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: : ' . ?V * -. If S " Tie Press and Banner. :.:^? -AJbbeville, S.. C. > == W. A. LEE, Editok. ^ '\ Wednesday, June 10, 1874. Terms.?1lSro Dollars a year, in adHoce, or Two Dollars au'l Fitly Cents, ttUijend of the year. if Ho subscriptions taken for a shorter ilWi^VkAn oIV mnntliu flllW WM?U DtA ?Mvuw?.-o, Transient advertisements are charged far at the rate or One Dollau per inch pace for the first insertion, and Fifiy Omits for each subsequent insertion. liberal deduction from the above rates is made to persons advertising by tile quarter or by the year. All obituary notices and tributes! of respect are charged Tor at the usual rates of advertising.- ' JOB PRESS. We are now provided with an excel-j - lent Job Press, and^ine assortment of Job Type, and are prepared to execute superior work. Orders ire respectfully solicited. The Republican Party and the Issues ' of the Future. Various Northern journals are discussing the future of the Republican party, and pointing out the necessity or meeting boldly, and with a united front, certain prominent issues which arc now pressing upon it and'threaten its disintegration. The Ifcto York Herald calls jupon tlijo party, inasmuch as it has a president of its own choice, and large majorities in both Houses of Congress, iO redeem its p.ast pledges on the eur# jrencyquestion, and to give the country pome adequate measure of financial relief. The New York Twice, one of the leading organs of the party, calls attention to the present condition of the fta n. ?hmdinc renroach to the ^Republican party, and as one which the nation will never tolerate, and which if not redressed, jvill seal the fate of the party.. T&e currency question in oucof those leading issues upon which the present party organizations, both Republican ?nd.Pemocratic, seem to be hopelessly | divided, each in its own ranks; and di- ( T^lon here upon so vital issue must be : each existing party organiza- ' tC,"' .tion. The Herald says: is futile and irrelevant to say, ash come of its a]>ologizlng organs have said, j that this division of the party on the j .currency question does not impair its ? .essential unity, because the party was , 'formed and has been maintained on ( /other issues, and a difference on this oucstiou is extraneous to the declared f ,aiui3 of the Republican organization.. To this cxcuse there are two replies, j .either of which is suflicient. In the i first place, a political party which as- j. sumes control of the government is | (bound to ^rove itself equal to all emer- | ging public need, ns much so as the capttain and crew of a ship arc bound to .navigate her safely in unexpected ./ storms and accidents. Unless the party in control of the government is responsible for the public welfare there is no , jeal accountability at all, and the ship , ..of State may drift upon the breakers and nobody be held blamable for the ( i st.. K? it < 'WMMipUCII-y uy H II1V11 lb >??o i The second answer to this lame apology ] rests upon the public declarations with . which the republican party won the '<oontidence of the country. * It is not J 'true that the Republican party, as a po- * litical organization, has not promulga- < ted any policy on the great question "which has agitated the country sincc ' .v?be beginning of the present session. 1 The Republican party has, for more I than six years, held itself up to view < And courted .public support as the great * -champion of a gold policy. It wes on .this isnue that General (Jrant was first 1 elected in 1SGS. The contest in that ' case turned on the meaning of the word . "dollar." A majority of the Western , democrats, led by Pendleton, contended that the promise to pay dollars to the *liolders of the government bonds would < ?i>e satisfied by paying them the nominal /paper dollars called greenbacks. The Li! 1 ? l.. .. ^rapuuiiuuu w IIUMWV .wnich the country indorsed, declared iii ;Sts national platform that this would be repudmtiOf-and national dishonor. It correotly hbld that the onl^ honest 'UieMUPgof the ^vord "dollar" was the "weight of gold stamped with that name vby public authority; that the greenbacks, like the .United Ktates bonds, {were goveanment promises to pay so .jnauy dollar fo the the creditors bold" Ing them, and there would be eyual dis'Jionosty and bad faith in repudiating eiUxeii. promise." ' ^Uhity. here is doubtless essential to the success of tluuparty, but what hope is there of attaining it; when numberless adverse sectional interests, present "Agjnany apples of discord, and threaten ?.*Ko fttaintoPTiitinn of old parties and the formation of licyy. To us of the South the Republican party is associated with ' all that has brought about our present '.abject condition, and we would have 'just causcto congratulate ourselves upon fthe formation of a new party upon i Is ruins, which ignoring dead issues, pliould address itself to the living issues 'of the future. But whether the Republican party is to remain In power or not, according to *,the'views of one of its own leading 01 gans, the New York Times, the prosperity of the party depends upon correcting misgovernmcnt at the HouUij and e$teu/jiiig belief to'iti oppressed people. The ' Time* says, in djsciu-^ng some State rights utterances 01 iur. i-.aion, me elected Senator of Connecticut: 1 ?