The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, February 18, 1874, Image 2
The Press and Banner.
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A.bbeville, B. O.
W. A. LEE, Editor.
1 ?.Wednesday,
February 18,1874.
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All obituary notices and tribute;
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. 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.
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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.
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.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.
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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,
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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