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. o. W . A?.;- .. ' . . NEWS ITEMS. . TifE Mansion House in Greenville is' now using printed bills of fare. Senator Cochran, of Anderson, lost a house in Anderson by (ire las. week? insured. Ex-Governor Scott's letter on the future of the negro has been pretty generally read throughout xlie State. * It takes three marshals to keep" the people of Anderson straight. One does the work for Abbeville. The. hair of a lady in town turned white in a single night. She fell into a flour barrel. * Several steam launches will he ordered to the Rio Grande to co-opcrafe with the army in the suppression of Mexican raids. ...Mr. Geo. T. Meredith, was thrown H from a crank car of the Railroad last week which passed over him doing serious injuries. seems that Judge Reed and Mr. . -c. r. Miles, of Charleston, are about to ^Mnifarth hi) are frauds in the manai'v rV^i nient of the County government. A colorci man in Lancaster was hi Wen recently by a rattlesnake, when hfs ami swelled and he soon became delirious. A pint of whiskey restored him. Youxr, lovers will be gl*d to know i that August will have two moons. It - will be distressing intelligence, however, to owner of gates. Blackwkll lias cc-lebrated her recent victory in the Courthouse war, by establishing :t newspaper called the JJlarkwell Sun. The North Carolina democratic journals speak of the nomination and election of exCovernor Wince to the gover/ norshij* of the State for the next term . as assured. "Mr. Bkkazkai.i:, if you will gel my coat done bv Saturday I shall be forever - - - " " "*" -v?n indebted ro you. n unus.ium^ua . it won't be done," said the tailor. The New York Sun devotes a column to the question, "Are Americans degenerating ?" If its editor is a specimen of the rac? an uftirmatlve replj' is the only otre'possible. A colored woman and two dogs wore hilled by lightening on Gibbs' pluntatiou, near Florence, Inst week. They had taken refuge from the rain under a tree. Another warning to avoid trees in a thunder storm. The Ilev. P. L?. Stephens, of Anderson, has ceased his connection with the protestant Episcopal Church, and so \ announced to his nock on Sunday last. He will at once enter into active" work wfth Bishop Cum tiling's movement in another part of the State. Ixsixitatiox, consists in artfully winding into the mind imputations of an injurious nature without making any direct charge; and therefore, justly regarded as one of the basests resorts of malice and falsehood.? Wct/ste:1* Synonyms. Mad Poos.?The mat! dog season is approaching, and people cannot be* too Cautions in regard to their canine pets. r\..~ iionsts hnvf V/IIC KPi inw v/1 VIiw.rv, \.?ov...-v%? , appeared elsewhere, and it is proper for all persons to provide prompt and decisive measures against their attacks. Thkn ! : n re f<?ur 11 u n 11 red r el i?riot>s jnurnals in the United States. The Methodists have forty-seven, the lar<re>t number; then come the Catholic-, whoinimoer forty-one; the Baptists, thirty-live; thePresbyterians, twenty-nine; the Lutherans, fourteen; German Reformed, fourteen; Jews, nine; Congrcgationalists, eight. Ex-Senator Bayard is not deceived by General Grant's ct lebrated cross-eyed term letter, ai d his conclusions may bestfttwl in a .few lines. Grant will 'e"tt third nomination if he enn iret it, and will nsearined foroein the Southern States ff he sees a chance of success; but if the Fall elections jro against the Radicals nothing more will he heard of the third term. If tliov fro otherwise Grant will be the Republican candidate for the Presidency next year. An inquisitive'genius at our elbow, aft er reai 1 ing tlie aecoun!s of l he variant. nnmnmnwiimmf ovf.roises now tak ing placo, asks why "the closing of a school should he styled the commencement"? We pass.?Jinlcif/h uVctca. You celebrate the "anniversary of Jour birthday," hut you call it your "birthdny," omitting the word "anniversary." So it is customary to speak of the' anniversary of the commencement simply "the commencement."? Richmond Di?2>uJth. DoYouSliK?? A patron of a certain new?"paper once said to the publisher: "Mr. Printer, how is it you have never called on me for pay for your paper?" "Oh," said the man of types, "we never ask aycutleman tormony." "Indeed!" renlieJ the natron, "how do vou man ace to pet along if they don't pay you ?" "Why," said the editor, "after a certain lime we eoueludf? that he is not a gentleman and we ask hiin." "Oh?yes? I see. Mr. Editor, please give me a receipt," and hands a V. "Make my name all right on your book*." WitES people feel the need of an acid, if they would let vinegar alone, and use lemons or apples, they would feel as well satisfied and receive no injury. A suggestion may not come amiss as a good plan, when lemons are cheap in the market,-as they soon will be, to make a good lemon syrup: Press your hand on the lemon, and roll it back and forth briskly on the table, to make it squeeze more readily ; then press the juice into a bowl?never into tin; strain out nil the seeds, as they give a bad taste. ll? rnovw all the nulns from the necls and boil it in water?to extract the acid. A few minutes boiling is enough; then strain the water with the juice of the lemons; put a pound of white sugar to a pint of the jiilce; b;>il ten minutes, bottle it, and your lemonade is ready. Put a tablespoonful or two of this syrup in a glass of water, and you have a healthful, pooling drink. ?? A Hint to Fahmkus.?In some sections?ami it would bi; a decided advance in the thought fulness and kindness in all sections?farmers give each of their boys, and girls, too, a strip of land, to raise whatever they choose upon it, and dispose of the product for their own benefit. It is a favor that they all appreciate, and it is a pleasant and serviceable employment for them in their leisure hours. They will vio wait each otner in their skill at raising their little crops, and the proceeds applied to their own Use are frequently of some value; and; the whole arrangement, while it instructs them in the cultivation of the soil, early implants in the children the! idea of thrift and economy. Sometimes, when a good many ani-l mals are raised, a pip, lamb, n calf, up to even a colt, according to the age of their children, is given to each to rear and to J keen or sell. Farmers, think of this; it! will more than repay you in the happiness and confidence it will impart to your sons and daughter*-:.?Oi r.