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m %ie Press and Banner. ABBEVILLE, S. O. < Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1875. ; COUNTRY EDITORS. 'They Should Rend Their Exchanges, t When we look over a batch of ex- i changes, we cannot help being im- ; pressed with the difference in ttie city I < editor and the country editor.. A major- j < ity of the country editors look to one or j ] two city papers for the warp and woofi) iof all their editorials, and then fill their |< columns with extracts from these same i papers, without, it seepis to us, ever) opening the papers of thoir nearest^ neighbors. Should anything occur injt one County, two chances to one that tl?e editor who publishes a paper in the ad-1 ] joining County will never see it, unless I i it gets into the column of uews items in j' the daily which the editor takes?s his r file leader. To make an interesting J :paper, we think ah editor shouWlookjj ?lt all the papers, as the city editor does. , The city editor looks to the County i |mper, not for the purpose of getting 1 *L:-- <?'? ti\ nrurli<><it(t A I ^ ?onjet,umg u|n/u uuivu ? j. / tang political editorial, but with the it Vle?v of extracting and boiling down h whatever of local or news matter the * paper may contain pertaining to that j8 particular section of the State. We . notice that some of our ablest exchanges, 1 the Chronicle and Sentinel, and the ' CowstitutionaliHt, of Augusta, for in- * stance, never let a single paragraph cs- 1 cape their eye. The Atlanta Constitution Aiid the Charlotte Observer, it seems to us, read the C-ounty papers from the most distant parts, while the Columbia, Charleston and Greenville dailies do the ( same, but there are man}' country editors I -who see but little which is not contained 1 * - <-J *> *! anr4 h n i r nnlili. in one 01 un-sc uumw. ?>iu Kuw>. . -cations are not much short of an inferior i country edition of the paper they choose t .as their tile leader. The poorest paper < in the State may furnish an item for the < :best paper in the world, and we think ! many of our country exchanges could s t>e vastly improved by reading their j County exchanges. > We make these remarks without any ] reference to any particular editor. They 1 :are not intended to be personal, and if t they were such, they would never be i .seen by that class of editors to whom i they are applicable, unless their tile t leader should copy this article. i , THE RENTING OF LAND. ' A Word to Landlords nad Tenants. I We desire to call the attention of our ' .agricultural friends to what appears to I us to be a mistaken idea of the rule for renting farming lands. As we understand it, the great majority of persons require a portion of the crop for the rent of the land This, in our opinion, isa | mistake. As well might the own- j -erof a store house say to the merchant < that he would require a portion of his < oa fnr ?lio mnipr nl ji farm to re- i .quire his tenant to give him a part of hisprofita. A store has a fixed or estimated value, and the merchant agrees to pay that sum. and we think the same rule should apply to farmers as well as to store keepers. The fourth or third of the crop is more than a fair rent, an i the system offers but little inducement to the industrious renter. By this rule the lazy man pays not half as much rent the thrifty and industrious planter. If laud is worth ten dollars an acre, it is easy to say what would be a fair rent in money by the .acre. If a man is a poor farmer, the owner of the land makes but little, but if the tenant is indu-Tious and thrifty, ] then be has to pay a great deal more for the same land than his lazy neighbor , pays. Let all lands be routed for a * .stipulated amount in money. Alarming Increase of Conrt and Jail Expenses. i Never in the history of Abbeville i have there been as many prisoners in our jail as there have been tin's year, t and our courts have been burthened * with the trial of many trivial cases. 3 Crime must be punished* however much it may cost, but we trust that some new j system may be devised that will lessen } the forms of trial and the expense of punishment. Could not Trial Justices try more of the cases at a tenth of the . eost which is incurred in the higher . <!ourts? Cannot the Legislature in its wisdom, devise some plan to make prisoners self-sustaining? It seems to us * that a law giving employment at some 1 of the public works, would be beneficial 1 both to the County aud to the convicts. During, the last, fiscal year, it took 1 forty per cent, ol our taxes lor court anu jail fees. We appeal to our representa- ( tive? iu the Legislature to make an ef- j fort to relieve us in part of th Is great burthen. ^ Do they Live in Abbeville? To the descendants of Mary Beam, < , whoabout 1779 married in New Jersey I married a person named McGee or Mc- i /Kee, aud removed to South Cajolina: 1 Pursuant to a decree of the Court of Chancery made in the cause of Ander- ( son vs. Kilbome, the heirs at law and | next of kin of Jacob Beam, late of the Villageof Beamsville, in the Coynty of Lincoln, Proviuce of Ontario, Canada, , who died in the month of June, 1858, are, ou the 10th day of January next, to <coine in and prove their claims as such heirs at law and Dext of kin, before the Master in Ordinary of the said court, in I the city of Toronto, Canada, or iu de- i fault thereof they will be peremptorily I -excluded from the benefit of the said j decree. For further information apply i r to G. Magrath, 32 Broad street, Charles- < ton, 8. C. Oor Streets Worked Without Cost. The Town Couucil of Abbeville hold the'r Court on Saturdays, when laborers are secured for the next week. The Council have been without money for 1 several weeks, but the work on the ' streets goes on. The fines and penalties 1 imposed upon offenders against the ! peace and quiet of the town, are sufficient to keep up the public improvements. If the loafers in the jail under : .sentence of the County Court or the "Trial Justices' Court, were