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B. B. MU Kit A Y, Kditor. THURSDAY, M AUCH H, 18?si. THRMS : OKK TKAU.?I..10. BIX MONTHS. 7ft?'. Two nullum li not im I tl I" mUiwtce. In thc last hours of Congre.-*, funder ameuded rule?, tho Republicans rushed through a tari fl hill which is an insult to the people, and a victory for thc high protectionists. .Such measure.-* as this give the Democratic party excellent op portunities in the next campaign. The United States Supreme Court have thcided in the Alabama case that one State cannot *ue another, ami that tho United States Courts cannot direct State officers to levy or collect taxes for the payment fd' any debt. This decision set tles the South Curo)?na debt question. This decision is conservati ve ?ti its tenden cy, and is founded on the law and prece dents of the past. The late Cungrcw adjourned on Satur day night by the force of the Constitu tional limit ol' thc term. Considering the material which composed this body, we think the country is to be congratu lated that they did as little harm as has been done by tin m. The Democratic party is particularly indebted to thu lute Congress, for to its blunders and mis- ? deeds much of tho Democratic triumph , of last year is to be attributed. In his tory it will bo known us thc talking Congress, which killed the political party 10 which its innjority belonged. CiOVEIlNOlt hTKriIKNS HKAI?. In the death of Governor Alexander li. Stephen?, of Ueorgin, which occurred in Atlanta, at three o'clock on Sunday morning, after an illness of about two weeks, ooe of the greatest men of the re public has pasted to rest. With a will as dauntless ns his intellect was vigorous, he grasped success under circumstances in which thousands of men of equal ability would have failed. A pale, deli cate man, apparently upon thc verge of the grave, ho has stood for many years the peer of our ablest statesmeu, and ex erted an influence in tho affairs of our couutry scarcely equalled by any other mau of his time. He has been u most successful politician, having represented Georgia in Congress for many terms bo fore and since the wai, und having served as Vice President of the Southern Con federacy during thc eventful period of it? existence. Ile hud last year deter mined lo retire from public life, but at the call of his friends he consented to nccept the Governorship of Georgia, and thus with n life full of years and of honors, he has passed lo tho unknown Country, in the full enjoyment of the favor and affection of his people whom he had faithfully and efficiently served in important public positions for more than half a century. A I'ltOUltESSIVE SUO O KATION. The recommendation of the Grand Jury, which was published lust week, looking to the erection of a more com modious Court House for Anderson County, is a progressive movement in thc right direction. The present Court 11 ou HU ia not large enough, hus not enough offices for tho County officers, is not comfortable, is not weil urranged and looks shabby. It is therefor? not in keeping willi the prosperity and progress of our Couuty. The present building looks dilapidated, and is calculated to give visitors a poor impression of our County. Thero ure very few Court Hou ses in the State thr.t oro as poor ns thnt of Anderson Couuty. This ought not to be, and we are glad to seo our Grand Jury progressive enough to make the movement towards having'a.better Court building. If properly managed, wo be lieve euough ground could be sold in the center of the public square to raise tho funds necessary to tuild the new Court House. There is room to build about eight store rooms and leave a wide street all around, so that by selling off these lote the present square would be de stroyed, and only a public atreet be re tained, with buildings on each side. Theso building lots would command a high price, and would bring to the Coun ty nearly or quite enough to erect the new building. There aro many citizens of Anderson who prefer for the city to purchase the present property and make a handsome park out of the present square, leaving a wide Btreet around it. The present Court House could be re modelled up stairs so as. to make a good City Hall, and the roams below could be used for offices of various kinds. The result of either course would, in our opinion, prove advantageous alike to the County and tho City. We hope our Grand Juries will continue to agitate this matter until their recommendations are carried out. The citizens of Auder aou County should feel a pride in se curing a commodious and handsome Court room, for by the public buildings of a Couuty strangers form their esti mates of the enterprise and progressive ness of its citizens. PRECISELY SO. The Columbia correspondent of the Newt and (burier says : No written complaint has reached the railroad commission in regard to the Schedule on the Blue Ridge Koad. It is safe to say that the commission will wait for some tangible documentary evidence of dissatisfaction among the people on the line of the road before taking action in the matter. Journals which are try ing to tease the commission into issuing a uiate on the subject can burry matters up by starting a petici?n. It ia a more modest and a surer way of attaining tba desired end.. . The Commission, as the law stands, are not compel lcd to take fiction upon any mat ter unless formal complaint is lodged. They- have, however, the power to act wherever they deem it proper, regardless of formal complaint Now, in a matter like the Blue Ridge schedule, which af fects the public, there is no private indi vidual who wishes to step forward and volunteer tb fight; a railroad. There is, and has been, complaint, and the Oom* missior, ?.i.o?v it. They haro the power to look. Into the complaint and correct tho ovil, if they find any; That power was given them for tbe very purpose of j enabling them to protect the people in pases .vb oro it is. no particular indi vid ind's business to complain. They ?er?' expected lo exercise thin power when occasion requirer, and wc think it is their duly lo interf?re in this mutter. We have not been trying to tease them into action, but have been trying to bring thc evil lo their attention, and wc know these complaints have reached them. Tile Commission have entirely , loo much red tape, and unless they can ? ; he induced lo lay aside some *l il and . attend to tho needs of ibo people, we ; j repeat that they will fail far ?hort of thc expectations ol the people. In fae', if they are only to redress such wrongs ns individuals complain of. we think the value of the Commission will be very great ly diminished. I HK KAU.KOAH COMMISSION. The ?V< io ?'