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'l A STORY OK THE EENCH COMMUNE. BY EVELYN JEliROLD. Anaon of uThe Mountebank's DArciUTnn,'' Woman's Folly," &c. I h CHAPTER V. ' CONelmoN ok Tit it gkisbtt&'S ptoky. "I have not seen him since. I liuve not heard of him. K? would not have forgot ten li<? promise, poor fellow. Poor fel low! he uiii*t li.ive fallen among had com panion? again, anil lost the post he spoke of. One week of regular work would al ways seem to Kugene like an absolution of years of idleness past and future. I dared not ask M. de JJoisrobert to inquire nliout him> I was fearful of compromis ing Kuireno's safety, for Clement was too intimate will) the C'omto not to lie my brothers enemy; andothf?r circumstances were occurring that rendered me disin clined to appeal to Francisquo's friend on i any account. "He came nearly every day. My poor home ?e<nned l'ti.l of his presence, his ' f cents, his soft, effeminate graces of garb and manner. 1 felt as though I were fulling into his power?how 1 could not say. Materially I was free; I had never consented to accept monetary help from -liiiru Hut, indirectly, my dependence on hiui seemed to grow more complete, more unalterable at every visit he mad*?, at j every effort of mine to put my power o? work to protit. He would tell me of a MIUJI ? liCI C A u?i?iai UWM for the work himself, ami arrange the tariff according to which I Wiis to ho re munerated?and 1 felt hopeless. lie was so generous and diligent, i could not bid him leave nie lo myself. I kuew no one.. I never saw my employers; they were ull^ acquaintances of his. And whoa he was not near, 1 felt bo 1?<j tfc*H that there was fume one between meaudtlie water world; i hat, like a princess or a prisoner, offi cio us hands intercepted my every gift, my ?very piece id .coiu, the *vurk 1 gave and j the wage 1 j-Hoeived; so that mine were as useless fcr such purposes .as any that wear the iron gyves cf .captivity, the golden fetters of etiquette. Mduie. Mi- , chon was .bis deputy, i could not escape [ hue. ll?r identity .with .the woman who ' Aiad guided FraHcisque lo Eugene's lodg- j uiiy> iiiui ftt'uii made clear u> me sumo tiuw* Wft?re, but I could do .nothing to rid suyvtUf of her. 1 owediher money! 1 was qguorunt, shamefully .ignorxnt, Eugene said; .and during the first few months, ttJlXlae dutieB of my little household had to be i?erformed by her. I hod not al ways enough to jjay iwr the five francs she claimed; and, latterly, the debt in creased with terrible rapidity. And then, Lit by bit, I gave hsr. to pledge trinkets, clothe*, l'urnittt-e?poor enough in my own estimation, but mesrly worthless, it *ppeare4, in that of theftfwnbrokers; for ldo not think 1 ever received half what I xjnttted from any deposit made by 2iduie. Michon. But she was a lesser Jrouble. My .days and nights were haunt ed by tlie foreshadowing of an evil that .seemed to grow bo*etly; that made me re :1 mi' OI1P visltOP. ! %-KJLl "inuuuu ? ..V . v. "V ~ r M. dc Boi.-roberl'suuiine whs spoken?and spoken it was incessantly by Mdme. Mi ction, tor what -|mrpose I dared not ex amine. I am .now speaking- of two or three mouths ?g>o. Clement's manner to- i wards me had changed gradually. He j no longer spoke of Francisque. The ! frank, brotherly i*e;ir!ng of the first j mouths had di saw-eared; and in its stead, j I noticed a .furtive .study of my ways j and wond*.? tenderer, more embarrassed | demeanor?junixtoreof caution and lover- ! like-favor, that bred in me a distrust far j deeper-ami-mc re,painful than that with J which roost .girl* tea ch the actions of a j man who may jcopose, and can obtain j nothing by at' doing. At last, I broke si- j hmce?IJ;ear this half-spoken court- i .ship tio longer. OL Clement,' said I, one morning, | Jycr* wv!l "understand me, will you not?? 1 understand, I mean, that, ungracious rs [ Mill kmcm_ the feeliiur that die- 1 ,-t^ies then?;.s wot unkindly, not ungrateful? .1 &?rt qnite alcna. you know; at the mercy of any one wiio chooses to gossip about me. Would it iu?t b? better lor my chances of eseapiug fwin neighborly inuendoes, that uiy oiyy visitor should not come so oft-n?' "1 Iri-d ic speak lightly and smilingly. Olemunt wiw not at all d-oeived by the nttVctation, but looked intently at me, and nisvvered, seriously,'1 foresaw this. I ^nfrw "-that, some day, I should be asked ^to break the slight bo ids that linked our? Hives together. (to forth and leave you! Oh, Reine, *re you blind?' "His >head drooped forward on Kis han&'his yojoe was shaken; but yet 1 knew J notAvhy I could not help inwardly criti-' cising the tone and gesture, studying tliom | a91 would those of a comedian at his Aphul There was some hardness iu inv i voice us I spoke. S'l can't guest* your meaning, M. do Bohwcbert- What I ask is very simple. Iaui sorry it hurts you to comply. lint it is:iict pleasant or profitable to have my Kirne bandied about, among nil the ser vant girl.* and concierges of the street, in conjunction with youi>f *"Is initio so repulsive, then? H-ino, 1 ifjuicied I dared to hope, that it might have grown somewhat dear to you, during these hist months. Friendship, "honor, perhaps, stand between us?iguiu and again I have said this to myself, to stny the promptings c>f my heart; but friendship, honor, are nothing to me now? Xovc has mnde me forget the very mean ing of the words. Heine, listen?you shall j Jisten to me! I love you?you must not j make me go!' *Ule started up and seized my hand. I ; arew n away qiucKiy. i:.veu wiou, nisi ?y?> were forced on me with 11 calculating expression, that Neliod the fervor of his! manner and word*. " Heine, will you not answer me?' he ' pleaded. " 'Answer you! Do you need an an- | pwer? I? not what your own conscience I ways of you enough? False to your friend, j ungenerous to me, who trusted you for | Lis sake, what else can I s:iyf' *IJe raised his liead quickly; an evil j curva came to his mouth. "And you have 110 pity for the love that ; wasipecxu.se ox 11 am rraucisque is not pledged to you. He will not return | i*a ytttix*; he will never see your face ; *^'Rin if he cau help it! I have told you? you have heard from other sources?how ; he is endeavoring to console himself at ! Algiers. Is it, then, such Mack treason 4o speak to you of my love/ You are i aflone?your life is hard ami desolate. I would take you from it, mid restore you j *tv lho rank you have falleu from. Is that f 0 ungenerous?' *?Francisque bade you watch over me. j That meant he did not hold himself free, | ac.d that he trusted you. For the rest, my seal natural condition is my present one, ) iujd you should know me weil enough to l>e certain that material comforts and re- I fuiements are the last things that would j iuSuenee ray decision! Let us say good b>?, I am sorry to have lost a friend; I i fua doubtful whether 1 have really gained a lover!' "I could not resist tlie^mpulse to say tbis. His pl '&s had been put forth with ! fluch self-possession and labored casuistry, that I felt half ashamed to seem to be lieye them implicitly. My last words bad a strange effect. Ho stepped forward j 4o where I was sitting, and looked down 1 *t me coldly, saying, iu a sharp, metallic ! voice, utterly unlike that of his former : speech, 'So you doubt my veracity. Good! tnat simj>litie8 my plans. I prefer to speak j plainly to you, Mdlle. Lagarde. From j I have lt?urn?