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The Press and Banner. " ' > A.bbeville, B. O. W. A. LEE, Editor. 1 ?.Wednesday, February 18,1874. Terms.?Two Dollars a year, in advance, or Two Dollars and Fifty Cents, at the end of the year. * No subscriptions taken for a shorter time than six months. Trarfsient advertisements are charged for at the rate or One Dollar per inch space for the first insertion, and Fifty Cents for each subsequent insertion. a liberal deduction from the abovt . rates is made to persons advertising 'jn 'the quarter or by the year. All obituary notices and tribute; of respect are charged for at the usua . rates of advertising. > ' JOB PRESS. We are now provided with an excel lent Job Press, and fine assortment o 'Job Type, and are prepared to ex ecu t< fciiperior work. Onlers are'respectfully .solicited. 1 ... '.i'-Vi.Jj - ? === Regulations for the Post-Offici at Abbeville.?The Office is open foi the general delivery of letters and salt of postage stamps from 8:30 A. M. to i ~ ? ? '- <?i f o.an a Money uraers iurmaucu uwu .M. to#20P. M. ' Qreetiville and Columbia RaiIroa( .Mail closes at 8:30 A. M. -1 Washington, Ga., Mail closes on Wed xieRday at 5:30 A. M. Elbert, Ga., Mail, via Heardmont closes on Thursday at 6:30 A. M. ' Antreville Mail, via Temple o Health, closes on Thursday at 5:30 A. M ' Klbert, Ga., Mail, via Lowndesville closes oil Friday at 5:30 A. 51. H. W. LAWSON, P. M. The ColqaMa. Contempt Case. We have received a copy of tin Jearned argument of General Jame; 'Connor, counsel far Col. A. C. Has kell, one of tho appellants in tbit case, which presents a strong arra} of legal points and authorities in sup * " *L 4" mjHn in 111 < port 01 IQO UJUL1UU uun uiuuv ? Supreme Court to reverse tho 'decis "ion of Judge Carpenter ie the Coui" Wow. The case is one which cxciici jthe interest of the profession every aarhero, sineo it involves the interest of tho Bar, throughout this and othe: States, and if the decision be sustain ed will place thorn entirely at tlx 'mercy of tho presiding judge. A number of tho most eminent gentle 'men of the Columbia Bar have bcci suspended from the practicc of thcii "profession, and thus been deprived o their livelihood, and this without anj charges against them of "deceit, mai practice or misdemeanor," to whicl cases the power of the Court to re move or suspend is expressly nnmec by the Revised Statutes. These hav< not and could not have been mad< against them, yet thes* attorney; have been punished as if convicted of their commission. The caso i: 'now beard by tbo Supreme Cour upon written argument, and a docis ion is eagerly anticipated. The argnment of General Conno discusses first the jurisdiction of tin State Court, and second tho questioi of contempt. Tho general jurisdic Ition'of Jirdgo Carpenter's Court, upoi ft caso properly made, is conceded 'but it it contended' that by' roason o kimA?nla?i<iaa Wfli.f nf Bi>ruir-f> flnf n www V* WW ? .wj ? other defects, the Court never hat jurisdiction. But conceding ever that the Court had jurisdiction orig Iptflly] the" argument establishes be yond a doubt that the proceedings ir Bankruptcy dissolved the jurisdictioi of the State Court, and gave eoutro 'bf the proceedings and of the asseti to'ti&e United States Court. The po lition is fortified'by an appeal to th< decisions oT the Federal ' Courts Vliidh the State Courts are bound t< accept as authoritiv.e in all esses in Volving the construction of Acts o ^Congress. The .jurisdiction of th< United States Coujt being thon indis potable and conclusive, how could th< 'attorneys be guilty of a contompt ii "advising their clionts to sock tha Torum ? ' .Tlie contempt charged by Judgi Carpenter consisted first in advising fit: - -r-?:t? np l/UU UllU^ Vt it JJUWWVU Ui jDuiitt uj/t loy, 'in Hhe .United States Distric Court, with view to the transfer o funds; and sccond in receiving larg< 'foes of the iunds of tho Bank in vio Nation of the restraining order of th< Court. In the matter of the fees, i is urged that they were not largo? *1 ,250 paid to three firms of higl 'standing, by a largo lianking concern and besides these their receipt wa in violation of no order of tho Courl 'As to the other matter of contempl L. >? ??? ?