?'/ ' 'ourit r Kays : The Anderson INTI" 1,1 I'.KN'T.ll is nul | of patience with Un* (tai I road Commis sioners and. after charging th^m with a , I disposition to tie themselves up with red tape, bluntly declares that "(here is little likelihood that their services will prove as valuable to the Stale as was hoped lot by the people." < 'ur contemporary is moved to ibis harsh conclusion by its natural indignation al th?' wretchedly inconvenient schedules on ibo lillie I Ridge Railroad, ibu the Railroad Corn mission cannot alford to make mistakes, ' and to do its work well must move with ! care and caution. We do not share the unpleasant anticipations of the I N IKKI.i I ?KN (Kit. Thc schedule complained of has been in operation for UKO- than two months, ami yet the Commission has done noth ing. This is nu ext rome indulgence in caution, which we confess we are not able to appreciate. If they take two months lo decide about a schedule, as glaringly Inconvenient and dangerous lo the traveling public as the one now op erated on this road, is how long will they be in working out a question of freight rales'.' Wo think the delay beyond what is reasonable or proper. Wo apprehend Mic Commission has not been no cautious about drawing their salaries. What wo complain of is. thc evident unwillingless ?of the Commission to help thc people out I of this matter, or to decido in favor of the railroad. They ought to {ians on the matter, one way or the other. And now a word to our contemporary. When Charleston clamored for thc railroad legislation, thc up country, which was not seriously hurt, came to her rescue, ami helped pass the railroad law. After ils posnuge a change is made that is ex tremely detrimental to this portion of the up country, nnd at the end of two months complaining wc aro quietly told that wo must stand this thing an indefi nite timo longer, becuusu tho Commis sion might make a mistake if they even tried tn help us. Charleston can stand off complacently nnd watch ihe light, but it is not satisfactory to us. The argu ment for establishing the Commission was that it could and would protect the people when tho Legislature was not in session. If it requires such a long time for the Commission to act upon such palpable matters, it had better be abol ished, mid let the Legislature from time lo time enact thc necessary laws tor the regulation of the railroads. Il will be cheaper, nod just about as expeditious ns the way things seem to be going now. Instead of endorsing the tardiness of the Commission in this mntter, we think the AViesum/ Courier would do belter service for the people in trying to hurry them UP- ________ - ! ? Lee's Hopes Frustrated. WABMIXOTOS, March 4.-The closiog hours of the second session of the Forty seventh Congress were marked by an outrageous exhibition of partisanship, j tbo intention being to displace Repre sentativo John B. Richardson, of tho first South Carolina district, anti give his seat to Samuel Lee, the coloreo contes tant who had been defeated by nearly 8,0U0 majority. The trap was sprung unexpectedly yesterday afternoon by a proposition to accept the minority instead of the majority report, the latter of which had been signed by eight mem bers of ibo elections committee in favor of the contest?e. Chairman Calkins ral lied around him a few staunch adhereute who wore satisfied that Mr. Richardson wu J entitled to the seat, and that the proposition in Lee's interest was that he might abstract $10,000 from the treasury without having rendered any service. Supported by ino entire Democratic side Mr. Calkins prevented a consummation of the attempted rascality. All night long the filibustering was kept up that justice might bo vindicated, and although repeated efforts were made to induce Mr. Calkins to cease his opposi tion he maintained his position ana kept Mr. Richardson where ce belonged. It was generally regarded as the proper thing to do, for the incumbent bad ren dered good service to his State and con stituents by his devotion to the interesta for which bo had been sent to the Hou?e of Representatives. When the gavel of tho Speaker fell at noon to day Samuel Let was minus an expected bonus of $10.000 and a party trick had benn effect nal ly snowed under. Husband and Wife Crushed hy a Tree. Through a citizen from the lower sec tion of the county, who was io the city yesterday, we learn of a terrible mishap which occurred to a Mr. Johnston and his wife, in tho new ground on their plantation last Thursday. Mr. Johnston was engaged in felling trees and at noon his wife came to where he was working, bringing his dinner. He had beeu cut ting at a tall pino tree and had cut it about half in two at the stump when his wifo arrived with his dinner. Laying down his axe ho seated himself by the tree to eat his dinner and his wife sat down beside him holding their only child in her arms. They had been seated thus but a fow moments when tho tree suddenly began to fall and before Mr. Johnston nnd his wife could get out of the way it bad pinned them lo the round. Mr. Johnston's thigh was roken and ho received other painful and serious injuries, while his wife waa very badly hurt. Tho child escaped un injured. Dre. Caldwell and Miscnbeimcr were called to attend tho unfortunate couple and did all that was in their power to do. It is thought that the husband will die of his injuries.-Charlotte Obterter. The Baptist Congress. LYNCH BUBO, VA., March 3.