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Obituary Notices exceeding five lines, Tributes of Re? spect, met ail priTonaHcotaiaunications or matters of in divriuaMntercst, will be charged for at advertising rates. *, ittmt&bwtlitiinMihiiv* jssf*????anA notices of a >oll^l?uscharact?j, are respectfully solicited, JW-d will be' ' ^rtedgrata. , . -; },mtTB^;Momii^ hot,id, im. TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. . Th regard to the new postal law, we would remind our ? friends that newspapers now. go through the mails free of pxwtago ia the County where published, and that this part Q of tiro law-:twolc efleot on the Irat of July last. On the j first of January next,, publishers will be required to make J prepayment upoo all newspapers, sent beyond the limits -. of the County, and. it will ho necessary to transact business J - an 'the cash system exclusively, as we ?annot afford to give -credit, under SJ10 e?eumaUneea. Subscribers beyond the j n UmiUt of Anderson County w?l please observe the effect of this law, and make payment la advaae*, or we shall be j . compelled, to? strike- their names from the list when the r time paid for has expired. 1 ? BSf Gen. James Cheannt, President of the State Tax Union, has issued a call for the an? nual meeting to be held in Columbia on the 24th of November, as required by the constitu? tion. > JUST We are gratified to hear that the yellow fever, a few sporadic cases of which occurred hi Charleston during the last month, has en? tirely disappeared since the recent cold snap, and there is no danger whatever in visiting the city. It is authoritatively announced that Presitient Grant does not regard the defeat of | Ben. Butler as in any sense a party calamity. It seems to be generally agreed throughout the . cou ntry, that the defeat of Butler is not a calam? ity of any sort t$r The Legislature of South Carolina will convene on Tuesday next, 24th of November. A short session would be one of the most accep? table acts of that body to the tax-payers, and give promise that the numerous pledges of re* ? form are not quite forgotten. The Vacant Judgeship. It b thought in some quarters that Judge Cooke -will be transferred to the Charleston Circuit, to fill, the vacancy occasioned by the death of Judge Graham, and in that event Hon. J. P. Beed will be elected on this Circuit. A best of candidates will likely contest the honor with Judge Cooke, however, and. it will ..not do to base any serious calculations on the .result. ... *"??'? The Greenville Daily Mews. ^.^The editor abd proprietor of this popular ?aid sprightly journal has been urged to move his'.newspaper to Columbia, where there is a demand for a strong, consistent and relia? bly representative of the conservative element in our State. The Columbia Phoenix, as our readers' know, committed -political suicide on the 1st of Novomber, and retired from the ^rana?"unwept, unhonored and unsung." Hence, the proposition to remove the Green ; Tille News to that locality, where a bold and ! fearless sentinel is so much needed. Our friend Speights is considering the matter, and we trust he will accede to the wishes of the public, by entering upon this enlarged sphere of use? fulness and honor, when it will become the duty of every conservative citizen to lend an active hand towards securing a permanent and enduring success. We are sure that the citizens of Anderson will rally to his assistance, and accord a vigorous support in this laudable en? terprise. _ ' ') The Congressional Elections. In the First District, Joseph H. Rainey has been elected over Samuel Lee, Independent Republican, by a majority of 69 votes, count ing the polls in Georgetown County, which are contested on account of irregularties. In the Second District, E. W. M. Mackey, Independent Republican, has been elected by a majority of 650 votes over C. W. Butts, the Regular Republican candidate. ? 8. tu Hogs has been elected in the Third District by a majority of 3900 votes over Gen. 8. McGowan. A. S. Wallace has a majority of 2004 in the Fourth District over Gen. J. B. Kerehaw. Robert Smalls has been elected in the Fifth District, without opposition. L. Gass Carpenter has been elected, without opposition, to fill the vacancy in the Forty Third Congress, occasioned by the resignation of R. B. Elliott. Gen. McGowan's Defeat. The Abbeville Medium inflicts an uninten? tional injustice upon the white people of An? derson County by alleging that they were derelict in their duty to Gen. McGowan in the recent election. His majority in this County was one thousand and eighteen votes, more than counterbalancing Hoge's majority in Ab? beville County. The white majority in Ander? son County at the recent election was only 667 votes, which shows that a large number of colored men cast their ballots for Gen. Mc? Gowan. Only a small portion of the white voters remained away from the polls, and it was as nearly unanimous as we ever expect to see in any election. In fact, the white