-j/uufown Tclttfrnph. . . AUGUST FLOWER. Tho zoost miserable beings in the, world are tjiosesuiroring from Dyspepsia l and Liver Complaint. * * I More than seventy-live per cent of the' people in the United States are attlictod with 'those two diseases and there elFecf such as our stomach, sick headache, habUnal costivcness, impure blood, heart-i burn, wateflbrtish,-gnawing and burn-?! in'g pains at the pit of thestomache, yel- j low 8kint coated tongue and disagreea-i able taste in tho mouth, coming up of? the food after eating, low spirits, &e. Ge to the Drug Store oi' W. T. Penney, and get a 75 cent bottle, or a sample bottloi or 20 cents. Try it. [May 19, 1375, lyj Tlie Press 3h5 Baimsr.i W. A. LEE, Ei'TTOK. j ! Wednesday, June 30,1875. j Judge Reed and the Alleged Charles-:, ton County Frauds. j The administration of tlio law by Judge lloed in the Charleston Circuit!, j since his elevation to this liench, shows' ian earnest desire ti? vindicule the public'1 'justice, and l<> hold corrupt officials to a; strict account. And this has been e.=po- j jcially shown in the present terin of the! ! Court, where he his taken prompt and: vigorous actiou in furtherance of this: ( ? ! end. It"fccems that at a previous Term of ! t!ie Court, a sub-committee of five of the Grand Jury had been appointed bvj the presiding Judge to investigate tiiej j alleged County frauds, and at the ini-stanee of the Grand Jury, an appointee' [of the Chamber of Commerce, C. I'ieh-j jardsou Miles, Esq., was directed to a?dj [them in tlu'ir work, being recommended as. an experienced' accountant and business man. Tli'e chief work seems to have fallen upon Mr. Miles','^ who j made a thorough investigation into the }County Commissioners' office, and preI T /,lnUAt?nfo rnnnrf /?1?fll*nrintr Vft I'Ull'Uttli uauwiiiiv *vA?vr?v, - ? rious frauds in the accounts of the County officials. This report was submitted to the Grand Jury, and assented to by them with a few immatcal changes, and Mr. Miles was requested by the foreman to read the report, as the presentment of ths Grand Jury. But at the last moment a sudden change sccma to have come over the Jury and instead of reporting the offences and offenders charged in the presentment submitted to them, they decline to take any steps in that direction, on the ground that Mr. Miles was the paid attorney of the County Commissioners, and holding that position failed to furnish proper aid In investigating charges of fraud against them. A most lame and impotent conclusion as the facts show. At the instance of Mr. Miles a rule to show cause-was issued against him by the presiding Judge, and in his response he makes a full and satisfactory vindication of his professional con luct. He denies flatly that he was the paid attorney of the County Commissioners, or that he occupied any relation which was inconsistent with a prosecution of those officers. He did represent the County of Charleston in various pendI iny suits, and as such his efforts were in aid of public justice, and in the prosecution of public offenders. After due consideration Judge Reed expressed himself satisfied with the return and discharged the rule against Mr. Miles, and at the same time directed that the papers should be filed, and that the Solicitor, Butts, should prepare indictments against all persons mentioned in the presentment, and should call to his aid the Attorney General of the .State. The charges against Sheriff Howen involve the most outrageous frauds in the preparation of his accounts. and those against the County Commissioners of otlicial corruption of the worst kind. Judge Reed's action will commend itself to cordial approval of every good citizen, and merits their warmest commendation. The Keeley Motor. The Scientific American, which is good authority in all matters pertaining to practical mechanics, pronounces this alleged invention which was to supercede steam, and revolutionize the present modes of locomotion, to be a great humbug, which may be sufficient to drive a toy engine or whirligig for a few seconds, but is useless for any practical purpose. It may develope pressure, but according to the Scientific American ihis is not motive power. It says: ' One of the strangest developemenfs connected with the Keeley motor is the implicit faith which many gentlemen in this community, of tried experience and business! capability, have given to the enterprise. They have yielded not only faith but their money. We can j account for thi.s only by supposing that they mistake mere pressure for motive power. But mere pressure is not motive power. A very slight motive power, if sufficiently long continued and properly applied, may produce the greatest pressure. A weight of only a single pound, hung upon the extremity of a suitable lever, is sufficient to produce a pressure at the opposite end of the lever of 10,000 pounds more to the square , inch. To persons not familiar with the ' laws of mechanics (and this, we think, 1 is probably the situation of most of the Keeley investors) the exhibition of a gauge showing 10,000 pounds pressure . might readily be regarded as proof positive of an enormous power behind the ' gauge; whereas the actual power concealed from view migltt be only a weight | of one pound. I lu cases of this kind, when a body is I lifted or a pressure produced, the in- ' quirer should take pains to ascertain 1 I what the extent of the original moving j j power or weight is. If this precaution , be taken, the falsity of motors like . I Keeley's may be at once detected. 