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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-03-28


Plenty of Spittoons but no Bridges.
Sixteen hundred dollars for Spittoons
for the Legislature, and One thousand
dollars extra to Speaker Moses, but not
a bridge across Stevens Creek for the
hard working people OF Edgoiield Dis
trict-not single bridge across Stevens
Creek from its mouth to Dorn's Nine. a
distance of forty miles. Conceive OF 1t!
Conceive Of the inconvenience and an
noyances suffered by Our fellow citizens
who live ON the other side Of the Creek
especially during the winter just past.
Many of them, coming here to pay their
taxes, had to go to Augusta and there
take the c. C. & A. r. Throughout the
winter and spring these'people have been
actually water-bound. At this moment
we have a friend in town who reached
here by travelling from the vicinity OF
CARROTS Ford to Dorn's Mine, and there
crossing the creek. Meanwhile we have
had torrents and floods Of rain and this
gentleman is prisoner, knowing not
when he shall be able to reach his home
again-if ever. And allthese troubles in
this enlightened day-anH with tax OF
three mills for County purposes! Where
arc the Cou' : Commissioners? Have
they no IDEA of the requirements of thcir
position? No sense Of duty? No en-
ergy? No conscience? No bowels o.
mercy?
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Yrsse paws and the Presidency.

A Washington telegram to the n. y.
E'cening Post, says: The friends OF Judge
Davis authorize the publication OF the
following statements: The judge accept
ed the Columbus nomination in tch-
graphic despatch which has been widely
published; and he has held no other cor
respondencc on that subject, public OF
private. He has not sought, directly or
Indirectly, by any agency whatever, and
will not seek, the nomination OF any
convention for the Presidency, aud he
declines to enter into any political cor
respondence or arrangements concerning
a nomination, deeming such a course in
consistent with the proprietios of his
present judicial trust. His position is
plainly this: If people who seek to bring
about reform.in the government, who
favor amnesty for political offences, a
cordial restoration of the Union in all its
integrity, the supremacy of the civil
over military power, thcupright enforce
ment, hostility to Capitalization, and
integrity in the administration of affairs,
desire him to represent them as candi-
date for the Presidency, lie will accept
that honor, because those principles ac-
cord entirely with his convictions.
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Tobacco aGaG Cigars.
March 26

y TERRIBLE EARrHQUAKE.-on jan
uary lG, an earthquake destroyed the
city OF Schcnacha, i'll Russia. According
to tho official report 1lS persons were
Killed and forty-lour wounded, but all
the inhabitants were left without shelter
Schcmacha is, or rather was, a city Of
5,OOC inhabitants, and lies OIL tho road
between Tinis and Dallu. at the foot Of
the Caucasian Mountains, about severity
five miles distant from the latter city.
Schcmaclia is 2,31G feet above the Caspi-
an and 2,230 above the Black Sea, and
was formerly the scat of government OF
the province, which, however, on ac-
count of the frequent earthquakes in that
region, was transferred, about ten years
ago, To BalSu, on the Caspian Sea. The
inhabitants Of Schemaclla are nearly all
Arnenians.
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The License Law in Full.

Having on hand an unusual quantity
of advertising business, we issue TINS
week S xteen-colnmn Supplemental
the end that our honored patrons may
not be without large share of general
and useful reading matter. Upon our
Supplement will befound among others,
two very important new Acts of the Leg
islature-the License Act, and the APP
preparation Act for 1872. The License
Act is an entirely new thing, and is most
undoubtedly an unjust and infamous
mode of raising revenue When ph'pie
are 70 unconscionabiy taxed upon ineif
properly, il is adding: Tie la>t :sfaw TO
tie camcl's load TO tax them upon their
occu ,ations. And besides, this Act is
outrageously partial and ili-disested.
BY it's operations, it seems tous that al
least a half million of dollars, II not
more. is to be wrenched from the people
of South Carolina. And c@i bono? NO
white taxpayer will pause moment 'ol
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rhe rIundering Nayal Secretary.

The New York San Republican, CHAR
res, and holds itself ready to prove, that
Robson, Grants Secretary of the Navy,
has stolen q million four hundred thou
sand dollars certain, and the Lord only
knows how much more, from the Gov
crilnient since ne became Secretary. \
committee of investigation has been ap-
pointed by Congress 10 inquire into tAc
matter, and Nr. Dana, editor of the San,
mas been invited to come before il with
his ia.ts and .proo!s. Rich and racy
though not rare developments may be
be expected from this Investigation in q
short time. Dana is q man OF too much
character TO have willfully and malicious
ly slandered ose OF thelcadias members
Of his own part;-.
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Latest from Lowery,s Gang.

