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THE NEWS AND HERALD. WJNNSJ)OltO, S. C. SATURDAY, January 13, : : 1881 I'. MNA. DA VIS RoIToX. SC.. i. & 'iNoLD.. AsSOCIATa RTOR. Loutsr.m rejoices hi tie possession 61' a town called Providence, wlow na111C. if reeeit reports he ite, sadly misrepiesents its population. A yeaa ig)o the city marshal was killed by ono Brown, who was thereupon arre!'t-ed for trial. A year woro away and Brown still reveled inl the riotous liv ing afforded by sheriff Powell. 110 cently the sherifflhimself, in i fit of abseit-mindledine's, We prestile, pep poredl a newspaper man with buck shot, and created a vavaner in tle editorial department of the county pa per. Such is thle powver of the press thiat thle offlending sher-ifYwas speedily broughit to trial. During his absence the friends of the dead city marshal fired of witing" onl Pro videnlce, Which, as Judge Mackey says, like all large bodies moves slowly, clected thei selves judge, juiry, sheriff and consta ble, aid providing a plow-linie, at 110 expenlse to the county, swung Mr. Jlames Brown to the nearest lim.ib. All this caie of illing an editor. Iid Sheriff Powell repressed his angry passions lhe might. have entertained Mr. tJames Browii indefinitely and en joyed the luxury of running up huge bills for dieting against the counity authorities. Whereas. as matters now stand, lie may himself adorn the limb that swunlg Brown oil'. Providence is a good place to emigrate froin. Cotton. The Finaincial and Commercial Chroniee gives tle total bales of cot ton in sight. oi the 1st of' Janlar as 4,117,667 bales, against :,836,003 at the sate date last year. The unprece dentedly had wvinter Which has so se riouslv interfered vith picking may Ut. down the present crop to the same figures as last year. Northern spin ners tit) to the present time have bought within 160 bales as much as they bought last year. The average weighit of the batle this year has been 486 pounds, against 473 pounds last yvear. Alabama heads the list with an average of 614 pou(nds-Texas aver agilg wit hiniu a quarter of' i a )ound 11as luch. Soulith Carolia is aeredited with 489,656 bales avertging 176 poulds each, which at niite cents a pound would aiounit to somewhere in the newibor'hood of twenyil-onie mil Hot dollar1's. Could all this izonev be kept at home, how rich we would soon becomne. But Bostoui shoes, Chicago pork, St. Louis flour amid Bourbon whiskev make serious inroads into the gross amout. Whether they leave anything behind is the (iestion seri ously agitating the t u-mer just now. The Duty of the Democracy. and. 01( it onmly' rema)~ins5 for the party tf at anyv name they can get hold of, obtain ai few lying affidavits amnd ztl the mnillI to work to grind1( out pros'cu Sionis, f'or thie sake, prlesumnably, of te -fa f'ees anid cosis paid by thie L'nitedl StateCs gover'nment1. No.2t lie shiadow of a ca-e rests against anyvone t hat has been arrested thus farn, as will he shown whlen t hey arme permiit ted to come1( to a tr'ial, which we doubt efx 4eedingly. But they will be pult to expense.1 and to loss of tit'ne in. at tend ing cour't ini Chiarleston. It is a pre'tt v generally uniderstood1 fact that the peo pde of' the county, the pr'oper'ty owni [ er's, and all who-e wvelturie was se.ri -~~ onlyl~ jeopardized by thle muon er l * ' . ticket put up by the Rladicail baucks, will see that these young nmn wi1, have beenm arrested shall be at 110 pe cuitiary' loss. But it is just ats well to have this determninat ion placed on re cord, and to begin the collect ion of' the inecessarmy funuds at once. A meetinig of the Winnsbor'o Club would have ibeen called weeks ago but for' ithe hao' r'ile inelemnety of the weartier, butn it has been understood all along t hat the peopile are solidhly behlind those who have been honiored withI the al tentions ofhlury Johnson, Barinum, any individual member is an insult and a blwto the ent ire pan'ty. Let all the clutbs mhieet at on1ce ini ac'ordaunice j ~~with Major WVoodwar'd's uninstrulCtions and raiise the stuiis apiport ioined to t hemi. 