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Sale spartanburg and Union Railroad
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The State OF South Carolina. plaintiff, against
pany and others, creditors, defendants.
N obedience to an order dated 18th day of
4 November, 1871, passed by the Hon. James
III. Rutland, Judge OF the 4th Circuit, Of the
state OF South Carolina, the undersigned will
sell, on the FIRST MONDAYin February 1870
It unionvl;le, II the Co0nty cf Ur.or n ,hs
Statc OF South Carolina, before the Conrt
house door, between the hours Of II O'clock
IN the forenoon and o'clock In the afternoon
At public outcry, to the highest bidder. ths
whole OF the SPARTANBUKG AND UNION
NAlLROAD, including the Koad-bod. Ripht NJ
way, Grading, Bridges, Masonry and Super-
structure. lying. and situate in the Counties
OF Fairfield. Union and Spartanburg; ali the
stock subscribed for in the SpartanburR and
Union railroad dCompany; the chartered rights
ana privileges thereof; the railroad spikes.
chairs and equipments, and all the property
owned by said company, as incident or neces.
sary for Its business, on the following terms.
20 wit: twenty-five thousand (s25, ,O00) dol.
lars cash, and the balance in three eoual
semi annual instalments, with interest on
each instalment from the day of sale. to he
secured by the bond of the purchaser. with
mortgage OF the entire property sold. The
purchaser will also be required to nav for .Il
stamps and papers.
III the highest bidder ehould fail to pay at
once the twenty-five thousand 1895. .OO0l dol.
lars aforesaid in cash, the property hereinbe.
fore advertised will Immediately be offered.
at the time and place above mentioned. upop
the terms already stated, for re. .sale.
JAMES NJ. BAXTER,
THOMAS B. JETER,
Noe EMhElt 20. 1911. Referees.
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How TO GET On IN THE WoK1D.-A
working man, some time ago, published
his own biography, one of the most in
teresting little volumes that has appear
ed during the present century. It is as
follows: "It may to some appear like
vanity in me to write that I now do, but
should not give my life truly if T
omitted it. When filling q cart with
earth on farm, I never stopped work
because nj side os the cart might be
heaped up before the other side, at
which was another workman. pushed
over what had heaped up, to help him
80 dou btless he did to me, when be was
first and I was last. When I have filed
with matter for which was to be paid,
l never stopped if thought the subject
required more explanation, because there
was no contract for more payment, or
no possibility of obtaining more. When
L have lived in barrack, I have stopped
work, and taken baby from soldiers
wife. when she had to work, and nursed
it Tor her, or gone for water for her, or
cleaned another mans accoutrements,
though 1t was no part Of my duty to do
30.
"When had been engaged in politi.
cal literature and travelling for news.
paper, have gone many miles out ol
my road to ascertain o local fact, or &c
pursue subject to it's minutest details,
if it appeared that the public were un.
acquainted with the facts of the case
and this, when had work, was the most
pleasant and profitable. When have
want0d work. have accepted it at any
wages could got, at a plow, in farm.
draining, stone-quarrying, breaking
stones, at wood-cutting, in saw-pit, at
a civilian, or q soldier. In London, ]
have groomed cabman's horse and
cleaned out stable for sixpence.
| have since tried literature, and have done
as much writing for ten ehillings as
have readily obtained-both soug ght 70,
| and otfered-ten guineas for.
"But if had not been oontented tc
begin at the beginning, and accept ter
shillipgs, I should not have arisen tc
gnineas. I have lost nothing by work
ing, whatever I have been doing, with
spade or pen i have been my own help
or. Are you prepared to initiate? Hu
mility is always the attendant of sense
folly alone was proud. A wise divine
when preaching to the youths of hii
congregation. was wont to say: 'Bewar.
OF being golden apprentices. silver jour
D'ymen and copper masters The only
cure for pride is sense; and the only patl
to promotion is condescension. Whn