puL at the i same kind of business, it would be bet- j ter. It h hard for honest people to be j taxed from fifteen to twenty-five dollars, because a thief chooses to appropriate to i his own use a chicken belonging to his i ifllorhKnr , ^V.6U^V. "Faro thoo well, and if forever, still forever fiiro thee well! Though unforciven, never against thee I 8hall iny heart rebel." j Our delinquents will please bear in j mind that it costs us money to buy pa'per, an6 that we are not able?even if ( ' 'we were disposed?to send t!ie Press and Banner for years without the mon- ey. If you waut our paper we shall be < more than glad to send it to you for the ; money. We have this week erased a \ number of uames because of their fail- } ure to pay, and we trust that they will n settle their arrearages without further trouble. Those who have paid have our hearty thanks for their consideration in 1 discharging a little debt. We trust that j they may live long and prosper, and j1 always regard the Press and Banner a!1 Necessity around the cheerful ingle ofj I happy households. { WElearn thatayounggent. from Nine- > tySix went to Greenville some time ago 1 and registered at the Mansion House, 1 and after tea went out in town, invest- 1 ?d in that which makes some men rich and causes others to forget that they are 8 poor. Finallv it was time to retire, and ; j Le made for the hotel, but mistook the j bank for the boarding house and went!fc Jn and demanded the key to his room.jt He insisted upon staying at the bank,j pod it was with difficulty that he could | |>e induced to leavfr. 11 The T Rail. The Desired Information.?Ou >steemed neighbor of the Newberr. Hi raid says: "The editors of tlx Press and Banner are Dot the men fo jraall "tea parties" nor have they trav iled much, otherwise they would knov where the T rail is situated. Lest the; rail at us again we hasten to infom :hetn that the T rail is situated betw < ' ;wo and three miles this side of Clinton itid that Clinton is nine miles beloy Laurens. Let us have peace. In thi \ .inln tl,a connection we are nappy i?j m?io v..? L-ol. Peake is working his force lik< avers, and ere long the whistle of hi: :rain will reverberate through tlio cit> if Laurens. Trips from Newberry tc :he T rail are made daily. More Lzcjht.?The following is wha :he LuurcmviUc Herald has to say abou he T rail: "For the information of our Press am [fanner friends, (the Junior more especial y, as we shall look for him on the lirs rain after the Road is completed,) wo wil state that tho "T rail" extends from thi dace about twelve miles and a half in tin iireetion of Newberry. Docs this bit o nforination unravel tho "riddles?" If not ome over, Mr. Junior, and take a gooi ook at some of (lie Laurens "fairs," (as wi lelieve you are still in single misery,) am >y that means you will have an opportuni y of judging "as to where the T mil is,' tnd know how it is yourself. Come over klr. Junior, via that "important railway,' ind see us." Thank you, brother Ifrrald, we hav< ong been waiting the completion o hat important railway. We'll com* hen and see the "fairs'* too, if the di ,unities are visible to us. Poetical Editor. That excellent paper and most wel :ome visitor to our sanctum, the Char ot(c Observer, is particularly blessed ii laving a poetical local editor who ha nore poetry at his command than an; nan of whom we have any acquain ance. If an organ grinder stops at hi loor he has a poetical quotation for th >ccasion ; if a mule kicks an aldermai icels over head into a gutter, he con ;ults the muses and brings forth an ap jropriate verse; if anybody kills hi leighbor's faithless watch dog durinj ? i,? l,nil , J IS IJOUllirm [JL'i uiii uuiiuiwiin iiiao ? jetter epitaph for the deceased canin .han could he written by George Wash ngton Childs, A. M.; if a Thomas co md his sweetheart should give a musica >oiree during the "silent watches of th light" his poetical mill will grind ; /erse or two; if a member of the ban* >lows his infernal horn beneath hi window, he speaks of it in delightfu neasures, ana so on, ad infinite)* L'he spice and humor of the who] uakes the Observer quite a readable pa ter. $ Love at First Sight. It has been doubted by some whethe :here was ever such a thing as love a first sight. Let doubting Thomase joubt no more. We have a case in viev which will forever settle this dispute< question. Until quite recently theedito if the Greenville New* and the edito it the New Era mutually enter Gained for each the most repngnan feelings, but a recent visit of Colone Speights to Greenwood brought a chang aver the spirit of their dreams, am turned their mutual feeling of dislik< :o that of love and affection. A littl issociation with each other softened th< hard and stony heart of the gallan GJreenwood editor, who would rather b< diot than turn a corner, and he is nov altogether lovely and devoted to th< wiley heart of the manly Speights, win rewards his new made conquest wi ! ill the fondling that would satisfy i nappy bride. .<? MOVES ON THE CIIESS BOARD New Homes for the New Vcar. Our citizens are already making ar angements for homes for another year iiid some are about to change their res tjprices at once. Mr. Ii. P. Guffin's family are going t< lie country to occupy the old home itead of his father during the nexl ear. Mr. J. W. Trowbridge is moving t< he residence of Mr. Guffinon Magazim *:i? ...ill ~i 1111 wiiiuii lit: win \ ucaiu. Mr. Jas. Giles, with Dr. Tetupleton ind Mr. Lex Templeton, will occupy lie house being vacated by Mr. Trow jriuge. Mr. S. A. Breazcale having bough he dwelling house to be vacated by the eitioval of Mr. Giles, will live perma lently at that place. Mr. Chas. K. Bruce will move to the loine which Mr. Breazealc wiil vacate The house which Mr. Bruce will !eav< >n Washington street, we learn, is t? je sold. Mr. Winestock, we learn, is ?o occu ay the brick dwelliug of Mr. J. Knox tvhich is now vacant. Mr. Knox, we learn, is to open a hote ir boarding house over his stores