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I The Press and Banner. Abbeville, S. C. W. A. LEE, Editor. Wednesdav. June 12, 1872. Teums.?Throe dollars a year, in ad-! Tance. No subscriptions taken for a shorter tfme than six months. Transient advertisements ure ehargcd Ibr at the rate or One Doli.au per inch I Bpace'forthv first insertion, and Fikiy; CiiN'TS fer each subsecfuent insertion. a iibenal deduction from the abovei rates .'is made to persons advertising -by i the quarter or by the year. All obituary notices and ti ibntcs of respect are charged for at the usual! rates of advertising. Our Agents ia .Charleston. '^he advertising ngenev of Messrs. WALKER, EVANS & COGSWELL, represented by.ROSVVKLL T. LOCI AN, Esq., is the.only authorised agency lor1 this puper in Chaileston. !THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION ITS PLATFORM AND ITS NOMINEES. 'The nomination of Grant at Philadelphia was a foregone con clusion, and the result lias excited no surprise. The delegates were generally instructed to yote tor Lira, aud but carried out the letter of their instructions. He is the strongest and perhaps the only --available candidate of the Kepubli can party. He is the representa tive of that which constitutes the strength of the party?its war record. As the second Washing ton, ae the savior of this glorious ' Union which but for him would Lave been destroyed at the hands of traitors, Grant rallies around j him all the associations of a bloody strife, and crowning victory which tho I^epuhlican party regard as the Btr-ong elements of their hold upon the masses. The charge of disun ion iii the past, and sympathy with yebels wow, is the mo;>t potent electioneering weapon that they have been able to use against the democratic party, and with their Tallying cry of the "Union forev Or," they have sqlcctcd a most lit exponent in the person of the suc cessful chieftain. Various reasons have been as signed for tho selection of Wilson, tho Massachusetts Senator, once the ''Natick Shoemaker," for the second place on the ticket over nrU +Vtnf La 10 \> lb , UHU uv 10 Iiiviv popular with the Southern blacks, that he is a favorite with the work ing classes, that he has great strength in New England, ami is paore geuerally popular with the masses. On the contrary, it is ar gued that the name of Wilson is an element of weakness, that he can give the ticket strength only where it does not need ic, in the North and East, whilst it lacks all; the strength which Coifax could j give it in the Northwest. After all, we suppose that its success will; be little affected either way by the! nomination of Wilson, as its strength must depend on Giant, > who 13 the head and front of the' party, and the symbol of its inspir ation and its power. The Republican platform begins with glorifying the party for having suppressed the rebellion and eman cipated the slaves, and with a glo lication of its master Grant?the successful leader of its armies. It begins with a battle-cry and ends - with a war-shout?instead of a , ' Constitution guaranteeing equal . rights, and personal freedom, it flourishes the sword of Brennus in onr faces. What avails its approv al of amnesty, of civil service re form, of the redaction of the debt and other kindred measures, so long as it sustains the centralized military despotism which is crush ing out the liberties of the coun try ? The planks of the Cincinnati platform?the subordination of the military to the civil authority, and the just preservation of the rights of the States?are worth all the vain pledges of the Philadelphia platform. Grant's prospccts, it is generally conceded depend very much 011 the action of the Baltimore Conven tion. "With a separate nomination there his success is assured. Oth erwise the Liberal ticket goes into the campaign with the best hopes of succcss. 4 The Theaslrek and the Public FCHOOLS.?The Phoenix takes issue with the statement of a recent letter of Treas urer Parker that the present embarrass ment of the State Treasury, >vhich has led to the suspension of tbe public schools, arises from the fact, that one third of the State taxes, for the last four: years, have be^n uncollected. These j amount to some $u,uuu,wu, auu it is au-, - eurd to suppose that some $2,000,000 i remain uncollected. The amounts due| have been grossly exagerated. The 1Phoenix furnishes the true expla nation ; "The money that should have gone to ' educate the poor children of the State, nnd to other worthy purposes, has been ! used to build princely mansions, buy! euetiy equipages, line teams, flash jewelry and furnish the means of profligate i Jiving to men who, before they came into this State, or before they got into; office, had not the means scarcely to 'provide themselves with bread. "One van. walk around Columbia alone and ?