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OFFICE OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
WALHALbA, s. c., October 10, 1881.

LL persons holding bills accounts or de-
~ mands OF any kind against the County of
Oconee, which have not heretofore during tho
fiscal year Of 1890 and 1891 been presented
to The Board of County commissioners of said
County ut thrir specr,l meetings, are hereby
notified to dcpos the game win the under.
signed, Clerk OF the Board. ut his office, Wal
hnlla. ). e.. on or by tho lst day of November
next. SO that they mmy be examined and ordered
paid on Tuesday after the first Monday in
November. the day of the annual meeting of
said Board j. S. WERNER
Clerk Board County Commissioners Oconee Co.
October l3. 1881 18.4t
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nesses Zone OF them o eolored boy) no one kne
one card from another, and tho only remaining
witness knew cards and had played little, but
not enough to tell the number Of cards in o
| deck or to know what game the parties were
playing. Tho case is unique In Its smallness
and as all the witnesses pointed to but one 90.
oasion and to but two games, for pipo and
two cent pocket book. which never changed
hands, and that too Whom the game was played
III pine field, wo think tho morals Of Our
county arc hardly of 30 high an order as to re.
quife suoh matters TO find their way into tho
oeptntitn Is denoralizng and ruin6us habit,
entioing tho young into company and temptas
tions which tend 10 destroy the dseiulness of
the Sitisen aud the loss Of both his sotl and
body Still wo hope in the future our Trial
Justices will examine more fully into caSo and
dard is not 30 high as 10 call for the sending up
Of so small and Uncertainty proved oases.
good moral lecture from the Trial Justice against
Sabbath breaking and q caution against gaming
y would .. have accomplished ihofo !, good
'a .aoeuss tn' >, case n, than a trial a tho
dered verdict Of guilty against Elisha Fcndley
and Lee Siegling. Wo presume tho gravamen
of the offence rested on tho fact that the cnrd
playing was On Sunday and this doubtless
prompted the sending up of the case.
In the case Of Tho State vs.. Robert baldwin
appeared in open court aud put in plea of
guilty.
The Court Of Sessions adjourned on
Wednesday at 3 o'clock, after sentencing
Robert Baldwin, for carrying concealed
Weapons, to u ino of $40, or imprisonment
for ten days. Ho paid.
Henry Hembree, assault and battery of
high and aggravated nature, to fno of
S25 or imprisonment for one month. He
paid.
Lee Seigling and Elisha Fcndley, gamb>
ling, to fine of Sl0 ouch or imprisonment
for ono month.
Allen Carver, charged with malicious
mischief, (kilIug hoy) was found MT
guilty.
Battle Greek (Siich. Daily Journal
Upon being spoken to concerning St. Ja-
coos Oil, our fellow townsman. Mr.. Theodore
Wakclee, eaid: bad been suffering with
rheumatism, and obtained tho greatest re-
lief from the use Of st. jacobs Oil. 1t has
also been used in my family for some timo
and has never been found to fail in giving
prompt relief.
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PUBLIC SALE.

WILL sell at public sale, to tho highest
bidder, on The premises, ono mile and a half
IRON Fort Madison on the 9Th day of November
next. unless sold before tho day named ut
private sale. al my tract of land. containing
one hundred and eighty-nnc O80) acres, more
or less, including about fifteen acres of branch
bottom. and sixty acres of open land on the
place, with good buildings and oubuildings and
young orchard
ALSO,
Two h"ndred bushels OF corn, fodder, shucks,
wheat. household and kitchen furniture farm
tools SC.
ALSO,
Ohe good mule ani onehorso wagon, &c.
DO glad to show any one over the land.
@ IerIns cash. W. a. DUKE.
October l3,188l' 48.tdsx
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(South Bond Evening Registor.)

looutn Bend Evening Register.)
When certain pawors are claimed for an
article, and everybody testifics that it does
moro than is claimed for it., to gainsay ita
worth is ueeless. This is tho substance Of
the st. Jacobs Oil record.
