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Tlte Press and Banner. Ahbejyille, S- O. Wednesd^lApril 21,1875. Miss Pip^r^tts. Tho author who/writes for tho JWw Era under tho poetical and dignified nom de plume of Miss Fipsissaway Potts, but who of late has abridged her title to Tipsy, last week was' severe u^on*the Junior, and her criticisms ii^our-opinion bear unmistakcafcle car-nnjjks. We think the public will bear trPplit in tho assertion that it is not in^ a big heart to , give a stab in ambush or ender an assigned garb or guise. nou 1 d romember- that i?ono jnvulnorablo to attacks froracttfoso disposed to pick flaws, and^thathe by no iiieans is an ? .. - TT. oxcepiion lO ino general ruio. aj.o ecems to think that there is not room for both his paper and our own, and his actions would seem to indicate that he thinks the only way for him to livo is to kill us. In this he is much mistaken. There is room for all. We do not regard him much more as a competitor than wo do the Newberry, Laurens, Anderson or Greenville papers People who want news from Abbeville, Greenwood, or any other town take papers printed in the localities from which they wantr nows. People who want to read the County news, the legal notices, or official sales naturally look to the Abbeville naners for them, and people interested in Greenwood news will as naturally look to the New Era for that specialty. Our interests do not conflict, aud we do not sec why that paper should seek to injuro us. We wish the New Era well, and have not as yet said one unkind word of that paper, or uttered a sentiment intended to injuro its reputation. \Yej feel safe in the friendship and support of our friends and have no jealousies of that paper but heartily wish that1 it had double tho support which it; now receives. Wo merely wish to convince it of the folly of tr}*ing to depreciate, and misrepresent its, neighbors. It can effect nothing by! it, as tho people of Abbeville County are sufficiently intelligent to pass upon ? tho merits of our respective papers.! In Miss Pipsy's remarks there is no1 doubt an under-current of ill-feeling! pervading especially her second ar-; ticlo of last week. We shall not how-' "wi' nvnwit, toirct the better of acon-i w 1 R" troversy with a lad}* <vho uses the; average school-boy's buncombe, and j talks ho fluently about the "noondav'si sun," the "pure air of heaven," and | the time "when \vc shall be a redeemed, regenerated and disenthralled I i people." Unlike the A\w Era, we have never I yet sot ourselves up as a model editor I or newspaper man. We make no pretentions to sueli, but only strive; in ao humble and uoassuming way, | to please our own readcis without) disparaging our competitors or claim-1 ingany superiority over them. We, i ' put ourselves before a jury of our own readers, and by their verdict wci are willihg to stand or fall. To brag or to blow our own horn has never 1 ?... ?inr1 \va ImVfl ' UWll UUl tllUiUVkwucv.v, v?..v .. - - | iievor sought to gain favor with the! public by planning the downfall of anyone. In business there is room I for all, and in the long run, merit will tell. Merit never seeks to rise by; pulling down a competitor, and the man who attempts to do so, may for J a little while succeed in throwing1 dust into the eyes of the people, but I he may rest assured that they will not bo long in discovering a triuk or a! deception. The i\*ew Era will make' more friends for itself by proving! worthy of them, than it can possibly' gain by any attempt to alienato ouri friends from us and our paper. A lor tho witticism (?) about the muddy wators, that is old and second hand. When the bachelor of the Press and v Banner mates his confessions to ilissj Pipsy sho will then have amplo time to do the "kicking." ' Cooninq" a Hope. ? Recently a; citizcn of Laarens had business at Ninety Six, and upon his return j found tho flat hitched to the other j side of tho Saluda. After calling the ferryman and getting no response ho tied his horso to a tree and concluded to "coon" the rope to tho other side. When near tho centre of tho stream his weight bore tho rope and himself down into the river, and being unable to "coon" the rope on tho ascent, remained in this condition for a very considerable time before he was discovered by the l'orryman. When taken Into the flat ho was in a very exhausted condition, and it is thought that he would have perished in a little while. Ca.pt. D. E. Williams has bought the stock of Mr. J. 13. Rogers and will henceforth carry on the business. Mr. Rogers has gone into the country to farm with Mr. John Devlin on White Lick. I i Edgefield has a lawyer and a school master who can't spell "anklo."j *" rn /-< UK??bl/S JLAiVlill. UUVL'lUUl vu.liuui.iJain has appointed Mr. Win. H. Taggart census taker for our County. It is a very excellent appointment, as Mr. T. i has all the needed qualifications for- the task. It is thought that the fruit crop has pot been seriously injured. FOOLS. ' In Jackson, Tcnn., on Sunejay^ negro and a white man got jtrt?