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Fan of the Paris Commune.

The Paris Commune, which has so sig
nalized itself for selfshness, atrocity,
fanaticism, blundering, imbecility and
general worthlessness, has at last fallen.
The army of Versailles entered the gates
of Parison Sunday last, and, according TO-
the latest kilograms, the conflict was NJ.
longer around the walls, but within the
city, around the barricades. And again
Marshal McMahon, the leader Of the Ver-
saines army, has exhibed energy and
ability worthy OF the ancient renown Of
Frenchmen. The masses Of the Red Re-
publicans have long seen their cause
hopelessly lost, and the followers of the
Commune have long been despondent.
Their generals and leaders have already
fled in every direction, and the wicked
Commune is collapsed and at an end.
Paris is in the hands of the Theirs gov
ernment, and although much blood has
been shed, much treasure lost, many out
RACES committed against God, man, and
nature, it will not be long before the To-
gitimate authority will be established
over France. The leaders Of the Com
mune deserve condign punishment; they
have covered the Parisians with unend-
ing disgrace, and their vile deeds must
ever be remembered by all patriotic
Frenchmen with shame and humiliation.
The French are humbled, impoverish-
ed, broken. And after all, the result OF
this terrible war is in favor of despotism.
1t is true that the imperial fraud OF
Louis Napoleon has been overthrown in
France, but !. real Emperor, an almost
irresponsible sovereign, has been firmly
established in Germany. We doubt
whether or not the French will now cling
with such tenacity to the democratic ideas
they have heretofore professed. The
Commune has done enough to cure all
Europe Of what is called Republicanism.
The government of Mr.. Theirs will not
he the permanent government of France.
Soon there will be stronger. Many
look for the speedy return of the Bona
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M@ A call appears in the Greenville
Enterprise for public meeting of the
citizens of the lower portion of Green
vile andupper portion of Laurens Coun-
ties, to be held on the third Saturday OF
June next, to take immediate steps for
the formation of new County out OF
portions of both of said Counties, lying
between Saluda and Enoree Rivers.
@- The Washington Gazette says the
wheat crop; which promised so finely a
short time ago, is in fair way to be al
most destroyed in Wilkes county by rust.
1t is already very badly damaged in all
sections of the county, and there are some
fields which will not return as much as
the seed sown. i''i'
.@s- A Kentucky black Radical was
Ku. kluxed the other day for mercilessly
beating his wife. Loyal men must be
protected. For what were the blood and
treasure of the country SO freely layished
if Radical husbands cannot wallop theil
wives with impunity?
ng- A man in Boston is said to be sc
short that, when he is i'll, he doesn't kno"
whether he has headache or corns.
Love induced Texas girl to poison
her daddy because he refused to permit
her to marry the man of her choice. "A
stomach pump saved the old man, anc
an elopement saved the girl.
The Augusta comstttutionalst says
ga trout weighing l5l pounds, shot in
pond few miles from the city, was
brought to market by Mr.. Newman yes
terday. This large specimen was pur
chased by Mr.. E. R. Schneider, whc
keeps both eyes open in supplying hi
restaurant with luXuries."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-05-25

THE DEBT OF THE STATE.-In late
number of the Columbia Union the Edi-
tor stated that the Bank of the State had
saddled debt of one million and q quar-
ter dollars upon the State, and charged it
upon the Bank and the powers that ruled
the State before Radicalism and corruption
became rampant in South Carolina.
In our opinion, however; this debt thus
saddled upon the State is clearly chargca-
BILE to those connected with winding up
the affairs of that benefcent institution.
While in Columbia, last week, gentle
man well acquainted with the liabilities
and assets of the Bank assured us that had
its affairs been honestly settled up, in the
interest of the Bank and people, instead
of being made an iniquitous means Of
enriching individuals, every dollar of its
debts could have been paid. It is one Of
those cases of corruption which cannot be
discovered upon the books and in the re-
ports of the State officials, but is never
theless as fragrant and unblushing an act
of dishonesty as if they had literally taken
the peoples money from the Treasury and
appropriated it to their individual uses
Unionville Times,
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Union Times.

