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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-06-15

NOBEL KU-KLUx.-The Savannah Mo,m
ing Nsws vouches for the truth of the
following Ku-Klux story
About ten miles South of Dublin, Lau-
rcns County, Georgia, lives an old man and
his two sons, all strong, able-bodied men,
but miserably lazy; so much so as to be
burden upon the industrious community
in which they live They had planted a
leetle crap" which had obeyed the laws
Of nature and shot up abe -e the surface;
but the more strong and luxuriant grass
threatened destruction to the growing
corn. The neighbors witnessed the con-
duct of the old man and his sons-an easy
indifference to consequences and perfect
carelessness as to the result Of their crop
prospects. In the Silly night" when
all nature slept, and no man thought of
crossing his peaceful threshold, horrid
looking band of bloody leads and bare
bones might have been seen creeping
cautiously to that old mans door. Call
ing the old gentleman out, the chief, in
husky tones, announced to him that his
mission on earth was to instruct him to
plough his land The old gentleman and
his sons, all trembling at the sight of the
unearthly visitors and their direful tones,
asked with what must they plough would
an on do? e Yes" answered the chief
demon, anything" Assured that their
orders would be complied with, the un-
welcome ku-klux Withdrew. The old
man and his sons gazed at each. other in.
mute astonishment, evidently determined
to earn their bread in future by the sweat
Of their brow. The schoolboys in passing
by the grass eaten farm next day, witness
ca the singular sight of the old man
pIoughing with all MS might and one Of
tic sons driving the other, who was pull
ing the plough through the matted grass
with the strength and facility Of a beast
Of burden. -
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ssise Hnndred coolies Roasted.

SAN FsAyclsco. June l3-The ship
Don Juan burned nj sea. Five hundred
lies. who were fastened under the
L. tcles. we're roasted The ship was fitted
ad. here for The co6lic trade, and sold 10 Il
y ! .su company.
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Sherif's Sale.

Lewis Jones, y
VS., Execution.
Amanda NJ. Riddle,
pY virtue of an Execution to me di-
~ rected, in the above stated case, I
will proceed tc sell at Edgefield C. H.,
or the first Monday in July next, the
following property belonging to the De-
fendant, to wit:
ONE TRACT OF LAND, containing
Ono Hundred Acres, more or less, adj
joining lands Of w. w. Adams, w. II.
Ward, B. w. Harrison and others.
The above property to be sold subject
to Homestead, or Homestead will be set
aside before sale-day next.
gsv- Terms Cash. Titles and Stamps
extra.
JOHN II. McDEVITT, S.E.D.
juno 10 Ate 25
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SELTzER APERIENT.
Sherif's Sale.
James A. Talbcrt, for
It. P. Harmon,
George C. Robertson,

George G. Robertson,
DY virtue of a Writ Of Fl Fa to me
I'D directed in tho above stated case, /
will proceed to sell ut Edgefield c. H.,
on the first Monday in July next, the
following Real Estate, levied ulbn as the
property of the Defendant, to wit:
ONE TRACT OF LAND, containing
Thirteen Hundred and Fifty Q35O) Acres,
more or less, adjoining lands of j. n.
Tompkins. Estate of John Briggs, Estate
of JAS Tompkins, w. T.. Parks and others.
Above property to be sold subject to
Homestead, or Homestead will bo set
aside before sale-day next.
R;s' Terms Cash. Titles and Stamps
extra.
JOHN II. MoDEVITT, SEC.
Il1nn 10 4ta Oh
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Splendid Goods
AT PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES.

