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Tis Press and Baanei
^Vbbeyille, S- C.
Wednesday, September 8.18*3
The Associate Reformed Presbyterii
and its Editor.
^ Although the editor of the Prcxbyl
rian within the past Ave years haatakf
frequent occasion to say ill-nature
things of us, we have ever by word an
Hnn<? nil that was in our oowe
however little that may have been,
advance the interests of the institutioi
at Due West. When our town first su
fered so severelv by fire, he seemed
laugh at our caTamity when be said th;
the fire broke out in a good place, an
at ? good time. That "good tfijie" wt
two o'clock in the morning of a col
January night, whe? the editor of tl
l'rc*byterian was si1)ugly ensconsed in
downy bed, in a carpeted room, whi
the consuming element cast a mello
light on himthroughdama.sk curtain
Ou the morrow, within the plastert
walls of his elegant mansion, and sui
rounded by all the comforts of life, 1
wrote of those who had just lost the
homes, and some of whom were depen*
ent on others for their breakfast, tin
the "fire broke out in a good place an
rat a good time" Was it because he r
yarded himself an more righteous tho
*}iis neighbors, that thev deserved 11
comi>assiou from him? Was heautho
iaed to laugh at our calamity? Did 1:
write in that spirit of Mr. Young's r<
cent loss?
I: Another circumstance: Some tim
hi nee the Presbyterian complained tin
ids College had not received the attei
tion from editor* that he thought
should receive. In response to th
complaint the Junior wrote and put
lished the beet notice of the College thf
he was capable of writing. The Pre,
bylerian in the acknowledgment of thi
friendly act, saw fit to give the Junior
jibe in the columns of that paper.
jlWe made a notice of the calaboose i
iTue West, perfectly unconscious of th
possibility of any sane man taking o
reuse at the notice. The Pretbytcria
however took this occasion to make
significant fling at us.
Two or three weeks later, the Prexbi
terian made direct assertions against u
which were erroneous.
Has any other friend of the Colleg<
at Due \\ est been thus treated?
Last winter when our better natui
nvoTvotne we renlied to one of hi
articles. Immediately after which tini
^..-he rained himself to an immense heigh
reven to so great an altitude that h
could not descend to reply to our art
cle through the columns of his {tape!
May we not ask if he has not com
down from his high position to auswc
ns privately and personally, around th
fireside, at home and abroad ? In thi
connection, may we not also ask him
lie has not sought to array at least a poi
tion of the people of Due West again*
uk, in an effort to make the impressio
that we were unfriendly to the institi
tions at that place? Will the editor ?
tlie Presbyterian deny making an eftoi
to injure us in the estimation of soni
of out nearest neighbors?
We do not now seek to injure th
}'refibi/t<riari or todetravt from the Ol
lege, t?ut we heartily wish both th
largest success, and the largest field c
usefulness, but we would not be true t
ourselves if we allow these attacks upo
us to go on uurebuked. We cannot d
otherwise than reply to assaults uijo
us which may have the effect of injut
Jng us with our friends and our patron?
We would be less than human if we di<
not do so.
In conclusion, should the I^rctbytcria
demur to anything that we have sai<
\r<e trust tliat lie .will have the manli
t.. ??
llt'Bn IU UU nu III vial uiivi IIV
reply in private quarter*;. where lie urn,
?ui)iM?xe that we -will never hear of If.
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W| WHY SQUANDER MONEY IH UF
INSURANCE ?
$11,000,000 of Our Money Gone Dow,
in that Serbonian Bog.
Tiie Address of the Board of Trustee
of the ^Southern Life Insurance Com
)?any makes tlie f*>lloaiug startling an
nounceiaent, which goes to prove, fron
otfidal sources, the truth of our state
lfttut iast Summer, that our people fool
ishiy squander immense amounts o
money in a business of which the;
know nothing. It i* estimated thai o
tlie eleven millious of dollars throwi
I"' tlio twnnlnnf Mi?? KtJlfp nf S/ilifl
"" *v -Mv rvvr*v? ? ?
(Carolina, that tl*e people of Abbevill
County have contributed over lmlf .
***" million. It would seem that Abbevill
has bought enough of experience in thi
Matter. Hour much better would it b
for our Comity, if this money had beei
invested iu home eoHsfcn"ts, education
. the payment of honest debts, or in th
erection of Factories? Life insurance
I ike the lottery, is a matter of chant*
Sn vhieh a few may win, but by far th
greater majority lose. Hear wliat th
Committee say:
" Since the war, South Carolina ho
"paid to Northern hindrance Co nip a
44 nifM over eleven million dollars in a
?||?3 " ccm of ail amounts paid bach o
44 diath jiolicia>.u
The Committee say nothing .of th
vast amount of money which our pec
pie have wasted on Southern Compj
nies, whose chief claim upon the pec
- i ? :? 1,4
p?C, <L ttwuiu occui IIVUI men au vci hoi
ments, s* the fact (hat they arc Sout/
< m Companhx. This address appeal
to sectional feeling. It is too late not
to make such speeches. We are all on
people, with a common interest, and j
our people will have insurance, the
l should inquire more into the solvene
1 *- ihsiilocation of the oflice.!3usi*)nto
tk'UMness.
pumps In" wells.
Pumps have? been in use from tlm
^ immemorial, and there has not been th
g-- slightest improvement in the valve f<
* the past century. Periodically agent
.-supply our people with {tumps that wi
last ten, twenty or thirty years, <
perhaps for a life-tims. In a littl
while, however, it is found that thei
are insurmountable objections to ha\
?> ingapumpin a well from which w
draw drinking water. The pumps pei
r> Imps will perform, but if the wait
gfc- tastes of the pump, will our frieiit
like it better than those who have trie
pumps before? Another cause of troubl
| is, that the well is ehut closely and n
j, ventilation is given. By the u*e of tL
bucket the top is kept more or less ope
I and the air in the well is agitated an
the stagnant air is lifted out, when pui
a air takea its place. We will risk 01
K judgment in the assertion that for hon
Val consumption no better or more satisfy
!tory mean* of raising water from a we
*"}ias ever been discovered than tl
: bucket, rope and windlass. A certai
| amount of pure air id absolutely neee
L ^ary in a well to have pure water. "\V
5 all know that in a closely covered we
J liow soon poisonous gases may generat
j With a wet pump in a damp atmo
4 j?here, from where the sun's rays ai
J excluded, is it unreasonable to supj>o:
that the pump will sour and the air b
(Come impure. Do we not sun our w;
* icr-buckets to keep them pure? The
JM does not a pump need the same? \>
predict that second pumps can bougl
L -very cheap next Spring. They are gei
f orally soon thrown out.
lP| The editor of the Press and Iicinn
^ai'ouid be glad Ut heiw from correspon<
.'flgjts in the different sections of tl
iqgounty every week. Send us all tl
r s7 fjewsfrom Lowndesville, Phoenix, Mo;
'tcrey, Donalds, Long Caue, Lebano
Svhite Hall, Due West, Cokesbur
Greeuwood, Ninety Six, and evei
other section. The shortest letter wi
be gladly received from any quarter ar
fropa everybody.
I
. i The Trade of Charleston.
r.|
I The -Yirwx and Courier publishes an
elaborate report upon the tirade and com~
j merce of Charleston for the commercial
1^5 year of lS74-'7">, which shows unexam
| pled progress for a South Atlantic sea;
port, and furnishes ample ground for
j confidence and hope. The Nt ws and
Courier, in commenting on the report,
, says
"Beginning with the staple articles of
. produce, we And that Charleston, during
,, I the past year, received 50,2fto casks of
~ spirits of turpentine ftna ^io,9o7 barrels
t' of rosin, an increase of 0,265 casks and
45,957 barrels as compared with 1873-'84.
