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a stort of the F^OTCn COMMUNE. bt EVELYN JERROLD. - Actbob or "Tub Mountebank's daianreb," ;, "a Woman's Folly," &c. CHAPTER VII. MISS Sr.MMIiKSOS AT HOME. Miss Juliet Snnunerson had been six years in i. ..nco, and her accent hail re tained uoWiin^ more t an a piquant flavor of Ujo l..nu dialect?a siiarp iiesf-an;, o: s ih.it was not tne least amo. . t. mus, said ti>o most im}>;<i of ' :>. :tiie rest con fide..: ?.??! iuiiierto been ;et. by bein^pronouuced by i ulivi mother?a somnolent old lau\, ho, bei.i^r Mc.i. Jy always changing lier ca]> in > 1. .1 y, or dropping into pro found rvleeji, a iiJ have little to do with this nar.u.:.<?Jiad come 10 I'aris as the last MatreoJ ine Gr.m i Tour, with excel lent letters, and apparently, limitless pe cuniary resources They took a small hol'*l, and "received" twice a week. lint that which helped ttiem into fash ionable society more ihau introductions, ready money,una liberal hospitality, was the marvelo.is beauty of the it tughter?a beauty, as i.eiue said, was positively dis quieting in its- perfection, and would have given to its- po.?.-e.?sor had she been bare foot ed and in a patched print drees, a power to work her will tiuit the mistress of the Tuik-ries ini^iit have envied, lier face was creamy white. her eyes brown, and heavily c!.ad''d by uark lashes; the hair of a curious {,'old red color, almost orange, was twisted into a loose knot be hinii, in a vtay that Iweaiiie lastiionable in Paris a few weeks :ifter her appearance, under the style cf a /' Amtrlcuine, She hail small hands and feet, the ex trenii.ie* of a creule who could neither walk n?#r work. And over all this, a soft, subtle air tuat was neither child-like nor womanly, neither Parisian nor American, but rattier Oriental, pei verse, and pleasant to watch withal; witch-like, and yet gvntle ?as Faustine's manner may have been, because she knew not what den-al meant? because her tyranny had never yet been quesuurieu. V/Jiee CUIHIUinni mm uui, few men ever thought of inquiring into her antecedents, or discovering whether the vast mines in Colorado, of which she touietiiue* spoke, hud any existence in reality. People accepted her at her own estima tion, with ivjriird' to all these material detuilo of her lilo and fortune; her face was undeniable, though her mince might not be; and gazing at that face, within reach of the slow glances of those unfath omable brown eyes. Golconda itself be came a secondary consideration. But her Golconda was as real as her face, to judge from the evidences that be strewed the home she had made for her self. No garish splendor, no gilding, mar ble consoles, statuary, reproductions, or Chinese curiosities. The room in o which j the reader is introduced was well lit. hung j with rose-colored draperies, meeting, tent- j fashion, in the centre of the veiling, deco- j rated, where the silk is looped up against ) the walls, with aquarelles by famous mas- j ters, medallions bought at Home or Flor- j tnce, and miniature relics dating from the j middle ages. The furniture was in keeping with this J style of murul ornamentation; scarcely an J were settees, long-, low couched, seat* tliat looked like confused heaps of cushions, arid, studding the tloor at regular inter vals, porcelain jars and pots containing1 flowers, whose rare, vivid, co itrasiing col ors compensated for th.*ir lack of scent. Juliat suid that one h..d no right to poison one's friends on the pretext t.iat one WaS fond ol' flowers. Here the Ldie Aincricains as a'l fash ionable P..ris called her, was lying list lessly on a low couch a oae of the broad boyr-windows. No one had ever discov ered Juliet Summer&on iu an ungraceful attitude. She took e.isy at atues< pie poses naturally Lke a panther. She h..u never etudiea "deportment;" s^e would comb her liair in l.er dressing room as though | it were the iSulle dc* Alurtc.'iau.r, and Uie j Cou.t of 1* ranee were watching uer. The book feil to the gn> snd as sho made a movement to pre** a little lapis lazuxi knob liiat sounded a gong in her lady's-maid's waiting-room. ll was a new austruse lierman workonarctiifcoiogy. Ju liet never read poetry or tieiion?.it least, no more than was necessary for the {im pose of conversation; that was why. by a simple unpretentious word or two, slie would occasionally set riyht discusiouu on most scientitic pom..-- inwiiicli JsoIjus from the Legislative Chamber and Crichtona from the Institute were losing1 thouiselves. The maid appeared and Jul i asked ber, in the quiet, decisive tones her ser vants were familiar with, uW;is it not M. de Boisrobert whom I saw cro.is ths coarl- | yard a mo.-uent ugoi" "i'ei%miss; and 1 was bringing his name ; up when trie bell rang." Clement presented uimself in a few mo ments, and, shaking hands with Juliet, threw himself on to a settee, with a frauk gesture of weariness and ill-humor. "What is ami.-> now?" inquired Juliet, with an amused expression. She habitually assumed a tone of su periority, wilh Clement?which fact did j not at tue present moment by any means j lessen 11,6 vexation. "Oh. everything's amiss! I've had ono of your adorei-s for an hour, and that doesn't conduce to a state of boisterous exhilaration. That Mervale has bewn raving about you to such a degree that I j felt inclined to turn round upon him, and I swear your nose was snub and your teoth ! false." "It is a bore to listen to. I, of all peo- ! pie, should know how to sympathize with j you. But what else'/" "Oh, there's this war! It will bring Carayon back upon us, and a deuce of a ; moaa u'A mIhlII lie in then/* "Anything else/" said Juliet, imyor- ! turbably. 14Well, what you heard about the girl j w true. She did try to kill herself the ! ther night, and now she's perfectly un- ! manageable." "That is the most sorioua item/ said Ju liet. "I always warned you that you ! would find the little wax doll hard as iron and inarble when brought to bay. Are you convinced now? Tnut likeues* is use less. You must eee to changing your tac tion Have you quite abandoned your ambition of making Malle. Lagardc, Mdme. BowroberU" "Well, yee; I think it i# hopelcs?, though she must still be kept in sight." "Only for a short time, if you will adopt juy plan." k?T nrill Rnf y*o r\a u 1 iVkii far ma * "One hundred thousand francs on my marriage with the Comte, and two hun dred thousand more in payments spread over the space of eighteen months." "You forget the L-'gion of Honor, and an appointment as sub-prefect u year ufier the event." "That is the convention. In return, you are silent on the subject of my private affair*, and give your Uelp wiili tue oid man, keeping Rein? out of sij^ht uuiil iho mnriiiure is a i.iot." "Ay, that's bettor," said Clement, wear ledly. "Tnere is really noming to bo done with the girL" "No; and yet the net wa# cleverly woven. 1 really believed at first tbat idea of mine, leaving the lubos with her iu her Bjverty, woutu bring ..er into our power, ut fancy the gii 1 choosing to starve rather than ?ell her benefactor's properly! It's a piece of antique virtue; they ought to put it in the Plutarch's Lives of ihe future.' "The old man is more valuable/' re marked Clement. "l>uf can you make fchort work oi the bu.siri<.ss/ I urn aw fully bard up. There will bea crash in my affairs if you are not rapid. That cursedtcarle ha>n't brought me in more than twenty pound* during the lust month." -Oh, my part will be promptly played!