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Announcements of marriages and deaths, and noUces of a religioM character, are respectfully solicited, and will bo inserted gratis. _ THUBSDAY MARCH 26,1874. 43* Alf commanications must be accompanied by the trne namo and address of the writer, in order to receive attention, and as a.guarantee of good faith. We are not responsible for tie views or opinions of correspondents. Among the recent medical graduates, we have been pleased to meet with our young and talented friend, W. Harvey Todd, of Bel ton, who lately received his diploma at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore, Md. There were twenty-six students in the graduating class, three of whom hailed from South Carolina. Jgg* The Greenville and Columbia Railroad is already beginning to redeem its promises to increase the transportation facilities. Three engines and sixty freight cars were recently purchased from the Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond, Va. This looks like business. Now, give us better facilities for transferring goods at Seneca City, and we will stop grumb ?Kb& for a season. Public Debate. The public debate of the Polytechnic Society ? which was postponed on account of a severe accident to Mr. James L. Orr, one of the De batants, will take place in the Court House on Friday evening, 3rd of April. The public generally, and the ladies especially, are invited to atttend. _ Delinquent Taxes. Through the kindness of our County Treas? urer, B. D. Dean, Esq., we are furnished with the following facts concerning the delinquent taxes of Anderson County, to which amounts the penalty of 20 per cent, will be attached: Number of acres of land unpaid 12,100, valued at-.? 63,197 00 Value of buildings. 6,825 00 Value of real estate in towns and villages. 27,898 00 Value of personal property. 162,828 00 Total value of property.$260,748 00 State tax-..$3,128 97 County tax. 523 82 School tax. 172 01 Improvements. We are glad to see that some of our citizens are awake, not only to their own interests by providing for their comforts, but are also awake to the interests of Anderson. Our enterprising townsman, Mr. Andrew Osborne, is erecting a neat residence on the lot which contains the Steam Tannery, &c., owned by Mr. N. A. McCulIy and himself. It fronts on Depot Street, and when completed will vie with any residence of like style for neatness of appear? ance and compactness of arrangement. Mr. James Wilson, also on Depot Street, has remodelled and newly painted his residence. Mr. Wilson has exhibited good taste in his improvements, and his residence will now rank among the neatest in town. In addition, he has a beautiful flower garden under cultiva? tion. There are also many other improvements of I a like character going on in Towu. Tho west side of Main Street below the market house is beginning to look a great deal better since the Rev. L. M. Ayer and Mr. T. J. Leak have begun to repair and improve their premises. The handsome residence of Maj. B. F. Whit ner is near completion, and when finished will add to the number of fine, houses in our Town. From these facts it is evident that there is fife in old Anderson yet, and we hope that with doe manifestation of interest on the part of all her citizens, better days will soon come. A Valuable and Useful Invention. Among the annoying and perplexing features of household management in this latitude none can be remedied so quickly, cheaply and easily as the imperfect and unsatisfactory laundry arrangements now existing in almost every family. In older times, every well-regulated household bad a washer-woman to perform this work, and days set apart for the purpose. But this has been changed entirely, and great diffi? culty is experienced to obtain servants for other and lighter work, while the washing is a seri? ous trouble and vexation to many. The intro? duction of labor-saving implements, however, is doing much to relieve our people from divers annoyances, and this hindrance to a peaceful household is among the easiest to remedy of j existing evils. The invention of washing ma? chines is not of recent date, and in other parts of the country they are universally employed. Only within the past few years has the atten? tion of our people been directed to their utility and economy, and the land is deluged with patents of every description. But the intro? duction of the Steam Washer is destined to create a revolution, and bring domestic happi? ness and comfort to thousands. It is styled the '?'woman's friend," and bears the right appella? tion, for its value mainly consists in relieving the ladies of all trouble and difficulty on this score. The washing of an ordinary family can be done within an incredible short space of j time, without the slightest alteration whatever while the process of cleansing the clothes is going