WILL offer from this day nv ENTIRE STOCK OF DRY GOODS &C.,
at Greatly Reduced Prices
Splendid yard wide Brown SHRTING l23 cts per yard
Splendid yard wide BLEACHING, at l23 cts
Beautiful GRENADINES at II cts.
Black ALPACAS, at 40 cts.
IrC HANDKERCHIEFs at rs cents to 81 per '" - -
MARSEILLES QUILTS, at only $3.50.
Hackabak TOWELS $3.50 per doz DoYLIEsat per doza
Beautiful Checked and Plain CAMBRICS 25 cts per yard
Heavy. .OSNABURGS, at l5
Splendid CORsETS at 81 each
4 varied assortment Of ARANzsE PoPnlN MozAMB1eUEs
English MOHAIRS LAWNS, DELAINES &c, very cheap 80
Striped LAWNS and MUSLNS Figured MUSLNS White and Buff
PIQUES PRINTS HOSIERY and GLOVES very low figures
Beautiful HATS CHIGNONS SWITCHES HOOP SKIRTS and full
stock of YANKEE NOTIONS at the lowest rates. ~ m F.
call especial attention to my Stock of READY MADE CLOTHING
Blue Denims PANTS rs cs Brown Linen PANTS at 81.
Beautiful Light Cashmere SUITS, at from SIS to $12
Gents Beait Fancy CoTToNADEs TWEEDs and
LINENS. y y 59Efs : y gs PA Sx,xh9ElARG
Aso good assortment Of HATS and CAPS.
French Calf BOOTS and SHOES IL .-it24 IT, shkg
Low CHARTERED French Pemb SHOES comfortable Shoe that
can be z3Ast5-T%fiT 3Ef
K .so-.s3a ---ALSO-Fs..4t se, r.
A splendid lot of HARDWARE WOOD and WILLOW WARE, ~
A POCKET KNIFE for everybody tse,l lt +. sa,,s4.
fine 1t e COFFEE than sss cheapest , At from is to e
Good TOBACCO for Is per lb ~ = y. = . s2hfet
SEGARS to suit the most fastidious 44is ~
(! !.a:a j. Ell. sCHEATHAM,
-. At Sullivan's Old Stand
June 7 5.as tt "a
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Ns- A terrible cyclone passed over
portion of Illinois on Friday. IN It's
pathway it entirely devasted the earth,
leaving not a particle of vegetation alive,
and ploughing up the earth to the depth
OF several inches. 1t was accompanied
by electric phenomena and sulphurous
smell: Fortunately no houses were with
in it's line of progress across the country.
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DASE Ill > RdtS.
J. NJ. Clark
VS.. Execution.
Jesse Bailey.
pY virtue of an Execution to me di-
-AD rected, in the above stated case, I
will proceed to sell at Edgetield c. H.,
ON the first Monday in July next, the fol-
lowing property belonging to the Defend
ant. to wit:
ONE TRACT OF LAND containing
Two Hundred and Forty Acres, more or
less, adjoining lands of Alex. Sharpton,
Sarah Bussey and others.
&.J" Terms Cash. Titles and Stamps
extra.
JOHN H. McDEvITT, SEC.
June 10 4te 25
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rhe Kangaroo Droop.

The kangaroo droop,'' now " fashion,
able is thus described in Il New York
letter: "To make the thing perfect,
glove with three OF four buttons is selec-
ted, so that the wrist may be as long and
Us small as possible. The wrist OF the
left hand, and also that of the right hand,
if it is not engaged with an Alpine para
sol, is brought close to the breast, and
then the hand is permitted to fall, palm
downwards, as fall muscular action was
lost. This is the present attitude of To-
comotion by the descendants of the kan
garoo, and it suggests the loveliest help
lessness imaginable, besides proving res
pectfulness to the deceased progenitor."
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COTTON STATES
Life Insurance .llF Company, on
PRINCIPAL Office Macon Ga.
Principal Office, Macon, Ga.

