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POETRY. THROUGH THE PASS. BY MARGARET J. PKBSTON. Just before his death, Captain Matthew F. Maury expressed the wish which, almost in his very words, is here given : "Borne-?bear me homo at la?;t," be said, "And lay me where my dead are lying; But not while skies are overspread, And mounful wintry winds are sighing:. "Wait till the royal march of Spring Covers the mountain, fastness over Till chattering birds are on the wing-, And buzzing bees axv in the clover. "Walt tiU the laurel bursts its buds. And creepy ivy flings its grace About the .Uchtiaed rocks?and floods Of sunshine nil the shady places. "Tien?when the sky, the air, the grass? Sweet Nature all, is glad and tender? Then, bear me through the Goahen Pass* Amid its flash of May-day splendor." So will we bear him! Human heart To Nature's own drew never nearer; And never stooped she to impart Heir lore to one who held it dearer. The stars had secrets for him; Seas Revealed the depths their waves were Screening? ^ The winds gave up their masMfgee? The tidal flows confessed their meaning. Of Ocean paths, the tangled clew He tangat the nations to unravel, And showed the track where safely through The lightning footed thought might travel. And yet. unspoiled by all the store Of Nature's grander revelations, Who bowed more lovingly before The lowliest of her lair creations ? No sage of all the sages past, Ambered in Plutarch's limpid story, Upon his living age has cast A radiance touched with tiuer glory. His* noble Irving, for the ends God set him?{duty underlying Each thought, word, action)?naught trans? cends In lustre, save his nobler dying. JJiobomage^sky and air,- and.grass! . . AU things ho cherished street and tender, As through our gorgeous Mountain Pass We bear him in his sunset splendor! ?A magnificent mountain gorge, between Lexington, Va., (where Captain Maury ex? pired,) and the Central Railroad. A Kentucky Story. The eagerness with which men listen to ex? travagant stories of hidden treasures, and the exploits of the daring spirits by whom they were concealed, the readiness exhibited in believing, and the haste manifested to seek after them, is a peculiarity of human nature that frequent disappointments will never repress or the counsels of philosophy subdue. Almost every locality has a tradition of buried wealth, secreted in the bowels of the earth by enterprising and reckless men, who braved the dangers of the deep, or penetrated the .unexplored wilderness, inhabited by savage beasts and more savage Indians, to obtain' treasures that misfortunes compelled them to ' abandon. Not the least interes ting of these marvellous traditions is the story of the labor expended, suffering endured, and dangers encountered by a company of hardy men in accumulating a treasure that now lies concealed near a small stream that meanders through the mountains of a neighboring county. In .the early days of Kentucky's, history, when her forests answered to the tread of the blood-thirsty savage, and her mountains re? echoed his frightful yells, a man named Swift, haying obtained from an Indian, by freely bribing him, information of the locality of a rich salver mine, collected a band of men, fearless as himself, and proceeded in search of ft. , "Starting from ChiHicothe, Ohio, they traveled in a southwestern direction, and in doe time arrived on the banks of the Ohio River, opposite where Maysville is built.? Crossing the river they continued in a south? eastern course two days' journey. This brought them to where Old Town stands. Thence a southern direction one day's-journey, and they were in the county described by the Indian. After a tedious search they found the mines, erected their furnace, and began the labor of converting the crude ore into shining metal. T/he furnace was built in a most secluded apbt, encompassed by nature with towering walls of stone, and accessible only through their strong held. The ore was obtained front, the opposite wflb* of a monntahr facing their retreat, and* carried to the furnace by the men, who expe? rienced the greatest difficulties in their pursuit, having to use- ropes, and rudely constructed, ladders hi ascending and descending the lofty cliffs. Fro visions were secured from the near? est settlement, and