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McBcvittjOfBdgeM mKKSms*7* CouJlt to be toped if the d jniaistiion is detentiae4 ;to fcav '^i :v thor^n Republietu in ofBfce % It -in? ineother'poi^he pe.3 ! for fcjeatf^gicien<#% "courtesy an ^eepjabi^ Whilu the * J>f thftepiiblic^ii partg# would n< be jefaardiwd by the a'jg>ointmet We m<rf*'j^w Bepublican treasurer, tfa mt JmP^PPlfa u^ conciliated. Tii Hyw?rfti Sere has been iongatidJbitje wK we Would pregdfefj.thi W inipcea?ion8 dnd prejudipifljH]& W been m^vby. both parties, iia m -. even yea#* I Though they sbdvid beAzfcWcan I we believe tnat nej* offi^^JaSgsj I do much to Quief'^hV mmSSJ i feelings of the people of j5j2Ll( ^ Ca0Dt^ ocrouv; licuoui vi. tr is a courteous, aflnpetent jaMml * fal officer, i^Mless, of *%? politi 'A ' t sls* .v v - r 7i chi opinion/ .? r' _ j > i*? '? i _ -'4 Baffin's fij? ' ' $ , (Snffin's bi$ before the Xrsrfrfsla la?ure to divert $4,000 <k>l$3 ta: to - indebiedtflss o KTAbheviile County <*eerns to'us tc I l>e unjust. This levy was made jfor the Express purtiose of paying /J?^ d&bts then i&istmg against W/Jthei coupty, and we think those cred a i tors-who have waited and expectec - in good faith- to get their monej r should not |be "disappointed.? k The hones&people of Abbeville r County aire wtliugyboth as County I and as individuals, to pay their debts. We think the Legislature ( should see to it that an equitabje biU or tax levy is made to satisfy all fair demand? against our County, { but they should look to it that on? class is not wronged to the advantage of another class' of credit WW # ?# As a public journalist, .%e jihajj ever approve whatever we/seejl JSUnV-Sffltoay8 pabligJK% i / >3 |bssagra^ftii?, W mi 'g'' id--^SHif ??I-m I LUNATIC ASYLUM. , & We are indebted to Mr. J.J Hrfin detail the various classes of p B'jtients, with respect to occupation H [residence, suppojfl^feause ofinsa! B^itof fte., together with a full |^J^gfe*financiai condition of the ii . ... 1U) ?UUUC??1UI wanna HBEent, for several years past, in spit sp fl|L)ecnmary embalrassnient, to with the very treat improve Hroenu Which have Been made * I the oharacter and treatment of th j? inma a, reflecc the li^hest credi W upon l)r. Ensor. Hi Ts eniphati t eally the right man' in the righ V place. -r |Mtaj|jta^^SoTne,.0dvi lias figurec 8.;^ , . ^ie Ewtid town taxes collected in 1860 H?as ?y4.185,000^white wa*ab'ont H#a1iead for th^ ent\?poprilatiop. . i.1 r? * Ill cu?u tuerwore, mqBthan twice as much to take care o*? man in his Estate, County and mifccipal re law lationa hi 1870 as it d I' ten years before. This does not include the Federal taxation. The ilt ordinary expenses, of the Fed< -al Government in *1870 wer? 164,421,000 which was $4 30 a hewjfor the entire population*; In 1? theVi were j $37,165,000, Which ? ?. $1,60 a fj000* hi h \ "' Pcpstoftlie ?6j^p.? was an.jprcJJ-': . Itis als? !j fenced New ?<*k grocer ed the cash system, and in a JHH1 *.lar just issued,, to the customers, Ifnakes the-folding observation: lipLli expetteiicf, both as proprietor and as^wtaftt in the grocery busu ness, extending over a numbef^ years, warrants me in asserting, without fear of reasonable contra dictiiMi, that no establishment doing a credit business can favorably compare prices with a bouse working on the cash principle. - 'All the expenses attending the keeping of books, all the losses by bad debts , and otherwise, must be tacked on 'i to the dealer's profit, and, as a mate ter of course, must be paid by those a of his customers who jpay at all.." . ifeMJFFlClAL U0ND8." ?- Tbe onion PTerald states that the attention of rovernor Chamberlain has been taw^to the tact that many county ^ taeafiarere and county auditors are ,<j$j$fring without sufficient official ^ IkfWIs.?He has directed the comp(i ^n^-genera! to notify such.'officers ts Mat a strict compliance with the >t lac will be necessary on their part it irthey desire to continue in their A nAoifinno TT o OIOA ro_ IC i p/oikii/iio* xxv uiwv i vte qiires-that the sureties shall justify, r, Tfil act of March 19,1874, reijuires i* dit the sureties shall justify. The re alt Df March 19,1874, requires the t awjitor of Charleston county to i. gye \ bond of $10,000; Risbland, :* Beaufort and Abbeville, $Tk500; all i jhg-others $6,000. The treasurer f j? Charleston/gives $50,000;and all t$ie others $20,000. We uuderdtand - :i?afc a close scrutiny will be made *jjff the character of the bonds. 