111 ' ! the example of Keeley, the certificate 1 j of Collier shows that a' hydrant force of 2G1 pounds to the inch is always re- ( I quired to run the machine. This force, if applied to a common wheel orengine, I I would nrotluce a considerable amount < of constant mechanical power. J?ut > I the moving force is nearly all wasted in ( I Keeley's device, for lie is only able to I drive a toy engine for a minute or two 1 [at a time. This does not look much'J j like driving a train of cars from 1'hila- i idclphia to New York, or crossing the , ocean without the consumption of coal. ^ \Vk have the best climate in the | ! world, and can work from one year's | end to the other. I?y planting diversi'fled crops the farmers have work all the ! year and cannot fail to get rich. In the 2swi th lands arc worth from one hunjdrod to two hundred dollars an acre, and they are bound up in ice and snow | for from three to six months in the L year. 2m the South wo cm work every j j week in (he year, ami raise _ more in L money value on acre thai we can bnyi, for ten dollars, than tli<? Northerner; can on his expensive land. If the Northern farmer can live, is there h any reason why the .Southern planter!, should.not get rich ? End ok tiik 1?aii.koai> Wak. ?The| hitter railroad war which for some!, ? . L -i. _ 1 ' montlis past nas oeen wat^eu oeiwecn : John \V. Garrett, President of the Balti-! { more and Ohio Railroad, and Thomas j Scott, of the Pennsylvania Central has' come to an end by terms of adjustment I. recently agreed upon in New York. Both '{ parties found that the contest involved ( heavy mutual loss, and have agreed!2 upon moderate rates of through traffic.! s . ' ' ' * ' / ' 4 * nu* - '* V' ' * '"r< ; r .w-. ? "'.7~v masonic Celebration. Hospitality of the Cokesbury Brethren. Masonic'brethren of tills place, Nine-ty Six, Laurens', Greenwood, AndersonDue West, Smith's Cross lionds and other places, on Thursday last accepted ; the invitation of Bascomh Lodge at Cokv>bury to participate in the celebra-j Lion* of St. John's Day. There -"vere chOut one hundred and twenty-five visi ting brethren present and all were eoin-j forlubly provided for in every re?ptct during their stay. Tbe brethren from Abbeville met in j the Lodge Room au<l arrayed in sashes,: aprons, uniforms, ite., indicating the! various degrees that cacli member had! received, formed a procession andi marched to tho Depot and left by the eight o'clock train. Arriving at Hodges' Depot an ample number of vehicles were waiting to convey them to G'okesbnry. fi hey were halted in the grove in j front of the Female College and at once proceeded to the Lodge Room where a Lodge of Master Masons was opened, and a procession formed, which marched; to the Methodist church-. After some excellent music by the choir, the large assembled'audience were delighted with an address by th< most Excellent Grand High Priest, A. T. Siriythe, of 'Charleston. At the conclusion of the speech the procession again formed and returned to the Lodge Room, and were called from "labor to refreshment," to await dinner. Our readers may draw on their imagination for the finest and most bountiful dinner that they have ever seen, this C'okesbury Masonic Dinner will excel them all. Every arrangement was full and complete, and the Dinner was abundantly enjoyed by the guests, as well as by the hosts. The day was warm, and iced lemonade at proper intervals was dispensed with good effect. After dinner, in answer to a toast, M. W. G. M. Hoyt responded in an address principally to the craft, in which he alluded to the fact of the Prince of Wales being reccutly installed Grand Master of Masons of England, the dedication of a superb Masonic Temple in xv.w Vork and the nart taken by the| Masons in the Banker Ilill Centennial, us showing the popularity and strength of Masonry and indicating the kindly offices taken by them in restoring fraternal feelings between the North and the South. At the conclusion of which, in consequence of the railroad schedule, the public festivities of the day were closed, and a large proportion of the craft bade adieu to those who had so handsomely entertained them. In the afternoon am.' evening the Ro}-al Arch Masons assembled and the following degrees were conferred: The "Mark Master's" Degree, Mv Ev Hv Pv J. F. C. DuPre, presiding. The " Past Master's " Degree, Mv Ev Gv II*.' P*.* A. T. Smythe, presiding. The " Most Excellent Muster's" Degree, )!'. Ev Pv Uv IIv P .- Jas. A. Hoyt, presiding. TJie "ltoyal Arch" Degree, Mv Ev If*.* Pv John A. Stuart, presiding.