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S5 A..LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6. 1872. VOLUME XIX?NO. 46. LIVERPOOL LONDON ANO GrLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY. Insures Against LOSS rv FIRE as LOW as any GOOD company. XST" All Losses paid at the Agency iu Charleston without reduction. No extra charge for Policy?a SAV ING of $1.00 TO INSURED. Assets in Gold, $20,000,000. T?anamfa at?nr _ _ _ S20.000.00. A/illlJ' J.VWVI |/ CO VI VI - - - J t CHICAGO LOSSES, ALL PAID, Near $3,000,000.00. t&~ Business quadrupled since Chi cago Fire. -?e WM. H. PARKER, .A.gent. January 32, 1872?40?tf AB3EVILLE | rOTVTPAHY. WViAW IIE Exercises of the School un der the control of the above Company, will begiu on Monday, the 12th February, proximo. J. W, BOYD, Principal. The scholastic year will consist of two Sessions of Five months each. TUITION PER SESSION. All Ordinary English Branches 812.50 Mathematics with the Classics, 17.00 Payable at the close of each Session. Mr. Boyd brings high testimonials as teacher anu a man, irum irewucui Shipp, and others. For farther information please ad dress the undersigned. J. F. C. DuPEE, Secretary, A. S. C. Jan. 31, 1871, 41?3t Sewing Machines. THERE are many jrood Machines, but none art- better than the Cel ebrated GROVER & RAKER ELAS TIC STITC'II FAMILY MACHINE. JAS. W. FOWLER & CO., A^reutK at Abbeville. .February i, jsm-, u Parents! &narfliaiis! Me! Board, with TUITION in English, French, Latin, Greek Matln-niat ics, Book-keeping, and Surveying in tlie field, can be had for ONLY $12G! for 42 weeks, from 1st March, next. Instruction, analytical, practical, thor ough ; Government, parental; Climate delightful; Scenery beautiful. Please address, immediately, Rev. d. mcneill turner, p.d. Brevard, N. C. Jan 10, 1872, 3S-3m If you want lino Toilet Soap. Iv. K K. Soap, Lemon, Corn and Orange ^ "* tn ir.hi i in & 1872. To those who have patro-j nized the Emporium of Fash- j ion the past year we are1 obliged, and hope they have! been well enough pleased to continue their business with IIS Respectfully, JAS. W. 3F0WLER & CO. Jan. 1 , 1871. DR. ANDREW YATES, late o John's Island, having located in Abbeville Village, offers his professional service- '.n the practice of Medicine, to the citizens of the Village and vicinity. Office at the residence of Mrs. Allen, next door to the Methodist Church. Jan. 24,1872, 40? lm tALItUN GO tolhe EMPORIUM OF FASH ION and see a pretty liue of Cal icos, just received. Jan. 8, 1872, 3S-tf Jas. f. Filler. Jas. A. Me. COPARTNERSHIP. ^JR.^JAS.^ A. BOWIE having .jLtjh. ucpii- to.ii.cxi in ar> <x paxl ner at the Emporium of Fash ion, the style of the Firm will hereafter he JAS. W. FOWLER & CO, Jan. 1, 1871, 37-tf Chamber Suits, EW STYLES. Very handsome, at J. I). CHALMERS & C'O.'S. Jun. 2,1872, 40, tf I DOZ. CANE SEAT CHAIRS, Lvr received at J. D. CHALMERS & CO.'8. Jan. 24, l&2t Mm TRIUMPHANT! Wilmington*, N. C., Aug. 21,1871, For the largest production of Cotton tu the acre, 1,0(A) lbs. Carolina Feutiliz EH. For the largest production of "Wheat to the acre, 1,000 lbs. Carolina Fkk tilizek. The above premiums are for or'-;, pro duced with the use of Carolina : -cei alone, or in combination with j?u.'. '.<>! manures only, and the awarding > . altl premiums is left discretionary with t he committee of the Association under their rules. SANDERS, OATES & CO.. Agents at Charlotte. STEVENS & CUR ETON, Laneaster, S. C. Waxhaws, Lancaster Co., S. C. To P. P. Zimmerman, Esq., Secretary of (he Fair of the Carolina?, Char lotte, N. C. The following is a correct statement of Cotton raised by Stevens & Cureton, on 1$ acres of stubldeland, winch was man ured with 400 lbs. Carolina Fertilizer. The following is the mode of cultivation: It was thoroughly broken up 12 inches deep, and laid oft' in rows 3A feet wide, land the Fertilizer applied in the drill, then bedded on it on the loth of May, and planted the same day, but owing to the cool and dry weather, did not come up to a stand until about the 1st of June. First working it was run around with a half shovel and partially trimmed out with a hoe. Second working it was run around with a 3 inch gnub, 12 inches long, and the middles thrown out with a sweep 17 inches wide. One furrow to a row and thinned to a stand with a hoe about 12 inches wide, and hoed each Uuie, until it was woi kcu live uiui-s. The following is a correct statement of the Cotton picked: 1st Picking 2o4 2d Picking 410 3d Picking, 413 Estimated amount unopened ma tured bolls, 816 ! Total 1,023 Respect fu IK* submitted, {STEVENS & CURETON. I