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W. A. LEE, Editor. Wednesday, May 21, 1873. Terms. ?Three dollars a year, in ad Vance. No subscriptions taken for a shorter time ttmu six months. Transient advertisements are charged for at the rate or One Dollar per inch space ror the first insertion, and Fipiy Cents for each subsequent insertion. A liberal deduction from the above rates is male to persons advertising by the quarter or by the year. S&* All obituary notices and tributes of respect are charged for at the usual rates of advertising. Our Agents in Charleston. The advertising #gency of Messrs. WALKER, EVANS & COGSWELL, represented by ROSWELL T. LOGAN, - Esq., is the only authorized agency ior this paper In Charleston. tST Messrs. GRIFFIN & HOFF M VN are our authorized agents for Bal timore. frk?w?rv TronoruYnfa-Hnn ? f!nilTlP.f.t.inTl of ViiCAp JLKUW^VA ( W?*vv? the Northwest and the South Atlantic Seaboard. In the present lull of political excitement, leading statesmen of the South and West have been withdrawing their attention from party schemes, and devoting their energies to the advancement of en terprises which promise much for the development of the material greatness of their Yespective sec tions. Prominent among the ef forts which are being made in' this direction, is the assembling of the Congressional Convention at St. Louis, which, disavowing all politi cal purposes, proposed aa u pruuui-j object, the improvement ot water communication to the.ocean by re moving obstructions from the Miss-' issippi River and deepening its chanuel; all of which were neces- i sary to accomplish the great work of direct and ch'eap transportation. 1 Of kindred purposes is the coming Convention of Governors at Atlan- , ta, .the especial object of which, < however, will be the consideration * of the subject of constructing a . ship canal from the Mississippi to ( Atlantic seaboard. The idea ?vas , suggested by the President in his last message, and these movements seem to be made in response to his ' suggestions. But last, yet not least, we have a great enterprise which was discussed before a Con vention of Southern and Western delegates, which met in Augusta duritfg the past week, the design of which is to connect Chicago and the Atlantic seaboard, by a grand railway line which shall fur nish cheap and direct transportation between these sections ? between tile valleys of the West and the At lantic ports. The necessity of the proposed line is wen sei iortu iu me aumcao of the Hod. W. S. Haymond, of Indiana, President of the Chicago, Delphi, and Indianapolis Railroad Company* Between the South and the West, he 6aid, there was no conflict of interest. Both were agricultural sections ? one produ cing the great cereals, wheat, oats, and barley, which are necessary for the food of man, and the other the great staple which furnishes his raiment, and is the prime agent in the work of modern civilization. Each needs the products of the other, and the prosperity of one is identified with the prosperity of the other. The erreat existing necessity is the lack of direct and cheap transportation. The Soutb and the "West are forced alike to 'seek the productions of the other in the markets of the East. The conse quence is that, with interest, com missions, the manipulation of prices, and above all, the increased cost of transportation, the farmers of each section have to pay a tax too grievous to be borne. The remedy for the evil- is the proposed line. "Such a line," said the speaker, "has been inaugurated in the Indianapolis, Delphi and Chicago Railroad, which is an air liue, and **vill form the Northern link in the great line'from Chicago to the South Atlantic. Contiuue this line from Indianapolis and it " Al.'rv -??i tTr\i? of ~\TOTTO m? crosses me v/uiu xiwi i v.u.j, very nearly midway between Cin cinnati aud Louisville, pronounced the best point ou the Ohio to throw a bridge across. The continuation of this line, without material de flection, passes through Lexington, Ky., to Knoxville, Tonn. This point we of the West are deter mined to reach, as a distributing point Prolong the line. It passes through Rabun Gap to your own beautiful city, where your energy aooranitv nnrJ nnt.