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^l*i>.:*f.<^'*.,i"* *> >?v. * ' ?\ . n The Press and Banner Abbeville, S. C. w. a. lee, editor. - uto/lnoedott wnr 9h. 1871. TT VUUVOUMJ f *? y f i mm j L| I . ? TERtfS. ?Three dollars a year, in at Vance. . ' * Jf<* subscriptions taken for a shortc (line than six months.. . ' * v Transient advertisements are charge for at.jhe ratfeor One Dollar per'inc space for the first insertion/am! Fifi Cents for each subsequent insertion. ' a liberal deductiou frem- the abo\ rates .is made to persons advertising b the quarter or by the year. : tfa&* All obituary Notices and tribut< of respect are charged for at the psuj rates of advertising. ' ' ' SOUTHERN, pEyELOPMEKT. Tho crvins need of the South at th tiiiie !s labor?labor for the field, and 1 bor for the workshop?labor to make ot waste hills teem with luxurious harvest and our silent valleys resound with tl hum of busy Industry?labor to fell 01 forests, to bufjd pur railroads, to constru our factories; to dig our mines?in short! make available the thousand and 01 natural advantage which make up tl unproductive capital of the Sout! With unequaled climate and soil and c ery material resource to build up wealthy and prosperous independenc we have been contributing to enric other sections at the same time that w have Impoverished ourselves. We ha; given our wealth to the shippers of Ne York, and to the manufacturers of Ne England, whilst our own fields ha\ been growing from day to day poor* and poorer, from the lack of a divers lied industrv. and the stimulus of ti actiyft competition. In many respec the wealthiest and most producth country, the Sooth is at the same tin: <he most dependent upon others?tl; most indifferent to its natural ad vat tages, and most careless in making thes available. The cure for all this is tt introduction of labor from abroad. ] will stimulate our native enprgies, an bring in thp musplc) tije intelligent the thrift, the ? energy, and the exp< pence of other sections.-^-os well labc as labor-saving-machinery. ButJiow ?his to be done? ' Cam. Matthew F. Maury, "the dietii guished Virginian, who has done ? much for tho caust of science, and mar time enterprise, and whose long exp< j-ien<;e, find thoughtful observation, giv weight to. all of hia suggestions, bs Written a yj^luafale and euggestiye letU Jo the New York South, in \vh Iph he at verts to the difficulties In the way < bringing emigration to the South, an suggests the only mode of overcomin tix^so obstacles. ; The obstacles to emigration here, arlt from the pertinent misrepresentation 1 which ire have been subjected at tb feoufh, an# Vhlch are being made by li percated parties, who.seek to ttirn awa the Inflsx of tbe foreign tide to ?thf bectiou3. tj;i: '-ni {j o "Fojs> years they have beon tauplit J oonsidgr oiir Southern climatc, asdeadl to tbd' dot .door white laborer; and have heard ititoserted'there by int?>ir sent and travelled gentlemen," that tb line ;of 36?3Ut was drawn, between th sections here because, south of tlu ]?rallel, out-door labor was death 'to tb white mau; that, south of that paralb the Negro alone could stand the rays c the sun In the open Held'] awl that j was.for this reason the Hne of 3U330 wa drasftr. 'Thejf l,,hav# -moreover bee taughfcto^oqt upon tbe Southern peopl as a lawless set, who delight in blood murder and rapine; where the womei werol<houfcvlrtueand the men with put honesty,t'and wliere labor . was de gradiug." To dear away theso obstacles require united effort at the South. Says Com modore Maury: . "Fn ^ tv lor to Mfnhlish r?msn<?rit among her peoplo, there are two or thre great works which the South has to dc These works are too great for individual or companies to perform. They requir concert of action, a little pulling togeth er, And make it necessary for the State themselves to render assistance. One c these works Is an elaborate treatise 01 the physical, geography?not of on State by.iteelf, but of the South?utters fn a/m?nuer,aiia. by an authority tha Will ?utitle ..ife statehients to credil WheYe^r it goes. It sliould be accom panied by maps showing the works c jnterusl improvement, the railways an panels, the coast line, its harbors, an the extremity of inland navigation c all the Southern States. It should als Jreat of their climates, and productions their so<$*l-66JidiMon.and religious pm ilegea.; in short, this work should err body, exactly that sort of informatior aboot every part of the country, whic an intelligent foreigner desiring to settl pmang us would lil;e to have. Itshoul iherf"be published in tho languages < the various countries of' Europe, fror wh ioh we-desire emigrants, and circulal ed widely among them. When that i done, then let the agents from eac ptate and Society, with so much of it i their h'mid as related to their State or d: Vision,1'follow 1t up; showing thepecu iiar facilities, advantages aud induce juegts . which their own State may hoi (Jilt* As it now is. all of these agent have to do, to a certain extent, the sam work over, as they will tell you. Fo example: An emigration agent goe from.yii'gjfti(if JEurope, to enlist cmi grants. ' IWfiriSt .thing he lw to do, i