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A'o enmnunicatinn will be published " * ' ?'? nlarni in in the JOUKA'ALi, unten ??. possession of the name of the author. We are not responsible for the vitws or expretrioiu of our correspondente. OS* Al! communication! for personal advantage will be charged for at the rate of one dollar for each inch. Nominations of Candidotei in usual form, not to exceed one inch, FIVE DOL~ LARS. These charges are to be paid strictly in advance, and no exceptions whatever will be made to the rule. I?- Sheriff's Sales, Mortgage Sales, etc., tome under the head of Transient Advertisements. Contract advertisements must be settled for quarterly. LOCAL TTE>[S. Mail Arrangements. j Post Omrt Horns?Open at t a. m., close at li ra. Open at 1:30 p. ra., close at B p. m. Northern, Western and Southern mall close at H.15 p. m. Lancaster mall Hoaea at 8 p. m. on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. Flat Rock mall closes at 8 p. m. on Mondays and Fridays. Jefferson mail closes at i p. rn". on Fridays. Money Order Business closes at II a. tn. Or.T> QUARTERS ?The Jo PR NAT. office is now in its old quarters on Rutlelire street, one d->or west of the po^t office. Town Taxes ?M??y or our citiz- ns are coming up promptly and paying the one p-r cert. municipal tax r^cn'lv lovJed hv the town C 'tmeil. Closed T7p?Mr. W FT. El'is ha? eloped hi.* door*. o?- rather h..d them closed by the ^h'oiflT, to snfisfy n judgment ?n favor Mr FT. Elli*. < TllUNPFR St"RM ?On ht.-f V nifr'if Cant Ten was visit-d by a thunder storm Ther?* w?r? many htiirhf flashes of lip1 'o'rjr. "Pd tbp ra'P poured down in torrents. Off to thf Pt nit'-nti.arv.-S' e- ff Doby took k'x rr'wtiters ov-r to th" penitentiary J*?s' w?*ek They w?-re those aenfeot-ed by Judsre Thomson ?t the re cent term of court here. ? r% Collarbone Broken?mr. u. Nne'fc-n aee?d '?ral'y f-M from a chair On Monday ?ic'!t 'a?r and ha1' hip collar botif* hrnten. {]? d'>ifc i,r>t nntiripat" tnything 8- ri'ina to result th?T> from. Larok Turnip.?The larjj^t ruroip we have 8*eo this year was hronuht. to the Journal office by Mr. Jas. V. W"J*h. If vra? Q3 lori;* ?8 a dirtier p'af?. and weighed br?w??eo f>Ht :??>d '*> Wr W wj'l n!e->.g uo- j 1<?VT-Q pMiiiiuo. ..... ... . t cept onr thanks for the row. N>w Boor ?Wo acknowl-dgt receipt of the first volume o' {,CI am- f hcr'8 Cyub'.psB-iia of F.uglich T it-Tatar.*." j It is neatly bound irf rlntb, ?nd would be a valnabln addition to any library. The name of Chambers beinp connected with it is a sufficient gunratuec of its value as a book of reference. Temperancb Festival.-The pound parry given at the Salmond house last Friday night by the temperance Moci< ty of Camden was quite u success. There ' was quite a large crowd in attendance, arid every one seemed to have spent a very pleasant time. The dancing was kept up until about 1 o'clock. A Prize.?The News ami Courier, with its u<ual enterprise off rs S1G0 in gold as a priz for the best serial sti.rewritten by a S< uth Carolinian; the story to be not less than twenty chapters iu ! /_ I leoctli, and illustrative <>t djuinern m?before, duriug or since the war. This offer isopeo to any South Carolinian. We have received Velum'* XVI. of Woods' Household Magazine, one of the best periodicals in this country. Subscription price o?ly $2 in advance, or $2 will give you the JOURNAL and Magazine both for one y-nr. Call at this oflSc 1 and ~uh?cijbe at o-.ee. The varcy of t?t in the Magazine ieach as wou d intere*' any pers"n. His Hopes Have Departed.?A. c-rtain young man in towo accompanied his sweeih* art to a party not long since, and she left hitn 'here ant let another fellow Bee her home. FTe any* ho docs not like it, and wast* to know what to do about it. Whyj you'll have to lot her go, of course. It's wry clear that sho cares nothing for you. . Go sod look fur oa<- who will treat yon hotter. Let Us K.m'vr.?7t tius b-en ascertained that the total debt of Onll.