WAsHrNoToN, October 31.-Au order
was received in this city for Confederate
bonds to tho amount of $l,000,O0O. It
is said that tho rcceut domand for these
bonds has grown out of tho circumstance
that seventeen milloh of dollars in gold,
placed in tho English banks during the
war, to the credit of tile Confederate Co
vernmeht, is still held on deposit. The
United States Treasury, it is further said,
has made several attempts to obtain pos,
session of the gold, but has always failed,
the English bnnks oontcnding that tie
money oould not DO surrendered except to
hedofs Of bonds Issued by tho Confederate
Governmont.
Judges differ as well as doctors. As
stated last week. Judge Mackoy rules that OH
unloadcd pistol is not doadly weapon with
in tho moaning of the law. Wo 500 from the
Hampton Guardian that Judge Korshaw has
ruled that if persou carries pistol 10 his
pocket with only portion Of it visible it is a
violation Of tho law. !
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Professor David Duncan, A, M

One of the most thorough, and probably
tho oldest, Of South Cardinals scholars has
passed away. Professor David ,,uncan. 4.
~, Emeritus Professor Of Ancient Lnn>
guages and Literature in Wufrnrd College
died ut his home in sPartanbnrg on Sunday,
Oct"oer 81. at the advanced age of 80 years
Professor Duncan was native Of Ireland
aud graduate Of Glasgow University, bu,
had l'ng claimed Snn'h Carolina rs hin home
ana been claimed by her ns an honorcl aud
trdst"d CITIZEN. ~ ripe scholar and Chris
tan gentleman. Professor Duncan had been
connected with Woifnrd Cullcge ever since its
foundation. mare than IL quarter of a cen
tury ago. and had greatly contributed by bis
learning ana influence to the high neral and
n'eilec'n"l standard which is tho just boast
OF thar institntc. Professor Duncan lcavcs
worthy representatives Of his hnnorcd nam,
IN his two sons, tho fIon. D. N. Duncan, So-
Ilcitor OF the Seventh Circuit, and Professor
W. w Duncan, Of Woff,rd College.
BERLIN, October 30. The funeral service IN
memory of tho late President Garfield was
celebrated at noon to day in the principal saloon
OF the Town Hall, which was drapcd in MOURN
ing. Many persons were present, including
members of the diplomatic corps, scientific and
learned societies aud municipal authorities.
Prof Grcist delivered an grafton before the
colossal bust of the deceased President Ie
declared that the proydential feature of Gar
fields career was his strong will which raised
him step above parties in political conflicts,
ana h'ted him 10 act impariilly as pilo,
against the stream. lie understood tI,e sun
preston of the system of spolintion and plunler
which caused Guitcau to seize the assassin's
weapon without regard TO the loss which the
nation would sustnin and without pcrceiyipa
That his act would stamp the brand of infumy
upon The system. Qarfcld's martyrdom. like
Lincoln's. indicated the rrevocabc abolition Of
the system of punder. There was choral
music at the opening and conclusion of tho ser.
vice..
GET Our DooRs.- The close confinement
of all fnclory work. gives tho operatives
pallld faces, poor appetite, lnnguid. miserable
feelings, poor blood, Inactive liver, kidneys
and urinary troubles and nll the physicians
and medicine IN The world cnnnot help them
unless they get out Of doors or use Hop
Bittors, The pnrcst and best remedy, cspo.
cIally for such cases, having abundance of
health, sunshine and rosy checks in
them. They cost but trtc.-- Christian Re.
coyt}er.
! The Musical Convention of Oconec will meet
with the church at Old Liberty OH Saturday
before the first Sunday in December Mt 10
o'clock a. NJ. All chors and schools of the
county are requested to be represented. Roy.
IT, u. Carter will entertain the convention at | |
/ o'clock Saturday morning with IN address.
| w. w. LEATH1RS Sccroiory
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EX NOI DIERC AND their HEIRS
i1A OoLlIl ElC.o should all send for
sample copy OF that wonderful paper THE;
World AND SOLDIER, published at Washing
ton. ID. c. |, contains stories of the war, camp
life, scenes from the battlefield and thousand
things OF interest TO our couutry's defenders.
1t contains all the laws and instructions relating
TO pensions and bounty for soldiers and their
heirs. Eight pages forty columns. weekly.
81 ayear. Sample free. Address WORLD AMY
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dence of violence on tho abdomen or other
intestinos.