? This business in naval stores has grown
?0 up since 18Go-'<iG, in which year the tont
tal exports were 32,136 barrels. The rej
ceipts of rice in the year now past were
s 3,129 tierces more than in the previous
I^ year. Of this stapie, the famous Carolina
rice, Charleston lias virtually a monopolv,
and the receipts are determined
I by the amount produced. The phos.
phate business has continued to grow.
For the year the exports of crude phosl(J
phates were no less than 51,5r6tons, and
r_ the exports from JSull River and Port
Royal (virtually Charleston business)
swell the grand total to 102,046 tons.
This is against 6 tons in 1367 and 11,862
tons in 1868. These phosphates are
^ found in the Charleston basin, are mined
by Charleston companies, and, when
" washed free of dirt, are ready for ship^
ment. Another branch of this imporr_
tant business is the manipulation of the
" phosphates and their conversion int?
commercial fertilizers. This likewise
is done in an about Charleston, and it is;
estimated that at least 20,000 tons of;
crude phosphate were so manufacturedj
last year. 8ome idea of the magnitude'
I of this business may be obtained from
the fact that 50,000 tons of commercial
_ fertilizers, valued at two million dollars,;
were shipped from Charleston last year. |
The phosphate companies make their
own sulphuric acid, and, in point of
equipment and skillful management,
have no equals in this country. In the
t lumber trade there has been a marked
decline, due to general and not local
causes."
,1 As a cotton port Charleston maintains
a and improves her oondition, and now is
the third cotton port of the country.
? The News and Courier indulges the[
most glowing anticipations of the future.
?s greatness of the city in view of the va-1
i ried character of her business, and upon 1
the broad basis of cotton, rioe, naval
e stores, lumber, crude and manufactured;
t, phosphates, fruits and vegetables, gro-j
e eeries, dry goods, clothing and drugs,!
r"j not to speak of shipbuilding and general:
'c | manufactures, founds its hopes of steady
>r| growth and au enlarged prosperity.
Celebration of the Good Templars at |
> j at Lower Long Cane Church.
it ?
n! An interesting celebration of the.
i-1 Good Templars, consisting of speeches,
>f hiwI * flintier, and attended bv i
t | large accessions to their ranks, was held
ejattho Lower Long Cane Church on i
| Saturday last. A very Jarcre audience!
el numbering five or six hundred persons!
I-1 were present, and the exercises were of j
e>'a very interesting character. After!
if j prayer by the Itev. IL T. .Sloan, speecho
i os were made by Messrs. K. K. Truwitt, |
111 Jas. T. .Horton, W'm. K. Bradley, jr.,;
ojWrn. Weed, and Mr. Sloan. The!
11 speeches were of an excellent character
-1 and seemed to Itave a good eftect upon ;
!. the audience, as the accession of sixty j
j j new members to the ordej is the best
evidence of successful results.
nj Mr. Truwitt in his speech told an an-;
il j ecdote of himself?that he had been1
i-j asked lately by a young lady, whether
it i be had ever been druuk?ths.t he ad vis-1
y led her to hear his sjieech, and as shei
was present would answer now?that,
on one occasion, at a friend's house, he j
ate so freely of brandy peaches, that he I
g helned himself to all the biscuits on the)
lahie,and left the young lady and the
' audience to say whether lie was drunk!
i?r not.
q| Mr. Horton paid some ijandsomccom-1
jpliments to tne ladies, which called j
j forth the remark tliat one who could
say so many good things in their favor
sj might be tempted to change his condi
-:
- j Mr. Sloan said that the duty had been J
i assigned him "to put up the gaps" left!
. : by other sneakers, but that they had ;
. J douesy well that nothing was left forj
f him to do.
y | The diuner was a bounteous one, and'
if such a royal feast.-is these people know]
i: how to provide- The initiation of the!
li j members will take place on Saturdayi
e; next. The Order is doinjr a glorious
a' work, and merits the highest sympathy!
e and co-operati?n. ;
s! We are indebted to Mr. M. O. McCas-l
e lan for the above facts.
pj The California Failure. ? The!
? failure of th<e. Bank of iSan Francisco,!
^ Us t*pl njtf.pt ,$3,0(H),000, and the ;
''suicide of Its Prtwacnti W. C. Rolston,!
are the events of the past week. The'
career of the- President reads like aj
chapter of romance, and furuishes a rejmarkuble
exhibition of one of the J
i pluses of American life. Here was aj
"ipoor boy of Pennsylvania, beginning!
j life as a shoemaker, then serving as aj
'steamboat clerk, then going Into the
_! mining business in Nevada, and finally |
*; landing in California, where he became!
" | a financial prince, ruling with the pow- j
J'crofa despot., and lavUdiinu untold'
thousands with- the recklessness of a!
spendthrift?building a princely country j
seat, a magnificent bank edifice, and a
.mammoth hotel ? identifying hifaselfl
!?] with every great commercial scheme and
(usingthe inamoth capital of his bank. j
tind his own princely fortune to control !
2_;(he*?uck market?when suddenly the
| bubble burst, and ruin kiid death ensue.'
:?Such are the fruits of that spirit of speculation
which grew up ar the North and i
North-West during the war. and from!
which we at the South have been in a
e' measure exempt.
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la| Dk. Maksiiai.l's Loss.?Our friend!
11 j and townsman, Dr. Marshall, has met'
>r; with a serious loss in the death of tlmt!
Ie j faithful old watch-dog, "Bob Tail," or;
e i "Robert Narrative,'" as he was some>j
times called. It will be remembered
e'that the Doctor himself some three
r-1 months ago came near putting an end to
r j his existence; the work is accomplished:
Is now, and we "ne'er shall see his like
d' again."
'e j "No more that dog will bite the boys,
0 i We'll hear no more his wail;
,e He's gone where boys don't take old cans
11 And tie'em to his tail.
d He will not fight with billy goats,
'e Nor snap at bugs and flies,?
,r Some fellow filled him full of lead,
ie Ami irrim (loath shut hiseves.
2jJ Gone to meet the sausage-maker.
n| Wk had the pleasure on Monday of
b- meeting Gen. P. H. Bradley, one of'the
re! prominent citizens and successful far11!
mers of the lower section of the C'oune.
i ty. He reports corn and cotton as sufs
j fering from the excessive dry weather,
re j The General is a strong advocate of the
*e more extensive cultivation of grain, and
e-'hia success gives foroe to his words,
a- Be l oats he says will pay three times as
n | much as corn, and requires only onerei
third of the labor. It is sure crop,
it I and is our only depend ence, with labor
a i demoralized, and with our excessive
j droughts. He advises our Southern
farmers to plant largely. The General
'sees no immediate prospect of reviving
d_j the Augusta and Greenwood Road.
That city has invested so much in the
canal that shejacripled in her resources.
_ i She is anxious to have the road but is
u" waiting for somebody else to build it.
^ Mr. Theophilus Rogers and his son,
ill D. Rogers, passed through our town
id on Monday from Georgia, on their way
'to Calhoun's Milld.
SMMM i iniiMwuTUH'Biiii iiyrjiri
Judge Johnson's Charge In the Tri
of the Georgia Insurrectionists.
J The charge of Judge HerMchell 1
Johnson to the grand jury, in the tri
of the Washington County rioters, isi
admirable document, presenting a fi
and exhaustive review of the principl
!of law applicable to the ease, and ur
ing their enforccnient, calmly audit
partially, according to the strictest stan
ard of even-handed justice. The Judj
is one of the foremost men of Georgi
!and it is well that the trial of the riote
I has coine before one who has the capa
Iity to know the right and the firmno,
! to enforce it.
