The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, January 13, 1881, Image 4

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THE BRINK OF A PANIC A Plcturespuo Statement of Financial Probabilities. II. IF. Grady to the Atlant? Constitution. New York, December 24. I asked a prominent Wal! street man to-day what ne thought of the market. "Oh, the market will move along Bteady until something happens." "Until what happens?" "Panic 1" be replied. I find a very general uneasiness in fi? nancial circles as to the future. The black shadow of panic is already darken? ing the brightest epoch of our national life. "When the general apprehension shall be realized is uncertain?specula? tion as to the coming of the etorm rang? ing from one month to twelve. The simple and only reason for evil prophecy is that speculation has outrun actual growth. As marvelous as has been the expansion and progress values have been put a way up above the high-water mark. W?ll street has discounted the farmer add manufacturer and gone alone on its'own hook. A glance at the stock quotations for the past twelve months will give an idea of the desperate eagerness with which everything has been inflated. Stocks have doubled and trebled in value. Scrip dividends have been issued, and the watered stock has moved up to a higber point than the original ever held. Ou the list are several leading stocks thst have risen from 60 to 70 to over 200, the same basis being taken. We all remem? ber that after the enormous speculation of last winter and spring w th>c everything boomed and worthless stocks shoved up to par and above, there was general ap? prehension that the attempt to liquidate this vast speculation would result in pan? ic. And vet the dull summer months went by?the "lambs" closed their ac? counts and withdrew to rural pastures? and yet stocks continued to go up. The craze was on the "street'' no less than on the people, and everybody looked above the dizzy heights on which they then stood. The result is that to-day we see prices from 20 to 60 per cent, higher than they were even then. And they are even yet going up. MoDey is easy and the way to speculation is open. ..There ja hardly a stock on the list that is not cred? ited with from 10 to 30 per cent, still further rise by those who are dealing in it. It is noticeable that they all say: "Of course there will be a break after awhile?but I think there's a safo 10 or 20 per cent in thisstock in the next ten days." And so they go on?conscious that they are marching to a precipice, andycthnrled on by the fearful facina? tion of the game?picking their way with trembling leet to the abyss of Bui n I It is one of the fruits of the gigantic system of speculation fostered by Wall street that the country can in the midst of unexampled prosperity be confronted with a panic. There have never been such crops?activity, such progress?as we have had for the pass thre. years. The New York Central Road with its four tracks of rail is litterally unable to transport the freight that is offered it. All the other roads are busy and are working up to.'their fullest capacity. The country is a busy hive, in which there is - not a discordant note. Every section re? joices. And yet we see paralysis threat? ening these mighty energies, and ruin skulking in our by-ways?merely because speculation has gone rioting beyond the limit of prudence, and the energies of Wall street require tbat there shall be a tumble in values against which mar? gins of profit may be laid. As to how this break will come?as to how long the rising pulse of the republic will falter under its* influence?can beft be judged bv a review of the panic of 73. "Jay Gould holds panic in bis clutch to-day," said an observant man to me, "and he can lose it when he will 1" What a stupendous figure this little man makes in the world of finance. An insignificant presence, standing five feet four, with small, introverted eye?a tired face and black lustreless whiskers there is no man iu America tbat has a fraction of his power. The street has never known such an operator as he? the country has never seen such baleful and tremendous influeuceconceutrtaed in one human frame. Jay Gould has been the prime mover in every panic that baa occurred since he became a leader in the street. He was the head-spirit of the gold conspiracy that culminated in "Black Friday," having as his ally that oiled and curled Assyrian bull, Jim Fisk, Jr. This organization has never been equalled in audacity and stubbornness. Gould furnished the cold, devilish will, but lacked physical courage and dash?this, Emperor Jim, with his overflowing vi? tality and splendid presence, supplied. , It was the uniou of the Jesuit and the libertine?of Rodin *and Count Fosco. The panic of '73 was uever organized. It was a creeping distrust that shivered beneath the surface of a brilliant and prosperous epoch. It was the uneasiness that always comes with flush and over? whelming prosperity?just such uneasi? ness as is now making itseif manifest. There were no physical signs of it. The granaries were bursting with garnered harvests?the contineut was almost vocal with the hum of spindles and the roar of machinery?immigrants were peopling the great West, and new fields were being opened?the railroads trembled beneath the rush of trains, busied with the inter? change of freights?the currents of trade and industry swept through the country as the blood through astrong man's veins ?and yet the subtledpirit of Ruin plaved in the air. One or two old rats ran" to cover. William R.Travers hurried down from Newport aud put out a line ofshorts, but even he never dreamed that Jay Gould was then noting with the eager? ness of a vulture the signs of danger and distrust, and that his merciless fiugers were weaving the web of death and dis? grace On the 1st of September, 1873, Jay Gould had $30,000,000 fn money and was then prepared to "hammer the market down?to send a chilling fear through all the list. On the 5th of September he appeared in the exchange and began work. He first attacked gold. $200,000,000 were sold in one day by himself and his associates. The price fell 7 cents, giving Gould an enormous profit. He locked up his profits and his capital and turned his attention to the list of stocks that had already