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W. A. LEE. Editor.
"Wednesday, May 6, 1874.
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* H. tV. LAWSON, P. M.
The South-Western Floods.
?hr<JtighOnt the South and West the
S *0Qcnt floods have been terribly de ,
^tractive, and especially in Louisiana, J (
""Where thousands of acres have been j
overflooded, and iratnenso damage |
"done 'to tho"cotton", sugar and rice (
crops. The extent of tho damage |
-'.which lias resulted from the great (
overflow is just beginning to be fully }
'/understood. That it wus vast was (
jfeadily couccived, but that it should {
Afn<-olVe Eve millions of acres, and a r
^population of 178,000, was apparently v
'beyond reasonable calculation. Yet
! Bueh is really the case. In the cotton t
' regions it is now ascertained that ^
^nine of the largest and richest par- _
islies producing cotton have been in -j
undated. The parishes of Carroll, jj
3Iorehouse,Eichlano, Madison, Frank- 0
lin, Tensas, Caldwell, Concordia and ^
Catahoula aro alt over overflowed, ^
and embracing fully 2,500,000 acres. ^
The amount of cotton land in these t]
parishes, in actual cultivation, is as- n
;certaincd to be 250,000 acres, besides u
'100,000 acres in corn. These esti- p
mates includo only the largo placcs, j v
leaving out hundreds of small farmers, ,r
, and all estimates for cattle, hogs and ,r
*3 -gardens. The population Of these ^
uiuo .parishes is 20.393 -whites and 0
64,023 blacks, according to the census
,of 1S70. In the sugar-producing par-. P
ishos, the --ascertained fuels discover C1
1 -an eqTjul if uo.t ..a greater amount of r<
I ruin .aud suffering. These parishes ft
J ;are Poite Coupee, JCast Baton .Rouge, ,j
.-"West Baton liouge, Iberville, Asccn1
-r n . r.. L'l
fiion, . Assumption, .Liaiourcne, at.;
1 ;Jamc&> St. John tbo Baptiste, St..u'
2 , CbOtirles, Torreboane aud Plasque- C
;nunfcs.', The p.verilow -jn thes'o par- C(
istaes covers nearly 2,o00,000 acres,
.tiiled and untitled, including a pro /Cfuotion
of 30,-600 hogsheads of sugar,
.besides a large product of rice aud n
jtbo crops of tho small fhrmcrs, of
whom there arc many hundreds who ^
have lost their stock and pretty much dl
?e*erything elso they possossed. The 1
.population of these parishes, accord- c|
jing to tho censas of 1870, was 50,368
^whites and 72,241 blacks, making a ,
1 ./? tAA /?AA 1 ' . 1. ?. L . t 1
umu 01 irom wuicn must oc
ideducted the population of East Ba- ai
.ton Rouge, as only a small portion of C(
, - that parish has suffered from oYel'flow.
-That deduction being iriadc, the par- n<
ishes named contain a population of
103,609. - li
1 In all the parishes named, it is -be- P'
lieved that more, than 25,000 people c?
-are now in- actual suffering lor the t'1
necessary supplies of life, and that in al
Jnaa tl?on pivfrr flovc 'tlin rvHmhpp rtf W
M vuu y v? w w?* v fiui?*wv? v?
/those wh^so- eirfcumfltanticB will rc- te
quire el+evifttron will increase to more
tthan fifty thousand persons. st
t The whole rico and sugar region in t'1
thfe Lafourche District is represented |u
ito bo under water; and what this
means,-commercially, will bo under.stood
wlren it is stated that the bayou un
and coast land which is thus laid w'
waste produced before the war nearly ca
all tho sugar that was consumed in ?f
..the United States. All the best rice r,r
crops were also produced thcro. Many co
of the finest estates, within eighteen
miles of New Orloans-even, have been !
Bwent awa-v.' and the- citv ftseif is!10
threatened with inundation from the
rear levees. Since the destructive jn
crevasse of 1S71, there had been no
overflow of consequence, and the ai<1
planters seem to have been lulled into
a false security. - . . . ' - slv
< As a protection against the recur- ^
rence of similar ovils, the Kew York
Heraldcalls attention to a suggestion ha
of Mr. Calhoun, mado in his address sti
to tho Memphis Convention in 1845,
that tho Government relinquish its ^
claim to tho public lunds. tp tho Ao
States in which they; lio,-and thus Th
enablo tlrese- States to defray tho Jin
expense of 'c'rccting substantial levoes v0
out of'.the proceeds of sale. Tho Iler- j
aid says: ..... . . erfi
'That perfect security is attainable All
with proper engineering skill is be- ed
^ cnd all question. We do not read tio
in roccnt times of great inundations gn
of the Po, although its-bod is eojisid- c-as
erably higher Limn tho plain-through fer
which +t flows, and in some placesI Co
higher fchaa-tho roofs of *ho housosjcnf
iHolir itsban-ks j and yet tho Po, likoUva
all i.he other rivers in that pari ofj. ri
Italy, is subject to great spring floods I abl
-. occasioned by tho melting -of'the j ma
-snow among the Alps. Tho great jsufi
rivers which discharge their waters jane
into tho German Sea?tho Rhine, the: tax
Mouse and .tho Scheldt?would annu- tha
ally submerge the fogions near tho int<
lower part of their cour3e if thoy woro mei
dol protected by great dikes. Tho tho
jsyj" - - . .. ;
whole of Holland was thus rccovcrcd
from these rivers and the ocean. The
description which .Motley gives of the
original condition of that country,
which has so long been a miracle of
fertility, would apply, almost word
for word, to the great district around
the mouths of the Mississippi: "It
was by nature a wido morass, in
which oozy islands and savage forests
wcro interspersed among lagoons and
shallows?a district lying partly below
the level of the ocetin at its highest
tides, subject to constant overflow by
the rivers and to frequent and terrible
inundations by the sea." The
banks of the Neva near St. Petersburg
have in like manner been re
claimed by embankments, and thore
arc too many similar and equally successful
examples, both in ancient arid
modern times, to leave any doiibt that
sufficient capital and proper engineering
skill might render the country
along tiie -Mississippi as secure as any
iu the world.