(l of vmir fVinrnntor I ' believe you to bo rather more open to plain common sense than studied senti ment; and after having' paid homage to your sex by a preliminary employment of j the latter mcaiin, I am glad to turn to the former, which we both understand, and j v.ith which I, at least, am more at home, i **Hiis manner was easy and assured. I' | eould scarcely identify this cool, thin- i voiced cynic with the light-hearted, good | fellow I had been wont to regard as an i jksuusing partner for the cotillon in the old ' days of my glory. "He continued, quiotly; 'In spite of the j b&nsh things you have just said of me, I etail respectfully press my suit. Do not m\r*>r hastily; listen first. You are friend- 1 lwti; I have good reason to know that even ! the honest old lady down stairs would not ; teaitat? between us two. I have inquired ; #ut? your chances for the future; they are ??t brilliant. The houses where you have had dealings might take your work, but j .only on my recommendation; not that the work is ill-done, but, you see, they are I under obligation to me, and you can j scarcely make it worth their while to of- i {end uiQ. I think your resources are ' nearly at an end, and' you are indebted Michon?not a very mild or tractable creditor?nnd owe a considerable ! eum to your landlord, Francisque will never return, and, under the present cir cumstances, nothing is more unlikely than I that the Comte will oj>en his arms to wel come the prodigal back. So much for your future?alone. Here is another pic ; ture: A name well known and honorable; a fortune suflL-ient for all modern wants; society,.consisting of the wisest, wittiest, ; fairest, richest men and women in Paris; and a reconciliation with your guardian. ' with all its consequent privileges and , emoluments! It is a pact for our mutual ; benefit that I propose to you. Facts have ! i come to my knowledge that, coinmunicat- : ' - j- ? *. ...;n ed to tue coiiue uo vimyuwco, ?o you even more than his fanner love and favor. As my wife, you will be reinstated in your old position, but only as my wife. This is all I have to stay, 1 leave you to choose. The alternatives are simple, as you see. Which shall it be?wealth, honor ?or poverty, ami perhaps shame?' "1 was too much shocked to answer His speech was like the buzz of wasps in my ears. No word sounded distinct, but I had a painfully clear sense of the pur port of the sentences. 1 awoke in a min ute. " Leave mo, sir!' I exclaimed. 'You ! dared not propose this to me, seriously! It is some mean mockery! But go, and be sure your frieiul shall know of what his j trust has brought upon me!' " Shall he? l)o you think the informa tion will wis him to you/ Your name is j eternally stained. It is known all over the neighborhood that I engaged these rooms for you, and have visited you every day for tlie last six mouths, i'ou may surmise what conclusions are drawn from those facts.' "I fell into a chair, crying, I was so i helpless; and what he said was so true! But I would not have him take my tears I assigns of weakness.so 1 rose again cmicK- j ly, and said, 'Go, go!?or I shall loavo ! this place never to return!' "lie saw that I would not hesitate to j fultil my threat, and said, soothingly, pre- | paring to go, 'There?you will think over . the matter more c-diuly, You know my j address; I shall be at your service when- j ever you choose to send for me,' "And with that, ho left, * I i 4i I "liei mi' Hurry iuuiiguiy nm uia-i mm. It was a succession of flow, potty tortures, ; contrived wfth all the ulistiuaoy of hetM*tr loss man, all the ingenuity of a degraded woman. Mdme. Michou was openly my enemy from that day, She demanded tlje money I owed hor three and four times a day. She took possession, as'guarantees,' she said, of nearly all the little furniture remaining in my rooms. She refused help in all my efforts to procure work?'nay, ! followed me, 1 found, tu the places where J I had been soliciting employment, and traduced me in my absence. Von know the upshot. 1 had no one to aid and coun- I Bel mo. Eugene had disappeared, and ; when, at last, my pride was broken, and I j wrote appealingly to the Comte, my letter remained unanswered. "I was alone, indeed! One day, when I I had not eaton for twenty-four hours, tired out and despairing, I begged that char- ; conl of a neighbor, and so was led to teU you my story," CHAPTER VI. CLEMKNT PS BOISROnnnT. Periiapsthe latter part of Rcmo's story 1 would have been delivered in even more j tremulous tones than those to which the 1 Jew broker listened, had fehe been able to see what forces wei-o mustered against I her below. The species of cupboard, with I glass doors, in which M, and Mdme. Mi chon cooked, slept, and read their lod gers' letters and newspapers was illumin ated by a gorgeous presence?that of the best-dressed man in Paris, as his friends j averrod, M, Clement de Boisrobert; The apparition in question, being gracious and benign in character, had deigned to j disport his dainty person in one of the . concierge's rush-bottomed chairs, and j oonverse quite freely in a way that said j a good deal for the fusion of classes, as M. I Michon remarked when he was politically i inclined. Indeed, the dandy did not seem above making considerable use of I his humble friends. ?So it's impossible to see her, Michon?" he Baid drumming the ends of his pearl gray gloves on the dirty table before him. | Impossible, sir." Mdme. Michon an- 1 Bwered. "I don't know what has come to that ekmllint inarcus. lie a j)am ior i her doctor and doctor's stuff; and is wast ing his time up there at her bedside as if he did not know what business meant." "I suppose you don't know anything more about him than you told me before?" said Clement, glancing shrewdly at the man and woman. They exchanged a hasty, meaning look; i and Mdme. Michon, answered, readily, ! "Nothing more. He's a broker and bric a-brac dealer?awfully close, and, I should ' gay, rich as Cro'sus, to judge from the number of valuable things he's always buying and selling." "He does a little in my line, too," put in } Michon. "Lends money, you know?but ; only to gentlemen; nothing low?on inort- ] prunurMJi'v uuiud. uuu mat jviuu ux thing." "Well, well; but the girl?" interrupted Clement. "No letters, 1 suppose)" "None since the one you saw addressed to theComte de Chnyolles.