conveyed to them on pack horses sent out ? at intervals when the Indians were absent on warlike expeditions. They had gained the friendship-of a wound? ed Indian by caring for his injuries and by kindness during his sickness, and nein grati ttfde.ke^t them informed of the movements of his' tribe. By using every precaution they worked at (the mines tor man/ months-before discovered; and bad succeeded in coining a vast amount of silver, when their spy brought to them intelligence that the company would be attacked by a large band of Indians.? Knowing that to remain would be certain death, they hid their implements in an adja? cent cliff, buried their silver beneath the roots of a tree, and made baste to leave the country. They tried to induce the Indian to go with them, learing that if left behind he would di? vulge their secret to his tribe. Failing in this, they took his life, threw h's body between two rocks and covered it with loose stones, and left the place that contained the fruits of their toil, which not ono of the company ever again beheld. -After, their flight; they separated to their several homes, and years elapsed before it was safe to return. ? In t;he meantime ? many of the adventurers died, and with them the important secret. When the. country became settled with white men, and the Indians were driven fiom their homes, Swift, the only survivor of his company, now an- old- man, bowed down with age and feeble from infirmities, attempted to revisit the scene of bis early labors. He carried w ith him maps upon which were written minute descriptions of the location of the furnace, directions to the mines, and the spot where was buried full a hundred gallons of coined silver. - His endeavors, however, proved fruitless. Sickness compelled him to abandon the effort, and a sudden affliction of the loss of sight impressed him with the belief that it was a dispensation of God warning him to go no further, and as a punishment for tho murder of the Indian. Being in destitute circumstan? ces he sold the maps to procure the necssities of life. Swift lived but a few weeks, and wben about to die told those around his bed that the story of bis adventures was true aud that the silver was buried in the forest. Two men thus became possessed of the secret, and the maps are still in existence, but are so worn by age and dimmed by time as to be scarcely legible. Years ago, there fell from a projecting cliff a large stone, and with it ancient tools and implements used in coining money, suiting the descriptions of Swift. They were all covered and eaten by rust, showing that for a long tiuie they had been subject to the influence of decay. The skeleton of a man was found buried be? tween two large stones, and ojvered with loose rocks, supposed to be that of the murdered Indian. No determined effort has ever been made to discover the mines of silver by means of the descriptionsj.and it remains for C0DI9 eaterpris ing individual to possess himself of the im? mense wealth said to be buried. Search has been repeatedly made by persona depending upon the vaoge traditions of the country to guide them, and many are firm in the belief that their labors will yet be rewarded. There is hardly a family in Northeastern Kentucky but has heard of Swift's silver miines, and in that portion of the country where they are said to be situated, old men who have grown gray in the belief that these mines do exist in the immediate vicinity of their homes, will point out objects which they aver were used by Swift and his men to guide them in their journeys, and their dim eyes will grow bright, their pallid cheeks flush with childish eagerness, and their tottering steps become firm, when the story, of the bidden treasure is mentioned. They live with the expectation of seeing the shining metal dug from the earth, and of snaring in its profusion. When the early settlers of Kentucky gathered around the hearthstones in their lowly cabins, the stories that beguiled the passing hours were not of conquests in the ball-room, amuse? ments of the town, or sports of the metropolis, but they were of a sterner or more exciting character.of bloody encounters vrith the re?T men of the forest, desperate struggles With savage beasts, and thrilling adventures in the trackless wilderness. The love for the