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, to J _ Tk? Press and Banner. ; A.bbeville, S. C. < ? ( A. LEE, Editor. < i \ Wednesday, Oct. 28, 1874. ' _ ] Terms.?Two Dollftra a year, in ad- , #anee, or Two Dollars and Fifty Cents, t the end of the year. V No subscription* taken for a shorter time than six months. transient advertisements are charged . of *t the rate ot One Dollar per inch tuaoe for the first insertion, and Fifiy 1 Cents for.each subsequent insertion. A. liberal deduction from the above rates fe igade to persons advertising by the quarter or by the year. WSy* AH obituary notices and tributes * - * J C * I1UI1 ol *rr6Sp8CC HF0 cnnrguu isjl ut ouc uonc%i ^ rjktes of advertising. It:. . JOB PRESS* 1 We are now provided with an excellent Job Press, and fine assortment of Job Type, and are prepared to execute i iperior work. Orders are respectfully ?ilicited. Regulatioxs joi: the Port-Oi fice Abbeville.?The Office is open for fjjo general deliveiy of letters and sale ul postage stamps from 7:30 A. M. to o P. M. Money Orders furnished from 7:30 A. M. to 3:20 P.M. Greenville and Columbia Railroad. Mail closes At 7:30 A. M. Washington, Ga., Mail closes on "\Ycduesdaj* at -3:30 A. M. : Elbert, Ga., Mail, via Heardmont, closes on Thursday at 0:30 A. M. Antreville Mail, via Temple of Health, closes on Thursday at 5:30 A. M. jg? Elbert, Ga., Mail, via Lowndesville, I (doses on Friday at 5:30 A. M. H. W. LAWSON, P. M. mrrrra toiDPD TO nV TTT.V WITH ?aaju|. AO v ; Wkvc Advertising Contracts can be made. The Abbeville Fair. The Sixth Annual Fair of ihc Abbeville Agricultural Society came of!" on "Wednesday of the past week, continu- , jng until Friday afternoon, and was, a> ; we. had every reason to anticipate, a . -anost brilliant and successful exhibition. | The attendance was somewnat suiaiier i than at the iast Fair, and the receipts, , JUenee, were spmewhat less, but the ex- | ibibition, in some respects, was infinitely t superior, and was, altogether, a mattei i of just pride and encouragement, and re- c fleeted the highest credit upon all concerned. The exhibition of horses was ^ superb, and was i?r superior in thenum- ( hpr And oualitv of the animals on exhi- , """ ?* 7 " hition, to those of any former occasion. ] Over eighty fine animals formed the j imposing array, which might liave ri- t vailed any similar display at the Slate . Fair. In the household department, too, I tber-e was a large and varied display, of i .the.choicests products of culinary skill ] And domestic handicraft, and the boun- r (teou3 exhibition of good.things combined j to banish all thoughts of hard times, f small crops and empty larders. And so ;i \we may remark of the various depart- t xnents devoted to the products .of the 1 Joom, the needle and the pencil, within t the .building, and to the fine buggies. H and wagons and other specimcus of me- t chanic art without and within. The i crowd, too, on Thursday was scarcely f smaller than last year; and a better i looking, bettor dressed and better be- I liaved company of ladies and gentlemen I it would bo difficult to find anywhere, i It well merited the compliment of a { traveling salesman, who said that he [ had been throughout the Union, and 1 had seen none to surpass it, and perhaps 1 none to equal it. Altogether, the Fair i -was a success, and has once more vindi- I cated the claims of our Agricultural So- t ciety, as one of our most cherished and popular institutions. But let us survey ] a little more minutely the most striking i features, and refer more particularly to < the most attractive incidents of the ex- I hibition. : Thursday, as usual, was the great day . r\f il-,? Ti'uir ami larirti nrmvHw I from all sections of the County, whilst ! there was a fair representation from the adjoining counties. The streets of oui : town, at an early hour, were crowded < -with vehicles, and the extra train from jSTiucty Sis brought a full freight of pas- : sengers. Entering the Western eutrance to the Fair grounds, we are first greeted with a sight of a large tent, with flaring placards, where the Messrs. Pearson & 3>empsey, of Greenville, promise first xate ferrotypes at low rates. Amid the variety-of other attractions, their patron-, age was still very encouraging. Just beyond their tent a traveling vender of pens and pencils, selling .one package lor twenty-five cents, was driving a brisk trade. Sundry changes and improvements in the grounds now strike the eye of the beholder who has been in nf ftttpnilmrr thfcp Vnira A new story has been added to the judges' : stand for the accommodation of the mu- 1 tficiansand just inside the track a num,ber of comfortable seats, and near the main building, a iadics' reception room; ull conducing to the convenience and .comfort of the visitors. Entering the building, we find in the lower story a display of field crops, which, though, from some cause do defective in quantity, was very excellent tin the Quality of the articles on exhibition. Here Mr. \V. C. Fooche bears oft the palm for the best bale of cotton, best yellow corn, aud best rata bagas. Maj. JL A. Griffin for best sack of flour, .best red oats, best bale of native hay; Mr. Jas. McC'aslan, best sack Q'f corn meal, white ?nd red wheat, barley, onions and greatest variety of garden vegntnKlas hoaf nToiiii/1 npjui Mr. A. "R (*. 