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Ho Press and Banner. .A.bbeville, S. C. W. A. LEE, Editor. Wednesday, March 13, 1872. ?- '! L 1 ' *-' Terms.?Three dollars a year, in ad vance. No subscriptions taken for a shorter lime than six months. Transient advertisements are charged for at the rate or One Dollar per inch pace for the first insertion, and FifiY Cents for each subsequent insertion. fW?m th?> stvivp A 11 Derm ucuuuuvu - rates is made to persons advertising by the quarter or by the year. gST" All obituary notices and tributes of respect are charged for at the usual ftites of advertising. The Circulation of the Press and Banner in Abbeville County is five times greater than that of any other journal. THE COUNTY ADVERTISING-OUR REPLY. The last issue of the Abbeville Medium contains, what purports to be an answer to our article on the subject of vhe County and although we are afraid] au<uw.U6l ? u of wearying the patience of our readers, with what might seem to be a personal controversy, yet as we believe it in volves a principle which affects their Interest as well as ours, we will crave their indulgence for a brief reply to the Issues made in the article of the Medi um, so far as we can gather them from ita rambling and somewhat incoherent statements. In doing so We will seek to avoid the fulsome self laudation, so characteristic of our contemporary, and which so often brings to mind the lines of the Scottish bard: "O wad some power the giftie gie us, To see oursel's as others see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free U3 An' foolish notion." To those who have read our article, it will be innecessary to say, that the only issues presented by Us were,?1st, that the County officers named?to wit the School Commissioner, the Judge of ** 1 fVnntv PnmniFwInn. jrrooate, auu mc ere?ia giving a monopoly of their offi cial advertising to one of the County papers, had acted contrary to the uni form practice of their predecessors?and 2d to the prejudice of the best inter est of the people of the County?and 3d that Jn declining to accede to our pro position to share the advertising, the conductors of the Medium had failed to exhibit that liberality, which would best commend them to the public favor. Our. charge had "this extent; no more;" yet the Medium without at tempting to meet fully the facts charged, or controvert distinctly the positions as Burned, seeKs 10 raise new tinti jiren. vant issues, by way of "hue and cry"? to wit, that we were seeking to gain our ends, 1st, by "abuse" of "the inefll ciency and bad character of our public officers;" and 2d, by assailing the Me dium for oflences which it had "never committed," and by impeaching its character as "an elevated and high toned journal." The alleged charges exist only in the writer's imagination. >Ve used no epiihets ; we made no im putations; but stated facts and left the public to draw their own conclusions; and the attempt now to divert attention from the points of controversy, is but The weak refuge of a feeble and failing cause. 1. Has the Medium denied, and can it deny, that in giving the monopoly of county advertising to one pajier, and that with the smaller circulation, the officers named have acted in disregard of the official precedent set by their pre decessors, ana of which the Medium would have been the most eager perhaps to avail itself, but for our altered politi cal relations? it neuner nas uemeu nor cau deny It. II. What does the Medium say to our charge that by giving sueh monopoly of the advertising, to one of the j>apers, the officers named, were acting to the prejudice of the best interests of the people. " Only this, and nothing more." "The County officers, we pre sume. have control of their own affairs, and that they see lit to give th6 Medium advertisements is positively nobody's business but their own." "Most lame and impotent conclusion." Will the readers of the Medium endorse that doctrine? Arc public Officers indeed auiocrais, who are Indeed responsible to them selves alone, and who are Independent of public opinion ? If that be the doc trine now, it wad not the doctrine of earlier, and shall we not say, of better days? A public officer is the servant of the people, and his official conduct is the proper subject ot legitimate criticism. He may not have violated any public statute; the law Itself may be defective; but when even when complying with the letter, he defeats the spirit of the law, the offlccr is amenable, if to no other tribunal, at least to that of public opinion. To the bar of public opinion we ap peal, and are prepared to discuss our proposition, if it be not too plain for nnnriwinnnv tlmf- nnhlin oflRwrs hpsf WllVM/fVIOJ , VMMV f ?V ? carry out the spirit of the law, perform their official duty in this respect, and subserve the interests of the people, when they recognize the claims of.the most widely circulated Journal. to at least a share of the official advertising end that to do otherwise is to act con trary to the spirit of the law, and to defeat in a large measure the ends of legal publication. The Medium pro fesses to be a frl .