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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1879-11-27

3 A young man at the Methodist
Church Fair vas walking around the
hall with the motto, I" God bless Our;
Home pinned on his coat. Yet'
like the man who wrote Home,
Sweet Home, he didn { have any,
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the teatator's viii, the interest of
M. P. Brooks (the life-tenant) given,
to her for life by Mrs. Mary Carroll's
will, is given and bequeathed to her
absolutely. That according to the
testimony, the said negroes referred
to,in paragraph 2 of the report, were
bought by: testator at the sale of Mrs.
CAROLS estate, and were paid for
after his death by the lifc-tenant with
a portion Ct the very share coming
to her from that estate (Mrs. Car
roll's) givsaSas,her~as aforesaid by
The tentht of testators will.
and Aerls of course regarded
Item as saerer returned
tLe,,,-a$ = Ssi1in4:.s, ,esLnte""
We nd fierce, the De-
fendanS zaintiff all con.
c: ing is Sion that these ne
groes wer property of Col.
Brooks, tn were not returned
AS a partN his estate after his death,
and thatthey were Mrs. Brooks's own
properly, The Supreme Court, how
ever{aecrees that the presumption is
that they formed part of the estate
CT Col. Brooks, and that it must be
assumed that they passed into the
life estate. The Court deals largely
in presumption, assumptions aud as
sertions.
This cause was argued elabol .tely
before ex-Judge Townsend, who, how
ever, went out of Office soon after,
leaving the case undecided. Judge
Shaw subsequently, appointed him
referee of ali the issues. Townsend,
Referee, filed his report 18th July
1878, and reports in regard to this
matter:
"I am of the opinion that these
slaves, after being paid for, were new
Intended by Mrs. Brooks TO consti-
ute part Of her life estate. but
we're considered her own property,
md her executor should rot have
credit for the purchase money Of
hem
This finding of the Referee goes
certainly to the extent chat if there
,ver was legal demand against the
estate of Col. Brooks in regard to
hese negroes. it has long since been
.emnuAa by Mrs. -r'.5lo9ss, who reim-
sl5s :ha liCper- !
,--,l
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ii uzu Deeu. Impressed

~ -. IL - 80 - - faa. all the prisoners
lnpa Lu' 49, co. fnl disposed to sour
lons IN 4 sss Superintendent
W u ,rrtoo Trezegant did
i-'i,i 80 ,'- t.. eY.5mentofcopyict
~, - ....,,;os] such charges
s..' l' 1evs,,nmmopsd to sp.
:. .,lrl ofDirectors ofthe
s..sgecc these charges.
j. II September our
.. pr.qi,;ent and Super
go lcGore The Board |
~ ~. 5;;.ss..owing in written
@.l a5..as ,us certificates
'-,:s mar the stock. |
's :, road road that the
>'e IS ,vsu Without out foun
- substance Of
a.. ..a published in
%. respeectfully 70 sub
80 5ut fair to pub
;o'l ~ q, h. charges also.
Il ne sn.i ~, all the an
| IN 10 The world TO-
,ot fssr being ac-
ss:..'' iasent ,nal guilt or
IN car treatment OF
& c-nT, a2 iay is a jewel
-. -. .aib y onsh. 70 be deard.
a. ''>sa psstigation by
- : 5e'e.' nj the Penitentia,
foa.'' "a, :, ,.c.,ar It was agreed
: IA a. s.. b, Penitentiary
P.,5I.1,., p ~ 5 I'm 5arl through its
I.,.ssrt Gen T., :s7isy, that DR..
pone .,os:5i;s. 3 i the peniten,,
:; .-a IL NJ lie, who had
I lI.. g,rr.,5 E ~. of railroad
, e., e., h. 4 saln6 make thor
ouo ~. .-.,oi,1.5sr II! The convicts
ou o". 81: ~osd 1s5a ssek and well, and
l orde, n or .ssu back to Columbls
80 10 l2advis bic, because o
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NUMBER 81