>r.'i difficulty, in contending for tho inside of the sidewalk. The white mar was accompanied by a lady, and nc blows were given or received at thai time. On the Tuesday following the white man caned the negro. The matter was taken to Court, and the Court decidcd that as the white man was walking upon tho right side o! tho sidewalk, the negro should have given way or moved to the right; he was therefore fined $10 and costs foi not moving to the right, also $1C and costs for assault upon the same occasion. The white man was alsc fined. It is hard for us to tell which ol thcr two was the bigger fool. Common sense, it seems, would dictate to the gentleman the propriety of walking around a brute .so totally depraved as to bo so wanlfng in self-respect af j not to give way at the approach of a lady. As to any foolish contention about the inside ol' the sidewalk, it . seems ridiculous in sensible people. As for ourselves we have no objection to either side, and if the parties | wc meet show a decided preference, I WC Have 110 OOJCCliyil IU llii'll iuhhi^ I their choice, it's nothing but a sentiment about which on!\ small minds j will quarrel. This cirenmstanco rc| minds us of a little incident, j which is said to have occurred beitweentwo gentlemen, prominent in the town in which they lived, but ! who entertained no good feeling for each other. One day upon meeting, I one said, "I don't give the side walk to scoundrels," when the other bowed, and suiting tho action to the word, blandly said, "I do." The Political Future.?'The results of the late Connecticut election afford the most cheering hopes of future Democratic successes, and the certain overthrow of Grant and his party. The issue was presented in that State with every possible advantage to the administration, yet the result has been a crushing defeat. Every influence was brought to bear, and every strong sectional appeal made to array the people of Connecticut against the South and its sympathizers, vet without ell'eet. It was urged by-Speaker Blaino and others that a Democratic victory would transfer political power from the North to the South?that of the ISo electoral votes for President, a united South would give 13S votes being only 47 to beobtained from the North; and that the only hooc of the country consisted in keep ing power in the hands of those who had stood by the Government in its hour of sorest need. Such are the specious arguments, and selfish appeals which were urged before a Connecticut audience to defeat the Democracy, but they were unavailing and Grant may hence read the change in public seutiment which foreshadows his doom. ??> Feat ok PKXMAXsiim?We had the pleasure of inspecting a few days since, one of the most remarkable specimens of penmanship which we have ever witnessed, being the handiwork of Mr. J. C. Wosmansky, of the Probate office, whose reputation as a skillful penman is unrivaled. It consisted of a manuscript copy of the four first chapters of Genesis and three verses of the fifth, written on an ordinary postal card, and containing three thousand and thirty words. It was written with the naked eye and with u crow's quill, and occupying so small a space, is necessarily so minute in its letters, as to require the u?e of a magnifying glass to bo read with ease by most eyes. The completion of the work required live hours, and shows a degree of skill in the use of the pen which cannot be surpassed. Penmanspip is, however, only one of Mr. W.'s many accomplishments, and he is one of the most otlicient otlicers that we have ever had in the Probate ofiice. Facto it v Notes.?1The Phtenix publishes, with high commendation of the spirit manifested, our paragraph with regard to the proposed action of the Granges in establishing a Cotton Factory on the .Saluda at Irwin's Mill, and calls attention to other proposed enterprises of similar character?the csta blisiiment ot a new cunuu uicuny ai Augusta, Ga., ami tho opening of the books of the Congaree Manufacturing Company at Columbia. These investments are the best paying in the country and ofl'er inducements to capitalists. ... ? .?>? The Xcu> York litraid has been publishing quintuple sheets of twenty-four pages, and eighty-four columns of advertisements. This is a specimen of newspaper enterprise and business prosperity, which is unexampled. It affords too u sign of a business revival which is very encouraging. The Herald is perhaps the most wonderful newspaper in the world, and distances all competitors [injournalistic enterprise, anil successful business management. A colored man, Peter Henry, living n few miles this side of Due West, bail |his dwelling and out houses with 'everything therein, consumed b} | fire on Friday last. Together with bed I and bedding, clothing and provisions, I he lost $10u worth of guano. He and his wife were at work in the fields, when I the chimnev took fire which consumed ; the house. | Beechek during the past week has | been subjected to a searching cross-ex| amixiation at the hands of Fullerton and denies squarely all the allegatiousol the plaintiff's charge. The issue is now made directly between the witnesses, and one side or the other has been guilty of downright purjury. Mu. Wm. H. Harris, for a montli past the clerk of Messrs. H. W. Lawson & Co., ht;s been forced by ni-tieaitn ic I seek rest from labor at his home in the 'country. High winds by day and cool weathei at night, have prevailed during the past I week. :ry: AirouNx of Guano and Phosphate recert'eifit Abb'evlllo during thomouths ^ of- January, February and'March of I 1875, is as follows: \ . Guanos. ^'ks. M'tlis. Total. \V.haima,Kv ; 443. - Jan. i " . 789. Feb. , -711/^f March. 1,893. tTHurnn 250. 'Jail. " ' 160. March. 410 Pacific. 265. Feb. " 95. March. 460 11 Stono. 160. Jan. ? . " 105. March. 2651 Stono & C. SO. March. SO,1' 1 Wilcox & (>. 70. " ^i; ' f Carolina. 70. " ' _ j, . Wando, 47. " j>\\\ ' Penoleton. 20. " -J: ! Sordys. 5. .Tiin. <?i|, j Total 3,220. 