/Me where hundreds of thousands of do!-| lars of school money has been unlawfully i appropriated," j sto to 1 Republican Torch Light Procession and Ratification Meeting _ * Th,c Republicans of our town had a t0i lorch-ligbt procession on Saturday night last to do honor to the nomina tion of Grant and AVilson by the Philadelphia Convention, and after wards hold a ratification meeting on cj(. 11.,?.1.1 n.tr ...1 be inc CO I bai UIUUIU VUUI t XIUIIM* Ut W lJ l^&i j CX various speeches were made. Neith- bci er .tlio profession nor the epcpches oould rival in brilliancy* those imposr ing demonstrations which give cclat to similar occasions in the larger cities, but they both did vpry well for a rural town, and served a very useful purpose in letting ofT the pent up enthusiasm which has been accu mulating for sonao time past. First in order came the Abbeville P..ooa "Ront) with llinir londoiv Mr Davis, and furnished some goad music ?then about forty torches throwing a lurid light upon the dusk}- forms of as many darkies?then a lot of chil dren?and lastly, by a solitary buggy, so far removed from the torch-light as to leave it dotiblfi.il whether its oc cupants were whito or colored. Re peated ehocrs for the nominees of the Philadelphia Convention, broke forth from tho excited moving procession, whilst the stirring music kept up the enthusiasm at foyer lioat. After moving through the main street, the procession was halted, and the speak ers addressed the crowd from the Court House steps. Messrs. J. Ilollinshead, L P. Cuffin, W. II. Shivcs, E. Cnin, and Alex Bow io, were successively called for and harangued the audience. The speeches were of a conservative char acter, and were free from the abuse of political opponents which is so freely indulged in by .Republican orators. They all awarded due praise to Grce l.'r ns fin honest man. but claimed that in making, common cause with Dcrpoorals lie had forfeited all claims to the support of Republicans. They admitted thf\t reform was needed in tho JEfcpublican ranks, and urge 4 t^e selection of better men for office; hut they insisted that the party lines should be kept up, and that tho ap plicants fur admission into the fold should bo closely watched-. Some of the speakers seemed to bo apprehen sive of wolves in sheep's clothing? Democrats in the guiso of Republi cans? who aro crowding the doors of tho Brotherhood. The true ground of foar seemed to us, that there were too many aspirants for office, among the later proselytes, endangering the chances of somo of the older breth ren. Republicanism was becoming a little too popubr to suit the taste of those who had been monopolizing the offices. The Republican party had been a close corporation at the South, and such the}* desired it ever to he. , One of tho speakers, (L. I\ Guffin,) attempted to relieve the party from the odium of heavy and oppressive taxation, by laying- all the blame on the Ku Klux. The plea is too weak to be merit serious refutation, and can only del ml o the unwary. Waste ful and corrupt expenditure in hi^h places lias piled up millions of debt,Lj and inflicted an amount of'oppressive (|l{ taxation wl.ich is enongh to seal the ti< fcito of any political party. "By their fruits ye shall know them." The party has been weighed in tho bal since and found wanting* THE GROWING CROPS Thp Chirleston Xcws as the result of a correspondence with a large / .umber of planters throughout the State, deduces the following conclu sion as to the growing crops : Fiist, as to the area of ground oc cupied in the cultivation of cotton this year in companion with 1ST 1, it tc flinf llu?rn i?4 siti acrcage devoted to cotton amounting' in the whole State to certainly 10 per cent. In many counties tlio increase is much more than this, as in .Rich land which reports an iucrca.se of 30 j per cent., Anderson and Oran reburg 125 per cent. each, who in Fairfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Lancaster, Lexington, Marlboro' and Sumter an increase of from 10 to 20 per cent, is | noticed ; but in no county, with the j single exception perhaps of Union, is J there a less area than in 1S71." Owing, however, to the unfavorable! pi I Spring, the long drought in April and 1,1 the first half of May, there is very ! .reneral Comnhiint of a late and de I - 1 I pi lective slaiid, and the prospect of n jn large yield arc not proportionate toi.S, the increased area planted. The quantity of commercial fertili zers used this year have been very ( t j largely in excess of the eonsnmption of 