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concluded from first rage.1

we really had on board number of the
unmouuted cannon which, with the balls,
we had been told in Liverpool formed our
cargo. One OF these a monster, more in
securely lashed than the others. had bro
ken loose during the storm, and rolled and
tumbled from side to side over its slumh-
ering fellows. in sullen resentinlness try
ing TO beat its way out OF its unquiet
prison in the lower hold, down
TO the region unvexed by storms.
Ii was a real danger. this vagrant cannon,
but had we known Just how real and inn
minent was the danger of its beat a hole
through the ships bottom. / think we
should have suffered less than we did
through that long night of darkness and
fear. The unknown is Unreasonable, and
the Unreasonable defes couarge while it
brushes reason.
Was it only one night, that long agony
OF suffocation and dreadP They lold us so
afterward, the captain aud the others to
whom the fierce battle had made the night
seem short but we never believed them.
Through that time-whether it was one
or twenty-five watched our poor lille Joe
as well as we could amid the tumult and
dismay; but when the morning came, and
the storm ragged away from us, leaving the
gay Arethusa torn, battered. and half a
wreck, and we were once more permitted
to let in day light and the freshend air, We
saw coming glaze and set of the brave
eyes and mouth, and a distressful hcaving
OF the noble little frame, that told us all
care was vain.
Once only. during the night, the noise
of the storm had overcome the effects of
the opiate, and he said with sort of won
dering fear in his voice:
"What is the matter? Didn't do it in
timer"
"Ycs, dear" | answered, putting the
hair softly back from the unnjured side of
the pale forehead. Eyes, you were quite in
time 10 save us ALL"
"Thank God" he whispered reverently
Then moment or two later. speaking
little thickly, as if the lounge was doing
its work unwillingly. Tell mama that
knew she would wish me TO try to save
them, and am glad"
Then knew thot his noble act had not
been one of accidental herosm, but that
he had fully appreciated the risk he ran
aud It's consequences; and bad faced them
consciously. And In the heart of the rack
ing storm and terror | prayed earnestly
a. as the bereaved mother must know
that she had lost her son, some one of us
at least might be spared to tell her how
unselfishly his brave young life had been
gwen up.-LChristian Weekly,
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NOTICE is hereby given, that the subscriber has
~ been duly appointed Executor of the last will

N oTICE is hereby given, that the subscriber has
N been duly appointed Executor of the last will
and testament of
CHARLES KENT, late of ReadGeld,
in the county of Kennebec, deceased, testate, and
has undertaken that trust by giving bond the
mands against the estate OF said deceased, are de-
sired TO exhibit the same for settlement and ali in
debted to said estate are requested TO make immed.
late payment to DANIEL ii. THING.
3w4}t
KENNEBEC COUNTY.-m Court OF PROBATE
held at augusta, on the first Monday Of october
1876.
T ICY BATCHELDER, widow of David Batchel
IL der, late of Fayette, in sad county, deceased
having presented her application for allowance out
of the personal estate of said deceased:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully in the Kennebec journal
printed in Augusta, said county that all persons
interested may attend at a Probate Court TO
he held at Augusta, on the fifth Monday OF DC
.ober inst. and show cause, If any they have, why
the prayer of said petition should not be granted
H.K. BAKER, Judge,
Attest: CHARLES HEwIEs. Register. SWISS
KENNEBEC COUNTY.--M PROBATE Court at
augusta, on the first Monday of October, 1876.
ISAAC PAGE, Administrator on the estate of
i Isaac L. Page, late ofChelsea In said county, de-
ceased having petitioned for license to sell at pub
lie auction private sale, the following real estate
OF said deceased, for the payment OF debts, &C.,
viz: The homestead of the deceased
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successively prior to the fifth Monday oil
paper printed at Augusta, that all persons interest
ed may attend at a Court of Probate then TO be
holden at Augusta, and show cause, If any, why
the prayer of said petition should not be granted
ID Ii. X. BAKER, Judge.
Attest: CHARLES HEwINs. Register. 3w4st
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To the Honorable the Court Of County Commission.
ers for the county Of Washington.
ME, the undersigned, inhabitants of the towns
w of Nanceboro, Topsheld, and towns and
plantations adjacent, would respectfully represent
that The public convenience and ssty REQ uirs
that county way should he opened FROM, (Or Dear)
the Railroad station in the town OF FaLcebOro,
passing though the Lambert settlement, and termi-
mating at some point on the III ulton and Calais
road In the town of Tops field, and we hnmbly pray
that your Honorable Board will view the proposed
route and locate the same according to law, Ana
as in duty bound Will ever pray.
GEO. M. b. SPRAGUE and ~ Others.
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legal ADVERTISEMENTS.
Nnn-Resident Taxes