on. Besides, there is great economy in saving the wear and tear of clothing, which is inevitable when the washing is done by a ma? chine or band-labor. As a labor-saving, eco? nomical and perfect method, we .think the Steam Washer has no superior, and we speak from an adequate experience in our household. Capt. P. K. Norris is the authorized agent for Anderson County, and persons wishing to ex? amine this useful invention and learn its merits are invited to call upon Mr. L. H. Seel, at the store of Gilreath & Burgess, where the Steam Washer is manufactured. ? A bill is pending in Congress to pay $3,000,000 to Frederick City, Md., for mo;iey forcci from them by General Early. Excitement in Western North Carolina. For the past month great excitement has prevailed among the people living on and in the vicinity of Bald Mountain, in McDowell County, Western North Carolina, owing to loud and repeated noises being heard coming from the interior of the mountain. The noises I are described to be like terrible thunder, with occasional explosions imitating the discharge of heavy artillery ,* after which explosions the whole mountain trembles as if undergoing ter? rible internal convulsions. A large rock, sup? posed to weigh about thirty tons has been split in two by volcanic action, and a kind of vapor issues from the erevice, plainly showing that some volcanic properties are being slowly de? veloped within the mountain which will no doubt, in time, produce a bona fide eruption, sending forth ashes, sand, stones and lava like the renowned Vesuvius. The people living on the mountain, thinking that these noises were sent to forewarn them of an approaching judgment, have fled to the valleys and gathered themselves together for ! prayer and pious meditation, determined to improve the short time that may be left them* Old, hoary-headed distillers of the celebrated "Mountain Dew," who have defied the revenue officers and their deputies ever since the close of the war, and who have paid but little or no attention to the salvation of their souls, have left their dark and gloomy caverns on the mountain side, and repentingjjf their many iniquities, now come forward and unite in prayer with their brethren of the valleys. It is said that upon the first assembling of the frightened people in the valley beyond the mountain, that they began to pray and con? tinued their devotions through the night, and when morning came sent for the nearest preach? er, who was a negro of the Baptist persuasion, and during his discourse listened with the most solemn attention, fully believing that their time had come. The excitement as yet con? tinues unabated, and no doubt the whole of western North Carolina will be converted to Christianity before the mountain stops "lum? bering." Since the above excitement com? menced, "Mountain Dew" has rapidly gone up in value, and soon it will be as scarce as the far-famed honey of Hymettus. An Imptorant Enterprise. We learn from various sources that it is the intention of that enterprising body, the Charleston Chamber of Commerce, to estab? lish a line of steamships between Liverpool and Charleston. Many years ago there was a regular line of sailing packets running between the two cities, for the double purpose of con? veying produce and immigrants; and in those days Charleston ranked second only to New York and Boston as a commercial emporium Should the Chamber of Commerce be success? ful in carrying out the projected enterprise, great benefits will accrue to the whole State. Southern commerce will be greatly facilitated and enlarged, and the tide of immigration will be turned to a certain extent towards, not only our own State, but also to the adjacent States. Cotton, our great staple and chief export, can then be sent to Charleston, where it will be pressed and prepared for loading, and shipped direct to Liverpool without incurring the long delays and heavy freights attendant upon send? ing it to New York and other Northern ports for shipment to the manufactories in England. Our State which is now tottering on the verge of a ruin, brought about by corrupt leg? islation, with its financial interest destroyed by manifold frauds, may, in time, build up part of its fallen fortunes by the aid of this great and praiseworthy enterprise. As a country's great? ness and prosperity is in a great measure de? pendent upon its commerce and its manufac? tures, so will the future success and prosperity of South Carolina depend upon the maturing of this most beneficial project. We want immigration, is the cry of the land? owners in every section of our State, and in no way can they be sooner acquired than by this line of Steamships coming direct from the Old World to a port within the State. We have seen specimens of immigrants introduced into our own County from New York, who do not belong to the class termed the pure or newly