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? a?aw??eh .?jfj?i?juilLJl4<i "'"l * -'jm?.Ji Tht Press and Bairnsr. AJbbeville, B. C.: W. a. LEE, Editor. Wednesday, July 16, 1873. -?r- ... .. 7r<m?. ?Three dollars a year, in at v. * . .sTo s. '.scriptions taken for a shortej time tfiav. s!x months* Transient aaveru^ments are chargec fr>rat the rate 01 '>x*- Dojxak per incl: hjkwv for the first insertion, &::d Fxn\ Caters for each subsequent insertion. A iib'jril deduction from the above r.iten is male to persons advertising by the quarter or bv the year. ' JK3?* AH obituary notices ar \ tribrfes of respect are charged for at the usual rates of advertising. JOB PRESS. We are now provided with an excellent Job Tress, and fine assortment oi Job Type, and are prepared to executc superior work. Orders are respectfully solicited, and we wilijjuaranteesatisfaction in the style and price of our work. r . .?. ^ l- . .. J"i! - ^ .. .'.J LJ- ^ ? THE TAX-PAYERS IN UU'JKT?JLJM v r TERESTON THE PUBLIC DEBT. * ? The tax-pnyers counsel, Mcssra Memminger, Porter Burt, Butler a> d SeSaiissure, Lave filed their complaint and Judge Carpenter has granted h r" temporary injunction, restraining the Comptroller General, and the several county.treasurers, from assessing and collecting the iutcrest due upon the bonds mentioned in the complaint. The complaint challenges the whole ~^ n oo lbSUU U1 Wllili! jo xv?u? ii wv...-. sion Bonds," though it is believed that something over a million ol these bonds have been properly issued, tho remaining six millions being unauthorized and void. The complaint prays judgment that the bond.mcntioned. be produced, and declarejj void and cancelled, and in the rneantime*that the assessing and levying of a tax to pay the interest be enjoined. It-recites the Act of' March 23, 1869, which provide* for tho issiuof the bo&ds,' and the Act of Mar-h 13, 1872, which declared them valid, and made provision for the pa}*me!it of the interest, and furni.shes tb'e following strong reasons for holding their enactments void: 6. That in and by the .constitution of the Slate 0 South Carolina, the power of the General Assemby to confraet public debts is limited to thr purpose of defraying extraordinary expenditures; and by the said con' stitution it is ordained that such debts shall be authorized by law for somo single object to be distinctly specified therein, and that no such law shall-take effect until it shall.! h.ivo been pa^sod by -the vote of twothirds of the members of each branch of the Genera! Assembly, to be recorded by yeas and pays mi the journal of each house respectively. And the plaintiffs aver that neither of the said acts of tho Uenorui Asscinmy, above recited and approved respectively March 1869, and March 13; 1872, were pasted in conformity with the siii.! provisions of tho constitution, h.it on the contrary arc in violation thereof, and are unconstitutional and void, aud that no valid obligation of tho State exists tf> pay any of the bonds or stock issued tinder tho pretendad authority of the said acts of Assembly. Another <?vn elusive argument for tho invalidity of the new issue of bonds is drawn from the failure of the Treasurer to cancel the old bonds or stock, for which they wore designed to bo a substitute. 8. "The plaintiffs aver that, according lathe provisions of the said act, entitled an act to provide for the conversion uf State sccurijies, tho newbonds authorized to be issued wenintended to bo issued as substitutes for the stock authorized to be lakeh up, and the new stock authorized, to bo issued was intended to be issued a> a substitute for tho bonds authorized to be taken up, and it became and was a necessary part of such trans<Iio hnnHs nnd stocks so taken np shoo Id be cancelled and extinguished before tho new stock or bondsxould lawfully be issued; that the whole pretended issue of the paid $7,191,7Q0 of bonds was niado without taking up, cancellation or extinguish input of other, stock or bonds previously issued in behalf of the State; that such issue was fraudulently made, with the intent tc create a new debt of the State, and was not issued in lien of other stock or bonds.of the State previously issued; that ail the said bonds amounting as aforesaid to ?7,191,700 are therefore illegal, fraudulent and valid, and have not creatcd and do not now constitute a valid obligation of the Stato of South Carolina" The battle'however is only begun, and as the interests at stylro are so great, we may anticipate a persistent and desperate struggle. It is suggested that there "be concert of action among tho tax-payers on this subject, and that in every county town they hold meetings for the purpose of giving money and material aid. Wo are snre that Abbeville will do Lor duty in the matter. The interests of t-he tax-payers bavo .been committed into the hands of able and oxfcrieeced counsel, and it is all jmporiant that these sborild bo 'jvclj fcusttiBed. Attorney-Gen oral Melton has very promptly conccded the use 01 h'.s official name to Jhe complaining taxpayers. His argument ic the Mandamus Case was characterized by very great ability, and preBunted the strong points of the defence, in a Very conclusive ai.d "nasferlj' hianuer. lie deserves the thanks at* the people for his ' act!'