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udvunM^HHTer fidelity. Had Mr^ I). negleWWpKr husban(f af^i sent oil tlie money, even the Supreme Court 'SWould not have denied her "right. Donald was insured when he was taken eiek, and that sickness prevented his paying at the appointed time, and all was lost. Jicadrr, (his may be your c(utc.' You pay for years, and at last when taken sick, if your wife remaius with you in your suffering, instead of running off to the Company's agent with your money, they may take ad van tage of you and your widow, as [they uid with Col. Donald. Many of the Companies boast of hav ing accumulated hundreds of thousands of dollars in a few.vears, when an ordi nary business would require a lifetime to accomplish so much from so small a beginning. Mrs. Donald's money goes to swell tlie assets oi uio l'leainoui cc ivinngioii, but never a cent do they pay her. Does President (Harrington boaft of his act with Mrs. D? \Ye think not. Judge Orr and a jtlry of good men at Ander ~-*on thought the Company should pay her claiui. J3ut they have refused to do St. Such a course may prosper for a lit tle while, but we have faith in an over ruling Providence, who is ever ready to defend the weak and fatherless. Public wtitiment will not sustain any set of utrojig men who oppress weak widows. In the Mosaic law we find, Exodus xxii: 22, 24: "Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child. If thou them in any wise, und they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; and my wrath a hall wax hot, and 1 will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall - -u - ... Ut? WIUOttf?f UUU JWUl UIIIUIVU uuuv lesa." SHADE TREES. Their Healthful Effect ? Their Beauty and their I'tility. Scientific me.lical men hive clearly proved, both by theory and observation, that trees in a town have u most bene ficial effect upon the health of its citi zens, from the fact that the leaves absorb impurities from the air, and everybody admits that a city or town is more or less beautiful, according to the number of tree* that flourish alone: its streets and tdmdcd walks. The Legislature of C'ali fornia has enacted u Jaw which allows every citizen who will plant trees and maintain them for three years, a deduc tion from his taxes of one dollar for V '-?ach tree planted. If such an ordinance .was passed by the Town Council of Abbeville, many citizens would be in duced to plant shade trees along the streets about their premises. While our Council has been active, and has done much good work at but little cost, we suggest, as this is the season for setting out trees, that so*ne attention be now pa>d to this most important matter. All the streets leading to any of our church es, as well as the streets leading to the cepot, should beshaded. If young trees were set in the gulleys on both sides of "Washington Street, leading to the depot, they would most likely grow luxuriant ly, and soon make the street one of the ino>d, beautiful and best shaded in town. f Ti??j frees thu* planted would tlourish from the dampness of the piace, and cause the drains to till up. Our readers will remember a few years ago that r trees were set in thegulley on Magazine H? Street, and they are now the finest yuuug iretfM ill hjwji, mm mc ?iu>n i.-? permanently slopped. To plant treesiu these gulleys will mo*t effectually pre vent their further washing, ami will be a source of economy, an welJ aHailording a spectacle beautiful to the eye in the delightful shades they rellect. Our readers will appreciate our appeal for tree* when they remember the hcorehing heat of the Summer's nun when one i? oompelledto walk to the depot. This ie the hottest walk in town. laughing at tbc Misfortunes of Others. Th? following extract we find an un claimed waif upon the sea of newspaper literature. It has in it that touch of liuman nature which makes us all akin. Do not Laugh.?l)o not laucrh at that drunken man reeling through (lie street. However ludicrous the sight may be, just pause and think. He is going home to some tender heart that will throb with intense agony; some do ting mother, perhaps, who will grieve over the downfall of him who was once her sinless boy, or it may be a fond wife whose heart will almost burst with grief oa she views the destruction of her idol : or may be a loving sister who will shed bitter tears over tne depredation of her brother, shorn of his manliness and aelf-reapect. Rather drop .1 (ear in si lent sympathy with those hearts so keenly sensitive and tender, yet so loy al that they cannot accept sympathy tendered them either in wood, look or act although it might fall upon their crushed and wounded hearts as refresh iugly as the summer dew" upon the urifliorintr nlnnt. Au vonr PVO follows the inebriate's uncertain foot steps, re cord a solemn vow iu heaven that while your life endures, you will do all that within you lies to further the cause of temperance and to make it a criuic to sell or drink intoxicants. Christmas Goods and Where to Buy Tbein. At this season many things are to he bought. There are things which seem to belong peculiarly to the Christmas holidays, and without which Christmas '/{ is not itself. It is a time for the ex change of presents among adults; a time wbenthe lover is expected to pre sent his sweetheart with some kind of a remembrance; when children should tKuic nopunta in some liLtlf! gjL.i |CUiCiUIA7i 11Jvi I ... wv...v present; a time when husbands make ft/ fheir wives presents, and wives theij