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Grain Versus Cotton.

/ We publishedSin tho Chronicle and
sentenel yesterday morning care
fully complied table showing the av-
erage value of land (not wild Iand) in
every couptyjin Georgia, for tho years
1871, 1874, 1876 and 1875. Somo of
the facts revealed by that table are
worth considering. One OF the most
striking is the difference shown be-
tween the price of grain and cotton
lands. Before the war Southwestern
Georgia was considered the Eldorado
of the State, and it was the popular
belief that gold could be realized as
readily from the rich cotton lands of
Terrell and Dougherty as from the
quartz beds of California. Cotton
then was king, and the whole State
bowed down before his throne. Tho
lancs lying in the Delta Of tho Flint
and the Chattohoochce rivers brought
fabulous prices when sold, and they
were not often to be bought at ALL
During the first tow years following
tho surrender, these lands still brought
high figures, but experience soon dc,
monstrated that the soeptro of King
Cotton was passed from his hands with
the extinction Of tho system of sla~
very. Mon havo gradually discovered
that cotton is only valuable as q sur~
plus crop, and that the planter. must
raise the necessarios Of life. AS n
consequence more attention has been
paid TO tho cultivation of wheat and
corn and grain lands have apprecia~
ted in value while cotton lands have
declinod.-Chroniol and Sentinel.
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CeiOntsfssa Enig ANTS asatR
Travellers VVestwaPSSsi tn
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For map circulars, condensed time tables
and general information II, regard "a krams..
pOrtation facilities to aiipoin ts in TsnnSssSs
Arkansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Colorado
Kansas, Texas, Iowa, New Mexico, Utah and
Oalifornia, applyto or address ALBsRT ID.
WRENN,l General Emigrant Agent, )fice No.
II. l. Kimball House, Atlanta, Ga. ~
No one should so West without arst gss-y
Emigrant Agent, and become informed IA Ia
superior advantages, cheap and quick tSalIs.5
portation Of families, household goods stoels.
and farming implements generally. -
Authorization oheerfully given. t2lhj'7
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Mark Twain's Innocence.

stJWhen Mark oTwain lived in Vir-
~ginia he roomeG with Dan De guile.
All tho misseries which Guile ever
endured and all the bad characters
dated from that time. They lived an
several different lodging houses, and
we're turned @out 6fthem all, one after
another, all on. account of Dan, who
had acquired bad reputation second
to none in Virginia. No respectable
family would harbor Dan who knew
anything about him, and the very
mention Of his name would cause a
landlady to hold up her hands in vir-
tuons horror. One morning Mark
woke up and heard the landlady's
cat moving about the door, which
was open. Dan was fast asleep and
Mark grabbed one of his heavy boots
and threw it with fatal precision at
the intruder. The cat limped off
with broken leg (the boot weighed
five pounds,) and the landlady Sc
cured the missile and waited for it's
owner to appear. Mark got up,
dressed, and went ont with both boots
on. The1sndlady greeted him with
q pleasant smile, and when Dan got
mp and was walking about in bis
stocking feet hunting for his left boot,
he received scathing dressing down
from the landlady, who, without al
lowing him to explain, ordered him
to leave the house. Mark condoled
him, in his trouble, and said: "I'll
stick to We, DAN" The next house
they moved into had a pantry close
tosthe room assigned to them. Every
night Mark would steal two or three
mince pies and eat them entire with
out giving Dan sight at them. In
the morning the landlady would be
brushing about near the door, Dan
would be asleep, and Mark would
open ont in loud voice as follows:
"Dan, this business won't do. Those
pies don't belong to you. In the first
place it's petty larceny, and then in
the next place it gets crumbs in the
bed. Wen get notice to quit very
soon. "Taint the square thing on
the lahdlady. Now, this is the last
time [ propose to speak about this
The landlady who took in every WORD
would give poor Dan notice to qui
and never heard word OF explana-
ton, "When they fire you'out, Dan
it means me too," Mark would say
III tones Of brotherly affection that
melted Dams inner nature, and
caused him to think there were some
true men in the world after all, and
he used ctten to remark in speaking
Of Twain, "A man who never
torsakes a friend in adversely is the
noblest work of God"
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bo1l9A 4 GhEoIinR 1saIIf9aa.

