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- xm, > $*T *r* " ??# V ' i<>; ^ ,'no,,. ...1T? ,,v;7 . ;< ~ v::!/!! ',',u " i:"" >' 'ji'i ?i I v\\ t. BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. !3"55 ABBEVILLE, S, C;, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9. 1872. : v. , ; . i .i ... ' ' < ? " ... . ... . ...- I- i .C:~3l ,C Ji/0 ??,?'?&. - - * s?^ 1 ? ^ ? . VOLUME XX-*N0. 26. " ' . V J J V . .. ....... . . , Marble The marble yari ters to its new Wor pared expressly for the bu: Marshall House. a fine sh ITALIAN AND Can always be found on ha] done in a superior manner, a Also, a fine collection of ] FANCY HEADSTONES, notice. Call and see our pri< J. . "? Look to 3 rflHE IMPROVED H( JL COTTON PRESS?t ?the last improvement does j the Press to be placed unde durability, and cheapness cor Individual, Township, Cou der the Patent, with full ins Apply to a.. w. August 21, 1872, 17-2m WALLER < MERCE GREENWC ARE now offering to the public in liue of all the Goods geuerally THEIE have been selected with gr READY - Mil A FINE STOCK 0 A good Groceries, Hardware, To which the attention of purchasers WALLE J[?n 3.J872, 27-tf ESTABI ga Dressed flooring, ceili hundied different patterns of 3 for.sale at New York prices. Mantel order at short notice. Stair Rail, Ne^ oa hand and made to order. Good au< thblishment as can be made in the Ui stock of the above South of the city o cive entire satisfaction to all who wai ? The subscribers are the only practia by Trade, carrying on the business, ii The subscribers can refer to gentlen lina and Florida, as to the character c East end Hasel Street, opposite "Wane vicinity of Charleston and Pavilion 1 ~?8 Messrs. Seal, Sign & Robertsoi Mn Thos. F. Riley, for Greenwood q' vit; 65 cts. per 100 lbs. over the So, TMTOW offer a LARGE and SUPE] price from $140 to $225, with al \VAGONS OF ALL SIZES, made b MATERIAL IN THE COUNTRY, Thev also offer for sale A LIGHT < LOW FOR CASH. They keep constantly on hand ME NY and WALNUT COFFlNS.and" Their hearse with one of the Firm ALI4-WORK WARRANTED. &IKM HEPATIC C0IP01 r For all Derangements of the Li PUT up in liquid form, already time and trouble, and insurin dient. It is mild and gentle in its action, gives tone and strength to the whole and restores the sinking and droopin has been tried by thousands and nev ffcce will have the bloom of health, t ihvigorate the feeble, and prove the j Try It for yourselves ana you will FOR SALE BY DRUGGISTS KING& BOSBOBOTTGH, WADDA, FLA. : PROPRIETORS. August 28, 1872, 20?3m J- A.. < JAS. A. i WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER 194 Sd 196 33roac "Where he will be pleased to receive 1 lion to all orders submitted to his ca > "Worlds! ) is removed from its old qus k Shop and handsome Office pi siness on Main Street, above tl ock of AMERICAN MARBLE ad, and all work warranted to 1 nd at priccs lower than elsewhere. Designs for MONUMENTS AN ^ T- a n 4- /\? WU1UIL can ue iiuiiioucu. en suu 2es and styles. Respectfully, , P. CHALMERS. rour Interest. 3RIZOXTAL LEVER POWE1 he cheapest and best in the worl iway with the long sweep and allow r the lint room. For simplicity ubined, it has no equal. nty and State Rights for sale un tructions to build and operate. Clark.son, Due West, S. C. A APTITTim sc utiuinmi, [ANTS AT )0D, S. C their new and handsome building, a needed in this eominunity. I STOCK OF eat care, and unusually attractive. iDE CLOTHING. r UUUTS AUi) BilUia . assortment of Crockery, and Glassware. i is invited. Give us a call. R & BROTHER. NG, WEATHER BOARDS, &C. Uvcr Mouldings, make over 100,000 feet on hand Pieces, Door and Window Frames made t ;rels, Ballusters of Walnut and Mahogany d substantial work made as cheap at this es lited States. We have on hand the largos f Baltimore, all of which we guaiautee wil it good and substantial work. al Mechanics, Sash, Blind and Door Makers a the ity of Charleston. len all over this State. Georgia, North Caro >f their work for the past twenty years. W. P. RUSSELL & CO., io Fertilizer Works and in the immediat lotels. i are our authorized Agents for Abbeville , and all work shipped by us is at half price , Ca. R. R. [July 28,1871, lG-tf NG AND REPAIRIN GN & ROBERTSON. RIOR STOCK of BUGGIES, ranging i 1 the moderi? improvements in the busines: y the best MACHINISTS, and of the BES and after the latest and best styles. ORANE-NECK CARRIAGE, of good styl< TALIC BURIAL CASES, and MAHOG^ others of cheaper style. will attend all funerals. * [Nov. 3,1871,28 rail or IMPROVED LIVER CUR ver, Kictyeys, Skin, Stomach and