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N 1 ... . J.1. 1 Tie Press and Banner. .A.bbeville, S. C. ,-W. A. LEE, Editor. Wednesday, Dec. 3,1873. Terms.?Two Dollars a ynnr, in ad-j rnnce. or Two Dollars and Fifty Cents, J at the end of the year. No subscriptions taken for a shorter time.than .six months. .Transient advertisements are charged ?fur at the rate of One Dollar per inch 'jjpace for the first insertion, and Fihy /Cents for each subsequent insertion. ' a liberal deduction from the above rates is made to persons advertising by 5 the quarter or by the year. , , #5?" All obituary notices and tributes $f jespect are charged for at the usual 'fates of advertising. JOB PRESS. We are nojv provided with an excejl^nt Jab Ptess, and fine assortment of ^ob Type, and are prepared to execute -wiperior work. Orders are respectfully ."solicited, ami we will guarantee satisfaction in the style and price of our work > ; *? i. iaii' i ? .: 1. *' NO WAR WITH SPAIN. if ; t ^Jnrvn+nlmo wllU'll Wft 111] 0 X LIU * r I44V.< .. _ ? lish below, announce a peaceable * s^ttlfewernt of our' difficulties with Spoirl. "JCliis result will doubtless ; be gratifying Jo all classes of our 'people; for though justly iudig' nant at the outrages committed bv [ 'the Spanish authorities, they desired war only as a means of obtain' ing satisfaction. Spain has con ceded our demands and consents to ' surrender the Virgimus, to make 1 " compensation and.to salute our flag. ( +iiia cIia that she ' -I U UUllig til I o " has .viclated the law of nations as ?interj3retedJ by the European' powders, and By fier own jurists. The views of one of our most eminent "*iawyers, the Hon. jReverdy Johnson, we publish elsewhere, which : seem to establish ,th$ * illegality oi v the capture and execution beyond u rnntmvcvsv. It is a poor compcn- s -"V ? sation that we are getting for the j outrage upon our flag, and the ? sacrifice of the lives of our citizens, a but it seems to be the best that is c : practicable, aud if jit gives us little 2 cu^emnity for the.past, it will, we" n '.trust, bring us some security for t 'future. The following are the lat- i "est dispatches: ' The Herald's dispatch snys Sec- c retary Eisli has no doubt that the i '"Spanish Government will be able r * ~ ^ " -?1 fllA ?" XO eiliorcu UlU urutis i-csiuimg iwc i "Virginius to us. The Colonial min- s ister of Spain, now in Havana, will i personally see that the orders of t .the home government are carried a out. All the "Washington specials t in the morning journals unite in c asserting that Spain has conceded 1 our demand, and peace is assured, c The Tribune's dispatch says the dis- s patch deciding the grave question v whether there shall be peace or r 'war between the United States and I 'Spain, was received by Mr. Fish t 'to-night and communicated -to the n 'President and Cabinet. It ia of a c most satisfactory character, and n confced?e aH; the demands made by 6 " ' -i i ^ - i .? r 1 'us. mese uemanas, as ycrowiurc i 'stated were as follows: 9 ! First, the release of the officers l and crew of the Virgimus yet liv- J fing. Second, the return of the v iiVirginius.1 Third, a salute of the p "ilag, and fourth, provisions for the a ^families of the slain captives. The t; *only reservation on tlie part of p Spain is with reterence to the firing I :of the salute, and to enable a future si 'investigation to be made. The tl 'date for this salute has been fixed u 'at the 25th of December. To pro- is vide for the contingency of Spain's J not being able to enforce the prom-j V J-~ - -1 : 1, ajfl TlStJU CUUCUS Hit: v. viis. <j u iuc u naval cbus'tructiort'-is rtot to bo ill- v terrupted. The Times dispatch, I] in addition to the above, says Spain q 'also agrees to bring to trial and st .punishment the officers who perpetrated the horrible butchery* V ? ' Madrid, November 20. 1* The Spanish Cabinet has agreed ei to deliver to' the United States Gov- L 'eminent the steamship Virginius tl; 'and all persons remaining alive d< who were captured with* her, leav- tv ing the question as to whether the tl; Seizure of the vessel was legal to th :4>e settled hereafter hy a mixed tri- <>i 'bunafi 1 The question = whether ti: damages shall be paid to the la mi- ?i lies or relatives of those who were "shot is also to be settled in a simi- n< 3ar manner. This decision was not m .'arrived at by the government be- th .'fore it had confidentially consulted to A\ith the Powers of Europe, "and of Tvas mformed by all of them that "reparation was due for the capture sj: X)f the steamer and the-execution I pi of the captives. The decision isilu also in conformity with'the opin-jdi ions of leading Spanish statesmen c? of all parties to whom the ques- II tion was submitted by the govern- pi ment.. k? ?' - ta {,* ?'