Cur company got its first hundred
co1nlga1iicts from the P Penitentiary on the
2lta Of September, 1877 and asour
own surgeons examined each one be-
iore, receiving him, they were for the
mos, part a very healthy lot Of la
borsrs, am 1rA, whom only SIX deaths
occurred, :eqea when coaating sever
Al Who were Filled fortrying TO es-
caps during the fret eight. months
thai We had chem, say up to May
1873. ]
But aftsrwe obtaiEsd a second loS
Of fifty consicts on the 2nd of My
.lSzB, tue sickness and mortalltyE
among sh.sa soen developed y
.fasrir aad hen ss g9s stl
- y,ssAS. ~ ~
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whom ever comp'ei WI VDs
of s.le. think I hsva aaeom,4 aAed
my purpose, to viS' % Ss'~ 'n' r +" 80
two propositions 'r a5Ss oD7 'psa
which the Supreane 1oQ5' 's'.'
lied to support 'te'' se'gse
terly withoutfouno d
sion I will say TIA ne 81
able thing in thu .--4 %
cese, is that the e.es a2te as 8
tate of Col. VIII bfs. g
obtained decree - as .s..., 90,
tors estate, to tls anl Of ~.
over his own evi ieac %G3 @s,;ss5:s.s 49,.
own exception. ,
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~ .s;>t, sCilONlGG c.Hs' S>o'so
First, IL Is not disputed that the
debt was a legal demand against the
estate of w. Brooks, and was paid
bv Mrs. Brooks out of her individual
estate; sheis accordingly emitted to
acredit therefor.
Second. There is no evidence that
Mrs. Brooks treated the slaves In
question as her individual property,
or in any way denied the rights OF
remaindermen in respect thereof
She is entitled to The credit claimed.
Much argument is not necessary to
refute these bold assertions, In my
effort to show error in the decree IN
this matter 1 shall rely chiefly upon
the evidence taken by the referees
the reports of the referees, the ad,
missions of the executor OF Col
Books az set forth in his various ex
c,ptions, and>upon the decree of tn
Circuit Judge. 1t is also worthy Q
note tsat the executor did not, in hi
complaint, set up this claim as a ie
gal demand against the estate OF nj
testator, but on the contrary ass.re'
the Court and the legatees, that tn
life.estate survived the war and II
consequences, free from debt or IL
cumbrance. will trace this matte
step by step, from the beginning.
September 1875, testimony, IN IL
matter was taken before Griffin, Il
cree, who filed his report in octot
of shat year, and in 1875 he made
see.A report, in neither OF VIM
did he allow this claim as a legal 9
mand against the estate of W. broo
To this report the ezeentar escani
as follows r,;tt
:. o~.a;t. the life.tenant with the P
.oent ~ Of the amount Of the purchs
Of III. negro shares (in the aggrel
ann Of s1.75o,) by the testat0s
the sale of the estate Of Mary
,oT rol, deceased the amount of
,S,,, purchases having been paid as IS. a
paainst testator's estate by the
tenant, tenant, hisezecutris, after his de-
IN december 1875 this cause
.9sned bsforv-yn-s~-Spdgs eaTps sE.'
a.sa a.so referred back to the Refer
VINO VINO noints in issue, and amo
them as follows;
! That The Referee inquire and
nors as to the slaves mentioned N n,
pUeentor's pOss sixth exception, whst
"a slaves were the property OF
,,fs.tenant ,aia OF of the sestatoF,
llls l,ashsr they are on the inventor. I..
; ssasstoTs estate made by the life.
ssssi, as N 1852, and whether they !, .
aa;d an 4 for By the lifsztsnant out out Of Of
FUND funds Of testatOr's estate: Ins mere re-.
anril 1876, filed his rep0f
which we fnd the f0i,0S
:. II find that the slaves ss fSs Is.
10 in the sixth ezcep'l0s = . ths
olsion were not q part a1sst. o. me :,
Of Col. Whitfield DsOgaT sa,lov,
the executor sneepts e as ,sats fG,''as va,
lss. That BY the 'snsh GA
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For the Advertiser.
BROOKS AGAINST BROOKS.

