The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, February 13, 1873, Image 2
ANDERSON C. H., S, C.
THURSDAY MORNING, FEB. 13; 1873.
iZS?" All advertisements from Executors, Ad?
ministrators and other Fiduciaries, and all
Citations for Letters of Administration, must be
paid for in advance from and after this date.
February 1,1873.
Jte^ The.Rlitor of .the Intelligencer having
been called -to Charleston on bnsiness connec?
ted-, with-?tbe Masonic fraternity, will account
for the scarcity of local news in this issue. He
will be at his post next week, and will doubt?
less endeavor to make up for lost time.
The House resolution to adjourn sine
die on Saturday, the 15th instant, was laid on
the table in the Senate.
, JST Persons holding school claims for the
fiscal year 1872, will find something of interest
to them in onr advertising columns.
2R
Persons who have not paid their taxes
will see by to-day's paper that Friday the 14th
instant is the last day on which they can pay
without having the penalty attached. Pay up
and save trouble.
We invite the attention of the farmers
of Anderson County to the advertisement of |
Pollard & Co., of Augusta, <5a_, agents for the
Sea Fowl Goano. Those who gave this fertili?
zer a trial last year were highly pleased with
results.. B. F. Crayton & Sons are the agents
at this place. ? ?
; We are informed by our Connty Treas
urer that 4833-. ;persons have paid, their taxes
up. .to.yesterday, which leaves about 600 names
on the books unpaid. The. Treasurer thinks
f?lly, 300 of these haver left the State. This
of course, leaves only 300 delinquents, The
amount collected is $65,160.57.
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Messrs. D. F. Fleming & Co.,- of|
Charleston, wholesale dealers in boots and
^lipes, ask the attention .of merchants to their
large, and attractive stock. This house is too
obi and favorably known to. need commenda?
tion from us*. B lying their goods direct from
the>. manufacturers, they are enabled to offer
extra inducement to purchasers. See adver?
tisement. ' . ?
86*r* Mr. Joseph Crews, of Laurens, intro?
duced a. bjji into the Legislature last week to
make drunkenness an indictable offence, pun?
ishable with fine and imprisonment. If he can
succeed in arresting the progress of this great
and growing evil., by legislative enactment or
otherwise, he will deserve and receive the
thanks of every good citizen in the State. It
will be remembered that he was the ehampion
in the lower House- of the bill to abolish the
present Fence Law. Joseph's- head] seems- to j
be getting "level.*
"VGIF During the past four or five years a
great marry people have left Anderson County
and gone West?the greater number ?to Texas.
A goodly nurabijr are returning, completely
disgusted.- They report that riches are just as
deep down in the ground; out there as in South
Carolina, and that a dollar to double itself re
qoires just as much nursing. Here is- the evil
with many of our young men. Tbey seek
something easy, a way of making money
without labor. It can't be done. "By the
sweat of thy brow," was the Deity's fiat. It
cannot be reversed.
The President has pardoned Eli Ross
Stewart and Robert Hayes Mitchell of this
State, who had been convicted as Ku Klux,
and were in the Albany Penitentiary. It
believed that nearly all of tho Ku Klux pris?
oners, who are confined in prison, will be par?
doned within a very short time, and particular?
ly those of the more'ignorant class, convicted
for crimes of that character. The. government j
will, however, prosecute vigorously all new
instances of Ku Klux persecution} and should
additional cases arise, the Executive and De?
partment of Justine would regard, with great
disfavor, all.appeals for mercy or leniency.
A bill ban been introduced into the
Legislature lo prov ide forthe compulsory educa?
tion of all children between the ages of six and
sixteen years. Tue . bill provides that all pa"
rents or guardians of children between the ages
of six and sixteen years, residing within two
miles of a school, and not bodily or mentally
disabled, who shall fail to cause their attend?
ance at school for at least six months in each
year* shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction, shall be imprisoned not
lern than one mon :h, nor more thau six months,
or fined not less thin fifty dollars, nor more than
one hundred dollars, at the discretion of the
court. The school commissioner is made the
officer to enforce the provisions of the act.
ffS?* President Grant .has intimated that
after the business of Congress was over, he
should, in company with the members of bis
Cabinet, make an extended Southern tour,
proceeding to New Orleans via Richmond,
Raleigh, Columbia, Charleston, Savannah,
Montgomery and Mobile. From New Orleans
be would probably proceed North as far as
Memphis, cross over to Chattanooga, and is
undecided as yet whether he will return to
Washington via Kuoxville or Nashville and
Louisville. This swinging around the South?
ern circle is intended as an earnest of the good
will to be inaugurated with his second term,
and a desire to conciliate the Sou th by friendly
deeds.