^ Thecraft were most nicely entertained, and all speak in the highest terms of the hospitality and good cheer of their C'okesbury brethren. The entire citizens of C'okesbury are noted for their cordiality and ability to entertain in the most agreeable manner, and of course the Masons of that community are none the less so. THE BUNKER HILL CELEBRATION. The enthusiasliu reception which hns been extended to the Washington Light Infantry, of Charleston, to the Norfolk j IJJues, ana to tno Jiauimonans, wnu represented the South at the Boston Centennial, affords the most cheering evidence of the restoration of unity and fraternity Ixetwecn the sections. The Charleston Company especially, with the old historic ling of Eutaw came in for the most enthusiastic demonstrations of cordiality and good will and by its presents at Bunker Hill revived the, itrimJTnAfinn r\f Hmcn (rl/ivinna nlfl flnvui when Massachusetts stood shoulder to shoulder in resistenee to British tyranny, and when the news of the first , battles of'the Kevolution awakened a prompt response in the tender of aid r from the Palmetto State. In the presence of these cheering historic recollections, all the estrangements and hostilittes of the intervening years have been forgotten, and Massachusetts and South Carolina have learned anew ut tho foot of the Bunker Hill Monument the lessons which are taught by those early friendships, and those common sacrifices which achieved our independence of the British yoke. A marked characteristic of these cele- i Orations lias been that all unpleasant topics have been ignored, and that the ?straiigemeuts of the sections have been lost sight of iu the common memories ! and common hopes of the American ; iitizen. North, South, East and West i have met on a common platform, and i without any compromise of principle or j my sacrifice of self-respect, have found mough in the common heritage of the past, and the promise of the future, to 2lasp the hands of brotherhood, and svhilst rejoicing in the common name jf the American citizen, to go forward Prom this time forth in united efforts to ldvance the commonwealh. Such is H?A .-,11 fl,r. >/1,1 w.QC-.o ivere delivered on the occasion, and ' found a hearty response in the assein- J bled thousands who rent the air with ( llieir plaudits. ; The occurrence of the Centennial Cel- 1 ibrations seems at this time most op- j portune when the storms of sectional passion have subsided, and when the I public mind is in a proper state to kin- ' lie afresh at the memories of Concord, J Lexington and Bunker Hill-, and draw icw incentives to patriotism from the essons of those early days. The lesson ive trust will not soon bo forgotten, nor .lie tie of brother be again sundered. t - o -O-? ? Tin: T:vta-:a?k or Tweed. ? The 1 N'cw York papers comment very gen or- J illy upon the decision of the Court of J .\ppotilx ordering the dischargo of. Fweed on the ground that the separate ^ jfTenecs charged in the indictment, in he view of the law are only one offence, C uid that the punishment cannot exceed c hat which is prescribed for each eepa- 1 ate offence. The decision is very genially sustained as good law and simple T)uo is nAVjirrlofl trv tlir. 1 ligher Court, at tWSame lime (hat the Iccision of Judge Davis is condemned.'11 Jut Tweed hua nmuy other suits to an-l1( wer yet. I d \ The 'Democratic Principle of Govern . . ...roent, ; ?7 ' J Charles O'Connor publishes in- the I New York World a brochure oil the f Democratic principle of government ^ and the means for preserving it in j>rac- j tice. The Nanhville Union and Aincri- 5 can says the entire paper merits perusal | by every student of politics and every j' intelligent voter. For the present, we j ( must content ourselves with an epitome, 1 of its leading propositions. Govern-j' ment, ho says,' should be unseen at)(J unfelt, ah far as may be. It should be J entrusted with the least possible power, 1 and obliged to perform the fewest possi- ; bio duties. All-taxation should be di- j root. Trade should be absolutely free, h The custom houses should be sold and < their proceeds used*topayo/1' the nation-: al debt. No further debt should be| created in any shadoor form. Theonly , income should be from taxes. (Jovernment should have nothing to do with ; money beyond- stamping upon specie the signs of the value of each particular coin. General laws should be passed for all business matters; for the formation 1 of private ahd public corporations, etc., &nd there should be 110 private legisla- , t-ion whatever. We should have 110 armies, navies, forts, arsenals, military schools, etc. Our diplomatic corps should be abolished. Voting should be viva vocc, not by ballot. Minority representations should not exist. There should be no laws regulating the hours yf labor and no public schools. Only a few officials should be electcd, "say the ( Chief Executive and the Legislature." Their terms should be short. Appointmi Mfliemln should be removed onlv for fault or incapacity. "Faithful service and proved capacity arc singular grounds of disqualification." A military commander should- be ineligible to the Presidency until after a long interval*. In densely peopled districts, registry laws should be in force. No person receiving pay from the public should be allowed to vote. The crime of assessing oUfice holders to pay the expeuse of political campaigus should be severely punished. > Tjie Atlanta Dail!