'The funld can~ be pllaced on dleposit to be drawn by the County CThaiiaii as 0&eensioni dlemiands, and any surnpluns can be r'eturined should (lie cases not comle to trial. TeCouty Executive Couuittec ofBarnwell hats assessed the clubs of that counilty tweinty-fiv~e (dollarns for ech delegate sent to the late county' conlvenition. Othor counties are work I ng in the same direction. Fairfield will make herself heard, as she always (d0es at the call of duty. Aan ieANs P'o1''LAII AninlOA.---r, Lonia J1. .Jenninigs, writing froma Lon (lon, says: 1 have said, and it is true, that thie popullar rage at the pre'senit moment is for' A mericans andit all that comles fromi America. Eeydoom fies 01)en to the weCll-drlessed mian o1 w~onm who says that he or she is from - mernica aiid brings even one lett(er 01 iitr'oductioni by way of prlovinig if. son were cases of this kind-one ii lady and the other a geifntla, botli of' whom woudd certainly he a good succeeded in etting a sinmle Invta NA 'ED YA A K188. A Itare Instance of Pluck and Preseneo of Mimd. According to a story In Lippincott, a-vounig Eiglishimian, who tells the stor-y, uindertook to esco 1. ia htindewnii young Aueriean woian naned er-, min10il1o Leare, with her mother, H1ttOe sistor and colored nirtse, out of Paris ditring the revolution of 1848. The truiln was stopped by a buriing bridgO fenl miles froml IIhe, city, and pumttinlg the mother, utirse and child into a F"r'nench cart, 11 younig m1an and the oung wolial, withIi whoi he was inl (lve anld afterward ta married(, walked back to Paris. They arrived at the bUaie's, wihen ther were Imiet by a tilibilenit, drulikeli Crowd, who as an excuse for plulndering thiemil insisted On exanMi iig themn. The Inother had A bag of diiionids which the diaughter took an1ad secretly hanided to the young Eniglishiznan. "Vos posseports," they demanded. ''llere itre ur A merican tlpassports," said Ilrjoinmc ; "we arte Alericans." "Yes, Americans, Reliublicans I" cried Mrs. Leare '-we fraternize with ill tepublicans inl Fran(e." "Aristos," said a inan111 between his I(ee1, glancing at her dress and at that of' IIermoine. "What does he av?'" cried Mrs. L'lre, who did not ea'th he word. "'IIlush, inother!" said Ilermoine. "llt what did he sav?" she shriek ed. "Tell im1e at 011c; do not keep it froti ile." Hiermloinle replied (un1willing to usev the word "aristocrat") by an .Amneri enn idiomi: "lie said we belong to the Upper Teni." "Buit we don't. Oh). I10ermie, vou1r Father belongs to a good Iltilr i Maryland, but my gritidfather' inzade shloe-z, I was glilite poor when hie married mie. I was only sixteen." "WhVlat yoI sa?'' s.tid a raiihroa(d hand ilo knew a lile Engslish. "You stv YOU are nlot sotie iristos ?'" "No, Sir," Said 1; "t(hese laldies claim to be Aiiericanls and Republi Clifs." "Vive la Republique!" cried the 1111111. "Vive Ia Jepublique?" quickly echoed f eimoinie. "C'est bien ! C'est bien !" cried an other, raisingr his hanternl to her blanch, - ed and beautiiful iee. "oYou will let us till ass, m10iielir? she said perstlasively; you will even he Our escort 1 little war. We wN ill pay hi:idsoiely for 6your protection." ilefore lie cou'ld liswer her two or three fellows, m11or'e drunk thi the rest. burst out with it propositIion: "1he says they aie not, aristos but Ve pul:1ie-ailn. Let her prove it. ShIe can, it'she he i I rue Ililil cana, re fuse t kiss her 1ellow patr ots." 1 started and was about to knock the rascal down with the bag of dia But Iermoinie laid a restraiaing hand utponl my arml. "-Gentlemen," slit said in clear tones ind perfet French , "'it is (illite 1114 that 'we tiae Ameitans and lIept lrials. W e wih you well, and0 il, it be for61 1 he: good of FraLnce to lie free unih-r a Vv publican forol'venmnt no0 onle Caln wish hiler I'ro Sperl'ity olre than our1..selves . Butl inl our fre'e countrv, miiEissieurs . a womi1ani1 is beld fiee io give her kiss to whoiii she iwill, and Iaccordig to our11 cuItoiin she gives it only to Ler bet rot hed or to herli hus bad." lere stooping he picked up a little bov' wiho hatd worked himself inito t he for'elroiit of1 thle cr'owd, and stentijy aot the. m11en ariomiil hier, hol iig the boy'rs hi:itd ill bth heri own, her lips ~upon0 his fac'e, shei satid:'' --e slurs, I kiss your1(h~''~h epeetaltive; I~ place'd a1 pie4ce of' m110er ini the gain's hand. Forii a mionient there was somei dloubt whait view 114th 'owd iiihIt take ot' tii, bu11t'er beauty, ii her'ai'lessness, aint, abo~tve aill, thle aiwe insp)i'Lhre by er w~0oanilies-, p irvailed. Thier shouted "Withl all :ny hiear't,'" replied I her 1111 ie. " No w sh out for' the genIitle men Yire lai .Iepublique d~es Etats T1hey' weret' 'omiplet ely won . A Fren'ichI e''row is neer' dantgt'r'tus 0or umnanti.