University of South Carolina Libraries
E. B. MURRAY, Editor. THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. 20, 1877. THE RAILROAD MEETING* Oo last Tuesday a Railroad Mass Meet? ing was held in the Court House, at which Judge J. S. Murray was called on to preside, and Col. Jas. L. Orr to act Sec? retary. The chairman announced that inasmuch as the railroad convention in the interest of the Anderson and Augus? ta Railroad had been postponed to meet at this place on the 25th inst., it had been decided to hold a mass meeting at this time for the purpose of hearing addressee from distinguished speakers upon the question of the proposed road. Col. J. C. C. Featherstone moved that Judge T. H. Cooke be invited to address the meet? ing, and upon invitation he responded in an earnest and well-timed speech, of which the following is a brief synopsis. He said: This is such a sudden turn to the administration of justice, that I can? not do justice to the merits of the enter? prise presented for your consideration. I know nothing of the merits of the road from Anderson to Lowndesville, but am told that it is a very favorable route for a railroad, but I do know that you will derive very great advantages from con? necting Anderson with Augusta, or Port Royal, or even Charleston, by another line of railroad. You are now burdened with a discrimination in freights which vas been driving your trade to Greenville, if you had another route to the sea coast it would bring down your freights equal to those which Greenville now enjoys. This is enough of itself to induce you to build another road; but there are also other i n du cements, such as'the advance? ment of the value of real estate and other property. Your lands would be enhanced to double their present value, and more? over yon would develop the immense water-power which now lies idle along this route, thereby bringing capital from abroad and using up your raw material at home. These advantages are sufficient to warrant you in building this road. If you wish to prove true to yourselves and to posterity lay hold now and build it, for if you fail or delay, others lying near you will build a road, say within fifteen or twenty miles of you which will prevent the construction of this line and cut you off from competition. You are able do it and now is the time. You can bear a tax of $800,000 to secure it Greenville paid $250,000 for the Air Line, and has lost all of her stock, and yet her people do not complain, for they have made more by it in freights and in? creased value of property than they lost. Anderson County is the banner county, and can do the same. If you should lose your stock, you will be more than repaid by the advantages of the road. Do you want to see your town go down, and your most active men leave it ? You are now second, if not first among the towns of the up-country, but if you do not secure better railroad facilities, this place is destined to become a roosting place for owls and bats, and your town will sink into insignificance. Your live men will go to live places. I am told that this is a practicable route; if so, why stand ye here idle ? You need the road. Go to work now. Put your shoul? ders to the wheel and show a disposition to help yourselves, and capitalists will come in and help. you. Show a disposi? tion to connect with live places and they will come out to meet you. Judge L. C. Northrop was next invited to address the meeting, and said, in sub? stance: Like the Judge who preceded me this invitation takes me by surprise. I do not remember to have ever made a railroad speech, aDd am no public speaker. I am at home with my pen, but am ill at ease when upon my feet, and required to deliver a speech at such short notice. As a general thing I do not care to address public gatherings, but this is a subject about which every man ought to know something, and to be willing to assist as far as possible. The question of the policy of railroads has gone, and they are now established as j necessities. There is no use to talk about the policy, for railroads are the moving power in the civilization of our day. If you wish to advance equal to what other places attain, you must have railroads. Forty or fifty years ago the British Par? liament appointed a commission to ex? amine Stephenson to ascertain if he were not insane because he proposed to invent a railroad. They asked him if he could run his engine one, two, and so on, miles per hour, as tests of his insanity. Now men are considered crazy who have no railroads. Railroads are the great need of our people. We have a magnificent country. Our mountains nod to our seas, and they rush up to wash our fer? tile shores. Our people are industrious, patriotic and chivalrous, but our pros? perity languishes while our fellow-citizens across the Potomac and the Ohio are revelling in wealth. Nature has not done much for them as for us, and yet they are covered with wealth, while we are hewers of wood and drawers of water for them. They take our phosphates and cotton over their roads, manufacture them, bring them back to us and charge almost what they please for their trouble. Manufacturing and Railroads give them our money, from which they have grown rich and fat. The trouble is we are at their mercy. You are feeling this here because you have only one road and can? not reduce its freights or prevent dis? crimination. Spartanburg is a small but thriving place which is literally crazy about railroads. We gave $250,000 to the Air Line and lost our stock, but made back a million dollars in increased value of property and reduction of freights. We are now building, and will soon com? plete the Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad, and yet our people want per? mission to subscribe as a county to a road from Spartanburg to Augusta. The secret and key to success now, are Rail? roads and Manufactories. If you want to develop this country for which 'nature has done so much and man so little, put your shoulders to this enterprise and strike our road from Spartanburg, there? by securing through connection with the West, and at the same time secure the advantages of competition with the road you now have. General S. McGowan was next invited to address the meeting, and responded in an able and entertaining speech, abound? ing in practical thoughts and advocating the