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Tlifc widow of tiip Into cx-l'resident
J.?}m>on ?>r ' irectivilk-, Tenn., is dcail.!
Tli<> weather ehantrcs and wochange '
with it?from shirt sleeves lo overcoat*. 1
]V:is, beets, turnip*, onion* and
I ri>h potatoes, may now bo planted | j
with safety.
Michigan pays its (?overnor only]
if-1 ,<i'M a year. >Jo poor man ever runs ' .
l<?r iljut o!liee.
Mi:, uiul Mrs. K. F, Parker and
Iheir little daughter Miss. Kattr re
turned from Columbia on Friday last.
The meehanies uf ^Valhalla are kept
constantly cnipdoycd, notwithstanding
tlie ti^lit times ju the JUKUiuy market.
The trustee of the first mortgage, _
bondholders have takeu possession of! z
the Alabama and -ClmWunooga rail-1 1
road.
Krskine college lias graduated one
liimdred and sixty ministers, besides I.
many leading members of tbu various"
professions.
It is the subject of remark in Wash-! t
innton that the dressing this season J r
i- more magnificent than has ever I
been the ease before- je
Dr. Jasper Browne, brother of the} ^
I'.fv. Sitli II. Urowne. of the C/ir!s/inn j
died last week ut liu hwinej1
in Aiuk-jtotiu Couuty. I*
Kniily Fuithful.-ndvisps ladies not to t
marry uuLil they are twenty-five j j
vwirs old. They never do?unless i 'J
they get a good chance. j e
And now, Dr. King, director of (he j1
]5<>tanical (. aniens of Calcutta, denies! f
that the eucalyptus tree produces any j
beneficial.elltcls in malarious districts, n
Judging by the sale of emigrant |J
tickets atX'olunibus, fully eight thou- i<
sand whites and blaeLs, mostly theiJJ
1 11 - ' 1'tsin/iQ 1 iiwoin- !
JUtier, 11UVU Jtni Ul'V'lf;ia iiiiivv WW
the 1st for the western states.
The lending Republicans of Wal
lia.Hu, welearn, are on tlie look out for
a new Congressional tiit foi our I) is- ,
trict. The forces are being marshalled <
for the combat.?Kcowec Courier. 'f
The Rochester Chronicle says that]'
there are many who really believe the 11
resurrected story about .lien Hill'sjt
killing Yancey is true, and adds: ^
"We trusHt is" Let us give lien Hill j y
his due." * !?>
llev. J. -DeWitt Uurkhead, of the I?
Cherokee Presbytery, formerly off ;
Lowndesville congregation, has ac-ji
eepted a call to the Presbyterian |
church at Huntsville, Alabama, vieetjj
the venerable JJr. itoss, retired. n
This is a dangerous season, and of- i<
ten tlic fondest mother's care is no
l>ruiu<;u(>ii ii^uiiiAt vuugxo j|
and Hoarseness. Dr. Bull's Cough I *
tfyrup ahould therefore be kept in '1
readiness. Price, li3 cents.
Booth, the act(?r, drew crowded:"|
houses in Charleston last week ap-Iii
upuriug for six successive nights, By ji;'
The terms of bin agreement lie is to;},'
receive $000a nigijt for fifty nights,
lhc handsome suui of $-'30,000 for that I
period. j?j
The supreme court decided vesler- j?
day th/'.t the action of Judge Mackeyj*
in the l.'arker case* hist tsuinmer was "'
without warrant of law. The writ of "
ha be: us curptis is, therefore, set aside. I U
When N.Ues hears of this he U'il], oft"
course, return to custody. je
fii:;:nYJMNj)KXUNf;. ? About two
fifths of the voting population of tlie u:
?>tate are white, but under the bill J{
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iH'lore iuc.j-egismiun-, tuu jt?r>
grcs?i</na4 i)i>Uicts arc t-o arranged as! u
1o give, a black majority in every one J ^
of them. u{.
AV.o prpgnosticate that Chamberlain J
will be nominated by the Republican j>
party lor reelection to the office of "
(Joverjior, and that It. I>. Elliott, thej"j
leader of the Whipper-Mosc? faction,
will be on tlie same ticket for Attor-jJ'
Mey-(ieneral. That wili unite the Itc-i,,'
bublwau party.? Union Times.
The bones of "Traveler," the horse <-i
which (Jen. Lee rode during the war, j*
which died shortly after its master, j,
have been forwarded to the North by
Professor McC'uiloelc for tlie purpose
of having tliem put together. They
will be added l<) tlie Washington and
Lee University Museum. I r
Five negroes suspected of burning
the store house of Mess. Bowel's
Wheeler & Co. at Prosperity, on: *
Wednesday last, have been arrested bv n
Captains Canton and liubbcrt, and a
lodged in the jail at this place. Their! P
name* are on;is ^
non, Henry Kurke, Anderson Kiuard .''
and Jim Kiuard.?Scwbavy JJcrald. jj?
lCnglish cooking ttoves arc inferior! (,
1o American ones; indeed, buclt re-11.
markable contrivances as are Hold in ] v
the Knalisli market under this namcjti
would throw an American housekeep- sj
<er into lite*. Tliey make very pretty (j
grates and fireplace heaters in Eng- L.
Jam), but when it comcs to cook stoves, j jj
they have juuen lo learu from Ameri-j c
At a meeting of tlio Baptist minis-j~
lets in New York, 011 Monday, there;1'
was an excited discussion on the reso-j0
iution of Rev. Dr. Armitage, to the!
effect that baptism hy immersion is a!"
necessary qualification for the Lord's jej
hupper. "Tiu; resolutions were finally;1:'
adopted by a vote of 44 to -1. Several i1*
ministers declined to vole. 11
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A new croquet set has been issued; c
with rubber face mallets. The rubber] j.
facing renders the mallet indestrueti- j j,
l?ie and prevents tlio.balls from split-1L.
ting or being dented in the play. It tl
Ss also claimed that a more scientific ,.1
game can be played, as the rubber! \\
face gives a certain elasticity Uj iixej?
tjloke. j u
The number of tax-payers in Oconee!.
