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GRANT AS A REFORMER.
A Talk with Judge Orr?TIio Presei
and the Future of the State.
A New Proposition for Sitting Soul
Carolina?Northern ItcpuJrficans Ai
nailed by Southern Swindles ? TJ<
rwMW. linnnrrn to be I./
molatcd for Grant s Ainbdion?Jr) <
pn&cd Coalition UctiQGGft *
/t'nrt Democrats add Grant Iicforma
?Political Gossip J'roi/i Andcrso
and Abbeville.
CORRESPONDENCE OP THE CIIAP.LESTO
NJ3W3.
Andeiison, S. C. July 3.
Tn aeoordance with the instructions c
5'Ae News, I have this morning calle
npon ex-Governor James L. Orr, at hi
pleasant country home, situated about
mile from this village, and obtaine
from him an expression of his opinio:
Concerning the present condition of ai
fairs in South Carolina, and his views a
to the best method of attempting th
much needed reformation in those al
fairs. Judire Orr rec eived me with com
tesy ami cordiality, assured me of hi
high respect for the journal which I hai
the honor to represent, and expresses
the pleasure at the opportunity of pla
chig his views before tne whole peopl*
of South Carolina through such a 111c
xliuin. The conversation that en suet
continued for perhaps an hour, tin
Judge conversing rapidly, intelligently
and forcibly, with an appearance of pel
fedt candor and frankness, and the dia
logue, so far as it was upon matters o
public interest, was about as follows:
fiorresixinilent. I have observed tha
since your return from the Philadelphi:
Convention you liave been speaking ii
various placed upon the political pros
pects in this State, and declaring in
favor of a thorough reform in the State
administration. What do you propose
as a plan for accomplishing that reform,
and what elements of probable success
are there in the proposition ?
Judge Orr. Well, sir, it is evident
that any reform to be accomplished in
our State attains must be accomplished
by the Republican party. Your papei
acknowledged that, and with the im
mense Republican majority in this Stale
it is a self-emlent proposition. The
masses that compose the Republican
majority are the colored people of the
State, and their devotion to the Repub
lican party is not to be altered by argu
ments as to the comparative correctness
of the principles of the two parties.
Such arguments are in the main above
t.lipir ftonnwhensinri. n_^ it rnnld lio In?*
ically proved (as, laind you, I don't
think it could) that the tenets of the
Democratic party wore better than those
of the Republicans, the colored masses
would still cling to the latter party,
through a sentiment which, having its
origin in gratitude to the Republican
paaty for its benehts conferred, has now
,grown to an instinct of devotion to that
party.
Correspondent. Yes, sir: and it is
precisely by reason of tbat blind, un
reasoning adhesion of tbc colored peo
Ele that the bad men of your party, who
ave swarmed to this State, have been
able, by shouting the shibboleth of Re
publicanism, to mount upon the votes of
the colored masses to positions of power
and to the control of tbe funds of the
fitate, where they have shown their
gratitude by plundering alike the v/hitcs
xtud the blacks
Judge Orr. Yes. sir; but the colored
masses are still disposed to favor hones
ty in the administration of affairs mlh
er than rascality, because they have had
aioshare of the plunder, but have, on
the contrary, hau to endure their share
of the loss?because the burden of ex
orbitance in taxation and profligacy in
government must eventually be borne
by the poor laborers.
Correspondent. Then the eolorcd
people are perfectly willing that their
rulers .should be honest, but they must be
Republicans; and, a<- between au hon
est Democrat and a dishonest Republi
can. they-would be apt to support the
latter?
Judge Orr?Well, yes. The rulers
and leaders of the colored people must be
Republicans. "What th<?v want now
wore than anything else is honest Re
publican leaders: Their choice of lead
ers has hitherto been conitited to the
"carpet-baggers," because they were the
only men professing liepubhcanisrri
who possessed any degree of intelli
gence and education.
Correspondent. And their intelli
gence and education has been, in most
cases. extremely limited.
Judge Orr.?Ye.?, but still superior to
that of the great bulk of the colored
}>eepie who were just released from sla
very, and had been without any means
of education. Now the time has come
when the white men of this State, na
tive South Carolinians, should resume
their natural leadership in the afiitirs <>f
their own State, and this they only do
by embracing Republicanism ami put
ting themselves nt the head of the lie
publican colored mosses.
Correspondent?-"What do you moan 1 ?y
cmbracing Republicanism ? Accept ing
the nomination of Greeley, a life-long
Republican, and the platform of the Lib
cral Republican Convention? They
have already done that.
Judge Orr?No, they must accept the
nomination and pl^tfon.i of ihe Regular
Republican Conventional Philadelphia.
Nothing el.-'e is recognize-1 or will l?e re
cognized a? being Republican by the col
ored people 01 Mi is SUife. There can be
no more sacrifice of principle in Demo
crat? vol ing for Grant I ban in. their vot
ing for Greeley. Both are Republicans,
i
ifttiu iiluiiuuntv; uivii j^uuuvia''^ ah
voting for either.
Correspondent?Then you think that
the Democrats, having struck their flay
and got n? far as f!reeley toward the He
publican ranks, might ay well surrender
altogether and go for Grant and the en
tire animal?
Judge Orr?Yea. It is not as thougl
the contest in this State were upon ah
i-tract questions of political economy oj
between Democratic and Rcpuhl'ioni
principles. The Democrat* of Sontl
Carolina have shown themselves willin;
to accept the fundamental principles o
Republicanism. All they want now, s<
far as the State L? concerned, is an hones
and economical administration of affairs
and there is no man in this country mon
anxious for this consummation tha;
President Grant himself. The prcsen
^condition of affairs in South Carolina am
.Louisiana is a terrible burden tor tne Ke
publican party in the country to carry
aud they are determined to purge tk<
party of such dishonesty.