weakened from 5 to 15 per cent, in sympathy with his daring raid on gold. Distrust became general, small holders were shaken out, timid ones sold out, and many strong op? erators ranged themselves on "the "bear" side, under Gould's leadership. Western Union was the next object of ausault. He sold 40,000 shares short, and down it went, tumbling 10 cents in one hour, clearing Gould a half a million in GO minutes. This was on the 18th of Sep? tember, and by noon Jay Cooke failed. Then came riot and ruin. On the next day the steadiest stocks dropped like lead, and the staunchest house col!?psed. By 3 P. M. there had been a loss of ^100, 000,000 in values since morning, and money was worth 5 per cent, a day. Gould flitted like a vulture through the black and sickening scenes, battering mercilessly any stock that showed signs of vitality. The next day the banks sus? pended and at 12 the Stock Exchange closed doors?and the panic had -etiled upou the couutry. It seemed impossible to lift prices. There was money enough but no confidence. The government re? issued $300,000,000 of gieenbacks. There were four millions of bales of cotton in the South and one thousand millions of bushels of wheat in the West, but there was no confidence and everything lagged. For over 3 years there wan a de? pression in everything. Stocks would rise a bit and then fall lower than ever until in April, 1877, bed rock was reach? ed. It was then estimated that the shrinkage in the leading stacks in the street amounted to $200,000,000, and over one thousand millions of railway values had gone into the hands of receiv? ers. The lowest point was reached in May, 1877, and then began the upward movement that has perched the old stocks on such dizzy heights. That Jay Goula has been feeling the market for another "break" for the past six months is well known. He has lost heavily in raiding stocks that had a rise in them, but has always been shrewd enough to draw out before he was badly damaged. It was rumored only ten days ago that he had been caught by Vander bilt in selling Northwest short, and set? tled by paying Vauderbilt $1,SOO,000. He bides his time. Ho can now com? mand $10*3,000,000 where in 73 he got together only $30,000,000. A friend of his told me the other day that he had a cash balance in the banks of $14,000,000. He is equipped for destruction as never man was before. With his vast system of roads, competing with almost every leading line, he can open war, cut rates and let slip havoc?with his American Union telegraph company he has already hammered the life out of Western Union and can tumble it when he pleases. With his newspapers he can create ap? prehension. In 1873 almost entirely alone and in disrepute he now has hosts of friends and followers. ? That he believes the time is ripe for havoc can be told from the facts. Union Pacific, which he created and made val? uable, is now selling 20 cents higher than it was when he sold out of it?presuma? bly believing that it had then reached its top value, Lake Shore is now selling 50 per cent, higher than it was when he was selling it short, implying thereby that he thought it then too high. So of St. Paul and Northwest. He believed they were too hign months ago, and boldly sold them short?and yet they are now 40 to 50 per cent, higher than they were then. He will strike them soon with all bis force, and then see the splin? ters fly. It is fortunate that year after year the South, and especially Geogia, becomes more and more independent of the Wall street influences. In the last panic our banks were closed less tban a week and the Atlanta banks not a day. A few iron mills were closed and some enterprises halted in process of development, but otherwiso Georgia suffered but little. She is in better fix now tban ever. In? deed, the whole country is better able to stand a shock than ever before, and many who predict the early coming of trouble say that it will be a sharp storm followed by quick sunshine, as in 1857, and not a reputation of the dull and lasting paral? ysis of '73. But you may lookout for a break in Wall street within the next six months. Stocks will tumble, values will shrink, margins will be swept away as chaff in a whirlwind, great houses will crack like egg-shells and panic will hold the coun? try in its grasp once more. And behind all the dust and smoke aud uproar, gleaming in horrible calm and general chaos, will be seen the livid and impassive face of Jay Gould. The Future of the South a od West. The statistics of the census are full ol instruction and should give beady politi cians pause. The last decade has not only made a great difference iu the rela? tive rank of the States as to population, it has also opened a new vista into the future of the chief sections of the Union respectively. Sixteen States have gone lower in the ranks and six States go up higher. Fourte?n only hold in 1880 the same rank which they held in 1870.? These are (1) New York, (2) Pennsylva? nia, (3) Ohio, (4) Illinois, (5) Missouri. (6) Indiana, (7) Massachusetts;, (8) Ken? tucky, (12) Georgia, (14) North Carolina, (21) Louisiaua, (24) California, (31) New Hampshire, (36) Oregon. Iowa, the eleventh in 1870, has now become the ninth, and exactly changes places with Tennessee. Virginia, that was tenth, has become thirteenth, and gives place to Texas, which goes up Dine places at a bouud and puts herself next to Iowa. Michigan, tnat was thirteenth, sinks to the fifteenth place, while Wisconsin falls one and becomes sixteenth in order. Alabama, sixteenth in 1870, has become seventeenth; New Jersey in :um ceases to be seventeenth and becomes eighteenth, while Mississippi, which was eighteenth, falls five in rank aud becomes twenty third. Maryland falls from twentieth to twenty-second, while South Carolina, which was twenty-first, rises in the scale two steps and stands nineteenth, just leading Kansas. Maine loses six places and lulls from the twenty-third to the twenty-ninth, and Connecticut three places, falling from the twenty-fifth to twenty-eighth. Arkansas ascends one step, from twenty-sixth to twenty-fifth. Western Virginia falls two steps, from twenty-seventh to twenty-ninth. Min nesota rises two, from twenty-eighth to twenty-sixth. Kansas steps up nine, from twenty-ninth to twentieth. Ver? mont falls