The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, June 14, 1876, Image 3

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Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S. C. ednesday, June 14, 1876. eath of Matthew .McDonald Est We regret to announce tlie death i lis well known citizen at his rosi ence in this place after a short ill on Monday night. To his man, both in town and country, th nnouncement of his death will com the shock of a sudden blow. H >een seriously ill only a few day and has beeu now called to joii He rapidly increasing uauu u eceased spirits whose memories cou ect us with a past and better era. The deceased was born in the lowe ection of the County, and at hii eath was fifty-five years of age. Bein< f bright patrs, but limited means, h< 'as educated by the late Dr. Geo. \V ressly, and after a preparatory cours* t Due West, was seut to Miami Uni eraiity, Ohio, where he graduatec ith distinction. Soon after his grad ation he commenced the study o aw here and was admitted to the Ba u 1843, but practised only a shor ime. After his marriage he taugh hool for several years, and was ii barge of academies at Clear Sprinj nd Lowndesville, where he gave gen ral satisfaction. In 1&'>2 he becam< candidate for Clerk of the Court, ant lis popular manners secured the ofllct 'hich he was able to retain for thre< uccessive terms. A more faithful ftlcient and courteous ofiicer nevei eld the position, and the method and system which he introduced into the fflce. and the ease and dispatch with Iwhich b? performed its duties, were Ithe subjects of general admiration. lAbbevillle has never had a better of |jQcer or a more faithful public servant. The deceased was one of the most Ipopularmenof the county, and bis kind Itemperand afFable manners endeared mim to a wide circle of friends. For many years he was a member of the Methodist church, and all his instincts were on the side of virtue and reli gion. He leaves a wife and only son, together with many friends to mourn | jiis loss. The funeral services will take place | jat the Methodist church at 11 o'clock ithis moriiiag. The .Concert of Ihe Abbeville Corset Band* The Coueertof the Abbeville Cor pet Bund on Friday evening was one I iUI lilt? UiU!Mi ttltlUUUVC cuici taiuuiuuic ' ,of the season, The night was pleas ant, aud a goad audience assembled to listen to the sweet music of the Band and to partake of the rich feast of good thiugs which had been provided by the ladies of tho Episcopal congre gation. The Baud at each exhibition gives evidence of progiess, and renders with tine effect the compositions of the best masters. The exercises were varied in character; some of the pieces enlisting the whole array of the silver-toned insteuments, whilst to others the sweet notes of the violin, fthe flute and the piano, furnished itheir attractive combination. The performauoes on the piano, were ren dered by two esteemed ladies, whose practised skill rendered timely and - ? 1 ? /) l?r\ nv/kunScinfi 'iicviuai uiu iu iuc caci The tables were loaded with a pro jse display of salads, cakes, straw erries, raspberries, and ice-cream, berbet and lemonade. After the erformauce of a few pieces of music ne call was made for refreshments, :nd variety was thus given to the en ' ?yment by an intermingling of the %olid and substantial. The supply of good things was fully equal to the de mand, and at the elose of the euter iiaiument some choice cakes were sold :at auction and brought fair prices. The receipts at the door amounted to and from the tables to $75, which :fully equaled the highest expectations (Of all concerncd and was very gratify ing. New Mail Routes. Jiy the published advertisement in several of our State exchanges, we see that proposals will be received at the tcontract office of the P. O. Department Until 3 o'clock P. M. of the loth of Julv. 187G. to be decided bv the 31st of July,) for carrying the "mails of the Unite J States from October 1,1S76, to June 30, 1880, on a number of routes in.the State of South Carolina, and by the schedule of departures aud arri vals herein specified. Among these routes is the following: 14219 roin Edgefield C. H. to Ab jev'.lle C. H., 41 miles and bach, once * w?ek. Leave Edgefield C. H. Sat urday at 6 am; arrive at Abbeville C. H. by 7 p. m; leave Abbeville C. H. Friday at 6 a m; arrive at Edgefield C H by 7 p m. Bond required with bid, $600. For the opening of this route we are very much indebted to the good offices of our efficient postmaster, Mr. Law tion, who is entitled as well to the thanks of the Press as of the general public. The route comprises three im portant officcs in Abbeville and others beyond, and will furnish much need ed ipostal facilities to a large section oi country. A HORSE THIEF. Arrest and Escape. A horse belonging to Mr. John Har mon, of Bordeaux, was stolon from his premises on Tuesday morning last. Ti>e horse being discovered to b? missing the nest morning, a negro in tiie neighborhood originally from Au gusta was suspected, and Mr. Lewis Harmon followed the tracks of the boree to that city. Upon his arrival he found that the horse had been sold for $40 by the negro but the mone> not yet paid. Awaiting his coining he had ready for him a stout rope witli which he was bound and brought uj to Lincolnton, Ga., and thence tc Bordeaux on Thursday. Trial Justice Harmon made out his warrant of com mitment, and sent the prisoner up tc Abbeville jail on Friday by his con stable, Newby, but from him he man aged to escape when near the Ham blin place. The Due West Robbery. Charles Jones and Edward Cum mius, the parties suspected of being the chief actors in the robbery of tin store of Messrs. Agnew & Bonner, o; Due West, were arrested in Edgefiek last week, and brought before Tria! Justice Hawthorn, of Due West, foi examination on last Saturday. Abou three hundred dollars worth of th< stolen goods were found npon then and recovered, and also some $30 ii money. TAiey made a confession o their guilt and charged Sidney Brown lee, a Due West negro, as being a par ty to ^ihe crime. Th>s the latter de nies, but warrants of commitment fo all three were made out by the Tria Justice, ar>d the parties were brougli down and lodged in jail on Saturday Abbeville Rifles. At a meeting of the Abbeville Rifle held 011 last Wednesdy night, the fo lowing officers were elected. Captain?VV. T. Branch. Lieutenants?1st. J. C. Hemphill 2d. Eugene B. Gary; 3d. L. W. Pei rin. Fnsign?J. C. Wosmansky. Treasurer?T. G. Enright. Secretary?A. W. Jones. Solicitor?R. R. Hemphill. Surgeon?Dr. J. W. W. Marshall. Chaplain?R. N. Pratt. Anniversary Orator?Gen. S. M go wan. Sergeauts?1st. J. H. Simmons; J E. M. Osborne; 3d. Eugene L. Wi son; 4th. John R. Enright. Corporals?1 at. G. H. Moore; 2d. ] A. McCord ; 3d. J. C. Syfan ; 4th. B. Baker; 5th. A. S. Osborne. Rain.?There was a fine rain ( Monday and Tuesday which did mu( to revive the gardens and growlr m though it interfenjp aomewh arvesting. Mr. Authur Parker, of New Yor! made a flying visit to relatives here c saleday last. The State Dental Association m jn Greenvilie on yesterday. Dioccsan Convention. "We are indebted to the