1871, and almost equal tothequan- " tity used in 1870. This increase is c* rej)Orted in some counties as enor-j1' mous. In Lancaster County it is said that three times the quantity of ferti lizers used in 1871 has been used this p 'year. In Anderson, Darn well, l iar jendon, Darlington and Orangeburg, 'twice as much, and in Abbeville, j Chester, Fairfield, Marion, Marlboro', Sumter and York the increase is re I ported at from 10 to 75 per cent In Laurens and Oconee, in Laurens and ^ I- -??M n|w\nf ^Iwi onmo uconco, it. is wum uitibiiuuiiv iiiv uuniv | quantity has been used that was used m hist year, but in no county is a de- Ti creased consumption noticcd. The nn prohaI ility is that throughout the j0( State the consumption has been about double that of 1871. and very nearly ,Zi equcai to that of 1870. This proba bility is strengthened by the report of the number of tons of fertilizer L( shipped to the interior of South Car-ico oLina and the adjoining States, by the jib various lines of transportation from | this city, recently published in the Nfios. Those shipments were, in' . 1870, 44.4S5 tons, in 1871, 20,487 tons, /t and in 1872, 37,183 tons., and it must: lib be borne in mind, also, that many do thousand tons were carried over in in< ck in the interior towns from 1871 the present year." Hie cost per halo of making the cot ) crop this year, will it is thought, about the sara a<? that of 1S71; the reused cost of. fertilizers being interbalaneed by the cheapness of eon and molasses; the cost and effi ncy of labor remaining the same cept in the counties which have d put under martial law. "The prospect of the grain crop roughout llio Slate are not flatter In ft very few counties, us in ester, Lancaster, Orangeburg and chland, rather more grain lias been in ted than last year, but in most of a counties the quantity is lbout the me. Corn appears to be doing well t wheat and the smaller grains vc been generally impaired by the y season, and the oat crop in many alitiesis reported as a total failure. >oir I alf the counties in the State II make enough grain to supply the eds of their own localities until the xt crop comes in. but the other unties will, as usual, be purchasers." *???. The Philadelphia Convention. The t'linaueipnia uonvenuon was ^a'nized on the 5th inst., with Mayor L-.Mifhacl as temporary Chairman. The Committees on credentials and rmanent organization were appoint , and afterwards Thomas Settle oi ortb Carolina, was unanimously :cted President of the Convention it of South Carolina and Henderson Missouri were his only contestants According to tho Columbia Union idge Orr could have been elected id efforts been made earlier. JLIJU JLMIl# V> ||?* lij I'll V en in ill t4 i j w] e second day's proceedings, whiel suited in the nomination of Gram id Wilson, and the adoption of : at form, -of which abstract h ven: Philadelphia. June G?Evening.? he vote for Grant was unanimous i casting the vot^s of the delega >ns, each chairman made a litt!? teeen, which was received with grea >od humor. The following is no nong the most extravagant: Pop im, of Virginia, said her .Republicui ;ople, marching forward under hei inner?' Sic Semper Tyra?nvs>"?\n nds. next autumn, to put her armei :el upon_the head of the Democrats irty. The <;o<is arc just, and Vir nia must and will bo redeemed fter I ho hurley-burlcy had subsided motion was made to suspend tin lies and nominate a Vice-President liieh was carried. Penns^lvauii uninafed Wilson} Massacbusett conded the nomination. Indians >minated Colfy.x; Michigan seconde( ic nomination ; Mississippi also sec ided the nomination ; Lynch, colored lying it seemed to him "as if tin lirit of Lincoln is here; and he re embered what that pal riot said 01 10 occasion, when he said it was no safe tune to swap horses." Thi roccedin^s were here interrupted l>; 10 entrance of the platform commit ic, which reported in effect as foi i\vs: The resolutions speak of the grca uirago and the duties performed lr \o Uopubiican party in suppressing io rebellion, emancipating the slaves iforcing tlio laws, developing tin (sources of the country, encouragin; i'i promoting emancipation, collect g the revenue, and reducing thi itional debt, and express the belie iat the country will not entrust tin overnment to any party or combina nn composed c-hiefly* of those win ive resisted every step to this bene jial progress. They hold t hat th< c-cnl amendments to the Constitntioi nst bo' sustained and carried out lat honorable pcaee with foreigi itions should ho maintained; ttia ie civil service should he reformed lat no further grants of public lam iouId he made to corporations; tha 10 revenues should be such