'VIMWiVOj - vvwv O | ??" w [Lindsay the largest variety of garden J seeds; Col. Aiken best sweet potatoes . and turnips; Win. H. Parker, Esq., best J half dozen cabbage heads. Going up stairs and entering the~ Household Department, "A," we see fiorae dressed mutton, for which Major ! Griflin bears oil* the premium ; ajar of 1 butter, for which a premium is awarded : to Mrs. M. J. Dentfjr; best lard, 1 cooked ham, bacon, dried beef &c., of ] Mrs. Jas. McCasIan; best country cured hams, fresh beef.-dreesed pig, <fcc, ' of Mrs, A. 15. C. Lindsay, and a number ' of other excellent articles, for which 1 premiums were awarded. In the Household Department "B." Mrs. McCaalan exhibits the best peach, pear aud crabi< apple preserves, also, apple vinegar, and j1 dried apples, &c.; Mrs. Lindsay, best ntawberry jelly and peach marmalade; ] Mrs. Shillito, Sr., best grape jelly; < v -*F * v- k ' '*' " : 3 Mrs. Joel Smith, best pine apple and watermelon preserves ; Mrs. J. S. Coth an, best tomato catsup, sweet pickle, jucnnibcraud mixed pickles; Airs. T. 2. Penin, best apple jelly and pepper . atsup. In the Household Department, ? -*? ? T T\ tllf> "Vy." IVllS. O . XJ. VI1U> uiv?a v?i?v~ jest plain and jelly cake and wheat bread, and Mrs. T. C. Perrin, the best rolls and rusks. For other particulars wo refer to the premium list, which we svill publish next week. In the "Patch, Crochet and Needlework Department, Mr. Geo. White's fine silk quilt bears ofT the palm, also, the worsted quilt of Miss Sarah Livingston, and many other beautiful articles which we have not time to. enumerate." In the "Wax, HTafrand Shell" Department, a premium is awarded to a beautiful hair wreath of Mrs. M. M. White some fine shell work of Miss Guilliland, and some wood frames or J Jr. xnompson and to a number of other elegant specimens of art. In 'Tainting," premiums were awarded to Mr. F. E. Wencke, for pencil and crayon drawing. Mr. J. J). Chalmers, largest collection paintingsMr. J. F. Lee, best photographs; Mrs. A. B. Ward law, two fine oil paintings. In the Department of "Wines, <tc., Mrs. Lindsay took a premium for oherrv and scunncrnonsr wines; Mrs. McCastan for muscadine wine; Miss Eliza. Callio.un for grape wine; Mrs. R. H. Ward law, for blackberry wine; Mrs. Thomas Thomson for basket of pomegranates. In the Department of "Leather," a premium was awarded to Ivurlz & Xorell for double wagon harness; Mr. C. E. Bruce for the best Congress gaiters, and to S. C. Alexander & Co., of Greenville, for the be.st saddle, collars and leather. Tn "Tailoring," Mrs. Lindsay took premiums for best coat and vest, Mrs. Mcrti?QTt*ava anrl ATIkq TTnl? V^iWSiUll IXJL UCOt UKtU vioj ?.?>iv? ? comb for best shirt. In "Domestic Manufactures" Mrs. McCaslan, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Lindsay, Mrs. G. M. JourJan, and others, took premiums for a variety of articles which we have not time to enumerate. Mr. Tusten's fly brush also took a premium, In the Department of Wood, Tin and Iron Manufactures, Messrs. Seal, Sign & Robinson bear ofT the palm for their uiperb buggies and wagons; Mr. Lawson for tin ware; Master Lythgoe for his lair brush, and the Abbeville Company 'or their patent bee hive. Major AnIrew Small bears off also a premium for lis patent brooms and brushes. To the aste of the Major the excellent arrangement of many of the articles is largely >wing. Next let us survey the feathered fowls, iwine, sheep, cattle and horses. Major irilftn takes a premium for Rowen lucks; L. W. Parker, white ducks and irahmas; Brooks Conner, game fowls; F. F. C. DuPre, Hong Kong geese. In he Department of "Swine." Colonel \iken took preiuiums for his Essex >oar and sow; Mr. G. T. Anderson for Berkshire boar and pigs; and "NV. It. liawson for fat hogs. In the Departneut of "Sheep" Col. Aiken took tl?e )remium for his merinos, Major Griffin or his grade and broad tailed sheep, uid Mr. A. E. Lesly for his Southlowns. In the Department of "Cattle" Major Griffin took a number of premiim? for his Durliiims. Devons. Avre hires and grades, and for the best milk sow, which yielded nine gallons, when nilked on the ground; Mr. T. C. Perrin of a grade bull, and Master R. E. kVhite for yoke of oxen, fatted beef, &c. [n the Department of "Ilorses, Mules, fee." Mr. J. K. Vance, took the preminn for the best stallion, Mr. E. E. Smith or the best model gelding, Major Grtftin jest fillv, mule, horse colt, &c.; Mr. J. kV. Lesly, best mare and colt; Mr. H. ^V. Iiogers best mare; Mr. J. J. Cunlingham, best Jack; Mr. John Evans, >est brood mare, and also, a number of >thers took premiums. In the Department of "Saddle and