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The Press and Banner. ABBEVILLE, S. C. Wednesday, Sept. 13,1876. Great Day at Greenwood. Friday last was a gala day at Greenwood. Five hundred or six hundred persons assembled in a beauciful grove where a speakers' stand and benches had been prepared. Mr. J. T. Parksj was ohairman of the meeting, and Dr.: M. C, Tagcart, marshal, with Messrs. j C. A. C. Waller, A. M. Aiken, J. H. | Oldham and L. Sheppard, acting as! assistant marshals. The Greeuwood, White Hall,j Smithville, Ninety-Six Rifles, and! the mounted colored Democrats from Abbeville, and a few other mounted! Democrats marched through the prin- j cipal streets of the town, and made fjuite an imposing appearance. A delegation from the Abbeville colored Democratic club was present, as follows: ED. HENDERSON, Captain. Marion Wilson, Flag Bearer. Mansfield Elliot, Peter Passly, Calhoun Butler, Milledge Davis, Henry Thomas, John Crawford, Griffin Thomas, Charlie Moseley, Aaron Mitchell, Emanuel McKellar Peter Thomson, Richard Roman. Tho Committee of Arrangements W6T6 C. A, C. Waller, chairman, J. T. Parks, A. M. Aiken, J. H. Oldham, A. M. Blake, W. A. McLees, C. G. Waller, T. F. Riley, W. J. Wells, G. A- Barksdale, W. H. Patton, J. L. Hughey, T. M. Dendy, J. T. McKellar, E. J. Plowden. Messrs. S. P. Brooks, G. R. Caldwell, 8. P. Booker, made explanations ( to their political opinion. X ninncr ol lipr distinguished crenMe men on the stand were Rev. J. MoLees, Rev. R. P. Franks, Rev. W. , Traywick, Rev. J. S. Jordan, W. K. , Bradley, F. A. Connor, Dr. J.C. Max- , well, Prof. Win. Hood, T. L. Moore. | At ten o'clock Mr. J. T. Parks, the 1 Chairman, introduced MK. B. R. IIKMPHILL, who made a speech of about thirty miuutes on the general topics of the xlay and the necessity of united action < x>n the part of the honest people. COL. F. A. COM NOB, of Cokesbury, was next introduced, and in his usual able and elo- i quent manner, discussed the political; situation. Mr. Oonnor has a neculiar !< winning stylo and in connection with | sound and condensed logic never f:tils i to, command a quiet ahd careful i, attention. HONORING DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.' As Mr. Connor took his seat! the assembly was materially reduced J' jind the speaking was suspended while I some three hundred mounted men left <o escort Col. Cothran and Prof. Hood to the stand, who had just arrived at the Depot, by the cars. As the escort came inarching up toJ( the stand the clear and shrill voice of,' Captain Taggart rang out three cheers, ( for the eloquent Cothran and gifted !: Hood which was heartily responded to! :by the stout lungs of his hearers. Af-j riving at the stand 1i DR. MAXWELL j was called for and responded inj< 41 short, pointed and eloquent speech,! and won golden opinions from his' j;leased audience. Next followed CAPT. W. K. KKADLEY who delivered a practical speech in a; clear aud forcible style. The Captain j3 never fails to receive attention!' from his audience and especially "froui, ^ .the ladies. The next speaker was MK. J. Y. JONES. He was received with a yell of pleas-j 1 Hire-by the young men, whoclaiui him] 41s their representative in this cam-| ]>aign. At tfie conclusion <?f his r speech dinner was announced. The'g custom .now, instead of the old way of ^ one public table, is to have about a I ( dozeu. " I j TflB DINNER \ a was splendid, and the hospitality of I ^ the Greeuwood people has been spread j 8, auvtlMU/Vllf f A A ?wl /vf I IIIIUU^UVUI. IIIC ivn^vu anu ujvouui wi - ? jthe country by the pleased visitors, i fj The meeting was called to urdcr and!n MB. T. L. MOOKE j? was introduced. This, we learn, was f( liis first effort, which did him credit. J. Mr. Moore was followed by COL. iCOTHRAN" I a >*ho had come from Greenville on the { cars. The Colonel has been stumping! [. the mountain counties and was very j n hoarse, yet he made one of his best !p efforts. For one hour he kept the I crowd in the best possible humor and \ was loudly applauded at various times j! during the delivery of .his splendid speeeh. The Colonei is one of the most popular speakers of our acquaintance, and was listened to with marked attention. He was followed by t PROF. HOOD, ,1 who made one of his characteristic siwpphpfl full of fire, eloouence and .1 logic. Mr. llood never faiis to make j a favorable impression upon his uu- t, dience. j Thuk ended the most enthusiastic i and pleasant meeting which Greenwood has enjoyed since the stirriug t days of secession. a I Torch Light Procsession on Friday a night and the Meeting on Saturday. I] H The .Democratic committee of ar- 0 rangements have been actively f at work, and are still making ar- 'u rangements for the great meeting at this place on Saturday, which will be held in the grove above the Depot. . The stand will be handsomely decorated by the ladies of the village, and ^ every comfort possible wi'.l be secured . for guests. We trust to see everybody ' here to join in the enthusiasm and listen to most excellent speeches. Gen. J Toombs, of Georgia, has written a let- 1 ter of acceptance, and is confidently c expected. The Calhoun's Mills club d and the Lebanon club will escort him * from their respective places to the vil- J lage, on Friday evening After dark J, there willbe a torch-light procession r and an illumination. Among other 1 speakers invited to be present on c Saturday are: Generals B. H. Hill, n?iroia I<imm f'nnnnr. M. d 0. Butler. M. W. Gary, J. L. Kershaw, r Col. J. P. Thomas. Let everybody t come out and hear these gentlemen e aud Gen. Hampton, Col. Simpson, our t nominees for Governor and Lienten- g ant-Governor. . i I \ The Way Justice is Administered, i Mr. Wosly Cromer come to town on c Monday last and requested Trial 1 Justice Hughes to issue a' warrant for t the arrest of John McCord and Wil- t eon Nash, who it was alleged bad gone c to Mr. Cromer's bouse, flred upon him and made an attempt to kill him on . the Sunday night previous. The war- ? rants were still in the Trial Justice's ^ office Thursday afternoon. Wilson * Nash hearing that these warrants had . been issued by Trial Justice Hughes ? came to town on Wednesday and had Trial Justice Bruce to issue a warrant * against Cromer requiring him to keep ' thepeacc. Did any mortal man ever ? hear of such a case before? Trial Jus- 1 tice Hughes says Cromer's papers were not served because one of the parties s was a dangerous character! 