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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01
Grant a Defaulter.

The Washington correspondent of the
Savannah Neos, telegraphing on the
2Sth, details the following interesting
item:
The greatest sensation has prevailed
here, to-day, caused by the discovery that
no less person than President Grant has
for more than twenty years been a de-
faulter. It seems that during the Mexi-
can war, Grant, who was then lieuten-
ant in the army, acted as commissary and
quartermaster. At the close of the war,
there was a deficit of $4,000 in his ac-
counts. His attention was repeatedly call
ed to it by the accounting officers of the
Treasury, and repeated demands were
made upon him to pony up, but ne never
condescended to take the least notice OF
the unanswerable letters WHICHEVER ad-
dressed to him. He had spent the money,
and, of course, was unable to return it;
form those days his character and habits
were such that no one would think of
lending or giving him even so much as
five dollar note.
In 1862, through some hocns poca1S, a
bill was engineered through Congress, ap-
rropriating 81 900 to him. in 3compensa,,
ton of sum of equal amount, alleged
by him to have been stolen from him IN
1913, when ,quartermaster in Mexico.
But, to Grants great disgust, the Treasu.
ry officials pounced upon this 81 900, and
carried it to the credit of the old score.
1t was then thought that there might be
some chance Of getting the remainder, and
again was Grant notified that he was in
default and urged to settle his little bill,
but it was Of no avail; and to this day,
with the exception of the $1,000 credit,
UlyssesS Grant is shown on the Treasu
ry ledgers to have owed the United States
S., 900 for more than twenty years. Any
explanation his white-washing friends can
offer of this transaction, the people,will be
very glad to hear.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01
Another Home Shot at Scott.

The Cincinnati Inquirer says: We
begin to have serious doubts whether that
very lovar gentleman, Col. Scott, from
Ohio, who, for years, has, hy some pro
cess designated himself Governor Of South
Carolina has an administration that We
'lovaP men at the North ought to support
by our countenance. Our suspicious have
ORIGINATED from report made by Joint
Special Financial Investigating Commit
tee, appointed by the Legislature of South
Carolina. at its last session, to take peep
into the affairs of the State So fragrant
are the facts, so manifest the corruption,
and so evident the grossest frauds, that
the committee, in report of nearly 300
printed pages, both confess and show that
great s1windles shave been ,perpetrated
that corrupt means have been used and al
liances formed, that the money of the
Stale and the bonds issued have not been
disposed of as directed The Legislature,
when it appointed the committee, took
snecial pains to exclude every Democrat
from it, and hence our loyal friends will
mot feel disposed to contradict its state
ments This'is specimen Of all the car
net-bag governments that have been es,
tablished at the South. How would it dc
We throw it out simply as suggestion
to let the Southern people hereafter
elect their own State governments, anc
choose their own citizens as members O.
themH
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01


The much talked of japanese Embas-
sv has arrived in this country. 1t is uil-
oucstionably 6 big thing. San Francisco
is quite overrun by it. There are five
ambassadors, twcnty-six attaches, six
teen secretaries and interpreters, twenty
students and sixteen servants. And they
IRE all bound for New York. BY this
time they arc on the way. MI agog for
davs past has been San Francisco, the
Golden Gate. And the honorable Mongo-
liam guests have been dined, and wined
and toadied, and bored, in the truest
American fashion. Wonder what these
reserved and stately 4Asiatics think OF us
rnssy and loquacious Americans.
This great Embassy comes to confer
with the powers with which their gov
crnlnent has treaties, respecting the re-
vision of the said treaties. It is conf
posed of persons of high rank, all Of
them occupying places i'll the cabinet OF
the A[ikado or Emperor. Tie Minister
Plcnipotentiary is named Twakura. Ho
is Primo Minister of Japan.
The opening OF diplomatic relations
with the two great nations Of the Orient,
China and Japan, hitherto hermctically
sealed, is an important era in history,
and marks progression i'll those coun-
tries greater than any that has taken
place in thousand years. The opening
nm Of the rich mines, and other resources,
of japan will be great bcnctitto them
solves and to foreigners. Ina few years,
doubtless, our commerce with both OF
fhese nations will be extensive and lucra-
two
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01

