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The Prees and Banner. .A.bbeville, S. C. tr it -t z^r^snc^. ' * -? '.ags-^?-? W. A. LEE, Euito*. Wednesday, March 6, 1872. Terms.?Three dollars a year, in ad vance. No subscriptions taken for a shorter 6ims than six months. Transient advertisements are charged tor at the rate ot One Dom^ak per Inch tpace for the first insertion, and Fifiy Ckxts fcr each subsequent insertion. a liberal deduction from the above rates is made to persons advertising by the quarter or by zhe year. SST All obituary notices and tributes of respect are charged for at the usual rates of advertising. To our Patuons.?According to cus tom we make our annual appeal to all of our patrons who are indebted to us by subscription or advertising, that they mako payment at an early day. Saleday In January will be a very suitable time, and xve would be glad to receive a visit from our friends. Our expenditures uec ssarily involve a heavy cash outlay, and the money from our patrons never comes a moment too soon. "We trust thou that they will respond with their accus tomed liberality, and euable us to go 011 our way rejoiciug. OUR COURT. "We are now in the midst of the third week of our court, and though his Hon or has oresacd forward the bueinewswith bis accustomed dispatch, yet owing to the fact that the Court of Sessions occu pied the larger portion of the past week, It will be impossible to make very great progr&s in clearing the Civil Dockets. His Houor holds the regular Term of his Court at Walhalla, next week, and cxpecta to leave hereon Thursday, and as it will be necessary to devote a day or eo to passing the necessary orders of the Term, he contemplates dismissing this Juries on this afternoon or to-morrow morning. Thursday morning of the piwrt week was devoted to passing sentence upon the prisoners convicted during the Term, and the sentence in each case was ac companied with a most admirable lec ture, admonitoiy and exhortatory, which j whatever may have been its effect ujh>u | the prisoners addressed, could not fail to; convey profitable instruction, and well-j timed warning to many in tlie crowd of spectators. The following are the sen tences passed: State vs. Virgil Madden, highway robbery, five years at hard labor in the Penitentiary. 8ame vs. Larkin "Ware, grand larceny, one year at hard labor in the Penitentia ry- - Same vs. Stephen Partlow, grand lar ceny. The first named twelve months, and the second ten months at hurd la bor in the Penitentiary. Same vs. Andrew Qunrles, petit lar ceny, one week in the County jail. Same vs. Elijah Johnson, assault and battery, ono week in the County jail. Same vs. Cornelius Coleman, high way robbery, three years at hard labor in the Penitentiary. Same vs. John MeCord, ateault cud battery upon a public otlicer, owe yeur at hard labor in the Penitentiary. Same vs. Calhoun Ilamblin, assault and battery with a deadly weapon, five months in the County jail, with a fine of $50 and costs; or a fine of five hun dred dollars in lieu of it all. Same vs. Jeptha It. Ilamblin, grand larceny, in stealing a cow, one year at Land labor in the Penitentiary. In this cXso the execution of the sentence has been suspended by motion in arrest of judgment. In passing sentence upon VlrgH Mad den, his Honor adverted with juat se verity, to the downward coarse of those "jerry my-uuiuier?, huh uuvn uitur bcIvos into the Idle habits, and diwipa ted round of village life, and who in stead of eating the bread of honest in dustry, earned by the sweat of their brow, aeek to live by their wila, and to prey upon the hard earnings of others. He denounced in no measured terms the gin of gambling aa one utterly demora lizing, and as preparing iUs devotee for the commission of any crime, however aggravated.. Labor was the law of our being; witjx it we acquire property, and bccome useful citizens; without it, we dieaipate the patrimony of our fathers and land ultimately in vice and crime. "Au idle brain i* the Devil's workshop," and idleness is the prolific source of tlie crime which stalks abroad iu the laud. JBut the transgressor may be sure thai "his sin will find him out." As in the ease of Madden, he may escape one pr more timea, but this will only emboldc-n him to go to greater lengths, and to fas ten upon himself the proof of guilt ami theinevitablepunishment. For live years past Madden had been "a candidate for the Penitentiary," and to this his cour>c Of life had inevitably led. When for merly before him, His Honor had sought, he said, to reclaim him by mild punish ment, and earnest admonition, but of i^Sn i.a ?.?, ontortiiincil an v hofjf?. i>aio xxv 11 \j ivngvi vm%v- ? ?v t , and would now meto out the just se verity of the law. In sentencing Stephen Partlow, Lar kin Ware and others, Hi3 