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E. B. MURRAY, JXUfem THURSDAY HORNING, AUGUST 30, WJ. The Georgin State Convention ad? journed sine die on last Friday, after adopting a new State Constitution. The people of Georgia seem pleased with the result of the Convention, and as they have to live under the laws made by it, we do not see that any person outside of the State has any right to complain. A most fearful tornadore passed over portions of Iowa on the 25th inst., doing immense damage to property wherever it struck the earth. Fortunately in many places it passed in the air without com? ing to the ground, but at Council Bluffs, on the Missouri River, it came down like the swoop of an Eagle, and wrenched off two spans of the celebrated iron bridge at that point. They were 250 feet each in length, and were totally destroyed. The fury of the storm has seldom been equall? ed in this country. The financial investigating committee have been in session in the city of Col? umbia for the past two weeks and will conclude its session during the present wee .. They havo examined a very large number of State bonds, but the character of their report to the General Assembly is not at present developed. It is to be hoped all bonds have been closely scru? tinized, and that the corammittee will discriminate between the bonds that are valid, and those for which the State never received any consideration. Considerable excitement prevails in Texas and Mexico over the organization of a State volunteer force of 2,500 men, to punish the marauders, upon Texas soil. At first it was thought this force was to cross the line and attempt to pun? ish the raiders, but Governor Hubbard says the force will only be used inside of the State. He has found the United States either unable or unwilling to pro? tect the people of Texas from Mexican depredations, and hence has taken the matter into his own hands, and will try the use of militia on the thieves. The Grand Jury of Bichland County is in session this week, under a special call, for the purpose of considering ques? tions, relating to public peace and jus? tice. It is an important session, and will, no doubt, develope much of the work which has been done by the Inves? tigating Committee. The evidence which will be brought before them, it is thought will secure thO'presentment of numerous ex-State officials, and upon those findings and presentments, requisitions will no doubt be issued, to secure-the presence of some of our former rulers who have so unceremoniously taken leave of us. Ex-State Treasurer Cardozo, who, it will be remembered, is under arrest for malfeasance in office, and who gave bail for his appearance at Court, has taken a trip to New York, and one day last week some of his furniture was found at a rail? road depot in Columbia for shipment It was immediately attached and its transmission stopped, it is said, by his bondsmen, who feared that the furniture was all they would get with which to pay his forfeited bail bond. The ex Treasurer's friends, however, say that he will shortly return to Columbia, and that the attachment of his furniture was un? warranted. It is, however, believed by the public that the name of Cardozo may justly be added to the exodus list of ex republican State officials, and that he will forfeit his bail rather than come to trial. THE GEORGIA DEBT. The action of the Georgia Constitu? tional Convention upon the State debt question has been very much misrepre? sented. The. Convention recognized the settlement of the debt as made by the Legislature, except that it declared the endorsement of the State on certain rail? road bonds invalid, because it was made by the Bullock government without the State receiving one cent for it, and was really about such a debt as the Blue Ridge Railroad scrip, but without even as much justice as a part of that had. The holders of these bonds have no cause to complain, for their debt is as good as it was before the State endorsed it and as they paid nothing for the State's endorse? ment they have lost nothing. Neither have the repudiationists any right to point to Georgia as an example, for she has repu? diated no just debt. She has done ex? actly what South Carolina ought to do, namely, separated her just debt from the fraudulent debt, attempted to be im? posed upon her people. BOOT LICKING. We have frequently read in history of model sycophants in official stations, particularly have we seen these characters in monarchial governments, but candor compels us to say that Mr. Postmaster General Key, of Tennessee,ais the most perfect type of the abject fawning syco? phant that we have ever seen or read of. A Southern man by birth, and professed? ly a Southern man in principles and feel? ings, he has gone into Mr. Hayes Cabi? net, allured by the lustre of a cabinet office, and is seeking to build up a party inimical to the interests of tho section which has heretofore been his home and done him honor. Bnt the country could stand this position of the ex-Confederate, and some would be disposed to accord him sincerity of purpose in this Herculian undertaking, and would at least sympa? thize with the gigantic failure his ill timed movement is destined to sustain if it were not for the disgusting pretenses he so blatantly makes of just finding out what a splendid