? ?<?>? ,"1 Tiie Kino's Mountain Military;^ School.?We have received a copy t;i of the catalogue of the ofliccrs and a* students of this well-known Mili- ?( tary School. The roll shows someirc seventy-five pupils in attendance J cj . . % f 1 n I 1 1 .a . -Uiree oi whom are trora Aoocviiie:, ti Masters Jas. S. Perrin, Arthur sc Sirnkins and Thos. P. Thomson. [st ThirSehool was established in 1853,1 i ' tu by Messrs* Micali Jenkins and As-i,. 'bury Coward, and after a suspen- jja sion during the war was rc-estab-;A Wished by the latter, who now nssist-in: ;<ed by a full'corps of instructors! ftiaiotains for it a very high charac-! vj ter. The discipline of the School J m, is excellent, and the course of in- jen < structiou very thorough. lsc< . ... .. - wummmmwmmt m^itnnm *m\ \ mmiit mm, SALE DAY. There was a large attendance of onr fellow-citizens on Sale Day v I last, and a good deal ot property changed hands. The Dun woody house and lot in Cokesburv, was sold by the Sheriff for partition, to A. J. Titus for ?000. Two bales of cotton sold under i execution brought 13 cents per! pound and one other bale cents per pound. The real estate of Judge Ward-] law, adjoining the village was soldi as follows: Lot of 10 acres was sold to Wm. II. Parkej, at #17.75 per acre; lot of 20 acres, 6 p., to William Rutledge, at $13 per acre; lot of 29f acres, to Callier Ward, at ?11 per acre; lot of 28 acres to T. C. Seal, at 815.25 per acre; lot of 28}- acres to Albert llamblin, at $1-8,25 per acre. Terms, one-third cath, balance 13 months credit with lnieix'si. Two tracts or the real eqtate of Larkin JUeyjiolds, were sold; The Eeedy JBi'auch tract, 153 acres, to P. II. Bradley, at ?0.55 per acre, and the Grave Yard tract, 176 acres, to Jas. L. "White, at $5.85 per acre. The Gold Mine tract was not .sold. The real estate of Dr. 6. AV. Ilearst was sold as follows : Homestead, 600 acres, at 81-1' per acre, to Mrs, A. 0. Hearst; Tract JNo. 1, 39| acres, at ?8.00, George Rosjn weigh; Tract ]So. 9, 309 acres, it $8, Jesse Jay.; Tract No. 3, 1S2 icres, at $3, P. ii. Bradley; Tract NV 4, 222 acres, at ?7. Frauk Day. lHE capture op the virginius. The Hon. Beverdy Johnson has vritten a letter to the Baliinioie 1 imerican, in which he takes th'c po- \ ition that if the steamer Virginius I uid our flag, and was regularly < locumented as an American vessel, .nd was on the high seas when i laptured, that her capture was illc- 1 ^af, and' contrary to public law as < generally understood by England, ! lie United States and other nations, ] ncluding Spain, lie says: ] From the beginning of our gov- ii'iimnnt ?'rt fi'ivn incicf/iil +-1 ?if- on Ymerican vessel, regularly docunented and carrying our Hag, can- ' lot in time of peace be visited or ? iearchcd on the high seas. It was i nainly for violation of this doctrine ' hat tiie war of 1812 with England i vas declared, and although at the ermination of .that war- the claim )f England was not formally rc- 1 lounced, it was practicaliy abanloncd and has never since been icted upon. The immunity of a cssci carrying inc necessary uocuncutarj' papers and I3ag re6ts upon 1 lie theoryitbat the ocean is open o ail ajike, aud that a vessel of any iatio.ii, while in that element, is, in ontemplation.of -law, a part of its uitional territory and as exempt rom invasion as the soii jtself. "he treaty of Washington of the Ui of August, J 842, negotiated ctween Air. Webster and' Lorrl Uhburton, contained an article ;hich the British government. snn osed our government regarded as ( denunciation of the right of visi- 1 ution and search. There was a i assagein .the annual Message of t 'resident Tyler to Congress next i ucceed.ingthe date of that treaty iiat created this impression, and ( nderit Lord Aberdeen, then Brit- ' >h Secretary of Stale for Foreign v Jlairs, sent a dispatch to Mr. c rebster at "VTashingtoc, .to correct g lb supposed error according to the iew entertained upon the point by * [cr Majesty's government, and re- 1 nested him to read it to Mr Web- c er, Secretary of State. c To tliis communication Mr. Webster, 013 the 28th of March, 343, replied jn a letter to Mr. Ev ett, our Minister at London. His s ordship, the English'Secretary, in 0 ic despatch referred to had en- a iavored to draw a distinction beyeen the right of visitation and l' ic right of search, and stated that ^ ie latter right was a belligerent- n