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E. B. MURRAY, Editor. THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 16,1877. OUR CIRCULATION. The Anderson Intelligencer has the largest circulation of any country paper published in the State, and has more than three times the circulation of any other paper in Anderson County. We print and circulate regularly 1776 papers. Our list in the County has increased in? stead of diminished, and we hope to re? ceive a still greater increase during the coming fall. We are willing at any time to verify the above by an inspection of our subscription book, or our paper bills; or when desired, we will furnish adver? tisers with an affidavit of the correctness of our statement as to the circulation of the Intelligencer. THE FENCE LAW. Essay read by Mr. B. F. Crayton before the State Grange, upon the subject of the new Fence Law. Progress and improvement is the order of the day. We see it at every turn. We neither sow nor reap as our fathers did. Change is seen in everything save the fencing around our fields. This alone is practiced as it was two hundred ears ago, and there is no change that as been made by an agricultural people, when change is so imperatively demand? ed and so easily pointed out. To state it would seem to be all that is necessary ; to argue it would only be to confound. The proposed change in the fence law consists in this, and this only, fence or inclose stock and turn out crops. The arable or cultivated lands is about ten times as great as is necessary for pas? ture. My observation is that one acre is sufficient for each head of cattle, and that hogs pay best when confined in small pens. I find by the returns in the Auditor's office of this County that the average farm is forty acres. This is just ten times as much as is necessary for the pasture, as no farm of that size should keep more than four head of cattle. As? suming these returns to be correct, and to inclose the farms of the County in ten acre fields, which, I believe, is above the average size, it would require, estimating rails at $1.00 per hundred, near $400,000 to pay for the fencing of this County. I believe it is generally conceded that ten per cent, annually is required to keep them in repair. Think of this, $40,000 annually spent in repairing fences?a sum sufficient to pay our State and Coun? ty taxes. If so, can farmers prosper under such management. Prudence and economy cry aloud for the change. With our forest land re? duced more than three-fourths in forty years, and our population increased five fold in the same time, how long will it require, at this rate, to destroy the bal? ance of the timber? I think we should leave some to posterity, at least euough to show the kind of timber that formerly grew in this country. It is argued by some that this change in the fence law is demanded alone by the large land-own? ers. I contend that the reverse is true. A prudent man with a tract of fifty acres will retain one-half in forest, whilst a tract of one hundred acres will require one-third, a tract of one thousand can be kept np with one hundred acres, or ten per cent As you will readily perceive, the larger the premises, the larger the fields, the smaller number of rails per acre will be required to enclose them. This being the case, the poor man, on fifty acres, has one-half locked up or dead capital; the middle man, on his one hundred acres, has but one-third non-productive; and the party with one thousand can bring all into cultivation but one hundred, thus reserving but ten' per cent It may be urged that the change will reduce the number of cattle. If so, good will be accomplished, as this is not a grazing country, and as you diminish the number you improve the quality. Far better they be kept on small pastures and Boiled, thus improv? ing the manure heaps, and saving time by having them at hand instead of cours? ing them by the bell, to be driven np at night or, what is worse, suffering them to remain out Again, it is argued that by the proposed change we lose the glean of the fields. I think it is generally conceded that more injury is done the land and subsequent crops, than benefits derived by the stock. All good farmers know the great injury done to onr fields by the hoof in wet weather, and yet how few keep them off. I cannot see how any sane man can insist for the present custom, when everything cries aloud for the change. Judge T. J. Mackey. His Address before the people of Anderson on last Thursday upon the new Fence Law?An able Speech and an Exhaus? tive Argument. He who makes two sprigs of grass grow where but one grew before is a benefactor to his race. There is opposition to changing the habits of life and the value of property at all times. Man is restrain? ed by a prudence leading him to "bear the ills that be rather than fly to those he knows not of." I advocate such a change in the fence system as is measured by the terms of the act, allowing citizens to vote for or against it by counties or townships. This proposition to fence in stock and fence out crops if carried is to be law. I am always in favor of the farmer and the fence. What and who is the South Carolina farmer, and what is his character and the results of his avocation under the. present laws and surrounding circumstances? The South Carolina farmer is honestly and industriously en? gaged in cultivating the soil. He obtains food at the beginning of the year by credit to enable him to carry on his farm. Continuing to labor for one year, he sur? renders at its end his crop to pay for what he has obtained on credit, and after a prosperous business of this kind he dies, insured of a respectable funeral, with a large number of creditors attend? ing it, and the country editor mourns his death and, while commemorating his virtues, strikes his name from the delin? quent list of subscribers. This pursuit, agriculture, is the foundation of a State's wealth, and has been unorganized until the grange, which is the first movement or organized effort on the part of our farmers, and, as the result of its effort, the new fence had its origin in the Legis? lature. The opponents of the measure must stand, if at all, on the whole statutes of the State. If the new law is not adopted, all must depend on the old. This was adopted in South Carolina in 1694, and was without change until 1789, and defined a lawful fence as a fence six feet high, well built and strong. It was amended so as to require it to be strong and five feet high, provided that owners of cultivated land have no redress for damages unless they are fenced iD as re? quired by law, but there is no law deny? ing the owner control of his wood