I certify I weighed the Cotton picked iu the above statement, and it is correct. W. A. GRAHAM. At the reouesf of Messrs. Stevens & Cureton, we nave examined the 1J acre of Cotton, and the estimate made above is true to the best of our ability. D. P. DURANT, W. A. GRAHAM, JOSEPH RODGERS. Premiums awarded to Stevens <fc Cure toil on above certificate. We will sell the above Splendid Fer tilizer at Forty-Five Dollars cash, or Fifty Dollars, payable 1st November, with interest at 7 per cent, per annum, delivered at our Warehouse in Charles ton. Agents will sell at same price, add ing the freight and drayago to their De pots. Seo.W. Williams & o. January 17, 1S72, 39, 4m , ARE FOR SALE BY . Wilcox, Gibbs & Co., Importers and dealers iu Guanos, 148 Bay St.. Savannah, Ga. 151 East Bay, Charleston, S. C. < For further information apply or ad dress an above for Almanac for 1872. J. F. C. DuPKE, Agent at Abbeville. A. M. AIKEN, Ag't. at Greenwood, S C. Jan. 17, 1872, 3U-3m BUCKWHEAT FLOUR. Net Crou N. 0. Svim DIAMOND DRIP, at TROWBRIDGE & CO. Jan. 16, 1872, 37?tf WMte Oaioa Sets, LEE & PARKER. Jan.'10, 1872, 38-tf Notice of Settlement AND Application for Letters Diiiwy. TJTNDER Order from tbe Court o (jjj Probate of Abbeville County, a linal settlement of the Estate of Dr. r. . .? . ATT A,.^A J.o BAMli IUJj Al/tivon. A.AJAJ, u, n ??? ui, made in .said Court on Wednesday, the 28th day of February next. Creditors if any, the Devisees and Legatees of said Estate, and all persons interested are notified to be present and exhibit their claims, as the Executors at the settlement Will ask to be discharged from their trust. b. s. marshall, J. w. \V. marshall, Jan, 24,1872, 40?5t Executors. Knock-down wardrobes, desk and book rock, solid Walnut, at J. d. chalmers. Jan. 1, 1872, 37, tf Pacific Guano Companys' COMPOUND Acid Phosphate of Lime FOR COMPOSTING WITH COTTON SEED Price $25 Cash, with Usual Advance for Time THIS article is prepared under tlx uiiKapinl-niulatifid nf I)r ST. .TIT L1EX KAVENEL, expressly for com posting with Cotton seed. It was introduced by this Company two years ago, and its use lias freely at tested its value. 200 to ^">0 pounds o this article per acre, properly com poster with the same weight of cotton seed furnishes the planter with a FEliTI LIZEIiof the liighest excellence at tlx smallest cost. A com post prepared witl this article, as by printed directions fur nished, contains all the elementsof fer tility that can enter into a first-class FERTILIZER, while its economy musi ..nivtmniwl ;?o likurn) lltn tA lllonfprQ ^V'ul KIJ^tiim HO 1iuviui UCV vvr For supplies and printed directions for composting apply to J. JV. ROBSOtf, AGENT pacific GUANO COMPANY, No. 08 East Bay and Nob. 1 and 2 Atlan tic Whajf, Charleston, S. C. JNO. S. REESE & CO., Gun. Agents Nov. 29,1871, 32?3m SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO. PRICE $45 DOLLARS CASH, WITH USUAL ADVANCE FOR TIME. TJTJXPERIENCE in the use of tliif ftn a i'ixt* H?n nnof u5v voniM in B* M uuauv J\/l VIIV [HUH/ J VM?V this State, for Cotton and Corn, has sr far established its character for excel lence as to render comment unnecessa ry Ill accordance with the established policy of the Company to furnish the best Concentrated Fertilizer at the low est cost to consumers, this Guano is put iuto market this season at the above reduced price, which the Company is enabled to do by reason of its large fa cilities anu the reduced cost of manu facture. The supplies put iuto market this sea son are, as heretofore, prepared under the personal superintendence of Dr. St. Julian Ilavenel, Chemist of the Com pa Iiy, Ut VslUtUVBU'lJ, V J, v.,, IIvUVVj may rest assured that its QUALITY and COMPOSITION is precisely the same as that heretofore sold. At the present low price every acre planted can oe fer tilized with two hundred pound Guauo at a cost not exceeding the present value of 30 pounds of cotton, while experience has shown that under favorable condi tions of season and cultivation the crop is increased by the application from two to threefold the natural capacity of the soil. Hence, under no conditions could its application fail to compensate for the outlay. Apply to J. N. KOBSOtf, Agent Pacific Guano Company, No. OS East Bay and Xos. 1 and 2 Atlan tic Wharf, Charleston, 8. C. J NO. ?S. lilCKSK & CO., Gen. Agents. Nov. liii, J871, ^-oiu TVin \\f on ntrrn a A JkUVz ? ? Vii-l'AVViAV If iivu HOWE SEWING MACHINE. HE HoWe is the first sewing Machine B ever made. It has points of su periority over all others. In range of work the machine canuot be equaled. POINTS OF SUPERIORITY. Simplicity