from thirtieth to thirty-second, Rhode Island from thirty-second to thir? ty-third, Florida from thirty-third to thirty-fourth, Colorado comes in as thir? ty-filth, and little Delaware?thirty fourth in 1870?is now thirty-seventh. Nebraska ascends from thirty-fifth to thirtieth, while, oddly enough, Nevada, with a considerable increase of popula tion, still remains at the foot of the roll. The irresistible influences of climate and soil, it will be seen, are telling surely at last iu favor of the South and South west, as all intelligent observers long ago saw that they would as soon as the artifi? cial trammels imposed by the existence of slavery upon the development of those regions were removed. The silly aud scandalous efforts of low partisan journals and of libellous twaddlers like thi author of "A Fool's Errand" to fight against these influences with mere misrepresen? tations of Southern life and the Southern people are certain to prove a3 futile as Mrs. Partington's war with her broom against the Atlantic. The percentage of increase throughout the South during the past decade stands at 31.05, against 25.8-5 at the North in general, while the per? centage of increase in New England has been only 14.70, and in New York, Penn? sylvania, Ohio and New Jersey taken together only 18.92. The fifteen so-called Southern States have added 4,277,700 to theix population, and the twelve Western and Pacific States only 3.581,805. The absolute increase of Texas since 1870 has been greater than that of any other State in the Union, being 42,000 more than that of Pennsylvania and 46,000 more than that of New York. Her ratio of increase has been enormous. Should she I maintain it for the next decade 1890 will 1 see Texas running a close race with Illi? nois for the fourth place in the list of States. With the impulse sure to be given her by the immense railway oper? ations now leading to and concentrating upon her territory, indeed, Texas is not unlikely to exceed this ratio, and in that event Ohio will be hard pushed by her for the third place. Colorado shows the most colossal ratio of increase, reaching 389.S2 per cent., but this is obviously ab? normal, as is also the ratio of 267.83 in Nebraska and of 173.14 in Kansas. The only State which shows as important a ratio oi increase, resting on causes likely to endure, as Texas, is Oregon, which has grown at a pace nearly double that of California.?A'. Y. World. An Extraordinary Cask.?Butler Lomax, a colored brakeman on the Greenville and Columbia Railroad, was knocked off the top of a car on the morn? ing of the 29th of November by an over? head bridge near Silver Street. His skull was broken and crushed in upon the brain. At least a spoonful of bis hrai?a oozed out. It was teh graphed o he idquartcrs the same morning that I e Was dving. Dr. Mclntosh, of Newberry, and Dr. Thonrps-od, of Silver Street?, were j sent for. They had scarcely a hope of saving life. They decided, however, to make the attempt. By an operation known as trephining they lifted the skull off the brain. They barely expected him to survive the operation. For ten days his pulse remained below forty. After tbat time he improved rapidly ; and on the l?th inst, he was able to go to his home at Hodges' Depot. He says he doe3 not remember anything that hap? pened after he left Columbia the night of the 28th of November until after the operation. Ho is a negro of more than ordinary intelligence, and his mind seems not to have suffered in the slightest de? gree by the accident. His age is about thirty-two.?Nexebcrry Herald. A Short History or Wheat. The varieties of wheat are almost num? berless, and their characters vary widely under the influence of cultivation and climate. There are said to be 180 distinct varieties in the museum of Cornell Uni? versity. On the slopes of the mountains of Mexico and Kalapa the luxuriance of vegetation is such that wheat does not form ears. In Japan, it is said, the wheat has been so developed by the Japancese farmers, that no matter bow much ma? nure is used, the straw will not grow larger, though the length of the cars iucreases. The height is rarely more thau two feet, and often not more than twenty inches. Through selection, winter wheat has been changed to summer wheat in three years, and summer wheat con? verted in the same time to winter wheat. In general, wheat is the most esteemed of the cereal productions, but in Abysinia, according to Parkyns, the flour of the "teff" or "dugassa," scarcely palatable to Europeans, is preferred by the natives to any other grain. Isis was supposed to have introduced wheat into Egypt, Demeter into Greece, and the Emperor Chin Wong into China, about 3000 B. C. In Europe it was cul tivated before the period of history, as samples have been recovered from the lacustrine dwellings of Switzerland. In England it was probably not cultivated by the ancient Britons, but the Anglo Saxons, when Bede wrote, early in the eighth century, sowed their wheat in the spring, and in the days of Queen Eliza? beth its cultivation was but partial. Indeed, wheat was an article of compara? tive luxury till nearly the seventeenth century. In India wheat seems not to be native, but introducers of its Sanscrit name signifies "food of the barbarian;" yet three varieties are mentioned in the Bhavaprakassa, one of which is large grained, is said to have come from the West, and another, a small gtained or beardless wheat, is said to have been iu digenous to Middle India. The first wheat raised in the "New World" was sown by Spaniards on the island of Isabella, in January, 1494, and on March 30 the ears were gathered. The foundation of the wheat harvest of Mexico is said to have been three or four grains carefully cultivated in 1530, and preserved by a slave of Cortez. The crop of Quito was raised by a Franciscaa monk in front of the convent. Garcilasso de la Verga affirms that in Peru, up to 1547, wheaten bread had not been sold at Cusco. Wheat was first sown by Gosnold on Cuttyhunk, one of the Elizabeth islands in Buzzard bay, off Massachusetts, in 1602, when he first explored the coast. In 1604, on the island of St. Croix, near Calais, Me., the Sieur de Monts had some wheat sown, which flourished finely. In 1611 the first wheat appears to have been sowu iu Virginia. In 