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' NEWS ITEMS. Popo attained his S4th year on inst. CJcn. McCjowan attended Court at $$|f Laurens last week. / The leader of the last Marion Slar is is* on the subject of eating. .v^ r Tuk ?Y. F. Georgian appologi/.es for ' ihe*space oceiijiied by locals. Tbe Sparta nbitry^ IfrraUl is entorpris "TOg aim IHIUilSHW .......... \ i The Laurcnsv,\'f< H< raid has found out *^j?J4what is the mutter with Hannah." AVe predict for the Abbeville liifle PjK ""C'lub, ''a quick life and a short breath." : hook and ladder company has been *^^?&fagauized at Xewbery, and ilie town is Two Coiosed boys in Tlar.'boro. played with an old pi-!<! Sunday. There isu\ .but one ol theui now. M The one tiling needful for the per fee! . enjoyment of love is confidence?same .way with hash and sausages. 1 no 1*11 oil fliflt i ne gn IS? IIUIV >. - '^tlie colored men arc going to .se ttle in Kansas ami have themselves gone elsewhere. SeuatorSmith, of Marion, if*accused of - ? corruption in making recommendations for appointment of census taker of that , county. Mr. II. T Peakc, the builder of the ' Laurens railroad, expects to complete Vii? wnrb hi'loro the 1st of September next. Tjie editor of tlie Sumter Wafehmuu says that he was "^permitted to attend \the Centennial of the South, at Charlotte, >>'. C., on the 20th." i Enteiii'KIse.?The convicts in tin penitentiary have a new factorv in operation? they manufacture counter^ !i nicklepieces out of tin taken from : roof. JWhen a public functionary attempt* to iujure the business of another persoi that dignitary should no very citoiuispoct in his official acts, or the othei f*r .- may show him uj). A little infant bey was found war tin v residence T. L. Bodgctt, Ks<j., of Lau. reys one day last week. -Mes. Join Houston,of Martin's Depot, hasadoptei the little castaway. At a meeting of the T,hi!adeli)hia Con teunial Commission hold tne other da\ Hon. L. Q. C. Lamer was elected one o the orators of the day and t?en. Jose])! . .E. Johnson Master of Ceremonies. Life would be a perpetual flea-hunt i f a man was obliged to run down all tin innuendoes, inveracities, insinuations and suspicious which are uttered againsi him. Tiie Grand Jury at Anderson say "We have visited ail tno county ojnee? and find them well kept, and liiul thai the officers have been doing their dut\ as far as we are able to judge." School Ai'I'koi'hiation*. ? Of tin stun of SS2,3C4.0i, appropriated for tlu payfnent of the claims due prior to >'<> vetnber 1, 1S7;5, the sum of s:!,-l(> >.(>;> i . due to Abbeville, and is now applicablv to the payment of the claims. Tiiey Havk Comk. ? The lightning rod aud nursery men havc^tnade theii appearance. The list is now compleU ?the life insurance agent has prtt in ar appearance. There is nothing like living in a fast progressive age. "Win would be without these comforters^ Col. H. P. IIammutt has relume." from the North, where lie ha? been pur chasing machinery for the l'iedmon; Manufacturing Company. He saved t< 1 i-..-: IUO COillj.'UllY uv un uciaj i-j j/lu - chasing. Now. (hat the Mecklenburg cek-bratioi is oyer there remain only fifty-three revolutionary events to commemorate They extend over a period of six years ending with Yurktown in 17-sl. liunk er Hill, on the 17th of June, will be tlit next feature of the Centennial pro gramme. The opponents of prohibition in Rhode Island consummated their victory at the polls in the formal election o their candidate for governor by the leg islaturc. One of the first measures pro posed was the substitution of a liquor 11 cense law for the prohibitory statute. At the reccnt (Georgia Press Con veil tion eight editors put in an appearance and the hospitable people of Allien: had made preparations for at least sixty v It is gratifying to know that the iminor j* tal eight dispatched with all ease the ban qtiot provided for eight times their Hum ber. The Washington licpuLticun isteriblj down on the North Carolina Ccntenni al, regarding it as a base attempt ti make treason respectable, ftdenounct the late historic reunion in the Heroes of type, as "A Great Rebel Fraud." Th< Latest Tar-Heel Humbug, etc., elc.This is by no means the way to foste patriotism and remove the spirit of sec tional bitterness. The average South Carolina Trial Ju.s tice has been outdone by a magistrate it Mecklenburg County. 'Recently a ne gro was brought before him'on th charge of hog stealing, which was abun dantly sustained. Determined that th insulted dignity of North Carol in should be vindicated, this "second Dan iel" promptly bound the culprit over ii the sum of fifty dollars tu keep th for twelve month?. One of our school masters recently rc quired ail his scholars to ''write a piece, under penalty of a thrashing. A risin; genius got oil' the following: "Lord of love, Look down from above On us poor scholars; We ha\e hired a fool To teach our school, And pay him fti'iy dollars." The following stan/.a which we fin going the rounds <>!' our exchange* strikes us as having the true ring aliou it: * "It never pays to fret and growl When fortune see!us our foe ; The better bred will pu>h ahead And strike a braver blow. For luck is work, And those who shirk Should not lament their doom, Tint vif>ld the nltiv." Anil clear the way ; That better men have room." Tomato Cuj/ituk.?As the majorit of persons esteem tomatoes, ami no ga den is complete'without them, the fo lowing hint as to their culture is in plac and tirst, strong and healthy plants ea only be had by good, strong land. '11 plants should not be allowed to wasi their strength by running to vines, an bjT pinching the tips good fruit will 1 the result, trellises should be given the: for if allowed to lay on the ground i! fruit will be inferior in size and not : I. abundant. Trellises can be mad? in variety of ways and with but ]itt trouble. Something Nice.?We wonder oftc that folks do not put their Hour to goo use by sometimes making doughnut Biscuits and batter-cakes are good i their way and for steady, regular us but there should be a little variety no and then, and to till the void wo * kno of nothiug in the shape of goodies con mrable to doughnuts. Weil do we r jucrnber the good old fashion of havii; a bag of them hanging in the pantr and now our Dockets used to be lil!