- GHkRLEsroK, 9. o., Dec. 5S, 1879.
On and after Sunday, Dedsmbersls; Ne
Passenger Trains on. the South CAroiAA
Railroad will run as follows:;,g ,-.,p..o-.
&r'''01 ''' FOR COLUMBIA. 1'2a}'o q"
't9n(sdndays oxoSptsa,3 ram AsHi Gi
AfTiVS aIsCdipmSiA - sg9aamrsoo6 90 p,Ss
FOR AUGUSTA. .yetaoR
Sundays .sxospted.)
kerNS srS. Ch"StesI9R = ns';a1 jDoT3 atyo yfa sRS
FOR CHARbEsToN! ao'N 6Tom
(Sundays" exOepted:) -
Leave CoIunbi& 2orjoe mood ovGS 00,Riha
Arrive Arrive at Charleston .au sid, 1t; adSPR1
Arrive at Charleston 44Spm
COLUMBIA NIGHT EXPRESS. ~
Leave Charleston IA G"4I.,zi.i ~ 916pmu
Arrive ri iN a. o9lun,6ia arHaN tora975SSOo ~ a.
Arrive at Charleston ."'"" $40 . hd
AUGUSTA NIGHT. EXPRESS.
Leave Charleston l.u "l.r' 8O0pm
AepIre fsaT" Ssanagen a. Augusta H"1 oa1 r4 a5SsPT
Arrive at Charleston aao. 10 voj.,T,aS ~
sUMMERvILLE TRAIN. q r,i,,l,t
(Sundays exoepted)
Leave Summerville at 73oam
Arrive at Charleston s.' - T. bSASiajTo
Leave Charleston .-....... I'D. 1Kpma
Arrive at Summerville 80pva
CAMDEN TRAIN Dd@ - F0h
Connects at Kingville daily Texcept Suns .
dayss] with Up and Down Day and Passenger
Frains.
Day and Night Trains connect at Augusta
with Georgia Railroad, Macon and. Augusta r
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,
New Orleans, and all other points Southwest,
and to Louisville, Cincinnati Chicago, 81.
Louis. and all other points West and North
west.
Day Train connects at Columbia with the
Through Train on oharlottee ROhdq (which
leaves at 9 p. N.Y. for oil points North.
Night Train connects with Local TfaiA
(which leaves Columbia at o. M for points
on charlotte Road.
Lnurens Railroad Train connects at New.
berry on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satar+s
days. -.
Up columbia Night Train CONNECTS closely
with the Greenville and columbia Railroad. :
s. s. SOLOMONS, Superintendent. RI :,
s. B. PlCKEis, General Ticket Agent.
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NooNsTITUrIoNAL.- letter from
Albany says: "Ohiet Justice Church
regards the whole scheme OF 'com-
mission. to decide the Presidency as
unconstitutional, and to use his own
words, 'the greatest farce of modern
times" Ex-Governor Seymour has
expressed the opinion that the Dem,
oorats in Congress "made great
mistake" in urging tho electoral com.
mission. His reasons for this opinion
are not like Judge Ohurch's, based
on constitutional grounds.
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CRISTADORO'S
HAIR DYE.

Cristadoro's Hair Dye is the SAFEST and
BEST; it acts simultaneously, producing the
most naturl shades Of Black or Brown; does
NOT STAIN the SKIN and is easily applied.
1t is standard preparation, and favorite
upon every well appointed Toilet for Lady or
Gentleman. Sold by Druggists.
j. CRISTADORO,
z. .. Box, 1888. New York.
Dec 81, 1886 16
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Containing complete list Of all the towns IN
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greater than 5000 according to the last CEN
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each OF the places named. Also, a oataIoone
OF newspapers which are recommended 10
advertisers as giving greatest value in pro,
portion to prices charged Also, all news
papers in the United States and Canada,
printing over 5000 copies each issue. Also
all the Religious, Agricultural, Scientific and
Mechanical, Medical, Masonic, Juvenile,
Educational, Commercial, Insurance, Real
Estate, Law Sporting, Musical, Fashion, and
other special class journals; very complete
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The State of South vCaroIna&
Ik q aR1oiENs C6UNTxs ! WV
I'm COMMON PLEAS.