arrived immigrants, but are those who have been in the country some time, having all the vices of the lower orders, who infest the great cities of our continent. Our people do not want these, for they are not willing to work? but they want the Simon-pure immigrant, fresh from the fields of Europe, whose inten? tion upon coming to America is to make for himself a future home, and become a ttsefu] and ^aw-abiding citizen. Let the people in every section of our State render all the aid they can in furthering the interests of this project, which is destined to effect so much for the public good, and in future years they will bless the day that they aided in so laudable an undertaking. They will have both a good market for their staple and the desired immigrant to cultivate and improve the waste places, and the natural re? sult will be that the State will rise again from the level of prostration and degradation to the height of happiness and prosperity. Court in Edgefield. The last term of the Court held in Edgefield County by Judge Carpenter, presents a dark criminal record. Besides the many cases of assaults, batteries, larcenies, etc., there were tried five cases for murder, four of whom were convicted of murder in the first degree, and one (a woman) of manslaughter. It is said that there are other murder cases to be made out and tried yet. This is indeed a gloomy record for Edgefield, showing plainly that a spirit of lawlessness prevails to an alarming extent. It is to be hoped that the law will be allowed to carry out its punishments without any interference from the Executive, so that the further peace of the County and the wel? fare of its people may be promoted. ?6T The New York State Editorial Con? vention will make an excursion trip to Ala? bama in May next, and will take Columbia in the route, we understand. The South Carolina Press Association ought to meet and welcome the fraternity from the Empire State of the North. The semi-annual meeting of the Asso? ciation is fixed for the second Wednesday in j May, if we mistake not. ? A correspondent of the Union-Herald nominates Col. Thomas Dodamead, Superin? tendent of the Greenville and Columbia Kail road, for Governor. | Specific Tax Levy. Of the many bills passed by the Legislature during the entire session, none is of as much importance to the people as the bill providing for the levy of a special tax for the fiscal year commencing November 1st, 1874. The nature of the bill is this: Heretofore the levies were general and not specific, and the funds were paid into the State Treasury without any reser? vations, but now there will be a special tax collected and reserved by the State Treasurer for the payment of the following specified claims only: For salaries.1} mills* For penal, charitable and educational institutions.1} mills. For the public schools.2 mills. For school deficiencies. f mill. For legislative expenses.1 mill. For public printing. ? mill. For interest on public debt.2 mills. For unpaid appropriations.1 mill. For county purposes.3 mills. As will be seen from the above, the total tax levy will be 12 7-12 mills. The tax for County purposes not to exceed 3 mills but may be less, owing, chiefly, to the wants of the County. There is also a provision in the Act which spec? ifies that the funds collected under this specific levy, shall, when paid into the State Treasury} be kept separate and apart from each other and from the other public funds, and shall be ap? plied only to the purposes for which they are levied. This is with a view to prevent the Legislature from expending any more than what the levy calls for, and places the State Treasurer in such a position that he can pro? tect the public funds against frauds and swin? dles. The originating and passing this impor? tant finance law reflects great credit on the gentlemen who were instrumental in so doing. It is undoubtedly the best safeguard that could be set up against frauds, and shows to the world that there is at least some honest men managing our governmental affairs, who have the interests of the people at heart and are determined to build up the "prostrate State." The thanks of a grateful people will ever be due those champions of their rights, and good results which will accrue to every one from this levy will be soon apparent. Honor to Whom Honor is Due. We publish below two letters, one from the Hon. F. L. Cardozo, and the other from W. R. Jones, who was Clerk of the Committee on Ways and Means, both giving to our worthy Representative, Col. J. R. Cochran, the honor of being the originator of the bill to levy a specific tax, and also other bills of importance: Columbia, S. C, March 21st, 1874. Hon. Jno. R. Cochran, Member House of Rep's., Anderson Co., S. C: Sir?Your communication of the 20th inst., stating that an article in the News and Courier, referring to the authorship of the