strange and marvelous often prompted them to draw upon their imagination to weave a story befit? ting the attention of the brave and reckless companions by whom they were surrounded, and thus their children,, eager to fill their memories with the fancifnl stories of other days, have brought down to us many traditions that have no foundation except in the fertile imagination of the first relator. Not s?ch a tradition, however, is the one of Swift and his silver mines. It is supported by evidences of later days, and an examination of testimony that time has revealed may not be amiss in relation to this strange and-' romantic story. When Swift was driven from the silver mines of Kentucky by the approach .of . hosti le In? dians he returned to his home in North Caro-' Una. The money which he had with him created suspicion among his neighbors, and ve was arrested as a counterfeiter. In those days, it will be borne in mind, there existed no mint in the United States, and the only test for the circulating money was the purity of .the metal. Upon the trial of the case against Swift 'it was proven that the coin in his possession was pure silver, and the charges against him were dis? missed. . -r JC The ancient tool-t aid instruments used for coining money which fell from a cliff in Carter county were seen and examined by men now living. ? These men are highly respectable and entitled to full credit, and they vouch for the truth of the statement. One of the first set I tiers' of tAe cou'nty found near his cabin a ] quantity of cinder ol' such unusual color and j weight as to induce him to have it tested by I an expert. This was done, and the result was J a' considerable' airiou nt of pure silver,' which, '' at his instance, was converted into spoons, and these spoons are still in the possession of the family. Several years ago a couple of Indians from the far West visited Carter county, and acted in such a-manner as to excite the attention of the 'citizens. They remainder for a considera? ble time, and were continually wandering over the mountains and making minute examina? tions of the country along the small streams. When about to lci.ve they told an old gentle-, man with whom they stayed that they were in search of a silver injhe, which. the traditions of their tribe located in that section of Ken? tucky; but they were unable to find it, owing to the changed condition of the country. At an early day silver money was in circula? tion in the'settlement of what is now West Virginia, said to have been made by Swift. It .was free froin.alloy, und of such a description as to indicate that it had never passed through an established, mint. A bar of pure silver was found many years ago near a small mill in Carter County, which was thought to have been smelted^ from the ore obtained from the silver mines said to exist in that county. And within the past few days a piece of ore which has .every appearance of silver ore, and a small quantity of metal which is said to be silver, was shown by a gentleman of undoubted ? veracity, who testifies that be got the ore in the mountains of Kentucky, and with his own hands smelted the metal from ore obtained in these same mountains. An emi? nent geojogist. reports the formation of this scctiou of Kentucky as being a problem bf the greatest interest; and if the traditions of these silver mines be true, and there fa reason so to believe,' Carter county is not only rich in her forests of the most excellent timber, thick veins of the finest of coals and immense beds of the be?.t of iron ore, but has a wealth; if developed, that will make the pulse beat quick and the mind grow wild in contemplating the grand display of God's providence.?Qreenup iKy.) Independent. r T < t : [ Egg w-sc r f r.A A Prosperous Railroad and Unexampled In ! " crease of Business. In reply to strictures ?upon,the management 'of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad, we find the following' explanatory letter from Col. Thos. Dodamead, General Superintendent, in a late number of the South Carolinian: ? I notice 'you- state7 it* your paper of to-day that "serious com plain t? are made to you by .merchants on the line of the Greenville Rail? road of the intolerable detention of freights." While I do not perceive how making com? plaints to you can