1626 samples of wheat grown iu the Dutch colony at New Netherlands wereshown in Hollaud. It is probable that wheat was sown in the Plymouth colony prior to 1626, though we" find no record of it, and in 1629 wheat was ordered from England to be used as seed. In 1718 wheat was introduced into the valley of the Mississippi by the "Western Company." In 1799 it was among the cultivated crops of the Simos Indians of the Gela river, New Mexico. ?Miller's Magazine. What a Volcano Can Do. Cotapaxi, in 1833, threw its fiery rock? ets 3,0U0 feet above its crater, while in 1754 the blazing mass, struggling for an outlet, roared so that its awful voice was heard at a distance of more than 600 miles. In 1797 the crater of Tungura gua, one of the great peaks of the Andes, Hung out torrents of mud, which damned up the rivers, opened new lakes, and iu vulleys 1,000 feet wide, made deposits 600 feet deep. The stream from Vesu? vius, which, in 1837, passrd through Torre del Greco, contained 33,000 cubic feet of Boiid matter, and in 1793, when Torre del Greco was destroyed a second time, the mass of lava amounted to 45,000,000 cubic feet. In 1760 JEtna poured forth a flood which covered 84 square miles of surface and measured only 1,000,000,000 cubic feet. On this occasion the sand and scoria formed the Monte Rosini, near Nicholosa, a cone of two.miles in circumfereuce,- aud 4,000 feet high. The stream thrown out by JEtna in 1810 was in motion at the rate of a yard a day for nine months after the eruption; and it is on record tbat.the lava of the same mountain, after a terri? ble eruption, was not thoroughly coo! aud consolidated for ten years after the event. In the eruption of Vesuvius, A. D. 79, the scoria and asbes vomited forth far exceeded the entire bulk of the mountain ; while in 1560 iEtna disgorged 20 time3 its own mass. Vesuvius has sent its ashes as far as Constantinople, Syria and Egypt; it hurled stones eight pounds in weight to Pompeii, a distance of six miles, while similar masses were tossed up 2,000 feet above the summit. Cotapaxi has projected a block of 100 cubic yards in volume a distance of nine miles; and Sumbawa, in 1815, dur'ng the most terrible eruption on record sent its ashes as far a.; Java, a distance of three hundred miles. Why an African King Changed His Religion.?Much interest was aroused a year or two ago about King M'tesa, who rules a country on the northern shores of the Victora Nyanza, and of whom Stanley gave some glowing accounts. These accounts led to the organization and dispatch of a mission which ct at something like ?17,000 (where-of Baroness Burdette-Coutts contributed several thousands), and which converted King M'tesa to the Protestant form of Christianity. It was felt then, and has been believed since, that the conversion of so distinguished a potentate was cheap at the price. But this was neither the first nor the last of M tesa's conversions. Like all his fellow countrymen, he had started in life as a devout pagan, worshipping Lubadi, the Goddes3 of the Lake. He then conceived a respect for the faith, and especially for the guns aud ammunition ol his neighbors, tue Egyptians, so he becamo a Mussulman, and was duly rewarded by a little present of obsolete mussle loaders. Then came the irrup? tion of Stanley and rumors of England and the English religion aud breech loaders. M'tesa thereupon conceived the desire to become a Protestant, aud was happily and successfully couverted to that faith by the mission above mentioned which brought him, in addition to an im? proved faith, asupply of improvcdSuiders Subsequent to this, however, the Jesuits sent from Algiers a mistion of their own, with gorgeous vestments which brought with it echoes of Martini Henrys and Remingtons. Again M'tesa showed himself open to conviction, and became Roman Catholic, when he has remained up to three months ago. But at the latter period his people cttne to him and remoustrated. They said: "King M'tesa, you have been a Mussulman, a Prol? iant and a Roman Catholic. We must represent to you that we do not hold these continual changes to bo for the good of tho State. We point out to you, moreover, that you have already got" ail j the guns and all the powder that can reasonably be expected to flow from changes in religion, and we invite you, therefore, to return In the faith of your lathers and the established church of your country." King Jd'tesa has proved accessible to the remonstrances of his subjects, and has solemnly adjured all his heresies and returned to the worship of the goddess Lubadi. Hayes' Future.?The President has recently in conversation with his friends, remarked that he was extremely weli pleased that his term of ollice was so rapidly drawing to a close. He said to a gentleman who was talking to him on the subject lately that he would leave immediately after the fourth of March for his home iu Ohio, where he would be occupied for some time in arranging his private affairs. His personal friends say that Mr. Hayes will leave the White House with ut least $150,000 of his four years salary. He was in quite comforta? ble circumstances before, and his White House savings, with what healrcady had, will, for a man of his moderate desires and economical expenditures make him rich. From what he says it is understood that when he gels everything fixed he will to some extent follow the example of Lien. Grant and enliven a portion of his time in travel. He said to a prominent Southern Republican that after a while be intended to visit parts of the South which he had not seen. He indicates that he will not care to re-enter public life.. _ 1S8I 1SS1 THE CONSTITUTION.' Never iu our history has a reliable, FIRST-CLASS NEWSPAPER been so essentially needed by the Southern people as at prrsent. Never has THE CONSTITUTION been as THOROUGHLY EQ vI Pj?ED and so fully prepared to furnish iuch n paper as at present. With TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE UNEQUALLED by any Southern paper, With trained Correspondents in every locality iu ?which its readers are interested, CAPABLE EDITORIAL STAFF, a corps of efficient Reporters, and the best of "special" contributors, THE CONSTITUT.ON can promiso to iis readers that it will be better than ever before, and will confirm its position as the Leading Southern