husbands; and above all, it is a time tt&r. wbeu the children must have presents. The question which arises, in view of . vjt)l these things, is: where can suitable presents be found, both for the young and the old? Consult our advertising columns, and you will see that Messrs. Parker & Perrin Mr. Jas. Lawson, and Messrs. J. D. Qhalmers & Co., are pre pared to furnish Christmas presents of almost every variety. Mb. C. C. Chase, of Greenville, is Iiere to sell the Burton Cotton Plauter, Corn and Pea Dropper, and Guano Dis tributor. He is making his headquarters l fit Mr. Trowbridge's store. Saturpay was the coldoat day of tbo season. Mny of the home-printed papers, and ' BFhe prejudice against their use is about c .fas silly r the opposition was to the jgteam press.many years ago, when the J pressmen thought: the improved nia !ehinery "would take bread from their - j mouths." In our opinion every county ! : printer should adopt the plan unless he ; I lias an advertising patronage that would j encroach too much on the local and ! . general news, We expect to adopt the M . plan next Spring. h Domino or Masquerade Pa* >' For the purpose of giving additional zest to the enjoyment of the Christmas holidays, some of the young people of Abbeville propose getting tip a masque rade or domino party, for which they are making due preparation, and to which they are looking with eager an ticipation. For the benefit of tlie un initiated, we give Webster's definition of tiie word "domino"?"a long loose cloth, usually of black silk, but often of other material, with a hood remova ble at pleasure, used as a disguise for the form or features at masquerades." The occasion promises to be one of much enjoyment. + A Gout Butts a Dcacou. This Story Is Founded on Facts. There is no accounting for what a billy goat may do. One of our best and most substantial citizens was at the de pot while some little boys were worry iijg a vicious animal 01 mis kiwi, uui this citizen was entirely unconscious of(1 what was going on. As he walked oft' the boys (lodged out of sight, and the billy not seeing them, w,?nt for the dea con at lightning speed. \\ hen Uie g01lt struck his coat tail he thought the car.> had run back against him. it will never be known far our friend jumped immediately after being struck. Lowndesvillc Dots. Mr. James M. Latimer, jr., having worn out his horses and mules ginning for the public, has bought a portable steam engine, and is now prepared toj<J gin cotton by steam. He has concluded; f that wood is cheaper than corn and fod-j v der, and will make arrangements to|a thresh oats and wheat at the proper!f season. . If Mr. J. M. Latimer lias concluded to move his cooking arrangements near the house, and has bouuht a new store. 1 .Sineu he lias read so much in the Pro.w 0 and Banner about well pumps, he con- a gratulates himself that he did not buy ' one. He will farm on a less extensive 1 scale. He has sowed oats. Mr. F?. D. Kay, like the Junior, is in v the matrimonial market, and is looking:" for "some one lhat will suit him." We!' have had more trouble in ytttiny such aj* divinity than in the ftiiuing. it isn't (: always that a feiiow can get them when he liuds them. j Quite a number of farmers are redu- I cing the number of their mules and t horses, and they generally contemplate I' giving employment to lewer laborers. Second-hand horses and mules go beg- c ging here. They are ottered for sale at I ( almost any price. j] Any presentable bachelor, who can ' . - I.. ? ? | \ inane an eiigiuic unci iu ? tiuiiuoviuvi and worthj^lady, should go to Lowndes ville. The divinities of this locality liuve declared off from taking any gen-1 denial) at present in this market. j Mr. Robert Hutchinson is a good cit izen, and takes care of his linances. When he lends mouey he requires good security. He is the only man in the Lowndesville section wno has never bough la pound of bacon. Mr. Pierce Oliver recentlj* bought a splendid yoke of oxen from Mr. J. Mori is Latimer, sr., for sixty dollars hut as this, the price, is a secret, we hope that our readers will say nothing about it. Mr. J. P. Young's head is level on the oats question. Jle has sown largely of this grain, and will plant but little cotton next year. He will raise his own hogs hereafter. tr or,xt Tv>'idr.iv of f.he Prr*s find Banner want an improved stock of liogs, I * they should call 011 Mr. J. T. Latimer,!' in the Fork, five miles below Lowndes- 1 villle. The leading young men of Lowndes- } villoare practicing for the tournament f that is to come oft" during the Chriatmas holidays. The hog drovers could r scarcely get through that place on Mon day. " i The matrimonial market is dull in ' | this coniuiuAity, but few otters are made ? j at present, while we know of uo accept-1 lances. The bachelors have had bii ^ [ little encouragement. -j* Jamea Bruce, Esq., an collector for the! | I nrwnf*li?