^No doubt the system introduced as n 'war measure into the South after the war?chiefly upon the advice of Senator "Sbmner and Tlmddeus Stevens?was Experimental; but can we wonder that people everywhere begin to ask how 'long the experiment is to hist? There >hould at least be somesigns of improvement visible as time- goes on. * Nine y'etirs haVe passed sincethe close of the war, and is South Carolina better governed than she was then? She clearly is not so well governed as she was under japorely military rule. The same must ' * l>e said, mutatis mutandis, of Louisiana, 'Mississippi, Texas and Arkansas. Now, .it is folly to suppose that the Republican 'party, as an organization, will continue much longer to look on with perfect satisfaction at this great, failure. The Readers 01 uie picacm pay any attention to the subject; but if they do not, other leaders will arise who 'will foo Unit justice is done. Last week we all witnessed the United States Ken ate engaged for about twenty-four hours "at a stretch in passing a bill for the benefit of the negro, merely out of a senti jnental sort ol*.deference to the wishes "of a deceased senator. Respect for the . ?o Sninnnihdllt Oil 11S all?hilt leidsla-i UrtlVt 19 liiVUitivv.. 'lion should be bused on a careful" utid ! wise regard lor the welfare of the living, not upon "mandates," real or fictitious, of the dead. The negro has had a very - fair amount of protection. It is important before going any further to find out jvhat use he has made of the freedom given to him; in what way lie lias exercised the vast political powers with J which he has been endowed; what sort' of a government he has helped to set up! in States where he is most powerful; I , jvbether, in short, heat this moment! stands in need of protection frcm tho .lAjjili ? j-y ,. 1. .... white man, or (lie white man stands in need of protection from him. If Mr. Katon intends to raise these questions, depend upon it he will'obtain an audience, and he cannot be suppressed by howls and groaus, and we, for our part, shall not join in any such attempts at suppression. We should like to see the fjucstions taken up by Republicans. Mr. Carpenter made a great beginning in reference to Louisiana. Such a work would be far more conducive to the prosperity of the party, awl to the cause of good government, now and hereafter, than the headlong passage of seutimental bills in favor of the negro." ^ Burying the Hatchet. Tlio Yorkvillc Enquirer gives fin interesting account of the decoration A 1 " ? i r-\ r, .1 ? a ot mc graves 01 ooui tuniuummu and Federal soldiers buried in that town, which was done in response to a proposition emanating Irorn the soldiers of the garrison stationed there. It is another illustration of the fact that the soldiers of tho two armies clicrishcd no feelings of*personal hostility, and, now that the war is over, are willing to meet as brothers, ahd to honor alike tho memory of the heroes of the opposing armies. Xot until tho example of these soldiers shall be followed, and the bitter memories of tho past shall be laid aside, will true concord and fraternity between the sections bo brought about. In tho eloquent address of Major Ilart, delivered on the occasion, ho says:? "In the fierce conflict, the soldiers of the opposing armies were actuated by no personal animosities. Their tried valor was the result of true manhood ! and devotion to duty. The constituted) authorities which each acknowledged called to arms, and they snrang to the front without pausing to debate the issues that separated the sections. I remember more than once, during the war, to have heard the remark from both Federal and Confederates, that if tip* soldiers of the two armies could be drawn up face to face, in one long line, :md the politicians sent to tiie rear, they would 'stack arms and ratify an honora bio peace in half an Iioiuv Ten years have passed, and public opinion lias kej>t pace with the progress [)}' time. The gallant den<l of hoth contending armies, in their jackets of gray ind jackets of blue, sleep side by side )ii an hundred battle-fields, from Gettysburg to the Rio Grande. The grave, longago, made peace between them, and heir nameless and nnnuivked tombs iiave brought an admonition to the living, that to-day is throbbing the hearts md moving the impulses of the people >f our common country wherever a sollier of the late war fell. We have met to-day to ofier the sad ributes of love to their memories. " ' - 1 ...wl mniilmii! l uuiig aim ?juhlu auu iti.iiuu.iQ brmer foes ;md friends?have assembled .vith garlands in their hands, and the tweet offerings of friendship in their leurts, to wreathe above the graves of hose who fell at the call of duty." THE CALF THAT DINED OUT. A gentleman of our town has a calf which is allowed a considerable latitude "or one of its age. Recently this favorite >f its parents concluded to dine out from home, and while partaking of the lospitality of one of its owner's neigh-1 jors, it ate of a few varieties that were :iot intended for its benefit. Among Jtlier things of which this calf partook ivereson?e uuuuuig juscmas. niu result was that this calf, like our first parents, got Into trouble by eating of forbidden fruit. In a few hours it showed signs of a great volcano within which threatened to burst forth at any moment, and finally it went into spasms which called to its relief all its friends md relatives. At first when its friends assembled inacirclearound.tbcjittlesufferer as it lay in convulsions cn the cold ilamp ground, its recovery was thought impossible, and as each one delivered n touching cuiogy upon the virtues of this excellent calf it Recmcd to be "l?rr?n<liiurr it? lifo out fcweotlv there." After a short time its friends eameto the conclusion that it had been poisoned. Upon a free conference they were not long in coming to a conclusion as to the cause of all this sufficing, and they at once went to work to relieve it from the grasp of death. The result was, that this calf had to swallow, as sick cattle usually do, a quantity of such medicine as lard, turpentine, soap, milk, sugar, tybacqo, whisky, and other articles without number. I-n the