specific tax levy Act for the current fiscal year, did you great injustice, and requesting me as Clerk of the Committee on Ways aud Means to give you a statement of the facts connected with the preparation, introduction and passage of said bill, is at hand. In reply permit me to state that the idea of a specific tax levy originated with yourself, was suggested by you to the Committee on Ways and Means, was rejected by them as impracti? cable, and was afterward at your request ar? ranged and expressed in the language in which it now appears by me. After the bill was framed, and Mr. R. M. Smith had agreed to sign the minority report, at your request, I sub? mitted it to the Honorable the State Treasurer, who gave it his unqualified approval. Whatever credit attaches to originating the idea, to introducing ihe bill, effecting with the assistance of others its successful passage through the General Assembly, belongs to you. The Treasurer can claim nothing, save the lending of his official influence to its passage ; I, nothing save the mechanical execution. Respectfully, W. R. Jones, Clerk of Committee on Ways and Means. Executive Department, ] State Treasurer's Office, > Columbia, S. C, March 23, 1374. ) Hon. John R. Cochran: Dear Sir?Your communication of the 20th inst., referring to a letter in the Charles? ton News and Courier, relating to the manner in which the specific tax was levied, is re? ceived. You state that the letter does not give you full justice, and request me to state the facts more fully in relation to the matter. I take great pleasure in complying with your request. You are the author or originator of the bill to levy a special tax. You introduced the bill in the committee, and when rejected by them, made a minority report, which Hon. R. M. Smith of Spartanburg, also signed, and by your skill and anility, with the aid of other mem? bers, persuaded the Legislature to adopt your report. It is due to W. R. Jones to state that he pre? pared the bill for you in accordance with your wishes. I take great pleasure in also stating that you are the author of several other bills of great importance, viz.: The "bill to regulate the number of employees of the General As? sembly ;" the "bill to regulate the disburse? ment of public funds," and the "general incor? poration act." The importance of these acts can scarcely be over-estimated. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, etc., F. L. Cardozo, Treasurer, S. C. Compulsory Suffrage.?Prussia progress? es. Heretofore it was compulsory education that was to redeem the world. Experienoej however, has taught that men not unfrequent ly know the right, and yet pursue the wrong, and now the proposition is to compel every qualified voter to cast his ballot for some one at every parliamentary election held within the Emperor's domain. Free suffrage no longer, but compulsory suf? frage is the panacea for all the ills that politi? cal bodies fall heir to. And so upon the prin? ciple that a bird that can sing and won't sing must be made to sing, every man who can vote and won't \ote must be made to vote. There is no doubt that the failure to vote is a great and growing evil in other countries as well as in Prussia, but it is not so certain that compulsory suffrage will cure it either there or elsewhere. The theory looks well enough, for it would seem that compulsory education ought to teach men the right and that compulsory suffrage ought to compel them to pursue it. In prac? tice, however, we do not believe that it will happen in the future any more than it has happened in the past, that men can be made to do right by force. ? The new postage law brings a considera? ble revenue from the New York advertising agencies. Geo. P. Rowel 1 & Co's. quarterly bills upon newspaper received exceed $430; those of S. M. Pcttcngill & Co. are above $350, while the agencies of W. J. Carlton, Bates & Locke, W. W. Sharpe and others most promi? nent, pay from one-fourth to one-eighth of the above amounts. An Important Act Lost. Just before the adjournment of the Legisla? ture, a joint resolution requiring the Attorney General to at once institute legal proceedings against the late State Treasurer, Niles G. Par? ker, was passed by both Houses and prepared for presentation to the Governor for his ap? proval or disapproval. Through some unac? countable means, this Act was not presented with the other Acts, and seemingly no notice was taken of it until after the Legislature ad? journed, when it was then brought forward and presented to the Governor by the Chairman of the Committee on Enrolled Acts. The Gov? ernor then refused to approve the Act on the ground that it was not brought before him at the proper time. It is indeed "passing strange" that after all the excitement which attended the passing of the Act through both Houses, that some patriotic member did not take it