/ Constitution published by \V. A. Hemphill & Co., of that city, is one of the ablest of the Southern journals, and has recently become a most welcome guest in our editorial sanctum. Almost a mammoth sheet, its columns are replete witlv flie news of the world, whilst its trenchant editorials discuss wi\h spirit and ability all current topics, political, social, commercial and agricultural. We commend it to the patronage of our people as one of the wide-awake journals of the day, and' to ail who wish to get an excellent epitome of the world's news?a map of its daily life. Its enterprise and deserved success rellect credit as well upon the proprietors as upon the grow ing cilv, of whose wealth and energy it is a fair exponent. Subscribe for the Constitution jf you want a good paper. IIox. Geo. D. Tjllman's Article.? The former Kdgelitl.l Senator writes for the A ugitfla OtnHtitutionalid an article which sets forth in his usual clear style and forcible logic, a strong plea in behalf of "Small Coiyitie-V and cites example of Georgia, Massachusetts atid oilier States in support of his theory. He urges a good many plcusible reasons, hut after all we do not believe that the advantages promised, or the inconveniences avoided by the proposed change would warrant the increased expense of building Court Houses and and jails, and supporting an increased number of officers. We have too many officers now, and our Counties arc already too much burdened with debt to warrcnt the increased expenditure. i TjtE Brotherhood of the Episcopal Church in this Diocese is a benevolent institution designed to raise a sum of i money to be paid to the family in the event of the death of any minister. The communicants of the Church in' [ the Dioccsc number 4,000 persons* and ( should one half this number or 2,000 i join, the Brotherhood, each member paying $2 would raise the comfortable bum of $4,000 for the family of the dedeceased. Wm. H. Parker, Esq., a member of the Advisory Board, brought the subject to the attention of the congregation lately, and we fully endorse i his plan in behalf of this noble charity. 4<S>> The Public Debt of the State, i ?The Courier-Journal states that the public debt of the State at the close of the war was So,000,000, and on January ] 1, 1872, was $39,158,244.47. This will . convey an erroneous view of the pres- < ent financial condition of the State. Bj' the last report of the State Treasurer ' for the year ending October, 1874, the bonded debt was $9,540,707.28 ; the ] floating debt $2,079,292.75* The contingent liabilities arising from endorsement of the various railroad bonds , amount to $4,797,008.20. j ?r j The grass-hoppers, it is said, have t made their appearance on the Savannah, but as yet have done no damage. Perhaps they are not of the dangerous f *ort. In Minnesota, they are paying i 51.GO a bushel for grass-noppers?after they are caught and killed of course, t Little boys and girls fjet ton ctntsa 1 juart; two boys made six dollars a day t :>n grass-hoppers, and Blue Earth County has paid already over $15,000 for the p?xfprmiiifition of flii<< nliimin_ An in- . genius Minnesotian lias contrived a trap run by horse power which catches from five to twenty bushels a day, and the | catchers bring them to town in wagons, wheelbarrows, and even in bags on their 4 backs. When paid for. they are buried ^ in deep trendies, and it is said by next week, Minnesota will be rid oi' grass- t Lioppers. , * ?<?>?. fj Ourt exchanges are full of accounts ? jf the famous feat of Capt. Boyton, the;1 American, who has lately crossed the;a straits of Dover, which separate Franee i xnd England, in his patcntsuit of India j 1 ubberclothiacr. The distance in a tii-if ;eet line is twenty-one miles, but tliel "'aptaiu swam at least forty miles, anil L -vas accomplished in twenty-lour hours,j r ft is a feat of remarkable pluck and en- j i; lurance, and vindicates the usefulness ^ >f his invention as a life-savingappa-If atus. '1 I 4-i The Democrats of Ohio have nomilated Win, Allen for Governor, and'j; iam'l. F. Caray for Jjieutenent-Gover-jo; ior. Caray i3 the former temperance ^ Lecturer, whose eloquent addresses once rew crowded audiences in this State, it Earthquake at San Jose, Cucuta, New Yokic, June 2o.?A. Maricai 'Otter-of May 29, giving an account he destruction of San Joae, Cfuoata;:sa ,liut on the 16th and 17th therehad bej favthqiiake shocks, but ou: the mornii >f the 18th everything war serene, j mlf past eleven the earth commenc (baking with great force, and from i sides people rushed to the streets. F iftecn seconds the movement continue he city moving like a great ship wit Hit b;illast. Instantaneously a cloud: ine dust enshrouded the streets ai louses, impeding vision and calli; "ortli eries of horror. Theso were diort duration, however, as the dt soon became so thick as to impede res] ration. Many who might have be iilVt'U 11(1111 lilt: iiiiiib im uuiiii^ uun ing.s fell victims to sullbcation. IS longer than two minutes did this tor bio atlair continue. The wind rapid carried away the dust eloud. The fei til! (lay was followed liy a still mc horrible night. Tho survivors h moved to the suburbs of the city, win t'ucampmenls were established. T rain commenced to fall in torrents, a amid the impenetrable darkness, I groans of the wounded tilled the air. was varied only by the sharp detoi lions proceeding from the explosi materials amid the ruins. The comi i>f the new day showed that not nu than SjOOO remained alive. Benea the fallen houses lay from 8,000 to 10,( dead. The letter also reports great < struction at. other places, as mention in tho account, of the earthquake, way of Panama, some two Weeks ago was nai'oiikor? a- Fata list ?was in 1790, when the Directory h named him Commander-in-Chief of t Army of Italy, and at the same time li refused or were unable to supply h with tiie means for repairing to hei quarters with the state and dignity <*. itimr IuVhuu, rniilr T;i this ili llil'll the young General raised a* large a si as lie could by means of bis own ere and the kindness of his friends, and', this was miserably small, he entrus it to Junot, a young officer who froque ed gaming tables, and bade him lose all or increase it in enormous prop tions. " Oh yoursuccess," he said, " peuds the possibility of my acceptl this command and taking you as i aide-de-camp." According to one count, Junot lirst augmented the amoi of his capital by selling a gold-bil sword which belonged to him, for Bo: parte never failed to win the love those who came in close contact w him. After several hours' play, which Junot had been successful beyc his hopes, lie repaired to his chief a handed him his winnings, which thought would bo more than sulhei< to meet all immediate claims. 