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the pe:opi^e ■•B-r JOlTN lV. IIOI.HKN, Edlter. THURSD1I, MAY W, iSTfl! -B=J lilu-U-1 i:i-—*> a 1L . Wt are not rpopotwlble for the view* of our corn?*pendent*. — MMeicoI Reflertloaia. In reply to the propositions we hare heretofore announced by way of objec tions to certain fcatUnw of the Federal Constitution, it may be alleged : Firtt, That the curtailment of execu* 1 tire authority, suggested in the preced ing reflections, would Icare no political balance-wheel to check and regulate the eccentric motion* of unrestrained Democracy, ami tliat hasty and ill-dN gested legislMion would ensue. While we feel satisfied that no scheme that can be devised by human ingennity can erer come up to the fttll measure of a perfect government, we feel' ccrtnia that no political system can snrpass our present in opportunities for reckless and insane legislation. Lot the United States Revised Statutes bear witness. That mean* may b*? devised for sub stituting, mb place of e«C««tire prepon. dcrance, a connter-balance against pro eipltato popitlur action, wc have not the shadow of a doubt—means for more rational, morwconsistent with public i».b- erty and more consonant with the un derlying principles of a Republican form of government, than the autoeratie one- fnan veto system, wHlrb .TVffcrson bor rowed from JImnan and'BHrtah liistories when he framoJ our Coosttiation, mere ly because no U-Uer plan suggested is- •elf than the one ireoguiied by bwtorii- cal precedent. Due reflection sltoulA hare convinced him Stid his ablir co- workers that the tribt'mtfo? veto of Romo, having become prostituted .‘hr base par tisan purposes, finally led to the over throw of the Republic, amidst s.'eucs of domestic firry and fierce civil strife, Suraing all Italy into a very char."'®! house, until mothers did but smile, * * v • * • “When they behold Uhoir Infanta qnartered with the hand of war,” and that England had been saved from a like fate, for nearly a century prior, «ud has been over since, by practically ignoring the insidious and- dangerous right of executive veto, which, in the ory, at least, the sovereign possesses, II is a peculiarity of the English people to obsoletire and not positively and ex pressly condemn Impracticable or im- politic political dogma*. By way of il lustration : Ih Statute of 37, Ed ward' HIv No 33^ that warlike mon arch bhlntly and saucily tells his Pari iiament that their bills or petitions ‘ <rr< ‘Unreasonable and ernmol Ac granted.’ This sounds like Hayes’ veto message to the Forty-sixth American Congress. But aubewpieirt sovereigns of England toned down their dissent to the geutle lan guage of “ he rotf Santera,' or ia plain English, “ The King will consider the metier.” They were oeHsmly be- oomiug more polite. In these word! Elisabeth, at tbc close of one aaosioa, put her veto ou tbrty-eigbi bills, which had pass<-d both Iloeses of 1 Parliament fn tbc roign of William III., vit, io 1692, we find the littt s(tempt at the exercise of this prerogative, when that King- vetoed a bill of tliat year to estab< lish trieaoiul parliaments, and jet he was prevailed upon two years afterwards to affix* hi* assent to the same. No pos itive enactment has been pasted since then depriving the English monarch of this power, but still it is never exercised, and more than that, »(< exercise tronki undoubtedly lead to revolution. Four instances at present occur to us of organised systems of poli’ioai restraint upon the law-making power having been practically and, to a certain extent, sue eesjUullj handled ? First,. By the French Constitution ratified in 1862 through' a popular pie. biscite, it was provided r that* all laws, within the limits of the Conatitutiue, should be framed by* the Council of State and submitted by the government' to the Legiskttire body and Senate, which should approve or reject, but