Correspondent?"When the devil wa:
Bick, the (tevil a saint would be; whoi
the devil got well, the d?1 u saint wa;
he."
Judge Orr?What did you say, sir?
Correspondent?Nothing, sir; I an:
listening to you.
Judge Orr?I was saying that the lead
ing Republicans at the North have beer
shocked and aslonished to.hrtir of th<
robberies perpetrated by Republican olli
ciaia in nils State. borne of tnem&sKcr
me in Washington if all the horribh
stories about the frauds in South Caroli
na were true, and when I had to tel.
them that they were, they threw up tlieii
Jiands and exclaimed, "Oh, that wil
jieverdo. We mu3t make some move
ment for reform down there at once.'
Some of them told me that, when th<
frauds in the Southern States under th<
reconstructed governments were first re
ported, it looked as though the discovers
would swamp the Republican party, bu
fortunately the frauds of the Tammany
Jting came to light about that time, am
diverted attention and saved the party.
Correspondent?Then in the move
ment for reform that you aro endeavor
jng V? Inaugurate here, you are in fuy uc
"fT,"CTZ'T*y *' '^" *ay^rrT*,?y'w"l]
cord with President Grant and the Re
publican leaders of the Nor'.h?
Judge Orr?Yes, sir; uudj now tli<
white men of the State ought to go intc
the movement. They should attend tin
primary nieetings, address the blacks tc
s-how them the absolute community ol
interests between the two race* long
as they are bof>? residents of the sann
State and equally dependent for suett'tf
upon its prosperity, and omch thei; ^yc
to rnc enormous robberies that have Deen
perpetrated by the scoundrels now in
power.
Correspondent?Yes, sir; but cannot
they do all this without embracing
Gran (ism, which thcv look upon as hav
ing contributed to n very large extent to
the very evils they now seek to reform!!
if The white vote in Oc!ober would be just
(1 a? effective for reform, whether in No
's vcmber it was cast fur Greeley or Grant,
a Judge Orr?They cannot g:iin the con
d trol of (he minds of the colored people
n unless they absolutely and in good faith
f- accept regular Republicanism. It is not
their votes tliat our cause needs so much
as their influence in leading the colored
people (o vote. "We ask (he white meu
of this Blute to take up Grant for the sake
of StaLe reform, in which they have a di
.1 rectand personal interest, aud give up
1 Greeley and hi* promises of National re
form, in which?if such a thing be ne
cessary at all?1 hey can have only a re
mote or secondary interest. There is no
1 middle course, and llie>* have got to
swallow Grant if they want to secure re
form at home.
Correspondent?Well, if ought at Iea.?fc
in #>ntv:riln ilinm flint f!i'opIpv is cure (Jf
f iiio election with or without the vote of
South Carolina, anil in all the estimate*
t for the coming' Presidential canvass this
* .Slate is conceded to Grant, and still hid
1 defeat shown to bo pretty certain.
Judge Orr?I do not admit that; but
we will all know better about it after the
election. In the meantime, what re
mains for us to do is to attend the pri
mary, township audcounty conventions,
and see to it that a suilicient number of
honest men, black and white, arc sent to
the State convention to insure the nomi
nation of honest men. This ought to be
done at once, for the rascals that we seel:
to defeat are already in the iield using
all their power, plunder and patronage
to get that convention lilled in their fa
vor, while our organization is only just
begun.
' 1 ? T\Tlxn4- V? Urt w? 1\a
V^OITC^JMJIIUCU t??? Hill/ Will IV uivii uc?
longing to this'State can you mention,
who arc with you in this new move
ment?
Judge Orr?In this part, of the State
i there aro a good many. In Abbeville
county there are Dr. Limbcclcer, Mr.Mc
, Garland, Mr. Tarrant, the Tolberts, Ja
cob Miller. At Greenwood, Mr. Mc
IColler. At Abbeville C. H., Mr. K.
E. l-Iill, Robert Jones, T. B. Mil fold, J.
i\ Duprce, W. D. Mars, W. H. Taggarl
and James Martin. In Greenville, there
are Cant. Minis Sullivan, Mr. A. Blyth,
Mr. \Y. H.* Watson and others. Here,
in Anderson, more are Messrs. j. r>. Mur
ray, J. C. Featherston and Warren
Wilkes. In Pickens there are Colonel 1
8. D. Goodlel and Mr. C. Hollings
worth. Thero are a good many others
in tlic.-e and other countics whose namd:;
I cannot think of, ami Hi ore arc othei*.
who have written to me toa^k about the
new movement, but have not yet com
mitted them-elves In it." favor. * Besides
my recent speediC? in Coluinhiaand Ab
beville upon this subject, I am going to
speak at < rreeuvillo tomorrow, the llh;
at Anderson, on .Saturday, the fith: at
Walhalla, on Tuesday, the 9th; and at '
Pickens on Tuesday, the 22d. By the i
way, in your telegraphic report of my f
spoech at Columbia, and in your edito
rial remark.? upon it, you havedoue )iie
an inju tice, unintentional, I Hippose, in ;
making it appear thai while refuting the i
charge of uepoti.- m aijuinst tJrant I m ?>le
similar charges against the former rulers <
and statesmen of South Carol inn. What ;
I meant to say was, not that those gen
tlemen had appointed relatives to oili?-e,
but that certain favored Hun ilk?, which
seemed to have a large shave in control
in^ the af.'airs of the State, appeared to
always have plenty of {heir members iu
official position?.* TJie Hayne. family,
I fr>r ti -if ?????? ? T Ihiiilr. c<>|?]ni>i li?\d tcs.^
than twelve or iifiecn t?f ite branchy in
positions of |?mver and fin-t.