% AC 4 l? A 1 An ?iri A/1 /.annrii' U1U ttr^UiilV'Ub Ul lliV IWUZ UUU WUIJBt urges that the filing of the petitioi 'iv&s tho act of tho corporation, an {he removal of tho causo and th assots was tho act of tho law; so thu tho solo act of tho attorneys was t adviso. ' And now when thisadvico i in accordance with the Supremo law c the land, can it be a contempt ? Say tho learned counsel: *" "If the theory of Judgo Carpentc should prevail, and attorneys are ro sponsible to thcr Courts for tho advic< w'nich they give their clients, and tin Inquiry into- that ad vice can bo proso cute! by proceedings for eontorapt which are in the nature of a bill o discovery, answerable on oath, ther ifflio limit to the oppression whicl the Oouri can exorcise over the Bar 1 f. flot.h.'s t,Ko J udiro with tho ricrht t( ~w ' O , o institute proceedings on hia own mo lion, to heat tbem at Lis own Cham bers, to decide them by his own will and to,punish them'at hrs own discre ^ion, And, as if this were not suffi cifcnt, the Attorney-General denief the right of the Supreme Court to re -view the judgment, or revere? th< Bentenco of the Judge. What is thif "but tyranny, and what tyranny it more hateful than that which wrongf in the name and under the forms 01 law. t . .. : 'V rT"f> .It is tvorso than kilo to say to as, that wo need not fear the power, because it will always be exercised by the Judges wisely and honestly. We know too well, that power given is power abused, and we will not trust our rights to tho lawless discretion ol an}' man. Wo hold them under the law?by that alone can we be deprived of thcra. Arm the Judges with this newl} discovered power to punish for advice "L 1. ~ /1-rtl.lrA Itl l.n t kn/-iAmOi WniUII tilU^' li 1 w>I ( {LUj UUU tV Ui\U M^WIUVi of the rights of either attorney 01 client; what safety to either when t I proceeding for contempt forces the i attorney to elect between the betray ' al of his client's secrets or his owi removal from his office. How long I under such rule, will the Barprcserv< its independence? How long will th< 3 Judiciary retain the confidence am 1 respect of the people ? When consequences so grave foliov the course adopted by Judge Carpen - tcr in this case, we have the right t< f ask what is the foundation lor thi s. new doctrine? Thus far it rests solelj ' on the decision of Judge Carpenter Not a single authority has been cited , iu which the advice given by aa at r torney has been made the subject o i a judicial proceeding for contempi 5 None such have been found by us none, it is believed, can be 1'o.und ' We are forced to regard it as too r<. i pugnant to law, to reason, to justic< to have ever received judicial sane - tion. The onus is on those who affirr the doctrine and apply it with 6ucl ' scverit\r to provo their case beyond f doubt.* Contempts are either actual or con ' structive. In this case it is admitte< there is no actual contempt, and ar ? cording to the authorities, in cases o constructive contempt, a disclaime of all intention to commit a contemp 3 is full satisfaction, and puts an end t s the proceedings in attachment. Thi . disclaimer has been made, and topres i the penalties of suspension or remove against the attorneys, is to punis . them for statutory* offenccs of whic ; they were not accused, still less cor . victed. This would be to mete ou i the hiffhest measure of injustice. 5 - The National Grange on Mixed Hui 3 bandry. A Memorial to the Patrons of IIus 3 bandry in the Cotton States whs pre i- sented and unanimously adopted a - the late meeting in St. Louis. I > states that during the past seve i' years our cotton fields have adde f'i $2,000,000,000 of bales to tho weak ' of the world, and have added to th - prosperity of all except the producer; i These have expended their encrgie - upon a single crop and have bee ij forced to buy their bread. Such b course can end only in bankruptcy. & ' It is generally conccded, says th s Memorial, that home grown brcu I ! is cheapcmhan purchased supplici J and tho observation of every plante 3 j is that these Southern farmers wli 1 live within themselves are more ir i-'dependent and less encumbered wit debt thau thoso who have relied soli r ly upon the cotton crop. Were i otherwise it is hazardous for an e people to rely upon others for a su{ 3 ply of those articles which arc necc: eary for their consumption. It the 3 refers to the famine which more tha once has occurred in India, owiug t ' the'efforts of the people to grow col * ton to the exclusion of bread-stuffs 1 and adds that, during the pasC yeai ] j portions of Iowa, Minnesota and Dt jjlcotahavo been invaded by grasshoj j pern, which aesuoyeu every vesug of vegetation. Iraagiuo your cond * lion should a similar invasion becoin i general in tho Northwest. Coup! i with this idea tho total failure ot' j cotton crop, either from tho worn; from drought, or any other unavoidi 8 bio cause, improbable as such visitu * tions may appear, have we the povve > to prevent them ? And is it wise t i subject