people the Northerners are, and almost regretting he was not born on Northern soil, and such other nonsense as he has been uttering in his speeches during the tour he has been taking with the President through New England. Mr. Key had as well be talk? ing to so many trees as trying to put such nonsense into the heads of Yankees. They are too shrewd to be taken in by that kind of talk. Mr. Key is making no real friends at the North, and has for? feited the respect of the South. He has shown himself to be time serving, simple and ridiculous. We presume the Presi? dent retains him in the cabinet to amuse the country by keeping before it an ex? ample of a pettifogging politician who has accidentally had unmerited greatness thrust upon him. KED?CTtON *N FREIGHTS We have assurances from Messrs. F. W. Wagener & Co., of Charleston, who have been foremost of the Charleston merchants, in advocacy of a reduction of freights to the interior of the State, that their efforts have been successful, and that in a few days they will be able to furnish us with all the particulars as to classification, rates, &c. The Journal of Chmmertt, of the 28th iust., publishes what purports to be the long promised reduction, of which the following rates for sixth class freights is a synopsis of the charges from Charles? ton : From Ninety-Six to Golden Grove, inclusive, 40 cents, instead of 50 cents. . From Pendleton to Walhalla, inclu? sive, 45 cents, instead of 50 cents. This schedule does not give the rate to Greenville nor to Anderson, and hence we are at a loss to know to what extent the change has been made. The old rate of freight to Greenville was 30 cents from Charleston, for sixth class goods, and if the South Carolina Railroad ex? pects to leave this rate to Greenville, and yet have Anderson and other nearer points satisfied by lowering their freights five or ten cents, so as to leave them for? ty or forty-five cents, where Greenville, a further off point is only thirty cents, they make a great mistake. It would still be an unjust oppression of which our merchants would complain. There must be some mistake about the reduc? tion as published, or it virtually amounts to nothing. When we reeeive the full rates as promised by Messrs. Wagener & Co., we hope to announce that they are perfectly satisfactory, and that all the complaint upon the part of onr people against the Railroad Company has ceased. And here we would take occasion to urge our merchants, if a rate of freights is adop? ted which will permit, to transfer as much of their trade as possible, from Northern and Western cities to Charles? ton. It is our city?the metropolis of our State, and every Carolinian is in duty bound to lend all the aid he possibly can consistently with his own interests to building up and developing this city. Our money should be spent in it when we can do as well, or when we can ap? proximate as well as we can do in other cities. We would like to see the entire trade of the State transferred to Charles? ton, and are satisfied it could in a large measure be done if the railroads would lower freights, and the Charleston mer? chants would make greater efforts to se? cure this trade. THE PENITENTIARY. Since Governor Hampton has been in office the vrork-of pardoning convicts has not been a prosperous one. Very few men sent to the Penitentiary by the courts get a pardon from our Governor; and hence, .the criminals finding that means of escape unavailing, have be? come more active in endeavoring to es? cape by their own efforts, and during the past few months several have managed to elude the guards and get away. Some of these have been of the worst type of criminals, as in the case of two of those recently sent from Darlington County for burglary and grand larceny. This has been too frequent and shows bad management on the part of the Superin? tendent. If his guards are not efficient he should change them, and if he does not do so then the public have the right to lodge complaint against him. For our part we have heretofore expressed the opinion, that it is a mistake on the part of Governor Hampton to retain Col. Parmellee, as Superintendent. He is one of the Republican hoard who came from the North to South Carolina to ob? tain office under Republicanism, and many of our people remember the taunting and slanderous articles which appeared in the Union Herald, from his pen daring the Chamberlain-Greene can? vass. It was as a reward for these arti? cles that he was made Superintendent of the Penitentiary by ex-Governor Cham? berlain, and he remained true to the ex Governor until it was evident his star was waning forever, and then with the tact of shrewd yankee, Col. Pamellee enlisted under another flag. He received and spent the extravagant appropriation made for the Penitentiary under Gov. Cham? berlain, and is therefore no fit exponent of our idea of reform. He either used more money under Chamberlain than was necessary, or he is not a sufficiently economical manager to get along with the institution under Democratic appro? priations. In either case^he should be dismissed. fAgain he is occupying a place from which a Democrat was dis? missed on account of his political opin? ions, and we think the Governor owes it to the party which elected him to restore to office every Democrat who was dis? missed by