Correspondent?What abotii (lie gifl
takin.%?
Orr?Well, a pari of what I ?;m;]
upon that tiuSyee' was .-aid a- a jol.o.
When 1 ?aid ilml when in Wa-hinj/loi:
1 had received a pixveitt, I referred l<>
the time, many years a;.o, when, being
Speaker of the Hoike of Ji<pre.:entativeo,
I nad been prc.enled with a gold pencil
by the boy.i employed in ihe Iloiite a*
pages.
Correspondent?Whom do you propose
as Governor upon the lleforwcu'llepiib
licari ticket?
_T1111 ?.v> Oit?Ofi. I do:rt know- There
are half a dozen good raou who might he
nannd, '.villi either of whom I >J;o'uh?
Kitl iicih 1 do not. want it?would not
have it?nor any otherotneml position on
the iivce of the earth to which I could ho
elected or appointed. J have held oLi*-e
ever since 1 v?a- a boy. and J am ti.cd of
it. I would resign my judgeship to
morrow, if I had any other way to dip
j.ml niy fa: lily. And thatio something
iha( will give mo strength in the con
vention. 1 can tay to (hem : "There i
no otlii-e under tlie .-am that you '-ah give
me, or that I will take. 3. haw no de
sire foi oliiie, ?o f-;ehi;h interest lo sub
serve, no choice of candidates between
hone.it men, and all that J want i. to kv
a reform in our Slate Uovernnienl."
I'll ore is Jud;,'e S. W. Melton, w ho would
agoou uineiwu, ui v.. xj. m'iu'ii,
of Columbia, <n-1 would have no objcc
iion to Judge Graham, or even to Judge
Wiliartl.
Cone.-pondent?Who arc the other
candidates for nomination?
Judge Orr?There are a good- many of
J hem. 1'ranK Moses, Dr. Neagle, Gov
ernor Seott and Jobn Patterson aj>prar
to be the most prominent. Idon'l know
that. Patterson's chances amount to
much, and as to tlie triangular content
Moses and Neagle, I am told that
Scott- moans to jilay off ihc other two
again*! ea-.h other and slip in between.
JS eagle says he J .as got ?11K),000 to spend
for iiie ofllcc, and Parker fay-? he has got
V"?U,000 to pay for his re-election. M?*os
appears to have used up all hi.~ammuni
tion already.
Correspondent?Suppose that your
friends are defeated in the convention
and a straight-out ring candidate nomi
nated, what are you going to do about
it?
Judge Orr?That is oiie question
which 1 must decline to answer. I am
dure that we will go into that convention
with so respectable a number of dele
gate? pledged to reform, that if the con
vention do not l?y its action promise re
form, we could organize a powerful bolt,
but I do not threaten a bolt. Something
equally effective would bo done, how
ever, and that you may rely upon.
President Grant, whether he is re-elected
or not next November, will not go oat of
oflfiee until next March.
Corresi<ondent?Who are named for
the other State officials?
Judge Orr-?For Lieutenant Governor,
1 have heard of Itansier, Nash and I)e
lany. For Secretary of State, Cardozo
and F. II. Frost, of Williamsburg. For
Comptroller-General, Jleuben Tomlin
1 1- 1-.. +U., r'??
1 son ana ji no v?tti v fim' I.UV.
. ernship. For Treasurer, Parker. L'or
' Attorney-General, Judge Melton, C'ham
> berlain and Whip per. For .Supcrinten.
2 dent of Education, Jilkon and Henry
- Sparnick, of Aiken. There are u }tost
j more of them, but these are the ipost
t prominent ones I can think of.
j C'orresjjondcnt?Is there anything
1 new in State finances?
Judge Orr?Nothing that I have heard.
- Affairs appear to be at their worst, but
- that, of course, all the readers of the
- Rett's are familiar with. I only wish
that the great mass of our colored pco
pie -who caunot read could have it im
pressed upon them as well, Th?? insti
tution for the deaf and dumb and th<
blind at Spartanburg lias iu?t beei
closed^ and th? Inmates sent horn? 'UL..
can?C tuey can get no money from th<
treasury. The penitentiary and lunatic
asylum have to resort to all sorts of shifh
ro feed iheir inmates, Tho public
schools are shut up and the teachers dis
charged unpaid. It is threatened thai
tho quarantine along our coast will have
to be abandoned for want of funds. I
have not received a ccnt of pay for nine
months, and most of the State officers
whose pay is due quarterly are in the
same condition. Meanwhile the State
debt has been increased at Iciusfc twelve
million dollars, and between foul' and
live million dollars have been collected
in*ta::e3 during the past four years.
That is to say, the Columbia thieves
have had an income tin nri^ lour yea is
of at least sixteen million dollars, and
now they say tliey havn't got a dollar
in the treasury. And what have they loj
show lor it? Not a single public im
provement. Not one mile of railroad or
canal, not one dollar's worth of legiti
mate expenditure on the Siatehouse?
nothing at. all except a few acres of
swamp kind:* and sand hills bought ba
ilie land commissioner at from two to
ten times its value, and which are now
going begging for purchase at eight
years' time and .six per cent, interest.
Dub! it makes me sick to think ot it.