ourselves to the possibility c ^ becoming the victim* of such calan: ities? Our wisest and safest polie is, as far as practicable, to produce a f home our necessary supplies, s Is thero a farm in tho South i . which this cannot be done and'at th same timo an average cotton cro producod as the net result of th 1 farmers annual labors? Wo believ t thero are not annually 4,000,000 bale of cottou produced upon Souther c soil; but what proportion of thi vast amount is retained to iodieat ? our prosperity? One-half, of it i - expended for necessary supplief t whilst the remainder is divided be f tween labor and taxes, lienco th . (,-ost of production has exceeded th value of the article produced. Sha! this policy continue? Extensive cot 5 ton Crops havo evinced our unity c t purpose and erttailed poverty upou u _ unequally. Uniform' adhesion t mixed husbandry would secure ou recuperation. Cotton is a necessit) '? and the extent of thut necegsit}' ca ? be calculated with exactness. If 3 ,. 500,000 bales are grown they will b consumed before another crop cau b gathered, and a remunerative marke I price will be sustained by tho const II quent demand. If 4,5u0,000 bale d are grown the large marginal execs e will control and depress the markel ^ Alternatives for success are numei ous, but wo rely upon the single on 0 of co-operating in tbu determinatio: * to subsist at home. With this em if attained there is no reason why w 8 should not be tho happiest, most ii: dependent and prosperous people o; earth.' r Tho memorial is signed by th masters of State granges of Soul 3 aud Xorth Carolina, Alabama, Missit 0 sippi, Florida, Arkansas, Louisians " Georgia and Tennessee, aud was no ? only heartily approved by tiio Com mittee on -Resolutions, but endorse' ?jby evory member of the Nations 1 Crrango." ^ i Herald Almanac.?We aro it - debted to the liberality of the entei i prising proprietors ot tho Now Yori Herald for a copy of their Almana 5 for the proscnt year. It is 6uperio to any work of the kind that w 5 have seen, and embodies a mass o J; valuable information upon all subjects jj We have been struck with its full f.noss and accuracy; the latest ant 1 most reliable information being givon A Warning Voioe from a Black Man. Maj. M. R Delaney, an intelligent and educated black man of Oliarlesi ton, has written a letter to Hon. J. ' J. Wright in which he expresses the 1 cpim'on that in five years the blacks will bo in a minority in the State P and that their only safety lies in the i adoption of ^be principio of cumula5 tive voting or minority representation. He says: , TI1E WHITE RACE l? TRUE TO ITSELF, - and it is useless : nd doing injustice * to both races to c< no Jul the fact, that , in giving liberty a id equality of 3 rights to tho blacks, they had no de3 sire to seo thern rule over their own i raco. And the blacks may as well know this at once; that there is nc r scheme that can be laid, no measure - that may be entered into, nor expense o so great, which they will not incur s to change such a relation between T the blacks and whites in this country Rest assured of this, that there arctic !, white people North nor South whe will submit to see the blacks rule ovet f the whites in America. Wo may a* L. well be plain and candid on tliispoint ; look each other in tho face, and lei I. the truth be known. Radicalism, af taught bj' political leaders for selfish motives and personal gain, has led tlx > masses of our uututored race to be ii lievc otherwise, and not aej accoru li ingly. But it is a dreadful, a TERRIBLE POLITICAL EERESY, which Bhould receive tho stamp o ' condemnation by every true friend o J mankind and a just government black and white. They are, as the} f should be, willing to have us partici r pate; to concede us our legitimat< t and reasonable share as citisens, bu not an absolute and supremo contro 0 in political affairs." s Temperance Crusade in Ohio. li Tlio movement of tho women o b Southern Ohio against the liquo i- dcales, seems to be meeting with grea t success. Prayer meetings aro organ ized, and tho power of moral suasioi and tho forco of religious convictioi 3. aro brought to bear on the progres of tho movement. Tho following te! cgram shows its character : Cincinnati, February 9.?A Gazeti special from .Ripley says the woman' !