m ! 8 o = #3
He business Of this STRICTLY SOUTHERN and HOME coMPA-
NY confined by law to legitimate Life Insurance alone.
Policies issued all the Mutual It issues Policies
Stock the But does not advise
patrons the Stock plan that plan being p
thelong run. 49, :~lt4A. j "a IL -
1t known that dividends agood Mutual Company will average about
per cent especially South and We Investments bring
good returns. 80
per profits the Mutual divided annually
all Mutual Policy Holders without exception III 80
Onehd Loan Premiums when desired Interest charged only
upon first loan. 7..a. . sly ~.
have per added their faces which
Ample provision against forfeiture Policies the expressed terms
the contract
The Company will always purchase its Policies their Cash value
We the the State the financial security Northern
Companies the 1eeunlatng Of the insured in addition
Millions of dollars have annually hitherto been lost the c
ton of the South payment in Northern Companies In
and securities people equal Let
Life Enterprise ahdhus keep money ad he
profits too at home ~
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V1HE most effective article known.
L. Kills Flies instantly. For sale Mt
G. l.. PENN'S DRUG STORE.
Mayo II 10
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-06-15

Newberry is still saddled with United
States Soldiers, infantry and cavalry.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-06-15
The Prospects of the Southern Cot
fon Planters

Whatever may be the present troubles
of planters in the cotton States, from all
information we have been able. to gather
their prospects are brighter and more ems
couraging than they have been at any
time since the close of the war. They
nav be, and are, cramped nowssbut we
shall be greatly mistaken if they do mot
realize more money and comfort from the
growing crop than they have any year in
the last five. And it will arise mainly
from the simple fact that the crop is not
mortgaped in advance. Several points
may be specified as contributing to this
result. ....5..,.,........., ,...,a.
low price of cotton and the high price of
provisions last year, they are giving less
attention to the former and greater atten-
ton TO the latter. The provision crop,
throughout the South, will be abundant,
and hence, after deducting the price Of
production, which will be comparatively
small, nearly the entire proceeds of the
cotton crop will be money in hand.
In the second place, there will be less
provisions to buy the present year Plan
ters will be compelled, from the force OF
circumstances to get along with the least
amount possible while that which they
are compelled to have will cost them from
twenty to fifty per cent less than it did
lest wear Our corn and bacon quotations
will sustain this statement.
In the third place, the planters are
more economical than heretofore, and the
great body of them could not go in debt
il they would. The last season was q
disastrous one to the factors as well as to
themselves, and, as q general rule, they
are cautious and limited in their advance
mcnts.
Another important reason is, the plan
tels this year, in regulating their planta'
ron expenses. have based their calcula
TORS on tl.e minimum, and not on the mac
imam price OF the staple. Should cottol
bin ;only twelve to fourteen cents, they vii
for this reason, make money whereas tn
same price for last years crop made on
different calculation, came pretty nea
starving them out. To this consideration
! add the prospect of very short crop, full.
million bales less than that of last year
as estimated by the most competent Judges
AMI We have a large addition TO the actua
pecuniary receipts of the planter from hi
years labor.
We think these calculations reasonabl
! and fair, and we are glad to be able to sa,,
conscientiously something for the encour
!, agement of our unfortunate tillers Of tn
soil. Under no circumstances, though
should they allow the promises Of the fu
:. . turc to tempt them from their present pat
of industry andrigid economy in all things
This, with plenty Of bread every yea
OF their own producing will soonput then
on their feet again and render them indie
, pendcnt-Savannah Republican.
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Electric FIy Paper.

JOHN II. MoDEVITT, SEC.
IuDp IN Ate Oh
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,el the following comments

On the subject OF Narrow Gauge Rai!-
WHY'S we, COPY from the Gironie1c d; SelN.-
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Sherif's Sale.