old Blue Ridge project as the best possible line for the whole people of our State. He also advocated the road from Anderson by Abbeville to Augusta, and if that could not be built he Would go in for the road by Lowndesville. We re? gret that a lack of space and defective notes prevent us from giving a full report of the masterly views Upon the railroad situation of our State which General McGoWan presented in his speech. We hope upon some future occasion to pre? sent them to our readers. Because we have been striking some licks at independents in this County, some persons have caught the idea that there are serious divisions among the Democrats of Anderson. Such, we are glad to say, is not the case. We realize the fact that "eternal vigilance is the price of liberty," and hence prefer at this time taking the precautionary step of showing up the dangers of independent Republicans at heart, who pretend to be Democrats. There is no indication of any split in our party, but on the contra? ry, we are now stronger than we have ever been. No names are being taken off of our club list, and there is no danger of independent action on the part of any one except a few office seekers, who would be or pretend to be anything con? ceivable upon earth, or under it, for the sake of obtaining office. The people cannot be duped by such characters, and thero is no doubt that the ticket which may be nominated by our State Conven? tion, and County primary election next year, will receive the same hearty sup? port that was given last year, and Ander? son County may be put down for a cool four thousand majority next year. The Grand Jury of this County recom? mend that Samuel Johnson be removed from the office of Jury Commissioner on account of incompetency and drunken? ness. Our readers will remember that we denounced this appointment at the time Go v. Chamberlain made it, and that we repeated our views as to it when Gov. Hampton renewed it last winter. The appointment was made over the remon? strance of the County Democratic Con? vention, whose advice about such matters Gov. Hampton would do well to heed in future, and thereby save himself the mortification of having his appointees as? sailed by the Grand Juries of our Courts. Governor Hampton Interviewed. From the New York Herald. Chicago, Sept. 12, 1877. Governor Wade Hampton, of South ! Carolina, will address the Agricultural Society of Winnebago county at Rock j ford, 111?, to-morrow night. On hi3 jour? ney to that point he stopped here a short time to-day, and during his sojourn ,was waited on by a Herald representative. The Governor was not much inclined to touch upon political topics, and remarked j that he would much prefer conversing on agriculture than the political situation. He- then mentioned the fact that Jeff Davis had been invited two years ago to address this same agricultural association at Rockford, and the Grand Army of the Republic would not permit him to speak. Anonymous letters were sent to Mr. Davis, in which threats were made against his life should he make the at? tempt to accept the invitation. thee ats of ASSASSINATION. "I have been threatened myself anony? mously," said the Governor. "I have letters now in which I am threatened with assassination if I dare attempt to address a crowd at Rockford, but these letters are written by cowards. The meanest anon? ymous letter ever written, I think, was mailed from Chicago. It was addressed thus: " To Wade Hampton, Columbia, S. C, or wherever else the damned villain may be. Curses on his soul/ " carpet-bag iniquities. The Governor then said : "I see by the papers to-day that Niles G. Parker has made confession touching the iniqui? ties of the Chamberlain administration. They are all confessing now. Parker used to be State treasurer. He was once arrested, tried and convicted, but escaped from the State. By the way, you know, secret investigation is being made into the crimes committed by ex-officeholders in the State of South Carolina. Some of the papers are striving to create the im? pression that this inquiry amounts to a systematic persecution of innocent par? ties. This is great injustice to the peo? ple of our State and to the administration of which I am the head. the governor gives the facts. "Now let me give you the facts," said the Governor. "A committee was ap? pointed by the Legislature to ascertain whether any funds had been misappro? priated by officials or the credit of the State improperly employed. The resolu? tion for the appointment of the commit? tee was offered by a Republican. A ma? jority of the committee itself are Repub? licans. The Grand Jury, before whom the facts are being laid are nearly all Republicans, if I am not mistaken. The inquiry, in short, is essentially a Repub? lican measure, and when all the evidence against the ringsters is brought out there will not be a Republican in the State who will not sustain the committee and the Grand Jury. .? catalogue of crimes. "The crimes of which these fellows have been guilty embrace bribery, forgery, perjury and all the forms of downright thievery, and I tell you, sir, the official corruption and roguery of Tammany or of Tweedism were not conceived on a more liberal or magnificent scale than that which characterized the Republican administration in South Carolina. Why, sir, just look at some of the evidence brought out by this "investigation 1" Before the war it cost about $450,000 ? year to run the machinery of our State government. When these bad men came into power they had the Legislature, which they manipulated at pleasure. In the Legislature one session there were ninety negroes who had been originally field hands and who could neither read nor write. This body appropriated $350,000 to pay for public printing for one session. That was nearly as much as it had formerly cost to run the whole State government. This $350,000 was put into the hands of a ring styled 'The Republican Printing Company,' which kept two complete sets or books?one set designed to deceive the public, and the other showing just where the stealings went. discoveries made. "The Investigating Committee have discovered that of this $350,000 the sum of $122,000 was paid out in bribes to pro? cure the passage of a bill for the appro 1>riation. I have recently been shown a ist of thirty or forty legislators who had accepted bribes. Opposite