ie and could never be exercised in 0 me of peace. I quote his lan- ^ .iage; "; "The undersigned again reounces, as he has alreadv done in " / J ost explicit term?, any right on d ie part of the British government r< search American vessejs in time w peace." The righ* to search, except .when . lecially conceded by treaty, is a ^ irely belligerent right and can ive no existence on the high seas .1 ring pease. AjlkI, even in advo- n iti 11 ? asserted rigHts of visitation, , is Lordship said that' the sole [' jrpose of the claim .was to ascer- 1C in whether vessels- visited were ri ivhat't.hoir colors announced," and ai ere reaUv American or not, and I,,.. / . . ' ifT iul in case or joss or injury snslined by any vessel so visited and ,c if.ertained to be American his n' svernmcnt would allord a prompt c( :pnration. e: Mr. Webster, in Lis letter, after ]., early refutingIhc imaginary disnction between visitation and arch and denying either right, atod that the government of the liited States fully admits that its ig can give no'immunity to pi- q tes nor to any other than to regurly documented vessels. The nierican principle, then, as here 1,1 mounced, is that a vessel having 1c Tally our Hag and documents is rj: isolutely protected against either -u citation or scarch, 110 matter what ay be her cargo or object of her P1 tcrprise. This correspondence C( tins to have extinguished the En- n: glish claim of visitation. Certainly it lias never since been asserted or exercised, whilst the right of; search has been in terms surrendered. ASSESSMENT OF THE GREENVILLE AND COLUMBIA RAILROAD. AVe arc indebted to Mr. Tlios. A. Sullivan, of the Auditor's Oilicc. for the following statement of the assessment of the real and personal property of the Greenville unci Columbia Railroad in our County. The total assessment is ?429,110.01, which was raised to this amount by the State Board of Equalization from th3 original return of ?320,028. 44} Miles track, at $8,30S, $3G7,020.00 5 Pass'grand freight depots, 5,300.00 5 Wood and water stations,... 1,130.00 0 Other buildings, 2,010.00 12? Acres land, 1,105.50 Total realty. $0,614.50 Locomotive Engines,... . $22,427.00 Passenger Cars, 9,136.33 Freight and other Cars, lC.-145.3fi Tools and Machinery........ 2,9?3.60 Moneys and credits, .............. 934.82 Total Personalty, 51,887.11 " Iteaity, y.G14.50 j Value of Track, 367,629.00 Total of all Property, ...... $429,110.10 TJIK AUfilSTA ?0TTDX MAIIKET.?The Chronicle and Sentinel of Saturday, gi ves the following review .of the .week's operations : .Quite a large business lias been done in the great staple of the South during the past week and the busy passing to anil .fro of the drays, loaded with the iron bound bales, demonstrated that .colton is still King. The sales were larger notwithstanding that' Thanksgiving Day, on winch comparatively little business was done, was embraced ..in the week, than last week by over two hundred bales. Prices exhibited an advancing tendency throughout Lhc week and the demand was good 311 each of its days. The total receipts for the week ivere 9,02G bales?same week last rear, 0,444 bales; showing an increase this week of 2,oS2 bales. Sales this week, 10,060 bales?corresponding week of last year, 5,6-38 bales; showing an increase this iveek of 4,431 hales. Receipts the present season to date, 907 bales ?last season to November 20th, 3-1,097 Laic; showing a decrease this season, so far, of 7y130 bales. The shipments during' the week have been 8,446 bales?same week last year, 5,250 bales. Estimated Stock on hand, 14.GG4. Too Much Cotton.?The-Farmers (iik1 Patrons of Husbandry in session at Atlanta have resolved to plant only one-third of the next year's crop in cotton. If this could 3iily be acted upon throughout the entire South it would bring about jreat results. Even with one-half jr two-thirds of the present crop, uid an increase in the provision 3rop, we would have a corresponding increase of income, and de- . ? y ; * urease ' of indebtedness. But .vhilst all admit the justice of the jolicy, we are apprehensive, to use lie language of the Chronicle and tyntinel; that while Joues "raaj reluce his cotton acreage aud raise lis own hog and hominy, Smith vill go the whole hog in cotton, be- 1 sause he thinks there will be a 1 hort crop, and in that event will ! 