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The Press and Banner. ABBEVILLE, S. C. Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1875. * TIIE PARISIAN DETECTIVE. All Should Head This Highly Interesting Story. W* ' Remember that we will commence * the publication of an excellent serial story in a week or two. Wo are only \ waiting for a few more new names. * ^ -11 i- n.:>i. ^ we wani an 10 commence wun mc nisi - '-'-chapter. We publish stories which in * book form would cost more than the '4 subscription price of the Press and Jian? ncr. The "Parisian Detective" will V run through some fifteen or sixteen papers* It is an elegantly written story, and welt worth anybody's reading. Stories impart a taste for reading, and to some extent the readers acquire the taste and refinement of the characters delineated in the story. It is a chaste .story, and we can recommend it to all for the highly interesting matter eonv tained therein.' -- AN INTERESTING CASE. The following extract is made from the Greenville New* of last Saturday. The attorneys engaged in the case were .Messrs. Karle, and Sullivan and Stokes for the plaintiff", and Messrs. Cothran & Wells, and Perry, for the defendant. The case was one of great interest, as well oil account of the principles, as the amount involved. It will be gratifying to our people to know that a result so agreeable to the feelings of the community iu which it tvas attained, was due in a great part to the efforts of our townsman, i'olonel Cothran, who, although with one exception the youngest member of the Abbeville Bar, is acting well his part to maintain the exalted reputation which this Bar has deservedly enjoyed in the State for three-quarters of a century. We publish below a synopsis of a ease tried by jury, November 10th, which in! volveslegal principles of deep interest to our people at this time. The case was elaborately argued: and we believe a righteous verdict was rendered. Tax sales are at best a hardship. It means oppressive taxation. Nothing less. No sane man will allow his land to be sold for taxes at a ruinous sacrifice if he can help it: and therefore we assume, as the vommon law does, that a sale for taxes is prima facie, a wrong: The case of James M. Sullivan vs. Mary W. Ware, which has excited more than usual interest in the community, was tried in the Court of Common Picas' how being held here, 011 Wednesday last. Tt fi-ovn fliA nlfrndifjr* onrl tVlf* Ol'? idencc, that on ibe 3d, of .June, 1872, the Ehiint)If bought at the sale of delinquent inds then made by the Treasurer of this county, all of the Oakland plantation of the defendant, excepting ten acres, for the sum of two hundred and seventy-nine dollars. Tho plantation contained about 2,">00 af*res, mid was worth, at the time, about $15,000. On the 7th day of June the County Auditor made and del i\end to the plaintiff a warranty deed of conveyance, aud this action was brought to m over the possession of the said promises. Tho plaintiff offered the deed in evidence and relied upon it as a prima facie evidence of Rood title. 'file defendant insisted and proved upon! itie iriai tnai witr uiiiv in arvur* iij>wn , the place, were those which were due and i Ijavable on the loth day of January then as't past, on which da\y the time lor pay-1 ing without any penalty -expired; and acknowledged liability to pay such penalties ?s ivcrc increased l>y reason of failure to psv the said taxes. The^e were the (axes laid under the Assessment Act of 1N71. An effort wasj . i- made to show that there were arrears of taxes due for the proceeding ye.tr, but in | tills the plaintiff failed. The defendant showed that on the third ( tiay of Septanilwr, 1S72. and within ninety j days from the date of the Auditor's deed to j plaintiff, that having procured the Auditor's j ocriificate of the amount of taxes, penalty! and. cists due, she tendered to the Treasurer I in the pre-once of a witness the exact' amount so certified to be due, which the! Treasurer declined to receive, but Rave to her his certificate showing that such tender had been made and was rcfuscdThese papers were both exhibited on the trial and was letuscd. The real issue in the case was whether or not. Under the 4th section of the act of ls72. under which the plaintiff claimed that the kind was sold, the defendant had the r&lit to redeom as she had attempted to do. This was claimed bv the defendant and ^ denied by the plaintiil", and involved dircetlv theconsliHU-iion <>t the act of 1 nss, and the K several ai-rs amendatory thereof, including the act of March 1*-', 1S72. It was insisted by the defendant that one |?H of the provisions of the act of the main a<-.t, and the matrix. *o to speak, of the others, allowed tr> delinquent tax payers. t whose lajitis should tie sold on tne secotia Tuesday of March of each and eve.i y year, two years; within which to redeem their lands after sale made, and that on the fifteenth day of January, 1S72, when the time . for payment of taxes without penalty expired,that she had two years after sale within which to redeem?I hat the act of March 12,1872. wps ratified and approved (by a strange coincidence) on the very day that her lands should have been by * law sold? that they were not advertised or exposed 1o aale on that day, but were afterwards sold 011 the first Tuesday of June, a day other than that upon which by law they should have been sold, that 100* without the right of redemption. That I lie act of March J'J, 1872, never was intended to lake away rights already vested and privileges already conferred 011 the citizen, and that to do so would be subversive of principles too sacred and fundamental to be disturbed and * would Lie unconstitutional, nuuanu vow. The presiding Judge's charge, was short and to the point, aim gave forth no uncertain sound. It was hi substance, that whilst there might seem to be some inconsistency in the several acts referred t'i, that, they cou'd be easily reconciled?iliat tiie act of March 1872, was a temporary measure. to gather *lP and sell for tuxes, "lands which bad not paid the taxes of previous years, that tlie^e burdens should lie equally borne by all citizens, and that flu* a t of 1872, w?s I to cH'cci this, and that it fully recognises ihe existence ol' the p.evious a^ts, and in proof of this, cites t lie 1st see.ion ol* the act, which amends ti e act of 18'JS. by abridging the lime of redemption from two years to ninety days; that if the jury found that the taxes for which the land was sold, were tho.se laid under the assessment act of 187J, and those only, that their verdict should lie for the Defendant? that otherwise, their verdict should be for the Piaintilf. The jury retired, and in a few minutes] brought in a verict for the Defendant. jt ^ *At a rccent meeting of the citizens of Bordeaux Township various names were put in nomination as candidates to be recommended to the Governor for the vacant pest of Trial Justice, and Mr. Lewis Harmon was elected. We trust that he may receive the appointment. He is a younu man of intelligence and wiil fill the* place creditably. ~ ~ /JSC* ' Mr. r. 7>. Cadb sent five hales of superior cotton to this market on Monday, with directions not to take less than 12 rents. This was a notch ahove the market and the cotton was taken home, A Bur,oaman Pkikst of the Greek Church will deliver a lecture in the Court House on Friday night, upon Palestine and other points of interest. Col. Atkkx, President of the Agriculturol Society, answers in a very satisfactory manner the complaints of the New Era, iii which that paper attempts to throw mud al the management of the Fair.?Press and Banner. ? There is a vein of malice in the above extract which is too patent to be mistaken, ?New Era. We will give a year's subscription tc x. ..,7 t ft ?.??. lilt? JT TWO U/ftfr JL>14/C/*W iw (.uc lllDb uu prejudiced mind of ordinary intelligence wlio will sustain the New Era's chargt of malice in the above paragraph. Dr. Marshall's infant son Foster if still very ill. FIRE INSURANCE. | .Honey Wasted and Money That Shon)<] Be lAested. We have said a good deal about lift (insurance, and have been asked to saj jsomething about fire insurance. Tc jsome extent we are decidedly in favoi ! 01 fire insurance, and think in uianj [instances a good conduct of business j demands the investment, but there an J nevertheless:* vast amounts annually j wasted in taking out policies for toe ' large an amount. W'e take this view: If a man is ricli and has a great number of houses 01 1 different risks, he should not insure ai all It would be better for him to take 1111e risk and lose a building once 01 twice in,u life-time, than to bear tin i burden of insurance on a large amaiiut J of property that may never burn. Tin burning of a building is a matter: ol j mere accident, but to insure it for a large I amount is only a question of time as t<i j when the owner will lose it by premiums paid on his policies. In the out ' way it is a matter of chnuce, but in the j other it is only a question of time when i the property will be lost, and it is for tin rich owner to determine which cour.sc he will take. The rich man will certainly pay in a few years enough on half dozen houses or risks, to rebuild one house, even if it should burn, j There is another class, however, who, Kve think, should partially insure. Men j who have their all in oue building I should insure for noc more than oueI half I he estimated value of the perisimJ ble portion of the house. It should be borne in mind that many of the companies do not pat/ jiolicies cxccedlbf) about uuo-thirdu the actual loss. The ! companies claim "salvage," wlnoh -i -:? ?i i...? : IllCilllS [IKU lliey Cliillii luv auvaiiui^ti vi |all the brick walls, <fcc., left standing, 'after which deduction they generally pay Iabout two-thirds only of your loes?ho | matter how targe a policy you may have. jSome of the companies, however, pay I the entire amount of the policy, if so j much has been lost. I If a brick building and lot sells for ISo.OOO, it is useless to insure for that i amount, because many of the com pan" ies do not pay over two-thirds or threej fourths, (as the policy may contract,) ol I the actual loss. The value of the lot say SI,000, the value of the shelving, say $300, and the value of the bricK foundations and fragments of walls, say $1,000 more may be deducted showing the actual loss to be only $2,700. j A policy of about $2,000 is as'much as | should'be taken on a building as described above. It is a common mistake 1 to suppose that the insured can recover j for the amount of the policy regardless [of the loss. In no instance will any of 1 the companies pay more than the actual loss. If you will read your policy you will see if you have over-insured or'paid the j companies too much money you {have done so to your own disadvantage. Under no circumstances then should policies be taken for more than half the value oj the house, exclusive of j the lot and the brick walls which may ! be left standing. There are in Abbe* | ville thousands of'houses, and not more than one in a thousand is burnt. Persons insuring .store houses, by reading I their policies will see that no shelving or counters are insured with tlie building, except when especially mentioned in the jxdicy. We think ail men who would behroke by a single fire should take out a policy for one-third or one-half of their perishable property, whether it be merchandise, dwellings, store houses, gin j houses, mills, &c. The very rich men in New York and other large cities do not insure, becauSe they are able to sustain the loss, and can make as much by taking the insurance cs the companies do. ? ??? Senator Cochrnu's Letter. In another column will be found an inteie->ting letter from Senator Cochran 10 his Republican colleagues in the State Legislature. This letter taken.as a whole, is a good one, and well worthy the attention of the law-making pbwer of the commonwealth. We regret however to see that he has omitted to speak out on the fence question. -This we regard as of more importance to the poor people of this County than everything contained in the letter. The uoor man who is unable to buy timber to make rails to protect his crop is absolutely at t'oe mercy of his neighbors' cattle. The rich farmers who have large lauded estates can generally protect their crops, but the poor man with a small tract of j land finds it impossible to build fences, j As the law now stands it discriminates against the poor. Thousands of acres of land in Abbeville County now lie ! idle and non-productive for the want of .timber to guard the crop against the ! depredations of stock. The poor of this I country should demand that their rich neighbors be responsible for the crops j which their stock destroy. Nothing ! paialyzes the energy and spirits of the (farmer more than to have Ins crops desi !?*? rl r\F lintiirptr no 1 f ]a uj uiv;u>i v/i iiuu^i j i Muny frcedjnen of this County who have rented lands and plowed and hoed | in the sunshine and rain have seen their i crops destroyed for want of fences, i He has our hearty co-operation especially on the subject of taxing the flogs j which deprive us of the very profitable 1 pursuit of sheep-raising. I We are not prepared to speak advked ly in reference to the fixing of a legal rate of interest, but our impression is, | that'money should be allowed to bring I its market value. We fully agree with him that the convict labor should be utilized. The con! victs could finish the Blue Ridge tunnel and thus secure to us the inestimable j blessing of an outlet through the inoun' tains iuto the rich valleys of the West. | The Willinmston Female College. i We have received u beautifully printed catalogue of the Williamston Female College, under the Presidency of the Rev. Samuel Lander, A. M., which appears to be receiving the liberal patronage it so much deserves." Abbeville is I always well represented at this most ex'eel lent Col Inge, among the names we j notice the following from Abbeville: : Miss Junie Anderson, Ninety Six. Miss Sudie Hill, " " Miss Lula Holland, " " i Miss Fannie Johnson, " " j Miss Carrie Law ton, " "} Miss Julia Lawton, " " . Miss Alice Powers, " "a\ j MissOnie Clinkscales, Abbevillaj I Miss Josephine Mood, ' J", . Miss Mamie Mood, " * " v Miss Emma Hutchison, Phoenix} * '|MissMollie Law, Cokesbury, * Miss Leila O'Ncall, Greenwood**'^ Mi?s Mamie Williams, Hodges I^pot. The progressive prosperity'of lh^ institution may be dedncpd from the fol (lowing facts: Whole number oPpupib 'I?.. 1?T-? 