each name was the amount asked by the bribe taker and also the sum paid him. Under the single head of legislative expenses over $6,000 was disbursed in the interest of corruption. There is plenty of evidence that faces of warrants were tampered with. For example, one warrant issued by the State called for $11,000; the first two figures were deftly converted to 44. A fellow named B. F. Whittemore, who, vou will recollect, was expelled from tJongress for trading in cadetships, was one of the leaders of this gang of plun? derers, and this man Parker, who now comes out with a confession, was in all the rings, and can, If he will, let out some hideous secrets. A good many of the robbers are turning State's evidence; One chap, who was clefk of the Senate, and kept ? complete diary of all the thieving transactions, is telling all he knows, and he will probably be the means of making large restitution to the State treasury." "Have you reason to think, Governor, that Chamberlain shared in these steal? ings?" I can't say to what extent Chamber? lain realized on these spoils. He was connected, I know, with nearly all the boards, but he savs himself that he was ignorant of the villanies that were being perpetrated on the people. Again I say it does us great injustice to ascribe this investigation and prosecution to political antagonism. It furnishes the highest justification of the government which our people inaugurated last fall?the govern? ment founded in a popular determination to break up the rings and overthrow a corrupt government, which was oppress? ing and at the same time robbing them. THE COLORED PEOPLE. "The colored people are heartily in sympathy with tnese efforts to uncover frauds and bring the official plunderers to justice." The Governor was here asked if there was any political excitement among the masses in his State at this time; especial? ly if the whites were antagonizing the negroes. "There isn't a particle of excitement down there," was the Governor's reply. "Only one negro," he continued, "has been murdered by a white mau since election time, and the murderer in this case will be punished to the utmost limit of the law. The negroes have their own militia companies, and are not interfered with in the slightest degree. They have been organizing new companies, and I have promised to supply them with arras as soon as I can. The negroes are placed practically on the same footing as the whites. There is a good state of feeling coming about, and I think the color line will disappear altogether at the next election." In conclusion the Governor said the people of his State at present wore ignoring local and national politics and devoting themselves to making peace and money, Dut when the next Presiden? tial election came round they proposed to exercise a potential and wholesome influence. Hampton's Address at Bockford. Governor Hampton, on Thursday, de? livered the opening address at the Win nebago County, 111., Fair. The follow? ing extracts include the most interesting portions of his speech: Mr. President and my Fellow-citizens of Illinois?If any evidence was needed to show the high appreciation in which I hold the invitation which brings me here to-day, it would surely be found in the fact that I have travelled more than one thousand miles that I may make my ac? knowledgments to you for the honor you have conferred in person. [Applause.] And let me say to you, and I say it with infinite pleasure, that had that journey been far longer, had its fatigues been greater, the sight that meets me here to? day and the cordiality of the welcome given by the people of Illinois would ave amply compensated me. [Ap? plause.] Under ordinary circumstances I should scarcely have felt at liberty to have left my official duties to participate in an occasion of this sort, however grati? fying to me the honor might have Been; but the invitation of the Winnebago Ag? ricultural Society carried with it such weight that it imposed on me an obliga? tion which I felt I couldn't neglect. It was this society a year ago, before the political spirit which" has now so happily subsided had abated, that was among the first to inaugurate that spirit of recon? ciliation which is now spreading with such wholesome force over this land of ours. Therefore, when they made a call on me. I as a Southern man felt that it was not only my pleasure, but that it was my duty to go and make a response to them in person, and thank them for their course in the interest of harmony, and to pledge ray cordial co-operation in this Fatriotic and noble work. [Cheers.] If comprehend the purpose of your invita? tion to me, it was not that I should speak to you merely on agricultural sub? jects, but that I should discuss those graver and broader issues which are dis? tracting the country. But, my friends, in doing that, you need not fear that I shall violate the proprieties of the occa? sion by giving you a political speech. I shall speak to you for no man, for no party, for no section, but for the whole country, [applause;] and in doing that I shall strive truthfully to sink all men and partisanship, and to place myself on the grand high plane where true and pure patriotism can be found. [Ap? plause.] As I coustrue the motives of this movement, my friends, it is in the interest of peace. Understanding it so, it was that brought rae here; and if by anything that I can say, I can in the slightest degree assist these gentlemen in the noble work that they nave inaugu? rated, then, my friends, I shall feel that my mission has not altogether failed. The chief end I had in view in com? ing here was to promote a true and cor? rect understanding between the people of the North and the South. You must admit that very many of the evils which have fallen on the country have come from the misconception of the purposes each of the other. You remember there is a profound truth, as well as a knowl? edge of human nature, embodied in the fable, where it is told that in the olden time a shield, white on one side and black on the other, was hung at the in? tersection of two roads, and two knights approaching in opposite directions dis? puted as to the color of the shield. Final? ly their lances were put in rest, and they perilled life, each to support his own con? victions. It has seemed to me, in look? ing over all these questions, that