8,220. <| > T> Tiwifif _.\Vn li?:iril llllltl,. I JK IL>?,Li 1\j i/Aa a ?*. ~ .. w 1 two negro children on Mr. A. B. Ken-j'c ncdy'splacc in this comity were burn-L I ed to death on Tuesday afternoon of h 'Ilast week. The children were left in j jj II the houso by the mother, only a little c" while previous to the fire. It is sup- j' I posed that tho children were playing u; with the firo and set themselcv.s and ? the house on*fire, the youngest was c I burned to ashes, but tho oldest got out s' O ' in the j-ard before it died. c The trial of the eight indictments j j| I against the Charleston Xi a\< and Courier for libel of.sheriff Uowen, was com- u menecdon last Monday in Charleston. i> The defendants arc represented by the fv ablest of the Charleston bar, and theLr 1! 1* rfvntif I i. prOCCCUJIlgS win ut,- immui iu nun ,, interest. We look to an acquittal, as fi necessary to vindicate the liberty anrtj^ independence of the press, and con.sefjucutly wish the defendants a safe de- j, ! liverance. Tjik Hon. lien Wade assigns three ijj reasons for declining to be the Jlepnb-U lican candidate for Governor of Ohio, v but omits the most important reason of 1' air, that the Democratic majority in ^ Ohio is about forty thousand, it is singular that old Ben's memory is so;v treacherous, as this reason makes all his a other excuses unnecessary. A bill to enable unmarried women ! , to vote was defeated iu the Jiritish p House of Commons recently by a vote j11 of 152 to 1ST?a very small majorityi.| against the measure which must en-[0 courage the advocates of the woman jv |suffrage movement. After ail tiie agita-jl' Ition in this country in the past thirty j *r" I years, the female suHrage party 1ms not I Ji yet attained such partial success. j \> fi J 1'assover Bukad.?We arc indebted |11 to Mrs. 0. A. Visauska, for a nice pres-ji, cut of unleaven bread, upon wliich Jew- ft ish families feast during the grand festi- b val of the Passover. It is is made Intoi I 1 {I tliiu calces without salt or any other c j seasoning. ja ! j, j Mkstks. H. W. Lawsox A Co.'s tin- n j wagon has been doing a smashing busi- fi Hess throughout the county. Thelinujd is one of the most liberal and enterpri-j jj sing in the country and deserves to suefeed. |,[ <.*> jO Mit. II. M. Johnson, of Due West, | was down with a carriage full of the; young.lady students on Saturday. The ti jyoung ladies know where to get their;!' j Spring bonnets, and friend Johnson isi'1 j always ready with a nice carriage to /j take them to town. 11 i jfl I Till-; South Carolina Medical Aspoeia-!' jtion met in Charleston during the past.! week, and after an interesting sessioi. j J of two days adjourned. Abbeville* was 'j represented l?y i),\ ! '. ] . uary, 01 lokcs- , J liury. ja A lauoe and enthusiastic meeting of j j| I the admirers ??f John Mitehel, the <le- , : ceased Irish patriot, was held in Charles- e ; ton la.t week, at which resolutions t( were passed paving a tribute to his (,j memory. . I ? An injunction has iieen issued pro-jw j hibitiug the granting of any free passes ^ I by the New York, New Haven and I j( Hartford Railroad lo the Presidential b I party, who were to attend the Lexing-j 'ton celebration on Monday last. For c* (i once in liisoflicial life, the President will ,| I have to pay h is fare. I g< ! a We were pleaded to meet in our oflice ^ ion Monday la-t, our friend, Mr. 1). A.jjj !> T t il'iw.PUWuul ' II i i . ?j uniiin, iv/1 ini i i j iu vuvvuim/.mi, ?...*? , now (lie representative of one of the! " best of the Northern houses. Mr. J. is }j au active business man, ami commands; li hosts of friends everywhere. \v d Ol'it Cot*KT, according to previous an! nouncement, meets to-day, Judge Car-j i penter presiding, lor the dispatch of if business not reijuiring the aid of a jury. I Sl A few days session will likely be sulli-' n I cient for the dispatch of the pending bu- l'? sincss. i!' i I; We are glad to learn that Mr. Wm.'tl H. Hammond, who received such se- l> vere injuries from the railroad accident at Saluda river a few weeks since, is!,] II I now convalescent. We wish him a b I speedy recovery. j t ? * .<=>. 8 1 i a j A DivSTKL'crivi: lire occurred at Char- |, lotte on last Friday, which consumed :o a,000 bales of cotton, some eighteen iK I houses, ainl involved a loss of $1)00,0001 ! mostly covered by insurance. I J. ?c?? I 1 Tin: one hundredth anniversary ofi lithe battle of Lexington came off on! 1 | Monday last, and was commemorated I . j with a grand celebration, orations, un-jj i veiling of statues, dinners, Ac. 11 | O j I Ji;?gk Mackey has recently decided r that in ai; issue involving the oxamina- j^ 5 tion of written instruments, it is good!s '|ground of challenge to a juror that lie ) jlcannot read. j1 Mr. JS. S. Bauxwell, of the firm of t ' Barnwell it Co., left on Monday tor the j j purpose of purchasing their Spring and j ?j Summer Stock. j;i rni.? T :,.l. r>..,n,n trrml L, I I Hit* JCHI5II HWWtVJ, t/uv uiv > festivals of that church, commenced on 1 ? Monday evening and will continue for (seven days. 3 (j The receni frost has been very do- j e l structive to vegetation throughout their South. . |fl V< ' ' J'SSti! jit :' !X . 555!*????55?--5R""5H5?!-* From the Chronicle and Sentinel. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL Weekly Review of Augusta Mar] Auoitsta, Ga., April 10, 1ST-' KRIOAY Al-TERXOOX. T1IE GENERAL MARKET. Hi lice our last week's report hut I lianges have occured in the gem narketin Augusta. Quotations tal ltogether remain very nearly the sai Jotton lias been quiet, with theordi y Spring business. .Receipts contii r> average well, compared with the g ral estimate for the season. The m narket, whicii advanced over two ce ist week, came to a decided halt dur his and remained quiet, with a v ight stock and a good demand. Tt ay mo ngures were a nine on irom i ions quotations, and all grades w ilaced at a quarter of a cent lower tl 11 I lie previous day. This fall oil* Ik ver was more apparent than real,as; Vestern market continued more tl siially excited, with still' prices. L ogs are selling at from !(to 10 ceni ound in the Western markets gcnei and this would place the pork at i*iits at least un3ut. This does not lei s a matter of course, much margin rotit after the expense of cutting ulting and packing is taken into con? ratio". It is apparent that prices v eep up for some time under these i liinstances, and it would not he surj ing if all grades were to advance a 1 r three-quarters of a cent during oming commercial week. Holders rm at present quotations. Scvc ealers ipiote a fraction higher than < guros, Out the general trade coinc -1 - * 4* ,.1 i lui mem aim auvcriisu no tnaii^u lie present. As intimated in tho pre ies the* stock on hand in Augusta ery moderate?not more than enoi i supply the strictly legitimate dema 'he market to-day lias been very fn owever but few transactions. Advi mm nil sections, especially from real previsions centres in the W< L'portan almost nnpaa-lleled activity very line of that trade, but more eeially in meat. We copy from I Weekly Commercial Bulletin," ipril (>, the following: "Never in istory of Chicago as a commercial c as the provision trade exhibited *si degree of activity as during the ji reek. The aggregate value of t rod net for the week reaches the en lous sum of i-'lloO.OOl), and exceed daily average of $2,000,000." A prominent feature in the pres reek's business has been the sud< lid unexpected rise in Hour, both lestic and Western. Tuesda}' larket was very excited, and so - ..... ..< i?. i. jfl'llin ui oici ii inning iitt. ositivc instructions from their prii als not to sell in any quantity in urther orders. The St. Louis mar dvaneed /tilly a dollor 011 that day, .*1 lie rise was correspondingly great ther cities. Flour markets genera ere in ail exceedingly feverish con ion in consequence, principally, of 1 11 favorable reports in regard to 1 rowing wheat crop. The almost 1 recedented.long spell of wet and c eather caused the seed to rot :i eezein the ground, and it is now ei lated that considerably below an av ^e crop will he made in the great gn rowing regions. Wheat advam 0111 twenty two to twenty-three cent ushel, with but little 011 the mark 'his applies* however, only to the \V nd East. I n Augusta the advance v oioparalivcly small, amounting only few cents. There is so Jittle for sa owever, thut we hardly feel jlistiI' i quoting il at all. The supply lcrely nominal at best. The Atijju our market, while not advancing Tu ay to as great an extent as reported t. Louis and Cincinnati, exhibited larked degree of excitement and act y. All grades of Western Hour w uoted lifty cents a barrel higher th n Monday and <-ity Mills twenty-l cuts. Holders continue firm at *th gures, with a slightly upward teiwh y. Our quotations are the same lose of Tuesday, but there is a strc rolmlnlity that tliey will be advatit i a day or two. The supply of \Y .>rn is small and the demand goi 'he general grocery market, has ex ienced no change fronijour last wed gures, and we quote all articles giv iD-taimary me same. TJIi: riNANCIAl. SITUATION. The banks ami bnkers continue note money easy ami plenty Id loan pproved collaterals. With such st-i ityitean In* obtained in almost a mount, and fur long or short perio t from 10 to 1:2 per cent. Some loi ave been made as low as 8 per cei ut these have been exceptions, and I ide is about as stated above. As ag< ral thing, all parties who have mon j lend are chary about putting it < n a paper basis, unless in very exc< ona! eases. Undoubted gilt edge co lercia! paper will pass muster and ure discount, but the leaning is anls such collaterals as are safe beyo perat venture. rnere is ail uuer i . nee of .stringency in the market, I is clear, as intimated, a disposition o careful in all transactions. Thee: on may lie attributed, to a variety itlses. chief among which is the pai f eighteen months ago. Money is i oubtcdly pleantiful and parties w nod securities will have no diiliculty [lecting loans at easier terms than uy time since the war. The effect tis is evident on general business lut little complaint is made of tig ess in money, and the wheels of co icrce rim evenly and smoothly in l roper channels. The .stock and bo uirket is practically unchanged. ( tailroad stock is a little o.T rom 1 eek's figures, We quote it quiet a nil at 7.S* to SO. Tilt: COTTON* MARKHT. The cotton market, has been d iroinrhout the week, with no chat i quotation*. Well posted parties h: L'on no reason to alter their opinion L'gard to the total receipts in Align >r the season* I'he highest estimate ot above 180,000 1> iK*s. Not much i< * entertained of higher prices, at le >r some time to come, notwithstandi lie extravagant predictions of so allies who have long since lost tli ottoni, and it is apparent that the ci rill fall much below* their high e: lutes. The coming crop is cqiiside ly behindhand. Farmers are at le wo weeks lute in planting. Very lit eed have yet been put in the groin nd