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Tie Press and Banner. .aa-u?J- i. a. ? i.-i- 1-.'. A.bbeVille, S. C. ha - ,. W. A. LEE, Editor. Friday, April 28, 1871. ? ?? II j Terms.?Threo dollars a veftr, In 4dtsnce. No subscriptions taken Tof a Bbortci time thau six months. Transient advertisements are charged for at the rate ot One LK>llar per incli spaCa for the first insertion, and Fini Cents for each subsequent insertion. a liberal deduction from the above rates is made to persons advertising by the quarter or by the year. . fiSTAll obituary notices and tribute? .of respect are charged for at the usual j-ates of advertising. -JLj. L1- U 1 L _LJ*S THE DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS; " ? Tho address to the people of the United States, signed by fourteer Democratic Senators and ninety-foui Representatives in Congress, sets fort I their views upon tho legislation ant; policy Of tho Radical patty, and defines in general terms the position of the Democratic part}* upon ponding issues It has icon objected that the addhess 4a ftofc sufficiently explicit in the enun. nimennt nrlfl C1ULIUJ) <J1 UIU puovuu policy of tlio part}*, but we suppose that tho leaders wisely forebore from usurpiug the province of a National Convention, and left the work oi making a platform and the detai's of policy to be modified by the course of future events. It has been pretended by the Republican journals that the address fails to meet squarely tho issues made by tho wat*, and avoids taking decided ground with reference to the various Constitutional Amendments guaranteeing suffrage tn blnr-lv's. There is nnu iv vuv 110 pretence, howover, for tho charge, for the address distinctly rccogntics the rights of ever}* citizen under those Amendments, and pledges tho party to their support. Tho address was desiguod not as a programme of policy, but as a bill of indictment against the ruling party ?charging a lavish and corrupt expenditure of the people's money and manifold encroachments upon the people's rights?corruption, extravagance, centralization?a oocreive ]jol ley WDion tnrcatcns 10 orcriurow public liberty and to convert this government into a military despotism. The Ku-Klux Bill is a step to this end. The government itsolf fomonts disorders at tho South, that it* may place tho Southern States under its! control, and secure their voto iu the coming Presidential election. in view of this manifest design of of tho .Radical party to provoke disturbances at tho South, how timely tho advice of tho address, to refrain from playing into fcho hands ol' our adversaries! liu-Klux ootra^es serve; but to unite tho liauical party and to, 8w.ell their majorities at the North.; Bat for tlieso it would die with its other dead issues, which onc<5 gave cohesion and life to tho Denization, j Its work is done and mission ended,! unless we of the South give it a new Jeaso of life by furnishing the food npou which it lives. MINORITY REPRESENTATION. According to tho view of the Charleston News, no Convention is accessary to change the existing system and put the new plan into Opera-1 tion, since the change would not impair | the present Constitutional right of; the voter. The whole aim of thej Constitution is to sccure equality and [ prevent discrimination in voting, and j this equality is not at all affectcd by j granting to every voter, tinder the! new system, as many votes as there j are persons to bo cleeted. The practical operation of "reformed voting" was first tested in Pennsylvania. Through cx-Sonator Buckalew's iufluence, the Pennsylvania Legislature passed an "Au act to J djfinc tho limits and to organteo the Town of Bloomsbiirg," and in the act a provision fbr a new voting system was inserted. The town council was ordered to consist df a president and j six (6) members, and tie mode Of vol-! J . r> it. ! ing jnaicaieu lu uuy ui me Buuuuiiaj ot the act, xvhieh reads thas: "When six persons aro to be cho-j feen, each voter may give one vote to! each of six persons, one vote and a ' half to each of foar, two votes to each j .of tbr.ee, tbr.ee votes to each of two. I or six votes to one.M On April 12. j 1870, the eleetioh catlie off. Ex-Sep-j ato.r Buckalew, tho author of the; experiment, east, the first vote. Thej klAnliAM AW/I f Kft KAOtlU I ?avnvu v\ <13 JUViUj aiiu uiu ? vouu ; proVcd satisfactory. Tbo town wasj politically divided between iho Deofo-' crftts and the GppOsitioo, with an!1 Inconsiderable democratic majority.' The rcsuit was, that of the 6ix conn-:: fciUnoo cleetcd., three were the regular j party nominees, and three were ol! tho, opposition. Under the old sys- ,1 -...torn all six would bavo been the regu-j . jar j^iirty bominees. Thus tbo princi-i' pie, tried on a small scaie, was fbuud j j.ot impracticable. It is suggested that thcro need bo: no long delay in testing the plan i jicre. Should the May Convention j consider the matter and secure the jco-operation of leading Hepublieans, vhe general elections of 1ST2 ill ay be | ( conducted according Ui the new plan.i Congress ha? postponed Amiiestv, and instead Las ^iven us the j Ku-felax Bill?has refused us "bread,"! and instead had given something! Horse than a "alone." * jjga^siyjjSggsgg1 gggg?gf~ggg The Hay Convention. Our readers 'will recollect thut a public meeting of lax-payer9 will be held here on Monday next, to appoint two delegates to the May Convention. : We trdst to bco a largo meeting, showing the interest of our people in a matter, which so nearly concerns them. Prominent gentlemen of the State have interchanged views with the Governor, and it 3eems to be genI orally agreed that the Convention i will be productivo of goo'd. It was agreed, says the iVetrs, "that tho ; convention will bo productive of good, provided it did not partake of i a political or partisan character, and ' the hope was eJrprcssed that such , would be the caso, and that the tody would confine itself strictly to the purposes for which it is convened." Those purposes are tho investigation and discussion of the finances, the \ ^ sterling fund bill, taxatiohj the pro^ posed convention, and all other subjects which form the burden of com! hlnlnts which are both 'loud and 5 ji "" . !deep." A calm and temperate digicuBsionof these matters in a Convelitlon called together irrespective of part}' lines would doubtless lead to some practical measures of rolief. i Gen. Garey's Lettar. Gen; 31. tV*. Gar}'; writes from Pine * Bluff. Ark&nsas, a letter to Col. McLure, or Chester, in which ho states that a genora&rnisapprohcnsion exists out West, with regard to tho ititen-j tions of the people of tho State as to, their present indebtedness'. As liej l understands the Charleston rcsolu-j ! tions, the}* refer only to tho future I ; indebtedness of the State. We liavei |lost all, he says, g?vo honor, and we! huvo no intention of Jetting that go. j lie concludes: 'I, therefore, think j that the proceedings of tho. conven-! tion should be regulated and control!-j ed with pi'udetice and caution.' Jj think that substantial assurances j should bo demanded from the leaders i of the party in power, that retrench-J merit, economy and honesty, should! govern the future financial policy of j j the present administration; that taxlation will be reduced to a reasonable !standa:d; that the present indebted ness should not be increased, and that the collection of the present taxes be postpoucd until tho people tnake another crop. With some such assur? ? ? * * A". >mi) i a KAA H n f i tn M jtmi'i'M wu van auviu iu ut.u iui u {the ills we have "than to fly to others j we itnovr not of." The Entertainmext.? Bv ref-i I jerenco to the (innouncemeut in anoth-j cr column, it will be seen that the I ladies of Trinity church, propose giv-1 jing a entertainment 5n its behalf, at! the Female Acactamj*, on this (Friday,.) evening. These arc always occasions of much pleasant reerca i itionrtnd innocent cnjoj'ment?where j i the attractive feast of good things?j j tables loaded with the delicacies of j the season, and arranged with a skill j land taste which appeal alike, to sense j [and soul?borrow fresh charms fromj the surroundings