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t- - -. I The Press and Banner. Wednesday, April 25,1877. The Lowndesvillo Prisoners. --The Insane Proposition to Lynch Them. The fate of these men has been very generally discussed in this community uring tho past week and the sentiment has undergone considerable change in favor of a majority of them. As far as we have heard there are only three men in the town of Abbeville who desire the execution of the whole number. There are perhaDS a dozen who for prudential rea sons express no decided opinion one way or the other, but express themselves as willing to aeeept the Governor's action in the premises as for the best. About one-half of the balance favor the commutation of the sentence of a majority of the condemned men, while the remaining portion of our citizens prefer to see the sentence of the whole commuted. What will be done by the Governor is not known, but it is almost universally conceded that he will not allow the whole number to be executed. As we have implicit confidence in his wisdom and in tbe justice of his probable action ve shall support him in whatever he may do. Various insinuations or reports, which cannot be traced to any reliable source have been circulated that certain Edgelield idiots, together with a number of similarly nlllicted Goor-j giuns, are contemplating the lynching; of any of these prisoners whom the Governor, after a careful examination j of all the evidence, may think should : not be hung. We refer to this matter out of kind-j ness to any of our own misguided youths who might possibly be so fai l misled as to join any such an expedition. There will be a fearful reckon-] iug for any who shall be foolish j enough^o do auythingof the kind. The Abbeville jail cannot be entered jw easily as might l?e supposeu. iie-i sides tlie various locks that would have to be broken before an entrance -could be effected, the Sheriff hasj guards every night, and perfect ar-j rangemeuts for giving the alarm, i No jail as strongly fortified as ours! is, can be broken into by a lawless mob, except by the connivance of the Sheriff and the citizens of the town in which it is located, and it is well known that the Sheriff and the citizens of this place will not allow this jail to be broken into under any eir-ctimstances. All are agreed on this ?>oint. Whatever execution is done here has to be done under the forms of law. We fear there is now too great a disposition on the part of some pooVple to disregard the law and to take the life and liberty of others in their own hands. This spirit must be subdued. Whenever a number of iucensed men can take life with impunity for a fancied or an "actual grievance, the liberty of the people is gone, aind the right to trial by jury is overthrown. This must not be and shall * liot be. There are yet enough of lawabiding people in Abbeville county to prevent such a damning outrage, and the outlaws of the adjoining counties might just as well understand it now as later. No set of irresponsible reckless men who represent nobody but themselves shall I override the law and set justice at do-! fiance at Abbeville Court House. If the Governor shall, in his wisdom, refuse to commute the sentence of these tuen they shall hang, but if he shall in his judgment order otherwise, thev , f,wi|it(l fU-.1,1,n't. fuuu nut LH; nun^, ?... ? to the* contrary notwithstanding. The County Finances. The following exhibit shows the! amount yet in the hands of Mr. T. N. Tolbert, the lute County Treasurer. As will be seen there is a deficiency in each of the funds handled by hiui, and in the aggregate, amounts to a considerable sum of money. The settlement is in full, running from the date of his appointment in November, 1873, to the time of his resignation last November: ItECAl'ITULATIOX. Current Expense Fund SK29.15.!' Past indebtedness Fund 1,204.14.0 I)ellciency;Fund 4;t4.(is.s Widows and Orphans Fund 2,0IS.9?!.S School Faud 1,073.02.8 Total ?v*>W,s." When the Treasurer went into office he executed a penal bond on the 3d of November, 1S73, for the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, with John It. Tolbert, of Ninety-Six; A. H. Morton, of Smithvilie ; and N. Henderson. of Ninety-Six, as sureties, which sureties were at that time considered good for the amount, and the bond wits approved by the County Commissioners and lodged in the Clerk's ofnil _ ?.:n lice. i lie ounvuui vim iiuti; w..nH suit at the next Court for the recovery of the money. From the above statement it will be seen that, for the present, Abbeville county is again a sufferer. Mr. Tolbertand his sureties, it is thought, will beable to refund tlie whole or a portion of this money. Abbeville has been indeed unfortunate since the war. Treasurer Russell was robbed of a large amount of ^ money perhaps $21,000, and the Legislature relieved his .bondsmen. Then the Court House was burned, and it cost about $20,000 to rebuild it, and now Mr. Tolbert has So,5o9 of ihe people's money which he is at present unable to pay. A Good Work by the Town Council. We are pleased to see that the "city fathers" are taking ''time by the forelock" as to health the coming summer. They are having all the blanches in the neighborhood of the city cleaned out. This is a ditticult work, but very important. The value of health cannot be estimated. The Town Council and the Marshal, Alfred, deserve our thanks. "Honor to whom honor is due." Letter From Canada. A friend writes the following from Buckingham, April 