So it did me, and 1 left.
Matters are very quiet in Aiulcrson.
There is but little political excitement
and a more conspicuous absence of irri
tation or bad feeling between (be two
races than, perhaps, in any other dis
speech here last Moiuhy under
I the .auspices of what Tom Macfcey call.-'
hi? abortion?the United Order of Inde
pendent lliethren, otherwise known as
poll's Kn JClux. M'?scs had but u
small audience, hardly any colored men
from the countryaml a good many white
gentlemen attracted by curiosity. He
wis evidently disappointed and made a
very mild speech. The only enthusiasm
manifested at. the meeting was when one
of the audience called for three cheer:
for Judge Orr. The cheers were given
with a will and the speaker was *ad!y
disconcerted, for it is understood that
the eame degree of affection exists be
tween Moses and Orr that bin Satanic
majesty is popularly supposed to enter
tain for holy water.
The crops in this neighborhood are re
ported as in excellent condition ami ay
being more promising than at any form
er season. There has been an abmi
dancc of rain here lately. Last night
there waa a brisk shower, which la-ted '
an hour or more ami was accompanied 1
by a heavy wind?almost a tornado? i
which inflicted some damage ?m the
erops and blew dawn a colored church
at JJclton.
In Abbeville County political afiaii* j
appear to bo more lively. There the |
United Brethren flourish largely, and j
excited political meetings are held in
different parts of the eount.y almost
nightly. lively e/lbrfc h- made io array
l]to !tht? k xiiom iii liOKtiUly ngaiiiyt iIiv .
whiles. A few nights a:u or./ o/Thv
holdcr, wim.e .' lost pr -i iiisen. exploit !
since he diverted from ihv Com federate ?
winy was robltiir;- the county ircas livr's
<afc, made a rabid Uadicut .-peee'i rihoul
rebels, slavery and Kn Khix, which
t-? i_ -%.r 1 i? . - l . .1.1 i
I'raiiu iyj. wiiuiisi^iiuu h; it, uwiiMVU (
made lib blood curdle in hi- ve;iist ami
which it ay, theicfo/c, be r.r .umed to }
Utivo boon* a preUy ii^Iy ?j.oc?-U. The
ipeakersarc mo ?ly (oni mptibJu honnds i
who inipoae alino.-t ineu'dUdy upon (he* i
i^norameof i heir colored aviuloiy. One |
-ample lie will viy aptly illusl-intc; U<*
ah-jiml notion- with wlibh tbey till the. i
kead* of lliy r fCj?:"ow. One of Uiespca!c
a lur-jitbar'of ihe Jale Lc^ri-hiijre,
^rav: ly inl'onnvd liis MndieiKr" thaL at
the la.d ce>s.ion hv*-dfrred a i?ilf in ii?e
Lf.yMat-irc to c. lab!i.?,Ii liic price <?f
bacon at ton I'e.'ii.:in: tea 1 of iV>oc-n rent? j
per pound, ftt? i ?:?1.. hiil would i.aw ;i - ,
come a J.vw, and ihe i..-^ii>c.-: woofd ',;:v 1
?>> tltcir b.':t??u i'or ten cvni.i a p'?u: d iJ J
it i.ad Utfl Leon for the opf?>;.Uion of tiiu <
iiv.il <*a; ?Hi]:uo fwj- ic-el-uion w'io bad j
voiul ajt'.insf it he ihoi....hi ion
w.i. i ?> i-.w. il.i j.roiai ed, bow- ?
C\'rl', ii' 111: Wi'H ^OtU b:?vii U> lite jiOtJv;
l!.a> he won hi next winter li.\ i!.e law ?>o
as t<> bun?.,' *'>.?con down I" ten avd
Lis andivnee piojiiked to semi lina
iheiv. PiCK.^r. ,
Knafhnm Snnirlfio^ "HnTl
The Foul hern bond* were 'lull to <
A t'uw ortleif in i<? ??fi Car- i
olii'Ji- appeared U> be iho only !i;;?icc ^
junl i-iiCMi wcic execute.} a.' a decluio in ,
i,!ic bo'id* i>j -)%. The oi l bu:id<
we?u ?.; at: un <i r?i? inr thai liit
several iirairauce compaui;.:* \w.o held <
there f CMi iii'.s, by ica.-o.i <.:t ^u?!e Jaw j
(hatcoMjit ilcd il:o iu -ur.i::< j ?.ojoi,:u:;:a .
havinj; ajjoj.'eiv.- in fioa.'h Caroi.aa to -
i-tahodvpudt of eo'.Ja-lei'aL at the Sla^e .1
Depaii merit, inland moving ilia court- ]
fvi* a nc.mlaiiius (o eoaipci the Com)*- .
(roller to pay the in(en -f". Elrewher*}
ulf. '4'iiei rel.;::ed, pile:. haviay oh'a..
folio *?; : t capon, 71a7.;];
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tiw?i isi y ivtifigy ? u0iuii?j ? .? riMr?w!yi^
.;jO; do., u-'J- i<*rcnKS."7:i &; do.,
Itouch, :j; d?i.<] >,
tlefoir? ?1 i crijt, iG.nT; r^myta V'a '
76; do. went*. CSa"0; Noii!i CavoJiua, rx
coupon, 3!a ;r?J; ?? >., i .-.ecu lo JSot i* Car
olina i'.\ilioad-, "2.:!7; d<>., fit ruling. l.'iGu, '
do. do., ls'i: , ::-'a_7; do., nc\\*, JJa
i-3; do., special tax, 15ai*i; Aiiwiouii ;
'X.t'iT; <! >., Jfaniiikil aitd >SI. J-i:, i;i ,
a!)!]; Lo-ii.-iana ?0a;> ; do., r.ow,
5(hUi*3; it ). sixiv, ";lua!j; do. d;j.
eiyid>, 7oa' /; do. do. , ]!'7o, 80a ?5;
Aial?fvi:ia live-'*, o7u6:; do. <?ijjoi
SiHilli Can iina sixop. V:n77; ?l".: in'W,
.January a.ul July, 2.'->xZ)l; do., ai.d
L'fiaiiS; do. \ cos, 3va37; Ai'Jaui
;<as -ix~i, funded, 5Ja?J.