Harness Horses," Major Griffin took he premium far the best buggy horse, jounty raised; Mr. II. \V. Iiogers for the 4- 1... n,?l JUdb auu aiowT ivi nid harness horso combined; G. T. Jackson d* Co., for the best pair carriage liorses, and also for saddle ware; Mr. Marshall Jordan best saddle horse: Dr. L. V. Sims best saddle horse, county raised; Dr. F. F. Gary, best saddle mare, county raised; Col. Cotliran, best pair mares, county raised. In the trotting <peed ring, the premium was awarded Co Mr. J. D. Pace. In the boys riding ring, the premium was divided betweeen Masters A. W. Smith, Ivichardson, and Hiram J Tusten. The premiums were awarded on Fri day, and tbeir delivery constituted an interesting feature of the exercises. The meeting of the Society came of on Wednesday night, and the old officers were re-elected. We see that the active and efficient Secretary, Win. H. Parker, Esq., has been induced to retain his office. To his zeal" and efficiency the success of our Fairs is largely owing, and it would be difficult to find one so competent to supply his ]>luee. Last, but not least, we niay allude to the fine Autumn weather which prevailed during the week, aud added largely to the pleasures of the occasion. ^ ? .? <Coloxel Cothras's SrEEcir.--.Col. Cothran made an earnest and effective speech at the Fair grounds on Friday last, in which he called upon the citizens of the County to rally to the polls on the 3rd November, &nd give General McGowau a strong support. He alluded to the prevuiling apathy among our people resulting from defeat in past ejections, and illustrated the necessity of one.more earnest,eflbr.t, by the example^ of Robert Bruce, who l*nd drawn inspiration from the success of the spider, 1 and crowncd a long scries of reverses by the glorious triumph of BannocUbum.'j He called upon every true Southerner to make one more effort to redeem a country which, in every sense of the word, was ours, by electing, as its chosen representative, a man who was born in our midst; was "bono of our bone," uid who, in interest and feeling, and in Lhe assoeiations of a lifetime, was emohaticallv one of us. He called linnn ! Lbe women of the country to do -their ] 3uty in the premiss, to permit no Jag-, Sard to remain at home: but, if need be, x> drive them to the polls. ?.<? B?\L? We learn that a darkey from Georgia, who had traveled some forty miles, came to Captain McLaughliu, a few days ago, with a story of grievances. The Captain pleaded want of jurisdiction, and advised liiin to lay Iiis complaints before Gov. Smith. In^TnriiT ii- ii -----? ? i jAi'mm 11 Vii I II - I M-TilBafrl V' , 4 Republican Meeting on Monday. A Republican meeting was held in the Court House on Monday and ad- * dressed by Judges Thos. J. Mackey and j S. L. Hoge, and Lieut. Gov. Cleaves, in t support of the regular nominees of. the 3 Convention. The speeches were com- c paratively moderate in tone and were y listened to by citizens of both parties. Judge Mackey alluded to his visit here ^ many years ago, and paid a warm tribute * to the memory of Marshall, Abney and ] Bel leek, Who were his comrades in the Mexican war; said that his position now 1 as a member of the Republican party j involved 110 loss of self-respect, and in < the course of an earnest defense of its t principles,"claimed for it three impor- * tant changes in the organic law of the < Rfnfn The establishment of the house- 1 hold exemption; the abolition of impris- ( onraent for debt, and the extension of 1 the educational appropriation?made a labored defence of Mr. Chamberlain's 1 connection with the Scott administra- , .tion?assorted the right of Northern men 1 to hold office here as a right which had ; been won on a hundred battle fields; ' admitted the truth of the charges of maladministration which had been made against the Republican parly of the State, and made In its behalf earnest pledges of reform. The Judge is an able, and, at times, an eloquent speaker, but one dose of Republicanism, even in a "mild form" is enough for us, and we did not stay to hoar the speeches of Judge Hoge and Lieutenant-Governor G leaves. South Carolina?A Hopeful View of its Recuperation. A correspondent of the %ew York Herald expresses himself as agreeably surprised at tho present condition of our State; that .so far from being in ruin and chaos, it is not even retrograding, that it makes more cotton and 'wheat to the acre, has more busy hands, more ships in the docks, more acres under cultivation, and more varieties of products than ever before; and that though it has suffered a more rapid and radical change than any other community except France at the revolution of 1789, yet that its condition now is better settled, better ordered, more durable, and nearer a lajrge and long prosperity, than elsewhere in tho Union, and in support of thps view, l^itcs the testimony of Gen. trshaw, who expresses the opinion t the discovery of our natural phosites furnishes a full recompense for loss of our slaves: of T.Ir. Miles of ' \Bmrleston, that social equality, after a'!, lias nothing in it; and many other planters of the State, and members of tlie State Conservative Convention, that tli e planting interests of the State under ' tl e new system of labor, have suffered m > detriment. As showing the natural < jy-ogress of the State he says: "The northern part of this State has immensely developed, pushing the cotton culture to the foot of the Blue liidge, where wheat and cotton blossom constant!