Rev. John Kershaw for a copy of the Journal |of the eighty-sixth annual Conven r tion of the Episcopal church of this t pj )Diocese, held in Trinity church Co-Ici I Iumbia iu May last. Among other in-j l|< 1 | terestiiiff matter, it contains the vari- pi . ; ous reports of the committee on the 1st ' admission of St. Marks the colored I dc church and the Bishop's address on : b( i" J the same subjectthe question being "\\ I"! settled by the rejection of the applica- aj y j tion for admission by a vote of the; of ej clergy ayes 17, nays 9; of the laity j be e; ayes 12, nays 17; divided 12. I & ei The Bishop's annual address con- si; s tains an interesting statement of the; in \! condition of the church in the diocese, I ja 1 urges upon the support of church!at members, the Advancement Society,! lej and the Church Record, and calls the hi attention of the clergy to the necessity j th of more frequent communions than is cv customary in many Parishes. It pays),.T el a merited tribute to the deceased mill- i " I isters of the church, Rev. Cornish, Th } j Walker, Miles, McEllieranand Ander *; son who have passed away during the; Su past year; the whole number ofjsci ministers in the diocese is 47. From caj ' the report of Trinity church Abbe-|. r ville, we see that the total number of!,r* t members is 120, with 52 communi-jass t cants. ha 1 no Z * mi . Ninety-Six Items. on 2 We clip from the Herald the follow- tio 1 ing items : sp< ; The Herald publishes the proceed ingsofthe Town coucil of Ninety I Six. I Judge Mathews, with his accustom s ed energy, is constructing a flouring ' mill. Hurrah for the Ninety-Six ' Flouring Mills! oil an ge< we wl rac Je< Messrs. ?. A. wier ana a. v. i^asun, i Q0 of Abbeville, have been for the pasti jlt4j two days in this place engaged in list- i pe, ing the personal property of our citi-J |>? zeus* an The lynching excitement has subsi- ler ded and everything is quiet. The liv Governor lias issued a proclamation, but it is of course his duty to do so. We think the foul outrage, havint been disposed of, should havo died with the expiation of it3 guilty act ors. The ice cream entertainment last Friday afternoon and night was the coldest of the season. Those who were fortunate enough to be present enjoyed a rare treat. The delicious icecream, the palatable sherbet, aud lastly, but not leastly, the pretty young ladies present, proved no ordi nary attraction. Ice cream and pret ty girls?Oh! that this world was a great rreezer iorever. We made a flying visit on Tuesday last, in company with a few friends, to the farm of Mr. G. T. Jackson, at Cambridge, to witness a Champion Reaper in wheat. Our friend "Grant" was driving the machine (as he does everything else he undertakes,) and it was performing elegantly. It cuts the gruiu very clean, and leaves the stub ble even and regular. The wheat was unusually fine. Good judges think it will make from twenty to twenty-five bushels per acre. We were especially attracted by the wheat and oat fields of Jackson, Marbut and Dr. Stewart. We don't believe they^ can* be beaten in the State or out of it. Vagrant Law. The Town council of Ninety-Six have adopted, a vagrant law, which provides, "that all beggars roaming in the streets of Ninety-Six, or vagrants, who have no visible means of support, after due notice to leave said town, and neglect or refuse to do so, shall be arrested and confined in the calaboose, or placed at such hard labor as the In tendant or any two of the Wardens may direct." We think that the enforcement of a similar law either by the Town Coun cil of Abbeville, or the State authori ties would prove a blessing in this community. "An idle brain is the devil's workshop," and the great pro portion of crimes which are calling for punishment all over the State origi- J nate with idle vagrants who have no visible means of support. We are sure that the e?forcement of such a law here would rid Abbeville of much of the raw material out of which thieves and robbers are made. The Abbeville stores now close at 6 o'clock in the afternoon, and the clerks and employees both have the opportunity of enjoying themselves before durk. We sympathize with the Anderson clerks whose sad lot is thus set forth in the Journal: 44We dislike to mention that the stores in Abbeville close at 6 o'clock, as we fear it will make the clerks in Anderson feel bad to think that while they are hanging around the stores knocking off flies and waiting on cus tomers, the clerks in Abbeville are having a jolly game of marbles on a back street. The Oat and Wheat Crops.? Large crops were sowed, aud are gen erally turning out well. The seasons could hardly have beeu more favora ble and our planters are realizing al ready some of the blessings of early forage crops. The oat crop especially is abundant. Some has been brought to market in the sheaf and sold at 20cents per dozen. Ouu friend Mr. H. W. Lawson lias had the pleasure of a visit during the East week from a brother, Mr. James .awson, long and now a resident of California. Mr. L. has had a varied experience in the Land of Gold, and gives many interesting sketches of western life. An Early Peach.?We are in debted to Mrs. C. W. Cowan, of Bor (Jeaux, ior a specimen ui ?u v?nj peach of the clear-stone variety, which wa? fully ripe, and well flavor ed. We doubt whether any of our readers can equal this. A peach of so early a variety is a great rarity. Persons wishing to attend the Due West Commencement will be taken over the Columbia Railroad at three cents per mile each way. Tickets will be sold at the various offices along the line good for ten days. Mb. J. L. Clark, of our town, lias an improved thresher, which is guar anteed to thrash 8U0 bushels per day. Our friends in the country may hold themselves in reserve. The Junior has been absent during the past week looking after his grain harvests. He has proved his faith by his works, and we wish him great success. Religious.?There will be lay reading in Ttriuity church next Sun day?the liector tilling his monthly appointment at Newberry?it being the third Sunday. The Columbia Register has been en larged and improved. We congratu it upon the evidences of increased pat ronage aud prosperity. Our townsman Gen. McGowan has been invited to be one of several speakers at the celebration of the "Fourth" in Anderson. . Several communications have been received which are unavoidably deferred until next weei?. There has been a recent accession to the ministerial ranks of this com munity. The rain on Monday and Tuesday has interlerred very much with the wheat and oats harvest. The Anti-Cotton Shop and Labor Reform Central Association, which meets en masse at Chestnut Ridge, Laurens County, on the 3d Saturday, 17th of June instant, will be an im mense affair. General Hagood, Gen eral Kershaw, Colonel Aiken, It. Means Davis, Esq., and a number of other speakers are to attend, and this will doubtless be one of the largest and grandest gatherings ever held in South Carolina. The Two-Thirds Rule.?A num ber of our leading journals are urging that the St. Louis Convention should not adopt the two-thirs rule in making their nominations. It is not the rule adopted by the Republican Conven tion and has the effect of defeating the strongest candidate. 