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Regulations tor the Post-Office ?at Abbkville.?Thfe Office is opeu for " 1 Jnlliinm' nf lofrAK Wild Snip WW {JCUCIOI uwnwj. va .v,?v.u ? of postage stamps from 8:30 A. M. to 5 Money Orders furnished from 8:30 A. M. to 3:20 P.M. . Greenville and Columbia Railroad Mail closes At 8:30 A. M. Washington, Ga., Mail closes on Wednesday at 5:30 A. M. , Ulbert, Ga., Mail, via Heardmont> closes on Thursday at 6:30 A. M. Antreville Mail, via Temple of Health, closes on Thursday at 5:30 A. M. Elbert, Ga., Mail, via Lowndesville, closes on Friday at 5:30 A. M. H. W. LAWSON, P. M. Opinion of Judge Graham in the Case *! ? Ofn+n nomtnof TTnvhflrt U1 tliO IJMIbO OgCfeUiov Jaw\ u\m w p and Governor Moses. trudge Graham has ordered that the indictment against Governor Moses in the Orangeburg case be quashed, and j the case as to him. be struck from the docket. In support of his conclusions, the Judge publishes an opinion in which he assigns various reasons, and cites ' various authorities. He relies upon the ' Constitutional provision, as well as the 1 4'overshadowing legal necessity of the 1 case," to sustaru his view3, that before impeachment the Chief Executive is 1 pot liable to Indictment, trial and pun- ' fiilimont; Until denosed he is Gover- ' Tioy, and deposed he eau only be in the ,wode prescribed by the Constitution? that is by impeachment. Whilst clothed xwith the robes of office, he is the representative of the people, and it is impossible to separate the individual from the officer. The individual may be indicted, tried and punished, but the officer is not amenable to the process of the Courts. &uch is the position assumed by Attorney-General Stanberry in the case of \ the State of Mississippi pgainst John- r son. President, and seems to be sustained 1 , by "the judgment of the Court. In the * .case of the State against Holden, the s same principle is announced, and it is i ' held that after impeachment he is liable s to indictment and punishment. All. 1 the cases cited seem to proceed on th/ ] grouud that the Executive is not s amenable to judicial process, and hence < it seems foreign to the inquiry, to deter- " saine whether the alleged ofl'ence is an j official act or not. The question is sim- i wlioHinr a fJnmrnnr mn be tried bv ' the Courts before being deposed by the J Senate. Judge Graham indeed stages | thf.t tfce olfence charged is official mis- i conduct, and hence the subject of im- y peaclnnent, but we do not understand t that he bases his want of jurisdiction on ?, tthis ground, but that he lias 110 right to i try the Governor for any offence until s impeached and deposed, and that any misconduct or crime committed whilst < in office, is such official misconduct as ? would subject him to impeachment. 1 Tlie easels .pot without difficulty, and ? seems to be one of those exceptional I ones, upon which differences of opinion 1 naturally arise. i The Augusta Chronicle <5: Sentinel presents the following forcible argument in defence of the opinion of Judge Graham :? ''Many able lawyers arc among those .who hold this opinion and declare that (the first step in the punishment of the JSxecutive of a State for crime must be impeachment and deposition from office. * After, and only after, that has been done can the machinery of the Courts be put in operation against him as against an ?>3iiDfry criminal. It may seem mon.8t(QU? that a citizen >vho has been chosen Governor of a State may rob, rape or auurder with perfect impunity from arrest, trial or punishment until after a resort to tne uouunui, sjow unu uhshus'(factory process of impeachment, while c adother citizen who oceupie3 no official t position is at once visited with the full c penalty of .tj^e l^.\y (or the .commission c of such offenses. But there must be , some scat of power, some sovereign au' th'ority in every form of government, and the Governor is the fountain head ' of power in the States which constitute " the American Union. A blow struck at t liim does violence to the whole State; j " ^ and no matter what may be the man's ' character or his crimes, his position shields him from the operation of the * nummary remedies which the laws fur- c jiish against other offenders. "While the ^ application of the rule to this particular . case is extremely unfortunate, still the . v wisdom and justice of the rule itself $ Vannot he successfully denied. "Were t this not the law one can easily imagine Jiow much mischief might be produced ' nnd what a scene of anarchy would en: ?