** Juliet sat down at a Utile ii.luid writing table, wrote hurriedly for a few momenta, and then said, "See here; thi* will bang him, ahd pave the way!" "Dear Comtb,? "This terrible war chanir^s nil our plans. X fear we mu*t quit Paris immedi.i <-ly. May I ask y">%, as a trusted frieau, to oouusel and help me in nil the busmeetj arrangements that huve to be made be fore we leave." The note was dispatched by a messenger. "But," objected Clement, 4-y<?u will be obliged to go, it he (loebn't come lo iho point immediately." "iiah! Vou kuow his infatuation; and I ean extract a declaration In hall" an hour from a coolee lover than the Cornfe de Chayolles." **j5ut, still, if you failed?" "I shall not i.t,l. j.-;i if, however, you are bent upon makingi.-nossibl:' hypothe 668, we will say that, it. c <i tadine, we must descend to vulgarity, a -d use those papers that expose M.- isi lite. A trial for bigamy is not a baa sword of Da mocles to bang over the old dotard's head." "Ay. but the papers?' g"iunbled Clem ent. "You J'Ik ."???it us ../ liieiu with a woman's usu:.l lightness uinl bravery? when she is risking somebody else's skin. I have not been able to even look at them. That hound, Lagarde, is just shrewd enough to keep the documents out of my clutches, but never had an idea of tho purpose for which I wanted them." "fie knows not.iing ol his sister's birth, then?" "Nothing. Xvhenevei 1 have sounded buy, he has stared bl n'.L in my face." "But how did ) >u get the scent of tha paper*, if he is as secretive as you oay?" "1 h ive made use of a fellow n..med v-'hejuard now and then; an 1 more than a. ve:?r a^">. -Alien this intolligei\t and more or l?-ss fai.hful ro aim*r wua incapacitated for active service by an attack of feveh I {jot hold ol Lagante, ami soon lounu oiu that my now agent nourish id a violent spite aga;u.4 my respectable friend, Comte de Cli ij olli-3. Of course, the fellow went under a now deynerre. At last, iu a tit of drunken oonlid-'uee, lie b >asted of being able 'o humble the vi!l:?ge tyrant of hie you'll by simply making known the ex tstenee of documents casting1 shame on the noMo house of Chayolles. I wormed out of hi in, when he wan sober, and terri fied at the possible consequences of his tipsy indiscretion, that these papers were a species of memoir or confession, written by the C'omte?1 suppose for posthumous publication?in which ho states minutely the circumstances of his fust unknown marriage with a country girl f?t Arques, ; who wad living when he espoused the lady the world know as the Countess de Chayolles. O:io chiid was the issue of the secret marriage, and of her (it was a girl) Lagarde informed me the Comte professed ! to have lost sigiit. Yoc see, ii was a pretty ! valuable secret fi'r such a spen-ithrift to j have got hold of?1'igamy and abandon ment of mother u.ut child." "Uut what ma le you connect Reine ! with all thisf" j "Everything. The conviction was pa- ! | tent. Sue was boru of an Arques woman. [ 1 found out that Madame Lagarde, her | real or stn-disant mother, was away at Rouen, at the time of the birth, and re j turned with the baby, a few weeks old, to ! j Arques. After that, the Comte was al j ways very familiar with his tenant's fain- : ily, and made an especial pet of Reine. J She is unlike the old Lagarde in face and j | tigure. Then that immediate adoption, ; | and the insane passion felt for her by the j i old Comte, crowns one of the prettiest ; fabrics of circumstantial evidence that I j have come across for years." "Ay; you are right It must be so. Only I it is a remarkable circumstance that Eu- I gene -never had an inkling of the truth, ! and has not vet ventured to make the slightest uso of his papers." | g "Oh, he has a curious sort of respect for \ hit* mother and father, in epite of his lofty j i cynicism; and would never dream of sus- i 1 ; pecting them of any kind of trickery, ! j t>uch as uuirt have been concocted to pass e j the {firl off as their child. Lastly, he j 1= ; dares not show* himself to the Conite. He i j imagines that a prosaic committal to the j e ! police might crush out his vengeance. It j c is this police perspective, anil a promise ! e of certain pecuniary advantages, that I j ? shall use to oblaiu the papers." j v "The Comte de Chayolles is in the draw* i c ing-room," announced a footman. r "Show him up here." And, turning to i t Clement when the matt had left, Juliet i u added, "You withdraw for a few minutes. 1 a Don't go; it will not l ist long, and I shall j v likn to soe you afterwards." Clement rai.-ed the sl^k drapery at a ji spot with which he seemed familiar, open- j ed a door, and dis.tppe red The biikeu lolds liud not closed behind j ? him, when the Comte de Cuayolles en- | n tered. I j lie was a tall, spare old man of sixty, | ^ gray-haired, bent, and apparently iu ill- I c health; yet the tir.nness ot the tnouih, and j a curtain iiulit..ry decision of carriage, in- j t dicated a strength of character which j v neither age nor sickness had entirely brok-1 t en. . f There was little sternness in hid face, ) ' 11 however, as lie came towards Juliet wila ; outstretched hands and u ttuuibiiug smile. J She rose, with a simple air oi respect, ; \ ! and motioned iiun to * .-tea; besido her. j "Is tiiis true, ili.>s iSu.umersou/ Are you [ really going' to leave us?" "Tu ore's no help lor it. Whut are two ' { poor viuuv to do here alone, in the midst ! I ol war? 'luc.B may be armies all around j r I Ue, communications cut on', and wo, who j t< | arc tied to America by wisps of bank- j I notes and chains of dollars, would soon { v by l-uduced to btarvation if a few mails c ! were to miss consecutively." C "JJut, indeed. jM.ojs tsummerson, we can | not spare you. Stu.it do mails aud ba.uk | agents mutter, as long as you have loving1 " friends here/"' t "Ay, dear Coniie, it is the friends that make me feel as though I were leaving I home, foreign tboue'h 1 be. You have J been so good to us." * And tears gathered in her eyes as she I spoke. A b.usii came to the old mau'a ! t cnceii, and ho said, impulsively. ' k'et, if I j li were but young again, to bid you stay in j t another i'ashi on I" Julie: cal.eil up a blush to her face, and } bent her heau tiuiidly. "1'ou mignt stay then; you might feel | what sunlight you woulu UK.e away with i v i -' nf . itv Kiif nun. ! J UU| tvuu OU icmain vuv w* J" ?.