9* It is rumored that there is a proIttlroiulitv of the South Carolina rail jSVoad J easing the Charlotte,-?3ol{irn*t<bia ft A.ugnsta line. At (be last raeetingof the stockholders of the stockholdtrs of the latter company a proposition w?3 made by the Car- j ohna road for a lease, and a com* fifittee was appointed to consider * the matter. The committee con-1 * sists of Messrs. "W. H. Brawley f ! liion, Paliner, Newcomer, Bridge > and Townsend. Jt i6 said that a ; favorable report will be made, bit * [ as yet nothing has been agreid J upon. 5 "By the new law, postage on t 5 newspapers must be paid at the office of publication. yOur sutscri- t bers will please, whenever th$T re- ^ s mit money for tfie Enterprise, in- ( 1 elude twenty ^nts for postsge.? c r Greenville Erferpriz: Mountaineer, v He talk* *as if he expected a dozen ' or so'o|mi8 subscribers, living out e of*fh? bounty to pay. ' All we ask f ofjpur subscribers, living any- 1 i:?flere is, to pay their subscriptions, f (--We'll' look after the postage. ? f Cokesbury School.?We call at- , tention to the advertisement of tbis v time honored Institution of learn- r ing. It seems, from the high testi- fc Lmnniola that thfi T?<v?t/ir <?1eot hrincs. n M lUVti V V?WLVVl, V ? tJ U f , 1' kjfcit the Trustees are fortunate in ^ |?mug his services. The town is c ^Bfey-and mpt&T and we may a |^?>mp?sed of^i.iat^igpnt, re- e i^fimd Social citizenship, aad to . ?bog$ in|tbis' I i.:4~^W* c ? . J ' 1 . - 'I - -r * Removing the Landmarks. trees which famished tothefati F. pedestrian, auch convenient an )r lightfui breathing places of a |H jammer's day on the side-wal ?injfront of Mr. DuPre's bandso !h improved residence, have beei moved by the hand of the axe-i a, The hickory and the poplar, tt- Mr. Russell'#, an4 in front of if, A ?? a ?? ?^ iv ciuoio -d.uaftnuj' \jjttvcj we )- sorry to see,the same k- Thus the grovmPof a centarj h pvdo\vw,'ajfc$Dr. In -the. t<Jry_ of tljP^ih* trees, pleasau \- collections and reminiscences ol n pas^?^ayclasted.ftround the h e of nfany a lim school boy t schoolgirl. U/ic^r these trees ic - halcypn day/ ol' the past, 1 t would1 gather,blossorae and nut ternat&ly in tfeie spring andautu in the1 shaded ofl vvliose bran< [ manjr hours frave been spent, ei . nrotlteKlrr i/^l" r ,j Wi| ?ulJj tneaeuuuj otherwise. JThe boys and tlie g i havelajfynetktheir lessons togel 'there, while?; ?h?irlittle hearts w< court and c oquet with all the, ousness am I innocence of ch "hood. ^ Messrs; Ri chard C. Watts, of , Laurens i ba r,. and Eugene" jG.i who fo. re? iding Blackstone^ Edgefi^, n; nder the direction.* di9tingtnfi5*d relative. cailecLat office'cdfifTd ay last weelc.^Th young gentlemen are menffital( and will no doubt distingq|l|gM selves ill their profte3si?i. ^SpF thinkJl there were great fragdspi ticedMin the late elections; He conficMent that with a? cot] G^Hfc[cGowan wou^ j w JHKnau. Mr. ( JSHnjEme young Ju(^^^'be fo 11 f the beautifpt*&i| the go< ,?;.Pnay be expect#tf return 1 a great whi-l^ | Q^od luck j tme can be done^Sbije the peoj: Pay what is Jtae, resist fraudulent claim i& t?e courts', ai prosecute the o^ejj who acts bad faith. No gfkeftl law of rep diatirn is corop?TO? with the Ja\ of equity and justifef raa^ be many JfMdulent* . jgainst Edgefield fc?iinty, c|[S?M 'Advertiser presunr&Jo say thatthi are all of that chafalter ? We thin not. Then pay whit thou oweat. masonic.?A.TL* regular cor (munieation of Wonewall Lodj So. 124 , A* FJM-j beld on tl 26th of X>ecemfer last, the follo\ ing brethren wre elected and ii stalled a^ofUcers lor the eusuir F. L^Sdrrot, W. M. < JEdwin Cox,S. W. *Qeo. Itoseniwick, S. W. John C. Ch:l6s, Treasurer. Robt. J. Rc6in8on, Secreta James F. Iron, S.'D. ! Henry Gaae, J. ]5. John J, Backwell, Tiler. The only rich editor in the Stal if South Carolina, is Speights, < ihe Greenvill Daily News. Wne fee time cooes -for collecting h semi-annua dividends on his ban stock, h<3 his to lay aside the pe aid the soteors and suspend h faper for aiay, until, he get6 it a (panted ant safely deposited. Last Suiday was a gloomy da is Abbevile. The sun Vas ot stured by ilouds which threatene rlin; the streets were never rri'uc der; anl our citizens generall sjent thelay in doors around thei oivn firesdes. Last Sinday was communion da it the Resbyterian church in thi pkce.