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e Press and Banner. ABBEVILLE, 8s*. C. Wednesday, May 17, 1876. CAUSE AND EFFCT. omethinr More About Dae West. We believe that two wrongs do not ake & right, but we believe that one rong most usually follows auother. ast week magnified reports reached a rvf tha Hcnmlofinns mmmitlpH hv he students at Due West ou the night >f the Junior Exhibition, and of yhich we made mention in our paper. The breaking of a bush or two in one pard, and the pulling of a few roses in mother, and tne pushing down of an >ld fence that should have been long liuce repaired have been made the heme or much talk, in which great in ustice hag been done to the students of he College, and a reflection cast upon .he good management of oldErskiue. That the boys did wrong no oue is uore ready to admit than they are hemselves, and we learn that they, like honorable gentlemen, have since Acknowledged their fault, and have imposed to pay the slight damage sustained by their trespass. Who eould do more? We think their action on the night !?< VvliiKS^wkri fhu nuhiml rocnU nf eause. Whenever the president and teachers of a college treat young gen tlemen as though they were not gen tlemen, is it to be expected that they will for the time behave at gentlemen. We learn that the President and Professors of the Female College did not grant the usual hour of social in tercourse between the young ladies and the gentlemen of tbe respective colleges at the conclusion of the liter ary exercises. The young men felt this disappointment sorely, as they had been at their books industriously early and late, si nee tbe first of the aession, and had with much pleasure looked forward to the evening of this Exhibition when they might meet the young ladiat of the Female Col lege. Chagrined and disappointed, their improper couduet followed. The students of Erskine College had been [>n their best behavior, and of course the conduet of the young ladies has been above nraise, during the Colle giate year which is drawing to a close, and if for uo other reason, their wish es in thin reasonable matter should I have been respected, to show that Iheir former good conduct had been appreciated by the Professors. The young men now iu College will, in all probability, in after years fill the 2>laces now occupied by their teachers, and we see no reason for the teacher to raise himself to such a height that heeauuoteven see the student who in after years may prove to be his su perior. When young men are not treated with consideration the author ities may never be surprised to hear of insubordination or improper conduct on the part of sensitive young men nod impulsive boys who feel moat keenly the arbitrary rule to which they may be required to submit. It is sometimes the case that men are disposed to be a little imperious aud overbearing, and we are afraid that this feelings- 011 the uart of the President of the Female College lias had more to do iu aggravating the young gentlemen to the deed com plained of than anything else. ? What harm could grow out of an hour's intercourse between the young people in the presence of the teachers and professors of both colleges? We are sorry for the poor contracted soul who could see impropriety in it. Ev ery intelligent man knows that the society of the opposite sex, with proper restraints, is both reiiuing and ulevating. The Greeuville Libel Case. Nearly all of our exchauges have had their say about the suit brought by W. E. Earle, Esq., against the Messrs. liailey, proprietors of the Greenville J'JnterprUe and Mountaineer. and, if we are in order, we will now put in our expressions. As we understand it Mr. 1 Karle brought-this suit nut out of a 1 vindictive spirit, but to vindicate his , character against certain allegations made by Mr. Crittenden, who edits the ' 1-JiUerprise and Mountaineer for the i Messrs. Bailey. The expressions were Mr. Crittenden's, and not the opinions \ of the Messrs. Bailey, and although they did not endorse the sentiment of the editor, they however became Viable tu the action for giving publicity to the fctateuienta of Mr. Crittenden. As Mr. Earle has been fully vindicated before 1 the law, we thiuk it would be magnani- 1 mous in him to ask his witnesses not 1 to have their fees entered up agaiust the Messrs. Bailey, aud it seems to us that it would be.fair for Mr. Crittenden to pay wliateverof costs may be charged against tlie .Messrs. isailey. It Mas Crittenden's and Earle's light, and not the Baileys! The Baileys are worthy citizens of Greenville, and it seems t:> an outsider a little hard that they bl>ould be burthened with the heavy cosfe of this suit, especially after the complete vindication of Mr. Earle. We feel sure that Mr. Earle is above cherishing a feeling of vindictiveness against hits neighbors who have evinced such commendable energy in the pursuit of their daily avocation, uud whoiiaveso faithfully discharged themselves in all the relations of life. Let Mr. Earle prove his magnanimity and large-heartedneas by relieving the Messrs. Bailey of as much of the pecu niary loss a* possible. He has been vindicated, and he and his friends can atford to be generous towards those who had less to do with the offending than another. Dr. Eusor and the Lunatic Asylum. During our ree4?t visit to Columbia we had the pleasure of meeting Dr. JSnsor, the efficient and courteous Burgeon in charge of the lunatic asy lum, The Doctor has held this posi tion for about five years aud during that period he has labored assiduously and nazarded his personal estate for the relief ar> J^m fort of that class of the afflicted who have been so fortun ate as to be placed under his care. The money for that institution during the present year is exhausted, and if the institution is kept open for the next eight or nine months, it will be done on personal credit. We regret tliat the Doctor has been thinking of re Higning his position in the institution on account of failure on tha part of the State to provide funds for the sup port of the institution. Should he quit the institution we would regard it a* a calamity upon the iurnates who have been ho well and so kindly cared for by him. The Doctor is a fine phy hician and an excellent gentleman. We believe him to be the best man now connected with the Government, and we shall regret to hear of his resignation. The masons last week made another very saisfactory performance on Mr. James A. McCord. He personated our Graud Master Hiram Abitf, and was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason. "The working tools of a master mason are all the implements of masonry indiscriminately, but more especially the trowel. The Trowel is an instrument mude use of by operative masons, to spread the cement which unites the build- 1 ing into one common mass: but 1 free and accepted masons are taught to make use of it for the more noble and glorious purpose of spreading the 1 cement) of brotherly love and affec- ( tiou; that cement which unites ma sous into oue sacred band, or society 1 of frieuds and brothers, among whom no contention should ever exist, but that noble contention, or rather emu lation, of who can best work, or best agree." Mr. Hugh Wilson, the Junior of the Abbe vilU Pre** and Banner, paid us a visit last evening. Ho U In attendance on the Kplnvo pal Convention, It 1? Uap year, but he has managed to escape thus far.?Columbia Regu ier. t0u We fear that the Junior will never be caught, unless the young la dies adopt a sentiment something like Grant's, and resolve "that no single man shall escape." Col. A. B. Smedley, of Ohio, Lec turer of the National Grange, we learn from the papers will deliver a lecture at Abbeville' Court House ou the 17tb June. Cumiskey Discharged INDICTMENT THROWN OUT Of COUBT. The Singer Sewing Machine Com* partly Fail to Send their Debtor to the Penitentiarr* The citizens of this town received on yesterday evening with universal approval the intelligence of the action of