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Tie Press and Banner. A-bbeville, S. G. \V. A. LEE, Editor. Wednesday, March 26, 1873. Tkums. ?Thrfce dollars a year, in ad fanoe. No subscriptions taken for a shorter time than six months. ' * ??"* AlinM/yn/) Transient advertisements-?tc for al tlie rate or One Dollar per inch pace for the first insertion, and FifsY vents for each subsequent insertion. 'a liberal deduction fronl the above rates is made to persons advertising by j the quarter t>r by the year. All obituary notices and tributes of respect are charged for at the usual rates of advertising. Our Agents in Charleston. Thfc advertising agencv of Messrs. WALKER, EVANS & COGSWELL, represented by ROSWELL T. LOGAN, Esq., Is4the only authorized agenoy for . this paper in Charleston. Beg* Messrs. GRIFFIN & HOFF MAN are our authorized agents for Bal timore. Capita Punishment as a Means of Preventing Crime. The rccent execution in New York, of Foster, the car-hook murderer, has revived a discussion which has been long agitated, as to the efficiency of capital punishment as a means ofi chocking crime. Two years ago Fos ter committed a brutal murder upon an inoffensive man, who was protect ing two ladies from insult in a street car, and though his conviction followed speedily, yet through successive ap peals to the hicrher Courts, and the) interposition of executive clemency, the sentence has only been executed on Friday last?exocuted too against an amount of pressure, and an array of influence which have seldom been brought to bear in any one case. Du ring these past two years, crime has been rife in Now York, trials have beon regarded as almost a mockery of justice, and, at this very moment, some half-dozen criminals are await ing verdicts in the Tombs, who are doubtless guilty of the most atrocious murders. If anything is certain, it is that the death penalty on the statute book has proved most inefficient, in New York, at least, in preventing tne commission of murder, or chocking its increase. Does this result follow because the law is not enforced, and punishment is hence uncertain ? But why is the law not enforced? Differ ent persons may answer tho question differently, but it is, no doubt, largely owing to the fact that capital punish ment is not in accordance with the tastes and convictions of a large class of the community These tastes and convictions may have been improp erly formed, and the humanitarian views of modern reformers may be only false conclusions drawn from false premises; yet, nevertheless, the}* exist, and no Legislature, worthy of tho name, can afford to ignore them. As long as they exist, they remain as bo manjr obstacles to interfere between tt)0 law ana me euiurcrmeut ui its penalty. And the consequence is. that the certainty of punishment^ without which it is entirely inefficient as a preventive of crime, is entirely taken away. But, after all, are these humanita rian views not the true views; accord ' ing most with natural instincts, and our own experience of the nature and effect of punishment? Capital pun ishment is doubtless very demoral izing, blunting the nice sensibilities of our nature, and pandering to its worst tastes?breaking down those safeguards of virtue which lie in well tnafpo nnri r>mnt.ir?nfi anri rift VIUOIVU VMWVW v.?- v? ? ? ? ? - velopin/aj a thirst for blood which seems latent in every human heart. Familiarity with suffering produces callousness of feeling, and contact with extreme punishment seems to be attended with the same insensibil ity, which robs vice of its most repul sive features. Punishment, which is intended to reform, seems only to harden, and the extreme penalty of the law, which is inflicted for the purpose of preventing crime, produces that state of feeling which affords the boat preparation for its commission. But, soys an objector, by the aboli tion of capital punishment we are running in the teeth of Scripture, which says that "whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed." Yet this would apply with as muoh force to manslaughter as murder, yet no one now contends for the infliction of the death penalty in the case of manslaughter. Iu a communication to the New J'ork Sun, Mr. Thos. R. Hazard, a prominent gentleman of New Jersey, cites the following evidenco of the salutary influence of tho abolition of capital punishment in different States and conn trios: It was abolished by the State of Rhode Island in 1832. "The change in tho law," ho says, "has been attended with the most beneficial results. Murders have been lees frequent iu the State proportion aieiy 10 ioe popuiawuu cjiuu uuiure ^ tho change, while the expense and . difficulty of conviction in cases where 1 the evidence is