- lev. Mr. Martin the pastoi oticiatiig in the ceremonies. A mieting-of the colored peopl of Oolimbia was held last week s wiich resolutions were adopted re commending Col. James G. Gibbes fotthe appointment of Inspector o Phosphates in the States. Pie bond of our own Count; Tifcisurer, Tolbert, is amply eecui edand is equal to the best. Hi o,i official character too affords scie guarantee that the interests c tTii rinnnfv cnfo ia Viia Vinn/la v.., V "* ilr. J. C. "Wosmansky, will liv in :hehoo8e with his father-in-law MUT. B. Wilford, during the com ngyear. 3r. "Wra. Robertson of the Roosl lasrented Mrs. Enright's dwelling Al? fl-. a rvfoonnf X'aor * . vi vuv ^/ivovui j vai* , It. Marshall's children are suffer ngwith the whotfping cough. Mr. John A. Devlin is the moe :areful wagonerin Abbeville Coun y. In wet weather he hauls woo< o town on a covered wagon. "We learn that some of the "coton Vaggers" are displeased at wha ve aave said about them. W :an'thelp it. We are bound to d< rnr cuty. Samuel Hopkins was the first per on vbo ever received a patent fron roin tbe United States Govern men I it wis granted July 26,1798, and wa or the manufacture of pot and pea mhej. The third was Oliver Evan* >f Philadelphia, eo famous for his in rontjons in high pressure engines, o vhoie invention President Jeffersoi I ? r ttlv/lll f U It 4 ? M 4 A A n LI A 4 . l-IIUfltfcUU tllUb It WllS LUU YUlUUUie M 16 covered by a patent for a thing n< mo could do without after it wa :nown ' Thin was wae said in De eifiber of that year. For many year ftorward the patent offic^was but i l.firkship in the State Department. 3?he .Ifcris correspondent of th< Andon Times says: 'A dramati< flthor who does not wish to b< jMned; hafe-invcntcd a very aimpU paaj^tgs,; wjbich, in case of fire -v ;rA.r. ,; - . .. .: ?,.. ^ 9 < * *;" i.' . -The Sale Day. gued > j| (jg. In spite of the disagreeable we; v . er, the large amount of property ad noc tised for sale attracted a large attt k in anoe. An unusual, quantity of rea! melv tate was sold and brought good price ~ Qf the real estate of Gabriel Hod; 1 re' deceased, the home tract, 80 acres, man. sold to B. C. Hart for $1,000; lo acre near Dr* T. Gary for $96; 2 acres to J. Bell for $18. int Real estate of Thomas Guffin, are ceaed; 200 acres was sold to C. fate. Gufflu for $100. ? Of the Donald land, the Owens tn 146 acres was sold to E. >L. Waldrop nis- $1,080.; the Maulden tr^ct, 111 acfea, t re-f A. P.'Hhlrley f6r'$78o. ?tho Porclier land. jU acres, were sold John RollUqd for $175; 69 acres to ieart game for 571, and The Mattlson land, 120 acres, to 8a; 1 Mattison for $2,005. ,1 ' The Moore lot, 4 acres, was sold to th7 C. Perrin s al- The ElHs land lot, 3 acres, 76 percl mn, wa3 8?M to J. E. Tcdd for $400; 1$ ac ,i, ' to W. Barmore for $160; .203 acres to mgs c, ClinKscales for $1,120; 120 acres fclier same for $821.50. or Mule of R. J. McCaslan, was sold to :piR B. Hambliu for $120. } * , Real estate?Jas R. DuBose, 800 acr tner was sold to W. H. Parker for $2,100. 1 /4 TJnnl Tao A W7! ln/?ri QOQ n ak /U1 \X ?Jao. xx. *T itouiif *J*ju aw j0y. was sold to Thos. Perrln for $600. lifcd? Grand and Petit Jurors. v - . * ? ' tie Tib? following Grand and Petit Jur< Sty have been drawn to serve at the ne $7* term of the Court: GRAND lUKORS. if a J P Jones, w,' T' S Gordon, w, B onp Valentine; c, Jesse Pratt, c, John Maddison, w, W P McKellar, iese "Winston Arnold, c, W T Cowan, int, Lewis Parker, c, Thomas Boozer, c, E ajru Bell, w, E V Hinton, w, Henry . Oi houn, c, P A Covin, w, Joshua Tumi *v.? w. Ren Jenkins, n. "Ren fialhonri. *ac- George Johnson, c. J ia ' PETIT JUROItS. il V Jg AM. Hill, w, HH Harper, w, Jer nV Evans, c, BenettReynolds, w.JFW ore son, w, Jesse Jay, w, Lee Smith, be'p Thos A Cator, w, Isaac Foote, c, Jac< .f a Grant, c, Morris Boyd, c, Ned Murphe ' c, J F Coleman, w, J W Ktibxjw, YV ty^ Moore, w, J A McCord, w, W T He: off derson, w, T J Arnold, w, Isam.Hunte ijji c, Sara Evans, c.Abner H McGee, w, , D Chalmers, w, Ed Cochran, c, Jot P" Thomson, W, < Andrew Ke^iiedy, !ia- Thorny Bacort, .c, John H?. *>'es, \ Whitman Allen, c, B^fee, t lI' ElijahElriley,?Jja?? ??