could not amend. The Legislature might, liewover,-by committee,, suggeel amend men trio tho Council of State and support such amendments before tie Council by dm exceeding three of its- members. If the Council rejected', there- was an end of the matter. If they ap proved of the amendments the project of law was modified aooordiogtyi “ There was no danger under this plan,” any* a dfatingnished American Chancellor, “of having a whole system of jurisprudence thrown into confusion by a hastily framed bill, got> up, it may be, for special purpose, and passed by party friends, as happens too ofttn in Amen on,.or of havtfefihc learned fraternity puzzled' Wy eueli 16ng»wfod«l and in volved specimens of legislation ns fro* quest ly emanate from the British Pur- ]lament. ” Scm*4, A similar instance will be found in tho legislative hi*to»y of New York,.where, fen many years, an Exec utive Council,'composed of the Govern • or and two or three of 'the highest legal functionaries, revised oil bills introduced into the Legislature, before they were finally permitted to pass intoglaw during tsat period tho laws oflthe Slai were the aodolr from which otherlflati of the Union copied With grcgjt ndvan age. Since (hen she liss f na«w^ degwfc-’ crated in her law-making habits. Thir-d, There was a peculiar power exercised in Scotland, during the reign of the early Stuart Princes, by a body styled Tbc Lords ol tho Articles,” whose duty it was to digest and prepare all ])'tls prior to their being Introduced into the Ancient Scottish Parliament—a provision which went so tar as to ex clude all legislation which had not urn dergone a sifting process by this super visory body. Although wc cannot, at this remote period of time, fully penc Irate the motives then existing tor the creation of this extraordinary body, or say, with confidence, in whose interests it was supposed to exuroise it* control of legislation, we have the best evidetrca, at the present day, ia the admirable col lection of blaek-lettor acts, embrncuig the legislation of the period, that, “The Lords of tho Articles” did not waste the public money in a multitude of words, hut expressed the intention of the law makoiu in language admirable for its tcrueness of diction Ind concise ness of thought and expression. Our own theory is, although but a theory, that the device was a creation of the monarchy intended to protect tho rights and privileges 0 f the King and Com mons against the ambitions projects of an eminently aristocratic Parliament, controlled largely by the Barons, and this presumptive conclusion we have come to from our knowledge of the fact, that the ancient Scottish monarchy, un- Hke the English under tlie Plautagencts and Tudor*, was really identified in in terest with the great body of the people, •ml that it required tho combined infla- enee and* power of both to restrain the powerful nobiKty of the realm. Fourtji, There is stilt another instance ^rawn fron*' oo'teropoiancous polities, jr^iob, in ka iherougbl; democratic fra- turfci.vis very suggestive to the Ameri can dtiN en ' I* '* taken* fiwsn 4kc French Constitute <*' 1878, From tbe^ 111 * ^ Dte' overthrow of the Commune, omN&eing the-Ft-esidenev ef Thiers and JtfacA. T * hon . t( > (ic »dop*‘ot> of the new Cemstii ^on, a ** gradually Increasing wteuaity was in progress*between tho I'Wdvnt a»i has Cabinet on the one hand, • B< ! ^ l ar ^'- nod influential bo^v ^f'YSpu beaded bureaux or private commiUre*, so that mi nor idea are pretty sure to have their share of ures of imUMtaoVl sre ifltrodqflfad by or.other o(Stbe CKMncg, as IM Engl practice "tjbut mere ; tlm d#nis*cr meri subm U his projet de loi or proposed measure to the consideration of the House and there leaves H. It is th«a submitted to each and every one of the eleven great commiltoes simultaneously and therein discussed. Each committee choose* ft nWmber to fores the select