Attention is called to the advertisement
of W. P. Russell and D. A. J. Sullivan. It
will be seen that these gentlemen have formed
a copartnership for the purpose of contracting
in bnilding and house carpentry generally.
They are now erecting extensive and substan?
tial additions to the present large manufactur?
ing establishment. They are prepared to furn?
ish plans and specifications at very moderate
charges, and will contract to erect buildings in
any part of the State. In addition they are
erecting heavy machinery for manufacturing
frame buildings for shipment to any part of
the country, and will erect the same by con?
tract. The manufacture of building material
will be conducted by Mr. W. P. Russell, under
the firm name of W. V RumcII & Co.
Editorial Correspondence.
Columbia, Feb. 7,1S73.
> A short letter from this point may^not-prove
uninteresting to the readerspf the Intelligencer.
Arriving here yesterday afternoon, I took up
quarters at the Wheeler House, the new and
elegant structure which has been recently
thrown open to the traveling public, and which
is receiving ? large share of public patron?
age at this time. It is well arranged and
admirably furnished, and the table is sup?
plied with tempting food, generously and nice?
ly prepared. One objection is apparent, how?
ever, and will undoubtedly, detract from the
popularity of this establishment. I refer to the
fact that many of the rooms are too small and
badly ventilated, which will make against the
house as warmer weather approaches.
In company with a friend, I paid a visit to
the Lunatic Asylum this morning. We were
kindly received by Drs. Ensoir and Sloan, who
made our visit quite pleasant and instructive.
The interior arrangements of the main building
have been much improved during the last year
or two, notwithstanding the financial embar?
rassments of the institution, and there is a
cheerful air pervading its rooms and corridors
that cannot fail to exert a beneficial influence
upon the unfortunate inmates. Among the
present improvements, we were shown the fur?
naces for heating the male department, which
are now just completed. They are four in num?
ber, situated beneath the corners of the build?
ing, and amply sufficient to heat the various
rooms above, which are used for the general
purposes of the inmates. In the female de?
partment, dumb waiters are bsing constructed
in each wing, to supply the food for each ward,
so that the particular classes will hereafter ob?
tain their meals in separate dining rooms. The
present arrangement is not well adapted, as the
inmates are brought together from every ward
in a common dining-room, and one can see at
a glance that this does not promote the success?
ful treatment of the various cases, especially
where the patient is easily excited by adverse
surroundings, as is the fact in many instances.
Other desigus for improvement and convenience
are constantly being made, and shows conclu?
sively the fitness and capacity of Dr. Ensor for
the peculiar government of this humane insti?
tution. His assistant, Dr. Henry X. Sloan,
manifests an unusual aptitude for his position,
and is thoroughly devoted to the responsible
charge be has undertaken. He is a native of
Anderson, as many of our readers are aware,
and his success is gratifying to old friends and
acquaintances.
On leaving the Asylum, we went directly to
the State House, where the law-makers are con?
gregated, and where bedlam occasionally reigns
supreme. To-day has been one of the quiet
days, although several interesting topics were
under discussion. Our Senator and Represen?
tatives afforded us an opportunity for quiet ob?
servation of the proceedings in both Houses.
In the Senate, not much business of importance
was transacted, but that body keeps steadily at
work, and is comparatively grave and dignified.
A bill to aid and encourage manufactures, lib?
eral and enlightened in its policy, elicited some
discussion while we were present, but the stu?
pid partizanship of several Scuators prevented
its immediate passage, although the friends of
the bill hope for better results. In the House,
the most interesting business was the discus?
sion of a bill to increase the salaries of Supreme
and Circuit Judges. The presence of several
of these dignitaries upon the floor, engaged in
lobbying for its passage, bad the effect of dis?
gusting many members, including a large num?
ber of Republicans, and the enacting clause of
the bill was stricken out by an overwhelming
vote. It is a healthy indication, in my judg?
ment, and shows that some regard is being paid
to the platform and pledges of last summer.
Hon. H. A. Meetze, of Lexington, the Chair?
man of the Judiciary Committee, made a tem?
perate and able speech in opposition to the bill,
and elicited warm encomiums upon his effort
even from political opponents. Timothy Hur?
ley, of Charleston, likewise spoke to the ques?
tion, and humorously castigated the Judges
who were engaged in'the disreputable business
of pressing its' passage.