1 ..... t Fins Presentation. Miss Ann Thomas, in behalf of the ^ ladies of Lebanon Grange, on Satur- n day last presented a beautiful flag to v the Lebanon Rifle club. Capt. James Gibert received it, and replied in an appropriate speech. The flag was turned over to Mr. John A. Devlin, f the color-bearer, who felt proud to be 1 the custodian of their gift. This oc- I curred In the presence of a large nuin- I ber of persons who had assembled at a Maun's Well, to witness the presenta- 3 tion. After this, all partook of a 1 sumptuous dinner which was furnished by tbe ladies. i The public meeting on Saturday, we J learn, will take place in the grove i near the depot. As this is, in our 1 opinion, the most suitable place, we < are glad the committee of arrangements have abandoned the idea of goiug to the Fair Grounds. How. Robert Toombs, of Georgia, has written a letter of acceptance of < an invitation to be here on Saturday. < t Abbeville Democratic! A STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC TICKET ! ELECTED INTENDANT AND WARDENS. A FULL VOTE CAST. Quiet Election ami Good Feeling Between the Races. On Monday last the annual election for Intendant and Wardens of the town of Abbeville was held with the most satisfactory result to both whites and.' blacks. While the whites are most highly pleased the colored people seem to be not less joyous, as they claim that they won "the victory as much as the whites?blacks and whites being alike gratified. Th<*ro is to-rinv a. hotter fpplincr bp tweeu the races than has existed since reconstruction. The colored people seem more friendly to us and our people are correspondingly kindly towards them. The whites made arrangements with Mr. Wier, of Wier's Hotel, our candidate for School Commissioner, to furnish them an excellent sunper on last night, which was enjoveJ by all. This is only the beginning of the end, and shows how nicely the colored people and the whites may get along if we only determine to live in harmony, The colored people of this County are more intelligent than the average people of that race in this State, and are beginning to appreciate the true relation between the races, while the best and most respectable of the colored people are ready to see good men in office. They seem willing at least , to give the Democaats a chance to i show their faith by their woiks, and j we believe that hundreds of them will *%* *!? m? o t Vm'nnthftP ? wtc >* I Vil UO (IV iiVrtV a' v/ v. hi wvi j It is a notable fact that Mr. Parker, | our Intendant elect, was the last of < the Democratic Intendants, who went ;>ut of office in 180S, and lie is the , tirst Intendant elected on the Democratic ticket since reconstruction. ( For Intendant. \ W. H. Parker, Dem. nominee, 275 , For Wardens. John W. Sign, Dem. nominee 100 > A. Bequest, " " 1S7 l J. F. C. DuPre, " " 20<j I V. P. IQuarles, " - 200 W. H. Taggart, Rep. nominee, 68 . B. W. Hughes, " 14 87 , John Patton, " " 82 Bay Brown, " " 78 ^ White voters in town 130 ? Colored " " 135 Total ? 291 5 \\ hite votes polled, I3.i I [,'olorcd " " 143 !: Total vote polled, ? 270 . Total No. who did not vote, IS ' The tickets by actual count after the < ;Iection, stood {is follows: I straight Democratic, 1S2 " Republican, 82 J split " i>U i Total, 270 i Whites voted, straight Dem 132 ! " " split " 1 Colored " straight Dem 50 Iiep 64 i " " split, ... 29 ] Total ? 270 s One colored brother couldn't take ; inv white men on his ticket, aud cut 1 ft' the names of Messrs. Parker and Paggart, voting only for the three col- f >red Republican nominees. It is said, a >ut we know not with how much t puMj that. rifiz<Mi Rosemund did this. I r It's really amusing to read the re- s oarks which sickly little half-printed il heets make about pateut outsider, ji ""he first class papers, such as the ti harleston 2\'ews and Courier, the rournal of Commerce, the Chroniclc . nd Sentinel, the Constitutional Lit, the I1 Wanta Constitution, the Charlotte Ob- j erver, and other papers of acknowl- u dged merit and ability have never, as u *r as we have seen, said a word gainst the plan, bui have been E ood enough to speak kind words t! jr, at least some of the country pa- ti iers so printed. u When we see a little paper printed t some water-tank, in leaded long rimer or small pica, with from six to e ight columns of dead advertisements, ?' Taking contemptuous pemarks about J' apers printed on the co-operative ilan wo arc* involuntarily led to inuire for the whereabouts of the fool- g iller. ii ? i Intimidation. j ^ The Democratic darkeys have a hard ime of it here with their Republican , eighbors. The whites may talk of ^ utiniidation, but il' the negroes do not * so intimidation and ostracism against )emocratic negroes, then we know j lothing of the matter. The|L'n*'on- \ fcrcild, the Radical headlight of the M he party in South Carolina, sa^s: "And now President Grant has read he appeals of the democratic papers 11 nd resolves to redress their wrongs. f our indiscreet friends expect to gain *nything hcctoring they have been nistaken. He will now give special f, ttention to this matter and every col- w red man in the State will now be en- v d)led to vote for Hampton as freely as ,ny white man.'' Dkad Child Found.?On Wednes- 11 la}' evening last an infant white child ras found in the mill (>ond of l)r. ti Villiam J. Millford, on Rocky River, c 11 Anderson County, half mile above he Abbeville line. John Bryant, f .'rial Justice, held an inquest that ^ light. Dr. Millford was the physiian. The body of the child had been lisemuoweieu una uie arms were nns- ? ing and it is supposed that it had t ain in the water tor several days, ami iiat the fish hail eaten the missing n lesh. The verdict of the jury was, , hat the child came to its death from auses unknown. a Thief Caught. -On last Wednes- e lay night, Wesley Knight, a black nan, was caught in the wooden store >f the Messrs. Whits lirothers. It { ;eems that lie entered the store from *' he second story window, and was ebervedtogo in by an honest colored nan who reported the fact, when a s >osse soou assembled to catch him. kVlien tlie store was entered by Messrs dorse, Norwood and others, he se- * sretcd himself and it was only after v ooking over the store several times hat he was discovered among some >oxes or barrels. He is now a guest I >f the County Hotel. That genial old gentleman Mr. J fames Cresswell, returned from Glen's t Springs, the home of his son-in-law, dr. G. W. Jordan, in the town s >f Greenwood, on Sunday last, t le had been absent for a month or wo. He aud his good lady celebrated heir golden wedding during the pringand had quite a number of reltivesjfrom Laurens, Newberry, aud his county to diue with him. r Prof. Huxley, the greatest living c cientist, is now iu Nashville, Tenn. le is;the guest of Albert Roberts, edi- J or of the American, whose wire is a * liece of the Professor. While there f he can explain why an American t lar-keeper can put so much froth in a c oug of beer, his vi9it to this country trill not have been in vain. Mr. Robt. Stucky, of Antreville, f s the right kind of a man, and a good riend to the Press and Banner. He j ;nows the necessities of the poor and las paid his subscription for another year. He has "1877" printed oppo- r ite his name now. He is now 73 rears of age, and in good health. May le livemauy years to come. Mr. Wm. Verell, sometimes callcd f "old stage" for short, was in Greenwood on Saturday looking as fresh and learty as he did twenty years ago. f He is_ 75 years of age, a good farmer, ma always pays Ins dents, it wouiu ae well for us if wc bad many such t citizens. Amusements.?Theatre goers and 1 all such as keep late hours are very liable to contract a severe cou^h oroold. ] A safe and reliable cure is Dr. Bull's Cough Byrup. The price is only 25 cents. ] SPEAKING TO A PURPOSE. Thirty Colored men join the Democrats. The Abbeville club met last night and General McGowan ami Colonel Cothran were called upon for speeches. They each spoke for about an hour in their entertainin'g and amusing manner, to a delighted audience of white and colored citizens. At the close of the meeting some thirty colored men joined the olub. The Incendiary Work.? Since the fire Dr. Marshall has had the ashes of his building carefully examined. In the ashes under the room occupied by Mrs. Smith, all her silver was found, but in the ashes under the dining room none of