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Tk? Press asdl Basser* *- A.bbeville, S. C. S ' W. A. LEE, Editor ?' sassshkii?- ' ; Wednesday, April 29, 1874. 1m 1 ' tsbxs.?Two .E-cIItra a year, in ad mmnnm jnr Vvrai Dcilf.rs and'Fiftv Cents the end of tho year. . Wo? subscriptions Ir.kca fcr a shorte; Hme-iiuui viz months. ? Transient advertisements ars chanrsc at the rate of Onb Doli^i. per i;icl oe for the first insertion, end Fim irrs for each subsoqueut insertion. A liberal deduction from Use ibovc rotes is made to persons advertising b\ the quarter or by the year. laiT All obituary notices and tribute ?f respect are charged for at the usua. * ?ates of advertising. ?l; - .JOB PRESS. We are now provided with .in excel Jetat Job Press, ana Line as.suriu;tru 0 UJ pob Type, aud are prepared to ejcecuti superior work. Orders are respectfully .solicited, Regulations fof the Post-Office AT ABBKVit?y<g.?The Office is open for th? general delivery of lettera and sale iof postage stamps from 8:30 A. M. to 5 Money Orders furnished from- 8:30 A. 3T. to 3:20 P. M. af Greenville and Columbia Railroad Mail closes at S:30 A. M. V. Washington, Ga., Mail closes onWed ' Jlesday at -5:30 A. M. Elbert, Ga., Mail, via Heardmont, Closes on Thursday at G:30 A. M. ^ Antreville Mail, via Temple of Health, closes on Thursday at 5:30 A. M. \r*H. via Lowndesville, j '* T icloses ou Friday at 5:30 A. M. & * H. W. iiAWSON, P. M. W Southern Troubles?Their. Cause and Remedy. "Tho Now York Herald, in a reccnt article, attributes?wo think, very f. . justly?tho evils under which the j (?outh is now laboring to the Congressional scheme of reconstruction, and especially to tho impatient hasto with which tho policy was carried out. iHad the military occupation of the 'conquered Staies boon prolonged for years further, thero would have been no excuse for disfranchisement -ii -i?I iand universal sunragc; an "would have accommodated themselves to the new order of tilings, and peace iand harmony between conflicting interests would have been secured. "The passions of war would have subsided, disaffection would have been reconciled, the freedmen educated to & proper appreciation of their privileges and duties, immigration promoted, and when tho time came for fApnnatrnetion. tho worthiest would have ruled, and tho government , would have been a truo expression of < ihe popular will. A different course Was pursued, and as a eonscqucucc wo have had disturbances iu every Southern State, party arrayed against party, race against race, oppression ; aod corruption, . To use tho language of the Herald, 1 "to-day wo seo tho smoko in Arknaneas. Yesterday wo heard tho rumbling io South .Carolina; to.rnorrow the oarth may in Louisiana or] Texas, with spouting firo or lava streams:1 All theso phenomena mean J tho s>amo thing. Thcro arc flames and consuming fire under tho surface. .'With all of our statesmanship, we have never been able to reach the ^cvil, It is idlo to talk of^reconstruction or peace so long as wo sec what we see .in Arkausas. Is. is easy to tuake a desolation and call it peace. It is easy to provoko chaos aud call it reconstruction. This is what we < havo dono in tho South. Its condi- ; tion to day is far worse politically than Poland or Ireland. In Poland .tho military hand presses rudely upon , tho people, but they arc not robbed. < let-Ireland aiions sit in authority, but thoyare gentlemen who do not show ' ithoir dislike to homo rulo and repeal ( &y robbing tho exchequer. It has , beon reserved for the American Re- I public to unito Russian severity with 1 a rapacity which bojongs to no other 1 ' * 1 ' ? ' ' 1 ??.! 1 31?tAon, <ARQ 401* WniCll wo wave vu uuu | a parallel in the careers of Verrcs t -and Wavron Hastings. Tho blame ? for this rests largely upon the general 1 .government, but uot wholly. We do | not excuso the leaders of the South , for their apathy." Tho Herald states that with the t return of peaco. and amnesty, it ex- 1 pectec^ tho statesmen of the South * 4,0 have retained their leadership, and it sees proper to attribute tho evils i; .under which the South has suffered ,, to tho apathy or holpjossncss of its leaders. But whoso fault, we would v usk, is it that Leo silently retired into t aeelunion aftor Appomattox? that a ? _ T*..n,.l,- v JL^ o nj ix m i u uucuhjw (iu VAUV/j iuut j.Ji vv/iv" inridge keeps liis own counsel, and | .that Hunter has failed to re-enter the Senate ? It certainly was not the fi . fault of these gifted men that their v talents were lo6t to the country, that ^ .until a late day the test oath exclud- [J ed them from all civil oflice, and that $ as a consequence of universal suffrage c .the ignorant, tho corrupt and the t impecunious were made thoir political 1 masters, and that virtue and intelli- ?, ?fit tho nolla. gtJiiUU VTU1V . J. t Those men doubtless couid Lave ob- I tained preferment by the use of un- s worthy means to attain it, but they J eeorced to pay the prico