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IN THE JAWS OF DEATH. Tfie clipper ship Transit was lying in Macao Koads waiting for-a cargo- of coolies, the first instalment of which was- already along-side. They were destined for the- island of Cuba, and were to be landed at Havana; Considerable alterations had' been made for the accommodation of the natives, and at the same time additional security added for the safety of officers and crew. The fore and main hatches had been fitted with a heavy iron grat? ing securely bolted to the combings, while over the main a species of iron cage had been ?constructed, fitted with a' door and secured by holts:. The ship- carried' three masts,, a boatswain and sixteen men, which, with the captain, steward and cook,, completed the Transit's complement:.. The chief mate, John Maynard, was a hand? some young son of the ocean, stalwart and brave. The second mate, Mr. Hal pin, was a good, efficient officer, while the third officer was yet a young boy, scarcely twenty. Half a dozen sailors, armed with cutlasses' ground sharp as razors, buckled around their | waists, and with loaded muskets, stood on either side of the gangway as the coolies filed over the side from the large tonka boats along? side that had received their freight at the bar racoons. Two days out from the port the steward, who had contracted the fever at Macao, died, leav? ing no alternative to Capt. Sylvester but to choose another, and from the ranks of the coolies. He Could not well select one from the crew, there were none too many on deck, and the duties were far from light, so a Chinaman* A*?ttn by name, was duly installed in the cab? in. His dark eyes glittered with some strong inward emotion as he stood humbly, even cringingly, before the captain, listening to his directions, but be made no other demonstra tn. The captain took no notice of it, and was suffered to depart without further de? lay. Stowed away in the run of the ship abaft the cabin were some $20,000, a portion of the ship's earnings, safety packed in kegs. The fact had been carefully concealed by the offi? cers from the crew, and as for the coolies, it would have been adding coals to the fires had they but an inkling of the dangerous secret. ?On the morning of the third day Capt. Syl? vester crawled into the run of the vessel, leav? ing the door open behind him, his object being to look after the safe stowage of the specie. Without a moment's warning he came upon the Chinese steward, who was too intent upon what he had before him to notice the approach of his master. v ' The Chinaman by some means had managed to break open a keg containing the precious metal, and the glittering contents lay exposed to the sparkling, avaricious gaze of the wily native. For a moment Sylvester was so taken by surprise, so overcome by a nameless terror, as to be incapable of motion, and large drops of perspiration rolled down his pallid face. Recovering himself he roared out in a voice of thunder, "You infernal scoundrel, what are you doing here?" And scrambling forward the irate captain attempted to grapple with his dangerous foe. But the steward, quick as a flash of lightning, evaded the captain's blow, dealt him one as he glided by, ana while Syl? vester was floundering around among the boxes and barrels, bewildered and half stunned, the Chinese steward sprang through the low door, darted out of the cabin and disappeared on deck. No one took particular notice of the fellow's movements as he sauutered carelessly along, pausing for a moment by the iron cage which [ co'vered the main hatch. The latter was crow? ded with coolies, and to them he addressed a few rapid, gutteral sentences, at the same time applying a Key to the door which he had pur? loined from the captain's state room. Glanc? ing quickly aft, he withdrew to one side, and at that instant a prolonged and terrible cry burst from die coolies, followed by a tremendous rush up the ladders. ' With one bound the treacherous native sprang upon the nearest sentinel, and before the sailor, completely taken by surprise, could recover, his musket had been snatched from his hand and a blow from the same coolie stretched the poor fellow lifeless on the deck. Like-the rush of some mountain torrent the .eoolies swarmed on deck, carrying everything before them. The sentinels were literally swallowed up by the infuriated mob of yelling demons, and were never seen again. Maynard, together with the second mate and a man at the