committee' ow the bill, and that select committee ha* the power' of appointing its snb-comiftittec to ejnittrfhe any spec ial branch of lift* question. A* report is finally made by the select committee to the Uonsc, whereupon the public de bate i« apened. • But the qaeatkm hn* been so thoroughly discussed and sifted through this all pervading and compre hensive eommitte® system, that the meas ure is generally disposed of by the House in accordance witn tho report of the so- loot committee. That report necessarily expresses the will of the majority, and. must also express to some extent the rational a*d patriotic views of minorities, which are more likely to have additional weight when ealmly urged within the privacy of the committee rooms, freed from the exasperating effects of passion ate party debate and personal cnconnter. These instances are adduced for the purpose of showing that other more ef fective and leas dangerous methods than the fatal one-man-veto-povtar have been, and still are in operation amongst civilized nationa, ealeulated to check the preeipitatisy of popular representative bodies. r ■ Mg ■ 11111 -i Exocwtlve The evil example of Federal Presi dents is spreading. The Mayor of Charleston has caught the “ grip ” of the aecond team fever. He is now mov ing heaven and earth to retain the con trol of the corporate semi-military loroe so a* to eowtrol things in general in "the City by the! Seft* 1 at the next election. Are we to have oa a smaH scale in Charleston an sppropriation bill by the City Council, with n danse tacked on Xo clubs and stars for Sale ” followed by a stunning veto message, full of learned precedents from the Pillsbury sad Cuuniagham code? Vive la baga> telle!! 'U' and Week ap ft tfr. W. the high a causes prospects for its continuance. He claims that the reason* for the oonKnuanoe of tb* present riat la that spinners are hood winked by broftars la to porcbafctng *t ono Ufa* more than is sufficient for a week's consumption, trader the alarm caused by a deficiency In tbs visible supply, and be co<d«pds that nothing will atop tbs athnuiatlon of prices but tbe adoption of short time, or an loflexlbld rasotfe ed the payt of the splnnen net to be so hoodwinked by brokers as above mentioned, but to lay la only, week by week, just what supplies may be nsedsd to oovsr their contracts. The Ohroolde, commenting oa Mr. Brown’s letter, thinks that b« bus partly to orbed upon the tru# reaaou for the advance In oottos, bat docs aot think he t* right la charging it up on tha action of thw brokers. It con tends tb«f*tb« ptesset scare of tbe ap«aasrs waa^ uader exladag siroum etancee, iaevluMa. it aaya: “Tbe vlstble supply, airsady reduaml to very low figures, was decreasing weekly, «nd tbe period of smal reeefpta was ap proachfng, while English spinners did not hold two dock's consumption. Such facts necessarily produced great sensitiveness, and it only required a Ifttfa Increased buying at Liverpool and a few storms here td'set prices In motion, with nothing to stop them un til spinners should decrease consump tion or accummulate enough stock to make them fed safe ia any probable contingency.*' Btocusdng the state of tha market, and whether or not this state of affair* wfH bo rtkdy to continue. It say* that no one can forecast the future, and the point for every cautious man to consider Is whether the conditions are not possible for a turn backwards. It then proceeds to enuihbrate the eon- ditlona likely to bring about this turn In the tide of the prices. First, the stock in the hands of the splanenr has to be estimated, and this Is regarded as a vital point, since now that spin ners have begun to buy excitedly, they are not likely to stop until they get ou hand a good surplus. Figures show that on the 1st of April there were held by spinners in Great Biltsin 124,000 bales of cotton against 91,000 on the fi/»t of March, aud since