* temperance movement is at fever hea t there; that sixteen out of the twenty t three saloon-keepers have signed th n pledge and abandoned tho busines.1 , It is taking u profound religious turi: u Men hold daily praj*er meetingf h while the women visit the saloont c The meetings are crowded, and dcej religious interest is manifested. Prep 1 ^ il Till I OTIS SI'U iu a/aj tvuj uui l)io Lewis is here now, and is expect n ed to make an effort to start th a movement. In all tho Southern hal of the State, excitement on the sul 9 ject is great and is spreading. South j Western Indiana is affected cousidet S) ably. John C. Van Pelt, a converts r saloon-keeper of Jsew Vienna, istrav o eling and lecturing. "VVashiugtou am i. Ilillsboro are tho only instances i; b which the veuders have enjoined th womeu through the courts tVoro vi? it iling them. y Ripley, Ouio, February 9. ? Th j. temperance work ia still progressing 9. with a marvelous success. Severn n saloons surrendered to-day in th n town and suburbs. Tremendous mas o meeting last night. Auother to-nighl The ladies visiting tho boat barw ar well recoived, and assured that n< j liquors will be dispensed at- this land . ing. Without exaggeration, it is al ). most impossiuie 10 get, u gi;is? ui 114UU c in the. place. Saloon-keepers swea i. they won't sell it, uuil dry toper e provo their word by the soberness 0 e their faces. a 1 Lectures to Young Men.?Oi 1- Sunday evening last, a large audienc l' comprising tho congregations of ou Abbeville Churches, assembled in tb Methodist Church to hoar tho first 0 1- a scries of lectures to young men Y from the able and eloquent Pastor, tin 1 Rev. Y7. 4* Capers. The text of th< n Lecturer was from Proverbs iii: 1 e "My son forget not my law," and th p address was a noblo elTort por 0 traying tho perils which beset th path of youth and the necessity o n seeking security and protection s where' alone they can be found ii ? obedience to tho Divine law. It wa 9 listened to with marked interes }' throughout and made a profound im e pression. Tho next lecture will b o delivered on Sunday evening next it " Trinity Church by tho Eector $ev ?. It, Miles, and others will follow.' >i ' 8 0 Edwin Booth the Actor.?A cor r respondent writes'that the big thea ' tre, costing over a million of dollura swamped him?his liabilities $204,00< c and his assets $9,000. ^Tho loss o c the magnificent theatre will not dis courage the favorito actor, however 'B As Ioug as ho has health ho can eari ij from fifty thousand to seventy-fivi t. thousand dollars, per annum. Hi: *- terms are fifty per cent. of the gros e receipts, and, with the possible excep j tion of Jefferson, he in the best draw e jng star in America. i- **++ n Destitution in Nsw York.?Th< Herald publishes many hariowing do |) tails of tho destitution and suffering i- in that city, brought on by tho lat< L> financial pressure, and calls for th< 1 establishment of soup houses, am ^ other modes of charitabio reliol - i nil. i_ t* l ~ tl xne memoers 01 vue oiuujc ji?iv;ijuug< have opened a subscription list fo: tbo establishment of a free sou] i- bouse in tbo lower part of the city James Gordon Bennett has givei It $30,000 to supply soup to the pooi c from fire ;uid polico stations. r ? ? ? o Ash Wednesday.?This is the firs fjday of Lent or Ash-Wednesday, anc i. begins tbo fast of forty days wbict - precede the festival of Easter ] Morning services will bo held in Trin . ity Church, - * j, ?; r > '' ^ . -u~~ The Tax-Payers Convention. According to adjournment, the taxpayers convention of Abbeville Coun- ? ty met in the court house at this . place on Wednesday, February 11th, 1874. A brief etatcment of the causes leading to the assembling of the convention was made by chairman. The Hon. A. Burt, after commenting at some length upon the objects of the convention and the necessity , of some action upon the part of the tax-payers of Abbcvillo county to J , stay the tide of oppression sweeping over everything of lovely and of good ' roport in this State, moved that a ' !l1 Ua ftnrvnintn/] t f) ] comnnuuu vi uv u uv wv> ?- . i nominate eight additional delegates ' to represent the tax-payers of Abbe- 1 ! villo county in the Convention to be held in Columbia on the 17th. Messrs. W. H. Parker, James A. Norwood. J : > JI. Jordan, James S. Cothran and ( > James N. Cochran, constituted the 1 committee. The committee reported 1 ' the following names: F. A. Connor, 1 [ J. L. Miller, A. M. Ailcen, W. K. Brad- 1 j ley, \V. A. Giles, W. D. Mars, J. S. i Cothran, G. McD. Miller. By motion 5 the report of the committee was confirmed and tho persons nominuted declared elected as delegates to the convention in Columbia. p By motion the Chairman and Secretary were instructed to inform ) these gentlemen of their election as j delegates. Then convention tho adjourned. J THOS. C. PERRIN, t President. 