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NEWS ITEMS. I fto?" Florida watermelons are plentiful1 in Chicago. InT" The Cotton Slates (Wijrivss as-] seuibli'd 011 yesterday in Rak-i^li. N. CV >'"V-'r uiulctakc tojjet a lady's watirh repaired, or you will 1 ?*? In ! i ivsponsible f/%u it< iv i?vi>r The Work on the Laurens Railroad is progressing sati<farioi-ily. The'Vaek is now laid to Keeder's Store, or IJuston, as il is named hy some, aooul nine miles froin Newberry. The population of Sunder is as follow >: Total nuinlier of^ persons, of all ag<-s Males ? While I7J; eolored I7J; I'Vmah-s ?White 5ss, colore.I r.'i7.. ( rand Total 21-10. L We aro having a superabundance of rain, and fears are en tertained : !uit v??i?e ififeiv ? our tanners will eet in the grass, nn"Wi-a.-" Ifesaihe weal her clears up.?Lui'.i'uwHfc _ %f| IviLI'KU )!V fj(.u r.\! >.r:.--Mt\ Albert - '< Steadman was struck and iu?laul ly k i 11 ?d by lightning, on Saturday near Valley Fails Factory, five miles ahove Spartanburg.?Sjh'i >anbury //. rcbl. The 'Oconee Snapper Club' of ( 'recti County (ieorgea, has made the discovery mulberries are the best cat-fish bait that Cau bo used. A few nights ago they caught seventy-five blue cats on hooks - thus baited. Young Mr. 34ardy, of Saluda, an Edgefield man. was tried for murder in Spartanburg last week and acquitted, lie was charged with killing a negro in & dilliculty in Isewherry a year or more ago. ~ Some one complains about the hook Mid ladder company. lie sdales that the ladder is used :il*ior <l:trk for climbing into the hen-house. niter which the hooking- is done. 1. A lady should never consent to he .? married secretly. She should distrusta , ' U. man who has any reason to shroud in darkness the act which, in his own estimation, should be the crowning glory of his life'. The Florida peoj.de have more wafer melons than they can handle, and have begun to ship them, thirty ear loads at a time, to Chicago. The Chicago Tribune ' ? ^ thinks the new trade source should be ' . made the subject of an investigation by toe'Board of Health. In the meantime the Florida melousare pouring in. The executive Committee of Grangers agreed to remove the headquarters to Louisville, by a vote of three to two. They also resolved to hold the next National Grange at Louisville, on the third Wednesday in November. Headquarters will be removed to Louisville within a month or six months. On Monday last, two cotton sialicwere laid on our table by a prominent Sal-em planter. Each of the stalks contained one bloom and were about six or seven inchcs in height, with signs of "runt," or some other disease. Our friend thinks the estimate of the erop of this section much in excess of what the actual prospect warrants.?r Struck.?The dwelling of Roderick Russell, residing in this village, was * ' : i... , SlI'llCK uy il<?iun my uiri i ml; niv ui on last Saturday evening. None of the -.-inmates were * injured in the le.-ist, persons WL're in the and completely destroyed.?LawciUivillc Ihruhl. "Theease of (lie state vs. Arthur A. GloVer, for the killing ol! Win. Goinillion, at Kdifi'rield court house, in June. 1S74, was colieluJed at Newberry on T??.I\t? f li/i iin ?\r foil! ii <i* ?rv ?' I lUal ) U> VIIV J'"J unaia-. j w % v. At tbc.ti.iuo t!?o*jitry wo e discharged * VT they Klood six lor manslaughter and six for acquitta). A Lusus Xati'R.k.?We are informed by Mr. Sol* Cochran, the mail carric r to Dunbarton, thai on tlie 2?ith of June last, colored twins were born on the farm of Mr. Joseph As!iley, near that place, with a ligitmentary connection near tin stomach. One of the twins has neither dyes, nose, hands or feet, and the only orifice .answer rV?ra mouUi is a perpendicular slit running lengthwise of her race. It seems to be perfectly dumb, and to receive nourishment entirely from the other child, who is healthy and well formed. If the dumb child is touched fho other fee's it, and if asleep immediately wakens.?Aikt n Journal. ^ "Spaoki.ki>, Was Exii.u.kd"?and "YVinkki* Out :?Hardy Solomon s isank Jn Columbia has smashed, apologised, and closed doors. This bank has boon a .Radical pet. It is said the State loses $200,000 by its suspension. And it was at first suppose*! that the large sum of Edgefield County money, tied up by the famous and was lost, llut from ail we Can gather, this is not so. An unusual press up on our colenins prevents our telling the tale in exieitso this week. We will do so in our next issue. A great many Radical institutions are fouuded with a design of their winking out at the proper tinw.-Edy<field Abvcrti*cr< Tmtp Piuirvn T?H' .Thr* f4ri?n? ville tfacs dwells upon the fact that the Columbia Uoss Tweed is represented b}* the.best Demoemlic lawyers in the State and prosecuted by an Attorney .(xonoral who belongs to the Republican party. It is said that the head ccntre of corruption tn Louisiana, .Norton, defied the people, because, ^vith his plundered wealth ho had retained the strongest legal talent at the bar of the Southwest. The Slate canvass?for the election of members of the General Assemblj* ? has opened in Virginia. The State Executive Committee has issued an address to tho people reciting the importance of the contest and calling upon tho democrats to preserve the harmony and organization of the par ty, 1 ndcpfi!