New York Fruit Market
The Dai'y Eallcli.i of Wednesday, July
3, says:
A good many strawberries wore re
ceived to-day, and Stale's so id at It'altir;
l/.or quart, but Eastern harries were gen
erally in bad order, <lie hot weatherbav
ing moulded theui, and ;otue "oldu.s low
as 5e. i?ei'quai'l:. .Seedling blackberries
brought li>a20c., and common lOal-jc.
Whortleberries) plenty, and many poor
lots sold very tow, but choice arc worth
about 20c. a quart. We quote: New ap
ples, $2a3 per bbl., 7 je.a$>l r>0 per crate.
Old russets, $3ai3 50 per bbl. Raspber
ries. lOaloc. ner quart. Peaches. S4a0
nor crate. Cherries, yal2u. pur pound.
Currants, OalGe per pound. Pears, $i)u
3 25 for sugar per Ciate. Gooseberries,
$2 50a3 50per bushel, aud watermelons
$50uG0 per 100.
The New York Vegetable Market
Tho Daily BuUctin of Wednesday, July
o, pays :
Few Long- Island potatoes are held at
$2a2 50 per bbl., and Jeirey at $1 75n2 50
per bbl. Old potatoes are negketed and
not quotable. In vegetables, very few
changes look place today; the supply of
r.iosl articles is liberal, and the demand
nl iout equal to the receipts. "Wo quote a.-'
follows: Green peas, Long Island, two
bushel bags, 75c.; Bermuda onions $1 per
en).te; cucumbers, Norfolk, per bbl., VI '50
a2 25; do. one-eighth crate?, 75c.; do.
Jersey and Long Island, $1 50 p<>r 100;
riumpier squash, per crate, 7Jc.; new tur
nips $oaG per loo bunches; new cabbages
S4a0 per luO; string beans, Long Idand,
per two bushel bags, 70c,; green onions,
$4 per 100 bunches; beets, Jersey, $-lu5;
cauliflowers, $175a3 per dozen; Southern
tomatoes, $lal 50 per crate; do. Norfolk,
$2,
Increase of Freight At Ghees
wood.?Wc are indebted to Mr. W. I
Anderson, the efficient and popula
agent at Greenwood, for the followinj
letter which shows the great increase o
freight lo that thriving town.
March
April..
Mar....
January,,
February
Kcc'd 1S71. Rec'd 1S72.
$ 911 02 $1,G28 0'
1,808 07 1,908 91
1,555 22 2,628 9(
1,277 86 1,633 8:
628 30 1.210 1',
Jmtc 724 86 3,470 2:
Total $0,909 23 $10,555,10
Tiie Anderson Intelligencer.?
0in* esteemed and ever welcomed con
temporary, thus announces the close
of its seventh volume. Our best
wishes attend him:
' With the present issue of (he In
felPr/c?ccr we close up the seventh
volume sincc the war. The toils and
{perplexities in publishing a newspa
per i'or seveu years can only be ap
preciated by those blessod with that
amount of experience in the business.
J n season and oat of season, we have
steadily pursued the even tenor of
our way, and have been nobly sus
tained by the good people of Ander
son enuuty. It would be fully to
claim that we have made no mistakes
and committed no blunders in this
position, I5ut we can reasonably de
eiaro that our purpose has been to
use the power of a journalist for the
best interest? of the whole people,
and to this end we have labored un
remittingly for the material advance
ment ami progressive enlightenment
of our readers.
o
EST* "The Glorious Fouutii."?In
Abbeville passed oil quietly, witnout
anything to remind cme of the Anniver
sary of American Independence.
New Cotjjrt House.?The work of
demolition goes bravely on, and in a
week there will be scarcely a vestige of
the old building rising above ground.
?
Judgo Orr in his reform canvass
is ably seconded by the Hon. D. L. C'or
bin, who is making a scathing expose
af official corruption.
The prisoners in the Greenville
[all attempted to escape by cut tin-' a
Iiole through tbo floor'but were de
tected.
T! c troops sent to Pickens rounly,
-0 iry lo arrest the murderers of Dc|?
ny United Slates Muv?liul Mile-hell
lid nol succeed in finding thorn.
ftEMAltXAJH.E LOM EVTTV. ? Itusll
S'dlSionn, a faithful and ruined ser
l";j?11 of tho Culln'iiu family, died at
/Jeiicral lLiV^O"(l'.s |.luula?ioii, Ahbe
i-ille eounly, on Wednesday la>t, at
.ii:' advanced a^o o!' one hundred and
'nii-leoii years and nine months.
Married.
2\JAKRIED, ?m Tuowlny evening, Ju
y iM, nt the ' es-itlcuce of the bride's
rather, by I lev. 11. A. i'r.ir. assisted by
P.;-v. Ciiiitock, Ib.w T. C. LlGOy,
oi Abbeville, find Mi.-s IX'R A ]X)0
?ER, of 2\cwbcr:y, t. C.