County is 2,770; of these 9U8have paid i11
*?w.ir tiivfis. rriio amount of money'P
ca,
collected by the the Treasurer up to!x"
date (February 2) is $8,151), leaving ^
$23,841 to be collected?the whole!!'
amount of taxes due from the couutyi'1
being $?>2,000. Tho day for the books Is
toclo.se is the 15thinst. It is thought!''
however, that the time will be extend- j?
ed.?Kcowcc Courier. "
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Hotel accomodations in Philadel-jv
])hia promise-to be ample for the de-i0
niand to be made upon that city dur-j v
ing tlie centennial exhibition, and it is
not likely that prices will b?- increased I f,
beyond the present rates. One of the i \
new Hotels within a square of the cen-:,,
tennial buildings has already publish- L
edits scale of prices for lodging. Alt,
single room and single bed win ue iur- i v
niched for one dollar a liigfrt and meals' j,
can be procured at restaurant prices, !c
either in the hotel or elsewhere, as the I
quests may desire. i?
The editor of the Ahbco'tllc Prcw Jl
and Jiannrr Is very much exercised 1 n
about our health and happiness, and ! t'
think that we receive entirely tooU
many tuinip donations. He wants us;1
lo cry, "Hold, enough !" Hut we can-1,s"
not do that unless something else 11
would turn up. Did he live in acouii- i1
ty agriculturally as rich and prodtie- \
live as Newberry, and surrounded by 1 ^
generous friends like our farmers, hisi
table would be also loaded weekly i*
with turnips. Jle has our sympathy,1
and the OMer of a moss of the roots. I
<'ome over to Jse wherry?^\\ icLtrrtj i '1
JJrruld. i
The Xav York Sun Pays:?The j
jnosl unsafe place in tin; world in <;
which mutiny or securities can he lod?r-jt
.cd is a count ry hank. It is alight set|
upon a hill which cannot lie hid. Jti\
hwtn announcement where treasure jsje
,!o Ik: found. It is an advertisement to j
professional thieves: "Here are ourj?i
ac'eiiiuuiatcd possessions, come audit
take them." We shouhl reorganizej (
t lie whole country hank practice,) i,
which is now simply to pile up valua-ja
hies iu paper boxes .and ad\erlisej I
*vhere they are to he found, inviting' f
the thieves of the,country to come anil j
take them. o
Out This onv? Tt May Savu Torn j'
I<tkk.?'There Is no person living hut o
what Butlers more or less with Luugjr
luscaso, (,'ouxhs, Cold or Consumption, j c
yet some would die rather than pay 751
*LLcntsli>ra hottle.of mediciue that would f
f-ibotn. I>r^A,^Bosfliee's (Jerman
introduced iutoL.
nnauy, and
fiiishes every one/
.what we s*v in |sl
rhe Press and Banner.
Wednesday, Feb. 9, 1876. J
W. uV. I?EK, Kdiior. til
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Main Talk I'rom the Ajrent of the. |?*
KrsKine Endowment i'uml. |"'
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The last number of the A. J2. 1'rcs-Kyi
?!/tiriiia contains nn overwhelminght.]
eply from I>r. JIemphill, the uutiring j (<u
LinI etlieient a^ent of Hit* Krskine Kn-i u,
lowmeiit Fund, in reply to 1). W. j ut
tciil, a writer in il?at paper, who had (jr
natle a carping criticism upon the ?e
; ** ill oIImU'IiHC f 111) I .vl
if MI Ol ill*.
mull sum of for the annual!
alary of the agent. Dr. Ifetnphill m
hows clearly and fully the untiring tj,
eul and successful energy with which jr()
le has pressed the several endowment i;i
chemes, and has kept the College cu
live for twenty years?how he w:is w,
he originator and chief agent in rais- t|,
ng the lirst endowment in 1s"j4, under f0]
vhich the College prospered until the in
;*ar destroyed the fund?how under m
he most adverse ciijpumstances he iJe
aised the five years' endowment?and j jai
iow he has done more than any one Jvu
lsu in securing funds for the present
ndowment scheme. lie sets forth at j(,f
L'ngth the nature and character of his tli
nhors, and we believe that they arc so
veil known throughout all the
hurches, that they will not hegrudge
he miserable pittance that has been
aid as aeompensation for his services.
\? I)r. Hemphill, more than any one
Ise, Is Krslcine College indebted for
aising the means of its sustenance,
md we believe the friends of the Col
L*j*e appreciate the fact. Hear him:?
i- % ij... U..I.I ??i .,1 |M?
M>W Wll} MMHIIU I>IU. ivv.v?v...,.v v..v ...
iteduy with his "plain truths," and pounce
i) me anil the board f.?r allowing mo nine
undrei! dollars and expenses? I liud no hack
ay, no salary to fall back on. no homes of my
wn, why bejfrmljie in<* the misnrable pittance
I nine hundred dollars, after all I have done
ir the college durinir the last year and the
ist twciitv-ilve years? With the money 1
retired to build Lindsay Hall, which wan not
ltteh, and what 1 obtained for the endow
r iiuvu iiriiiuriit into jiio collcsro. from
Ime to time, not less than seventy-Jive thou
tnd doilars, and thus kept tho machinery
lied and the institution moving. If thoXyn
d is proud of her college kIio may thank me
>r it, for I have raised most of the ftinds nec
ssnry to sustain it, If the congregations are
ratoful for tho young men that ;.ro sent to
Item to preach (lie everlasting gospel, and fill
lieir hearts with glorious hope, they may
iiank me for it, for 1 have been the agent,
nder liod, of Jfeeping tho college alivo at
rhich tiiclr ministers wero trained. If the
ountry has been (.applied by Krskino with
rachers, lawyers, dpiuors and other learned
ien, slu; is indebted to me for tho college
k'iiich trained them for (heir work.
i'iie paid agent is now out of tho way. In
Is old age and a/iiid his inllrinitles he him
een thrown out on the cold charities of a
old world to raise, money for Krskino, after
ceping it running lor twenty years. Is it
dr? A nd here comas up a brother quibbling
' out the salary that the board of trustees al
jwed me, the same that 1 have always re
L-ived as an agent, ami that, too, In tho lace
f the 32i?,(KH? thiil I secured to the endowment,
lcluding tho So.OoU paid over at I'isgah. to
uy nothing of the funds paid by-iunt V\ral
ace to the Seminary and tlie foreign mission
ccnrcd partly through niyadvicoand agency.