upon himself as a duty which he owed the whole State to see that it passed through the proper hands and become a law. Parker laughed in his sleeve the whole time the merits and demerits of his letter were being discussed, for he well knew he had nothing to fear, since others who hold high State posi? tions were as deep in the bond swindle as him? self. The losing of so important an Act is no small thing, for it is the losing of a law which is highly necessary to the State at large, since it would bring to light not only this bond swindle, which has filled the coffers of our renegade law-makers and impoverished the State, but also other swindles with which Parker and others while in office have been connected. This is of too much importance to be passed over like the dream of an hour. Since the Act has been too late in its being presented to the Governor, and since the proper proceedings cannot be instituted against Parker, then some one should be held responsible for the losing of the Act. The Governor refused his signature on the plea that it was presented after the ad? journment of both Houses, and that it would be contrary to all rules of governmental law to sign during an adjournment. There is a a considerable mystery about this whole affain and we have not the slightest doubt but that our worthy Governor (if he did not know of it before) is highly pleased with the failure of this Act to be approved at the proper time, since he no doubt dreads the disclosures which the trial of Parker would certainly make. Sailor Semmes, of the Alabama, and the Grand Army of the Republic. We clip from an exchange the following letter from Admiral Semmes, of the cruiser Alabama, in reply to a letter written to him from Mr. Darwin C. Pavey, representing Skil len Post, No. 47, Grand Army of the Republic, in which he requested the old "salt" to lecture in aid of the fund for raising tomb-stones for deceased soldiers. It was a bold stroke to raise the wind on the part of Post 47. The letter is written in the right vein, and is in accord with the spirit of the times: Mobile, Jan. 31,1874. Dear Sir?I am complimented by your invi? tation to lecture in Rome, New York, in aid of the fund to procure tomb-stones for deceas? ed United States soldiers who lost their lives in the late war between the States. And you are kind enough to assure me that the people of central New York would treat me with hos? pitality. I thank you and them, aud I see no reason why, as citizens of the same country who have had a rough-and-tumble fight, we should not make peace and be friends when the fight is over, especially if the fight has had the effect to increase the respect which the one had for the other. As soldiers at least we can meet on common ground. The living soldier always mourns the dead one after the heat of the fray is over, even though the dead one may have died by his hand. Soldiers are not statesmen, to decide the right aud wrong of a quarrel; their duty is to their General and their flag. Human nature was exalted and adorned during our late war by many noble soldiers on both sides, and a true soldier cannot but drop a tear over all such who lost their lives in the quarrel; and I trust that the time is not far distant when our chil? dren, at our firesides, will read the thrilling and romantic history of the deeds of their ancestors without pausing to ask themselves when they come to the story of a true knight, whether he wore the "blue or the grey." It should be enough for them to know that he was an Amer? ican citizen and a true soldier. Nothing would give me greater pleasure, I assure you, than to make the acquaintance of my fellow-citizens of central New York, but I have to deny myself the pleasure for the present for want of the re Siuisite leisure. Renewing my thanks to you or your kind invitation, I am, very respectful? ly, yours, etc., Raphael Semmes. ? A Texas letter describes a visit to the cat? tle ranche of Tom Coleman, a wealthy and jovial old gentleman, who knows about as much about cattle and the multifarious brands and marks by which their ownership is decided as any other man in Texas. Mr. Coleman is the owner of by far the largest enclosed field in Texas, the number of acres being 125,000. The amount of fencing required to complete the inclosure is twenty-five miles, fifty miles being bounded by the water course. In other words, the boundary of the pasture is seventy five miles?fifty miles of water and twenty-five miles of board fence. Some idea of the extent of this field may be judged from the fact that from the entrance gate to Mr. Colcman's house or ranche, the distance is twenty miles. The number of cattle in this inclosure at the pres? ent time is 25,000 head, which is regarded as very near its full complement. Five acres to the animal is the estimated limit to keep them in good condition thronghout the year, and