Consignees.
The following iiaurjd pyrions have
Vci-;!ii in t!.o 1/opot;
Vv T And'.Mvon, A Request, J11> 3JtiW
>\ fV C II liclJ. Laker it C. J' i)
JbalmcrsuCo., JCCa!<hvcll, (,'otlivan?&
W;I=on, ij Cain, Clayton <1: M, W 1*1
ral'ts, Etni^h.'c: Smiili, 11 JI Ellison,
\\ liili, 0 Co., J A Has-kd!,
? Hacked, T V?* IIccjj, J ii IMiweli'y ?fs
'<>., 1 \V Jt A -/<Cus'rm, lilc
Di?ii?Ul& Haiilojt, WD &('?>., d
:.rcGowan, Miller & JUJktImj.m, Kev. J".
II lilies, S I'crsia, K F i'owc;-, \Y II
l'ortcr, AT Huberkon, t^YV Spoor, J
J. W. 31 AilSIIALL,
Agent.
<^?
The following lift Iiavc I'uclingcs
in the* I/A]ir;s<: :
W S J'Jcinnloj!, V\r T Co won, J O
Scrll, Yv li (\>\vi?n, Trowbridge &Co. f
D 1i Kennedy, M ; . F JjooliiT. Y?a:;l
!u\v&lYi\yani.?, O T rn?v!ie:\ F M Miek
?Ilj V .11 Puikcr, j.j .1 i-M'\i.s.iisr.
Agent.
nSXarlvot Xleports.
COUl.lX.TKl> AVEKlli,Y KY
B A H :i W i: !j Li & CO..
Dealer* in P'oj-ir. Dry GwhIa. Grove
vies, JJi OVi#iv)l8, d'C., tfcc,
A r.BKViu.K, July 1.0, 1S72.
Col ton IS to 21
Apples, $2. f>0
Bulior, 20to30c
liacon, 30 to 12]
Cofloo, 2fi to 10
Corn, $1 .So
Chickens, 15 to 2oc cach
EsjiV 15 to 20c per dozen
Fodder $2.00 per 100 lbs
Flour, $10 to $15 per bbl
(hound Peas, $2.00 to $2.25 per bushel
Meal, $1.G0 per bushel
Mola^cs, 50 to 7oc per gallon
Xail:?, 8 to 10 cents per lb
Oranges, SOc to $1.00 per dozen
Peas, $1.25 to 1.50 per bushel
Syrup 75c to $1.25 per gal
Sugar, 12 to 25c per lb
Tea, ....$1.25 to $2.50 per lb
Whiskey, $1.00 to $1.25 per bot
P/iT iv . v- V/.r\' liHtn /vfK>rSni?_ .......II
grades \ronld bring 29.
New Yourc, July 8?Noon.?Cotton
nominal; sales 1,878 bales?uplands 25;
Orleans 2*}. Gold 13j@13J.
Charleston, July 8.?Cotton dull?
middling 24; not receipts 20 bales
gross 20; exports coastwise 609; stock
6020.
Augusa, July 8.?Cotton dull
middling 23; net receipts 14 bales; sales
19 bales.
Baltimore, July 8.?Cotton heavy
middling 25j ; net receipts 33: gross 2si
took 801.
AT 190
MAY EE FOUND
A Clioicc and well-sclected
Stock of Goods Embracing
a General Assortment.
Some not handsome?some rather me
dium?and some beautiful.
We will not say too much on paper
some people might say we were not in
earnest.
We only ask the people of Abbeville
and adjoining Counties to
Examine Our Stock, Price
Our Goods and Do
cide for them
selves.
Wo shall strive to make it the interest
of buyers to purchase Goods from our
House, close attention shall be given to
all who favor us with a call.
We still.believe the Cash System is
the.only wife one for our people. Hence
the great necessity of adhering closely
to it. In the end we will find it to our
advantage. No doubt of it.
Itespcetfullv,
a, Ml & CmiJila
April 17, TS72,1-1 f
Just think of it, a man SOj-cars old
by paying $17.55 yearly can secure
$2,000 worth ol' lusuranco in tho
' Univei'sal."
S\ S\ T
lilYUltrUUli
orx^olbel
insupvance COMPANY.
Insures against j^oss hy FIRE
as low as anv GOOD
company.
ah .Losses pmu at rue Agency id
Charleston without reduction.
No extra charge for Policy?a SAV
ING of $1.00 TO INSURED.
Assets in Gold, $20,000,000
Daily JRccei[>ts over - - - 820,000.00,
CHICAGO LOSSES, ALL PAID,
Near - $3,000,000.00
<
?ST Business quadrupled since Chi.
cago Fire. -r?-Tl
Till. II. PARKER,
T t.
January 32, 1872?40?tf
Attention Planters.
The "Morris cotton gin," c
ik WARRANTED to plcuso or jj
KG SaLE. It has taken tho e1
premium at both fairs held in Colnm- ^
bia since tlio war. For simplicity, *
strength, and light running is ahead
of all others. Makes as good lint ]
and more of it from tho samo quan
tity of seed than any gin made.
Pmffi hop li'iit* in Oriln n> Fiifi
Also, Wood Turning of any btylo
done at ehoi'l nolicc.
AJ'lroas,
11. MOI1RIS, Columbia, S.C.
Ji:uc 5, 1S72, S-or.i
Jjy l!to published rates of llic Uni
versal Life Insurance (Jo., :i man 59
year* oM, only nays $37.15 yearly on
t'l 00Policy.
mi? r\ ? *. vws?y,? r>'\ y T>T*r^T'
f 11 *\ !.' ?v v > : t a r vi
WOOLEN KILL,
LJLUSSI7G Co., S. C.