Lowery himself is still missing, but
his gang maintain their independence i'll
the forests and swamps Of Robson
County. a correspondent of the New
York Herald is among then! and writes
ponderous letters concerning their do
ings and their way of life. But as to the
great question: What has become OF
Lowery, or where is he? this correspon-
lent can find out nothing. The Cover
nor OF North Carolina has offcreda & re-
ward Of 5,000 for the apprehension and
delivery of Lowery and his gang. An
expedition is being fitted ont, on regu-
lar war principles, in Petersburg, Va,
20 capture the black and bloody miscre-
ant
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ge5- A Washington telegram to the
Boston Globe says: "a gentleman just
arrived from Columbia, S. c., says Con-
gressional Representative Elliott, who
has been in Columbia all winter, assist
ing Governor Scott to fight off impeach-
ment, has made at least sl5O,OOO clear
cash on account of the assistance render
ed. He has not occupied his congress
sional scat single day since Congress
convened"
~ The Republican State Convention
of Rhode Island fully endorses Grant
and Colfax, and favors-their renomina-
ton. The present State officers were re-
nominated.
GS- So far as we know, tho following
post offices will be in the new County of
Windsor, Montmorenci, Aiken,
Walkers Mills. Greenland and HAM
mond, now in Barnwell County; Gran
iteville, Langley, Bath, Hamburg, now
in EdgefeId County; sawyer's5, Mills,
alerritt,s Bridge and Rich's p. g., now
in Lexington county-making eleven in
Journal .l.eet
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SOUTHERN SEcUR1TIEs.-The New York
Herald of Friday, says:
The Southern State bonds were fairly
active for the North and South Carolinas,
the Tennessees, the Vireinias and the
Missouris. The North Carolinas were
exceptionally steady, and even firm, but
the others were heavy, and in some in
stances weak. The Virginia deferred
bonds dropped to l64 on the action of the
Legislature in repudiating them, al
though the Bill has not been signed by
the Governor, and may yet be defeated.
The South Carolinas were lower all
around, the old bonds falling off on the
belief that with the validating law there
can bein future no discriininationin in their
favor as against the new bonds, so far as
they are an obligation upon the State.
The ante-war bonds sold at SO, and the
new January and July issues at 81.
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. ira y. JONES, Scc'ry.


How tho Minnesota Germans Feel.
The minneapolis Eric PrcsSc, an able
influential German orgah, has a leading
editorial this week hdcr the head:
- President Grant-shall we rc-elcct hiiif
or not?" The question is answered most
decidedly in the negative. The Erie
Prcs$e says: "While we acknowledge
the military achievements of President
Grant, and would gladly have'him re-as-
signed his former place in the army, yet
we are not prepared for and will resist
any attempt of placing him at the head
Of the executive. power of the nation for
another period of four years. And if
the champions OF the President, and he
himself, will, insGgatcd by their selfish
ness, persist in his recollection, and by
this rcnd the Republican party asunder,
they must not blame us if VIC do not
follow their dangerous and anti-Rcpub-
lican course. The Erie PreSSe argues at
length and with ability in favor of the
onc-term principle. It says the party in
power has "played out" as regards ideas,
and that persons and personalities have
r,surpod thcif place. II says further:
"We slfall not. under any circumstances,
help to re- elect any President for second
term" This detection from Grant of one
of the ablcst German papers in this State,
is suggestive of the change that is going
on in The minds of very large element
of the Republican party
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THE ADVERTISER
Edgefield, S. c., Mar. 2s, 1872.
standing by the Graves of Calhoun,
uonuH,a opd PickenS.

