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THE SUN.

The different editions of THE SUN during
the next year will be tho same as during the
year that has passed. The daily edition will
on week days be sheet Of four pages, and ON
Sundays sheet OF eight pages, or sc broad
columns; while the weekly edition will be O.
sheet of eight pages Of the same dimensions
and character that are already familiar to our
friends rrs "a ,ae.a ans - -, .r .ss 4, -
Z, The Sun will continue to be the strenuous
advocate of reform and 'retrenohment. and Of
the substitution of statesmanship, wisdom,
and integrity for hollow pretence, imbeoility,
and fraud in the administration of public af-
fairs. It will contend for the government Of
the people by the people and for the people,
as opposed to government by frauds in the
ballot box and in the counting of votes, en-
forced by military violence. Ie will endeayor
to supply its readers-a body now not far
from q million Of souls-with the most care
full, complete, and Trustworthy accounts of cur.
rent events, and will employ for this purpose
q numerous and carefully selected staff of re-
Porters and correspondents. Its reports from
Washington, especially, will be full, accurate,
and fearless; and it will doubtless continue to
deserve md enjOy the hatred of those who
thrive by plundering the Treasury or by
usurping what the law does not give them,
while it will endeavor to merit the oonfid cnce
Of the public by defending the rights of the
people against the encroachments Of unjusti-
ueu power.
The price of the daily Sun will DO IS cents
month or Sc 80 year, post paid, or with
the Sunday edition 81 10 year.
The Sunday edition alone, eight pages,
81 70 year, post paid.
The Weekly Sun, eight pages Of 56 broad
columns will bo furnished during 1877 at tho
ratio of 81 year, post paid.
Tho benefit of this large reduction from the
previous rate for The Weekly CON be enjoyed
by individual subscribers without the neces,
sity Of making up clubs. At the same time,
if any of our friends choose to aid in extend
ing our circulation, We shall be grateful to
them, and every such person who sends us ten
or more subscribers from one place will be
entitled to one copy of the paper for himself
without charge. At one dollar n year. post.
age paid, the expenses ofpaper and printing
arc barely repaid; and, considering the size
of the sheet and tho quality of its contents,
We are confident the people will consider The
Weekly Sun tho cheapest newspaper publish-
ell IN the world, and VIC trust also one of the
very best. Address,
THE SUN, New York City, N. Y.
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south CarpliIaa Isa1lEoa6I.

CHARLEsToS, s, c., Dec. IS, 1875.
On and after Sunday, December 10, the
Passenger Trains on, tho i South Carolina
Railroad will run rs Follows:
FOR COLUMBIA.
Sundays excepted.) -
leave Charleston ".- -..GRG a91kan
APfA'e a. 0ol"mpl" 80 -" d'"d GOO p m
FOR AUGUSTA. %. t,e~.,
Sundays exoepted,l t...,...
Loave Charleston 9l6sm
Arrive at August" 616PM
FOR CHARLESTON.
(Sundays0 0excopted.) ",
Leave Columbia 300 a m
Arrive at Charleston E46 . M
Loave Augusta g 90 IN
Arrive at Charleston ... ..rr,y.r, A 46p m
COLUMBIA NIGHT EXPRESS. .ofr
Leave Charleston 91Hpm
Arrive at Columbia 720a m
Leave Columbia 200 p m
Arrive at Charleston 8 80 IA
AUGUSTA NIGHT EXPRESS.
Leave Charleston 80Op m
Arrive at Augusta TAG m
Leave Augusta $50 D m
Arrive at Charleston -. i.* 740s m
SUNIMERVILLE TRAIN. ...,t
Sundays exccpt9d.) .,...
Leave Summerville at 7 80 o m
Arrive at Charleston 846sm
Leave Charleston 315pm
Arrive at Summervillo 40 n m
CAMDEN TRAIN
Connects at Kingvile daily Texcept Suns
daysl with Up and Down Day and Passenger
Frains
Day and Night Trains connect at Augusta
with Georgia Railroad, Macon and Augusta
Railroad and Central Railroad. This route
via Atlanta is the quickest and most direct
route, and as comfortable and cheap as any
other route, to Montgomery, Selma, Mobile,
Now Orleans, and all other points Southwest,
and to Louisville, Cincinnati, Chicago, Sc.
Louis. and all other points West and North
west '-''
Day Train connects at Columbia with The
Through Train on Charlottee, Road (whioh
leaves at 8 p. n.y. for MI points North.
Night Train connects with Local Train
(which leaves Columbia OF q. m. for points
on charlotte Road.
Laurens Railroad Train connects at New.
berry en- Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days.
Up columbia Night Train connects closely
with the Greenville and columbia Railroad.
S. s. SOLOMONS, Superintendent.
S. B. PIoKENs, General Ticket Agent.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
MHGH2SCAHOOH..

