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A square consists of the space occupied by ten lines of j this type? eijxdvaleni to onx, inch. No adver? tisement counted less tbax* a square. Liberal contracts will be mode with those wishing to advertise for three, six or twelve aaorrrivs.' Advertising by contract must be con? fined to the immediate business of the Arm or ; individual contracting. Obituary Notices exceeding five lines, Trib? utes of Respect, and all; personal commnUica tions or matters of individual.interest, will be charged for at advertimng rates. Announce? ments of marriages anc. deaths, and notices of a religious character, are respectfully solicited, and will be inserted gratis. Under no circumstances will an advertise? ment "be received for insertion in our reading j columns. <n undeviating rule Is to require Five Dol? lars in advance for the renouncement of every candidate for office. ..i - Wiishimjtoa Sows and Gossip.: Washington, Feb. 18. Hon. Francis W. Sykes, of Alabama,, will fihia.week present his credentials to the Senate as Senator from that State for the term com lhencing on the 4th of March, accompanied by a memorial setting forth the grounds of his claim. He is attended by his counsel, K A. O'Neal and General John'T. Morgan. Mr. Sykes was elected by what is known as the Capitol Legislature. The points to be presented involve the legality of both the bodies claiming to be the Legislature of the State. In the House, to-day, Pollard, of Vermont, Chairman of the Credit Mobilier Committee, made a long report, reciting in detail all the facts in evidence as against each one of the members implicated. The Speaker was entire? ly?exculpated from ?11- connection with the matter, be having declined to take any interest in the Credit Mobilier stock. In regard to Dawes, Garfield, Xelly, Brougham and Scofield, the facts in each case are stated with more or less severe critic Lim on their action, and com? mending to the consideration of members ap? proached under like circumstances, the letter of the venerable Senator Bayard; of Delaware, declining to take a pecuniary interest in any matter that might come before him as a legis? lator. In regard to Ames and Brooks, their conduct i3 severely reprobated, and resolutions of expulsion in reference to each of them were reported to the House. The report having been read,- further action on it was postponed till Tuesday next. In regard to the Senators involved, the report stated that the evidence implicating them has been sent to the Senate. The House went into Committee of the Whole on the Crudit - Mobilier reports. : It covers six columns. Washington', Feb. 19. The New York World, commenting upon the Credit Mobilier report, presented to Congress yesterday, says: lno report recoin mends the expulsion of Ames, not for offering bribes to members of Congress, but for putting them to open shame; and Brooks, not for holding stock which he had no right to hold, but for being a Democrat. It further says: The committee: had one standard. of right and wrong for Democrats, and another for Republicans, and asks what are the offences of Arne*, and Brooks, compared with those of Garficld, Kelly, Dawes, Patter? son', Wilson and Colfkx ? The Herald, in commenting upon the report of the Poland Committee, says: It may be that the committee's conclusions have been arrived at honestly, ind that they may have been able to find distinctions between briber, and bribed, which the people will fail to dis? cover ; but their action will be regarded with suspicion, aud it will be difficult to remove from the public miud the impression that they have Acted in the interests of the majorities in Congress, and while oBering Ames und Brooks as sacrifices, have sought to shield otuers equal* ly deserving of punishment. ;The Tune* .thinks that.. those. expec'tlnjO whitewashing report, will be disappointed,'as the report is strictly. non-partisan; and for dignity, clearness, ami comprehensiveness, de? serves the highest praiee. The judgment passed oh iBrooks and Ames, it considers fully deserv? ed. Regarding Kelly and Garfield, it thinks they present a most distressing figure before the country, and the only comment necessary on their case is that, had they taken up the right course and refuted to have anything to do with the Credit Mobilier, no contradiction would have been necessary. The Tribune thinks the resolutions illustrate at once the feeblenesu of the inquiry and the j tremendous force of the political organizations that controlled and d .reeled it. It has but one' object, namely: to complimeut the