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i BCTJL ija ??e??? The Press and Banner, A15IJi:VILLE, iS. 1*. Wednesday, March 1, 1876. Organize I Organize J ! Organize ! ! ! ]iy virtueof the authority conferred upon uif asCounty Chairman, charged especially with the organization of the Democratic party in Abbeville Coun tvr T liui-uhv iiiidii I llH food of tlie County to assemble in tlie Court House at Abbeville, on Saleday in March next, being the Uth day ol' the month, for the purpose of confer ring together and advising the best means of affecting a complete and thorough organization of the party. The times are propitious. Success is at last within our reach, and the re sult* to be attained by united action are certainly worthy of the highest efforts of an outraged and long suffer ing, but brave and determined people. Let there be do laggards in this race. In the name of good government we will set up our banners. J. a. COTJI RAX, County Chairman. Death of Wm. P. Noble, Esq. We are pained toannounce thcdcath of Wm. 1?. Noble, I0s<j., one of our most esteemed citizens, from dropsy <?f the heart, after a long and painful illness, ill his residence near Willing ton, on the evening of the 25th inst., in the seventieth year of his age. The pains and trials of a long and severe illness he sustained with Christian calmness and resignation, and passed away with the assured liojie and linn faith of the true believer. The deceased was descended from the best blood of the Revolution, and w:i" connected both with the Pickens and Calhoun families. His father was! "William Noble, the brother of (jov. | Patrick Xoble, and the son of Alex-J under Xoble, who married Catherine! Calhoun, the daughter of Kzekiel Calhoun, the uncle of Jihn C. Cal-j houn, the Carolina statesman. 1J is mother wa? Rebecca Pickens, the I daughter of (Jen. Andrew Pickens, i of the Revolution, who also married a j daughter of Kzekiel Calhoun, and was the father of a large and honored family. The deceased was tlie oldest of a I family of four sons ? William, An-J drew, Samuel, and Kzekiel; one of! whom, Andrew, alone survives. | Kurly in life he married Catherine j Houston, by whom he had three sons; and a daughter; of whom a son is the j only survivor. A few years since he i married Miss Louisa Hemmiuger, \vn? sun survives mm. The deceased was for many years a I Justice of the Peace, and made a very J ollicient officer. He was called at dif-[ ferent times to administer upon large ?*>tates, and hence acquired a familiar- j ity with business, lie was a man of! strong mind and sound judgment, of j great energy and force of character;! methodical, punctual, and scrupulously exact in all his dealing. A man of; high integrity and stainless morality, j he was for many years an elder of t Lie j Presbyterian Church at Wellington,! and perhaps for fifty years a member J <>f tiie same. Faithful in the dis-! { barge of all the duties of life?the honest man, the firm friend, the pub-; lie spirited citizen, the true Christian, j the kind father and friend, he wasi universally respecied in a large circle, which will deeply mourn his loss. The funeral services were conducted j on .Saturday, by the Jlev. A. L.! Miller, ht WiJlington Church, where j the interment took place. Death of Xich'Jlas .>Ii!!cr. Wo regret to announce the death of; Mr. Nicholas Miller, on Thursday! hist, at his mother's residence near; the village, in the i.'.Jd year of his uge. j Jle received a severe injury fjom a fall: Mime time^inee, fn?m which he never iu 11 y recovered, and from which hisj death resulted. The deceased was the son of the late J Col. N. Miller, ami leaves a molh?Tj and a large family of brothers and sis-j ters to mourn his loss. Jle was a| young man of many line traits ofj character, and was highly esteemed hv all who knew him. Taken away in; the prime of life, and -o unexpectedly I to all his friends and relatives, hist death has produced a feeling of gen-j eral sadness, ami awakened profound j sympathy in the community. The funeral services were conducted in the Prcsoyterian Church here on : Friday last, in the presence of a large! r.udience, and hii impressive discourse I was preached by the lie v. Mr. Martin, j after which the interment took place! at the Upper Long (.'ane Cemetery. I'unrral Procession. Samuel Jones, one of the most es teemed colored men of this place. died j at his residence on .Magazine llill, on | Tuesday morning lust, aged about j jifty-fi ve years, iIc was a t hrifty and j industrious man. and had ma<le, by j 1 lis labor since emancipation, enough; money to buy a lot and to ereet u coin- ; lortabledwcliing. lie worked as usual <<n Monday, ami waseuttiyg tire wood; in his yard after dark, when he fell! heirless. lie lingered until the next morning, lie bore a good character, and was a deacon in the A. M. E. Church. On Wednesday Rev. J. T. Baker preached the funeral sermon tot a large concourse of the people of his! race, at the church, who afterwards) followed his remains to the grave.! The procession was one of the largest! and most respectable that we have: ever seen from that class of our com-! munity. Jiesnles hundreds of other' citizens, the Daughters of Zioii, the <iood .Samaritans, and the Daughters of Conference were in attendance in their respective organizations, to pay honor to their respected dead. The procession leu me cnurcu, coming through the Public Square to Wash ington Street, thence to Church Street, anil to the Cemetery. Congressman Ilopc. From a dispatch to the Xrw York j World we learn that Congressman I lloge did not appear before the House j Committee on Klectious on Monday, j The chairman said that Mr. Hoge liad ! concluded not to make an argument in! the ease. He was ready Home timej ago to take the ground that Congressi conuot compel the Suites to make ('on-' gressional districts; that, therefore,: the act of Congress which the South Carolina Legislature did not comply with in districting the Suite was un constitutional. This ground he has abandoned. It would have been a dis lUSieilll jtiea Il? HIS J vt' 11 iiiu ivau liicuiin. Its consequences might have proved troublesome. So the case of Hoge goes to Die committee virtually with out any defense. Our Labor System. We publish elsewhere an article from the Southern Planter ami Farmer, of Kichmoml, Va.. upon the "I.abor sys tem of the South." We commend its details to those who are constantly grumbling about the "unreliable'' la bor since emancipation. The freed man has been the convenient scape gout of every thriftless farmer. Kvery mis'ortune has been laid upon his 1 I U ,. I. . 1,1T t all I u ) flUMftil 1 Mac IV MU'lllUUft ? it " ?u day for die South when such an excuse will no longer serve to cover the waste fulness, indolence and had manage ment of some farmers and planters. Tax Iteccipts. The following are the tax receipts up to the 2!)th February:? State tax $40.5)01 2?) <'ounty tax 17,l<to ">4 Past indebtedness 12,040 H'4 School tax 0,800 88 Toll tax 3,305 00 Total $90,173 fio Jlur people should come up promptly miwpay, as the time will not lie ex tended beyond th? 10th inst. l'ay at once and avoid the penalty. We are indebted to the committee for an invitation to attend the anni versary celebration of the Excelsior Literary Society of the Newberry Col lege at Waflmlla, on the evening of the 31st March. \Vk are .indebted to Major Osborne for late copies of the Congressional Uncord, for which he will p'ease ac I 1- ~ CALL l'OK A COIN TV MEETING OX SAS.EDAY. ( art! ol' Col. Cothran. We direct at ion t ion to (lie card of Col. Cothran, County Chairman, fail ing a meeting of our citizens on Mon day next lor the purpose of organiza tion for the coining campaign. We | must go into the light with the deter mination to win, and this can only be ; effected by thorough and complete organization. We have too many in terests at stake to hold back now, when victory promises to rewatd a manly and determined effort in buhaii of good government. Let there be a 'grand rally on Monday, and let us then set the ball in motion which will ' roll on to victory in the coming elec tion. ? -> **? ? I Siiwpiinnv stole a load of fodder from ('apt. Hester on Wednesday night last. The thieves borrowed liis wagon and team to haul it oil'. The i fodder was found and the thieves caught. We would advise the negro ! never to attempt grand larceny. They U:an do very well at petit larceny, l?ut (whenever they go largely into the business they are sure to be caught. | A negro makes a poor thief in large j matters. Nixkty-Six.?'The town of Ninety-j ; Six has about ten tirsl-elass stores, a ; carriage shop, agin factory, and three j jehurciies. Within three years not less ! than 5(50,000 lias been invested there in j building houses ami stores, and popu-: lation has materially increased. Tne !surrounding country is adapted to grain-growing, and is this year sowed j down largely. The town has three physicians, a common council, a lirel I department and a uood hotel. JiAi? on Tim limns. ? Messrs. J. j M. Jordan, K. J. I'lowdeu, Henry! Watson, and l)r. M. Taggart, j passed through town on yesterday on ; their way to the Flat woods, with dog.