McDuffie and Pickens.
Senator Wilson of Massachusetts,, gen
orally known as the "Natick Shoema-
kerr made big speech lately at Strai-
ford in New Hampshire, upon thereia
tions of the Republican party. to the la
boring classes. This speech was nothing
more nor less than terrible iarraSo OF
abuse against Southern white people.
This is specimen:-
"In emancipating these ioaralld hall
million of black men and women we
struck down the power Oh the owner" oi
working men and working women III
this country forever. They made labor
dishonorable in eight hundred thousand
square miles Of the United States, IN the
sunny South as they were wont to call II.
Laboring men from abroad would notSo
there to toll; northern labor1nS men
would not go there to live: they would
not stand by the side OF the fettcred Dond.
| men where labor was dlshonored. but
by the steady, persistent adherence 10 70
principle Of the men trained IN the laien
| of opposition to slavery, who now stahu
in the ranks of the Republican party. all
this is changed, so to-day the laborlng
men of New England can stand up III
South Carolina by the graves OF Calhoun,
of McDuffie, of Pickens, Of the leaders
of the slave power. who proclaimed free
society a failure-that free men and wo-
men when they emerged from bondage
into freedom were classed in four su bd-
visions, ssthe hireling, the beggar, thlei,
and the prostitute and look up ana
be proud in the midst of their toll" we
have made labor honorable, even IN the
rice swamps of the Carolinas and Geor-
ria: we have taken the brand of dishonor
from the brow of labor throughout the
country; and in doing that grand work
we have done more for labor, for the hon
or and dignity of laboring men, than
was ever achieved by all the parties that
arose in the country from the time the
| Pilgrims put their feet upon Plymouth
Rock up to the year 1850"
Now as to the wretched Northern adj
venturers who have flooded the South
since the war, standing by the graves OF
Calhoun, McDufl:e, and Pic&ens, and
looking up and being proud in the midst
of their toll, that is all vulgar and dis
honest bos,. in the pestilcnt old shoema-
ker. What is their toll, forsooth, butpil-'
lering, plundering, stealing, lying, and
fomenting discord? Proud indeed!
Away with such disgusting stuff! And
away from such graves. The men who
sleep in them had no communion with
| thieves.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-03-28
Military Arrests.

We announced last week that at the
time of going to press, the troop of eaval-
ry were on the Western side of the Coun-
ty, making arrests. The first exploit OF
tie command was the capture of Mr. L.
M. Sanders, whom they found at the
house of his father-in-law. Mr.. a. L.
Walker. Mr.. Sanders had been in town
every day for week previous to his ar
rest, and could have been captured at any
time. The effect, though, would not have
been so dramatic as dragging him out at
/ o'clock in the morning and taking him
along as prisoner of war. The company
returned from this raid on Thursday
morning, bringing with them, besides Mr.
Sanders Mr. Il. 7. Castles, Richard Woods
VIM. McCollum, Martin Wade, Thomas
A. Anderson, James Darby and Joseph
Sims. Mr.. Sims was released after few
hours in Jail, itappearing that he had been
arrested by mistake. Messrs Woods, Nc
Collum and Wade were kept at head
quarters under guard all day, but We're
finally discharged On their parole, after
having been subjected to the accustomed
inquisition. Mr.. William Leckie was ar,
rested on Wednesday Of last week, and
kept in jail till Saturday. when he was re-
leased on bail. On Thursday night, an
other raid was made by the cavalry IN the
Turkey Creel, neighborhood, and the 10!
lowing persons captured J. D, Smarr, 5
Howell, NJ Good, John Jones, John Nc
Carley, ]. T. Love. Lee CASTOR and Amos
Scaife colored. About the same time, a
detachment from York arrested and CARR
ed to the Jail at that place MIR. J: NJ
Kirkpatrick and his brother, John Kirk
patrick. During the week, Mr.. Baxter
Crosby was arrested near Landsford ano
lodged in the jail at this place.
Mr.. ]. T. Walker was arrested IN Co
lumbia on Friday last, and released on
bail. On Tuesday of this week, Mr. L
M. Sanders was allowed to give bail, and
was discharged All the rest of the un-
fortunate prisoners are still IN jail.
1t is proper to state that all the arrests
were.made BY the military authorities with
out any pretence Of acting as an auxiliary
to the United States Marshal. There was
neither Commissioner nor Marshal here
The arrests, however, were made on war
rants issued by Commissioner Porteus
when here last December.
These are times when we are all at the
mercy of arbitrary power, and it, proba-
blv. therefore, would be wise for us to
speak with bated breath. That every
feeling of our heart is in deepest sympathy
with these unfortunate victims OF polltical
persecution, it is hardly necessary for us
to say-Chester Reporter.
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For the Advertiser.
Kinehart Township Meeting.