JOHN II. NIcDEvITT, SEC.
June7 At "a
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ONE TRACT OF LAND containing
Fifty Acres, more or less, adjoining land
of VI. W. Gary, o. i. Cheatham, l.. Cain
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Sherif's Sale.

pIIIC >
June II
The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-04-05

THE BED o. THE OCEAN.-It has been definite
Il ascertaiucd that the greatest depth OF the
ocean does not sozoh 360e fathoms in any part
vhere telegrephie IiDes have been laid. The bed
a. The North Atlantic consists Of two valleys the
eastern extending from 1Oo to 800, the western
IRON 30s 10 5Os west longitude. The extreme
depth 81 the eastern valley is under $1,000 feet
which is less than the altitude Of Monte Rosa
Tins valley has been traced southwark to the
eqaasl~. Il Is separated from the western valley
b. f.N.-s 10 30 : west longitude, in which the
average oepta is only 600 fathoms. This ridge
terui1sies 10 the north 10 Iceland, and south
v4fi a. the Azores, so that 1t is volcanic in its
charac,er Al both extremities. Its extreme
breadth appears 10 be under 500 miles, and the
Atlantic deepens from it on both sides. Ex
rl1raiious carried on in the Mediterranean, the
Red Sea AID the Indian Ocean, showed sini
bar uniformity 10 the level q! the seabuttom and
the general conclusions arrived at by Capt Os.
born we're that in the deep sea there is an alb
sencs Of bare rock, and that there are no rough
ridges, can0ns or abrupt chasms Moreover, that
tae bed Of the deep sea is not affected by cur
rents or streams, even by those Of such magni
t1is az the Gzf Stream but that it rather re-
saud.es the prariss or pampas Of the American
continent and is everywhere covered with a SOFT
of core OF mud. the debris Of the lower forms o.
Organic Ire.-Nulre
The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-04-05

IuE EAEL OF AHERDEEN-The story Of George
2. Gordon, Earl Of Aberdeen, whose rowing dispo-
s-iou and l0vc Of adventure led him from bis home
O. se-- novelty aud change IN the life Of a common
sailor, g. sliu fresh n the memory Of all. All com
mlu1-fi9l with him having long ceased, bis family,
f.a-us De was dead, despatched a commission to
tlc Juiied States 10 ascertain il possible if such
uas tLe case. For some time they sought a clue in
vain, uuil through Captain J. P. Wilbur, a well
known saiTmlsicr Of Mystic they received the first
Intelligence, ly which they were enabled to trace
bis career afier his departure from England He
had shipped with Captain Wilbur as mate and
served il that capacity during one voyage, leaving
liu Oh embark upon the vessel from which, when a
feu DAYS out, De was swept overheard and drowned
Captain wilbur recently arrived at Bristol, England
i1 command oi tie new bark Sappho, and on his ar
rival De f5aui letter from The present Earl Of Alb
crdrgu cordially inviting him 10 visit Haddo House
the country seat Of Lord Aberdeen, IN Aberdeen
shire Tie house is situated in the center of park
4 Thousand acres beautifully laid out and is ar
ranged vith every reCarj 20 comieri and luxury
-iat refined aud elegant taste could desire; yet for
Tie last few years ID has been house Of sorrow.
TIE iatler Of Lady Aberdeen, who was premier
Before Lord Falmerston, died in 1860 and her hus-
taud iu lsGs In 1865 q was accidentally killed
1i Cambridge, aud year ago, George Gordon was
drowned az Sea There ere eleven hundred farms
ou The estate, and the other property of the family
Is immense, yet with ali that is considered necessary
o. make life happy at bis disposal the young lord
lzose 10 loIsake it and lead the rowing life which
termiuatcd iu bis death Capt Wilbur was warmly
received aad Hospitality entertained and was able TO
comfort TIE mother with the words 81 believe be
was good Young man and christian" In their
and Lady Aberdeen said that d" the day George left
lame he read The eighty-iourih psalm at morning
p-aycr Capt Wilbur remained in Aberdeeushire
several Gays and was overpowered with kind atten
teus Wlil there, An" he says, because was
crahicd some time since 10 show a little kindness
o. @ stranger who proved TO be Lord Aberdeen -
Ao7rrioi C0llria.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-04-05