>ure in all the States. An indictment Icjund by a packed grand jury or by a legal jury upon the ex jjarlc statements of suborned witnesses would be sufficient to overturn any government. The "hiw, therefore, has wiselyIdetermincd that it is better to choose the inflidtely lesser evil of the two and to give a guilty Executive a chance of escaping well merited punishment rather than sanction a practice which woi.ld prove so fruitful of mischief to the whole country." ? Re-Uxiox.?We are requestad to state that there will be a re union of the class of 1870, at the approaching Commencement at Erskine College, and that an address will be delivered by Ira B. Jones, Esq., of Newberry, and a poem read by Mr. W. H. Austin, both members of the class. The Masons of the State are iorwarding contributions to the reiief of their suffering brethren in Louisiana. In response to a call from the Grand 1 Lodge, Clinton Lodge sent a remittance t a few days since. The suffering is so ] great as to call for the sympathy and ^ "!jl AUAmfoKlo ovorvwliprf1 j U1U Ut kite VllilllUiuiv v.v.rf ........ Rais.?We were favored on yester- c d^y with fine rains, which woro very Ii much needed by the crt>ps and gar- C dens. I / I - ' I- , n ... ? THE THIRD TERM QUESTION. - ___ * Th<> leading'journals of the country are discussing this question under the two-fold aspect { first, whether President (Jrant desires and can secure a third nomination; and sccond, whether his nomination and election would be dangerous to Republican institutions. The note of alarm was sounded in a series of articles in the JVctu York Herald more than a year ago, and other journals have given utterance to the same views. Prominent among these is the CovricrJourncit, which flndfe in the recent appointment of Gen. Bristow as Secretary of the Treasury, evidence of the President's wishes in the matter, and that he relies unon the con mire .11 id brainsof the able Keutuckian to furnish valuable aid in attaining the object of his ambition. That backed as he is by the colossal patronage of the Government, the President could easily secure a majority of the delegates to the National Convention, and thus make sure of his nomination, seems to be conceded by the Herald the Cincinnati Commercial, and other leading journals, tuough there is a difference of opinion^ amoung them as to the significance 'of such an event.I The Herald regards it as fraught with extreme peril to the'country, and cites the authority of leading American statesmen, as opposing the third term principle, quoting the wyrds of the illustrious Jefferson, who, when soHcitcd before the expiration of his second term to be again a candidate, replied as follows:? "If some termination to the services of the Chief Magistrate be not fixed by the constitution, or supplied by practice, the office, nominally for years, will In fact become for life; and history shows how easily that degenerates into an inheritance. Believing that a representative government, responsible at short periods of election, is that which j:>roduces the greatest sum of happiness to mankind, 1 feel it a duty to do no act which shall essentially impair that principle, and I should unwillingly be the person who, disregarding the sound precedent set by an illustrious predecessor, should furnish the first example of prolongation beyond the second term of office." Dc Tocqueville, the celebrated author 3f "Democracy in America," urges in liis work various strong reasons against the re-election of the chief magistrate, md in this view was sustained by Henry Clay and Gen. Jackson, who found similar reasons against a re-elec:ion, which are now urged against a .bird term. Says the Herald:? "Dc Tocqueville cannot be regarded is a mere theoretical speculator on our nstitutions when his judgment is thus :orroborated by the formally declared >pinions of the two most illustrious and rxpericnced American statesmen of that >eriod. But if one re-election of a Presdent is contrary to sound policy, what >ught to be said of two or an indefinite lumber ? It is notorious that a President luring his first term spends his time in ntriguing for a second, whereas if lie vere limited to a single term he would lave no motive but to promote the good >f the country. If it be once conceded hat a President may be perpetually re lccted, without any limitation, every ;econd term becomes as bad as a first, md every administration is debased into in electioneering intrigue for the succeslion, "When the Southern States seseded it was for their obvious interest to sourt public approbation by such approved changes as general experience lanctioned. They, accordingly, extended the Presidential term to seven years, md forbade a re-election. There can be 10 reasonable doubt that that was a wise irovisiou, introduced with a view to econqjle doubtful supporters to secession >y connecting it with a real and undejiable improvement. It must be apparent to readers who attend t,o pyeiu the few authorities which our space ha? dlowed us to cite, that the Herald, in its yarning protest against the