>r. finds monev verv scarce.!. I The devil keeps reserved Heats for nienl1 i who don't pay the preacher and the! j printer. h j Mr. J. V. Schroder i? a capital black-j | J smith, and faithfully serves the public! I in this line, lie also furnishes liisjc i neighbors with corn in the liquid state.; i 4 Mr. A. Z. Bowman is a good farmer, j! land recently undertook to sell a patent!! j plow stock. However, he didn't make! as much at that as lie did at farming. I All the little girls about Lowndesville j) j have got to he young ladies, and, like contractors, all ready for proposals, ifj ! they come from a reliable source. I One Vote Lost. ? Maj. Wm. Bell j \ j has emigrated from Lowndesville to the 1 I.State of Georgia. He took his departure 1 j two weeks ago. ] Mr. C. T. Latimer has the best milch . cows in the neighborho od, and oilers to i ( sell them at reduced prices to the | U rangers. ! Mr. Mac. Brooks' woodahop was ! burnt about three weeks ago. We learn | tlmt be is preparing to re-build. A great many of tbe farmers in th is locality will have fat hogs of their own | raising to slaughter this season. j There will be much less ground I planted in cotton uext Spring than any I year since the war. A great many of the planters have; enough corn for their own use. Fully three times* the usual amount of oata has beeu sowed. The merchants of Lowndesville are: doing a fair business. Stag driving is all the go about Lowndesville. A large amount of seed wheat ia un- j derg round. \> C IL'UHr^TIK Minis Ul .UCIDU-1. A. J. Lipscomb & Co., \V. ft. Cason, Win. Pressiy & Co., and the barber shop of E. Lewis were burned on last Saturday light. Col. Miller's stores were slight y injured. Loss estimated at from >8,000 to ?10,000. The fire originated n the barber shop. No one knows letter than ourselves how ^sympathise vith the unfortunate in this respect. Brokk His Leo.?Peter Thomson, a iolored man, had the misfortune to get lis leg broken on Wednesday last, lie vas lifting a large box in which lime > ? 1 -- 1 u.. i.? lilll UL't'll bi;iKtJU, HIIU ll.V suuii; III<."U1I3 ut ell with the box on his leg, which broke t just above the..knee. The charitable n the community contributed money ind goods to make the unfortunate man is comfortable as possible. Twk ladies of Cokesbnry, on next 'riday evening, will give an entertain nent, consisting of a Cantata and Re reshmeuts, for the benefit of the two hurelies of their village. They hope heir friends will favor them with their .ttcndance in large numbers. We ac ;nowledge the courtesy of an invitation o be present, anil shall endeavor to hon ir the invitation. Ont JrwjF. 1ms been re-elected, and vill administer justice to us for the icxt four years. While some of our >eople might have'been glad to have iail a better judge, we think we have 10 reason to complain, when we note lie election for other circuits. We nuch prefer Judge Cooke to some thers that might have been sent here. Tinnmv khom liis House and vM/LKD.?Mr. i^wroiiee Clinkscales, a vorthy young man of trie i^nvndesville ection, had (he misfortune to be rom his hosre on Sunday last, and wan o seriously injured that he died on Sunday night. Pie was unmarried. Mil. Wm. Maoim, was in our oflice m Monday last. He is one of the few tinner* who always makes his own pro 'isions. He never buys corn or bacon, .ml, as a consequence, pays in advance or his paper, and sleeps with no fear of j ..!! j: I.:.... i.-.1.,.-^, ne primers uevii ui.huj-umg maoiuur >ers. Mi:. C. E. Bruce has entered regu nrly upon the discilarge of the duties f his otliee, and will no doubt make an eeeptabU oflieer. There are a few de iuquents that we think want to settle heir little bills with him. Christmas is one week nearer than >?heii we last alluded to it, and the little nes are that much nearer to the good hings they are to receive. We wish hem ever so much luck, and trust that >ld Kris may not withhold his hand. Jkrry Coleman.?Sheriff Guflin left Abbeville on last Saturday for Coium lin, taking with him Jerry Coleman, hat he might appear before the Su >reme Court on the following Monday. Intellectual.?'We learn that some if the young gentlemen of Erskine College occasiomilly indulge in intel ectual and refining recreations. One light some time ago somebody put a oung cow in the college chapel. Mr. D. B. Smith, a most excellent nechunic, one day lust week had the nisfortune to cut his leg with some ol lis edged tools, and has since been lying ip, unable (o walk. We wish for him a peedy recovery. Last week we commenced the publi cation of the "Parisian Detective,/ a erial story, which will run through ome tqn numbers of the Press find Banner. No one should fail to read this uglily interesting story. Mr. Joiin Pratt, one of our most mccessful farmers was in town yesler lav. He says that he eudorses all that is now to let the people know all aboul juanos. Mr. Pratt's bead is level ou iuch matters. Wk learn (hat there are but few farm trs between White Lick and Long Cant hat will "make both ends meet" thi* ear. Among that number we are in ormcd that Mr. Wm. Magill is among he fortunate. Cai'T. W. D. Mars came home last veek from Newberry with'-his bride, kVe wish the Captain much happiness. HI?a TumIah lw\nou tn orrif unmo bd'PAl naiden to hear his prayer. The Christmas holidaj's approach ind our merchants being awake met lave no doubt prepared extensively tc upply the thousand and one wants 01 ' a>.and generous occasion. f. ? Who Would Have It ??We learn that one ol he brethren and charter members of s j! range went buck on Ins brethren in lie iic>{; uusui?:??. , When an ignoramus of a legislatot vants to interfere with the newnpapei idvertising by law, we think lie had jetter go to some old field school for a ;onple of terms. Messrs. McGitee Bkotjieks have Inished their new store, and now hav? t filled with nice goods, and are readj :o give their customers good bargains. Di'E West will be well representee hi Long Cane on Wednesday anc fhursday, while Abbeville's deiegatioi would do credit to any town. The Rev. Mr. Mood was absent or Sunday at the meeting of Conference und his congregation were in attend mice 011 other churches. Cold Snap.?Friday %and Satujdaj nights were the coldest of the season with plenty of ice without and withit doors. .. Tiie canacitv of some neonle for eat Inj^will bo very eflectually denioimtra ted at the supper on ucxt Monday fright.