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State of South { ;iI9llha-
EDGEFIELD ;DlSTRIL SIS rs
IN THE COMMON sFLE4S.ss

WsALBERT TCHEATHAM. C who has beer
IL arrested; and is nDw confined within the
bounds ofthe JailofE fEdgefeld District by virtue
Of a capias ad satisfaciendnn, at the suit of !
John 8. Holmes and Butler Williams, having.
filed his petition. with schedule in oath, of
his whole estate and effects, with the purpose
ofobtainiig the bene6rofthe Acts ofthe Gen.
eraI Assembly. commonly called the Insolyent
Debtors Acts. .; - e = z v .
Public notice is hereby y-giyen, that the peti.
ton the said 1'albert Cheatllam will be heard
and considered in the Court of Common Pleas
for Edgefeld District, at Edge6eld Court House,:
on the 9Th day OF ofUctobernext, or on such other,
day as the Court my order, during the term,
commencing on The FIRST Monday in October
next, al said place; and all the creditors Of said
Talbert Cheaihaln are hereby summoned per-.
sonaIly, or by attorney. then and there in said
Court. TO show cause. il: any they car. why
the benefit Of the Acts aforesaid should mot be
granted. to the said TaIbert ChealhatDi upon
his executing tile assignment required BY the
Acts aforesaid s. a!!s e z
.THoS. G.sBAG0 One. &. II Z - y
Clerks Office, .Jnne l5. ls44. -
June l9 3m
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State Of South [ aroIina.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -

lin THE COMMON PLEAS.
I'D, BENJAMIN; r.; J.sN IS, who has been
LID arrested and is now confined Withinihe
bounds Of The JaiIof EdgefeId District, BY yir-
tue of two Wnt5 Of Capfas ad Satisiaciendums
a, the suits Of Charles y. Glover. and Nuns
field Hoingswdrth;H having fled bis petition
with schedule, on oath. of his whole estate
and effects. with the purpose Of obtaining the
benefit of the Acts Of the General Assembly
commonly called the Insolvent Debtors Acts. =
Public notice is hereby given Thatthe peti.
tion of the said Benjamin F. Jones;Wiltb be heard
aud considered in the Court of Common, Pleas
for Edgefed District. AT Edge6eld @. House,s
on the nin;Ii day Of October ilext. or on such
other day as the Court may order, during the
term, commencing on the first M onday in
October next, at said place; andalI the credi--
tors Of tiesaid Benjamin F.. Jones, are hereby
summoned personally or by attorney. then and
there, III said Cnnrisio sllew cause, if any they
can why the benefit of, the, Acts aforesaid /
should not be granted TO the said Benjamin r.
Jones. upon his executing the assignment re.
quired by the Acts aforesaid.
THOS, G. BACON, c. c. P. E. d.
JuIysI lS43. 3 3m %
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Brought 10 the ID ali )

nF lhi- Dislr'cI. a nesfoiman who calls
W himself SAM, aud says he belongs
10 Mr.. Whitehead, who be says, lives on
Buckhead Creek, in Burke County. Ga.
Said fellow is aboul five feet six aud "a half
inches high, very dark complexion, and
between forty FIVE aad Fifty years Of age.
He has lost one of his fronistesth, and has
a small scar on his nose. When first
brought to Jail, had aspass to hire him.
selfnul. signed John Harrison,ns and then
said his name was Robert He says his
present owner purchased5him in Charles
ion. S. c. & -,
The owner isrefyestedto come forward,
prove property, pay charges and take him
away, otherwise no will be dealt with as
the law directs
q. H. GOODMAN. .Jailor.
August IA lf 90
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State Of South Carolina.
- ABBEViLEE DISTRICT. ~
= NSEOJJITY.las Yls4.sa
Bill torSA Appor.io1s.
nlent, Assets, &c.