Bowels. r prepared for immediate use, thus savir g proper proportion of each valuable ingr It removes the bile from the system, frame. It gives the liver a healthy charact g body to health and strength. Thismedicii er found wanting. Under its influence tl he eye its lustre, the brain its power. It wi greatest blessing to those who suffer, recommepd it to your friends. \ AND DEALERS EVERYWHERE. DOWIE, MOISE & DAVIE WHOLESALE AGENTS, OTT A HTiBSTOH S. C CALHOUN, WITH GrRAY & GO., S IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY GOOD L Street, A.ugusta, Ga. iis friends, and will give his personal atte re. [Sept. 13, 1872, 234t. JL Assembly approved March 1, 187C entiled "An act, providing for the genera election and the mannerofconductingth same, amended by an Act approve* March 12, 1871, an election will be hei in the several- counties of thir State oi the Third WEDNESDAY, being th 16th day of October, for the followini State, Legislative, County, and Congres sionai officers to serve for the next tw< aud four years, as provided by the Stat constitution and acts of Congress of\tln Unised Staies, to wit: Governor, Lieu tenant Governor, Attorney-General, See retary of State, State Treasurer, Coinp troller-General, Superintendent or Eau cation, Adjutant and Inspector-General members of the General Assembly, S6 licitora in the seveual judicial cireuits and for the various county offices, to gether with one Member of Congress t< represent the State at large, ana repre sentatives in the respective Congression al Districts. At the said election the following amendments to the State Constitutor will be submitted to the voters for rati fication or rejection, to wit:. . ( * 1st. Amendment relating to chang( of time of holding general Elections. . Strike out all of that portion of Sectior XI of Article 2 following the words "eighteeen hundred and seventy" oc curring in the fourth and fifth lines, anc fifth lines, and insert the following "Ana ior ever tnereauer. on.me nrsi Tuesday following the first Monday in November, in every second year, in snch manner and at such places as the Leg islature may provide." The manner-joi . voting on this ameudment shall be a* ' follows: Those in favor of the amend , ment shall deposit a ballot with the fol lowing words written orprinted,thereon, "Constitutional Amendment?Yes."? Those opposed to said ameudment shal] cast a ballot with the following words written or printed thereon, "Constitu tional Amendment?No.11 2d. Amendment relating to- the fur ther increase of the public debt of the State as follows: Article XV, "To the end that the public debt of South Caro lina may not hereafter be Increased with out the due consideration, and free con sent of the people of the State, the peo ple of the State, the General Assembly is hereby forbidden to create any fur ther debt or obligation, either by the loan of thd credit of the State, by guar antee, endorsement or otherwise, except for the ordinary and current business ol the State, without first submitting the question as to the creation of any such new debt, guarantee endorsement 01 loan of the credit, to the people of this State, at a general electiou: and unless two-thirds of the qualified voters ol this State.voting on the question shall be in favor of a further debt, guarantee, s endorsement or.loan of this credit, uont shall betjreated or made." The manner of voting on this amend ment shall be as follows: Those in favor of theamendmentshall deposit a ballot with the following words written or printed thereonv "Constitu tional Amendment, Article A VI.? Yes.' Those opposed to the amendmeni shall cast a ballot, with the following woads written orprinted thereon, "Con Htitvtional Amendment, Article XVI.? No." A. 11 bar-rooms and drinking saloon* shall be closed on the day of election nn/1 onv rvorenn ttrlm choll cotl nnxr 'in, ( UU ?UJ J/V.IOV/U T? 11V/ tj a. ??*?*. uwa* w * j am toxicating drinks on the day of electior shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, anc on conviction thereof, shall be fined it a sum not less than one hundred dollars or be imprisoned for a period uot less than one month, nor more than si> months. The Commissioners or Managers o: Election, and each of them, are hereby required, with strict regard to the pro visions of the Constitution and laws ol the State, touching their duty in sucb case, to cause such elections to be held in their respective counties on the daj aforesaid, and to take all necessary steps for the holding of such electionon, and for the ascertaining and determining the persons who shall have been duly elected thereat, according to the rules, principles and provisions prescribed bj the Act and Amendment thereto, afore said. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the great se^l of the State to be affixed at Columbia, the 16tli day of September, A. D. 1872 and in the ninety-seventh year of the independence oi tne united otates 01 America. {8}; ROBERT K. SCOTT, Governor. F. L. Cardozo, Secretary of State. M. (K)LDSMITH. P. KIND. Goldsmith & Kind. FOUNDERS & MACHINISTS, (PHCENIX IKON works,) COLUMBIA, S. CM MANUFACTUliEKS of Steam En gines of all sizes ; Horse powers, Circular and Mulev Saw Mills. Grisl and Sugar Cane Mills, Flour Mills, Or namental, House and .Store Fronts, Iron Railings, Agricultural Implements, etc. Brass and Iron Castings of all kinds made to order 011 short notice, and on the most reasonable terms. Also manufacturers of Cotton Presses. Sept. 10,1872, 22?6m Notice of FINAL SETTLEMENT r-j 7)00. PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby giver that a FINAL SETTLEMEN1 will be made at Abbeville C. H., 01 WEDNESDAY, the 4th DECEMBEI next, of the assigned property of B. E Gibert, which has come into my hand as Administrator of Wm. M. Rogers dec'd, Assignee. ROBT. McCRAVEN, Administrator. Sept. 2,1872, 21-tf SOAP STONE. SOAP STONE can be furnished fc chimneys, backs, jams and hearth of any size and shape. All persons en gaged in building should use this Ston For hearths, jams, &c.?the only Ston that will stand the fire, and can be ftn nished at about half the price of grauito Apply at the Marble Yard, or to Mi John Lespeir, near Cokesbury. Aug. 14,1872, IS?tf. MOULDINGS. WALNUT and Gilt Mouldings, jui received, all sizes. Picture fram< of any size can be put up at short notici at J. D. CHALMERS & CO.'S. July 31,1872, lG-tf, A Man's a Man. for a' .that?,^ ''A mdn's a man" said Robert'ifrirns, strong, ' It lacks a note for a"* that; ! The lout who'd-shrink bis. daijy work, Yet claim hiswages:and a' that, Or beg, Wjben he nugut earn his bread, Is'not'a man for a' that. r ]*< "'l u:.'i If all who dine on homely fare \V ere true aad brave, and, a': thqt, >> And none "whose garb, is "hoddengray," "Was fool and knave, and a' that. The voice and crime that shame our time' Would fade and fall, and a'that; I And Dlowmen be as good as kings, d k AriH cfiurlfe a.3 carl* for a' that, d ?, * i *J fit [l Y6u see yon brawny, blustering sot, e . ^yho.swaggei-8, sweais, an(la?;.!that?; 5 And' thinks because his strong-right i- arm j . 0 Might'fell an 'ox and a' that, e That he's asjioble, man for man, e As dut(?#id lord, and a' that; - He's brute, beyond dispute, '--And not a man for a' that. trf i y r - A- man may oXvti a lafge estate, t Have pal^c^par^ aud a' thai,? ~ And not for birth hut ironest Mfr&ng f . ,x> Be thriCeSt ftracr fbr a* that; " - - And Donald herding on the muir, ) Who beata hfs Vire and i1 that, - Be nothing but a rascal boor, >? Nor half a mau for a' that. j It comes to this, dear Brother Burns? 1 The truth is old, and a' that? "The.rank is-but tlie-gytpea'a-^tamp,/ - The^amri% <he g^l^lfor^a' that f- ~ } Aud, though you'd put the. minted "1 f ,.n??rlr > ohi C.SI2 C'f On copper, tirfiks", arfcl tf' ttfat, The lie is gross, .the cheat is plaiq, And wilrnot pas? for $ that. j For a' that and a' that, 'Tis soul, and heart, and <&' .that, That makes the king a gehtleman, And not his croWf atftf smrat; ' And man with man if rich or poor, . The best is he, for a' that, jj-Wko&tand-erect-fn self-respect, And acts the man for a' that. ? ?$?L4-m LfiTTER FKOM' Random Thoughts?Lorenzo Dow?To * " ... 1 I t Vioaaa and - Wbiatfov?- QinVnooa?fhviTYC uawv uuu fvtiunavy^ -wivauvww vavj^v " ?Young &* OliverT Mill?Horace Greeley?Freeing, the Moles and Hog8 i| :: if It r?\t )V 'i i . :! Lowndbsvillb, Sept. 28th, 18721 Editor Abbeville Prd$8.and'\B&nner : i Dear Sir: I have nothing to do to-day but. amuse n$ pne "to talk''to?but Sam-Riglrt and Bfreba Griffin, and-they complain ef being tired picking cotton, and I havo no books to read but the Banner'and Press, and I have, read that.over four times?advertisements audi all?from Perry's nomination to John~Enright's Agency, and the history of Lorenzo Dow and his writings, and his wife Peggy, and I don't believe lever read so much foolishness in my life before, as in Dorenzo Dow's works. But it may bo I am the fool, for the publisher says he has sold twenty-four thousand copies to 1854 when the edition I now read was published. The publisher says who has not heard of Lorenzo Dow ? who that has heard of him has