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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3,*92. President's Message. A Comprehtnsi?e Synopsis of the Chilian Affair. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 25. Large crowds were in the Congres? sional galleries today when the Pres? ident's message was read. President Harrison first said of Mr. Egan : He has, I think, on the whole, borne himself in very trying circum? stanced, with dignity, discretion, and courage, and has conducted the cor? respondence with ability, courtesy ?nd firmness. The President's message leads off m follows : The communications of the Chilian government in relation to this cruel ?uni disastrous attack upon our men, ?M will appear from the correspon? dence, have not in any degree taken the form of a manly and satisfactory expression of regret, much less of apology. : The event was of so se? rious a character, that, if the injuries s ii Ste red by our men had been wholly . the result of accident in a Chilian, port, the incident waa grave enough to have called for some public expres? sion of sympathy and regret from the local authorities, it is not enough' to say that the affair was lamentable, ...'fir humanity would require that ex? pression, even if the beating and lulling of our men had been just fia-, ^ble. 1% is-not enough for th*?m to say that the incident is regretted, cou? pled with the statement that the -affair was not of on usual character "where foreign sailors are accustomed ^lo meet. It is not for a generous and -lacere governmet?t to seek for words of small or equivocal meaning in * which to convey to a frieudly power an apology for an offence so atrocious as thia. Example is give"n of the quick, complete sorrow -and apology ex? pressed by ti e United States after an attack on the Spanish' consulate at Kew Orleans in 1815. - Here are the conclusions of this government as furnished to the Chil? ian authorities on the 21st inst. First-That the assault is not re? lieved of the aspect which early in? formation of tlie event gave to ?? as. that of an attack upon the uniform of the knited Sta* a navy, having its -origin and motive in the feeling ?f hostility to the government, and not in the act s of the sailors Second-That the public authori? ties of Valparaiso flagrantly failed in 'their duty to protect our men, and some of the police and Chilian sol? diers and sailors were themselves guilty of unprovoked assault upon ?mr saj!or& before and after arrest. Me (the President) thinks the pre jpoaderance of evidence and inherent (probabilities lead to the conclusion ?that Riggiu was killed by police or ?soldiers. Third-That he (the president) is ?therefore compelled to bring the case rback to the position taken by this ?government in the note of Mr. \Vhar ton, of October 23. last, and to ask : for a suitable apology and for sorre adequate reparation for an injury done ribis government. The president says that the Matta note was not .only undiplomatic but grossly insulting to the naval officers .?nd the executive department. Ile ?as notified the Chilean authorities that, uniese its note is withdrawn and apology as public as the offense is wade, he will close diplomatic rela? tions.' The request for the withdrawal of Egan, he says, was not accompanied by any reason at all, and could not be done anyhow until it had first been a-'ttied whether our correspondence with Chili could be conducted upon a basis of mutual respect. The president also recites the case of Patrick Shields, an Irishman and British subject, but nevertheless a j? ii lor on au American vessel, who ?va? brutally beaten and maltreated in Valparaiso. For this also the Chil -?au-government will be held respon? sible. The^ .president says the demands - made of ChHi by the United States should be adhered, to and .enforced. Oar dignity and property of Ameri? can subjects must fee protected. In conclusion, the President sa3'8 ; - 'i tbave as yet received no answer to^^'uoit? of the 21st ins*.., but in i 1 my opinion I ought not to delay ' longer toe bring these matters to the ! attention of congress for SHCU action 2 as? m^ ?e .deemed appropriate. , 1 .^[JSTgtfed} : BKXJ. HARRISON. Executive Mansion, Jau. 25. ?tottoii Acreage Reduction. AUGUSTA, Ga , Jan 27 -Special to ibo State.-The meeting of tb9 cot- i j too .ui? men and farmers of the S ate j , and of Sooth Carolina called to discuss the redaction of the cotton acreage was hell,at the Cotton Exchange at ll o'elojk this morning. Capt. Eige worth Eve presided. Maj. Harry Hammond, of Beech Island, introduced the following r?solu- \ tions': "Whereas *He enormous exteosiou of . cotton cu1' has so cheapened that prodect C?