of female grace and j youthful gavel}*. Wo trnst to seo a! largo attendance; wo fcol assured j that r.othing will be wanting that; could contribute to the pleasures of the evening; ? I ?T Tiie Defaulting Kew YoUk Mem-; ber.?Mr. Orange S. W.inans, ofChiUi- j' tauqua County, the member of the Assembly, who bolted the caucus programme and voted with tho Demo1 crate, thus enabling them to pass all their billsj has been the sensation since Saturday, and tho recipient of j' " ' I j nurtifcrbui* Compliments from the Re- , publiSati journals. The hitter disagree as tb the exact amount Mr. Tweed paid Mr. Winan's vote. Some fix , it at $iOO,f)G0, ftoino at ?(*>5,000, and j J Othei's as low as ?5,000 per annum for ( five years. . * ^ ]l A IvUSSlAN PlUXCE CoMIXG.?About j, the beginning of July a ltussian squad- , ron composed of four war vessels, J, convoying to theso 6hores a son of'!< the Czar.of all the Russias. Grandly Duke Alexander Alexandrowitch,! j third son of tho Emperor Alexander j II*, will favor ur with a visit, uej will be accompanied by his former^ tutor, Admiral Possiet, who even now j( superintends his studies. Tho Grand j, Dnkc has tho rank of captain iuth^ Jj navy, and is said to bo handsomest !t princo in Europe. Mr. Joseph W. Boyd, for twen j ty-ono years a citizen of Troup Conn- i f ty, and ninety years old. recontly vis- ited the editor of the LaGrango (Gu.) j Reporter. Ho is a native of Abbeville, | S. G\, and was a schoolmate of John is 1 I C. Culhouu. He has only worn glass-jf es for five or six years. His wife, at! 1 the ago of seventy-seven, btill lives j" nud enjoys good health. 'a ; {. The ILvrpkr "Biiotuers.?The! t, board of education of New York, pfju which atnajority are democrats, have |8 ordered that hereafter none of the ^ I books published by this firm shall be,a used in tho public bchools. Thd lossjy to the Ilurpcrs is estimated at $G0,-'li 000 per annum A rather dear pay- i P ing for a Radical whistle. ^ I ggr The last hours of tho session j uf Congress were improved by Benjv Butler in making a "personal explaria- j h Lion," which ended in fierce squabble j I: with Beck, of Kentucky, and Farns- i worth, of Illinois, in which ButlerJc was terribly excoriatcd. Tho Bcenc'a k>,as disgraceful in the.extreme. t .'..T.ajp?t-uij.EjilJ imi i The IIc-Klux BrtL.-?The Nation, one of the etauhchest'ReiJfrblican journals in the country, has a series of severe strictures on the outrngcous bill just passed by Congress, known as the "force bill." A careful analysis, demonstrating in a clear manner the invalidity of all j the important and practical provision* J of the bill is concluded as follows: To sum up the resultH : The statuti violates the letter of tho Constiluliot: by declaring that to lo a rebclIrOi. tl>? United Stiites. which i* ; nothing more titan violence to individuals,-and by permitting the writ (habeas corpus to he suspended ii* itime of peace; by authorizing thi President to employ tho niililan forces in repressing opposition toj State laws without any application from State authorities'; by extending tbo prohibitions of the Fourteenth Amendment to cases of private wrong; I and by clothing tho National Courtswith juriediction over ordinary crimch and with function of ordinary police repression. It violates the ontircf spirit of the Constitution by conferring upon tho President in time of peace a military discretion which belongs to jhiin only as Commander-in-Chief in I time of actual war; and by destroying Itlm c.