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BT0.B.MBI8OE. EDGEFIELD, S. C., FEBRUARY 1, 1872. |
, Edg?field Female Institute.
TTFIE Exercises of this School will be
JL resumed on the first Monday in
February next.
TermsjJIO. $12 and $16 per Session of
Twenty Weeks-one-half in advance, the
balance at the commencement of the 2nd
quarter. - r rv nr * i
MISS M. K. DOBET, Principal.
Jan 16 St * -
The Hig-h ^hooT"
AT Sunny Side', the place formerlv
owned by Capt Eugene Burt, will
be open on the first Mondav in Feb.
EDWARD T. WALKER, Rector.
Jan 16 - v _3t 4
]??t. Zion School,
WIKNSRORO, S. C.
THE Spring Session opens
. on Monday, January 29, 1872.
j?' The '-ourse of instruction af
fords thorough preparation for
any department of university
study, or for business life.
The Virginia Military Institute has re
cently conferred upon this School an An
nual PRIZE SCHOLARSHIP, covering
the entire course in that institution.
Address
M. M. FARROW, Principal.
Jan 17 tf 4
Parents! Guardians! Note!
BOARD, with TUITION in English,
French. Latin, Greek, Mathematics,
Book-keeping, and Surveying in the
Field, for 42 weeks, from 1st March next,
can be had for
Only $126!
Instruction, analytical, practical, thor
ough. Government, parental. Climate,
delightful. Scenery, beautiful. Please
addn ss, immediately.
Rev. I). McNEILLTURNER, D.D.
Brevard, N. C.
Jan. 10 Hm 3
F ? n u ? T u n
OF
ALL DESCRIPTIONS,
AT
(Formerly C. A. Platt ct Co.,)
214 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga.
1,000
Maple and Walnut Bedsteads,
95 to 910!
WE particularly call thc attention of |
purchasers to our SOLID WAL
NUT CHAMBER SUITS for Beauty
Durability aud Cheapness.
Our MANUFACTURING DEPART
MENT is still in operation. Special or
ders will be promptly attended to. F.e
pairs done in all its branches.
UPHOLSTERING DEPARTMENT.
Hair Cloth. Enameled Cloth, Reps,
Terry and Springs, and all articles suita
ble for Manufacturers, we offer at Low
Prices.
Augusta, May 2 Iyl9
THE COTTON PLAIT
Cooking Stove !
SlNCE the death of thc late WM. HILL
and cloding up of his business, I have
taken the Agency for the Sale ot tho
COOKING mi,
Persons wantina: a good Stove, such as
the M Philanthropist," M Chief Cook," or
" Cotton Plant," can be supplied by call
ing on
D. L. FULLERTON, Stove Dealer,
AUOUSTA, GA.
No. 6 Stoves for $20,00 and $26,00.
No. 7 Stoves for $2.r>,00, $31,50, $33,00
$35,00, $45,00.
No; 8 Stoves for $28,00, $37,50, $40,00,
$50,00, $65,00.
Augusta, Oct 4 Cm 41
E. A. Brahe & Co.,
206 Broad Ni,,
WOULD respectfully announce to their
Friends and the Public of Edgefield Dis
trict, that they have just received, direct
from Europe," and now otter, a large and
magnificent Stock of GOODS, consisting
of
Fine Gold and Silver WATCHES, of |
the best makers.
Ladies' and fients- Solid Gold CHAINS,
of the latest stvles.
DI AMONDSof first water, IriSeiS, Pins
and Rings.
.Superb SETS for Ladies and Misses.
Stone, Cameo, Seal and Plain Gold
BINGS.
Sterling SI LVER WARE of the latest
designs.
Triple PLATED WARE.
American and French CLOCKS,
A large lot of Ini]K>rted FANCY
GOODS. Ac.
$S3~ WAT<'HES and JEWELRY will
be repaired with the usual care.
Oct. IS ''.ni 43
JS. COHEN,
142 Inroad Street,
AUGUSTA, ff A.,
Wholesale and Ret.dl Dealer in
WATCHES, CLOCKS,
JEWELRY, &C.
II
A VIN G at a great nntfav, secured
thosorvicesofa FIRST-CLASS WATCH
M AK KR. from Switzerland, now pre
pared to Repair all kin.ls of Watches,
Music Boxes and Jewelry or ail descrip
tions, with nwitncss and dispatch, and
guarantees all work.
Heoircrs.also, airreat variety WATCH
ES! CLOCKS. JEWELRY, SILVER
WARE, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
GUNS, PISTOLS, CARTRIDGES, tte,
at New York prices.
Look ont for the sign of the BIG GUN,
142 Broad Street.
Augusta, Dec 20 Crr.52
To the Public.
ON Thursdays of each week, and on
sale-day in each month, I will be in
my room In the A dve.rt?MCI- office build
ing for thc purpose of taking Measures
and Cutting garments for all who want
Coat, Pants or Vest cut from goods fur
nished me. I will guarantee satisfaction
to all who give me a call.
JOHN COLGAN.
Jan. 24, ina 5
Seed Potatoes.
JUST received 20 Bbls. choice SEED
POTATOES, for carly and late plant
ing.
The Peerless is a favorite Potato, pro
ducing from 300 to 400bushels to the acre.
They boil niealv, and are a very fine
quality. G. L. PENN.
Jam"23, tf 5
For Rent.
rpiIE TWO STORE ROOMS and Odd
JL Fellow's Hall in Mannie building.
Applv to
"... Til OS. J. ADAMS, .
"Atty, for Owners.
Jan. 22, tf 5
SOLUBLE
Faei?e Guano.
-
Price, $45 Cash, with the Usual Ad
vance for Tima
EXPERIENCE IN THE USE OF this
Guano for the past six years in this
State, for Cotton ana Corn, bas so far es
tablished its character for excellence as
to render comment unnecessary.