vote was the largest ever polled in Anderson County, and it was cast almost entirely for Gen. Mc? Gowan, who was the favorite candidate of the white people, as the returns fully demonstrate. Now, we are confident that the gal Ian t General will readily and heartily acknowledge the handsome style in which he was sustained and supported by the white and colored citizens of Anderson County, and that he does not enter? te rta in the slightest misgivings as to the man? ner in which tbeir duty was discharged. / ad the editor of the Medium ought to take off his hat and make an apology to every white man j he meets with from Anderson County during the next twelve months, for he has been entire? ly too hasty in casting undeserved aspersions upon their character as freemen and good citi? zens, who worked earnestly and faithfully for the right. Emigration to Texas. A communication appears in another column from ??ustoh, Texas, advising the public of ani excursion party which started on the ]2tb of November, with the view of encouraging emigration to that State. Tire excursionists arrived in Atlanta oh last Saturday morning, and will remain in that city one week, after which they will distribute themselves through various sections of the Southern States, intend? ing to present the claims of Texas to such persons as entertain a desire to remove thither* The party includes some distinguished citizens' among them Lieut. Gov. Hubbard, Gen. Rob ertsou and others. We are not informed whether any of the ex? cursionists will visit Anderson, but presume that a representative from some of the counties will make his appearance here within a few days." Just at present the Texas fever is not prevailing to any alarming extent iu this re? gion, and we do not know that sufficient in? ducements can be offered to secure immigrants at this time. Be this as it may, however, we desire to remark upon tbe energy and perse? verance manifested by tbe people of Texas in promoting the growth and prosperity of that State, and to hold nip their example as worthy of imitation by oar own people. We made the suggestion last winter that hundreds and thou? sands of men, women and children, scattered from here to the Rio Grande, might be induced to return to their former homes is South Carolina, if proper exertions were made to that qnd. The railroads in Tex? as readily perfect arrangements to carry emigrants from this Stak? at a reduced rate of passage, and the facility with which persons can move in that direction oftentimes captivates tbe imagination of those who are temporarily dissatisfied with their condition in this country, because they believe that such tempting allurements give promise of similar advancement in life, when the ?1 Dorado of their hopes and expectations is reached. It is undoubtedly true that many are disappointed, and were the means at hand to bring them safely back to scenes of former prosperity and contentment, a large number would constantly avail themselves of the privilege. We believe this remark applies, not only to Texas emi? grants, bat to persons in every neighborhood of the Southwest. Now, what is the reason that oar railroads cannot oner like inducements for persons to return, and give them the ad? vantage of reduced rates? It is the lack of effort and energy which hinders this reactiona? ry movement being put into practice, and so long as the people of upper South Carolina re? main indifferent to the promotion of their own interests, just so long will this region be drained of its best citizens by the removal of sturdy, active young men, who are lured from their homes by tempting offers from distant communities, when there is no corresponding effort to get them to remain, and nothing done to awaken a pride in the glory and advance? ment of our favored section. One of the strongest inducements to the peo? ple of upper South Carolina in extending aid to the Air Line Railroad was the probable in? flux of population through the exertions of its managers, who were voluntarily pledged to every effort in this behalf. The rates of pas? sage are doubtless reduced in favor of persons emigrating from Northern and Eastern States, and in this way much good may be effected. But, in oar judgment, this corporation should become the pioneer in making arrangements to bring emigrants from the Southern and South? western States on equally favorable terms, and thereby enhance the measure of success in building up tbe waste places along its line. Our friends in Spartanburg, Greenville, Pick ens and Oconee are in a position to urge this matter upon the railroad authorities, and exert a salutary influence in securing a reduction of fare to all persons who wish to remove from any locality to this portion of South Carolina. With the accomplishment of this desirable result, is there any obstacle in tbe way of six or eight Counties uniting in a general scheme for the re-population of our section with an honest, industrious and homogeneous cla6s of citizens ? Many