~maheale till it has tasted blood0(, dayrs it used to h1.2ve-senit i nen ts, to which it was hiwible, with ai little TIhe oppos05itioln 1to 1ur1 'ogr'ess etneI to an end. ir's. lxarte andI told .\Iain ilny were h ellpedt back .inlto thle eart, ,antd a tman toffer'ed themi wine. TheyI br'ought someit also' to I ler'im'ine. ' ~ 5twse hiei' to th in k it, w ihieb'h she (1idl to Ithiri go od headlthi antd gi vinig back the glass plua'ed in it ai napol0eon. ''IDo me thle fuvor, Ni essicil',"' she said, ''to dirinuk youri ne txt toast1 tto tour2 Americanli Hpubiilie." ChIeers r'ose for her'. Thier'e wa s nio longer' ainv talk ot tdttaiing uis; the old hors'e wa's mII l' forward'',U 2(. I ermioi ne Itook inv the rale)1. At Ithe end( of' thle viillag'e str'eet ther all gave us ani unisteady tablehts. Herm'ot~ ine~ pr1oceetted in sileiice a little t'ar'thier'. Thlenl I felt her ship.. lig f'romi lmy armi, and( waIs just ill t iime to CIcaichiher. N Nt~ YonK PAi..u.':s2-The compile-t prob1ab)ly lie dtelayed a 'ouiple of' Vearis hr the difiheulty ofgtetting or1der's for' fbi'eigti. t iliimgfilletd. Somie ver y good tiling is moathe inl this country, lnut .air. \t anderibilIt wiont't have it , and21 lie workme ereli14 t miutt wait1 on1 thei conl vienIictte tit manufac11turersl in(i5ii Europe. Marble chimtner' pieces ae't ino loniger' conidileed sItylish 'nouigh f'or' irst claiss h ouses. Ehtiborately ca'~irved w1oodl is used m iitad and41 1 t in ittanvr cas1es the atiiclhe is pr'epared ini E 'roh andtt brought her'e cinpilllete, r'eaidy 14) be stt ini its placee. The costliest clh i imer' Ipltece yet orderled for' a New Y'o,'k Inanllsion Will grace thle iiUh avenue thome of' thle r'ich Califor'niani. D. 0. Mills. Thle value of1 this sinigle article, w'hticli is on ly a chimnley, piiet'e ait best is $4,800. The contre l'c lt'r dcorat ind thle wialls of Mr'. Mills' parli'ors dlemaltit $300) a squar fi~' oot f'or' thle woi'k. Then houses going up for' Mr'. Vandi(erbilt's two sons will be niearlyr as costly ais his owni. Amiong ot her elegant b'uildh iias which will take somie time1 to finish arle those of' 'oher't and Ogden Goelet , D~avid D~ows and( thle illion ahiro 11. II. Bishop. The or'ders in 'ach case arc t) spare'4 1no expense, ad as there is plett of' mioney behinid ltem, thiey are't pre'tty surel' to lbe carr'1ied out. When the newu miansions ari' Ilnished and1( OCeenpied thiey w',ilh cover''i the ownI ership 01' about $:200,00O0,000o. -Charles litartiman, Toledo, Ohio, says: I know it curiiedl me1, and I h~p he ches: may be hlpjed by-'the "'Oni/ A~nna Pid" ti Imh-- $ ,. Au. Danc-A-laac. -A foot-note--the shoemaker's bill. -The King of Greece-Oleomarga -Tile tower of Babel Is the first coi tined story o record. -The actor who forgets lile cue plays a bad game of billiards. -Mi'chigan has produced a pig with a trunk. This thing should be checked. -We have two Stls In this col utry -Sal Bernhardt and Salvini. They are both after Sal-ary. -Jones thinks a man Is fortunate who has his will contested after death only. Ile says his will has been coi tested ever since lie married.Mrs. J. -The name of the largest city in Atmerica was furnishedbv Shaksp'eare. lie saiid, in i prophetic m',od, "I K new Yorick Well." -Those who have tried it confess that it large, healthy' mustard plaster vorn on the back contains more heat than a heavy overcoat. --Will some one(, please fit a conun drum to the tolowing answer: "One is an lee pick and the olier is a nice picklei"-NUisijtouvin flerald. We will. It's tle difference bet ween the JIerald's foot and a head of cabbage. -"What's wrong between you and Smythe, that you don't 'speak?" "Haw I Fact is, we were both wivals for the hand of the same voung lady a celebwated beautyv, yoti know !-nd -well, I don't want to bwao', but I got I he best (if it. Poor Limnythe I" "'My dear fellow, a thousand congratu lations!"''Tnaiks wiv ! We both proposed last week, you know, and she aiccepted-a--him !"