> cause widespread financial .depression, seriously affect rug ail ? branches of industry in the S<>u h. and . the outlook reveals no limit to the con? stantly increasing production and un? profitableness of this culture ; and inas? much as thia is largely due to the absence j of that mastership in hu>bandry, which j alone profitably cootrol&and directs labor ; and regulates production; to large], areas of land, the titles to which being I i more or lets a matter of doubt, are , obtainable at nominal values ; and to j the assistance which foreign aud do- ( ?estie- capital is and always wiil be ready io .ext end, often directly to labor itself alone, for the production of a . ?tapie commanding spot ca-h in the j, markets #f the world, | ; "Therefore, in order to establish !, values in, and to restore a just equili- j ] brium between the four primary audi, essential factors in production, to wit; j . Land, labor, capital and management, ' ( two of which, laud and management, j | are now virtually without influence io , our agriculture ; to induce the return of intangible and invisible personal pro? perty, now seeking refuge from taxation i in specuiaiuu and commercial returns I t> visible and tangible permanent im- < proveme??.?? io agriculture; and to '. restraiu ibe fast waite and destruction ' ( - * - o? our resources through unlimited cotton culture ; be it .^Rsselved, That this convention memorialize the legislatures of the cot? ton States, recommending the enactment of such: laws as they, ib their wisdou, may think best calculated to accomplish the; folio wing results : ^^*1. The adoption among us of the Australian or some other similar system fer the registration of land titles and transfers, so as to render these evidences of property as secure and as easily and cheaply transferred as Slate and corpo? rate bonds and stock now are. "2. To secure more effectually than at present all rights and privileges ^ap? pertaining or in any way belonging to land (for example, the right -to game and the power to dispose of it as secured by law in Germany), to the owners of land for their sole use ancT disposal. 3. That all agricultural land be classified and a permanent valuation for taxatiou fixed upou them, as was done in England by act of Parliament in 1792, strl in force, and in South Caro? lina by act of 1815, not io force since reconstruction ; and that thereafter for a period of thirty-three years no im? provements of agricultural land be sub? ject *o assessment and taxation, ^-""i. That to meet thc present and prospective depreciation of cotton, threatening bankruptcy, a moderate license tax be placed on cotton acreage for a period of four years, lifting the burden of taxation frost all other crops, and restraining the unprofitable culture of cotton.'' The res dutton was adopted, with the single exception of the lourth section, whic?i Mr. J Rice Smith opposed and had voted down. A committee of five will be appointed by Chairman Eve to execute the resolu? tions. A resolution of Maj. WV F- Alexan? der, requesting and urging cotton plant? ers to reduce their cotton acreage 20 percent., was a'dopted. Mr. George Waterhouse, of Beaufort, spoke of the injury done, to sea island cotton by the K?yp*ian cotton and offer? ed a resolution that congress be memo? rialised to place a duty on this staple. The resolution was k;lled, and the meeting adjourned for ??inner, to meet at ll o'clock tomorrow. ? ?.IL?- -?-P? Tillman's Taxes. Greenyiile j?rws.. We observa that several esteemed contempories which support the preseut administration defend Governor Till? man's tax returns on the ground that they are in fair proportion wiiih those of other citizens. The same contem? poraries contend that in the matter of not paying his taxes the governor had the right to take advantage of the postponemenut of time like other citi? zens, and call for comparison of Till? man's tax returns with those of previous governors. These contemporaries app-ar to miss the point, which ts that the governor's conduct in the matter of his taxes is au line with the course of deceit and self interest he has followed from the begin? ning. He be?an the farmers' movement with ihe declaration that he wanted no office and would " accept none He continued with a demand for the nomin? ation of governor by a primary. He took the nomination for governor aud worked hard to get it wheo the time came. He declined to favor a primary ?hen his own chances bad to be sub? mitted |*o it. He favored reduction of salaries and expenses, but when he got in office made no effort to reduce faeries or expenses and spent the last dollar of his contingent tund and of the ?560 ?liowed for "r^pa^rs, improvement," etc , on the