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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-06-15
THE ADVERTISER.
Edgefeld, S. c., dune is, 1871.
. Affairs in France

20 oha<ko Al = ohOCs -
THE latest kilograms say that Paris is
perfectly quiet and peaceable, and that,
the army will evacuate the city in a few
days. The work of renovation has al :
ready Leen begun through the city and and
the trades-peop1e have returned to their
avocations. In the meantime, as regards
political matters, it is clear that there are
three candidates in the field; to wit, the
Republic, the Bourbon monarchy, and
the Bonapartist empire. AS to Thicrs,
the present President, theworld does not
seem to trust him. 1t is strongly sus-
pected that he is intriguing for the resto-
ration of the Bourbons. On the other
hand, Marshal McMahon, the head of the
army, is stout imperialist, and many
anticipate that Louis Napoleon will at
some opportune moment soon, reappear
in France, and that he and McMahon to.
gether will make short work of all po-
litical schemes and seize again upon the
throne All three parties are intriguing
to get the government into their hands,
and poor France, desolated and humilia-
ted, seems not to know what to do. 1t
will be deeply interesting to watch the
course of events. I'D y.
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Yh- Cotton Movement.

NEW pNh, June II.
':'hc cotton movement shows contin-
uad decrease, especially in the receipts,
witch are the smallest for any week since
the height of the season. The exports
are little below last week, but nearly
double for the corresponding week last
year. The receipts at all of the ports
,haye been 2S, 1856 bales, against &c, ,402 last
week. 10, ,l7S tho previous week, and 45,-
0577 iiree weeks since. The total receipts
since September are $, ,S2llS0bales, against
22,792, SO for the corresponding period of
tic previous year. showing an increase
Of i.o29.21l in favor OF the present season.
Tic exports from all the ports have been
Z. .&&23 bales, against o2,952 last year The
cotal exports for the expired portion of
the cotton year have been 2,9S2, st4 bales,
AGAINST !, ,9S2.34l for the same time last
gear. The stock NJ al ofthc ports amounts
10 23550S bales, against 263,SSG for the
sanle time last year. The stocks at all
Of the interior towns amounts to 2l,5l1
bales, against 4s, ,324 last year. The stock
in Liverpool amounts to $4,000 bales,
against coz, 900 last year. The American
cotton aiioat for Great Britain amounts
to 206,O 900 bales, against 55,OOOlast year.
The Indian cotton afloat for Europe
amounts to 415, ,147 bales, against 32S, lsO
last year.
The weather South has been rainy in
somc sections. Severe storms visited
portions of Louisiana, Mississippi, Geor-
gia, Alabama and North and South Car
olina. These have done much damage to
the growing plant, and undoubtedly de-
creased the yield of cotton. Southern
planters have had nothing but .reverses
and drawbacks since the growing crop
was planted, and it would seem from the
weekly reports of weather that rain
enough had fallenin the Southern States
to deluge the whole country. These re-
ports must be exaggerated to some OK
tent. because if true in detail, then it |
would be unreasonable to expect any
thing but total failure of the cotton
crop.
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For the Advertiser.

Mr.. El1ToR:-As all questions OF pub
lie interest should be well ventilated, and
closely examined, I have concluded to
offer some thoughts on the proposed
Railroad to Edgefeld c. b.
The necessity of the road is apparent
to all. The genero' appearance of the
village, with its empty hotels, closed
workshops, rotting down public stables,
&C., too mournfully proves the oft-re-
peated assertions of your paper, that
without Railroad, Edgefeld will be
given over to the moles and bats.
But this is shameful! especially when
men Of means and large property-holders
in and around the village, could, by put
ting their minds and hands and means
together, soon see the "iron horse" wa
king up old Edgefeld out of her Rip
van-winkle sleep, and her waste places
built up again. Ia
But must confess that do not have
faith in the proposed road from the Pine
House via Edgefeld to the Greenville
Railroad. That is impractical, because
off of direct line, and the exceedingly
rough country over which it would pass.
Charleston win have road from Aiken
to Ninety-Six, over the direct line nature
has made by Johnson's Depot, thence up
the Ridge or Mathis road, as it is called,
that is practical and cheap route. Be
sides, the Legislature has passed bill,
think, chartcring road from Aiken to
Port Royal to connect with this Ninety
Six road, and in less than ten years
Charleston and Port Royal will be con-
nccted by rail with Knoxville via john
sons Depot.
Let Edgofcld take hold Of Il practical
question, build.a narrow gauge road to
connect with the c. C. & \. r. r. near
Col. BACON race track there switch ON
to that road. 1t is about five miles to the
village, and the most practical route to
the c. c. d 4. p. r. An arrangement
can be made to lay down one stringer Of
llOl OH tllc u. y. u ~ ~. Il. w ~ ''iN
ganyc of the narrow road. This can be
done with old iron, unsafe for heavy en-
gines and trains Of the wide gauge road,
which can be got at a mere nominal
price, and yet safe for the light engine OF
the narrow road. But the balance OF
the narrow road from the switch to the
village can be laid with with light iron.
Let the road thus be run to Jollnson's
Depot. Then. you have Il railroad cen
tire, running 10 Knoxville, (prospectively
and in time certainly Columbia, Char
lesion, Port Royal destined to be great
city, and Augusta.
Besides Edgcfeld would be profited
more by being terminus, than if the
road were to pass through. Every one
knows that.
Nc'v people of Edgcfcld, go to work.
You have plan, if followed, that will
guarantee you the cheapest and in many
respects the surest prospects for rail
road. PRACTICAL.
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Eor tho Advertiser,
Appointment of School Trustees.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