*' ? "Well, she must be looked after. You must not lose sight of lier. Iler rent is owing, and that will keep her hero; and ; you, too, Mdnie. Miction, put forward your claims stringently. The Jew's mean, you say? So much the better. But if by any J chance her debts should be paid, and she i goes away, see where she moves to. L'so i any means you like; but find that out, and 1 let me know at the moment. That will do j for the present. You up to her, Mdtne, i Mich >n, when you can. See if she has | been -vying, or telling the old man any- I thing. Jn short, turn her inside out, u3 ; you know how to do." Thereupon, the concierge's guest ad justed his cravat, rose, and, ascertaining ! I#y a sharp, comprehensive glance, that 1 the coast was clear, sauntered out into : the street, and made for his bachelor's i chaml>ers in one of the most fashionable streets auutung on ine uouievarus. It was necessary to M. de Boisrobert's , success that be should appear profession- : less, an idler, a dandy, with no more seri- ! ous occupation in life than that of select- j lug horses and menus, of keeping1 up with . fashion in the matter of coats, and sacri- j (icing- to literature by losing no opportun- ' ity of affirming the supremacy of opera- ' bouffo. For M. de Boisrobert's was that : particularly Parisian industry described in insular parlance as "living on one's wits," and which might, perhaps, be more exactly defined as living on the absence of wits in others. Chevalier (T Industrie had been whispered of him once or twice dur- ; ing the course of his chequei-ed career; j but the whisi^rers had generally been I ruined, and fallen out of society, and so j posset-sing few claims to general belief, j The damage done by their calumnies to i de Boisrobert's refutation was certainly I not great enough to be apparent to an or- | dinary observer. He lived within the | circle of the richest, proudest, and, it i must be added, "fastest" patrician youths J in P&rip. He would talk of his age (lie war not I more than thirty-two) as a circumstance j that gave him the right to help a young- i ster. whenever lie could i>eslow auvice, and kt"?i> his young1 frieud's exuberant epirit** from overstepping the line where exceed merges intu vice. Thus he was popular, even though his best friend bad the vaguest knowledge of bis pedigree. Nobody knew whence he came. He had ap peared in Paris,with a few letters of intro duction. tive or six years ugo, and been re ceived lor the sake of his graces of person and character, and the social qualities above hinted at, as what he gave himself out to be?the last descendant of a good old untitled stock, brought up in puritanic seclusion in the country, and possessed of some two thousand a year. Nor, though he played high, and professed an Orien- I tally easy mural faith, had society been ] given any reason to regret the contending ! of its unwrit>en passport to come and go [ unquestioned and uuridiculed in the most | select circles. J^'he upurtment which De Uoisronert en tered, with the undetinabie air of one who id at home, was just the place where such a member of society might be expected to reside. A soberly-dressed and rigid valet de cJiainbre opened the door. Drawing room and study wero furnished comfort- ; ably und even richly, but without oatenta- : tion or eifeminacy. The library was well I chosen and seemingly contained few of [ the flaming, yellow-bound novels that lit- j tered the table* of most of De Boisrobert'e | associates. Fencing-foils and pistols were pendant on the walls, which were further ornamented by one or two paintings of real value. It was altogether the interior of a careful man, in easy circumstances, ' but spending his revenues prudently, and j foreseeing the day when the respectability ! of outward appearance would be of ma- | terial use to hun in the arrangement of a i profitable marriage. For French fathers- j in-law aie not favorably impressed by J suitors who keep photographs of actress es and horses, and have cigar-ashes on ' ihc'-r jaaut-eiuecei. . _ . ' There are 1wo letter?, sir," Baid the valet, as Clement passed into hin study. "Algerian poslmark!" muttered the lat-. ter, taking up the missives. ".More love sick elegies, 1 suppose," The supposition was correct, As Clem ent read, his lip curled contemptuously, Fran cisijue complained of incurable ennui, spoke half-repentantly of hiH hasty judg ment of Heine, begged his friend to send : news of her, watclt over her, and see that : her struggle with the world was softened ; to suit her weakness and inexperience. "What a baby this is!" said Clement? j 'wavering as soon as he begins to put & ! decision into execution. And I have to ;1 eend him a budget of sympathetic non- ] ni'ii-'n iilumt the jrirl!" 11 lie opened the remaining1 letter. It ap peared to interest him more than the first, albeit it was brief and explicit. ''Dear Clement," it ran, "I should like to ; see you to-day. I have heard disquieting | things about our interesting' jrrotegee. How far are they true? What has happened? ; This is the very worst moment she could [ have chosen to baulk us?tlie worst for us, 1 mean. The Comte seems to be grow ing more dreamy and doting every day. ! 1 hear from his housekeeper?that jewel j of a woman mamma found for him?that he is given to half-spoken complaints about 4pw>r Reine' and the present empti- j ness of his life. It only needs an effort! on her part, and that void will bo disagree- j' ably tilled up by Mdnie. Michon'tt lodg. < er. What is to be dune? Must 1 consent 1 to the awful sacrifice you know of? Come JI and confer with me. Matters ure getting" ' pressing, and. " At tViS point the render was interrupted by Life valet, who announced in a low 1 tone, "Mr. Mervala. Shall I admit him, i sir?" Yes?since I am going out?" The subject of this hospitable remark j entered, in boisterous, happy ignorance | of the circumstance to which ho owed his ! admission, lie would have needed a se- , vore diplomatic training to suspect any- j thing of the kind, Hints and inuendoos ! were lost on the careless, light-hearted i Englishman# who liked de Boisrnbert for j the very qualities he himself lacked?for ! his caution, ingenuity, and foresight? j never guessing, of course, what deep-laid , plots those qualities served to further. "I say, old fellow, hero's fun for all of j us! No more popping at dolls in shooting-. ! imiIIai'H'k: no more fencing with buttons* on the foils! 