James Tagggart: Es'or RM for Apportiors.
Aaron L. Lomax, et al. nsns, Asssss's s. s.
aAN Nmotion Of MIR. Perrin, c6DplainaIlfs Soss5
"a " liciior: Ordered, that the Comnissioner.
ave three months notice, in thes Abhesilles
Banner, and such otherp per as ne may deem
proper 10 alIihe creditors of Moses Taggart,
sinte Ordinary Of Abheyille District now dec do
is well as those having demands for moneys
scceived bysfim as Ordinary us aforesaid, MS
,s individual creditors, a,ahe time Of bus death,
whose demands have not been fully and pro- s
pery paid byhis Executor, 10 come in before
iihe SAID Commissioner, and prove their de-
nnnds; and that such of them as shall not
come 10 and prove their demands. on, or before
perempiory day, TO be fixed BY The Commis-&
sioner which day sfaI! be tleast thiesmonihs I
from The public aiion oftbe:said notice shall be-
excluded from, the benefits of this Decree =
TS;nued1 ). s. WIN .sH ARPE
In pursuance lie said Decretnl Order. u
appoint Friday, The 6rst day of November
next; OIL. or heio,e wlicb the creditors as afore7
said will appear before me and prove thelr.
demands. 80; 5tss q
Fl. "A. JONES' g: :EssA. d..
Comm rs, Office. ID June, l844.
: July 3nrZ - . -
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State of South Carolina. .
EDGEFlELD DISTRICT.
q. IN THE COMMON PLEAS. =

.55 IN THE COMMON PLEAS. :,
EDICHARD H IANKINSON. who he's been
Ne arrested, and is now confined withinthe
bounds oithe Jail Of Edgefeld District, by vir-l
.tue Of a Writ Of Capias nd Respondendnm, at,
the sl,it of Jasper Gibbs. having this day filed
his petition, with schedule on oath. OF bis
whole estate aud effects, wIthitife purpose of
obtaining the benefit ofihe Acts ofthe General
Assembly of the said State, commonly called
the Insolvent Debtors Acts. :, go. -,
Public Notice. is hereby given to the said
jasper Gibbs, and all other suing creditors, and
others interested. that the petition of the said
Richard Hankillson will BIZ heard and consid-
cred in the Court Of Common Pleas for Edge
field District, at Edgsield Court House, on
Thursday the tenth day of October next, or on
snch other day thereafter. as the Court mayi
order. during the term, commencing ON the first,
Monday of Oclober next at said place land;
all thrcrcditurs Of the said Richard Hankinson,
are hereby summoned, personally, or by,attor7
,ney, then and there in said Court, to shews
cause, if any they can, why the benefit fthe'
Acts aforesaid should not be granted to the said
Richard Hankinson, upon his complying with.
the requisiiinns Of the law 10 such case made.
and provided. s 80 .i.sss.ssS. e
~ THos: G: BACON, cop.
Cierk's Office, July,g 1874 81. ;
July 10 :3m "a !,
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Alum Spring Pills,

For HE Cure Of dyspepsia, Scrofulus and
Liuer Diseases.
TFHESE PILLS are prepared by DR..
Il S. r. Campbell, from the waller of
The highly celebrated Mineral Springs in
Rochbridse county Virginia, called the
Alum Springs.
These Pills, like the water from which
they are prepared, are diuretic, promot-
ing the secretion of urine and an Alternative,
increasing the secretions of the glandular
system generally, aud particularly Of the
liver. They act gently, hut effeclually
upon the bowels, after TWO or three days.
use Of them, producing copious dark. bill
lous evacuation.
They also effect determination to the
surface, increasing the. .perspiralon; there
fore. they are great purifier of the blood,
and equalser Of the circulation. Each
pill is equal 10 common glass of the wa
ter. They should be taken before each
meal, and from six to ten or twelve should
be taken in the course of each day, for a
fortnight, and then omit them for The same
period. For the cure the above diseas-
eSf DcIScN cTduSC III tue use OI tDeSc IIllS,
is all important; and if they are persever-
insly used, every alternate fortnight, cure
may more certainly he expected, than un-
der any other treatment heretofore Disco
vered, except from the use of the water,
from which they are prepared. eIherhy an
attendance al the Springs or otherwise.
They very speedily cure diarrhoeas, at
teuded with acidity of the stomach, and
are very useful remedy for the summer
bowel complaint in children, as also for
.expeling worms from children. From one
to four should be given in three equal por-
lions each day. to child under six years,
according to age. When given 10 children,
they should he powdered and mixed with
syrup. These Pills are easily taken, hav-
ing no nauseous taste, are perfectly sale
in all cases, where active fever does not
exist, anddonot sicken persona while using
lhem.. S. R. CAMPBELL, .
For sale by J. d. T,BRErrs, Edsefield
CouI, House, South Carolina.
April II If q
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GROCERHEs, &c.

