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B^gpilfejIS^^^^^TrrfflrSCju Exhibit of Iieceipts of Canty funds, up jHHjHBP^W^^Floth July iusfcpjlhows a very rag^lBWiyiiig conditiou^oP affairs:- This SgOpP^result fe chiefly owing to the wis? ccon||||' .omy and skillful management of Mr. ||f Robert Jones, Cluiiypan of "the Board CURRENT KX-PRXSE^?"'' Receipts,. . ^a|16,942.54 Expenditures, :; 15... li),445*91 Balance $5,495.08 PAST ESS. Expenditures ;V 12, OSS. 53 Balance ^ $600.52 J CLAIMS. Receipts t $4,000.00 Expenditures 5,004.32! Balance $295*081 WIDOWS AND OKPlIASrS. Receipts ; . ...$2.708.04 j Expenditures 730.00! Balance $2.032.?>4 j It thus appears that there are now in j the County Treasury over nine thou-; daud doliare against the empty cotters1 which were t here a year ago, By thm ' keeping the receipts within the expen-l ditures the accumulation of debt is prevented, the public creditor is paid; promptly, and the public credit main- j | tained. The Board is! t litis enabled toj have work done economically and to j \ the satisfaction of all parties. The j fund, we believe, is ample to meet all defufcnds, and with the next extra tax, I iVill sweep off the county debt\ ???* Mb.-J. M. Latimer, a prominent J Citizen and succersful farmer of the!1 !&ownddsvil1e sectibn, Was in; town on Monday, and as is his custom" paid his r Subscription to the P. d* B. in advance.V fie reports the crops as suffering, andj rtxin a3 very much needed. Mr. L. is a; ftirmer in the true St-nse of the word, I' and' whilst he does not neglect cotton, j, I devotes himself to tlie cultivation of! | varied crops. He thinks that the ex-j W?saiv<? cultivation of cotton and the I I neglect of the cereals have been* ruinous fo the South. He is opposed to the i . lien law, and'to the use of commercial; j fertilizers. In a word, he believes in j ( economical farming-, as the only safei . business. The lien law furnishes an; inducement to many to run' into debt, . E and fertilizers a very cos My substitute,, for home mnd'o manures. We are dis-1 < posed to agree with our friend in every , particular, and could furnish' the best; j plea for the correctness of his coivolu-i aions by citing his own example. A Chakmixo Skkkn.u>k on Friday L Might was something of a novelty inji Vbbeville, though such entertainments! j frere once common, ami we lvave now L fhe some musical talent as formerly. ' ( It was generally enjoyed and apprecia-m ted, and "those to* the manner born"jJ eould not fail- to recognize the clear j < sweet notes of Trowbridge's ll'ute, the i # fine strains of John A. Calhoun's vio- ( IJ-in, the skillful touches of Dp. W ilson's I ( - guitar, and the' Iraruxmious echoes of j Dr. Thompson's bass violin. "Silver threads" was sung with line effect byi? Dr. Wilson, and other pieces vocal and ( instrumental, made the air of the lovelyj( Bummer night, melodious, and furnish-, ] ed a fitfpreludc a'ud pfopcr inspiration \ to lovers ' dreams and sentimental reve- t ?<? , Religious.? A protracted1- meeting of11 flie Baptists of the Saluda, commenced : j ' At Walnut Grova church in Mulberry U I section on Monuay last, aim win con-; tiune during the Week. The services J" XvTIl be conducted by the Rev. R. : j i'ratt, the talented and zealous pastor !< of the church here. B'e enters upon j the work unaided, and will be called t tipon to preach twice each day during i the week, We have no doubt that he ; Will prove equal to the task, and that he < Will be enabled to administer success-^ fully and satisfactorily to the spiritual; < Wants of the people. ., A protracted meeting of the Baptist ( Church commenced at Buffalo chuch, m , the loWei sectiort of tha County on Sat-: urday last, and will continue, wesup-! Jose during the week. Rev. B. F. Mil- j ler, tbe able and popular minister, will , I conduct the services, assisted by some . otfcer clergy men. 'The Baptists of that , section muster in strong force, and the ] meetings are doubtless largely attended, , and will prove both interesting and pro- , litable. Provoking.?Reader, did you ever Notice that whenever you wanted a thing most, you were the most liable to be disappointed? We have remarked it often, but never mere forcibly, than on Monday evening hist, when we miss- J} ed both the JVeiD's and Courier and the fhcenix. The cause we are unable to divine unless some demon of mischief | ! interpreting our wishes, spirited away I the aforesaid journals, from malice \, aforethought. We do not bhuwe Uncle J Bam or his mails. ? ? ; < The JJeir ok this Mills.?we1, Commence with this number the publi- ; cation of our charming new story, S^al which we have no doubt will afford v equal if not greater pleasure than "Mai- , | eolm the Afenger." It will run through about the same number of is ionftn onrl wo tnicf fhftf n?iir vnnrlnru oil v will receive their papers regularly with-' " ont missing any of the numbers. Now1 ;"tfould be a good time to subscribe and .x get the opening chapters. Bend in your names. Capt. G. M. Mattison.?The Press and Banner has no better friend nor Abbeville a truer citizen than Capt. G. I ' M. Mattison, of Donnaldsville. He fias been reading the late serial story jjg- iimiseii, uuu uuu^s U5 titu uiiuiu ui a ; II ftdy subscriber, who wants to com|t mence with the new story. We return i ft' our thanks to the Captain, and will be! || glad to reciprocate favors. One good II turn deserves another. 