><.'t in their behalf. Tr.s tr>llowing is b*3 replv to the vrrittcn request of t.hc taxpayer's couuscl. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S LETTER, Citice of Attorsey-'Geneiiae, 1 cDjhrx&rA^ t5. C., Jury 2,1873. / .. m _r,n (1 Messrs. C. G. Mcmniinger, TT". D. Porter, Butler and X>eSaus*ufs : De^r Sirs?I haw the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 30th uIt., in ' which you.say;L J.". . 4iWe have been retained by certain of the tax-payers and property holders in South Carolina to inlistitute proceedings for testing the validity of the boude issued under r the conversion act,'and for having l the. same declared **oid and cancel I; ed. We -would prefer that the proceeding should have the sanc! tion of the attorney-general, and we now address you to ask perntis. fion to use the name of the attort ney-iretrerai ex-relation e." In the vaf?e of the State ex-relatioue Morton. Bliss & Co.," against |S. L.- lingo.' comptroller-general, i? ;i was my duty to enter, what I canhio' hut regard as conclusive, a plea j to the jurisdiction of the court; it was not, however, ami id not now, in) purpose to avoid an investigai tion of the public debt, whenever proceedings proper to that end may be instituted. In reference to the proposed proceedings, I am-not sufficiently advised to enable rue lo determine what position my official duty may 1 compel rue to occupy, but I take it for granted that it cannot be inconsistent with the formal use of the name of the attorney-general, jo wiiicu every ciuzeu in suuj vusc is. eutitied. > I have the honor, in reply, *o accord, as requested, permission to use the. name of the attorney-general ex relatione. . And I am, With great regpcct, gentlemen, Your obedient servant, SAM'L W. MELTON, Attorney-General. The Necessity of Preserving the Forests A Great State Park in* Northern New York One of the best acts ,o( the late New York Legislature was the appointment of a committee, with ExGovernor Seymour at its head, to enquire ana report as to me exptw erfcy of preserving the forests which rover the bead-watej's of the Hudson river, and setting them apart as a grand Public State Park. The committee in their report urgo strong reasons in favor of the project, and these reasons are of genoral interest. They show that the preservation of the forests has a marked influence upon the climate of the State, moderating storms and equalizing the fail of rain, whilst the clearing of the forests would endanger the w-holo line of the Hudson, by leading to th" sudden melting of the snows and the consequent destructive inundations I Theaea of woodland covering this urn t nv c koH to r?i t I it Ipku tlinli eight hundred and thirty-five thousand acres, or thirteen hundred square miles. The greater part of this immenseWilderness ? which is only valuable for its timber, the land being worthless for agricultural pui'poses?is owned by lumbermen, or by parties in their interest ? the quantity owned by the State, and remaining unsold, being less than forty thousand acres. The commissioners are clear in their popvietions that' ' the enure area protect ng tho source* ot Hie HuUbOn should be bought up and held permanently by tho Stute. It is at this time of very litile value, some ol it, as the records saow, eelling quite recently as low as five cents an acre. Tho facts adduced in tho report are worthy of consideration every where. ~'l he influence of large forests is not to increase, says the report, the. annual rainfall, but to 'causo its distribution in. frequent showers, whilst their absence induces droughts, followed by sudden storms, and disastrous floods. The cutting down of the . forests diminishes the supply of water in tho streams or rivers by drying up the spring#, brooks,'and rills wbi?