fo :he accommodation of transient an< regular boarders, and Mrs. Simmons i :o have charge. Mr. J. L. Clark is moving back to hi: jwn residence in Fort Pickens, fron the home of Dr. Sondley on the Blu< Hill. TT S Pocnn n-ill ri/v?nnv thp RnnH ley bouse next year, which is being va axled by Mr. Clark. The old fort in Fort Pickens wa built by Gen. Pickens during th troublous times with the Indians befor the Revolutionary war. The Genera and his family occupied it for a lorif time as a safe retreat from the danger of exposures to the Indians. Wate was obtained from the branch duxiiij the night time?it being unsafe to gofo it during the day, as the Indians wer constantly on the watch for them. We learn that the pump and light uingrod men who have been skirmishinj on the outskirts of the County, have be come disgusted at the intelligence o our people, and have gone to othe: quarters. Few men will buy a hum bug when they are forewarned, as ou people have been by the Press end Ban ner. Edward Noble, Esq., executor o the late Mrs. John C. Calhoun, sob her beautiful residence in Pendleton known as Mt. Casa, for $3,000 cash, t< Mrs. Katharine Cornish, the widow o the late Rev. A. H. Cornish, who fo many years was pastor of Trinit; Church, Abbeville. Oaths. -If any citizen is annoyed b^ the profanity of loafers on the street o public square, the offender will be mad< pay a fine of one dollar for each offence or he will bo required to work a da; before the house of the informer, if h* rlnusr^u if The preserves, jellies and pickles which were packed with the needle jrochetand patch work at the Columhii Fair, did not mix, as was feared. As fa is we have heard, exhibitors at the Fai ire not displeased at the way their good: were returned. Our friend. Mr. W. T. McDonald, i< i good Christian, cultivates charity anci practices the Christian graces toward; lis fello /-men, but notwithstanding al his he gets awful mad when a negro duIs ins eioow inrougn me large juuu jlass of Iiis store window. Mr. Robert Jones says that if then s not something done by the Legisla ,ure in reference to the fences, that i .vill not be long before he will be unabl< o run a farm, or keep a cow either. Mr. J/ con Mix,i.er says we ought t< idvocate the "no-fence" law. We saj f we can't get the law passed, let ui lave a law that will make a man re iponsibie for the damages his stock doe; o his ueighbor's crop. The Abbeville Agricultural Fair die jot pay quite all expenses. " Ad Enterprising Daily. r The Atlanfa Constitution we regard / as one of the mostenterprisiug journals e of our acquaintance; its editorials i r are ably written, and flie selections are t - highly interesting, while the general g v make up of the paper seems to be the t f ' very best. Its editorials aru arranged ! i so as to be attractive and readable, andji ' the amount aud variety of reading mat-11 >.~1> oof]lufir onr The I f , ter is cjiuug n ivf suujij ?...j - . t proprietors have lately gone to great ex- ^ s pense to send an exploring party to the r t great Okefeiiokce swamp of Georgia, i b and publish frequent letters from the j s explorers. We would suggest, however, t in a kindly spirit, that to a person who t > knows nothing of the gentlemen com- l posing the party, and who never before j t heard of the Okefenokee swamp, that c t the letters would be more interesting if t the correspondent would talk less of j 1 " 'possums and fried fish, venison and l - hard tack," and tell us more of the t |j swamp itself. The letters are all read- t Mable and interesting, and one quits t 'j reading them very much like the Con- a i; federate soldier quit eating?because he a j was obliged to, and not that he was sat- i jjislied. Give us a good square meal on f 0 the Okefenokee swamp. We want to r 1 know more of it. j ? ? <5> _ c Another Soul Madk Hapi?\\?It y ' will be seen by reference to the marriage notice in another column, that Mr. 1 Wesley C. Griffin, of Ninety-Six "has f chosen the better part" in the person of 2 the lovely and pretty Miss Mamie - White, of White Hall. We wish them i a long life, as we know that the happi- 1 ness of both will surely follow. f Four hundred out of five hundred and ] five prisoners in the Jeffersonvilie (Ind) \ " penitentiary are hired out on contract i * for a sum aggregating $250 per day. ] 1 If convicts in Indiana can be made , so profitable, why can't South Carolina Y make her prisoners worth something? s Ik anything happens in your neigh- h e borhnod, reader, tlie publication of|< , which might interest the general reader, j . bring it along instanter. Men come to [ . town sometimes with a head full of j 8 news and go back without giving the ( g Press a:nl Banner anything. Iliue not t a your light. e Rumor hath it that we are to have 1 I not less than four weddings in Abbe- J j ville this winter, and the Junior can f p not hopeio be more than a mere "looker i on in Vienna" ou these interesting oc- ? j casions. s Messrs. Quari.es & Perrin have j 1 an important notice to debto-s in ( i. another column. They mean whatthey 1 e say, and their friends would do well to - "call at the captain's olllce" at an eariy \ day. Mr T. A. Rogers, of Stilesboro, Ga., passed through our town on his way to , Calhoun's Mill. He reports his brother j r Capt. D. M. Rogers, who is now in ^ ' Georgia, as improving in health. His j s many friends will be pleased to hear it. . j We dunned a man yesterday for two ' r years' subscription, and he denied that ( r he knew that he was a subscriber. We i . are learning something about crediting * t men of this kind. We set him down on I 1 our roll of honest men. | There are a few individuals indebted j ' to the Press and Banner for subscrip- ] 3 tions and advertising who very seldom j e come to town?at least we don't see { i them?and they are asked to send their , 1 dues. a ~v House Hacks.?Our friends from the < e country cry loud and long for more | ^ horse racks. Will not the County Com- ( j missioners, the Town Council, or some j a