9th. The chest of child becomes larger
after it breathes than before, by tho cxpan-
sion OF the lungs. This vas found to bo 80
from tho Indications.
7th. Whom child has brcathed thero is
eomo change in the position of tho diaphragm
and this indication also appeared in tho
examination, indicating life.
9Th. The condition of the ducts, which
regulate tho foctal circulation, indicated the
child was born aliVe. Tho ducts wero pars
TALLY closed, showing o now circulation.
The footal circulation diffors from that after
birth, in the former the blood passing through
those ducts, while after birth it passes
through the hcart into the lungs and being
oxygenated returns to tho other auriclos of
the heart from whonce it is propelled through
the systom. Tho closing of the foetal ducts
indicated q living birth.
9th. The hydrostatic tost also indicated
tho child had breathod, as tho lungs hoated.
This is not q reliable test alono, ae tho lungs
might foat even 10 case Of still born child
by expansion from gas goncra.cd by docom.
position. Besides children may be born and
live short time and yet the lungs sink in
water.
On the dissection Of the hcad Id found
nearly half pint Of cotted blood in tho
back part and indications Of severe bruises.
The neck on disseotion also indicated bruises
and was swollen. Tho under jaw was bro
ken in the cehter and fractured, though not
broken in two on one side. Tho fosh from
the upper jawbono inside the mouth was
lacerated and torn from tho bone for on inch
or more. Tho. black appearance Of tho
tho bruisco is decided sign that they were
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In the case Of the State vs.. Edward Owens,
carrying concealed weapons, the Solicitor
entered not pros.
In tho case of tho State vs. II. IIembroc
for high and aggravated assault and battery,
the jury returned o verdict of guilty.
The defendants in thesc cases were repro
sented by Mossrs. Keith & Werner.
A few cases Of small moment remain to
bo disposed of, and the criminal business will
be concluded
The Court of common Pleas will open by
noon ou Wednesday.
Tho Solicitor entered a mol pros. in several
cases on payment of tho costs.
In tho case Of tho State vs. Logun B.
Ramey ct. aI, for riot, no indictment was
given ogt, tho Solicitor entering O mol pros.
by consent Of Higgins and wife, the prose-
cutors, and on the farther recommendation of
q number of the leading citizens of tie com
munity where tho defendants lived. The
defendants wcro nero youths and tho
tho strong recommendation presented to
him was commendablc. All parties were
satisfied aud the community generally re-
commended that tho matter bo dropped on
payment of costs by defendants.
On Wednesday morning the cnso of the Stato
VS.. Elisha Fendey, John Fcndcy and Leo
Siegling for gambling was taken up, Mr.. Cary
representing tho defendants. Tho evidence
showed tho defendants played cards in on old
Pine field somo distance from the road. Parties
travelling the road could not sec them. They
proposed 10 bet ar old pipe against an old
pocket book, neither article being worth more
than threo or four cents. Witness saw them
plny two hands. Saw no property change
handg. Another witness saw tho parties play
ing cards at sRmo time Heard one bet his
pipe against fifteen cents. Saw no property
change hands. Saw then, play two hands and
left them playing. Another witness saw tho
parties playing samo Sunday. Paid no atten.
tion TO them. Heard them say they wero play
ing for q pipe and pocket book. Tho Pipe
worth about l6 cents. Did not soc john Fend-
Icy playing. Mrabi!o dctu! out Of three wit.
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Guiteau.
Ell a

The breath had not left the body
,of Mr.. Garfield before the lawyefs
began TO quibblo abont tho legally OF
trying Guiteau at Washington. lie
ifred The fatal shot there II Is true but
Ibis victim died in New Jersey and
the question will be raised as to
where he ought to be tried. The de.
ionse will also attempt to plead NAL.
practice, but this will avail snothing,
as the discovery ofthe bullet immed-
lately back of the heart proves that
death; was inevitable froul the first
and that tho sufferer ouly fingered BY
reason of his excellent constitution.
Tins prop being knocked from under
them, nothing will DO left for
Guiteau's attorneys to do eXcep,
to plead iusaLily on tho part OF the
This must not avail. No
matter whether lie is crazy or not
Guitofu must die. The people de-
mand it and but few if any believe
the story Of his insanity. There wss
in his madness-if madness
it was-and he should be punished as
his crime deserves. lie deserves
death and he must die.