and perfection of mechanism. Durability?will last a life-time. Range of Work?Without Parallel. I'lirfw'fidii of Ktiiph :iiwl Tension. The most easy of operation. Self-adjusting take up. Adjustable Head. Having been appointed Agent for the above Sewing Machine for this County, 11 is now offered for sale on reasonable terms. Jt isequal to, if not superior to any machine offered to the public. AH persons in want of a Machine will please call and examine this before purchasing. Respectfully, J. D. CHALMERS. Dec. 4, 1871, -If {One Door bcfo (he Post Offi.cc,) ^Manufacturer of and dealer in Eoots and Shoes, My custom work includes all varieties and classes usually kept by a FIRST CLASH Shoe Iiou&e. Ladies' Wear a Specialty, SUCTI AS Kid, Silk, Morocco and Calf Boots. Gentlemen's Boots and Shoes OF ALL THE Latest and Modern Styles, Made to order, on the shortest notice. My work I warrant to give t-atisfac tion in every particular. A larjre Stock ulwayskept on hand. tr^k. Remember the place?one door below the Old Post Ollice. Dec. C, 1K71.33?3m 1st JANlLtxiiY, 1872. Our Stock SHAWLS, LIN SEYS, JEA&S, DRESS GOODS, and all WOOLENS, will be sold from this day at prices much lower than heretofore. Call and See. Respectfully, JAS. W. FOWLER & CO. T.n 1 1Q70 t> au. if mi MILLINERY. In order to make room for an immense stock of Millinery | this Spring, onr present stock | will be sold at 20 per cent, b ! low regular prices. Mourning Goods always on hand. Brida] Bonnets as handsome as cac be had anywhere. Respectfully, JAS. W. FOWLER & CO, Jan. 1, 1871, OVER MS. KURZ'S SHOE STORE. IS where my books and accounts can be found and I would urgently re quest all those to whom J have extend ed credit, to COME UP IN THIS MY HO UK OF NEED, Pay up Their Accounts like Men, and thereby enable me to resume busi Dew. I would state that I have a FEW AR TICLES which I saved from the fire, which I am offering Low Down!! Parties would do well to call and ex amine them, as I pledge myself to close out what I have at astonishingly low figures. Respectfully, John Knox. Jan. 2G, 1872, 41-tf pro Tax- Notice. THE penalty of 20 per ccntnm has been added to all taxes un paid on the 25th ult. Said taxes can bo paid until the 15th February with out further cost, after which time Executions will bo issued against all parties still in deftiult. J. F. C. DuPRE, 0 Co. Treas. Jan. 31, 1872, 41-3t 500 lbs. Commercial Saltpetre. Just received, LEE &. PARKER. I Jan. 31, 1872, 41?tf Clieap I < ? APArR MATCH BAY F0XI1W sound ami kind, and just the thing for family use. Scsf Enquire at this oflicc. Feb. 7, 1871,42?2t i*' V .i.i. xtccu yoiaiars. EARLY ROSE, GOODRICH, CHILI, at $2.50 per liusliel. PINK EVE, $2.75 per " LEE & PARKER, Feb. 7, 1872, 42?tf Alston House, On the Public Square. RIVATE Boarding House, by the Misses Cuter. Patronajresolicited. Rate?* reasonable, accommodations first-class, and satisfac tion a.s>ured. Feb. 7,1872, 42?tf Teachers anted. . 1 T the following public schools in J\ Magnolia Township, viz: SALEM, BUI?NT HOUSE, and RI LEY S CiiOSS ROADS. Apply to WM. WILSON, L. J. JOHNSON, . J. \V. THOMAS, School T.-ii-U'i-s 14th Township. Jan. 31, 1872, 41?It A flue selection of Ladies' Rocking Chairs, At J. L). CHALMERS & CO.'S. Jan. 24,1872, 40, tf T..., 1/1 ICi- 1 ?Q _tP I (til. JU, 1QI U - VI Jail. 10, 1872, 38?tf Ja Furniture, Furniture. 4 LARUE LOT COTTACJE BED IV. STEADS, at the Furniture Store. Price, *6 and upward*, at I,,. n J. D. CHALMERS & CO.'S. j,, S( Jan. 24, 1872, 40, tf the , Fredericksburg Kersey, A GOOD article for gentlemens' wear |J3l Wed Twilled Flannels, re ceived this day, at In the Common Pleas. EQUITY SIDE. 0. T. Porcher, Ex'r and Trustee, v Joshua Daniel and others. Bill for Injunction, Construc tion, &c. Fukouaj*i 10 me oraer or me Court, passed July 5, 1871, in the above stated cause, Notice is here by given to the children of Cornelius Cox Baihy Cox, Betliuna J'ace, and Phoebe Price, (whose names and number are unknown,) legatees under the will of Mrs. Jane Reid, dee'd, to appearand prove their identity, and claim their shurea of said estate, on or before tbe 1st of August, 1872, or they will be barred of any beuefit under the decreo of said case. 0. T. PORCHER, Ex'r and Trustee, July 17, 1871, 13?lam 12m r> lVq Esl wil ity-five Frst Prize Medals Awarded. THE GREAT Sentleni Piano MANUFACTORY. M. EN ABE & CO. Manvfa.cturc.r8 of GRAND, SQUARE AND UPRIGHT PIANO FORTES, BALTIMORE, MD. hese Instruments have been before Public for nearly Thirty Years, and tn their excellence alone attained and mrchaxcd pre-cmincncc, which pro inces them unequaled, in >iN1TOtJCH, 5T" All our Square Pianos liave our w Improved Overstrung Scale and Ar/grnffc Treble. Sr We would call special attention iur late Patented Improvements in AND PIANOS and SQUARE 'ANDS, found in no other Piano, ich bring the Piano nearer Perfection n has vet been attained. ERY PIANO FULLY WARRAN TED FOR FIVE YEARS. 