thru they h**8 addeiU about 60.000 bn] b; G-wheit* sad Grevy i>n l> other Thiers had been in tho habit of b'chool- ing the Chambers, like so many pu^ns, and by his prwwnce in the House atol b '® person«1 effort* there, by direct appals | to the Depot»r* by the force of his elo quence and the moral iefloenee of hL« political virtues, had acquired for his Government an overmastering influence. MacMahon on the contrary, relying opata his soldierly qualities sad the sup posed devotion of the army to hu per son, endeavored to bull-doss the assem bly into yielding to his dictartoo. It was evident that fhe straggle between the majority in the legislative body nnd the Executive could not long continue without danger of another bloody revo lution. MacMahon, it may be proper to remark, was not in accord with the ma jority hr the French Assambly, bat was at heart' a Monarchists leautog perhaps to the Bonaparte faction, as the most available of live miaerttiss In both Houses. Lnckily for France ■ popular election was had recourse to as a means- of determining which side the nation favored, and'that election resulted in an overwhelming defeat for the Executive, the triumph of the Kepublkaos and-tho consequent fall rf MaoMahoo. The President of braooe ia now no longer elected by the peoplerdirwotly, bat by their Representatives in both Hbtttes. Ho is the servant of the Chzrtiberf and his will is subservient to the chosen del-' egates of the people, speaking through a working majority. Xu this extraordinary Constitution, which is in a great meas ure borrowed from the English and Amerieair systems, there sre other pro • visions which we pass by as uot ger- mane-to our subject.. Whatever is sup posed to be ratisnal and eousistent with popular sovereignty bos been retained, and whatever portions of our own or Eoglwb'systems saver of on+man~povxr have been discarded. There are several features, no dhubt, cf thi*- Constitution which do not meet with'' our approval, But still, on the whole, it seems admira bly adapted for giving expression to the popular scutimcn* of France aod satiafy- iog tbs aspirations of its citizens. Let us see then bow French States men, in tbs absence of tbs Executive i„3V*t Advice. Blackviu.*, May 26, 1879. Mb. Fihto* : Ou last Tuesday even ing oar citizens were entertained by Mr. Tllfman R Gaioea in a lecture on Imtnfgqratloo. Mr. Gaines has for his object the Introduction of people from ^be North aad Ebrope, whose moral sta uding Is good, and of small uasaofl, „ qo desire to purchase-homes lu South Cat Alii- *• Hi9 40 beaw en- ga g ea In worto *** y*™- and * Q that tltu* h ^ b « 6 ° ‘«w*™*»«**I 1“ lo- duciog oFv'f iV*** huorMed peepls to settle In the Bto't*. *■ pvt. He now 40 ******* operations to the^^er ooantis*. A* s» instance of how his c *® h* thered he ateutlons i*** °* o® 811 * tleman in the upper part o * tb« State i; Liberia, April 5,-Ws find and ndfag upw tbUjffimmlaSPo, nod to-day R to tb assemble for tbe first time. The British commissioner*, de termined then, backed by a sense of ■tli# power dif tbe British Grown, are here to face the Liberians, who fiotlQ- dtft about in tbs mashes of the law as Interpreted by the British,Ofowo law yer, confronted with vfltoessee, all in fluenced by HrlUah traders, sod slt- log lu a negro towd, the real king of which is an Epgllsbaiao. The proba ble result It to not very difficult to pre dict. The arbitrator cannot help them outside of the evidence presented. But Liberia Is not so blameless. She has never tried to cultivate the friendship of the natives, while tb* Englishman ply them with “ dashes ” on all occa sions *, so that now, Id the hour of her need, Liberia has not a friend on earth. Tbe people of America, on whom they rely, are too far v ff and too Indifferent to the Impending fate of tbe negro republic. Tbe British oommlssfoners seem to 'fie fbfr!bt^ : afraid of the Comibodore. They