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Cii.SHLJLlti., '"T! VI *J _JJL_...g
Causes of the Decline of America
Tannage.
"We are indebted to Senator Sawj*c
for a copy of the Report of the So lee
Committee of the House of Heprescti
tatiy.es, appointed by resolution
jVIareh 22, 1S09, and instructed to in
-quire into the causes of tlie rcductioi
of American tonnage, engaged in th
foreign carrying trade, and tho grca
depression of thp navigation interest
country, and to report, suitable mea?
urea to rcvivo the game. Wo liav
found tho lie-port very interesting?
and this as well from the nature r
the subject matter, as from th
thoroughness with which the Commit
tec have collected the facts, and th
clearness with which they havo pri
ecnted them.
It seems tluit nrinr fn (Kn Intn wm
there was a gradual and steady ii
crease of American tonnage engage
in the foreign carrying trade?bein
from 18:50 tp 1610, at the rate <
about sixty per cent.; from 1S-10 t
1350, at seventy-five per cent.; fror
1850 to 1SC0, bixly per cent. In tli
latter decade, the tonnage of Greji
Britain engaged in foreign trade ii
creaocd. only 10 per cent. In ISC
American tonnage engaged in foreig
irado reacbcd its highest point, bein
in that year 2,9*12,628 tons, whils
that of Great Britain, was the
.3.179,083 tons; giving this countr
u second place in tho extent of it
own tonnage, whilst it was the snpe
vior of allothersin naval arcliitecturr
and in tho efficiency of its mereantil
mrvrino.
Yet in ton years, following 1SG0
nearly nil that had been gyined ii
half a century was loat?ono half o
its merchant shipping, and ail of it
maritime prestige. From 18fil t
1S6G, American tonnage, engaged ii
foreign trade, decreased fron
l!,G42>G28 was to 1.402.926; being ;
loss of more than -i3 per cent., wliils
in the same period the tonnage o
i.'reat Britain increased about 60 pc
ccnt.
''The .estimated value of tho ton
nago of the United Hiatus engaged ii
tho foreign carrying trade was, ii
1801. S108.317.7-Js: 11. rt
gr.oss yearly earnings of which \vu
33 A per eont., or '>36,115.91G. Ii
1839, the SKtiniuttHl value of ilio saini
vonriago \va3 $70,488,945. ami (.ho ok
tiniated earnings, ?23,496,315; a no
Joss in yearly earuiyg of this road o
?12.619,601.
"The increase in gross earnings o
this class of tonnage from 1850 t<
1860, $14,719,307, or 73 per cent
Taking the sarne ratio of iuereasi
from 1860 to 1869, say 65 per cent
4ind wo should have, in 1862
$57,427,643. The actual amount o
gross earnings is ?23,496,315, or a no
iinnual loss, in consequence of ou
ocean commerce, of S33.921.Ji28."
In refutation of the assumption
that tbo rorival of American ship
ping will follow the increase of it
oxporta, lUe Report oxhibita statistic
which show,/"that whilst Americui
exports, have doubled sinco 1853, tb
pcr..centage canned in American vef
fccHs lias fallen from G7 per cent, to 3
per cent. To increase our export
then, .trill-otily furnish an increase
business to foreign ships, unlos
American vessels are put in a concJj
ition to compete with them on equji
to. xioaii^ oevcuiy per cum. li
ihe imports into the great coaimercia
?ity of New York are carried in foi
eign steamerfe, and that single poi
pays annually a grand total c
$24,000,000 in tho way of freights t
support ?bo steamships of foreign 112
tions, whidh constitute tho naval rc
scrr? of thoso powers.
itThe
whole tendency of tho freighl
jng business of tho world dot
is- to seek direct rnntas. nnH lv
steam .communication, io cond
tine mail and passenger with mer
.. chuo.dise traoeportation. Grea
Britain, availing herself of the use o
steam, bace -obtained oontrol of tli*
chief of-tbese direct lines of ocet*i
.communication. Sbo has now nin<
direct "Ut^es to North and Soutl
Amiericar^two along the West coa?
of Africfi^ancl greatest Ijno of all
tbst of Ihet jPeniusalar and Orienta
Hail Steamship Company, connecting
Soutbaiapton.^brQugh the SuezCana
tand th?,^Red ?^^\vith Bombay ant
Ceylon,;' juad ,th?u with a lino
jmnning ta Aqaira\ia, ;?jftd then -wit!
,j
?CPo* jpoital service tfoey. petform
Gnmt JJrUMn to tw^ve o
ber principal. ?fil ^teamahi^ coni pa
nies. in the form of an annual fcubaia?