course of a few hours it, through the efiieacj7 of the medicine it had .taken, began to show signs of .convalescing, and its friends were much rejoiced. Moral?Calves should not eat fuschias. Journal ok tub Convention.?"We arc indebted to the Rev. E. R. Miles for a copy of the Journal of the Eighfyfiftli Annual Couvcntionof the Episcopal Church iu this J>ioecse, vwhich jnct in St. Philip's Church, Charleston, on the loth May. There was a full attendance, and the reports exhibit a gratifying view of church work; and especially of increased contribulions to meet financial necessities. The question of the ordination of colored ministers was postponed to the next Convention. With regard to the new Hymnal, a resolution was passed recommending to the General Convention that its use be made optional with each congregation. The question of color we suppose cannot be staved ofl* much longer, and the Convention will be forced to follow the example of other denomination, and of its own church in other States, in guaranteeing "equality and fraternity." BgX. During the past week the Junior spent an hour or two in Donaldsville, aud was forcibly impressed with the change in its citizenship. "When we knew the place fifteen or twenty years ago there were not quite as many persons in the town as there arc now, but of this number only one man remains- Mr. Richcy Searight. Think of it. Tlie citizens of a whole to town change in ftfteeu years. Some of those whom we knew in our childhood have moved to other homes, but the great majority ol them sleep beneath the sod. Truly "man has not a continuing city." Who knows who will occupy our houses and till our lands twenty years hence. A few short years and our presence will not be needed, nor will our absence be Known. SZlT The Centennial Bill, as amended and passed by tho Senate, has been agreed to by the House.. Tho United States government is not liable, directly, or indirectly, for any expanses attending the exhibition ; but; ttva Centennial Celebration receives by this bill a na-1 tional endorsement. I " ." -V "" - - " A Visit Tb th&0?d Homestead*.? Mr. Wm, L. Truwit,. active of Abbeville, but for many years a prominent merchant of Mobile, accompanied by his daughters, Miss Lucy C. and Fanny Truwit, spent a night at the Alston House last week on th eir way to visit their relatives in the loVer .part of the County. They returned again on Monday morning cn route to Williamsburg, I Va., where they have also relatives, and . where the young ladies propose remain^inguntil August. The father is aboutl making a trip to Europe, wun several objects in view?the restoration of his liealth, to look after an inheritance of sixty thousand pounds coining to the family from Ireland, and to re-instate his business in Paris, where he has had extensive dealings, and now owns a residence, lie left Abbeville a poor boy more than forty years ago, and now counts his wealth by hundreds of thousands. His daughters are accomplished ladies, educated in Europe, and speak several languages. They will be back in the latter part of the Summer, and we trust that Abbeville will prepare 'to givuthem a pleasant and hospitable reception. We have been promised a letter from the ladies, giving impressions nf Mwir visit and other notes by the wayside. Tiri: Amkkicax Cyclopaedia. ? "NVe had the pleasure 011 Monday of receiving a visit from Col. W. S. Dogan, the active and gentlemanly agent of this great work, and take the opportunity of commending him and the Cycloptedia to the favor and patronage of our friends. Originally published by the Appletons, more than ten years ago, the work was then to the American reader the best Cyclopaedia extaut; but the progress of knowledge in every department of science, literature and art. has made a new work indispensible, and hence this revised edition has been published, from new plates, and with a thorough revision of all the old articles and the addition of many new articles. Hundreds of contributors have been employed, each eminent in his own d<? partiuent, and the work presents all the best results of the advanced civilization " * " 1 1 ? r A,t/i of tllC (lay. It IS a liurary III nscu, ?nu without doubt is the best Cyclopaedia ever published. Fine Wheat.?Mr. Joseph S. Britt, lias just cut his fine field of wheatsome twelve acres in all?which has yielded seventeen bushels to the acre. But for the fact that it was damaged by the pips, the yield would have been twenty-five bushels to the acre. Mr. E. E. Trewit, to whom wc are indebted for the information, thinks that the proper management ol'pigs would be a good subject for the consideration of the Grangers. Mr. Britt has also a fine field of corn of fifteen acres, nearly head high, which promises a large yield Mr. Britt is one of our best farmers. + + 1 Tirrc Mit.itia. ? Some people are exercised about the blacks organizing the militia. We say let thom organize if they want to. For our part we are glad if we have none of this work to do. Our experience in the militia at Warr<Htou and in the Abbeville Light Infantry will do us for the balance of our life. We liavc no love for the militia, and we say let the blacks perform that duty for awhile. It is a new thing for them, but presents no attractive features to us. We arc willing for them to do our part of the mustering. Mr. A. M. Hill has a diminutive bull dog, aged about live weeks. This bull dog is of an enterprising turn of mind, and last week while exploring the mysteries of the printing olllee, seeing-a bowl of slop, as he supposed, ran his nose up to the eyes iu a basin of strong lye. ltesult?this diminutive canine immediately sought the protection aiHl sympathy of ils muster, who could scarcely uudefstaud the maneuvers of his little "dorg." ^ # <> The Executive Committee of the Abbeville Agiicultural Society had a meeting on Friday last .at the Secretary's otlice, and prepared a Premium List for the forthcoming Fair, which shall an pear next week in our paper. It will present all of its usual attractions, and ' we trust will stir up our people to their most zealous efforts in benalf of this noble enterprise. Let our people begin early the work of preparation, and make our next Fair a very great success. + A Good Suggestion. ? As this is is cherry time with some of our citizens, the following suggestion from the Union Times will not be unacceptable: "The best plan we have ever tried to keep .the best from stealing cherries was to get some boys to kill a few hawks, have them skinned and stuffed and then tie one loan upper orauen 01 cacn cnerry tree. We have paid jus high as twenfive cents for a dead hawk, and made money out of it." ^ ? Gathered His Corn.?Abbeville is noted for the enterprise of its citizens, and we think Mr. James A. Bowie will bear oil" the palm for early corn. He had a patch of nice corn that was gathered and garnered last week. 11 is calf did the work for him without cost, except to repair the fence which the calf had to butt down in order to get at the work. Error.?We made a mistake .1 few weeks in stilting that Mr. T. C. l'errin had sold his plantation to Mr. Cuddy, of New York. He has not sold it but will sell to the right sort of a purchaser the best kind of a bargain in land. Extra Wheat.?Wo learn that Mr. J. A. Raiuey, the well-known and ellicicnt Superintendent of the Lethe School, has some twenty acres of wheat which will yield twenty-five bushels to the acre. A firan-r> Concert is to be civen In Lindsay Hull, Duo West, on the Thursday night after commencement for the purpose of buying a new piano or two for the Female College. figy The Bellcvicw Grange will meet at McKittrick's Mill on the third Saturday of this month. Capt. J. W. Perrin, W. M. of the County Grange, will be present. ^ * Crops in the lower section of the County are looking well, and the cotton and corn are both promising. The wheat has suffered a good dchl from the lust. V -V- - . ? .? - d. rj AT fc" f*? * v)V U' :? ffr DUE WEST'ITEMS. One of the Ordinances of the Town Council of Due West prohibits all persons from "riding and driving" a horse, Qr mule, or ox upon any of the side walks of-the town. If a man walks we presume "he may drive a horse, mule or ox where he pleases. The offence seems to be in "riding" and driving. There appears to be no pcnaltv for driving a horse on the side walks unless the driver is riding. The town council of Due West propose to grant license to persons desiring to lnmnnnd^ in that town on "public occasions," and say that stands Nos. 1, 2, and 8, shall be located within the enclosed campus of Erskine College, and by the Faculty of the College." Query: Suppose the Faculty conclude that a lemonade stand on their premises is a nuisance and refuse or neglect lo locate stands Nos. 1, 2 and 3. There seems to be no penalty attached for disregarding the orders of the council in this particular. We don't know tho meaning of (he word "hitching" in the fifth line of the sixth ordinance of Due West. Who are prevented from "hitching" to the shade trees and fences along the side walks?"all persons" or "a horse, mule or ox?" It isn't exactly clear to us. If it is intended to prevent "all persons" from being hitched to the shade trees and fences, the public will feel grateful for being spared. Does any body know when the ORD I Nances of Due West were ratified? Recently in Athens, Ga., ono young man struck another on the head with his base ball bat, from tho effects of | which be soon died. Is a base ball bat a deadly weapon ? If so, have thecoun I UI1 111 Yl V?W WliViV/lVU Ill/Ill V..V young men fines in accordance with Section I of the third Ordinance? Wagons are not allowed to camp within "four hundred yards 'of the church in Due West." "As there arc two churches in Due West, one belonging to the whites, and'the other to the colored people, we do not sec how the wagons are to know which is the church. This matter ought to be settled at once. Under the provisions of Section I of the third Ordinance we do not see how Air. F. W. It. Nance is to kill his beeves, except by drowning or perishing. The citizens of Due West would do well to read the laws of the town carefull}'. One important item deserves notice. Ordinance Number 7 prohibits farmers from bringing 'their field products to that town on "public occasions," under heavy license penalties. The citizens should see to it' that their supply of provender for man and beast it. miiiJu liufrti'n nnv "mil>]ir> occasion" sets in, as after that time their supply cannot be replenished. A fanner would run great risk in offering a load of liny, oats, fodder of corn to any of thecitizens during Commencement week. Additional notices may be expccted next week. The Theological Seminary at Columbia.?The last issuo of tho Southern Presbyterian contains a report of a very interesting debate in the General Assembly on the rule adopted by tho Faculty requiring tho students to attend tho chapel services on Sunday. Tho licv. J. 0. Lindsay, Chairman of the Board of Directors, D. McNeill Turner. D. D-, and J. Witherspoon, D. D., opposed the action of tho Faculty in earnest and cffoctivo speeches, urging that it was detrimental to the best interests of the institution, and <* < r.M .1 Iinnn llin lihnvtt? r>f IIJIIIIJ^VU u^/v/ii vuv n wv* fcj v* vw?iscienco and of worship which was niarantocd to the meanest of our O citizens. ThisViow was sustained by tho Assembly upon a final vote, and tho decision given in kfor of the students. ? Mixed Scjiools.?Tho New York Time*, the leading