In accordance with the established
policy of the Company to furnish the
best Concentrated Fertilizer at the lowest
cost to consumers, this Guano is put into
market this season at the above reduced
price, which the Company is enabled to
do by reason of its large facilities and
the reduced cost of manufacture.
The supplies put into market this sea
son are, as heretofore, prepared under
the personal superintendence of Dr. St.
Julian Ravenel, Chemist of the Company,
at Charleston, S. C., hence, planters m:Ty
rest assured that its QUALITY and COM
POSITION is precisely the same as that
heretofore sold. At the present low price
every acre planted can be fertilized with
'?00 pounds Guano ata cost not exceed
ing tho present value of 30 pounds ol
cotton, while experience has shown that
under favorable conditions of season and
cultivation the crop is increased bv the
application from two to threefold the
natural capacity of the soil. Hence, un
der no conditions could its application
fail to compensate for the outlay. Apply
to J. N. ROBSON,
Agent Pacific Guano Company,
No. OS East Bay aud Nos. I and 2 Atlan
tic Wharf, Charleston, S. C.
JNO. S. REESE & CO., Gen'] Agents.
Nov. 29 3m 49
PACIFIC GUANO COMPANYS
COMPOUND
ACID PHOSPHATE OF LIME
FOR
Composting with Cotton Seed.
Price ?2* Cash, with Usual Advance
on Time.
THIS ARTICLE IS PREPARE D UN
DER tho superintendence of 1 >r. ST.
JULIEN RAVENEL expressly forcom
postJng with tn tum seed.
It was introduced by thi< < Company two
years airo, and its use has fullvattostctl
its value. 200 to 250 pounds of this arti
cle per acre, properly Composted with
the same weight of cotton seed, furnishes
the planter with a FERTILIZER of thc
highest excellence at the smailes! <...>;.
A compost prepared with this artielc, as
by printed directions furnished, contains
ail the elements of fertilitvthat cnn enter
into a firstclass FERTILIZER, while
its economy must commend its liberal
uso to planters.
For supplies and printed directions for
composting apply to
J. N. RO?SOX,
Agent Pacific ('nano Company,
No. G8 East Bay and Nos. 1 and 2 Atlan
tic Wharf, Charleston, S. C.
JNO. S. REESE * CO., Gen'] Agents.
Nov. 29 3m 49
T. J.MiLT.nn, H. BussEv. JOEL J. BACON
MILLER, BUSSEY& BACON
GROCERS
' AND
?en'I Commission Merchants,
17'.> Broad Street,
A UG USTA, GEORGIA,
RESPECTFULLY announce to their
Ed^efield friends that they are constant
ly receiving fresh invoices of
* BACON. LARD,
COFFEE, SUGAR, TEA,
CHEESE.
BAGGING, TIES,
CANDLES, BUTTER, .
SOAP, STARCH,
WHISKEY, BRANDY, WINES,
TOBACCO.
Can FRUITS and VEGETABLES,
And in fact everything usually found in
first class Grocery Houses.
All of which we ofter to the public at
the lowest market prices.
Mr. J. B. NORRIS is with us, and
would bc pleased to have his friends to
call and seo him when they como to town
Dec 13 3m 51
KING'S MOUNTAIN
Military Sefcooi,
YORKVILLE, S. C.
THE First Session of the School vear
1872 will befrin on the 1st of Febru
ary, and end on the 30th of June.
Tenn*-For School Expenses-i. e. Tui
tion, Board, Washing, Fuel, Lights,
Books, Stationery, tte.,-$135, payable in
advance.
Circulars containing full information
may be obtained upon application to
Col. A. COWARD,
Principal and Proprietor.
Dec 13_St_51
;-.SH0T6UK*v?
C?\'( BEST IN THE WORLD..jT
Kew York Office, 27 BEEXMA2? ST.
May 31 ly 23
SIXTY-FIVE FIRST FRIZE MEDALS AWARDED,
T11L UREA'J
oui bi r:? Pi HO
MANUFACTORY
WM. KNABE & CO.
MAKVTACTVB?M ??r
Grand, square and Upright
Piano Fortes,
BALTIMORE, Md.
Th- ne In.-tnami.t* hav . bwn before thc Public for
nra riv Thirtv Vears. and upon their excellence alone
alinhied and viipureiiaurd pr+*Mtnenet\ which
pronounces them unequaled, lu
TONE,
TOUCH,
WORKMANSHIP
And DURABILITY .
etT Ml oar Sanare Piano? have mir New Im
proved OvKWTBo?o Sc ALK and the Agraj}* 7,,U.:
KW We wnnld e?ll ?pedal attention to nur late
Paste l improvement, in GRAND PIA SOS ay'I
SO I A PE il ?IA SI'S, found In no oilier Tumo, which
Vine thc Piano nearer Perfection than has yet heeu
attained.
Every Piano Tully Warranted for Five Ye?rs
?TWorf by special \m1*&pt**?*X&
tm?A PA PLOP OlWAirS and MELODEOXS
!.f the mort celebrated makers, WkoUmtle and Pr
tait nt I .ir?-' Fartory Prier*.
nin?trnl<-'' Ontnlopue? nnd Trloo List* promptly
furnished on application la
WM. KNABK ?e. CO., Baltimore, Md.
< ir anv or our regular established ?penne*.
Nov. S fim
Stono Fertilizers.
WM. JOHNSON, Agent,
Dom's Mills, S. C.
TW 2 tf 50
Beautiful Residence for Rent
rpHK. Hnt sK AND LOT containing
A 17 lucres j now oecupied t?y Gen.
Dunovant. .- If not rented by the 1st
Monday in February next, it will be
leased to tl?c highest bidder on that day.
? JOHN E. BACON.
Jan. 8, 4t 3
A Terrible Night.
When I was British Oonsul at Rio
! Janeiro I passed a night ol horror, which
i morning revealed under the most painful
ly distressing circumstances, and the mourn
ful results of which could have been so
easily prevented had it not been for neg
ligence on ray part, that I have never
ceased to blame myself for thc horrible
death that occurred.