5F" We are by special arrangement bled to furnish PARLOR ORGANS I MELODEONSof the mo9tcelebra niakers, Wholesale and Retail at est Factory Prices. Iustrated Catalogues and Price Lists mptly furnished on application to WM. KNABE & CO., Balimore, Md. r any of our regular established agen [Dec. 12,1?71, S4-3m & GO, IARNESTLY requests those indebt i ed to them to come forward at eand helf them in their misfortune, paying up. nice for the present in store of A. M. LL' We take this occasion to say to friends that we expect to resume iness in a few days ; due notice of ich will be given. in. 24. 1S72, 40?tf CHAMBER SUITS, WALNUT, CHESNUT and IAfMT riON WALNUT CHAMBER [TS, very handsome, at ov. 2] J. D.L CHAMERS & CO NTAL COPARNERSHIP. IHE undersigned have associated themselves for the practice of Den y, in Abbeville. One of us may al s be found in our otfice, over Dr. ker's Drug Store. W3T. C. WAR OLA W, ti iiijnv St iiiuiurov^t ii 28. 1-tf re are anxious to make the Shoe ie a K]>ecialtyt and we are determin if we can avoid it) not to allow any Idy stock to come into our Uouse. n. 17,1672, 39-tf THE SINGER mm MACHINE. IAVE used SINGER'S SEWING MACHINE for 15 years and believe be the best in use. leireu MRS. 8. S. BAKER, jotliei | the S' I AVE had in constant uee in myithet family SINGERS SEWING MA- then] !NE for 15 years and iiave been at no woo?j iliac except l'or needles and for oil. zens S. S. BAKER. edge olliet IAVE tlic agency for the above' publ; MACHINE. Persons in want can j-Low hem at 100, Abbeville. S. ('. clain . W. Ii. WHITE, knov 11.1, 1S72,37-tf Eina tiees moil e Rural Accountant. pie o PLANTATION BOOK, needed by |^ul every Farmer who desires to know j "*0,u his farming investments pay, com- , ng a selection of Practical In forma- . e , needed every day on the farm. ?r eale by elect A. M. AIKEN", Lush Greenwood. I prop< , I tonai so Agent to receive subscriptions orjtencl wals to that standard Agricultural odical, The Rural Carolinian. n. 17, 1872, 37?tf clain Com chan ded? publ. peop whei Brown Shirting. ARTIES wanting a bolt of pood a wl< 11HOWN SHIRTING at a very price?go to the EMPORIUM OF FASHION. in. 10, 1872, 38-tf Notice the t$ ol'lii teiiti righl peop cond histc and bUllH legal hereby given that application will nide to the General Assembly now jj?.,^ ^ssiun, for charter of incorporation of Greenwood and Augusta Railroad. M. C. TAGGART, ec 6, 1871, 33?tf Secretary. V/e still have at and then COUIl tify ulaU pret< tion Couj tion REMNANT of READY-MADE | claii CLOTHING, now selling atjull(l iced prices, not because it is old k out of Fashion and unsalable. We e uo dusty old remnant* to cry over, goods arc all new and desirable. id. 10, 1872, 88?tf e State of South Carolina, A BBE VILLE CO UNTY. In the Court of Probate. iTOTI OB. LL Guardians, Administrators, Ex ecutors and Trustees are hereby liired to make returns on account of utes for the year 1K71, or proceedings I be token to enforce the same. C. W\ GUFFIN, J. P., A. C. . C. "VVosmaxskY, c, c. p. a. e. kbbevillc, Fob. 6,1872, 42?tf THE BABY'S GRAVE. ttle tender form we lay eneuth the sod; * grass now glows along the way hat once it trod. i baby's cradlc still is there, empty is the baby's chair? all now left of one so fair, ny lock of golden hair. grass will spring all fresh and greei pon that mound; 1 baby will be no more seen tipping around. never will that infant share toil of earth, the joy, the care? an now iett 01 one so lair, ny lock of goldeu hair. where is she for whom we weep, jr little one? esus' arms, she's safe asleep; er day is done. 's sale from every dangerous snare, needs no more her mother's prayer; all now left of one so fair, uy lock of golden hair. [Sunday at Ilorrie. e Circulation of the Press nd Banner in Abbeville ounty is five times greatei ban that of any othei mrnal. 