baVe rather dtooonrteously de clined to give faith tbe presidency of the board, for fear that Lfbotffc would have too strong a ft lead. They have hemmed and hawed fer ninety days, afraid to go on and not daring to stop -*all hr a dlplothatic Way, ef course. They hate consulted thefr hofiie gov ernment, aud eVen bad letters from Sir Edward Thornton. They had prob ably hoped for a thlider mannered thaft. Ttte qwsetlon g rew in Import ance when the Tlconderoga Came. Throu gh tbs hsae of an African at mosphere they saw American aggres sion and - Yankee* annexation. The CaaSMI—ee CMuWe. A correspondent of tbe News and Courier writes from Aiken that Tiki Justice % W. M. Steadman has Just con cluded a case of some novelty for that •action. A man, giving his name as JT. M. Ryan, came to Aiken on tbs 13th of March last, and represented him self to be the special agent for several New York insurance com pan ice Hs exhibited & power of attorney from these companies, also a letter of credit to the amount of five thousand dollars drawn far htr favor, and signed by Barton, Ryan A Oo., of Louisville, Ky. On this letter of credit several banks of tbs South bat* ad ran or d various Agricultural Implements, rr S-ftNXe f-qR f’RICEH.-ai igeburg Sweep. »burg 8 No. 6. Oran_ No. 4. Batesburg Sweep. No. 12. Diamond Point Bull Tongue No. 13. Cast-Iron Turn Shovel. No. 9. Magnolia Sweep. No. 1. Wrought Lapring. No. 7. Heel Bolt, fto* 8. Grses Rod. No. 17. Singletree Iron*, No 19. No. 2. Greenville Sweep. No. 1;5. Scraper. No. 14. Steel Turn Shovel. No. 11. Grednville Bull Tongue. No. 10. Steel Shovel Blade. No. 5. Wrought Cleti*. No. 3. Wrought Clevis. No. 16. Plow No. 18. Harrow' TVftthl Harrow Teeth. 'Wood and IroTilieel A-djtistable^owStoclr.' HART & COMPANY. CORNER KING AND MARKET STS., Agsfite for Awry ft Hpna* FI own. CIIAltX.BOS'TOK, H O . aov28 6m l. IS POUTER, JOBBER AftD RETAILER OF b« visited J. H. Beckmas, the banker of our town, and obtained fifty dollars. As soon as he got tbe money Ryan left town. Beckinan sent the check which hs bad cashed foe Byao oa to bts collect tag agents In LoalsviUe, from whom he learned that there was no such firm as Barton. Ryan ft Oo., and that Ryan was a sharper. Ryan attempted the same game on a Havant)ah bank, but was suspected, aud the beak had him arrested. He was kept In custody la Bavauuah un til the Aiken oouety officials could react) him. Ryan reached Aiken one day list week, and, upon hi* prelimi nary examlnatton sms somieitted to Jail to aland bis trial for forgery and obtaining goods under false pretences. who had a large body of la w h>«h was a source of expense to hit'*- was recommended to have it dlv. - ^*** off Info crests of fifty and onehu 0 - dred'acre*, wfrtsh hs did. Mr. Gainst) bos enabled hire to dtspeas of nsariy the whole or lt^ Many pretty little 'cottages bare been built, and what was formerly a bar rue waste has now assumed tbe ap pea renso o4 a cozy lit tle village. As much can be dons for many tracts In Bern well county. Aelde from tbe Immediate pecuniary Interest which may arise from the ad vent of actual settlers, many com log from large ettles and agricultural dis tricts will bring' witn then a vast aad varied experience la- mechanics and agriculture, tho infusion of which Into the minds of our own people will lead' greatly to Improve tbe mode of culture to vogue. Tber* are many snug Httle (arms with dwellings, and farms without any hnprovemewta, as-we Judge by tbs ad vertisement of Maj XI. E. Stead man ^f or sale or reat. and any parties-deelffag to settle here will do wek tb sail eo him, and If hs ean’i select for you a place suitable to your wtohos^li wont be any fault of bis. Trusting that the day is not far die-’ taut when our county and oar Stuisf th*' rffw mtortali aad that. Meed, additional, making their stock -MHOOlfls. Armed with three paper* middle of May about 175,000 bales, with