lands and the right of action for depredations on his soil and grasses. There is not one acre of wood land that the owner cannot have damages for cattle crossing the invisible and unmarked boundary which defines his possessions. The fence law is a restriction on the natural law of the owners of land, and does not apply to the owners of uncultivated fields. But if the owner finds near his cultivated lands any roving stock, he can impound them for ten days, and after giving no? tice to a trial justice, advertise, appraise and sell them under the statute. What advantage will be gained by defeating this measure and leaving the law, as it now is, unchanged? But it is suggested that the right to impound only applies to estrays, as they are the cattle of un? known owners, but in 1?89 the law re? quired the branding and marking of cat> tie, and unmarked and unbrauded cattle before the courts are ?nk?oWlh When this law Was enacted, not one head of cattle was without its keeper, and the preamble of the act recites that "persons cultivating corn, &c.-, are evilly minded people, enticing cattle, &c." No court would judge any owner of cattle running on wood l&hd free from trespass. A strict construction exempts only culti? vated lands from trespass if uninclosed. But the stock owner says to the farmer, I am not at the expense of fencing stock under the preseut laws, and he is not. We are on the same level as to pastures. The owner of cultivated fields is com? pelled to fence to prevent another's cat? tle from eating his grass. It is an equal? ity in form but not in fact. This re? minds me of the anecdote of the two boys who were sleeping together. Thomas called to his mother that John had half of the bed, to which she replied that is all right. But, expostulated Thomas, John nas his half right out of the middle. The relative cost of fencing stock in and stock out has been exhibited by Mr. Cray ton. It has been said that figures never lie. I do not believe that for nothing lies as much as figures except facts. But these figures and facts about fencing are true. The United States cen? sus shows that fences in this country cost $25,000,000. The cost of repairs at two per cent, is $500,000 per year. This is, remember, not to enlarge the area of cul? tivation, but to restrict it. On 100 acres the "Virginia worm fence, which is so dear to all of us, and runs along like a horizontal cork screw, extracting the life blood of our farmers, occupies five per cent, of our inclosed lands, or 5 acres in every 100 acres. There are 15,000,000 acres of land in South Carolina, and of these 5,000,000 are under fence as culti? vated land, so that 250,000 acres of cul ti vat able land are occupied by worm fences, costing?500,000, to restrict the area of the field wliich the farmer cultivates. If he who causes two sprigs of wheat to grow where but one grew before is a benefactor of his race, what kindly and grateful thoughts must people have for him who causes one sprig of grass to grow where two grew before. Disguise it as you may, the advocates of the old system, that oppose the new fence law, are asserting a pure and simple com? munism of the uninclosed land. Suppose the old law is unconstitutional, as the courts will decide, for they will enforce the estray law, you have rejected the new law which provides for pasture, and the old law is unconstitutional because it conflicts with Section 15, Article 1, of the Constitution, which guarantees a man the use of his own property without molestation. The present law denies the right of damages for unfenced land that is not cultivated and trespassed on, but the owner has a right of action for trespass upon his uncultivated land. The small landowner and tenant, who have no place for pasture, will, if the new law is re? jected, be at the mercy of the large land? owners.' Two-thirds of these tenants favor the new law in my section. The men opposed to it are large owners of woods. The cattle are now continually sounding the fences for their weak parts, and are attracted by the growing crops, but new pasture fences will be stronger and under the frequent observation of their owner, and the chances of tres? pass will be much less. Mecklenburg County, N. C, one year ago adopted the new system. The canvass was very bit? ter, but those who opposed it then are its strongest advocates now. Suppose you have twenty hogs on the highway, and they enter the field of some one without a fence, as the law is to-day the owner of the hogs is liable for all damages. The law does not require any one to fence against anything but cattle, horses and mules. This does not include sheep, Sjoats or hogs. As the law now is the andowner can take up trespassing stock and notify its owner in six hours, and if he refuses to pay for it he can advertise and sell it. Under the new law no man can sell without a suit at "law to fix his damages, where the parties cannot agree. In conclusion, for this is an extended subject, I state that I was approached by a colored citizen to-day who is concerned about this matter, and is most heartily opposed to the new law. He suggested that if the new law is adopted it gives the right of pasture, but the employer might discharge him in the middle of the year and leave him without a home. Let us look at its probability. Suppose a fanner has a hand and two head of stock. The farmer discharges his tenant in June for good cause. Does it follow that the laborer will be unprotected, and left on the highway with his cattle? No. That stock will be liable to run in the uninclosed crops of others, and all farmers of the neighborhood will be in? terested in furnishing pastures for them until the laborer gets a home. There are those who are either igno? rant or bent on mischief who are telling the colored people that they will be forced to sell their stock for almost nothing to get rid of them, or to pay high prices for the privilege of pasture. Let us judge the future bv the light of the past. We might as well allege that as children of the colored laborer do no work the farm? ers would force them to get rid of their children. And yet they are supported by advances from the farmers. Men stood up here in the churches, in the woods and fields last autumn when the leaves in crimson and gold were falling, and told you that if Hampton became Governor the ku klux whistle wonld be heard in the land, summoning the negro to receive the ku klux lasb, and that you would find shelter in the woods or under rocks. Has time vindicated these false prophets? No. Through the thirty thou? sand square miles of this once more sovereign State the humble and lowly will sleep to-night as secure as if sur? rounded by