Another phase of the proceeding to-day, of
particular interest to our readers, was the pas?
sage of the amendment to the charter of the
town of Anderson, providing for the taxation
of personal property, to which was added a
further amendment by Representative Cocbran,
which inaugurates the system of cumulative
voting in our town elections. The following
words embrace this feature of the bill, viz:
"And that in every election for Wardens of said
town, every qualified voter shall, if he so de?
sires, be allowed to vote under the system of
cumulative voting; that is, in such ratio as he
may see fit, as for example, he may cast the
whole number of his votes for one of the said
Wardens, or he may cast three votes for one
and one vote for another of the said Wardens,
or two votes for one and two . votes for the
other of said Wardens." So, if the Senate
concurs in this amendment, we are to have
minority representation in our Towu Coun
cil. In my humble opinion, this system
will prove valuable, if properly carried out,
and I trust its successful operation in An?
derson will yet further the adoption of this
measure in other and more important elections)
as for instance in choosing members to the
House of Representatives, whereby the minor?
ity in our State might secure a voice in the
representation from any County, and which
could not fail to prove beneficial to the entire
State. As an experiment, therefore, our people
should endeavor to elicit good from the pro?
posed feature in our charter.
Many improvements are progressing in about
Columbia. Among the latest, wo were highly
pleased with the artistic front of Wearn &
Hix's photographic gallery, which is a decided
ornament to the locality, and bears evidence of
the recognized taste of these well-known gen?
tlemen, who are au fait in art matters, and be?
sides are clever, whole-souled fellows.
I leave for Charleston in the morning, and
will remain there four or five days.
J. A. H.
? Among the recent patents granted by the
patent office, as published in the Scientific
American, is a gin filing machine, invented by
Lewis Mouroe Asbil, Ridge, S. C. The in?
vention consists in providing the file-holders
of a gin saw filing machine with certain hinged
plates, file plates, spring plates and Mides,
whereby the whole operation of sharpening is
made more uniform, the necessary time cur?
tailed and the whole operation greatly facilita?
ted.
Importance of Latin and Greek.
As great mental disciplines, and as lying at
the foundation of thorough scholarship, the
Latin and Greek languages are of first impor?
tance, and even indispensable. Immediately
after the late war, the limited resources of our
people led many to seek for their children what
is called a. practical education, i. e., such as with
their limited means would enable them to cope
with the difficulties of the times. The military
schools of the country had to some extent be?
fore the war inaugurated the idea of an accom?
plished education without the aid of Greek and
Latin. The practical sciences, English litera
[ iure, with the living languages, French, Ger?
man, &c., were considered a curriculum abun?
dantly qualifying a young man for the business
und intercourse of life. Since the war this
idea has become more popular still. This and
the late rapid development of the practical
seiences, inventions and discoveries has greatly
fostered the idea of a completed education
without the ancient languages. But just a
moment's thought on the subject will show
that this is nof only an impossibility, but must
greatly deteriorate the standard of literaturein
our country and greatly cripple the true pro?
gress of the sciences themselves. It is a singu?
lar fact that all the modern sciences have in?
vested themselves in a nomenclature drawn
almost exclusively from Greek and Latin. Nor
is; this a mere scaffolding, to be taken down
hereafter. It is a terminalogy permanently
and irrevocably, incorporated into the very
structure of modern learning. Just so far as
any of the technicalities of science are trcly
e'tpressive of its ideas, they become the most
enduring of human monuments. To have any
intelligent idea of these technicalities, and of
course to catch the precise conception they are
intended to convey, the learner or scientific
scholar must know the elements of their com?
position ; in other words, he must know some?
thing of the Greek and Latin from which they
are taken. It is:, indeed, very true that use
and application very soon explain the signifi?
cation of newly coined terms, and they imrae
d'ately become current and popular. But it is
c ear that if our knowledege of the meaning
or' terms should depend upon their popular use,
we should not only be liable to be continually
mislead as to what they really meant, but the
terras themselves might be perfectly arbitrary.
Tne servants about a great boarding school
k iow about as well as the teachers and scholars
themselves what "calisthenics" means in its use
and practice; but for that sort of knowledge of
it, it might as well be spelled backwards, sein
ethsilac.
This anglicising process is going on now
more rapidly than in former years, so that it is
becoming more and more out of reach to be a
perfect scholar without a knowledge of those
languages which the taste and discrimination
of scientists are constantly incorporating into
our English tougue. It is very remarkable
how much the educated mind is inclined to
honor those great languages which first nursed
literature and now adorn and enrich it. The
id ;a of a young lady having a good knowledge
of Botany, Zoology, Physiology, Chemistry or
A itrunotny, without some knowledge of the
languages which give them their very names,
ar:d out of which their whole technicology is
taken, is absurd. Botany might as well be
called Astronomy, so far as the name, the ve?
hicle of the idea, is concerned.