-ton County?that the ooaoty is Ihbl foris $8,000. It would be a piece i?f information of great inter* st to the people of old Kershaw if the to'al amount of oar county debt were made known. We hope that our County C?mu>issienei> will soon favor ua with tho dc?'r* d information so that we can inform our ? aP tlia omnnnf, pailUUD V* Vfciv The Witches.?It is curtoas to note the amount of superstition still to be found among the citizens of our town. We notice that at the entrance of several of the stures in Camden, an old horse shoe is nail d up, which the proprietors tell us is to to *p "ff the wi-ch> s arid brio?r go"d hick to the e*l:?b!ishui ?nt. Truly, en i^htrntin-nt and eivi lization does very hitlo f>r *?utue pwpk Sold ?A few day* ago, soum youDg ladies, on hearing thut a certain young man had gone into business on bis owd account, said they would g* down to his establishment to see him, if he would'treat thetn. He said he would ? with contempt. Murrain.? We understand that this toooMil Mtile ornil nd I Miocaoc I4UO ItMlCU OV'VIVI vu - ? ? town lately. It would be well for the owoers of co vs to be careful and Dot allow thetu to wander around too much. The disease is infectious and might be scattered over the whole county by roving cattle. O ^ 9 Call Accepted.?We understand that Rev. John Kershaw, son of Judge Kershaw, of Camden, has resigned his | position bs rector of Trinity Church, at Abbeville, S. C., and accepted a call to fill a similar position at Beaufort, S. C. ' The Abbeville Press and Banner siys 1 of bim : "His congregation regret to ' part with one who has labored with ' them so zealous'v and so acceptably for the past several venrs." ' t Snow ?On last- Sunday morning wc 1 had the fitst snow for thi? year. Tl>c storm lasted about one boar, and in 1 that time a whiti- manMe of "beautiful ?n-iw" bad covered everything. A^nut ten o'clock tbe weather bad moderated ' n little and a gentle rain set. iu which * sunn swept it all away. During the d?y ' tbe wind chifted and it turned colder again, wbicb caused tbe rain to fro ze as it f. II, and by Monday morning 'be trees were corer-d with a citing of 1 ire. , : ] Guardians.?A trrtfemau. in.D*v? | ton, O'"io, wbn ten years ago became ( guardian of bis grand-daughter, and 'onk charge of the es'ate of $20 000 left brr by b?-r father, has jn?t surrett- | der^d if, increased ty $40 000, upon , her attainm? hT rnnjoritv. Have any ( of nor rpaders evpr heard of such a j thing before ? In nearly all the eases , w hnyo heard of, where property was j lef in eh?r?re of q enardian for the | benefit of orphans, if h*g dwindled away ( to vcthii q in less't-haitlhalf that time. a ' > i A FIk.AVY L0S9.?As we {.'0 to press , we hare just learned of the burning ( down of Capt. Jno Hurdell's residence | in Columbia. The nani<*ulars we know no?. hnr r- gr t '? state that there wis j no ii)>arain*e on tbp handing. \V% deeply for our tnend, hut he can j stand it hott?r than most of-a*, and as , he lodes over t' ? soonldering ruins, !et . him rem'niher what Dr. Johnson stiid : ,40 "mprtr" jo'ir !<? -it' others." We ar sorry Captain, and if* we could, svery stone and corner ?ould soon , again be in place. , Golden Wedding ?Ou Wednes- , day last, our e-timabl* friend, Mr. Jas. B. Cureton. celebrated his golden wed 1 ding, having been married just fifty years. Mr Cureton is one of the f w ' of the old regime that is left among us, ^ and we rejoice to see liira in all of the ? ' 1 f Ua? I. I .. >mfton/1 nli i C enj,,yiII**lll? l}i UUin ?uj* iu*mm auu | ical faculties A long life of rectitude, he h.is that richest of all blessings that can helnll a parent, and that is to gee all his children in the pleasure of health and good esteem. If our wishes could make it go, we would ask lor him another golden wedding, coupled cyeo | witli tenfold the blessings that surround [ him now. To the good couple who have st'cri so much oi life, we t?