Honor pre sented in a striking point of view the extreme folly of larceny with its atten dant risks, when contrasted, with the sure fruits and remunerative return of honest industry. These prisoners were; convicted of stealing a few huudred pounds of cotton, for which they were to undergo the penalty of twelvt roonths^or more imprisonment in the Penitentiary, with a blasted character ; When twelve months of honest toil would have given them anhonest support and ultimately independence and res pectability. Truly "the way of thi transgressor is hard." In passing sentence upon John Me Cord and Calhoun Hamblin, convicted of assaults with deadly weapons, Iltf Honor commented in terras of just con demnation of tho practice of carrying deadly weapons on the person, as cow ardly in the extreme, and a* leading naturally to the reckless sacrifice of human life. In a civilized community, it was entirely reprehensible, since ii wa3 entirely unnecessary, and put tin life of one's dearest friend often in ti?< jeopardy of a passing fit of passion. If* himself in a somewhat eventful life o fifty years, had reason to congratulatt himself, that ho had never carried fa, jietol, -which on one or two occasion* fct " " '' *?" might have been tempted to u^e, wi thcritik of taking life, and thus coi mitting a deed which he could liev atone, and must ever regret. We tn all who were iu the rt-avh of hia Ilono oice will heed his suggestions, and oonvinced that to earry a pistol is pre of anything else than true couraj which in regardful of the live* of othe at the tame time that it is careful protecting it* owu. In sentencing one of the prisone Andrew Quarks, for petit larceny, I Honor urged upon the Trial Ju6tii and Town Council!*, the nocciwity enforcing the vagrant laws, which w< designed to effect a wise purpose, a which if pro|>erly cnforcod would p ent much crime. In the case of the Btate yb. Jcptha Ilaaiblin, convicted of grand larceny stealing a cow, Mr. Cothran made able and we think, a.very ooncluhl argument in support of a motion in reat of judgment, on the ground tl cow stealing is a statutory offcnce, a not grand larceny, and- hence the I feudaut could not be convicted and pt ished for the latter offence. The i thoiitiesseeiued fully to sustain his ] sition, that when the statute chaiif even the punishment of aCoinuiou L; ofleuee, the prisoners must be indici aud convicted uuder the Statute and i at ooiimK'U iuvr. Iu the caaeof the State v?. Thoa A. Williamson, School Cotumifcuion for malfeasance in ofllce, Mr. McGc uu made a very able and learned an inent to (show, that the bill of intli uient not having been found before t repeal of tlieActof 1821) under whi Ihe Defendant was indicted, he coi not be tried and convicted under t statute, in violation of which Iheallcg oill-nces were committed. The point the argument was, that the prosccuti was not pending at the repeal of thes tuteof 182y, eo a3 to come within t saving clause of the Gerierul Btatut The case was continued under advi LUVUU Two cjwea of Habeas Corjotte w< heard by lii?Honor, involving the ci tody of illegitimate children, a brought by the mother against the n ural father. They were casta of color people, and in the first his Honor grai ed the petition on the ground that t mother is the ]>roper guardian of ii gitiiuate children, but in the other e< it was ci early found that the mother h hired the children to the father, duri the present year, and for that time 1 Honor held that U.o father had t right to their custody. Tn fvo cn?? hroi7irht TPfWirctl Vf agaftist Mrs. Mary Long, and Ja?. Latimer, upon bond given to the Co mia*ioner in Equity, for laud told dt ing tho war, proof was aMuced of t true value of thtland according to t ordinance of the Convention, and t jury so found. The law heenas not j entirely settled upon the point as to t true construction of the Corbin Scali Act, in eases of this kind. An interesting case was that of Mr ' '? -V Cft oifuinat lip K<i>\v.irL nf 7*it ty-Six, upon an alleged partner*!: claim, which the Doctor resisted on t ground, that it was contracted by 1 partner, on his individual accouiU?i being for drugs or anything pertaini to the drag business, but for grocer! in which the partner T. G. Hollow? was doing a separate business. T wise waa stoutly contested pro. a con. by Messrs. Thomson and Cot h re and resulted in a verdict for the Defer ant McCravy vs. Davis was a case of tr< pass to land, in which the Plaintiff a Defendant were rcurescuted by Mess Burt and Colli ran, respectively. Afi being engaged Monday aid a jvart Tuesday they found fur the defendant o? LEGISLATIVE. By a Joint Resolution of both Hou? the Legislature adjourn# fco-day. The General Assembly wcms at li disposed in earnest to check the appr ing growth of the State debt. A joi