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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-11
John white

8tacASnlith Shop on Main Street
below the Brackett House Particular
attention paid to shooting horses Terms
reasonable. ib-22
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
N. f. BURNS
} WATSON
T. W. REED.

Dealer in Watches. Clio ks and Jcweiry
Main street Repairing done on snort no
tieo. and warranted to give Satisfaction. b-tl
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A. Il. ROBERTS.

DEALER in groceries and provisions, At
1.-The lowest market price. All kinds OF
farmers produce taken In exchange Tor
goods. Prescott Wis. lb3i
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DAYTON MILLS,

BY Charles A. Mckee This mill is now in
complete order for custom or merchant
work. A fair share Of patronage is res.
pectfully solicited, River Falls, Wis. nb
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WIN. WILLIAMS
IA ID. UROWNDER,
d. II. LEvlNGs.

House. sign IN: Carriage rainte-, paper
Eauasr, and Gpainer, River Pals, Vas. 81
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DR.. r. r. BOURN.
HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN.

Office in JOURNAL building, up stairs.
Once hours, from to 10, A. NJ. to A
and TO 8, p. NJ. II -
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CONFECTIONERY AND NOTIONS.

Mrs. r.. j. Scales.
Has the best assortment of Confectionery,
stationery. Canned Fruits, Green Apples,
Pictures, Notions etc, ever brought to Riv-
err Falls. She solicits share Of public
patronage. Main Street, River Falls.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-28
The Mandamus Case.

From week to week, and from month
tomonth, lately, it has been announced
by the press that the Supreme Court was
about to make public its decision in the
Morton d. Bliss case. Some have had j,
that the decision was to be in favor Of
the Taxpayers. A larger number have
announced that the ring tkieves were to
be triumphant, and that tax levy would
soon be ordered to meet the payment ol
that portion of the bonded debt alleged
to be fraudulent.
It.seems now, however, all those re.
ports to the contrary Notwithstanding,
that the Court Is not inclined to be in q
hurry in 6his matter. They are required
to file their decision within sixty days
after their adjournment, and as they
have never adjourned since April term,
but only taken a recess, the timo Within
which they are required to file their de-
clsion has not yet commenced to run.
The Charleston NeWs d Courier thinks
it quite likely thst the Court will keep
the matter under advisement until the
meeting of the General Assembly, which
body may endeavor by summary legis-
lation upon the debt question to relieve
the Court from mbarrassment.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-28
others, on a small scale, too numerous

others, on q small scale, TOO numerous I'd
mention. -. -. =
1t is here tn.t that instructive and en-
tertaining agricultural periodical the
Southern CMltbator--thc pioneer of the
South1is published.
STOPPING for the night at the =" Newton
House" kept lty Mr.. a. ID. Clinard, who
is certainly theIprince of landlords, and
he spares no,pdi,s in making his guests
comfortable, and gives his personal at
tention to his table, which is supplied
with the best Of everything which comes
from the mountains of North Georgia.
I adyisc al! who como to. Athens not to
forgett to stop the Newton Housc3 on
Broad Street.
Afteran early breakfast on "Wednesday
morning, we started for this place, some
Is miles from Athens we can1e-out by
private conveyance, and found Potters-
vile to consist of a jug factory and two
or three old and dilapidatod houses,
which seemed'to have been built by the
first settlers Of Georgia. Jackson coun.
ty is adjoining County to Clark-the land
is poor, but frec-the principal products
being cotton and "jugs"-and the people
though poor are kind, generous and hos
pitable,-and did all in their power to
mako our visit among them as pleasant
as possible.
We will go hence to Columbus, from
which place wswill write you again.
Truly, &c. A. B. c.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-28

its posts, was put at eight hundred dol.
lars No man in his right mind would
say that this gin. was worth twen-
ty-five dollars.
have all the returns mado by the tax
payers of Huiet's Township, on file in
my office, where they are open for in
spection, to any one who may have the
curiosity to come and examine them.
There is no building in Huiet's Town
ship, according to the returns made, that
is valued at $500 or $1,000. The highest
valuation of any building in that locality
is from $500 to $500. So you see, Mr..
Editor, that our friend "Citizen" knows
inst about as much about assessments in
his own Township as COW does about
handling a musket. In fact, do not
think Citizen" has ever paid t;rx of
FIVE dollars on property of his own in
mis- life. He reminds me OF those patri-
otic soldiers who went to war by remain
ing at home, and after the war was over,
one OF them could make more fuss than
q whole Regiment Of veterans
In conclusion, I will simply say, if L
have said anything that "Citizen" is
sorry for, am willing that he should
apologize.
Very Respectfully,
FRANK A, BELANGER,
Auditor e c.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-28
He BUYS Butchers Meat With 1t!