the Doctor's silver was found. This is taken as conclusive evidence that the house was first robbed before being set on fire. A CONSIDERABLE number of colored Republicans assembled on the Public Square Friday evening, it was al ICgetl, lO UlSUit aim jeer men xjctuwcratic colored brethren as they came iii from their trip to Greenwood. They didn't like to look down the muzzle of a six shooter and like men of good sense retired at their approach. ' "Mk. James Sktllito, Senior, a venerable and respected citizen of this town who had not voted in twenty ; years came up and put in his vote for the Democratic nominees for Intendant and Wardens on Monday. The "boys" gave the old gentlemen three cheers as he neared the polls. May he live long and vote at every election as , long as he lives. j Prof. Wm. Hood, of Duo-West, has mir thanks for a catalogue of Erskine 1 College. He is Professor of History s and Belles Left res in that institution, . and is a gentleman of much ability 1 iml fine education. He was at one time since the war Tr?nsurer of the State, and could ably fill any office within the gift of the people.?Ninety's"ix Herald. 1H|{. H. J. illlKl irt.\ uticu uu imii i suggestion to sow oats last year. He t ivas jn our office a day or two ago ami said lie was glad that lie had done so. He says he will always have oats hereafter. Oats are our only safety. No man can prosper who neglects to sow barley, oats and turnips. W. A. Lee, Esq., formerly editor if the Press and Banner, will leave to-day for the Centennial to see the \ aig sights in Philadelphia. He has i promised to write sketches of whatever may interest him on the way. We wish him a pleasant trip and "a safe return. 1 W. C. Bexet, Esq. has just located ii Abbeville, and nungoui nis sningie ^ is a lawyer. Wo welcome Mr. Benel lere, as a man of high charueter and ntellectnal culture. He will no ioubt take a high stand with the legal v 'ruternity. ; Ox Thursday last, Messrs. S! S. c Marshall, Lexington Templeton. John \. Gruhbs, JaniHs Norwood and Fat ick lioche left this place for Elbertou c fia Harper's Ferry. They were look- ! ng after a gang of robbers and lionse- ' juruers. Ot'R esteemed Postmaster, Mr. H. W. Lawson, has returned from a trip v JCortli. He went by the Centennial c mdhada good time. We welcome t Hr. Lawson and his good lady back o their old stamping grounds. / The large ilag poles hauled here 01* the Republicans have been put to nother use. They now support the e irick mason who is puttingup aehimtey for Mr. C. V. Hammond. Dk Marshall has been cutting ome of the oaks in the grove near the epot. A law should be enacted to revent him from spoiling that beauiful forest growth. If you want a large amount of read- ' tig matter of every kind, subscribe M1 >r the Prcea rind Banner. If vou are I ^ issatisfied with it you can got your P loney back. IC h Everybody, Jwho stops at Mr. Thos. Liley's Hotel is profuse in praises of n :ie good eating and home-like atten- e] on which guests get at the Green- j," ood Hotel. tl We thank many friends for kind >* xpressions towards our paper. It P . ems to be popular, if we are to h jdge from the number of accessions C( > our list. Hon*. T. C. Periun came home on n laturday last after spending a month n11 the mountains of North Carolina, j, le looksfcs if the trip had done him ai ;ood. We have received the Ilartwcll Sun, n excellent little paper published at lartwell, C?a., by Messrs. Belcher & lcGill. We wish it great success. T * Messrs. A. B. Ward law, James i. Bowie, W. Joel Smith, B. W. V'hite, and It. M. Haddon, left thi;< reek for New York. Miss Lilly White returned from er visit to Aiken last week and re- / umed the exercises of her school at ,ethe on Monday. ft The colored men who have so man- ,w jlly expressed their friendship for the 11 - lutes, should be favored whenever P re can do so. ei c< We learn that Mrs. Hollinshead h ontemplates returning to her relatives b ii Ohio in the course of two mouths, ir Mr. L. C. Ligon,of this office, re- 01 urned last week after spending a ^ ouple of weeks in the mountains. \v When Mr. Charles E. Bruce voted n lie straight Democratic ticket on n londay, he was voted three cheers. n Money was never so scarce as now. U1 Ve trust our friends may not forget V he printer when they get money. ~ We never d roamed of as many Dem- i, cratic colored brethren as were in the u ,'ourt House on Monday. See the list of colored Democrats in nother column. Give them the prefrence in yoyr favors. I .Every white man in town who voml at all, voted the straight Democrat- y c ticket 011 Monday. Prof. Webb returned on Saturday b nd resumed the exercises of his I chool 011 Monday. o Col. B. Z. IIerxdon*. was among l' ;oM?uuiy liepresentatives at Green- e vood on Friday. J W. C. Benet, Esq., is now loeat<rd i( lermanently in Abbeville for the prac- J ice of the law. h Belle an infant daughter of Mr. W. ? F. Smith died on Sunday night, aged !' hree months. , 11 We erased the names of a dozen c ubscribers last week?cause lion-pay- [! nent of dues. e Miss Parker, of Columbia, is on a p *isit to Captain W. II. White's family tl ?f this town. a Mr. Charles E. Bruce has relounced his allegienco to the Iiepubli- l! an party. Reports" reach us to the effect that 81 Fudge Cooke has joined the Democrat i VJ Come to Abbeville on Friday night o witness the grand torch light proession. The Mioses, Bowie of Atlanta, G'a., {l ,re on a visit to Mr. W. Joel Smith's! n umily. t Dr. Marshall and his family arc f iving in the school house on their lot. v Subscribe for the Prr.Rn and Ban- [ le?*. It stands on its own merits. . HCN. A. JUl'RT reiurneu irum mo nountain home on Thursday last. Mr. Morris Israel, of Charles- t on, came to town 011 Monday. [ Miss Eliza Caiiioux returned rom Georgia a few day ago. Miss Giles, of Aiken, is 011 a visit 1 o relatives in this county. 5 Mrs. Smith is stopping temporari- ] y at Mr. George White's. t Let our people illuminate their 1 bouses 011 Friday night. ' Mr. L. P. Guffin will return ] Iris residence in town. I Saturday, the 16th. PREPARATIONS FOR A GRAND TIME. rWio Committee of Arrangements have adopted the following programme for Saturday, the lOth instant: Officers of the Bay. Marshal?Dr. J. C. Maxwell. Assistant Marshals?Dr. John A. Kobinson, George E. Bradley, John E. Brown lee, G. M. Hodges. Placcft of Rendezvous and to whom the Clubs are to Report. The Clubs of Ninety-Six, Green wood, Cokesbury, White Hall, Smithville and New Market, and the Laurens and Newberry Clubs will rendezvous in Fort Pickens, and report to Assistant Marshal G. M. Hodges, at 8 o'clock a. in. The Clubs of Donaldsville, Due West, Long Cane and Abbeville will assemble at Parker's Branch at 8 o'clock a. m., and report to Assistant Marshal J. A. Robinson. The Clubs of Lowndesville, Diamond Hill, Magnolia, Calhoun's Mills and the Anderson Clubs will assemble fit Cothrau's Branch at 8 o'clock a. m.. and report to Assistant Marshal, John E. Brow u lee. The Clubs of Indian Hill, Cedar Springs, Bordeaux, Palmetto and the Edgefield Clubs will meet on the Blue Hill at 8 o'elock-a. m., and report to Assistaut Marshal George C. Bradley. ( Head Quartern. , The head quarters of the Chief Marshal for the day will be at the hall of the Silver Cornet Band on the public ?tjuare. The Assistant Marshals will eport promptly to him aud receive special and final orders. ] The Speakers' stand will be erected < u Marshall's grove