resolution ^bas been introduced in 1* houses proposing an amendment to t constitution, to bo submitted to the i ters of the State for ratification at J next general election. The ameudm< reads: To the end that the public debt m not hereafter be increased without 1 due consideration and free consent of i people of the State, the General Aste bly is hereby forbidden to create u further debt or obligation, either by i loan of the credit of the State, by gu; an tee, endorsement or otherwise, exc< for the purpose of meeting its existi obligations, or in and for the ordim and current business of the Slate, wi ^v.?t uuKmittSn/v fKa ^Puiftinn t\f it UUl UICTt 3UU*IllbV4iJ^ 1J.4V vtVMki'/M ?T such new debt, guaiautee, endor*er>j< or loan of it? credit to the peopie of I State at a general fcjiate election ; a unlaw two-thirds of the qualiiied vol of the State vote on the question w shall be in favor of a further debt, gu antee, endorsement or loau of its crei none such sball be created or mude. In the present temper of the meuib of the Legislature, there is every in cation that this all-iinportant ineasi will speedily pasa. . In the House, the Metroj>olltan Pol bill haa again beeu defeated by a vote <u 10 io. The following bills have been pan;* To repeal an act to create a debt of I State of Bouth Carolina, to be knowu the sterling funded debt. To establish an inferior court for t trial of criminal cases in Chariest County. To charter the Raleigh, Columbia a Augusta Air Line Kaiiroad Company To provide for the construction ol new courthouse in Richland County In the House, the committee of wa and means reported in favor of the or t....) n..nrnnr;ntinn Kill #nfi acftin^ t 1 uill UJ,},iVl'ilailvu W4*ij ?c?? ? - substitute or seventeen ami a half mi tax bill. They recommended an appr priation of ten thousand dollars for t organization of the militia, and twel' thousand dollars for the aupport of tl Lunatic Asylum. They also introduce a bill to levy a tax of eight mills for tl State and three mills for the counties. Tho following bills were passed tc I third readiug: A bill to reduce all acts and parts acta to determino and perpetuate tl homestead into one act, and to amei the same. A Senate bill to prevent certain office from buying, selling or shaving teaei -rs' certilicates, or other orders on seho i'und A"bill to charier the Greenwood ar Augusta Railroad Company. A bill to alter and amend ijae chart >f the town of Greenwood. A bill to incorporate Uie Abbeville A( ,-JeuU?i&l Society. , f Col. John* CunkjNazi am.?"VVo are pleased to ace, says the LaurensvtUe lltrald, that the above named gentle man ha* recently become connected, M Assistant Editor, with a paper publish ed in New York, called "The South." Col. Cunningham's scholarly attain ments, hi* long connection with the prew of Chariot on, and his devotion tc hi* native section is a euiYlcient guaran tee a?i to the value of his services, noi only to the |>aper with which he Is al present connected, but also to the entir< (South ; as from his present standpoiw ho iu thi? hntter pn.'ihlt'ii lr? look after tin material interc*ts of hia native section to do which we are sure ho will no* only feel it a duty buta pleasure. Dhatii from Exi?osi:ke.?1The dea< body of Itomeo "Williams, a colored man waa fouud in the public road about i mile from the village, near the fork o ihe Snake and Vienna Road* on Satur day morning last. It bad been exposei to the snow aud cold of the preceding night, which together with iutoxication produced death. An in<tuc*t was hel< dming the day before II. JR. Ileruphill Emj., acting Coroner, an<t a veruioc rcn dered iu accordauco. with the abovi facts. Snow Stop.m.?The heaviest boot storm ol' the totison occurred on lust Fri Jay night, and the whole fare of natur was soon covered with the icy mantle On Saturday the weather waa mild am gcniul and the Bunshiue toon mcltet the snowy covering. Since theu lug! winds have prevailed. March cornea ii like a lion to go out as a lamb, w< suppose. S.%lk ok Mules.?We referred in ou last to the arrival hereof a fine drove o mules, from Kentucky, owneu oy iur B. lf. Yoe, of Greenwood. The drovi consisted of wimo thirty mules, and w< learn from Mr. Yoe, tliat he Huh succeed ed in disposing of the whole drove, ex cept one. He Kold ei#ht of the drove ii the neighborhood of Due West, am thinks that he could easily have diKj>o? ed of some twenty more to ouf citizens They have all given satisfaction. W? congratulate Mr. Yoe upon his fcuocess TnE British Jubilee.?The 27th o February was observed by the Britisl nation as a day of thanksgiving for tin recovery of the Prince of Wales, an< the ceremonies in the city of Londor were of unused magnificent*. Som< | four millions of spectators, it in estimat *kn ??# #^.owjtrvti u*hw?