Presidential campaign with the er dorscment of the methods by-which it was carriod. It insults the honesty and intelligence of Congress. Partisanship never stooped so low before. We cannot be? lieve the resolutions vill pass. The Sun says: The committee in recom? mending the expulsion of Ames and Brooks, and then whitewashing their accomplices, com? mitted a grave offence against official purity, orderly government, public morals and com? mon decency which every member of the committee will live long enough to bitterly regret. All right minded persons of whatever political party, will indignantly resist the par-. tial, unwise, unjust und illogical conclusion to which the committee have arrived, and be sure to .attribute the strac ge result of their deliber? ations to something quite aside from the firm purpose to perform an imperative duty without fear or favor. Washinoton, Feb. 20. In the Senate, many petitions, memorials and remonstrances were presented. Carpenter, from the Committee on Privileges ana Elec? tions, made a report on the credentials of Messrs. McMillan t nd Ray, each claiming to be the legally elected Senator from Louisiana, accompanied by a bill providing for a new election for the purpose of establishing in Louisiana a republican form of government. Trumbull said, that while he concurred iu most of the views of the majority, he did not con? cur in their recommendation, or favor the passage of the bill reported by them. He presented his views in writing, that they might be printed with the report. Morton said : "While I dissent from the report of the major? ity, recommending that the recent election in Louisiana be set aside, and a new one ordered, under the authority of the Government of the United States?I dissent also from the views of the other members of the committee, who - would recognize what is called the McEnery Government; and I submit my views, to be j printed with the report." Hill submitted his , views, dissenting from the report of the major-1 ity, and recommending that the members of the Louisiana Legis lature declared legally elec- i ted by both returning boards be called together, at the State House, as the Legislature of the State; and that they then proceeded to count the election returns, aud declare who arc the legally elected State officers. Anthony said, that while he agreed with the majority of the committee in their relation of facts ana also in their conclusion, that there is no legal State Government in Louisiana, he was yet reluctant to resort to the extreme measure of interposing the authority of Congress; that he should reserve his judgment for a time, to see whether a better way ot meeting the case could be found.? Wright, of Iowa, inquired whether there were not some other members of the Committee on Privileges and Elections who wished to make a report on the Louisiana'case. [Laughter.] The several reports were ordered printed, and the matter goes over under the rules. In the Senate, the bill reported by Carpenter, from the special committee on Louisiana mat? ters, declare- the election in that State, held on the 4th of last November, to be null and void, and reinstates in office the State officers and Legislature who held position at that time. It further requires a new election to be held for State officers and members of .the Legisla? ture on the second Tuesday of next Hay, and directs Wm. B. Woods, United States Circuit ! Judg%fo^uj?iaj-tar to proceed to Louisiana, laatfAppomt two citizene of different politics Ur ' be State registrars, who shall cause a new reg? istration to be made of all the legally qualified voters of the State, commencing March 15 and ending ten days prior. to the date of election, j These State registrars are to appoint two su- - per visors of registrations for each parish, ex? cept Jefferson and Orleans, for which a greater (number are to'be appointed, and in each parish the registrars are to be divided in politics.? The President is empowered to. employ the ;military and naval forces, on application of the iGovernor of the" State or the' United Stales Circuit Judge, to carry out* the provisions of ithisAct, and enforce judicial process, and $200, OWTTb appropriated "to defray the expenses of ?registration and election. ? VicTce'rsj from the Committee on Commerce, askftd that the cpmmit.tee.be discharged..from further consideration as to whether Congress had'power over railroad rates or roads run? ning through ?wo or more States. ? In the House, a bill to adjust the war claims of 1812, wherein Virginia, Tennessee, Mary? land; North Carolina and other States have