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TOWN ANDCOUNTY. *X05DAY, December *3, : : 187. n1tMs ov Tim NEWS AND HJERALD. I-Tr-weekly edition, four dollars er 4 , in advance; weekly edtnl, tWo dollars and fifty cents peIrannum, in advance. Liberal discount to clubs Of IvO ald uip)wards. RATES op AVipnTisNo.-One dollar per inch for the first insertion, [o.ad fifty cents per inch for each subseq tent insertion. These rates apply to ill ad vertiseients, ot whatever n'atU ce, and are payable strictly in advanve. Con tracts for three, six or twelve months made on very liberal terns. Trail ,lent, local notices, fifteen cents per line for the first insertion and seven and one-half cents per line for each subsequent hisertion. Obituaries and tributes of- respect charged as adver tisements. Simple announcements or marriages and deaths published free or charge, and solicited. All communications, of whatsoever nature, should he addressed to the Winnsboro Publishing :. Company' Winnsboro, S. C. Now Advertioentets. For Sale-A. A. Morris. Liquors, etc.-U. G. Desportes. Corn Sheller-R. S. Desportes & Co. Sheriff's Sale-J. B. Davis, S. F. C. Juet Received-McMaster, Elliott & Co. Mount Zion Graded School--R. M. Davis. WAGONS.-U. G. Desportes & Co. have just received a car-load of Avery Wagons, which will be sold at prices to compete with Columbia. *18-1m1o Many people aflicted with phthisis pulmonalis -(Consumption) use Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup with very great benefit and relief. Price 25 cts. a bot tle. * 01110 coiinotioni was caused inl town about seven o'clock Saturday evening, by the loud cries for help, from some one who seemed to be in fear for his life. There was a personal diffliculty, bdtween Dr. E. W. Aiken and Mr. W. 11. Smith, in which the latter was beaten on the head with a stick by tile former. We are not in possession of all the facts, and as we are iiformed that the afihir will under go judicial investigation we prefer to make no comments. Persons who have seon Mr. Smith tell us that he is severely, though not dangerously in jured. SMroKE the Celebrated "Monarch ox the South" Cigarl. Five thousand just received at F. W. Hlabenicht's, W ashington St., near Depot. *tf Nnw AnyluTsEMENTs.-Mr. U. G. Desl)ortes announces that he has just received some flue liquors for Christ mnas, among them the celebrated "Cave" corn whiskey, and some nice scuppernong wine. Mr. Desportes has been spreading out a little lately-his business now requiring two stores in stead of one. Messrs. McMaster, Elliott & Co. have opened a minute store at the cor noer of Congress anid College streets, where they have a stock of Christmss goods. Be sure and give them a call. Messrs. R. S. Desportes, & Co., the agents, advertise the '-Little Speedy Corn Sheller"-a machine which seems to be an excellent one for the purpdse, and to have given satisf'action wherever used. It may be procured of the agents, and of Mr. U. G. Desportes at this place. The price is only five dellars. MOUNT ZION SCHOOL. Two Weeks Vacation-A Pleasing Surprise For the Teachers. Mount Zion School closed for a two weeks' vacation on Friday. .Just be fore the close of school, a handsome nickel-plated student's lamp appeared myste.'iously in the school room, and amid the smiles of the pupils and looks of astonishment from the principal, Mr. J. Wilson Hfanahan advanced to wards the rostrum, and requested Mr. Davis to accept it, accompanied as it was with the kindest regards and best wishes of all his scholars. After thanking the pupils tuost heartily for the beautilhl and useful present, the principal3 regretied that he wvas not prepared to fitly express his grateftil acknowledgments for the compliment. Hie had expected that his only duty * would have been to return thanks for the ginger cake (loud laughter and applause) that had been su rrepti~tio us ly placed upon his desk by the Fourth Grade (who, as was afterwards learn ed, besides contributing to the ptr chase of the lamp, had Invested in the ginger cake as a little side specula tion). He would