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A VERY IMPORTANT AOVEMENT. Purchase of 134,000 Acres of Land for Immiiiigrants. Franz Bussebatun, of lamburg, Germiianiy, was in the city yester day, ccompani ed by Prof. Finel lin'g of Adger (College, Walialla11 Mr. Bussebaimi. who speaks no En lOishi as vet. c.-ane to this coun try recently representing an a sso ciation of wealthy Germans, of' which he is a ieinber, formed to purichase hnds ill this Section. On TuIesdtay he ()m pletcd tle rcia-se of a tract 0 13,0001 acies of l11(d in the upper por't ions of P'ickenis and Oconee cotlities, rn nning r'i'omn the Greenville line :1n( eibracillg thQ corICr of Ihe"; St.ate bolnded by North Carliona anld Georgia. A consider-able portion of, this! han is settled and cultivated bv parties who1( have obtaied o sses Sion from timeic to timle, but 3%1Ir. Iussebauiii has purchased from t he heirs 1 of the Ioldrs ot the orig--: 1 inl g ra lit froimi t lie -Sta te, w ho are reprI V1eseited by thIe heirs of thew late ('ol. . 1r'o"n., of (II a rIleston. Al I. Bissebai lm does not, hcmvever, pro )(ose to harras those )cc I py ing the land, and will ivthem good t itles on terms which will (1ut less he iiiut iniall satis factory. Ie propoSeS to bring over t'amilies of Gr(11 an s to set te oi the unoceu pi ed portion of th e hiuge tract he has purchased. Iis designs is t have the land o()r the occupation of t he new settlers prepared for t hem by opening aid b reaki it u) a11( plantingo it in grain,potatoes~grass l anld1 frits. for' Stock and grain farms. thIat bei ng the systemil of' ciltivation withi which they are I'ICa iliar. Cottoni will probablv niot he gri'owvn at all- certa i ily not for Some time. The imi31granits will be bi( olt ovr at first in siall parties of 15 or 20 at a time, but h ir. Russe hami1 is con fident titat he will set te friom 2,000 to 3,000 persons on t ie tract, within the next few vearls. I Ie is a prac8(tical business man and( has3 the capjital beh inxd him to exec ute his semne. lHe ha s g~one over' al1 thle groun rd and ('onlsidIer ed all 'ond1itions care'(fuily, an knowvs exactly what he is doing He. was introduced to Johnf eri guIison, ) Direc'tor of' the (Coluimbia & G reenvi lie R~ail road, who stated that the manager's of. the Clyde systeml are sincerely anxious to pr'omote immnigr'ation to th is see nomiinal rates for the trlansp)orta tion1 of' such perIsons fr'om New Mir. Besseb~aum will r'emlainl here preparing for' the recepltionl of the inunigrants and( will make this ''ity hiis lhe adqu~arters. The i mmi gralnts wvill also be br'ought her'e, and( each'1 companyI1 of them will re miain1 hiere until the lands1 dlesigni dl for' them aire readly for! their oe' ('u1pancy', the pur ipose being to mmake themi comforomtable and to show them that they will be in easy reach of at city of some size. Mr. Bussebaiumn was taken to Gower & Reilley's and shown what t his section can produce in the way oftfruits. lHe exhibited much nileasurIe and( interest in examin ing the ma1gni i liceit Speciimens pre parIed for the Exhibit'n on the 29h. He has also been taken by Mr. .111lhn to see the Carpen, G rreaux, and Marshall vinea rds and such otherl demonstration's of what our soil will produce as would he like ly to interest himl), and seemed to be thioiooghlv illipressed with the ("llpabilities and advantagecs of this sectio 11. lie ex )1essd )11 ch p s IIre in t he businesslike, wide a w ake aspect of'Greenville.-I)ailY News. 25th. A Mmn )wai.nVeO. --In the ('ourt( of Comion Pleas yesterdayV I)efore Ju(lge Firazer, Mrs. Catherine I Iagueri ma de appli catioll that tle Imarriag'e contract existingo. het ween herself and Roh eit Little, other iise known ais Robhert, llag-er, he declared vo)id. .Jd(ge Frazer in fililn his decis ion declared the Imarriage cont ract void and of none effect, upon i the gr'ouiid that the defeidait, had N vife living) in North Carolina :t the timet he Illarried the plainitif. Tlhe lawI governi ng in hle ipremises is new to mour practice. :il this is perlha-ps the first case (of t l kinid i'ouglit inl this State. 