-h form their sources, and is attended by the sudden extremes of temperature which bring about storms and floods. In support of the statements and recommendations of the Report the :New York Ht>ald says: j ,;We have shown from timo to time i that vast timberless regions .are ' sub!joet to the fiercest extremes of heat and cold and of droughts and inundations where they are not utterly rainless; we have shown from 'historical r cords how countries, which had j been rich and fruitful while covered to a great extent with woods, beIcame dry and sterile from the dejstruction of their timber. In support 'of these, instructive and important I facts to our destructive people we I mav hero remind them that if our States aud Territories of the great West are peculiarly subject to tornadoes, water spun is. delugiug rains and to all the violent alternations known in the climates of th<! temperate zone, it is because the gnat West . :8 mostly a region of tiniberless j prairies, over which the elements haVe , free play and have nothing to arrest tbcm in their wild caprices; and that, on the other hand, if .our Atlantic ; slope. from the Alleglmnies. to' the sea, i? mpariitively exempt ironi these destructive visitations of 'j droughts and hurricanes and deluging i i floods, it is oecause of its forrests, .' w.h eh serve at.once to proriiu* a gentler ,and more general (.'illusion of '(ouv rainfall, and to retain it to feed the soil and' to maintain a continuous [ suopjy to onr living wells, spriogs, . lakes and streams." 1 .-Educateox4x Convention.?"We ! direct attention to the notice of the ''meeting of tlie Educational Contention at Greenwood, on the 20th August, which appears in another , column. The''meeting is an 'imporUut one,- and we trust that there !vvill be a large attendance. -- --r ti r,lr-if--,W1Wffl--n-,i t ' l The Crops and Labor in South Carolina ?? The Chsrlc&^n Xews, with its'Cus , tomary enterprise, has been publishing reports from each of the bounties of tlvo State, as to the condition and prospects of the growing cotton crop, 'from which it deduces.tho following ) conclusions: 1. Thai except in the Counties ot Abbeville atid Greenville, the condi' - v . , tion of tho crop is not so good as it , wfls at this time last year. The increase of acreage and the quantity of fertilizers used have been neutralized by tho unfavorable seasons, and it rs estimated that tho decrease in t'he crop will ranjjefrom ten per cent, to thirty-three per cent. Greenville expects to make a donl le crop, and Abbeville one equal to lhat of last ; year. rn? x .1 u'__ K ?0, l mu uiuru uun uvvu u i;tuvi?w decrease in t-ho quantity of negro labor availublo for agricultural purposes ?attracted in the upper Counties by the' demand for labor on the railroads, 'and in the lower Counties by the increase of turpentine distillery. Tingeneral causes operating to diminish the supply ol labor, and the increase in the number of blacks working on theirt>wn account, are. the withdrawal of the women and children from tho fields. .Experience nas buowii that only the most intelligent of the blacks can work profitably on their own account. 3d. That there has been a g> neral increase, in the price of labor, ranging from ten per cent, to thirty per cent., without an}' material chauge in its efficiency. . \ 4th. That in the upper Counties there has been a marked increase in the application of white labor to the cultivation of cotton. Cotton can be " ' J ' cultivated profitably all through up-, per South, Carolina; and in,Union.| Oconee, and Greenville the quantity of white labor employed has doubled. Tho Nem correspondent, J. M. C., writing frqm Duo West under date of July 3d : "1. The prospfrots of the present crop are extremely good, and the yield will probably be much larger than that of last year. 2. The available supply of negro labor has not materially changed within the past two or three years. 3. The cost of negro labor has decreased somewhat, and-its efficiency has perhaps,increased a little. | 4. There has been no in urease of white labor for cotton culture in the county. ' 5. The negroes generally make more as hired laborers than when they work on their own account." ?. ?o? The Siiaii of Persia.?One of the most notable events of the times is the visit'of this Eastern J potentate to the erow^ied . heads of: Europe, llis . arrival has been hailed with more than ordinary excitement, and- fleets and armies have been put in motion with the view -pf impressing, him jvith the power pf the \V*st. Even the New York Herald has sought to excite an interest here by long letters from its correspondents, Mark Twain and Edmund Yates. The Shah, it is said, comes at the instance of Baron-Renter, who has obtained larsje concessions, in the way of monopolies, and who is now making use of the Shah's visit as a mammoth advertisement to raise the capital. The correspondent of the Tribune thinks that England certainly has been asleep to all.)W this Germau Jew to manipulate a potentate who controls jthe highway to its Eastern possessions. It seems, however, to be Very doubtful whether the Baron has any sure hold upon the Shah. He has already spent a million and a half up n iiia investment, and from late accounts would be Very willing to sell out at a sacrifice, lie has "caught a tartar'' and does not kuow what to do with him. For Europe.?Dr. J. J. Lee who left this place on Tuesday last tor a trip of several months in Europe,,and who has promised us [some letters of wayside adventure^ 'writes that he reached -New York' Ion Thursday and secured passage 1 ' v. 