as to fur sh a moderate balance to be appliec a reduction of the public debt; tha (venue, except such as is raised fron bacco and spirits, should be raiset duties 011 imports, which dutici lould be adjusted so as to aid in se iring remunerative wages to tin borer, and promoting the industries osperity and growth uf the whoh >U'.itry ; that the future bounty o jo Government shou'd bo extcndei > the soldiers and sailors of the lat< ar; that tho American doctrine <> :Uuralization should be maintained wit the franking privilege should bi olished and postage reduced; tha ic relatiOiiH of labor and capita lould bo recognized and protected lat tho public credit must be pre >rveci, ana that specie pnymeni lould be rosumed ; the clai n fo oman snflVa^e should be treate< ilh respectful consideration ; tin nnesty action of Congress Ik up roved; also, its anti-Ku Klux legis tion ; the rights reserved to tin lutes must be respected ; finally, con Jence is expressed in tlie modes utriotism, earnest purposes, bouik id^ment and practical wisdom of U , Cirant. After adopting tho platform, Yir inia nominated John F. Lewis. 1 dored delegate from Texas nomina 'il E. .1 J)avl?>. Tlio vote stood Tilson, 804A ; < 'ollax, 321A. Virginii lunged lo Wilson, which gave hin 10 nomination. The Couvontioi ien adjourned nine die. <0 epublican Meeting in the Clea] Spring Academy Neighborhood. "We learn that a .Republican meet g was held on last Friday night, al io "Cater House," in the Clcai jring neighborhood, and speeches ado b}' Messrs. J. Ilollinshead, J. It. ilhcrt, W. D. Mars, W. II. Taggart, id others. After the speeches a J<,'0 of the Brotherhood was organ id. New York, June 7.?The Grand )d^o of Alusons have appointed a nwnitteo to revise amendments to o constitution. John Lanahan, of the Methodist ?ok Cone ;rn, has been arrested for el. Bail is fixed at fifty thousand liars, and the bail is not fortbcom The Masked Ball at Greenville. The Junior Mad the pleasure of attend ing the masked Ball at Greenville on Friday evening.of last week, and pro poses tq tell the readers of the Press and Banner something of it. The occasion was one of much enjoyment to all pres ent, and to none more so thai^o us. Arriving at the Greenville Deppt at 6 o'clock in the afternoon we were met j by our friend Mr. J. II. Marshall, with his spirited horse and handsome buggy. I Taking a seat him we were soon at Col. ! McKay's, where we spent an hour or so | with a relative. Leaving the Colonel's we made our way to the Mansion House, I will rc wc louuu uueiiuve sexviims j ready to serve us to n. good supper. Sup j per over, we spent an hour or two in the Hotel with friends. Among others would mention Mr. T. A. Ilayden, the enterprising editor and proprietor of the Mountaineer, and T. 0. Cower, Esq,, a public spirited citizcu of this growing city. At 10 o'clock, in company with our . friend M., we left the Hotel for the j ' Club Rooms, where we found a large number of masked ladies and gentle men engaged in dancing to some excel lent music, furnished by the Creenville String Band, under the lead of Mr. Thomas Wildman. Mr. Frank Coxc is the worthy and elTlcient President, and presides wun creuit to nimsen nun pieu ure to the Club, while the Committee of Arrangements, who are to assist the p President, are some of the most affable . and polite gentlemen of the city. The following are the Committee ; Dr. S. S. ' Marshall, A. Isaacs, Win. Beattto, 3. A. 1 Townes, J. E. Beattie, James Williams, Walter Duffy, E. B. Dickson. , As we have stated on a previous occa sion, this Club is composed of the best you up: people of the place, while the the older citizens patronize it by their presence and encouragement. Among 1 others present on this occasion we would L mention Dr. Irvine, Capt. Earle and i ludy, and Col. Irvine and lady. These i meetings occur generally once month, arid are a sourcc qf much social en joyment. The Club Rooms are quite large and ^ comfortable. The Dancing Jljilj is ap propriately decorated with beautiful I pictures on its walls, while the window t shades, of modem style, were gotten U[ . expressly for the Club, with the initial* , in fancy letters, "G. C. C." So well were the masks prepared tliat the mosi . intimate friends were not discovered J The ladies displayed refined taate am :: great care in the preparation of theii . costumes, while the apparel of many o the gentlemen evinced a spirit of gener , ous rivalry with their fair partners. Ai eleven o'clock the President announce! ' lllill IrllC 1IW11I III! UIJlllU^Mll^ 1IUU ill I l \ t'W 1 i when the masks were thrown oft* tc s the amusement of all. We are of those ' who deem good taste and neatness