-The morning session of tho Baptist Congrera was consumed in discussing tba relations of the church to amusements hy Dre. Broaddus and Hawthorn and others, the general tenor of the remark? being in op* position to round dancing, caral and theatre going. Rev. E. A. Owen oppos ed worldly amusements, but questioned the authority of the church to expel raembero on account thereof. Forma of Sublio worship in Baptist churches , were iscussod by Dre. Flippe and Goodwin, and there was discussion on the relation* of the pulpit to trade and politics, lcd by Rev. Dr. Hawthorn of Richmond. Tho Congress adjourns to-night. LKTTMtK FROM LTOPIA.-S?. ?. j MOBKVII.I.K, UTOPIA, March 0, 181??. Sir. THOMAS MoitK: M>j Iltur I 'nett- - It IM very gratifying to Jirar of your pleaauru in receiving my former letters ; rind, at your kind sugges tion, I will devote this one to our ii'-w agricultural system, lu ihn regard, \i\ you could come buck to us, you would not know thc land. Indeed, the happy realities far exceed your most sanguine hopes ai d wildest dream*. Dur unspeakable improvement is due t < quite a number of wise and timely enactments which harmoniously conduce to the general welfare, and which, never- I Mieles?, ian no', fairly bf considered j sumptuary laws. I meutioii first what is known at the Stock law. This requires every citizen to see that his stock does not intrude upon the premises of his neighbors. It, of course, make* it tinneces.iary to fence the growing crops, and thereby saves our farmers vast expense and labor. Il gives time and means to improve their resi liences and out buildings, to procure su perior furniture, and to devote attention to books, to educat.on, to social enjoy ment, lo all that elevates and relines humanity. Il makes it a man's interest lo keep a smaller number of callie, and to improve their quality by every nracti eable means. Resides,' it contributes to the welfare of the domestic animals, in saving them from extensive roving in search of scanty food, and in inducing their owners to give them better atten tion. The improvement of the stoc!r is caused, however, more directly by our new revenue plan, which taxes horses, cattle, &c, not nccording to their esti mated value, as formerly, but simply at so much a head. As noon as this fcaiurs was engrafted upon our Constitution, every citizen could see at once that a worthless horso cost him ns much tax as a superior animal ; and so, as if by magic, the whole people be^an to import fine stock of every kind ; and, in a few years, the average quality of our domestic ani mals was improved several hundred per cent. Now, a LOW that gives less than six or eight gallons of milk a day is hardly worth keeping ; while almost any horse you see will take a light buggy over our splendid roads eight or Icu mile? an hour. iiul thc most of our agricultural pros* perity is due, as I think, to an other reg ulation, with which ? wiU close this let ter. You remember that, in your time, our country sometimes sulfured consider ably from drought. Well, after your departure, this difficulty increased, until at last we expected a severe drought every summer. The scientific mcu said that it was caused by the destruction of forest timber, and the exposure of vast tracks of lund to the scorching sunshine. Rut thc mania for fresh land Continued ; and tho forests kept submitting to the woodsman's ruthless axe. Finally this destruction waa arrested, and further disaster averted, by a consti tutional amendment exempting all wooded land from taxation, and laying a specific tax on every acre ol cultivated land. You can readily imagine the ef fect of this regulation. Very soon, instead of clearing up more forest land, men began to turn out part of that which they had had in cultivation. In a few years, millions of acres of abandoned lands began to bear abundant crops of young pines, whose shade, combined with that of tho native forest, increased perceptibly the summer rainfall and the various crops. In tho meantime, the labor and the fertilizers which had been scattered over many acres of land began to be concen trated upon tho smaller tracts ; and, by the vastly better cultivation, the average yield per acre HOOU became from three to ten times what it bad been before. At first, some of the people, . long accustomed to od valorem taxation. * winced a little n^ainut the change; but ail soon noticed that the new plan in duced the impro .?meat of the land, and thereby contributed to the general wel fare. Rut the mail to your region is about to close. Your nephew, T. MORE, Jr. Prohibition Along tbe Line. There are two corporations which should return special thanks to the pro hibitiouists-tho expresa company and the railroad line. Despite all c flo rbi to murale the toper, ho will baye his dram, and does not hesitate to adopt any pos sible scheme of which he can con?oive to baffle the efforts of teetotalers to force bim to their * way of thinking. Since several towns io thia section have gone dry, including Spartanburg and Union, the express company has been doing a brisk transportation bunine, s in filling the orders of citizens of tippling proclivi ties. It ia stated that at ore time there were aa many aa seventy-two juge of whisky in tba express ofiuo at one of the pointa indicated. Sra di casks con taining less than tho gallons of liquor mit) constantly on tho road bound for these "dry" towns. Tbe express office in this city ships a number of jugs nearly avery dav in the same direction. There is scarcely an evening that telegrams are not received by saloon keepers in this city from Spartanburr*. directing them to ship supplies of "ryo" and "corn" to the signer of tbe message, "by the first train.' This passes here at about 10 o'clock and arrives in Spartanburg short I ly after ll. The whisky is then secured 1 and "the boya" pass an hour or two most convivially. A Greenville saloon keeper remarked the other day that the increas ing demaud from these sources was "about paying his running cxpensea." Greenville is not the only market from which the citizens of dry corpora tions obtain material with which to mol lify their aridity. Charlotte and Gasto nia both do their part, and rank the towns which have adopted prohibition among their best customers.