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ExECuTyvE DEpARTMENT.
OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GEN, \

j.
My Dsar Sir: In fnlflllment of my
purpqse declared TO you In septsmber
LOST, now resign the Office of Attorney
General, and respectfully request that.
you will communicate the fact to the
Genesa. IAsaas=sc1,bly, 40 that Il NAV elect
my successor. AS my resignation occurs
during the session, che General Asaem.
bly,, Under the act Of 1875. f(f6 Statute.
0B5) will All the vacancy. end .the busi.
ness Of the Office will not be. interrupted.
| It Is difficult for one not copnectsd
with the Office to realize how exactiIe
have been its duties during the past year.
The cases before The Supreme ans Circuit
Courts, which involved the grayeiesre of
the establishment Of the State Gararn-
ment and the title of those ofiicers who
were elected by the people in November.
1870; engrossed my time and most any.
ious attention during the ear,y f,srss &C
last winter. They had not been con-
cluded when the General Assembly was
convened in extra session, recurring nv
constant attention. When that body nd
journed the joint investigating committee
commenced its sittings. The frequent
conferences with the committee, and the
preparation, supervision and conduct of
the prosecutions instituted by It. de-
Vclyed q vast amount Of labor upon the
Attorney Genesal's 0tnee. have been
ably assisted by gentlemen. sgholn en-
gagged to take part in tho work with me,
but light as the burthen has been, q very
heavy responsibility has necessarily re-
ana.ned Hita me-. .,,s,.ss IS 49,.
| The General Assembly, among other
things, required that I should, before its
regular session, prepare report upon
the phosphate interest of the State, and a
legal opinion upon the validity of tho
charters Gfanted to the several companies
engaged in the business.
During the time occupied by these tlu,
ties tho ordinary business OF the Office
has been regularly conducted, and d con.
stant correspondence been kept up with
the different State aid County officers
newly inducted into Office, who have re,
qulfeJi legal opinions ant ativiee 70 .s;{fi,
them in the performance Of their official
duties. Il, ,...
refer 10 these matters that I may
make clear 70 tho people of the State the
resson why I resign tho high Office to
which they elected me. have eive.s te
tho duties of the office my undivided ut
t0ntion and anxious soiicitade for ltha
past year, 30 the serious neglect of ny
private affairs and the injury Of my
hsaltb. cannot continue TO do so with
Ontinjustice TO others and to nayeelG and
"a ] am moi willing to retain the Office
without making its duties paranaount to.
| FL !. ethess 1t is prcnsr that ! should re-
sisa. - -
Ny earnest desire To serve siie State
20 the best of my power, reluctance to
close my official relations Gs the legal cd,
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Oct %, 1877
GTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

~ ANDERSON COUNTY.
By W. ". Humphreys, Judge Of Probate,
WHEREAS, Fleetwood Clinkscales has
applied to me to grant him letters of
administration on the Estate and effects
of Mrs. Margaret Cox, deceased.
ish all kindred and creditors of the said
Margaret Cox, deceased, to he and ap-
pear before mo in Court Of Probate, to
be held at Anderson Court House, on
Friday, 2sth day December, 1877. after pub
lication hereof, to chew cause, If any they
have, why the said administration should
not be granted. Given under my hand,
this 9th day of December, 1877.
w. w. HUMPHREYS, J. P.
Dec 13, 1877 % q
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VEaETllE IS SOLD Bf ALL DRUGGISTS.
UP WITH
TH.H3 sI'IME1SY

FHHHE undersigned hereby notifies the citi-
Il zens of Anderson and vicinity that he
has moved his BOOT and SHOE SHOP from
his old stand in the Benson House to new
quarters on Main Street, near the Market.
am prepared to manufacture fine and SUBJ
stantial Boots and Shoes for ladies and gen.
tlemen, at shortest notice, and guaranteed the
prompt delivery of work ut the time appoin-
ted. will call at residences to get measures
for ladies' orders when desirable.
The friends cf
Mr.. K. +. MCKINNEY
will find him at work in my shop, where lie
will be glad to see them, and continue 20 &c
their work
l have on hand lot Of substantial Kip
Boots, of my own manufacture, suitable for
winter wear, which l will sell cheap for cash.
Give me call, and examine my stock and
prices.
r. 7. H. NANCE.
Oct25, 1877 Is 3m
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calico for responded briefly, urging chat
the hles OF tho Democratic party be kepts
veil closed apf 80 that thasesulta aehIsyed
slisbt pos be estiufhe f6tgso. &
Thq balconies and parIoSs Of che
Wheeler House were lIled 6Ith iatilss=s,s
WHO ils.eatsd aty5uttvefy 20 me sstl e5tiies s.
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VU5t5tUE % 13ECeEEGEs
CIIARLEsTowfe, MASS, March 10, 1869.
.Mr. II. x. STEVENS Dear Sir-This 10 to ceY-
tify that have used your Blood Preparation"
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thing hRve over used |; and have used almost
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any one in need OF ouch q medicine.
Youre respectfully,
MRS. &. A. DINSArORR,
10 RucEall STRAIT.
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nY sUBSCRfPTIOR.--TwoD DOLLARS
RAInv RA,s, and ONE DOLLAR for pix uaouifas.
Psst.sha.eadptlons are nc tpten for less period
th1Ps h11s.lsl =. deaacsons made to csubs OF ten or
T12fe rES OF AID ZEE RrISIY0.--0ne Dollar per
kar q ono inch for tho fr9t insertion, and Fifty
elus, souar, for Subsequent Ssrzs tunr
Csa. mon.hs. No sdTcztt=cS;e2.. eeas.e Les
contracts will be inadewith those wishing
tes,i.inv by contract mast be csnauod 10 the I'm
ynii,te business ofthe arm or individual eontrsc-
tipg. ,-o,t.a. .,.aod,,z 0va ,i,a. r,tt.h..
- Respect, and ali personal communications or
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&Ves Re0Zsbs Strength and