organ of tho Ecpublican part}*, is vigorously oppo sing the passing of tho Civil Rights bill, by the House. It s'.atos that if mixed schools are insisted upon, the common school flj'etem wiil bo seriously injured, and th-at^ tho best friends of the blacks in tho South aro opposed to mixed schools. It thus flncpfinn nrlifnvinl "The negroes themselves realize that with the advent of an arbitrary mixed school system their chances arc for the present at an end. The}* personally, would bo far hotter off if Congress could content itself with simply recommending to the Southern people whatever it honestly believes to bo right, instead of legislating on tho education question, and creating turmoil and chaos where something like steady progress has been, after many years of striving with prejudices, at last secured. " > - IiociiEFOiiT.? One of the noted events of the past week, is the arrival of Henry Roehefort, the celebrated French Communist, in Now York, who after making his cscapo from prison in JSew South Wales, reached California and then New York. lie writes a letter in the Herald giving an account of his adventures, and attacking thopresent French Governmeat, with severe denunciation and bitter sarcasms. Ho is the apostle of misrule j well fitted to destroy but powerless to rebuild, llo has genius and is doubtless sincere, but will find little sympathy, eveu among the Republicans of Franco. <? Wc have received tho annual catalogue of tho Newberry College loeated at Walhalla, which shows an attcndanco of seventy pupils The courso of instruction is a thorough one, and tho collegc offers all tho advantages of a good cd ucation at cheap rates. Tho annual Commencement finmnc n-PP rm flirt 93r1 nnfl J-tTi ?naf I BS?** \V ? .rc indebted to tho officers and members of tho Greenville City Club, through tbo Secretary, Mr. W. W. Vance, Esq., for an invitation to their "Calico Ball," which comes off on .'next Friday evening, tho 12th inct. W f\ nnp fhnnfca nnrl trust to bo represented on tho occasion. Rains.?Wo boon favored daring tho p&s4^Bk with heavy rains, which wo a^^iad to learn, bavo been vory general in our county. They wero very much needed, and havo dono much to revive the growing crops of cotton and corn, find tho gardens generally. t 1k?? ? Among the Tombs. a ?-^ Q) On last Sunday afternoon before t service, we availed ourselves of si tbo opportunity of visiting tho * beautiful Cemetery of Trinity j* Church, and spent a few momenta vory pleasantly and profita- G bly, among its luxuriant shrubbery, | .and tasteful monuments. Tlio Ccm- I etcry is conveniently located and ^ skillfully laid out, and gives evidence of the taste of tho former Hector, v the Rev. B. Johnson, as well as of the ^ superintending caro of friends and relative?,, who deck the graves of the p departed with the choicest shrubs j and flowers of tho garden. Wo have 1 neither time nor Rpaco to do justice v to tho various elegant and tasteful J monuments which have been crcctod from timo to time, in j'ears past? those over the graves of Col. A. M. s Smith, a gallant soldier of tho Confederate cause who foil at Gaines' Mill, t and of his children?that over the j grave of Mrs. W. Jaincs Lornax? a those which marlc tho resting placc of the deceased children of our townsman, Wm, II. Parker, Eeq.? f thoso over the graves of the dcceas- J n<4 mfimhci'Rfif lhfl fjimilv of Ml'S. H. ( AI, Simkins?all elegant and tasteful { in style and bearing appropriate in- 1 scriplions. Wo proposo merely to J call attention to two monuments i which first arrest the attention on ( entering, and have been only recent- * ly erected. , Tho first is a handsome monument 1 of Italian marble, some ten or twelve * feet high, which marks tho graves of four sisters, threo of whom wero born J in a foreign land, and all.of whom 1 sleep side by side in tho church }Tard. . The following aro the inscriptions, i e.ich on ono of tho sides of the shaft: "Sacred to the memory of our beloved 1 sisters. * MATtY IHWIN SMALL, born in Belfast, Ireland, June 13th, ? 1857, and departed this life July i!0th, t 1805, aged 8 years 1 month and 7 days. LOUISA SMALL, ] born in Carrickfergus, Ireland, July j 20th, 1845, and departed this life August <; 11th, 1800, aged 21 years and 2U days. ] KM 11, IK WASHINGTON' SMA'IL, { born in Abbeville, South Carolina, Dc- ( eeniber I'Jth, 1859, and departed this life t September 10th, 1807, aged 7 years 8 months and 27 days. EVA ENVKRDALK SMALL, { born in Jiallyinena, Ireland, October 1 18th, 185-5, and departed this life June ' 18th, 1873. aged 17 years and G months. ' The other monument is a beautiful ( sculptured hcadstono of Italian marble. elecantlv carvcd. of the Gothic < i o / / style, surmounted with a cross unci bearing the following inscription : "Just as T am without one plea," "To thy cross I cling," "O Lamb ol God, I como." kuoen'ia r. l'akkrr, i TJorn Octobcr ll)th, 1825 ; died May 20th, lS7;i. TIicbo monuments aro from the marble marble-yard of our townsman Mr. J. I). Chalmers who can get up as excellent work and as cheaply as anybody else. lie is now preparing an elegant monument to be erected over t ho grave of Judgo Ward law, width will be a model of its kind. DP fihi! marble, with carved drapery, an^nppropriatc inscriptions, it will ' Lc n Jilting testimonial to one of the moit noble of tlic great men of Ah- : beville. Returned.?Wo were glad to greet < in our oflico on j'csterdny, our esteemed friend Mr. F. A. Connor, of Cokes. ' bury, who returned homo from Louis- ' viilo a few days sineo, and whose ' interesting letters giving incidents of travel, wcro doubtless as acceptible < to our readers as to ourselves. Wc 1 wolcomohim hack, with thanks for J his kindness and will bo glad to hear from him again. BST