such are now dissatisfied with their present surroundings in other States, and only need encouragement to re-establish them? selves in the homes of their ancestors. It will take time to perfect the scheme, and difficulties must be surmounted before practical results will follow. Yet, we have an abiding faith in the advantages and inducements offered by this region, with its genial, salubrious climate, fer? tile, predictive soil, and hospitable, generous citizens, and every element to secure happy, contented homes for our kindred and friends. Energy and activity will increase its prosperity, and open up the avenues for steady progress and advancement in every respect. Fraudulent Voting. The Conservatives were defeated in Marlboro County by a majority of nearly six hundred votes, and a correspondent of the Neos and Courier says this deplorable result has been brought about by the most glaring frauds. At least four hundred votes were polled for the Chamberlain ticket than there are negro voters in the County, which was accomplished by importations from North Carolina, negroes under age and repeating by the wholesale. The Edgefield Advertiser says there is not the slightest doubt in the world that hundreds of negroes in that County voted twice?many of them three or four times?in the late elec? tion. They roamed in bands from oue precinct to another with this express design. In Lnurens County, at one of tbe precincts^ the polls were opened an hour before the time appointed by law. The managers refused to allow the box to be inspected, and 490 votes were polled in one hour and a half. Only 43 votes were given at that box during the rest of the day. The Georgetown Planet, a Republican news? paper, says that "intimidation, fraud and re? peating were practiced to an alarming extent by the Regulars at tbe several polls." From Barnwell, Newberry, Aiken and other Counties, we have similar accounts of fraudu? lent voting by tbe Chamberlain Radicals. Every fair-minded and honest man will per? ceive the necessity for registration laws, iu obedience to the requirements of the Constitu? tion, to prevent a recurrence of these shameful abuses of the elective franchise. ? Advices from New Orleans represent that business, which has for nearly two years been almost at a stand-still, is rapidly reviving, iu consequence of the Conservative successes. j Registration Laws. [, We have frequently invited attention to the fact that the Constitution of this State was im? perative iu directing the Legislature "to provide, from time to time, for the registration of all ?electors/' and during the last four years, we have urged 'the Gefteral Assembly to comply with the plain provisions of the Constitution, which wonid give assurance to the world that paace, good order, fairness and justice might be relied upon in the conduct of elections in this State. These appeals have been entirely disregarded, and tbe organic law of tbe land openly and shamefully violated by this neglect or refusal to obey one of its plainest com? mands. In the memorial to the Legislature on behalf of the tax-payers, it was again for? cibly urged upon that body to discharge this imperative duty, and thereby prevent the dis? graceful frauds at the ballot-box which were only too familiar to the members of the Legis? lature. It was truthfully declared that there could be no honorable excuse in permitting this opportunity for illegal voting to continue any longer, and tbe General Assembly was re? spectfully but earnestly urged to the proper enforcement of this duty. Tbe House of Rep? resentatives seemed to recognize tbe force of | the argument, and directed the committee on privileges aud elections to prepare a bill to provide for the manner of conducting the general elections, which would include the registration of all voters, in accordance with the provisions of tbe State Constitution. But here tbe matter ended, for it was not tbe policy of the Radical majority to adopt this just and equitable safeguard against illegal voting. The election was conducted under the former law, and as a necessary result we have reports from every Bection of the State that glaring and outrageous frauds were perpetrated by managers and voters. The ballot-box was stuffed in Laurens with the names of pretend? ed voters, while there is much complaint that repeating was extensively practiced in Barn well, and similar frauds committed in many sections. It is simply impossible, under tbe present laws, to prevent illegal voting! Take, for example, tbe situation of affairs at this election precinct, where three boxes are estab? lished. It would be easy enough to vote under one name at any of the boxes, and assume another name at the next box. The most in? telligent and best informed managers cannot possibly know the names of all the voters, and especially the true name of colored voters re? siding at a distance from tbe town, whose ap? plication to vote they dare not refuse, when the applicant takes the prescribed oath.? Neither