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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-11-17
State of South Carolina
EUUEF IELU NOO =
II, Common Pleas.


IN Common Pleas.
William ]. ASsman, Clerk Of the Court
Of Common Pleas for Lexington Coun-
ty, Plaintiff, against Samuel .-Lorick,
Defendant.
NOTICE is hereby given that by vir-
IN Nlo Of the decretal order OF tho -
Judge J. s. Cothran, dated lIth october,
1881, wlll sell at Edgetield c; a., on the Is
FIRST MONDAY IN DECEM BER
next, in thtee separate parcels, or iots,
as per plats made Of the same by w. A:
Crouch, d. s., aud dated goth 2lst days ci
September, 1880, the following described
morlgaged prcmises, viz:
All that tract of,land described in the
complaint herein, as containing five hun
dred and sixty five acres, and known az
the Boland tract, adjoining lands OF
William Padgett. Malachi Whittle, Henry
Miller and others.
Terms of Sale -One-third the purchase
money 10 he paid in cash. the balance on
credit of twelve months, with Interest
from day of sale. TO be secured by The
bond of the purchaser, with mortgage
of the premises sold
Titles and Mortgage extra.
S. 8. TOMPKINS, Master f. G.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
A adV's Travels.

Miss Marianne North, an English
lady, daughter of &the late Frederic
North, NJ. p, and sister-in-1aw of John
Addington Symonds, may be said to
have put garland about the earth, if
not a girdle. For the last ten or fifteen
years she has been travelling quite alone
all over the world, everywhere painting
its rare trees and flowers with a bit Of
landscape to show their habitat. Bear
ing credentials from the secretary of
foreign affairs in London, the govern
ment houses in all the colonies have
been open to her, and every facility af-
forded for the prosecution of her object
in the way of guides, escorts and pro-
vision for her personal comfort. She
has climbed mountains, been rowed
down strange rivers or foated down,
supported by inflated skins and been
driven through wild places in camel
wagons, guarded by an escort of natives.
During these travels Miss North has
made more than 900 studies of trees and
plants (some of which have been before
unknown even to the botanist), and
each picture containing a bit of land
scape showing the habitat of the plant.
This valuable collection she has present
ed to the Kew Gardens, where she has
herself built gallery for them. Miss
North has just reached New York, via
California. Arizona, New Mexico,
Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand and
Borneo. In the last named island she
was the guest of Rajah Brooke, nephew
and successor of the late Rajah, Sir
James Brooke, whose remarkable career
forms such romantic episode in history:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
Destructive Insects.

An intimation of the mischief done in
regions infested with white ants, by the
wood destroying habits of these insects,
is furnished by a recent law suit in New
South Wales. The plaintiff, contractor
had received from the defendant instruc-
tions to repair house which had been
damaged by white ants. As the work
proceeded the plaintiff found that the
house was almost eaten away by the
white ants, and that considerably in
creased expediture would be required to
put the house into thorough repair,
and he informed defendant Of the fact.
The bill of the work done was disputed
as excessive. A large amount of evidence
was taken on both sides as to the work
performed, and it was stated that an es-
innate could not be given of the contract
price of work, as the white ants operate
during darkness, and the extent of their
ravages could only be seen as the work
progressed. One witness described the
house as being SO seriously injured that
new material would bere equired through
out, and the best way to have dealt with
it would have been "to put fire stick
under it." The estima ted cost of the
repairs before the work was begun was
about 81, $50. The defendant had paid
$4,000 and the Court adjudged that he
should pay $3.50 more.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
Chinese Patients.
TN~~vSn kfHA ~-~~k

The Chinese make, on the whole, very
good patients. Occasionally some Of
them try our patience not little. One
gets four days supply of medicine
away with him, the recipe bearing on it,
"a spoonful three times daily after each
NEAL" He comes back next morning
after more, thinking to fatter you by
stating that hedrank the former quantity
at one dose! Another has his arm care
fully put up in splints, and on his next
visit he brings this dressings in a separate
parcel. They are great believers in in
ternal remedies, and, although he have
only a cut finger, it is difficult for a
Cinnamon to see why he should not get
some medicine to "eat." They have
peculiar palates, many of them, can
drink castor oil ad saause0na-a stage
which isnot SO easily reached in their case
as it is in ours. Here, as elsewhere, the
medical has all along been found to be a
valuable auxiliary to the general mission
work.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
Dr., Pierce's Advice.
lFrom g Our Brother in Black ~