11 "NVe are pleased to learn thatjthe Press re and Banner is gaining ground in the If Honea Path and Donaldsville sections. j| T-, VvTe shall re-double our efforts to please. Se Re-Union of the^iStopton Legion. The meeting of the survivore of . the Legion was held in Colombia,.at Parker's Hall, on the 21st insfc., at 11 * A. (''en. Hampton was called; to * the chair, and the field and1 thtr staff ^ invited to the platforrii. The names" of i the members present-were earblledj and s a permanent Secretary is to be appoint- t ed who shall preserve the records of the i Legion.- - . . 1 'Plio mopfinc mlinnrnpd to meet at 7 s P. M., to hear the addigss of Gen. Lo- 1 gah, and to partake of a collation. The- c address was admirable In tone and sen- ( tiraent, and its temperate utterances 1 giving expressidti'to th'e wise>and con- r ciliatory policy which beoo^s us, was; t especially weU-timed and appro]iri3te. 11 The following just tribute to- Hampton 1 will meet a hearty, response The character of a people "is always j largely shaped by that of their1 great lead-1 () e'rs,- whose moral qualities insensibly | , stamp themselves upon tHeii^ youthful c admirers. Hence itisoneof Heaven'sja richest blessings to a country that ihejt lives of her illustrious heroes should be T pure and ennobling as well as brilliant arid1 grand". t r The South has been peculiarly blessed1 in this respect. If it was not inappropriate to the occasion I could instance H tiw. hiirliost- cnopimens of f tie manhood. I V among those of our living Con federates-] n whose names are household words, and I-need not go'far to find the'peer of any knight who ever broke a lance in a holy cause, whose valor, whose honor, whose b unspotted moral character, whose cul- g tureand true refinement are as well a known and appreciated as his briliant military career. Hanked immediately: v after Lee and Jackson as the great cav-: li airy lsader of the war, he now stands I c among the foremost in renown of living j, Confederates. To describe hiin thus is to name him?our own great eh-ief, 1 Wade Hampton. s ... J A (U)on Repokt.?A- late a umber of K the St. Joseph's, Mo., Morning JfcrcildIli contains an account of an important^ murder trial, of that city, which enlist- b ed the best legal talent of the State, and is in-which cur young friend J. W. ?oyd M won high compliments hy his able F speech for the defense. The paper speaks' t of Mr. B as "a young lawyer of great ability, and who made one of the most eloquent appeals ever made before the, c Bar of the county, and proved himself a 1 man of no mean ability." The prison- f er was convicted but a-n appeal was ta^jl ken. We are glad to learn' flint our t friend is on the road to success and fame,1 d and extend our best wishes. t Tiriv Barnes' Will Case, involving the p lisposition of some two or three thousand dollars and for which tin re are some11; half dozen claimants, was again before't Lhc Probate Court on Monday last, Col. j a Thompson appearing for the executors, f, tnd-Col. Cothran for various parties it> 11 interest. The case presents a number t sf in-tercsting legal points-, for discussion je Counsel and' decision by thv Judge; The result here as usual will only pe preliminary to proceedings in the high Court. This chops both of cotton and corn \ ^ in the County were never finer, and j ^ iri<K o nAntinimn^o nf fnVM'olilo' l_ promise the best results. The Full oats;! * 1 ! O turned out well, and the wheat crop;^ ivas above the average. A larger a?eaj^ ;haii usual was sowed' in grain and the I field will be large. The* cotton is aIso:s( ioing finely and from all sections of the L bounty come up the most favorable reiorts. We need good crops to relieve ^ >ur financial em-barrassmer>ts, as many if our farmers are nsueh straightend. SrNftAt" was a hot dav, but there was ? P i full attendance in all the churches, ixcept the* Episcopal which is still; dosed. Messrs. Martin, Mood aud|^ Pratt, Pastors respectively'of the Fres-j . ryterian, Methodist and Baptist church- ~~ ?s, preached excellent and impressive 'l liscourscs, morning and evening. The j Abbeville pastors differ from some of , heir city brethren iir remaiiningat their losts during tlie Summer months, and revoting themselves to their work. 0 Tin-: Methodist Singing School which neets at tlie church at 5 o'clock every Sunday afternoon, always attracts a .; arge attencj^nee, and furnishes an in- ' cresting programme of exercises. The ^ eader of t'te school is Mr. "Willie Mea Donald, a very excellent singer, and the >rgan is played by Miss Mood, a skillful ? lorfrtcmni1 whilfcf ttafi ftloflX' SWf>ot VOICES . if the school, make good music. Small ^ iote books are used, which arc- liberally n iistributed among those present. . Mail Contractor.?Our townsman Mr. W. H. Taggart, has now in addition to his contracts for carrying the 31 mail to Elberton, Georgia, and Autre- J5 ville, alio the contract for carrying the mail to Washington, Ga. The mail ' leaves as before on Wednesday but re- ^ turns on Thursday. These are important routes and we are glad that they 1 k y i j.. II nave iuuen 111 suun goou nanus. iur. Taggtfrt we are sure will will fill his contracts faithfully and satisfactorily, ^ We complained last week that our papers of the 7th inst. for Due West and Level Land failed to reach their dsstination, and made enquiry as to the ^ cause which has not yet been explained. ^ We were sure that the fault is not at this * nffice, for a more attentive and efficient . Postmaster is not to he found irr the State tl'ian Mr. Lawson. Fast driving is now one the features J nf somal life in Abbeville, giving Mfe 11 ami interest to our streets after the clos- v ing of the stores. Fair ladies and gal- 1 lant gentlemen thus pass