is there any check upon voting in the country, and then visiting another precinct for the same purpose. All that is needed to secure fraudulent votes is to find willing tools, for the opportunity is not wanting to practice the fraud. The election of Mr. Chamberlain is not at? tended with the enormous abuses of tbe elec? tive franchise which characterized the re-elec? tion of Gov. Scott in 1870, but we are satisfied that his majority has been considerably in? creased by the fraudulent practices of his supporters in certain localities. It is time to end these disgraceful evils by compelling an impartial registration of all the voters, and we would accept the active agency of Mr. Chamberlain in procuring the necessary legis? lation as a strong indication that he meant to redeem the solemn pledges of the campaign. His influence in support of this measure, aided by the increased strength of the conservative members, could not fail to secure an equitable and satisfactory law to protect the purity of j the ballot-box. Cheap Transportation. The second annual meeting of the American Cheap Transportation Association will take place at Richmond, Va., beginning on Tuesday, 1st of December next. The objects of this organization are tersely stated by Hon. Josiah Quincy, President of the Association, in the following paragraphs: The rapid progress and development of onr country during the past decade, has brought the question of cheap transportation promi? nently to the front, and it is fast becoming the leading issue of the day. The producer, the manufacturer, tbe merchant and the consumer, are beginning to realize that steam and elec? tricity have inaugurated a new era in commerce ?have changed our customs of life even?and that whatsoever may be said of the power and influence of any of the products of the soil, it is evident that it is transportation which is now king. It levies the largest tax upon pro? duction ; and in this country its revenues greatly exceed those of the government. How important, then, that our transportation sys? tem should be thoroughly understood and equitably adjusted. The bringing together of trained minds from every section of our great country?of practi? cal men from every department of commerce and agriculture?for consideration of this great question, cannot but result in good; indeed the previous convention which has been held, although considering the question in its pre? liminary stages, aud necessarily in a crude and elementary manner, have inaugurated a work which, in its educational features alone, is of | inestimable value; for yet, the public mind is quite unfamiliar with the subject, and there is need of all the light which can be thrown upon it. The producer and the consumer, not less than the commercial classes, are deeply inter? ested in the promotion of every object intended to cheapen the rates of transportation, thereby reducing the cost of living to the lowest prac? ticable standard. High prices for articles of j primo necessity, and exorbitant rates of trans? portation from one part of the country to an? other, will inevitably sink the poor man lower in the depths of poverty, and are mainly bene? ficial in aggregating the wealth of those al? ready rich. The general prosperity of all classes is not enhanced by costly modes of j transportation, and the quicker a satisfactory solution is reached, the sooner will the greatest good be conferred upon the greatest number. The Association, iu its proposed meeting, will discuss measures of such practical importance to the entire people of the United States that every interest should be fully represented. South Carolina should not overlook the neces? sity of having delegates there to consult with the representatives of other sections, and en? deavor to unite in the general scheme for the promotion of cheap transportation. We notice that a large delegation will be there from Geor? gia, and that the principal towns and cities are sending delegates. An able and influential body from South Carolina might assist in ad? vancing the interests and showing the needs of I this section, and we trust that the Governor will call upon such citizens to accept an ap? pointment for that purpose. The Aims of the Democratic Party. We are indebted to Gov. Parker, of New Jersey, for a copy of his able and powerful speech upon national affairs, delivered at ihe great ratification meeting in the city of New York on the 27th of October, in which he re? viewed the deplorable condition of the South, and fixed the responsibility for that condition upon the Republican party of the nation. In concluding his remarks, the distinguished speaker adverted to the aims and purposes of the Democratic party, and what its members proposed to accomplish when the government in all its branches once more is placed nnder their control and management. In view of the rapid strides made by the Democrats in the elections which have taken place since these utterances were made, the position of Gov