Republican Governors on ac? count of their political opinions. We hope a change will soon be made in this office._ NO REPUDIATION. The repudiationists in South Carolina are mistaken if they think the people of ! this State will consent to dishonor their name in history by refusing to pay any I just debt. We only want a full investi I gation of the whole indebtedness of the State, and insist that the bonds issued since reconstruction shall not be paid in any case where the money for the sale of them did not go into the State treasury, and that where bonds were put upon the market at nominal prices, the owners shall not be paid more than they brought to the treasury. This would be a just settlement, for the persons who bought these bonds knew the circumstances, and if they come out even they should be satisfied. Persons who bought from them should have no higher equities than the first purchaser, because they were specu? lating in doubtful securities, and if they lose by it they are. to blame. The State ought to pay back what she actually got with interest on it, but under the circum? stances equity would not require more. The old debt which has been scaled one half ought to be paid as consolidated, and the new debt should be thoroughly sifted and settled upon the just princi? ples set forth above. It would not be re? pudiation, nor have any resemblance to it. Then we say let our Legislature set? tle our State debt according to justice and equity, and not repudiate it. We can afford to pay the just debt, and ought to do it in order to preserve the honor of our State. DIVORCE LAW. The recent Constitutional Convention of Georgia took a step in the right direc? tion when it attempted to restrict the growing practice of granting matrimonial divorces upon slight pretexts) and aU though the provisions of its hew consti? tution are still too lax, yet a reform in the divorce system of that State is likely to be effected. The present constitution? al law stands thus: SectionXV?Paragraph 1. No total divorce shall be granted except on the concurrent verdicts of two juries, at dif? ferent terms of the court. Par. 2. When a divorce is granted, the jury rendering the final verdict shall de? termine the rights and disabilities of the parties. The defect about this as a constitution? al provision is, that it leaves too much discretion in the hands of the Legislature, who may enact a dozen causes for which divorces may be granted, but we think the idea involved in the above provision is a good one, and might very profitably be engrafted into our State Constitution with great public advantage. Loose di? vorce laws are the greatest curse a coun? try can be afflicted with, and while our laws upon this subject are not so lax as some of the Western and Northern States, yet they are entirely too much of an ap? proximation to them. The right of di? vorce on the ground of desertion should be repealed, and then no divorce should be granted except upon the concurrent verdicts of two juries at successive terras of the Court. As our land now stands, a husband and wife who may become dis? satisfied may separate for the term of two years, and then obtain a decree of sepa? ration upon such terms as will enable both of them to marry again. Such leg? islation as this should be corrected as soon as possible, for it is contrary to the scrip? tural provisions relative to marriage, and is calculated to produce a degeneracy of public morals. The rights of the courts to' interfere in the marriage contract should be strictly limited to accord with the Biblical provisions. This change in our old laws was made by the political miscreants who flocked to South Carolina just after the war from those States which have such laws, and our law makers owe it to themselves and to the purity of the moral character of our people to repeal this statute which places the will of man above the mandates of the Divine Law? giver. We may look the world over aud in every country which has loose divorce laws we will find a profligate and im? moral people. Then let us correct the evil in South Carolina while it is yet small. THE WAR IN TURKEY. Since our last issue there have been several desperate engagements between divisions of the Russian and Turkish armies in Armenia and Bulgaria. These engagements have not, however, changed the statu quo of either army or led to any decisive results. A desperate fight took place on last Saturday near the little vil? lage, Kuruk Dara, about twenty miles northeast of Kars. The Turks brought on the fight by attempting to flank the right of the Russian defensive position. The two armies fought all day and the Turks failed to accomplish their object. The loss on both sides in killed and wounded was very heavy. Gen. Melikoff commanding the Russion army in Arme? nia, and Mukhtar Pasha commanding the Turkish led their respective force. In Bulgaria the fighting on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Shipka Pass was heavy. Gen. Radetzky with a small force succeed in holding the Pass up to Sunday against the whole army of Suleiman Pasha. It is important to the Russians to hold this Pass to prevent the union of the forces of Suleiman Pasha, south of the Balhans with those of Osman Pasha, north. They may not be able to do so, but if they should fail the Turkish army will be so weakened