After defining insurrection under tl
: Georgia Code to be "any combineu r
jsistanceto the lawful authority of tl
("State," he tells the jury that whilst tin
j must not lind a true bill upon mere su
, picion or mere minor or hearsay test
j mony, still they were not to try the cas
and hence to require positive and inco
jtrovertible proof of guilt, hut on
j enough to make out a prima fade casi
which would satisfy their conscience
and judgments that the accused, aceor
i ing to tiie evidence, were guilty.
I The statement of the law U given !
I clearly, and is so applicable to all cus<
! coining before grand juries, that v
'make the following extract:?
I "In my judgment the safe and tru
rule is this: Suppose you were a nett
jury trying the defendant, if the evi
deuce before you as a grand jury be sue
that if unexplained or uncontradicte<
you would lind him guilty, then yo
should lind a true bill. To this, as wel
as to all other questions, three kinds <
evidence are applicable, to wit: direc
circumstantial and presumptive. Dire<
evidence is that which immediate]
points to the question in issue. Circuit:
stantial evidence is that which on I
tends to cstaniisn me issue uy proui i
various facts, sustained by tlieir consh
tency with the hypothesis claimet
Presumptive evidence consists of infei
e rices drawn by human exj)erienoe fron
the connection of cause aud etl'ect an
observation of human conduct. In aj
plying these various kinds of testimon
to cases before you, you sJtould first dt
termine whether there in sufficient d
rect evidence if unexplained and uu
contradicted to show that the accused i
guilty. If so, find a "true bill," or i
there be no direct evidence or if an^
not enough, enquire whvther there hav
been facts proved which, by their con
slstency with the hypothesis of guiit
tend to establish the guilt of the accuse*
and satisfy your consciences and jud?
meats that according to such evidenct
uncontradicted and unexplained, he i
guilty. If ?so, you should find u '*tru
bill." Or if there be no direct cvidcncc
not enough in connection with the cii
cumstantial to make out a case of guili
then enquire whether from alltheevi
deuce, both direct and circumstantia
the necessary inferences drawn froi
human experience from the connectio
of cause ami effect and the ohservatio
of human conduct, uncontradicted an
unexplained, you are satisfied of ih
guilt of tlic accused. If so, you shoul
find u "true bill." On the oilier hand
if neither the direct, nor the circumstan
tial, nor the presumptive, separate!,
considered, nor all these three kinds <
evidence combined, be stillieienl to sal
isfy your consciences and judgments (
the guilt of the accused, It will be you
duty to return "no bill." "
Heeautions them against giving wa;
to the passions which naturally%arise ii
the contemplation of a scheme of whole
sale, indiscriminate and secret murder
add urge* them to lay aside all coiisidei
ations of race, and extend to tlie accuse
a fair and impartial trial?to keep alo<
from the iniluenceof those extreme nie
who would advocate summary punish
ment without regard to the principleso
forms of law, as welJ as of those censui
who look upon the whole allair as
scheme of bad men, to embroil botl
races. He says:?
"It in of the utmost importance tha
we adhere to tlie law?follow the lawconform
to the forms and principles o
law. The law is our .sheet-anchor. It
ttiissiou is to protect property, life am
liberty. It guards with flaming twor
the hovel as well as the palace, ani
throws its a-gis over the poor and th
weak as well as the rich and might;
Without law, anarchy and revolutioi
must reign, and society recede to th
darknost and cruelty of barbarism. It
supremacy must be recognized am
maintained, and this implies, not onl;
its enforcement when violated, but also
a cheerful obedience to it by all. Vol
ur.tary obedience to wholesome laws i
ttie very essence 01 nueriy uuu uiu mu:
distinguishing characteristic of a goo
citizen their lirm and impartial enforec
nient, when violated by line at;d inteJIi
gent judiciary is the very essence (.
good govern nient. Theu bowing befor
the majesty of the law, Jet us hold th
scales of justice with steady hand an
unfaltering purpose."
Mt. Carmel Dots.
Mr. J. W. Morrah, of Mt. C'armel
was in town on Monday last, and favoi
ed us with a call. Pie furnished us wit]
u few interesting dot*, There js nothin
an editor appreciates more than new
from ditt'erent parts of ilie County.
Mr. H. W. Johnson has employed hi
Muinlitini-u* i-D\v< fn lilf'lf IlisfklllOUS llHtC
of cotton.
One young man at ML Gunnel goes t
see hits sweetheart on Saturday aftei
noon and Mays until Sunday night.
A gentleman from Mt. Carmel wen
to Bradley's .Mill on last Saturday, bi
got lost returning home. He foun
himself on Little Jtiver.
Some of the young men of Mt. Cfti
mel, are attracted to Lodiuiont.
A negro saw a snake near ML Carnu
as large as a man, one day last week.
Mt. Carmel was well represented s
Abbeville on Saleday.
There is an effort being made to rt
peat the tableaux at Mt. Carmel, 11
there was so much matrimony in tli
last one. Ivate and Dennis were tolmv
.rii.?n iiw.ii- <.i>ini(>n .if the matter befoi
. V... .. ~t
tliis time.
Capt. 1). M. Rogers is reported to L
very sick at Calhoun's Mills
\V. P. Noble, Rs<j., litis so much r<
covered from his recent sickness us to li
i able to atteinl church on Junt Sunday.
JJr. J. A. (Jibert and Messrs. ,S. 1
[MorrahandJ. F. Calhoun wereordaii
!ed Elders of Willington Church, an
Messrs. 1\ A. Covin and J. O. Heminii
ger were ordained Deacons last Sunday
I>r. Quilling gave a tooth-pulling so
rea at Ml. Canned last week, whe
about fifty were up-rooted.
At IiOwer Long Cane on Salurda
last there was a temperance pic-nic, uj
der the auspices of the Lodge of (Joo
leilipiUlM, ill vvmi'ii Bjiueuncs tu-ic I'inii
by Messrs. K. K. Truitt, \V. T. Jiradlej
A. J. Weed, and our little delinquen
Some sixty-one new members were a<
ded to the Society. Mr. W. H. Jlorto
was door-keeper.
There was a snake killed near M
, Cannel last week six feet long, wit
j thirteen rattles.
Music in thi: An:.?Mr. Thomas J
Frith blows his bugle every evening, I
! the delight of his neighbors.
I Since the fruit crop of Mt. Cannel
exhausted, it is a question as to ho
| some of the loafing colored people wi
get a living.
j Mr. Dennis Harmon is courting i
NewberrjP, He i? keeping it a profoun
jseerc-t, and we hope our readers will s;i
I nothing about it.
Ilev. J. I. Bonner will deliver nn a<
dress before the bunday-school at hod
monton next Suuday.
Mr. Smiley llannon attended the (a
leaux and charades at Mt. Cannel. I
is not married, but, like ourselves, Imp
aoon to be.
all Tanning at the South. I 1
i Thu S<<crtnn<ih Xc.wa contain# a com- wj
\r jmunicat.ion from an experienced and IP'
j Isuscessful leather manufacturer urging j f,e
n i the establishment of tanneries at the;
1,1 i South and giving some interesting facts j|a'
ill i to show the profits of the business. lie | ',e
es'says: ],ai
, J "The extent of the leather inanufac-iou
^"jturing business in this country is very 1)11
"" slightly appreciated, even by those di- <
d- rectlyengaged in it. Few are aware no
tTQ' that it is only second to any other manu- Ve
0 | facturing business in the United States, eU
land that the yearly production of leath- do
rsjer amounts to the enormous sum of a]
c- I$150,000,000, while the statistics of 1870 no
ss i show the amount of capital invested in ed
j the manufacture of leather to be over
$70,000,000, which paid a net protit on
10 i the capitol of 3.'5 per cont. Seven-eights no
e-;of the leather produced in the United t?.1
ie I Statea is manufactured in the Eastern j"
,1 States. New \ ork and Massachusetts |?