wheel, were the sole occupants of the. quarter deck, and npon them, all unarmed as they were, the mob rushed. . Amid the din and uproar Maynard heard the voice of Captain Sylvester calling upon him to jump through the skylight. "Jump, my lad, and bear a baud. I have the cabin door barricaded." The mate required no second bidding. With a shout to the second mate to follow, he sprang through the frail structure, and the next in? stant the two officers were side by side with Sylvester, who hurridly thrust into their hands a loaded revolver apiece. There was no time for congratulations, the aperture above their heads was darkened for a moment by a huge coo!ie? who was on the point of leaping after the fugitives, when the crack of Maynard's revolver saved him the trouble, and he fell headlong into the cabin. Another and another followed in quick succession, but not a Chinaman succeeded in gaining an en? trance alive. With a yell of baffled rage the coolies re? newed the assault, but this time their efforts were directed against the doors of the forward cabin. They speedily yielded to the shower of blows, and in a few moments were reduced to so many splinters. But Captain Sylvester had not 'been idle after recovering from the blow dealt him by his steward. Every available article of furniture, tables, chests and movable articles had been converted into a barricade which effectually resisted the furious attempts of the now thoroughly aroused mob. Itfaynard and his companions fired with a cool, collected aim over the friendly cover, and at every discharge a coolie passed to his last account. Their cries of fiendish rage rent the air with redoubled violence at being so long balked of their prey, while their leader, the ex-steward, danced and capered about like a lunatic. 1 The dead bodies of the coolies lay piled one across another, the survivors making no at? tempt to assist their wounded comrades. Their j ardor had been dampened by the severe check they had sustained, and retiring from the scene of the conflict, they held a hurried consulta? tion?a respite that was made the most of by Maynard and his companions in repairing and strengthening the barricade which had suffered somewhat from the frantic efforts of the infu? riated mob. An ominous silence had fallen upon the ship, which boded no good to the three resolute men who held possession of the cabin. With anx? ious hearts and fingers pressing the triggers of their firearms they stood straining both ears and eyes to discover what might be going on among their enemies. Suddenly a simultaneous yell burst from the hoarse throats of the gang, followed by a uni? ted rush which shook the vessel. "Look to the cabin doors, Maynard, I will look to the skylight!" shouted Sylvester, in an undaunted tone, and again the crash of fire? arms, mingled with the cries of pain, resounded through the ship. In the meantime the ship, teft to the mercy of the winds and waves, was driving along before the wind with no one to control her movements. Both Sylvester and Maynard were well aware that both shoals and reefs abounded in the vi? cinity, which added to the deep anxiety prey? ing upon them. Unless the contest was decided in their favor, and the coolies driven below in a short time, a common death might overwhelm besieged and besiegers. To add to the perplex? ities and dangers which appeared to the little band on all sides, night was coming on, and, under the cover of darkness, the Chinese stew? ard might obtain the mastery by some subtle strategy The whistling of the wind, the dash of the rising waves, and the flashing of the canvas aloft, were the only sounds that reached the ears of those in the cabin. But it was only for a moment or two that the treacherous calm reigned over the ship. A shout of triumph rang through the vessel, followed by a few rapid orders, then, without a moment's warning, a bale of oakum, soaked in turpentine, was hurled through the open sky? light. The burniDg fragments were scattered about the cabin, and as flames and smoke followed, a cry of dismay escaped Sylvester's lips. "My God! they have us now!" he mur? mured. Aud he staggered back, his face pale as death in the ruddy glow of the flames. But the calm, deep voice of the mate resoun? ded in his ears, restoring both confidence and courage. "Give me some wet blankets, captain, and bear a hand, we will soon smother the fire. The second mate is guarding the forward door, andTie is more than a match for the devils. Work sharp, sir, and