SCHOOL CoMuss1oNER's OFFICE,
.SiEdee6eld, s. c., June 10th, 1871.
Thefollowinng are the Trustees hereby
appointed for ii respective School Dis
trictsA AEdgefieid County. Each Town
slip wiuleconstitute School District, viz:
sBlocker4Luke Culbreath, S. w. Mich
olson, Smith Brooks.
b. Co lsi,ls yattL. Holmes, ]. A. La
Gief, Alex. Hampto ton.
oolemdn's-J. vi. Pitts, DIR, D. shep-
pard, eDavid.Graham.
Coopers-Wm. Haltawanger, F. ".
Cooper, William Wilson. -...'...-...e ....'
Deam's-Dr. D. C. Tompkins, A. J..
smyly,.J: R. Edison. :.
L Gregs-John Woolly, John Permenter'
J. G.. Thorpe. ,....,s.. .......,,...
colt, Peter Boyd. 451
. Gray-o. Sheppard, j. P. Bodie, Henry
Carol. .H3
Han,nomd-Paul F. Hammond, Mil
ledge Cooper, Jas. Wigfan. .
Hmets-P. B. Waters, Richard Massey,
A.,P. West. he
= Hi5fer-Jas. Callison, Jasper Yeldell,
VIM. Quarles.
Aferiwethers-w. G. Harris, J. P.
Mealing, John Wesley.
aoss-LemueE Corley, Robt. Hughes,
Paul Holloway,
.Mo6leys-M. NJ. Padgett, John Daniel,
Philip Dozier. ..,yf
No,ais-H. M. Folk, Henry Smith,
jeremiah Wise.
Pickens-D. l.. Turner, Paris simkins,
w. w. Adams.
Ri,chart-E. J. jGoggans, F. E. Rine-
hart, A. F. Langford.
Ryan-DF, j. q. Jennings, Ellington
Searles, S. J. Tompkins. g,
!schults-Frank Arnim, Jas. Harllng
j. S. Simms. ~: ii.
.Ma,cs' c,eeh-L.d G. swearengin, J. L
Smith, ]. D. Johnson
Talbert-JohnA. Barker, Robert Coch
ran, Willis Brunson. .
Wsse-J.. w. Barr, B. F. Mays, J. P
Wells. bH
Ward-E. w. Horne, Clinton Ward
w. II. Zimmerman.
Washington--T. T. McKie, George Nix
on, J. P. Blackwell.
The attention ofthe Trustees is directed
to a notice from this office, published this
date. ~
JOHN H. McDEvITT,
S. C. E. C.
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S<6>Y - : -
The Infamous ScalIaWag,