an hour or so t very pleasantly after the declining sun, 1 ^ives the opportunity of snuffing the 5 fresh air. There is no exercise more t pleasant or more exhilirating. The Abbeville Debating Society was l re-organizetl Saturday last. It numbers c the best tallcnt of our young men, and f Kill no doubt contribute to their pleasure and profit. The subject for "discussion at the next meetingon Saturday j night is, "Shall thecolorcd manbeeduca- j ted?" Messrs. Cason and Jones appear r for the affirmative, and Messrs DeBruhl and Noble for the negative. A young friend of ours reads only f novels "which have a plenty of love in * them." We think he is right. A novel without a good share of love would be as tame as "Hamlet" with the part j left out. The next meeting of the County Council of the patrons of Husbandry, will be held at Millway, on the 1st Wed- i nesday of October at 3 o'clock P. M. OUR DEAD. ' Death of Mr. Willie Parker.? Mr. Willie Parkerj seoeiid son of duf ownsman,-Dr?-E. Parker, died-at his atber's residence here on yesterday of tfmsumptlon. His had'been a lingering llness, and all that a devoted ympathizing friends could do waaiUone o alleviate his sufferings, and toa<rojSii? 6ter comfort and consolation besidfefcbis lying couch. In the bloom of youth} ma wnen ne nau everytning to live ior, le lias been called upon' to sunder tjie learest of earthly ties, and to pass the ly.rk valley. Familiarity with Death' lad robbed him of his terrors, and'4 lie net the last enemy with the serene rust of Hie Christian, &1id the bright lope of meeting again the loved-ones 'beyond the river." Mrs. Towxsknd, the wife of tbo *ev, Joel W. Tow-is&cnd, of Cokosbury, i highly esteemed lady died at her resllence in that place on Saturday last, nd was buried on- yosterday nioraiiig,heRev. Mr. Uarber conducting the,ser.-, ices. A large circle of friends elatives mourn her loss.Ax infant child of the Rev. W^F?'earson, of Due West, aged abodCtwo ears died a few days since, Our sym i at hies are with the affl i c t ed par en ts.Ruxmvay.?A* frightful runaway, iut which-Providentially resulted in no erious damage to life or limb, occurred s the Rev. B. F. Miller was driving his rife to Hopewell Presbyterian church list Sunday morning. The horse beanie frightened at another buggy coning up, dashed oil', and striking a small ree with such force as to uproot it, upet the buggy, and threw out Mr. and irs. Miner. iur. jUMicr oeing eiuiuiled in the lines was dragged some disance, and was seriously bruised. Mrs. liller escaped more lightly, and they oth have reason to congratulate themelves. Mr-. Miller's clothing was torn' ntoshreads, and the buggy dashed- to lieces. They have tho heartfelt sympahies of the community. + A Good Sckmox.?On Sunday after10011 we heard a good sermon from the lev. R. K. l'ratt,of the Baptist Church, roin Luke 2: 14, "Glory to God in the lighest, aad on earth peace, good- will oward men," in which the preacher livelt at length and eloquently upon hat angelic ' song which sounded the ;ey-note of the new Dispensation? eace with God and peace with man? eace to a troubled world and to warring rations, and t.hat inward i ^aeo to every rue believer, which proclaims his faith nd acceptance?not the peaeeof indifcrence, but which has arisen from the rials of the world and the conflicts with emptation. It was one of the preachr's best efforts. "Not likesiivgle spies But in battalions." We are indebted to our pond friend laj. M. C>. Zeigler, for the nanus of eight ew subscribers at Cokcsbnry.and/ow at lodges'?twelve in all, with the promise f more next week. Well d-.?no for t-he tajor f lie has earned our best thanks, nd we extend a cordial gretliug to our ew frier.cfe. Now is the time to sub?ribe for the Press (inrf JJanmr in or ertoget the opening chapters of our ew scriarl story, "The Heir of tliej tills." ?<j>? The brkuc Societv ]\^rkttnc> co:*ics ft' to-day, and as usual- will doubtless vove an interesting occasion and at act a good attendance from town and 3untry. The .Sermon will be delivered y the Rev. Win. L. Pressly, Pastor ?f >e churches at Due West, e?ie ?f the blest of our young divines, and an earest and impressive speaker; and the Sssay will he read by R. R. Hemphill, ',sq., whose excellent efforts on other ccasions afford a guarantee that he all provide an attractive feast of good lings for his audience. J>et u.s all turn >ut. Judge Tuuioian, of Ohio, in a recent! fiterview with a reporter, declares lii-s pposition to the inllation pl?M*k of the lolunibus platform-, which he regards s only a' local opinion for which the arty should not be held responsible, le says thttt while both parties are diided on the financial question, the Radicals are thrusting it forward as the lain question to the neglect of more mportaut fsboe.?, Cl>osin<3 op tlfe Chciu'kks.?The eason has come when the New Yorfc reachers close their churches and foi yw their flocks to the fashionable warring places. Tire Herald compares a iosed church to a spiked cannon, but raws consolation from the fact that as lie theatres rtreclosed too, (here is less ieed no-w for the theological artillery. At the late meeting of the Cbtfnty !ouncil of the Patrons of Husbandry, eld at Phoenix, on the 18th inst., it .'as resolved to publish a pan>pbf?t iving a minute description of Abbeill a county and its 'resource's ffor graiiitrnie pirftiilntiftiT in flip "Vnrth nnil forth-West. It is a work very much it-eded, and we commend th<? action of he Council as timely and discreet, o * A COKitEspoXi)i:.rt of the IZIyrfield idvertiser gives an account, of