-Greenville Neiet. - Mr* Thorp, of Johnson County, Georgia, went to spend the night with one of her neighbors a few nights ago, and after going to bed at the usual hour with her baba lu her arma she awoke at 8 o'clock In the morning and found it suspended between the side of the house and bed cold and li fol ess. - According to Dr. Tuke, the English hygienist, idleness and ignorance are much more prolific causea of disease among women than o vcr work. They are the main causes of hysteria and of many other evils, including inanity and insanity. The break down from over? aumin does occasionally irAe plac?, and the first important symptom is Steepness ness; when that sets in there is canse for alarm. A SPOKE IX THEIR WHEEL. Iiriuorrata iilocUJug the Itoitutdlcun (Jame ' by liol.lin,; orr. ?V ABINGTON, March I.-Mr. Bayard, j rising to a personal explanation, said lie wished to make a statement us to hin reasons which had impelled Inf colleague, Bf ck. and himself to withdraw from the j conference committee on the tax bill. After reading the resolution adopted by the Senate yesterday directing its erm fcrecs to withdraw ii they found a lull and free conference co ld not be obtained, he said that his col!-ague had been nu abie under the information brought be- i lore the committee by the House con- 1 fcrecs, to como to any other conclusion than that it was not a full and fair con- ! ference. The Hon-'.-conferees uri; bound by the action of the body which selec ted them, and could not confer fully and fairly with the Senate. Il was from a profound scute ot what was due to the Senate; it was from un equal sense of what was ?lue to the co ordinate branch of this government that be and his col league had carried out what they thought was the clear intent and clear and posi tive instructions of the Senate. Tho privilege and constitutional power of Senate to possess and exercise a co-ordi nate share of legislative powers of gov ernment, should never be and could never be subjected to the individual judgment ol live members of the House or ol tho House itfelf. When the House had declared that the Senate had not the power to engraft tari ft' legislation on thc Internal !<everiue bill, conferees could not change at their will, u formal, emphatic, clear expression of the House. The Senate conferees could not act on Kuch tentative and capricious proceed ing" as this, and it was their duly lo have submitted the matter to the Seuate. Mr. Sherman interrupted and protested agaiust Mr. Bayard arraigning tho con ference committee, in violation of the rules of the Senate. Mr. Bayard replied thal he wan not talking of what wits the duty of ibo committee ; he was speaking of what was right and tho duty of the minority. His associate and he had felt it their obvious duty under the resolu tion adopted by the Sonate yesterday to refer the matta? back to tho Senate. Under the action of the Houso there was unfair and fettered conference, it was fair and unfeltered on tho part of the Senate, and it was for the Senate to determine whether it was equally fair on the part of the House, lie had been earnest in his endeavor to obtain some reduction of taxation, but acting under the direction of the Senate, it would have been a breach of duty on his part, had be remained to consider with tho House committee the question whether the Senate had or had not power to en grail tho tariff legislation on the Inter nal Revenue bill. Messrs. Bayard and Beck having ?sked to be excused from further service on tho conference committee on thc tariff, Mr. Garland ofFered a resolution instructing all the Seuate conferees tu withdraw from the conference. Mr. Allison objected to the considera tion of the resolution and it went over until to-morrow. Bayard and Beck were excused by a vote of 40 to G. Mr. Mor rill asked consent that the chair should iiave authority to lill vacancies on the Committee, which was agreed to. The President then appointed Voorhees and McPherson. Mr. McPherson asked to bo excused because h 1 was not in ac cord with most of his democratic col leagues on the tariff question, and nlso because of instructions given by thc Senate yesterday, and the President ap pointed Mr. Harris. Mr. Harris de clared that lie was in full accord with Bayard and Beck on the subject and asked to be excused-request granted. Voorhees then rose and declined to serve, ?iving no reason-he was excused. The 'resident said be had no means of ascer tainiug who would consent to serve un less by going around and interviewing every Seuator, but he might find nonie ono during the day. [Laughter, j An informal meeting of the conlerees on the Tariff bill was held this morning, but no action taken, owing to tho absence of the Democratic members. An ad journment was had to await the action of the Seuate touching the declination of Bayard and Beck to serve. At 12 o'clock the vacancies not having bsen filled the Republican members of the committee again met in the room of the Senate Committee on Finance, but again ad journed without action. Representativo Carlisle, one of the Democratic conferees on the part of the House, raised the point of order that the committee could not proceed to the con sideration of the business with which they were charged unless each body was fully represented. That in the absence of two members on the part of the Sen ate, the committee would not be a full conf?rence. After some discussion, Mr. Morrill, chairman of the conference committee, sustained the point of order and the committee at 12:50 adjourned subject to tbo call of the chairman. Present : Senators Moiriil,Sbermsn, Aldrich, and Representatives Kelley, McKinley, Has kell, Carlisle and Speer. A H host Story from Georgia. ATLANTA, GA., March 2.-For the past ten days Montgomery County, near thc line of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad, has been the scene of a great mystery, and people are almost wild with excitement owing to tho manifestations of alleged ghosts. The house of Mr. Adams is the scene nf the disturbance. About ten days ago he was alarmed by loud rappinga against the aide ' of bis house aa if some one wt* beating against it with alicks. Wbeq be would open the door to go out and investigate the matter, the rapping would begin on the insido of the house. No trace of the cause could be found. Tbo disturbance bas greatly increased within a few days, and the rapping finally became so violent that Mr. Adama tore down the ceiling and walla of the bouse in endeavoring to fiad a reason or explanation for the aingular ! proceeding?. The entire matter is in 1 volved io tba greatest mystery. People are greatly alarmed, and are flocking by hundreds to Mr. 