not felt an anx lety to .see and.near.Iiim. sp.qak I doubt about that; mail is curious and likes to see straDge sights. A boy will give his only half dollar to see ,a monkey-show, and a woman, will walk twenty miles to see a man hang ed. I am not surprised at any of these things, but I am astonished at seven hundred pages of such stuff as "some nights I sleep sound and some nights I didn't." A little further on he speaks of putting himself to death, a. little further on lie ia convicted Of 1 sin by a. dyeanv aJitfclaftrtber..bn be ing moved, by. the Afgrife.i proposed ! to marry Peggy. hef'gre he had -spoken a word to her, < But I am now viola ting my golden rule nover to speak of a man, or book, or anything I despise, since.there is plenty o? room in this world for them and ih'e. I will now begin my letter. I live away up in the North-West corner of Abbeville District, (I believe they cali ! a. r~\ a. _ i. d.\ ...... iw ovuuiy.ub. too vypuriiL^LUUBUj uui yuu must excuse me1, &>r I^feave ofd ways and cannot shako them off,): twenty five miles from the Court House, and five miles from Jjowndesville, w-ijcre ililliard Harper, :one of rri^metf, ?elB the Press and Banner every* Pridiay, provided it doesn't rain, and provide^ the mail rider does not get: drank: I ' ' M'<iL Oil ' and it is in this same town of Lown. desville that I get my supply of to bacco and whiskey. X Jam fopti^j tg make a remark right here. I have heard speakers declaim,' against chewing tobacco, its t^selesgness, its injuriousness, its filthinoss~ &c.j now sir, if you really wish to quit tho ex travagant, nasty habit, jtist' bay yoiir tobacco in Lownchesville, and the thing is done. I do not say or re motely insinuate, that the people here drink whiskey,; not <a bit :'of it, ... 9 for every man, woman aod child here, is a member'of the churoh, bat two; ono of theso I have some faint, very faint hopes of, the other J havo non#. Mr. Daniel said years ago,- ho iras God-forsaken man; and there is bat one small, very small dram-shop here, and you are welcome to that if you will send up and move it to your town. !:> < . .1 But I am off the track again. I began this letter to toll you about matters and things generally, so I will confine myself to the subject. There has been a great deal of sickness in this neighborhood; the tirst attacked were tho chickens; and they all died ; the next was a colored person; ho Vras df&fcned iti the Savannah rii baft1 sonde fishermen picked him and Ifroftght him to j the nextatta ed was Sam Right's bull dog, Lo he gotstiot by~Jlm Griffin. and di and''-ft Will' not's'tfrprise mo if a gr many Ebore^re attached before lo The (irbps hWrb afo lxrst-rate; all Q? 'pfente<t'early arid well worked godd, Vfei-jr g6od; corn planted 1 (aird the most corn here was plan Very rate)'and half worked, will mi nottnbgv Six weeks ago cotton i more premising than I ever saw We all tbbtigfit our fortune was nu ** I ; 'but alas for human hopes and exj tatiOn'8'f Man, poor man, propoi but "God dispose^ '; t^e rust, the cal pilliaf,' and; six-weeks drought hi blaSf^ ill our fond hopes,' and tl lie 'tike '^ithered leaves Upon ground. Cotton is nearly all op and will all Vein market bef Chrlstnctis except ?? ?; will1 be able to hold his for tho rifie the Spring; the general irapressioi amongst the neighbors, that he \ make at least one bale and a half,! I donM that very muchi A word as to Young & Oliver's c< brated Merchant Mills. I am sitti lioh Vl 1 JfT f* ' V " ' ' right1 now on the piazza in front the Mil! (dearly,) and* hear its cli clack and se'e'wagons and carts t hor8C-boys(?) and infabtry going i cotnitig?' All you have to do, is cai your corn or wheat or an^ other If of grain, arid before you can walk the still-honse h'ard by, ahd get <frtnk, ^our gfrits or meal oi* flour ready. If we had more of Youn nriH hta tilrd t.lift f'nnnf.rv 'wmhld not draped in mdlfrntng as she is now, froeresfly daWji to dew^eviPIi e bard at .work;. ^Vhilijtll am no p phet, I say Tom Xpung .will Jbe 1 rich est man io Abbeville District, coarse I pxeopt i^ogaes and robb and pnblio plunderers,) In twei years; mark it. I hope yon are well. I have I kindest fbeHngftfor?some men and 1 most of women, bat there are two things. First and foremost, I h and despise old Greeley and I *v bate him whilst I live, and corse h when I die. He robbed me of a h drediiig'gertV ho'stole-from me- fi thousand dollars. As to wearing white hat I^onlcl^o tyarebpadedfi I witt^tfcrti 7oiF;ap? giggo* ep ) plantation for wearing one j not t I hate Grant less but Greeley mo they