My daughter has received great benefit from
tho rse os she VEdETIuE. Her declining health
friends. a few bottles of tho TESErINE res.
tored her health, Str ,lgth and appetite.
=. II. TILDEN,
Insurance and Real Estate Agent,
No. 40 Sears Building, Boston, Mass.
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The lands ID this County along the
rOad side are, for the most part, thin and
somewhat broken, but tolerably prndnc-
tive. Cumming is . thriviag littIs town.
The New York herald., 1877-09-14

hotels and telegraph bureaus attcstcd general ct
zen interest in the result. II was in New York city,
than vt Crcedmoor, that the national passion to
win was visible On the ground not infrequcntly
Americans we're heard to say to each other;-
'Wcll, shall be little glad the British beat US
this year-that Is, shan't cry"
Nor We can beat tho,n any way, and they ap-
pear be good lot Of follows 1t is an of year. and
they are so an xious aboutu! II we can boat them
without much bard work, all right; bu, IN throw up
my hat II thoy beat US I"
a cxgEDnooR. Nt+
The place Of tho match was beautiful enoush-a
level field OF natural bueish grass. tho foot OF
rdge Of clay heights, denscy wooded. These heights
divided the powerful currents Of tho waters Of the
East River aud Long Island Sound from tho rolling in
land c anciout Long Island Lying TO the west Of the
rife course the heights kept or tho strong winds
from that direction, but also Its refreshing, salty cool
ness All old foliage and woodland being cut or tho
level Of the plain the and the dead beat poured
down, aggtavating an unusually oppressive atmos-
phcrc and there little OF no escape from this cx
TO broiing nature, as Crecdmoor does not con-
tam any kind Of permanent shelter. only few tenn
porary teuis devoted TO private use or private hos
pality, and three lager beer restaurant tents
and booths where the rank, head attacking new
brew only fcrnented the heat
The marksmcn better on Thoy had the shcl.
ter Of open tents. cool well water In pcrspIring
wooden buckets, absolute protection from all OF
intruders aud whatever attendance such solfreliant
men might require. The great State OF New York ex-
tended Its shield about the shooters and their rivals
and the city Of New York suppl cd
10 them Tho militia system OF the State coalesccd
heartily with tho police system. General "Baldy"
smith stayed all day on the field. City policemen
kept the peace. Good order pnramo
the sickcnIng aloes in the beor Probably no worse
The New York herald., 1877-09-14

that time were invited to form part OF the English
team. There might have been better shots In Eng
land but presumably those who presented them
solves were our best"
"Who pays their expenses to America"
''Thcy are raid by subscription, headed by the
Prince OF Wales think It about f1, 500 to meet
the expense, of tho English team. They to this
country the steamer City OF Richmond"
s.wny do you shoot with muzzle-oaders?,
..rhe English people stick tenaciously to their
customs. Our riflomen think that mvzze- loading
gun 10 ruer and can be more easily kept clean than
breech-loadcr You will Observe during this shoot
ing tha, the Americans are constantly cleaning their
guns while the British give themselves little concern
on that subject"
..Do not tho English rlemen begin to suspect the
correctness OF their theory TO muzzlc-loaderss"
al think there s doubt on that subject. but
Eueshmen change their convictions slowly. In
team there arc one two rifle manufacturers Rigby
Is one, aud think Miner is another The perfcc-
tion oftho Americans in machinery beginning to be
generally acknowledged. Yet you import moro of our
guns than we import OF yours"
ola there not growing feeling among your rife.
men that lying the belly loss effective disposi.
tion of the body shooting than the American sys.
tenn Of sighting from the back position"
al have heard that Sir Henry Halford takes that
view You will observe to-day that quite number o:
our men lie on thor backs"
snow, tell me what IS the feeling to-day In the
United Kingdom over this rife match2 Are any con.
siderable number Of the English people Interested In
tho resultf"
"oh, yesl Nothing surprises me more than the
few persons present at Creedmoor Why. sir. every
town In the United Kingdom waiting to hear the
result of this contest Hero, within few miles Of
New York, see only about three thousand or four
thousand people looking on In England. under such
The New York herald., 1877-09-14