an army with banners. The law, girded in the panoply of a sovereign State, keeps silent watch over every head to-night It is seven months since Hamp? ton has been Governor, and although passions have not been bridled, and white men in the peace of the State have fallen by the hands of black men, and black men by the hands of black men, history will proclaim that no colored man has had his blood shed by a white man. This is without a parallel. Adopt the new fence law ana its provisions will be en? forced. It will affeet you as a general prosperity. You have been the poorest I ?aid laborers on the globe; and why ? he colored laborer toils from January to the time when the Christmas fire is lighted without being able at the end of i that time to buy a pair of shoes for his feet or a bat for his head. He is clothed with poverty as a garment, and rags in? numerable hang around him. The farm er is up to his eyes in debt and the laborer ?to his neck in rags. The law sells the roof from over the head of the farmer's wife and children and his soil from be neath bis feet. Hand in hand the laborer and land-owner have gone to a hopeless poverty. If you cheapen the cost of production, you increase tne profit by reducing the cost of production. If you cheapen the necessaries of life without regard to the cost of production, it deprives labor of its just reward. If you decrease the cost of production, you can also decrease the price. Lessen the fences it increases the I product of labor and decreases the cost oy abolishing a tax equal to two per cent, of the value of the land. That is the di? rection in which this move is made. It will give additional dignity to the farmer, because he will no longer be misguided. The Almigthy has stamped the seal of labor on every creature from its birth. Then honor to the hcoes of the work shop and of the toil. At the conclusion of this address the Judge was vociferously applauded. ' THE GRANGERS' WELCOME* Address of Col. E. M. R?cker, D?liv . eted before the State Grange and ^alr Association, 111 Anderson, August 8th, At the request of the Pomona Grange of Anderson County, the duty devolves on me to extend their cordial welcome to the distinguished visitors here present. I trust, sir, we are all intelligently appre? ciative of those principles and interests in whose name and for the promotion of which we are to-day assembled. We meet to confer together in the highest interests of agriculture and the agricul? tural class. That class is the most nu? merous in the community, and its success and prosperity are essential to the welfare and growth of all other classes. We may, therefore, legitimately claim that we meet in the best interests of the entire people of South Carolina. The necessities of civilization require that a country should become institutional, by means of which human progress may be effectually assis? ted, ana a beneficent influence diffused throughout the length and breadth of the land. Otherwise, prosperity?wealth it? self?bears a sort of charmed life, be? comes petrified, so to speak, and is inca? pable of being utilizer! properly for its possessor or for others. The society of which you are members has already effected much good for the country; much remains to be done. There is no reason why you should be discouraged by partial successes and even by temporary disappointments. Such is the law of all life. All growth to be steadfast and sure must be slow. It is true in the business and social rela? tions as in the natural order. Natura non fecit sallum?nature makes no leap. She loves the soft approach of dawn, the slow sprouting of the seed, and moves by a delicate gradation through her round of calm and storm, of growth and life. The human mind, like the human body, takes but one step at a time, and that step indicates the feebleness and decrepi? tude of age rather than the energy and elasticity of youth. A boundless area lies before you of noble possibilities to be achieved for yourselves, your country and for civilization. It is for you to im? press upon the class of which you are representative members the dignity of agriculture as a pursuit, and its proper social status. And as a legitimate conse? quence of that dignity that its members should be educated men?educated as farmers and as citizens. They should vividly realize the truth uttered by the most eloquent of the Romans, that of all the pursuits followed by man, there is none more beneficial, so necessary or more honorable than that of agriculture. They are to be impressed further of the importance of skilled and ingenious la? bor, for unskilful labor does not prove remunerative. A necessary requisite of success is the union of intelligence and labor?a clear understanding of the ob? jects for which men should strive, and forcible and intelligent adaptation of one's work, for their accomplishment. As no thought is healthful without labor, so no labor makes the laborer prosperous and happy unless attended by thought. All that man has achieved in any field of action, the splendor of civilization, all the beauty of art and science are founded on a necessary basis of hard physical labor. Labor is the true philosopher's stone which transmutes all things into gold. You have naught to do with poli? tics as partisans, naught to do with rival? ries and competitions of parties. But as citizens you are profoundly interested in whatever concerns government and the purity of its administration. You should lend an effectual assistance to the eleva? tion of the whole tone of politics, to the exaltation of the standards by which men are to be measured who aspire to office, in competence, integrity and pub? lic spirit, and in the removal of the par? tisan aims and ambitions that are so rife. The noble science of politics are not un frequently lowered into a temporary scaffolding of shifting expedients to per-: iah with the occasion. Exert your healthful influence to restore it to origi? nal purity and true meaning?a solid framework of principles on which society may securely repose, applicable to all emergencies and proper for all times. _ There is no department of our American life in which improvement is more needed and in which more can be done to pro? mote the public welfare. I congratulate you, gentlemen, on the place selected for your annual meeting. We are in the midst of a territory which has made great advancement in its agri? culture in the last decade. There are farms in this vicinity and in other por? tions of the County whose high culture would not be thought slow or unattrac? tive in the prosperous North. I indulge the hope that the whole State may soon present the same fair face and growing prosperity. It