7WyHE Subscribers respectfully inform The
II frends'and the public. that they haYeI
ceived large dnd fresh supply of GOOD
selected by one ofthe. firm, in NeY York, ,tB
ton, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Ctarlesto{
which 10 addition to their former stock. cos,
prises the largest and best stassortmento of G0o!
ever offered In this market. consisting III pas
as follows: =. 3 5,ls.ialg ~
40 hhds Porto Rico. New Orleans aDt
StCroix Sugars, :
$50 bags Rio. Cuba, Porto Rico. ST. Do
mingo Java, and M ocha Coffee.
20 hhds. West India Moasses,
10 tierces Cuba do.
35 bbls. New Orleans do.
7O,OOOlb lbs. Bacon. Hams, Sides& Shoulders.
$4,000" Swede Iron. assorted sizes,
5000 % English do.
5000 /" Band and Hoop Iron, M
5000" " Nail Rods & Horse Shoeshapes.
1000 /" Cast, German. q Blistered Steel,
200 setts Wagon Boxes,
100 sacks Salt. (bleached sacks,)
1000 bushels Salt, in bulk -
$50 pieces Gunny Bagging,
1,OOOlbs. Bagging rwine, (Weayers,)
$50 coils Manila Bale Rope, -s;ss; ~
100 do Hemp do do
500 yards Osnaburgs,
5000 lbs. double refined Loaf Sugar,
5000 " crushed do.
5000" powdered do.
1000" single refined Loaf do.
20 boxes Turpenune Soap,
10 +" Sperm Candies.
90 I" Hull's patent Candles,
& tierces fresh ground Rice
1000 lbs. White Lead No. | UniUn Mills.
25 bbl. Canal Flour, (cboice brandy
40 doz. dining, parlor, rocking and
childrenss Chairs, - 5f
leases Hats and Caps,
$50 casks Stone Lime: (in fine order,)
30 kegs Dupont's FIFE e Powder,
1000 lbs. Bar Lead,
4Oboxes Window Glass 8xl0& l0xl2,
130 bags Shot, assorted sizes,
2,5U0 pair, Shoes;
Tea, Pepper, Spice; Ginger, Chocolate, Ctn-
namon, Almonds. Starch, Nntmegs. fine chew
ing Tobacco. Negro Cloths. Blankets, shoe
Thread, Cotton Yarn: Cotton Cards. Wool
Cards, Tacks, Sieves. Plough Lines, Indigo,
Blue Stone, Copperas, EPSON Salts,
Linseed Oil, Lamp Oil, a superior article
Trace Chains, Fifth Chains, Smoothing Irons,
brass bound cedar Buckets; horse Buckets,
Pals, Tubs. Keelers, Willow Wagons, nests
Feathers. &c. &c &c.
SlBLEY Il CRAPON!
Hamburg July. 1, 1S43. tf %
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State of South Carolina.