'r* Ai i jon tlie steamy uai norma 01 me | Anchor Line for Glasgow, which j would leave on Saturday. Contrary to expectation he found the j cars crowded all the way through j from Columbia, but owing to the plentiful rains and pleasant weather, had a delighcful trip. The steamer from Norfolk to New ! YorK carried seventy cabin passengers?and that the ocean steamer; j will have a.goodly number, he inifers from the number of his berth, He proposes to visit, the 'chief places of interest in England, 'Scotland aud Ireland, and perhaps trip to the continent ot Europe. Ivnox' new building is progressing rapidly. The brick ? I a. ?_ .1^4.^,1 nnA WOTK 18 UUOllt COIlipiOlCU, uuu mv i roof is being laid. It promises to bo one o? the linest buildings in town, and to be an ornament to j 7 the public square. The brick work has been done by Mr. Jeptha Wilson, the wood work by Messrs. Seal, Sign & Robertson, and the tinning will be executed by ^Messrs. II. W. Lawson & Co. ' *" ' _ln" '1I"' TLc Railroad Convention in Abbeville.. > ' S J Six weeks or two months ago, j ; our esteemed contemporary, the Beaufort Republican, proposed thht the citizens of Beaufort, Barnwell, Edgefield, Abbeville and Andersen {should unite in holding a Railroad Convention at Abbeville Coiirt House, iu behalf of the content , plated route between Chicago and the Seaboard of our State. 111 sec ondiug.and upholding this'proposition, we named the loth of August as .a wise and available day for the meeting of such a Convention, and' our friends of Anderson and Abbeville having adopted our suggestion, tfie,Convention will assemble at the said time. The Anderson IntelliI the Abbeville Press &. i Banner cordially approve .the meeting aud pledge the earnest co-operation of cheir people iu the enterprise. " _ ; *i In another column will be foun'd a cull to the people of. our own County to assemble in our Court House on Saleday next, for the purpose of choosing .delegates to this Convention?a call which should set*'the citizfns of Edgefield- to thinking very seriously. As- re-j gards the ultimate and even s'pesedyj completion of the great railroad! line in contemplation, there.can be very little doubt; hut as regards Edgefield being embraced in the * * '1 ? I- -~-14...!i... said line, lucre is no such veruiuiiv. Such a glorious consummation must depend upon Edgefield's energy, enterprise and liberality. Therefore let us meet in full force, in response to this call, and send to Abbeville men strong in intellect, in speech, in will, in spirit of enterprise, and in love of their native sectioi). Awl-Jet thege men fight tor Edgefield, and be empowered! to pledge Edgefield's .hand, heart, anil money! We must not allow this grand Road to be -completed and Edgtf field to be left out.' If we do we sink into eternal stagnation and insignificance. And in conclusion, let us warn our people that if we do not build our own portion of this liue, no one else will probably build it for us.?Edgefield Advertiser* ' ? Charades by the Jack-box Literary "Society.?"We learn that the young men of (lie Jackson Literary Society of our town propose .giving an entertainment at the Female Academy, on the evening of "Friday 1st August, in which some four charades, one farce, alid nVusic' and i 1 7 9 refreshments .will make, up the attractive bill of the occasion. Somq of the young ladies of the place 'will assist the young gentlemen in (personating the female characters. iThe proceeds of the entertainment will be devoted to.the purchase of a-library for the S.ociety. The occasion promises to be one o? more than ordinary interest, and we anticipate a crowded house, and a successful entertainment. ?? EnscOrAL Convocation at York. -We learn from Wra. H. P?rker, Esq, who was in attendance as a delegate from Abbeville, lhat the .Episcopal Convocation which met. ati York on Wednesday the 9th inst., was a large and interesting meeting, Among the clergy present were Messrs. Shand of ColuTnbia, McUollough of Spartanburg. Roberts Johnson nf York, Tillinghast of liichland and Miles of Abbeville, and there were also delegates from