'Adams's bouso to try to solve tbo mystery. - Pope Hagood, of ridgefield County, bas discovered n gold mine on his place. He dug up last week a nugget worth about flvo dollars and finds that the .and ia tull of small particles of rich gold. - Governor Buller believes that tho fourteenth amendment granta women the right of suffrage, and predicts that the United State* Supreme Court wiii so decide if the question ever comes before that tribunal for judgment. - Two men, strangers to each other, were assigned the same sleeping room in the St. James Hotel, Atlanta. A. sug gested to B. that they lock their valua bles in a burean drawer, himself putting in a $300 check. B. agreed and put in a Sid watch and ?75 io money. A. locked e drawer and the new acquaintances retired to bed. When B. awoke in tho morning A. waa gone, and so were all the valuables. - Gol. Coward, o? Yorkville, owns a a violin that la supposed to be, and is pronounced by many, a genuine Stradi varius, which, if made by that maker say in the prime of his life, would be about 200 years old. But the quaintest old violin ia one now undergoing re paira in Yorkville for a gentleman of Greens boro', N. C. it bears tba inscribion of Gaspard PuifJb Prnggar, and ia dated 1623, which, if genuine, would make it 360 yean old. "Rouan os HATS.-Clears ont rata, mice, roaches, flies, ants, bed-bugs, skunks, chip munks, gopher?. 15c. Druggists. Snatching a Fortuno, 1 .i 11. \ IM.1.1 ll IA. Mardi J. A sneak tiiief to-day Mole $70,000 ?ii bond* of the People's Passenger Railway from the of fice of the treasurer of the Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit Company. Treas urer Brown had jual cut ntl thc March coupons, laid tho bonds down and step ped into an adjoining room fora moment and when he returned the honda were (jone. I ).u' of the directors ?i the com pany wa? in the president'.- room sud uaw a stranger pass out of the room from whence the bonds weie taken, but thc idea of robbery did not occur lo lum. The market value of the htolon bonds is itbo'Jt ?l-,00U. No cine. The Mississippi Hood-. Sr. Lol ls, Mureil 4.- The latest new* from Hie overllowed country along the Mississippi Uiver is that what are known as the sunk land* in the fit. Francis Uiver region are futilely submerged, and that neatly a- far down us Helena there are few places above water. Ti,ii people are living in the upper stories of houses. When there i- not more than one story to a honie tiley fire Hosting around on raft* or in boats. M?sl ol ?he inhabi tants, however, have deserted their homes and have gone to the highlands back from the river. The ?treen of New Madrid are submerged to the depth of from two to four feet and there is water in almost every bouse. The whole country hack of that place as far aa t'airo on the Missouri side, and from Hickman south for over fifty miles, is inundated. Corn, live stock and fences have been destroyed, but no great amount of suffering among the people is reported. A Released Coin let's Romanee. Cll ATTA NO? KIA, March 2.-Karney Thomas was released from custody at the Coal Creek coal mines yesterday, bavins served out his sentence. He passed through tile city last night en rouie tc Nashville, his former home. There it quite a romance connected with Thom as's imprisonment. In 1SG? he killoe Joe Deal, a clerk at the Maxwell House iu Nashville, for insulting a young iadv to whom he was engaged to be married He was seuteneed to the Penitentiary for twenty-one years, but his s.entenct was commuted to ten years by Oovernot Porter, and ngain reduced ou account o good behavior. Thomas has been a work in the coal minos since he wai sentenced, with the exception of a few weeks, when he worked on the Cincin nali Southern Railroad for his health which became very precarious on accoun of confinement. Thomas says he is go ing lo marry the young lady whose bono he dvfended at such a dear cost as sooi as he succeeds in geltiug work. She ha remained true to him during Ms impris onment, writing to him anti often send ing him many delicacies and sweet re lnenibrancps. He is a man of neat ap p?aranec, about 85 years of age, and ha a manly face anti u clear bright eye. The Month or March. During this month, if they place th remotest degree of confidence in tb joint prophetic powers of Mr. Henry (i Vennor and Mr. K. Stone Wiggins, lb inhabitants of these United States hai better tie themselves fast. Mr. Veuno has gone over to Wiggins. In spite c the lamentable failure of the last men tinned prophet during February, Veuno practically accepts his prognostication for March. The month, he remarks i; graceful rhyme, will enter with rain and blow, but the third and fourth wi! give cold and snow. The whole monti will be crowded with snow-stonns am blizzards and heavy rains. Mr. Vennoi however, docs not dwell particular! upon the predicted hurricanes of the 8ti and 9th of the month. He prints in hi Jlul/rfin a column or so of able astrc nomical matter to show that Mr. Wig gins is not quite so proficient as he migli be in the science of astro-meteorology. But the signs for those days in Marci am more foreboding than in Februar] Thc readers have net yet sent in tbei answers. But enough has been said t show that we must not yet take off ou Hannels or send our arctic overshoes t the Western flood Mutterers. There wi be bad weather of various description on the 3d, 4th, 10th, 12th, 17th, 18tl 19th, 20th, 27th and .'Uat days of th month, and the other days, we are led t believe, will ot t be balmy with the breat of spring. - The expenses of tho recent term < court iu Abbeville were il,058.95. - Lewis Coleman, a near-sighted, arj imbecile negro boy, while choppin wood near Greenville, on Monday, kille a negro child four year old. The chil ran in the way of tho axe