'Ile par ties A re well known in (ireenville anlid the niiversal sentimieit is with the plinitiff in the above cas(. It will he renemb ered I11t:1t Little maruriel a won an in (eorgia after he disappe Ired from t his cit v somile time ago.(. and his latest escapade was the Iuning. away with his third wi fe's horse and hmyi., th us addilgo insult to in jur, as it werc. -i):ily News, 25th. tlt. PUBLIC 3EETINGS. At a meetin rg of the ( 'ounlty Ex ecutive Conn iittee, huld July 1 8th, 1884, the following Scries of pub lie meetings were arratiged tor the I'ounthV. llurricieane, (Nine 31ile School ollse,) Ihu'rsday, Auguust 7th. Eastatoe, Fi day, August 8th PuimpiniitownI, Satur iday, Au gust D acusville, M~ond;y , A ugust 11th. Cross Plaiins, Tuesday, August 12th. Easley, WXednesday, A ugust 13th. Liberty, Thur'sdlay, August 14th Central, Friday, August 15th. Pickenis C. II., Saturday, Au gust 16th. Al0 eaidiates in the couty, who 1h0l( themselves subijct to the primary election, are r'equiestedl to be p)resent at these meetings and address thne peCople upon the polit ical issues of the day. D). F. BnAm)1i.y. Coninty Chairman. BACOT'S LIV ER PILLS. I NIllS is to cerrify that~ I have givenu .heLI V ER P L L~ (M anuf ae tuiiredl by Messrs. I>. T.1. BACOT'i & CO., Grneenville, S. (.X.) a1 fairi trial, and~ cani unihes.itatiungly say that they are supe) rior to any~ pill I have ever uisedl. REV. I). WEiSTrON IlioTT. Easley, S. C., July 22, 1884. TJhe above pills are sold1 by all Drug.. gists, and Merchatnts generally, and can also be found at the~ Postoftice at Easley, S. C., where you can be sup) plhitd by A. M. Folger, P. M. jnly 25 3m bRUGs! DRUGS!! F. A. WALTER, PROPRIETOR., (or. Main al Wahington Sts., GR1 LVVJILLEN. S. C. OFFERSto the pulic, one of the b )es sel,,mectvdl. puirest andl freshecst. OCk of Drugs. -Iliciies. int11I s.Oils. S)v St ii ts, 'I'(let article', I'ateni mIIlivines. ie best braids of Segars an1(1 Tob(*co, Notions., ete., etc.. to be fnhin( inl the State. Also, full line of Garden. F1owe.r anil field -SEJIDS, Guanenlilteeti fresh all gelinlie. an inl fact everything- lsually kept ill at first e1Iss )rI I St ore. II is SODA FOUNT is ill full hhist, and well silpplied w ith eve1ry (1o1cei v -Ile iul of 1lavoing Sy P111), rn, etc., :i servel inl the host styIe ill the (itY. l'lite ail atiit live wlerks, with A full :lid select st ock of G(otld iS MVr -IUll liitin ellivilit I fo( '}r:p: ' I n . VIei I I o ' ilMe 11i (. reenville (1o0 1 'aN call (m ilue, :Ind I gularantee sat faction. .M v st ok is too large to n. d t akII e to( emn 1114erae al It lw-e i'1 . .\iy 23 tIf Inll all its hlllehcs, don.e by ("ive him : call il satisfh1tioll wil RICHMOND & DANVILLE RAILROAD. ESI NG H" I )EI'AIU.MENT. n a fler .1i ' S ih, 1881. Pa-enrv 'al crvicv onl the A. & C. Air-Line lon will b - follovs I'xpe% ia il, No. 51 N(). 531 I__):tl . IY):ailv. L-a oAthainta A 4- 0 -1) S-10amI A r. (ain sville. . ( 57 1, 10 35 a im L i,.. .. 7 25 p 11 0 1 ila bItlh (Th1) J1ntiteB> 8 12 1) im 111 a m '.()a . ( . .' ,54 1) m i 12 04 n .1ncca City. .I) 9-5 tilm 1 00 m entiral . .. 110 32 pm 1 52 p in IL be rtyI... . . . 10 5:3 m 213pi aSley' 11 10 p m 2 27 pm Greenvill E' . I 11 12p im 2 47 p in Spartanbar 1 1 01 a ill 3 15 pm Gastnia R 7ai 4p m_ SYOUT/HWA RDh._ No. 0~ N o.52~ D aily. DJaily Leave ( bar lotte . I8 nI10 )i Al. G;ast onia.....21 In 41 n "Sipartan oulg 42 i pi "Greenville. 3aii~o~~i "Easley's..... 1 tn 6pi "Liberty.....64ain52 "Central........s n6(Op "Senieen Cit v ..73 i 3 "LulJa .110. 