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Galloway management OF the South
fern News Company's hotel at
Montgomery. Ala, Nabb being an im-,,
.ploye OF the company. Galloway
Twill recover.
Uhas. Walker, editor of the FnltonI
Index, recently had his house and it,
contents destroyed by fire.
Ed. johnson, a vagrant negro, was
sold in Stanford the other day for
$3.50. lie was started at 81 90.
Sim Roake, section hand, was
found dead on the railroad track near
shelby City. Later developments
sproved that he was murdered and
splaced there.
Tho Manufacturer, Merchant and
5Farmer is the name Of new advertis-
ling sheet Just issued at paducah byJno,
sB. Gaines d Co. 1t is good paper
Sof its kind.
Jno BALLAD was killed near May,
FIELD by Jas. Wright, about a woman
sWright's friends say Ballads brother
sircd the shot, thinking his brother
swas Wright.
4 j. II. Durham, Of Ohio county,
s>ays the Messenger and Examiner
stole his fathers horso and attempted
ito sell it in Greensboro. He was ar
rested and jailed.
Bert Wing forfeited his bail oil
assoc and skipped out from Mullen
] 5erg county. Flo was sentenced foi
/ 1.-Two years last s&g, for cutting a
imam, and got new trial. = i
The Messenger and Examiner says
IL. IL. Likens, OF 0wenshoro, went
scrazy on the subject of religion and
3gavc away all Of his property, leaving
shis family in helpless condition,
lie is now in the asylum here.
Hon. E. j. Bullock, of Colombia;
Judge A. r. Boune, Of Mayfcld, and
SlIon Jas. Campbell, OF Psducah, are
announced IS candidates for Circuit
Judge in tie First District. Several
3,ihers will likely enter the race.
a. A. Tooley was sentenced to The
speuitentiary for life in Muhlenberg,
! for completely in the murder OF
sEliiah Whitney. Commonwealth
ATTORNEY Garnet, guarantees TO hang
This accomplice. Baugh, il he is caught
Thos. Logan and WIN. Rittenback
became engaged in an alteration oil
IA boat near Henderson and the latter
Shot the former dead. Logan was adj
lvancing on Rittenback with heavy
Iron bar raised in an attitude to strike
III was clear case OF killing in self
defense, says the Reporter.
The Messenger and Examiner sa, s
l.Ino. 'Shotwoll, youngest son OF A.
IL. Shotwell formerly a merchant
prince Of Louisville. sulcidcd inI
.Owensboro last week by taking NOR
lphine. He was IS years old. His
Father is now employed in the Yves
Kern Kentucky Lunatic Asylum at thus
place. by the kindness Of his old
Friend Gov. Blackburn.
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Blifkins asked his girl while they
were swinging on the gate the other
night, why he was lite etar He
expected she would shy 1t was be.
cause he was bright, but she didn't.
She first asked, rs ii because you are
out every night?' mo" is it be-
cause you are'usually high when seen
at night" "No, gncss again" DIS ii
because you sin-till-late when you arc
out at night?.' AT this point Bliikins
concluded that she was poking fun al
him aud started home and his girl
remarked that sho was gl;d he wasn't
o fixed star.
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smiapiNous Yoto of ihe Republicans.
Sin the Ohio Legislature, an honor;
anevor before conferred on any man,
lin the State. In Tune 1850 he was
Snominaied Tor the Presidency by the
sfepub'icsp convention at Chicago
Sand was elected oyor Gen. w. 81
i Hancock, in tho November following.
Alic was inaugura,od President of the,
aUuited States. March 4, 1881 and i'm
.smediately began a policy that had I'M
,s7iew the good OF the whole country
IFhls course antagonlzed a portion Of
Athe Republican party led By SENATOR
SConkling and Vice President Arthur
grboir opposition was carried SO far,
stbat President Garfield withdrew cer.I
Stain nominations that he had made to-
sconciliate tho stalwarts. His firm
Guess was applaudod' by the best elc.