some? thing of the same sort happened between the North and the South. The Consti? tution was the shield, viewed as it was from different points and constructions. The dispute upon the points waxed warmer and warmer. The sword was called in, and under its red arbitrament many a brave, and true, and knightly soldier laid down his life in support of his cdnviction. What might have hap? pened, my friends, had prudence and not passion ruled the hour, it is useless for us to say now. The statesman looks to the past perils of his country simply that he may guard against them, and the prayer and work of the patriot should tend to the same end. My friends, I speak for the South. We of the South have had not only enough, but too much of war. [Laughter.] We seek peace. We come now to plead in the interest of peace, and it is for that I am before you to day. [Cheers] Can you doubt, my friends, that the South wants peace? Go look at her ruined fields, the misrule under which she has lived for twelve years, and you will doubt no longer. Do you men of Illinois doubt her sincerity ? She has been charged with faults, but among these faults her worst enemies have never said she was hypocritical, or that she spoke with a double tongue. Impetuous, rash, she may be. but, thank God, false, never. [Cheers.J Do you want proof of her sincerity ? Look in the recent past, and tell me, if you can find sympathy more conclusive than is given by her conduct. Need I tell you to look back to those trying days when the Presidential contest was unset? tled ? What was the course of the South then? Governor Hampton alluded to the pos? sibility of a civil war, had not the South stood firm for peace, and said: I tell you of Illinois, and I speak not as a Demo? crat?I don't know and don't care whether I speak to Democrats or Kepub licans, I speak as an American to Amer? icans, ana any to you to-day, you owe a debt of credit to the people of the South [cheers]?in Congress, to what some of the North have called the Confederate brigadiers. They prevented filibuster? ing, and stood by the result of the Elec? toral Commission's work. During the recent strikes and riots, too, she evinced her feeling by upholding the laws and standing conservative. She has given bonds of late to preserve the peace, and she wants peace. She wants you, people of the North, to un? derstand her condition. She wants you to realize precisely what she accepts as the result of the war. She wants you to understand the motives which have ac? tuated her not only before and during, but since the war. I, for myself, my friends, have no concealments to make for the past. I have taken part in the war, nor would your respect for me be increased were I to offer any unmanly apology for it. I did what you did, I obeyed the command of my own State as you did yours; and you, men of the North, were guided by your own con? sciences, as we of the South were guided by ours. And I say to you that up to the beginning of that war I used all my influence to preserve the Union. [Cheers.] I was a Union man. [Renewed cheers.' I did all I could to preserve it. I did all I could to avoid war, and when South Carolina called her sons, as Illinois called hers, I obeyed her command. And, men of Illinois, I fought you as long and hard as I could, and I have no apologies to make for it. [Loud cheers and laugh? ter.] I remember especially that I fought the Eighth Illinois, and I thought it one of the best regiments in the Feder? al army. I fought them very hard in? deed. [Great cheering and laughter.] Now, my friends, we went into the war believing we were right; but when the war ended we surrendered, and I want to impress that upon you. We surrendered in good faith, and I challenge a man liv? ing to say that from that day to this I have violated in any degree the tenor of my parole, or done anything inconsistent with my honor as a soldier or a citizen. [Loud cheers.] When I sheathed my sword I renewed my allegiance to the United States government, and I pledged myself to support the Constitution of the United States. When I took my official oath the other day as Governor of South Carolina, I swore to nphold it as it now stands, and, so help me God, I intend to keep it. [Loud cheerej We surren? dered in good faith. We accepted the Constitution of the United States with the amendments, though we opposed the latter. We accept them now, and pro? pose to obey them, right or wrong; that the Constitution shall stand equal'for the protection of South Carolina and of Massachusetts, of Illinois and Louis? iana ; and we have the right to ask that every citizen in every State should be equal before the law and under the Con? stitution of the United States. [Cheers.] So much, my friends, for the views we entertain. Then we come, appealing to you for peace. We come appealing to you, because it is not only the highest wisdom to restore peace, not only because it is statesmanlike, not only because the very theory of statesmanship and peace requires the restoration of peace, but we appeal to you because it is the very mainspring of patriotism, and if there is anywhere the mainstring of patriotism moving strong and perpetual, it is in the hearts of the people of Illinois. Governor Hampton, alluding to the story that he had been threatened, treated the matter jocosely, eliciting much mirth, and read a letter stating that one hundred veterans at Rockford had constituted a committee to send him back in a box. The remainder of the speech was devoted to eulogistic allusion to the State of Illi? nois in regard to its agricultural advan? tages, to a prediction of a glorious desti? ny for the Mississippi Valley, to a brief allusion to the labor question, and to a plea for universal education. He con? cluded as follows : We are standing under one flag, obey? ing one Constitution, and it is for us to say what will be the future of this coun? try. Give us your help, and we will give you our hearty co-operation. We feel and know that, if this is done?if we can have a restoration of fraternity, if we can make the people of this country under? stand each other?we feel then that there is a glorious future before the whole country. We can make it so. We can make it so by each and all of us perform? ing, in his allotted sphere, his duty; and having done that, leave the consequences to God. Having performed