claims, aggregating $3,625,000, was rejected. A resolution that a select committee be appoint ed.to impeach Colfax,forCredit Mobilier com? plications, was defeated, by yeas 105, nays 109. Farnsworth, Porter, Stevens and Smith voted for a resolution referring the testimony to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to in? quire .whether the testimony justified warrants , of impeachment against any officer of the Gov? ernment; adopted. Washington, February 20. The friends of the postal telegraph measure seem to be thoroughly in earnest, though it is understood there is very little expectation of anything being done this session, but the feel? ing is so strong against the gigantic Western Union monopoly, and the prejudicial.and par? tisan reports of the Associated Press, fostered by the monopoly, that it needs only the next session, or' an extension of the present session, to ensure the adoption of the postal telegraphy measure. Colonel John McComb, representing the Al? ia CaHfornian, of San Francisco, had an Inter? view ""with President Grant, in which the Presi? dent' expressed his firm belief in the success of the pleasure at the next session. He slid it was right and a great public necessity; that public sentiment was unmistakably in favor of it, and the late instance of oppression and ty? ranny in California was a strong argument in favor of the necessity for speedy action. The President said that the great power of the telegraph monopoly enabled them to defy [punishment for violating the Jaw regulating com mon carriers, as they had done -with -the Alta QUifornvan, and that, through this power, 'a rigid 'censorship of the press was exercised. No paper -dare assail the mouopoly, for fear of being, at any moment, deprived of the news, now so essential to the existence of any paper, and when a corporation attains such a height, it is time for the government to come, in and [ check it, and that check will surely be admin? istered at the next session. Besides this, the people need access to the wires at reasonable rates, just as the cheap postage system is a ne? cessity. Secretary Delano said to Colonel McComb that he bad studied the subject of a postal tel? egraph, and was satisfied that it must be adapted speedily at this session if there were only time to put it properly before Congress. Postmaster-Geueral Cresswell, who has ar gued the matteiy ably and fully in his report, says tbnt the government must, as a matter of protection, own a system of telegraph lines Just as it no w owns its post routes. ' He is not , to be deceHM-eitJier-fcy the pretense -of infla [ ?ing the stock by "corners," or by "watering," and ai.ys^ that if the existing lines refuse to cany Mit their obligations under the act of 185(3, and sell at a fair valuation, then the gov? ernment can.go on and build as complete a system ai? that now in use for even a less figure than that spe^ifiedan. his report?about ten i million dollars. Where companies are willing to sell their lines, the government can .accept and then add on till all the required points are ' reached, just as post roads are now extended, as the necessities of the localities demand, though, as General Cresswell's remarks, hereto? fore "the telegraph, has followed the march of i civilization, and not, like the postoffice service, ltd the ran/*1 The*fear that incompetent per sons may be selected to fill positions General Cresswell brushes aside as unworthy of serious consideration; he says the tendency is to select the best talent now for all appointments, and that an additional incentive would be offered ?nder the postal telegraph, for which applicants would be reqoired to *pass-an-examinatiou, When their fituess would be at once ascertained. In the increased amount of business to be performed, under the cheaper rates;fbr which the government would perform the service, a j wider field would be oficred for the employ? ment of female labor. The postmaster-general has shown, by his re? port, how arbitrary and tyrannical have been the 1 dealings of the Western Union Compauy with the government, and he instances the oppres? sion of the newspapers in different parts of the conntry, and especially in the South, as show? ing a desire to tyrannize, even when the cor j rect policy would be to do otherwise. He quo? ted the President as saying "that, in the case 'of the Alta, the company had been very short? sighted in giving to able and active men such strong points against them." I It is uot improbable that a commission will be appointed before the close of the present session of Congress, with power to send for persons