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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-10-30

order alevy; that the other object, which
was.to fix the rate. of taxation for the
next fiscal year, could not be accom-
plished because the treasurer and the;
comptroller had neither sent in nor
would be likely TO send in soon the me-,
scessaryreports upon which they might
base an intelligent estimate. Insthe.
meantime, the majority of tho members
of the House we're here, with little or no
money; in a few days more, they would
have none at ALL their private credit
wasno better than the public credit OF
the State; their landlords would be push
ing them for board their washerwomen
for their bills; till ct last they would be-
come in such straitened circumstances as
to he forced to sacrltice the Interests OF
the State and the privateintegrity, which
some If them claimed still toretain, to
some nlundering schemeof the lobbyists.
He believed that to be precisely what the
jobbers were after, and he wollld'advise
the members to flee from temptation
go home, even if they had to walk, and
remain until the regular session., soon
after which there would be money in
the treasury received from taxes. ~
On Friday, the 2lth, both houses OF
tho Legislature adjourned until seven
O'clock Monday night.
The resolution authorizing the treasu-
rer to emit the $780, 900 remaining under
the act of 1864. was revived by Minort,
colored, and it was evident that some
members had found reason for changing
their minds since the day before yester-
day. The House resolution to have the
100000 in the treasury cancelled met
with earnest opposition, and was made
the order for ono O'clock on Tuesday. 1t
is believed that the scrip will be issued.
and there is a manifest determination to
insist on salary grab of 5000 for each
member, if it can be done.
E. w. NJ Mackey and c. c. Putfer,
both white, We're sworn in as members
from Charleston.
The Senate bill to provide for the grant
ing of certain charters was recommitted
to the Judiciary committee, and the fol-
lowing were referred to the appropriate
committees: A bill TO make appropria-
tions for the payment of expenses of the
extra session and for other purposes; a
bill to charter the Piedmont Mnnufactu-
ring Company; a bill to charter the
Great Northern and Southern Narrow
Gauge Railway Company Of the State OF
South Carolina.
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.set Rogue to Catch Rogue.Y

A Columbia dispatch. dated the 9th,
tothe Charleston NcpS & Courier, says
"Ex- Financial Agent Kimpton arrived
in town to-day ard his presence has es-
cited considerable feeling in the General
Assembly. In tAe House tonight the
tine was mainly spent la considering q
resolution that the encouragement be
requested to demand report from Mr.
Kimpton, and, in case Of refusal, to in
stitute proceedings to compel him to
make one. The resolution was finally
adopted by eR overwhelming vote :
Hurley introduced the resolution and
demanded its Immediate consideration.
He said that Parker had been discovered
on Saturday night burning $1,000 600 In
Blue Ridge Scrip, and he wanted Kimp.
ton examined Immediately 10 see what
it was all about. -.
IT is fact that Parker burnt large
amount Of scrip at his house on satur-
day night. CiEdsgs from the chimney
were picked UP and were legible."
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MONEY OR COTTON.

i o all persons indebted to me by Note
or Account, payable lst November. J
must again urge them to be prepared t"
settle promptly at maturity, with Chr
rency or Cotton. The Cotton will ship
Mt once, have It sold, and place amount
to credit of accolrt: T haHe heayy de-
mands to meot on the above named day:
Hence the necessity of settling promptly.
], II. CHEATHAM.
Ont 90 2t IS
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Final Notice.

A LII persons indebted to the spbscri.
"a her ara notified that they can find
their Notes aud Acoou. Is in tho hands OF
r. C. Strother until the Esd day Of De.
cember next, and on that day at my old
place. All who fail to pay at least cne.
half what they are due me by the above
date, will find their Notes and Accounts
in the hands of an officer for collection.
j. P. MICKLER.
Oct % ct As
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State of South Carolina
FDGEFIEI,D COTJNTY