A Northern exchange thus comments
en- the recent conviction of Hon. c. G.
Bowen, lately representing the RepubG-
can party of South Carolina in the halls
of Congress: Hs''ii.
A stranger, whose knowledge of our
politics was confined to such information
as might be cleaned from Republican
papers, would naturally infer that the
Hon. Mr.. Bowen is seccssionist," a
"rebel," and a." disloyalist." He would
not dream that he belonged to the party
of" great moral IDEAS" and was a worthy
and by no means singular leader of that
party in South Carolina. Butsuch is the
melancholy fact. He is very like the
Rev. Mr.. Whittemore, the cadetship bro
ker, and Republican member of Congress.
He differs very little. from the three
prominent members OF that party recent
ly sent to the State Prison for three
years, for stuffing the ballot-boxes in that
unhappy State He differs only in the
character of some of his vices, and that
very little, from the members Of the Re
publican Legislature Of South Carolina
who have plnndered-- that State of mil
lions drawn from the estates of honest
and virtuous citizens To be sure Bowen
can read and write, whereas q majority
of the Republicans in the Legislature OF
South Carolina cannot. In this he has
the advantage of the rank and file. And
yet, it is for the express purpose of keep
ing just such men in power at the South,
and through them controlling the elec-
tions, that the legislation Of Congress
has been shaped. 1t is for this purpose
that the President of the United States
has been armed with the power Of send
ing the military forces of the United
Stat, IS into the South. Such is the bitter,
remorseless and shameless treatment OF
a conquered people. Such is the charac-
ter of reconstruction, and "reaping
the fruit of the war"-and such the agents
by which tits accomplished. Fit policy,
fit agents, for the corrupt and unprinci
pied party which tramples upon every y
secure it's lease of power over the coun1
try.
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Grcely at Home.

NEW YORK, June l3.-Grecly had a
grand reception from the Republican
Committee last night. He reassertcd the
intention to do his duty, even if it invol'
we'd White House responsibility. He
spoke in severe terms of the Ku.Klux,
which he said the Government ought to
extirpate at once and forever, and i'll Sc
vercr and more sarcastic condemnation
ofthe thicving carpet baggers, who plum
der and prey upon the negroes and poor
whites, while pretending to be anxious
for their education and the salvation of
their souls. He said they were the great
est existing obstacle to Republican as
tendency in the South, and so he de-
nounced them.
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AIKEN Court HorsE.-Thc Aiken Jour,
nal says that the new Court House isstlll
being pushed forward, and the parties IN
charge expect to have it ready by the next
session of Court The building is OF
brick, and very much after the order OF
the old Court House of Barnwell, burnt
during the war; though differing III some
respects. There are six rooms Tor the
different county officers on the ground
floor, three on each side Of passage
which extends the whole length OF the
building. These rooms will each be Of
good size, and seem to have plenty OF
light. The court; room will be on the
second floor, and the jury rooms will beat
one of the ends of the building. 1t is the
intention OF the Commissioners, for the
whole building tod.cost less than SlO,0oO
when completed. -.
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s--IH>e-

80 There appears no way in which the
California murderess, Mrs. Laura D. Fair,
can escape the penalty Of her crime. The
iaws,of that State do not permit the Gov
crnor to interfere in any other way than
bv granting IN absolute parton--a power
which he will be 10th to exercise i'll the
present state Of public feeling. Accord
ing TO San Francisco paper Mrs. Fair
takes the greatest pains with her toilet
in prison, often changing her dress three
or four times day. She passes much
OF the time before her mirror, and, while
admiring herself, says: "Thc more see
of myself the more am convinced can
never lie hanged. Such 4 face and form
rs mine were never created for the gal
lows" She modestly asserts she was
never so handsome rs she is now. Ml..
Fair is said to have paid 10 her counsel
and physicians, who testified to her in
sanity and attended her professionally,
for hunting up witnesses and other eX-
penscs or the trial, already $4,000. DR..
j. B. Trask, her principal medical atten-
dant and witness, now sues her for $4,000
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Accordinrto the United States Gems,

-Accordlngto the United States census
Returns, Laurens county has coIoreo
woman named Tenie Cunningham, wlro
is 12O years of age, and two other colored
persons 1O5 years old. The first named
claims to have been born in Florida, and
is blind. The two latter were born in
Virginia.
"A call is made through the columns
Of the Union Times, for meeting of citi-
zcns, to be held ON the 18th, with the
view of requesting all County officers to
resign, and to secure fairer expression
Of the people through new election.
The Times doubts the benefit IF the
movement.
WHY do the ladies look so much at
the moon2 Because there's a man in it.
Another colored cadet has arrived at
West point-Henry Alonzo Napier, from
Tennessee He is about eighteen years
of age, and darker than cadet Smith.
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The Woebinoton patr;ot s,vs q e