to disabuse the minds of 4heemigmtitr fcladwe with regard to his State; h can operate upon but a few at best some of these few he may perhaps se rigt}tj?bQu$,hl?own State, but he has rc moveft rioticf of these prejudices with re gard tfl^the otner States, and which ii fhe minds of his hearers, ate commoi to the whole South.. ! "After him comes, we will suppose the Agents of another State; as Missis ippj? Alabama, &c., and they have to gi over the same, jfrounds'ln enllghteninj Jgndrtt&ooand removing prejudices witl regaxQjino? k>-our. section,- l}ut to thei State; andsd qf evcnr one; wljon witl a Joint effort, properly directed, it'migh have beefl done oiioe for all so the -would be clear for every State. For nr own part, X ha vq .never been able to dis cover afty way of getting, '(within an ^reasonable time,) Wo tide of Europea emigration tocomeiritq^thegouth in an considerable foroe; unlessstate fhecbselvc^ will firstcomblije tqfcnlight ?n, in this manner suggested, the'^giiqi once, arid remove the prejudices whip exist in the minds of theemigratln classes f)f Europe,; with regard to ou bec^jpn,^ climates, its industries, it peopift,, ^eir manners and cus tools-" i 9 & * Rklichous. ?Rev. H. M. Mood. Pre iidln^EldSrof Cokesbury District, S. Conferee will prench^iext Saturday jmd Sunday Jn the ^teth^dist Church' \i this place. Services on Sabbath, in thi morning, 3 in the afternoon, and a iiiglit. ? . Cqerectiox.?-In thp advertisement o the Wate sale of James Dowtin, dee'd instead of Monday the 13th of Decern her, as published in our last, rcai '{Wednesday the 13th" of December. I.' " < f -* . f *. f i *" P * The Next Presidency. ? There is at present much interchange of opinion among leading politicians, both Democratic and Republican, looking = to A combination of liberal men of all parties, in a unitea opposition to urant. = Some time ago the Missouri Republican, the organ of the Missouri Democrats, r recommended a passive policy-Mjf holdl ing no national conyention ^gd jpqkiqg no nomiualion. But the drift of opin!r ion i)ow seeuis to be in favor of a middle J course?to hold the convention, but to ii accept the nomination of the Jiberal Rev publicans. This is the view suggested by the Sevr York Worldjn a,late artiy cle, and it is supposed to ccho the sentiments of leading Democrats. The CJor;s mans hold the balance of political power, and it is proposed to unite these in.a combined opposition to Grant uppu the platform of revenue reform, civil service reform, general amnesty to the South, ;s and a restoration of the rights of the States?ignoring all dead Jss?uei?. Senar tor Schurz of Missouri has of late been 41 s very active in the matter, and has been ,g confering with leading statesmen of both ir parties. He is said to be the Warwick of the crisis?the I^-esident-maker. The difficulty is in effecting the combination IC. ?if overcome, success is as certain iiexl ,e year, as it was last year in Missouri. h. vt The Greenwood and Augusta Railroad a " . r? e, Wo have been requested to state that a ih .meeting of the friends of the proposed e Greenwood and Augusta Railroad, will re take place at Chiles' Cross Koad on nexj w Friday the 1st of December. AU inter* w ested in this enterprise which promises re so much for the material development ir of the lower seotion of our district, are i- requested to attend, and assist in its in? ,n auguration and successful prosecution, ts In another column we publish a well re considered article from the Augusta Conte stilutioncilM with reference to the rival ie projects which appeal to the aid of that i- city, For the Greonwood and Augusta ie Roilroad many strong claims are urged ie ?that it will pass through a country, so [t well adapted to railroads Jfs to necessid tate but a small cost comparatively. in 2, the way of construction?through a ferj tile belt unequaled in richness by any in >r the State?again that tho route sleera Is clear of competition,.and Jjesides embraces a eeope of country, from thirty to fifty i- miles on each side, that js without railto road facilities. The extension qf the i- Rohd to Laurens and Spartanburg be> sides would open up to Augusta, the -e produce ?f the upper markets and place m her in connection with the Air Line ?r Road. The advantages of this route are well stated in the paper referred if to, and an early meeting in Augusta d recommended to consider the claims g of rival routes. .: ! In the meantime we advise our friends io to attend the proposed^ itfeeting on Fri? day and second the effbrtaof the earnest, ie practical men who have the matter In k charge.v J - u' ;r:. yj f f * ; !r j The Abbeville Medium* uJ ? "NYe have received the flrst nnmber of *1 our new neighbor and contemporary, i- and extend to him our pongrotufaMons ,e upon his neat typographical exterior and well-filled columus. The editorial e department Is uuder the control of >1 Messrs. llob't R. & J. Calvin Hemphill, gentlemen of talent and education?and ^ the names of Messrs. James A. Wright - *n/l Thymus A. Ftjivrleii in the Dublisli 9 ing department are a guarantee of typoI. graphical taste and nkill. The spirit '] and character of the paper are thus an* L .Jioune^d:. 