executive man ion. Ile denounced officials who accepted free rail road passes as bribe takers and took a pass the first chance he got. He charged eorruntioo aud fraud in former administrations and bas failed to prove any of it. He denouueed "tax eaters" and "tax dodgers'' and has become him? self a tax eater and a tax dodger. He declared it to be a sha ne and an out? rage upon the State that the bauks should pay taxes on but sixty-six per cent, of their real property and that the railroads should return their possessions at less than full value, but he returned his cows at ten dollars apiece and sold them to the State at thirty-six. He re? fused to sign the tax extension r?solu ;ion because he wanted to frighten the jeople into paying in enough money to neet the interest on thc S>ate debt, but l-s carefully refrained from paying his )wu ?axes. What other governors have, done and shat other citizens do has nothing to do ivitb the case. This is supposed to be a -eforuj and record breaking adoiinistra ion. if i<t is not to be better than other idministrations in any way what was all he fuss and hurrah and kick up about? The task Governor Tillman and bis tackers musl undertake ts not to show ;hat he is as good a governor as those who have gone before him, that the people are as happy, prosperous and. joited as they were before he came to :he front, or that his administration has j been a-s pure and useful as any. He promised improvement all along the Une, That is what he was elected for All the ta;k of what a powerful minority and newspaper opposition did to obstruct bim is childish whining and thin excuse, and it won't wash. The minority is cot. j going to beany weaker thaa ir. is uar \ are the newspapers going to be more friendly, lt the governor*? friends can not show where he has made improve? ments they must confess that there, were no improvements to be made or j ihat he was ont side to make them In j jithi-r case he ha?deceived the people by false claims and pretences and should give up hi* job This cry o? "gives me another chance" is all bum bag. li is the cry of every Fraud and failure io the world-a pitiful, shameful pica for favor not deserved and trust not earned There is ?ot a word of "abuse" in this. Head it eyer awaiti -'nd see if it. n anything but. plain fast and reasonable 30ncln?ion from (r.vx*. -- ^jn. The Stare Executive Committee appointed a sub committee to arrange j the rules and regulations for tue com- j ing primary election ; and ou the 14rb Governor Tillman, although nota mein- ! ber of this committee, weut up to Laurens to have his ideas inc r pora ted in the rub"s. The impropriety of a self au noun ced jandidate interfering with the rules that ?iii determine his election or jefeai is apparent - Vikt?n Recorder. - i -m - Mr. II. L Felder, formerly a sales? man in the establishment of J. llytten berg & Son?, of Sumter, has formed a iopartuership with his brother, ?Ir K B. Felder, and they will conduct a g.e;i 3rni mercantile business at Puuola. Tillman as a Traitor. More Vigorous EnglUh From Colonel Keitt. EXOREE PLANTATION. S. C , ) Jan. 20th, 1892. j To the Editor of The Greenville News. Washington, the father of car liber? ties and government, in his farewell address when he laid down his robes of offiee, left the following words of advice a legacy for his countrymen to the end of time. He said: "I have already intimated to you the danger of parties in the State, with particular reference to the founding of those on geographi? cal discriminations. Let me now take a more comprehensive view and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party gen? erally. This spirit, unfortunately, is inseparable from our nature, baviug its root in tbe strongest passious of the human mind. It exists under different shapes in all governments more or less stifled, controlled or repressed ; but io those of the popular form it is seen in its greatest rankness and it is truly their worst enemy. The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge nat? ural to party dissension which io differ? ent ages'and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result gradually incline the minds of mon to seek security and re? pose in the absolute power of an indi? vidual, and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction,- more able or. more fortunate than bis competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation on the ruins of pub? lic liberty. Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind (which nevertheless ought not to bs out of sight), the common and continual mis? chiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the iuterest and the duty of a wise people to discouage and restrain it:" The address is full of wisdom and ap plies directly to the perilous times in which we live. It would be a blessing to the country if the press would pub? lish it in full and our people would read and study it. It will be found ia the History of the United States by John Clark Redpath, LL D. Calhoun, the idol of Carolinians, in a service of nearly forty years in the American congress, never merged ,his individuality into any party and uever entered the caucus of any party. The State never merged herself into any na? tional party until after the war, c always held off and cast her electoral vote for the candidate she thought best ?j o jj represented the rights and int?rest of her people. Since the war she has been merged into the national demo? cratic party. Is there now an organized democrat? ic party in the State ? The writer an? swers emphatically, no: The followers of Tillman during the sessious of the last legislature held eau-, cuses with closed doors barred inside J and oa'side and excluded all deujocrats and alliancemen who were not support? ers of Tillmao Where is the democ? racy in this? There is none whatever. The leaders cf the deluded followers of Tillman cast aside the State democratic constitution and framed an 1 adopted a constitution of their own. and now boast thai ?hey ar?e in possession of, the election machinery aud intend to work it for al! it ts worth. The trio of conspirators who in 1890 i met in secret conclave and parceled out, the offices assembled recently in Lau? rens. Irby in his speech declared that nothing under Heaven can defeat Till? man for a second term. Shell swore j he should have li. Tillman said be inteuded to haye ii and with it a legis? lature that wiil execute his orders. The last ">ae took bis free pass from bim and left him standing before the world a self condemned bribe taker. This hurts him and makes him* savage against the members of that body, j This trio have determined the people I shall have no say in anything. Till I man through his mao Irby has issued his proclamation of amnesty, and has prepared rules to swear in everybody to vote for himse?f and his friends. Are these democratic ineihods ? j They boast they have the elation machinery and intend to work it in their interest for all it's worth To swear iu and count in is their motto. Aud I they claim they are democrats. Citizens of the State,chat do you say I they are ? They could teach Scott aud ! Moses tricks. Geo;ge the III issued his royal proclamation of amnesty dur- ; ing the revolutionary war and offered | every inducement to the patriots to re- I turn and swear allegiance to him. ! How did they receive it? They press? ed oe and on and won their indepen? dence and established the sovereignty j of the States. Washington had r rai - | tors to cou tend with. We have them j and will have more of them. Tillman 1 fought the chief demand of the alliance in season and out of season and pub? lished it to the world. He is now (juiet, hoping to agaiu sneak into the gubernaiorial chair. Alliance men, Tillman is as much a . traitor to the democrats of the alliance ] as was Arnold to the liberties of the j Amerieiu people for which tho patriots ! fought. There is one page of Engibo j hUtory Tillman bas not road, lt' he I has read it be bas not prc&ted by it. Charles the I, in trying to destroy ! the liberties of the people, lost his head Til I utan, to Riveomp!i?h hid ends, wotrd destroy the rigbtg and li crt.'s of the j people., Tne bitterest enemy ot' the | State never did as much as Tillman has done to destroy the pi'ace and harmony j of the people and ail for self agg and ixe usent. Let. us heed the counsel of Washing ton in his farewell addrc.-s to his eouu- j trymen. hit us follow the example S't j us by Calhoun. Let u? not merge our- j : selves into any national party. Let us | unfurl the fi ig under which J?-ffereon and Jackson fought and won. lt was tbe people's banner. Jefferson named ? it "republican banner Jackson bap- j tized it. "democratic banner/' It always '.vas, and is the people's banner. This is ifs light name. Let I UK rut it into hands clean, able and j brave and bear it aloft and ou every- j j where to vickory. Citizens of the State,rally everywhere j ? and organize and move io solid col? umns with a linn and steady tread and ; i drive.into nb-cuiity the trio of conspira- j j tors who are in for "revenue only,*' j j atid have made South Carolina a by- j I word and reproach. Display your man- j hood atid redeem the State's go,".d ?ame. ! If you fail to do it your children will disown you and ought to. Farmers of tho State wc elected Till- ' j man, the apostle of "retrenchment and reform" governor. His ideas of re? trenchment arid