-nd of the people, and "win 11 gainsay ute posiuou, umi mc people of the Cortify, who read a Coun ty paper, have all an equal claim to a knowledge of the acts of the County officials, through the legalized channels of publication ; and that it is the plain duty of County officials to see that the information is most widely dissemina ted throughout the County? And wiil the County officers above named con tend for a moment that an intimation of a desire or invention on their part to adhere to the precedent set by their predecessors, would not have secured the publication of the County notices in both of the County papers without additional charge to the public? By what reasons, they have been controlled iu their action, is S:nowr> best to them selves, but we submit that the public will-require some better excuse for their conduct than the answer?"Such is our pleasure; we do as we please." The strength of our argument would Hot t>e effected, even by conceding that the Medium had an equal circulation in the County with the Press and Banner., but additional force is given to it, by shoeing a large disparity ixi the circula tion of the two papere m favor of the Jatter journal. And now ctt to the question of C'r culation? the Medium seerat- sedulously to abstain from stating, What its circulation is in', the County?the only matter which is1, material to the question ni issue. As to < that circulation we are not conscious of 1 feeling any undu>\ much less "sorrow- < ful," interest, anc ba? only beenexclt- < ed by the extravagant claims set up bj the Medium from its initial Dumber Our statement was based upon what w< regarded as THE VEEY Ji EST IXFOEMATIOl Thai its actual number of bona fide su8 tctiOcrs, in (he County and out of it, did not exceed at a time when it wan claiming a circu lation of from 500 to 700 names. If the Medium desires to come to th ordeal of an examination of books, w will cheerfully acquiesce. III. Will the Medium deny what w charged in our article, that it had de clined to accede to our proposition t share the County advertising, eve from Its tirst establishment; wmist w left it to the public to decide, whether i this particular it had exhibited the lit erality which would best commend it t the public favor. "\Vc might have show further that in so doing, it too had dis regarded a precedent which had prevail ed for fifteen years, between the Count papers, of Abbeville. Let the publi decide whether in thus acting, it wa properly recognizing the claims of contemporary, or showing a proper r< gard for the interests of the people. But the Medium is disposed to boa* of the rapid increase of its circulatioi and to be somewhat jubilant in its pr< dictions. Inasmuch as the Presst an Banner it says, has only reached a cii culation of one thousand copies in nin< teen years, whilst the Medium has a' tained a circulation of seven hundred in three months, it leaves it to the put lie to judge as to the vitality of the tw papers. Admit tne statement ior argi merit's sake. We suppose the Mcdiw has read something about "Jonah's Gourd," and we might as well accept the pcrij [ture statement of its rapid growth, a proof of its vigor and endurauce. Bu I the Good Book tells us, . II It sprang up in a night and perisfiei in a night," I and even should the Medium belong to [genus of nobler plants, it may congrat ulate itself, should it survive its adoles cence, and in attaining be able to retail the vigorof manhood. Papers, like ev ery thing else have their law of develope ment.and few C'ounty^ournalsareablet boast of maintaining tor twenty years i circulation of one thousand subscribers It would be more prudent at least forth' Medium to witholu its boasting, unti time had set upon it the seal of success and It had made good its claims to th< confidence of its friends. "With all of our high conceptions o the true mission of the journalist, tv< cannot hope to emulate the generoui enthusiasm, much less attain the higl aim, proposed by the conductors of tn< Medium in the publication of their pa per?to wit "the education of our peo pie and the building up of the State.* \Ve propose to ourselves something more modest In its scope, and disdain any Quixotic excess of generosity in oui business. We propose to make an hon est livelihood in the proper discharge o our duties to the ptiMic, and claim onlj a proper recompense for our labor, li publishing the County advertising wttn out compensation, we make no preten sions to geuerosity, as the Medium char ges, but are only attempting to dischargt our duty to our readers; and in dolDg s< claim an equal right with the Mediun to a recompense for our services. But whilst making no claim to gen erosity, we indignantly repel as it de serves, any imputation that we hav< made exorbitant charges for advertising Our charges here are much lower thai in the cities?and lower than what pre vail in many of the counties. What i our advertisements are displayed ??ii fKSa ?i'A ft Maw tho nuafniYi nf Mia finV linn nv iv taw ?t fcuv vuinvut v* ?i*v %.wif and the request of our patrons, win have a right to control in the matter aud who |>ay according to the spar which their advertisements occupy. I sui-h be their pleasure?this is certain!; "no body^s business but their own." We drew no inviduous distinctions r race in our article, as the Medium wouli intimate. "We claimed an equal if no larger circulation among the blacks, am to be at least as fair an exponent of th feelings and interests of the whites. W made no imputations upon the charae ter of the Medium to call forth its ear nest protestations of devotion to tin right 'and hatred of the wrong. Whi boast of beinjf a friend to the poor a well as the rich. Does it claim a mo nopolyof this scntimept of brother hood, or does it find it necessary to mak< good its title to any portion of it. The Medium professes to bo "indepen dent in politics, religion and morals." Independeuee "in religion and morals,' fireeents to our minds a very vague idea n which rationalism, free-Iovelsm, an* other isms, seem to be prominent ele ments, and until better advised we mus decline to contest the claims of the pape to a monopoly of the article. IndepeHd enco"in politics" does present to ua some thing tangible; but our contemporary does not seem to have formed a ver; clear idea between "independence" an< "neutrality"?popularly known as HIDING ON THE FENCE. "Whilst adverting to this subject, xn would be pleased to learn from the Me dium, s How many of the communica-iion which form the staple product of that paper, and which are equally' noted for