1 COUNTY ADVERTISING?OUI POSITION. is always unpleasant to obtrud1 onai mailers oeiore inc puoiic, ou to which we refer, a fleets the publii rell as ourselves, since it concerns tlx iuo.t of public ollicials, ami refers t< ie county advertising, in which ou lers are ail interested. lie readers of the Press and Banne of the Medium cannot have failed ti sive tliat since the establishment o . paper, it has secured the entire ad ising from the offices of the Schoo imissioner, the County Com mis ers, the Judge of Probate, and th litor, whilst the Sheriff and tin uty Treasurer, have alone s liar cm r advertising between the two Coun apers. In so doing, we are prepare* show that the iirst-named ollicer e acted counter to the uniform pmc of their predecessors, and in dhre 1 of the interests of the general pub if which they are the legally conati d trustees. What has been the uniform practic 1 regard to the County advertising are prepared to show that the uuiforu :tice Mom ilie nrst esiuuHsuuiem v County papers, has been to a war* advertising to the old establishet zr, until the new candidate for publi >r, hud made good its position am red its circulation; and then to di s the advertising between the twi ,'rs. Such was the ease when th w was established, and for twelv itbs thereafter the Banner retaine< entire advertising against thestren j efforts and earnest protests of tin ts; and it was only when the iatte ?r rivaled, if it did not exceed tin jlation of the former, and had estab ?d its claim upon the public patron that it was allowed to share in tlx 1 ^ ..1...... Hty auvtirusillg. jiuuui\j enu/ < ay, for never did the JJress prefer m osterous a claim, nor did the pubJi< ers ever dream of sanctioning so un )Kal>le a demand, as to monopolizi ;ntiive official advertising patronug< e Couruv- Those were days wher ic officers recognized their just re sibililies to ^>e people, and per ed their official u'uty with a due re to the public intercf.ts^ "We are prepared to pt'ow that ii ig the entire advertising of theii .'ctive offices to the AbbevluO Mc i, the officers above-named have ^ m disregard of tlie interests of llic rn! tmlilir' \\V <ln nnf. Kimiinuo flint Medium will claim one-fourth of the. \lalion of the Frew andilanner in the lty. Except at Abbeville C. H., at West, and at Level Land, the papei irccly known and lias a most meagre lation, and yet it aspires, and the ?rs named sanction, its claim to be ole organ of communication between rustees of the public and the public i.selves. Are the citizens of Green l not entitled equally with the citi ol'Due West to share in the knowl of all the ollicial acts of County >rs, which the Jaw requires to be ished? Have not the people of ndesville and Ninety-Six an equal ] with the people of Level Land to v what C'itatious are issued, what 1 Discharges are prayed; what 2s o to Contractors are given; whatCom Kchool notices are announced? Do West and Level Land and the Tem f Health represent the whole broad ity of Abbeville, which stretches the Saluda to the Savannah, from Lowndesville to Niuety-SixV lad 8itpi?)sed Ninety-Six and t.reen 1 and Cokesbury, and DonaId=ville Lowndesville had an equal voice in ing the County otlicers, ami eon led at least an equal share of their less, and sustained at least an equal ortion of the burdens of their niain ;ice? Why then should their exis : not be recognized, and their just is to a knowledge of the acts of the ity ollieials, through the legalized nels of publication, uot bo conoe Legai notices ure required to bo islied for the information of the le and of the whole people, and :i publie officers ignore the claims ol lely circulated journal and select ai de medium of publication a papet uited circulation, they defeat the in on of the law, and disregarding the ts, prejudice the interests of the le, whose servants they are. Sucli uct has no precedent' in the past >ry of the public officials of Abbeville to lind a parallel you must go intc ; of the adjoining counties, when unl i<>i>M jir?? iu^rfiwl I \vf? will Tiol published) in a paper established with a circulation (if circulatiou i be) entirely outside of thost itics. Do our public ollicers jus such a course, and propose to un ; that example? Does the Medium ,*ml to have one-fourth the eireula of the PrcM and lianuw in th< :ity? Can it even equal its circula among the colored people? Does il u better to represent the sentiment! interests of the white jwople of tin ity ? J f the Medium can present an^ ground upon which it can prefer the County oillcials can sanction, it: n 10 me monopoly or we counr^ irtislng, then we will be willing ti nit quietly, anil "forever bold oui e.,; Uut not till then. le above stated propositions arc has n the assumption that even at Abbe C. 11., Due West and Level Land Medium ban an equal eireulatioi 1 the J Venn and Banner, But this lo not admit, whilst we claim tha te other and important 1'ost Ollice: :ie County, the iYrvw and lianm, a large circulation, whilst the Mc n is almost unknown. i conclusion, we would say, tha ther paid for the work or