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?' -?r- i The Press and Banaer A.bbeville, S. O. > W. A. LEE, Editor. Wednesday, iune 24, l&t4. Terms.?Two Dollars a year, in at .Vance, or Two Dollars and Fifty Cent; ;*t the end of the year. %t* No subscriptions taken for a short* )ttme than six months. f' Transient advertisements are charge Jbrat the rateot One Dollar per inc ^ ' Bpaoe for the first insertion, and Fiki JHL OfiN'i'S for eacirsubswiuent insertion. A liberal deduction from the abov rates is made to persons advertising b quarter or by the year. **$?2? All obituary notices and tribute respect, are charged for at the usus < yt*toa of advertising. > JOB PRESS. We are_rto\fr provided-With an excel lent Job rress, ana hoc assuium-iu t Job Type, and are ptej&red to cxecut 'superior work* Ordersare respectfull Solicited; " . i i'-'-ri Y ^Regulations tor the Post-Offic at Abbeville.?The Office iaopen fo , v th? general delivery of letters and sal * of postage stamps from 8:30 A. M. to * ^'".vjioney Orders furnished from 8:30 A * 3f. to 3:20 P.M. .Gfeenville and Columbia Rallroa* ' 25ia$ closes At 8:30 A. M. . Washington, Ga., Mail closes on Wed iieadayat 5:30 A. M. Elbert, Ga., Mail, via Heardmont closes on Thursday at U:3U a. m. Antreville Mail, via Temple o Health, closes on Thursday at 5:30 A. M Elbert, Ga., Mail, via Lowndesvillc closes on Friday at 5:30 A. M. . H; W. LAW80X, P. M. !T?be Amenability of the Executive t< Judicial Process. *The questions growing out o the indictment of Governor Moses an relation to the 'liability of th< Chief Executive to the process o g the Courts, bring to mind the fac ^ tfchat similar questions arose for dc '4 cision in the celebrated trial o Aaron Burr, for treason during the Presidency of Jefferson. Ir 11124 b 111(11 VLll^L uuouvv ^uuiuuMA granted a motion of the Defendan f for a subpoena duccs tecum directec . to'" the Prcswlent*?tlie object o: Burr being to obtain the produc tion of the letters of General Wil kinson and others in thePresideut't possession. The writ was not is eued, as the object was attainec otherwise, but President Jefferson in a letter to the prosecuting Attorney Ilav, protested against the decision, and iutimated that the service of the subpoena would be resisted. He took the position thai the Legislative, tlie Executive and Judiciary were independent ol each other, and to subject the executive to the commands of the courts would destroy this independence and sacrifice the best interests of the State. The Constitution Las imposed certain duties upon the Executive which are controlling, ~and to the performance o: which all other obligations musi cb; subordinate. As to papers ir the oficc he discriminated betweer those of a public and private cliar acter, and as to the latter, held tha - *.i .1 -n x* x it rested witn tne executive 10 atdetermine what disclosures slioult . i>e made with a due regard to tin public interests. "We have u< jdoubt that the construction of tin Constitution, given by Presideu Jefier-son is the true one, and tha iio other could preserve the jus boundaries between the sevcra t departments of the government. . Ormxation at the Preseyteria> jChurch.?After an able sermon fron the pastor, Rev. J. L. Martin, or Jast Sunday morning, upon tb< constitution and discipline of thi ..Presbyterian church, the interesting k/ ceremony of the ordination of Mr /$ra. A. Templeton, as Ruling Elder .'in the ,pjace of Col. G. McD. Miller * removed, was performed, in the lay . irig on of hands by the minister anc ' other elders of the church. A charge '^as then given to the elders and con * ' . gregatwn on their respective and re * ciprocal duties, which presented these very clearly and forcibly. A large congregation was present, r " i .9 :. i#? There are in Abbeville County a rtnitan TVinl TllatinnQ T F 'Pqfl a UVfiVU .AiiHi V U.^V4WW. ?... WOT? "* imprison our citizens for imaginary * grievances, wo would like to ask who ' are secure in tjieir liberties? Will a ' B^publLcau government commission ' a dozen petty tyrants in cacli county, ' to arrest and imprison tbo citizen because he fails to speak in revcren tial awe of an ignoramus who may fcave a Trial Jastico's commission ? Commencement at due West. ? ."Wepublish on onr first page a full programme of the Commencement Exercises at Duo West, which be gin on Sunday night and end or the following Thursday. The occa Bion promises to be, as usual, a vcrj attractive one, and wo anticipate i ' large attendance. The railroad af fords the accommodation of one fare ..We learn that the Rev. Thomas A Hoyt, the well-known minister, mar riea a secouu nine. u iew wcuks smu ' ?his bride being an accomplishec lady of Memphis. i ? _ I?