-ir>n no f<>_ ?i If lw?n irh Klllim'lii n!lf(i ? I HIV i independence of the States \\ilhin | their appropriate spheres, which was firmly established in the Constitution as an essential feature of our institutions. ? Change of Police.?We learn that Aaron Mitchell?"Big Aaron" as he is ! better known? has been relieved from j duty as Town Marshal by the appointj mcnt of Alfred Ellis,, as his successor, j Wo had supposed that Aaron was the nmbodimont of oxeeutive efficiency? one whose compctcnoy was beyond cavil, and whose place might be assumed, but not filled. .Wo yet trust that we arc not mistaken in our csti-j mato of tho man. Wc have heard (not officially) that tho corpus delicti? | the body of tho offence?consisted in j allowing two belligerents of his own) race, to fight it to thoir heart's con ten t in the corporate limits, upon the payment of tho sum of 85 b}* way of penalty in advance; but wo have' heard no allegation of any misappro-! priation of the money. \Vc trust our! former Marshal is only under a tcm-i pol'Ury cloud and that lie will come| out agaiu iu noon-day splendor. " House Breaking,?Wc learn that on t 1% r\ a??a i?A/int i t\ mot 1 1 iUUJ Ui^uii, HJ^CIUI fn/UMi in iiiv basement of Law Range, now occupied by Mr. Andrew Small, was entered and some seven or eight dollars worth of bread abstracted. The entrance was cffccted bj' removing one of the window panes. No clue has beeii found which would lead to the discovery of th# guilty parties.) Our friend seems to be peculiarly sub-: jeet to inflictions of this kiud-? this J being, wo believe, tho third ease of ] the kind in the past few years. Hej had just made hio arrangements fori supplying our citizens with fresh j baker's bread, when tho first install-! ment "was thus {surreptitiously taken? j all nt ono "full swoop." We trust j lhat this misfortune will not divert him from his very laudable undertaking. The Weekly Union.?From the office of the Daily Union, of Columbia^ tvo have received u copy of their Weekly, which the Editor promises shall be devoted to building up the j material interests of the State, and; whilst fearless and independent shall' renounce offensive partisanship, Con-i trolled by such principles we will be. pleased to welcome it as an exchange, and have no doubt that the ability * - j I. ? - J!i ! 1 1__ una resources ox me cunor wui nwiuei it generally acceptable to its reader*. The Edgkfjklp Advertiser.?-This ! popular weekly comcs to us in this itsj thirty sixth year enlarged by the ad- j iition of four columns, :ind with thej' external adornment of a full dress oft; bran new type. Thirty six columns j, low open their treasures to its readers j i ivith the tempting surroundings of'i kvhito paper and clear type. We ron-!' jratulate our friends upon theso evi-1 lenc.cs of business thrift and growing; prosperity, t ' - > )' The Cold Snap.?During thepaftj1 veelc we have had some uncomforta-j ( ;!y and uhsea-onubly cool nights,! vhich we are pleased lo fav however!1 lave scared the farmers inoro than " # I j hey have injured the growing crops' ?On Snndny morning there was aj light frost 'which did but little in-. . . it ury. And now in spite -or moous?j" all or now, cr "betwixt and between" 1 -we trust that we are .safe. A Big Cotton Caor in Arkax-!^ as.?We make the following extract j iom a business letter received fromj^ Arkansas. Tlio letter bears date'1, Vino Yardi Ark., March 28, 1871 r ' The cotton crop of Inst season was;c , tcry fmo one, bat_ thousands ofju titles wero not gathered, and it is now j:? icing ploughed into tho ground to;;; iiar.tiro the next crop; and, notwithrL landing nine out of ten farmers are, roko from the low price of* cot ton, ij ec from every indication that fully | s much will he planted ugain tins'CJ car, and perhaps more?each ono'f clieving that every oiio el so will! ^ Iftnt but little cotton, and that lie| i ill nialce a good thing by planting! ? 1 ? .ii !? irgeiy iuki geiim^ a guuu jinee. ?? ? (] ?iT "Wo direct attention to tho ad- ? ertiac incut of Messrs. Vance, Mosc |j ;y & Co., who liuvo been receiving: a irgo additions to their Spring Stoclf.j^ 'hey pvon'iao as much in the way of). Iotiiing, foodingj lending and giving- y 8 our frivfnda could wiuh.... .Ciivcr'j, hem a trial.