a visit to nodel farm in an adjoining County, I'here by the rotation of crops and maluring with clover, the yield of cotoil per acre is one-and-a-half bales, 9!) tusheh of corn, 92 bushels of oats, and fi bushels of wheat. Who can beat his? kw Orleans lias declared itself jankrupt being unable to pay the inter >stonthe public debt. Such are the ru its of Radical rule. Chickens and eggs are now plentiful n the Abbeville market at moderate >rices? eggs at 20 cents a dozen, and thickens at 20cents apiece. ? Hot weather is now the order of the iay, the thermometer ranging up as ligh as 98^degrees in the shade. WM. H. Parker, Khq., returned on Friday last after a two weeks visit to Cashier's Nalley. His family remains hiring the Summer. Several of the Abbeville families ire spending the Summer at Cashier's Valley. / ? - v. at ' . - s. The Daily Constitutionalist, published, in Augusta, Ga., is now a welcome guest on our editorial table. None ol the "Southern? journals display' more ability in their editorial columns, crexhibit more variety and freshness in their news anct miscellaneous departments. The famfe of .'Jas-. R. Randall, the poeteditor.is a' guarantee, that; the paper Will maintain the highest standard ol liberal and progressive journalism. The Constitutionalist has ail' interesting correspondeucc from Abbeville and other sections, and is now a good-authority in South Carolina- politics. Our friends oould-'not subscribe for a1 better paper. Send in your names. * The Anderson Jntelliycnccr publishes an interesting account of the Commencement exorcises of the Carolina Collegiate Institute. It commends highly the address of Gen. J. D. Kennedy, on "Woman, her positiominsociety, her education and mission," as an effort whioh did crodit to the occasion. ??> Our friend of the Newberry Herald, the agent for the "Torpedo.Chicken,," is a dangerous foe of chicken-tliieves, and some of his brethren are anticipating a fine chicken harvest in Newberry, and other Counties where he may operate. Du. Joseph L. Phmssi.y has moved i with his family into the residence of iliis late father-in-law, Capt. J. \V. Frazier, and will reside there permanently. It is a-large and'commodious mansion andwUl furnish a pleasant residence to the Doctor and his family. Ol'k Georgia exchanges contain a very able speech from Senator Norwood, delivered at the late Commencement of Emory College, Oxford. The speech is brim full of politics?too much so,, w-e l ihink, for a literacy occasion.. i A Gitawue meeting will be held' at Hodges' on Saturday next at 4 r. M., iwnen auuresses win oe uenvercu uy jCols. IX. W. Aiken and! F. A.Connor. The occasion promises to be an interesting o?eanda?fuU attendance is desired. 111 Baltimore Md. suit lias been brought in the name of the Governor and other officers who compose the Board of PubI lie Works against the American for libel. The American published an article reflecting on the action of the Board in the award of contract for the erection of a IIouHe of Correction* TiiE-United States garrison have lef Newberry for Greenville, after a four years residence in the latter plaoe. They carry with theiu' the best wishes of the citizens. ? Ji-'dok Cooke paid- a Hying visit to our town on Friday last. lie failed to pay his respects at our office, for which wc return thanks, as our fighting edii tor \va? out.. ..?^5S - i U.vi-que.?We a"re indebted to 3ir. It. PI. Wardlaw, for a copy of the "Jixact Dealers Daily Companion," a choice little work, bearing the imprint of 1720? a real curiosity. We shall make son*e extracts in our next. ? <s> ? A ftc?in1' occnrrod at a pic-nic near White Hall on Saturday last, between one Logan and a man named Itiehcy, in which the former was stabbed several :t So ?Kat ?1.o | cr iiiuc;r>, auu i *, in iiivugini kutAv. wiiv wounds will prove fatal. Liens.?'The Clerlj of the Court of Sumter, has a new process of recording liens, by which he does ten times the work in the same period. The mode is not disclosed'. It is approved by the Bar. ?? *? ? Cor,. J as. K. Lipscowb, Lecturer of the State Grange, is filling various appointments in our County. He will be at Long Cane on the 29th, Millway tlve 30th, aud Asbery the 31stv A p'rcpmtften'T' topic of discussion at Due West, is whether it be- proper for ' hrt A AIM f iniDA 4 1?A 1 O f A ft/lrl l?AOD A f Liicr jja[;ui n; ui muioc tu& rniu wuuitoo u* the Rev. J. C. HiJen. Parties are about equally divided pro and con. Charles Jenkins, colored, of the neighborhood of Calhoun's Mills, was lodged in jail on Saturday, charged with violation of contract, Outr townsman, Mr. S. A. BVeazeale, is at present the subject of many congratulations, in the possession of two bouncing boys, Mr. Joe Hammond, of the Depot, hrrmo-hf, tin n. Inrcfi'lot of tine melons hv O "1- O- ?. the train on Saturday, which he has been selling low, Mb. John Gray, of Columbia, formerly of Abbeville, was in town last week. + o The Junior is absent this week rusticating in the mountains. He was out I when Judge Cooke called. Senator Hollixshead, who has UCtMl MUK HU Willi W UIUU, IS I1UW UVXICi and is able to be on the streets. Tiir store of Messrs. Ward hiw & Edwards is progressing rapidly and will be ready for oecuparicy by the 1st September, Col. IT. Til.max, after a sojourn o-f several weeks in the country, is again in town much improved in health. ? * Our exchanges are full of complaints of the hot weather. Saturday and sun! day, the 17th and 18th inst., are referred to as the hottest days of the season. The Edgefield Advertiser is calling for the first boll of open cotton. Is that good policy? -??