it dress one of the cardinal points, and w< feel inclined to pay the ladies of Green ; ville a very high compliment in this 1 particular. ( Not being masked ourselves we were . until the masks were withdrawn, a men L ' i "looker-on in Vienna," after which p | however, and until the close of the even i ing's enjoyment, we participated, witl I pleasant partners. The d.ince went or as merrily as possible until "one houi t1 past low twelve," when the music ccas y ! oil, the dance stopped, and there was i r, general rush for shawls and hats. : i A mnnf tliosn nrcspnt. frnni ji riisfnnpp e| we would mention Mr. and Mrs. Burk l, my re, and ATia?s Marie B., of Charleston -j Miss C., of Wisconsin, who is the frien< ''' and guest of Dr. Irvine's family; Mrs, f Goodlett and Miss C., of Spartanburg ^ Mttj. and Mrs. Rials, of Savannah; Mr Ilayue, of Batesville; Mrs. Lyman, o ' Iowa. "We had the pleasure of meeting "VV H. Perry, Esq., the talented Solicitor o 1 of the 8th Circuit, who was quite a pro Mieient in the graceful exercises of th< ^|evening. I Delicious ice-water was dispensed lib j erally during the night, and at 11 o'clock t some superb ice-cream was served up. The Hall was brilliantly lighted, whiel j made the scene quite a pleasant one j That our returns may form an idea o ,; some of the elegant costumes, which ha< j; to he seen to be appreciated, we amies s tho following. Mrs. T. C., of Greenville, as a "Frencl i Lady," in pearl-colored dress of silk trimmed with cherry f-atin; with hail powdered with fioid dust, and dceoratcr i, with smallgold butter-llies; ornamentso: ' I coral. \Tis? T.irtin CV nf f.'iwnvilln iu I'TTn. ajdine"?dress, cloth of silver, and will f lilies, coral and sea weed, hair sparkling she made a beautiful "Water-SprUe." ? Mi*s Laura M., of Greenville, a> e "Lain Konkh," in white silk, trim met', t with gold, pink veil and pearl orna |' ments, with her fairy-like feet, was tlu . admiration of all. ' Mrs. Frank C., represented r "French Marquise;" dress, rich blu< * silk, trimmed with white laces, am r pink roses; hair powdered ; pearl orna 1 jnents. Mrs. Frank MeB., as "Tphigenia," in white and gold; looked beautiful am stately, and well might have moved t( j compassion the heart of Venus. I- Miss Mamie C., as a "Spanish Gyp Jsey," was quite the shy forvst maiden o . {Sjiain, beautiful and attractive. 71 Miss Jjiila I\IirH., as "Photograph," ir ' a very pretty dress, ornamented photo i graphs. Miss Mary E., as a "Tyrolean reap .'ant Girl," was very tastefully and beau I j fully dressed. Miss Marie B. appeared as "Ceres," ir * j white dress, trimmed with poppies, ant : j wheat ears, II Miss (J., of Wisconsin, as the "Gre ,!cian Bend," was most becomingly ar rayed. Miss C., of Spartanburg, as "Titania,' hsd an appropriate and elegant dress which might do honor to the Fairs Queen. p Miss Lula B.,of Greenville, as "Queen Elizabeth,"?in dress rich and appro priate. Miss Susie W., as "Helen McGreg - gor." made a charming Seoteh girl, , Mrs. 8. A.T., of Greenville, appeared * as "Rebocca," the Jewoss, comely ar raved. Miss II,, as "Snow," in beautiful and ' tasteful costume. Miss Lizzie Mc., as "Farewell to Erin," a eomic character, well dressed and well sustained. Of the many gentlemen who were handsomely and fancifully dressed, the most conspicuous were Charles Duffy, as an "Italian Bri gand." Joseph Coxe, as "Saladin," in full white trowsers; green jacket, trimmed with gold; jeweled turban, rich scarf, and all appointments truly oriental. Joseph Hay den, as "Hub Roy," dress remarkably well gotten up. Walter DulFy as "James Fitz James." Frank Mcliee, as a "Hungarian Peas ant." I V. E. McBee,as the "Dark Prince,"! deep black velvet; richly trimmed, black hat .and pi times. James McDaniels, as ''XVth Amem meiit." Thos. Ervine, of Spartanburg, i "Paddy from Cork." John Marshall, Jr., as "Ivanhoe." Mr. Hayne, of Batrsville, in neat, co tume of unbleached domestic, of Bate ville manufacture, tastefully trimim with blue. The Greenwood and Augusta a> tiie Savannah Valley Railroad. The jtrobablo success of the Grce wood and Augusta Road, has rcvivi the spirits of the friends of the S vannah Valley Road, and a com pondont of the Andersen Intelligent calls upon President Sloan to set i early day for a meeting. The o i lyiMl >>ui uy mv; <i v;iwao4ii j lwucuu i|\jij of" the other ?the building of a lio to Dorn's Mine will necessitate : completion to Anderson. By t way, Gen. Bradley, the Chairman the born Meeting, and one of t most zealous friends and activo si porters of the Jioad, informs us tl he has received letters from Align? since the meeting, which leave doubt that the 'city will redeem t pledges