EDGEFlELQ COUNTY.
n, Probate Court.
w. B. Dorm, Plaintiff, VS.. SeNbron Stall
maker, Mary SAlnaker, Eanis Morgan.
Washington Stalnaker, Augustus Stalna-
kcr. Observation-Disclosures to sell Real
Estate to pay debts:
tSuanarQrs 7,9t Serped.
VOU are hereby summoned and re-
Il uuired to answer the Petition in
this action, which is fled In the Office of
the Probate Judge for the said County
and serve copy of your answer to the
said Petition on the Subscriber, at his
Office at Edgefeld Cou. House, within
twenty days after the service hereof, ex-
elusive Of the day of such service, and If
you fail to answer the Petition within
the time aforesaid, the Plaintiffs in this
action will apply to the Court for the re-
lief demanded in the Petition.
j. L. ADDISON,
- Plaintiffs Attorney.
Edgefield G. H., s. c., Oct "a, 1873.
To Washington Stalnaker and Augustus
Stalnaker, Defendants, absent from the
State:
Take notice that the Petition in this
cause was filed on the 24tb day Of Octo-
bor, 1873, In the 9tfice Of Probate Judge
for EdsgehsId County, If tllitse'state lis Of
;'' J. L. ADDISON,
o.. % PFaIRRtiffEs al Attorney:
SlCL ON, ny 40.
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THE ADVERTISER.
Edge6eld, 8. c., Oct. 80, 1873.
The Governors " Thorough and Ex-
haustfye Examination.0

On our suppliment this week may be
found the Governors Message In frll. 1t
is principally in relation to the public
debt of tho State, of which the Governor
saws he has made "a thorough and ex-
haustlvc examination" IN the midst o.
many very lengthy statements and much
diffusc reasoning, tho Governor says
with true Radical audacity) that it is
not at all important "to reflect upon the
uay the debt has been contracted. or to
estimate arAat consideration the State re-
ceired in return. The debt exists, and
sound public policy demands that some
provision be made at once for its adjust
ment" And the Governors plan for
ssch adjustment is scaling of the nomi-
nal amodnt af the entire debt.
We differ fIom In" easY=going Cover
nor's plan for such adjustment is sea
ling of the nominal amount Of the entire
debt.
We differ from the easy-going Cover
UOT III HIS OplillOii tiidG ~ Ia uhA'iP iPoA "''A'
to reflect upon "the ,cay the debt has been
coatrapfe9, de-" On the contrary, the
only right mode ut procedure is to reflect
upon this sway" very deeply, and to
sift It. nnd shake II. and air IL, until it
should be discovered which were the
good bonds ana which the fraudulent.
! And then to pay the good ones at their
face value, and repudiate the false ones
promptly and utterly. The scaling prop
osition is arrant sophistry. we have
not whit moro right 10 scale an honest
bond than to repudiate honest bond,
AS to the Governors specious endeav-
ors to prove that the increase in the aver
age Of taxation between 1850 and 1870 is
less in South Carolina than in FIVE Demo-
cratic States, and that the per capita
taxation in South Carolina is less than in
Massachusetts, Nsw York, Ohio, Mary
land, or Kentucky. does Ne think that
our people are absolute fools? And does
he forget how often such fallacious state
ments have been exposed?
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NOW SETTLE.

Il HE indulgence I promised my pa.
irons has now expired, and want and
MUST HAVE My MONEY. Aftcr
sale-day all claims will be placed in the
hands Of IN Attorney to collect immodi-
ately. I cannot and will not wait any
longer for money justly due me.
j. MONROE WISE.
Oct 90 ct As
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Land for Sale Cheap.