1U, 1S77. Hugh Wilson, Esq.: Dkak .Sik: The time of mv subscription is now about up, and trusting the paper may prove as interesting in the future as it has in the past, I beg leave tft ask you to continue sending it to my address for another year and you oblige by acknowledging receipt of the enclosed two! dollars, I have read your paper with much interest during the past year, and by means of its valuable columns I have watched the late election with much interest, and I am now happy to see General Hampton has got possession as Governor and long may he rule, both in peace and prosperity, for that undoubtedly is his motto. And I should think the people of the State would be proud to be rid of the Carpet .Baggers, that have ruled over them so long, yes, and I add, almost ruined the State. I must close with many thanks for the past, and hope you will soon take to yourself a "rib." Respectfully, T. P. Mr* Ernest Gary, lately of Augusta, where he had been reading law with his uncle Major William T. Gary, is now staying in the ottice of his brother Eugene B. Gary, Esq., attorney at law in this place, where he will pursue the study-of the law during the present year. We are glad to welcome Mr. Gary to our town, and hope that he will attain the greatest success inhis chosen profession. We shall not be surprised if he should soon do as his brother has done, court and marry one of our best young ladles. o ? Charleston last week gave Gov. Humpton a grand reception, when speeches and a magnificent liurruli generally took place, ilight. Well may last Sunday bo called in j its deliciousness of genial air and gentle suu-gleams a pet day, whose early morn was a reminder of may-time jand whose close in crimson colors \va* I fitly followed by the love-light twinkj ling from myriads of stars, softly dimlined by .'the gentle rays of the pale | moon. All the day long the birds Ichimed their happiest songs, the genliio hfuoT.i woe wifii the first J fragrant breath of spring ilowers, the !distant woodlands showed their iirst verdant tinge, and both man and beast were happy. Young men took |occasion to air their new spring breeches, and maidens fair showed oil I their hats and dresses suited to the |season. Somb of our friends are desirous of | having the subject of "Proscription" j discussed in the clubs before the meetling of the County club next Sale j Day. This is right. We believe the subject should be discusssed and action post|K>ned for the present. We fear that " Proscription " .may be carried to too great an extreme just now. Our own notion is, except in extreme cases, to let such matters rest i for a while, and next spring or sum| mer revive the clubs with all the force | possible. We have always been for 'peace and good feeling between the I races. 1)k. J. F. Towxsbxd, of Hodges, | is now receiving large additions to his drug department, of all the purest and best drugs in tl^? market which he is ! jelling at the lowest prices. He carefully (ills physician's prescriptions and makes a specialty of this branch of his large and varied business. He sells by the barrel machine oil and tanners oil, putty, glass, paints, varnishes, brushes, &c., by the wholesale; the fact is the people are going crazy over his cheap goods. Tin-: public sentiment of this community against Osborne lib odes is equally as great as uwii agiuuM, i\uy one of the Lowndesville prisoners now under sentence of death. It was on account of his obstreperousncss that Alien was killed and that they are now awaiting execution. ?Mk. K. \V. Bahxwkli, has moved to his new and elegant home, which once belonged to General McGowan. We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Barnwell on their good fortune in getting so nice a place for so small a sum of "money. We wish them many years of health and happiness. j The Pre Dek Watchman.?We have received the first number of this new paper, published at Darlington by the Messrs. Gilbert. The new paper looks bright and clean and we hope, that it may have a long and prosperous career. The paper is very large, the same size of the Press and Manner, and we are glnd to welcome Mr. Gilbert back to the field of journalism. Our farmers arc going to work with a vim. Everywhere can be seen the j evidences of better work and more of I it, than has been on our farms for the past ten years. More new feu cos have been built than have been put up any year since the war. Mit. John Yanck, of Cokcsbury, died at his residence last Sunday night after a lingering illness, aged seventy-three years. He was one of (he old land-maks whose removal will he mourned over by all who knew him. ile was an upright man and a good citizen. Tiieue ha? not been as much feeliugcxhibitud in reference to the hanging of a few negroes in South Oaroliua since the time that we were Provisional Governor of the State. Abbeville has more pretty girls than any town of its size in the State, and the number is increasing as the population grows larger. Heaven blens the girls. Dk. fi. I). Wilson* now has an attraction at Hodges. We hope that the Doctor will have better luck than we diil when we went courting. We were instructed to hang our harp on the willow. A merchant down town sells more of I)r. Hull's Cough Syrup than all other medicines together. It surely must be the best remedy fora cough. * Per Exi'ess.?This week to Abbeville Greenwood and Due West a new line of Hats flowers &c., at the lowest prices, Mrs. M. M. White. We are prepared at the Frees and I nlVii'ii