Newspaper. While THE CONSTITUTION will carry the general news of the day, and express its opinions frankly on political topics, it will devote special attention to the Development of Southern Resources in all legitimate channels or directions. Every Georgian and every man interested in Southern enterprise and growth, should read THE CONSTITUTION In one of its editions. TERMS?Daily, one year, $10; six months, $5; three months, $U.50. Weekly, one year, $1.50; six months, SI; to clubs nf ten, one year, $1.25; to clubsof twenty, ONE DOLLAR aYEAR. SOUTH? ERN CULTIVATOR, one year, $1.5(1; to clubs of ten. 812.50; to clubs of twenty, S?u. Weekly Constitu? tion and Cultivator to same address," one year $2.50. Address THE CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Ca. di WILL OPEN AGAIN JANUA? RY 10th. 1881 It will be continued in future as a Male School exclusively, and the Principal hopes by close attention to the interests of his pupils to make it no les3 successful as a Male Sehool than it has been as a mixed school. The Scholastic Year will hereafter be di? vided into a long session and a short one, embracing twenty-live weeks, the lirsL be? ginning January 10th and closing July 1st; the second, embracing fifteen weeks, begin? ning August 29th and closing December 0th. Charges commence with entrance of pupil in each session. TERMS PER SESSION. Primary English Studies, First steps in Geography, History of So. Ca , and first four rules of Arithmetic?long session, $11.25; short, $0.73. Any of the above studies, with Eng. Gram? mar, U. S. History, Composition,Geogra? phy and Arithmetic?long session, .$15.00; short, $10.00. More advanced English Studies, with any of the Sciences, including Algebra, also Book-keeping- long session, $18.75; short, $11 25. The Classics, with any of the above studies, ?long session, $22.50; short. $13.50. Contingent fee l<?ng session, 70 cents ; short session, 30 cents. Tuition fees are due the first day of April, first day of July and the ninth day ol De eember; and if not paid promptly on these dates, interest at the rate of 7 per cent, per annum will be charged. Board,exclusive of washing, can be had in the family of the Principal, for the whole time, at $10.00 per month, or from Monday dinner to Friday afternoon at $7.00 per mouth, payable monthly iu all eases, un? less a special arrangement is made. Those pupils boarding with the Principal will be compelled to walk a short distance over a mile?as the Principal now lives, not at the Institute, but just out of town at his own home. This he considers a decided advantage to the pupil, as he will he more easily kept away trom the temptations inci? dent to a residence in Town. For further information applv to W. J. LIGON, Principal Carolina Collegiate Institute. Dec 23, 1889_2t_3 WILLIAM 6. WHILDEN," Fire and Life Iusurange Agent, WILLIAMSTOX, S. C. Capital Represented over $67,0"0,000. CONTINENTAL FIRE INSURANCE CO., of New York. Farm Insurance on favorable terms. Virginia Inland, Marine and Fire Insu ranc Co. Columbus Banking and Insurance Co. Liverpool and London and Globe Insur? ance Company. New York LIFE Insurance Company. Insurance taken on COTTON GINS, SA W and GRIST MILLS. Surveys on property offered for Insu? rance made in any part of Anderson and adjoining Counties bv addressing WILLIAM G. WHILDEN, Williamston, S. C. August 2G, 1880_7_ YOU CAN DEPEND" . ON THE ACTION OF WARRANTED PUKE and BUY THEM of the manufacturers, who warrant them of absolute purity und stuudurd. Lowest prices. Bauoii it Sons, 103South St., Baltimore, Md. Factory established over twenty-fee years. _20?0_ iWJt. 1881 a Will b? mailed vr.tt t?allappl!cant?, wd to rationiertwllkoot c'filcrlnjc It. It rraUtel live co!"rr:l plain, gui tnpavlnct, about iw- page*, a.ul lull itacrlptloM, prim and dbrctloai fur planllnp I MM vari.'ii? nf VrgetaMa md Himer Scrdi, Plaalt, ltfMt,'?le. Inviluaiiic t?nll. JfiYMpm erawa *mH will hi fnadnora reliable fur planting In |1m &*? then ibex crown hi a varracr cllinnle. V.V make u tpccialty of luppl?!?, Planta?, Trwkin-n and Marin-t Ganhacr?, Addreu, D. M. FEETtY & C0..Detm,?. SEEDSSBEST If not sold in yoor town.ynu can gut thorn by ran.iL Dmp us a Pnttal Card tor Cata? logue and Prices. The Oldtrt and must extensive Seed OrmterA in the United Slates. DAVID JLANDItETIl 6b 80NS,Pihlad.?.>Pa. 1 SCHOOL NOTICE. MRS. T. C. LIGON WILL open her School for sm ill chil? dren on the 10th day ol January. 1881. Terms?Five dollars' per term of thirteen weeks. Full credit will be given for all public moneys received. Dec 10, 1990 & 4* If you want something real Nice, Reliable and thy, suitable for the Season, call on .A.. S. TOWERS & GO. "T7"OU will linil that they have a line assortment of Fresh &ootls. Yon will find JL there the Finest Flour made, and good, reliable lower grades, loo. Also, Apple ESuilci', Peach Butter, Mincemeat, SCaisisis. Citron, and so many other goodies that we can't, begin to name them. REMEMBER where to lind the Best ?. O. Molasses. Don't forget the cold nights. They are sure to come. We have just received another largo lot of <??otl SSiuisiit'ts, wlVeh we are selling at exceedingly low price?. We also have another invoice of Hor.sc iSIanitcts just in, and a big lot of Overshoes. Bester Corn Sheilsrs are the host. We have received another lot of these excellent .Shellers. Also, DEXTER FEED CUTTERS. Also, Hardware of every description, including Carriage Material. Besides Goods mentioned in this paper we have a splendid .Stock of Goods, and we can offer you great inducements. A. B. TOWERS & CO., No. 1 Granite Row. Pre 23, J3S0 21 GREAT BAIR,v3-A-I2srS! REDUCTION IH PRICES AT TOLLY'S FURNITURE STORE! DURING the SUMMER MONTHS I will sell for CASH at the following remarkable low figures .Maple Bedsteads, Klais and Casters, complete, $'2.50 and upwards. Walnut Bedsteads, C feet <> inches high, $7.5U and upward?. Cane Seat Chairs, per set, from $5.00 and upwards. Towelend and Drawer Washstands, from $1.35 and upwards. Picture Frames and Chrnmos cheaper than anywhere else. Walnut Motto Frames, with Glass and Gilt lining at 30 cents. 8x10 Frames, same kind. 25 cents. 11x14, same kind, at 30 cents. The largest size of Pictures, 21x30, Walnut Frames, at $1.40. Smaller sizes, same frame, at $1.20. FINE CHILDREN CARRIAGES at $7.50 and upwards. A large lot of Window Shades from 8 cents a piece and upwards, and everything else in proportion. 