Sinehart Township Meeting.
In pursuance of call by the School
Trustees, the taxpayers of Rinchart
Township met on the End March, at
Caughmans Store, at ~ NJ, and immedi-
ately proceeded to business, having cho-
sen Rev. E. CAUaH11AN as Chairman,
and Mr.. IRA B. JONES as Secretary.
Mr.. Goggans, Chairman of the Board
of Trustees, stated that the object Of the
meeting was to ascertain the amount of
money paid in to the Treasury on the
Special School Tax, previously levied
and also to discover if the said tax had
been justly and equally collected by the
Treasurer; and furthermore, to discuss
any pertinent matter which may arise.
"A number Of receipts for School tax
was presented, and the amounts taken
down by the Trustees, whose duty it is
to wait upon the County Treasurer, and
see if the receipts agree With his books.
By comparing some of the receipts it
was discovered that the Treasurer had
not collected the tax uniformly, some OF
the payers having been assessed mills,
others 81, others 81, others3 7-1O. Posi-
bly the inconsistencies Of the collection
is greater than this, as less than dozen
receipts were examined with that view.
Inquiry was made, "Who properly
should take charge of and disburse the
Special Tax. levied for educational pur-
poses, the Treasurer or Schoo fustces?'
The Chairman of tie Board of Trustees
was of opinion that the Board were the
proper persons TO take i'll possession and
expend it. 1t was stated by one of the
Trustees that Sl71.2O had already .boen
drawn by the Board for the purpose of
buying sites, building school house and
making repairs.
Mr.. Derrick expressed, as his construc-
ton of the law, that the laying out Of
the Special Tax by the Trustees should
bc done as is agreed upon by the tax
payers Of the Township; and, as no
agreement of that kind had been made,
the action of Trustees in tho matter is
unsatisfactory. He thought the buying
OF sizes, building houses, and such mat
ters, were debt'aGain,st the State APP
preparation, and not against the special
tax,. which should go to aid in paying
teacher salaries, unless otherwiseagrced
upon. Otherwise, he held, those Town
ships which made no levy would receive
benefits in common with this, ana AT Il
less taxation.
The Board held differently, and hence
thcir.action III the matter; and further
more, stated that it was hcirundcsstmd-
ing that the taxpayers left the said tax
to their disposal according to their judg-
mont. After some discussion, il was
moved and carried that the action Of the
Trustees in the matter under debate, be
approved; and that they are recommends
ed To- go forward in the advancement OF
the educational interests of the Township
with spirit and ds in their judgment is
Thought best.
Reao1ucd, Nat the proceedings OF this
meeting be s. .t TO the EdSeiield -idcer-
tiser FOR publication.
After the reading and approval OF
minutes, Oil motion, the meeting adj
jourrod.
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The subject of Life Insurance is one
which rightly demands the attention OF
every person. Deaf: certain to all, but
uncertain rs to timc. Ii is this unccr-
tainty which should force all to be pre-
pared ior its coming. Providing for the
future comfort and care Of those depend
ent ones who will survive us, is an act
which, next to their present comfort;
should occupy the a.tention Of every
right-minded man. How this can best be
done, is an important question. Sound
Life Insurance furnishes us with the an
swer. The investment of a portion Of
ones income in life policy i'll a good
company creates at once an estate so out
Of proportion to the amount invested
that no other method OF saving can at all
compare with 1.-THE CouTant,
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A SAD, SAD STo2Y OF SHAME AND
DEATH.-The particulars of a melancholy
and tragic story, of recent real occurrence
in this, city, came yesterday to our knowl-
edge, the outline only OF which we pub
lis6. suppressing names ont Ct consldera-
ton for the feelings Of the unfortunate
persons. who have already suffered sutii-
GENTLY. There lives in this city an eged
widow lady, in poor condition, and be-
longing to the laboring class, whose house
was frightened by two young daughters,
10 whom she was much attached. Both
of them, though warned by their mother
against the danger and evil OF sin, and
guarded by her with every precautlon,
were BETRAYED, and deserted tie ways and
walks of virtue. In the first week OF this
month the fruits of their folly were almost
simultaneously borne and the fact of their
shame became generally known, almost
breaking the hearts of their mother and q
brother, who is worthy and respected
young man.
The facts being reported to the author.
tiles, the matter was enqulred into, and
Bailiff Weeks, accompanied by the May
or, visited the house. The unhappy girls
were found in every surrounding OF suf-'
fering and destitution, and ore of them
evidently not far from the hour of her
death. Both Of them made statements
giving the names OF the men who had
ruined them. One of these Statements
was nos required to be sworn TO, as the
girl was evidently dying, and III truth, she
did die on the aight succeeding, Friday,
ald is now, let US trust, at peace. The
other one is extremely low, and her death
is probable.
Warrants were issued for the arrest Of
the tvs men, one Of whom has not been
found 81 the time OF the present writing
The otli-r, a married man of respectable
standir vas arrested and bound over to
apDear at the next term Of the Hastings
Court. He avows his innocel.cc Of the
crime imputed to him.
1t is stated that no effort was made by
the men whose sin led these poor girls
down the dark ways OF indulgence and
vice and death, to relieve them in then
great destitution. The story throughout
IS one Of exceptional sadness, with fea-
lures, indeed, SO revolving that we have
forborne to touch upon them, except IN
the mercst outllne-Petersburg Index,
18th instant.
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Election Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that on the
IN Second Monday in April next, an
Election will be hold in the Court House
at Edgefeld, for an Intending and -Four
Warlens for the, Town of lGdgefleld,- to
serve during the ensuing year.. Polls
open; at Z. O'clock. A. NJ, and close ats
'i''N' B. G. BRYAN, 4ntendantt... IT,.
Mar. 27, 1872 Y. ~ - s2t J." 9 II !
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G7.- We have been informed by Col.
Coward (says the Yorkvillc EaQmircr,)
that Washington and Lee University, at
Lexington, Va, has endowed the Kings
Mountain Military School, at this place
with an annual prize scholarship in that
institution. The terms of tho endow-
men: authorize Col. Coward, each year,
to select the most proficient scholar III
his institution and place this donation at
his disposal The pecuniary benefit con
terrcd consists in the fact that the rccipi-
ent is not liable fo:' tuition fees and in
ours no expenses other than boarding
and incidentals.
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COMMERCIAL
6UCiTSTA March 9