advent or Jiesarism was only repeating the maure, settled convictions of the greatest statesmen and most philosophic writers ,vho have deliberately examined this subject.v T.o us of the Soutty, the anticipated jvils growing out of a third term are shadow}', compared with the actual evils indcr which we are actually suffering, md we would even hail a military des)otism as furnishing a safeguard for the >rotcction of person and property at the south, which we have sought in vain iu lie respective State Governments. If ve arc to have a Kepublican President, ve do not know that we could select a >etter man than President Grant, or hat the strengthening of the hands of he executive, so as to make him inde>endent of sectional feeling and party nterests, would not enure to our benefit. !f he is to be President, let him have all he power of Ciesar. We of the South, lowever, are looking forward hopefully 0 a disintegration of old parties, and tieir reconstruction upon new issues, iu vhicli we shall once more assume our >roper part in the government of the lountry, and as we share the burdens, so ve shall all participate in the privileges >f American freeman. And this can tnl}* be secured by a change of rulers at iVashington. i The Poor House Farm, with its sixeen paupers, two mules and farming implements was put up on Monday last, j 1 1-1!- 1! ? I ,1 I I Lb jlUUllU HUCllUIl, UI1U JvHUUtvUll UUWIl i o our enterprising townsman, Mr. Ja ob Miller, the Proprietor of the Abbe,'ille Hotel, who was the lowest bidder. 1 le stipulates to board the paupers at ' ^9.75 per month for the remainder of ' he fiscal year ending 1st November j lext. The following gentlemen have iledged their personal credit by written ibiigation, that Mr. Miller shall get lis pay: Gen. S. McGowan, Messrs. ' r. N. Tolbert, J. 11. Tolbert, "VV. D. ? Mars, Jacob Miller, Hugh Wilson, *\V. 1 [I. Taggart, W. P. McKellar. It is properly a debt to be paid by the Coun- . ty, and we suppose that in due time authority will be given by the County Commissioners to raise the money. Mr. Miller says that he will board the paupers next year at $100 each if he jan get the farm and implements. His jnterprise is worthy of commendation, xnd we trust if he does not grow rich, he will suffer no detriment it least by assuming this public burthen. Mr. J. 11. F. Wilson, who lives in the vicinity will give the Poor , House Farm and the paupers a personal supervision. ?3T The (J/.ar JNicholas, of Kussia ias made a recent visit to England, i o settle a question of precedence for lis daughter, the Duchess of Edin>urg?a long journey to settle a point if etiquette ? but etiquetto with i rowncd heads is one of the higher j aws. lie carried his point, and the j irand Duchess Marie now ranks after ( he Princess of Wales. < - J ' V ^ ' ' *'*" v*v,-' j?L-: ^j.-.:..jU..4:.,.:- _ : i-L..?...- . PUBLIC MEETINGS IN THH SCHOOL "?TRIC3?; Important to AIL TVe direct attention to thb fact that the voters of the various School Districts are by law required to meefoiYthe lastSaturday of Juneineachyearforthe ' purpose of determining the course to be . pursued by them in reference to the schools in their respective Townships ( for the ensuing year. This we regard as perhaps the most important meeting of the year, and a3 one in whose deliberations nil Of our citizcns should take a 1 part. It is important for many reasons i ?not the least among them is, that it , has power to raise by taxation large , sums of money, and to spend the same in the education of the boys and girls in 1 their various neighborhoods. We are sorry to notice that the Clerks of the various Boards of School Trustees seem I to be derelict in the publication of the | required notices?the only notice that has been published, as far as wo have seen, has been by the Clerk of tho Abbeville Township. Let all of our citi zcns attend these meetings and discuss 1 freely and Impartially whatever per- < tains to the educational interests. The Legislature has wisely ordered this meeting at a time when the people are not excited over the political elections, or in advancing the success of party, or in the promotion of friends, in order that its deliberations might be free of any i party spirit, or any feeling in reference to class, but that the good of all should be alike considered. The true interests of all are a unit. We are in favor of education. and are willing to pay the high est tax that the citizens of our township may suggest, and will only ask that the money be judiciously expended. Edu- j catiou, we think, is our only hope for a ( better future. But a proper education is not to be gained by paying illiterate teachers high prices for their services. 