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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1880-01-15
Masonic Elections.

At a regular communication of Wat
son Lodge, No. 13l, A. F. NJ, held Nov.
%, 1879, the following officers were duly
elected and installed, viz:
J. H. Watson, w. M.
A. B. Watson, S. W.
II. E. Vansant, ]. W.
A. w. Denny, Treasurer.
J. W. Denny, Secretary.
w. r. Oringer, s. D.
G. Funderburg, j. D.
c. Watson,
J. A. Rodgers, Tiler.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-21
AIte0ed Armu Crookedness.

A San Francisco special says: "a
supposed crookedness in the subsist-
ence department of the United States
army is being dragged into daylight
here. 1t appears that the commissary
general at Washington thinks it more
to the interest of the government to
purchase pork, bacon, hams and lard
in Chicago and ship them by rail than
to purchase them in San Francisco
The government could purchase here
as good pork at a price $3.50 cheaper
per barrel than it costs laid down here,
bacon deemed better by the trade for
$2.95 per 100 pounds and the same
brand of eastern hams one to two cents
per pound cheaper. The depot pur-
chasing commissary says he merely
forwards the market quotations to the
Washington commissary general, who
orders the goods which he considers
most advantageous to the government.
Two hundred and fifty barrels of pork
are now in transit from Chicago, via
New York and Cape Horn, costing
eventually in that way about SO more,
to which are added the risk and deteri-
grafton by the pickle rusting, and fin
ally by sale of condemned stores. -
Other articles are bought and shipped
here on which the government receives
bargains of a similar character.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-21
On q Floating Cake of Ice With
an Insane Man.


George Penn, survivor OF the party
caught ON breaking ice on the st. Law
renee River while crossing from Canaan
oque to Griudstone Island recently, tells
the following story of the nights adven-
ture
s.Tbe wind blew q
hurricane, and 1t was becoming pitch
dark. Suddenly we all broke through
| at once, ,and then each tried to save him
self. found a cake big enough TO sus-
tain me in kneeling position. should
think remained on my knees about two
hours, when the ice broke to pieces un-
der me, and again was in the water
and chilled to the marrow. The moon
hal C me out, and padded TO the cake
on which Cummings stood. l found the
poor fellow was losing his mind and
perishiEe. He was thinly clad, so ok
my overcoat off and wrapped I. around
him and got on the windward side to
protect him from the gale. To add to
my distress and terror, the motion of the
Ice, as It rose and fell with the waves
and ground against other piecrs, made
me sick, and began to fear that
should have TO give up. Cummings was
BiOWibb Wthhci, anu otTOfc W dTOuSo
him. asked him about his family, and
how many children he had. He said five,
and begged him for their sake to bear
up. About this time we saw lights on
the shore, apparently about mile dis
TINT. told him to look, help was COM
ing? He turned his eyes and exclaimed:
See! see ! There is one, two, three, ,elev-
en- boats coming for us ? He was insane.
| told him to cheer up, they would be
here shortly. He became unmanagea-
BILE, broke away from me, said he was
going ashore, and walked off the edge
Of the ice. caught him by the leg, but
my hands were numb, aud before l could
raise him he gave a violent kick, broke
my hold and went down. l was lying
fiat on the ice, and l watched for him to
come up, but nothing but few bubbles
arose. l was now alone and supposed
the whole Iarty had perished and that
such would be my fate too. was res
cued at half past II, having been on the
ice nine hours, six and half Of 1t on
q lating ice."
The daily gazette., 1880-02-21
----17th -----
Popular Monthly Drawing OF the
Commonwealth Distribution Co.,
AT MAoAULEx's THEATRE.
In the City OF Louisville, on
Saturday, February rs, 1850.

These drawings, authorized by act OF
the Legislature OF 1869, aud sustained by
all the Courts OF Kentucky occur regularly
on the last day OF every month (Sundays
excepted), and are supervised by promia
nent citizens OF the State.
The Management call attention to the
grand OppOrLunIty presented Of Obtaining.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-21
LOWING PRIZES.

Whole Tickets o.. Halt Tickets, Sl.
~ Tickets, t5O. So Tickets, 500
All applications for club rates should De
made 70 the home Office.
Full list OF drawing published In Louis
Vile Courier Journal and New York Her
aid and mailed TO all ticket holders. Send
ali ORDERS by money or bank draft in let
ter or by expI sss. Orders OF s5 and up
ward by express can be sent at our ex
psnse. Address X M. BOARDMAN.
Courier Journal Building, Louis willie, KY,
orat No. 1853 Broadway, N. Y.
tu.thu6sat-ddy3w.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-21
Grant Plans.