But besides this incorporation of the ancient
languages into the sciences, they are still more
deeply imbedded in all our English literature?
our own mother tongue is wrapped up in them.
Archdeacon Trench shows that out of 100
words in ordinary English composition, 30 are
of Latin origin, a much smaller proportion of
Greek. He compares the English language to
a human body, of which the Anglo-Saxon are
thu bone and sinew, the Latin the muscle or
fie )h that gives symmetry and beauty, the
Greek other finishing parts of the contour. The
powerful words of our language, those which
are associated with our childhood, our homes
and our affections, are Anglo-Saxon, as father,
mother, husband, wife, brother, Bister, house,
cat, dog, horse, cow, meat, drink, air, water,
sky, tree, heat, cold, &c. The ornamental part
of our language is chiefly Latin. It is impos?
sible, therefore, to comprehend the English
tongue without a knowledge of the ancient
languages. It is greatly to be desired that pa?
rents and teachers should not deny to the fe?
male portion of our population these great
elements of all learning and accomplishments.
It is impossible to secure intellectual accom?
plishment without them. But as disciplines,
they are perhaps still more desirable. *
Treatment of Meningitis.?The following
card, addressed "to the medical profession," is
published in the Atlanta papers by Dr. J. J.
Kr ott, who, in answer to numerous inquiries,
gives a synoptical statement of his treatment
of this terrible disease, thereby enabling the
profession to employ this treatment during the
present epidemic in this and adjoining States.
Dr. Knott states that this treatment should not
be employed by any one but a skillful physi
! cian, as to such this communication is address?
ed- Persons reading it are requested to show
it '? their family physicians. Papers generally
are asked to copy the card :
to the medical profession.
The following treatment which has been
employed by me since the winter of 1862-'63,
witn uniform success in all cases where the
treatment has been instituted within twenty
four hours after the development of the prom?
inent symptoms: In the first place discard all
id<;ns of this disease being an inflammatory
affection of the brain and spinal chord, saturate
a flannel (folded several times) with spirits of
turpentine. Apply this along the whole course
of the spine, pass over this, after the ordinary
mode of ironing, a common sad or smoothing
iron well heated. Continue this for ten or fif?
teen minutes until you have well stimulated
tho spine. In the meantime give quinine in
heroic doses, to be repeated every two or three
hours until all symptoms are overcome. Follow
each dose of quinine with a heroic dose of
bromide of potassium combined iu solution
with an ordinary dose of solid extract Hyoscy
amus. The object of the bromide is to control
reflex action, and the doses should be regulated
according to the head and spinal symptoms, as
this is dependant on electro-monic charges in
tho periphery of the nerves; from this the ac
tion or the modus operandi of the quinine and
bromide will bo readily understood by the in?
telligent physicians; under no circumstances
use a fly blister or opiates in the outset of this
dinea.se; avoid all cold applications to head and
sp^ne.
When constipation exists, which is generally
the case, use large doses of calomel every three
hours until the bowels act freely. Physicians
can rely on this treatment when instituted in
tine.
J. J. KNOTT, M. D.
For the Anderson Intelligencer.
The Teeth.
The amount of information possessed by the
public iu reference to the teeth?their preser
i ration, treatment when diseased, and replace?
ment when lost?is lamentably small; and
much of that which is considered knowledge is
erroneous. Many, even otherwise intelligent
people, are sadly deficient in a proper apprecia?
tion of the subject, and not unfrequently suffer
from protracted derangements of health which
have their unsuspected origin in the dental
organs. It is a gratifying indication that in?
creased attention is being given to this matter
by the public. Although the origin of dentis?
try may be traced back to remote times, it is
only within a few years that it has taken the
position to which its importance as a speciality
of medicine entitles it.
The science which teaches the structure,
functions, diseases and treatment of organs
which hold so important a relation to the en?
tire economy as do the teeth, requires a devo?
tion to it such as otber specialists give to the
development of the highest skill in the partic?
ular direction which they elect to pursue.?
Dentistry has been defined as "medical science
applied to the prevention, modification or re?
moval of the causes and effects of disease in
the dental organs," to which must be added
scientific mechanism and artistic culture? skil
in construction and judgment in application?
so that the dentist, thoroughly qualified for his
calling, is to some extent physician, surgeon,
artist and mechanic. The different parts which,
in combination, constitute the mouth form a
very important and complicated portion of the
animal economy, connected as it is by sympa?
thetic relations to the entire organism, made
up of bones, muscles, ligaments, arteries, veins,
nerves, mucous membrane, etc., containing the
tongue, teeth, alveolar ridges and gums, re?
ceiving the secretions of various glands, and
being the organ of speech and mastication, it is
not only the most expressive and characteristic,
but also the most important of all the features.
