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FRENCH COMMUNE.
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EVELYN JERROLD.
Actsob of "Tek Mountebank's Dacqhteb,"
Woman's Folly," &c.
[ConMwetf.]
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CHAPTER XVIIL
1 bsfoqb tub wkddixo.
Juliet Summerson noias ner inumpn in
her band. No blow, from truth uprising,
or accident blindly intervening, can shake
it from her gra^p. The web of plots and
falsehood has been woven tightly, despite
the adverse fret and tight of circuinsianccs,
and the prey is assured.
This is her marriage morning, ushered
Id by the rumbling of cannou and cries of
armed crowds, dawning in famine, defeat,
and incipient anarchy?a marriage moru
euch as the Belle Amtrieuine's schemes
should rightly culminate in. The upright,
sensitive gentleman who was to reward
mock devotion with r?ol respect and love,
wealth and social rank, had taken to heai t
Clement's warning. It irked his delicacv,
perhaps his pride, thai a woman should
suffer in repute because of her guiltless
attach Meat to hiia. And, moreover, she
who wa? to be Comtesse de Cliayolles
must beaa Ca.'aar's wifc,cven before Cu:sar
espoused her..
He isfiuutfed to his doctor that the mar
riage must take place in less than a month.
? . ->i ? J- - i l
Aild IIM*H IJJO U1U mnu no. tru U1I...'VU IV
conceal or attenuate his bodily weaklier,
to cry "Better," with a firm, full voice of
health, wluhU an inward gasp and tremor
fa id MNtteiVmK that meant "Death." lie
forced hiiUKelf to appear hale and robust,
when be w.iut scarcely yet convalescent.
And 4be jjart had been well played. Juliet
may have ??en through the pious fraud,
but ?b? knew better than to unmask it.
The -doctors were deceived, ami it was
with ibair eauclion (would the litllt Amtrl
cai/te di&ve consented without?) that to
day w&3.tixed for the marriage. Only the
de Ghayolles. The Comte doubted his
strength, and so pretended that a private
liuutriiure bctitted the disproportion of
yean* ibetween him and Lis bride.
3!he bride herself seemed scarcely in
britlUl junior, as she lay back listlessly
ou.iv-e>?fa in her dressing-room.
Xl.o-small excitement of dressing' was
ovec. Juliet was always too sure of her
yrlf.und her instinctive taste to feel a very
intense iuterest in toilet matters. And to
day ^he bad insisted on wearing1 the sim
plest, costume, in harmony with the comi.ig
?.v?nt,(in direct opposition to her mother,
who considered that the occasion of be
coming a Condense, and mistress of a
rent-Trull of thousands, should be celebrat
teJ'hy an Oriental riiajruiticenco of adorn
ment. .-So Jidiet had not even that tinal,
f .-mi inexhaust'b'e consolation?the
cnso-ation of lookli.g one's best under
ail varsity;?and, despite the rent-roll and
the coi*uu? t, she seemed sorely in need of
consolation.
'"Jtiisu't pretty,' he would say," (she
thought), St isn't 'pretty.' I think his
morality would go so far as to call
it ? piece .of black, barbarous treachery.
And I tm.not quite sure he wouldn't be
ritfht. iFrancisque, Francis que! I won
der,if he would have made me true, and
texdor, i\nd unselfish?the synopsis of all
Notamou's models ? far above rubies,
clothed in scarlet. No; I should always
oiten to the scarlet?it's becoui
ing.to.fair.complexions; but I am decid
etily.not .above rubies. Reine watt tho
wileihe needed. I could ucvtt iiave borne
his rUlu.my love?my love!"
And she wailed the words in an under
toutf. and preyed her face against the
cuJiious.
".Well, welV she muttered, after a while;
"here's au end to it all?the dreams I whs
better for dreaming', the deeds I am
worse .for having done. Oh, to have
money eternally within reach!?to never
tbi.uk about it! It's the thinking of it that
poisons most minds! To owe uothing and
give much!?there must be as much haj?
} lines# in all that as in the most successful
ove-match. It must Ihj easy to be good
with all that, do matter what the moralists
say. And I'll try. The old man thall die
ajiuppy dupe. I'll look after Keiuc. I'll
droj>??"
mM. de Boisrobert," announced a ser
vant.
. J uliet laughed at the coincidence of
nam? ?mit thought, and in moment trim
huseli again, la BtUe Auier'tcaine, imper
turbable, easy of manner and conscience.
Vou look rather sombre for such a glad
occasion us thin," ?b? said, mockingly.
"Ulad, is it! It may turn out devilishly
gloomy. Lagarde hadn't got the papers
un him, firstly."
"Since you say firstly, there's a secondly.
IVhat irt it/
"Heine was keening them. I got a fool,
who .is iu love witu her, to obtain them. 1
held them in my hand, when Choquard,
the Pole, all the revolutionary riii'-raif, got
it into their heads that I was a police spy,
t*et upon me, and the papers were wrested
from me in the row."
"Weill"
"Well!" reiterated Clement, peevishly.
"There's nothiug to be done. In my first
lieat, 1 gave chase with the patrol; but
that wouldn't do. I know whore Hie men
are to be found; but if they are seized,
the papers pass into the hands of the po
lice, and Choquard is less dangerous than
the Prefect of the Seine."
Right; the man must be watched and
bribed. From what I have heard of him,
.1.don't think he shares Eugene's juvenile
*cvuples as to the sale and purchase ol
valuable secrets."
".No. Ia the meantime, you don't put
oil tlie marriage?"
".No, no. There's always the widow's
mite iu perspective."
At thw moment, the door was tapped
discreetly, and a woman's head protruded
.itself when the permission was given to
enter?the rotuud aud overgrown head of
Madame Michon.
- '1 have told you several times not to pre
sent yourself in that fashion," said Juliet.
"It savors too strongly of the cmiclerye pre
senting a notice to quit, or a summons lor
the rent. Wh?n 1 took you and your hus
band into my service, it was iu order
that you should become respectable ser
\.inti?.
"Madame may be certain that we shall
ineet her wishes. We haven't forgot Ma
.dume'a kinduoas??"
Ob! after that affair at the Rue Cau
inartinf" aaid Clement,laughing'. *?It tcu.i
rather high interest, eb, Madame Michou?
forty francs for a loan of tiity, and a
counterpane thrown in:"
uOh, sir! who was to foresee that the
chit of a servant-girl would complain to
the cetnmutnaire?tell all about Michou's
Jiltle trade in the houte?and get ua turned
.out in our old a^ej"
' There! there!" said Juliet; "what is
your errand l"
">1. the Cure has arrived. Everything's
ready. M. the Couite looks ?plendid, ma
demoiselle?beg pardou?Madame la Cotu
irMe "
Not yet, Michon."
?*Oh!" it'd ouly putting the clock ou taa
mini'tes!''
CHAPTER XIX.
THB StKGB OV BKRLi::.
