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JOB PRESS.
We are now provided with an excellent
Job Press, and fine assortment of
Job Type, and are prepared to execute
superior work. Orders are respectfuliy
*solicited.
Regulations tor the Post-Office
?at Abbkville.?Thfe Office is opeu for
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Washington, Ga., Mail closes on Wednesday
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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
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''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."
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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
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THE THIRD TERM QUESTION.
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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.
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The Poor House Farm, with its sixeen
paupers, two mules and farming
implements was put up on Monday last, j
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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. <
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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
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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.
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"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
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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
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The Currency Bill.
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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
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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."
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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.
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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.
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?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 ;
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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