our duty, looking back to the past only to gam wisdom for the future, and using the present wisely, and looking to the future with hope and trust in God, I am sure that we may all say, North and South, paraphrasing the wish of the poet, that our States may all be "distinct as the bil? lows, yet one as the sea." [Applause.] CHAMBERLAIN DENIES. ?'Ready and Willing at All Times to Answer to the Proper Authorities"? Let the Investigating Committee send for the Great Usurper. Ex-Gov. Chamberlain has been inter? viewed by a reporter at his office in New York, and was asked if he had anything to say in reply to the charges made against him by Nilea G. Parker, as to his complicity in the robberies of this State. Mr. Chamberlain said that he had carefully read Parker's statement and so called confession, and emphatically de? nied all the charges therein contained. He was ready and willing at all times to answer to the proper authorities for his acts while in South Carolina. He tfhen made the following statement, which he said was all he was willing to say at pres? ent: Niles G. Parker during my term of office as Governor was sued by the State of South Carolina to recover a large amount of coupons which he was charged with stealing and afterwards converted into State bonds. In this suit he was arrested and held to bail, which he was unable to give. v The case was tried in June, 1875, and a verdict rendered against Parker for $75,000. He was finally released from jail on habeas corpus, and instantly fled from the State, and has never returned. Since that time he has diligently sought to implicate me, in order to obtain money and immunity for himself. His agents and attorneys have visited Columbia re? peatedly on this errand, and through one of them Parker now actually confesses that he sold certain papers to be used against me politically for $4,000. I know also that his wares were offered to those Republicans who were hostile to me for my course as Governor. They were like? wise offered to the Democratic committee last fall, and I am glad to say they found no market there. I have also the best reasons for stating that he has over and over offered his testimony against me to the officers of the present administration in South Carolina, and I can only con? clude that they found it as unworthy as did others. Having failed to realize further upon his stock of scandal, and being himself now under new indictments at Columbia, he comes forward in a fresh effort to palm off his budget upon the general public. Now, I, for one, do not feel called upon to notice Parker or his statements further than to give the foregoing facts, and to pronounce his charges against me mali? ciously false. None of them are, in fact, new, except the charge that he bribed me with $2,000 to do something which was so base that even he could not name it. With this exception, they have all been repeatedly published in South Carolina for political effect in the last four years. If anybody demands of me that I should do more now than deny such charges, put forward by such a man as Parker confes? ses himself to be, he will not be gratified by me. I am amenable to the laws of South Carolina at all times for my acts, and whenever the officers of the law in that State wish to call me to an account, I shall respond and meet my accusers. In the meantime, 1 shall trust to the evi? dence I have given to the country that I have been a friend of good government and the foe of dishonest men of all par tics in South Carolina?evidences which, less than one year ago, men of all classes and parties in that State accepted as con? clusive to protect my character with those whose good opinion is valuable. OUR GRANGE COLUMN. Under the Supervision of the Executive Committee of Pomona Grange. Worthy Brothers and Sisters: Remember that the regular quarterly meeting of the Pomona Grange will be held on first Saturday of October, at 10 o'clock a. m. The annual report of the Executive Committee will be of impor? tance to every Granger in the County, and therefore I hope that there will be representatives from each Grange. In addition to that all members who are de? sirous of purchasing fruit trees will find it decidedly to their interest to attend, as we have propositions from the best Nurserymen to furnish trees at very re? duced rates. The article of Bro. N. in last week's issue was timely, and pointed out a few of the difficulties we have to meet in purchasing from tree peddlers. W. W. RUSSELL, W. M., P. G. MANUFACTURE OF SORGHUM. I Cotton raising is losing its charms, and its delusions no longer deceive our peo? ple to their pecuniary ruin. Our motto now is, first make a sufficiency of food for man and beast, and then devote all unoccupied time to the making of cotton, tobacco or any other crop that will com? mand a cash value in any market.? Among the various food crops that our farmers are devoting themselves to the production of, not the least important is the growing of the several varieties of the Chinese and African cane for the manufacture of molasses. On this subject we propose to offer a few suggestions on the harvesting of the cane and manufacture of molasses, being the result of considerable experience and extended observation. As the crop of cane is now about ready for cutting, and all mistakes and successes in planting and cultivation are past and gone, we shall take up the subject here and give what we have found to be the best stage for cutting down the cane, an economical manner of harvesting, a successful plan to make a bright and well tasted molas? ses, followed by some general remarks on grinding cane and the management of the juice. There exists a great diversity of opin? ion as to the best time of growth to cut the cane. Some maintain that the seed head should be cut off ten days before the seed are ripe. This, they contend, prevents the sap in the upper section of the stalk from losing its saccharine matter by going to perfect the seed. Admitting this to be so, yet it is a wasteful practice, as the seed thus early cut off are light and inferior, and the gain (if any) in the stalk is worth far less than what is lost in the seed. The seed constitute (when properly taken care of) a very large pro? portion of the value of a sorghum crop. Others advocate harvesting when the seed is in the flower or milk state. This practice