I y the town oi Mt. Vernon in thecounty of Kenne-
j bee, for the year 1915. The following list of
taxes on real estate of nonresident owners in the
on the 18th day of Sept, 1915 has been returned by
him to me as remaining unpaid on the 2d day OF
August 1876, by his certificate OF that date, and
remain unpaid; and notice is hereby given that il
the said taxes and interest ana charges are not
pad INTO the Treasury of said town within eighteen
months from the day of the commitment of said
plls, so much OF the real estate taxed as will be
suihclent TO pay the amount due therefor includ-
ing interest and CHARGES, viii without further not
ice oe sold at public auction at the Treas.
crers ONCE, in said town, Tuesday, the 18th day
OF March, lS17 ut 3 o'rl1ck 2 M.
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Notice TO Creditors In Bankruptcy.
In the District Court Of tho United
States, for the District OF Maine.

In the matter OF
Warren Z. Cummings of In Bankruutcy
Belgrade, Bankrupt.
DISTRICT OF MAINE, SIS:
meeting of the cred tors of said bankrupt will
be held at the Office OF John W. May, Register in
bankruptcy, in the Court House at Augusta on the
10Th day of October, A. -. 1876, AT 10 clock A. NJ
Tor the purpose OF nquiring whether "a resolution
accepting composition proposed by said bahlkrup
to his creditors in satisfaction oil the debts owed by
SAID bankrupt to each OF his creditors, has been
passed in the manner directed by Sec. II of the
bankruptcy Amendment Act, approved June ~,
1874, and the Revised Statutes OF the United States
title In, Bankruptcy, and has been confirmed by
the signatures required by sud Sections. And ais o.
whether it is for the best interests OF all concerned
that the said resolution accepting the compos
proposed) should be recorded, and that the said
statements showing the whole OF the assets and
debts OF said bankrupt should be fled.
WM. L. PREBLE
CLERK OF the I. ). District Court for the District
OF Maine. octl2. Iawtd
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$4,000,
TONTlSE PLAN,

or upon the principle OF acsumulatipg profits for
definite periods, which was first introduced by this
Society, and has been recommended and endorsed
by eminent experts in Life Insurance. and by lead.
ing business men, Forty-four per cent. has been
earned and accumulated on the premiums paid on
sit Tontine Life Policies, and forty per cent its
Tontine Endowment Poliees. issued within the last
Eve years.
The Directors OF the Equitable Life Assurance
Society represent exclusively the inter ests of TIE
Policy holder ana IN presenting the Society 10 no.
tice. they eei that 1t has strong claims upon public
confidence, because OF the strc and consery2u
principles 10y which its various deparSneDts ar
governed. In the assets ana in the admin ration
OF the Society, perfect security given for the fu-
ture, which is of great Importance to those depend
ing Upon then insurance policies the ultimate
support of their families.
40 Life Insurance Company has such 2rga an
nual transactions as the EqItable none Ia more
prompt and just in its dealings.
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Railroa1s anu STEAMBOATS,.
Maine Central Railroad.
CHANGE OF TINE.

On and after Monday, Get. 9th, 1879,
l0.tS Z. NJ. wv '''0 a. "''' ""'
For Roekland, 500 Am,
FOR fafmln9ton, IL 10 A. NJ,
NJ, lbs +. NJ. VV0' ii'O ~
For Waterville and skowhegaa, 3.5oP,M
For Belfast, Dexter and Bangor, 335 A. NJ 2 20
p. M. '''' n NJ ''o
GARDINER ACCOMMODATION TRAIN
Aug" TIA to Gardiner.
Augusta, w., gI5 an va
Hailowcll, w., 40 All -
Gardiner, ar, $40 AZ ~,
Gardiner to Augusta.
,,, A. NJ. p. NJ. f.. N.
Gardiner ~, sly l03 a.
HallOweii s85 100 Nj
Augusta, ara S42 Ia hI
Freight Trains.
For Portland Boston, and Way gaOA. NJ.
Skow gan, Bangor and WAY - 90 NJ .
Due from Boston, Portland and wav H4,A NJ
Bangor and Skowhegan $40 A. M
PAYsON TUCKER, supt.
Portland, Oct. 1876
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District Court of the Uuited States
District of Maine.
In the matter of
John &. Daggett. In Ba