-uder our warmest apd btst feeling. Fertilizers.?The war on fertili z?ts still continues tliroutsliout the State, fhough we have heard ?>f very little or* jraniz'd opposition in Kershaw County. Front what wo can barn, there will not near so lurge a quantity sold here this V'ar a* in former vear.*, the farm* . 1 ers concluding that the price '<f co'ten | is too low to permit of their pa\imr such a high price for f> rtilis'-re The soluble pacific, sold by C?pt. J. C. Rollings, at lust year's prices, is ths only hrnnd that is meeting with mnch sale :n Cnniden. When our farmers learn to do without them altogether, though^ their cotton crops may not bo near 60 large, we believe they Will hare much more money in th'-ir p-icketR at the end of the year than if they hud ustd them. - ?< Retireo ? Mr. C. No-'keo has reI 'i?d?d Pr<in th?? gr.eery hi-i- e** having ?.'d i,nt his entire M<>ck of m rohnmiis*' Mr _J ,0.'Ma?; who wid condue?h?' same, as usual, at tlie old ?tnnd. . Mr. Noelkeo is an adopted citizen ol Camden, having come h'-re from Charleston-duriog the war as s refugee, and started in th.? grocery business. From 'l-at time U> the pre-mnt he has bee? t?ne "f oar b?-8: citizen*, and ooe ot the most .r-liable men in the community, ' alwaya taking an active interest in any* thing that tended to improve the condition of the town and its people. Wherever ho may go. or whatever new field of business he may cnt?-r, we wish him that succss he so richly deserves. His succ-'ssor. Mr. .Man, is a native of onr town, a young niun well known to all of os as one of the most worthy, -toady and tmsiue^s like men in the [lice, urfd for him we prcdiet a -nccessjv1 proijivrviM fwiui* To Cotton Planters.?We uou'd advise our farming friends to road carefully the statement in another column in reference to cotton, taken froui the Department of Agriculture, at Wash* ington, and consider the matter well | beforo they plant their cotton this year. I Do not depend entirely npon cotton, or you will lose. Many of you may remember the prediction made in the i T ? * - *1*..#. i?tVio Knit nf JOURNAL la^t year nmu ms *??.the crop of 1878 would not bring over I 8 and 9 eentii " It averaged less than < that amnuot, (we mean to the proda- t cer.) and we do net think that the t coming crop will bring over 7 cents, i At that price, yon cannot make much, t but onlv make yourselves poorer and 1 poorer each year, until bankruptcy will a he the portion of evpry planter in our country. Now, before it is too late, stop and thiuk, and you may yet regain i part of your lost fortunes. There are u many things that our country will proluce which will pay better than cotten, ^ tnd it would he well to give a little c consideration to some of them an well a? S o cettoD. iMake your own corn, wheat, ice. oats, potatoes, hay, fodder, pork, ^ t'-ef, etc.. first, and then you can afford o try other things. it In TnnuBt.K Again.?Rev. Stephen 3ary, colored, the fellow who reprelenti-d Kershaw Oounty in the Legisature for several years during the Radical administration, and who stole a c watch and some cloth in e from a brother t' Rcpre^'-ntative. fir which he had to run away to g. t out of the clutches of n the law, wmt. tn Danvilh?, Va , where w ho r< pr< rented himself as a preacher, ? fupmp the nam-s of several prominent f jolnred n eu around hi re on a certificate ^ is to his character, etc. We learn that he ho trot io'o trouble there, too, and ' . . 'n had to flee. He used to drink whisky ^ ind ?