* Mr. Delaney, of Buck Level near Greenwood, died Tuesday night, *fter along and severe spell of sick res*. He was buried with Masonic honors, in presenco of a largo crowd i - ? w Ifisltikffirj.a.x-.:.. . ? . The Past and tfce 'Present?A PI for Provincialism. The last issue of the Coui'h Journal ^contains the substance of very able addresS delivered befo the Literary Societies of Gcor^ ? town College, by the editor lien Wofni?o/Mi in wllicll whilst, (loil f? atvicvtij MI ??...v. j, full justice to the arts, civilizatii ,r and reiiucment of the present dti he points out the natural tenden I, of these to dwarf individual grej Y ness, and to merge the rohustnc e of the national life in a weak cc y mopolitanism. The men of to-d: s are like the children of a rich sii ll who have come into the possess:* of a fortune which supersedes t] necessity of the same exertn e which was required to make it, ai y has taken away the stimulus to 5 thorough devclopcment and cul k vation of the bodily and men! p powers. This is the price wliii 5 we are paying for the arts and ci ilization of the present da}*. T] ^ best corrective is to go hack toprii itive models, and to seek to er " ulate the honest virtues and inc vidual characteristics of a past da Tho ni'.itnr refers to thn msfc hist . ry of Kentucky and Yirgini ' "mother of States and statesmen and we may with equal pride that ot Soulh Carolina, for wort! ) exempeers of all the virtues ai excellencies which go to make up noble manhood. It is by cheris * ins: the ties which bind us to tl ? past, and cultivating all the ass - ciations which link us to our ov * section, that we derive our greate * strength, and draw our noblest i * spiration. Our best feelings fii r - _ J 1 exercisc in a narrow circie, auu j ' who best discharges the obligatio: 1 to kindred and country, attai ' more nearly the measure of L [ greatness, and performs most ful I his duty to his race. Attach me t to home and country, and a ju " pride in the past and present our section is the true source ai ; inspiration of individual and n tional greatness. i The Late Convention of Cotton E changes. The convention of cotton e changes which met in Augusta r cently, representing as it did son I eighteen or twenty cotton cxchangc , and numbering among its member various men of prominence and-i fluence, determined several matters i ' interest to the planter, and offert somo useful euggestions. It was > meeting ot business mon and hen< j:?? ? (i,n i its [jruueuuiugs www ui tuw mv i practical character. Among otlx . matters, it was determined to mal ( it the duty of each exchange to C( [ lect in a certain district reliable i ! formation as to tho cotton crop, tl ' information to bo disseminat* through the Prcs9 Associationcommittee of experts was appoint< to meet in .Now York on tho 1st >Jnrvtoni + i"? ncfnklicli fi iinifm* 1 grading of cotton?it was made tl ? duty of each exchange to provi< 5 for and enforce tke prosecution of i 5 cases of fraudulent and falsely pac t ed cotton?the different exchang t were requested to memorialize tl t respectivo Legislatures rcquirii ] them to compel the Railroad eouip nics to issue receipts for all cott< offered them at their stations?ai . various suggestions were made j the planters, recommending great ) caro in the preparation ar.,d balii , of their crops. AYe are sure that tl * carrying out -of these suggoetio r will enuro to the benefit both of tl ' planter and factor, and render tl .sale of tbe great staple more satisfy | Lory to all parties. I The i?igiits of tiie Press.?oi , leading journals are denouncing tl provisions of two bills which ha' passed the Senate, and which if th< , become laws win very material , affect the privileges of the pros The first authorizes suits to be brougl anywhore in the United States b serving process upon an agent of tl paper, where the Defendant is u known and may be entirely 5n tt power of the plaintiff! The oth( bill requires the pre-payment of po tage on newspapers at the rato < four cents per pound. The flags wero flying all da on bunclay last, and our quiet tow presented quite a warlike appcarane We thought of Fort Sumter, and n most expected to hear the "roll call ?"thocar piercing fife and tho spiri stirring drum." X3T The military company conl i not drill on Saturday. Tho arn - were locked up and tho Colonel lm ' taken the key to tho "Promised Land i;Thiswasan omission, and we lei - that the public interests will suffer. . JJ3T A streamer with tho name . F. J. Moses for Governor, has bet - hoisted above tho "stars and stripes ? on the pole before Col. J Ilollinshead 1! office. The campaign opens early. , Mr. R. P. McCaslan, the actr . a^ent of the well-known house of ] ,: F. Fleming & Co., was in our tou -; last week, on his way to visit b i brothor-in-Iaw, Mr. A. B. C. Lindsa .'who has been quito sick. - . ... : . .. f - l-y X '? ---? r ?