John {. Daggett. ; In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt
rrHIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE that petition has
i been presented to the Court this 18th day OF
september, A. ID. 1876, by John Z. Dapgttt of
Greene, in said District, bankrupt, praying that
he may be decreed to have a fun discharge from
all his deb prova1le under the bankrupt act, and
upon reading said Petition,
1T is ORDERED by the Court that 4 hearing be had
upon the same on the first Tuesday of Decent her,
a. ID. 1876, before the Court in Portland, in said
d' rict, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ and that notice thereof
be published in the Lewiston Weekly Gazette and
the Weekly kenDebec journal, new spapers print.
ed in said district, once week for three success
weeks The last publication to be thirty days at
least before the day OF hearing and that all cred.
itors who have proved their debts, and other per-
sons In interest may appear at said time and
place, and show cause, If any they have, why the
prayer of said petition should not be granted.
VIM. Z. PRLBLE,
Clerk Of District Court for said District.
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~ ar n MON'rH--AgehIs wanTed every
NHhIEwlIere-l BIlsine ss Il sle aud first
OElJ(vcia rsrtisnasss sent fee AddTsss
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KENNEBEC COUNTY-atd Court OF Probate heIJ
al AugnSid, on theGrsf MoRday Of September, ls76
JOHN MAY, Executor of he will OF Merrill Iunl
~ late of winthrop, in said county, deceased
having presented mis- first account OF adminis,ra.
ton Tor allowance:
ORDERED, That notice thereof he given to all
persons interested by publishing copy OF this or
der three weeks excessively, in the Daily kenne
bee Journal printed ut Augusta, that they may
appear at Probate Court to he held at Augusta
in said county, on the hind Monday of Octob. r
next, and show cause, ifany, why the same should
not be allowed. II. X. BAKER, Judge.
A true copy.
Attest: CHARLES HEwlSs, Register.
sep3QSw
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U. s. Marshal's Office,
PORTLAND, October 9Th, 1s7f

PORTLAND, october 9Th, 1876.
nlSTRlCT OF MAINE, SIS This i to give no.
- tice, that on the 4th day of october, A. ID. 1876
warrant in bankruptcy was issued against
The estate of George a. Wadron, OF Halloweli,
In the County of kennebec, and State OF Maine
who has been adJudged Bankrupt ON his
own petition, filed in the District Court Tor said Dis
Irct Sept: 29h, a. d. 1885, that the payment of any
debts, and delivery of any property belonging to
SAID Bankrupt to him or for his use and the trans
fer of any property by him, are forbidden by law.
That meeting of the Creditors of the said Bank
rupt, to prove their debts and to choose one or
more Assignees of his Estate, will he held at a
Court of Bankruptcy to be holden at the Court
House in Augusta in said District, before John
W. May, ESD Register, on the 10Th day of Ottober.
a. ID. 1876, AT IL o'clock \. NJ.
s. $. MARBLE.
L. S. Marshal as Messenger Tor sald District.
Sw.octllthSlsth
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-03-30
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

B. F. Miller has been removed as one OF
the trial justices of Lancaster.
- The Republican State Convention will be
held in Columbia, on the 18th of April.
Governor Chamberlain has accepted the
resignation of j. w. Gourdine as one of the
trial justices of Chester county.
About eleven hundred liens have been re-
corded this year in Abbeville against eighteen
hundred last year.
- The Wilmington, Columbia and Angus
ia Railroad Company have recently made an
other reduction on the salaries Of their en-
ployes.
- The Washington correspondent Of the
Ne,0s and Courier, says that Judge Carpenter
is the choice of "Honest John" Patterson, for
next Governor of South Carolina.
General Wade Hampton has been invited
to command the parade in Charleston on the
2Sth of June, the centennial anniversary Of
the battle of Fort Moultrie. General j. B.
Kershaw is orator elect, and has accepted the
appointment.
-Messrs. Chisholm & Ferguson, two very
worthy blind men, have established a verita-
BILE broom factory in this State, at Wexford,
on the Airline Railroad, in Spartanburg
county, where they manufacture as fine an ar
ticle as can be purchased anywhere in the
world.
The Newberry Herald says that Thomp-
son, one of the Pomaria murderers, who was
recently executed in that county, has been the
Secretary of the Union League in that Sec
ton, and that his body was brought to Poma-
ria and buried with honors by the Leaguers,
in the presence of on immense number of COL
ored people.
Governor Chamberlain has appointed L.
c. Northrop, Esq, Judge of the Seventh Ju-
dicial Circuit, in place of Montgomery Moses,
removed by impeachment. 1t will be remem-
bered that Northrop was elected Judge ofthe
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-03-30
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