*et drunk, created dissension between the officers of the church, took nil the church money he could set hold ( if. stole the money raised for the yellow f fever sufferers, borrowed nil he could. ^ Porped the names of tin* trustees, pave rtotrs and pot others to indorse them >nd ran away with the proee ds of his n rascality. FTo is a'-o pttiliy of bipantv, r H'jvinsr eourted and married into one of the first colored faroili<8 of Danvill*, SJ IcnvirtL' his first wif-? to w--rfc fir herself, !? We underhand 'hat he is now soj-mrn' " ine in t'"* eiiy of "Rnv h?r'y Love"? Ptiiholp'uhi*. It is to he hoped ?h?t p h-* will so'in In- broughtt> josMc* and i hnr? to sp'-nd the rest of his life stndv- r ici*r g-o'ogy in the State penitentiary. TtlK DlMB KNTERT.UNMEVT.?Tl?e a Dime Entftiinrnenf on W"dne?>d'y night of last week whs a sucefss The music was decidedly the best we have ?ver board in Camden from amateurs. K rh? nrowmmme sneakfl for itself, though n - r- ... - ? x brief review of the performance will 1 not be out of place. "Greeting Glee," quartette, Misfl K , Mrs. B . Mr. A. and Prof. E. "Beau- ' (ifnl Moonlight." duet, Miss K. and 1 Mrs. R "Little Brown Chtirch," solo !| ?nd quartette, Mr. A., Mrs. B., Miss > MeC. nod Prof, E. "Consider the Lilies." Miss Ft. "Fairy Moonlight," 1 solo and quirtett". Miss K., Mrs B., r Mr. A. and Prof. E. ''Softly and Slow- t iy Music Should Flaw," duet, Mrs. B. t and Mr. A "0. Gently Bmnth," polo an-1 quartette. Miss K.. Mrs. B.. Mr. A. a and Prof. E. "L'tvn's Request," solo, | Mr. A "Grandfather's (Mock." snlo j and quartette, Miss K , Mr. A , Mrs. B. j and Prof. E. Miss K snnsr with tender expression ' C"n>i'lor the Lilies," :ind received ( mpiifed applause. The solo. "0, Gently Breath,""was well rendered, and all | the pieces suns hy this Indy wore henrtily encored. The alto of Mrs. B, whs very swct and was much admired by the n?di? nco.. Mr. A's. tenor wa? applauded for its brilliancy and sweet* n^ss. Prof. E. sang bass in his usual /x. f ma?tcrly style. After the music came the hot sapper, nnd the way tnrkey. rice and "oth"r edibh-a disappeared showed pood appetites anj a just Appreciation 1 of the entertainment. After the snpper was over, Mrs. 1 Samuel Hay, jr, and Miss Gantt san? ' several pieces which were very fine in..?>! wnw lnnitln nnnlnnded U'TU, tlllU *?i iv iv/u?.-j u| ; i op Mr. foTin ar.AND ? 0 > !a?' Smwl iv in' rni'-jr 't wis rep rto?? 'h >r Mr ,T F. Jyrherhind had ?Iropp? ' 1 -n? ir 10 ..Vftefc ,f < n'SfK* h^p.r-. and ?"OP qaiiea nua.biT of p ?utle li?**! .cathrr d at bis bouse to uncertain the j truth of the report. The Coroner was then notified of the fuct and an inquest wat h?ld orer the body, when the following evidence was adduced : Mr W. Hrown, being1 duly sworu, spoke in substance as fallows "I was in the Judge's room until about half-past -C it.. 1K,U nine o'clock on trie nignt ui mc jluiu, and th^n bidding the Judge good night, retired and went to my room to bed. Shortly afterward I heard a rumbling noise, n* of some one tumbling over the floor, but did not go to gee. My mother heard the noise and went to see what it w is, and soon came running to me and siid that the Judge was lying or; the [flu r like h? was dying. I immediately U*u itrtv Vbu jww ukd Jvugd kiw v? < floor unconscious and gasping for breath; I threw some wuter in his face, he then groaned sdJ seemed as if his right hand i .njj was drawn up; muum boivj out iuuiu go and call assistance; I laid his head down and also left the room; when we came back he was still unconscious, and soon died." Mrs. Brown's testimony was about the same. Dr. Baruch was "asked to look at the body aod give his opinion as to the jause oF death. After examination, he laid he believed apoplexy was the cause, ind the jury rendered a verdict accordngly. He was 67 rears of age at the ime of his death. The remains were mried on Mooday cvming, the funeral ervices taking place at the house. A f^avcl. To all who are suffering from tht