say, however, that he valued Ste present, not only for its intrinsic worth, but as a mark of friendship from his pupils. It makes a teacher's heart light and his work easy to feel that he Is looked upon as a friend, and not as an enemy. .,It had alays been his Qbject to make friends of his pupils and to do all in his power to develop their moral nature as well. as their intellect. He would rather have it said of his pupils that they are ladies and gentlemen than that they -are versed in all knowledge. For this reason intimany matters, as; for in stance, in examinations, 'he htd trusted to their honor, instead of keeping watch upon , them. If, after being thus .trudted, any one would praeth~e deception, the dapiage was to him and no~t to the pribelpal. He had never detected any .violation of confidehe and he was hanpy to believe there had been none.. In concltusion he express ed regret at having to part with th'e iirst grade, whonm It had been a pleas ure#t: eoh for the past two years. unetion with thmem with pleasure, ni wojul wsteh their Aitutre cons with Mm squalls. School was then dismissed, hearty hand-shakings followed, and the pupils were off for Christmas. Mr. Davis also received a gold pen f'om Miss Etta Wolfe. Miss Emily Obear received a handsome gold pen from the scholars, and Miss M. R. Blain was presented with a silver cup. These presents were all kept perfectly secret, and the teachers were taken by surprise. Miss Ella Elliott, who had resigned her position In the primary department a few days before, had her desk loaded with presents from the little ones. In losing her services the school suffered a great loss. She had illed her place to the perfect satis faction of principal, patrons and pu pils. The trustees have elected Miss Nannie A. Pliuney to succeed her. She was a member of the first grade, and was nominated by the principal and selected by the trustees to fill the vacancy. The selection gives very genet'al satisfaction. For further par ticulars of the school see the advertise ment. LGISL A TXVR PROODDZnY8s. The Troubles ofa Country Editor With Re gard to the Saine-The Diffnculties Attend a Brief yet IutellIgible Hynopsis-OurMan Gives up in Something Akin to Despair. Last winter an intelligent gentleman in conversation with one of the editors of Tum Naws AND ilEICALD took oca sion to express the oplilon thatour re ports of the proceedings of the Legisla ture were very good-in fact, lie used stronger language than- that, which our well known modesty prevents us from repeating. We felt good. We were a little surprised. That nain didn't owe us for subscription, wasn't getting his paper free, and we hadn't dunned himni for money. lie must have meant what lie said. We say we felt good. So we did. We had been wondering how we succeeded in giv ing an intelligible account of the Legis lature's work without having a report er present-seeing that those papers that do have one put in things that we can't at all understand. And when our friend- congratulated us, we took new heart, and resolved to do even better during the Session of '79. But we don't feel so good just now. We feel disapointed-humbled, a little. Our reports of the proceeding haven't quite come up to our wishes. They contain some things we don't like, and they don't contain many things that we think they should. Of course we've got a method In getting up our synops6s of the proceed ings. Ours Is a methodical establish ment, as it were. We run a whole month sometimes without taking in a nickel. Our method in the matter of these proceedings is as follows. We first try to put in everything d5 rectly bearing upon the town and county. So, when we come across "A Bill to establish two newv school dis tricts in Fairfld county," ve natur ally put it In ; for we admire the zeal and enterprise of our Feasterville and Monticello friends, and we wish them all success. But it seems to us we have had that bill in our poaper no less thani forty times. You see, a bill, be fore it becomes a law, goes thlrough a good deal. First is time introduction In one