'ield him twenty-five cents per 1 >ound, while ho can buy Western ' orn at ?1 a bushel and bacon at 7 ems a pound. The Legislature.?The regular ? ession of the General Assembly L pened oil Tuesday the 25th inst.,j( nd the ordinary routine of organ-L cation was gone through with, j 'he Governor, in response to a otificntion that both houses were rganized and ready to proceed ritli business, stated that he would \ 2nd in his message in about ten'T ays, as soon ae the heads of the; ifferent departments made their, sports. A concurrent resolution c as adonted bv both houses that the 1 %> r.eneral Assembly take a recess uir 1 2d December; a ?o? ^ Xtf&r. AVe had the pleasure of'j. iceting in our office 011 "Wedncs- ( ay, Mr. B. C. DuPre, the energet! publisher of the A. i?. Prcsbylean, and of other issues, weekly nd monthly, from that busy typo- ^ rnphical bee hive. Our friend has p i'cently taken'to himself a matri-j. loniftl partner, and J;is improved )nditiou affords an encouraging sample for the imitation of his ^ ncholor friends. Lot them go and o likewise. ^ ^ s< l&gL> Judge Davis has lined ^ [cbsrs. Graham, Fullerton and TV". '. Bartlett, senior counsel for ^ weed in the late trial, $250 each ftcr subjecting them to a sharp ^ icture for their breach of good lorals in passing him a paper, givig the reasons why he should not reside at the trial. The junior v >unsel were let off with a repri- a land. |d /The Circus at IIodoes'. ? Together with a large party from Abbeville, we aided in swelling one of the biggest crowds which we have iCver seen assembled, at the circus exhibition at Hodges' on Wedncsday last. The crowd we have heard variously estimated at from three to five thousand persons, and they packed every available seat in the large double touts. They came from remote sections of the County, and even from beyond the Saluda in Laurens. For some reason the performances seemed to lack their usual variety and interest, and the crowd was disappointed. The animal show perhaps came up to J expectation, but the other performances lacked spirit and variety. There was some good riding, good! tumbling and good music, but they all foil short of public expectation, * * 1 ^ and the promises of the pubiisnea programme. Instead of three, there was but one exhibition, and it was well, as the audience seemed to be thoroughly satined with one exhibition.. 4 o i Los,s by Fire. ? We regret to learn that Mr. R. A. MeCaslan, of the Hopewell neighborhood, sustained a serious loss by tire on the njght of the 20th inat, lie keeps a small dry goods store attached to his tauyai'd and shoe-shop, and here the tire broke out after dark when thn. :hfinds were off at supper. When discovered, the flames had made such headway, that only the most active efforts could eave the building from destruction. The damage to the goods is estimated at ?500 or ?600, which was covered by insurance in the Hartford, of which Mr. TV. T. Branch is the agent. * ,? The Greenwood and Augusta TJati.road.?We were rdcased to I X meet on Monday last Gen. P. II. Bradley, the indefatigable President of this cherished enterprise and to hear a checring account of its prospects. The financial panic has somewhat retarded the prosecution of the work, but its friends are as sanguine as. ever ef its early completion. We learn that Major YT. K. Bradley will soon commence the work of grading, and we trust that this is the earnest of early and complete success. Improved Condition. ? There has been a marked improvement throughout the country in financial and business circles during the past week. The money stringency is passing away, higher prices arc being realized for produce, and the manufactories are resuming work. The prospect is brightening. ?<o* Religious. ? This being .the day set'apart by the English and American Episcopal churches, for special services in behalf of the increase of laborers iu the field of the Christian ministrj7, there will be religious services in Trinity church, beginning at 11 o'clock A. M. ?> Senator Smalls of Beaufort, introduced a resolution in the South Carolina Legislature, last Wednesday, looking to the establishment of [i navy yard at Tort Royal, and in- , strnr.linp- "Ronrfisentatives and Sen- , ators in Congress to endeavor to bring about such a result. i , Colonel E. R. Dorsey, who, i for many years, has acceptably filled :be position of general passenger ind ticket agent for the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad at < Columbia, has resigned, and is ] ibout to return to his old road?the ] 3altimorc and Ohio. ( Owing to the illness of Mrs. lampton, Gen. Wade Hampton ; ras unable to deliver the annual iddress before tlie Fair Assoeiaion of the Carolines, in Charlotte, in the 27th inst. #?