which was t ;<Jcinaadod, and preferred principles | to expediency. As a consequence, a the county has lost their services and 1 suffered from the loss ; but the fault ? is not theirs, cad the same power (J which imposed the evil must furnish t the remedy* We do not look for now ? sny inteposition of tho general gov- u erpment, and perhaps it may not bo ? desirable. It is too late now for mili- j, tary rale, and wo supposo that mat''fa 'J tpr,s will' adjust themselves" in time, [ without any dircct intervention." Pub' lie 3oatimont elsewhere will control public sentiment at home, a returning sense; of justico will pervade the Northern mind, and call loudly m Dehalf of an oppressed South, whilst the tho-Northwest will lend sympathy ; acd co-operation. But the end is not . yot. The Herald asks : ,, '-What will be tbo end? Some thinlc that we shall hare theso porir odical and constantly recurring outI breaks, these erupt ions of the political t volcano, until it burns out and becomes cxtiuct. We are reminded that long after tho Stuarts were driven ; fro:u the throne of England their followers were mutinous ur.d defiant; ? that rebellion succeeded rebellion for > mo?3 than u h*If century, until JacoLiliiiii became a meniurv and was onlypreserved in ballads and roman" era. But England never oppressed , the ." aeobitos. while Ireland, whichI she did oppress, remains hostile to her rule at; oh-i whs seven centuries ago. The condition of the Southern . States i& a scandal. Wo can never ' feci thai we have perfect peace until we have perfect reconstruction. Dante, in his immortal poem, speaks of visiting lhafc hell where the surface uf the b.'tck waters was ever bubbling. It was because of the sighs of suffer: ing souls'imprisoned beneath the wa ters. W^Pjpcyer see these bubblings and restless movements of Southern society without feeling that they represent the imprisoned souls beneath, and hoping that the time may come when they will be released from their thraldom and admitted to the responsibility of a genoroas and untainted citizenship." <?. OUR C0UKT. The two weeks' term of our extra Court closed on Friday morning last, after the dispatch of an unusual amount of the pending business. His Honor, Judgo Cooke, addressed himself to tlio business of the term with a determination to clcar tho jury cal endar, and with the zealous co-operation of tho liar and tho juries did a largo amount of work, and disposed of all tho caucs ready for trial. J Tho regular term of the Court, by ! the recent chango in the law, will be opened here ori tho third Monday of i May, at which his Honor announced 1 that ho would discharge tho juries 1 upon the disposition of the criminal ( business; and an extra term of the j Court has been ordered for the fourth c Monday iu June, at which tho juries i will not be summoned, and the Court ^ will devote itself to disposiug of equi- ' ly matters, ar,d others of like nature- c Judgo Cooko shows a commendable determination to keep abreast with tho current business of the Court and j to set at rest forever tho too frequent fomplainb of the "law's delay." In I this good work ho will receive the thanks and earnest co-operation of ^ lawyers and people. Several cases of iuterest were tried I during tho ^ast week, tho loading points of which may not bo unacceptable to our readers. I The case of t CLARKE VS. SWEARENGEN I involved the liability of tho defendant, a who owned a boat on tho Savannah h River, and had contracted to carry t the plaintiff's cotton to Augusta, for the loss of the cotton whilst lying on the bank of the river, caused by aj*' sudden freshet. On tho part of the o plaintiff there was evidence of a epo- a cial contract to carry the cotton by a ? certain time, and it was urged that his failure to do so imposed upon him 3 all tho responsibilities or a common > carrier. For the defendant it was ( contended that his liability accrued c only after tho reccipt of tho cotton, and thcro was much testimony to prove that by tho custom of the river u the owner of the produce was required ^ lo guard it until its shipment, and r that the liability of the boatman ac. rued only after that time. There j was much evidence to show the precarious nature of the business and the uncertainty of fixing any time of ship- a nent in certain stages of the water, a md tho Court particularly called at- g mention to the fact that few owners of .)oals perhaps owned landings on the ivcr. and that it would be manifestly ^ injust to hold them liable for produce a jeforo it was received on board of p ,hcir bouts. In this respect they stood on a v?ry different footing from . ailroads. In "this case the defendant 81 eeeived no extra compensation, and here was no reason that he should le issumo any unusual risk. The case tl vas ably conducted by Mr. Burt for n( he plaintiff, and Gen. MeGowan for he defendant, and after a trial of oinc length, the jury brought in a V1 erdict for the defendant. tl