Juliet ana ner moiuer pneeeu iUiV U1?
long drawing-room. A table had been
ducked an un altar. Tall candles were
burning, and the odor of incense tilled the
.room?thalf-darkoned by jalousies; lor the
iCoiute'* error had not Wen dissipated; ho
,had.not looked upon besieged Paris, and
fttill fallowed an imaginary trail of cou
.quest through Caiman provinces.
JHe received his bride, her mother, his
guests?there were .only two, Clement and
|he.doctor?gra.valy and with something
like an effort. A sleepless night had ren
dered him feebl.-r than usual; and it had
.needed some peremptuiiness on his part
4o .wave off the doctor's anxious inquiries.
The civil forma were gone through first;
Ihe Mayor of the a.rrondiss*mmyt, by spo
.cial favor, attending at \he hotel to per
form the ceremony imposed by the Code
^NHjKjleon,
Then they stood before the altar, the
JJeUt Americaiue tranquil and self-pos
arssed; the old man stiff aud constrained,
.wiih his effort to appear strong and iiuje.
The service commenced.
Slowly, aonoroufdy, th Latin words feH
from th# til* of the priest. But a few
sentence bad been spoken, a few reflpon
<f0 given, when Madame Micbon slid
jnto the room, and whispered in Juliet's
"-A gentleman i* below, and insists on
jeeing the Comte."
/The Comto can see no one," returned
.Juliet, rapidly, and dismissing the woman
? itb ? pre<??cupied air, as though ehfi^ad
j lieuKl "nolliinjr, Rna aTiswereTt nolhinjj*.
j She turned again towards tho altar.
The ceremony progressed. TI19 aco
lytes were bu*y at the altar. Thin fumes
, of incence Moated up to the painted ceil
i ing, inakiug a solemn cathedral atmos
phere in the drawing-room.
j Then on the monotonous intonations of
the priest broke distnnt sounds of wilder,
; worldlier import, sounds of the war with
! out, of moving multitudes and brazen
marches, that disturbed the thoughts of
those present, and sent a curious tiush to
tho Comte's cheek.
Clement moved uneasily towards tho
wftidow. The religious clement of the
ox-nmnmr Vio wnrf witnessing touched him
in no way; he wiia thinking' of ita materi
| ai results, anil of the possibility of those
I results being )>ivvented or mitigated, even
! at that stage.
But nothing Intervened. The noise of
I military music without became more dia
j tinct u* the conjiuujo nw, that waa to unite
; bride and bridegroom, approached. The
; syllables had just been uttered when Ma
i daine Michon reappeared.
The gentleman will not go without
eeeing M. le Cornte," she said, eoftly.
Juliet motioned her away; the cere
! mony was concluding, and Clement took
, the woman aside.
! "Who is he/?what is ho like?" ho in
j quired, with ill-concoaled uneasiness.
"He gives no name, sir. He is young?a
handsome, upright gentleman. Rather
! haughty, but polite."
j "Hang his moral characteristics! What
is he liko, I say?in voice?face?figure?"
"Tall, rather fair, blue eyes,small moiu
tacho; looks rathor weak and ill."
Clement looked seriously troubled for a
moment; but seeing that the marriage waa
nearly concluded, he knelt with the rest,
and dismissed Madame Michon, saying,
" 1 * ' * ? mi . n a._
I "JttHKe nun tfive nin name, aiiu vuiuio
can't receive strangers."
They rose. It was over. Tho Comte
; led his wife to a seat, and Clement ad
! vanced and congratulated hor iu a few
I honeyed word?.
I The sound of drums and trumpets wero
' near now. It was advancing, a wavo of
[ wild triumphant music, up the broad av
j enue of the Champs Klysees.
"What is that??what is that?" exclaimed
| the Comte, ap{w?aring to realizo for the tirst
( time that Home groat national event was
j taking place without.
"Oh, some regiment changing bar
j racks," said Clement, lightly, but uueasi
I
The Comte sat down beside his wife,
, and spoke gently a few fatherly words
that proved Iris recollection of tho condi
tions of their marriage.
j Madame Michon re-entered the room,
j open-mouthed, astonished, almost aghast.
The music grew louder without.
Th? Comte rose quickly, and walked
towards the window, exultant.
"Shall we not go down stairs now?" said
nafaininMritlir Wimn> to Him
Ula ni lc1j/5.o.,aj.,v.;p
"Yes, yes. Let me Bee first."
Madame Michon drew Juliet <u>ide, and
whispered in terrified tones, "Madame, it
i8 Captain Francisque Carayon."
She did not start or cry. Anothor press
ing danger was before her.
The Comte opened the window, and
drew up the jidonsies. Tho cold winter
sunlight flooded the room, and with it en
I tered the noise of triumphing legions that
warmed the old soldier's heart, that wa?
as an intoxicating fluid imbibed through
the ears.
He stepped on to the balcony.
"I know what it is," ho cried. "You
wished to give me a glad surprise for my
wedding-day. Berlin has fallen! The
Emperor is re-entering Pari?! That is
our music?there flash our bayonets!"
And truly there was one long streak of
light in the avenue, us far us the eye could
reach?the bayonets of the advancing
army.
The doctor came anxiously forward, and '
endeavored to persuade his patient to quit
the balcony.
"No, uo,doctor; lam tasting the best
medicine. This will inuke mu well. More
they come! What march id that they are
playing? Hurrah! wo have whipped the
Kaiserlicks home again!"
The flash of the bayonets came nonrer
as theso words fell in breathless interjec
tions from the old man's lips. His eyos
wore weakened by age and sickness, and
\he doctor began to hope that nothing
would be discovered.
"Here they are! Here^ they are!" cried
the Comte.
And he clapped his hands excitedly, as
'the tii>t lines of buglers ueared the win
dow.
"Why don't they give the 'Marseillaise?'
Sacre bleu! One's ancestry is all very well}
but on such a day as this it's the real old
anthem of victory, after all! There are
the Lancers?splendid men, doctor. Why
does nobody cheer them?bid fliem wel
come, the braw fellows? Oh, you young
generation! You take things coolly?vic
tory like defeat!"
And he peered curiously into the street.
"Nobody at the uiudows! What does it
mean? Let an old man give them a lea
eon." ,
Th? T.nTWfirtt lookpd ur?. His voice was
loud, and he wan the only spectator in all
| the broad, long avenue
"Ay, look up, mes bravw! Well done!
I Vice la Frame! rift la Fra Oh, what
are ihey crying1? German?German!"
lie tottered, and looked closely at the
Sassing troops. Then, with a shriek, "Oh,
[eaven! the Uhlans?the Uhlans! Paris
is theirs!"
A defiant yell of the "Wacht am Rhein!"
and his body bent suddenly, and he full
back into the room.
"Dead!" enid the doctor, in a low voice,
i kneoling be?iile the prostrate fortn.
There was a hasty knock at the door.
Clement caught Juliet's glance, and darted
into an adjoining room.
The door opened, and Francisque Cara
yon stood on the threshold.
"Hush, sir?hush! There id death in
this room!" said the doctor.
Carayon stood amazed; then, realizing
tho truth, hastened towards the Comte.