^rnrisft nermits C?uu r r you to reach the sea by an easy route?to Savannah, to Port RoyaJ^ to Charleston and Wilmington; and this makes your city the objec tive poiut not only for the line I advocate, but for other great ceu tres, if you give us Western people the encouragement of your aid in proportion to your means, and your "earty co-operation. The advan .rv . tages-of such aline are: 1st, It is ? ' * the shortest that can be built be tweeu Chicago and the ports on the South Atlantic coast 2d, It affords a cheaper alignment than* any other. 3d, The through freights n l. _ j.t i _ _ j, i would ue me reuiprouui oj, a milium exchange of products, Chicago re ceiving tropical and inter-tropical products, and returning her cereals, provisions and manufactures. 4th, By the construction of such a line, freight aud travel could be carried profitably at one-half of the pres eut rates by the mere saving of distance in transportation and loco motion." Such a line is a great commercial necessity, the completion of which is only a question of a time, aud that time will be longer or shorter as the .people along the route, com prising about two millions of in habitants and one-twentieth part of the national wealth, shall manifest their power and influence. It will shorten the distance between Au gusta and Chicago two hundred and fifty miles, and - bring cheap food and coal and iron to our very doors. The following resolutions offered by Gen. J. "W. Harrison, were unanimously adopted.: Whereas, The necessity for and practicability of a more direct and economical line, of transportation between the great Northwest and the Atlantic coast are facts admit ted, and need no further argument to produce conviction ou all sections interested; therefore, 1. Resolved, That the several del egatesand friends of such enterprise here assembled, with a view to con cert of action, do hereby resolve themselves into an association to be styled "The Chicago, Kuoxville, Augusta and South Atlantic Short Line Kail road Association." 2. Hesolved, That, as at present advised, we recommend the blow ing general location as embracing the great object in view, viz: from Uhicago to Indianapolis; thence to Lexington, Ky.; thence to Knox tliltj xuiiu. ^wiiii a uiciiiuu iiuui an ?ligible points through Cumberland Sap in the direction of Asheville, S". C.); from Knoxville over the line of the Blue Ridge Railroad to Clayton, Ga.; thence over the most practicable line to the city of Au gusta aud tho South Atlantic coast, having proper regard to distance, cheapness of construction and geu eral results of business. 3. Resolved, Thatt to promote and consummate, as far as possible, flip rrront nrnip.pt. hp for A ns. n. r.nm ? r**v ?> - mitteeof ten be appointed by the Chairman, whose- business it shall be to ascertain and embody in a report all such facts and suggestions as may be necessary to bring this enterprise to the attention and fa vorable notice of capitalists and the people at large, especially the dis^ tances from point to point, practi cability of routes, approximate cost of each section, general and special resources, consolidation with or purchase of other roads, wholly or partially constructed, with such other matter as such committee shall deem advisable; wnicn was unanimously adopted. The President announced as the committee under the foregoing res olution, General J. W. Harrison, Hon. Joseph Medill, Ferdinand Phinizy, Esq., Dr. W. S. Love, Hon. C. H. Maghee, Hon. "VV. S. Haymond, Col. "VVm. 0. Foley, Gen. S? B. Sandusky, Dr. J. L. Wilkes, and Col. P. H. Bradley. The due West commencement. ?It affords us p'easure to announce that C. B. Simonton, Esq., of Coving ton, Teno., has accepted the appoint ment of anniversary orator of the Alumni Association of Ernkine Col lege, and will deliver the address at the next Coramoncemeat. He bears a high reputation for oratory and will doubth" 8 furnish something good for the entertainment of his friends and the public. The Commencement sermon will be preached by the Kev. Wm. J. Lowry of Scima, Ala'., a son of Prof. Lowry, a graduate of the college, and one of the most eloquent and popular ministers of the State of his adaption. The Anniversary Address before the Male College will delivered by Col F. VV. AlcMaster of Columbia, ji nrnniinftnt, member of the Coiuin bia Bar, and a gentleman of fine tal euts and attainments. The name of the Anniversary