W 1 produce three-fourths of the gross
8*jamountof leather manufactured, and if
,i- you will take the trouble to examine tn
Jin. ut)itiuru<4 .1 little further vou will seel 1
' i timl Georgia's portion of the net profit {01
"! paid to the North on this leather pro- ju
'y ; duct alone (to say nothing of other man-1C"
e, lufactures) would soon pay oft" the State of
?s j ileht. do
, j Jle insists upon the great advantages f<u
(enjoyed hy the South over tlie North, em
| Tor the successful prosecution of the tanso'
nery business?states that hark and su?>s
j mac are abundant here and that the tan- jrai
. J nic acid which is obtained from shrubs ' !,s
?jand other vegitaldes isagoood substitutej ''jf
j for that obtained from bark, and far su-j
le'periorto the chemicals to which the.?0<
y | Northern manufacturer is now compell- ,u*
i-1 ed to resort, and which impairs the eal
h quality of his leather, and alludes to (
1, [other advantages?of favorable climate, tlu
u | first cost of the raw material, the home niti
[) demand for leather, the cheapness of mc
>f subsistence, Ac.?all of which go to con- ju
t, I firm the opinion that no manufacturing hit
it! or industrial enterprise ot the South of- jm
y I fens greater inducements for investment boi
i- than that of the manufacture of leather:
y| We would be glad to see an impetus "
>f!given to this branch of industry by the tlM
-? 1.1 " e nil
introduction 01 skuiuu iuuui uum * -1.
abroad. ^a'
cat
J Antreville Items.
Drafts is a very fashionable gamp at "
y!Antreville. Tlie Post-Master is the *'*
r~ I champion player. v'
l"i Jul. K., of Negro Lick, has formed an als
'"jaffinity with the monkey at the Centre n
:?: of Gravity. ?*
| Mr. Wm. Taggart, our mail agent, de\
- serves credit for his promptness in hav- me
e ing the mail carried to Antreville. giv
" I The Marble Club at the Centre of UUJ
i Gravity is increasing in number. Some thi
of the paler brethren have joined, and qOV
H act as umpire. '
y i We learn that a whiskey shop is to be J
1S established at the Centre of Gravity.
C I MM POi
>> UUt IJVAV. r,
I1 The Kmgof Antreville has erected a "y
swing at his marble club, for the benefit
:? of the ladies who attend.
J" Items are devilish scarce at. present. j
? No body dead, no body sick, no body pC.(
II married, no body run ofF, no body has ,nn
III been shot, every body is pulling fodder ; tajj
'j; so we have no fun. twi
l! The Major is breaking up land now. jn
fj; I To is like Samson, doing more at his
f ;death than he lias done in all his past! ^
j life. &(
Enoch has lost all hopes of marrying, "n;
yarn! will lead a single life?but not from jJul
' !choice. Remember, Knoeh, that "they j M"
"11 look on clibacy as an accursed state."
Mac, of Rocky Mingo, says green-i q
r backs arc a man's friends. So he in- to I
tends to have friedi. I,a,
y The war is ended. Some of the fight- i(|0j
11 ing bloods of Antreville have been||,ai
bound over to keep the peace for twelve j
months and one day. So we will have ^
' ociicc. "the fnears will be turned into I ^cl
"pruning hook*, and the swords into!Ion
d j ploughshares," and Antreville will learn anc
,fI war no more.
I The school at the Centre of Gravity /
| has closed. The teacher will spend the jj,.
* i remainder of the year in the store at that ,.ol
r ! place, lie will add to the respectability vnj
siof the concern. .)r(,
:i; The kiuu* has answered the letter that
I he received. It is an aide production, ^
i worthy the head of an older man than Gri
the king. He says:
" Dear Darling Loved One ? Yours of citj
''j recent date has been received, and con- g?<:
Stents noted. Dear, tongue can't express ^
' the height of rapture that thrilled niy' reti
lj! breast as I perused line after line of
^ your much and highly appreciated let-} 'pj"
Citer- I r
j Here the king broke down from men- '
1' tal exhaustion', and closed by saying, P,lr
e "Itol. and Hut. join me in love. !'nH
? A. It. fiv(
c
i, At.t. over the country the money ^
[ question is agitating the people. The
s j question is, wjiether we shall have pa- ,0?
it:per money'hat is of a par value withjlmr
d;gold, or whether the volume of paper q
1 money shall be increased. It would j the
-jfcecm that the people of the South jfav
if Uhouid go with the inflationists. When bei
o ; we sell cotton we receive currency for it, ree
e]?ind any of us would sooner get twenty'd'
five cent# a pound in Greenbacks than ^
twelve and a half pent* in gold. Tlie <l,1(
meanest money that we oau get, it Hre
would seem to us, is the motey lor us ,,ev
who have cotton to sell. A few years (,n}
ago when gold was at a premium of 40 f
[ or-50 cents, we received 18 to 25 cts. for cor
our cotton, and all will agree that the ftm
I) prices then paid were more satisfactory ?ej
gjlhan the prices now received for cotton. jM{,
Sl Rki icnors Mkhting at Dce What. 1
j ?On Saturday hist there was a special sigl
; j meeting of the congregation at Due me
, West for tlie purpose of ordaining two ".N
i new Deacons, elected some few weeks ,
"iago, Mr. K. W. Haddon and Mr. H. M.
" i Young. There was a good meeting, an
. ^appropriate sermon on the duties of vl.
' | these officers of the church, by the pas;
tor, Jlev. W. L. Press ley. At the con-| S
j elusion of these services a committee of: the
r j arrangements, consisting of the pastor, Me
'" eiders and deacons, was appointed for Wti
, I tlie purpose of considering the propriety .
j of making assignments of the expected
. guests during the meeting of Synod, . i
which commences on Thursday before! j
the fourth Sunduy of tlie present'
month. I I
18 j I the
^ Tiual Bkfork Trial Justice Haw- i?e
? TlloitN.?Mr. Jas. K. Todd brought suit ulu
'< ''on last Saturday against his engineer,
| Foster Chandler, for violation of con- uj
tract, in failure to obey the instructions ^ec
of his employer. There was much dilli- J'111
culty in securing a satisfactory jury, as tow
? both parties exercised their right to ob- >
I t,. Ii.n.mon A il(v/oii rii- morn iv(*rc 1m.
JCtl U.jU.JillV... w. J(JI,
objected to 011 both sides. It appeared js r
i- on evidence that Chandler neglect- c
'I ed to do his duty, in not being *on
duty at proper hours, that he J11?
' had neglected to obey orders, and that lia'
i- lie had been more than once found asleep (.
W-uhen running the engine. The sen- vill
tence of the Court was that Chandler hei
y pay twenty-live dollars, or twenty-eight ?