is your duty, gentlemen, in your individual and organized capaci? ty, to assist such results at the earliest day. When you look back upon the history of South Carolina its record must encourage you. In ante-bellum times the State had attained to a degree of pros? perity and wealth which had never been paralleled in the annals of human affairs. The noble possibilities of the future ani? mate you. All things inspire you. We have a climate in which it is a glory to live. We have a fertile and versatile soil. We are members of a race on whom kingship has been conferred wherever they tread. I feel sure all the advanta? ges of the present, the forms of progress of which we are most proud, are only the unpolished rudiments of the coming time. The obligation rests upon us to transmit the country improved to posterity. We extend to you, gentlemen, a hearty welcome to the town and county of An? derson. May your visit prove a pleasure to yourselves, and of lasting benefit to the State. Small Manufactures. Essay read before the State Grange by Mr. G. Warner, of Walhalla, upon the sub? ject of Small Manufactures. I will call my essay stray thoughts and matters of fact, by an emigrant, on home manufactures, and when done with the facts I will give you some figures. Be? fore I go on this my errand allow me to say, "Don't expect a speech from me." Speaking is not my forte. Only the hope that my matters of fact will be beneficial in encouraging home enterprise induces me to take the stand. Home manufacture?this great sup? porter of a country?Are we as a whole doing anything in this State toward in? troducing it among us? I am sorry to say "No!" We never have tried; we never gave a helping hand and a cheer? ing word towards introducing it here. Yes, there are a few exceptions, among them our editors, who in their papers sometimes try to awake the mind of the people, and some few Northern mechan? ics who have immigrated here, and who are working hard against the stream in laying the foundation of home industry. Many amongst you will say, "We get things 60 cheap from the North that it would be no use to try to compete with the North." This shows how little con? fidence we have in ourselves, and how small an opinion we have of the richness of our soil, which in every way is so lavishly bestowed on us by Mother Na? ture. I am young in years, but I have seen the world, and in my fifteen years of travel in which I have rambled all over this great Union, from east to west, from north to south, over Mexico, South Amer? ica, Australia, Africa, China and the whole European continent, I have never seen a better, a healthier, and for home manufacture, a more suitable country than the upper part of South Carolina. Water Powers?Find me a country where there is such an abundance of nat? ural water power, large and powerful enough to run all the factories in the I Northern States? Aud what aro we do ing towards using them? Nothing, my friends! The waters will run towards the sea yet for years until you get convinced that not farming alone, but home manufac? tures too will help to make this State the banner State of tne Union. My friends, shall the waters, Nature's great gift, still longer run idly without paying us their tribute? Is not our State gifted with all the materials necessary to utilize these waters ? Forests and Timbers?See our forests 1 The pine trees are waiting for the axmen to be felled, to be hauled to the saw mill, moulding and planing machines, there to be turned into prepared lumber with which to build ana furnish for us com? fortable homes. Now, instead of the luxury of a comfortable home we live in log huts, and the soft side of a rough plank is our bed. There too are the oak and hickory, also waiting to be cut and manufactured into spokes, felloes, pick and axe-handles, wagons, &c., &c. The willows on the creeks grow and die where idle hands might be employed in basket work. Cotton?What are we doing with our cotton ? We sell it to the North or to England to be worked into different cot? ton fabrics, and in the latter shape it comes back to us again, and we, as good people knowing no better, pay all the freight, commissions, manufacturing cost and other expenses with a heavy interest, and admire the wonder? of the water powers of the North, which with the help of machinery are made from the fruits of our soil and with our money. How many people could we not employ in such en? terprises? Well, my friends, the tin: is I hope not far away when we will make our own prints and other cotton fabrics, and give our Northern friends a chance to buy from us. Wool?How much wool yearly leaves our State, bought from us at a trifle? We buy this wool back again at enor? mous prices in the shape of woollen goods, such as clothing, blankets, hats. &c. Many of you wear to-day a pound of wool in the shape of a Hampton or I Tilden hat, the original cost of which was thirty cents, and now perhaps cost you^ $5. Is it worth two, three or four dollars* to make such a hat ? I guess not. Hides?How many hides are yearly shipped to Baltimore and New York to be returned again in leather or in the shape of boots and shoes ? And what kind of an article do we get in exchange ? Why the meanest in the world I Instead of boots and shoes of full stock, we get them manufactured of the worst kind, such as are made from split leather with shoddy work. Have we not water and oak timber in abundance for tan yards ? I guess we have! Why then do we not make use of them, turn our hides into leather, and make our own boots and shoes? There is timber enough in Oconee County alone to run fifty large tanyards for years, and yet how many have we there ? Only five! The tanners of the North pay from $12 to $18 for a cord of bark. We can buy it and get any amount of it, too, at from $3 to $6 per cord. The tanners South are obliged to sell their rough leather to Baltimore or New York, where it is finished, sold to Northern shoe manufacturers or returned to us South as Northern leather, harness, boots or shoes. Many of you wear to-day a pair of Northern boots or shoes made of Southern leather. The general opin? ion here is that leather and shoe material manufactured here is of no account. In this you are blind. Encourage your tan? ners. Sell them good hides (don't hang your hides on a rail in the sun.) I war? rant you they will give you a good article back again. Iron ?By hunting around your prem? ises, I warrant you that you can find old iron enough to make farm implements and mill gearing to last you for fifty years. Gather your old iron before it is rusted and becomes all worthless. Start a foundry?you have pine trees enough to keep a large foundry in