is being rapidly abandoned, as many have found by dear bought expe? rience that green cane will not make good molasses, with due regard to quan ity. Our practice is (and it is profitable by experience) to harvest the cane when it is ripe?maturity of cane is necessary to the best results in quality and quanti? ty. By examination of the stalk at the three following stages of growth, the following conditions will generally be observed: When the seed are id flower, or in milk, the upper third section of the stalk is sweet, the remaining two-thirds not sweet; when in dough the upper two thirds of the stalk are sweet and the lower third not sweet; when maturity is near by?the seed getting hard?the up? per third section seems to have lost its saccharine matter, and the lower two thirds are sweet?at no time is the entire stalk sweet. Therefore, the proper time to harvest the cane is when it contains the largest amount of sacchariue matter, and that undoubtedly is when the lower two-thirds of the stem is sweet. At this time also the seed are about ripe, and, if properly taken care of, are about equal in value to the corn crop that could be made on the same land. When harvest time comes the farmer, after stripping the leaves off in the usual way, goes into the field with two large knives to every three hands, (a piece of old scythe blade makes a good knife) and proceeds thus: No. 1 lad with a knife starting along a row with his left side to it, presses the cane from him with his left hand, and with one blow?an upward cut?severs all the cane, about the sec? ond joint, his left arm bends from him, throwing it at right angles to the row. No. 2 follows and arranges the cut cane in bundles of forty or fifty, heads togeth? er. No. 3 with a knife grabs as many of these heads as he can in one hand, and with one blow of his knife severs them from the stalk, leaving two or three joints with the seed head. The hoe should never be allowed in the cane field, as it is a dirty and slovenly way of harvesting cane, to cut it down with the hoe. As little delay as possible should be allowed in grinding cane and making it into molasses. The sap is a highly fer? mentable body, containing in most cases much free acid, and if it is to stand long, say more than two hours, after it is pressed out, it should be immediately treated with some alkali, soda, lime, &c, to neutralize the acid. Even when the sap is to be boiled at once, the addition of some alkali in proper proportions will make it clarify and yield its impurities more promptly, but the use of these chemicals, though harmless, by an un? skilful hand will lead to unsatisfactory results. A bright and wholesome mo? lasses can be made by rapid boiling and thorough skimming. The form and style of the evaporator is Dot of much conse? quence ; take care to have it arranged jso that the sap may flow to and from it in a thin stream, entirely under control; have a good furnace; oever put the fire on the ground, but upon grate bars, with ample apace below for air to reach the fire; throw the flame well against the bottom of the boiler. A series of cross walls should be built for this purpose?let them reach up within three inches of the bottom of the pan ; have good dry wood, and boil rapidly. (I would here remark that the addition of some alkali will pre? vent that excessive foaming so common when acid juice is boiled rapidly.) Thorough cooking is essential to the making of a molasses that will not sour. When done the juice should have a temperature of 228? Fahrenheit, or when allowed to cool and drop from the skim? mer, it should rope or hang in drops. To make molasses successfully requires much experience, and few men are quali? fied. At some other time I will offer some views as to the best form of evaporators and mills, and the best varieties of cane to plant, together with the peculiarities of each. L. HYMENEAL. MARRIED, on September 12, 1877, by Rev. R. C. Ligon, Mr. W. C. SHERARD, of Anderson County, and Miss LIZZIE CLINKSCALES, daughter of Mr. Albert Clinkscales, of Abbeville County. OBITUARY. DIED, in this Town on the 4th instant, M. MAUD, infant daughter of Warren D. and Docia Maroney, about two years of age. "Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the king? dom of heaven." FARM WANTED.-Wanted, a well improved Farm of from 100 to 500 acres, near Asheville, N. C, or Pendleton, Greenville, Anderson or Walhalla, S. C. Address, stating terms and particulars, F. E. T., Key Box 80, .Charleston, S. C. Sept 20, 1877_10_4 Copartnership Notice. THE undersigned having bought out the firm of Simpson & Sadler on the 12th of September, have formed a copartnership under the name of SIMPSON, REID & CO., at the old stand?the Benson House Cor? ner?where we will be glad to welcome our friends at all times. Thanking them for their liberal patronage in the past, solicit a continuance of the same in the future. J. B. SIMPSON, R. A. REID, C. C. SIMPSON. Sept 20, 1877_10_3 BARNARD'S PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY, 263 King St., Charleston, S. C. THIS is one of the largest and finest Gal? leries in the South. New and costly instruments have been obtained; also, fine Photographic Furniture and Scenic back? grounds. The work turned out of this Gal? lery cannot be surpassed, either in finish or in faithfulness of copy. Mr. Barnard has had thirty-four years* experience in the art, and is now prepared to do all styles of work. He attends personally to all sittings, and is determined none shall go away dissatisfied. Prices have been reduced 25 per cent. A large assortment of Frames and Fit? tings for Photographs on hand. Sept 20,1877_10_Gm TAX NOTICE. THE County Treasurer of Anderson County will have his Office in the Court House open for the reception of State and County Taxes on and after MONDAY, the First day of October, 1877. The Ten per Cent. Tax Receipts will be received as cash. The following is the Tax Levy for the fiscal year ending October 31st, 1877: For State purposes. 7 Mills For County purposes. 