'lie Settlers on Long Oane. The settlers on Long Cane were not iritans or bigots, but intelligent liristian inen and women, who be -'ved the Bible and endeavored to actice its precepts. They were rongly attached to the forms and >ctrines of the Presbyterian Church, ;cause they found them in the Utble. ?ith them the family was a divinely' >pointed institution, and the duties parents to their children did notj fgiti and end with food and raiment. J uptism was a sacrament of solemn jnificance, and they dedicated their fants to God ; and the young Christ u, like the young Jew, on arriving proper age, felt it to be his privi sjc as well as his duty to take upon I niseif his religious vows. It was eir custom to assemble the family! ery night arid morning for worship, hen kneeling down to Heaven's Eternal e Suit I, the t'tu'iicr, anu uic nuwnnu i prays." mday afternoons were devoted to ripture reading and study of the techisras. The system may seem to have been :some, all restraint is so; the world >erts that the Christian religion is a rd yoke and heavy burden. I have apology to make on that score, it ist be judged by its results. I give e short anecdote by way of lllustra u. On one occasion a school-mate ;ut a night with a friend?the son a worthy elder?when called to tyer, the boys knelt near to each ler?the son was soon fast asleep, cl the other by great efforts niana J to keep awake; at last, growing ary he gently woke his friend and lispered "David, is your father >st done ?" "Has he delivered the kvs?" enquired the other, "Yes, just w," was thfe response. "Then he is If through," said David, and drop 1 off to sleep again. In after life vid Lesly succeeded his father as elder in the church, aud prayed as ventlv as' he had done for the de ery not only of the Jews, but of all n, from the thraldom of sin, 110 ,tter who kept awake. shortly after the return of the set rs to their homes, after the Long no massacre, they erected around > dwelling of Alexander Noble, a isade with port holes, which they tned FORT BOOXE, honor of the Governor of i State. The dwelling thus :sme the citadel and deserves assing notice. It is about twenty t square, one and a half stories ;h, and built of large poplar logs, ved and notched in such a mauner .0 bring the faces of the logs in con t with one another. The chimney of rock and of massy dimension erintr uearlv one entire end. This house is yet standing in a good te of preservation, perhaps the only ic of its kind in our county. It is lated ten miles South-west of Ab 'ille C. H., a little oil' the main d leading to Vienna. About fifty irs ago, it passed into the hands of i . James Taggart, and is now known i 'Taggart's old place." Within the t isade was erected a school house ich served the purpose of a ''meet- e house" whenever a stray mission- i would come their way, but it was i ; until the Spring of 1771 that they i I anything" like an organized t irch. At that time two ministers I itecl tliem, ordaiued elders and ad- c mistered the Sacrament of the j rd's Supper for the first time in t 3 settlement. From the best in- j nation I can obtain, William Cal- s m, William Hufton and Patrick r houn were the elders ordained at 1 i time. In November, 1772, the 1 ir. John Harris, the father of the c > Dr. Nathaniel Harris, of Wil ;ton, became the "stated supply" of r t Boone, Bull Town, (Rocky Itiver) \ i (upper) Long Cane. In 177o, the t i\ William .Tennent preached at t t Boone and speaks of it in his ^ rnal, as "one of Mr. Harris' preach- c sheds." Mr. Harris was a strong c I earnest Whig, and it is said of \ l that he did double service when t ascended the pulpit with his Bible n me hand and his ride in the other, r t he "preached by example and c cept." He was wont to boast that ? rj'man in his congregations was a t lig. At the close of the war, when j country began to assume the hab af peace, the congregation to re- j 'e the family at Fort Boone of the I onvenience'to which it had been J jected, determined to erect anotli iouse for worship. The place se ;ed was near the site now occupied Hopewell church, a temporary log ise was built and the name chang Lo LOWER LONG CAKE. out this time the congregution uni with Rocky River in a call for the v. Robert Mecklin to become their tor. On the 29th of July, 17S5, the sbytery of South Carolina held its rd meeting in a grove near Davis' dge on Little River, and ordained i installed Mr. Mecklin as pastor of se churches. This meeting was g remembered by those who were sent, and spoken of as impressive i appropriate. At the close of a g ar.d bloody war, the church emer i from the wilderness, and putting the beautiful garments proclaimed eace on earth good will toward in." During Mr. Mecklin's pasto e, in the year 1788, the present huilrlincr proftoil. Jllld t.ho tne changed to HOPEWELL. have before me the original plan the house, with a list of thesubscri sand the amount contributed by :h. The minister's salary, which s raised by assessment on the seats lountcd to ?53.10, equivalent to jut two hundred and thirty dollars, half his time. On looking over i list of seventy names I was sur sed to find but one family conuect witli the church, or residing in the tlement, wiiich bears the patrony c of a first subscriber. To show the ifting character of the population, I ly mention that the family of Cal un, once so numerous, has not at is time a representative of the name the "Calhoun settlement." Mr. 2cklin died in 17S8 and wbs succeed by Dr. Francis Gumming. The jguenots at New Bordeax having it their pastor, the Kev. Isam Louis bert, by death, connected them ves with Hopewell church. Two its were set apart for their use, lich are marked on the plan "French its." These good people possessed a ry imperject knowledge of the-En sh language, and as Dr. Cummins taineda large portion of the brogue his Irish ancestors, their means of mmunication were limited, aud eir attendance upon his ministry ire nominal than real. The wor ip of God is not limited by forms or itricted to words, and these poor rsecuted Christiana, driven into ex had found a sanctuary where they uld worship "in spirit and in truth.'' lave heard Dr. Cuiuming spoken of one who knew him personally as a ern, strong, self-willed man, but )m some titles in my possession, I 1 inclined to think that whatever ight have been his manner under a ugh exterior, he bore a kind and ntle heart, easily touched by the isfortuneof others, but he was cer inly not the one to compromise the nth. The nearest approach to a mpromise I ever heard of his ma ng, was on the subject of "new almody." His predecessor had ef oted a partial change in that matter, -x 1? ^nmmino hooomn flip 11 W11CU -I-/I VUlUliliUO VVVUM1V bt.w istor of Hopewell, lie found House id Watts lying side by side on the llpit desk, the only difference in ap jarance being, that Rouse was adorn I >vith a striped homespun cover to eserve the binding. It was the istom at that time for the minister to ad the psalm, then repeat the iirst ae and hand the book down to the erk who would raise the tune and ine" out the remainder for the con egation to sing. Dr. Cummins soon >served that when he used Watt's lere were some who did not join in nging. This he construed into a ant of confidence in their pastor?if was sin to sing hymus, he was rong in leading them into.it; if it as not sin, it was prejudice, and they ere wrong in keepiag silence. To reach about it ho felt would- do no >od. He removed the striped cover iug from Rouse and put it 011 Watl and now, they no longer lay side t side in the pulpit, but with Wesle Heber, Rippon and others, are lovinj ly bound together in ihe same volum The Commencement of the Male nr rr.nnle Colleges at Due West. The following is the order of exerc ses for the commencement in the col Iges at Due West: June 27ih to July 2d, Examinatio in the Due West Female College. June 29th to July 4th, Examinatio in Erskine College. July 1st, Examination in Tlieolog cal Seminary. Sabbath, July 2d. Commencemei sermon by Rev. J. E. 1'rosaly, i North Carolina. Monday, July 3d, TJ o'clock, p. m f'nn f.