made for her at the late me ing. Success to good work, whi will bring another Road to our doo -O- * Death op an Esteemed I>i Wp rocrvfrt tr> nnnnnnr>r> thfi flpii of a well-known awl highly - teemed lady, Mrs. Mary Wi'sc the wife of the late John R. \V son, at her residence in this vie ity, alter a short illness, 011 Frid last. The deceased was a sister 1 the late Lomqel Heed, and a ine her of one of our most honoi Presbyterian families, who years have sustained the Up] ' Long Cane Church. She was 1c 1 a consistent member of that chni and honored her profession by I life of earnest- piety and active nevolence. She leaves three cl I * dren?two sons and a danghte , and many friends to deplore 1 ? loss. She was interred at the cc 1 etary of ttte Upper Long Ci ' Church, where an appropriate f I mon was preached by the Rev. r 0. Lindsay, the Pastor of f' Church. Death of a Young Lady. "The gornl die first, But tlicy \yhose hearts are dry as Si mer dust Burn to tlie Socket," Such arc the words of the p( and daily cxperiencc confirms tl truth. The best and fairest of < household treasures are suddc snatched away, and with bov heads and crushed hearts, we left to wonder at the dispensal which has spared our own was lives. These thoughts involuntai arise in recalling the death on ? nriliiu Insf- r>f \fisa Vunnin T?i " daughter of tho late Lemuel R< j who fell an early victim to dise; In the bloom of budding girlho ; she became a member of the I West Female College, and end< f ud herself both to teachers i associates, by many attractive qi f ities of mind and heart. Early " the present year failing health cc polled her to return home, and . the result has proved, to langu ; and to die. AVitli patient resig tion to bear the ills of life, and 1 last exchange them for the bliss f heaven. An appropriate func I discourse was preached by the K J. I. Bonner, her late instruel A beautiful wreath of roses ^ placed upon her grave by a d friend, aliss Lela Strayn. Accident.?Wo regret to loarn t iKsq. James McCaslan, a wcll-kno and highly-esteemed citizen of neighborhood of Calhoun's Mills, i the efficient Trial Justice for that i tion of the County, whilst supe tending some repairs to his col screw on Friday last, fell from steps of the screw, some distance ihc ground, and received some sev internal bruises, from which he is i suffering. We trust that tho inj is only a temporary one. ^13 0? j Fine Wheat.?We arc indebtec 'Major R. A. Griffin, of Ninety-! jfur a specimen of wheat heads; j largest and finest that wc have c Iseen. It was of tho white variot the name we did not learn?and grains aro largo and heavy. Major is one of our most entcrpris and successful farmers, and tho p cnt sample of his wheat affords g evidence of his skill. They aro h ' to beat. ? ?4?? ' Rain.?Wo have been visited dur tho past week with partial rai which havo somewiiat revived growing crops, but ruin is very ger ally needed throughout tho Distr ?> XS3T Tho communication of I riend "Hard Labor" has been roccivi and will appear in onr next issue. Drath: of Mrs. Gi^les-tie.?1 announce with.regret tlie dentil of M June Gille.s])le, of.W'arronton, the w ow of the lute Jilsq. Gillespie, on Sat day evening last. She was quite au < lady, and had passed her three sei I years and ten. She died quite snddei and quietly, sitting in her chair at lion During a long life time,, she was ! member of the Presbyterian church, a: was a lady of sterling worth and mark piety. The funeral services took pla at Sharon, cn.l an appropiiate serm< preached by tb- Rev. J. L. Mr.ftin. Tiie Abbeville Debating SociEry. ?This society held its second meet ing on last Monday evening, at Law son's Now Hall. It numbers some fifteen or twenty pf our young mep, and was organized with the following officers, who are elected monthly? President S. C. Cason, Vice-President R. W. Cannon, Secretary, D. Wilson, Treasurer M. Golphin, Critic W. J liodgers, Marshall J. B. Rodgeip. The subject of debate was, "wen the whites justifiable in driving oul tho Indians," which, after a warn] debute, was decided in the negative The society meets weekly, and prom isea good results. JouityAli of TjrE Convention.?W< are indebted to the Rev. E. II. Miles, foi a copy of the Journal of the eighty second Annual Convention of the Prot estant Convention, which was lately held in Charleston. It is neatly printer by Messrs. Walker, Evans & Cogswell of Charleston, and contains a large masi of interesting and valuuble statistics. Have just received by Express White Piques * VUVMM4V MARAPOSI, STRIPES In entirely new styles, tho handsorr est aud cheapest of tho season. ALSO White Feather Fringe For trimming White Dresses. June 