- l MLLE NILSSON IN CHARLESTON. This celebrated singer, \vho|receivcs one thousund dollars in gold for cach | night that she sings, guyp tho fir?t of' her concerts in the Academy ^of Mu- ( <ic Charleston, onla3t Saturday night tu the'delight of a largo audience. ? The News thus describes her appearI jnee and style of execution: "Allle xsilsson hits a stately presence, and a manner indescribably fascinat.ng. The luminous brown-gray eyeB, i.he fair bright face, the wealth of golden hair, the troy ppise of the head, ihe wondrous mobility of feature, the vinning nmile and queenly bearing, .:?ake up as charming a picture as ar List ever drew, turn pstttbii.sii i?or ai once in the graces of her public. In ; his, lies one secret of Mile Vinson's success. Half her audioncc uro in love with heV before a note is sung. But her voice needs no apology, and romp'cls tlio applause of the most iijpereritical amateur. It is of large compass aud an (Helen I power, rich in tone, and wonderfully soil and clear in the low breathing notes, which, jvon nOw, linger in tho car of these who liCard them on last Saturday uight. .Mile 2silsson'rt roico is highly cultivated, aud enables her to produce those wonderful effects of light and shade, the dainty^/fw/Zwrp and massive declamation, which give to her singling, even in the concert-room, so much dramatic foreo. There are, doubtless, singers who have as pure a voice, or us much art stic skill, or as much per soufll grace, or as much fervor of expression ; but we do not believe that there is a 113' other singer on tho operatic stage, hero or in Europe, who combines all those rare qualities in tho exalled degree in which they are possessod b}' Nilsson. No wonder, then that Paris and London placed the fairhaired Swede on the pedestal with Patti, and that we ' outside barbaiiatis" arc ready to fall down and worship at the shrine of musical divinity," New Volume,?With tho present I number we commence the XIX Vol j 11m? of our paper. Ivinctoen eventful years they havo been?beginning when all was peaceful and prosperous, and ending in crushed hopes and ruined fortunes?beginning when all presaged the long.and blissful reign of Constitutional liberty, but ending in a tyranny which fettors alike soul and body. Errors there may have been, but regrets arc unavailing, and our duty is now with the present and the future,?if to draw no consolation from tho past and no hope from tho future, at least courage and equanimity to meet boldly the ills of the present ?Whatever fato may betide us, wo /.nniiunn i n I o vnut t; (n nrnfpr-f. !ind II.4VV, ** " I > should muko common cause?uhould take counsel from our best and wisest statatosmen?-discord all ha.sty and ill judged action, and present no divided front. As in the past so in tho fit. ture, \vc trust that this popar will advocate nothing which conflicts with I tho honor and interests of our people, j Tiie Town Spring.?Tho "Big i Spring" with tho combined aid of wood and brick and mortar, under the superintending and constructive skill or Messrs. F.n right & Smith, and Mr. Bernard O'Connor, has been made to j assume a new and very much improv-j cd appcaranco. A substantial brick; house, with its walls striking deeper j than the crayfish burrows, encloses j and elevates tho waters of tho bold 11 fmintttin. nnd makes it flow out in ai Kushhte stream. The whole is nut- ! D . O j monntod by a neat wooden structure, ij ?The spring as is well known, is one of thofinest iri the whole country, and thus improver], conduces equally to , ornament and utility. Tiif. County Treasuky I?odbt.ry. , ? Under .'in order of Judge Orr, is- I sued upon the exhibition of additional j ' affidavits, alleging new circumstances11 of guilt as well as the inadequacy of' the bond given, both in amount and!in tho solvency of the obligors, the Gnfllns have been re-arrested and not giving bail were committed to jail? ^ Albert llamblin, was also arrested j wilder tho saino order fur complicity ] In the robbcrv. and reciuired to lm'vc i J ? ' JL U bond. ' 1 t Fine Strawdeuiues.?Wo were presented a few days sineo with a amplo of some very fine straw berries, grown in the garden of our town&mnn, Win. LI. Parker, Esq. They were large, ripe and luscious? Lhc finest that we have ever seen?i md might cxeita tho admiration, if'j lot the envy, of any of our liorlicnl.uraI friends. They woro grown rem plants brought from Wnshingon City some years siuco?the vari:ty not known. Larcesy.?JessoCovran and Diccy )orn wore arraigned on Wedticsday H?t beforo Trial Jtislico llemphill barged with stealing a hog belong- j ng to Maty ^Marshall. 