^Gcorg to" Young,' c. 8 W H 01. to ham, jv, G Wi Seawriflg?j?-Alfred E . I Newi^dvertis^itB. Wt The following is a list of ne^ advertisements: by. Sheriff Saiea?LV P. Guffln, Sheriff. a Filial Discharge?Estate of O. T. Poi -j oher, deceased. , iFinal Discharge?Estate of John lii 1Q Ellis, deceased. n- " Tomv Patrons?John S. Thompson ^ D/D.^ t: * [ ; Sale of Real Estate?Thomas C. Per Hjirir p The sale of Periodicals of Abbevilli fe Literary Society. / Dissolution?Enoch Nelson, R. W "7 Cannon. tk Copartnership Natice?R. W. Cannon ;ite B. C. Lindsay. Cokesbury Conference School?P. F Q- Gary, Secretary. t ? a_1_ t nltlMl' yg iU.qie lur o?!??? txi/uiytui vu 10 uiuvc> 5 Executor's Sale?Sarah A. Norwood ie Executrix. v- Citation?.. B. Miilford,, Jjidge ol D- Probate. ... : Notices by the School Commissioner '? . ? Kind Words. ^A good friend writing to us in response to our notice of-his indebtedness, writes his good wishes to us, In turn we trust that he may have manj years yet of good health, and liopefu) spirit to read our paper, and that the new year may bring to him the realization of his beat hopes: January 1st, 1875. Messrs. Lee & Wilson?I now avail myself of complying with your request, and remit $2.00 for my subscription. ;e Excuse me, gentlemen, I am a little 3f alow^but tolerable sure. Accept-of ni$ best wishes for the "Old Bannerand your prosperity., May the Banner tong is oe a watchman on the tower of liberty k till we- onee ' more dan be a free and happy people.. Send me the Banner: 1 am parttalto tBe Banker. I have looked is over its columns for many j'ears. I am 11 in a few days of being 79 years of age. , I remain, gentletoen, vfery respectfully que of your oldest readers, . * J, JX Ax ? u .O* - ^ Speahliig of the Fiuanoebill iustpass}" ed by the Senate, the New York Herald u says; "Its leading purpose was to unite [. and harmonize the Republican party; _ and, however successful It may prove as r a stroke of party tactics, it;Is of- BBbordinate importance as a means of reaching specie payments. It is marked by the trimming dexterity which is constantly y practiced by the farmers of political platg form. It is a scheme contrived1 to oear , one interpretation in the East and an' other in tne "West, and to mislead both sections if they judge of it by the comments of local expounders instead of e examing the text of the bill. It was it Esau's hand&with Jacob's voice, and a ?_ person must be an blind as the old patri' arch their father if he cannot detect the '? trick." A lie new iUUJVJl t'luui y t xu'vf xuia takes possession of the office January 7 1st. Among the interesting items he > will have tfc look after is a public debt of 3 $140,000,000 bequeathed to him, his heirs and assignees, by his predecessors. Up a to this time the city of New York has if not recovered a dollar of the enormous sums of money fraudulently taden by Wm. M. Tweed. The great criminal e still iingers'ln prison on JBlackwell's Is, land, the monotony of his prison life * being relieved every few day by a writ '* of habeas corpus issured from some obscure bench, but denied when put upon the main issue.'' Mayor^o term. Vaooe has just dismissed the Commissioners v of that Island for showing Tweed more 3 leniency and more favors than the rest of the prisoners. We had the pleasure of meeting in our office yesterday Mr. Burt Riley, of Greenwood, who has taken the Banner t regularly for the past twenty-eight . vears. He and his brother, Mr. Thomas 3 Riley, have been taking the paper constantly since that time, and we hope they both iaay live to take it for a quarter of a century longer. Mr. Riley savs ~ he has subscribed for the New Era, to be t published at Greenwood. We trust he e may live to take that paper for fifty 0 years. At Due West, on Tuesday last, at the tournament the following named