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ANDERSON W., S, C. THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. 18, 1873. JSridf Mention of Local Incidents. We are requested to state that there will be preaching in the Presbyterian Church on Sat? urday next at 11 o'clock a. m. Communion on Sabbath following. Thirteen cents a pound for cotton is a good price for these times, but tbe^oltfman" Bleck lejT is prepared to give that amount to those who parchaseel fertaiieew from him the past season: Read1 his announcement in another column. Mr. J. A. Daniels is prepared* to work on watches, clocks and jewelry, and has a c?nsid enftir steek for sale, including spectacles of the best reputation. Mr. D. is an enterprising .and accommodating gentleman, and deserves a liberal share of public patronage. The Great Eastern Circus and Menagerie will give three exhibitions in this town on Thursday, Nov. 27th. The performances of this troupe in different portions of Georgia and Alabama are said to give general satisfaction. The advertisement elsewhere will furnish par? ticulars. The circus agent erected a high board fence, between the Court House and the public well, on which to- display the mammoth pictures. The comments and conjectures at the grand display are somewhat amusing, and it is tfften wondered whether or not there will be such extraordinary feats under the canvass. Doubtless our readers observed that Messrs. Cook and Cheek, of Atlanta, who are the pro? prietors of the Kennesaw Mills, received a premium at our County Fair for their excellent Flour. The Board of Directors assigned' a. sil? ver medal to these gentlemen, as the premium, and the barrel o? Hour was sold at auction forr $1450,'.tfae-proceeds being: donated'to-the Fair J&sociation. The correspondent of the Charleston News and Courier,, in- referring to the sickness in and around* Anderson this summer, says "that it is estimated that no less than eight hundred cases 'of malarial fever have occurred." We do not suppose the entire number of cases in Ander? son County will reach this aggregate, and feel confident that not one-fourth that number oc? curred in the vicinity of Anderson, the large majority of which were outside the corporate limits. Admitted to the Bar. Messrs. James L. Orr, jr., T. D. Kennedy and E. B. Murray, of this town, were examined fh open Court on Monday afternoon, and the two first named admitted to the practice of law. In the case of Mr. Murray, an order was passed for his admission upon attaining his majority, and subscribing to the constitutional oath. Mr. Orr delivered his maiden speech on Tues? day morning, in a case to which he had been assigned by Judge Cooke, and we learn that lit acquitted himself with great credit. frattt of Mr. W. C. Davis. It becomes ottr mournful duty to announce the demise of Mr. William C. Davis, of Char? leston, which sad event occurred at the resi? dence of his father-in-law, Hon.. X P. Reed,, at a quarter to eleven o'clock, yesterday morning, after an illness of seven months' duration. Mr. Davis was the- junior partner in the house of Do wie, Moise & Davis, and was widely known to the citizens, of this- and adjoining States, and we may truthfully declare that he was highly esteemed wherever known for his upright, gentlemanly/ demeanor, and excellent business qualifications. He- made friends with astonishing rapidity, and maintained his friend? ships and business connections with, rare fidelity. As s.n honorable, high toned gentle? man, and steadfast, devoted friend, we have never known his superior, and rarely bis equal. He was a native of Abbeville county, and was thirty-two years of age. mm * m Extra Term of Court Tho-extra term of the Circuit Court ordered by Judge Coste began on Monday, 3rd of NwflsnfceB,, and lasted three days. Nearly the entire time was consumed in the trial of crim? inal cases, and his Honor worked industriously to clear the Sessions docket. The grand jury was occupied with a large amount of business, including indictments for almost every offence ? on the calendar of crime. Their presentment was s. model of brevity, and related to the in gf*ect5ott of the public offices and buildings, which were- found ixt good condition, and to the working of the public- roads. The busi? ness of the term was finished at &? late hour on Wednesday evening, and Judge Cooke depart? ed for Columbia the next morning. The following summary gives the result of the eases tried in the Sessions Court, viz: The State vs. Isaac Owens, Wo. Owens, JtarreU Qweu?, Adam Owens, Eliza Owens, Hannah. Owens and Jaue Reeves, indicted for grand larceny. Not guilty. The defendants were all colored. The State v?. James Robinson, indicted for burglary and grand larceny, breaking