the Grand Jury in throwing out of Court the case brought by the Singer Sewing Machine Company against their former agent Daniel Cumiskey. Cumiskey was indebted to the Com pany in the sum of five hundred dol lars, aud being unable to pay mis sum they-proposed to send their impecu nious debtor to the penitentiary, but it*eeins that the Grand Jury were not willing that eveii this FRIENDLESS STKANGEK should be imprisoned for debt to this powerful Company. The Grand Jury discharged their simple duty in this matter, in setting at naught the strenuous exertions of j a rich Company to imprison their poor, debtor. Able Counsel had been em ployed to assist the State in the pros ecutiou, the Couuty had been scoured for proof against him, and we learu that his footsteps had been followed throughout the Couuty iu search of evideuce to couvict him of the crime of fraud with criminal intent, and as early as last Saturday representatives of the Company began to come in to make preparations for his trial, and it is useless to say that they were com pletely nouplussed when the Grand JUIJ ICI/UillCU " NO BILL " in their case against liim. Their remedy is in a civil action, iust the same as any other creditor. Tno crim inal prosecution was a most signal failure, and shows the correctness of the position wnich we assumed at the, time of his arrest. j Our readers are aware of our con victions of the matter at first, as we hesitated not to speak fully and freely at the time of his arrest. Cumiskey is from New York, and has beeu in this State some four or five years, as Agent for the sale of the Singer Sewing Ma chine aud last winter got behind with the Company, and being unable to pay was thkown in JAIL some three or four months ago, and in default of bail has lain there ever since until yesterday evening, wheu he was discharged on the motion of his at torneys, Messrs. Perrin & Cothran. It is the sentiment a? expressed by some of this com munity thatheshould turn the power and force of the law in another direc tion. Epiacopal Convention. The Junior enjoyed his attendance on the Episcopal convention. It was reallv a Dleasaut meetinsr. and we re garded it a privilege to atteud. The question which excited the greatest interest was the application of delegates from, St. Marks congrega tion for admission. This is a colored congregation of Charleston, in charge of a white rector, and is composed of one hundred and seventy communi cants, with an average attendance up on their religious services of about five hundred persons. Many of this congregation are persons of education and property, and are perhaps as re spectable a congregation of colored people as there is in tha State. They are a community almost entirely to themselves. They cannot associate personly with whites who are their equals in education, and they will not associate with the pure article of ne gro. We are under the impression that negroes are not admitted to their congregation. After listening all day to exhaustive reports and argument an the subject, the vote stood on Friday night?clergy 17 for admission and 9 igainst it; laymen 17 against admis-1 siou, and 12 fur it. The rnotiou to ad mit them was lost. The rule of the Episcopal conven tion is to vote by orders that is, the ulergy vote separately from the lay men, and it is necessary to have a ma jority of both orders to pass a resolu tion. This seems to us to bo a good rule, as one body acts as a check upon the other. They all sit together and the debate is in common, but the vote is taken by separate tellers. When the lay delegates from any one church or parish arc divided in opiuiou they lire not allowed to vote and as it is nec essary to have a majority of the whole it is equivalent iu iueu vuuiig ugaiust the question before the house. Concert of the Cornet Band. The monthly concert of the Silver Cornet Band came off on Friday even ing last, aud was one of the most suc cessful affairs of the season. A large audience assembled to greet the per formers, aud the exercises were varied and interesting. Choice pieces of music made up the programme, which were tinelv rendered, and the Misses Morse and itooney, of the Due West Female College, rendered efficient aid. The skill of Miss Morse in executing diffi cult music is well known, whilst the voice of Miss Rooney is one of unusual power and sweetness, and was listened to with marked pleasure iu giving ex pression to the thoughts of the best masters. The kindness of these ladies were duly appreciated by the audience. The refreshments were furnished by the Indies of the Presbyterian church aud presented a handsome entertain ment, which was duly appreciated. The evening passed off very pleasantly, and the exercises continued to a late hour. The receipts at the door amounted to about $30 and from the tables to over $100. We trust to see these entertainments encouraged. Officers of Donaldsville Lodge, 98,1. O. G. T. elected for quarter commenc ing 1st May, 1876, and ending 31st* Ju ly 1876. J. B. Cowan, VV. C. T.; Mrs. H. Sharp, W. 11. H. 8.; Mrs. J. Dodson, son, L. R. H. 8.; Miss Eliza Sewright, W. V. T.; J. R. Sheffield, W. 8.; J. C. Caldwell, W. A.*8.: C. E. Sharp, W. F. 8.; I. f. Staright, W. T.; W. F. r% 1- 1 tXT . ? K ? O L3 rwowiuuu, w. iu.; jxiiss o. oeawiiKiu, W. I). M.; Mitis Fanny Smith, W.J. G.; W. S. Seawright, W. O. G.; P. A. Tribble, W. Chief: K. F. Mattisou, P. W. C. T. Fine Grain. ? Our friend Mr. J. B. Kay, who ha? recently visited the farm of Mr. J. Marion Pruitt, one of the moat successful planters of the lower secuon of the County, gives a glowing account of his crops ot wheat and oats. He lias some forty acres of wheat which promise a yield of twen ty-ttve bushels to the acre, and some sixty acres in oats, which promise thirty bushels to the acre. Can any of our farmers beat this? The grain crops of the section are looking well. We direct attention to the change in the advertisement of the Coast Line Railroad. They offer special inducements to all uereons wisntng to visit the great Exhibition in Phila delphia, and will doubtless attract the patrohage of the traveling public. Messrs. Clinkscales and Prince, of Wotford College, will please accept our thanks for an Invitation to the Annual Celebration of the Preston Literary Society, which takes place on Monday, 20th June, at half-past uight o'clock p. in. We are indebted to Col. J. P. Thomas, Superintendent of the Char lotte Military Institute, for an invita tion to attend the the Commencement CAICIIUILI^ 1IUUI lilt? 1VIU IU 16th June. The literary address will be delivered by Geu. John B. Preston. Honest Joe Nooky, who has heen in jail since last Court under charge of being a vagrant, has promised to go to work, and has been released from the prison. Rev. It. N. Pratt and Mr. T. M. Ualphiu are delegates to the Southern'I Baptist Convention now iu session in Richmond, Vh. See call for the meeting of Dele gates from the Democratic Clubs at this place on Sale Day next. Chief Detective Hubbakd has feiloU to put in appearauce at Court. I 1 The ladies of the Methodist chuch in Greenwood will give an entertain ment oil Friday May 2(Jth inat., over the store of Messrs. 