Abbeville, Greenville, Spartanburg, Union, York, Win' sboro, anil Columbia. An cxcelr. lent essay up n ''the Weekly Offertory" was read by the Rev. Mr. McCollough, upon which there was an interesting discussion. A resolution was adopted to raise $200 for missionary purposes, within the bounds of the Convocation, by an assessment j j upon each commvnieant. The Convocation adjourned on Saturday evening Amateur Bass Ball Club of Abbeville.?At a meeting of" this club on last Tuesday evening, the following officers were elected: *. E. L. Parker, President. H.D. Wilson, Vice-President. R. W. Cannon, Seen-tary and Treasurer. L. W. Perrin, Umpire. T. P. Quarles, Scorer. The club meets every afternoon after the closing of tlio stores, on the r grounds adjoining the Abbeville Male Academy, and engages until dark, in its manly and healthful exorcise. It'promises to be quito I popular institution among*our young I people during the Summer months. | ?0? Our Anderson exchanges jcontain obituary notices ot A. 0. T7sn <1pcV1 n. nromincnt 1yi noj xiovj.j v*vw ^ !citizen ot that County, who died on the 3d inst., in the sixty-sixth year of his age. lie was a native of Abbeville, but had removed in i early youth to Anderson where he 'had since resided. $35=* The creditors of the Blue i Ridge Road have been having a protracted controversy over the ; election of assignees in bankruptcy, tim TTnif<?(] States Court in 17 V JUi V itiv ^ ? _ Charleston. ; Heavy and destructive storms have prevailed during the past three weeks in Illinois, Indiana, and Oliio, doing great injur) to the crops, and to fences, dwell' ing.% &c. Celebration of the Ninety Six Grange? Choice l speeches and Bountqoiis M \: M Dinner. S ? 1 \ isjxETY-Six, S.iC.,_> :\ July 14, 1873. j Editor Abbeville Press caul Banner ;- ~ I am of the opinion tjiat p. brief description of the pic-nic giveu by JS'iuety-^ix - Grange, No. 10, on Q 4-1.? 1.UU luatuiuav uju x^-cu* wuuiu uui uu ' 1 , , uninteresting to your readers. The Patrons of Husbandry are beginning to occupy a conspicuous' place in the country, and as their members are constantly on the increase, it is believed by those/ who have the best riifbt to know, that the Order will at no distant, day, spread, as it has now almost doue, to every State io the Union. The morning Of the 12th openel bright aud clear, and at an early ,honr, the people from the country began to pour in, and by lOq'clock a large crowd of the old and the y >ung, the grave and the ga}T, the brave anrl the fair, liad assembled in the , grove near the store of Messrs. Johnson & Shumate, where a stand had been erected for the speakers and seats prepared for ttie crowd. i- At 10 o cjockthe ringing of the church bell warned the Patrons that the hour had arrived to asseiii* ble at the Masonic Hall to form into procession, To this call about 1U0 Patrons ot both sexes responded. Tiicy were then formed, at-' tired m the beautiful regalia of the Order, by Mr.: J.. &/King, who acted-as": ilarshai of .the day, and mai\hcd-':to the stand,- lhdies in f out. On'reaching there all were seated^ and the exercises were evened, with prayer by Rev. F. Pearson. .Tames II.*'Rice, Master ot Xi note-Si.* firancrft "N7>. 10. then made a- brief, but pithy, sensible and appropriate talk, concluding by'extending groetings to all present. ... j Dr. Barksdale of Laurens neit addressed Us, in a - very clear and i forcible speech, replete frithargument and anecdote. ' Tlie Doctor wiis followed i)y Cplotiel D. 'Aiken in .his usual happy style.. The Colonel's speech, was of course good, very good, as he never makes any other kind, especially on agricultural topics. At the conclusion, of Col. A.'s address,> dinner was announced when the : large -crowd variously estimated at from-'1,200 to: l,50p, repaired' to the long tabic on the opposite side of the Railroad, ami discussec} oife of those magnificent repasts for which this community id famous. A ft-iir*rHnr\pr tiir* rfilinc folks as ~ n ?_ sembled at the Sunders House and ..... i; tripped the light fantastic toe till a late hour in the afternoon. Thus wound up one of the most pleasant occasions it "has ever been our good fortune to attend. Every bod> seemed- to enjoy it, and it was . especially refreshing and gratifying to a ' PATROL. Another Ocean Steamer Lost. ?The City of Washington, of the Tnman line, has been wrecked on the coast of. Nova Scotia, but fortunately managed to save her cargo and passengers. She ran the whole way from Liverpool in a fog, at nine or twelve knots an'hour, and when wrecked the officers were entirely ignorant of her bearings. This fact affords a sad commentary upon the culpable ignorance or carelessness to which so many hum#in lives are sacrificed. ' + 