}> mnrr>h ed to and from St. Paul's Cathedra where imposing religious cercinouie: were performed. Beats had bsen ereetei for Uic accommodation of au audience o fourtewi thou?>aud persons before whom a Kemion was preached by the Arch bishop of Canterbery. The Quoen an< lloyal Family were enthusiastically cheered. MATRixo?fiAL.?To our friend Col. J Townes Robertson, of the firm of Mil ler A Robertson, we beg leave Jo tcndci in advance our best congratulations up on a certain auspicious event which is to come o/r this evening, and whicl vvhitet'uniting him to one of the love of hernox will make him the hap piest of men. Unlets# the .Fates prov< adveroe, the Colonel will lca<l to th? alter Ihk evening Miss Eugenia Miller of Lowudeavillo; and the beautiful cer emony of the Episcopal Church, wil biud "the silken which unites twe willing heartH. We will soon, we trust have the pleasure of congratulating ii person "Benedict, the married man,' and the fair bride, who has captivate* our friend. Happy greetings, and i blissful future attend theui. Attempt upon Queen Victoria'! Life.?The most authentic accounts o the assault upon Victoria state that tin assailant was a young Fenian. Hie pis tol wad placet! at the head of the Queen who bent forward to avoid the fcliot The pistol did not explode. The pris oner is incoherent. He says he endeav ored to reach the Queen during thanks giving. Another account *ays he pre sented an unloaded pistol at the head o the Queen, askirig her to'SSign, or die' ?presenting a paper which appears lo b< amnesty and pardon fur Fenians. 1I< hays his object was to frighten the Queet into doing justice to Ireland. Tin youth's name is Alfred O'Conner. The Dill to Refund the Conn; Tax.?This bill of which there ha been considerable talk, has been iutro duoed in the House of Representative* by >fr. McKee, who represents a lnrg< DluntinK interest. The bill provides fo refuudingin oash, or in bonds iseuet for the purpose, bearing five per cent interest, the cotton tax j^aid after tin actual close of the war, in the year 1MV5, '06, 'G7 and 'G8. It does not in elude the fax paid in 1663 and '04, norii 1S65, before the proclamation of An drew Johneon declaring the war ended The ground on which the bill will Ix urged chiefly ia that the imposition o the tax was unconstitutional and ut terly unlawful. OwNERsnir of iiie Pav/nk/ii Rn kk.?A question haviug arisen in th< Legislature as to the boundary line, l>e tween tills btaieana Georgia, arm uh ^ juribdiotion of each State over the Sa on vanna river, a joint resolution re oeutly passed by our Legislature, urn 11 king it the duty of the "Governor to cor * respond with the Governor of Georgia a and when his consent is gained, to ap> point three Commissioners on the part of this State, to secure, if possible, a re adjustment of the boundary line, and 1U obtain the privileges so important to th? S people of South Carolina. "We are informed, says the Union, by persons who apparently know whereol vc I they affirm, that these negotiations will be entered into by the citizens of Geor gia iu a friendly and liberal spirit, and tbat we shall be able to secure all the advantages we ask." ? <3?-? Removal.?On yesterday, Mr. and Mrs. H. Inman, left Abbeville for the purpose of locating permanently near Georgetown, S. C., where business in terests requires the attendance of the former. Wo wish a pleasant journey to their new home, and a happy sojourn 0j j there. They leave many warm friends behind them. V2>C ; id Dextistky.?Dr. Win. C. Wardlaw j announces thai until the lbt April next, j. ho will vi?lt private houses in the prac tice Lis profeaaioa. ^ L-"\ v~\ y ??; * - / - | ? v| I J 1 ' 1 UMIW il I. i?W RELIGIOUS. The Minister's and* Dfeocon's iheethig of tho Abbeville As&ociation will con ' vene at Bulfolo Church, on the 5tb Lord's day in March, at lOo'clppl^ A. M. Subjects of interest and impoilajpce will be considered uii the occasion. ' The public are invited to attend. ? J. H. JONES, By request of the Executive "Board, L March 6, 1S72-46?3t t jgjr We learn, wiys the Phoenix, thai t Mr. John T. Sloan, Jr., of Columbia 3 aud It. W. "Walker, of "NVashingrou > have succeeded in establifchinar befon the Government the claim of Gen George W. Hodges, of Abbeville, 8. 