?90%,7t0<>:6r $4,393,244, besides7^
amonnts c'M'.eoted forr postage tret
othArv^riqofJjal rontes aod a nana
bor . vt jttoovecting ? Jines, amount
ing to fnovgh more.to make the cn
tire payments at least $5,500,000. O
this large sum about $2,000,090 is jpali
to the linos connecting with the A met
ican Continents?* /- v
"The Frenoh government is ever
more liberal than that of Great Bri
-ttiin, and the effect of their policy i<
seen in the establishment of ssveca
* seveml
these lines. The Frenoh TranqtHffe
tic Company ?mn three lines?to New
yorJf, to the West Indf** Vera
Our, ntut t?> diui'Jetohn fehd A*pin*
wall. It feMvM All H?e hiwhty
rhv prMnjt* ami n rilVfett MMm! |
ul\* t<r $! QO'WlOO. lfotldes these;
Imowii's. tin* ^r*?m?h rrmcvment loau'
e<l it S5,^0'H>00 i??r 11*?? years without
jinterest. which is heitig irlHl'iiotl by j
the \\i.ir.v>Minsr leu percent. ol' tli<> =
n posing.' p;*! !. I'll' Mll'i'lilS 11? the'
Hot her sU'iinii'liip linos are 011 the same
Ift-niu. having received u loan a** part
*'of tli? ii* oapitnl. mid all are paid tlie
'an o mil collected on mail inulter
f which they carry."
" I France has other lines running to
B tho Mediteranean and tho East?
Austria and Italy have the samo ?
and from Hamburg and Bremen there
r are finely appointed trans-atlantie
i lines?all sustained by their rcspec
ti'-e Govern men is.
, In contrast to this, is tho rcmarkai
bio fact, that not a single merchant,
n steam vessel bearing tho American
e flag now crosses the Atlantic?though
tjtheronro two lines on tho Atlantic:
$.and two on tho Pacific Coast. As a
consequence of this, in the year enOjding
June, 18G9, of tho $1,101,07-1,
- J paid by tho United States for occan
if: mi.it ?- -
.....v.. uv. . ivu, (.UUUjlKU \UR' jHllU I (J
e; foreign companies.
L-l Ah a consequcnco of this decline,
e ; the ship-yards are empty, the work?
men idle, and capital is making other
| investments.
r, | That the decline has not been o\v
. ing to an over production of tonnage,
djanda depression in the business oi
gjlhe world, is apparent, from the long
>11 period that it has continued, and
0 I from the fact that the decline has
n ; liecn confined to (lie shipping of the
e| United States, whilst thero has teen
it; an increase of i\?rcign tonnage. The
i-! decline is attributed mainly, if not
1 I . t _ - *
i soieiy 10 mo moments or the war?
n ;giving an advantage to Groat Britain
g in tho ocean navigation, 'and which
?lj could not ho immediately regained
n'under tlio most favorable circumj-j
stances : much less under the burden
s*ot" taxation, which has followed th?
s!: eturn of* peace.
. j Tlio Jfeport discusses at length tho
u! various remedial measures which have
J been proposed, and urges :is the only
I true policy, the admission of Amoriu-can
built vessels alone to the Amori,(
can flag and. registry?and tho en8
eouragmont of ship building at homo
c | by the remission of duties, and by
:) I bonuses and subsidies ?and in furj
Itherancc of these objects, submits two
t J hills /"or tho action of L'onrrress.
( i The I'oport concludes with a glowfjing
picture uf the advantage-* which
, may ho made to result, from the "con
Ilineutal position ami geographical
features of this republic, lying in the
^ ; direct route between ihirope and Asia,
ii. washed on either shore by two great
i;oceans ol'the wo.Id, and interlaced
s|with a vast net work of interior navi.
ga.ble waters, ami which affords ia it.
[self the grandest of all possible int'ccntivcs
towards determining the
1 i granting of such legitimate aid as
j.| in ay be accord ml in the effort- to ro3
j vive our shipping interest*, as well as
.: to achievo that supremo maritimo
e leadership to which wo may rjasona?'
bly aspire."
t'
I Tlio Barnwcll-Blackwell Case,
r
Judge. Melton has published liis
' opinion, i:i thi? case, assigning the
reasons which controlled him iu rcsj
fusing to grant the writ of mandamus
,prayed. In the prayer of the rclatII
tors, application was made to tho CVmvt
0 to enforce against tbe Secretary of
State the performance of two alleged
duiius?tbe restoration of tho enrolls
cd Act as it existed before tbe erasure
^ of "Barnwell*" and the substitution
,s of " Blackwell "?and furnishing a
certificate of tho Act bo amended.
lI !
IXow tho Court holds that though the
i erasure was clearly illegal, yet the
1 ! restoration of tho Act is no riiirt. nf
? 1 * ~
the oQicial duty of tho officer which
^ mr.y ba enforced against him. The
duty which tho. Court will compel an
? officer to perform, is one clearly deL"
fined and enjoined by law, ministerial
in its nature, and involving neither
discretion nor alternative. In this
ease as the Secretary had no author
v ity to erase, neither line lid to restore.
y Neither is it his dut}' to furbish cop'
ies of the Acts in his custody. He is
the mere custodian of tho Acts of Assombly.
So far us his oflieo is ouo of
^ record ho is required to famish office
D copics of deeds, and he is allowed
1 certain fees, for so doing. His duties
3 are to be inferred from the fees al1
lowed hiin, and also from the penal1
tics imposed for official misconduct. |
' But the law allows no fees for certify'
ing Acts of tho Legislature, and iin>
poses no penalty for failure to do 60,
^ when requircd'
But tho court goes further, aDd
holds that even if it should grant the
1 prayer of the relators, and enforce
too periormanco of the acts prayed,
. tkeee Would be entirely Augatory and
f unavailing?Qu* haeretin liter a, haertt
~\iu cortice. Tho words of an Act fur?