vTyHE Subscriber offers for sale vaiu-
Il able TRACT OF LAND, lying near
Liberty Hill containing, BIB Acres, and
adjoining lands Of Frank Mclee, lbs.
jennings, y. p. Yeldell, Earle Wiliiams
and 9th herS. !, ,S.sss,., i 40 f..
a,j For terms, Sy apply to Massrs. Gary
% Gary, Edgehaldt s. 81, q s !, 80 ,.,3
s; {, THOS. ANDERSON.
I tys}}aSsss RafSY ] q Is !.
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DOMESTIC GOODS always at the
Lowest Manufacturers Prices.
WILL also offer the greatest in.
dncements to purchasers in every
Department throughout the entire
House. A Call is earnestly solicited.
j. w. TURLEY.
Augusta, Oct 80 If IS
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NOTIONS-Pins, Needles. Threads,
Buttons, Braids, Sewing Silk, Combs,
Brushes, Toilet Soaps, Jet Coronets,
]. w. TURLEY.
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Five Cases full yard wide Bleached
SHIFTING, at l24 cts.
Five asses full yard wide Bleached
SHIFTING, at 10 cts per yard.
]. W. TURLEY.
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CASsIMERES-An unequalled
stock OF Medium and Low Priced
Cassimeres, from recent depressed
Auction Sales.
]. W. TVRLEY.
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FLANNELS, Che.p to Finest in
White, -alli Wool: P lain anh Twilled
Scarlet, Medicated, Operas in all
Colors, at ]. w. TURLEY'S.
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HOSIERY AND GLOVES of the
very best makes Of English and Ger
man Goods.
], w, TURLEY.
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BED BLANKETS. from the cheap
est Brown to the Finest White Rib
bon Bound. All sizes, at reduced
prices. J. W. TURLEY.
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VELVErEENS, in Black and
Colors, ior Dress Trimmings.
]. w. TURLEY.
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MERINo UNDERvESTS, best
makes, for Men, Women, Boys and
Girls-all sizes.
J..W. TURLEY.
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NOVELTIES in Neck Ruches and
Collarettes. Polka Spot Windsor
Ties and Fichus.
J. W. TURLEY.
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FELT SKIRTS, for Ladies and
Misses, in variety.
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ENGLISH WALKING JACK.
ETS, in Black, Blue and Brown
Cloths, also in White English Basque
ALI double breasted-opening.
J. W. TURLEY.
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WIS, Double and Single,
Striped and Plaid, in all the best
makes, at positive Bargains.
j. w. TURLEY.
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as- There i; IS said to be a manin Brock

~ sUgJ g. n . H.a. b.
lS- There is said to be manin Brock
port, Michigan, who has married and
deserted eleven wives in three years.
We would rather have the privilege of
turning a double -barreled shotgun loose
against that man than be one of the heirs
to the great Jennings estate in England.
- - - - j. 5.-+-,s.!.1- -<xSss-.-77-- .-77---------s5
9as- Soras ~ the revenue collectors
have been dsinaa ding Of planters who
furnished their hands WITH topseco9 g
special tax ots5. Colonel Arthur Hood,
;of Georgia, resisted thittax by appealing
20 the commissioner Of internsl revenue
~ Washington. aud the commissioners
Sustained hisst s3;;s ....S
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Oct %
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The Ridge her, exhibits its morimunl
width, and also many of its most f;lscina-
ting features, assembling soino lovely
vale backed by the pomp of Thousand
groves.'' The land islevel, and yet dry,
mellow and productive. The Spring is
bold, pure, cool, lear, and sweet, ever
leapine into its gnnito basin witlla grace
and beauty ,dd,sSrilh|aelh.!le, as if under
the influence of Sme Fairy cf t6a fngn-
tains | Tie Episcopal Church, soon to be
dedicated to the worship of Almighty
God, is my 6eauioleal of Architectural
elegance, Tho situation is charming.
the style IS GothiI,; and ,all the glass is
handsomely emellishcd. The letters
Z. 81 =. s.9'--.lesiS haalt3iallli 4S&ipator: ::
Jesus. the SayiuF, Of mankllIA-is a
beautiful design, and suggestive Of hope
and happinesa toalI who have known
sin or sorrow, Tie baptist Church here,
an ante sbetlun, irstltntion, has recently
been put In though repair 'botlias to
membership sndhe bnildingitselk fhe
parsonage, now H. process Of construc..
ton, win be auIe q model in point OF
cost, comfort and oonveRinnae' A com
siderable sum 8 money has already
been subscribed TO build q Methodist
Church. Schools and Churches will
doubtless becomethe specialitiesof this
.flourishing little tace; meanwhile there
will be business Il due proportion. "Six
daysshalt thon lpor.n There is achance
.aowSor the Ridge Spring yillage to eS-.
rpa9pa / very last ia = {. Watson. hay. ~
ing lately tbfoRl upon the market q
hundred lots SaisSse IA lsaaeH eit:gtsd g ' . On
sstas streets Jnst opened sti ttagt s,gss W.
aasas u Dc Asiiiay rrss y aas Dsks
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currency to pay taxes with.
Mr. Crjttenden, of Greenville, made an
elaborate and able review of the Cover
nor's message. He considered that the
eyes of the whole nation were fixed upon
the action If this session; he eoDceivcd
it to be q most extraordinary occasion !;
many of the State officials ard the judi
ciary were unpaid and the schools had
been neglected; the Legislature had met
to consider levy of tax which all par
ties considered heavy; to command the
State oficers to pay interest on large
deLt, perhaps; It was a plost important
session. MIR. Crittenden spokeai length,
in explaining the tabular and other state
ments contained in the Governor hes
sage. He believed the message to be ono
of the most able and valuable documents; {;
it required the greatest amount of labor
and research, he had studied it closely,
and his verdict Wes that it was historical
ly valuable The three most important
points contained in it were, first. That
the assertion clearly made is that large
portion of the debt of theState is illegal
and uuwarranted; second, that. the debt
was larger than the State is able to pay
in full, and third, that the Legislature
haya q right to scale the debt, and say to
the CREDITORS; "We will pay you what
we ure ableto PAY"
Greene, Of Beapl!foft, spoke last, and
remarkably we'll. He seeia, IS for him
self, he was in favor Of aajonFrTning ing A n
once sine die; for he did not believe that
any adjustment of the debt GOULD be
made. That the main purpose for which
they were convened, viz: TO take some
steps topreventt the levyo Of the tax topay
,sasp the bondso Of the 1Riag, had
hsei, already aeeaHtpl plished ln tharsyiysl,
ratincstlon md aprgo7ss ss the silldee
priyiag tho rsan9kghiiss ~ the ssc@er 70
" Es A
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-11
HOW Rich Men Began Life.