-jnf l>rit.w?u?n .r:inifir "K^avisfa fin Sophomore Orators of Erskine. Tuesday, July 4th, 2 o'clock, p. in Meeting of Board of Trustees of Er: kine College. Tuesday, July 4th, 4 o'clock, p. m Meeting of Board of Directors of I?\ male College. Tuesday, July 4th, 7.} o'clock, p. m Junior Exhibition in Erskinc Colleg< "Wednesday, July otli, Morning Commencement Day of Erskine Co lege; Degrees Conferred, Baccalai reate Address. Wednesday afternoon: Literar Address by Colonel "W. S. Mullins, c Marion, S. C. Wednesday night: Allumme Es say, by Miss Josic A. Brice,of Chestei S. C. Alumni Address by Rev. R. F Bradley, of Anderson, S. C. Ti>iifudnv Tulv Commence iiiu.ouu^ , 7 ment Day iu Female College. As usual the occasion promises to b one of interest, and will doubtless adi to the aiready high reputation of th Colleges. The Greenville and Coluw bia Kail road has reduced its fare t three cents a mile for those wishinj to attend, and we have 110 doubt that i large crowd of visitors will avai themselves of the rcduced rates. The Plan of the State Campaign. The Charleston News and Couric, suggests the following as the true poli cy of State and county action in tin coming canvass: "The first step, andjtheindispensibli 5iie, is to nominate no Democrati* candidate in opposition to Mr. Cham berlain. if he shall receive the Bepub lican nomination. This is put on th< broad ground that Mr. Cbamberlaii lias earned the gratitude and deserve; :he confidence of the whole people The next step is, to make such Demo jratic nominations for State ollices from Lieutenant-Governor down, ai nay be rendered necessary by th< jharacter of the Republican nominee; -the opposition and nomination ir ;very case to be based upon the dis lonesty or incapacity of the Republi ;an candidate. The next step is tc :lect the largest possible number o neinbersof the Legislature and Coun y officers. The white Counties will tend solid Democratic delegations tc he Legislature, but they cannot elect nembers enough to do any real good, f the colored Counties elect none but heir Elliots, Whippers aud Leslies, The object then must be to strive tc ;lect such Democrats and Republicans 11 the colored Counties, as, with the i ?1 ...Ml <v.?? T ip-COUIliry uiuiiwib, nui ivilu u JLJCfj slature the majority of whose mem >era shall be capable and upright men, n bo working the Democrats will :ommand the aid of the Reform Re >ublicans everywhere; they will com nand the sympathy and moral sup >ort of the whole country; they will ecure, without a revolution, a govern nent in every way satisfactory, and iave solved, without bloodsed or vio enca of any kind, a momentous so ial problem." The policy proposed is a com pro nise policy, which has in view a di 'ision of the State oflices, and also ol he county offices in counties where here are Republican majorities. II joes upon the principal tnat the hall ?f a loaf is better than* none, md that in seeking to grasp all v*e may lose all. We have howevei ried compromises again and again, itnl the history of the past furnishes 10 argument in their favor. With the sample of Mississippi aud othei Southern States who have redeemed hemselves from Radical rule, the peo >Ie of the State are tempted 10 try c 'straight out fight," and we are dis )osed to endorse what we think will >e the probable action of the nexl state Convention. Beaufort Tragedy. The following is the account of c errible tragedy which resulted in tin loath of a wife of one of the naval of iccrs of the Port Royal lleet: Capt. Smith and his wife and child >ccupied two rooms in the Sea Island rlotcl at Beaufort. Mrs. Smith was v >*ery pretty woman, and apparently ived in perfect harmony7 with hei lusband. " On Saturday morning ?apt. Smi^h intercepted letters to his tvife from a brother officer in the fleet vhich terribly compromised Mrs, smith. Outraged and indignant .','apt. Smith confronted his wife showed her the letters, and chargec leruith infidelity. He would tak< :heir child, while she could return tc tier parents in Boston. In the raean time he would have his effects remov id from the apartments they then oc jupied to another portion of the hotel Mrs. Smith protested against this ac tion, and informed her husband tha tf he exposed her in that way sh< would kill herself. Capt. Smith re plied that she did not have the cour age to take her own life. He thei left her, went to the proprietor of tin hotel and told him that after that daj he would net be responsible for hi wife's board. He engaged rooms 01 the other side of the building and ha< his trunks and other effects moved in to them. Later in the day Mrs Smith was found in her own room, th door of which was locked, in th death agony, with a frightful wouni through her body. She died in a fev minutes. The coroner held an in quest over the corp6e a short time al terwards. The jury returned a ver diet to the effect that it was doubtfu whether the deceased had committer suicide or not. We understand tha there was no mark of powder aroun the wound. The grand jury of lieau fort County are investigating the nml (er. llarlcy Cr6p. A correspondent of tho Andcrso Journal thus writes: One gentleman who resides in Pict ens county informs us that from abot one acre he thrashed out 45 bushels ( barley which brought him an averng of two dollars per bushel in marke This same gentleman, a successfi farmer, has been feeding his ploug stock for several weeks this sprin with cut barley in a half green stat< and lie uses but little corn. By hig manuring, an acre of land can t made to yield from 40 to 50 bushels < barley. And this gentleman also ii forms us that the same ground can L made to yield a crop of turnips tli same year, and the turnip crop wi pay the whole cost of manuring an preparing the ground, thus makin the barley crop a ciear prunu xx plan is to sow the barley the last wort ing of the turnips, and in the wint< be takes up the roots, thus le.ivin the barley crop in full possession < the ground. Speaker Kerr has received a frien< ly letter from General Butler, sayin there is not a decent man, woman < child in the United States who b lieves the charge against liiin. (Kerr and