in iln ioli wnrk iif (In lowest figures. Parties having work to do will find it to their interest to give us a call. May 4.?The Inauguration Ball in Columbia is to come off on Friday evening, May 4, the evening of the same day that the Lowndesville murderers are doomed to meet their Clod. Mas. IIollixshead sold the remainder of her household goods on Monday and will go to Ohio in a day or two. If anybody will read what the Anderson Journal says of the Lowndesville prisoners he will see how totally ignorant the editor is of* the evidence elicited on the trial. Tiie troops have been removod from the Slate house in New Orleans, and Louisiana has been redeemed. Three cheers for Hayes! Tiik editor of the Ncu berry Herald wants his correspondents to write with blue glass pens. If they do the editoi will see through a glass darkly. On Sunday, the 15th instant, tin time for shooting game expired. Tlu ! turkey gobbler can now strut prouder, gobble louder and breathe easier, pro vided he doesn't try to bite anybody The Salem Democrat published ai Salem, Indiana, is a gem of a paper | No country exchange received at thi> joffice is more highly prized. Does Abbeville county make a gooti I investment of one hundred and lift} l.l/.llofu ti\ L'iinn I klidfiU' HIkkIhs ill jail for twelve months? He is in pris on because lie cannot give a peace bond. The Pickena Sentinel gives particulars of another raid 011 Mountain corn distillers. What a showing to a great government like this. Reports of Trial Justices Courts ir ' Abbeville, are made to the Journal Commerce, Charleston. The work | looks to Abbeville. We are indebted to the courtesy of Senator Katon for copies of the full re ports of the Congressional Investiga ting Committees in Columbia. Mu. Joseph "Wardlaw says In didn't get his copy of the Kcoiuct Courier', and he can't got on without What's the matter with the Blu< i Ridge. | Ma j. S. P. Bendy, one of the lead ing lawyers of Walhalla was in towi j last week, but he didn't report at thesi : headquarters. | Prof. Kennedy, of the Due "NVes j Female College, was in town 011 Sat i urday. The Rev. Mr. Kershaw wil 'preach at Warrenton, Sunday, 26tl i instant, at 3 o'clock p. m. C Miss Annie Cromer, of Cokesbu ! ry, is now on a visit to friends ii Newberry. i Mr. W. R. Richey is now buyinj j paregoric and making catnip tea. 'i The trees on the Public Square art I putting on their spring robes. . The Spartanburg papers are havin; 1 a tilt over the official advertising. Greenville is excited on the mad dog question. The Winsboro News and Herald i: ja good uevs paper. ' Is the Union-Herald plum dead? Mit. David Ajkkn, of Cokesbury, r . : and iMr. Alex Chalmers, of Abbeville, ' are thinking of going to Newberry > next, and some people are curious to J know why. i ' Judge Cooke it seems. has recom-j '! mended tlie wrong uieu, of thej1 1 j Lowndesville murderers, lor execu-jf ' live clemency. I Tiikke is now no money in the .! county Treasury. The county tax j lias not been as generally paid as the ; State tax. t i Mk. James Ellis and Miss Ban- \ na MeCJee were married at Cokesbu- ? ; ry last week. liev. It. L. Pratt was s |on hand. j I Mk. Alkx Chalmeks is taking lessons in bookkeeping and drawing | from Protestor Perry. 1 Pkokessoh Pkuky went to Cokesbu- 1 I ry ycslertlay under the impression j that we thought he went to JS'ewber- H :vy' j Our Legislators are so anxious to 1 | curtail expenses, it is leared they inay is i go into extremes. ! Ov Hits kicks of roads would do well (, to see what the County Commission- ( Jers have to say in another column. ;They mean business. c The communication of our friend ; O. 1'. if. of J)iie West was misplaced | otherwise it would have been published last week. Tin-: tax payers of Abbeville will | find a notice i'or their benelil eJseI where. il Littlk boys who use slingshots should read the remarks of the inteudj ant on that subject. | Tiik town marshal! is making ari rangements to put lip eight lumps nn ^ | tiie public square. This is a good in- 1 I vestment. r There are now twenty-three pris- v oners in the Abbeville'jail. 0 Scissored Locals. | The pleasant state of the atmosphere c has caused the fruit trees to put forth I their blossoms and the forest trees wear ^ lllieir variegated tassals, and at last wo <can proclaim the glad tidings that spring ? I in all its beauty is upon us. j I The man is a dolt whose bosom swells t I with rapturous delight as he contemplates j j the balmy breezes of spring, the swelling t buds, singing birds, green pastures and babbling brooks, with house-cleaning j staring him square in the face. After the fashionable young men has , crawled up on a step ladder and dropped ; down into his spring collar, his head Is looks like a little, solitary squash enelos- ( ed in a white-washed fence sixteen feet |' high. j* The poisoning business has been ear-j( vied on to such an alarming extent about 11 town this spring that boys can't find t half enough dogs to use up the old oyster j I and tin cans wli ich people throw out of' I I!,,,!, 1- ,Mnl? Young man, take lime by tlio forelock 1 anil study phonography. The perfe ;ted telephone will undoubtedly .supercede the present telegraph system and phonographors will take the place of telegraph operators. The little birds now warble amongst the budding branches, going into rapturous melodies over the delightful prospects of a full mulberry, wjld cherry and other crops, on which they purpose to j feed to satiety. Prints are cheaper now than they have been for sixteen years. One dollar now buys a new dress. Other dress goods are correspondingly low, to the ^reat satisfaction of the female portion of our population. The man who has any sympathy for the lower orders of creation, will, during the | present week, tear a board or two from j oft' the fence, so that his hens can enjoy their spring vacation in lua neighbor's garden. If you would save your eab bage plants from cut worms, place a chip beside each plant and in the early morning raise them [ up and there you will find tho worms. 