ora tor of the Female College, we have not learned. The annual Commencement of the College comes off on the 25th June some two weeks earlier thau before, and promises to bo as attractive as uve. Temherance Address at Cokes bury.?We are requested to an uougce that W. K. Blake, Esq, of Greenwood, S. O., will address Cokes bury Lodge, Iso. 11, of the I. 0. of G. T. in the Chapel of the Masonic College ou the evening of the 22d. The public aro respectfully invited <-? uMitnrl AHmiuuirin fr?A Mr Blake is an earnest and eloquent speaker, and will doubtless attract a large audience. Religious.?In the absence of the Rev. J. L. Martin, the Pastor of the Presbyterian Church here, his pulpit will be filled on next Sunday by the Rev. W. M. Grier, President of Erskine College. DEATH OF AN ESTEEMED LADY. 1 We regret to announce the death of Mrs. Eugenia Parker, the wife of our townsman, Dr. Edwin Par ker, after along and painful illuess at 3 o'clock on yesterday morning. Oar readers are familiar with the circumstances of the sad accident which suddenly prostrated her upon J a bed of suffering, and brought 1 upon her highly sensitive organiza- ' tion, the acute pains which medical v skill and the tender care of sympa thizing relatives and friends, could only alleviate. Unconsciousness for a time, ancTfinally death itself came to her relief, and brought release from the pains and sorrows of this lite, and a happy entrance into the joys of the life to come. This alone in this trying hour can furnish the true ground of conso lation?can assuage the pang of grief and hush the voice of sorrow. In the large circle of relatives and friends to whom the deceased was endeared by the exercise of every womanly virtue and Chris- < tian grace?by warm sympathies 3 and kind and affable manuers?she 1 will be sadly missed?but in that 1 inner circle of the affections, con- ( seerated to those which are brightest 1 in our nature, her loss is indeed * . Ii irreparable. None can take the^4 place of the.beloved wife, and the 1 idolized mother, and nought but the hope of a blissful re-union here- ^ after can soothe the sorrow of the * parting hour. The funeral services were con- 8 ducted in Trinity Church on yes- 1 terday afternoon in the presence of * a large congregation by the Rector, Rev. E. R. Miles, after which the ? body was interred in the cemetery ^ of the Church. TlIE TEXAS JfACIFIC ItAILHOAU.? Three hundred engineers, guards and attendants in the employ of the Texas and Pacific Railroad, re cently reached El Paso del Norte, on the Rio'Grande. This party hud completed the survey and gen eral location of the line of the mam track, as far west as that place, and would continue their la bors to the Pacific Ocean. This road is being pushed westward from Shreveport with all possible dispatch. It will reach within two hundred and fifty miles of El Paso by October ot this year, and that town by May, 1-874. If this result is attained, the Texas and Pacific Road will be the first railway to reach the borders of Mexico. The United States Court. ? There has been some trouble in the United States Court iu Charleston. The Grand Jury made their pre sentment, reflecting upon certain officers of the Court, aud the Judge requested them to modify the pa per, when they declined to make any presentment. The Charleston News procured a copy of the pre sentment and published it, very ninnli frt +V?o HicmlouanrA /vf tVif? Judge, who made the matter the subject of comment in open Court the next day. In the case of Treasurer Allen of Greenville, who was in dicted before Judge Cooke at the recent term of the Court, the jury returned a verdict of guilty and tV>n Pnnrt con fori/-Of] Viim +/1 nfl\7 val Academy at Annapolis.? U,i- y ion. BriDAL Party. ? Mr. John D. Sullivan, of Laurens, and his wife, late Miss Ellen Clinkscales, of ^ Abbeville,' wjiose marriage notice appears iu another column, passed * through our village on a bridal tour c to Charleston, stopping at the Al ston House on Friday night of the past week. .We congratulate the 1 happy couple, and. wish them a k perpetual honeymoon of matrimo- I nial bliss. c bliV VvUl U OV1I VVUVVVi W X V fine of $1,000, aud to be iraprison ed two years in the penitentiary. A motion in arrest of judgment and for new trial was made by his coun sel. The Judge has refused to