by its repeated battles to force the Pass as to render its efficiency very much impaired before it can form a union with Osman Pasha. In these engage? ments the Russian General Doroschinsky was killed, and Gen. Tchoutchowassoff wounded. Such is the situation of the contending armies, now facing each other, that we may expect desperate fighting from this time until winter closes the campaign. Affairs in Europe in consequence of this war are very much complicated. Russia is threatened with rebellion in Poland; Turkey in Crete, Thessaly and other Provinces. Servia threatens to unite her forces with the Russians and make a common cause against the Turks, while Austria declares her intention to occupy Servian territory with her army, if Servia should engage in the fight. Prussia is ready with Russia and Italy to remodel the map of Europe, by which the Ma homedan power will be banished from Europe, and the leading powers receive large accessions of territory. The Nez Perces, Red Men, have been giving Gen. Howard and the white set? tlers in portions of Oregon and Nevada so much trouble that Gen. Sherman has gone West to give the Indian war a per? sonal supervision. He telegraphs back from Helena, Ark., that accounts from Gen. Howard, as well as the Indians, are too confused to make anything out of. If Gen. Sherman goes to the front we expect he will find so much mismanage? ment of the campaign as to induce a change of commanders. The country is tired of this bungling warfare. The government ought either to yield to the Indian demands or force them to come to terms, and it ought to be done at once for the protection of white settlements. ANDERSON AND AUGUSTA. Mr. Editor: At a public meeting held at Lowndesville, August 18th, 1877, J. M. Latimer, sr., was called to the chair, and Dr. Rob't. S. Beckraan request? ed to act as Secretary. The Chairman stated that the object of the meeting was to take steps to secure a railroad connec? tion from Anderson C. H., to Dorn's Mine, via Lowndesville, connecting at Dorn's Mine with the proposed road from Greenwood to Augusta. On motion a corresponding committee, consisting of Dr. Roo't. S. Beckham, O. R. Horton and J. M. Latimer, sr., was appointed. It was resolved to publish the proceed? ings of the meeting in the Abbeville, Anderson and Augusta papers. The meeting then adjourned until the 8th proximo, at 11 o'clock a. m. J. M. LATIMER, Sr.. Chairman. Rob't. S. Beckham, Secretary. Affairs in Wllliampburg. Cbrrtspohdencc qf the Jfettt Und Qiutfcf. KtKGSTllKB, AtigUst 20. I neglected to mention in my last letter that Judge Shaw issued an order restrain* ing the county commissioners from pay? ing for the bridge, which they were tried for letting out illegally, a brief account of which was published in the News and Courier to-day, until the matter was final? ly adjudicated. I understand the bridge will be completed to-day, but whether the contractor will allow it to be used by the public before it is received and paid for by the county commissioners, is a question that is interesting some of the people. It is part of an important thor? oughfare, and I would not be surprised if more litigation grows out of the present complications. This case, will, doubtless, have the effect of making parties more cautious and particular in contracting with county commissioners. As this case stands now, the county commissioners are under indictment; the contractor cannot get his money until the case is settled in the courts, and the people are deprived of the use of the bridge. So much for having corrupt and incompetent men in office. There is no white man on the board. I wrote you, in my first letter from this place, an account of the trial and acquit? tal of Henry Baker, a negro, for the mur? der of Levi Brown, a white man, who was killed while endeavoring to save his property from thieves. The jury that tried the case was composed of twelve negroes, while poor Brown, an honest, hard-working, peaceable citizen, was al? lowed none of his own race to assist in doing justice between him and his mur? derers. It was a nigger murder, a nigger jury and a nigger verdict. Here is an exact copy of it as rendered on the trial: hend rey Baker not Gil try Marcus Greer fo mon These are his hierglyphics for "Henry Baker, not guilty. Marcus Green, fore? man." Is not this a specimen of a juror to act as foreman of a jury more ignorant than himself, to try a case of murder. Let us hope for better in the future. Cotton is very promising in this county. It is thought an average crop of corn will be made. The county treasurer has collected $9,488.72. This is doing well at this sea? son of the year; R. C. L. Terrible Tragedy in Georgetown. A cutting affray occurred last Friday evening, at Ceder Creek, near Eatman's store, in Georgetown county, which for fiendish cruelty and cold blooded brutal? ity has no precedent in our hitherto peaceful county. It appears that J. B. Batman had sev? eral hands working the road and among them were two brothers, Henry and Gads den Rowell. In the evening the hands repaired to Mr. Eatman's store. After taking two or three drinks, Gadsden Rowell approached Samuel J. Cooper, threw his arras around him, pinioning his arm to his side, and commenced to tussel in a playful manner. No sooner had their unsuspecting victim been se? cured than