}', and neither is king. That part of the State has advanced in towns and ready markets by the opening of the Air Line railroad from Atlanta to Charlotte, and the city of Greenville is , one of the most progressive in the South. ' Spartanburg is also growing. The tendency of all freights is through. Herein the Carolinians see the folly and nar rowness ot ttieir old railroad system. Jt was twisted to and fro between the selfish localities without comprehensiveness. The railroads should have been localized at Charleston, not led to a merely political vicinage, like Colum- . bia. The rice cultivation has fallen ofF, through the disinclination of the negroes to get the pneumonia by working in the trenches in the coid winter months of January and February, but the naval products of South Carolina, " tar, pitch, turpentine and rosin.have made up tho difference, whereas hofore ij they were scarcely accounted staples at | all in this State." < And again: "South Carolina needs only a self-re- 1 spectiug Legislature and Executive and . Judiciary to bo what she should have : been but for an exaggerated self-wor- 1 ship, founded on factious selfishness, ( which no amount of personal chivalry could compensa^ for. Think of a port only forty-two hours by steam from the anchorage of Havana, closer than New i oi k 10 v^nicago, nearest me vast cotton fielils of the Mississippi, ami still with out a line of rail to Knoxville! The plunder of this State has been by natives eveu more than by strangers. Even 1 some native women join the rout. The petigrews and Mackeys and Meltons and what not forget their late importance and herd together upon no social standard for tiie sake of the luxurious husks of which the swine partake. The I present standard of value in South Carolina may well be compared with the . following figures for 1S54, used by Helper in his ''Impending Crisis:" Seventeen and one-third trillions of acres of land were then assessed as worth no more than $23,000,000, or about $1.37$ per acre. One-third of this amount of land in New Jersey was assessed at $158,000,000, or nearly ?30 an acre. Senator Robertson sells half-acre building lots on the outskirts of Columbia for $300 a half .acre to negroes. By an inexorable law the plantations are being divided. The time is not far distant when every negro in the State will have a piece of ground. In proportion as this tinin ic luisffruirl will irmul irni-ni.iiti-.Ant I ... ....~v~..wv. ..... gU.CIUIUVIU ! come to blacks and whites. Honesty without property is not to be expected in a legislative body. The schools and freeholds which many of the whites grudge the negroes are to be their own safeguards. When the negro and the white have more dignity they will seek less ofiice. South Carolina has in the Augusta and Columbia and the Piedmontair line railways a trifle advanced upon her old [railroad facilities. At Chester I saw a narrow-guage railroad and train bound inland. But nufch remains to be done . to give Charleston her importance; as, for example, a railroad from Millen, Ga., .to Tennessee, to carry the cotton of Macon and Montgomery ofT from Savannah. The area' of the State is 29,3S5 square miles, or less than that of Maine or Indiana. A dozen good navigable rivers draiu the rich interior of its products. Some new towns bave sprung up as by magic, like Aiken, and I have ! observed that the three cities whioh were i burned in the war have experienced the ijnost rapid revival?Atlanta, Richmond Laud Columbia. This naturally arose i from the assemblage .of mechanics and ' ! laborers, who finally required babita- ' tions for themselves." ] This gradual development of tbema teriai prosperity of the State, he attrib- ' utes to a number of causes?to "The hopelessness of political am- | bition among the whites, whereby they are neglecting politics and attending to industry. To the more perfect climate ana son mey possess over any of the slave States. To the discovery of vast depfoslts of natural mineral manures since the war, whereby one acre is equal to five, and the disorganized labor equally available in the ratio of its replacement by chemistry. To the orthodoxy , and homogeneity of the blacks, who are 'J without the Creole restlessness. To the' chastened intentions of the whites, who, having the most inevitibly inevitable black government, ^re treating their labor with most justice. To a reflex wave of immigration, repe'.letl from Texas and even from Georgia, by the barren realization, of exaggerated hopes , there. ^ A^d the^ incre^^^^^^U^jj ..HH * T TRIBUTE OF RESPECT. At a meeting of Ninety-Six Lodge *o. 19,1. O. Good Templars, held on Friday the 9th October, 1874, the foliowng preamble and resolutions relative to he death of our lamented brother, the Iev. Dr. JOHN HOLLAND, were iflered by P. W. C. T. Jas. N. King, ind unanimously adopted by the rising rote. To wit: Whereas, since our last meeting an kllwise Providence, has seen fit to renove from our midst our dearly beloved riend aud brother, the Rev. Dr. John Holland, therefore be it Itesolvcd, 1. That in the death of our jrother. the I. O. G. T., and especially >ur Lodge, to which he belonged, has ost a true and 'efficient member, the '*i i. t i 1 /?