Another case of interest tried durng the term was that of LNOX AND CUNNINGHAM VS. ROGER L. tc WILLIAMS, ? tl yhich was an action brought against N ho defendant to recover against him, hi ,s the purchaser of the corner lot upon w rhich Knox's store now stands, and , vhich was sold at public outcry, the ( uss in price which resulted from a tc e-?ule of the same property, from the m ailuro of the defendant to comply h< rith the terms of the former sale. D( fhe lot, when first sold, was bid off L ,t 83,980, and at the second sale trough t only some *2.100, and the ^ ait was brought to recover this differ- se neo. For the defendant it was urged tl U'oc DiiflR/iinnf mnw a VilVl U n UU iiVW t* UHUibiVilV UIV/UXV" cf, -unduro made by tho auctioneer to ? iatisfy tho requirements of tho fourth tc section of the Statute of Frauds? h; hat the entry in tho memorandum e( jook did not even contain the defendcut's name, and that the book should lave been produced?that advantage aJ vas taken of tho defendants condiiou, he being theu much intoxicated, >y ono of tho plaintiffs?and that, w Jjove all, there was no loss to the bi eal plaintiff in the action, as he be- 01 ame tho purchaser at tho sccond ale and obtained tho advantage of ai f the reduced price. For tho plain- m iff it was urged, in reply, that the sj Itatute of Frauds did not apply to sales ti t auction?that, in any event, tho as ueuioranduin was sufficient,that there iad uccn serious injury to plaintiff's ai uttreoU, and that defendant should tr a hold up U) iiia contractr- tiiat if ho ai l' for the plaintiffs, and Mr^Cotiron for the defendant, and, after able and oarnest efforts upon both sides, the jury brought in a verdict for tfce defend. ant. The case of SAMUEL HUNTER VS. WAF.DLAW 4 PDV/ARJ)8, involved the question of tho Homestead exemption of personal property, and was an actiou brought against tlie Defendants for selling under an agricultural lien, a horse and mule of tho plaintiff, which he claimed as exempted under tho constitution and laws of the State. For tho Defendants it was urged that the exemption provided by law, applied only to process mesne or find issuing from the Courts, and that where the lion, as in this case, vested the Defendants with full power to seizo and sell without the intervention of legal proccss, it was a conditional sale made absolute by tho breacn of the condition, and that the Homestead exemption could not apply. The Court thought differently and so ruled, holding that no stipulation of the sort, could mako the mortgage anything more than a lien, tho property remaining in the mortgagor aud subject to a claim of homestead. As however, thore was evideneo to show that the plaintiff regarded tho property as defendants, aud had repeatedly rccognizcd their right to seize and sell it, his Honor held, that tho claim for exemption could not apply, and hcnco instructed the Jury to tind for tho defendants. Mr. Noble appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Cotbran for tho defendants. Wo would liko to sco the law definitely settled by a decision of the Supreme Court, upon the point whether a mortgage of personal property auer concmion uroKen, uoes not vesi an absolute interest in the mortgagee so as to bar a homestead claim. There were several pending CASES AGAINST THE COUNTY, % upon outstanding County Checks, in which it was urged for the County Commissioners, that judgments even if obtained, would be futile, as Iiis Honor announced that ho would enjoin any proceedings to sell tho public property?that the suits were sub- | feet to various objections technical ' und otherwise, which would likely bar a recovery?that an ai-t of the ' Legislature had been passed at the recent session, which made provision ' for the payment of all past indebtedness, and that judgments in these i ^ascs should not disturb an equitable , oro rata distribution of tho fund appropriated among all of tho County :reditors. The cases wero continued, j ipon tho assuranco that the claims vould carry interest, tho Court an- j jouncing that this was only a just . tnd equitable incident, and should bo 1 inforced. ' With regard to the jury commissioner, i lis Honor remarked, that under the 1 >rosent law, there was no necessity ! or inn attendance during the Term ! >f the Court, and as a consequencc 1 hat ho was not entitled to draw any c lay for such attendance. J ,<JO? Sudden and Sad Bereavement.? ^ )cath, at all time ufllictivc in its vifli- t ation#, is doubly so when it enters 1 he charmed circle of domestic love, ^ Q ,nd without a noto of preparation ^ icars off tho dearest of its earthly t rcasurcs, This truth has been sadly i eolizcd in-the recent sudden death of c Irs. Mary Euuico Harrison, tho wife 1 if Col. F. E. Harrison, of Anderson, [ nd the oldest daughter of our townsnan, the Hon. T. C. Pcrrin, who died r ,t the family rcsidenco at Anderson- f: J , t ille, on Thursday, the 23d instant. )no of tho loveliest and most amiable ? if her sex has boon suddenly taken (. .way, and an afflicted bousohold and r , largo circle of relatives and friends 1 lewail their sad and unexpccted.be- | cavemcnt. rlho dec-cased was born j n Abbeville in Ma}*, 1S32, and in May, c 8G2, was married to Col. 