1 just come fPoin the Km-, bassy." "The Embassy means his Britannio Majesty's. I suppose?" "Of course. King William has turned his hack on your Benedetti. There will be war next week, my boy?ail our peo ple make sure of it." "How unfortunate!" muttered Clement, in his teeth, "War! Then the Chasseurs d'Alrique will he ordered hoine, and Fran-: eisque with them!" And then he turned to Mervale, and said, inditfevently, "Well, it's time wo took a turn across the Rhine. It doesn't much matter to me?I'm not going: to en list; bi?t there will be plenty of sight-aee iug for you," ?'I hope it won't break up our set,though," said Mervale. reflectively. "There are people here I should be awfully sorry to lose sight of." "Who are they; I shall remain; so will most of the fellows you know." "Oh, yes?I know; that's always a com- , fort," returned Mervale, em harassed. j, "But there are others, you know; the? the Summersons, for instance." aI knew it was coining-, old fellow. You f have not got over that yet. Well, you're ! not alone. She is splendidly handsome, , 'pon my soul! And, between you and me, [ 1 don't think you would come in last, if all of us were to run for it." MI)o you mean that, De Boisrobert!" said Mervale, gladly. "I mean that, and no more; so don't say I encouraged you, if you hang yourself ! in despair one day, as your countryman, Guildford, did last year." ? "Is there really any truth in all those rumors about th^ men she has jilted?" I asked the Englishman, anxiously. "Truth! I should say so. But, mind 1 ou, nobody has yet traced the fault to [ er. Jilting is not the word. Mad infatu ation applied to her lovers would better describe the original cause of the . tragedies of which she has been the 1 central tigure. The woman is so diaboli cally beautiful, she can do any amount of mischiel without ever wismug or Knowing- | it. And now, if you'll excuse me, we'll go i out," he adde<1 alter a pause. Mervale walked by Lis Hide dreamingly, | lost in a lover's Utopia. Nothing roused j him, though there was enough stirring in J the streets to interest him. Across the j bridge, across the Place de la Concorde, I under the fierce summer Bun, that half j melted the asphslte, and made a haze like j golden dust in the Champs Elysecs, the people poured up the Rue Royale to the Madeleine, talking loudly of the debates in the Corps Legislatif, just across the river, walking arm-in-arm and crying, "A Berlin! a Berlin!" with the vehement de light of a race to whom military glory is dealer than peace and pleasure?dearer even than art. "This looks well," said Clement as he bade good-bye to his friend, near Miss Summerson's house. Trickster and traitor though he was, the man had yet some of the quick, enthu siastic impulses of his race, and his heart. leaped, mid lie longcu 10 snout wnn iu? redt that excellent boast?"A Berlin!" [To be Continued.'] NEW AND IMPORTANT LAW. I*nsscd nt the Current Session of the ! General Assembly. An* Act to provide an uniform Reg-1 istry Law for ail Deeds and other in struments in writing required to be recorded. ' lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sit ting in General Assembly, aud by the authority ?f the spine : Section 1. That all deeds of con veyance of lands, tenements or here ditaments, either in fee simple or for life; all deeds of trust or instruments in writing, conveying either real or personal estate, and creating a trust or trusts in regard to snch property, or in cumbering the same; all mortga ges or instruments in writing in the nature of a mortgage of any property, real or personal; ail marriage settle- 1 ments or instruments in the nature of a settlement of l/TUrriage; all leases or } contracts in writing made between land lord and tenant for a longer pe riod than twelve months ; all statuto ry liens on buildings and lands for la bor furnished or performed on them ; all statutory liens on ships and vessels; 1 all certificates of renunciation of dow er; and, generally, all instrument? in writing now required by law to be re corded in the office of registrar of mesne conveyances, or in the office of the secretary of State, which shall be delivered or executed on or after the first day of January, in Ihe year of 1 our Lord one thousand eight nunareo and seventy-seven, shall be valid, so as to affect from the time of such de livery or execution the rights of sub sequent creditors or purchasers for val uable consideration without notice, only when recorded within forty days from the time of such delivery or exe cution in the office of registrar of mesne conveyances of the county where the property affected thereby is i situated in the case of real estate ; and in the case of personal property, of the county where the owner of said property resides, if he resides within the State, or if he resides without the State, of the county where such per sonal property Is situated at the time of the delivery or execution of said deed or instruments : Provided, nev ertheless, That the above mentioned deeds or instruments in writing, 11 recorded subsequent to the expiration of said period of forty days, snail be valid to affect the rights of uub.sequent creditors and purchasers for valuable consideration without notice only from data of such record. Sue. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistant with this act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. . Richard Grant White snys: "Among a hundred men you will tind perhaps; ten or a dozen who open their mouths and speak clearly and freely; but among a hundred women, not more than one." You won't, eh ? Let Mr. White go itito a hundred nouses 11 where the female head of each house i i? engaged in spring-cleaning, and i leave tracks of muddy boots over the!' freshly scrubbed floor, and lie will not' only lind that ninety-nine women out' of a hundred speak clearly and freely, | but that they also know how to em- j Khasize each word with a scrubbing i< ru.-h. Hie Press and Banner. W. A. LEE, Editor. Wednesday, April 19, 1876. PRESIDENTIAL PllOSPECTS. A Democratic View. The New York correspondent of the Charleston A cm and Courier gives some interesting speculations as to the prospects of the Democracy in the next Presidential election, and as to the chances of the various rival candi Jates for the nomination. He thinks that the lute Connecticut election has! * secured the votes of New York, New i c Jersey and Connecticut for the Democ-11 racy provided that a candidate is sc- 'J looted who can bring out the whole t democratic strength of those States; k r.id that with the aid of the Southern j iote, giving South Carolina to the Ke- 6 publicans and carrying California in- ( stead, tlie Democtutio party eau { U'hieve success, It is upon the South that the De- ( mocracy must rely for victory in the < jnsuing election, and in case , jf a division pf strength be-j8 tween rival candidates for the noini-L nation, it is the South that will deter-1( mine the choice. Tilden, of Is'ewjc York, is tne tavorue 01 mo imru money men of the East, anil Hen Iricks of Western Democrats whose views are less pronounced on the cur rency question, whilst Thurman and Bayard are in better favor with the Democrats of the South, than either; of the above named gentlemen. But