TIE FLOOD ~ ALAsAMA.-The Mobile
(-A!aj Trt5aspe, OF Thursday, llth Instant,
contains details Of the disastrous food
waic!! VISITED portion Of ths! State be
tween tie Thursday and Monday precc6-
ing ~ Enterprise The waters rose above
The counters Of the shops, doing damage
winch is ascertained in detail TO exceed
go 600 among the storel:eepers OF that
toHl Bridges have been generally wash
ed'awav, and within The corporate limits
TIE aaaao=s were no5 less than $4,000.
y. tie plaatahons and mills in the lnme-
date aeiChborhood tle property destro~c
canals $4,000 The Noble and Ohio
!.s;.9nad sustained various damages, auo
Tor several Gays tr&rel was suspended
2sota6iy the larges5 aggregate loss falls
upon The farmers, many OF whose crops
are destroyed at season when it is too
late to repair the damage. The waters
rose tour iea5 above the great freshet Of
1855. and three feet above the point as
s!gnad by tradition to the food OF 1893,
the highest ever known.
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Az UNFORTUNATE VIsITAT1oN.--We
learn that party OF disguised men, in
character OF Ku Klux, coming from no one
knows where, made g descent on this
town, Saturday night last, andsuround-
ing the dwelling house OF Sim. Young.
County Commissioner, fred into it a vol
iov, winch wounded Yorng's wife and
enid, who were in bed Yong succeeded
n getting Out OF window ii the rear,
and escaped over a fence, several shots be-
ing fired at him as he ran, one Of which 1t
is said took effect, inhicting however only
very slight wound They next proceed
ed TO the Jail, and getting through an open
window Of Mr.. Caldwell's room, they sur
l.ised him and the TAILOR, Mr. Bailey, and
held them as prisoners, shrst forcibly eject.
ing them out through the window into The
ward. A demand for the keys was then
made, but as neither had them in posses
son, some of the party went in quest o.
the Sheriff, who occupied another room
About th!s time, NJ. Caldwell states, the
order was given BY some one for the whole
party to withdraw, which they did He
states that there were about fifteen in and
around the jail The whole party left there
as they came silently and mysteriously, no
one knowing from whence or where. 1t is
said further that before running, Young
fired at the party and wounded one o.
them. AS soon, therefore, as possible
Sheriff Paysinger, summoning aid, start
ed out in searcn, and later i'll the day oi
sunday. returned with wounded man
Newoerrv Herald, 18th.
The man wounded by Young is nance
WatG Faulkner Faulkner, we under.
stand, has gwen bail in the sum Of SlOe(
:or his appearance at the next term o
Court OF General Sessions and Common
Pleas for Newberry County.
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TROUBLE AMONG THE CATHOLICS
One of the Herald correspondents in Ger
many says that +" a movement of vast I'M
portance is going on in Germany at pres
ent, of which I shall speak more in my
next letter 1t seems almost certain that
number of enlightened Catholics, oppo-
scd to the dogma of Papal infalliblity
will organize movement to separate then :
selves from the Roman Church and estab-
lish an independent Catholic Church
There is growing tendency in the Cath
olic population of Germany to organize
reformation to throw off the .tetters Of
Rome, and to put conscious belief IN the
place of blind and dumb acceptance OF Pa
pal and Episcopal dictates"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-05-25

ARRIVAL OF MAJOR SAM DcKERsoN.
This well known coiored man, has re-
turnsd from his trip North, the incidents
OF which have been published. Sam comes
home most heartily disgusted with North
ern aiE, and avows his determination to
do all in his power to uproot the Radicals
and carpet-baggers generally from the
State He has evidently lost his love for
persons Of their persuasion He said
that Horace Greeley told him, that there
never would be pelce in the South, until
the low white m "a who had come down
here since the wal. were expelled" Sam
says, thai he viii Use his best exertions in
that direction, arI will soon kindle a
political fire in this State, which will never
be quenched, until it has consumed all OF
the evils which afiict it in the form OF
carpet-baggers, ex-stable-keepers, ana
bar-terders rom the North Char. Cou-
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A New, Book.