In the Senate on the 10th, the deficiency
bill for the Sioux Indians, which passed the
House, was increased $4,000 and passed. 1t
goes back to the House for concurrence. The
calendar bill, regulating the transportation .e
goods withdrawn from warehouses, was passed.
In the House, petitions from distillers in Ohio,
Kentucky and Indiana, were presented against
change of the present plan of collecting tax
es. A bill was introduced to regulate the tax
on manufactured tobacco, and to regulate the
tax on dealers in and producers of leaf to-
bacco.
In the Senate on the 21st, Mr.. Gordon pre-
sented petitions from Brunswick and Macon,
Ga, asking for harbor Improvements. In the
House, bill making it penal for officers of
the Government to solicit or make contribu-
tions for elections, with an amendment inclu-
ding Senators and members of Congress, was
under discussion, pending which the House
went into committee Of the whole, on the ju.
dietary and legislative appropriation bill.
In the Senate on the 22nd, the bill for
counting the electoral vote was resumed.
Several amendments were voted down, and no
conclusion was reached. In the House, the
bill forbidding contributions of officers of the
government for election purposes was resumed.
The question being.on the amendment, inclu-
ding members of Congress, the amendment
was adopted by 1928 to SS. The amendment
excluding voluntary contributions for circu-
lating documents was defeated by 1O9 to 81.
The amendment making it misdemeanor for
any person to use force, duress, menace, vio-
lence or bribery to confluence elections of Pres
ident, Vice-President, Senator, Representa-
tives or delegates in Congress, was adopted
yeas, PIP; nays, 8. Jurisdiction of offenses
under the bill was given District and Circuit
Courts. The bill passed, with the various
amendments, by vote of 173 to 8.
In the House on the 23rd, the bill prevent
ing the cutting of timber on Indian reserva-
tions or lands owned by Indians, passed. The
bill repeating the law which forbids the ap-
pointment to any position in the army of any
person who served in any capacity in the mil
itary, naval or civil service of the Confederate
States in the late war, passed. The House
then went into committee of the whole on ap-
prCpriatiOnS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-03-30
The Murkrille @mqnirer.
YORKVILLE, S. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 80. 1876
THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.

THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
There was general feeling Of relief through
out the State last week, when it was an
nounced that the legislature had agreed to
adjourn sine die on Thursday last. But the
end is not yet Before the time fixed for ad-
journment had arrived, the action was rescin-
ded and resolution adopted to take recess
from the 24th instant until Monday, the 10th
of fApril. No plausible reason is assigned by
the legislature for the recess but the CORES
pondent of the Charleston Ne,us and Courier
comes to the rescue, and says that it is to ena-
BILE such of the members of the legislature as
may desire to do so, to use the free passes is
sued by the railroad companies, which are
good until adjournment, to attend the Re-
publican State Convention, which meets in
Columbia on the 18th Of April. On the day
the recess commenced, the treasurer managed
to pay each member one hundred dollars !;
but failed to provide anything for the attaches.
We have not yet seen connected list OF
the acts and joint resolutions passed during
the session, but collate the following which are
of either local or general interest:
An act to authorize and require the county
commissioners of Spartanburg, Greenville and
Union counties, to purchase and cancel certain
bonds.
An act to authorize certain parties to remove
rocks obstructing Patterson's Ford on Allison's
Creek, in York county.
An act to permit A. A. Barron to erect gate
across public road in York county.
An act to authorize and empower H. V. Mas
sey to erect and maintain gates across certain
public road in Lancaster county.
An act to provide for an uniform registry law
for all deeds and other instruments in writing, re-
quired to be recorded.
An act to incorporate the Limestone Springs
High School in Spartanburg county.
An act to apportion the representation of the
counties in the General Assembly, in accordance
with the requirements Of the State Constitution.
An act to declare the law with regard to the
rights of sureties.
An act to incorporate the town of Blacks Sta
ton, in the county Of York, on the Airline
Railroad.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-03-30