both deserveijdamnation i they will both be damned, mark w I tell yon. If they are not I can see t^e use of keeping ap the Tnsti tion. Excuse .me, I have ag TrJrtlnfod m\r ornlHfin rnle. hat will so rio more, but I roust say I w they both were d?d ; no, no, I on the evo of violating again ; fear wilKclose^j^* wishing you lc lifoarid ezefy thing you wish. LOWNDES VILLI P. S. I know you think it is gc policy to; take the least of two ev anil wisdom dictates if we fail to j what we want, to take the best can-get. I- doubt very much 1 policy or good Bense of taking pi ley id preiereDce 10 u-rum?u? uc would h^yp been heard of, but Greeley's folly and fanaticism; is the head and-front-tail arid all the radical party,, rT.hirty yeara a; be wis laboring alfcne, laughed and spised, and spit upon for advocati the abolition^ of Slavery, but he lab ed on with all his mi^ht to accorapl his fdvdrfte hdbby, aird^e :succeec freeing;tho niggers and as jBurfcly he fs elected, his next"move wilT b( free all; the mul$?j>pd; turn all hogs out of the pens; for Iv/iKnnno fin A mnria nil A/lllill ' 1] UDilO V VD VIVU iuuuv Ml* J ?. potffcare^jSg if Ke does, for I \ Bu&frer'? .^raafc. admiwr of the mi and I don't care much for hog-m< Now, Gen. Grant is a gentlen born, a gentleman's son, and educa a gentleman, and tho' he lent great name.to the party forapurpt he despises tb&Vparty, niggers, sci wagp, carpetbaggers, and all j. anc bplievfcfas alUhia fc-1 ks ara -piv ded foe, he^ will adpinister tjie~g erdirierft fcetftei^hift GTe'eleyyfortl say-Greeteyf bap a great i many ! folks; who are; ^oor, Very poon I JuBfiE Mackey to Resign,? gentleman who was at Chester few days ago, informs us that Jut T&w/J^fiackey expressed to h a purpose to resign the judges] of thiscircuit, "to' which he \ ,elected at the last session of 1 Legislature/ Uhe reason whidh duces Judge Mackey to this cou is that he prefers legislative to jr cial honors, and will therefore b candidate for the Legislature fr Chester County. Whether Judge proposes to resign before after jus. election to the Legislati we are not informed.?Chester portc*. ..Aptness, in describing ..cert eMefrta} saidJ'The perso n I*aav the head of the stairs was a n with one ?ye named Jacob \ kip.", <jWhat was . the name his other "eye?* spitefully asked opposing. couaseL The witi was disgusted at the levity of audience. THE LETTER OP EX-GOVERNOR " CURTIN. ' ;. I . I.; i ; j J . J t?r Ex-Gov. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, in his letter announcing his support of fion. Charles R. Buckalew, Demori cfatid nominee for Governor, against Hartraoft, the nominee of the Ropub-j lican party of that State, while non committal on .the-Presidential ques-' tion, is sharp and severe, upon the subject of corruption in politics, espe cially in Pennsylvania. Ho says: "The bad rule that lias wholly com passed the channels/of political ad ministrative authority in Pennsylva nia is not of recent creation. It was the tireless but impotent power that embarrassed the action of the govern-, ment, State and National,' tltiring 'the dark days -of civil-war, and::steadily, struggled to gather- advancement and gain from the bitter-.sorrows of the people. Six years ago it attained control in our State. How it was achieved is remembered with humiliation b}' all. ,YVhy it was sought and won .oiur sub sequent history painfully demon strates. The Eepublican organization," has mortn ifa noma illnafIn mnlnfnin. UJUUV ing the unity of the States arid' re^ deeming a continent to freedom.... It was seized in contempt of the will of the people, and its victories perverted to liconsed wrong. I need not recite how, under an honored name and flag, it has cieated widespread, indeed, almost universal distrust of authority, and made honost men despair of integrityin legislation, in elections, in conferring legislative honors, and even in the administration of public justice. These terrible and steadily growing events in our political rule have made the people demand the right to resume their*1 sovereignty, to make ne'w safe guards for themselves, but if the pro posed convention is to effect thorough reform, it must be aided, not hindered, by the vast power of the Executive and - other important State officials. If Mr. Buckalew shall bo defeated arid a new.lease of authority thus conferred upon the despotic control that has long misruled the commmonwealth, it will be marvelous indeed if the con vention chosen in the partisan strife of a national contest c&n afford any substantial relief or protection to the people. If