convincing, are en tirely done away with." f Capital punishment wss abolished i in Russia by Elizabeth in 1741. In t 1891 CouDt Segur declared in the t Moaiitur that c,ander the qperatiou of c tho law, Kussia was one of tho coun- c tries iii which the least number of a murders was committed." George c XT r>olli>a nnr fnrmni* M~Sniat.pi* tr> ri Russia, says that "dodo with whom ho conversed ever dreamed of going back to the old system. The laws, he adds,are of the mildest character, and their effects are seen in tho char j&cutf of tk) people. Barbarous as they were before tbo mitigation of their penal code, ite mildness has wrought snch a change that they are now among the mildest and most 'peaceable people ho luis ever seen." Edward Livingston say a that only five murders have been committed in Tuscany for twenty years after the abolition of the death penalty; while; in Rome, where it was in force, Bixty murders had been committed in that city and neighborhood in three months. Sir James Mackintosh abolished capital punishment through the action of the Courts in Bombay, in 1804 In Kio foprnvnll <iil/trr>ea In 1 JiA PrfiinH Jury, be says that from "May, 1797. to May, 1804, thfire were eighteen convictions for murder (in the popula tion of two hundred thousand) and May, 1804, to 1811, there were six convictions for murder. The murders for the former period were, therefore, very nearly as three to One to those In the lutter. in which no capital punishment was inflicted." Similar results wero in degree ex hibited in Prussia, Holland, Denmark, Michigan, and other countries and Qfrtfou nonihil rtnnSckmahf koH thirteon capital executions. \J Litiuo n tiv? v vupi vai puuiouiuvu v um\? been eUhcrin whole or part abolished. Mr. Hazard suras up his views- of the condition of things ia thiB city? the result of observations extending over .half a century?in the following words: I may observe here that for the last fifty years and more I have been a frequent sojourner in New York, and that the progress of ideas and events in that city ha<* led me to fear that the teudenoy of things to a con dition bordering on anarchy and a most reckless disregard of life will not be arrested until somo mode of puuishraent for murder is adopted by the State that is in better accordance with the growiog tastes and convic tions of a very large class of society ?a punishment, too, whioh can more certainly be curried into effect than that of hanging Inr "Rpflnnrcfts with a Viftw tn Tmmi gratioD. A joint resolution was passed at the last session of the Legislature, au thorizing the active and efficfent clcrks of tbe two Houses, Messrs. J. Woodruff and A. O.Jones, to report to that body all the information which they may be able to obtain with re gard to the resources of the State and Kh? inrlnno. mftnt.H whifh t.hev ofFor to the iramigraDt?the report to form the basis of some well digested Im migration seheme. On this subject Mr. Hcnrv Spar nick, the intelligent aud able oditor of the Aiken Tribune, says: . 'From a recent interview with Messrs Woodruff and Jones, we learn that they propose enlisting at once tho services of a cultivated and reli able gentleman in each coufity of tho State, in the preparation of this work, and will furnish him with a synoptical scries of inquiries with regard to the soil, climate, temperature, productions. manuracUiring. mechanical and rain ing resources, &c., peculiar to the ter ritory in which he resides, and re quest such further information, sta tistical and otherwise, relevant to the subject, as, in his judgment, raay con duce to the general object in .view. In this way they will be enabled to supply the Legislature with full re ports of the capabilities of each coun ty and that body can then designate a responsible commission to collate them,and present to the world, in a compact and apprehensible shape, u resumo of the resources of this State in the same way as has been done beneficially in many Northern and Western States. The work devolved upon the gentlemen who may be re quested to undertake it must be done gratuitously, as no provision for its payment has been mado, but we can not doubt that it will be cheerfully discharged by those who have the true interests of South Carolina at heart.