we will yet gain the day." The two men worked with a will, knowing full well what depended upon their efforts. Despite the clouds of blinding smoke which nearly drove them out of the cabin, they per? severed, fighting the new enemy inch by inch, which every moment gained despite their ut? most efforts. The situation was certainly a desperate one, as inch by inch the blinding smoke drove^them back until they were forced to take refuge in the forward cabin. "'Tis useless to struggle, Maynard. Help may come." Even as he spoke a deep heavy report rever? berated over the ocean. "What was that?" he asked, in the next breath. "It sounded like a cannon. Hark ! there it is again !" ? And the three men crowded close up to the barricade, while a low hum of consternation was heard among the insurgents. "Now is your time, Captain Sylvester. A man-of-war is bearing down upon us. In less than half an hour we shall be rescued?if we can hold out. The coolies are too intent upon the strange vessel to watch us. We'll make a dash for the main rigging, and under cover of the darkness there will be no trouble. Stand by, Halpin." "I am ready, and my revolver also," growled the second mate. "Are you, Captain Sylvester-?" "You have saved our lives ; you lead, and I will follow." "Then forward, and shoot the first one who stands in our way." And, with a bound, the three men cleared the barricade, gained the deck, springing on to the rail before the astonished coolies knew what was going on. They rushed in a body towards the three fugitives, but the rapid crack of the revolvers soon quelled their ardor, and sent them howl? ing to cover, while the whistling of a round shot above their heads caused all to look to windward, where a large, heavy-sparred vessel, under all sail, loomed up, the open ports re? vealing her deck crowded with men. The coolies could make no use of the mus? kets they had wrested from the hands of the murdered sentinels, having no ammunition, and they had already expended the charges with which they had been loaded. The then survivors were therefore compara? tively safe, and from the maintop, where they had taken refuge, contented themselves in watching the movements of the man-of-war. She was soon within speaking distance, and, ranging close alongside, took in at a glance the true state of affairs. Sheeling under the coun? ter, scores of nimble sailors, armed to the teeth, leaped aboard, the coolies sullenly retired to their quarters, and in ten minutes the fire was subdued, the coolies secured, and all danger over. A sufficient number of sailors were detailed by the commander to work the ship into Sin? gapore, where a new crew was secured, and the vessel enabled to continue her voyage. But it is needless to add that a sharp and vigilant lookout was kept upon the treacherous crowd. The instigator of the mutiny, the Chinese steward, was placed in double irons, and con? fined in the run of the ship, alongside the kegs of gold which he had so much coveted, and when he again saw the sun it was to land on the shores of "the ever faithful isle." C?rious Story of a Boy Villain.?Cam? bridge, Ma, famishes to the world one of the most precocious yonng villains of the period, and also one of the best illustrations of paren? tal forgiveness. A boy named Pomeroy Beed ing, who was inclined to be wild, was sent by his father from Cambridge to Fayette to school, where he soon got deeply in debt and became engaged to a girl, who broke a previous engage? ment to accept his hand. Mr. Beeding imme? diately took him home, and the boy, having no money, formed a design to murder his father, mother and brother-in-law so as to get their roperty. He offered a man named Stanton 1500 to do the job for him. Stanton, in order to expose the boy's criminal intentions, preten? ded to accept the terms, and made an appoint? ment with young Beeding to meet him in a certain log hut, one night, to arrange the de? tails of the tragedy. Stanton got two men to accompany him to the hut, unbeknown to the boy, and while the latter was telling how he wanted the crime committed, the men sprang from aiftambuscade and, seizing the boy, car? ried him to his father. Mr. Beeding had him horee-whipped, gave him a draft lor $50 and discarded him. The boy immediately left for St. Louis, and has not been heard from since. The Labor Question.?The Mobile (Ala.,) Register states that the land commissioner of the Mobile and Ohio Bailroad has completed such arrangements as will enable him