THE Projected TOUR OF THE eEEER
AL THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
STATES. 45
A correspondent at Washington says
| The promoters of the Grant movement
In Washington are relying upon the eff
feet Of the reappearance Of their candi-
date In the United States before the
meeting Of the Chicago Convention To
give their 'sboom" final impetus that
shall carry the nomination Of Grant
through with hurrah against all cppo-
sition.
On the return of the General from
Mexico IL is intended that he shall land
at New D leans aud make triumphant
progress through the Southern States,
The white people Of that section are ex
pected to treat him with marked con-
sideratioD and respect. They are being
depended upon to give him, in their ex-
citable way, assurances Of political sup
port, and thus to revive the Democratic
Grant "boom" about which there Was
some talk month or two ago. In sd-
dition to that, 1t is believed that the
colored men of the South will make an
enthusiastic demonstration In favor Of
the General; aud that the whole pio-
ceeding will have such an effect on the
canvass for the nomination as to make
the success of any other candidate en-.
tirely out of the question.
The four circumstances upon which
the Grant men base their hopes, there
fore, are First. the solid vote of Penn
sylvania, which they think Senator
Cameron has already secured for them !;
secondly, the seventy votes Of New
York State, which they believe Sena-
tor Conkling will be able to give TO
General Grant; thirdly, the solid vote
of Illinois, which they do not yet admit
that any other candidate can break; and
lastly, the enthusiasm which General
Grants return is expected TO inspire.
This combination Is not one that Is
despised by the thoughtful friends Of
other candidates. They believe that
they can defeat It but they well know
that they will have no easy task.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-21
II 1882 Dozens
|. .a;es'. Gents and Children's
HOSIERY.
,,.,ot. 18th street, Philadelphia.

our buyer visited the great centres Of the Hosiery trade
an. as.s n.s. :s. . n s,1 'ss ssp '.
e' Under the stimulus Of low prices and the eager
4 n n - n.oed orders amounting to
The daily gazette., 1880-02-21
l4.782 Dozens

Fancy Silk In Childrens Fancy Cotton l25
kd@ Englh ,.e 100 dos, dox.
English co,,or 900 doz Fancy
M english Unbesehed In cbdren,s German Fanoy Cotton 90
w. ITO dozen Tn Men Eng,sb Fancy silk II dox
unbescna Fancy
Fancy Isie
In
doE.
Unbleached In
In Menu
Lin Cotton Oho In Fancy
Cotton FANCY a. 49,
o., a So-
% fancy English Cotton s In Men. German Fancy Cotton 7a do,
Do s Fancy Iisle Unbeached
will be hardly steamer from the other side for the next thirty
% o have some Hosiery for We have opened many
ar. daily opening more We feel confident our prices will
!. ..,b criticism and beyond competition
The daily gazette., 1880-02-21

1857 Prizes, amounting to. .Sllu, 400
Responsible corresponding agents want
cd at all points, TO whom liberal cOmpen-
sation wifi be paid.
Write clearly stating full address, for
further information, or send orders by ex-
press or mail, addressed only 70
Ia. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La,
or same person at
No. 3iD Broadway. New York.
All our Grand Extraordinary Drawings
are under the supervision and manage
msnt Of Generals q. T. Beauregard and
Jubal A. EARLY.
N, B.-This Cbmpdnv has NO A AGENTS
IN lhe BRITISH PO.SSESSI0NS and all
persons pretending 20 Be " GI;d sokictttng or
ders By osrcltars or othsvt0tss are SWIND-
LERG tanl4-2taw4wdW.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-21

Thousands of people are loading un-
satisfactory lives, because Of the dispir-
itiDg effects Of Indigestion. Let such try
DR.. Bulls Baltimore Pills IL they would
be healGhy and happy.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-21
an Important InCenti0n For
RL0cbS1lifhs.