_ ^nurcn an nonoreu unu lumnui v^unri ;ian member, his family a kind and iflectionate husband and father, and the community a good citizen and an able ind trusted physician; and that we >ffer onr heart-felt sympathy to his be eaved family. 2. That our Lodge wear the usual sndge of mourning for thirty days. 3. That a page in our minutes be ded* icated to his memory, and that a manuscript copy of this preamble and resolutions be presented to the bereaved family, and one be furnished to the Abbeville Press and Banner for publication. To the Voters of A jbeville County. The accounts of the campaign in the Counties above us are highly cheering to those who hope for a change in our political affairs. There is much for us to do between this time and the day of election; the third day of November next, being Tuesday of next week. We have within our grasp the means of electing better men to office than we have had heretofore. Everything now aepencis up?>u um own exertious and the faithful performance of our duty. Let every good man lay aside his ordinary business for one day. Go to the polls and see to it that his neighbors do likewise and we will elect McUowan for Congress, and other good men to State and County ollicers. J. S. PERRIN, Chairman Executive Committee. ?? JSi ^ !_/ -L.VI WJUUAJU*. ? r_. Mr. J. F. C. DuPrc is respectfully announced as a candidate for School Commissioner at the ensuing election. MANY FRIENDS. October 20, 1S74. Abbeville C. H., S. C.~ October 20tli, 1S74. Mr. Editor:?Please announce Mr. \V. P. McKellar a.s a candidate for School Commissioner, and oblige, MANY VOTERS. Abbeville C. II.,'S. C. Editor Press and Banner: Dear Sir:?W.ill you please announce the undersigned as an JndependDnnhlimin rvinil iflnfr* for .IlldtTli of Probate of Abbeville County, at the ensuing election, am) oblige, Very respectfully, T. B. MILLFORD. TO THE POLLS F tT T.S NOT TRUE THAT I HAVE withdrawn in favor of Isaac White }r any one else! My friends will take notice that I am a candidate for SCHOOL COMMISSIONER, and vote Accordingly. .T TV fi. DnPRE. Oct. 28 29-11 Final Discharge. rhe State of South Carolina, County of Abbeville, In Probate Court. "RkJOTICE is hereby given that Robert JL^I J. Nickles, Executor of the Esiite of Mrs. Su?an C. Calhoun, dee'd, :ias applied to Clnw. W* Cullin, Judge )f Probate In and for the County of tVbbcville, for a final discharge as Execi tor. It is Ordered, That the 23d day of November. A. D. 1S74, be fixed for liear ng of Petition, and a final settlement >f said Estate. J. C. WOSMANSKY, C. C. P. A. C. Office of Probate Judge, \ October 21, 1S74 29-4t / Final Discharge. rhe State of South Carolina, County of Abbeville. . - In Probate Court. mTnTrnr 41.-1 -?? ? [Vjy 13 IIC1CU) ^IVl'U unit Sarah E. Cheatham, Administratrix of the Estate of B. M. Cheatham, deceased, has applied to Chas. W. Uufiin, Judge of Probate, in and for the County of Abbeville, for a final discharge as Administratrix. It is Ordered, That the 28th day of November, A. D. 1874, be fixed forhearingof Petition, and a final settlement of said Estate. J. C. WOSMANSKY. a C. P. A. C. Oct. 28 29-4t VALUABLE' LAND FOB SALE. rrjmrr-p ?:J -A*? " - ? ig suusciiui'r oners ior sale 1118 i valuable tract of land, known as the POWDER SPllING TKACT, lying in the lower section of the County, on Hard Labor Creek, containing two hundred and twenty-five {'225) acres, and bounded by lands of A. J. lloundtree, T. C. Perrin, and estate of John Cothran, deceased, and others. There are sixty acres of valuable wood land on the tract, and the remainder in a gqpd state of cultivation. A bargain will W offered in the sale of the place, either for cash or to a reliable party on credit. Apply to subscriber at McKitrick's Mills, (now Morrow & Wardlaw's Mill's), or at Bradley's Mills. t. c. cuddy. Oct. 28 20-3t JUST ARRIVED. ?o- 0 ? Pretty Calicoes, Bleached Homespuns, Brown Homespuns, Dress Protector, and other desirable Goods at the 17^ _ j} m i * uuifjuriuiii oi jrasmon. Oct. 28 29-tf ; FRESH SUPPLY. Hats and Bonnets, new styles, Ruffs, Scarfs, IT - 1 jwecK KiDbons, Veilings, &c., &c. Received yesterday at the Emporium of Fashion. J Oct. 21 28-tf General Election Notice. Office Commissioners of Election 1 For .Abbeville