reform are the trenches must all be dug leading into his pock? ets, and everything must be emptied into his pockets. He has proven wnat he is. He unloaded his ows on the unfortunates of the State at a big price, using his henchmen to do it, and filled his pockets. Let us unload him gratis and pray for forgiveness and try and forget we ever voted for him. Citizens of the State, I have spoken candidly and frankly what I feel and believe, holding back nothing. I in? voke all of you to speak out in the same way. Whatever the people in the full? ness of counsel decide it is best to da for the common good, be assured the writer will be with them in the full blaze and forefront of the battle. Re? spectfully, EIXISSON S. KEJTT. -?-.??- mm A State Primary. Newberry Observer. It is what the people have demanded for at least four years past. ID is what the present "dominant element" solemnly promised the people before they became the dominant ele? ment. ? It is what a large proportion of the people thought had been granted them. The Observer was under the im? pression until quite recently that there would be a State primary. Instead of a primary, we are to have a circumlocution arrangement that is neither primary nor convention-an arrangement that retains all the ob1 jectiouable features of both primary and convention and the good features of neither. The people must elect other people to vote for a Governor for them. In this county, for instance, the people, at the primary election, vote for eight men to go to Columbia to nominate a Governor. While voting direcly for Senator and Representatives, Clerk of Court laud other county officers, and Coo 1 gressmen and Solicitor, why not vote directly for Governor ?lso ? It is no more trouble-not half as much trouble as to vote for eight men who are to vote directly for Governor. The demand for a more popular gov? ernment is becoming daily more ur ? gent. The sentiment in favor of elect? ing United States Senators by a direct vute of the people, in>tead of electing legislators to elect them, is widespread ; and in every other way the people are demauding that this shall be, as it claims to be, "a government of all the people, by all the people, for all the I people V A direct, vote for Governor is prefer? able for many reasons. It will be suf? ficient to mention three at present : By the plan adopted by the Execu? tive Committee, the electiou of Gov? ernor would depend, not altogether ou the popularity of the candidates for j that office, but largely on the popular? ity of the candidates for delegates. Another objection is the delegates elected might fail to carry ont the i wishes of those who elected them. It is always safer to exercise a right in j person than by proxy. A vote for delegates to nominate a Governor is not a popular vote, but is a vote by counties. For example : This county would send eight delegates to CoIumbia-^-all for one candidate.-awhile a popular vote wou'd be divided between two or more candidates. The Observer does not hesitate to S3y that the present arrag<Miient is unjust to the people; and they should demand, ia tones that admit of no refusal, that at the May convention the constitutor) be so amended as to allow them a real, genuine, bono fide, honest primary for Governor and all State officers. It is an established fact that DeWiu's Lit? tle Earl v Ricers have an enormous sale, and why? Simply because they are pleasant in taking and hap'pv in results. A nil,! for the multitude. W. rLGilliUr.il & Co.' You don t want a torpid liver. You don't want a bad complexion You don't want a bad breath You don't wanta head-tche. Then use DeWitt's L:tlle Early Risers, the famous little j>H?3 VV. H. GWUiand ? Co. ?rut:^auijMjuu^&?~*?^?tij%3&."\-Hv*-?1?. JV. rxtiwm TO KENT. 1OFTER my residence an Calhoun Stree for rent. Will rent house either furnish? ed or unfurni?htd. For further information apply to H. L. DARR. Jan. 20 Advance Uflice. Estar? ci Davison M. Dick, MINOR ?WILL APPLY TO JUDGE OF PRO bate of Sumter County on February ?-9'h, 1891, for a final discharge as Guar? dian ot >he Person arid E-?t*te ot said Minor. AX T.I UN Y WHITE, Jar?. 13 -4!. Guardian. REAL ESTATE ?8?NGY. THE UNDERSIGNED has established a Real Estate and Collection Agency in bumter and desires property holders having property for sale or rent to IiST same with him. Tenants secured and rents collected promp'lv. Rest references triven. A pr. 30 W. H. CO .M M A N DER. MONEY TO LEND ON IMPROVED FARMING LANDS at 8 per cent, interest and a Commission* LEE & MOISE, Se?'. 16 X. TREATMENT ~J3? 