Our Anderson exchanges con- i tain very complimentary notices of [ an address on "Literature," delivered 1 I... /i^l ? II 1 l)y uui. iu. Jviivivv v aiiucriU") j Gu., before tho Young Men's Sociable i Club of that town. Tho Colonel is ' spoken of an ft prominent candidate ' for Congress from his congressional. j district. I The Public "Well at Hodges has [ been surmounted by a wealhor-cock, j wjiirh very properly turns his head I to tho wind. In this respect ho dif- j fera from his brother at Abbeville who ( looks tho other way. , g&T Mrs. Ilollinshead. tho wife of ] RnnnfrtP on.'l lofh nn ^ day last by tlio Air Line Railroad, ] on a visit of some weeks to relatives ] in Ohio. Wo wish them a pleasant 1 journey and safo rotnrn. (r BZiy "We arc indebted to Mnj. John t Alexander, of the Conjrarcc Iron 5 Works, Columbia, for lato copies of ^ Scotch papers. c flsju The communication of "Tax- | Payer" should have appeared in our j last issue, but that it carao to hand t during our absenco. c ffiajr Juun, ageu iiuoui mix yuurn, u j lovely and interesting child, daughter * of Mr. J. F. Livingston, died yesterday after a very brief illness. Her death is a sad blow to the family. ^ ?5T Mr. It. E. Hill is back at the 2 Depot. Ko more efficient man could .r bo found. lie is over courteous and ^ obliging. t] ?6?" Rogers saj-s editorial "puffs" don't do him any good now. ITc v wants somebody to fan him with a \ palmetto leaf. ]i ir.. Tr rr Afrt??(n<rn 'J iU.I . Jl. -? . XU.UVU, Ui u claims to havo tho best cotton patch u of three-and-a-half acrcs in Abbcvillo b County. " ffZT Mr. Ncwlin Mercer accidcntly ? fracturcd his leg tho other day. It is now doing well. Bishop Stovons, of tho Dioccso of ^ Pennsylvania, hr* issued a pastoral g letter, appealing for aid in behalf of . the Louisiana sufferers. lie suggests v" that special contributions bo taken up C] at the earliest date in cach congrcga- ^ ti?n. The New York Sun says: "Wo are u] informed from Washington thatPrc6- b< ident Grant has dotermined to veto b] the civil rights bill should it pass the ft H0U89, ?< - JIIMI ? OBOASJZATION Qf mi A^QPIATl^N f BASE BALI/CLUBS OF MiE CojjntVI n<J" foiWio? dfilcffu^s trom tlie releciive Clubs of the County met in the a emale Academy, June 6th, for thepurose of organizing a County Associaon C. A. C. Waller, H. B. Hodges, Is rreenwood Base Ball Club; W. C. tenet, Cokesbury Base Ball Club; It. . Galloway, W. P. Waller, Mutual >ase Base Club, of Due West; It. P. ] tuarles, H. J. Kinard, Ninety-Six Base (all Club; L. W. Perrin, J. ri. Dickinon, ltesolute Base Ball Club, of Abbeille. A committee was appointed to draft a institution by which the Association , hould be governed ; and many difficult ] ioiuts in regard to the game of Base < iall were discussed and made plain. 1 .'lie annual meeting of this Association \ /ill be held on the first Tuesday in ( lay. The following gentlemen were I lected officers for the present year:? ! L. W. Perrin, President; C. A. C. J Waller, Vice-President; J. S.Dickin- j on, Secretary and Treasurer. The Association will doubtless pronote the union and tfood fellowship of i he Clubs, and advance the interests and ' >roper cultivation of this manly game imong our young men. i 4^^ ? Notwithstanding. ? Messrs. K. E. i md L. ?S. Truwitt, young and succcss'ul farmers of the Budulo church neighborhood, hog leave to correct a statement >f their friend, Mr. Georgo Bradley, :hat they planted for five hundred bushdsof wheat and would make only live jushels. Notwithstanding the rust, ;hey hope to make three hundred jushels on twenty acres?not a bad crop ifter all. They too have twelve acres of ;orn, head high, which promises a. fine field. Pardoned by tiie Governor?'Virgil Madden, convicted of assault and jattery, and sentenced to six months in he County jail, after an imprisonment )f five montns. Henry Foster, convicted of stealing - - 11 ? * -?-1 --1 < >-? < ' ? JOllOll, ailU MMIlCIHieu uj Qia tuwiiwio, ifter an imprisoument of lour and a lalf mouths. Mollic Lee, violation of contract, senen 3cd to thirty (lays, after five days inprisonmcnt. Mr. "\Vm. TVJdenian assigns as a cason for not taking dinner at the time illegcd, that he has engaged to dine at Mr. David "Wardlaw's, who has the best garden in the country?a very satisfacory reason. Quarterly Meeting.?Rev. H. M. Mood, Presiding Elder, will hold the !d Quarterly Meeting for Abbeville Station, next Saturday and Sunday, the 3th and *14th inst. Service in the shurch on Saturday at 11 o'clock. Quarterly Conference at night, at 8J j'clock. \V. T. CAl'Elt, Padtor. As evidence that our planters are ictivcly employed 011 their farms we vould mention that yesterday at noon ;here was not a single norse or venicie >n the public square. A fact that we lever noticed before at that hour of the lay. ? 35" The County Commissioners failid on Monday last to liud a gudgeon to ;ake the Paupers of the l'oor House off >f their hands. Gudgeons are invited .0 compete on Monday next. The Winnsboro New* announces ;he death of Mrs. Jas. A. Price, of that :own, from pneumonia, on Friday hist. She leaves a husband and five children md many relatives and friends. fi-ST* The Union Flag at the Colonel's Headquarters still floats at half-most, [s there any other distinguished army )r naval ollicer dead ? Gen. John Bratton, of Wilmsjoro, a gallant Confederate soldier of the irmy of .Northern Virginia, has been on v visit to relatives herd during the past iveek. jBnT Our friend, Mr. John A. Caliioun, now of Augusta, Ga., made a flying visit to relatives hereon Saturday last. Mr. Conner Hanvcy, of the VVidemati neighborhood, has fifteen lores of corn ai high as a man's head. Mr. Joseph F. Lee, photographer, has been taking some line pictures )f tht Episcopal church and Mr. T. P. ^uarles' beautiful and elegant residence. Our very oxeellont druggist, Mr 1\ Penney, has a cow at home which 'noses" around and breaks up his heus' nests. 