< every time the journey bad to be mat to school or when sent on an erran The memory of those days, how swee Saturday was the day for making, ai the bag held about a" bushel, and tin lasted till the next frying day. This the way to make them: "One pint of milk, one cup shortei ing, two of sugar, oae of yeast, thn eggs, twospooufulsofcinnainon. \Vli< risen, fry in hot lard."?Newberry lie aid. '&L ifnir.v- ... |tI?c Press and Banner. \V. A. LICK, Ki.nui:. j- - -|! V7cdnesday, June 2, 1875. ? ? - ' j, I Ki-XiUi.ATioxs yoit ii!!: l'nsi:'. (at A!;i!uvu.i.k.?Tlw I Mlii'i* is DjiCMi i'ur |' j the general <U'!iv< ry of ktusv. am] >a!<'( of postage .stamps from A. .\f. t<> .">!< ji\ M. ' . 11 | Mmit'V Orcliivs funiis-hctl iroin A. , ; M. to1'. M. j, j (jivt-uviilc ami Columbia Kaiimat!: ; .mail closes .i! <: ;<> .m. ' \V;t ninyiou, (Ja., Mailclosv*?>;> Y\*ed-i | nesday at *)::;'? A. M. i \ j < la., Mail, via ITeardmont, I ;cl<on Thursday at '!:"<> A. M. I A ntreville Mail, via Tempi"? ofi j Health. closes on Thursday at ">:.'!u A. M. i' Elbert, AT.-i; 1, via Lowndesville, , :closes on Friday at G:'!0 A. M. II. W. LAW,SOX, P. M. i VJVVW^iccox^^JAv>:' , A'C.-oj,KMaratatB?)M The Literature of the Day. " a <j | The .Vtif Yuri; Sun has been discuss| in;; the Mate of the literary market and ! arrives at the conclusion that it is in a very stagnant condition, with but few great writers either English or Amerijc::n to remind us of the past or to give ' j promise of tlie future. Assuming thej j fact as sufficiently apparent, its proceeds j \ lo give reasons to account fur the present i ' i literary decadence. j A correspondent of the paper suggests! that modern journalism lias absorbed thej .1 be. t minds of the country, ami that the .! capacity and mental training which oiu-e 'j found exercise in the making of hooks! j Is now employe*I on the columns of liicj ; magazine and the weekly and daily j 1) paper, and that this is as it should uc, .jam! that the newspaper with iis clean snd forcible editorials is trood i , sitbslilule for tho Avciilc ami dilute ofl'ii-i - sions (?!' modern book-makers. I-'romi | both of these propositions (bo ?. <! I lor I ' I dissents, andjwc partly agree with him as: il:e last, that tho new^pa; er can i'uri 1 j i jn:.sh no proper .substitute ibr {he weiij I* matured and carefully written book. il The newspaper has its own work to; do, ami enjoys obtain advantage-:. lt| fjacis more promptly, in a larger lield, fjaml in liwt <*mi by constant it' ration, is j mo (* iikely to eHecl its purposes. it addresses a popular audience in a popu-| _! !;ii way ami sveks only to Six the*' ! j I a>-i:t.r thought, leaving to its mor.-ain-! i j l>i<ious auxiliary to address a more se-! ' j iv.-t audience, and to make h-rjicr dc-j ! nciiids 111) /n their attention. I I * lint we aredisposed to agree v.iih thej correspondent that juurnali.?m liasi .attracted the ??. .?t minds from hook-1 ! itutlciv;, and thus interfered with the] ,c::crei.e of that patient thought and' . letiuli;.!! .)i;< labor which a.e ncee.-.-arv to! - i i ' I U:e composition oi any won; oi jieriiia-j ' ner.t value. In furnishing readv and! 11 , " ' Jphas?nt employment with prompt and! > certain remuneration for the toils andi j # ? j uncertainties oi' the literary life, it lias] 11 taken awav the great incentives to the career of authorship, lvven authors of! 'jinaik :ir-t seek the public eye through j . the columns of the magazine, and such I I men a? Hulv.er and Diekcns have eon-1 , j triVtUed their he t novels as serial: 'StfilHS to J i'( :<LlC<;<nV H or All' I I I In:-. \ /.'Oi-'.ml. j Whether or imi, jounmiiniii li.w itselfj v degenerated, is a ?j uo.-slion which the J .SV?" li>ct:.v-;s, andcomestothesameconj ciu.-ion as in regard to literature. There i i> nodnub! I !;:it theprovineeof t lie editor, | ]i;i; been elreiimserSbed, and more prom-j hieneo is iinw given to tin; news depart-! .menl, so t!t whilst the journalism of -'the dav is fur superi<ir to its predecessors i . ' . >1 *i j 111 its rapacity oi collecting and trans ! milting news, and in all the features I which make the newspaper an epitome *jof daily life, the editorials themselves ! ilUl.bl V l.i* : vi.rfi" <llu! Ilbil it V. Ill this Jl-1 -|in everything el.se, (lie demand regu-| " j 1-ites Shy supply, and it is not to be exj jn'clcj, that this feature of journalism k" jshf.i:111 :i"Uiiio the same prominence i ~ when tiie demand is for the variety and ! ..' spice of every day incident. This is in-, t deed mi age of mediocrity, and we can! ' i L'|expect nothing belter wlien the demand j.j is only f*>r the small change of the liter-! -1 ary market and not for the hoarded de-J i polite of tlie past. j The Sun says: "There is a plenty of J 1 room outside of journalism for writing i "land good writing too, which shall .sup-{ r? | i Jpleiuent the newspaper ami obtain an 1.1 audience bv reason of its inherent force. ! " a JiuL the author must take care to do .what the newspaper cannot do. Tiie 11 1 . ?1excuse for writing a book must not need ! to bv argued ; it must appear at once in ,,'the manner of treatment, its greater ' ! thoroughness, and the fact that the sub- j g ject so presented is one that for its discussion or artistic presentation, deserves the patience required of the reader to i peruse the book, and the time and cllbrt I the author has given to write it. The ! trouble with us is thai our writers are 1 not as a class trained by proper mental (11 pymna.