1 General sent him back once more tempt fortune, with an order not to turn till he had doubled the sum or 1 every cbnt. When Junot appeal again it was with enough money to < able Napoleon to make a splendid ; pearanco at headquarters. The last si won by Junot that night lias been pu $00,000, while the anecdote itself rests excellent authority, A Word to Farmers.Farmers of South Carolina, what the night? Will you desert your g dens, orchards, vineyards and farms cause you are in debt? We hear ma of you pretend failure and bankrupt* some think they are shrouded with li< and that ruin stares theiu in the fa (ioil turned Adam out of the garden i del* far more gloomy circumstanc You never enjoyed such a habitation lie did. The same sun shines uj your lu-ivrt. You have the same do and gentle rains to enrich theturrowt your Jield, you enjoy the melody of I forest songsters, you have tne sa fruits and llowers, you have the sa! seed time and harvest, you nave as r ing wives daughters and sons, and t posterity lq.2abor lor. We would h say to you retrench, reform, economi buy no more commercial fertilizers, < rich your soil from your own lots, div sily your crops, sow oats, wheat, barl and clover, with which to feed yc stock. Have comfortable houses your horses and cattle, and make you eat; before you buy anything, stu for days to see if you cannot manage do without it. Patched clothes arenv honoranle than those unpaid for. Sta to your ploughs like Stonewall Jack* did to his guns at Bull ltunarnid,gloc dismay and death ; and like him, j will put to flight all your adversari and (jrod will recognize"3'ou as noble < scendants of Adam, and owu you as J people. The Lyxchixg- ok Simms.?Here i some crimes so fearful in their nati that a man who commits them deservi ly becomes an outcast an Pariah of ciety, and forfeits his life to an outran community as surely as does the ral ilog who is hunted k> death. One of l strongest reasons justifying the sumu rv execution of Simms was the reso tfon adopted by the citizens of Am Arundei Lcmnty, Md., in an indignati meeting: "Thirdly. We are not willing tl his victim shall be dragged into court tell over and over again the story of 1 terrible wrongs, or that her name sh be entered upon the records of ourcri i'nal jurisprudence for future ret unce,'' We think this view settles the m ter. The hanging of the wretch saved M Jackson the dread ordeal of utter bur tuition and sorrow 01 repeating oen hundreds of men the horrible sto Again, let it be understood that certf ieatlr shall follow such crimes, and th< svill be fewer commissioners.?Elcxc iria Sentinel, Dun't Do It.?Don't ffirt with a fo [t's bad enough to fool with a flirt. Don't underbill your age. Your ( ;ection is only a question of time. Don't rush. At the end of the rt fou will sulllce to convict the world your folly. Don't magnify your neighbor's vie It's worse than extolling your own v ,ucs. Don't boast of vour riches. Some o nay ask you to loan them a quarter. Don't dream that the world can't w ilong without you. Agaiu of sand lot missed from the desert. Don't attempt to do too much. ,wenty-five men imagine they will j briu the world, At forty they are cc ,ent to reform themselves. How To Succeed.?1 f your seat is t lard to nit upon, stand up. Jfa ro iscs up before you, roll it away, or clit; >ver it. If you want money, earn Lfyou wish tor con fid unco, prove yot iclf worthy of it. It takes longer (kin an elephant than a mouse, hut t lie skin is worth something. Dod't oiitent with what another has don surpass it. Deserve success, and it w :ome. The boy was not born a ma L'hc sun does not rise from a rocket, ,fo down like a bullet fired from a gu: t slowly but surely makes it round, at jcver tires. It is as easy to be a lead . 11 i . . i.? i.? IS 11 V/llCCl"110rSl'. 1 I LUL* juu u*; ii/li ho pay will ln> greater; if the task ! iard, tnc mo-e competent you must I o do it. "Tht>f-e smokers who use bamboo pij terns, are perhaps not aware that it h; ecently been discovered that tin-re e; -Is in the bamboo a biaek fibrous su tiiuoo exceedingly poisonous, at ,rhie!i will cause iii/lamation of tl liroat, and in larger quantities, dent! 'janslatfd from Message^ Franca unericnu, It's the fashion in Florida to xvci loves out at the tips of tho lingers, i rder to better scratch tho lnosquit i tea. To remove danrull?go to Arizona an iterview the Apaeliea. A meeting of tH,e citizens of Town.21 ship No. 1, waB held itt the Academy at 2n Ninety Six on Saturday, June 26th 1875.' j tig Mefeting was called to order by Dr.t Wf' . M L. Anderson at 12o'clock M.,E.S.Hale | was called to the chair, and T. Lipscomb or was reqUested to act as clerk. On- rao^ j; 'd'; tlon it was agreed tothgve d 'tax of one h" mill leviedin this.Township for School1 tl?j purposes for't^e'ensuing-year.fig On motion the meeting adjourned: of E. S. HALE. ^Chairman. ist T. C.-Lipscoihb, Olerk. pi- - .. _ en id- . Execution of, Bunch and Hardee. ^ ri. rirr * ?Tt?orPAv Tnnn On>. .,*n P . Pnnnli Hy and Geoffre Hardee' weire eafecuted to*?