- j and guns, to hunt for birds. At Abbe-1 vJlle Messrs. James Norwood and | Hal lkiker joined the party. There! will not be a l?ir?.i u-lt in Unit ne:gn borhood after to-day. We have everything at stake, and cannot :tflbrd to lose the next election, lie Jititsf wi?. We want no useless fuss and braggadocio, hut we are de termined to carry our point, and drive worthless vagabonds f^nn otlice. The country expects every man to do his duty. Taxes continue to conic into the treasury. Don't wait till the last moment, l'erhaps in the presure of eager tax-payers your time may come just after the last day. .Better be in time. The 10th of March is the last lay for paying without the penalty in Alihcvitlo ("fitmtv. Somk of our young ladies are "count ing a hundred white horses." There! is no telling how many times Mr. Chalmers' and Messrs. Wardlaw <t Ed wards'grays have been counted. Mr. (Jordan MeWilliams' old gray mule; has also been enumerated. Tin: four thousand darkies who J went to Newberry to see the Pomaria murderer hung were disappointed.; The Uovernor at the request of his j spiritual advisers, gave him until the tenth of March to make his prepara-j lion to meet his doom. Ik the people are of the same mind i next November we expect to see aj general route of eorruploilicials. 'J hev j have been ousted in other States and, must be in South Carolina. Corrupt i and iucjlieient ollicers must give place to better men. Mk. J. V. Jonks delivered an a<l-; dress before the Methodist Sunday school on last Sunday afternoon, at four o'clock. The address presented many interesting facts on the subject of missions, and pleased all who heard j it. Mk. John Mokkaii, an ever faith-1 ;'ul friend, of Ureenwood, was in town ' <m vesterday. lie has read the I'rtx*j - - - <? < i.;..i >. I on a jiamirr n?r nunc man iuh^i year*, ami will read it lor another} year. Long may lit? live and prosper.; Si:k Col. CothranV call for organiza-; tion to fie found elsewhere. Every! man will he expected to do hits duty, t With a united effort we will secure! ihe desired ends. Corruption and incompetency have had their day. To Kakmkks.?We truat that every) farmer will read the article headed "Uriiins and Method in Farming." The ideas advanced are excellent. In j fact they are just as good and true a:- j anything we could sav ourselves. 1 Tiik Legislature is devoting their! valuable time to the trial of Judge Moses, whose term 01 <uuuo uaj/iiw next July. We lail to nee the necessi ty of the trial unless it is to obtain a little cheap political capital. Or late several communications have been received at thisollice with out a responsible name. While we are always anxious to get the news from any part of the County, we must know the authority. We learn that while Messrs. J. W. IJiaek anil A. CI. Young were on an errand of mercy last week, they were met by highwaymen?-in a horn. There is nothing like lleet hordes on such occasions. IIkv. Mr. Wight.max, pastor of the Methodist Church at this place, was taken quite sick on Saturday last. We are glad to Mate that lie is recover-1 ing from his severe attack of conges tion. fei'OT Them.?There are many white j men in this County who sponge their | living otl' of creditors, friends and rei-1 a lives. All such are* vagrants, audi should be made to earn a living. Mk. Robert Joxks, Chairman ofj the Board of County Commissioners, returned from Columbia on Saturday. I Ke was pleased with the probable re- j suit of his visit. Let no one fail to respond to Col. J Cothran's call for a meeting of thej citizens on Sale Day. There is much to do, and every man is expected to do: his whole duty. Two tramps with a small black bear; was in town last week, and since then I they have been at J lodges', Cokcsbu-I ry, and perhaps other places in the I County. Mk. ]>. s. I?AUNWELL expects to occupy his beautiful new i evidence on Maiu street one day this week. Mrs. 1>. will co:ue from lier lather's on to morrow. Thk Democrats of this Btate have determined to curry the election next lull. We have I teen imposed upon long enough hy those now in power. Wi 1,1,1.\ m SANDrus, a colored sellool teacher, about Lowndesville, closed his school last Fall with a May party. The queen was as black as ink. Skk the call for the organization of the Democratic t'lub at Abbeville. | Kyery good man is expected to take an interest in this organization. Mk. J as. Cheatham is one of o thousand. Last week he returned a corn sack which he had borrowed from Mr. Trowbridge. i u. i . v;aliioux, rxj., win occupy 1 the law oil ice, formerly occupied by Messrs. Perrin & Colli ran, l'or the j practice of the law. Tin-: Democrats of this County will j present a good ticket at the next elec j lion, and thty are determined to see it elected. j Coixc! to Tin-: Devil.?Some fif j teen or twenty \> agous were in town I yesterday, hauling off corn and gu ano. Mk. AV. 11. Powell, of Vienna' j had a valentine drawing at his house on the l ltli. lie is still on the vine. Mr. Clayton Ai,i.i;n's fine horse fell down last week and broke Ihc Ishalvesofl' his bran new biiguy. Yesterday was a beautiful Spring 'like day, and the number of loafers ion the Public Square was large. Joe Moore is having a good time at i the jail?plenty to eat and no work to do. The public pay his board, j Evkky man in favor of good gov ernment is requested to join the Dem ocratic organization. One of Abbeville's fairest daughters I ia Tinw i< iinuL^Mfrtberton. (Ja. A Word for I?owud?sviHc. I sec- (lit- little village is pulling on I ; the garb of improvement ; ttial !>cer-jj I tainly commendable. On liie South , side a row of shade trees ha> ju>t been ; x jsel out?wauling a few more to com- . plete the row. Emulate it with onejj, mi the North side. Nothing could be,0 more ornamental and useful to tiiejf ! village, for the same amount of cash 'x [expended, as two beautiful tows of; f shade trees, running the entire length j , from East to West, lint we must dif- |' ! fer in judgment and good taste from! j the Town Council in suffering those j I sightless little buildings in Ihe centre! lot l he street. Where is the model in >, architecture for it? i (, j It begins to show the true spirit of j o civilization, when tlie j?e??pie lake an | 'interest in improving and beautifying j I their homes, and rendering themat-j i trnetive. I Towns, villages, and public stand-;; {in the rural sections, away from the! I great maris of business, are a right! good index to the surrounding coun-j try. These places necessarily become! 