j the prosperity of the .South is so much j involved in the success of the party, that to secure that result, she would ! gladly forego individual preferences,! ttud ignore minor issues, and unite upon any candidate who would likely develop most strength in the canvass, and promise the best chances of suc cess. Availability at the North will be the chief claim of a candidate for, the nomination by Southern votes, I find the measure of his strength will i be the first point of enquiry. The claims of the several candidates I are thus dispussed by this correspond-1 ent: "What States can they command north of Mason and Dixon's line? Hendricks may be put down ns pretty j sure of Indiana, and it is probable that he could carrj'Oregon and Cali-! fornia. But could he, accused as he isj of being half-hearted on the currency | question, secure New York, New Jer-1 Bey and Connecticut? That is at best: n doubtful problemu at present, or until we have further developments.' Tilden on the other hand is morally j sure of the three last named States, which, with California and the South, j (miuus South Carolina,) will secure; him a majority of the Electoral Col-I lege. Is he, then, the man whoahould j be nominated? It will be observed1 that up to this moment I have not canvassed the views of the Democrats of f ho SJ.uif hprn Rfntpfi in this matter of Presidential preferences. And yet ] it will be the Southern delegations in < the St. Louis Convention who will | virtually decide the names of the can didate. If they are united, and the < Eastern and Western men dividedj ] between Tilden and Hendricks, the ;, South will decide which of the two i j will be the candidate. Suppose the t South should prefer some other indi- j < vidual than Samuel J. Tilden, if it' ^ can be demonstrated that that other j individual can carry New York, New, i Jersey and Pennsylvania? I believe|< it is pretty generally conceded that j Tilden is not the first choice of the < South. Hendricks would be preferred j l if he could be elected. So would! 1 Thurman or Bayard. Hut Hendricks !j is (louumu oi success in me xwisr, ami; without New York, his success it) In diana and the Pacific States would avail him nothing. How is it with Thurman and Bayard? My opinion is that the nomination of the latter would be regarded with great favor by the Eastern Democracy. He would stand a fair chance of carrying three; States. But lie has one vulnerablei point; that is that he belongs to a I State that is geographically classed with the South. He is the son of the distinguished Bayard who led the Se cessionists out of the Charleston Na tional Convention. In the event of his nomination by the Democrats, the howl would be raised by the Northern Radical press that the rebel Southern ers were advancing to the possession of the General Government. It is worth while thinking what possible effect this cry might have in New York and the adjoining States. Pro bably it would not decide the election irrniimf no 1 \11# Sa n niiMtlnn U'nvfh considering whether \vt ongiit to take the chances. As to Thurman, a hard money Democrat, and popular in three States, the same objection of lo cality could not be urged. His availa bility would be greater than that of the brilliant young Delaware states man, whose fame and and influence is destined to grow with his j-cars until, as I firmly believe, he will rank in ( popular estimation with the Jeffersons, {.'lays and Calhouns of the past. Would it be best then to take a cer- . tainty with Tilden, or a certainty witli j Thuriuan? It will be for the South * to decide if it can act unitedly. Ei- , ther of these genuine Democrats will give the country a genuine Demo- j uratic administration, and that means , an honest and constitutional one. In . considering the qualifications and pos- { nihilities of Presidential candidates I { have left out of view a purely South ern man, as the South lias good sense enough to kuow that the time has not t yet arrived when ati ex-Confederate can be elected to the Presidency or Vice-Presidencv, and I have also left out of view the raft of secondary men and ex-Republicans who are aspiring to the Democratic nomination." The Nnv York lferald thinks that Tilden would develop most strength as the power behind the throne, and that with his aid Bayard would be the most available candidate of the Democracy, and most formidable op ponent of C'onkling, the probable nominee of the Republican party. That united counsels may prevail, and that the nominee may rally the whole strength of the party should be the prayer of every one who wishes for success. i ? Charles O'Connor. TVfr rimplou flTntinnr H10 pminnnt New York lawyer, in a published statement occupying nearly a nage of thfe Herald, indignantly denies the charges published in some of the jour nals, that whilst ostensibly serving Mrs. Forrest in the celebrated divorce case without charge, he had exacted a large sum for his services. Mr. O'Connor demands an investigation by the Bar Association of the city, and courts the fullest investigation in I vindication of his personal and pro fessional reputation. He states that his fee in the case did not exceed $10, D(X), which was a small compensation for his services, and denies most em phatically that he ever engaged to prosecute the ease without charge, or that Mrs, Forrest so understood it. We are glad to see that the reputation *l?/v lowt'oi* iu trk ha thnrnnch Jl me fcic??v J <- ? o ly vindicated. In the published letter >f Mrs. Forrest to tJie New York Her ild during the trial, she admits that die was to ]?ay when able.. Speccli ol' Governor Chamberlain in Reply to Judge Carpenter. The ppeech of Governor Chamber lain in the Republican Convention in reply to Judge Carpenter, furnishes a triumphant vindication of the policy r>f his administration, at the same time that it exposes the flagrant in consistencies, and Bhort-comings of Judge Carpenter. We suppose that there was not a delegate on the floor of the convention who presented so many vulnerable points as the former standard-bearer of the Democracy, und lie received numberless sharp thrusts ip the reply of the Governor. The speech of Governor Chamberlain will doubtless have its weight, and we are glad to see that his Influence is still i/ili fp the party. His vindica tion of his administration will be en dorsed by the conservatives of all par ties. ' , THE STATE REPUBLICAN CON VENTION. A Lively How. The Two Factions and Their Lend ers. The opening session of the State Re wblican Convention which met in Wunibia on Tuesday of the past ve-ek, was a very turbulent and exci ing oj\c. There were two distinct parties in hat body?one of them led by Gover ior Chamberlain, consisted of*those vho sincerely support his reform poli sy and are not jealous of his strength md popularity ; the other party was ed by United Statese Senator