The late venerable and eloquent DR..
Lovick Pierce, who never missed
chance, during a ministry of seventy five
years, to do the negroes good, was
preaching once on Christian Progress at
a camp-meeting. It was his manner to
make astonishing climaxes now and
then. On this occasion he laid down
the law of life and death in Christian ex-
perience: Brethren, you must grow
to die. Progress you must make. If
you can fly, fly, if you can't fly, run; if
you can't run walk; if you can't walk,
crawl"
His voice was rising to: it's full trumpet
tones, and his eye flashing as few eyes
flashed. His right hand was still high
advanced. The congregation trembled
for him. What couldshe say more? But
he was master of such crisis. He
wound up the sentence with an ex-
p]osion like thunder: IF you can't
crawl-worm it along!"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
Minor MiShaps,

W41uOx N11S0tpbs
While Daniel Frazer, aged 8, VIM. L. Pounds,
same age, and Eddy Irwin, aged 10, were play
ing in an excavation at New York on the 4th
inst, an embankment fell, burying and suffoca-
ting them.
At Louisville, KY, on the 5th inst, Stephen
Shotwell, formerly well known and prominent
business man, fell dead in barroom.
j. F. Davis, a freight train conductor on the
Louisville and Nashville road, was knocked
from car and killed on the 9Th inst.
Henry Nleman, his wife and their horse we're
killed by lightning near Desplaines ILL.,, on the
I'd inst. When found Mr.. and Mrs. Nieman
we're sitting upright in the vehicle, Mrs. Ms
dress had burned nearly off.
Louisville, Ky., on the I'd, while lighting fire
| with coal oil.
Fred. Schultz, aged 10, was caught in saw
mill machinery at Bluffton, Mich, on the Sth
inst, and killed.
Mrs; Mary MeKenney was fatally mangled by
VIM. Davenport of Bradford, Pa. fell from
the fourth story window of hotel at Chicago,
on the I'd inst,, and was instantly killed.
During artillery practice at Grandenz, a for
titled town of Western Russia, a shell burst
killing three captains, two gunners, and fatally
wounding three others.
Mrs. Thomas McGraw, q Detroit lady, return
ing home late on the night of the list inst.
found the doors locked. She entered the
kitchen and attempted to reach the upper floor
by means Of dumb waiter fue. In some
manner she became entangled in the rope and
was strangled.
Two children, Walter and Lottie Smith, aged
4 and years respectively. played with giant
powder cartridge at Leadville, COL, on the I'd
inst. The lad attempted to break it open when
an explosion occurred, badly mutilating both
children. The boys both hands were blown
off and his sight destroyed.
Mrs. Nellie Murphy was beheaded by an
field, Mass, on the list inst.
Lewis Hutchinson, Of Newport, Ark, was
killed by team of horses, while hunting on the
LIST inst.
A boy named thinner and q man named Pope
were drowned at Muskegon, Mich, on the 1st
inst, the former while bathing, and the latter
by falling off log.
Dan White was killed by premature bias
near Dallis, Oregon, on the LIST inst.
David Holland, q car inspector in the employ
of the Pennsylvania railroad company, was
crushed to death between cars at the company's
yard at Jersey City, N. J., ON the LIST inst.
G. E. Smith was killed at Waukegan, ILL.,, on
the 31st, by falling down stars.
the discharge of rifle which he was handling
at San Francisco, CAL, on the 91st ult.
Edwin F. Dunno, of Cincinnati, fell from the
fourth story window of the Emory hotel Gin
cinnati, on the 31st ult., and was instantly
killed.
Fred Bower, aged 16, of Gratiot, Mich, was
torn to pieces by being caught in the machinery
Of 9 saw mill in which he was working on the
31st ult.
A Baltimore lad, 8 years Of age, put toy-
pistol cap on the nipple Of an old army musket
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
kama, Texas, on the 5th, the caboose turned
over, killing brakeman named Turner, Of
Illinois, and severely injuring two other per-