** ? ligiitat lifty! Oue has just time to blink at it, aud tucii all the li-uUi of their life go * out togoihor;" fcjtiii i tie redness in her cheeky and the ( droojoijU' head. , "Julu-t," said the old man, perplexity and glad, half-doubting surprise giving1 ? range nitloclions to his voice, titful ex- j n pressions to bis countenance,?"Juliet, I i have be.rayed my folly, and you must ; * hear me to the euU now. Will you bear j I tny name for a few short years? Will you j r be as the daughter 1 have lost, more than i the wife the world would caJl you? I can | Q have no other title th?n that of your hua baud to keep you at my side, and make your future fair as wealth and station can o make il. Forgive me if L ask for that j } title. Again i cay it will not be ior long, j You are rich in life aud I am poor. Can ' a you not spare me a year or two/" li bhe placed her hand on his shoulder and ! e said softly, "1 will give my life, dear | t friend. JNut from pity, or charity, or ro- [ r spect?but love!" | J Aud she bent forward, and kissed him : a 1 on the forehead. "Ah!" she cried, a atlarter of an hour I T later, whan ihe CouUe baa loft. "(Jh, I am j J j glad it's over! Tue part of an ingenue in j i maidenly canfutjion, et uitra, ia one of ; g | the most fatiguing in all icy range of [ ii | character*." * i B "But how cleverly you did it!" 6&id \ q I Clement. "Now lo haeicn tho deiwwneiU." j "The document must be destroyed, j I Suppose the girl were lo hear of them? j r I Where is Eutfvut- L .garde?" | "In Belgium, i believe. I got kiiu a ! e ; commeicial pout there, iu order to keep ; him out of the way for a few mouths. He i wouldn't nave t^ood auy tampering with | | his ?i*ter, and doesn't regard Al. do Bois- ! | robert at all in ibe light of a respectable brother'-in-law. But he'll be back in a day or two. i have ju?t had a nolo from ' ni? employer#, aa^ ing thai he left ihoin some Uiutt !??'?, an.i u.w just applied to ! them for uiou?*y io Uih.j hiui back oi'aris. ; But ihe girl nuiai be kepi from him. The fellow actually eeul her half hid aalary for tteveral weeke. iiichon stopped the | lettern, oi co.wve.' | Clem#L it-1. pretty well satisfod with the turn hia aifaira had taken, and waa building ca*ti?c- ia. Sp in ..it r hia own . ideal?where uul'lti -ho .la b?j played ternaliv. .;i ? ^reeu iLugl.tu lu.da . never tali u? j.-. with mm?wiieu a nn;ek : voice Imdeu mm iiea iiitfftcjis of ui? club; turned round?it w.i-> -iiiciiou. \ "The deucu! Jdicliou, never you come J>?re, or I'll 5-wcrr yon do bu-iness at ront t p?r cent." 1 Pardon, Hr,** swd the <*ine:er?e,meeker 1 tbo.i eve:-. "l?jt T new^, and you told ii m# Tn inform yon ?" e "The gill's bulled, then?" interrupted f Clamant. t "With the Jew, MiVnnV'ir? He's given e up bis apartment, and paid Iter rent,'and \ all that was owincr. They didn't take a p cab at the floor, or I should have heard f the new a<ldr"s-?. lie's sold his furniture 1 to an upholsterer: <hpy have taken no!h- t incr with them, I frl'owed them a bit, but r Marcus eaupht -i^hi of m<\ and told me 1 to fro home quite threjito'i'nir'y." c "That will ?io. l! c.n't ?>' helped." i An-t. over hi- nl> i-.ihe at tlio club, Clem- ^ ent rfll-.'ctwl cheerfully. t "After all. ^he luo her 5* always ahold upon her. Tli'-v wouldn't have pone to i work so 'vi. ly Sf th^y had meunt to mak?? any" ! ,*) til.lie. I hall have to invent o for 11 aucL-que, I aup- i poet?liiai in alL" CHATTER VIII. DA' DV and DF.MdCTUT. A fov'i5:-! ?h?i 1 >:ncp Mips Juliet Smivn-i-son w-? *?..t home" to her dupe nnd her nc vi-i ??n fortnight that will ncciu'v m^1 <* ' *i "?> ? < 'winter in future hin'ores of T" -?:i fortniirht of mad pxi-itemen*, r' 1 > -vs-r- tion, of hoasts ?nd proph"c:e r w '<tmrn(| wari ly), ?f tm?mi-? 1 * ' s'?*?che<", and i?wl p,-n* " or ;! ??" The ' vor i. z ' 1 i.il never to re ll! 11. From end en 1 < * 'he broad white line jf boiilevHi dfi, in th- ' 'nz? of the summer sun, groups are colle-ted; news passes from mouth to m^u'h; pnequea are gleaming, *nd the tramp of hatta'!ions ishuard. Pass up from !l-e M 1M?i?w to that tail pillar, nvmi'iin'^ l '.y T.!'??rtv. w'nged and glit tevingp! e <_'o'd. wh'n'1 m:irk-< the tiist foot print r.f "h? ?*T-at Pevo'nMoi1, the spot svher?? the JIms ile frowned down nt on Paris. Here 'lie hhwk cont< are f w"r. th? houses meaner and I- ?- * ?? tl 0 enthusi qq'n wear ' hut they sire- non^ (h lev loud v for that; their rn""'p ?iiv? fo* n w' it inov? modest. Tn-'',e-i, tlr-v nr" pra<-,'pin<r according to Iheir faith I nr", in a wavthe (r?n'ioiTien >f 'he I-rt"I'Sp 1-ftvA no M?a of adopting*-. With onps he r>' boned. and voices hoarse wi'h much rheerr'C, and not a little thin Mu? wine, the vn'i'ts'ppr# sjff* parading1 the aid* Place d-> In Fa "He, on th?irway toin ;cri*)e the;r names j < the maiiiea. Shor?lro??npru cn:?? to the thrwhold of h<dr b< nse?. arid ' '"r cr|..?<s.\s of wine and friendly hr.n<'s to tlt?* wrriors lv?*ind for Berlin, t1i?'i=an<ls <>f whom lav dead and j '"rozcn in Tou aine roads the following win- j ;er. Goin?r fr^m rr^nn *o trronn, r.nd plane rs sharplv at Mie rac?s of the men who compose them. <h-re was one ryjiong these mk'okej's whom a clo-'e observer would I lave sintrled out for r'udy, in preference to j ill the no>v younsr?'ers. and drinkers to j he "Confusion < '' Prussia." Hip cop'ume afforded no peculiarity on j vhii;h to hancr a conjecture. A blue blouse, j onse canvas trousers, a handkerchief round j he throat, a cap ?ifh the peak slouched ! owover Ibe forehead?these were common I mouL'h feat- res of the fashion prevalent j n t! is 0'itskirt of the P mb-uirp'St. An- j o:ne. Ife whs smoking a short clay pipe, | ind kept his hands in his baersry pockets; ' his was not at all an unusual occupation j ind demeanor in the neighborhood. But yet the nian called for mor? netkra j han his fellows. When be withdrew a j innd from i!s normal hiding-place, to re- ! n/M-o lilo unfl nnsh the tobacco doerier I nto t!ie bowl, it became evident that the j incers wre singularly long, slender, and i veil-cared for; the feet, too, eesnicd to I hift uneasily in their large, coat pe, hob- i tailed shoes. The face was delicately | ihaven, the skin white, the moustache was aised at the points, with an educated twist, iuch as the ordinary workman is not wont o impart to that virile appendage. The man knew nobody, did not drink, lid not Join, by word or action, in the pa riotic demonstration going1 on aronnd bim. le was seeking some one, obviously. He canned the rows of iron tables where men vere tippling beer and wine; he peered n?o the faces of the passers-by, and gave ittle of his attention to the volunteers. At last, his eyes rested satisfied. A per ! hi- ! Ul. Ill re Ml, ?, olent, lounged np to him, touched bis cap, ind asked for a light for his pipe. Aa he truck th? lm ifer, a few words wero ex ihanged; and then the first comer saunter d away slowly, dived down a narrow lane, md entered a low, dark, little wine-shop, vhere the countrymen bringing farm pro luce into the Paris markets were wont to est. In ten minute!*, he was followed by he stranger who had accosted him, and tow sat down at the same table, calling fop i dram of fine champagne; and B'.raight iray entered into convention. What a plaruoy fright you are always n! Why couldn't yon have made an ap >ointmen' here at once?" "The ma.itroqvet'' (keeper of wine-ehop) always s ares at fellows who are waiting, nd might have remembered my face. Ap io;ntm?