to fur? nish any number of English farm laborers to such planters along the line of that road as may wish to contract with them on the share system. The planter will be expected to ad? vance the necessary means to pay passage over from England, which will be about $35 gold for adults and half that sum for children under twelve years of age, this advance to be prepaid by the laborer from his portion of the crop. It is predicted that this movement will solve the la? bor question so far as Alabama is concerned, as other railroad corporations, intersecting all portions of the State, will follow the example of the Mobile and Ohio Road should the ex? periment meet with the success predicted for it. Profanity.?We are emphatically in the age of profanity, and it seems to us that we are on the topmost current. One cannot go on the streets any where without having his ears of? fended with the vilest words, and his reverence shocked by the most profane use of sucred names. Nor does it come from the older or middleaged alone, for it is a fact, as alarming as true, that the younger portion of the com? munity are most proficient in degrading lan? guage. Boys have an idea that it is smart to swear; that it makes them manly; but there never was a greater mistake in the world.? Men, even those who'swear themselves, are dis? gusted with profanity in a young man, because they know how, of all bad habits, this clings the most closely, and increases with years. It is the most insidious of habits, growing on so invisibly that almost before one is aware he becomes an accomplished curser. ' Mothcrs-ln-Law. The Atlanta Commonwealth says: We pro? test against the indiscriminate and sarcastic flings which are being daily made at mothers in-law by the press. It strikes us that it is about time to "give us a rest" on that subject. The fact of it is, one-half of the irony expended upon this subject is induced by wholesome fear of the good old ladies who bear the honorable cognomen of mothers-in-law, and the fellows who indite these paragraphs either never had mothers-in-law, or if they did are giving vent to their vulgar spleen because the old ladies may have occasionally expressed their just in? dignation against them for spending too much time at the club room, and then grumble at breakfast next morning because their weakened and billious stomachs fail to receive the food, crammed into it, with a natural gusto. Or may be that these brutish fellows want to get rid of the old ladies in order that they may have a freer opportunity to practice those ras? cally acts of petty tyranny which some hus? bands seem to think are peculiarly appropriate to their position. Such as finding fault; dol? ing out money in such inadequate amounts as to keep the poor wife in a continual state of agony by trying to make ends meet, and in a hundred other ways exhibiting meanness which the patient and loving wife will bear, but no faithful mother-in-law can observe un? moved, as she sees the baneful effect exhibited day after day upon the care-worn face of her daughter. We would like to ask these ungrateful sons in-law who it was they sent for in such haste when their wives were sick? Who attended her so patiently until she got well, and kept such a watchful and systematic eye upon the servants, thereby keeping everything comfor? table, and saving expense which would most certainly have accrued without her care ? Who it was that so tenderly nursed the little ones when they had the croup, the measles, the scarlet fever, and mixed catnip tea and ad? minister otb?r useful and healthful decoctions which the doctor could have doue no better, but would have made you pay for ? Who was it, you scamps, you disgraceful reprobates; you?oh, we can't express ail we think of your conduct I If we were a mother-in-law (God forbid that we ever should be, how ever!) we'd fix you. We would make every one of you enter into a written agreement to pay your wives a fair remuneration for rearing your children, keeping your house, and mending your clothes, and the money should be hers, and she should not be compelled to beg for it when it was due, as though she felt like she was committing crime to ask for her just dues. You should not treat your wife as you do now?worse than you do your cook and your office boy. She should have money, and mon? ey of her own, and spend it to suit her own elegant and delicate taste. Oh, you brutes I Do Not Eat Raw Eggs.?One of the most common prejudices of housewives and