splendid lawn, level as barn foor with nothing to
interrupt the perspective except three splendid trees
on the left OF the rife range spared from tho wreck
Of the timber once plentiful there. Al the foot or
further point OF this a high bank Of turf,
the shelf or berme OF which sot OF iron
targets. They arc patented and manufactured In
England, and are of harder iron than generally
produce. Over tho tops of these targets
fence o! unpainted aud wcathor-staincd
wood. Coming forward from these targets
arc Gags along the the course marking out each
hundred feet At the Ags OF 500 teot from the targets
the marques wore erected. under which tho teams
were to shelter while scttins ready shoot. They
were not exactly marq4ess but opon canopy tents,
about thirty forty yntds apart In tho tent the
lett the American tea took shelter in tho tent 10 the
right wcro the English te1n. Tho open between
them, under the cpon 6un, where the DEAD hca,
intense, the reporters and distinguished guests
strewn on chairs; not q table to write upon.
ouTsHr
A few hundred pcope--not more than 1,O00--were
assembled outside the ropes at eleven O'Clock The
cannon hall way down the course had been nred by a
State artleryman at quarter to eleven TO signify
"makc ready" II was fired again at eleven. and two
minutes aferward Sir Henry Haford ordered his men
TO begin TO closn their guns For some time both
teams were engaged cleaning their guns and then a.
about eighteen minutes past eleven O'Clock the English
team began firing. No alternate order was observed.
the English firing as they liked their two targets
aud the Americans stepping forward as they
chose directed only by the silent suggestions of their
captain. The shooting of Jackson arst attracted
admiration. Then the little fellow, Bivdonbureb
became the favorIte. After somo loose shooting on
the part OF the Americans that they we're
doing the bost The Americans shot with silent
alacrity, the English shot with s,od regularity. The
audience at rst buzxeo acd applauded little and then
The New York herald., 1877-09-14

refreshments allowed to be gold by award
IN business competition, any public day, within the
rail Of discipline. gigantic policeman could he seen
escortng to tho gates somo weeping and desparing
chucklc headed boy who wont to dispose Of
gngcrspaps or fried eels, wnio there disported at
large dozens of obtuse and memory co fused Ger
mans, measuring ou, the Jrowsy cocalas ,ndicus
Al the moment an internal ional trial OF rlenen's
skill like the present readers at distance may
ASK "what does Crccdmoor look like ?n
1t is plain grass field, about ono hours journey
from New York. a generally slow railroad OF only
single track The visitor from tho city has pretty
river ride nearly BlacEwo's Island Then ne taxes
steam cars al Hunters Point, and passing many old
yellow Dutch farm houscs and red Connecticut barps
lanes oi locust aud dcs OF apple orchards,
plunges finally into deep cut or artificial gorge where
the heights both sides are almost noun famous. Al
the end OF this cutting the engineer whistles '.on
breaks" Then, by gravity, the train glidcs through
the remainder OF the gorge to grecnoi fresher
world Villas ana church spires, orchards and
vistas increase and extend To the north Of tho rail-
road a gallant collection OF nsgs, tents aud con-
fused objects appear, ike unusually splendid field
OF tournament or fair The train stops at u station,
and lane OF carriage way nlnked by broad ootwalks
and sot with young maple trees leads up to grand
entrance where thcre booths and ticket Offices.
Passing these the visitor Is the noble, level lawn OF
Creedmoor At first his eye is dazzlcd with the pc.
culnr objects apparently strewn together over this
lawn. Then the spectacle takes consistency and dis
trlbution, and he parlicularizes as follows
THE RANGES.
Tho Creedmoor ground Is 1000 yards long and It's
width is divided by walking aisle so as 10 detach on
the left a short range for beginners and for pool
shooting and a dying course where travelling deer
tempts tho bullets OF amateurs ON the right 10
The New York herald., 1877-09-14