and papers, to investigate the ati'airs of existing telegraph companies, with the view of fixing a basis for legislation on the'subject at the ctmimencemeut of the next Congress. ? The meanest man in the world calls him? self George Miller, and has recently been living in Williamsburg, N. Y., boarding with a blooming widow, the happy mother of three children. The lady's name is Elizabeth J. Fox, and she keeps a boarding-house. Miller represented himself to be the agent of a Cali? fornia mining company, a*nd had little difficul? ty in securing her affections. An engagement was effected, and Miller prevailed upon the lady to sell her furniture atauction? calculating to take her and her children west immediately after the ceremony. He also kindly consented to superintend the sale, and took charge of the money resulting from it, some $300, and then he ran away and his present whereabouts is unknown. ? It is an historical fact that during the three hundred and fifty years that the Palace j of the Tuileries has been a royal dwelling, no j French sovereign has died within its walls. In connection with this fact another may be 1 mentioned. Ever since 1588, every French sovereign who has made the Tuileries his abode has been compelled, at some time or other, to quit the shelter of its roof. J The Farming Interests of the South. It is characteristic of all transition epochs, that tho5<: departments of life which should be | most stable, are most unsettled and threaten j complete failure. Of all the industries of the . land, thit which at present is suffering most, I and which calls most loudly for reform, is the ' fanning industry, upon which hangs most im- ! mediately the very life of a people. From all i quarters =s heard"tfie complaints of the farmer. | He is ground-down by oppressive taxation, and ! this, together with.the enormous rates he has to pay foe the transportation of the produce of his farm, prevents him from making ether than a bare living, and that by the hardest sort of labor. Numerically the .strongest class,-he is virtually weakest, for other classes have their organizat ions, which, with the blind selfishness of all organized bodies, unite in oppressing him. Impotent in matters of legislation, he sits passively acquiescent, giving his support to the very measures that involve his ruin.? And so, unable to compete with the activities about hiio, he is discounted in the great busi? ness thoroughfares of life, and his occupation is become s grievous burden instead of being, as it should the most noble, joyous and healthful of all human employments. Wherein lies the remedy of the evil ? What is to redeem the farmer from' the terrible con? dition in which be is involved? The main : trouble lies, we believe, 'with the farmer him? self In the complexities, of modern civiliza? tion, he alone thrives vho understands most thoroughly the business which he undertakes. Knowljidge is the grand power in every de? partment of industry t aud he .who fai Is to keep Up with ;he scientific acquisitions of his age, is overrun and lost sight of in the struggle. As with the individual so with the class. Farming must be conducted upon scientific principles, and he who does not acquaint himself with these principles must sutler the consequences of his ignorance. It is just as necessary for the farmer to have a knowledge of the nature of the soil which he woirks, its chemical prop? erties, etc., as it is for the physician to know the anatomy and physiognomy of the human body. While we nave little respect for that intellect jal sharpness engendered by the fric? tion of the cities, yet the ignorance of farmers as a body, about what it most imports them to know, if. greater than among any other class of people. About what-it most imports him to know: we cast no reflections upon the general culture of the class, and we admitAhat many things concur in preventing that scientific cul? ture which is so ueedful. A man who is ha? rassed with the immediate and pressing neces? sities of life, has little heart for severe applica? tion to rtudy. In truth the pressure upon the farmer, in the way of taxation especially, is well-nigh ruinous; May it not be that the enormous activity in the construction of rail? roads, vhile subserving the interests of our towns, is bearing down too heavily upon the country at large, and for an apparent prosperity is sacrificing the real and permanent interest of the people? We are keenly sensible of the benefit which railroads are to a country?we want the best and speediest methods of loco? motion,, that there may be greater facilities for