There is now i'll operation at the rail-
road smith shop, at the depot, new
blower, which takes the place Of the old
fashioned bellows. II is the invention of
our t0wnsman, John II. Langley, we'll
known as askjllful machinist and general
mechanic. The new invetion is simplicity
its self lf,consistlng only ofa light fly wheel
connecting by a belt with four small fans
in sheet iron cylinder. 1t can be opera
ted by child, and the blast Is powerful
enough to blow the fire to pieces. The
draft is easily regulated, however, by a
very simple contrivance. We are tlld
that it can be sold for about half as much
as the cheapest bellows cost, while it is
more powerful than the largest and most
expensive. 1t is endorsed by all the
practical men who have examined it,and
we hope Mr.. l.. will take steps to secure
his invention, and reap the benefit Of his
ingenuity. Winchester Times, 18th.
Said Boswellto johnson" What Is your
opinion of barbers?" Said Johnson
"Fault is by some found with the
multitudinous discourse Of persons of that
cal ing. but what would the faull-fndcrs
have? The talking of a barber Is as much
mart of his trade as is thr lathering of the
faces of his customers IL operates sooth-
inuly upon the mind of the man who is
being shaved and disiracts his mind from
the little unpleasantnees Of the opera
tion. It is as the droning song of the
mosquito that covers the sting Of Its
bite"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-08-27
The Meaning of reconciliation.

What is the meaning of this "recon-
ciliation ?'' Why Is "the south'' not
s'reconciled ?'' Is "the north" to be
forgiven? Is "lhe south" gravely to
play in the union the part of John KeI-
ly at Cincinnati and pardon the loyal
countrT? The democratic tactics are
the madness of sectionalism. Here is a
section OF the country which has plung-
ed the union into a sanguinary contest,
in which tile section was wors.ed, and
after fifteen years, during which all
that has been asked of it is no penalty,
but tile acceptance of equal liberty for
all citizens, it is seriously announced
that the section will be "reconciled"
upon condition that the control OF the
government is placed in his hands. As
an argument for the support of General
Hancock this is simply silly. The
only ground upon which reconciliation"
that is to say, sectional harmony-is
possible is tT.e acqn:escence of every Sec
ton in equal civil and political liberty.
The parties of tie war continue, because
that equality is denied i'll the old slave
holding section, and the last reason
that would persuade a loyal American
to vote tor General Hancock is that his
election, by giving the government to
those who practically deny eoustitu-
Iional equal rights would reconcile" or
pacify them.-Harper's Weekly.
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-. AUGUST 81, 1890.
VEhaG EngIanSTs Wars have Cost ill Three
Years, Etc., Etc.

In the house of commons on the 18th
the Marquis of Harrington, secretary of
state of India, submitted Indian esti-
mates for the fiscal year OF 1S80-18S1.
Receipts are placed at EGG, TAG, 900 !;
expenditures, 966, ,329 ,00o,-s sarplus
of e4I7 900, showing decrease OF e1,-
600, 900 on each side OF the account as
compared with 1S79-188O. In present
ing these estimates the marquis said !:
There would have been an aggregate
surplus tor the last three years of 911,-
1917 900, but for the Afghan war. The
time is approaching when productive
work in India will no longer be charge
upon, but source of revenue, to the
co1ntly. War expenses for the fiscal
years of '7S, 10, 80, and 80 81 IN
found figures are 914,0 100000, and the
cost Of the frontier railway, e4 900
900, making a total of e18,00l,-
600. Deducting supposed surplus Of
ell 900, 900, it leaves a deficit of e7.-
600 900. Lord Harrington severely
denounced the negligence in preparing
war estimates and undere stiInating not
only the expenses, but the difficulties
of these enterprises on the part OF the
late government. Of the deficit he
said that e3 500 900 remains to be re-
covered this year. A loan has already
been authorized for productive works,
the proceeds of which are to be devoted
. to this purpose. II is also intended to
reduce drawings in India on the same
account about 100000. If these
measures are insufficient, a loan might
be raised in India, but no addition 10
the Indian debt should be made it it
is possible to avoid it. The statement
regarding the imperial contribution to
warexpenses of India must be deferred
until the complete cost of the war has
been fully asceFtalned but the war
was certainly the result of imperial |
policy, and therefore assistance to India |
from imperial resources is necessary.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-08-27