'Harrison, t Vith a bright, expressive face, frank * nd cordial manners, a sereno temper ? nd affectionate disposition, she was a ortliern Missouri, una nc expresses in imsclf as better satisfied than ever b; ith Abbeville, not only as a more jsirablo home, but as furnishing bctr inducements to the farmer than _ obt sections of the West. Farming ire yields a heavior profit, a better r? ircentage to the acre. Grazing in orthoru Missouri is more profitable lan farming. As a specimen of the aJ (verity of tho climate, ho states that j. lero wore soven inches of snow on tho w round on Kastor day. Tho people, firtrtvn in hutrA nopAmn tlnmnvnlirfirl . . hi y tho prevailing "isms," spiritualism, . ,c. Ho advisoa his friends to bo con- , . , . ,hi >nt, and in this proposca to sot thorn ^ a example. Serenade.?His Honor JudgoCooko as serenaded by the Abboville brass in ind, heading a delegation of citizens i Tuesday night of tho past week, id in responao to repeated calls, hi ade a well-timed and appropriate Of )oech, reviewing tho political* 6itua- 3d on and giving some excellent advice i to the necessity of selocting honest id capaLle men for offices of public W ust. The speech was well received a id enthusiastically applauded. ri< v ' -lip?.j?.. J i ::: K^VETO OP THE FINANCE BILL. i v Tho most important moasuro. of iho past week has been tho veto of tho Congressional Financo bill, by President Grant. The strong reason assigned by the President in his racesago, is that theoretically at least, tho bill adds one hundred million dollars to the papor circulation of tho country, and that in his opinion it is a doparturo from trao principles, national interest, national obligations to creditors, Congressional promises, party pledges, and tho viowe previously expressed by himself in every annual niessago, and inaugural address. lie refers to various acts and resolutions of Congress, which pledge the public faith and credit for tho redemption of tho obligations of the Government. He says: 'A declaration contained in tho act of Juno 30th, 186*1, creatcd an obligation that tho total amount of UnitmlSintna nnfoH isHiiod nr to bo ifiSU i cd, should novel* exceed four hundred million of dollars. The amount in actual circulation "was actually reduced to three hundred and fifty-six millions of dollars, at which point Congress passed tho act of February i-t,h, 1868, suspending the further reduction of the currency. The 44,000,000 have ever been regarded as a reserve, to be used in ca.sc of emergency such as has occurred on several occasions, and must occur whenever receipts suddenly Jail below expenditures; and such a reserve is necessary, because tho fractional currency, amonnting to fifty millions, is redeemable in legal-tenders. It may be said that each a return of fractional currency for redemption is impossible, but steps may be taken for a return to a specie basis, and it will be found that silver will take the place of frac tionul currency as rapidly as it can bo supplied when tho premium in gold readies a sufficiently low point. Willi the amount of Uuiled States notes to be issued, permanently fixed within proper limits, and the treasury so strengthened as to be able to redeem them in coin on demand, it will then be safe to inaugurate a system of free banking, with such provisions us to make compulsory redemption of the circulating notes of the banks in [join or in United States notes, themselves redeemable and made cquivolent to coin. Asa measure preparatory to free banking or for placing the government in a condition to redeem its notes in coin at tho earliest practicable moment, tho revenue of the i-ountry should be increased so as to pay current expenses, provide for :he sinking fund required by law, and ilso a surplus to be retained in the treasury in gold. I am not a believer n any artificial method of making paper money equal to coin when the - 1 t, 1,1 ; U111 J.i nuiuwuvu ui uv;iu i uuu j lu j tlecm the promises to pay; for paper noney in nothing more than promises o pay. It is valuable exactly in >roportion to the amount of coin that < t can bo converted into. While coin , s not u*cd as a circulating medium, >r the currency of the country is ' iot convcrtiblo into it at par, it be:omes an article of commerco as much i is any other product, and the surplus < vill seek a foreign market as will an}7 i >ther surplus." Tho balanco of trade las nothing to do with tho question. 