al low Allen to be released on bail during the interval between the adjournment of the. Circuit Court of Greenville and the assembling of the Supreme Court, to hear an appeal. For West Point and Annap olis.?Four youths presented them selves before the board at the com petitive examination, to contest for the naval aud cadet appointmeut ?i,.. i.sj uc icuuiuineiiucu uy \j\jxigrcoo- c man Cain. As he i9 Congressman c from the State at Large, the State j is his district, and candidates were t allowed to come from any county. e Only Dr. Talley and Mr. Minton \ of the examining board were pres- a ent, and after a thorough and very satisfactory test of scholarship, B Mr. Thos. Sims, of Lancaster, and r S. E. Thompson, of this county, t were successful. Sims is white, and goes, to West Point, Thomp- t son is colored, and goes to the Na ftsit to the Country?glials by the Wayside The Greenwood & Augus ta Railroad?A Sunday-School Su perintendant in the Mire?Rev. Mr. Sloan and his Congregation?Hospi table Entertainment?The Crops. The Junior, in company with Mr. Iladdon of our village, had the pleasure ot making a vish iu mu ovver section of our county, on Saturday last, and of hearing an ixccllent sermon from the Rev. H. T. Sloan, at the Lower Long Cane Ohurch, on Sunday. The pleasure of our trip was somewhat marred#by a succession )f mishaps by the wayside, which ;hreatened at oue time serious dan ger to our accomplishing the jour ley at all. In the first place we :ook the wrong road and kept it for a long time before discovering ^ur mistake. In the second place kve were afflicted with a sick horse, [vhich was scarcely able to travel. Luckily we were able to make an exchange with a party wno was returning to the village, and ;vho supplied us with an animal, rvhich by the frequent application )i the switch was induced to- make -easonable progress. The crops on ;he road were generally in -excel eot condition?good stands aud veil worked. Saturday niffht we stopped with jreneral P. H. Bradley, and were landsomely entertained. The Gen sral is a warm advocate and staunch mpporter of the Greenwood & iugusta Railrod. He has recently O * >een on a visit to Augusta in the nterestsof the Road, and is Ban gui ue of its ultimate success. The General is the Superintendant of he Sabbath School at the Lower ^ong Cane Church, and left home arly on Sunday morning, as is his ustom, to- take charge ot it. "We allowed some time after, and after ;oing about half-;vay overtook the General, with his buggy fast in he mire, from which his horse had >roken loose, whilst he himself /as endeavoring to bridge a way ar the escape of his lady. He sked us to call the attention of he road overseers and County Commissioners, to this mud-hole n particular. This we hope will e':eive their early attention, as therwise a very excellent "Sunday chool will be materially interfered vith. The sermon of Mr. Sloan was a rery able and eloquent one. The jongregational singing too was ex :ellenfe and added very much to the injoyment of the worship. The ionp-rep-ution was one of the lar jest that we have ever seen in a :ountry church, and embodies some >f the best citizens of Abbeville, rhey are Associate Reformed Pre& jyterians, who are noted for their )rompt attendance upon divine vorship. The church building is in elegant one and the seats most :omfortably arranged. In the :emetery which is in front of the ihurch and on the opposite side of ;he public road, rest the remains of lome of the honored dead of Ab jeville, and elegant monuments nark the abodes of many of tliem. The Rev. Mr. Sloan has preach ;d to this congregation and that at 3edar Springs on alternate Sun la}^ for more than twenty years, md is very much beloved by the nembers of both congregations, 't will be recollected that he had ;he misfortune last yfl#,to lose his landsome new dwelling house by ire. Since then his congregations vith commendable liberality, and Christian zeal, have raised the neaus, and built him another 1 welling, as good as the other, rhis be is now occupying and we rust will enjoy lor many years to iome. After the sermon we accepted he polite invitation of Capt Wm. Z Tt porllmr rlinn nritV* Viim Thn Captain is one of our most enter >rising and- useful citizens, and his jood lady understands the art of jetting up an excellent dinner, ler