'McNeill's & El , rnore's beginning at 2 o'clock P. M. The Greenwood minstrels will exhibit in Taggart's Hall at 8 o'clock P. M. after which refreshments will be fur nished by the ladies all for the benefit of the Methodist church admission to both Halls 25 cents. Eveby year we hear the complaint that worms destroy sauashes, cucum bers and other vegetables. A gentle man informs us that an ounce of salt petre put into a pail of water and sprinkled over the plants, or a ring made around tham with the finger or a stick, aud the water poured into it, is a sure Dreventive. It is a cheap aud easy remedy. Send us the News.?We want the local news from every neighborhood, and will be glad if our friends will keep us posted with whatever occurs of in terest. Send us the facts in short form and we will put it in shape. Informa tion about the crops, or any other mat ters of usual, as well as unusual, oc currence. will be thankfully received. When we see a man leave his sick wife at home fb gad abont town with hadsome young ladies, we think that he is a perfect love of a husband, and that it is likely that some of the di vinities might And a husband if the sick wife should go to the "garden of flip ripsui We had the pleasure of metting Mr. R. P. Quarles, of Ninety-Six, as we passed that place on Wednesday last. When we stated some time ago that , ha was editor of the Ninety-Six Herald we should have qualified that expres sion by saying that he was the "fight ing" editor of that place. ( Mr. J. F. C. DuPie, our very excel lent ScboollComraissioner, informs us 1 that an act has been received by him relieving the County Commissioners from proving school claims. Hereaf ter claims will only be signed by ! school trustees, and approved by liim. We see in our exchanges frequent notices of the silver coins in circula tion in their different localities. We haven't seen a piece of them yet. We would take it for subscription or if our friends haven't the silver tolerably well executed counterfeit rag money will do. Some of our papers are well pleased that the Centennial Commissioners have determined to close the Centen nial grounds on Sunday. What will they say when informed that they had a thousand mechanics and laborers at work all day last Sunday ? | School Teacher in a new I Role.?Last Saturday evening Newlin i Mercer from Little River might have seen sitting on a couple of bags of corn on main street. His wagon bad bro I ken down and he was guarding the [ staff of life. | One Day Lost.?Judge Carpenter did not arrive until four o'clock on Monday afternoon, and of course one day of the court was lost. This der lay cost the county as much as if the court has been in session. THE "Junior" 01 me lacaium nas entrusted his heart to the keeping of one of the Due West divinities. We had ours on deposit ouce, and it didn't "draw" worth a cent. "We wish him better luck than we had. By an oversight we omitted to pub lish a notice of the death of Mr. Stringfellow Turner, formerly of this place. He died at Rockport, Texas, at ills father's house?Dr. D. McNeil Turner. "We learn that Col. A. F. Posey, of Greenville Alabama, contemplates making a visit to Abbeville before a great while. We shall be glad to wel come him back to the place which knew him so well many years ugo. X XXXL. JK/ywvw IIUC kl?V pearanceof thrift, and we believe it to j be on a firm footing. It is ably edited j and is always on the right Hide of every f importantquestiou. Everybody should v read it. 1 Maj. Caldwell, of Newberry, who j nwried a year ago at Cokesbury, now 8 has additional reasons for happineMS. a He is lookiug up a pretty name for a j little girl who is only a week old. J. F. Townsend, of Hodges, is con- c stantly receiving new goods. His llrut v new Spring styles ure sold and otliers a are now coming in siuce the decline. * His motto is?Sell cheap for cash. ^ g E. B. Mukkay, Esq., of the Andcr' 1 son Intelliycncer, is a married man. I We congratulate him on his good for- c tune, and trust how soon we .may be r numbered among the Benedicts. 1 Mr. L. C. Liaox, foreman of our c office has been sick for two weeks. v we are giati tnai lie is now convaies cent, and hope soon to see him back at hia post. f The Summer is coming on and the n grounds about your premises should be /, thoroughly cleaned. A little trouble d in this way may savo the expenses of a fl *pell of fever. a Four months of the leap year is gone jj and no young lady has as yet said a . word of the "old, old story" to the Junior, lie is now gettiug 011 the "anxious bench." Solicitor Blythe is an excellent officer and always prompt. He came I to Abbeville on Saturday, that he might prepare business for the court. A man traveling with his wife should t register at the hotels, and wife," \ or "Mr. aud Mrs. ?and not l and lady." ( There was no preaching In the 1 Episcopal chuch on Sunday?Mr. Ker shaw was on a visit to his father in ? Camden. c a Good Mannebs.?For his majesty a to talk at hotel tables of the arbitrary 8 manner in which he rules his sub- c jects. 1, Miss Annie Connor, of Cokesbury, ^ who has been for several months in t Charleston, returned on Thursday last. a Almost any young lady has public spirit enough to be willing to have her g father's house used for a court house. ? Mr. John L. Norrell, of the Nine- fl ty-Six Herald, was iu town last week, j We were absent and did not see him. . This is the time to whitewash your s outhouses and fences. A liberal use of t whitewash is a good investment. t Mr. D. A. Smith, of the Ktowee [j Courier returns tbauks for a serenade t during his "widowerhood." ( Rosewood derives its name from the a rose-like fragrance which it gives out when the tree is first cut. s f W. H. Parker, Esq., was in Co- ? lumbia last week, a delegate to the f Episcopal Convention. _ vnnr hni? nena tn ?. ?rw>nff?r t M ^ wH. ?? rw-" " ^ distance from the house. They are a 1 prolific source of fever. ? Mr. Kauffman, of Charleston, was j a delegate to the Episcopal Convention in Columbia last week. Mrs. D. A. Smith, of Walhalla, is now at Abbeville, visiting her sister, i Mrs. N. T. Sassard. The hot supper at Cokesburj', on ? Friitav nicht. wjis finite n. hiw.cphh in every respect. The Bix cardinal/'don'ts" are don't drink, chew, swear, deceive, nor go security. The grain crops along the Green ville and Columbia Railroad are ex cellent. Mrs. Patterson and Miss Ward law are on a visit to friends in Abbe ville. R. R. Hemphill, Esq., attended the press convention at Spartanburg last week. Abbeville has two Marshals. Do we need both ? Many taxpayers think not. , McEvoy, Gregg's murderer, is to be hung at Aiken on the 30th June next. Mrs. Ja.ckson, of Greenville, is a guest of Rov. Mr. Kershaw. Col. T. J. Heard, of Elberton, Ga., is dead. Aged 75 years. His R H was at tho concert ou Friday night. Major James Alston. REMINISCENCES OF ABBEVILLE BY AN EX-ABBEVILLIAN OF OVER FORTY YEARS. Among tbe celebrities of old none will be better remembered by old citi zens than Major James Alston. He was a branch of the distinguished and wealthy family, so well known in the early and middle history of South Carolina. He was, however, a native of Forth Carolina, and his end of the family was poor, and so found him in childhood. His opportunities in ear ly lift were limited, and he was not in general acceptation an "educated man." He inherited, or made him self?and my recollection Is the latter several hundred dollars, and removed wlmn o vaiicr man tn nnnntv Georgia, and engaged in merchan dise, with a partner, who ran off with the funds and left him a bankrupt in finances. His own personal character, however, was unimpeached, and dur ing the war of 1812,, or the Seminole was of 1817-18, he received from Gen. Jackson the appointment of pay mas er or cjuartertmaster, with the rank of Major, which he afterwards bore? aud came out honestly obtained,?sev eral thousand dollars a head. Soon af ter his success in war he found in Ab- ' beville a lady to whom he was happi ly united in marriage, and she having a small estate added to his, enabled him to commence planting on a small ( ucale, and by economy, none better ( knew that "a penny saved is a penny ( made," their estate grew until when I first knew him iu 1834, he was in fine circumstances, and at his death in 1850 or not long after, the estate was ex ceeded only by Joel Smith, George Mc- , Duffle, Dr. Samuel Marshall aud Will iamson Norwood, in Abbeville, and liovinffniilvniiiitihiM lilro Afi>Tlnfflo she ranked second in wealth, and were she the subject I would say, in other respects, second to none. A marked feature in the character of Major Alston was, that he never forgot a friend, nor entirely forgave an enemy or an injury. He was ever af ter his promotion the friend of Oen. Jackson, and during Nullification and the Force Bill, as