght. ? Why is the sluggard told to go to the ant to "learn a lesson of industry? Because he can there recline upon a mossy bank and observe the ways of the diligent insect at his leisure, and without fatigue. ? An exchange announces on the death of a lady, that she "lived fifty years with her hus? band, and died in confident hope of a better life." The Deficiency Tax. In the House of Representatives, yesterday, the consideration of the clause of the report of the Committee of Ways and Means levying a tax of five mills, to cover deficiencies, was re? sumed. Mr. Crittenden, of Greenville, favored the levy, with the proviso that the per diem and mileage of members should be included in the deficiencies, and liquidated amongst the first claims to be presented. General W. H. Wallace, member from Union County, spoke with point and effect, showing and disclaiming factious opposition. He knew that taxes are necessary; but as discreet legislators, they had not the requisite data upon which to determine the amount that should be raised. He had no purpose to embarrass the present administra? tion, but stood ready to aid it to the extent of his power, according to his own discretion. South Carolina needs friends, capital and the vigorous application of muscle, and he wished heartily that they could be procured. It was a capital error in the recent legislation to pass bills without having explicit and sufficient in? formation. Excessive taxation is robbery.? Levy just what may be necessary, but no more. Preliminary to this, correct estimates must be used. Correct information can only be pro? cured from official statements. In examining the figures in the Governor's message, and pre? sented to the House by the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, we find $300, 000 put down for public printing. A circular placed upon their tables a few days since, by a f>ublishing house, contained in the list of pub ications 5,000 copies of the Ku Klux trials. The printers had no more right to publish them than the New Testament. The Constitu? tion provides for certain publications. They are specifically mentioned, and such as are not mentioned are necessarily excluded. The House of Representatives can go no further than to exercise the power of attorney for the State. It can do no more. If a man makes a contract with the House which it is not authorized to make, he cannot claim its fulfilment. There are no means really of knowing the amount ac? tually due. Again, several volumes of statutes are mentioned. The printing of these is whol? ly unauthorized. Anything of this sort must come under the bead of extraordinary expenses, and be provided for as such. Furthermore, we have the item of bills receivable. Are they legitimate expenses? What are they, and what do they represent? Mr. Wallace was ready to provide for all rightful deficiencies. But let us first ascertain them correctly, and in that way get a satisfactory basis upon which a levy of tax may be made to provide for them. Mr. Meetze, of Lexington, followed in a good speech, sustaining the same position substan? tially as Gen. Wallace. He snowed the differ? ence between the public and private property. A legislator, as a man, might do what he dared not venture to do in his legislative or represen? tative capacity. He could not use the same freedom with the people's money as with his own. He considered the matter of the public debt, and the necessity of providing for the payment of interest on it. It, too, was an un? defined sum. All these matters should be fully reported upon, and presented in tangible shape, before they could legislate in any satisfactory way upon them.?Phoenix, 12th inst. Never Tempt a Man. The late John Trumbull, when a boy, resided with his father, Governor Trumbull, at his res? idence in Lebanon, Connecticut, in the neigh? borhood of the Mohegans. The government of this tribe was hereditary in the family of the celebrated Uncas. Among the heirs to the chieftainship was an Indian named Zachary, wbo, though a brave man and an excellent hunter, was as drunken and worthless au Indi? an as could well be found. . By the death of intervening heirs, Zachary found himself enti? tled to the royal power. In this moment the better genius of Zachary assumed sway, and he reflected seriously : "How can such a drunken wretch as I am aspire to be chief of this noble tribe? What will my people say? How shall the shades