* Tiik students of the Male and Fernah Colleges at Due West will have a t\v< Jays' holiday on Christmas. Whkn a man wants to enact a law t< make printers work for nothing, w< think he is adaruphool. Mr. H. W. Lawsox will soon send nit his wagon loaded with tiu. Ge pourparler rcuuy. Tiik Methodist Sunday school wil have a Christinas tree, and the litth ones are happy. Messrs. A. A. Gibert and T. W Mara, Btudenftnpf,tbe Military Institute it Charlotte are home to spend tin holidays. Dr. Edwards in boadln^ft druf tore at Due YVeat? OF JURORS. oks.? John T Jjyon, Ed eld, Roger L. Williams, an, James H Bramlette, J larles Link, J Frazicr Liv W Wharton, Julius Moore, gne, W M McC'aslan, John R George W Speer, T C Hearls, i Aff>fi!ll dror'n TCplInr. f! W Jurors.?B M McGhee, R W Wni Cunningham, Basil Davis, rton, Thus H Martin, J H Bimp H McCaslan, W H White, Peter , John McCoppin, John H Tur ' S Baskin, Jno T Parks, Jno B u, T J* Mil ford, Zed Ray, K, A don, John G Law tun, Wesley BS^Bchcr, John H Morrow, M L.ip ESTii>>. Banister A Davis, Samuel Pres H J K Brownlee, David Turman, J W ^ptes, Samuel Boyd, John L Gano, H I'YV Bowie, \V H MeDill, Spencer Watt, * Butier Brooks, Jerry Williams, Primus i Cummins. Is It Masonic? ; Editor Press & Banner: Sib?We have no Masonic journal, and ask a small space in your columns for a Masonic question. Suppose a Lodge of fifteen Masons meet, and the question of refreshments comes up, is it Masonic for eight of these brethren to invest the funds of the Lodge in oysters and cereal extracts, against the earnest protestations of the remaining seven? Would not an investment of sixty or . eighty dollars to relieve some Mason's , distressed widow, or to educate at Wil liamston or C'okesbury some poor Ma son's son or daughter, contribute more to the credit of Masonry? Would the arbitrary expenditure in oysters and | cereal extracts above alluded to, have a tendency to promote the harmony of a Lodge ? We wish it distinctly understood that we do not say that any Lodge has done i mmli n flitlKr Wo f( I'm llllM'pl V ?I1 nTlOsi 11 f aease, for the sake of argument. Will some \rell informed brother give his views on the above quest ions ? Editor Pirns X* Banner: The Election of Officers of the Due West Independent Lodge, No. 23, A. 1<\ M., for ilie ensuing year, resulted us follows: A. J. C'linlscales, W. M. W. Cowan Brock, S. W. J as. Y. SrrroN, J. W. MhAdams. Treasurer. ENQUIRER. Masouic, 1<\ W. it. Nance, Secretary. Ji. C. DuPbk, S. D. H. II. Clamp, J. D. J as. Mag ill, Tyler. Greenwood, S. C. Dec. 21, 1875. j Editor Press and Banner: Silt?1The following officers were elect ed to serve the ensuing Masonic year:? GREENWOOD CHAPTER NO. 37, It. A. M. (i. M. Jordan, H. I*. C. A. C. Waller, K. M. C. Taggart, S. iUiams, C. H. C. G. \\ ailer, A. M. Aiken. It. A. C. - 31. Iteynolds,"jr., Tr. Thomas Duckett, See. \V. H. Wliitloch, G. M. 3 V. J. M. Ranipey, G. M. '1 V. . T. J. Arnold, G. M. 1 V. C. W. Crews, Sen. The following officers were eiecteu to serve Greenwood Lodge No. <J1, A. F. M., during the ensuing Masonic year:? A. McNiel, W. M. A. M. Aiken, S. W. Thomas Duckett, J. W. W. K. Hailey, Tr. J. T. Til lord, Sec. A. CJ. Waller, S. D. \V. A. Williams, J. D. T. J. Arnold, I -.i? W. II. Whit lock, I Awards. <J. W. Crews, Tr. Respectfully, (J. M. JORDAN. A CARD. Ninety Six, Dec. 21, 1875. T take this method of returning my thanks to the citizens of Ninety Six for their kindness in saving my buildings from fire on Saturday night last, and , especially to Mr. Tryon, of the firm of P. 1'. Toale, Charleston, who acciden tally happened to be present with one of the (Jreat Americau Fire Extinguish ers and through his etlbrls did much to 1 control the tire and prevent its spread ing. 1 take pleasure in recommending ' this machine to those who wish a safe, nnrl pftW>tivH Fire Extinguisher. G. McD. MILLER. Ninety Six Cotton Market. Ninety Six, S. C., Dec 18, 1875. Editor Press and Banner: Sik: Below find statement of cotton shipped from this place during the pre sent season np to last night the 17th : For September, 348 Bales. ' October 1,120 " 14 November, 1,022 " " December, up to 17th, 1,105 " Total, 4,105 liertpectfullv, N. HAUT, Weigher. GosHip with ocr Exchanges. Our excellent Town Council contin ues the good work of beautifying the town and adding Jo the comfort and convenience of the citizens. They have commenced putting out shade trees, for which those who Jive here a few years hence will give them cordial thauks.? Union Times. We trust that the Town Council of Abbeville will emulate the example of our neighbors. Fair Notice.?The merchants of Greenwood will close their stores on Christmas day (Saturday.) The public therefore, govern themselves according ly.?New Era. Purchasers on tl?at day may come to Abbeville where they will lind r attentive clerks at their posts. ' The IVcio Era is a benefactor. In 1 noticing the burning of the soot in a chimney last week, he says: "And > but for the presence of mind of one oi ; our printers the house would have been r consumed." The New Era says its circulation if I rapidly increasing, and from his state II ments we presume he will have to get a i ligtning press in about two week. Union County is infested with i thieves, and the editor of the Union f Times has ordered his Christmas turkey . to roost on a higher limb. Tiik Newberry Jlcruld man has "put on" his Christmas goose. He expects ta boil it tender by the 25th. The Pickens Sentinel is full of the County Commissioners' report. Gin House Notice.?We regret to -t-~ ...i i - - U)[IKC LUC unwoi uwuog **'* Capt. James Pratt, of Due West. 11 occurred on Monday night. Loss, five bales of cotton and GO or 70 bushels ol corn. Incendiary. No insurance. We long to see the day when such acts ol lawlessness may with certainty meet the just punishment of the law. It is distressing, and paralyzes the farmer's energy to nave the proceeds of a year's work burnt in this manner. The crib and gin house were two hundred yards apart. The torch was applied to both houses. *- -?