12, 1872, 9?tf 25 CENTS JUST arrived to-day llth Jnn BEAUTIFUL DRESS GOOD at 25 worth 35o. 4 doz Assorted SUN" IT ATS, 9 " IIAT BOXES to he given awa WHITE PIQUE FRINGE, 4 doz, best Style BUSTLES, at 60 WHITE :,nd BLACK BELTING'i 3 doz. HO'QP SKIRTS. Don't forgot the Dress Goods-at S worth 35. im. Emporium of Fashion Juno 12, 1872, 9?It THE COOLEST, our Ctepsst aai Most Respectali nly red are 10I1 That can to worn, is a ted SUMMER COAT DiiAUli iiLxiil/ii SAM A good Slock ofr Alpaca Sacks to be found at the Store of Whits Brothers." June 12, 1872, 9?tf The Slate of South Carolir ABBEVILLE COUNTY. BY C. W. GUFFIN, Esq., Probate Judge. In Prolate Court,? Citnlion. *\/lii^uKArt, iurs. jr.na ji. .Agne ' t has made suit to me, to gra her Letters of Administration, of tl Estate and effects of JohnC. Watei dee'd, late of Abbeville County. These are therefore to cite and adnio ish all and singular, the kindred at Creditors of the said John C. Water deceased, that they be and appe before me, in the Court of Probate, to ] held at Abbeville C. H., on the 271 of June next, after publication here< at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to she cause, if any they have, why the fa Admininistratiftn should not be grantc (liven under ray hand and seal, th loth day of June, in the year of o Lord one thousand eight hundred ai seventy-two, and in the ninety-six year of American Independence. Published on the 12th day of Jul 1872, in the Press and Banner. C. \VV GUFFIN, Judge of Probate. June 12,1872, 9?2t md; ^ ros 00(1 rHlHE ABOVE PRESS is so const ru ard fcj That with a SINGLE LEVER ( irig500 lbs., or a horse can he hitched to the same size in ONE MINUTE'S Ti; The PRESS was EXHIBITED at th ing[and took the Premium everywhere. A jns j was awarded tliis Press. At the Fair li '' j the Premium and sold the Press on the the I FOR THE FULL PRICE. bl*o. mi.J We guarantee tl.is THE BEST I present time, ami win iukc uuuk uu.y j. ict.' money. Price, 6185. I .May 12,1s7-', U-Lf )nr cd, IV e irs. id u r )ld are, Enoch Kelson. Copartners R. R. W. CANNON, hi the business in the futi 1,y firm name of NELSON & CA aeJ GRANITE RANGE. I)(] | All persons indebted to me a eti once. ce June 1,1872, 8-tf MRS. CAIN & MBS. vm SEG to thank their friends finr theli liberal patronage am! would In lurni them, and the public genrally that they will sell MILLINERY GOODS for the next THIRTY-FOUR DAYS at-lower rates than has been usuall" done in Abbeville. To those who have notsupplied them selves with such gooods, we venture t say that it will be to your interest pui chase at 190 over the "Citizens' Savings Bank." June 5, 1872, 8-tf ' Ice Lemonade At all Hours, J. B. & ?. J. ROGERS June 5, 1S72, 8?tf I STILL LIVE. Levi levy &tbe] hunt opened a LIVER to TABLE on the DEXDY LOT, wtiei they will give strict attention to the business and a hearty welcome to the friends. June 5,1872, 7?tf Notice. ALL Creditors having deraam against the Estate of GEORG GRAVES, deceased, ure hereby not tied to present thn name befqre me c pr before the 1st day pf December, 187 or be barred. GEORGIJ C, GRAVES, Adm'r, Lowudesville, S. C. Eay 15,1872, 5?3t nniBflP I1IIIITP nnnt Ymmi Wriiifc mm 500 Bushels Prims WMte Cor Just received and for sale low for Cas WHITE BROTHERS. May 29- 1872, 7?tf Final Discharge. NOTICE is hereby given that JL. WILSON, Administrator of t Instate of .Elizabeth (irav, deceased, u applied to C. W. GUJFFIN, Judge Probate, in atid for the County of Abl ville, for a final discharge as Admin trator. , IT IS ORDERED, That the 20th d of June, A. D. HI72, be Axed hearing Petition, and a final settlement of si Estate. J. C. WOSMANSKY, Clerk Court Probate Abbeville Coun May 29,1872, 10-tf 945 lbs. Y/hite Lead. 150 Pl,rc Palmetto White Lead 25 lbs. Kegs. 425 lbs. Pure Liberty 41 " 25 lbs. Kegs, ISO lbs. Pure Liberty " " 50 lb. Kegs. 200 It*3- Pure Liberty " " Uolb. Buckets. LEE & PARKER May 29,1372, 7-2t 18 Boot and Shoe Make LAWSON'S OLD STAND, ABBEVILLE C. H., S. o-*-o WAITED. 1,000 lbs, D1 HIDES for which the high price will be paid or taken iu eschar lor Boots and Shoes. May 29, 1872, 7?tf What husband or father 40 yci old who cannot pparo $24.35 yea" to secure a Life Policy for SI,000? JUST SO T CL0TB1E AT ABOUT COST, j June 5,1872, 8-tf C PICTURE FRAMES, & OVAL FRAMES, all sizes-Squ Frames on hand and made a sizes, at J. D. CHALMERS & C cted and one of such TMMEXSE POWE ine man con press a bale of Cotton weig ' i> l?oln /?f Pnttr lllU upi;uaiiv;aiuv uuu yiwou uwv ww.?? ME. o FAIRS throughout the South last Fa t Augusta, Ga.. a Silver Pitcher worth $ ichl in Charleston last November, we tot spot fo the President of the Associate ' press IX existence at tl ress not us represented and return! tl AV. P. RUSSELL & co. p. 0. BOX 557, Charleston, S. C. R. AV. oaxno: hip Notice. ivingbcen admitted as a partn? ire will be conducted under th XXOX, at the old Stand, ]Sro. re requested to make payment a tOCH NELSON. A HINT, 'Jir< ?