gardeu is one of tKe finest in he District, and her table was lib erally supplied with early vegeta ns. The Captain and his family ire line specimens of a whole-soul id community, who treat Grangers with such cordiality as to uake them well inclined to repeat heir visit. ' The crops generally were better han we have ever seen at this leason, and every body seemed to )e iudustriously engaged at work, ill the wheat fields that we saw yere very promising; the cotton tends the best in years, and the :orn well grown, with good stands. Nearly all the cotton and corn had >een ploughed and put in excellant ondition. The Presbyterian General assembly met at Little Rock, Ar ansas, on Thursday last. the^ lev. Dr. Smith of Arkansas, was lected Moderator, The Bible Society Celebration. "We learn that, in response to the invitation of; the committee who have in charge.the semi-centennial celebration of our Bible Society in July next, the Hon. C. G. Mem minger has been forced to decline the delivery of the address, owing to liis anticipated absence in Europe at the time of the celebration. The committee have selected in his ctfMirJ tlif* T?or Wm IT Pnmr\1ioll of Winnsboro, who has quite a reputation for eloqence and learn ing, and we trust that he will ac cept. The Rev. "WTiitefoord Smith, D. D., who was selected to preach the sermon, we learn has accepted, with the condition, that an alternate be appointed, who- will discharge the duty in case of ill-health on the part of the principal. The com mitto Kauo aolont'orl tVia Tlotr W m T. Capers of this place as the alter nate, and we are sure that both in principal and alternate, the claims of the Bible cause will find able and eloquent expounders. The history of the Society will be sketched by Hon. Thos. C. Per rin, and the work could not have been assigned to one more compe tent to do it justice. Due West.? During a recent visit to tills flourishing town, we had the pleasure of noting the evi dences of progress in the comple tion of ar number of tasteful and commodious private residences. Promiuent among them are the dwellings of Prof. Kennedy, Presi dent Bonner, and Rev. Win. L. Presslv, which are as beautiful in design as they are commodious in. arrangement. Private and public edifices together makeup one of the most beautiful of our up-country towns. Sermon from the Rev. "Wm. L. Pressly.?On Sunday last we bad the pleasure of hearing an excellent sermon from the Rev. Wm. L. Pressly, Pastor of the Church at Due "West, which was characterized by his usual clearness and logical co herence of thought, and elaborate discussion of his subject. His theme Was the union between the believer and Christ as symbol ized by that between the branch and the vine?and the cardinal ideas brought forth and illustrated were the intimacy ot this union and the vital dependence of the Christian upon Christ. The thougta were clearly illustrated, through a number of subordinate divisions of the eubject, and the whole en forced by an earnest and practical application. "We have uever lis tened to a sermon which exhibited the evidences of mere careful thought, packed away in clear, ex prellSive and well chosen language The Homestead .Law. ? We publish on our first page .the full text of the Supreme Court decision, on the subject of the Homestead? holding that it is' ineffectual as to obligations contracted before the adoption of the Homestead Law. By the Bankrupt Act of 1870, it is provided, however, that the State exemptions shall be good against antecedent debts,-and the validity of this provision has not yet been passed upon by the Supreme Court. "We have received the first number of the "The Direct Trade Advocate, and Southern Co operative Colonist," a monthly pa per published at Port Royal, S. C., and devoted to the advocacy of the claims of the South, and espe cially that, section, upon the immigrant. The paper is edited hv Mr. James Gk Thompson and Mr. A. "Williams, gentlemen of -much experience and will doubt less accomplish a good work. Patrons of Husbandry.?The National Grange has imposed upon Col. Aiken the duty of introducing the order into North Carolina, and he will enter upon his work at an oarly day. He has achieved great success iu South Carolina and Geor gia which will likely be rivaled in the old North State. The Code.?Two young