A rich trader from the interior called at
the consulate to transact some business in
regard to the shipment of hides -and tal
low, and as he came bringing a letter of
introduction from an old friend of mine, I
extended to him the hospitality of my
residence.
He was a sociable, well-informed man,
had been engaged in the cattle trade, both
in California and Austrailia, and could re
late thrilling incidents by the hour, and
so interested me by his conversation that
I forgot an important business transaction,
and found myself compelled to make my
excuses after tea for the purpose of attend
ing to it, leaving the trader on thc veran
dah to enjoy Ins smoke. I was absent
longer than i had intended to bc; and re
turned to find my guest had retired for
the night.
I also found upon my table, a bottle,
accompanied by a note ; but supposing it
to be some present of wine or other drink,
which I was the daily recipient of, I left
it to be examined, and perhaps tested by
my guest and myself at the breakfast ta
ble next morning, and retired.
The weather being very warm, it was
my custom to leave the inner door? of my
residence all open for a fi ec circulation of
air; but this night I retired, feeling an
unusual oppression from the heat, and
there seemed to bc some strange influence
acting upon me ; some foreboding of fear
that held me in woefulness until far into :
the night ; and then when sleep came to
me it was in fitful starts, filled with hide
ous dreams, from which i would awake
with a cold perspiration on my brow.
lt was perhaps 2 o'clock when I was
aroused by a most unearthly groan, and,
springing up in bed, saw the most fearful
sight that ever I bein ld, almost freezing
th''blood in my veins-a hideous form
r"bed in white, with its mouth and cloth
ing all iii "ked with bloody foam, each
hair seeming to stand separate from the ]
other upon its head, and its eyes deathly ;
glaring as it came towards me with out- 1
stretched hands, uttering the most unearth- 1
ly groans. In horror, 1 sprang out of heil :
..nd ivT?, pursued by thc awful form, as I 1
cr itched nero and th'-io lo escape it ; but on
it came, growingxm r? fearful as it apprca h
ed. Atlast 1 thought of the latticed closet
in the adjoining room, and fled for it. my
vorykneos'knot-kingArith fear reaching it
and closing the door ai my ghostly pu; suer j
put his hands thruiigh the bread lattice,
work, reaching far in tier nv but [ was
.-af?- froni pursuit, ?it h-ast. und in th< :?
ing of security my stn ngth all gave way !
and there I lay iipon the r iii ke.lpWsr !
ness, as- I stared ??ut thc : rm
that was clinging io the lattice, .
reach tao; while it uttered the m st pit
moans.
The excitement lind been t
thy weak trahie, ,-.s I liad :
from an exhausting illness, a
awav under it. How long I
;,.r,>??.!r c-.Mtlltioil 1 l:n-w IK
i revived, the horrible form ?
bul it had' fallen by the dpi
??lg .???11. with its face Upt '
. yes fixed in a deathly glaf
Oh, heavens, what could
DO phantom of air, and vt
behove it to be a human foi
\*ic? i ni of a premature bi
plague that had torn awa)
prisoncicnt of the collin, ano uuuc io pu: - :
sue mc with its deadly contagion'' 1 I,
shuddered to Ihiuk :t; and then 1 wa
forced to remain in my fright and weak- j
ness within reach of thc fearful a:id ghast- j
ly form, visible from the dim lights 1 al- ,
ways kept buming hi my rooms at night. ,
The moments dragged by like hours, and
hours seemed like ages, and still day would
not come.
Again I swooned away, and when I nexl ,
revived the broad daylight was streaming ,
in on the stark, still' form lying at the ,
door. ,
Oh, heavens ! it was the trader ! And
yet it was difficult in those fearfully dis- .
torted and foam-covered features to re
cognize him : but yet it was my guest, and
such a host ! What an unintentional turn
my hospitality had taken ! And what a
pitiful appeal my guest was making to
me, had I but known il !
I rang for the inmates of ihe house, and '
they came and gazed on the fearful, yet
pitiful sight.
My servant came, and threw more !i_rht
upon the matter by telling me that thc
trader had giver, him ?ho botlle and note,
and particularly insisted on his giving it
to mc and calling my attention toit on
my return. The noie was brought, 1
n-ad it, and all was explained, alas! too
late.
The trader wis rubied to fearful lits,
and thc bottle contained thc i nly medical
preparation that would reston* him . and
his note explained all this, and requested
me in the event of his being taken, to give
him a wineglassful, and bathe his fact
and hands till be recover"!.
Poor fellow ' genial, but unfortunate
guest of mine, we placed his Itotly tn a
vault to wait his family, and I have never
ceased to blame myself for the mishap thal
*ent him into that long eternity.
CHI.OP.OFOP.M Dm IT.--Dr Goldsmith i
of Rutland, Vermont, ic'a)es an incident '
occurring in his army experience, illustra- j
ting the power of ch leroi'Tin in detet ting :
feigned contraction of tho li .lbs. While
in Jefferson Hospital there came aman
who had run the gauntlet of several hos
pitals, having been discharged on ihe
ground that a contraction of his arm.
which was bent up so that it nearly touch- d
his shoulder or breast, wai incurable, lt
was HO rigidly and firmly fixed thal I
could nut with any strength (and L.e do
tor is a "heavy weight") winch s 'cmed lu
mo not to risk" the breaking of hi-' arm.
stniiglen it. I directed the nurses to
watch him at night, and go to his bedside,
.na! suddenly try to straighten it. They
uniformly reported that (hey wore unable
to accomplish thc desired result. He was
then allowed to pa?* out and visit all thc
rum shops at will, in the hope that under
the influence of alcoholic stimulants the
ease might be solved, but it found no so
lution. I then put him under the influ
ence of chloroform, and as soon as the |
chloroform began to act his arm was
straightened out, andi tied a board on
the back of it, and when ho awoke and
looked at his arm, he said, " Well, doctor,
I suppose 1 will h&vo to go back to my
regiment?" I replied, "That'sjustwhera
you will have to go. my frie;.:;." lie went.