-ftnd who will be complimented by pucn a selection. It will afford a grand opportunity of doing good ser vice 10*ne ooate, dv maKing a jrcai cious and intelligent representation of its resources, as well as by leaving tho Legislature without an excuse for long er procrastination in the matter of legislation looking to the attraction of immigration to our soil." Death op JT- hn H. Marshall, Esq.?"We are pained to learn of the fatal termination of the illness of our friend, to which we alluded in our last, and which took place on Tuesday night of the past week. Ths Greenville Enterprise says: "The friends of John H. Marshall, Esq , will be saddened to learn of his death, which event took place at his residence on Rutherford Street, .last night, 18th inst One week ago he was stricken with paralysis, attack ing the lower part of his body, from the abdomen down, rendering that portion of bis person entirely useless and dead. The disease gradually and rapidly extendod to the heart and upper limbs, after which his recovery was considered impossible, and death daily expected. He bad many friends and admirers, and was a gentleman of education, with literary abilities and depth of understanding* of superior character. Thn Fnnfiral will take place, to-morrow afternon, at the Presbyterian Church, at 4 o'clock." TnE Columbia Phoenix. ? This popular and ably conducted journal celebrated its eighth anniversary, on the 21st inst. We extend to it our congratulations upon its prosperous jareer, and our best wishes for its iiture. The Phoenix thus concludes ts notice of the event: ' We trust that we tnay be oxcused or saying that tha Phoenix is a fixed nstitution, exerting its proper meas iro ot influence, numbering itsfriends md supporters in all clashes of the omraunity, and the remotest quarters , >f the State. To these supporters md friends, wherever they exist, in or 1 mt ot the State, it sends its mo3t cor lial greetings. Relying on the Provi lenee, whose aid it invoked at the out- ] et of its career for itself and country- t aot?, it sincerely trusts that they may ontinue to prosper; that our city and Itate shall fully regain their old time 1 rospcrity and happiness, and to ef- j feet those ends in the future, as in the past, it will 8pare no labor or expeutfe in the performance of its part" SuDDEtf and Sad Death*?We re gretto announce the sad death-of Mr. W. P Peterson, an employee in the M'dium office, from meningetis, on last Monday night, at the resi dence of Mr Jas. A. Weight. The deceased was attacked on the provi ous Monday, and thus in the short space of ono week fell a prey to the destroyer. He Buffered greatly at first, but delirium came to his relief, and for sveral days before his death ho was unconscious. He received tho beet medical treatment at the hands of his attending physioians Doctors Yates and Parker, and expe rienced all the kind attention that sympathising friends could offer. An older brother was Dear by to soothe his last moments, and tho Rev. Mr. Capers, of the Methodist church visited him daily. The deceased was a native of "Wel flon N f!. n.nd had hfian nnlv a short lime in this community. He was bat twenty-threo years of age, and i stood well in his profession. Of fine personal appearance and engaging . manners he made many friends duing his short sojourn here. He had been I married only six months ago and ? leaves a jronng wife to mourn her ir reparable loss. His remains were taken home by his brother on Mon day last. Meningitis. ? Tliis disease has been prevailing in this community j during the past week, and whilst i some cases liaye proved fatal, oth* 1 ers are progress! rg favorably. | Among those which are improving, are the cases of Mr. Edward Roche'3 son Patrick, and Mr. A. M. Hill's ' infant. We learn that a young , daughter of Major J. K. Vance, of Cokesburv, has been seriously at- ; tacked with the disease. ' ^ ^ Senator Sawyer of this State has been appointed by President Grant, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,, in place of Judge Richardson, who succeeds Boutwell, as head of the 1 Treasury Department. He will , make an active ,and efficient execu tive officer, and from his knowledge of the South, may be expected to , give due aid to this section of the country. Death op an Esteemed Colored 1 Man. ? Jim Patton, well known in this community as an industrious and well-meaning colored man, died near the Fair Ground, on Monday morning ; last, of congestion of the lungs. After 1 services in the A. M. E. Church, on Tuesday morning, a procession of J sorrowing relatives and friends es corted his remains to the burying 1 ground near the village. *4^* ? Death op Mas. J. C. Douglass.? This esteemed lady, the daughter of Mr. John A. Hamilton, and the wife } of Mr. J. C. Douglass, both well known citizens of our vicinity, died on Sunday morning last, of pneumo nia, resulting in congestion of the lungs. She was a member of the Methodist Church-, and was loved and esteemed by a large circle of friends and relatives. gg~ "We are indebted to Superin tendent Dodamead for the fa?or of complimentary tickets over the Green ville and Columbia Road during the presont year, for which ho will please accept our thanks. The Evgltsh Ministry. ? The Conservatives under Disraeli, hav ing declined to undertake the task of forming a new ministry, Mr. Gladstone and his Liberal As sociates have resumed office. The Penitentiary.?Gen. J. B. Dennis has been appointed Super intendent of the Penitentiary -at Columbia, viceC. J. Stolbrand, re moved. TV? T> A T> ]$&} -LT. t>. -a. .Dusemau, an iu tilligent, courteous and educated colored member of the Legislature, from Charleston, succeeds Mr. Stan leo G. Trott, as postmaster of that city. i tdr Mr. J. T. Sloan a promising young member of Columbia Bar, has been elected Anniversary Orator of the Literary Societies. 