5 # 1 The Railroad Meeting at Abbeville.?We publish ,ali article from tlie - Edgefield Advertiser fully endorsing the proposed Ruilroad meeting Here on the 13th August, in behalf of the Chicago ai*d South Atlantic Road, and calling for a meeting to appoint delegates. The Counties, along the .line of the proposed route all seem to be alive to the importance ot the enterprise, and will be doubtless well represented. Abbeville we are sure will give them a cordial greeting. Important to Tax-Payers. ? Judge Graham in a recent case de-' cidea that- the A. A. 1788 is still) of forc-e, which provides that on all real and personal; property sold after, the 1st October, the taxes shall be-paid by the.seller?that the change in the beginning of the fiscal year, and in the ti toe when returns are to be made, cannot by. implication change a positive stat-' utory enactment. ? The first bale of new cot yv 1 ton was received in j\ew urieansi ?n the ltith in St., from .Brownsville, Texas, classed as strictly good, sent by express to 2iTew York. - /_ IStsL, "We regret to learn that Mrs. James Bruce, an esteemed _ lady of the Lowndesville vicinity, had her arm fractured by an accidental fall a few .days since*. SfpOOfc ^EE^G "AT Utiiter Press and fiaimerr r|Afccor<3i|ig toian j?ct of -tlio ' ltd are,- the -Vetera' of GreenVoolJ- . Township held a meeting on Salur- ' t T-. ... T):I ?,KO day June zom. panics jjum-y ??*?o appointed Chairman, B. W. Cobb, Secretary. The Chairman stated that the ob-' ject of tho, meeting was to rais^^y tax. in addition to the amount appro jj ^ . \ 5 d -'J pu * \JL-i ' priafe^ tpi thesState, sdeb farter sumKo^ money 4s they -mf^ht proper for the support of the public schools. Previous to the vote bein^r lake a-/or the assessment, the clerlp of-.thi "board " "of School "TFu'sleis * * - > * ->-C - siatcd that therp were eigne *unuui? in this Township, and the number of : sc holars hetjrcoh tillages of six and sixteen"were seven hundred. All the tcaehers of those schools' except two had first grade certificates He also stated ,tbat With the State approprifr- i tion and the 'oeal tax, i}?8 Totfnshfp 1 was entitled to $1,900, and. that-only ! 8900 of this amount-had been* con- , turned, but there was nothing In tEfc < Treasury for Greenwood Township. ' lie, llie cleric of the JJoftrg ohi School Trustees, was instrhctc.d j&iiK * vestigate the matter, and, if nceessa ( ry, institute legal proceedings foi its t collection. Caipt. J. T. Parks rtfbvfd i that an assessment of .8250 be m^d^ 1 but after some discussion an amendmcnt to this.'was >made fixing' the , amount at 8350. ' 'C- - ; !l No other business feeing before the meeting it adjouvned,..subjcct. to Utip J call, of the Chairman. - ... ~ JAMES BAILEY, ; Chairman. ..L B. W.'-Oobv- pm - Secretary V j 1 , r A | Grand Concert in the ' CotoRT , Hquse.?By reference to .the advertisement in another column it u|ll be seen fliilt Prof "TScTirriidf'and ' . < daughter,' assisted :b} his musical; ;j plaas, wifl give a"grand Concertlif j the Court Howe on;T"ue&lay even- -l ing next. The Professor is a gen- ' tleman of^?fe.ni^ic^attajnnjpntSr and'of tar^'expeV.eilce"^ an in- i structor. and \ve anticipate a choice ' Entertainment in tfre performances /\f. liimaulP Ills r*f?ss. Y^Ss'rare V4 " CJ>%TV ^T.*2???Sltair VJ"""" wToLi xir ^ that we have an opportunity of ( hearing: JA jj sure thaL'(ior pwpl?^ wrtt "^turfr qttf ^ in force on the occasion. _ " '. ^ 'the pending difficulty Jie- 1 tween A. Blythe, "Esq., Editor of ( the Greenville. -feejm&licaft, a.ud ij: .Walter Gray, Esq., growing out of certain publications in*Jthe JRcpubUy can, lias beeij settled frjr a refa-ence j to^i committee of three gentlemen of that town. . . ~v , 3* >.;??' . : ! \i? =j|; -The steamer; Tigress which , has been fitted up by the Government for a vo}Tage of Arctic dis cover}*, and which carries rations for forty men for two years sailed pq Saturday. ...... ?~~r*~ , jgS?=" Col. i3ofcbran left here on J Wednesday last-on a -business .trip) to New York and the North-West to be absent for several weeks. Rain..?Sections of oifr County 1 were favored on Saturday last with refreshing rains, but here as 'elsewhere we are still very dry. "We learn that the crops in j the upper Counties of the State have been favored witji good rains and are very pjt,jotni3ing..j^ ' L: - ^ Resigned.?Rev. E.^L. Patton has resigned the Presidency of the College tit Jackson, Tenn.; over . which he has presided so success * fully for several years. We have no intimation as'toVhis plans in-the future.?A- i?. Presbyter kin. t .. ??? i |ij Egg* -GeneralT3ri!