13icoy was j lischarged ihcre not being proof to.' ouvict, bat Jesso was found guilty ! ! md sentenced to pay a flnoof?10jf nd cost?, or be confined in jail for! !8 days. The money not beiiig forthoming Jesse was committed to jail. Tut Pic .Mc.--1 ho*young people | f our village made all preparatio ) or a pleasant I'lfl X!c at the Fair irounds on Tuesday la,st, but the! reaeherous April showers eamo to j nar the promised enjoyment?for the I lay at least?tut for the day only? s the night made full amends, in a >leasant party at'General McGow-j. ti's. ^ J" ?|n j?5T Advertisers will pleaso eendj^ n their favors hereafter on or before j 1 Wednesday evening, aa we will go to. ! ifci-'s earlier during the Summer Dili's. New Advertisements. Wo direct attention to the following oew advertisements: Dentistry at Greenwood?Dr. TVm. * 0. Wardlaw, ! , > \ J Dental Partnership?Drs. Wardlaw | and Thomson. 1 .Sugar-cured Family Hams and 1 Choice Bacon Shoulders?E. Ed- 1 wards. ? rj^j? Tr ? \r^n X>UV\ upilMg VXUUU3? I iVIlCUj ittVOW ^ i Icy & Co. , . < ? The Senior Exhibition. It wns a good thing. Tho Ilall was filled with the elite of the town and country The audience was lar- f ger than wo had expected. Dr. i Pressly presided with ease and dig- j nity. The speakers acquitted themselves handsomely Tho speeches 1 were well written, well memorized, | and well delivered, without cxocplion. Some of tin m were f:.r above mediocrity both in matter and manner. For j sake of friends abroad we append the programme: ' Utility of History."?J. Spencer . Mills, Blaekstock. S. C. j "Professional Characters."?S. H. Moore, Fort's, Ala. "Analogy, between Light and ' Love."? W. L. Patterson, Louisville, Ga. ; ; 'Probability that the Planets are inhabited."?A. L. Patterson, Louisville, Ga. "The Last Decade."?F. Y. Pressly, Duo West, S. C. ''The Health ot the Mind?The Only True Wealth."?B. F. Riley, Pincville, Ala. "Light, as a Historian.W. A. Sunders. Chester, S. C. "A nglo-Saxon Character."?Edgai H. Walker, Charlotte, N. C. "Full of Xapolcon III."?G. H. White, ElkShoalo, N.C. "Virtue's Plea."?J. L. Young, Due West,-8. C, When the Exhibition'in itself was so good, and the order generally so unexceptional, it is with unfeigned regret that wo feel constrained to .say that tho conduct of a few young men, visitors, was greatly annoying to tho whole audicnee arid very inortifying,to their friends, and we earnestly hope for their sakes. and for the sake of their families, and for the sako of our Institutions, will never be repeated This notn of warning it is hoped will be taken kindly, and will prevent further trouble.?A. R. Presbyterian. I ' The Fishery Question Settled. ? A special despatch to the Herald, from Washington, says tho fishery question is settled b}* the Joint High 4 % - *? T * ?i .#iiAnrl o a n I ?4? _ IDl.-'SIUU it in ^ u?sis for settlement. thut American fishermen may cast their nets anywhere in Canadian waters without reforcnce to distance from the shore and fish for anj'thing butf>had or salmon, Canadian fisherman to enjoy the stint privilege, with similar lestrictions relative to shad, salmon andjsbell-fish, in any American waters north of the 39th parallel of latitude. A Committee oi' Arbitrament is to bo appointed to meet at Halifax, to decide what stun shall bo paid by the party proving most benefited to the other. ? 