(.lout candidacies arc denounced and the people urged to support onl>- the regular Democratic nominees. The Virginians have done nobly since I lie war and tlieirStato is " the only one in the South which has never had a .Radical Governor or a Radical Government. There is no reason to douut that the Conservatives will carry the State by the u-ual largo majority next Autumn. Governor Chamberlain has written a letter to Judge Carpenter reiicarsing the grievances complained of hv the people of that country, and suggesting the holding of an extra term of the Court. He concludes his letter by saying: "I must "say that I fear not a little for the peace "of that country during the present "Summer, in the present state of feel"ing there; and if anything occurs t-? "you as a preventive or remedy for any "evils existing there, I must earnestly "urge you to apply such preventive or "If, from your superior knowledge of "the affair of that country, you regard "the complaints now stated as unfound "<>d in fact, you liave 110 power to apply "a remedy then the results will not be "charged to you. If on your part, you 'sec.any official or personal action'on "my part will, in any degree, tend totho "advantage of the good citizens of that "'country, I beg that you will inform "rae, ana I will act with promptness. "If tlie.complaints made have sufficient "foundation to warrant it, I venture to "suggest the calling of an extra term of "Court for that county, atsometime not "far distant at which many of these "matters could be fully and finally investigated. Of the possibility of such "action I cannot judge, but I think if "practicable, It would tend to the peace j 'and welfare of the county." J mmm ,mummiiwfWi) wwhb mm* mi mmmmmmu m i ! i Ike Prsss snd Banner. \Y\ A. LEK, Knrrou. j:i Wednesday, July 14,1375. j'11 I TUB COMMENCEMENT AT DUE l"' j WEST. |(I1 ? ill. '1 iiL* Annual ('oniMcix'enK-iil of liieim . i . ; I Vm:li<* < OlU-iros ;ii I Jill' \\ CM si '< :>! iroil* on Wednesday and Thur.-day ij, .>!' the past week, and as usual attracted oi n l:ir:fo and brilliant attendance, and In 1 furnished a varied and interesting pro-, (gramme of exercises. Perhaps the lm- J | tcls oi" (lie town Were less crowded |!?:tu J j usual, hut the throng of visitors from J, . .'til ; the country made amends for any deli- ] icieney here, ami the hustling streets, J land the densely packed halls showed!,. . . t i j I hat there was no lack i:i the interest j. i which is alwavs manifested on thescl | * 111 occasions. The exercises furnished all j their usual attractive features, and retleci-ed" the highpSf^edit alike upon pupi!s and' instructors. Tho speeches of . *' * wo flir?inrlit evllibited Mltf^WUUK II.WW. ,.w K more than the usual maturity and vigor ^ of 'thought, ami the essays of the young ladies more than the usunf graces of ' ; thought and expression. Music lent its j. Jchiirins to give variety and interest to i the occasion, ami the eloquent speeches | land the graceful essays awakened a pio-! , per response among all who had ears to i listen or souls to appreciate. Amid so. large a crowd there was as a matter of I 'course ilie usual proportion of those a [who came to talk not to listen, and who ^ carried on a bye-play of flirtation on b back seats, and kept up a busy hum of w conversation as a running aceompani- j men! to the exercises proper of the oe-i(' I I I) cation. | KX AM I NATION'.- : 1 The examination commenced on 11 Wednesday of the proceeding week x and closed on Tuesday, the day before j Commencement, and was conducted j( : before separate committees of the two; .colleges. The students passed- the re- N Lspective ordeals very creditably, and!1 made a very gratifying exhibition oJ'j!l prollcieney in the various departments. |v The Theological students were also ex-1 ^ J ami ued, and passed the ordeal safely. \ * < o 15ACC'ALAI'KKATK SKKM0X. , The Bacealaurate sermon on Sunday a I moining was delivered by the Rev. \V. c IM. Uriel*, 1). D., President of Krskinej> College from Matthew (J: ''Seek ye," [lirst the kingdom of God and his right-:;l eousness. and all these thingo shall h;*J added unto you," and was one of his I.. I 1 I finest efforts, though prepared in the'/ short space of three days. The preach-jc or elect, Dr. Irvine, of Augusta, Avas'. 1 1 ? 1 ] I I unavoidably detained at the last ino-L inent, and the youthful President was 'called upon to supply his place. TheL| i n:.,.. ,.r ?i,? I . Isenium \v;;m ;i yi.iuu najn^iiuni mv. ,j ! pre-eminent claims of the Gospel upon I r, | the general acceptance of man kind, andfti of its distinguishing excellences, as the ;l j primal source (of all blessings tempo- |j ral and spiritual. Tt was peculiarly y (appropriate to the occasion, and com- (< jmaudi'd ihe undivided attention of a ti large audience. , .SOCIKTY 1)1I'MlMAS. a | On Monday evening the society diplomas were delivered to the members 'of the Senior class of Erskine College, I in the respective Society Halls. Itj the h | Kupliemiati Society Mr. Horace liabb, g i of Due West, appeared for the society, jam! Mr. J. M. McXeel, of Chester, for 11he class: in the Philomathean Society j Mr. V,'. \Y. On*, of Due West, appeared [ | for llie society and Mr. L. II. (JlinUscales, of Anderson, for the class. These u speeches were aU good and well re- ^ eeived. JIWIOU AN'I) SOf'J IOMOUK UX III HITIOX. j On Thursday evening a large audience assembled in Lindsay Hall to V : hear the contests in Declaration and ! K-isay reading, between members of the Sophomore and Junior classes. The following was the programme of excr- 1 I cises: ^ Cicero against