.Dish no conclusive proof of what the
i is. It is alipwable to go behind
i- tho rocord and iitfpeach ita integrity.
^ yinace&rdance With this rule, "Bays
j. the court "iVis shown by the return
j and accotopflj^iug,Affidavits and rec>.
ords, that the j&t, ub posted by the
xvo houses, .read*, Blacki?dl't. tha?. it
i BO read when i.t re^hed the respon.
dent's office for enrolment; that by
j a clerical error in th?A process of cn[
rollment the word Barnwell wae eubj
stituted; and tbftt the) act thus in
J <9f
i lb* SecTO&Fy^t i
. thtf return were not traverwfl, a^9
r must be taken to be true. It wllotfs
i th^this third paragraph of Beot^on
10 of the net In quoitlon, an (I
enrolled* Ndlftetl fend tpptotttlt wt* (
mi pAMeu by tlie dehml Aw*??h?My. |
and ihoHftfbhJ N tint, tic U\V{ Ihn^ .
i lie fmvtutvnj>h xvlitfh wtlii |>Rfc?ed!
iusl vrl \vu? tint presented to the tCN'-:'!
ecutive lor approval. nml becotno void. '
!?? want up conformity to the provi?-Ji
ions of tin" constitution, in this* re*1'
i;ard; ami that the paragraph, wlieth-1
or npoliated or not, however it tnuy i
have once rend or now reuds, is inop- j'
erative tiiid invalid."
j "It is impossible to avoid the con-'i
!elusion, in view of tho declared pur-).
po?*e of tlie relators, tlint the certificate
of the Secretory of Stiitc in this 1
instance, if availing, would operate to 1
I give legul effect to that which is not !
only illegal, but directly ntfaintit thn 1
will of the General Assembly. And
to compel a cetificate to such end, in
tho exercise of the high and consuni;
mate power of maudamus would bo
i tc prostitute rather than to promote
! its most beneficial object?the purposo
! of "right jubtice and good government.
! The motion for the writ is denied
i>y an onior, heretoioro issued, dis'
charging the rule.
?
j Tlie Savannali Valley Railroad.
j V.*o commend to the attention of^
.our readers tho com mil meat ion ofj
i''Enterprise," and also tho letter of;
iPresident Millett in behalf of an un-j
jdertalcing, which has been always;
'dear to our people, and which hut for
the interruption of the war. would
jnow be an accomplished fact?a fixed
ami tangible reality. It would be a
j waste of words to urge upon our pco-'
pie tho importance of a work,:
which would pour into our laps the',
fruits of tho fertile valleys of the'
West, and bear our.own rich products!
1 < ^ . 1 ri'i- - * 1
,iu nn- si'u. j. ins is tin age 01 raiiroan
j enterprise, and our people sire fully
alive to (lie greatness of the blessirgs'
which follow in its train. "With ve-j
'gnrd to tlie enliro feasibility of the;
.scheme there can ho. as liLl!* hesitu-'
' :
tion. \\ here there is a will there is'
always a way. and here any amount
j of interest and enthusiasm could boj
easily evoked. President Millett:
: wants to know whether tho right of'
way enn he obtained? AVe will
i answer j-es unhesitatingly, and give:
.1
uui VU.Z.V11, .nr. .uorn, us our an*'
thorily for saying that a, most liberal:
'tsnb.;cription in addition, can be had j
'along the entire line of the route. A |
I public meeting is to be held at Dorn's!
Mine on the 7lli May, and the leading!
j men of thai section aro manifesting j
much interest on tlio subject. Come!
' up oil Sale Day and talk the matter \
j over. A map of the route taken un-j
der the old survey ni:iy be sceu iu our!
olticc.
?<2>? j
Thk J'l'iycovAL Convention* at An- I
beviixe.?The Episcopal Convention j
meets in Abbeville; on Thursday the j
i JmUi ^j:iv nexi., aim wo nave boon requested
by theCommitioe of Arrangements,
consisting of T?cv. W. P. Du-i
Bose, ai.d Messrs. W. II. Parker and j
j J. T. Robertson, to say to our friends j
!of the village, who may bo willing to!
J accommodate tho Delegates to the'
I I
!Convention, to make the same known,
to tho Committee at au early day.'
without further notice. Tho Dcle-i
gates may be expected to arrive on j
Wednesday Evening and remain over j
until the following Monday.
Our Community has repeatedly bad !
the pleasure of exorcising its hospitality
in tho entertainment of these
religious bodies, and their meectings
have always been the occasions of
much social and religious intorest.
In the days of Dm. Thornwcll and i
iraimor, wc unci the 1'rcsbyterian Syn j
od here, and only eighteen months j
ago the Confereneo of the Methodist i
Church. The Convention of the
Episcopal Church Church, met hero
last in 1861. Of all of these meetings
our people have agreeable recollections,
and wc have no doubt that
the coining Convention will ho an
occasion equally pleasant and instructive.