1 Duties on imports being required in oiu creates a limited demand for i jold. About enough to satisiy that ] lemand remains in tho country. To ( ncreaso tho supply I see no way ipen except tlio government hoarding hrougli tho means above given, and ! tteu to auorn any relation 111 lilo, ? c nd as the daughter, tho wife and c be mother, sho was respected, loved 1 nd idolized. Long a member of the rcsbyterian church, ^he adorned her 0 roftssion by an earnest and con- P stent life. Taken away in the full 11 loom of her matronly beauty, fshe P aves five small children to mourn ^ ic loss of a mother's love. Tho fu- Kl l erul services were conducted at the imily burying ground at Andersonillc, by tho Rev. J. S. Young, and c? 10 body there interred. Returned.?'Our young friend and u wnsman, Joel S. Perrin, Esq., re- *r irned g low dayssineo from a visit to ei jossibly by requiring tlio national lanlcHto aid. It is claimed by the idvocates of the ineasuro herewith oturned, that there is an unequal ' listribution ot the banking capital of i ho country. I was disposed to give ' jreat, weight to this view of the qyes- , ion at first, but, on reflection, it will >0 remembered, that there sftll re- \ nains 64,000,000 of authorized bank lotes in circulation assigned to States < laving less than their quota not yet aken. In addition to this, the Slates j laving less than their quota of bank irculation have the option of twen- ^ y-fivo millions more, to bo taken rom thoso States having more than j heir proportion. When this is all t aken up, or when specie payments re fully restored, or arc in rapid pro ess oi restoration, it will uo time to " onsider the question of "more cur- c oney." ] The bill which has boon vetoed is c no which received tho earnest sup- ? ort of leading Southern statesmen, c a a measure which was needed es- s ccially by tlioir section, to supply ( tie want of banking facilities. Wo appose that some compensation will e given in some scheme to provide ^ >r tho re-distribution of tho curren- ^ y of tho country, so as to give the outh and Wcsi their duo proporon, and wo sco that various mcas- ^ res looking to this end liavo been ? v itroduced into Congress. This may ^ Tect the desired end without array- , itt f'ir? hnvtilifv Tuliir-li wna iirnvolmd '?> j ^ y the financial bill. ! h WET WEATIIER AND M UDDY STREETS. ft -Tho wet weather of tho past few a eeks has been unprecedented in our ti (collection, and our streets have ncv- q been ; muddier. The streets have j ren been vrorso than tho weather, ^ id call loudly for amendment. We {,< lould at least have streot crossings, h here tho unlortunato wayfaror may fc ihiovo apassago, without wading to is ancles in mud and wator, and Tuning tho risk of leaving his shoes boind A vory small expondituro will , least givo us good side-walks, and coper stroot crossings. Wo trust p lat tho conncil will tako tho mattor hand. . fc J23T Mr. J. C. TVosmansky hits sold fa s lot rcccnlly pnrchnsed, which lies p; )posito Mrs. DoBrulil's to Mr. T. B. ti Gilford for $125. . A horso tho property of Mr. m \ II. Taggurt, of our town fell into ? gulley lust week, and diod from inju- ti ss received. w - > > . . >v iSal ' * Real Estate Transfers. Tho following transfers of real estate \vo copy from tho Auditor's books of tho past month: "VY L Hutchinson to J S Chipley, 359 acres, ?800. Jaa A Norwood to E B Cade, 194 acrcB, $2855. P ? and Eliza Lawton to Lewis Clay, 5 acres, 130. Michael M Cuddy to T C Cuddy and Wis F Cuddy, 285 acres, 81000. Henrietta Rogers to J M Matthews, Infc R19ft Margaret F Livingston to Eliza L Wardlaw, 50 acres, 81600. S .Agnew to Agnew &Mattison, one lot, $1200. ' J F and J W Livingston, executory to J C Wosmansky, 105 acres, $380. T B Milford to T Moore, J Rouse and others, 1 acre, $20. G W and J .Rampcy to Mrs Agnes Ulay, 240 acres, 81700. F J Marshall to W D Mare, 1} acres. 8100. K II Cochran to John Gilmer, 225 acreH, 81. j John Link and Francis Wells, executors, to Louis Covin, 1500 acrcs, 81400. ^ Dr IS" J Newell to A J McCnrry, 107 acrcs, $400. J W Fooshe to William Fooshc, one half acre, 82200. S E Cothran to Edwin Cox, 1G3 acres, 81280. J C Maxwell to C A C Waller, one lot, 85. T T. W"i->"Vr>ill tn T? "P PinRnn HO. 100 acres, ?1175. "\Vm Mann to John McCorpin, 75 acres, $250. John McCorj)iu to W N Ilall, 1G2 acres, $2430. Peter Gibert to A J Clinkscales, 313 acres, *G0O. J A Norwood to J" II Fcrrin, 20S acree, $1000. J C Wr os man sky to J II Perrin, 290 acres, ?300. J C Wosmansky to T 13 Milford, nr?.inn nr.vn A-19-, Burning or Burial.?Whilst journalists, men of science and divines ire discussing the respective merits of burning and burial, as applied to human beings, we arc disposed to take up the cudgel in behalf of tho brute creation, and ^pterour solemn protest against a practico which has grown up lately (perhaps) in this town, of withholding either sepulturo <& burning from tho dead bodies of all the defunct cats, and dogs, and sheep, and cattle, and swftic, which may clianco to breatho their last in our community. This stato of things should not cxiet. If theso animals have no souls, they at least havo bodios, which merit either sepulturo or cremation. In the latter ease, it may be a matter of taato how wo dispose ;jf their ashoa. That of a faithful dog may merit a sliver vase, and more jornmon cinst may be applied to enrich our fields or gardens. But in any srent let ns either bjiry or .burn. What say tho Town Council ? What iays tho Town Marshal ? Catalogue.?Wo are indebted to / ?