kama, Texas, on the 5th, the caboose turned
over killing brakeman named Turner, Of
Illinois, and severely injuring two other per-
sons.
Two heavily laden freight trains on the Chi
cago and Northwestern road, collided on the 5th
inst, about four miles west of Cedar Rapids,
Ia., over thirty cars laden with lumber, agri-
cultural Implements, corn and hogs were piled
in tn lndescribable mass. Engineer Anderson
and fireman Matthews of the east bound train
were caught in the wreck. The former had his
leg and collar bone broken. and the latter was
badly scalded. The engineer and fireman OF
the west bound train escaped by jumping. The
head brakeman on each train was killed. The
night operator at Cedar Rapids is said to be re-
sponsible for the mishap.
At Sunbury, O., on the Columbus and Mount
Vernon railway, freight train went through q
bridge on the Sd inst, falling forty-two feet,
Eugene Thomas Wilson was fatally injured and
Samuel Martin had one leg torn off.
A freight train on the Missouri Pacific road,
broke through bridge two miles north Of Fort
Worth, Texas, on the 1st inst, and was com.
pletely wrecked. A brakeman was killed, and
an engineer had his hip terribly crushed.
A passenger train on the Pennsylvania road
ran into an open switch near Bear Swamp, foul
miles from Trenton, N. j., on the 30th. The
train was going at full speed to make up lost
time. Two persons were killed and large
number injured, some dangerously. The switch
man who is responsible for the disaster, fed thu
country. All the cars but q Pullman coach left
the rails.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08

Mr.. Sandford's last fitness was long and
painful, being cancer of the stomach and
bowels. During his illness he united
with the Presbyterian Church.
FREDERICK HUSTON, an old gentleman
living in the town of Gilmanton, COM
mitted suicide by cutting his throat with
a butcher knife. The old gentleman
about two years ago lost his wife, and
the depression caused by that event,
combined with bodily infrmities, soon
reduced him to the condition of hope
less hypochondriac. His daughter-in-
law discovered him and gave the alarm
after the cutting, but DR.. Dinner, who
was called in, couldn't save him.-Sauk
Ropids Sentinel.
BENSON, the county seat Of Swift
county, Minnesota. offers a cash bonus
of 81 900, for steam custom -four mill,
of the capacity of three run of four feet
stones. There are no reliable water
powers within twenty miles, and the
mill would be certain of full run of
business. The village has population
of about six hundred and is situated near
the centre of the hard wood country,
and has large home demand for fancy
patent -four. The railroad company are
ready to contract to have their water
tanks supplied from the river by the mill
pump and in this way the cost of fuel
would be greatly reduced.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
The Fortune Raw Award.

Negotiation in regard to the outrages upon
American fishermen at Fortune Bay, in Jan
cape iet Breton % which & have have been a. lending for
long time, were brought to close on the 3Oth
ult. The agreement between Secretary Blaine
and Sir Edward Thornton is that the British
government shall pay ELS, 900 in gold coin, the
United States government to give receipt in
full for the same. This money will be prompt
" distributed among the rightful owners, nearly
all of whom reside at Gloucester, Mass.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
Public Debt Statement,

The debt statement issued on the list inst,
shows the decrease in the public debt during
May to be $11, $50, I'll; cash in the treasury,
1885, osS; gold certificates, ,912, ,60o silver
certificates, $50, 779, ,250 certificates of deposit
outstanding, $40, $780, 900; refunding certificates,
S SScHaa svnaers
The reduction Of the debt since June, 1880, is
$89, ,25O,323. Cash balance available, $685.
1885,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
Deadly Explosions.

OF Sandy Hook, N. J., on the Sd inst, the
boiler in the tug boat Jake Brand, exploded.
The engineer was blown overheard and drowned
and his son fatally injured.
-Four colored men were fatally injured by a
dynamite explosion at Low Moore, Va, on the
I'd inst.
Forty persons were injured by an explosion
of coal oil at Springfield, Mass, on the 1et inst,
the disaster being caused by fire in the building
when the oil was stored.
At noon the boiler in Gaffney 4 Co.'s dye
works, at Kensington, Pa, exploded with dis
instantly killed, being blown to pieces, and
others were wedged in the ruins. Besides the
two men killed, whose names cannot be ascer-
tanned, over forty others are moro or less in
jured. The works were destroyed by fire after
the explosion, involving loss Of $20O, 1000.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
Marine Disasters.