8?, ?ne uuinmumcuiiuu ui uur Charleston friend baa been received, bnt too lato for this issue. He will , please accept our thanks. ] 44^^ T? ?0u The income of the "New York Herald" is $20,000 per daj', near $7,500,000 yer annum for adver- ; tising alone. i ] New Barber Shop.?We direct at- ? tention to the advertisement of { George Maxwell, the new barber. t tt __ _ i n i a . 4.\ n.o may do louna up stairs m iue c Mcllwain Building. Ho keeps every j thing in "apple-pie order," is skillful t and attentive and will give satisfac faetion. Call and see. C Bgi, Judge Orr, Minister to Russia, o bas arrived at St. Petersburg and pre iented his credentials. His many friends will bo glad to learn of his t] safe arrival at the end of his loDg v ourney. 'f Greenwood tod Augusta, and Spar tanburg and Hfeton Railroads?Cor respondence between R. Y. MoAden, Esq., of Charlotte, and W. K. Blake, Esq* of Greenwood, as to the Con-. solidation of the two Railroads. Charlotte, N. O, > March 16, 1873. f W. K. Blake, Esq: My Dear Sir ? My attention bas] been called to a communication ad dressed to James Birnie, which ap peared in a Greenville paper, in refer ence to a Railroad to Augusta. My self and others own the Spurtanburg and Union Road, and in looking at the map, it strikes me, a connection from Augusta north might be made, by a Road from Augusta to the Spar tanburg Ruad at Shelton's ferry, or Union, and thence to Spartanburg, and t>y Atlanta Air Line to New York. I am not familiar with the localities along the litfe you propose, but it looks on the map like a good straight line, for your company might bo consolidated with theSpartanburg and Union Road, and with the aicl of subscriptions along the line, together with a mortgage, the Spartanburg Road being, already completed, the Road can be completed I would be glad to hear your views qu the anhipp.t;. Yours truly, R. T. McAdoo. Greenwood, S. C. ) March 18, 1873. j R, T. McAden, Esq.: Dear Sir- Your letter of the 16th inst., augmenting a consolidation of Lhe Spartanburg and Union, with the Greenwood and Augusta Railroad Company, ^nd asking my vujwjs in re lation to the same, has been received. I cheerfully comply with your request. So far'as your suggestion involves the extension of our Road beyond this point eastward, I can couceive of no objection ; on the contrary, it is emi nently desirable. It would penetrate an extensive and fertile country now almost" devoid"of Railroad facilities. You will observe by reference to the map, that Laurens, Union, and York nVA " nn ? linn fnrtm tViiG point to Charleston. At Union, a distance of torty-eight miles, it would intersect the Spartanburg and Union Road ; or, if desired to run direct to Spartanburg, the distance is fifty-five milei. Shelton's ferry, or any point South of'TJnion, at which to connect with the Spartanburg and Union Road, is too far South, and would in volve a heavier cost of construction. The more Northerly the route the fewer streams we encounter, and also the less liability to meet with compe tition in future, by the construction of Railroads. With us, commerce, like our streams, flows from the North and North-west. The ultimate end had in view by the construction of the Greenwood and Augusta Road, aside from the immediate connection of all North-western South Carolina with the city of Augusta, (which gives us a shorter route to, Charleston of twenty-six miles, than by Colum bia), is to supply a link in a line of communication between the city of Augusta and the North-west,1 by way of Ashcville, North Carolina. 