1_!days in jail. The defendant gave bond 1
d : for monev. a
|y! - we
. I Tiik Sunday-school at Hopewell .
t' | Church is now in a very flourishing con- ?;
(Jdition, and numbers between sixty and 1 1
u [seventy members. Mr. M. O. McCas- | c
I Jau is I lie superintendent, anu tneteacn-i j?
ers are Messrs. Win, Wilson, W. E. wli
l". jliink, H. A. MeCaslan, J. K. McComb,!fee
jam! Win. M. McCaslan, and Mrs. Ji. A. j f|
I | MeCaslan, Mrs. A. 15. C. Lindsay, Mrs.' 1
lyiE. A. Morris, Mrs. M. Y. l'ostell, anu nJ(
I Mm. C'latworthy. They propose having . '
js|a pic-nie celebration in October; the day j j
lis not lixed. ;sol
" j We had the pleasure of greeting jn,c,e
joursauetuiu on Monday lasj, Mr. J. ]>. j ti
u Cowan and J. W. Matlison, of Donalds- bu
K',ville. These gentlemen are thriving ^
>y ] merchants, and will in a little while in- .*
| l'orm the readers of the JJrcss it Banner v"
?" I whence they can get the best goods at j
i* : the lowest prices. th(
b-j If you have not paid for the paper you; *
le are now reading, we beg of you to lose of
L?s no time in doing so, ae we are far below j 'J
i oui bottom dollar. 'oei
Ouh funning friends who have here
fore been buying corn at ruinous rate
ill bear In mind that the lien Jaw ex
res next winter, and the merchant!
xt year will be cautious how the}' cred
a man, without security, who is fool
1 enough to buy corn so high wher
i can raise oats so cheaply. If tin
rmcr is out of money now and has m
ts he ought to go immediately to hi:
srchaut for the seed.
Salk.?We propose to sell variou:
ites and accouuts on Sale Day in No
mber, due the Press and Jianucr foi
bscription, and deemed worthless ant
iKtful IVo iirithlirtM nniitPu fri1
ittle while as some of the parties maj
t desire to have their names publish
"Tfiosr who have tears to shed mai
w prepare tti shed them," as we in
id in a little while to erase the name*
a few more delinquents. We dislik*
nlop a man's paper for non-payinen
t we much more regret the necessity
putting an account in the hands of i
a I justice.
Mit. Marshall DkTCruhl left ou
>vn on Thursday last totake atpositioi
the store of Messrs. W. D. .Love
., of Columbia. Mr. DeBrulil is on<
our best young men and will n<
ubt be an acquisition to the cleriea
cc<>f the that have given bin
iployment.
liOKD bless u.s! don't the life insuice
jigents thrive and multiply abou
? Two more have been in town dur
? the past week, Dr. Woodruff an<
. Dawson. They are active men am
id talkers and. will no doubt fine
ighbors inclined to invest their hare
mugs 111 that way.
3ooi> N lews.?We are pleased to learn
it the baptists of this place have
ide arrangements to get sufficient
>ney to finish their handsome churcfi
the village. Mr. Pratt is untiring ir
i efforts in the interests of the denonv
ition to which he is devoting his la;s.
PriE last Kcowce Courier announces
it our friend Mr. D. A. Smith has
rcliased a one-third interest in thai
?er. We know Mr. Smith well anc
i vouch for him as being "a good man
[1 true." We extend our best wishes
all parties.
The Flbcrton Gazette says, "B. F
ist was arrested last week inthecounfor
horse-steal i ng." The same pa pel
o says: "We understand there is alsc
charge against 'West in White
burglary in the night."
Yould the planter not think the
reliant or printer crazy who would
'e Ave or ten per cent, a month for
ney, and yet farmers do the saint
ng, when they could prevent it by
nng oat p.
Jr. Rosiinhero will ieave for the
rthem markets on Friday next to buy
>ds to Hi I the store recently occupied
Messrs. Wardlaw & Edwards. Pic
II give bargans for the cash when be
s back.
Ls the crops begin to open and our
>ple are supposed to have a little
ney, they will have plenty of soliciions
to invest it "where the woodbine
neth." Our people had better invest
real estate or pay old debts.
r?. Rcjrkrt Smitii, of Sharp, Smith
.'o., of Donalds, has gone IS'ortli to
v ^<>(M1!S iur lilt' Ullllt'i nunc. :uj.
nes Agnew, of the linn of Agnew ??:
ttison, 1ms also taken the same
rthern tour.
'hk fanners of Union County seem
l?? in a prosperous condition. They
:e not thrown away a half million
lars on life insurance as our people
re done.
Ik. J. F. ('. DuPue. our excellent
lool Commissioner, lias cut off his
g heard- It has changed his appear:e
so much that even impecunious
ool teachers don't know him.
lxothkk Victim.?We learn that
men's arrows have struck another
nig heart in Abbeville. A bridal
1 and an orange wreath are being
pared. No joke.
In. A. M. Erwin, of the Centre of
ivity, gladdened our sanctum on
nday last. He will soon go to the
/ by the sea to lay iu a good stock of
ids.
Iissrs Marshall and Smith have
urned from Greenville after spenda
month in the mountain city.
i?y made conquests while there.
W the reports of life insurance comlies
they claim to pay back to the
ured, as'a whole, only about twenty?
per cent, of what they receive.
U'K young friend, Mr. John B. Wicr,
o lias just returned from Moore's
siness College at Atlanta, would like
fetajobata reasonable salary. For
ticulars consult him.
'he Republicans of the town of
town of Spartanburg, decided iu
or of a dry ticket. In Abbeville we
ieve there is an effort in the same dition.
fR\v cotton is beginning to come in,
1 the merchant* are either gone or
making arrangements to go to get
v goo4^. Mr. (iuarles left on Moii'ji
K brick are being piled abont the
ner store next to tJio Court House,
I the debris of the old building is
ng removed. This look# like build'ifE
nearest thing to a funeral is tha
lit of a small boy with a green waterIon
under each arm, whistling
earer, my Uod, to Thee."
[r. J. I). Lucas, editor of Marion
rohanl and Farmer is at Saratoga
ings, N. V. That's further than this
tor could go.
ow turnips now. If you haven't
seed, they may l>e obtained of
K.srs. Quarles & l'crrin or Messrs.
irriiaw & .tuwarns.
l negro man in Klbert County last
ek attempted to outrage a Ave year
child. He should have been lyiichon
the spot.
jast Sunday was Communion Day at
Methodist Church in Abbeville.
v. Mr. Bellinger preached to a large
lience.
i vorxci men's prayer meeting has
n organized, and much religious enisiasm
is being manifested in this
11.
In. IT. CJ. l'ixckni:v sits on his
icli when going to tne country. Jle
low looking for grease extractors.
)ur artists are getting 011 finely with
1 picture of our big delinquent. They
i'e finished his feet.
'ai'T. Jas. T. Baknks, of Lowndesle,
tlie best man on the globe, was
e Saturday and Sunday.
'hk South Carolina Presbytery meets
Greenville church 011 to-morrow
ek, the 10th inst.
Ye offer a year's subscription to the
r.its (Hid /Suntier for tue tiesi uaie 01
ton left lit til is office.
:o\v your surplus lands in oats, barley,
cat elovor, or anything else that will
d man or beast.
i'urcyounjr men's prayer organ i/.atiou
tat "the Female College 011 Sunday
ernoon.
Th. S. ('. C'ason has been elected
i/iilor nf llin A I il iov i 1 In [ )i'l ill I i 11 ir So
? V-? L Wl V..V ? ??IW O
tyIks.
Wn itk is tfoinp: to Baltimore to
y a beautiful stock of Millinery.
dit. Mills, the painter, left Abbele
on last Thursday.
diss L. ('. Cater made a visit to
: country last weeek.
dA.i- Galphix is reading the history
Uncle Sam.
rhe weather on Sunday last was ex dingly
hot.