~~~f kft The Third'Party Movement. : The labor or third ptarly movoy ment which was so succcBcful in^tho ' a Western elections last Fall, is tb be 1 re tried this year on a wider field and je- in the hope of more complete success, ry. Conventions of the party were h'feld lasL week in Snrinsrfield and Indian '5 ? * w 5U apolis, platforms adopted, and candidates nominated ; and an active camlV ' i ' paign will be inaugurated, in the con^ fident hope of being able to carry the States of Indiana and Illinois. The 'SS organisers and supporters of the )S" movement have separated themselves from both the political parties, whom 'e> they denoiincc as unworthy of public confidence, and arc seeking to rally I - 'i /? - i t. . _i .,l I lie uic ianncrs-, mccnanicS) ana uiucr 3ii citizens, in a vigorots war upon all id cc-operativc monopolies, and against a all corrupt schemcs for taxing and ti- oppressing the people. The platform of the late Illinois Convention isvciy explicit in its statement of the grounds of complaint and measures ^ of redress, and urges upon ail the industrial classes to malco a combined " movement to effect political and in. dustrial reform. It denounces "the 11- 1: :?n? curpuraiu inuiiu[)uiics iiiuo aiv iiiuuJ cueing our Legislatures, Courts, and Executives, and taxing and oppressing a, our citizens"?demands retrenchment, reform, and economy in the administo tration of tho affairs of the govern3V ment?advocates civil service reform, id which will prevent the bestowal of , a office as the reward for partisan scrvices?opposes the grant of puWrc land or other aid to corporations? Q demands a repeal of tho present bsuking law and the issue of the legal tender currency dircct from the 'Treasury, in payment of Government ri" bonds, bearing a low rate of interest 1C ?asserts the right of the Legislature I to regulate and control me rauroaus lls of the State, and opposes any legislate tion by Congress which shall impair lis this right?announces the broadest ly principles of free trade, and urges the nt repeal of all laws laying duties foist protection. With such principles, it 0f makesan independent fight, and seeks lt] to build up a new party on new issues. The principles which it presents arc such as commend themselves to popalar favor, and we can only hope that ^ they may enlist in behalf of this third party movement, the fullest measure 1 of succcss. 1 xThe Dogs. ? New York city at epresent is very ranch excited on the . subject of mad-dogs, and a city ordi' nanco directs tho impounding of all ' ' unmuzzled dogs, running at large, ' Q|. and if not redeemed in forty-eight l(j hours, to be suffocatcd in vats of car- < a bonic acid gas. A reward of fifty . ,e cents is also paid for each dog cap- 1 gl tured. The cily papers and tho phiCJ. lanthropist Bergli unite in denouncing ,0 the ordinance as offering a premium I to thieving, ns well as inflicting un necessary cruelty upon the poor inJC offensive brutes. A good tax upon dogs is suggested as a better measure _a of prevention. It would confine the ownership of these animals to those 0f who are able to take care of them. ' 1C The President was recently approached by a Republican Congressman (a colored man), who desired to j obtain hit? ideas and opini-ons as to the es adoption of the Civil Iiights bill. , Much to tho astouishmcnt of the ~ t.,?. rv, lilUJU UU1 ? CWIU Ul aiA HIV V/UiVlVU IliVU ]? ? who have hoard of it, the President i?lexpressed himself as decidedly op^ posed to tho bill. Tho colored men say the President has broken every promise made to them daring the campaign two years ago, and that tho deteat of the Civil Eights bill is due to his influence. ns [10 ? B?nxin<3 foe Office. ? It eoems 1C quite probable that some of our peo-, lC~ nle will no crazv in their scramble for office this Fill!. Wo think it a calamity for the entiro population of any community to turn out to seek 11C office. Some people &ro determined I c to get a little office at whatever sacri- ' *V g% . fice. When thoy succeed it often / incapacitates them for their ordinary II avocations, by giving them a tustc : lor idleness. Energetic and cntcrpri- ' ^ sing men can make more money at ' hard work, and wo would suggest 1 that work is a more constant and certain means of a livelihood. ?r Thfi Chronicle and Sentinel Dllb 5f! * - ' , lishes the composition of nti Augusta boy ou "gotcs," in which ho lays ' y down the