transporting the produce of the country, and a constant commingling of people of different and-widely separated districts,- and an inter? change of thought and sentiment?for it is only in this way that narrow, local prejudices are outgrown; but will the enlarged town and city life coripensate for the depletion of the coun? try)? Is it not an apoplectic condition, as it were, a determination of the blood to the head, and consequent exhaustion of other parts of the system ? We simply make this suggestion to those of our readers who are imposed upon by the show of Life, who have not counted the cost of the show. The difficulties which beiet the farmer are aggravated in the South by negro labor. Here, scientific knowledge and modern improvements are oft in at disadvantages, For the negro will not be guided by the former nor use the latter to any extent. The light of experience flashes upou us the conviction that the liberation of the negro was not altogether a calamity, and the question of Southern national existence is narrowed down to the getting rid of him en? tirely. We believe that'the establishment of a heal hly regime upon the farm, will-prove the solution of most of the political, industrial and social problems of our section. It is the policy of the political party in power to keep the ne fro element as largely predominant as possi le, ard to prevent Infl.f'emigration 'which sta? tistics prove is gradually taking it in a south wester iiy direction. The constitution of the negro, his indolent, shiftless habits take him naturally to warm region^ where sustenance is more easily procured, and if this native ten? dency were unimpeded, Mexico would soon re? ceive these swarms of half-humanized beings, and the South would be freed.from the abomi? nation. How shall we rid ourselves of this element? Most assuredly by a gradual pro? cess, and one which will tax the energies ot the people to the very utmost. We are now so situated, both politically and socially, that we are lif.bfe to become bankrupt in all the virtues which constitute, a people worthy of a national existence, and nothing bot ultimate purity and integrity will save us from being absorbed by the evil around Us. individual reformation is the basis of all other, and accepting the present order of things, let us address ourselves to that development of character upon which depends our destiny. Let the large plantations be di? vided into small farms; the young men who fill the towns and cities to overflowing, who are compelled to degrade the highest professions into tiubserving the base needs of the body, who houopolize positions the duties of which could be more properly discharged by women, let thum distribute through the country, take possession of the farms, and with plow and hoe (Mime in close contact with nature, and gather from her strength and purity and cleanness of heart, health of mind, and vigor of body. In this way, and in this mainly, do we look for the redemption of our section from its desolation. For while our towns are unhealthfully crowded, large plantations are abandoned to negro set? tlers who are ruiniug them by a careless and ignorant method of cultivation. Independent of them) their labor will be gradually unsought by the farmer, and they will drift into more congenial regions. Our young men who have abandoned the country in disgust-may regard these views as impracticable, but we hold it to be the ouly practicable course, and we beg them serioisly to consider if honest, manly toil, even though the material compensation is small, is not nobler than meet corruption with cor? ruption and selfish greed with greed??nobler to di? deep and build a solid house upon the enduring rock,, than to.erect a showy fabric upon the shifting sands? We are lacking in truth, in integrity, in honor, if we love not our native land, and devote to it our best energies; wc are iudeed deservedly verging upon ruin if we allow the sentiment of patriotism to be de? stroyed by any misfortune.?Columbus (Go.) Dcnv-crat. - i < ?? ? One Joe Ware was so deeply in love with a young lady, whom he often visited, that at last he offered her his heart and hand. She repliid that in offers like these her mother cautioned her to beware. "Your mother was right." said her lover. "lie Ware by all means; but let it be Mrs. Joe Ware." She rested her head on his shoulder and the con? tract was sealed. ? A healthy condition of the mind is largely depending upon a healthy condition of the body. As upon the former condition depends the quality of the work we perform, we should remember that every act of carelessness or