Mr. Jas. T. Guffin, on Monday
s last, evhiblted at our office sweet pota.
toes of last year's crop, which were as
3 sound and fresh as the new year's crop.
. He proposes to give to any one the re
. ceipt for keeping potatoes fresh and
! good for the small price of one dollar.
2 He left with us custards?one made
t from the old crop aud the other from
s -the new. We could not distinguish the
difference between them. The specimens
of both crops left at our office
s were excellent. Mr. G. is a good far"
mer. c
r
1 Transfusion of Blood.?Dr. G. W.
r Garmany, assisted by Dr. John M. ;S
f Thompson, of Silver Street, successfully j
. transfused four ounces of blood into tliej 8
arm of a negro man bv means of lhe|
a v.rlficii transfuser. The blood was|L
f taken from the veins of the patient'*
' sou. The patient, who lives at the S
} place of Mr. John Spearman, Jr., wad
2 in a state of collapse and pulseless. In W
k a short time his pulse returned and it is
7 now full and regular, The operation
1 was performed two days ago and the iuiticnt
is doing well.?XewOerry Herald.
r Union Services.?Very interesting
1 union services have been held during
L the past week in the Presbyterian and
5 Methodist Churches, at night, and on
1 Saturday last morning and at night. c<
' Earnest, impressive and able sermons S
1 have been preached by the Revs. Mar- F
tin, Mood and Pratt, and much interest
. has been awakened, and a number of
t accessions have been made to the
. Church. A sermon was preached ou
1 Sunday night before the united congre1
gationsin the Methdist Church, by the ~
I liev. Mr. Bellinger, and the nightly ser- jj
I vices are still continued.
Thk Georgia Troubles. ? Corday w
i Harris, the illeged ringleader of the S
? Washington County insurrectionists
t has been acquitted for lack of evidence,
t and all the other persons in the County ?(
i jail were discharged. The proof shows 11
- the existence of a conspiracy, but ab
solves the mass of the colored people {*
ft-nm anv trnllr.v nftrtif?innt.lr?n Th? fnr- .
? y ow"v r"~ ?-T-"- - ? ? ~ Ki
bearance and calm judgment exercised
' by the white people have elicited the
' highest encomiums of the Herald and D
j other Northern journals. la
i Rale Dav.?There was a large at- *'
i tendance of our citizens on Sale Day
last, considering the season of the year 911
and the dullness of the times. The
only official sale was by the Sheriff of w
the land of A. L. Hughes, near Due F:
West, consisting of 182 acres, and Oi
bought by J. E. Todd, for $350. A of
number of the notes of the estate of ge
Joel J. Cunningham, dee'd, were sold at
low rates.
at
Tiie Carolina Spartan. ? "We are bt
glad to welcome this old aud honored 01
paper back to our sanctum, after an ab- sc
senceof years. During the Centennial w
we had the pleasure of making the aci
quaintanceof Air. H. L. Torley, the ed
itor, and during our recent visit to
I Spartanburg of receiving a cordial wel- **
s come into his office. I HI
Our poetical contributor gets off the is
following lines on Drs. Thompson and
Wilson, of Abbeville: _
i Our tooth dentists make teeth of bonn, I
For those whom fate has left without, j.
. And llnd provision for their own r
JJy pulling other people's out.
Our Mountain Visitoks.?Wm. H. .
i Parker, Esq., and family returned on
i Friday last from (Cashier's Valley. .
Mr. Ilurt and Mrs. Norwood and fam-j
, ily will not be back before the last of
the month.
Mr. Tnos. C. Pkrrin and family re
are now at Gainesville, (jn., where they H
stopped on their return from Tate's Ik
Spring.
Hot and Dry, Dry and Hot is gi
now the cry from all sections of our an
County. The farmers are complaining nc
that the hot sun ;s parching up the cotton
bolls, and preventing their maturing,
whilst the immature bolls areotjen- ^
ing rapidly. The present dry weather
will shorten materially the crop. ?
The Augusta CountUutionaliat of the ,
29th ult., comes to us with a new, hand- j
some and artistic head. The improve- "
men ts of late in this staunch old journal,
now makes it one of our inont in'
teresting and refreshing exchanges. jqt
Tub Marion Star wants to know ^
"why it is that rogues once caged sing
and pray with such gusto, and convicted i
erimluals upon the gallows are always la
! are always going to heaven." I ar
I til
As far as we have heard, all Intel- rj(
ligent farmers arn sowing red oats. Oats
can be raised cheaper thau com can bo
hauled from the village, even if the corn
was given to them. "i
A noon time coming. Our farmers ^
are busily sowing red oats, to avoid giving
liens on their crops and five or ten
per eent. a month to get corn on a cred- to
it. jo
No max who expects to make money
will neglect to sow oats. Neglect to do;
so, and it is ouly a question of time i be
when the farm will be sold by the;Se
Sheriff'.
Mr. W. L. McOord is now offering
his medicine to the owners of horse*.
It is highly recommended by soineof our
best citizens, and we have no doubt is a hi
useful medicine. h(
Mk. R. 0. McAdams, of Antrevllle,
has been in town again. He reports !D
everything lovely in his section. He is
not courting anybody just now.
Mk. A. C. Young, of Antrevllle Is a E'
friend worth having. He never comes
to town but what he brings U9 the names
of new subscribers. ,
pi
It is said that Dr. Jas. T. Mabry has.di
the finest crop of cuckle burrs on his O
Long Cane farm that can be found in pr
Abbeville County. i w<
The NavEra asks: "What shall we:*^
do with our surplus lands?" We reply,
in Will I ^
w?w mr.u <<i uuto .. ? ... .
, make the owners rich. ftr
Its astonishing the amount of printer's
ink and paper that has been wasted',
on the Georgia insurrection and Jeff
Davis. nli
wl
Our Spartanburg and Union ex- de
changes say that the Junior wants to Tl
marry. They must have guessed it. di
We never told them so. on
Tiik Prem and Banner lias new job 'u
type and an excellent press with which
i to do the job work. tf. wl
Tiik job office of the Press and Ban-;
\nr.r is well supplied with all the mate-j L.
I rial for printing any kind of job work, j ^
Tiik large run that is now being made! he
on the job department of the Press and | th
j Banner office is the best evidence of
I good work and low charges. < ?<
Typk metal is superior to babbit me- of
tal for mill or gin boxing. Large quan- of
titles for sale at the Press and Banner CI
office. co
We can always tell the horse that eats co
oats from the poor old bag of bones that be
has to depend on "lien" corn for an ex- do
istence. i
Every farmer who does not want to>N
; give a lien on his crop next year should : M
' sow oats now. M
We have good job printers employed 0
!at the Press ana Banner office. Give I
, us a chance at your work. 31
| a
! Tlr.AKK. of the jVew Fra, should lellj^
'his subscribers with surplus lands toI
sow them in oats. j gc
j Farmers who have no seed oats should j
j get them immediately before it is tool '
,late. 1 v
lis<
Thehk Is not a planter in Abbeville:sh
! County who should not sow red oats. j 'J\
j Mh. J. II. McCihL is sparking one>a
of the Antroville beauties.
j Tiik base ball club at Abbeville has!*?
? about played out. flf|
Mn. Bequest's store is about ready to
' for the roof. de
.Sow barley and turnips at once. jj*
Sumter is to have street cms, i all
Li*t of New Advertisements. ! fiJ
! ed
A Premium?E Cowan. tj0
Sweet Potatoes?J T Gulfln. 1(.(?