0. for pension as a soldier of the war o 1812. We congratulate the General up on this reception of his claims, and fee MSKurcd that the pension could not hav< been bohtowed upon a better nianu oj moru worthy citizen. Carolina Life I>T?mt.inCK Compa ny?Wo direct attention to the card o this popular Company, which is to b< found elsewhere in our columns. It ii a well astablifcliad Southern Company with Duvis and Hampton as ita officers and General Kennedy as the genera agent lor tho Stato. We comment it to the patronage of our people. ~ EST The employees upon the Jsev Court House and Post Office in Colum 1 l>ia, have suspended work on tlw groUrn * that ten Incurs work per day in exactet 1 from them, when upon the govurumen 1 works in the Northern cities, only eigh - hours work is required. It may to doubtful what id the proper rule,' pu whatever is adopted ought certainly r to bu uniform. This is but justice, t ? j527" Tlio valuable building lot, oi s the North-east corner of Plain am Richardson street, formerly owned bj Major Thomas Davis, lias been t?ispo8e< of through Messrs." E. W. Scibels & Co. for tho snug sum of $16,400. There an alleys on (he North and East Rides. I in to be hoped that the purchasers wil procced at once to erect a hotel an< public hull.?Columbia Phoenix. The Alabama Claihs.?'The Hon Rovcrdy Johnson, former Minister U England, in a recent (speech says. ">Vow>, gentlemen, neither I nor Mr Adams had cvtr /ward about indircc damnuat at thin aiayc of the ncf/otiation y ?noihirig further than i/uUvUUtal lotntc of the citizen* of tlxi United State*. T/*cre mis not a word alluding to coiute qnentiid or indirect dainuyc# in the in 1 Uru.vJ.ionn to either o/u*." s His advice ia as follows : 1 "The best thing we can do in the mat C ter h to withdraw tl\e dcm&nd for indi reet damages. England never contcm 1 plated their entertainment in ueh lea?th< - reference of such ciuima. We ehal J gain by their abandonment, and nmk< T our case iu olher rej*jn.'eUj stronger Uinr ' it i? now. Let us leave this matter o consequential damages for sub&cquen negotiation." m ??? m Sai.e Day always bring a crowd a this beacon, an<l together with the Court lent more thau ordinary life and busth to our streets. There were 110 ptiblit sales, and the day passed oil' quietly am orderly. The farmers arc backward ir their operations but, under the stiuiului of good prieesare eulertng upon the wori of the new year with becoming spirit Money seems to be plenty, and tho peo ple generally prof=peroun. Pathos of Husbandry.?In an other column, we publish the letter i> Col. Aiken, with regard te this organi ration, and commend it to the favorabl< consideration of our agricultural friends The organisation i* designated to pro mole unity of action, and general co operation among its members. Its ob jeeta are entirely matrimonial, with n< political or religious tests for member ship, and n* such commcnds itself t< the public favor. T/\wk Tayfs?nilv^rMufmpnf. n the Inlendant, Mr. J. F. C. DuPre, an notiuclng that the tax books will bi oneii on Monday next for U-n days, fo making returns and receiving taxes. BeC" General Btolhrand, Superintend ent of Penitentiary, has discharged souii forty employees} on account of failure or lht> i>!irt of thu finripral Assembly t( make the needed appropriations. ? ?*> The Legislature has passed tlx bill appropriating $10,000 for the ereotioi of a Court House in Richland. We trus that the same liberality will boextendei to Abbeville. We are indebted to the Commit tee of invitation of the "Excelsior Lit erary Society," of Newberry College foru polite invitation to attend theii Anniversary Celebration on Friday evening the 20th March, 1S72, for whicl tlm^r \im1I rtlriucn Aiii'thnnlift J uuvj ..... <>? The family of Senator Hollings s head, of Abl?eville county, who hav< f mude this city their place of reside nc< - sinco the Geiierul Assembly haa been ii tet^ion, ate about returning to Abbe ville.?Columbia Union. T <?, 3 Hon. Francis L. Cardozo, gradu - uate of Oxford, England, Secretary o State for South Carol iu a, has been elec ted Professor of Latin iu Howard Uui versity. Peksohal.?Dr. Richmond sold his personal effects here on Monday last, with a view to his speedy lemoval to St, Joseph's, Missouri. We regret to part with the Doctor and family, and learn that he has received flattering testimo nials from many of his former patients. Our best wishes attend them 1ii their new home. Illness.?We regret that our j-oung friend, Mr. AVin. C. Evans was suddenly attacked on Sunday night, with a spas modic affection, of the chest, which for a time threatened life. We are pleased toaunounce that lie is nowoutot uanger. under the skillful treatment and kind care of Dr. Parker, Valubt.e Propkrty.?Wo learn that 1 the well known Mellwain Building atthe j Northwest corner of Public Square, has been purchased from iir. Enoch Nelson, by Mr. Hugh Wilson, Jr., who contem plates Various improvements in the building. We feel assured, that the prop erty will suffer no detriment in tho j hands of the present enterprising and 'publip spirited proprietor. v"w"' ABLlMlJllL I fc.1 ;n * i Matrons of Husbandy. i . X. Cokesbury, S. C., Fob. 26,18t2." Editor Pre** and Maniizr? Your readers have, at one time or an other, scon. the announcement that the "Patron* of Husbandry"' w4pb an organ* i