not, w; lid to publish ill the J'reus and Ban all legal notices, and thus endeavo liscbarge our obligations, wbatevc se County Ollii-ials may pursue, am ever much they may ignore on ins, and the interests and wishes o people. We are dependent upon th :?le for our patronage, and it gives u isure to rccognize our obligations and tender our acknowledgments for their long continued and oft repeated favors, but we are independent of any class of County officials, " Whom a breath can make, as a breath has made," who seek to stand between us the people, aud who attempt to turn into new channels, the public favor and the public patronage. To the County Offices and to the con ductors of the Medium we have repeat i edly expressed our readiness to acquiesce iu a division of the advertising, but they have only met us with evasive and un satisfactory replies, betraying a set pur pose to defeat our just claims. To those Officers we can only say that a public journal is not worthy of the name which is not able to protect itself, and which, iu the language of Webster, "is J not only serviceable to its friends, but dangerous to its foes." To the Medium ] perhaps it would be presumption to vol- i unteer this unsolicited counsel, that in seeking thus to monopolize that patron ; age to which a contemporary lias an j equal claim, it is not seeking the most effective way of engratiating Itself with the people, upon whose favor after all, a newspaper must depend for its exist- < ence. 5 . * ' r s Laws of South Carolina. < f ? f ACTS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ; PASSED BY THE GENERAL i > ASSEMBLY. ' [Published by Authority.] AN ACT to Incorporate the gpring field Baptist Church of the Town of Greenville, South Carolina. Skctin 1. Be it unacted by the Senate 1 and House of House of Representatives of the State of bouth Carolina, now met and sitting in (.icneml Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That the members of the said Society be, and are hereby declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style of the < Springfield Baptist Church, and by 1 that name and style shall have a succes- ] siou of olllccrs !i!td members, and shall i littvcacomrr.ii3.il. < Sec. 2. Th;i? ii.e fc.iid corporation shall ] have power to pu.uhase, receive and I hold any real jiersouai estate, not ex ceeding in value- lilty thousand dollars, and to sell, convey and dispose of the same; and by itscorporate name may sue and be sued, in any Court of compe tent jurisdiction in this State; and make rules and by-laws, not repugnant to the laws thereof, as they may deem necessa e ry and expedient. Hoc. 3. That this Act shall be deemed and taken to be a public Act. and shall continue in force until repealed. Approved February 27,1872. AN ACT to Change the Name of Wm. < Nathaniel Martin, and to make Him I one of the Legal lleirs of Ilis Father. < Whereas, "Wm. B. Davis, a citizen of " Williamsburg county, is the father of an I illegitimate child, a boy, now going by I the name of Wm. Nathaniel Martin, ] and whereas said Win. B. Davis is desi rous of having the name of said child ] changed to that of Wm. Nathaniel Da- J vis, and to have conferred upon him all ] the rights of legitimacy ; therefore, ] Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sen- j ate aiul House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the autlipritvof the same: That the name of said Wm. Nathaniel Martin be changed to that of Wm. Na thaniel Davis. Sec. 2. That all rights of legitimacy are hereby conferred upon the said Wm. N. Martin, and that lie be considered one of the legal heirs of his father, Wm. 1J. Davis, as if born in lawful wedlock. Approved February 27th, 1872. AX ACT to Cliatlf/c the Names of Lcc Abra.ns, John Abrame, Dunkin Abrcum and Ma.'// Abrarns, to Lcc Ferguson, Ti\! >i nvifftM.'ifni. Dunkin Fcrfjuson and Many FerrjuxOn, licspectivi'*/, amJ- 11 i Permit Charles M. jerr/uson to ''dopt I j > them, and make them his lawful heti'"-1 Whereas the aforesaid Lee A brains, * John Abrams, Dnnkin Abaams and Mary Abrams, are all the minor children of Frances K. Abrazns, now intermarried j with the said Charles M. Ferguson, who ^ is desirous of treating said children, In j every respect, as bis own, to confer upon ^ them his own name, and to make them j ' his lawful heirs; therefore, Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sen ate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, liyw met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the . authority of the same: That the names of said Lee Abrams, Jolm Abrams. Dunkin Abrams and Mary Abrarns