the other brother drew his knife and coolly commenced to stab Mr. Cooper. He first planted his weapon in his shoulder, laying his arm open down to the elbow. By this time Mr. Cooper, who was a muscular man, had been felled to the earth by a pole in the hands of Gadsden Rowell. Henry then cut a ter? rible gash across his victim's abdomen. Then he stabbed the unfortunate man in his face, the knife entering about an inch below the left eye, and after one or two more stabs delivered in the side, the would be murderers left their victim for dead, bleeding from sixteen wounds. We blush to say that the bystanders, fifteen in number, ignominiously took to their heels. One colored man?all honor to him?tried to dissuade the villains from their hellish work, but finding himself unsupported, was obliged to tollow the example of his cowardly associates. As soon as Mr. Cooper became con? scious and realized his condition, he re Suested that neither his would-be raur erers should be harmed, stating as a reason that, if he recovered from his critical condition, that he would right his own wrongs, and that in case of his death, he wished the brace of scoundrels to remain in the community, in order that they might serve the cowardly fifteen who had ignominiously taken to flight, leaving him to his fate, in the same manner.?News and Comet. The President's Progress. The President has declined Blaine's invitation in the following dispatch: Fabian House, New Hampshire, August 20. 7b Hon. James 0. Blaine, Augusta, Maine: I greatly regret that my inabil? ity to accept at present Governor Conner's kind invitation to visit the State of Maine, will deprive me of the pleasure of enjoy? ing the hospitalities you have so cordial? ly proffered. R. B. Hayes. Among the speeches telegraphed is this one. Mr. Key said: "Ladies and gen? tlemen, I have not been accustomed to New England or its people, and my edu? cation has not been such as to lead me to form the best opinion of them, but I have been here several days, and have been so generously fed and met so many generous men and women, that I am almost ready to call myself a New Englander." There is another which it is impossible to restrain oneself from telegraphing South. Attorney General Devons said: "I am much obliged to you for this re? ception. I know that it proceeds from the depth of the attachment to the Con? stitution that the people of New Hamp? shire have always felt. I know they fought nobly and bravely to build the foundation of our government, and I know as. well as they that they are as ready to protect it. It is a happy cir i umstSnce that New Hampshire has no battle field on its soil, although she has made herself felt everywhere in every battle." A Revenue Tragedy. Spartanburg, S. C, August 21. There has been another revenue trage? dy ; this time, at Foot Mountains, eight miles from Landrum Station on the Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad, in Greenville County. The facts are about these, as far as can be learned: William Durham, a revenue officer, at? tempted to arrest one Harrison for dis? tilling. Harrison resisted, and Durham shot him in the face. Howard and Gos? ling, the only two others present, then killed Durham with knives. Durham's brother then rode up and shot Howard and escaped. Durham was killed in? stantly. Harrison and Howard died yes? terday. The parties are all related, and much excitement prevails in the moun? tain region. 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 deBired, we will furnish adver? tisers with an affidavit of the correctness of our statement as to the circulation of the Intelligencer. ? Governor Wade Hampton has said many good things within the last vcar calculated to remove any doubts or his entire loyalty and the loyalty of his fol? lowers, but ne has frequently been sus? pected (very unjustly) of speaUng; from motives of self-interest words which he did not mean and which his friends could not endorse. He is now the Gov? ernor of South Carolina, and under no EresSure to speak other than he feels, and e recently responded to a serenade at the White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, where the surroundings were calculated to arouse any lingering trace of "rebel" sentiments that be might have in him, but his words were as bravely patriotic as ever. He said that he was willing to pledge the people of the North that those of South Carolina would prove as brave, honest and loyal in defence of the Government and Constitution of the United States as any people of this Re? public, and he explained that when he spoke of the Constitution he meant "all of the amendments and all they implied." There will be small room for misunder inp between the North and South when alf the Southern leaders follow Wade Hampton in speaking out in as clear and emphatic a style as that.?Philadelphia Ledger. OUE GRANGE COLUMN. Under the Supervision of the Executive Committee of Pomona Grange. This week we complete the list of sub? ordinate Granges who pay up promptly. The following additional Granges are "square on the books" to June 30th, 1877, viz: No. 176, 212, 266. We have purposely delayed publish? ing the list of delinquents in order to allow them all the time we could to arrange themselves in line. But we have been disappointed, and here is the roll of delinquents : Delinquent for one quar? ter, No. 71; delinquent for two quarters, Nos. 154, 155, 235, 300; delinquent for three quarters, No. 216; delinquent for five quarters, No. 213; delinquent for six quarters, No. 263, 294, 343. Now, brethren, are these delinquent Granges to continue in this dormant state. We know that the materials of which most Granges are composed in our country do not deserve to be character? ized as dormants. And we know just as well that there are good, active, zealous men and women in each one of these Granges, who, with a well directed effort, could give life to these "dry bones," and before the close of another quarter ap? pear before the Granges of this County on a higher roll. Will not some one, two or three members of these Granges arouse themselves and make an effort to revive and reanimate the drowsy breth? ren. It is only necessary that life and activity shall be shown by a few, and it will extend to others like electricity. Or if there is not one man in any one of these Granges who will go forward to the rescue, surely the female members do not forget that the order is devoted to them and their offspring, and their hopes of future prosperty is concentrated in the success of the Grange movement. Let one woman in each of these Granges make one earnest effort to revive and re? animate, and she will very soon have the pleasure of seeing other kindred spirits flocking to her assistance. If she fails to arouse the dormant lords, then let her request a meeting of the Grange on a certain day, and notify the Master of Po? mona Grange, and she will send help in time of need. SECRETARY P. G., P. H. FOUND! ALADY'S NECKLACE was picked up on the streets of Anderson about ten days ago by Columbus W. Daniels, which the owner can have by calling on the un? dersigned, and describing ana paying the cost of this advertisement. F. A. DANIELS. Aug 30,1877_7_ Notice about School Claims! THE Supreme Court having decided the Act or 1873, relative to past due School Claims valid, notice is hereby given to all holding such claims to present them to the undersigned at once. Notice is also hereby given that a Trus? tees Convention wiU be held at Anderson C. H. on Saturday, the 8th of September next, at 11 o'clock a. m. Trustees are urged to attend. J. N. CARWILE, School Commissioner Anderson Co. Aug 30,1877 7 ?1 PIANOS & ORGANS. "$650 Pianos for $175. I "3200 Organs for $65. "Strictly First-class." | "The Best Made,'' IS it true ? NO! Those who so advertise, offer Inferior Instruments, priced at three times their value. Bur from Besponslble Home Dealers, and avoid Imposition. As Wholesale Dealers, having no Agents, paying no Commissions, we sell Relia? ble Instruments from Best Makers, direct to pur? chasers at Factory Prices. NEW PL4NOS [with stool and cover], 7 oct., 3180; 7 llA oct., ?230 ; 7}^ Oct., Square Grand, $280. Mason ? Hamlin Or fans, [with stool,] 3 stops, $90; 7 stops, $100; 9 stops 110. Other Organs, 4 stops, $55; 7 stops, $65; 9 stops, $75. Fifteen days trial?written guarantee. Reduction to Teachers, Schools and Churches. Fair and Square dealing. Refer to any Savannah Bank or Merchant. Send for Catalogues and Special Offers Sept. 1, 1877. LUDDEN A BATES, Savannah, Ga., Wholesale Piano and Organ Dealers. Aug 30,1877 7 1 Notice of Dissolution. JOHN W. DANIELS having sold his en? tire interest in the Stock of Goods, Books of Account, Notes, <fec, of the firm of MISS LIZZIE WILLIAMS & CO., His connection therewith ceases, and said copartnership is this day dissolved by mu? tual consent. The purchasers, Miss M. E. WILLIAMS Mr. AARON M. GUYTON, will receive all payments due the late firm, and settle all claims against it. The old firm hereby tender their thanks to its many customers, and respectfully ask a continuance of their patronage to the new partnership. Miss M. E. WILLIAMS, JOHN W. DANIELS. Andereon C. H., S. C, August 23, 1877. s T?TE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. i Bp W. W. Humphreys, Judge of Probate. WHEREAS, J. P. Johnson has applied to me to grant him letters of administra? tion on the Estate and effects of Benjamin Johnson, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all kindred and creditors of the said Benjamin Johnson, deceased, to be andap gear before me in Court of Probate, to e held at Anderson Court House, on Saturday, 15th September, 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 29th day of August, 1877. W. W. HUMPHREYS, J. P. Aug 30, 1877_7_2_ Boots and Shoes. TF you want to buy a good shoe or boot at L a low price for cash, call on A. B. TOWERS. NOTICE. Office Cot'im* Commissioners. IN accordance with ati Act of the General Assembly entitled "an Act to author* hie County Commissioners to stibmit to the qualified electors Of their several CotUltles a proposition to alter the Fence Law, and to provide for effectuating thesame," approved June 7,1877, an election was duly ordered to be held in each Township in Anderson County on the 18th inst., the result of which we hereby declare and publish to be as fol? lows, to wit: Broadaway, Centrcville, Dark Corner, Hall, Honea Path, Hopewell, Martin, Rqck Mills, Savannah and Varennes Townships, each having cast a majority of its votes "Fence in Stock" over "Fence in Crop," has thereby adopted the said Act, to take effect January 1, 1878. Brushy Creek, Pendleton, Garvin, Fork, and Williamston Townships, each having cast a majority of its votes "Fence in Crop over "Fence in Stock," has thereby rejected said Act. In testimony whereof we, as County Com missioners, have hereunto set our [seal] hands and official seal, this 21st day of August, A. D. 1877. 