multitudes have been ruined by tho prid,
OF their hearts!" Here. is testilnon,
worth treasnring in mind by everybody
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LADIES, BEWARE - The Kentucky
Court OF Appeals has just made deci-
sion which, although quite fair, will
prove very alarming to fair firts. It
has declared that the mutuality of an
engagement may be proved against q
young lady "by showing that she de-
meaned herself as il she concurred in or
approved Of the young mans promises
or offer. It is not necessary that there
should be an express promise on either
side" This has been long the case 30
far as the "brute man. is concerned,
but now pining and Tilted bachelors may
get solace from fat verdict against the
false one.
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In Maine, It is reported, there is q
tract OF land 454 rods long and 200 rods
wide. and containing fifteen farm houses,
which does not belong to any town, and
the inhabitants of which do not puy any
taxes and cannot vote. When the lines
OF the adjoining towns were run, several
poor families lived on this gore of land,
and the authorities, not wishing to add
to their paupers, excluded the tract from
the surveys.
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A prison chaplain was lamentipg the
want of success attending his ministry.
Of one man who had been condemned
to death, he said he had great hopes,
the prisoner having been most nssiduous
in the study Of Bible he had given
him. The chaplain, after great exer-
ton, obtained a communication of the
sentence. II called to inform him OF
my success. His gratitude knew no
bounds; he snid was his preserver, hie
deliverer. And here he added, rs lie
grasped my hand i'll parting, here is
your Bible [ may as well return it to
you. for I hope I shall never want il
again >"
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AN Irishman being annoyed by n
bowling dog in the night. jumped out
of bed to dis)odge the offender. It was
in the month of January, and the snow
was three feet deep. He not returning,
his wife went out to see what was the
matter. There she found her husband
in his night suit. his teeth chattering,
and his whole body almost paralyzed
with cold, holding tho struggling dog by
the tail. "Houly mother, Pat" said
she, "what wud ye be after doing?"
"Hush," said he, "don't ye see? I'm
trying to fraze the ID baste."
A now House of Parliament is to be
erected at Berlin, Prussia, and the
architects of oil nations have been in
vited to compete in the presentation OF
designs. The plans must be sent to
Berlin before April 18th. A prize OF
81, ,220 will be given for the best design,
and prizes of S844 for each of the four
next best designs.
At social party, whore humorous de.
finitions was ono of the games Of the
evening, tho question was put: "What
is religion?" "Religion," replied one
of the party, moro famous as man OF
business than wit. sis an insurance
against fire in the next world. for which
honesty is the best policy"
a LaFay etc, Ind. physician, who
thinks it contrary to the ''code OF ethics"
to advertise his business. cnrries an UNI
brcla with his name and tho location of
his ogice painted in large white letters,
which oxtcnd around the whole circum-
ference.
m'rhe Bible contains 6G books, 1,1S9
chapters. 81 ,1G4 verses, 77l,G9 words,
3,GGl, $50 letters
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There is to be meeting of colored
people, this evening, to ask Congress to
pass an additional "civil rights bill'' for
their benefit. What more rights the
colored people can have given to them
by any law. we are Mt loss to imagine.
They now have all the rights of "white
folks" and more. Judge Allison lately
decided that il negro said he thought
he was in danger in an election riot ''in
the election before the last" lie might
appear even on the witness stand OF II
court of justice, armed with deadly wea.
ponsl Mr.. Mann said that, as District
Attorney, he had accorded the privilege
to carry concealed deadly weapons to the
whole negro population. What more
can they want?-PhilatielpAia Age, 18Th.
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American 1n.ellieonc..