> Our young friend, Master Willie McGowan, is home from ISewanee, spending the holidays. Mr. J. B. Rogers is moving to the Fair Plantation, whore ho will till the soil next year. LEGISLATIVE. The supply or tax Bill has Houses, with some ameudi Senate as to the cfepos of funds in theySta The bill to tycate Barnwell ajt; third readin In the Ho a bill to prov claims to cer The Judi( back joint r< 10 and 18. tion ; bills grand jur^ amend se<j Statutes, j creditors ! lie amend The com? substitute! sales; to fil Also, repr in lands sold pay of members^ tlon ; recommend to extend the time! A Senate joint resqfluj and directing the State t row a sufficient amount 0/ money fot payment of the membersandftuiployees I \ cu?TVlt>t?r M'.lO nL-toll tin I and passed its second reading. The House concurred in th$ Senate ! resolution to appoint a special commit tee tf? investigate the fooutb Carolina Agricultural College. A bill to amend title 11 chapter VII, pages 27 and 2.1 of the General Statutes in relation to the qualitfcatiou of elec tors, was passed to a ihfrd Teading. ^ A bill to provide for the eleotioiL^of auditor and treasurer for Abbeville, County and to fix pay of same, was re jected on the recommendation ^oXythe committee. Vj A joint resolution proposing' an nmpm!ment to the Constitution *>f?the Biate relative to the veto power of the Governor was killed. Mr- Guffin introduced a bill to repeal liilh section of law relating to contracts with laborers. COTTON MILLS I\ THE SOUTH* Reasons Why They Must Pay?The W ay to Work Them. The Sc.icntific American gives four whv capitalists should invest in cotton mills at the South, to wit: 1. Labor is cheaper at the South than at the North. 2. In consequence of a milder climate, the neeessary expense of living is less than in New England, as is also that of heating factory buildings, &c., 3. Coal is abundant in the South, and chtap water privileges can be obtained in every direction. 4. The purchase of the raw material direct from the producer saves the prof its of numerous middlemen and long transportation. The Southern factory, continues the Scientific American, should buy cotton j in the seed, gin and then spin ft with out packing into bales. .Some of the advantages of such a system would be? 1. The yarn would be stronger. Bal piI fnttnn cannot be nivnared for carding without heating, and "thus weakening the fibre to a greater or less extent. 2. Tliere would be less waste. Fre mnpji cotton is discolored and otiiorwis? in inft'fr-nitrn siihQfinpps that have been packcd with "IP. North and in Europe it takes from 108 to 115 pounds of cotton to nmko 100 pounds of yarn ; and although the waste is not so great at the South, it is never theless* considerble. 3. The cotton seed would be pressed at the same establishment and the oil and oil-cake sold. 4. The interest on gins and ginhouses, which now are idle the greater part of the year, would be saved to planters. 5. The raising of cotton on small farms would be encouraged. The plan tation system is not fitted for free labor, and it is steadily breaking up ; but until l./i ItAuaodt* uolil ill thn cuuuii ciiii ut iiwut.-uj owiu ... few small farms will be opened Jn the cotton section, for the reason that a man cannot afford to buy and operate a gin if lie only plants a few acres of cotton. Better cotton and more per acre will be obtained on small farms than on large ones. Meeting of the Grand Lodge. At a meeting of tha Grand Lodge held in Charleston during the past week, the following oflicers were elected for the ensueing year W. G. PeSaussure, M. W. Grand Mas ter; Ii. \V. Hall, Deputy Grand Master; A. T. iSoiythe, .Senior Grand Warden; F. A. Connor, Junioi Grand "Warden; J. H. Honour, Grand Treasurer; Charles 1 L-. /-1 | OoAMnfitKit . l>uir VV S! IJlgiesoy, uuuuu , t?o?. ... Bowman, Grand Chaplaiu. The Grand officers elect, were then installed, with the exception of Broth er P. A. Conner, Junior Grand Warden elerit, who was absent. The following grand officers were ap fointed and installed : Brothers J. A. -aw and T. B. Hacker, Senior Grand Deacons; Brothers E. T. Westmoreland and D. T. Barr, Junior Grand Deacons; Brother Zimmerman Davis, Grand Marshall; Brother B. J. Witherspoon, Grand Pursuivant; Brother Wm. A. Wilson, Grand Tiler. The Grand 'Master made the following appointments of District Deputy Grand Masters, to wit; First district, J. A. Stuart; second district, S. S. Knight; third district, Asbury Coward- fourth district, OJardo Khepperd ; fifth district, W. P. Hix ; sixth district, J. A. Iziar; seventh district, J. Adger Smyth; oi^litli district, K. W. Lloyd; ninth dis trict, J. D. Kennedy ; tenth district, S. A. Durham. It was resolved