coals for many years?and buy your ironware for one-half the cost you do now. How many of you are lovers of a good ciear, or a pipe of good smoking tobacco? What becomes of the tobacco which you make? Most of it is shipped to the North and comes back to you in the shape of Havana cigars, or of Durham, or some other brand of good chewing to? bacco. You get from 8 to 15 cents for your weed, and after it has been sent North and been flavored a little, you buy it back atjrom 60 cents to $1.25 a pound for smoking tobacco, or pay for it in the shape of cigars from 5 to 25 cents apiece. I believe it is time for us to have our own cigar and tobacco factories, and so be able to give employment to many poor girls. Thousands more could find employ? ment in another enterprise, and that is, canning fruit by the wholesale. Just see the large amount of peaches, tomatoes, berries, peas, &c., which you ship to the North, and for which you scarcely get anything, - and then when winter comes you pay enormous prices for the fruits of your own soil which have come back to you enclosed in tin cans. My friends, I could go on for a whole day in showing and telling you what we can do that we do not do, but I know that you will all say, "How can we start such enterprises when we don't know how to do it?" I will tell you how. Encourage immigra? tion. Through it you will encourage home enterprise. Induce the right kind of immigrants to come here, and in less than no time you will see home industry flourish, and our beloved Palmetto State enjoy that prosperous condition to which she is justly entitled. I have given you the facts, let us now go to the figures, which I hope will be found to lie. There are about 700,000 inhabitants in South Carolina. For clothing, $30 each per an? num, will give.$21,000,000 Two pairs of shoes each at $2 per pair give. 2,800,000 One hat each at $3 gives. 2.100,000 One hundred thousand tobac? co users at $10 each. 1,000,000 Allow for farming implements 800,000 and we have a grand total of $27,700,000 which leaves our little State annually never to return, for necessaries of life, which home industry properly economized would enable us to manufacture for our? selves. The State Agricultural and Mechanical Society. The delegates of this society from the various counties, together with a number of members of Granges and a portion of the Charleston, met in the Court House in this place, at 4 o'clock last Thursday, the hall being comfortably filled. Col. Taylor, president of the society, presided, T. W. Holloway, Esq., being secretary. Governor Bonham suggested that the list of life members of the old societies should be called before tr .nsacting fur? ther business. The list of counties was called, and life members who represented each county gave in their names. Col. Taylor stated that all persons who had come, or been sent, under the call of the executive committee of the society, would be considered as fully entitled to participate in this meeting. Col. McMaster said that if the City of Columbia had charge of the grounds it would care for them between the meet? ings of the Agricultural Society and con? vert them into an attractive park. Col. McMaster then offered the follow? ing. Whereas, the City of Columbia has, through its committee, pledged itself to put the buildings and grounds of the Agricultural Mechanical Society in thor? ough repair, and to contribute the sum at least of $1,000 for premiums, therefore be it Resolved, That this society do hold its next annual meeting at Columbia. Adopted. On motion of Mr. Tozer, it was re? solved that the new subscriptions should not be used for paying the back debts of the Society. On motion of Col. Wallace, it was re? solved to memorialize the Legislature for an annual appropriation to the Society of $5,000. Col. Farrow presented the following, expressing the hope that the invitation would be accepted: Council Chamber, Spartan burg, S. O, Aug 7. At a meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Spartanburg, S. C, held this dav, the following resolution was adopted, to wit: Resolved, That the South Carolina Ag? ricultural and Mechanical Association and the State Grange of Patrons of Hus? bandry be, and are hereby, respectfully invited to hold their next annual sum? mer meeting in the Town of Spartan burg, S. C. Resolved further, That the delegates appointed by the Intendant of the Town of Spartanburg to attend the meeting to be held at Anderson Court House on the 8th of August iust., be requested to present the above resolution to said Con? vention. On motion of Col. McMaster the invi? tation was thankfully accepted. Mr. Tozer offered a resolution instruct? ing the Secretary to correspond with the county societies stating the time of the State meeting, and requesting them to arrange their meetings so as not to inter? fere with it, and urging them to send delegations to the fair at Columbia. Adopted. On n'otion, the Secretary was instruct? ed to prepare the premium lists for the next fair immediately, and cause them to be generally distributed throughout the State. On motion, a unanimous vote of thanks was passed to the good people of Ander? ten generally, and to the members of the Grange particularly, for their unbounded hospitality and kindness. A meeting of the executive committee of the society was called for Friday at 10 a. m. On motion, the society adjourned. Secretary's Office, State Grange, Anderson, S. C, Aug., 9,1877. At a meeting of the State Grange, of the Patrons of Husbandry, held this day in Pomona Grange Hall, Anderson, the following resolution was unanimously adopted : Resolved, That the thanks of the State Grange be returned to the citizens of Anderson County, and to our brethren of Anderson Pomona Grange for their kind and generous hospitality. J. N. LIPSCOMB, (official.) Master State Grange. Thos. W. Hollow ay, Secretary State Grange. MOSES IN THE WITNESS BOX. South Carolina's Hobson's Choice Ma? king a Clean Breast?Documents Pro duced from His Secret Drawer that Implicates People Hitherto Unsus? pected?Will the Disclosures be Sup? ported f Correspondence New York Sun. Charleston, S. O, August 5. The legislative investigation committee has been hard at work striving to probe the depth of the mire which the Repub? lican party left as an inheritance to the Hampton government The task became so sickening last week, however, that they had to go home for a breathing spell. This investigating committee has uncov? ered secrets alongsde of which the already known criminality become? comparative? ly trivial. Their sessions are secret, and, perhaps, rightly so. There is no State to reclaim now, as there was when the Sun exposed