the unprocedently long wet sea> las retarded very sensibly plowing n ther farming operations. The soil till wet, and the continued cold wea r interferes seriously with any act ireoarations for nrat'oeilinir with rop. The majority of planters arc |i taring to go to* work with avi .ml ii' tilt* weather will permits will nueh to advance the crop, whkrh low from ten to two weeks behind dany planters have been desirous ilanting a larger area than last yi nit have been prevented from a fail o obtain advances. In fact, but i uive been accommodated in this w Hill tliu increased demand for fertiliz .nil farm stock, as compared with 1 ear, would seem to indicate that oniewhat largeravcrage will be plant low much more cannot be told so ea ii the next crop. Saturday, April 10. ? The cot narkct closed steady to-day in Augu; he quotations ranging as follows : M lling, 1">|, and oth??r grades unchang ieceipts, 107 bales. Sales, Si ba ['lie stock of Cotton on hand to-day, .ccual count of Mr. Michacl Flyun, i,i)04 bales. Monday 1-.?Cotton in Augusta a (uotoil uuu lo-uay, wun a uownw endency. All grades are oil' from [uotations of lust Saturday. We qu ;ood ordinary, 141 ; LowMiddling, diddling, loi015J, asagainst (food linary, 14i; Low Middling, loi; ^1 Ming, 15}last week. Liverpool, Ik iver, closed unchanged at 8j(?)S.ld. 'J eceipts to-day in Augusta were 84 bi iud the sales 33 bales. * ' i ' ' 3Eg?v ; " ' Tuesday, 13.?The cotton market to day in Augusta was quoted dull, witl no clmnge from the figures which ob tained Monday. Buyers, however, tool *et. advantage of the decline, and the sales j were large for this season of the year | We quote: Good Ordinary, 14J-, Loin , Middling, 15J; Middling 15$?]5j>. Re j ceipts, li'i4 bales, and sales 307 bales. Wednesday, 14.?The cotton markei aw; has been quiet to-day, with but litth j doing.?There was a slight decline ir C(;n ! the prices of Low Middling and Mid "C- jdling. We quote: Good Ordinary, 14} "a*1 Low Middling, 15J; Middling, loi?a; II'" ' f f Irilinnrv 141? T,nw Mid on-Idling, loj: Middling, 15}@15? on Tues oat | day. The receipts to-day were 20C bale; ntsjaiul the sales 143 bales. IT Thursday, 15.?The cotton markel ery |ii, Augusta to-day was quiet aud dull los- with prices unchanged from the figure? > "<?-;of the day before. We quote: Gooc ere Ordinary,*111; Low Middling, 15]; Mid an idling, 1*5.]. Iteceipts at this point to >w-' day, J(J7 bales; sales, 184 bales, the Ficiday, 10? The market to-day wa.< an J.steady with a fair demand. We quote ivC|(;<)od'()rdinary, 14^; Low Middling, 15.1 ts a| Middling, 15]. Iteceipts, IGo ; sales, 1(51 ral-! bales. Receipts at all ports, G,G67 bales II same day last year; G,980. Receipts a "'iwilr QP, ftiirt hnlna'v fhii jrwi 10 n/1 luv uwv-n, u>/,wv vMtwwwui.. for week hist year, 30,103 bales. * lip, TOTAL lJUCHIlTS AND SAM-IS KOK THI id- WKKK. rill Silks 1,03: i'ir-1 Receipts 1,00iri" I C'OJU'AKATI VK COTTON STATKMKNT. ialf Receipts for Ihis week of 1874 1,35' the Showing ;i decrease this week of 32.' are' .Sales for this week of 1S74 were... 2,51f iralj (Oil a basis 15J@10J for Middling.) Dili"I.Showiiigadecrease this week of... 1,53ide I Receipts last season (1870-7-1) to for | April 17 101,8l( 'in- j Receipts the present season to is | date 171,20igli j ml. I .Showing a decrease present season in, so far oil' 20,82 ses Receipts of 1873-71 exceeded 1872the '73 to this date...... 24,10: jst, I Shipments miring me weeit i,si> in Same week last year 2,44es Stock on hand at this date of 1874 lii,4G lie AIML'STA COTTON STATEMENT, Al'llU of 1G, 187o. the Stock oil hand Sept. 1, 1374, 5.48S :ity; Received since to date 171,:2!).j leii 17(5,78; >ast Ex'pts and homo consumphis' tion 1G7,049 or- Estimated stock on hand ing day 0,734 17(!,78; ent FACTO BY GOODS. let) | We have no change to make in quota do-j lions of Factory uoous. xne uemam tlic from the North and West continue: me good, ?r*d the mills find sale for all thei red products at current quotations. Tw< ici- orders were received yesterday from St itil Louis by the Augusta Factory?one fo; kct twenty-five and the other for lifty bale.' nid of goods. The demand is increasing in lroui that section, and some shipment: lly have been made even to San Erancisco di-l All the products of our mills are favor thelites wherever they have been introduc the ed, a fact that presages well ior oui in-J manufacturing interests. The good: old: are strong and line and wear well, ani md there can be 110 wonder that they line !?ti- such ready sale. er- ooi.d a .\i) su.VKit. lin j Cioi.l).?Buying, 11.; selling at 113} eel 3 S/iakk.?-Buying, li)4; selling at IDS ;s a [ ua i j.wa v noxijs. ;et. Georgia Railroad, !)2 095; Macon am est Augusta, SO; endorsed by Georgia Itail wis! road, 85(2/90; endorsed by (Georgia ant to J South Carolina I tail road, Soiw/ju; l'or ilej Royal Railroad first mortgage gold 7's ied endorsed by Georgia Railroad, 82; At isi lantft and West Point 7's, 81; Charlotte sta Columbia and Augusta first mortgage cs-!7's, 74; Central, Southwestern, and Ma in icon A Western first mortgage 7's, i): I a asked; Central first mortgage 7's dut iv jtliis year, par and interest; Wester:: L?re I Railroad ot' Alabama, endorsed by Geor an ! gia and Central, 81) to 88. I vol HANK STOCKS, ese! National Bank of Augasta, 110; Banl< . it-1 of Augusta, 101 to H)2; National Exas change Bank, !) ">; Commercial Insur mg| anee Banking Company, paid up, 00 ;ed;92; Merchants and Planters National es- Bank, 00; Planters Loan and Saving* i)d. j Bank, 10 paid in, o oHerod. pe-j STOCK OK AUGUSTA KACTOKIES. <ly i Augusta Factory, 10o; Langley Fac en : tory, 12-">; Graniteville Factory, 10-3. HAIIAVAY STOCKS. " I Georgia Kaiiroad, 78] to 8U and dull j Central, 00; South Cntolina, 10 to 12; (o Charlotte, Columbia it Augusta, nomiou nal; Port Royal Railroail, nominal L'li- j Southwestern, 80; Augusta and Savan nv nab, 80 to 82; Macon and Augusta '' 1 * .