'The Tribune on Founey.?Tho New York Tribune says: "Colonel Forney is so fresh from sharp arraignment of tlic Administration, that our present high esteem lor liiiu would have been better preserved if ho had nut made haste, so soon after taking possession of. hiscolleetorship in Phil- " udelphia, to renominate General Grant for the Presidency. We do not think ihe time has eoniu lor nominating the next President, and we are very sure that new and grateful ofliee holders ire not the men to do it.' Good lor | G reely. Tho British high commissioners have received dispatchcs from their homo government approving of tho ' treaty rcccntly made by the high i-omuiissioners for the settlement of ' the .Alabama claims question. It is staled that this treaty provides for a , fixed commission to examine and pass upon the validity of all claims presented, and that the Emperor of Uralil is to be the arbitrator. A Nkw Comet.?A new comct was liscovered in the night of tho 15th ; nstant by Lewis Swift, of Marathon, J ST. Y., and reported to Professor ( Hough, of tlio Dudley Observatory, ' ivho obtained a fair view of the cclusial visitor on Friday uight. WE HAVE LARGE ADD] m STOCK OF CONSIST! SPRING GOOD* HA1 8 0- 0 9 Sf And everything generally I UW 8H Which wc cau sell lowei ro arc prepared to CLOTHE THE NAKE: pprn Till!! TTTT' X' JUJUJU JL OO.AJ MV. LEND TO T] AND 6] i the way of Felling Iheni CJoods for ( lotto 5h, "SMALL SALES and /ANCE, MOSE JI cHrri*, S.C, April 2? 1 -If. Tjjiuiriii'jT f iTi'i'iii" French- News. .- . Versailles, April 25. Theirs, in a circular, on the 24th, lays tho laat few days have been cm>luyed in engineering work aud consentratiug our troop9. A new corps ias been formed at' Cherbourg, Cam)rai and. Auxerri, composed of the loroes of Gravelotte. Generals*'Do^ ' mi and Chiuchant will command Lcm. Later engHgcrnents at J3agicnt were succcs^w for onr troops, ?vho captured a red flag. Tho great jperation will soon commence. ? i ~ 1 Washington News. . Washington, A prll 24. The women who were refused the ranehise have commenced suit, claimng tweuty-fivo hundred dollars dam-. ( igcs* Doutvell has gone to Chicago for a iveek. Richardson acts in f-Iio mean' ,ime. . .' . Admiral Porter will command the Act to meet the l'tissian fleet bearing i Russian Prince thither. + . * A New iJuir.de Across frrfi Sa? vannaii.?The indications are that Lbc question of builbing a new bridge across tlio Savannah river will soon tome before the City Council. The present bridge i3 in a very bad con* ilition, and though the- worst portions of it aro undergoing repairs, it is L-lairaed that nothing short of a now structure will answer. If a new bridge is decided upon it is proposed to erect an Iron bridge upon piers of ' stone and havo done with wood. While such a would cost a great deal of money, it is believed that, in' the lung run, lb wuuiu yiuvv u tutuj; investment. When once built no repairs Aould be necessary, whero s a wood-, jn bridge hcis to bo worked upon ' nearly every your. At the end of the i)rcsciit year, the repairs upon the bridge since tho war will haveeost about twentjvfive thousand dollars, and it is estimated that tho money Hpeut for repairs during tho past twenty years would hav.o more than paid-for a bridge 'of iron. Wo understand that Mayor Eates is having inquiries made as the probablo cost of such a structure, and whan he gets the necessary information ho will no doubt submit it the.City Council.? Chronicle and Sentinel. . k . I . - ' '; ?* "Yonng Black,, who killed Colonel McKaigin Frederick, Aid., for seducing his sister, has been triumphantly acquitted. DENTAL PARTNERSHIP. I- * - . * THE undersigned have associated themselves for the practice of Dentistry, in Abbeville. One of us may always bu found in our office, over Dr. Parker's Drug Store. WM. C. WARDLAW, JffO. S. THOMPSON. April 28, 1871,1?tf Dentistry at Greenwood. I EXPECT to spend tho coming week at Greenwoood, in the pruc* ticc of Dentistry. My patrons will please govern themselves accordingly. WM. C. WARD LAW, D. D. S. April 27, 1871, 1 ?It EXTRA SUGAR CURED Family Hams AND . Clieice Bacon Shoulders! FROM the world renown Packers, Messrs. Smith & Is i cod em us, Baltimore, Mc^, for sale low for cash, by H F.ilwarde JUI a dMU vv WA um April 28, 1871, 1?tf NOTICE TIIE Ladies of Trinity church will give an entertainment for the . lienefit.of the church on FRIDAY i EVENING, 28th inst., at s j'cloek, i\ M., at the Female Aeadem\ Admission 25 ccnt*. Children 10 ?eii ts. April 28,1871, 1?It ' , RECEIVED ' ;tions to MERCMAIIIISEj NG OF * 5, CLOTHING, t? jl *?3pf ji t it ?