1 have on hand a very large stock of all kinds and description. Conic and sec me, as I will not be undersold bv any house in the State. G. F. TOLLY. May 13,1?30 14 men 'Vvuwvvnm GL -A- BEED, A.C3-T., BEGINNING tho Fall of 18S0 has a Programme of interest to the people of this and adjoining Counties, to which he invites attention. He will still make U ATQ Keeping a larger stock than ever, at prices A SPECIALTY OF rtn 1 ^> lower than they can be bought at retail any where else. He has iurt received FIFTY NEW SEWING MACHINES Of different kinds?will keep an immense stock of them on hand. His machines are particular favorites with the ladies. THE CELEBRATED LOUIS COOK BUGGIES Having become so popular from a thorough lest by the people, he will keep a large stock of them of all styles, and whoever wants a Buggy or Phaeton will fiud it to their interest to call and see his vehicles. A good slock of Harness always on hand. Besides the above he has just received the largest stock of GENERAL MERCHANDISE He has bought for years, and has some bargains to show you when yon call to see him. He is determined to sell, by making prices the very lowest in the market, and will pay the highest market price for Cotton. Sept 30, 18S0 Southeast Corner Wavcrly House Building. F. W. WAGENER & CO., CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, Cotton Factors, Wholesale Grocers, ' AND LIQUOR DEALERS. ^ AGENTS FOR Oriental Gun Powder, Fruits and Flowers Smoking Tobacco, Celebrated Reversible Cotton Tie, Wagener and Georgia Grange Fertilizers. ?sT* Samples of anything in our line sent on application with pleasure. F. W. WAGENER. G. A. WAGENER. May 13, 1880 44 ly TOE BEST GOODS THE CHEAPEST, IF you want the Best CONFECTIONERIES and good GROCERIES, call on <*. 91. STEIFEL, Masonic Building, Anderson, S. C. July 22, 1880 2 ly A , O'JLYiOS IMMENSE REDUCTIONS! 1ANOS MORGAN AT WHOLESALE FACTORY PRICES. -a Tti!s lnn-STilfl'vntO.-KAn, tlio Par.ison Styles. No. 440. 5ootarex. 3ROUfif rceil*. 1 i s.tii|?,i:iillil walnut case, l:irli!v UnWi-.-il ;:tl:u-hi:? dish, tfcQK 5 MlnchM wiilo, and54 Incbmdeop>,wllh Sinn I ami Uouk. cnly \093>vv o warranted 0 poors, shipp-a mi r. da;*'tost, u? MTNEY required o until yon arc fully gm isilp J. Qir i n\?h ? rj orewj imia u ?;. Kayiifunsatirj/Uctors. ORGANS. $50, S73T, 88S. SCO, tflOO, $110 and JSi?.">. Wtlll Stool anil Inetrnctiun Uu ':. p $2?O, @SS3. S2GO, S2'73 " arrtSSOO. With Curcr, Stool, and r.M.V:. THE style of these Organs is beautiful and unique. The tone is remarkabie for its purity, sweetness and power. No .better instruments can be purchased for family use, whilst the exceedingly low prices must commend them to all who desire an Organ, For particulars, address W. T. McLEJES, Bock Mills, P. O., Anderson County, ?. C' The Light Running "PEOPLE'S" SEWSNG MACHINES. THE " PEOPLE'S " SEWING MACHINE IS light-running, has simple tension, is large, has has easily threaded shuttle, winds a bobbin without running the works of the MACHINE ! and is so simple in its construction that it is easily understood; Hie People's Machine is the best for all kinds of Family Sewing. Best in use. WE WANT AGENTS Where our machines are not represented. Send for circular to the PHILA. SEWING MACHINE CO., Philadelphia, I'a. July 8. 1860 52 ly THE BEST IN THE MET. Fourteen different Elzes and kind*. Fiva Gizes with Enameled Reservoirs. Adapted ti ell requirements, ami priced to suit all purses IE AD IX Q FEATURES: 'Double Wood Doors, Taterit ^'ood Grate? Adjustable Damper, Interchangeable Auto mntic Shelf, Broiling Door, Swinging Hearth' Plate, Swing-In;,' Flue-Stop, Jtevcislblc Gat Burning Long Cross Piece, Double Sboil Centers lleuvy Ring Covers, WuEimeted Fi? Doors, Nickel Knob". Xlckel Panels, etc. Uncqucled In Material, in Finish, and hi operation. Manufactured by 5SAAC A. 3KEPPARD & CO=, Baliiir.oro, WJd. ASn ron s.u.n r.v J. 33. FKOPIiES, Andes-can. S. C. ALL SEWING T COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. PREPARED By A MOVES* USED IX XO OTHER MILL. XT' HAS r^O^E?QXT-?-lLi 16 Balls to Pountl, I lb. Packages. 20 Balls to Pound, 2 lb. Paper Boxes. Packed in Ca3C3 of 20, 30, 50, (00 or 500 Pounds each. Uniform Price Invariable Discounts. E3T?Olc2. toy tTototoex*?.-^* A&K FOR "EAGLE iL PHENIX," USE NO OTHER SPOOL COTTON. ESTABLISHED 1S12. (Wound ox White Spools.) GEORGE A. CLARK. SOLE AGENT, 400 BROADWAY, - NEW YORK. SINCE the introduction of this Spool Cot? ton into the American market, its suc? cess has been unprecedented. No other brand of thread has ever mot with the same amount of public favor in the same space of time. The ' 0. N. T." manufacturers were the fir>r to recognize the importance of the Sew g Machine and to make a six-cord cotton, which lias ever since been the recognized standard lor machines. All the improvements in machinery that the inventive genius of the nineteenth cen? tury has produced have been adapted by the manufacturer of "0. N. T." At all the great International Fairs of the world, " O. N. T." has been awarded the highest honors. The " 0. N. T." factories at Newark, N. J., and Paisley, Scotland, employ 5,200 op? eratives? make sullicicnt thread daily to go ?round the world four times. Consume 140 tons of coal daily. The manufacturers of "0. N. TV' are the largest manutacturers of Spool Cotton in the world. A full assortment of this Spool Cotton can be had at wholesale and retail at J. P. SULLIVAN & CO.,Anderson. S. C, and M. I BROOK'S, Honea Path, S. C. Oct 7, ISSO 13 3m B3Z322S A valuablo Discovery and Now Dopartnro In Med? ical Science, an entirely New and positively etfoctlvo Remedy for tho speedy and pormancnt Cure for tho depiorablo disease resulting from indlscreot practices nr excesses In youth or at any timo of lifo, by tho only truo war, viz: Direct Application acting by Ab? sorption, and exerting its specltlo ln.luencoou tho Vesicles, Ducts, and Gland, that are unahlo to per? form tholr natural functions wbllo this disease per? vades the human organism. Tho use of the Pastillo is attended with no pain or inconvenience and does not interfere with tfio ordinary pursuits of life: it Is Quickly ohsolvori and soon absorbed, producing an immedinto soothinir and