LaynoS February 27th.-In the House Of Com
o. ireland announced that there was great improve
s1, IN the preservation Of order and the obserya
o. The law, partly due to legislation and Eartly
H1rr vigorous poIcy. Il was, however, hardly
charged tha. tho Froposs, for Committee to devise
measures rretext to protect the Premier from
the OUuscq1eHces o. his rash snd ndiserect guage
]; Eas Necessary = ask the House for Committee to
devise further and grant greater powers
. enable the Government eeotuallty to reppTess the
mischief Of direct e'mbinstiors in Ireland
D-Israsii Ehozessd ridieule on the Government,
vhch aer the ators Of last session and the powers
uufsrrd upon Il, had been able to do SO little for
Irel=na PE.-s=neai at the instance Of the Govern
uc1t leEsi1ed coufseaiioa. consecraied saerilege.
ard eoadoned high treason set the Premier confess
81 Be could net govern wsstmea,h alene, and made
tiussf ridiculous by asking FOR further extraordna-
y powers 70 thai end Here the speaker was inter
THz.ss By cheers There vas great disorder Dis
r.e ssnoluaod b. declaring that the Government on
u asked fer these powers and this Committee to CO.
vs- the u7e Of It's policy. and to shift the response
bziiy On PaEiianezs.
PAEIs, March IL World special The head Of
TIE caluun Of the Eleventh. CoTus, under Gen Won
Bose, l. Just euiering The Pont du Jour and the
Porse Scuiily, ard Is moving towards the Arc de
Triompbe- No hostile movement Of the populace
has SCI been made. Fears OF a collision are
diminishing.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-04-05

Mons Than 4 March FOR RoBBER.-In q
Persian apologize the lesson and benefit Of sin
ce-iy are beautifully taught. A mother, in giving
Der son forty pieces Of money as bis portion
made Inn swear never to tell lie and said, q. Go
uly s0u I cousigu thee to God, and we shall not
meet again al he day Of Judgment The youth
veni away, and the party he Travelled with was
aEsaulte-i by robbers. One fellow asked what he
had got and be said, Forty dinars are sewed in
ny clothes He laughed, thinking he jested
Another asked rs same question and got the
sane answer. At last the chief came and asked
I'm. and be szii, " have told two Of your people
already that have forty dinars sewed up in my
clothes be ordered the clothes TO be ripped
open. and found TIE money. And how came
goa 10 tell Of thisgr Because" the child re-
piled. would not be false to my mother, to
s.h1m I have promised never 10 tell lie"
Child, said The robber art thou so mindful Of
thy ducy TO Thy mother at thy years, and am I
i1seasil.ls at ny age Of the duty I owe to my
God Give me thy hand, that raay swear re-
pe-tauce on it, lie did so his followers were
oil struck with the scene. You have been our
leader 10 guilt, said they to the chief, be the
same 10 the path Of virtue; = and they instantly
made restitution Of spoils, and vowed repentance
CT the ha1d.-DT BsJfrage
The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-04-05

A FINE OLD MAN.-The following description
Of " fine old man." is by Mark Twain John
Wagner the oldest man in Buflalo-one hundred
and four years old-recently walked mile and a
half in two weeks. He is as cheerful and bright
as any of these other old men that charge around
SO in the newspapers, and in every way as remark
able. Last November he walked FIVE blocks in a
rain storm without any shelter but an umbrella
and cast his vote for Grant, remarking that he
had voted for fortyseyen Presidents-which was
not strictly correct. His second crop Of rich
brown hair arrived from New York yesterday
and be has new set of teeth coming-frOm
Philadelphia. He is to be married next week to
a girl of one hundred and two summers, who
still takes in washing. They have been engaged
eighty years, but their parents persstenty refus-
ed their consent until three days ago. John
Wagner is two years older than the Rhode Island
veteran, and has never tasted T. drop of liquor in
his life, unless you count whiskey.n
The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-04-05