0. H. P. FANT, S. BROWNE, J. C. GANTT, County Commissioners, A. C. Aug 30, 1877 7 1 Southern Home School, Anderson, S. O. THE Fall Term opened August 14, and will continue twenty weeks. Arrangements for the perfect conduction of the School have been completed, by se? curing the services of competent Teachers in each department, and we guarantee satis? faction to all of our patrons. TEACHERS. Higher English Branches, Classics and Mathematics?Miss J. C. Wade. Preparatory Department?Miss E. Os borne. Kindergarten, French, Calisthenics and Drawing?Mrs. J. B. Bomar. Music, intrumental and vocal?Miss F. M. Meynardie. TERMS. Preparatory Department.$10 00 Advanced Classes.15 00 Academic.20 00 25 00 Kindergarten. 7 00 Music, including use of Piano. 15 00 Special Vocal Lessons. 12 00 French.,. 10 00 Wax Work. 10 00 Contingent Fund. 1 00 Rates for boarders, $12.50 per month in advance. Reading and musical entertainments will be given occasionally for the improvement of pupils, and to afford patrons opportuni? ties ot judging their progress. It is of the utmost importance that pupils be entered at once, that they may be clas? sified and send for books, and thus avoid ddays, which must cause idleness and want of system. August 30,1877 7 1 CAROLI1TA COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE. THE Exercises of the Third Term of this Institute will be resumed on MON? DAY, STEPTEMBER 17, 1877. Charges, per Term of Thirteen Weeks. Reading, Writing, Spelling, Elemen? tary Arithmetic, (to compound numbers,) Mental Arithmetic, and Primary Geography?in adrancc...$ 5 00 On time. 6 00 Reading, Writing, Spelling, Written and Oral Arithmetic, Composition, Higher Geography, English Gram? mar, U. S. History and Dictation, in advance. 9 00 On time. 10 00 Scientific, Higher English and Math? ematical and Classical Studies, in advance. 13 00 On time. 14 00 Music, per term. 13 33J Use of Piano, per term. 2 00 Contingent Fee, per term. 25 Charges commence from the date of en? trance of the pupil. No deduction will be made for loss of time, unless in case of pro? tracted and serious illness. Board, exclusive of washing and lights, can be had in the Institute at $10.00 per month, if paid promptly in advance by the month. W. J. LIGON. Aug 23, 1877 6 Ira CANE MILLS. Congaree Iron Works, COLUMBIA, S. C. JOHN ALEXANDER, Proprietor. CANE MILLS of this manufacture 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 conn 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 syrup. S. & CO. Aug 16, 1877_5_lm 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 five months. Board, including every thing, 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 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 wliich 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 KIBBLE, Clerk Co. Commissioners. August 9, 1877. 4 4t QUICK SALES and SMALL PROFITS. WE keep a General Stock of Family Groceries? BACON, HAMS, LARD, DRY GOODS, HARDWARE, HATS, BOOTS and SHOES, CROCKERY and GLASSWARE, BUGGY MATERIAL, &c, All for sale low. Give us a call, and be convinced. A. B. TOWERS & CO. July 26, 1877_2_ 0UE WEST FEMALE COLLEGE. NEXT College Year opens October 1st. Faculty same as last year?full. First class teachers of music, drawing, and paint? ing. Location retired and healthy. Tuition and board, including fuel and lights, for col? lege year, $177. Extras at reasonable rates. For circular, send to J. I. BONNER, Presi? dent, Due West, S. C. Aug 23, 1877_(5_6_ Seed Barley! Seed Barley! HAVE 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 NO MAN, WOMAN OR OHILD EXCEPTED ! -0 IT Is-Well for all people to understand each other, and then there is rarely canse for trou? ble or difficulty; but our object is not to make a flowery speech, but to come down to real facts. We give this timely notice to all who owe us money, whether the debt was contracted during the present or former years, and no matter for what contracted?meal, bread, general merchandise, or as agents for Guano?that every cent due us must be paid out or the first cotton gathered next fall. We have heretofore been too indulgent with our friends; and our experience has taught us the longer we wait for our money, the harder it is for people to pay. We will take Cotton, Corn, Wheat, Money, or anything; else that we can readily turn into money, for all debts due us. But we must be paid some? how, or sue our friends, whether they ever pay us anything or not. The time to settle ut> is near at hand, we want our money; and desire to see our people out of debt. We stUJ keep a large stock of Goods on hand, which we would be pleasea to sell for cash or to good and prompt paying people on time. If you want to buy Sugar Cane Mills and Evapora? tors, see us before you buy. We sell them at manufacturer's prices. BLECKLEY, BROWN & CO. Anderson, S. C, May 31,1877_L__ FURNITURE! FURNITURE!! ANOTHER GENERAL REDUCTION IN PRICES ! Anderson the Cheapest Furniture Market in the State* PRICES THAT DEFY COMPETITION ! IN consideration of the scarcity of money, I