restorative orfect upon tho nervous organisations wrecked from vicious habits or excesses, stopping t ho drain from tho system, restor? ing tho mind to health and Bound memory, remov? ing tho Dimness of Sifjht, Confusion, of Ideas. Aversion to Society, etc, etc., and the appearance of prcinnturo old ncio nsnnlly accompanying this tronblo, and rostoring the vital forces, where they have been dormant for years. This mode of treat? ment has stood the t03t ia vnr7 severe cases, and Is now a pronounco'i success. Drugs are too much pre? scribed In this trouble, and, as many can bear wit? ness to, with but littlfflf any permanent coon. There Is no nonsenso about this Preparation. Practical ob Ecrvat ion enabled us to positively guarantee that It will give satisfaction. During the olcht years that It has been in general use, wo havo thousandsof testi? monials as to its value, and It is now conceded by tbo Medical Profession to be the most rational moans yet discovered of reaching and curing this very prevalent trouble, that Is wol. known to bo tbs cause of untold misory to so many.nnd upon whom quacks prey with their useless nostrums and bis: feea. The Remedy Is put up j n neat boxes, of threo nixes. No. 1, (enough to last a month,) s3; No. 2, (sufficient to etlect a per? manent euro, unless in severe cases,) s5; No. 3, Casting over three mouths, will restore those in tho worst condition.> S7. Sent by mall, in plain wrappers. Pull DIRECTIONS for uainy will accompany EACH box. Ac jor Sealed Descriptive. Vamph-' lets giving Anatomical Illustrations ami Testimony, tvhlch will convince the wont skeptical that, they can be re - stored to perfect health, ami tho vital forces thoro'ly re-established same -<iti if never affected. Sold OSL.X by HARRIS REMEDY CO. MFC CHEMISTS. . ...joikei. r?-r |ni|io. MO. CURES luoioesTtON, ClLIOUSVESS, Dick Headache C03TIVESE33. DY2PEPCIA, H Couo, CUREO lost appetite, Sour Stomach, Foul Breath, Low Spirits, enlargmt or SPLEEN,t0.. VEGETABLE mm It! ^0yoars the oldest, and only pennlnc Sim? eons .Medicine now in market. Prepared only by C. P.SlJtMOSS tCo. SSia-lS Clark A v. St. Louis, successors to M. A. Simmons, M. 1). In 23c and $1 bottles and packages, ?olq by all Druggists. Srlcciiort of wife..EvrIrnctj of Virrin , TmptraaMMi; iirnlily, Adnct tu Qride fr~n. bcr^i-:. * i'.f.. I'.-M.i.i .-I.. ,1, CiU#, h tlunwrf ?*??.'? 1, I?. i.f. 3*1.... C-: M ' tm, C. ..1..W..I. L-?? Mj C.lUk.f. If-v~V . .ti* u M, f n.K. trw U.., !'.,,:? l..r, ,~.,1.,.J. L.. .< a.m.,. IV??, t.~;r.i.! . .1 UW* {mhh^Vmm. iw.ii.uif?,?. It ia alas ?'? Private ZfraSoal Adviser ""a dueut? r? ?eSliaz ftem iitj art iri'ul annfiiliuiu, and on Hif-ifciiit?UN .....I ?r *?utl - w i r. t.Vi M .tut I.'., s.,i.ti. tmtnmm^JMm .f V |.'. rr.. t i ra.l . j imtm%w jn^n,f * u...m?i ??l .w, ..-..vU i?.i;u. A Ih| tu t'.'.i. .i I r?Mi4.r?l? r.,1 tVu hj ?Iah W ?..f. h. ?* iamtti, m iIm ??.' mm . fr.ti in.] ?r v. t,iT. I? ?mu,m UftMMIf..MM?f ?- - .'?.? U'l ^(m. with .n.r 100 1*UU K^t^Uf, utKf^iiii. :.?>...> ?. !. / Di. i:,.w v'MtftrlM fttn r.rrrrnci.m-.i IIa iWrum\ I ..J llrlMW. ..J ?mmtUm WMI lU, mMtUlm . ->'-<n \ i ^Jf.aL.,^ j ABLE, GOOD and CHEAP. Courier J eekly courier journal. TUE publishers of the Couries>Jocrn^l (Hon. If-nry Vi'aacrsur, cditor.l claim that as a rtdiable ami valuable newspaper it bas no snpcrlnr in tliis country or in tin' world, it is abb-, bricht and newsy, eon tains the strongest editorial the most complete summary of the news of the .orM, the best wirresnondeuce. lull turf and: stuck reports, market report*, fashion reports, sermons, splendid original storks and novelettes, poetry, department for chi (Iren, answers to corrcs|mndeuts, etc., elc.; in a word, everything to make it a delight lo the family elide, and invaluable to the man of busi? ness, the farmer, tho mechanic acd the laborer. P.are inducements ia the way of cash coiumls 1 eions and valuable prcui>unis are offered agents, postmasters and cltib-rai.-ers who send subscrip? tions to the Weekly Courier Journal. Sjubscrihers can >t'c-ur..' any one of the leading periodicals of the day, a handsome book, or some oilier valuable premium for a very small amount of money. Our list of premiums-to all suliscribers I who send us Two Dollars will ba found to be wor? thy of especial attention. Specimen copies and full descriptive circular sent free on application. ^ Sul>scri|itioii tenns, iiostagn free, arc?for Daily, Sill; Sunday, c'J; Weekly, with premium,52; w ith? out premium, il SO. Any one s ndiug four yearly subscribers ami six dollars wi! be entitled to an extra copy of the Weeklv Courier-Journal on "ear. free to any ad? dress. Address W. X. f*.i?.l>EMAX, President Courier-Journal Co., i.o jville, Ky. FOUTZ'S HORSE AND CATTLE POWDERS \. Ill care cr prevent Piieare. Jfo IIoesB will.1"* of Colic. Hoi s or Less f? ter, If FoutZ's Pc .. '!ers arc used In titue. Foutz'sPowder; wllieureand prevent IIooCboleba Foutz's Powders will prevent Uaim:s i:r Fowls, FoutZ'S Powders will Increase the quantity of milk an'! cream t\?caty rev cent., and make the butter nrm ari'1 sweet. FoutZ'S Powders will cure or prevent almost eveby Di?-ka<<c t > which Horses and Oittle are subject. FOL'TZ'3 Potvnsiu will (i ivk Satisfactio:.-. Sold everywhere. DAVIS s. TOVTZ, Proprietor, BALTIMORE. ICd. For sale by WILIIITEA WILiilTK, Anderson, ami M. w. COLEMAN & <'(?., Seneca Citv. IH?c2, ISS0 :'l " 6m SCHMIDLAPP & CO., Live Oak Distillery. Cincinnati, 0. "Good as <sOt<r* Itje ^VJiiskey, QOKTEXKl) by nge, and entirely freo O Irotu all impurities. JOHN O DOXXELL, Sole Agent, Anderson, S. C. Get -JS. 1SS0 IU >2ra foun: 4 REMFDY TH AT IS A S?UE and EFFhS j\ tual cure for all diseases of the Blood, Skin, Scrofula, Cancer in its worst form, White.Swelling, Catarrh of the Womb and all Chronic .Soros, no matter how long standing, we guarantee a cure if our remedies are used according to directions. Smith's Scrofula Syrup ?AND? STAU CURINE. With these two Medicines combined, we havo cured hundreds of eases of the different diseases mentioned above. Smith's Scrofula Syrup Is an internal remedy, one of the best blood p?ri? er., now known to the American people. STAR CURINE Is an external remedy ; by applying it on the out fide and taking Smith's Scrofula Sjrup, yourcaso will he easy to eure. If you will call on