Patter ion, who has at his back Collector kVorthington, of Charleston; Con gressman Smalls, ex-Congressman El iot, and most of the Republicans who vere conspicuous as rulers of the par y before Governor Chamberlain's ilection. Each of the two parties do ureu uo control me uouventiun, ?s hat would carry with it not only the lelection of delegates to the National ronvention, but also, probably, the 'ontrol of the State Nominating Con tention, to be held hereafter. A trial )f strength took place upon the ques ion whether delegates whose seats vere contested by other delegates hould be allowed to take part in or jauizing the Convention. Governor Jhamberlain insisted that where any :ounty sent two sets of delegates all ihould be temporarily admitted or all 'xcluded. The debate grew very hot. rudge Mackey, one of the delegates Jenounced the anti-Chamberlain par :y as a band of robbers, and told ex 'niKri'osemnn V.llint. wlin flekml whnill le meant, that he (Elliot) was the head mil front or those robbers. Elliol Irew a pistol and sought to get at llackey, who awaited "him. i)eska md chairs were overthrown and the 'xcited delegates gathered around tlackey and Elliot and dragged them ipaPt. A chair was brandished ovet 'hauiberlain's head by an opposition lelegate.?No blows passed and when he Convention had calmed down c ittle the Chairman, ex-Congressman rt'hittemore, ruled out the contesting ielegates, all of whom were support ;rs of Chamberlain. Swails, colored state Senator, and Gov. Chamberlain iVere nominated for President pro Icm * r* rl ftwtn woo OA fnr .Qiroilu nnH AC 'or Chamberlain. A Committee on Credentials mainly made up of the inti-Chamberlain party was then nj> pointed ami the Convention adjournet :o seven o'clock the same evening. The next day the committee on cre lentials made a report, excluding all he contesting delegates. A minority "eport in favor in favor of these dele jgates was submitted by CJovernoi Chamberlain. The question wns dis sussed all day \vith great acrimonj ind much personal abuse, and tin najority report finally adopted by i arge majority. On Thursday, the 13th inst., ir? the Convention after an all-night session, jov. Chamberlain was elected a dele jate to the Cincinnati Convention ifter a bitter struggle. A resolution, ottered by Gov. Cham jerlain, was adopted, leaving the del igates wholly uuinstruuted and UU ;rammeieci. A resolution, thanking Govcmoi Chamberlain for the manner in which lie liad administered the Governmeni >f South Carolina, and urging hiin tr 50 forward in the path of reform anc md good principles, and assuring lilm )f the support of all true Republicans A-as defeated by a two-thirds vote. The indications are that (jovernoi Chamberlain will control the Rout! Carolina delegation to the Nationa Republican Convention, in whicli ;ase their first vote will undoubtedly je given to Bristow for President bvitn Blaine probably as second choice md in no event for Morton. The following are the Delegates tc the National Republican Convention At Large?^Llliot, Chamberlain 3leaves and Patterson. First District?S. A. Swails. J. H Rainey. Alternates? T. B. Johnson md H. J. Maxwell. TM.+,.;/>* XI n MV.tl.lnn. ;on, W. J. McKinlay. Alternates? li. Knowlton, R. H. Cain. Third District -H. C. Corwin, W, 3. Nasb. Alternates?A. \V. Curtis, r. W. Tolbert. Fourth District?A. S. Wallace, Fohn Winsmlth. Alucrnate?C. C, McCoy. Fifth District?Robert Smalls, Law ence King. Alternates?Wm. M rhomati, Dr. Fred. A. Palmer. In his prosecution of the wliiskej "rauds in St. Louis, Senator Hendei oil spoKe or urmit us "uraui., jii itead of speaking of him' as "Mr President." This breach of polite jsage seems to be the "very heaa unc 'ront of his offending." But the Nev. York Sun remarks: "If the Presidenl 'eels so badly now at being callei Lirant by one man, how will he fee jleven months hence, and evermore, vhen no one will call him anything >ut Graut, and when people in saying The President' will refer to some out >lse!" Colonel James A. Bion has built : leat Kindergarten school build' ng in Winnsboro, thirty-five bj .wenty feet in size, fitted with all the nodern appliances, globes, charts. <?c. ind im]>roved furniture, and admira )ly ventilated. This he has given, ent free, for the use of the Kinder jarten sohool, of which Miss Kat< Jbear is principal. It is pronounceii I lliUUU UUiUllH^i A meeting of the stockholders ol he South Carolina Railroad was held n Charleston last week and the report >f President Magrath exhibits a flat ering condition of business in spite o he depression. The old Board of Di rectors was re-elected. A new daily paper Is about to b< itarted in Charleston. A building ha; )een rented and material purdhased it is thought that it will be owned bj ijoint8tock company, though verj ittle is known about the journalistic ;nterprisc. The Nexv York Sun insists that then Is abundant ground for the impeach' nent of the President, but aoubte whether it is worth' while, since h< >v111 nave to waiK tne pianii anynou in the 4th of March next. Blaine, the ex-speaker, and a prom nent candidate for the Presidency, ii ;harged with receiving $64,000 of tlx L'aciftc Railroad's money, to which li< bad no claim. He denies it. Patrick Donahue, long the publish ;r of the Boston Pilot, a Catholi* iapert has failed to the amount ol ?3O0,000, mostly due to poor people. A statute of Utah permits a convict id murderer to choose whether h< ivill be hanged, shot or decapitated rhe latest felon, J. G. Wiggins, ;hoose9 to be shot. In Newburg, X. Y., over the shop o i uyer, is a sign, "l dye to live and Jiv< x> dye." That mail ought to hav< seen a blacksmith or a proof reader. The cotton mills of Georgia and south Carolina pay from fifteen tc iwenty-six per cent on invested capi :al, which is better than cotton plant ng or sugar growing. Governor Smith, of Georgia, an flounces that he will not be a candi lata for reelection. He i3 now serv ng his third term and hps made ai Ancient and popular magistrate, A Sacramento man feedH his rats or peast cakes and then on flour, and b^ ;he time they begin to "raise" thej ire very well bred rats. A new Sunday paper, the Sun den said to be in the interest of ex treasurer Parker, has appeared in Co umbia. Blaine denies the charge of havinj infairiy received any of the money ol ;he Pacific llailroad. The August a ComtitutionaUst says ii s time to set out base ball clubs anc alant your early bull frogs. rhe Courier-Jqumal is now the onl} japer published iu Aikep county. Whittemore is to be a candidate foi Congress from the First District. The Legislature adjourned* on Fri lay Jast. Great Reduction! 1WILL for the next 30 days fill WAGON WHEELS (except i road wagons) for $3.50, and a reduction | of 33 per cent, from the regular prices of all other kind of work FOR THE I CASH. For reference apply to Rev. |J. F. Gibert and Mr. Chas. Evans. Shop at Lebanon P. O., Abbeville Co. April 1, 76.] JOHN H. LIGON. SPRING. 