-! WW I?r>i?t liTl (IS, IIUJllllliH , .umiii.i uuv, .. unj COttX, OATS AND WHEAT. it.,I Win:at.?Choice white, $1.52; prime lie' white, SI.45 ; amher, SI.40; red, $1.35. en- Cokx?White, $115; yellow am ley'mixed, SI.12, sacks included. >iit' .Coitx Mkal?City bolted, $1.12 tc p. jSl.15; Western, SI.10. in-1 Oats?Feed oats, 00 cents. Se-i Kl.Ol'li MAKKKT?CITY MIM.S. to- ; Supers $6 00@0 5( nd j Extras 0 50(^7 5< "h-j 'amily 7 00(W;7 5( "it i Fancy 7 50(^3 01 tol WEsTKKX l-'I.OL'R. Ill- ' 0f Supers SO 25(^0 5< Extras IS 50(a;G 7i ... Family 7 00(&7 2: m, Fancy 7 20(j?8 5< ill! St'CSAKS AXD COKKEKS. at J Src.VK.?We quote C, 10@10J extrc of;('. lo.\c?, 11; vellows, 0.1010}; Standan -jA. l%llj. "H SYIIUI'S AXI) MOI.AS.SK3. Ill" : I ; Moi.as.sks.?Muscovado, hhds., 50 . 11 reboiled, hhd.*., 30 ; barrels, 41042; Ctiba?hluls., 49; bbls., 50053; su^ai ''{ house syrup, (?j; New Orleans syrup imI 70(?r.Wj per gallon ; Silver Drip, 75; Su ! gar Drip, Si.50. i The market was (julet ami (lull to-day l,''jwith nothing doing. We quote as yes | terday: iyii Clear ribbed bacon sides 13 J to 111 j Dry salt clear ribbed sides l2jto s'ai j)ry salt l<?ng clear sides li'.ito Is j Heilies l">]tol:{ '0!l Smoked shoulders 10:|to astj j)ry salt shoulders 9,'to "K j Stifar cured bams lo to "!e! riain hams l.lftollj 011 j I'ig hams 10 to vp j Tennesee hams HXto 'tl * IjAiti), in tierces, 18(5)101; in cans oi ru; kegs, 17A; buckets, 17. list I , A I'CJU.STA MA X U FA('VL'J t K1 > COTTON 1(j coons. ion'! An;r.sta Factoky?."-4 Shirting, 7 ml 7-S do., SI; 4-4 Sheeting, 10; Drills is 110] tli-j Uii.vNiTi:vii,i,i: Fa?toi:y-?.'8-4 Shirt ivo'in?. I *1"-. ; Sheeting, 10; Drills the!1".\. (,.c. j Laxci.ky I'AcrouY?a drills, 11; 1 jH) ! Drills, 10] ; Standard 4-4 Sheeting, 10.1 joI Kdgoflcld and a 4-4 do., 10; Langlcv a is 7-s Shirting, 8;}; Langley 3-4 Shiriinj oi | i,i .mi;i.k .v.m) nuim'i.xi .M.wi.iw.iw. i Shingles, ii.00; Laths, 2."?0; I'urt J*r? j White Lend, per H>, !)(>il4; Cherokee ?\vl Lime, per hii., 40; Chcwakla Lime, pel iiy*jbbl., -.00; Plaster of l'aris, per bid. x'rs!$l; Cement, ; Plastering J lair, fee astj Flooring-, ltf.00; Whealher .Hoarding ; a L'0.00. j, * Al'(!l'.sta liousi: aNI? Mtrr.K makkkt, . 1 [oi:si:s?Average Saddle, $140(? , ! Harness, $140f?,:?P>ti; fancy Saddle oi i Harness, si7-?f" $-01); I'oiiey 1 lorsos, $ ">( ijM^loo. , | Mri.KS?(!ooil medium broke, $12-> tc iC " i ."?1 |o; extra draught, !?lo0 to !?l(!i?. les. | L,v j Till-: TOIJA1.VO MAItKKT. , is Common to medium, ISfeGo; fim ; bright, 70(?>S0; extra line to fancy, !?lt< vasjl.iM; smoking tobacco, <30toC">; l'anej aril.smoking, 75to:j>L50 lb. tl,cj l'Al'Eit. i'iV'i Jiook, 14c; Manilla, StolO; News Or"' b-st rag, ll Uol'J}; Wrapping, (JtoSc. [itl-j DOOKS. )\v-| Doons?For a door 12 feet C inches \vid( l'he|6 feet 6 inches high, and 1J inches thicl iles.^oO; for every additional 2 inches ii I i.iorlith mid width. 25c. oil. 1 Headlight, per galJou, 3Sa40; Kero" sina, 18a20; Lard, 1.30al.40; Linseed, : boiled, 1.10; Linseed, raw, 105; Sperm, 4 2.25a2.50; Tanner, 6oa70; Spirit Tur pentiuc, 45c. [ auciosta live stock market. . The supply of Hogs and Sheep, is t plentiful. Beef Cattlo scarce, We 5 quote live Hogs on foot, 8Ja9c.; dittc i Sheep, 6i; ditto Beef Cattle, 5a5}. m1scellaneour grocery market. '< Candles.?Adamantine; ligfct weight, i IGalT; full weight,10a20 sperm, 40 pat" ent sperm, 50; tallow, 12al3 !b. Cheese.?AVestern, 14al3; Factory, ' 18al9. Rice.?17J to 18J cents lb. L Salt. ? Liverpool, $1 55al50; Vir> ginia $2 15al 22 $ sack. | Soap.?No. 1,6c; Family, G} to 7c1 Mackerel.?'We quote, full weights " only as follows: No 1?mess in kits? " $2 30 to $275 ; hulf barrels,$7 o0to?; No, 1 in kits, $1 75; No. 2 invbarrel.s, $12; * half barrels, $!) to 9 50 ; kit?$l 40 ; No. 3?barrels, large, $9 to 0 50 ; half barrels ? ?large, $5 to 5 50 ; kits. $125, <; 5 Salmon.? Perdoz, lb;'cans,$3.50, 21b., ' $5. Salmon in kits, $3 50. _ .' *:>i\ 1 French Peas.?1 lb. Cans, per doz., t $460. ' . " ' Pick els.?Underwood's qts., $4 75; J 2 prftl.. Sfi 75 n?r doz. Green Corn.?1 lb Cans, $3 7o. Gelatine.?Nelson's $3 per doz. 1 Ground Peas.?1Tennessee, $150;Geor. gia, $4 50 per bushel. i The Fashionable Spelling Matches oi ''Spelling Bees. ' Tlie rage for contests in orthogra } pliy seems to posses ti?u country 5 and none the loss in the great cities - than in rural neighborhood.*. Wash ington, Baltimore, New York, Bostor ' Chicago and, we believe, every othei I prominent city in the country hold I these battles every week, and tine; 1 them very amusing, and all the de 1 tails of the fight appear in tho papers ' next morning. A "'great spelling match" was held in Lincoln Ilall Washington, on thu evening of the 1 31st ultimo. After 11 long unci lively competition, Miss Clara Ball and pro* lessor II. L. Thomas were left sole combatants, and Miss Ball then broke i down on the word "jib" spelling it will a "g," leaving the Professor the victoi " of the field and owner of the prize? ' a Webster,s dictionary. We note this r particular match which is reported ) by the Washington Chronicle, because . for the first time, we find the rules o r the game printed. The reader ma\ * feci an interest in knowing them . I 1. After tho presiding officer anc . referees shall have been presented tire - school master will at once take charge' * and tho sides for the first contest shall J be called off by the leaders who ba/e j bcon selected. i 2. The standard authority for spell ing shall be according Lo cither Web ster or Worcester. 