Baylis w Mansell, Fletcher -Mansell, Camilla
Hendricks and husband James B Hendricks
and others PlaiEtiffsIE xHERF S
against
James Boswell, Robert Il Bowen, VIM A
Clyde, Henry q Briggs, Thomas W Russell,
Orlando g. Folger and others Defendants.
4 COMPLAINT FOR RBI1EF, SO.
PY virtue Of a decreetal order, made by the
I'D Hon. T. H. Cooke, Judge Of the Eighth
judicial Circuit, on the 18th day of July,
A. d. 1875, each and every Of the heirs at
law ofTinsa Emma Johnson, formerly Tin.
ga Emma Mansell, if any there be other
than the plaintiffs above named in this ao-
ton, are hereby summoned and required to
appear before the Clerk Of this Court, iden-
tify themselves and establish their claims to
the funds to be distributed, herein on or be-
fore the 21st day of July A. D. 1877, Or
forever be debarred of all benefit under the
decree for distribution to be rendered in this
action. ~ -
Given under my,hand and Office seal at
Pickens, this the 18th day Of July A. D.
1876. ..s. - - "a =" .yIF-'
s. D. KEITH,
Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for
50. t%1s15. al Piokens County, S. c.
july 20. 1879 de
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.. IL. uLgfNf,, ) Be- i.gt..' ,..H ~
STAMER1NG cured by Bates appliances
- For description, Sc, address SiMpsoN s
Co., Box 5076, NewYX ork. ia .qng -. .., p.
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Accomm0datlon Trains between Belton and
Anderson on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Stature
days, Leave Bolton at $50 a m, or on arriyYi
al Of Down Train from Greenyille, Leave
Anderson at 200 p M, connecting with Up
.' ," a.n. THOMAS DODAMEAD, gin
.H uo1t . General Superintendent, ~,
JADEz NoRToN, Jr.. General Ticket Agent
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Dr. R. j. G,iIIaIand

uAVING returned and permanently loOa-
LII ted at Piokensville, respectfully Offers
his Professional services to tho citizens of that
vicinity and s1Frouhding country. Charges
reasonable. ~
Mayo ii
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Sparlanburg and Union Railroad !; connect aS
Columbia with Night Trains on the South Car
olina Railroad up and down also S9h TraiHs
going North and South on the ChaslSfs, Co,
lumbia and Augusta and the Wilmin gl on, COp
'IBBEVIELE BRANCH. 0al'"! g.
Train ienve Abbeville at 9.l5s m., eonneeA-
ing with Down Train from Greepville., Leave
Cokesbury at 2.15 p m, connecting with Up
Train from Columbia. ACCOMMODATION Irnina
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Lsay0
Cokesbury at 11.15 M, or on tho arrival a6
the Down Train from Greenville Leaves Aba
beville at ! o'clock p. M, connecting with CP
Train from Columbia. =
ANDERSON BRANCH AND pLUR RIDGE
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Schedule.

Atlanta & Richmond Air Line Railway
PAssENaER TRAIN NEAsrMkRp-nAILY.l ~
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Greenville G. Columbia r. =.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE,

Passenger trains run daily, Sundays, exeept-
ed, connecting with night trains en- South
Carolina Railroad up and down. On and aft
er Monday, December 13, the following will
be the Schedule.
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RsS~ Address all communications, of Whit.
ever character, to Manager Register pub.
lishing Company, Columbia, s. G,
M1y 1S, 1879 81 #r ...
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-23
Not Alone.

Iowa is not the only State in which
the radicals are rampant in conse-
quence of Hayes action in turning
over the South irrevocably to the
democracy. We might publish COL
umn after column Of the fiercest de-
nunciations made by the republican
press and speakers all over the coun-
try, but we forbear, as we do not de-
sire to hurt the feelings of our good
republican friends hereabouts. who
have settled down, accepted the stu
alton, and are becoming tolerable
good democrats. Our business, how
ever, as the dispenser of news to the
people Of this locality, compels us
from time to time to note the storm
clouds that are gathering all along
the political horizon. Those clouds
betoken a coming hurricane which
will prove disastrous to the radicals.
But, as the old saying has it, otis an
i'll wind that blows nobody any
good" and we can reasonably hope
that what will be loss to the republic
can party will be gain to the people.
-Keokuk Constitution (Dena.)
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-23
rru.n. Eac+s and Figures.