The Washington Patriot says: Col
onel Johnson, son of Hon. Reverdy john
son, late marshal of South Carolina, pass
ed through this city last night en- route
for Long Branch, to see the President i'll
regard to his removal. The removal of
Colonel Johnson was brought about by
Congressman Wallace, of that State, with
the assistance of his negro colleague. 1t
is understood that Wallace boasts of be-
ing the instigator OF The Ku-Klux bill,
and that the appointment of his son as
marshal in place of Colonel johnson was
the reward for the testimony ofthat party
before the joint committee of Congress. 7"
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J MELANCHOLY SuIcIDE.-In New
FORK city, an inquest was lately held on
body OF Mary McAianus, . girl OF
li'een, who shot herself on Monday, at
is West Nlnetceutn street. She had pill
{ ID l.ip9A ir31! Mrs. Robinson, who
:.e. III her Unc!c's house, and beng
Ha eu, prayed ior forgiveness, and
ye:eel -; the laGy would no. inform
;!..gn bor. But the lady. however, per-
.ssei IN informing upon her. and the girl,
with siyange sensibility to shame, took her
uaclc pistol from Lis trunk and killed
herself At the inquest there was quite
au excited crowd, demanding punishment
of ne Mrs Robinson, and frequent threats
III iynching were made against her
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The Wav of the Transsressor.

Ex-Congressman Bowen of South Caro-
lima, found guilty of Bigamy some ten
days ago, in Washington, has been SEN
fenced to two years in the Penitentiary
and $3.50 fine. 1t is understood that his
application fora new trial will now be
abandoned, and that he will rely upon
Presidential clemency. The President
would do well, in our opinion, to let him
serve out his full term. "
Bowen has been at last overtaken, but
after all, he is not one whit lower OF
more dishonest than large number OF
his compeers still in power in South
Carolina.
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If you would be pungent, be brief;
for it is with words as with sunbeams-
the more they are condensed the deeper
they burn.
Large tracts of land in New Jersey
are to be devoted to the cultivation Of
peppermint burgamot and wintergreen,
plants valued for their oil, which is used
in making perfume and toilet soaps.
"A good book and a good woman are
excellent things for those who know how
Justly to appreciate: their value. There
are men, however, who judge of both
from the beauty of the covering.
= The parent who docs not carly ac-
custom his child to work, teaching him
that it is noble to do, and base to shun it,
should blame himself if that child be-
comes burglar, forger, or a thief.
"-What star never sets ?" asked a
Yale professor. Roostars," answered
promising pupil. The young man has
been granted twelve months vacation,
to attend spelling school.
They tell of spring in Michigan so
strongly magnetic that man who had
drunk from it, and went into black
smiths shop, found the anvil on which
he sat stuck fast to him, and had to have
it amputated.
"A Detroiter who took flask of whis-
key with him on a shooting trip, struck
a race track on the suburbs on his return,
and walked it all night, wondering why
he didn't get to town.. 49,
Judge William Connolly, of Frank
lin Pa, now in his ninety-iourth year,
recently had the rare experience of hold
ing in his arms his great. great-great-
grand child, an infant son Of Alexander
McC. Wilson, of Philadelphia:
Said the distinguished Lord Chatham
to his son, 81 would have inscribed on
the curtains of your bed and the walls Of
your chamber, "If you do not rise ear
~, you can make progress in nothing.
If you do not set apart your hours of
reading, if you suffer yourself or any one
else to break in upon them, your days
will slip through your hands unprofita-
BILE and frivolous, and unenjoyed by
yourself" .
: The colored, people of the District Of
Columbia, are making very general COM
plaint that the President has filled all
the executive offices of the new district
government and ignored them altogether.
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Max I.aBordc, Assignee,

Max l4aBoroc, Assignee
Samuel f. Goode.
DY virtue OF III Ta to me di-
ID rected in the above stated case,
will sell at Edgefeld c. H., on the first
Monday in July next, the following Real
Property OF the Defendant, to wit:
THE HOUSE AND LOT in the Viii
lagc of Edgclield, known as the residence
Of the Defendant, and occupied by DR.. j.
Walter Hill. Said Lot contains Fourteen
Acres, more or less, adjoining lands OF
b. NJ. Talbert, Mrs. c. NJ. Brooks, David
Harris and others.
ONE OTHER LOT in the Village OF
Edgeiield, whercon is erected n Brick
Onice and Brick Blacksmith Shor, ad,
Joining lands of S. W. Nicholson, ID. c.
Tomphins and others.
ONE OTHER LOT in the Village OF
Ed-efield, whereon arc erected the build
ings known as the Shops. containing two
Acres, moro or less, adjoining lands OF
Thos. G.. Bacon, II. J. Whitaker and +.
l.. Smith.
ONE TRACT OF LAND containing
Fifty Acres, more or less, adjoining land
of VI. w. Gary, 0. +. Cheatham, l.. Cain
and others.
ONE OTHER TRACT OF LAND
containing One Hundred and Eighty five
Acres, more or less, adjoining lands OF
Mrs. Mary Condition, B. 7. Boatwright,
Jesse Condition and others.
rs Terms Cash. Titles and Stamps
extra
JOHN II. N1cDEvITT, SEC.
June7 At "a
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1zl-- On Monday last a National Bank
was organized. at Spartanburg, with a
capital of 100000. The following are the
officers elected: Hon. Gabriel Cannon,
President; D. c. Judd, Vice. President;
George Cofeld, Cashier. Dircctors-Col.
Palmer and C. Gregg, of Columbia; Col.
Evins, D. L Converse, David Duncan,
Col josph Walker. and S Bobo, of Spar
All the stock has been taken
and the Bank will go into operation as
soon az possible.
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Terrible Storm in Texas.