>=? Senator Ilollinshead an<2 ^preventatives Ellison and Cain vailed themselves of the recess ot he Legislature to visit their homes r I 11 Abbeville. They returned to; ^ Columbia on yesterday morning. 6 A meeting of the Epieco al Bishops was held in Xcw York n Saturday, to consider the case of a bishop Cummings, of Ky., who1 r as withdrawn from the church. f; ?3>? c We arc requested to state bat the Rev. J. 0. Lindsay will reach at Hopewell church on tlifc n econd Sunday of this month, being \[ ;ie 14th inst. P On Saturday Tweed was ^ iken to Blackwell's Island, accornanied by his son and son-in-law. l large crowd witnessed his depart- i? re. . s I ^ t ? The Cotton Market has been ery brisk during the past week, n nd the money pressure is subsi- ci ing. d 'citizens' savings bank. We direct attention to the card of the Attorneys and Solicitors of this institution giving notice that O D under their advice tlic bank has gone into voluntary bankruptcy, and that with proper management of the assets, the interests of depositors and creditors will be fully protected. The bank will soon make a statement of its affiiirs, and an limit- n 1 ivrvmis! I inn to flUll'd itii .7UV....I ? [ ' * 0 ..... jcrditors from loss. In tljc meantime they are earnestly advised not to dispose of their claims, but to co-operate \vitli'the officers of the Bank in relieving it from embarrassment. This is the part of true wisdom, and we feel assured will be adopted by all the creditors of the banlc. "We have seen a private letter from Columbia addressed to Capt. E. L. Parker, the Cashier, in which satisfactory reasons are given for this action, and a hopeful view taken of the situation. ? 4^* Fine: Cropping. ? Mr. B. C. | Crawford, of our County, has made I l Krt 1 r\a /> f pntfon. with I iweui.y-cigjil' waico V/. J ? one mule and three hancfe, upon I twenty-eight acres?one bale to the acre, nine bales to the hand, and twenty-eight bales to the mule! Who can beat this ? Mr. C. is a son of Mr. J. W. Crawford, of Pendleton, one pf the most skillful and successful planters of the upconntry, and is a worthy chip of the old block. We learn that the dwelling Mr Sininiinn Tnlfiorf np.nr 1^11 fl V,.. ..... , lalo church, came near being- destroyed by lire, on Tuesday last. A quantity of cotton was stored in one of the vrooijis, and when discovered, the cotton was enveloped in flames, which, by active exertions, were extinguished. The .origin of the fire is unkno.y/p. jggf A Receiver has been appointed for the ^National Trust Company of Charleston. Over ?100,000 of promissory notes have been lost or stolen. A-number of these notes are said by the cudors crs to be forgeries. <?>? Masontc Female College.?We direct attention to the advertisement of the opening of this flourishing institution on the 21st January, 1S74. Mr.JBenct, the President, has established quite a reputation as a thor ougn scnoiar anu buox-ussim itavuw,! ami has callcd to his aid a corps of ablo assistants, who utjilc with him in giving a high character to the collego. From the known ability and accomplishments of the instructors wo can recommend the collego to all who aro desirous of imparting to their daughters a thorough ayd finished education. The location is a pleasant one, and the terms are very reasonable, and wo aro suro that the institution ranks among the best in the land. An Enterprising Reporter. ? A reporter of ono of our enterprising weeklies somewhat disturbed the gravity and serenity 01 on# or our town churches on Sunday .last, by assuming a prominent position before the pulpit, and, with note-book and pencil in hand, proceeding to take notes of the services, prayers as well as sermon. Tho sermon was a good one, and wo would be glad to sec it in print. Tho reporter wo think owes it to tho congregation to ro-prodnce it, as ho so distracted their attention as to causo them to loso a largo part of 1 b. ? Memorial to Jddoe Wardlaw.? Wo learn from our Columbia exchanges that the Hon. Armisteftd Burt, in behalf of the commitLeee appointed for the purpose, read an elab>rate memorial in honor of the late rudgo Ward law, before the Supreme Honrt on Wedncsdaj' of the past ivcek. We trust to obtain a copy! ;oon, and present it to our readers.' ? I Thanksgiving D.vr.?Thursday of , ' I 1 ho past week was Thanksgivingj( Jay, and services wero he.d in the i Episcopal and Mothodist churches. 