The Church numbers somo of
our ablest and most intc-lii"ont. mini?.
o - I ?
tcrs, and the exorcises generally will |
doubtless bo both interesting and pro- ,
iitablo.
i <111 ?
ANDERSON VICTIMIZED.
i'
Our Anderson friends have recently
been badly swindled by a Northern ! f
carpet-bagger named Harris, who!
came into thai community under the' (
nretoxt of invcRtim* in w?l t
J -- O O?J I ]
estate for manufacturing and mcrean-j,
tile purposes. For several weeks he
baited the good people with fair promises?surveyed
this manufacturing
sito and selected that mercantile
stand?offered $10,000 for this, and
$5,000 for that?until there seemed no
limit to tho liberality of his heart, .
'and the length of his purse?combin- j
cd pleasuro with businoss?supped
jwith this man, dined with that, and j
went fishing with a third?in short
! was tho pleasant gentleman and en!
ternrisint? business man?whan In!
tho babblo bursts and Mr. Harris *
proves himself a swindler. With a
gold watch from . one gentleman,
$1300 from another, and sundry valuUbles
from others, he starts with his 1
Anderson friends to Charleston, with *
the avowed intention of making pay- 4
ment on his purchases, but "at {tads- 8
tleD, he gives them .the slip?odc! dis- I
appears from the stage o^-actiofy and
ha* sin04 not been hoard ofc "We
opine that Harris is not a popular
name in Anderson at this ti^xo? c
- jt JiMr.::bCw-j vorl J .nof-mb
X*B^ m jere indbbted toMajorJoha
ATtfffcfidfe -"<*[" tb?Oobgafe4 Iroa
W^;t>bltoja;'-S.;a., fbr :hte r
ies of foreign papers. o
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niii mi mi uia imstmmmmammm
totitiktto H ttti Gtt/mtimit 1
rnttvtNrioH.^iy w* ptpttW lob
the tminM of th? iX'Ugttat IVoW
he Abbeville AgHculttiml JloiUty,
ippointod to attend the AgrittiHuhil
U.KluUikttl, nnd lintnigrniion (Jouvenio
i which tneeln in Charleston on
I'uoKdny next, tuid urge the (Utepd-j
?noe ot every ono of them. From'
ibo rbiu'k'stoii iVcjp.v, wo learn I but i'
'.ho uttendunoo promises to be largo,
ind the mooting a very interestingi
md important one. Subjects of tbej
ninst vital inti>rnul
wiilivvtvu n 11II
Iho material well-being of the
State, will conic up for investigation.|'
The following gentlemen uro appointed j
Delegates from Abbevill*. |'
Messrs. Jus. \V. Colli ran,
A. li C. Lindsay,
W. A. Giles,
A. M. Aiken;
"B. Z. Herndon,
T*. A. Griffin,
Joel S. Perrin,
John C. Iluskell,
Win. li. Parker,
Dr. J. L. Miller,
I. D. Gaillard,
Dr. J. D. Neel,
AV. Joel Smith.
Dkatii of Riohakd Ykadon Esq.
?The Charleston Courier comes to
us draped in mourning, for the deathof
Richard Veadon. Hsn.. lho rlixi.iu.<
i -- l i ""** ;
guished lawyer and nble journalinl, |
one of its proprietors, and lor a longj
time tbe editor in chief. Mr. Yeadon
was born in iSOli, was a graduate cl'l
the South Carolina Col logo, became]
an eminent lawyer, and an industri-j
ous and able joumalUt, and passed aj
long and u.soful life in bi.s native e ty j
universally esteemed and respected.;
A Union man in 18.'i2, and at all.
imes# bo vol linked bis destiny witli
tbe fortunes of the .State in the lalej
revolution, and proved himself, tbenj
as ever, tbe public .?pirilid and pulri-j
ullu
Tii'k A .men 01:.?Some of our Jo\v-|
i?>h friends complain of what they re- j
gard, tho sweeping charges of our
correspondent I). \Y\ A., published in
our last issue, against their race in j
Mississippi :i!?d Alabama. The letter!
wan no doubt written hastily, and the!
words not as calmly weighed, as
might havo been dono under other
circumstances, but from what wo
icnow of tho author, wo are sure thati
ho did not mean impugn tho character
.,r 11... ...i - l- "
/i luu ?? iiujc nn-icuriLiic ciass oi Jews!
in those States. There are black sheep
in all flocks, and wo have no reason
to think, that our corrcspoudout
mcaut to imply, that tho "Houso ol j
Israel" has more "lost fchcop" than
any other.
Tiie Negko-1)eijt Question.?A
correspondent of the Columbia Phcenix
calls upon our Supreme Court to decide
tho negro debt question. Now
that the vacancy in tho Court has
been filled, there is no longer reason
for delay, whilst there arc many reasons
for a decision of the question. It!
matters less how the question is decided,
than thattnere be a decision. *'It is
to tho interest of the .Republic,that
there bo an end of litigation." So
says tho legal maxim, and time but
confirms its truth.