To those wanting the best Flour
ground, every sack warranted to give
entire satisfaction, we will deliver at
the following prices:
st. Joseph, A. No. l, the finest made
at $3.50 per sack.
st. Joseph Blue ID, equal TO patent
fancy, $3.50 per sack.
st. Joseph Red ID, first class in every
respect, $3.50 per sack.
II other grades ranging down to
Sl.9o per sack.
We will sell the best Flour, rs well
as all other goods we deal in for less
prices than any house in the west
We can do it because we buy cxclu-
sively for cash and always from first
hands and consumers pay no three OF
four profits. We handle nothing on
commission. We own all the goods
we offer for sale and do all our own
work, and try in every way to ollcl
inducements to consumers to blu.
from us. No. 25 Main st. 12-d3w;
MORTALITY 81 MCLAUGHLIN.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-23
Kentucky Cash Distribution &C.

The attention of our readers is re-
spectfully called to the displayed ad-
vertisement of the Kentucky Cash
Distribution Co., from which it will
be seen that that organization will
distribute, on June Both, the sum of
$4,000. This will be the second of
the series Of Grand Drawings under
the Company's charter, and will be
in the same manner as the
first, the fairness of which is conccd-
ed by all, and to which a long list of
officials have certified. This second
scheme is the best ever offered to the
public, and the price of tickets is only
$40, which are sold in halves and
quarters. Messrs. G.. w. BARROW Il
Co., Of Louisville, KY, are the Gener-
al Managers and the old and well.
known firm of Thos. Ii. Hays & Co.
No. 697 Broadway, New York, Gen.
eral Agents. Any communications
for tickets directed to either Of these
firms will be promptly and courteous
ly filed. =
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-23
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.
A Man May Not be Deprived Of
Them at the Will Of a Cover
nor,

At the present term of the District
Court, now in session at TT. Madison,
an application OH behalf of Richard
ID. Arthur for writ of ha6eas corpus
was made to Judge Newman, claim
ing that he was illegally confined in
the penitentiary Of the State of Iowa
as a convict. The writ was awarded
and the prisoner brought before the
Court. p. S. Semple and j. ii. Craig
appearing for the prisoner and Mr..
McJunkin, Attorney General, and N.
ID. Sprague, District Attorney. APP
peared for the State. 1t appeared
that the prisoner had been once con-
victed and sentenced for ten years by
the District Court of Fayette county,
Iowa, on charge of larceny from a
building in the night time. After
serving portion of his time he was
pardoned by Gov. Kirkwood upon
condition that he abstain from the use
of intoxicating liquors and be guilty
of no violation of the criminal statute
of the State, reserving to the Cover
nor the sole right to pass upon and
determine the question of compliance
by the prisoner with the conditions
of his pardon. Some time ago upon
some kind of information, Gov. New
bold issued a warrant directing the
prisoner to be again arrested and con-
fined in the penitentiary, which was
done.
Judge Newman held after full ar
gument, that while the Governor
might grant conditional pardon,
yet he could not clothe himself with
judicial functions. That his under.
taking in this case to pass upon the
question of the prisoners compliance
with the conditions of his pardon,
was an invasion of the defendants
constitutional right to enjoy his lib.
erty untilan opportunity was granted
to make his defense, and have jury
of his countrymen pass upon the com.
pliance or non compliance with the
terms of his pardon, and that the pro
ceeding of the Governor in ordering
his arrest, was wholly unauthorized
by law, and that the prisoner shoult
be discharged, which was done.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-23
improvements.

Ground was broken for Arm
strong's new building, on East MAR
Street, to-day. Chiffon Il Kendall
have the contract for the brick work
and Frank Fielder the carpenter
work. The building will be two
stories high and well finished il
every respect.
Frank also commenced remodeIing
Conn Lewis Opera House, to-day.
He will take down the stairs as 10.
Gated at present, and put up the en-
trance at the corners, and do such
other work as can be done without
taking down the roof. Frank will
push things and soon we may expect
to see new opera house in place OF
the old one.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-23

We understand that the Grand
jury at Des Moines, yesterday, found
true bill against Archie Brown
(colored) for several years porter in
Slavery House, Of murder in the first
degree. Brown is charged with
murder Of Ella Barrett, of whom SO
much has been said and written.
Three other parties were also indict-
ed for murder in the second degree,
two of whom are colored. If we re-
member correctly, Brown was arrest
ed once before ON the same charge
and the people of Des Moines having
such unlimited confidence in him
gave bonds for $1,000 for his APP
pearance to court in less than twen-
ty minutes. There may be some
mistake in this matter, but it seems
to come very straight, it coming
through a prominent lawyer of
Keokuk.
The story goes that Charley Win.
ner the (colored NAM formerly well.
known in this city, sent to the peni.
tertiary from Red Oak, gave the
party away and furnished the evi-
dence which has resulted in Brown
being held for murder in the first de.
gree,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-23
LOVERS REVENGE.
A Discarded Lover Graves the Boon
Of Farewell Kiss, and Bites Off
His 1namorata's Nose.