__! c* t ir c ? jur young menu, o- u. iuurns, iur w :;opy of the annnual catalogue of the Ideological Senr.nary at Columbia, rt'hicb is a noatly printed pamphlet iTom the Presbyterian Publishing LLouso of that city. The chairman )f the Board of Directors is the Rev. F. 0. Lindsay, of Due West, and the Faculty consist of the Itevs. Dr. Geo. llowo, J. B, Adger, James Wood row, V7m. S. Plnmcr, and Josoph R. Wiiion. Tho number of students in atcndance is fifty-seven, and tho ,vholo number of alumni is four hunlrcd and thirty-three. There is but me session, commencing on the third Monday of September, and ending >n the second Thursday in May. The Seminary is open to students of every leuomination. Abbeville is rcprected by Messrs. J. Y. Fahy Kiclmrd ). Ligon, and S. Leslie Morris. 4 0>? Great Fresiiets in tiie West.? : Porriblc freshets have occurred in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and ( ther Western States, and there has ( iecn great suffering among the resients of these States who live upon the rater-courses. Governor Ivcllogg, of i Louisiana, has sent a telegram to ; 'resident Grant, asking tho aid of ] he Government, in which he states i hat six or seven of tho largest par- ] >hes of tho State are under water, tid that thousands of people, white nd black, aro without food and slicl- c sr, and are in dangor of starvation, t longrees being in session, the Pre.si- t ent submitted tho matter to that e ody, ant1 a bill has been passed exending aid. We see that meetings avc been held in the Northern citics 9 >r this purposo. f C piiotograrii Gallery.?Seo the adertisemont of Mr. Joseph F. Lee, nnouncin<r that ho has refittod the 1 allery over the 6toro of Messrs. Du- 8 re, Gambrell & Co., and is now pro- ^ arod to furnfsh photographs. IIo as skill and exporienco in his prossiou, and will doubtless givo satis.ction. V*ro commend him to tho 0 itronago of all dosiring good pic- s iros. In tho English Parliament, a w otion to consure the lato Premier J n -Mr. Gladstone?for his lato dissolu-J on of Parliament, was negatived itliout a division. I b New Advertisements. The following is a list of new advertisements: Citation?C "VV Guffin. Rowell's advertisements. Curolina Savings Bank of Charleston. 1 National Guard S. C. Photograph Ga'ilery?J F Leo. Fresh Arrivals, &c.?Emporiom of Fashion. Fresh Arrivals?McDonald & Haddon. Notices to Creditors?L D Bowie. Corn?Barnwell & Co. Paints, &c.?Parker & Pcrrin. Notice?Thos Thomson. Madame Brignoli?The following notice of this famed Queen of Song we clip from a Pittsburg paper. She is now filling an engagement at Washington city: Madame Isabella Brignoli, of the Kellogg English opera company, is said to be the most remarkable "study" of any artiste upon tho operatic stage. She has committed tho words and music of tho leading soprano roles in four opcra% during tho past month, and has made her appearance in two of the most Jifficult ones without a complete rehearsal. Tho remarkable character of this achievement can be more easily comprehended when it is oxplaiucd that it usually bikes a good It n ?vt .-V t-? /? ? r?i t*#A ai'O ir? 1 I 11 n tti Liniu u Hiuu 111 ui niA nouivj?j <* dozen good rehearsals, to learn one part like the Countess in "Figaro." i HJ p. I Circular.?The Comptroller-Goneral lias issued a circular to Auditors, instructing them each to examine the County Treasurer's duplicate by the 30th instant, and receive from him the delinquent list, on which is to bo certified the name of taxpayers against whom assessments, tax or penalty for 1S73 for real estato shall appear. This list must bo published (weekly) two week, ^between May 3 and 16. The day of ealo will be Monday, May 18, 1874, and will be continued from day to day till the Friday following May 18, until each tract, pared or lot id sold, or offered for sale. If any lands are offered for sale and not sold, they become forfeited to the State. - - ?? Tiie Graniteville Factory. ? The Report of II. II. Hickman, Esq, President of the Graniteville Manufacturing Company gives ovidcncc of the profitable character of cotton manufacturing in tho State. The net profits of the year aggregate a- sum, which is a little moro than 22 per cent, of tho capital. At tho President's suggestion, tho capital stock of tho company was reduced by cancelling stock to $600,000, and twentyone shares of tho surplus stock was sold for 3173 per share, which is nearly seventy-five per cent, advauco upon their par value. Tho following officers were elected: President?H. H. Hickman. Directors?J. P. Boyco, A. S. Johnston, A. B. Davidson, II. Bcatie, J. M. Clark-. <?? j?