? | |
8ST* Tho Southern Guardian publishes
a very interesting letter from
Austin Abbott, tho distinguished New
York lawyer, in high commendation
of the New York (aliusSouth Carolina)
Code. Probably we shall all like
it better when we get used to it, bat
like Mr. Charles O'Conor, wo decidedly
prefer tho old system.
Sunday-School Convention in
Cuauleston.?Head the communication
of Dl*. Branch in another column.
Charleston is making preparations
for tho reception of delegates,
and will be p.eased to receive them. I
Every School if not represented,
should at least send up a report.
1 m>? .
Bill to Remove Disabilities.?
Senator Sawyer's bill has passed the
Senate, and it is thought will pass the
RoilCC If ntiol>l.?o
v wv av vhhuilo ill! J U1 L i Z.U 11 HOC
itill remaining under disabilities imposed
by tbo Fourteenth Amendment
to lake Federal office. It practically
relieves in the entire South probably
Ive hundred thousand persons.
How to^Douulk the Value of Cotton.?The
New York Times, urges the
manufacture of yarns and coarse '
iloths at tho South, by which the valle
of our groat staple will be increased
100 per cent. Tho " South now has ]
ess than two hundred' thonfi'nnrl nr?in- >
iles, whilo the North ha? 5,848,47/. >
If tho South could spin its own cot;on,
or ono-balf of it, and BODd it (
ibroad in the shape of; yarn, the
vbove proportion in .spitidlos would <
ioon be reversed." <
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555^ Du C'hallln, tho celebrated \
African Traveller, has been leotaring 1
n Columbia during; the.present wee*; 1
o the amusemont of the. young. ]
ters?about gorillas ? "anthropo- j
jhacP-ftc., ftc. i
' P i r ETT jf/y ?il .. 'J J
'iO j
JOF? > (Jeneril Xee and dadgbU*
irrived in Charleeto?;f^^ S^iiftbi^r,; !
88BESSsi
J Oi! .Zi 'TtTfWf wn oin fn ccjj
rt>nbb?m itette df lAfJ-Ui'Sltiift; c
f that city. ^
m*MA *mm m mtmtoHo. i
Phe CrciHed floor or the Omirt gives
Wey-Urge Nutnfor ol Prominent
?raeeiw KiHo<i-Two or Throe Ittmdre-J
Persons Injured ? Affecting (
Scenes in the Capitol Grounds.
fttonMosn. April 27.?A large crowd
?n1lortod In tho upper portion of tho
L'apitol building whore the Supremo
f'ourt of Apprnls ii located, to hear
the decision in tho Mayoralty ease.
About 11 A M the floor gavo way
beneath the denso weight, precipitating
the crowd to tho floor below,
which was that of tho House of Delegates.
It is harr] to ascertain nt present
the extent of tho injuries, so groat is
the excitement, but a number arc kr 11 -:
ed and a large number severely injur- j
ed. I
Many escaped by jumping into the
windows when the floor gave way.
The wounded aro new being attended
to.
LATER.
Richmond, April 27.?A terrible]
calamity occurred hero this morning.
The floor of tlio Court of Appeals
in the State Capitol ^avo way, and
precipitated the hundreds therein assembled
to hoar the decision in the
Mayoralty caso of. Ellyson and Chahoon
upon the. Conservative cancus
then sitting in tlio hall of the House
of Delegates below. It. iH impossible
to ascertain the injuries at this hour.
Among the killed arc: P. II. Aylett,
a distinguished lawyer; I>. B.
Brock, reporter for the Enterprise tmd
Examiner-, Sam. Eaton, clerk for Mayar
Cahoon; ('apt. W. A. Charters.
Chief of the Fire Department, X. P.
Howard, lawyer; Ash I.cvy, a Richmond
merchant; Charles Walson, of
Danville Railroad ; Gervis (or Lewis)
X. "Webb, of Richmond ; Schofield,
brother of Gen. Scofield; R. Tt.
Maury, Jr.; Senator Bland, colored;
I'owhatan Roberts.
It is supposed that twenty* members
of the State Legislatu.ro aro killed
and wounded.
The Judges of tbo Court of Ap
peals a I escaped unhurt.
Ex-Governor Wells was badly injured
; James Macon, and Geo. Meredith,
Counsel for Ellyson, were also
badly hurt.
About two hundred persons were
hurt by tho accident.
The greatest excitement prevails.
Hundreds of persons aro colleclcd on
the Capitol square, weeping and wailing
as the dead and dying aro brought
out cf the building.
Governor Walker escaped unhurt,
though on tho Court l?ooni floor at
tho time.
AN APPEAL.
Jbdilor Abbeville Press ami Banner:
1)eab Sik: All right-minded men
in the community and in this .District
have, I am sure, been shocked and
outraged, by tho wanton burning in
open day, of the little church at "Williugton
under tho pastoral charge of
tho Kev. O. T. Porchcr.. This
church was erected chiefly by Mr.