3. The speller shall have the r'ghl to ask the definition of a word bctorc 1 spelling and also lo except to the pro * nunciation of a word if he or she deems ' it lacking in authority. c 4. When a word is miss-spelled it 1 shall not bo again put in the same * ? i * t II , I class, out. me scnooimasier siuui gu i J tho correct|spelling ol Jtho audiciice j 5. The referees -hall decide all ques ; lions raised. In case of disagree , merit the presiding officer slial decipe. All appeals shall bo medi and decidcd on the spot befon tho spelling of a word by ; ) contestant shall be a final. Hut this . rule shall not prccludo the correc \ tion of an error by a speller, if diseov I ered and corrected before tho fina ' S)*llable is spelled. The words selected for the contest.* . shall exclude, so far as possible, al words of a tenchnical, medical oi purely scientific charactcr; also geo graphical and proper namcs'und shal be confined to words in use in genera reading, writing and spelling ' rni. _ A -i...j_ tt JL ilO I."S IUU XOLOUESt;. 11Y THE MISSES CA'J'Kit. TIio following arc the arrivals sinci ' last'Tuesday : j W L Anderson, Mrs W It Anderson L D Merritnan, Mrs L J) Merriman Greenwood; D Cumiskcy, Anderson II L Williams, Penney's Creek; S ( Link, Linkville ; SPHarris, Anderson ' T 1' linger, Mrs T P linger, Charleston Mr .J 1J LeRoy, Mrs J B LeRoy Lowndesville; E A Mars, Calhoun's ' Mills; SH Hampton, Greensboro, X C L T C'heves, Columbus, Miss. } AVier's Hotel. ) ) List of arrivals since last issue: P II Robinson, Willington; G 'J i Jackson, J P Phillips, Ninety Six ; J 1 Ligon, White Hall; J Wayne McCalla Elherton ;B Berrien Allen,Lowndsville i> l.' Wimunii D A P .fnrdiin. N'mv York (i VV Mclaughlen, lialtimorc; Dr J \\ W'idcnian, W P Wideman, Long Cane J II Ware, Hancock Co O'a. JOHN A. WIER, Proprietor. Consignees. - Tiic following named persons hav< freight in the Depot: A J Cleveland & I5ros, J Ij Covin, 1 L Cozbv, Morrah, Wardlaw & Co, J V Sehrader, J \V Crawford, \V 1) Morrah J 1' (iiillln, T Raker, J E Caldwell, J fc Robinson, F M Mitcliell. C. V. HAMMOND, Agent. The following persons have package.1 in the Express olllce: ' W II Parker, R C l'errin, R I) Purdy E Cowan, L Little, () T Porcher, P M Adams, T T Lipford, E Edwards, M 1* McL'ord, E Moragno, Miss J A Frazier i > \' H A M\m\ I) | Agent. ? Mil r.l IUMWI IMI II j ZM.irket Reports. COKIIKCTK]) wkkkia* UY : IJ A 11 N W E L 1, & CO. ? COTTO.X BROKERS AND PKALKIIS IX GKNKUAL MKUCHAXDISK. A itui:vi mj-;, April Ul, Ih7o. p Cotton, 14toll . Fodder, $1.75 per 1<>0 lbs Kirgs HOc i>cr dozei , Flour, $8 to $10 per bb I Ground Pea*, *_.<?> to $-.2-") per bushc I .Meal, $1.40 to $1.50 per buslic ] j .Molasses, 00 to 75c per galloi '.| Nails, -.OS cents per It 11 Oranges one u> 91.uu jn.-t UUAV'i Pons Sl.iJ.j pur 'mshc Apples, $2.01 Bacon, 11 to K I'.utter, 25 to 3l CoIIco, -o to 3c Corn $1.2.: ) Chickens 1 to i)C encli Xl :\v Vonk, April is.?(Jold 15. ('otto n quiet ami stonily; salos 271?uplands 16.1; Orleanf 1(1}. Charmcstox?Cotton quiet ? mid' filing 171; low middling lo? ; good or* '1 1 " " "* ?\fci .(in ov. Uinary n:i<?jio; uui ucuiiho n.?, ports Great Brittain 15,853; coastwisi i! 541; sales 300. c Auousta.?C'otton quiet ? middling i 15}; low middling 15} ; good ordinary 1-11; net receipts 72; sales 74; ? iff-?? . fe?' J?>MWM? I ? : - \ ? ?7? j/j- The. way to make a live city is' to1 dfiFYiil you can to make the business of yo4>rv?dfghbor a success. A'dvciv1 tifio your business men by speaking a; good word for them wherever you yo Always be on tho alert to induce new, ; branches of industry to locate in your jg i jnidst; judiciously aid every enter- ; | r prise that promises to add. business |ffl facilities; support local newspapers by taking the payment for them, and the feeling an interest in their wclfaro; if w}j ' you know of an}' item of news which I would interest tho public, take some 8U) pains to let tho editor know it; got cai your job printing done at the Press ma \ and Banner office. Bel ? . | in< 1 Thk reading of a. good andvfelll fl,J conducted newspaper,fc?vcn for the[ J space of one-quarter ofii year, brings! ; , more sound instruction, and leaves a ? i deeper impression, Than would proba-| bly bo acquit ed at the best school in 1 twelve months. Talk to the members of the family who read the papers. *fcnd compare (,l?'eir int^lligciico and info: matioB to' thos^wfio do i not. . The difibrerrfcff is beyond compari- A son. L. . - ?'