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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
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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.