County, f Abbeville C. H., S. C., Oct. 26, 1874. J .JPURSUAJsT to au "Act providing for the General Election, and the manner of conducting the same," approved March 1, 1870, and of an Act amendatory thereto, approved March 12 1872 ; also, of an Act relating to the tj.mo of holding General Elections, approved March 19, 1874; also, an Act providing for the Vlcctio^^ttjflk State Board of Equalization, (sWBP Act, sec. G4,) an Election -fcill beJaeld in the County of Abbeville on me FIRST TrTVCina v fnlinwiwcthe fir9? Monday ? ~ g ^ in NOVEMBER, 1^4,, being the 3d day of November, 1S74, for a Governor and Lieutenant Governc^of tlic State; for a Representative in Congress-from the Third Congressional District; for one member of the State Board of Equalization from the Third Congressional District; for one member of the Senate, and live members of the House of Representatives fron?" Abbeville County; for one Probate Judga; for one School Commissioner; three ;County Commissioners, and one Coroner for Abbeville County! said Election to be conducted according to the rules, principles and provisions prescribed by the Acts aforesaid. For the convenience of voters, the following Election Precincts- aro hereby established, and the several persons hereinafter named, are appointed Managers of Election at the several Pre. I cincta, viz:? * - Abbeville C. II., Prccinct No.. 1..,[ T. P. Quarles, A. J. Titus, R. G. Leslie. a . r A. M. E. School House. J. Townes Robertson, AV. H. Shives, Newliu Mercer. JSinc(y-Six. E. S. Hale, Alex. Valentine, Daniel Stewart. r urccnwuuu. M. W. Coleman, Beverly Young, 0. W. Boe. . Cukesbury. B. Z. Hcrndon. Isaac Walker, Jas. Jenkins. Donaldxvillc. . ?n'| B. B. Seawright, Wesley Andrews, SiJas Bobinson. I'i Due West. * John Cochran, A. C. Hawthorn, fcjyrus W'inbush. Lony Cane. , Frank Henry, J. Calvin Henry, jfcd. Corcoran. SmiUtville. H. 0. Klugh, Harris Rykard, Teter Lomax. Whitehall. Vincent Griflin, Wade Jones, Daniel Davis. Chiles' Cross Roads. Jno. C. Chiles, H. C. Lites, Harrison Chiles. Cedar Spring. T r. Tiivtnnnti TlinHiS Wk&TtOU. GeO. F* ErSvenckr' - * j CcntrcvUlc. Wttlianv'^Wickliffe, William Troy, Jr., II. H. B. Fuller. Cullaghani's. Bazil Callagham, Jaa Carwile, Henderson Tribble. . : Loivn(lcsiriUc. " J M Lattiruer, Sr, tium Wright, Jason Silnson. - > "r War rent on. Frank Wilson, John Jackson, C. B. Gultin. , liilcy Placc. [Bowie1# School House.) c! /i t i. willinm Xt'ilann .Tnwhua ra. v. jLiIUI\| n iiuuui ii mmvm, ? Banks. v i Calhoun's Mills. A. B. Kennedy, Charles Logan, Jas. White. i" . i t.ii / I | ^ g St. Charlotte.; , Dr. A. Gihert, Squire j WiUeuaan, Frank Belcher. ' McKitricWs Mill. / J. ?>. iiritt, ?>ave waruiaw, janres a. Jackson. _ r x . ?? m , /s . L Oil 0 Bradley'? JuiVZ. Miller McCaslin, Jeff'Wideman, Cain Devlin. The above named Managers of Election will meet the Board of Commissioners of Election at Abbeville Court House on Mouday the second day of November, at 11 o'clock A. M., to receive the boxes and necessary instructions. 'PIiq T^no will ho nnon<?-l nf. fi rk'nlfu't ill the forenoon and closed ut 0 o'clock in the afternoon of the clay of election, aud shall be kept open during these hours without intermission; and the Managers shall administer to each person ottering to vole, an oath that he is qualified to vote at this election, according to the Constitution and laws of this State, and that he has not voted during this election. Immediately after the closing of the -U~tl .... I. I I pons, ine managers ?uuu jji-ucvcu jjuulicly to open the builot box and count the ballots therein, and continue such count, without adjournment or interruption, until the same is completed, and make such statement of the result thereof, and sign the same, as the nature of the election shall require. Within three days thereafter, the Chairman of the Hoard of Managers, or one of them, to be designated in writing by the lioard, f<hn,l deliver to the Commissioners of Election the poll list, the boxes containing'the ballots, and a written statement of the result of the nl/vifinn ni liic nrpninp.h. The Peace Officers are required to be present at the polls until the election is completed, preserve the peace and the independence of the ballot, and see that uo liquor is sold at or near the election precinct. All Bar Rooms, and other places for the sale of liquors by retail, 3hall be rinsed at 6 o'clock on tlie evenine nrece ding the day of election, and~remain closed until (i o'clock in the morning of the next thereafter, and during the time aforesaid, the sale of all intoxicating llquoraria "prohibited. ' I By order of the Board. ' 1 J. W. PERRIN, {y .* Chairman. L. L. GUFFIN, * . ' J. R. TOLBERT. Commissioners Election Abb, County. T, A. SuLLivAii, Clerk. ' Oct. 23, 1874 29-lt > :r> ..