T. L. Cardozo, the colored Secretary of
State in South Carolina, thus writes to
his brother. at Vicksburg-this extract
appearing in the Vicksburg Republican
1.-THE Legislature of this State is buslly
engaged Investigating the present state Of
our financial affairs, which are in deplor-
able and desperate condition. The Gov
ernor, State Treasurer and Attorney-Gen-
eral constitute the State Financial Board,
and there has been great swindling or
gross mismanagement of our finances
Somewhere But as 1 discovered what
seemed to me like swindling or misman-.
agement, refused to apply the seal OF
tie State to any more bonds, and dehed
the Treasurer to take me into the Supreme
Court. He hesitates to do so, for fear, |
suppose, that he will be beaten, The col
ored men Of the State are proud Of the
stand l have taken, and even The Demo
Gratis applaud me- The praise of enemies
is sometimes Suspicious, ,.but, lwhenS de-
served, it is gratifying"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01

lent Order of United Brethren Of South
Carolina, and the bill Of incorporation in
troduced into the Legislature bcgan with
preamble breathing such sentiments OF
disintercstcd benevolence that the docu-
ment was innocently referred to the Com
mittee on Religious and Charitable lnstl-
tutions, which reported tavorably upon it.
But correspondent of the Charleston
Courier has learned from Republican au-
thority that the United Brethren consti-
tute secret society of sworn adherents 10
Gov. Scott, who propose to operate outside
of the Union League Tor the pcrpetuatlon
in power Of the present State dynasty.
The Grand Chief Of this Republican ku-
Klux is said to be Prince Rivers, a sable
legislator from Edge6eld, and it is reported
that its members are to be paid with State
funds out of moneys not otherwise ap-
proprated," and, like the Arkansas Or
ganization, armed with weapons belonging
to the State.-N. Y. Sun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01

A STRANGE LAwsurr.-D G. Minor, at
Cincinnati. legally in infant, has sued his
father for $4,000 as a remuneration for
abuse and ill-treatmcnt he has suffered at
his parents hands since 1853. The boys
neti.ion rccounts how he was thrashed
With an iron ramrod and with rubber
whips how he was dragged about the
house and down two flights Of stairs by
the hair, and how, by way of encouraging
centennial meditation. he was thrust into
r closet, under tank Of hot water and
kent there in such position that he was
unable to stand up or sit down. The 9th
cr side claims complete defense, both IN
law and good morals, and has clinched the
argument by having the complainant ar
rested on warrant charging hlm with
obtaining under false pretences. ten dol
lars and eighteen cents worth OF groceries
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01

ASTOUNDING REvELATIoNs.-The re-
port of the Legislative Joint Investigating
Committee, Of which B. F. Whittemore
is chairman, has appeared since our last
issue. 1t makes nearly three hundred
printed pages, and gives an elaborate re-
view of our State finances since the inau-
guration of the present government. Re-
garding the State debt, the Committee
express the belief that 500, $40, 900 repre-
sents the liabilities of the State, for which
its faith and credit has been directly pledg-
ed. The contingent liabilities incurred by
railroad endorsements swells the total up
to $29,O00,000. In conclusion the report
says: "The committee, in view of the
atrocity of these disclosures-the work of
the present administration, or rather a
ring composed of the leading officers Of
the government of the State-unhcsita-
tingly say that the Republican party,
which elevated them to power, must show
its condemnation Of such treachery and
knavery by an immediate and united ef-
tort by legislative enactments, as well as
by every other deliberate measure, to
bring to Justice those who have prostitu-
ted the authority with which they have
been clothed, and so Aagrantly and criml-
nally imperilled the trusts to them con6ded." "
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01
BreyitieS and LeYities.