-tie.s. The success of frauds who ^ ideal out cheap platitudes for wisdom jmiv! dreary pic-(y for true religious aspijration, is a bud feature of our civilza tion ; but these charlatans should not I be able to di-eourairc honcsier and wiser men, bul should rather stir them up to I renewed elibrt at lea t to fortify ibetn|selves auaiust .such sloberinir. Ti e injiellcctual timidity whirls is marked trait with us, the fear of ibe i'hili.-tinc;:, , Ihe dread of the so-calie.l critics, the !*..'terror before the frown of society and I-'church, are much worse influences.? 2,! Add to tiic.-e the fact that literature is a II i mistress who must ho long wooed ami J who has not many of the delights of d | luxurious living to oiler, ami we get j nearer the causes of 1 lie present stagnation than wc do in complaints of nubUshers." a i There is no doubt, ample .-cope for tlie 'yjiJl'Jlucuce uf good bonks outside of the newspaper, the trouble is that the reIII wards they promise their authors are 'I i too remote and precarious to enlist the ii { heal talent in their composition. e, j 3 -tcvv i w \\ nc;m:rH>JiK .Mkat,? 1 he following l- [section of an ordinance recently adopt~ed by Town Council of Anderson, com'f I mends itsell' to the attention of our ';(ijown council: le( "That it shall be a violation of this --- i*-" * 1 r\ t\flnv fr?r il*iortunancu lur uiijr j>v,-iou?i w w.v.? -v.. t!! sale, either in the market house or withidiin the corporation of the town, any ?yj poor, unsound or other than good and is fat animals; that all meats sold in iho market house shall first be inspected n-1 and received as good by the chief mareejshalof the town ; and that all animals ?n slaughtered within the corporation shall r-j first be also inspected and received by i him whilst on foot." -A ' -- ternAfffc Vnr - Death of the Rev. A. H. Cornish. ' \W clip from the. Newberry JIcr?kl \ Lite following .sad announcement of the'e Jeath of this esteemed minister of theil ICpiscopal Church, for several years thc.t Hector of Trinity Church at Abbeville, 1 md who leaves many warm friends in, his community. Few men ever pos- ? e.^sed more of t-he milk of human-kind- t uess and 11is social and genial temper t . i idea red him to a large circle, who will i liarn with deep regret of his unexpect-1 1 1 - ? '? i i.%. , i (I I'.'U M . i 11U U:: i l il in v;; u nzuii i?t) s he had been longtideuiiiicd withii .he South in iiitcTCrit and fooling, and i ^ as fully a Southern man by theassoeia- i Jons of more than thirty years: Wo make sad record of the death of : he llev. Aiidrew it. Cornish, which ! t icctirred on Monday afternoon last, at-!, ter a painful illness. The deceased was| born on the 2oth of June, 1812; gradu- 1 ited :it Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., 1 in 1S:JG, and at the (jientrarTheological x Seminary, New York, in 18i?8, was orJained deacon by Rt. Rfev. Thomas 1 lirowneft; hi fhe same year, and ordain- ( e3^)riest..at:Grace Church, Chicago^ by ] the lit. Rev. Philander Chase; in 1844 ] he took charge at Abbeville, aiitfcin 1847, , St. Paul's, Pendleton, which lntter he held until his death. He "was on his * way to attend the recent Convention in 1 chiirlosstiiii. when tbu severity of his disease made it necessary for him to stop at this place. A wife* with him at the time of death, and two children, mourn the sudden calamity which lias overtaken them. Ever,' attention was j paid him by the members of the Epis- . copal Church and sympathizing friends generally, and by j)rs. Mayer at >1 Me- ' Intosh. uut all proved in vain. His remains were conveyed to J'endlcton forj interment. A?>? ; I The Press and Parliament.' The Pros:; ha- .status in the 3>riti.-h j' Parliament, and every report of the! proceedings is :i breach of privilege, for j which the oMender may be lined and! imprisoned without an appeal to tliej Courts. The whole matter has been j brought up .'>r diseussioi: by a proposal I to punish tin- Times for publishing tliei report of oin ?f the Committees. Lord ! liu tington,the Liberal leader, has introduced resolutions defining and guarding|: the rights of the Press, ami for putting' an end to the power which is now held!, by any member of exoiudingat pleasure the representatives of the Tress. The ipower is one wliielj was once regarded! as nec.issary t<? protect Parliament! against the agirre.-.-ions of a tyraniiall ruler, and is uncalled for at the present; day. Parliament owes its chief inliti-' i-nce to the daily report*of the debates,J and it is more dependent on the Pres.s. j than the latter i< on the former. Mr.l, Disraeli opposed tin? resolutions, but th?? j dibate was adjourned t<p the Joth ult.J when the matter was most piobably ad-j justed. i Jt'DniAi, -MJudge Cooke' orders the presentments of the (jrand! J uric.