of my glorious ancestors look down indignant upon such a successor ? Can I suc? ceed to the great Uncas ? Aye?I will drink no more!" And he solemnly resolved that henceforth he would drink nothing stronger than water ; and he kept bis resolution. Zachary succeeded to the rule of his tribe. It was usual for the Governor to attend at the annual election in Hartford, and it was custom? ary for the Mohegau chief also to attend, and on his way stop and dine with the Governor. John, the Governor's son, was but a boy, and on one of the occasions at the festive board occurred a scene which I will give in Trum bull's own words: "One day the mischievous thought struck me to try the sincerity of the old man's temper? ance. The family were seated at dinner, and there was excellent home brewed aje on the table. I thus addressed the old chief: 'Zach? ary, this beer is very fine; will you not taste it?' The old man dropped his knife, and leaned foward with a stern intensity of expres? sion, and his fervid eyes, sparkling with angry indignation, were fixed upon me. 'John,' said he, 'you don't know what you are doing. You are serving the devil, boy! Do you know that I am an Indian ? If I should taste your beer, I should never stop till I got rum, and I should become again the same drunken, contemptible wretch your father remembers me to have been ! John, never again while you live tempt a man to break a good resolution.' "Socrates never uttered a more valuable pre? cept. Demosthenes could not have given it a more solemn eloquence. I was thunderstruck. My parents were deeply affected. They looked at me, and then turned their gaze upon the venerable chieftain with awe and respect. They afterward frequently reminded me of the scene, and charged me never to forget it. He lies buried in the royal burial place of his tribe, near the beautiful falls of the Yantic, in Nor? wich, on lands now owned by my friend, Calvin Goddard, Esq. I visited the place lately, and above his mouldering remains repeated to my? self the inestimable lesson." The Canscs of Decay In Teeth. On this subject, Dr. S. P. Cutler writes to the American Journal of Dental Science: Without proper physical exercise, digestion is imperfect, and in consequence every function is impared, the secretions of the mouth becom? ing, as a general thing, acid in character, which causes early destruction of the imperfect devel? oped dentures, the teeth decaying frequently before fairly erupted. Let us examine into the food of children at the present day. Instead of the good, whole? some, substantial food of former times, the most refined flour is used, and bolted meal, all kinds of tubers and fruits must be peeled clean, so as not to leave a trace of the mineral ele? ment on them. The dishes must be highly seasoned and elaborate in numbers, appetizing dishes must be brought into requisition, in order to tempt khe incapacitated stomach to take in what it cannot dispose of in a healthy manner. In this way the enfeebled stomachs are overtasked ; in consequence, half-digested food is conveyed into the bowels, frequently ending in bowel complaints and other disorders; in consequence, doctors' stuff must be taken to do what, nature should do. This poorly as? similated food has to build and repair the tis? sues, and it necessarily does the work imper? fectly, the hard tissues being the greatest Buflerers of all. The confinement within doors of children, and young females especially, and want of suf? ficient fresh air and out-door exercise in our cities and large towns, where the rooms are not properly ventilated, is another fruitful cause of badly decayed bones aud teeth, which have been referccl to already. The bad and impure air of large towns, where a large amount of coal is consumed, and a corresponding amount of carbonic acid form? ed and given up to the atmosphere, besides what is furnished by decomposition of filth and respiration, together with other noxious gases, has an important bearing upon the pres? ent subject. The system of education of the fashionable boarding-school is wrong in the extreme. The poor laborers on the plantation, and mechanics that have to take constant physical exercise, with plenty of good, plain and substantial food ?including the negroes of the South?all have better teeth on an average, than the wealthier and more luxuriant. One striking proof of what I have stated is, that when negro women are brought