The refusal of the Radical members of
Congress to vote for the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution, making natural
ized citizens eligible to the Presidency,
shows that thc party is fully committed to
the doctrine of proscribing our foreign
born citizens. One of the objections urged
by Radical ?Congressmen to the proposed
amendment offered by Gen. Morgan was, j
that thc preamble stated the fact that,
while negroes were eligible to the Prosi
dency and Vice-Presidency, white natural- .
ized citizens who fought for the country
a' 1 through the war, were disfranchised
Of course the full fledged Radical thinks
that the negro Fred Douglas is entitled to
privileges which should bo denied t" tho
German', Carl Schur/.-Pittsburg Post
?>3r The grand essentials to happiness
are something to do, something to love,
and something to hope fer.
Grant a Delimiter.
The Washington correspondent of the
Savannah News, telegraphing on the
2Sth, details the following interesting
item :
The greatest sensation has prevailed
here, to-day, caused by the discovery that
no less a person than President Grant has
for more than twenty years been a de
faulter. It seems that during the Mexi
can war, Grant, who was then a lieuten
ant in the army, acted as commissary and
quartermaster. At the close of the war,
there was a deficit of $5,0U0 in his ac
counts. His attention was repeatedly call
ed to it by the accounting officers "ol' the
Treasury, and repeated demands were
made upon him to pony up, but he never
condescended to take the least notice of
the unanswerable letters which were ad
dressed to him. ile had spent the money,
and, of course, was unable to return it ;
for in those days his character and habits
were tuch that no one would think of
lending or giving him even so much as a
five dollar note.
In 1862, through some hocus pocus, a
bill was engineered through Congress, ap
propriating $1,000 to him, in compensa
tion of a sum of equal amount, alleged
by him to have been stolen from him in
1848, when a quartermaster in Mexico.
But, to Grant's great disgust, the Treasu
ry olficials pounced upon this $1,000, and
carried it to the credit of the old score.
It was then'bought that there might be
some chance of getting the remainder, and
again was Grant notified that he was in
default and urged to settle his little bill,
but it was of no avail; and to this day,
with the exception of the- $1,000 credit,
Ulysses S. Grant is shown on the Treasu
ry ledgers to have owed the United States
|5,000 for more than twenty years. Any
. xplanation his white-washing friends can
oller of this transaction, the people,will be
very glad to hear.
ASTOUNDING R?V?LATIONS.-The re
port of the Legislative Joint Investigating
Committee, of which B. F. Whittemore
is chairman, has appeared since our last
issue. It makes nearly three hundred
primed pages, and gives an elab?rale re
view of our State finances since the inau
guration of the present government. Re
garding thc State debt, the Committee
express the belief that fiiJ..">4n.n<>(> repre
sents the liabilities of the State, for which
faith and credit has been directly pledg
. 1. The c mtingent liabilities incurred by
railroad endorsements swells thc total'up <
to $29,.3,000. [n conclusion the report :?
says: "Thc committee, in view of the t
itr itv ..: these disclosures-tin- work of
thc present administration, or hither a
: ng o !:.;..tsed of the leading officers of '
tlii " WIT.!;;-nt of the Stat*-unhesita- !
Lingiv say that th. Republican party. J
'. tia in to pi iver, mus? show
... :. ..; ..ii Ireaeherv and 1
. ii :.. . di?te -md united cr
l-l
? ?
i:n ni waa
Illili.ni.;:.
[.atkins; v.).i.-l. rei rb
But ? corn spi :.'
Courier 1::.- learned
bhority that the Unite
tute a secret society of
Hov. Scotty who pi- pose ti
sf tia- Union League ! ? I .
in power of thc presen) -
The Grand Chief of iliis ? ;
Klux is said to be Pi ha .. lhv< rs, a
legislator from Edgefield, and ii isrcj i
thal ils members are tu le paid with Stat?
funds out of " moneys not oihenvise ap
propriated," and, iikc the Arkansas or
ganization, armed with weapons Ixilongihg
to tlie State.-.V Y. Sim.
-.. - j
KlI-KllIX Trails. ,
Puring the recent trials at Columbia, ?
South Carolina, ol various persons who i
were charged, among other Ihn of con- -,
spiring to deprive th'- citizens "i licit"
right to vote, it was shown that thc ped- .
eral Grant officials undertook to convict !
the defendants by a base frau I. Thc. al- 1
leged offences were commitfetl in March, j
and tbeKu-Klux law was passed on the
ii? ii ii of April, and the prosecution trick- 1
stew charged thc offences te ??ave been
committed on the 21st of April, lo enable
ihe.court to try the accused nuder thaf
infamous and unconstitutional act, They I
changed the date to suit the casi-, and '
mad', it '.lily one day later than tlc- date 1
of thc act, to bc able to try the denfehd- i
ants and convict them righi or wrong, un- 1
der a law which allows the prosecutor to '
select ihi ! jurors and direct thc court Tia1 !
attorneys for the defendants raised this .
:.!!:'. Otb?!- poilltS of lil Wi; alld Will dcllKind .'
. iii a ri ii g upon thc constitutionality of
this K'l-KlUX law before thc Pilli, d States <
Supreme C< art. The spirit which influ
ences partisans to'seek thc conviction of ?
d-tendants by fraudulently changing the ?
?late of the offence, wiil resort lo-martial
MW. or !" lynch law, io destroy an enemy
or a riva!.- Pomeroy'.* j.Vmorrat-.
- -..
A riioii-nANiiEi) MEAsrni-.-Welearn
thal a few Sabbaths since a Kuinish priest ; 1
in this city, preached a sermon, in which
lie vioh'iitly denounced as invalid and
worse, all marriages pcrformi-d l y any
..ther than Romish priests: luaceordance
with such leaching, the pew of a fiimilv
in his church was fontal, last Sunday, with
a plank nailed across it as abai" to en
trance. The kind bearing, of this family
toward PP lestants and the .prospective
marriage of one of it> incmbci's to a Pro
testant gentleman, m which it was well
understood that the nuptials were- ?int lo
be celebrated by this -n'est, bul by a
Protestant, is supposed, with much good
reason, to be the cause of nailing up the
pew. Thc couple have ; ince bei n married,
ami the furious "priest" is left to bite
nails and scratch a boanl-Christian
Neighbor.