The doctor interposed.
"i'ou can do no good hero, monsieur.
Speak to Madame do la Comtease de
! Chayolles."
-- AAH iounA/l ?? u Tllllfti
illW }UUI1? UHKJCI tunicu ivnmuo v uuo?>
and he daw that bo cauio too late.
CHAPTER XX.
SAYING TUB WIDOW'8 MITB.
Franciaquo bowed ceremoniously.
"I bee, Madame la Comtefse," he said,
gravely, but with a significant ring in hiB
voice, "that my poor friend lived long
enough to achieve the dearest desire of his
life. I dare not bid you draw consolation
from that fact; your sorrow must bo b?
yond the reach of such palliatives."
Apollo's bow is not always strung; Juli
j et's self-possession was shaken. The ter
rible catastrophe she had just witnessed
?new anxieties born of it?her hidden
J love?her fear of tho young man who
j fac??d her,?all made her forget the frigid
J courtesy that was her normal mask.
"You are nglit, uaptam varayou; my
grief require." no consolation, but it re
quires boiitude. May I inquire in what
my husband could have served you?"
"Oh, in uothing," suid Francisque, stu
dying her face attentively. "I wished to
serve him. My errand was one of simple
courtesy. He was a true, a valued friend
of mine. I wished to assist at his mar
riage." .
M1 thank you; but now "
"But now.," interrupted the officer, flee
ing that the Count's lifeless form had
been carried away, and that he was alone
iu the room with the Comtesse, "I have
-.mother errand. Where is Heme Lagarde,
Comtesse ile ChayollesJ"
Juliet started. The blunt, soldierly
form of the question struck her like a di
rect bayonet thrust, and Juliet was used
to the polite fencing at genteel distances
of the very bes-t society.
"Why do you ask me that?" she said, in
a voice she strove iu vain to render firm
and indifferent.
"Because I am convinced you can givo
me the information."
I "lou are inisimorineu?i cannor; ami
if I could I would not. Captain Carayon."
It was a bold exhibition of lifr secret
impulses, but she could not help it.
"Madame I pray you tell me what I
want to know. It must be a matter of
complete indifference to you?it is a mat
ter of life and death to inc."
lie knew not how fully he was reveng
ing himself.
'Indeed!'' murmured Juliet; and the
hot tears welled in her eyes.
Francisque was surprised; but, think
ing he had touched her, he continued, pas
sionately, "I have been through the jaws
of, death to reach her. An infamous
wretch, whom I am ash&mq^ to have
called friend, denounced me as deserter or
traitor. I was tried yesterday by court
martial, and acquitted. A gentleman who
was my second came forward, and testi
fied to the reality of my duel before the
seige. I have been seoking her since yes
terday evening, and, in despair, I came
to you. Will you not help me, inadamelf
Xou cannot hate me?I am blameless to
wards you."
IjSlaineleas blameless ? but oh, so
I bj?jS*U" said Juliet excitedly^ iThen she
Hflu5TI, iToTuiiTiyr liar3!y, "*1 know n
where she is. 1 care not for your loves.
I have other tiling's at heart than the unit
j of virtuous young' seamstresses in distre
j with Quixotic captains of cavalry."
Francisque's fuce flushed crimson. J
I rose, took his hat, bowed low, and, wit
' out a word, retired.
| All that day Juliet sat dreamily, dreari
! beside the bed where the figure of hi
' husband lay, rigid and calm. She ft
little sorrow, butsuperstitiously wished
pay the lost devoirs to the old man si
had deceived and injured. Hor drean
were not of him; he bad never been, i
I his life, aught but means to an end?
i cog in the great mechanism that was
; raise her above the necessity of tlrinkir
i of weekly bills, and scheming to sa
! money to pay them with. Her reverie wi
{ Franeisque. She saw the panorama <
! her past life, which he would shudder
I behold; the vision of the future, in wbii
i i." r>lnp? And for a in
j ..c wum ,
I inent tho worthloaauoss of what she ha
I gained impressed itself upon her wil
j sickening force. The curtain had list
on the fairy pioce, and sho was crying,
that all?"
But momenta 9uch as these wero i
short duration with Juliet, Physical!
and morally, she was averse to the lai
! guor of inaction, the vanity of vain r
j flection.
She rose in the evening with the seni
j that something remained to be doue; tliH
| worthless or precious, her end was not y
; attained. And then passing into the roo
I where the Count's private papers wei
kept, she opened an escritoire, drew fori
paper, pens, and an engraven seal, an
wroto slowly and carefully, studying a
tentively, from time to time, a written pi
per at her elbow.
The work must have been difficult an
delicate, for she copied and re-copied tl
original draft, patiently and minutely, ui
til each letter must have been present 1
I her sight, even when her eyes closed. 1
j last sie rose satisfied, burnt the doze
I copies she had made, und retainod tl
! last folded in her hand.
Sho rang the bell, and told Madame M
| chon, who appeared, to bring her hu
band up m nucn a wny luui, mo wmm
should be unperceived.
Iu a few moments the ox-conciergo stoo
before her.
"How much is your silence?I won
say your conscience?worth?" she inquire
calmly.
The man and woman looked at eac
other foolishly.
"What dopfl madame wish us to do
snid the female Michon at last.
"See here! This is 9. will made by tl
Corate, befoie his marriage. I acquire I
it certain advantages which I need n<
specify. He omitted a slight formality
the signature of witnesses. Will you 1
those witnesses?ves or no?"
What madaine* proposes is dangerous
said M. Miehon, hesitating. "Hits madan;
nothing to add/"
"Whatprico do you put upon you
selves*?'*
The honest couple held a whispere
conference for a few momenta, then M;
dame Miehon said, softly, "We should 1
able to retire, and setup a little busine!
in the wine-shop line, with our small sa1
ings auil ten thousand fanes."
"See here! A clause of this will leavi
you fifteen thousand !"
M. Miehon appended his signature in
mediately: and, after verifying the clau<
that concerned them, his wife followed h
example.
"Now," said Juliet, locking up the wil
"pray don't consider that you have tl
Comtesse de Chayollos in your power, m
good friends, and can bleed her as yo
please! Never ask me for anothor soi
Vou have signed a will which leaves yo
fifteen thousand francs. Threaten, (
speak disrespectful to me, and I have ye
turned out of the house! Denounce in
and you will be tried on the charge <
having forged this will! You know whi
your word is worth in a court of law. A
the Comte'a widow, I have a legal rig!
to a third of his property. Tho ric
i.ii??Viiw will t-nma ofF with flvimrcolor
and no insignificant fortune, from an
contest between us. But you uiuleiutun
me, eh? Now, good day, M. and Madam
Michon?good day.''
Stunned, and yet fully comprehendin
the strength of the links they had jui
forged for themselves, the couple retire*
Tim next day,when the seals were raisei
a will waa found that bequeathed tl:
Comte de Chayolles' ontire property I
Miss Juliet Summerson, in case the testi
tor should not live long enough to mak
her liia wife?to the Comtesse de Cha;
olles, should the marriage take place.