It is connected, by means of its lining mucous
membrane, with the pharynx, oesophagus, stom?
ach and intestinal canal, and with the larynx*
trachea and bronchi?being thus closely related
to the economy of respiration and digestion. In
disease of any of these organs, the close rela?
tionship and sympathy of the parts are mani?
fested by perceptible changes in the tongue,
; gnms, lips and mucous membranes; while
through the nerves, with which the mouth is
I so abundantly supplied, sympathetic relations
are established with the eyes, ears, and in fact
with every part of the body.
The teeth are important organs in theecono
i my of the human system?their development
is one of the most interesting of the physio?
logical processes. They are the hardest por?
tions of the body. Teeth are composed of the
pulp, commonly called the nerve, occupying
the chamber in the crown and the canal ex?
tending through the root; the dentine, which
constitutes the largest part of the tooth; the
enamel, which forms the covering aud protec?
tion of the crown, and the cementum, which
covers the root.
The first, deciduous or temporary, commonly
called the milk teeth, are twenty in number,
ten in each jaw?consisting of two central and
two lateral incisors, two canines or eye teeth,
and four molars or double teeth. There is no
absolute rule for their appearance, some chil?
dren being born with teeth, while with others
their eruption is delayed much beyond the av?
erage time. The following table gives the
usual period and the order in which they may
be expected?the lower teeth generally precede
the upper by two or three months:
Central incisors. 5 to 8 months.
Lateral " .7 to 10 M
First molars..12 to 16 "
Canines.15 to 20 "
Second molars.20 to 36 "
Under favorable circumstances, the tempora?
ry teeth ought not to decay, but simply lose
their hold on the jaw from absorption of their
roots, and drop out white and clean as when
they first appeared. The temporary teeth are
smaller than the permanent, and of a less firm
! and solid texture; wheu, therefore, decay com?
mences in them it proceeds more rapidly, and
I for this reason they need more attention and
care than the permanent teeth. It is a common
error that because they are temporary they do
j not require attention, or if any anxiety is felt
about them it is that they be not suffered to re?
main too long in the mouth. This is a great
mistake, for the regularity of the permanent
teeth depends very much upon the retention of
the temporary set until the second is ready to
appear. The exemption of children from the
suffering caused by decay of the teeth, and of
the parent from consequent inconvenience and
pain, will also be best secured by constant at*
tcntion to them from their first appearance.?
Moreover, the general health of the child will
be promoted by keeping these organs in such a
condition that mastication can be performed
without pain. In infancy, the mother should
make it a part of the daily care of the child to
secure perfect cleanliness of the teeth. Be?
coming thus accustomed to it, the child when
old enough to use the brush will find it im?
possible to feel comfortable after a meal, until
the teeth have been cleansed as carefully as
the face and hands. In cases where, in spite
of all the care that can be given them, the
teeth will decay, or where the eruption of the
second set takes place before the temporary
teeth are displaced by the absorption of their
roots, the child should be taken to an intelli?
gent dentist, who is capable of deciding in re?
gard to the best treatment to be adopted ; but
it may be safely affirmed that, as a rule, unless
this plan is pursued, nature should be left to
remedy the evil, rather than that parents should
undertake to decide which teeth should be ex?
tracted and when; premature extraction of the
temporary teeth being almost sure to cause ir?
regularity of the second set. If decay com?
mences, the same care should be given to pre?
vent its extention as would be given to the
permanent teeth.
(7b be continued.)
W. G. B.
? On account of the absence of one of the
Edgefield Jury Commissioners, no jury list for
that county has been prepared, and unless the
Legislature pass an enabling act, that county
will have no court for the trial of jury cases.
? The trial of Mrs. Wharton at Annapolis
for attempting to poison II. Van Ness resulted
in the disagreement of the jury, who had been
in confinement since Friday. Mrs. Wharton
renewed her recognizance at the motion of the
State's Attorney, who will bring up the case
dining the coming April term.
ITEMS-EDITORIAL AITD OTHEEWISE.
? Flour costs S30 a barrel in Texas.
? "' session of Congress will probably
close tu<5 3th of March.
? Sixteen ex-Confederate army officers hold
positians on the Union Pacific Railroad.
? At Reading, Pennsylvania, last week, a
child was choked to death by a grain of coffee.