$ m a. WSS? ^ '-W 3/ needed. ^"\Vo u!so havo ^ r than anybodv el.se. ' ir/>cnv [iuai, 5E POOR, [VE TO THE NEEDY, * he Moncv. Come nnd sec us. Our' LARGE PROFITS." 'LEY & CO.!" I mini: i 1 I ! | & Offer. A SPLEN1 ME 11 r Call and seo fot yoiivselvi lesirable and CHlilAP. White. ? ,< , 1 *- . ' { April 14, 1871, Bl-tf ' . ' TO THI , ; 'Jo ?*? WHITE, S3 aiajfOULD re'spectfullj V* of Abbeville to-1 Dress Goo( Ribbons, Tri They only solicit a cal please.- . . ;. .] MAYS, BAI Wopld call the attciijtion of il hip m Clothing, I SCOVIL Al 1 . AXES SUGAR, com CORK, BAG "Which having been bougb To the pockcts of our p Abbeville, April 34, 1S71, 51?t nm. ana mii JmL N?W SPt GREAT At "THE CC ^ . 2zrir My spring stock .* one: C0ii3ca.ll! if you wi: uiei.einc; fny busiuesw, and willinj profits,''therefore will give my c decline In Goodg. Don't pass the that is aJiargaln lost. . My Stock consists in part of the STAPLE AND Ladies', Geni LADIES', GEN1 Also,: FAMILY COTSTFECT I have also HOSFORD'S CEL] VltATION, the, best in use. jw-R'Ctsatisfaction guaranteed, boi lles/ieetfully, Yi April 14, 1S71, 51?If "^NBW JUST WJSTE RESPECTFULLY call t f f ville County, to come and Dry Goods, Clo vliich lias been newly purchased 1 piins out. Calicos from S to'T^ ct 'ille. Muslin from ltfto 25. Bro\\ Quarter Blenched from 7, lo 12J, Jed Ticking from y to 20ctP. mlu ?er yard ; Ladies white Hosoat 10 ts. the best quality; fine Ladies ? need in front from 2 to 5. Price $3; 2.50; Ladies every-day shoes frou ood stock. Gents Clothing, the c ille. C? at8 nnd Pants for everyJoods which we will fell at all jfldies' Parasols, at a very low pric ssure to nil a fnll satisfaction. Co lie Courthouse. KAPHA April 14, 1871,. 51?If a VTK. sr. KAPHAS, lakes th JJL Copartnership sincc Marc ommunity at large to extend hi April 17. 1ST1. SJ?If ' ; < I I IS - -if ' lo the Public DID STOCK OF V5y^? :Tfv / A *" # .. ' . u i JtU u.v? nnn eras. 33 and be convinced that GOODS are Jmith & White. , j \ i '*?* . I LADIES!! . Smm m 1IT11 k WHITE : 1 : j : ? ff; "? -o ? ;V **? r call the attention of the Lociies :heir very large assortment of " Is, White Goods, . . ft ; mmings, &c., &c. .1, feeling confident of being able to SLLL" : Lm1.;-' 11" 1 iflWELL mm ieic friends "and tb^puWI^^ii^liyV'to.U^w . ih : ONSISTING OP;, f .. . .. 'm\ (' - ' fats and Shoes, i WHSIUI ??** '" " * ID BBABE'S HOES, ' ' >? \r a i-i:. ;'. -' *> tin-HK V? ' ANI> KTAIILS, os MB W&L&am, ;0N AND FLOUR, t for CASH, will be sold ht prices adapted v eoDle and the dullness of the * times *"" it ' r f *!/ .. ^1- . i .'({ . ' i . ;'/::-/ UNG GOODS! BARGAINS! )RNER STORE." ? ' : v-'f ; ?? j Mvj ' 77 f ?5 now complete, and ready for inspection. Oome <h to hnv ft uroat-deal for a Irttle. ' I nm torn 5 that my motto shall be,"Quick sale? ami *hort ustnmers and all, tho advantage of the recent , Corner Storo, (White's old stand,) jf you du following articles, via. FULL LINE OP.': DOMESTIC DAY GOODS, :s' and Misses Shoes, TS' AKD BOYS' HATS. i Choice Selection of /TBriPl?TlTT?C UTflVUJUJllXJUM) 'IOjSTERIES, &c. > SBRATED SEI^P-RAISINfi .BREAD PREPI'iootla shown at all timed with pleasure, ?ud tli in prices and quality. r. T. MCDONALD. ~... , , ,, . ??^ ss=?n.-iPkTC^ 4 f l . f * * . - ? i3KS& @00331 RECEIVED. U- - .' v.- ; ? ' -'Jv he attention to the Ladies and Gents' of Abbp-. -examine our STOCK of thing, Hats and Shoes, or the Abbeville trade, and the greatest Ilara. the finest that has ever been brought to Abhe* n Cloth from 7 to 12% and 13$, the very bent J, yard wide; the New York Mills at 18 cts/; tljlelor feat hers; Iritli Linen f><m 40to'Ct)etP. ets.u pair, also, Gents' Half Hose at 10 and 20 tundownsmid Hats: flue Miles' Cloth Gaiter*,. Ladies fine Calf Skin Shoes from 2?5, Price i 2?5 and all sizes, Price $1.50; all warranted heapest that has ever been brought to Abbe^lr.,r MM, from <?!? tn 7 SO ftntila' filmisllIMC prices; "Watches and jewelry, Umbrellas ami v. All we ask is to give us a call, and we will uie and try at the CORNER STORE next to tN&SKLARZ. A.RD. e pleasure to announce that he lias formed a :h 1st, with Mr. J. SKLAltZ, and begs to tlio in the patronage as before. .