EDGEFlELD,D ,D1STRlCI.ss
IN THE COAl.NONaPLEAS.
a BRAHAM w. ROACH, who. is now in
IA. the custody. of the Sheriff Of Edgefeld
District by virtue Of tie surrender of his bail, at
the sui,oi'L Trapman. having filed his ;etition
with schedule, on oath, of his whole estate
aud effects. withthe purpose of obtaining the
benefits of llle,Acts ofihe General Assembly,
commonly called the lnsovent Debtors Acts.
Public notice is hereby given, Thatthe peti-
ton oil the said Abraham w. Roach will be
heard and considered nthe Court of Common
Pleas for EJgefeld District. al Edge6eld Court
House. on the ninth day Of October next, or OH
such olher day as the Conr. may older. during
the term, commencing on the first Monday in
uctnber next nj said place; and all the credi-
TORS olthe said Abraham w Roach, are hereby
summoned personally or by attorney. then and
there. in said Court, 10 shew ause, if any they
can, why the benefit OF The Acts aforesaid should
mol be granted to the suid Abraham w. Roach,
upon his executing the assignment required by
the Acts aforesaid.
TIL IS. G. BACON, G c.p.E D..
Clerks flee July 5, 1874. 3m "a -
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40 those Candid Mem

WN7 II y hnucslIy doubt The truth oil the Bran
wv drethian Systems we would eDtreat'
them To ponder well npou the following facts ::
The Food taken into the stomach is convert
ed into blood, which vital stream, flowing
through all the ranifcatiuns Of the system. MOI
only imparts strength and continues life. bn
actually creates, forms, and builds up. each and
every part of The animal machine. If the blnod
therefore, is pure and healthy, the body, which
is formed from, and supported by the bIood.
cannot bp diseased. But if there be in any part
ofthe body any effcetinn. such as bile. or ulcer,
even a bruise, the blood circulating through
that part, takes up impure matters from the To-
cal affection. and carries it into the general sys
tenn. 'fris is the cause often of sudden death
to persons of full habit, afflicted with bes, and
use no medicine; the matter gets into the cir
culatiug system, and chokes up the fine blood
vessels which supply the brain with vitality,
and life ceases, as If bereit by lightning. Now
this can be remedied-the Brandreih Pills. will,
if used at these times, take out al impure mat.
ters from The circulation and save the general
health, at the same time they are curing the ln
cal affection Oh! how important it is to man.
kind. that this subject be well comprehended;
il oud save many from tedious times ofsck-
ness. and often secure their services to their
friends, when otherwise the tomb would have
its victim.
Principal Office PAL Broadway, NJ. a
fresh supply just received by the following
agents. BLAND &, BUTLER, Edgefcd c. H.,
J. S. d d. e. Smyley, Merting street; John
McLaren, Abheville &. H.; L.. D. Merriman,
Cokesburry; Whitlock, Sullivan & Waller
Greenwood; Coleman Lipscomt, New Mar.
kel. and S. D. Clarke d Co., Hamburg.
Price 25 cents per box with full directions.
1J Sec agents certificate.
Inlv II rt Ok
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The State Of S. Carolina.