>. Majok Hamper Vance, of Hodges', was in town on [Monday, and reports tiiiii nun is very mucn neeaeci in iiuu section. Yellow fever exists at Key West, but the report of its existence at Norfolk is officially denied. Mr. J. W. Allen, of Bennettsville who has been visiting relatives here returned home last week. Nice rain on Monday evening, T i * * ? - TjfE Grain1 Traor.?The large for! elgn-demand has given accivity?>*lo;>tbo' grain trade, and as a consequence will i impart new life to^ business generally. According to the Herald: Besides supplying a large part of the . food- of England; as we have always J done of late years, we shall also this year : supply quite a large proportion of the 1 foot! of France, while the deficient crops of Hungary will create a demand which , will absorb much of the wheat exported from the ports of the Black Sea, divert it from the markets of Western IEurope, and thus incidentally increase j the demaud for American grain. The ; j prospects of the foreign grain market; stand thusThe English demand willlj he rather greater than ordinary; the French demand, which is new and exceptional, wili be very large, and thus thesupply from Russia which has always: ] been the chief competitor of the United | (States in the European markets will be i partially deverted to supply thedificiency in Hungary which sutlers like France I though in a lesser degree. The prospects of our grain trade were never better ' than they are this year, and the impulse to general business could not possibly be more opportune. 51k. J. W. Lewis, of Andeason, has [sold $38 worth of water-melons raised i oii'one-eighth of an acre. I c? .1: . i. _ r* it t.iir. i or.j'> ;iuv ui usi'muui ui me j-eiuug uut [of the contract for building two bridges j over Calhoun's Creek on the 12th Au|gust, by County Commissioners. We had the pleasure of a call on yesterday from the R'ev.E. A. Bolles, the well-known and zealous Agent of the American Bible Society. ? Tin-; State press generally urge that South Carolina should be represented at the Philadelphia Centennial. : o* Kkkp eool both' in body and mind. Jt is conducive to health. Mr Thos. C. Pkrbxk and'family left! for the Springs on Monday last. The Board of Equalization meets in the Auditor'sytllee-2d August 4^ Thk Antreville correspondence* lias been crowded out. Guardians and Trustees make your returns and avoid' the penalty.. Chops about Ninetv Six are suffering badly for rain. ? ? <s3? Citizens' Savings Bank. We learn from good authority, that a dividend of 10 per cent will be' paid by | the 1st of August, by the Trustee, Dr. I Fisher. To-pay this demand, it requires the neat little sum of $07,000. J We are also informed'that the Trustee, hopes to be able to pay 10 or 12$ per c<?nt more, making a total of GO per cent. This Atlanta Constitution says; Before | the war, there was scarcely a case of lu; nacy among negroes, but now tlve nam , ber of insane in the .South is becoming 1 a subject of inquiry. It is said'that such cases arc mostly oid men and women who were slaves of good masters. The responsibilities anil trials and vexation* of freedom are too great for minds j accustomed to labor without a future, j The slaves did the work and the master j did the thinking for both, and the sud-j den change to a new system left both in i ja bad predJcmcnt, Tick Src.vrsmo's Estate.? Jolin E, Bacon, Esq., u member of the Columbia bar, will sale in a few clays for old England. He has been employed by the South Carolina branch of what isluiowivj as the Jennings family to pursue their j claim to a large estate in- the mother j country. They have placed between I $5,(H)0 and $10,000 at his disposal for this I purpose. Mr. Bacon was Secretary of Legation at St. Petersburg while the late Gov. Pickens was American Minister at the Russian Court. He is a good j lawyer, a man of reading, talent and I travel, and will not doubt both to jusj tice to hi? clients and have a good time of it. IJonvoyagc, Judge. Here is how the Jennings, died about the close of the last century, leaving an immense estate ' and several children-?one of whom, j William, fell heir to a large amount of j I personal property and a magnificent real estate and mansion near Actonr England. "William was a miser from youth <*?id grew more &o-with age. He became estranged from all his relations, and' when lie died he left a colossal fortune, I now known as the "Jenniog estste." i One of his nephews came to America, .anawveo ?nu uieu JU v irgiuub. ?ever!ftl of this emigrant's children and grand children came to South Carolina?among them, Robert Jennings, of Edgefield. Their descendants reside in the Southern States, even as fur as texas. The veteran journalist, Mr. Thurlow Weed, in a letter to the New York. Tribune, makes an interesting co-ntribution to the secret history of the late war. He was sent abroad on a confidential1 mission by Secretarv Seward, in Decem, ber, 18G1 just after the capture of Mason and Slidell on the British steamer hy an American man-of-war, an event which aroused all England. Mr. Weed details the story of the inSerferance of Queen Victoria at this time, when war between tile United States and Great Britain i seemed inevitable, by causing the dispatch demanding the surrender of Mason and Slidell to be so far modified in language and spirit as to render a compliance with it less difficult to our government, and mentions other cases in which he came to know that the Unifed States were specially and signally indebted to her good offices. A Prosperous Southern* City.? The