-Punch. -Elder Sister-"You should make friends igaii ; it is albsuird for an en caged paiir to (iuarrel." Laura-' Well. theni, let Eodgar say the first word." Ekdgar (with a lively recollection of tle recent titl')-"Yes, so long as you have tle last, you don't care." -We have seen men so eager to get something for nothing, that one would almost believe they would be willing to die at short notice, were the) pre sented with grainitous cofilus, witi the unaderstanding that they should shuffile ofi'. --"What do you think of these shoes for S-4?" said Bob the other day, as ie put ole of his pedal extremiities on the table for inspection. "'Very cheap. consideing the size of th'e foot," was Jack's reply, as his eve waidered over a vast gardeii or sole leat her. -There is a burden of care in get ting riches, fear in keeping them, tetuptation in using them, guilt inl abusing them, sorrow in losing them and a burden of account at last to be ivenlup concerning them, and vet foolish people sell their souls and sigh to be rich. -A Dr. Knox, of New York State, thinks lie has done a big thing because lie hits taught some pet pigs to play euchre. Let him go into a pen-beg pardon. smoking car-on any of our railroads and le will find * what lie thinks is i ctriosity is a Common enough thing. -Said a Galveston school teacher: "If I have ten apples and give you tive and your big brother five, what %%ill be left?" "'i'll be left," responded the young er br'othier, '"for lie will get away with all of themi.- That's the kind of a'Pr'esi denitial candidate lie is." e,-T1 -Lem w tmtrr~ now boilers hook just after ther' have ex piloded. This doesn't seemn to hit thle case at all. What is needed is a pic (ture showing how a boiler looks just befor'e it is going to exp~lode. We could thena learn w'then to get out of (lie way. -The famnily wer~e telling riddles onie evenmng, and the tive-year-old told this: "Four littl oicipper-tovls sat on a tree, T'wo hopped off andt then there were three." Nolbody could gness it. ''Well," she ex phliied'l, "'one of t hieni hopphed right bac..k agai.'' "'Who told you that rid dlIe?" aske~d ammnna. "Nobody," r'e liliedI the little one. "'I thunk' it upl myself'." A Purmwr.Nr YANK~EE C'ONST ABL. Mr'. Elijah liitchcock was a Conniecti e'ut conistable, w'hose chairacter wvas utii der' scruti ny. D~eaconi Solognio 1tisinir w axs inqiuired of about him. "Dea~icon Solomton Jiisinig." said the <tiestionier, '"d1 you think Mrin. Ilitch i'oc(k is an honest mani?'' Veiy priomiptly-"'Oh, no0, sir!I Not by ainy meanis." "Well, do youm think he is a mean Inan ?'' "Well, with regard to that," said the dIeacdon, a little mor03e deliber'atelv. "'I miay say that I dlon't really think lhe is a iiuian man ; i've somletiinmes thbought lie was what you might eall keerful-a "What dho you mean by a pru'tdent "Well. I mean this: that one timie lhe had an1 execut ion for four dlollais agi.ainst the old1 Widow Witteri, back here, and lhe wvent up to her house and hevied on a flock of (ducks, le chiased1 house plooty miuch aulI davy and( everv' time lie catched ai duck lhe'd set right dlown and ruinig his neck and chiarmge mmile'age; and( his mi leaige 'mon ted to i mre tihan thle debt. Nothlin ' incanu about it, as I know of, but I always lhought that alter that that Mr' lIiteh cock was a very prudent maun." Ne:w Irrm(crs IN D)uiss.--Thiis is a goodh yeari for eccenitricit y of costumes. At a L onidon rece ption 3 a"oiung wo 11nan1 was seeni who hiad carriiedl a vari ed use of' color's, gilt emibr'oidery aind cut glass beads to such aii extent, that she hooked hike an East Inditian pin cess. The w hole surface of hier dr'ess waIse(overed~ with t his heavy gl it tein surt'heae. EvAen3 hier' armis wvere cla Iroiii shou lde'r to elbow ini bead emi broidery, and1( fromt elbow to wrI ist in .zold buigles and gold wvorked mitts. u hien she danciled the bits of glass rattled anid shook anid if she were to fall under this wveight, it would be at terly unipossible for lher' to get up wit hiout alssistanice. TIwo vouing ladles appeared in Philha de(lphmi' in dresses whlich looked as It' wovena fr'om sunml ighit a111ndinoonlighlt. ()ie wasii of cream birocade wr'ought with gold thiread, and made wlth a box phaited Itrain andt a baby fi'oiit (embroidleed in gold aind peaihs ; the o ther' was of' silver cloth with fr'ont andh side brmeadthis of w~hite satin emi broidered ini white chenille and pearls. -J. F. Newcomei', of' Toledo, Ohio, say's:. I haive been greatly benethttedh by wearing an Excelsior i'dnIiey Pad(, andl wIoulhd i'ecogmend all per'sons ti'oublhed wIith..wieak kidieys to try It.