1Fnents OF the people of all parties.
aConkling aud Plat the New York
lSenatc resigned their seals in the
ASenaiors ana wcntto Albany and at
atenptod to have themselves re elected
;<and indicated by tho New York
Legislature. They met with power
siful opposition aud wcro finally de-
Afeatcd.
1 During this wranglo President
Clarified was assaulted by Chas. j
8Guitcau, q stalwart office seeker, iuI
1lhc depot at Washington, July ., and
Zassassinatel by the cowardly scouu-
sirol. He received u wound III the
19sido which caused his death. All that
5Inedical skill and a loving people
i5cOuld do was done. lie fingered ISL
.days alternating between life audi
4 ,lcath and finally died at 10 80 o'clock
,,Monday Sept. 10, just 10 years from
sthe day he fought his last battle and
ssiN months and q half after he wasI
slnaugurateI President. lie was
sburicd at Cleveland, o., Sept. %, and
awcnt TO his grave inourned by the|
swhole nation. We will only add THAI
Zone of Americas greatest sons has
5fallen. a soldier, statesman, AMI
Sorator ami inartyred President, heI
1will live IN history as one OF theE
ggreatcst men of modern times. Dur
sing his illness prayers for his recoy:l
acry assembled from every pulpit in thei
alsnd and when no died the whole
sliand was draped in mourning. Bus;
aness was suspended and bowed
.idown with grief loving and a!
Eunited people laid the dead hero to-
srest.
'In appearance, Gen. Garfield wasI
Every commanding and Impressive
! he stood six feet high. and was brosdI
ashouldered and strongly built. His
Shead was unusally large, and his fore
head remarkably high. He woref
Slight-hrowu hair and beard, and hadt
flight blue eyes, prominent nose andE
Gull cheekS. lie usually wore al
sslouch hat, and always dressed plain-I
lly. lie was temperate in all things!
scxgcpt FRAMEWORK, and was devoted
1to his wife and children, of whom heI
CHAD FIVE living, two having lied int
sinfancy. The two older boys, lIarryl
Sand James, are attending school i'll
4New Hampshire, while the twoI
5younger, Irwin and Abrain, live
swish their parents. Ills only daugh-
sstcr, Mary is handsome, rosy-eaeeked
ssgirl of about twelve. His mother is
Sstill living, and formed one OF hi.
8;anily."
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Mi Arthur has ii in his power to re
ward his friends and take revenge
upon his enemies. We trust he will
turn his back upou his former bosses,
now that ke is on top and show the
country that lie is capable OF thinking
and aching for himself. Ills course
will be watched with interest. If he
aims to make President for all the
people 10 will meet with encourage
inent but ii he aims to promote the
interests Sof tho stalwart faction he
will DO distrustod and dispised by the
great mss of tho people, aud he will
go out of Office to be forgotten and
win live III history as President who
became such by criminal circum-
stances for which he was himself
morally responsible to certain OK
lien :
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Another train robbery has beer
committed. This timo it was on the
Iron Mountain road near Hope
Arkansas. Three beardloss and un.
masked young men boarded the train
ut Hope and after proceeding about
eight miles drew their reyolvers and
made tho conductor stop The train
and then Quietly proceeded to rob the
passengers of their change. They
raised several thousand dollars in
this way before going TO the express
car. Several passengers blufied them
by telling them they had no. money
They searched no one. They tool
several thousand dollars from the ex
press messenger making in all abon
$4,000. They met with no resist
ance, though the train was well nlleC
with passengers. The robbery occu
pied abo0, ten minutes, after whIcl
they got on the train and quiet,
walked away alter making tho engi
necr start again. Gov. Churchill an
the railroad company have onere'
$4,000 for the arrest and conviction
OF the robbers.
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Ono of the beauties of our Repub.
lican form ofgovernment is that il
depends upon no one man, or set OF
men. One President is killed by an
assassin and another steps into his
place and the country is not affected
by the change anymore than when
QUE President succeeds another in
lhe regular way. One faction will
succeed another3 to-fpuwer twithou'
causing financial crash and one
party could supersedc tie other and
all would move along smoothly and
The country would continue 10 pros
per. How different in MonarchicaI
when q rulerls killed
Truly our country and our gov
ernmoat are the best under the sun.