city of Atlanta, Ga., is considered the most prosperous city in the South The Memphis (Tenn.) Appeal accounts , for this on the ground that Atlanta has ,! diversified labor and is not the mart for cotton or any one agricultural product to the exclusion of others. The secret of Atlanta's universal prosperity was exemplified at the celebration of the last ] Fourth of July. After the Hon. A, H. |Stephens hud concluded his eloquent speech on that occasion, the immense audience,escorted by the military, repaired to the spot selected for a new cotton factory and steam mill company. '| Lirounci was uroKen ior uie enterprise Inmid tnucli enthusiasm, and short j speeches were made by Mr. Stephens land other prominent citizens. Jt is a practical way of celebrating indepond1 ence inaugurate self-independence The Lexington Dispatch says: This I Spring several of our farmers bought seed called "Cheatham's Double Boiled Prolific Cottonseed." We hear a general complaint about these seed notcom" ing up alter planting. We know of a , gentleman who purchased seven dollars worth, and planted on land well manured and when they came up he counted one hundred and twenty-one stolks. We suppose he will make a few pounds iiof some kind of cotton out or his pur1 chase. It is thought that the seed are 'i brogus, and those who have paid their money will not realize enough to pay ' " ? i J - .1 nr .. r iiortne luuoruxiiuuuvu. >v u wimiuim ii .! the seller of these seed will chcat-om ' again. j Judge.Malier has decided that thedis-j tribution of the school fund is entirely; uuder the control and management of , the school trustees and School Com mis-' i sioner, and that County Commissioners' ' have nothing whatever to do with it. | He is right Judge Cooke, however, wewould state, has decided ju3t the other way. * J *' y --v''' .* " v - ' ' ' V. 0 ' ' \ ' ' ' * * - ' " ' y | Wonderful Memory.?Es-Governor Terry in the last number of the Entcrprizc and Mountaineer relates the following : Chancellor Harper whose word no one would.dispute, said he read Campbell's poem,- ''The pleasures of Hope," one j morning before breakfast, and had nev: er read it since, and yet he could repeat j the whole poem twenty years afterwards! l remember Judge Wardlaw telling this 1 iuut uj u ^cuiifumu wuuusucu Mini n lie believed it*! Tlie Judge replied, "[have such confidence in the truth Biul purity of Chancellor Harper that I would believe anything he tells me." I heard Chancellor Johnson once say that the Appeal Judges were sittingat the breakfast table in. Stewarts Hotel. Charles- i ton, when one of them read a half colemu of jumbled nonsense,, "oroas reading, which is said some one repeated after hearing it read but once. It was laughed at as a great falsehood; when Chancellor Harper said he had never seen or heard of the jumble before but he thought he could repeat it and did repeat it just as it had been read to him ! A New York journal makes the startling announcement that there arc luO,000 oonfirmed opium-eaters in the Uuited States. In tracing the history of the terrible habit, the artiole states:that it is the result of two> things. 1st, Cajjeleas prescriptions by.physicians, wistf allow patients.to acquire the,habit- and "2d; tho deliberate ^fefefence "of many for opium eating to dram-drinking. That an immense amount of opium is consumed in this counlry there can be no doubt. There is probably a remedy for the dise4ise appetite when once acquired, but greater care in prescriptions ana sale could prevent the acquisition oi the deadly habit in-many cases. Grand Presbyterian Council.? London, .Fuly 20.?The Council of delegates from ail the Presbyterian churches in Christendum- iuet in Itegent square to-day and opened session.?Many Representatives of American and Candidate churches were present. Tho object of tne council is to demonstrate tho unity of belief among protestants, to arrange mission work, to concentrate the influence of the church upon educational and soeial reform, and organize resistance to infidelity and religious intolerance. Longevity of Public Men.?The alw i oi k vjhutcnviun, spciiKiiig oi me longevity of English public men, wisely says the principal cause lies in the fact that in general they are not thrust prematurely upon the responsibilities of life before they have had to prepare for them. We think that this is worthy of attention. In this country, by being thrust forward prematurely, men break down too early. If they do not yield physically, theyjare mentally incapable of advance at a time when their powers mirrlif- i r* ho nt rinnef. A rwl thia iu because they are called too early info| the field as a rule, and are .set- to the task ol producing results when they should, be accumulating means. There isa prevailing fancy for calling young men to prominent positions, using them and dropping them, which is very wasteful. The ripeness of middle age is certainly more valuable for public uses. WalIialla. ?The Keowcc Courier says: "Many visitors have come to Walhalla recently, and the hotel and boarding houses are being well filled. Our people should exert themselves to. make Walhalla a pleasant resort to the people of the lower countries. The fine mountain cencry, pure air and cool nights are inviting to those whose homes are made uncomfortable by hot days, warm nights and impure air, and our conveniences of hotels should be etjual to our natural advantages. The hotels in Walhalla have always sustained first rate reputations, and we hope that this summer they may surpass themselves and make all visitors feci at home