-: in 1 . i ~ ciivi.it lo lie j?ixl?li.shtMl in, the newspaper of tlio County having the largest circulation, <t! ha!j' r<itcs.? j J low would ir i!o for the editors to-de-j eide that lie should gel hut half his s:tl-! ary hereafter? The half-rate treatment J of newspapers is disgraceful to them, if .submitted to. We hope the papers ofj lar/re and mimI! eireulalion will publish i llie presentnients for nothing, rather; than be raiijd i?v anv one.? L'nUm-Ihr- j ahl. j l;7f AA e fully endorse the views of our Columbia brother, and regard the laie action of the Circuit Judge as the! height of hijusliec in appiying to others > fi.n. w 11 i lu. l>(. 11 !"> J (o ODIIOSC if applied to himself. ''The luhorer Is! worthy of his hire," and there is inn reason why the public should not pay the same rales which are charged lo the individual. It is a false economy which ; is base11 upon injustice, and a very poor way of advancing the public interest by withholding the compensation due to any of its members. ?,53.? GoVKltNOU SMITH'S LKTTHIV? Our I Georgia exchanges publish the corres-i pondenee between C*? vernor tjmith and 1 ,,c K.M.o-i OVUIVUUJ JL*ir?4i, I.ijj w* ?.* IV vvw* | of the latter containing the ni*x>oint-1 mcnt ol' a Centennial commissioner lorj Georgia, Mi*. JI i 1 Ivor, ami enclosing a! copy of the iron-clad oath. The Governor's lei tor wo think is a very satisfactory reply to .such a communication, as he naturally viewed it. Bui we see no reason to doubt that the .sending of the j oath was a mistake of the clerk, who imulvcrtcntly enclosed one oath instead I of another. As we understand it all; the commissioners take one oath or the otlivr, and the mistake consisted in<lwi "ilvm.<>!'iil " illslcild (if 1110 ! j "modified" oath. It seems scarcely fair I to decline tIaO explanation which is ten- j j dered. OXK OK TflK M UiJiT-1 lAYK-l.KKN.S.? j I Robert Dale Owen publishes an article) I 1 | in the last number of the Atfaulici I Monthly in which he gives an account! j of a substitute proposed by himself for: the present Fourteenth Constitutional' I Amendment, and which was defeated t | on account of Senator Fessenden's siek| ness. 11 is scheme proposed the immediate civil cqualiiv of persons of all col-1 ! ors. tlie rcnudialion of tin- rebel debts. jantl coul'ering dI' suHVagc on the blacks,: on and after July -I, 1S7(>. This would \ : have given Uiem ion years training, l>e-; j fore the right <<i' .suilYage was conferred. | j Judging from the ihulieal haste to give i the ballot lo the blacks, we (hink it not very likely that Mr. Owen's scheme ] would have received much favor. j Cr.niticwr. ,Sj!oi:t-C<?"ijxc!.s.?Rev. S. ! J5. Jones, of Columbia, writes a letter | to the L'tiiou-lfcrdhl com plaining of (lie prominence and publicity which are I given to the short-comings of ministers, j by the newspaper press, whilst but I scant justice is done to the self sacrifice |of the ln,OOU iaithful ministers who i make up the clerical fraternity, It is I the necessary penalty which the leaders I of the world's civilization must pay for j any dereliction from duty. More is exi peeled of the clergy, and hence, their Condemnation is the greater. The sin j which has been charged upon Beecher, Glen denning and Porter, is that to J whieh clergymen seems most prone, jand hence, perhaps merits the more bit j ter denuiueiatiou. It would seem to be right and proper that the offence should bo denounced. , Histokical.?A historical sketch-of the flag of the liith United States irfftiusry, carried through the Mexican war by Capt C. JJ. Jones, father of the editor of the Charlotte Observer, and Lieutenant (afterward colonel and judge) Edward Cantwell, is published in a late number of the Observer. The flag was borne by a son of Judge Cantwell in itlic procession at the centennial. -NTjie Tax Jin.l.?'The Union Heraldj las published a number of articles show- j i ng the serious object ionsjto the Tax Bill, Is >f the last session, which is in the lands of the governor aud will be ve-;1 ocd by him. The objections are as fol- | ows: >" ; i, The amount of the tax ; because, in c diiic cases, more money, is provided for;x han is in nccossary, while, inothcrcases,! j lie levy is sulliciint; because provision ! . s made for the payment of doubtful and j' raudulent claims, ana oecausc ic propo-:? ;es lo interfere with anil stop the aecu- j j nutation of an interest fund required L or carrying out in good faith theprovis-1 ( uiis of iiie funding Axfo ' The faults of the Tax Bill are general ! md particular. II levies a State tax of ( hirleen mills, the highest tax ever lev- t ed in this, Slate, and, in.spite of that, ? here will he a deficiency of $120,000 or * nore, because of; the ".Imequai and imvisc and way in which the tax is i listributed. OivJjje other hand, a tax 1 >f ten mills i^ehough for any proper j. u?rp?sey-?fta can be so arranged as to ; j eaveno deficiency to bo met iu'1^7(!