A nd now lei in# say to tho brother, and to
II tliu brethren?ministers ikiitl inemitons 01
lie . Issoclnla Reformed Synod of thcSouth?
you want the college endowed, and the
liurclt supplied with ministers, und the
juntry Willi teachers and other educated
ten, yon must come up to the work like nion
'id christians. If the endowment lu raised at
ll.il jui.'wt he raised, mainly. by the -4. K.
ynod of tne South. 1 have laitorud hard
noe Synod?four niontlin--und havw liot re
vived seventy dollars in money yet! I have
uhlUhcd an "appeal," to be Kent north and
nth; have appended toit the namea of great
ltd nood mon,?not of our churoh,?recom
lendiiitf your col lege an worthy of support,
have written letters and Pent the '"appeal"
>r the north to a njujnbcrof men in tliat quar
r. I have sent the appeal for thu south out
est, and I have not receive a dollar yet. 'Kind
t tors from sojiu'. bat no money. Gbme squaro
|t to the work then, brethren every man of
mi. Don't stand Rrowlintf at the board and
sent. Ifynucnn't Ret money get Kuhscrlp
V..J ........I.ln ,.u c,u... ?u >-nllV0ll1..l>t dliritli!
le present y.car.
Most of jVtu Iinyp homes of yonr own, with
in! o* mul tools, iukI cows, and cotton fields,
lost of the ministers have these anil salaries
id. I have no farm, no salary, no horse, no
ay of making a living' I preach for nothing,
rlu*n I lwiA e a uluuuit; I write for nothing; I
i'K muncy uow for tlie college without coni
ensation ; I have been turned out like an old
orsp on a barren pasture. I stand this day
11 the?A!ilin*s of "Big Hungry," und "view
le landscape over."
The prospect Is by no means cheering. lean
nl.v pray AVitli the l'salmist, '"Cast Jue not oil'
i the time uf old age; forsake me not when
ly strength failoth."
And now, brethren, having got rid of paid
Kents. If you let thecollege go down, and tin*
LlUlTll Willi ;ll, niltTUJI mill u:i.? orcu uwnv
e?*p 1t running, and to uiuko It a blosnlng to
lie church ami llic country, you will bring a
KM potuar ,iY4>roach on tho fair name of the
tssoclutc Hcl'ui ined Synod of the South.
>V. 11. HEMPHILL.
'ropo^ed Cliaugo in the Election
Law,
The special joint committee of the
wo branches of the Legislature have
sported a bill which proposed to
mend I lie election laws, so as to de
rive the Governor of the power of
ppointiug the commissioners of elec
ion, who in turn appoint the maim
ers at the several precincts in each
'ounty. 'J'he bill proposed to consti
utc a Board of State Commissioners,
(insisting of nine members, seven of
hum shall be elected by the Legisla
iiro, and the remaining two snail con
ist of the Governor and Lieutenant
iovernor; five of the members to be
leeted to be chosen from the llepub
ean l>arty, ni>d two from the Doino
ratic party. The Board thus consu
lted would wtand throe to .six?the
Iovernor and two Democrats against
>e lieutenant Governor and the live
Lhe.r Radicals.
With the power thus conferred upon
if Jjoai'U to appoint 11 iu uuiiiiiu.^siuii
c.Sj wild as ti result the managers of
lection, and to receive the returns and
eeideull contested questions, it would
ot l<e difficult for the Hadical leaders
> make the vote whatever they may
I loose to make it. With the present
iw vesting in the Governor the ap
ointment of the commissioners of
led ion, there is some safeguard for
:ie fairness of the elections, but un
er the proposed change there is none
whatever, and the election machinery
ould be controlled by the worst ele
lentsof the Republican party.
Tlie bill came up for discussion
I the House last week, and had it
asscd, it would doubtless have been
etoed by the Governor, and
Liere was some hope that there
< Conservative strength enough
II the Legislature to prevent its pas
rge over his veto, llad it become a
iw, it would be equivalent to turning
ver the State bodily to the tender
uercies of the most unscrupulous! tu<
leiuents of the lladical party, andlW
rouhl call for prompt, decisive action, I pa
11 the p:irt of our people. To use the I na
t ords of the JS'civh and Courier, "the itio
eople must see (hat it will be useless
o oppose the Elliotts and Leslies and
Vhittemores next fall, if the manage
uent of the election and the decision
f contested election cases is entrusted
o nine commissioners, seven of whom
k ill be elected by the Oeneral As-seni-j
ly. The rascals feel that their only
Imncf i? in ronoatiiifr. fiilst'-oountiiitr.!
lid the ousting of fcueh Democrats as
nay be elected in spite of them,
'his is the meaning of the amend
nentsto the election law. It was in
ended to give the election to the
OlIiott-'NVliiitemore purty, whatever
ho vote may be, and if the people of
South Carolina tamely submit to such
yranny, such organized fraud as this,
hey will deserve no better fate than
vi 11, if they do not resist, be in store
ur them."
MM%<? I.ill lms lieen killed in llie
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I'hc Cases of l*arlccr lteforc the
Supreme Court. i hu
Tlio Supreme Court vacates the'}'.0
irders made by Judge Mackcy in I .1!
hose east's, on the lb)lowing grounds : I4*/
It is held in Diese eases Hint nopro-|ha
ision of luw exists authorizing a < *ir- (1'
nit Judge t?> fiiCer another circuit, mid
lerform judicial functions there with
out the sanction ami coiiscut of tlic
'hief Justice. It follows that the
"ircuit Judge of the sixth ciieuit Iiad
10 authority to entertain the motions
11.I tlio application for llie writ of
iahe:is corpus within Die limits of theI)
iltli ciivuit.
A!>o held that the Circuit Judge
wild not, on his own motion, without!
lotlce to the opposite party, make an !
irder in the cause prejudiced to his; ^*1
iirhts?casts of contempt alone ex- j l'-v
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Tlic citizens of Anderson County
re thoroughly organized, and it is to
b hoped thu^Lr people^viU follow ^
ains, for j [hi
covea'dj
The Usury Low.