*nts are always suspicious, and I I lon't look ]>ar!icularly at homo iu this | ursfd cct'imi'." . . I "Well, d ink. mnn, and out with your ! mpiness?only no m re of your Belgian I i*oik for me, M. Clement! Iliad nothing I ,, H"?it was like living on charity, eou- \ o' it!" "iinld your tongue, hang you! LeaTe my i inmeal'<ne!" *]:. h! N'tvoub again!" said the man, | a'ndy. to whom we may as well give iiia : critalile niun?Eugene Lagarde. Do yon ki-ow Car*you?" "Indeed. I haven't forgot the nice young j :id.v who thou hth<>wus man enough to ! ie iirother-iti-Jaw to tie!" "Well, he's Imek in Paris," paid de Bois- ' obert. What's room, he's after your pis- i f-r again, th u r'J r ot wiih the intention of j >era)ini >g your br*" ther-in-law this time. A j forking girl (I _upj?ose she works?) isn't j l<iito as cligi'-le u match a& the Coiute do j 'hayolh s sdojited daughter." Eugene's lit ? ;iinsoned. "IL* is, it In ?" i iiuitii-ivd? with an oath, ( Cu- she's loo proud uj iu.il into any trap of ; hat kind." "She herself has called him back to ' 'am." "Tip false! Prove your words!" Clement diew from his pocket a letter, j teaviiur the Alge inn postmark, carefully i ore off a pi?re o! it, containing two or three | ines, and Inttid -d iheserap t" Eugene, with j he remark, "1 he l ost couc?i ua me alouo." j Eugene reatl:? "I shall otiev R< ine's request, and find ier out wherever she be. You know foi J t hat purpose." "Ah, but I have a word to pay on that j M'lllo T -ii-Tivflw TKa fli^hnnnr I U"JV' >" " I t'ili reach me, and 1 will have none of it." ; "You need not. See here?lake this to : bo Prefecture of Police, and Carayon will t ie at Saiiite Pelagie to-morrow." What buoe work are you propping j inw?" De Boi?robert handed him a letter; it frb in Francipqiie's hnndwritincr, and t roved him to he implicated in a ?reat va? ; iety of Revolutionary tendencies. Eugene's fist descend" 1 on the table with I . thud that nearly overturned it. "And 3*ou mean to propone to me " "That yon should pet you sister's lover mt of the way as soon* as possible, unlesi 'ou wish him to becomo her paramour." "Just listen to me. Wh<*n I betray even . mealy-faced, milk-and-water republican ike that?when I play the apainat j ven a donothinp, epanletted debauchee? j hen you'll b? an honest man, M. de IJoia- ; obert. No more of that. I'd denonno* ] ron first, though I should get a year or two j t Toulon with yoti!w "Well, what ia the ni>e of blustering! j 'our- sympathies are superfluous. Cara on'8 no revolutionist?I wrote the letter." j "It's cleverly done, by Jove!" And Eu- j ene took the letter, 6tudied it hnlf-admir- ; agly, and forgot to return it. "Cut all the ; ame, I'm not groinjr to do the dirty work ; f thePrefecture of Police!" "Well, thgp." paid Clement, aftor a mo- ; oent'e reflection; "are you a rood sdiot?" "Five bull'a-ey ? out of six," returned j Sngene. "But ehooliug won't suit my "book, | ither." f "Your conscience is treeing delicate as to . raye and means," pneeied de Boisrobert. ! But my plan isperfecily p'nin and above- j /voi '? v/uii vv/ui luaii uuij ?*/v?7 u, ^v?v?v . nan." "And get riddled like a fool! Thank , *on, no. Besides, he wouldn't tiirht with | ne." "Not wi!h yon in vow p*nper person; , >Tjt, pot up ?s a decent w-ll- to-do bot*? j r^nin, y p. A? for ihe re*t, bo'g about the vorpt phot in the Ch:tp?-ura d'Afiique, arhirh ie payingr a r^oil deal. He will neet toii, and you wi.l have ehoice of wea >onp." Fn irene turned ronnd abruptly, and ooked steadily in h's companion's face. "I pay, pine* when haw you taken such a ively interest in the fame a-id fortunm of j he L .v'Hi-de family? W hafts your ol> ect, ehf I'm not L'uiisc to play l>lind- i olded!" "The matter ip pimple enough. Our in- ! ereata converge to one po nt; that's ?11. fon have heard of la Btlle Amerxca'uie, the leirwa? Well, Car&yon has matrimonial ntentions in that quarter (you eee, he's riven up your Fi?ter), and Miss Summorpon avora them, or. rather, did favor them, un il I took the liberty of attributing a few canda'oitP adventures and amourettes,evol- ; 'ed out of my own imagination, to her ab ent Captain; and, to be brief, I am in a airway to become the muster of heaven mows how many Yankee millions^ l?or w:? ?f rlit.lntnncv the Catitain de nands my blood. If he doesn't get that, ie'll get the dollars by proving his inno ence, unless he is l.iiii by the heels for a nonth or two. I can't fi^'ht him. She vould never marry a man who had gone lUt with the old love." "And I am to send him into a temporary etirement? Good! What do you offer?" "One thousand francs, if you Bucceed." "Say five hundred for my trouble if I fail, and I will conclude the bargain." "What a thorough Jew you are! Well, lv? hundred if yiju fcii; ao l*? it.** * ? The" conversation was carried on in whispers for a few minutes and then tho dandy and the democrat went their several ways. It was imperative for tho success of Cle? ment's schemes that Francisque Carayon should not cross his path. In the social circles ho freqm i. d, a man could not avoid a challenge, and that his outraged friend meditated an appeal to arms was only too certain. A letter from Reine had reachod him. Francisque had written to Clement, infoiming him that hiB infamy was dis covered; that a terrible account would ba demanded of him; and that the lover would find out Reine'n dwelling-place at all risks, It was these last few lines of the letter that Clement showed to Eugene. Carayon had just arrived in Paris, on bis was to the seat of war, and it was for the nonce Clement's chief aim to avoid an encounter with him. A duel would make all his intricate mach inations public, even if Fran.kque retrain, ed from exposing them to the Comte da Chayolles and their common circle of ac quaintance*. Cynical courago the schemer had to a certain degree, but only when it was likely to bring in proltt, or prestige, or hard cash. In this case it would yield but embarrassment, and, perhaps, utter ruin, so Clement decided to tight k>y proxy, and tree himnelf from u henceforth per- ; eioUiuii'ijc, v.nuout iucuiriuj pcra?u.d i-Lsk. : [To be Continued.] The Press and Banner, j W. A.. LKE, Editox-. j Wednesday, April 26, 1876.! THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN. The Real Issue A Sectional one?! Northern Fear of Rebel influence, i A Washington correspondent of the Auguttta ConxtUutiona/ist quotes a rc*-j mark of Judge Hoar, of Massachu ^,.r a... i., j? sells, U# \_irn. u* v4vui gia, in i which lie says, "I have been 11 Repub lican for years, and am still a Republi can. But if I was certain that the re sults of the war were irrevocably se cured, anil that the Democrats, upon coming into power, would protect the negro in all his rights, I am trunk to say that I should be glad to see the control of the government change hands,"?as showing the deep rooted apprehension which exists in the Northern mind, that if the South is restored to power it will un<lo what has been fixed by the war and deprive i : Ynrth nf t!i<* il/turtv itni'itlinuiwl I fruit* of victory. Here is a prominent Republican, anil one of the most enlightened and conservative of his party, turning away with disgust from the prevailing corruption in his own ranks, and with litter hopelessness of any possibility of liepububliean reform ; and yet lie hes itates between the corruption of his own party and the danger which he ; fears from the ascendancy of rebel in jlluence. If Judge Hoar with all his opportunities of observation, still jopenly believes that the Democrats if I