Chamberlain. And if I were to write all I know, I might blast reputa? tions which are now unsullied, and which I sincerely hope may remain so until the end. The revelations show that the State Treasurers have received the bulk of the stolen income of the State since recon? struction. There was nothing which passed the treasury mill which did not pay from 10 to 25 per cent. toll. The more rascally the job, the, more to pay. As a specimen of these disclosures, one man declared that be had a claim of $125,000, out of which, after paying all his tolls, he netted only $40,000, and then was well paid. The scope of this investigation has now taken in all the Governors, Lieutenant Governors, State officers, the old Supreme Court Judges, several members of the Circuit bench, the officers of the Legislature, and many bankers, wealthy merchants, brokers, editors and lawyers. Most of these revelations have been obtained through the testimony of ex Gov. Moses, who has opened his astound? ing budget without sparing friend or foe. Already the cry has gone up from the stricken game, "Who would believe Moses upon oath ?" But this has been tried once too often. A distinguished Judge, hearing that he had been impli? cated, demanded an immediate hearing before the committee, in order to clear his skirts. He denied emphatically the statements made by the ex-Governor. The committee sent for Moses and con? fronted him with the Judge. "Governor, did we understand you to say so-and-so?" "That is what I said." "I deny it," said the Judge, with great emphasis. The ex-Governor put his hand in his side pocket and drew forth a document. "Judge, is that your handwriting?" The Judge wilted. Moses is prepared with the documents at every step to substantiate his assertions under oath, and woe to those who rely upon the plan of discrediting them. These documents of Moses were depos? ited by him in a secret drawer of his pri? vate secretary, which, during his absence from Columbia, was sold at auction along with the rest of his furniture for debt. Upon his .arrest he determined to make a clean breast of all he knew, and in? formed the committee of the existence of these documents. Search was made for the secretary, and was found. Its owner did not dream of the bonanza which was hidden in his purchase. Moses and one of the committee, assisted by a locksmith, after a very long struggle with the secre? tary, succeeded in restoring the docu? ments to light. The committee have charge of them. They regard the find as of so much importance that the docu? ments are held as collateral security for the appearance of the ex-Governor to an? swer any bills of indictment which the Court of Sessions may prefer against him. His individual bond in the sum of $5,000, without additional security, was also taken for the same purpose. It is calcu? lated by Republicans, who ought to know, that during Moses' Speakership and Governorship not less than $900,000 fraudulently passed into his possession from the State Treasury. For this sum Moses has nothing to show except these papers. He has been living in this city for the last six months, and has been bor? rowing $20, $5, and even $2 from his former friends, besides doing something in the black-mailing line. The first effect of their discoveries on the committee has been to make them favor a repudiation of most of the float? ing indebtedness of the State, as honey? combed with fraud. They have come to the same conclusion as to a great number of the consolidated bonds which were funded under such circumstances as to place them upon the same footing with the floating debt, and entitle them to the same fate. This branch of the report will meet with strong opposition in the Legislature. It is understood that Gov. Hampton and some of the State officers I favor the adoption of the consolidated debts as it stands, as a beneficent policy for the credit of the State. Some of the leading members of the Legislature will take the same ground; some will be per? sonally or professionally interested in do? ing so. The bondholders will find the Republican members open to conviction (bribe is a harsh word!) from the bond holders, and these members will tery likely oppose the report in toto, on ac? count of the Republican officials impli? cated in it. Many of the former members of the Republican Legislature have come for-, ward with statements that they were bribed by prominent Democrats to pass certain bills in their interest. They gen? erally received their pay, they say, from Tim Hurley, who was a member of the Legislature and chief of the lobby. The bills were certainly in the names of Dem? ocrats, who received the charters and acted upon the privileges. Tim Hurley has been summoned oefore the committee, but he takes the ground that he acted confidentially as an attorney, and will make no disclosures. This is cool for Tim, who never was admitted to the bar. Among the documents of Moses are papers implicating ex-Governors Scott and Chamberlain, Treasurers Cardozo and Parker, ex-Comptroller General H?ge. Scott has retired to Ohio?it is saia for good. Chamberlain is practicing law in New York. Cardozo is wandering about the North, with a sick family and a $20,000 bond calling him to Columbia, but with little prospects of his returning except on requisition. H?ge is repre? senting South Carolina in one of the de Sartments at Washington. Parker is in few York in business. Neagle alone stands his ground in Columbia, but claims to be bankrupt and nonchalant. Since writing the above I learn that so many leading Democrats (Fusionists) are implicated in the revelations made before the committee, that an organized effort, having the sanction of the highest author? ity, is being made to suppress the whole matter, and let the prosecutions already begun against the Republicans bang over them as an inducement to leave the State aed hush their mouths concerning their Democratic accomplices. Owing to the fact that the local newspapers do not publish these revelations, this may easily be effected, but the hill counties of the State will protest against the compro? mise. Seed Barley I S?ed Barley! IHAVE in store on consignment, one hundred bushels of Choice Seed Barley, at $1.25 per bushel. JOHN B. WATSON, Agent P. G., No. 3 Benson Range, Anderson, S. C. Aug 16, 1877_5_3 Trustee's Convention. "VTOTICE is hereby given that a Conven tion of the Trustees of Public Schools in Anderson County, will be held at Ander? son C. H., on SAT?RDAY, the 25th inst. Trustees are also notified to close their Schools as soon as the sum of money ap? portioned for their Townships are expended. J. N. OARWILE, School Commissioner A. C. Aug 16, 1877_5 2 THE Exercises of this Institution will be opened at WALHALLA, South Caro? lina, on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th, 1877, With a corps of competent professors. Tuition in Advance?