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She tileg aeutenger. J. R. H1GOOD9, Editor and Prop'r. LOCAL AND COUNTY MATTERS. EASLEY, S. C., FEBRUARY 1. 8@'Mr. J. T. Arnold. after Feb. the 1st, will become the traveling agent for T HE MEssENGER. -Read the presentment of the Grand Jury. -Read the new advertisements of W. M. Hagood & Co. with re gard to their guano. -Miss Rosemond, from Mexico, Mo., is visiting relatives in this place. -Prof. Moore's large school is still on a 'boom,' but he is going to get a Music teacher, 'Will', for the school and not for the young men. -The Board of Free School Trustees will meet on Saturday, Feb. 2nd., at the store of II. C. Briggs. -Miss Lula (oodlette, a charm ing young lady formerly from Spartanburg, is visiting relatives in Easley. -Messrs. Ferguson & Miller are having a guano house erected opposite the store of'J. 1-. Lanning on Main Street. -Read the announcement of the candidate for the oflice of Sher iff. We will furnish the steps to 1.1w platforn for $5, from each candi(late. -Mr. J. T. Arnold has received a beautiful buggy in which ht will carry around his Sewing Machines. ie isagent for The Messengrer too. Hand in your names. -We will call on you next time Brother Cavis. This is a time of progress, but the next Leap Year Reception can't be an improv ement on the last. Come over' and see us. -Mr's. Isom Simmons an aged lady of 75 years, who residled near Pickens, diedl on Wednesday last. She was a nmebe of the 'Moun ta in Grove Babtist Church. -Messrs. Gignilliat & Ihester dleclinle, aftei' the 1st of Feb., fo mrail any matter on the train, in as much as our very efficient P. Mr. derives his salary in p~art from stamps canclled. --We (lid not receive the new Schedule of the Air Line road up ti after we had printed the old1 one onI our 6th page, andl being request ed to publish the new one in this issue, it necessitates us to 1:ublish two this week. The new one will be found on page 4. --We regret to learn of the dan gerous illness of Mr's J T Gossett, mother of our t ownsman, 'Squire J. R. Gossett. Little hopes are entertinedm of he eco~-e.., she being very old1 and the attack se vere. Presentmaent of the Grand Jury January Term, 1884. To the Hon. J. H. fludson, Presiding Judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit : We the Grand Jury. respectfully beg leave to report to yotur Honor that we have passe(d on all the bills handed to us for our consideration, and in this our general report beg leave to say that we have examined the offices and records of all tihe County officers, and find them in good condition andl neatly kept. We have by a committee of our body visited the Poor [louse, and find that the paupers are properly cared for and the farm in good condition. We ha've also visited he :Collty jail and find that the prisoner.s are well cared for andf the jailor doing Il (huty We recomiend that the jail buiilding be repainted, the walls of the seconld floor of the jail building whitIewasled, and one of the outbuildings in the jail lot he recovered. We further recommend that the County Commissioners (10 sell such portion of the real estate owned by the .0oniity in the town of PIickens as is not necessary for County purposes, and that the proceeds, or so nimueh ais may be nec'ssary,be applied to the enlarge Inent of the Court H louse building; and we do recomend thit the Court IlIose building be eIlrged, so as to meet the Iecessities and wants of the Court ald the people of the County, at the earli est4 day possible. We further recommend that the Coi ty Commissioners do have the well in the rear of the Co'irt H ouse deepened; more shelving put lp in the Cleik's ofilce for the better preser-yation of the records of that oflIce; that they htive erected a privy for ie convenience of the pIblic, near the Court House Square, anl tlLt they have the steps leading upl) to the court roomn I epaired. We find thatt h road leading from Mt. Zion church to Synune's Mill; the road1 leadin g fromi Easley to Liberty, and the road1 leadling from Richard I lest er's to Larkin H ughe's are in bad cond(ition)1. We llind also that the bridge aeross Rice's Creek near Lar kin lutghtes's anid the bridge across Twle Mile river near the mouth of saidl river, on~ the~ road leading from Nat hianiel Mah1lenl's to Ravenel's bridge ro)ad are untsafe; we t herefore :'ecomlmend( that the County r'onuniss loners hive sai(1 roadls workedl out as sooni as possible, the saidl bridges re paired1, and iWh t th~ey have hanniisters put up on all the bridges over the wa tr couirses in the cotuinty. W'ie presen~it Jamies Turmnter and1 John Jam uison, who) resides in Central towvn ship. Pickens Co, for retailinug spiritu onts liquors in said counut~y without a li eense in Oct,, Nov., and Dec., 1883. Witniesses, Jacob) A'iuns, Rober't Chil and1( Charles S. R binson.m We1J( also pre(set aJ. T.' Andiere'on of D~acuusville towvnship, Picens Co., for reta iinitg spiritIIouis liquors ini said co)unI tv without a licentse.from Oct. to .iee., 1883. Wit nesses, .J. W. Tiurner and .John Oi. D avis. Wev also~ present G. WV. Earle of Pickens, for retailinig spi rituious liig our1s with)out a licensie inl 5.1id county, from Oc t . 1883 t oJanu. 