gentlemen were the successful knights: Messrs. Horace Rabb, J. H. Dixon, n R. 8. Galloway, .Dr..Walter Hawthorn, anH PomtiKoll PolHn'oll Tr? tlio ovon_ VMIW I'UV'l VWlU *? Vlli XU VUV Vf VU ing in the hall of the female college. Mr. ? Rabb crownec} Miss Janie Kennedy as ' Queen of Love and Beauty; Mr. Dixon >, crowned Miss Annabell Miller, ttrst . Maid of Honor, and Mr. Galloway f crowned Miss Mary Lee, second Maid of Honor. Everything passed off quite J pleasantly to all present, and addedone 3 of the chief enjoyments of the Christ j xiiiirt iJuiiua^H. s To Cube a Feixjn.?The London Lan cet suggests the following simple treat& ment for felons: "As soon as the disease a is felt, put directly over the spot a fly blister, about the size of the thumb narl, and let it remain for six hours, at 3 expiration of which timfe, directly under the surface of the blister may be seen the felon, which can instantly.be taken 3 out with the point of a needle or a lanJ oet."> A piece of adhesive plaster will t kgep the blister in pladjP. j * " 1 , iiiiiim aaaa rfrfaa Taxing Mortgages.?In answe an inquiry, Mr. David A; Wells the afj,_ knwn economist, has written to the] ver. York Tribune, in -which be very cle 'ud- sll0W8 that it i? altogether wrong, i ea_ equivalent^ to double taxation to mcrtgatres on property. Inadition th pg- I to he says: "It is however, well set was I by the decisions of the United St 8 Courts, and the courts of the Stat p# New Yprk, that no State can tax pro ty beyond its jurisdiction, arid that o dp. one State can tax the same property jj the same time; or, in other words, 1 the determination of the situ* of i BCt; given property, or its capability of be taxed, in one State, dxcluded the pc to bflity of the situs and capability of ti tion being In any other $tate at the sf to time." This is ah important pdint the the General Assembly io consider Be just to yourself and geij mh ous to youb wife. ?Keep your ft accounts correctly and regularly in T. "Rural Accountant," and give y wife a copy of the "Carolina Hoi ies, wife.',' Tue large sale of the Ru res Accountants has enabled the publish< A. Walter T^vans Hncswell. Chariest to S. C., to stereotype tEe forms, and tl reduce the cost. They now oner i A. small size at$l, and the large at $1, }>er mail, postage prepaid. The Ca ina Housewife is Miss Rutledge's 1 established cookery book, ana shot be fn every house in Carolina. 4 Erskine Graduates. ? We lei that our young friends, Messrs. Wal Miller, J. D. Brownlee, and Mr. Hi d6nr all classmates, and graduates >rs Erskine College at the last Commen fxt ment, have entered upon the busin of active life. Mr. Miller takes chai -a - ..~1 ^ it-* T> Ul a acuuui at Tl iiiiaujotuu) wi. jlmuv en lee at Cross Hill, Laurens County,, a R Mr. Haddon at Clinton, in the sai w, County. They are talented young m< w, and w5Ul make their mark. ? Tfie Port Royal Standard and Co J'" mercial eays: "A new line of first cli steamship from New York city to P< ' Royal will commence running on t 27th, of this month. The Vicksbu will be the pioneej steamer, to be .f [r lowed by the Wabastha September'3d, f" A steamer will leave New- -York eve -V Thursday "following; and returning* w zr leave PortRdyal'efejy Friday. AsH V1 is a wealthy lirieWeraay consider this ~~ a permanent arrangement. We wilhgi ' more particulafain our next."j . r, * v . ?. ;> - i j J Gerrett Smith the well-known abo lu tioblst died in NetyjVork, Moaaay 28i c, ult,, in the 78 year of his atee. He w v, an advocate of thejate war, but urged v, conciliatory polioy&o the South since i je close.