7A. ill IkTJi inn- in 1N7.1 11<) lu 1875,' 139. ? ? * An Unaccountable Omission. By a strange blunder last week \v< i failed to notice the flourishing school 01 ! Mrs. Jones of our town, among the others which wore commended to the pat' ronajre of our people, and can oilly ae count for the remistuess on the flsoimc thatthe paragraph was hastily jrtrepar |ed. We hasten to make the (jmitoide -1iiiid to say tliut .Mrs. Jones ;s 100 .wei r known in this community as an etcpe Urienced, accomplished and succefcsl'u | teacher to need any words of common N dation from us. She has now th? bes: evidence of her success and popularity !. in the charge of one of the most tllurislV ing schools in the up-country, Vhicl > we can cordially conimend to tbe'pat; . ronage of our people. i : ? r: I Dr. E. Parker has a new fencHii front of his house. p * \ Mr. He>*ry Norwood was^taker sick on Monday. FAIR DOTS. ' Notes of Some of Those Who Were s There. ? i Abbeville bud a reasonably large dele- * , gation of our best people, some of whom * we would mention representing: s Abbeville?Miss Ella Taggart, T. L. j Calboun, Gen. McGowan, R. R. Hemp- j i hill, Esq. N ? Long Cane ? Miss Fannie Bradley, r Miss Sue McCaslan, Messrs. George , Bradley, Jsmes McCaslan, and Patrick McCaslan. i Cokesbury?Col. F. A Connorand Mr. David Aiken. c I Hodges' Depot ? Miss Gussie Davis, c ; Captain J. N. Cochran, Messrs. Ii. K. c Stansell and L. R. Dautzler. JNinety-Six?Messrs. It. B. Johnson, c R. M. Sanders and Col. G. McD. Miller, r Antreville?Miss Js'eely Clinkscales, t f Messrs. Win. Sherard, Fulton Clink- v i scales, B. C. Kay. r ( Monterey?Dr. J. T. Bask ins. Due West?Mr. George Miller. County at Large?R. I). McAdams. Cai-t. J. N. Cockkan wasinColum- ? i bia buying a new gin preparatory to ^ ; starting the steam gin of Messrs. Con- ^ ' nor, Cochran & Co., at Hodges'. This c looks like life. They will start their s moitUnini?tr I n n k/tut f i?<a timnlr.i i'r?m t )lii 1 nmtiuiiui j iii uuviui vwu ucv:i\3 ixwiu " i time the old machinery was burnt. Mh. Miller, the life insurance agent ,, ! was all about the Fair. He is so zoo* 'v . natured, and took our hard words about ? life insurance in such a good humored c . way, that we are almost tempted to tell <? our people if they are obliged to have . insurance to call on him. ' We met our friend, Richard C. Watts, 1 Esq., of Laurens, who has made himJselt famous on account of his divorce which he put through at Laurens. He desires us to say that the divorce he obtained was for his client not for himself. ? Will the ladies remember this? Theke was only one horse race at the s i State Fair for a purse that was made up fi I for the occasion. When the riding is , | restored we expect to see large crowds , in attendance. We want Fairs once a ;j year to give faint-hearted bachelors a ? chance to meet the divinities. II c ' Theke was a bevy of beautiful young ^ ladies at the Fair?graduates of the Female College at l)ue West. We have never before seen as large a number of j beautiful Associate Reformed Presbyterians outside of Abbeville. n | Mr. R. O. McAdams, of Antreviile, \ l fails to see the fairness of the Governor ? receiving a complimentary ticket to the i State tair, while the backwoodsman has e to pay. He don't see any difference in v 1 h o I i l/\l 1???v """ ]] The Junior has not yet induced any sweet spirit to hear his prayer, and he p fears hishopesof securing uu attentive j ear is forever dispelled, since he has j} has served on the Packing Committee. c We had the pleasure of meeting our ^ genial friend Charles P, Pel ham, Esq., a . of the Columbia Reyi?tcr. His humor c and cordial manner are always ad mi red. P He has hosts of friends in Abbeville. Wk had the pleasure of meeting Col. j1 L. D. Childs, banker, of Columbia. i' He is a thoroughly reliable business a man, and our people would do well to c put their business in his bank. h (?forge Johnstone, Esq., of Newberry. was on the grounds doing himself good. There are some nice reports 1 I about Mr. Johnstone which we trust h may be true. u Vacancy.?There will he a vacancy y in the packing Committee from Abbe- n ; vi 11e at the next Slate Fair. Persons i desirous of a situation of that kind may \ lonlr mit 4 h | Coi,. T. Stoho Fabtow, of the Spar- ^ j (ftvhurr/ Ihrald, the man whose piety is ^ not aliected by delinquent subscribers, put in an appearance on Thursday and ^ Friday. 1 Mr. W. W. Fakrow, formerly editor of the Abbeville Jiannrr, is now at the ' Union-Jicrctd office, rendering efficient j1 j aid fn the publication of that paper. j Tub officers of the State Fair Associa- i?, ! tion are going to appeal to the Legisla- j,. tttre for ai(1. We think the Abbeville Cbuntv Fair should do the same. w Gkn. S. McGowax tnet many friends n at the Fair on Thursday. The General 11 ,is a warm friend of this organization ii and hopes to see it perpetuated. S If-'the Fair Committee had existed A j during the time of Job, the remarks I about tlmt old Patriarch's patience j\ j would never have been written. i, The Committee who undertook to w I pack the articles on exhibition at the is I Fair, tender their thanks to Mr. R. K. i* ! Stansell, for timely aid. Abbeville is entitled to the three 0 I hundred dollar premium from the S! j State Fair, but the honor is all that we j will get. n I Mr. R. M. Sanders, of Ninety-Six, itl had a pood time in Columbia at the| I Fair. He was with the ladies at th? L theatre. rCol. Docan was on hand and made'Hj himself useful. He has a big heart and u, I knows exactly how to make peoplel0 happy. The Union Herald- lias a splendid], job office, in charge of Mr. Diseker, ' ; who is one of the finest printers in the, {! State. jj Mr, R. R. Hemphill, took dots of j the Fair and will no doubt give his readers an interesting account of hisjh I II I [J. j The frame of Dr. Norwood's house'11 ; at Hodjres' Depot, is lfow on its founda-ja jtion. The whole will soon be finished. Mr. Jas. McCaklan bad a practical i n i turn of mind and looked after the f< S many articles he had on exhibition. i a ! Mr. A. A. Gilbert, of that excel- ja lent paper, the Sumter Watchman, en-' ! couraged the Fair by his presence. 1 j Col. H. D. Capers, in his speech on j a ,j Friday, complimented Abbeville, and o ; j Mrs. Lindsay especially. 