TIIAXKF:>"0 ot:r friends for ?em
on.s ]>:;!ronr?f?o extended lo us in (ho
{i.-i-f, v.c u/rain announce t.liat we are
lire-pared lo do ail work c-nti listed to us,
VIV) :a i1 T L Y A. * V V. lu 1j lj.
Torr.i.i?lb;- JloJ]-(.*:n tlfn?r. l .j.r:?. per
Hi. (oil inelulptij. .UaU!li? .Irahsi 30 to
.'t-'if-l j. TiC'i' y;i.<l. C.iN-Iiucrc, 0;> to Hi cts.
par y:U<J. IShi.'il.oitt &2.0D to LVJj?(liu
( .iStoiucr ^ i.je wool. OtLu* work
a? l.oretofore.
V.'t* y i .'t* "the market rains for
\Vr?.?i in cN'tha.i^c to;* the products of
oM'.- vli!l. Jvhi/t to ua dircclly to linuca
I'ai'i, ami liiu woo! wil! he received and
P? <Js rct'.'.Pi.rd williout any charge for
waToii froi'iht toa:><i Horn Ilonca Path.
V.. C. ! '{.: I.M'ft & CO.
P. I.aiM't-lis II., ti. C.
liny 22, iS72-~l>?if.
CaMlna LiD Seeds tSepay,
o xa
Memphis, Tean., and Ealtimore, Mil
assi:ts, $"i,ooo.oco.
i rox. jtj : * liiisos da v is, resident.
Gen. Vv'adj: IIamptox, Vice-Prcsident
Gen. John D. Kennedy,
General Agent lor Soul Ji Carolina
COLUMBIA, S. ?
March G, lS72,40-Cm.
PRIME WHITE CORN.
500 Busliels
Prime White Corn
Just received and for salo low for Cash.
WHITE BROTHERS.
May 20- 1872, 7?tf
J. KURZ,
Boot and Shoe Maker,
LAV/SON'S OLD STAND,
ABBEVILLE^ S. C.
WAlVTED.^LOOfT lbs. DRY
HIDES for which the highest
price will l?e juvitl or taken in exchange
lor Boots and Shoes.
May 23,1872, 7?tf
JL --
CARRIAGE MAKII
SEAL, SIGN
OW offer a LARGE and SUPER
price from $140 to $225, with all
tVAGONS OF ALL SIZES, made by
tr a rrr/T? r a t. tv 'pttt? rvurvrnv
UX1 X XJ.1 X JUiJ \J 11 X XV X f U
They also offer for sale A LIGHT C
LOW FOR CASH.
They keep constantly on hand MET
*Y and WALNUT COFFINS, and o
Their hearse with one of the Firm \
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
WALLER (
MEROE
GREENWC
A RE now offering to the public in
SL hue of all the Goods generally v
THEIR
navo ocen Beiecieu wun grci
BEADY - MA
l FINE STOCK 01
A good
Groceries, Hardware, (
'o which tho attention of purchasers i
WALLE3
Jan 3,1872,27- tf
WILL 81
NO. 2 GRAI
.nd arc fully prepared to show to tbc
Groceries ai
'onsisting of
BACON, FLOUR, M<
NEW ORLEA
Li/.
id everything in that line suitable fo
A Uico issortmei
omprisitiff ORANGES, LEMONS, I
it ANDY" PEACHES, SARDINES,
rcrything in that liuc. A
L Choice Lot of Moan
The nbove stock will be cold low uni
id examine for themselves.
Marble
HE MACULE YARD
ters toils new Work
tired expressly for the busir
[arsliall House. A line stool
warn AND A
an always be found on hand
Dne in a superior manner, and
jvjso, a iiiiu c-uuucium ui \jl
L\ SCY HEADSTONES, # w]
otiec. Call and see our prices
J
Nov. 2, 1871, 28, tf
MM CNMMJ
>3 llttVJ tilcj
COASTS
St^vplo ID:
[ats, Sliocs, Crockory, G1
]MOLASSES
IN ANY QUANTITY, towhicl
wiali to buy C
BARMWI
April 3,1S72, 51?If
JSTO- 4: GRAT
Our Country friends, may not all of
\ FULL LINE
Bacon always tlic best,
Flour of various g
Syrup and
Larc
All of which wo will sell at the lo\
Feb. 14,1372, 43?tf
Tho Universal Life Insurance C<
>nly charges ?15.35 yearly for $1,0(
m a man -5 years old, or one and
lalf per cent, on the amount.
"What husband or father 40 yea
>ld who'cannot spare $21.35 year
o socurc a Life Policy for ?1,000 ?
LL JJ-L
^G AND REPAIRING
IOR STOCK of BUGGIES, ranging in
the modern improvements in tho business,
the beat MACHINISTS, and of the BEST
,nd after the latest and best styles.
RANE-NECK CARRIAGE, of good style,
'ALIC BURIAL CASES, and MAHOGA
thers of cheaper style.
vill attend all fonorals.
[Nov. 3,1871,28?
ANTS AT
)0D, S. ||
their new and handsome building, a full
iceded in this community.
STOCK OF
it care, and unusually attractive.
DE CLOTHING.
i1 BOOTS AND SHOES.
assortment of
Crockery, and Glassware.
is invited. Give us a call.
[I & BROTHER.