ration, .Unded.togetherJjy m^tj^iea^ for the benefit of all parties directly in terestcdin the cause ofagriculture.. Cu ring a recent visit to the City of Wash ington, I took occasion to investigate this subject carefully, and have no hes itation in asserting that, as organized, it can but be of .incalculable advantage to the planting interest of our country, North, South, East and West. Having been proffered a responsible position in the Order, I accepted it solely upon the grounds that it would be purely j agricultural. Experience has proven to , us its virtues, and \vhile I would not Ad vise an organization (a Grange) of this sort in any community. sicilply upon the ground of curiosity, I do not hesitate to advise our planters and farmers to unito and form Granges everywhere; I guar antee to them that just so, soon, if ever, that I observe' any politics, sectarianism, or other demoralizing influence obtrud ing itself into the Ordor, either through the National or any State Grange, I wili expose the imposition, and proteot my fellow planters from injury or loss. You will observe, by the "enclosed con stitution, that nine persons may organ ize a Grange. Thirty persona is the max " icnum number, ten of whom must be /e 1 males, that may do the same. It is bet l ter .to.have the larger number at first, be t cause the initiation fee for males in the , 1 outset is ouly three dollars, and for fe e males fifty eonts; whereto, -five dollars t for males and two dollars for females is 7 the initiation' fee 'to join an organized Grange. .. r ( I am prepared to discuss the merits of t i this Order before/he public ; and will 1 1 cheerfully go . to any portion of our t f County, or indeed of .the fcjtate, wnere as J many ad thirty persona desiring to or- < i ganize a Grange may wish to be in- * " formed on the subject. Apart from the 1 t social feature of the Order, our people j 1 will be astonished to learn the practical 1 advantage accruing from it in many of ( the Northern States, and in more than ( one of the Southern. A careful reading . of the constitution* will disabuse the < 3 mind of the centralisation suggested by the name "National Grange," Whence ( . emanate the controlling laws of the Or- c ' ' - "J Atf/tuvr liA/mH/t Uf r | UliU UWli v iiiv;c7 nLw^uv, nuu believes in them there is strength, that u National Head is as necessary for the succcssful working of the "Patrons of Husbandry,'.' as it is for the vital exis tence of genuine Republicanism. Very truly, D. WYATT AIKEN. ?<> State Auditor's Report We ore indebted to Mr. Edwin T. Ga ry, the Btntc Auditor, for a copy of his Annual Report, made to the General Am setnbly at its present Suasion, and copy tho following items relating to Abbe ville : ULAL E5TATTE TWT 15 T01VN* AND VIL LAGES. VALUE. Arabic or Plow lands, 153,614 acres 513,048 31 Meadow and pasture land, 287.^71 acres 1,607,437 Uncultivated land, 107,541 acres 1,382,097 (> ou .ifr i>U Total uuinber of acres, 608,450 $-1,44-1,385 * Total value of Ileal Estate $4,838,802 J REAL ESTATE IV CITIES, TOWNS AND ( VILLAUL3. t VALl'i:. | Lots $130, 028 Number of buildings 4G0 2S'J,liOS Total value of Real Estate $42t),lot> Total value of all taxable Ileal Estate $5,250,908 PERSONAL PROPERTY, MONIES ASI) CREDITS. - VALUE. Horses, 2,721 $234,200 Cattle, 16,722 187,4ns Mules anil assea, 2,'J^7 272,400 Sheep ami Koala, 3,l>30 10,h5o Hogs, 22,061 94,(Wo (.{old ami silver walulies and plate, 1 ,< Hi 1 41,875 Piano Forte* ?ie., 163 20,260 Pleasure carriages, 1,075 G0,3u-l Dogs, 4,077 . 20,185 Merchandise 190,134 Manufacturing property. ... 8.53') Manufactured artbies.., 60,240 Of monies 102,583 Of all credits 177,3'Jo Of stocks in Co rpo ratio us and of tl?e Stale 10,4*00 Bonds not exempt 23,27'J A. 1 .... 1 ,?|1 .ttiiiiuiii Mkiuc ui an iTJLurpb permanent leases 18,500 Of all other property ' 431,864 Total value of all taxable Personal Property $1,999,728 Total .value of all taxable 1 Real and Personal Property... $7,220,72.1 ] Tax on the dollar, State 9 mills, Couuty < 3 mills; l'oll Uix, $4,835.00, Stale rax $05,040.53.4; total Siate tax $69,923.53.4; ( Couuty tax $21,680.17.8; total taxes for all purposes, $91,000.71.2. The Labor Rkform Candidate.? ! The lirst step luis been taken iu the Pres- - idcntial contest by the Labor Reform party. Of this the Washington corres pondent of the Courier writes: "The nomination by the National La hor Convention at Columbus, Ohio, yes terday, of candidates for tire Presidency and vice-Presidency, is-a matter which may prove to be one of great political import a nee. The Convention forestalled the expected Wetion of the Lilwrai Re publican Convention, to be held in Cin cinnati on tho lirst day of May next, by nominating Justice DaVid H. Davis, of Illinois, for President, and Joel Parker, of New York, for Vice-President This is an admirable selection, and while it ; suits the Liberal Republicans, it falls in I with lhe passive policy of the Democrat*. - -?