from the cotton and corn fields to serve as cooks and waiters about the houses of the wealthy, both on the plantations and in towns, these same negroes and their offspring, have bad teeth, as a rule, all owing maiuly to change of diet and habits.generally, their la? bors being less physical than while in. the fields. Change of the Fence Law. A bill, as we understand, has been introduced into the House by Mr. Joseph Crews, more fa? miliarly known as Uncle Joe, which contem? plates a complete alteration iu our fence law. It has not often been our privilege to endorse anything emanating from Uncle Joe. We are glad to do so now. The novelty of the thing adds zest to it. We may never again be placed in so fortunate a position, and we hasten to take advantage of it. The purpose of the bill is to entirely upset the old order of things and institute a new one. As the law now stands a farmer must fence in bis crop and fence out his own and his neighbor's cattle. The bill of Mr. Crews proposes that the cattle and stock shall be fenced iu. It is a good idea. In fact, some such law has become almost a necessity on account of the scarcity of timber in" the country. The first and main object aimed at is tbe saving of expense in the building of fences.? From the statistics furnished in the census of 1850, it has been shown that the cost of the fencing then iu existence in the State amount? ed to $16,000,000. It is probable that the out? lay is greater still at the present day. Four fifths of this enormous and useless expense can be avoided if every man is required to keep up his cattle and other stock. The beneficent ef? fects of such a law have been experienced in Virginia. In that State perhaps the greater portion of the fencing had been destroyed by the soldiers during the war. The woodlands were also laid waste, and there was no way in which the fences could be restored, except at a cost which would have been ruinous. A law similar to the one proposed by the bill of Mr. Crews was made, and it has worked ad? mirably. That section of country round about Manassas, which was entirely devastated in the way of fences and of woodlands by the armies of both sections, is said now to be the most prosperous part of the State. There are num? bers of fine plantations in this State which are now comparatively worthless on account of the scarcity of rail-timber. If the bill proposed by Mr. Crews be passed, these will be worth as much as they ever were, and perhaps more. In many instances the necessity of fencing 'u an actual bar to agricultural operations. To fence a place^costs more than the place itself. We have not yet seen a copy of the bill of Mr. Crews, but we are informed that it is based upon the similar law now in force in Virginia, and presume that it is correct in every particu? lar.?South Carolinian. Homicide in* Lancaster.?From a private source we learn that on Thursday night last II. J. Hickson was shot an instantly killed in Lan? caster village by D. J. Carter, Esq., editor of the Lancaster Ledger. The circumstances, as we got them, are these: On the said evening Mr. Carter, being at his home, was attracted by the furious barkiug of his watch dog, and by the efforts of the animal to get over into the lot where his wood pile was. Being satisfied that there was somebody stealing wood, (which had been for some time a source of great an? noyance to him,) ne hailed several times, b:it without getting any response. He then stepped back into the house and got his pistol. Upon going out again with the pistol in his hand, the party at the wood pile began to move off rapid? ly. Mr. Carter called to him to stop, aud the summons not being obeyed, fired four shots in rapid succession. At the fourth shot he heard the party fall, and upou going to him found that it was his neighbor, H. J. Hickson, and that he was shot through the heart. Our in? formant states that the deceased had an arm full of wood; to which he clunt/cven in death. To our friend of the Ledger we tender our deepest sympathy in his misfortune. For, though the killing may be ever so excusable or justifiable in the eye of the law, it is a griev ious misfortune for a man to have to hear about with him through life the blood of a fellow man.? Chester Reporter. - m ? m The Ku Kutx Prisoners.?Attorney-Gene? ral Williams has written a letter to Gov. Scott, of South Carolina, regarding the Ku Klux prison? ers, in which he says: "In