1 Pay none extravagant wages, but pay a uniform price to all, say $25 a mouth, 1 and let the parents of the children pay , the balance of the amount that may be necessary to secure the services of high- j er grade teachers. This will divido the money equally among those who are be- ' ginners and those who are more ad- { vanced in education. By paying some j teachers exorbitant wages they consume < the lion's share, aud leave beginners ( tifUUnuf nn A/?nn1 r\f (icuSuf. ItliUUV ait V4V14 V? UW*WI, , ance from the Government. This looks ( a little like allowing the strong to take from the weak. If there is one thing in this Government more than another t that we have reason to congratulate our- r selves in, it is in the improved condition | of our public schools within the last two years. Many improper persons who then held .School Teachers Certificates j at high rates are now out of the busi- 6 ness entirely or are at work for a much , smaller salary. Good teachers with s good moral character, can be obtained , in many instances, at the figures men- ( tioned above. Those whose services are t worth more can readily be paid an addi- j tioual amount by those enjoying the r benefits of the school. ( Let the people nominate men to olfice, t who will deal fairly with all, and who j will not squander the money by paying high salaries or in employing improper teachers.?\V. i [ Trouble in Paris.?The bitter dissensions in tho Versailles Asscmi bly between the Bonapartists and j Republicans, have broken out in riot- j ous demonstrations in Paris, calling ^ for the interposition of the polico. Gambctta, the Republican leader, was assaulted a few days sincc, and the popular feeling seems to bo against hira and his followers. A struggle appears to bo imminent between the Bonapartists and Republicans. The < latter desire a dissolution of tho As- t sembly, and an appeal to the French ( people in favor of a Republic. The ( sooner the issuo is mado tho more t favorable will it bo for the bucccss of j tho scheme, and a few moro years of ^ McMahon's rulo will prove ruinous to y their hones. ? r ? , "A dispatch from Paris to the Times says that tho Loft Centre will probably introduco a bill tho first clause of which will provide for the organization of a Republic according ( to the bill of 1873. Tho second fixes I the date of dissolution of the present . Assembly. Tho Gazette de France says civil war wjll bo the immediate ' cause of the dissolution of the As- F sombly. It is generally thought that c in the ovent of a dissolution, tho As- ? sembly, before dispersing, will au- r thorizo President McMahon to govern some months, probably a year, without an Assembly, and will also authorize hiin to dissolvo the next 1 Assembly. r Harper's Weekly contains like- 0 nesses of tho new Secretary of the * Treasury, General JSrislow, and Ilenrj' T Rochefort, the French Communist, in * close proximity; and the contrast is x the more striking on that account. I; The first lias a broad, good-humored face, and seems on the best of terms with himself and the rest of mankind * ?the other has the "lean, hungry * look" of Cassius, and gives evidence 1 of one whom nature designs for c -treasons, stratagems, and spoils." 8 Nature has plainly written upon his face "conspirator"?ono of those "architects of ruin," who have neither ' i faith in God nor humanity, and whose mission is to pull down and destroy. Bird of ill-omen, he snuffa trouble in r tho political sky, and flies back to ( France. 1 A Match Game of Base Ball will be played at Abbeville on Friday, tho c 2Gtb inst, between tho "licsolutes" p of Abbeville and Cokcsbury Base t Ball Club. Three games, it will be ], recollected, have already been played p in which these towns contended for the championship ; in tho two first Cokcsbury was tho victor, and in the g last, Abbevillo bore off tho palm. I Henco in tho coming struggle, "Greek o meets Greok," and oaeh will find in b tho other "focmcn worthy of their i: steel." The contest promises to be an interesting and exciting one, and [loubtless will attract a largo attcn- P ianco. ' J The Currency Bill. i % ' Tho Currency Bill as reported by the Conference Committeo of the Senate and House takes away the monopoly feature of the national banking system, and makes banking free. It abolishes reserves on circulation entirely, setting free the legal tender notes now held in tho vaults Df banks on that account. It provides that each bank shall keep in tue umiea states xreasury ? buuj equal to five per cent, of its circulation, to be held and used for the redemption of such circulation, which 3um, however, shall bo counlcd as a part of tho reserves still required to be kept upon deposits by tho banks. Tho reserve on deposits is loft precisely as it now stands under the laws, less five per cent, which is required to bo kept in tho Treasury of tho United States for the purpose stated. The abolition of the reserves on