1 J. C. Hemphill, Secretary. Letters from Texas.?Col. E. CMcLure, late Editor of tbe Chester Reporter, has been writing for that paper some interesting letter from r Northern Texas, which paint in rose^ ato hues the advantages of thut coun * try. The head of a family can acn quire a honveatead of 1G0 acres on the a public lands, and a single man u (8 homestead of 80 acres, and any actual '* settler can buy a horuustead of 1 GO acres at $1 per acre. The homestead * exemption is 200 acres of land in the ^ County, or* town lot not exceeding $5,000 in value, with the proportione ato amount of personal propert}'. ' The land produces on an average 20 I' bushels of wheat, 40 bushels of corn, or 1,200 pounds of cotton per acre, p According to Gov. Throckmorton ' the i- soil embraced in a region of about ^ two hundred miles square in the black lands of North Texas could be made, e. f it" stimulated 10 inc mgia-bt vaicui vi >. its productive qualities, to yield a i* larger amouut of cotton iu the aggregate than was now produced in all the cotton growing regions of the j United States," As a drawback to 11 theso advantages, the water is bad, c the mud is deep, and the Norther* make the climato in Winter changeablo and inclement. il Legislative.?The proceedings of c the Legislature aro unimportant. It 0 is supposed that the session will close j y earl}; in March. i> IntheIIou8c, a bill to authorize I and require the County Treasurer of * Abbeville to pay tho excess arising ? from tho levy to build tho Court 8 House to tho past duo indebtedness 1 of said County was indefinitely postponed. Mr. Ellison introduced a joint rcso1 lutioii to direct and require the Gove ernor to appoint a conimission to in r quire into tho expenditure of the 01 taxes collected for tho purpose of ^ rebuilding the Court House ni Abbe'? ville County. e The appropriation bill is pending. e Some 880,000 has bocu voted for the ' Penitentiary. e New Grocery Store.?By refer0 encc to the advertisement it will be ^ seen that Mr. John A. Wier is open'? ing a choice stock of family groceries 1 at the well-known stand adjoining his 8 hotel. Mr. W, is an old merchaut of ' large experience and of great energy " and activity. lie will bo surq to e keep ihe best that the market affords, 1 and will sell low. Our friends may ' call with the assurance of getting a good article At fair rates. Let us all call and pay our respects to old Kip - Van Winkle and his Dorg. r ? '< fgy- Judge Graham refused to ' grant a new trial to tho Duffus hpothf era for the killing of W(st, andThurs^ day, sentenced James A. Duffue to be ' hanged on Friday, the 26th of June, 1 1874, and 13. L. Duffus to hard labor 2 in the penitentiary for ten years. Mr. * Porter made a motion in arrest of 9 judgment, when Judge Graliam issued - tho following order: "Ordoiod, that - execution of judgment in this case bo suspended until tue monon in arrust: of judgment for new trial bo heard." 3 Religious Notice.*?Wo aro re. r quested to givo notice, that the Rev. j J, JD. Duncan will preach at Hope3 well church on the 4th Sabbath of 1 this month. Ho is a member of the Senior cla99 of tho Theological Sem3 inary, and is said to bo a man of fino r talents. ^ ? Tiie weather [(during tho past week has been spring like and genial. Yesterday, however, was wet and inclement. 8?, Mr. James C. Lites of tho t lower section of our County lost a 1 valuable horse on Monday. It toi gethcr with another attached to a .' wagon becoming frightened ran away, and dashing against a troo was inIstantly killed. New Advertisements.. The following is a list of new id7erti.sements: ^Real Estate Sale?J T Robertson. To Arrive?Emporium of Fashion. Painter?A W Jones. Citation?(J W Guffin. New Family Groceries?John A 5Vicr. Re-Sale of Land?Mary C. Miller. Pomaria Nurseries? Wm. Summer, Abbevillo Agricultural Sociery?"W H Parker. St. Valentine's Day. ? Saturday ast was St. Valentine's Day, the most popular of all the Saints' days in the Calendar. Tho day takes its name from St. Valentine, a Presbyter of iho early Church, but nothing is known of his history. The observances of the day are thought to be derived from the Lupercalia, one of the Roman festivals, which came off about the middle of February. The day has been long observed with great spirit, both in this country and Europe, and the records of the post office bear testimony to the number of love missives which are annually sent through vbe mails. There is a growing disposition, however, to ferret the true objects of the day by sending burlesque charicatures. ?