well as long before and afterwards, the man who in his presence said any thing reflecting per jonally upon the character of Gfen. Jackson, and politically they had to tread lightly, had to fight him then ind there, (and he was game to the l ? \ rni * a. ij__ s oacK oonej i ne jjrouiuitMi idea una subject of tbe Major was finance. He appreciated the truth of the Jadage that "pride and poverty are bad com panions," for he felt within him the itirrings of the former and had suffer ed from the stings of the latter, and in bis escape from, and success over and ibove, the combination, he had per haps been thrown from his balance rod wafted too far from safe moorings. He resembled in one .respect the first Napoleon, who is said to have looked it women to calculate how many sons :hey could bear capable of military du :y, and the Major looked at men to esti mate how much money they could make ind how much they could luy 'ipout of ;heir makings. He counted a young nan who had made and saved a thou land dollars more than one who had nlier.ted fifty times as much without ibowing how lie could manage and ake care of it. He was not insensible x) fame and talents, but he was no ancy man, and reduced them to a fi nancial value. He was fair and hon >rnbte in his dealings?if he owed you or any thing he asked no remission ind paid you to the minute, and if rou did not the same he would tell ' ^ou of it?you lost caste with him, j ind if you "did not like it you could urap it." He lived happily in his ( Hinily, was a good husband, affection ite father and humane master, and * nore than an average friend to above , be average man. This writer owes lim a debt of kind remembrance for lis gratuitous financial lectures, as i veil as his tender to speak a good vord to any girl or her father that I vould name, giving the exact amount ! was worth if I could name it, and . idding his opinion that I would still idd to it, and was "a safe chance." I 1 lad no need to ask or use him. Muinr Alston wrm n hiirh-fnuprJ man . if fine sense and good judgment, vould not do a mean thing nor toler ,te it in others. He was tall and stout nth a military bearing. His chief lefectand out of which any others ;rew, waa his over-estimate of money, ie was sober, moral and seemed to ;ave a respect, at a distance from the hurch, for religion ; and it waa sup >osed, and charitably suggested, that lis neglect to attend church was not outempt for the teachings, but he twv iivuv/i uv/iw> vvy i vvvt i v wuvuvo _ vithout compensation, and he did not are to make the investment. The Major and the writer were good rieuda, both enjoyed in "those days" , good segar, and the writer always lad them, and they often smoked and . liscussed finance and Gen. Jackson. Jy recollection of him is most pleas- J ,ut. The Major died twenty or twen- t v-flve years ago. I witnessed his c leath and he recognized me after he t iad failed to identify others. * * * IMPORTANT CASE. g v liability of Stockholders of Bank* 8 in This State. j By private telegram from Washing ou we,learn that in the case of Carroll 1 8. Green, the decree of the Court he- f ow has been reversed by the Supreme t Jourt of the United States, and that ^ he bill has been dismissed. 1 This was a case brought by billhold- u rs of th? Exchange Bank of Colum- t ia against stockholders of that Bank, c ,nd it iuvolved the question of the li .bilities of the stockholders to the per ons holding the outstanding bills and iotes of the Bank. The decision be ow neia tue stock&oiders liable, it vas taken into the Supreme Court of j, he United States, aud in that Court a he decision below has been reversed ,nd the bill dismissed. <j Of course it is too soon to learn the ^ [rounds of the decision. But the re- f ultis certain. [ It is difficult to measure the wide- v pread disaster which would have fol- r owed a contrary ruling of the Su- ^ >reme Court, Very many people, ^ tockholders in the several Banks of t his State, who had lost nearly every- ^ hiug during the war, would have ^ een utterly ruined if they could now ^ >e held responsible to the creditors of q he Banks. This decision of the t ,'ourtof last resort puts the question m ,t rest. ' Many other cases involving the v anie principle were before the Court j( rom this State; and the counsel en- g ;aged in them were allowed to file t heir argument in this case. This de- ^ ision, we suppose, will, in fact, cover t he cases against the stockholders of v he Bank of Cheraw, and of the Bank c f Chester. of the Planters' Bank of a J > - _ii t??i-- " 'ttiiAitrju ; mueeu, ui an uur ? rournal of Commerce, The Due West Sabbath School. Editor Press and Banner: Bir In the last issue of the Medi im I noticed an unkind fling at our iabbath school teacher, by a reflection n his selection of mottoes displayed n the wall* of the chuch a few 8ab latha ago. We regret to see the no Ino oo \T r? lino Hnno TYilinli for IV/C, ?D XTA he school since he has been superin endanl. The article referred to, does iot reflect the sentiment of the com munity, as it is believed that his zeal, ,nd untiring labors in the interest of he Sabbath School love resulted in uch good. He apparently is never peary In imparting wholesome spirit ial instruction to the children 01 this community, and he has given their oungnmids and hearts many lessons n christian duty and deportment rhich will no doubt result in much ;ood to the church in after years. We rery much regret to see a useful man eceive such unmerited censure in the mblic prints, merely because the edit >r entertains personal feeling of dig ike to him. We hope that our esteemed Superin endaut will not relax his efforts in veil doing, as we are perfectly willing itid anxious to trust our children to lis care and abide by his religious ourse of inatructiou. 0. P. H. A Hero of tie Revolution. THE LIFE AND SERVICES OF GEN. ANDREW PICKENS. Distinguished in War, and Honored in Civil Life. The following interesting sketch, published many years ago in the Keo wee Courier, will be read with especial interest at this time: s A correspondent of the Unionville Times, under the signature "Up Country," suggests that in filling up the niches of the capitol with busts of distinguised Carolinians, as is propos ed, the claims of Gen. Andrew Pickens should not be disregarded. He says while "Gen. Marion and bumter Bhould have a place in the capitol, so should Gen. Pickens, an up-country man, have one assigned him also." We agree with "Up-Country" that the important services which Gen. Pick ens rendered durinsr the revolution fully entitle him to this distinction. We make the following extract, giv ing information in reference to the life and services of Gen. Pickens, which will prove interesting to our readers: "I beg to bring to the view of the good people of South Carolina Gen. Andrew Pickens and some of his mil itary services during our Revolution ary struggle. He was of Irish de scent, born in Pennsylvania, and emi grated to South Carolina with his pa rents when a boy, and settled first iu Waxhaws. In 1760, before he was twenty-one years of age, he volunteer ed in Grant's expedition against the Cherokee Indians, M'here he received his first lessons in military discipline. wita .Laurens, Marion, Moultrie ami Huger. He, early in the revolutiona ry contest, took sides witli the Whigs, aud became a leader of the patriots. In 1779, Col. Pickens, who then com manded a regiment of about three hundred and sixty men, pursued Col. Boyd, who had under liim eight hun dred Tories. He overtook them at Kettle Creek, where a severe battle ensued. Boyd was mortally wound ed, seven of hiB men killed, and about seventy-five made prisoners, the re mainder scattered to the winds. Thig was the first great reverse of for tune which the Tories met with, and of course proved to be of great service in the cause of the patriots. Gen. Pickens was wounded in the breast by a musket ball, while at the head of bis men at the battle of Eutaw. and knocked off his horse?a wound he