1 ['he weather was disagreeable, and ' here was a small attendance. -4q9* > JKaT' The .ocean steamer Villc de larve collided at eea with tho Bri-j' ish ship Lachcarne, on the 2od No- ' ember, and went down with 22G J ouls?S7 were saved. Mr. ]Jowly, of Anderson C. II..: J ml Miss Janie McCord were mar-j i ir>r1 nt flip rnsirlnnrn oflior era lid-J' ither, Mr. John Davis, on yesterday veiling. Tho Lien Law of tho Stale!' ill likely bo repealed. A. bill to tliisj g fleet has passed the Senato and will , kely go through thu House. <. ft?1" Tho communication of "A|~ | g 'armor'' was received too late forjj. lis issue, but will appear in our next. ^ Millinery at Cost.?Mrs. Whito > offering hor fino new and elegant :ock at cost prices. r IfSt Tho Charleston papers an- f ounce the death of Richard T. Walk- 7 r, a well-known merchant on Satur- j ay last. lb THE CONVICTION OP WM. M. TWEED. The conviction and scntcnco of William M. Tweed, of New York, presents one of the most remarkable cases in the records of tho criminal j courts, whethcr-we regard the great-' ness of the offender and the depth of infamy to which ho has been con'signed, or the tj-iumphant vindication I of public justice which has been effected over the arts and influence of the public plunderer. A great political magnate, who ruled city and State at his pleasure, who was able to buy up a Legislature with tho means at his command, and to parcel out offices high and low like an. autocrat, and who assumed the airs and dispensed tho patronage of a prince, has been suddenly brought low, has been forced to stand as a convicted criminal in the dock, and to receivo at the hands of a judge a lecture detailing tho enormity of his crime, and a sentence consigning him to twelve years in tho penitentiary. Tho story is more like one of romance than of every-da}' life, but it teaches the use IU1 ICSSOn, U)UL JJUWUl" uunujjiij- uairu, in its very audacity prepares tko way for its own downfall. Tw(ed in his power laughed at courts and juries, and believed himself too big a crimi nal to be caught in the meshes of tl. c law. -As president of tho Auditing Board of hi? county, ho leut himself to a scijPmo of wholesale plunder, by which lie 1-obvCd the public out of millions, for the purponC em'iching himself and his associates, and in his grasping rapacity, was too little careful to cover up the tracks which led to his conviction. In that con. vietion all good men must rejoice, a? indeod tho most prominent, without distinction of party, lent their best efforts to bring it about; but naturally there is something of pity iD the contemplation of fallen greatness, and in tho misuse of talents which might have achieved noble purposes. Tweed is said to have exercised great executive ability, and to possess many excellent qualities, but in tho total lack of principle, he has committed crimes which put him in the category of tho thief and robber, and which wilj approve his sentence in the judgment of all who wish to see the laws duly executed and the public justice vindicated. ,Judge Davis in passing sentence thus refers to tho efforts of Democrats as well as Republicans, in seed ing the result : "It is in vain to suggest that your (rial and conviction iiave bco/i the result of any partisan feeling; that this was, .afler all, as ono of tho jurors summoned on the panel expressed it, a struggle between the 'ins and outs.' .No. Tho whole struggle has been a struggle between hcncsty and fraud, between virtue and crime. It is true that prominent, able, honorable men of all parties united at once to investigate and devolop the true character of theso frauds. Mr. O'Conor, who has boon named in connection with these frauds in tho course of the fiM.il lma n.i/Ini-1 in I lir> wni'L* 1 man who holds the foremost rank in his profession, and who stands without a stain upon his charactcr, as pure and noble a man as any in this great city ? immediately camo from his retirement,.to ajd in.tho rescue of this great city from the systematic course of' plunder to which it had been so long subjected. Mr. Tilden, who stood as the leading man at the head of the Democratic State Committee, devoted weeks e.nd months of toil in ferreting out these crimes and ascertaining, through the bank account, their extent and character, tili he .was able to lay bare the whole course of fraud aijd plunder, as presented on the trial, with absolute clearness and simplfcity. The truth is so plain that no man can fail tc road it. I need not name other prominent men of your party who took an active part in these proceedings, and which led to tho development of theso great frauds and to your conviction. It would be wrong and unjust lb entertain for a. moment the idea that your conviction -has been the result of persecution ot the hands of any person or party. It has been the result of the ascertainment and production of evidence so