public spiritqil citizen, supply this want? Mr. K. E. Tjikwit was in town on < Monday, seeing after the aflairs of his ? father's estate. He expects to make t known to the public \vhat will be done 1 about the estate, in our next issue. t LeRoy Wii>Son, auctioneer, sold old " curry combs at Devlin's sale last week < ' for 35 cents. New articles of the same i kind may be bought out of the stores at 1 Abbeville for Uo cents. I ^ C/'/AOX- Tf Jci nofniiiehinir f OlA V Y AJjlVO X XJ * o l* the amount of six weeks corn there was raised this year. The mule that plowed all Spring and Summer could eat it in } six weeks in the Fall. The Boulevards of Abbeville were thronged with pedestrians on Sunday afternoon. The elite of the city were out, and the belles and beaux had charming walks. t North Carolina apple wagons are ; quite numerous 011 our streets. If the . proprietors would come down and sell at $1 per bushel, they would confer a k great benefit. An oath 011 the streets or public square 2 at Abbeville costs the offender one dolj lar, or a day's work on the streets, if the fact is reported to the Mayor. The little boys who beat their drums , 011 the outskirts of the town are not crazy, and we heme the people will not ] disturb them. They are only pracr ticing. * Col. F. A. Connor, of Cokesbury, 3 was in town 011 Monday. He says there will be another vacancy on the s Packing Committee at the next Fair. I Heads of families who love* their wives and children will now provide good reading for them by subscribing * for the Prexs and Banner. Mb. A. M. Hill is putting 011 airs. He now drives a pair of flue black horses when he takes his better half out 8 for a drive. e e Persons desiring to know the advan1 tages of buying guanos may call on t Mr. J. F. C. DuPre for interesting pars tieulars. r Mr. Jno. En right delivers teled-ispateher'wllh-iUii. giiii^bayor net and other military trappings buckled B 011. The colored people of Indian Hill are organizing a "laborers' co-operative ? union." We don't know the object. if If anybody believes there is no good r to come of riots, let him go to Mr. Jacob I - Miller's and view his good sidewalk. ? r We had wagons on our Public Square this week from Oconee, one of which * hud 80 or 90 split-bottom chairs on it. f A Good Job.?The pit-falls on the 1 3 sidewalk by the Masonic Hall have been ^ filled up and a good sidewalk made. s f Mk. Wm. Crowther was in town r last week. He has read the Press and y Banner for twenty-five years. Senator Cochran's letter has been f very favorably commented ou by the r Democratic press of the State. L> Dr. E. Parker having cured his pa' tients, went duck hunting last week. V The ducks weren't at home. e We hope to add new names to our subscription book as soon as the Bold ' Branch post office is open. i Don't forget what is due the Pressj r j and Banner when you come to town.! r i Money is much needed. s1 i \fi> tau v a pat irnitv lina r^hirn. I ed his horn. He says he hasn't time to 1 i ; blow his own horn. , | Cotton seed at Devlin's sale brought h [ 14 cents. They are worth only 12} , cents at Abbeville. j s Nokhkli,, at Abbeville, sells new ! harness cheaper than LeRoy Wilson ; I sells old harness. I 1 Thkre were no old irons sold at Dev- fj tjlin's sale. Mr. A. M. Hill's trip was : * for naught. J Misses Ma die and Dotie Allen, a * of Florida, are here on a visit to relatives. - The Legislature met on yesterday. [ jijJie members all went down on Mou- ! day. 0 I Capt. Cochran, of Due Wett, dined r at the Alston House on Wednesday. e The Columbia Register and Patent G Outsidcs. The Columbia Register yesterday nade a iling at patent outsides. AVe 'V ;hink he is in the wrong in this? instance, and his remarks reminds us of L he opposition maniTested to the sewing 0vj nachine, whin it was first brought into tl: jse, 011 the ground that it would deprive ai nuny poor women of work, but tiie L ruth is, the poor women have more vork since than before. The paLent p mtsides are bound to come into com- a< uon use in county towns. We can lame twenty newspapers in this State hat would be improved by the change, s' heir expenses reduced and their circa- a.' ation incr>'!U?ed. The world moves, n md we arc bound to progress with it el - K..i.;n/1 \? hnmp nrintpd 71 UC 1U11 uuuiiiu. uitside in +Iiis State is edited with the ibility of the patent outsides, and if we A lad not the good run of advertising P1 hat may be found on our outside we " liould not hesitate a moment to adopt he pJan that would benefit our readers ai md ourselves at the same time. We jr ire contemplating the enlargement and Ir mprovcment of our paper so that we w shall be able to give one-third more of st eading maer, and if we carry out our c< iresent designs, we sha'.l adopt the plan )] luring the dull Summer months, but w vill print both sides during the winter vhen business is good. tj Our Dead. Mr. Joel Lockiiaht died on Saturlay and was buried at Smyrna. Kev. ? Mr. l'ritchard preached an impressive 'uneral sermon, from the text, "Let ne die the death of the righteous." Mr. Lock hart was 84 years of age, and ~ ?vas well known to the people af Abbei*ille County, and was a member of the _ Methodist Church for more than forty pears. b? We publish in another column the tl )bituary notice of an old friend and a a lighly esteemed citizen, Mr. John Mc2onJ, who died in the 80u1 year of his ige. He was a good citizen, and much ^ jelovcd by all who knew him. Truth- L 'ulness, honesty and integjity, were he distinguishing traits of his cbarac- -X :er. 11 Mr. Williamson Belcher, fornerly a citizen of Abbeville, died in ii Bossier Parish, Louisiana, on the 30th ft September, of swamp fever, after an ill- tl less of three days. Aged about 37 & /ears. . G We regret to learn that Mr. John B. \llen, of Lowndesville, died on Thurslay last of a congestive chill. He leaves a| i young family. tf Ax infant of Dr. John H. Bell was P juried at Bhiloh on Sunday last. ol The Rev. A. P. Experidon, a Bulgarian priest of the Greek