Harper's Weekly on the Tax-Payers'
Memorial?Keport of the Judiciary
Committee of the House!
One of the most hopeful signs of a
change in pnblic sentiment at the
North towards the Southern people,
is furnished in the lato utterances of
leading Northern journals, and especially
in a lato article of "Harper's
Weekly," which has always
hppn nnf.pd fhr ifs hit for hostilitv to
? w
us. In commenting upon the recent
memorial of the Tax-Payers' Conven-j
tion, it asserts that it will not do to
say that the people of the South b&vc
brought upon themselves tho evils
under which they are suffering, so
long as it is in tho power of Congress,
tho Executive, the Republican party,
Dr of public opinion, rightfully and
awfully to remove these evils. Tho
belief that great evils exist is confirmed,
as well by private report us
oy public information, and when an
ippeal for relief is made to Congress
tnd to the Executive, the least that
. an be done is to grant the investiga,ion
prayed; and if tho facts arc as
tllco-cd. then to nnblish them to the
O t 1
vorld, and to show by the character
md acts of the genoral government
hat neither the Republican party,
Congress nor the President sanctions
nismanagement and abuso of power,
.'his would be the beginning of reef,
and would so define tho attitude (
f the the government and its hostil- .
ty to misrule at the South as to do- .
rivo tho party in power here of the ,
rops which aloue sustaiu them, in j
lie belief that they aro the expo- ,
ents of the national will and of the |
ational government. All that is
rayed for now is a committee of investigation,
and if the facts of mis- ?
overnment be as alleged, then to ,
rant such relief as may be right and {
roper. Tho Judiciary Committeo
f tho IIouso have not deemed it t
roper to pursuo'tho course hero indi- (
ated, and have seen fit to deny the ;
ilief which at one time was so hope- t
illy anticipated. In their report ;
;iey take the ground that tho evils (
un plained of are largely owing to t
^avoidable circumstances, and that i
ougrcss, without some new power t
inferred bjr the Constitution, is pow- c
pless to intcrposo : v
Tho committeo say they can not c
)sist the conviction that tho extra- j.
fdinary condition of the people of
oath Carolina is owing, in a groat
I'gree to the extraordinary events
rnt have occurred) and tho great 1
langes that have been produced s
ithin -the Ja^t -few years, for which J
or present citizens, or a majority ^
lereof, arc not properly responsible, .
id which are beyond the reach and 1
>ntrol of Congress. 3
The committee refer in this con- ii
sction to tho late civil war, and to u
ie organic changes in the Constituon
of the Uhltcd States, not for the ^
irpose of re-t)pening the toouuds n
mscd -by that war, but becabse it is r
ie of statesmen who are invoked to li
>ply a remedy to existing alleged
rongs to ascertain t!?c nature, exnt
and origin of these wrongs.
The result Of the war was tho dc- IJ
ruction of slavery, and the loss to ^
e slaveholders of that State of two ti
indred and fifty millions of property Sl
vested in slaves. Then catne the
irtccnth, fourteenth and fifteenth
nendments to tho Constitution.
hereby the emancipated slaves be- p
me clothed with all the attributes tn
citizenship, or invested with the j,
;ht of suffrage. The freed men now
nstituto a majority of the people
ere, and political power has been
\nsferred from their former masters 01
those who, while in a State of o!
ivery, were denied all participation ^
the'rights and privileges of Amer- '
in citizenship. 'Whatever evils may u
isc from placing political power in 111
d hands of t ho freed men, the re- fc
onsibility therefor rests not with b(
cm, tut with the people of the tj
iited States, they liaving adopted
d amendments, and they alone
ving the power to chango tho Con- ur
tution.
In the judgment of the committee,
3 real grievances of tho memorial- .
s and those they represent relate
tfiesoiduvnges in the Constitution. ar
itiodlored voter's -of South Caro- <1^
a are about 90,000, and the white ne
ti?rs about 40.000. Oonnrrss 1i:ik u_
j ? or
constitutional power to grant the
icf which is asked by the potitioni,
in the opinion of the committcx?.
though this objection wns' present- Ms
and fully discussed, the proposi- na
n..was not controverted that Con- sjj
;sal ,6oukl not intervene in this vg
>e unless the power ,to act was eonred
by some:express grant,in the 'J
nstitution, or was necessary to th
ry into execution some po\yer that ,.