just as it wi descending. Its skull was split and i death instantaneous. - Mr. Edward Atkinson, in illustra ing the advantages reaped from machii cry, states that with the spiuning whe and hand loom of our forefathers would require 16,000,000 people lo weai the cotton cloth now manufactured I 160,000. - A new fabric, recently patented, paper woven into matting for floors, rug borders, window shades, chair seat table covers, etc. These goods are muc admired, and it is claimed that they at much more durable than straw mattin; and can be supplied at prices that wi insure their salo. It is proposed to fori a company to manufacture the goods i Hertford, Conn. - A young minister in Rocktown, Pa has invented something entirely new i the wey of church suppers. The peon who can eui supper without laughin are entertained free of charge ; tho: who talk are charged twenty-five cen and those who laugh are charged thirl cents. The church has paid ofi* a larf debt within a few months and a steac stream of money is flowing into tl church treasury. The deacons sbou double the minister's salary at one Genius deserves some recognition. - Anthony Henley and Robert Cai non, two colored boys, had a fight Newberry on February 15. Henly sta bed Cannon in the head with a k nif Cannon went on about his work or ph as usual, und made no complaint un1 the 18th, when he, complaining of beii sick, went to bed. He rapidly gre worse, and Thursday, 22d,hc died. Di Pope and Gilder made an autopsy. Th< attempted to pull the blade out with pair of pincers, but it would not com and they then sawed out a small sectic of the skull in which the blado waa ai found it sticking through the skull abo an inch and a half. Healy has bet lodged io jail for trial. - While Gen. Hagood was in Was ington on his recent trip North in tl interest of our Railroad he was intr duced by Senator Butler to a gre many prominent men a ho aro interest? in Railroad enterprises, and one of the was Senater Plnmb, of Kansas, who an extremo Republican. In introducii him Gen. Brtler said: "Governor, I me introduce you to Senator Plumb Kansas, who is one of these infere Radicals in Congress," to which Senat Plumb replied by saying pleasantly Gen. Hagood, "you know, Gcverni that extremes will meet, for my friei Butler bas the reputation of being lead of the Hamburg massacre."-?dg?fk Chronicle. .?""Necessity is the mother of inte tum." Diseases of the liver, kidnoys a bowels brought forth that sovereign rei edy Kiduey-Wort, which is nature's nt mal curativo for all those dire coi plaints. In cither liquid or dry form is a perfect remedy for those terril diseases that cause so many deaths. .Manuring for a ?ale td Cotton Ter Acre. 1 Lave a piece of ground 1 want to plant in colton thia year-it lies to the north. No?'1 want to know how I mint manage it to the bent advantage to make mo at least a bale of cotton per acre, what manure to u?e, how much and in what way? I have been rai?ing on an a verage one half bale of cotton per aero, but according t>> my calculation?, one bale per acre will more than double profit?. 1 will tell you what I was think ing of doing, but n* I am young, and have bul little exp?rience in farming. I want your view*. The lam! Ia*t year made ten bushels of wheal per acre without any manure : I want to break it with a two-horse plow as soon ns possi ble ; I thought I wotiid lay on" rows three and a half or four feel wide, throw dirt each way with a turner and subsoil in bottom of furrow, then use about lorty bushels of colton seed per acre ami compost equal to two hundred pounds guano per acre. Will il be best to put compost in ??th seed on top or put it on i <ach side? -J. 0. H., (.hnyert, (fa., dan. ; 8th, 1883. t A Ns wt: it. -The preparation you pro ; pose to give (he land i* good, but you I arc not quito specific enough about the ! manure you expect to use. We do not j know what the compost is composed of. I If you mean stable or lot manure with I '?cid phosphate, we would suggest that all thc materials bi- composted together, ! ami wc suggest the addition of some ! kainit and plaster to thu materials you mention, For one acre two hundred pounds acid phosphate, two hundred j pounds kainit, one hundred pounds plas ' ter, forty umbels cotton seed, and cquul ? quantity if you have it) of farm yard manure. As said above, it is better to mix these all up into a compost and let them react ii|um each other in thc heap, if not, it would be well to put compost on top of seed and in direct contact with them. Tba furrow in which the manure is put should be a tolerably deep one. Southern Cultivator. - The lowest point cotton has reached since the war was in December, 1878, when middling was <S; cents here and .ll pence in Liverpool, but it then rapidly advanced in (met, and in the May fol lowing was 13 cents in New York and 7? pence in Liverpool. Thc Ingbert point was reached in 1N?4, ?luring the war, when middling sold at $1.'.M) per pound in New York and 2 shillings and li pence in Liverpool. The lowest point ever reached was in 1842, when it was as low as 4 cents. '* Br? iifPAia*."-Quick, complete cure, all annoying Kidney, Bladder and Urinary Diseases! 91. Druggists. P' MASTERS SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUNTY. III (hr Court of Common Pit af. John W, Daniels. Administrator with Will annexed of 8. 1>. Deal, deceased, Plain tiff, against Dr. Winston H. Davis, Exec utor of Estate of Mrs. L. O. Deal, da ceasetl, and others. Defendants.- Com plaint for Construction of Will, oV. M pURSUAXT to an onler of sale made Si in thc above stated case by his Donor W. H. Wallace, presiding Jiulgo of the Sib Judicial Circuit, bearing date March 3, lbS.i, I will sell at public sal?