HAVANA. January 27.--Quarantine
against vessels from Key West has been
established, as the board of health de-
clares small -pox epidemic.
New YORK, January Several
rows occurred at. the reform primary
elections. B. F. Mudget testified that
he would not believe Porter's oath; if
Porter testified. it hnd no connection
with the order of business.
WASHINGTON, January 27.-The Su-
prene Court of Kansas has suspended
the execution of DR.. Mendlecott.
Senate not in session.
Pr0babilities-An arsa of high baro.
meter, with falling temperature and
clearing weather. will probably extend
from the Rocky Mountains stations
Eastward to the Mississippi Valley, by
Sunday night. North-westerly winds,
with falling temperature, will prevail on
Sunday from Lake Superior to Florida;
and Westward, the rain will very gene
rally cease, but cloudy weather will con-
tinue in the Southern and Gulf States.
The area Of lowest barometer will move
Northeast, with brisk winds. into North
Carolina. Easterly winds, with rain,
will extend from Virginia to New Eng
land; Southwest winds and rising tenn
perature, and possibly rain. will be ex-
perienced on the lower lakes tonight,
followed by Westerly winds and falling
temperature on Sunday. Dangerous
winds are not anticipated for tonight.
except, possibly, on the Florida coast.
The Commissioner of internal Reve-
nue. refuses to compromise the Eagle re-.
venue fraud cases Of Baltimore
MIR. Beck, in the House, spoke in op-
position to the postal telegraph; he had
no favor for the Western Union. but
there was no monopoly he feared 80
much as Government monopoly.
There is stated to he nothing at the
Agricultural Department to change the
estimates of the cotton crop, as reported
last month.
During tho past four weeks postal SER
vice has been ordered on 1,2S8 miles Of
new railroad.
The Retrenchment Committee ad-
iourned to Wednesday.
NEW YORK. January 27.-Counterfeit
los of the Poughkeepsie Bank are
plenty.
The steamer Charleston arrived, last
night, with twenty-four Ku Klux pri
soners, guarded by detachment of Fe-
deral infantry. They were taken to AL
bany this morning.
The grand jury presented several
minor indictments. The enemies of the
alleged ring are much chagrined.
Brick Pomeroy has been sued for
S25,00Q, for q breach of marriage pro-
mise.
JACKSON, MISS. January 27.-There
has been decided effort in the LegisIa.
ture to repeal the $4,000 mile railroad
subsidy bill. A bill to that effect was
killed in the House last week, and q
similar bill was indefinitely postponed in
the Senate to-day. This settles the
question. Several ronds in the State,
encouraged by the subsidy, we're making
rapid progress. The Middle and North.
western, under management of Colonel
Mann, will have completed 100 miles by
the first of September. A bill was
passed to establish bureau, and pub.
fishing monthly crop reports.
COLUMBUS. ONO, January 27.-The
Senate passed the Southern Railroad
bill by one majority.
CHARLESTON, s. c., January 27.-Ar.
rived-Steamship James Adger, New
York; schooner B. N. Hawkins, New
York,
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server Of our social relations having
looked about among his married female
acquaintances, ventures to give The fol-
lowing list. with an attempt to indicate
the real reasons which influence too
many to marry:
Number one has married for home.
She got tired OF working in factory or
teaching school. She thought married
life on earth was but moonlight walks,
buggy rides, new bonnets and nothing
to do. Well, she has got her home;
whether or not she is tired of the incum-
brance, this deponsnt saith not, mas
much as this deponent does not possibly
know.
Number two married because she had
seven young sisters and papa with u
narrow income. She consulted their in
terests by taking in light washing, or by
going out by the day to work.
Number three married because Mrs.
sounded so much better than Miss. She
was enty-niney years and eleven months
old, and another month would have
transformed her into a regular old maid.
Think how awful that would have been
Number four married because she
wanted somebody to pay her bills. Her
husband married for precisely the same
reason, so they are both repenting at
leisure.
Number five married because Fanny
White had u nice new husband, and she
wasn't going to be left behind. Pity il
she couldn't get married as we'll as other
folks.
Number six married because she was
poor and wanted riches. She never
cIunted on oil the other things TINT were
inseparable from those coveted riches.
Number seven married. because she
thought she would like to travel Bu,
Mr.. Number Seven changed his mind
afterward, and all the travelling she has
done has been between the we'll and the
back kitchen door.
Number eight married out of spite,
because her first love had taken to him.
self second love! This piece of retail.
alton might have done her good at the
time, but, in the long run, number eight
found it did not pay.
Number nine married because she had
read novels and "wanted sympathy -
Sympathy is fine thing, but it cools
down at u rapid rate il the domestic ket
tie ls not kept boiling, and the domestic
turkey is undone. Novels and house.
Keeping don't run very we'll together in
harness. to use sporting term; and
number nine's supply OF sympathy didn'l
hold out very long.
Number ten married because she loved
her husband with all her heart and soul
And sue loves him still, and will proba
bly, continue to love him, and is the hap
piest wife in the world-so she says.
We have all the right motive at last
one which, when sanctified by a desire
and resolution to improve and elevate
each other. and to live true and holy
lives before God, cannot fail to call dowl
tho blessings of Heaven. But sad is tht
fate OF those who marry from wrong
motives, to escape their share of life,
work. or to get something for which
they have nothing to give in return.
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st. Petersburg gossip states that the
Emperor OF Russia intends to resign
next spring, owing to the enfeeblement
OF his constitution, and that ho will pass
the remainder of his life in the Crimen
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-01-28