* !_ * It.. jJUUge JJUV18 IS UUUUUUiL'Uij Hie tuuiiD of Democrats here who favor the passive policy." It is almost certain that the Cincinnati Convention will nominate the same tiekft?Davis and Parker. " "Justice Davis is a Republican so far; f as the Union and the Constitution are* concerned; and a Democrat in rrgnrd to the interpretation of the Constitution, and the actual administration of the Government under it. Then lie has the advantage of large wealth, nud will not be exposed to the temptatious which wealth, whether private or corporate, might offer to a President. Again, too, he has the advantage of a national pf> sition in regard to sectional interests.? lie has an equal claim upon Massachu setts, Maryland and Illinois. Thus, he represents the Easteru, Southern.! anil Western scctiou of the country." Tiijs Blue Ridgi; Bill.?The bill to relieve the State frtnn liability on ac^ cdunt bf the guarantee, of the Blue Ridge Hail road bunds was passed over' the Governor's veto?in the Senate, by a ^ vote of 22 to 6, in tlio House by a votoj of 64 to 18. J Lug the prcijont Term at tkeCourt: Official Report of'monrefl^MetVHFSc: y Matbew McDonald, Clerk of Court o loiumon Pleas, for Abbeville Couuty luce the October Term of this Court to wHr- - - > . Estate of Mrs. Elisabeth Har- I Is ,'dec'df bkerity'sHttle of .Real -V *5" ialate iu Abbeville Couuty .$2,500.0 Deiluqt taxes, eqata. Clerk's ,nd BherifF'a commission..'. 367.5 DrftNfnt from Sheriff by order >feourt, November 13,1871....... 1,145.0 IlwliifttAfftisr*. Perrln <tr. (,'oth 1 jjfc 31 j 3jy jftvn ail's fees..... .'!? 50 ' . 1,642.5 Deduct amount .deposited in ; lie 1st'National Bank in Co umbia, S. C., aa per older of rourt ut October Term 1871 506.6 . 1,136.8 This amount pairl to Messrs. Perriii ACothran, ttttor ?e,vfl for the creditors of said Sslate ' Btate of Joseph 8. Marshall, ranuary 17H2, received balance iue on Bond of K. A. Griliin Hid others ; 958.2 Deduet cuiniuib&ious.. ...... 15.0 This last amount paid to T,C. Perrin, attorney for distributees mid estate 843.1 Estate of Jus. M. renin, 1872, i ith February Received on bond of Joel W. Lites at al in part.; ...\ 275.0 ueuuui uoLuim&iJLons ...? *.t ?i / > ? , ' f . Balance on band 270.2 All of which i9 respectfully submittcc Jlat Feb'y., 1872. jsiATHEW Mcdonald, !v; je. c. p. Report of Monies in Judge of Probkte' )lllce, of Abbeville county, made to lb irand Jury, at the February Term c .be Court of General Sessions, for Abb* ?rille county. To the Honorable, the Grand Jury c South Carolina, at Abbeville. A tabular statemeut of monies on ac jount of Heal Jkstaie, in the olHce c fudge of Probate of Abbeville county respectfully submitted. On account of the Real E?r ate of Alexander .Martin, dee'd $990.0 On account of the Heal Rotate >f William 0. Pre^ly, dee'd..? 10.0 On account of the ileal Katate >f Mbs Jaae Wilson, dee'd 209.0 On account of the. Heal Est at? i- t n:i ^.1 iff a tl ounui tl, Aiit'jr, uiiu iiuiuicii. xi.u On account of the Heal Jktate >f George P. Chiles, dec'd 202.0 On account of the Ileal Ifctate )f Thus. It. Puckett, sr., dec'd... 460.0 $1,C48.G n One thousand six hundred and fort} fight Dollar*, and sixty-eight cents vhioh amount i? deposited in the "C'iti len's Savings Bank of South Carolina it Abbeville, and ready for difctributiou C. W. GUFFIN, J. P. A. C. February 10th, 1872. Serious Sickkbbs.?We regret foar touce that Mrs. D. K. Sondley, of ou rillage, has been seriously sick dartn he past week, but trout that she will b won restored to health. The Poat Office Departmsnfc di ects that, in all cases, tl*e name of th jruinty, ss well as State and post offic< >0 written upon letters. A travelling correspondent of th '' .Int..!*:*! T7n!.a? vri ifinir from Ahbevill iay.1 "the owners of the burnt squai viil in u very short time have hamlsom Kiildtii^rM erceted. The lots are value ljgber, 150 percent., than with the built n^? on them before the fire. The pi a >f the new hotel will make a very hunt ion>e building, Jud^e Orr expeets t h.1.1 court here three weeks. The eo iretl people in this county ure very 01 lerly. It docs not appear that ther ;ver was any Ku Klux organizations i .iiis county." There are'at present eighty-two sti lents in the State University ; a largt inuiber than has been there before sine he present government has been i >pcration. JKiT To Major John Alexander of tfa ?ongarec Iron Works, we are indebtc *or late files of foreign papers, for whie ie will accept our thanks. DENTISTRY. 