mothers is that hard eggs are difficult to digest, especi? ally the white, and that the less they are boiled the better they are for weak and dyspeptic stomaches. The reverse is the case, as there is more danger of raw ?.nd soft white of an egg passing through the digestive apparatus with? out being really digested than when thorough? ly boiled and hard ; in fact, then it constitutes a most excellent food for dyspeptics, as expe? rience is proving. A tvriter in the Medical Journal says: "We have seen dyspeptics who suffered untold torments with almost eveiy kind of food. No liquid could be taken with? out Buffering; bread became a burning acid; meat and milk were solid and liquid fires. We have seen these same sufferers trying to avoid food and drink and even going to the enema syringe for sustenance, and we have seen the ir torments pass away and their hunger relieved by living upon the white of eggs which had been boiled in bubbling water for thirty min? utes. At the end of a week we have given the hard yolk of the eggs with the white, and up? on this diet alone, without food of any kind, wo have r,ceu them begin to gain flesh ami strength and refreshing sleep. After weeks of this treatment they have been able, with care, to begin upon other food." And all this, the writer adds, without taking medicine. He says, what we also have always maintained, that hard boiled eggs are not half so bad as half-boiled ones and ten times as easy to digest; as raw eggs; and we have no doubt that an animal may be starved, to death by eating only the raw white of an egg, for the same reason that dogs have been starved by eating gelatine alone. Only toothless babies can di? gest soft food, such as milk.?Manufacturer and Builder. Frightening Children.?Nothing can be worse for a child than to be frightened. The effect of the scare it is slow to recover from : it remains sometimes until maturity, as is shown by many instances of morbid sentiveness and excessive nervousn&s. Not unfrequently, fear is employed as a means of discipline. Children are controlled by being made to be? lieve that something terrible will happen to them, and punished by being shut up in dark rooms, or by being put in places they stand in dread of. No one, without vivid memory of his own childhood, can comprehend how en? tirely cruel such things are. We have often heard grown persons tell of the suffering they have endured, as children, under such circum? stances, and recount the irreparable injury which they are sure they then received. No parent, no nurse, capable of alarming the young, is fitted for her position. Children, as near as possible, should be trained not to know the sense of fear, whichj above everything else, is to be feared in their education, early and late. Mark Twain Loses an Umurela.?The following advertisement appears in the Hart? ford Courant: Two hundred and five dollars reward. At the great base ball match on Tuesday, while I was engaged in hurrahing, a small boy walked off with an English made silk umbrella belong? ing to me, and forgot to bring it back. I will pay $5 for the return of that umbrella, in good condition, to my house, on Farmington avenue. I do not want the boy (in an active state), but will pay $200 for his remains. Samuel L, Clements. ?? An old woman bade her daughter good? bye in the Rochester depot, saying: "It isn't likely I will ever see you again?rm getting so old." She was starting for her home in Chi? cago, and as tho train started she put her head out of the car window to catch a final glimpse of her relative. The daughter was standing ou an adjacent track, waving her handkerchief. A locomotive dashed in and overrun her, and tho last that mother saw, as her train moved out of the depot, was the mangled corpse of her daughter. The grief of the poor old wo? man was frantically expressed. At the first station she got out and returned to ?RocheBter. ? Lieutenant Governor Hubbard, of Texas, being unable to accept an invitation to a Granger festival at Kaufman on the 1st of May, wrote a letter instead, in which he ear? nestly advises the Patrons of Husbandry to keep from involving themselves, as an order, in the political strife of tho day, and says : "The history of the country teaches the impor? tant lesson that no secret organization, howev? er great its numbers or eminent its talents, when debased to mere political ends, ever yet survived more than a briof and stormy hour upon the stage. It will always be so and it should." ? "Have