The company for tunncling tho Eng
lish Channel, between Dover and Calais.
is ut last organized and chartered. We
shall sec the commencement of the work,
Out only our children the eni.
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AuCt1on sales.
ByD.C PEIXOTTO & SON, Auctioneers

yD.C.PE1XOTTO &sON, Auctioneers.
PY virtue Of q power Of attorney to me d.
~ rectedi will sell at public auction, on
MONDAY, the 18th instant, at the Exchange
House, at 10 O'Clock,
All the STOOK IN TRADE and FURNI
TUKE Of the Exchange House, consisting OF
Chairs, Tables, Cutlery, Crookery, Ola ssware.
Wines. Liquors, Cigars, Kitchen Utensils.
miscellaneous articles.
Janl4 W. g. MONTEITH, Attorney IN fact
Sale of Kings Mountain Railroad.
Theodore D. Wagner and Asbury Coward.
trustees. rs. the Kings Mount ain Ra ilroad
foreclosure Of Mortgage.
BY H. II. DeLEON.
pursuance OF the terms of a Mortgage
4 executed by the Kings Mountain Rail.
rosd Company, on the 18TH day of March.
lo66, and by virtue of the powers therein
granted, we will SELL at public anetion at
Charleston, q. o., on WEDNESDAY. March
~, 1871, At II O'Clock. at corner East i,av and
The entire RAILROAD Of the sn;d CANINE.
ny. including the bed and superstructnres ~
said Road, tho materials used in oonstrpo a.
ton. the stations, station. house dennts
store houses, workshops, machinery and AZ
tures thereon, and all the engines and roilino
stock, together with all the rights. priyileeee
and es:ement belonging or appertaininr to
said Railroad Company. ~
Terms cash; purchasers to pay for papers
and stamps.
THEODORE D. WAGNER.
ASBUkY COWARD,
1ao Il Trustees.
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Olive Logan married and lectured tho
same night. Her sister died, and she
lectured as usual. Now she is danger
ously sick herself, and will find it ncccs-
sary to skip night or two.
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Notice to Bridge Builders

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
~ the office OF the County Commissioners
until the 1st day OF March next for the bnijd.
Ing OF bridge crossing the Wateree River at
Camden. All bids must be accompanied by
the names Of sureties
]. F. SUTHERLAND. Chairman.
1Au 20 ms
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AN INDIAN ROMANCE Key West
Guardian. Of the 9th, supplements the
tales of the romanoers with the following
narration:
Landed at Curry's Wharf, Wednesday
morning. son of the famous Seminole
chief "Iiger Tail." in frail canoe,
loaded with pumpkins, fresh from the
Miami everglades, $50 miles distant from
Key West. The voyager padded the
entire way over n rough sea, single
handed and alone. and dumped his
pumpkins at the precise point aimed at.
without shaking "a feather in his cap as
the scion Of an illustrious father, The
canoe il twenty by three feet.
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PRErARISG FOR DEATH.-The Atlanta
(Ga.) San says that John Bonner, an
old citizen OF Hancock County, well
known throughout the State, died, in
Sparta, few days ago. after q protrncted
illness. He was nearly seventy years of
age at the time Of his death. He was an
oddity in his way. It is said he had his
coffin made years ago, and has kept it on
hand ever since. and that Mt the time it
was made. he put number of bottles OF
brandy OF his own make in it, to be kept
till his death, and drank by his friends
at his funeral. We have not heard whe-
ther the brandy was appropriated as do.
signed or not. It was old enough to be
good"
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Gold and Silver
pOUGIT and sold, at
ID THE CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK.
For Sale---Splendid Building Lots

For Sale---Splendid Building Lots.
L acre LOTS, bounded by Wayne, Divine.
Pulaski aud Greene streets, near the Char.
!otte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, and
the Wilmington. Columbia and Augusta Rail-
tho most beautiful portions Of the oity.
TERMs-s250 per Lot, Of e-1uarter of an
acre; $50 paid down. and the balance in
monthly payments, IS each, and no rates of
is made as stipulated all the Lots to be
closed out by February /. Plat to be seen at
the post Office. E.W WHEELER.
jan lmO
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Lost Dog.

Lost Dog.
ESTRAYED from the premises of
Mr.: p. ". Kraft, a day or two ago.
G..<-A-@Es liver. colored SETTER, with a
chain collar. liberal reward will be paid
for his return Ian 90 ~
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Revenue Stamps! Revenue Stamps!
A LII DENOMINATIONS for sale at thu
"A. usual discount, at tho SOUTH CAIRO
LIMA BANK AND TRUST CO. Dec
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-09-14
MISSOURI RIVER CROSSING.