? A truly good legislator ot Georgia has
introduced a bill making profane swearing a
penal offence.
? A Louisville merchant wants the contract
to supply Brigham Young's family with crape
and bombazine when he dies.
? In some parts of Lincoln County, Missou?
ri, farmers are hauling water and ice ten miles
for cooking and other purposes.
? Lace window shades, with a large mono?
gram of the owner worked in the centre, is the
latest form of obtrusive vulgarity.
? Since the Arkansas Legislature forbade
the carrying of concealed weapons, the citizens
don't take the trouble to conceal them.
? The estimate is made that since and in?
cluding the Chicago fire, the United States has
lost over $300,000,000 by great fires in the vari?
ous cities.
? Mississippi has two female editors?Miss
Pinev W. Forsythe, of the Liberty Advocate,
and Mrs. Sallie Ada Vance, of the Lixington
Advertiser.
? Every person on the staff of the London
Times has held his place nine years, while some
have been connected with the paper twenty
two years.
? A promising young man, Alonzo L.
Adams, while delirious, threw himself from the
porch of a house in Raleigh, N. C, on Thurs?
day and was killed.
? There is no doubt, says the Atlanta Her?
ald, that there will be $8,000,000 expended, di?
rectly or indirectly, in Georgia this year for
commercial manures.
? A man in Kentucky has been married
four times, each time having been married by
the same minister, in the same bouse, to four
sisters of the same family.
? Mr. Hardgrove, formerly of Nelson Coun?
ty, Virginia, killed himself, his wife and child,
in Washington, yesterday. Cause?insanity,
from pecuniary losses sustained during the
war.
? Among the saddest episodes in the late
storm in Minnesota, according to a Western
paper, was the freezing of the hands, nose,
forehead, everything except the cheek?of a
life assurance agent.
? One of the boilers at Wood's Rolling
Mills, Philadelphia, exploded. A fragment
entering the Albion Print Works, three hun?
dred feet distant, killed two boys. Nine per?
sons in all were killed.
? The verdict of a Michigan jury in a case
in which the defendant was charged with hav?
ing disturbed religious meetings, was, "Not
Guilty, but the Court is recommended to advise
the prisoner not to go there any more."
?Everybody (says the Tallahassee Floridian)
is going in heavy on cotton; planters are getting
large advances; nearly every laborer's crop is
mortgaged in advance, and if the caterpillar
should come, prepare for general bankruptcy.
? ?General William Mahone, or "Fighting
Mahone," of the Confederate service, has been
quite ill, but is convalescent. Vigorous in war,
he is equally energetic in times of peace, hav?
ing earned the title of the "Little Railroad
Giant of Virginia."
? The Supreme Court of this State has re?
fused the petition for mandamus in the Blue
Ridge scrip matter. This puts the quietus on
the most gigantic swindle ever perpetrated in
South Carolina, and effects a saving of nearly
two millions of dollars.
? The Macou (Ga.) Telegraph, a leading
paper, sensibly concludes that "the whites of
the Southern States must gradually settle the
so-called 'labor question' by going to work
themselves, and they are now getting into that
wholesome way very fast."
? About seven thousand acres are cleared of
timber each week-day in this country. Of the
annual crop, seventy-five millions of dollars'
worth goes to fuel, and twice as much to fenc?
ing. The locomotives in the country consume
uot less than seveu hundred thousand cords a
year.
? Ex-Governor Geary died very suddenly at
Harrisbnrg on Saturday morning last. He had i
just returned from New York, on the evening
previous, in apparently good health. He was
breakfasting with his family, and while in the
aet of helping his little son, his head fell back,
and before his wife could reach him be died.
? According to the bill for the admission of
Colorado as a State, the Territory contains
seven millions of acres of public land, subject
to cultivation, has immense deposits of iron
ore, a water power unequalled in the Union,
and is larger than New England, with Ohio
added. Its voting population is twenty thou?
sand ; it has no debt, and levied no taxes last
year.
? As there are one hundred and sixty mil
linns of people, in the United States and in
Europe, whose commercial and other interests
and associations are closely blended together, a
proposition is under consideration at Washing?
ton for the establishment of an international
coinage of silver, which will have equal value
everywhere in the civilized countries of the
world.
? The Columbia Carolinian learns from a
correspondent that on Saturday last, at Shel
ton, on the Spartanburg and Union Railroad,
Chas. Oglesby, in attempting to get on the
train, made a mis-step and falling, was dragged
to the trestle beyond the station, when he fell
through, a distance of forty feet, striking a
piece of timber below, causing death in about
an hour.