3 Mills Poll Tax per capita. One Dollar One half the above levy is due and paya? ble ironi the first day of July to the first day of August, and the other half from the first day of October to the first day of No? vember. One per cent, interest per month will be charged on the first installment of this tax on all persons who have failed to pay the same before this time. SAMUEL E. MOORE, Treasurer Anderson County. Sept 20.1877_10_3 WILLIAMSTON FEMALE COLLEGE, WILLIAMSTON, S. C. A Live Up-Country School for Girls. REY. S. LANDER, A. M., President. LOCATION? Healthy, accessible, quiet, pleasant. Community, moral, order? ly. No grog-shop within three miles. . Chalybeate Spring in 200 yards. Pu? pils attend three Churches in turn. COURSE OF STODF-Semi-Annual, on the "One-Study" plan. Each pupil pursues one leading study at a time. Concentration of thought, increased interest, success, and enjoyment re? sult. Belles-Lettres, Natural Science, Mathematics, and Latin, required for graduation. Studious girls complete the Course in three years. THE MA THE MA TICS SECTIONmll open Monday, Oct. 8. For five weeks there? after, each Academic pupil will recite three times a day in Arithmetic and once in Spelling; and each Collegiate {>upil three times in her appropriate >ranch of Mathematics, and once each in Arithmetic and Spelling. PREMIUMS.?-Every pupil who averages 75 or more is entitled to a discount of 10 to 50 per cent, on next Session's regu? lar tuition. PHYSICAL EXERCISE receives systemat? ic attention. Daily practice in Calis? thenics. Regular use of Health-Lift. Morning and evening walk, &c. THE FALL SESSION opened July 31, and is progressing with unusual order, harmony, and enthusiasm. Pupils are admitted at any time, and charged to the end. RATES, per Session of 20 weeks :? Board, exctusive of Washing.$65 00 Regular Tuition.$10 00 to 20 00 Instrumental Music. 20 00 For further information, send for a new Catalogue. Sept 13, 1877_9_ly REAL ESTATE NOTICE -o WE, the undersigned, are endeavoring to influence in this direction an im? migration of a desirable character, with a view to the improvement of this section of country, and the consequent advantage of its inhabitants. We have agents North and West co-operating with us, who, with oth? ers seeking Southern homes, are calling for descriptions of Real Estate for sale in this vicinity. The success of our endeavors de? pends much upon our having in charge such an amount and variety of Real Estate as will warrant our inviting attention there? to. Those, therefore, who have such to dis-*" pose of, would greatly stimulate our efforts, and probably advance their own interests, by communicating with R. W. Simpson, on his plantation, James L. Orr, at Anderson C. H., or C. J. Hascall, Pendleton Village. SIMPSON, ORR & CO. Sept 6, 1877_13_lm Ginning Notice. IAM AGAIN ready for the Ginning Sea? son with greatly improved machinery and facilities unsurpassed for Ginning Cot? ton well and rapidly, enabling me to safely guarantee full satisfaction as to SAMPLE and TURNOUT to all my patrons, and to many others, especially those living at a distance, who will find it greatly to their interest and convenience in giving me a trial?have their cotton ginned, sold and seed back home the same day. All cotton ginned by me will be delivered at the depot free of charge. The highest cash price paid for Seed Cot? ton. A. H. OSBORNE. Sept 13,1877_9_4_ Important Notice. HAVING purchased the entire interest of Dr. Wra, L. Broyles in the Notes and Accounts of Towers & Broyles, I now give notice to all indebted by note or ac? count that I must have the money by the 1st of November next. A word to the wise is sufficient, as I mean what I sav. A. B. TOWERS, j Sept 6,1877 8 COMPETITION THE LIFE OF TRADE. Anderson, the Banner County, is Round to Remain Ahead! GREAT REDUCTIONS IN FREIGHTS Will Enable me to Sell Goods Lower than Ever Before, and Compete with any House in the Up-Country! SPECIAL BARGAINS IN DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS and SHOES, HATS, GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, &c &c As I don't believe in extravagant advertising, I will only add that by ex? amining my stock, all will very readily find out that MONEY WILL BE SAVED by calling on 0. GEISBERG, AGENT. 8 Granite Row. Anderson, Sept 20, 1877. 10 4m SLOAN, LEE & TAYLOR, Grocers and Commission Merchants, GREENVILLE, - - - S. C. PARTIES visiting our Town will find it to their interest to give us a call. We have in stock at Charleston Prices, 1000 Bundles Arrow Ties. Also, Bagging. We have a fine line of? BACON, FLOUR, COFFEES, HAMS, FISH, MOLASSES, SALT, TOBACCO, And an Extra assortment of choice TEAS, Which have been selected with great care. Send us your orda^j, or write foe samples. A good stock of Woodenware and all Goods kept in a first-class Grocery* Don't sell your Cotton in Greenville until you see us. We will duplicate Invoices of Groceries of any near-by markets. Sept 20,1877_10_3m WILKINS, WILLIAMS & CO., Main Street, Greenville, S. 0., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in HARDWARE, CUTLERY, GUNS, PISTOLS, &c. Fine Table and Pocket Cutlery a Specialty. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, Bar Iron and Steel, Blacksmiths, Carpenters, and Mechanics Tools, Builders' Hardware, of every description, Wagon and Carriage Materials, Ac. A full line of best quality Leather and Rubber Belting always in stock. AGENTS FOR? Fairbank's Standard Scales, The Hall Safe and Lock Company, The Taylor Cotton Gin, Tucker s Patent Alarm Money Drawers, Also, for the Celebrated Shoenberger Horse and Mule Shoes. We are prepared to sell Swedes Iron at the lowest quotations from any market, and still propose to duplicate Invoices from Northern Jobbing houses?adding only actual freights. WILKINS, WILLIAMS & CO., Greenville, S. C. Sept 6,1877_8 _ eow6m Greenville to South Carolina what Augusta, Ga., was before we had Railroads! WE would respectfully inform our numerous friends and customers in Anderson Coun? ty that we are now receiving a full and complete line of Dry Goods, Hate. Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Crockery, Groceries, Bagging and Ties, which will be sold low for Cash. We also offer Pomps, Boom?, Saab and Blinds at manufacturers' prices, freight added. Give us a call when in our City, and be convinced that you can do as well, if not better, with us than anywhere in upper 8. C. Mr. CHARLES M. McPHAIL, of Anderson County is with us, and will be pleased at all times to serve his frends. CELY & BRO., Greenville, S. C. Sept 20, 1877_10 6m Ayer's Ague Cure, For Fever and Ague, Intermittent Fever, Chill Fever, Bemittent Fever? Dumb Ague, Periodical or Bilious Fever, &C and indeed all the affections which arise from malarious, marsh, or mias? matic poisons. This is a componnd remedy, prepared with scientific skill from vegetable ingredients, which rarely fails to euro the severest cases of Chills and Fever and the concomitant disorders. Sach a remedy the necessities of the people in malari? ous districts demand. Its great superiority over any other medicine yet discovered for the cure of Intermittent is, that it contains no quinine or mineral, and those who take it are free from danger of quinism or any injurious effects, and arc as healthy after using it as before. It has been extensively employed during the last thirty years in the treatment of these distressing dis? orders, and so unvarying has been its success that it has gained the reputation of being infalli? ble. It can, be safely recommended as a sure remedy and specific for the Fever and Ague of the West, and the Chills and Fever of the South, which, once broken up by it, do not return until the disease is again contracted. % The great variety of disorders which arise from the irritation of this poison, such as Neu? ralgin, Rheumatism, Gout, Headache, Blindness, Toothache, Earache, Ca? tarrh, Asthma, Palpitation, Splenic Affections, Hysterics, Pain In the Bow? els, Colic, Paralysis, and derangement of the Stomach, all of which become intermittent or periodical, have no speedier remedy than Ayer's Ague Cure, which cures them all alike, and protects the system from future attacks. As a preventive, it is of immense sen-ice in those communities where Fever and Ague prevails, as It stays the development of the disease if taken on the first approach of the premonitory symp? toms. Travellers and temporary residents are thus enabled to defy these disorders, and few will ever suffer if they avail themselves of the protection this remedy affords. For Liver Complaints, arising from torpidity, it is an excellent remedy; it stimulates this organ into healthy activity, and produces many remarkable cures where other medicines foil. Prepared by Dr, J. C. Ayer & Co., Practical and Analytical Chemists, ZOWJBLLt MASS. sold bt all druggists xvebtwhere. Dissolution of Partnership NOTICE is hereby given that the part? nership heretofore existing under the firm name of J. L. Fant <k Co., was dis? solved by mutual consent on the 17th day of February, 1877. All persons owing this firm for 1876, will please make payment to Newton Scott, who has purchased the en? tire interest of the firm, and will also settle the firm debts, and continue the CAR? RIAGE MANUFACTURING BUSINESS and SMITH WORK of all kinds, at the stand in front of the Jail. Notice is also hereby given that the Notes and Accounts of the old firm of J. L. Fant & Co. are in the hands of Newton Scott for collection, and must be settled this Fall, or they will be placed in the hands of an Offi? cer for suit. J. L. FANT, NEWTON SCOTT. Sept 6, 1877_8_3 WANTED TO PURCHASE. AFARM of 200 to 400 acres, well settled, in good neighborhood, not more than five miles from Pendleton, Greenville or Spartanburg. Address, with full particu? lars, H. C. B., Key Box 516, Char.eston, S. C. Sept 13, 1877_9_4_ To Arrive this Week. ASPLENDID lot of Kentucky Jeans. Give us a call before you buv your Jeans. A. B. TOWERS & CO. Sept 6, 1877 8 s Is a scientific preparation of the most ap? proved medicines in the vegetable world. It will cure liver complaint, bowel affec? tions, skin diseases, kidney an%ctionst bilious and malarial fevers, colic, jaundice, indiges? tion and dyspepsia, and many regard it as a "Family Medicine Chest" within itself. There is no medicine now before the peo le that gives such universal satisfaction. _ b one who has ever used it but gives it the highest praise, and are ready ro testify to its merits in curing Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Constipation, Liver Complaint, Headache, Colic, Bilious and Remittent Fever, Fever and Ague, and all forms of Nervous and General Debility. To persona living in ma? larial districts it is invaluable in preventing its poisonous influence. "We regard SIM? MONS' HEPATIC COMPOUND as the very Simplest, Purest and Best Family Medicine; ever offered to suffering humanity. It has been used with unvarying success in all climes, at all ages, and in all kinds of weather. One trial will convince the most incredulous of its value. For sale at wholesale and retail by SIMP? SON & SADLER. Anderson, S. C. Dowie & Moise, Proprietors, Charleston, S. C. July 5,1877 51 6m THE KUSSO-UHAD TURKISH WW All AGENTS WANTED! For this Comprehensive, Superbly Illustrated History of tbe present momentous struggle in the East Its accurate Maps, Plans and many Elegant Engravings are a special feature. It gives a GRAPHIC HISTORY of each Country, with His? toric and Descriptive Sketches cf the primitive manners, picturesque customs and domestic life of the Contestants. Describes the Dreadful Massacre of Ciristians in Bulgaria; the Frightful Turki; h Atrocities in other places; the uprising of the masses in Herze? govina, It gives the Stirring BatUes and Thrilling Incidents of the war. and is the most fascinating and exciting work of the age. Agentt are sure ol prompt and ready sales. Prospectus Books now ready. Also Agents Wanted on our GRAND COMBINATION PROSPECTUS representing 150 Distinct BOOKS, Of Universal Interest. It includes Agricultural, Biographical, Historical, Religious *md Miscellane? ous Works, with Size, Title and Description of each Book, Specimen Pages and Specimen Illustrations. Sales made from this Prospectus when all single Books fail. Also on our Family B?S 3E PROTESTANT OR CATHOLIC, With Invaluable Illustrated Aids and Superb Bind? ings. Nearly 100 Styles. Superior to all others and indispensable to every Family. 43- Particulars free. Address JOHN E. POTTER & CO., Publishers, PHILADELPHIA. Sept 13,1877 9 ly DUE 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_ 6 6 ' Marble Work. THE undersigned herebv gives notice of all persons wishing Marble Work that he can afford to fill their orders much cheaper than they can procure the same work done elsewhere. I do my own work, and add no profit on my stock. Thus I sell work for which you pay $200 elsewhere for $175, and all other work in the same pro? portion. Shop opposite Tolly's furniture store. ' SAMUEL MURPHY. Sept 13,1877 9 12