anything beyond that is regarded as overstock? ing. The proprietor of this immense pasture does not make the breeding of cattle any special part of the business, though from seven to ten thousand calves are annually added to his stock. He prefers to buy cattle rather than raise them, as an abundance of herds can be purchased at the average of five dollars per head, including beeves, cows and calves. These are placed in their pastures to fatten and improve their condition, and to await the steamers for shipping to New Orleans. Besides the number of cattle now held in the pasture, 25,000, Mr. Coleman still has on the range many more of brands which he has purchased. Parties of "cow boys" go out gathering these at so much per head, which is very difficult work. ? According to General Allen, chief quar? termaster of the military division of the Pa? cific, the additional expense imposed upon the quartermaster's department by the Mouoc war was $355,000. General Allen's letter making this statement has been sent to the House by the Secretary of War. ITEMS-EDITORIAL AND OTHERWISE. ? Lake Erie has swallowed 2,000 persons since its navigation begun. ? In Florida they are buying butter by the quart; in Maine they are selling milk by the pound. ? Arms and ball cartridge are being distrib? uted to the militia, of Edgefield, preparatory to the fall campaign. ? The nomination of Gen. McLaws as Col? lector of Customs in Georgia, gives universal satisfaction in the South, so far as we can learn. ? "Press Chappel," who was confined in the Laurens jail, made his escape last week, by burning off a portion of his cell door. He is still at large. ? Queen Victoria is now in the thirty seventh year of her reign and the fifty-fifth of her age. She has nine children and twenty one grand-children. ? It was a Georgia landlord who posted the notice in his dining room that members of the Legislature would be first seated, and after? wards the gentlemen. ? Thursday afternoon, a party of about twenty-five negroes arrived in Charlotte, on their way to Mississippi, in which State they will make their home. ? A cow, with hydrophobia, has been excit? ing the people of Abbeville. She treed a man, when a neighbor put an end to her, through the medium of a bullet. ? The New York Bulletin says there is plenty of money at the North, but no business. Many people at the South have a different complaint?plenty of business and no money. ? The Supreme Court rendered a decision in the Barnwell-Blackville case, yesterday. The question was decided in favor of Barnwell, which will hereafter be the County seat. ? Rev. Ellison Capers, rector of Christ Church, has reconsidered his determination to remove from Greenville, and will ro-.^nue to fill the pulpit he has so acceptably supplied for so many years. ? The political pot begins to boil in Beaufort County. A large meeting was held last week on St. Helena Island, in which there was much dissatisfaction expressed with the constantly increasing taxes. ? The most important and only murder case tried by the court in Greenville, is the one of the State vs. Wm. Evans for murder, who was found guilty of manslaughter and sen? tenced to thirty years in the penitentiary. ? The negro exodus from Alabama and Georgia continues. The Montgomery Adverti? ser learns that 15,000 tickets for negro immi? grants have been taken up on the roads lead? ing Southward and Westward from that city. ? During the parade on St. Patrick's Day in Charleston, while the companies were march? ing through King Street, to their rendezvous, before disbanding, they met Gen. Wade Hamp? ton, and, in token of respect, the whole battal? ion gave the marching salute. ? The Graniteville (S. C) Mills in this State now run over 20,000 spindles and 700 looms, pay from 10 to 12 per cent, dividends, have a handsome surplus, and are about buil? ding a new mill. The Langley (S. C.) Mills run 10,000 spindles, and are paying handsome dividends. ? Tennessee boasts that in four years of freedom from carpet-bag rule she has fixed her debt so that the State can and will pay it, has organized a thorough system of public educa? tion, while business is thriving, trade brisk and money plenty. Four years ago the State was almost as badly off as Louisiana. ? "Mark my words," said United States Senator Wadleigh, "if Simmons is confirmed the Republicans will lose New Hampshire." Prophetic language! Simmons was confirmed ?New Hampshire is lost; and upon whom but President Grant can the Republican party shoulder the chief responsibility for it? ? Up to a very recent period, it was held as a fixed fact that shad could only be caught by nets or trapy, and that it was the quintessence of foolishness to attempt their capture by hook and line. But this fallacy has been exploded and the honor of discovering the method of snaring this splendid fish with the fly belongs to Thomas