house, and the reference to a comn mittee, then the report, then threce suc cessive readings; next it goes to the other house, and suieors like persecu tion ; thmen they ratify It, as they say ; and then the Governor returns it with or without his signature. Tis makes just a dozen times that a bill appears in print before It becomes a lawv. It's hard to keep up with this sort of thing, and of course we get behimndhand some times. In the case of local measures, we try to get the bills themselves. lBut that doesn'f help us munch. The bill is printed as reported by the comn mnittee ; and before becoming aldw may have undergone thlirteen amendments in the House and eleven In the Senate -say two dozen in all. So It wouldn't be safe to rely on the printed copy. Next we try to report measures of general interest-such, for Instance, as any changes in the jury law, the lien law, the fence law, the criminal laws and the like. But what are we to do when. wa come across "A Bill to amend an Act entitled 'An Act to amend subdivIsion 14 of section 68 of Chapter LXVIII., of Title V. of the Re vised Statutes' "? We give It up' and don't say anything about it. Again, we conmc to "A Bill for the further protection of migratory fish." Now, we like migratory fish, and think they should be protected In all and singu lar their rights, privileges, immunities anL franchises, so to speak. And we put that bill in. But who's the wiser, we'd like to know? Then those private bills-they're specially interesting. Take for in stance: "A Bill to enable Thomas Jef ferson Blackstone Smith and Richard Our do Lion Jones to apply for ad mission to the bar;" "a Bill for the relief of Aaron Drinkerstrong;" "a Bill to authorize the erection of a toll bridge over Pine Log Creek in Horry county ;" "a Bill to amend an Act en titled '.An A ct incorporating certain towns and villages therein mention ed.'" Can anybody get any practical information from this? We can't that's certain. In the past day or two the difficul ties in the way of any brief yet intelli. gible report have but increased. Both houses have put onextra steam and rumi atifull speed. Bills and resolutions"top numerous to mention" have been pass ed or rejeted. Committees have mad6 reports, which have been duly consid ered. In bref, there's been so much done that we can't get a correot idea of it just yet.. Nor would it be just to urlegislators to safr that those mneaeq. u~a g u~im~portahta. ghere hMy4 ~n aavoral of gnat abisan Ithose places and persons inmedately Involved. At last accounis a eine-die adjourn ment before Christmas seemed very probable, though a large quantity of business-some of it of great public impoatance-must the be left unfinish cd. Even the bills that may be passed, cannot be flly discussed, and it would be better too that they be laid over. Hasty legislation is worse than none. Already this session an Act was sent to the Governor for his signature, when the record showed that it had not received three readings in each house. We believe In short sessions, but if there is business to do, It had best be done deliberately, even though such deliberation involve a re-assem bly of the Legislature after Christmas. The evils of hasty legislation will be far greater than those which ray re sult from a prolongation of the session. FOR SALE. T HE furniture, bedding &a. of the .Morris House is for sale from this date, and will be sold privately in quan. tities to suit purohsers. All reniaining unsol.] 