The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, July 28, 1875, Image 4
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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\
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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
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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.
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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
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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;! *
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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..
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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,
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- 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.
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Tin-; State press generally urge that
South Carolina should be represented at
the Philadelphia Centennial.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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?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
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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.
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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.
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the
Ill WILLS
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Tlie Attorney's Fee, ,
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By ALFRED B. TOZER, author of .
' Bound Hand and Foot," "Was
She to Blame," &c., &c.. ; cj
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THE publication of this exciting:
romance will commence in the '
ABBEVILLE
PRESS AND BANNER,
July 28th, 1875.
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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.
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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!
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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
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