Beast Butler is veritably a beast-dis-
honest, brazen, vulgar, smart, witty, and
disgrace to America. He is now can
didate for Governor Of Massachusetts,,
and has lately published very elaborate
defense of the Salary Grab bill-of which
bill he is the author. This defense IS
ad captandum valgnss all over. In it the
Beast confesses openly and humorously
that he buys butchers meat with his
share. In fact the defense seems to be
addressed, not to the better class of citi-
zens, but To the wicked and the immoral,
who must be in the ascendant in New
England, to be. thus openly courtcd by
one of the shrewdcst and most ambitious
politicians living. 1t is filled with The
brazenest and most amusing Ell. ontery.
For example, when referring to what
Mr.. Washburn, our Minister to France,
says about members Of Congress " buck
ing against the tiger" at Washington,
the old Beast pretends not TO know what
is meant by that expression! He, one
OF the sharpest rogues, one Of the most
notorious political and semi-professionai
blacklegs breathing, pretending not to
know what is meant by "bucking against
the tiger" betrays boundless brassi-
ness OF cheek that is akin to the sublime
The artifice must he intended to- win ap.
plause from his brother sports and
thieves for his wondrous powers of guile
and dissimulation.
He buys butchers meat with his back
pay, and does not know the meaning OF
bucking against the tiger." Funny
old rascal!
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-28

A Danville correspondent of the Rich
mond Wing writes: Among the local in.
cidents Of the past week was the appear.
ance cf beautiful young lady from North
Carolina seated in q wagon in the market
space, with chickens and butter for sale
Her beauty excelled any seen in these
parts for long time. She was accompa.
MED by her mother and little brother and
was modest in appearance, with coun-
tenance that indicated a good and true
heart within. Her beauty attracted many
of our young men to the wagon in which
she was seated. One OF them became sc
enamored with herthat he actually bought
all of her marketing and sold it for the
same he paid for it, considering that the
sight of her had amply repaid him for any
loss he might sustain. This beautiful
young lady did not weara two-story CHG
non, with the little appendage on the top
of the head called a "bonnet," nor was
she attired in twenty two yards of dry
goods, doubled and trebled with the usual
"tuck- up" behind but she wore plain
and tidy dress, consisting Of about eight
yards of calico, made in the plain and neat
style OF the clden time. Lucky will be
the man who succeeds in captivating such
yound lady for wife.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-28
.PRAYuE,S ASTRAL OIL

Absolutely safe. Perfectly odorless
Always uniform. Illuminating qualities
superior to gas. Burns in any lamp
without danger of exploding or taking
fire. Manufactured expressly to displacc
the use of volatile and dangerous oils
It's safety under every possible test, and
its perfect burning qualities, are proved
by its confined use in over 800, 900 fami.
lies.
Millions Of gallons have been sold and
no oaccident-directly ordirectly-has ever
occurred from burning, storing or hand
ling it.
The immense yearly loss to life and
property, resulting from the use of cheap
and dangerous oils in the United States
The INSURANCE Companies and Fire
Commissioners throughout the conntr!
recommend the ASTRAL. II: t!.e bes
safeguard when lamps are used. Send
for circular.
For sale at retail by the a,lc@carrally
and Mt wholesale by the pruprielors,
CHAS. PRATT II CO., los Fulton Street
New York. 80 'im
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-28

The CATEEPILLAE ON THE SEA Is.
LANDs.-The following statement is taker
from. letter received Ivy q prominent
commission merchanto Of Charleston yester.
day, and is dated at Beaufort, S. O., Au.
gust 20, 1873. 1t gives a gloomy pictuu
Of the prospect OF the growing sea island
crop, and Indicates that large portion
of the growth may be devoured by The
caterpillar:
"In reference to your inquiries about
the worm. would say that they are gen.
eral over st. Helena Island, scarcely ield
being free from them, and on many plan.
tations they have already done much
damage, taking fully one-half the fruit
With the lateness of the crop and the
early coming of the worm, together with
the favorable season for them, they have
every advantage, and what the damage
will be when the next andlast brood haich
out, can hardly be estimated; but l car
safely say that, with less area planted
than last year, that thscoming crop viii
be in this section all Of one-half short O.
last season."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-28
DIapraced ia Europe.