~2T Tho municipal election in Edgefield was a close shave, the Democratic candidato for Intcndant, Mr. J. L. Addison being elected by one , vote. Only two wardens were elected. The rest of tho candidates rc- ( ccived tho same number of votes, and | another election will have to be held. 4 4iH EgX, The now City of Toccoa, on tho Air Line Ilailroad, and near Toccoa Falls, is a flourishing place. Less , than a year ago, not a lot had been ' sold, and now moro than three thou sand bales of cotton have been sold there since September last. Pic-Nrc.?Wo are requested to announce that the 3'oung people of War-|J ronton neighborhood propose having a pic-nic at Brooks' JMill on Saturday next, being the 2d May. Tbo public J generally are .invited to participate, , and the occasion will doubtless be one c of much enjoyment. j JC3T We publish elsewhere a com- *> munication on the subject of Life In9iirancc. If our friends desire to answer it our columns are open to them. Wo do not commit the paper Dn cither side, but will give eiich- a I I shanco for a respectful hearing. *c>* J&r Judge James M. Rutland died n Winnsboro, on the morning of the ] L7th, at the ago of sixty years. Judge ^ Rutland was ono of th#tmost promncnt and highly esteemed citizens of Fairfield county. <!> jjQTThe veto message is variously :ommented on by the public press, * ,ho Northern journals "approving and * be Southern condemning, Tho forsign papers all sustaiu it. ii '? ?> b CQu The annual meeting of the e tockholdcrs of tho Piedmont Manu- 0 acturing Company #11 bo held in jTCcnvillc on the 13th of May. jtl ations.?Tho government has for- ~ warded 500,000 rations, capable of upporting 200,000 persons for 25 a^s, for tho roliof of Louisiana. S3T Our townsman Mr. T. A. Sul* ' van, the polite nnd efficient clerk of ur County Auditor, lias boon quito ick but is now convalescent. JaELIGTous.?I?ov. J. O. Lindsay T1 rill preach in tho Presbytorian church ^ ext Sabbath morniug and ovening. ^ ?? ba jC?"Tho gardens about Ctown are or looming. BQF An English company proposes through Mr. D. M. McLauron, of Kershaw, the reclaiming of all tho Waterec swamp, from Camden down to bo junction with tho Congaroo for ultivation, also to utilize tho imdenso quantity of timber now upon t. PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY AT Abbeville C. H. MAVING refitted the Gallery .lately occupied by Mr. J. M. Dodson, over the Store of 5lessra. DuPre, Gambrell A Co., the subscriber announces that he is now prepared to furnish PHOTOGRAPHS. and will spare no effort to ensure satisfaction. The patronage of the public is respectfully solicited. Joseph F. Lee. April28, 1374, 3-tf ~atsmall lot" Corn, SLIGHTLY DAMAGED, For Sale, at a reduced price, by Barnwell & Co. April 2S), 1874, 3-tf FEESH ARRIVALS. PRETTY CALICOES, Long ('laths, millliici y | Jet Black Buckles, Ituflliugs, &c., at the Emparim of Fasliies. April 29 2-tf Seal Hair Switches. Another nice lot just received, at the EMPORIUM OF FASHION. April 29, 1874, 3-tf Fresh Arrivals! White Goods! PIQUETS, White and Colored. liiel Muslin, Toscan Strips,LAWNS, White and Colored Percales, Grenadines from 15 to 50 cts. per yard. Ladies Cuffs and Collars. Hair Wart! Hair Work! SOMETHING NEW AND PRETTY. "Weare determined to give our customers the benefit of low nrieus. ('all ear ly and get bargains. McDonald & Eaddon. April 29,1874, 3-lf Centennial Celery Salt, For Soups, Gravies and Heats, &c., AT Parker & Ferrin's. PAINT, VAEFISH, Whitewash Brushes, W Tools anil Brict Fciiite WITH MARKING BRUSHES. Parker & Perrin's.. PAINTS IN OIL," A.nd in POWDER with the usual Stock j[ OILS, at PARKER J& PERRIN'S. SEGrAES^ X NEW AND BETTER BRAND, AT . . I PARKER & PERRIN'S.; Sacfomtinn for Itattfa MMVkV A/J r r sjxtd kindred diseases, ,vill be found SUPERIOR iu sucLi dis- 1 !U3CS, at ' ' Parker & Perrin's. i i SimfflOfls' Liver Replaior Pills/ AT { 3?ai\ker & IPerrin's. 1 i sozodont n ' ANI> )r. R. B. DACOSTA'S TOOTH WASH-GOOD, at PARKER & PERRIN'S. ' Sn&EESKS Infallible Corn Cure, and ? 2^/ thu Corn and Wart Destroying 'encils, at PARKER & PERRIN'S. April 29' 1874, JJ-tf ; Uotica to Creditors, j* H TTi noranns lifivintr r-lnims nwninst > tho Estato of Wm, Eakio, dce'd. jf ro hereby required to present the ame before me, duly attested, wi'h- -i i the time prescribed by law, or bo J arred. All parties iudvbted to said state must make payment at once, r suit will be outered against tliom. LEWIS D. BOWIE, Administrator. April 28, 1874, 3-3t ^ * Notice. \ ' ? - , - nSTILL be sold on Sale Day next to ?