Parker is the more remarkable and interest? ing : The signs of the times indicate the success of the Democracy, and that they will control all branches of the government at no distant day. Am I asked what they propose to do when they get in power? My answer is, that we propose to give self-government to the peo? ple ; we propose to withdraw the army and lib? erate the white people of the Sooth from a bon? dage which has well nigh mined them. We propose to lift up the South from the depths of poverty to a devolopment of progress she has never yet known. We propose to abide by the constitutional amendments as part of the or? ganic law in their letter and spirit. We pro? pose to protect the colored man as well as the white man in the enjoymeut of freedom, and of all the rights be now has. But we do not pro? pose to give to him more rights than to the white man. We will administer tbs govern? ment not in a partizan spirit, but with a view to advancing the best interests of the whole country. The general and State governments will be administered within their respective constitutional spheres of action, and centraliza? tion of power be at end. Collossal fortunes will not pass away in a night nnder Democratic i government. Capital will come out of the vaults and hiding places, and embark in enter? prises that will give employment to the mechan? ic and laborer. A market as in former times will be opened to the merchant and manufac? turer, where the customers will be able to pay for what they buy. The value of real estate will again be advanced, so that the man of moderate means need not fear the coming of the Sheriff. The fires of our forges and fur? naces will again burn "brightly; the cheerful hum of busy industry will again be heard throogbout the land; labor will find employ? ment, with good wages paid in stable currency, and commerce will again dot the ocean with her white winged messengers, and the American flag as of yore float proudly in every harbor of the civilized world. For the Anderton Intelligencer. Houston, Texas, Oct. 17, 1874. The planters of Texas are tired of negro labor, which, as a general thing, is totally un? reliable. They have been trying to get along j with it ever since the war, and, having at last despaired of success, they are about making a combined effort to bring into the State a class > of white labor which is both skilled and relia? ble. Aided by the liberality of the Interna? tional & Great Northern R. R., the people along the line of the five hundred miles of its road have undertaken an enterprise which wil] no doubt result in bringing them thousands of good laborers and tenants by time to commence putting in the crops in January. The different counties along the line of the five hundred miles of its road, have appointed a delegate to go out into the Southeastern States, and make contracts with people to come here, and supplying them with advance money, when necessary. These delegates will go to? gether on an excursion train, which starts on the 12th of November, and will go as far as Atlanta, Ga. Remaining there two weeks, it will give the delegates time to scatter out through the States of Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, North and South Carolina, and find people who are willing to come. Through the exertions of the International & Great Northern Railroad, the fare has been reduced to 1} cents per mile, so that it will cost the emigrant from Anderson only about-dollars to get into the heart of the richest cotton growing section of Texas, besides having a liberal advance of money, and good and well specified terms from the land-owner here. About fifty delegates will go, and they will visit all the principal places in the States men? tioned. To those wishing to come to a new, growing and bountifully producing country, there can be no better opportunity than this. So watch oat for the Texas delegates. The Civil Rights Bill. President Grant has expressed his determi? nation to veto the civil rights bill, if it should pass the House of Representatives, where it remains as unfinished business on the Speaker's table. It is conjectured that the President's veto would make him the most popular man in the South, and strengthen his chances for re-election. Gen. Grant threw away his op? portunity to become popular in the South by his action towards Louisiana and South Caro? lina, and it is now too late for him to regain the chance by a veto of this measure, under the present circumstances. S&~ The name of Ex-Gov. Horatio Seymour is prominently mentioned as the successor of Reuben Fenton in the United Stated Senate from New York, and Hon. Jeremiah S. Black has been suggested for United States Senator from Pennsylvania. ? A money-order office has been established at Greenwood, Abbeville County. ? President Grant's Anuual Message must be already engaging bis attention. Will he congratulate Congress, as he did last year, on the disappearance of party spirit throughout the country? ? There has been no Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives since the Thirty fifth Congress, which organized iu December, 1857, by the clectiou of Hon. James L. Orr, of South Carolina. ? It seems that the whole Democratic State ticket in Pennsylvania is elected by an average majority of nearly six thousand, and that par? ty will have at least twenty-three majority in the Legislature on joint ballot. ? At the recent election in East Tennessee, the Democrats carried the counties composing that Bection of the State by about two thousand majority. After that, we feel hopeful of their carrying Vermont at the Presidential election in 1876. ? Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks writes: "I ac? cept the important results of the election which has just closed in Massachusetts, as in other Earts of the country, not only with satisfaction, ut with a feeling of thanksgiving, in the full? est confidence that they will be used for the re? union and pacification of estranged sections of the Kcpublic, the restoration of its prosperity, and the protection of all classes and races in the enjoyment of all tbeir rights." ? The Atlanta and Bichmond Air Line Railroad seems to be under a cloud. The mortgage bondholders are moving to foreclose, and the road has been seized and placed in the hands of a receiver. Efforts are making to compromise the matter, and in the meantime the Charlotte (N. C.) Observer states that the foreclosure of the mortgage will be fought to the last ditch, aod that the Pennsylvania Cen? tral will, if necessary, contest the case as far even as the Supreme Court of the United States. ? The Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad seems to be really in process of construction. A correspondent of the News and Courier says the long avenues of cleared land through the forest, ready for the pick and shovel?the sharp Btroke of the axemen still clearing?the graded bed?the blasted rock?the "cuts and fills"? show that the contractors are in earnest, and that this road is rapidly becoming an entity. ? The local candidates on the regular repub? lican ticket in Lexington county have entered a protest with the county board of canvassers agaiust the counting of the votes from four oi the election precincts, and the making of any statement of such votes, on account of alleged material irregularities on the part of the mana? gers of election for tho?e precincts. ? The Washington Chronicle says: "The grave of Horace Greely is without a monument or any special mark of care or recognition. It seems that ail the adulation and proposed hon? or to be paid to bis memory has resulted in nothing, and 'be sleeps beneath the sod' In an unmarked grave, neglected and forgotten." ? A New York dispatch says: "It is worthy of note that the New York jobbing houses do? ing a Southern trade are reporting freer pur? chases of goods from that section, as if under the conviction that the business interests ofthat section must necessarily be benefilted by the great change in Northern public opinion." ? The Laurensville Herald mentions it as a significant fact that the only time the people of Laurens County voted by registration the Conservative ticket was elected by a good ma? jority. Without registration the Radicai ticket is always elected, although the whites have the numerical strength in the county. ? The Greenville Newt states that Dr. Hext M. Perry, son of ex-Governor B. F. Perry, has been appointed assistant surgeon of the first troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry, which body is now one hundred years old, and composed of the best and wealthiest families of Philadel? phia. ? Ulysses S. Grant, jr., a son of the Presi? dent, and a graduate of Harvard College, is studying at the Columbia Law School, New York. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. T. D. KENNEDY, Local Editob. ANDERSON EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIA? TION. The annual meeting of the Anderson Educa? tional Association will take place in the Court House this (Thursday) afternoon at 4 o'clock. Every shareholder onght to be represented, either in person or by proxy, as business of importance will be presented for their conside? ration, and the election of officers to serve the ensuing year will come before this meeting. CAROLINA COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE. The closing exercises of the above named flourishing institution of learning -will begin on Monday, the 30th of November, and end on Wednesday, the 2nd December. During the three days, the celebration exercises will be varied and interesting, and a great number of persons are expected to be present. On Mon? day night a Concert will be given, consisting of vocal and instrumental music, and on Tuesday morning at half-past nine o'clock, the exami? nations in the different departments will com? mence. On Tuesday night an Exhibition will be given. On Wednesday morning the exam? inations will be resumed, closing in the