11 Mr. David Aiken's lieart is roiic. j . Jiis Cokesbury sweetheart had better [g ; look well to her laurels. o When Mr. Thos. Stuart, at Ninety C Six, changes his beard it takes sometimes to make him out. Mr. H. C'. Moses, of Newberry, was!c on hand at the Fair, the Theatre, and], the Choral Union. v The Union Herald thinks if a Fair; was held at Ninety Six or Prosperity, it . wonld be a success. The first, man we recognized after get- i t i/, r,j..?.hin Cni r: \r,.n Mil.' ler"of Ninety 8ix. . Mns. Faih, of Newberry, ncc Miss' Hermlon, of Cokesbury, was present.? with her lord. j? Thk editor of the Winmboro News,! it. Means Davis, was attentive to the! divinities. j? | Jin. T. L. Caliioun was made hap- \ ' py by the smiles of some of the divini-jf itierC ?? Mir Patrick Mc&vsijAX did the % agreeable to some of t A city beauties. ' A nov in Columbia \Ms selling apples, 8 r calling out, "only two fv five cents." Quitman Marshall. Esq., was a necessity at the Choral Union. jd Mr. L. R. Dantzlkr, of Cokesbury, I aided the Fair by his presence. j. C kesbury's delegation had a splen- t j did time, and made conquests. ! r Tin-: Long Cane representation was I much admired in Columbia. F Mrs. Lindsay had 190 articles on l exhibition at the State Fair. r Mr. F. W. Wing had a beautiful lot i: of his woak on exhibition. :u ' Winnsboro had a beautiful represen-j ration at the Fair. j j Abbevilli&J delegates had a good rJ time at the Fair. i Mr. T. X. Tolbert was in Colum- r bia last week. f i The Columbia Hotel is a good place ot stop. J f De La Howe School. We omitted to mention in our last is;ue the re-election of Mr. J. A. Ramey, c is superintendent, and Miss Lillie I White, of our town, as teacher, at the n ecent meeting of the board of Trustees, a Ur. Ramey has proved himself a very g luccessful manager, and Miss White is ii i young lady of tine talents and accom- t! disbmeuts. Under their charge the nterestsof their respective departments g vill be-well attended to. 1) ??. The Lightning Rod Swindle. As the people are getting their eyes t pen to this swindle, and have found ut that the rods are worth only six :ents a foot, we propose that they or;anize a local board at once in the vari- . tus towns of the State. The insurance j. nen did this thing and bolstered up heir waning fortunes for awhile, and ve see no reason why the lightning rod , nen shouldn't profit by their example. ^ Thk Press and Banner has about -finish- ^ d sowing all the available lands of the ountry in red oats, and was proceeding to ow the forest and sedge held, when we a - - ? - .. H cr topped it. we want tnoso lor new seuers. b Vo want our neighbor to join us now and n lear away the fences, that wo may have ome rich spots to plant in cotton.?New fj ira. si Otar We'll help you clear away the ences to get rich spots to plant cotton, y ,fter we finish sowing oats, barleyand rhent. We are obliged to sow small ;rain now. It is too soon to talk about 1 otton. Let us plant cotton in the Spring. . ? Col. Herndon* endorses all we say j bout guanos. The Colonel is a practi- A al farmer and a gentleman of fine edu- it ation and excellent judgment. Those d fishing to buy sewing machines or uanos may safely consult Mr. Herndon e: r Mr. Harper Vance, as may "be most 0 onvenient. Mr. Vance has failed to a ee the benefit the country has derived s< rom either. b Dock'Sloan, colored, treated himselj ?: d a new suit of clothes last week which ^ tied Mr. D. A. Itichev. Mr. Riciiev r. bjectud to the maimer in which Sloan . ame in possession of his raiment, and 11 lad him cited before; Judge Hemphill T d explain. The explanation not being x atisfactory, Sloan will now board with , Ir. GufHu for thirty days. ^ The Greenville. Nem says: If there (J re curses our people are suil'ering, the t l ien law and the traffic in seed cotton pi re thos" curses. Let us goto work in- $: elligently to have the lien law repeald, ami if cotton stealing can't other irise be stopped, use the rope on the _ leeks of offenders. Tup: work on the Baptist Church rospers uuder the management of Mr. ). B. Smith. When this church is fin- 1 died it will be one of the nicest hurches in the up-country. Mr. Pratt's eal in this matter has "been marked, ~ u?l he deserves our approbation for this ? unimeridable work, which has pros- ? ered under difficulties. ^ Material prosperity is what we want jj n this country. This crtn be secured l ' every man will sow small grain, g, nd green food for his horses and y\ ows. All of our intelligent farmers j, ave come to this conclusion, and they I (j ave sown oats and barley. ^ Off Foit MuitHKKKsnoRO.?Mr. Jas. ? '. Guffio left Abbeville on Wednesday ^ ist for his home in Murfreesboro. He yj nd his family have been here for the V ast year at the old homestead in Abbe- ^ ille County. He thinks Abbeville the ~ ext best place to Murfreesboro. Messrs. DuPrk, Gambrell & Co. five removed from Knox's Corner to ,, White's Block, and now occupy the Lore recently occupied by Col. J. T. V. Robertson. Give them a'call at their ^ :ore, where they will serve you to good ~ tirgains for the money. ~j Our friend, Mr. E. S. Hale, at Nine- V f-Six, says we are all l ight on the life P lsurance, guano, and lightning rod P usiness, but takes issue with us on the E 'ell pump business. He thinks a pump \ ; a good thing. So do we?if the pump \ iJyingunderthehou.se. V Our copy of the Greenville News ,, Miich contained the editor's pleasant * ote.s ahout his visit to Ninety Six was ^ lisplaeed or we would have copied it v tto the Press and lictnucr. Col. neighls has a high appreciation of the " .bbeville people. . Capt. W. D. Maks, of Calhoun's Iilis, passed through town on Saturday T ist, on his return from- Charleston, here he has been buying goods. He ? sowing largely of wheat and oats. It > not too late. Mit. Robert Jones, the Chairman ^ f the Board of County Commissioners. lys, if it wasn't for Trial Justicessend- f ig trilling cases to Court that he could un this County easy enough on the ,{, ;iree mill lev}'. A The Ladies' Sewing Society of Niney-six intend having an entertainment 11 n the nights of the 18th and 19th, conisting of charades, tableaux, and oys- N ?r suppers, for the benetit of the Meth- .]j dist church. T "While the weather is good and we ave a leisure time in the crops, our eople should build houses for their catle. It in poor management to have ows stand in the rain and snow. Mr. Thos. Horn ox's goodness of eart. made the printers glad last week, j, nd he now has their blessing. Success ttend liim in his matrimonial hopes, jt nd in his financial endeavors. j-r Is it not a reflection on a man's busiess tact when lie neglects to prepare ,1! jrtilizers at his own stable or now lot,jC( nd then trees ofr and buys scouted sand,11 nd mud at fifty dollars a ton? ai ai Many colored people lmve acted wise- ,r y, but Mr. W. P. Moore excel lest them ^ 11. He sets a good example to his col- n red brethren in leaving two dollars at |( he PrcxN and Banner. 0j Tick Greenville New* nominates the b. junior as a member of the committee, P n the Hnbv Khow at the next Fair in i b Columbia. The idea! I CI Thk man who neglects to prepare and ; a| nake fertilizers at his own lot, and is 8l ompelled to buy guano, should haul itj ^ tome after dark, or else take it the back ' 0j | fti To show that wo are not alone in our |t: [enunciation of life insurance, we pul>- j^1 isb a card from some of the citizens of d Cdgefield, which may be foand iu an- a] ither column. i?1 Rf.mf.mrkr that one dead Thomas | ri at is sufficient to scent two tons of jw and and mud, when sacked and usual-.p y called guano or fertilizers. i.fr Ricv. R N. Pratt received three 11" ccessions to the Baptist Church on lastly Sunday. They wore immersed at tneir; " tool on Sunday afternoon. 