circulation will set free and put into circulation about $27,000,000 now kent locked up in the banks. Tho I ?. fifth section provides that any national bank may reduce or withdraw its circulation by a deposit of legal tender notes in the Treasury in sums of not less than 9,000, and take up its Krtn/-lo nn ?lr>nrmifu wifli fhft TVnnsilvni' for tho security of such notes; but the amount of bonds on deposit for circulation shall not by this operation be reduced below $50,000. By secLion 7 the entire amount of United States notes outstant'ing shall not exceed ?382,000,000, which shall be retired and reduced only in the manner provided in the bill. Should tho bill pass, it is supposed that President Grant will veto it withDut fail, and the issue between expansion and contraction referred to Lho popular verdiot at the next elections. Tho Herald urges that ConiuMAi 4 It A AMMMAM/.V* n n AM A /I rruss 1/1 CUb U11U uuiltuujf us n Li au* ourncd question to await tho progress ot events and tho lessons of ,ho_fuluro. Any action now would )nly be pre mat arc. Cumulative Yoti.no is allowed by ,ho amended charter of Anderson, rho Intelliijevcer thus calls attention ;o the provision : "In every election for Wardens, )ach qualified voter may bo allowed ,o adopt this system of voting, if he 10 desires; that is, ho may cast the .vnoio numoer 01 nis votes ior one 01 laid Wardens, or ho may cast three ,-otes for one and one vote for anothjr Warden, or two votes for one and ,wo voles for another Warden. This s an excellent featuro, in our judgment, and we hope the introduction )f the cumulative system in our ,o\vn may be attended with the hap)iest results." .1 m.? r\ r>.i},,? rpi.? JLlit VI V 111 JAlUllia J-tlLiU. HIV notion in the Houso to take np this )ill out of its usual order, was defeatid; a two-thirds majority being iccessary, and the vote standing, yeas L3G, nays 8G. The bill is regarded as ost, at least for the present session. President Grant is said to be opposed ,o it, and among its opponents it lumbers various prominent Jtcpublijans. Its passage would prove an ipplo of discord to the part}'. Repairs upon the roof of Trinity Church are progressing this week indcr the charge of Mr. D. B. Smith, >u well-known and skillful construct>r. The roof was thought by some .0 need strengthening by additional jraces; and to relievo the fears of the imid, the work has been undertaken. iVe suppose it will bo completed by icxt Sunday, and the church bo then eady for service. t&F Our young friend, Mr. Milledge xalphin, left on Monday on a visit to lis relatives in Edgefield. lie is a *oung man of fine talents and acquirenents, and will be missed from bis >ost at Messrs. Quarles&Perm's, is well as in the Jackson Literary Society, of which ho is an active nember. Call for Your Dividends.?Mr. j. W. White, of VVhito Brothers, is iow paying out at their store, the lividends of twenty-fivo per cent, vhich havo been declared to the de >ositors of Citizens' Savings Bank. 3all promptly with your pass-books, vbich aro necessary to obtain paynent. Bgk At a lato meeting of thedirecors of the Asheville and French Jroad Railroad Company it resolved hat a Committee bo appointed to any into effect the proposed conolidation with tho French Broad and rrecnville, Tcnn., companies. SSS" Wo are requested to state that Ir. S. L. Morris, of the Theological Seminary at Colombia, "will conduct cligious services at the Rocky River Presbyterian) church on Sunday lext. ! Tho Convention of Cotton ExhangeSj with ono hundred delegates iresent, has been in session in Augusa, Ga, during tho past week. liesoutions were adopted for forming a icrmancnt organization. I ?3" Mr. R. A. McCaslan, an encr ;clic and successful farmer of the lopewell neighborhood, was in town n Monday last, making purchases for iraself and tho Grange of which ho 3 an activb member. Religious.?Rev. R. N. Pratt will ireach at Warren ton on Sunday, 21st une, at o'clock A, Mr ; . - " * THE SERVICES ON SUNDAY. Ther6 were services onf Sunday raorning in afl the churches, except the Episcopal, the Rector of which the Rev. E. R..Miles, was absent in Charleston. In the Methodist Church, the Quarterly Meeting which 'commenced on the previous day was in progress, and we had the pleasure of hearing two excellent discourses from the Presiding n? n t* tt r i r i jiiaer, itev. ji. m. Mooa, morning and evening; the evening discourse being preachcd before the united congregations from all the churches. The morning discourse was from I Peter v: 8. "Be sober, be vigilent, for your adversary, the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour," &c.