$20 in Collegiate ; $10 in Preparatory, and $6 and $3 in the Primary Departments, per session of live months. Board, including everything, except lights and washing, $10 per month, payable month? ly in advance. ' Location noted for health, pleasant cli? mate and good water. For particulars ad? dress J. J. NORTON, Chairman of Stockholders. Aug 2, 1877_5_ CANE MILLS. Congaree Iron Works, COLUMBIA, S. ?. OHN ALEXANDER, Proprietor. M^ANE MILLS of this manuiacture have been thoroughly established in An? derson County,,and farmers run no risk in buying them. They will compare with any first-class Mills manufactured in this coun? try. See us before you purchase elsewhere. Price list furnished on application. SULLIVAN & CO., Agents for Anderson County. P. S.?Don't forget that we are the agents for the celebrated Cook Evaporator, the only Evaporator that can make a pure, first quality sj'rup. S. & CO. Aug 16, i877_5_lm STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. IN THE COURT OF PROBATE. Jane Poor, Plaintiff, against B. F. Mauldin, John Holland, Mary Holland, Adaline Holland, Major Holland, James Holland, Thomas Holland, Mitta Holland, Law? rence Holland, and heirs of M. Holland, to wit?Susan Holland, Ann Holland and Mary Holland, Defendants.?Summons for Belief?Complaint not Served. To the Defendants John Holland, Mary Holland, Mitta Holland, Major Holland, James Holland and Thomas Holland : YOU are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this ac? tion, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of Common Pleas, for the said County, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers at their office, Anderson C. H., S. C, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to an? swer the complaint within the time afore? said, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated August 10th, A. D. 1877. WHITNER & BREAZEALE, Plaintiffs Attorneys. Aug 16, 1877 5 6 A New Life b. the Land ! THE Exhibition in Anderson was one of the most remarkable events since the war. In point >f numbers, talents and dis? tinguished ability, nothing could have ex? ceeded it. At every stage of its proceed? ings it was manifest that a new life is in the land. The celebrated Dr. Heinitsh was there, and advocated Southern Medicines for Southern people. His Family Medicines are household remedies. HEINITSH'S QUEEN'S DELIGHT pu? rifies the bloc' HEINITSH'S BLOOD AND LIVER PILLS?For Liver Complaint, Sick Headache, Dull Feelings, Loss of Appetite. HEINITSH'S ROSE CORDIAL ?For Bowel Complaint. STANLEY'S COUGH SYRUP?Cures Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Catarrh. MOTHER DARLING'S INFANT COR? DIAL?For all complaints incident to Teething, Sour Stomach, Crying. THE QUEEN'S DELIGHT is the great? est Pharmaceutical product ever discovered for all disorders and dis? eases which have their origin in the blood. Health may now be regain? ed. Life prolonged. Beauty re? stored. QUEEN'S DELIGHT?For Scrofula, Swelling of the Glands, Goitre. QUEEN'S DELIGHT?For Nervous De? bility. QUEEN'S DELIGHT?For Indigestion, Liver Complaint. QUEEN'S DELIGHT?For Consumptive Patients as an invigorating cordial. QUEEN'S DELIGHT?For General Pros? tration. QUEEN'S DELIGHT?For all Cutaneous Diseases, Blotches, Boils, Pimples, &c, Ac. ? FOB SALE BY DRUGGISTS. prepared by E. H. HEINITSH & SON, Columbia, S. C. Aug 16, 4877 _ 5_ly_ Flour, Flour. HEADQUARTERS for Choice Flour is at A. B. TOWERS. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. By W. W. Humphreys, Judge of Probate. WHEREAS, S. Newton Browne has ap? plied to tne to grant him letters of admin? istration, de bonis non, with the will an? nexed, on the Estate and effects of David J. Morris, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all kindred and creditors of the said David J. Morris, deceased, to be and ap Eear before me in Court of Probate, to e held at Anderson Court House, on Friday, 31st August, 1877, after pub-, lication hereof, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 14th day of August, 1877. W. W. HUMPHREYS, J. P. Aug 16, 1877 5 2 Atlanta Medical College, ATLANTA, GA. THE Twentieth Annual Course of Lec? tures will commence Oct. 15th, 1877, and close March 1st, 1878. Faculty?J. G. Westmoreland, W. F. Westmoreland, W. A. Love, V. H. Talia ferro, John Thad. Johnson, A. W. Calhoun, J. H. Logan, J. T. Banks ; Demonstrator of | Anatomy, C. W. Nutting. Send for Announcement, giving full in? formation. JNO. THAD. JOHNSON, Dean. Aug 9,1877_4_Im ANNUAL MEETING. NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the* Board of County Com? missioners will be held on Tuesday, Septem? ber 4th, at Anderson Court House. All per? sons holding bills, accounts or demands of | any kind against the County of Anderson which have not been presented, are required by law to deposit them with the Clerk, on or before the 1st day of September, that they may be audited by the Commissioners at said Annual Meeting. No accounts will be received after the 1st day of September. J. L, T RIBBLE, Clerk Co. Commissioners. August 9,1877. 4 4t NEW HARNESS SHOP THE undersigned informs the public that he has opened a New Harness Shop, Cp-Stairs. on Granite Row, ever Blecklcy, Brown ?fc Co.'* Store, in Anderson. NEW SETS of HARNESS, of different qualities of finish, constantly on hand, and REPAIRING promptly and neatly done. None but the Best material will be used, and thorough satisfaction is guaran? teed. A share of patronage is respectfully solic? ited. JAMES M. PAYNE. August 2,1877_3_3m SHERIFF'S SALE. State of Sooth Carolina, ) Anderson County, j In the Court of Common Pleas. L. D. Childs vs. John R. Cochran.?Judg? ment for Foreclosure of Real Property. BY virtue of an order to me directed by Hon. T. H. Cooke, Judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, I will expose to sale on the FIRST MONDAY in SEPTEMBER next, at Andersou C. H., S. C, ONE LOT, in the town of Anderson, bounded on the north by a cross street, running back 210 feet, on the east by lot of Capt. John Mc Grath, on the west by Main street, fronting 77 feet with all the buildings thereon, with? in the corporate limits of the town of An? derson. Terms of Sale, Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for all necessary papers. JAMES H. McCONNELL, Sheriff Anderson County. Aug 9, 1877 4 4 Messrs. Dowie & Moise?Gentlemen : You are at liberty to publish the following: I have been using Simmons' Hepatic Com? pound or Liver Cure for some months, and feel certain I have obtained more