-? Senator Brownlee on tftf. Civil Rigiits Bill. ? The Knoxville Daily Chronicle publishes a long letter from Senator Brownleo on the Civil Rights Bill, in which he decidedly opposes the mixed school feature of the bill, and says it would destroy free schools in the South, lie advises the colored people to tell Congress that they dn nnt wnnt mixed schools. lie alsc favors the issue of more currency. ? ?? The .Montgomery Advertiset learns that fifteen thousand tickets for negro emigrants have been taker np on the roads leading Southward and wostward from that city. Ol , thte vast number about ten per cont [was rendored up by Georgia uegrocs I tho rest by negroes of Montgomery and neighboring counties. -o -?*- - The Tax Payers Convention. ? We publish elscwhero the procoedingi !of the meeting fur the appointmeni of additional delegates. Tho dclegatei went down on Munday The Con vi-ntion met on yesterday, In C'olum bin. ? ? The meeting of the Stat< Grunge of the Patrons of Husbandry comes off to-day in Columbia. A nnmber of delegates left hero on yes terday for mbia. ? Col. Thomas Dodamead, the able Superintendent of tho G. & C Railroad, will pleaso accept om thanks for complimentary passes ovci the Road during tho prosent }*ear. Tiie Pomaria Nurseries.?-Sec the advertisement of Wm. Summer the well-known horticulturist. Ai desiring choice fruit trees should sene in their orders. + Mardi Gras.?Yesterday was tlx j last day of the Carnival, Mardi Gra^ (fat Tuesday), and was celebrated ir New Orleans with brilliant proces sionsand exhibitions of maskers. ?A?A.m?ftonJ f i?nnr\t3 o i?r 1 IIU JJU ? b'l II IIIOII l> il VU|ig (lis about commencing hostilities wit! the Sioux Indians. Bgk. ,Over 1,000 valentines passec through tho Columbia Q. o? Sfttijr day. Tho Executive Committee ap pointed at tho lato meeting of th< creditors of tho Citizens Savings Bank meet to-day in Columbia. ABBEVILLE AGRICULTIJSAL SOCIETY. " " A MEETING of tho Boord of Di rector* of tfio Society is hereby called for Wednesday,' 25tn inst,, at 12 o'clock, M. By order of the President ' ' ' WM. II. PARKER, Secretary. Feb. 17 45-2t TO AERIVE. Miles Gaiters (all sizes), Mourning Prints, Fancy Prints, Bleached and Brown Homespuns, Black Spool Silks, &c? at the EMPORIUM OF FASHION. Feb 18 45-tf ITw. JONESi Painter, Glazier, and Paper Hanger, ^.Tatoovillo, S. C. ^afOULD respectfully solicit the ljfV Public Patronage. Orders promptly attended to. Fob. 18, 1874 45-3m RE-SALE OF LAND. rpHE former purchaser having fail f 0(1 to comply witn me terms ui sale, 1 will re-nail, at his risk, the Tract known as "No. 6," of the Real Estate of Col. N. H. Miller, dee'd containing two hundred and fifty and one-fourth (250}) acres, at public outcry, at Abbeville Court IIouso. on Saleday in March next. TERMS?One-half Cash ; the balance on a credit of one or two years. MABY C. MILLER, Executrix. Feb. 17 45-lf NEW FAMILY GROCERIES AT WIER'S HOTEL. OLD RIP VAN WINKLE has woke up agin and found his dorg. Como all ye hungry, starving people, both white and colored, $nH see if you know me now. Jno. A. Wier, .Agent. Feb. 18, 1874 45-tf REAL ESTATE SALE. I "WILL sell, on the first Monday in March next, the Ileal Estate of J, W. FOWLER, in the town of Abbeville, containing eighteen acres, more or lees, bounded by lands of Dr, J. W. W. Marshall, Mrs. Alston and others. To be sold in ono or move lots. J. T. ROBERTSON, Assignee J. W. FONVLEIl. Feb. 18, 1874 45-tf FOMARIA NURSERIES. largest ana must vaneu niuvi ' of Southern acclimated FRUT TREES, adapted to our soil and climatc consisting of Applets, Peaches. Pearf Plums, Almonds, Apricots ana Nectfl i rines, from the earliest to the latest Cherries, Quinces, Figs, Hnzle Nuti English Walnuts and Spanish C'hesl i nuts, several fine varieties; Grape Vine einbrucing choice table kinds; Straw berries and Raspberries, Evergreens, i ? great variety, for ornament and ft , Cemeteries; Roses?all the best; Dal lias, Gladiolas, Lilies, Choice Verbenai Double and Variegated Violets, Orni mental Flowering, Shrubs, Asparagi . and Horse Radish Roots, Orang and MaC'arthv Roae, for hedges Choic i Fruit Trees of all kinds, which will bes , the first season if transplanted earh will be furuished at moderate price ' Among other choice varieties of tli 1,1 1--? ?. /'Ua..1 nr. TWfWTCXQ I [ oirtiwuerrjry \jiiauuo x#w? uiu^ ^iw. vu . be one of the best for our climate. . new Catalogue sent to all who appl; ; Persons wishing will please apply uire< . to the Proprietor. WM. SUMMER. Pomaria, S. C. Feb. 18,1S74 45-3t " Citation for Letters of Administrate Ihc Stale of South Carolina. abbefille county. i By CHAS. W. GUFFIN, Esq.', Pn bate Judge. WHEREAS, Georgiana M. Porch* made suit to me to grant hi letters of Administration of the Esta and Effects of Rev. O. T. Porcher, la ) of Abbeville County, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admoi Ish all and singular the kindred an , Creditors of the said Rev. O. T. Porclx de?'d, that they be and appear, befoi me, in the Court of Prob.lt?, to be he! I at Abbeville C. H., S. C., on Marc loth next, after publication hereof, at ] o'clock in the foronoou, to shew cause, > any they have, why the said Adiulni tratiou should not be granted. Given under my haud and seal, th seventeenth day of February, in tl year of our Lord one thousand eigi hundred and seventy-four and in tli ninety-eighth year of American Ii dependence. > Published on the 38th and 25th day February, 1874, in the Abbeville Pre j ami Hanner. I CIIAS. W. GUFFIN, i Judge of Probate. 1 Feb. 18, 1874,45, 2l* Citation for Letters of Administrate The State of {South Carolina, | ABBEVILLE COUNTY. By C. W. GUFFIN, Esq., Proba Judge. WHEREAS, LEWIS D. B0WI1 C. C. P. & G. S., made suit ?;nte,'to grant him Letters of Admini ; tration of the Estate and effects of Wi 1 liam Eakin, late'of Abbeville Count; deceased. THESE ARE THEREFORE to ci and* admonish all and' singular ti ' kindred at*! creditors of said Williai . Eakin, deceased, th^t they be an appear before 'me, in the Court I Probate, to be held at Abbeville Cou House, South Carb'lina, on 31st Marc! 1S74, after publication hereof, at : o'clock in the forenoon, to show caus * if any they have, why the said Admii , istrution should not be granted. Given uuder my hand and seal, this 171 day of February, in the year of 01 Lord, one thousand eight hundrt and seventy-four, and in the ninety eighth year of American Indepei dence. Published on the 18th and 25th days < February and on the 4th, 11th, 18th an 25th of March, 1874, in the Abbevil > Press <fc Bannt)), ' C. W. GUFFIN, Judge of Probate. Feb. 18, J874 45r6t* sioo Pt^ILL be given for prooi 10 convn * ? ' the person who robbed the Co) ner-Stoue of the Baptist Church. BUILDING COMMITTEE. Feb. 11, 1874 44-tf A Beautiful Line of white trimmings rufflings and ruffs fc the neck, just receiued at the Emporium of Fashion. Feb. 11, 1874, 44-3t JUST ARRIVED. Bacon Sidos, Bulk Sides, Cured Hams, Bulk Hams. | All new and choice. DuPRE & CO. Feb. 11, 1874 44-3t ASSIGNEE'S SALE, ' XXAVING accepted the assign Ill mcut of i'j. S. 11 AJjJIi, an j)cr sunn having demands against E. S llALE individually or against tin firm of YOE & HALE, will presen them to me propcny attested, on o befor the 10th of March next. Thos< indebted will make immediate pay ment. W. A. Limbecker, Assignee of E. S. HALE. Feb. 5, 1874. NOTICE TO i OHAVING purchased the COUNTY Rl the PATENT STRAIGHT RAI] Clarke & Co., from Geo. H. Robertson, I ] theadvantages It furnishes over the zigzag 1st. Being an air-line fence it saves one-< 2d. It is cheap, simple, and easily const] stock or wind. 3d. No new rails need be split to repair < 4th. It has received the hearty approval has it in'use. and is preferred to all others, I have secured the services of the follow necessary information and furnish Farm I They are ray authorized Agents and no R by them. .T T. W * A^t ma.t. r. a. capt. j. n. maj. jas. w. t. bra dr. walt Terms for Farm Rights from $5.00 upw Feb. 11, 1S74, 44-3m T. M. DENDY, WITH M. 0. DOWD, ; Grocer ai Commission Merchant, 23 BSC AD ST2EST, AUQU3TA, OA. A full stock of * | Choicely Selected Groceries alwnfa nn hnnri. i Prompt attention given to Orders . and consignments. Feb. 11, 1874, 44-tf J FRESH ARRIVALS. >, l- Maccaroni, I Buckwheat Crushed Coffee, !S - Cream Cheese, " Soda Craokers, 3* Lemon Crackers, i- Choice Sugar Cured Hams, ;e Bacon Sides, J Bacon Shoulders, ?> Bulk Sides, te , Bulk Shoulders, ? Leaf Lard, ? Pearl Starch, Sperm Candles, Adamantine Candles, Fancy Family Flour, n. Bolted Meal, Fresh Ground Hominy, at _ BARNWELL & 0'S. er Feb. 11, 44-tf er Sheriff's Sale. I- Minor & Watson and id Wm. T. Shnniafe, jr Receiver, } Execution. mi against fx Wm. B. Dorn. J if RY v,rluo *w0 executions to me 8. XJ dirocfed, I will sell at Abbeville Court House, on Saleday in Match 18 next, within the legal hours, it Two Tracts of Land, 10 one containing of 222 Acres, ea moro or less, and bounded by lands o Senrls&Co., Gold Mine Tract, and others. Also, the ilarraan Place, contaiuing 300 Acres. )B more or lose, and bounded by lands of William McCan, Jlobt. Kobertsou, and others, levied on as the property of Wm. B. Dorn, at the suit of Minor & te Watson, and Wm. T. Shumate, Beeeiver. L. P. GUFFItf, g?. S. A. C. ir si-iariflp'ii Off? 1 Y* Fob! 10, 18747 44-tf. } 5 Slierifl's Sale. James Iv. Vance ") li, against [-Exccutton. 