F.. L. Cardozo thc colored Secretary of
Stab'in South Carolina, thus writes to
his brother, at Vicksburg-this extract
appearing in tie' Vicksburg Republican :
"'Hie Legislature iif this Stale is busily
engaged investigating the present state of
our financial affairs, which arc in a deplor
able and desperate condition. The <!ov
ernor, State frcasurer and Attorney-Gen
eral constitute lb" State Financial Board,
and there has bien great swindling or
gross mismanagement nf our finances
somewhere. Tatt ns 1 discovered what
seemed lo ni? like swindling or misman
agement, I refused lo applv the seal of;
the State to any more bonds, and .'.died
the Treas?rei lotak' mo int o the.Supreme
Court, ll'' 'Hesitates to ii" s", for fear, I
supli?se, thill he will I? beaten. Th?' col
ored men ol tia- blato ai? proud . : ti..
Mund 1 have taken, and even the Pent"-1
erais applaud nie. Th.? praise nj enemies
is sometimes suspicious, but, when de
served, it is grutiiymg "
Brevities and Levities.
??*The Bangor ]Yhi(jsaya a non-talk
ative youth of that city eats a pound of
conversation lozenges just beibrehegoes to
see his girl. He ought to be able to sav
sweet things, with such preparation.
JG?* It has always been a mystery lo
us where all the Smiths came from ; but
while lately visiting a neighboring city,
the matter was satisfactorily explained by
the appearance of a large sign ovi r the
door ot' a.factory with the - announcement
that this was the " Smith Manufacturing
Co." , . 8
JS?Ef* God made both tears and laughter,
and both for kind purposes; for as laugh
ter enables mirth and surprise to breathe
freely, so tears enable sorrow to vent it
self patiently. Tears hinder sorrow from
becoming despair, and laughter is one ol'
the very privileges of reason.
JG3?" A Nebraska man has invented a
powerful double acting salve, which shows
powers never exhibited before by salves
ol' any kind. Thc inventor accidental!/
cut the tail off a tame wolf, and immedi
ately applying some of trie salve to the
stump, a new tail grew out. Then pick
ing up the old tail, he applied some of the
salve to the raw end of that, and a wolf
grew out : but he was a wild wolf and
had to be shot.
???T The Western Catholic is respon
sible for thc statement that "Shoo Fly"
das been parodied for a colored Sunday
School, after this fashion :
"Sa-tan, don't hodder me ;
Sa tan, don't boddcr mo ;
Sa-tan, don't boddcr me;
For I belong to Company G.
I hear. I hear, I hear,
I hear de organ's tones ;
I feel', I feel, I feel
Religion in my bones V
"Sa-tan, don't bodder me !" ?tc.
GS"-A demure-looking chap hailed a
iharcoal peddler with the query. " Have
..ou got charcoal in your wagon?" " Yes,
(ir," said the expectant driver, stopping
n's horses. " That's right," observed the
leniurc chap, with an approving nod ;
' always tell thc truth, and people will
.espect you !" And he hurried cm, much
o the regret ol' the peddler, who was
retiing out of thc wagon to look for a
J! ?ck.
HOf A couple of fellows who were pret
y thoroughly soaked with bad whisky
rot into the guller. After floundering for
lome time, one ol'them said: "Let's go
o anotlier house, this hotel leaks.'
Don't bother editors when they
rn- busy. Quilp stepped into the inipe
ial sanctum L.IS morning to ask what
??.'?i better write about. """Write about V"
rrowled the disgusted chief ; " 1 think you
lad butter rightabout; face!" und he did.
A person looking at some skele
. - other day, asked a young doctor
???iont where be got them ? He replied :
We rained them."
Hooker used to say, " ?f i had m.
; motive for. being religious, J would
-nel lost Wi sa ia;
jteY*;-Po:
wared i:: the paper ol'
vho wrote v.iiii tvs] ? .
nini.-ter." The sons lin lani r
ervicwedV the editor the next m< :
villi shot-guns.
J5-,v' A tittie n..nl.u:y ;:u?. wh iu?k.d
.v lier mothar about suspicious lill c ! ita .
a the sid?"1 ol a dozen choice apples, an
swered: "Perhaps, fuitmimi, they may
lave been frost-bitten, it was SM cold las:
light." The mother retreated.
Another Home Mini nt Scott.
Thc Cincinnati Inquirer says: " Wc
?egin to have serious uoubts whether iii.ii
rerv 'loval' gent lemon, Col. Scott, from
Dliio, who, for vears, has, by sume pro
.ess. designated himself Governor of South
Carolina, has an administration thai wo
loval' men at the North ought l" support
nv cur countenance; Our suspicions have
li'iginaicd from a report made hy a Joint
.Special Financial Investigating Commit
tee, appointed by th? Legislature of South
"alvinia, al its las! SCSiion, tn take a peep
into the affairs of the State. So flagrant
ire the fact*, sn man ii .-t the corruption,
md so evident thc grossest frauds, thal
lite committee, in a report of nearly 300
printed pages, both e. nlesv and show that
'great swindles have lern perpetrated,
i hut corrupt means have been used and al
liances formed, that the money of thc
Slate ami thc bonds issued have not been
disposed of as directed.' I he Legislatiiru,
when il ippointed the committee, took
special pains tn exclude even* Democrat
from il. and hence our loyal friends will
not feel disposed to contradict ils state
ments. ThisMs a specimen of ail the car
pet-bag governments that have been es
tablished at thc South, ?ow would it do
-We throw it out .-in.ply as a suggestion
-to let thc Southern people hereafter
elect their own Stale governments, and
choose their own citizens as members of
them?"