he begs Mr. Kerr not to allow in the least to worry him. He cha acterizes it as an infamous conspirac; He closes by alluding to their Ion term of service in Congress togethe their opposing views on political que tions, ect.?iV. Y. Herald. The aggregate amount of judgmen in cases obtained before the jury, i the late term of Court, foots up to$4S 044,10. Judgments were obtained L default in sixty-nine cases, the aggr gate amount of which we coutd not a certain, as that has not yet been pi upon record. The total amount of ii debtedness^including the cases mei tioned liable to judgment, will foot i $125,000, if not moto.?JSdycfidd Ai vert leer Tiie Givvens Girls. REMfXISCEXCES OF ABBEVILLE BY AX EX-AO BE VILLI AX OF OVER FORTY YEARS. Ono lovely Sabbath morning early | in the forties; (one or'two wouiil hit it), >n ! about 8 o'clock A. M. in tlie month of j July, thero were about a dozen of the n J young fellows of the town, including ; their associate, Joncc llamey, .sitting i- i in or at their usual.abode for 'that day ! and //our,, to wit, on a certain piazza it j about midwiiy the square. Each >fj member of the saiil sitting club hail j on his best, to wit, either white linen , j or drab d 'tic of the tiuest texture, and tl l of the latent "put up" of Jim Shil'ito, I which requires no explanation to my I .,! generation or the succecding ones. I - _ ! 'I'Ka ui\l(ia nt' "l/il ! Roche'* "got up'1 mill also historical. The hats wore made expressly for ilanlcin, Sproull & Co., but that crowd managed to do the wearing: a game cock would have been a danger ous neighbor to any one of them sit ting on the ground. The undergar ments as far as visible did credit to the cutters and makers, as well as to the "artists" who applied the water, starch and iron to them. Each mem ber held between his teeth atid lips a Principe segar, which may render it proper and necessary to explain to this forlorn generation of poverty stricken pipe smokers, not to tantalize them, but "for their information" aud the ''truth of history." The Principe was as black us the ace of spades or the glossiest modern suffragan, and its ashes as white as a lady's bridal hand kerchief, and it held the latter with fair treatment until the fire reached the lips. Its flavor was fragrant and grateful and as genial as balm to the nervous system, shattered and de ranged by precious regalings. [Note. The writer after burning sixty-thou sand cigars in thirty odd years quit three years ago, and lives cheaper and feels better by it, and commands the same to his old friends, acquaintances and all others.] This brand went out in 1S44, (I haven't seen one since) and was succeeded by the "Plantation," tlie "Kegaiia,""an ancient oranu. ana the "Medora," which mado the con nection with pipe-smoking (luring and since the late unpleasantnes," The club above referred to as stated and situated were, if my recollection holds good, debating something about women; two had delivered themselves and this writer was just in the act of unloading, when oueof the club re marked with great energy and em phasis: "Lord have mercy upon us, look yonder!" and his position when ho had spoken was that of an umbrel la inverted by a strong and sudden gust of wind, leaving none in doubt wlncii way to iook. ai wuacy aye: there wasa run. Justin the front of the Loniax nee McMorries battery were to be seen two horses moving eastward iu a slow walk iu single file, the tail of one being about ten feet in advance of the head' of - the other; both their heads were enclosed with blind bridles; each bore upon his or her back a man's saddle; both showed the wear of traces and collars, as well as evidence of hard work and poor pay. Sat thereon what? aye! there was the rub of rubs. The Bitters were nnt. men npnnrflmn- fn mffn'n mod& of judging; they were not from the lower regions for they had no horns; they couldn't be taken for angels for the absence of wings and general un couthnessqf appearance. They look ed more like females of this earth and earthy, except their plain, clcan but not very white coverings, all of a size and extending from the shoulders to the saddles?their position excluded other of them from our view. Above and over each rose a dome with flanges extending over and covering the shoulders, constructed to appearances of timber covered with black cotton velvet. They sat out at a left half face with faces to the front as motion less a? monuments. Soon they were "lost to sight but dear to" the excited curiosity of who or what they were. The club adjourned at onco without ceremony, with thecovenant that each member would apply himself at once to obtain all and the most definito in formation possible of these mysterious persons or apparitions, and if any^ thing satisfactory could be learned, to call at once a meeting and report. rut- - i.i. L.. A lie pUllil bUUgUb uy UJCU1, ivo DWUII after learned, was Beulah, where a protracted meeting was in progress, and the information was or such a general character as to obviate a spe cial meeting. T/iene arrived there just after the miuister for the hour had taken his text and laid down his premises under a large and well-filled arbor, where the horses took the near est position attainable to the pulpit or stand, with appurtences unmoved and remained like statues during the ser vice, causing the minister to forget his text, diverge from his premises and hasten to his conclusion. The effect upon the congregation, too, was not less startling and stunning. Du ring the intermission, the horses, &c., i uibiipputueu, uut returuuu wucu tuc 11 evening service began and took the same positions, shortening and con fusing again the service, and disap-\ peared finally when thejjminister was giving out the closing hymn, much to his relief, as a prayer was still due, as well as to the brother usually thauked for the tune. Who they were, what they were, and what was the matter with them, are yet, so far as I know, mysteries unsolved only in one par ticular, and the public for that are in debted to Dr. Isaac Branch for identi fying them as the "Givvens girls," the daughters of a quiet old man and his woman who lived eight miles from town, had long lived there, and these girls with two others were their increase, and from the necessity of the situation had brought them up be tween the plow handles and to the use of the hoe. They ware safe and sound on the "bread question" with a good field and fair seasons. Boon after the advent at Benlah the town had a spe cial visit of all four in pairs on the two nags or critters. They looked at no one, spoke to no one, but dislodging themselves made their way into the Messrs. Wardlaws' store, and after a short personal inspection approached that part of the counter presided over by Fred. Selleck, and taking out a mem. inquired for a list of outlandish articles lie had never heard of. It f-ntik Fred, ouite aback as ho came from Augusta, Ga., with the repute of a first class clerk and well versed in the mercantile vocabulary of Broad street, then considered equal to Broad way, as well as posted in the "dots" and "agonies" belonging to the coun try. They made several visits with a new list each time, and Fred, had al ways to succumb after selling them one paper of pins. The two last day visits tney made they were accompa nied by something that looked some what of a mau, but also like them selves? had the same grave-yard and hark from the tomb appearance, man ners and speechlessness. A report got out that it was another girl raked up and dressed like a man to show they were in consideration with the opposite sex, and perhaps to say in si lent language: "if you don't come soon you may be too late." But Dr. r?uranoh t.lifi fatnilv nhvsician. 