The steamer Mary Hough, from Liverpool for
Plymouth and London. sank off Formby in
deep water, after collision with the steamer
Africa and Castalian. A fireman is missing.
The Hough was an iron boat of 869 tons.
the rocks near Null, coast of Scotland, during
q dense fog on the 3Oth. She will undoubtedly
prove total loss. All on board saved.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08

terrific rain storm on the night of the LIST
inst. Telegraph wires were Frustrated, rail-
ways washed out, dams burst, and great dam
age inflicted on crops. The loss is estimated at
$4,000.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
THE SILENT No. 8.
THE EASY RUNNING No. s.
THE No. 8 for FAMILY SEWING,

Or all modern improvements and
inventions in Sewing Machines, the
New Wheeler & Wilson, "The Silent
Number g." is the greatest success
Wherever it has come in competition
before competent judges with othel
machines, it has universally come of
triumphant. r.
GIVE declare 1t the best in the
world. .7s.dges american Institute,
" y .557z.s.., 3. =..
AWARDED the only grand prize fol
Sewing Machines, at the Paris Expo.
sition, 1873, over 80 competitors.
AGENTS WANTED.
WHEELER 4 WILSON MFG CO.,
l66 State Street, CHICAGO,
". /. BROWN, Agent, Austin, Minn.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
Business Failures

The failure of the Old Pioneer Mail company,
of Washington, is announced. The company
has been in the contract business for orty-six
years. Recent curtailments of the mail SER
vice caused the embarrassment.
Thomas E. Arnold, wholesale dealer in liquors,
New York, failed on the 31st ult. Liabilities
$4,000.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Beheaded.


Near Salonica, on the 4th inst, Turkish
troops overcame body of q brigands and
brought their heads into town as trophies.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08

The unequaled inducements offered by this Line
TO Travellers and Tourists, follows: Tho cele.
brated Pullman QS-whee) Palace Sleepiog Cars
run on y on this line, G., u. + O. Palace Drawing
Room Cars, wit h Horizons Re lining Chairs. Nc
extra charge for seats in reclining chairs. The IA
nous c., b. h Q. Palace Dining Cars. 90 geous
Smoking Cars fitted with elegant gh.bacl ed Rat
tan Revolving Chsirs for the exclusive Of first
class passengers.
Steel track and superior equipment, combined
this, above all o.hers, the favorte. route to The
East, south, Southwest and the far West.
T'y It, and you will fipd travelling luxury in
stead of q discomfort.
Through tickets via. this celebrated line for eslt
at al Offices in the Uzlted States and Canada.
All Information about rates Of fare, sleeping cal
accommodations time tables, etc., viii be cheerful
ly given by applying to JAS. r. WOOD,
General Passenger Agt, Chicago.
T. J. POTTER, General Manager, Chicago.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
Rates Of Postage to Different Countries.

The figures give postage in cents.
Where the italic c is used, matter must
be prep1id. When the q is used, addi-
tional postage is charged on delivery
Employment of both letters means COM
pulsory prepayment and additional
charge. The quoted rate is on each half
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
Work of the Flames.

fire at Great Works, Me-, on the 4th inst,
destroyed the business portion of the city. Loss
$4,000
At vicksburg, Miss, on the 4th, fire de-
stroyed Spengler's steam saw mill and several
small houses. Loss $5O, ZOO.
Twenty houses, including the range work
shops and some schools in the East End, Lon
don, Eng. burned on the Sd inst.
The Vulcan iron works, Richmond, Va,
burned on the I'd inst. Loss $25,00O; insured
for $15, 600.
The Conseus Car works at Cobmg, Ont,
were partially burned on the 31st ult. Loss
$40, 1000.
The bagging factory of John Casseley Il Son,
at Knightstown, Ind, was struck by lightning
consumed on the 31st ult. Loss $25, 700.
Church's livery stable at Frankfort, Ky.,
burned on the 3Oth. Only two horses were
saved. Loss $4,000.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08

A fearful hail storm visited South McLennan,
Belle county, Texas, on the 3lst ult., which
razed number of houses. One lady was killed
and two men badly hurt. Other portions of the
state received a similar visitation.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
1881. TERMS: Two Dollars Per Annum in Advance

which had been untouched for eight years, and
fred upon group of children playing soldier.
To his horror, he blew off the upper half of a
playmate's head.
Henry Beigeor, watchman on the transport
steamer Pierson, fell overheard at Memphis,
Tenn, on the 29th ult., and was drowned.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
Severe Hail Storm.