restored to power would attempt to re ! verse the results of the war, and again put at hazard the liberties of the ne gro, what may we not expect of the ! rank and file of the pa'tv,' and of the great inassses of the North. After all that may be said, and after all the! hopes which may be entertained from the late victory of the Democratic par ty in the Slate elections, we will In met in the coining campaign as of old with the cry that rebel influence i^ seeking to control thegovernmeni an;l Knf rKrt "NJ/xrth mucf nt 11 ir intU'c to the defence of the Union. That cry has been a potent party slogan ever since the surrender at Ap pomutox, and we suppose will he until ill is generation dies nut and the fear., of the passing hour die out. Section al prejudice and Northern fear <>! |Southern ascendency alike combine <<> I sustain the party which brought tin country safely through the war, mid i-1 vet identified with the preservation of the Union. But for these facts, the Republican party would Ion# since have sunk under the load of corrup tion which, now weighs so heavily upon if. Thecorrre-'pondent writes: ? Very little doubt e.visls but that be fore the election is decided, it will be definitely sln?wn THAT THE PKKSJDKNT HAS BEEN ENGAO KD I'KKSOKA 1.I.Y in some one or other of the knaveries that have already stamped his admin istration as the most infamous that this Republic was over curseu wiin.j As uu American citizen, I hope that this may not be done. Ail partisan fueling must he subordinated to the in effable disgrace that sti<:h a discovery would bring about. But whether the President is fixed wit.li guilt or not, tha investigating Committees will show, and show abundantly, that the Repub lican party does not deserve the con fidence of the Republic another day, that it is rotten and hideous that it is lousy with thieves ami scabbed from head to foot with barnacles, tjiat it cannot reform itself because it is lep rous to the vilais, that it cannot give honest government to the country be cause it is itself, rank and flic, dishon est. TiiKnr; Tine issijr wii.t- pivot. Then we ?hall have the question! clean-cut and definitely put to the! country, whether ?r not, the fear that j the Democrats and "rebels." if they regain power, will undo the results of; the war, shfdl so operate upon the! Northern Republicans a* towuc them to continue in power a party of con victed plunderers and petty thieves. And on the solution of this question hangs the result of the campaign. You will bear in mind Unit it is no! prejudice wt have to fiirht?it is no sectional bitterness. That is pretty well over. Four years ago the North ern masses were encased in a shell of prejudice and hate. We of the South could get no audience with them. Beneath ^tliat horrid crust no In nee could penetrate, no argument be driv en* 110 plea find its way. Suddenly, Horace Greeley, TIIK INSPIHED HKRO OF THAT QUAD HICNMAL, * -J nppcareu, nnu uuew miuncn njnm mc barrier. The touch of his poteut pen shattered it as if by inagic. The scales feJI away, and light and sun shine, and warmth were let down up on the great Northern heart and soul and brain. We are not fighting prejudice, but a sincere fear. It is no use telling them that the only business the Democrats will have about the gruve yards will be to carry thither the corpses of the Helkuaps?not to bring awny the bones of dead issues. ft is no use protesting at all. We can only trust \ in the eternal fitness of things. Audi :r .i._ l>onnlil!nniiii t li rriiivli ! II Itlt^ X>UI lllt'l II 1IVMIIUHVMIIO) vt> > ..fv .. . four of the rash hush of one half the | Republic, are willing low the whole | Republic disgraced. debauched, aid ! bankrupted, why (hen we eun only submit to I heir Jolly, and try to lake care of our own half. A State CcnvcDtion of the Y. .U. C. A. A State Convention of the various Young Men.'s Christian Associations of the State, uumbering some *ixty delegates, was held in the Baptist Church in Colnmhia, commencing on 1 msday of the pnst week ami remain ed several days in session. It is the fiist Convention of the kind whfeh has'heen held in the Stale, and prom ises to do a koo?1 Work. (Jreenville is the nex'-plaee of meeting. The Ab Iteville Association whs represented hi the Columbia Hireling by our towus inui), Mr. \V. A. Templeton. Tub Dkmocratic County Con vention.?Pursuant to notice the Democratic County Convention meets here to-day. It will be composed of the best material from the various sec* lions and tbe delegates to be bent to the .State ( onveiition will be true ex ponents and worthy representatives of ti:e opinions and wishes of the people, it k> supposed that the State Conven tion will restrict itself at present to !lii> sole purpose of electing delegates .o the National Convention to be held in St. Louis; leaving questions of Stale and sectional policy to be deter mined in the future. This is the only true course. * TAXATION OF IHORTU IGES. Let u' i*. . a.:i. A. -* c;'.s. i ili^i liittii .1 ee. :.???-Y.&C il.'is ' ?V: iClC'ii a Jlillfi' Id'tne ) 'li ihuiivA .11 UK-simjucv ?'i tne .uxa.?iiu i- i ui".i-| .a^es, in uiiicii lie takes i.-s.ii' wi.n u' ./orrgbpoudeni of tiial j>u|ic*r, a;;<i su.vj laius the l.-i.e ilecisiwti of ih- bu-j .emu vo.tr. .11 ('al ii'oi uia, d> ri.i .a., lie i.iVa)i-t. ,v siiiM ?. >. . .n.fit y ..llltl *?_., . I I I ( . i . ' ' O * ' .r^lllliuilt mIioiV * uial II Violates liie .lea>est principles of equity and uni-j orniity in the mauerui' taxation. According to his view the only; sound principle of taxation is to levy j the tax upon properly and not upon eredits whiuh are only evidences oil .tm.ttriv i n i;ix i-iviiitf, is lealivaiidl Vciituaily to lax Ihe non'i/Wei, w?.o| ,1111*1 uiaKi* gooil to the lender u liul-J ever lie pays in ihis way. It is toi his rea.-oti thai the owners ami hold i-wof U. f>. bonds arc exempt from laic taxation hfcati^e 'axaiion would | t ea tax upon ihe Imi'i.iwi'iv-ihe Ucn oral (Jo veiii UK-ill and ill lis impair its borrowing p >wer. So a tax on mort gages would be a lax on lite owner of the laud, wlio inu.-t pay the tax or uol get Ihe money. To use tiie iUus i rat ion of Mr. Wells: "Now, if two adjoining farms of the same cash value are taxed each ai the same rate, and one of the two farms is mortgaged for half its value, the mortgager must pay on his farm more than his neighbor pays on a like and adjoining farm, for he must pay the! tax on the mortgage collected through j the lender; and this is the legal ellect, unless the decision of the United States Ruprcme Court is reversed, which decision gives full forcc to the doctrine that taxes collected through the agency of lenders are a primary burden on borrowers. This surcharge upon the debtor or mortgager must be J the inevitable effect, unless it has been i established that Governme'it bonosj and mortgages, bearing a given rate of interest, will sell on the open mar-! ket at as high a price when minimally j taxed two or three per cent, as when imt.ivuil If i< sin nlivimis uronositioli I that freeing debts from taxation will enhance borrowing power of future debtors, and relieve their property from taxation to the extent of the ex-| J. emption of those obligations from jax-'lK ution, in the hands of the owner. jra - | to I [0 The Sad Occurrence. I SHOOTING AFFAIR AT GRANIT-! VILLE. I Major J. J. Gregg of Augnstn Shot! aatl Dangerously Wounded by a -y One Legged Man Named Rob- Jl ert MeEvoy ut Graniieville j <-'< ?BlcEVov Arrested. From the Chronicle and Sentinel. A lamentable occurrence resulting In the J serious if not fatal wounding of a prominent' citizen of Au-fu^ta. tookipluce at Graniteville,1 S. yesteaday. ,, About eight years arro when Major J. J. * (irexx was superintendant of the Granitevilic factory a one legged youth nani"'! Uohr! t Mc- . ICvoy. son of tli?