heaviness, and a weak attempt to puff the Medium into notoriety, have been manufac tured at hornet Home of them clearly bear the imprimatur of the Medium office. In conclusion we beg leave to expresi our fears, that so far as the elforts of th< Medium are able to accomplish the end we will have to wait very long for th< "edification of our people, and the build ing up of the State/' "There is to< little strength in the Ixiw." "The spiri may be willing, but the flesh is tveak.' "Somebody else has been called and lu has answered," and we shall have t< look elsewhere for the true Moses whe iB to lead us to the "promised land." CERTIFICATES FROM THE CLERK SHERIFF AND COUNTY TREASURER. Card from the other County Officers. The last issue of the Abbeville Me dium contains certificates from Mathew McDonald, Clerk; Henry F. Cason Sheriff, and J. F. C. DuPre, (k>untj Treasurer and Intendant; to the elfecl that these officers had shared the patron age of their respective offices between the two county papers, without solicita tion or interference on the part of the conductors of the Medium. These are all very proper, business documents, stating facts, and couched inappropriate language, and are in keeping with the character of these gentlemen. We thank them for past kindness and courtesy, ana latse pleasure m saying that wo oe lieve the public is well-assured of theii fidelity to its best interests. In striking contrast to the tone and temper and good sense of these certifi cates, is the card signed by the other Coun'y officers; T. B. Milford, County Auditor; (Tbos. A. Sullivan, Chief Dlerk; but why among tbe County >fficials wecau't imagine); C. W.Guffln, fudge of Probate; W. P. McKeller and Arthur Jefferson, County Commission" ?ra; Thos. M. Williamson, School Com missioner; which opens upon us a tirade )f weak and pointless abuse, which can ;nly recoil upon its authors. Thai the Medium has been forced to call such al lies to its aid, is proof of the weakness of its cause, and we need use no mwe dam aging argument against it, with all right minded people, than the j^ublication of that card. Like the unsavory beef which Dr. Sum Johnson described as "ill-fed, ill-butchered, and ill-cooked," this pre cious document violates its well the rules of grammar, as the canons of good taste and sound logic, and might be described as ungrammatical, gross and illogical.? We have heard the author's name inti miited, and we see about it what we re gard as uninistakeable "ear-marks," of that sapient brain, and classic pen, whose communications so often grdce the col umns of the Columbia Union, over the signature of "Justice." One of the sign ers is a School Commissioner, and an other is a School Teacher, yet such a sample of a "school exercise," we think, would ensure the rejection of any candi date for academical honors before^ com petent Board of Examiners. It would be a waste of time to point out the many sins against grammar, taste logic, which are to be found in this model card; but we will content our selves with a single instance. The wri ter attempts to convict us of iirnorance a of existing law, in saying of the County >- officials tliat au breath can make as a breath has made," on the ground that 't they are elected. Could dullness go farther? The very point made by us, was, that they are the servants of the d people?made and unmade by the pnp r- ular breath?elected in view of pre-sup i- posed competency, and set aside for t- failure .to discharge properly the trusts I, reposed in them. But who of those )- whose names art* appended to the paper, o were elected by the people? Only two ; I- wViiIaf. tha nf hoiM urn nnitAinfo/l nnrl Ann X I t *** *? VIIV a clerk of an appointee. The writer is thus convicted of a double error. He is wrong iu his facts and wrong in his in ference#. But enough of this silly dia tribe. We trust that when public officers next resort to abuse, they will at lcust make it respectable, by clothing it in the garb of deceut English. A LIVELY CORPSE. The Charleston Republican extends its uu 11 ii. j' n uuugiuiuiiuiuus iw juj urutuer iveuium a in good old Republican style?on its ob * taining tbe official advertising for the ^ County. In this, it is somewhat prema a ture as westill retain our share of the most i. lucrative advertising of this character, 1 controlled as it is by officers who are fully identified with our people. But sup l pose we should lose the whole of the County advertising? In the opinion of f a journal, like the Republican, whose ? existence depends wholly on the official , pap which it receives, the result would e be a death so sudden, that a Coroner's " .Tnrv wnulfl h#? nummnnoH of r?nr>o onri would not deliberate long about its find ing. With the Press and, Banner the ease is different. We have one thou sand names good and true, whose strong arms and patriotic hearts furuish the bread on whictv we live?w? have well-filled advertising columns, which speak well of the enterprise, liberality and appreciation of our peaple?and we have lived long enough to eee the rise and fall of many Republican journals? and among them of the very journal wiuuu now uukh ?o nippanuy 01 Jiving . and dying. Curiosity prompted us to <i look at 4ts columns to ascertain the source whence it derives its precarious | sustenance, and apart from the official f advertising, we find only a beggarly i half-column of business advertising. i Its subscription list wc suppose is about ' as meager. "When the paper was re e suscitated we gave it a good notice, f thinking that it would at least aspire to Y the moderation, if it did not equal the f ability of its predecessor, But its silly j course since, prompts us "to take it all t back." Hear the asinine braying of d our contemporary: e "The Abbeville Press and Banner is e in its dying throes. The official print ing for that county has