? r-nnforrPfl. .
(?he comraittco sny they are not . '
c to discover the force of the claim i1D"
de by the petitioners lliat they are;
t'ering from the anti-Republican i liti
1 odious oppression of a system ofj die
ation without representation, andLj0
t Congress has no moro right to i ,
jrfere to disturb the State govern-jdu'
ot of Sooth Carolina, or to invade ter
rights of horpooplo, than to in-.mil
' wmirjjB ' , I I
tcrfcrc with tho Statos of Jtfew York,
l^nnsylvauia or Illinois.
Tho committee further answer the
arguments of the memorialists, and
jsay they ar<a fully sensiblo of the delijcacy
and tho importance of tho mat:
tors presented for their consideration.
They would not withhold any constk
tutional aid which can be extended
to tho lives, liberties, and property of
any citizens, but they are unwilling
to usurp uuautuonzict autnonty 10.'
accomplish such results.
The committee say they have confidence
in the final succcss of the
great changes that have been bi ought
in favor of1 tho African race in this
country, from the intelligence and
capacity exhibited by their representatives
in Congress, and by those
who appeared before the committee
they leel assured the}" can, if they
will, establish their rights to tho confidence
of the countryi It is hoped
tliiitj with the advantages afforded
now of education} and with the eagerness
they display to avail themselves
of its benefits, they will be
found fully equal to the dignity and
duties of their ncwljr acquired citizenship.
It is believed that by the mutual
interchange of kind and friendly
intercourse, and by employment of
all these means, which arc found sufficient
in other States, existing evils
in the administration of the affairs of
South Carolina may bo remedied by
the pcoplo themselves.
TMm nnmmiflnn f ?i ovofnro rpnorh n.
resolution that the prayer of the memorialists
be denied, and the committee
discharged i'rom the further consideration
of tho subject.
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The Greenvjlle Enterprise and
Mountaineer.?By tbo last issuo of
this stealing journal, wo seo that onehalf
interest in the paper has been
purchased by a joint stock company,
comprising a number of influential
gentlemen of tho count}r. Mr. Bailey
remains business manager, and N. II.
Davis, Esq., was chosen editor, and j
J. M. Bryan, Esq., associate editor,
gentlemen all of talent, charoctcr and
education. "\Vc congratulate all partics
upon the new arrangement, and ^
have no doubt that it vriil extend the
influence and contribute to the success
of this excellent journal. ^
Farm Labor ey Convicts.?The '
Augusta, Chronicle and Sentinel, in a i
recent article, shows the impolicy of 1
a recent Act of the Legislature pro- t
viding for the distribution of con- c
victs upon farms from tho frequent c
opportunities which arc necessarily r
afforded them of escaping. It opposes jilso
the chain-gang system a?*erucl ^
ind brutalizing, and recommends a
o
return to the old penitentiary system
\s best carrying out the purpose of s
^hc law in reforming and punishing, i1
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m r . ta _ I 1 1 ^
jjjay uay was as origin ana lovciy ?,
is fair skies, a balrny atmosphere, a
;reeii fields and forests and blooming I
lowers could make it. fj?ho dripping
tides suspended their effusions, and
>miling nature presented a hundred 'r
>ut-door attractions. Tho pupils of ?
ir
Miss Lucy White's school availed
-hemsclves of the opportunity of havng
a charming pie-nic on Jordan's 1
>oek, and the young pcoplo of our
-own turned out in full force. Two- n
T
lorse wagons were called into rcquisi- x
ion, and carried out a precious cargo ^
)f tho young of both sexes. The day ai
vas pleasantly spent; aiitl, with col w
>rs flying, the gay cavakade made a ai
riuniphal passage through our streets. (]<
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SSf Due West furnished more than
ts usual contribution to enliven our
trcets aud stores on Saturday last.
tlr. H. M. Johnson brought a bovy of
leautiful ladies in search of novelties
n style aud fashion; Professor and
Irs. .Kennedy, both honored teachers of
ti tho Female College, were here j la
,nd Mr. Samuel Agnew, one of its pi
irominent merchants, made a busi- h(
css visit, utiier sections were also dc
eprcsented, .and altogether it was a tli
vcly day. ai]
frj
Early Vegetables and Strawerries.?Mr.
James Shillito, Sr., and
Irs. J. W. Sign, who Lave a repuition
.as skillful gardeners, have boon
applying some of their less fortunate
eiglibors with the first fruits of ac
pring, in the shape of nico green be
eas and potatoes, and delicious straw- to
erries: \Ve can speak understand- ill*
iirlv as to their merits. va
ar<
Bg^Prof. J. N. Young, of Due West, eet
ic of tUc mo^t esteemed professors
l* Erskine College, was in town on
Monday, purchasing furniture for his
andsome residence. -Mr. Chalmers
forms us that the Due West pro- lie'
ssors aro among bis beet* customers, ^!I
)th in pictures and furniture, and
mt their-dwellings bear testimony br<
i the elegance and excellence of thfj kei
tieles that he furnishes. an*
bo.