be changed, respectively, to Lee Ferguson, John Ferguson, Dun kin Ferguson and Mary Ferguson. Sec. 2. That the said Lee Ferguson, ! John Ferguson, Dunkin Ferguson and Mary Ferguson shall, hereafter, be deem ed lawful heirs of the said Charles M. Ferguson, and shali, npon the* death of the said Charles M. Ferguson, providing! he die intestate, inherit his property, in! common with his other lawful heirs. Approved February 27,1872. AX ACT to Iie-ehartcr the Ferry over i the Combahee Jiivcr, South Carolina, known an the Combahee Ferry. Section J. JJeit enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the! State of South Carolina, now met and j sitting in Cieneral Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That fiom and after the passageof this Act, at the Ferry over the Combahee Itiver ^known as the Combahee Ferry) -1 bi- ami I Mi? same js nereuy re-enarieieu, | 11 and w .-fed in Arthur Middlcton, his: - heirs and as-Jgns, for a term of fourteen1 , years, .villi the following rate of toil :i ? For eaeh man and horse, ten cents; fori each horse, led, five cents; foreacli foot | passenger, live cents; for each wagon, j | drawn by four horses, seventy-five cents ; j for each wagon and carriage, drawn by j two ho. . 'ii'iy cents; for each wagon, I - I draw: i .... <>.e horse, twenty-five cents I for ra'-i /I,, or sulky, twenty-five ecu , for e; u laitand horse, twenty-m cents; . each head of cattle, live cents ; j l for each hog, sheep or goat, three cents; t | for long or double ferriage, ciouuie me 11 ;amount of tlie above rates; Provided, t j That the said ArthurMiddleton, hisheirs ! or shall keep one or more good, r ! substantial ferryboats, together with a < jsuiiablc rope or chain, or such other, i 'contrivance as will insure safe and t i prompt transportation across said stream; ! Provided, further. Tliat children going * to, and returning from, school, and voters , going to, and returning from, the polls, on election day, shall be passed, free of ' ichorge, over said ferry. Approved February 27,1872. * AN ACT to Revive and Renew the Char t ter and Corjion.tc Priviteycn of the I Trustee* of the JicnneUsville Acadcmi- [ cat Society. Mixtion 1. Be it enacted by the Senate |and House of Representatives of (lie t, State of South Carolina, now met and 1 instiling in (Jeneral Assembly, and by the! -j authority of the same, r That Sections 1', a and 10 of an Act! rientitled "An Act to incorporate certain j J Isocieties and companies, and to renew; r and amend certain charters heretofore fjgranted," ratilied on the eighteenth day ; ejof December. in tJieyear of our Lord sjone thousand eight hundred and lorty-| lour, be, and the same are hereby, revived md re-enacted, only in so far as to renew the charter and corporate privileges therein conferred upon the Trustees of Bennetsville Academical Society, to be i body politic and corporate, entitled to ill the rights and privileges in said Act ;ranted, not repugnant to the laws of .he land. That the said corporation jliall have power to purchase, receive iud possess any real or personal estate, not exceeding in value the sum of ten thousand dollars: Provided, That the said Trustees of the Beunettsville Aca iemical Society be subject to an Act to provide for the formation of corporations, jo far as the same maybe applicable": Provided, further, That nothing herein jontained shall exempt them from the. provisions of Section 41 of an Act passed December 17,1841.. t See. 2. This Act shall be deemed a public Act, and shall continue in force intii amended or repealed.. Approved February 27,1872. ACT to Amend an Act entitled11 An Act to Incarporate the Totem of Cokes buryv. ? Section 1. Be "It enacted by the sedate and Houso of Representatives >f the State of South Carolina, now net and bitting in General Assembly,. ind by the authority of the same :. (Chat Section 8eventv-six(.76) be so unended, in the second line, by striking )ut the word "six" and inserting in Ilea hereof the word "four" so as to read aa bllows: "The said Town Council shall le governed by an Intendant and four Wardens." Sec. 2. That Section eighty-four (84) be to amended, in the seventh line, by striking out the word "ten" and insert ;ng in lieu thereof the word "five" so as :o read: "No tax shall be imposed, in my one year, to exceed the rate of five vnts nn pafth hundred dollars nf sueh issessed property." Approved February 27,1872. Normal School Exercise. In the Richmond Normal school a few lays ago, the lesson in elocntion was upon "Articulation," and various exam ples of difficult enunciation were cited md practlted. At