men of Richmoud, McCarty and Mordecai, fought a duel recently which resul ted in the death of the latter. As usual a woman, was the innocent cause. By the statutes of the State, the offense is that of murder in the first degree. : figg* The bill before the New York Legislature to modify the usury laws, has been defeated by vote of 74 nays to 45 yeas. A fire broke out at 1 o'clock last Sunday morning, in the range of buildings opposite the Pavilion Hotel, Charleston, inflicting a loss 1 of $8000, covered principally by insurance. special telegrams to the pbess and banner. Sentence of Capt. Tapper. Columbia, May 20. Judge Carpenter delivered his opinion this morning in the case of Capt. George Tupj-er, recently con victed of manslaughter in killing John Caldwell?refusing the mo tion for new trial, and sentencing him to five years in the Penitentia l Arrest of Win. H. McCaw, Esq. "Wra. H. McCaw, Esq,, editor Carolinian, was arrested this morn ing, upon charge of libel against James Robertson, member of House from Beaufort. Casus belli grew out of charge against Robertson, by Demontmollen of Savannah, that Robertson offered to secure pardon for him from Moses for five hundred dollars. McCaw gave bail for appearance at October Court. The State of South Carolina, County of Abbeville?In the Common Pleas. T 1 TT m J_*iP A. T._ uonn jvnox, iiaiuiin, againat o u liu<4 F. C. DuPre, Defendant, ' Treasurer. Complaint on Honey Demand. i The Referee, Matthew McDonald, having made his report in this case, ' and amongst other things having ascertained that there is in the hands of th 3 said defendant as 1 Treasurer of said County, the sum of fifteen hundred and thirty-five uonura auu mil uiy-aiA cuijuj aaauig from District levies and poll tax, (not including herein a part of the State tax now due and unpaid eaid Treasurer,) applicable to the claims of the respective Townships or School DistrictF, as follows : To School Diet. No. 1, the sum of $ 78.68 44 " No. 2, 44 58.28 44 44 No. 3, 44 480.57 4- 44 No. 5, 44 245.05 44 44 No. 6, 44 " 222.37 44 44 No. 8, 44 44 44 No. 9, 44 275-54 44 4' No. 10, 44 130.78 44 44 No. 11, 44 43.79 $1,535.96 On motion of Messrs. Noble & Thomsom, Solicitors for Plaintiff's, Ordered, That the said defendaut pay out the said fund of ?1,535.96 as follows: First?The tax costs and a^ee of one hundred dollars to the Defen dant, also costs to the other parties entitled to the same. This .to be paid from the fund generally. Second?That the defendant without delay pay to the owners of school claims of each particular District, the sum df money above set down for each Township or School District, (after deducting costs as above,) and if the sums set down for each School District canuot pay all school claims of such District, then the school claims' of such District shall be paid pro rata, plaintiff's claims included. Third-1?That the Injunction here tofore granted in this case be dis solved, and that the Treasurer pay forthwith the sums aforesaid as set down to the different School Dis tricts or Townships to the parties entitled. Fourth?That this order shall in no way decide the rights of the parties or aftect their interosts, ex cept so far as they may be affected or settled by the words and terms of this order. . Fifth?That on the fulfillment of this order tne piaintm s cuuipuuu be dismissed witqout prejudice. F. H. COOKE, At Chambers. Greenville, S. C., \ May 8th, 1873. J Pic-Nic at Ninety-Six. ? The Junior returns his thanks for a kind invitation to attend a Pic-Nic to be given at the Old Fort neai* Ninety Six, on "Wednesday the 28th inst. The names of the following gentle men, who constitute the senior and junior managers, afford a guarantee of the sumptuousness of the feast, and the joyousness of the occasion; Senior Managers ? Dr. T. S. Blake, Dr. Jno. A. Stuart, Maj. j. W*. Foucbe, J. C. Lipscomb, Esq. i Junior Managers?J. C. Stuart, ( E. S. Addison, L. P. Stuart, J. L. , Shumate, L. M. Fouche, R. P. \ Quarles, W. C. Griffin, ?. S. Hale. ? _ i . f The Presbyterian Church j building at Walhalla, will be dedi cated on the fourth Sabbath in this 1 month." Services will begin on Saturday at 11 o'clock, A. M., pre- t t>q,t R A "Fnir. of Abbe- 1 11^ V A.