I'd "ooa od H.Ks77. ,h.".-' hn~ |
LNHB Scholastic year is divided into two
~ Terms of 20 weeks each. The First Term,
commences February 9Th, and ends June 22d;
the second Term commences July 23d, and
ends Deeembef 7th. .'.'
Students entering within two weeks after
the commencement Of the Terms, will be
charged for the whole Term those entering
after this time, from the time of entering
1t is more satisfactory that. Students enter
at the commencement, when the several
CLASSES are forming, -f .#r.n- .'
.... .... - Course Of Study.
... PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
JUNIOR GLASS.
lst Tcrm-Spelling and Reading.
I'd Term--Spelling and Reading continued.
Primary. Geography; Mental Arithmetic,
Exercises in Writing.
INTERMEDIATE GLASS.
1st Term-Spelling and Reading continued:
Geography continued; Introducing English
Grammar; Elements of Written Arithmotio:
Exercises..in Writing. ...
"a Term-Spolling and Reading continued;
Elements of Written Arithmetic completed:
Intermediate Geography completed; Analyt-
ical English Grammar; Primary U. S. His
tory; Exercises in Writing.
SENIOR CLASS.
sioal Geography; Common School Arithmo,
tic; Towns Analysis Of Words;
I'd Torm-Greepe's; Analysis of ENGLISH
Language; Arithmetic continued; Smaller
Composition; Higher U. s. History.
PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT.
JUNIOR GLASS.
1st Term Latin Grammar and Hardness First
Latin Book; Latin Roador Davies Algebra
History of England. .~
2d Term-FOur Rocks of Acno1l,,
second Latin Book on Analysis of the Latin
Sentenco Greek Grammar; Hendricks
Greek Ollcndorf; Greek Reader Davies
Algebra completed; Natural Philosophy.
INTERMEDIATE GLASS.
lst Term-Six Books of Virgil; Greek
Reader completed; Plain Gcomctry; Higher
Composition and Rhetoric.
"a Tcrm-Sallust's Cataline & Jucurtha:
Xonophon's Anabasis; Higher Algebra
commenced; Solid and Spherical Gcome-
try completed; Chemistry.
SENIOR CLASS.
lst Term-Cicero's Select Oratons; Xcnophons
Memorabilia; Trigonomotry and Surveying;
Roman History; Latin Prose Composition.
I'd Term-Horaco cntirc;""Si Books Of the
Iliads; Greek Prose Compositions; Algebra
completed; Astronomy.
Tho above course will proparo can
didatcs for admission into tho SoPIo-
MORE CLASS Of any of our Southern
Colleges. Students, who do not stand
Il satisfactory examination upon tho
several studies Of each class, will not
bo allowed the privilege to advance TO
the next higher, but DO retained in
such class, till all tho studies of it DO
satisfactorily completed
TUITION OF PRIMARY DEPARTMENT
PER TERM.
Junior Glass, $500
intermediate Glass, 1850
Senior 1900
Preparatory Department, 5000
No deduction will DO made for lost
time except from prolonged sickness.
Monthly reports of punctulity, de-
pertinent, and rocitations in oacn stu
dy, will be furnished parents.
j. II. CARLISLE, Principal.
Dec. %, 1875 II If
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| lu0Ln HNDT.' d ESpUuIALIou vi uLChL Vi
the floating indebtedness of tho State,
as honeycombod with fraud. They
have come to tho same conclusion as
to great number Of the consolidated
bonds, which were funded under
such circumstances as to place them
upon tie same footing with the float
ing debt, and entitle them to the
same fate. This branch of the re-
port will meet with strong opposi-
tion in the Legislature. 1t is under
stood that Gov. Hampton and some
of the State officers favor the adop-
ton Of tho consolidated debt as it
stands, as a beneficent policy for the
credit of tho State. Some of the
leading members of tho Legislature
will tako the same ground; some will
be personally or professionally in~
tel ested in doing so. Tho bond
holders will find the Republican
members open to conviction (bribe is
harsh word), from the bondbolders,
and these members will very likely
oppose the report, in toto, on account
of the Republican officials implicated
in it.
Many Of the former members of
the Republican Legislature have
conc forward with statements that
they were bribed by prominent De-
mocrats to pass certain bills in their
interest. They generally received
pay, they say, from Tim Hurley, who
was q member Of the Legislature and
chief of the lobby. Tho bills were
certainly in the names of Democrats,
who received the charters and acted
upon the privileges. Tim Hurley
has been summoned before the COM
mittee, but he takes the ground that
he acted conidentially as an attor-
ney, and will mako no Disclosures
This is cool for Tim, who never was
admitted to tho bar.
Among tho documents of Moses
are papers duplicating ex- Governors
Scott and Chamberlain, Trcasurors
Cardozo and Parker, and OK. Comp
troller General I1ogo. Scott has re-
tired to Ohio-1tis said for good.-
Chamberlain ID pracicing law in
| New York. Cardozo is wandering
about tho North, with sick family
and a $4,000 bond calling him to
Columbia, but with little prospect OF
his returning except on requisition.
| Hoge is representing South Carolina
in ono Of the departments at WashN
ington. Parker is in Now Rork in
business. Nengle alone stands his
ground in Columbia, bnt claims to
be bankrupt and nonchalant.
Since writing the above | learn
that 80 many leading Democrats
Fusionists) arc implicated in the
revelations made before the commit
tce, that an organized effort, having
the sanction of tho highest authority,
is being made to suppress the whole
matter, and let the prosecutions al
ready begun against the Republicans
hang over them as an inducemcnt to
leave the State ard hush their mouths
concerning their Democratic accom-
plices. Owing to the fact that the
local newspapers do not publish those
revelations, this may easily be Of
fected, but tho hill counties of the
State will protest against tho CON-
promise.
| Thn TvDnl II ;Ilo l.
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was anciont y made.
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The area under wheat in Great
Britain was twenty two per cont. loss
in 1876 than in 1860.
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A German literary man says that
in America thieves are 80 scare that
rewards arc offered for them.
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The managers of tho Permanent
Exhibition ut Philadelphia expect to
entertain all tho Governors Of all tho
States in n body in that city during
the last week in August.
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Wringing the hands is a sign of
sorrow, but ringing the fingers is q
sign of joy.
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Russian agents havo boen purch-
asing large quantities of cotton in
Now York.
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A shower of frogs about tho sizo of
flies has boon recent. distraction in
tho country about Petersburg, Va.
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Why aro troubles like babies? Boz
cause they get bigger by nursing.
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The Russians 'havo boen surprised
on the Danubo-at their success.
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Cats arc worth fifty cents apiece
in Sidney, Nebraska. A wagon load
is being collected there for the Black
Hills,
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'Vick's Floral GEide