near the Depot. ] Speakers for the Day: Gkn. WADE HAMPTON, < Col. W. D. SIMPSON, i Hon*. ROBERT TOOMBS, * The following gentlemen have also jeen invited to attend, some of whom ' ire confidently expected : Hon. B. H. HILL, . I Gkn. JAMES CONNER, ' . Gkn. J. B. KERSHAW, ; Gkn. M. C. BUTLER, , Gkn. M. W. GARY. i Col. J. P. THOMAS, ( The Anderson Bat/cry \ ill report to the Chief Marshal for i >rders. i Torchlight Procession. There will be a grand Torchlight Procession oti Friday night. ] l'o the Democratic Clubs of the t County. s Every man is expected to do his vholc duty on Saturday, the 16th in- s itant. The first thing to do is to turn > iut and attend the meeting. > Clubs, and all subordinate organiza- t ions, should be on the ground by G 'clock Friday to participate in the . >rcliminary proceedings of that evenng, the torch light procession, etc. n I'lie Fair Grounds will be dedicated to hem. , Bring out all the colored people who rill consent to come either as Demo- . rats A Republipar.s. The fullest pro- . ection will be guaranteed to all. Let every colored Democrat have a >laoc in the mounted procession. We mean peace, fraternity and a to- t al overthrow of the existing bad gov- d rnmeutof South Carolina. 'e J. S. COTHRAN, c County Chairman. September 12, 1S7G. 1 a Letter from Geo. Toombs. L Washington,Ga.,Sept. 7, 1870. rjsnfifitnrn.'?Your letter of the oth ustant was handed to me by Mr. Caloun. It will give me great pleasure > accept your kind invitation to be resent at and address your Democrat- g ; meeting to assemble at Abbeville k n the 16th instant. I have an impor- t mt engagement next week which ? lay, and 1 think will, terminate time b iiough for me to reach Abbeville by n riday night, the 15th instant. In tl mt event I will certainly unite with v ou on the 16th inst. 1 deeply nym- h utilise with your efforts to re-estab- " sh in South Carolina law, order and institutional government. These bjeets are worthy of all of your ef- w ?rts and demand of you all sacrifices ? eedful for their attainment. De- J1 land of the alien usurpers and pluu- 1 i*rer9 "that rights shall be respected 11 nd that justice shall be done."- r; I am very respectfully, v Your obedient servant, 0 R. TOOMBS. 11 Messrs. J. Townes Robertson, W. p . Branch, R. R. Hemphill, W. J. h mith, Samuel C. Casou. A Good Suggestion. r! w Ninety-Six, S. C., \ S( September 11, 1870. j "(j Alitor Press and Banner : c] I ask a small place in your columns ^ >r the purpose of urging upon the J, liite men of Abbeville county, the [j 11 porta nee of bringing out their emloyees on the 16th inst., to hear Genral Hampton. I am satisfied if we ^ >uld get our colored fellow citizens to ear our side of the question we could reak up the Radical party. The ene- d jy's tactics is simply to keep the col- \ red people from our meetings. They b ant the negro kept in the da?*k. The 0 Radical leaders hate free discussion S| orse than the devil does an honest s< ian. For they well ki^ow when the a eg roes commence attending our t| leetings this occupation of stealing b ud swindling is gone. Then come v Lit white men 011 the lGtli inst., and n ring your employees with 3'ou and len I will guarantee Gen. Hampton ,000 majority in Abbeville county on tl le 7th of November. X. g >t 'o From Gil Gal. ' , s Editor Press and JJccnner: c We had a rousing meeting at Gil s liil, on last Saturday, the Labor Re>rm and Democratic club met and ansaeted a great deal of important usiness. One colored man joined the >emocratic club, there are plenty lore where he came from and unles? v lie current changes Long Cane will ^ re long boast of having a large body f Democratic colored voters. The P ,abor Kefonn met after the Democrat- '{ i cJub and was addressed by Mr. J. Y. 1 ones, of Abbeville, who duriug one our poured forth arguments in favor ? f all organizations, Grange, Democrat- c 3 clubs, and especially showed the ,] tnmense benelit to be derived by the ounty soundly, morally and agricul- ; jrally by a successful organization of 11 rie farmers into the organization styld Labor Reform. Mr. Jones was loud- t r cheered and on motion arising vote of \ iianks was unanimously passed. After ' ppointing Mr. Wm. Gordan, J. E. e Ildrich, Samuel Pressly to represent lie Association in the county Oonven- a ion to be held on the 23d inst., thcasDciation then adjourned. 1IAMTON AND REFORM. i; * * e Tatlcrs and Mischicf-.IIakers, i The best pair of tatlers, mischief- j lakers and liars, who eat., sleep ] nd drink (together, resides within ten t liles of Abbeville village, and I want c rv bnmu if vnur Agricultural Fnir nf- . its a premium on such stock. The writer presents a recipe for their conideration, which he tliinks will be n letieficial to them in their daily occu- c >ation. t "A Recipe fob Making Scan)al.?Take a grain of falsehood, a landfill of runabout, the same quanti- 3 y of nimbletonge, a sprig of the herb 'J mckbite, a teaspoonful of don't-you ell-it, six drams of malice, and a few , irops of envy. Stir weJi together, , md simmer half an hour. Add a litle discontent and jealousy, then 8 strain through a bag of misconstrucion, cork it up in a bottle of inalevo- ? ence, and hang it upon a skeine of 1 itreet yarn. Shake it occasionally for a i ?ew days, and it will be fit for use. Let i Jew drops be taken before walking , >ut, and the desired result will follow." J. A. DEVLIN, j Card. Editor Press and Banner: Please to state that the report of the Town Council is not quite ready for this issue, but shall be forthcoming in the next. And as it is suggested by Tux Payer that a committee should be appointed to audit the accounts, I concur with him and hereby select him as chairman of that committee with the priviledge of selecting such others as he may choose, and promise to furnish him at an early date a copy of all our acts and doings. R. JONES, Intendantof Abbeville. Sep. 11 1870. Good Templars. Editor Press and Banner : There will he a meeting of the Good Templars of Mt. Carmel Lodge, No. 31 at Mt. Carmel on the third Friday of September, the fifteenth, at ten o'clock A. M. In addition to the regular meeting, a public address on the subjectof temperauce will be delivered. All who feel an interest in the cause of temperance and the well be! 0 Al- - J- #- 1 1 - 1 1 1 .. ingot wieir leiiow-uien, aie cuiuiuuy invited to attend. \V. T. Barbecac at Brooks' Mill. There will be a big barbecue at Brooks' Mill on Thursday next, 14th inst. Prominent speakers have been invited, and ample preparations are being made for all, ana a good old time is anticipated. Rally Democrats ! Come one, come all, and give this occasion a grand 3end off". J. S. WILSON, Chairman Com. Dac West Items. The first bale of new cotton was sold hereon the Gth inst., to McGee Brothers, by T. H. Taylor ? 