** ** ?. ville,- will be present, and is expect- [ ed to preach the dedicatory sermon. a H@u Mr. Alexander Paine, of Greenville, died suddenly in that city on Thursday last, it is suppos- a ed of heart-disease. t o Hanging seems to be not C entirely obsolete in New York, t Nixon-the murderer was hanged on 0 Friday last. ?? An Acknowledgement To a generous and sympathizing >ublic, the writer desires to make he following grateful acknowl jdgement, arid especially to record he goodness and mercy of God oward himself and family. It las been known to the public that 10me remarkable calamities and tfflictions befell us about the close >f November last, viz: that qp the light of the 22d inet., our new and ilegant dwelling and three out Duildings, with nearly all of their iontents, were consumed by fire. JL'wo days later, a veiy sweet ana lorse running away ; and still a veek later, our good and sainted notherwas called to her reward. Fhe blow was indeed heavy?well ligh crushing. But the kindness md sympathy of friends, the prayers of Christians, and above all, :he love and grace of God, have >vjnderfully upheld, supported and somforted us. We have been suf-' Fered to want no good thing, and ire constrained to sing of mercy as well as judgment. "VVe now desire this record of kindness, svmpathy and beneficence to be as well-known is the renortof our calamities, that ;ndeared sister by a ' - - -r _ # God in all things may be honored and glorified thereby. The day following the burning, Saturday, many came to express their sj-mpathy, mingle their tears, and offer us the hospitalities of their homes, some of which offers wo thankfully accepted for a few. days. Sabbath came, and many assembled at Cedar bpring. A baother preached, and at the close of service, by the suggestion of Gen. P. H. Bradley, a meeting' of .1 ine congregation wua uancu uu Monday to consult and provide for our necessities. Men and. women, neighbors and friends, Christian people, without regard to denomi national lines, and men of <he world, all came and comtributed' liberally and freely to our relief.? Neighbors, both white and colored, assisted with a few days work in fitting up a temporary residence ontil another house could be built. Twelve hundred dollars were sub scribed on the spot to aid us in re building. Very many articles for immediate necessary-use were con tributed or money given to pur chase them, chieliy by the ladies, amounting to a monied value of more than-too hundred dollars; but ibe spirit and maimer in which they were given render therfi above all price, to which sums, friends, rela tives, and even strangers abroad, ad ded perhaps five hundred dollars more. /^ntuiniiliAnu onrl AinnMl /Mima M. UtOO WUli IUUVIWU0 MI4U *M?v?u VMHJV unsolicited and freely from alt parts of the country?from Greenwood, Abbeville, and D.ue West in onr own District, from Laurens, Newberry, and Colombia, from Charlotte, N. C, from Lincoln County, Tenn., and from Alabama. A. VV. Clarkson was employed to draft the plan of a house and make out bills of specifications. F. B. Houston, James Brooks a d ten col ored carpenters did the work under the supervision of Capt J. W. Fra zier, Chairman of Building Commit tee. Messrs. Chiles, and Anderson sawed the lumber, and J. J. Devlin, sons and sons-in-law hauled it, all at low figures' The house is now com pleted, except Mat tbe painters brush has oot yet passed over it, and we moved iuto it April 17th. Also yard and garden rcfenccd. All this has been accomplished in less than tive mouihs from that unfortunate and terrible night. We now occupy a house quite equal, it not superior, to the one consumed on the same site, at a cash outlay of twenty-lour hun dred dnd thirty five dollars. Alurfiy, many thanks to all the good and kiud friends who have icmem: bered us in the day of our calamity, and to the Lord our Gcd for putting it iuto their hearts to aid us so liber ally in the work of reconstruction. Yea, Dlcssed bo the name of God from this time torth always for the ricnes oi.nis gooaness ana grace? although he has afflicted with the one hand, he has raised up and sup ported with the other. Ho has made the liberality of rich and poor to abouud toward us in all goodness, and we trust be has greatly blessed them in blesting ns, verifying his own wnrH f lint "Tt. is mora blessed to trive thau to, receive," while "The outgo ings of the morning and eveniug have rejoiced over