3fJ inuuu x?iwuv.., -? ^ a v , and who so likely to know and defend ?{ and explain a family, soon exploded that by evidence of his name aud iden tity as a man and of another family. The opening scene was in July and the drama closed about November of the same year, by a grand entro in town one Saturday night between ten aud eleven o'clock, by all four each arrayed in white from head to heels and toes, and armed with a tin trum pet four feet long. They hitched near Judge Wardlaw's and passed down the street all abieast, taking the side walks and line of houses on the West side and went to the lower edge of town. I must add an incident that occurred on the way. A young man orvnipu-liflt addicted to shuffling and shoving the "fifty-two's" for a consideration had just left a scene of operations and was endeavoring to reach his private quarters in avoidance of special eyes ho feared in quest of him, and he was slipping along the shady side of John White's store and when about four feet from the corner, the girls rounded it and before he could think he was in a hollow square composed of them with their arms ocked around hiin. Ench as of one iccord put trumpet to mouth and gave lie blast and all as with one voice ex :laimed: "Prepare to meet thy God!" The change was so sudden, so unex pected and the current of his thoughts )ut a moment before so reversed, that lis nerves gave way and he sunk up >n the pavement, muttering as ho fell, 'Save me, O Jesus!" They passed on eaving him to accept or not the war iing and itd consequences. The flrst mclosuro they entered was Thos. ackson's, where they gave tho blast ud shout: "Prepare to meet thy j!od!" and from thence they went roin house to house. Some of the iraver boys followed from curiosity, nd Dr. Isaac got on track and over ruled them in the house of the widow Villiams, and with the powers and uthority vested in tho family physi- i ian, prescribe J that they should re-i urn home at once, ami placing his and upon tho shoulder of the chief H ((Km. UIU1I.-H nnlir in ivir;i-l' (lUIVCr.llJiH. I 0,,w.vv. .....J ... J , les and of scripturo model,) he re cived a blow on the lace and throe rum pets on his head, and but for in- ! ications of help from the boys he < oubtless would have been worsted. < ustatthis point the old man and rife appeared upon the scene, with ( iar9 in their eyes and limbs almost 1 aralyzed by an eight miles walk. Dr. ! .ranch with his pluck and persistence, ( :uek to them until ho succeeded in ' etting them off. This was their last , ppearance. They left, but whether < 1 a horizontal direction*or towards < le earth's centre or through the 1 louds was uuknown about tiietown i ) my last day. Their fair fame was 1 ntarnished. This is &111 can tell of, lem ; and if anybody can addjmore, t our columns will, I am sure, be open >r the addition. * * * t 4 rnrlniio f'riminnl Case. The Cincinnati Enquirer says ne of the most curious criminal ca ?s of late years was concluded at oudou an Thursday. The facts are ie.se: A woman named Helen Smee ivertised in the morning journals sking for the services of some medi tl man thoroughly versed in chemis y, and promising'ample componsa on for his trouble. .She, of course, sceived numerous answers, and nong them one from a young phy cian named William Knighton ance, to whom she replied. During le correspondence Mrs. Since inform 1 Vance that she wanted a drug to ,ke away the life of one whose death ould be of the utmost benefit to a ?arly beloved friend. Her purpose i commit suicide became clearly ap irent, and Vance, who seems to have ;en an excellent toxicologist, fully :scribed the operation of hydrate of lloral in large doses, strychnia and her vegetable and mineral poisons, ho question of his remuneration then ose. The lady sent some money, it Vance said that his reasonable fee ould bo ?70 ($350), and as he had >on in nractice but a short time, he ould be unable to tile so large a claim jainst her estate after her decease, o suggested, therefore, that Mrs. nee should send him a note or a let r acknowledging her indebtedness r that sum for money lent, and to ovide in her wili for its payment. y one of those strango chances hich so often discover crime, one of e most compromising letters was isdirected and opened by the proper >st office official for return to the riter. The man was sharp-witted, irceived the contemplated crime, the dice were communicated with, the irties arrested tried and condemned ; ance to eighteen months iniprison ent aud Mrs. Suiee to six months. Is Lager Beer Intoxicating. The following will be of interest to er drinkers: Tho old question liether or not lager beer will intoxi te, has just been passed upon by a innr Pnnrt in Vermont. Under the obibatory law of that State a keg of g;er had been seized in a saloon as ntraband, and the owner claimed its storation on tho ground that the liq ir was not intoxicating, and hence d not come within the provisions of e liquor law. The main evidence r the prosecution was tho testimony a physician that lager beer contain I six per cent, of alchohol; and that two other witnesses, one an expert the consumption of tho article, iracu l'iimps,, who swuic uiuii uc id drank a good deal of it, but had >t got very tight on tlmt alone. He alified that on one occasion he had ank it all niglit until ho was chuck 11, and although he weighed two indred, that it made him light-head* I; but the counsel for the defense ade the point thai it had not been own that the witness was not light jaded when he began his night's ork. The third witness for the pros ution swore that he once drank tough larger to lay hiru out six jurs. On the other side, an array of lysicians was produced, several of eui testified to the effects of Jager dui their own experience. Pr. Pond id that he found but 4 C per cent, of coliol in the beer seized, and that a an might drink from fifteen to /enty glasses and, aside from feeling little sleepy or stupid, experiences ) effects from it. Dr Adams tescinea iat he had drank lager beer very eely. all that ho could hold, had rank until he was chuck full, and lould as soon think of getting runk on new milk; and*Ave other liysicians gave it as their opinion iat lager is not intoxicating. The (suit was that the iury returned a jrdict in favor of tne owner of the *er so that it is established in Ver lont, unless the verdict should be sversed by a higher C'onrt, that lager ?er is not intoxicating, .and may be >ld without violating the Slate liquor iw. Stewart Will Case flm foatniifs of the will of the ite A. T. Stewart have made their rst move on the property of the mil onaire. They aro Turueys and JSai ;ys, numbering seventeen, and claim ) be collateral relatives of the full lood, heirs-at-law and next of kin to ie deceased."'