1529 Arch St.. Phila. Penn. For Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, Dyspepsia, Catarrh, Hay Fever, Headache, Debility, Rheu? matism, Neuralgia, And ssl! ? horde and .li erv? ss * i>isorders* lt has hf en in use for more than twenty years ; thousands :>! patients have been treat? ed, and over one rhoasand physicians have u*ed it And recommend il-a very significant fact. ?: i.-' agreeable. There iS no nauseous taste, nor after-taste, ncr sickening smell. .'Compound Gxyeen-It Mode of Action mid Results," is lille "fa book of 200 paires, published hy Dr?. Starkey k Palen, which sr.ves to all inquirers full information nt to this remirkablecurative agrnt, and a record of surprising cores in a wide run?;? of ?ir.-.?c cases-many of th-m. after being Mbrtodoned to by other physicians. Will be mailed free lo any address on application. Bil STARKEY et PALEN, 1529 Ar A St., Philadelphia, Penn. 120 Setter St,, San Francisco, Cal. ['lease mention ?his paper. Dec '0. . o ?inst Received a ear load of very pretty Tennes? see broke Mnles. Prices to Suit the Times. Cor. Sumter and Liberty Sts. SUMTER? S. C., Sumter, January ll, 1892. . Having purchaser! MR W. E. MIMST entire stock of Including all his PRIZE PENS, and having added to the same my own stock, I am now prepared to furnish EGGS FOR SETTING, from fowls that are un? questionably the best blood in this part of the State, and from strains that are equal to the Best in the United States. I have gone to heavy expense to bring up my stock to its present standard, and whilst I am in the business intend to keep it up to the top. My pens are all made up for best results and only birds true in every respect to the standard constitute my breeding pens. Black Minorcas, Brown sand White Leghorns, Barred Plymouth Rocks, Light Brahmas and Buff Cochins. I also have added to my stock, the justly celebrated in 4? j They are as easy to raise as chickens and not subject to dis? eases, and with proper attention will weigh from 9 to 10 lbs. per pair at 10 weeks old. Eggs for setting from any of the above strains of fowls, $1.50 pr. 15. Duck Eggs, - 1.50 pr. 13. A few choice Pullets and Cockrels for sale at REASONABLE PRICES. Address or call on Sumter, S, C. Manager. o CHA Furniture Dealerl Undertaker FULL SUPPLY OP First Class Goods in all Departments -AT ROOK BOTTOM PRICES. Come and See, and Satisfy Yourselves. ICQ ICU lal! IVs. (SUMTER BRANCH.) OUR ELLIOTS, Sumter Co., S. C. Gentlemen-I am very R?Uf-h pleased with the "Acm?" Co;ton Press. It is what I wanted. Yours trulv, J. tte D': LAW. GOODS '? HAVE BOSSARDS, Swater Co., S. C. Cheraw Machine Works. Gentlemen ,!:<>r using several kinds of gins I purchased a "Hall," and <-H.ti say that it is the best I have ever Seen or used. X. S. McLfclOD. BEEN TRIED AND PROVEN THE BEST. Cb.T? ??chine W"rki, ?"TK,C?e, ?' C- L .. ,. V. , KSM?EEW, S. C. I /. .? . v- j j , i Cheraw .warrin'1 Works: fcfCticmeij - \ours received, and in reply . ., . ", ", .,_omABa ran sav thai I have been using oi e of Walter I ^^Uemen-The 'Acme Cotton Pro,,. A. Wood Mowers for sixteen years, and it has ! l^chasedfrom you last sensor, has perform not coi. me more than S_0 during this length ? *"J Vs wor,k l? m-v en?,re **?fcilT' 1 P?; of time l?r ?pair?. I consider it the best i rer ',' r? l\? Bos*' or ar\>' ?**rP"*<>? llie maehiDel hayeseen. Very trulv. market. \ ours mpecmiLyv j ' W/R. FL?D. 1 EDWARD E. RESBLRT. j ^ REMEMBER THIS: The Best Machinery and Lowest Prices. Estimates made upan AN Y STANDARD MACHINERY ?i" the market. Call on or Address CHERAW MACHINE WORKS. Office one door North of the Jervey House, Sumter, ^. C, July 8 _______ TO RENT. 17IARM-OXE MILE WES F OF C. ii. 6 J room dwelling, and necessary outbuild? ings, ban, stable, storeroom, kc. Premises alone or premises and land, lo'to 45 acres as desired. Fur leroi, apalv to ' " w. E. Di CK, .ti Ducker & BultiuaD's Store. Dec. 30-tl'. FOR SALE. ? rp??AT TRACT OF LANI? noir Sumter ? G. iL. i'? Sumter County-, S. C., contain ' i:i_ 200 ACRES, more or les?, and hounded j as follows ; North, by public road from City ' of Sumter to Cane Savannah ; East, hy lands of J no. T. Baker; South, by run of Cane Savannah ; West, by lands of Jno. F. Gamble and of Mile- II. Plowden ; same being arable land and now underestimation. For terms apply to. GREIG ^MATTHEWS, 1 Dec y.-i Charleston, S. C. THE REGENT INSURE YO Uli PROPERTY IS THE GENERAL Insurance Agency, OF Al C. PHELPS & CO., Representing SUS FIRE OFFICE, of London. THE GUARDIAN ASSURANCE COR? PORATION, of Liverpool. LONDON & LANCASHIRE, of London. THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO-., of Hartford, Conn. THE ST. PAUL GERMAN INSURANCE CO , of St. Paul, Minn. THE PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON ?NS. CO.. ot Providence. R. ?. 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