The Legislature is now eugaged in
eannual task of necking to regulate
e rate of Interest on money, and
us t<> make money eheap ami plenti
I. Koine of the wiseacres of that body
lagino that by restricting the rate of
terest, money will seek investments
houses and lands, and thus give an
jpetus to the material progress of
e country. The most natural elleet
ill bo to induce the conscientious
uder to hoard his money or invest it
itside of the State, and to turn over
e borrower to the clutches of the
iscrupulous who will lind out a bull
ed ways of evading the law.
'I'ltt* iv? > ,,t" iiKibiiitr mnnnv
entiful and the rates of interest low,
to go u> hard work, practice econo
y, avoid debt, build up the produe
:e rosources of the country, secure
od government, and just and equal
vvs, and moderate taxation, and
pital will then flow in. These
nild-be reformers eomraence at the
e wrong end, when they attempt to
rce capital, it is the handmaid of
dustry and economy, and whilst it
tiy be courted by wise laws, it cannot
coerced by the power of the Legis
ture. J t is as free an the winds and
lis no man master. Let there bo an
id of such legislation. "The worth
a thing is what it will bring," and
is applies to money as to anything
>e.
lie Lcklie Laud Commission Inves
tigation.
At the instance of C. P. Leslie, him
If the former Land Commissioner, a
muiitteeof the House, consisting of
essrs. Livingston, Wallace and
hnson,Jwere appointed to investi
to a charge of breach of trust with
xudulent intent, made by Mr. Al
id Aldrich against the said Leslie,
i account of his transactions as such
>111111 l^blUI 1UI? xjwuv nai Duiumuii
to appear, and claimed that the in
stigation should be confined ton siu
e point, the difference in the sum
arged to the land commission and
e amount actually expended . for
nd. The Committee thought ether
ise and begged to be discharged, but
e House recommitted their report,
dathis request excused Mr. Wal
:o and substituted Mr. Orr.
The matter is in good hands and we
jst to see some light thrown upon
e biggest swindle of modern times.
mr two hundred thousand dollars of
o legislative appropriation nus uut-n ..?=
tally unaccounted for, whilst the
iids bought have been charged to "r
o State, not at the cost prices but at Va
y amounts that the swindling crow '01
ought propor to lis. The swindle rw
is perpetrated after the model of the ?u
imujiiny frauds. 111
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The Peabody Fuud. 1
Of tho Peabody Fund, last year, [l1
rginia received $23,750, North 1,'aro-1 ..
ia^1G,1?50, Georgia $0,UU0; Florida;..
DO, Alabama $8,i'O0, Mississippi, $9,- .
J, Louisiana $3,700, Texas
snnessee $22,850, and West VTirgiuia <
,100, a grand total of $97,GoU, of Jf
jieh South Carolina received noth- ?
g, owing to the condition of the trj
liools in this State. And there is rj
> possibility of ever receiving any to
nsiderable portion of Mr. Puabody's
arity until the whole system is im- tl)
oved. Q
In answer to numerous questions,
9 Society publish the following ?
les for tho distribution of the fund :
Donations are not to be made to
illoirf-s. Academies, or any private ...
utariau or charity schools.
The Society will give to well-regu
.eil public free schools, continued
1 months in the year, and a verging
;hty-flve per cent, of attendance,
rious amounts according to tho size
the school; for one huudred pupils
ree hundred dollars, and a larger
jountin proportion.
rhe public aie to pay for current
pensea twice or three times as much
the Society contributes.
The schpols must bo model graded
tiools, with a teacher for each fifty
ipils.
Applications must be made through
eState Superintendents in tho be
nuiug of the year.
No claim can be mado for money
thout a special contract, and 110
ntract will ue made for more than a
ar,
Under these regulations, when will
r. Pea body'a money reach aouth
iroliua.
Tlic Third Term ill Congress.
rhe Republicans of the House voted
\vn the bill to amend the (..onstitu
iiiso 'as to limit tho^ Presidential
ice to oue term.
nott closed the debate, quoting the
\xim in regard to officeholders, lhat
L*w die and none repigu." He pie
red the allurement! of the Presidcn
,1 office as follows: A salary of $50,
), a mansion sustained in a style of
miry that lew persons dream of, fur
shed, repaired and heated at an uu
lal expense of $50,000, with the very
thut is breathed there perfurled by
re exotics propagated in a $5-5,000
rden house, maintained at an annual
pense of $5,000; with a privato sec
tary at $.'5,000 a year to do the Presi
nt'? writing, two assistant secreta
'S, [laughter] a steward at $2,000 to
pply the President's tablo with the
oicest winos and richest vianus tnat
n tempt or satiate his appetite; with
,000 a year for books, periodicals,
itionary, telegrams and?(a comical
use)?"other contingencies." What
lit ment he did not know, hut he
linked tiod for tlio contingencies,
laughter.] If the children of ls
;1 sighed for the flesh pots of Kirypt,
rnt must be the anguish of a sensi
e soul when taking a last, long fare
;11 oj such a salary and such luxn
s? He asked the gentlemen to go
me to their honest, hard-worked,
er-taxed constituents, and tell them
ly four years was not a sufficient
lgth of time for any American citi
1 to enjoy such an office.
rhe motion to recommit the bill waa
t by a vote of 1G7 to 127?a tio, and
a speaker voted in the negative. A
to was then taken ou the passage of
2 bill and it was lost?yeas 1-14, nays
f, not two-thirds. It was a strict
I LJr VUCIT, uauuuii, ?* iiv ?uivu
y in order to move u recousideru
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Our Naval Force at Port Royal.
stores, munitions of war, and sup
03 of all kinds are being rapidly
ucentrated at the new naval depot
Port J loyal?ho fust that it fully
itifies the apprehension of trouble
th Spain. A correspondent of the
w York Tribune describes the con
Jon of the Spanish navy:?
rhe naval {orco of an alleged form
lble character, of which so much
s been said, consists of six iron
ids " resembling the Arapilot, re
ireu several years since at the
ooUIyn navy yard. They arc excei
lt vessels of their kind. There are
10 11 or 12 screw frigates of the class
the Clerona and Villa de Madrid;
or 20 corvettes, such as the Torna
, which captured the Virgin ins, and
out the same numher?including
insports?of smaller cruisers of the
me class of the (,'hurruca. There
11 also the gunboats?of one gun
ill in the United States, of which,
ssihly, I'd are still afloat. At most,
ere are 7.S vessels of every naval
iss, including the gunboats. Jn re
ru to i no eiiaracier 01 tneso vessels,
may he said that the iron elads are ^
cciitionally good, and the steamer.*'
not have armor sullieiently heavy
resist the ordnauee of the present P
y. The otJier vessels, cmhrucitig j U
1110 excellent ships of war of their'
<pective elass, have been built fora
ig time, and liave l?een mneh of the
ne in active service in the waters ol'
ibaand the I'hillippiue islands.