intoMaj. Borstel's jewelry store on the night of the 2nd of June, The defendant plead guilty to the Qharge,.ftui was sentenced to imprisonment in the Penifcentigry At hard labor for the period e? ten. years. The State vs. Allen S. Barksdale, indicted for assault and battery, with intent to kill. The defendant plead guilty to assault and battery, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and costs by the 1st of December nestr or be imprisoned in the Penitentiary for one year. The State vs. Anderson Bates, indteted for ?isault and battery. The jury rendered a ver? dict of guilty, and the defendant was sentenced to the County jail for sixty days. The State vs. Robert Robinson, indicted for the mnrder of Nelson Wright on the 6th of September last. He was found guilty of man? slaughter, and sentenced to the Penitentiary at hard labor for thirty years. The State vs. Frank Babb and James Babb, indicted for arson, in Burning Raskin's mill last Spring. The defendants were found guilty, and were sentenced to the Penitentiary at hard labor for ten years. The State vs. James Lawson Berry, indicted fbt stealing a mule. Not guilty. The State vs. Clark Burriss, indicted for as? sault and battery, with intent to commit a rape.! Jxe was found guilty, and sentenced to the I Penitentiary for two years, " J The Northern Elections, Important elections were held irr twelve States on the 4th inst., and the result has been surprising and gratifying. The choice of the Democratic candidate for Governor of Ohio, at the election in October, and other impor? tant gains in- several States, induced a grand raMy along the whole line last week, and the result shows unmistakably that the people of the North are becoming tired of the corrup? tion and profligacy of the dominant party which has held such absolute sway for many years. This evident disgust at salary grabs and other gigantic frauds has been manifested clearly, and there are thousands of Repubr licans determined to throw off the yoke of party, and bring about a new order of thing9, unless the work of reform in national legisla? tion and the general management of the public business speedily takes place; By their absence from the polls, or open affiliation with the opposition, these Republicans have undoubt? edly set the seal of their condemnation upon the leaders of their party. Republican journals of high standing' recognize this patent truth, and are warning the leaders against the dan? gers ahead of them, declaring that so long as they are in power in the nation, the people will hold them to a just responsibility for the abuse of that power. Others assert that these elections are without meaning, since the present is an "off7 year in politics, and there are no national issues at stake. But the steady progress of the gains already made by the Democrats will wrest the country from th? control of the Republican party before the next Presidential election, and a continuance of dishonest or doubtful practices in the man? agement of the government will surely bring, disastrous defeat in that contest. The vigor and determination of the Demo? cratic party throughout the Northern States indicate the hopes and aspirations of its leaders, and plainly show- that the struggle- for the mastery wilL assuredly lie between the two great parties, who have so long confronted each other, and that a third party will not likely arise in the next few years. The success of the Democrats means a return to honest gov? ernment, and non-intervention in local affairs, which strikes terror into the ranks of the plunderers of the Southern States, who have been allowed and tacitly encouraged to oppress these people beyond measure. The following extract from an editorial of tu?. Columbia Phaznix summonizes the result of the recent elections : In Virginia, Kemper's majority is put down at,not less than 20,000, a gain of 4,000 over the vote for Walker. Marylaud remains firmly in possession of the Conservatives by an equally decisive vote. The republican majority- in New Jersey has been considerably redueec'l, it only being twelve on joint ballot. New York was carried last year for the Republicans by more than 50,000. Now the tables are turned completely, and the Democratic majority, se? cured in the face of an active opposition, is placed at more than 14,000. Massachusetts has re-elected Washburne, but by so small a majority that it is thought if the Democrats had put forward a strong, popular candidate, he would have been chosen. When we look to the great North-western States, the results are even mere startling. In Kansas, the farmers voted against the Republicans, and the vote stands in the House?Opposition 61, Repub? lican 26. This assures the Opposition majority on joint ballot, and