Bgu Mr. Andrew Wilson undertook
st week to bo bis own physician, r
id not knowing how to gauge the
lantity took an overdose,winch came
>ar proving fatal. Activo remedies ..
ouffht him all right again.
? Of
BEUNQUEiifs.?Ecad llic list plib^ Prc
hed elsewhere,- and see if your C3T
.mo appears therein. All defaulters pl?
ould give earnest hoed to the ndrtisemont
published, and make time- \
preparation to provent a sale of ten
eir lands.. to (
- lie
Mr. Wm. Wardtyw, tho son- <qa
law ofMiv Jabob Miller, 'of our
ffn, had the misfortune to lose his
tie daughtor and only child, who
;d on Sunday night from conges- ^ai
n of tho stomach and bowels, proced
by chills. She wa? an in- J Dej
esting child, and will bo sadly mei
wed. : i. rati
yL-JitiSL
Ihe Political Future?New Issues am
New Parties.
" The veto message of Presiden
Grant, so far from setting at rost th
financial question, has only transfer
red its solution from Congress to th
people. There is no likelihood tha
Congress will come over to the view
of the Chief Executive, and the con
sequence will be that this same finan
cial question will form a new issue
which will supersede all the old issue
of piil'ty organization, and form th
Imsiq nf now nrornnizntions. Tt, is ni
v~ "v" v,b?? "" - ?iasuo
upon which Republicans am
Democrats themselves differ) and up
on which Republican and Dcuiocrali
leaders find them arrayed wit)
new friends and against old foe:
Upon this question the South am
West find themselves fighting th
O O
battle together agoinst the East; am
as with the President on their sid
the two sections can easily contrc
the government, and in spite of liir
can do so, with a little help from sue!
Eastern men as Ben Butler, tho dc
termination of the struggle depend
upon the wishes of thopeople of th
two sections. That issue will be mad
in the coming elections, and we hop
to see all memorials of the lato un
happy Btrifo forever obliterated, am
new parties formed upon- ucw issue
and out of the materials which mak
up the old party organizations. Tha
new parties should bo formed whicl
shall ignore ail tho issues which grev
3ut of tho lato war, i3 in itself a mat
tcr of congratulation to tho South
ind it is especially so that an issue ii
nowprosented in which she finds her
self identified in interest with the
;jrcat North-West, and that sho wil
ind herself forming a constituent clo
nent of tho great party of the future
't is to this nartv awd to this futun
1 V
,hat she must look for the solution o
ler present trouble?.
-? <?
The Rev. J. 0. Lindsay, o:
Due West, preached an excellent
md able discourse in the Presbyteian
church on Sunday morning
ast, characterized by the cleai
bought, sound logic, original ant
lompreheusivc views, and the earnst
and impressive delivery, which
nark all of his pulpit efforts. Mr.
i ti /I A ? i rt a A n 1?1
jiijuoaj 10 wins ui iiiu uuicdi iiiuiloers
of his Church in the State, and
njoys a reputation winch is full}?
ustained by his efforts in tlic pullit
as well as by his contributions
3 Church journals, He is the
gent of the Theological Scminry
and Cliairman of the Board of
)ircctors.
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Fair "Weather axd ouh Town
'rade.?The fair weather or the
ast week enabled our friends from
thcr sections to pay us a visit, and
n Friday and Saturday especially,
le streets of our town presented
lore than their usual animation,
he merchants have full stocks,
th of the ornamental and useful,
id can supply their friends as well
ith the latest styles of millinery
id dress goods, as with choice
Dinestics, and groceries aud proisious.
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Death of an Esteemed Lady.?
ire regret to announce the death
Mrs. Samuel Perrln, at the famy
residence in the lower section
the County, oil Friday morning
st. The deceased was in the
iine of life, and though in feeble
jaltli for some time previous, her
;ath was sudden. She leaves
ree small children, a husband,
id a large circle of relatives and
lends to mourn her loss. w
Tiie Floods and Freshen of
c "West lwive been without precent.
Several millions of
res of the best cotton lands have
en under water, and the injury
the sugar and rice plantations is
calculable. Great distress prcils,
and charitable contributions
2 . being raised for relief iu all ,
jtions of -our countrj'.
An Accident.?The son of Mr.
?o. AV. Syfan, our esteemed engi. '
cr on the l>ranch Road, acred 1
*ee years, whilst playing a few |
ps since fell trom the piazza, v
jakinghis collar bone. Dr. Parr
was called in, the bone set, and ,
1 we are pleased to learn that the ,
y is now doing- well.
Fiie Cotton Market during the c
it few days has been quite brisk,
1 a good article has commanded 1
\ cents. The heavy! freshets *
the West, aud the discouraging j
>specta at home, have a teudeuto
enhance the price of the sta- v
c
Dr. J. J. Loe left on yesJay's
train for a few weeks visit J
Charleston and perhaps Florida. C
may give us a letter from the ft
od of flowers." a
df
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Jew Telegraph Operator.?Mr. w
acock of Virginia takes the
je of Mr. John Enriglit at our
jot. He comes well recom- C(
ided and will doubtless give h>
6faction s<
il Railroad Meeting.