carried with him, in its effects, to the grave, in 1817. He captured Augusta From the British after tHfey had held it two years, as "Lee's memoirs of the 3outhern Campaign" will prove. He fought at the siege of Ninety-six, and lost two brothers there. He fought at Qranby. He cut Pile's men all to piecis one night, on Haw River, N. U.j and was elected in that State a brigadier-general to succeed Gen. Da vison, (who was kilted at Cowan's Ford, on the Catawba) and was thus actually a brigadier-general in both thfl Pnrnllnks nt t.h? snniA ti mr> Hon. Pickens, with his men, stood the onset 3f the British at the great buttle of the Oowpens. In fourteen days he con quered the great Cherokee nation without the loss of a man, and made the celebrated treaty at Hopewell, in Pendleton, by which Anderson, Pick Mis and Greenville were obtained. He also fought the great ring tight, which perfectly subdued the Indians jver afterterwards. MGen. Pickens is one of the few offl :ers who never drew a cent of pay for his Revolutionary services, as the roll >f the comptroller's office will prove. \fter the war, Gen. Pickens held the ;reat country court that sat under the lew laws, near Abbeville Courthouse, it the old Block House, and his son, [Jovernor Pickens, then a boy five fears old, drew the first jury. He was ippointed by President Washington, with Gen. Wayne, to conquer the great lorthwestern tribes of Indians, but ieclined the honor. He ran the*line jetween North Carolina and Tennes lee, by an appointment from Presi ient Jefl'erson. He was also appoint >d,to hold the Treaty of Milledgeville, ikewise at Naches. and indeed almost ill the treaties held with the Southern [ndians, and was constantly in service in til 1794, when he was elected to Congress, which then sat in Philadel >hi. At that time there were neither ail roads nor stagecoaches?all travel ng was done on horseback. Picture lien, to yourselves, a man who is ap jroaching his threescore years, of inartial figure and dignified demeanor, nounted on a spirite'd milk-white teed, of pure Andalusian breed, whip u hand, and holsters filled with a >raceof pistols, the silver mounting of vhich glittered in the sunlight. A hree-coruered hat, from beneath vhich grows the silverygray hair, put moothly back and tied in a queue, an indress military coat, ruffled shirt, md small clothes and fair top boots, vith massive silver spurs. Following it a little distance, on a stout draft lorse, is his African attendant, Pom >ey, iu livery of blue, with scarlet fa cings carrying a ponderous portman eau with a consequential and digni ied air, showing in every movement he pride of a body servant in his rev sred master. Paint this in your nind's eye, and you have before you a gentleman of tb.e eighteenth century, vith his servant, on his way to Con gress. Such was Gen. Andrew Pick ns as he passed through our village iu 704.'1S'of-) "Congress, on the 9th of February, 781, passed a vote of thanks to the of icers and men who fought in the bat le ui tut: v/uwpcns, hiiu vuieu vaen. Andrew Pickens a sword. The Legis ature of South Carolina, in 1816, mauimousiy offered him thegubernu orial chair, which he respectfully de lined from age aud infirmities." The Opening of the Ccntennipl. Philadelphia, May 10. It is legal holiday, and all business 9 suspended. The gates were opened ,t 9 o'clock. The sky was cloudless. Phe foreign commissioners and other listinguished visitors had a special eu rance, aud were seated without con* usion. Fully 60,000 people were on he grounds. The ceremonies opened nth airs of all nations, under the di ection of Theodore Thomas, prayer >y Right Rev. Bishop Simpson, nymn ?y John Greenleaf Whittier, presen tation of the buildings to the Unl ed States Centennial Commission y Centennial Commissioner John Velsh, cantana by Sydney Lanier, of Jeorgia, presentation of the exhlbi ion to the President of the United itates by Joseph R. Hawlev. Bt half-past 10 A. M., Dom Pedro ras escorted to a scat by Gen. Haw ey. At a quarter to 11, Gen. Philip Iheridan and wife passed over from ! ? otonr] 1 r? frnnf nf lemorial Hall during the rendition of he national airs and were greeted pith great applause. They were losely followed by Hon. J. G. Blaine nd Senator Jones, of Nevada, and /ife. At five minutes to 11, the Presi lent entered through Memorial Hall, nd was conducted to a seat in front f the platform. Gov. Hartranft. 5en. Hawley and Hon. D. J. Morrill ccupied seats on his left, while lessrs. John Welsh and Goshorn rere on the right. Fred. Douglass, y some mischance, worked his way brough the crowd and was helped ver the roj>es by the officers and con lucted to a seat on the platform. He tuU li / hapra A t. 11 Sft he {Vaguer Centennial Inauguration larch wus performed by the orchestra, 11)der the direction of Theo. Thomas t the conclusion of which Bishop Simpson offiered up a devout prayer, luring the reciting of which the ma ority of the vast assemblage stood nth uncovered heuds. The Empress of Brazil* escorted by Irs. Gilespie, visited the women's pa ilion this afternoon, and made a tour >f all the aisles and passages. There k-ere 110 formalities attending the vis t. Dom Pedro also visited the pavil di), and gave emphatic approval of he work there displayed by Amcri uu women. The preamble and resolutions of iascomb Lodge, No. 80, A. F. M., in espect to the memory of their late irother, John Carter, are unavoidably , rowded out of this issue. They will ppear uext week, ' 1 The Artillery Company. INTERESTING REMINISCENCES. The Loss of Their Favorite Gun. The Man Who Could Whip Bob Hamilton. In my last I said that Uncle Allick was a member of tlie Artillery Com pany, and that reminds me that the company was one of the institutions of our settlement, and in the course of time became the exponent of the social and political sentiments of the com munity. It was organized in 18US, Capt. James Calhoun, the father of John A. Calhoun, was the first.captain, and Henry Hester, Esq., the first lieu tenant. The guu was a light brass * ? _..i. -1. j J ? . . i?i | lour-pouuuer, wmcu uuu ueen lUKtrn from the English at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktowu, a crown, the symbol of royalty, was stamped upon the reinforce. Subsequently there had been engraved upon the breech plate band the name of the State "South Carolina" and the date "1801." The flasks were of solid mahogany, the other parts of the carriage had been renewed and were of native materials. There was no event during the last cen tury in the history of the country in which this old gun did not take apart. For more than tifty years it was iden tified with the State, and when it spoke it never sent forth an uncertain sound, a nullitier in 1828 and a secessionist in I860. Its last utterances in this county were on the night of the 21st Decem ber, 18*30, when it announced the pas sage of the ordinance of secession. This old relic, like many of its cotem poraries, went down under a cloud. In 1801 Gov. Pickens ordered it to Port Royal; it was never heard of afterward. Tbero waa a rumor that it was pre served iu the Patent Office in Wash ington as a trophy of the war. Steps were taken to ascertain the truth of the rumor and if possible recover the gun, but all search was fruitless. The belief now is that it was broken up, thrown into the furnace, aud so recast and "reconstructed" that itsideutity is wholly lost. Besides this gun, the company had also an iron six-pounder aud tifty muskets, and often drilled as infantry. The roll of active members numbered between sixty and a hun dred, aud was composed mainly of the young men of the neighborhood. Mr. James S. Bowie and Mr. Robert H. Wardlaw were for many years mem bers of the company. Mr. Bowie dis charged the duties of clerk. On the roll are the namiisof John B. Marague, Win. H. McCaw, Edward Noble, Jas. M. Perrin, Wm. H. Parker and W. A. Lee, all but one from your town. The social reatures or me company were lis principal attractions. The company