secures a Conservative Senator for Caldwell's unexpired term. From Minnessota the returns steadily show a serious decrease in the Republican vote, and a great falling off in>tbe Republican majority in the Legislature,, especially in the Senate. The same thing is true of Wisconsin, where for the j first time in many years a Democratic Gov? ernor has been elected, and where Democratic success is a novelty, nothing of the sort having occurred in that State before eince 1855. The small Radical majorities in these two last men? tioned States are are no longer formidable. In Illinois, important changes have taken place, and the farmers seem ahead of both Democrats and Republicans. Famine and Crime at the North. The New York Heraid says that "with the approach of cold weather Comes the old. old story of desperate robberies from dwellings and from the person. Iia most of these cases it is found that want drives to the commission of crime. The poor wretch, who sees his wife and children shivering with the first cold and feeling the change all the more severely from the lack of sufficient food, rushes forth to find some relief, even at the risk of liberty." The terrible significance of this paragraph can scarcely be realized in the South, where such a state of things has never existed, ex? cept in isolated cases, here and there. But the hundreds and thousands in the great cities and all over the manufacturing districts of the North, who have been thrown out of employ? ment-just as the cold weather approaches, and with naught save starvation staring them in the face, with gaunt want gleaming and glaring upon them on every hand, are driven to des? perate measures, and scarcely withhold their hands from the goods of their rich neighbors, who have grown purse-proud and glutted with gold at the expense of the poor. The slavery of the South was truly beneficent and benig? nant compared with the intolerable burdens of the poorer classes in the great cities and manu? facturing centres of the North. As the first fruits of the financial troubles, we have the statement of robberies to prevent augmented miseries. Time will make only additional revelations of this character, and the coming winter will enhance the desperate struggle be? tween the laborer and the capitalist. A Valuable Invention. The Sumter Watchman informs us that our esteemed friend, Rev. John M. Carlise, has per? fected and improved the Corn Husker, which he invented and patented last year, and that it is now a complete success. The machine is simple, and costs only a moderate price. It cuts off the stem of the ear, and splits the husk lengthwise, into numerous pieces. This is an, invention long needed by the farmers, and with) Uhe prospect of a large corn crop next year, we think a fine opportunity is offered to push the invention,, as there is money in it. State and County rights are now for sale, at reasonable prices, and correspondence is invited by the inventor, who may be addressed at Sumter, S. C. Mr. Carlisle is so well known to our people that it is needless to say whatever representations be may make in regard to the Corn Husker may be relied upon implicitly. ? Intelligence has been received that S. T. Agnew, atone time a prominent merchant and farmer of Newbcrry, was shot and almost instantly killed at Montgomery, Alabama, on the 24th of last September, by a man named Jones, i For the Anderson Intelligencer. The Spirit of the People. Mr. Editor : A few months ago I gathered my household jewels around me, and with sor? rowful heart turned my back upon my old horn s, and my old Andersoa friend3, to seek a morn healthfnl clime among the people of Pickens. I knew I had left warm and sym? pathizing friends behind. I found among the people of Pickens, abundant tokens of sym? pathy and hospitality. Sooner or teiter, I then thoBght that the people of Andeison would shake off their lethargy and arouse themselves to i;he indispensable necessity of providing some effectual safeguard for the preservation of the health and lives of her citizens from the ravages of malarial fevers, so prevalent on all our inland creeks and branches. That auspi? cious time, I confidently believe, has already come. The spirit of the public meeting held at your town on last Tuesday on the subject of Drainage, and my intercourse with my old personal friends and acquaintances from various portions of the County, has convinced me that Anderson, at least, is fully prepared to take the lead., if necessary, in instituting measures for the thorough Drainage of all the swamp lands now lying in a sobbed and hurtful condition, but (japable, if thorough ly drained, of becom? ing our most valuable and most productive lands. The most agreeable feature-, connected with this change