Just now fieas are fashionable.
Everybody has them. There Is no
prejudice against the flea on account of
his color. II the flea was perfectly
white, people could be more familiar
than they are. Some people are care
less, anyhow, about the color line. The
Bible says the flea is wicket VIXEN no
man pursueth, which means, if you
want to cure a flea of his wick
einess you must catch and make good
Indian of him Various remedies for
fieas have been suggested. One is to
cover your entire body with a coating
of tar. The best way is to hire de-
tcctive to watch flea until lie is tired,
then pour on an ounce OF chlorcform
on him and send for q policeman.
There is NO such thing as keeping tieas
out of the house, although an old man
in San Antonio, who was very observ-
ing. said that there would be no fieaS
in house if the women were kept ont.
It was the women that brought f1ea<
in house. The flea is round-should.
dercd' and keers his nose to the ground
like dog trailing a rabbit. Like all
the old residents of the island, the flea
is very brisk and enterprising. which is
the cause of the present tidal wave ot
prosperity. Unlike the rest of the old
residents, the flea does not go north ir
the summer, but stays right here and
enjoys himself at home. The flea has
no politics TO speak of. Like the Hous-
ton Press, he is independent Gazves-
ton (7sr.) Neacs.
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A Notable Death.

Tie death of Viscount Stratford de
Redolife, or Stratford-Canning, as he
was called in the days of his prime, sis
one worthy of remark. Whom George
Canning. whom EnglIsbmen generally
reverence as q very grea: man, was
Prime Minister-1827-he sent this
now dead Visconnt as Minister to the
Court Of st. Petersburg. He had no
title. He was rot 3 noble. He was
simply Ssratford- Canning, and the be-
loved protege of the Premier, who bad
trained him and knew him to be man
Of crest diplomatic ability. The haugh.
ty Czar Nicholas revolted at the thought
shat England should send to his aris-
tocratic Court anybody of less rank
tEan lord as Minister, and refused 90
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wade Hnn,pten-s speech. :

The n. Y 7iidatne prints side by
side two reports ofWade Hampton's
speech at Stanton, July 26th. One as
taken at the time aud printed in the
Stanton valley Tirgin;dn, and recently
put forth as endorsed by Hampton.
from Which offensive passages in the
former are carefully eliminated. The
Tribune shows that Hampton does moi
deny the accuracy of the first report.
The Tribune says: We do not know
what was in Hampton's mind when he
delivered his speech in Stanton, but
we do know what his language meant.
He declared tlat "the Democratic par
ty under Hancock's lead was fighting
tor the same principles that Lee and
Jackson tough, for. aud tor which sonti'-
ern soldiers died" There was DO quail,
ticatlon in the terms nsed.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-08-27

receive him, or at any rate treated him
with such disdain that he asked to be
recalled, and was. Mr.. Canning imme-
diately appointed him Minister at the
Porte, and there he remained till the
close of the Crimean war, always a
sharp thorn in Russia's flesh, ana dur
ing that war aud at the treaty settle
ment greater power tor the humilia-
ton of the pri-le OF Gar Nicholas than
all the armies of the allies aud all the
other diplomats of Europe. In 1852,
when the Earl of aberdeen was Premier,
Gla lstone Chancellor OF the Exchequer
and Pa.merston Home Secretary, STRAIT
ford Canning was made viscount,
wich the title OF Stratford de Reicliffe
His diplomacy at the Porte won for
him the k.ighthoud of the Garter-a
distinction tia. no other nobleman OF
England below the rank Of an earl has,
and very few earls. In the House OF
Peers he has never displayed much
ability. His forte was diplomacy, and
of that he was master. Visconnt STRAIT
ford de Redcliffe was the Oldest man
III the House of Lords. He was born
in 1888, and died in the 92d year of
his age.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-08-27

The Powers which have been sitting
in Judgment on Turkey promise soon to
be engaged IN general row. France
mas chosen the latter part of valOrs and
insists that moral suasion shall not be
overstepped in dealing with the Turk
She wishes to be neutral in case of
trouble. so that she may husband all
her energies and fall upon Germany at
the first Opportunity. The loss of
Alsace and Lorraine rankles liz the
Frerch mind and cannot be forgotten
II is kept alive by all French writers,
and tokens of lis strength are shown a:
all public demonstrations. Even SO
clearheaded and dispassionate political
thinker as Edmond About loses his
calmness when this outrage 20 France
is mentioned. In his recent novel he
goes out OF his way to bring in bitter
atfact OH the Germans and their meth
ods. When opportunity comes, France
will do her best to Wipe out the old
scores.
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SiSSOrIIs ktIIInS.
scores.