that the Junior Grand Warden electv Brother F. A. Connor, have permission to be installed in such one of the subordinate lodges as he may select. Death of an Esteemed Lady. Mrs. Luemma Nelson, the wife of Mr. E. Nelson, a well-known citizen of our County, died at the family residence here, on Tuesday night of the past week, after a long and lingering illness. She was a grout suflerer, but exhibited a ontient resignation under the afflictive , hand of Provuleiice, which marked the true Christian, and manifested through her long and painful illness all the evidences of Christian faith and hope. Mrs. Nelson was a native of Newber ry, but passed all the years of her 1 married life in Abbeville?many of these in o^r town, where she was en deared to a wide circle of friends. She was a lady of many personal attractions, and whilst she made no enemies, con ciliated the regard and affection of all with whom she came in contact. S?ho was a sincere and earnest Chris Itian, inul exhibiting the fruits of a. meek ; and gentle spirit in her daily life, lived 1 blameless in the sight of all. She was long 11 consistent member of the Aletho I dist Church, and iu the absence of the (pastor the funeral services were con ducted here and an appropriate sermon preached by the Rev. Mr. Pratt, after '{which the body was ta,ken to Cedar ' Springs lor intcrnienc. 'f Committed.?James Fetner, who , was brought before Trial Justice Mar ; shall yesterday, in continuation <if the } hearing begun the previous afternoon, j was committed to jail,- to await his trial (l for murder at the March term of the ij Pjdgetield Court of General Sessions. | Counsel for the prisoner made a motion j for bail on the charge of manslaughter, j but the Trial Justice viewed the evi dence as sufficient to commit on the charge of murder. The testimony giv , en by Superintendent Anderson was in relation to the rulesof the company gov 1 erning the running of traius; that of (Conductors Sprinkled ar.d McKenzie in ! corroboration of the details in general >|s published in the papers immodiatoly tvr the accident. ZjKZUI UIIU 1411 which he has just closed his rig elder of the Mr. Brown is a energy. He is hen engaged in a campaign against is bold, earnest, searching. In re exhortation he is par Ill the office of pre eculiar powers have master workman?a of Israel. I/H. BROWNE ncTewon ^County, 8. C., i$\9. He was admitted tfito the 86Tuth Carolftm Conference in December, 1845. From that time to the present, he has been an effective Metho dist itinerant, serving twelve years on districts, tnree on stations, iweivp on circuits, two 011 agencies and one on missions. In April, 1868, he established in theC.'ity of Columbia an anti-war-Te ligioii3 newspaper ? The Christian Neighbor?which he continued to edit in addition to his regular pastoral work. He was one of the leading spirits in the organization?October, 1872?of the South Carolina Peace Society, of which lie was chosen president, and to which ortice he lias been successively re-elected at each annual meeting. The esteem in which he is held by the members ol the South Carolina Conference is evin ced by his election as a delegate' to the general conferences of 186-', I860 and 1874. Mr. Browne is a clear and iade lUSnl.MN TJa Jo o tfni'ir tonfl. JJl'UUCUl I IJ 1 LJ t\UA il.U AO i* kVMM cious of his opinions when maturely formed, but is always open to convic tion. In the pulpit he is calm, clear, deliberate, and sometimes unusually powerful. REV. WM. II. FLEMMINO, D. I>., was born in Charleston, S. C\, January 1, 1821. He connected himself with the Methodist Church, in Alabama, in his sixteenth year, and was converted at Athens, (5a., while partaking of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. He was licensed to preach in Charleston January 8, 1841, and was received on trial in the South Carolina Conference on the following month. Since then lie has served efficiently on missions, cir cuits, stations aud districts. Dr. Klem ming possesses in nil eminent degree 'lie suavUcr in modo with the fortitcr in I re. (?enial nnti uiwiaijji j^nosition, he is at. the same time reswuteamj action. He is a mail of untiring zeal and energy, offline executive ability, and of more tliau ordlnary-pni^5t pmver. His thoughts are clad.in elegant diction, and are usually delivered with great flu ency and unction. The esteem it: which he is held by the Conference h evinced bs his election, foc^sevoral suc cessive terms, to the General Conference of his church. Election of one Supreme and Eigb Circuit Judges. The following is the account of the election of judges which came off it joint assembly on Thursday the IGtli inst Mr. Humbert nominated J. J. Wright; Mr. Cain nominated 8. J. Lee, and Mi Boston nominated M. H. Allen, anc said tbat he was the first colored mat ever admitted J.o the bar in the Unitec States. On the first ballott13S votes were east of which Wright received 128, Lee 9 and Allen 1. J. J. Wright was declarec elected. Nominations were received for Judg< of the First Circuit. Mr. Davis nominated W. J. Whipper w i 13 Woo ?,L. .HT. Jl'I Vt'J' lilllllllinivu jjj. JJ. ijuiuiwun Mr. Greeile nominated VV. C. Morrison Mr. Melchers nominated H. A. Meetze Mr. Humbert nominated M. B. Allen. On the fifst ballot, 138 votes were cast of which VV. J. Whipper received 83 and H. A. Meetze 33. Those who voted for Mr. Whipporare Senators Andrews, Cain, Carter, Clin ton, Cochran, Greene, Hayne, Hollins head, Johnson, Jones, Martin, Maxwell Myers, JSash, Owens, Smith, Swails