? A letter from Chicago states that the
farmers throughout Michigan, Illinois, Missou?
ri, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota are banding
themselves together in oppcsition to the rail?
road monopolies, which hold such high rates
of freight that they cannot send their products
of grain to the seaboard and Eastern markets,
and they are consequently compelled to burn
the corn and wheat for fuel.
? A correspondent of the New York Tri?
bune, signing himself "Philanthropist," asks
the following, viz: "Can you not impress upon
the average female mind the important tact,
that if, when their dresses take fire from a
lighted match, or otherwise, they would, at
once, tumble upon the floor, and roll vigorously
to and fro, screaming ad libitum the while for
assistance, they would, in ninety-nine cases out
of every hundred avoid even a scorching?"
? A bill of considerable importance on the
subject of the homestead passed its second
reading in the Senate, on Thursday last, with
many amendments. This bill, which was in?
troduced, we believe, by Mr. Whitternore, has
been prepared with unusual care, to avoid all
constitutional objections, while it also carries
out the spirit of the constitution on this sub?
ject. It has been submitted to the Attorney
General and one of the justices of the Supreme
Court, and is believed to bo such as will meet
the ends desired. It defines who is the head of
the family, protects the wife and children under
all circumstances, and where the family has no
real estate, exempts the amount of the home?
stead in personal property. The bill passed
without opposition.
The Way to Wealth.?If there is any?
thing needed to convince the sceptical that
cotton manufacturing in the South is a gold
mine for those engaged in it, the report of the
Eagle and Phrcnix Company, of Columbus, at
the annual meeting of stockholders, will be suf?
ficient. The report states that the net earnings
or profit of the company for the past year
amount to $181,406.01. The undivided profits
of the company amount to $297,766.02, or twen?
ty-four per cent, of the capital stock. Accord?
ing to this statement the stockholders, when
the profits are finally divided, will have re?
ceived back almost their entire investment. It
is a wonderful record, and ought to stimulate
the rapid growth of similar enterprises every?
where in tho South.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following list embraces the transfers of
real estate recorded in the Clerk's office from
the 16th to the 31st of January, inclusive:
John W. Spearman to Joseph E. Spearman,
82 acres?deed of rift.
James L. Orr tp JB. F. Brown, lot in Williara
ston, $1,100.
Bankrupt Estate of J. C. Keys to J. L. By
rum, 46 acres, $1,210.
Wm. G. Miller to Jake Townes, 6 acres, $22.
Wm. Martin to R. 0. Elrod, 187 acres, $260.
Thomas Harper to Sam'l. A. Hutchinson,
471 acres, $5,000.
Bankrupt Estate of J. C. Keys to J. F. Wil?
son, 87 acres, $400.
B. B. Earle to Geo. W. Earle, 222 acres, $592.
Heirs of J. A. Laboon to John H. Laboon,
171 acres, $625.
N. K. & J. P. Sullivan and W. W. Hum?
phreys to O. H. P. Fant, 83 acres, $1,400.
F. G. Carpenter to M. E. Deal, 84 acres,
$2,050.
Ann Mattison to Martin Robinson, 84$ acres,
$507.
Fannie H. Earle to John A. Saylors, 124
acres, $1,500.
Fannie H. Earle to James L. Fowler, 110
acres, $660.
James W. Wilson to John H. Hopkins, 274J
acres, $1,500.
John B. Earle's Estate to David M. Watson.
30 acres, $415.
John J. Hovey, et al., to James D. Smith,
55? acres, $1,150.
Miles and Wm. Glassgow to Reuben Richey,
in 1821. 250 acres, $720.
Wm. M. Cox to C. M. Richey, 286 acres.
$2,500.
A. F. Welborn to Daniel Geer, lot in Wii
liamston, $100.
A. F. Brock to G. W. McDavid, 196 acres,
$900.
J. P. Harris to D. E. Harris, ? acres, $100.
Jordan Burns to Mrs. E. C. Burns, 125 acres
?nominal consideration.
L. A. M. Van Wyck to James Long, 341
acres, $1,879.
M. C. and W. F. McAdams to M. A. Mc
Adams, 124 acres, $1,000,
M. A. and M. C. McAdams to W. F. Mc?
Adams, 297 acres, $950.
M. A. and W. F. McAdams to M. C. Mc?
Adams. 138 acres, $850.
R. Fi. Haynie to T. W. Martin, 149 acres,
$500.
John T. Sloan to J. W. Harrison, 150 acres,
$2,000.
John C. Whitefield to Isham Harrison, 126
acres, $1,000.
Isham Harrison to Joseph N. Brown, 126
acres, $1.000.