1 the centre of the neighborhood in : j which thev are located, and they re-j licet, the one upon the other, for good ; <= Jor evil. 1 take it as a good omen, to j !.seeour little village leading off in im-;r provemcnts, and hope a like spirit will ] v soon become contagious to the country " [ around. Let us see ]?ublic spirit, life and!" J energy in the village, of which wejj, may be proud ; not that 1 would advise! i needless outlay or costly investments, j j That is not I be set^siment of the times, i li Hut with will and labor, put what you S have in trim and neatness, which will < always attract attention and admira- 1 tion. Y. * ? ? \ Antrevilte Items. A Tin: shameful play of ".Rule Over" is all tiie go with the elite at their so- 11 ciablcs. This play was worn out ten I ^ years ago by the negroes, and it is r; strange that people with common |j sense will try to ape the African race, j ^ "(.'orNT all the gray horses you see iJ at church to-day, my daughter," was the advice of a good old matron who v wants a son-in-law. j Tiie post-master at Antreville is V very partial to school inarms, and he|<i is now going for one on the Level! ^ Land side, who is a beautiful andac-j'J coniplishcd lady. j" Olk community was startled on last, Sunday morning by ihe announce-:*' ment that Mr. It. O. McAdams and:"' Miss Maltic Cromer were married, j 5 It is reasonable to suppose that your! reporter was present, and had the good j pleasure of witnessing the nuptials, " and he therefore begs leave to say a! 5; lew words about I ho groom, it. v. well known all over the Comity, ami; is emphatically the lile of Antreville. > He possesses in an eminent degree all; V the concomitants which go to make ii|>! sj the jovial, convivial companion. II. j (). hits captured one of A lit re vi lie's fairest (laughters, and he has cause to| (j be justly proud of his victory. Muyj^ the fair girl who has thus chosen him: for a life companion, never rue the] _ hour when she cast her lot with 11. O. | Kev. '\Y. A. ('iarke performed the ceremony, ami pronounced them man j 1 ami wife, in the presence of a small:-? audience, at the residence of 11. T. j (tordon. "u Black, Mac, II. W. T , the king. I d and your reporter, arc the only hache-j lors left now, and they would respect-j ~ fuliy announce tin niseives as candi-i u dates for proposals this leap year. ! r r Tiikkk is seme hope of Mr. N. 15. i', Johnston now; he has subscribed for at the J'rcus ami Banner, and was ;?tjw church last Sunday. j. ( R. O. is spending his honey moon K' at his father's, near Duo West. I'\ Uv Tjik school a! the Center of (Gravity ' ,\ is only taught live hours in the day.i A Whose fault is ii?tlie trustees, cm-j1/ ployers, or the teachers? We knowui of several young ladies who teach i eight hours, ami there is no justice in * the tiling. A. II. !:! ^Zt. Carmcl and Trotter Shoals* Dots.; L< Messrs. Johnircaud Willie Calhoun j A left for Florida on the L'lst iust. They will lie sadly missed hy many. ! One of the buildings on (,'ol. U. l).'Ui Cade's plantation was set on lire on J m the 1'ilh inst., in which a quantity of j fodder was consumed. j _ Mr. F. E. Smith gave the young it people an entertainment on the 1SIh. | Oneyoung man who was present was so much pleased, he called again the' 13 next night. Such frequent visits lead I ? * i... * i ? i 1 i ^ out* 10 inier nuti v. ujiiu nuu pn-tvi-u his heart. Mr. W. I). Smith near TrotUr Shoals splits pine witIi a hue. Wonder what he will do next ? A young lady from Holly Grove! strangely attracted to Lodimont histi r^ahhath, l>ut she met with a severe! disappointment. Jler new beau was] more Jifronf/'i/ attracted to Willingion.! A lady near Mt. Carmel caused :i' dart to pierce the heart of a gentle man near Jtocky itiver. John M<;A lister ha* found a new sweetheart; hope he will he more sue eessfu 1 than he has he**n heretofore. There seems to he some utt ruction at Mt. Carmel for Mr. Willie Duiiose of WilliJigton; hut it would he well for him to he very guarded, he has a rival | near Trotter .Shoals who is growing| weary of him. There are so manyj girls each one might he sitiled. Rev. Mr. Patterson delivered a beau tiful .sermon at Lodimont hist h'abbath.! (j Mr. Dob Hester goes out for a fox r chase every morning, and frequently I ( at nighl. He seems to enjoy the fun. n Rev. Mr. Patterson iius organized a singing school at Lodimont. Some of the young men near Trotter Shoals say they will go down and help them to sing if lie will allow them to sill with the yirls. , Gossip With Our Exchanges. j Thb "Junior" of the Union TimesI advertises th? absence of the Iitor- j in.fliii.f unit r ri'M'uril fdr liisi return. We have received the Kershaw Ga- ] ?fl/fr\%(,'iirwlen. S. C\, and take pleasure in adding it to our exchange list. L. I \V. It. Hlair, editor; Frank 1'. Beard, j proprietor. Oxk good old lady of this County I lias heen greatly benefitted by Mr. |q Michael Magraw's cure for rheuma-jk ti-ni. What have you to fay uow, Mr. I ChariotIc Observer? I ^ The Charlotte Observer talks nlmutj "long eared rabbits" as n curiosity. We have no other sort in Abbeville County, except that cla^s of bipeds' known as respectable vagrants and! paupers. The Rural Carolinian for March' has been received, and as usual is well j tilled with interesting and instructive I matter. It is one of the best of our! agricultural monthlies. Subscription, j i$:i In advance, and ten cents lor post-1 , uue. Address D. \Y. Aiken, Cokes-! t bnrv, S. C. j Joi KXALisrrr. ? The J.mirrmviltr^j | Ji' rald has received an addition to its 1 j editorial force in the person of Col. J.' I W. Ferguson. : i j j CoLfMlJIA, Feb. 23, 1870. j The meeting of the Democratic Ex-j jecutive Committee and the County j j Chairmen of the Slate to-day was CX-| jeeedingly harmonious. Twenty-live| i counties were represented, .Reports 'show that the organization of the!. ! Democracy is proceeding rapidly andi> j thoroughly. It is evident that the!* : Democracy are resolved to sustain! cheerfully and vigorously the policy) ! to he adopted by the State convention; j but, whenever the whites have the j i majority, or feel that they can secure j it, the determination is to run straight; ! oft local tickets. There is a difference I j of opinion as to the straight ticket, I i with a preponderance of feeling in j straight nominations as the most eer-j| tain way of bringing out the whole; white vote. It is too early, however, j I us is conceded, to make any decision j ptJtiion this point, and for the present', evtry effort will be made to secure j ! unVv and strict party discipline. The j Stum convention which has been fixed j I for May 4th, will be held in Columbia,! j with fa probability that the second I State convention, if one be held, will meet iiY Greenville, wliieh had cordi 'ally in\\ted the committee to select 1 that nl&oafur the May convention. Ilamlsom e llesidencc. One of tin1 most beautiful and taste nl houses in town is the new it.si ii-nt'e nl' Mr. 15. S 15t!Miwoll, whicl vill be'ivady for occupancy this week in (I which in elegance of finish an* onvenienee of arrangement is a inod 1 of its kind. A handsome ne\ enee adds to the beauty of the fron iew, and with the residence iisel urmsnn attractive ornament of thu tart, of the town. The Hope of the Country. The young men and citizens general!; f t!ie town are requested to meet .1 timx's i!all, to-morrow* (Thursday veninir. at Ti- o'clock, for the purpose 0 irganizinjj; a Democratic Club. Kuwahu Noiu.k, Jr., S. C. Ca*ON, j. c. ] i km pit 11.1., ,1. Tow N KS Kqbkrtsox, T. C. StfAL, T. P. l?r.Mfl,KS, If. T. Ti'stkn. Jft'OH Wilson, OBITUARY. 1U1SD, at Willinjjton, on 251 Ii Fcbrua y, W. 1'. XOBLE, Esq., in the 7011 ear of his age. HOTEL ARRIVALS. WI Kit's IIotku?R 1' llill, Jno A Cal oiui, rity; U M ISIount, Columbus, G.i > F Cole, T Kinkeard, John Ilannali (altimore; II <> N Harrington, W Laugh ii, S J M Westmoreland, Greenville C; A 15 Mulligan, Jas 1) Meyer 'harle-iton, S C; J B Watson, Walhalla , B (Chatham, X Y; J W Crawford, B 1 loan, Pendleton; T II Wells. Calhoun" tills; J L Stovall, Augusta, (?a; .1 ^ rathan, Philadelphia; Thomas F Hill Liiucrson. Alston IIorsi:.?C A Hammer, Wicr higton, N C; J F Kawson, Savannah la; J Jj Oeheltrce, Baltimore; \V lartinell, Columbus, <ia;J T Clarke airo, 111; Til Rahn, Iviehmond, Va; ( I J1 Dudley, X Y; O T Calhoun, Wn 'urdy, Abbeville; Samuel Baker, Xov crscy. Annnvrj.i.E JIotkt..?A M Womblc v'ilniiiifjton ; N E Johnson, A J \Voo<l ur-it, Comity; Miss Lucia Milllcr, Mis ettic Miller) Laurens; David Miller, i Miller, T A Miller, (Jen MeCalla, Mis ieonria Baker, Lowndesville; W Huston [y; SV Conner, 1 Ingram, Greenwood; . ' Bee. Charleston; Talcs Watson, l'hoe ix;\YJ Holers, Atlanta; \V Bulloek ^ Turner, Kobort Jones, A W Jones liss Dora Brazeal Miss Osina lira zeal ity ; \V 1) Mars, E A Mar.s ; Robert Dos . tt, Fincaslle. To Printers. ~ /A FONTS SECOND HAND TYI'l )U may be bought from this oliioc 'early us good as new. l'riee and taki loin. March 1, 187t>, tt" "IIIAIItS 1 CHAIRS ! S dozen chair; J received t >-ilav. Kalian Seats tlendiJ article, sold at low figures. J. D. CHALMERS A CO. JEWING MACHINE NEEDLES 5 and oilier attachments at J. D. CHALMERS <fc CO. March 1, 1S75. Ji'ST ARKIVEI) THIS WEEK. >LEACHED AND RROWX HOME L> Si'I* NS, cheaper than over ottered rcttv Prints, Ladies' Hull's, Hlaeto vvil.