my judgment it is not only impracticable, but improper to grant an indiscriminate pardon to the citizens of York and Chester counties, who have been convicted of violating the enforcement act, or to any persons described only by the locality in which they reside or designated as a class of offenders against the laws of the United States. Separate applications for pardons ought to be made by, or on behalf of each of said persons, stating substantially the circumstances of his crime and the conviction. When such an ap? plication is made it will be considered without delay, and as favorably as the President's sense of justice will permit." ? A law has just gone into effect in Illinois, which authorizes the appointment of guardians for habitual drunkards. A jury decides the the question-/>f the untitness of the drunkard to administer his affairs, a notice being served on the party to the effect that an application has been made to thJP Court, after the serving of which he is debarred from transferring his property prmakingnny valid contracts. ? The New York Tribune editorially states that the daughters of tbe late Mr. Grceley are unwilling, under any circumstances, that the plan of a subscription for their benefit should bo carried out; but will not object to any tes? timonial to the memory of their father. It is proposed to build a printers' monument to Greeley._. CAROLINA NATIONAL BAM of r COLUMBIA, S. C CAPITAL STOCK PAID IN, $.100,000. Board of Directors: L. D. Cuii.ps, Pres., . .Tno. T. Darry, J. W. Parker, Vice Pres., 11. ME. Wallach, C. I). Mki.ton, .Solicitor, Jno. S. Wilky, R. O'Nkalk, jr., K. Horn. W. B. GULICK, Cashier. C. J. Irkdku., Ass't. Cashier. IX addition to the ordinary anil usual busi? ness of Bunking, the Carolina National Rank of Columbia, S. C, issues Interest-bear? ing Certificates for any amount, payable on demand, and bearing SEVEN per cent, inter? est from dale, interest collectable every six months, if the Certificate has not been previ? ously presented. Deposits in gold rocoived on same terms, and interest paid in kind. Depos tors have all the advantages of A. SAVINGS 13 A. IV It, And Ih? safety of their deposits is guaranteed by a paid-rrp.civpital. of "Three Hundred Thou? sand Dollars. Porsons having funds which they wish to invest temporarily, will find this a safe means of investment, returnable upon ?jemand, and always ready for use should a more profitable investment oiler. Remittances may be niado by Kxpress, and Certificates will be returned by mail without dclav. Columbia, S. C, Nov. 23, 1S72. ^l-3m 1 GRAND DISPLAY OF FALL ?ND WINTER GOODS AT c, a. mm ITAKE great pi erasure in an? nouncing to my friends, and the public generally, that I have I just returned from New York, and opened one of the most complete and attractive Stock of Goods to be found in the up-country, consist? ing in part of DRY GOODS, Of the most desirable qualities. FANCY GOODS and NOTIONS, To suit the most fastidious. THE BEST GBGGEHIES, Of all descriptions. Custom^Made Boots and Shoes, :For everybody. Ladies' and Gents' Hats. READY - MADE CLOTHING, In great variety. A FULL LINE OF Crockery and Glassware, Hard? ware and Cutlery. IRON, Wooden "Ware, AND BUGGY MATERIAL. In fact, almost anything to be found in a first-class up-country Store. I will not be undersold by any house in town. My Goods will be cheerfully shown, and comparison in prices and quality is respectfully solicited. Thankful for the liberal patron? age heretofore bestowed upon me by my Anderson friends, I solicit a continuance of the same. O. A.. EEED. Sept 26, 1872 12 GEO. S. HACKER Door, Sash and Blind Factory, Charleston, S. C. THIS is as LARGE and COMPLETE a Factory as there is in the South. All work manufactured at the Factory in this city. The only Houso owned and managed bv a* Caroli? nian in this city. Send for price list. Address ^ i ?*EO. S. HACKER, Post Oftlee Box 170, Charleston, S. C. Factory and Warorooms on King street, op? posite Cannon street, on the line of City Rail? way. Nov 7, 1872 IS ly M. OOLDSMITIt. P. KIND GOLDSMITH & KIND, FOUNDERS & MACHINISTS, (PHCENIX IRON W011KS,) COLU3IBIA, S. C, MANUFACTURERS of Steam Engines, of all sizes; Horse Powers, Circular and Mulcy Saw Mills, Flour Mills, Grist and Sugar Cane Mills.'Oniamental House and Store Fronts, Cast Iron Railings of every sort, including graveyards, residences, &c. Agricultural Implements, Brass nnd Iron Castings of all kinds made to order on short notice, and on tlie most reasonable terms. Also, manufacturers of Cotton Presses, &c. May'T8, 1871 40 ly WILLIAMS, BIENIE & CO., Commission Merchants. 