MEssRs ED1roRs.-The following
/ extract from the decree of the Su-
preme Court in this case is the entire
d cree in regard to The subject mat
ter Of this communication: -" Itap-
pears by the report Of the referee
that Whitfield Brooks purchased ne
grces at the sale of the estate of Mrs.
Carroll, deceased, part OF which were
originally purchased by ]. B. La
Borde. Mrs. Brooks paid for snch
purchases out of legacy coming 10
her from the estate of Mrs. Carroll.
gAs RzssgPBf54R yaa haH o4msa t6sTs Re
the estate OF W. Brooks at his death,
and therefore passed underthe clauses
OF his VIII. This, however, is not
important. 1t is not disputed that
the debt was legal demand against
the estate of W. Brooks, and was
paid by Mrs. Brooks out of her inli
yidnal estate. She is accordingly
entitled to credit therefor. She is
not entitled to interest on such pay
ment, as she had the of the prop
erty of the estate under the Hfe-ten
ancy, which was subjected to the dis
charge of such debt. The refereei,
clearly in error in holding those ne
groes to be the property Of Mrs.
Brooks on the ground that they were
not included in the inventory of the
estate. They must be assumed to
have formed part of the estate tha
went under the -esiduary clause to
Mrs. Brooks as tenant for iifs She
qoas not bound to return an .t,auentoyy
Of property held by her as life tenant,
and not aa the character Of erecutrar
If such an inventory was in fact
made, it was unnecessary. The rights
of the remainder men to demand an
Inventory depended on allegations of
waste or the like. The inventory
spoken of in Devlin VS. Patterson
(McMullan's E, 459) is clearly !, spe
cial inventory distinct from that re
CURED of an executor as to property
of his estate held in that character.
In Robertson vs. Collier q Hill eh.
540) the inventory that may be re-
quired of life. tenant of an estate ~
mass is spoken of a ons OF tie ee,7
edias for the protet .o. .
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The Conrt in tbe decree saws !.

4aC SOQ1u AZ thO NSS1SS
"There is no evidence that Mrs.
Brooks treated the slaves in question
as her individual property" Let us
see if the Court is correct. Read.
Gen. R. G.. M. Dunovant sworn, says,
as to slaves mentioned in this section
Of the order, that he has examined
both the sale bills of the estate OF
Mrs. M. P. Carroll and the inventory
Of 1852, That he knows the negro
slaves referred to in this section OF
the order as charged against Whit
field Brooks on the sale bill Of Mary
P. Carroll. They are not on the in
ventory of 1852. He knows it of his
inventory by the same name as some
OF these are not the ones charged to
Whitfield Brooks at the sale of Mrs.
.na.s 49,. T., ~ Ss. 49,, o.,5 ,,., E
n1yI ~ go
49,, 49, ,,..axss,,, w - ~, - ~ a,a1. I - WIZ
s.15 p..,oi. y
nh;,.I III; :. az
pA'' " e;e.'r' e li'
'ou'' auo -, 'ig' '' ~
nlee VI - al = 80 80 I
sto''t 'eu' - : o. . ID. ~ -
t. M
Gu. c0a-s 80 - ~
49, up0.
- tbs rnst,er :. 50,
,,o;na = CO.. a. IL.
Bnt tbsra ;s 9TH, II
noint i n rraa I
rho asta.o sc ~
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$l3,ooz6s
Deduct Treasurers oommissions$4oo.-
$l2,6O7,69

Probable deficiency for the year
1875 will be, 81 ,O95, so.
The County Treasurer has reported
the following amount collected by
him on the 81 mill tax for year 1878 8
upon to date. 10 wit, $9,l74,55.
Add Licenses. $30U,G0.
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Total expenses of the