1,1 Mk. E. S. Halk, of Ninety Six, w Hints Israel to go down and fix up his lower garden. Israel will take down jj ome roots and cuttings. j ;i Oi:k friend, Captain Zeigler, doesn't '^ liink we ought to pitch into guanos in- 11 liseriminately. He will blow his own lorn in a week or two. Providk for the comfort of yourcatle during winter. ''A righteous man egardeth the life of his beast.'* ? arrevjm.E bad 449 articles at the; <1 ?tate Fair, and bore otY the three hun- ? I red dollar premium. iii d Cai'T. Mars is a practical man, and; s now sowing largely of red outs, wheat] ,nd barley. Id I T Miss Ralije Guffin has pone to I durfreesboro with her brother Mr. Jus. J P. Guffin. j Let it be understood that we always,*" nean red oats, unless otherwise speei- 11 ied. Rkmkmbrr that an acre of barley will ai >ay better than anything else. Phoenix Heard From. Mrssrs. Lake & Caldwell, merhants at Phoenix, sell goods so cheap hat it is a wonder to us that they do iOt subscribe for the Press and Banner nd then advise our readers where to et good bai gains. A little advertising njthe Press and Banner would pay hem handsomely. Messrs. Miller & Casey at have a ood wagon and carriage shop, and do lonest and faithful work at the lowest iving rates. They could make money y patronizing thisoJfiee. Jive members of one family near his place will marry about Christmas. Ve would publish the name but can't pell it. We learn tlmt Mr. DuPre is very poplar as School Commissioner, among oth the white and the colored people, lis friends are running him for the urae office again. ATuc! tI,..,.n.rfL.A?. J.. oil U/%.. 1U l\0. JL1L I J^l DlJYV llJg ail Al^l ? ind in oats. She will use no more uano. All farmers in this locality are sowug largely of oats. Our planters endorse what the Press nd Banner lias been saying about iianofe. We expect to use but littie lore. The Press and Banner is growing in Ivor, and will soon receive accesions to its subscription lists. The Woodvilie Academy is still without a teacher. "axable Property of Abbeville County* We give below an interesting abstract f the real and personal property of Abeville County, as furnished us by Mr. E. Hill, the efficient clerk of the Liidilor. Mr. Russell, the Auditor, is idefaligable in the discharge of the uties of his office, and has made an dmirable officer. We hacl occasion to xamine the books of the Auditor the therday, and must say that they are c ijjuuui ui iii'uuiuDi uuu it j jems almost incredible that so large a j ook containing so many figures to be f ntered in such a manner as to be made c > prove, could be made up without some t lots, but nevertheless it has been done. ^ ^re think the Auditor fortunate in hav- r lg such a clerk. c e tdi(or Pran and Banner: r Having finished making up the Au- a itor's book, I give you below, the 0 mount of taxable property in this n ouuty. This shows an increase in {j ie matter of the real and personal proortyof the County of something near t 200,000 over last 3rear's assessment. j Respectfully, G R. E. HILL. v % I li t' tH ^ ^ I g? U I ?? i IS S? F POWXSHIPS. I . ? I ^ li i u n I n i _.j 1 r inetySix ($217,967 $2ns,232|$516,197 t reenwood | 294,->52 377,37o| 071,927 1 okesbury j 245,447 271,033| 516,480 joualds j 151,745 143,510| 295,2.55 'J ue West | 154,823) 236,290) 391,113 I ong vane | Ji-i.oiw c mithville | 57,195 156,f00| 213,85)5 t r'liito Hall....| .53,612 150,9981 204,610 c udian Hill....| 84,455 123,2841 217,739 i edar Springs| 60,923 172,509| 233,492 r bbeville | 30o,260 445,750| 751,010 t entreville ....| 64,370| 159,077! 223,447 t ovvndo-syille | 137,377| 25i,10l| 3SS.478 i [aguolia | 71,024! 235,164| 296,188 r. allioun Mil)tt| 104,511| 223,0731 327,584 r ordeaux | 100,424| 195,1661 295,590 c 1 1 , |2,278,3481,638,939)5,917,287 [ i'EKSONAi, I'liOPEKTY. 1 jNvmbcr. Valus. J [orsea 3,056 $202,953 f attle; 19,386 186,192 1 [ales and Asses 3,390 233,142 s heep and goats 6,062 9,136 e [ogs 15,154 33,591 1 old and Silver I batches and Plate 1,077 40,746 1 lanofortes, &c 194 18,993 v leasure Carriages 1,569 74,653 ; >ogs 4,235 21,863 ^ ai. iMuse. rropeuy, zo3,tmo v ral. Man'f. Property 7,035 'al. Man'f'g art. on hand, engines, &e., 58,331 c al. moneys 58,738 r alue of all Credits... 311,780 1 'al. Stocks of uny Co. s except Nal'l tt'ks... 23,071 j londs not exempt } from taxation 5,900 ' al. of all oilier Prop. 752,789 c otal value of all Taxable Per- s sonal Property 32,278,348 ' 11EAL ESTA'l'K, NOT IN TOWNS, <tC. c JYo. A ore*. Value. ' rable or Plow Lands, 144,000 $1,007,592 feadow <fe Pas. Lauds, 358,814 852,380 * /ood, Uncul. lands... 118,040 870,905 1 uildidgs 1,054 2S3,920 a otal 020,854 2,83U,877 J] otal value real estate f not in towns, &c 3,113,797 EAL ESTATE IN TOWNS & VILLAGES. ( Number. Value. 1 o. of Lots 448 178,619 <j uildings thereon 487 345,523 ^ otal val. real estate in a towns and villages.... 524,142 r ctal val. of all taxable ? real estate 3,oa?,y<;? ?0 A Cnrd from Mnj. J. L. White. j1 s Editor J'rcn8 and Banner: ? Please allow me space in your colums v 1 express and return my tliunks to my r iends for their many manifestations of t mpathy and kindness to me during n ly imprisonment. It certainly was a J j Hi fort and consolation to receive so tany substantial demonstrations and e isurances of your confidence, esteem < ' ud regard. Memory will often bear t it-back to your acts of generosity and a induess^and I trust your interest in 1 ly behalf will meet with the approvig smiles of heaven. To each and all j F you 1 say, ma}' you never know trou- i le?may your lots be oust in pleasant F laces, and happiness your hand-maid, 0 eaven your rewurd. r A few words to the public. I advo- v ite law, order, peace, quiet, good mor1s and good manners, and hope to see t ich thimrs once more prevailing in old 8 bbeville. Fora time 1 have been cut v T from the endearments of home and 0 unily, and from the association of lithful, loving friends and neighbors, 0 ut have nothing to apologize for?as I <> id what I conceived to be my duty, b nd venture to say, under the same A reuinstances, there is not a gentleman d i the country, with proper feelings of e jspectfor himself and family, but what ould have acted as I did. God has im- c lanted within me that principle to de-; p .ml mill niYitfiftf. niv home und loved : <1 neu, and with hid help, I expect to do , as long as a vital spark animates my p ail tenement. 