proposition that tlioy won't 1 n lie in the street if they can find a ' c doorstep or "picrzcr" to rest on. The | i Abbeville goats Ecem to have the p. same instincts, and of late havo been j. frequenting Law Range, lor which 1 they seem to have a special fondness. ' Id B?T Mr.B. W. Colib, in pla}'ing base is; ball odd day last week, full down, | id spraining his ankle, and now walks J on crutches. xr 1 BSE- Quito a number of our people 1 intend spending some time this season of in t.hft mAiinfrtinj nml nf f.liA u'fit.nrinir M >n places. I ' I's Charades etc. will bo given soon by Greenwood Lodge I. O. G. T.j for the benefit of the Lodge. ' ?e 1 D. JJ6T County Commissioner Burton n is a candidate for the Legislature. is < y, ESF Maj. L. J. Johnson has been i quite sick, but is convalescent. - i "fay. > lif?- " MWMgTMnr?>??as?aBtqg?p??p?b?? The Mandamus Case. The mandamus case, brought to compel Treasurer Cardozo to issue certificates of indebtedness in pursu. aneo of the Act of the Legislature, was taken up on Friday last before tbo Supreme Court. Various claims amounting to over ?02,000 were represented by Messrs. Ilion, C. D. Melton, Dunbar & Whippet*, and the Treasurer by the Attorney-General Melton, and Messrs. Chamberlain and Elliott. In the argument Ibr the claimants it wus contended that the Courts cannot go bsliind the Act of the Legislature to determine whether the claim bo fraudulent or not, and also these certificates of indebtednofs lack the chief characteristic of a bill of credit, inasmuch as they are not a circulating medium. The proceedings arc watchcd with great interest, especially by members, attachces and employees 'of the Legislature, and fears arc expressed that an adverse decision wiil lead to an extra session of tho Legislature. From that calamity wo trust that wo may be sparred. The following summary of tho conclusions presented in Mr. Chamberlain's ablo argument agaiust tho issue of the certificates of indebtedness, \vc clip from the Phoenix: "Tho certificates of indebtedness now demanded arc all a manifest affront to tho Constitution of the Uuitcd States and of this State. If they were fYce from any suspicion of extravagance or fraud ; if they were anthorized to be issued to support the most sacred charities of the State, or or to keep open tho public schools, this Court would bo compelled to forbid their issue. They are one and all "bills of credit," and they cannot be issued in any cmcrgcncy or for any purpose. They are likewiso to bo redeemed out of taxes specially levied for other and different objects, ..nn o vinljifinn of Section 4 of Ai'ticle IX of the State Constitution. They are also an infraetion of the 10th Scction of Article IX of the State Constitution, which forbids the issue of certificates, except to redeem, other evidences of Stato indebtedness. Speaking for. the Treasurer, he said that he was "impressed with a profound conviction that the issuo of this series of certificates of indebtedness would plunge the State into irretrievable confusion and difficulty." ?? ? And tiie Cry is "Still Tiiey Come."?The following is an estimate Df the number of candidates for the Legislature from this county : Due West 9 Lowndesville 10 Dopnald's 4 Calhoun's Mills 15 Greenwood 18 Llodgcs' 7 Cokesbury 8 " ^ *-? A A <lbDeviiio <Jourt llousc *u Other localities 62 Total 192 From tho present indications we would prcdict an exciting time among tho office-seebcrs next Fall. Letter op Thanks.?Wo have had the pleasure of reading ? gracefully written letter of thanks from a committee appointed at a meeting of the teachers and pupils of tho Wil liamston Female Coiiogc, acknowledging a liberal and generous donation of the Library Edition of the new Cyclopaedia of the Applcton's, by tho agent Col. W, S. Dogan. The gift itself and tho feeling of grateful appreciation which it has eveked, do credit equally to all co-nccmcd, A New Comet, discovered at Marseilles, Franco, during last April, by an astronomer named Coggia, has made it appearance in tfoa Northern eky, and is moving in a South-Westerly direction, approaching the earth, It will be in its greatest brilliancy in August when it will present a mag* nificcnt spectacle. Al present it cannot be distinguished by tie eye from tho surrounding stars* I ? Death of It. C. Shiver.?Our Columbia exchanges announce tho death of this prominent merchant of that city on Friday last, lie had been in ieeblo health for some time, and his death was not altogether un3xpeetcd. Ho was thirty-five years of age, had been a gallant soldier of tbo Confederate army, and 6inco the war one of tho a\ost enterprising merchants in the State. BgL, We learn that Mr. John