A SIGNIFICANT ORBED FROM THE WAR
DEPARTMENT.-It is reportai, upon good
authorilv, that thc Secretary of War
telegraphed on Saturday to General Jef
ferson C. l'avis. Superintendent of thc
Recruiting Service, t> continue recruiting,
and (o retain al! recruits m New York, in
stead oi' sending them to Western stations,
as has been thc custom hitherto. Among
army officers stationed m New York ibis
is regarded as a sign <-f preparation for
possible hostilities, induced by thc aspect
of our ivlations with Spain.
Rgf" Weare indebted to IT. J. F. Ensor,
ihr able and efficient Superintendent ol'
thc Lunatic Asylum, (says the Anderson
Intelligencer,) for a pamphlet copv ol' Iiis
annual report upon the condition and
prospects of that institution. We regret
lo observe that lin- funds Appropriated for
Hs use alni benefit have noi been accessi
ble tu th?' Sinieriiiti'iident. Among (|";
most unrighteous ails nf i!,<. present ad
ministration, none exceed; in infaiuj the
withholding ol necessary ;.id lo ?.his hu
main institution, and thc Legislature can
not too quickly mete oui punishment tor
this dereliction of duty on the part of thc
Stiite Treasurer.
A New Book--Somelhing Worth
Heading.
A RENT IN A CLOUD. By Charles Lever.
! This is the eleventh volume of thc new,
I cheap and popular edition of the works
j of Charles Lever, now in course of pub
lication by T. B. Peterson & Brothers,
Philadelphia, which are having a very
large sale, for Charles Lever has no rival
! in that free, manly, dashing s-yle of
sketching life, manners, and humorous
incidents, to which he has devoted him
self. His reputation is world-wide. The
The popularity of his novels, "A Rent
inaCloud," "Charles O'Malley," "Jack
Hinton," "Harry Lorrequer," "Con
Cregan," "Davenport Dunn," "Arthur
O'Leary," "The Knight of Gwynne,"
"TomBurkoof Ours," "Horace Tem
pleton," and " Mate O'Donoghue," have
never been exceeded. His works are
full of genial humor, brilliant wit, and
striking characters. " A Rent Ina Cloud"
is issued in a large octavo volume, with
a portrait of the author on the cover.
Price Fifty cents, and is fur salo by all
Booksellers, or copies will be sent to any
place, post-paid, by tho Publishers, on
receipt of price by them.
The Greatest Seed House in thc
World.
That of Briggs and Bro , Rochester, N.
Y. They sell Flower Seeds, Vegetable
Seeds, and Flowering Bulb's. They will
send you anything you may wish, in
this line, in the twinkling of an eye
and for surprisingly little money. They
have an advertisement in our paper
which is well worth reading. And bc
sides, they have sent us one of their in
comparably magnificent Catalogues-a
real work of art-a thing calculated to
give almost as much pleasure as a real
growing, blooming flowor-garden itself.
You can get ono by enclosing 25 cts. to
Briggs d: Bro., Rochester, N. Y. Do so
by all moans.
"So Gallant in Love and So Daunt
less in"--the B?llalo Hunt.
A special telegram from St. Petersburg
to thc N. Y. Herald, informs us that a
rumor prevails in tho Russian capital
that Grand Duke Alexis had married a
Russian lady since his arrival in Ameri
ca-a lad}' to whom he had previously
been attached, but from whom it was
thought he was quito weaned. On this
side the Atlantic we hear nothing of it.
On the contrary, Alexis seems to be
much more occupied with Indians
and buffaloes than with women. We
nay seems; for in these days men and
women seem to bc doing one thing,
while in reality they arc doing just the
opposite. And princes, nf a truth, are
not more sincere than thc common run
of mankind But if thehandsomo young
(?rand Duke-only twenty-one-has real
ly done this pretty trick, how romantic
and interesting it makes him appear.
. .- .vt fl,,.
A rn VIII ?M
The much talked of Japanese Embas
; i arrived in this country. It is un
rtably big thing. San Francisco
< quite overrun by it. There aro five
. '.nts, twenty-six attaches, six
. i ii'n- and in lerp refers, twenty
- ?ml Mixteen servants. And they
1 und for N'<w York. By this
tr eu Ibu way. All agog for
..: San Francisco, thc
Viul the honorable Mongo
: .Maul, aral wined
: :. in the truc.it
Womb ;. wlia! these
'(?ly Vsiati.-s think of u>
tues i" confer
'i'la? opening '.. ..?. ?? ":
with the two great nation
Chiiia end Japan, ;.i '.
sealed, is un importan. . r
am! marks a progressij . in th
Cries grca'er than any thru h is . :. \
place in a thousand year . Thi
up of thc rich mines ?indoilier resmi r .< .
of Japan will bo a great benefit-io them
selves and to foreigners. In a few yen
doubtless, our commerce with both of
these nations will bc extensive and lucra
tive.
A STRASOK LAWSUIT.-1>. G. Minor, nt
Cincinnati, legally in infant, has sued lii>
lather for ?50,0()0 asa r?mun?ration for
abuse an 1 ill-treatment he h:u? suffered ut
Iiis parent's lannis since 1858. The hoy's
petUion recounts how he was thrashed
with an iron ramrod and willi rubber
whips : how he was dragged about the
house and down two Bights of stairs, by
the hair, and bow, by way of encouraging
penitential meditation, Itu was thrust lido
a closet, ululera tank of hot water, and
kept there in such a posit: .ti that he was
unable to stand np cr sit down. The oth
er side claims a complete defense, both in
law and good moral.0, and has clinched thc
argument by having the complainant ar
rested on a warrant charging him with
obtaining under false pretences, ten dol
lars and eighteen cents worth of groceries.