- vvuft ?iora<je ureeley ne Decan 1- a security of Mr. Davis' bond. , The;'fiu^>t^CAfeLiNaN for'Jam ary has been re?eivfeti, and as usuil is very interesting aumbenipresentlu In*trucUua~?tti?les -ffOiri well know contributors, and with its editorial at: y miscellaneous matter, furnish ei a joa nal well worthy tbe patronage of ot friends. . ' ??t > r We learn that J. Wash Boyd,, Esq and Miss Fannie Sharp, formerly of 01 3 town, but now of Stl Joseph's Missour - weremarried about three week# ago.Ourhestwishes go With the happy coi I Ple Mr. j)R. Prltchard, of Atlanta, Qa and Miss L. Sarah Ewart, were marrie e on the 24th Dec., 1874, by the Rev. C. E Prltohtfrd, tiie well known Methodh . minister. Tbey have moved to JLown desvllle; where Mr. J. R.'Pritchard wi] , teach. The Rev. C. H. Pritchard ha been assigned to the Lowndesville Sta . tion during the coming year. We ex tend to them a cordial welcome to Abbe ville. , ' Lodge of Odd-Feixows.?We'lean r that a Lodge of Odd-Fellows was organ ized at this place on last Monday' nigh in the Masonic Hall. I Progressive Farming.?Mr. f C?. B [ Guffin, of our violuitylias a crop of con and peas now growing on his planta , tion. Who can beat this ? [ We. learn that Judge Cook baa beei | looking for a rfasidenee in Greenwood ! If he doesn't locate in Abbeville, w< recommend Greenwood as the next bes place. We thought, however, that h< would certainly locate her?. Bergh would have had the depths o J his soul stirred if he could have seen th< q cattle in the streets of this town during 1 the recent sleet storm* ?omo owners o; . stock seem to have little eonsidenitioi for their property. The Columbia Union saya that one oi . his contemporaries has been sitting all around the rink to find a soft placc on the floor. Alfonso, son of the late ex-Queen Isabella* lias, been called to the throne oi Spain. The'sSttie King "manifestations have been shown to. be numbngs. We are indebted to Messrs. W. T. I Branch, of the Hartford, and Joel S. Perrin, of the Georgia-Home, for calendars for 1875. comuSgial. Charleston, January 1,1875 The Financil and Commercial Situation.?The general ooudltion of monetary affairs baa remained without important Qhange during this period, with the great European centres continuing to show do alteration of note, while the rates he call loans at New York ruled at 2a4, and advanced to 5a6 per cent., and prime commercial short-date paper racing from 5Ja7} percent, per annum, At this point money has been in moderate aupply at 1 per cent, per month, on first-class collaterals to H per cent, per mnntH In avnAriHrtnal rncpq TWo V.noi. ness movement has been quiet and moderate, with only limited transaction taking place to supply an economical consumptive demand. Until the depressed industries of the country revive, and a more prosperous situation is achieved, a dull condition of trade may be expected. 'The* gold market showed an upward tendency, and opened at 11J and closed at 12$. The New York gold market has shown the following rates during the past week : On Saturday, December 28, the market was closed. On Monday, December 28, was atlljallj. On Tuesday, Tkn/inwiKa'i* OQ iwno ftt, llSalli. On Wfitl iycvciuuci mvj * mw ? 0 0 nesday, December 30, was at 11?. On Thursday, December 21, was at 12jal2^a 12J. On' Friday, January 1, market closed. The Ckops.?The occurrcnce of the Christmas holidays has caused suspension of field work duringthis period, and nothing of importance will be done after the opening of the New Year. The very 1 low price of cotton which seems, in I consequence of the full production now taking place from year to year, to have overtaken consumption, and which has a tendency apparently to settle down to gold value ante-bellum figures, will make it of interest to know at how low a price planters can cultivate it largely. The period appears tohavebeen reached when it will necessary to'pay more atal* ~ i ^v*a 1*|_ Itention to me jjiuvwiuu wuu. tu? industries of the plantation will have to be more varied, and close economy be I U3ed in all departments of agriculture in I order.to secure a successful result. i The Receipts.?The receipts at last appear to be falling off and were for the week ending on Friday, December 26th, 162,594 bales and 214,726 bales for the corresponding period the year before, and for the six days up to yesterday, lie Koloo In <innt.rn.qf-, wif.h 17fl.215l . UMiUO *W VVMIt.MW. ?? ? I bales for the week the previous year.? At New Orleans the arrivals were 48,419 bales and 73,667 bales for the week thu year previons. The total receipts at the CQttoa ports from September 1,1874, up to the latest dates were 2,095,571 balefe, and 1,392,430 bales for the time last year, showing an increase of 202,141 bales. ? ^mc^( r' " - ' ' . v.. / i mi i ! iiwi i .1 n i r to The New Eba.?We had the plea well of a visit last week from W. K. Bli !fewrE&j., Editor and Pu Wisher of the j arly Era, the Greenwood Weekly wl and makes its first appearance to-mon tax and were favored with a side view of ere- paper behind the scenes. It promise tied be a neatly printed and well condu< ates journal, presenting all the current n 0 of local and otherwise, and exhibiting per- bestfeatures of a readable and interest nly paper. We extend to it the right h rat of fellowship, and our best wisbeeiift ihat success. ? . any r -a iing Accidhnt.?We regret to annou )98i- that our townsman Gen. 8. McGow lXa- whilst descending the front steps of ime residence, on Saturdav momliw I for after the storm of sleet,, sllfppe^dtf receiving a heavy fall and sulferiuK rious severe sprains and. bruises. E?" has been confined to his bed ever sir and has been unable to njpve liis b< the without great paiu. We join the our merous friendsof the General in tenc ,ae" ing to him our warmest sympathies i iral our best wishes for his speedy reeove on', Rev E. R. Miles, and Rev W. T. Cap 1U3 left Abbeville on Thursday last, for th the respective fleldsof labor, during the n< ,50, yeur?the former to Qamden and tfyip 1 xq- ter to Charleston. They carry with th pld the best wishes of our community. tlld m m i. ii in Tiiiiiiii t ; lrn iiiH Married. ' ter - 1 . - : " ad- MARRIED-On the23d Dec., 1874, of the Rev. W. L. Pressly, Mr. J. ee- BROWNLEE. to Miss MOLL ess BONNER, all of Due West. 1T\" MARRIED-On Dec. 22, .4874, 'n; the Rev. Wilson Ashly,j?? J. 1 J? CLINKSCALES toMATfp TBI JJ, BLE, all of Abbeville Couo^T' 3ll,i v* - ^ By the Rev. B. F. Mflleir, on the ev L ingof Dec. 22d, at the residence of t ~ bride's father, Mr. W. ^JOHNSON, irt Edgefield county to Miss ELIZA COOK, of Abbeville county, S. p. ; rc - . ? . ... - X)ied> y ^ fX Died, December 22d. at h?^omw J," this county, Mrs. HYRANE*LMfg aa a8e<^ at>out 70 years, near BuXBo. 1 ~~ furneral was preached the neKdajfl ve Rev. H. T. Sloan. ' # fl th Consignees. * The following named person|^H ^ freight in the Depot: ISg E. Edwards, W. D. Majs & Co. a- C. Y. HAMMOND, a .. Ageire; The following persons havepacraf ,d in tfie Express office : fi r- XS'Perrin, R S Beckham, J C PrW ir leyj j ff Wjdeman, J T 'lAtlmer, Gc < 8 McGowan; A A Thomas, J T Bake A 0 Grant,P;R Johnson, W H Penn< Miss fiperrfn. M S Johnson, J L Leslii lr 0. V. HAMMOND, <J . Agent. v. < ) J. i.' : .! } tr> 1. I- ??? ' V. A. LIMBECKER, H NINETY SIX, ^ I j AS moved into the OLD. COR il Mi NER STORE, where he is noi * eiling > Bacon, lard, Corn Heal | Flour, Rice, Sp, Gofiee, . Tea, Molasses, Syrup, t Cheese, Mackerel, ' > .Macaroni, Mince Meat, Fcnjniiy Soaps, . Toilet Soaps, 1 Concentrated' Lye, Pickles, Sardines, Salmon, Canned Oysters, i Potted Meats, /"? _ J W . . fiJ uannea jr runs, s Brandied Fruits, fc Jellies, Citron, j Prunes, JRaUins, Oranges,\Apples, Cocoanuts, - Confectioneries of every description, I A LARGE AXD VARIED LOT OF f Candies, tfiftfar Fruits, and I v..4 7 }? r? M.J. kjuyut J. uuo, nuuvnwy jtcuvuh j.yuuj} Brazil Nuts, Filberts, - 1(; f Soda, Starch for the Laundry, \ Cotn Starch Puddings, i CRACKERS, of all Kinds, FIBEVk)RKS, ; FINE CHEWING AND SMOKING TOBACCO, Segars and Pipes. ALSO, . WftUBE Kentucky BYE and Bourbon . WT WHISKY, Prfre Mountain COBN WHISKY, Wheat WHISKY, Apple and Peach BBANDY, Holland GIN, Cognac BBANDY, WINES, of alt kinds. At Low Prices, for Cash Only. Doc. 10, 1874,-tf ---- ?? ?j??-?-?j-j( ?? Final Discharge. The State of Sonth Carolina, ABBEVILLE COUNTY^ In Probate Court. mroTlCE is herebv riven that James J^| W. Fife, Administrator, of the Katate of Mrs. Mellnda Prior, deceased, cum testamento annexo, has applied to T. B. Milford, Judge of Probate, in and) for the County of Abbeville, for a final discharge as Administrator. It is Ordered; That the 10th day of February, A. D. 1875, be fixed for hearing of Petition, and afinal settlement ol said Estate. , - J. C. WOSMANSKY, Clerk Court Probate, Abbeville Co. Dec. 18,1874, *4t Final Discharge. The State of South Carolina, ABBEVILLE COUNTY. _ - In Probale Court. TfcTOTICE l? hereby given that Freeman G. Martin, Administrator