1876. M'DONALD&HADDQN are now receiving their Stock Spring Goods, consisting mainly of Domestic Goods, Notions, &c. a larger stock of SHOES AND EATS. than they have ever kept pefore. Always on hand the choicest of FAMILY GROCERIES, Confectioneries, &c. CIGARS! CIGARS!! eW keep the finest and cheapest as onplinniit nf (' Tf-J A Ti!?J ill town firPflt inducements to cash buyers?offered by McDonald & Haddon. April 10, 1876, 52-tf Past Indebtedness. ALL holders of past duo claims against the County made pryor to Novem > j her 1st, 187:5 and 1874 can" get their pro rata share of theso claims hy application ' I to the County Commissioners on and af 11 tor the 3d Monday of April, 17th instant. ROBERT JONES, C. B. C. C. A. C\ April i>, 1870, 52-3t Insurance Notice. I HAVE accepted the agency for several SOLVENT EIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES, as follows: Old North State. Royal Cananian. Merchants and Mechanics and Commercial of St. Louis, and will insure at the lowest rates con sistent witJi a sound business. Patronage of the public is solicited. (Hili-ft :i(. the T jiw Office of Messrs. Per rin ikCothran. L. W, PERRIN, Agent. April 12, lR7G,-52-ly TO THE LADIES! AM now prepared to exhibit tliej latest novelties in ! < I MILLINERY, and invite njy friends and the public to an examination of the name. Feel ing assured tliey will find it to their interest to eall before purchasing else where, as. owing to the scarcity of money, I intend to sell very low for CASH. The Dress-Making Department I is still under the supervision of MISS JANE RAMEY, who will be pleased to receive your nrflprM mid will endeavor to irivesatis faction. Very respectfully, MRS. M. M. WHITE. April 5, 1870, Sl-tf x GOODS CHEAPER THANEVEB! Now for Bargains. 1PTAVE just received a larore Stock of SPUING AND SUMMER Dry Goods, i | Clothing, Hats, Shoes, &c, f.of the latest stvles and made in the I; the most durable manner, also a large ; (stock of GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, &c., all of which will be sold at very low prices for cash. Give me a trial. W. Rosenberg. T villi pub teed A B Jt April 5, 1870, 51. BLANKS OF THE MOST APPROVED F OEMS, FOR SALE, AT THE Press & Banner Office. Rent Liens, Liens on Crops, Lien on. Crop and Bill of Snlc. Mortgage of Personal Property, Mortgage of Real Estate, Title Deeds, Trial Justice's Blanks. Snb. Tickets. Sub. Writs. Summons for Money Demsnd. Copy Summons for Money Demand SEWING MACHINE . NEEDLES, tuid othfn- attachments at J. I). CHALMERS & CO. March 1, 1875. CU1AIKS I tiiAinfl i n uimcii uniurs ) received to-clay. Rattan Seats splendid article, sold at low figures. J. I). CHALMERS & CO. BASKETS in great variety from 25ets. up, at the EMPORIUM OF FASHION. April 12, 1870. SPRING PATTERNS "X all the latest styles, for Ladies, . Misses and Rovs, just received, at THE EMPORIUM OF FASHION. April 12, lKTrt. J I). Chnlmers ?Sc Co., dealers in Marble of all kinds and at low prices. Jlonumcnts and Head Stones ?? made to order at short notice, and in the ' {,8, host manner. Respectfully, J. D. CHALMERS. Fob. 23,1S7G 40-tf THE PHILADELPHIA RUSTIC WINDOW SHADES. ?Ten dozen just received at lower prices than ever before ofi'ered. They are easily arranged, durable, convenient, and never get out of order. Will last for twenty years if nroncrlv us.-d. J. P. CAALMKKS <k CO. NNINGHAM & TEMPLETON have received their cli they are selling at low prices, and see them. arcii ^y, io<o, uu-u )ash Buyers FILL as usual find our prices as low as tho lowest, and our :k this season having been pur sed with special care, we are sure convince them more than ever to much greater advantage a little ley can be invested upon the SH BASIS. Give us a look before phasing and we will satisfy you at the EMPORIUM OF FASHION, arch 29, 187G, 50-tt Beautiful EW PRINTS, SPRING STYLES, AT uarles & Perrin's. arch 29,1875, 50-tf ORN rCOPN!! BED OATS! HEAT BRAN. FOIt SALE BY IRNWELL & GO ill. 20, 1870 42-tf 4AS0NIC JDIRECTORY. Hon Loip Ho. 3. A. F. I. H. PARKER, W.\ M.\ ?. YVOSMANSKY, Secretary. !eets 2d Monday in every month. X CHALMERS, Recorder. oets 3d Friday night in every llh. lanssnre Conncil No. 16. R.&S. M \ C. DrPItE, T.\ 111.-. M.<. il. GAMBItELL, Recorder. !eets 1st Tuesday night in every ith. arensville Female College. IE SCHOLASTIC YEAR con sists of two sessions. The first ion from tJio 1st of October to the 15th 'ebrnary; the second from the 15th 'obruary to the 5th of July: f<l(jl>> ? Al? nfcnSIUri | ZIN Al/\ nary Department 10 50 lomic Department 15 00 egiato Department 25 00 tingencies 2 00 KX'l'ltA STUDIES, (OPTIONAL.) lie $ 50 00 of Instrument 2 00 ich 10 00 iving and Painting 10 00 imental Work 10 00 ipils in all tho Departments have the mtagos of daily Calishthenic exer-1 i. >ard, (including -washing, fuel and ts,) $15 00 ]>er month, payable quar . in advance. ijjiin iroin uunnut ummuu ui i^nuu m i ate families of relatives and friends | 11 requested by patrons; but such lis must bo subject to the rules uiul ilations of the College. is important to pupils that they be roil at the beginning of the session, that their studies be not interrupted ^ inneressary absences. No deduction ibscnee oxcept in cases of protracted !Sfl. iplls must Iks subject at all times to |_ ilationa in deportment as well as in j ics. )r further particulars, apply to JAMES PA HI IOW, President. Laurcnsville, S. C. 3b. 10, 1S7G 4o-tf UGENE B. GARY, TTORNEY AT LAW, Abbeville C. II., S. C. Special attention to collection of claims. [Feb. 9, ly NEW LOT of Oil Window Shades just received, with good fixtures. J. D. CHALMERS & CO. ;t. 27. 1875 tf D. CHALMERS & CO., dealers if in Furniture of all descriptions.? i e king-Glasses, Look ing-U lass Plate, I ii Fine Oil Pictures. Abbeville, S. C. n ib. 2:i, 187G 36-tf " \.ILORING.?-The subscriber offers his services to the public of Abbo e and vicinity, and solicits a share of lie patronage. Satisfaction guaran I. Call at the stand below Christian owie's on Washington Street, in. 4, 70-Sm] R. A. MARTIN. 