paraded four times a year, in the months of January, April, July and October. The place of meeting was an old field, near what is now known as; White's bridge. Mulberry school house stands on the site of the old gun house. About thirty years ago the ground was inclosed, and the place of meeting was appointed at Calhoun's mills. The corps (includingrthe hon orary members) was divided into four messes?three composed of the com pany proper and one of the honorary members. Each mess provided a dinner upon the day assigned to it, and every three months the entire commu nity tiirnprl nut tr> nnrl-?lrp nf thp din **v r*" ner, discuss the state of the country, the condition of the crops, and such like topics?it was pleasant and pro ductive of the kindliest feelings be tween tiie families and members of the community. It was a standing rule, kept up till 1844, that each mesashould provide two gallons of whiskey fbr the dinner. This was about one good drink around for the company present, and it was the custom for the stewards of the day to announce "dinner will be ready in fifteen minutes, walk up gen tlemen and take a drink," and though nearly every man called for his ration, it was a very rare thing to seea drunken man on the ground. A table sixty feet long had been erected under a perma nent board roof, plates, knives aud forks were provided, fresh gathered boughs were spread upon the table, and the meats, piping hot from the pit, were laid on these. It was a re past for a kiug. Strangers were in vited to the first table, the utmost order and decorum prevailed, no vio lation of the laws of good breeding would have been tolerated. I must not omit to mention "Isaac," thecook. He accompanied his former owner, Lieut. Noble, to the Creek war, and when his master wss taken sick, nursed him like a child and brought him safely home. When I knew him he belonged to Mr. James Taggart; he was always pleasant and polite. The oiu gun was ins pet, me memoers or the company, wlio had grown up around him, his children, and to pre pore a good dinner his ambition. On Saturday he was seen with his long white apron on bustling about, ex changing pleasant words with all who came i:i nis way. On Sunday he was found in hid privileged seat on the pulpit steps at Hopewell churoh. He died about 18o5. Some steps were taken to have a stone erected to his memory, but from some cause it was never done. The honorary members provided their dinner on the second Saturday in July, the crops were laid by, and being rather a leisure time, it was the ereat dav. Occasionally the dinner was ou the 4th of July, then the ladies were invited. On making up one of these dinners "laughing" Jimmy Gray, now an octogenarian living in Mississippi, proposed, as Gen. Wm. A. Bull had a uumber of fine cattle, that he should furnish the beef. Some objection T?as made on ac count of the distance, but it was finally agreed upon, but the point which Gray was aiming at was not seen until it was written "Bull-beef." Gray then exploded, and the aptness of the sug gestion became stereotyped. I have heard of but one fight which occurred on the muster ground. This was in 1831, in the midst of the nullifi cation excitement. It was a public meeting, at which Gen. McDufHe, Gov. Hamilton and others spoke. Robert Hamilton, of Abbeville C. H.. and Robert Saxon, of the neighborhood, better known as Bob Hamilton and Bob Saxon, though the antipodes of each other in politics, were personal frieuds. While Gov. Hamilton was speaking they walked up near the stand together. They had not been there long before some remarks were made by the speaker that Bob Hamil ton did not like, and he hissed, slightly. Saxon withdrew his arm from Hamil ton's and quietly said, "You must not do that." Disregarding this friendly j jai? - r*~~ r~... aumOIJlllULI, UlkCl a lew JUUU1CIU3 uc hissed again, this time ao audibly that he was heard by the speaker, iiaxon turned and struck him a blow on the face. A terrible excitement ensued. Drummer Jimmy McKelvey beat the long roll, the men rapidly fell Into line, and I expected to see Hamilton barbecued for dinner. Wiser counsels prevailed and harmony was restored lor the remainder of the meeting, but an insult had been offered a guest of the company, and that guest the Gov ernor of the Btate, and nothing would satisfy some of the boys?Hamilton must be thrashed. But who would un dertake the job Mas a question of serious importance, ior u was Known that lie was a man of no ordinary prowess, of undaunted courage, and as active as a cat. There was one man in the company, a thick-set, square-shoul dered Irish blacksmith by the name of Laughlin. His fist was about as big and ai? hard as his own sledge hammer and there was no doubt of his courage. He was the man to do the work, and with true Irish recklessness he readily agreed to it for the fun of the thing. As soon as Laughlin had accepted the championship of the company his friends began to advise him. One put him on his guard against his oppo nent's dash, another told of his activity, every one had something to say,'so that had it been possible, Laughlin would have been frightened oft" the ground. As itwas, he felt it necessary to fortify himself with a little Dutch courage. As the meeting was breaking up, Hamilton was invited to remain. He promptly accepted the invitation. In doing so lie extorted the admiration und respect of ail present, for one man, unsupported by friends to meet an in furiated crowd, bentoupunishing him, exhibited a degree of courage of the highest order. But "fair play it) a jewel," and a "fair fight" bad heen guaranteed. They entered the ll*ts, and at the first onset the Irish cham pion measured his length upon the ground and was rendered flora du combat. The fact is, Laughiin had Ssrtaken of more than the regulation rink that day. Hamilton was per mitted to go without further molesta tion. On discussing the result of the fight a stripling was heard to say, "Well, the artillery company has been whipped by?proxy." "Whipped by who?'' roared Laughiin, who had only caught the latter part of the sentence, "I can wliup Bob Hamilton the best day he iver saw, but I'm too dhruuk." ( After a short pause he addtd, "I wush be was a uullifler." Remarks of Col. J. S. Cothran. The following remarks were made by Col. Cothran in favor of the report of the Committee on Resolutions, dur ing the late session of the Democratic Convention, held in Columbia. Mr. Cothran said : Mr. President, I | conceive it to be my duty to say a few words as a member of the committee that made this report. I cannot allow myself, for one, to be placed in a false position in this regard without a pro test. Gentlemen seem to consider vo ting for or against the immediate adoption of a platform as a test of ad hesiou to it. The gentleman (Gen. Gary) has characterized certain gen tlemen of that committee, and it hap pened to be the majority of it, as "wtwhv-wnshv." Thev uppd novindi cc.tion from the charge. They have been known its Democrats these many years; some of thein were so known when my friend was in swaddling clotlfts, though that was a long time ago. [Laughter.] Who gives him the right to hold immediate action or declaration of policy the test of fideli ty to Democracy? The gentleman who last preceded me. (Governor Manning,) and wno has been highly honored in South Carolina, as I trust he will be again, [cheers,] has ex pressed the feelings of the people up on that subject. He has answered conclusively the argument of my friends from Edgefield. It seems to me that they are afraid to trust the people of South Carolina. Are we children, to whistle as we go through the woods to keep our courage up ? I hope not. The Democratic principles of these men around me have been tried in the fire. Ten years of adhe sion have nroved them. Are we to be dragged into actiou because it is said that delays are dangerous? How! sir? Are Governor Manning's principles, are Governor Perry's prin ciples, are Gen. Cannon's