Enright will rosume his position at our Depot as telegraph operator. Ho is - A A ^ 1 1 very uumpeiuni uiucmi ana wo weisorno him back. AYe arc sorry to part with Mr. Hancock, who has been filling the position very acceptably for some time past, and who carries with him the best wishes of our people. We had the pleasure of meet-1 !ng in our office during the past week u.. irrn: .. ...i._ .in. ui n iiiiauioLULi, wuu la ilniost an Abbovillo man, having married here, llo is not tho only mau at Williaraston or elsewhero, ivho has seen proper to select from .ho Aboovillo fair, and who has acted ivell in so doing. The State Dental Association tvas in session in Charleston during ,he past week. Our town was rep esented by Dr. John S. Thompson. 1 m i tSf Mr. Alexander Bowie, a brotb>r of our townsmen Mr. James Bowe, was on a visit to our town last < ffeok. 1 Death of .'an Estimable Young Man! ?? i We are pained to announce ,the death of Mr. J Frank Johnson, a 1 clerk of Messrs. Wardlaw & Edwards * f # ] of our town, after a short illness, of congestion of the brain, on the night of Wednesday, the I7th inst., ! in thO tfrenty-fiflh year of his age. ( Ho was taken sick here about a week * before his death, and went out to his ( father's, Maj. L. J. Johnson, where ( his ^symptoms bocomingJJ worse, c hi> Bftnlr rnrv rhiiirllv Tin liad for four or five years been a resident of our town, and in that time hud secured the unlimited confidence of his employers, and the love and respect of a largo circle of acquaintances. Of high integrity, good judgment, untiring industry, and puro morals, he was a model of what a young man should lev Wo ourselves can 1 1 bear testimony to his high character ( and many excellencies. lie will'be very much missed by his employers i and friends, bat espcciall3r in that 1 home circle of domestic love, where 1 he was best known and cherished, i He was buried at Sharon church on . the following day, and tho funeral i services were conductcd in tho prcs cncc of a largo concourse of friends 1 by tho Rev. J. F. Gibert, who made, some very feeling and touching re- < marks on the occasion. Several of ! his young friends from our town 1 were present with him in his last illness, and paid tho last sad rites to : his memory. As a tribute to his memory the storo of Messrs. Wardlaw & Edwards was closed for the foy JKtT Tho spccch of Senator Xor- , wood of Georgia, on the Civil Eights < Bill, is said by those who have had the pleasure of reading it, to be almost uncqualed in force and effectiveness of its sarcasm. Bold in its donunciats and trenchant in its biting wit-and humor, it wields all the wea - . . pons which irony ana sarcasm mane most cflcctivc against the ridiculous assumtions and grotesque attitudes of the leading champions of the bill. The valorous Butler and tho sanctimonious Frelinghysen camo ;in for a full share of the author's saicasm. j8?"" Senator Morrill of Maine, a leading advocate of the Civil Eights O O Bill, was recently invited to leavo a colored church in Washington, on the ground that it was not intended for white people. That was a strong way of putting the case. ^ ^ $3T We receive very chccring ac counts of tho crops in all sections of the county. The yield of wheat and oats has been abovo the average; and tho latter rains with warm growing urAnthm* ainco. have eriven a new growth to the corn and cotton. The) only fear at present seems to bo an assault from "General Green." jfcST Our yonng friend Mr. Geo. B Sondley, now of the Greenville Juniorprise oflice, paid us a visit a few days since. He brings a good aeeouut rf that sterling journal. He will soon complete his apprenticeship and we trust to sec him well established in business. jtST Mr. James A. Wilson, a / >< mm Tw.inifv nl VI VUi ? IVIIIIVJ j WIVM ?.% V kis residence on yesterday morning, aged about forty-six years, lie will be buried this morning. His brother Charles II. Wilson is now lying very ill. ? Fi.vu Wheat.?Mr. Lcttis Clinkscales, of the neighborhood of Centrevillc, has just harvested a fine field of wheat containing four acres, which it is estimated will yield from thirty to fort}' bushels to the acre. It was manured with cotton seed. Can any of our farmers beat that. . -n tV n 11 ,i ? a ke-union or ail tne graduates of tlio military Academy of West Point is proposed for the purpose of healing up the wounds of tho late war. Prosident Grant is said heartily to endorse the project. WS7" Tho repairs upon Trinity 1 Church aro progressing this work under tho charge of Mr. D. B. Smith, an experienced and skillful workman. We learn that the work on the new paper at Greenwood has been suspended for tho present. Tho weather is too hot. JBS"* It is reported that Senators Morton and Logan aro endeavoring 1 to unite the South and West in a new party movement on tho inflation issue. JS$s^? Tho ratiroutls generally are advertising excursion tickets to the Northern cities, and to the prominent ( Summer resorts. 