Of the depot, about one hundred yards dis
tant, when the fame first burst out, the
brightness of which attracted his attention,
and fastening to the place, he assisted Hal
and Aiker in subduing the fame, which was
found to proceed from rags saturated with
kerosene, and placed under the southwest
corner of the building. Fortunately was it
that the freedmen and Mr.. Mcconnell hap
pened to be so near the scene at the oppor-
tune moment as, from the careful and de-
liberate preparation that had been made, had
the discovery been delayed but few min
utes, the house, with some six or seven Others,
all wooden buildings, would have surely been
destroyed, involving several human lives, and
twenty or thirty thousand dollars worthy Of
property.
Mr.. Carroll, who had retired to bed in his
house, about one hundred and twenty-five
yards from his store, on being made aware Of
the occurrences above set forth, repaired to
the quarters of Capt Hyer, commandant Of
the post, and made the facts known to that Of
fcer, who was prompt in giving the necessary
orders to secure the arrest of the suspected
men, Murphy, Monohan and Meaher. Lieut..
Benner, who was officer of the day on Satur-
day, at once instituted search of the garri.
son, when it was discovered that the three
suspected men were absent without leave. A
patrol was ordered out and during the night
they were arrested by Lieut.. Benner and Ser
geant Gallagher. On Tuesday warrant was
issued by Trial Justice Williams, for the ar
rest of Murphy, charging him with attempted
incendiarism, and on his being turned over to
the civil authorities, he was in default Of bail,
committed to Jail, to await his trial at the ap'
preaching term of the Circuit Court. We
learn that Monohan and Meaher will be de-
tanned, for the present at least, in confinement
in thepost guard.house.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-03-30
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
HARD TIMES AND THE CAUSE.
BLACKJACKs, March 25, 1871

BLACKJACKS, Marcn 20, 1910.
Mr.. EDITOR: "Why is money so scarce and
interest so high ?" is question asked almost
every day. Some endeavor to answer by say
ing that the tax.gatherer has taken all the
money for taxes No doubt that has some
thing to do with draining the country of
money; but there is another cause far worse
than taxes, which can be seen by any one
who will give the question little thought
and investigation. The true cause of the hard
times now depressing the people exists in the
fact that they do not produce suficiency OF
corn, wheat, rye, barley, clover, pork, beef,
mutton and butter while they devote their
energies and resources to the production OF
an over supply Of cotton.
Ask almost any one of our cotton farmers,
at gathering time, if he has made corn
enough to do him for the year, and his reply
will be that, by economizing, he thinks he can
make out The consequence is, poor farm
stock, not able to cultivate the land as it
should be done; and as for pork, that is en-
tirely lost sight Of If the farmer happens
to own few pigs, they go entirely without
any corn and should they live until fattening
time, this same economical farmer may be
heard to say, "I cannot fatten my pigs as
they should be for the reason that | have not
corn for the purpose" and they are slaugh'
tered half fattened, and away goes the far
mer's money, (realized on cotton at an aver
age of ten cents a pound,) to Cincinnati or
Baltimore, to pay for bulk meat, at cost Of
from twelve to twenty cents pound, with
which to feed the farm hands while produc-
ing another crop of ten.cent cotton. Is this
economy? Does economy consist IN half
feeding stock, or in feeding it we'll and pro-
ducing plentiful supply of food for manf
If the farmers of York county would raise
plenty of everything necessary for the susie
nance of man and beast, we would not hear
the continual cry of scarcity Of money. In
fact, we would not need so much money and
instead of funds lying locked up in Northern
safes waiting for usurious rates OF interest,"
money would seek investment at reasonable
rate of interest. Scarcity Of provisions in
community causes money to command heavy
interest, while full grain crop produces a
contrary result.
I do not favor the abolishment Of cotton
planting but for the welfare of our people,
l hold that the culture of cotton should be
reduced to at least one.half the area of land
heretofore appropriated to that purpose and
the production of grain increased in the same
ratio. Then we would be prosperous peo-
ple RALPH.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-03-30

seventh circuit, to succeed Moses, at the time
Mackey, F. J. Moses, Jr., Whipper and Others
were elected. Except for the impeachment of
Moses, he would not have commenced the dis
charge of his duties until next August.
The Union Times mentions that MIR.
Samuel Jeferies, of that county, has fine
specimen of gold-bearing quartz, which was
picked up from some of his mines, and is
about the size of a turkey egg, only made in
the shape of a rough Irish potato. 1t was al
most literally covered with gold-one knob
on it nearly as large as the end Of ones little
finger. 1t is said to be worth S25. He has
also piece of pure gold, cast in square form,
of an inch and half.