Clement was present at the reading c
the will, which seemed perfectly naturi
and proper, the Comte having few net
"relations alive, and he sought an Interview
with Juliet immediately alter the fulti,
ment d the ficat formalities.
He dared not hint his suspicions. Ther
w#? nn ovirtance. or clue of anv evidenci
to go upon. He demanded simply
share of the spoils, without making an
allusion to the manner in which they wer
obtained.
Juliet was loyal to hor allies, but he
astual resources were limited.
"Ten thousand francs?that is all I ca
spare."
"Ten thousand franca, and the othei
had fifteen!'-'
"You shall hare your full share direc'
ly 1 have mine. But repeat that kind c
inuendo, and the bank stops payment?"
Clement felt that he must uuderalani
and obey.
[To be Continued.]
The Georgia Farmers.
The State commissioner of agrici
ture of Georgia reports ten per* cei
more corn planted in the State tin
last year, and the preparation" 7 p
cent, better. The severe cold
March killed the corn in Southe
' iriiur if tn l>n nliinfi
VJCV.fcJU, IV.p.....,, __
again, but corn is promising all ov
tiie State, and the stands average
percent. Forty-five per cent, oi* tl
cotton crop is fertilized. The av<
age of oats is 135 compared with 1?
year; 66per eent, was sowed last fal
average condition 99. The average
wheat Is 118 compared to last yer
and the condition on May 1st 11
Fitfy-eight per cent, sowed is fertili
ed. Rust on the blade is reported
all sections, and in some counties tl
crop is nearly ruined with rust. The
is an increase of 24 per cent, in tl
acreage of millet and 20 per cent
forage. The introduction of Gernn
millet has stimulated the planting
special forage crops. There is a d
crease of 10 per cent, in the acreage
UUllUII, UUt Ui^ pivji'uiuiivu .v ? ^
cent, better than last year, and ti
amount of fertilizers^used on cotton
per cent, greater than last year. TJ
acreage in sugar cane lias increased
per cent, and sorghum 36 per cei
Twelve per cent, more fertilizers ha
been purchased this year than la
only 14 per cent, being for cash and
per cent, on time, principally for pa
j ment in cotton at 15 cents in next N
vembe?\ Forty-three per cent, of tl
I fertilizers used have been compost<
at homo. The average wages of far
laborers is $100 per year with boar
Laborers have lured*12 per cent, mo
willingly this year than last, and tl
labor is 7 per cent, more efllciei
Ninety per cent, of thecorrespondeii
of the department report a determin
tion the part of the farmers to make:
farm supplies at home, and let cott<
be strictly a surplus crop.
The political necessities of ihe tim
are working some curious changes
I vr?,? i/-?iiri>iiliuin Tllft IlftWt
i instance has reference to the iron
J The report is that Mr. Manton Mt
| ble, who has so lon^ and so ably co
I ducted it, is about to retire, and w
I be succeeded by Mr. "William Hen
| Hurl but, whose scholarly accomplis
! ments are well known. It is furtli
understood that the paper, in order
increase its efficiency, will be plac
under the control of an associate
and that the immediate result will
increased vigor and enterprise in i
its departments. It is further und<
stood that thus reorganized, the Woi
will meet with vigor the deraonstr
tious, covert and overt, which tl
Tammany Hall organ has been m
king upon Governor Tilden as a Prei
dencial candidate, so that there
a prospect of lively times ahead.
Convict Labok. ? Arrangemer
have been made for the hiring of se
eral hundred of Penitentiary convit
to do railroad grading and track la
ing. This will be beneticial to the BU)
in its. present depressed financi
condition, especially in view of ti
fact that the receipts at the Pei
tentiary for the months of March ai
April were $15,074,80 and the di
' bursements $19,717,91.?ltcgister.
The Press and Banner.
W. A. LEE, Editor.
Wednesday, May 31, 1876.
Thurman, Bayard and Tildcn.
Tlio divisions in the Democratic
camp of Ohio, and the recent action of
its Convention in declariug for au in
to /lation policy, will likely ruin tlio
chances of Thurman for a nomination,
and as Hendricks will not likely de
velop much strength outside of Indi
diana, increased prominence seems to
be given to the prospects of Bayard
and Tilden. Between the two the
South would have little room for
choice, and would gladly rest the
hopes of the country and her own
restoration, In the hands of either.
Senator Bayard is a worthy repre
sentative of an illustrious family, and
would do honor to the best days of
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lowing tribute from a recent number
of the New York Herald:
"Itmust be admitted that Senator
B.iyard would make a noble centen
nial candidate. His name, like that
of the Adamses, is circled witth revo
lutionary memories. The men of his
blood, from him who served so gal
lantly at Trenton to him who fell
foremost fighting at Fredericksburg,
have been fortunate not only in the
possession of zeal, purity and ability,
but in their opportunities for making
patriotic use of these qualities. For
generations they have been conspicu
ous in the public service, and conspi
cuous with honor. There is a charm
in his presence which men of all con
ditions gladly recognize. His manly
bearing, his frank manner, his modest
firmness in the assertion of his con
victions, his intense sympathy in
everything that is honorable and high
minded, his scorn as intense of all
things mean and base, easily win con
fidence and love. Yet, with all his
kindly and social graces of character,
Senator ISayard has won a lloman
reputation in public life for aggressive
n/mwxTu irwhiMtrv tinfliiufhintr
determination?all the qualities, in j
short, which make a man respected in
public bodies and command the high
est form of political success. No mem
ber of the Senate has been so persistent
in pressing governmental reform."
]Jut after all availability will be the
test of strength at St. Louis, and Til
den when subjected to the test, seems
to present the best chances of success.
Of the 185 electoral votes which will
be necessary to secure the nomination,
the South can give 131, leaving the
remaining 54 to be obtained from
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut
and the Pacific States. It is more
likely that Tilden can secure these
votes than any oHic man, and should
tho opposition which has been raised
to hijn in New York be appeased, his
nomination would seem to oe assured.
The Harmon Murderers and Lynch
Law.
Our exchanges all publish the dc
tails of the brutal murder of the Har
mons, and the speedy punishment of
the murderers which followed close
upon the commission of the crime;
and whilst deprecating mob 1h\v, as a
rule of action, or a precedent to be es
tablished iua law alrtdingcommunity,
at the same time give prominence to
the circumstances of excuse and ex
tenuation which characterize the ex
trajudicial action of this self constitu
ted tribunal, who inflicted swift retri
bution upon the Harmon murderers?
the enormity of the crimo, its too fre
quent reputation, the law's delay, the
insecurity of the County jail, the
many loop-holes of escape through
partisan juries, and incompetent otli
cial9, which deprive punishment of
that swift and certain retribution
which constitutes its all important
sanction. There are certain crimes
which cry to heaven for vengeance,
and which can hardly brook the risk
of uncertain punishment, and we can
scarcely condemn that outraged
sense of injury which finds vent in
speedy punishment, over-riding the
forms of law, yet still meting out sub
stantial justice.