1 .. "It will be an Independent journal, de8 voted especially to the circulation of all reliable news tliat may be of any profit to the people. lu Religion, in Morals, in Politics, in all great questions that y may agitate the public miud, and in all e things whatsoever, it shall be the fcar>. less advocate of all measures that may s really tend to build up and strengthen ? our own county and State. It will be i- the uncompromising foe to any and a. every scheme which will retard or hinif der us from speedily arriving at the true ii measure of our greatness. It will adopt e a high moral staudard, and nothing d prurient or unchaste shall find a place in ,t its column. It will be the friend of t, progress and of honest industry. It will i- be the supporter of honesty, temperance if and all virtue. In line, it .well be a weld come visitor to every household where d it may be known.'" f . ? o The Presidency of the Blue Ridge rl . Railroad. !> We are gratified to announce that our p esteemed fellow-citizen, Col. J. S. Cothd ran, was on Saturday last, elected by the >f Board of Directors to the Presidency of n the Blue Ilidge Railroad. Col. Coth? ran's friends, who know and appreciate I) him at home, will not be surprised at n this mark of recognition and apprecia '"ftion abroad. To mgn integrity ana |* ability, and clcar, practical judgment, d he adds the progressive spirit aud active a energy of youth, and may be presumed e to enlist on behalf of this great enterprise as much sympathy as any selection tbat could be made. He is supported by s an able Board of Directors, commanded iug tbe best talent and highest chfirac* ter in the State, and we trirst'tliat it wHl t uo'v achieve the success with which arc ^ connected the best interests of the'State. 11 Home Again.?Our esteemed townsr man, Dr. J. W; W. Marshall, has just returned from an extended tour in th? o Great North West, with ,a storo of va-i 5fried experiences and * fund of robust 1 health; for fc-hlch we envy him. That j far West !n all Its sober realities, and t giant capabilities surpasses pll the <gl f Dorados of romance. Johji Ruskln V may sigh for the "Ivy mantlet} towers" y of the old world, but give us the new i) with aJl its ^lumbering powers just y awaking to a carcer of Indefinite expan* 8ion and development; tlie Doctor .. has been among the politicians of Miali rouri, arid speaks hopefully of the earr ? nest efforts which are being made by g B.anator Schruz aud Governor Brown to j. arotw^a combined opposition to Grant, He has'lheard George Francis"r'ntfrpfecture, and Mpnifses us the treat of hiavinw limi W loMitro in Al.l.n?.SH~ T>_ i t;^r^ T trvT(;^ *** U1W axu* ' publican ftI>UBe{<. Wjth much ofml8rcp:! f rescptaCion;'and abuse and' ilNfeeling! 1 against the'South in many quartpre, he j P found also much sympathy, and no1 where more fully exhibited tbip among! the Democrats of Missquri. f ?1 1 Major John Alexander of the - Congaree Iron Works will please accept! 1 our thanks for late files of foreign pa-J pers. .1 ' .-tf - . 'I Returned.?We know that our citizens will be pleased to welcome back our honored fellow-citizcn Judge Wardlaw, who has justjeturned from a business trip to the Westk in vigorous and improved health. Tiie Judge is one of it-- /mi r? T\Jafrl/>f Ana tile institutions wl vui w-^w whom we all delight to Jionor, and who holds the chief place fn the* affections of our people. Upon sueU a luau office can confer no .dignity, and who, fitted to grace miy position of public trust, is content to dignify and ennoble a privata station. May his future be as serene as hid post has been prosperous and distinguished. .1 '] -? Thr Public Debt.?-We publish elsewhere various statements in regard to the public Debt, and among others 8 Synopsis of Treasurer Parker's Report, j This statement may or not be correct, I but admitting its correctness, it shows of Debt of near sixteen millions againsl I the State, when we have been told again jand again by the highest authority thai i f ho "Dplit.#1 i<1 nnt, nx?w>d &9.000.000. Whal reliance can we place upon official statements ? The Baptist Convention met in . Camdeu ou the 23d inst. The opening sermon was preached by the Kev. J L. Reynolds, D.D., and the following officers were elected for ono year: Rev - James P. Boyce, D.D., President; Rev J. O. B. Dargan, D.D., vice-president 1 Rev. 0. F. Gregory, Secretary; C. H Judson. Treasurer. 1 ' _ The South Carolina Synod, mei in Sumter on the loth inst. The Rev Dr. Plumer delivered the opening ser ' mon,and the Rev. H. R. Dickson, o; Yorkville, elected Moderator. Interes ting discourses were delivered by Drs Girardeau and Wilson, and Rev. Frier son, Lindsay, Bracket and DuBose, # i mho. urana ojukb aiuais, mu been feted and flattered with all that Incense of adulation which, in spite ol all our Republican prepossessions, anc Democratic training, we are more prone to than any peoplo under the sun. , 86T* The Laurcnsville Iter aid, one o! of our most interesting ?rid .