been given to the " Medium, which has broken the gener ^ ous heart of the tirst mentioned paper, ttliu UUU5CU ll? UttllULT IV UC UTliptJU III s mourning. Poor thing! We are sorry for it, but yet our sorrow does not ap proach that point which produces tears. e it is old?the oldest paper in Abbeville County?and deserves to be respected for its hoary locks, if for naught else. " Don't be hard on old age, brother Medi um, and give your decrenid and nioan ing contemporary a "leetle" of the 3 olBcial patronage. There aie 110 men j in the world*so fond of such things as 1 Democrats. Once they get a foretaste of r it, to deprive them of its deiiglits after wards is to set them quarreling for life. Rut. ul'fpr nil. we don't know hut what it is proper to treat these modem Juda ses in suuii a way." The Demoyatic Party and the next Presidency. The New York World, the leading or gan of the Democratic party in the United States, comes out strongly in favor?not of the so-called passive policy ?but of reticence and non-action at present; and assigns various substantial reasons in its support: 1st, that it will better enable the Democracy to foster the growing dissensions in the Repub lican ranks, and 2d, to take advantage of the change of sentiment which is mani festing itself in its own ranks. I. The Democracy is equally sure of its own three millions of votes, whether its National Convention is held in May or. July, whilst inactivity at present will develop more fully, the war of rival fac tions in the enemy's camp, whom the presence of the common foe would serve to re-unite. Every day's delay helps to weaken and disintegrate the Republican party. The opposition to Grant which was sec on iooc Dy ocnurz, nos gaiueu new strength by tlie adhesion of Sumner and Trumbull, and other leaders, and every day it manifests a more defiaut at- ] titude. The Democratic party on the ' contrary, is growing stronger by inac tion. * II. Another reason against present 1 action is found in a growing change in J the sentiment of the Democratic party itself?in a growing disposition to drop * dead issues, and to co-operate in a liberal * movement to secure reform. The pro gress of this sentiment might yet induce 1 the party to udopt the expedient of put- cr ting some liberal Republican at the head of its ticket for the Presidency. But * whether it is to unite with others, or to organize a strict party ticket, there is every good reason for, and none against ' delay. 1 Says the World : ? "Do we then favor the so-called passive ^ policy? Not at all; we oppose it now, 1 ua we have opposed it always. When ^ the proper time conies, the Democratic organization will take a very active and . a very aggressive part in the ensuing 1 Presidential election. It will hold its s Xn.f.iminl fVinvuMtion. as usual. It will n nominate its ticket in the regular form. By means of the National Convention it will hold the party together as a united organization, and come into the contest _ an unbroken, disciplined host. Thejg Democratic party will be kept equally well in hand whether it gives battle early or late. As the prospect now looks, wo may go in?o the contest with strong ? reinforcements and powerful allies; anc nothing couid be more unwise than tc impuir these chances by over-hasty ac tion. We have full faith in the firmness wisdom, and foresight of the Democrats National Committee, and counsel Demo cruts to forbenr all signs of Impatience when the drift of eveuts and the curren Df public sentiment are operating ? strongly in our favor. While we nav< no wish to influence, much less to die tate to, the National Committe, we ar prepared in support them in postponiu) their call for o. National Convention fo some time y*t. We believe the part; may safely truBt the whole matter t their enlightened discretion." LEGISLATIVE, The resolution to adjourn on the 7tl was rescinded, and to-day, the 13tu fixed. The Judiciary Committee of th House reported that the charges againa Judge Graham are entirely groundless and say; "In conclusion, your Committe would remark that the enacting of thi farce, expensive though it be, will no fail of producing good results, if for th future it shall staud as a beacon light t warn the Hons? of ltepreseniative against any investigatiorf into the ru lings of Judges or the verdict of juries These matters, of right, belong to tb Circuit and Supreme Courts, and w may not touch them without infringin] upon the independence of the Judicia Department of the Government, aw weakning public confidence in the ad ministration of justice. This is dangei ous ground to tread upon, and if th House will rashly intrude thereupon tile independence of that branch of th Government is at an end, and it wil not be long until every Judge of chat acter and capacity will desert the bench In the House the hill relating ta th Financial Agent, more eoramonl; Known as me seiueiuent om, was past ed by a vote of 08 to 3(3. Messrs. War ren D. Wilkes and J. Wilson, of An derson county, entered their reasons fo voting agaiust the last measure as fol lows: "Upon the first passage of a bill rela ting to the Financial Agent of the Stat of South Carolina, in the city of Ne\ York, we vote "no." Not that we wis! to do any injustice to the Agent, Mi Kimpton, for any advances that he ma; have made to the State?he is entitlei to immediate re-imbursement, as wel as to full compensation, for his service ?but we cannot vote for the passage 0 a bill which confers authority upon th Financial Board to audit and pay claim to an undetermined amount. It wouh have satisfied the tax-payers of th state muca more tuny it a uisinterestei committee had been called upwn to ad just the Btate with Mr. Kimpton. Ha< that been done, we would liave fel bound to vote for a bill providing for th payment of any balance that migh nave been found to be due to Mi Kimpton. The