The Philadelphia Centennial.
The great Centennial which opened
with imposing ceremonies on the 10th
of May, and will continue open for the
remainder of the year is being fully
commented on by the leading jour
nals. and its character and prospects
freely discussed. Whilst full justite
is done to the energy and enterprise
with which the whole affair has been
managed, and the variety, extent and
richness of the exhibition, the public
mind in Philadelphia and elsewhere
is prepared for a disappointment in
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me milliner 01 vi^iiuih ? nu ? uiiua-im,
and hence in the promised financial
results.
Large crowds were expected from
Europe who will likely not come, and
an immense throng from every nook
and corner of this countfy, which
would pour a golden tide into the
treasury of the exhibition, at the same
lime that it would enrich the railroads,
and the hotels and boarding houses.
Hut here again there will likely be a
disappointment. The cry of extortion
has come out, and the public will stay
at home rather than be fleeced by
railroads and hotel-keepers. The
railroads have only reduced their fare
.some 10 per cent., whilst the hotel
keepers have increased their charges.
It is thus that the creed of gain over
reaches itself and the fowl that lays
the golden egg is killed. If the
Philadelphia exhibition is to he a suc
cess, the railroads and hotels must re
duce their charges.
The State Finances.
From facts presented in several arti
cles ot the Union Herald, it appears
that the General Assembly levied for
the present year, for current expenses,
a tax of seven and three-fifths mills,
which, upon a basis of $120,000,000 of
taxable property in the State, was ex
pected to realize $900,000. The pres
ent indications are that this levy, af
ter deducting nulla bona returns, for
feitures and tenders of Bank bills, will
actually realize not more than $000,
000.
At the same time, despite the sug
gestions and urgent entreaties of the
/. 1 ? mit.nr,'!,,
VjlUVUriiUI" UliU IUU CUl'l 10 \/i u uuiiuuij
of the Reformers in the Legislature,
the rapacious majority appropiated
not less than $1,050,000, for current ex
penses, thus giving rise to a deficiency
of $450,000. For this the majority in
the Senate and in the House are solely
responsible as it is the result of their
extravagant Legislation.
In this seventh month of the fiscal
year, the levies are exhausted, the
State offices will have to wait until
next year for their salaries, and the
penal and charitable institutions of
the State must bo run as best they
may. In the meantime it is gratify
ing to hear that the penitentiary con
victs are being hired out and the in
stitution made self-supporting. A
half million deficiency in the finances
presents a gloomy prospect for which
there is no relief but in a change of
rulers. ?
Legal Restraint Upon the Collection
of faxes.
Judges Reed and Cooke differ as to
the duty of the Court to grant re
straining orders against the collection
of taxes where bills of the Bank of
the State have been tendered : the lat
ter exercising the power which the
former declines to wield. The action
of Judge lleed seems to be sustained
by the recent decision of the United
States Supreme Court, where the tax
payer is directed to pay under protest,
and rely upon his action at law to re
cover Lack the tax paid. The only
case under this decision where an in
junction may be issued to restrain the
collection of taxes would seem to be
when the proper amount due had been
paid or tendered. But how can it be
said in this case, or how can it be
made to appear to the satisfaction of
the Court, that a tender has been
made until the genuineness of the
hills has been established! When
this has been once established, then
the Court can properly grant a re
straining order.
Change of Administration the only
Hope of the State.
The excessive State aud Couuty tax
ion, which ajnounta almost to con
cation, the alarming deficiency of
le-half million to meet tha appropri
ious of the present year, threatening
crease in tho burdeus of taxation,
e wasteful and extravagant expen
turo of tke public money on the
rt of our Radical rulers, taken in
nnection with the election to office
such men as ^Whipper and Moses,
ow that there is 110 hope for the
ate, but in an entire change of ru
s, and the adoption of an entirely
:w programme of economy and re
rm. Reform is only practicable
than entire overthrow ot the pres
t incompetent aud corrupt legisla
>n ana me introduction 01 new men
to every department. It is idle to
?ct a good Governor, unless wo elect
Legislature, both able and willing
support his hands. Our primary
ject then should be to secure a con
rvative Legislature, and with the
wertodo this, we have the power
reform the government. Every
ing depends upon our efforts in the
ming election, and it is the duty of
ery good citizen to take an active
rt in the coming canvass. We bet
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isure success.
Another Mecklenburg Centennial.
At Charlotte, N. C\, on Saturday
*t, May 20, the one hundredth and
st anniversary of the Mecklenburg
claration of independence was ob
rved in a spirited and appropiato
anner. The proceedings opened
Ith a procession, in which the entire
e departments and other uniformed
idies participated, after which the
eeklenburg declaration of indenend
ice was read by Colouel H. C. Jones,
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id a patriotic auuress uenvurcu uy
done! J. P. Thomas. There was a
rge turnout of the people, and busi
>ss was suspended during the pro
edings.
Official Appointments.
Attorney CJeneaal Pierrepont has
en appointed and confirmed as
inister to England ; Judge Taft the
esent Secretary of war, succeeds
m as Attorney General; whilst
am Cameron, a son of tlmPennsylvn
a Senator, becomes secretary of
ar. The two first named are men of
aracterand ability, whilst Cameron
an untried man, whoso unscrupu
us father is probably his sole claim
recognition.
Delinquent Tax-Payers.
Tlip Charleston News and Courier
lis attention to the long list of de
iquent tax-payers from that city
liich has been published and state's
at with but few exceptions, the list
made up of thodPwho have tender
bills of the Bank of the State in
yment of their taxes. As to all tax
due before 1875, the Act of the Leg
ature makes it the duty of the
junty Treasurers to receive the bills.
3 to subsequent taxes it is provided
at the bills are to be sealed up when
esented, and the validity of the ten
r is to be determined, by subsequent
clicial investigation.
CONSIGNEES.
5XPRES.S.?Co! J S Cothrnn ; B D Torchcr.
lulley Ji Jny, S L Haskell, Ja in or Bruce, H H
lie, .f B Campbell, J 11 Knox, .1 H Wideman,
A belcher, w A Bakrsdale, E Noble, W A
timer, C T Latimer, J H Jones Mrs Raskin
M Dunlap, Wade Hampton, A Butler. V W
iflin.
'HEIGHT.?WH Parker, J A Grnbbs. W
Mars and Co.. T Baker, w P Russelle, T ii
tchell, W E Anderson, Mnrrah W and Co.,
M Saxsard, Bradley and Jay, J E DuBose,
3 Boyd, J 1) Chalmers and Co, II \V Lawson
d Co, W Rosenberg, Wardlaw and Ed
irds, W J Smith. ^
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
ALSTON HOUSE.?S O Browne. Gold
lnes; Miss Mag Iiaskln. Dr J T Bask In,
ontcrey: OT Calhoun, D M McGUl Due
est ; J M Ellis, B PNeel, Hue West; H D
ese, Wllllamston; W K Ostendorfl", Cnarles
n; I) E Stalnaeliir, New Yo k; MaJ. A B
ardlaw, J E MeCrackcn, Abbeville; Col 11
Hawthorn, C Moon, Due West;
WIER'S HOTEL.?Dr Prentiss, I Gilflllen
F Marshall, Charleston; Captain E Cow
i, Helllview; Cup II Robertson, Level Land;
J L Miller, Ilev M M Grier, Prof J P Ken
:dy, I)uo West; C Corlcy, Dorn's Mine; 0
Calhoun, S C Casoji, City ; T C Turner. lJal
nore ; T H Jones Anlcrecus; W C Morgan,
uirlotto; L)r A P Jordan, New York; J II
lih^Mllway.