> and after setting forth very clearly and forcibly the power and arts ot the devil, enforced the great duty of soberness and vigilance. Soberness he defined to be freedom not merely from the influence of intoxicating drinks, but from all influences which disturb the proper equilibrium of the mind. Vigilence was pre-eminently the characteristic of Satan, and we should meet his unceasing attacks with the exhibition of the same quality? not indeed fight him with his own weapons, but with the sword of the spirit. In discoursing upon the best means of producing temperance in our community, the Presiding Elder expressed the opinion that our people were very much to blame that the traffic in intoxicatiug spirits is not suppressed in our town. But what mode does he aiifrrrocf? TP nnr mnflfl fiftll bo flft u"eovuv - j - - - vised by which property and intelligence shall bo fairly represented in the municipal and State governments, the white people of the State at least will be profoundly grateful. The evening discourse was from Romans xiii: 8, "Owe no man anything, but to love one another," and was a vigorous protest asrainst the credit system of O v the day,-beginning in "liens" and ending in bankruptcy. It was quite an elaborate effort and of a very practical character, pointing out the causes which brinsr about an entanglement in debt?a liaste to be rich, extravagant living, &c., ?as well as the ruinous consequences upon character, influence and reputation. To contract a debt without some certaiuty of being able to pay it, was a lack of common honesty, and whatever the motive the presumption was against the debtor, and he was made to pay the penalty in the loss of character and influence, lie advised the young especially to avoid debt, and called upon all who had become involved to meet the issue manfully, reduce their expenses, and pay the uttermost farthing. The advice id well-timed and practical. Tlio j{ev. J. L. Martin delivered one of liis ablest and most impressive discourses in tho Prcsbytorian church Jin the morning from the text 'lBohold I stand at the door and knock." Excellent sermons were preached morning and afternoon to the Baptist congregation b}* tho Rev. R. N. Pratt. An Escape.?AVe learn that our friend Dr. rarker had a narrow escnpo whilst returning from a professional visit to the neighborhood vf Jas. A. McCord, Esq. lie was directed to take a near way home, and whilst crossing a creek was almost entirely engulphed in the quicksands. The water and sand rose above his horse's back, and it was only by great effort that an escape was eftectecl. His liorse was considerably injured by his struggles among the rocks. ^ ^ Leqal and Public Notices.?Wc clip the following paragraph from the Charleston Chronicle. Wo have the same intelligence from no less an authority than Judge Cooke himself:? "We see it going tho rounds in the various newspapers that Judge Cooke has sustained tho recent decision of Judgo Green in relation to an act to regulate tho publication of all "Jjcgal and Public Notices." But wc have been creditably informed that such is not the ease. Judge Cooko lias intimated no such thing." Tho Rev. Alfred L. Miller, a recent graduate of tho Theological Sonn'nnrv nt. f!nlnmhift nnd a talent ed young minister of the Presbyterian Church, has assumed charge of the congregations at Willington and Hopewell, in response to a call of the same. Mr. "W. T. Branch, our well-known and popular insurance agent, returned a few days since a frin +n Pnrnlinn. TTn L i U 11 A. M U vv *1 v. vm v??? returns with bettor impressions than ever of Abbeville. Tiie Editor of the Washington Gazette has been feasting on green corn, and has also been presented with a squash weighing two and a half pounds. i t 9 4*11 ? ij-v * * The Premium List,?We publish on our first page the Premium List of our next Fair, and are sure that its liberal and tompting array of prizes m every department of agricultural and mechanical industry,- will stimulate the best efforts of our people to I make the coming exhibition a success. The enterprise is one which appeals to the pride of our people, and can only attain success by their zealous 1 co-operation. The directors are ma king duo preparation, let tuo people respond. ? Court at Pickens.?We learn from the Sentinel that the Court occupied only Tuesday and Wednesday of the past week. The only case triod was one of infanticide, against Frances Lawrence, and Wm. M. Eulrckin, found guilty and sentenced to be hung on the 4th Friday of September. At a meeting of tho Bar, resolutions of respect were passed to the memory of tho lute S. D. Godbold, Esq. Tax-Payers and j.he County Commissioners. ?Wo have given these parties each a showing, and as we think the merits of the controversy have been fully presented, and its further continuance can result only in personal abuse, we trust that it i is now ended. At least we givo no* tice that all future communications on this subject will be charged as adver, tisemcuts. + Bargains. ? Our