10 cents per lb. rroiessor Kennedy ana son, jjr. 3rier, Master Boyce Qrier and Johnnie Bonner are gone to the Centenulil. Due West and the surrounding country will be well represented on the Kith at Abbeville, and 20th at Honea I'ath. Look out for the ,:Bloody Shirts." The Sabre Club makes no listinction on account of the height of ts members. Mr. James L. Robinson is now a member and will in the 'uture wear a red flannel round about joat. The Misses Henry have been visitng their friends and relatives in Lau cns for the past week, and have just eturned auu will be ready for the iext "sociable." Miss Jnnie Kennedy has also been ibsent for several days, 011 a visit to Long Cane, and We are glad to note ?he has returned. John Pressley says hat section of country is the dearest spot on earth. j Mr. H. M. Johnson Is composing mother piece of music, with the vords, "Lady, I love thee passing 1 veil, &c.," and will have it ready for he much talked of 16th. 1 A Labor Reform Association has >een organized iu Due West, with our ownsman Dr. Henfy as president. ] ["he Doctor is a practical man and one >f the honorable members of Due ( iVest Town Council and speaks of renodeling Due West by moving all the luildings on a line with his residence? tear in mind though that no change nust bo made on his premies. We now have only twenty organ izaions in Due West?which is an evilence of prosperity, if meeting toother religiously, politically and so ially has any eflect. Several orders for engagement rings . lave gone forward from Due West, ,nd many souls ere long will be made lappy. "MAGUIE," j LEBANONS. "A farmer complains that lie could et nothing for his oats." I do not now who the "farmer" is, but guess I hat he is one who has made oats a pecialty. Such farming is iiazardous eeause if all fanners should deterno In if tin mnrp Piinnrrh for ,,,1V " "V "*W,V? V.,WMD? -W heir own consumption, the supply .'ill be heavy and demand light? ence the commodity will lose its money value." "We predicted that if every one 'ent into the business it would be verdoneand the crop would lose its ioney value. It didu't take much a ead to see all this as p]*in as dayght." So says city "Cousin." Evej'thing low priced except cotton is the ery thing we want. The real value f oats is only forty cents, higher liey qre dearer than corn for feeding urposes, as it takes about two and a alf bushels of oats to equal one of srn. Before the war oats sold for iirty seven and a half cents per bushI, and now if every farmer would tise enough for his own use they are rortb no more. Yes, brother farmer, )w heavily of oats, wheat and barley; ley are easier made than corn and tieaper too. Go back on the record, [ere assertion is worth nothing. The ue course is to have a little of everyling to spare besides the cotton and ou will find the grain merchant will ave little to do, and Editors will e full handed too. The negro Baptists closed a ten ays' meeting on last Saubath, at : Valnut Grove. They close probably eeuuse thev are too hoarse to hold ? ut longer. They have had a ramping, j tamping, clapping, squealing and s 2reaming time. If loud preaching 1 nd shouting will convert souls, all / lie negroes ought to join. It is said C y some neighbors that part of the ? worshippers remained all night. They just be awfully in earnest. Judging from what the farmers say liis neighborhood will be a sea of g rain next Spring, with oats, wheat nd barley. That is just as it should J e. However, enough of land is to be . pared for Democrat negroes. Demorat negroes should have great favor .. Iiown them for many good reasous. j i Trotter Shoals Dots. } ti Mr. Jim Hester has gone to Greenrood, but not on a courtiug expedi- t ion we suppose. Mr. Reuben Smith has a l^autiful et fawn. He finds the task of eatchug "deer" more easily accomplished " lian catching "dears." Some little children down on the r avannah side have dolls made of \ olored cloth which they call Centenial Rads. The Mairnolia Rifle Club will give a Jarbecue at Brook's Mills on the 14th ustant. ? A certain lady wishes to know if t here is any impropriety in taking ad- I antage of leap year. Says she has ? ound a fellow with sparkling blue yes. The crops near Trotter Shoals are ,re suffering for rain. SoKfJiruM Molasses Cane.?This a an important crop and is more genrally planted than we had supposed intil recently. 1 u the Means' Chapel 1 leighborhood Messrs. A. E. Lessly, 1 'ick Milford, Jas. A. Reid, J. W. 1 l,essly, Richard Romans, J. E. Ul- 1 I rick, and others, will average about 1 me hundred gallons each, besides nauy smaller crops by other planters. . It has always been the privilege ind custom of flaw-picking dunces to iritise the defects of men of more inelligcnce than themselves. Mr. Joseph C. Griffin, a pious < roung man of Ninety-Six, died on Tuesday of last week. The turnip crop isan importantone. So prudent man will neglect to sow a , arge patch. They arc good for man ind beast. i Mr. L. B. Clink's Planing Mill it Greenville, was destroyed by fire : ast Wednesday. Loss, $8,000. No nsurance. Miss Hattie Lythooe returned 'rom Aiken last week. Our town is guarded every night by \ number of citizens. 1 The Radical papers all over the country are crying for troops, because Gov. Vance happens to have more friends than Settle, and because they cheer him with more enthusiasm. Grant and the conspirators against human rights, may place bayonets upon our very throats, but they can neither ( force to cheer for Settle uor respect the , Radical leaders, who haveimpoverished the country, deceived the people, maglined their race and disregarded i all the rights most sacred to an op- < pressed and down troden Southern | People.?Charlotte Observer. i About the most amusing feature of ' Monday's election was "Big Aaron" 1 handing "straight tickets" to Col. Thomson, Mr. Perrin and Mr. Burt, ' respectively, and going to the polls to 1 see that they voted "right." They 1 voted "all right" to Aaron's satisfac- 1 tion, and he discharged them until ( Mm "MnuomKoi* 1 Boss Tweed in Limbo.?A Madrid 1 despatch states that William M. Tweed ' and his cousin, William Hunt, have ) been arrested in the port of Vigo, near Pontevedra, aboard the Spanish merchantman Carmen. Tweed was traveling under the name of Secor. Both prisoners have been lodged in the fortress at Vigo. j We acknowledge a corteous invitation to attend a Mass Meetting of the citizens of Abboville, Anderson, Greenville and Laurens Counties at ( Honeapath, on the 20th inst. Gener- ] als, Hampton, Butler, McGowan and ' other will address the meeting. Tiie American Farmer?for Sep- i tember is received, with afull freightof 1 sound and seasonable agricultural ad- I vice, which it would profit every one I of our farmers to avail of. The sub- J scriptfon is $1.50 a year or only $1.00 to i -l.-l? -r A. I U1UU3 Ui live; Ul UiUIUt UUlIi 1 UUIIUO VV I Son, Baltimore, are the publishers. ? ?J The party who left Abbeville in search of thieves last week, are under obligations to Mr. Thos. Young, of Lowndesville, for assistance and kind treatmeut. The concert and dramatic performance which was to have tuken place on next Friday night, has been post poned until the Oth of October. Rev. Jonx Kershaw lias returned and will conduct religious services this afternoon In the Episcopal church. There will be a flag presentation t fit the grove abov3 the Depot on Fri- t (lay evening at bix o'ciock. i Mrs. Archer left on yesterday to spend aeouple of weeks at Due West, J on a visit to friends. : 1 Cye RegIjAR, the Captain of the | negro melish, at Antreville, dJed last j week of typhoid fever. About sixty blacks voted the 1 straight Democratic ticket last Mon- ( Jay. ' 1 ? Mr. and Mrs. H, E. Pinckney ire boarding at Mrs. Norwood's. 1 The Abbeville baptist Association \ meets here on the 22nd inst. ( List of Jurors Drawn for October ( Terra. } ?atlott Corley, J H Slbert. I BCowcn, Harrison LatlineV, C.Harris, It R Scawrljfht, ieoree Patterson, E H Nickels, f D Pace. Frank Johnson. llehard Joel, J II Allen, r P Kennedy, J t Hardy, Jeter Calhoun. S O