Cataline?J. C. Bell, ^ Charlotte, N. C. Patrick Henry to the Convention of ? Virginia?John A. Johnson, Due West, |t ^ ({rattan's Ileplv.?D. II. McGill, Due v West, S. C. The Crisis.?Xeill E. Pressly, Coddle .1 Creek, X.C. y Our Obligations and Incentives ,(<> Usefulness.?J. T. Bigham, Blaekslock, r vS. C. History, Its Pleasures?'W. P. Cook, r, Anderson, ?S. C. Politics Unfriendly to Puritv and In- n tcgrity of Character?W. H. Milieu, j Chester, ?S. C. Life is wliat we Make it? J. W. She- n I rard, Anderson, S. C. i The sneeches were all well delivered (\ and the essays were all good, but we J fully endorse the judgment of the Com- 11 mittee in the awards rendered which we publish below. k WEDXKSDA Y f 1 was Commencement Day of Erskine ' College, and as usual attracted a bright K array of both sexes. The body of the Hall was lilled with youth and beauty of this and the adjoining counties, l s( whilst upon the elevated platform sat ! representatives from all the learned pro- ^ fessions, who hod all come to lend aid _ and sympathy to this charming festival I of letters. The stage was most beautifully decorated, with wreaths of ever- ^ green and Uowers, surrounding the va- _ j lions mottoes and devices of the Col- \ I leges and the Societies, elegantly work- \ e?1 in raised letters and symbols, and all . ! je tastefully and skillfully arranged. y After an appropriate prayer by the Mi. T.ir.ntw (if fdSt^liiirw llin ol IH-1. -..I. ? , _ ^ , j following programme of exercises fol-L, ; lowed : Cromwell in America?M". ]>. Clink-! \ (scales, Anderson, S. C. The Napoleonic licign?J. W. 'Iladjdon, Due West, S. C. jK ! Little Things? 11. H. McAulav, Cod- It die Creek, N. C. ' L I Debate?"Which Form of (JovernI ment is Best Adapted to the l iviliza! (ion of tiie Present Age, Kepnlilican or " i Limited Monarchy ??A. (!. Mriee, (At-jh ! tirmative,) Chester, S. ('., J. >[. .McNeil, | a (Negative.) Chester, >S. C. j s( I "i.'i/.f.iloin's battles, once begun. Tin)' ballled eft, arc over won." l\. K. Patterson, Louisville, (J:i The Jewish .Restoration?W. T. Wal-L, ! lor, Selma, Ala. I "The Ruins of Time."?J. \\\ White,! j Che.-;ter, fc>. C. I Where all the .speeches are good it is | CJ j dillicult to discriminate, but wo cannot lit j retrain from referring in terms of com-; C men elation to those of Messrs. Haddon, i ai j Waller and McAulav, aud tl>e debate of A Messrs. Bricc and McNeil. An intermission of two hours, prepar- w cd the audience next for the Anniver-lsc ry Address which w:is delivered by! ic Rev. J-. CV Hiden, of Greenville, i: I ho (hough a young man has acquired ] t high reputation for genius and scholshi|?. J1 is Address was an earnest pica ( In-half of ihe claims of thorough c'lil- 1 # | iro and accurate scholarship. lie rgod especially the necessity of study-!c g thoroughly our own vernacular, and ( ?i111imI out the gross blunders which, I lis neglect entails upon professed schols. The speaker fortified his conclu ' ! nmik.inn illnul.l-M t?ns i>y a iitiuiwr wi iiunp>M8 ...... .... mis, and the addressspnrklod through- ' ? il willi gleanisol" original and brilliant,. j iiiiior. 11 was v/rll received. naf'ai.at kkvn: aimuckss. j( Xexl followed the l'Jaccalaureate Ad-;* ess by President (Jrier, delivered in ? is usual eloquent and impressive style. j1 o urged upon (liegraduating class 1 liej i-censity of continuous labor and pa-1 en I toil, combined with a prudent li us-11 tndry of all their resources. He com- L .ended to their imitation the wiseccon- J < iiy of nature in all her operations and !? arucd them against those habits of i ( asteful extravagance which make; jipwreck of 80 many you rig men. , Icouomy of time, health, and money j ere severally discussed, and many ;rong arguments urged to impress it pon the youthful mind, and to secure s adoption as a habit of life. We shall ot attempt a synopsis of tlie address diicli was alike admirable in thought, ' vie and delivery. U'.MX.K A XI) CJ. VSS OTIATOIt. At 'andli'-lighting the audience again ' ?<empU'd to hear the Essay before the ; Linelian Society of the Female College,1 y -Miss Mattie C. lioyce, of Due West, | hieh was read by President Grier, was'; n elegant and graceful production, oisig equal credit to the head audi - .?? Ica?!I OI UIO j,'IUl'U vuuuy iiiuj. Jiti ' heme "Act well your part" was one lost appropriate to the occasion and! ras admirably presented in its many ided aspects. The lessons of true wis-1 loin, and earnest inspiration were forci-j ilyset forth and pressed with much igor of thought, and grace of style ipon the minds of her attentive and pprceiativc audience, by wlvom it was k'cll received. Owing to the absence of J. K. G. sauce, Esq., of Newberry, the Alumni rator, there was no address befere the Uumni Association, and instead the udience were entertained with an cxellent speech by \V. E. Mclhvaiu, of Corlh Carolina, to the class of 1872, on J'.iogress," which was well delivered iid well received. TIItriJSDAY ;as Commencement Day of (he Female .'allege, and as usual attracted a larger rowdand brighter array. The mornig was pleasant, and at an early hour very available seat in the spacious I-Iall as filled with the eager and expectant irong. The elevated platform, crowed \yith the bright forms of (he youlhrTL^aud. atfuf with teachers and friends, if clffejjn*'packed .<ibu(s, the crowded isles, the restless moving throng about ic doors, "the sea of up-turned faces 'ifhiii,'- (he waving of fans, the flut.