benefit from it than any medicine I have ever used. Mrs. McAllister, 61 Wentworth street, Charleston, S. C. Simmons' Hepatic Compound is mild and gentle in its action. It removes the bile from the system. It gives strength and tone to the whole frame. It gives the Liver a healthy character, and restores the sink? ing and* drooping body to healthy and strength. This medicine has been tried by thousands and never found wanting. Un? der its influence the face will have the bloom of health, the eye its lustre, the brain its power. It will invigorate the feeble, and prove the greatest finessing to those who suffer. Try it for yourselves, and you will recommend it. For sale at wholesale and retail by SIMP? SON & SADLER. Anderson, S. C. Dowie & Moise, Proprietors, Charleston, S. C. July 5, 1877_51_6m_ Ayer's Bray Pectoral For Diseases of the Throat and Lungs, such as Coughs, . Colds, Whooping Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma, and Con* sumption. The reputation it has attained, In consequence of the marvellous cures it has produced during the last half cen? tury, is a sufficient assurance to the public that it will continue to realize the happiest results that can be desired. In almost every section of country there are persons, publicly known, who have been restored from alarming and even desperate diseases of the lungs, by its use. All who have tried It ac? knowledge its superiority; and where its virtues are known, no one hesitates as to what medicine to employ to re? lieve the distress and suffering peculiar to pulmonary affections. Cherry Pec? toral always affords instant relief, and performs rapid cures of the milder va? rieties of bronchial disorder, as well as the more formidable diseases of the lungs. As a safeguard to children, amid the distressing diseases which beset the Throat and Chest of Childhood, it is invaluable; for, by its timely use, multitudes are rescued and restored to health. This medicine gains friends at every trial, as the cures it is constantly producing arc too remarkable to be forgotten. No family should be with? out it, and those who have once used it never will. Eminent Physicians throughout the country prescribe it, and Clergymen often recommend it from their knowl? edge of its effects. prepared BT Dr. J. C. AYER & CO., Lowell, Mass., Practical and Analytical Chemists. sold by all druggists everywhere. FOTJTZ'S HORSE AND CATTLE POWDERS, cure or prevent Disease. Boots and Shoes. "F you want to buy a good shoe or boot.at - a low price for cash, call on A. B. TOWERS. JOHN E. PEOPLES, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALHB IN STOVES, TIN-WARE, HOLLOW-WABE, House Mtk? Gils, k. CaLL and buy the above CHEAPER than they can be bought ELSEWHERE for Cash. RUBBER BELTING of the mos? popular size always on hand. I am agent for the I X L and HALL COTTON GI?'S and Eclipse Cottoa Press. Sheet Copper for Molasses Boilerr bottoms. Stained Cotton and Raw Hides; wanted. Call and see me, and I will give you th best bargains for the money ever obtained? in the Town of Anderson. Highest prices paid for RAGS. June 14,1877 48_ THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA* COUNTY OF ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. E. W. Stewart, Plaintiff, against George Stewart, Sally Russell, Jenny Moore, et. al, Defendants.?/Summon/or itaie/-? Com? plaint Serjed. To the Defendants Sallv McConnell, Bettie Herron, Martha Bobo, Jane McCurry,. Emily Pritchet, Martina Bobo, Elizabeth; Stuart, Mary Stewart, J. S. Rossell, Nancy Crowder, John Rossell, Clarissa McKee, Marietta C. Dobbins, Pluto Scott, Mar? tha Ann Day, Mary West and Clarissa Bowie: YOU are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this ac? tion, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your an? swer on ?he subscribers at their office, An? derson C. H., S. C.f within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the Slaintiff in this action will apply to* the ourt for the relief demanded in the coct plaint. Dated July 30th, 1877. MOORE & ALLEN, Plaintiffs Attorneys. THE Defendants will take notice that the Sitition in this case is for the partition and vision of the Real Estate of Adam Stew? art, deceased, consisting of one Tract of Land, containing one hundred and thirty six acres, more or less, bounded by lands of B. A. Davis, William Jones, George Stew? art and others, situate in Anderson County, on waters of Savannah River, in which you have an interest. MOORE & ALLEN, Sol. Pro. Pet. Aug 9,1877 4 6 noTJ ~ P~ JtO"->2.aia 3?0*~ W ? s 3 00 G Ills |h hllta at ? 5?m? p^ 3 KS gig 5 S os 3 L 0 o <La? ?Ire o,8?c,S u B p O ffi ^ 3O t? S tS S?S j* L [?o ia 2 S<5 T 2 3 P p ^ 5 s 2 * < 2?3 ?m S: ? &-.0 a 3 3 ? g =?2 Q ^ Erg ~?2;3 <D ** O O ft S*/ o Q g S^iSS J 5.2* h&S*? PI Dissolution and Partnership. NOTICE. LEE, SLOAN & TAYLOR, Honea Path, S. C. SLOAN, LEE & TAYLOR, Greenville, S. C. THE firm of Lee & Sloan is dissolved by mutual consent, and the undersigned have this day formed a partnership under the firm name of Lee, Sloan & Taylor, at Honea Path, and Sloan, Lee & Taylor, Greenville, S. C. Our friends are respect? fully invited to visit us, where at an early day, they will find LARGE STOCKS OP GOODS, and at prices in sympathy with the depressed condition of the country. The late firm return many thanks to their friends, and the public generally, for pat? ronage heretofore extended, and respectfully ask that they give the new firms a trial. WM. LEE, 0. H. 8LOAN, GEO. E. TAYLOR. August 1,1877_3_ W1LJ?TE & WILLIAMS, Anderson, S. G. BUISTS' NEW CROP TURNIP SEED, MASONS' FRUIT JARS, DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, &c. PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, DYE STUFFS, l'ERFUMERY, LAMPS, WINDOW GLASS, And DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, Cheap for Cash. July 19, 1877 1 LAND FOB SALE. I OFFER for sale that valuable place and model Farm where I now live, the im Erovements, and twenty-five acres of good md, in a high state of cultivation. This is a pretty place, on the edge of town, and about four hundred yards from the Ander? son School Building; or I will sell a good Farm three miles from Anderson?133 acres good land, all necessary buildings, plenty of timber, and is well situated for the no-fence law as heart could wish. If you want a good home, now is your time to buy. Ap? ply to D. J. BOHANAN, Anderson, S. C. July 19,1877 1 6 QUICK SALES w AND SMALL PROFITS. E keep a General Stock of Family Groceries? BACON, HAMS, LARD, DRY GOODS, HARDWARE, HATS, BOOTS and SHOES, CROCKERY and GLASSWARE, BUGGY MATERIAL, <fcc., All for sale low. Give us a call, and be convinced. A. B. TOWERS & CO. July 26,1877 2