THE THREE GUARDsMEN; OR, The
THREE MoUsoUETA1REs. By ALExAN
DER DUMAS.
? T. B. Peterson & Brothers, Philadell-
phia, publish this daya new edition of
this celebrated novel by Alexander Du-
mas. 1.-The Three Guardsmen" was the
keystone of Dumas great fame like the
"waverley" of Sir Walter Scott it at
once stamped the impress of his genius
upon universal admiration, and gave him
the hearts and imaginations of the Ro-
nance readers of his day as an empire.
The works of Alexander Dumas enjoy a
popularity such as no others can boast of.
In skilfulness of arrangement, vivacity,
sustained interest of narrative, and in
ventive faculty, no French writer has
ever rivalled him. Thepopularity of his
novels. "The Three Guardsmen," "The
Count of Monte. Cristo,'' y "Twenty Years
After" Brageloune, the Sonof Athos,p
"The Memoirs of a Physician" "The
Iron Mask" +" Louise La Valliere," "The
Queens Necklace" "Six Years Later" !"
"Andree De Taverney," Glove and Lib
erty," and others, have never been equal
ed "The Three Guardsmen" is issued
in large octave volume, with an illus
trated cover, price Is cents, and: is for sale
by all Booksellers, or copies will be sent
to ony one, postpaid, by the Publishers,
on receipt of price.
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Items of State News.

The Union Times, of May 10Th, says:
We regret to learn that the prospects for
anabundant Wheatcrop are quite gloomy.
The rust and fly have taken complete
possession of it in many localities, and
from all quarters we hear fears expressed
that not more than one quarter OF an
average crop will be made.
Certain wealthy citizens of Greenvile
are about establishing first-class Cotton
Factory.
A colored man named Hammond, con-
victed of the murder of Mr.. David Kirk
patrick, was to have been hanged on Fri
day last, Mt Lancaster c. FL.
The remains of Capt. T. J. Warren
have been brought from the battlefield
of Gettysburg and inferred at Camden.
The Rev. w. B. w. Howe, for twenty
five years leading clergyman of Char
lesion, was, at the late Convention in that
city, elected Assistant Bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina.
Very recently colored man in Cam.
den, named Frank Thompson, broke into
the house of Sallie, his wife, while she
was absent, and stole her clothes and
two-years-old baby, her child, (but not
his) and then left in short order. Sallie,
with the officers of the law, is pursuing
him for the recovery of the clothes. 1t
doesn't seem to matter at all about the
baby.
Quarter races on the. Congaree course
are all the rage in Columbia.
Lieutenant General Jubal A. EARLY,
of the Confederate Army, has accepted
an invitation of the Survivors Associa-
ton of Columbia, to address its members
at the next meeting in November.
VIM. H. Hovey, an old and successful
merchant of Greenville-and avery valu-
able and esteemed citizen-is lately dead.
Mr.. Albert Guerry, an accomplished
and promising artist of Greenville, has
painted portrait-which is very much
admired-of Rev. DR.. ]. c.. Furman,
President of Furman University.
The Georgia Railroad has refused to
endorse the bonds of the Port Royal
Railroad, to the amount of one million
three or four hundred thousand dollars,
in consequence of which the latter Road
must still remain neglected and unfin-
ished.
Blackville is now the county-seat of
Barnwell District. A new Court House
is being erected there, which, it is ex-
pected will be finished in time for the
fall term of Court
According to the Charleston Courier,
Mr.. H. S. Sandford, a Northern capitalist,
who is planting at Barnwell Island, Beau
fort County, owning 1900 acres of land in
that locality, and also another tract in
Florida, where he cultivates fruits and
particularly oranges, has lately brought
to his plantations, forty-odd Swedish
laborers, to be followed by more as soon
as possible.
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m- The Gold Hill Ne,cs says: Poor
Hinkler, who died last week, had only
five doctors to attend him. They each
doctored him for different disease, and
he was only sick a week. One doctored
him for consumption, one for ast!imatic
diarrhpa, another for chronic inflamma-
tory bronchitis, and the last one went in
on general principles against a formida-
bic combination of all these diseases,
crossed with several other underlined
ones, and the last dose he ordered from
the drug store, which was a teacupful of
ammonia, laudanum, sulphuric acid,
tincture of cantharides and ryewhisky,
equal parts mixed, arrived just ten min:
utes too late. Hinkler was dead"
Sss- In Poughkeepsie, n. Y, one day
last week, gentleman passing along the
street met and politely raised his hat to a
lady from whom he was legally divorced
three years ago. She smiled so sweetly
and looked so prettily that her ex-hus-
band stopped to exchange few words
with her. The result was, burial of
past differences, and warm reconcilia.
ton. That night they were married
again, and we trust no cloud will again
darken the horizon of their matrimonial
life.
20 a horrible outrage by the Ku
Klux is reportedSn North Carolina. It
was an attempt to intimidate minister
of the gospel. A negro preacher in Lin
coin County has received the following
anonymous letter. Reverend and Dear
Sir: You must either quit preaching or
quit stealing hogs. X. X. X"
gs- A Galveston young man has lost
faith in human nature. He courted a
girl over two weeks, and her parents said
they wouldn't permit any such thing, so
the young people concluded to elope.
He got young man, a friend of his, to
take the girl to New Orleans, where he
would meet them and marry the girl,
and go somewhere and enjoy life sensibly.
The young proxy took the girl all right,
but before the fellow that did the court
ing arrived, he had married her and gone
to keeping house. The deceived chap
says you won't catch him courting up
another girl for some one else, not if he
knows it.
Gs- The question of narrow gauge for
railways is attracting much attention
among railway men, and steadily meets
with more favor the ofteneritis discussed.
The Iron Age says that o comparison,
which it gives in brief, OF all the essen
tial elements in the cost of construc-
ton and operation of railroads will show
that the cost per mile of the narrow gauge,
from three feet to two feet, is from one
half to one-third that of the standard
gauge of four feet eight and half inches.
Gs- The Columbus Sun says: /" Gro
Gerry merchants report that not one-ffth
the bacon or half the corn has been sent
into the interior this year in comparison.
with last. This shows Southern farmers
are approaching somewhat the boundary
Of Independence. ..I'se., 81. -!
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Southern Baptist Convention