errors ml indiscretion of youth, nervous wenkess, early decay, loss of manhood, &oM I rill send a recipe that willcureyon, FREE IF CHARGE. This great remedy was disovered by a missionary in South America, end a Belf-addressed envelope to the Rav. osi:ph T. Tvhan, Station D, Bible House, Tew York Oily. ' Pkrsonal.?Dr. E. J. Rembert was ) town this wok. ISUEVBTIES. There are but two prisoners in jail. There is a disease, suprtDsrd to be hnlera, killing off the hogs in Lexing. <n county. Almost ovtj other person we have ict for the past week, was troubled rith a co'd. "The whereabouts of Sam Lr,e, the tadical fugitive from justice in Sumter, as not yet been ascertained. We understand that the entertnin? uent at the town hall on lust Wedncs. ayeveniog, netted about $45 in cash. Verv few valentines passed through he Camden post office this year, comlarei with tho number in former ears. J It is reported that- Superintendent Vck anticipates changing the schedule n I lie South Carolina Railroad about he list of March. Tub first burial in ?ho Jewish burial round a> Camden tonic plac-1 on la?t 'un-'av; the bod1,* bi]?yr that of a child f Mr. Sol. B'-ck. !J A Kentucky cWj?v|mn in his priy r. ail: "Oh! Lord/_Thou hnsr seen by he IB'mini: papers'how the Sd-bnth j ras desecrated yesterc ry." The report of the ? tot pun is heard II around (i I'lii Sound i? he d-ath knell of thi rnhin. hundreds | f tlieut ore beinsr ki! *d every day. M | Mr. Joel Hough. School Comntisioner, wil! not be in I is office this week mr next week, He?? now visiting jnd Qspocting the differSit schools in/ tho ounty. \ The wnv those go?ds are disappeared from George Alden'sstore i3 a eauion Greatest bargains to be found nywhere in Camden. Go and see for 'ourselves Tax"8 this year are to be paid in day and Octeb-r?'one half in each n"iith. I Dm IF bp nnt paid in i>lay, hat half draws five* per cent, interest ill October. * .*; List week ouoof the colored guards if the ponitentiarj' jiceidentaWy shit liraself by dropping his pistol inflict? ng a wound which it is feared will >rove serious. That young fellow who kissed hie .weeth*nrt good bye at' the door the tiher night ought to be n little more tareful aud not let other fellows see lim. However, he will not be tola on, his time. It was nmusinz to ee? the blank jountenances of certain young men ironed town, last week, when they op. ;ned the envelope. expecting to find tomething pret'y, an i were greeted by 1 comic valentine. Mr. Latham had four horses hitched to his hack when he took the prisoners over to the peni/tntiary the other day. and when he reached the sate one of the horso9 dropped dead. He thir.ks it was distemper that killed kim. Col James A. IToyt has retired from the editorial chair of the Columbia 7?-,.;^'/*. n.' has h?en an ornament "r7"" to journ-il sin i.i .-nr ml hi- ] :ireoi* "t -ill be" fait. ITowevr wo wis'.' t' " /?P7'<Vr t"1 c oiI ion. 1 -ti'i'cs< which ?i hwell iii"fit .1 un Ic his chnrg" Re is is now connected with the Huptist Courier. Turkish proverbs: Never a sigh falls to the around. God makes the blind bird's nest. A_8Btile answers every tear. Where there is a soul there is a hope. Every qrderly house in blessed. Alms arc a silent prayer. The heart is a child that wants what it sees. Every accident j*ives advice. Ohanre is the best introducer. Man without judgment; ship without an_1 onor. The Cotton MarketCAMDF.V, February 19. Tho supply w fallinjr off conRilerahly, though th? prices nro pretty i fftafcty sv d&v ivr gwi iajMicy. I [Communic .! d A Wretched Nuisance. De~r Journal: It has becoma a common thine when a rider is crossing the Wnteive bridjr? for the steamboat hmmf. rniitiuh stonm tn run it hulf -.7!lV to Acton, or no no other country luorc distant. To bhiw, t<> scrcch, and to bring into plsy ail of tho other devices that cngincH can have, and