\ J3utTar wilf lil'oKr .ranoitrp nomination asl UIVCIJ < WVl f V v.. w mm _ Republican candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, ' . ' ( .? I r. -r?. . T;he Abbeville Branch Train was. levied 'on yesterday by the Sheriff, undercX&cutions held by j certain Qreenwood creditor's.- The ' debt amounts onty to a few hun" ( dred dollars. 1 . *' ' \ . ->r ] 7t '. i ggr* Dr. John G. Gantt, acting j Post Maater at Honea Path* died] at that place on Mouday evening at6 P.M. * - ' 4 /1 f , ? jggT Our distinguished townsman, Gen. McGowan, leaves to-day on a visit of several weeks to the Virginia Springs. Oar younf friend, Joel S. Perrin, Esq., is back from a visit,, to Riclimoucl aiid other localities.' *4^* * The crops generally are good; cotton'especially so, though raiu is now needed. A'new national bank is . to be ( established ia Columbia. . J the cholera is abating in \r * ^ { Memphis. i ex-president bavis has been ou a visit to Now York. S Advertisements. &he$ilQWing i? the list of new adye^ sr-%% i rl r%ot School ' Trustees ? AT. all! Press! ey. Educational Institute of South Carolina?B? JF..^iUer. -^'yi TO 1 TiV ?l_ V i _ T n tlT._ nnai jL>iscaarge ? d. u. v*osmansk}^ ' . . ' Sheriff's Snle^?Xj. P. Gnffin. Ereeli Tujpiip ?ee?-*Wardl&w & EdWarJa. Grand Concert Simmons' Liver Cnre ? ~W\ T. n jreuuj'. . Rattroad Delegates' to be Cito sw?The citizens of.Edge6eld,eoui t Interested in the proposed railroad from Anderson to Port Royal, via Abbeville and Edgefiojd_ or, in other words, from Chu'rtgo to tKe. sAib'oard of SoufJb rCarolroa,^ ^ro respecffdlly invited to meet in ti>e court house, on sale day in August, for tbe purjifoae rvf choosing delegates to the proposed convention of friends of this route to be held in Abbeville* on tbe 18th proximo. Othor business connected witb this project will likewise be presented, afrd all friends of the enterftnion ?i*n nrired to bo Dressnt. We --- ?Ehust not allow this grand road to'be iorapfiJted and Edgefield to bo le# 3ut. If wo do, wo sink into eternal* itagnation and insignificance. And, fifcom lusion, let us warn our people :hat if wo do not build our own p^r ion of this line no one else will probably* build it f<?r us.?Edgefield Aduer'nrer. <_. v w. v ^i ^Habeas Corpus. ?*$>. A. 61 over.* Edgefield, was 'carried before fudge Maher, at Barnwell, on the 10th, on a writ of.habeas corpm. jeneral Gary and Messrs Yournuti's unci Bacon appeared fo^.tho prison or, md jL'Abnoy, Eaq., fbr.*the-; State. After hearing arguments in.,tho case, ;he Judge granted the yp|>livtdion. Plil in the sum of $5,00U was denandortjaijti fy rnralfed. ' ' : ?? The Uniou-HrralJ says: 11 A. moetng of-the Board^-vf Trustees of the 3^yth Caroj^rlfrr^rt^jr wos-tejd;! M tho Gfoeiinor'd- office yestortfey.' Rpsolotio&ls were adopted pYovldi'ng or the establishment of & pVef>aratoi-y <chqol and for the suitable repair of ho nccoBKju-y - buildjHiffs. Henry vj8 Fox, D. I).,ftvas elected professor,.< inV place.-, ofDf. La Bur da, retired, r>w'lid was aft rwards elected in place ot W. Rcyridkl&;<retiredin ' "Washington, July 11.?Upon tc juoMtion made by Mr. Orton, Preside of the Western "Union, felegf&pb V>mpany, the Attorney-General has Jedtled that upon lines ofytetegraplr operating under the Act ,of Ju.ly ?4. 1866, tlio officers and agents of the iifferent departments of tiwe-. G$wnrufe\iimay telegraph* o?eh pthcr ujjon nfficial buffipess at rates fixVd By~"the Postraasfcep-Getwral. ?v./ ^ . ? hSsi??4^ . A -! The retirement of Bismarck from the Prussian ministry is certaip. tie will retain the <3erman Chancellorship. It is reported.. tiiat Herr Von Balen will be Minister [i? iForeigii Affairs. ' Grand Concert! ??o Yooal and Instrumental. . ?; . PHOF. SCHMITT and . daughters, assisted by his musical class of A.bbevjlie, will give a Grand (^'onpert in the COURT HOUSE on next TUESDAY EVENING. Admission 50 cents. ^Children 25 cents. . Doors open at 8! Concert to commence 8.30! . .,A". ' *. For particulars sce4iandbills. . % r July 16, 1S73. . Fresh * ' -m Tnrnin Seed T # FROM ) V Buist's Gardens, Philadelphia. JTust received, by Wardlaw & Edwards. July 16,1873. inns', lelalic: Or liver Cure. For all Derangements 'of the Liver, .. , Kidneys, Skin, Stomach and Bowels. This Compound is pronounced by Dr. . firmirtVO ...I.A fUrS eZt.rilnv Ol lUi>ll'I>D, wntj ?uo tuc i\>i inci | aiippiietor of Simmons' Liver Regulator ?? being far superior to any Liver Prep-i irationa bearing his name or even jfferVdto the public before. It is put | .ip liquid form, and is, therefore, always eady for immediate uijes in cases of' violent attacks of Colic, Headache, &c. Besides, by this.jneans it* proper proportion ia a(Vayg guarfiijteed,. and the [>i-i(6e within reach of all. For* sale,by W. T. PENNEY, Abbeville, S. C. Price, SI.00 per Bottle, r . July. IB, J87S-- ? i 75 Cents. A. LOT OY GOOD SPLIT BOTTOM! .GHAIliS, AT Wardlaw & Edwatds. msfn; ii July 16,1873. <. 