Chalmers, of Holyoke, Mass. ? In a lecture last Monday night, in Balti? more, Professor Smith stated it as a fact, that whiskey and tobacco bring more diseases than all other causes in the world. Even the pro? portion of accidents are mainly owing to ner? vousness or intemperance produced by these articles. They did more harm than the entire 2,400 remedies of materia medica did good. They were also instrumental in shortening the average life of people generally. ? Hon. Alex. H. Stephens is still confined to his rooms at the National, and though quite feeble, his mind is as active and his intellect as clear as ever. His physician advised him not to receive visitors, but Mr. Stephens insists upon doing so, saying that he knows what is best for himself. He welcomes all who call, and talks freely to every one, both in and out of Congress, and through his secretary, Mr. Hidell, keeps up an extensive correspondence. ? Some years ago a man in England, who I was very thin, exhibited himself as a living skeleton. He made much money in this way, and as he grew rich he became fat, until several years after his retirement from the show business he was as fat as he had formerly been lean. Lately, having spent his fortune, he attempted to again reduce himself to a skeleton, with the intention of returning to the show business, but he died from exhaustion soon after reaching the desired condition. ? A Great Barrington (Mass.) merchant found a box of parlor matches on the store I floor the other morning, which had been knocked off the shelf by a rat or mouse during the night. On opening the box, the discovery was made that, by the concussion, every match in the box had been lighted, and the wood of which they were made was charred and turned brown. Fortunately, the box was so tight as to smother the fire, and no harm resulted. It was a narrow escape; and if a fire had taken place, its cause would have been a perpetual mystery. ? The new army bill now before Congress reduces the cavalry to nine regiments, now ten; artillery to four, now five; infantry to twenty, now twenty-five. This will make the army twenty-five thousand instead of thirty three thousand strong. Any officer may resign, and shall be entitled to one year's pay, besides what may be due him at the date of resignation ; officers deemed unfit for duty are to be reported by commanding officers and mustered out, and officers of thirty years' service may be retired. The reduction is to be effected by January 1,1875. ? On Friday last, at Edgefield, Judge R. B. Carpenter pronounced sentence upon the following criminals: Thomas Podgett, con? victed of murder, to be hanged on the 29th of May, at 12 o,clock M. Henry Kilcrease, con? victed of murder, to be hanged on the 22d of Mav, at 12 o'clock M. Patrick West, convic? ted of murder, to be hang?d on the 5th of June, at 12 o'clock M. John Mitchell, convicted of murder, to be hanged on the 3d of July, at 12 o'clock M. Savannah Williams, convicted of manslaughter, sentenced to the penitentiary for one year. ? Judge Brown, of Baltimore, has given a decision in a sewing machine suit that may be interesting to thousands who are laboring to pay for their machines by instalments. A Miss Barker bought a sewing machine on the instal? ment plan, signing a contract by which she agreedto pav a certain sum per month for the use of the machine, and the company agreed to execute a bill of sale when the whole price had been received. The instalments were promptly handed over by Miss Barker until only five dollars remained due.- She was pre? vented from paying this by sickness, and-the company sued out a writ of replevin. A jus? tice of the peace decided in favor of the de? fendant, but Judge Brown, of the City Court, reversed the judgment, and ruled that the com? pany was entitled to the machine and to all the money paid on it. i THE MARKETS. Anderson, March 25,1874. The market has been active during the past week, and closed this evening firm and steady, at 14J cents for middlings. Charleston, March 23. Cotton firmer?middling 16 cents. New York, March 23. Cotton quiet?middlings 16? cents. HYMENEAL. MARRIED, on Thursday evening, 5th of March, 1874, by Rev. D. D. Byers. Mr. JOHN M. FREEMAN and Miss LAURA E. GRA? HAM, daughter of Mr. A. J. Graham, all of Anderson County. On 17th of February, by Rev. A. J. Cauthen, Mr. THOMAS MAULDIN, of Abbeville, and Miss AMELIA CRAFT, of Anderson County. On March 19th, 1874, at the residence of the bride's mother, by Rev. D. J. McMillan, Rev. J. C. C. NEWTON, formerly of Anderson County, and Miss LETTTE E. LAY, of Pick ens County. GO TO TEXAS via the LONE STAR ROUTE! (INTERNATIONAL AMD GREAT NORTHERN B. B.) Passengers going to Texas via Memphis and Little Rock, or via Shreveport, strike this line at Longview, the Best Route to Palestine, Hearne, Waco, Austin, Huntsville, Houston, Galveston and all points in