. * Tlio annual mooting of the stockt
holders of the Greenville and Columc
bia lutilroad Company 'convened in
- the hall of Good Templars, at 11:30
o A. M., April 80. .
t W. J. Mngrath, iSsq., President,
s called the meeting to order, and nomi
inated Hon. B. T. Whitncr for Chairi
man, which was carried, and Messrs.
C. II. Manson and C. V. Carrington
n nnv>A?nf nrl nut au H^Ii a ha
a wviAv ti^pvuiiwu uuv.iv;uuiv;oi XIJU i \j0
ports of the President and Directors,
n and a'so the General Superintendent,
1 were read to the meeting and referred
i? to the Directors with plenary powers,
c These reports showed that, notwithli
standing the financial panic of the
>. past year, the receipts of the road
i were more than $35,000 ahead of the
e previous year.
d These was no business of any initio0
rial consequence transacted by the
il meeting.
ii The following gentlemen were nnanli
imously re-elected President and Dis
rectors lOr the ensuing year, viz.: W.
a J. Magrath, President; Messrs. L. D.
e Childs, II. T. Farmer, F. F. Gary,
e Robert Adgcr, Theo. D. Wftgnfer, 1?.
e L. McC'ailghrin, Edward Hope, J. C.
i. Roath, T. Hurley, Joseph Crew8; A.
1 Siraotods, Alexander Macbeth, Dis
rectors.
e There wero between 59,000 and
t GO,090 shares represented in tho bal
i loting. >v. j. iuagram, j!i8q.,received
: the entire nuftiber of volcfi eftst for
- President.
s Sale Day.?Owing to the inclcfn.
cncj' of the weather tliere was a small
j attendance in town on sale day last.
1 There was but little property sol J,and
. that at low rates.
Fifty acres of land, the property ol
; Silas Ray, sold by the Sheriff under
f execution, brought $2.05 per acre?
Thos. F. Piilcy, purchaser.
A horse and harness, the property
[' of Everidge Cain, sold under agricul[
tural lien, was purchased by A. Bequest
for SCO ; also, a wagon, by II.
^ II. Ellison, for $80.
] The school-house lot in Abbeville,
I consisting of two acres, was sold by
Thos. Thomson, President of the
Board of Trustees, and was purchased
' by J. F. C. DuPrc for ?670, one-half
' cash.
" -The interest of James Bowie in
a store in Charleston was sold by J. T
' Robertson^Assignee, and purelfasod
by Miss Eliza Howie for ?400.
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Immigrants.?Mr. T. It. Cfailies arrived
in Columbia from Charleston
last week with about twenty 01* thirty
immigrants?five of whom aro female*}
and the rest men. They aro
mostly natives of the North, although
son>e aro English. They go to farmers
who had previously engaged them.
They arc a very hardy looking class
of peoplo, whoso appoaraneo shows
ihat they are not afraid of work.
<???
have someinteresting "notes
of travel" fiom our esteemed friend,
Mr. F. A. Connor, of Cokcsbury, a
delegate to the M. E. Conference now
in session at Louisville, Ky., which
were received too late for publication
this weclc. He has promised other
favors, which we will take pleasure
in publishing.
Our friend of the Port Roj'al
I Coihvierciul takes issue with our arithmetic,
in designating some dozen or
moro items as "jNincty-Six Itoms."
But has he ever reflected that <-06" is
a peculiar combination, and turn it
up, it Is still "9G ?" There may bo
I -- ' ... H. UnM.o tlHI o,.n 1
UJ1IJ tnvilij j vt ouu Uiviu uiv
{'Niuety*Six"?arithmetic to the cod
tru ry, nv t\v i t h s La nd i n g.
CoMME.NCEMEST EXERCISES. ? Wo
nrc indebted to the Committees of the
Euphcniian and Philomathean Liter- ,
ary Societies of Erskino Collego for
a polite invitation to the next Commencement
exercises, which begin on the
28lh of Juno next. The Caecalaureate
sermon Will bo preachcd by
the llcv. II. W. Kuhns, the Anniversary
Oration will bo delivered by J.
F. J. Caldwell, of Newberry, and the a
Alumni Address by C.* B .Simonton,
jf Tennessee. The occasion promises lo
be a very atthactive one; # J
Bg^Tlie Abbeville Photograph Galcry,
under charge of Mr. J. F. Lee,
s now open for work, and our friends
Jesiring pictures would do well to
jail early, as Mr. L. proposes only to
jpend a certain portion of his time at J1
Ibbeville. The gallery has been
icatly fitted up, and wo think wo can 1
guarantee good pictures.
?-- i
New Arrivals.?Mr. and Mrs. Cudly
and family, of New York, who _
ironoso to make anermauent location |_
n our count}*, havo been spending the {j
>ast week at the Alston House. Mr.
;. has purchased tlio plantation of
Ton. T. Cx Perrin,above the village,
nd will devoto himself to farming.
Vc extend to them a cordial welome.