in? dulgence which interferes with our bodily health deprives us of some of our brain power, and tends to diminish our happiness in life. j ? Three-fourths of the difficulties and mis-1 erics of men come from the fact that most want wealth without earning it, fame without deserving it, popularity without temperance, respect without virtue aud happiness without holiness. i All Sorts of Paragraphs. ? "Com Bread ?" said an Irish waiter; "we haven't got it; and isn't it corn bafe you mane ?" ? It is said that the loss of the great organ in the conflagration of Dr. Talmadge's church was owing to the fact that the firemen could not play on it. ? A correspondent asks us if we really be? lieve that "a woman could endure a college course of study." We believe that a woman who could endure the society of the average young man of the period could endure any? thing. ? A romping four-year-old boy had been denied some trifling gratification by his mother, but it did not seem so trifling to him as to her. So, striking an attitude before her, he said, with the utmost gravity, ".Mother, were you ever a boy ?" ? A spiteful contemporary, evidently edited by a bachelor, uses the following elaborate metaphor: "I have seen lovers look into each other's eyes with that sublimely silly expression characteristic of such unfortunates, somewhat like the piteous, appealing look of a forlorn calf going home through the rain." This ex? pression has been patented. ? An exchange says: "If you lose a watch, or child, or dog, or if you desire people not to trust your wife, you rush to your? local paper, knowing*that every one will read the advertis ment. But you will plod along in business year after year without calculating how much you are losing by not advertising in it." ? Professor Gunning, the eminent geologist, has given it as his opinion that in eighty 'thousand years the limestone bed, over which the waters of Niagara rush, will be completely worn away, and the falls reduced to "a mere succession of cascades." So there is one thing more for nervous people to worry about. ? An Indianapolis man took his boy up stairs..to . whip him, as requested by.his step? mother, but his tender feelings prevailed, and he told the urchin to take1 his coat off,"hang it up and yell lustily while it was whipped^ The boy obeyed orders, but spoiled his chances for future similar clemency by telling his experi ence to the whole neighborhood. ? An exchange thinks one of the horrors of married life is, waking up in the middle of the night and remembering the front door is un? locked. Wheu that editor has lived in connu? bial felicity some little time longer, he will find such a remembrance as he refers to is not the most terrible trial of trotting in double har? ness. It is nothing to walking the floor for an honr afti time with a squalling baby. ? Just as everybody has accepted the Dar? winian theory for the sake of peace, and con? ceded the fact that they are the descendants of monkeys, another scientific luminary has, brought his light to bear upon the subject, and declares that the human race had its origin in a "yeast fuugus." As be has undoubtedly con I sidered the matter deeply, we presume there can be no doubts as to the correctness of Iiis I theory. It now remains to be ascertained what I brewery furnished the yeast. ? It is related of a certain minister of Maine, who was noted for his loue sermons, with many divisions, that one day when he was I advancing among the teens be reached at length a kind of resting place in his discourse, when, pausing to take breath, he asked the question, I "And what shall I say now?" A voice from the congregation earnestly respouded, "Say Amen." ? Josh Billings says: "Mackerel inhabit the sea generally; but those which inhabit the grocery alwus taste to me as though they had been fattened on salt. They want a deal bf freshning before they're eat'n, and always after? ward. If I kin have plenty of mackerel for breakfast, I can generally make the other two meals out of water." ? "Where are vou going!" said a young gentleman to an elderly one in a white cravat, whom he knew well and overtook on the road. "I am going to heaven, my son. I have been on the way eighteen years." "Well, good-bye, old fellow, if you have been traveling toward heaven eighteen years, and got no nearer to it than South Carolina, I'll take another road." ? One more popular belief has been rcniors lessly swept away?that is, the old and well established belief that whoever had in his pos? session, an umbrella was owner of it. A man in England, who was recently found with one be could uot