65 Beaver Street, and 20 Exchange Place, Neve York. GEO; W. WILLIAMS & CO., Wholesale Grocers, Ban&ers, and Cotton Factors, Cliarlostou, S. O. June 27, 1872 51 6m AT PRIVATE SALE. THAT desirable property owned by Mrs. M. A. MORRIS, situated on Boundary* street, near the Episcopal Church, consisting of a DWELLING HOUSE of six rooms and pan trv, on a high basement, with all necessary out? buildings. The hot contains Jour acres, inclu? ding an excellent Orchard, Vegetable and Flower Gardens. For further information ap? ply to Mr. A. B. Towers at Anderson C. II. A Piano also for sale. Nov 21, 1872 20_5? Notice of Final Settlement. THE undersigned hereby ^ives notice that . ho will apply to A. O. Norris, Esq., Probat? i .Judge, on Tuesday, the 7th day.of January I next, for a Final Settlement of the Estate of ! H. E. Campbell, deceased, and for letters I of dismission from the same. All claims under seal against said Estate will he presented to A. <?. Norris, Esq., on or before the day of final settlement. JOHN T. SLOAN, Adm'r. Dec 5, 187S 22 5 1 READ THIS! THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER HAS PASSED. WHEN YOU SELL TOUR COTTON, CALL AT THE SIGN OP WATSON & BRO. AND SEE If You Owe Us Anything! EITHER FOR GOODS or GUANO, AND if you do, my advice to you is to pay up in lull and take a clear receipt, as the business of the linn must and shall be wound up. To those who bought the celobrated "Wynn Gin," don't let the time pass. We have to meet our bills wheu they lall due, and you must do likewise. We still have a small stock of DRY GOODS, A full line of GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, BAGGING, MACKEREL, TIES, CHEESE. HARDWARE, BACON, ?fcc, Ac, &c. JOHN B. WATSON", Survivor of Watson & Bro. Oct 10, 1S72 14 TBE SUBSCRIBER has just returned from Balti? more and New York, with a large and well selected stock of FALL and WINTER GOODS, and if you want a In Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Shoes, Hardware, Hats,'Crockeryware, Clothing, Millinery and Groceries, call*at my And I will guarantee that I will sell you some? thing, as my Goods and Prices will suit you, aud no mistake. P. K. McCULLY, Sign of the Bargain Store, North Side Public Square. Sept 19, 1S72 11 Important to the Ladies! Ladies, you can save Money, Time and Health by buying the IMPROVED SILENT FEED Wheeler & Wilson SEWING MACHINE. IT runs lighter and is less complicated than any lock-stitch Machine now in the mar? ket. 100,000 more Family Machines in use than of any other make. Every Machine guaranteed, anil instructions given at tho house of the pur? chaser, free of charge. Office at Waverly Hotel, Anderson C. H. * J. M. GLANCY, Agent. PURSLEY A: TRUMP, General Agents, Augusta, Ga. July 4, 1872 52 4 CAROLINA LIFE INSURANCE COM, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. ASSETS, - $1,100,000. -o HON. JEFFERSON DAVIS, President. GEN. WADE HAMPTON, Vice President, and Superintendent of Atlantjo Department, J. D, KENNEDY, State Agent, WM. S. BROWN, Agent for Anderson County, Dr. P. A. WILHITE, Medical Examiner. Among its Directors are somo of the first business men of the country. We guarantee honesty of management?i. e., speedy settle? ment of losses. Sept 12, 1S72 10 TOBACCO ! TOBACCO! THE undersigned keens constantly on hand a full supply of Chewing and Smoking TOBACCO of various brands, which will be sold by tho package or retail. I will sell by the package at Factory prices. Dealers in To? bacco would do well to call at the West End of the Benson House and examine my stock. All Tobacco and stamps warranted. I also keep a supply of Tobacco at James A, Drake's, 12 miles south of Anderson. The purest LIQUORS are kept at my estwh; llshment, including Brandy, Whiskey, <fec. The Waverly House Rar is again open for the accommodation of the public. T. J. LEAK. Sept 2?, 1S72 12_ HORSES and MULES. IHEREBY notify my friends and patrons that I have located myself at Anderson C. H. for the Winter months, and will keen constantly on hand a number of Horses and Mules adapted to the market. I will also re-* ceive orders, to be filled on short notice. Por-r sons desiring to purchase will do well to call on me before buving elsewhere. D. C. CUNNINGHAM, Nov 14, 1S73 1U 3m?