townsman, Mr. W. Kosenburg, offers his largo Spring and Summer stock, consisting of dry goods, shoes, hats, ready*made clothing, and groceries, all of tho best qualities, at small profits abovo New York cost prices. l"he occasion presents a fine opportunity of getting bargains, and wc commcDd the advertisement to tho attention of our friends, and adviso them to call early and look through tho Ltock. AST The Methodist Church here has a new organ, and under tne skillfull management of Mrs. W. T. Capers, tho organist, rendered valuable aid on Sunday last to tho fine choir, and contributed much to the interest , of the cxcreiscs. j?3T Mr. E B. Murray, Editor of tho Andernon Conservator, is contributing interesting sketches of his late Northern trip to tho columns of his paper. School Meetino.?See tho advertisement in another column. Trustees will tako heed, and mako publication accordingly. 165" Secretary Bristow of the Treasury is reducing tho number of emploj'ccs of bis department, and making various other needed reforms. jfjr Messrs. C. E. Bruce, boot and ehoe maker* and S. B. Norrell, harness maker, both skillful and popular workmen, have removed to the rooms above Parker & Perrin's drug store. jTho Junior having lost or mislaid his copy of tho ordinances of the town of Duo West, cannot give the promised Due West items this week. ^ max. The wheat and oats crops of tho District are gcnorally good?most of which has been cradled. ttgt- Robert S. Bookman has been appointed a Trial Justicc of Abbeville county. 1?" In tho neighborhood of Mill Way tho crops are suffering greatly c lur mm. ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING, THE attention of tho School District Trustees of tho County is hereby called to that portion of the School Law which requires them to give at least ten days' notico of the time and place for holdingthe Annual School Meeting on the hist Saturday in Juno. It is earnestly urged upon theso officers to d<j all in their power to securo a largo attendance at these meetings, and to make an honest effort to provide liberally for the support of the Public Schools. It must be borne in mind that the Poll Tax cannot bo used for tho sup port ot tlio ocnoois nuxu yum. W. M. PRESSLEY, School Commissioner. June 12 10-tf Citation for Letters of Administration The Stale of South Carolina, ABBEVILLE COUNTY. By C. W. GUFFIN, Eaq., Probate Judge. MM7"HEREAS, John G. Walker made TT suit to me, to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of DAVID "WARE late of Abbeville County, deceased. THESE AllE THEREFORE to cite and admonish all and singular the ! kindled and creditors of said David Ware, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Abbeville Court House, South Carolina, on the 29th instant, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, i if any they have, why tho said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal, this 13th day of Juno, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, and in the ninetyeighth year of American Independence. J Published ou the 17th and 24th days of June, 1S74, in the Abbeville Prt*& & Banner. C. W. GUFFIN, Judge of Probate. June 17r 1S74 10-2t* "V HOW is YOUB THE undersigned respectfully begs le lie in general, that lie will sell his consisting of Dry Goods, SI AND A LAR< READY-MAD] A nS /C * j?X- JL -Ol. V JDJXV Jk IO. Above Ne# York' CdSt/ Also a large lol GROC] At VERY LOW PRICES. Call early i W. R08 June 17, 1874 10-tf Sheriff's Sale. S. S. Marshall, J. W."| lit Tkf I...1I .. n .1 T I it i iuui:miuii, uiiu u | Fo.ter Marshall, Ex's, ^sccntUm, against { William Lyou and W. | L. "Wharton. J BY virtac of two Executions to me directed, I will sell At Abbeville Court House, pn Saleday in July next, withm the legal hours, ? 350 Aores of Land, more or loss, bounded by lands ol Jonathan Jordan, 9. B. McUlinton, J. It. White and others, levied on as the property of William Lyon, at the suit of S. S. MarsbaM, J. W. W. Mar soall, aird J. Foster Marsuau, jsx'rs Terms Cash. L. P. GUFFIN, S. A. C. Sheriff'a Office, ] June 17, 1874, 10-tf J" Sheriff's (Sale. The Central National") Bank | against }> ExecutionJ. M. Mackay and George Sy motors. J BY virtue of an Execution to me directed, I will sell at Mackay's ? n t 1 , ./? 