House has passed the bill relatinj to the bonds of the State of South t?ar olina, making valid all the bonds an< obligations Issued in behalf of the State as mentioned and set forth in the repor uf the Treasurer of the State to the Gen eral Assembly, ratifying and confirm Ing all the issues, and declaring th bonds to be legal and valid, for the pay ment of which the faith, credit au< funds of the State are pledged. In the Senate, an amended bill au thorislng the assessment and taxatioi of property was concurred hi and order ed to be enrolled for ratification. In the House, Mr. Wilkes ottered concurrent resolution relative to th uonauon 01 puouc Janus soncucu d; the Agricultural Congress for education al purposes; the donation, if received to be parcelled out as follows: $200 000 to Claflin Unlverty, $300,000 to til Free Common Schools, and $500,000 t the Agricultural and Mechanics' Insti tute. Adopted. The general license'bill has passed t a third rending in the Senate by a vot of 17 to 11. The Validating bill was passed to third reading, by a vote of 17 to 10. The Senate amended the Tax Bill s as to provide the following levy: si: mills for general State purposes; tw mills for educational purposes; thre mills for County. The Bill to establish the Agriculture College was passed with Senate amend ment locating it at Orangeburg. The Marshall House.?We had th pleasure, (luring the past week, of in specting the plans of the proposed neA Marshall House which the proprietor? Messrs. Cothran & Wilson, desig: erecting cpon the ruins of the old. They wore handsomely gotten aj? in th office of Abrahams & Styles, architects of Charleston, giving the outlines of a: elegant, four-story edifice, surmounted with a French roof and cupola. Th plans provide for large and commodiou stores in the lower story, and for man; more rooms, and more convenient ar rangements generally than were fui nished by the old edifice. Whether o not the plans be adopted in whole or ii part, we are assured that the new build iiur will be ouite an imnrovement unoi the old. The proprietors will commenc operations, we learn, very soon, and I will not be very long before AbbevilT will boast again a a hotel edifice whicl will reflect credit upon the place. A Wediling Excursion. During the past week the Junior ha< the pleasure of attending as groomsraat the marriage of our friend, Col. J Towncs Robertson, and Miss Etigenii Miller, of Lowndesvijle. The ceremo ny was performed by the Rev. E. R Miles, of the Episcopal Church, of Ab beville, at the residence of the bride'i grandfather, Mr. Alexander Oliver, ant the bride was given away by her unci* Bol. O. McD. Miller. Quite a numbei jer were in attendance on the happj \nrtoomn Ann Vi?*lrrVtf r\o nf S/ni To t* afm i^tOOiVU wuo |/(*l MVUIW& DIUl 'rom Tennessee, whilst the beauty a Laurens, Ninety-Bix and Due "VVes; ivere well represented. The party wai >ne of the most pleasant of the season L'o the happy couple we extend our cou> jratulations and good wishes. Model Farm.?During his absence rom the Village last week the Juuioi lad occasion to notice many farms thai fave evidence of thrift and prosperity, >ut none more so thau that of Mr. Uonzo Bowman. The fences and gates vere all in good repair; thefand clean ,nd well drained, while the new dwell ng and outhouses exhibited care and ;ood taste. Mr. Bowman is a strong dvocate of the Savannah Valley Rail oad, and will subscribe half his estate o the building of the road. If all the lanters along the route would do the iime, the road would be built. Parker & Lee advertise Infallible led Bug Killer. I Oub Court was adjourned on Tliurs ) day last, to meet again at the regular * Term, on the third Mondry in June, i The large amount of pending criminal i - business prevented the dispatch of much , civil business. The lost three days of t the Term, were principally occupied ( g with the trial of two stoutly contested i- civil causes?both laud cases?McCravy I e vs. Davis, and Boozer vs. Blake?in ? which verdicts were found for the 3>e ? fendants, but from which appeals have o been taken. For his. patient and laborious dis charge of duty, Judge Orr deserves the thanks of this, as well as other counties of his Circuit. From the first of Jan h uary, with the exception of four days, 'i he has been constantly upon the bench, and our readers, may hence form some e idea of the character and extent of his < ^ labors. Abbeville has good reason to 1 '? congratulate herself upon having so ' able and efficient a judicial Magistrate. ( e l I A. H. Stephens on the Situation. 1 e ?The Georgia statesman in a late article o in the Atlanta Sun commenting on a 1 8 speech of Governor Brown, thus gives 1 !" in his adhesion to the Reform movement e of Missouri,: I e "All who hold the sentiments of Gov. g Gratz Brown on this subject, and will, in J good faith, assist in defeating the Radi- " d cal attempts at Empire and central des- , 1- potism, we hail, not only as cordially . accepted allies, but as good enough Dem e ocrats for us in the coming conflict, < i, whatever may have been their past ] e party names or associations." 