1 am informed that the city of Louisville has subscribed two million dollars for the: construction of a Road thirty miles beyond Knoxville, for the pur pose of opening up the same line to Augusta from the North-west, via Asheville and thence to Greenville or Spartanburg. This end will be at tained, so far as our Road oan effect it, by its completion to this point. But in the event of a connection be tween Ashevillo.andSpartanl urg, and there should be none from Asheville to Greenville, the extonsion of our line to union.or opartanourg wouia give us tbe advantage, in addition to a North-wewtevn route by Asheville, of a direct lino from Augusta North by way of. Charlotte, as yoa suggest, thus securing for Augusta a two-fold advantage more effectually and com-' pletely than by any other line that could .be constructed, whether the connection with.Asheville be roade from Greenville or Spartanburg. AU" low me to add that our peoplo are alivo to tbe importance of this enter prise. For the purpose of co-opera ting with, and carrying on the work of our company, we have in proems of formation, and will soon have com pietea, construouon or graumg com panies, wilh a capital of fifty thousand dollars, independent of their stock, formed for the purposo of grading the Rood. ...The lands on the line of Road; under the new regime, with thriftless labor, are as truly and really vacant lands in the hands of their ^owners, as are the unoccupied lands of the West in the hands of the Government. This is true of every other section of the South, and since they must ol ne cessity bear the brunt of taxation, yet yielding no revenue, why may they not be utilized by organizing to make them a basis of credit for the construction of Railroads, and the errction of factories. The consequent introduction of immigrants to occupy tilt/Ill nuuiu uihivg tljuli vuiuc to that of any section of the country. A meeting of the stockholders of the Greenwood and Angnsta Railroad will be held as soon as the final survey is completed, which is now rapidly progressing. I will gladly submit any communications you may be pleased to submft. Yours very truly, W.' K. BLAKE. The Fbencb Indemnity, -The French indemnity of 8200,000 000 is ibout to be paid, and with the com iletioD of this payment, one tbou land of dollars will have baen paid ? tbirty-ODO months, or au average of ,hirty-two millions per month ; affor ling an example of patriotism, devo-' :ion, and power of resource, which is ruly wonderful, We are indebted to our friend. 3oI. D. W. Hawthorne, for late copies f Western papers. The Columbia Herald, during be past week has been making a igorous onslaught upon the Blue 1 tidge Scrip., \ THE JUNIOR AGAIN IN COLUMBIA. I The Junior bad business again in Columbia last week which called for a visit to the capital city. On the trip down there were a goodly number of passengers aboard the train, among whom we would men tion, Hon. John Wilson, Mr. N. K Sullivan and Miss Sloan, of Ander | son; Mr. W, R. White and lady, of Abbeville j Mr. D. W. Jay, of the firm of Jay & Bradley; Mr. J. R. EHis, of Donnaldsville; Mr. Whit. Connor, Cotton Broker; Mr. Greneker, of the Newberry Herald; and Mr. Carswell,the Temperance Lecturer from Canada; all under the charge of Conductor Brazeale, who is always courteous and ac commodating, ' DEATH OF JOHN H. MARSHALL, ESQ. l)r. Marshall left Abbeville with us, on his way to Greenville, to see his brother John H. Marshall, who i .1 i "l -a. _ P 1 naa naa an aiwcK oi paraiyuis, which hifc many friends and rela tives in Abbeville will regret to learu has proved tatal. He died on Thursday last, "We feel that we ! have lost a good friend, and one that we will miss when in Green % vilta He was ever the polite and affable gentlemen, and had endear ed himself to a large circle, by his sterling qualities of mind and heart. AN ENTERPRISING COTTON BROKER. Mr, Whit. Connor, referred to above, as everybody knows along the line of the Greenville and Co lumbia Railroad, keeps well posted in cotton affairs. He deals in "cot ton in sight," "spots," "futures," "Mays," "Junes," &c., &c., and is generally on the winniug? side. Those who desire to put up a thou sand on cotton weald do well to consult him. THE WHEELER BOUSE AND THE 00 .. . .LUMBIA HOTEL. We arrived safely in Columbia and stopped at the "Wheeler House, which ib kept by Mr. Pollock who is famous as a restaurant-keeper in Columbia, The Hotel is very well conducted and we regret to learn from Mr. Pollock that business is not as good as he anticipated. "We had hoped that it would be well patronized, but it seems that no one can anticipate the future. Dur ing our stay in Columbia we went to the dining room of the Whee ler House with our friend Mr. A. A Qilkavf fVio oditnr ftf fllfi UJLt V4 1IUV1 Oj VUW VU4VV4 WA. vuv fer Watchman, one of the best con ducted newspapers in the State, and called for sapper, when we were politely informed by a ser vant, that we were fifteen minutes too late. We retired and regis tered at the Columbia Hotel where we sat down to an excellent supper. The Columbia Hotel is well kept and the House seemed to be filled with guests. We'll stop there next time. f. w. wing's door and sash man : . ufactory. During our stay in Columbia we visited the work shop of