> djtf injhe county jail, at I o'clock pre>i*e cis'elyj All the arraugeraeilt& were made ad losiulgbt frtr carrying ihtd effect the - re mandate of the law. The gallows wa? he erected last month, in the southern pornd tion of the jail, where it will probably he remainjfcntil after the execution of It> GiBbe&c-gBd .Smith, who are to be executed oiH&ie 29th day of July. Theculve prlfcg hadj^ll the consolation that religion ?g could ajfoid,several clergymen being on >i'P thfe scaffqjd. It was so arranged that ith botlfmen .were hung at the same moment, there being but one trap. Both 3e- fell-together and died without any uned usual agoiiy for so'dreadful a death. A by limited number of spectatorfraud several members of the press were present. After being pronounced dead by the medl- 1 _It cal men present, the bodies were turned I JU] over to-their friends for interment.- < lie ad Chances and Changes;?An aid im story is told of a hotel keeper, who en :id- gaged a handsome, well dressed barman , be- who parted his hair in the middle and 1 lty wore a diamond ring. In two years I im thereafter the hotel keeper became indit solvent, the establishment was sold by as the auctioneer, and the purchaser was ' ted none other than the barman.. Out of nt- compassion, he engaged his oldemployi it er to compound the insidious cocktail or- and the soothing smash. Ii)'two years de- more the whirligig of time had brought ing about his revenge, aud the hotel was , tny again sold. This time the first proprie- 1 ac- tor bought it back. But he did not remt engage that barmam ted ^ # . Judge Reed has discharged the rule ' jj-jj against Sheriff' Bowen, and has proin nouncod his return as entirely satisfnc.nd ^ '.it Just Received. to A COMPLETE lino of DOMESTIC re- DRY GOODS, consisting of ost JiKOWN, BLEACHED a*d CHECK retl HOMESPUNS. A handsome lino of ;n_ Prints, Cottonades, Kentucky Jeans, ap. Ac., &c., at tS Ctinningliam & Templeton's. June 30, 1813, 12.tf last Beceivcd of AT ^nnimifi'lioni ir TmmVTotATl's \J ILlJ-il 111 ^UUUl CV I'VIIIIJIVIUU k.' ,ny o * :y ' Another Lot of jns1 JJj* Cranbury Sauce, Pine Apples, :es. Peaches, and Lemons >on kept fresh, w,t June 31,1875, 12-tt < of ! ! ;!!e James A, Richardson, me jv- Attorney at Law, ere AND Trial Justice,. oe;; BBG8FIELB G. H? S. G. June 80, 1875, 12-4m "}j A Hew Serial Story. ore nd ~~:0: on T ri m on ? ii i mm are ! jrc on-', Dll#n. rm III J T7T ft:d me Aiiorneys ree, Did J.0 By ALFRED B. TOZER, author of I ''Bound Hand and Foot," "Was ue" She to Blatne," &c., &c. i on' ;i lat 110 fTHHE publication of this exciting ] 0 romance will commeuco in the all S: ABBEVILLE ; Z PRESS AND BANNER,: ni- 1 .Tnlv 9,9fVi 1875. IJ. w ; nn 3re tn- ; This story Js founded on facts; the scenes and incidents are located in a oh thriving New England Village, noted for its busy hum of cottoirspindles and le- looms; while the actors who figure in the drama are natural to the very life. lce it is so well written that from the of opening chapter it carries the mind of . the reader to the banks of a rapid river, es. on a brfght October morning, and thence if- he is compelled for the next few days to "j follow the Author, and make the ac- J ne quaintance of the various characters introduced. ag The scheming of a wiley attorney, u e. JO wim nis accomplices, iui v*can.ij, trmvu stops not even at crime, is strongly conAt trasted with the manly character and re" honorable motives of the hero. ? iiioo Don't fail to read the Opcnml ing Chapter. J ? June 30, 1875, 12-4fc jj i?. UOTROPflT.lTAN TEA CO. I IIU | llJLA-d X JLt VX \^/ -M- Jim AJh -*. ? - . be e; 0 ill 11. jffcX account of the lmrd times we arc ' or >5j/ determined to sell Teas of any n; kind, cheaper than any house in the j id World. er I ,rt BLACK TEA, from 50 els to $1. lb* j 1 ^ YO UNO HYSON, - 50 to $1. 1> lb. J j IMPERIAL & GrjNP'R, 50 to SI. $ lb. >e We \vill send a pound or half pound :m package to you by mail j u-f FOR A. SAMPLE, It, on rec&ipt of the price. Please slate the ** ? ? on/1 Im vorv 7*?ir?! !). KlIlU OI il'lt)uu ??nm ? ...J t,? is ticular to give ns your corrcct address. All letters must be addressed, Mrajolto Tea Compy, 32 & 34 Vesey Street, d NEW YOKE. . June 30, 1875-2t. 1 rIJ cfalango from Scp-^ &ftrbei ob A ugust.' By order of the Board, J. F. C. DuPREj ?"** *CJAVAAI OA>\MVI ioamn AI? VUUIIdJ' DVUW4 VVUIUiiaOlWUCA I t June 23; 1876, ll-2fc -_i--?? ; 2y K JT. Wilson, Auctioneer. William C.-''l5ftrr'ett; ) Order vs.: . j q$ Jaiiics K ' Cocbraii.) Coart. BY virtue of aa OdewB? me" directed, by his HomJrfc tl, Cooke, . will'sell oi> Saledaj^firi' July next, jef'ore the'Cburt l?oVso'door;at Abbe--ille, within the legal hours, the folowing described MORTGAGED PROPERTY, to witr One Tract of Land, :omposed of the old BRICK ROUSE, ind CHANDLER TRACT, and a portion of the MILL TRACT., iuclnJing lirnifffaas MilL Doing- the tract of hind and Mill sold ay J nines N. Cochran to William C. Barrett of New York, Trustee, in April, 1869; and supposed to contain iu the aggregate 830 ACRES, moro or less-, and bounded'by lands of David Hannah, the Williams Tract, James N. Cochran, and others. Sold as the properly of Wm". C. Barrett, Trustee, at the suit of James N..Cochran. TERMS'. rr v/v _ u * i | . iiair or purunwju uiuiuy mm uuaia iu bo paid in Cash, uhd the other half upon a crcdit until the first day of September, 1875; with interest from date. Purchasers to have title deed on complying with tcrnis^and bo lot into possession'. L. P. G TI P FIN, S. A. C. * Sheriff's Office, June 5, 1875, 9-4t.. Sheriff's Sale.' By L. J. Wilson, Auctioneer. L)o\vie& Moisc, Survivors, \ against vExecut'n. Link & WidoanarK J; BY virtue of an Execution to me directed, I will sjll at Abbeville Uourt LJon-so on- Sale Day in July J. ? !? 1. !