03T" Senator Hollinshcad ho3 a cow :hat prefers to cat tiie bark of his peach :iw3.to the clover wiiicii is in ciose proximity. ?? Finn ix Axdekson. ? On Sunday [light Inst, about 11 o'clock, the marshal 111 duty noticed the ilame and smoke issuing from the residence of Miss Fan* nieEarle, situated in the Xorth eastern portion of town, and immediately gave :he alarm. Miss Fannie Etui e and some little children of Maj. Tlios. 13. Lee kvere rescued without injury, but Mrs. Harris and daughter, who slept up-stairs, jotli suffered severe injuries in being uiken down. Miss Harris, finding it impossible to escape by way of the stairs, which were 011 fire, leaped or fell from the second story Windsor, striking .lie ground violently, breaking one of lier ankles and bruising herself. By i.his time a ladder was procured, and in icscending, it broke with Mrs. Harris, precipitating her to the ground and severely bruising her. Very few articles tvere saved from the building, owing to ;he entrances being all on fire. Two fine pianos and a quantity of silver, the property of Miss Earle, were consumed in tho building. Mrs. Harris and laughter lost everything they possessed, rhe eutire loss is considerable, neither! ;he house nor the furniture being insured. The house was owned by Mrs. \L E. Sloan, who is now residing in Virginia. Mrs. Keith's house, on the jpposite side of the street, was almost liiraculously saved through the noble ixertions of the workers. The colored people deserve a great deal of praise for heir manly and untiring efforts on the iccasion. The fire is supposed to have >riginated in the cook room, which was n Mrs. Harris' portion of the building. inclcrson Intclligcnccr. i 4^* Judge Carpenter; in his charge to the jrand Jury of Edgefield County on Monday morning last, speaking of the lew license law, and instructing the | ury as regards their consideration of .pplications for license, said that now-alays, as a general thing, no real liquor vas sold?here norany where else in this ountry. There was no brandy, no ] whisky, no gin. Everything of the sort /as a concoction of poisons ? water, irussic acid, strychnine, &c. And that ncn were vcirv often not drunk, but, 1 rugged or poisoned. He, therefore, s rged upon the jury the importance of c eing careful and conscientious in the latter, i. c., granting licenses only to j crsons who they felt sure would not ( ivrry the drug aud poison business too t ir. i a O In tho rcccnt Conforcnco of q 10 Methodist Episcopal Church a outn, ueia in uonisviuo, 1110 minon- i i report on tempcranee, which pro- ^ ides as an amendment to the Gcnral Rules that any person making, nying, selling, or using as a bever50 intoxicating liquors, shall bo, pon conviction, debarred from racm3rship in tho church, was adop'cd y a vote of 335 to 38. If three urths of the annual Confcrcnccs >ncur, it will pass into a law. .. ....... , 4 . ? : New Advertisements. The following is a list of new dvertisements: . . Extra Court. I Letting of tho Poor?"W P McKelir. Notice?A C Hawthorn. . Sewing Machine Needles ? Mrs ['almadge. School Notice-?W M Prcasley. tjitation?j u \vosmansKy? < ? > Hatching Extraordinary. ? The i-nrious editor of the Abbeville Medium ins been using his spare time hatching hicks' eggs by artificial means. The :ist crop, with the thermometer at 120 Jegrces in the basin where the egga were, produced him forty ducklings, >iily one of which has died. There is talk in the iDebating Society tlipre, of jetting liim on a dozen Ginger Ale bottles, which, If us successful as is anticipated, will be the initial movement towards hatching a political ticket in the up-country that will warrant the judges a little rest from the labor incident to a watchful care of the conduct of county olllcers.??/nion. Mr.A Marion Oaten, a son of Mr. Geo. K. Oates, of Augusta, was accidentally shot aud killed a day or two ago in Athens, by a little playmate, named Belle Talmadge. He handed her a pistol, telling her there was no load in it, aud that she must snap it at him. She obeyed, and the shot resulted in his death. ? . . ? Deaths in Charleston for the week ending ^lay 30, 27?whites, 8; eolored, 10. The Letting of the Paupers AT tho TOOR HOUSE has been postponed until MONDAY next, the 15th inst. See L, L. GufBn for specifications. By order of tho Board, W. P. McKELLAR, Ch. 13. C, C. Juno 8, 1874,9-lt CLOSE OF SCHOOLS, NOTICE is hereby given, that tho School FUJSTD in tho following School Districts lias been exhausted, and that the Public Schools in said Districts are ordered to close at once. District No. 3, Cokesbury. District No. 7, Smithville. District. Nit 10. Cedar Snrlntrs. District No. 12, Diamond Hill. District No. 15, CalhoWs Mills. Wm. Prcssly, School Commissioner, A. C. Jane 8, 1874, 9-3t DXTotice. BY permission of C. W. Guffin. Probate Judgo for tbo County of Abbeville, I will bell at ABBEVILLE on the FIRST MONDAY of JULY. (Hth,) NOTES of tho Estate of Alary Kay, deceased, for Cash. A. C. HAWTHORN, Executor. 