1 regard my imprison-jg lent nnjust, ungenerous, and feel that e did nothing but what the divine lawlv ould sanction. The penalty lias been 11< lid, and I can only express a wish that j e who imposed that penalty, may have! f( conscience void of offence, when he's imseif shall appear before that great|t: ibunal from which there is 110 appeal. I ?j .Respectfully, L J. L. WHITE. j b I I* Judge Cooick in his charge to the |a rami jury at (Jreenville on Monday, jc oprecated the abuses of the lien law, 9 ml pitched into the cotton baggers, say- ji ig they are nuisances, subject to in- v ictment by the grand jury. 11, There's music in the air. If you e on't believe it, come to Abbeville.! d he cornet band lmve just received ! t icir instruments. jl1 We offer Mr. Briggs our sympathy. | [e bad an invitation to a wedding last;? ight, but couldn't go. Mrs. Calhoun, Miss Kate Calhoun, c nd Miss Minnie Lomax are on a visit r > relatives in Georgia. f i CORRESPONDENCE. o ? a Columbia, November 8,1875. e: Uon. W. B. Nash, S. A. Swails, M. J. Hirsch, E. M. Brayton, James M. 1? Smith, W. H. Jones, J. U. White, p J. Hollinshead, L. L. Gvffin, A. IV. H] Curtis, Wm. Simons : ci Gentlemen?I expected to have met b nany republican members of the gen- ci ii al assembly here this week,and hoped h -o have an opportunity for consultation g, is to the best means for laying the founlation for the inauguration of such re- ei orm measures, through and by the leg- it slative department of the government, b is will redeem each aud every pledge tl nade by the republican party during ,he campaign of 1874. Unfortunately 0 nost of the members are at home, and tl [ shall take the liberty of addressing 8| .his communication to such members n mlyasare in the city, and trust you VIII gIVC IIIC SiWUU JUUl luiuicuiabv 9A\>- J5J ;entiou. tl For a long time I have been watching 0 he efforts made by the executive de- t< mrtment of our State government for p eform. Jt is a pleasure to say thus publicly that I admire the numerous a nessages and speeches of his excellen- 0 ;y Governor Chamberlain on reform, jt ind the sincerity and earnestness with b vhich he seems anxious to deal with * ;he weeknesses and faults of ouradmin- b stration. I also sympathise wiih .fc Comptroller Dunn in liis efforts to puriy the treasury department, and cor- cl espondingly with our state treasurer a h his eagerness to protect the people's v noney from the devouring maw of mnks and their coadjutors. Both seem el o have a sense of their duty?so sensi- ti ive that it wili be hard for the people ti f they cannot manage between them n o arrive at the milk in the cocoanut; ti ind last, but not least, I appreciate the r< audable efforts of our attorney-general , o convict defaulters, particularly as he d mshadthe annoyance of seeing them ai elieved from the consequences of their jt irimes, after so much expense and u rouble, through constitutional provisons invoked in their behalf, But I gt eel compelled to submit, after a careful c.j onsideration of the whole subject, that q he question has arisen in my own p( nind, can all this really bring about p eform\ lessen the burdens of taxation, r economy in expenditure? Can our bi xecutive reformers secure us anything eally substantial? And, in reply, I e, m fain to express the opinion that with- tr iut help from legislative sources they e, oust beat their wiugs against impossi. jt lilities. To explain myself fully, let me say n hat, now that the state treasurer pub- tl isbes his monthly statements of jr very dollar received and paid out, from ja yhom, to whom, and on what a2couut, |1; lobody can truly say that the funds are ti tolen* unaccounted for or misapplied. Cl .'herefore, it seems to me that the only eform now practicable is an economical 0j evy and appropriation, so far as admin- to slrative finance is concerned. Nothng further in this direction can be D eached but by the passage of constituidnal or legislative measures. Such p, mve, after all, made all the late reform 0, joswible, and most of them necessary. u rbere is no longer any doubt that the jr egislature of the state is as earnestly qi nmmitfoil tn rafnrm as anv branch of lie government, and it is as a member ^ if that body, knowing the feeling of e? nany of my colleagues, that I have n )resumed to notice here some of the y iractical considerations which I think s, leserve notice at the present time; and 0I n doing so, I may add, I am confident 8| hat brauch of the government will jt lever ask credit for any reforms they 5, lo not institute and secure. C( Both republican and democratic pa- C( >ers have to some extent discussed the p lecessity of a new constitutional con'ention for South Carolina. Now, I g eel assured that the approaching le.^is- e| ative session will prove that we cau a| ecureall needed reforms without the xpeuse and excitement consequent sl ipon such a convention. If editors and u ?ublic men will give fair acteuuon 10 0< he wants of the times, and the people p vill do their part, I believe the consii- {] ution will be amended so ihat it shall a( ?e as effective in securing honest and c, 'conotnical government auer me next. jt ilp<Hion as any organic law in the Uni- u ed Siaies. In th's view I may, wiib>ut any undue presumption, cite some ^ if the changes which our peculiar conlition needs and recent reforms in other v tales naturally suggest to every n houghtfui man. These changes should Cl >e constitutional and substantially as t] ollows: a 1. Fix constitutionally the public lebt as it is now fixed by legislative en- c ictment. I can see nothing to prevent tl uLure legislation on this matter, which tc night involve the state for 'six millions r. ?r more of bonds, which are now al- l' eged to have been issued fraudulently. f '1. Restrict the powers of ihe legisl'a- bl ure for levying luxes and making ap- r* copi iaiions, and require all such levies ml appropriations to bo specific, and L tot to exceed a given amount for any {? Iscal year. " ,ti 3. Make the legislative sessions bien- e: lial, and change the day of meeting io he second Tuesday in January. Make P' he pay of legislators $S0l) for a session w f tlii.ty days, ijs'UOfora session of forty lays, sOOO' for a session of sixty days, nd$300if protracted for a longer peiod. We have too much legislation nd the people cannot too sternly otsoui-age long sessions. H J. Rout rw>f- the nnnpf. fn two fprms for ach county annually, reserving to the re udges the right to call special terms for a, essions business only. We have ali.o- w ;ether too much litigation, Also pro- m 'ide that court should be held at seasons ar easonably convenient for the people, fa i'or instance in theeighth circuit in such Qonths as July, August, December and *'( anuary. . . 3. The l ight of suffrage should be adquately protected. Provide that each UJ ounty shall be represented in propoj - gc ion to the ratio of votes actually polled ,t its elections; but in no case should epresentation be allowed for any numierof votes in excess of that shown by ts census to be qualified to vote. Then f, from intimidation or other cause, tlie eople shall fail to exercise their duty r l ight to vote, the county will lose repesentatiou, and unjust represention /ill beimpossible. 0. The constitution should provide iu hat no governor, state officer or judge a; hall be absent from his post, except in 01 ery few and special cases, or by leave f the legislature. 7. Obtaining one office for the purpose f commanding the approach to the ther should be discouraged. It should e provided that no person holding ofice shall be eligible for any other office tli tiring the term for which he was elect- ('< d. ? 