No picture ought to bo hung higher
an the height of the average human '
e, when ilie owner of the eye is!
Hiding. This is a sensible rule lliaU
constantly violated. "Whether Uj
mos from a desire to wive pietuij
id or wire, or whether the picture
3 generally of that elass to w
itauce lends enchantment, it is n|
,y to ?ay, but the habit of hoisting ih<
;tures seveo\feet from the floor, wJ[ .
it no realiy A^od
TIIE GREAT COLLAPSE.
Another Loss Realized.
Tbc Columbia papers bring us tbe
lelligence of the failure of the
uthern Life Iusurance Company,
fcli the statement that they go into
Unitary bankruptcy. We copy from
jday's lief/inter:?
'Isisuiian'cb Failithe. ? Wednctt
y night the telegraph brought the
J intelligence to this community of
e failure of the Southern Life lnsu
nco Comnauy, of Memphis. Messrs.
igood & Truotlon, the agents in this
y, aro unacquainted with any of the
rticulara connected with the failure,
call upon these gentlenun yestcr
y failed to elicit any information
jrth giving to the public, as the an
unccment was as greatja surprise to
urn as it was to everybody olsa,
irious parties recently deceased ill
1 .__i:?
IS CODllllUniiy Were puiiuj iiuihuio
this company, and the beneficiaries
i) illy able to lose the amounts due
em by the company. It is to bo de
utly honod that the company may
enabled to make some sort of com
oinise wljereby the policy holders'
irn may be at loast partially secured,
le telegraph state* their liabilities to
a large sum. The an
uncement of the company's petition
r bankruptcy created considerable
rprise and oxcitement on the street
'stcrday. Attention is directed to
e carcl of Hagood &, Truetleu, iu
other column."
IIU 1?
THEATRICAL TRAGEDV.
Terrible Sccno at Robinson's Op
era Ilouae, Cincinnati.
Cry of Fire Causes the Stampede
of a Crowded House, and lUany
Lives Are Lout.
Cincinnati, Feb. 5. ? During the
rformance of the "Allegory on the
eat Republic" at Robinson's opera
iuse, this evening, a stampede was
used by an alarm of tire causelessly
ised by a mischievous boy in the
llery. The building was filled from
rquotto to gallery with a dense
iss, which not only filled all the
its and aisles, but crowded the stair
iys, while hundreds were outside
iking to gain admission. Behind
o scenes wore 500 children who were
take part in the performances.
As the time approached for the com
sncementof the exercises, a calcium
;ht in the gallery Hashed a glare ou
o stage, ami lmmeuuueiy me cry ui
? was raised. The audience became
nic stricken, and a rush was made
r the stairways. The steps are nar
\r, and soon became blocked by the
rging crowd inside the house, press
g for the doorway, and in the panic
)men and childreu wore overthrown
d tram plod upon.
The alarm rapidly spread through
e city, and those who had wives and
ildren there, hurried forward to
eir rescue. A fow heroic, forced
omselves near the doorway and en
avored to assure the people there
is no danger, and an effort was made
mi the stage to check the mad career
?lin nrt'riirlifoH finrli<*lir>ft hllfc niliot
is not restored till a number were
unpleU to death, and many were se
>usly injured. Those who were able
walk, at once made their way home,
lose more seriously hurt, were taken
98 street station house and the Corn
arcial hospital, aud the dead were
thered in one of tho offices of the
iera house. Ten persons wero killed
da lar^e number severely wounded.
:ciaion in UIuo Riilgo Railroad
Case.
rudge Bryan has made the follow
? t t i- ii.. ?*1. ? 1)1...
I decision in inu eiisc ui mo uiuc
dge Railroad Company, bankrupt.
It is ordered that K. k. Scott, tlie
rchaserof the property sold under
a order of the Court, on tlio 22d of
tober, 1874, do forthwith pay into
e Court the cash portion of hia bid
on the said sale, to wit: The sum of
irty-six thousand and fifty dollars,
K5,U50) and that thereupon the Clerk
the Conrt, after deducting the costs
sale heretofore ordered, to be ascer
ned by 8. E. Hagood, do pay over
e same to tho bondholders under
o deed of trust or mortgage of the
th April, ]Ko4.
GEORGE S. BRYAN,
lited States Judge, District of South
Carolina.
January 31,1STG.
The Tax Bill for Next year.
fho committee of ways and means
s proposed but nofyet considered a
t bill for next year.
Providing au aggregate levy for
ite purposes of 8j mills, not inclu
lj; the .Bonanza tax, which amounts
1 i mills. The Governor was pros
tat the meeting of the committee,
d addressed them at length upon
2 necessity of Reducing expenses.
) strenuously urged such a reduc
n as wonld only call for a tax levy
about 8 mills next year, including
c "Bonanza tax.
Hie Senate Finance Committee
ve also reported the House bill to re
ce salaries with amendments ma
ig reductions to the amount of sixty
jusand dollars.
Sin. MaksiiaMj Haddon has gone
housekeeping in fill's. Archer's
use ou Main Street near the Public
uare.
Mr. James Giuert caught a dog
llinga sheep last week. That dog
now out of the mutton market.
IEIIIUM DARK Stylish Prints,
Homespuns, Spool Silks, &c., just
oivod at tho
EMPORIUM OF FASHION,
^cb. 9. 187<3 4-l-tf
< HEAT REDUCTION in Flannol
f Sacks, Shawls, Worsted Goods,
rs, <fcc., at tho
EMPORIUM OF FASHION,
^ob. 9, 1876 44-tf
>UPILS WANTED?A liKly thor
oughly compotont, and able to givo
i best reference*, will give instructions
tho Piano. Pupils atloiulcd at their
lies. Terms?flo per quartor, payable
mthly. Apply at this oflieo.
fob. 0, 1S70 44-1 m
TIGENE B. GARY,
TTORNEY AT LAW, Abbeville
L (J. 11., S. C. Special attention to
i collection of claims. [Feb. <J, ly
FOlt SALE.