1 This is said to be infallible. . ( Alter a woman visits every millinery ' establishment in town and views a hundred dill'ereut bonnets, her faculty of se- 1 lection is somewhat dazed, and no won- I dor. \ i The coming girl is she who loudly pro- i claims that when she gets t-s) j,c> boss of a i house she wants no man hanging around I j while the process of house-cleaning goes j | on. i The small boy sighs as he reflects over j1 the lamentable fact that not a sfugle < "strictly moral circus'' visited our town L last season, but hopes that a better fate j j awaits him in the near future. I The charity that some people havo for a |. distressed or fallen brother or sister will | never lessen their chances of gaining a J situation in tho kingdom of his satanic j j majesty. The moonlight nights and balmy i! breezes are prouienades hero are be in.or-1' dcr again and the rickety front gate:-" will havo its joints tested severely. ! I Parties are getting ready to visit the j' river which lord's the northern bouiula-'t ry of our county on a fishing excursion 1 as soon as the angling season opens. J1 Fishing is slow business in this inline-!) diate vicinity, and those who indulge in j i the profession do it more to kill time than i. for profit or pleasure. j | Thorn lim winio tliincu tlio ivnrlil ( nil ' ' spare to ml vantage, and among these is | the man who cannot sleep Sunday morn- j ing and don't want anybody else to. , Mechanics would work very cheap now j if they could secure a steady job. Per- ^ I sons contemplating improvements will t , please bear this fact in mind. There are few things better calculated |, to weaken a boy's moral character than to : ' get his lishing-hook fastened in the drift i or roots in the ereek. Single blessedness is going to play out in this village, to a large extent, it' we are to credit half the rumors that are lloating around. It's about time for another first-class 1 tire in our town. Examine your Hues ' well before you move into your summer [ kitchen. 1 [ "This world is all a fleeting show," \ which no man can enter without pain, \ . nor pass out except as a dead-liead. J The roads are once more dry and solid, ! I but terribly rough where there isn't much ? , travel. i The straw hat and parasol have been j! resurrected. Lookout lor freckles, tlies, h [ snakes and strawberry festivals. Don't cost much to try. An eminent authority says that a cut lemon bound on | " a felon will cure it. What kind of a limo will a chronic fault . 1 lindor have in Heaven where all is per- ; lection ? 1 i Boys ambitious to be early spring anf gels, are pickingout the best holes along I the creek for bathing purposes. How the boy of the period rubs his eyes and scratches his head as ho eyes his "dad's" garden patch. Horse-block meditations and front-gate I! communings are fast assuming an epi-j domic form. ? Generally speaking, it is a great mistake' ^ to feed tramps or to help them live their ' j idle livCs. j People will lind out by tradingwith you whether you have religion. There is no j need of talking much about it. " | Every man who owns a garden spot 1 should till it faithfully. Make every edge I ejeut these times. Crows have already begun house-keep^ | ing and are sharpening their bills for spring corn. Dressmakers and milliners are as busy as bees lixirig up new spring outfits. 1 The grain outlook is encouraging. The i fields are arrayed in living green. Time, tide and house-cleaning season - j wait lor no man. M The girl with only a winter hat need! j not be ashamed of it. it j If you haven't a good orchard it isn't l 3 j too late to start one yet. | An increasing love for plants and llow-j ' ers exists among the ladies. j Portrait ok Governor Vance.?Wn j ?i have received from J. S. Tomlinson, of! I Hickory, N. C., a fino lithograph portrait! _ I of Governor Vance, of North Carolina. i Mr. J. R. Gossett, has been elected In j , tendant of Easlev. 31 L. Cass Carpenter has resigned his office of Deputy U. S. Hevcnuo Collector I for tliis State. ** i aamtmxaomnmxmxmmmamacmamMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Meeting of the Legislature.) J Onr friend, Col. Connor, who is ever nindful of lii? constituents, sends us the bllowing nows, which is good enough. SVe hope to hour from him every week: ( .Columbia, S. C., April 25,1877. Ex-Lieutenant Governor Glcaves, con- C rary to all expectation, has gracefully ^ racated the chair in the Senate chamber: !' | tnd Lieutenant Governor \V. 1). Simpion has taken charge, and now "reigns j n his stead." u T. X. Tolbert, Radical contestant for ' position of Senator from Abbeville couny lias withdrawn from lite contest; and r. C. Maxwell is now the undisputed posessor of the honorable title. Tiie Democratic Senators for Laurens, f Edgefield and Barnwell, also have been eated without a vote. c, 1 Nothing has as yet been done with ref- e rence to the election of a Chief Justice, t Jreat dill'erence of opinion prevails. A