0. aii 85 i "Gainesv'ille. .) 36i 9 5j Atlata....2.1 00pmli :] 4pmi A ii e (a i wi 17....m. 52 pmi L'v Gaii~vile 73...am. 007 am Leav Chrlot1.. 0...am. 0p m Arrie (affe 103...am 95p m i A"w Atlata.rg......0m1130pm AcrvoGnnoie.''ran,.AirLin Belle) i Araive At Elat............... 0 O5 prm A rrive a inbesvill..........8 25 p mn A rr ive ACl nta............... 7 30 a m No. 17-Local Freight, Going North, LArve Genle............ 4 45 p m Arrive at Libert t............... 15 a ir. Arrive at Easleys ...... 5'50 a rr Arrive Greenville ...... . 7 03 a Im Arrive Saa b . .10 20 a ml Arrive Ga Gtiey's. 1 03 p In Arrive Charlotte .................. G 15 p n All freight trains on this road carry )assen gers. All passenger ti:ins run brouigh to )anville & L-.Ricm6nd with-. out c'Ian1ge eonncec i nIg at 1)anvilI wit h Va. -M-idland, to all Eastern cities, and at Atlainta with all lines diverging. No. 50 leaves Richniond at 12 45 p. in, and No. 51 arrives thei e at 3 50 p m. 52 leaves R ichmond 1 28 a m. 53 arrives there 7 00 a m. The local freights stop it above stations 20 to 30 minutes. HUFFET SLE EPING CARS W[IT. OUT CHANGE. Om trains Nos. 50 and 51, New York and( Atlanta, via Washington and Dan ville, and also Goldsboro and Warn Springs. Oni trainls Nos, 52 and 53, Richmond :au Danville, Washington and Angus.. ta, Wa.shington :and New Orleans, 1liet m'ning, on No.52 leever Gvreen-s hoIr) to.) Richimiom. 'l'Inongh Tickets oil sale at ( hiariott eI, G reenville, Se n(en, Spar anihurg and ainesville to all points Soith, Southwest. North and East. A, wit II N E It it toaiId from1 Athens. It, With N E It U to and from Talln hil Falls. C, wth E. .ir-Lasto and tromn Eb Irtoll andl Io -Svill(e. I), with ine UHidge n -x to and from Walhmlla, &cv. Eo", vith and it -K to an1d from Newherry, Alston and Colimbia. I", Wit h A anId S and S U ai ci it t0 and frain &(-desnvle,.told (. withl Che-ter and Lenoir It RIt om and from c hester, Yorkville ala Dfallas 1i. witlI N C DiVisionl Ilald V C Mid am I It to) an froln Greenshoro, Italeigh, e. EIW IN BI* Y, Supt. M. SJAUO iITEn, Ge. Pass. Ag... A. L. livivs, 2d V 1P & ('en. Maii'r Sonut Car'olina Ril I way Com11pany1. omi met iI Sunda, "May 11 . .atc 4 P m. Pas84enger 'I w\ill I tim as follows 1unti if fnrtHlwr notice. "'ast era time :-" TO AND FROM CHARLESTON. EAST (DAILY.) Depiart, Columbia at 7 50 a m 525 p im Du Charleston at 12 20 a m 955 " WEST (DA1 y I .) Depart Charlewt on 8 18 a 4 30 p) m )(Ie at t Coltumbia at 12 38 " 9 22 To A N) FROM CAMDrEN. East (Daily except Sunday.) Depart Coluimbia at 7 50 a mn 5 25 p Dute at (Camden at '2 25 p m 8 25 Wrest (Daily except Sunday.) D)epart Camnden at 9 00 a mn 4 00 p im Duie at C;olumibia 1238 " 922 "' TO A ND FOM A UGUISTA. East (D.aily.) Depart Columbia at 7 50 a mn 5 25 p rn Due at Augusta at 1 20 p im 8 10 a mn West (Daily.) D~epart Augusta at 7 15 a im Due at Columbia at 12 38 p mi CON NECTI ONS made at Columinja with Golumbia and Greenville Railroad by train arriving ait 12 38 P mn, and( departing at 5 50p. im. At Columbia .Junction with Char lotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, by same train t~o and from all points on bo0th roadls. A t Charleston wijth Steamers fo New York on Saturday; andl on Tuies (lay and~ Saturday with Steamner for' Jacksonville and points on St. John's Riveri; also, with Charleston and Sa vannah Railr'oadl to and( fi~m Savan nah and all p)oints ini Fiorida* At Augusta with Georgia'and( Cen tral Railroads to andl from all points~ W est a1nd South. A t Blackvileto and from p)omts on Bairnwell Railroadl. Thriiough tickets can be purchased to all pomnts South and West by applying to D). McQUEEN, A 'ent, Columbia, S.C ,JoIna B. .PECK, Ueneral Manager. U C A LLEN.Gen. Pap. nd m1T'rk' Agt