*ring of robes?all make up the feaires of a scene which are familiar to 11 Commencement visitors, ami which re repeated from year (.<> year. I'ltAYKK AM) KXKKCISKS. After an appropriate prayer by the lev. A. J. Withcrsyoon, of New Or :ui?, then followed the following prolamine of exeieises: Anthem?"O Praise God." Salutatory?Miss Katie K. Pulton. )ue Wett, S. ('. Essay: The World's TCI dorados?Miss ;il:i M. Ihiee, Voiigucsviiie, S. C. Chorus.? "Come Where the Fields re beaming."?Senior Class. Essay: No More?Miss Lizzie M. i linkscales, Abbeville, S. C. l'iiino Kolnfind Duett,.?"Wavesof the icean (Jalop."?Misses Mary Shaw, ulia Moduli and Baltic Mcllwain. ! Letter?Miss Is%iie L. Douglass, Vipjisboro, S. C. ? SOlo and Chorus.?"Laughing Eycsi f Other Days."?Misses Lucie Moore ml Kan me liradley. Essay: Ciather Life's I loses ai.id| 'read Lightly on itsThorns?Mi^sJjpHa r. Johnson, Walhalla, S. C. Chorus.?"Never Borrow Trotfme."? enior Class. Essay: Tout Porte La Marque Divine >aus L'Univers?Miss Fannie S. JJirad:y, Abbeville, S. C. Piane.S&lo.?*'Le Eeve."?Miss Katie I. Paftou. Essay: 'Tis Xot Wealth thai, Makes ie Alan?Miss Janie S. Lenimou, V'innsboro, S. C. Chorus?"Evening Echoes." ?Senior 'lass. Tiilc: What made the difieronce?Miss ratlie M. Mcllwain, Lancaster, 8. C. Piano Solo and Duett?"Mardi Gras uadrilles.?Mssses Lola Galloway, ulia Johnson and Nettie Douglass. I Essay: An Ethereal Tour?Miss Em- . 1a H. McMullan, Hartwell, (Ja. Duett, (- Pianos)?"Jolly Brothers lalop.''?Misses Minnie Homier and i anie Lemmon, Misses Lillie Helper | nd Lizzie "White. Essay: The Past, the Present and the uture?Miss Lucie J. Moore, Cokes- 1 u ry, 8. C. ] Chorus.?1"The "World is Full of Beau- , f yy Chorus.?"Come "Where the "\Vi 1 d * lowers Bloom." ] Essay: Nothing but Leaves?Miss < 'ilia itubh, Due West, 8. C. Letter?Miss Lulio N. Norris, Ander>11, S. C. X lilliu tjU 1 tutu uv i JJlw. j~ liss Fannie S. llnulicy. ! i Essvy : Motives to .Intellectual Labor. -Miss Mallie Ward law, Abbeville, S.C. , Chorus?"Waltz Song." Tale?Allan Percy?-Miss Lizzie J. 1 Hiitc, Chester, S. C. < Trio, (2 Pianos)?" Innocence March," | -Misses IJriee, L. Moflhtt, McMullen. liases Wideman, liutherford andj loore. I] Essay: When Men are "Brave, a Sickle i a Snear.?Miss Anna M. Young, Due rest, S. C. Parting Song?(Written by a member;, f the class. )?Senior Class. j: Valedictory?Miss Ella J. Elliott? j' Hnnshoro, S. C. Farewell from the Amelian Society? 1 liss Maggie J. Rutherford, Newberry. ' The Kssavs were all tastefully and racefully written, and gave expression i > beautiful thought in appropriate I hrasc. I Then followed the Uacealaurente ad- j ress of President Jionner, delivered in i is usual eaanest and impressive style, 1 ml giving the last words of sage conn 1, and paternal admonition. AW AIM) or 1M!IZI;S. At candle-lighting the audience again j"' --c in bled to hear the award of prizes J, v the Committee: | Iii tlio Senior Class, tho modal in'< reek was awarded to J. AV. White, 1 i Latin (o M. ]}. Clinkscales, and in , hemistry and Geology, Astronomy, | ml Mental Philosophy, three medals to J1 . G. Brice. In the Junior Class, the first medal j' as awarded to.J. T. Bigliam, and the,i cond to.W. P. Cook. Ij r #? .. In the .Sophomore (.'lass, (he first P( nedaito J. A. Johnson, and the sccond o N. E. Pressly. In the Freshman Class the first medal o A. E. Miller, and the second to 1). | A. \\ Hleman. I For the best Kssay to J. AY. ?Shera^l, I ju ?f the Junior (.'lass, and for the best| 0 ielivercd speech to J. A. Johnson, ofjj*1 lie Sophomore class.nkxt kssavkst and ouatok. l, At a meeting of the Alumna; Assoc iition of the Female College, Miss Josie r.oyee. of Chester, was selected'^ o read the next Essay, and at a meeting K] if the Alumni Association ofKrskineiF . olh'gc, Rev. I{. F. Bradley, of Ander-i ^ on, was elected to deliver tiie next ad-|^. Iress, and .Mr. J. J. Darlington, oi'j A'ashington city, alternate. |T i?icc j kkics conferred. At a meeting of the ,Board of Trus-1A cod of Erskine College, the degree of; ^ IiL. I), wus conferred upon tliu Jlon.lj. IIoo. Clarke, Attorney-General of the Y riate of Texas, and the degree of J).D.J V ipon Lie vs. A. G. Wallace, of New Lirighton, Pa., I). G. Phillips, of Lewis-1 rille, Ga., and H. J. Raymond, of Ma- 11 riou, Akw 1 * -CT> ? ' THE PARKER CASE. The trial of ex-Treasurer Niles G. 1 Parker, for the fraudulent appropriation " Of $4o0,000 of the public money in the '1 shape of coupons illegally outstanding! svas begun before Judge Carpenter on j ^ Tuesday of the past week, and is not' yet concluded. The Stale is represented j. by Attorney-General Melton, and the 1 defence by a host of distinguished lawyers. Tlve testimony has so far been: very damaging to tlie ex-Treasurer, and would seem to insure his conviction | i v with a proper jury. The jury is com-! posed of live white and seven colored, ^ but as to their sympathies and affiliations we are not advised. The important point is, that the amounts of coupons entered upon the treasury books corresponded with the amounts of the coupons taken out of Parker's private safe and cancelled by Mr. Little. This is a the pivot on which the whole matter i i. mm.? ? f l-UJ'lif. i lit; iuivk.ii iiuui j in .? j or's safe, the prosecution claims, are (lie coupons which matured on bonds ^ held by the State, and when Hold had j been cut off as past due. These had s been returned to Parker by Ivimpton, 1 had been privately taken care of, and