Total expenses OF tne
years,lS7S-9, $l3,7o3 Is
The to'al am5unt Of the 81 NIL
tax levi.d for County purposes for tine
year 1888, as shown by the Audi
tors books, is $l2,56902.
There are some extra assessments
and collections to be added to the
above, amount, not yet reported to
the County Commissioners. 8
Add also for Licenses issued by the
Commissioners during the fiscal year
1889 $4,000
Add amount receied by the County
Treasurer for fines reported by
him, $l3s,67
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CeUNTY COMMISSIONERS q
TO CoMPTRGLLEg aENg

Annual Report of the couI
mIssioners of Edgeheid :
the Comptroller GeneFaii
Year 1850, beginning lsi
ber, 1873 and Ending 3ot9
1879.
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2. The County Commissioners by
their last years report showed the
defciencency existing for the years,
1878, to be $s,O4so2
Since that report, other cisims came.
in for that year and were pasaed,
amounting to l'ooo. 70 10
Total def'cy for ls77=7s 81 zes.7Ez e
The Legislature at its last session
authorized the levy levy of one mill.
to pay this deficiency, said levy
amounted to $3,59l.l5,
Ifthis is all collected and applied,
there will remain a deficiency for the
years, 1878 of $lll2,62.
8. The County Commissioners BY
their last years report showed ade-
deficiency existing for the years.;
1861, Of $525.l2. and requested
that fax be levied to pay it, but no.
tax was authorized and that defcien.
cy remains still unpaid.
The following deficiencies there
fore remain to be provided for by
future legislation, to wit:
Deficiency for 1867, 525.0
Deficiency for 1878 ll2.n.
Deficiency for 1889, $685. 30
Total deficiencies to be
provided for. 32,7SS,M
4. The following are the estimates
Of the expenses Of Edge6eld County
for the fiscal year commencing No )
vember l, 1879.
County Auditors Assessments, 3 400 90
County Commissioners, 1000 90
Jury, Witnesses, Constables
and Clork Of Court, $500 0o
sen and Jail fees. $500 90
Trial Iustices and Constables, 1000 90
C0roner 200 O0
Poor ho1se and Poor. 1000 90
Bridges, S.ooo 10 10
Repairs on public buildings, i6o 90
Post moftem examinations
and Lunatics, Soo w
Contingent expenses, ooo w
Office Rent, ioo W
sio,s5e 90
We the County Commissioners OF
Edgefeld County do hereby certify
that the foregoing is a true and cor.
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3, - tbose conviots as,ye are inform

nv Of those convicts aswe are inform
e were afflicted withsypbiiis, drop
sy generally debility orother constltu-
tionnul disease, which rendered them
unfit for grading railroad and made
them easy victims fcrthe rayages OF
disease. Although our written con !,
Tact called for seventy FIVE "a6lr6oa-
led convi.ts, yel we reoeive'' seven seven
under fifteen years Of nge anl others ,,r
having syphilis, epile sy, etc. We
do not charge that those conylcts
were the picked .nvalids of the pspl-
tentiary, but it isnos feasonsbla tn, tssi
the most able-bo1isd or healthy were ,
selected b the o5ee lls si she penn, 2.
tentiary, to be sent us, partlcuiariy
whenswa were sosglad t5ssst; any
that Ewe look all.@Rho. vert ~
eral who bad 90 ;s,s. IS ~ ], .s8ssi
Pen sentisry rs 6s & arsI.
LesSceS Il We q. !, 3 .5,s 81 ,lt sIs
been. gqjtlY 8 6 &, rs {, ssss
ezhib;;t ;9.l.. esasis LIE nor.
wnica :i.i hes zee t..!is.s 9ls road
altnoilst''s, @ "a: iaso III at, Gen.
tallty sllol ts11 s sa sa.s own ex-
was SET :. ON 'l, .o9t s' lJsaa at ofthe
T. Hs b sTaolsy 3G;s. a Lipacomb,
gense. Ialssile = .ssSs saiiie board Of
Penitsntlary. -; ) ~. p Giving
admits il his : ::::a,s ne oar
Directors Of tileFsss.}5.s u. @ !, anst last.
an account Of s, & =; ; ,.s7a a ate 2nd
stocEaae ! on e So s.ya lie came
OF eepseaoe aeai4ed a letter
to inspscG ~ President
auenas q lug that a great
from stsn- : sickness existed
OF y u 9 ~. $ slse,i to the com.
among thes she psnitentiary,
pany sSq;s;tsfSonr CON. n
s1s ! hs ellssSs Y siav az August,
Dr.. Dr.r s,T.s5}Sitdo SO by.
victs urftg sso:a S vet both OF
whstl l:ls are correctly IN u
Supef Son, ;sir handed by an
\ al, 4 4kz.r
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The annual session Of South Carolina
Conference will be held inGharleston on
the 18th of December.
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enss of 1900. E,eJJ a. 9 .ssss.