Poreher's private means, and was doing
a very unobtrusive work, in
great measure among a vory humble
elans of onr people, and without any
compensation to himself. Mr. Porcher
will take measures at once to rebuild;
and the faith and patience which
availed hiir. heforo will no doubt prevail
again. Ilis friends here and elsewhere
will all assist him, as fur as
they can?but my object in writing
this, is to say, that if any member of
the community, in all that concerns a
cause, in which ho has always felt aud
shown the deepest interest, is disposed
to extend a helping hand, contributions.
however small, will bo received
i % f iir f* t>
iiy lur. w. 11. rarker or myself, or
with your permission by yourself.
Very Respectfully,
AV. T. DuEOSE.
Notice.?Provirienco permitting,
the Kov. James Jj. Martin, of the
Seminary Columbia, will preach in
the Presbyterian Church, in this village
on Saturday night next. Services
commencing at 8 o'clock, also on
Sabbath?Services cammeucin<r 10}
o'clock a. m.,--and 8 p. m.
?o? I
Tjejfc. Mr. II. T. Poalce has resigned
his situation as Superintendent of the
South Carolina It. 11 Company.
See advertisement of Dr. AV.
C. Wardlaw, announcing his abscnco
from Tuesday to Saturday of next
week.
R3T See advertisement of W. D.
Love & Co., of Columbia. They
offer inducements to buyers, which
our readers would do wolt to heed.
9Tbo Bar pf Spartanburg, have
pissed resolutions very complimcritory
to tbo learning and ability of
Judge Orr.
Pass Him Around. ? Our exchanges
in this and.neighboring State
will o"blige us by irisorting the annexed
description of a roan calling Kimself
Wm. E Harris, hailing from Maryland,
in the Vicinity*of Frederick
Dity, and who hps been, guilty of.obtaining
moiMy under fake pretonfce
in thjs community, Ho is an accomplished
impostor,, and we would guard
the public against him; Said Harris,
u afeont fifty Years of ace. five feel
ten. rqKJ6leyflbr ?ifiche|. liigh',
ibeofc w5 pddffcfo, ftrir- edihpilexioh,
knd blue eyes. He has 4 small red
nole Qo^r?nft^^?d7sroall
round scar on bis lantern pie. When
>xcited, he has a pfetmiiar motion of
ier simil^o^vooms^otai/ii^EU) has
lecoive the pJ^tonii^ln^Capacity-?
iaderson Intelliycncsr.
"EMPORIUM 01
JAS. W FOWL!
Organized for Spring and Si
ments, via : Dry Goods, Muiinei
DRY GOODS DEPARTMEN
FOWLER, W. T.MoDONAtD, an
MTT.T.TWP.DV T?n>A TjrpMfWT
aim a a
of Baltimore, assisted by MISS J/
DRESS-MAKING DEPARTM!
of a Lady of taste and skill, f
MISS LYDIA TAGGART, of
TAGGART. of Abbeville, MRS. C
Having a Branch of Mme. D.
being Agent for the sale of
Patterns, every facility is affoi
the best of Styls. All the Fai
that anything new coming out
Millinery may be copied.
THERE IS NO BETTER S
IN THE S
Real and Imitation
DRY GOODS DEPAR'
Terms CASH for evcrythi
April 29, 1870,1, if
We have in Store and
ing all Goods in <
| Coffee, Saga
TEA, SOAP, ST
| We have reduced the p
suit the
i TV?tv? till'! llofp niir tovtyip t
to prompt payers, and wo intc
' tliese terms. Accounts will
icacli month, and prompt payr
: honor the order of any party
'the above.
Trowbi
April 29, 1S70, 1, tf
&ir AGRICULTURAL ME-I i
jCIlAMOAL IMMIGUANT CONVENTION.
'?I)<-)rgatea ti Llii? Convention h ive bw;n
| iitviti-il uiuli-r the call of the South Carolina
i Iu.sti:litk will he c 1I?;?J to orcVr at t.he Acaile- *1
I ii.y <<f Miibie preciucly at 12 M. ou 3d of Way,
j P'\'*, , J
i jn'leg.ncs win please report totiic Ur.mnutj
toe of arrangement* who will be in wailing at
! tin* Committee llotun on the fecond tbiorTf tlie
j Academy, on Mun^n>j. 2d May, from -1 to 0 1'.
I M., nul uu Tui*J<i>/, ad May from half past 9 >i
I to 11 A. M. when curd* of adnihft uu aud J
I badge* will be issued.
Members of t.he Couveotion will occupy tho
Parquet exclusively.
flltefcrvcd ioats bnvo been arranged for the i
Fonij/u Co'u-uls. "
Citizetia who li.iye been invited lo Beats on 1
! the etiige will plena" present their cards of ad- i;
> iiiitiKi.ce at t.lift entrance ou Ma> ket street.
'l'hf duord will be opened for vi-it0'8 at half- .
p:i>l It) A. M., wlio will be admitted on pre- 1
oeniii>g f,h< ir cards of invitat.mi lo the u-hers. c
IM.ga'ea to lhi? Convention will pleuse j;
note ibniull tlie Hail Ito<uU of tho State prop ?
er nml tributary, a'bo the Steamers EM I LI H. ..
j hiUl'ATOlt, CITY POINT AND PILOT 1
BoV, will pass thcin to tho Couventiou for 1
I one laie, full fure to be paid coming lo, uiul
f> ee returning from Convention <>n presenting
certificate* of utteudaucc from presiding ofli?er.
|
W. ?. VARDELK
J. T. WKLSMAN.
J. S MURDOCH. i
OKO. F. M OK KELT.