Church, de- J ivered quite an interesting lecture on I Saturday night, before a small audience t( n the Court House. The lecture occu- ? tied about two hours, and presented e nany striking and attractive sketches tt >f Eastern life. The reverend gentlenan is a learned scholar, and has been i great traveler, and hence was both in- u eresting and instructive. His red cap and long black robe, to- c,( aether with the gun and pistol which J1', ire his inseparable companions, make 11 lim an object of curiosity on the streets. HLe is traveling in the interests of his J ;hurch, and has already remitted some Cl wenty odd thousand dollars. ^ A great outrage was committed in P Columbia 0:1 Saturday about midnight, jy the police of Columbia, who arrest- , ;d, touk from their beds and carried to , ;he guard house, a large number of the j11 lemi moude of the city. When the jilicers of a eity have got so near out of i job that they have to take women from jieir beds in a half-dressed condition 10 ? ho yuard house, we think it time for jj hem to emigrate. We direct the especial attention of >ur readers to the advertisement ol Messrs. James U. Bailey &. Bro., carjet dealers, in Augusta, (Ja. We know ,hese gentlemen personally, and know y hem to be reliable men in every par- jt .icular, who will be sure to treat our riends right. We commend them to jurchasers. u ",,,u T)nni.irD!i-ni. T.iiMo T?!vf?r T"'no ee and Trumbliog Shoals' Associations y )f the colored Baptist Church, will neet at Abbeville C. H., on Thursday jefore 2d Sunday of December. Jack C Gordon will be big Ike on that occasion. We are indebted to Col. B. F. Wardaw for papers containing the opening jroceedings of the National Grange ueeting in Louisville, Ky. Common wheatflour made into a paste vith cold water, applied dry, will take >ut grease spots without injuring the N nost delicate fabric. {j It is strange that our people will buy A ;oods at enormous prices for cash from tl grangers and then ask credit from our e: >wn merchants. For interesting notices about the b .owing of oats, barley, and wheat, see si he Press and Banner for the past few n numbers. li Louis Harmon has been appointed ? ,>y tne uovernor a xnai jusuuum me Bordeaux township. A good appointment. u The scaffolding has been removed h "rom the Baptist Church, the floor has A jeen laid, and the ceiling is nearly fin- * shed. Messrs. Cunningham & Temple- 11 ton have some splendid lead pencils " imong other attractions. Clo and get p mo. ,s Mr. Ed. Calhoun, of Monterey, lon't say much about his last girl. It's " hrce weeks old. V , Ma yor J oh n Alexander, of Coumbia will accepTouriMtrfc^or Jiles_ )f Scotch papers. "*? a "The Christian man regardeth the t, ife of his beast." Build a house for four cow. 11 Jas. A. Richardson lias been ap- l> pointed Sheriff of Edgefield. A good u selection. The result of the riot at Harris'?Mr. i facob Miller has a new sidewalk. ^ Vice-President Wilson diet' in Washington city on Monday last. ft Call and sec genuine New Orleans ^ nigar at DuPre, Ganibrell & Co.'s The Clara Wildman Troupe, we ^ earn, will soon be in Abbeville. s< Dn. A. T. widfmax was at the rourt House on Wednesday. P Bakley patches make fat horses and at cows for almost no cost. ^ The Auditor has his books nearly eady for t iie Treasurer. The Junior is sowing oats and barley? 'od oats?nut wild oats. Spi.kni?m> Northern apples may bo bund at Trowbridge's. An auctioneer litis been holding forth it the Dondy Corner. Mr. It. W. Cannon is happy over lis first boy. Esquire \V. P. Noble is again d; leriously ill. d? 61 Business in the Trial Justices'courts s brisk. Mark M. Pomeroy has gone into st bankruptcy. His creditors are numer-Ljj ius, and are scattered over the country. Uj ['he debts aggregate over $140,000, and here are 110 assets. A meeting of the tj( ireditors will be held shortly to take n( ictiou iu the matter. 1,, B It is said that cotton stealing in Lau- gt ens County is carried on to an alarm- yi ng extent. Ten feet of rope applied to li1 he neck of offenders, with one end ca vera limb, would prove a sovereign su emedy. Btrange that this simple rem- Tj dy is not sought for bo great a curse. OSSIP WITH OUR EXCHANGES. "A widow lady (Mrs. N. C. W.) rolled at ir office, a day or two ago, and renewed jr subscription to the Herald, stating that in (and lier husband together,) had been ibscribers to this piper for tho past twenr-eight years ! Su-.h patrons are worthy i" appreciation. Wc return our sincere tanks to the kind lady for long patronage id promptitude in making payments.? aurensvillo Jlerald, B&r Our neighbor expresses our apreciation of old imbscribers, and we Jopt his remarks. The LaurensvilIjF! IIhrald.?That aunch old paper celebrated its thirtieth universary on last Friday. Its editors and gunoral management has the lergy of youth, combined with the igacity of age. The editor, Mr. T. 13. rews, is well known to our people in .bbeville, as once the energetic and opular proprietor of the old Abbeville tanner. May he ever prosper. ? ? - ? mi. _ The JS'cwbcrry tieraia says: me rea sown in oats this season is gratifyigly large?our farmers being deterlined to stop some of the many leaks liich have been wasting their subance. If they lessen the quantity of stton next spring, and build their opes on something else, they will be rise. Of all the misgoverned Counties in le South, poor Edgefield is perhaps in le most deplorable condition, if wearo > judge from the Edgefield Advertiser. he County officers nave cither given o bonds at all or worthless ones, and ion these officials are totally incompe:nt. A citizen of Camden, has an acre of round from which he expects to get iree and a half or four bales of cotton. -Journal. That's nothing. One cottonagger in the up-country can make lirty or forty bales without any laud t all. "Abbeville's new Methodist Church ras dedicated on Sunday last.?Aiken uurivr t/uc?