'
p;
ggk Tho Rev. E. R. Miles and Mrsfiles
left on yesterday's train for ^
harlcstOD, where they will remain w
>r a couple of weeks. During his f0
bseueo Mr. Miles will attond tho XJ
iceting of the Diocesan Convention
1 '
hicil moets in Charleston next A
eek.
4i
The Rains.?The farmers of our
)unty are all complaining of the
oavy rains, "which aro interfering
Tiouslj* with farming operations.
NINETY-SIX ITEMS.
The new boiler in the mill of Mr. J.
M. Matthews collapsed a flue this morning
about 7 o'clock. This accident by
which no one was hurt lias caused considerable
loss to Mr. M., and a very
great inconvenience to* the neighborhood.
The mill had only been running
a few days and was doing good
work.
The Ninety Six Presbyterian Sunday
School had a pic-nic on May-day Oli
Wilson's Creek, one mile from the village.
The dinner was sumptuous, the
fishing fine, and all present, especially
the little folks, enjoyed tho day largely.
The Presbyterlen pulpit at Ninety Six
will not be filled by Rev. Mr. Thornwell
as was expected. The congregation has
secured the services of Rev. Mr; Strong
of Laurens for the yaar<
Rev. Mr.. Murray of the M. E". church
prcached a very interesting sermon in
the Acadc'my on Sabbath afternoon.
Mr. M. is forcible, logical and eloquent,
nr. tnim a Khmrfc has one of the
finest pieces of Parley in the State. Let
; those -who doubt it see for themselves.
The stalk is fully three-and-a-half feet
in height, stands tliifck and regular, and
undulates before the wind like'the gentle
waves of the great deep.
I
g&T A week of' two since wo spoke
of the best gardens about Ninety-Six.
Up to tho tvriting of that article our
re'porler had not seen the spot of
gfound near the mansion of our
friend; Dr. J. A. Stuart, which he
had appropriated to the raising of
/mlinorv linrhs rind roots for domestic
uso. As to matters of medicine, hois
au fait of that science; .as a husbandman,
few arc his equals, while in the
art of gardening lie is excellence.
Fresh Arrivals at BuPre, Gamer
ei.t, & Co.'s ? These gentlemen have
just received a choice stock of fresh
groceries, which they arc selling low;
fine brands of Hour, hams in great
variety, beef tongues, grist, corn, and
all the best goods in their line, which
they arc selling low. They aro liberal
dealers, itnd can offer bargains.
Cold Weather.?There was snow
at Donnaldsvillo on Wednesday of
the past week, and a very general
frost on the same x night did much
injury to the crops and gardor.s.
Eatx.? After an interval of a few
days of fair weather, there was again
a full of rain on Sunday ni^ht, followed
by frequent showers since.
iCiT The picnic at Brooks' Mill on
Saturday was quite a success. There
was a largo attendance, a sumptuous
dinner, uud plenty of dancing and
other amusomcnts. Our town was
well represented on the occasion,
&31" Long Cane was represented on
sale day last by one of its best citizens,
Pr A. T. YVideman. Tlic Doctor
is a model farmer, and represents that
outdoor Work has been very much
retarded l>jr the excessive rains.
JB?-The Southern Baptist Convention
will meet at Jeffjrson, Texas, on
Friday next, tlio 7th inst. The Rev.
il. N. Pratt, of our town, has gone
[on to represent tlio interests of his
; church.
Rf.ef MARKtT.?The Abbeville market
is now sltpplied With good beef
from Walhalia, on Tuesdays and Fridays,
by Messrs. Russell & Miller,
and on Wednesdays and Fridays by
Mr. John A. Wief.
r
Our friend, Mr. J. F. C. t)uPre,
has been seriously sick during the
past week, but we aro pleased to see
is once more on his feet.
Weg?ardhtec all GOODSsold by us, both
as to quality and price. (
DuPRE, GAMBRELL & C'O. *
PRICES BEBUCEB!
n
C
WE are selling th? Finest Jlraad of _
FANCY FAMILY FLOUR at 0
$12 per Barrel.
and guarantee satisfaction. "
BnPre, Camirell & Co.?
May G, 1S74, 4-tf
ir
A New Supply ^
nvppvMiinrr nino in the eatini?
li lie, j ust received. j,
DuPre, Gambrell & Co. F
pi
MEW CROP N. O. SYRUP,
[. f Muscovado ,4
Sugar House "
Golden Drip "
Silver " "
S. and S. "
.nd Molasses of all grades, at
DuPre, Gambrell & Co.'s.
PEARL GRIST,
Auirusta Grist; P.
Bolted Meal,
Greenville Mealj
Rice, &e., just reeeived,
DuPRE, GAMERELL & CO.
May G, 1874, 4-tf I
m m bonnets A
FRESH supply in all the latest
5L styles, and entirely n*w shapes,
> arrive this week, at tho
imporitim of FasWon.