1 8?, The Greenville Republican compliments tho address of Judge Cooke to tho Grand Jury, as ono of tho J ablest over delivered there. Jas. L. Orr, Esq., has been i nominated for tho Legislature in An dcrson. Ho is a young man of fine promise. 1 g- The Charleston Hotel has been ] r-lnsnd for the summer for tho Duroose A i f of making repairs. - jSunday the 21st was tho long- c astday of the year, and inaugurated I the Summer season, r T *5 r' 1 ' ' vjr? . >'"* IV A Popular Mistake. The Augwsta Chronicle and Senlint idduces a number of facts to sho\ ;hit there is a mistake in the popi ar opinion, that all of tho cotton c ;ho South is made by negro labor ind thnt on tho contrary thousand n infrv f lia An )l WillkU IJICU UUVU guuu ill I.U uuv vu ,uro since tho war, to whoso activ jompetition and energy, any increas )f the cotton supply will bo largel; luo. It says : "There is no doubt as to the Tallin, )ff in tho production of cotton in cci ;a:n sections workod exclusively b; legro labor. "While this is triie,Mt i ;asy to find tho cause. The negr :ins been led into idleness by beiiij iratrged into politics. In tho blacl jelt of Alabama, as shown by th "eecipts at Mobilo, Selma and Ijjonl joinery, the falling olf has been mor ,han counterbalanced by increase eceipts at other points, showing tha white labor has entered largely int ,ho production of cotton. Saiu Louis has received a quarter of million bales from the white countie Df North Arkansas, South JVIissoui *nd North Texas. In Missour North Arkansas, Tennessee and Nort Texas white labor works tho c-otto fields. In our own Slate in Norther Georgia, along tho lino of tho Ai Lino I?oad, cotton production is o the increase. During IS73 tho ri iciptsof cotton at Atlanta were 29 210 bales.?This year tho receipt were 51,SS9?nearly an incrcaso < 30 per cent. This cotton was pr< iuced by whito labor. In tlio upp< counties of South and Isorth Carol na white labor is forccd by necessft in the production of cotton. Sraa farmers find it remunerative. The raise their own supplier ?i>4 in th way make it profitable. In the Southern Magazine for Jur is an essay by Mr. Ethy?n I)e Leo upon "Tho lluin and Reconstructic of the Southern States." The WriU cites tho fallowing admission mac recently by ftWobaerfr'jifitKnglfshma "More remarkable than is tho cor petition that hao arisen in the sau tracts of country, betwixt the larf plantations, on which tho rtCgrc63 m chiefly employed, ftrtd the Bihftll< farms ci*y>L?vatcd &y white people m dor their own hands, with as litt negro labor as possible. 'jfhis featu; of cofton prantrnrf irr th'c South it? : present conspicuous, fbr I hold i from observation as well as testira ny, to bo certain that tire larger po tion of the annual expansions of tl cottort cfop since tho war is due the energy in sdiall farms, in gardei and in cfops taken on waste and u occupied plantations, of white labor ?c>? Oun Court. The Extra Ternr our Court, appo?ntcd foi" tire' dispo'i tion of equity eases, and other mi tcrs not requiring the aid of a jur was opened here on Monday mornii last, His Honor, Judge Cooke, pre ding. His Honor seems dc terrain to clear the dockets of his circuit, ai to remove a.l complaints of tho lav delay. In so doing ho will descr Ihc thanks of the country, aliko the Bar and the people. Tho fii case called was that of Cromer i Cromer, which threatens to bccor as famous a? some of tho old Engli cases, and which came np on a motif for new trial, from the verdict of t jury allowing alimony, and upon oth matters involving the question of proper maintenance. Tho vario . I II.. A i questions wt'iu icui m-uij in^uuu i Messrs. Ft'rrin & Colli ran for plainti and ilcssi'g. Burt and Thomson f defendant. The docket is a crowd' one, but will likely bo disposed during the week. The Court opens 10 A. M., and closes at 3 P. II. ??> had the pleasure, on y< tcrdaj', of meeting in our office, o young friend, Mr. L. S. Morris, now promising student of the Theologic Seminary, who is spending the Sui mer vacation and filling very accept bly various religious appointmem Mr. M. is a graduate of Erskiue, wi the first honors of his class, and h more thau ordiuary talents and i tainments. gST The Greenville Duily News a sterling journal, and a worthy re rescntative of the mountain cij We are pleased to learn that it i rapidly extending its cireulatbi We commcnd it to the patronag( c our friends. ^ ^ "Time and Tide wait for no nun, so says the adage, and we mayad< "the cars," also, as our Junior ouni ?