//<((( ft?5u This is news iu these diggings, v'here did you get your information, iro. McRay ? "W. T. Branch, insurance agent, was 1 town last Tuesday, and, judging oni the amount of business transacted, le strictures of the Press and Banner vail nothing in this locality at least.? 'reenwood New Era. More's the pity. We learn that an effort will be made t the next meeting of the Legislature ) expel Crittenden, editor of the Enterrise and Mountaineer, from the House f Representatives, for sending a chalsnge last Summer to A. BIythe. We see it stated iu our exchanges that ames A. Hoyt, Esq., of the Anderson ntcUifjencer, will likely go to CharlesHi in the interest of the new daily hicli is to be started there. In that vent he will sell his interest in the In'Migenccr. We arc glad to welcome tooureanctm the tri-weekly Winnsboro News. iitcd by R. Meaus Davis. The editor ampliaients Mrs. A. H. C. Lindsay ery highly for her articles on exhibi on at the'State Fair. Mr J. D. McLucas lias purchased le entire interest in the Marion Merhant and Farmer. Tho editor has our est wishes for the prosperity of his aper. R. R. Hemphill, Esq,, of the Medium, :ft for Columbia oil yesterday, to utlend meeting of the Executive Committee f the rre.iS Association. Wk are pleased to Vvelcome the Chrisan Neighbor to our ollice. This is a ood paper, edited by itev. Sida H. irown. The editors of the Charleston News exect to enlarge thoii paper early next lonth. The Newberry Herald is a good paper.! ^'e never fail to get good locals out of The Greenville News is urging the -- ? - - t i ; 11 ^ ecessity oi a street car iu urcenvmc. We learn from the Lancaster Ledger jatDr. Richard E. Wylie is dead. The Merchant and Fanner say a the !ouuty Court costs $40 an hour. *^E> Temple of Health Items. reported bv clio. Cotton crops are turning out hotter ian expected, though the bad seasons ere not without their effect. About II the cotton is picked. Some will no oubt have a little Christinas cotton, lr. A. \V. Southerlaud is ginning for :ie public, for the fifteenth. He is an oergetic and go-a-liead man. The man who offered a widow three ushels of cotton seed for a board tree, liould rub up on the golden rule. Two larriages will occur in the same fami/ before long. Watch the papers bout the 7th of next month, aud the th of January for further disclosures. A young gentleman from Anderson housed to fancy an extremely young idy hereabouts, went the rounds in iiiderson enquiring for a round square, "hey play jokes off up there. The young ladies about Antreville ave Woman's Right's meetings. They J ress in male attire and play beaux and elles in a hurry. Susan B. Anthony j i their patron goddess. A Tk a uri'v nfK of Qfiiiirn U XX. X All 1 X VUtUV W*4 C?v V W ist Saturday night, the 13th iust. The oung man who walked to Abbeville iteuds running against Weston. Guano buyers are looking long-faced btttrt-UOjy. They are abonr. to renounce 11 such things as guanos and are dejrmiued to plant oats. Charley Beaty makes and sells lolasses for 80 cents a gallon. The Abeville merchants would do well to lake a note of this. John Black has left for Georgia, le follows the business of digging holes, uccess attend him in every storm. An elderly lady traded a heifer lately >r 12 gallons of molasses. She aims to ave plenty of sweetening. Squjke Hakkness makes a good 'rial Justice. He is an honest and dejrving old gentleman. Squire Black gins cotton for one dollar er bale. He makes a pretty sample. The marriage market is dull just now. Id bachelors are about out. New Advertisements. Fresh Arrivals?Trowbridge. Auction Sale?J Broyle. - ? ? ' ? i nr? nr 1'en tion lor iiomesieau?iurs iuuurc. Repoit Co Commissioners. Carpets?J Bailie & Bro. GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER. It is natural for people suffering with yspepsia and liver complaint or any ;raugement of the digestive organs, leh as sour stomach, sick headache, .ibitual costiveness, palpitation of the . art, heart burn, water-brash, gnawing id burning pains at the pit of the omach, yellow skin, coated tongue and sagreeable taste in the mouth, coming ) of food after eating, low spirits, &c., put off from day to day buying an arcle that they know has oured their dghbor, friend, or relative, yet they lve no faith in it until it in too late, ut if you will go to your druggist and :t a bottle of Green's August Flower, >ur immediate cure is as certain as you ye. Sample bottles of tbis medicine ' ,n be obtained for 10 cents, to try its perior virtue. Regular size 75 cents, ry it, two doses will rolieve any case. Oct. 0, 1875 26-tf J ' , I ANNUAL REPORT J of 1 THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS I OK * ABBEVILLE COUNTY, ] For the Fiscal Year JE/ndhiff * October 31,1875. 1 DR. 1 To net ara't tuxes collected for current expenses - $16,636 04 Am't fines from t. justices 401 50 " rec'd from liq'r licenses.. 150 00 1 ? " other sources... 7 00 ] ?17,194 54 CR. ] Amount paid Auditor as per his order $ 1,000 00 ' For Poor House and Poor. < ! Jacob Miller, for maintenance ' of paupers at poor house, as ' per contract at $9.75 u head per month $ 2,250 52 ^ I Repairs &c 27 50 ? 2,284 02 Roads and Bridges. A R Burton, work on bridge..$ 4 00 I Jack Morris, repairs on Can| nou's bridge 61 25 ^ Jacob Miller, building DenI Kri.tcro 163 60 J ujr a j Bradley & Jay, building Brad| ley's bridge 495 00 ^ | T M Jay, building bridge 6 00 ^ Boney Williams, building Hinton & Blake's 75 00 Cain Devlin, repairing (Mar- f | tin's Mills) .... 25 00 Henry Heard, building Ward- f law's 178 00 Boney Williams, building , (Wilson's creek) 250 00 Jim Sloan, repairing bridge... 10 00 J T Bradley, removing raft.... 10 00 Boney Williams, repairing bridge 23 00 Morrow & Wardlaw, repairi'g j bridge 50 00 * Henry Heard, b'lding Shank- ^ lin's b 203 00 Ben Lites, repairing bridge... 12 00 Jacob Donaldson, rep'g br'ge. 12 00 ' j L J Wilson, letting bridge 2 50 ^ I Agnew & Higgins, repairing j bridge 100 00 j Searles & Corley, repairing bridge 200 00 * S E Brown, repairing bridge.. 