> gardener at the factory, was . sl: employed as errand boy. in the course of! time it was found that -titerc was really no; necessity for such a person and the position whs abolished and young McKvoy dismissed., The boy appeared to hro.td over this as an in-1 Jury and to resolve upon revenge. Some two! years ago he went to Texas, am! as his repu- j tatlon in Graniteville and vicinity was any-; thing but good it was hoped that he would make a permanent stay in the Lone Star, j. state. Three weeks ago. hi* suddenly return-j | ed. however, to Granitevillc. . Yesterday the animal meeting of the Gr:tn-1 iteviile factory was held at thc?iniil, and Ala-; jor Gr?*gs, who is a spick holder, was present, ' After the iheetinsr he wasapproaehed r>y Rob- gj crt McKvoy. whosald he would like to speak (a tn hiin before he left for Auixusla. Major;-? 'iregg replied that he cuild speak to him j 1.-.. vui.'vnr tlir.-i cniil lluir .\fnlor fliwe h:i(I Iiim dismissed by ehurirlitK that he stole i I money from him. Major Ureug immediately j walked into tlx- Directors' ofliccnnd asked Mr., * (Mies if MeKvoy hud been disc harmed on ae-1 c ?unt of uny neeusdion inudo a*!;inst him! in rf^iiii 1 to .MeKvoy's stea lie: money, ni Muj. Gregg Mc-.voy then retired t'> (lie 4 secretary'soliiee, close at iiimd. In u low;." seconds tincc shots, in rajdd succession, were! Ill heard in the direction of this room. Kromiju .MajorGreirn the following purlieu urs were) obtained liy parties who hastened to I lie spot: 1 It seems thut 011 going into the secretary's i m otlice Mehlvoy repwited that he had heeu dis-1 ( charged on accutitit of ehsirtos made against iiim by Major Greirg, and also made other re-| murks, which Major G-'etr^ declared were not] ! | irue. "Do yuu dispute my word, then?" said j I' McKvoy. "Of course I do if you said that," said Mi'jor Gregg. McKv?^' immediately drewa pistol nnd iired three times, one bail near the hi;-, however, entered and jussing around or through llic stomach, lodged un der tlie skin on the rinht side, producing u| very dangerous wound. A> - .>011 as Atclivoy hud fired his first three -hots, he walked quickly to the door, thence Into the hull, and I ... finally to the street, Msjor Gregg was taken 1 " so completely by surprise by iho unprovoked J "f and wanton attack, that it was some mo- ;a merits before he drew his pistol. As soon as he did , however, he followed Me. voy and lired. but failed to strike Iiim, .McKvoy deliberately turned and returned the (Ire, the ti b.Ulstrlkiiu the door Cscinnear M J.Gregg. Y Mr. II. H. iiieknuiii,president 01 ihc (.run.te ville Manufacturing comnaiiy, who had pro ceeded to the sprit immediately upon hearing the tiring, was standing not far from Major Gregg, and narrowly cseadedbelng struck by the ball fired from Mcisvoys ptstoi?me mis sile lodging in the door within a few incites of Jlis legs. Ma.j Gregg, after firing once, turned back to the otliec managed to step inside the door, j and fell. After tiring hi# fourth shot MeKvoy made no attempt to escape, but walked nmeuv along. His father, wlio is a quiet, honest and I industrious man. went up to him and en-j deavored to take his pistol away from iiim.| The young desperado resisted for some time. | and threatened to shoot any one who shouid ! approach him. Final.y, liowever, hi- father took the weapon n'way from him. and c.trricd him buck to the olliee, wlitre In- wa.) taken in charge by a consUib<e. lie was sullen and d'-flant, and appeared to feel no sorrow for what he had done. To parties who asked him why lie shot Major Gregg he replied that he would slioot any man wno tlrst shot a! him, thus evidently attempting to convey the idea that Major Gregg nrst assumed tiie o I'enslve. Major Gregg's pistol, however, putting aside his own statement, showing r!mt. this was false, it was without doubt, a| prearranged determination on the young fiend's pint t > assassinate .Major Gre^g in cold l?loi/d. without giving liini the ie:u-t showing. u.?i_ Although the best medical skill was in Immediateattendance. Major Org; di'-d next day at noon, fn August", Georgia, He married fourteen years ago the daughter of ex-Governor Ilannnond, of Houih Carolina, and leaves an Interesting family. He was a man of hig? standing, in the full vigor' f manhood and ii the active pursi i s of life, and has thus suddenly been nut down In the thlrty-nlntli year of his age at a -time when life was most interesting to himself and when he was most useful to the country. The worth less vagabond who did the deed uow lies in Aiken jail to a await that Just retribution which no doubt is in s:ore for him. 4ZP+ # Governor Chamberlarn's Letter in Ileply to Judge Carpenter's. Colombia, S. April li?. To the Editor Setoa and Cmtrirr: Judge Carpenter having made two speeches, while I made but oil**, in the lute State Convention, is still, very properly, not satisfied with the result , ami accordingly avails himself of your i" 1 O columns for further discussion. I de- j eline to follow him. I will defend J myself, and the cause I represent. ? whenever defence is needed hut there * is better work for me than "slaying the slain." I have never ahused Judge Carpen ter. and I never shall, hut, for myself' I am heartily glad, that he has at last, I ranged himself \?here his sympathierJ have doubtless lonsr been. Itistruelhat I did not present to' Ihe Convention, in my single sncorh, a full review of all the reforms, happi ly illuminated and carried forward, hy the friends of good government, un dvr Ihw present administration : but Ij^ did repel the ntta<*k of Judcc Carpen-I ? ler, in u manner satisfactory to me atj least. That dono, I pa<s to other dn ties. 1). tt. i_ u The annual re-union of the mem bers of tin* Preas will be held at Spar tanburg on the 101 li of May. The Spartanburg editors cordially invite the brethren of the press to attend. Another appointment for the same dute will prevent our being present. The lime is now at hand when the farmer must decide whether he will plant a paying crop and prosper, ori plant cotton and be poorer than ever. |t "To he, or not to be?that's the ques- JL tion." Is Yonr I,ifc Worth 10 Cents? Sickness prevails everywhere, and ev- "1 cry hotly eontplains of some disease dur-!^ ing their life. When sick, the object is to j 1" get well; now to say plainly that no per- j111 son in this world that is Muttering v/itli j bt Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint and itsef-j feets; such as Indigestion, Costiveness, j Sick Headache, Sour Stomach, Heart) ~ Rum, palpitation ol" tho Heart, i)epress-l H ed spirits, Biliousness, ite., can take J (Jrekn's Auoust Flowhii without get ting relief and cure. If vim doubt this go to your Druggist W. T.;Penney and get a Sample Bottle for 10 cents and try it. Regular sizo 75 cents. Two doses will relieve you. tf Great Erlucticn! ? > J L i iii iii-xl. 