'v - I '< Final Discharge, T^TOTICE is hereby gicen that J. W, Lefcly, Administrator. of the i^Htate of LQl'lSA LESLEY^, du. eased. lias applied to Charles W. Giiir in, Judge of Probate, in and for the! bounty of Abbeville, for a final Uistharge as Administrator. It is Ordered. That the lfith day of Au* rust, A. D. 1S73, be fixed for hearing pf Petition, and a final settlement of said Estate. J. C. WOSMANSKY. C. C. P. A. C. June 10, 187.3, 14-11* ' |d?a6^nff1 Institute | ^o|th Carolina. THE Teachers Convention of tli0 ; above institute, liarirry ^ttSE3965l quested to hold the next meeting With the citizens of Greftmqfed, AhneWltff County,- have ^electecr W&tiiesaety, Ath* gust the 2utb, for. their, third meeting. The con ven rfon wiff assemble* at 4 o'clock p, m. A-fttJl rep rgpata tioiflt from all thecoflntie* ofUhe SftSfeojls ear? neeiiy requested. $^it<*gj|^i0%r ed .the Qjeien.v.Ule meeting, (See pg. i 7 <>f uajni^tesjY especially requested to ao wi ju tpeir power 10 xequvr >"<* occasion a. auoof-ss. -free f <6*?ussiott has ever beefo'the' ordferof the-lrfewtute, audit ia hoped that ail who oonterapinfT. i A attending Will bear this Jn mintLaiuI q* come prepared to do all h> tli^ir to advance the eauee of Stake EdOdwioW^ * Those who expect to<atton<h will notify Prot Charles P. SmiS^ tTiucipal of v the Greenwood Academy, at cwith the-generous citi^n??f Wesyllage, will do allln tb6ir pow^/tdmtKe tuj& sojouFn of visitoria- pleasing as well 9a profitable, t rv Done ?y July K, W?ia 9&" Papers, of the State ivq| please copy. ice7u:srci*'tv: Abbeville C.. Ur; JalylS, TO SCHOOL TRUSTER" i"'n: > y}Yu't YOU arc hereby oofcrftbd, _ reports of Meetings must.be uSo I) 00' or before ? Rrox. Any District that fails 'to make assessment ?pil forfeit its.. pro. raw, 01 tue noJB. Stato approprir- , ation. * 1 ' W? M. Pressler,. ' JMT -A' oCnOOr uulnmKsiunBr: ''' - sfafy-16, 18?3*l<Mf ,*:? y.ial? W.-HrParfceiBUtt, Wll! '* ' ' J. JUiig r *4Hk W i ^--aaiaa w ?J>Y virt?iet>f jitl ^xeftiition to me dlSX.ectedr, T^mselTat Abbeville C. H., pu SalciUiy.i%.Aua?st next, ^witWa and others. 6 Gal. PiheafipJe Whtekey(T2fore<?k??l A 32. -I.-: MpnoDgab?fc.%i lib }vzV.tl jBEL' 7 44 Blaekberry Brandy, 11 " m saw?* ? *" \ Ir.v. Shel^ii^Af ? ? ; 4r 9} Peael?Prai^y.f ?; 44 " e 6 Bottles Bnin<l<rPeacTle^. 42 *' JSW&BP* AIM1^ 0 A ?* ? Sheriff Abbelil!e'-O6uo4yj^* g'^&$r3 siff A CITIZENS' SA?lMSBH]t-T - Of South ^Carolina. ABBEyiLLE; St&<'~' ?i-ia; a?-.-r-',-.-^-- 'i " l,."".t Offickes : . "fy WM. MARTIN,....rPrfesfdept ? Col. J. B. PALMEft,... Vioe-PresHW*V A. G.RRENIZER, 1 Deposits of $1 aiiaUparfls^fea. Interest at the rate of Seven ribr per annum on Certificates o'f't?g-' A 1 - jo*- i r%l ' .'ST* A posit, and Six per cent. Sjgmpounded Stefcu-Ahhaariy3" ,17. ,/ on Accounts. '*. EXCHANGE, GOLD AND SILVER BOUGHT AND SOLD. " Collections and' &mit|&ceakSM* Pramgtly Made^ *w ALL offers for discoontnx?uj?fc'z *? qui**r dressed to the Assl^Ai't Cashi?^^tf?ifcp? the amount, time, personal security, ana collaterals. Such writauft B|? meet prompt if rfy. - |^|| r^-r,nAnirn/?T>rt 1 L 1 J.ti1 A - J_ UJ^ruoi lv^ivo wisimig- eiuier 10 uoposit or withdraw fundSj juust,,present thoir books, either in pefeon or with written order to another. : MERCHANTS at Greenwood,. TP ty-Six, Cokesbury, Hodges,* Due West, Lowndesville, and through the'county". y generally, are invited to do their busf-" fiV,? ness with find through thi* fcank,' TEjn.,* iSr: eryfacility will be''H'ffoftledt'ahcf business done promptly aud economical* ";?2' 'y* rJL ' TO THE rOOR, who make batf?#ttsn tie, and of that little wish to?ave a little, no better method catt be deviled than that in practical'operation here. fiST BANK HOURS?From 7 a. 1faattf to 8 a. m. ; 9 a. m. ta 3 p. m.; and fM ^AfitM/lntro AH AMTT nilKU/) 'llhtfLfllm* / iMkUiuojo "1 ""J ~-~j~y .?^ .. EDWAKD L, PARKER, Assistant CaSHfeiS July 9,1873, 13, 12m .?i" Rsmiiants I Bsmnants I 4 ft- . ? We have a "Bargain Coun- , ter" upon which all kinds of Remnants will be thrown a nd sold at extremely io^ jri^Sij Upon this confer f?rill also be found great bargains in Dress . Goods, White Goods,. Embrol* 1" deries, Ribbons, Scarf%&<^;tfv Millinery and Heir Goods' sold at prices to suit all. White Lawn, Buff and Sftriped Linen ' Suits sold for-what al cost?nlaWngttooWhin, - . For bargains in all gootis come to us during this montfr,* M^ES W. FOWLER ?~C0., .Proprietors^ r\i% ftf "Fashion.^ . r ? p ^ Jnly 8,1873. " Spear's Improved Fruit -i; Preserving Solution at Parker & Perrin's. .W puneO, 1373, 9-2t