Pennsylvania is to be re stored to purity, the Goverament in all its departments, as well as the convention, must harmonize fully and earnestly in the work ol regenera tion. Mr. Buckalew's confessed integrity and consistent devotion to rol'orm during many years of official service, gives the best possible guarantees of honest administration and complete restraints upon corrupt or rockless authority, and his election seems to ^ ? J thw-r AtfAtir* /lAnoi/^Anaf iAn Ut? UVLUUIIUCU U y CVOI J WUOlUVlHViV/i of individual manhood and fidelity to the honor and advancement of the State. If, as it) claimed by desperate leaders in Pennsylvania, to regenerate our State in October will affect the national contest, a cause thus to be endangered muBt be wanting in the most essential attributes of popular confidence. Actuated solely by a sense of duty to a people whose dovotioo in time past furbishes the most grateful mem ories of my life, I shall vote iu October for honest government in our com menwealtb, and meet thd Presidential issue, when it comes before the peoplo, in accordance with my long-settled convictions. I cannot afford to sacri fice a great contest for constitutional, legislative and administrative reform, because a Presidential election is pen ding. To yield the question would give fresh victories for misrule, and make the effort for just fundamental restraints either measurably or wholly abortive. Don't Hurry Your Cotton. Tne uoiumous (^a.j sun learns that tne largest "warehouse firm in that city has notified planters to whom they made advances to cease hurrying so much cotton to market. The effect of this action on the part of planters is to produce a false impression regarding the crop, as spinners in the North and Eu rope look alone to receipts as the basis of their estimates. Cotton hSs been forwarded rapidly because caterpillars and rust nave stripped the leaves from the plant and left the bolls exposed to the sun. The great amount of cotton already sent to market has locked up an im mense amount of money, and hence has depressed prices. This firm believes that the lowest point in price will be reached in thirty, or at farthest in sixty days. At that time, with receipts diminishing, and the fact of a short crop becom ing apparent,, quotations must again go upwards, and the country profit thereby. No hope is entertained in any quarter of a late crop. We give the conclusions of this Columbus nrrn ior wmu tney may be worth, siuiply remarking that none of our farmers should hesi tate to consult with the merchants to whom they are indebted for gu ano and supplies, and obtain the benefit of their experience in the cotton market before acting upon the advice of others. It is the highest duty of every one to deal frankly and honestly in such mat ters, and there should be a perfect understanding between the mer chant and farmer on the propriety of following the advice of outsiders, Bince their interests are mutually dependent upon each other.? Anderson Intelligencer. Some stolen apples having been found in his pocket, Jack was called up by the schoolmaster to account for his possession of them. Ilia defense showed the future "great lawyer." POLITICS Bfj PENNSYLVANIA; [;" It )Trvrrr.-. I ' .Yesterdaywe devoted nearly a page ..'of the Herald to our special correspondence from Pennsylvania. That State is properly regarded as the battle field or th0 political cam paign. ' It has' beeh generally looked ripori' in' the sarfce way at every October -electionfor State officers preceding the November auadrennial Presidential election. I And when the contest lias been a close one, as in 185,6, when;Mr. Buchanan was elected, the October election in Pensylvania has fore; shadowed the result in November. The saying that "As goes Pennsyl vania so gods the Union," has prov ed to.be true in former' times, and, while it might, not be so this year, there ,is evidently;anI!impression among politicians, .that, the, battle must be fought there.. Each party, as our correspondents, show, expjres ;ses itself confident of siiccess. f Of course much of this pretended con fidence is put on for the purpose Of producing an effect. It'is whistling to keep the courage up,:and to lead off the floating vote,; whieh is- opt to go with the winning side.. The; position of ex-Gove,rnor Curtin fcas changed a good deal the complexion of affairs. Knowing that. he had [great influence in the' State,' the Grant party flattered him'and cher | ished the hope that he Would' pro [nounce in favor of its candidate, and now that he has declared his intention