after? noon, an/1 on Wednesday night the exercises will close with an exhibition, consisting of orations by young men, compositions read by young ladies, and dialogues. The patrons and friends of the institution are cordially invited to bo present, and add to the pleasures of the occasion. In point of Professors and system, the Collegiate Institute ranks as high as any in the State. It is well attended, and from the training of its students, we bespeak a good time, and several literary treats during its final celebration. I BRIEF MENTION. - Mr. P. A. Masters brings us a Turnip of the Flat Dutch variety, weighing six and a quarter pounds. Farmers are busy sowing wheat, and judging from the quantity already sown, an extensive crop may be ox pec tod. The handsome paling-fence around the Bap? tist Cemetery is being painted white, and when finished will look woll. The Young Ladies' and Misses' Sewing So? cietiea of the Presbyterian Church will give a a Fair and Supper on Tuesday, 22nd of Decem? ber. Rev. Samuel A. Weber, of the Williamston Female College, delivered an admirable dis? course in the Methodist Church on Sunday morning. Mr. John B. Harrison, representing th e ster? ling house of T. J. Magruder ?fc Co., Baltimore, is on his semi-annual business tour, and reach? ed our town last week. Mr. Warren M. Feagle, of Charleston, who represents the reliable and well-known firm of T. M. Horsey <ft Bro., honored the sanctum with a visit on yesterday morning. Col. E. M. Rucker is ono of the delegates appointed to represent Georgia in tho "Ameri? can Cheap Transportation Association," which meets in Richmond on the 1st of December. Mr. B. F. Crnyton has just received a fine lot of fruit trees, fresh from the nurseries at Gene? va, New York. These will replenish the or? chards of the County, and introduce finer qual? ities of the different varieties of fruit. Attention is directed to the advertisement of Simpson, Hill ?feCo., who propose to compound and furnish a fertilizer much cheaper, and of an equal quality, with the best commercial fer? tilizers now in use. Encourage home enter? prise. The "Red Sign," after a suspension of seve? ral months, has been re-opened, and its propri? etor now solicits the patronage of his friends and the community in general. He also de? sires that those indebted to him should pay up at once. After tho Domino party, the other night, a young man in costumo approached one of the Marshals, whon ho took to his heels and ran, thinking that tho Ku Klux had been revived. Ho did not make his appearance until next morning. By referenco to tho advertisement of the County Treasurer in another column, it will bo seon that his books will be opened for tho col? lection of taxes on tho 20th inst. Tho penalty (20 per cent.) attaches on unpaid taxes alter the 15th January next. Wo arc glad to seo that tho Town Council have commenced to repair tho back streets. Good work has been done on the street running from tho depot to tho residonco of Mr. G. W. j Fant, This street, which was almost impassa? ble, is now in good condition. J. Stuart Land, of the Greenville and Colom? bia Railroad, was married on the 10th of No vember to Miss Miller, of Columbia. The groom is a native of Anderson, and has many friend.? Lere who send kindly greetings upon hi.i continued promotion in life, A subscriber informs us that Miss Annie Raropey, daughter of Mr. D. G. Ram pay, of this County, picked two hundred and fivo pounds of cotton on Friday, 16th of October, instead of coming to the circus which exhib? ited here on that day. The cotton was ordina? ry size. R. A. Child, Esq., of the Pickens Sentinel, was in town last week, on professional busi? ness. Mr. Child informed us that the election of Col. R. ?. Bowen as Senator and D. 1*. Bradley, Esq., as Representative from Pickens, was likely to be contested, but with little pros? pect of success, as these gentlemon were duly and legally elected. The annual catalogue of the Williamston Female College ha* been received. Under the management of Prof. Samuel Lander, who has a corps of efficient assistants, this school ha? gained a high rcptuation among institutions of its kind, and is receiving a strong patronage from the surrounding country^ We wish it continued and increasing success. Osborne & McCully have lately put up an? other gin, and now turn out from fifteen to eighteen bales of cotton per day. By means of the splendid machinery, they can pack and take out a bale almost as soon an it is ginned. They have extended tbeir building, and aro now prepared for large quantities of cotton. They have also made improvements in their tannery establishment. Rev. John C. Williams died at Davidson College, N. C, on the 22nd of October, after a long illness. Mr. Williams was a native of Abbeville District, and was a resident of South Carolina until a few years ago, when he moved to Mecklenburg County, N. C, to take charge of Hopewell (Presbyterian) Church, where he labored faithfully and zealously until he was stricken