-8ee Adr'. !Pay yoiur suibscription. [ Tu'E iLINE ACCIDEUNT.-A Char lotte dispatch to the New York 1er aid, dated January 10, says: "The. coroner's investigation of the recent Air-Line Railroad disaster near this city, re 'ted in the Ilerad of the 28th of mber, which resulted in the death and cremation of t wo white and one colored man, culninated In the arrest of Engineer Wisenbery, of the secoxlK sectionl. on the charge of: murder. , The investigation has been conductel with the utmost secrecy, but it is ieported to-night that the ar rest of other trali men of both sections is to follcw. A procedure of this sort is so unutinal that it has caused a pro found sensation in the community. The intimation is that WisQnberv had beeti drinking, though it is alleged that he Is I perfectly sober and relia ble man. Bail having been refused him, his Counsel are contepllating a movement to have him released on a writ othabeas corpus, claiming that the only charge which can be sustained is that of crimina tit- _;ece. The death by railroad accidents of th't teen persons inl this vicinity, withi', the last twenty days, has iro'sd:1 a spirit of linquiry mand de'eriniation which %ill not readily be put down. The horor of these accidents is furth or intendlied by the fact that eight of the victims were burned. It is also currently reported that if this investi I gatioll results in anything like a case against the railroad men, others will follow. Several large suits for dam ages will ,ertainly be brought against the colllpmlieg." CoM SUICIDE OF A LADY iN AiKEN COUN TY.-On the night of the 8th instant Mrs. Frances Boatwright, aged about fort.y-six, committed suicide at her home near MLount Ebal in Aiken coun tv, by shooting with a pistol. 11er husbaud :s a highly respectable gen tieman, aged about sixtv-five, quite infirm anil somewhat deaf. lie sava he heard A pistol shot some time dur-i ing the night, but thougght it was so'ne boys inl (lie road and dcl no attention to the maIitter, till 11 :ing that Mrs. Boatwright was aiint, he rose to look for her, and found her lying on the hearth in the sittinug-room welter ing in blood, the pistol lying with the handle in the fire and partly burnt. Iler clothing had also taken tire, which lie soon succeeded in extinguishing, but upon examination he was horriti ed to And life extinct. Mrs. Boat wright belongs to one of the most re spectable families of the comnunity, and has a large circle of friends a'd relatives. She has for years been a sufferer from a disease which has affected her mind. She leaves no children. A TRAGEDY IN 1IMB.'lG.-Onl Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock, while ,William Damnn, a young tnan living iml Hamburg, was talking to his wife and sister in his store, a negro named Ilarry Hackett camne tip and stood lis teninsg to the conversation. Datmm ordered him away, whereupon the negro put his hand behind him as if to draw a pistol. Damn went towards I him, but was held 1y his wife and sis ter. H1ackett then fired at Damm, but missed him and struek his wife ill the head, inflicting a fatal wonnd. Dammi pursued llackett who fired three times more at him. one of the balls strikint him in the shoulder, causingi a flCsi wound. Another was tired so close that the powder burned D~amnm's face. Ihnekett eseaped. Search is beinir -A special to the re wsani d Courier, dlated1 January 10, from Beaufort, gives tihe particullars of a fatal shooting, which took pla0ce at Uni11 river to-dav, resulting In the death of one man and( the serious wounding of two others. William J. Sweeny, keeper of a sail 0ors' hoarding house in Charleston, unidertook to furnish four sailors to the British barkentine Sunbeam, lying at Bull river, and delivered1 the sailors on board that morning. As Sweeney was shoving off from t'Ie ship three of the sailors Jumped1 back into his boat, wheni the catatin of theC vessel openled fire on them, killing one of the sailors 0and ser'iouisly wounlding Sweeney and another sailor. The sherifif has'gonie to Dull river to arrest the captain. -General Grant's satire upon the Ipress comles rather ill-naturedlIy f'romn a man12 who owes more to newspaper pnifin2g than! any person alive or dlead. 