in the public sentiment, on the subject of drainage, is the generous re 8poniie coming up from the millers and manu? facturers of the County, who are now the pro? prietors of valuable water power, in behalf of Drainage. The Hon. Wm. Perry, of the Pen dleton Factory, has a head to appreciate the difficulties of the situation, and a heart to feel for the sufferings and losses of his fellow citi? zens, and expresses a wrTtrngness to co-operate heartily in any suitable measures of relief. Mr. E. J. Earlerof the Evergreen Mills, I am credi? bly informed, has offered to remove his dam at his valuable merchant mills, for a very reason? able compensation, and allow his own bottom lauds to bear its proportionate share of the burthen. Mr. Charles Williford, unwilling to wait the tardy action of any public movement, has already ordered a steam engine, and as soon as received, will proceed at once to lake dowQ both of his dams, and propel his machinery by steam. He had 12 cases of fever in his own family and on his premises this year, and his crops are now wasting in his fields for the want of gathering, and he unhesitating? ly declares his belief that the sickness was I camied by the dams. Mr. A. M. Neal, I un? derstand, like Mr. Earle, is willing to remove his dam at his mills for a very reasonable com? pensation, and allow his own bottom lands to bear a proportion of the burthen. Mr. Zion , Richardson says he will take down his dam if j it produces sickness. Dr. Carroll Brown en? dorses most heartily the general drainage of bottom lands for health. These are encouraging signs; and I am almost ready to conclude that the greatest difficulties with which we will have to contend, will not be so much with the millers as with the landholders. The supine nes8 of some, the cupidity of others, and the poverty of all, present the most formidable ob? stacles ; hence, the great necessity for legisla? tive action, and for a united and combined effort on the part of all our people. Let the people living on the ridges flatter not them? selves that they have no interest in this great questiou because tbey own no bottom lands. The lives of their wives and children, and tenants are as valuable and precious as the lives of those living on the water courses, and i the history of this malarial development for the last two or three years proves conclusively, that it will travel along the ravines and hoi lows of mills, and hever at last, with its wings of sickness and death, over the dwellings of the inhabitants of ridges, and those more re? mote from the ponds, alike with those living upon the creeks and ponds. No, no. It is a pubiie calamity?hence, the public arm should be stretched out to arrest its further progress through our Countys Fortunately for us, in this great emergency, the use of the steam engine as a propelling power for all kinds of machinery, presents itself before our minds as the very thing to lead us out of our difficulties. Every observant mind has already discovered that the use of the steam engines as a motive power for machinery, is becoming more and more common every day, and is folly meeting the expectations of the people. The excellent letter of Mr. Perry on the utility and cheap? ness of steam power, together with the practi? cal demonstration in your own town, at Pendle ton, Belton, and all over the country, settles that question. The steam engine can and ought to Bunercede water power on all smaller and more sluggish streams. On this question of malaria, 1 find that now as always in the past history of the medical profession, "doctors will diner." There is the cotton theory, the guano theory, and the\piney woods theory. But while all these different theories may possess more or less scientific truth about them, all are agreed that the large bodies of undrained lauds lying on our creeks and branches, are unquestionably one great cause of the prevailing sickness which has devastated our County lor the la?t two or three years?hence, all are agreed that these lands should be immediately drained at any cost. It is along our creeks'and branches that the fell destroyer marches, steadily and boldly, dealing disease and death on every hand ; and the peo? ple cannot afford to wait until scientific men nave fully settled all the nice questions of medical science involved. Let the elucidation of these nice distinctions in medical science, at least, be deferred until the further progress of this demon of malaria is arrested. Then these discussions may be resumed, aud leisurely examined. A very large aud able committee was ap? pointed by the public meeting on Tuesday to take this whole question into serious considera? tion, and devise sohvc practicable plan for the relief of the people. There can be ?0 