clear and plain, that never in my experience or reading have I seen a case where the evidence was so utterly overwhelming and where it was so impossible for the jury to fail to come to a just and conclusive verdict. Through the whole of tho trial you remained up tho very moment of y^ur conviction as calm .and serene as though you relied upon your innocence, when tt was overwhelmingly apparent to all that yourserenity was Dnly that of audacity, that confidence in the omnipotonee of corruption rather than reliance upon your innocence." Sale of the Cirrr.Es Land. ? Ihe real estate of Major John Chiles, dee'd, was sold on Saturday last by Thos. C. Perrin, Esq., 1^'seutor. The estate contained 540 icres, and sold for $8,550. The Home place was purchased by Mr. John C. Chiles, for ?0,500, and the Dther tract east of the Augusta . /v-irl liv \fncara AYVwlf* (Y?flimil Jllld I fhos. \V. Chiles, at $2,050. , 4 ? J Several wide-awake gardeners j lave recorded an experience to the I 'fleet that by preparing the soil and . sowing peas in autumn?hut so late is to preclude the possibility ofi. prouting before the ground freezes ?they secure a crop in Spring con-! iiderably earlier than by adoptingl he usual course. The plan seems!, vortli trying. ji * ?-.?. [ I Congues met on Monday, and 292 i nembers answered to the roll, Blaine j c ras re-elected Speaker. The vote I' or speaker was?Blaine, 190; Wood, V 7; Cox, 2; Clymer, 1; A. II. Ste>hens, 1. lion. A. II. Stephens took ' is seat and attracts much attention.' Real Estate Transfers. We copy from tho Auditor's books tho following transfers during the past month: Madison Richardson to Jefferson Floyd, 02 acrcs, ?1,000. County Commissioners to Robert Tolbcrt, 50 acrcs, 8250. David Kahn to R. D. McAdams, 5 acrcs, ?1500. John G. Edwards and E. Ikhrards Executors, to Margaret J. Bass, 1G2 acrcs, SS3G.28 Iliram D. Baker to Samuel S. Baker, J interest in estate Jas. S. Baker, $300. Wm n Fennell to S C Link, 940 acres, S 1,333, Bannister Allen to Alonzo Z Bow man, 17C acres, 8T00-. BS Jones to Wm F An-cJersofy 21^ acrcs. Same to same, 224 actt-sf, ?00if, T M Kinloeh to same, 114 acre* $570. C B Parks to W C Morrow, 91 acrcs, $3000. Laura E Blackwcll to same, 2i acres, $100. B C Llart to Lavinia A F Zeigler 1 10 acrcs, $800. i J J Cooper to W A Limbcc^cr, 31 ft by 100 ft, $237 50. 1 B B Grid* to Richard Wiubush, ! ' acrcs, S50. J G Edwards and E Edwards, Ex ecutors, to N Edwards, 155 acrea ?1555. Sam'I Martin to B J Martin, 9: . acres, 5 iv?. Joe Foster and others iv t? .T. i><J wa"ds and Wm Chiles, 210 acres 8450. Win A Mundy to A P Boozer, I acres, 50 cents. John F Johnson to B Riley, 18; acres, ?3000. Stephen Latimer to Jno T McLain 23(1 acres, $1600. J J Cunningham to Mary Cunning ham, 109 acres, 8546. New Advertisements. The following is a list of new advertisements: Millinery at Cost?Mrs M M White Farm for Kent?E IJ[ Mounoo. Notice to Debtors?II A McCasIan & Co. Masonic Notice. Notice to Creditors?James Carlisle. Masonic Female College?\V C Benet. United Slates Internal Picvonue?C Ij Anderson. Collector. Notice?E Edwaids. Sale?N \V Mooro. Homestead Set off?J C Wosmansky. ->?? Valuable Land Purchase. ? Messrs. S. A. Mcintosh, S. R. Cade and G. S. Cade have purchased of Capt. Sale, two valuable tracts of land on the Savannah river at Barksdale Ferry, containing 1270 acres for ?10,500. ?-aw? II III II Jk. Card. THE CITIZFINS' SAVINGS BANK OF SOUTH CAROLINA has to-day gone into yolujjtjury bankruptcy, under our advice. This advice has been given as tho most effectual means of protecting the interrkutc aP it q rl/?nr\ci tr?PQ o rwl ntKfli" /ninrlif. ors ? jvho can thus, and thus only, buvc the management and control oi its assets?instead of their being placed in the hands of a receiver, in whoso selection they have no choice The Officers of the Bank will, at an early day, publish a statement, giving full information of its affairs. We would warn depositors and creditors .not to barter their claims to speculators and other interested parties, as we arc informed there exists a most dangerous combination, whose object it is to obtuin a controlling interest, to the destruction of the Bunic,.and the detriment of depositors". We would further advise the depositors and creditors to retain their claims until the publication above referred to has been made, w.hich in our opinion, will justify the wisdom and poKcy of the course adopted in their interest, and will suggest a plan, which, if heartily eo-.aperjttcd in by depositors and creditors will save them from loss. (Signed,) McMASTER & LeCOXTE, Attorneys