Marshall o. Roberts is the possessor
of 100000 or $4,000, 900, and vet
until he was twenty-five he did not have
s1OO he could call his own.
George Law, at forty-fve, was COM
mon laborer on the docks, and at pre-
sent counts his fortune at something
like $40, 900, 900.
Alexander T. Stewart first bought q
few laces ut auction, and opened his
way to success in little dingy shop on
Broadway, the site of the wholesale es.
tablishment.
Daniel Drew, in early life, was q
chttle- driver Mt the munificent rate of
Is cents day, and he has driven him
self into an estate valued at from
$25, 900, 900 to $30,000,000.
Robert L. and Alexander Staught, the
noted sugar refners, in their boyhood,
sold molasses candy which their widow
ed mother made, at a cent stick, and
to-day they are probably worth from
S5, 600, 900 to Sc, 200, 900 each.
Horace B. Clafin, the eminent dry
goods merchant, worth, it is estimated,
from s12,OOO,OOO to s15,OOO,OOO, COM
menced the world with nothing but
energy, determination and hope, and
see how he has invested them !
Cornelius Vanderbilt began life with
an old pirogue, running between Staten
Island and New York, and carrying
garden-stuff to market. With $1,000
or 1000 raised from that source, he
entered upon steadily increasing enter
prises until he accumulated $50, 900, 900.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-11
A Hard Case.

The postmaster at Atlanta, Georgia,
whose son, employed in his fathers
office, recently absconed, being de-
faulter, is peculiarly IN unfortunate
man. A local paper says in regard to
him." If there ever was an honest man
upon earth it is James l.. Dunning, the
father Of the unfortunate young man.
Some years ago Mr.. Mclaughlin, then
his money clerk, absconde6, leaving a
deficit in his accounts of several thou
sand dollars. Quietly and heroically
the old man resolved himself to make
good what had been lost to the govern
ment by his employee. Being compar-
atively poor the government allowed
him to commence payment of the self
imposed debt by installments. Since
then no man has seen James l.. Dun
ming at any public place OF amusement;
no one has seen him spend q single dol
lar for any luxury. With stern resolve
to wipe out the stain, he has taken from
his salary every spare dollar, which
otherwise would have gone to make
comfortable his declining life and
smooth his pathway down the hill, and
devoted it to the redemption of his OBJ
legation. And now, after years of de-
privation and struggle, when he had
paid all but about 5000 of the defalca-
tion and was almost free from the bond
age of the debt, he finds himself, gray
haired and enfeebled, brought face to
face with another defalcation, and this
time-by his own son"
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-11
4 Terrible Bungle.