and comfortable. Our Exchanges contain notices ofvariour deaths by lightning: The Jialeif/h Xcws, referring to the number; thunder storms which have ta-i ken place this season, and to the large number of persons have been- killed by lightning, gives the following advice, which is equany appucaoie nere Almost all the deaths nave taken place in houses where the persons killed weresitting at doors windows, or near tire places. Avoid all such places. They form drafts, and draffs furnish the best of conductors to the lightning. And keep away from the shelters of trees. Take the rain but keep in open ground if possible." I The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church.?Rev. W. M. Hunter writes to the Due West Presbyterian respecting the Associate Reformed Mission in this city! "We are growing, and the demand for books, tracts, papers, &c., is beyond our income, though we take up collections every Sabbath. Forty-eight children are enrolled in the Sabbath School. God bless- the working women in our Mission Church. If we can get ouji firm financial basis here there is a great deal and effectual door! open for labor. Weneed$3,00U to put' us on our own ground." The Wiiippjxg Post.?One item of increase in tne cost or governing meSouthern States is thus set down by Mr. Nord hoffl "Formerly a negro thief received thirty-nine lashes from the overseer, and there an end ; now a constable j catches him, a prison holds him for trial, ja grand jury indicts him, a petit jury j hears evidence for and against him, a I judge sentences him if he is guilty, and ! thereupon a penitentiary receives him ! just as it docs his white brother-in-law." j Stay at Home, young man! Hear : what a co-respondent of the Atlanta Herald says-about the famous Mack I Hills: j The soldiers have all quit working. | The goiu lever nag ureuy nuuri) uku i out. The dirt pays on an average about $1 per yard. Not as good as North Carlo! ina diggings. 1 don't believe a man i could average more than 50 to 73 cents I per day here in panning, which is very j far from being anything like equal to the North Carolina diggings. j The True Southrrn says: Judge Shaw is now engaged in holding an Extra Term of the Court of Comjiuon Pleas, for Williamsburg County. I In one cause a Jury in a civil cause, brought in a verdict of not guilty?bc-! i mj sunt back, they came in with a vcri diet, no bill?and "finally concluded, by ; admitting that they could not write the Iuord "foreman." Put Mr Dowx fou Rrx Months. ?A [ \citizen who was a moderate drinker was! besought by a temperance agent to affix! ! his signature to an abstinence pledge, lie declined, giving various reasons, j At last however, he finished by observing, "Well I'm willing to subscribe a little to help you along?put me down for six months." "DnmnMAmrrv ?TP vnni* l^nor' Jirints! | xvr^u nvv.ii i .? xi j?wi | any better than usual this week, it must i be attributed to the fact of its having been printed on the press of our neighbor the Republican, our own having met uti accident, temporarily depriving us of its use. We hope to be all! right soon. We return the Republican j our thanks for their kindness.?Ruler- j jjrise and Jfuunlasnecr. Shameful, if true. The American j Grocer dealers "that there is scarcely a| single class of goods put up and sold in ' I this country which is not short of the1 weight or measure claimed for it." The wise man of the Petersburg New* ways it is too hot to write editorials. We think so too, and only scribble away to Keep lue j>r111it.15? iiuiii i11 <jiv11 ^ u similar excuse about .settitype.?so says an exchange. ; Gen. C. W. Fields, of Virginia, of the late Confederate army, has.ju.st received and accepted appointment of Colonel ofi Engineers iu the Egyptian army. I ,'L. - ' - ' '* - ' ' ? ' - " ' \ <& The Anderson National Bank is-well conduoted, with Jas, N. Brown, asPresidenty A. Brock cashier, B. F. Mauldin teller. It has a capitol of $50,000, their deposits vary- from-$90,000 to 100,000. Tne Breakfast House of Mr. B. W. Mctiee, at Belton is said to be and is in our opinior ateo the best establishment of the kind in the State. You always, feel satisfied at your investment. So siiys friend liailey and we agree with UiUll AGUE CONQUElfbR ;. xYo Quinine, no Arscnic, no Poisons. This is strong language,"as Physicians and Chemists have for years tried" to compound a preparation that would entirely cure Fever and Aguo without the use of strong mediciuessuch as Quinine, Arsenic and other poisons injurious to the system. There is no case of Fever and' Ague, Intermittent or Billions Fevers, Congestive Chills^ Night Sweats, Liver Complaints, &c.,that this remedy will not cure at once and permanently. It purifies the Blood, Liver Spleens, and all secreatory organs so ' enoctuaily that the Chills will not Return during the season,, even when per^ sons have had them for years, < TMay 17,1875, 5-ly *. * ->* -* ,v?