-77. j i rhese objections are fullr sustained by !? i minute examination of the hill and \ ivill be urged- in tlie veto message. ( ( The Dead Hero. . i The Courier Journal concludes a glow- | ing tribute of the memory of C*en. ' [}rcckinridge*with (lie following exulted)* estimate of hi.s genuine and character: j But what shall we say or a mind son gifted and a genius so commanding?! As a reasoncr and a logician lie was the equal of any adversary of his time. Ash n rhetorican and an orator he was per- ( haps the superior, lint he never allow- | I'd the latter to overshadow the former. In parts of his best arguments in the , Senate, during which his feelings were exes ted by conflict he finds vent fur bursts of patriotic and poetie rapture, ! of his emotions* Tiie vivid imagery which adorned his speeches never im- , paired their strength or obscured the!1 clear common sense, on which j but he was the master and not the slavn i they were based. lie was massive without being heavy, and graceful without being weak. Jle who reads his speech on the removal of the Senate from the old chamber to the new, and his reply to Andy Johnvon, just previ ous to iiis wunurawai irom cut* .-?uimic, | will find an illustration of what we say. j Tlu' one "Would have made Quintilian stare and j gape," _ j llie other- would have captivated mid cor.viuc jd a hench of august judges, i He was not only a statesman and an orator, he was also a soldier. His was the mind to grasp extensive military plans, and his was the courage toexeeuteth.'in | with a calm and noble valor. "If 1 had | an army," said CIcu. Lee, ' ! won'*.! ati once put it under his command." We have indeed tried to i vcall a character in history which We might compare with his own. But we have failed. He combined so many of the hi st qualities of t lie great and good who lived and died hefore him, that wu cannot without dilii-j culty, lit his genius t<> the mould of anyj one.* lie had the valor ami energy ot; i I'UMixii'ii t lii. Mvilcnf lmiili!' snii it of I Sydney, the discernment and elo<[?u*iico > (if Iliu kc, t lie humanity and moderation j of Lee! And when the youth of Ken-j twrky, in s'umo future jieril of Iheirj country, *hull wi>h to ?aiher strength j and derive a lesson from the live:-; of t he j immortal martyrs of human freedom,! they can vtfsori to the spot cu!i-.oeraltMl{ I?y the ashes of Keni urky".- ^reatesl M>n, and breathing an atmosphere t i 11 in-' stinetwith the spirit of the departed he-i ro, their hearts heat with a warmer love of liberty and their .souls bo kiu-| tiled l>y a new and more glowing inspi- j ration. Our Condition. I.. WV...II, / 'nrnlimi I i cai aii iiu* jitrwjm- -.>i ..-1111111 % , are in a 11101c hopeful frame of mind wo have many evidences. '1 hat they are! materially improving we find confessed on every side. We give below thopronfj that the administration of the laws has vastly increased in ctlicicncy and promptitude. The following table shows ; ilie result of the settlements made liv ten I county treasurers with the comptroller-! general for the tax collections of the current year: COI'XTIKS. TAX PAID. X1TM.A T.OXA ! Abbe v i 11e 7!? HI ?2!).j 1 (i1 Anderson 4s,2.T> S9 112 2S J{arnwell 4u,342 33 27!) t>2j Chester 3({,1!K> 22 370 4S Colleton 23,430 j!) 3-3(> 00j Kershaw 22,203 (Jvl 2!)l 811 Newberv 4o,82S 73 148 -il: Oconee 1<>,o14 04 JS f>G! Union ;?1,(! ";'? 4J 133 S4 York 4!),(>-31 OS "o-l 801 __j $371,1:8 39 $:2, 303 34 | A cnlculatioJi will show that in the counties anumcratod J)!).3S per cent, of ihe entire tux assessment lias been collected and paid over to the treasurer,! leaving only .(i^ of one per cent, uncollected. We do not believe that a State' in the union can show a cleaner record. This promptitude on the part of the! people shows a confidence in the future, I for no where does discontent and discottr- I agement anpeur more (juicklv than on <i ..ll ..C il... liu: i tvwi vio 1/1 i i iv.' uia v *-/1 n ^ iwi , Tlio character o<" the officials is also showm to be up to par in their having turned over so large a sum thus early in I the year. Jt is gratifying evidence Ihatl the laws arc fully understood and faithfully executed by the appointees of ihu governor, at least in these countics. 'J'he ellict of a higher tone in the executive departments is thus seemed to act upon ollicials throughout the.Slate. The strict accountability to which all arc held by the comptroller-general's department so.j CillCICUll^' mailii^l II III lin/jui^i uivjvai.' has inccli t<> tie with the great improve- j jnent noted now in the collection of tuxes and the assessment of property.? | I'ii ion- Jlcra '</. 01:11 11i:s.?Wcsectiiat it is proposed to have a rc-uuion of the survi-i vols of Orr's llegiment of Kitles at .Sandy Springs during the summer. The flag of this Regiment is now in the ! 1mlI of the Young Men's Library Association in Atlanta, (.<a. It is n large silk Hag with a silk fringe, and hears ! the following inscription: "First liegii nient liilles. Aiiimin ojjif/iturjttc parnfi. i Cold Harbour, June;i7, isijj. Mana'ises, [August H!i, I.Still, i : the same hall is i lie Hag of tiie Martin (Jnards, "presented 'by the ladies of Newberry." It is a i white silk tlag, with the Slate motto on one side, and on t he other an open JJiUu with the following inscriptions: "In (the Lord our (?'od we will set up our (banners. >Stand last, therefore, in this liberty wherewith Christ lias made us free." IJoth Hags are in fair condition. Lieut. C. Jlerbst, the Librarian, has I them in his keeping, and has informed I the writer that he will gladly deliver them to any persons in South Carolina who are entitled to receive them. The survivors of the First llillos and of the I Martin Guards cannot thank Mr. llerbst too warmly for his loving caro of the j two flags.?C/uii'lcslo n jVr textual Courier ? It is truly wonderlul, (lie variety and ingenuity of the conveniences for the ! de.