have put down prices to the following remarkable, unheard-of low prices: ROOM SUITS, consisting of Dress Bureau, Bedstead and Washstand, from $16.50 up? wards. With four Chairs, Rocking Chair, Table and Towel Racks, (complete suits of ten pieces,) from $24.00 upwards. SOLID WALNUT SUITS, consisting of high head-board French Bedstead, Deck Dress Bureau, (five drawers,) and Washstand, from $30.00 upwards. With four Walnut Chairs and Walnut Rocking Chair, from $40.50 upwards. GOOD COTTAGE BEDSTEADS, hard wood, not pine, reduced to $4.00. Without slats and castors, to $3.50. Good Washstand, with drawer and towel end, reduced to $1.50. Good Tin Safes, with two doors and drawer, $5.00. The celebrated Kentucky Double-wove Cane Seat Chairs, varnished or painted, warrant? ed to be the strongest Chair made, at ninety-five cents apiece. Rocking Chairs, of the same kind, at $1.40 apiece. These prices are no ketch-pennies, but all my goods are at the same low figure. I have on hand a large Stock of Furniture of all kinds and description, which will be sold cheaper than can be boughtfrom anybody else or any other place. Come and see TOLLY and he will do you right. HE WILL NOT, OR CANNOT BE UNDERSOLD. May 18,1876_Depot Street, Anderson, 8? C. JOHN E. PEOPLES, wholesale and retail dealer in STOVES, TIN-WAEE, HOLLOW-WARE, House Mi?'M,&c. -o CaLL and buy the above CHEAPER than they can be bought ELSEWHERE for Cash. RUBBER BELTING of the most popular size always on hand. I am agent for the I X L and HALL COTTON GIXS and Eclipse Cotton Press. Sheet Copper for Molasse? Boiler 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 A New Life to the Land! THE Exhibition in Anderson was one of the most remarkable events since the war. In point of 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. Heinttsh was there, and advocated Southern Medicines for Southern people. His Family Medicines are household remedies. HEINITSH'S QUEEN'S DELIGHT pu? rifies the blood. 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., &c. FOR SALE BY DRUGGISTS. prepared by E. H. HEINITSH & SON, Columbia, S. C. Aug 16, 4877_5_ly_ ISNEW HARNESS SHOP THE undersigned informs the public that he has opened a New Harness Shop, Cp-Stairs, on Granite Row, over Bleckley, Brown ?fc Co.'s Store, in Anderson. NEW SETS of HARNESS, of different Sliialities of finish, constantly on hand, and IEPAIRING 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 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 FOUTZ'S HORSE AND CATTLE POWDERS, Flour, Flour. HEADQUAPvTERS for Choice Flour is at A. B. TOWERS. THE sickne? usual at this i$Uon can be prevented by the use of Simn&ris' Hepatic Compound, which, by remcf ;:ig the bile, cleansing the stomach and bo i Is and puri? fying the blood, enables the ?Riem to reject malarial poisons and give ton 'itf/ad strength to the whole body. SimDfes' Hepatic Compound is all Vegetable, pj'i^ctly harm? less and wonderfully effective p.Lan be used at all times and at all ages, at mp** nofc ?" terfere with one's daily pinao?|| but on the contrary enables us to pun m them with renewed vigor. It is simp aft better and cheaper than any similar pr : ration ever offered. More than one-half 11, a complaints which occur in this country ? . considered as having their seat in a disease! state of the liver. Indigestion, stoppage of the menses, deranged state of the bowels, irritable and vindictive feelings and passior.s, and three fourths of the diseases called Consumption, have their origin in a. diseased liver, and Simmons' Hepatic Compound will cure them. For sale at wholesale and retail by SIMP? SON & SADLER. Anderson, 8. C. Dowie & Moise, Proprietors, Charleston, S. C. July 5,1877__51_6m SPRING AND SUMMER O-OOIDS AT THE Emporium of Fashion. I WISH to call the attention of the La dies to my Spring Stock of Goods. Hat? of every style and quality?the Cheapest ever sold in this market. A beautiful lot Flower?, Ribbons, Neckties, and other novelties. The best lot of Shoes ever brought to this place?hand-made in Winchester, Va., and warranted to wear well. Dress Goods in great variety. Kid and Lyle Thread GLOVES. New Prints at 8 l-8c.?12 yards for one dollar. The Mantua-Making and Milli? nery Departments are in charge of competent and experienced Ladies, who guarantee satisfaction. I sell for Cash, and cannot be undersold. Give me a call and satisfy yourselves. Z. D. CHAMBLEE, Proprietor of Emporium of Fashion. April 5,1877_26_ly STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. IN THE COURT OF PROBATE. Jane Poor, Plaintiff, against B. F. Manldin, John Holland, Mary Holland, Adalinc 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 Relief?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 thy 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 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 earlv day, they will find LARGE STOCKS OF G??DS, 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, C. H. 8LOAN, GEO. E. TAYLOR, August 1, 1877 3 WILHITE & WILLIAMS, Anderson, S. C. BUSTS' NEW CROP TURNIP SEED, MASONS' FRUIT JARS, DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, &c PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, DYE STUFFS, PERFUMERY, LAMPS, WINDOW GLASS,. And DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, Cheap for Cash. July 19, 1877 1