account for in a manner satisfac? tory to the court, not only had all his theories on that subject upset, hut. was sent to. prison, for fourteen miserable days. "? John Smith waVrecenfrf married inlowa. But it wasn't the, John Smith that lives here, and in New York, and Boston) and Philadel Shia, and Cincinnati..and St, Louis, and,-New rleafta, "4ml . Mobile, aruf'CD.aVlestoll,* and Savannah, and Richmond, and Nashville, and Memphis, and Little Bock, and San Antonio, and Sacramento, and everywhere ehje. Itwas the other one. ' -8T J?. ? . ? Mexico has recovered hex usual revolu? tionary spfrilof 'which shV'seemr to' nave di? vested herself .014 the . death of President Juarez. Since' the election of Lerdo de Tejada to.the Presidential Chair.the cauutry remained very quiet until a short time since, when a ris? ing under the leadership of Lozado occurred in Tepic. Some skirmishes have occurred, and at least one battle of some magnitude has taken place. Something New ft>r the Ladies. THE B * Fasln, C. A. REED & CO., Proprietors, WAVERLY HOUSE, I BE now receiving an entirely now and 3L carefully stock of LADIES' DRESS GOODS, Bluck and White Alpaccas, Long Cloths, Cambrics. Ac. Dress and Hat Trimmings, groat variety; Largo assortment of Ladies' and Misses' Hosiery, An elegant assortment of Gloves, A handsome selection of Toilet. Articles, A largo stock of Ladies' Beady Mado Cloth iug? Chignons, Braids, Curls, <tc; A small lot of Lite style Hats, that we will sell vory cheap ; Flowers, Bridal Wreaths and Voils. In short, EVERYTHING that the Ladies NEED can be found and bought cheap at C. A. REED 4 CO'S. Jan 16, 1873 28 ladies, Misses and Childrens* SHOES! A. SPECIALITY. WE have a very, largo ,and woU> assorted stock of Ladies', Misses' and Children's Shoes, Of every stylo, and intend, to keep them in. groat"variety always on hand at C. A; REED & CO'S. I I Jan lfi, 1873 28 ! our Mantu a m aking AND Millinery Department WILE uf| supplied with Ladies competent to do all work entrusted to us In tho latest styles ! and most approved fashion, with all work guaranteed. , Orders will always have prompt attention. ? ? C. AI BRED A CO. Jan 16, 1873_JJ8_ WE ARE AGENTS FOR the Celebrated DAVIS SEWING MA? CHINE, which has only to be seen to be ap? proved, as its advantages arc so great that they are easily understood. All who intend pur? chasing a Machine would do well to call at our Storo and examine tho ''Davis" before purcha? sing. ('. A. REED it CO. Jan 16, 1S73 28 J STILL THE FAVOEITE! THE CELEBRATED AMERICAN SEWING MACHINE, One of the Best? and much the Cheapest ever offer? ed to the Public! THE SIMPLICITY, EASE AND CER? TAINTY with which it operates, as- well as tho UNIFORM EXCELLENCE of its work, throughout the entire range of Sewing, including all kinds of work doue by any other Machine, with the addition of the beautiful BUTTON-HOLE and OVERSE AMING, places it unquestionably FAR in advance of any sim? ilar invention. The splendid mechanism of this Machine, and the superior workmanship and material employed in its construction, guarantee the Company and its Agents in warranting every. Machine they sell to give entire satisfaction. ; The undersigned is agent for Anderson, Oco nec and Piekens Counties, and begs that those wishing to buy a Sewing Machine, will call and examine the "American" before purcha? sing elsewhere. Terms easy. C. A. REED. Jan 2, 1873 26 DOORS, SASH and BLINDS, MOULDINGS, BRACKETS, STAIR FIXTURES, Builder*' Famishing Hardware, Drain Pipe, Floor Tiles, Wire Guards, Terra Cotta Ware, Mar? ble and Slate Mantle Pieces. WINDOW GLASS A SPECIALITY. Circulars and Price List sent free on application by P. P. TO ALK, 20 Hayne and 33 Pinckney Sts., Charleston, S. C. Oct 3, 1872 13 ly SIMPSON, HILL & CO., DRUGGISTS, Sign of the Golden Mortar, Anderson, S. C IN addition to their large stock of DRUGS. MEDICINES. Ac, ?fcc., have just received a large lot of COMMERCIAL SALTPETRE, For making Fertilizers. ALSO, The latest and most improved patterns of Lamps,and Lamp Goods. CALL AND SEE. SIMPSON, HILL & CO. Dec 12, 1872 23 ?iL !? f "HOME SHUTTLE" SEWING MACHINES. ONLY $25.00. THIS Is a Shuttle Machine, has the Un? der Feed, and makes the "Lock Stitch," alike on both aides. It is a Standard, First Class Machine, and the only low-priced "Lockstitch" Machine in the United States, This Machine received the Diploma at the "Fair of tho two Carolinas," in the city of Charlotte, N. C., in 1871 and 1872. ?gr- The amove Machine is, Warranted for Five Years. A MACHINE FOR NOTHING. Any person making up a club for ? machines will be presented the sixth one as a