s@The Bangor Whig says non-talk-
atiye youth Of that city eats q pound Of
conversation lozenges just beforehe goes to
see his girl. He ought tobe able to say
sweet things, with such preparation.
ME 1t has always beenia mystery to
us where all the Smiths came from but
while lately visiting q neighboring city,
the matter was satisfactorily explained by
the appearance of a large sign over the
door. Of a.factory, with the announcement
that this was the "Smith Manufacturing
Co., ~ G. ,i.Y,T,r
reg God made both tears and laughter,
and both for kind purposes; for as laugh
ter.enables mirth and surprise to breathe
freely, so tears enable sorrow to vent it.
self patiently. Tears hinder sorrow from
becoming despair, and laughter is one of
thesveryl privileges of reason. ?
IT A Nebraska manEhas invented a
powerful double acting salye, which shows
bowers never exhibited before BY salves
Of any kind. The inventor accidentally
cut the tail of. tame wolf and immedi
iately applying some Of the salye to the
stump, new tail grew out. Then pick
ing. up the old tail, he applied some of the
saIve to the raw end of that. and wolf
grew out: but he was wild wolf and
had to be shot. 49,. "
EH The Western Catholic is respon-
sible for the statement that "Shoo Fly"
has been parodied for a colored Sunday
School, after this fashion'a
"Sa-tan. don't bodder me;
Sa tan, don't bodder me;
Satan, don't bodder me;
For belong to Company G..
hear, hear, I hear, 49,.
hear de organs tones;
I feeE feel, I feel
Religion in my bones",
"sa-tan, don't bodder mew sc.
n@ A demure-looking chap hailed
charcoal peddler with the query, Have
YOU got charcoal in your wagon % I" Yes,
sir" said the expectant driver, stopping
his horses. "Thats right. observed the
demure chap, with an approving nod;
/" always tell the truth, and people will
respect youp And he hurried on, much
to the regret of the peddler, who was
getting out of the wagon to look for
brick. s5
RAJ A couple of fellows who we're pret-
ty thoroughly soaked with bad whisky
got into the gutter. After foundering for
some time, one of them said Let's go
to another house, this hotel1eaks.'
S@ Don't bother editors when they
are busy. Quilp stepped ahto' theE1mpc-
rial sanctum this morning.to ask what
he'd better write about. Write aooutT
growlcd the disgustcd chief; /" l think You
had better right about I'll fpee" psP. and he did.
e A person looking at some skele-
tons The other day, askeda young doctor
present where be got. them? lie replied
+" We raised them" ~ .,l.yl
@ Hooker used to, o,sayy,1i eff / had no
other motive for being religious, would
most nainastlu strive -te'he sn-tnr in" s'FA
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01
A New Book--SOmething Worth,

A RENTIN A CLOUD. By Charles Lever.
This is the eleventh volume Of the new,
cheap and popular edition of the works
of Charles Lever, now in course Of pub
lication by It. B. Peterson & Brothers,
Philadelphia, which are having very
large sale, for Charles Lever has no rival
in that free, manly, dashing style OF
sketching life, manners, and humorous
incidents, to which he has devoted him.
self. His reputation is worldwide. The
The popularity of his novels, GA Rent
in a Cloud," !" "Charles o'Malley," "Jack
Hinton" "Harry Lorrequer," "Con
Cregan," Davenport Dunn" Arthur
O'Leary," 1.-THE Knight of Gwynne,'
"Tom Burke of Ours" "Horace Tenn
pleton," and "Mate o. Donoghue," have
never been exceeded. His works are
full of genial humor, brilliant wit, and
striking characters. ga Rent Ina Cloud"
is issued in a large octave volume, with
a portrait of the author on the cover.
Price Fifty cents, and is for sale by all
Booksellers, or copies will be sent to any
place, postpaid, by the Publishers, on
receipt Of price by them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01
e -, = , SOLUBLE. 81 .os
Paelife5 Guannlo)'. NO
Price, s45 Cash, with the Usual Ad.
wq y vance for Time. "9T

ENXPERIENCEN THE USE OF this
Ga Guano for the past six years in this
State, for Cotton and Corn, has SO far es-
tabhshed its character for excellence as
to render comment unnecessary.
In accordance with the established
policy of the Company to furnish the
best Concentrated Fertilizer at the lowest
cost to consumers, this ,Guano is put into
market this season at the above reduced
price, which the Company is enabled to
do by reason of it's large facilities and
the reduced cost of manufacture.
The supplies put into market this sea-
son are, as heretofore, prepared under
the personal superintende ndenoe Sof DR.. st.
Julian Ravenel, Chemist of the Company,
at Charleston, S. c., hence, planters may
rest assured that its QUALITY and COM
POSITION is precisely the same as that
heretofore sold. At the present low price
every. acre planted can be fertilized with
200 pounds Guano at cost not exceed
ing the present value Of 30 pounds OF
cotton, while experience has shown that
under favorable conditions of season and
cultivation the crop is increased by the
application from two to threefold the
natural capacity of the soil. Hence, un-
der no conditions could it's application
fail to compensate for the outlay. Apply
to j. N. ROBSON,
Agent Pacific Guano Company,
No. IS East Bay and Nos. | and 2 Allan
tic Wharf, Charleston, S. C.
JNO. S. REESE & CO., Gen'l Agents.
Nov. 20 3m 49
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01