3 50 . iBoney Williams, building Hardlabor br 398 50 j Same, repairing bridge -35 00 r J P Jones, repairing bridge... 6 50 , Morrow & Wardlaw, repalri'g bridge 25 00 t r r> is oo . J D icpaiuug vnu^vMtM ? ? ? - j J A Devlin, laud to run road upoo 15 00 j E Cowan, repairing bridge...- 8i 80 , Boney Williams, same 20 00 W M Higgius, same 145 00 ^ A R Burton, same 7 60 L J Wilsou, building bridge.. 25 00 ^ W P Wardlaw, right of way for road 15 00 ' M Goggins, building bridge... 25 00 lverson Reynolds, building . gully br 64 50 J V Shrcedcr, for road tools.... 23 50 L J Wilson, letting bridges... 1 75 < Orange Cannon, rep'g br's 5 00 ] Mrs Nickles, right of way, &c 20 00 < L J Johnson, rep'rs on br 15 00 < Z Carter, repairing bridge 100 00 t< G Cade, do 15 00 | For opening new road, near Greenwood M.. * 50 00 Cowan & Morrah, rep'rson br 11 44 Thos Derracott, road work 80 W C Cosby, saving bridge timbers 7 50 Bon^s, Brown & Co, road pica 01 00 Win Mitchell, repairs on br... 25 00 ' Cowan & Morrah, same 3 93 ; R T Kirkpatrick, same 20 00 Christian & Wilson, work on road and bridges 21 00 .T V Rhrmder. work on bridtre 50 00 Henry Heard, building Burdett'sbr 733 96 j ??? 1 $ 3,930 43 ^ Sheriffs Accounts. ] For Dieti'g pris'n'rs, Nov !74$ 88 85 J " do do Dec '74 134 90 ' " Blankets for jail 2150 4? do 15 00 " do 19 45 " Clothes for pris'r in jail.. 7 10 , " Dieti'g pris'rs in Jan '75 1 23 80 " Medical service for pris- J oners in jail 14 05 " Dieting pris'rs, Feb '75 97 10 " do March'75 155 40 " Medical attention to prisoners 9 00 " Locks for jail 5 00 ^ " Dieting prisoners April.. 184 10 "" ~~dor ~ ?-iCray.^ 175 60 ' " Dieting Jerry Coleman in Columbia 22 10 " Dieting pris'rs in June.. 48 60 do July... 112 80 " do Aug.... 212 50 r " do Sept'r. 238 00 " Transporting prisoners to penitentiary 479 00 j " Serving jurors Jan term. 44 10 " do Ap'l do . 54 50 " do May do . 27 55 " Services rendered State... 20 20 do do ... 13 45 " Serving venire for petit jurors, Oct t?rm 27 05 " Spec'l venire May term.. 25 00 " do Jan'y " ? 40 00 S 2,415 70 Jury commissioner. r\ W H Shives, jury comm'r $ 30 00 OfficeFuraiture and Repairs. t Bagging for C H steps and ^ floor $ 7 50 J: D B Smith, furniture for sch'l f comm'r office 62 50 ^ Chalmers, chairs for C H 30 35 ^ D B Smith, work on offices 15 00 J T Robertson, sundries for court room 7 25 H W Lawson, fixing stoves &c in court room 16 20 ^ Seal, Sigu & Robertson, work on public buildings 18 35 J D Chalmers, cli'rs for offices 86 00 H T Tusteu, repairing safe in sheriffs office 5 00 Sl W Rosenberg, for offices and jail 6 80 I] T B Millford, office furn're &c 7 25 u R Jones, articles for public D offices 1125 W Rosenborg, well buckets.... 1 75 r A ShilHto, repairs on jail.... 7 55 j J Wilson, repairs in county I offices 3 25 3room for court room 1 00 DuPre7, Gambrell A Co, furniture for Co. Com'r office...... 2 50 E Baswell, cleaning well ,3 50 r A Wier, lock for fth'flfe offi?e 5 00 j tfanuel McKellar, for services in court house 4 50 3eorge Barr, repairing chairs- 8 60 $ 255 90 Post Mortems and Lunacy. [0. TransportingPermeliaWarren to Asylum $20 00 16. Dr. Andrew Yates, Examination of Lunatic 5 IX) 17. Dr. E. Parker, examinatton of lunatic 5 00 25. Dr. J. W. Ligon, examination of lunatic 5 00 28. Probate Judge proceedings in 2 cases of lunacy 10 00 11. R. R. Hemphill, T. J.proceedJnora in 9 nnaoa nf ?iinnr>v TO 00 16. L P Guffln, transportation lutic to asylum 40 00 1 33. Dr. Templeton, certificate of lunacy 5 00 34. L P Guffln, transportation lu- ' natic .to asylum 38 25 174. Dr A J Speer, examining lunatic 5 00 179. Dr Templeton, examining lunatic* '. 5 00 [88. Dr E Parker, examining lunatic 6 00 : 189. Probate Judge proceedings in lunacy 5 00 [90. Same 5 00 [93. L P Guffln, transportation lu uuuu LU odjiulli v>u ihj >01. R R Hemphill, examinin&lunatic 5 00 ( 208. Probate Judge's proceedings in lunacy 6 00 ( 218. Dr E Parker, examining lunatic 5 50 ? ] $208 75 : Board of Equalization. ! F A Connor, forservices $78 20 r W Perrin 4? .. 84 30 j Li H Russell " 15 00 $177 50 ' rrial Justices and their Constables 3EGraj*don. Trial Justico...$115 30 < Benj. Hughes, " 51 25 R R Hemphill, 41 77 40 r R Tarrant, " 222 00 [ t r m it 11 aa VY xroy, " ii w A. F Calvert, " 4 50 lames Rogers, jr " 72 50 i VI 0 Talraon, " 139 50 : rhos Jones, Constable, 62 15 , r A Jefferson, " 105 65 ' A. B Griffin, " 2110 Lewis C Clay, " 0 00 D P Hannah, " 8 90 Aaron Mitchell, " 4 00 MOMcCaslan, " 8 00 M Zeigler, " 5 65 Alfred Ellison, 4< 8 00 ; FLMorrah, " 2 70 \ J Titus, " 5 05 ! Mac Thomas, " 7 00 STed Murphy, " 19 50 Fames Itodger, " 92 85 $1,050 05 Court Expenses. 3rand Jurors, certificate $ 373 70 Petit Jurors, " 1,377 75 Coustable, certificates for Court, 344 90 VVitnessses " 638 75 Solicitor 400 00 Contingent Expenses 21 25 $3,156 35 Clerk of Court. L D Bowie :..$100 75 County Printing. Lee & Wilson, ucc't rendered $238 00 Hemphill & Humphill, 290 50 W K Blake, 36 00 $564 50 Books and Stationary. LD Bowie, acc't rendered $ 22 00 Parker & Perriu, " 146 36 Walker, Evans & Co, 71 50 r F C DuPre 23 25 K W Lawson, 16 98 L H Russell 14 73 T N Tolbert 59 6-5 $304 47 , County Commissioners. < McKellar $ 45 00 fones. 330 45 Christian 4T)0 00 Pope 337 45 ] $1,112 90 ( Clerk County Commissioners. ] ] Jlerk County ^Commib3ioMT8^ls5Sg?N5^ > , Miscellaneous. ; Miscellaneous account $256 56 Recapitulation. < DR. ' To amount collected for Coun- ^ ty purposes from all sources $17,194 54 Cr. 3y am't paid Auditor on his or- t der $1,000 00 ( am't paid Poor House 2,284 02 . am't paid roads and bridges 3,930 13 i acts ren'd by Sheriff. 2,415 70 am't paid Jury Comm'rs... 30 00 ' am't paid office furniture and Repairs 255.90 am't paid Post Mortems and ^ Lunacy 208 75 c am't paid Board Equaliza- \ tion. 177 50 t Vial Justice and other Constables 1,050 50 'ourt Expenses 3,156 35 Merk of the Court 106 75 bounty Printing 564 50 5ooks, stationary, &c 354 47 Jounty Commissioners 1,112 00 J !lerk County Commissioners... 288 87 i Iiseellaueous 256 56! v In hands of Treasurer 1 79! 