Walker, NVarley, White. Representatives Bampfield, Bates Boston, Brabham, Bridges, C'oker, E. C Coleman, S. Coleman, Collins, Copes Couch, Curtis, Davies, Davis, Duncan, Farrow, Gaither, Gantt, Gary, Gibson Graham, Green, Guffln,|Hamilton, Hen derson, Harriott, G. H. Holland, W. M Holland, Howard, Humbert. Hunter Jackson, Johnston, Jones, ' Jordan tT Iia \fl1fnn Miirirfm Mp -LVC1IU, ajcnubf , Lauchlin, Peterson, Pinckney, Ramsey Richardson, Robertson, Nash, Scott, A Simmons, B. Simmons, H. Simtnonn Simons, A. Sinipkins, Spencer; Steele Sumter, Thompson, Woldon, Weston Widemau, Wolf, Young. Those who voted for Mr. Meetzare: Henutors Bowen, Donaldsoir, Evans Hope, Jeter, Keith, Ward. Representatives Austin, Barnwell, Beatty, Bomar, Bradley, Gaillard Grant, Howard, Johson, Lewis, Living flton, Melchers, Muller, Orr, Red fear Sessions, It. M. Smith, Vandlver, lace, Weatherly, Willis, Woodruf W. J. Whipper was declared1^ Nominations were received for r>f t ho S'.'^ond Circuit. Mr. Whipper nominated P. Xj. ' gin ; Mr. Berckmeyer nominat Allen ; Mr. Elliotl nominated J. J. Ma her. / The whole number of votes cast wai 143; of which P. L. Wiggin received So J. J. Maher 58, M. B. Allen 9. P. L, Wiggln was declared elected. Nominations were received for Judge o the Third Circuit. Senator Johnston nominated F. J Moses, Jr.; Mr. Williams nominated A J. Shaw. The whole number of votes cast wai 139; of which Moses received 7G, Sliav 47. F. J. Moses, Jr., ex-Governorof Soutl Carolina, was declared elected, amids loud cheering. C. P. Townsend was the only candi date for Judge of the Fourth Circuit Ae received 141 votes on the first ballot and was declared elected. It, B. Carpenter, was the only candi date forjudge of the Fifth Circuit, am was elected on the first ballot, receiving 126 votes. Nominations were received for Judg< of the Sixth Circuit. Mr. White nominated T. J. Mackey and Mr. Bamplield nominated A. B i Knowlton. lOI t?Af/tC! ti'fii'rt nnof of wlitnll iOl > Utto i? ui u vm>ju f vi ir ikvii received GO, Knowlton 28, Rion 6. Judge Mackey wjus declared elected and the cheering was greater than fo. Aloses. 133 votes were cast for the Judge o the Seventh Circuit, of which L. 0 Northrop received 114, W. H. Wallact 16. L. C. Northrop was declared elect ed. 130 votes were cast for. Judge of tin Eighth Circuit, of which T. H. Cook< received 114, Thos. Thompson 12, scatter inc 4> T. H? Cook* wa? declared elected , J E Du A John tcGuire, B t> Ogora, W [oore. WlER'8 j rjr; F M Moore, Cokesbu pbury; Major R A . D X Bonson, Mt z, Yonng's Mill; A sy; J W C?awl*oVd, Davidson, Richmond; York; B Freoman, If oi'ftei TliosStonev, uiiories reland, Chas Chase, son, Yorkville; Jno E Edwards, Sharon. II Wren, D H Long, -arum, Live Oak; W C . Edgefield; W L Clink [S L Jones, Greenvlile; Temple of Health; B W 11, Jonn A Will jams, Jas desville; E E Truit, W L -Vest. Ab3e\ /lLe Hotel,?D Rogers, Carters ville; Vt' I) Mars, Augustus Mars, Cal houn's Mills; Guss Napper, W P Wardlaw and wile, W L Wardlaw and wife. Cedar Springs; J C Chipley, Phoenix; G W Con ner, Cokesbury; W H Furn, Newport; W Atcliison, Elberton, Ga; J P Bel, Charles ton; W L McCord, Long Cane; Ber Right, Donaldn; George Williams, Tj James Crawford, Bordeaux; Jotr S Williams. J ivandolph, Toim:*" Lowndesville; C Miller, Chari&tOb; *"A A D Woodson. R Dorsett, Teun, Callett Corley, Bordeaux; J A Ciardy and wlfo. Hogges; II Cunningham, Greenville; R P Shaw, Donaldsville; H M Corley, James Jennings, Bordeaux; Neel Garratt, Green ville; J C Hunicut, Ccnacar Citty; D Had don, Abbeville; G W Trotter, Pigeon Ford; W Z Trotter, Clem Corley, Bordeaux. ? MARKET REPORTS. corrected WEEKLY by Rarnwcll & Co., Cotton Rroker9 and Dealers iu General Merchandise. Abbeville. Dee. 22. Cotton, llfoll J Apples, .$2.00 Fodder, ..$1.25 Eggs .....Hoc Molasses, 50e^j?l Flour, ....$8.00(&$10.00 Moal, ?1.25 Peas *1.00 Bacon, 12c (a, 15c Butter, 25c Coffee, 25c (3) 300 Corn, pl.Oc Chickens, 25c Charleston, December 20.?Cotton dull i and easier?middling 13; receipts 4,787 bales; sales 1,000. Augusta. December 20.?Cotton steiuly and in fair demand?middling 12? receipts 1,430 bales; sales {>43. Liverpool, December 20.?Noon. Cot ton quieter?middling uplands 7; middling Orleans 7i ; sales 10,000 bales. New York, December 20.?7 p. m. Gold dull and weak at l,13}@13i. 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The fashions arc also regularly report ed in its coluiuus, and so aro the markets 01 every kind. The Weekly Sun, eight pages with flfty-sls | broad columns is only 81.20 la year, postage pre paid. As this price bnrcly repays the cost of the I paper, no discount can be made from this rate to clubs, agents, postmasters, or anyone. The Dally Sun, a large four-page newspaper ot tweuty-elgh, columns, gives all the news for two cents a copy; subscription, pontage prepaid, 5Sc. a month or *8.50 a year. Sunday edition extra $1.10 per year. ">Ve have no traveling agents. Address. TIIK HUN, New York City. Dec. 1, lS7o 34-Ct KIND READER, if you aro in any way interested in Bees or Iloncy, we will with pleasuro send' vou a sample copy of our Monthly "GLEANINGS IN BEfe CULTURE." Simply write your add re* plainly on a postal card and address A. I, ROOT, Medina, Obtw. . Forbidding, even'in tlie day? v A solemn, tnoal ifri\vc!co"ie sigh t. V> '*v .? That hnlk has ilnr.e b?cn on the ways, -?i And then liuim-Iivd fori It u|ton tbe tide; And now apalu srte jrrandly jHstyt ; " * fier yor?, villi all ker )u-Ut^t iirkt*. HABITS OF BEES. An eminent naturalist ha? spent consid erable time, during- the laM few yeari,.ln studying the habits of that ever interacting insect, the bee, and evolves some^ curious facts u the result of his observation*^ In a.Jecture on the subject, he alluded to the. statements made by many students of history concerning the affection 4H be^X^or ^yh-other^.