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Gun P'.,wder 'lea, Ilyson Tea, 1-ow. dered Black Pepper, Machine Oil, &c. Just McMASTERBICE &k KETCHIIN. SHVIGSALOON. rFlE1under.signled begs leave to sav A. to th e public that lhe is n1ow~ 1mi2 ing a first-class Shaving Saloon in every respect. None brit comptnl)tt and~ expert w~orkmieni are* emloyed, and( those who will favor uts with t'heir. cuistom are gularanteedl satisfactioi IIhAIR-CUTTING Done in the latest and neatest style. Don't forget to call and( give me a. trIal, and1 I ll please you. - J. M.'McCALL, Opposite Dr.' Aikon's Drug Store, SPECIAL NOTICES. BEWAa. or MUROUa.-OnO thousand dollars in gold will to paid f6r every grain of mercury or other interal substance found in May AP p10 Liver Pills. Price Is cents .for lairge boes. SOld by all Druggists In this couuty. EVIPALA, ALA., MarOh 6, 1878. Mr. L. Shoonfeld-Dear Sir-I take pleasure iti stating that I havo used your Medicated W61c Feed both on hormes and cattle, and withi great success, especially oi a very poor cow, which I bought at auction. She gives now over two gallons of ilk. with a good pros it of i n reasing. Notwithstanding the pre dice I en tertained for other powdurs that I had tried, and which proved wortnless, I do not. hesitate to endorse your Invention as being all you claim for it. P. T.8 11ENAN (entlemen-Wo haYo given Shoenfeld's Stock Fvek to your horses, and find that it is all you can claim for it. Yours truly, ChA PM'AN & DAVIS, Propr's Livery and Sale tables, 4d St., Macon, 01.. Sold by the Druggists of this couuty. COMunR17s, GA., Nov. 2, 1817. DR. J. C. ?MOFFlT'T-Dear Sir-Sinco learn ing its vunih, I always keep your Teethina (Teethint Powders) in my house, and consider it. an ind'epensable medlieine for small children. I hare :notra it to renore trorms when all other renedics hadfailed. i. M4. MOOltE. Clerk City Council. Cowmr.us, GA., Feb. 6, 1878. DR. , J. AiNW ETT--Dear Doctor-We can coinmet.d your Teethina (Teething Powders) as se risfactory prescription we ever used ;r the 1oo-.' bowels or eruptions of our chil dren. They have saved i4 many dollare in doctors' blls. Yours truly, Ii. T HATCH ER, Of firm of Mctlehee & Hatcher, Warehouse and Comnmsssion Merchants. WILL YOU RELIEVE IT? WOMAN's BRST FutlwE.--To relieve the aching heart of woman, and br'ng joy where sorrow reigned supreme, is a mission before which the sml!es of kings dwindle into utter Insignifi cance. This N the peculia? province of Brad field's Female Regulator, which. froin its num berless cures, is appropriately styled "Wo man's Best Friend." The distressing complaint known as -whites," ana various irregtularities ef the womb, to which woman is subject, dis appear like wmaic befori! a single bottle of this wonderful compound. Physic'ians prescribe it.. Prepared by Dr. J. lradfield, Atlanta, Ga. For sale at $1 50 per bottle by all druggists. NOW IN PERFECT HEALTH. Neir Matletta. Ga., March 21, 1870. Some months ago I bought a bottle of Brad field's Female Regulator, and used it In my family with the utiost satisfaction, .have re commended it to three other families, and they have found It. just, what it is recommended. The females who have used the Regulator are now in perfect health. and able to attend to their household duties. We cordially recoi mend it, to the public. REV. H. D. JOhNSON. Messrs. Lainar. tankin & Latnar; Gentlemen: My wife had been troubled for several months with Bronchitis, and during that time tled nearly cvery thing imaginable without thie I Slightest. benefit. A friend of hers to whom I mentloned It told ue to get a bottle of Brewer's Lung Itestorer, which I died. and less than one bottle cured her entrely. I wtn recommend it to all who are simIlarly affected. Yours very truly, NATHAN C. MUNROE, MACON, GA., March 1, 1880. MAessrs. Lamar, Rankin & Lamar, Dear Sirs I lid frequent. hemorrhage before using your Consumptive Cure, and had been treated by Dr. Crowell Johnson and other skilled physi clans