Our country and our government have
been publicly disgraced in Europe. Gen.
Van. Buren,, Grants first Commissioners
to the Vienna Exposition, is at length
seriously and permanently condemned:
The Commission sent out by the Gov
ernment to Vienna month or two since,
to investigate the charges against him,
have just reported back that his manage
ment of affairs was both lax and crini-
nal-that he took money from people for
special privileges which he ought not to
have taken-and that he brought the
American Government into dishonor in
the eyes of all Europe. We hope the
people in Europe take notice that all
these men who steal so much, at home
and abroad, are not Southern men.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-28
For the Advertiser.

Mr.. EDIToR,-I noticed 4 communica-
ton in your valuable paper of last week
headed Murmurings from Saluda,--
Inefficient Tax Assessor.-Militia, &c. :"
AS am not quite as malicious as the
writer of the communication referred to
tries to make ont that am, I will have
nothing to say about the Militia, but, in
justice to myself, will say a few words
in reply to his remarks concerning Au-
ditors, Assessors &c. In his letter he
says:
When the County Auditor made his
announcement, that his office would he
| open between certain dates, the good
people Of our section thought they would
promptly attend his call. But in calling
| upon that Very courteous gentleman, they
| were told In brief<manner, filled with
oaths, that he would send around in this
section, some one who was better. Judge
of property than the owners seemed to
be-.
will say nothing about the above
perversion of the truth, more than that
1 pronounce it falsehood in toto.
never curse any gentleman without a
good cause, especially in my Office, for
several good reasons. First, Because I
deem it ungcntlemanly to do anything
so naughty. Second, Because I might
happen to swear at some one from Huiet's
Township, and am certain if were to
do that, 1 would Immediately get chaw
ed up and spit out" and wish to state
here that 1 have no ambition to end my
mortal career so tragically. My third
and last reason is, Because I have given
bond (and good ono too) for the faith
ful discharge of my duties as Auditor of
Edgefeld county; and if any taxpayer
of this County has been wrongfuliy as.
sessed, and comes to my Office to be
righted, each and every one will be waited
upon cheerfully. I presume "Citizen"
is the only man in this county who will
say that he was treated discourteously
in nay Office.
"Citizen" then goes on with long
rigmarole about the assessment and
valuation of buildings in Huiet's Town.
ship, and says:
"a widow lady's house-old and di-
lapidated-roof all rotten, psnes out of
the sash, ceiling rotting from aks,-the
Assessor epdeavored to assess at one
thousand dollars, but finally put down
at six hundred. y We know n
gentleman, who was absent from home.
whose dwelling was put at fifteen hun.
dred dollars, and his gin house, an old
rotten thing that wtll barely stand up ON
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-28

Monarch In France in Six Weeks.
The last French. sensation is that tlie
Count de chambsld has decided to W-
cept the Constitution for France prepar-
ed BY themembsfs of tlseR!ght ofitae
Asysmbiyand himself, @d ylH ru!ein
France both by the will'of 600 anafOr
the good oE the people and that the mon
archs wiifbc proclaimed in 1boutsAiS
weeks."We do not believej3t Iror admire
the rcpubiicanism Of France and Spain,
but still we can scarcely believe the thing
quite so shaky in. France yet, as to rem
der it So easy for tho government to be
handed over to the Bourbcns in this quiet
and summary fashion. In our opinion,
though, Bonaparte or a Bourbon will
soon be OH the throne. The Count de
| Chambord is the grand son of Charles
S-the-4ast Bourbon king e and n grand
nephew ofs.tlfe unfortunate Louis NV1,
who was sosbarsarea,sly, ,and.unlawfully
murdered by set of brutal "republi-
cans Ee is man of fifty three, quiet,
wise and humane-living in Venico-and
believing, from his cradle up, that he
would one day ascend the throne of his
fathers. .f
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-28