Young, verson Reynolds, rotor Loruax, kelson Dixon, Ed Henderson, fj r E Caldwell, Willis Gray, Lfnrlnn T.lnlr. J F I.von. r 0 Carlisle, AV R Munday. r \V Brooks, Richard Frazier, i B Brooks, Ben Chiles, V T Ellis, Ed Cox, r M Bell, Lark Itaddcn. loseph Speed, James Devlin. > List of Letters Remaining in tne Office. Mary Lou Adams, Dunn Mathews, Buller Brooks, dune Maglll, II P Buker, Henrctta Miller, Joe Blackwell, H H Miller, Martrret Butler, Marry Machal, Andrew Bradley, James Mabry, John Barnott, ,T D Miller, Lolsa Byrd, L Y North, Francis Brut ton, Harry O'Ncklo, James II Baskln, S C Oliver, Rebecca Cater, James Oliver, Taylor Chiles, Carrie Zinnerman, J N Chiles. Stewart Lowry, Mary Cortnlng, Jennie McGlIl, George Cunningham, Thomas McNeil, Angl Calllson, AJMcIlwalne, Mary Coving, Mary McMlllAn, B L Cllnkscales, H M Penned, Bessie Drennan. Brckey Read Shack Davis, Sal He Rey, John Douglass, Johnson Ramey, M A Drennan, K A Searles, M E Eaklns, J E Simpson, Kittle Fountain, Mrs Sehner, W 8 Flnley, W M W Sail by, Martha Fortscue, L B Sanders, i T r 1 u J IU XJS.Il U, u>?iv*t?v>HU, J Glbrella Flnley, Tilda Thomson, Louisa Fair, Loon Teray, F M Godbold, Robert Tolbert, Sadie Green, Laurau Tolbert, J E Hunter, Jerry Purman, M A Harris, Susie Taggart, Sarins Havrl, Torley A Seter, Nellie Hllburn, * II W Thompson, Lizzie CJJordan, Sue Wilson, B W Jones, P White. Katie Johnson, Sue A \\ llson, John Kennedy, Thos Washington, Mary Lyons, Anner Wilson, John Louis, Henry Williams, Luele Settles, Annett Wilson, Carry A Lee, Newton Wideman, Thomas Link, Alio Wilson, T A Williams, Thomas Williams, 8 A Wilson, A P McIIwaln, J C Wlllard, II M McCaslln, RE Williams, V E McDonald, Maggie Watklns, GBMcCaslan, Margret McCord, T W McMillan, W S McCord, H. W. LAWSON. Post Master. J . i - d CONSIGNEES. 1 ? I EXPRESS.?T C Perrin, S McGowan, Mrs S IcGowan. J D Chalmers, Miss Nera Cress/cll. T Baker, L L Guffln; F D Pickens, J H Cnox.S 0 Bro\^>, D Delegllse. John Kerhaw, L L Pcrrln, w T Branch, T C Perrln, II luckat-ee. Scat Sign & Robertson. FREIGHT.?T M Mlclhell, J E Caldwell, J i Richey, J R McCalla, J W McOally, Erie llty Iron Works, Seal Sign & Robertson. b MARKET REPORTS. J LIVERPOOL, September 11.?Cotton steady -Middling uplands 6 1-18: middling Orleans r 3-16: sales 12,000 bales. NEW YORK, September 11.?Cotton steady -sales 2,002 bales; uplands II 0-16; Orleans j 1% 1 HOTEL ARRIVALS. ALSTON HOUSE.?J S Pcrrln, MaJ A B J Vardlaw, Abbeville: J Walker, Boston: Irs M J Mabry. Long Cane: O D Nathan, II lynes, Philadelphia; F H Ituhin, Richmond, Ta; II M Johnson, Due West; 1? A Mars, Cal- f iouns' Mills; JF Calhoun, Wilmington; D Webb, Charleston ; Miss M II Giles, Grantevllle; J J Johnson, Monteray ; D It S Beckiam, Lowndosvllle; John E Cook, Atlanta; jj "livery stable.- ;; LEVI LEVY keeps a Democratic Liv- o ery Stable on the DENDY LOT, in i] ear of Wior's Hotel. Whito Democrats b vill patronize a Democratic colored man. t Sept. 13, 1876.] LEVI LEVY. J Democratic Barber Shop. TOM CRAWFORD, Barber, a col IJ orod Democrat, oilers Iiis services o his whita friends. Shop on Waaliingon Street. [Sept. 13, 1870 W. C. BENET, Attorney at Law, Abbeville, S. C. J Sept. 13, 1870, tf a ? {, NOTICE. b I hereby give notice, especially to lie women, that any person or persons ,vho shall try to abuse or intimidate he members of my club on account of _ jolitical opinion, that they shall abide he penalty of the law. T . NED HENDERSON. 1 Sep. 13, 1876. THE PHffiNIX, I'UUllSQCU 111 Luiumuiu, jo The Cheapest Daily Paper In South Carolina. POLITICS DEMOCRATIC. \U the News of the Day Condensed. Subscription $2.50 for 6 Mo. f %5?- Pronounccd the best Democratic Daily at the Capital. Address, a JULIAN A. SELBY, Manager. r Sept. 13, 1870. t; j 100 BUSHELS J SIX ROWED SEED BARLEY, the boet in the world, at 91.75, for sale by J. F. C*. DuPRE. Sheriff's Sale. Peter McKellar, ] against > Execution. Wm. Johnson. J BY virtue of an Execution to me directed, in the above stated cuse, I will sell to the highest bidder, at Public Auction, within the legal hours of sale, at Abbevillo Court House, on Monday, the 2nd day of October, A. D. 1876, the following described property, to wit: All that tract or parcel of Land, situate, lying and being in Greeuwood Township, in the County of Abbeville, South Carolina, known as the William Johnson Place, and containing ine hundred and thirty one acres, more or less, and bounded by lands if Dr. Lewis Anderson Stanaiore Brooks, Mr. Nickles and jthers. Also.'cotton, hogs, mules, cart, wagon, &c. Levied on and to be sold is the property of William Johnson at ibe suit of Peter McKeller to satisfy ;he aforesaid Excution and costs, rerms Cash. r n /ltTT?T?T\T A P 1 j. Jr. uuxti^i oiiciiu a. v., Sheriff's Office, Sep.. 111876. Sheriff's Sale. Malone and Arnold,) against [-Execution. Robt. Griffin. J BY virtue of an Execution to me Jirected in the ubove stated case, I will sell to the highest bidder at Tabic Auction within the legal hours of sale, at Abbeville Court House on Monday, the 2d October, A. D. 1870, he following described property, to rt-it: the JEFFERSON PLACE, con.aining 3 acres, more or less, bounded ay lands of Bennett Reynolds, J McLees, T. L. Coleman, Dr. F. G. Parks, iud others, levied or. and to be sold as ;he property of Robt. Griffin, .at the iuit of Martha Maloue and Elizabeth Arnold. Terms Cash. T T> nnifprv Sheriff Abbeville County. Sheriff's Office, \ Sept. 11, 1376, 3t J Sheriffs Sale. Tames Carey & Co., Stern & Co., and Henry S. King & Son, against H. J. & C. L. Kinard. BY virtue of Bundry Executions to me directed in the above stated jiise, I will sell to the highest bidder it Public Auction within the legal lours of sale at Abbeville Court House on Monday, the 2d of Octobfer. A., D. 1876, the following described property, to wit: One Store House aud Lot on Camjridge street, containing 37 feet front jy 90 deep, bounded by lota of W. A. Limbecker, W. C. Fouche, and others. House ana Liot in ismeiy oix otonging to C. L. Kjuard, containing >ne aero, uoro or "less, bounded by ands of Wm. Johnson, Wm. Anderlon, Joel Fouche, and others. House and Lot in Ninety-Six beongingto H. J. Kinard, containing me acre, more or less, bounded by Wm. Johnson, G. and C. R. R., and tthers, also Stock of Goods, consisting r O U /?ao T-T of a Pona Hrv II .DUUbCty UUWtO, XXltbO, ^ m j jloods, Notions, Oats, Lime, Ac. Goods to be sold at Ninety Six on Wednesday, 4th October, 1870. Terras Cash. L. P.* GUFFIN, Sheriff A. C. Sheriff's Office, \ Sept. 11, 1876. / Sheriff's Sale ' Stern & Co., and others,) i against [ Executions Fouche & Sou. J ! BY virtue of suudry Executions to \ ne directed in the above stated cases, ' will sell to the highest bidder at ; 'ublic Auction, within the legal hours if sale, at Abbeville Court House, on 1 Jonday, the 2d of October, A. D. : 876, the following described property, o wit: All that tract or parcel of land 1 ituate, lying and being in Ninety-Six owuship, Couuty of Abbeville, South < 'aroliua, and known as the FOUCHE PLANTATION, 1 ,nd containing 400 acres,, more or less, j lounded by lands of G. & C. R. R., ! j. C. Carter, W. B. Merriwether, T. j. Lipscomb, and others. Also, 2 mules, 6 cows, sow and Ave >igs, 2 horse wagon, 1 carriage, &c., i ilso, stock of Goats, &c. Personal 'roperty to be sold at Ninety-Six, on Friday, the 6th October, 1876. Terras Cash. i L. P. GUFFIN, Sheriff A. C. Sheriff's Offlco, I 11th Sept. J876. I 1 IJLUS1U tUIU IHU 171 <1111 il. TIIE KIFLE CLUB WILL GIVE A GRAND DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT, TO THE PUBLIC AT CONCERT HALL. ON THE 6th of October. [T will consist of line music nnd tbe i following standard pieces will bo rcn- ; ered in tbe highest style of tbo modern ; heatrical art: , tAISING THE WIND, BOARDING SCHOOL, j RUNNING THE BLOCKADE, j These scloctiona are tbe finest evsr , rought on tbe stage at this place. THE PURPOSE OF THE ENTE71- ( 'AINMENT IS TO UNIFORM TH.fi 1 'LUB. * Admisson?50 Cents. Children??5 j 'ents. TICKETS on sale ot Parker <i I ^crrin's Drug Store, < August 30. 