-valuable cduntry exchanges has entered upon its twenty-sixth volahio. . The Legislature of Georgia has passed the bill ordering an election foi Governor, over the veto. In the Senate by a vote of 20 to 13,-and in the House of 110 to 38. ,f * m * B?, Our Charleston exchanges announce the death of Mr. John liussoil, the eminent bookseller of thai; city. A Railroad to Spartanburg South Car oliaa. The peoplo of Edgefield, Abbeville, Laurens, and other counties in South Carolina, are very earnest in their deftly for railroad communication with, Augusta. . In years past. A,uciwta was tudi market where they fcolu their producc . and purchascdtherf-fturiHy and'plantation supplies. They fully appreciate th? fair and honorable dealings of our merchants, axid ".would gladly avail themselves again of the advantages of the Augusta market if they could do so by raiL SelMnterest prompts them to the effort to secure the building of a railroad to connect their section, with Augusta, and selfrinterest should move our citizens to meet, tliat elflirfc in a generous mannor^ A railroad to Spartanburg, South C&roIina'jVould restore to ouceity a very heavy business that was diverted to Columbiaiby the Columbifcftnd Greenville .Railroad, Theamountof cotton it wooid bring to our market Annually, is estimated, by cool calculators, as high as forty thousand bales. This, at sixty dollars per bale, would amount to two million two hundred aud forty thousand dollars, a large portion of wfiich would be paid out lor merchandise. To secure this trade is certainly worthy of our best effort. The distance from Augusta to Spartanburg is about one hundred and ten miles. There are two routes proposed for a road between the two points. One from Pine Wniicn Mmint nn tho fHiftplnffe. dolnmbia v..- , -y and Augusta Road, twenty-six uiilea from this city, thence via the village ot" Edgefield, Ninety-six Depot, on the Columbia and Greenville Read, Laurens Court House, to 6bartanburg. By this route there would be a loss of nine miles in distance between Augusta and the village of Edgefield, but it would have the advantage of the'line already built to Pine House, ajui from Edgefield would be almost an air line over a favorable locatioty rgflt is urged, however, that this rouraflS through: a section having railroad connection with us for. a considerable distance, and we, therefore, could not expect it to bring us additional trade until it passed Ninety-six; and also, that a rival interest uiight secure control of the line, and divert trade to Aiken and Charleston, by buildinga short line from Pine House to Aiken. This latter point is worthy of consideration. We think there is ground to fear such a move, unless the road from Pine House to Spartanburg should become a branch of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Road. A skrvrt wfin f inn rvf* fhnuo fn vnpti hlo fn route was held in Columbia, on tho 10th, and appointed a committee of ten to obtain a charter for the road from the Legislature of South Carolina. Should the charter be granted, and we believe it will be, Angusta will be called ou to aid the enterprise. The second route proposed is up the Georgia side of tho Savannah river to Fury's Ferry, a distance of about thirteen miles; then crossing the river, would be located on the ndge between Stevens' creek and the river, to the head waters of that creek, where it would trend to the right and cross the Columbia and Greenville.Road at Greeuwood, a station eight mile/? above Ninety-six, the point of crossing proposed for the first named route, thence to Laurons Court House and Spartanburg. The advocates.of thisroute claim that ^bije it >vould require more miles of road to bo constructed, it would p&?*s through a country very favorable for a railroad, and run through a section that is now entirely without railroad facilities, and hence bring to Augusta a larger amount of trade. The road on the Georgia side could he constructed at a light cost on the bank of tho canal. The bridge oyer the Savannah would be partly built of rock that could be had on the spot, and hardly apy expense would be incurred in securing a foundation for the piers, as the bed of the river is solid rock. This route would be located near Dor#?s mine, tyhprathere is an unlimiI ted quanlty of 'macancse, that would LthenW made p.vaifable to commerce. In addition, it is contended that this route would forever be seoure against rival interests tP our city. < I Augusfo tylll not cavif about the route/ but mr the pepple living along- both the proposed routes are our friends wishing for a closer business and social connection with us, all earnest in their views, we suggest that a meeting be held in this city at an early day, of all the advocates of a road from Augusta to Spartanburg, and that delegates come prepared with statistics of distance, advantages of routes, and the probable amount of stock that would be subscribed. Such a meeting would make public much valuable information, and benefit all parties.?Avr/usta Comtilulionalist. * 4* ft . i /1 . .. : ' 't j '- .