had finally been turned over to Capt. I Little for cancelling and to bo marked J and entered upon the books, as paid. Thus Parker succeeded in "creating a . record showing that about $470,000 had ( been paid out of the treasury under the i head of interest account, when not a * dollar of it. had been paid, thereby being able to extract that amount from the t treasury, the coupons being so mixed with ('hose really paid as to serve as * vouchers of their own payment. The testimony of Captain Ladd, a clerk of Parker, was to the effect that j Parker admitted having in his poises-ision $45o,o:)(j of coupons which he had < distributed among several of the Colum- 1 bia ollicials. Parker seems to be in good spirits, though the Attorncy-fJeu- ' eral has promised a clear ease for his con viel ion. Palmer's Life of Thorn well We had (lie i)fea.sure during the past J week of meeting the J lev. A.J. Wilherspoon, of New Orleans, who has been canvassing the .Slate in behalf of Dr. Palmer's Life of the lamented Thornwell, and who Is now in our town prosecuting his mission. He has met with the most gratifying success everywhere and will doubtless meet with the highest measure of encouragement in a community like this, where Dr. Thorn well was so well known and so highly appreciated. We deem it a work of supererrogalion t^jCQinmend a life of Thorn well by intent to the task as Dr. Palmer. Thorn well's was one of the brightest minds, and most thoroughly cultivated intellects of this or any other .'ountry or age, whilst his biographer is i man of kindreil genius and his lifelong associate. The biography will be i work of six hundred jvages, published oy subscription, at S3. The fifteen liunlred subscribers required were easily obtained in a few weeks, and the list will jc largely increased. The work will be Jelivered in the Winter. Death of General P. P. Blair. ,l u a The telegraph announces the death of t this distinguished citi/en at his home ' in Missouri, on Thursday of last week. ^ Lie has been in a precarious state for n several months, but under the blood li transfusing treatment had begun to u *row stronger and was generally suppos 2d to be steadily iinprovcing. Durtng the . 1 i.. t *..1 e * paSC ie\V llliyss, ut! hum uit\?ju u ctjucn i a rides, and had walked down stairs. His '? leath came suddenly, and will be a ^ painful surprise to his many friends, p, tvhohadconfident hopes of his recovery, it He was a politician of some note, aii.l " ifter tho war secured the sympathy and q support of the South by his deiiuueia- c Jon of the Reconstruction measures, ii In JS'jS he ran on the Democratic ticket I for Vice-President with .Seymour, and received a hearty vote from the Demo- j, jrats of the South. He was a man of :alent, and of strong convictions. 51 j; Programme of County Council on the,'' 14th of July, at Phoenix Grange. j ' ? iv Tlie County Council will meet on (lie l ith of July next, at I'luenix Grunge, 1 \'o. 100, on which occasion Bro*. I). \V. Aiken, Master 8. CJ., Win. Hood, Secretary S. U., ami J. N. Lipscomb Lectin*- N ?r S. (J., are invited lo address tlicCoun-1 ? iii. '! The following subjects for considcra- l' tion at the next meeting are presented I by the committee appointed for that p'u rposc. 1. How far, and in what particulars, is the ante-bellum system of SouLhern Agriculture applicable to the present J] Limes? '' 2. Which are the principle impedi- 11 incuts in the way of agricultural success v in South Carolina? s 3. Whence are we to obtain our future u supply of labor? 4. What is t he best, method of promotiiif; the interest of the (< range. The above inquires, together with the ! consideration of subjects continued fromi lie last meeting, will engage the atten-j Jon of the council viz : lleport of committee on Manufactures. The Commit:ee consists of W. K. Blake, P. H. Brad- v ey, J. A. Iteid mid J. M. Robinsou. U] Fhe disposition of products?Committee jt consists of Bros. P. H. Bradley J. F. Ly- t( >n and W. K. Blake. The subject of lujor?Committee: W. K. Blake, J. L. | Miller and A. M. Aiken. I b * '1? ' " V " ; ***< ? * . ' % - >pulation of Bodges and Cokesbury.. "? No CokkswijY,' S. .Vrtjj Juno 12th, 1875. /, ditor Press ?nd Jhinncr: . - / . conJ As assistant-cen.sus-tafcer for the Sa- tire] da side of the District, I give the fol- the wing information concerningth'eJittle niD< i\vns of Cokesbury and Hodges, in pev opes that it may prove interesting to ljou me of your readers; Sw( olal population of Cokesbury!........497 rem " white ...r.215 J*1?1 " colored 282 ?J?, j [ales, white 96 .......i.... . ' 'inn tun i:iiUVitv<, u 0/. _ (ales, colored 131 80?j einales, colored ..151 .! /hole No. of voters, S2. Whites ."S. JOi olorcd 44. tb4; olal population of 3lodges 214 Gel " whitea, 11S ==i " colored, 120 gr rales, white 08 emalcs, white, 50 T?/ laics, colored, 0a J^j cmale-i, colored, 01 res] I'hole No. of voters, ">:?. Whites 81. olorcd ?2. J In Cokosbury, the Conservatives ?~ nd Radicals are about equal. At , r^,H.rt <\ n'unnil narfu iTfm tho luil^ua titer 11 icu iiiiiiavf* sccndancy. There is not a single Rati;nl white in either incorporation. H Thus far on my "Grand Rounds" I ilcl ave found four persons "ripe and rare" nes . orthy of mention. Two Octogenarians 'i 1 the honored persons of Gen. G. W. lodges, of the town of Hedges, and Ir. KzekicI Jlaysor, a few miles above, rJ oth worthy Patriarchs of the old una- the u I to rated school. The former 83 and at ii good healjh and spirits, the latter j bout two years younger but more fee- ? -le in health. One nonagenarian in the own of Cokes bury, a colored man, formerly the property of Dr. W. C. Norwood, and one centenarian, a sablo * * ' * 1 ? - natron oi Ainca's uurning snore. hie ?esL information fixes her age at 1()0. 