Western, Central, Eastern and Southern Texas. Passengers via New Orleans will find it the Best Route to Tyler, Mineola, Dallas, Overton, Crocket, Longview and all points in Eastern and Northeastern Texas. This line is well built, thoroughly equipped with every modern improvement, including New and Elegant Day Coaches, Pullman Pal? ace Sleeping Cars, Westinghouse Air Brakes, Miller's Patent Safety Platforms and Couplers, and nowhere else can the passenger so com? pletely depend on a speedy, safe and comforta? ble journey. The LONE STAR ROUTE has admirably answered the query: M How to go to Texas ?" by the publication of an interesting and truth? ful document, containing a valuable and cor? rect map, which can beoDtained, free of charge, by addressing the General Ticket Agent, International and Great Northern Railroad, Houston, Texas. District E. Feb26, 1874 34 ly SPECIAL NOTICES. Annual Meeting-. THE Stockholders of the Anderson Farmers' and Mechanics' Association will meet in the Court House on Saturday, 4th April, for the purpose of electing officers. JAMES A. HOYT, Secretary. March 26, 1874 37 2 Public Meeting. THE citizens of Anderson County are in? vited to meet in the Court House on Monday, 6th of April, (Saleday,) at 12 o'clock m., for the purpose of instituting measures to aid in the scheme of Immigration suggested by the Tax Payers' Convention. Also, to consider other recommendations of that body, intended to ameliorate the condition of the country. All interested in the objects and purposes of the Convention are respectfully and earnestly in? vited to attend the proposed meeting. JAMES A. HOYT, Delegate from Anderson County. We concur and unite in the foregoing call for a public meeting, and would urge a full at? tendance of the tax-payers. B. F.* WHITNER, J. C. C. FEATHERSTON, B. F. CRAYTON, N. K. SULLIVAN, O. H. P. FANT, With manv others. Anderson, S. C, March 26, 1S74. ??r One of the first business principles to act upon, is to make all purchases direct from the manufacturers, thus saving ljrge sums of money. For this reason we advise our readers to purchase their Windows, Doors, Blinds, Ac, from Messrs. I. H. Hall & Co., Charles? ton, S. C, who have at the Factories, combined benefits derived from materials in first hands, skilled workmen, latest improved machinery, and thorough systematic management. All windows glazed with good clear glass. They are also Agents for Asbestos Roofing Felt. Try it and you will be pleased with its dura? bility. Send for price list, circulars, Ac. Found at I.ast I?A remedy that not only re? lieves, but cures that enemy of mankind, Con? sumption, as well as the numerous satellites which revolve around it in the shape of coughs, colds, bronchitis, sore throat, influenza, Ac. The remedy we allude to is Dr. Wistar's Bal? sam of Wild Cherry, prepared by Seth W. Fowle A Sons, Boston. BEPOET OF THE CONDITION of the "NATIONAL BANK OF ANDERSON," At Anderson, in the State of South Carolina, at close of business February 27th, 1874: RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts.-S 73,713 46 Over Drafts._. 36 58 U. S. Bonds to secure Circulation.? 30,000 00 Other Stocks, Bonds and Mortgages.?. 1,277 22 Due from Redeeming and Reserve Agents. 32,690 15 Due from National Biuks. 8,644 75 Current Expenses.,. 378 35 Taxes paid. 1,045 17 Premiums. 3,450 00 Checks and other Cash Items. 142 55 Bills of National Banks. 14,820 00 Fractional currency (including nickels)._. 241 10 Specie?viz: Coin.a.. 1,170 75 Legal Tender Notes.? 21,125 00 $190,735 06 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock paid in..3 50,000 00 Surplus Fund. 2,000 00 Profit and Loss. 6,949 88 National Bank Circulation outstanding. 27,000 00 Dividends Unpaid. 50 00 Individual Deposits.- 104,735 18 $190,735 0G State of Socth Carolina,) s County of Anderson. j I, J. A. Brock, Cashier of the National Bank of An? derson, S. C, do solemnly swe2r that the above statement is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief. J. A. BROCK, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th day of March, 1874. B. FRANK MAULDIN, Notary Public. Correct?Attest: Joseph N. brown,*) J. P. Reed, >Directors. Geo. W. Fant, ) March 26,1874 87 1 "sheriffs sale. BY virtue of an Execution to me directed, I will expose to sale on the FIRST MON? DAY in APRIL next, ONE BALE OF COTTON, Levied on as the property of ELirksey A Bates, at tho suit of A. M. Neal. Torms Cash WM. McGUKIN, Sheriff. March 26, 1874 37 2 $25 REWARD. STOLEN or strayed from the subscriber, on the night of March 24, 1874, at Beltoh, a very dark iron-gray mare MULE, three years old this Spring?shoes on her front feet?had saddle and bridle on. I will give the above reward for her delivery to me at Neal's Creek Church, about five miles southeast from An? derson C. H. Anv information thankfully re? ceived. WILLIAM PRUIETT, Jr. March 26, 1874 37 2