thorough drainage of our bottom lands, but by the re? moval of all natural or artificial obstructions in said streams, or the opening of suitable vents through mill dams for the flowing off of sand and mud down the channels of said creeks. In some cases, flood gates might an? swer every purpose?in others they might fail to give the relief needed. Of course, in any case where it becomes necessary to remove dams, which are being used for milling or manufacturing purposes, reasonable compensa? tion should bo allowed the owner. I would respectfully suggest to the consideration of the committee the propriety of paying off the amount of compensation allowed in such cases, out of the County funds, and assessing upon the landholders interested, an adequate an? nual tax to pay the interest on said amount, and ultimately the principal, giving the land? holders sufficient time to brpg those lands in? to cultivation aud make the money by the rents and profits arising from their cultivation, say five, eight, or ten years. In other words, that the County will loan her citizens the public credit for a term of years, with a certainty of being re-imbursed the whole expense, by the f>rofits arising from the cultivation of the ands reclaimed. I merely throw out the sug? gestion for the consideration of the committee. Respectfully, THOS. H. RUSSELL. ? Last week an important grange meeting was hold in Atlanta, Ga. It was resolved that the Atlanta grange would send 3,000 bales to cotton by the Port Royal Dominion line (whatever that is) direct tq Liverpool during the season, Death of Distingushed Personages. Rev. John Early, D.D., Bishop of the Meth? odist Church South, died at his home in Lynch burg, Va., on the 5th inst., in the 83th year of his age. He was a very eminent divine, and greatly esteemed by his denomination. He entered the itinerant ministry in 1807, and was elected and ordained Bishop at Columbus, 6a.. in 1854. Laura Keene, the celebrated and popular actress, died at Montclair, New Jersey, on the 6th inst., aged 43 years. She was a native of England, and came to this country about twenty years ago. One of the most notable events in her life was that she was performing at Ford's Theatre, in Washington, on the night when President Lincoln was assassinated. Louis Gaylord Clark, who achieved a very high and honorable position as an editor, maga? zine writer and literary critic many years ago, died at Piedmont, on the banks of the Hudson River, on the 3rd inst., in the 63rd year of his age, from an attack of paralysis. He was editor of the famous Knickerbocker Magazine for a long time, and was endowed with rare literary gifts. He had been withdrawn from the active world for some years, and his declin? ing years were spent at his -pleasant home on the Hudson, which was the gift of his friends and colaborsrs. Gen. William J. Hardee, late of the Con? federate army, departed this life at Wytheville, Va., on the 6th inst., in the 54th year of his age. He was a graduate of West Point, and served in the Mexican war with distinguished gallantry, receiving several brevets for merito nous conduct. He was the author of the work familiarly known ae "Hardee's Tactics." His career and services in the recent war are well known,, and do not need recapitulation. Gen, Hardee was a native of Georgia, where he was greatly beloved, and had numerous friends and acquaintances. Since the war he has resided at Selma, Ala., where his remains were carried for interment, and where all classes anited in honoring his memory. Mrs. Mary Custis Lee, wife of the late (Jen. Robert E. Lee, died at Lexington, Va., on the 5th inst., in the 67th year of her age. Mrs. Lee has been an invalid for some years, and the re? cent death of her daughter, Miss Agnes Lee? bore heavily upon her declining strength. She was the only daughter of G. W. P. Curtis, Esq., the owner of the famous Arlington estate, and grandson of Mrs. Gen. Washington. Mrs. Lee was a lady of unassuming and gentle character ?a fit companion for her illustrious and noble husband. She was buried by the side of Gen. Lee, at the Memorial Chapel in Lexington, iu the presence of a large concourse of friends, and with imposing obsequies. The Columbia papers contain the announce? ment of the death in that city of Dr. Laborde, late of the South Carolina University. Fifty four years ago he entered South Carolina Col? lege, and graduated in 1821. Sixteen years later, in 1837, he became a trustee of the col? lege, and five years latjr, in 1841, he was elected a professor of logic and belles letters. For thirty-one years he remained professor in the institution. For more than one-half of its corporate life he was associated with its exis? tence, and one of the most earnest eflbrts of his