Geraniums for Sale?J F C DuPre. ,
Advertise in the Press and thinner. i p.u
Dentistry?Dr H D Wilson. : i,'e,
Scliool Notice? D C Webb. joi,
Citation?J (J Wosmansky. i fac
Cotton Factor?Antoidc Poullain. js t
Advertise iu the Press and Banner. a)l
Household Oil?C West& Sons. jnf
Estate of T A Jefferson?L P Guffin, 0f
heriff. the
Estate of Wm E Walters?L PGuffiu, an(
heriff. tha
Estate of Sam'l B Cook?L P Guittn,
herill". CIJ(
Estate of Joseph W W Marshall? v;e
P Gulfln, Sheriff. nr<!
Estate of L D Bowie?L B Gulfln, noJ
lioriff". |u?.
Estate of Franklin C Bailey and Win (IU(
[ Bailey, et al?L P Guffln. Sheriff. jej.
Store to Kent?Hugh Wilson. d,a
New Cotton. r,
Ninety Six, 8. C., \ 5?
Sept. 7, 1875. j jt j
Editors Press and Banner: W]j
Six bales of new cotton has been re- _ ,
;ived at this place. Two bales sold It
epteniher 3d, by J. W. Hill, for 13jjc. on(
our bales sold September 4, by Mays & f
[ill to Pope & Co., for 13.]c.
Voure, J. N. KING. J?
Bishop Davis, of the Episcopal sar
hurch, will visit St. Stevens, Willing- hai
>n, on Wednesday, the 2lid inst., and is f
lis Parish on Sunday, the 26th. The aft<
;ev. Mr. Stringfellow, of Columbia, to
ill hold services in Trinity church on Th
unday, the 19th inst. ert;
ist<
The Level Land Grange propose to j0j
ilebrate their anniversary on the 30th "t|ia
ist., at which time Col. Jas. M. Lip- j0j
somb, Prof. Hood, and others, will de- cje
ver speeches. A Basket Dinner will wa
i given. Come with your baskets and
aveagood time. 1
The Calilornia Election.?The ^
emocrats have carried the State by a
rge majority, electing their Governor i9 t
id the entire State ticket. A Demo- wjj
atic victory was anticipated but not
icb gratifying results- yet
Mr. Jas. Bowie and Mis9 Kate Small An
ent on yesterday to purchase their wh
all stock of dry goods and millinery, the
ur friends may anticipate a brilliant ed,
)euing in a few weeks and hold them- t! .e
Ives iu readiness.
wli
Male School. ? See advertisement j?a
mouncing the re-opening of the Ab- npo
jville Male School by Mr. D. C. Webb, p
1 Monday next. Mr. Webb is a good^ *
holar and successful teacher, and we ie.tt
ish him a large patronage. the
Dentistry.?See Dr. H. D. Wilson's
Ivertisement in another column. The Der
octor is a skillful artist, and does good [j0t
ork. As a consequence he enjoys a ma
beral patronage and gives general sat- me
faction. pre
Charles P. Pelham, Esq., assumes ?r.t
ntrolof the columns of the Coluiribia ule
tig-inter in an editorial characterized by 3,10
is usual vigor and ability. We extend P*?'r
ir littQf irrwaf i n itu ' Cltl
WnwiH publish the concluding chap- ^Ul
r of the "Heir of the Mills" next ?
eck. As far as we have heard, all who
ive read the story are tnuch pleased
ith it.
' A
Mr. Tjios ConniAX has commenced afle
ading the "Heart of Mid-Lothian." ;UUj
e will finish reading the story when ]ltn
i finds the volume which he has lost. our
Putting ov Airs.?When a man L
vesau editor a local notice of himseif at
id afterwards pretends as if he does eigl
>t like te see his name in the paper. you
Oats and barley seed are in demand, see
id our farmers are turning their at- wjj(
ntion more to the sowing of small jea
ain. chil
Maj. A. 13. Wardlaw, of the firm the
Ward law & Edwards, and Mr. \VI hea
Smith leave for the North on to-morU/
Thk colored people at Due West had __
lite a "blow out" at their church ju#t ~
;low the calaboo.se, on Thursday last. . ^
iveral speeches were delivered. ^
The Press and Banner is more popu- I)j-j
r now than it ever has been, and we A>
e receiving substantial palrouage in
e way of new subscriptions from va[jus
quarters.
The Progressive ^gcclaims that New- "
srry has the most moral young men iu r
eworld. We will compare notes with
>u, friend (ireneker. We think ours
ie best. C
Wk acknowledge a polite invitation j ^<)l
joiu the Schuotzen \ercin in a Fest, iVf1,
be held at their platz, in Columbia on ! ^ l.
ie 12,13 and 14th October next. !:,
,\ a;
Mountain Apples are selling in Ab- Coi
iville at S2 a bushel?the same apples | ren
11 in Greeuville at 75 cents a bushel, j W
The doctors ot Due West are in dis- {
ess. There is nothing for them to do, J!?r
id "Othello's occupntion is gone.
The Devil Ousted.?Calyer Ward; Cre
is been elected C'haplaiu of Hollins- Re>
ad's Bloody Eleventh. Dr,
There is to be a wedding or two in
ue West soon after the adjournment of iVJ
i i J ?
> wwu.
The new store of Messrs. Wardlaw &
ilwards will be occupied to-dny.
?
Steam Power Printixo.?Pam, ^
ilets of all kinds are cheaply and ex]>e- j)nt
Liously printed by Walker, Evans & i>?t
)gswell, Charleston, S. C. Their ?jx,
esses are in full blast on this class of | '
irk, butstill their faculties are so great: p rj
at there is always room for more work.I jj'
roceedings of meetings, Conventions w 7
>llege Commencements, Briefs, Ac, &e., m .
e executed in the pest style and with
eat est dispatch. tf
How Nice!?A friend writes to us'
jin (51enii Springs that he ate a ba-l
tna for breakfast Saturday morning, j _
Inch was grown in the handsome gar- ^
ns of Mrs. Zimmerman, at that place. | .
ie plants are kept in the hot house j ft'01
iring the winter months, but are now, ('
it in the open air, where this fruit ma-.'Sm:
red.?Culuriibia Register. j Moi
Jon's Turkey.?We never could see' V''
liv people constantly accuse Job's tnr- ^
r\f ovtrnmo nnvertv. "Poor as Job's'
rkcy ia apnlied to every lout in town, j
iere is nothing recorded that his do-j
estic fowl didn't scratch around the' -p
use uiid fret plenty to eat, regardless of jn-1
e empty smoke house and crib of Job. (j
The committee appointed by Bishop A ightman
to examine into the conduct
the llev. W. \V. Hicks on the niglitiH 'J
the 15th of July, met in the M. K. jMis
lurch at Live Oak on the 1st instant to i Hal
mmence their investigations. Thejkcr
mmittee is composed of some of the;
it men in the State, and we have no
>ubt the case will be fairly heard. ; ?
The first bale of new cotton sold in
awberry, was brought last week by _
r. Thomas F. Harman from Mr. Allen
. Nickois. Weight 501 pounds; price
cents. ' >;
Sri'HKMK Cornt, TrESDAV, August ?tea
, 1875.?The Court was convinced at 11 Idab
. M. Present?Chief Justice Moses, land
r> other Justice beint: nresent. the -4.S5
>urt was adjonrned until Tuesday, <>.* "
ptembcr lis, 11 A* M. j A
Josic Mansfield passed over the Wil-'
iugton and Weldon Railroad, going j ^
ortli, some days ago. The news that* j(
e was aboard preceded the train. jJoi.
u-boro Southerner says the excitement u'.,1!,
:mg the line was disgusting. !