without being relieved, and after using three bottles of your Brewer's Lung Restorer, the hemorrhage was stopped, and I h'ive never had one since. I am now in better health than before, and feel it. my duty to state to the pub lic the effects of your wonderful Consumptive cure on inc. Yours truly, Mlirs. E- G AVANT. TAYLon CouNry. This Is to certify that I have hsd Asthma for thirty-fIve years and used a great many diflierent kinds of medicines Was treated by Dr. Hloltonfire years without finding relief. I then used your Brewer's Lung Restorer mnd found In it a pernianent cure. Very truly yours Z. J- PARKS. Sold by all Druggists in this county. PENRY. HOUsTON COUNTY. . In the lis there were two negro prisoners confIned in the jail of this coumty, who were very badly aflitted with thai, loathsome dis ease Syphilis. hIn my oinlcial eapacity as OrdI nary, I employed Capt. C. T.Sit hna rest a few weeks I felt bound, tunder nmy contract, to pay him ot of the cotunty t reasury, as he had effecters a Complete andi radicni cure. In testiniony i n--seunto sec my omneiai signa IL. s.j ture andI seal. A. S. GILEN, Ordinary Houston County, Ga. . n ArTTA NooA, T'E NK.. Feb. 14, 1579. W e take pleasure in saying that the S. 8.'8. is gIving goodl satisfacti. W'e have had ex cellent results fromi 'a number of eases. One gentlemnan weo had been contined to his bed cix treekA with Syphilitic IRhiumatism has been cured entirely, and speaks In the highest praise of It. Ii alsoi acts as wvel in primary as in sec ondary and tertIary cases. CliILES & iERRiY. TE SWIV1FT SPECIFIC COMPlANY,. Proprie tors. Atlanta, (. Mold hb- all Druggista. Call for a c.opy Of * Young Men's Friend." BARGAINS t01111r & C11lelh'. W JE have bought largely this sea sOn aitt ndimst htave mioney to settle 0our bills. We therefore 'ofler SPECIAL BARGAINS to cashi pur'chfaser's. Th'lose who come early- will Securpe the choice of' articles, Ie respc~j tfuilly' request those who OWe u18 to comei forward andl pav upl. We hielped1 themi in their nteed nno ex pect themi to help n1a in ours. T1he old1 year- has closedi aind all accotuts should be. .A. G-.AINJr. have job8 in our shop of Slocks andc Jewiieli'v, should call - tthem, anid save'the same jan 11 EDITORS AND) NEWSPAPER MEN of the country endorse James Bloss' Patent (Gold Watch Cases. As a proof, read the fol lowing: Balt Imore, Md., March 8 18so. It gives me pleasur-e to inform :Ott that tihe James Boss Watch Case I have carried has ivnperfect, satisftiction. It wr-ar-s beauti uly-J. TP. i INGOOL, Ed. uand P'rop't Telegram. LaFayette, Indi ,March 8, 1980. I take pleasure ini comamecling the Jaes lioss Watch (C'ms as hiighiy satisfactory and equmal in wear to one of solid gold. The y are the "IBoss" in fact as wvell as in name. W. S. LINGLE, Ed. and Prop't C'ourfer. Des Molncs, la., Feb. 23. 1sso. Our managt-r has carried a James Bos Pamtent wtatch Case, anri cheerfuily says that, It, cannot he beaten in ray way. 51TATE LE(AfDER CO. P'ub'rs lotra State Leader. Waseka, Iii.. March 8, 188: I am pleaised to say that the Jamites Boss Watch Case I have is enatirely salifactory beitng in every respect just as repre'senqtd. is a perfect beauty. Mi. Hi PE.TEiS, Ed. and Ptop't, Irwquote Co. Tlinac,. Waumaut, Wis., March to. 1880. The Watch Case I have of youtr make0 Is in every way satisfatctory : it isJust splendid. MAltK Hi. IIARCN'M, Ed. and P'rop't Torch of Liberty. The above are conciurred in by hiutniredlsot 01ther editors as well asm mnerchmanta, maechanics andI jewelers, in all parts of the country, This Is the only' patent case made of Twro P'lates of Solid Gold. It~is warranted by ape clal ceriicat'e. Ask your Jeweler for lihl itra. ted catalogue containing full description. :P 'N AT THE CORNER STORE FALL AN\D WINTER GOODS. W E BEG leave to inform our customers and the public generally, that we have lately disposed of our Grocery Department fo the purpose of making more room for our Which are now in store, and have been marked at prices to induce quick Rales.