'i.t.v'js.Jii. J \\ . \ ' >t./N \V i I Li'.-IiS (I-Xlll I i :t ?.v.-,iiii.<) hi .SS."> i. :i r< (iiiCtiul. > ; i-. :i I. iVoiM :-ir C^lllll' jM'ilVr ;?!?i . <? i {>: t Til ! . \.s.!i i-"r i. c .-ijijil\ i1 Ki-v i'". n uhiI J'n r. .'litis, Kvan?-. iiii> hi I. liiiin.u !' <).. Alil'i-viilr < t>. A : ! ! ! : .j?? 1;N i;. u<.ON. mm a mzi H iiiiiu, iui aiNAlM HADOON arc now receiving thoir Stock Spring' Goods, consisting mainly of oniestic Goods, Notions, &c. a larger stock of SHOES AND HATS. ian they have ever kept pefore. Always 011 hand the choicest of , 'AMILY GROCERIES, Confectioneries, &c. IIGARS! CIGARS!! eW keep the finest and cheapest as irttnent of CIGARS in town. Great iducemenis to cash Iniyera?oflereti IcDonald & Haddon. April 10, 187(3, 52-tf Past Indebtedness. i LL holders of pastdue claims against the County made pryor to Novcm ;r 1mt, 1S7:> and lt>74 can get their pro ta share of theso claims by application the County Commissioners on and al x- the 3d Monday of April, 17th instant. 110BERT JONES, C. B. C. C. A. C. April 5, 1870, f>2 3t Insurance Notice. HAVE accepted the agency for several . SOLVENT l''111E INSURANCE JMPANIES, as follows: Old North State. Royal Cananian, Merchants and Mechanics nd Commercial of St. Louib, id will insure at the lowest rates con .tent with abound business. l':itn.n:i:re of tlie public is solicited. 01U>'(*al the Law Ofiiee of Messrs. Per il Cothran. L. W, FEllllIN, Agent. April 12, l."<70, 52-ly vtIe'TaeIeTi AM now prepared to exhibit the latent novellies in IILLINERY, i<[ invite my friends awl tlie public :in i'X:?ni Niviii ii of the same. Feel ^ assort d ihey will liml it to theii leiesi In cull before pin chasing Hse here, u~, nuiny to the seat city of iiifv, I intend to .-ell verv low for A,SH. lhe ic^-Making Department is still under the supervision of MI'S JARS RAMEY, y.f-t ho will be pleased to receive your ders, und will endeavor to yivesatis ct icii. Very respectfully, IRS. M. M WHITE. April o, 1.S7U, 51 -tf GOODS REAPER THANEVER'I Now for Fa gains. JTAVF, iu-t rt'i't'ivwl a larjrc Stock of Sl'IUNO AND SUMMER the latest Ktvlf* and.made in tlu* .III,..,?r ,ilu.. ,1 l?i rti t. ock of iaOCERIES PEG VISIONS, uc., 1 of which will lie sold ul very low ices for cash. (Jive me a ti ial. April 5. 1S70, ~A. BLANKS F Til E MOST APPROVED F O It M S, FOK SAIjI), AT Tilt-; !ress & Eanner Office. limit Liens, Liens on Crops, Lien on Crop and Bill of Sale. Mortgage of Personal Property, Mortgage of Real Lstate, Title 1/eeds, Trial Justice's Blanks. Sub. Tickets. Sub. Writs. Summons lor Money Domsnil. Copy Summons i'or Money Demand IE\VIN(; machine needles, 7 and other attachments at J. J). CHALMERS & CO. March 1, 187;"). CHAIRS ! CHAIltS ! 8 dozen chairs J roeeived to-day. Hattan Seats ilendid article, sold at low figures. J. I). CHALMERS A CO. 3ASKETS in great variety from 25cts. ui?, lit tlie EMPORIUM OF FASHION. April 1:2, 187t?. SPRING PATTERNS X all the latest styles, for Ladies, . Misses and Hoys, just received, at THE EMPORIUM OF FASHION. April 12,1870. r I). Chalmers 6t Co., dealers in ' Marble of all kinds and at low ices. Monuments and Head Stones adc to order at short notice, and in the ;st manner, llespcctfully. J. 1). CHALMERS. Feb. 2.'!, 187(5 4fi-tf HUE PHILADELPHIA RUSTIC L WINDOW SHADES. ?Ten dozen st received at lower prices than ever sl'ore offered. They arc easily arranged, arable, convenient, and never kcI out ' order. Will last for twenty years if operly used. J. D. CAALMERS ct CO. which they are selling at low prices. /'nil niwl kmi them. March 29,1S7U, 50-tf Cash Buyers "?*J"ILL as usual find our prices as f f low as the lowest, aud our Stock this season huving been pur chased with special care, e are sure can convince them more than ever to how much greater advantage a little money can be invested upon the CASH BASIS. Give us a look before purchasing aud wc will satisfy you at the EMPORIUM OF FASHION. March 29, 1876, 50-tf 'Beautiful NEW PRINTS, SPRING STYLES, . . . Quarles & Perrin's. March 29,1875, 50-tf ' CORN! CORN!"! RED OATS! WHEAT BR ATST. FOR SALE BY BARNWELL & 00 Jan. 26, 187G 42-tf MASONIC PIRECTORY. uuiiion Loa?t! m a l a. i. W. H. PARKER. UV. M.\ J. C. YY OH.\1 ANKY, Secretary. J Meeta 2d Monday in every iiioiitli. Hespgriaa Uiiapter 1 17. R. A. I J. F. C. Dul'ltti, M.\ E.\ H.\ IV. J. i). CHALMERS, Recorder. Meets 3d Friday night in every lllOlll.lj. Maassnre Conncil No. 16.B.&S.M J. F. C. DuPRE,* T.\ 111.*. M.\ J. M. GAMURELL,' Recorder. Meets Ji?t Tuesday night in every mouth. Laurensville Female College. rpiIE SCHOLASTIC YEAH CoN jL sists of two sessions. The lir.st session from tlio 1st 01 October to tlio 15th of February; the second from tlio lath of February to the 5th of July. TKHMS I'Kit SKSSION, IN ADVANCE: Primary Department $ 10 ":0 Academic Department 15 0(1 Collegiate Department 25 00 Contingencies KXTKA STUDIES, (OPTION AI..) 2 00 Music . Use of Instrument. $ M 00 , 2 00 r'rcncn iv "u Drawing and Painting 10 00 Ornamental Work 10 00 Pupils in all the Departments have the advantages of daily Calislithenic exer cises. Board, (including washing, fuel and lights,) ?lo 00 per month, payable quar terly in advance. Pupils from abroad nllowcd to hoard in private families of relatives and friend* when requested by patrons; but such pupils must be subject to the rules and regulations of the College. It is important to pupils that they be entered at the beginning of the session, and that their studies be not interrupted by unnecessary absences. No deduction for absenco except in cases of protracted illness. Pupils must bo subject at all times to j regulations in deportment as well as in j studies. For further particulars, apply to jam EH FAR now, President. Laurtnsvilie, S. C. Fob. 1G, 1S7G 45-tf EUGENE B. GAEY, Attorney at law, Abbeville | <J. 11., fS. C. Special attention to; tiie collection of claims. [Feb. 'J, ly | ANEW LOT of Oil Window Shades! just received, with good tixturtM. I J. 1>. CHALMFKS & C'O. j Oct. 27, 187;*. tf JU. C'HALIUL11S & CO., dealers I in Furniture oi uil descriptions.? booking-Glasses, Looking-Glass Plate, { and Fine Oil Picture. . Abbeville, S. v_. i Feb. S',, 187(5 3fi-tf npAlljOItIN(.i.