Pratt's Shoals on Little River.
ITH this valuable water power the
iCt of two hundred and sixteen
<fs will be Bold on accommodating
nis 10 an approved purcnaser. ror
rticulars, apply to
JOHN PliATT, Duo West, S. C.
?eb. 8, 187G, 3m*
SCHOOL NOTICE,
WILL BE IN MY OFFICE AT
Abbeville Court House, from the
JtST to tluo EKJHTH of every
mth, to audit and approve all school
liuis against the County. Holders
such paper take notice, and govern
urselves accordingly.
J. F. C. DuPRE,
School Commissioner,
Feb. 9, 187(5 44-21
MINGHAM"
&
TEMPLETON
/H AY ALWAYS UK FOUND
jq at their .Store with u hundsoine
?ck of goods, wliicli they have
light low. They arc satisfied with
urt profits. All manner of Grocer
and Staple Goods, of thetbest qual
, can be bought from tht^U at bot
n prices. They will be glafl to show
2ir goods to any who may cpll
Cm
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last
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I'DQNALD&HADDON
WTTT.T, CONTINUE THEIR
If ~ business at the samo stand,
i will keep constantly on hand a
sh and well selected Stock of
eneral Merchandise,
allof which will be sold at tlio
)WEST CASH PRICES!!
mfectioneries and Cigars
A SPECIALTY.
Jive us a call, and we will prove
iat wo say. llespectfully,
!'DONALD&H ADDON
fresh Arrivals this woek ? Dry
odsand Groceries.
reb. 9,1878 44-3t
SHERIFF'S SALE.
J, Wilson, Auctioneer,
J. J. Lee,
against
M. McDonald, Win. Hill, et al.
Judgment for Foreclosure.
*Y virtue of a decree of the Courl
Common Pleas, in the above case, 3
II sell to the highest bidder, at Pub
Auction, within the legal hours ol
e, at Abbovile Court House, on
>uday, the
b of March, A. D. 1876,
t following described property, to
All that tractor parcel of lund,
jate, lying and being in the Town
Abbeville, in the County of Abbe
lo, South Carolina, and known as
I
cDonald & Adafhson Bar,
anil containing
i F^et Front and 28 Rear,
ng- nearly a squaro fronting on
.in Street, bounded by Lota of I).
\Teal, L. D. Bowie, being the Lot
jght from T. M. Christian and J.
Wilson.
jevied on and to bo sold as the prop
s'of M. McDonald, at the suit of
J. Lee, to satisfy the aforesaid
Igmeht und costs.
TERMS.
)ne-tliircl Cash; remainder on n
dit of twelve months, with bond
1 mortgage to secure the purchase
ney.
'urchaser to pay for papers.
L. P. GUFFIN,
Sheriff Abbeville County.
iheriff's Office, I
],cb. 0, 1876 41-31 |
SHERIFF'S SALE.
J. Wilson, Auctioneer.
M. Jordan, Administrator, ?fcc.,
against
J. W. Lipscomb.
EXECUTION.
tY virtue of an Execution to me
acted, in the above stated ca.?e? I
1 sell to tbe highest bidder, at Pub
Auction, within the legal hours of
i, at Abbeville Court House, on
uday,the
k of March, A. D. 1876,
following described property, to
All that tract or parcel of land,
iate, lying and being in Ninety
Township, in the County of Abbe
e, South Carolina, and known as
le J. W. Lipscomb
Place,
and containing
150 Acres, more or less,
I bounded by lands of Guss Grlffiq,
"ken Carter, ])avi?, and others.
,evied 011 and to be sold a? the prop
y of J. W. Lipscomb, at the uuit
3. M. Jordau, Administrator, to
isfy the aforesaid Execution aud
Is.
ERMS CASH.
L. P. GUFFIN,
Sheriff Abbeville County,
heriff's Office, I
NOTICE
TO
iUNTY CLAIMANTS!
o
["OTICE Is hereby given to all par
I ties having claims against till*
inty tiiai the meeting of the Hoard
'oinmisnioncr.s will be held on the
..Saturday of each month. Claims
uld tie presented a few days p re
us to the meeting.
n/\Tvm
i A1TTJQ
HUD A. dUJLlXjO,
Chairman li. Co* Coin's.
Vb. 1. ISTfi, 4?_-:!fc
Notice
to :
)UFJT CLAIMANTS.
%
OTIC1K is hereby given lo all per
sons\]mvin>r claims against tin*
jnty thatypayment will be made on
Inst Saturday in every month, at
ich time^lone claims must bo pre
ted.
Goods at Cost.
All descriptions of Goods,
embracing
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
Boots, Shoes, Hats,
HOSIERY, NOTIONS,
AND
DRY GOODS,
AT
COST FOR CASIf,
AT
Qnarlcs & Perm's.
Feb. 1,1870, 43-tf -
BLANKS
OF THE MOST APPROVED
FORMS,
FOK SALE, AT THE
Press & Banner Office.
Rent Mens,
Liens on Crops,
Mortgage of Personal Property,
Mortgage of Real Estate,
k Title Deeds,
Trial Justice's Blanks.
T he State of South Carolina
COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE.
In Probate Court.
J In the matter of tho Estate of Wil
liam Price, deceased.
I John Deason, Administrator.
ALSO ordered, that the crditors of
said estate be and they are here
by required to flje and prove their
(tumnnrfo in tliio nn nr lmfnrfl f lir?* I
said day of the final accounting of said
estate, (4th of March, 1876,) or be de
, barred, and that a popy pf this order
relating to creditors be published by
the Cleilc pf this Court for one month
, in the Abbeville Press and Banner.
THOS. B. MILLFORD,
(Seal.) Judge Probate, A. C.
Feb. 1st, 1876, 4t*
The foregoing is a true copy. ]
Attest, J. C. WOSMANSKY, V
Clerk C. Pro. A. C.J
Notice of Sale.