Edwnton is the name of the new city at
the Missouri river crossing of the N. P. rail
road. 1t has three hotels, several stores,
restaurants and shops, besides the buildings
of the Lake Superior and Puget Sound
Land Company The site is level, with
rolling ground in the vicinity, and broad,
gentle declivity toward the south. The eli
mate is dry and healthy, soil rich, water
pure, and country abounding in game. FIT.
Kean to be built across the river, on rising
ground, will be garrisoned by detachment
of the 18th U. S. Infantry. Edwinton is
rapidly growing, in anticipation of the
speedy coming of the N. P. R. r., which is
due there in November.
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the City of New York has but one chance
remaining. That is, to fight Western cap
ital and enterprise on its oaon ground.
A combination in New York can place
enough capital in Chicago or Toledo rail
ways, elevators and steamers, to buy and
carry grain for while longer in its old
channels. A foothold must be secured on
Lake Superior also, which is slowly but
surely developing the new and natural
channel of the future grain trade Of the
West. Such foothold may be secured on
Lake Superior yet, if the New York mana
gers with their usual procrastination, do
not trifie away the next twenty months, in
trying to lit the commerce of Gotham over
the fence by pulling at the straps Of its
Erie boots.
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FROM ITaLY.

We noted some time since, meeting OF
Italians in New York city, to form socie-
ty and devise measures for the promotion
of large emigration from their native land.
1t would appear that their efforts, or those
ofsome cooperating organization, have been
quite successful, as enough persons are now
leaving Italy to excite the attention OF
Transatlantic papers. Though in June,
1871, but 200 Italian emigrants left the port
of Genoa for the United States, yet the
same month in the present year showed an
increase Of nearly eightfold or 1900. And
this is only the beginning.
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MANSFIELD'.S TRIBUTE TO THE NEW
NORTHWEST

NORIH WESI.
The Independent of Sept. 5th contains an
interesting article, by the eminent statisti-
clan, E. D. Mansfield, LID, on the Ad-
vance Of Population in regard to Climate
and Products. Mr. nj. traces the progress
of population along certain lines of climate,
and shows that the tide of European acces-
sion to our population flows in general,
along the Northern parallels, seeking the
climate to which it has been accustomed.
He sets forth further, that the cereal pro-
duction has much to do with determining
the marching route, and rallying point of
home and foreign immigration. And show
ing in tabulated form, the centre Of popula-
ton in the United States moving from
York, Pennsylvania, in 1890, to Hillsbor-
ough, Ohio, in 1870, he predicts, that fol-
lowing the line of the greatest wheat yield,
the centre of population will hereafter ad
vance toward the Northwest, instead of the
Southwest, as heretofore. He says this line
of advance will probably cross the Missis-
Slppt uOItil vi ~. LOUIS, anu lollOW Iut VIZ
ley of the Missouri river The greatest
density Of population, he thinks, will one
day be found north of the Missouri, as the
wheat area will yet include all the great re-
gion of the Saskatchewan.
In other words, though Mr.. Mansfield
does not explicitly say so, he yet believes
that the centre Of population in North
America will ultimately be west of Lake
Superior, along the exact route OF the
Northern Pacific railway, and tributary to
the ships and the cities Of the Great Lake.
This conclusion is the more notable, as Mr..
Mansfield has never lost fair opportunity
of glorifying and exalting the future Of the
Ohio Valley, and of the region known as
the Central West. But he is an experience
ed aud eminent observer of all the laws that
underlie social progress, and widely noted
for the accuracy and justice of his observa-
tions; and such mind, tracing the well
known laws by which migration is govern
ed, could not but conclude as he has, that
west of Lake Superior, and north Of the
Missouri river, would yet be the seat Of
empire in America.
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1t will be observed that the number
reaching Wisconsin in May, lacks but about
500 of eqalling those reaching Minn. in y
quarter of year, and that the least number
received by Wisconsin in any Of the three
months, was several hundred larger than the
greatest number attained to by Minnesota
in any month Of the three.
Comparisons are odious, but the figures
show that Wisconsin is not only holding
her own, but steadily growing, spite Of the
many attractions and heralded progress of
her neighbors.