-, at Anderson,8. C., on the FIRST MONDAY, the otb of APRIL, IH83, within the legal hours of sale, the following property, to wit : Thc HOUSE and LOT, known ns the Williainston Hotel. Situate in the Town of Williamston, ad joining Dr. H. I. Kilting. John Finger, the Presbyterian Church lot, and ot hers, con taining one acre, more or less. TERMS OF SALK-One-third of tho pur chase money to be paid in cash ; the re maining two-thirds on a credit of seven months, with leave to puy all ?rash, or an ticipate payment at any time, the credit portion tn bear interest from day of sale, lo be secured by a mortgage of the premises, and insure the building to the extent of indebtedness in a Company approved by the Master, and the policy "to be assigned. Purchaser to pav astra for ali necessary pa per-. W. W. HUMPH HEYS, M astor. March S. 1883 34 4 MASTEIVS SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDERSON COUNTT. In the Court of Common Piras. Eimer Cappleman, Plaintiff, vs. John F. McClare, Defendant. ?RSUANT to an order of sale made by his Honor W. H. Wallace, pre siding Judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit, in the above stated case, bearing date March 3, 1883, I will neil at Anderson, 8. C., on the FIRST MONDAY, the 5th day of APRIL next, at public sale, tho mortgaged premi ses described in the complaint, to wit : ALL THAT TRACT OF LAND, situate in Savannah township, in the Coun ty of Anderson. 8. C., containing 02 acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Thomas McGukin, F. M. Dickson, O. P. Bynuni, and others, being the land conveved bv Millford Whitaker to John F. McClure oil tho ?3rd September, 1830. Txosia or bam-One-fourth to be paid in cash, and the remainder on a credit of one, two and threo years, with interest from day of sale, to be secured by a mortgage of the premises, with leave to anticipate payment at any tima Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. March 8, 1883_34 4 MASTER'S SALE. STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, AlfPEBSON Coi'NTV In the Cmtrl of Common Pleas. . P. C. DuPrc, as Executor ot the Will of | Susan M. Barns, deceased, Plaintiff against John E. Bellott, Defendant. Complaint for Foreclosure. PURSUANT to an order of sale made by his Honor W. H. Wallace, presiding Judge, datetl 3rd of March, 1883, I will sell at Amlerson, 8. C., on the FIRST MON- 1 DAY. ATRIL 6th, 1883, at public sale, tho mortgage premises described in the com plaint, to wit : ALL THAT LOT OF LAND, and the Houses thereon, situate in Pendleton Vil lage, in Anderson County, 8. C., bounded by Broad Street on the East, by lots of the Estate of Elizabeth Stark and Geo W Williams on the Sooth, by lot of Carver Randall on thc West, and by Street on the r^orth, containing one and three-fourth (li) acres, more or less. TKRUS OF SALK-Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS, March 8,1883 34 Mftat4or WARNING. MY son, Willie Stricklln, left my house ,oun,nd h?me without cause February -?,1883, and 1 forbid any person from hiring mm without my consent. He is about eleven years old. MARTHA J. 8TRICKLIN. March 8, 1883 34 1? NOTICE. OrFlCE OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, ANDERSON, 8. C., March 8, 1S83. UNRE o ana.IJS Vu,ran?nc? of an Act of the 8tate Legislature, all landowners whose lands are traversed by streams of running water, are hereby required to re move from ouch streams all trash, trees timber, and other obstructions, durinjr this' thia Act is punishable in a fine of not less than Ave nor more than fifty dollars A word to the wis? l& sufficient. R. 8. BAILEY, J. H. JONES, JOHN A. RE? EVES, Commissioners for Anderson County March^8,JR83_34 "VrOTICE TO CREDITORS. tue ??tate of T. M. Branyan, deceased are hereby notified to present* the stnie! ?>-opcriy proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law W. O. BRANYAN, Mareh8,l??dmrW,U,34Wn,*nne5ri WARNING. VI i itci-soiu are hereby warned not to ' 'l ii-bor or hire C. ?. Davis, who is under contract with rue from the 15th Jan? uury 1883, t<> the 2nd August, ist?:t, ?nd hus left me without just cause. Any per son i-r persons disregarding tins notice will ?,e ^Uwltl.?^j^??ARp|?Bi Mareil ?, 18*1 34 '*_ Dissolution of Copartnership. rpi IK purtnorship heretofore existing be X tween lite undersigned, under the linn name of Hrown Urotliers, was dissolved on the of January hut I v tin* withdrawal <>l Mr. J. I-Vuster Hrown. The business Mill be eontintied under Hie same firm nattie liv the ot Iii r paru.. r<. J. FEASTER ItltuWN, W. 1? BROWN, ... ERNEST CROWN. Mareh 8, Is.s.i 31 3 SEED RICE. "I HAV'K a lot of Bee?! Kite, suitable for ? either waler or dry culture. Largo profit can bo made on land not reliable for rom. Every lamer eau raise enough for home use, even on upland. I have made arrangements for machinery for a Hie? Mill, that will hu ready for next crop. Applv early tor seed. " . JOS. H. HOWDEN. Feb'A!, l sK.i 32 3 WARNING. ALI. persons are hereby notitied not to hire or harbor Keuhen Clinkscales. colored, is lie is under contract to work for nie during the present year. Persons dis regarding tin i notice will be dealt with at law. A. L. GARRETT. March I, 1853 33 2? WARNING. ALL persons are hereby warned not to hire or harbor U>n. Lindsay, as he is under contract with nie for the year 1883. Any person or persons disregarding thia notice will bu proceeded against at law. JOEL KA i. March 1.1883 _33 _2_ Saddles. QADDLES will be sold at cost for cash ? the next 25 days. B TowF?^ Feb 1.1883_ STOCKED EQUIPPED FOR THE SPRING TRADE OF 1883, WITH the distinct understanding that I cannot be UNDERSOLD in any department of my business, which com prises a general stock of FARMERS' SUPPLIES. l'orne ard sec me. and be convinced of the truth of this assertion. I still make a specialty of Men's a'.d Hoys' HATH, and can save you 25 per ~ent. in thia line. GUANO, GUANO. I am stocked to the rafters, on the high est grades of Ammoniatcd Fertilizers and Acid Phosphates, and will treat with you liberally in this line. A large stock of Composting Chemicals fill be closed out very cheap. Respectfully, J. J. BAKER. Jan 25, 1*83 28 ly TO ALL IFIE^SOILSrS WANTING GOOD GOODS CHEAP! J have a giod stock of HATs, CAPS* DRY GOODS, HARDWARE, CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE, PROVISIONS? HEAVY AND FANCY GROCERIES. WALL PAPERING, and many other things too tedious to men tion, which ,1 will sell low forcasb, orto prompt paying customers on time. Give me a call. A. ?. TOWERS. Feb I, 1883 29 Change in Partnership. THE copartnership heretofore existing between J. P. REED, R. L. MOORHEAD and H. O. HERRICK, doing business un der thc firm name of REED, MOORHEAD & CO., has been, this day, dissolved by mutual consent. All parties indebted to them by Note or Account will take notice that if the same is not paid on or by ths lat April next, they will be placed in tba hands of an officer o? the law for collec tion. Jan. 8, 1883. New Partnership. THE undersigned have this day entered into a copartnership, under the firm name of REED &. MOORHEAD, and will con tinue business at the old stand occupied by Reed, Moorhead & Co. All Notes and Account', due th? old firm are in their hands for collection. Thc patronage of our former cujtomers and friends respectfully solicited. J. PINK REED, R. L. MOORHEAD. Jan 8. 