a weekly consumption of abeut oo.OOB: Continental spinners held on tho 1st of April 275,000 bale*, which has ataos bees increased to 900.000 against 230 oh Starch lot, with a weekly consumption of ff.OOt} bales. Ail of which shows that spinners have aaa- terlatyy strengthened thsfc positions since they bagan buying on the Aset of March, fad ff they should deem, it prudent so to do, they might readily cease purchasing largely during tb* next two months, and spnOos them selves to purchases, from week to weak, of bnly such SOppIU# ss are barely necessary to kssp tlUregehog. They might buy ISJXtt boks Jem then esasumptfoo during that period, fo- stsad of 15,000 balsa mors, as they have been doing for several weeks pose Next Char* to dsogsr that th* Visible supply too> unduly Infideocs seller* into rsfyisg upon still higher prices. This is not sk to be considered, for i be Invisible as well as tbs visible mu st be estimated In order to arrive st th V actual enppty. At present tbe vishbls . H '*PPly to arfhout eighty thous and bales Ml* 0 * *•» 00 t* 1 * 1#t of AprC w Vd R four lidn- drsd tboaosa.’l bale* l«e* than at tbe same time the preoedlog year. But dnrlngthat time thinner*’ stocks have proportionately iec.'ftfiaed, and the supply, visible and in\ T Mkl* I 1* rerily oaly about two hondi^ •“‘f f on J shousand bales shortdr ^ an R Wa * one year ago, Instead of f°ur hundf’ed and elgbl^ tioosirad, w • u * 4* * * that DRY GOODS* 104 .AND 190 B'RO'AT) 8T.. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, veto, which' they, with great wisdom and foresight, here expunged from their Constitution a* cUngefbu* to popilar liberty, have provided against hasty and rash legislation on tha part of’a domi nant Parliamentary m^ority. Take for txampto tbs Chamber of Deputies, now the eeaire of power in France, consisting of a nominal member- ship of 534 T The members of this Friend Btsfess growls about Ml gar- Ghstirbcr ere dWded by -lot into eleven dsn truck not growiog writ will be founded on a rock, botsv to be devastated by the ravage* of wsTrbkd’ that the ravages of time will them rioe in their grandeur^smd thadf they may beoome models for ether States and other countries to taks patters after. Much of this can be aasured by tbs IntrodaetXoo of aettlers —farmer9 and mechanics, tbe bone and sinew of the land—Into tbs State ; aad, evsoiuaily, faotoriee will spring up, whioh will give employment to woman aad* children who otherwise' pass their time hi idleness. If the land owners will taka advan tage of tbe epportoDlty now presented to- them 1 to dispose of their land'at low figures, they will not only benefit themselves, but the country at large, aad redound to the advantage of th* whole State. Oounaxeu ■ p 4. ,n. i ted And further K Is reasea*/ that the stock la tbe bands of the sploL'srs to of mof* #«tght agahmff the marturt than stock at ports, for It enable* spinners to-held off from buying at any moment that they sss fit to de ss. ‘ Another fbet ctmsldersd m bearing materidftf upoa the poabaMs future of prinss ofoottoo Is tbe profitable ness of fambuhtoture. It Is riioww by figure* that prlfcss tor goads fibVo not advanced- relkthMF wrik those Of the rofp urati there Iks-MOn's dfccHas ll'the pries of taamdflitokoiecP gobd* sad pMtsrino* tost yflkr. Thetsodkaopaf tbsssson- ditkras would naturany brta make spttmstveorsame *s flttls nnd trap as spartafity as podrible.’ — re**'-—>—- Tbs dkstte to return to the wMppibg post Is so eObSg In Keutookf tfikt lb some ShnnUercbadMafes* for tbs tosg- talatfift We coapefied ke pledge ttoem- s el re* to ssstaih Cbe nasaaur* or (oost their nbanoe of eleotfon. Tb* objssff Is ito’dlffiMIsh-edm* and aav* sxpeoes. What to supposed to ba tha largest tree lo tbe ionthern Btatee to a tullp- beartnfi poplar near Augusts, Oa., 'filch to fift^Sef to IKiberblgfi aod oiae feet In its lowest branoASS being T Im im the Butts tarn of Fatofisld county was 818^16,72; In 1178, it was *84,930,7A _ WTATK .ecWd. There la a good crop of colonel*,, majors, and capUfoe In Lancaster. The cars are new ronofog from Spar tanburg, ft O, to Hendersonville, ft. C,- The wheat orep ta Union county looks wsll t oats are not so promising. Davy Crookotb has turned up In Lancaster, aad had ansae of his clothes stolen last weak, A Ijanoaster sash* sat down last week to the following bill of fare—a large oat fish, so vel aad several frogs. C*pt- Grist, of tbe Enquirer, has sees, and batter still, has eaten* straw- berrtea three and a half lochts io air- oumferenoe. Many farmers in Orangeburg county art plowing up their first planting of cotton, consequent open the ravages of th* vat worm. A Lancaster cow has fasted for two weeks aad to as healthy as ever. Tbs Barnwell nsaa who will invent that »,>rt of a cow shall have a vote of thanks. Dp Io nod ioetodfeg Monday tbs Treasurer of Abbevfle county had Is sued huudred sad slaty-one re- eatpto adsl denoted ms# than 98,900 In taxes. Th* Wofford Gollegc buildings are undsrgoiag repairs and imp/ovemsst la view of thsappxcachingCommsima' meet exsroises, and to vn of SpnrDaa- burg-is growing Into city proportions. A negro burglar entered the house of Secretary of State Sims, two mils* frern OotureMa, bshwesa one and two o’clock thtor rreniag. Col K'ais was lylag sick lb the bouse, aad hi* wife not caring to disturb bar husband todocfcsd th« fellow la the head with a .billet of wood. The rasooFreeovsred an d> roads good bto caeape.- Th*Pree*aad Bannar says: Green Callahan, a reepectablh colored man of meJoresgret aeeUon^warin town last Saturday paying taxes. H* was the first to' pop koto year. Ha is now th* •ato owner of Mfcaaree of land, w|»tob was bsugfit sod Hefias^oos-tfito family. Ut m hear »o rfifire fff tbs ^trifoog U» Abbe- HA^ IN STORE f BAITISH , LARGE ATD’ EXTBNWVELY STOCK OF CONTINENTAL AND AMERICAN ASSORTED ■45b Well Suited to the Wants of this Section of Country, whieb is new being Offered af Trices that cannot be Undersold in the South. Importing Direct, aad having eo a tract') with the leading Manufacturers in this Csostry, with the Cash ia hanff to Lake advantogts of every turn in the market, I am enabled and pro pose to ofler DVy Goods at such Prices that admit of no Legitimate Competition. WHOLESALE BUYERS Will* do weH to visit my KatabUshmeoi if they aim to obtain Goods at Rock* bottom' Prices. TO the LADIES ef BARNWELL sod surrounding Country their at tention ia respectfully requested to the fact that my Retail' Stock is laid in earefoljy with the view to tbe requirements of City trade. Novelties^ as they ap^war in the European and Home Markets, are presented without delay at Price* to suit the most exacting. Cerrctpondence Solicited. Write for Samples, Ordera Ptomptly Filled’ an<F Satisfaction Gmnntfced'. GOOI> GOODS AT CHEAP PRICES. James A. Gray, h.uj. IM AND US *8*AD STREET, AUGUSTA, 6L ■re—s—re— ■nai ——stoffimm— r ■WHOLESALE OOMMlSeHOW BOTOX -——or—— MIBES BRASS & SON. BOOTS BHO'ES* 138 Meeting St., (Opposite PaviHon Hotel)* Charlest*o f Ssnth Carolina. Cheapest House In the Sooth. VKhaTC > ” tori'* • hum in Mu l mil euMlad'itncb m4 «*«!»<■ l»r*« inrolou by emytutmtr dlr*et (Vm»> tb* Fu- ~ ■ w#«— —“ UK.* SWOE It** u cbc*FWi y*u ran bu bom r ia th* cit eltr ^<e*|)Unee biiMtU, Vlnit ini when to* com* to lb* Hty. W*e*B mH fern anything ia tb* BOOT' ~ ~ ... ? r la th* city, aa4 our price* ar* from t*a to to Boston Oar goods »r* tb* mm* u *oM by twenty P*r »pl 17 o«nt. lower. Literal teraH to psrttm gtvta Auguste Flour jobi^ nr. rr.AriK; jt co„ ■:<x- •Ho^iha rvcsnlly put our )lill in imt-elass order, wt arc npw pysfiaXM to ftU order* srempOy fer our well know# hrandc of Flour, via: GU-T WRiK, DOBkU EXtBA IX- 1 TRA awl flP TOP; alee, Meal, Orttv, Bran and 8took Peod. All Geodo delivured in Da- jpstfret of Dr*3t*|e ■ . w • 71—97 ^