4 "a I1,s, 81. II.
lsss Il e { 8
s. 3, Eel 4 Yargs Of Il
5t,a. e + es,sSs sxssnsis,. of 1sshs = =
road especially when vo E5l 3
.spartanbur5 and also also Z. 4
= srsatest : iss i ssapo.5, Port Ro5a sA
,sHty ! Northwest Therefors ~
55eo,ls in western Carolina are aselS A.
r. l;sp sonoerned in It's early comple letlca
nrar.ioularly the counties OF = Bsaasoss
s.olleton. Hampton, BarnEell sssS
ISdae6eld, &c. Now that we nass 4
~ m1 Serious sickness among our con-
yicts and that they are all Torksns
spIsndidIys I except four Or islse i e 81
bIe ones unaccountably lett sts, ass, #
.Eseems hard that we shoulda. da.,, hsS
out work atathl uncty
grading is nearly "a
4 When our; i railroad taIe Il
4 gun to Be collected ing j
4 ship along the line
4 ta, to + 6s road is to be suss
. viii be the Ease tenPoesalis
s fan Tie c5nyicts are to ~
! : uav 3, except exc eight, for it ls
10 TO- offer to leave us only e.s
- <I1y T,,t
: VIII wIl'a also 9 become denoralizsd '
! ! nreI nrobability. alyi and thereby gssatl5
barrass us, but doubtless ths = 81 s:
eitv. M medicsl experts from tae,assp .s Z .sarE
: l' tai and tia allIes intended our ws5I :ss;
3 sS, should be suspended and our 9rs ssa !
= = ro road taxes, too, if osable. ass sSs1 es1
:. : yicts Or no conyicts our roaa q sas. osl
r not prove . failure and oar ssSTsl ssYsss
: = holders bi and friends may rest 7assufs'
or Of this. 4 ayes abuse,
- ar t7ngs IL lasIsrsastns fHs .S'S'ts-
y1., 80 49, .seHTr az
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THE RillRoaD eoNYICTs.

ne Defence of,he Greenwood and Au-
lgusta Railroad Direct. rs-How the
Convicts Have Been Cared For.
irhe True lnwardness Of the Pcnlten-
tiary Investigation.
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tise IS lie said lr6ss sof them were