''Does kerosene oil impro We butter %
asks the Efmira Free Press. This is
making light of a rank offense.
1t is the same with nature as with
humanity, when the land gets worn ont
the farmers plaster it.
Ifyou want correct information about
any kind of business, ask the individual
who has never engaged in it.
On last Monday week Frederick
Brigerhoff, at work for F. a. Patterson,
some three or four miles from Indepen-
dencc, fell dead in the header wagon in
which he was at work.
Mr.. Henry Cook, of Damascus, had a
grain OF cheat extracted from his eye
last Friday. lie suffered exernciating
pain from it for nearly tweuty-four hours
before it was taken ont.
The Historian says: Not enough
work has been accomplished by dragg-
ing at The bar below Sand Island To tell
Just what good may he expected, but
there seems TO he very little doubt but
that deep channel will be made to sea-
Mr.. Grays"n. of San Francisco, and
Jos. Tfeiffer of Bonanza, are erecting a
torty-stamp mill at Bonanza City.
Prospectors in the Wood river country
report evidences very favorable tor de-
velopment.
W. w. Baker writes the Historian;
Sand Island has moved more than its
own size northwSrd since 1854, and
argues that improvements should be
commenced on the north shore and SO
compel the river To clean out the channel.
The sight of Mr.. p. NJ. Rinearson's
plum orchard, below Oregon City, is
one cf the finest of the kind to be seen
in Oregon. The trees are literally
breaking down under the weight of tie
fruit, there being thousands of bushels
OF them.
The Dalles Hemizer says: Persons
engaged in digging well ON the place
of Uncle Jimmy Harris, east of town.
yesterday, found small piece of wood
at tie depth of 26 feet, whicn bore un-
mistakable evidence OF having at some
time been cut with an edged tool of
some kind. The query now is who cut
it' ana how long has it been since it was
done?
Leopold II, the present King of Bel
gium, is almost as popular with bis
people as was his wise and just father.
The only word to be heard approaching
censure is about his excessive fonduess
ofeverything military.
The yonng physician of Lyons who
tried to fast fifteen days succumbed at
the end of week It ism, every man
who has Tanners will power or stem
ach.
The Duchess of Edinburgh has bee,
suffering from tie infantile disease OF
measles.
President Hayes owns q 300.acre
Nhcatfeld in Dakota.
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starting new.

Mr.. Grant-Mornin', Jedge. I come
on circumstance l want you to de-
lucidate.
Judge-Well out with it.
Grant-Well de whole circumstance
OBJ de business am DIS Yer see, ledge
il sabery time had tree wife on tree
plantation. Dey got 'long berg well
togedder when dey was apart, and |
was well satisfaction, but siice rebel
time, ;iese "devised statues'' fetch up ali
desc dern nonsense laws bout man
and wife, and find | amt got no wife
tall. Is no 'jection to dat. but jis'
here's wiar de shoe pinch, is here
want yer legal precision. De tac' is,
jedge, wants to jine de church de
b''ss leader say can't come in onless 1
git legally married. Now, kin I, 'cer-
din to law, marrld all tree, or musf
marrid out one2 Et you say but one,
and l tempt it, my spectacle jedge,
you better b'lieye dere will be de debiI
riz on that 'casion in dat church
Judge-Mr Grant, ander the circum-
stauces, seriously advise you TO rub
out all old scores AID begin atresh.
Marry tiew wife.
Gran:-Dot's my ham! l goes in
fur you, jedge, all de time. tells you,
white folks is smart. Whar dey can't
clawtish out, culled folks no use try.
Hyar's quarter. jedge = Charleston
AeacS.
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OreEon's Advantages.

During the last decade the popula-
tion of Oregon has increased 93 per
cent, and that of California something
over 50. The difference has been cans
ed by the San Francisco monopol!-ts.
These mighty potentates have nulIificd
the great natural advantages that make
California immeasurably superior to
Oregon as place of permanent resi-
dence.-iSan francisco Post.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-08-27

Alabama has repuiiated s28, 100000
of its public debt Arkantas, I8,30O,-
600 Tennessee; s22,8aO,0O0; Nort!,
Carolina ,s44 500, 900, and othe, equally
sound and solid democratic states great
er or less sums The readjus,ers OF
Virginia recite these facts in their ap-
peal to the national democratic commit
tee tor recognition as the simon. pure
democracy OF Virginia adding, in
proof of their claim, that they also pro-
pose to repuiiate about S27 ,O00, 900.