.Their petition, pre mted to the Surrogato of the county f New York, allego that the docii lent purporting to be the will of Mr. tewart was procured by the undue ifiuence of Henry Hilton, or some ther person unknown to the petition rs; that the document was presented >r probate hastily and secretly in the lVlifc of the dav of deceased's funeral; -o? - ?- v bat no citation was issued to the peti ioners or to the attorney general of lie State, as required by law, and that o opportunity was given to examine he witnesses to the alleged will or to enuest that other witnesses be called. Vlierefore they request that the so- ( ailed will and its codicils be declared oii, and to be revoked, vacated and ct aside. The surrogate lias issued n order on the executors, devisees and 1 r>gatees to appear before him June 15, o show cause why the prayer of the ictitioncrs should not be granted. ?he lawyers are going to have a good bing out" of this?these on the will ide, at any rate. Georgia State Convention.?At f(, T.ma 7 Dfini /AiM'A| UA., u uiiV( # . * .jv cratic Committee met to-day and ailed a State Convention for August :d, at Atlanta, to nominate a candi lato for Governor, and to choose pres dential electors. Supreme Court.?The following 9the decision of the Abbeville case: ,Volf Rosenberg, respondent, vs. Da 'id Lewie, appellant. Motion dis cussed and order for sale made. )pinion by "Wright, A. J. Wanted. rO contract for several wagons to haul oats from the Calhoun riantation to Abbeville, C. II. Apply it once to f.HUGH WILSON. June 14th, 1S7G. White Lawns, 4N0TIIPJR lot of these handsome goods, plain and striped, from 15 cts. to 35 cts., just received, at the EMPORIUM OF FASHION. June 11, 187G, tf Labor Reform Association. Wc the citizens of Hlms's Cross Roads, have felt it incumbent uuon ourselves to or ganize for the purpose of effecting the objects set forth In the following Constitution: ORGANIZATION. The object of this organization shall he to benefit our country by conciliating capital and labor, by increasing the productiveness of our investments, and by lessening the in tolerable burdens of taxation. NAME. Article 1. This association shall be known as Labor Iloform Association No. 1. OFFICERS. Art. II. Sec. 1. The olllcers of this associa tion shall boa President, one Vice-President, a Secretary and a Treasurer, who shall serve for one year. Sec. 2. There shall be an Executivo Com mittee consisting of Jive members, to be elected by ballot, and to serve for one year, whose duty it shall be to enforce tho piovis ions of this Constitution, subject to an appeal to the association. MEETINGS.. Art. III. This association shall meet at 2 p. m. on the second Saturday of each month at Bethlehem Acadcmy, unless otherwise provided at a previous meeting. mca! nrru?nu> Art. IV. Any person may becomo a mem ber ai" this association who shall recuivc a Iwo-third vote of iho members present, and subscribe his name to this constitution. CjUOltli'M. Art. V. One-fourth themembersof this as sociation shall constitute a quorum. FEES AND DUES. "Art. VI. There shall be no initiation foe, nor lues, but current expenses shall be defrayed jy a majority vote. Art. MI. Sec. 1. No member of this asso :lation shall hire, or allow to be employed on tils or her farm any laborer, who cannot pro- ' luco a discharge from his or her former em ployer?unless by consent of said employer, sr the Executive Gommlttee of this assocla :lon. Sec. 2. No member shall employ any labor er at the close of the year, who Is in arrears nith his last employer for advances made luring the year without satisfactory arrange ments being made for paying the same. Sec. S. No member shall knowingly hire my laborer who has wantonly violated the aws of his country. Sec. 4. No member fihall withhold a dls- , iharge from any laborer who Is Justly enti led to the same. PENALTIES, Art. VIII, Any member violating any of :he provisions of this constitution, and pcr ilstlng in the same, shall be dismissed from ;lie association. AMENDMENTS. Art. IX. This constitution may be amend- ! ;d by a threo-foiirths vote of those present at i uiy" meeting, provided notice of such amend oWr.11 l?ntfo cHwnn ot n nrAvinua Meeting., SPECIAL. Art. X. The President shall linvo powrr to :onvcne this association whatever In his udyment It shall bo deemed necessary. G. P. O'NEALL. President. Jas. F. Coleman, SeereUiry. List of Letters Itemaining in Post Oilice at Abbeville. Dsborn Alkens, r?no Alisley, juira Archer, rohn Abies, r S Brltt, ,V T Brady, V M Booker, r A Corbett, 3eo Chiles, r S Chlpley, E E King, Nancy Kennedy, Johnson Link, Ella Little, Ephrnlm Lornax, OH Loyd, G M Mattlson, E T Perrln, Harry Pressly Jane Raynqr, uisan cook, rVm Chiles, Dukes & Hon, iinla Davis, Bon Glover, Josch Garner, jewis Houston, ennie Harper, W Haddon, I M Jackson, 'hos J Jackson, fathan Keller, ji'SHU ivuuiiujuii, James B Sharpe, James Shanks, F A Stephenson, Kllngton Searls, Ilenry Sharp, S F Smith, Shadraek Thomson, Wm Weatherspoon, Susan A Wilson. J D McCaslnn, David McC'lanc. H. \\\ LAWSON, P. M. CONSIGNEES. EXPRESS.?S L Haskell, R A McCaslln; J > Calhoun, G A Shllllto, Miss Barker, R H Vlnn, Mosety L Rey Co, J J Roger, J T riillln, T Baker, J L Clarke, J Knox. HUIIiJi AKU1VAJL.S. ALSTON HOUSE.?M Iloppie, Washington >C; Mrs Edward F Parker, Columbia* Miss 'utic Parker, Columbia; J. A lteld, Chapel. Ilss Fannie Trewitt. Mobile: J Y Jones, O T allioun. Abbeville; It M Tribble, Scnaca Jty. MARKET REPORTS. COBBECTKD BY tarnwell & Co., Cotton Brokers and Dealers in General Merchandise. FACTORY GOODS. IFIsh? ottou Yarna_$l,15al.30 Mackerel ....Sl.7oa2.-50 snaburgH 12a 18 Cod, per lb.. 10a 13 \ Shirting 10a 12| White " 10a 13 4 Sheeting.... 12a 15;Salt, per sack 2.00a2.25 PROVISIONS. Tobacco,? lour, per lb...$ 4a 5 Chewing,.... 7oal.00 om, per hu... DOal.OO Smoking,... OOal.OO leal, " 1.10al.20 AMMUNITION. irist, per lb... 'i]Aa 5 Powder per lb 40a 60 ens, " .... 100al.!??iShot, " 12a 15 ats, " ..... 1.00!Lead, " 10a 12 aeon, Sides... 13a 15.Caps, per box 10a 40 Sh'drs. 11a I2| LIQUORS. Hums. 18a 201CornwhlslieyS2.00a3.00 ard 18a 201 French br'dy. 5.l>0a7.00 ri.vh Potatoes. 1.75a2.00i Holland gin.. o.OOad.OO weet " ... 7aal.00 Ameri'n gin.. 3.00a0,00 !ggs 15a 20iB'rbonwh's'y 3.00a4.00 hfckens 20a 25 Wines 3.00a0.00 urkeys l.OOal.SO HARDWARE. utter: 20a 25 Iron, Swedes. 8a 10 GROCERIES. | " English 7a 10 uear, crush'd8 15a 10|Nails, 5a 8 " A 12a I5i Cotton cardi. 50a 00 ' B 12a 15 Horse shoes... 10 " C 12a 15 " " nails 35 " Brown 10a 12 LEATHER. ofleo, Rio...- 25a 3:1 Hemlock 3 30a 35 " Lagu'aa 2Sa 33 Sole leather... 40a SO " Java 37a 40|Up'r leather- fiOa 75 ea 1.00al.50,Har'ss " 40a 65 yrup, cane... 75al.OO!Calf skins 5.00a0.00 lolasses, s. h. 40a 45IKip skins 4.50a0.00 andies, sp'm 10a 50|Dry hides (!a 10 " udni't 20a 25;Green hides... 5a 6 heese 20a 25 BAGGING, dc. nions, perbu 2.00!Ragging, pyd 10a 18 tarch - 12a 15iTies 7a 8 allow 10a 12 Rope, cotton.. 40a 50 Lice, per lb...? 10a 12|Rope, grass... 