you any eggs ?" inquired a peace? ful-looking fold man as he leaned over the counter of a hardware store recently. "No, sir?this is a hardware store; we keen nails, stoves, &c," answered the clerk. "Well, I did want some eggs," slowly drawled the old man ; "but I ain't particular, and you may give me a pound of uuila." All Sorts of Paragraphs. ? A wise man aims at nothing out of his reach. ? Mrs. Gubbins says her husband is like a tallow candle?he always will smoke when he goes out. ? Most people would succeed in small things, if they were not troubled with great ambitions. ? The bread of life is love ; the salt of life is work; the sweetness of life, is poetry ; the water of life is faith. ? Surely it is a blessed privilege to be kiss? ed by the breeze that has kissed all the pretty women in the world. ? A grand jury in Ohio has undertaken to suppress church fair raffles, as well as other raffles not considered fair. ? Jones didn't like to say that she had large feet so he expressed himself to the effect that her "terminal facilities" were unequaled. ? You know yourself that there is a certain period in every boy's life when he'd rather be the ring-master in a circus than President of the United States. ? Why call him the "groom," as eight out of ten people do? A groom's business is to look after horses. A bridesgroom's busiuess is to look after his wife's .mother. ? When will it all end? Aman can't set his house on fire, collect the insurance and put on style with the money without some one is mean enough to throw out insinuations. ? In a Minnesota storm two years ago a man named Taylor was lost. He had fifteen hundred dollars with him at the time. His bones were discovered the other day, and the money was all right. ? There is a letter held for postage in the Lebanon (Ky.) post-office with the following superscription : "lexinton, ky. betherl church collered in the charge of the preacher wat his name is i do not know." ? "Captain," said a son of Erin, as the ship was neanng the coast in inclement weather, "have ye an almenik on board?" "No, I haven't." "Then, bejabbers, we shall have to take the weather as it comes." ? A Vicksburg negro woman was told that the price of sea lions had risen. "De Laud only knows what's to become of poor folsk." she exclaimed, "when the nessumsaries of life am riz clean out of reach." ? These are the nights for star-gazing with your sweetheart, even if you are kept busy brushing the dew from her lips with your mus? tache, to keep it from getting into her throat and giving her the diptheria. ? The Rochester, Minn., Post gives the fol? lowing as a sign painted on a fence in that neighborhood: "Kash pade for little kalves not mourn to daze old." That fellow never fooled away his time loafing around spelling schools. ? Benjamin Franklin said: "It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright." This great truth is robbed of its sadness when we know that there is no necessity for a bag or any thing else to stand up when it would look better ly? ing down. ? During a trial the Judge called a witness. No one answered, and an elderly man arose and solemnly said, "He is gone." "Where has begone?" asked the Judge, in no tender tone. "I don't know; but he is dead," was the guar? ded answer. ? The young man who, according to a float? ing paragraph, wished to be "a friend to the friendless, a father to the fatherless and a wid? ow to the widov/less," has finally settled down as a plain drug-store clerk to the citrate-of magnesialess. ? If you love others, they will love you. If you speak kindly to them, they will speak kindly to you. Love is repaid with love and hatred with hatred. Would you hear a sweet and pleasing echo, speak sweetly and pleas? antly yourself. ? A Methodist church in Maine has hit on a new plan of taking up collections. The box? es are passed by the best looking young woman in the congregation, and with no difficulty in getting passers ; there is also a great increase in receipts. Fact! ? John Cuthbert, who was born at Savan? nah, Ga., in 1788, was elected to Congress in 1817, and participated in the great debate on the Missouri compromise, is still practicing law at Mobile, and is said to be the oldest ex member of Congress living. ? A lady who had been teaching her little four-year-old the elements of arithmetic was astounded by his running and propounding the following problem: "Mamma, if you had three butterflies, and each butterfly had a bug in his ear, how many butterflies