MARKET REPORTS.
COP.HKCTKD BY
nrnwcll & Co., Cotton Brokers and
Dealers in General Merchandise.
FACTORY OOOUS. | Fish?
>tton Yarns-Si.lual.30 Mackerel ....$1.75a2.50
;naburgs 12a 18 Cod. per lb.. lou l.'t
Shirting 10a 12| White " 10a 1."
I Sheeting.... 12a 15'Salt, per sack 2.00a2.25
PROVISIONS. Tobacco,?
our, per lt>...$ la 5 Chewing,.... 75ul.OO
>rn, per bu... OOal.OOl Smoking,... twal.oo
eal, " I.Kial.'JOi AMMUNITION.
rial, per lb... 'AVa a1 Powder per lb -10a 50
:as, " 100al.2i.Shot, " 12a 15
its, " l.UOjLead, " 10a 1?
icon, Sides... i:ia 15;Caps, per box 10a 10
Sh'drs. llu 12 LIQUORS.
Ilains. 1S? 20|Corn whiskey$2.00a3.00
trd l.Sa 201 French br'dy. 5.00a7.00
i.th Potatoes. 1.75a2.00,Holland gill.. 5.OOaK.O0
vect " ... 75al.OO Amerl'n gin.. J5.00all.00
rgs 15a 2o|U'rbon wli's'y JJ.UOa-l.oo
ilekens 20a 25 Wines tt.OOaO.OO
irkeys l.OOivl.50 HARDWARE.
ltter. 20a 25 Iron, Swedes. 8a 10
GROCERIES. | " English 7.i 10
igar, erush'dS 1.5a 10 Nulls, _... 5a 8
" A 12a 15iCotton cnrils.. 50a (iO
' 11 12a 15 Horse shoes... 10
" C 12a 151 ' " nails 35
" Hrown 10a 121 LEATHER.
MJIX", ivhj iWi iit'inux'K 5 ?Mnt .>>
" Lagu'aa l?8ii. IW'Kole leather... 40a 50
" Javii...? 37? 40|Up'r lcutlier.. 00a 75
;a l.OOal.oOjllar'ss " 40a 05
rup, cane... "iial.OOlOalf skins S.OOafi.OO
olasses, s. h. 40a 451 Kip skins 4.50a0.00
mdlcs,. sp'in -10a 50|l>ry hides O'a 10
" adin't 20a 25i Green hides... 5a 0
\oese 20a 35 BAGGING, Ac.
linns, j>erbu 2.00|Bagging, p yd Ilia IK
arch 12a 15iTies 7a 8
itlow 10a 12 Ropo, cotton.. 40a 50
lec, per lb lua 12|ltope, grass... 25
Auhkville, May B.'U,?Cotton 10(^11
LIVERPOOL. May 30.?Cotton stendy?
iddling uplands 5 15-10; middling Orleans
; speculation and export 2,000.
NEw YOHIv, May 30.?spot Cotton firm
middling Orleans 11; middling uplands 11
-ill; sales 202.
BALTIMORE, May 30.?Cotton dull ?
l,!,llln? MM/- union :UIff
(li"AULK6l'0N"M:iy 2!.?Cotton 'diill-mUl
i?K ll%nllj^; not receipts 'M;t exports ?,
xist-vrlw.-) !Jfr2; miIch 100. X
IVERSEERS' NOTICE.
rllE Road Overseers' of tlio county
will inform tlio County Cominis
oners without delay what sijjpi hoards
o necessary to post tlio roads in their
jspectivo sections.
ROBT. JONES,
C. B. C. C. A. C.
May 3, 1870, 4-tf
Dissolution.
rHE copartnership heretofore existing
between the undersigned, under the
nn name of DuPro, Gambrellifc Co., has
ecu dissolved bv mutual consent.
J. F. C. DuPRE,
JOHN M. GAMBRELL.
May 12, 1870?tf
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Photograph Gallery,
CHE subscriber lias just opened a I J"
Photographic Gallery, at Abbeville!
id Is now ready for business. lle|*
ould bo glad to receive a cull from all
3rsons desiring pictures.
J. E. HUNTER.
May 10,1870, tf
Mrs. M. M. White
TTOULDask th" attention of her lady
j V friends te an entiro now Stock of y
Hats, Flowers, &c., ,j?
st in to-day, per express.
Also will sell you an improved Rem
gton Sowing Machine on terms and at
ices to suit the times. 1 Q,
Mrs. M. M. White. r
May 1,1870, tf L
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3TICE TO TAXPAYERS.
WILL bo at tho following places on
tho days designated for tho purposo of
civing returns of the Taxpayers of tho
mty for tho next fiscal year, viz:
mithvillo, on the Gth of Juno.
finety-Six, 7th and bth of June,
rreonwood, on the 9th and 10th of June,
Forges Depot, 12lh and 13tli of Juno.
loiittUlsville, 14tli and loth of June.
)uo West, lGth and 17th of Juno,
'entervillo, l'Jth of Juno.
iowndosvillo, 20th and 21st of Juno.
IcAlister's Store, 22d of June.
tiley's School-!Louse, 23d of Juno.
Vhito Hall, 20th of Juno.
Jhiles X Koads, 27th of June.
Iradloy's Mills, 28th of June.
IcKittrick Mills, 21)th of June.
iiberty Church, 30th of June.
'alhouu's Mills. 5th and 0th of July.
Ivory 0110 is required to make returns
.11 property in their possession or under
ir control, either as owner, agent,
stee,guardian, executor, administrator,
sbanu or parent.
l11 transfers of real estate sinco the last
urn and up to 1st Juno of tho present
ir should bo noted upon tho blanks
i tabling the returns of personal prop
y, as thero will be no assessment of
1 property. This is of the groatest im
tance, in order that this species of
iperty bo charged up to tho proper
ties. My office at this place will be
)t open continuously for tho purpose
eceiving returns from the 1st of June
ho 20th of July. All able-bodied males
woen the ages of twenty-ono and fifty
required to make return of their polls,
s made my duty, in all casos when par
i fail to make their returns by tho 20th
July, to make up tho same from the
it information obtainable and add
reto lifty per cent by way of penalty,
s therefore hoped that all who are re
Lrod to make returns will do so within
i time prescribed by law.
L. II. RUSSELL, Auditor.
Ibbcville, May 15th, 1870, 3t
SHERIFF'S SALE.