of which we are is>ntfrnnt, seems to be their ?roCtamme. Now we udrnire eompetiion, and we wish good to tha steamboat. but not at the risk of our lives, and we rnter our solemn pro'e?t against any such performance. If the incarnate d<*vil had been turned loose on Monday morning he could have made no more fus?, and your humble correspondent felt that he was in danger of an immediate dissolution. We are not joking over this matter, nnd as guardians of the public welfare, we coll your nttenti'-n to it. If tussocks wont do, we propose to use a few stones against this wrong. Please, dear Journal, notice this wrong aod oblige. Your Friend, Western Waterek. <?nr Tenure ofLife Depends In great measure upon our regard for or neglect of the laws of health. If we violate them we cannot expect to "make old hones. ' But that the span of existence allotted to a naturally delicate constitution, or one which has been shaken by disease may be materially lc: gth" ened, Is a fast of which we have dally pre >f.? The vivifying and restorative Influence of lostetter's Stomach Bitters upon a falling phy qae affordt a striking illustration of the pow r of imiicirmi medication to btrenzthen the ho' 1 of life. Restored digestion, complete assimlia ion, renewed appetite, sot^od repose, these are ai one the beneflts conferred tho debilitated by the . supreme renovant. With a circulation enrr hod, a frame Invigorated and n nervous system runqulllzed, the Invalid feels that bis llte-tenr e Is no longer the precarious thing that It was- that he may yet enjoy a "green old age." OBITUARY. Dixl?On the 8th inst., of diphtheria, Ilichard, youngest child of Mr. Itic! ard Brown. j\. Card. Wishing fo retire from business, I ! ave sold my entire stock of merchandise Id ?lr. J. 0. Man, who will hereafter conduct 'lie Kitainnaa in bio own name. Thankincr the public for llieir phst liberal pntrjnap . I would solicit a continuance of it in bo i tlf ot my successor. C. NOELKEI . To the Public. Having purchased tlie entire stnc; of merchandise of Mr.-C. Ncslkeu. I will nlinue tlio grocery business at his old s! ml. and respectfully solicit a conlinunnc of the liberal patronage that the public l ive bestowed upon liim. J. C. MAI Notice of Dissolution. The firm heretofore known as 1'a.vlt 'i Smith is Ibis dissolved by mutual con- > nil parties holding claims against, aui will present their hy the 1st of March 'o J. W. Tavlor, for rnvment. TAVLOR ti SM1TI . [feb ".'0-1 m Notice to Creditors. JAMES JONES, Esq . merchant of the tnu-n nf Camden, bavin? made an nun en ment to me for the benefit of his credit >rs, nolic i* her?*hj* given that a meet inp of creditors wilt bo hold nt my offic- in (" tinden on Friday, t he 28th of February, n II o'clock a. tn? to choose an agent for ci editors and decide what disposition shall be mado of the assigned estat". 4cb 20-2t J. T. HAT, Assigno-. , R. T. OWENS, Sign and Ornament U PAINTER, Having established himself in Camden, is prepared to do all kinds of ornanie lul painting All bis work is warranted, t nil -- A -1 \folto' P(lf?trPV OU HllU-.l i.A. J. feb20?tf GUANO! T ntn agent at Camden tor the following first class fertilizers, which I will sell on the uiost l'avorablc terms : SOLUBLE PACIFIC, $10 per ton in cash, or 450 pound t ale of cotton. PACIFIC ACID, EAGLE ACID, . COE'S GUANO and olhcr brands will be sold n9 low as they can be bought anywhere else. J. C. ROLLINGS, Apent, febl3 Caindcn, S. C. X>05?>i tiyely AT AND BELOW COST! The Valuable Slock of GENERAL MERCHANDISE lately belomringto GEO. ALDEV. F. is offered I'cr sale at and BEI-.OW CO.^' ! \in'Ui^ ntb-.M* ariicKv m- i < . . ar. COOKING & PARl.C i STOVES, Plantation Utensi *'? ?a"y goods, boots & shoes Groceries, Etc,, Etc. A r xx ivait vuautc lur BARCSAINS J. T. HAY, Assignc . WM. D..TRANTIIAM. Ageut fut Oroditgri. 