I WILL sell for Cash at Dorn's
Gold Mine, on the 2flth instant,
all Notes belonging to tho estate of
WM. PUTCE, deceased, which were
appraised as doubtful and worthless.
i / vi r XT np A unv A <1.vi iii iaf rn fitr
jvnm 1/u.iuv/j.i
Feb. 1, 1876,2t*
CORN! CORN!!
BED OATS!
WHEAT BRANT
FOR SALE BY
BARNWELL & CO.
Jan. 20, 1870 42-tf
WIER'S HOTEL.
ABBEVILLE^C. H.
EGULAR BOADERS SOLTCfT
, ed, at reduced rates. Its patrons
will be welcomed as usual, aim uuiw
their Jierctofore liberal patronage will
enable it to wear well the ensuing year.
JNO. A. WIER,
Proprietor,
gDec. 28,1875 38-tf '
Pay Your Accounts !
W' E ARE NOW PREPARED TO
receive all monies due us for
the past, and as it is the beginning of
the Centennial year, our patrons will
And no more convenient season than the
present. Come in and you will find
your-accounts properly made out, and
ureaiis iniu >tv;u.
H. W. LAWSON & CO.
Jan. 20, 1870 42-3t
II A NDRET H\S FRE8H AXD
H i Genuine Garden Seed, also Jobn
uoii, Robbin'9 & Co.'u Garden and Flow
er Seed, all at reduced prices, by
H. W. LAWSON & CO.
Jan. 20. 1870 42-3t
Dr. H. D.
JDJSNl
ABEEVII
OFFICE OVER TH
Sept. 8, 1875, 22-tf '
CARPETS!
,UTt Senior having visited Now York and
cod in our liue niul at prices cheaper thii
war, wo now oiler to tlio public a great 1
namely:
IIRUSSELS CARPETS at 91.10 to 9
Til It EE PLYS at *1,35 to *1.50 per
INGRAINS at 50 cents, 75 cents, *2.0
FLOOR OIL CLOTHS from 50 cents
ported English Coods.
A lull assortment of WINDOW SHADE
houses and store use from SI to $.1. Also to h
WINDOW CORNICE and PICTURE FR1
citj. Also, a new stock of NOTTINGHAM
Now Pattern#, varying in prico from to $1?
5.000 Rolls Wall Papora. Bordors and Pap
('all early and make selections.
vw?iii Hi is rlntfl our nrice for making and l
If you want your carpets made send exact
JAMES G.
Nov. 24, 1875, 32-3m
WALLER &
MERCHA
GREEN W0(
ARE now offering to the public in the
line of all Mie (food* generally lieec
THEIR SI
have beeu selected wilh great o
I READY - MAD
'A FINE STOCK OF
A good ass
Groceries, Hardware, Crc
to which th? attention of purchasers is i;
Tax Notice.
ii ran
/
OFFICE COUNTY TREASURER, y
AdueMJLLK, Jan. 18. 1870. J
THE books of the County Treasure
uro now opeu for the collection o
State and County taxes for the presen
nscai year at Aunevme court ?iouse.
The time for the collection of taxe
has beon extended until the
Fifteenth of Februarj
next, after which time the ponalty o
twenty per cent, will attach to all u?
paid taxes. After that timo tho Treas
uror is required by law to enforce th
collection of the same by distrain ;an<
sale of the personal property of the tax
payer.
The total rate per centum of taxatioi
is as follows, viz:
For State purposes 11 mills
County Current Expenses 3 41
payment of County i?ast
indebtedness 3 M
payment of County defi
ciency for 1875 J 14
relief of widows and or
phans... J 44
A poll tax of $1 on all males bet wee i
Ihe ages of 21 and 50 years^tvho are nc
physically unable to earn a eupporl
will be collected.
In addition to the above there will b
collected a special tax for school purpc
ses in the different school districts, a
follows, viz:
Ninety-Six School District, 1 mil
Greenwood
Cokesbury
Donnaldsville
Due West
Dong Cane
Smith ville
White Hall
Indian Hill
Cedar Springs
Abbevillo
Diamond Hill
Lowndesvillo
Magnolia
Calhouu's Mills
Bordeaux '
U
it
"
3J "
2 "
u
By tho advice of the Board of Equa
ization for the County, whoso duty it i
to designato the points at which Hi
Treasurer will attend for tho collectio
of taxes, the books will be opened onl
at Abbeville Court House.
T. N. TOLBEBT,
Co. Treasurer.
Jan. 18,1878, 41-tf
J. T. Robertson
TILL HAS A REMNANT O]
STOCK ON SALE, at pricc
BELOW COST I
At the old Stand, now occupied b
Messrs. DuPre, Uuinbrell & Co.
I AM NOW CLOSING MY BUS!
ness, aud I expect all who owe xii
to make
Immediate Payment
and I hope that I will not have to resoi
to a legal process to enforce collectioni
J. T, ROBERTSON,
Nov.tf 17,1875 32
WILSON,
CIST,
L.iLiE3. S. O,
E POST OFFICE.
CARPETS!
purchased a full stork of all fioods ombre
11 we luivo boon able to obtain trinou tli
nanj leading articles at auto-bollum price:
1.50 per yard.
yard.
0 and 91.25.
per square yard and to the Finest Im
IS and in all sizes and colors for prival
and, and now opon, the largos! stock <
iMfc. MOULl>IN<iS ever exhibited in thi
LACE CURTAINS in endless variety t
1 each Window.
;or Shades.
laying Carpets will be 10 eonla per yard.
BAILIE & BROTHER,
205 Brother Street.
BROTHER,
.3STTS AT
3D, S. C,
ilr no\v and handsome buildinh, a fu
led in this community.
TOCK OF
JSSSS'
arc, and unusually attractive.
E CLOTHING.
BOOTS AND SHOES
ortmcnt of
>ckery, and Glassware.
EMPORIUM
MILLINERY &
In all the
UK STOCK THTS SEASON I
made our own selections witl
embraces all the latcat styles and no
sold on the cash system, and at the 1
JAM!