15 Very respectfully, J M. G. ZEIGLER. an; o ?1 in Antreville Items, JJJj A three days meeting will' commence it.Shiloh church on Friday, the Kith / list. Revs. Dan-iels, Mann and Pritch- i ird, will officiate. The church is great- c. y in need of a revival of religion. i Ed. K., of Negro Lick, attended the ] Commencement at Due West, and says J ie did not enjoy himself because his j sweetheart from Kill Dec Pond was not 1 > resent. 1 The postmaster at. Antreville admires ( jeauty and intelligence in a young lady , nore than anything else. Jiis head is , evei. Willie, the infant son of ?.Tr. W. kVickliflb, formerly of the Centre of Jravity, died on last Sunday. His renuius were interred at .First ('reek Jhivrch on Monday. The marriage fever has broken out in ~ his community. Crops in the neighborhood of Autre- It] *ille were never better than at present, md if the rain continues we will reap III abundant harvest this Fall:' LJj Mr. W. 1*. McC'arter has the finest ield of upland mrn in the county. I'liat was our conviction after walking m >ver it last Sabbath morning in com pa- . IV with himself. [? tlC! Wheat is generally all thrashed but ja ias not turned out as was anticipated, ty Duly a half crop in some places. A. i?. ' Tax Returns for Abbeville County. m< ArMTon's Oi"kick, a nru-.vi u.e, \ nl July 13lh, 1875. ) afl Editor Pref>* and Jkinncr : in The following shows the number of if rnx Keturns reeeived from the several ist L'ownships of the County to this date. Gi Ninety Six, No. 1, 473. ; Greenwood, No, 2, 530. . Cokes bury, No. 3, 420. i ])onaldsville, No. 4, 201. ; J)lie West, No. 309. Long Cane, No. (>, 3-')7. Ju Smilhville, No. 7, 3!)8. Hi White Hull, No, 8,178, foi ]ndian Hill, No. !), 3<)S, Cedar Springs, No. 10,-39. Abbeville, No. 11, 472. Diamond Hill, No. 12, 310. Lowndesville, No. 13, 403. Magnolia. No. 14, 313. ( alhoun, No. 15,4(52. * Bordeaux, No. 10, 40L Total No. of Returns in the Co. r>,S74. -g. Respectfully, L. IL RUSSELL, County Auditor. From'the Greenville News. T" Card from Judge Cooke. 1 ? Co (Sroenville. S. C.. July S. 1S7<3. ifi Mu. Editor.?Some of the newspapers |01 f thcSth circuit seem to be greatly exrcised about the statement coutaiutd in p( rour issue of the Oth instant, where I tin made to say, "All his orders have ?een to the ;'effi>ct, that officials deposit ceording to law." This sentence when aken into connection with the precedng one, which reads as follows: "We ailed on Judge Cooke, and he stated phatically, that he did no such thing, ( nther here or in any other country in Mi lis circuit; and further, tfiat he would PI iot think (?f ordering the funds of pp ny county in his circuit deposited in suj bank outside of it," explains itself, iny one must see that the whole which I > pea red in the Greenville Ncwh, had rej re nee to the de[xisit of county funds. Jow, Air. Pre** anil JJanncr fails to raw the distinction between county unds and court deposits. The latter be- 01 ug referred lo only in my order of the d May, ]87.'i. 1 know of no law which ives me any control over a County Yeasurer'as to where he shall deposit uunty funds, and if 1 ever made any, ; was made in accordance with law, as have heretofore stated, upon represenilion, private or public, sufficient to inuce me to act in the interest of the peo- j le's welfare. The order of May, the'id, IWi, I am tware was wrong as to I he place of deosit, but was made in good faith, from general recollection of and without dii-ctly coii-ailtiug I lie law governing the remises, and intended to correct a W rroug wJncii nan neen unM^iu iw ,,.j , ? I Men (ion, viz: that (lie ollicials refered to in the order had not deposited lie: heir respective court funds. |ov Tliis statement, Mr. Editor, is made to el myself right before the public withut the least attention of entering into a ew.-paper controversy, which 1 shall rno ver decline to do while! occupy my r , >re.senI position. Vours, etc., T. ii. C'ookk. O of A gentleman said to an old lady who 0f ad a family of children near a river, I should think you would have lived r II constant fear tnat some of them 1 - i M /\\% ,Wk u ?n , on 111 havogor <im ponded ilicold lady, "weouly lost Lluee r foui' in that way. CM.. A bachelor, who was asked by a ro- on' liinlic young lady why he did not so .1 ure Home fond one's company in his oyage on the ocean of life; replied, "I ould, it 1 were sure such an ocean .'ouId be pacific* -g-, That season of the year has now arrl- JLJ ed when the little boy tieth a string to Ket. le bind leg of a June bug, and letteth ^nc , bvzz ou his aged grandmotHer, "jest ^ > sec the old lady dodge. "ie Frequent and constant ^advertising rought me all I own.?A. T. Stewart. A AGUL CONQL j. Quinine,.' no Arsenic, no JPowong. " 'lisi^strong.language,-as Physicians Chenaists'J'have for years tried--to pounda preparation that would^H y .cute-Fever and Ague.,witboflfc - ^ use^gjydng medicinessuCffas Qui?, ArtyfQcamPoffierM'poison? injuri- |?l to theroBleoiv' "There is no case of Is j er arifT Ague, Intermittent or Bil- III s FevfcriL, Congestive Chills, Night ||j ;ats. Over Complaints, &c., that this j edy Vftlnoteureat onee and perjcntlyf 'Jt parities tfre;J31ood, Liver" sens, and all secreatftryvdrgans so rtually.that the Chillsr wiH4 not re3 have ifa&th envfb^ years. [ay 17,-M70, 5-ly Bv V"V.