1884. W it ness-. ses, J E. C'ox, Jesse ('ren shaw, Wmn. \l. Wergnson. A tul1I'w (hritfln. 'lIhns Anthony and Earle P. Taylor. We also present James Pevk of Cei tral, Pickeis countyfor retailing spir - ituous liquors Insaild county withouta license, from Oct. 1883 to *Jan. 1884. Witnesses, Wm. Holcombe, John Marchbanks and G R Martin. We also present Wm R Price of Eastatoe townshl), Pickens co., for re tailing spirittiois flquiors in said county without a lioense. from Oct. 1883 to .Jan. 18k4. Witnesses, Wim A Masters Joni Tirotter, Frank Lemnons, Chvis. Anthony and Martin Terrill. We also present Mansil IlLemphiAl, a coloredi man [m-trred) and Saradh Meades, a white woman, Pickens co , a)d townsh&iip. for adultery, from Jan. 1883 to Jan. 1884. Witnesses, Wim Gilstrap, Math. Fergitson and Silas Kirksey. We al-o presient Joseph iBurgess. a col'd mant and M5illy Turn-Ier, a White womian, of Pumpkintowi township. Pickens co.. f:- fornie-itioi for the last .2 years. W1ies:'s, J L Tro'r. WVes ley Phi Jackson E Elrod an .1 ( K llendicks. We also pi-. eent Simn1v Marotin, a col'd man [married] and S'sum Edtens, a col'd womIlan, of Damnsville townihliip. Pickenls eo., for a'-lultery from Atur, to Dee, '25th 14 83. Witnesses-, rfinT llenr(Iick4. Whlitenun Neighbor)s And Albert Martin. ve hereby tender our thanks to your II 'n-r for coturtesies extended to I[s aIld to tle atilng Soici.osI f, or the sistanic( given i by 1 h1mb. All of whieh is re*Ispecfully siiluit ted. Jim. Term;i 1881. S J NO. A. E Asi1s, Foriemn I. [f(or Ie Messenger. From A Depouty Marshal. Mit. E OfwVn : la the hist week's i-site of th - "Senitinel," I noticeI a!I editorial commnenting on the actions of deputty marslutls. I have no fight to make inl deifeiwe of deptty marsh'als who have impose.d on the peoplfe of Piekens county, or who hLave over drawn their salaries, ald I think the pelliteltial. t h proper j)pace lfor them, let them be who they m Iv. But there is one laIse inl the editorial referred to whieh I think : little too h:rd onl thel " Boys who are emin plo yed to boom t he grantI(d old party."' It is thitk "4A1I i1 dirnectly everytin waiI ,) N-ts se~ire ne and the trIateed uoflicials ee(iV1red fr l t heir die wIitith 111-1it t o At enaces n thei ace0)atomegrad inod thne towar ti he paieto." toth eryl o l onutyer a the nv sition "emergled" bro prlivt ie, hankd ab gootd ao commissiont'atideputiysior citize of my wntv on wih "-nso mkn, dintpme to "bygadom" nparty, hor o e t act (10ery tdo d onh makhe leittimately. At lthestim I wante to provte to the peopiea Of thine opty that heypodio of depty marsha is an hono~rclal an thofod honi Democraitck thmisI otn ser a (iimea natie hon n(es.--not Rmision l didn't proisaneto "bomiso thy parstty oje. xettod t Becte i for e:te moneyan havrese every deputy marshal its ail ilusolenit scoundrel, directly or indirectly, p ple who depend upon their paper to give the "truth and the whole truth." must think "The Boys" a bad lot. To my certain knowledge there ins been n1o "insolence" shown the peo ple of this coutnty by deputy marshakl sluce last August court. I suppose if :1 marshal has a Bench Ivarrant which he endeavors to serve, and th' party takes leg-ball, is overtaken, captured and hand-cufted. (when he vouild have otherwise been treated gentlem.anly.) I sulppose this is called by some "inso lence." vhy doe' a a)Ipelr whIch so Strong ly advociates tie cause of T'emperanvce a(dVocate, in anm itudir'ect 1ma14nne0r, th. traille of illicit (istliiln , A. W. F., U7. S. Deput y Ma r-h m. (coMwmUN ICATE.] MR. EDIro: The citizens q Coluinmbia use all their influence anl efforts, besides* all their persua sions, to induce the members of the Legislature to vote appropria tions for the Lunatic Asylum, Pen itent iary, Canal, and for the South Ca-olina University ; andi then to cap (lie elinax, the City Council grants licenses to bar-roons anl cock-pits right at the very doors of the University. Suppose the bar room keepers want to get rich out of the Students. We think any further appropriations should be withheld, and if the city of Co lumbia will grant authority to its own eitizens ,-o sell liquor and have cock-pits, then the Legislature should take the matter it) hand, and pass a law prohibitlog the sal of any liquori within a given dis tance of the University, or vote no appropriation to it. LIST OF LETTEs. Remainjing il the P. O. at Easlev, oi tihe 30th fJanuary, 18,5: A-Mrs Kaute Arial. BV-M II liowen. C-R' (G Carver, Mis~s .Josephineh Carver. C E (lar'k, ~Jamnes Cilrk, J TI B Clardy, J1 A Cotichi. 1)-MaiIlind(a D arnel. l"-J E LFerguson, D) C, Frheeman. (:2(, 11011z Fergu1o. h-Bens'oni K~lfenmre, J1 A lKelley. M-IIattie Mc:Uollmu. 0 - M rs Maiggie O'Shibld.. V-- M D. Vaughan. Persons calling for' the abtove letters will please say~ the a)'~tre adlvertisedl. ArLoxzo M. FooJxaE, P. M Married, Jan. 24th, by fI ev. J. 1). TaIIlev, at his re'sidenlce, W. II. LE81,IIN anid Miss J. L. NALL~Y, all of Pickens (countt y. A11.460 UNC E2MEA'S. Thlie umany friends of ELIAS E M AU LDIN respect fully annuounce hmis name as aL candidlate for Sher'ifY of Pickens counity, at the ensuing elie - hti, subjc~t to aictionl of the~ Demo) (ratie C'onvent ion. feb 1--t<l