Columbia on the fourth Monday in Novem-
Der, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and Gorty.three, and from
thence continued by divers adlournments TO
the 10Th day of December in the same year.
A Bill 10 alter and amend the first section Of the
third article Of the Constitution.
I'D E il enacted, by the Senate and House
I'D of Representatives. now met and sitting
In General Assembly, that the first section Of
the third article of the Constitution be altered
and amended to read as follows 1T judi
cial power shall be vested in snch superior and
inferior Courts Of Law and Equity, as the Le-
gislature shall from time TO time direct and es.
tablish;'' the judges of each hereafter to be
elected shall hold their commissions dnriDg good
behaviour until they have attained the age Of
sixty-fve years, bnt no longer; and tie Judges
of the Superior Courts shall at stated times re-
ceive compensation for their services which
shall neither be increased nor diminished dur
ing their continuance in office; bit they shall
receive no fees Of perqnisites Of office, nor hold
any other office of profit or trust under this State
the United States or any other power
In the Senate House, the nineteenth day of
December, in tile year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred aud forty.tbree. We
certify that the above bill has been read dur.
ing the present Session three times in the
House of Representatives; urd three times in
the Senate. and was agreed to by two.thirds Of
both Branches Of the whole representation.
ANGUS PATTERSON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
w. F. COLCOCK,
President ofthe Senate.
SEcRETARY's OFFICE,
Columha 9Th Junr 1874
do hereby certify the foregoing to be true
and literal copy of Bill entitled "a Bill 10 al
ter and amend The first section Of The third ar.
tcle of the Constitution" Passed on the nine
lcenlh day Of December, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty.
three, aud now in this office
Given under my hand and the seal of the State
the day and year above written.
WM. r. ARTHUR,
Dep. Sec'ry. State.
Is THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
December IL, 1874.
Resolved, That the Clerks Of the Senate and
House of representatives., do cause the Bill
passed by this General Assembly, entitled "A
Bill to alter and amend the first section of the
third article of the Constitution" to be- publish
ed three months previous to the next General
Elections for members of the General Assem-.
bly,, agreeably to the provisions Of the Consli-
tuition. -,H
Resolved, Tha, the House do agree to the
Resolution.
Ordered thai il be sent to the Senate for con.
currence.
BY order,
T. w. GLOLER. C. H.R.
In THE SENATE,
December l9, ls43.
Resolved, That the Senate do concur tn the
Resolution.
Ordered, That it be returned to the House Of
Representatives.
BY order.
VIM. E. MARTIN, C. s.
July 10 4m "a
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State of South Carolina.
EDGEFIELD DISTRICT

EDTEFTELD. DISTRICT.
NLBERT iSTALNAKER. living between
Ia the Abbeyille and. Five Notched Road,
about three miles from Gilgal Church, iolIsbe.i
fore me. large dark snrrei H oRsE, ,betwceni
sixteen and:seventeen hands high, eight or nine
years old, both hind feet white,: with but ono
shoe on whentakenup,ands somewhat marked
with The gear. Appraised,at$ $25. s.::::::st
E.SETTEE, Magistrate. =
May l3, 1914 50 4ml6
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Masonic Secresy.-The secresy Of
Masonry is It's only syhil voice, proclaiming
-Procui o PrOcui. este profani. II is
only The secresy OF The lawyer TO his client
of the minister TO The penireni-of the
physician to the Patient--or of friend 10
friend. This trustworthy confidence is The
glory of man. Scandal dies like an echo
on the shure, where the tongue is bridled
by truth aud honor. "Where is no tale
bearer the strife ceaseth." Wrench from
the heart of a NJ ason the secret of his Broth
er, and from that same hearl you may
blot out rhe image of his God, the vows
made 10 confiiiug awife, or the duly he
owes 10 his children, TO COUNT aud 10 home
The belraye ofsecreis is moral renegade
too foul for the atmosphere Of honor, he is
the Judas offricndsbip, and The assassin OF
character.
Nor never may an honest open hearted
Mason fear that the better part of creation
will urge aginst his Order, 10 its delriment
the circumstances that the ladies are MT
admitted to a membership among free and
accepted Masons. Let him tell, what is
the fact. that Minerva the goddess Of
wisdom, presides in the Masonic Lodges,
in which she would have indeed but a
dividend empire lifl goddess of beauty
were admitted along with her. We surely
could not trust Fenus and Minerva together
.iu our, Lodges, least We should become
too much distracted with7the blandIshmenl
Of Beauty 10 hear at all the severer
,eachings Of Wisdom. But it will be
high lime: TO attempt a labored defence
of this Masonic usage when lady shall
complain ofit,or when she shall refuse 10
make secret-keeping Mason the lord Of
her affections, pillowing rher hear, both
the unlocked .casket ofthe secre. which it
contains! Ah, could she make him rem
egade TO honor, how would she loa,he hilnl
How unsafe in such hands and inrsuch
keeping would she ever after consider her
own fame, and those gems of affection
which woman never gives, save to the,
;unconquerable, the iuaexible in purpose.
There is sublime secret connected
with every thing that is valuable. SAYS
the great light Of Masonry. the Bible.
1.-THE secret oithe Lord is with them that
fear him." There is secret in each
profession of life. in every science. in each
beautiful art. There is secret in love-
an unspoken language that sometimes
gIances from the eye. but whichis oftener
hid by The virgin modesly until The heart
become an urn ofsuffering, 10 which the
fires of hidden attachment crimson The
incense of the affections. There is a
seere' in hate, whispered only 10 The moon,.
asits pale coldieye CLEANS on the assassin's
dagger. There are secrets every where
in nature. from the, pedestalto the capital
of the. pillar.ofthe Universe over which
the mysterious eye Of 0mnipo,ence burns
with its secret meaning.
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Noise Disturbs Six Worms.-A lady
who has had much experience in mana
ging silk worms, says that noise distnrbs
them-as the sound Of a hammer, burst
of laughter, or loud talking. Their food
should be genlly laid down by them, not
thrown on them. The lady says she uses
as much caution in entering their rooms as
if approaching the cradle of a sick infant,
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From. the N. o. P;cau,lne.