1 i t. The Courthouse.?A friend in town e has received a letter from a gentleman ; y in the country whose opinion is entitled , to some consideration, suggesting, that .. instead of tearing down the walls of the old building, they be strengthened by the erection of buttresses, which would give all needed support, at the same time that they would be quite ornamen tal. This would involve a great saving of expense, and would seem fo he all sufficient. The idea is a good one* The Validation Bill for making good all the illegal issues of State bonds ' seems to be as fraudulent in design, as ^ it will be powerless in operation. No e Legislature has power to bind a succeed s ing Legislature. As the Courier re 3 marks; I j "The bill will not prevent the repudi ations of the bonds, or induce capitalists to invest a single dollar in the spurious i bonds which have been issued in disre gard of the rights and interests of the 1 t people, of law and of honesty." i "Webster's Dictionary.?We have S received from Messrs. Lee <fc Parker, a pamphlet by O. & C. Merriam, the pub 3 lishers of Webster's Unabridged Dic tionary, showing conclusively, we think, t that the work is not amenable to cen - sure on account of its political deflni - unions?in iaci mac it is entirely unex e ceptionable on this ground?whilst its - pre-eminent merits in other respects is 3 generally conceded. Spring-Like.?During the past week n we have had high winds and heavy - rains, and inclement weather generally; but at last the sun begins to show his a face occasionally, and to give promise of e more genial weather. The winter lias y been.oue of unusal severity, throughout i- the continent, and we may hope that it I, will be followed with fruitful seasons.? r The backward spring, at least, we think, c will ensure a good -fruit year, o ??>* Auction Sale.?By referense to the advertisement in another column, it will 0 be seen that in pursuance of an order of 6 the United States Circuit Court, there will be soldat public auction in Charles a ton, on the second Monday of April next, I among other property, the following 0 property in Abbeville: A house and lot x in Cokesbury, adjoining the Conference 0 School, containing live and a half acres, e t#lt JOST Dr. Neagle, the purchaser of the stock of the old bridge company, has ' completed the necessary ariangements for the erection of a new bridge over the P?/?rifTnmr? nt. f'olnmliia fn fnlrp e of the old structure destroyed during the * war. It will be princpally of iron, 1,340 v feet long, and costing about $40,000. ?. n Fob tiie Penitentiary.?>The Co lumbia papers of the .past week an e nounce the arrival of a batch of pris *' oners, from Abbeville, under the charge n of Sheriff Cison. Verge Madden, we learn, is very confident that he Is to stay 0 "no five years" in the Penitentiary.? B We shall see. y *<> The Chroniclc & Sentinel, in no ticing the recent arrival of Vice-Fresi r ident Tyler, of the South Carolina Rail 11 road, In Augusta, says that it is now the settled policy of this company to apply 11 all surplus funds to the Improvement of 9 the road and make a first-class line of J" travel; that seventy miles of track have e received the fish-bar connection, and 1 that the mainder of the road will reccive it as soon as possible. The South Carolinian makes Its appearance in anewand handsome dress. 1 Mr. Thos. J. LaMotte has become aeso 1 elated with Col. Thoir^s in the proprie torship of the paper, and under their e joint management increased efficiency will be given to all departments of the paper. It is an able and independent " journal, and we wish it the largest meas 3 ure of success. e Correction.?In otie of our notices of J r the indictment of the State vs. John j McCord, for assault with intent to kill, t r the name was inadvertently published, i f "John R. McCord." 2Mr. John It. Mc- 1 ^ Cord is a peaceable and quiet citizen, and j it was not our inteution to drag him into the court of sessions* Wc tuke pleasure in correcting the error. "Reverting."?For a new use of this word in the sense of "adverting," see two instances in the late card of some of the County officials, as ;also various!] other innovations upon good sense and good grammar. Abbeville Agricultural Society. ?By reference to the advertisement of Wm. H. Parker, Esq., Secretary, it will be seen, that the meeting of the Board of Directors will take place at the Sec retary, on Friday next, at 11 o'clock. VCorn.?Messrs. Barnwell & Co. offer one thousand bushels of prime white ? and the best of yellow corn. Call and j s I get supplied. IC T^-f i ^ ' - New Advertisements. Wo diroet attention to the following iow. advertisements:' Bed Bug Killer?Parker & Lee. See notice of tbe Baltimore Business College. Millinery and Straw Goods?Arm ^rong, Cator & Co. i Corn! Corn J?Barnwell & Co. * Notice?Wm. H. Parker, Secretary. Perfumeries, Toilet SoaS?, skc?W. T. Penney. Auction Sale?Lowndes <fc Grlmball, A.uotioueer?. bnerm's sale. The Celebrated Ticiibqrne Case, which has so long ocoupied the columns [>f the English papers, has been brought to a sudden termination ; the jury hav ing intimated that they had heard evi dence enough. The claimant assumed to be the heir of the estate who was re ported to be lost many years ago in a voyage to Australia, but was clearly proved to be an iinposter. He has been arrested for perjury and In default of ?o0,000 ball has been lodged in New gate jail. ICortjiern Bound.?Mr. Leonard W. White of the Arm of White Brothers, md Mr. Wm. R. White, of White, SHI & Cunningham left for the North* srn markets on yesterday, for the pur pose of laying in their Spring Stock. Col. Miller, of the firm of Miller & Rob ertson leaves In a few days, and others will soon.follow. Major Wardlaw of the firm of Wardlaw & Edwards went on more tlian a week ago, Temperance Lecture.?The Rev* Henry Mood, Presiding Elder.of this District, delivered an interesting Lec ture on last evening, before a large au dience in Lawson's New Hall. The ef fort was one worthy of the Importance of the subject and the zeal and ability of the Lecturer. TV's regret to announce that our esteemed townsman, Dr. J. W. Marshall was suddenly attacked on Thursday last by a fit of sickness, produced by nervous prostration, resulting from too close application to business* We are glad to learn that he Is now much better. A Nice Dinner.4 ? The wedding party which left the village on Wednes day last arrived in Lowndesville in the afternoon and stopped at Mr. John M. Mosley's, where he and his good lady had prepared an excellent dinner, which was highly appreciated