distributed their applause between the English and
Americans The result win be found below. Mean
time, the following interesting comparisons gath
cred IRON of the Strangers.
There was but orc English journalist the ground
as far as known. Mr. HICKS exhibited an obligng
disposition and answered our questions, taking pains
to ask that query DO put where he uncertain
to his information.
"what is the extent asked the HERALD writer, s'of
the social discrimination used in the selecting this
team"
every iittlc II any. Those Englishmen who can
give up their business and afford the to
shoot are In good position enough 10 mix with each
other Besides, tho OF English legislation and
social civilization has botted tho mere distinctions
as to persons than you probably are aware
Of You see several ladies among the English
rineucn. They and their husbands have quarters to-
gcthcr at Garden City. Now, venture TO say that
you In America moro democratic than the
English team. 1t Is the purpose, the ambition, which
unitcs them"
"who holds tho CHEST position in tho English
team; mean socallys ?"
"well Sir Henry Haford. He has taken . lively
interest In rife matches for . long time. He Is not
our best shot, although ho Is dong better than usual
to-day. His command OF the team Is matter OF gen.
eral consent Besides, thero one or two
officers Of the English army In this
team. Lieutenant Colonel Fcnton is com
missioncd officer OF long standing. Sergeant
Glider, who might be called upon to shoot. Is non
commissioned officer Now Glider 10 as well received
by our team as II no were a major general There Is
no royal road TO hitting the BULBS eye"
How was your team collected in Knglaud' Under
what circumstances these particular men picked
outy"
v~its sh~~o . h0 n
Cambridge. our university town. The best shots a,
The New York herald., 1877-09-14
First Days Contest for the Gen.
tennial Trophy.
THE AMERICAN TEAM. l ,655
THE BRITISH TEAM........l ,620
A Lead OF Twenty-Sx Points Gained
by America.
EXCITING SCENES AT CREEDMOOR

Tns mental and moral Interest In yesterday shoot
ing at crcedmoor not to be measured by The at
tendance In the American character there Is little
that theatrical with tho French, and less that Is
aoeged aud Of tho amateur sportsman Sort as IN the
kngish Consequently international rifle match In
shs United States 10 left 10 tho little family Of keen
sighted mon or lose II, and 10 the CON.
passsvsly small class Of their fellows and supporters
whose personal attachment to the marksmcn takes
shcm ous OF tho city IS camp followers. We have no
sparby Days" Ia the United statos.
COOP
Bas tue practical interest In yesterdays rife shooting
vss vidssprsad l, 10 not in our nature having won
soyshins, 70 surrender II win instability The crowds
sreasd the bulletin boards OF tho newspaper oices
The Republican journal., 1877-03-22
found in more freQuented districts, and

found in more frequented districts, and
but few Of the villagers have ever passed
beyond the bounds Of their own secluded
valley. And yet this little hamlet has a
worldwide reputation. The toys of St.
Ilrich have delighted generations long
passed away; they are to be found in
palace, hall and cottage; in the populous
cities and quiet country homes of Europe
in far-dstant nurseries OF Asia and Amer
lea; and in all probability they will con-
tinue to be poured forth in inexhaustible
protuson when this and many Il succeed
ing generation have gone from the whirl
and hustle produced by the less innocent
toys and amusements OF maturity, to that
silent land whose shadows are still deeper
than those Of the dark and majestic pine
trees that close in round the little valley
OF st. llrich. Chambers journal.
The Republican journal., 1877-03-22
Cnmbered About Much Serving.

Christ never asks Of us such busy labor
As leaves no time for resting at His feet
The waiting attitude of expectation,
He oft times counts a service most complete.
lie sometimes wants our ear--our rapt attention,
That He some sweet secret may impart
lis always in the time of deepest silence,
That heart finds deepest fellowship with heart
We sometimes wonder why our Lord doth place IL:
w thin sphere so narrow so obscure,
lhat nothing We call work can ind an entrance
There only room to suiier-to endure.
Wei. GOD loves patience Souls that dwell in still
ness.
Doing the little things, or resting quite
May just ~ perfectly fulfill their mission,
Be just rs useful in the Fathers sight
As they who grapple with some giant evil,
Clearing path that every eye may see
bnr Saviour cares for a cheerful acquiescence
Rather than for a busy ministry
And yet, He does love service where It's given
BY grateful love that clothes itself in deed
But work that's done beneath the scourge of duty,
Il" sure 10 such He gives but little heed.
Then seek TO please Him, whatsoer He bids thee
Whether TO do-to suftcr-to lie still
will matter little by what path he led Us,
Ii IN il we sought to do His will
The Republican journal., 1877-03-22

But the conquered city is our common country
IL Is our own taxpayers whom the President is
summoned to surrender to the fender mercies
OF the political jannissaries 1t is his duty tc
stand firm, to make good his own words, thai
ne serves his party best, who serves his
country best" and if he does rely upon the
good sense, the generous sympathy and the
fturdy support of the great majority of his
eountrymen who are neither ofiiceholders nor
ofhceSeekers,, his appeal will not be in vain.
Portland Advertiser.