* .j^ I __ " \V i e r' JOHN A. WIER.Prounetb^ List of arrivals since last issue r J Shcaban, Augusta; ft C Leutz, Reidville ; 8 M Bieazeal, A R Moore, 1> W Field, \V F Q?uincey, Anderson; J E Caldwell Mfc Carrael; E A Mars, Calhoun's Mills; Miss Maggie Gibert,, Miss Annie Gibert, Lebanon; B C Crawford, Monterey; W L Miller, Due West; W B Whaley, ? R Taylor, Charleston; W J lagers, City; J C llutsou, Raleigh.; II St. J Halifac, JSTor.ascota. Consignees. The following named persons have freight in the Depot-: A B HambHtr, T C'Perrin, W M Taggart, C G MeAlister, L Baker A J Clinkscales, J M Schroder, S C Link, WD Mars &co, Morrow W &co, J M Martin, J (J & J E Bwearingem, T Young, J L Nickolsou,. G McD Miller. C. V. IIAAMOND, Agent. The following persons have packages in the Express office. W M Pressley, R MLatimen, H "Williams, M C Thornton, C E Bruce, F D Pickens, J Kurtz, S Mostly, W H Taggart, J Widemau, W A Therili, G H Mills.. b\ V.. HAMMOND, Agent. Market Reports. corrected weekly by B A R N WELL & CO. COTTON BROKERS and dealers in G KXJSKA L MJSiiCH ANDISE. Aiiueville, July 2-3, 187-5. Cotton, 13 to 3H. Fodder, $1.50 per 100 lbs Eggs _ 15c per doze!) Molasses, .50 to 100 per gallon Flour, $3 to $10 per bbl Ground Peas, $2.00 to $2.23per bushe Meal, SI.40 to $1.50 per bushel Nails, _,\0S cents per lb Oranges, 80c to $1.00 per dozen Peas $1.50per bushel, Apples, $2.05 Bacon, ~ 12 to 10 Kutter,.? .. 20 to 25 Co flee 25 to 35 Corn, $1.30 Chickens 15 to 25c each augustaJuly 26Cotton dull and nomi nal middling 14: low middling laj; gooa ordinary 13; receipts 45 bales. Charleston, July 2G, Cotton quietmiddling 14]; good ordinary 13A; receipts 40 bales. LouIsvillr, July 26, Flour quiet and unchanged. Wneat higher. Corn qulet but firm at 62a7G. OaLs quiet but firm at 60aG3; Pork 22,00a22'50. Clear sides 12,30al2.62A ; bacon shoulders 91; hams 13$. Lard" tierce 14Aal4J. Baltimore, July 20, Oats dull southern 63a6& Rye steady at 1,00. Pork 22,26a22,50. Bacon strong?shoulders lOj ; clear rib 13; hams 14al4$. Lard firm ?refined 14?. Liverpool July 26, Cotton firmmiddling uplands 7 ; middling Orleans 7; sales 12,000 bales. New York, July 26, Money easy at lja2. Sterling quiet at 3,S7. Gold firmer at l,12jjal,12$. Governments dull! but better?new 5s 15:]. Cotton irregu-l lar?sales 253 bales at 14]al5J; consoli-l uaceu receipts DRESS AND MANTUA-MAKING, MISS LIBIA TAGGART, assisted by Mrs. George Shillito, will have charge of this Department?both ladies well known to the public for their good taste apd ability. Dresses made, cut and lit on most reasonable terms ami shortest noticc. Also latest styles of Patterns always on hand at N. Y prices. Jas. A. Bowie, Agent Emporium of Fashion. April 7, 1S7-J, 52-tf a' 10 xJv ?ml JuimccmcnU A T.cjvo'P Stop. IF11 <o x* Stale TIIE undersigned contemplates innvi by Messrs. Wardlaw & Edwards,: of Hoods. He, therefore, otters a variety T H K USUAL PKIC ES. Alia re in vi to with them, as they will be able to get a g CHEAP CA! ?(5T A now lot of WHIT 13 VESA'S in very low prices. June 23,1875, 11-tf \% ' METROPOLITAN TEA o ' T:%.. - vM.-.ON account of the hard times we are ,* determined to sell: Teas ofeaty kind, eheapcr than aDy> house in theWorld* BL ACK TEA, from 50 ct3 to $1. $ B> YOUNG HYSON,. - 50 toff. |Tlb.. IMPERIAL* GUNFR; 50 to $1. tt>. * YVc \rFll send a pound or half pouutb package to you by mail FOR .A SAMPLE, on rec&ipt of the price. Please state tli j. kind of Tea"*ni want, and be very partleular to give us your correct*address.-^ All letters'inust be addressed, f llropa Tea Cospyj m 32 & 34 V-esey Street^^jWjH^^ 11 iraw YOR%r ?1| ' spew ^rooas? ]fUST XU-.CEIVED, the following afr ^ t hc^l- i; ltgr IT U liE STOUE Now i^indow Whades, Xew Kail Stands, very fine: J.D. CHALMERS & G(T? May 25,1375, 7-tf ?Jf ""Notice. ?-r? WITH a view of devising somav j* 'V?|p2 system for working the roads, I request that all the overseers of roads . V und such other persons as take interest . in this matter, meet the County Coin missioners at the times and places mm. cated below White Hall, July 29. . > " Ninety Six, July 30. Greenwood, July 31. Hodges, August 2. Smi'thville, August 3Donaldsville, August 4- " > Due West, August 5.. ; Douglass Mills, August 6i. Abbeville, August 7. Lowndesville, August 9. * . ' . Black & McAdams, August 10L Liberty Church, August 1.1-i Calhoun's Mills, August 12. ?. Chiles' Cross Roads, August 13w Cedar Springs, August 14. lliley's School House, August 16- ' Eobt. Jones, Ct^ir. B. C. C. > ' July 14,1S75, 14-4t A New Serial Story. , the Ill WILLS ' " v 0Bi- . Tlie Attorney's Fee, , - ? By ALFRED B. TOZER, author of . ' Bound Hand and Foot," "Was She to Blame," &c., &c.. ; cj - * * V ' - .*" " , ' m ? THE publication of this exciting: romance will commence in the ' ABBEVILLE PRESS AND BANNER, July 28th, 1875. > ' . 2/' This story is founded on facts; tfnescenes and incidents are located in ai | thriving. J>ew Jt,ngianu viuage, noiea for its busy hum of cotton spindles and looms; while the aetors who figure Jn the drama are natural to the very life.' * It is so well written that from theopening chapter it carries the mind of the reader to the banks of a rapid river, on a bright October morning,and thence he is compelled for the next few days to. follow the Author, and make the ac- ' -/ quaintance of the various characters . .. :A introduced. The scheming of a wiley attpraey,. with his accomplices, for wealth, which stops not even at crime, is strongly con* trusted with the manly character and honorable motives of the herou - Don't fail to read the Opening Chapter. ! June 30, 1875,12-4t v . * ' . > - - .' ig jSTtfrnFOR <rATALQ ftfe& \ PRICE REDUCED FR03I $1.00 TO 50 CENTS PEE BOX -If| MEET THE -DEMAND FOR A 41 SAFE AND RELIABLE - ' ^ VER AND AGUE ANTIBOTE Atarnce wiunn lue iteacn or ah. ^ tirely Vegetable. ^ Fever Known to Fail* tlYSICTAXS PRESCRIBE THEM. or was Medicine so Deservedly Popular 5 to nsl) Buyers. '% k of Clothing ' ? i Cost! . _ 'L ..I I ng next Fall to the Store now occupied uxt desires to open an entire new g|ooljL^^^HX of clothing and other goods at HAT3r^9ttR d to come and bring their spare change ood many goods for Ifttle money. Willi's I SH STORE. id other goods to arrive next week v > * . ;m tM