Sopt, 29,1875, 25-tf
uicoib ucuui
j Dry Goods, Boots, SI
At the low prices of the
W. ROS
, Granite Bang<
de^
GENERAL ft
HAVING purchased my Stock c
and Philadelphia, I am now
place andsurrounding country, a hi
everything in a first-class Dry Goo
: DRESS GOODS, WH
' Hats, Soots an
GLASSWA
h ' and a 1
Having an unsurpassed stock of ?
that 1'cau *ell goods cheapcr than t
Cct. 7, 1875, .
Barnwell &C<
Are daily, receiving a
ditiona to their Stock, cons
ing of
STAPLE DRY GOOD!
Hats and Clothing,
BOOTS AATD SHOES
THEY KEEP CONSTANTLY <
HAND, ALSO, A FULL
LINE OF
Groceries,
Bacon and Lard,
Meal and Flour,
Coffee and Sugar,
Bagging and Ties,
Molasses and Syrv
A FIXE LOT OF
SUGAR CORED HAMS
Oct, 5,1875 26-tf ' *
CUNNINGHAM
AND .
TEMPLETG
4 T*T7? T)1?m
B-H IWJDVJii v j'ijy aili/ i
JtJH. ed their large Stock of all kii
oi goods.
Dry Goods,
Clothing,
Boots,
Shoes,
Caps,
Ha
Hardware,
Crockery,
Saddlery, &
CALL AND SEE J-'UK iul
HELVES.
Oct. 0, 1875 2G-tf
EMPORIUM
OF FASHIO!
. Doc. 8, 1875, 35-tf
THE ALSTON HOUS
1876.
THE MISSES CAT Ell STI
keep "THE ALSTON liOUS
I open for both permanerit and trail si
! Hoarders. Thankful for past patr
| age, they hope, l>y renewed ene
I and application to business, to mer
good share of patronage.
j Jan. 5, 1S70 l!)-lf
| The Best HoiisehoU Oil the Worl
IC. WEST & SONS' ALADDIN SK<
ltlTY OIL.
WARRANTED 150 I) KG UK KM FIRE T1
Endorsed by Fire Insurance Com pan
Head the following eertillcate,
lectod from many others:
llnu':ml Fire Ins. Co. of lialtiiiior
December 23, 1*7-1.
Messrs. 0. West it Sons : (tantieme
Having used the various oils sold in
eitv lor illuminating purposes, I t
pleasure in recommending your "A]
din Security" as the sal'est and best e
used in our "household*- Yours, trulv,
AXDJtKWI KJ0K.SK, Pros*
OF FASHION,
Li, 1873.
. *
- ?=? . ...
; LADIES' GOODS,
Latest Styles,
is more extensive than ever, and having
i great care, can assure our lady friends
velties to be had in market. (Jooda still
lovvefit cash prices. '
iS A. BOWIE,
1 * * '
Lgent Emporium o? Fashions.
ction in Prices
OF
' ^ .'."if
ioes, Clothing, &o., &c.f "
good old times before the war.
ENBERG,
e, Abbeville C. H., - . f'-&?
. ' -V 'W;
U^ER m u ' '
lEKCHAJNJJISJfc.
' "V i *
?f Goods ot the best houses In New York
prepared to exhibit to the people of this
irge and well selected stock?embracing
>ds house, such aa ?
ITE GOODS, CLOTHING,
d Shoes, Trunks,
RE, CROCKERY,
arge Stock of .
}Oti
roods in my Hue I feel satisfied in saying
>vcr. All I ask Is one fair trial.
.
rnwruiDrr
VtUllUAJLUDjU
Columbia, ' S. O.
JNMHttj
T>T?OT>Tf.TTCTOR.
MANUFACTURER OF
STE-A-M
ENGINES AND BOILERS
Iroii and Brass Castings
of nil descriptions made to Orfcr?
' r
I WAS awarded tho flrafr premium on
castiiijfH at tho State Agricultural and
Mechanical Society Faira, held in Colum
bia, Koveiubor, 1871, '72'anfl '73. *
Circular Saw Mills
of all siztjto. :
Atao took tho FIRST PREMIUM at
State Fair* held Novomber,?lS74, '72, '73.
Manufacturer o* - ;t:
GRIST MILLMRONS
r ^ of all sixe?.| ^' .
For Sale,
Giu Geuriiig.-ofjlh# following sizes :
9 foot .wheel an<( pinion.,*.... >10 00
10 " - ' ' !! 3-J 00
11 "
12 " "
14 " "
With Bolts $3.50 Extra 1
Anti-friction plates and
I'roda ?10.00 aiid |li00
, D. B. SMIT3
Abbevillo,
Doc. 10, 1875, 35-tf
Oi) w
45 00
50 00
feach net.
i for Cotton
Fset.
f?nt,
TO THE SADIES!
WOULD CA
tiou to my Stl
Millinery
which is now
the latest novt
have also co|
with Millinery,]
services of
id Notions
lete, embracing all
i of the season. I
?eU Dress-Making
I"have procured tho
vfntr
who will be
and make y
styles, and
and ability
beeu appr
ally.
Give me
i.sfuctiou
depurtmei
AOS.
Sept. 23,1!
Mraisr,
at all times to cut
dreams in the latent
Mflose well-known taste.
ifi/Uiis line have always
by the ladies gener
?H, and I guarantee sat
i styles and price iu both
[. M. WHITE.
34-tf
RA7HBON:
W
I?
*
.^v
E>
I
LL
K"
cut
011
rt?>*
it :i
ACORN COOK.
With or without Portable Hot Water Reservoir atad CloMti
Sos't ba7 as old-fuUsned Stow, bat pt est
/
With all latest improvements.
Largest Oven and Flues. Longest Hrc Box for iong wood.
Ventilated Oven, Fire Back and Flro Box Bottom?In
sures a Quick, Sweet and Even Bake and Roast.
-Swing Hearth and Ash Catch. Won't soil floor or carpet.
Durablo Double and Braced Centers and Ring Covers.
Burns but little wood. Has Mica or Solid Iron Front.
Carefully Fitted Smooth Castings. No Old Scrap Iron*
Nickel Plated Trimmings, Tin Lined Oven Doors.
Ground and Silver-like Polished Ed?es and Mouldings.
Heavy. Best New Iron: Won't crack.
WAE2ANTED SATJSrACTOST.
Manufactured by ^
BATHBONE, SARD & CO., Albany, N. Y.
Bold by an Enterprising Dealer in <
H. W. Laws on
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