-? aTOTbe Greenville News announces depth of Mi's. Jane T. Jiutler, of that ittrg, ft venerable lady, the mother of g?. C. Butier. ?f~ WARNING- ! 1 M' CO Y lias left my farm, and ""V """'b joni85)Jc by law. ALEX. KENNEDY. ?? ulyl4xlS7-->, 14?11. jlJ ifjlp Notice. Annuftl meeting of the. AbSe. ville DigtffetJBlble"Bp.dety wUl'^ r (1 in the Methodist Church on Wed ;day, 28th Jlriy lOst. ff? 'he sermon wit" be preached by the v. W. L. Pressly at 11 o!clock A-. M. J01 lie address will be delivered by R. j?( Hemphill, Esq. ' . l"! 'he business meetin'g will be held- at (otliee of Messrs. Perrin & Cothran "I1 10 o'clock A. M. Ul' ~ W. H. PARKER, Soc'y. [m 'illy 14, 1875, 14-2t '1?! _.J fol Notice. \V1 stc STITH .'i view of devising some '10 Y system for working the roads, I [iiest that all the overseers of roads J such other persons as take interest _ this matter, meet the County Com- D' ssloners at the times and places iiulied below: rVhite Hall, July 2!). Ninety Six, July 30. _ Jrcenwood, July 31. lodges, August 2. jmitliville, August 3. Donaldsville, August 4. 3ue West, August 5. gDouglass Mills, August 0. 1 Abbeville, August 7. LiOwndesville, August f).ilack & McAdams, August 10.Liberty Uburch, August 11, Jalhoun's Mills, August 12. biles' Cross Roads, August 13. -->dar Springs, August 14. Iitiley's .School House, August 1G. X Eobt. Jones, t? Chair. 15. C. C. ^ fuly 14, 1S7"j, 14-4t [> CITATION. le State of South Carolina, U5ZJEVILLE COILYTY. (.c r T. B. MILKOIiI>, *><! , Probate :u Judge. pt ?IIlviiEAS, B. H. Baker and W. (1' H. Whlrloek made suit to me, grant them Letters of Admir.istram of the Kstate and effects of Mrs. no T. Baker, late of Abbeville Coun- |)( deceased. * i These are therefore to cite and admon1 all and singular tho>kindred and editors of thelSfd Mrs. Jane T. Baker A ceased, that tlvev be and appear, before i n in the Court of Probate, to be held Abbeville C. H. on the liOth instant, .er publication hereof, at 11 o'clock the forenoon, to show cause, any they have, why the said Admiuration should not be granted. m ven under my hand and seal, this |) 5th day of July in the year of our r Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy live and in the ninety ninth p; year of American Independence. T 1! I I .... II.. rt 1 1 1 Ifl, L'uunsiit'u uii uiu <tn <iu<? iTiii ?'? it ly, 1875, in the Abbeville Press and inner and on the Court House door .* the time required by law. T. J5. MILFORD, [Seal.] Judge of Probate. H July 7, 1875, 13-2t* b< SHERIFFS SALE f or 7 L. J. Wilson, Auctioneer. in M. L Bonham, ") against [-Execution Sam'l B. Cook. ) )Y virtue of an Execution to me 3 directed. I will sell at Abbeville urt House, on Snleday rn August, 75, within the legal hours, the foliving property, viz: )ur Mules and One Horse, _ B Also ? 450 Acres of Land, >rc or less, and bounded b}' lands of i's. Hearst, Fed 'Jooke, J. L. Sibcrt ace, and others. Levied on as the ? operty of Lam'l B. Cook, at the ? it of M. L. Bonham. vj TERMS CASH. w L. P. GUFFIN, 10 S. A. C. criff's Offiee, Abbeville,) July 6th, 1875,13-4t j Sheriff's Sale. " 2 P?y L. J. WILSON", Auctioneer. P>. Cochran, et. ul.^j against [ Execution, ni'l W. Cochran,) lei A (I in'r. M i V virtue of an Execution to me 111; i directed, 1 will soil at Abbeville urt House oil Sale Da}' in August CI st, wi'.hin the legal hours, the folding property, viz: 400 Acres of Land, re or less, bounded by land of !<e Clamp, l?ob Winn, and others, 1 ) real estate .of Washington S. chran. Leviod on as the property ? W. S. Cochran, dee'd, at th?j suit J. B. Cochran, and others. miais cash. L. P. CUlTIiV, s. a. a jrifF's Office, Abbeville, \ fuly Gth, 1S75, 13-4t j I rat ? j tin Medical Card. l?; I f,.: X IIS. BECKHAM & JOHNSON V lmve associated themselves to- *J her iu the practice of their profession, [ may b6 found at their office in .vndesville. They respectfully offer ir professional services to the public. KOBT. S. BECKHAM, M. D. J. G. JOHNSON, M. 1). An .pril 12,1375, l-3ra* JL JLJL 4-U L tj - ? Tie Mon?;'s Fee,. ?; ALFBEI>-B. mZfEii "author . of Joc ' BounU ifa-nd an<1 Kool" Was.. ^lie dUstb?Blarfe^*c.,'&e. - gg 4*' ' . 'A* 7'4S TO . v . . - uai XHE publication ofStbUr exciting rfii roomnce will couimeB 9 i' > the,.. j^JU - chi~ it9 - JDe &ES5 AND BANNER, 1 res July 28th. 1875.. * * / 1 res ?0. du hi- an riiis story is fouuded on facts; the tin :nes and incidents are located in a Pi riving New England Village, noted w< its busy hum of cotton spindles and [s mis; while the actors who figure in ] e drama are natural to the vory life, [t is so well written that from the Al ening chapter it carries the mind of n Mo.bi' fo tbn hrm lr?t nf n nmid river. a bright October morning, and thence is compelled for the next few days to low the Author, and make the acaintance of the various characters trodueed. The scheming of a wiley attorney, til his accomplices, for wealth, which >ps not even at crime, is strongly con- 1 isted with the manly character and norable motives of the hero-. on't fail to read the Open nig unapiezv J-tuie SO, l?70j 12-U Sheriffs- Sale.. Y L. J. Wilson, Auctioneer. n "William C. Barrett,) Order vs" { ot" ^ James ]&. Cocliran. ) Court. Jl y\ virtue of an Order to me diree- }^' ) foil', by his Honor T. 1J, Cooke, gc will still on Saleduy in August next, en fore