ORANGES IN V1ReIN1A.-The follow
ing statement is made by the Washington
correspondent of the New York Times
GA movement has been inaugurated tc
extend the farmers oranges to Virginia.
The farming community make great COM
plant in that State because the property
employed in farming has to pay one-hall
of one per cent. taxes, while persons and
companies dealing in money either pay
no taxes, or pay only on their net income
A series Of so-called commercial circles
have been organized, whose purpose it ap-
pears to be to destroy competitionin in cities
and towns other than those selected by
them, at which one of the members of the
circle does all the bidding for all the buy
ers. The consequence is that the farmers
complain Of great oppression. APphca-
tions have been made to the officers of the
Grange Association to extend the grange:
to Virginia. Inasmuch as fifty-eight per
cent Of the population of the State is en-
gagged in agriculture, it is considered prob
able that the establishment Of the oranges
may have some effect upon the coming
election"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-28
OBITUARY

DIED, at.Abbeville e. H.. cn thel; |, o:
August. 1873. THOMAS JEFFERSON
QUITS, of Phoenix, Abbcvillc Cum
ty, S. G
The deccasctlnvas born Dec 2ul!l l'i25
When twenty-tbree years Of a.' ht
united with tho Christian Bar.i,; Church
of Augusta, and remained II r,iniI:iI.:ii'
cant Of that until his death.
In the late war he was in the infantry
service, being member OF The 24tl
Regt., S. c. V. Wherever lie was, n
home or abroad, he w:ls NJ the same
temperamcnt--.ocial and o!li;:ing in hi:
disposition, liberal in his vicws. :ln,l be
nevolent in deeds He was remarkably
attentive to his business, and energetic
in whatever he undertook. ii business
he devoted himself entirely to that. I
social or other Judgments, he entered
for the time, wholly into !he subject Il
hand.
The community where he has resided
will long remember him with rcSpcc
and kindly feelings.
He was the only remaining male mem
ber of his immediate family in the State
the others having died or moved away
He had been afflicted for Il long time
and was. during his last Hines, kindly
cared for by his sister Mrs. Fannie Viii
liams, and Mr.. Ii. C. Mosclcy, Of Phnc
nix.
He had gone to -Abbevillc OH business
in usual health, and WAS stricken down
suddenly i'll the street. llclinScrcd five
days, and quietly passeh,away.
On the next day, his remains were
brought through the country in Il hcarst
to Damascus Church, in Edgeiicld bis
k...s 4 .lt. al.
since his leaving Augusta several years
ago.
The funeral services were conducted
by the pastor, and Mr.. QUITS WAS buried
in a place of his own selection, In thu
Church comcterY
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-28
Very Respectfully,
FRANK A, BELANGER,
Auditor e. C..

We are no apologist for the short-com-
ings or wrong-doings Of Republican Of
ficials, bit in reference to the ch arge that
the present County Auditor is lacking in
courtesy and civility, we, as an act of
simple justice to him, would respectfully
state that our business frequently calls
us to the Auditors Office, and VIC inva
riaLly find him at his post and always
prompt and courteous in giving attention
to business connected with his office.
He has shown us the tax returns from
the Huiet Township, and those which we
examined, the property seemed to be
rather itnder than over vaIHed. Cores
pondents should be prepared to substan'
tiate their assertions when making charg-
es against county officials or any one else.
ED. ADV.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-28
es- If you intend to do mean Thin

es- If you intend to do mean Thing,
wait till tomorrow. If you arc to dp n
noble thing, do it now.
gD- Jim Scott (coloredl was killed in
Abbevillc OH tho 18th. by being run over
by wagon. He was drivingan OK was-
on loaded with lumber, when his team
became frightened and unmanaScablo
and ran of, throwing him under the
wheel. His neck was broken, and his
skull frightfully crushed.
E The Reading CPennsylvania) Dis
patch says that General William Tecum-
sch Sherman will be the next President
OF the United States, if he lives.
eas- The last rail was laid on the Air
Line Railroad yesterday. near sencca
river, Pickens county, and the road is
now complete from Charlotte, North
Carolina, to Atlanta, Georgia.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-28