2.5 Abbeville, June 17,?Cotton 10@10* NEW YORK. June 12-0 P. M.-Cotton rroor; sales I.1S8, at 121-10@12Vi. LIVERPOOL, June 12.?12 St.?Cotton ac Ive and firmer?middling uplands 0-V; mid ling Orleans 8 5-10; sales 18,000; BALTIMORE. June 12,-Cotton dull arid lominal?middling por^s coastwise 40; ules 115. CHARLESTON, Juno 12.-Cotton quietr aiddling llj^; receipts 60; sales 78. NOTICE. rJ3E annual meeting of the legal voters of School District No. 11 - - mi i. . i.-ij !? iuA r "ADDeviue" win do neiu m ui? v-.uuil rlouse on Saturday 24th June?at 12 VI. tor the purpose of leaving a School fax for fiscal year 1876. R. M. HADDON, Clerk. ' June 14tb, 1876. Abbeville Agricultural Society. i MEETING of tho Stockholders of rx. this Society is called on Saturday, < L7th Juno next, to bo held at tho conclu sion of the address of Mr. Smedlcy, v jtrand Lecturer, boforo the Grangers of iVbbovillo County. By order of President Aiken. J W. II. PARKER, Secretary, Abbeville Agr. Sty. June, 5th 1870* Attention, "Grangers." WORTHY Lecturer, A. B. Smedley, of Iowa, will address the public, at j the Court House on Saturday, 17th June, it 11 o'clock, a. m. All Patrons, nialo and female, aro ex pected to do their duty. The public aro respectfully invited to lttend. 1 J. WARDLAW PERRIN, i President, Abbeville Co., Council. ! A. M. Aiicbn, Secretary. NOTICK GENERAL SlIPEItlNTENPANT'.s office, ] greknville ?& Columbia It. It. Co. ! C'olumbIa, S. C'., June 2, 187G. J rpiIE Accommodation Trains Nos. 2 ? > H>n Aurlnrann nn<l ahllc ville Branches, vis: between Belton and , Anderson, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; and between Hodges and Ab bevilic, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, will bo Discontinued, on and af ter Thursday, the 8th of Juno, until fur ther notico. * THOMAS DODAMEAD, General Superintendent. FINAL DISCHARGE. NOTICE is hereby given that Betsy Caldwell, Administratrix of the Estate of Willis Caldwell, deceased, has applied to Thos. B. Mi 11 ford, Judge of Probate, in and for the County of Abbe ville, for a final discharge as Adminis tratrix. It is Ordered, That the thirtieth day of Juno, A. D. 1S7G, bo fixed for hearing: of Petition, and a final settlement of sai(l estate. J. C. WOSMANSKY, Clerk Court Probate, Abbeville County. Office of Probato Judge,) May 28, 1876, 4t. } To Arrive. LIGHT PRINTS, Bleached Home spuns, Linen Fans, Kufilings, Mil linery, I^ace anil Silk Scarfs, Veilings, &c., this week at the EMPORIUM OF FASHION. May 24,187G. Thresher and Fan FOB SALE BY BARNWELL & CO. May 31, 1?7G, tf WALLER & MERCHj GREEN WO ARE now offering to the public in full line of all.the Goods genera! THEIR S have been selected with great READY-MAD! FINE STOCK OF ? A good as Groceries, Hardware, Cr< to which thu attention of purchasers i WALLER Feb. 10, 1873, 45-tf Ammoniated Bone Sup MANUPACTU ATLANTIC AND VIEG1 Soluble Phosphate Aeid, 10 per cent.: Organic Matter, 30 per eent.: Yieldinj PRI' one ton, cash, payable al one ton, 44 44 N< one TON, payable Nov. 1st, in midd For sale by Feb. 9,1876 444f Dr. H. D. D E N 1 I OFFICE OVER XI Sept. 8,1875, 22-tf Barnwell &Co. Are daily receiving ad ditions to their Stock, consist ing of STAPLE DRY GOODS. Hats and Clothing, BOOTS AND SHOES!! rHEY KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND, ALSO, A FULL LINE OF jroceries, Bacon and Lard, Meal and Flour, Coffee and Sugar, Bagging and Ties, Molasses and Syrup, A FINE LOT OF SUGAR CURED HAMS I i Oct, 5,1875 26-tf CUNNINGHAM AND TEMPLETON Bave received and open ed their large Stock of all kinds u goods. 3ry Goods, Clothing, Boots, Slne3, Gaps, Eats, hardware, Crockery, Saddlery, &c. 2ALL and' see for your selves. Oct. G, 1875 2G-tf J.T.Robertson Still has a ERJfNANT of stock on sale, at prices nrrr AtTT nrVPT Y DJbJLUVY UUOX % At the old Stand, now occupied by Messrs. DuPre, Gambrell & Co. I AM NOW CLOSING MY Busi ness, and I expect all who owe me to inako Immediate Payment! md I hope that I will not have to re sort to a legal process to enforce col lections. J. T, ROBERTSON, Nov. 10, 1S75, tf SHERIFFS SALE. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. In the Common Pleas. L. J. WILSON, Anctioneer. John C. Wiiliame, x'laintifF, against Wm. C. Barrett and John M. MacKay Defendants. DECREE. BY virtue of an order of the said Court in this ease signed by Judge Cooke, to mo directed, I will sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at Abbevillo Court House, on Sale Dav next, the third*dav of Julv. all that plantation and tract of land, situate, lying and being in the Couu ty aforesaid on Long Cane and Grays creek, containing Eight Hundred and Twenty-five Acres, more or less, bounded by lands o) George Nickles, Robert Dunn. Wil liam Dnnn, aud others, known as the Williams land, the property of the defendants. Terms Cash. L. P. GUFFIN, Shorilt' Abbeville Count}'. Sheriff's Office, ) 7ih June, J 1NTS AT OD, B. m their new nnd handsome btiildinb,? lly needed in thiscomnHinity. TOOK OF care, and unusually attractive. E CLOTHING. boots and SHOES. Hortment of jckery, and Glassware. 9 invited. & BROTHER. ier Phosphate of Lime, BED BY THE :nia fertilizing co. Insoluble Phosphate Acid, 5 percent.; g Ammonia, 3} percent. CES. PRIL 1st, $ 47 w 3V. 1st,.. 65 00 liug eottonat JSeentsper tt) 40 M well cCs Co. WILSON, ?IST, LIjE, js. o, IE POST OFFICE. Oolumbl?f 0. O. Hi 11,111111 :phoprie?po;r. MANUFACTURES- OP STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS Iron and Brass Castings . at all descriptions made to Order. I WAS awarded the first premium cuttings at the State Agricultural ana Mechanical Society Fairs, neld in Colum bia, November, 1871, '72 and '78. Circular Saw Mills of all sizes. Also took the FIRST PREMIUM at Stato. Fairs hel&Novembor,. 1871, .72, !73 . Manufacturer of GRIST MILL MS of all sizes.] For Sale. Giu Gearing of the following sizes : 9 feet wheel and pinion-.... .-.ISO 00 10 " u 32 00 11 ?? " " 36 00 12 " " ? .. 45 00 14 ? 44 44 W-00 With Bolts $6.50 Extra for ea?h &. Anti-friction plates and Balls for* Cotton Press ^10.00 and 912.00 per set. J). B. SMITH, Agent, AbWillQ, S. C. j Dec. ^1675, 35-tf Goods at Cost .All description? of: Goods, , .embracing READY-MADE CLOTHING, Bootg, Shoe?, IHata, HOSIERY, NOTIONS, AXD DRY GOODS, AT COST FOR CASH, AT Qnarlss ? Perrm'a. Feb. 1, 1876, 43-tf The State of M CaroM, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. in tne Probate uoucc. In the matter of the estate of Xovetfc Green Johnson, dec'd. FINAL DISCHARGE. NOTICE is hereby given that J. J. Johnson, Administrator of the Estate of Lovett Green Johnson, late of Abbeville County, deceased, will on the 20th day of July. 1876, apply to Thos. B. Millford, Judge of Probate for Abbeville County, for a final dis charge as Administrator of the said estate. All parties having claims against flio cofofa coi/1 T.noflff firnpn John* "**v VDbWVV V? UtMV* * V WW v Vwm w w son, deceased, will present them, duly attested, before the Probate Judge aforesaid, on or before the 20th day of July next, or be barred. By order of the Probate Judge. J. C. WOSMAK8KY, Clerk Court of Probate, A. C. 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