entire life was the perpetuation of its history. He was inseparably connected with that history. It was his life for many years, and separation from it proved his death. It will be remembered that about a month ago he was elected chairman of the faculty. But in consequence of the changes that were contem? plated in the institution, and the admission of negro students, he felt called upon to resign his chair. Among those who knew him he was universally esteemed and beloved, and in his death Columbia has lost one of her best and noblest sous. He died at his residence on the College campus on Thursday evening. ; JPbr the Anderson Intelligencer. New Yore:, Nov. 7, 1873. During the past thirty days our cotton mar? ket has witnessed constantly declining prices, until the quotation has reached 13J cents for low middling, the lowest value seen since 1861, a period of twelve years. Among the causes that have brought us to I this figure, are the extraordinary financial pressure experienced throughout the country, the decline in the premium on gold, the low rates ruling for foreign exchange, and the high? est rates ot freight to Europe that have been j known here for years?each, or all, of which are unusually depressing in their influences, and forming a combination of circumstances . which have tended to bring us to uncommonly low prices. The financial condition at present existing in this country has been produced more from fear than from any fact that exists. Some of our ! heaviest commercial and manufacturing con? cerns hare been obliged to suspend, and they have been found to have large wealth, and as yet none have been proved insolvent. The crisis has come upon a sound mercantile com? munity ; hence, when the skies brighten, the power of recuperation will be great, and affairs will mend steadily and perhaps rapidly. The Bank of England has raised its rate to 9 per cent. This is not the result of any un? sound condition in England, but is somewhat in fear of a large drain of gold by this coun? try, and possibly because, seeing the financial necessities of this country, they bring the pres? sure to bear while their people are laying in their stocks of cotton and breadstuffs. When this has been accomplished, money will get cheap in England, and by 1st March we con? fidently expect to see the Bunk rate down to 4 per cent., and the inauguration of a great speculation, both in cotton and goods; and those who are now selling cotton will look back with wonder at the change which a few months have produced. At the present values, the planter is forced to part with his best cotton at prices below cost of production; and as his best grade is bringing but 11 cents per pound in the interior, what will he get for the poorer? It will not be many months before the question will also be asked as to the effect on the planting next year. Will the planter part with his crop at present prices, or will he only sell such portion as will pay his pressing indebtedness, and hold firmly to the remainder? Whenever the plan? ters begin to hold their cotton, prices will ad? vance, and that rapidly. Let those that are forced to part with their cotton replace it by future contracts here. We quote Low Middling on spot, 13J. Fu? ture deliveries?Nov., 181 ; Dec, 13$; Jan., 13J ; Feb., 13* ; March, 14} ; April, 14*. Truly spurs, ? Woodward & Stillman. Protection against Fire.?The corres? pondent of the Charleston News and Courier. mentioning tho alarm of fire which occurred during his stay in our town, remarks "upon tho folly which leads the people of our up-country towns to wait until their property has boon swept away at least once by lire before they provide themselves with the means of prevent? ing it. A single hand engine would, under proper management, be sufficient to avert such a catastrophe as that which prostrated Abbe? ville a short time ago. Anderson is now as helpless as Abbeville was at that time. At the alarm on Saturday night all were constrained to acknowledge this helplessness, and in the absence of a better inntrumcnt every man except one forgot to bring out a bucket. The examplo of that one man is worth being re? membered," The Prospects of Cotton. The Atlanta Constitution devotes much at? tention to the cotton crop, and in a late num? ber expresses its conclusions in the following paragraph : "The future looks gloomy to us. There can be no permanent rise in cotton until there is a better demand for it. The cotton mills of the United States have been consuming 22,000 bales per week ; now it is reduced to 10,000 per week. Those who sell their cotton now at 12J cents, will not regret it when their neighbor is soiling at 10 cents." ? A Washington dispatch to the Baltimore Sttn says: "Statements have been freely