* '? I * r . . |l.' Treasurer Parker Makes a New Ej Mbit* of the State-Debt. [Special Telegram to the News.] Columbia, Isovember 23. Treasurer Parker has completed i statement of the entire del>t of th State,r which-r ho reports as bein/ ^12,012-,9CS -9S;- "All the items iu tlii ! utuuuui/_ aru giYCIJ^ lu^ctjier >YJUJ < long explanatory statement. I The State authorities now hope t , be able to retire the loans in No\ . York, and to . save the bonds n6^ ' under hypothecation from being- soli by the holders. It is intended to discontinue th financial agency at. New York, bu some responsible banking iustitutioi I will be designated as the place wher l the paymeut of the interest on th , public debt will be made, , Later.?The principal points o i Parker's statement are as follows: ; Bonds printed.-for the redemptioi i to bills receivable, $500,000; for in t fereet, $2,000,000; for the relief' o tho treasury, $1,000 000; for commit . sions, $700,000; for tho redemption o the bills of tho Bank of the State ai enn AAA . /V.. ' _/? .i. $i,uyv,uvv ; iur uiu conversion 01 in , Stivto securities, 88,200,000; for; th ? sterling loan, $6,000,000; certificate ' of ,conversion of stock, $2,550,00( ; Total $22,540,000. : 'vUntt ' Bonds on hand in the State Trea! ury not signed:, Cpuversion bondi | $5,545,000 ; relief of tho treasury 1 $101,000; interest, $50,000; redem] ' tio'n of tho bills of the Bank of th State, $331,000; sto6k certificate! $2,117,300. Total 83.053.800. t On deposit with tho America Bank-Note Company, sterling loa bonds, $6,000,000. f Burned in tho Statehouse, intern bonds, ?500,000. Destroyed in New York, convorsio I 1 ~ A A A UUUUS, ?!i?UU,VUl/. Total on hand, on deposit and d< atroyed $10,043,800. i Used in ordinary transactions s . the treasury, not affecting the deb f $2,653,000. I Total to bo deducted from th , amount of bonds printed $13,007,00( leaving $9,533,000 in bonds actuall issued and in circulation. The debt statement is as follows r Old'doSL$6,665,908.98; less $212.00( ' paid last July, leaving $6,453,9089* > New bonds, asabovo, $9 533,000. le? $200,000 in tho hands of Kimpton t the credit of tho sinking fund, and $3 i 773,000 in uso as collateral. Tiii leayco $5,560,000, which b*ing adde > to tho old debt, makes the total pro* , ont debt *12,013,908.98. Tho explanation accompanying th statement says that the facts and dat aro open to tho inspection off tho pul lie. Tho bonds issued and nscd wei ' under the act for the redemption < tho bills receivable, the act to raie interest, the act-for tho relief of th treasury, tjjo act for the appointmer of a land commissioner, the act fc the appoint of a land commissionei *U/v a nmAh/1 an offl ' tllU atl L\J aiiiunu mi uvv w wj^wvimv [ land commissioner, the act jfocthe cor 1 versionof'JStato securities,! and th act to nuthorizo the fiuancial agent, t pledge the bondo us collateral.. Th thi*ce first named acts authorized th ' borrowing of $2,000,000. Owing I . the great depreciation ot the bouds i i was found neccssary to issue a muc ' largor number of bonds. The act fc 1 the conversion of State securities gi\ ing authority for a more available an uniform clas$ of bonds thanoth09 i which had m the first instance Jb^e. . issued under the several othor acts r< ferred to, the remainder of the bond required to raiso jtho amounts authoi ized by the several acts were prcpat ed in'accordance with the act for th conversion of State securities, to th amount abovo named. i A self-appointed citizens' committe< consisting of ilessrs. Orr, Baxter Bronnizor and Pope are now investi gating the facts, and wilt concludo am report to-morrow. It is considered tho height of im pudenco to deduct the hypothecate! bonds, which are hot likely ever to b< redeemod, from the statement of th< present debt. The war'within th< ring is becoming tierce. A bill will b< introduced early in the session; whicl will place the iucoming funds of tlv State entirely out of the control o DauI.am aKhmmA *1?A nln/iA f\P An i ui&v;r, onu tuu piaw v* v.^ posit. It is reported that Kin.ptoi will endeavor to get an indemnity ac passed to pay his fees and disburse monts./- Picket. Governor Scott Charges tlie Treasure: with a Fraudulent Issue of Bonds. Telegram to the New York Tribune. Columbia, November 20. In an interview with tho Tribune correspondent yesterday, Govcrnoi Scott stated that he had reason t< f'oar that thcro has been a fraudulcn issue of a considerable Amount o South Carolina bonds made by th< State treasurer, through tho financia agent in New York. This, he 6aid may hftvo been done by rosellin< bonds that have been converted intc now conversion bonds, instead of can celling them. If any of tho sever percent, bonds Issued in 4869 for th< relief of the treasury are still io th< market*!)