\7 the highest bidder at public itcry, at the Court House door, he Lot with the School Souse of the Abbeville School Company. ? lie Lot Is boundedbylandsofR.H. st rardlaw, and others, and contains two n] res. Done under order of Board of; ? rustees. Terms?One-half cash, the (j lance secured by bond and mortgage t? retention of titles. j a THOS. THOMSON, President. April '20 3-td . [ HeaHpto Moil M, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, \ Columbia, April 24, 1874. ) SPECIAL ORDERS, No. 20. I. The following Special Order having been received from the Adjutant and Inspector General's Department, is hereby promulgated for the guidance information of all concerned, viz: EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, V Olticeof Adjutant and Inspector Gen'l, > . Columbia, S. C., April 24, ]874_ ,) nn rr/itat ^nnnno XT*. On O-r^iUZ/iX/ \J Is J-j Li Of ilUi J*Ji' II. On the recommendation of the Major General commanding the Nation* ai Guard of this State, the following appointments arc hereby announced^ viz: T. A. Sullivan to be 1st Lieut, and Adjutant 11th lleg't N. G. Isaac Kennedy, Captain Co. A. 11 Kcg'fc Frank Belcher, " " B. " Warren Harrison, " ** C. " T. M. Williamson " ?* D. V Jesse Wi?bushf " " E: " Thomas Herd, " " F. Iversoii Reynolds, " " G. " . , Charles Logan, " " H. lt" Isaac White, ? " I. " They will be observed and respected accordingly. By order of His Excellency the Gjov-; ernor and Commander-in-Chief. (Signed,) 11. W. PUKNF&, Adjutant and Inspector Gen'l, S. C/ By command of Major General S. A/ S wails. JAMES KENNEDY, Col. and As3't Adj't Gen'l/ April 29, 1874, 3-tf Citation for Letters of Administration The State of South Carolina, ABBEVILLE COUNTY. liy C. W. GUFFIN. Esq., Probate, Judge. ? WHEREAS, H, T. TUSTIN madesuit to me, to grant kim Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of N. J. DAVIS late of Abbevi{le Coanty, deceased. THESE ARE THEREFORE to cite and admonish all and singular th? kindred and creditors of said N. J. DAVIS, deceased, that they be and appear before ine, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Abbeville Ctiurf House, South Carolina, on May 13th 1874, after publication hereof, at 11? o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal, this27th day of April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, and in the ninetyeighth year of American Independence. Published on the 29th day of April, and (5th May, 1S74, in the AbbcvWe Press <fc Banner. C.W. GUFFIN, Judge of Probate. April 29, 187-i 3-2t* Notice to Creditors. ALL persons having- claims against the Estate of SAMUEL E. AGNEW, doe'd, are hereby required to present the samo before me, duly attested, withiu the time prescribed by law, or bo debarred. All parties, indebted to the estate must mako navrnGnt.fi nt once or suit will bo en t j : . tercd against Inert. LEWIS J). BOWIE, Administrator. April 28, 1874, 3-3t Hew Advertisements. Belt's Sheet Iron Patent Sioofing-J . THIS HOOFING for Cheapness andDurability, Ease and Rapidity or application by any carpenter, Perfectneas of finish, combined with its FIRE, WIND and WATER-PROOFqualities,, has NO EQUAL in the market. Its application on RAFTERS WITHOUT SHEETING makes it specially uesirame lor many classes or building*, saving not only a gnat expense of sheeting lumber, but rendering inside of roof very lire proof. It is extensively used in nearly every State and Territory in the Union, giving the most entire satisfaction wliereever adopted. . For circulars, orders and other information, address - * W, J3. SMITH.'; Xos. 3G and 08, East Third St., Cincinnati, Ohio 5 School Teaclicrs Wanted in each county for the Spring and Sum iner. $150 per month. Send for circular j?iviiitf full particulars. ZIEGLElfc 6 McCUItDY. 1'hilapelphia, Fa. esb Florence The I.mta-et>ntextrd Suit nf the ?LORKNOK KKNVIN'G MACIIINK COMPANY against tlie Singer, Wheeler & Wilson, mil Graver & Jiaker Companies, involving over ?200,OOO Ti Jliutlly divided by the Suprtme (hurt of the I'uitcd Statrx ti favor of the FLORENCE, which atone has broken the Monanohi of I Huh l'ricen. T3S NZW FLC2EXCZ Uthc O.YLY muclunc thai news buebvnrd unci forwarder to /Ac right and left. Simplest? Cheapest?Best. Sold for C':isli Only. Special Terms to CLUBS and DEALERS. April, 1874. Florence, Mass. i Don't! Don't! Don't! 3 iDON'T - FROM THAI' Tit A VKLLIXG AG EXT, g But save your $25 AfMP UIDTftD* j?,'$() which he sets lr31!l V ID 1 Uil? !commission, and got tho IJe.it Sewing Mnehine^ | in the World, <it Wholesale prie.t, by sending fog; ,3ay. C. E. 8EB1T3EDJ, Ooa'l Ag?t, Ccacord. it. i Scml stamp for Circular and Price List, p Latest Improved Horse i owers, Grain Tlirosliins AND VOOD SAWING MACHINES, Manufactured and sold by A. W. GRAY & SONS, MIDDLETOWN, VT. 'arties who wish to purchase machines hat havo proved to be superior to all thers,' will do to fend for cijcular and escliptive price list, which will be forwarded upon application, free. bttv i j.d rn>TC!' m a nr ll dux u.ui.uumu juunun i THBEAD for your MACHINE.I ^"StBSYCHOlIAXCY, Oli IS'OUL B CHARMING." How either >x may fascinate and gain the love and flections of any person they choose, iuantly. This simple mental acquirelent all can possess, free, by mail, fori cents; together with a Marriageuldc, Egyptian Oracle, Dreams, Hinta Ladies. A queer book. 100,000 sold, tidress T. WILLIAM & CO. Publishers, Philadelphia. March 4, 1574 47-tf