110 M now to the 1st APRIL, I wi <r<? tsi tint nrivjite houses of nei .on* who may wish to have any denu vork.done. WM. C. WARDLAW, D. D. S. Maroh, 6,1872,46?tf Mm Life Insurance Cipai] O 3F" 'demphis, Tcnn^ and Baltimore, M< ASSETS, $1,000,000. [ION. JEFFERSON DAVJ8, Presidcn jkn. Wade Ham mo it, Vice-Presidenl 3fcn. John D. Kennedy, General Agent for South Carolina, COLUMBIA, s. C. March 6, 1S72, 46 6m ;lj>ton lodge, no. 3, a.-.f.-.m. There will be a regular comniunica ion of this Lodge, at the Lodge Koom m Monday evening next, 11th instant York in 1st and 2d Degrees. john f. osborne, Secretary. March 8, !o72, 46?It . , Notice Fo t?s Tax-Payerf OF THE 'OWN . OF ABBEVILLE, " v? . . ' ( HE TAX-BOOKS of the town ol ABBEVILLE will l>c open On Monday next, [id Taxpayers will ?ce rnnt meir re irns are, made immediately. Th? Doks will be oj)CU for TEN DAYS, hen they will POSITIVELY CLOSE. In order to save expenses the- taxes ill be collected at the same time the (turns are made. By order of the Council, J. F. C. DuPre, Intendant. . D. BOWIE, ' Clerk. March G, ? ever they have beoo eold. Price d^ETI WAN GT7AN 1st November,1872, without Price of ETIWAN CROP able 1st November, 1872, wit] I ' . -,r;*r/< Price of ETIWAN BIS^O ton, payable 1st no.w $7Y2, The above are Factory prio added. . . , Our Country friends, may no A FULL LI . Bacon always the 1 Flour of van Syrup o 0 All of which we will sell at 4 Feb. 14,1372, 43?tf 2 l2 rJ TRfYKT AA,iiV/AX COIiUM rr Are prepared 1 m At the rery lowcat Th seen in Columbia, which i* ?ul) l#eb. 14, 1371, 43?tf ar The marble y. ters to ita new pared expressly for the Marshall House; a fir fpattaw Aii A i ISkLcltUkl **i Can always be found on done in a superior mann Also, a tine collection FANCY IIEADSTONJ notice. Call and see oui Nov. 2, 1871, 28, tf JAS. G. BA AUC A EE now opening a beaui SPKING trade, all of v Brussella, Three-Ply, Floor and Table Oil CI Drug-gets, Mattings, ft Window Shades all si Wall Papers and Bord We also keep on our firs GROCERIES, Wood and Wi! ville friends, for the above Gc .. Feb. 7, 1872, 42?3m GREAT r / 2? PSfi ? WE SAVE DRY GOODS, CLOTfj BOOTS, SHOI Gentlemen' NOTIONS, WATCHES, JE . Which wo are determined to t-el instant. A splendid opportunity isoffe must be sold. Abbeville, S. C.fFeb. 5,1872. ' BARNWELL & are now selling off : THEIR WINTER S M wm i CLOTHING, CASSIMERES, ^ DRESS GOODS, SHAWLS, FLANNEL, &C., SlC Come buy at your own price. BARNWELL < Fek U, 13?lt 42-^4 cot giauc ua uuvo ^ivou 0 $55 por ton Cash, or SCO per"twn,"^p!^ibto interest: . ' j r ; FOO^; $40 wtoL.Ckah.ot $45 teV tpn.W joutinterest. ^ ttde u :('!' | - *' < *." ' - ' ; ~ . JjTED BONE, 135 per ton*Ca8h; or ?40 per ittpii^ntere&t. ' M. ; - ><?! ! . ' "J i: / r["* res, and the'cost of freight and 4*ayage. ^4U'>P? ' v ..."<vr < u.r=t"ii. ;<,u x . fUK in a J ".3? A y^.fl aJwlfy/^V.i > . i , " i i^'i .t i? .r- Sfvr ? '?!! CVfc, . !,T.T ^TVF&CK?' ' *7 tAXITK KAN..B. ..... t all of "them know, that we keep NE OF GROCERIES; , " r.'::.-.. i ii^Sl >est, one grades, . : . V.Um*. ? ? i nuu jauxatmcB) Lard in Bbls. and Cans, : ! Sugar of several quaBtie*,!11 * Coffee, Eice, Salt* ;&#, the lowest market prices; ; - . . bTii. cS? ; oc5? !ITH & KIND, ' . ' si; ; ;?r .r^i WATtuT*\in? in JBUUJXUXfJXp, :bia, s. o., < '11 to farnieh the latest and beet style ? i&3 &mm cy furntehed most of those el^ant fronts: to$e ttciiut reeommehdatioii. Oire them a call; hie Works. | VKD is removed from its old qiis: Work Shop and handsome Office./pi - s business' - on Main Street, afcoVe?;t&a *e stock of ; IB AMERICAN MARBLE hand, and all work warranted to- he or nml rvriwa Inivrr thnn plspwhpre. of Designs for MONUMENTS 23, which can be furnished at shirt prices and styles. Respectfully, J, D. CHALMERS. ILIE & BROTHER, USTA, GS0R6IA, ? * * / ^ ^ Liful assortment of the - fallowing-Goods 'for ?hich will bo sold off at a small advance: Ingrain, and low priced Carpets, Rugs, oths, best goods, ciit any ?fre, - la ts, Cornices and-Bands, hromos, zes, Curtain Goods, Lace Cui"tains, ers, Hair Cloths and Upholsters' Goods, fc floor, a lar^e Btbdl? of CHOI.CB FAMILY IIaiit W.im Wo oriliAif. nrdnra'Vr/im -i nnr Ahhft >0<js, which willtesold LOW FOR CASH. JAS. C. BAILIE S BROTHER. 1 BARGAINS! >hO Witt tlTfT* I! .\feafiP \ta&r , <* * &TT. B'lLOW MM I ;d from the late: fire flNG, IS, TRUCKS, TAL.ISES, . CARPET-BAGS, HATS, CAPS, TTmrii ?Ti incr Cr.OOrlS WELIiYr -HOfctflSBy, GUSS,. PISTOLS, AC., 1 for GO dayjgj connheucUig Monday,.February 5th -"^5 *' k ^ ^ *V ./r red to Country Merchants, to<f otfe?rs, a#tbeGooda AN &SKURZ. bid Bendy Building'. ? /--r: CO., j MEDICAL NOTICE. TOOK S, &c, fc CO. R. BENJAMIN RHETT offers. his Pkofessio^'axSekvices to tho inhabitants of tbo town of Abbevilfc and vicinity. ac OFFICE at tho Residgnctf of Enoch Nelson. . j f BENJAMIN RHETT, D. January 33,1872-40?tf .J To; .Arrive. - 500 BUSHELS PRIME W HITE GORN, Apply to - < '* BARNWELL & C<* ?teb XA l#5.