*>. f\.'s ?. J AS. Tf. f6toeR & 00., havo ft full line of Goods for Mens' and Boys' wear, which tliey arc going to soil. Probably you had better call at the May 29, 1872, 7?It The Universal Life Insrtranco Co.,, only charges $15.35 yearly for H.OgO on a man 25 years old, or one and a half per cent, on the amount. Public Meeting, r A PUBLIC MEETING will be held at Lawson's New Hall On Sale day next, for the purpose of appointing delegates.to (he Columbia Convention.. A full attendance k desired. ' Itlay s9f 1872,7-lt Bargain Counter. ; WE EXPECT to iptipdncc into, our business, about let June,, a BARGAIN COUNTER, where many nice Good a will-be sold at half prioc. Respectful^ JAS. W. FOWLER & CO, May 29, 1872, T?tf ?1ARBOLIC SOAPS, Disinfecting and Insect Destroying, Buchanic Oresylie Ointment aud Insect Destroying. 4.800 Assorted Envelops,, per box 8bc, to $1.50 per Package 10c. to l$cv 1.000 Official Envelopes, White, pfcr Package 30 cts. Buff per Package, 25, c$ LEE & PARKER,' May 29. 1872, 7?tf Was 'I correctly informed when I was tojd the '"Universal," charges a man 60 yours oM $63.20 yearly for 31,000 Policy? Yo's, it is eveu so. Sale of Delinquent Lands. 7th Township, Promised Land, Acres. ?i Menser Roberts,,.,,.,,.......60 $;495 00 2 years tax, Dare Means,.... .,...,....40 35flf00 Whitfield Hutchison, 50 408 00 Robert iTearet..40 312 00 2^ea/8 tax. / 13th Township, Acres. H. U, Harper,,.,..;.,, 740 $0,080-00 Bridges. \0 1,200 00 : . $7,280 00 A sale of the above lands will take place at Abbeville C. H., 8. C., on Mon day, June 3d, 1872. This sale will bo absolute, the purchaser receiving a title in fee simple, \vithout any right of r<? de...ption by the former owner. T. B, MILFOKD, County Auditor. May22,1872, 10-tf ? ). TO V?y "Ps.wrs A DECISION recently made by the State Auditor, requires the follow ing, in regard to the recent State Li cense Law, viz: All Auctioneers, whether selling for Sheriff's or othorwise, are liable, ^ed dlars may take out a license in one coun ty which will be good for the entire State Mechanics and Manufacturers aru not liable, unless they sell their manu factures. Ministers arc not liable. Mill owners are liable, where they sell their products. A?ses?nients made on tjross sales. Parties selling by sample, or so liciting orders, who receive a licence from County Auditor, said license will be good for eutire State. All delinquents under this act will be prosecuted before the nest term Court General Sessions. T. B. MILFORD, Auditor Abbeville County. May 20, 1872, 10?tf Just think of it, a man 30 years old by paying $17.55 yearly con secure 82,000 worth of lusuranco in tho Universal." KTOTICE. fEHHE Creditors of the Estate of Jolm JL H. Holt, dcc'd, are notified to "lender an account of their demand*, duly attested" to the undersigned, WM. W. HOLT, Administrator. Mny 18, 2872?6?3t. HEW COUBT HOUSE. NOTICE. THE Rebuilding of the Court Hou*o ut Abbeville will positively be let to the lowest responsible bidder on Sale Day, (June 3d) next, at 12 o'clock M.? Plans and specifications of building cjin be seen in the Sheriff's Office. For par ticulars apply to Robert Jones, Clerk County Commissioners. All Matters pertaining to the contract will be fully made known on the day of letting. JOHN R. TALBERT, Ch'm'n. Office County Commissioners, l May 17th, 1872. J May 22,1S72?G?2t. EORTH BABUff WOOLEN MILL, LAURENS Co., S. C. rglHANKING our friends for gener^ -q I JL OU.S patronage exteuded to us in the v; j past, we again announce that we are prepared to do all work entrusted to us* PROMPTLY AND WELL., j? Terms?for Roll-Carding, 12k-ts. per lb. (oil included). Making Jeans .30 to 3octa. per yard. Cassimere, COtoGocLs. per yard. Blankets $2.00 to 2.25?the customer finding the wooi. Other work - as heretofore. We give the highest market rates for Wool in exchange for the product# of our Mill. Ship to us directly to Honea Path, and the wool will be received and goods returned without any charge for wagon freight to and from Honea Path. A. C. FULLER & CO. P. O.?Laurens C. H., S. C. May 22, 1S72?G?tf. f, ??? e "The cheapest of premiums consist J tent with entiroand perfect safety to the insured best subserve the publio interest, and operate to extend tho L* benefits of these beneficent institu tions. It is needless and expensive to pay over money or notes to a Lifo Insurance Co., for the purpose ouly of having the eamo returned,,