? jbeliovos they are fraud n lent, as be has signed new bonds foi their conversion. Tho same is true he said, of $700,000 of land coram is sion bonds, and of #500,000 of bondi Issued in October, 18G8, to pay .inter est on thg' public debt, which were not properly printed, and should have boon replaced with now bonds sigued by him for the purpose. The State treasurer and the financial agent, Mr. Kimpton, who arc now here, say that the Governor ia misinformed, and that they are able to prove that there has been no such [fraudulent reissue as ho asserts. [Tho treasuror to day mado a statement of 'the whole amount of the debt of the State, which he offers to verify by submitting his books to the examination of any responsible persona.. This exposition shows that all official statements heretofore made havo been intentionally erroneous, and mado wit^-a view to dcceivo tho public. Tito entire debt of tho State, not including.liabilities on account ol indorsements of railroad loonus, ia $15,805,908 98," of which 86,453,908.98 is old debt, and $9,353,000 new debt.' Of this sum ?3,672,000 are new bonds, which have been hypothecated by Mr. Kimptou to obtain a temporary loan of about $910,000. But, as there ia no prospect that the State will be able to redeem them, they are properly included" in tho gross amount of the debt. The * > whole amount of the new bonds 'pncl stock printed by the B&nk Kbt# Com pany is $22,5-10,000, t>f which $2,550,; UUU IS Otuio 1 swap., I Jfti x financial conditio# of the fctftfd i* confessedly bad, Th? treasury It e empty, pnd it is dottbtftii if fund* Cftfl be obtained to pay the January fn ^ terest on tho Stqtte CUibt. A fit! I, sift to_ niebt of tho *charaetet,,* 6f the debt! and the use thnd has-been mado oi 0 the bonds prioied, has been prepared, v and will appear in a few djiys, Ij v will show that tho management oi j Sooth Carolina, finances has' beer very bad, and that the money raised e in Now York has been chiefly on t short loans, at ruinous rates of inter n est and Jiigh commission, for the pay e mcnt of which bonds have beer pledged as collaterals. ^m ? '' f The Legislature met on Tuesdaj the 28th. A correspondent writes thai 8 the Governor's message Is a document oi some forty or fifty pages,, and that il * urges-financial -retrenchment in everj U frnm Hia rjAtronnAf #1ntirn UCUUHUltlll. "VIU itiv W'VlUUi V4 V/ IT AJ f ' ?t 5' jj?* The Citizens''Committee of whicli 0 Judge Orr was Chairman,'after examl' 0 ning Treasurer Parker's accounts, ex f cept in a small particular of $397.20 sus tain his report, and estimate the deb1 exclusive of the bonds in the hands o the financial agent at $11,9&j,300.27. ^ ^ ? j' Bgk. The present is a busy week ii c Columbia?to which the meeting o 5 the Legislature, the Ku Klux trials am ' the Sessions of the Supreme Court giv< n interest. The election of Circuit Judge n will come before the present Session o the Legislature. it' " New Advertisements. n , _ Wo direct attention to the following 3" now advertisements: Stolen?J W W ..Marshall, Dcpa } Agent. . " Ftesh arrivals at the Emporium o 6 Fashion. _ . ^ ) Pacifice Guano?J N Robson, Agent r Charleston, S. S. Improved liessses?>Lee &. Parker, t: , Soiubie Pacific Guancn?J W Robson >, Agent, Charleston, S. C.u is ; J?* "We axe indebted t^MesBrs. Thoe o Riley and Bush Riley for favor#. The; will please accept our t.ii&nkfl, is : ***** .PS: J* ) nil i i _ n u "J. no steamooac . owners or i>ev i- York have formed a pormanent 01 gnnigj\lion and adopted a petition -to e (Jongvctsu to amend the steam boa a Jaws. - . / v The Anderson Intelligencer is urg?nj ?. vigorously the establishment of th Peoples' Manufacturing Company a ? that placo. it The taxable property of Andersoi ?r county is givon by Mr. Thomas J r, Wobb, the Connty Auditor, to the In a leliUjeucer at $5,102,958. i. . The Jews of Chicago have givoi c the use of one of their synagogues t 0 the Sunday /school of St. P^nl' 0 Church until its .vestry is rebuild. 0 Country merchants in Alabama ar it beginning to a^dbpt the rjilo of buying jj no cotton in less qi1at?fities than a bal< ir ? tho object being to break rp petti thefts of tho staple, . d The Messenger Franoo-Amorican o e Saturday publishes numerous 'sigim n <tureS toa petition, which Went by th' stenmor; Washington, asking pardoi s for the Communis (ienei'al Koseel. Tho cultivation is speaking inJfortj 0 Carolina, especially west of the HIu< e> .Ridge, which region is found to b hijchlv flflantcd to the nroduction o " Q--J ~-r~g , -r- i ) the finer qualities that bring th< highest prices. , o -- i A Down-East paper alluded to ai j eminent citizen as "a noble old bur gher, proudly loving his native State - which neat little compliment cam< j from the compsitor'B band reading, q nobby old burglar prowling around ii g a naked state." 0 A Prussian engineer has, it is said e invented a machine which will manu 1 facturo ice without chemicals, merelj j, by compression and expulsion of air A machine makes two tons of ice pel day, and the capacity can bo incrcascc | to twenty tons. Governor 3ulloclc, defending him self from the outcry against bTm, do - nies that ho has profited to any ma terial extent "by the peculations ir r w hich he took a hand, UI had to \Vrnfc at the Btealing around me," ho says "and pretend to take my share. If ] hadn't done bo, the knavish carpet baggers and scalawags with whom ] was forccd to associate * would have 3 stolen me bodily I" ' j Only a few days before tho great j. fire, tbe president of one of the lar j\]gc6t of the English insurance companics (tho Imperial, of London,) wa? j in Chicago, with a view of establishing an agency theie, but he was sc J impressed with tho precariobsness ol ' the situation that be declined to yield to the temptation. "I cannot do it,'1 said he; "you have some fine build, jngs, but you have them surrounded j by very bad ones. The first