for Petitioner. POPE & IIASKELL, BACH MAN & YOUMANS, Of Counsel. Columbia. >S. C., Dec. 1, 1873. Dec. 3, 1S73, 34-31 ivr tu |ircui/u;o> ALL persons indebted to R. A. McCASLAN & CO., will find it to their interest to call and .settle, as longer indulgence cannot be given. E. A. McCaslan & Co, Dec. 1,1S73, 34-2t Cotton Farm for Rent \Q1A lUi Aw I jEI rF1\fO AND A HALF miles from! U_ Greenwood Depot, G. & C. 1?. R. I nbout 150 acres of good open land :ind 25 acres fine bottoms. Pi-ice,I TEN BALES OF COTTON, -100! pounds cach. Reference required.) Apply to R. II. MOUXCE, by mail it Spartanburg C. II., S. C, Dec. 3, 1S73,34-41 Notice to Creditors. A LL persons having claims against: the estate of Samuel Robinson,! leceascd, arc hereby required to1; )resent the same duly attested beforej ne on or before the 15th day of Jan lary, 1874, or be barred. Those in- < lebted to the estate must make pa}-- I nentat once, or legal proceedings . vill be instituted against them. ( JAMES CARLISLE, [ualified Executor of Samuel Robinson, deceased, Dec. 3, 1873. t4-3t . m LJL, 1 ES?SS= s-w MILLINERY M. AT COST ! IWTLL sell *tho balance of my MILLINERY AT NEW .YOJRK COSTi It is all fresh and desirable. MRS. M M. WHITF IIII1WI I I II id Dcc. 3, 1873, 34-tf Masonic Notice. A REGULAR Communication CLINTON LODGE No. 3 A-. F. M., will be held atthe Lodge Room oh Monday evening next, the 8th inst. The members of Clinton Lodgfi aite hereby required to attend. By order of the W. M. t J. C. WOSMANSKy, Sec't'y/ Dec. 3,1874. 1 Masonic Female College, Cokesbury, Abbeville, S. C. (CHARTERED 1853.) Twenty-first annual session opens '? WEDNESDAY, 21st day of JANUARY, 1874, clones last Wednesday lu' , October. * FACULTY. ] W. Christie Benef, Literary . Principal. s Department. } Mrs. Julia Glass, ') | Miss Ella Aiken, ) Julia Glass. J Music. A-.t Miss Tallulah Wbitner, . Department. ^Miss Aiken. ) D TT7-?_7. | vy/ iiu.uu.hclll rr ui /v? J Miss Bessie Caldwell. ? Expenses for Term, of Nine Months. Primary Department, $25; Academio - Department, $35; Collegiate Department, $50; Music, $40; Board $12 to $15 per month. The Masonic Female College affords to young ladies the means of obtaining a thorough liberal education at rates very moderate?no extra charge being made for Latin or French. It is under the patronage of the Masonlo Brotherhood. It is in a locality proverbially healthy and near a Mineral Spring. For Circulars, apply to W. CHRISTIE BENET, Principal. iDec. 3, 1873, 34-tf iwAM/Jj; ^ ? ALL persons?Creditors And Distributees?will ttike*notice xji?t a final settlement of the Estato of XL L. EDWAED8, deceased, will bo made in the office of the Court of Probate of Abbeville County, on tlio sixth day of January, A. D. 187*?( and that all claims must bo present^ before or on Said day. E. EDWARDS, Administrator. 2d Dec. 1873,34-tf UNDER order of the Court of Probate of Abbeville County, the undersigned will sell at tho lata residence of Henry Beard, Deceased, on tho 18tli of December next, all the PERSONAL PROPERTY of said deceased, consisting of MULES, STOCK, HOUSEHOLD- AND KITCHEN FURNITURE, &c. Terms Cash. N. W. BIG ORE, Administrator. Dec. 2d, 1873, 34-tf UjiM States. Internal Revenue, Collector's Office, 3d Dist., S. C. ^ Columbia, Nov. 15th, 1873. NOTICE is hereby given to &U persons claiming iho followjn^^' described property, seized for viols- ; tion of the Internal Revenue Laws of the United States, do file a bond with-' th(? Collector of the District,-for tho costs of an action in tbo United Suites Court, viz: 1 Ono-liorso wagon, 1 Set Harness, 1 Wagon &hcet and Frame, 1 Cooking Utensil, 1 Keg, about 10 gallons Whiskey, I ? U (( ?i 1 " " empty, 1 gallon measure, 1 Quart " C. L. Anderson, Collector 3d District, S. C. Dec. 2, 1873, 34-3t lis State of Si Carolina, ABBEVILLE COUNTY. In the Court or iroDato. Ex Parte Mrs. Elizabeth Adldns. Petition for Homestead in Land of David Adkins, Deceased. -JVfOTICE is hereby given that, Mrs. Maiy Elizabeth Adkins lias applied to Charles "W. Guffin, Judge of Probata for Abbeville Coun* ty, for a Homestead in the real estate of David Adkins, deceased, and that the 3d day of January, 5874, has been fixed for- tho appointment of appraisers, who will on said day proccod to assign and set off a Homestead in the real estate of said deceased, to Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Adkins, widow, and to Martha Jane Adkins, David F. Adkins, and Mari2tta Adkins, minor children of David Adkins, deceased. T n \xrr\c*\T < vnrrxr O. V. ?? VJOIU A-OtQIV IJ jfl Clerk Court of Probate, A. C. 9 Pec. 2, 1873, 31-41 B