1S83 20 WATERMELON SEED. Ti^ELONS raised past season weighing -L'A- 108 pounds. All new varieties for sale. Garden Meed? from any Seedsman deaired, wholesale at Growers rates at SIMPSON, REID & CO,'8 " , ^ . " Drag Store. Feb 22, 1883_32 1\rOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. I . Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned, Administrator of the Estate of Mary Burton, deceased, will apply to tho Judge of Probate for Andereon County, on the 3rd day .of April, 1883, for a Final Bsttlemant and Discharge from bia office aa Administrator of aald Estate. >t . ." J- B. CLARK, Adm'r. March 18,1883_27 s I ^JOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. 1 J^.. 13 hereby given that the an fe?m' Bm!b,?' of th? Es Ute of Jas PW WUUajrna. deceased, will apply to the T?.U??w r/?batc. for Anderson County, on I ??,i*2S of March, 1883, for a Final I ^^ti^?ofrom 8atd offlo? Feb 22,4883 * * WILLIAMS. KJn ALWAYS a0N HAV|) R. Y. H. Nance's Shoo f ON GRANITE KOW 1 Store, a m,el?0TurW.l'.^| READY MADE GAITPPC BOOTS AND sPm, He ?bo keep* tl.o ?erv ? H0ES LEATHER, rtiAl the F| S ??ock Any on, nullo, ,o get ? R?0ft< made work can leave their m '""?t' certainty or a lit. ?"d dZ-t f?-?'*^ will be done according to ir"mi?et ,h<ll I DEFY ?OM FEflTIOx iph! mnnsliip and stork arc dulv ,', , . 71 _Fch 15, 18C3 3|J con?"'W UaiUO;)9g"0II UMU?n 'NVO'IS V yao jdoJXO-ApoqAUB IUOJJ JB3I; oin jo uosuasHpn 1B ,U3S11 ,0(j 1.H0Q -ejaMojJi 1Saq 3u, ,[s .uojj 'aaa? xaaavo 'A| I nj ju. I in 51 ui?u? / -auvajBAi Xian,,, spaitf Kft eA*q i so '.?neojv?o^ JJ 3U1 J0"> ?jg VUBO AO,|J PUB 'sAop X}X!MxaU8q?. dn Bjajjuiu Plo w-n ?ponoocjpiu'S m? i so 'du auinjas Aq ,Soo M? eio[ om Sapao MB oqa esoui0i uoA aSjBqa iou rn? j sousim im non ?jinbua puo spoo? Am OOU.T ?i???* j?! wmruu) eqi ?Bqj epoo? jo'tno AUB IO BU?! -OJO 'sotiBUfAtio eaaud ut uontuJusojun, oj pauiuuajap mo j ^orn puru, ut J^J I 1X0U ?qi Up|Jt.M ^SOD IB BJBtl JOB'?i'Jim 1 mo asop oj suoixuu mo j -eiX? jem, m ni ino 110.? pj u?D i 'qsoo joj >SOD ?jot ?ie io ian poo? o Anq oj wea nein* .OTP *?J?mpj?H *?poo>> tia ??JOOJI 'UJOIfft JO aUt|poo3B9ABt|0?|t| .sd.)ud Avoi ipr jo pjauaq oqj noi 9At? nu ?pajpHOH aiapao i:,.' y.iintj;) puu tiaXhq .?U?.ionof> u<?i|ddng ,waiu?i pa? ?II?K 'HJIOOIN Akoia .?MOM *J?3UM 'JOJBO^ Miojrjy 'jDOi .H3S?mi0Iii-0 'ti *>0}S |mj BOASq} -1!lJ'V pjpnuouiwv 'rtu3 J>d g p^)m>)? JM^ Auu uoqj 'Joawi um J) 'MO? SD WJUJ UOII -opidoa ptiB A'auoai jjaqj ojpjjs Aaqj qjm? uodn 'sopioduioo oin jo spuuiq puiluo ?qi ijnq spuojq pjtjads on OAOU. j Tjpiaiioj p[o Jtaqj japuu spooH u.ao Jiaqj oanpsj -nuotu puo 'n3jaoM u.vio Jiaip DAOU ami -moo ?Ml "PPV ern nippy ouoqdscqj 9}qvjtvao jo *|uoo jod pi oj ot 'taojj pa? 'ouBtiooqj ?! oniomiuv jo "juaawdcjoij azAnuio Ki>ucjq asaqx ajBtjdsoqj poy puo BOUBujj ouojfj puu otjjau.j ajqo "I<?S 9I<IVUJ* Pl" ?'lt puc'l ui? OASIJ i -um JOj BjtiamaanBjjB jiatp aui?join T ajojaq out oas oj WJOUIJUJ aijj jpfo pinojA i smm 3Hi ?OJ 70 ^4iZ, r?.noU??a iii s cnCtfiwiB ANDERSON, 8. C., Jan. 23,1S83. WE would again politely call the atten tion of the trading public to the following j facts : That we have now, and constantly k?p I on hand, a large stock of Goods in the va-j rious lines, consisting of Meat, Flour, Coffee, Socar. Molasses, Dry Goods, Usrdwirf, Shoes, Hats, Saddlery, Yankee Notions, Crockery, Ploughs and Plow Stocks, Hoes, Homes and Trace Chaim, Ax fa., Nails, Iron, Tobacco, Clothing, And ali other Goods generally needed n thia niarkLt, including the celebrated Stadebaker Wagons sud Wig"'I Harness. We are ""cats icr*ths "Dow Law" Celts: Planter, said to be too best in use. Also, for the Hasard Powder Co., of which we keep stored in our Maga:i?f here a full supply, which we cell RS chew as it can be bought in any market. [ We are also still the agents of the tatt renowned Wando F?rilliaer and Aell Phosphate, and of the Halada Fer Ullaer. manufactured by the same Com pany, prices for all of which are reisoni ble, either for cash or at Cotton option. I We would like very much to furnish all o. | our friends this year their Goods and fer tilizers, and will promise to do them justice in every instance. , We buy Cotton largely for Caah on oo own and for account of foreign buyers.ami are always in the market. And to those who now owe us money, on any account whatever, past due, ve ?r sure you that we need the money, ami a | got to come right away. Very truly yours, Ac, Bleckley, Brown & Fretwell. Feb 1, 1883 29 Extracts from Letters Received. 1 am well pleased with thc 0rg4= 1 bought from you. ? ""."rrn, M IIS. SALLIE E. SElGLb? I am verv much pleased with tl>?? I bought from you. It gives P^Bll I am glad to say tho Organ has 8j*enJ tire satisfaction, and I think no hesitato to buy the "Standard Org?n, by Pelouhet ? Qo^ ^ HARRlgOK. The "Standard" Organ, made by P?J? A Co., I bought from you gives me p? satisfaction. The excellence or wo? tf i ship and sweetness of tone can nw ^ The Peloubet Organ I bought from jg is the awec'uat too^^^RHEAD I would not part with it lotJ?fff^ amount I gave for it and ^k(fAiN?8. other so good. *?. " . I The Gat? Qty Piano la a WJT?H5 ?ti> instrutuent. It has giv*", A faction. MRS. B. F- cRA1il" I have several Organs, one new u ^ Piano, one second-hand Pi^o wor Alsorone second hand Pi?"0' ?"5,, both gan attachment, arranged so BS WY '^ mt once, or oither separately. ? order. I will sell them one^yh"??.?n.'rt able terms-port cash, and the t>ais>* J. A. DANIE"' Fcb22,18H3 42