by the whole party, who rettirn their thanks to the host and hostess for their hospi tality. Perfumes? Mr. W. T. Penney is opening a large and choice assortment of the best perfumes, soaps, combs, brushes and other toilet articles at the Emporium of Fashion, which he is sell ing- low. Our friends would do well to give him a call. He is a liberal gentle man, and may be relied on. Call early norlv unrl Irpt unnnlipd Armstrong, Cator & Co.?We di rect attention to the advertisement of these well-know dealers in ribbons, mil liner}' and embroidery, white and straw goods, of Baltimore. They are the lar gest importers, Manufacturers and job bers, in their line, in the South, and keep a choice stock, which they sell low. We commend them to the patronage of our friends. Removal.?Our townsman, Dr. J. M. Richmond, on yesterday, in pursuance of a previously announced intention, left us to join his family at Greenwood, ontheirwayto the flourishing city of 8t. Joseph's, where they contemplate making tlieu" permanent home. The best wishes of many warm friends at tend them on their journey. The breaking of Mustang ponies is now one of the features of village life in Abbeville. Some of them are gentle * enough, but the gyrations?"the ground J and lofty tumbling"?of others, is a sight to behold. .h* j Penmanship.?Our friends who wish to improve their hand-writing can have an opportunity of doing so, by joining nno nf \fr TTnfl/lnn'a nlnegpa of-, the a In ton House where he haa opened a day " and night school. He is a master of his business and will guarantee satisfaction. The Cincinnati ConventcDn.?Gov- ? ernor Brown of Missouri, in a recent speech, refers thus hopefully to the Cin- \ cinnati Convention, and its national , " ( character: j The Liberal Republican Convention j Srill meet In the Cincinnati on the llrst ^ ay of May, and rest assured that it. will then and there take full account of this ( attempted prostitution of the Republi- a can party to the corrupt service of one 8 man. From an extended correspon- ( nonce oy me commutee iu cnarge, i am assured that it will be largely attended, } and will have to assist in its delibera- a tions many of the first statesmen of the nation?tried heroes of the long anti- ^ slavery controversy, and equally heroes r to-day iu the conflict to sustain the free- \ lom of all against a despotic system of i central authority You will have every t StateoutsideofNew England, and several y from tiiere, largely represented by well- v iccredited Republicans, earnest in their n faith of reform. And when they gather t< ihere, my friends, I venture the predie :ion they will give good account of them- p jeives ana Himpe oui worn uiui win :he olHce-holders double duty until No L-emlior next. (Cheers.) There will be io fa>t?ring, no quailing, no halting be ;ween two opinions, but only manifest ;he stern purpose of men who know >vhat duty demands of them, and who nean to do it; who realize how much itronger before the uncorrupted people s patriotism than any power of patron ige, and who have developed enough nanliood in the grave conflicts of the wist score of years not to fear now when he very liberties for which they fought ire so much endangered. (Loud cheers.) The Geneva Board?The Geneva 3oard of Arbitration is composed as fol owb: Arbitrator on the part of the Jnited States, Charles Francis Adams; f Great Britain, the Bight Hon. Sir Alexander Cockburn, Baronet, Lord /'hief Justice of England ; 6f Ita'y, Hia ixcellency Senator Count Eclopis; of B witzerland, Mr. Jacob Stampliz; of;S< Jrazil, Baron d'ltajuba. Agent on the K art of the United States, J. C. Bancroft 113 )avis; of Great Britain, Right Hon. jord Tenterden; Counsel for the United tates, Caleb Cushing, William M. jre Jvarts, Morrison R. Walte, Counsel for j ui !reat Britain, Sir Roundell Palmer;! ar olicitor for the United States, C'L'arles ). Bead man. Jr, Inr / The Largest and I >EBFUHES, T0HJ51 BRUSHES - - J' : % Just opened, and for 5 TfT w. March 13,1872?4G?tf AT THE Further Arrests in ITnion.?Colo el Joseph Gist, and another prominent itizen, whose name we did not learn, raa arrested in Union', oh Friday last, a a charge of Ku-Kluxlsm. There in a erf&ct reign of terror throughout the louuty. Colonel Gist hud just given his vidence in court in a pending case, ,-hen he was arrested.?Phoenix. The New Hampshire Election.?The lection for State officers takes place in few Hampshire on the 12th instant.? t will be tne first,gun in the Presiden ial campaign of 1872, and, as such, be omes invested with general interest hroughout the country. It seems that here are but little, if any, local or State ssues involved in the canvass. The )emocratsand Republicans are as nearly. quallv divided, if not more so, than In ny other State. INFALLIBLE JED IDS KILLER, Prepared antf for sale, by LEE & PARKER. Mareb 13,18T2,47-tf NOTICE. ~ 4 MEETING of the Board of Dfrec tors of the Abbeville Agricultur it ftfif to 111 fnlf a r?lh a? aaiaa ?' ki *tiu ioac |jiavc at iuc UlUtC ui he Secretary, on Friday next at 11 )'clock, A. M. By order of tbe President, WM. H. PARKER, Secretary. March 13,1872, 47?It YOUNG MEN Contemplating a Business Life should attend the BRYANT, 8TRATT0N & SADLER BUSINESS COLLEGE, For Circulars, and Specimens of Pen nanship. enclave two stamps, and ad Iress, W. H. SADLER, Pres't, Nos. 6 and 8 N. Charles St., March 13,47-4t , Baltimore, Md. CLINTON LODGE, NO. 3 A.\F.\M.\ AN extra communication of this Lodge will be held at Lodge Koom on Friday afternoon next, at o >'clock for work In the 1st degree. Punctual attendance requested. By order of the "WV.M.v JOHN F. OSBORNE, Sec'ty. ]\Jarch 13,1872, 47?It Sheriff's Sale. Y virtue of an Execution to me di rected I wili sell at public outcry it Abbeville C. H., on the FIRST MONDAY in APRIL next, within the 4 11 t-l. .. ? .... 