In the Southern Baptist Convention
Monday, the 18th instant, resolution
was adopted recognizing the Theological.
Seminary at Greenville, S. c., as worthy
of the highest approval, and pledgine
the united and cordial support of the
members and officers. A new board was
nominated and confirmed. The after,
noon session was mostly occupied in dis
cussing an amendment to the constitu-
ton offered by Rev. r. II. Crave Of
Memphis, excluding all but members OF
their own denomination from sitting in
convention. 1t was finally laid over. On
the following day the convention conclu-
ded its sessions. The attendance was
small; many delegates were sightseeing
about the city and suburbs, and some
started for Chicago to attend the conven-
ton of the Baptist Church North. The
convention adjourned 10 meet in Raleigh,
n. c., in May next.
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WHINING.

There is class of persons in this world
by no means small, (says an Exchange,
who "knows how it is,'') whose promi
nent peculiarly is whining. They whine
because they are poor or if rich, because
they haveno health to enjoy their wealth
they whine because it is too shiny; they
whine because it is too rainy; they whine
because they have noluck, and others pros
perity exceeds theirs; they whine because
some of their friends have died; they
whine because they have aches and pains,
and they have aches and pains because
they whine, and they whine no one can
tell why.
Now we would like to say word to
these whining persons.
lst. Stop whining. 1t is no use, this
everlasting complaining, fretting, scold-
ing, fault finding and whining. Why,
YOU are the most deluded set of creatures
that ever lived. Do you not know that
it is we'll settled principle of physiology
and common sense that these habits are
more exhausting to nervous vitality than
almost any other violation of physiologi-
cal law? And do you not know that life
is pretty much as you make it? You
can make it bright and sunshiny, or you
can make it dark and shadowy. This
life is only meant to discipline us, to fit
US for higher and purer state of being.
Then stop winning and frcttinG, and go on
your way rejoicing.
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! COMMERCIAL.
q. AUGUSTA, May e