AUUUSIA, NItTCH 70.
GOLD-Buying at 100 and selling at II.
COTTON-Opencd steady with light
offerings, at 2l@2l4, and closed firm at
Oh. Receipts, 217; sales, 900 bales.
BACON-Stock large and market un-
changed; G. Sides, 81! G. r. Sides, s.;
Shoulders. IT.; Hams, 13@15; Dry
Salt Shoulders, g.; Dry Salt G. r. Sides,
u; d. S. Clear Sides, $.
CORN-Primo white is selling at 05
by tho car load from depot; retail, 81.
WHEAT-Wequote choice white, 81 90;
amber, 81 so.
FLoUR-City Mills, IS 25@S5O; at re-
tail, 81 p barrel higher. Country, 81 so
@9, according to quality.
CORN MEALrS1 at wholesale; 81 05.
at retail.
OATS-70@75.
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~ On the 10th instant the ax-Princc
Imperial Of France completed the six
teenth year of his age. He was born on
the 10Th of March, 1855, and he has no"
"co:ne OF age by the provisions of Il
law passed during the reign of the cX
Emperor. AS at present situated. it per
haps matters little to this son of fallen
and exilcd parents whether he have
reached his legal majority Or not, anG
the fact would possess little interest to
the public-however different might have
been the case were Napoleon still on Tie
throne-but for report Which has gained
extensive circulation, that it was the pur-
pose of the ex-Emperor TO "ahdicate
the French,throne upon the attainment
of the Prince to his sixteenth ycar, and
thereafter to devote himself to conspiring
for the young mans Judgement on the
throne as Emperor. This little plan has
n Napoleonic flavor about it which rem
ders its accomplishments something more
than 4 matter Of doubt, and hence il
would not be strange that we should
shortly lear that Louis Napoleon has adj
dressed his liegcs"--the limited house
hold at notwithstanding that he has
relinquished the wcighty affairs of State
in favor of his son, whom he takes the
liberty to introduce to themas their En-
peror and the Emperor OF France.
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HYM EN Il a. J.


MARRIED, by the Rev. j. P. M.ealing,
on the DIST OF February, at the residence
of the brides mother, Mr.. GEORGE
MEDLOCK and Miss EMMA SWEAR
ENGIN, all of this District.
MARRIED, by the same, at thorcsidencc
of DR.. Robert McKie, on the l4th OF
March, Mr.. JAMES HAMMOND and
Miss GEORGIA MCKEE, all of this Dis
trict.
MARRIED, in Putnam county, Florida,
at the residence of tho brides father, Mr..
D. Rifles, on the 7th Of February, by Rev.
VIM. Johnson, Mr.. DEWITT M. BR1-
AN, late of Edgelield,S S. c., to Miss MA
ME L RIFLES, of Florida.