1 KM** Mortgage Sale. State of South Carolina?Ktrthaw County. Thomas J. Smjrl, } Mortgage to J of t i Tmiolnn I "Real Estate. Uudcr and by virtue of a power of sale contained in the above mortgage, which said mortgage is dated July o, 187G, and recorded in the office of the Register of Mesne Conveyance for the county aforesaid in book "D 1>" puges 43G and 437, which said mortgage is assigned to 1). W. Jordan & Co., we will sell at public auction before tne Court House in Camden on the first Monday in March next, within the legal hours of sale, all that piece, parcel or tract of land situated, lying and being in the county and State aforesaid, on waters of Gum Swamp Creek, known as tho "Mill Tract," containing 255J acres more or Icbs, ( bounded north by lands estate of William Kirkland, east by lands of Adolphus Wright and Joseph Belton, south by lands of said Belton and Vaughan, and west by lands of Sam'l. Haile, Levi Lee and Edward Belton, the same being a portion of lands of estate of Wm Kirkland, conveyed to J. J. Riohardsm by J. D. Dunlap, Commissioner in Equity for Kershaw County. Terms cash. Purchasers to pay for pa* pors. D. W. JORDAN, H. G. GARRISON, as D. W. Jordan Sl Co., feh6-4t Assignee?. Laud JL'laster. Land Plaster in quantities to suit purchasers. J. N. ROliSON, C8 East Buy. janlti-'Jmcs. Charleston, b. G. IIOME-M A. U FERTILIZERS ! .... ' i An absolute necessity of the times. j ' j Millions Have Been Wasted In our country In the past few years In fcighpriced Fertilizers. \oa kuow it; we know It.? i Stop this insane, criminal pi-ncticc of having these goods at tremendous high prices and on long credit, and try our I _'.f ,1. Prepared Chemicals, Which enable planters at a small cost fo utliize their Cotton Seed, Stable and Barnyard Manure and to provide themselves with a IMS-MADE 1IRTILIZEB, The results of which have beet\ provn fully equal t to the high-priced ForUltze;H and at about ouethird Its cost. Scud for testimonials to i ' / 11 f LORICK k LOWR\NOF, feb6-2t Columbia, S. C. | A NEW EXCiTING BOOK. | i Bristling with the Wild Adventures of j STANLEY ifl AFREA !', The only authentic and copyrighted cheap; i ??* author, f'.ou. i J. T. lieiidley. (Jives a !ull Jildtor.v of his wen derfnl discoveries In Africa unci marvelous Jour- j nev down the C More fascinating than ro-1 manue. rroian.-jly illustrated, and highly en-; dorsed by the clergy and press. Over 115,000 sold. More AGENTS WANTED. \ Eor particulars aoout the booh, Bucces9 0ii Went. sndbest terms 8H0S., " Publishers, rhlladelphla. l'a. \\TILXIINOTON, COLUMBIA.- & AU-j W GUiTA RAILROAD. GENERAL I'ASSBNGKII Dr.? \RTMENT. Coi.uuufA, S C , Deo. 25, 1873. The follovviug schedule will be operated on and after this date : going Noam. Night Express?Daily. Leave Columbia 12 60 pm Leave Florence . 4 47 p m Arrive at Wilmington 9 00 p m oopu socru. Leave Wilmington 8 30 a ni Leave Florence 1 03 p in Arrive at Columbia 4 15 p m This Train is Fust Express, making through connections, all rail, North and bouth, and '.vater line connection via Portsmouth. Stops at all stations betweeu Columbia and Florence, and at Marion, Fair Bluff, Whit-ville, Flemington, Nichols' and Brinekley's. Through Freight Train?Daily, (Sundays excepted.) Leave Columbia / 4 50 p m Arrive at Columbia 10 05 a in Through Tickets sild and baggage checked to all principal points. Pullman Sleepers on night traius. , Local Freight Train leaves Columbia Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday only, at 6.00 a nt. Arrives at Columbia at 1.50 p m Mondays, Wednesday* and Fridays. .A. POPE. C. F. j; T. A. J. F. Divine, SuperiitUutfcnt. /"1HARL0TTE COLUMBIA & AUGUSTA lj RAILROAD. Coli'Miiia. S. 0., Doc 27 1878. Tiio following pHsseuir-T .?ciietlnle ?iU Hi. ril.'.l !,ii unci after tilis'lalr. I'(1 'I : 1II | Washington tim>>. which i? -ii'ten mii ti: i* faster limn tint : No 1 Nijcbt I.lmV' i'!iar' '! " ! < ' t. j V: i- V'* r?.!tntil>i'. ' . 