-.4 . NOTIG& , : ' mqt'bs. fob fertilizers and Lxl OLD ACCOUNTS are past due. I Debtors must come forward and settle. J Delay will only insure a lover price for ^ jottbn, as there is noprospeotofan ad? rauce before the end* of the year. The money is due, and muBtbe paid. . Quarks & Perrin. Oct. 21 28-tf." ; ' ] WE CLAIM For our Celebrated Perfected Spectacles and Eye Glasses The undermentioned advantages over those in ordinary use, the proof of . which may be seen in the extraordinary I sales, and constantlyincreasing demand | for them 1st. That from the peculiar construction of the glasses they assist and pre- ^ serve the sight, rendering frequent .. changes unnecessary. ' 2d. That they confer a brillliancy and distinctness of vision, with an amount of ease and comfort not hitherto enjoyed by spectacle wearers. 3d. That the material, from which the Lenses are ground is manufactured specially for optic purposes, and is pure, hard and brilliant, and not liable to b(P ; come scratched. , 4th. That the frame in which tlrey are set, whether in Gold, Silver or Steel, 1 are of the finest quality and finish, and ! guarant^j^perfect in every respect.-: . PARKER & PERR1N. Oct., 21 28-tf A NICE ASS3BTMENT OF GROCERIES, / Composed in part ofa-* .j'> Sugar, Coffee, Rice, Tea, Oysters, Salmon, Cheese, Pickles, Sardines, Peaches, '; -, &n.. &c.. at Cunningham&Templefon's. Oct, 21 23-tf . A COMPLETE and wcll-jjelenled Stock of Dry Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes, at ; i' CUNNINGHAM &TEMPLETON'S. Oct. 21 28-tf f ri A FULL line of Crockery, (ilass Ware, and Hard Ware, just received by CUNNINGHAM & TEMPLETON. Oct. 21 28-t.f ; ' ;> 4. ORANGES, Apples, Pc-a Nuts and 'Plain 'and Fancy C&ndiefr, jtist opened at CUNNINGHAM & TEMPLETON'S. Oct. 21 2S-tf oor i_? ?i uara. L AST week the Republican Con-. | vent ion nominated me for the office of Coroner! I lierehy inform the public most emphatically that'* viH not accept the office. ROBERT R. HEMPHiL?. M w?vvt? TU KJliWT. THE STOKE HOUSE occupied by the undersigned is offered for rent Ht a low rnte, for two years from the first instant. DuPRE, GAMBRELL & CO, Oct. 21 ,28-tf; j Extra Trains for Fair Week. i , .. . i.r, JJ1XTRA TRAINS during Fnlr, Oc I B',4 toner zi, 'Zi, ana wiw:ieuve .Ninety-Six at 6:15 A; Mi, arrive at. Ab7 bevilie ,8>20 A- M. Returning .leave AtfbevilJe.at 4:i5 PL M. Freight fur Fair will be paid on rtelivei^.' ' If turned-, WILL BE FREE, and freight; paid on delivery will be REFUNDED..' WM. H. PARKER, ' . . Secretary. Oct. 14 27-tf nninTninTT A TUT o, rnuMUl iprpntf ouniununiiiTi a imii wivn A HE veoeiviug1- iind opeuipg a. so^^fiqi, : " 7T "v '-r?I * p? mwit BOOTS, < ih SHOES, : HATS, A M TIM 0 _ i/Ara, :i. ..arid A complofo Stock of / j FAMILY GROCERIES, ! J Co nfectio naries,L&<SiE2 Oct. 14 27-tf S JJ ' -.? ' THE ABBEVILLE HOTEL, ,j'3fj ijl l- *3jin vV JACOB MILLER. THE subscriber directs the attention of tbe 'traveling public to his Commodious Hotel, located in the town of AbbeviWe, and solicits for the same a full share of the public patronage. With convenient rooms, a well-kept table, and attentive servants, no efforts will be spared to give satisfaction. JACOB MILLER. ? . ' . XJa- - -JT _ rw 14 1874 97.tf Real hair, frizzes, puffs, and SIDE CURLS,,just, arrived at the * '- ry j '. Jrx emporium of fashion. Oct. 14, aw All ? Ladies' u.nderwear, .nicely made and cheap, can now be found at the ... 1 emporium of fashion, i Oct. 14 27-tf < , ;. , COUNTRY CHAIRS, 10 dozen split ! bottoms of best quality, at J. D. CHALMERS &CO'S. TVAfTflirv^fL! wnmAAfl ^ IJtlAllt J5W X lUJIO umuc MM, T4?UiUvo, and will wear; 20 pairs for sale at , f J. D. CHALMERS & CO'S. | CfllLDREX CARRIAGES, very c handsome, at f J. D. CHALMERS & CO'S. . i t ^IHAMBER SETT.S ? containing s 1 ' '-s? - it *3 niftfto n n/l ofoar^ o XJUrt'HU uim umoo, ^ivuai^uu, i v Waslistand, Table, Towel- Rack, 1 r Rocker and 4 Chairs?at the low price n of $35. 0 J. D. CHALMERS & CO. 8 WE BUY COTTON And all kinds of country produce for CASH or BARTER. ^ BoPre, fiamiKliit ?. Oct. 14 28-tf ? -----,J. T. I 8 #T| JFa . . . r )B rS leave to jteoounce to the poblip t embraces all of the departn^^s usr I 'Ufg JL9 READY-MADE m WARE, CHOCK! HOUSE BTJBNIS NOTIONS IN GK ?" -- ' :arv v'?(Di His long experience in business, togeth af his customers, enable him in saying cannot be excelled in South Carolina, and prico before purchasing elsewhere,' be convinced that it will bo to their int 7/ b0H ]f : '- <r.aM .<i ,.i.' T T f - T itcf ^ ? Oct. 14, 1874 27-tf ? . - ... , rfA El V 3 WW. .59*1 ip 9jd ?" - ' U : :?.i '[V. > .,V / ' ' fi-'J i.'.t;: lo - y/i,v/.J lv iio : White ; - ' ' 'is v i;fbr. IF you want to sco the most compJe 1)ISE to bo fortx) anywhere. Thi a customer, and to do this they Keep ai BOOTS.and SIIOJSS, : " "hni;'i FANCY and STAPLE DR ' - A HEADY-MAJVE CLOr .? GliGCEI* : : v r Cli<?( ' 9M 'V it'i'u(y Tlieir goods arc astonishingly cheap fail to be suited. Call early, as tbcii goods are going off rapidly. whit: Oct. 14, 1874- 2'7'tf-i 'I Office of School Coaiiss*. r?* .. hA\>\? Abbeville C. H., S. C., October 6,1874. .