-k and ofliee?l'ens of varied patterns, j Letter Files, each one (he best, envelopes of size and qualities infinite. It is aiinosi uewiuiciiiig 10 emiT iuu uwfju ' Broad Street Store of Walker, Evans <fc Cogswell, in Charleston, tfiid see the number of these attractions. Here |you find the largest Stationary Stock, I south of Batiinore and you only have i two troubles?first, sullicient cash ; and I second, the difficulty in deciding among I j the many things oJlercd, each equally) I suitable to your wants. 4t i 'X . Sfcf - .vft' -- -- Ex-Govkunou Vance.?'The follow-, . tig is a characteristic extract froui his ; peech at the Charlott Centennial. But some say tluit our ancestors did lot declare independence on the 20th 1 if May JS75. J shall not attempt to J liscuss this question which, I think, is iow settled as fully and fairly as the retirement' of history can demand, but vill only remark that it reminds me of he preacher who in describing the deli^c, remarked that "Moses bnilt the \rk." A brother behind him said: 'Moses didn't build the Ark, he waru't bar*'?"I say ho was thar or tliaribouts," replied the preacher! We can ruthfully assert upon the admission of he unbelievers themselves, that inde- ; lotwlonw<m iliflnrcil on the 20th thar i >r lharabouts! At all events, they were j ndependent from that day forth. And | n all the hundred years that have claps- ( ?d to this day, North Carolina has main- ( uined the provad position slie assumed n the beginning. True, she has not ulvaiiced in material prosperity like :ome oT her great and more fevored sisters. She luis not huilt so many rail oa?ls and large cities, containing such ' fast accumulations of capital, but in all hings which pertain to human freedom I n all things which tend to preserve the iatriot souls of men, white and pure ! 'rom the taint of despotism, North Car>Hna is behind none. And though, in I hat splendid constellation of great men i ivho established this government among the nations be the stars there may >f greater inaiiguiludc and which diine with a brighter lustre, yet, ts it sweeps across the plains of lieaven ('iirreering toward the zenith, in the van of that glittering throng you will ever sue brave and modest -North Uarolina. .. . ? SrAUTAM'-nfC!, May, 31.? Spartanburg county has to-day redeemed the pledge made on the loth of lastSepttmber lo subscribe $100,(KM) to the Spartanl)iia<c and Ashville railroad. Tills vote enables us to obtain S-j0,0'J0 of comity bonds subscribed by Union conditionally, and is, therefore;, equivalent to$250,I'DD to the company. The Claytons say now thai the road will never stop until it reaches Ashville. They are ready to break ground in the mountains at once, livery body here is in high glee over the i*ood news. Three times three cheers tor old .Spartanburg! M .oe tings OK I County Commissioners. rfpilK Board ?>f Comity Commissionli crs will meet from this date on tlie third itm! foilii!i .Saturdays of each month for the e-pecial accommodation of teachers, and on the second Saturday of each month for the transaction of oilier business. ROBERT .7ONES, Chairman. June 1ST"), R-tf ling's liiiiiaiii Hilary School, Yorkville, 3, C. J>< i'.MJhiMUMJ INW. j COL ASBUiHT COW.UtD.! I Pill NCI PA L. Full Corps of Able Professors, j /P10M PLF.TK out fit of Arms, Appa-j rains, Mu*.,*lV?r thorough mental ami physicai training. Location notc?l fur !i'caithfiilnc>s, anil poyses.-ing Kailroad ;tii?l Tclcgraj?liiu facilities. For! illustrated Catalogue apply to Principal.; .1 ii.'ic li, lST'3, y-i>l The State of Soatli Carolina j COl'NTY OF AIIBEVJLLE. r<> l*t'tihfiit> ( nin-f. T. Humes and | C. V. Harnes.Kxeculor*, | Petition against, ! for |{. J. Cochran, and j Settlement, Mary 10., his wife, I . tkc. and others. J CfekN hearing the peiition in this case, V and on motion of 1'errin & C'othran, Attorneys lor Petitioner, 't is Ordered, That the loth day of July next be, and is hereby lixed for a .Settlement of the K-.late of C. V. Uurnes, senior, dceeased. That the defendants he arid lliev sire hereby required to answer the Petition find appear in this Court on the day above named at 10o'clock A. M. it appearing to this Court by the Affidavit of J. T. Barnes, thai the Defendant/. \V. Barnes, l'cnjamin J. Cochran and .Mary E. Cochran, It is wife, Albert Barnes and Emma Brown, children of Alphcus E. Barnes, dee'd, reside beyond the limits of this State : It is therefore, Ordered, That the said Defendants be made parties by publication, and that copies of the petition and this Order be sent to the respective parties by mail, postage prepaid to their respective places of residence, as stated in the said affidavit. Also Ordered, That the Defendants i residing in this State and County be duly served with copies of the Pctitiou ami this Order respectively, and that the Order be published in the Abbeville Prom and Banner for six successive weeks. THOS. B. MILLFOllD, j [skai,.] Judge of Probate, C. 1 May :i\, 1S7">, The above is a true copy. Attest, J. C. Wosmanskv, U. U. rro. v;. ni | Just Arrived. Ladies tltk combs, ea l iiaI It switches, kid cloves, KUFFLLNOS, I SCAIJFS, white ooods, SILK and LEATHER KELTS, HATS iitid JiONNETS, New Styles, at 11io emporium ok fashion. I May i2U, 1ST"), 7-tf I "B.T ; m ew wu*mi?. JrST JIKCKIVKD, the following at (lie FUKNITU1JJ0 STOKE; I Now Wardrobes, Now .Moat Salt s, j New Spring .Hollers, | Xcw Window Shades, j Now Walnut. Chairs, . I New Hall Stands, very line. ; J. D. CHALMERS & CO, ! May 1 S7-"i, 7-tl ! Notice. I A Lh persons indebted to the late 1 Jinn of ISAAC l'. UEAltD & CO., are requested to come forward , without