1 ] $17,194 54 .oo't audited but unpaid 1,425 5G Total $18,621 10 tatemcnt of the Financial Condition u of Abbeville County. f ebts prior to 1st Nov. 1873,...$29,567 69^ cficieuey of 1874 6,299 24 g ebta contracted, 1875 18,621 10 c< $54,488 03 % Cr. Jy.am't collected from Special Levy $16,630 04 am't collected for Current Expenses 17,104 54 , $33,830 58 )ebt remaining unpaid 1st Nov. 1875 20,657 45 .$54/188 03 Or thus, Debts unpaid prior toJstNov. 1873,..: $16,931 05 Debts unpaid on Deficiency of 1874 2,299 ii* Debts unpaid, being the deficiency of this year 1,426 56 $20,657 45 The State of South Carolina* County of Abbeville. ERSONALLY appeared before me Robert Jon?3, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners for Abbeville County, and upon oath says that the < t 1 _ _ x J 1. _4._ A i. V ' A loregoing is a true unu uurreui siaiemeut of the finances of: said County for the fiscal year ending October 31st, .1873, as appears by vouchers on file. ROBERT JOKES}, Ch. B. C. C. Sworn and subscribed before me this 20th November, 1875. J. C. WOSMANSKY, .Notary Public, ?. C. MARRIAGES." MARRIED, on the evening of November 17, 1875, by Rev. B. F. Miller, at the residence of tho bride's father, Major J. L. White, Mb. WESLEY C. GRIFFIN and Miss MAMIE WHITE, both of Abbeville County. Their brilliant attendants wore composed of Mr. J. C. Griflin and Miss Aggie Bullock, Mr. R. B. Johnson and Miss Anna McCaslan, Mr. R. E. White and Miss Katie Delph, Mr. L. T. Hill and Miss Mamie Stuart, Mr. J. P. Phillips and Miss Ellen Dukes, Mr. Thomas H. Walker and Miss Fannie Lites, Mr. T. C. Stuart and Miss Fannie K. Bradley, Mr. George Anderson ind Miss Mollie Lites. MARRIED, on the 10th inst., by the Rev. Sumter Daniels, Mb. W. T. CUNNINGHAM and Miss ANN LIZZIE BASKIN, both of Abbeville. * MARRIED, on the evening of tho 19th of October last, Mr. J. CLINTON BELCHER, (formerly of Abbeville, S. C.,) and Miss LIZZIE GLADNEY, of Bossier Parish, Louisiana. DEATHS. DIED, at his homo three miles east of Abbeville, Mr. John McCord, at 6 o'clock Sabbath evening, Nov. 21, 1875, aged 84 years, 9 months, and 17 days. The deceased was born" within one-half mile of his late residence; there, in sight of his birth-place, he spent his whole life, except a brief residence, during his early manhood, in the County of Edgefield. Here he reared a large family, two daughters and five sons of whom survive their venerable father. He made a profession of religion and waa received into the membership of the Beulah Baptist Church during the pastorate of tho late Rev. James M. Chiles, in 1844, where he remained a member Until his death. Thus has passed away, in a ripo old age, one ot Abbeville s most venerable citizens; an affectionate husband, a fond father, a warm friend, and an humble Christian. His bereaved wife and large circle of relatives have the svmpathy ot MANY FRIENDS. HOTEL ARRIVALS. ~ -4j! Abbeville Hotel. ? W L Miller, Cedar Springs; A V Bautright, Columbua, Ga; Richard Branev, Elberton; R S Wallingford, Kentucky; J P Brown, Baltimore; Beuton Jones, Abbeville; W D Mars, C'al- ^ boun's Mills; Samuel Miller, R N Pratt, 1 Abbeville; W K Blake, James Pinson, & Greenwood; Y 0 Young, Hodge's Depot; J Walker, Elberton, Ga; J C Bond, M 12 Dorsett, Atlanta; J Michel, Bordeaux. Alston House. ? J M Cochran, Due West; Dr A T Wideman; W D Mars, E A Mars, Calhoun's Mills; F II Rahm, Ya; Rev A N Experidon, a Bulgarian Priest of the Greek Church, from Turkov, City of Jerusalem, <fco; A A Farley, N Y; W G McClellan, Atlanta; C G Haddou, Duo West; J T Baskin, Mountain View; E E Trewit, Bradleys; R O McCaslan, Abbeville; Miss Sallie Baskin, Monterey, Wier's Hotel.?J A Foster, E Meac1, Jas Vass, NY; B F Cede, Tlios J Kincad, Jno Holland, Joseph Harris, RE Garrett, Baltimore; J D Jones, W M Crookshanks, Atlanta; F A Smith, Texas; J H Dennis, Newberry; Jno Brooks, Barnes' Mill; Dr D S Benson, Mt Carmel; W P Russell, Charleston; Capt It F McCaslan, Charleston; ABC Lindsay and ladv. Clear Spring; ?? J Bovlo, Columbia: John Knox, Charleston; Prior, N C; II Frazier, S C; Jeptha Wilson, Anderson. CONSIGNEES. Freight?James McCaslan, Dr Thomas, S J Hinton, W H Parker, John Knox. Express?R H Wardlaw, R C T Baker, 3 P Brown, J T Simpson, R S Beckham, G Sriffin, J J Rogers, Jas Hanson, N E John3011, L D Bowie. MARKET REPORTS. ' corrected weekly by Barnwell & Co., Cotton Brokera and Dealers iu General Merchandise. ^| Abbeville. Cotton, Fodder, 91.00 Applct^^HHH9HH^HHn|H Eggs, 15c Bacon Finnr. ..:<*oor,,:STT)(H) futrMMMflfflWM? Meal, ?1.40(u,81.50 CorrS|HH||^HMH|HB| Peas, $1.50 ChicI^BraMHH^^HgHBHGB Augusta. November ivith good demand lor higher grci^HR||R^^fflHSuRfl lling ll!i@12i; net receipts 1,340; HM|9R9Bfl9^^Hpf Charleston, November 22.?Co^BH|fl^NHH^9Q| nand good?middling 12J ; not recc1?B^HHH^9|^^H M2; exports to Great Britain 3,785; 1MH|^SH0|^Hb| vise 3,083; sales 2,000, Baltimore. November 22.?Cotton -middling 13; sales 475. 29|XSN|EB|^HhH Liverpool, November 22.?12 M.? on firm?middling uplands Gjj; niiddll^HBjHK^HHBS Means 7 3-10; sales 12,000, New York, November 22.?12 M.? on steady; sales (570?uplands 13 7-16 ; Or-^^HHB|^Hf| eans 13j|, Futures opened quiet and lirm. ^^HH| 6 P. M.?Gold steady, at 1,14*. REMOVAL. " rx i vtv/i ~i,i ai-..n^ J - V T AA1VJ IVtUVI VU 11 Will UU1 U1V1 OI.4U1U CX in Knox's Block, our friends and customers will lind us at the store formerly K-cupied by Col. J. T. Robertson, No. 2 rVliite's Block, wlicre we will bo pleiwed o serve them. DuPRE, GAMBRELL & co. Nov. 17, 1S75, 32-tf payupT 4ll parties indebted to us by note or account, must make mniediate paymeut, or their accounts vill be placed in the hands of an attorley for collection. DuPre. Gambrell & Co. Nov. 17,'l875 32-tf ANTOINE POULLAINi COTTON FACTOR, ^."ugusta, - - - Georgia. [WILL continue the business at my Fireproof Warehouse, corner Jack>11 and Reynolds Streets, where I will ive my personal attention to the sale of jtton consigned to me. Consignments respectfully solicited. Sept. 8, 187o, 22-8m