beautiful Quarterly journal. finely illustrated
and containing and elegant colored Flower
Plate with the first number. Price only 25
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Coyntz, Counissioners--BJ J Johnson Cha
~, ons.-.iobn II Lewis, Thos P Looper Clor
County Commissioners, G L Hollingsworth.
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Accommodation Trains between Bolton and
Anderson on Tuesdays, Thursdays and satpr"
days, Leave Belton at 0. so a M, or on arriYo
al Of Down Train from Greenville. LOaT0
Anderson OF 200 p M, connecting with UP
THOMAS DODAMEAD,
General Superintendent
JADsa NORTON, Jr., General Ticket Agent
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Schedule.

Atlanta 6 Richmond air Line Railway
PASSENGER TRAIN EAsrwARD-DA,y
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Greenville & Columbia & R.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.

Passenger trains run daily. Sundays except
ed, connecting with night trains on South
Carolina Railroad up and down. On and aft.
CT Monday, July l6. 1877, tho following viii
be the Schedule;
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Trial Justices EaSley, r w Russcll-Sa,
lubrfty, II Holoombe- Centrq' James A
Liddcll- Pichens c H., @ " T ,.lor-Dncus.
UHle, D F NIorgan-.Wie Creek, 7 W Tollisop,
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BaF~Connect at Aston with Trains on the
Spartan and Union Railroad connect ae
Columbia with Night Trains on tho South Car
olina Railroad up and down also with Tralrs
going North and South on the Charlotte, CS.
lumbia and Augusta and the WilminGAln. Ccp
ABBEVILLE BRANCH. Hc7.' ''
Tram leave Abbevillc at 0.l5 M, oonRecae
ing with Down Train from Greenvfile. Leave
Cokesbury ut 2.15 p m, connecting with b
Train from Columbia. Accommodation Train.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Lea, @
Cokesbury at ll.15 m, or on tho arrival CT
the Down Train from Greenvillo. Leaves AhS
bcville at o'clock p. m., connecting with CR
Train from Columbia '''
ANDERSON BRANCH AND FLUE RIDaR
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Treasurer--W r Berry.
.AuAtor4--Jo ohm D Davis.
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imparting health and strength to the system. Solt
everywhere. Office, IS Mu ray Street, New York
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-09-21
Great Britain,s Debt.