3W Advertisements. TIUTC For beet chance In the world iLll 1 J to coin money. Address U.S. ETY POCKET CO. Newark, N. J. tor ptftkalwLMsd itanip. C. F. W||l> -* n?T? A Cn. (limited) ?9 )>n.n. St.. W. T. vm MABIWfl PareSfiUAHCT rASCMATIOH. : t Soul Charaitg, Koraorlra and Uuriagt Guide, r iving how either sex may fascinate nna ] i the love and affection of any person they j jse instantly, 400 pages, By mail 50 cents.' t it & Co., i:R)S. 7th Street, Philadelphia, Pa j c ITS WANTES 1 Uedtlj ?d Dlplemi Aviriod, [ ^"'PICTORIAL BIBLES 1 i Ulsitntisu. Address for new circulars, 11 EOLifAN & CO., IWU ARCH St., Phlla. A WTCn AGENTS for the best selling Ail I EJL/StaOionary Packages in the Id. It con'.ains 15 sheets paper, 15 env? s, Golden Pen, Pen-holder, Pencil, Patent ii Measure, and a ploce of Jewelry. Single ?cge, with pair of elegant Gold Stone ve Buttons. post paid, 25 cts. 5 with assost Dwelry for S1.U0. This package Is worth, money. Watches given away to all Ag'ts ulars free. BUIDE it CO., "Oil Broadway, 7 York. f iiLCENTENNIALi (iversalHISTOEY. ; hp close of the first 100 years of ourNu- ' ill Independence, Including an account of r coining Grand Centennial Exhibition, 700 ?s, fine engravings, low price, quick miles, m terms. Send for Clrcularr 1'. \V. ZIE ilt >k CO., 518 Arch Street, Phila. Ph. ATERS' PIANOS, J6HS, OOLDs! " HOARSENESS, And all Throat Diseases, ells' Carbolic Tablets PUT UP ONLY IN BLUE BOXEW, TRIED AND SURE REMEDY, j sale by nil Druggists generally, and . INSTON, HOLLOWAY & CO., Phil. Pa. |' Grand, I. SQUARE, \ UPRIGHT, AUK THE lJIST MADE;! 1 Tone, Touch, Workmanship, and Dura*; J ty Unsurpassed. ?l 'ATERS' ORGANS, Concerto, r Orchestral, Vesper, Chanel, Vialeste, and * ibclla, cannot he excelled in tone or beau-; The Concerto Ston is a fine Imitation of - Human voice, Warranted for six years. HUES EXTREMELY LOW for CASH ntr this month. Monthly installments!" ived.. n liberal discount to Teachers, Ministers, relies, Schools, Lodges, etc. AGENTS NTED. leelal inducements to the trado. lllustrn Cutaloguo sent. HOltACE WATEUS A 'S, is] Broadway. New York. Bot. U-'Vw. EURI mmoniated Bone Supei MANUFACTURE! TLANTIC AND VIRGIN , . duble Phosphate Acid, 10 per cent.; Ini ganic Matter, 30 per ceut.; Yielding A SE TON, CASH, PAYABLE^APft] STE TON, " " NOV. STE TON, payable Nov. 1st, ill middling For sale by Feb. 9,1870 44-tf WALLER &! MERCHANT iRri?Mwnr LIVR now offering to the public in the full line of all the Goods generally THEIR STC have been selected with great car READY-MADE L FINE STOCK OF ] A good assor Groceries, Hardware, Croc] i whioh tho attention of purchasers is I WALLER i Feb. 10.187S, 45^-tf Dr. u. ii. \ dent: A.BBEVII OFFICE OVEE THE ept. 8, )875, ai-lf JUNNINGHAM AND TEMPLETON Have received and open* ed their large Stock of all kinds f goods. )ry Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Caps, Hats, lardware, Crockery, Saddlery, &c. all AND see for your selves. Oct. G, 1875 20-tf 1 flnn/lo of flnof T LIIUUUH M)U VVOtt M All descriptions of Goods, embracing IEADY-MADE CLOTHING, Boots, Shoes, Hats, st I0SIEEY, NOTIONS,,. AND IJ DRY GOODS, AT COST FOR CASH, ?< AT:/i : 'II |narl?s & Perm's. " Feb. 1, 1876, 43-tf V 1,OOOPOTS. Choice Green and Hot-House Plants. . ^OXStSTIXO in part of Singlo and Double Geraniums, Single and >onblo Fuchsias, Red and Whito Bego ias, Heliotropes, Century plants, Night {looming Ccreus, Cactnsos, Icc, Air and Vhx plants, Vines, Sedum juid Basket lants. Japonicas Pine Apple, Bananas, nd lifty otlu'r varieties of plants, losses <So grown irom seeds and plants btainod from the most celebrated Flor as in the United States. Plants ten inch s to two feet high in fotxr inch and six tich pots, 15 cents to 25 cents cach. J>ar er plants and pots in proportion. De Ivered free on board the cars. J. r. C. DUPRE. Wurman University, 8. 0. rHE undersigned, Special Re ceiving Agent of the above in titution, moat respectfully and ear icstly calls upon all persons indebted o the University fo be in. readiness to eet interest and so much of principal is possible now due on their bonds. Department having been raised, in louds and other securities, and this Department having been thrown open fee of Tuition for the term of ten ^ears, it becomes most vitally impor aut that payments should be made asi apidly as possible. All communications addressed to; he Agent at Greeuwood, S. C., (ex :ept when canvassiug) will receive >rompt attention. The endowment >f the Primary Department is now )rogressing. B. F. MILLER, Special Agt. A. C., S. C. Greenwood, Feb. 15, 1876, 3m NOTICE. a TT nTTADtlTAWC TDT'CTPPS A JLJU 4 1 ? t% Administrators and Executors;] ire hereby required to make their an- * lual returns of the receipts and ex-j >endltures on acoount of the estates 1* vJiich they respectively represent, on >r before May 1st next. Those failing' o do so will subject themselves to be uled. THOS. B. MILLFORD. Judge Probate Abbeville County. Feb. 22, 187? 4U-3t rHE ALSTON HOUSE, ] rHE MISSES CATER STILL| keep "THE ALSTON HOUSE" ipen for both permanent and tram-lent; hoarders. Thankful for past patron-1 ige. they hope, by renewed energy} md application to business, to merit a food share of patronage. Jan. 5, 1876 49-tf JI). Chalmers & Co. liavo in stock: \ several fine Walnut Chamber Suits j t very low prices, also :i large lot of new j a Valniit iSedsteads. j ^ PARLOR FRENCH LOOKING P CLASSES, at J. D. CITATjMKRS CO.'S. """ ' * . . . v.T - SKA Phosphate of lime, ) BY THE IA FEBTI1IZING CO. soluble Phosphate Acid, 5 per cent.; mmouia, 3} percent. S%t, $ 47 50 1st, 65 00 ; cotton at 15 cents per lb 00 00 roll db Co. BROTHER, 'S AT q n f i n. v; ir new and handsome buildlnb, a needed In thiscommunity. )CK OF @?Bg I e, and unusually attractive. CLOTHING. S00T8 AND SHOES. ?r tmeut of kery, and Glassware. nvitcd. I BROTHER. UTILSON, EST, IhIj^ s. o. POST OFFICE. CONGAREE IUI111 HLIJJJLlllWUIIj PROPRIETOR, MANUFACTURER OF STEAM MINES AND BOILERS, Iron and Brass Castings of all descriptions made to Order. O ; ' WAS awarded the first premium on . castings at the State Agricultural and echanical Society Fairs, ncld in Colum a, November, 1871, '72 and '73. lircular Saw Mills of all sizes. iso took the FIRST PREMIUM ?t ate Fairs held November, 1871^ '72, *73 Manufacturer of iRIST MILL IRONS of all sizcs.^ Por Sale. Gin Gearing of the following sizes : feet wheel and pinion 930 00 ) " " " .i.. 32 03 " _? " 85 00 ! " " ? .. 46 00 [ " 41 CO 00 'iih Bolts 80.50 Extra for each sot. Anti-friction plates and Balls for Cotton ress $10.00 and $12.00 per sot. D. B. SMITH, Agent, Abbeville, S. C. Dec. 10, 1875, 35-tf Barnwell &Co. A RE DAILY RECEIVING AD 1. ditions to their Stock, consitst Jg of . MAPI F I1RY conns. J Hats and Clothing, SOOTS AM) SHOES!! 'HEY KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND, ALSO, A, FULL LINE OP rroceries, Bacon and Lard, Meal and Flour, Coffee and Sugar, Bagging and Ties, Molasses and Syrup, A FINE LOT OF SUGAR CURED HAMS 11 Oct, 5,1875 20-tf J. T.Robertson 4 2JTILL HAS A ERMNANT OF ^ STOCK ON SALE, *t prices orr nxnr POST T UJUJUU IV UVUA U the old Stand, now occupied by >Iessrs. DuPre, Gambrell & Co. rAM NOW CLOSING MY BUSI ness, and I expect all who owe le to.make Immediate Payment! nd I hope that I will not have to re ort to a legal process to enforce col eetions. j. T. ROBERTSON. Nov. 10, 1875, tf FOR ~S ALE. Pratt's Shoals on Little Riror. VITH tlifs valuable water power the raot of two hundred and sixteen ores will he sold on accommodating ?rms to an approved purchaser. For articulars, apply to JOHN Pit ATT, Duo West, S. C. Feb 8, 187(i, 3m*