J. Wilson, Auctioneer.
B. C. Hart
against
J. Frank Hodges.
wxocuuon.
> Y virtue of an Execution to mo di
> rooted, in the above stilted case, I will
1 to the highest bidder, at Public Auc
n, within the legal hours of sale, at
ibevillo Court llonsc, on MONDAY,
s 5th day of June, A. 1). 1876, tho fol
ding described property, to wit: All
it tract or parcel of Land, situate, lying
1 being in Cokosbury, in the County of
ibevillo, South Carolina, and known as
> Hodges Homestead, and containing
: acres, more or less, and bounded by
ids of Mrs. Waldron D. W. Aiken and
tors, levied on aim to bo sold as the
jpertv of J. Frank Hodges, at tho suit
H. C. Hart to satisfy tho aforesaid Exo
:ion and costs.
Forms Cash.
L. P. GUFF IN",
Sheriff Abbeville County.
JherilFs Ofllee, Abbeville C. II., S. C.,
h May, 1870-3t
MrORIUM
OF FASHION.
ft Ladies' Hats, I'luid
Silk bearls, ? lowers,
& lcililjons, Itutllliigs, A
? White Lawns,l'lque, A\
A Si I U I'.fltM <tf. ru- 'J~i
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Silk Belts, <ie., re
* i\ ceivtd tills week at
EMPORIUM
OF
FASHION.
Sheriff's Sale.
Samuel Palmer
and Susan his Wife, against
James M. Trewitt,
Execution.
Y virtue of an Execution to mo di
rected,.! will sell ut public out cry
Abbeville Court House on Sftledaj
xt, tlie real estate and Personal prop
[y of the defendant consisting ol out
indred acres of land more or less bound
by lands of James IJritt, Junior, Hi
m Palmer, Williamson Trewitt and
lier.
ALSO,
nules, 1 horse, 1 four horse wagon ito.
ried 011 and to be sold as tho property o
ines M. Trewitt at the suit of Samue
ilmer and Susan his wife.
Terms Cash.
? L. P. GTIFFIN,
Sheriff Abbeville County.
Sheriffs office. I
May 4, 1870 |
Final Discharge,
Totipe is hereby given that Massiloi
N Bell, Executor of the Estate of 11
, Groves dcceascd, has applied to Thorn
II. Milford Judge of Probate, in ami
r tho Countv of Abbeville, for a lina
schargeas j5xecutor.
It is ordered, That the Fifteenth day o
ilv, A. 1) 1S7G, be fixed for hearing o
stition, and a final settlement of saic
itato.
J. C. Wosmanskj',
erk Court Prolmto, Abbeville County
lice of Probate Judge. I
ay 8, 1870 I
t? mTTiT e TUflMPCnM
XVi O XJmi 01 J.UVJUA WV?
DENTIST,
Tors liis professional services to tho fit
3ns of Abbeville and tho Hurroundinj
untry.
fflco?Over Citizens' Savings Bank
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
GOLDSMITH. T. KIND
Goldsmith & Kind,
ounders And Machinist*
(PIICENIX IKON WORKS),
rnnmmA s p
Manufacturers of Steam Engines of al
x*s: llorse powers, Circular and Mule}
w Mills, Grist and Sugar Cane Mills
onr Mills, Ornamental House and Stori
onts, Iron Railings, Agricultural Im
omenta, etc. Brass and Iron Casting
all kinds made to ordnr on short notice
d on the most reasonable terms. Also
imufacturers of Cotton Presses.
S. B. NORRELL,
iarness and Saddle Maker
AT HIS OLD STAND
per Parker & Perrin's Drug Store
PIS 11 supply OI ^uriuvm uuruusH uumu
and other material for Making and Re
iring Suddles and Harness.
CARPENTRY.
Pho undersigned hereby fives noticv
at lie is prepared to do all kinds of
Carpenter's Work and
Building.
t> also repairs Cotton Gins, Thrasher)
d Fans. A l ull supply of Gin Materia
ivays on hand. Farmers aro requestcc
bring their Gins up early in the seasoi
allow time to have thenrpropt-'rly pre>
red.
\lso Agent for tho Taylor Cotton Gin
11 11 rooks Cotton 1'iess, and all kinds o
Ibbor and Leather Belting.
D. B. SMITH,
Abbeville C. JL, S. C.
PARASOLS,
y SILKS, GINGHAMS AND COT
TON, all prices and colors, eheapei
in ever offered, at the
EMPORIUM OF FASHION.
day 3, l.S7ti.
r. NICHOLAS CLOCK.
1ALL at DuPRE'S office and see the
J best."time-piece" for the money in
j State. inyl8-3t
Centennial
Transportation
Arrangements
OF THE
Great Atlantic
COASTLINE,
90
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FOR TIIE si*
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Accommodation of Vis
itors to all Points
South. ^
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The Railways' and Steamship
Companies between Augusta,
Ga., and Philadelphia, compris
ing the ATLANTIC COAST
LINE, will during the progress
of the
Centennial Exhibition
OF THE
UNITED STATES,
present for the patronage of the
citizens of the South, routes of
transportation and forms of tick
ets upon which to reach Philadel
phia, that will immeasurably ex
cel all other lines in point of
TV? 1 T\_il TUT I L
uireci, uany moveineiu, v.
Comfortable Accommodation
&
Variability of Transit, p
1
Economy of Expenditure.
To enable this to bo done, the
combined resources of the RAIL- -
WAY LINES . SOUTH OF J
NORFOLK, together with those
of the BALTIMORE STEAM
PACKET COMPANY and the
OLD DOMINION STEAM
SHIP COMPANY will be em
ployed and the individual tourist,
the social party of ten, twenty or
more, or the civic or military or
ganization of 100 to 300, can
each be cared for in a manner
that will satisfy their desires.
Price Lists, "Time Cards, and
all needful information are now
in the hands of all Agents At
lantic Coast Line.
It will be to the interest of ev
ery individual and each organiza
tion proposing to make this trip
to communicate with the under
01 rfii Afl
OI^ULUj
A Centennial Exhibition Guide
Book as authorized by the Com
mission will be given to the pur
chaser of each Centennial Ticket.
Call on or address either of
the following named agents.
J. H. WHITE, Macon, Ga.
W. J. WALKER, Montgome
ry Ala.
H. V. TOMPKINS, Atlanta.
i
A. L, REED, Savannah 6a.
M. J. DIVINE, Macon Ga.
A. POPE,
General Passenger Agent.
May 1, 187G, 4-4m
mm, 1876.
I'DONALD&KADDON
are now receiving their Stock
Ipring Goods,
consisting mainly of
smestic Goods, Notions, <&c.
a larger stock of
SHOES AND HATS.
an they have ever kept pefore.
Always on hand the choicest of
AMILY GROCERIES.
CI
Confectioneries, &c.
IGARS! CIGARS!!
bW keep the finest and cheapest as
rtraent of CIGARS in town. Great
ducements to cash buyers?offered
[cDonald & Haddon.
ApriHO, 1870, 52-lf
Insurance Notice.