1st khnuary will be sold at auction at 11 o'olock that day. Also, one good miloh cow. Torms--Cash at the knocking down of the property, otherwise the articles will lie resold at once. A. A. MORRIS. dec 23-t3x1 SHERIFF'S SALE. BY virtue of an execution to me d. 3 reoted, I will offer ior sale, before the court-bouse door in Winnsboro, on the first Aionday in January next, be twoon the legal hours of sale, to the hi b est bidder, for cash, the following-de scribed personal property, to wit: Forty bushols of corn, more or less, three hundred pounds of fodder, more or less, levied upon as the property of Har riet Boulware, at the suit of D. R. Flenni. ken. JOUN B. DAVIS, Sheriff~v Office, S. F. 0. Winnsboro, S. 0 , deo. 19, 1879. dee 23 MOUNT ZION GRADED SCHOOL. r 1HE exercises of this Rchool will be I. resumed on Monday the 5th of Janu ary, 1880. Pupils over five and under seventeen years living in this dis trct, will be admitted free. No new pu Us from other distriota can be received. Those already in attendance from other districts must pay, before re-entering, to G. H. loMaster, Clerk of the Board, one dollar a month for the three highest grades and fifty cents a month for the lower gfrdes, as on equivalent for the local tax lev'ed in this diseriot. G. F. MoMASTER, Oerk of the Board. Pupils desiring to take branches not prescribed in the common school ourriou lum, can do so on pay ment, in advance, of $2.50 pet mopth, to R. M.EANS DAVIS, Erincipal. dec 23-td BUY THE OLD "CAVE" CORN WHISKEY. This is the simon pure article, seized and sold by the United States Government. The regular "moon shine." U. G. DESPORTES. Scuppernong Wine at $1.50 per gallon. Delightful for Xmas. U. G. DESPORTES. Dry Goods, Clothing, Saddles, Bridles and Harness. Call and examine my stock before purchasing elsewhere. Satisfaction guaranteed. U. G. DESPORTES. dec28 LITTLE SPEEDY Carn Shller. FIRST PREMIUM AWARDED AT THE GEORGIA STATE FAIR. For Cheapness, Simplicity and Durability this Sheller stands with out a rival. PICE, ONLY $5.00. R. S. DESPORTES & 00., Agents, Ilidgeway, S. C. For Sale by U. G. DESPORTES, dcc 8-8iosWinns'boro, S. C. MeMASTER, ELLIOTT & 00. HAVE just received a large lot of Christmas Goods-Appi~es, Oranges, Candies, Fire Crackers, etc., etc. GIVE US A CALL. 80" Store on the North-west corner of Congress and College Streets. McMASTER, ELLIOTT A; CO. dec 28 KING'S MOUN'FAIN MILITARY SOHOOL, YORKVJxJ*~U, 9. 0. ,THJE exercises of the TWENTY SIXTH~ YEAR w~ill begin F'eb ruary oth, 1880 nw 4luxcA~t, For Tuitlon Iaring, 4ughts, Fuel and -hng - - - -10.00. Use of er~Ssto~ y and Pero~oaW CQj A tion '17 FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY -~r JANES W. LAW. .o tl Publi: Why not insure your property? See the cost of A per diem expense: Daily cost of insuring .$1,000 at 3 per cent per annum is only 8j cets. At 2. per cent. per annunr is only 7 At 11 per cent. per annum is only 4 o. At I per cent. per annum is only 2. At per cent. per annum is only 2 c. At 2 per cent for 3 years is only 1.88 c. At 14 per cent. for 3 years is oniy 1.35 c. At 1 per cent. for 6 years is only 0.88 o. At 2 per cent. for 5 years is only 1.1 c. Dwellings in town or country, detach ed, insurable at the following rates, viz.: For one year . per cent. For three years I14 per cent. For live years 2t per cent. Barns and contents, gilt houses, baled cotton, store houses, merchandise, mills and churches insurableat adequate rates. I represent only the very best conpa nies oflong experience and well establish ed character. JAMES A. LAW, nov 22-0m Agent. N Go GOOD GOODS, OHEAP GOODS. W E respectfully call the attention of the public to our new lot of Goods, and request an inspection of then before purchasing. Our goods have been carefully selected, bought at b ttom prices, and will be sold as low as they can be bought from anybody anywhere. We would call the attention of the Indies to our line of Cloak, Dress goods, Fancy Goods, Hosiery, etc. A very pret ty assortment of Ties and other Nock Goods. Laces, Edgings, Frillings, etc. in GREAT VARIETY. Our Gents' Goods department is com plete in every thing. In heavy goods, such as Jeans, Ketseys, Flannels, Homespuns, Blankets, &e., we are full up, at the lowest prices. SHOES! SHOES I! SHOES!!! Come and exmine our Shoes before buying. Call and see our stock, and we will convince you that we sell goods as cheap as anybody. _4 We are agents for J. & P. Coat%' Spool Cotton. and Belding Bros. & Co.'s Spool Silk--New York Prices. ot 7MMASTER, BRICE & CO. M. Le KINARD, OPPOSITE the WiHEELER HIOUSE, COLUsMBIA,s. C., HAS received the largest stock of Clothing that has over been in Columbia, and is selling