1 ? i' liuuiw, rvJi iiiut irat'b ur jwrun ui and, situate, lying and being in the L'ounty of Abbeville, in the vicinity of Jokesbury, containing )d8 HiM Fiftj-tto Am, iiore or less, adjoining lands of Dr. Sew ton Sims, Ed Hodges, Yancy Mar in, and others, levied upon as the pro perty of O. A. Watson, at the suit of Win. H. Parker, late commissioner, &e. Terms Caali, purchasers to pay for itamps and papers. HENRY S. CASON, 8. A.C; Sheriff's Office, 1 March 9Lli." 1872. f 43?lm Corn! Corn I! # # 1,000 BUSHELS Prims Wilt? Corn! Best Yellow Corn. [n store and to arrive. Apply to BARNWELL & CO. March 13,1">72, 47?tf # By Lowndes & Grimball, . - AUCTIONEERS. AUCTION SALE. ni'j umwa .stares or America? South Carolina District?Fourth Circuit.?The United States vs. John Eraser <fc Co., James Jtobb and C. T. Lowndes, Trustees.?In Equity. Same rs. Same?Supplemental Bill. Pursuant to the order of the Circuit Court of the United States made in the ,bove stated cases, the undersigned will ell at Public Auction, in the City of Charleston, at the East End of Broad Street, on the SECOND MONDAY, Sight Day of April next, commencing f i a n'plopk A \f All the REAL ESTATE set forth and [escribed in the Mortgage of 29th Feb uary, 1868, made by T. D. Wagner and V. L. Trenholm to the undersigned as i'rusteeson the following terms. One bird cosh; balance iii oae and two ears, secured by bond bearing interest, rith mortgage of Property and aasign aent of policy of insurance?purchasers a pay for papers and Revenue stamps. Amongst tne above is the following roperty in Abbeville County. House and lot in COKESBURY, ad juring Easou's, Hodges' and Confer nce School, containing 5} acres, 17 loos, Millinery ai Straw Ms. mm ? k lRMSTRONG, CATOR & CO. MPORTERS, Manufacturers and L Jobbers, BONNET, TRIMMING, ECK and SASH RIBBONS, VEL ET RIBBONS, NECK TIES, BON ET SILKS, SATINS, VELVETS and RAPES, Flowers, Feathers, Orna ents, Frames, &c. Straw Bonnets and -t- T_T.. m_I 1 olea [March 13, 1872, 47-4t 1079.' .ISO "WHITE GOODS, EMBROIDERIES, &C. l*v4tvo mm v/iiiiurril B XlttU)) XliUlLUCU ed and Untrimmed. And in connecting warerooms WHITE GOODS, LINENS, EM-? R0IDERIE8, Laces, Nets, Collars, ?tts, Handkerchiefs, Veiling, Head ets, &c.,?fcc. Nos. 337 and 239 Bui ti ore street, Baltimore, Md. These goods are manufactured by us bought for Cash directly from the uropean and American 'Manufactu re, embracing all the latest novelties, ^equaled In variety and cheapness in iv market. Orders tilled with care, promptness id despatch. [March 13,1872,3t* Best Assortnftfit of r SOAPS. COMBS,, . t. >. .. TTi Tn ^Cif ^C*t -- -ri ale at short profits, fcjr - J 0 T. Pennev. EMPORIUM OF PASHftHT. ' - - FINAL DISCHARGE!] 9 NOTICE is hereby given- thai J. A.. A Ellis and Doreas Ellis, Adfeiinistra tors, of the estate of James C. Ellis, de ceased, has applied to G. W. Gtufflu, Judge of Probate^ Iw fnd for the Cp*ii)ty of Abbevlle, for a final discharge as Aflr ^ rninistors. ' - V. IT 18 ORDERED, Th^t;^hp 2j8t <&sr .? of March, A. D. 1872, ho fixed for hear- .j, the of Petition, and a flnrni settlemetit.ot said estate. J- C. WOSMA^SKy, Cterh Court I*roba*e< Abbeville CO., 4 Feb.1872-4*-4fc <-' - .'Hi ^ 1^1 rj* rftJ DENTISTRY. FKOM now to the 1st .<PP.IL, I trW ' , go to the private houses of per- : ' sons who may wish to hare any dental , work done. , WM, d WAHDLAW. 'D. JD. S. March, 6,1872,46-tf : ? *4$ I Carolina Li Iisrace Coupif, " OS* --H Memphis, Temu and Baltimore, Yd. asskts. ttf.nno.oiu>. ? H02*. JEFFERSON DAViS, President! Gen. Wade Hampton, Vice-President. 4 irfi? Gen. John D. Kennedy, General Ageut for South Carolina, . COLUMBIA, S, C. % Mareh 8,1872, 4$~6m ( : : y, , , u KTotioe To fbt Tax-P?y?rs OF THB TOWN OF ABBETOLT """ . THE TAX-BOOKS of the town of ABBEVILLE will be open A On "MPAn r?OT7 11 flu Tnaf VU JHJk VUUUJ A*IMA MWW) 1 and Tax-Payers will see that their re turns are made immediately.' The books will be open for TEH DATS, when they will POSITIVELY CLOSE. In order to save expenses the taju*r will be collected at the same time the' returns are made. By order of the Council, J. F. C. DuPre, latendant. L. D. BOWIE, , j?_ , Clerk. March 0, 1872,48-2t Grier's Almanacs. For sal? by LEE & PARKER. Jan. 10,1872, 38-tf BARNWELL & CO., are now selling off THEIR WINTER STOCK M MSf i CLOTHING, CASSIMERES, DRESS GOODS, SHAWLS, FLANNELS, t Av? Come buy at your own price. ' BARNWELL & CO. Feb. 14,1371, 42?tf _ ; TR0WBRID6B & CO, EARNESTLY requests those indebt ed to them to come forward at once and helf them in their misfortune, by paying up. Office for the present in store of A. M. HILL* We take this occasion to say ta our friends that we expect to resume business in a few d?,ys ; due notice of' which will be criven. Jan. 24, 1872,40?tf DENTAL COPARNEBSBIP. THE undersigned have associated . themselves for the practice of Den tistry, in Abbeville. One of us may al ways be found in oar office, over Dr. Parker's Drag Store. April 2a, 1?tf r FINAL DISCHARGE. "T^OTICE is hereby given that A. A. PI neon, Executor of the Estate of I Cornelius F. Pinson, deceased, has ap~ j plied to C. W. Guffln, Judge of Probate, in and for the Coonty of Abbeville, for [ a final discbarge as Executor. IT IS ORDERED, that the 21?t day of March, A. D. 1872, be fixed far a hear iucr of Petition, and a final settlement of taUtl Estate, Jf. C. WOSMANSKY, Cierk Court Probate. Abbeville CVk Feb, 20?4o?4t. / Wanted Immediately. 101 be paid. CORDS OAK BARK, fop which the highost price will "WHITE BROTHERS. February 28,1872, 45,4t SPRING CALICOES, TO ARRIVE on TUFSDAY at 12} cents per yard, at the EMPORIUM OF FASHION. February 27,1872?45?tf Estate of G. ? Presley. ALL persons indebted to the Estate of G. W. Presley, dec'd, will make payment immediately, and those having demands will present them properly at tested, to the undersigned Executors. J. L. PRESLEY, J. 1). REIL. March 5,1872-40?tf 4