principles to Srow weaker by three months delay? To, sir, those principles will never change. They are as secure as the rock of Gibraltar. But it is argued that we are to carry our Democratic principles with us.' Who has lost Democratic principles, I would like to know? If they have not been lost up to this time they will not be lost now! This is, I should say, not an opportune time to join the Republi can party when it is on the run, when it is divided. Many have joined that party to their eternal disgarce, and they never wifli recover from it; no, sir, nor their children, nor their chil dren's children. [Cheers.] The very I iflCL oj tueir ueseriiiijj men jueuue and their race is the best proof of their dial on est/. Eidelity is the best proof of honesty of soul, and he who has it not to hid State and to his peo i pie is altogether dishonest. As to the resolutions, they propose the adoption of a platform which we have not seen. Gentlemen, I nay be willing to trust the Democratic party, I am, but * am not willing to go out of my way to get at their platform. Let us wait until we can go home and discuss this mat ter. It ha3 ueen charged against South Carolina in the past that she was too precipitant. That'charge has been wiped out in blood, und we are not ashamed of it. We feel as proud of her now as we did when our fathers sat in those halls. [Cheers.] She is ours, sir, and we mean to redeem her. [Cheers, j Bui: I do not see how any man is to be inspired by resolutions that may be announced here. Let us simply fay to the people that their present duty hi to organize, and when they have arganieedf to organize fur ther. [Cheers.] j' Some months ago Gov. Brogden was informed that two colored criminals, Hugh Carson and John Cowles by name, charged with the crime of lar ceny, had fled the State.and then oc cupied 82uts a;? members of Alabama Legislature, yet he paid no attention to the report, ana the criminals continued at l.arge.?Charlotte Observ er. The Centennial Legion, which is to parade at Philadelphia on the 4th July will consist of thirteen compa nies, the Washington Light Infantry, Major It. C. Gilchrist company, repre senting South Carolina. The follow ing areineneia oincera :?uenerars a. W. Slocum, Fitzhugh Lee, Ambrose E Burnside. The girl who can put a square patch on a pair of pantaloons may not be ho accomplished as one who can embroid- 1 er and work green worsted dogs on blue ground, hut she will be more use- ' ful at the heaci of a large family.?Af. 0. liepublicar,. Radical candidates are istill trotting into the ring to the tune of high taxa tion, corruption and ignorance: "Some are whlto and some nro black, Bomo aro tho color of a chew tobac." "Doctors are guesserc. If they guess , right, you are all right?provided you ( pay the bill. If they guess wrong, you , go to the graveyard?they go to their dinner." i Memorial Day.?May 10th was generally observed in the South as an occasion for decorating the graves of our deceased soldiers. Col. W. C. Keith was not ft delegate to the Ia6t Democratic State Convention hold in Columbia.?Xeowee Courier. We think he should have been a delegate. Substitute.?A good man from the lower part of the county offered to take the place of a sick juror. McEvoy the murderer of Col. Gregg has been sentenced to be hung on the last Friday in June. Senator Holcomb, of Pickens, and Mr. R. R. Stansell, of Liberty, have been on a trip to Charleston. The sweetest thing in the world is a sixteen year girl baby. consignees. EXPRESS.?Rev J Kershaw, J L Simpson, M M Dunlap, B T Gray, J S Cothran, Miss M Brennan, E Parker, .T II Wldeman, A Butler. D B Smith, J T Campbell. Jaa Bruce, C T Thomas, W Hamton, M A Belcher, J L Clark, Miss M Holcomb, WAT Oliver. FREIGHT.?W D Mars, T Baker, R A Mc Castln Ilendrlx Brothers, E M Mitchell, H L Hucknbee E Cowan, Mrs M C Lindsay, J A Grubba HOTEL ARRIVALS. ALSTON HOUSE.?Richard N Taylor, North Carolina; Miss ALlla Morse. W J Con ner, E H Edwards, J W Haddon, W C Kad don, JD Hrownlee, II E Bonner, L Smith. Due West: Thomas Parker, Abbeville; J E Hunter, Hartwell; GT Willis, Miss Amelia Willis, Greenville; J N Ansler, J Wanfacher Hharleston; John II Clarke, Anderson; C J Dunn,. Baltimore: R H Doykln, Virginia;.Dr It H licokham, J M White, Lowndesvllte; Dr William Pettlgrew, Augusta; J F Agnew, Donalds; 8 C Link, J T Link, Llnkvllle; J V Khroeder, Cross Roads-John C Chiles, Mill Way; RC Ilarkness, J T Pope, Diamond Hill; Mrs M M King. J King, Julius Llgon, Mrs F. King. Lebanon; W W Mars, W Danles. Cal \fil1c T 7)a11 A ?-? ^nvl 11a. T V T UUUM n l'i W liVlinilUCTIUO, o A OUIll.1. Foft Pickens; JYLlddell, Storm Hill: "Rev K C Llgon, LowndctivHle; Mrs A M Ugon. Lebanon. WIER'S HOTEL.?Mr. John A Grubbii, Augusta; W M Hagel, Baltimore; Wash Mamlol, New York; C P Shoemaker, Phila delphia; W MCrookHliankH. Atlanta; Geo W Williams, Wilmington; W H Breggeman. Washington; J H Maxwell, J 0 Bedell, J E Thouron, Charleston; Thos W Coogler, City; A N Tally, Columbia; J A; Calhoun, City i B B Allen, Lowndesvlile; John Lyon, Little Mountain; J C Whitfield. Anderson; W II McCarrall, Greenville; P B Ingraham, IP Do gicr. W B Mooro, Due West; W 8 McBride Willlngton ;; J 11 Jones, Cokesbury; Rev W E Walters, J F Burdett, Rockey River W J Hacket Mllway; W 8 Richardson, Ninety Six; 8 C Caaon.Clty. ABBEVILLE IIOTEL.-John R Tarrant, Greenwood; W D Mars. Calhoun's Mills: Gib son O'Neal. J Buckhannan, J Bullock, Green wood, J P Bramlct DonaldBVllIe; Willis Smith, White Hall; A Blithe, Greenville: W J Rogers, County; J F Ix>yd. Charlotte; H P Black, J M Prince, Antrovllle; 8 J Emerson, AnUorson, R Jones. Eugene B Gary, City; R Williams.Ben Williams. Magnolia; J Dixon, Cant Hugli Rogers, R Mulfcr, Nlnoty Six; J Look, Edgeileld; T L Coleiuau, New Market, \ it .. . . MARKET REPORT*. OOBBBCTSO BT Barnwell Jfc Co., Cotton Broken an Dealers in General Merchandise. FACTORY GOODS. iFlth Cotton Yarns..31.15al.30 Mackerel....H.76o2.l Osnaburgs 12a is' Cod, perlb- 10a J J4 ahirting 10a 12| White " 10a I 4-4 Sheeting.... 12a 16;Salt, per nek 2.00a2J PROVISIONS. Tobacco, Flour, per 4a 61 Chevring,.... 76al.l Corn, per bu... 90al.00| Smoking. ... flOalJ Meal, " ..... UOnUQ AMMUNITION. Grist, per lb... 3Ua 5 Powder per lb 40a 1 Feus, " ..._ l?Sal.25!shoL " 12a 1 Oats, " .... 1.001 Lejid, H 10a J Bacon, Sides... 13a liiCaiw, per box 10a i Sh'drs. 11a 12 LIQUORS, liauis. IUii 20lCom whlskeyS&OOa.'U Lard l.-ia 20, French br'tly. &.00a7.( Irlth Potatoes. L7oa2.00| Holland gin- 6.00*8.1 Sweet " ... 75al.00'Ameri'n gin. 3.4Qa&( Eggs 12a 20lli'rbon wh'ty a.0<ki< Chickens......... 20a 26 Wines 8.00*9.( Turkeys .... 1.00*1.50 HARDWARE. Butter 20a 25 Iron, Swedes. 8a ] GROCERIES. I " English 7a 1 Sueur, crush'dj 15a 161 Nails,- 6a A 12ii 15. Cotton card*. 60a ( * H 12a 15 Horse shoes.. . 1 " C 12a 15 " nails J uruwn i'ju a\ ij&A'ijumv. Coflee, IUo 25ft 33[Hemlock 4 80a i " Jjitfu'aa 28a 33'8ole leather... 40b { M Java..... 37a 40|Up'r leather. CO* 1 Tea l.U0ul.50|Har'u " 40a ( Syrup, cine... 7?r*il.00 Calf aklm S,00n8.( Molasses, h. h. 40a 45IKlpHkiiM 4.i*jGatt.( Candles, sp'm 40a 50j Dry hides 6a 1 " ad'm't 20a 25;Green hides... 6a Chee * 20a 25 BAGGING, Ac. Onions, per bu 2.001 Bagging, pyd 16a 1 Starch ? 12a loiTies...... 3a Tallow .. loa 12;Bop?, cotton. 40a I Rico, per lb.... 10a 12|ttope, grass... J Abbeville, May 17,?Cotton * 10(3^1 ? LIVERPOOL. May 13.-Cotto*n dull an unchanged?middling uplands Orlean 6 6-l?: speculation and export 1,000, TZ NEW YORK, May lg.-Cotton dull; talc GOO?uplands 12 3-10 BALTIMORE. May 13.?Cotton dull an nominal?middling 12; gross 706; ilea 80. CHARLESTON, May 13.-Ootton dall-mU dllng 11%; net receipts 247,* exports eoasl wlsd 42; salei 100. AUGUSTA. May 13.?Cotton dull and noa inal?mMdllna 11 nfti rAW?lnUf?l a a Las MO NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS I WILL be at the following places o the days designated for the purpose c receiving returns of the Taxpayers of tfa County lor the next fiscal vear, viz: Smithville, on the 6th of June. Ninety-Six, 7th and 8th of June. Greenwood, on the 9th and 10th of Jun< Hodges Depot, l'2th and 13th of June. Donaldsville, 14th and 15th of J una. Due West, ltfth and 17th of June. Centerville. 