1076, tf. Sheriff's Sale. t ames T.. Lemuel L., Laurence P., Preston JL. ana same jh. uuiuu. against I JharlesW. Guffin, Adm'r, and Anna [ E. Guffin.. 1 Order of Probate Court. J BY virtue of au order to me direct- J ed in the above stated case, I ' ^iii sell at Abbeville Court House on 1 lie 2d of October, 1870, the real estate ( f diaries B. Guffin, dee'd, containeight hundred acres, more or less, 1 ounded by lauds of Col. T. C. Perrin, Estate John Shiliito, Ciiarles White, . M. Edwards, and others. Terms Cash, purchasers to pay for apers aud taxes for the current year. L. P. GUFFIN, Sheriff A. C. Sheriff's Office, 2d Sept. 1876. j Notice to Creditors. A LL parties having claims against " the estate of C. Harvey Wilson, < J ?: 11 * t' eceascu, win picscut uic oumc uuij ( ttested before the undersigned with- <; 11 the time prescribed by law, or be arred. ( LEROY J. WILSON, c Administrator, c Abbeville, S. C., July 18, 187G. ( 1 "he Edgefield Advertiser. [ t )ne Dollar for Six Months. c ( CAMPAIGN RATES. . . ? Address, "The Advertiser," Edgefield, 8. C. 1 August ,30 1876, If ( LOOK SHARP, s t ( rO all who will pay for Whaun's ( Raw Bone in September will be llowed ten pounds of lint cotton prenium, and from 1st October to loth Ive pounds. Please deliver to C. V. iammond, Abbeville Depot, and Dr. I. C. Taggart, Greenwood, S. C. E. COWAN, Agent. Sept. 1876. 2t \ The State of South Carolina, Coontf of Abbeville* COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. James S. Cotliran, Esq., <fcc., PlaiutifF, . against TUomas P. Smith, Survivor, &c., Jo sephine A. Martin, Rosa Willis ' Cunningham, Kebecca J. Poole, Rofia Poole, Mollie Poole ana Toombs Poole, Defendants. 1 Coj)y Summons. For Relief. [Com- J plaint not served.] I To the Defendants Rebecca J. Poole. < Rosa Poole, Mollie Poole and Toombs Poole, ^LTOU A IlE HEREBY 8UMMON ED and required to answer the complaint in this action, of which a , copy is this day tiled in the Clerk's Office of the Clerk of Common Pleas . for Abbeville County, 8. C., aud to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers at their office, at Abbeville Court Court House within twenty days after the ?t - _ ? e 1..-1 o service neruut, cauiuoivo ui itie uttjr ui such service; and if you fail to auswer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. PERRIN & COTHRAN, i Plaintiff's Att'ys. Dated 4th August, A. 1>. 1878. The summons of which the above is a copy, has this day been filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Commou Pleai for Abbeville County, South Carolina. PERRIN & COTHRAN, Plaintiff's Attorney. < Sheriffs' Sale. \ Wm. H. Parker, ") Order j against [ of ' John P. Cleveland, j Court. BY virtue of an Order of Court to ! me directed in the above stated ' case, I will sell to the highest bidder * at public auction within tbo legal houis of sale, at Abbeville Court : House, on Monday, the 2d day of October A. D. 1876, the following de scribed property, to wit: All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being iii the County of Abbeville, t South Carolina, and known as a part t of the DuBose tract on Bussel's creek, < containing seventy-five acres, more or t less, bounded by lands of Wm. H. j Parker. George Robertson, and others, j being the tract on which defendant t now resides. j Terms, viz: for so much cash as i will pay the amount of the purchase I money now due with interest and I cost, and for the remainder if any a i credit of twelve months with interest to be secured by bond and mortgage. The purchaser to pay for necessary , papers, &c., and taxes for the current J year. ; L. P. GUFFIX, Sheriff A. C. Sheriff's Office, 2d Sept 1870. Sheriffs Sale. Mrs. Louisana A. Cobb, < no-run at; Butler W. Cobb, Cbarles A. Cobb, Willie M. Cobb, and others. t Order of Probate, Court, i BY virtue of an Order to me di- 1 rected in the above stated case, < I will sell to tbe highest bidder at 1 Public Auction within tbe legal hours 1 of sale at Abbeville Court House, on t Monday, the 2d October, A. D. 1876, s the following described property, to < wit: All that tract or parcel of land t situate, lying and being on Coronacre J creek in the County of Abbeville, * South Carolina, and known as the 1 Buchattnan tract, and containing one 1 hundred and Beventy-eight acres, ? more or less, and bounded by lands of J B. Z. Herndon, 1). Wyatt Aiken, S 1 D. Buchaunau, K. P. Buchannan, r md others. 8 Terms, credit of one, two and three yeprs, with interest from day of sale payable in three annual installments, secured by bond and mortgage of the premises, rne casii payment me boud and mortgage to be made to the Probate Judge. The purchaser to pay for necessary papers and recording to 1 be sold at the risk of Butler W. Cobb and C. A. Cobb, the former purchasers. ] L. P. GUFFIN, Sheriff A. C. Sheriff's Office, Sept. 2d, 1876. ^ The State of South Carolina, County or Abbeville. IN PROBATE COURT. Sheriff's Sale. Sarah A. Norwood, Execu'x, Plaintiff, against ' Sallie N. Calhoun, and others, Def'ts. Complaint to Sell Real Estate, Mar- J ehalAsseta, &c. BY virtue of an Order of the Court 1 of Probate for Abbeville Coun ty, in the above nnmed case, I will sell at Abbeville Court House, ou Sale Day in OCTOBER next, within * the legal hours of sale, to the highest c bidder, the Real Estate of i JAMES NORWOOD, Deceased. 8 1st. THE WHITE LICK TRACT, with an elegant building on it, about two and one-half miles from the town of Abbeville, on the Vienna Road, J adjoining lands of William Sprouse 5 and others, and containing FourHuu- T ilrqdand Fifty (450) Acres, more or a P2d. THE YOUNG PLANTATION, ! adjoining the McDuffle Plantation, r the Haskell lands and others, contain- t! ing Six Hundred (600) Acres, more or r less. 3d. the Mcduffie planta- a HON, in the Flat Woods, on waters ? if Little River, adjoining lands for- ? merly owned by John A. Calhoun, J ind now in the possession of his a widow, Mrs. Sarah Calhoun; lands f< formerly owned by Charles T. Haskell n ind lands owjied by Mrs. Cabell, con- t :aining Four Thousand and Two Hun- ti i red (4,200) Acres, more or less. This rract to be divided in several parcels, jlats of which will be exhibited on t( he day of sale. TERMS. One-half the purchase money to be mid in cash. The balance on a credit o >f twelvemonths, to be secured by a ? )oml with good security aud a mort- P jage ou the premises to Probate Judge >f Abbeville County, with 10 percent. 0 nterest per annum. Purchaser to p >ny for all necessary papers and re- p ording. cl Terms of sale to be complied with he Probate Judge. o L. P. GUFFIN. Sheriff A. C. ? Sheriff's Office, Sept. 2,1874. Sheriff's Sale. Charles W. Martin and M. P. Martin, ,] against i tames M. Martin, Mrs. N. Martin, J. J. 7. Martin, Exrs., and others. Order of Court. n LT directed in the above stated case, I ^ vill sell at Abbeville Court House on _ jaloday, 2d October next, within-the legal ? jours, the Planfhtion of Jacob Martin, f( lec'd, in the following separate parcels: ? TRACT NO. 1. 