J aucus will be held to nominate. F. A. CONNER. j" ^ t "Gov." alias "Old Gov.1' ( tEMINISCENSES BY AN EX-AB II li VILLI AN Or lOKTY YEARS. My recollections of the past would t\ ie unfair, partial and incomplete were | to* omit calling to the mind of the t emainder of the two and a half genrations, to which 1 belong, as yell as to inform new comers, of Gov [/iaaold Gov, to wit, that noble fulldooded and high-bred white horse hat was so long an honored resident ?f Abbeville. The account which 1 lave of him is, that one of the c>in- a Actons, a liberal giver, paid for him in * fold iaUUin full grown and train d in England, for a present to the Ion. Geo. McDutlie, just elected Govsrnor of South Carolina, as a mark of respect for the donee and from synipa- J by for his deficiencies as a horseman. \nd well did Gov lill the bill, for he inew it so nearly all that what he didn't snow could well be dispensed with. . He could carry you at any gait or < speed without moving you in the sad- t lie, and all yoiuhad to do was to let < lim alone or intimate what you wantid done, and then hold your spurs for ornament and give him the rein, and ue would do it better .'or you than you ' ;ould suggest. I fell in love with in* h'Ihwi I ?)iw him in 1 H.'M? earrvinir i McDutlie, holding on to the pommel, I is they jointly reviewed theSavunnuh j "cgiment, :it Morrow's old field, liiovng down the line at a side eunler :n c/uixsc, and rounding the left lank, stretching forward ou a straight allop that would not have jostled a jaby, and seeking aguin their original position on the right or in front. 1 j saw him again in 1838 bearing aloft i Jiov. Pierce M. Butler, and my admiation was divided between the niagii licence of the horse and his carriage md the knightly port and dasli of his ider. I saw him again in 184U bearng Gov. Patrick Is'oble, (who with )ther high qualities and cultivation, ,vas au indifferent horseman and had io experience in "settingsquadrons in , lie field,") and my heart went out to ( dd Gov as 1 saw him with the ele- ' jance of improved discipline, supplyng again the deficiencies of his rider. I iuppo.se as McDutile was not of the /ivey sort, Gov went down to his sue- ( ,-essor on dollars, and from Butler a*ho was unable to give, and Gov went . jpon the block at the sale of property jf Gov. Noble's estate, and Jim Cobb jecame his owner. 1 cannot rememjer whether Jonce Ramey ever owned liim, but lie rode him as a candidate or Sheriff in 1842 or 43, and 1 have'nt i doubt but old Gov secured him many recruits for head and tail up as he jsually carried them, was tis victory. t -i ... u : ? ? ..I ~ U *.?? inspiring us me wiiitu [iiuiut- in JUH.-JJ- j iy of Navarre. I have seen that liorse doing things that induced me to ! uelieve that Adauie (Mark was wholly ! I jr lialf right in ascribing to them I .ouls to be rewarded and punished in j I :he next world. I have seen him un-i< ieing the hardest knots, and|] natiV of them, that could be s >ulled on the reins of his bridle, H iud casting tbe while glances around {>' 0 see if he was observed, and desist-; j ng for rcasoiJ. And he didn't mean i larni by it; alL be wanted was, in the ] ipiritj/f American liberty, now panojlint: his inferiors with fewer legs, to je free, (he dfdu't ask to vote,) and .hat satisfied him, and he was a true 'riend and never turned his tail on, or jack from under, one of his friends. He didn't go off, no matter i.?ow free, I md leave his rider to follow ou foot. . Mm Cobb used to swear he had to keep 1 he corn-crib key out of his reach. ' I'he noble old fellow had reached his 1 our score years (horse measure) when [ saw him last, over or quite thirty I fears ago, yet his lick was as agile as { 1 two-year old colt. I reckon lie has jone under now; and if Abbevillle jvergetsin the mood to perpetuate lis memory in any substantial man- " ler, this writer has one dollar to go on t * * * HOTEL ARRIVALS. 1 Ckntrai. IIotf.i..?F M Godbolt, Cokes>ury; J T Johnson. Edgefield; Grove Pome* oy. New York ; W K Com od ran, Rultimore; I C Maxwell, Greenwood; S H Hrazeal, jreenvllle; It M Haddon, and I July, J E Ellis 'rof Kennedy and Son, Due West: E E s Keese, It Mowliead, Anderson; R M Rose, . V Flesh, \V M i rooUshanks, Atlanta; J E.St ' Vmand, W E Fisher, \V R Davis, Charleston ; ' \ C Young, Antreville; DrG W Saul, Stoekon Coif: Rev K F Miller, I.ons; Cane; l)r II D Wilson, T D Parker, Cant \V J Rook, City; S P Dendy, Walliaila ; I, Marine, CS MeCoi- - ou<;li, s c ; w r Snelgrovu; Westminister; . U 1' Mattock, Augusta; J S Wilson, Calhoun Mill; J D lJacp, Ho'ines Depot; J M Westmoreland, L iS Johnson, Philadelphia ; L)r J W Wldcman, Bold Brunch. At.ston IIov.sk.?J \V Anslcy, G E Haw- ^ kins, Charleston; R M Jones, Louisville; II Well house, Atlanta; J I-I McCalla, Mrs S C I'ater, The Fork; Chas Dukes, Georgia; J L , Simpson. Lowndesvillo ; E A Mars, Calliouns Mills; w A Tcmpleton and Fuinlly, J M l Giles, J Y Jones, MaJ A B Wardlaw, Abbeville. CONSIGNEES. j KuF.ir.iiT.?A Denhain, J D Chalmers & C'o, A Bequest, W N Calhoun, S M Calhoun, J \ Sehroeder, Mrs Lynch, W D Mars, II L Huckftbee, lues Ferrell & Co, A J & F B Clevei.'.n I. W O Cromer. U:rpress.?C E Bruce, MlssSallle Miller, A S Osborne, J P LeRoy, J E Brnwnlee, Rev J L I Martin, FM Mitchell, W F Kennedy, C W Crelghton. . ?~ i. as. i-j ~ MARKET REPORTS. New York, April 2!.?Cotton weak, irregular and M(> lower-uplands UV.?; Orleans 11% sales 002. Futures opened weak; April 11.20a 11.