8. Provide that the governor may veto .(u) ertain sections of any bill for the ex- 'th enditureof money or the creation of a <jr ebt, without prejudice to the rest. pi 1). Prevent the general assembly from classing any local or spccial law, or from t-ii ranting any power or privileges, thati an be provided for by a general law, or!ti{ .'here the courts can be inade compe-J^ ent to graat the relict asKeu tor. | 10. Require that taxes shall be uni-jco arm upon the same class of property or ni ubject, but allow the legislature toau-jI? liorl/e a tax by license on peddlers, auc-jti( ioneers, brokers, merchants, profes- !e ions, showmen, liquor dealers, toll JU iridges and ferries, insurance com panes, telegraph and express offices, raiload iuterest or business, traveling ^ gents or venders, and all persons or orporationsowning or using franchi- ' es, etc. This is one way to carry out Iiat part of the republican platform rp I'hich pledges us to do all in our power orelieve and proteel agricultural inter- k st. It must be considered that the in-jj. lustry of our state is agricultural, and D hat this the greatest of all our interests j(" iiis been sorely taxed and discouraged, i While New England strains every inew to protect her main interest, that; 'y s, her manufactures, and has thereby j tecome prosperous, we have been practially compelling our farmers to bear al-| nost every dollar of taxation. It is time or us to remember that a farmer can1 aa sa :?a nly turn over his money once a year, I nd that his profits canot be increase, xcebt by economy in expenditure. 11. the constitution should forbid the Yer\l gislaturefromauditingorallowingany rivate claims against the state. .It liould make appropriations to pay such 8torj laims at its discretion, when audited wlie: y the comptroller-general, but in no frier ise should such appropriation be made is fu 1 the bill making appropriations for sell* eneral state purposes. comi 12. The Legislature should be empow- Purc red to prevent unjust discrimination I freights on railroads in this state, as atween way stations and the termini of le road.. R* 13. Constitution should require state Save [fleers to make their reports within m"*' iree days after the general assembly .sdo iiall have met, on pain of instant ra- A, lovnl from office. say 14. No person should be eligible to a keef :ate olllce who has not been a citizen of one. ie state for Ave years, nor to a county Tli Rice who has not resided in such coun- of hi / as a citizen for one year immediately m(>s| receding his election or appointment. 15. Constitution should provide that II phosphate royalties, and other sou rces f revenue to the state other than taxes p :vied by the general assembly, should r;? e set aside for free school purposes. ^.a 16. No state or county officer should e allowed to hold his office more than pa >ur out of every six consecutive years. Pa 17. Constitution should define more Mi [early the powers and duties of lieuten- Ac nt-governor; provide for cumulative Fi; oting or minority representation. 18. Reduce the number of the state's barges! counties should pay their own ^ essurers. auditors, &c. The legislajre should fix for each county the laximum of salary to be paid each of- Sa cer, allowing the counties the right to ?duce the amount to suit themselves. 19. Make tax levies for state purposes irectly npon the counties; a given M. mount for each specific purpose named the l dollars, instead of mills, and based Kev. pon the auditors' reports. . 20. Provide that no branch of the iU ate goverumant shall contract any in- ? dental or contingent accounts. Re uire th? legislature to anticipate all exsnsesof government by levy and apropriation specifically made. 1 1 21. Provide that convict labor shall Mur e utilized on all public works, both ate and county, or on railroads, guard- 3 .1 by such laws as will secure humane r eatmeut for them, and prevent their nployment by private parties, to the iterests of laboring people. 22. Fix the legal rate of interest on ~ loney at seven per cent, and require jV le legislature to pass such laws as will six. i general prevent the collection of a jjari irgeramonut. Our agricultural people Koui ad better do without money or goods W J latare worth eighteen to thirty per McC ent, to carry. Nev 23. Protect and encouraga the raising Phil r sheep by empowering the legistature C">1!U levy a special tax on dogs. so*?' 24. Heal estate should be assessed an- ne^ ually. 25. Should forbid any oficerfrom der?siting school, county or court funds Litside the county to which it belongs, A Lj nless there be no bank of good siand- c0ju lgin such county. Should also re- Bast uire the state treasurer to deposit all g?; ix money to the specific account for bich it was-levied. and collected, the inline to be drawn upon only in pay- Fi leut of such specific appropriations. Schr hould provide that no state oficer Co, f aould serve on any board, committee land r commission. County commissioners lould be required to apportion the tax Ej svied and collected for county purposes A Bi efore the same is collected, which shall J S institute a specific fund for various juuty and court purposes. Should rovide that all state and county officers jould be collected by the people. ' hould provide that commissioners of ectiou should be elected by the geuer- __ 1 assembly. I do not claim to have exhausted the B jbject, but I feel assured that I have ot gone beyond the spirit and meaning " f the pledges made by the republicau arty in its platform of 1874 in any V)f cotfc le provisions suggested, and I may Fodi Jd, that reform to be real must be in- Eggi ^rporated in the constitution. Parties Mol: , ........... vi/Mi i jjwhci uic iiauic iw ciivn, tviiu cvcii * *vu rang doing. The interest of the peo- ^ea le requires for this radical disease a idical cure. Other states have admit:d this, and called constitutional con- wiJ eutions to apply the remedy, Shall a ?publican state be behiiid the demo- man ratic states of the south in securing i,83S lat reform in its organic law, which Li lone gives security to its people? . unci Lut, as I have sain, the state of South cilinj arolioa, the s-oiiiaiy republican jewel in Ni le sou the-'n crown, am, without the ieso.i 077 1 > a convention?a reso?\, which will p'.-acii- ceipl i<ly announce to the world the failure of favo >e republican pa.iv to <nve ihe stale a at 1. mint gove.nmeiit, thou^n l.s legislature ?r^r! iko hold of tlic-c issues? oasa i.ie necesja v measures of le.'orm as amendments to ur const:iut:on, and be bUSiallied by the eople, ana iiie solution of South Carolina's l~| olikicul and financial troubles will have . "jon eH'eciually reached, and with honor ke (o the republican pa-\y, tlie staie gev- wu: nment arid too people. t Hoping these views will meet your aprobav'on and command your support, I ill remain, yours, respectfully, Xc JOHN R. COCHRAN. I THE REPLY. Columeia, November 12, 1875. on. John R. Cochran: A Sir?After a careful perusal of your loiter r^?' theSth inst, in which you specify certain "VJJ1 il'orm measures that should be advocated Wl'l id enacted by the legislature of this state, ney e beg leave to submit that we agree in the yv ain with the propositions sel forth by you, JUu id suggest that you address the cominuni- >\( tion to the republican members of the x >neral assembly, and procure its publica>n in the principal papers of the state, 'e fully agree with you that the necessity urgent, and that the republican legislare of the state should Institute such meas cs of reform as will secure the greatest >od to the people. Respectfully, O W. B. NAbH, * g JAMES M. SMITH, HENRY J. MAXWELL, S W. H. JOXES, P E. M. BRAYTOX,- P J, H. WHITE, W J. HOLLINSHEAD, Cd ij. I,, fiUFFIN, A. W. CURTIS, H WM. SIMONS. 