-?The subscriber ofler* i A his services to the public oi Abbe-1 villo and vicinity, and solicits a share of I public patronage. Satisfaction guaran teed. Call at the stand below Christian it Howie's on Washington Street. Jan. 4, 70-3inj H. A. MARTIN. New Advertise merits: A C C IMTC '' "r ,u's' chance In tlie world i A U L li iJ locdln money. Addrws U. S. Ml'i.i i l'uv-ivi'.i \aj. ticnui iv, . * Mnru 2SA2I1T0, P3TCECUA1TC7, FACCINAT1CN, Soul Chiracs, Uc:ao:i:a and Hirriiga Guide, showing liow either s?cx may fascinate una : unin the love and affection of any person they choose instantly, pages, Uy mail cents. Hunt it Co., 1MHS. 7th .Street, Philadelphia, Pa A0S1IT3 WANTED 1 Hodilj ui Diplomas Awiried, ""'^""PICTORIAL BIBLES 1.800 mention. Address for new circulars, A. J, HGLHAH A CO., WW A HUH St., Plilla. I hi ti NTS' nAGKNTS for the best selling W All 1 L.l/StnUionnry Packages in the world, it con a ins 15 sheets paper, 15 enve | lopes. Golden Pen, Pen-ho.der, Pencil, Patent | \ard Measure, and a piece of Jewelry. Single paekege, with pair of elegant (io.d Stone Sieevv Pultons, post paid, cts. 5 withassost I ed jewelry for jjl.lR 'ihis packagt' is worth | Hit* . n uiciiirn u?ii> v*/ itn n i ?Jrculurs n-ec. JUUDb Jc CO., .0v Broadway, | New \ork. pSiXlhTthMAL UNIVERSAL HISTOKY. to the close of the lirst l(*? years of our Na tional Independence, including an account of the coining Grand Centennial Exhibition, 700 I pages, tine engravings, low price, quick wiles, Extra terms. .send lor ( Ireu.arf .1. W. ZIE GLEK & CO., oic Arch .Street, Hi tin. I'a. f 6 h . COUGHS, COLDS, HOARSENESS, Aud nil Throat Diseases, Wells' Carbolic Tablets 1 PUT UPONI.Y IN UJA'E liOXt-.S, !A TRIED AND SLUE REMEDY.! [ For sale by all Druggists generally, and ! JOHNSTON, IIOLLO WAY A CO., l'hll. I'a. Waters'pianos, fil l'U.vhk, ; 'and Ul'KKiHT, AltB T1FK ItKST MADE; the Tone, Touch, Workmanship, and Dura 1 biiily Unsurpassed. i WATERS' ORGANS, Concerto, j New Orchestral, Vesper, Chapel, Vluleste, and j ; Cynibclla,cannot he excel led. in tone or heau-1 ty. 'i lie Concerto.Stop is a line imitation ofl the Human voice. \\ a r ran ted for six years. | 1'HICKS EXTHKMEM I.OW lor CAM I during this moulli. Monthly installments! received. A liberal discount to Teacl'.ers, Ministers,! Churches, Schools, Lodges, etc. AGENTS \S ANTED. special inducements to the trade. Illustra ted Catalogue sent. hOHACK WATEliS & ' bONS, 4S1 Broadway, Now York. liox, 35<J7. t 'I - .< v? , - ~.-r ~ a'.'-v EUR] immolated Bone &up< ? St1 MAX&FACriUKl TIS AND VIRffll Soluble Phosphate Aeid, 10 per cent.; I Jrganle 30 j?ui" cent.; Yielding PIMC ')SE TON, CASH, i'A VAliLE Al'l JSJ3 TON, " " SLA [)NE TON, payable Nov. 1st, in middlii For sale by Feb. 9,1876 44-tf WATJ/Rtt &r MERCHA1 GREENWO RE now offering to the public in tl lull line of all the Goods geueralJ; THEIR ST have been selected with great ci R2ADY-MADE FINE STOCK OF A good ass Groceries, Hardware, Cro to wliioh tho attention of purchasers ie WALLER F?h. 19. 1873. 4.5?tf Dr H. D. . DENT ABBEVi: OFFICE OVER TH opr. 8. 1875, 22-tf * AND _ ! TEMPLETON AVE RECEIVED AND OPT2N-' ed chcir larjre Stork of ull kinds of ^oods. Dry Goods, * Clothing, Boots, Sh oe 8, Caps, Hats, Hardware, (rockery, Saddlery, &c. CALL AND SEE FOR YOUR SELVES. Oct. G, 1875 2G-tf Goods at Cost. All description* of Goods, embracing READY-MADE CLOTHING, Boots, Shoes, Hats, J HOSIERY, NOTIOlfS. DRY '<;? AT Ml FRR HASH AT Quarks & Perrin's. Feb. 1, 1870, 43-tt 1,000 POTS. Choice Green and Hot-House Plants. CONSISTING in part of Single and Douolu Geraniums, Single and bouble Fuchsias, Bed and White Bego nias, ileLioiropes, Century plants, Night Blooming Cereus, Cactuses, Ice, Air and Wax plants, Vinos, Sedutn and Basket plants. Japonicas, Pino Apple, Bananas, and .fifty other varieties of plants. Mosses Ac grown from seeds and plants obtained irom the most celebrated Flor l.StS 111 U1C tllllt'U OUUO. x luuu) cwxi jiiv 4j- | ed to two foot high in tour inch and six inch pots, 15 cents to 25 cents each. Lur- j rer plants and pots in proportion. De livered free on board the cars. J. t\ C. DUl'UQ. Wurman University, & l. i ? uuderaigued, Special lle ceiving Agent of the above in suiuiioti, most respectfully and ear nestly calls upon all persons indebted to the University ?o he in readiness to j meet interest and so much of principal I anpottoibh: now due on their bonds. I The Endowment of the (olleuiatc| Department, having been raised, in J bonds and other securities, and this Department having been thrown open c ** t Ita t<irt>? /?f fi?n ! years, it becomes mont vitally impor-j taut 11mt payment* should be uiade as ! rapidly an possible. i All communication* addressed to I the Agent at Greenwood, 8. (ex-: cept when canvassing) will receive! prompt attention. The endowment i of the Primary Department is now J i progressing. * B. F. MILLER, j Special Agt. A. C., S. C. I Greenwood, Feb. 15, 1S70, 3m NOTICE. All guardians, trustees, Administrators anil Executors1 i aie hereby required lo make their an-j' luual returns of the receipts and ex-j pendltures on acoount of tlie estates, which they respectively represent, on I or before May 1st next, I'hose failing to do so will subject themselves to be ruled. thos. B. MILLFORD. Judge Probate Abbeville County. I<Vl>. Tl. 1 S7t> 4G-3L THE ALSTON HOUSE, 1876. The misses cater still keep "the ALSTON HOFSK" open for b??th permanent and trail*lent! Boarder*. Thankful for past patron age, they hope, by renewed energy and application to business, to merit a good share of patronage. Jan. 5, 1870 49-tf JD. Chalmers St Co. have in stock' several line Walnut ChamberSuits' at very low prices, also a large lot of new Walnut Bedsteads. PAltLOR TRENCH LOOKING j GLASSES, at J. D. chalmers <t co.'S. 1 J-S?Sr*Tr,'vrt*. ' "? irfAKi ;r Phosphate of L;me, GD BY TUB SIA FEETIilZING CO. n.soluble Phosphate Acid, 5 percent.; Ammonia, #{ percent. J ttS. tIL 1st $ 47 50 7. 1st, 55 00 ig cotton at 15 cents per lb 60 00 cell cto Co. BROTHER, fTS AT 01), s. c., leir new and handsome buildinb, a y needed in thiscommunity.. OCK OF mmm -. #? c< are, and unusually attractive. * : CLOTHING. BOOTS AND SHOES. ortment of ckery, and Glassware. ' invited. & BROTHER WILSON, 1ST, * A - . i -^l|r L1.E3, S. C. E POST OFFICE. rnwrnDrr MANUFACTURER ST E A.M ENGINES AND BOILERS, Iron and Brass Castings of all descriptions made to Order. 0 I WAS awarded the first premium on canting* tit the Stato Agricultural and Mechanical Society Fairs, held in Colum bia, November, 1871, 72 and 73. Circular Saw Mills of all sizes.- . ~ . Also took the FIRST PREMIUM at State Fairs held November, 1871, 72, 73 Manufacturer of GRIST MILL IRONS m of all sizes. For Sale. ft in Gearing of the following sizes : 0 feet wheel and pinion $30 00 10 " " " 32 00 11 " " 35 00 12 " " ' 4ii uu 14 " " 50 00 With Bolt* $6.50 Extra for each set. Anti-frictioji plates and Balls for Cotton Press $10.00 and $12.00 per set. D. B. SMITH, Agent, Abbeville, S. C. Dee. 10, 1875, 35-tf ' Barnwell &Co. A RE DAILY RECEIVING AD A ditions to their Stock, consist ing of STAPLE DRY GOODS, Hats and Clothing, BUOTS AND FHOES!! THEY KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND, ALSO, A FULL "X LINE OF Groceries, Bacon and Lard, Meal and Flour, Coffee and Sugar, Bagging and Ties, Molasses and Syrup, A FINE LOT OF SUGAR CURED HAMS ! I Oct, 5,1875 26-tf' J.T.Robertson % STILL IIAS A ERMNANT OF KTnrif OX SALE, at nrices BELOW COST! At the old Stand, now occtipicd by Messrs. DuPre, Gmpbrell <fc Co. SAM NOW CLOSING MY Busi ness, aud I expect all who owe me to make Immediate Payment! nnd I hope that I will not have to re port to a legal process to enforce col lections. J. T. ROBERTSON. Nov. 10, 1875, tf 4or sale. Pratt's Shoals on Little River. WITH this valuable water power the traet of two hundred and sixteen acres will he sold on accommodating terms to an approved* purchaser. Fot particulars, apply to * JOHN PRATT, Due West, S. C. Feb 8,1870, 3m*