C. C. TltUMliO. "!
Committee, of Arrangement* South Corolioa
Incttuip. . . .
April 29, 1870. 1?It
AVOID 3
The Breakers.
l i . ' ^
ALL indebted to tlio late firm of c
Jliley & Jordan Brothers, are. "
hereby notified, that if their neeonnts [
aro not settled before the 10th of
jMay next, the}'.will besned indiserim- C
jihately. Then "avoid the breakers" bv
settling up ut once, und thus enable f
lib to liquidate demand against us.
Riley, & Jordan Brothers. ;
Greenwood, S. C. April
20, 1870, 1?2t
TT ? ITT 1S=9 1
AT WILSON'S I
NEW MILL,
i . .'.C.-J j
Family. $4.00 ; Choice Family,
$4.60 ; Extra"Choice"
Family/ $6.00.
Pat up in Baoks of2449,aal98Lte To
Suit XJurel t n^r^vs:. (
.'1 i v .?i?i? /: |
MEAL.?Fine Fresh Meal,
$1.50 per Bushel.
April 2?, 1870, 1, tf
JtOTICEi 1 j
ALL persons are hereby* warned "|
against tradingibra n6fcegiven J
oy. .John N. Gpldinc and John 9; P.w?. .d
ipga for ttfetform of one- iinndrtd and
flvo XlttWAM.' U* W and n
bearing date either jn Fegruaiyr or
J arch 1870; anUS&jto-wWMa*
tW - butweon Hodgea' iiapot and. ^
for seven dollars, given to tie same * {
I y 8. A. Hodges, eittap,f)*?3MB>lMa$ I
qfHfcP*I3HHtr?&;
W. HBKST MDOKBg A.1
April 22,187ft, 82?St * ]
* jl 1
I? PiSllTOK"
L lauilivi!)
2R, Proprietor.
iinmer 1870 In three Departy
and Dress-Making.
T ? Salesmen, JAMES W.
A MARStf AT.T. V TJoHPTrtlT.
?In charge of MRS. CAIN,
LN1E WILSON) of Abbeville.
ENT?(2d Floor?)In charge
rom Baltimore; Assisted by
Abbeville, MISS' LIZZIE
JUNNINGHAM, of Abbeville.
EMOREST, of New York, and
E. BUTTERICK & CO.'S
ded for getting up work in
3hion Magazines are taken,
; either in Dress-Making 01
TOCK or MILLINERY
(TATE.
Lacc, Collars, &c.
rMENT COMPLETE,
ng. Prices reasonable,
11 -* 1 ? uii
are constantly receiver
line, such as
wmQM,
,f, Candles
ARCH, RICE.
rice of all goods t<
times.
vill be CASH, or thirty day
ind to adhere STRICTLY t
be presented at the end c
iiont requirod. We will no
who does noi comply witl
ridge & Co.
DRY GOODS
ir? J "?*?
Extraordinary
OTJK RETAIL
DRY GOODS HOUSE
Columbia Hotel Building,
CONTAINS 'lie rnosl rcche>che 8ivl?
i.. PRESS GOODS. LACES. NEE
)Lffi WO ItKS, (JASSlMEliES, <&c? t
>k found in the city.
Eiii li department is supplied with utan
lard and reliable makes of such "low |>ri
es" tlint, notwithstanding thb rival ccnu
ictiiioii. eusionu;r? bt-ar us out in tli
insertion that out Goods Miit them belle
nun Jirsl lo lust, than can be procured i
lie city.
Mregive Silver in Changi
ivn nn a r? ivrrp
jroods as low as the Lowesi
Our liuycrs ?re now ehippinr? us Goot
it greatly REDUCED PRICES.
Stf. B. LOYE & 0
W. D. LOVE. ;J
, B. li. McOKEERY. Columbia Hotel Build'
THE WHOLESALE r
mi mm?
REAR URKUU'S Ul'ILUINS,
Corner of JJuin and Tuylor Streets,
Is-Hupciintetido l by. our .Mr. B B. MdCUIil
IV, whose tx|>eriei.ce for mart)' years among]
he Men-hunts of the State e'n>ibl?* us'to an
onlulei.tly Ihutwckiow iho difFrlent clasat
>f Goods bent suited to their section of coui
ry, and \\ill be sold < ? luw ad they c.m L
'oii^lit in any market South.
We keep a good I inn of CARPETS, OIL
!LOTUS and .MATTINGS.
Good* ordered carefully selected, and sntii
bctiou guurai'teed.
W. ,D. LOVE & CO,
Main fctject, Columbia. S. C.
V. D. LOVE. ' B. B. M?CREEEV
April 29, 1S70, 1?lOt
A FRESH SUPPLY
? li. A
UOUSFORD'S SELF RAISING
5READ PREPARATION
LEMON SUGAR,
at PARKER & LEE'S.
April-20, 1870, 1?tf ~ . .