the Court lfouse door, at Abbe- *]] lie, within the legal hours, the folwing described MOllTGAGRD * ROPERTY, to wit:' ^ One Tract of Land, imposed of' the old BRICK HOUSE. ~ id CICANDLHR TIiACT, and a y H'lion of the MILL TRACT, iucluBoaglass Mill, ^ Mnt> the tract of lauiJ and 5Iill sold : James N Cochran to William C. arrctt of New York, Trustee, in pril, 1869, and supposed to contain V i the aggregato 830 ACRES, , ore or less, and bounded by lands of avid Hamuli), the Williams Tract, 01 lines IS*. Cochran, and others. Sold k i the property of Wni. C Barrett, ti rustee, at the suit of James N. Cochin. TERMS. alf of purchase money an I costs to j paid in Cash, ui.d the other half pon a credit until the lirst day of " . ptember, 1S75, with interest from ite. Purchasers to have title deed 1 complying with terms, and be lot to possession, ? U L. P. GTTFFIX, H S. A. C. 4 ? - -v. ? rt Sheriffs uiuce, v/ J uly 5, 1875, 13-4t, Sheriff's Sale. ^ p L: J. Wilson, Auctioneer. irnuel Palmer, and Susan, his wife, in llic mutter of the Dstato of Martha Goodwyn, ct. ul. n against C James M. Truwit. JY virtue of sundiy Executions to ) mo directed, I will sell at Abbe- F lie C. LI., on Saleday in August next, * ithing tho legal hours, the follow- \ g property, to wit: ai One Tract of Land, containing f<> ro 100 Acres, 111 ni'n ln?? nn<l hounded bv lands of ? uncs Britt, Jr.. Hi rum Palmer, Est. 'in. Truwit, and others. Mules, | 1 Sorrel Horse, 1 Tour Horse Wagon, ;ied on as the property of James _ , Trnwit at the suit of Samuel ilmcr, and Susan, his wife, in the itter of the Estate of Martha jodwyn, Deny Sc Law, and A. J. tl inkseales Ki TEH MS CASH. f L. P. (iUFFIX, ? &. A. C. erifT's Office. Abbeville, ) ? July Gib, 1875, 134t ) I Real Estate. st o . LL persons owning more than 5 ? acres of land within the ineorpoe limits of any Town or Village in ) County are hereby required to report ; numberof acres to this office on or ore the 20th of this month. Those1 P ling to comply are liable to pay the ^ penses of a survey. L, H. RUSSELL, Auditor, A. C. ditor's Office, A. 0. H., \ July 6th, 1875,13-11 / J y. B^M^Bxeputor.s, [ Petition7 .Settlement, kN h^^fraBPfrctition in this casoj r andaajBopn^f Perrin & Coth^ AttorrfCTBaftr.Petitioner, JtisOj-e<J, ^atf tolSpSh- day July next and Is herejafr fttfc'tt'for-a Settlementthfe Estote.-^IOL Yv'Barnes, senior, i' eas^TTfiafcpe defei^Janto be and ;. y aAf nerebj^g^^?d to answer the ; sthia, t '(hi is tber^rf, the sail fendanfs be madetparties by publica--n, and that copies of the petition and 8 Order be sent to the respective par- , t s by mail, postage prepaid to their ; ipective places of residence, as stated- ^ '% ' ' the said allldavit. Mao Ordered} That the Defendants siding in' tlrfs State and County bo; I ly served with copies of the Partition.. d this Order respectively, and that 3 Order be published-in the Abbeville ess cmil Banner for six successive?eks, THOS. B. MILLFORD, - ' V 4 ^ Tii/hrA nf Prr.luitft At Nftty 31; lBTo""""" ' The above is a true copy. :tC3t, J. C. W0SMAN8KY, C. C. Pro. A. C. tft* New Goods. FUST RECEIVED, the following afl the FURN ITU RE STORK & Now Wardrobes; New Meat Safes, * New Soring Rollers, -.* ' New window Shades,- New Walnut Chairs, New Hall Stands, very fine; ' yT0g|jg - ? a m ft M/f ,*S?S J, u. uuALMJiius & m mm May 2-j, 1875, 7-tf BRES8AND" , ' SAN IDA-MAKING, ' " ' ' 'i L? ISS LTDfA TAGGART, assisted1 4 f by Mrs. George ShilI1$?,. wffl - .^ -aj ive charge of this Department?both' , diefMvoll'.k-nowH tothe public frrtfleiif | iod taste and' ability. Dresses made, it and fit on most reasonable termsand , ' > lortest notice. Also latest styles of . . itterns always on band at N. Y prices/ r * ? pas. jBL. BUWira i'/s jja Agc&t Emporium of Fashion- 1 April 7, 1-875,. olMf [ETROPOLM mL CO, \ ^ > '. *-v i 3\ account of the ha?*d times we ar* determined to sell Tea* of anyu ' ind, cheaper than any house in tho t'orld. L A Civ T E A, from 5ft cts to $ I. ^ Br OUXG HYSON, - oOtoSr-^-lb, ' MPERIAL & GUNP'R, 50 to $1. $ lb,. We will send a pound or half pound < J ickage to you by 4?t?il for a'SAMPLE,.-r 4 V" '* (i receipt of the- priee. Please state theind of Tea you want, and be very parcular to give us your correct address. All letters nnut be addressed, i Mstrepglitao Tea Ceipj, '. 32 & 34 Vesey Street, NSW YORK, ) Li 11 U O'/, ?ur? -vr ' i. /. / 3 Just Heceived. < -,A A COMPLETE line of DOMESTIC DRY GOODS, consisting: off KOWN, BLEACHED and CHECK * OMESPUNS. A handsome line of lints, Cottonades; Kentucky Jeans, c., &c., at unningham & Templeton's. ' June 30, 1875, 12.tf ill's Mciiaii Military School Yorkville, S. C. ESTABLISHED 1855. 'ft 0L ASBURY COWARD, PRINCIPAL. ? ii n , AMij "PvAfoaflftrfl. UX1 OUIpa uj, xxyxv COMPLETE outfit of Arms, AppaJ ratus, Etc., for thorough mental id physical training. Location noted ^ r heaithfulness, ami possessing Railad and Telegraphic facilities. For ustrated Catalogue apply to Principal.. ' June 2, l{j7o, 8-ot jRa/tteirris --;m ]10R all kinds of garments, the Ja. test styles just received, at the . Emporium of Fashion. March 31^ 1871. __ S?im FOR CATALOGUE. . . . . , -\0i Just Arrived. A DIMS TUCK COMBS, J HEAL HAIR SWITCHES, KID GLOVES, HUFF LINGS, SCA It FS, WHITE GOODS, v SILK ami LEATHER BELTS, HATS and BONNETS, New vies, at the EMPORIUM OF FASHION. May 20, l87o, 7-tf Just Received AT iinniugliam <fc Templeton's Auother Lot of anbury Sauce, Pine Apples, Peaches, and Lemons kept fresh.