Mr. F. W. Wing, who drives a spienaia business in the line of doors, sash, blindsj j&c. He has recently en larged his shop and employed ad ditional force, and now runs his ma chinery at its full capacity. "We would advise our friends to patro nize him. He is faithful and prompt. He has now in his em ploy as Clerk, Mr. Thos. H. Wal ker, who is a worthy and industri ous young man of Ninety-Six. His friends from that section should give him their orders. THE METHODIST FEMALE COLLEGE. In company with some friends we called on Rev. S. A. Jones, President of the Methodist .b'emale College in Columbia. That Insti tution seemed to be succeeding very well, and realizing fully the expectations of its friends. At present there are between eighty and ninety young ladies boarding in the college building. THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL. We 6aw at the capitol, Judge Hoge, the Comptroller-General, who ia filling his office to the satis* faction of our..entire people. Ho is an active and efficient officer, and a man of high integrity. His praise is in the mouths of many of our citizens who are indebted to him for courtesy and attention in i correcting errors in their tax re turns. He has just returned from, a trip North. THE STATE TREASURER. We called on Hon. F. L. Car dozo, the State Treasurer, wno was as always, very polite and court eous. He says he has but little money in the Treasury, and can pay 110 claims at present except school claims?that he will settle the entire school claims on the first J ot next month?that some five hundred thousand dollars of the taxes of this State are now held back by the various County Treas urers, and that the Attorney-Geu~ eral will take steps to force de faulterB to a settlement, The Treasurer said: "DuPre, of Abbe ville, is all right. He is one of the Best Treasurers in the State." The Treasurer I believe will do his duty fkirly and honestly. THE SECRETARY 0? STATE?HIS AD? VICE TO THE COLORED PEOPLE. We were also in the office of the Hon, H.1E. Hayne, Secretary of State. He is an efficient officer -^unassuming and pleasant in his manners, and a high-toned officer. He asked us to say a word through 1 Da/Kin />?// R/IM. Uie UOIUIIIJIB LH 4./coo w?* ner, to thoso who bad bought lands from the Government, and we think his suggestions good for others also. His advice is as fol lows : He recommends farmers not to give large liens upon the grow ing crops?not to buy fertilizers? but to prepare compost manure. He regreta that many purchasers of the Government lands by pur suing a different policy, were so much in debt that they would be unable to comply with the terms of purchase* and hence that the law would require him to dispossess them. He himself farms, b.ut buys no guanos or fertilizers* OUR advice* We advise all to save as much aa ppssible to pay on their lands. Buy no guns; keep no dogs; keep no extra stock; driuk no whisky; take good oar? of your lands* aud cultivate the best of it; be industrious and save your mon ey; don't come to town unless it" is unavoidable ; but it it be abso lutely neoesaary to come during the busy season, don't take a horse or mule out of the crop, but walk, and leaveyour muleto be plowed. Many crop8\are lost, and many farmers are ruined by their quitting work to go to town. Stay at home, and make a good crop, gather it, and take care of your stock. THE G0YEBN0R AND ATTOBNEY GENERAL. We called to see the ' Governor and the Attornev-General at their offices, but they were not in at that time. We however met the Governor at the Columbia Hotel. His official acts so far have met the hearty approval of our best citi zens. He will no doubt fill his plaoe with credit to himself and honor to his party. THE CLERKS OF THE TWO HOUSES AND IMMIGRATION. We saw Messrs. J. Woodruff and A. 0. Jones, the courteous and gentlemanly clerks of the two Houses. We learnt from them that they propose getting up soon, in pursuance of a joint reso lution of the Legislature, a fund of intormation from the several coun ties of the State, to be embodied iu a report to serve as a basis of future action by the Legislature, with a view to encouraging immi- ' gration. 1 THE SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD. A question much discussed in Columbia, is the liability of the . South Carolina Railroad to pay accrueing State taxes for several years past The case is now pend ing before tbe United States Su- 1 preme Court, and a decision against ' tViP linnrt wnnlrt add some half 1 million dollars to the assets of the State, and enable it to pay its in debtedness?not however as some : suggest, if the Road should pay its taxes in old bills of the bank of the State?