~; .ss :; M
se is Is lie said most of them were S
aalE y 8 5nfaT ii Il 81 y die on eas
"a h;a cofb oIs ern'sss - ~.
iess ~ s e They have
;se: l s aictss they would, n Il
,rssf a, sam bsrss But hellaas lot e ! sss.,
sFass ecesaTed from super ntea.
sass s y. sss spsoonb on the "a OF prll y
'ssss ases 11Issysssed ia far more appal
81 s. la sonsiidering the alrae we 9
I asSs Sd them, tnsn any Of the esnsr
4 ugust 1875, superinte tendens5 :
y, - a S Visited it our our Stockade2 20. 9
i; sies when there was nearly g
M s sssis s;sEness I 81 and as many deaths
~ q i !. 4 sSs 5 cnnyiicts as there were az
sssae 3 IL No. IS in in August,
II ,s,r Snneriin tsnd dents pscombo visit
3 II = oI,r. r. request. Superinten
aFmsle highly pralssa me ssa as
s 8 aTsa,snsrement Of the prisoners,
5 : ssss2 8 = Ill ifif,,say ing we were
2 fs J better part by the eonyictsdln
m Dr. temporary country quarters 1nsh
D could sdofor them N the peIma
M ouarters Of the Penitentlary.
s9s itsa,iob ii 4 our stockade No: 5 an Y 2 ITS
spoMia5ments M and discipline 2 al :.
yadss T. S. Z duplicate OF Stockade No. 9
:. WS;s Il slicited the warm encS Snlams' laIn'
II iei saperin tendent Parmele N loao, % q
s5igaH Superintendent hpscomo y aas Y
!. IA satisfied with anything ne say a.
IEstdekdaae No. 5 inll l879. ). 1,
81 s5S submitting this statement o. q
d faet; to the public. we claim II ae;ll =
n;siak kes have been made, they were
5 I eonyicts have always Seen :
Il ,s, md generally well q othea = q
secretary mn \, s. =
fh., tors have issas
s,..s Ilssd all due VIZ
hsraaks 9
siiaoign " IS siss
srsyroas conditioaaf cor
- to disease beyond III pal
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y l4s bsen empio, sd

!. ssguIar llp.o o!..' l.''u ~ -: =
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"a =
si;sea Esn isasrz
:san fit ssiSssf5 = &
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Add Fines. 1856.
$s.6ls.D.
Add Jury ticketspaid BY Treasurer.
2,269,9s.
1856,
...l-
Add Fines.
$ll.sss.lg.

2. The County Commissioners by
their last years report showed the
defciencency existing for the years,
1878. to be $9,O4S.02.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1879-11-27

Since that report, other Chains came.
in for that year and were passed,
amounting to $l'ooo.2
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,S5 S.s
~ hY o. mt
= as:s ,s:sps
OF CIR, {,
e 2: sr,S's Z. q
= J, |, !. :. 4, ,ssaFf
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We the County Commissioners Of
Edge6eld County do hereby certify
that the foregoing isa true and cor.
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press; the exciting contests Of the Republican
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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-12-17

q THE Sun will deal with the events OF the year
1880 in its own fashion, now pretty well k1der
stood by every body From January 80 Decem
Der 81 it will be oonduc,ed as newspaper; wns
ten in the Englisn language. and printed FOR the
people. =,
II in the most ineligible shape-the shape that
win able its readers to keep well abreast Of the
age with the least unproductlve expenditure OF
time The greatest intsrsst to sns sreaiess num-
up. It now has circulation very much larger
than that of any other American Newspaper, and
enjoys an income which it Is ct all times Pre-
readers. People OF oil conditions OF life and all
ways of thinking buy and read The Sun; and
they all derive satisfaction of some sort from its
columns, for they ksep on buying anu fsSuns y.
believes that the emily guide of policy should be
common sense. inspired By genuine American
principles and backed by honesty OF pprpos g
ganzation, OF interest 1t is for all. bat of none
It will continue to praise what Is good ana re-
guage is to the point and plain. beyond the POS
sibi ity of being misunderstood. 1t is aninfiu-
enced by motives that do not appear on the sur
may be had by any purchaser for two cents. It
b ties injustice and rascaiity even more than it
hates unneces. ary words 1t abhors frauds.
species. It will continue throughout the year
1880 to chastse the first class instruct tn second,
and discountenance the third All honest mem
taEen ars It's iends And Tar Sun makes
bones of telling the truth to its friends and about
its friends whenever occasion arises Tor plain
These are the principle upon which TIE sus
will be conducted durirs the year to come.
The year 1880 will be one in which no patriotic
American can afford to close his eyes to public
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