- We cannot enumerate the i arious kinds and styles, but cordiAlly invite all to call and ex. amine our stock, and we shall endeavor to make it the interest of all to purchase. CLOTHING, 1 ATN AND GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. This department bas been extended, and we guarantee prices as low as the lowest. Our Troy City Perfect Fitting Crown Shirt cannot be surpassed. Laundried or Un. laundried made to order if desired. BAY STATE STANDARD SCREWED SHOES Are our specialty, and to those who have tried them we need not add words. To those who are yet strangers to the durability of this honestly made Shoe, we ask you to call and buy your winter supply, or a single pair only, if you prefer trying them. You will not have to come often--they are acknowledged by many to outwear any Shoe made. ALSO ZEIGLER BROTHERS' Gents', Ladies', Misses', and Infants' Fine Shoes. Iteduce your S oc bill and save money by buying the best. Remember the place J.M. BEATY & CO., oct 7 ON THE COR1NER. SANTA CLAUS -HAS COME TO THE AUGUSTA STORE GRAND TIDINGS FOR THE LITTLE FOLHS-CLOSING OUT SALE OF TOYS, VASES. DOLLS, AND HUNDREDS OF AR, TICLES TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTJON, WHICH DEFY COMPETITION IN PRICES. THE great slaughter in prices, which I have made in the last few weeks in the various departments, will be continued but with greater re ductions in prices. DRESS GOODS! DRESS GOODS II DRESS GOODS I I I 10,000 yards of Dress Goods to be closed out at cost--consisting of Nun Cloth, Cashmeres, Mohairs, Alpacas, Cretonnes, Damasses, &c. These Goods are new and direct fromn manufacturers ; not damaged or shelf worn; and at prices lower than ever. BLANKETS, CARPETING AND RUGS. Kentucky Jeans, Bed Ticking, Brown Shirting and Sheeting are my leaders for this week, and every person wishing any of these goods should give me a call. CLOTHING! CLOTHING I I CLOTHING 1 I I To reduce stock, i am ofrering special bargains in this department; not baits, as some of my competitors term it, but special bargains, less than they can purchase the same goods anywhere. These goods are for my customers ar-d not my rivals. SPE1CIAaj IED.ADBE.,,S, 100 Gross Fine Buttons, to arrive, at VFive Cents per dozen. 100 Dozen Handkerchiefs, at Fifty Cents per dozen. 4.000 Yards of Good Calico, at Five Cents per yard. 6,000 Yards of Rescue Plaids, to my customers, at Nine Cents per yard. 1,000 Yards Good Ticking, at Nine Cents per yard. Bed Ticking, good as A. C. A., at 17. Cents per yard. 100 Dozen Cotton, at Fifteen Cents per dozen. Good Ball Thread, at 1i Cents each. 25 Dozen Shirts, made specially for me, at Twentyflye Cents. One Chest of Tea, at Forty Cents. per pound. One Chest of Tea, at Fifty Cents per pound. One Chest of Tea, at Sixty Cents per pound. Good Coffee, at 14j, 16 and 18 Cents per pound. Roasted Coffeo, in pound packages, at Twenty Cente per pound. The banner that characterizes my establishment still floats gloriously. Politeness and courtesy to all, whether buyers or visitors J. L. MIMNAUGH, dec 18 THE LEADER OF LOW PRICE&. $3 5,000 FOR THE GOOD, THE TRUE, AND THE BEAUTIFUL! WILL BE DISTRIBUTED BY DESPORTE.S & EDMUNDS, (UNDER WRIGHT'S HOTEL,) N Merchandise, dnring FAIR eE, at. most attractivo prices. Seo our Dress and Goods in all te latest stylesGrinting 8ilks and Satins. Ilostery, Ilandkerchifs. and Notio~ns in fle'West novelties. Gent,%, and Yotiths' Hats in larg stock, Ladies' Gents' and Children's Boots and Shoes, 1.adie' Cloaks, neHa tnd st oci , a ies' prices; 11laokets, Carpets, comfortables and Lap Jtoles, at the New Store of nov 6 D E PO 11 TE 8 & EDlUNDS9 Under Wright's Hotel, Columbia, 8. C. The Best Ever Prodllcod! T[HE DAVIS VWtTICAL FEED S.WING M1114IIN CHAL LENGES THE WORLD TO PRODUCE ITS jEQUAL I $1,000 REWARD. c7 One thousanid dollars rewardi ofrel t(SypromtatiIld sge a range of work, aind do It as8 wvel re n t le anes ha willb don e ore the "DAVIS VEIRICA L FEED 81 va~ot eMachIE nea rangenes on, lhe contest will be madec willh any~ oneC desiig t. cnpt .rm Araboe-med o reward, within a reasoniable time alter wri te a ~da o sre e -named DAVIs S "ING MACnINE CO., A nother large let of the above Machinc n h mrv( edjs o celveci.J. 0. Bo.x , A gent. White and Colored Ptiqnes, Dress Goods in variety, Illusion, Silks, Satins, Belts, Linen and Lace Collars, Fehs Tiery adevaBohn ee ciyg found in a first-class Dry Goods, Fay Goos and eveiry gEn allyh ment. You can get all you wa , aneya Goods and MSilh ryod sa ish-g nywhere y atasesnal asaegod anAG .~uh