cir? culated for several days past that Gen. Butler will lead the movement to secure the assump? tion of the Southern State debts by the general government. When this idea was first broach? ed by Gov. Walker, of Virginia, it was not looked upon in a serious light at all. But it is now said that there is to be a concerted move? ment on the part of a majority of the Southern members, assisted by certain members from the West, to put the thing through. In tho pres? ent state of the finances it can hardiy be sup? posed, however, that any such attempt as this will be made even by Gen Butler." THE MARKETS. Anderson, Nov. 12,1873. Notwithstanding the very low prices of cot? ton, the market has been active during the past week. Sales for the week amount to 312. The market closed this evening at 111 to 12 cents for middlings. Charleston, Nov. 10. CbttoH opened strong and higher, but became quiet?middling 132.' New York, Nov. 10. Cotton nominal?uplands 14?. HYMENEAL. MARRIED, on the 16th of October, 1873, at the residence of the bride's mother, by Rev. W. H. King, Capt. G. W. BELCHER and Miss MARY J. MORGAN, all of Anderson County. On the evening of the 6th inst., at the resi? dence of the bride's father, by Rev. L. M. Ayer, Mr. JOHN H. CLARKE and Miss RAMAH, eldest daughter of David Crosby, all of Ander? son County. *** Printers' fee received. On the 23rd of October, at the residence of the bride's father, by Larkin Newton, Esq., Mr. J. T. BOGGS and Miss MARY ANN, third daughter of Capt. James Welborn, all of Anderson County. OBITUARY. DIED, of typhoid fever, in Anderson County, S. C, on the Wth of October, 1873, MILES E., son of Thos. K. and Mary C. Gerard, in the sixth year of his age. The- deceased lived but a few days, consequently bis sufferings -were sovere; but in all of his agony he retained the full powers of consciousness, and told, his friends that he was going to die. Thus, he has passed to the arms of Him who has said, "Suf? fer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not"?another addition to that happy myriad of little ones who bank in the sunlight of a glorious immortality, k> be and reign with Jesus forevor. Z. A. Foster. SPECIAL NOTICES. Have a Home of Your Own.?Yes, a home of your own; buy a piece of land wftb the de? termination to keep it during your Kfe time, and then transmit it to your heirs; if you have no means, only the proceeds of your own labor, then scrupulously save and build a fine house, buying from the great Southern Builders' Em? porium your Sashes, Doors, Blinds, Marble and Slate Mantels, Hardware Mouldings, White Pine, Walnnt, <fec, cover your roof with Asbes? tos Roofing Felt and Lining, for which they are Agents; they are now used on thousands of buildings, and they offer them as reliable and economical, which are needed everywhere.? Send for price list to I. H. Hall. <fc Co", Charles? ton, S. C. Come and Get It. AGENTLEMAN'S SHAWL was left at my Shop about eight months ago. The owner can get it by proving property, and pay? ing for this notice. J. A. DANIELS. Nov 13, 1873 19 1 One Hundred Dollars Reward. STOLEN from the subscriber, on the <5th of November, one SORREL FILLY, with right hind foot white to pastern joint, and a blaze in the forehead. Also, two young Mules followed, each about one year old, a black and a sorrel, the black a little*the largest. I will give the abovo reward for the recovery of the animals ami the arrest of the thief, and any information will be thankfullv received. SAM'L. WHARTON, Moffattsville, S. C. Nov 13, 1873 19 [HAVE this day associated with mo in bus? iness Maj. A. R. BROYLES, and the business will be continued under the firm name of TOWERS ?fe BROYLES, All debts duo me for Merchandize since the 16th June, 11873, are to be paid to Towers & Broyles ; and all debts, due by me in connection with my ousinesa since tho loth of June, 1873> are as? sumed? and will be paid by Towers & Broyles. I ask a continuance of the liberal patronage heretofore bestowed on me to the new firm. A. B. TOWERS. Nov 13, 1873 19 NEW FIRM. THE undersigned havo this day formed a partnership for tho purpose of doing a Cronoral Merchandize Business, under the firm name of TOWERS A BROYLES. We hope to do business in such a manner that we will continue to receivo the liberal patronage here? tofore bestowed on Sharpo it lowers, ai.d re? cently on Mr. Towers. Aud wo say to all who want GOOD GOODS at LOW PRICES Sogivo us a call before bnring. TOWERS A, BROYLES, No. 4 Granite Row. Nov 11, 1873 19 THIRTEEN CENTS FOR COTTON! THE WANDO MANUFACTURING Com? pany will pay from this dato Thirteen Cents a pound for tho best Cotton baled and de? livered at an early day, for all debts due for Wando, where parties owe enough to come to one bale or upwards. This is