$1,200,000 of which are now said to be outstanding, BLUE RIDGE SCRIP. The holders of the Blue Ridge ; Scrip seem to be despairing of a 1 favorable decision. Upon this j question the Columbia Herald has been publishing a number of vig* nrnna editorials against the liabil-l ity of the State. OUR BRETHREN OF THE PRESS, During our stay-in Columbia we had the pleasure of meeting the editors of the daily papers of the city, and. make our aoknowledg ments for their courtesy and atten tion. We also had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Thomas F. Greneker, of the -Newberry Herald, and Mr. Thomas P. Slider, of the Progres- J sive Age, of the same place?both popular and wide-awake journals. The latter had been to Baltimore and other cities, drumming for his paper, and had met with his usual ] buccoss. The Reading Club.?We are re- ' guested to say to all who have ex- j pressed a desire to join the proposed t Reading Club, that a meeting will be s bold at the store of White Brothers, )q next Thursday afternoon, at nan past 4 o'clock. A punctual attend ance is desired. We direct attention to the ad vertisement of Mrs. M. M. White who is now in Baltimore, laj'ing in a Spring stock of Millinery. Mrs. M.'s. ikill and taste afford u guarantee for ,he future. Of her return our riendsBhali be duly advised. Not so Bad as We Seem.?The IkarUilon tfew oorreota an error of >ne of those Ill-advised Northern riends of oars, who seeking to make T uirty capital against the Ktspubli- 1 tfins, exaggerate oar debt, expendi ure and taxation, and thus do incal- <. liable injury to our business rela- Jj ions, and industrial prospects. fo la no year says the News, has the otal State, count}' and city taxation, or one year, exceeded 3 36 per cent., md the average of the four years is !. 07 per cent. $ut even setting the ax at 5J per cent, is not enough *lbr he anxions correspondent. He goes in to say that *'a careful estimate, and moderate one, of the eutire amount if tax?State, city and revenue? bat one has to pay on property in he City of Charleston makes the fig ir<* aoout Jifieen per etui, jx mure ?u urd falsehood was never seriously rritten It is probable that au aver >ge of ow&nlfof one per <pnt. would over every item of taxation levied md colleotedin Charleston outside of he regular State, city and county ax. This would make the entire tax, >n the average of four years, 3. 57 per :ent, instead of filtoen per gent. The Premium List.?According ;o promise, we publish this week, the Premium List oS the Agricultural So ;ietj', for the coming Fair. "We trust ihat our readers will give the list ^ Ihcir careful attention, and make ti Iheir preparations for a grand display ^ this Fall. The ?tpectois have done g their duty ?let tbjQ people do theirs, u Publication o? use Laws.?We commence this week tbje publication , the State laws,. lately enacted, which, we think, our leaders will find both interesting and insLcuctive. We shall only publish, this- year, laws of general interest, which it becomes 3v?ry good citizen to know.* TV- ? ~ ? ? T> Pat ADlin U tjA'\'U UJT A Jlt&Bi'Iil/iJW vujjunxty Woman.?Nancy McGowan^ Jong a nurse in Gen. McGowao'i fam&ji,. acd esteemed and respected by til who knew her,. died of?-on Monday last, and was interred in the burying*, ground near the town on yesterday A. large procession of the "Sistera of' Conference" and others, and cloeed. by Gen. MoGowan himself, followed the remai&ato the tomb. S. A. Brazkalb, Merchant Tailok nas just received his Spring and Sum ner stock of cloths, cassimeres and trimmings, ta which he invites the ittention of his friends. Mr. B. is a gentleman of taste and skiU in his ine, and never foils to give "satisfac tion AH ordevs promptly attended to. Send theft in at once. 83- "We retiuo, our thanks to Mrs. Su'livan for the caeningetis cure, and will publish in our next. Indiana Divorces.?In the expi ring hours of its last session, the in Jiana Legislature administered the ieath-blow to tlie divorce system, which, for twenty years* has been a disgrace to the Hoosier State. By the terms of the new law a bona fide residence of two years in the State is required of the applicant for divorce, and causes of divorce arising out of the State will not be considered unless r.hey were a good ground for a divorce under the laws of the place- where Lhey occurred* S. A. BRAZE&LE, Merchant Tailor, In Cothran & Wilson's New Range, over Trowbtidge & Co.1 a Store, HAS just received a fine lot of CLOTHS, CASSIMERE& AND TRIMMINGS for the Spring and Sum mer trade, which he will sell or cut and make to order on reasonable terms for Cash. Shirt ^Patterns. I would especially call the attention of every one lo my splendid fitting Shire Patterns. Give me a call without fail. S. A. BRAZEALE.. March 26, 1878, 50-tf XT 