a LOW PRICES. Elegant Cheviot and English Cassimere Suits made In the latest styles. Also, a fine line of Soft and Stiff Hats, and a well selected line of Over Coats,'of Fur Beav ers, Ulsters, Kerseys, and Moltons. Call and Examine my stock before pur chasing elsewhere. MR. JAMES R. KENNEDY is with tho above establishment, and would be pleased to see his friends when In the city~ M. L. KINARD, oct 4-3m Columbia, S. . WEDDING~ AND MlRISTMAS PIIERSMTg. Fine Sterling Silver, Fancy Silver Plated Ware, Rich Walnut Clocka, TOILET SETS AND VASES. A fresh assortment of Jewelry in variety of style and quality, and With Patent Safety Burnerg. CONNOR A ORANDLER. dec18 SHAVING SALOON. E tinetsined e'ae t~inform all that-he ( prepared ega . 41nto all wo may favo fi wit1 ai patronage. H .O.iio Ni ~l f u a e v eV l t i . I U ~ ~ n FROM FACTORY DIRECT TO PUROHASBRS I Every Man His Own Agent. LUDDEN & BATES' GRAND INTRODUCTION SALE. Five thousand super )I istruments from ten leading manufact.urers to be plticed In repre sentatlye Soulieri homes at factory rates tor introduction and advertisement,. Sale inautu. rated Nov. 1, 1878. And proving such an In inense sucoess, will be continleld until Nov. 1, 1880. The only sale of the kind ever successfully carried out in Amnerica. Don't miss this chaice to join a gigsantic club of live thousand pur chasers, each of whoi secltres all lastrument at manufactur er's wholesale rates. INFORMATION TO PURCHASERS. Don't make the mistake of supposing us to be morely "local agents, selling on colilissilon." Understand and clon'tforget if, t hat . EN of the largest manufacturers in Amf'erica including Chiicheriug & Sons. MAison & Hamlin. ilallet & Davis. Guild & Church. Mathushek Piano Co. Peloubet & Polton, Southern Goin Co. I Sterling Organ Co. have appointed us their Southern Wholesale Agents and given us exclusive cont rol or their Instruments for the Sout-h. These manufactur era supply us, tinder special contract, with thoes. ands of Instruments yearly at onliy a small per cent. over prime cost tf vaiasiacture. All advan tages gained by our direct, connection with manufacturers and our immense purchases we give directly to purchasers under our NEW PLAN OF SELLING. No Agents I No Commissionsi Instrulments shipped from factory direct to piurclasers, and all middle in i's prolti saved. Every man his own agent anid entit-led to ogeni's rates. 'I'ht only house 80111, Selling on this new plan. Buying from tIs practically buying from the manufacturers, and our prices are as low as inanufaoturers ever give. See these special offers: Pianos Oiganls 8125 7 Oct. Rosewood 9 Stops landsonir Carved legs. Cata- Walnutense. with Gold logue price, $525. ornamentation, 807. 8155 73 Oct. Rtose- 18 Stops. Three sets wood, large size, Carv- of reed, large size, ex ed Legs, Sep entine tended top Etagere case Pliuth. Cat. price $000. of rich design, 871. 8227 7K Oct. 8quare 1 Stops. Three sets Orand, extra I a r g e reeds, stuerb Mirror size and magnificent- To) Frefich Watlmut. ly ornamentod case. Hurl inlaid and (old Cataloguo price, $1000 Ornamen ted Case, $80, Alt guaranteed Instruments fron reliable makers. Sold tinder six yearsyuarantee. Shipped direct front factory or from Savannah, If pr ferred. For ten dollirs extra on a lilatno or our dollars on an organ, we assumo freight, to any It. It. depot or steamer liad'ng South. Senton 15 days test trial, wo pay frei it, both' ways Ii not satisfacjry. Order and test in your own homo. Severest, tests of comipetnt, muslittians invited, Purchasers cholee from ten leading makers and two hundred ditTerent. miayles. H. cil rates to teachers, School, Chur-hes anl 1'a ters. Send for Introduction Salo Uircular giving lull information. Address Ludden &m Bates, SAVANNAH, GA. Wholesale Piano and Organ Dealers. dec 18 * GG NOGG FOR THE H OL I DA YS. IMPORTED LIQUORS: Otard, Duipuy & Co.'s Cognac, Old Jamiaica Ruin, Old Golden Sherry Wine, Pu~re Hollanud Gin. DOMESTIC LIQUORS: Nathan's 1868 Cabinotllyo Whiskey. Th'le Pure 01(d Sara~itoga Rye Whiskey. The Gibson & Co.'s XXXX Rye