?iSy A small child in Illinoi - climbed
upon a chair to wipe its face upon a hang
ing towel. The chair slipped and thc
child catching in thc towel was hanged
by the neck and died.
j?r^y* A colored gentleman, aged 83, was
lately married in Mobile, ana expressed
his intention of .finding some locality in
Texas where ho could go into business
?nd grow up with thc place.
Special Tax Notice !
THF, TAX PAYERS of Edgefield
County, residing in that portion of
the County assigned to the Now County
of Aiken, aro hereby notified that I will
bc at the following named places to Col
lect the SPECIAL TAX of 5 Mills on
thc Hollar, to raise a fund for the Court
House, Jail, ?te, of Aiken County.
I will bo at Lybrand's Store, ist Feb
ruary.
Hatcher's Cond, 2nd,
Granitevillc. 3rd.
Mechanics' Hill, Beach Island, 5th.
Atkinson's Store, " " (5th.
Hamburg, 7th.
Hath Paiior Mills, 8th.
Langly Ni ills. Oth.
Cherokee- Ponds, loth.
And again at Granitevilla on the 12th
and l.'?th February, after which date the
Books will be closed.
Ail persons failing to pav by the 13th,
a ponultv of 20 lier cent, will bo added.
JOHN WOOLLEY,
County Treasurer, Edgefield County.
Jan. 22, 1872. 3t 6
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
FltEE 1^ BOOK A GEMS,
We wUj send n handsome Prospectus of our JV?r
J/itistraUJ Family Bill?, containing over ?00 Un*
Scripture lUwtnaiotM to any Book Agent, free of
charge. Address National PaOUshina Co., Phila..
Pa., Atlanta, GIL, or et Louis, Mo.
ONE PAIR
Cable Screw Wire
BOOTS AND SHOES
Are worth two pair of ordinary pegged
or machine "sewed.
HISTORY 1)F~
The Great Fires
In CHICAGO and tho WEST by Eev. E. J. GOOD
RPEnn, D. D., of Chicago. Only complete history.
"Ou Sro. pages ; 60 engravings. 70,000 already sold. I
Price ?2.50. 2ii00 agents made In 20 dava. Proms
go to sufferers. AGENTS WANTED. EL 8.
GOOD5PEEI) Si CO., 37 Park Kow, New York.
THE AMERICAN FARMER
Published at Baltimore, Sid., by
SAHUL. SANDS & SON.
Janu.iry Number \r now out, and will bc sent to
every Planter, Farmer and Gardner who will
send his address and a stamp. It is a live, practical
paper, needed by every country family! Subscrip
tion il.50 a year. In clubs, at fl, with verv liberal
Premiums!
BRIGGS & BROTHER'S
Catalogue of Flower & Vegetable
SEZEZDS,
Stammer Flowering Bulbs, For 1872 ;
Nov ready, Consisting of over 130 p.tpee. or rose
tinted paper, willi upwards of 400 separate cul?, and
Six Beautiful Colored Plate?! Cover a
beautiful dudgn, in coln?. The richest Catalogue
ever published. Send 25 cents for copy, not onc-najf
the value of the colored plate*. In the flrttt order,
amounting to not less than $1, the price ol' Catalogue,
.25c, will bu p funded in seeds. New customer*
placed on the same fooling with old. Free lo old
customers. Quality of seed*, size of packets, prici-s
and prcminms offered, make lt lo tho advantage rf
all to purchase seeds of us. See Catalogue for ex
traordinary inducements.
You will miss it If you do not sec our Catalogue be
fore ordering Seeds.
Either of our two Chromos for 1672, size 19x24
one a flower plato of Bulbous Plants, consisting of
Lilies, ?c.-thc other of Annual, Biennial and Pe
rennial Plants, guaranteed the
MOST ELEGANT FLORAL CHROMOS
ever issued in this country. A superb parlor oran
ment ; malled, post-paid, on receipt of 75c: also free,
on conditions specified tn Catalogue. Address
BRIGGS Sc BROTHER,
[Entail Mied ! ?-','..] Rochester, New Torie.
NEW FEEDS IND PLANTS
Sent by Mall or Expresa.
OUR SEED & PLANT CATALOGUES FOR 1872,
Numbering 175 pages, and containing
TWO COLORED PLATES,
Each worth twica Iho cost of Catalogues, mailed to
all applicants on receipt of 25 rents.
Seedsmen, 3 5 Cortland: Street, N. Y.
PROFITABLE BUSINESS
Will be given one or two persons, of"either sex, in
EOOKFIKU) ?nd adjoining towns, by which they may
r?nlize from $3ufl lo $10011 a year, with but little In
T.terence with ordinary occupation^ In selling
HOUSEHOLD A RTICLES of reit merit and
universal uso. If the whole time is devoted a much
larger mun may lie renlized. Circulars true, riving
complote lit! of artlcl'.s and cnmmiiu.inn? uUnwoA
' '? : : ?>.? .. ? : \s*. .
'. ". ... . ', ...t ? ;>! kr ; .. "". j
.... ... i^ia. in-iii) o: iscnion, Cor. of Broad
and Alabama SUk, Atlanta, Ga.; by Dr. Bramball,
Si X. duri St., Memphis, Tenn.
WONDERFUL ( AM Kit ANTIDOTES.
No Knife. y<> Oaurtie Ufilirin**. No Blood. Little
Pain. 'For partieulara, call on or address either
of the alore.
ONE PAIR
BOOTS AND SHOES^
Are Worth two pair Without.
Southern Grown Fruit Trees
For .Sale at thc
G-eoi^ia "LSTursery.
WM. S?TSELSON,
Cultivator of and Dealer in
FRUIT TREES,
Vines, strawberry Plants,
d r., dc
>. t. 1 for Circular.
. Nov '_- 3m 48
3HTSMEN?"
rs, Setters, Eetriev
Sfc. Bernard, Fox
- G r e y b o u n tl s.
s Coach-Dogs,
ii ru '-i?oi^s.
Liri ;. iti?i '? : >t' i i!'- Clogs.
Address
All orders left v.Uh Mr. JOHN 11.