benefit them in getting their freights forward, yet I deem it proper, in justice to this road and ;.ts officers, to say that while there has been considerable detention of freights at Columbia destined for points on the line of this road, it'has been unavoidable, and arises from the great increase in the freight business of the road, unexpected and, unexam? pled in its history, and totally beyond the ca? pacity of its motive power and rolling stocks. On inquiry of the officers of this company, who willst-all times cheerfully furnish inirormation, those making these complaints would have been convinced that iu many instances tho' most se? rious detention has been before the freights have reached this road and from the same causes as operate on this road, a similar state of affairs being general throughout the coun? try during the past winter, viz: au increase of freights above the capacity of the railroad lines to move promptly. Only yesterday a gentle? man exhibited at our office bill* of lading for some five car loads of freight dated late in January and early in February, two of which had just arrived, and were sent forward prompt? ly for him this morning. This company has had its own supplies of oils, &c., six weeks on the way from Cincinnati aller date of bills of 'lading. Trains on this road have been kept moving day and night, double crews for the engines and trains employed, so as to keep them moving all the time, and every exertion used on the part of the officers to expedite transportation. The fact of what has been and is now doing on this road in this respect can be ascertained by the parties interested by a visit to the transportation offices of this company at Columbia, at any time bet ween six o'clock a. m. and twelve o'clock midnight. I to-day re? ceived a letter from an officer of the connecting road, whose headquarters are some four hun? dred miles from Columbia, in which he in? formed me that he himself, and his men in the freight department, had only had six hours' sleep the previous week. The Green vi 1 le and Columbia Road has made application in all quarters where it was thought it might be likely we could buy or rent addi? tional engines, and have rented several. At the same time we have had applications of the same character from other roads similarly j situated with ourselves. We have also eudcav I ored to procure additional new locomotives from all the different builders in the country, and the earliest date at which any deliveries could be secured is in the month of September next. "We think that this plain statement of facts should satisfy all concerned that while it is to be regretted thfct delays as to the trans? portation of freight have occurred, it has been unavoidable, and not the result of want of en? ergy and industry on the part of the officers of the various railroads, and at least not of this one. There is no merchant on the line of the Greenville Railroad who has been engaged in business upon it for any considerable length of time who is not cogcizant of the great and un? expected increase of the business over it, and if he has given hiimelf the trouble to look in? to it, of the truth of all herein stated as regards this road. Yours, very respectfully, Thomas Dodamead, General Superintendent. Our Daughters. Time was when there did not seem to exist in the South any necessity for teaching' our daughters how to work, and as a consequence we did not teach them. But there came a time when many felt sadly the effects of this neglect in their early education. Time is, now, when-many of us, in easy circumstances, are beginning to fall hack on the same old line, and I would not undertake to promise that a few years in the future may not bring on a re? newal of regrets. We live in the midst of an unsettled epoch in the history of this country, and, consequently, no one can tell this day what the next day siav bring forth. This being clearly the case, it is best to take the safe side and tench our daughters how to work, especially we who live in the country. It is supposed to be that we are now all capable of teaching them, but if we are not, then we should employ a governess to teach them for us. Let them understand how to milk the cows, now to attend the poultry, the sheep, the bees -anything that a lady might look after about the plantatio n. And if they take a few lessons in the use of the garden rake, the hoe, the pruning shears, and even the. sheep shears, I assure you it won't hurt thenti.