commission. AGENTS WANTED?Superior inducements givon. Liboral deductions made to Ministers , of the Gospel. Send stamp for circulars and | samples ol sewing. Address, Rev. C. H. HERXHEIM, General Agent, Concord, X. C. Dec 5, 1872 22 ly Notice to Contractors. COXTRACTS for the rebuilding of the Slab town Bridgo across Three and Twenty Creek, and Bailey's Bridge across Rocky Riv rer, will be lot to 'the lowest bidder, at the re? spective Bridges, as follows: ThoSlabtown Bridge on Friday, the 28th of | February next, and the Bailey Bridge on Sat? urday, the 1st of Mareh next. Plans and specifications will be exhibfted'on the day of the letting of the contracts, and in the meantime any information concerning the same may be obtained by applying to either of I tho Commissioners. Contractors will be re? quired to give bond and approved sureties for the faithful performance of their contracts. By order of the Board. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Clerk Countv Commissioners. Jan 30, 1873 30* 6 -.-?-j Notice of Final Settlement. THE undersigned hereby gives notice that ho will make application to W, W. Humphreys, .Judge of Probate for Anderson Cotintv. on Wednesday 5th day of March next, for a"Final Settlement of tho Estate of Wm. F. Clinkscales, deceased, and a Final Discharge therefrom. BERRY CLINKSCALES, Ex'r. Jan 30, 1873 30 5 , TRIUMPHANT! THE CAROLINA WILL BE SOLD AS FOLLOWS: CASH PRICE. $48 per Ton of 2,000 lbs. TME PRICE. $53 per Ton of 2,000 lbs. Pajable November 1, 1873, FREE OP INTEREST, Freight and Drayage to fcc Added. ITS SUCCESS IS UNPARALLELED, AND ITS STANDARD IS CALL ON AGENTS FOR ALMANACS AND ? CERTIFICATES. GEO. W. WILLIAMS & CO., Charleston, S. C. SHARPE & TOWERS agents at Anderson, S. Cf '-vr 7 A - " i "ST. TT CHERRY5 *-BLECKLEY agettts'at Pendle ton, S. C. BROWN A STRINGER agents at Belton, S. C. J. & J. L. McCULLOUGH, Honca Path, S.C. THOMAS CRYME3 agent at Williamston, & C. Dec 19,1872 : 24 ' -4m CAROLINA LIFE WMM COMPANY, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.. ASSETS, - - - * $1,100,?00. HON. JEFFERSON DAVIS, President. GEN. WADE nAMPTON^ Vice President, and Superintcndentof Atlantic . Department. J. D. KENNEDY, . State Agent. WM. S. BROWN, Agent for Anderson County. dr. p. a. wilhfte; Medical Examintr. Among its Directors are some of the first hu ?in ess men of the coon try. We guaranty honesty of managcniont?i, e.,. speedy settle^ ment of losses. Sept 12, 1872 10 ? GEO. S. HACKER Door, Sash and Blind Factory, Charleston, S. C THIS is as LARGE and COMPLETE a Factory, as there, hi - in the South. I All work in ami factored-at the Factory in this city. The only House owned and managed by a Caroli? nian in this city. Send for price list. Address GEO. S. HACKER, Post Omce-Box 170, Charleston,; C. Factory.And Warcrooms on King street, op? posite Cannon street, on the Line of City Rail? way. Nov 7; I8Y2 18 ly -.-,-,-j Treasury Department, Office of Comptroller of the Cdrrkjwt, Washington, December 20,1872. WHEREAS, by satisfactory evidence pre? sented to the undersigned, it has been made to appear that "THE NATIONAL BANK OF ANDERSON," In the Town of Anderson, in the County of Anderson, and State of South Carolina, has boon duly organized under and according to - the requirements' of the' Act of Congress^ enti? tled "An Act to provide a National Currency, secured by a.pledge of United J3tate?eTx>nds,,. and to provide for tho circulation and redemp-! tion thereon" approved Juno 3rd, 1804, and has coinphed; with all the provisions of .said Act requireo to be complied with before commen? cing the business of Banking under -said Act? Now, therefore, -I, John' Jay Knox, Comp? troller of the Currency, do hereby certify that,' "The National Bank of Anderson," In the Town of Anderson, in the County of Anderson, and State of South Carolina, Is authorized to commence the business of Banking under the A.ct aforesaid. In testimony whereof, witness my hand and seal of ofiice, this 20th day of "December, 1872. (Signed) J L. S. \ JOHN JAY KNOX, ('?.?-j Comptroller of tho Currency. Jan 2,1873 26 2m m. ooi.osmith.' ' f- et15d GOLDSMITH & KIND, FOUNDEBS & MACHINISTS, (PHdSXIX IRON WORKS,) COLUMBIA, S. C.? MANUFACTURERS of Steam Engines, of all sizes : Horse Powers, Circular and Muley yaw Mills, Flour Mills, Grist and Sugar Cau? Mills, Ornamental House and Store Fronts, Cast Iron Railings of every sort, including graveyards, residences, &c. Agricultural Implements, Brass and Iron Castings of all kinds made to order on short notice, and on the most reasonable terms. Also, manufacturers of Cotton Presses, &c. May 18, 1871 16 ly