1 l.?vnv ' Vlt?'hIiSh . >" , J \ i r.v > v?' u . } Nu. - N 1L.0! Kmuv?*? >oi'i ii. I " " Leave Augusta o 55 p m Arrive Columbia 10 01) p ui Leave Columbia 10 JO p ni Arrive Charlotte GlOaui No. :1 Day l'assengcr?Sou'h. Leave Charle'te 11 27 a in * ?/'.I.4 11? n m I .'Il l IVV VVliiinv/iu . ... r ... ( Leave Columbia 4 15pm Arrive Augusta h ;J0 p m | No 4 Day Passenger?North. Leavo Augusta 0 03 a hi Arrive Columbia 1 'JO p m Leave Columbia 1 30 p m Arrive Charlotle 0 30 p in These trains stop only nt Fort Mill, Hock Hill, Chester, Winnsboro. Itidgeway, Lcesville, Batcsburg, Ridge Spring. Johnston's, Troiitnn mid flranitevillc. All other sta lions will be recognized as .Flag Stations. Pullman Palace Drawing ltoom and Slopping t.'ars on Nos. 1 and 2. Greensboro to Augusta and on Nos. 3 and 4, New York to Savannah via Richmond and Georgia Central Railroad. T. D. KLINE. Superintendent* lie Sure to Stop at tlie Latham House, CAHDEX, S. C. (Trahsient Board, $'2.00 per day.) nnnnmmn.lnlinm t;lhlt'S 811D plied with the best the Markets aiford. Jivery attention paid to the comfort of Guests. ??"Connectcd witli the house is a first class Bar, which is located separately from the house, and orderly kept. IS^ConTeyatices supplied lo quests on liberal terms, either for city or country use. jan2-ly S. B. LATHAM, Proprietor. DR. I. H. ALEXANDER, Dental Surg-eon, 3RADUATE OP TUB I'll ILADELPUIA COLLEGE OP DENTAL SURGERY. Office, Neztdnorto C'uunty Treasurer' a Office, ' CAMDEN, S. C. NEW STOCK 8RASIN&TGN AND NETTLED ' Are now receiving ninl opening da'.'y the T?rvT?QT KTHPIv OF Family and Fancy GRO CER X 13 TOBACCO, CIGARS, Etc., Ever brought lo Oamilcn; ami all ut iuo Lowest Cash Prices. Cail an J examine our prices before purchasing elsewhere. With our thanks for past liberal patronage, we request a continuance of the same in future. Highest market prices paid for all kinds of Country ProduceAlways roady to pay th^ CASH FOR COTTON. BBASUHfOS & KETTLES. sept 12 Guanahasii ttaauo. " $10 BE It TON, IN NEW BAGS. This GUANO is a direct importation from th V: est Indies, being a natural deposit frjia t; c caves in those islands. I offer, a- hb?.\c, to close tIn* -i. piiicnt. J. X. IIOBSON, iou'23-2nii tj ; East Bay. Peruvian tncuiso. ' Peruvian Guano in lo?s to suit purchasers. J. S. ILORSON, C8 i-'lisi jnnlO-l'mos ' Charleston, S, C. The New Improved ma mmmachisi, J, C. Ounnii3g;haiat Ag'f, LIBERTY HILL. S. C. The Singer is Ibe old reliable; t?c\va the lockstitch, iiuil dooacveiy kind of work that can be done on any machine; has all the very latest improvements, ami is the cheapest machine in the atari:el for the money; Gitif on or address J, 0. C::.vxt>uuAU, at Liberty liill, ami he will answer you at ouco. j.?noO Hobnon^ClottAii acid Coru Fertilizer. ROBSON'S COMPOUND ACID PHOSPHATE. I am prepared to till orilerb fur tltuu'oovo, together with n 11 kinds of Gu.iii k. Thin having been sperir.l busine-* fur over 1:0 years, I will endeavor, as formerly, to furnish toy planting friends u pure article? their continued patronage in toy b.-t endorsement. J. X. ROl&nX, jaulti-^mos ' US Eant lJay. BUIgT'S^" \ Garden Seeds. Onion Setts, S^eed Potatoes. \ Trv the Snowfiaks, - - J / For S-iie by F. li. !2E)1P. /52jra>.K7t XcirMn? "m'li' rnr<-['. KscQE&S2 !?*?(Scrf'?Or!sina!"> 1 "" ' 1 ' - J h k? ? if ?5f<-:Jt cl V. 11?:?i? f- r ua E cr rfc v jjfm Upturn T* tin- t> W 1*. ?qu rj, K K\#fi v B U wru.iu;uu, 0.: Cw'ua Co.. JqU. Oreat Opening OF Fall and Winter Goods THE flLD BRICK STORE. W, U. O-EBALD OFFEFS ins iyO- :a^i > i*>\ > i ? j' DRY GOODS, W rfTirBMPiffc Ti-vi.. i "*) a. #? v* 'GROCERIES Of every kiud,aml FTNEST Quality, Hardware, >\?ir1 T1-?r.rv Pfrt iiitgglilg Ct-iU. JLXCiS) JUbVi) AT THE LOWEST CASH PRICES. PAYS THE HIGHEST CASH PRICE FOR COTTON,