HAVE acceptcd the agency for several
SOLVENT FIRE INSURANCE
)MPANIES, as follows:
Old North State.
Royal Cananian,
Merchants and Mechanics
ad Commercial of St. Lonis,
d will inHuro at the lowest rates con
itent with a sound business.
Patronage of the public is solicited,
riffloout fho Tjiw Otflnn nf MfiHsrs. Por
i <fc Cothran.
L. W, PERRIN, Agent.
April 12,1876,52-ly
0 THE LADIES!
AM now prepared to exhibit the
latest novelties in
id invite my friends and the public
an examination of the same. Feel
ig assured they will find it to their
iterest to call before purchasing else
here, as, owing to the scarcity of
loney, I intend to sell very low for
ASH. The *
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Jress-iuaKiijg injpai tuieut ^
j.
is still under the supervision of J.
HISS JANE RAMEY, I
ho will be pleased to receive your TV
rders, aud will endeavor to give satis- All
iction. j
Very respectfully, j'
IBS. M. M. WHITE. m
April 5,1870,51-tf ~
. - Jj
n aat\o
ixuuuo
HEAPER THANEVER!
Now for Bargains.
f HAVE just received a large Stock
[ of SPUING AND SUMMER
Dry Goods,
llothing, Hats, Shoes, &c.,
\ the latest Htyles and made in the
le most durable manner, also a large
x>ek of
JROCERIES,
PROVISIONS, &c.t
II of which will be sold at very low
rices for cash. Give rue a trial.
W. Rosenberg.
April 5, 1876, 51.
STEAM
ni?* wmi
nam Jig 111111,
COLUMBIA. S. C.
?. W. WING, Proprietor
MANUFACTURER OF
lash, Blinds, Doors,
WINDOW AND
DOOR FRAMES,
ide Pivot Blinds aid
PILASTERS,
Mantelpieces,
HOLDINGS, BRACKETS,,T
landrails, P
Newels, I
Balusters.
tori Wirt of all Description.
v
All Work Guaranteed a No. 1.
May 2S, 187"), lyr.
BLANKS
)F THE MOST APPROVED i'$|
FORMS,
Pi
KOlt SALK, AT THE hti
?ress & Banner Office. "?
is)
Kent Liens, j os
Lions on Crops, i in
Lien on Crop and Bill of Sale. jjjc
Mortgage of Personal Property, j in
Mortgage of Real Estate,
Title Deeds,
Trial Justice's Blanks.
Sub. Tickets.
Sub. Writs.
Summons for Money Demsnd.
Copy Summons for Money Demand
JEWING MACHINE NEEDLES,
5 and other attachments at
J. 1). CHALMERS A CO.
March 1, 1875.
1
CHAIRS ! CHAIRS ! 8 dozen chairs
J received to-day. Rattan Seats
ricndid article, sold at low fijjtires.
J. D. CHALMERS & CO.
have received their
Iflh tbey are selling at low prices.
Hand see them.
larch 29,1876, 50-tf
)ash Bayers
JUILL as usual find our prices as
V low as tbe lowest, ana our
>ck this .season having been pur
sued with special care, we are sure
i convince them more than ever to
w much greater advantage a little
tuey can be invested upon tbe
lSH BASIS. Give us a look before
rohasing and we will satisfy you
at the
EMPORIUM OF FASHION,
tfarch 29,1876, 50-tf
Beautiful
IEW PRINTS,
SPRING STYLES,
AT *
iuarles & Perrin's.
Vlarch 29,1875,50-tf
ORN! CORN! !
r> tin a a rra t
AJCliS VAlDi
raEAT BRAN",,
FOR SALE BY
ARNWELL & CO
Jan. 26,1870 42-tf
;
MASONIC PIRECTOHY. ;&>;
intoH Lodie Ho. 3. A.I.M.
. H. PARKER, W.\ M.\
C. WOSMAN8KY, Secretary.
Meets 2d Monday Id every month.
esperian Chapter No. 1?. R. 1I
V. C. DuPKE. M.\ ?.*. H.\ P.*.
D. CHALMERS, Recorder.
Meets 3d Friday night in every
onth.
3Sa?ssiire Council No. 16.R&S.M
F. C. DuPRE, T.\ III.'. M.\
M. GAMBRELL, Recorder. -
Meets 1st Tuesday night in every
onth.
urman University, S. 0.
rHE undersigned? Special Re
ceiving Agent of the aboye in
Itution, most respectfully aud ear*
jstly calls upon ail persons indebted
the University to be in readinew to
eet interett and so much of principal
possible now due on their bonds.
The Endovmxent of the Collegiate
epartment having been raised, in
inds and other securities^and this
apartment having been thrown open
:t3 Ul x uiviuu iui iuc ici iu ui ?cii
are, it becomes most vitally Jmpor
ut that payments should be made as
pidly as poesible.
All communications addressed to
e Agent at Greenwood, S. C., (ex
pt when canvassing) will receive
ompt attention. Tlie endowment
the Primary Department is now
ogressing.
B. F. MILLER,
Special Agt. A. 0., S. C.
Greenwood, Feb. lfl, 1876, 3m
HE ALSTON HOUSE,
1876.
rHE MISSES CATER STILL
keep "THE ALSTON HOUSE"
>en for both permanent and transient
oarders. Thankful for past patron
;e. they hope, by renewed energy
id application to business, to merit a
>od snare of patronage.
Jan. 5,1876 49-tf
NOTICE.
Lll guardians, trustees.
Administrators and Executors
e hereby required to make their air
Lial returns of the receipts and ex
iiidltures on acoount of the esifttcs
hich they respectively represent. ?6n
before May 1st next. Those failing
> do so will subject themselves to be
iled.
, th08. b. MTLLFORD, :
Judge Probate Abbeville County.
Feb. 22, 1878 4G-3t
IE DOLLAR
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April 26, tf.] Atlanta, Georgia.
1,000 POTS.
hoice Green and Hot-House
Tlonfa
JL. AMU VWI
CONSISTING in part of Singlo and
J Donblo Geraniums, Single and
onblo Fuchsias, Red and Wbito Bego
as, Heliotropes, Century plants, Night
looming Cereus, Cactuses, Ice, Air and
'ax plants, Vines, Sedum and Basket
ants. Japonicas, Pine Apple, Bananas,
id fifty other varieties of plants,
osses ?&c grown from seeds and plants
itained from tho most celebrated Flor
as in tho United States. Plants ten inch
to two feet high in tour inch and six
ch pot*, 15 cents to 25 cents crfh. Lar
r plants and nots in proportion. Do
, ored free on uoard tho cars.
J. P. C. DUPRE.
iUGENE B. GARY,
LTTORNEY AT LAW, Abbeville
C. H., S. C. Special attention to
e collection of claims. [Feb. 9, ly
L NEW LOT of Oil Window Shades
V. just received, with good fixtures.
J. D. CHALMERS di CO.
Oct. 27, 1875 tf
3ARLOR FRENCH LOOKING
GLASSES, at
J. D. CIIALMEIW & CO.'S.