A Parliamentary return has just been
issued showing the total of the British
national debt April 1, 1877. Itamount-
ed to f775, 873, 713. At the same date in
1853 it amounted to fS39, 549, 1896. show
ing total decrease of E63, 345 ,6l3. Not
taking into account the amount eff debt
created for special purposes (the pur-
chase of the telegraph, Notifications
and army localizations) the decrease
amounts to 995, 634, 321. The return
also shows that the total amount of
taxation imposed since 1878 has been
e41 ,074,126, and the amount RENTED
EAT, 739, 500.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-09-21
A Texas Desperate.

John Wesley Hardin, the most notori-
Gus desperate that ever terrorized over
a community, has at last been arrested
in Florida. His father was preacher,
who lived in Southwest Texas. AS a
boy he was remarkably quiet, and gave
no evidence of the terrible passions
which, in after life, made him thirst for
blood. When almost 16 years of age,
and while the State was under military
rule, a darkey on his fathers place pro-
voked him and he shot him. For this
he was arrested and placed under guard
of some soldiers, who started to Hunts
vile with him. AS he was only boy
they did not watch him very closely, and
at night lay down to sleep. Hardin
arose in the night and killed every one
of them. This outlawed him. His next
act was the murder of Jack Helm, out
of which grew the Sutton and Taylor
troubles, Hardin siding with the Taylors
His father and brother got mixed up and
were taken out and hung in Western
Texas. From this time on he was des-
perado of the worst order. Missouri
and Kansas became the field of opera
ton, and before he left them he added
many more to the death list. In those
States there are at present large rewards
offered for HIM. From there he came
back to Texas, and kept the border in
state of terrorism. His last murder was
the killing of Webb, the Deputy Sheriff
OF Brown county, at Comanche. 1t is
estimated that in various sections of the
country there are over $4,000 of re.
wards offered.-Dallas (7er.) Herald
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A Kennedy that Defies Competition.

Hostetter's Stomach Bitters defy COMPETE
ton. or the host Of rival tonics that have
cropped up during its long career not one has
gained and retained such large share of pub
lie favor, though many have enjoyed an
ephemeral popularity. The reason is this,
that whereas many of these medicines were
advertised to perform cures Of the most start
ling nature, they have, when tested, almost
invariably turned out to be of little or no value,
while the great invigorant, whose reputation
they were intended to rival, has never disap-
pointed those who have placed their confidence
in it. 1t has indicated in the amplest manner
its claims to be considered positive specific
remedy for liver complaint dyspepsia, malari-
GUS fevers, debility, constipation and numer-
GUS other maladies arising from general weak
ness and disorders Of the stomach, liver and
bowels.
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No official list is obtainable later than
June l, 1876.
That there is som ething wrong is self
evident and is confirmed by the absolute
ignorance in which the Spaniards in the
Peninsula are kept as to the true state of
affairs. Every one of the dozens of gov
ernments Spain has had since 1868
has fled from discussion, in the Cortes
and the press, of the Cuban war. All
alike have been cries of ''peace, peace,
when there is no peace" Hundreds of
times have myself heard Prim, Serrano,
Topete, Sagasta, Gorilla, CASTELAR,, and
the other men of the home revolution
declare in the Cortes that the insurrec-
ton was "about to end" was "ended,"
Dulce, Caballero de Rodas, Balmaseda,
Crespo, Jovellar, and others of the
Generals, who, in rapid succession,
have held supreme command in the ISL
and to that effect. The public, how
ever, could not reconcile all these boast
full assertions with the constant demands
for more troops and more money, which
ever accompanied them, always under
the pretext of covering natural 6Gjas and
administering the " finishing stroke"
But mistaken sense of national pride
prevented much being spoken or written
on the subject. From 1868 forward, he
who ventured even to hint that Spain
might be worsted in the struggle, or
that she was not doing all that she could
to maintain her supremacy, or that the
war was far from its termination, or that
it was prolonged through the plumbers
of her Generals and the cupidity of her
army contractors, or of the clique in
Madrid and Havana who fatten on its
continuance, was instantly denounced as
a flibuster. The mere application of
the word sufficed to terrify everybody,
and so everybody tried to prove his
patriotism" by holding his tongue on
the disagreeable question. Govern
ments, Cortes, and people alike buried
their heads in the sand and became veri-
table ostriches in the great dangers ex-
listing beyond the Atlantic.