time circumstanccs combine against you, your . whole city will burn up." This experienced nnderwriter had hardly time I to got out of the country before his j prediction was terribly verified. /i. j Manufacturing Enterprise in i Charleston.?Charleston Is fast becom[ uga manufacturing as well as a commercial city. The largest manufactory of doors, sashes, "blinds, &c., in the > Southern States is that of &r. P. P. 1 Toalb, on Horlbeek's Wharf in that city, sales rooms at^No. 20 Hayne street. Mr. To aide's advertisement appears In another column. tf ladies' Goods. JTTST ARRIVED. MALTESE, DUTCHESS utid LACE ' COLLARS, LINEN COLLARS AND CUFFS. WHITE SWISS AND TARLATON MUSLINS, &c., at the EMPORIUM OF FASHION. [Nov. 29,1871. . ?:? I BLACK ALPACAS. JUST received, 27th November, another lot of those beautiful "Otter" Alpacas at 05, 75, and 90 cents, at the EMPORIUM OF FASHION. [Nov. 31. Improved Trasses, &c. We have received a very superior lot of Trusses and Abdominal Supporters. Nov. 29,1871. LEE <Ss PARKER. ry5SJ?wi?sp > r?T> - iji v.. ex Breakfast Broma, R *, v v H *' Breakfast Cocoii ' > ' i rin)atlnu ! . ' ' , . ,Sea-Mpbg Ferine, \ Gard<m Bopfi prolo, - " 1 JjESJ & PARKER. -yw.g9,iS7l,^-tg-. : :Q'<. Stolen, H WftROM theDepotat Abbeville r on the 20th in St.. A G&EEN , PAPER BOX, containing a CHIRP'S tl ? SUIT of, BUFF MERINO, (Sack*and ^ Dress), embroidered with white lln6n . | floss, An INF A NTS CLOAK of white bi ' merino, embroidered with white silk, i An INFANT'S CARRIAGE; BLAN- Jj< . KET (Afgan) Crimson and white, embroidered with woolen. Also the -PRE' MJUMS of SILVER taken at; the State . 1 Fair in Columbia by the above articles, shown by Miss Anna Calhoun and Mi'ss Minnie Lomax, of Abbeville. A liberal reward will be paid for the recovery of ' of these articles, and proof to convict g > the thief. . i tr, f J. W. W. MARSHALL, - | t Agent; 9. ' Kiii fljno; r NoV. 29,1871, 32^-tf - 13 in ? > ?5 r- 1 "Pacific Guano Companv'sj 1 4 !- : COMPOUND I Acid Phospliate of Lime, * f FOR COMPOSTINO WITH COTTdN SEED. ?1 ''IV / Price $25 Cash, | with Usual Advance for Time, 1 fiflHIS article is prepared under the * ? X superintendence of Dr. ST. JU- 7 * LIEN RAVENEL, expressly for com- j 9, posting with Cotton seed.. rr f It was introduced by this Company 1 two years ago, and its use has freely at- c tested its value. 200 to 250 pounds of b thu article per acre, properly composted with the same weight of cotton seed, furnishes the planter, with a FERTI- a r LIZER of the highest excellence at the ^ 3 smallest cost. A compost prepared wit^ . this article, as by printed directions furc t nished, contaiiis all the elements of fertility .that can enter into a first-class i FERTILIZER, whlie its economy must j f commend its liberal use; to planters. For supplies and printed directions- . , lor composting appiy u> ? ' f ; J. N. ROBSON, t i:agent pacific guajs'o company, F No. 68 East Bay and Nob. 1 and 2 Atlan* < tieWhaaf, Charleston, ?VC. / l JNO.rS. REESECO., Uen. Agents, v ' < Nov.: 29, im 2 32-rr8m y Hi : ?? SOLUBLE I PACIFIC GUANO,i h ' . Hill .! ; i> D PRJCE $45 DOLLARS CASH, WITH 1 USUAL ADVANCE FOR TIME. Experience in the use of this . Guano for the past sbs years in q thin State, for Cotton and Corn, ha* so far established its character for excel- T c lence as to Tender comment unnecessa- J ry. ' . /j i'OJL ." "V Ip accordance, "with the* established t . policy of the Company- to. furnish the best Concentrated EertijUz^c at the Jowi est boBttownsumora, this.Guano is put into market thi^ seaspoat ,.tho iah^ve ( reduced price, which, the, Coniylai^ b? ( i enabled to do by reason ofiits-Iarg^ru^ , d ciliiies ttifd .theYreduced;<^t.of B facturo.. ; '.'(/ / 'A-,- t'l A The supplier put hitq maraet tills scorj/,. ?or> ?rf?. rs heretofore. prepared under 1 e tho p"ersonai:supennten<lenoe of J?r. ;St. ? Julian Kavenel, CliQinjatoC.thc Coinp*at Charleston, & (i,;henc?, pjanfirR . may restaseiired that Us QUALIFY and ? COM POSITION , is precisely tlieeauie as that heretofore sold. At the preseut ? low price crery acre planted cau bo fer- J ' tilized with two hundred pound. Guano, f at a coat notfexoeedLnjktlie present vwluy b of 30 pounds of cotton, wwl^^pcrleuof y has sbown that-uuder ;fitivor?ble ;;cqAai- . tiQU* of seasonimdJcuUlYUtipn the .croft ^ ia Increaaed- by theu' application from tw^Tto,threefold the capacity of;' ? tlve soil. Hence, under no pouditions ; cbuld-.itfe application fall to compensate 'i for the outlay. Apply to f j. y. robsojt, 2 Agent Pacific Guamo Company, t i No. 68 Ea?t Bay and Noa. 1 and 2 Allan- f tic Wharf, Charleston, 8. C. i'nr 5 JNO. 8. REESE & CO., Cien. Agents. fl Nov. 29,1871, 32?3m ; :J 3 TTrtliflcjTr Tlnnlrc t I ' UVilUUJ *?u WUWI . 