Ey A little girl wanted to say that she
had a fan, but had forgotten the name, SO
.;he described it as "a thing to brush the
warm oil with"
ty a young man just married, being
congratulated on his marriage, was asked
where he married his wife. He sand IN
Reading. "Ah!' spoke up neighbor
with deep feeling. "those Reading gall
make clever wives l have had three OF
EN-"
IT. They tell Of man in Deborah b
Ill, who is so penurious that when shell,
ing corn, and a kernel few into the wood
pilc he removed seven cords OF wood to
lind it. A neighbor standing by dropped
q kernel where the searcher was looking
but when he found it he said; You
can't fool me with that small kernel; TIC
one l lost was large one"
s@-" putty-cyed monster" st.s is what s ap, ;
pearcd in the paper Of q Tennessee editor
who wrote with respect, pretty aeeo
minister" The sons Of the minister IN
tervicwed" the editor the next morning
with shot-guns.
ssy@A 4 Little Danbury girl, when asked
by her mother about suspicious little bites
in the sides of a dozen choice apples, an
swered: perhaps, mamma, they may
have been frost-bitten, it was so cold las'
night" The mother retreated.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01

A HIoM-HANDED MEAsuRE.-Welearn
that few Sabbaths since Romish priest,
in this city, preached a sermon, in which
he violently denounced as invalid and
worse, all marriages performed by any
other than Romish priests. In accordance
with such teaching, the pew Of d family
in his church was found, last Sunday, with
plank nailed across it as a bar to en-
trance. The kind bearing of this family
toward Protestants and the prospective
marriage of one of its members tc Pro,
testant gentleman, in which it Vas well
understood that the nuptials were not to
be celebrated by this priest, but by q
Protestant, is supposed, with much good
reason, to be the cause of mailing up the
pew. The couple have since been married,
and the furious "priest" is left to bite
nails and scratch board.--Christian1
Neighbor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01
Snecial Tax Notice! |!

yUyHE TAX PAYERS of Edgefeld.
L County, residing. in that P portion OF Of
Of Aiken, arc hereby notified that I will
be at the following named places to Col
lect the SPECIAL TAN of 8 Mills on
the polar, to raise fund for the Court
House. Jail, &c, of Aiken County.
I will be at Ly ybrand's Store, lst Feb
ruary.
Graniteville, 3rd.
Mechanics Hill, Beach Island, 5th.
Atkinson's Store, 9Th.
Hamburg, 7th.
Bath Paper Mills, Sth.
Langly Mills. 9th.
Cherokee Ponds, 10th.
And again at Graniteville on the l2th
and 18th February, after which date the
Books will be closed. o,,
All persons failing to pay by the 18th,
penalty of 20 per cent. will be added.
JOHN WOOLLEY,
County Treasurer, Edgefeld County.
Jan. %, 1872. 3t
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01
The refusal. ofgtbe Radical members Of

The refusal. ofEthe Radical members of
Congress to vote for the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution, making natural
lied citizens eligible to the Presidency,
shows that the party is fully committed to
the doctrine of prescribing our foreign,
born citizens. One Of the objections urged
by Radical &c ongressmen TO - proposed
amendment offered by Gen. Morgan was,
that the preamble stated the fact that,
while negroes were eligible to the Presl-
dency and Vice Presidency, white natural
lied citizens who fought for the country
all through the war, were ,disfranchised.
Of course the full fedged Radical thinks
that tile negro Fred Douglas is entitled to
privileges which should be denied tothe
German, Carl churz.-Pittsburg Post.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01
$50 Gallant in Love and So Daunt-
Iace ;r,,..tbe Rnffaio Hunt.