8 Containing 277 acres, more or less, bound- t id by lands of Dr. J. T. Baskin, and >thers. o NO. 2. Containing 202J a<Tes, moro or less, .. jonnded by lauds of Mrs. Johnson, and 1 >thcrs. _ no. 3. ; Containing: 219 acres, more or less, bound>d by Mrs. Johnson, Wm. Cook, and >thcrs. t no. 4. j 'ontaining 117 acres, more or less, bound- i 'd by lands of Mrs. Clockley, Dr. J. T. liaskin, and others. ^ Terms, one-half cash, the remainder ipona credit of twelve months with in ercst at ten per cent, per annum from lav of sale. The purchaser to give bond and good mrety and mortgage of the premises to tenure credit portion, and pay for papers i tnd taxes of tho current year. Plats of " ;he land can be seen at tho office of Mc- * Jowun ik Parker. L. P. GUFFIN, Sheriff A. C. 1 Sheriff'8 Office, 1st Sept. 1870. 4t " BARLEY! BARLEY!! GO TO CUNNINGHAM & TEMPLETON for the best seed Bar- ley in the State. }. Sept. 1,1870, tf I Notice. W. Rosenberg INVITES the.attention of his customers and peop&bLgeoerai to a lot of NEW PRIOTS with many other goods, and In order \o make room for a new JSall Stock, X will sell my present Stock at extremely LOW PRICES for oath. .Call at >nce and secure bargains. W. ROSENBERG. P. S. My Store will be closed on Fuesdav and Wednesday, Sept. 19th ind 20th, and also Thursday, September 28th, on account of Holjrdays. SeDt. 5.1876. tf ERSKINE COLLEGE o DUE WEST, S. C. o THIS is one of the oldest instituin the State. The location is ligh and healthy, the population iround moral and correct; theiempta:ions to vice and crime Are few, <eoaiared with those that exist in la*ge :own and cities. SESSION AND VACATION. The College Session commences on ;he first day of October,.-and closes on :be first Wednesday of July. The Session is equally divided, without inermediate vacation, into two Terms: he second commeneee on (the third Monday of February. It is very important -thai students ihould enter or return to College a ;be be&iuaing of-the Session, sinee in absence of a few days at a time, .vhen a new branch of stody is comnenced, seldom iaila le.embarrass jthe vhole course, and some are nnable to nake up thsjoss. EXAMINATIONS. Students are required to stood a writen examination on every branch or extbook completed during tbe whole sourse. Tbe intermediate examinations occur irregularly through the rear, as the different branches or subecta are.finished.?The final examina;ions covering such branches and subects as have not been previously finshed, begin on Thursday before the irst Wednesday,inJuly, and close on ;he following "fUtesday. The examinations are open to tb?{>ttbJic. EXPENSES. These include Tuition, Board.dfl&ashncr. Liehts. Fuel. Books.^Collesn jaajl Society"fees' as follow: Certificate of Scholarship^ the$H?r 000 Endowment, which papsfflaUion one year ?..?<$ SO Board, $12 per month .114 Washing^ $1,25 per mouth Lights and Fuel per year ... 12 Books, j 10 College and Society Fees, per year, (average), about 5 This statement may be sufficient to latisfy inquiries, which are frequently nadein respect to the necessary expenses of a stodent at this place. Evsry one knows that clothing, pocket noney, and all matters of this sort, lepend entirely on the Indulgence of he parents and the habits of their ions. The only .possible way, in fnany ttses, to avoid heavy and often exravagant store biljs, is for the parent >r guardian to deposit with smmnnem>et of the Faculty just th^imountof noney he or she wishes to be spent n these incidentals. We have given ibove the necessary expenses of the institution, and it is unfair to charge lie College with heavy expense when eally they are such iu no prope* ense. ia.For Catalogue address WM. HOOD. Secretary qf Faculty. September 5,1876, dt. PROTECT TOUR BUILDINGS vhich may be done with one-fourth theusual expense, by using oor PATENT SLATE PAIHT, MIXED READT FOB USB. ' s. ?lre-proof, Water proot Durable, Eeonomical, and Ornamental A roof may be covered with a very jheap shingle, and by application of this ilato be made to last from 20 to 25 years. Did roofs can be patched and coated, looking much better, and lasting longer than new shingles without the slate, for Due-Third the Cost of Beshingling. The expense of slating new shingles is )nly about the cost of simply laying them. rhe paint is fibk-pkoof against sparks >r flying embers, as may be essily tested >yany one., IT STOPS EVERT LEAK. md for tin or iron has no equal, as it exlands bv heat, ftontrn^ts hv cold, ami (EVER cbacks nor scales, feoofo coverid with Tar Sheathing Felt can be made ' crater-tight at a small expense, and preserved lor many years. This Slate Paint Is EXTREMELY CHEAP. Two gallons will cover a hundred square bet of shingle roof, while on tin, iron, olt, matched boards, or any smooth aurace, from two quarts to ope gallon are cquired to 100 square feet of surfeoe, and Ithough tho paint is a heavy body it Is asily applied with a brush. to Tar is used in this Composition, berefore it neither cracks in Winter, nor uns in Summer. On decayed shingles it fills up the boles nd pores, and gives a new substantial oof that will last for years. Cvblsd ok fabpkd shingles it brings to thsir places, nd keeps them there. It fills up all olos in felt roofs, stops the leaks?and Ithough a slow dryer, rain does not af? >ct it a fow hours after applying. As early all paints that are blacK contain ab, be sure you obtain our obkuimx ar- ' icle, which (tor single roofs) is CHOCOLATE COLOR, rben first applied, changing in a month ) a uniform slate color, and is to all in>nts aud purposes si.atk. On TIN ROOFS ur red color is usually preferred, as ne coat is equal to live of any ordinary aint. For BRICK WALLS ur bright bed is tho only reliable Slato 'aint ever introduced that will effectually re vent dampness from penetrating and iscoloring tho plaster. These paints are also largely use j on ut-houses and fences, or as a priming oat on nne Duuaings. Our only colors arc Charcolate, Red, !kight Ked, and Obanok. NEW YORK CASH PRICE LIST. 5 Gallons, can and box |5 SO 3 44 keg 9 50 ) 14 half barrel 16 00 3 44 one barrel 30 00 We have in stock, of our own manufactre rooting materials, dcc., at the following rices: 1000 rolls oxtra Rubbor Roofing at 3 cents er square foot. (Or we will fUrnish Ruber Roofing, Nails, Caps, aud Slate Paint jr an entire new roof, at cents per uuare foot.) 2000 rolls 2-ply Tarred Roofing Folt, at i cents i>er square foot, 3000 rolls 3-ply Tarred Roofing Felt, at J cents per square foot. 200 rolls Tarred Sheathing, at J cent >er square foot. 5000 gallons fine Enemal Faint, mixed eady for uso, on insido or outside work, ,t ?2 per gallon. All orders must be accompanied vith lie money, except from well-known paries, who will bo drawn on at sight, with Jill of Lading attached. No Goods Shipped C. 0. D. Sample orders solicited. N. Y. SLATE PAINT COMPANY, 102 <fc 104 MAIDEN LANK, New York. August 30, 1876, 3m. brreenviue Jtemaie tonege. rHE next session ope'ns September 11th 187?, with every department completely anted under trn Instructors of acknowlefM iblllty and skill. / yend for Inst cutaloguo. C. H. JUDflON, PrtiUUtL Oroenvll. 11 C. <ug. 30 1S76.-U. . BARLEY! BARLEY ?! FIFTY BUSHELS for sale by BARNWELL & CO. Sept. 4, 1876. * v ^