of the Estate of Leonarcl P. Andrews, deceased, has applied to T. B. Milford, Judge of Probate, in and for the County of Abbeville, for a Final Discharge as Administrator. It is Ordered, That the 15th day of January A. D. 1875, be fixed for hearing of Petition, and a final settlement of said Estate. J. C. WOSMANSKY, Clerk Court Arobate Abbeville Co. Office of Probate Judge ) of Abbeville County, > Tlowmher 1J? 1fiTi 1 ^? " -?IJ v. _ Final Discharge. The State of South Carolina, ABBEVILLE COUNTY\ In Probate Court. NOTICE is hereby given that David McCiaine, Executor of the Estate of Mrs. Rachael C. McCaslan, dec'd, has applied to T. B. ftjiilford, Judge of Probate, in and for the County of Abbeville, for a final discharge as Executor. It is Ordered, That the 12th day of January, A. D. 1874, be fixed for hearing of Petition, and final settlement of said Estate. t n urncv a "VQTTV J I V? T? VIJULAi.1 A I C. C. P. A. c. Office of Probate Judge, I December 7, 1874 S5-4t* f CUNNINGHAM 1 i & TEMPLETON TTAYE on hand a complete Stock JQ if Fanners' Implements, con-*. jgr.?. 117, > THE E 5 ATLAtfEA BtTSl a"? VtATLANI eted i K INSTITUTIO 6WB ,tbe YOUNG men and The best mode of Instru&^? ev'e?ft?iof r its course of study o nee WH&ni Correspondence, Commercial A &n, Settlements, Detecting Counterfeit M< .i mi.. A..J aat, jiiic xwBuaau *n> THE ONLY SCHOOL IN TH1 Actual Bue xJy No Vacatiions. StudontB can. enter i nu. mens of Penmanship, Ac., address, ler- V. md . Box 398, Corner PeacJil fl7' Dec. 23, 1874 37-tf iere ICOME" (IE, An) ic t THESE L(T IE : ' v C. R. D. 8. BACON SIDES, 27 tv a HTinTTT.nPDc SUPER FLOUR, " * a" ' EXTRA & FAMILY FLOUR, . , :4. YELLOW SUGAR, . ' en BRIGHT C. SUGAR, be EXTRA C. SUGAR, of EXTRA-A. SUGAR. C. GOOD RIO COFFEE, J* MOLA8SBS, = SYRUP, 'V: BLEACHED & BROWN- SHIR7] t-BLEACHED & BROWN 44 She > ?|g CHECKED' HOMESPUNS, , v %LICO, V BAGGING, jL 8. x large lot of new CALICOES and Dfc, 23,1874 -87-Sv ? ? ? ;?? Ouarles A 1 z - rf. -'.i*i u-, ;<*.=n^.vW$r'; . /;;!?. ABE OFF GREAT 1NDI h . ' f' , . - , i ' TO ^^1^^3?3E3E 3EEE THE FALL AND WI Are now being recer CHEAPEST THEY HAVE i iv' v !?'' " ' Sept 3<H 1874 25-tf f* " * * " ^ssssBssssseBsssissSfsssss^ izw m - wb P#;-- JLt M DEGS jca^e to announce to the pa>lio th D embraces aU of the department nsnj si sting in part of mm .6 In all of its vonot BOOTS ?*> X0I SB3 READY-MADE HARD WARE, CROCKE! HOUSE FURNISH , r< i. f ; : ; NOTIONS IK GBEi Mftmar, mm Hi? long experience in business, together i of-bis customers, enable bira in saying tha j. i ..iuj rr?. CUUUUb UO OAl/OJICU JU OUUbU UBlVIIUn. JLU and price before purchasing elsewhere," ac be convinced that it will be to their intern II ; Oct. 14, 1874 27-tf 1 . Barnwell Are now prepared to exhibet to th< AS CHEAP A STOCK: OF C. i BROUGHT TO THI ; j > ' consisting < STAPLE DRY GOODS, CLOTHING ALSO PROVISIONS^ IN" GREAT Vj BACON AM) SALT, i i " V * -%? ? x* t Ijl j if FOR EDUCATING ^ ices Forms, Terms and Triages, Business) ritkmetie, Commercial Lw,-partnership iney, Business Biography, thoroughly Atlanta Business College, s south conducted on the dness Flan any time. For College Journal, fcpepi. DETWILER & MA6EE, ree and Line Streets, Attf nta, Go. COM All (OK Ay mxii -U-H.Iyg.-i -.Xj*;-;. *jj-. ...VifL @ 12?^Ceut9 per pound. . @ $8 to per^arreC (& $9.50(to $10 per barrel, H 11 Cebt%?j^r pound. . ^vi|^SaMBH^gj9My^fe3MBjPBB^^ H^ <X fa. ,iSi x) 'ERING JCEMENTS , ~ - <: . 'JciiV: ?jl J#$}r ?" ' ' f.r< ra NTEB GOODS : ' v v.. " r * >VTr. 7edf and are the EYERY OFFERED iV V-ij"' ; ; ' t'l :????&.' ;a-i'j': id' x ' . ? ' .7 ?. " . ". .. , 1 ' '' '"ilL4; '* ' A ~ 1 '' " *v?".. ; .V . : . -> (\i ; at his Stockis now complete. It illy kept in a first-class store, coni/! . . la branches. . .. ^ _ ! ^ >?'' ' ^ !Y, GLASS WARE IIS SOMS, LT VARIETY. F 000M, &?L V J . with bia knowledge of the wants t his Stock, in quality and price*, cash buyers he only says, "Call id he feels assared that they will it to purchase from Robertson. ^ - . H jj'.Aiiu/rf- 'i*A & Co. !i]y J"V +-4 't.4. v i O ? . v \; * i . sir friends and the public QODS AS WAS EYER / S MARKET, of V, V & HATS, BOOTS & SHOES, :f wft** - ' . \ i r.'iU* m A Anm tt#N jiN* ^ETY. ^