would you have?" The mother is still at work on the problem. ? The Baptist denomination throughout the Uuited States has gained in the year 1874 53 associations, 900 churches, 756 ordained minis? ters, and 127,632 members?making the present grand totals 943 associations, 21,510 churches (with sittings for 4,000,000 persons), 13, 354 or? dained ministers, aud 1,761,171 church mem? bers, of whom 102,496 were received by bap? tism the past year. Hew Advertisements._ ff. T. BURNHAM'S TURBINE WATER WHEEL "Was selected four years ago, and put to work in the Patent Office, Washington, D. C, and has PROVED to l>e the BEST. IS sizes made. PRICES LOWER than any other first-class wheel. Pamphlet free. N. F. BURNHAM, York, Pa. JJ?OST EXTRAORDINARY Torms of Advertising arc ottered for Newspapers In the State of SOUTH CARO? LINA ! Send 'or list of papers and schedule of rates. Address GEO. P. ROWELL & CO., Advertising Agent*, No. 41 rarfe Row, New York. Refeb to Emtob of this Paper, 50 &QA pc day at home. Terms free. Address H ff?wV GEO. STINSON & CO., Portland} Maine. A WEEK guaranteed to Male and Female Agents in their locality. Costs NOTHING to try it. Par I ticulars Free. O. VICKERY & CO., Augnsta, Me. v 77la their loca (P J J ticulars Frei ffpSYCHOMANCY, OR SOUL CHARMING."?How J7 either sex may fascinate and gain the lovo aud affections" of any person they choose, instantly. This sim? ple mental acquirement all cau possess, free, "by mail, for 25 cents; together with a Marriage Guide, Egyptian Ora? cle, Dreams, Hints to Ladles. A queer book. " loo.ooo.ooo sold. Address T. WILLIAM & CO., Publishers, Phila? delphia. Advertiser's Gazette! A Journal of Information for Advertisers. Edition, 9,600 cop? ies. Published weekly. Terms, $2 per annum, in advance. FIVE SPECIMEN COPIES (DIFFERENT DATES) TO ONE ADDRESS FOR H?c. Office No. 41 Park Row, New York, GEO. I\ ROWELL & CO., Editors and Publishers. Executor's Notice. ALL persons baving demands against the Estate of Simeon Smith, deceased, aro are hereby notiflod to present thorn, properlv attested, to the undersigned, within tho time proscribed bylaw, and thoso indebted to make payment. J. N. WTATT, Exocntor. May 27, 1875 45 3* Saddles and Bridles. A NICE assortment of Saddles and Bridles. Also, Buggy and Harness material for sale low by TOWERS & BROYLES. FOSTER'S SECOND Texas Drawing. $200,000 g8S ! Houses & Lands. POSITIVELY THE LAST POSTPONEMENT. Will draw, without fail, at Houston, Texas, JUNE 30, 1875. We did not sell quite all our Tickets in time to draw on the 13th of May ; but so certain are we of success, and in evidence of our good faith and intentions, we will receive, in payment for Tickets, certificates of deposit in any'rirst elass bank in the U. S., with this endorsement: "Payable only when Foster's Texas Drawing takes place." No Scaling of Prizes, but every ono paid in full. Over 60,000 acres of choice land, centrally located, near railroads, 17 Houses, 2325 Gold Coin prizes, among them one of ?10,000, and one of ?5,000. Our enterprise is endorsed by the City Council. Reliable Agents Wanted. Send for Circulars. They will convince you we are both reliable and responsible Tickets only ?1.00. Eleven for ?10, and 23 for ?20. No connection with any other similar enterprise. Commendatory.?Having, from our long acquaintance with J. E. Foster, every confi? dence in his int 'grity, wo feel justified in say? ing we believe he will carry out his Distribu? tion honestly and fairly.?Signed by the Mayor, Hon. J. T. D. Wilson,"and the City Council. We are specially desirous that parties inter? ested would write to the Banks, Merchants and Postmaster of this place (where we have lived 15 years) for information as to our relia? bility. J. E. FOSTER, Manager, Houston, Texas. May 20, 1S75 44 * 4 The Above Cut Represents Tozer's Improved AGRICULTURAL ENGINE! OF which there are now more than a dozen at work in Anderson County. For further information, apply to N. K. SULLIVAN <fc CO., Anderson, S. C, or ad? dress the undersigned. EICHAED TOZER, Columbia, S. C. Dec 3,1874 21 ly WiLHITE & WILLIAMS WOULD inform their friends, and the pub? lic generally, that they have bought out Benson <fe Sharpc, and are receiving a fresh supply of * Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, etc., (Selected by the senior partner, who has an ex? perience of thirty years.) They expect to keep only pure and reliable Drugs." Also, LAMPS and LAMP FIXTURES, PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, BRUSHES. DYE STUFFS, etc. Also, a full line of PERFUMERY and TOILET ARTICLES, CIGARS and TOBAC? CO. Pure BRANDIES and WINES, for med? ical purposes strictly, and other articles usually kept in our line. ?