down by paralysis last year. He was once a resident of Anderson County, and had many warn friends in this community, who will lament his early demise. Among the list of premiums awarded at the State Fair, held in Columbia last week, we notice that Messrs. Goldsmith A Kind received the prize medal for Portable Steam Engines for agricultural purposes. This firm construct their engines to answer every purpose desired by the planter. The Engine exhibited at the State Fair is a ten-horse power, and is sold at an exceedingly low rate, as this firm make it a point to combine economy and usefulness in their manufactures, besides having an eye to the beauty and good appearance of their work. Their enterprise merits the patronage of our planters and farmers, who will find it to their interest to apply to this firm for their wants. Messrs. Watson & Son are their agents, and will be pleased to give prompt attention to all inquiries. THE MARKETS. Anderson, Nov. 18, 1874. Cotton in good demand, with sales of .S56 bales during the week, and quotations slightly advanced, ranging yesterday from 13 to 13J. Charleston, Nov. 16. Cotton firmer?middling 141 to 143. New Yobk, Nov. 16. Cotton quiet and steady?sales 752 bales at Hi to 15*. Tribute of Respect. At a meeting of Neal's Creek Grange, Nr. 212, held November 14th, the following pream? ble and resolutions wore unanimously adopted; Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God, the Great Master of the Universe, in the dispensa? tion of a wise, yet mysterious, Providence, to remove from our midst and from our associa? tion our worthy and esteemec1 sister, Mattib E. Vandiver, an exemplar? and efficient member of our order; and whereas, the un? timely death of our sister should remind us of the frailty and uncertainty of human life, and our hastening to the grave, and the necessity of preparation. Therefore, be it 1. Resolved, That in the death of our beloved sister, Mattie E. Yandiver, our order has lost a worthy and efficient member, and the commu? nity a kind and respected member of society. 2. That the family of the deceased are enti? tled to, end we hereby extend to them, our heartfelt sympathies, and our sincere prayers in their sad bereavement. 3. That we dedicate to the memory of onr de? ceased sister a blank page in our Minute Book, containing her age and date of her death. 4. That the Secretary be instructed to present a copy of these resolutions to the family of tho deceased, and also to the Anderson papers for publication. J. B. CARPENTER, Sec. Tribute of Respect* The following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted by Deep Creek Grange, at the regular meeting November 7th, 1874: Whereas, It has been the will of our Heav? enly Father, in his inscrutable wisdom, to suf? fer to be removed by the hand of violence our worthy brother, Stephen F. Chastain; there* fore L Resolved, That the membersof Deep Creek Grange deeply feel and deplore the loss of a brother, yet nevertheless, bow in humble sub? mission to the will of Him who doeth all things well. 2. That we tender our heartfelt sympathies to the sorrow-strickon mother and mourning rel? atives of the deceased, imploring God to sus? tain them in their sad bereavement. 3. That the family of the deceased be furnish? ed with a copy of these proceedings, and that a blank page In our Record Book be inscribed to his memory. 4. That the members wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days, and a copy of these resolutions be furnished the Anderson Intel? ligencer for publication. A. B. BOWDEN, W. M. John L. Jolly, Sec. Tribute of Respect. Tho following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted by Deep Creek Grange^ at the regular meeting November 7th, 1874: Whereas, It has been the will of our Heav? enly Father, in his unerring wisdom, to remove from labors on earth to a reward on high, our much loved and esteemed brother, John McLain ; therefore be it 1 Resolved, That in tho death of brother MeLaln, Deep Creek Grange has sustained an irreparable loss, his family a kind husband and indulgent father, and the community a useful and much esteemed citizen. 2. That we tender our heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved family, not in forms of expres? sion only, but sincerely and fraternally. 3. That a blank page in our Record *Book bo inscribed to his memory, and a copy of these resolutions be furnished the family of the de? ceased. 4. That the members wear the usual badge of mourning for thirtv days. 5. That a copy oY these resolutions be fur? nished the Anderson Intelligenoer for pub? lication. A. B. BOWDEN, W. M. John L. Jollt, Sec Stockholders' Meeting. THE annual meeting of the stockholders of the Anderson Farmers' and Mechanics' Asso? ciation will be hold in the Court House on Sat? urday, 28th of November, at oleven o'clock. Tho election of officers for the ensuing year and other important business will be transacted. By order. JAMES A. HOYT, Secretary. Nov 11?, 1874 l'J 2