-.. ; I nTaverho "objections whatever to delicate and pretty young ladies about the farm-house, but! would see them rosy and robust rather than slender and ? sallow. ,1 do. not object to Greek and Latin, and music aud song, but I think these could hardly be tho worse from, coming from a h ;ad that would not be left entirely empty win in they 'were "out. I can en? dure the delicate touch of tapered and pearly (bony).fingers upon the keys of a piano?that all does well enough when there is nothing better; but if you want to "please me give me the notes that a well-develcped hand and fin? gers, "(a little hornj from contact with the roll? ing-pin and churn-dash) can knock forth in their fullness. That's rear musnTui my"ear7 while to me the ot aer is simply music portray? ed in a very dim p icture. Always give me the real in place of the ideal,, and take my,warm? est thanks in retum. f\ L ; i It is not in the least disgraceful for a young lady to understar?t-bow-to? work.?-If ?reu? stances through all her life keep her above the necessity of bringing her. knowledge into prac? tical use, she will be none'the worse for having had it where sh; could have drawn upon it instantly had occasion required. Besides it will be a gratification to her to understand all that is going on abound her, and she may find it to her ad van tag 3 to superintend portions of her household nth" irs every now and. then, j '// The editor of this department of the Register has been talking loud and long about agricul? ture in common schools. I cheerfully endorse every word said 01 that subject, and would go strll further by urging it upon "our 'rurallsts' to have more agriculture in their, homes, and es? pecially among :heir daughters. Too many farmers' wives haye a foolish.notion, in. their heads that they are raising their daughters for professional husbands, or for great'merchants, or for Governors, or for Presidents,; or some? thing of that sort; aud, consequently, they en? deavor to prepare them for the proposed new sphere, making themselves ridiculous, by an effort to teach what they themselves know nothing of; thus wasting time that ought to be applied to the :eal advantage of the young person. If I were called upon to-suggest a course of education for farmers' daughters, I would line it off as follows : 1st A knowledge of the simplest things about the farm?things within the comprehen? sion of very young minds. 2d. The mysteries of the poultry-yard and pig-pen. 3rd. Lessons IB the garden, with lessons in the child's primer?the names of. the. flowers, and the names of the Roman letters. " ' 4th. Lessons ii the kitchen and in the sec? ond series of "sc: iool" books. 5th. Lessons in the dairy and in the more advanced series of "school" books. . ?6th. Lessons in the cow-yard and in books still more advanced. 7th. Lessons :n general household affairs, and possibly less >ns on Che sewing machine. 8th. Music aud drawing, and .natural science. ? 9th. The langt:;ages ana>dvajiced courses'of ?wiwrt the world cans2 learnihg. rrrat is, irwurrhf' means and deem ed necessary.?Mary C. West, in Mobile Register. ? A writer on physiognomy sagely says: "A human face without a nose does not amount to much."' It is also true that-a human nose without a face d jesn't amount to much either:' ? "Mamma," said ? wee"pet, ."they sang 'I want to be an angel' in Sunday school this morning, and I sang with them." ."Why, Nellie," exclaimed mamma, "could youlieep time with the rest?" "I guess I could," proudly answere d little Nellie; UI kept ahead of them most alii the way through." ? An eccentric old fellow, tvno five* albhgy side of a graveyard, was asked if it was not an unpleasant location. "No," said he, "I never" jined places in all my life with a set of'neigh? bors that minded their own /business so stiddy as they do." J 7 \ h j; ?: - Jnkri?n Jntolpcfr. Rat js of Subscription. 