A Fish Story but a true One.-The
clerk ofthe Lodi, a sleamerplying between
this and ST.. Martinsville, has furnished US
with an account of a fishing frolic on board
that boat, which rather caps The climax IN
the way of piscalory doings.
1t seems that while the steamer was
coming across Grand Lake. under full
headway, the FISH in question jumped di
rec,ly over the bow ard landed 10 large
sugar kettle; but preferring aroasl 10
slew, by violent flap he made his way
out of the kettle and his struggles soon
brought him Immediately up tothe boiler
fires and among the negro fremen.-The
scene was now one of high aud general
excitement. The huge fish tapped and
houudered, the frightened darkies either
run or else belabored him with chunks or
sticks Of wood, whilst the passengers came
rushing from The cabin towi,ness hubbub.
they could not understand, for amid the
wild shouts and confusion, some Of them
might have thought that The boat had
sEagged or thai the bnilers had hursted;
BuI the fish was finally killed, and Oh
examination found 10 be of the class called
by The French grand ecailtes, or big scales.
The entire length was feet inches,
circumference round the middle, 3 feel z
inches; length Of head, foo, five inches;
weight, S3 lbs. One ofthe scales, the edge
of which il is richly inged with silver. is
nearly as large as the palm ofihe hand.
while tile flesh is represented as dark but
very palalable. Wouldn'Isuch customer
asIhal s,raishlen one of Conroy's fly rods,
eh
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State of South Carolina.

State OF South Carolina.
EDGEFIELD DISTRICT.
IN THE COMMON PLEAS.
Josiah ~ >. ryan, Declaration in For
VIM. Fi'zroy. Fl, or Attachment.
Josiah J. Ryan, Declaration in
Us. Eore1gn Attach
Filzroy g. Mc1nnis. ment.
THE Plaintiffs having this day filed
Il their declarations in the above slated
cases in my office, and the defendants
having no wife or attorneys known to he
within the limits Of this State, on whom a
copy of said declarations with a rule TO
plead can be served: Ii is ordered. that
The said defendants do plead to the said
declarations, within year and day
from the publication of this order, or final
and absolute judgment will be awarded
against him.
GEO. POPE. C. c.P.
Clerks Office, May 6, 1914.
Mays, l5 1y
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R IL vi esVAE.

ENAMEL ABBEY, Saddlerand Harness
HD Maker. Informs bis friends and the pub,
lie generally. thai he hns removed his establish
men, to his old stand, adjoining The store of s.
F. Goode, where he. wiIlbe happy to serve
them with any articles in his line ofbusiness. .
July 81 If 81