an exceedingly liberal oflbr. I will also allow liberal prices to parties who owe mo for Merchandize, and MUST HAVE MONEY. Bring on your Cotton at once. S. BLECKLEY. Nov 13, 1873 19 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUNTY. By W. W. Humphreys, Esq., Probate Judge, WHEREAS, P. K. Norris has made suit to to me to grant him Letters of Administration on the EsUito and ollbotsof Ezekiel S. Norris, jr., deceased. Those are thoreforo to cite and admonish all and singular tho kindred and creditors of the said Ezekiel S. Norris jr., deceased, that the}' be am? appear, before me, in tho Court of Probate, to be held at Anderson C. H., on Saturday, 29th day of November next, alter publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why tho said Adminis? tration should not bo grantod. Jiven under my hand, this 12th day of No? vember, A. D. 1S73. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Judge of Probate. Nov 13, 1673 19 2. REPAIRING Watches, Clocks and Jewelry A. SPECIALITY, PERSONALLY ATTENDED TO BY J. A. DANIELS. TO all who are in search of Plain Rings, Setts, Pins, Drop?, Sleeve Buttons, Hoop Ear Rings, Watch Charms, Gold and Silver Keys, Bosom Buttoms, Ladies' Gold Watches, English Band Rings, the latest style, Ac, it might pay you to CALL, ON DANIELS, In the MASONIC BUILDING, and have your Old Spectacle Frames filled with the best lenses in the world? ORSRORNE'S ENGLISH PERISCOPIG. Nov 13, 1873 19_ The Singer Still Triumphant! AT the Vienna Exhibition, the SINGER re? ceived the Medal of Merit, the Medal of Progress, and three otlior Medals for superiori? ty of productions. These arc Che highest Sewing Machine awards at Vienna. The Singer re? ceived all the Medals awarded to efther of the competing machines, and two Medals more-than any other obtained. Then, in the name of truth, what is it that prompts- people to claim recom? mendations for the Diploma of Honor t The fact is, no Diploma of Honor has been given to any Sewing Machine Company. But immeas? urably more valuable i?"Tne vVorld's Award,'f as shown by sales?proved by sworn returns to the owners of the principal Sewing Machine Patents?which last year amounted to 219,768 Machines, nine out of ten of them being for family use. This is over 45,000 more Sewing Machines than were sold by any other company during the same period, and over one-quarter of all the Machines sold in 1872. These enor? mous sales are owing to the long-tested merits of the SINGER Machines, which meet the wants of the public in superiority and simplici? ty of construction, and capability for great va? riety and excellence of work. It is remarkable not only for the range and variety of its sewing, ? but also for tbe variety and different kinds of texture which ft will sew with equal facility and perfection, using silk, twist, linen or cotton ' thread, fine or coarse, making, the inter-locked elastic stitch, alike on both sides- of the fabric , sewn. 1 J. B. CLARK & SON, Agents. Nov 13,1873 19 THE Ladies' Store IS GREATLY IN NEED OF OUR Creditors are clamorous, and WILL, NOT WAIT. We have no other re? sources than our customers, whom we hope will PROMPTLY RESPOND. Those rndebted to us for GOODS bought in 1873 will please come up and pay at least part of their Accounts. Those who owe for Goods bought previous to 1873, MUST COME FOR? WARD AND SETTLE AT ONCE, as we cannot wait ANY LONGER. "Necessity Knows No Law." WE HAVE A Splendid Stock of Goods ON HAND, WHICH WE WILL SELL AT Greatly Reduced Prices FOR C A. S H X Nov 13, 3873 19 TALK PLAIN. IT is as much of an impossibility for a Merchant to carry on his Business without MONEY, as it is for a Farmer or Mechanic to work without Tools. This is a plain fact, and we respectfully beg leave to urge our friends who are indebt? ed to us for Supplies and Goods of any description to bear this in mind, and to come forward prompt? ly and settle their Bills and Notes. Cotton is at a low price just now, and there is a probability of its going lower ; therefore, you run a great risk in holding, while you may make money by selling now. It would be much more to our ad? vantage to pay the Planter 20 cts. for his Cotton, (provided we could be safe in so doing,) thsrti to give him the present prices. But you know we cannot have things our way. The Notes you gave us for SIMS' WAGONS are now falling due, and our instructions from the Factory is to urge prompt payment according to your promise. Our Stock of Goods is new and complete, and for Cash or Cotton we will sell cheaper than Goods have been sold in Anderson since the War, Prove us by our works, and come see for yourselves. Shoal Creek Factory Yarn and Sims* Wagons on hand and for sale, Come to see us, LEWIS & CO., 9 GRANITE ROW, Anderson, S, C* Nov 13, 187? 19