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UNDER authority of special legislative act of March 16, 1871, the trustee* now announce the THIRD GRAND GIFT CONCERT, for the benefit of the PUBLIC LIBRA? RY of KENTUCKY, to come off in Library Hall, of Lou? isville, Ky., on Tuesday, April 8th, 1873. At this Concert the best musical talent that can be pro? cured from all parts of the country will add pleasure to the entertainment, and TEN THOUSAND CASH GIFTS, aggregating a vast total of HALF A MILLION DOLLARS currency will be distributed by lot to the ticket-holders, as follows: One Grand Cosh Gift.-.?.$100,000 Opo Grand Cash Gift._._?._ 50,000 One Grand Cash -Gift.-....._ 25,000 One Grand Cash Gift.~.? 20,000 One Grand Cash Gift.?.... 10,000 One Grand Cash Gift_._ 5,000 24 Cash Gifts of 81,000 each. 24,000 '50 Cash'Gifts of 600 each. 25,000 80 Cash Gifts of 400 each. 32,000 100 Cash Gifts of 800 each. 30,000 150, Cash Gifts of . 200 each. 30,000 590 Cash Gifts of 100 each.??. 59,000 9,600! 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The sale of tickets has already pro? gressed so far that complete-success is assured, and buyers ? are therefore notified that they must order at once if they desire to participate in the drawing. r I The management of this undertaking has been commit? ted by the trustees to Hon. THOS. El bramlette," late I Governor of .Kentucky, to whom communications pertain? ing to- the Gift Concert may be addressed. ., , ? r, T. DURRETT, President ' ' W. N. HALDEMAN, Vice Pres't. TOEN 8. CAItV8*c. Public Library of Ky.' FARMERS' AND DROVERS' BANK, Treasurer, Pub IJ lie Xibrarj4 of Hy-<Louisville. Ky. j As the time, for the Concert is close at hand (April 8th,), parties wanting tickctsshould send in their orders imme? diately if they would avoid the rush and delay absolutely ;un?voldable ra the few days preceding the drawing. All 'orders and applications-for agencies, circulars and infor Imation will meet with prompt attention. THOS. E. 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Sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of 20 cents, or 3 fur 50 cents. AgQDt wanted. Addrcss ' _J. C A W. M. BURROW, Bristol, Tenn. WORKING class ?fSS? teed. .Respectable employment at home, day ,ot evening; no capital required; full instructions ami valuable package of goods sent free by mail. Address, with six cent return stamp, M. "YOUNG & CO.,. gjgMWggj SU, N. Y, die a.a (tjnApCTdByl Agents wanted! All classes ipO LU if)a\J of working people, of either sos, young or old, make more inonoy at work for us in their spare wo- j luents, or all the time, limn at anything else. Particulars free. Address G. ST1XSON A CO., Portland, Malno. HORRIBLE! I suffered with CATARRH thirty years, and was cured by a simple remedy. Will send receipt, postage free, to all afflicted. RKV. T. J. MEAD, Drawer 17G, Syracuse, N. Y. $100.0 REWARD. *PJL\J\JXJ For nnv ?we of Blind, Bleeding, Itching or Ulcorated Piles that De Hinu's Pile Rf.hud v fails to cure. It is prepared expressly to cure the PileH, and nothing else. Sold by all Dnigslsts. Price, $1.00. STILL THE FAVORITE! TEE 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 the UNIFORM EXCELLENCE of its work, throughout the entire range of Sewing, including all kinds of work done by any other Machine, with the addition of the beautiful BUTTON-HOLE and OVERSEAMING, 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 nee and Pickens Counties, and begs that those wishing-.to buy a Sewing Machine, will call and examine the "American" before purcha singjel?ewhere. Terms easy. C. A.. REED. Jan 2, 1873 26 DO?RS, u SASH^d BUNDS, "1Y/T0ULDINGS, BRACKETS, STAIR -JJ3L FIXTURES; Builders' Furnisliing Hardware,- -Drain Pipe, -Floor Tiles, Wire Guards, Terra Cotta Ware, Mar? ble and Slate Mantle Pieces. WINDOW GLASS ? SPECIALITY. ? Circulars and Price List sent free on. application by P. P. TO ALE, 20 Hayne and 33 Pinckney Sts., Charleston, S. C. ?r'.'ll 'i A.I Oct 3, 1872 13 ly nm Mihm sewing machines, ONLY $25.00. ! "THlSls a Shuttle Machine, has thelXx der Feed, and makes the ^'IibcK 'Stttch," ,alik?on b^trwadcf* -It is?o Standard, First Class MaeHlie, ahdtheejrlv l^ptrced "Lockstitch" Machine in the United States. This -Maehihe recelved~th"e Diploma at the "Fair of the two Carolinas " in the city of Charlotte, N. C, in !18/i arid'l?7i ? Thk above Machine is I WjABBANTED foe FlVE YKABS. < l i A MACHINE FOR NOTHING." " 1 Any person making up a club for 5 machines will bo presented the sixth one as a commission. AGENTS WANTED?Superior inducements given. Liberal deductions made to Ministers of the Gospel.' SenH stainj? for acircH??rs and sarnujesef* sowing, i Address, ?