5th June, 1874, 9-lf Sewing Machine Needles. MRS. TALMADGE has for sale the following Sowing Machine Needles, Singer, Grover & Baker, "Whoe'er & Wilson, Home Shuttle, American Plain, American -Button Hole, and Machine Oil in quantities to suit purchasers. [June 4,1S74, 9-tf 1,000 BUSHELS MOUNTAIN CORN for aftle for CASH by A, BEQUEST. June 3 8-tf Extra Court. Tic Slate of Sontb Carolina County of Abbeville, In the Court of Common Pleas. To LEWIS D: BOWIE, Esq., Clork of the Court of Common Pleas of said Couuty ; IT IS ORDEHED, That a Special Session of the Court of Common i'leas ue neiu lor said uouncy, to ueKin on the FOURTH MONDAY OF JUNE NEXT, for tlio transaction of business not requiring^ trial by jury, and continue for such time as may be required for the dispatch of 6uch business, and that the Clerk of the Court do not issue any Venire for the attendance of Jurors at such term. Ordered, That the Clerk of the Csurt givo uotico ct least fifteen days before the commencement of such special session, in ouo or more of the newspapers cf tho said County, for two weeks successively, before tho fourth Monday of Juno next, of the said special session of Court., Also Ordered, That ho enter this order on tho rccorde of this Court. T. H. COOKE. April 22, 1874, 9-2t Citation for Letters of Administration. 7he Slate of South Carolina. abbefille county. By CIIAS. W. GUFFIN, Esq., Trobatc Judge. WHEREAS, Lewis D. Bowie made wait to me to grant him etters of Administration of the Estate md Effects of S. M. Smith, late >f Abbeville County, deceased. These are therefore tp cite and admonsh all and singular the kindred and Creditors of the said S. M. Smith, lee'd, that they he and appear, before ' ne, in the Court of Probate, to be held , it Abbeville C. H., S. C., on June J .S(l inst., after publication hereof, at 11 'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if 1 ny they have, why the said Adminis- 1 ration should not be granted. I Jiven under my hand and seal, this < EIGHTH day of JUNK, in the < year of our Lord one thousand eight k hundred and seventy-four and in the c ninety-eighth year of American Independence. i Published on the 10th and 17th days of une, 1S74, in the Abbeville Press nd Banner. CHAS. W. GUFFIX, Judge of Probate, Juno 10,1S74, 9-2t ' .. - , WHITE BROTHERS j rj Have this day received lie Car Load Prime VMtt Cora, About 350 Bushels. WHITE BROTHERS. June 2, 1874. ^ Fresh Graham Bread May be found constanfrtm hand atr. H. LUBKIN'S BAKERY. J June 3,1874 8-tf Wire and Tin Safes, SOLID WALKTJT- the best in the market, at J. D. CHALMERS & GO'S. . June 3,1874 8-tf . , OFFICE DESKS ? beautiful atyta .'. j and convenient for business men. ' J, D. CHALMERS fr CO. HAT RACRS, All styles Hat Racks, at prices to suit all parties. J. D. CHALMERS & CO. . WALL POCKETS, > Useful, ornamental and durable. J. D. CHALMERS & CG. HANGING BASKETS, Walnut Hanging Baskets ?new and pretty for parlor. J. D. CHALMERS & CO. PARLOR BRACKET^ ? new and handsome styles, just to hand. ! J. D. CHALMERS & CO. SECRETARY and BOOK CASE ? ' Walnut. J. D. CHALMERS. Office of Trustee of Citizen*' Savings Bank of South Carolina.^ Columbia, S. C.. May 30th 1874. DEPOSITORS are notified that a dividend of Twenty-flve (25) per cent, will be paid them, beginning on the FIFTEENTH DAY OF JUNE. me applicant musi present cenincaie or book as evidence of claim, and 4ign a receipt for said dividend, either personally or by attorney. J. FISHER, Trustee. June 3,1874 8-lt ANOTHER SUPPLY , of tbo very latest shapes in HATS 3ad BONNETS and other dosirablo goods just arrived at the EMPORIUM OF FASHION. June 3, 1874 8 tf JUST RECEIVED from the United "States Company, a lanror stock and variety of <-? T ' TEAS than beforo, at PARKER & PERRIN'S. June 3 S-2t OS HANB. Yalta Fly-Klij Tajer;. si PARKER & PERRIM'S, Juno 3 8-2t SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING. IX accordance with Rcction 49 of the School Law of South Carolina, the Annual Meeting of School District No. n, oi Auuevnic county, wm dc ueia on the last Saturday of June, in the Court IIouso at Abbeville. The law provide* that the inhabitants qualified to vote?t a school meeting, lawfully assembled, shall have power:? 1st. To appoint a Chairman to pre?ld? over said meeting. 2d. To adjourn from time to time. 3d. To choose a Clerk, who eb&U possess the qualification of a voter. 4th. To raise by tax, in addition to the amount apportioned ~ by the State to their use, Huch further sums of inonqr as they may deem proper for the support of public schools, said sum not to be more than. three dollars for every tn tlie liistric* between the aire* of six and sixteen, as ascertained by the last enumeration. H. W. LAWS01V Clerk Board of Trustees School DUtrtet No. 11. June 8,1874 8-3t CIRCULATE TO Connty Sctal Mssim ' Office State Sup't Education, ^ Columbia, S. U., April 2i>, 1HV4.) To W. M. Prcsslcy, County School Commissioner of Abbeville County, 8. C.: Sir?Accompanying this Circular, I you will find a copy of "An Act to Establish Certain Slate Scholarships in the University of South Carolina," and also a Summary of the sairit. which Act and Summary yonr Board of County School Examiners is earnestly requested carefully to examino, to the end that tho duties enjoined upon tho Board by said Act^shall bo fully and correctly understood. You will observe that Section 2 of tho Act aforesaid authorizes and re? /\f PnnntT? IjUllt'O JUUi J7UU1 U V4 WUM ? ? Examiners to hold at the County Seat of your County, on Monday, the 6th day of July, 1874. a free public com* pctitivc examination of those who desire to avail themselves of the advan* tages offered by the State Scholarship* established and provided for by the aforesaid Act. You will pleaso 6Co to it that da# public notico be given of said exami* nation. Tbo final examination by the State Board of Examiners will be held a\ tho University, commencing e* Thursday, October 1st, 1874, and al) ; persons who desiro to appear before tho State Board, for Examination, must present themselves for regfotfti iration at the University library, oq ;hat day. Candidates not presenting ,hemsclvcs at tho examination by the State Board, will not be entitled to :omnete. \ Pleaso promptly acknowledge your eccipt ol' this circular. [' ilespcctfalljr, J. IL JILLSON, I * State Snp't Education, S, C. Juno 3, 1S74 8-2t '