2 Messrs. S. A. Swails-and M. J. Ilirsch m ivo replied favorably to the suggestions in -eonrate letter, which will be published i Tuesday. # I From the Edgefield Advertiser. A CARD. Wo. the undersigned, Policy-holders it> e Piedmont ?Vr Arlington Life Insunmcc nnpany, of Virginia, or who have been il icy-holders, and Jiave had our rights unir contract denied, or still held in aheyice, having satisfactory evidence that this is Company has, in many instances, / ossly violated the terms of its contract as / ainly set forth in "Notice" to Policv-holdson'tlie back of its Policies, and in ofliil letters which we have seen; and be- *" jving it contemplates still grosser viola>ns of its agreements and is totally un- y nrthv our trust and confidence?deem it \ :pedient to combine together for the pur?se of demanding paid-up Policies, acrding to the terms of contract, and if deed, then to seek redress in the Courts ol iw, and wo earnestly invito the co-opera>n of all parties insured, or otherwise inrested, to aid us in our effort to obtain stiee at the hands of this Company. t Original I Origins? Policy. Policy. . 1'. Butler, | Mary li. Jones, 2,(MM II. Ycldoll, ajOOO .M. Si. Padgett, .1,(MM 1). Padgett, r>,(MM) Marv Padgett, tt,00( r. S.Allen, f>,(NM) .1. J. Punch, o,00( , K. Allen, n,(Hio Wtn. Holmes, ">,()()(. , L. Martin, 2,()iw Win Parkinan, 5,lKH jjy . K. Cogburn, 2,000 I)(' Tompkins, 5,(101 . H. Huslmell, 5,(MM) A r' Broadwater"),DIM P1 H. Hrooks, Id.(MM) C. 15. Blalock, *>.00( . J. (lilcrist, (i,()(M) W. L. Stevens,(KM' Q M lUirkhalter, "i,(MMi i H. L. Stevens, :i,(Mlii . Burkhalter, r,,0(H) J. T. Ou/.ts, H,(MM . Mathews, 'J,(Mm) [ B. ! ', Mays, f>,(MMj TJ . Jones, 10,(MM) K. Devore, 20,(MH A Burkhalter o,(MM) | J LParkman, '2o,(H)( A And othors. All communications on the aljove subject list be addressed to Apd Col. A. P. BUTLER, Chair., Hamburg, S. C. iPOl * 'm , = Messrs. DuPre, Gambrell & Co. e are glad to welcome back to our adising columns Messrs. DuPre, Gam & Co., whose liberality and .fairness Baling are so well known to our people. f have just moved to the commodious ) recently occupied by CoL Robertson, re they will be pleased to see their ids and customers. Their line of goods ill and complete, and they propose to "heap for cash. We take pleasure in mending this firm to the attention of haser^. Antreviile Dots. O. is in Charleston buying goods, i your money apd buy your goods from ie cotton trap at the Centre of Gravity ting a smashing, business ltreville has several old bachelors that they will marry any lady that will i them up. A good chance fqr some Apply early. ie "Press and Banner" office can boast iving three of the handsomest and t polite young men this side of Texas, A* It? m * w New Advertisements. low Cost?J T Robertson. esh Goods?Emporium of Fashionlicoes?Cunningham <fc U'emploton. iw Arrivals?Parker & Pernn." y Up?Dur e, Gambrell & Co. st Indebtedness?Quarles & Perrin. isonic Notice?J Y Sitton. :orn Cook?H W Lawson, rial Discharge?Amanda Johnson. nal Discharge?Wm and A Anderson. les by the Sheriff:. ial Estate S B Cook.. !al Estate D M Rogers al Estate B W Cobb. sal Estate Mrs. Jane T Baker. w Mill?Dr J W Thomas. MARRIAGES. A.RRIED, on Thursday, 10th inst., ftt residence of Mrs. Clot worth v, bv the Jas. F. Gibert, Mr. ROBERT McsTNEY and Miss MARGARET NKARD, all of this County. DEATHS. Z " MMIE, aged two years, youngest son [r. and Mrs. James T. Guffin, died at freesboro, Tennessee, on Monday, last. Ere sin could blight, or sorrow.Cade Death came with friendly care ' Che opening bud to heaven conveyed, \nd bade It blossom there." ~ HOTEL- ARRIVALS. ikr's Hotel^?William P Kennedy oun's Mills; W S Richardson, NinetyMadison Richardson, Ninety Six; J F mon, Miss R A Harmon, Miss M E se, W Byi-urn. J T Byrum, Lexington; 3 Whaley. Dr C J Prentiss, Capt R F aslan, Charleston; W H Holland, M J ins, C E Berry, Baltimore; M All, adelphia; Dr S Angle, A Baumgarten, rlotte; E E Keese, Atlanta; J H Run, W S Clinton, New York ; A B Ken- >?.' r,. Millway. ^iHTon House.?John Cheatham, Edge; a F Jones, R T Banks, Jr, E F mas, Baltimore: F H Parmalee, D H I, New York; Mrs E A Liddell, Jamejj Iddell, Storm Hill; Miss C Clinkscales, imbia ; W W Sprouse, County; Dr J T tin, Monterey. < CONSIGNEES. tEionT.?F W Wagener <fc Co, J ;V ader, W D Mars <ft Co., Morrah. W & 5 C Link, W P Wideman, A J Cleave6 Bro, J as McCaslan, Rev J Kershaw, Chalmers & Co. cpress.?W P Wjdeman, W F Stnrgi^, art, J B.Moseiey, T Baker, Jas Harman Wilson, George Griffin, Miss Fannie rell, Fred Small, McGowan <fc Parker, sble, J A Brooks, J Kurz, J F Simpson, i M Wilson, W D Mars & Co, J T BasA V Cockran. MARKET REPORTST " corrected weekly by owell & Co., Cotton Brokers and lf . ealere in General Merchandise. Abbeville. Nov. IX. on, ,lli(culJi lor,. $1.00 Apples, , y2.0tf *, 15c Bacon, ...... 14? isses, 50c@$l Butter, 25c@30c ir,....S8.00(?;$10.00 Coffee, 25c(g)30c L, $1.40(a,$1.50 Corn, .....Jl.OO , $1.50 Chickens, 25c iarleston. Nov. 15.?Cotton doll; mid5 123 ; not receipts 4,523; exports coast2,511; saios 1,500. ;<jvsta, Nov. 15.?Cotton dull and ded moderate; iniddling 121@12j; sa'r? >; net receipt^ 1,107. verpool, Nov. 15.?Cotton quiet and langed; middling uplands Bi; mid5 Orleans 7 3-10; sales 10,000. aw York, Nov. 15.?Cotton dull; sales bales at 13 J (ai 133; consolidated net rets 72,381. Flour strongly in buyers' r and in limited demand. Gold quiet 14j@1.14i ? "removal. AVING removed from our old stand In Knox's Block, our friends and omers will find us at the store formerly pied by Col. J. T. Robertson, No. ? te's Block, where we will fee pleased rve them. DuFRt, GA.HIIRELL & CO. >v. 17, 1875, 32-tf PAY UP! LL PARTIES INDEBTED TO ' ns by note or account, must make lediate payment, or their accounts be placed in the hands of an attorfor collection. Pre, Gambrell & Co. >v. 17, 1S75 32-tf ?: t, | w = -i 2 Ph - ? M = O = h 2 5 2 ? ? 3 a S -c m c t c W 5 H 0 % 65 Sag ^ o 3? s ? 3 ? s I E* Pt ^ u i a r* t g . % =t ! 3 4 ? ; I |! s E-I -2 < Z . ?s I ? H i Q p 5 ; ? ft ? 9 s= 3 is w : ? i 11: 1 w = pj ? > si 2 1 " - t I" a ^ < i: ? e H a * c/i o> & llsSff |g|i *^&5#M Im Q? ?cr ??>3 -9? i ga^n ^&Pm mes A. Richardson, Attorney at Law, AND Trial Justice, 'GEFIELQ C. H? 5. C. iii? 3rt O.im B. NORRELL, harness and Saddle Maker, T his Old Stand over Parker & Perrin's Drug Store, lias a supply of thern HARNESS LEATHER, other material for Making and ReHarrow. ' *