> . it to Ins cost on j'cstcrday. xsui iuci tho conductor ought not to hav promised; but we suppose he \<is be bind time. "What says friend Ham mond ? *4^* (?5^? Tho Civil Eights bil is dca< fbi* the present. It passed tl# Senate out ttie motion to taico 11 rp out u its usual order, requiring a ftvo-thirdi vote, was defeated. It wc?ld Jikelj bave been vetoed by the President Mr. II. T. Tusten is gong to Balti more on Monday next ^o visit bis daughter, Miss Eliza, ad they wil Lben mako an extensive Hp tbrougli ihe North, Mauhiaoe in Fasionable (?) Life.?Manuel Mclvellr ana rannie McLaren, both coiorccl were married >d Wednesday even in/ last by Trial rustice Hemphill. N cards. A number c office-seekers u this locality are astressed on ac *. ^c l/irtl- ri "npr^ppntinn." ;UUUL U1 LX1C lUk/O, vj j Nothing does a cajdidate as much food. 9C1 ~ Cggf? Col. Geo. I!. Hoard, a promlent citizen and spcessful farmer of Slbert County, G/, was on a visit to datives here dujbg the past week. I I ? J JEi3 We had the pleasure on Fri day last of recteiving a visit from Mr ^ P. C. Westmorland of Greenville, tin v active and polite travelling agent o Wade, Boykin & Co, well-knowi ^ druggists of Baltimore. ; ? ? s The American Cardinal.?It i 1- said tbat America will receive th 8 honor, to which she is entitled as on o of the great powers of the world, c y having a Cardinal. The choice wii bo probably between ArCh Bishop g Purcell of Cincinnati, and Perche c New Orleans. y g 0 Koad overseers will give hcci g to the advertisement of the Coant; k Commissioners and put their roads i; 0 order. O > ? ?. D@u Seo advertisement ordcrin t tho closing of the Public Schools dui o ing July and August. a 869u Mr. F. A. Connor advertise ? for sale superior cotton gins, also -1 stoam engine, and saw and grist mil ') n fiSf This community of late ho n been afflicted with peddlers an r agents of various sorts. , n j5* ' ?ST* "We have Had fine seasons i ^'8 this community, and the crops ai )f promising. D $ Tax Returns l! y is n Auditor's Office, AIM Coif 3" ; Abbeville, June 22,18J| This office will be open froi n- the 1st day of July to the 2Gt 10 day of August next, to' recei\ >e returns of all Personal Prope: ty, Moneys, Credits, investmen n. in Bonds, Joiift Stock compj lo nies, or otherwise. rc Also, a complete return of a ^ Real Property, Lands an 0! Buildings urder control as owi T- ers or holders, or as husband 1C parents, guardians, trustees, e: ^ exutors, administrators, recer n. ers, attorneys, or factors, on tl first day of July, 1874, in a i, j. t> curuujice ?iui xvesuuiui of of the Legislature "providir si- for the re-assessment of Re it- Estate in 1874," approve y, March 17th, 1874 As an accommodation to ta: sl- payers of the County, who r ed> side at a distance from this c ld tice, the following persons wi ''s be supplied with blanker, /an vc authorized to receive returns, < oi all real and personal propert; 'st viz: All Trial Justices and X< ,'8, tarics Public in the varioi no Townships who are compete j rmrl Atrlin mnv ?ifvnlv fin' +1 UUU n UV XLLIAJ 'xl't/XJ XVX VX' blanks at this office. All persons are required i . make their returns between Jul ns 1 and August 20, and after tin date any tax-payers who sha ff have failed to make their r< 0* turns will be charged with ti cd property and fifty per cent, ac 0f ded thereto. at I very male person betwee the ages of 21 and 50 yean whether owning property c ;fi- not, except those unable of eari nr ^ Amtv) KAIII/V mnim ? IU? il SUjjpUi I J1UXU UCIU^ maim a ed or otherwise disabled, ar ial liable to a poll-tax, and are re n" quired to make their returns. :a" All persons failing to mak t8, Iheir returns of their polls wi] Lh oe required to pay a double tas as and on failure to do so, are lia lt* ble to be indicted and impris oned ten days, in accordanc wifh Ant "Xn 287. Sessions n 1872-73. r# Tax payers are re s spectfully requested to repor K all persons who evade making; ,f just and fair return. T. B. MILFORD l Auditor Abbeville County. d June 24, '74 11-tf n 0 T?IGUEED MUSLINS, - P White Lawns. Pretty Calicoes and other desirable Goods to arrrivo this woek at tbo 1 EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS , Juno 11, 1874,11-lt f 3 Italian Fly Catcher, 1 AT - PARSER & PERRIH'S 5 Juno 24, 1874. | 1 1 Wftttrt MriM Difitifliiar? "V? J A T 1 Parker & Perrin's. I Spear's Improved Fruit Solution at Cost. Parker & Perrin. Juno 24, 11.2b EissoMoi of CopartnersMp. TIIE firm of ROWLAND & PAT, TON was dissolved on the 11th of Juno, 1874, by mutual consent. Tho business will still bo carried on T IV Pr\WTJMn *11 uj o. ??. j.