-hes, Spool Silks, Corset Steels lark Silk Jiraitl, Spool Cotton, Ac., a if! EMPORIUM OF FASHION. March 1, 1S7(>. rrcenville & Columbia R. R jASSKNGKR trains run dally, Sundays ox copied, connoctln? witli nljrht trains 01 >uth Carolina Iiaiiroad up and down. <)i id after .Monday, February 11, the folluwin< ill be the Schedule rave ilr.mbia - S.15a m Iston - - Kt.'Xta in ewberiy - ll.'Jiiain >kosl>ury - 2.47 ]>ni rrivu bbe\ille - -J.ftt p in ravo Helton 4.SO p in rrive reenville - C.OOpin ndcrson lirnncli and Bltic Itid?< Division. T'O'.VS. | IT. "n-n "V\*,i 11 >-i11:> r. 1" n ni ! Arrive i/inil DOWN. I.oavc i Greenville - 7.30an I Hoi I An - - O.l'i a n 1 Abbeville - M.inia n Cokesbui'y - la .S3 a n i Newberry - V. 1'i p n Alston - - 3.."wp n Arrive Columbia - 5.30 pn >avu 1'erryville (i.-'.ifi ni Leave i.ii'ii?n iivo I'endlcton ".lid in Leave U.:w |> 11 nve -A nderson 8.10 u in Leave r?.S!i|?n rrivc at Helton 4>.<!0 n in | Leave 4.3011) n Accommodation trains run on the Abbe lie branch Mondays, Wednesdays and l-'ri i.vs. c>11 Anderson branch, between Ueltoi id Anderson, Tuesdays, Thursdays a d Sat da j s. Til OS. I >01* A ME Yl>, Superintendent. .TAKKZ NOK'l'ON, (ien'i Ticket Agent. 'he State of South Carolina ABBEVILLE COUNTY. ,y T. Ii. MIL Ft) I ID, Ksq., l'robal? J tidge. 5TST111-:IIE AS, J A M ICS 15 V A XS ? V made suit to me to grant hit) letters 01' Administration of the Ka iteaud e (lefts of Mrs. Sarah 10. Oaw i.d, late of Abbeville County, deceits ii. These are, therefore, to cite and ad ioni*h ail and singular, the kiixiret id ereditors of the said Mrs. Sarah (J rawlbrd, deceased, that they be am ppear before me, in the Court of Pro ale. to be held at Abbeville (.'our louse, 011. the lutli day of Mareh, 1?7(> Iter publication hereof, at 11 o'clock i the forenoon, to show cause, if an; liey have, why the said Admitiis ration should not lie granted. iiVKX under my band ami seal, thi twenty-ninth day of January, ii the year of our Lord one thousam eight hundred and seventy-six, am jn the one hundredth year of lb American 1 ude|iendenee. Published on the 1st and eight! ays of February, 1ST'}, in the Abbe ij'le 1'rcM and Jiaimrr, and on lb 'ouri House door for the time re uired by law. seal. THOS. Ji. MILLF0151), Judge of Probata March 1, 1870, 47-^t RTEAM COLUMBIA. S. C. ?.W. WIN'S, Proprietoi MANUFACTURER OF 5asii, Blinds, Doors iVL\TD0W AXD DOOR FRAMES osiis Pivot Blinds aai Men PILASTERS, Tv? n n to] ni pops, [landrails, Hewels, Balusters Ml M of all Sescrigtin AJ1 Work Guaranteed & No. 1. GOOD HEWS! GOOD NEWS! NK TON OF CAROLINA FEI TILIZER for a four liuiuh< (4oo) pound bale of middling cottoi delivered at Abbeville J)ej-ot on 1st November next. W. JOEL SMITH, Agent. Feb. 23, 1S78 fc'-tf CONSIGNEES. , Fitmou r.?J L Covin, T Baker, Cirav i*| Bros ' S Cothr.tn, K Calhrmn, W N Cal li i hoim, V 1) l'ilK'kciH, I W Liigon, .1 Dar i raiigii, il L iluckaboe, L il itussell, K ii | Jones, White Brothers. '"I Exphkss.?Miss O Olinkscales, Win v McUill, Mollio Britt, I) .Stewart, S Me- jJ' 11 (lowan, II T Tusten, N Ward, J L Simp- ? :f sou, T M McGill, Mosely, LyRoy it Co. 11 W A Clarke, J Kershaw* L (iutlln, ft OirifTin, McAdanis it Black, II Thompson, ! J 10 Hunter, J Burton, J Kurtz, C Mc | Kinney. \ > List of Letters Remaining in thciV .J Abbeville l'ost Oilice, March 1st. i ]i 'fj Mr Armstrong, jJ C Johnson, I i R W Adams. (Ltwrance Keith, J jSJ Brown, [Susan Little, S Clemen ton Burditt, Jack Lewis, V Fr;mk Britt, |J A Lo<ran, J Peter Brown, Ilenry Leslie, Judia Brown, (Benjamin Lomax, JIatiie Bosliek, |J M Lites, Larken Bell, iLitcia H Miller, \V H Climmmnl Knfione Moore. Nancy Calhoun, [John Mitchell, llarrv Cowan, (Nicholas Morrows, Jas ('lowers, IJ C Moore, John Cothran, j.V 1' Maxwell, Lucinda Carter, jliettie Miller, Lindy Carter, <* A Miller, JudcCalhoun, Carry Ji Parley, Hoi) Dossett, iJane Ray, John Dixon, \V II Robinson. ' Thomas A Dallis, jJatnes Smith, ^ Sam A Deatherage, Julia {Span - j Laura Douglaas, iClumon Strickland, i; I Ella Davis, !J II Thomas, , I R A Dixon, {Philip M Tabbjr., - | Louisa Ellison, Thomas Thorp, , j Silas \V < Jaitoskill, A J Winter, j William llenry, jEdmund Watson, ;i.IMHisbv, lAIbert (McPliorson, .''j W H Ilarper, ;S L McCali, s Laura E Hall, jT R Zaehary. I! Harriet Hodges, iW It McCannon. H. W. LAWSON, 1>. M. RELIGIOUS SERVICES. IX THE PRESH VTEItl AX CHURCH, ; Every Sunday.?Rev. J. L. Martin, Pastor. ' Sunday School Exercises, at 10 a. in. " Morning Worship, at 11 " " Afternoon " 4Upm " Evening " 7% '* Prayer Meeting Thursday Evening, 7>i " IX THE METHODIST CHURCII. ' Every Sunday.?Rev. J. \V. Wlghtman,;Pastor. I Sunday School Exorcises, at 10 a. in. " Morning Worship,at 11 " : " Afternoon " 4'^pin KvonliK " 7U " ,! Prayer Meeting, Wednesday Evening, " I ; IN THE BAPTIST CHURCH ! On the Second and tin; Eourth Sundays, llev. It. X. Pratt, Pastor. > i Sunday School Exercises, at 10 a. m. \y inniiiji, in u " Afternoon ' 3 " IX THK EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Every Sunday.?Itev. John Kortlmw, Hector. Sunday School Exercises, nt 10 a.m. " Morning Worship, nt J1 " " Afternoon " .. i}/. p in .11A RK ETIi EPO K TS. CORRECTED 11Y linrnwcll A: Co., Cotton Brokers nnd Dealers in (General Merchandise. FACTORY (JOODS. (Fish? fnitini Yarns $l.rml.:W. Mackerel....51.TjJlioO Grist, per lb... I Pens, " j Oats, ' PaCOIl, Sides... Sh'drs. lianis. I-anl. | Osnahurxs 12a 1-Sl I'oil, per ll>.. I'.'a M j % Shirting Ida 12| White " 10a j:f j 4-4 Sheeting.... 12a l<">,Salt, per saek 2.0(ta2.23 I PIUA'ISIOXS. j Tobacco,? ! Flour, per &>...$ la f> Chewing 7'ial.0) Corn, per bu... UOal.OO Smokiiur.... (tOal.tK) ! Meal, " 1.10al.20, AMMUNITION. :i'?a 5 Powder perib Ida 50 ttthil.00 Shot, " 12a If. 1.00 j Lead, " JOu 12 l'ta lo.Cups, per box )0a -to 11a 1-': IJUL'OItS. ]Sa 20 Corn whiskey J2.00a-'t.0fi lSa 20|Krc-nch br'dy. 5.i*)u7.'Kl I riah Potatoes. 1.7">a2.00'Holland gin.. o.lrf.'aS.OQ sweet " ... ""ml.'Jfi Ameri'n fin.. :$.Oda!i.GO Ks^js l.?a 20115'rboji wh's'y .VMal.Ofl Chickens 20a 25, Wines .'l.iOalUKJ Turkeys 1.00al.50 HAitDWAKK. Putter 2?Ta. 2VIron, Swedes. Sa 10 (i HOC MP. IKS. I " English 7.i 10 Smjnr, crush'd5 15a 10 Nails ' A 12a l.y Cotton cards.. ' 15 12a 15; llorsc shoes... C 12a 1">] " " nails * Prow n loa 12 LKAT1IKR. Coilee, liio 2.1a tft.Heirtlock ? ;Ma 35 " I.asu'au 2Sa 11 1 Sole leat her... -!0a iy) " Java 37a -Ni.l'p'r leather.. (iOa 75 Tea l.'Mal.-lo Ilar'Ks " 4o.a (>"> Syrup, cane... 75al.oO'Calf skins a.'Kta'J.'m Molasses, s. h. -10a -FijKip skins 4.5iia?)'.oo Candles, sp'in 40a 50 Dry hides ta io " udiu't 20a 2VGreen hides... 5a U Cheese....,/ ISJsi 25; UAGGIXG, Ac. Onions, per bu 2.(?) Parginjj, pyd JUsi is Starch../. 12a 15 Tins 7a > Tallow'. li>a 12 ltopc, col Ion.. 40a 50 Rice, peril) l'?a 12'Pope, grass... 'St APIiF.YILI.iF,, March 1.?Cotton 11r.ll, LIVKPPOOI., February 28.?12 M.?'Cotton ""'"..'l1-' n frneHnti?iiiiil. 50lV (iO 1) Hp Xi' a V dling (i'-jj; sales 10,1*10. | V\ | NKW* YOKK, February iX?Stocks active, t| unsettled ami lower. Gold 1.14. Cotton dull; ' sales oT'i?uplands 1J 11-lii. I HALTIMoKK, February '2*.?Cotton quiet? j I 1 middling 1 i'4'; net ree*.'lpt? 1J: {rross 7Uj; wiles j ri | ('HAlil.KSTON. February 2*.?Cotton quiet i ?iniiidIint; IZ; net rcci-ipts 1,001; sales ti'C). ! Al'Gl'STA, February 2tf.?Cotton steady anil in I'.ilr demand for (rood jjrades; lower urad.-s dull?middling !!;'?; sales Special Noticc. j (iltKKNYJM.K .t Cobl'MRIA RAILROAD,) ('omtmbia, January 1, 1S7I1. J | TTlIK following resolu I ions having been j 1 adopted by the stockholders of the Green . [ (lu'lr annual meeting in (Oiumbia un tlie-9th j (i s j of .-Ipril lust: I Jtesu'rctl That for the more satisfactory ar-1 . raiicemcnt of the company's bond ami goner- j p I al debt, authority is hereby given to the board j J j " ! of director* to create a lirst mortgage on the j - ( mad and property of the (ireenville and (\i-|S j lumbia Railroad company, subject totiiefoi-i f( I lowing conditions and restrictions : | , "I That the amount of the mortgage shall not j '* 1! exceed three million dollars. j f< # i That not more than two millions Ave hun-1 j! dred thousand dollars of the bonds, made tin ' j der the mortgage, lie used for the arrangement, " - or settlement of the debt; and, ' p I i That the balance, live hundred thousand i [( j dollars, be held in trust, applicable only to I,. ' I such acquisitions and additions to tlx* proper- : I i j ty as have been authorized and approved by j I' ! tlicstwkhu'ders? ' i J The board of directors, in the exercise of the J. *) authority given to them by these resolutions, j '! I have executed a tir>t mortgage on the r<?ud and !l s i property of the company to the Farmers'I ' | Loan and Trust company of the city of New [ 1! York, in accordance therewith, and now oiler j . i! for sale the bonds made under the said mort- . 