or address us we will take pleasure in showing you hundreds of certificates from parties living in this State that you are well acquainted with, that have been cured sound and well by using Star Curine and Smith's Scrofula Syrup. If you are afflicted with any of the above mentioned diseases do not think your case " ill get well without treatment. Do not do lay. The sooner yon get to using our two reme? dies, the sooner you will be restored to health and happiness. Call on Daniel A Marsh at once, before it is loo late, aird get a bottle of Smith's Scrofula Svrup and StarCuriuo. Read the following certificate: Messrs Daulel A .Marsh, 13 Kimball House, At? lanta: Gentlemen?This is to certify that vre have tried Smith's Scrofula Syrup in several old chronic cases of catarrh, cancer, soie legs, etc., and we cheerful? ly recommend it to the public as the best, safest and most reliable lllood Purifier tbat can be used for all diseases for which it is recommended. Respectfully, R. IIaetmas A Co. All communications should be addressed to DANIEL A MAItSII, Sol- Proprietors and Manufacturers, 13 Kimiull House, Atlanta, Ga. For sale by Dr. T. A. Hudgens, Honea Path.S.C, and Rogers A- Clinkscales, Williamston, S. C, and J. R. Williams, Ceutral, S. C. Aug 13,1SSQ_C Cm New Advertisements. ? HOUSEHOLD NEED. Send 3-cent stump for an 80-page Book on " The Liver, its Diseases aud their Treatment," INCLUDING MALARIAL TROUBLES, Ac. Address DU. SAN FORD, 1G2 Broadway, New York. PLAYS! PLAYS! PLAYS! PLAYs! For Reading Clubs for Amateur Theatrical*, Temperance Plays, Drawing-Room Plays, Fairy Plays, Ethiopian Plays, Guide Books, Speakers, Pautomimcs. 'tableaux Lights, Magnesium Lights, Colored Fire, Burnt Cork. Theatrical Face Prepa? rations, Jarley's Wax Works, Wigs, Beards and Moustaches at reduced prices. Costumes, Scenery, Charades. New catalogues sent free containing full description and prices. Samuel Feenck & Sox, 38 E. Nth Street, New York._ A YEAR and expenses to agents. Out? fit Free. Address P. 0. V1CKERY, Au? gusta, Maine. $777 MARBLE YARD. ALL persons wanting TOMBSTONES will do well to call on me, as I have on hand all grades of Marble, and work all the new designs. I warrant my work to give satisfaction. Prices to suit the times. I urn prepared to take care of the County travel and regular boarding at reasonable rates at the Benson House. Meals 25 cents. Lodging '23 cents. THOS. M. WHITE. Feb 2G, 1?S0 33 itpade1 rvi**KIS.. Piikry, Houston Co.. Ga., Jan. 28, 1380. In the year 1873, there were two negro prisoners confined in the jail of this county, who were very badly afflicted wit lit hat loathsome disease Syphilis. In my official capacity as Ordinary, I employed Capt. C. T. Swift, then a resident of this place, to cure them, under a contract, "ho curt, no pay" Ho administered to them Iiis celebrated Syphilitic Specific, and in a few weeks I felt bound, under mv contract, to pay him out of the county treasury, as'hc had effected a complete and radical cure. In testimony I hereunto set my official signa *????* ture and seal. I Seal I A. S. GILES, r:?,?Ordinary Houston County, Ga. Chattanooga", Tenn., Feb. 14, 1879. We tako pleasure in saying that the S. S. S. is giving good satisfaction. "We have had excellent results from a number of cases. One gentleman, who had been coiitlned to his bed tlx vceks with Syphilitic Rheumatism, has been cured entirely, and speaks in the highest praise of it. It also acu well in primary as in secondary and tertiary cases. CHTl.ES & BERRY. Tili: SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, Proprietors, Atlanta, Ga. Sold by Simpson. Reid A Co., and Williilc A Williitc, Anderson, S. C. Call for a copy of ?'Young Men's Friend." Nov IS, ISSU 10 l"i S'Zi.A.G-a-'S IMPROVED PATENT LIVER PAD! Never Orrs Hard. Ca.\ un Made any STutxcTii DEiinza. Last Twice as Long. Ciicno: C~ei witteut D::2?i2'j tt J Syriea. cches (tills end Fever, Liver Complaitt, Dyspepsia, Neurales, NerrcBsncs!, Rhenaatisia, Costiteneu, Female Weafocis, Sick & Xenons Headache. Tl.cse Fidj Cnraall Diseases bv Absorption. No Noxious PilUr.OiU.or Poisonous Nudieine?aretpk?n into the Stoaach. The Pads are rcrn over the Pit of the Stomach, covering tlie lireat Nerv?? Or.tr??, also the Liver and Stomaeh. A genth Vegetable Tonic i s ab'orbed i nto the circulation o Iths Blood and Li\ tr. parifylnn thn Blood, stimulatine the Livrrand Kidneys to hpalthy action, and strengthening tha Stomach to digest food. Price of Pads 81 and $2 each. Sold b? alz. DaooQMra?or sent by Mall o? Express. Manufactnrcd at 39 & 41 Noam Liberty St, Baltimore. Ms. WlLUli'E et WILHITE Atrcnts, Au d son, S. C. _37?ly_ MARBLE YARD. SAMUEL MURPHY, Anderson, S. C, DEALER and Manufacturer of Monu? ment*. Monumental Head? stones, Tombs, Vases, Etc. As I am a practical workman, aud do work ray self, I can afford to furnish anything in my line cheaper than any one else. Working only the best grades of marble, I am able to give better satisfaction to my customers, and guarantee all work that leaves my shop. I work only new design*. Cull and see mo at my shop <>n Depot Street, and be con? vinced uf these facts, before purchasing elsewhere. _Jti n e 17. ISSO 4!)__ly Greenville and Columbia Railroad. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. On and after Monday, Nov. S. I8s0, the passen? ger Trains over the Greenville and Columbia Rail? road will be run daiiy, Sundays excepted: UP. Leave Columbia at.11 25 a ui Leave Alston.11 4J p m Leave Kewberry.1 .'10 p m Leave Hodges..*..? 3 58 p m Leave Helton.5 11pm Arrive at Greenville.G '29 p m DOWN. Leave Greenville at.10 .5.7 a m Leave B'ltoti.12 l? p m Leave Hodges. 1 30 p m Leave Ncwherry.-t 11 p m Leave Alston..... 5 CJ p m Arrive at Columbia. G 15 p ra akdehsox branch a blue bid<?2 r. r. UP. Leave Bel ton.5 12 p m Leave Anderson.5 52 p m Leave Pendleton. 15 34 |i m Leave Pcrryville. 7 OS j. m Leave Seneca ritv. 7 32 p m Arrive at Walhalla. S 03 p m DOWN. Leave Walhalla. 'J 23 a m Leave Seneca.10 01 a m Leave Pcrryville.10 13 a m Leave Feuilleton.10 40 a Jl Leave Anderson.11 24 a m Arrive at Helton.12 03 a u EXTRA TRAIN FROM BELTON TO ANDER? SON?DAILY. UP. Leave Helton.12.!!> p. m Arrive at Anderson.1.13 p. m DOWN. Leave Anderson.4.2-5 p. m Anive at Bclton.5.00 p. m J. W. FRY, Gcn.Supt. A. Porr, 6ea. Ticket Agent.