1 _"iT I ir. i_.iL I maizoin i maizoini Matzoth will be furnished this season under the supervision 0! JtJ. D. 8CHUR and H. MIRERS. Orders must bo received by the first of April. Orders not containjlig cash will be shipped C. 0. D. KINSMAN JBROS., 84 Market Street, Charleston, S- C. March 26,1873,50-2t 0 )? Our Terms Hereafter I WILL BE )r THIRTY PA.YS to prompt payers. Jne per cent, per month, wfll be addd jo all accounts now due, and to all ac sountsnotpaidattheendof each month, TROWBRIDGE & CO. March 26,1873,50-3t First Class Barber Shop [n Mclhvain Building, (Up Stairs,) JJy GEORGE MAXWELL, (Late of Anderson.) rM!HE subscriber has opened a first J[ class Barber Shop in Mcllwain iuildiug, where he will b^ always oq land, and hopes by prompt attentton o merit the public patronage. The hop will be kept open late on Saturday light, but no work will be done on Sun GEORGE MAXWELL, March 2(? 1873, 50-tf Half Car Load of ST. LOUIS FLOUR, Warranted to give satisfaction, at J. B. & W. J. ROGERS. Murcb 26,1873, 50-tf Mrs. M. V. WHtt. (DLLINEBT. yfBS, M. M. WHITE, 0?U fx with Jtfra. Cain,) begs to in rm h or friends and the public, that ' " ? - ?j| a snort time boo wim n?w m <? * - id fresh spring supply of WILLI EBY GOODS. Sb? bt8)?fl for Bai rn ore and hopes to be able to show i nice and fashionable a stock K* rer wris brought to this Town, Her rooms are over the Bank here she will be pleated to neei itb her friends. March 26,1873.50-tf tation for of Administratis. The State of South Carolina, ABBEVILLE COIWTT. y . W. QVFFZ&t Eeq.t Probate Judge. HEREAS, Win. J. Hammond made suit to roe to. gaat hit* iters of Administration of the Estate id Effects of Kit tie F. Steven*?, late r Abbeville County, deceased, and alao ' grant him letters of Administration. 3 boid* nan, of the Satiate of Ed warn . Stevenson, deceased, THESE A98, THEREFORE to cite id admonish, all, and singular the kin red1 and Creditors of the said Kittte Stevenson and Edward E, Steven ison, deceased, that they be and Dpear before me, in theCourt if Probate* i be held at Abbeville C. C.t o& , *e 7th of April next, after pubiioa on hereof, at 11 otaloek In the forenoon, Kbhev cause* if any they have, why* le said administration sooold not be ranted, liven under my hancf and seal, this 20ttx day of March, in the yearof ear Lord one thwoand eight hundred and; seventh year of Astt&an Ifldepen PubUshedoQ the 2$&day of March. 373, In the Abbeville Prut ana lartner* e, W. GUFFiN, J. P. A C. \ 8TJFFTCTE2*T number of CASH! ;USTOMEfiS lo f ircbase a jOT of torn, Flour, Bacon, Molasses IPiiPPPipi Cheese sod other Groceries, At J. B. & W. i. Sogers.. March 19, 1873, 49-tf ,, futrcw iiXXJuJCioJE*! CHEESE! I CHEESE TH rBErotecribers having bjr mistake* ofd^K&d some fifteen boxea. ot ;neese, witt dispose of them at v-ffv^wv.. .'boy are of superior quality, an<& /ill afford a bargara. lo purchaser*.; J. B. & W. J. ROGERS. March 18; 1833. Ldvice to Cigar Smokers. H 0 TO PEKKEY'S to bay your J CIGARS. True IWff Oil. WILL care almost any kind of SORES od man on beast. Es-' socially recommended for sore backs,, fame Galls, &c., on ho^sea." Price mly 25cts. a bottle, worth ten time* he amount to any one snfleriqg- with, ores, Ac., for sale by W. T. rSBKKBX. ton IsDtaii Asthma ai? CEPHALIC PILL3, \>r sale at ~ W. T. PENNEY'S Iyer's Sarsaparilla & Pills, I'm. Snriniy diflPftftfiS. Purifv YOUf lood and yon need not. fear disease r Povtrty. W. T. PENNEY. [S an excellent thing for cleaning [ Tin, Brass, Glass, Wood, or any ning else that, needs cleaning, tor ale 07 W. T. PJUOTT. Drugs are Cask r nnTT nn?. fnp the Utile simi at W+ L T. PENNBY'S and paj #s you o-?don't ask for credit. Yours, truly, W: T. PENNEY, March 19.1&73.. 49-tf ' D Fleming, 8 A Nelson, J M Wilson. ). F. FLEMING & CO.. WHOLESALE DEALERS IK I00TS, SHOES AND TRUJ No. 2 Hayne St., cor. Chwch, IHAELESTON, 8. C, ^TO palps have been spared iu en* deavorlng to render our luge as irtment of Goods attractive and desir* )le: and nothiug has been left undone, lat long experience and assiduity >uld suggest, to deserve a share of your atronage, j . Having perfected arrangements by hich we receive oijr Goods direct from te manufacturers, ensure our cnsto iers the great advantage of purchasing tern at the very lowest rates, and of the ost desirable sizes. In price and quality we believe they ill compare favorably with any other pck in the oity or elsewhere. We tail be pleased to offer these Goods for )ur inspection at any time you may vor us with a call. All orders shall have our careful an<| Djupt attention. Yours, respectfully, t\ rTUMTwn At nn March 19, 1873, 49-2m [risk Potatoes. larly Rose, Goodrich and Fink Eye, tm be found at the Store of Quarles & Perrin, Jan. 22, 1872, 4Mf