BRUTALITY OF A STEP -MorHER.-The
Philadelphia Age describes the horrible
treatment of young girl at the hands Of
her step-mother in that city, where by
the merest accident the outrage has re-
Gently been brought to light. A lady re
siding in the vicinity of the yonng girls
home was awakened early in the morning
recently BY cries at a back gate, and on
opening it she found trembling skeleton,
8 clothed in rags, and scarcely aware OF life,
who said to her ssThey have almost kill
ed me, and l have come to you at last. "
The lady recognized the little girl as Mary
Rowland, who had three weeks before fed
to her with tale of horribletreatment, but
who had been taken back home by her
step-mother. She took tie girl into the
, house and found her clothed in s -aes;of
calico, not half concealing her nakeoSscS
The kind woman washed her, clothed ne
and fed her, and then heard the girls sto;
~. After her fathers death she was
beaten and abused, and finally confined to
her room, from which she was taken, twice
day to her meals. Recently anew and
horrible torture wasbegan. She was con-
fined to her room and her hands tied be
hind her, for fear she would escape, and
after midnight only she was released and
taken out Of her room and fed on bread
and water. About two weeks since even
this indulgence ceased. She was still con-
fined and fed only at the same interval
with bread and water, but not permitted
to leave'her room. In addition 10 this
The common decencies Of confinement were
denied her.. She finally effected herescape
on Sunday morning by actually drawing
The nails from the sash in the room in
which she was confined with her teeth,
!, and then, getting out on shed, escaped
sthrough the yard into back street, from
which she made her escape. The step
mother has been arrested and is now in
jail awaiting the result Of her step-daugh-
ters injuries, from which she is not e1.
pected to recover.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-28

CLAY AND HIS HoRsEs.-Clay, with
his horses, have arrived from New York,
where they have been having a "high old
time for two and half months Clay
says his horses are looking better than he
ever saw them, and he intends to exhibit
them at the State Fair against any four
in-hand the world can produce.
Mr.. Clay says he had an interview with
the owner of Harry Bassett, the famous
race horse, and made arrangements. ac.
cording to Mayor Huf's instruction, to
have Bassett brought to the Fair. He
will probably bring his whole stable with
him, as about that time he will be on his
way to New Orleans.
On his way home Clay met some Caro-
lima gentlemen who own fast stock and
are coming to the Fair with their stock.
They say Bassett will have to do better
running than he has done this season al
Saratoga in order 70 carry off the honors
from the Georgia State Fair.-Macon Tel
nh
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-28


CoTroN WORMS IN ALABAMA-Mont-
gomery 4duertiscr says: "The worm is
more destructive where not checked by
Paris green than ever before known. They
make clean sweep OF fields in half the
time which they have heretofore allowed
themselves No matter how much Paris
green may be used, the crop in Montgom-
cry, Lowndes and Bullock will be short
far beyond expectation. We have in our
Office stalk Of cotton pulled up at ran
dom yesterday by gentleman who. was
coming into Montgomery from Union
Springs 1t was out of field, about ten
miles from the city, which averages FIVE
or six feet in height. The worms, judg
ing from this specimen, and We are -assur
ed is fair sample Of the entire field,
will leave nothing. to pick. Every leaf
was eaten. and every boil but two. The
recent rains have prevented that good
from the use of Paris green which might
otherwise have been expected. In many in
stances, the poison was washed off, leaving
the stalk free for fresh attacks"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-28

!. Our SeHooLs.-The Barnwell County
sslfmes, (Republican.) thinks that there is
something worse than financial failure
upon us. "Our schools" says the Times,
:" are closed, our hard.worked teachers re-
main unpaid. What a sad comment upon
our government. There has 6een some
thing.wrong about our school system for
a long while We say, with all respect
for those concerned, that since Northern
aid and management have been withdrawn
very. little has been accomplished; our
progress has been steadily backward. and
We See no signs of school life. The few
that will be opened will be those in the
several counties sustained by Northern
charity. We sincerely trust that the peo-
pie will see when the Legislature meets
that this most important subject receive;
its deserved consideration Weca afford
to bear almost any other approbrlum than
this which has rendered our government
reproach and a by. word abroad"