FAIR, Edgelleld, S. C., will r.
prompt attention.
Nov. 22 ly
il, FALLJRADE. M
GUNS. GUNS. GUNS,
Double and Slu?lc Barrel Guns,
Breech loading and MuxxleloadlngGuns
of English. French and Gernnui
Manufacture,
??L.T ATITI PRICES.
Single Guns at $2,50, $-1,00, ?6,00, $8,00,
'$12,00 to $20 each. Double Guns
from ?7,00 to $200,00 each.
PISTOLS. PISTOLS. PISTOLS.
Smith ?? Wesson, Colt's, Allen's, Sharp's
andall thc popular and approved kinds.
AMMUNITION FOB GUNS,
PISTOLS AND RIFLES.
SPORTSMEN'S GOODS OF
GREAT VARIETY.
Best Qualiti, and at Lowest Price
Country Merchants and Sportsmen are
invited to call and examine our largo and
well selected stock of the above Goods,
which wo import direct and buy from
the manufacturers. We guarantee quali
ty equal to, and prices an low as any res
ponsible house in this country.
Orders by mail lilied promptly, and
sent by express C. O. D.
P0HLTNEY, I RDI BLE & CO.,
200 W. Baltimore Street,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Sept 7 tol9 37
Georgia Lime & Fertilizer Co
MANUFACTURERS of SHELL
LIME for Agricultural and Mason's
purposes.
Agents, for tho sale of tho colfebrated
" ENGLISH STONEWALL COTTON
FERTILIZER" the BEST cotton fertili
zer in uso-and fur the " ENGLISH DIS
SOLVED BONE" a pure Superphosphate
of lime, tor composting with, cotton seed
otc.
COLES, SIZER & CO.,
No 14, McIntosh St.. Augusta, Ga.
Agents:
M. H. MIMS, Johnstons Depot.
L. G. SWEARINGEN, Pine House
and Graniteville.
Augusta, Ga., Jan. S tf 2
E. 0. SAMS,
No. 4, Park Row,
Is Constantly Receiving Fresh Supplies
CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
LEATHER OF ALL KINDS.
RUST PROOF RED OATS.
COTTON SEED MEAL.
t?F'CalI and ask for what you want."
Jan 24 tf 5 ,
T. W. CARWILE. W. E. CARWILE. . Z. W. CARWILE, JR.
T. W. OAR WILE & CO.,
GROCERS
-AND- 4
Commission Mere?aits,
297 Broad St., Augusta, Ga.,
RE iiPECTFULLY announce to their Edgefield friends t.iiat they have
entered into Co-Partnership for the purpose of conducting a GENERAL
GROCERY and COMMISSION BUSINESS, and will devoid all their ener
gies towards building np a First Class Grocery House, promising to make
every exertion to give the most perfect catisfaction to all who may favor
them with their patronage.
We are now receiving full lines of
BACON,
LARD,
COFFEES,
SUGARS,
TEAS,
CHEESE
SYRUPS,
ISOLASSES,
MACKEREL,
RICE,
SALT,
4
BAGGING,
TIES,
CANDLES,
BUTTER,
SOAP,
STARCH,
WHISKIES,
RR \ $DIRS.
?:,i.-?*?. - ' -TS
And in lac I & t&tti lillis ix uaua-ltj iCUIm xix i'xrst yxae? Gi ;.
Houses.
We are also Agents for the sale of Wm. Massey & Co's. Celebrated Phila
delphia ALES.
Will be glad at all times to see our Edgefield friends, and will 3ell tho
Best Grade of Goods at the Lowest Market Prices.
Sept 20 tf 39
W. A. SANDERS,
No. 3, Park Row,
EDGEFIELD, S. C.,
-Dealer in
FUSE BB?6S, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS,
PAINTS, OILS, VARNISH, PUTTY, GLASS, DYE STUFFS,
BITTERS, PATENT MEDICINES, PERFUMERY, FAN
CY ARTICLES, TOILET AND FANCY SOAPS,
CONGRESS AND VERMONT WATER,
ALL OF THE LATE AND POPULAR REMEDIES OF THE DAY,
SEGARS AND TOBACCO,
IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC WINES,
LIQUORS OF ALL KINDS, fie.,
Begs to announce to the public that his Stock is Full, Complete,
Fresh and Genuine, and all articles sold as low as the same can be
bought in any market in the State.
PRESCRIPTIONS carefully prepared, day and night, and warranted
from tested Medicines.
NOW IN STORE,
A CHOICE SUPPLY of FAMILY GROCERIES, embracing all arti
ily purposes; My Groceries are choice, and special attention is
I have also received
Pure RYE WHISKEY, from 6 to 10 years old,
" " from 4 to 6 years old,
OM RYE " 2 years old,'
per Distilled CORN WHISKEY,
tntain WHISKEY.
RANDY, Holland GIN,
"; XES of all kinds, &c.
Ajy ; :i:ied. Persons wishing to purchase will
please call, and I rx wilt be given.
Nov 1 _tf_45
-c--E-wi-TH I ii M nm ii f ? '.' ?'.^^'BHtEHGHHBBHHMMBBSI 3355333E? S
New Cou id Produce
mm
The Planters' Loan & Sa ak.
-o
Subscribed Capital, $1,000,000,00!
THE WAREHOUSE OF THIS BANK, corner of Reynolds and
Campbell Streets, Augusta, Ga., is new ready to receive COT
TON.
LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES will be made upon Cotton in Ware
house, or upon Railroad Receipts, j
Parties Storing Cotton with, the Rank will be furnished with receipts for
same that will be available in this city or any other for borrowing money.
The Eank is prepared at all times to make Loans on Produce or Provi
sions, on the most reasonable terms.
Parties would do well to apply, at the Warehouse, or communicate with
the Officers. . ,
CHAS. J. JENKINS, President
JNO. P. KING, Vice-president.
T. P. BRANCH, Cashier.
Augusta, Sept 20 tf *: '
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