- i I. n i i u iiUAt, YVJUUU tuu itjgai IIUUTSV A Fine Lot of Drugs, Bottles and Furniture, ^onsiftin^ of the entire stock ol Link & NVideman, drnggwt, lately tioing business at Bradley's Mills. ALSO, One Buggy and Harness, levied or. as the property of Link & Widcman, at the suit of Dovvie & Moiso. TERMS CASff. Jj, r. (iUb'MJN, , a a. c. Sheriff 's Office, Abbeville, T Jane 11, 1875, 10-31 j Keep it Mere tteTele! LAWSON'S fs the place ?o purchase your BTOVES. Remember each Stove has the following fixtures: 2 pots, 1 ham boiler, 1 Tea kettle, 1 spider, 1 long gtitktte, 1 waffle irou, 3 iron pans, 1 hrojul nan. 2 nuddincr and 2 custard pans, 1 large fork, 1 spoon, 1 cake turngr, 1 coffee pot,1 dipper and 15 feet pipe. We name below some of the Stoves we sell: CHARTER OAK, FOREST CITY, FIRE SIDE, MARION COOK, HELP, DIRECTOR, STONE WALL. COTTON STATES, COLUxMBIA COOK, ALL RIGHT, REST and A.CORN COOK, warranted by the manufacturers to last 25 years. We will send any of the above Stoves with fixtures complete, freight paid to Dounaldsville, Beltou, Honea Path, Hodges, Greenwood, New Market and Ninety Six, at the following prices: No. 7, 331; No. 8, $30,' No. 9, $41. ii u# i au/en&i p. pa fl. Wi LH7T3UHI Ob UUij Abbeville, S. C. Feb. 17,-1875,45-tf Just Arrived, Lames tuck combs, real hair switches, Trrrv / i t IVI u VJ-Livy v RUFFLINGS, SCARFS, WHITE GOODS'. SILK and LEATHER BELTS, HATS and BONNETS, New $tylee, at the EMPORIUM OF r ASH ION. May 2G, 1875, 7-tf Medical Card. DRS. BECKHAM & JOHNSON have associated themselves to;ether in the practice of their profession, ,nd may be found at their office in jowndesville. They respectfully offer heir professional services to the public. ROBT. S. BECKHAM, M. D. J. G. JOHNSON, M. D. April 12, 1875, l-3in* ^ NICE LINE OF HeacM and Brown Eonespisi 'retty Slyles Spring Prints, ; AT I unningliam & TemplotonV!. Thresher and Fan, ! ALSO I ; t taihvay Horse Fewer, For sale by Barnwell & Co. J April 19,1875,. 6-tf CITATION. Carina, etj^to^l^to grant him^Letand etfectajw jfcrs. Jane T. Bakefrtl late of. Abbevillirt'ounty deceased. Tbe#g flro'th^fore to cite and admon-' isli aH' and atig&iar the kindred and Creditors of. tSSBjfcilrs. June T. Baker deceasedrt^yfiK&j|tid appear, before thfflWKfRB^Probate, to-be held at Abbevftl&crS. on the 5th of July J! next, after publication hereof, -at 11. o'clock inrflie forenoon, to show cause, if any the^ijave, wby the said AdminGiveri d an'^seal, tEi&Lord one^6^^-ei^ht hu ndred and , June-IB, ^UjWJP '.I Tie State Jf'M Carolina, COUNTY <3F ABBEVILLE.- *' In Probate Court. * 't-, . ' "r . - - . . // * /' J-.'T. Barnes and ^ C. V. Barnes, Executors, i Petition I against f for B. J. Cochran, and { Settlement,? . ? Mary E., his-wife, I Ac; [. and others.- J ON heaving- the petition in- this case, . and on motiort of Perrih & Goth- ; ran, Attorneys for Petitioner, JtisOr- , dered, That the loth day of. July next' be, and is hereby Hxed for a Settlement of the Estate of C. V. Barnes, senior.deceased, That the defendants be and ?they are hereby required to answer the Petition and appear in this Cdtirt oh the day above named at 10 o'clock Jfc. M. It appearing to this Court by the Af- . fidavit of J. T. Baraea, that the Defendant Z. \V. Barnes, Benjamin J. Cocn-*V ' ran and Mary fi. Cochran, his wife, Albert Barnes and Emm* Mrown, children- of Alpueus ifi. .Barnes, dec'd,. reside beyond the limits of this State : It is therefore, Ordered, That the said Defendants be made parties' by publica* tion, and-that oopies of the petition arid;'' < this Order bo sent to IJie respective par- >: ties by mail, postage prepaid to j ^ ' respective places of residence, as stated in the said affidavit. Also Ordered, That the Defendants = residing in this State and Countv- be. , ; duly served with copies of the Petition and this Order respectively, and that j the Cfrder be published-"in- the Abbeville' . M Preen and Banner for six successive - 1 weeks. THOS. B. JVHLLFORD, j [seal.] Judge of Probate; & C.' May 31,1875', The above is a truo copy. Attest, J.- C- WoSMARSKYji G. C.. Pro. A. c; Ct* I New Goods. ' . JUST RECEIVED, the following at the FURNITURE STORE: New Wardrobes, New Meat Safes, New Spring Rolfers, ' ' '3 New Window Shades, , New Walnut Ghairsy New Hall Stands, very fine. J. D. CHALMERS & CO. May 35,1875, 7-tf I)HES8 T , AND MANTUA-MAKING. 1 MISS LIDIA TAGGART, assisted ? ... by Mrs. ?eorge Sbiilito,. will navo charge of this Department?both ; ladies wellk'flowu to the public forthelr good taste and ability. Presses made, cut and fit on most reasonable tormsana shortest notice. Also latest styles of Patterns always on hand at N. Y prices.' Jas. A. Bowie, j Agent Empori-nna of Fashion, , April 7,1875, 52-if ' *. ; "M FEATHERS, FOR sale, a lot of good FEATH- if ERS. Apply to jj J. D. CHALMERS & CO. Deo. 1, 1874, 34?tf. . _ ? -?| Fresh Supply j HATS and BONNETS, (new sty]?) j RIBBONS, SCARFS, RUFFS, &c., to arrive this week at the j EMPORIUM OP FASHION, 1 April 28,1875 3-tf, j ? -.. i . BKS, * , -31 ' 1 Kiin's Monntm Military Sctel, Yorkville, 8. C. ,/ :'h ESTABLISHED 1855. ? I -V" ;3 COL. ASBURY COWARD, PRINCIPAL. Full Corps of Able Professors. COMPLETE outfit of Arms, Apparatus, Etc., for thorough mental aud physical training. Location noted for health fulness, and possessing Rail- -j&. road and Telegraphic facilities. For illustrated Catalogue apply to Principals June 2, 1875, 8-5t / > Patterns '* - '> ITlOR all kinds of garments, the la; test styles just received, at the Emporium of Fashioa, - March 31. 1871. _ - ' ? "" ' ?JL fa National fora firs Mattes. DURABLE, Elastic, Noiseless, and the most perfect Spring Bed, lover wears out or gets out of order. It is so arranged with bolts that the t elision can be let out or taken up at. I vill. For sick persons they are the best I ?ed known. Cooler than any other an<^ :an be made soft or hard. For sale at J, 3). Chalmers & Co. May ^0,1S75, 7-tf PARLOR BRACKETSnew and handsome styles, just to hand. J. D. CHALMERS Iz CCK