the close of the exer cise. t) -riucipal called for such exam ple^ be . iiided in as the pupils might kno.v or be able to find. The following ire some of the results of the investiga tion, and furnish a very good collection jf practice: "Amidst the mists and coldest frosts, With barest wrists and stoutest boasts, He thrusts his fingers against the posts And still insists he sees the ghosts." "Of all tlie saws I ever saw saw, I nerv sr saw a saw saw as this saw saws." "Up the hill he heaves a hug', round stone." Crazy Craycroft caught a crate of crick led crabs; a crate of crickled crabs crazy L'raycoft caught. If crazy Craycroft laugh t a crate of crickled crabs; Where's Lhe crate of crickled crabs crazy Craycoft caught? ' "Thou wreath'd'st and muzzl'd'st the far-fetch'd ox, and imprison'dst him in ihe volcanic Mexican mountain of P-o j-o-cat-a-pet-1 in Co-to-pax-i." "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers; a peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a jeck of pickled peppers, where's tho >eek of pickled peppers Peter Piper sicked ?" "Thou waft'd'st the rickety skiff over ;he mountain-height cliffs, and clearly saw'st the full-orb'd moou." "When a twister twisting, wonld twist him a twist, lor twisting a twist, three twists be will twist, but if one of the twists untwist from the twist, th? [wist untwisting, untwists from the twist." "Robert Rowley rolled a round roll round; a round roll Robert Rowley rolled round. Where rolled the round roil Robert Rowley rolled round? "Theophilus Thistle, the successful :h is tie-sifter, in sifting a sievcful of .histles, thrust three thousand thistles ;hrougb the thick of the the thumb." "Peter Prangle, the prickly pear pick er, picked three pecks of prickly prankly ?ears from the prickly pear trees on the ?lf?icnnf nrviiHas. " "Villey Viteand vifevent a voyage 0 Vindsor and Vest Vlckham von Vit on Vc.'^esday." "Uandy-.'^oCd Barachio Mustachie iVliiskerifuscus, the bald but brave Bom tardiiio of Bagdad, helped Aborrailique 31ue J3eard, Bashaw ot Belemandeb, to ieat down an abominable Bumble of iashaw." "I.saw Esau kissing Kate, The fact is we all three saw, 1 saw Esau, he saw me, And she saw, I saw Esau." SCRAPS. Mr. Damw, of New Orleans, inexcu ably lost his will just before he died, KS? n nniif ncinrv hid nonin in Jill 1119 IIC1IO (lig &1V/VT uxu Murnv iu .a emphatic maimer. A Michigan Indian wag promptly es orted to the happy hunting grounds by i can of nitro glycerine, which he en leavored to open with his little hatchet. A Welsh farmer, residing near Utica, I'hile being run away with by a pair of lightened horses, shouted: "1 leave my yit'e $10,000; no time to make a will." Il> is still alive, but badlv bruised. "Why don't you wash the bottom of -our feet, Johnny?" asked a grand 11011101' of a boy while lie was perform ng the operation before retiring for the light; to which he gravely replied: 'Why granny, you dont think I am go ng to stand up in bed, do you." Robert Westgate and Laura Moore be aine husband and wife at Adrian, Mich., y .o.uially announcing in the presence ,* liiiir friends and before a legal mag siiate that "the true marriage element vas present with them." The magis niiC IllUUU 11 kwju xv auu liiv. vc;^ nony was finished. A correspondent of a newspaper iu W.v Hampshire, declares that he saw 1.1:1^ and heard thunder in the . . of a terrilic snow storm a few days -0, and asks the wise men to account or it. It is suggested to the wise men hat the lirst thing to be investigated is lie condition of the correspondent at ime of the storm. A saloon keeper named Holmes, in 'ialva, 111., was on a continuous drunk or ten days, during which time his lorses were left to starve in a barn well 'illed with hay. The famished animals levoured their manger, stalls, and each )ther's manes and tales, until they had lot strength to gnaw, and then sank iown and died. Alphonse Karr, the gardener poet, hnu nf!?>rp<1 ft /urn Hint, tn fh*? world. Ho was lately present at a banquet given by the disciples of Hahndman Toasts were given to the health of every medical ce lebrity by everybody, when the presi dent remarked : "Monsieur Karr, you have not proposed the health of any one." The poet rose and modestly re plied : *'I propose the health of the sick." Jn driving screws into hard wood it is advisable first to grease the threads. If the wood is soft the screws are likely to work loose; warm them, dip them into dissolved nine, and put a few drops of i;lue in the hole. If you wish to put a new screw into an old place, first insert a wooden plug with glue and make a new hoi.'.