*23 ; May 11.2:1a 11.25, June ll.35all.37, July ll.l5ail.47, Ai.?ust ll.50all.57, September 11.45a 11.4K. Flour 10n. better. Wheat held 2a-'ie. higher and strong. Corn dull and in buyer's favor. Pork tlrmer, at lfi.00al6.12}^. Lardtlrm ?steam 10.25ai0.80. Spirits turpentine firm, at '?. Rosin firm, at I.!)5a2.00 for strained. Freights steady. Augusta, April 23.?Cotton quiet?mid dlinu l'^ainj^; receipts li>2; sales 2 in. i Charleston, April 23.?Cotton dull?middling 113?nll% ; net receipts 821 ; .sales 150. . I'Hi LA delpiii a , April 23.?Cotton quiet? II middling \l]A, net receipts32, gross 312, sales! to spinners "!). KTotice. TIIE Board of County Com mis-! sinners at their last meeting! unanimously resolved to proceed j | against all overseers of roads who * rail to haver their roads j?ut in good traveling order within a reasonable time. n. Jonc-s, Chairman. April Kith, 1S77, 3t. 1 Hew Lot of Millinery Ms A.ND SHOES, just received at R. M. HADDON & CO. April 26, 1877. Dissolution. rflE law partnership heretofore existing between Eugene B. jury, E.xq., and myself has this day >een dissolved by consent. Notes and ccounts given ions lor [coueuuou urc 11 the liands of Mr. Gary, who will iccupy the same office, and will give lis prompt and careful attention tc ,ny business that may be entrusted to liui. Ellis G. Graydon. April 25th, 1S77, It. 3NT otic?! rHE attention of Lot Owners it called to the "Ordinance conerning the Health of the Town" all jots are required to be carefully cleanid and all trash and filth removed herefrom. Messrs. J. T. Robertson, Sv. Barnwell and W. A. Templeon arc appointed acommitteo of inpection and requested to visit and nspect the Lots of the Town on 01 >efore 15th, May next and report all >ersons failing to comply with the )rdinanct. 35v order of Council. \VM. II. PAllKER, Intendunt. April 25th, 1877, 2t. Tax Payers. 4HE required to pay their Town Taxes on or before the first day if June next. Tax executions will ie issued, against ull defaulters, aftei hat date. r?.. ?i w /i .?:i 13V uruer ui u;uucn, T. P. QUARLES, Secretary and Treasurer. April 25th, 1877,2t. Aadersonville Mills. COTTON YARNS. New process Man ufuctured from Seed Cotton For Hule by T. P. QUARLES, Agent. April 2-5, 1877, Notice 4o Delinquent Taj Payers. 4LL returns not yet filed must hi madk and all taxes paid or >r before 1st Junk next. After thai ime executions will he issuel voainst all defaulters. By order of Council. W. H. PARKER, Intendant. April 2.5, 1877. IParasols IN Silk, Gingham and Cotton. At idegent line cheaper than ever of ercd, at the EMPORIUM OF FASHION. April 25, 1807. ~ FANS. ALL STYLES AND PJUCE!ust opened in very large assortment! ind cheap, at the EMPORIUM OF FASHION. April 25,1S77. Coloreft Muslins. WARRANTED fust colors ani yard wide in beautiful styles ilso handsome Linen Lawns now of ering at about half ^he usual prices it the. Emporium of Fashion. April 2.r>th, 1877, If. IF you want a good HAM for Si.00 all on QUARLES. April 25, 1877. Thresh. Meal, Pearl Grist, New Orleans Syrup, Sugar and Coffee, Lard and Rico, Cheap for cash T. P. QUARLES, Agent. April 25, 1877. Sling Shots. THE careless and improper use o Sling Shots in the Publii ^(juare and streets to the destructioi >f private property having been re ported to the Council by Sundry per <ons. notice is hereby given that th use of Sling Shots in the Publi Square and streets is forbidden b; Ordinance and the Town Marshall i instructed and required to arrest al persons violating this Ordinance. By order of Council. W. H. PARKER, Intendant. April 2.5th, 1*77, 2t. FOR SALE. IN ORDER to close up the busines of the late firm of Parker & Per rin, I hereby oiler for sale the entir stock of Drugs Medicines now oi liand as a whole. The purchaser will have the privi ege of taking the stand which Is ood one for the business. Apply to EDWIN PALKER, Survivor. April 18th, 1877, tf. LINEN* SUITS FOR Ladies cheaper than the ma terial can be bought, and mad jp now for sale at the EMPORIUM OF FASHION. April, let, 18//. For the Best Assortment of Scarfs, HUFF LINGS, Tuck Combs, Or sets, While Trimmings, Gloves, Ho riery and everything fur ladies go t he EMPORIUM OF FASHION. April 18, 1877. ^^ALKJNG SHOES \ND GAITERS. An elegant lin uat received at the EMPORIUM OF FASHION. April 18, 1877. HTnrli Whilp thfi Sim Shta TT Ui A. 11 iiliu luu k/uu uuiuuk A.nd be in a Hurry About i as it will not Shine Long for You. THE undersigned ."wishes to say Jt< tlie Abbevillians that he is nov irepared to "Immortalize them" b; jutting them in shape to be "Hande< iown to posterity" if they will cai jponliitn at his gallery on the Nortl West Corner of .Public Square, with n a month or two as he expects to b< in Abbeville but a short time. Come right along homely and hand tome alike and get a good photograpl >f yourself. W. S. WHEELER. April 11, 1877 2m. Prto + 'a .Qr??nl flnr.tnn \J KJ VLU ? V V* vw ? y^^CENTS per dozen. It. M. HADDON & CO. April 11. 1877. Dress Goods tN nil tlie new shades, Grenadines Alpacca Lashes, Melanges, ?tc. just received at the EMPORIUM OF FASHION. April 18, 1877. TB/j^EAL AND GIRST kept fresl CUNNINGHAM &ATEMPLETON'S March 21, 1877, tf. waxmmmmmmrnmm^mmmmmmmmaanjaMmmmaumMu ami 1877 18771 hg epiti O F i NEW GOODS A.t Tlx? ] Emporium r Of Fashion. < \ OUIl numerous customers in this County and surrounding, are re' spectfully informed thut we are now | offering one of the Largest and most ' Attractive Stocks of f 1 . Millinery t i to be round in the up couutry, aiso uu j. the latest novelties in Fancy Dry Goods r 0 fit prices defying competition any ^ any where, and all we auk for is an inspection to convince. Samples of any kind of goods sent , free. I Express paid on all orders amount- . . ing to five dollars or over. Respectfully, JAS. A. BOWIE, j Agent, J Emporium of Fashion. 