Three clerks and the cashier of large com
mercial house in Paris are under arrest for de-
falcations amounting to $500, 900.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
Suicidal

W. D. Hoffman, prominent citizen Of Ha-
gerstown, Pa, and q member Of the firm OF
Hoffman, Evy Il Co., bankers, committed sui
eide at Antietam, on the 9Th inst.
Gabriel Gnoege, of GiImans, Ky, blew off
his head on the 4th inst. He was 70 years of
age and whisky was the cause of his death.
Hersching. member of the Soldene opera
company, suicided on the 4th inst, by jump
ing from bridge in Clear Creek, Col.
II. A. Moore, harness maker, at Algonquin,
Ill.,, poisoned himself on the 4th inst. Domes-
tic troubles.
Jacob Berry, for years principal of q public
school at Buffalo, N. Y, killed himself on the
Sd inst. He was q Yale first prize man, and
leaves wife and two children.
Isaiah Thorpe, well-known lawyer, aged "a,
killed himself at New Orleans on, the LIST inst.
Charles Elijah McPeak, Of DeSoto county,
Miss, . victim Of unrequited love, took fatal
dose Of morphine 1t Memphis, Tenn, on the
list inst. ,a...s. +, -. =.
Anna N. Wing, of Cordillac, Mich, suicided
at Muskegan, Mich, on the list.
Field Marshal Tegethon, brother of the cele-
brated admiral, suicided at st. Petersburg,
Russia, on the let. He suffered from an incur
able malady.
A joke is an odd legacy for suicide to leave.
musician of Buffalo, named Charles Kircher,
before hanging himself In 4 garret, pasted into
his hat card stating that the heat was too
much for him, and he was going to cooler
country. : = Is 81 ..z5 L Z
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
Railroad Accidonita

!. 1O3B111V&6U ACC400mG0o
Az wesebound freight on the Texas and st.
Louis road WAS rounding curve near Texar.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
Bold RObbefieS.

E. Smiths store at Burlington, Mich, was
visited by burglars on the night of the Sit ult.,
who cracked the safe and secured between $500
and $4O0.
A Sedalia special says burglars blew open tho
safe in the store of A. H. and G. T. Mojar, at
Awhile, Lafayette county, No., at an early
hour on the LIST inst, and in doing so set fire to
the building. The citizens turned out en- n,asse
and worked like Trojans, but nine small stores
were burned before the flames were subdued,
entailing a loss of about $4,000.
-Four unmasked men stopped stage four
ult., and secured 5000, $500 draft and
number of watches, etc. They afterwards en-
tered store at Poncha Springs and extracted
$3.50 from the safe. Everybody in the store
were compelled to hold up their hands while the
proprietor disgorged.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
POLITICAL

The state convention of the Virginia Read
justers adjourned on the Sd inst. Col. VIM. E.
Cameron, Dem.) mayor of Petersburg, was
nominated Hn for governor, John Ohm T; Lewis, lReP
Blair for attorney general.
The following ticket has been placed in the
field by the Iowa Greenbackers:
For Govenor-Hon. D. NJ. Clarke, of Wayne
county.
ForLieut. Governor James NJ. Holland,
of Henry county.
For Supreme Judge-Hon. A. D. Dabney, of
Madison county.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mrs. Mary E. Nash, of Des Moines.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08
The Turf.

The Derby was won by Lorillard's Iroquois,
Peregrine second, and Tom Moore third. The
horses went to the starting post at 3:O4 P. NJ.
The betting Immediately before the start was
IL to 2 against Iroquois, IA to against Don
Fullano. Jockey Archer, who rode Iroquois,
with two lengths between Peregrine and Tom
Moore. Time of race minutes and 30 seconds.
This is the first American horse that has ever
won place in the Derby. Ioquois is rich
brown colt with blaze face and a near hind
foot white above tie pastern, and about fifteen
hands three inches high. He was bred by Mr..
A. Welch at Erdenheim stud, Chestnut Hill, Pa,
and was foaled in 1879
In trotting race at Detroit on the list inst,
the mare Nellie Soper dropped dead just before
finishing the third heat.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-08

From his new Grocery House st Ramsey, supplies
the surrounding comuuoiy With everything need
cd In his line of trade. Goois f1rst.class. Prices
low. Give me q call.