Ann Mattison to W. F. Southerland 11 acres,
$66.
C. W. Smith to W.S. Picken*, 33 acres, $100,
Joshua Smith to C. W, Smith, 32 acres, $250'
The Clerk requests us to state that many of
the transfers, after being recorded, remain in
his hands uncalled for?the parties will please
call and get their deeds.
A Lucrative Bale of Cotton.?At the
fair last year, in St. Louis, the prize of $1,000
for the best bale of cotton was awarded Mr,
John G. Yeiser, of Jackson, Mississippi. The
bale was afterwards sent to Memphis, and won
the first prize there, and subsequently it ap?
peared at Jackson, where it also won the first
premium. Having thus been adjudged to be
the best bale of cotton by three different sets
of judges, this lucrative bale was sold by its
owner for fifty-five cents a pound, two and a
half times the* usual price, and thus realized
him in addition to the premiums probably
$1,000. Its new owner, desiring to press its
career of triumph further, intends to send this
famous cotton bale to the Vienna Exposition,
to show the world assembled there what Mis?
sissippi can do in the way of cotton raising.
THE MARKETS.
Anderson, February 12, 1873.
The cotton market has been quite dull for
the past few days?sales for the week 292 bale?.
The market closed this evening at 15 to 184?
Corn 1.00 to 1.10; Peas 1.00 to 1.10; Bacou
10 to 121 cents; Flour $11 to $12.
SPECIAL SOTICES.
A Healthy Digestion.
Life is rendered miserable when the diges?
tive organs are impaired. Food becomes re?
pulsive ; the body emaciated; the mind de?
pressed and melancholy broods over you.
TUTT'S VEGETABLE LIVER PILLS is the
remedy for these evils; they produce sound
digestion; create a good appetite, impart re?
freshing sleep and cheerfulness of mind.
Dr. Tut?s Hair Dye it Harmless.
Sozodont.
This word, which has been staring everybody
in the face for the past few years, and is now
getting into nearly everybody's mouth, is a
preparation for cleansing, beautifying and pre?
serving tne teeth, sweetening the breath, and
arresting the progress of decay.
Spalding's Glue, up to the sticking point
??r If you feel doll, despondent, drowsy,
debilitated, have frequent headaches, mouth
tastes badly, poor appetite, and tongue coated,
you are suffering from torpid liver, or "Bil?
iousness." Nothing will cure you so speedily
and permanently as Dr. Pierces Golden Med?
ical Discovery.
"Can't Do Without It.???This Is what the
stage and horse car companies, livery-stable
keepers, members of the turf, and all grooms
and trainers say of the Mustang Liniment.
They "can't do without it" And why? Bo
cause it infallibly reduces the external swell?
ings, Ac, which, under various names, impair
the usefulness and value of the king of quad?
rupeds, and also because, for sprains, strains,
galls and other injuries to which horse-flesh is
liable, it is the most trustworthy preparation
in the market. Yet these recommendations
comprise onlv a portion of its claims to public
confidence. "During a period of more than six?
teen years, it has been recognized as a specific
for many of themost agonizing disorders which
afflict the human family?such as rheumatism,
gout, neuralgia, lumbago, ticdoloteux, sore
throat, earache, toothache; and likewise as a
peerless application for cuts, bruises, burns and
scalds.
Builders' and Contractors' Special No?
tice.?Doors, Sashes, Blinds, Window and
Plate Glass, Builders' Furnishing Hardware,
Mouldings, Stair Fixtures, Marble and Slato
Mantelpieces, Encaustic Floor Tile, Drain Pipe,
<fce., at lowest wholesale prices, at the great
Sonthern Factory of P. P. Toalo, Charleston,
S. C. Send for Iiis price list.
Fine Devon Bull for Sale!
FOUR vears old and in good order. Said
Bull" took the premium at the last Ander?
son Fair. For further information apply at
this office.
Feb 13, 1873 32 2?
To Shoe-Makers!
ABLE and SOBER Shoe-Makers can find
work and cash pav at
LAY'S LEATHER, SHOE and
BOOT FACTORY,
Perryville, S. (X,
Feb 13,1873 32 2t
Notice to Tax Payers.
Treasurer's Office, Anderson County,
Anderson, February 13, 1873.
AFTER Friday next, the 14th day of Feb?
ruary, the penaltv for the non-payment
of Taxes "attaches. All Taxes not paid on or
beforo that time will bo liablo to thepen-i
alty of 20 per cent, as provided by law.
B. D. DEAN,
County Treasurer.
Fel) 13, 1S73 32 1