1! gage at T"i per cent, cash, or the equivalent of, il _ I tiiat price In any of the company's outstand-!,, II in',' obligations in whole or in part. These j. I bonds are dated July l?t, lf7.i, bear interest at j " . I 7 in*r emit and ma?lire 111 twclitv vears. Tile i | bonds iii*.>i coupons are payable In the city of r New York. I 0 Their superior claims to the cnnP.deneo ofja capitalists are sufficiently established hy thc'|) tact that the past exceptional!; v unfavorable | ^ year to railroad interests exhibits? The gross earnings of the tireen ville !" , I and CUhr.iiI'lu railroad - - - $510,000 J t, I ThecuiTcnt operating expenses - yy5,"00| i Leaving applicable |?? interest - - S2!>">,WJ : I Tim eo'itid'-nt expectation of the boa d i . ) 1 st hal t be ?.\5*>,000 of bonds now of- , fi'ied will absorb every obligation of si the company, ami leave the net earn- () ings as shown above, subject only to charge of Interest on these bonds, <> which, at seven per cent., would be 175,oik) ! :i Balance of earnings over expenses and J interest ------ - 5 70,000 provision hnsnlso been made In thearrangc- j -s ment of the bonds of this issue for their Itet-: a | istry at tno option <>t nie iujuilts. , ,-l nv further information which may l>e dc-1 sired will )>ofurnished on application to thuja treasurer, :it the company** olTic? in this city. | _ W. J. McCRATii, President. .. C. II. Manson, Trcas. U.AC. U.K. Tailoring.--The subscriber oflorsj'1 his services to tlio public of Abbe-j* villcaud vicinity, ami solicits a share of 11 public patroim.no. Satisfaction miarati-|c toed. Call at tin; stand below Christian,1' Jc Howie's 011 Washington Street. Jan. 4, 70-am] It. A. martin. I EUGENE B. GAEY, ! Attorney at law, Abbeville ^ C. j I., S. C. Special atteution to I H the collection of claims. [Fwb. U, lj ! b Anew lot of on window shad**' just received, with iyood fixtures.! I J. 1). CIIALMEHS A CO. !,, Oct. 27, ]S75 If PAIlLOIl french LOOKING J GLASSES, at i ; J. 1). CHALMERS ?t CO.'S. , Ji vfkdh'M DARK Stylish Print*, jt Jltjl Homespuns, S]iool Silks, &c., just s received at the c em rOlvIUM OK FASHION. | Feb. 0. 187G -14-tf I ( 1 lteat HEDt'c tion in Flannel J' ! VX Sacks, Shawls, Worsted Goods, !*' I Furs, &(. ., at the j a EMPORIUM OF FASHION. |t ! ti l *T?i <U_t f 1 ! J 1). CHALMEKS & CO., dealersi j J.! fj in l'urnilure of all descriptions.? j a I Looking-Ghtsses, Looking-Glass Plate, I \ and J' int! Oil Pictures. Abbeville, 8. C. j c Feb. 'S.i, JHT'J StJ-tr npiIK PHILADELPHIA RUSTIC . ' X WINDOW SHADES. ?Ten doeen |( Ijusl received at lower price* than fcyerj* [ before ollered. Tbey are easily arranged, I I durable, convenient, and never get out]-' - lot'order. Will last for twenty years il'U i j propeiiv used. 'j * .1. D. CAALMEllS & CO. M JI). Chalmers Si Co. have in stock!' several line Walnut Chamber Suits < Hj at very low prices, also a large lot of new s I, Walnut Bedsteads. T 1). Chalmers & Co., dealers in ' t) Marble of all kimlu and at low , prices. Monuments and Head Stones J made to order at short notice, and in the j best maimer. ltespoetfullv, i. I>. C'UALMIIF-S. rob, M, 187< 16-tf > JUOM Jai. Joli 11 Cowan j. lizabell do. do jJames A 'lias, Smith j'V It Ii : II Booker \K M ,<ha am'l C Link fJohn 8 F V U Cowan j Jacob Mil V J-? Barker i Redman acob Langley | Robert J 'bos J Beck |E H Boo C) Lindsay tobt Brownleo V"in Agnew 1st John Cowan T MaUhce as li I'errin (Mary A 1 H Cochran i J li Clan M i?s S K Uarrv A J C Hoi UE Hill X H Mei Emily J ii IM H Wii V T Branch. no McCurry... E Todd...... [Miller & ndy Valentine.* ;lt llutclii lassalon Bell iJ 11 Basli [ E Wilson 1st W N Blake V C Veroll C Maxwell A Devlin... ! II Bell H Bell (J Perrin... A Bolts 1st John Cowan 1st I) M Rogers.. II Watson j Peter Mo 1st I) M I lowers jS It Moi leChee it Casnn |W Z M< 1st W Franklin [Tlios An . P Connor !J J Sha J Lee |Alt' Foi l 'hat Some of Onr Exchanges Say j About Lrs. Our old friend, Mr. T. 13. Crews, of io Laurcnsvi/tc JlcraUl, knows as ell as any one liow to say a kind old, and he lias the heart to say it. n his last paper he says: Pkbss and Banxuk. ? The last' umber of the Abbeville Pre#* and 'anncr comes to us much enlarged I ml improved, being now one of the ! irgest newspapers in the State, eon lininjr ninecolumn*of matter, neatly ; riuted, and otherwise ably conduct J. Its chief Kditor Air. W. A. Loc, i a veteran among the fraternity, ami 'ithaloneof the most chaste, elegant, url able writ era in the Htatc. The lo il department of the paper is mainly anducled by Mr. Hugh Wilson, one f the proprietors, who has proved imaelf equal to the task?industrious tui persevering. We trust the proprietors, Messrs Lee , Wilson, will meet with a success munensurace with their merits, ami ith the tize and worth of their Jour al.?LuurcneviUe Herald. Tlic editor or tne j\civocrri/ jicraiu i a good friend, and lias a good word >r our paper. lie .says : The proprietors of the Press and 'anncr, Messrs. Leu &. Wilson, have iltilled their promise of enlargement, nd this week they wend out the full niwii paper with nine well tilled col mns to the page, making a total of lirty-six. The Press and Banner is oar the largest paper in the State, and le enterprise and tact exhibited in its management is being reaped in a large arvestof prosperity. Success attend ie gentlemen proprietors. That staunch old paper (he Sumter Valchntun adopt* the words of the 'civs and Courier and says : "The Abbeville, Press and Jlanner as been enlarged to a nine-column aner. It is now one of the largest nil beat of our interior exchanges. Vc trust tlmt ils prosperity will be miinensurate with its size Tne Progressive Age, who gave us ueh a good not ice.some time ago, thus i-fers to our enlargement: The Abbeville 1'rexs cfr Banner has eeu enlarged an J otherwise improv il. That very excellent and influenital aper, the Edgefield Advertiser, whose hole souled editors never do any liimr except in the best manner, say: 'The Abbeville Press and Banner. 'he very name ha* a respectable and a -liablesound! Our honored cotoui orarv. above named?now neariu^ tie close of its twenty-third year?has itely been much enlarged, reorganiz d?improved i:i many respects. The 'result/id Banner is now a thirty-six dIuinn paper, like the Adcvrtiscr. iiid never did a paper till its thirty ix column* more worthily, with Hinder judgment, with an eye more ingle to the public good. None can L'joice in the prosperity of the J'rcsn nul Banner more than we." Thk Sumter True Southron, which aper has ever, early and late, at all imes, and under all circumstances, truck out squarely from the slumIder.s ?r the cause of Democracy and re >1111 , IlOUl'l'd Ulil V.'i:iai^VUKlU tit d lowing words: "Tlie Abbeville Press and Banner as been enlarged and otherwise im roved in appearance. It now comes > lis with nine columns to n ago, all elegantly printed, and cor espondins:ly well edited. Messrs. jho ?fc Wilson are good newspaper len, and we hope they have a large idt ot' paying subscribers." Our neighbor of the Aiken Courier 'uiirnul speaks a good word for lis ii the following paragraph. Much bliged brother MeKav, may you live jugaud prosper:? "The Abbevii'e. Press and lh inner omes to us now greatly improved and ml enlarged. It is one of the best pa d's in the State, and ought to have n extensive circulation in that iutel igent up country reading oommuni V " Tub Darlington Southerner, from >-1)it'h paper our readers will reniem crthat we have in times past copied nine excellent articles, speaks right lit and says a good word for us. In ur notice of that paper a few weeks go, we inadvertently called it the )mnr/ehnrtj Southerner. The editor rill, of course, excuse us for that over iglit, when he knows how highly we ppreciate his paper. He says: "Tin; A!>'ocvi!lc Press and Banner? lways having been a good newspaper -has adopted the "patirnt outsit!