J. ROGERS, |
I EOUND AT i
4ITE RANGE. t
public their select stock of J
id Provisions, j
GLASSES, f
lSS SYRUP, '-MACKEREL, i
LliD, SUGAR, COFFEE, RICE
r families. Also,
it of Confeclionaries,
3ananas, cocoa nuts, jellies.
, oysteus, CRACKERS, aud any ana
LLSO,
tain Corn and Nice Hams,
1 the public are rcs-pcctfully invited to cal
is removed from its old que: ?
Shop and handsome Office pie
!cs.c on 3.1ain Street, above the
i of
DJLUttiil'd JKiUl
, ana an won*. wamiiuru. iu ui
I at prices lower limn elsewhere,
signs for MONUMENTS AND
lilclx can be furnished at short
j a nil stvlcs. Respectfully,
D. CHALMERS.
&S Cv,,
PEXIXG THEIR
fr mm hp mm.
TING or
rsr Goods,
assware, Coffee and Sugar,
A.2nD SYKUP,
i they invito the attention of all who
ioociij at low prices.
HIT ?T h OO.
STITE ISANGE.
tliem know, that wc keep
OF GROCERIES,
;rades,
Molasses,
I in Bbls. asd Cans,
Sugar of several qualities.
Coffee, Rice, Salt, &c.
vest market prices.
"Tho cheapest of premiums consis
tent with entire and perfect safety to
the insured best subscrvo tho public
interest, and operate to extend the
benefits of these beneficent institu
tions. It is needless and expensive
to pay over inonoy or notes to a Life
Insurance Co., for the purposo only
of having the samo returned.
1872. a P. &CO. 18ir
IEEE EXHIBITION.
B&lll YABBES
EHTEETAINMEKT.
u."t ft , . Vvn: ^ < f
Everybody Ssvited
To call at the Store of
aUARLES,
PERMN
& CO.,
And Examine their
Maui MMSMof
SPRING AND MS
CSrOOCtS.
\%Jk ttouH call especial at"
Ww tcntion to our LA"
iirrc nwcfi
wrVi'A'S*
which have'b'cen CAREImJL
LY SELECTED and PUR
_ CHASED FOR CASH, with a
view to combining BEAUTY'a
Dand ECONOMY. In this De-il
parraent you will find. fW
WHlTfe PIQUES, new styles ,>
and very handsome. '
?N PRINTED PIQUES, ve
J pretty. :
W WHITE AND BUFF CO
QUETTES, something new and
beautiful.
8 NAINSOOKS, Figured', Sttf
pcd*and Plain. all grades.
Real Swiss, French a.id Mull M
MUSLINS and CAMBRICS , . Ml
. LINEN LAWN, for Dresses, fflP
White and Buff -
NEW CHENE POPLINS, LJ
JAPANESE POPLINS* . R
/ JAPANESE C'LQTH, ' ' L
H JAPANESE SILKS;" - '
' STRIPED GRENADINES, |UJ
4 FIGURED GRENADINES, ill
BLACK and WHITE AJL- hi
. PACAS. . ^
P BLACK SILKS. I*
Jj CALICOS; without number, UJ
1 Dolly Vardcn, for children,-;
. grown folks. r>"
J QUILTS, SPREADS, CURr '
Tj-TAINS, &C., together with ^'
great variety of TRIMMINGS :
to suit. V '
Among the Specialties don^ fJ
Tj forget to examine our stalk of 1
CAMBRIC, SWISS"artd LTNr . ,
ENiEDCJIKGtJ'and EvSBRr-4M
* ims.'
h COLLARS, CUFFS^and TJX-W
T DiSRSLEEVES, 1 . L
PIQUE TRIMMINGS,
SILK FRINGES,
RIBBONS, etc.
*s
PATENT CORSETS,
New styles,
HOOP SKIRTS,
H AX DK Eli CHIEFS, in
great variety.
Genuine Ijubin's, and other,
EXTRACTS,
COLOGNE,
TOILET SOAPS,
COMBS, BRUSHES, &c.
HOSIERY and GLOVES, a
large stock of English, German
and American.
White and Colored DIMITY,
for Curtains and Spreads.
MARSEILLES QUILTS,
White BOB!NET and Mos
qui UU ->Xii iJL^Mjr.
SHOES,
To suit all, from MILES . <fe
.SOX'S, and others of the BEST .
MANUFACTURERS, in the"
United States,
SUrPLY KEPT UP.
Q
0
nd last, but not least, in stature, we
ivitethe attention of the men to our
)lendid seook of
EEADY-MADE
CLOTHS, CASSIEEEES,
Eats, H2t?
Consisting iu part of
Jhestcrficld Cloth Suite,
Fancy Spring Cassimeres, _
Suits, Linen Suits,
"Walking Coats,
Ifcs7 Style Skirts,
Collars and Cravats,
Ol'R > * ' f
and ;
PLANTATION SUPPLY
DEPARTMENT
s eomnletc. nrtri we nre prepared to
ualce the MOST 8ATI8VAOTORY
ARRANGEMENTS vifh all who are_
nterestcd in this lino. Come and sea us.
QTJAELES, PERKIN & C9.
April 30,1.S70, 02, tf
J5 BOXES TOBACCO BY
*iu Aiara, PEBRIN & CO. -
Dolly Vardea Tobacco "by
QUARLES, rERRIff & CO.
Durham Smoking Tobaceo by
quarles, perris & Co.
Agcncy D. B. Leak's Cele
brated Chewing Tobacco.
rradc supplied at Manufacturers' prices
QUATvLES P?^ & CO.