11 S. A. Allen. J <?, i: |JY virtue of an Execution to nip jD directed, I will sell at Abbeville 'y| Court House, on Salcday in Marclj !(jioext, within tho legal hoiirfy i". 1 House and Lot in the Town * of Cokesbury, af *' , . > (I contaluing ~x ai/i c^| more or less; bounded by Main St., Dr. Simi'i, and College Lot. One Trcct of Land containiug 35 Acres, ;t moro or less, and bounded by lands of r- M. Graham, F. M. Godbold, Susan Waldross, and others. Mill Tract, containing 250 Acres, raoro or less, and bounded by lands of , J. Killingsworth, Saluda Kivcr, Allen ^ Dodson, George Jones, and others; also, one-half interest in tho Mill on Saluda .River knowjj as Allen's Mill. Levied on as tho properly of Sarah A. Allen, at tho suit of Jamec* IL Yanco. L. P. GUFFIN, Sheriff Abbeville County. Sheriff's Office, ") FOb. 10,1874 44-tf. j THE OTTER r\ rhT0* o ?>RAND of BLACK ALPACAS are, - HH guaranteed by the Ladies' Books j superior to any other for Beautiful Lus-' tre, Fine Texture, and low prices. A I full line at 50, G5, 75, 85cts. can be found at the Emporium of Fashion. Feb. 11, 1874, 44-tf PLANTERS. "GHTS of Abbeville and Laferens for ^ AND PLANK FENCE of Geo. B. hereby call the attention of planters to ' fence now in use. half its rails. ucted, and cannot be broken by unruly aid fencing. and recommendation of every one who ing pained gentlemen who will give the lights tp those who desire to purchase, iglit will be valid unless countersigned NICHOLSON, Ninety Six, S. C? GRIFFIN, Ninety Six, 8. C. CCHCRAN, Hodges' Depot. L. WHITE, "White Hall. .NCR, Abbeville C. H. ER NICHOLSON, Special, an}, II If mm IBfl HIT IMIIW J| ' GREENWOOD MALE ACADEMY. 4 ? THE undersigned wish to inform th? citizens of this County that the above-named School is now in success* fol operation. Students will be prepared for any College they may wish to attend. The rates of tutition are as follows! Primary Branches, $6.00 per Qu*ftt?f of fifty days. Introductory Studies in English Grammar and Geography, $7.00 Higher English aud Geography, Book-keeping, Ac., $0.00. Classical Studies, $12.00. Board can be had for $12,50 pCf month, exclusive of washing. . Thomas Duckett, Rev. T. H. Pope. Feb. li; 1874 44-8m A V VkVMAW ? ?v%^tn JMHiLLi i/lSUXlAAUXi. NOTICE is hereby given that W. L. 1^1 Priuce and Hugh M. PriDce, ir. Executors of the Estate of Hugh M. Prince, sr., deceased, bave applied to Chas. "VV. Guffln, Judge of Probate, in and for the County or Abbeville, for ft' finiii discharge as executors. It is Ordered, That the eighteenth day of March, A. D. 1874, be fixed for hearing of Petition, and a final SSttte* ment of said Estate. J. C, WOSMATsSKY, Clerk C. ?.? A- <?* Feb. 11,1874, 44-tf * ^ * Farther Extension Of the Time r FOR PAYING TAXES. v BNlIK following arc thy Instruction* 1 from the Comptroller General relative to the extension of the time for the payment of taxes. Tax-payers will take notieo that the book* for the collection of taxes will absolutely close on the 7th day of March next, and that the penalty of twenty per cent, will be fixed after that date to all delinquents. T. B. MILLFORD, * County Auditor. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, 1 Office Comptroller General, } Columbia, & C.f Feb. 5,1874.) T. B. MUIford, Esq., Auditor Abbeville County : Sir?The tim? for the reception of taxes of 1873 without the 20 per cent, iipi^lty is extended in your Couuty to Saturday, Marob 7thu 1874. Itespectfully, &p.} o. IJ. HOGB, Comptroller General. Approved, F. J. Moses, jr. Governor, Feb. 11,1874, 44-tf JXTotio? .Tax Payers. , * - *. :: 0. BY instructions received from the Hon. 8. L. Hoge, .Comptroller(ienerai of the State of South Carolina, I am authorized to give notice that the time for the payment of taxes is extended in the county of Abbeville uiitil the 7tit March, 1874. Tax-payers should not delay the payment of their taxes. No further extension of the time will be give. I will bo in my office at Abbeville until the time for collection expires. T. N. TOLBEET, County Treasurer. Feb. 11, 1874, 44-3t Sheriff's S$le. Porter Fleming ") against; [Execution. William A. Upton. J " u "" .' ) BY virtue of an Agricultural Lion to mo direcVIr 1 will sell ad . the BARNETT PLACE near Phoenix, on THUJRSI/AY, 'the 2tith doy of February, 1874, commencing at 12 M., the following proj)erty, to wit: Three Mules, One two-horse wagon, One Ox, Six pair plow pears, two Plows Stocks eight hoes, twelve plows, Three hundred and fifty bushels cotton seed, more or less. One Gin and IJand, levied on as the property of William A Upton at the suit of Porter Fleming. L. P. GUFFIN, S. A. C. Sheriff's Office, ") Feb. 11, 1874, 44-81 v