1 Gil BLAS, 1 Don Quixote, - * j Gulliver's Travels, Arabian Nights, r " Pilgrim's Progress, Vicar of Wakefield, t Nursery Ballads, *( . . Fire in the Woods, | Prudy Keeping House, . . < Little Folks Astray, Harry Maillard, &c., &cM y. m . Nov. 83] ' LEE & PARKER. ^ J (1 ; ^-> - C WILL bo sold at the rcfiidcnce of | the deceased, on WEIXNES- J 'J DAY, tho 13th. December next, j all tho PERSONAL ESTATE of I ' JAMES DOWTIN, deceased, cousisting of FIVE FINE MULES, i Cows, Hogs, Sheep, * ' . ( i Corn and Fodder, Oats, Plantation Tools, ^ WAGONS, Hanseliold anfl Kitchen Fnrnitnre, &c. F Term3 made known on day of sale. M. C. DOWTIN, ? Executrix. Nov. 21,1871,31-46 (A-ir. A . ... woT&m. j BY OKDER of tho JUDGE OF TIIE COURT OF PROBATE, I will sell at Abbeville Court House, on SALEDAYIX DECEMBER next, all tho uncollected CHOSES IN ACTION, NOTES, SECURITIES in R SUIT and JUDGMENT pertaining| to tho Estate of llenry 13. Nichols, doc'd. Terms of sale Cash. wl A. STEVENSON and i JOHN IIAGAN, ' Administrators. Nov. 17, 1871, 31?2b '-.UaW lviv . JF .O ? >. .- S raite, smub ARE NOW PBEPAB? ^-THE MOST-EXTENSIVE sToirr im 10y have ever fcfifergjfl. Iteonsiata of almX feiparked at tfce |i(j>W?ST CASH P?ftiQ i satisfied by giving them a call. They wOuld direct "particular attention" jlow. r !sfJX &Sii LADIES' DBEi Inl4iislmf their fts^ortmen 30RSETS of Dil . ?<m.| n ,P*.VJV\ m T'r4'7;0 A#T ' B.esuiv to loplc at the Corset (I 5THITE tEMIHfiS a { .1 ' -IN ENDIiESS ;V S WOOLEN JEANS and CASSIJ I 'Vi*? v ' i i -?tT< J3JT? > /;>?1 -j ? 'hoy have a lot of CASSiMEBES: iikaBi tyle, durability ?tice ia thebe&t-extar SALEM JEANS ANI Their Hqim jsHeai 'hey keep the largest Stock i^.iW^ihe'l< ouptry.. They buy nearly all'.th^r Shii . L-AAx-'. il ll Li - ft 4 uy lu i\ uuvter auvwiitagc umu 11 iuc^ uuu . THfEiRr WAT^?-PI re the very befit of the kind mtide. I? tt hey do make a speciilty, it withe Depart fell no (shoddy) work but strive always to They ixvveiheir order out for r. .. , nd expected fiav6thkse'Vn etore' Jttlho-c hey can ^ecojrtrnep dr it 11hjoonfid#noe>, asjt They will take great pleasure in shoxvin hat their-Stock in .-point of yarietjyoheaf >are favorably with dhf iqthomark'et. < - . v'j& . 3? L ?JKW0flI J 017 AnfnlkAn TO 1 Q i 1 Of% fP . , Blarble 1 npHE ilAftBLE YARD is i ' ters to its new "Work STio 3ar^d expressly for tL^e business Marshall House. "A fine stock of ITALIAN r ANB AMB }an always /bo fonnd on; h^ml,/(iiji; lone in a superior manner, and at ] ii- Alsp^t^ .fine^otl^ionir^^^T^ lotice^'Cal^an^ see;our prioes ^n? j B Kov. 2; 1871, 2*-tf . ; NT 6W ?Cotton**:?and?-1 LoSSiffi ': f 1 ' _i_ \ k_7 UUk3V..-i. X k/OVi Pie Warehouse of this Banl, Cow i . AUGUSTA, - ? JC [s NOW READY TO RECEIVE <'COTT ;ES will be made nporrCotton mi Warehous Partles'StDriirg Cottbii with thtfBafrk aire that will be avtiiluble in this city or anj 0?. The Bank is prepared.af..all tinies'to 'JtOVJSIONS on the'nfost miisonal/le^termi Parties/would, do well to apply at the U&cera. v. , " LiCHAS laaicifD .oatsrjteT Oct 10,1871,'Wto], T,JP. iftASift ^8? md Commissip] iffice at Planters' Loan and Savin: Liberal cash advances mad: HERE, or for shipment to Domestic or SPECIAL ATTENTION paid to theweigi irirWijif Iliil IlllJL 111ID r~ < \ \'T'V;"i'ri ~i " Is cftmplete comprising everything u STOCK OF DI 1 . tUifi - ,i_j Dress G [ SATEENS, MERINOS, EMPI ' Silk Poplins, Black and . * STRIPED POPXD ;>.? ' v. ' '-i 'lannels, * Shakers, Operas aso, heavt si quarles, per October 19, 1871, 2G-tf JEW GOODS ! .. \ J V t i. Just received, a fall and well s mr goods. xs7 1 \-7 oots arid Shoes, 'for Ladies HATS' and FURNIS ilob will be sold at astonishing price.". L'orne and give us a call before you purchase KAPHAN & Oct 19, 1871,26?tf ' - - - ** * - nit- *- V --y-i ' E> TO EXHIBIT A?B ATTRACTIVE - 161111111,' )8t everything, their "G?)ODS ES,, Of^this Qh&r can few SPECIALTIES numecj \.' 0 lU-1 > hV&fW JUT T ^ ^ 5s goods;* .vjh'rrr Un:* \a* vol Ti?/z h v? .i:?> MMrdI 4^vwl FerentKinds. bey sell ibr 6ae Dollar., ' " < .''x fv > ;?f i,mix jo rmi omctiUSSU a ^IKSo^ : .znioY -iii-fi fro:^i jiT;,t one. :*mbi .eha J it. - They rfw kcDj^ $,{ fnUr.UM^f <$ i: ^ f'?.' l>!^i nffi'd xSBajrvIZ'C, p r.ij,r ) bo found in any store in. tn? up-. r U ?y 'tho owe, ind %&<' ght only * dOEOn ptiir of cafeh1tM?d, u f" tiDOf BOjOTfc 1' lere is Any ment oL ROpTS iuid SHOES; JXftutw* i get the best^Oea *6 tan ;ftydv 5.79 bursobfWtttt di#*tf itfteWi ttttWiiVrr lim' fiatro ItiivI fhnm^'ilaronWiaUai/MriA? r9t r* f<UVi ig their GOODS, feeling aasftred ^ is8i } thafffy bM wols& plvy vT'r?sTx'oDpnjcVin'f/^ o*?oH Jii - ; fi'ii-riii^ir'iirrr'-'-""! w<|> .a vi ,SHri WOlSS#^^ I>n? no : ;T.:V?<i : flbli \L ?- ?U fijfi ttl emoved from, its old iiuary p and handsooieT1 Office* pro- , f r ">Vr ."Sr^V?-V I\K .trfj .soaeoid Pji::iP9tS*S prices lower than elsc$l$ra. &>H? jlw lstylo3. jjjj Re^pg^^iJtoij^mtTr.fT hbmhhBIM ,v:;mil"tp-j(t vi'<y . ' .>i.".-,? /?:rr .<'f|i-?o Produce-- Warekonw^ ipst laoia HHft ?EOltCH A J -/(pi eA .riinui m IfclK LIBERATEGASifi Warehouse, or comnrnDi^gte^i^5 U?jfc/Vf !. J. JENKINS','President. . f.EUfCr.-Yie?^te<i?t**t<nnaa BRANCH, CasM?*?"r klmF?#) ?. M*< ,.''?Plia!v-ut \ ' mm m mm ^ Q j gs Bank, Augusta, Georgia^ N E OX COTTON, TO BE HELD Foreign Markets. * ' - .7 hing or Cotton. [Sept. 1!)', 2C-3m liff STOCKr ! * % Ti ? A I - ...?1 T ^ 9uui4y IU a wcaowtwu J |*? ' i.r^ ffi *#\ ffu? k EtY GOODS, roods, 0 t -iK' ?" ' ?u i ESS CLOTHS, MiAIKK,; J Colored Aipaccas,. rs, &c., &c. White and' Red, i i I ,1 > & ' . 'APLE GOODS. am & co.'/ mf GOODS elccted STOCK OF CLOTHING, I i' Gents'aiid Children. HING GOODS, elsewhere. ,.,' ; t SKLARZ.