19th of June. Lowndesville, 20th and 21st of June. McAlister's Store, 22d of June. Riley's School-House, 23d of June. White Hall, 26th of June. VIW1WS A. nouuu, 41IU OI JUUO, Bradley's Mills, 28th of June. McKlttrick Milla, 29th of June. Liberty Church, 30th of June. Calhoun's Mills. 5th and 6th of July. Every one is required to make returr of all property in their possession or und< .heir control, either as owner, agen rustoo, guardian, oxecutor, administrate: lis band or parent. All transfers of real estate since the lai return and up to 1st June of the presei year should be noted upon the blank containing the returns of personal proj erty, as there will be no assessment < real property. This is of the great oat in portance, in order that this spedes < property bo charged up to the prop* parties. My office at this place will b kept open continuously for the purpoe of receiving returns from the 1st or Jan to the 20th of July. All able-bodied mal? between tbe ages of twenty-one and fift are required to make return of thei-f polli It.is miide my duty, in all cases when pai ties fail to make their returns by the 20t of July, to make up the game from tb best iuformation obtainable and ad thereto fiftv per cent by way of penalty It is therefore hoped that all who are re nuired to make returns will do so withi the time prescribed by law. L. H. RUSSELL, Auditor. Abbeville, May 15th, 1876, St SHERIFF'S SALE. L. J. Wilson, Auctioneer B. C. Hart asrainst J. Frank Hodges. Execution. T>Y vlrttin of an Exficntlon tn mil di J3 rected, in the above stated case, I wil sell to the highest bidder, at Public Auc tiou, within the legal hours of sale, c Abbeville Court Honse, on MONDAY the 5th day of June, A. D. 1876, the fol lowing described property, to wilt: A] that tract or parcel of Land, situate, lyin and being iu Cokesbury, in the County c Abbeville, South Carolina, and known a the Hodges Homestead, and containin six acres, mora or loss, and bounded b; lands of Mrs. Waldrop D: W. Aiken an others, levied on ana to bo sold as Ih property of J. Frank llodges, at the sul of B. C. Hart to satisfy the aforestid Ex< cution and costs. Terms Cash. L. P. GRIFFIN, snerin ADoevme uounty. Sheriff's Office, Abbeville C. II., S. C 13th May, 1876?3t The Columbia Register PUBLISHED DAILY, TRI-WEEKLY & WEEKLT The QnlT Democratic Paper at thi Capital. Terras, in advanco: Dally, six months 93 & Tri-vveekly, six months 2 & Weekly, six months 1 0 Cheapest Book and Job Printing Offle In the state. Address all com muni cations, o tever character, to Manager Register Publishing CoM Colombia, t. C. ATTENTION, SALUDA RIFLES. TTOn arfl harnhv notified to anncar a X the Brick Store of M. B. Mcdheeoi next regular meeting day, (fourth Satur jay) 27tli inst., equipped lor target exer cise. Members not having obtained riflet will parade with shot guns, supported bj six rounds of buck shot. By order of President. J. F. HODGES, Secretary. Umpires?J. M. Mosely, J. M. Miller, my 18-2t WANTED Agents to sen the singeh sewing machines iu Abbe fille and Edgefield Counties, s. C Responsible men of good character fcc., can apply either in person or lettei :o the office of the Singer Manufactur ng Compauy, 141 BROAD street, May 18?It Auguata, ga. Dissolution. THE copartnership heretofore existing between the undersigned, under th< irm name of DuPre, GambrellA Co., ha; >een dissolved bv mutuallconsent. J. F. C. DuPRE, JOHN M. GAMBRELL. May 12, 1878?tf 3T. NICHOLAS CLOCK, CALL at DuPRE'S office and see tin bost "time-piece" for the money ii ho Stato. myl8-3t CMDADIHU Tirumum OF Freth Supply J Ladies' Hats, I'laid' ;Silk ticurlH, Flowers, Idbboiis, iculUIntiS, \V hite Luwiih, l'iyue, 1 bilk lieiu, &c., rc fcelvcd this week ut EMPORIUM OK FASHION. or Delinquent Land Sales. Ia accordance with section 10?of uAn aettonaduee all acts and parts of aetapm vidiog tor the assessment and taxation of nmtlAWo llli/l AIU) Aat an/I Ia amonil (t>A IV INUVUU Ml? ssu&e," approved Marek 19th, 1874, the followiflg list at deUuqaeiut lands It hereby pui?lteije<l: ? ft 1 a m S i Raniom Cbaoy 1 Ml Ric'd Davli 1 774 Tboa. Bold 1 44 Wallace Hold 1 280 Jaa. Malona 1 981 Geo. H&rrlftoa* 2 Mr*. 8. A. Alias a < Jobs M. Lout a Frank Lomax *1 ** *1 .19 tio wan a o?ilu II4M SI ?i M U74 U? ,?l 4? 38 if 11 Chaa. Smith Levis Spann Est JB Anrntrong Est Jiobt. Hintoa Dares* MitchaU Mary William* Wlnnejr Collet Eat Jm. ErwAn BalleyBooaorHdbC Menaer Boborta WmBootor W A A Andefaon J C Cuddy WB Dora W D Roandtre* Geo Mitchell Nancy Batu John Oder J R Hunblln Ctrns A Mcdunc Jerry MU?i NuuqrPim Est Lem Raid Mil E. Vaughn Eat David Wmn Eat Bobt Boyd R. M. Brook* Joa. M. Martin T/? WmV> Nick. BofX Bobt, Black Isaac Jenkins Jal. Mitchell, trotf a Elijah Tallii WSCbamberiain Est Jas. Banks* Est a McKittrlck Est Peter Smith* Bob. Stuart Eat Peter Smith Folly Ann Carroll Est Thoa PatMpew For the ymrHrTi NOTICE Is hereby glares tfast the wboW of the ?1 M - -? .Jt l m wvenu panva, mlsm fMDI Of MO Of Real Estate described la 1k? isrcgatag list or so much thereof *s etfU fee usees sary to pay the taxes, penal linn sa< amass ments charged thereon will be aoM%f the Treasurer of Abbeville Gonnty on MONDAY, June the Sth, 1878, unless said taxes, assessments and penalties are paid before that time; said sale to be en*? tinued from day-to day until each trao^ parcel or lotJs sold or offered for sale. Js. H. RUSSELL, County Auditor. May 18?2t QVERSERS^ NOTICE. THE HcaA tftrorseerf -of the oanly will inform (he ^County Comraia sloners without delay what sign boardii are necessary to post 4he xoada in thsfar respective sections. &OBT. JBH2S) . B. C. G. A. CL M?y3,3g?,4-4f ONE DOLLAR WH-L GET TBiK WEEKLY (M8TCT0!IflN P08TACE Fit EE, TELL January lit, 1877. ris the leading P*per efthe Sooth. Red hot iRresiaeimat 4Md Gnberna tional Campaigns opening. (Enery Geor gian should take & -^EOPII&B PA PER." Several Serial Stories. by die tlnguiahed author*, .Muming alltoe time. The getter .ire ?f A CLUB OF TEN will reoekV6:lhe>JlP?S FREE. Daity, $10 per annum.; <i> 30 for 6 moi.; f2 66 for 8 months. Send in your subscription for ihle great Political and lFaaour -Joukkal. Publistoefl it &e Capital W. A. HEMPHILL 6 CO., Pabttthen. April 26, tf.] Atlanta, Georgia. PmnAMMH at VaaViAti cuu^viiHOH va Jrwuuvui SPRING, 1876 T HE il*di?8 wdll iind aur atotikttf MILLINERY, Brass Goods* WHio {foods, Embroidery, lOD, -SULK AKD TJIT.lt 4LMXL SCARFS, BUmWGft, KEC K RIBBOV4, <?4IRSETfl, MltMOLS, JFAN8, tTBIMttJKGft, DomMtu; Good*, P?oUr Calteo**, FAKCY <G0OD8, and everything in their line sxxw com S)leto in every department and-all we ask or is inspection, .to oooviace our custo mers that .we.are afferhig all-good at tha very lowest cash prices. Samples sent by mail, and express paid on all bills amounting io Ten Dol lars and upwards. Resjectfally., Jas. A. Bowie, Ag'U Emporium of FmUoo. April 19,1876,2-tf Black Hills SENT FREE to a?r addae*?, Apply to W. P. JOHNSON, GenVI (Taw. Af't T I' J! T? t V miX'TVn.!<H Traveling Agt, ifc. R. T^,'jnftlan?ip<)lU, lnd Great Reduction! I WILL for the next 80 -daya fill WAGON WHEELS (escept road wagons) for $3.50, and a reduction of 33 per cent, from the regular pricet of all other kind of work FOR THE CASH. For reference apply to iter. J. F. Gibert and Mr. C'naa. Evans. Shop at Lebanon P. O., Abbeville Co. April 1, 70.] JOHN H. LIGON. ~|~ I). Chalmers A Co., dealers^ in c/ iNiaroio 01 nJi xinua iuiu ai prii^s. Monuments and Head 8tonei made to order at short notice, and in the beat manner. Respectfully, J. D. CHALMERS. Fob. 28,1878 46-tf TIIE PHILADELPHIA RUSTIC WINDOW SHADES.-Ten down Kst received at lower prices than ever fore offered. They are easily arranged, durable, convenient, and never get out of order. Will last for twenty year* if properly used J. .P. CAALMERS A CO.