A young German woman named
Louisa Veartfeil was engaged in
teaching school about six miles south
of Waukon. On the 7th of this
month, on the morning of that day, a
Norwegian who had vainly endeav-
ored to gain the affections of the
teacher, approached the school house,
and calling the teacher to the door
informed her that he was going
away and had called upon her to in
duce her to change her resolution.
But the girl was resolutc in her deter
mination to discard him, and told
him so. He then asked as heaven
ly boon one parting kiss, which was
reluctantly consented to. But the
fiend instead of kissing her, bit her
nose off, and fled, remarlsing that he
had destroyed her beauty. The
young lady's friends carried her to
Waukon to receive surgical treat
ment. A warrant is in the hands Of
the sheriff for the arrest of the Nor
wegian who has so far eludsd the
officer.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-23

Gail Hamilton observes: "Compar.
ed with the ordinary party organs
reprehensible as these often are-the
organs of reform have bad pre-em-
inence in the violation Of the Ninth
Commandment. The only advantage
which they have over their neighbors
is that they flaunt the banner of vir-
tue while holding the carnival of vice
Under a thin vail of Pharisaism, one
discerns the judgment of the infant,
the conscience of the assassin, the tao.
tics of the Thug. 1 set the Spring.
field Republican alongside the Nation
as brothers in unity of SANDER; and
I confidently assert that no pecula.
ton, no dereliction of duty has been
committed by any officer of the clvil
service that is more malignant in its
motives, more savage in its methods,
more immoral in its tendencies, more
cruel in its legitimate results-in one
word, more destructive of society
than the ISLANDERS perpetrated by these
reformers.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-23

Henry Zulauf Jr., and Fred
Schawbkey have recently purchased
the machinery of the Ottumwa Wool
en- Mill Company, and have repaired
and improved it in such manner
as to warrant first class work in every
particular. Our farmer friends will
lind them honorable gentlemen, and
will receive the best of work on the
shortest notice. They propose to buy
wool, exchange yarn for wool, or
make trade that win in every in
stance be mutually satisfactory. Bring
on your wool, and receive in return
yarn, rolls or the money. Satisfac.
ton guaranteed in every instance. i 2wl
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-23
One of the New Features of the
of the New Civil Service
HaTA,1S1

Which has not met with success,
and which will not be tried again,
was the sub-letting of the Postoflice
Department advertising to advertis-
ing agents. The author of the plan,
it is said, was VIM. M. Grosvenor,
who, not wishing the government
alone to derive the benefit from it,
secured the contract for proteges of
his, named Luther E. Shine and Il. Il.
Mack, of New York. Government
advertising has heretofore been sent
directly from the department to the
newspapers, and the regular adver-
Using prices of each newspaper pat
ronized have been paid. Under that
plan the government has paid to the
newspapers direct, without the inter-
ference of middlemen, all the money
appropriated for advertising. But
that eminent civil service reformcr,
Grosvenor, somehow impressed Sec
rotary Schurz and Postmaster GEN
eral Key with notion that some of
his friends, although they do not run
newspaper, should come in for a
slice. So when the recent advertise
ments were ready they were given to
Messrs. Shine and Mack to farm out
they receiving 25 per cent. of tn /,
amount paid for advertising and the
newspapers Is per cent. This strikes
Messrs. Shine and Mack and their
friend the eminent reformer, Mr..
Grosvenor, as very advantageous
job for the government, as the news
ers and not the government lose the
rs per cent. which they make. The
recent advertisement of mail routes
was very profitable one. Postmas.
ter General Key selected the papers
in which he wished it inserted, and
sent the list with copy of the adver.
tisement to Shine and Mack. They
notified the newspapers named by
the Postmaster General, and paid the
bills, retaining Is per cent. commits.
sion. Secretary Schurz was the frs,
to be humbugged into this business
and he, it seems, persuaded Postmas
ter General Key that it was good
scheme. Judge Key does not intend
to continue the plan, however, ant
hereafter advertising will be sent di
rect from the department to the news
unprecedented Ocean.