May 6, 1874, 4-lt V
M Slates Internal Reran.
r
Sci
Collector's Office, ) \y]
3d Distiuct, South Cakowna, [ v
Columbia, May 4> 1874. J | ,
. ' Isch
NOTICE is hereby given to all fuc
irsons claiming the following 'tie- ent
ribed property, seized for viola}ii
of the Internal Revenue Laws kej
the United States, to file a bond
itli the Collector of the District,
r the coBts of an action in the
nited States Court, viz :
Mule, 1 Two.Horse Wagon,
1 Yoke Oxen.
C. L. ANDEtfSOtf,
Collector 3d District, S. C. ^?U
May 6, 1874 T-3t
mtm
TO DELINQUENT TAJ
:0:
IX ACCORDANCE with Section 1C
ducc all Acts and parts of Acts pro
sessment and Taxation of Property ii
amend the same, Approved Marcn mn,
list of delinquent lands are hereby pub!
.1- V- 0
a ? ? ~
x- S <
Isames. s ^ **
CO. ej
? >*5
o O c
- . ; ?H p
Dukes, Jemima, 1 250 $1,54
. A.bney, M. W-, Trustee, 1 240 1,20
Davis, Richard,...?. 1 820 4,23
"VVaite, Simpson, 2 190 1,23
Franklin, Stisan, 2 575 6,07
Pinsou, James F., ;... 2 1C5 99
T>..1-a?,1 T)aIah * O c\r\*~ i rn
i\yi\i\iUj rtici, I o Z&i 1,<JU
Agncw, S. E., 3 122 73
Agnew, W. A. W I 3 100 60
Hodges, William,.. I 3 260 1,15
Watson, A. O I 3 153 01
Grifiln, R. A 3 200. 1,59
W!lliams, Win., Est..:.... 5 100 72
Armstrong, J. B., Est.... 5 70 35
Evans, Williams, 6 44 34
Wideman, Mrs. M.;.. 6 335 1,67
Sharp, W. W;......:;..;.... G 800 4,27
White, Bcnj 6 3 19
McKee, Mrs. Miirtha, 6 28 27
McKay, J. M 61.500 10,00
Moore, J. T., Est 6 240 1,35
Moragne, Moses 7 34 18
Smith,- Sherord II 7 180 1,74
Toddard, Wiley....;....,...:.. 8 7Q 35
Hutcbisc/n, Mrs. Lydia... 8 1$3 .87
Hutchison, Reuben F...... 8 280 2,85
Robertson, Jane ............ 10 125 1,12
Stevenson, F A & E E' to 3001 1,69
Kennedy, Jane..;.-.;...;.;.;. l!0 50, 25
Riche, J. S. 10 70| 50
Wilson, L. J. Agt 11 llot 25
Botts, Mi's. Xaucy 11 00 18
Arnold, S. J :...; Ill 901. 28
Simms, S. S 12 1S5 38
Block, Eli/.., Est.: }2 506 2,23
Williams, B; W /. 12 GD0 3,20
Spcer, A. J 13 262[ 1,7*2
Bowen, G. Wilson...;..-;.. 131 224 2,00
Rurditt, Wm .-. ltfj 50
Hutchison, S. A 13 70 61
Newby, John A 13 202 1,38
T I..U L* lO 100 -.1 /lO
> V 111 IL j JUMUU tO iO IW?l,UO
Clinkscales, W. V 13 Hot 1,10
Caldwell, Mrs. N. A 13 58 2,24Hunter,
.Samuel 13 469 2,34
Hill, R< S 13 539 2,50
"Winn, Mi's. Mary R..<.., 14 102 00
Dubose, R. M ... 15 810 5,77
Smith, Peter, Est 10 80 34
"Walker, Mrs. E 1G 150 70
Price, John 1(5 00 .1,00,
Lane, Mrs. Agnes.... 16 150 1,72
^OTICE
TS hereby given that the whole of the
and parts of lots of Real Estate describe
list or so much tjiereof as will bo nccessa
Penalties aud Assessments charged then
the Treasurer of Abbeville County, Sou
O fice in said County, oil MONDAY, I
18/4, unless said Taxes, Assessments an
before that time; and to be continued fr<
each tract, parcel or lot is sold or offered
that the sale shall not be extended beyou
May 18th, 1874,
T- B. 3H
?
Auditor Abbe^
jltl, ICT.t
Six Cows,
Twenty bushels of Corn, > m rfi '
Four hundred bundles Fodder, May b.
Six Hogs,
Ten Shetp, \/0'
One Piano,
Household and Kitchen Furniture. ?
Levied on as the property of John ]
Clinksealeat the suit of Thomas g ai1(l
. Branyan and Reuben Clinksealo. nished to
L. P. GUI-FIX, 0df?"gc,lsAJSAC
Tables, Chi
Sheriff's Office, ) ' chine "W
May 5, 1374, 1-lff warranted
Picture Fra
Notice- |j. m,
to nil
EHOOL TRUSTEES,
Assort
to ?12
iiools in Xin'ety Six, Due West, T)nPj*p
hite Hall and Indian Hill are '
:eby notified to close their enn t>
ools immediately as the school OUU
id in these Districts has been Gui
irely expended. The schools in DuPre
of the other Districts cau he ?
)t open until further notice. SilMIKlliS1
Wrm. Pressly,
School Commissioner, A. C.