*" Inn, with nine cubitus, and is now niong the best in the laud, with as iitic!) good reading as any ordinary ubscriber requires, and probably as ,uich as any one would want. Stic ejs to the /'reus and Heavier, for it ichly deserves it. Who doubts the good judgment of he Charlotte Obxcrwr when he say?: "The Abbeville J'reus and /tanner las been enlarged to a nine column iaper. It is now one of the largest, s it has long been one of the very eel, papers in tlie Palmetto State." That ably conducted journal, the W'insboro Sews, makes the following Dcntiou of our enlargement:? "The Abbeville J'rens and Manner oimvs to u.s greatly enlarged anil im iroved, This is one of the oldest lewspapers in South Carolina, and it las been constantly rising in the es eem of the people. We trust its new top forward will be attended with in reascd proa polity." Tjiat enterprising and wide-awake imrual, the Charleston and t'Oliv er, which seemingly forms the warp ,nd woof ofso many papers, is pleased o say "The Abbeville J'rena and Banner las been enlarged to a nine column >aper. It is now one of the largest ,nd best of our interior exchanges. A'e trust that its prosperity will bo .ommcnsurate with its size." M ! n.iilnv <if llu> V/L'i* JiL'IpillWUI , fll . t V..W "Jrccn vlllc tint* r/trisc and J/uivnfan cr, has a good appreciation of our iaper. Mr. J5. has published the Mountaineer for twenty years, and is a jooil judge of a newspaper:? "The Abbeville Pie*s and Banner las recently been considerably cn arged, and been greallv improved, rbe outside of the paper is well tilled with interesting reading, and thein iide is kept up to the standard of the past. We are nuieli pleased with it, and are glad to see it prospering so well. Messrs. Lee & Wilson are good journalists, and gentlemen worthy of nil the success they are ' meeting. There is no weekly paper in the Slate read with more iutcvest U:au the J'rcst (Hid Itennor." Since 1st January, 1876.! TO WHOM |ae\-j VAI,.;",V i (.'rumer I 33 js 133 '?u MeCoid | 15 j OS sy uclnuinan ; 88 | 1,327 Jf rp/ ;liAcI | 5501 ill airly <fc Co I oC> | 240 j 1'' irshall and others | 5 j 40: an Sibert j 93 j 280 tii Robertson and others (1 GO j 750,'nsi ker j 3|| oortiali & M K Drcunan |153 j 400 Hi lidelson j 40 | Kill! '"I Igcs j 2! j 5o'<*r< '19(?"| lilicc, jr [158 | I'errin j 41 | M> I OS I ickson |h&l| in j 51 | Cowan 1175 | (ioil. lj?eS. .*1! Iear.st. Ion.... at ivvn .... Kellnr. rah 11 k h . .1 20 | 7(W 1 so | 800 .! 01 I 254 il-'l 1 1,200: .(131 | 000 J 41 | ooo | 600 i |124 1 500 3,5001 1 58 1 <30 o .|109 | 428! . 11 (JO I 3,550 j .1183 | 2,4501 > I h A11 O .).);} I |17o | 470 .1562 j 4,124 1 38 | 192 |107 | 1,073! I 30 | 100! I'o [From the Southern Planter and Farmer.] i Co The Labor System of The South. ) fa It is admitted that we con all use, to|ai most advantage, things with which fa we have long been familiar and have jlo long used. We have been raised with'I v! ' 1 - -I- ?? !?!. I.tin in I U1U lll'yru, IliHt; JJUI^VU nun null boyhood, have grown up with him it)1 f-rl mill)hood, have watched his peculiar!-'itl: lies, have noted his weak and his T strong or v-iluuble points, have im- oi pressed upon him our superiority, and | w iliut we must command und ho obey ; \ di and where we have done our duty,! hi have attached him to us in a manner] n< ! that does not make his control difficult: Ik I in after life. Of course there are ex- > w jceptions to this, and perhaps many,: In land we find refractory instances injol j this as well as in other races. Thejui j negro is eminently docile, and has u j been taught from infancy to obey?a! characteristic we do not tind in white is I labor; for the white laborer will tell [ v< you he lias found such and a plan bet-! ei tor than yours; that'he has followed it1 k before 011 such and such a plantation, I i< or under certain described circuinstall-j tl ces, and if you do not stop him, you i ci ! v.-iiiiiml him vr-rv ant tJ follow it'. 1 ^ .again. lie has not been taught toje obey, and does not look up to you as; tl i his superior, anil, on the other hand,jti I is very .likely to regard himself as|h I knowing mueh more of fanning than ; t.< I you do, and to contemn you for youris< "book farming." " j In the comparison of negro and if: ; white lapor we must take into account! 1 what we are willing and able to pay I for labor. Few formers in ihe South I believe they can afford to pay more j than $10 per month and board for hands. We cannot expect to get real-11< ly good while labor for what we pay ' a ! our negro laborers. In the "Report of [si j the Massachusetts Board of Agricul ture for 1S71 and 1S72," from pages ei ! 227 to 24!), will be found statements of j p : the cost of labor, and the cost of differ- i p lent crops produced, principally oflei icorn. We lind these northern far-!t< ! iners pay from $1.75 to $2.50 for Iheiri w | hands per day, including board. The a! (>nst of ohintinir 3 1-9 acres was, j d ! days, at $1.75 per day ; the cost of hoe-' n | ing was, 5A days, at $1.7-}; the cost of! li topping stalks, -!:} days, at $1.75 perip : ?lay ; the eost of eultivating and hoe- o j ing another ? acre three times, was d ,$10, the eost of planting the same being :$1.50. For tobacco lield hands they e pay $2.50 per day. [i We introduce these items for the b ; purpo*? of showing what northern far-1 'I tners pay for their labor, and how!a i much work they accomplish. We in scarcely think one of our negro hands! V ; would lake 4] days to plant :i 1-9 acres I p j of corn, or 5J days foa hoeing it, or -4^ : cl (days for topping. We were told, after 11< ! the liberation of the negro, that nil! < ?" ? i?\hnrotfj would 1/11 tn the! it 'dogs?that cotton would be produced s j in very limited quantity?that sugar;n ! would double in price, and that corn'3* land tobacco would also be sparingly} ii j produced. What has been the result?; I Cotton has already nearly reached the! e j average amount raised before the war, b and indeed we believe the yield for h several years since 1S(>5 has gone up to a I ihe average production. Sugar nearly c j the same price as before the war, the d ! best now being retailed at 12Je. per u ! pound. "The returns render it almost b I uncertain that the cotton crop will w pass the limit of 3,000,000 bales. This ii 1 we think, is fully up to the average of! h the crops before the war. .Besides 11 j these unexpected results, the south is si J diversifying her crops, and increasing i s< Ithe production of hay, vegetables for; h 'the northern markets, grapes (andjy I wine) and fruits generally. These re-1 il |suits, too, have been reached during a j li state of disorganization, or at least, in-|si i complete organization of our labor, j It ! when thestatusof the negro was un-ja ;determined in his own mind as to; 11 i whether he was to receive federal aid,;.?i jand with the hope held out, too, tojo tlwv wi-re to he e; I inniij t/i liiviii, unu - -i j the rulers of the South, and might'g j live on the politcal proceeds of po-ja litical office. Do not the yield of j h jeropH, then, tell well for negro labor\ V : in the south ? The rice crop bus been j w j lessoned in its yield. This is, in nil si ! probability, to be greatly attributable!o j to the wretched state of affairs iii;o South Carolina?the result of thogov-jci 'eminent falling into the hands of thejai negroes and unprincipled adventurers. ! n The history of the negro in the south; jslnee the war, proves, that he is "so i valuable as a menial, so dangerous a tool in the contests of politics." The value of the negro as a laborer! 'depends in a considerable degree on i ; the manner iu which he is treated. Letjc ihim understand that he must work) [Steadily, without waste of time; that! ; tie will be kindly treated, well fed,! Miid that h? will be paid his wages ini ' ; monry regularly by the month, orj j week as he wishes, and my word fori, it, we can get good hands. The negro | ! ,,,1^ nm> crnlK. mode of cuiti- I ; UiHiCI.^U?ia<(o wi.. v.^| i vat ion, ami what lie is expected to do!m Ion the farm. Not so with the white ! laborer, particularly if introduced, ' from abroad. The feeding of the ne-1 gro is much more satisfactory than Ij ! that of the white laborer, less apt to' J [cause complaint, ami much less ex-j . 