^nd stated that thfir popular belief could ,'4Mt be borne oat by lac to. ile imQ seen ooea lie* eacn otoer when they were covered with honey, but lis he had haver yet seen one attempt to res cue another from drowning, and he had come to the conclusion that Irhat sometimes appeared like aityfction was invariably' die t;?te<i by selfishness. He once killed a be# close to another?so close thut the dead body cuim* in contact with the living bee| but tb<4?Uer kept on funding, and did not slightest notice of what had oo HEufred nor show the least s158t -it Biriiilor fate *liould befall and hp- had affection whatever for good deal had been ??aid the grcut qneen. Thus also he believed to without foundation. Last autumn - ho ev changed a black bee for a Ligurian be*. He put the old queeu in a box, and when he went back the next day he found that ' all had deserted her. He then put her in a box with honey, but even then not the slightest notice was taken of her. Scant, he found, was an important organ in the economy of bees; and in order to ascer tain whether it was true that sentinels were placed at the entrance of a hive, to guard it |froin t?trauge bees or wo^ps, he had fra quently called out the bees by the scent of eau de cologne, and bad watched thoM which tirat uurne out.. The rodult of vm observations was that in $?'<?> dght times out of ten the same 1 km came oat each time, thus showing1 that they were en gage d in the occupation of seutinela. When he wished to attract their attention, so that they might be fed, he made all kinds of noises. He had shouted, screamed, played on the tiddle, and made othtfr noises; but they took no notice whatever. Ho O nol, however, reBWL_tli4_e)cperimente u conclusive, aud wad inclined totEInlt tti?> ! >they . did hear ?wuncLs, although he had not been able to get any evidence- . uidiU . ject. Bees, he added, had a keen* sentW of ? smell, and that would account in mfkay cases for the antipathy or otherwise which v they are said to have for persons. He found At It.. At- 1J LI. k-.lw I QUI me wutjuui or cuiuuetto ui mo uvu/ bad much to do with their friendliness to j ward him, and he htvd often been stung when he hud done nothing .whatever to irritute them and could not in uny way ac count for the dislike which they had taken to him. On the whole, be wu din posed to think the to-culled intelligence of the boo bad been greatly over-rated, an iU course of action was generally governed by met* eeltifih instinct. HOW KID GLOVES ASK XAOI, in ceruun parui OI ruuroj*j um> rnnuy ut kids for the *ale of their Hkina^i* an Im portant buttinesv thodo which command the highest prices, and are regarded u super* lor to all others, being tlie French, called in the market peaux nationals. By som? the fine quality of th{we skius ia attributed to a pecuhar virtue in the wild vines upon which the young ones feed in the pasturage which they frequent; thin, however, being a popular error, iuj their value is (imply the result of the care with which the littla aaV> mala are reared "during their life of four or five weeks. They are not allowed to roam at large, aa aueh a liecniso would imperii the evenness of their skins, which would become scratched by rubbing against stones, or passing through hedges. They aie, Ut*aides, deprived of all food excopt milk, as eating graae would tend to make metr sums coame. voiieeijuBMuy tucjr am kept under a wicker coop, from which, at regular houra they arc led to tmckle Um mother, and thid continued uutil they art killed, at the eud of four The youngcr-4hey aie killed ekin, bat, of^gmrtte, the 0 "luable, too, ef] or live weuka. ihe thinner th? er they are y when they gh to' allow of sinyW o demand in all hut toned crlnvt*L -rmrmwjjutit da ir s)Ciua: ure obtained, w fine and dslicutc ;u those of youngwr of other countries where they roam at liberty. As France producer the Lest skins, bo Paria excels all places in Frauoe whera gloves a)-e manufactured, ;and an adept the trade can select a Paj-is-i from among hundreds made eLsowhere. A PARISIAN ii ok It or. A restaurant keeper went into hia to bottle several casks of wine bo bad re ceived. He left hie bead-servant in cimrg? of the establishment. 'flu ee hours after ba went into the cellar, u gentleman called to see him, und tbe servant went down Jb lairs to summon him. Tbe servant ran back groat terror, and could only gu.ii>,? "Be quick?tbe rata?my imutor T All the |>ert^oiiJ> present ran into the eel lar to which the almost Hj?Hvhle?<3 iwrraat pointed, and found a black uim on th? door; it w&? the restaurant keeper, with rats swarming so thickly ou him aa to con ceal him entirely. Toey were devouring .him. It was necessary to kick them so engrossed were they with their delicioua meal It was some time before their victim could be restored to consdoitaueHS, when ho said he remembered feeling faint noon aftor lie entered the cdlar, ami this vu all be knew. He hud awooued and tk? vermin hud swartned ou him. It is fund ?*' he will be disfigured for life. I- . w Hb who losea bis conscience has left that is worth keeping. Brer* are to be protoctod hereafter, in Kansas ?nd wtidx>t4 for grasahoppex*.