dflay and make settlements. (Mliei' Corner Ileynolds d- Juekson Street I Augusta, CJa. THOS. H. JOHNSON, Assignee. May 18, 1875, 7-11* 2p?t/tte:r:ra.iS I^OIJ all kinds of garments, the la. test styles just received, at the Emporium of Fashion, j March 31, 1871. j Threshe^al^F^i, AI.SO " -V Railway Horsr iP?wft For sale by Barnwell & Co. April 19,1875,G-tf ' Notice of Sale. fiT# Y order of the Court of Probate . BP Abbeville County, I will sell Saleday in June next, at Abbeville LI., at public outcry to the highest b ler, all Notes an (^Accounts belong] o the estate of ^kmes M. Richards' lec'd, which >1iave been appraised loubtful and^^orthlesf. -TAS. S, COT H RAN. Referee NOTICE OF Dissolution ofh. Partnershi THE PartnerslUjfcheretoforo exist: between the-il^fiersigiied in Mercantile business- under the fi name of CANNON & LINDSAY, I this day been dissolved by mutual c sent. Z>. R. WoCANNON, A. B.3k Lmi)SA\ May 12,1875, 5-tf v J Tax Returns FOR 1875. AUDITOR'S OFFICE, AjjhuviLLE C. H., S. C., May 17th, 187-3. J^jfoTICE is hereby given that Assessment of property for tax a I this year, will begin June the 11 Fiftv ner cent, will be added :i penalty to all returns made after 20th of July next, and the same to property not returned. Till*] Auditor will be at the follow places on I ho days specified for the j pofcc of receiving returns; Ninety .Six 1, 2, and 3J Sinilhvillc 4, " 5 Greenwood 7, 8 " n Cokeshury 1'), 11 " 12 Donaldsville 14 " lo Due West u> " 1/ White Hall IS " 10 Chiles X Koads 21 " 22 Donf.-Mine 23 Liberty ( 'lunch 24 Ki ley's School huu.se. 2o " 2<i Calhoun's Mills 2.S. 21) " 30 Lowudesville 1, 2 " 3 . Black & McAdams .Store (3 " 7 Miller's Place in No. 10 S " !) Clear .Springs " (> 12 " 13 The Oi'Iice at the Court House \vi :>pe?: every day, Sundays excepted, f i!.<. fuMn in ihi! -Jo;11 of Julv recciviwr re kirns. I L. H. RUSSELL, COUNTY AUDITOR A. I May 1?, 1875-3t Notice. k LL A?Jmiiiistrsitors, Exoeui l Trustees, &c., arc hereby quired to make annual returns account of the estates which I I represent lor the year 187-1, at f jThose failing to do so will be t with according to law. \ ? Thos. B. Miliford Judge of Probate fur A. ApriI 15th. 2S75. 2-11 'wtiSSSSffi SKND FOR tf/rrAiPrrites 'NOTICE TO 0RE0IT0 OF | Cannon & LMsaj TII.E Creditors of the late fin CANNON & LINDSAY hereby required to present their el; to the undersigned, properly appro before the loth day of .June next. Benj, S. Barnwell Assign* A f.'i v 10. 187o. I ?' - ' ! *UmmMKBBBSSSZ5S53XZBa3BEnmIV 1 VVB3KL 1 AGENTS WANTED! MAI-IC (lit FEMALE. i'or an article that soils well for a iriee, at sight, to lady or gent, 'i oods will recommend themselves No Capital Required, is we will furnish the goods to ] es who ean give satisfivtftory re nee, to be paid for after they are s< i.' sini.-Vi M.'i? 100 Nassau St., N. "b IB??t KcSBBBwang anaHa? ICE! ICE! ICE! rgniiE Columbia ice uous: h now open for the season, and pared to sell NATURAL LAKE at from 1 to 1A cts per pound, aeeon Itoouantity. This Ice is far prefer to any manufactured or prepare* Chemical process. JOHN D. BATEMAN, Agt. Columbia, S. May 5, 1S75, 4?It RUBBER CLOTH I 04* INCHES WIDE, now on L at the EMPORIUM (FASHION. [May 12, 18" r ?> ' rr?'O? -? ' ? '* ' " TM1HE Trustees of the several School: , "dfL Districts will proceed at once to toe enumeration of the children be*' tweeri* .thro ages of 6 and 16 inclusive. ? For-instructions and Wanks, apply to for J. F. C. DuPRE, on ,. ' A. C. ,i& May 12,1875,y J Tlig Ladies Will remember our'elegant-stock of ~ spring MitiiliBr ing AND FANCY DRY GOODS on~ is now being offered at cash prices and cheaper than ever before, ac me EMPORIUM OF FASHION. May 12, 1875. * GARDEN NURSERIES, J. LINDLEY & SON, Prop's. NEAR GREENSBORO, N. C. Messrs. s. h. & w. o. Hampton, Agents for said Nursery, are nowhere, canvassing Greenville Anderson, Abbeville, Laurens and Ncw v berry Counties, prepared to furnish ev(. cry variety of proved, selected Fruit J Trees, Vines and Plants, specially adapted to this section. No stock is offered . tluit is not vigorons and healthy, and tl!0 thoroughly tested and proved to succeed lion well in our soil and climate. We have a complete variety of evergreens, 'rst* embracing such varieties as are desirable us a and adapted to this section. . ^ The Senior Proprietor has now been 11,0 upward of forty years engaged in colall lecting, provingand selecting fruits, and it is our determination to concentrate every variety 'of superior fruits, of the I I - I... ......1,1 !*/.*>. naruy ciass, in me i\uu?u imuu?nw^ ,n? ing that in a few years more we shall )ur? have collected anu proved suitable to our climate and soil a collection of choice fruits for every season of the year, not surpassed, if equaled, by any 1,110 part of Ihe world. There is perhaps no ?? country in the world better adapted to the cultivation of all the tine fruits than jtho climate ami .-oil of Western South " Caro.ina. W'c make a specially of early fruit /or 44 murlcrl.inff, and oiler a select variety ol i* early Peaches, as the ivuly lk'jitricc, I Hi vers, Louise, .Richmond, FosteV, and " I extra-early Ainsden. 'i'lic I*'ti?ter is ton " days earlier than the Early (.'rawford, (and a much larger and finer peach, ami lias been sold in the New York markel ? at $12 per dozen. The Am>den is extri large and the earliest peach known. ' TlUIliS V.'AltUAN'l HI) TO I.IVH TWICI.VI << 'months. ; AddlTSS july i if j. w. o. hamitox, '? j (Jrt'onvi!!e S. C. | April 1-lrh, 1873?2m. New Advertisements II be! Vom j 1VJ". 