'pensive. The providing of lodging, i. i too, of the former, is'much more sin-J * ! pie and cheaper. Another great consideration to cot-j ton and sugar planters i.s. that the ne uro stands the heat and labor, in cot-j ton and sugar fields, much better than : f i the white man, and is much less nf j fee Led by the malarial fevers of the'S( tfouth. jn The charge of roguery is often made, against the ucji'o, and often wantonly j)' and unjustly, as an objection to him as ' j a laborer. That he sometimes steals'1'1 there is no doubt, and so does the. 1'! white?not to the same e\tcnt on the,g' j farms, we are ready to admit?but if '' the balance could be struck for the f' wholu country, it would be found,'1 I largely against the white race. Al-jri most all th? great burglaries, bank!". 11 ? inn t\f /ituri ; njuuuriir^i ?nu ?|?|mw|.i.?uwIi ?. ?u^? ; people's funds, xre chargeable to the C( j latter race. The charge of roguery is," I often thoughtlessly laid at the door of j11 i the whole n?nio race. As a slave he, Luieted his conscience, vei.v naturally j ! for au ignorant person, with low mor-j ! at perceptions, upon the plea that he, n | had worked to raise everything on the i w j plantation without pay, and that he|Cl j was entitled to a portion of what wasia, I raised. Jt is our interest as well as our il' j duty to treat l.'iiu fairly and kindly.:5* i 'I'liis 11<<<1I1I1' is ninnnrr u? nml tmi<t i-?i. d j main hero for sill time. They must be: * .supported from the land from whence; v ! ultimately comes the support of nil the I inhabitants of a country. Clearly,; I then, it is had policy to abuse them,!0 and debase them. v ? !j; The times, are exceedingly dull and j n i hut few locate to he fout.d. ! r ij Dk. J. L. 1'ufissi.KY, of Long Cane, j wa-i in town jwlerday. !_v Diversified Farming. AH experience points to a diversified -tern as ih" li aii.v .successful way of| l ining. Oi;k Njulhersi brethren ( ,ve seen the lolly of I he one crop; stein, and are now raisin# their own ' ain, ami it will not be long before! ey will be entirely independent. \ ley will not rely on "King Cotton" | lyinoic. We have but little hope of( e fanner who adheres, with such te-j city to the one crop plan, never re-i zing that good time.coining. Fur-j erinore, we think the risk too great ra farmer to have ail his capital in a >p of corn, wheat, oats, flux or grass, j t should, as far a.-practicable, have jortion of nis farm devoted to each, i 0 icn should one crop fail or the price ereof be low, he would not bo|? long the sufferers from "hardj1 lies."' These are hard times; and j i nes were hard last year, and the 11 ar before that, and before the panic, c id even before tlie war. Tliore nev- r was a time when times were not c ird. There never was a time when i e mass of men ilitl not have to strug- s v with circumstances for a living, sver a time when it was easy to . ake money, easy to save it and have ; large net balance at the end of the J ar. Money making except with * shonest persons and tincrupulous j e eculators, is a progress, not only is >w, but it is laborious, and beset, ? itli difficulties innumerable. Under | j volatile circumstances, even, it gen- r ally takes a lifetime to accumulate a | < rtuue, whether we are business men, I. ofessional men, or farmers. It behooves us then, to adopt the 1 st methods within our reach J? rough and by which we can gain a 1 f mi potency. . ji What can be more disastrous to the c rmcr; tlian to invest all his money t id ppnirfli in one croD. which may I, il iii a bad season, or if the price is! w it will scarcely pay for the culti-j Uion. There is no necessity for so much I ooin and despondency on account ofj le universal financial depression.! here are many failures in business reles at the present time, but there ere always failures, even in the best lys of the country. On the other utd, there are successes now in busi es*, as there have always been. The >ld, prudent, industrious man, hetlier on a farm or in the counting-1 ouse. has ten chances to one in favor j ' success. To the lack of one or| lore of these qualities may be attrib-j l??rl tlw> r?uicA (,r jill tliosr* failures. A prosperous farming communityj one made up of men who ply their ocatiou fearlessly, raise a variety of I ops, breed and keep the choicest iiuls of stock, encourage (lie median-1 aI arts and industries, live within | icro income read good works on agri-i .iltuie, horticulture, Ac., lahor hearti : six days worship God on the sev nth, live in love and charity with leir neighbors, and whose transac oiib are established on the firm, true iisis o*' honesty. In this communi (and there are, we are happy to ob ?rve, many of them,) the cries of| hard times" and "my crops have all tiled," are never heard*?Prairie \ 'a nncr. Brains and .Method in Farming. illUtUlllll 171 II1U IJUCIHIW /I VUIMI/U- I | )r, in a trenchant article under the|, i>ove caption, has the following to I ^ ?y "With the light of the past experi- ' ice before us, what crops shall we)' hint? A part of the answer is asl* lain as the noonday sun: provision rops of some kind, sufficient at least 1 > run the farm. In this connection, j e would urge again the manuring of; j II corn lands, not likely to suffer from L rought to a very high degree. Very i j HH'h is to be gained by pushing such ( iml* to a yield of 75 to 1)0 bushels'" er acre. On dry uplands the benefits i' f high manuring may be lost through 11 rought. Is'ot so with valley lands.jl eventy-five to one hundred bushels 11 otton seed, and three to four hundred ji ounds acid, phosphate per acre, may! e very safely and profitably applied, j 'he cost will be from $15 to per j LTU?NIL* sunn- llULiiif, uuu ; lowing) CO to 75 bushels of corn. I Vi 11 not those who doubt try the ex-! erinienton one acre this year?or if hoii* faith is weak, on a half or ouar-': ?r of an acre? We want, friends, to. et you out of the old ruts?the draft ;i i too heavy, and you are about to tall. There is no wisdom, no com- J ion sense, in pursuing the same course , ear after year, when the end is noth- , :ig but failure?utter failure. Another proposition, palpable to very one's operations should be' rought sharply within the limits of j - is means. Credit at all time is haz-j rdous?during periods of great finan- I i:il disturbance, it is almost invariably I( isastrous. Creditors then become j nusually clamorous, and property ji ring.* little when forced to sale. But' hat should be done if one is already;, 1 debt, it may be asked. Sell, if need j i e, everything over and above what is.' ceded to run a one-horse farm, and ; art from the bottom. Shmv your- I lives honest and you will not need:1 omestead or other laws to protect i ou. Creditors are exacting because I icy fear dishonesty. When one j rinly and cheerfully rosolves to pur- | jc a course like this, it is surprising^ ow little is required to run a farin g nd .support ? family till a crop is!, null*. A cow and a garden will keep I ^ larvation a long way off. Just think j' f the quantity of Irish potatoes that j' Lin be raised on a little patch ofi< round?how early in the season they < re available?and how nearly this tu- I er can supply the place of bread, i Whilst urging this heroic treatment, , e hope few will need it. We are j, .r<? l.nu-iwr Hint vol*v nearlv all; iir farmers would be bettered by more I r less contruction of business, selling 1 uough to pay off old debts and then '' ;lli<?reing linnly and inflexibly to the'1 laxim, "pay as you go." ! i . ??? . j ( Legislative. i The appropriation bill has passed ] ie Senate. j i Senator C'oehran has introduced ajl jiicurrent resolution to Icaf-e out con-; ict labor. The resolution to investigate charges ; ii^-t Moses, Whippcr, and lteid,|j as laid on (he table in the Senate. The House resolutions with regard :' > Kdgetiehl were concurred in. j i a resolution is before the Senate toj 1 Jjourn on the 4th March. , < Ttie House refuses to concur in the j i i 111 roMilutton ot' the Senate to lease' ' it the convict labor. i < Ticasurer Tolbcit reports to the J legislature ot the Widows; id Orphan*' Fund, subject to the or-t ,-r of the School Commissioner of> bbcvilie. i ( i Gcatio Doesn't Pay. The Macon, ((in.,) Telegraph says;i iat there bus been more guano soldi i Macon this season than has been ' >ld any season since 1-7'). The far-! icrs are coming for it from far ami! I tar, and buying it to the very last; I mit that their credit will reach.!