*-*-4. mi", THE COMMON FREE SCHOOLS in TowjjslitpB No. 2 and No.' 11 wili close at ouce, tlie funds beiug .exhausted. . r , i . . i I'} I . Ji:~' wr hjt W. JJJL. rressiey, /School Commmissioner, Oct. 7 2G-tf. '' ' " :j' - ;i. - ,?/ . t MSmUTIOKY >. n tun i-w" linh THE Firm pf CUN^IN6HAM.& HILL was? dissolved by mutual*' consent on the Istliistant. The business will hereafeer be cofmd onvonder' thfe-Firrii njimo arfd style of "Cuaniug bum & Templetou." . ; i; J R. GUNNING#AM; ./. H'i !_[} 'J W. A. TEMPLETCN. fN retiring from', the Frrm of<>unjiingham &.HU1, I bespeak for my successor tlu*t confidence and.patronage they so much deserve.': 1 ''' i -I WM. HILL, bet V 20-tf , : <i' ?y-r-r?i j " NOTICE. 7<t I ' mill (! r%{- : ~~ 3ft ' ; A XL'' persons havitig demantfo Xlt aaga] nitu Testate x>f BEARD, deceased, will present tnein ' duly probated to ihe^sobsoriber, the Administrator.. All persons indebted 1 will make pnynierit'w?thout delay, to N. M. Buckhalter, Administrator, < Oct. 3 26-41* ' j'C J j/.? T ?: jl PUBLIC SALE . LAND. m . ' ' ; r * I ' 11 . BY virtao of the power and authority in mo vested by thp depd of Franklin A. Stevenson and Edward E. Stevenson, dat'ed tho 4th day of April A. D. 1870, I will sell at r Abbeville Court House, in the County -/> * I-1 111 ^ 1 ftnnfh 01 AUUUVIUU- auu *jiulu v* wvuw.i ^ Carolina, on tho . ; . First May in Jorakr leit, between the hours of 12 o'clock M. and 2 o'clock P. M., nt public auction, ( to forccloso a mortgage, a TRACT Df LAND in said State and County, adjoining lands of Jacob Miller, E. MmUaw An/4 Af kn??a nnn f i nin cr " LI VIOVII aiiu vuuvia, vvnvu????'fcj ? .."J 300 Acres, more or less. Terms of Sale?One-half of the ^ lurchaso money in cash, the other ia|f payable in twelve months, after late, with interest from day of 8alo it the rate of. top per cent, per allium, with mortgage of tho premises ^ o socure the dame. If the terms of ale are not complied with immcdi- C itely after the sale,- the land will be * e-sold on the same .day at. the risk ?* f: the. former purchaser. Titles ;ood. _ WILLIAM H. BROOKS J Mortgagee. N Oct. 7 26-4t 3. D. CHALMERS & CO., ? Local Agents for the > .Ie JINGER EWING MACHINES. tofcerfe.n Kt Hsj Stock is jdow pdtnpletc. It mtly tepE'in a flrstrclaw !? 0(M3ip9 CLOTHING, ERY, GLASS WARE] mUl HW6S00DS. ;|]i)j, EAT VARIETY.- v ST3 mm< er with bis knowledge of the :wah&?-^ that his-Stock, in quality and pricca?( To caah buyers ;ha only say^./'CaJ^ ?1 and he foela assured that they .^l I erestto purchasoiVow * ' > v - . -,il * . Robertson. us 1Q "ff ^ - "T JUILf : I. "Jt .;v?r" M.,-; Brothers, to Stock of GENERAL: MERCMjL* sir aim is to.snpply all the wants <$?* 7 IwaVaon hand. ... /' Y GOODS, THING and HATS, IES and HARD WARE, ^ JKERY uird WOODEN WARE. SADDLERY, LEATHER, &c., &c, Give them a call, nnd yon cannot trade mub never tatter, and'4hiflr E BROTHERS. - -i??% The Slate of South Cain, ? A -RTH1T7TT.T.TT. rftTTfifTY. J In Common Fleas. P | T. E. II. MoCraskey arid Flora Y, -.MeCroakey, - against J Elizabeth C. Upton, \VfI!iam A, Up- | ton, J. P. Barret tc, ct al. Order and Judgr.>enl in Partition.- a Bjy'.virtue of an Order to mo directed: by his Honor, T. JX.. J Cooke, I will sell at Abbeville Coiirtf House, on SaledWv iii November next,, ''.|a within the legal & jurs, |9 JOneM&t p?&and* fl l:j?? reitl estate of John -G. Ba^ett'or dee'd, of ?fl'4 County and Stat?, 4 J-y, 800-Aerefir-^?SaR. ;| more or less, imd i?Vfnjicl'crfv A>y Jittd* of Stephen Efmoro, II.; ?I?. Crejssj??ll /:JsH and others. To behold io 4-w0*$yr J ni<Jrc Vrhbtft' Phtts .of tho gntuo wiU bo exhibited on day of aule. , TERMS?Onre-tliirtT of'lho^'pter- |S .cibjase money to be paid in C.A 3H,ibe remainrlerjon twelve months' ciudit, * iv'JUi'?Mtor?stfr<mi duy uf lobe J 'decafcd by bond with good eeoiirky m qnu morf?Va^e 'of the'premises t?M> Jj cuwtiic credit portion.:' -JH ; i^rmy. 1 . - s. A. e. Sk^Wj nfc -V 'U V. - / "Oc t. U ,2(^4.1 '|ii I '"i?" 1: , il l/-. '*#1. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE 1 j Baarflof"Comjf-; CoiaipieJ S i.:. Jr V fjr.(- >^o i sit./rf-A '-^Bj Ftfr"the Fiscal. Year, begiiifr' ' : xjg ' ' ' ' L aing November 1, 2873,. aa4 " ending October 31,? 1874btf > "II ILL be hold November 1st. W All claims againstttie Connty must be mado out in i(*ni9, with iatcs prefixed, the legal affidavit attached, and deposited in thitf offico4n 51- befyrc the 1st November next.. , rhose are tajral requirements, and vill be strictly enforced in every :ase. By order of tho Board. W. P. McKELLAE,; Chairman Board CouDty Co&Sfc'irff/ 9 Abbeville C. Hy S. C., \ ;** *. 1 October 2, 1874 26-4tj I iTAPLElRY GOODS, I Vood and Willow Ware, B Boots and Shoes, | Crockery and Glass Wire, 9 " " %JF n L Pull Assortment of Staple Kg foods of every description; at ? )uPre, Gambrell&Co'Sv 1 Jul Oct. 21 28-tf ? k LL KINDS OF "VVOBSTXD W. SL. Goods, Sacques, Breakfast Shawls, jsK ubias, &eM at the 98 ^ ^ EMPORIUM OF FASHION. 0| SMITH'S PATENT DRESS ELE- WS 5 VATOR?something new aaU per- H ctly reliable, at Hie j8R EMPORIUM OF FASHION. H