3r*. 33-ix.3.*23.2x?HXi.,f28 "" Water Wheel, Was selected, -1 years ago, and put ti | work in the Patent Office. \Va>hirjg 1 ? .. ii i i., .i. j tolly i K '.:M ill Ml iiiis pun vu tu uu in [!, | biNjt. I'J nixes made. Prices lower thai 'any other (lrst-chiss WIhtI. Pamphlet I lYo'e. A<hirers N. F. BL'liXiiAM, i York, Pa. MOST extraordinary Term* of Ad vertising aro-otlornl for Newspa per.s in the State of South Carolina Send for list of papers and schedule o rates. Address UFO. P. POWELL t! CO., Advertising Agents, No. -II Pari ! ltow, X. Y. tors, j Jlefcr to Editor of this paper. re"iG^RO at ?*?*??<- - Term 4 oi i free. Addros, (ij'IC Lhi'y'ST1NSON & CO., Portland. Me. |IKM'-1^1737A WISER guaranteed to Mai Icall $ and l'Vmalvj Agents, in Ili'.-i 1 local it}*. Costs NOTHING to try il I Particulars Free. P. O. VICKERY * i CO., Augutsa, Me. f ! MSYI J 10.MANCY; OiC" SOUL ' r ? r\ 1 f 1 VTi-i H TT...? iv,MiA (J, J2L jsex muy fascinate and gain the love am alieelioiiH of any person they choosc : instantly. This art all can possess, fre i by mail, for :Jo cents ; together with | Marriage Guide, Egyptian Orach _ Dreams, Hints to Ladies, etc. 1,000,00 sold. A queer book. Address T. VVII, m LI AM CO., Tub's, Philadelphia. ? "MimEF'S ClAZETTEr s$ ! iA Journal of Information fo Advertisers. Edition, 9,60( copies.* Published weekly SJJjTerms, $2 per annum, in ad ] vance. iFIVE SPECIMEN COPIES (DIF ! EE KENT DATES) TO ONE AI)r j DltESS Kbit CTS. ' OHiee No. 41 I'iirk Itow, New \ orl< iGEO. P. HOWELL & CO., Editors and Publishers. n of J -iw Miir New in AIM! i veil, j iWiscmaa & Lacsston j ISTSf ILL remain here for a .short tim P0 v * for the purpose of making | Life Size Oil Paintings, UWj j | PHOTOGRAPHS, FERROTYPES, I COPYING OLD PICTURES, 3 FILLING PINS, LOCKETS, &C ALL kinds of work from 50 cents t $21). WE also make largo size views o RESIDENCES including the family iGARDENS, YARDS, FIELDS, &c. * CALL SOON, as our stay is limited 'and see for yourselves what we are do ing at the ROOMS formerly occupied b; : Mr. Lee. j OIL PAINTINGS from life or de iceased persons a speciality. Wiseman & Langston. , . May ity, 187-)-lm. ft is lire-! * New national Woven fire Mattress able! 1 by l?HUR^LE, Elastic, Noiseless, an. m 9 the most perfect Spring Bed , I never wears out or gets out of order (, | It is so arranged with bolts that th j tension can be let out or taken up a i will. For sick nersons thev are the bes I bed known. Cooler than any other am can be made soft or hard. For sale at J. D. Chalmers & Co. 10. ' May 20, 187-5, 7-tf V1V': ' * C ^ ' , ' * ' " *./* ' *' - ' %~M liieac^^Jaaftespuns, PLAID HMtePJINS, just arrived, and. ftu-'s-iTc' ' ' jB: -v* Cheap fl|rCaflk_ yUAR ^ ' ''\^\ 1H HAVE now a Tvell selected Stock o MILLINERY which I"will be pleased to exhibit to my friends, custo-mers, and the public generally. The styles are entirety new and very pretty, and all I ask is to give me a call before, purchasing elsewhere. Thanking my customers for past favors, and asking a cuiuinuancu 01 uie same. I am, very respectfully, ?I ^ ^ fll: Match 31,1875, 51-tf CUNNINGHAM & TEMPLETON Have on hand SALMON, OYSTERS, TOMATOES, - CRANBERRIES, PEACHES,, . 3^ PINE APP4JE. f<g? C. C. PICKLE, SARDINES, SEAFOAM, ^ . EXT. LEMON, - and DESSICATED COCOANUT. 7 A sjrfciidid article of TEA, (Greenand Black) j Cunningham. & Templetori's. 7 : Ufiumuglmm & Tcinpleton ' i { ^ ?. : A1!M SELLING AT r " ' ' * t 2 "*V COST \ Ss9 51 Ill'llltlfljl .xfociv Of * Swiss ipf, instil! and Pint C ALL AND EXAMINE. April i8, 1875, 3-tf \ Executor's Notice. ... % A 1.1, [kmvoiik haiv; ??? demand* 'v^i i JfSL tin- laic J:ur.^ A. Norwood yre requested to present Mi?'in o my. attojy " ncy. Mr. Kurt, nml those who vcre 1 u" debted to him to make puyirien to film. ^ l' iSAliAH A. NORWOOD, 1 KxccuLix. s Feb. 10, lSTo-Sm. - - a DRESS AND ! MANTUA - MAKING, ? n/B ISS LIBIA TAGOAItT, assisted i It B by Mrs. (ieorge Sliillito, - will uavo charge of Ibis Department?both Indies well knowtfto the public for their good tu.ste and ability. Drosses made. *v , eut and lit on most reasonable ternisanu * shortest notiee. Also latest pfyiea of ? l'aiferns always on band at IS'. Y prices. i : Jas. A. Bowie, [1 n _ . _ i' r? I.t ;\?joiu rjinponuin ui raMiiuu. v P April 7,1875,52-tf <; p FEATHERS. J?OR sale, a lot of good FEATHr ER3. Apply to J. 1). CHALMERS & CO. ' r I)oc. 1, 1874, 34 -tt. Eresli Supply gj - ATS nntl HON NETS, (new sttieeV, IX RIRBONS, SCARFS, HUFFS, &c., to arrive this week at the EMPORIUM OF FASHION, April 28,1875 8-tf. Masonic Directory. ' .J Clinton Lolp 1.3. A. IM. \V. 11. PARKER, V?V. M.\ .1. ('. WOSMANSIvY. Secretary. Meetfi 2d Momlay in etfery month. ?Hesperian CMp!er 1. If. R. A. M. .J. F. V. DcPRE, M.\ E.\ H.\ ?.> o J. D. CHALMERS, Recorder. Meets :jd Friday night in every month. DeSanssnre Conncil No. 16.B.& S. 1. tf J. T. ROBERTSON, T.\ 111.*. M.\ JNO. <i. EDWARDS, Recorder. Meets 1st Tuesday uight in every month. May 5, 1 S7~>-Jy* JAMES. A. RICHARDSON, TRIAL JUSTICE, ' EDGEFIELD COURT HOUSE. "j BJ^KOMl'T attention given to all busii _H. siness intrusted to my cure. Col-. ! lection of claims a speciality. * .. . ' April 14th. 1S75?3m* ; Miles' Gaiters,, J A sizes, just made to order and for ifi. sale, at the EMPORIUM OF j FASH IONS. [April 28, 1875. PARLOR BRACKETS ? new and I handsome styles, just to hand. ^ j J. I). CHALMERS & CO. ;j FOR SALE, a i1 a ct Bargain, [ A Feather Bed weighing 50 Pounds. Call on J, D. Chalmers & Co, _ v i . '. w J