GALVESTON, June l3.-Another terri
be storm, from north-northeast, struck
this city Yesterday at 10 o'clock, and con
tinued with great fury till midnight last
night, destroying telegraph and railroad
communication, and doing great damage
to the city and shipping St. Patrick 5
Church, Just finished, was blown down
and is total ruin. The steamer Mollie
Hambleton sunk in SIX feet Of water. She
had her cabin and chimneys blown of
The steamer Belle OF Texas lost her
chirnneys. The steam lighter Emily, with
nine hundred bales of cotton on board
sunk. The steam TUG Superior sunk. A
large number OF sma.ier craft were blown
ashore. which will probably be saved with
but little damage. Five vessels Of the
fleet. anchored outside, are missing. The
bark Chalmette parted cables at 3. p M,
and went to sea after a portion Of her
masts had been cut away The ship
Excelsior went at $50, p M ship Mis-
souri, at 4. D. m. bark Caroline llesnont
al $50, p. m, and schooner, name un-
known, some time after dark. The Caro-
line Lemont cleared on Wednesday last for
Liverpool, with ,A25 bales OF cotton, but
she had not yet sailed The olCes. citizens
say this was the severest storm Of ram and
wind ever known here. The velocity Of
the wind was sixty miles per hour i
steamer has been sent IS search OF the
missing vessels
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GLENN SPRINGS,
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S. c

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S. G.
il HIS Delightful Watering Place will
be open for Visitors, June 1st, 1871.
Being situated in the Northern part of
the State, in section remarkable for de-
lightful climate, beauty and heathfulness,
together with the virtues of its waters,
make it one of the most desirable water
ing places to be found.
The Medicinal qualities of this water
are not eXcelled, and are q sovereign
remedy for all Female Diseases-an Dis
eases of long standing-Diseases of the
Liver, Bowels, Kidneys, and Bladder,
Stomach, Eruptions of the Skin, Scrofu-
la, Dyspepsia, rheumatism, Dropsy, Sy-
philis, &c.
Arrangements will be made to accom-
modatc large number of visitors.
The best Music will be in attendance
to enliven the Ball Room. Fancy Balls
during the Season.
Ten Pin Alley, Billiard Saloon and Gro:
quet for the amusement of the guests.
A Livery will be kept at moderate
charges.
CHARGES
$3.50 per day. $50 20 S45 permonth, ac-
cording to room. Cottages to Rent at $50
to $50 for Season.
Stages from Jonesville direct to Hotel.
w. D. FOWLER,
Proprietor.
June 7 I'm "A
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School Commissioners Notice

SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
EDGEFIELD c. H.. S. c.
June 10th, 1871.
nlHE ETRUSTEES of the several School
IL Districts throughout the County are
hereby required to call meetings OF the
legal voters of their, respective School
Districts on SATURDAY, June 24th,
1871, at l2 o'clock, M.
The attention of Trustees is directed to
the following noticeto the School Com
missioner from the. Office of the State
Superintendent o. Education, which in
struction are hereby extended to the sew
eral Boards of Trustees.
J. H. MCDEVITT, S. c. E. G.
June IA 2t .,.... 70 =
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= The belief seems to be. gaining
ground in Scotland that the Marquis of
Lorne, son-in-law of Queen Victoria, be-
ing virtually debarred from any political
preferment at home, will shortly go to
Canada to rule the new Dominion.
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A Voice from Ohio.

The Urbana (Ohio) Union takes strong
ground against the adoption of Republi-
can crimes and outrages by the Demo
cratic party; and winds up an editorial
with these emphatic words:
1.-THE Democracy should consider well
before going out of its way to il.torse the
spawn of fraud and violence, the SOCIAL
ed Fourteenth Amendment of the Con-
Stitntion.''