less lDS'sstuc
A special telegram from st. Petersburg
to the n. Y. Herald, informs us that a
rumor prevails in the Russian capital
that Grand Duke Alexis had married a
Russian lady since his arrival in Ameri
CA lady to whom he had previously
been attached, but from whom 1t was
thought he was quito weaned. On this
side the Atlantic we hear nothing OF it.
On the contrary, Alexis seems to be
much more occupied with Indians
and buffaloes than with women. We
say seems; for in these days men and
women seem to be doing one thing,
while in reality they are doing just the
opposite. And princes, of truth, are
not more sincere than the common run
of mankind. But if the handsome young
Grand Duke-only twenty-one-has real
ly done this pretty trick, how romantic
and interesting it makes him appear.
#H
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01

nag We are indebted to DR.. ]. F. Ensor,
the able and efficient Superintendent of
the Lunatic Asylum, (says the Anderson
Intelligencer,) fora pamphlet copy of his
annual report upon the condition and
nrospects of that institution. We regret
70 70 observe that the funds appropriated for
its use and benefit have not been accessi-
BILE to the Superintendent. Among the
most unriphteous acts OF the present ad-
ministrati6n, none exceeds in 'infamy the
withholding OF necessary aid to this hu-
name n institution, and the Legislature can
not too quickly lnete out punishment for
this derellction Of duty on the part of the
State Treasurer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01

A SIGNIFICANT ORDER FROM THE WAR
DEpARTMEYT.-It is reported, upon good
authority, that the Secretary of War
teleqraphed on Saturday to General JET
ferson C. Davis, Superintendent of the
Recruiting Service, to continue recruiting
and to retain all recruits in New York, IN
stead Of sending them to Western stations,
as has been the custom hitherto. Among
army officers stationed in New York this
is regarded as q sign of preparation Tor
yossible hostilities, induced by the aspect
of our relations with Spain.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01
The Greatest Seed House in the

WOrlus
That of Briggs and Bro, Rochester, N.
Y. They sell Flower Seeds, Vegetable
Seeds, and Flowering Bulbs. They will
send you anything you may wish, in
this line, in the twinkling of an eye
and for surprisingly little money. They
have an advertisement in our paper
which is well worth reading. And be
sides, they have sent us one of their in
comparably magnificent Catalogues
real work of art-a thing calculated to
give almost as much pleasure as real
growing, blooming fowcr-garden itself.
You can get one by enclosing 25 cts. to
Briggs 4, Bro, Rochester, n. Y. Do so
by all means.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01

mgA colored gentleman, aged IS, was
lately married in Mobile, and expressed
his intention of finding some locality IN
Texas where he could so into business
and grow I'D with the place
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01

nag A small child in Illinois climbed
upon chair to wipe its face upon hang
ing towel. The chair slipped and the
child catching in the towel was hanged
hv the neck and died.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01

..E The grand essentials to happiness
are something 70 ao'', something, TO love,
and something 70 hope for.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01

Beautiful Residence for Rent
rJSHE HOUSE AND LOT containing
4 II Acres. now occupied by Gen:
Dunngsnt. ,.,lf~not rented by the LIST
Mo,,dsy in February next, it viii be
leased to tic highest bidder on that day.
s.s JOHN E. RACON.
Jan. At
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01
PROFITABLE BUSINESS

WIN be given one or two persons, of'eilher sex, IN
EpeEr1EIp and adjoining towns, by which they may
realize from $500 to slOOO year, with but little In
reference with ordinary occupation, In selling
HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES OF rea merit ana
universal use. II the whole time is devoted much
LARGER sum may be realized. Circulars free, giving
complete lisi Of articles and commissions allowed
m NnnT- - L..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01

my Weak lTalIIt, us IuU UIIIY
from an exhsusting illness, a =.
away under it. How long | Il
sensible condition l knew nc
/ revived, The horrible form
but it had fallen by the. doc
ipg still with its face upt7r
Sves fiTedin d deathly glaf
Oh, heavens, what could
no phantom of air, and ye
believe it to be a human fol.
victim OF a premature bl =.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-01
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