&~ Prescriptions carefully compounded. Jan 14, 1875 26 ly NEW STORE! AT BELTON, S.'C. THE undersigned would respectfully call attention to the fact that he has just open? ed a Grocery and Provision Store At Belton, S. C, and solicits the patronage of his friends and the public generally. W. S. SMITH. May 13,1S75 43 Fresh Stock of Millinery! MISS DELL A KEYS begs to inform her friends and tho ladies generally that she has lately received a choice and and beautiful selection of HATS, RIBBONS, FLOWERS, d?c\, and will constantly make additions there? to, which are offered at small profits to cash customers. All orders for Dress Making, ei? ther for ladies or children, will be promptly executed in the latest styles. Entrance next door to Maj. B. F. Whitner's office, on Brick Range. Stamping done as usual. MISS DELLA KEYS, Up-Stairs, No. 3 Brick Range. April 22, 1875 40 3m STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, CO UNTY OF ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. W. W. Orr, Adm'r. of James Orr, dee'd, Plain? tiff, against Georgiana Orr, J. M. Orr, and others.?Complaint to sell Land, Marshal As? sets, Relief, d'c. THE Creditors of James Orr, deceased, are hereby notified to presont and prove their demands before me on or before the 15th day of July noxt, on pain of losing all interest or advantage uuder any decree made in the above stated case. JOHN W. DANIELS, Clerk Court Common Pleas. May 13, 1S75 43 8 T. D. KENNEDY, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, WILL practice in tho Circuit and Probate Courts of tho Eighth Judicial Circuit, and in Trial Justice Courts of this County. Prompt attention given to the collection of claims. Office?Second door to the left over A. P. Hubbard's Storo. Ma/"<h 19, 1S74 36 NOTICE IS hereby given that application will bo made thirty days after date to John W. Daniels, Esq., Clerk of the Court for Anderson County, for a Charter incorporating tho Welfare Color? ed Baptist Church, in accordance with the Act of Assembly in such cases made and provided. By order of tho Church. N. B. G A ILL ARD, Church Clerk. May 13, 1875 43 5s Notice of Final Settlement. THE undersigned hereby gives notice that he will make application to W. W. Humphreys, Judge of Probate for Anderson County, on Wednesday, tho Oth day of June next, for a Fi? nal settlement of the Estate of Benjamin Gas saway, doe'd., and a Final Discharge therefrom. JAMES S. GASSAWAY, Administrator with Will annexed. May 6, 1875 42 5 CORN! CORX! CORN! /^nn BUSHELS CORN on tho cob for sale e)V /\ / for Cash, or on timo to prompt pay? ing parties. Apply oarly to LEWIS A CO., Anderson, S. C. May 20, 1875 11 I ? THE SUIST. DAfI?Y AND WEEKIY FOR 187&. Tho approach of the Presidential election gives unufual importance to the events and developments of 1875. We shall endeavor to describe them fully, faithfully and fear? lessly. THE WEEKLY SUN has now attained a-eirculation of over sfcventy thousand copies. Its readers are found in every State and Territory, and its quality Is well known to the public. 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GOLDSMITH & KIND, FOUNDERS & MACHINISTS, HAVE always on hand Stationary Steam Engines and Boilers for Saw Mills, etc., Saw and Grist Mills, Cotton Presses, Gearing, Shafting, Pullies, etc. Castings of every kind in Iron or Brass. We guarantee to furnish En? gines and Boilers of as good quality and power, and at as low rates as can be had in the North. We manufacture, also, the Gaddy Improved Water Wheel, which we recommend for pow? er, simplicitv of construction, durability and cheapness. \Ye warrant our work, and assure promptness and dispatch in filling orders, GOLDSMITH & KIND, Columbia, S.C. May 28,1874 46 ly HENRY BXSCHOFF & CO., Wholesale Grocers, AND DEALERS IN CAROLINA RICE, Wines, Liquors, Cigars, Tobacco, &c, ?See, ?See., 197 and 199 East Bay Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. Solo Agents for South Carolina for the Sale of OLD VALLEY WHISKEY. Aug 20,1874 6 8m Administrator's Notice. ALL persons having demands against tho Estate of Thomas Bowon, deceased, are hereby notified to present them to the under? signed, properly attested, within the time pro? scribed by law, and those indebted to make payment. E. T. COOLEY, Adm'r. May 20, 187? 41 i*