ROMANCE OF TIE EAsT.-Louise Muhlbaeh in
her " Letters from Egypt" tells a very romantic
story about the wife of Count Benedetti the French
Minister PlenipOentiary the Prussian Court pre-
vious to the outbreak of the present war. very
rich Greek merchant resident in Alexandria had two
black wives whom he loved dearly and for whose ser
vices he provided large retinue Of beautiful girls
One Of his wives CHANGED one day to see a charming
white girl and was so pleased With her that she
coaxed her husband into buying her The beautiful
slave became confidential servant and companion
to her negro mistresses, and conducted herself to-
ward them in sush gracious manner that she be-
indispensable to them She sang to then, and
gosspped and frolcked gracefully that enHui was
banished completely. She won their affection, and
through them also, the affection Of her master the
venerable Greek merchant. But unfortunately the
BLACK wives suddenly fell sick one day, and before
night they were both dead. Their disease was known
to nobody, and they were hastily buried. The beau
tifu young slave. who had not left their side for
moment during the few hours of their Illness seemed
ineonsoable. She did her best however, to assuage
the grief of the ancient merchant and in this way so
endeared herself him that he adopted her as mis-
child and heir since be just little too old to
marry her. In course Of time the venerable mer-
chant reOined his swarthy wives in the other world
and the fortunate nymph into possession Of his
millions. At this stage Of her existance, Count Ben
edetti, who was then only penness attache to the
French Consulate at Alexandra, offered her his hand
and heart and with the aid her wealth cut for him
self road 70 fame. In this way she who was once
slave to slaves, became star in the circles IF the
French world of fashion.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-04-05

Az ISLAND SUNK-It has been announced in the
Amcrilan papers, ~ adyices from London, that
Aarorl Island iu Tie New Hebrides group, situated
1bgut lnuCn degrees cast Of Australia, had lately
ls1TPCarld entirely, without leaving any trace OF
ts existence This island was one of the most fer
TIE Of ihe group, and is stated 10 have been thirty
Elk u.ies long by upward OF five miles in breadth.
IT. lliE ssne connection ID may DC mentioned that
the AmeHcau whailship Milton, which recently ar
rived stshe Bay 81 Islands, New Zealand reported
t0ucliuE al Sunday Island and finding it to be on
t1c iu al directions. and that Il had been in that
state for nearly forty days During the heavy shocks
q, earthquakes preceding and after the er9ptions,
$50 Islands were thrown up 10 the harbor, one Of
thcm being, a. nearly as could be judged, about
three hundred feet high. Two families were living
on sunday Island, aud on the arrival Of the whaicr
h--Cd to be taken sway as the heat was so intense
and the sulphurous smell strong that all the ami
Iuais about them were destroyed, aud their fate
must have been tie same if they had remained much
longer. They were accordingly carried to Norfolk
Island, and left there in safety -EzeIaHge.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-04-05
ILLUSTRATED PAPERS,
Miscellaneous Papers.
Juvenile Periodicals.

Our Young Folks (montlly) ........... 80 8 z 4.
The Youths Companion (weeky). . ........... 2 /!
Demorest's Young America (monthly) ............
The Chicago Little Corporal weekly ....... 49,.
The Boston Nursery (monthly) e. ...............
Merry's Museum, Boston monthly. .......... - 25t
(up WI
The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-04-05
California Periodicals.,
Religious Papers.

New York Independent Congregational organ) zee. go Q
Christian Union "a. W. Beecher's paper) ......
Chicago Advance Congregational .......... A.
Boston Congregatonalist .......... c
Ne" YORK observer (Presbyterian)
Evangelist, ................. 4 {
Tablet (Catholic) .................. o.. 5 {
Boston Pilot Cathnlicl q
The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-04-05
Manila Cordage,
OREGON HAMS AND BACON

SMALL LOT RECEIVED PER MOSES
"A Taylor, via San Francisco For Sale BY
BOLLEs 4 co.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-04-05

A STRAND. BEST QUALITY, RUS
4 SIAN Manufacture. Sizes, from II to 81 inches,
in bond or duty paid. For sale BY