? to Delinquent Land Sale. re? _ ui sal "^JOTIC'E is hereby given that I will j 1/? offer the following described pro" perty for sale on ; Monday, 3d May, 1875, i 1J or so much thereof as may be necessary | ' to jjay the taxes, penalties, assessments I and costs, 47 acres, returned in the name I of J. E. Brachnall, 10th Township, upon which there is due $1-1.70 Taxes and A J costs. L. H, RUSSELL, County Auditor. April 21, 1875, 2-2t Jo Cotton Gins. I I V 'I M. The brown, the taylor and the CRISWOLD GIN furi nished to order. Repairing promptly | done. Also kept on hand a good stock T , of Bedsteads, Bureaus, Washstands, j ' Tables, Chairs, Chambar suits and oth- ?j 1 er furniture, together with Sewing Ma- ,. " chines, White-Wire Clothes' Lines, . warranted rust proof, Maps, Charts, "C 1 Picture Frames, <xc., &c. Orders solic- foi ,Sited by ra [J, M. MATTHEWS,;; Ninety Six, S. C. May C, 1874, 4-1 y QUARLES 8 have received the i DRY GOODS, CL( j Shoes, Not \ AV"e beg leave to inform our frit j furnish ovv Goods at the VERY I [ can offer special inducements to purel ? CliOTE ALSO A NEW ['mikes shoes, LADIES AVALK aistd li! ,! Call early with the casli and get sup iQuarles A jl April 7, 1875, 52-tf ,\ GUANO IX EXCHAG The Celebrated Fertilizers for Cot1 REDUCED PRICES! j Wilcox, Gibbes & Co.'s p r Prepared at Savannah, Ga., ai p h (e n i x' Imported in bulk direct from Phoeni WE ARE OFFRING THE ABOVE C season, at considerably reduced pri I paying in cotton on the basis of seventeen < I'""1 iiwnrnat. ilonnt- hv November 1. 1S7-3. t : jcimntable bales, -By this arrangement, the I good price for his cotton by paying for his f ( These Guanos are too well known to reqi : i them know how to appreciate their value; Jon fair trial, that their liberal use will p '! future benefit to their lands. For further ,'for circular, containing analysis, opinions i r * W. JOEJ LMcNElL, REYNOLDS ?: CO., Agents, G j J. P. PIIILI January 27, l$7ii-4m. ! W . A. IIMBECKER, T > jSTIIStETY SIX, HAS moved into tlie OI.I) CORNER STORE, where lie is now : cuing I Bacon, Lard, Corn Meal,! j Flonr, Rice, Snpr, Coffee, T Tea, Molasses, Syrup, ^ Cheese, Mackerel, j ji Macaroni, Mine.'- Meat, Family Soaps, Toilet Soaps, vvl Concentrated Lyc, Pickles, <% Sardines, Salmon, LI Canned Oysters, ** J'of ted Meaty!, Canned Fruits, __ 1! rand ted Fruits, Jetties, Citron, ' | Prunes, Raisins, Fiys, s I Oranr/es, Apples, Cocoa nuts, ? ! Confectioneries of every des- |tl I cription, fit ;.l LARGE AM) VARIED LOT OF ^ : Candies, Sugar Fruits, and 0Sugar Toys, Almonds, Feacan Xuts, *J ' JJrazil JVuts, Filberts, . Soda, Starch for the Laundry, ' Corn Starch Puddings, ! CRACKERS, of all Kinds, ! FIREWORKS, niriMrrv/i ? NTH : rLM'j li^vr OJivnuui TOBACCO, 1 Segars and Pipes. ILlso, _ HftURE Kentucky RYE ami BourbonI wT WHISKY, Pure Mountain CORN . I WHISKY, Wheat WHISKY, Apple _ . and Peach BRANDY, Holland CIN. r| ? Cognao BRANDY. WINES, of all J j kind?. ?n -i _ ti n ; At Low Prices, for Uasn Uniy.l I Dec. 10, 1874, tf V"' .fM i|B LATCHLErl;* gy/ /? ? t\ Improved Cueum-" (5, p? "/ber wood Pump is ft *V tbeacknowlged STANDARD of th???? W market, by popular verdict, the beat pump for least money. Atrt^S^' . tention is invited to Batchley 'ilym-' Improved Bracket, the Droy^ J&B Check Valve, which can bo withdrawn without disturbing ; joints, and the copper chamber : licli nevec*cracks, scales or rusts, and II last a lifetfme. For sale by dealers JragP 1 the trade generally. In order to be .; ? e that yoir get Blatchley1s Pump, be m&m eful and se? that it has my trade- tBsF- I*. irk as above. If you do not know Kg icrc to buy, discriptive circulars, to- ^H her with the name aud address oftw#U>_ ? agent nearest ^on, will be promptly*?^ iiished by addressing H5|^j^tamp. T&t" Vji; Commerce St.; Philadelphift.: ^ Notice. HH ' > '? ' LJAj persons holdingclaim? :igiiii)K$: t'.Y-jk: the County arc hereby n9tificd: call at the OFFIQE OF THE )UNTY COMMISSIONERS nnd icivo draft on COUNTY TJREAS RER for their pro rata share-of tho? me. ' Bnkf .Tnn MjaSrfr. AVVMt. KJf VUVUj Referee- . April 5,1875.52-2t """ . ~ y he State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABUEVILLEj In (he Court of Common Pica*. ihn M. Moseley, for Complaint mseif and other ercdi-| for "*/.. tors of Mary A. Ma- | Monej' in* tide:*, dee'd, Plaintiffs, } the against hands of itthow McDonald, Itc- | Receiver. iver and others. Def'ts. J N pursuance of an Order of bis honr?r T. II. Cooke, Judge of tfco ghth Judicial circuit of the State, c creditors of Mary A. .ftlagruder, ? ceased, arc required to present bcre mo at the office of Perrin &Cothn, their claims against tbo estato of e deceased, within one month from c publication hereof or bo barred jm share of the funds. Al McDONAItf). Abbeville, March 13,1875,49-lro. i PERRIN R NEW STOCK OF mim. hats. ions, &c. s' jnds that we are now prepared to /OWEST CASH PRICES. We lasers of . * ?I3NTC3r. ' LOT OF ... . ING SHOES, lDIES' gaiters. plied. i Perrln. E FOR COTTON, ion, Corn, "Wheat and Tobacco LIBERAL TERMS ! Manipulated Guano. id Charleston, S. C., and O U A N O , iv Ttilmwla Snilfll OfrAll. BLEB RATED FERTILIZERS, this ces, and give purchasers the option of jents for middling, delivered at planthe cotton to be packed in good merplanter Jias a guarantee of realizing a ertilizers. lire comment. Those who have used those who have not, as yet, will find, ^ ay on present crops, besides being of information, call on the undersigned >f planters, &c. j SMITH, Agent, Abbeville, S. C. freenwoood, S. C. PS, Agent, Ninety-Six, S. V. HOMAS' SAW MILL Closed for Repairs. )AliTIES who have contracted for L l:.MBE 11 will call on ALKX McCANTY at Mr. Edward?. I have some lnmbcron hand which ill be disposed of for the cash. . W. THOMAS. March 24, 1S75, 50-tf &EWD FOR <TATAL0 Ui8i?. 100 Cottage Bedsteads Just received, at the lowest prices. J. D. CHALMERS & CO. Pec. 1, 1ST4) 34?tf. NOTICE. rllE members of the Abbeville Literary Society are requested to call i me for theirjrwo rata of the funds on ;nd at its dissolution. JOEL S. I'KRRIX, See'v. Oct. 23, 1875, 30-tf ' * \ ? ?