The execution of Wade at Williams
port, Pa, furnishes story replete with
the deepest interest. The culprit, q
powerfully built, unscrupulous heart.
less man, who has lived under fifty
different aliases, was brought to the
scaffold for the murder of an aged
compile, from beneath whose roof he
took about seventy thousand dollars,
part of hoard accumulated by she old
people after years of labor and economy,
but whose distrust of mankind induce>t
them to personally guard their wealth.
He entered their log cabin, dispatched
with a huge club the faithful dogs,
Drained the woman and hacked the old
man almost to pieces. Securing the
coin, he fastened to bury it, refusing
to reveal its hiding place to the officers
of justice. At the bar he sneered at
the evidence, laughed at the solemnity
of the Judge and betrayed the worst
symptoms of human depravity when
condemned to death, reinarking that he
was troubled only at the uncertainty of
whether his victims were in heaven or
the darker regions. After being par
italy strangled he fell to the ground
and had second time to be placed on
the trap. On the scaffold he rayei like
a lunatic, cried to God for mercy when
he first fell, and finally died Like bait
conscious brute,
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-11
The First. Born's Death.

The following beautiful extract from
DR.. J. G. Hollands new book, "Arthur
Bonnicastle, will be read with deep
and tender interest by all parents, and
especially by those whose soul the iron
has entered:
ct stand in darkened room before
q little casket that holds the silent form
of my frst-born. My arm is around
the wife and mother, who weeps over
the lost treasure, and cannot, till tears
have their way, be comforted. I had
not thought that my child could die
that my child could die. I knew that
other children had died, but I felt safe.
We lay the little fellow close by his
grandfather at last; we strew his grave
with flowers, and then return to our
saddened home with hearts united in
sorrow as they had never been united
in joy, and with sympathies forever
opened toward all who called to kim
dred grief. I wonder where he is to.
day, in what mature angelhood he
stands, how he will look when 1 meet
him, how he will make himself known
to me, who has been his teacher !! He
was like me will his grandfather know
him? I never can cease thinking OF
him as cared for and led by the same
hand to which my own youthful fingers
clung, and as hearing from the fond lips
of my own father the story of his
fathers eventual life. I feel how won
derful has been the ministry of my
children-how much more I have learned
from them than they have ever learned
from mellow by holding my own
strong life in sweet subordination to
their helplessness, they have taught me
patience, self-sacrifce, self-control.
truthfulness, faith, simplicity, and
"Ah this taking to ones arms O
little group of souls, from the hand OF
God, and living with them in loving
companionship through all their stain
less years, is, or ought to be, like living
in heaven, for of such is the heavenly
kingdom. To no one of these am
more indebted than to the boy who
went away from me before the world
had touched him with stain. The key
that shut him in the tomb was the only
key that could unlock my heart, and lei
in among its sympathies the world Of
sorrowing men and women who mourn
because their little ones are not.
"The little graves, alas how many
they are The mourners above them
how vast the multitude Brothers
sisters, I am one with you. I press
your hands, I weep with you, trust
with you, I belong to you. Those
wa1en, folded hands, that still breast,
80 often pressed warm to our own, those
sleepbound eyes, which have been sc
fnll of love and life, that sweet, un
moving, alabaster face-ah we have al
looked upon them, and they have made
us one and made us better. There i:
no fountain which the angel of healing
troubles with his restless and life-giyinl
wings so constantly as the fountain O
tears, and only those too lame ant
bruised to bathe miss the blessed in
| fuence"
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-11
An Insurgent Defeat.

A private letter received in New York
from q trustworthy source, dated Ha.
vana, says "An official telegram was
received at the Palace from Puerto
Principe of an engagement between a
Spanish force and column of insur-
gents under command of Sanguiti, in
which the insurgents were severely
beaten, losing twenty killed and eighty
taken prisoners. The Spanish COM
mander caused all the prisoners to be
shot on the field Of battle. The Gov
ernor of Puerto Principe, upon hearing
it, took the command away from the
Spanish commander and arrested him,
telegraphing the event to the Captain
General. The latter Immediately tele-
graphed to Puerto Principe, causing
the commander to be reinstated, and
ordering the Governor to Havana. 1t
is thought that the Governor feels an
!, Undue sympathy toward the insurgents,
thu, ,,ugh the influence of his wife, who
is an aunt of the late Agramonte."