' t
lay 6, 1874, 4-3t
Choice Mess Pork, Dr- r" B
W
gar-Cured Beef Tongues, _ PARR]
ntry, Sugar-Cured and Plain Hams, "ET> EESES
New Mackerel, &c. jlXll"at i'
DuPre, Gambrell & Co. April 29* i!
[PAYERS.
* - k. . ,
\r\ a
nj- ui niu aci to. reviding
for the As[lto
oue Act, and to
1874, the following
Lished:
i i ""
> S3 O o
1 O ^ X
11 Es
' ?? <:?
: Sjj ?*a
; c73 O e3 O'
5 < *
5 001 $344 $42 61
0 00'.: 26 70
5 001 508 00 99 61
5 00' 29 01
5 00 138 79
0 00 3U6 00 32 30
0 00 lj?)3 00 06 88
2 00 180 00 21 58
0 00 103 00 16 07
5 00 320 00 82 01
8 00 450 00 31 33
0 00 35 00
ttf
0 00 10 42/
0 00 8 49'.
7 00 10 16
5 00 45 29
5 08 114 10
5 00 3 24
0 00 8 15
0 00 2,840 00 340 75;
2 00! 36 75
7 00 45 00 7 59'
9 00 42 83r
0 00 10 70
9 00 23 14
0 00 72 70
5 00] 20 49
o 00 89 40
0 90 80 00 '8 47
0 60 308 00 19 30
0 OOt... 7 30
0 00 19 00 5 99
3 001 149 00 10 18
G 00 9 90
8 00 .. 50 92
0 00 1,002 00 99 89
3 00 647 00 50 ft"
0 00 47 61
7 00 18 65.
9 00 15 35
1 00 33 17
9 00 ...... 26 35 '
0 00 26. 54.
8 00 570 00 66.67'
5 00| 508 00 65 -52
0 OOj 59 27
6 OOJ 16 27
0 OOJ 900 00 157 48
9 00| 9 11
n flAI ?*Tt M\ 1Q TQ
-Xl.l I iUU) , 1UII?
Sheriff's Sale.
thomasM. Branyan and "J Lyncl
Reuben Clinkscaies t?. ? .. '* ? a
against f Eliaab
John F. Clinkscales. J
BBY v'i
dir
directed, I will sell at Abbeville Court II
,'oui't House, on Saledny in June next, next, w
ntliin the legal hours, Tho llotne tracts of
Li-act, containing TRACT,
160 Acres,
tioro or less, bounded by lands of Jas.
Jlinkseales, Ilngh Robertson, and more or 1
thers. Old Iicniestead containing \y. Black
160 Acres, and tho I
in*'
lore or loss, bounded by lands of J. ?
I. McWhorter, It. II. Armstrong, and
thera. Wakefield Tract containing
350 Acres, ?&j
ioro or less, b? un !ed by lands of J. levied on
. Clinkscales, If ton Fisher, aud Lyn^h, at
there. aiid other
Also, on Tuesday after Saleday,. TERMS
une 2,1S74, at the residence of John complied
. Clinkscale, the following personal time of ss
ropertv, to wit: sold at the
One Horse,
Ono Mule,
\j uu krj uu| 10 #o
S 00 24 48
5 00 | 41 18
.? ?ZZZZ?ZZ-~??Z2i
several parcels, lots
d in the preceding
ry to pay the Taxe**
Don, will be sold by
th Carolina, at hW
klAY THE 18TH,
d Penalties be paid
om day to day until
I for sale, provided
d Friday following
IILLFORD,
rille Comity',
if'4.
Sheriff's Sale.
b and others, *)
gainst > Execution.
eth Lynch. )
tno of an Execution to
ected, I will sell at Abbevillo
ouso, on Saleday in jyKE
ithin the legal hours, two
' land: The HOMESTEAD
containing
279 Acre*)
csp, bounded by lands of'Ji
, Cnpt. Swilling and othors;
IUSSELL TRACT, cooUin*
200 Acres, ?
less, bounded 6y lands of
tli, \V. A. Gaines and othors,
as the property of Elizabeth
, the suit of Benjamin Lynch
i CASH?which must be
with in one bqttr from the
ile, or the lana ><*111 be re-~
5 risk of former purchaser.-'
L. P. GUFFIN,
S. A. C.
3 Office,
1874, 4-tf
fcton Gins.
3R0WX, THE TAYLOR
the GRISWOLD GIN furorder.
Repairing promptly
o kept on hand a good stocK
ids, Bureaus, Washstands,
tfrs, Chambar suits and oth>,
together with Sewing Mahite-Wiro
Clothes' Lines,
rusfc proof, Maps. Charts,
,mes, &c., &c. Oraera solio*
, MATTHEWS,
iety Six, S. C.
74, 4-1y ~
00 Barrels
ED Grades Flour?from $9
p?r barreli, at.
Gambrell & Co.'s
I
sliels Prime Corn,
aranteed Sound, at
T J
, Gambrell & Co.'s
Liver Heplatej PillsAT
sr & IPerrin's.
S0Z0D0NT
AND
. .DACOSTA'S TOOTH
ASH-GOOD, at
ER & PERMIT'S. *
Infallible Corn Cure, and
orn and Wart Destroying
ARKER & PERRDfU
374, 3-tf