/_Q| , J : ', ICev. 'C. H. BERNHEIM, General Agent, Concord, N. C. Dec 5,1S72 .22 ly __. j GUANOS. Pkcenix Guano. WiIcoxuGibbs & do.'s Manipulated Gtoano. WE can till orders promptly for the above celebrated Fertilizers, imported and prepared by Wilcox, Gibbs & Co., Charleston, S. C, and Savannah, Ga., as they have ample stock on hand to supply all demands. Order Boon, before the railroads are blocked up with freight. Special attention is called to the use of the Phoenix Guano mixed with Cotton Seed. Apply for circulars giving prices, terms, ice, to N. K. ?fc J. P. SULLIVAN. Fob 27,1873 34 lm i ,- i , i i -, t_:_t_XS_? - \ ? ? i ? i Bank of Charleston. NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION,) Charleston, S. C, Fob. 20, 1873. j ?N and .after the first day of March nekt, this Bonk will be prepared to Consolidate the Stock of the Bank of Charleston into that of the present organization. One share of the latter,. par value ($100) one hundred dollars, will be issued for live (5) whole or ten (10) half of the former. Future dividends will be paid upon the Con? solidated Stock only; those accruing upon the unconsolidated will bo reserved until consoli? dation of the same shall T>e effected. The Books of Transfer will be closed from March 1st to April 1st. . WM. B; BURDEN, Cashier. Feb27,1873 34 3m BUST'S GARDEN SEEDS, Warranted fresh and Genuine, A Jprge lot just received by SIMPSON, HILL & CO., At the Sign of the Golden Mortar. . Jan 30, 1873 30 Notice of Final Settlement THE undersigned heioby gives notice that he will make application to W. W. Humphreys, Judge of Probate for Anderson County, on Tuesday, the first day of April next, for a Final Settlement of the Estate of Robert Spence, Sr., dee'd, and a Final Discharge therefrom. ROBERT SPENGE, Adm'r. Fob 27, 1873 31 5 ' TRIUMPHANT! THE CAROLINA WILL BE SOLD AS FOLLOWS: CASH PBICE. $48 per Ton of 2,000 lbs.0 TIME PRICE. $53 per Ton of 2,000 lbs. Payable November 1, 1873, FREE OP INTEREST, Freight and Drayage to he Added. ITS SUCCESS IS UNPARALLELED, ?ND ITS STANDARD IS A M 1. : CALL ON AGENTS FOR' ALMANACS AND CERTIFICATES, GEO. W. WILLIAMS & CO., ; r. ". ''\ ?'. :* \ Charleston,. S. C. SHARPE & TOWERS agents at Anderson, ' CHERRY & BLECKLEY agents at Pendl* ton, 8. C. BROWN & STRINGER agents at Belton, S. 0. J. & J. L. McCULLOUGH, Honea Path, 8.C. THOMAS CRYMES agent at Williamston, is. a,.,: .. . . Dec J.9,1872 24 4m SIMPSON HELL & CO., DRUGGISTS, Sign of the Golden Mortar, I Anderson, S. C. ? . IN addition to their large stock of DRUGS, MEDICINES, ?sc, Ac, 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. - : . ., ! , HILL & CO. Dec 12, 1872 ? 23 CAROLINA miSuMCE.GOIANY, .31 .110 e??L'?i^ji?Iili dSiyr 3?J[ \ MEMPHIS, TEffWESSEE. -o ASSETS, * - - - $1,100,000. 1 TT-O--? I HON. JEFFERSON DAVIS, President. GEN. WADE HAMPTON, Vice President, and .Superintendent of Atlantic Department. i ??. i-'-'tt: ? *fi i.4 : \mrfrrrn ? ?/. ?. :; ? 111 i ill .? > i ..-.?>? ' < ?<?:? ' *i r> v iJj ]..-,. J* D. KENNEDY, i State Agent. WM. S. BROWN, Agent for Anderson County. DbJP. A. WILHITE, ? ?" Medical Eiaminir. Among its Directors are some of the first business men of the country. We guarant** honesty ,bf nMnagemehtrrL; speedy settle? ment of Tosses;*" Sept 12, 1873 H>! n ? ? '???'?{ r 44 GEO. S. HACKEK m i 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 House owned and managed br a Caroli? nian in this city. Send for price list. Address GEO. S. HACKER, Post Office Box 170, Charleston, S. C. Factory and Warerooms on King street, op? posite Cannon street,-on the line of City Rail? way, tfi -.??.. ?v:*.j< .j.\.< Nov 7, 1872 18 ' ly M. GOLDSMITH. F. KIND GOLDSMITH & KIND, FOuTTDEES & MACHINISTS, (PHCBSIX IRON W0EK8,) COLUMBIA, S. C, MANUFACTURERS of Steam Engines, of all sizes'; Horse Powers, Circular and Muley Saw Mills, Flour Mills, Grist and Sugar Can* Mills. Ornamental House and Store Fronts, Cast Iron Railings of every sort, including graveyard?, residences, &c. Agricultural Implements, Bras? and Iron Castings of all kinds made to order on short notice, and on the most reasonable terms. Also, manufacturers of Cotton Presses, &e. May 18, 1871 46 ly