to oppose Hartranfl, .vre are as muoh in ihe darlf as ever as to whether he is for Grant pr Gree ley for President. Whatever -may be the result, we cannot but, com mpnfl H-nr Hnrtin for hifl inVlerSen deuce. He is, probably, loofeg more to: the interests of his State in supporting Buckalew for Gover nor than to national politics, though his action may have an important bearing upon the Presidential elec tion. It is a remarkable feature in the political, campaign in Pennsyl vania just now that the opposition, or Buckalew party, says little of the great national issue in November, and confines itself chiefly to State politics and issues. There is a good deal of astuteness in this, for it is well known that the October State election will have on important bearing upon the November Presi dential election. It is a fierce con test, and while the Democratic and Liberal Republican coalition have the vantage grout d, in many re spects, the administration has great power and resources. So important isthis Pennsylvania October elec tion regarded that;, the. friends of General Grant do not hesitate to say that they must and will elect their candidate. All the available means of Federal power and of. the Treasury will be used, no dotibt, and there will be more money spent, probably, than ever before in a State election.- The administration has an immense advantage in this . i rrn. _ r\ 1 Ki! respect, me urueiej uouuuuu poa tv, lacking sucli a vast amount of the sinews of .war as the Grant party possesses, will have no easy task, even with a popular candidate and popular issnes on its side, to carry the election. Pennsylvania, for the next twelve days, will be the centre of political interest.?N. P. Herald. Saving a Courtship. It is rolated of the celebrated rath er cccontric Abernethy, of England, that he never thought of marrying until he was called upon to attond a sick lady whose yoang daughter was ncr nurse, :am iu nuum 4i? wpvi ?cu thoso admirable qualities of heart and mind whifch he judged necessary to render-the married state happy, so that he determined finally to propose for the hand of the fair daughter. Accordingly, on Saturday, when ta king leave of his patient, he addressed her in the following import: "You aro now so well that I noed not see you after Monday next, when I shall come and pay you a farewell visit. But in the meantime, I wish you and your daughter seriously to consider the proposal I am about to make. It is abrupt and unceremonious I am aware, but the excessive occupation of my time, by ray professional duties, affords me no leisure to accomplish what I desire by the mere ordinary course of attention and solicitation. Aty annual receipts amount to ? , and I can settle ? on my wife; io rranoralltr Irnnurn fn U1J UUMIUVWA 40 jjWMVi MMV ? M vw lLie public, so that you may readily ascertain what it is. I have seen in your daughter a tender and affection ate child, an assiduous and careful nurse, and a gentle and lady-like member of your family; su?:h a persou must be all that a husband could cov et, and I offer my hand and fortune for her acceptance. On Monday, whon I call, I shall expect your deter mination, for I really have not time for the routine of courtship. So much frankness and propriety of intention and speech certainly deservod to be recompensed. The Doctor was saved all the nonsense of perhaps a dissimulating courtship, and the lady was wooed and won in the course of her filial duties. The union proved a happy one in every respect, and the example of the good physician for honest candor, at least, worthy of all imitation." An idler boasted to a farmer of his ancient family, laying much stress upon his having descended from an illustrious man who lived several generations ago. "So much the worse for you," replied the far mer, "for we invariably find the older the seed, the poorer the crop. Greeley Speaks . . the Laboring : Glasses. Indianapolis, September 23.?Ho race Greeley here at 1:30 this p. ni., andiwas recoived'by a large crowd in waiting, at the depot. Greeley was met in Louisville by the Republican.Committee from. In dianap&w kt ^tj'clock this- morning. Her crossed the river to Jeffersonville, where in response; to calls from the crowd, he made a speech. His re marlrfl orAm mainln in wm?y iiviv iU IUO 1U(*71COO VI the laboring classes, from Which' ho spruug: - - / He flaid,:,hj^f^e}^ig9 had always been with inuDierise. masses .of man kind/ Who'fil Sira^fes rife re^nire'd to subsist by their own maaaal labor; in politi<$ be always meant to be as in.business^ he.always.meant to be a frj jjad' io thp laboring class. ' He Was, iifthedays of slavery, be cause he thought slavery?inconsistent with the rights, dignity and 'highest well-being of free labor. So when oiir great trouble ca'me on, he was aniiooe, first of all, that the laboring class, should be everywhere freemen; was anxious most ,that our. country's unity m.igKt be preserved without bloodshed' if 'that dire1 alternative would- be fastened upon us. Mv thoughts have been given to the pub lic warm and fresh?sometimes before an opportunity has been afforded for due.'