* hey promise lo pay for it in cotton, 1 L'livercd next fall, at 15 cents a'1 n;nd. In some instances liens arc! iven, but in others the plain note of.' le planter is nil that is required. We ope the men who are making these j1 vestments will beso fortunate as to ! ivi> i ntImii i.miitirli fn lint' fitrtlm nin.'I ure they put on it. With an ordina-; ly good crop your, perhaps they may :! imc out tolerably near even. There's j othing like persisting in an ex peri-i j lent to prove how good or bad it is. j' AVk have received two pieeesof new 1 uisic Iron* F. W. Heltuick, one of! hieh is entitled "All Tied J{ack,"j! omposed by 1'. Hitter. It tells you i 11 about the ladies' new fashion ; all ltd back dresses. The funniest comic :>ng m America. The other is '*.M:ir i (Jras March," composed by F.; lardway, a new and beautiful march , hich is destined to become very i op- ; !:;r, und will tie highly appreciated ' y those who likegood music. Either(( f the above pieces will bo sent puM mid, upon receipt of 4i? cents, or both t ill be sent upon receipt of seventy-' 1 ive cents. Address, 1''. V.'. Hclmick,' uusio dealer and publisher, ^7b' West, jixth fc>t., Ciueiunali, O. Mb. J. 1'. Yorxc;, of Lowudesville, J AGRICULTURAL. Comfort op Farm Stock.?Does the verage farmer realize the real import f tuis one word, comfort, as applied o the various animals of the farm, ,nd especially that most useful of all thers, the cow? Is there forethought o keep them comfortable during the old ami storms of a rigorous winter, i-hen they doi>end upon man so much nore than at other seasons? The ani nal which is of the greatest profit to Ls owner, which increases most ia >ulk or flesh, gives the most milk or iocs the most work, is that one of easy lisposition in comfortable cireum tauces. The profit and interest of all armers and stock owners would bo romoted, as well as kindness engen* lereii, by studying to promote the :omfort of our stock. There are a va iety of ways in which this may be lone to the economizing of our own >ro3t. The few following hints may ervo as a guide to others: First in the list I would place regu aritv in everything, especially in feed ng and watering. When stock are ed at irregular intervals, they con ume more, with less profit to them ielves or their owners; they are con itantly on the lookout for a new sup ilv unH n. nonstant uneasiness is the esult. When there is a stated hour or feeding, and regularity and punc uality is strictly observed, the anl nal'a appetite is regulated in accord ince; the food is taken with a relish, md when eaten the stock are under 10 anxiety till the next feeding hour ;omes around. Instead of uneasiness, here is a ruminating quietness, whicil s always favorable to good and per fect digestion and assimilation. All uiimals (even the filthy hog) are na ;urally cleanly; therefore they should >e kept clean. Cleanliness is antago listic to vermin life, aa all vermin seem to thrive in filth. Most animuls ire fond of being carded and rubbed, ivlicn done gently; this not only pro notes cleanliness, but also tends to, ieej) the skin loose and healthy, and* ;he pores open and free. The office of ;ho skin is to perform some of the most important functions of the body; through its pores much matter is ox aded that might otherwise prove-de trimental to health. Therefore it be 3omes evident that if the pores are slogged, by being covered with filth, they cannot perform their office, and health suffers accordingly. Kcop aU the animals clean, then, by suitable bedding, cleansing their stalls and pens, and by carding, rubbing and wash ing, where necessary. A good bed of dry litter, straw, meadow hay, sawdust Dr the like, with a well ventilated, warm stall, or i>en. promotes comfort wonderfully, and also cleanliness of the animal. Stalls, stables, and pens need frequent cleaning, daily at least, In winter when ca ?upied. Means must be provided for conducting off all li luid voidings where it may bo used as a fertilizer for the soil. In pleasant weather stock should be allowed to spend a few hours daily in the open lir and sun, as continued confinement ;o the stall is irksome; sunshine is stimulating to all the natural func. ;ions, is bolter -than medicine and es sential to full health. All stables should have more of it, especially ;hose for horses. Kindness to animals in every respect s as higlily appreciated, apparently, is among the human family, therefore keep the animals in good humor your self. The man who makes a practice Df judiciously fondling hid stock in the yard or stable, has a more orderly, good-natured stock than-he who can not pass them by, without venting his spleen by a kick or curse upon some poor, unoffending brute. In .the one case the animals are all rejoiced to see him, and are quiet among themselves, seldom crowding each other, except as to show their appreciation for their master and keeper; in the other case Lhey partake of the disposition of their master, are cross, hook and kick each otner; mm niiieuu ui cA^utMiujj pleasure ut the appearance of the owner, are apt to partake of his disjx>I 3ition, returning his greeting in kind. Therefore keep the stock comfortable by kindness in every respect and at al tiines.? If. II. White, in Country Gen tleman. Drtixg Sweet Cobs.?J. M. Hayner, ot Lebanon, in southern Ohio, former ly earned on n distillery, but tinds the 3\veet corn business more profitable. He raises over 500 acres of tiis crop annually. The drying hr.Mse employs nofiiftna Tlirt fivsh nars are steamed ftve minutes to ''sot the milk"?tho *raiu is then cut off rapidly with out ers having concave faces. It is then spread 011 perforated zinc tables, and iieat applied four or five hours ;rom long furnaces, stirring constant y. It is then j acked iu barrels of :hreo bushels each for shipment, jmit care is required to have the corn iust at tho right age, and to have ic lried just enough to keep well. Four ushels of fresh corn ou the crib make jne bushel dried-the wholesale price jf which is $20 to $22 i>er ba Tel. At fifty bushels of corn per acre, .'500 acres would yield 25,000 bushels, and give jver 2,000 barrels of dried com., which, it $20 i>er? barrel, would be $40,000. On one occasion, when there was an ibundanco of itcachos, ho dried a hun ired bushels a day by means of his . orn-dryers, tho skin being just re moved by slightly scalding with alkali, which was again neutralized with acid 50 as to remove an oojecuoimuie taste. When peat-lies are cheap, drying in :his way would prove proiitable, wore it not that the apparatus is needed at the same lime for the corn.?Country Gentleman. The omission to furnish fowls with suitable drinking water is one of the worst featured of cruelty to animals. Thrtse whom we occasionally hear say that "there is no prolit in poultry" aro not qualified to have the management A the saino, and in their attentions mav bo classed with the thriftless and neglectful parties who keep fowls that Ljet drink when it rains. Cotton and Tcrtilizors. We are not alone in our opposition :o the use of fertilizers and to Ihe ex lvsive planting of cotton. "We clip he following paragraphs from the last lumber of the Camden Journal : "Has it ever occurred to our planters hat three-fourths of their crops belong ;o their factors, before they pick a [wind of cotton? Such is the case; md the question arises, will they ever make a decent living, unless they re sort to a different policy? The old erv, "hard times and worse . oming" is heard daily on the streets >f Camden. If ihe planters wish to remain poor, let them just continue to ,rive liens for supplies, and plant noth ing but cotton. Just so long as the present f-ystem of giving liens upon crops, and U living the necessaries of life uj?on credit, is kept up, will plai.tcrsone ami all be long to the moneyed men of the North. Every planter i-ays that it costs more to raise cottou than he can get for it. Query: Why does he continue to plant the aeeursed weed, to the exclu >iou of every of everything else ?" ? ? Kkmk.mbki: Tins.?Now is the time of the j ear for Pneumonia, Lung Fever, loughs, Colds, mid fntnlresultK of predis position to Consumption and other Tlirout :md l.uns Disease. Koshitkk's Geumax !SY ltrr JlUS DC'C'Il USt'll ill 1111:3 jn-if;ui;w? hood lor the |>:iMt two or three years with out a single tailine to cure, li' you havo not u.???d t!?ls nic<ii>'ino yourself, no to y?ur Drujrpist \V. T. lVinieyancin.sk liiui i?f it* wji:dt>riul success among his cus toiueis. Two doses will relieve ti;o W"ist ease. If you have no luitli in any medicine, just buy a Sample Lottie of Uoschee's (iertnan Syrup for 10 cents and try \t, i:e puls:r si; ?* 1 c s 1m ??i u. ] n icjt a euugh to uvf C7 cn:t&. U