us." REFLECTIONS. What mysteries in Providence! A deep that we can never faihom ! This tiling has furnished much food for solernu thought and pungent heart-searching. God has more puz zled us by his favors than by his judgments. Ilis judgments we de icrve but none of all this goodness. " A proud, self-reliant and indepen dent spirit always feels it.a humilia tion to accept a favor, but if ours was such a spirit it has beeu bumbled, xnd wo have been made to accept bvith grateful hearts the free-will )fferings of the poorest of the flock is well as the munificent gifts of the ich. We have tasted the sweets of bu nan sympathy, and the teuderness of Christian lo?e. We see it now, that 'No man liveth to himself and no nan dieth to himself." We must live or others. We know it now, in the nystical body of Christ, "If one nember suffer, all the members suf er with it; and if one momber re oice, all ihe members rejoice with it." As a preacher of the glorious Gus jel of Jesus Christ,'we feel more and nore constrained to adopt the lan guage of Paul, "I am debtor both to he Greeks and the barbarians, both o the wise and to the unwiso, so hat, as much as in me is, I am ready o preaeb the Gospel to you that are ,t liome also." H. T. SLOAN. KSf In the case of the State gainst G. L. Butler, charged with he homicide ot Butler 'Fair, col red, which was tried before Judge "ooke, at Greenville, the jury re urued a verdict of not guilty. Jeneral M. C. Butler and Col. J. >. Oothran defended the accused. The Treasurer of Abbeville county, J. F. C. DnPre, Esq., made returns yesterday to the State Treas ury, showing that the taxes collec ted for the State in that county amonnted to $81,000, and for coun ty an other purposes, $46,000, with less than $500 nulla bona. ' J5gg=? Biohop W. B. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, preaches the semi centennial sermon before the Epis copal convention of Georgia, which meets to-day. The receipts of cotton du ring the past week have been small, being seventeen bales only. Br. Benjamin Paddock has been elected Episcopal Bishop of Massachusetts. . * O'Kelly, the captured Her ?' i < n i j i aui correspondent in uuDa is 10 do sent to Spain. B?* Daring the past week we have been favored with seasonable rains, which have rovived the fields and gardens. Fresh Apples/ AT ' " J. B. & W. J. Sogers. May 21,1873, 6-tf Fresh Arrivals. Bleached Homespuns, Cheap Long Cloths, Brow a Shirtings, Bleached Sheetings, . rretty "Calicoes, Coats Cotton, &c.'f at the EMPORIUM OF FASHION". if on tonn may -v, ?o < q. IMPORTANT. To arrive on FRIDAY, from the fountain bead of Fashion in BAL TIMORE and NEW YORK, an other Stock of Millinery Goods, Misses' and Lakes' Hats, New Bonnets, Ribbons, Flowers, Laces, &c., &C-, cought venr cheap and will be sold at reasonable prices, at the EMPORIUM OF FASHION. buck ibon mmm AT THE EMPORIOM OF FASHION. 20 May. ? AND .. CRADLES. IF yon want a good Scytho. an J Cradle, call on WHITE, HILL & CUNNINGHAM, at 190. May 21, 1873. Ready-Made Clothing. A FULL assortment at 190, sold at moderate prices. WHITE, HILL & CUNNINGHAM May 20,1873. School Notice. g it appears from the Report of the Treasurer, thatDonaldsville, Lowndesville. Magnolia, Calhoun and# Bordeaux School Districts, have fuods' to their credit, it is ordered that the schools bo continued in those Districts till further orders. W. M. PRESSLEY, School Commissioner. School Com. Office, Abbeville C. IT., I May 17, 1843, 6-tf OV? QolA OUCiiii a uaivi Amanda Johnson, V and others; / Sheriff's against \ Sale. H. H. Harper. / 1WILL sell at the residence of H. H. Harper, on Savannah River, on Wednesday, 4th June next, the following Personal Property, levied on as the property of H. H. Harper, at thesuitof Amanda Johnson, aud others. 2 Horses, 2 Colts, 12 Head Cattle, more or less, 15 Hoad Hogs, more or less. 15 Head of Sheep, 1 Wagon, 1 Carriage and Harness, Buggy and Harness, Plantation Tools, Household and Kitchen Furni ture, 200 Bushels Corn, more or less Fodder, Shucks, 4 nIV? T>n .AM AV 1 Alt I,UUU iUSi AttQUU) utuiv va i?hu| TERMS CASH. L. P. GUFFIN, E. A. C. Sheriff's Office, May 8, 1873, 5-3t Laces ai Embroideries. WE have a very large stock of Embroideries, now used in trimming White Dresses. JAMES W. FOWLER & CO., Proprietors Emporium of Fashion April 23, 1873, 2-tf