Whliskey. The Dave Jones Kentucky Bourbon~ The Hlarper' Kentulck y Rye Whiskey0 01(1 NorthCarolinla tborn Whiskey. Old New England~ Rum. Best JulperO Berry Gin. Old Biackborry vBrandyli. Pure Juico California Port Wino. Clear Old Ginger Brandy. Old1 North Carolina Apple Biandy. Pure Vi rginhIa Ap>ple Branld. North Carolina Poach Brandy. Sweot Apple Cider. Pure Crab Apple Cider. A good assortment of Plantation Liquors. Blackwell's Genuine Smoking To bacco. Five Grades Good Chewing Tobac co. TEN THOUSAND CIGARS Of Best Make. Tile above goods are warranted as represented, and guaranteed to suit my customers. VOR SALE LOW FOR CAsa By .F. W. HAB3ENICIIT, Roar Town Hall, noar.Passenger' Depot, deol11 fxtjy1 LOA Wkin own ti, add no i neoe the Olif. YnUthin t~ DON'T UNTIL YOU Seen my stoekjjuo rniture, which newest, and clieapent, according to gp now supply of Cliomos, Cichiro Frat Shafdes,1Mir-rors, &c. Furniture neat Lumber and Laths for salo. I am Factory. All order pwomptly att))dc Wilson New Improvod Sowing Machi oct 18 F ~e 00 FREEJ V TH1E WORLD WiLSO SEW in workmanship isn equal to a Chrono ed as a first-clais Pi-mo. It received and Centenuial Expositiors. 1T IE other 'm11achilns. It-s enpacity is uni MACHINES sold in the United Statt othor. The WILSON MEN.DING I of repairing WITHOUT PAT THI.Nl AGENTSt I WANTED.; WU 0131 "EV1 _ _CHICAGO, 1 SPOOL COTTON. ESTAULISIED 1812. LGEORGE A. CL.M - OLE~ AGE~NT. 400 BROADWAY, NEW YORKI. -- --- The distinctivo features of this spool' cotteni are that it is made fromu the very uinePt SE~A ISLAND COTTON. It is finished soft as the cotton from which it is mn rdo; it hs no waingu~ or artificial finishi t~o dcceive the eyes; it is the strongest, smoothost and most olasitio sewlin throadl in tie market; for me'hino sowving it has no equal; it is woundi on W HI TE S P OO LS. The Black is the most JET BLACK over produced in spool cotton, beilng dlyed bya system patented by ourselves. ' io colors are dlyod by the NEW ANILINE PROVCESS rondering them so perfect and brilliant that d res-makers every where uso thomi instead of sowing siiks. A Gold( Medali wa awarded this spool cotton at Paris, 187 4, for "'groat strength:' .and "general excellence" being the high-. est award given for spool cotton. .We invite comparison and respectfully ask ladies to give it a fair trial an d eon vinco themselves of Its superiority over all others. To bo had at wholesale and retail of J.0. BOAG. ug1 MERRY. CHRISTMAS! --: o . UrLL STOCK of the choicent and most varied assortment of Geods for the Holidays. . - - We invite the -public's attention particulaily to our 50 CENTS KID GLOVES. These are extra cheap and worth ab -early inspection. Ladies'-Bilk Scarfs and .Ties, Ladies'. Handkerchiefs in .Boxes at the very LOWfl T PRICIS AT-: BUY HAV 1one1 of the larget, halndsomest .iity, to ho found in Winnsboro. A ,0, Wall Pockets, Brachots, Window ly rOpMirOd at. moderato pricesF. ngent for a Door, Saih and lin 1 to. Also, agent for tho Wheele We, and two others. R.. W. PHILLIPS. Is 0 %sip - 1sATNlE OHNON,LARK&9o 3 0UNION SQUARE SS. NEW-ORK . RE~FNOWNED _N MACHINE motor Watch, and as elegantly filnish f.ho hihest Iwards at th Vienna V VS ONJA-FOURTf FAS'l'ER than ited. There are more W1L8ON m tian tho Combined sales of all tho LTTACHMENT, for doing all kinds 1, given FREE with oach mnachino. Iou tMA olor. l, Us. .A comfrt, nd te alp .mbynr t use becms wtand tclen.cmoud By wits toe reties are tore ts ailary axs tothirno.a iot lrevestig alnestos, atndg. andth dadru.- gres thic head stog Asooesing, othing aso great cofort, eftaln thesable.yiss becme whit 1-anMD, Sae A se st itets tore proete and cresoe vige or exlent aless, and ak Aosaldreisith, Bnothn has eenAx forn tso inenedtuoses.rable A. AHae, M.eDlSateAsae reio n asschage t as he co n-'ti sontentseparepurn, and caruclly no fectuald podecesln alimt ;oland chsillderither rbS PnErAwAof Pr~~al ie, One Dlar kM4on FORITHE WHOSKERS. crtiown t is1~ eail ppie;beng tne Wprepari,'ane10d iky n~f which wrll nei ther rube nor ash f -OR NASHUAJ~I~ , .H _____ 17AlE gi a i 'ier la36il0