"Say Captain "Williams," said a;?S<
iled-looking boy who came into his! Pro
ire at Abbeville, one day last weekjpor
lo you ever give a piece of watermelon j den
a poor boy whose father 'n mother's cleii
ad, 'n who goes to Sunday-school, 'n reti
is got a sore heel ?" The Captain was. job!
reply touched, and gave him a large, mi<l
100 of a rotten one. I ordi
Mic 2Cew York Herald deplores the
t that Ohio Republicans have changtheir
base, uiul made the school quesn
and not the currency the main
istion in the canvass, This, says the
raid, "is an indication that their own
ty is so infected with the inflation
esy that they dare not r?sk a canvass
that issue. It is true, in point of
t, that the Republican party of Ohio
livided on this question and that a
isiderablc proportion of its voters are
lationists. In the last Congress, nino
the twelve Republican members of
> House from Ohio voted for inflation,
1 they, no doubt, supposed at thetimo
it they were in accord with their consents.
Those Republican constitutes
Lu Ohio may have waived their
ws, but not changed them, and this is
?bably the reason why the party dare
' "T* "O"" ?v
le. Their change of base to the school
?stion, in the midst of the canvass, is
ely to be interpeted at a confession
it, on tne infiatiou issue, the Demote
would e&rry the state."
'he JCnoxville (Tcnn) Chronicle learns
iu those conversant with ex?sident
Johnson's private affairs that
s not known as yet that he made a jUtaBSjg
!l previous to his death, or rather that
y such document is now in existence.
is believed that he wrote more than
j, but it does not appear that any one
them is in force. It is known that
incurred a heavy loss from the faili
of Jay Cooke, and it is possible that
s change in his estate made it uecesy
that lie should change any will he
1 made previous to that time, and it
jrobable that he never made a will
arwards, owing to the uncertainty as
what his actual losses would be.
ose who have the custody of his propv
ntul imnpiM know imfliiixr nFfhe ? *.
enceof an insurance policy on Mr.
in son's life, and they do not believe
,L he had any such policy. Mr.
inson's estate is not large, but suttir
nt to keep his surviving family aboven
t.
'HK FAT.T, T? v.nrc ?Tn fhA twiat
up of the interior merchants have
ited the city on purchasing tours.
e jobbers have not made large sales it
rue, but the indications aretiiat they
lasHoon as trade regularly opeii*.
e season is not sufficiently advanced
, and will not be until next month.
iple stocks have been laid iu, and
at with their variety, adaptability to
' markets for which they are intendand
the terms the jobbers can offer,
re is no doubt that there will be a brisk
1 remunerative fall trade. The
olesale establishments of Meeting and
yue streets begirvto wear a lively Bait.
?News aiul Courier? ,
Ion. Reverdy Johnson-, ha^ written a
er to the New York Tribune upon
currency question, in which he con- y*
cles that the only curreury knowu to
constitution is gold and silver or paconvertible
into it on demand ; tuat
hing but gold and silver can- belle
a legal teiider; that the goverant
being no longer threatenedor aprhendiug
clanger, Congress has nopow*
0 authorize tne issue or an irreaeemaeurrency
and make it a legal tender;
1 that the credit of the nation and the
mauent prosperity of all classes of our
zens demand as speedy a return aa
cticable to a specie currency.
Obituary.KTKita
periodiof severe illness, and
>r a hard deatli-struggle, sileutly
[ (juietly as if soothed by augels
ering near, passed away our brighi?
sweet little cherub.
>ied, on the 4th of September, 1875.
the age of seventeen months and
tit days, THOMAS CHEVES,
ingest son of J. J. aud M. A. King.
sad to see him so sick, aud sad to *
him die; but he is gone?gone
ere the good angels are, and where
us is?Jesus, who said, "Suffer little
Idren to come unto me, and forbid
m not, for of such is the kingdom of
,ven." ' R. C. L.
Married.
rARRIED, in the Episcopal church,
jieeuville, on the 6th inst., by the
it. Ellison Capers, Dr. (J. A. HENRSON,
of Salisbury, N. C., and Mrs..
N J. IRVINE, of Greenville, S. C.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
"Pi TT An CJA
X iiO _X.Jl.JLO O'w'J.l. JL J.KJ UOOJ
BY THE MISSES CATER.
leo W Clotworthy, D Wiss, L M
igh, Baltimore. Md ; Saui'l Roseralin,
Live Oak; I)r Woodruff, Capt L
wson, Charlotte, F C; W G McClellan,
anta, Ga; F II Rahm, Richmond*
; W H Austin, J W Mattison, J 1?
van, Doutildsville; 8 Carter, Laus
Co; J E Webb, 8 C: W H Bailey,
K Bailey, Greenwood; A M Erwin,
! Wakefield, Centreville; C G Hadi,
R W Haddon, Due West; J L
ipson; Lowndesville; W Mara, Calm's
Mills: Thos Link, Calhoun's
ek ; E E Truitt, Wideman's, S C;
, M r Pearson and lady, Due West;
J T Baskiu, Geo Speer, J LCalhoua,
? A L Clinkscalcs, Monterey; Robt
nn, Miss Lizzie Winn, Santueky;
Everett, Gainsville, Ga.
AVier's Hotel.
ist of arrivals since last issue:
D Masters, B E Knight, Laurence; "*
B Austin, Greenville; W B Doru,
n's Mine; W W Kprouse. W R
jinson, Lebanon; R li Hill, Ninety
; A J Clinscales, J D Sullivan, Mony;
RO McAdams, Antrevllle; Jas
'odd, Due West; 8 R Morrah, Wilson
; E A Mars, Calhoun's Mills; J
iambreli, City; CP Walford, Richid,
Va; CHS Lanier, Augusta, Ga.
JOHN A. WIER, Proprietor.
. 'J.. - --?
Consignees.
'ho following named persons havo
ght iu the Depot:
unningham T, C T Latimer, D B
nil, u A i\n;i;iuiig, j vv l ower, j ji
so lev, J K Joues, \V A Lanier, Per&
Co, \Y D Mars ?Sc Co, Bradley & ,
, Tims Voting.
, C. V. HAMMOND,
Agent,
? ?4>? ?
lie following persons have packages
he Express office.
E Bruce, J T Robertson, J Knox, T
\ndrews, A B Holcomb, J W W
rrah, Bradley & Jay, J H Britt, \V
?aggart, Thos Young, O H Latimer,
h M Wilson, Eruily Robinson, J T
l is, Miss M and A* Johnson, T Ba,
T \Y McMillan.
C. V. IIAMMOXD,
Agent.
Market Reports.
A itniivii.j.i;, September 8, 1875.
ton 11 to 12i
K\v Yokk, September 6.?Cotton
idy?sales 1,254 bales at 14?; consolijd*
receipts 5,159. Flour dull and
, .still in buyers' favor?superfine
i(n 5.50?com moil to frir extra 5.?0(a)
rorsra, September fi.?Ootton quimiddling
13jj; low middling l.'J) ;
-1.i i I u~l^.. . ^ol?c tfl
fIJHtt J*t*t , <7??VO fw.
iiaulestos, Sebtembtfr H.?Cotton
rt--niiddling 13*al;i$: low middling
i!32;good ordinary 13; receipts 292
; sales 50.
altimoke, Soptemper 6. ?Oats firm
Dutlern45a51. Rye'dull at 04al.(M).
visions strong and active. Mess
1; 22.00a 22.25. Bulk shoulders 8?a9;
r rib 12Jal2?; bacon shoulders 1??;
ir rib 10Aal0j> ; hams loaloA. Lard?
ined 14~Aal4:f. Coffee very quietling
sales at SJ. Cotton quiet?
Idling 14i; low middling 14J good
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