1 April 11, 1877. j ; Groceries, Groceries. ; 8 lbs Coffee Sugar for $1.00. 3? and 4 lbs Coffee for $1.00. , 11 and 12 lbs Rice for SI.00. O iu? r<?? C!.? m ' O J U3 UUU 1 V/IJiaiUCT, U<'?CU? j 1 lb Can Sa!mond, S2.87J dozen. 1 lb Can Oysters, 1.40 dozen. ; Adamantine Candles, 20 cents. I Cheese, 20 cents. t Soda Crackers, 12$ cents. , Lemon and other Sweet cakes, 20c. Fresh lot of Family Flour Just received?and cheap for the cash at R. M. HADDON & CO.'S. ( . April 11, 1877. 1 Attention Grangers. THE regular April meeting of the , County Council, will be held with Lebanon Grange No. 311 on .. Wednesday the 2oth inst., at 4 o'clock P. M. { Each Grange in earnestly urged to J send three delegates with its Master , and Past-master, to organize a "Po5 mono" Grange (5th degree.) i Conveyances will meet delegates arriving by the traiu. By Order. A. M. AIKEN, * President. R. M. Andkhson, Secretary, A. C. C. ^ April 11, 1877, 2t. B EST Calicoes at 8c. R. M. HADDON & CO. April 11, 1877. To the Ladies. \ V HEN you visit Abbeville be sure| j V > and call at No. 2 Granite h Range and be convinced that cue ; stock of millinery was never larger and at more satisfactory prices. Mrsr Maggie Sassard's long experience and cultivated taste is a guarantee that you will be pleased. Respectfully, MRS. M. M. WHITE. April 11, 1S77. I Black Alpaccas. cf "THE BRAND FOR THE TIMES' t Cheap at ' R. M. HADDON & CO'S. April 11, 1877. e WWOYV can you sell so cheap if the c question asked when a lady has y looked through the millinery room of ; " R. M. HADDON CO. 1 BECAUSE ourgoodsare paid for and we are content with small prof-j its. IF YOU want to save money do not . fail to call on Mrs. II. T. Haddon, who can mark or trim a hat to suit o the most fastidious. ! REAL HAIR SWITCHES FINUnfta hioif l\o fntirwl n " p ! ucl x u1ao ubvtf uimj wu iwuiiu mu J It. M. IIADDON & CO.'S. - C. E. BRUCE. Boot and Shoe Maker. door above Marble Yaatf. April 11, 1877. _________________ ! e TVTTilTXr MILLINERY! 5 STORE. | I Miss Jane E. !Rameyj e J8 now prepared to show fo her friends and customers of Abbeville and surrounding country a choice and I cheap stock of MILLINERY NOTIONS, I. Hosiery, Gloves, Han kerchiefs, Scars, Bows, Fans, Collars, Cuffs, Jewelt ry, Corsets, Veils, &c., ALL NEW. Special Care Will be Given to the Dress Maiiii Department: [, IN which she will be assisted by v MRS. M. McDONALD, whose taste ^ and skill needs not a word of recom1 endation. i A full line of Patterns always on " hand. e Patronage solicited, and satisfaction . guaranteed. i All orders promptly filled. Any bill amounting to Five Dollars or more, sent Express Free. April 4, 1877. tf. Hats and Bonnets. ViJ E claim to offer the greatest vari* T ety of shapes, the most elegant slock of Flowers, Ribbons, Trimming ' i Silks, &c., to be found in Abbeville, I and the Ladies will find it decidedly j to their-advantage to give us a look '' before purchasing elsewhere. All goods guaranteed at lowest cash prices At the EMPORIUM OF FASHION. April 18, 1877. ^ ~BKOWN'FBLEACAED HOMEI spuns 7J to 15 cents. R. M. IIADDON & CO. I April 11, 1877. 1877 1877' NESW ^ C mm i1 No. 2 White's Block. McBonald&Co [ave Just Received a New and c Fresh Stock J OF Jeneral Merchandise, VTiich They Will Sell at tha Lowest Figures FOR CASH ONLY. 1 rHANKING my friends ana customers for the liberal patronage tea towed upon the late firm of Mc- i )onald & Haddon, I would respect uny solicit a snare 01 me same at uie tbove well known stand. ( Don't forget where I am anil, by all neaus remember the place where you j an buy the best, and most goods, for , he least money. No. 2 White's Block. w. t. Mcdonald. & Co. April 4, 1877. A Card. I TAKE pleasure in announcing to our friends and patrons that I tolay open a room, for Cutting and Dress-Making, in the store with Mrs. M. M. White. i All the leading Journals of Fashion vill be found upon my table, also laeststyled Patterns, from which to seect the most becoming Basque and Jver-skirt, Polonaise, or Princess ' to be. Desiring my share of work in the ine, and a call from all the Ladies, I irn Very Respectfully, MISS LIZZIE CATER. April 4, 1877. New Opening 3F A FULL STOCK OF Spring; and Seiner Ms, K*THICH lias been selected with ? W /1 rno nucn /mn diet i n tr r\f Fl?*tr f T vuiv, vwuo.anu6 W4 * J joods, Ready Made Clothing, Gentlenen's furnishing goods, Hats, Boots, Shoes, Hardware, Groceries of all cinds, Tobacco, Cigars, Trunks, Values, &c., &.C., at prices that will compare favorably with Augusta and C'ounibia houses. All I ask is a call to ill one and all, and satisfaction guaranteed. Dont forget the place at "P. Rosenberg's, Granite Range, Abbeville, S. C. April 4,1877. tf. Wade Hampton Collar BOX worth the money at the CASH HOUSE. T. P. QUARLES, Agent. April 4, 1877. Something nice for loys juita, cheap for cash at The Cash House. T. P. QUARLES, Agent. April 4, 1877CUNNINGHAM AND . TEMPLETON VRE Constantly Adding to Their Already Varied Stock of General Merchandise, They Receive this Week SUGAR, COFFEE, CANNNED GOODS of all Kinds. And next week, a full line of DRY GOODS, TJaa+o nrid CliAAe jLivvbQ auu Xov. 22, 1S7G, tf CARPENTRY. The undersigned hereby given notice that ho is prepared to do