~. AUGUSIA, May Zo.
GOLD-Buying at ITO and selling at Ill.
COTTON-The market opened with a
moderate demand at yesterdays prices,
and, in response to favorable accounts,
closes strong at 143 for full styled Liver
pool middling and Is for New York mid
ding. Sales, 1888 bales. Receipts, 50
bales.
BACoN-Stock large and market UNI
changed; c. Sides, u; G. R. Sides, Ia;
Shoulders. 9@9l; Hams, 1920; Dry
Salt Shoulders, 8; Dry Salt c. R. Sides,
III; D. S. Clear Sides, IL.
CORN-Prime white is selling at 81 @
LOS by the car load from depot; retail,
S105.
WHEAT-wequote choice white, 81 IS /;
FLo'tR~city Mills, 81 5o@1O; at re-
tail, 81 p barrel higher. Country, 81 so
@10, according to quality. -
CORN MEALS at Wholesale; 81 10
at retail.
oATs-65@SO.
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EARTHQUAKE-on yesterday morning
the usual dullness of Augusta life was re;
lievcd by.an earthquake, which put in an
appearance about eight o'clock. Two dis,
tinct shocks were felt in various portions
of the city, there being an interval of a
few minutes between the shock. They
shook the houses good deal, and fright
ened the inmates Of some of them very
badly. The shocks were also very plainly
felt at the residence of Mr. C. H. Sibley
on the Milledgeville road, and at Rich.
mond Hill, on the Southwestern Plank
Road, both places being about five miles
distant from the city. The earthquake
seems to have increased in violence as II
receded from Augusta, and it may have
done good deal of damage in other por.
tions of the State.-Chronicle & Sentinel
81 of
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G.. n. DAVIS.

LIS HERE with the Celebrated STAR
GALVANIZED LIGHTNING RODS,
with Improved Insulators.
Iwould respectfully invite the attention
of the Edgefield public to a few facts de-
termining why the Star Galvanized
Lightning Rod is superior to any in use
1st. 1t is made from Magnetic from Ore,
eights square-grooyed, spiral twisted
and galvanized, and connected with pure
copper couplings rendering it equal to'a
Copper Rod, the whole surmounted with
Il Gold-plated Cluster Point Of Pure Cop
per, thus forming continuous Rod from
the Point to the ground, and by a combi
nation of metals forming a Galvanic Bat.
terry in the Rod.
I'd. My Star Galvanized Rod is ,oar-
rantcd always toremain bright and clean
and never corrode or rust, thus present
ing neat ornamental appearance on the
building, worth more than its cost as 6
matter of ornament, to say nothing about
its sure protection against lightning.
Nav II, If 81
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ANOTHER .OUrRAGE-Wc regret to
s:ate that diabolical outrage was COM
mittee near Gist's Station, in this County
last Saturday night in which peaceable
AMI cuiet colored man was killed and hi;
sJep-daughter badly whipped, by a gang
o. disguised men. The reported circum-
s.5nce5 inch surround this outrage are o
aUt.h a character THAI We can.lot, as Yet
p.i,;ientl,. publish them but we are fret
70 stale ;fat If the report TO US be true
the occurrence grew ont Of personal ana
private difficulty; but avenged uder The
convenient disguise OF the IIu E.lux-
Union Times.
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HORRIBLE MURDER IN ANDERSON
The Anderson lntelligencer says: " a
brutal murder was committed on Sunday
last. l4.h instant, the victim being color
cd woman named Adeline Agnew, who
lived upon the premises Of Mr. Ephralm
Cox, three miles below Belton. 1t seems
tho. the deceased had quarrel with a
colored man, Shadrick Webster, with
whom she had been living, and that TIE
quarral eliminated in his cutting the wo-
nan with homemade dirk knife, the
blade OF which was seven or eight inche:
in length, and with which he inflicted two
dangerous wounds-one Of them proving
mortal, cutting the main artery in the
neck, and the other striking one. OF her
ribs. The woman died in few minutes
On Tuesday morning the murderer went tc
tie aouse OF Henry Robinson, by whose
wife re vas recognized, and, obtaining as
s;s.anco from others, the murderer was ar
rested and brought to this place. He
made great resistance 10 the parties ma
king The arrest. We understand that he
does not deny the accusation of murder
and even states that ne was perfectly calm
during the affair. He is o dark mulatto
about FIVE feet SIX inches in height. He
hes been committed TO jail, and will proba-
BIZ be tried at the approaching term o.
c0';r: "
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EdgeieId Medical Society.

There will be ameeting of this Socie-
ty on sale-day next, at 10 A. M. precise
ly, ut which time DR.. j. w. HILLwill
make full report of case of Cesarean
Section, performed by himself, and Dr.
]. H. STRoM will read an Essay on some
Medical Subject. Other matters of inte-
rest will also be up for the consideration
of the Society.
All the members and brethren of the
Profession generally are urgently re-
quested to be present.
P. n. ADAMS, Secretary.
May "a s.c... 1t %