-consideration - and correction? very often, mingled wtyhthotfghta ,of others which were not mv own. hat Which It was very easy t6 attribute to mo?,->-rr',?'<'|,; :'j T;V> - ' ''' L * i My coarse has been plain and' sim ple. ;, Down, with *U. manner of law lesness' and . viotenoe.vXf.there be Ku-Klux Or other disturbances, pat them; down1 Vith strong hands,: for mercy tOjtbem is .quite a: different thing f^orn murtfcpb .fche,guiet,peace able , men pi th^ coantry. .Violenoe 'and lawlessness must bo;suppressed speedily, eriergetidallyand- earnestly, bat when it issappressed then forget wrath aud rememoer-mercy. Mr.'Greeley repeated his views in favor of amnesty, as in 'previous epeeches.0 He had not sought to sate a subjected class* a proscribed class, an alien class,: ap outlaw class in the country ; but'to havemen stand on an equal and lawful platform of our common nationality; free citizens, free to exercise such faculties as God has^given them for their. own suste nance, and for the 'building of their own families^ and fortunes. Let dis franchisement away, let be united, let amnesty and good feeliqg be re stored', because we all stand ion one common: ground. This is all I would say to you ; I have little time to be among you, but I; do appeal, to Indi ana Btauding now, as ehe does, almost leader oTtbe^odyaooed faope of the free States I appeal to herto let bor voice be heard in the coming elec tion on the suie of national reconcili ation and dniv&rsal amnesty. Other States will heed her if that is her judgment; let no fals^pride; let no other party . attachment: let no, de votion id leaders, howCvor able, let nothing stifle that voice;'let it echo across as a sign, a. note , of peace, of gladness; let the disfranchised hear it as a token bf good cheer and good will; let the people everywhere read and learn that Indfana has- declared for*the restoration of the last Amer ican to the common privilege of Amer ican citizenship. The country, will rejoice that the reign of proscription is over, and that the people have de clared that all people shall be free. Death of Senatob , Ga-Rbbtt Da vis.?Senator. Garrety Davis, as has been stated, died at his Kentucky home on Sunday. He was born in that State in 1801, and while'yet a boy, was employed as a writer for the County ana Circuit Courts 6f the District. Beginning fa; 1833, he was, for three successive .terms, elected to the State Legislature: from 1839 'to 1847, h,eli*was' in the i tt~ ~ lower iiuuho ui iuiu since 1861 he had represented-? bis native State in the United States. Senate. His second term in that tyocjy would have.expired on the 4th' of March, next. Mr. Davis! tvas tirrginfilly a Whig, and was one of the most in timate personal and political friends of Henry Clay. At .the outbreak of the war, he sided with the South, and was one Of its few advocates on the floor of the Senate. An upright and amiable -gentleman, holding fast to the landmarks of the past as his guides - for the pres ent, and thoroughly earnest in ad, vocating such views in Congress in the face of an overwhelming major ity, Mr. Davis will leavp behind him the memories of an honorable public life. j ' " ' '" Anecdote of the Canvass.?The following anecdote is said to have actually occurred: ' 1 a n i i l* .a iew weeKs ago wnen Mr. Mur ray, then a candidate for Solicitor, iu Abbeville, was advocating Gen, Grant's claims for re-election to the [Presidency, he said, "Gen. Graat [had been tried, had done well, and ought not to be changed/' A large, strapping colored man got up and said, "Mr. Murray, them's are my sentiments; Mr. "Willie Perry has been tried, done well, and ought not to be changed, bo I am going to vote for him, instead of you."?GreenviUe Enterprise. A school master, on being asked what was meant by the word "for tification," answered, "Two tweuti fications make a fortification." "Talk about the jaws of death !"' exclaimed a man who was living with his second scolding wife, "I tell you they're no touch to the jaws of life ?"