all kinds of Carpenter's Work and Building. He also repairs Cotton Gins, Thrashers and Fans. A full supply of Gin Material always on hand. Farmers are requested to bring their Gins up early in the season to allow time to have them'properly prepared. Also Agent for the Taylor Cotton Gin, the Brooks Cotton Press, and all kinds of Rubber and Leather Belting. D. B. SMITH, Abbeville C. If., S. C. READ THIS. Read Slowly, Pause Frequently, Think Seriously. EASTMAN'S system of F.ook! Keeking und all styles of l'enj work, taught by Professor PER 11Y. j Young men prepare yourselves for a business life. Ko branches of education, of greater value to you, than the commercial. And if you have been thinking of attending a commercial college, remember I teach the same course taught in the college and for much less money than the cost of attending the college. When you make] application for a situation you are not asked where you graduated, but what; you know. DR. JOHN S. THOMPSON, DENTIST, Offers liis professional services (o Hie eit-] izons of Abbeville and the surrounding] country. Office?Over Citizens' Srvi jgs Bank ABBEVILLE, S. C. ?A I Mattrasses. ANEW ami Splendid lot CURL-1 ED HAIR MATTRASSES. J. 1). CHALMERS & CO. Oct. 25, 1870, tf lab DOZEN CANE and CANE-j |_^? BACK ROCKING CHAIRS at J. D. CHALMERS & CO. I Oct. 25, 1870, tf 1 Fames R. Cunningham, Adm'r, Aorninui'. Elizabeth A. Liddell and others. BY order of Court In the above case he creditors of James T. Liddell, debased, are required to present, aud jrove their demands against his esate before me, at my office at Abbeville Court House, on or before luth ?f June next or be barred. EDWARD NOBLE, Special Referee. April 2, ?877 5t. Sames A. Reid, Executor, Against Miller & Robertson and Others. BY order of Court, in the above ?ase, tlip creditors of Lemuel Reid, Jecased, aie required to present and >ove their demands against his estate, jefore me, at my office, at Abbeville L'ourt House, on or before the 10th June next, or be barred. EDWARD NOBLE, Special Referee. April 2, 1877. 5t. BROKE JAIL, $75 ~EE WARD. r w i i 11\ ii.i-j i> uyruL's?riarry nampfiL ton, Gaines Cotliran, and Calvin Brown, prisoners in Abbeville Jail, r-harged with highway robbery ana ^rand larceny, escaped this morning at daylight. Hampton will likely go to Columbia; Brown, to Augusta^* Uothran, towards Edgefield. I will pay $25 for the arrest each of Lhese men. J. Y. JONES. Sherilf A. C. March 7, 1877. PeMMsiip ai Booi Keeps BY BROFESSOR PERRY. NOW IS THE TIME. TO BE A rapid elegant Penman and acL'onntant in the shortest possible timeby attending my lectures. Satisfacto, ry iniproveinent guaranteed to ali> The course comprises Book Keeping, Practical and Ornamental Penmanship, Card Writing, Pen Drawing, and all Other Styles of Ornamental Work. NO SYSTEM EXTANT IS SO completely adapted to the wants of KiHida in crivincr thrun o dvln onH cii'm of writing suited to their"7taste as this* March 7, 1877. tf . Flats M Gariei Hals, JUST RECEIVED, AND FOR sale low fop cash AT MRS. WHITE'S. March 7, 1877. tf. SOLID HARD WOOD BEDSTEADS at $-1.00 and upwards, warranted all hard wood, all complete, and the best beds sold lor the price, at J. D. CHALMERS & CO. March 1, 1877. tf. Carriages for Children. CANOPY TOP PERAMBULAtors, Buggy Top Perambulators, Silver mounted trimmings and handsome styles, just received at J. D. CHALMERS & CO. March 7, 1S77. tf. Fine Chamber Furniture. DRESSING Case Suits, very hand1-* some and durable, SOLID WALNUT CHAMBER Suits, complete at$40?and upwardsall well made and finished in best manner at J. D. CHALMERS & CO. March 7, 1877. tf. Bedsteads. FULL and complete lot low price BEDSTEADS. The Best Five Dollar Bedstead sold in the State. J. D. CAALMERS <? COT Oct. 23, 187G, tf Cminirliai & Templeton Have on hand a full stock of Groceries, Corn, Bacon, Lard, Ham, Sugar, Coffee, Sice, Molas?ses and Flour. Prices Low as the Lowest. Feb. 7, 1877. Mrs. W. M. White ^TOW occupies the small store for J^| merly occupied by Mr. DuPre, .No. 2 Granite Range, where she exI peels to open this Spring a store espe ciany H>r uie mines. The Dress-Making will be under the supervision of Miss LIZZIE C. CATER, who is too well known to need a word of recommendation. Thanking oil who have favored us i with their patronage, and hcfpinj^still to receive our share. "We are Very ltespectsully Mrs. M. M. WHITE. Miss LIZZIE C. CATER. Feb. 21, 1877. Marshall P. DeBruhl, Attorney at Law, ABBEVILLE C. H., S. C. _Office of W. .A Lee. [July 19, '76. EUGENE 13. GARY. E. G. GRAYDON Gary & Graydon, Attorneys at Law, ABBEVILLE C. H., S. C. Special attention to the collecItion of claims. Nov. 12, 1S7(5. tf 1 Slate of South Carolina, County of Abbeville. In the Probate Court. Ex-Parte Annie J. Erwin. Petition for Allowance of Homestead. TftTOTICE is hereby given that AnJ^nieJ. Erwin has applied to the Court of Probate for allowance of homestead and exemption in the Real and Personal Estate of Arther Erwin, decea.?ed, to her as a child of said deceased. It is ordered, that Friday the ISth of May 1S77, be fixed as the day for the appointment and qualification of appraisers for setting oft' Homestead to the said Annie J. Erwin. J. Fl'ELER LYON, Judge Probate, A. C. April 11, 1S77. PUR1 FY YOUR BLOOD" WITH CilMMOXS Liver Regulator. Simmons .tiepaiio eompouna Liveg Cure. Bosudulis. Ayer's Sarsapariller. Queen's Delight, or the Great Blood Purefier. Moise's Hepatic Compound, before the hot weather conies on. BARKER & BE BR IX. April 11, 1*77.