*\s if 4^. ^iii persons indebted will please make payment to him. J. W. ROWLAND. W. II. PAT TON, Juno 24, 1874, ll-2t ' Cotton Gins. 3 ' i - ' VS f _0 3 I AM authorized to aell the EMORY GIN and CONDENSER, g one of which I have used, for four years, and it is my opinfcfa tlta* jit 6 will gin moro per hour, make a be'ttef ^ e percontage of lint, and the URTTSSIf* if is much less than any other-. <gi&.*f U Anyone wanting a gin VQalij suit their interest by writing* Yoojb for further information. I think so.' F. A. Connor, ..vn CokesbuTy, S. CfM ? a Jane 15,1874,11-tf . ^ I STEAM ENGINE, fl ir SAW AM) GRIST- MILL, A LL in good running order, ftir j[\ sale at "panic" prices. I- ypisp. # to sell only because I haVe.Hilw^ is nearly all the timber in reackbf tho . ? "terms easy. | F. A. Connor, 1 t Cokcstary,s;:c. a June 22, 18<4, if :. ^ AS soon as the crops are laid by J\. the roads musibe .Vnt-.in ffotfd!.'/'' i order. Sign-Boards have been "pre>? pared for .ill the public Forks and* ' ' Cross-Boa<l8 in in? Cotifaty/' road-workers must put np these poii(U;^W era. Overseers will call at this office*?* to get the Boards for tlicir respective " '3? ff' sections. . /J? J, Byofdeiof the Boafd, i' . ; . . w. p. McKEiiLAii; ' Jp c&B.x)ueu. " ? i t t !iil A'tf' n it "\! ' ~ t ilULJG VI110 U.XL., O. Vy., I n: June 22, 1874', 114t \\ r- School Vacation. Is l" BMM Y resolution of the Board of Examiners; tbo Public Schools of l(j the County are hereby ordered to close for the months of July and August. The Trustcew and ^eachete-j. Sj will take duo notice and gdveth them? selves accordingly. . r- W. M. PRESSLEY, ie School Comm'iv c" Jane 22, 1874,11-tf : .n ?n ' $ New Advertisements. a I . ?d - V ".. . - ? itnnr/iM - ' . ... DAV1UMM* . ' CO't LEGE.0 Next PesMAn will begin Sept. 3V-1874, Healthy location. MoraL8tmos]>here? if- Strict discipline. Thorough teaching.it Moderate eliarges. 'Seven profc5f6r?V'' lU For catalogue or information,-appjy -t<y> !(1 J. R. BLAKE, hairnt6i? of tbe'FnetiU-* .. ty. Post OJJice Davidnon College, JSr. & ' r, "Save Fifty Dollsrs? 3* Tlid W6w Ploronoo i IS ?"? "* Price, $20 below \ any other fiTst-chatf It- Valut 30 above/ ttewiilg Machine* Ck . " Saved, $50 by buying the Florence/ q Every Machine warranted: Special terms to clubs and. dealers:?1 } Send for circulars to the ifc Florence S. M. Co., F l(frertbe,Maw:ii-i or 39 XJnion Square, Ifcw Yffrk; _ TEXAS ?REAL ESTATE' DRAWING, i- ? ' $146,000 in Gold, Houses and Lauds. 11 s, Capital Prize $5,000 Gold. ' .-5 T JULY 20, 1874, m l" AGENTS WANTED, SEND FOR CIRCULARS. TICKETS $2. e J. E. FOSTER, Houston, Texas ? _ rr;.; ' "DSYCHOMANCY, OR SOUL CHARMING." How either, p sex may fascinate and gain the love and. !r affections of any person they choose, ih[1 stantly. This simple mental acquire- ' r ment all can possess, free, by mail, for L' 25 cents; together with a Marriage' r Guide, Egyptian Oracle, Dreams, Hint#' to Ladies. A queer book. 100,000 sold. Address T. WILLIAM & CO., j 6 Publishers, Philadelphia. ' March 4, 1874 47-tf MOST EXTMOFMABY ; Terms of Advertising are offered for t Newspapers in the State of 1 SOUTH CAROLINA! Send for list of papers and schedule * rates. Address , Geo.P. RoteMCfl, Atortisiiflt't No. 41 Park How, New York. Refer to Editor cp this Paper. LAST CHANU& FOIl AN JEASY FOBTUNE! I. FIFTH AND -LAST GIFT CONCERT^ iN AID OF THE > PUBLIC LIBRARY OF RT;' July 31st, 1874. LIST OF GIFTS. One Grand Cash Gift $250,000 One Grand Cash Girt....;. 100,000 t' One Grand Cash Gift75,000v One Grand Cash Gift 50,000 ri,\n Hi'hiiri Push nift 25.500. 5 Cash Gifts, $20,000 each SlOOjOOO; ( 10 Cash Gifts, $10,000 each... 100,000 > 15 Cash Gills, 10 OHO each... 150,000 20 Cash Gifts, 5,000 each... 100,000J2-3 Cash Gifts, 4,000 each... 100,000 30 Cash Gilts, 3,000 each... 90,000 50 Cash Gifts, 2,000 each... 100,000 , 100 Cash Gifts, 1,100 eacn... 100,000 210 Cash Gifts, 500 each... 120,QQl^ 500 Cash Gifts, 100 each... 50,500 19,000 Cash Gifts, 50 each.,. 950,000 Grand Total 20,000 Gifts, all ' * cash $2,500,000 I PRICE OF TICKETS. Whole Tickets 5? 50 u<J Halves 25 00 Tenths, or cach Coupon 5 00 11 Whole Tickcts for 500 00 22 J Tickets for 1,000 00 For tickets and information, address THOS. E. BItAMLETTe, Agent and Mauager, " 1 " T nnlo.>illn Tr? X'UUIIC J-iIUiurj i>unuiii5, xivui9>iiiv,uj Sewing Machine Needles. MRS.* TALMADGE lias for sale the following Sewing Machine Needles, Singer, Grover & Baker, Wheeler. & Wilson, Home Shuttle, American Plain, American Button Hole, and Machine Oil iu quantities to suit purchasers. [June 4,1874, 9-; ? - a.