Jarbolic and tWhale Oil
t i t' t- ?y
spiAr', for destroying;: insectg, also
ffiaie Cnre Irioirs, k,
at PAUPER &. LEE'S.
April 29,1870, 1-tf - :
Dentistry-at Greenwood. ["
EXPECT1 'to b& At n G^rjiwoo*
L itamrftreklay next antil fcattrt'
ay, for tb$p?a<>lip?.of my profession
My offtee wiH fee fcdpt open during
>y absence, by Dr. Tnompijoto.
WardlawJD. D/ji'.
'?li9,'ajl'l:i?ai8ibt
A twymmMopmmz i
in? .tildUlai ojPrrttfaTr Stoi
PHOTOGRAPH'S.
March 25> 1870^ 48-tf
IT IIIIHI1 111 ?I I Ml
WhiteBrothers
WOULt) fMtweifully cull tU iUea-*
tioa of il)? publlu to tbeit
I STOCK OF
SPRING
and
SUMMER
GrOODS.
f ^ 1 , L
Their stock of DRESS GOODS is un'
usually large and well assorted, erp?
bracinjr all ibe novelties of tho soRRon ;
JAPANESE CLOTIIS. MOZAMIJ'QUES,
LENOS, GRENADINES, .
PRINTED LAWNS and ORGANDIES,
?ko , die. Thase goods are particularly at-*
? -t * ? - ?
uii Hutuuiii 01 ine greai variety oi
styles, but more especially because they ara
as truch cheaper than they have ever been
before.
We would call the attontioa of th* La>
dies to our Stock of
WHITE GOODS.
Mulls, Nainsook1", Lawns, soft-fiiUhod
J.iokoiiets and Cambrics, Collars and
Cuftti, Linen Handkerchiefs, Jaconet and
Swiss Trimmings, <kc. These goods ara
also much lower than they were last sea?
sod.
We have
f A NEW KID GLOVE,
Which we regard suporior even lo Alexandre's.
In poiut of elasticity, durability,
beauty of shape, and fineness of finUb it i?
without a rival. We respectfully invito
J our Lady friends lo give these gloves a
trial, for we kuow they will give eutiro
satisfaction.
Our stock of olher Gloves and Hosiery
is also quite extensive.
S We have a good sto?k of
?f MILLINERY GOODS,
it ?
u Which purchasers would do well to examine.
BONNETS. IIATS, trimmed and
untiimmed, SUNDOWNS, FLOWERS,
RIBBONS, TRIMMINGS, VEILS, Ac.
Corsets and Hoop Skirts,
Io great variety.
J Wo keep our stock of
. DOMESTIC GOODS
A!wars full. Persons wishing to huy
PRINTS will fl'id at our store n gie*t
many stjlen from which to make th?ir my
lections. Tlie best prints are now sold at
12 1-2 cent*, which was the price before
l lie war.
.r Besides the ahore, we have a thousand
J. and ooe things coming under the head of
o
3XT otions,
nil of which wo will take great pleasure
in-showing to any who may favo^us with
r a call.
J Fut our Gentlemen friends we buve
A GOOD STOCK OF:
t READY - MADE
And also nn unusually attractive 4tock of
* FMfiY SLOTHS
, V.W. AOSCto ......1"
CASSIMERES. 1
y We nre satisfied wo can .aiiit anybody
,8 who inay be needing anything to wear,
i- We would direct special attention to our
-e LINEN DUCKS and DRILLS, both be*
i flutio our Mock is large, and prices of.
Good-t.in this line have touched ao astoniuliingly
low point. They are as ebenp aa
they ever were before }he war.
There is scarcely anything
IN THE 8H0E; MpE'?
* ? ' ' - f*
That we do not keep. We. have a.Jarg?
Shoe trade, and in order to sn&taln it/odr"*
ctTort will be to Boll the very best Shoes
we (iRD buy. .
We keep ft full lio?j^.?<? ..
) MILES' LAMES' SHOES,
Of all sizes and styles. Besides these, we
. hnte ju*t rttfceivietf *? . fotidf ^TJiA^IESir '
} HAND-SUWED.MB??#AS
i ne*e are guaranteed to ua, ar.<r~we~~wlfl"
warrant every pair of tbeiu. We desire
to build up a trade fur these'goods,Tfor
are assured of their worth, and as an inducement
to pnrch*Mre,*reHtf?roff?rttrem r
' At. tli a same prices
work*. To boy the best Sl4t>& U
' goodeconomy.' Give them j^iriaf. ft S-g
? In addition 1<o the above ^?^ia*e jl j p
? HABDtv ABE, -C^CKERF,3,
GHOGERSfcS,
PDWtfi?
I JrJ4 b&rCW* bail ItyVoT Wwjtbin*.
We have lb6 gcods tod w? exheot to mU
> tbefe. 'In ^rtlsr .to . d q, ? this, j ^[)Cj[
Our" price* thrift" inform" to tue linse#
eouvihoo person* iHVonng oft Will) A eaty
. folly solicit? ooptlmu&co of tho mum.
WHITE ttBtMBft*
> April 8, J#7t, S?, SI