1TTT V 4 jviiiis, on uie ana any 01 juui neib, commencing at 10 o'clock A. M., the following personal property, to wit: 6 Ilorses, 5 Mules, 4 IIog8, 19 Milk Cows, 19 Head of Cattle, 13 Calves, 1 Four-horse Wagon, 1 Tvvo horfio Wagon, 1 Cart, 1 Spring Wagon, 5 Sets Plough Gear, 1 Buggy and Harness, 7 Bed Steads aud contents, 1 Clock, 3 Bureaus, 1 dozen Cane Chairs, 3 Plain Tables, 1 Extension Table, 3 Wash Stands, 3 Bowls and Pitchers, 3 Small Tables, 1 Cooking Stove and Kitchen Furniture, Levied on as tho property of J. M Macka\\ at tho suit of tho Central National Bauk of Columbia, South Carolina. Terms Cash. L. P. GUFFIN, S. A. C. Sheriff's Office, ) June 13, 1874 10-tf j " CONGAREE ill IMS Columbia, S. O. iw mm uuiiii iiiiiuiiiiiijjuitj Proprietor. Manufacturer of Steam Engines and Boilers. Iron and Brass Castings of all Descriptions made to Order. I was awarded tho first premium on castings at tbo State Agricultural and Mechanical Society Fairs, held in Columbia, Novcmbor, 1871, 72, 73. MANUFACTURE Circular Saw Mills of all sizes. ALSO Took the First Premium at State Fairs held November, 1871, '72, '73 Manufacturer of Grist Mills Irons of all sizes. For Sale. Gill Gearing of the following sizes. 0 feet wheel aud piniou $30 00 10 " 41 " " 32 50 11 " " " " : 35 00 12 " " " " 45 00 14 " " " " 50 00 SVitli Bolts $6.50 Extra for each set. Anti-friction plates and Balls for Cotton Press $10.00 and $12.00 per set. -U. li. SMITH, Agent, Abbeville s. c. Dec. 10, 1873, 35-tf [ce! ice!! ice!!! The coolest in town, can be had at the store of j. is. <fc w. J. rogers. May 27,18744n0ther lot of Tea coming. PARKER & PERRIN. May 2S, 1874. hhm ^ -r- - - ; "j, TIME TO 0?T &SMXSS. ??. ave to inform his customers and the pubentire SPRING and SUMMER STOCK# kM 9 rt \ . ?r " ' ' > . i _i_ 1 Tt i loes ana mis, 3E STOCK CF . / * ' S CLOTHING, MAXX PROFIT lot K | 3RIES, and secure good bargains at CHEAP CASH STOEfi. . i . i i* i- 1 -.- * i i tf Extra Court. r':? **'*& ' 't- *. '"i v' Tte Me of Sonri#' County of Abbevillo, i ' i '/"?. * . y In the Court of Common ' Picas, ' * . TV) LEWIS B: BOWIE, Esq., Clerk ! of the Court of Common Picas of " . said County; IT IS ORDERED, That a Special Session of the Court of Common Pleas bo held for said Coonty, to be- * gin on theFOURTH MONDAY OP : > JUNE NEXT, for the transaction of business not requiring a trial by jury, and continue for such time as may be required for the dtepatch .of such business, and that the Clerk of (ho b'ourt do not issue any Yenire for the attendance of Jurors at such term. Ordered, That the Cletk of tlio Csurt give notice ot least fifteen days before the commencement of socli special session, in ono or more 0/ the newspapers cf the said Connty, for two weeks successively, before the ourth Monday of June next, of the .lid special session of Court. Also Ordered, That , lie enter this , . >rdcr on the records of this Court. T. H. COOKE. April 22,1874, 9-2t CLOSE OF SCHOOLS. NOTICE is hereby given, that the School FUND in the following Vl/'.hrinl niutviffj? huff hecn exhausted. and that the Public Schools in said Districts are ordered to fcloso at ouce. District No. 3, Coko^baiy. District No. 7, Smithvilic. District No. 10, Cedar Springs. District No. 12, Diamond Hill. District No. 15, Calhoun's Mills. ?m. Prcssty, School Commissioner, A. C. June 8, 1874x 9-3t Citation for Letters of Administration. The State of South Carolina. abbfcpille countf. By CHAS. W. GGFFIN, Esq., Probate J udge. WHEREAS, Lewis D. Bowie made suit to ine to grant him letters of Administration of the Estate aud Effects of 8. M. Smith, late of Abbeville County, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admon" " * -? 1 > .1 isli all ana singular ine Kinureu uuu Creditors of the said S. M. Smith, dec'd, that they be and appear, before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Abbeville C. H., S. C., on June 23d inst., after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, If any they have, why the said Adminis* tration should hot be granted: Given under my hand and seal, this EIGHTH day of JUNE, in .the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four and in the ninety-eighth year of American Iijt dependence. Published on the 10th and ffth days of June, 1874, in the AbbevUU Vreu and, Banner. CHAS. W. GUFFIN, Judge of Probate. Jane lO, 1874, 9-2t 1,000 BUSHELS MOUNTAIN". CORN for sale for CASH by A. BEQUEST. June 3 8-tf CIGARS! CIGARS! Try our numerous brands and satisfy yourself. McDonald & Haddon. April 15, 1874, 1-tf Sewing Machine Needles;. MRS. TALMADGE bas for sale the? following Sewing Machine Nee~ dies, Singer, Grover & iiaker, Wheeler & Wilson, Home Shuttle, American Plain, American Rutton Hole, and Machine Oil in quantities tosuitpur<s chasers. [June 4, 1874,9*t$ ? ?* Notice. . ? . nnrmiRMinn of C. W. Guffo. 'robate Jodgo for the County of Abbeville, I will sell at ABBEVILLE on the FIRST MONDAY of JULY. (6th.) NOTES of the Estate of Mary Kay, deceased, for Cash. A. C. HAWTHORN, Executor. 5th June, 1874, 9-tf A FRESH SUPPLY ?^ ~ -CRTTT'P TPT T.TVSI OP uio.se pure rx> uxi ? " - - t for pic-nic's, &c., at DuPre, Gambrell & Co.'s. GINGER PRESERVES. * Genuine canton ginger, &i l)uPB?, GAMBRELL & CO,'8 ALL on W. JOEL SMITjTand buy a CHEA? UMBRELLA, Make "Home" Pleasant With good PICTURES, to be had a J. I). CHALMERS & t'O.'S FURNI TURE STORE. y \